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Can the government force you to be healthy?

Christen Mullet November 17, 2010

Cigarette smokers represent more than 45 million Americans, which is about 15 percent of the population. That sizeable portion of the U.S. may soon be affected by a proposed law, which will require every...

Cheers and Jeers for November 17

DKS Editors November 17, 2010

CheersCheers to a potentially easier transfer process. Transfer students have enough to adjust to. They don’t need to worry about making up credits they already completed.Cheers to the international...

Our view: Smoking scare tactics a waste of space

DKS Editors November 17, 2010

Smokers will soon see photographs of cancerous lungs and puffs of smoke billowing out of a tracheotomy hole glaring back at them from their pack of cigarettes.The Food and Drug Administration announced...

Folk Fest worth fighting through hordes to visit

Ben Wolford November 16, 2010

It’s always that way: The Daily Kent Stater takes a couple days off, and the world starts spitting out news.There was an attempted robbery on campus, a death downtown and five citations from the Campus...

Our View: Four Loko a little too loco

DKS Editors November 16, 2010

It’s all over the front pages. It’s all over liquor stores across the nation. And odds are, there were cans all over your apartment last weekend.Four Loko, the alcoholic sensation kicking the pants...

‘Believe in the healing power of music’

Anthony Lumpp November 16, 2010

I came across this statement yesterday while logging onto Flashline. It is number three on a list that’s supposed to help students reduce stress during the holidays. Now, I’m not a psychology major,...

Hipster economics?

Matthew Colwell November 16, 2010

As the latter half of the ‘00s came about, the term hipster rose to be feared by all the culturally inclined. As 2010 ends, it seems the word has been beaten to smithereens, too. It’s a word that no...

A case against shacking up

SaraBeth Caplin November 16, 2010

When statistics show that today’s marriages fail as often as they succeed, it seems logical to take every precaution you can to know every little detail of your significant other before tying a permanent...

Failin’ Palin is back!

DKS Editors November 15, 2010

Sarah Palin’s new reality show is just about as good as her favorability ratings, which really isn’t saying much. Sarah Palin’s Alaska, which premiered last night on TLC, wastes the audience’s...

ESPN set to shake up sports media world?

Matt Cozzi November 14, 2010

This winter, the No. 22 nationally ranked Iowa women’s basketball team will be televised 12 times during the regular season.That number could increase in upcoming years considering last month’s groundbreaking...

Facebook.com to offer e-mail

Molly Cahill November 14, 2010

The way most Internet sites make money is through advertising. It’s why Wikipedia comes scratching at your wallet around this time every year. They don’t have ad space on their site, so they are forced...

Kinect or Move: Which will you choose?

Patrick St. Pierre November 14, 2010

This holiday season, both Microsoft and Sony are pushing the “next generation” of motion-controlled devices. For the last few years, Nintendo had that market cornered, but there will soon be a change...

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