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Our View: Welcome to a new city and a new paper

DKS Editors August 26, 2013

Summary: Kent is changing, and so are we. This semester, we promise to bring our readers a more relevant, more interactive version of the Stater than ever before.Welcome back to Kent! (Or welcome, for...

Opinion: Things everyone must stop doing right now

Right this minute, everybody needs to stop chanting that blueberries are healthy and full of antioxidants. The next person who announces this gets his or her nose poked with a fork. Enough already with...

Guest Column: How will the world respond to a suspected war crime in Syria?

Chicago Tribune August 26, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Aug. 23:The world may be heading toward a showdown in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack launched by government forces, killing...

Opinion: Is the media responsible for our criminal obession?

Elaina Sauber August 25, 2013

Elania Sauber This has been a year of numerous high-profile court cases and shocking verdicts. The media often face public outrage for looking in-depth into these cases and criminals to the point of...

 

Opinion: My goal – be present

Christina Bucciere August 25, 2013

Earlier this summer, I was very happy to learn about Kent State sophomore Zoe Burch’s quick response to a potential threat made in an online chat room against a Pennsylvania high school. Her decision...

Movies in Review: Frances Ha

Rex Santus June 1, 2013

There’s a sequence in “Frances Ha” in which Greta Gerwig, an actress who has spent the last few years on the fringes of recognizability, runs through the crosswalks of Brooklyn, pirouetting and leaping...

Guest column: Another anniversary: business as usual at Kent State

William A. Gordon May 3, 2013

Although I probably know more than anyone else about the historical significance of May 4, I will not be attending tomorrow night's panel discussion. For the 23rd year since my book on May 4 was published,...

Letter to the Editor: Ayers an inappropriate voice for May 4

This evening, Bill Ayers will be speaking at a May 4 lecture panel. For those of you who do not know him, Ayers is a radical activist from the 1960s and 1970s, and the ringleader of the Weather Underground,...

 

Opinion: Parting words: Lefton is not the problem

Jody Michael May 3, 2013

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a senior news major and opinion editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at Jody Michael. Today is my last column for the Daily Kent Stater, as I will be graduating...

Our View: Spring 2013 in review

DKS Editors May 3, 2013

It’s been a semester of ups and downs at Kent State, and we at the Daily Kent Stater have followed and reported the news every day. We’re looking back on the semester and reflecting on some of the...

 

Opinion: Good for Jason Collins

Bruce Walton May 1, 2013

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. When I heard about Jason Collins coming out as gay, I just said to myself,...

Our View: Remembering May 4, 1970

DKS Editors May 1, 2013

Each year marks another anniversary of the May 4 shootings at Kent State. From alumni to incoming freshmen, everyone has heard the story of that tragic day in 1970.As time passes, students are likely more...

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