The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina has a long history of suffering and hardship, and adversity on their territory has not yet come to an end. The sovereign land is home to three decrepit...

Summary: You might not be paying for the inaugural ball, but you’re paying for the inaugural bison meat.It’s a debate we have at every inauguration: is the inaugural celebration really worth all the...

Colleges and universities charge too much, deliver too little and channel too many students into a lifetime of debt. Genuine reform must be brought to bear to curb those abuses.College graduates still...

When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called “smear the queer.”...

It’s tiring to hear the old “get your flu shot” message from the media, your doctors and your nurse every winter. As Kent State students finish the first week of class for the spring, getting a flu...

Since 20 children and six adults were killed in an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, the gun control issue in the U.S. has reached a new level of urgency. Schools across the country...

Accustomed to turning to the Daily Kent Stater for investigative articles about topics that matter to Kent State students, I was shocked to read Matthew Bertovich's column extolling the Kindle as a “green”...

In the wake of the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., many conservatives have shown little inclination to consider new legislation on gun access. Those of us on the right who...