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An officer from the Kent Police Department approaches a property on E. College Ave., attempting to stop any parties that may occur, on the anniversary of Collegefest 2012. Photo by Jacob Byk.

Our View: Fight cancer, not cops

DKS Editors April 28, 2013

At this time last year, we were reflecting upon the disastrous results of College Fest 2012. Police threw tear gas into the massive crowd, and students retaliated by tossing bottles. Though the more eager...

Our View: Think before you drink this weekend

DKS Editors April 26, 2013

Almost every spring semester, thousands of students pack East College Avenue the final weekend in April to celebrate the end of the semester for College Fest. Beer bottles and red cups scatter the yards...

 

Opinion: In defense of eggs

Shawn Mercer April 25, 2013

Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a sophomore integrated life sciences major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. In my short time on this earth, I have not encountered...

 

Opinion: United we bicker, united we celebrate

Bruce Walton April 25, 2013

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. On Thursday, my heart was warmed when I saw all the living presidents —...

 

Opinion: How young people get radicalized

Mark Oprea April 24, 2013

Mark Oprea Mark Oprea is a junior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.Contact him at [email protected]. Welcome to Chechnya: home of violent separatists and Islamic racialists. Since...

Our View: Attacking our privacy

DKS Editors April 24, 2013

Hundreds of websites participated in a “blackout” Monday in protest of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, a bill passed in the House last week. The goal of the act is to stop...

Guest Column: Dear CNN: It’s OK to say, ‘We don’t know’

John Kass April 24, 2013

Here's an idea for CNN, Fox News and all the other TV news shops running those ominous crawl lines under their breathless broadcasts of the Boston Marathon bombings.I'm talking about those infuriating...

 

Opinion: Should we celebrate in face of tragedy?

Christina Bucciere April 23, 2013

Christina Bucciere Christina Bucciere is a junior journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. After the killing and capture of the two brothers responsible...

Guest Column: Gun vote was a beginning, not an end

When President Barack Obama on Thursday in Boston referred to "small, stunted individuals who would destroy instead of build," he was talking about terrorists.He was talking about the people who planted...

Our view: Kill jobs or kill the planet?

DKS Staff April 23, 2013

The U.S. Senate recently held a confirmation hearing for President Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. By all accounts, Gina McCarthy has tremendous expertise in environmental health...

Our view: The real danger of sex ed

DKS Editors April 22, 2013

Good news: this month the Ohio House did one thing right by removing a pro-abstinence sex education clause from the state budget plan. The provision would have fined instructors who promoted any sexual...

Letter to the Editor: About American selfishness

Tim Bledsoe April 22, 2013

Do you ever get the feeling that we Americans are some of the most selfish, self-centered and immature brats that ever lived? I am not claiming to be guilt-free, but look at our national situation as a...

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