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Opinion: Louis C.K., cellphones and social networking

Shawn Mercer September 23, 2013

Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a senior integrated life sciences major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] The great bard, Louis C.K., upon appearing on Conan last...

 

Opinion: Broadcast and the standard of beauty

Kara Taylor September 23, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a freshman journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Broadcast journalism is a very visual medium as television hosts and...

 

Opinion: Is war on the verge of breaking out?

Haoran Li September 23, 2013

Haoran Li is a sophomore communication studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater He can be reached at [email protected]. The governments of China and Japan have been arguing for several years....

Our View: Should we have a right to backspace?

DKS Editors September 23, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 21, 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...

Our view: Preach, Pope Francis

DKS Editors September 19, 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 19, 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...

 

Opinion: Lessons learned from “Into the Wild”

Megan L. Brown September 19, 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....

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