Anthony Sowell was found guilty of multiple counts of aggravated murder on Friday, July 22. However, this case involves more than a serial killer murdering 11 women. It involves police officers systematically...
This weekend was marked by two major news stories: the death of Amy Winehouse and the massacre in Oslo, Norway.While both stories were characterized by death, they are decidedly different.In Norway, the...
Now, you might be thinking to yourself, “Summer is when I’m going to show everyone that I have changed for the better, but for now, True Blood is on, and I have to watch this new episode.”Summer...
To me, some of the most interesting stories in the news media are the stories that actually involve the media. An intriguing example is happening across the pond with former United Kingdom newspaper News...
Former Kent State linebacker James Harrison is causing quite a stir with his recent anti-gay comments about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and discouraging words about his Steelers teammates. In the August...
It all began so quickly that it’s just a blur in my memory. I don’t remember what started it, but all of a sudden the dominant national news headline was about widening a part of Interstate 405 in...
During a very intellectual conversation with one of my close buddies, the controversial issue of religion arose. Most (read here as “smart”) people drop the conversation right there, but not us. We...
A new study published in Teachers College Record finds that 43 percent of college grades at four-year institutions are A’s.When compared to the fact that only 15 percent of grades were A’s in 1960,...
It all began so quickly that it’s just a blur in my memory. I don’t remember what started it, but all of a sudden the dominant national news headline was about widening a part of Interstate 405 in...
As reported in a separate story this issue, Marc Kirby and Cassandra Pegg-Kirby of High Street are filing a suit against the city because the housing complex Edwards Communities is building on South Lincoln...
Why did I choose to attend Kent State? It’s a simple 15-minute drive from my house; I can live at home and not waste money on room and board. The university offered me some generous renewable scholarships....
I love cute, little things as much as the next manly man — and as a Kent State student I’m particularly partial to squirrels (especially evil, little black ones). But as I was combing through my CNN...
