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Our View: Should we have a right to backspace?

DKS Editors September 24, 2013

Do you ever scroll through your Facebook or Twitter and see something you wish you could take back? Perhaps you angrily ranted at a professor about a bad grade or spilled deep feelings about your ex. It’s...

Guest Column: Using reality TV to reveal your personality

Gina Barreca, The Hartford Courant September 23, 2013

I’ve been fascinated by personality tests ever since I abandoned those quizzes where you try to find out the shape of your face. At this point in my life, I don’t care what shape my face is. Or what...

Christina Bucciere is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at cbuccier@kent.edu.

Opinion: Give mental illness the acknowledgement it deserves

Christina Bucciere September 23, 2013

Last Monday, I returned home from a long day of school and collapsed onto my bed, happy to see my cat Gus was already curled up by my pillow waiting to greet me. Like most cats, he is fickle with his affections,...

Our view: Portage County: a dumping ground for frack waste

DKS Editors September 23, 2013

In the last decade, energy companies have developed a particularly lucrative method of extracting natural gas from the shale rock formations beneath eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. The process,...

 

Opinion: Is ‘Blurred Lines’ a rapist anthem?

Elaina Sauber September 22, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] Miley Cyrus’ MTV Video Music Awards performance last month succeeded...

 

Opinion: Lessons learned from “Into the Wild”

Megan L. Brown September 20, 2013

Megan L. Brown Megan L. Brown is a junior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Pieces of literature have always had an impact on society. There...

Guest column: Income gaps can be catalysts

Guest ColumnistThe Philadelphia InquirerIt’s a stretch to think Americans, like French peasants or Russian serfs in centuries past, will rise up and revolt to protest economic inequality in this country....

Our view: Preach, Pope Francis

DKS Editors September 20, 2013

In his first six months as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has stirred much debate about his progressive views on today’s hot-button social issues. He made headlines again Thursday when he...

 

Opinion: Film lovers rejoice; TIFF brings great promise

Rachel Godin September 20, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a sophomore journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. She can be reached at [email protected]. Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) wrapped up its...

Bruce Walton is a senior columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: It’s called Miss America not Miss White America

Bruce Walton September 18, 2013

Bruce Walton Contact Bruce Walton at [email protected] This year’s Miss America pageant has been a slew of firsts. As Elaina pointed out on Monday, Miss Kansas, also known as Theresa Vail, was the...

Guest Column: Why women engineers keep asking me what to wear

Dianne Chong September 18, 2013

I often run into young women in technical careers at conferences and technology events who are hungry for inspiration and advice.As a scientist, I am delighted to oblige. Seeing more women in technology...

Our View: Is anyone still counting?

DKS Staff September 18, 2013

A former Navy reservist killed 12 people Monday in a shooting at a Washington D.C. Navy yard. This massacre added 12 lives to the tally of more than 200, which have been taken by a killer since 2006, according...

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