A FINAL TOAST: Senior columnsLadies and gentlemen, that’s a wrap. Many columns this week discuss either life as a columnist or things learned while being one. Last week I spent one paragraph doing so,...
Quick, what are you doing tomorrow?Going to the May 4 commemoration in your few hours out of class? That’s good. What else?If you forgot May 4 is an election, you’re forgiven. It’s not one of the...
I don’t like the Tea Party or agree with a lot of what they profess and support (ditto for the Libertarians). But I can applaud the fact that its members do what so few people in our country are willing...
The following are phrases I wrote for the Summer Kent Stater’s Orientation issue during the summer after my freshman year. I decided to reminisce while writing my senior column, so here’s what I thought...
It sure has been a fun ride, hasn’t it?For three semesters I’ve written this column, doing my best to entertain, inform, ramble and offend.And we’ll call this one my senior column, but I have very...
Over the past two semesters as a columnist, I have received a lot of criticism. Most of it came from either wing nuts or animal rights activists, so I really didn’t pay too much attention to it. But...
You don’t have to pay your parking tickets if you get a refund of any kind each semester. They default to your Bursar’s account and get deducted. Just remember that when you’re missing the money...
The long-running cartoon show “South Park” has parodied almost every person, place or thing imaginable. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have shown Jesus boxing Satan, cripples fighting, Kanye West...
Chances are, if you’re a Kent State student and Facebook user, you’ve been invited to, or at least seen the event page for “Collegefest Round 2.”For a long time now, rain or shine, College Avenue...
As another school year comes to a close, I find myself in a constant state of reflection.As the 40th anniversary of the May 4 shootings approaches at Kent State, I think a lot of people connected to the...
Meal plans are required for all freshmen and sophomores on campus. That’s around 8,000 students living in 24 residence halls. These students have the option of choosing between four plans, ranging from...
America is, and always will be, a nation of immigrants. Our way of life is constantly influenced by the history and culture of the growing immigrant population. It’s what makes our country beautiful...
