Opinion: Streaming services fail in greed
(10/14/19 12:31am)
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This week I’ll mark my 60th day as president of the University of South Carolina and it seems as if very little time has passed since I was carrying boxes for new freshmen on move-in day and preparing for convocation, my first big speech as president. Now fall break is rapidly approaching, and in about two more weeks, the semester will already be halfway over.
The current national student debt in America collectively sums up to an astounding $1.5 trillion, according to a report issued by the Federal Reserve.
In the American political systems, irrationality and unreason are problems which are fundamentally prevented through countless acts of legislation.
Internships are critical to a student's college experience. They give the opportunity to learn more about the daily assignments and responsibilities of a career and help students learn skills that are hard to teach in a classroom setting. The thing is, internships are time consuming and limit the opportunities one can pursue outside the internship at the same time. Because of that opportunity cost, or what you have to give up to participate in a given activity, more internships should be compensated.
Saturdays in South Carolina come with pregame rituals: tailgates, cheers and the national anthem. However, amidst the bustle of the band and the singing of the alma mater, a prayer is always featured before South Carolina football games.
People love to hate USC’s rules about free speech, but the school promotes the free exchange of ideas while protecting students' ability to perform at school without being disturbed by hate speech, discrimination or offensive language.
Conventional wisdom says it is good to spend time with people different from you. The rationale is if you spend more time with someone (or a group of people), you will grow to understand them better and be less likely to retain stereotypes about them.
Due to limited amounts of time and the tremendous amount of stress and pressure college students face in regard to maintaining good grades, more and more students seem to blindly memorize facts to pass tests instead of retaining the material in applicable ways.
From backyard barbecues to Chili’s baby back ribs, tomato-based barbecue sauce can be whatever you want it to be.
Vinegar-based barbecue is superior to all other types of barbecue.
Boys are taught to be daring; girls are taught to be domestic.
Local coffee shops, not Starbucks, should be stationed around campus, because they are more accessible for student employment, have the freedom to experiment to make a better cup of coffee and allow students more options for unique experiences.
Growing up, the only type of relationships I saw on television were that of stereotypically “perfect” heterosexual couples. Not only this, but the characters would almost always fit perfectly into the mold of femininity or masculinity that society has placed on us for years.
At the beginning of every semester, both professors and students are faced with a new set of challenges. Students are navigating new classes, and professors have new students and class material to deal with. Both professors and students have sets of problems they have to mutually deal with that should be faced with a sense of realism.
Although Netflix originals, specifically romantic comedies, remain increasingly sought after, many perpetuate harmful stereotypes, double standards and unhealthy relationships.
As a self-proclaimed pizza purist, I must admit that the superior type of pizza is just dough, sauce and cheese. Anything else pushes it over the edge, and the pizza itself just becomes a plate for all the added toppings.
There’s no sugar-coating it: President Caslen has been out of touch with students, faculty and donors — and he has missed several opportunities to establish a connection.
Joe Biden is a candidate for another day and another time.
Every day tens of thousands of students are walking on campus, going to classes, meeting up with friends, going to sporting events and participating in student organizations. However, besides each student being a part of the University of South Carolina, there is one commonality that ties us all together. That is our constant use of our phones.