Letter to the editor: Board of Trustees should not bow to McMaster's pressure
A letter to the editor and for the members of the Board of Trustees,
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A letter to the editor and for the members of the Board of Trustees,
To President Pastides and the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees,
Small actions, positive attitudes around campus make USC appeal to visitors
Cornel West lecture should be attended by students, faculty, staff of USC
Fear is the enemy of rationality.
International community must assist in times of violence
From slavery to gay marriage, hot-button issues have been used by politicians to divide and distract American voters. For Reagan in 1980, the issue was states rights. For Bob Dole in 1996, affirmative action was used to turn out white voters who disagreed with Clinton's progressive views regarding the issue. For George W. Bush in 2004, issues of terrorism and gay marriage helped get conservative voters to support Bush's campaign.
The shortest month of the year has arrived, and all around us, celebrations of black history are taking place. USC has planned a number of events that will showcase the lives and legacies of African-Americans in our nation’s history. Carolina Dining has planned a month of food that represents the culture of African-American students and ancestors. The Association of African-American Students will be hosting oratorical contests and other events to highlight the talents of minority students.
Half-Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin better watch out. There's a new Mama Grizzly in town and she's got all the markings of an extreme right-wing success story — she's beautiful, outspoken and grossly misinformed.
Nearly 50 years ago, a 34-year-old Baptist preacher stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and proclaimed before a crowd of thousands that in spite of the social and political ills that plagued the nation, he still had a dream. It was, he said, "a dream deeply rooted in the American dream" — a dream that found its basis in poetic words written in our country's Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal." For too long, these words had meant little to millions relegated to second-class citizenship based solely on the color of their skin. Born into the land of the free and the home of the brave, citizens of color found themselves "exiles in their own land," unable to take full advantage of the many opportunities guaranteed to those of us born in the United States of America. As we prepare to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we remember both the dreamer and the dream. Recognizing how far we've come, we remember how far we have yet to go.
Throughout the midterm elections, Republicans promised American voters that, if elected, their primary focus would be jobs.