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(03/26/18 1:26am)
As students at the University of South Carolina, we are all familiar with the required Carolina Core courses. Carolina Core is a wide range of classes covering different fields. Depending on which college you fall under, the requirements vary slightly, but overall it provides a university wide common course requirement. Some students frequently complain about having to take classes which they are less familiar with and have nothing to do with their area of study or topics. However, I believe the Carolina Core provides an advantage for our students.
(03/26/18 1:14am)
We are demanding impossibly high expectations in regard to our students, financially and physically. Professors' workload requirements and tuition and fee demands show a gross negligence towards today’s economy. You simply cannot expect students to be able to afford the money it requires to get into college and the time it requires to stay in, and certainly not both at the same time.
(03/22/18 1:43am)
Bike share programs have become a part of the modern urban community. Both Greenville and Charleston maintain a bike share program that allows anyone to affordably rent a bike for a short period of time for fitness and transportation. Columbia has tried to get a bike share program since 2015, and now it seems that the goal will become reality by September.
(03/22/18 1:29am)
Parkland, Florida, has dominated the recent news cycle. It started with the devastating shooting that rocked the nation on Feb. 14. Now, Parkland has maintained its national spotlight through the student activists that have sprung from the tragedy. Most notable of these young activists are David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez. These students helped organize and lead a national walkout on March 14 to promote more gun control. They have also organized a March for Our Lives on March 24 in Washington D.C. to further push their agenda. And while I may disagree with their message, I do have great admiration for their determination and involvement — something my generation is often criticized on.
(03/22/18 1:28am)
Last January saw the single largest day of protest in U.S. history. The Women’s March boasted more than 4.5 million marchers all across the U.S. and the world. It was touted as a success.
(03/19/18 2:17am)
Earlier this month the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals program was set to expire. As with many of Trump’s directives, the courts intervened. For now, DACA recipients must continue to live in limbo.
(03/19/18 2:17am)
We hear a lot about the importance of work/life balance for maintaining health and happiness. And it makes a lot of intuitive sense; making sure that you pair structured work time with an adequate amount of personal time to relax and recover can help you minimize your stress and maximize your productivity. The challenge is finding the line between the two.
(03/19/18 2:24am)
Russia, as most politicians, analysts and even some at the White House will tell you, is a “bad actor” on the international stage. From continued involvement in the Ukraine, to the murder of political dissidents in the U.K. and meddling in the U.S. election, Russia has made it abundantly clear that it stands in opposition to the international community and has no interest in peace and stability.
(03/08/18 3:17am)
For some strange reason, dogs are often argued to be better pets than cats. Every time I have argued that cats are actually superior to dogs, it is accompanied by strange looks, utter astonishment and pure disbelief. However, cats are the better of the two when it comes to many factors, making the choice between the two simple.
(03/08/18 3:30am)
The Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia has been rated one of the top 10 zoos in the country, but for elephants, South Carolina is the last place they want to be.
(03/08/18 3:14am)
Despite what the groundhog predicted last month, it seems that spring has come early. In a rise in temperatures that certainly has nothing to do with climate change, the past few weeks of February have felt more like May, allowing everyone to spend more time outdoors. However, the 70-degree days also bring an old enemy: sticky, yellow pollen discharged from the blooms of the dread Bradford pear tree.
(03/05/18 3:22am)
The past several years have been brutal for entertainment industry award shows. The Oscars, the Grammys and the Emmys have all seen their ratings drop to abysmally low numbers, losing viewers by the millions and rapidly receding from relevance. The cause of this drastic decline in popularity is no doubt multifaceted and can’t be blamed on any single thing, but one factor that likely plays a large role is the increasingly political nature of these awards shows.
(03/05/18 3:01am)
I have been a student at this incredible university for three long years, and in those three years, I have changed so much as a person. Sadly, that is not the case for everyone who has walked across this campus.
(03/05/18 3:22am)
On Valentine's Day, Parkland, Florida, was hit with one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history; 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School lost their lives. Unsurprisingly, this tragedy quickly stoked the flames of the never-ending debate about gun control. Thousands took to social media to make their voices heard.
(03/01/18 4:26am)
We can all agree that having to purchase textbooks for class is unpleasant.
(03/05/18 3:21am)
BuzzFeed missed its revenue target last year by 70 million dollars. Vice missed its target by over $100 million. Since 2013, Upworthy has lost over 75 percent of its traffic. Mashable, once valued at $250 million dollars, sold for only $50 million and then had to layoff 30 percent of its staff.
(03/01/18 4:27am)
Taxis are terrifying.
(03/01/18 3:53am)
When freshmen first step on campus for orientation, we are taught that the Carolina Creed is like the Force. It surrounds us, binds us and holds our campus together. Nothing emphasized this point more than when President Pastides and Student Body President Lordo made a stand against the racist posters put up on the first day of class, citing the Carolina Creed’s promise to fight discrimination to rousing applause.
(03/03/18 6:06pm)
Last week, the University of South Carolina unveiled a statue of Richard Greener outside of the Thomas Cooper Library. Richard Greener was the first African American Professor at the University of South Carolina. A Harvard graduate, Greener also served as the Dean of Howard University School of Law. He relocated to Columbia, South Carolina, during Reconstruction where he taught until Reconstruction ended in 1877, the same year that Governor Wade Hampton closed the university.
(02/27/18 10:41pm)
President Trump just released some of his plans to possibly create a compromise regarding the current gun controversy saturating the media. One of his proposals is raising the age of being able to buy a rifle or handgun to 21.
