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Chelsey Seidel

Tete a Tete: ‘Harry Potter’ series casts spell on readers with more magic, less mushy romance

When you were a little kid and would run around your backyard playing pirate and building forts, what did you imagine? Did you wish to have secret magical powers that could make you invisible and an arsenal of spells that would let you move objects from across the room? Or, did you wish an overly suave vampire who sparkles more than a disco ball and impresses you by moving faster than someone on cocaine would sweep you off your feet?  When it comes to a competition between the “Harry Potter” series and the “Twilight” series, there is really no competition at all.

Trevor Gilchrist

Tete a Tete: Readers should sink their teeth into ‘Twilight’ series for its reality and romance

The “Twilight” series is great to read. Why? Because of vampires. Come on, being immortal, having super strength and possessing the other special abilities mentioned in the books is so much better than being a witch or a wizard. With the “Harry Potter” books most of their powers come from their wands, which indicates they are some kind of hocus pocus. 4 comments

Guest Column

On Wednesday, an editorial entitled “In our opinion: Stereotyping homeless smacks of ignorance” leveled problematic charges against our English 101 class. Deeming our written “thoughts on homelessness” an “embarrassment to USC,” this article further critiqued our lack of “genuine intelligen[ce]” and propensity to unfairly stereotype the homeless. 7 comments

In Our Opinion: UCLA protests should inspire Gamecocks

If there was ever a time to be a student at USC, it looks like it’s now, as California students swapped out their pens for picket signs yesterday when the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent tuition hike for the next two years. 3 comments