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Our View: As we go on….

DKS Editors April 17, 2013

In just three short weeks, some of us will walk across a stage in the M.A.C. Center, receive our diplomas and say goodbye to Kent State for good — sorry for the blunt assertion, but we’re feeling sentimental....

Guest column: Be the Match bone marrow registry coming to Kent State

Alan Rhea April 17, 2013

This upcoming Monday, Kent State students can take the first step to saving a life by joining the Be The Match bone marrow registry. With a simple swab of your cheek, you will be added to the registry...

Guest Columnist: Bill Clinton still turning on the charm

Susan Reimer April 17, 2013

When Bill Clinton took the podium to address the country in January 1993, I was moved to tears. Here, then, was my first president.My parents had had all the presidents up to that point. Here was a man...

Our View: Goodbye Lefton

DKS Editors April 16, 2013

After nearly seven years at Kent State, President Lester Lefton announced Wednesday he plans to retire when his contract expires in July 2014. This announcement, distributed to students and faculty via...

Our View: ‘Look for the helpers’

DKS Editors April 16, 2013

Maybe because we are still hurting, but it seems as though the last year has been fraught with thoughtless, violent acts that have taken many lives. Newtown. Aurora. Oak Creek. It feels like the destruction...

Guest columnist: Trudy Rubin

Trudy Rubin April 15, 2013

Will someone please explain the Obama administration's policy on Syria? After watching two top State Department officials try to explain it during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Thursday,...

 

Opinion: Does Carnival owe the government?

Julie Selby April 15, 2013

Julie Selby Julie Selby is a freshman journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Carnival Cruise Lines has been having a tough time lately. After having...

Opinion: Better gun background checks would definitely help

Sen. Pat Toomey April 14, 2013

Is there a way that we, as Americans, can improve our ability to stop guns from getting into the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill, without denying the freedom of law-abiding people to...

 

Opinion: Celebrity bashing is not our right

Christina Bucciere April 14, 2013

Christina Bucciere Christina Bucciere is a junior journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I dare you to think about this question very carefully:...

Our View: Cyber harassment continues after high school

DKS Editors April 14, 2013

Summary: Although cyber bullying starts in middle school and high school, the harassment can have adverse affects on adults, as well.Cyberharassment is much more than playful jokes and teasing. Cyber harassment...

Guest column: Who should own DNA? All of us

Marcy Darnovsky, Karuna Jaggar April 13, 2013

Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money...

Our View: Expand background checks now

DKS Editors April 13, 2013

The U.S. Senate is about to begin debate on legislation that would expand background checks to all commercial gun sales. We hope the bill passes, and the reason is not difficult to understand.Currently,...

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