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Our view: Do something to help someone else

DKS Editors December 3, 2010

A few years ago, one Kent State administrator told a Daily Kent Stater reporter:“If you're a student, most of you have more free time than you did during your high school experience. Figure out a way...

Dealing with difficult relatives during the holiday season

James Bero December 3, 2010

Uncle Bob has had way too much to drink. Your cousin Courtney won't stop telling you, in detail, about how many men she has slept with. And your grandmother keeps asking you where she left her glasses...

LER sophisticates me

Mike Crissman December 3, 2010

Until last week I hadn’t had a use for any of the things I’ve learned in the LER (Liberal Education Requirement) classes I’ve taken . . . and then I turned on my iPod.I was on my way home for Thanksgiving...

After the crash

Nicole Hennessy December 2, 2010

Computer crashed. Files gone. No sound, just silence.My patent-pending limbs insist upon collapsing, quickening decomposition. You are always until only energy.Abandon fate. Find that chaos cannot be confined...

Our View: Tax cuts for the wealthy must go

DKS Editors December 2, 2010

It's pretty clear to most people with half a brain that the Bush tax cuts? simply didn't work.Now that the tax cuts are set to expire Dec. 31, Congress is tackling the? issue. On Wednesday, Republicans...

Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, December 1

December 1, 2010

Cheers to Cyber Monday, Black Friday’s shopping-crazed sister. Low prices are great in store, but even better on the Web.Cheers to the official start of the Holiday Season. Now that Thanksgiving is over,...

Make the healthy choice the easier choice

Response to Christen Mullet’s “Can the government force you to be healthy?”We have read with great interest Christen Mullett’s editorial regarding the government’s role in promoting the nation’s...

Let’s keep it civilized

Christen Mullett December 1, 2010

I spoke recently with a friend about religion, and although we have very different views on the subject, our conversation was completely civil, unlike many religious discourses that occur these days. The...

Dexter and the death penalty

Thisanjali Gangoda December 1, 2010

Several weeks ago my fellow columnist Nick Glunt wrote an article about Showtime’s most watched television series “Dexter.” I was thrilled because I absolutely love “Dexter” and every gory, suspenseful...

Could chocolate milk be the ultimate energy drink?

Kathryn Doeneka December 1, 2010

Chocolate milk, a beverage commonly consumed by children, is now being used as a sports recovery drink for people of all ages. Karp, Johnston, Tecklenburg, Mickleborough, Fly and Stager (2006) established...

Possessing her heart never seemed so creepy

Nick Glunt December 1, 2010

My absolute favorite song is Death Cab For Cutie’s “I Will Possess Your Heart.” It’s an eight-minute song with a four-minute instrumental introduction. The music gets louder and louder as a piano,...

Our View: Papers vs. exams

DKS Editors November 30, 2010

Exam week is once again almost upon us. Students are cramming to shove every last bit of information into their brains in an attempt to ace their finals. From a very young age, we are taught to memorize...

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