Column: Fear and loathing in the Carolinas
The wave of intolerance that has swept across the southern states over the last few weeks has made its way to South Carolina.
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The wave of intolerance that has swept across the southern states over the last few weeks has made its way to South Carolina.
Equal Pay Day, which was earlier this week, was originally created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to denote how far into the next year a woman would need to work in order to make the same income her male colleagues earned in the previous year alone. In celebration of the "holiday," I'd like to dispel the myths commonly associated with the gender pay gap. Only after this fog has dissipated will we be able to find the way forward.
Mariano Rivera is a Hall of Fame pitcher and one of the very few New York Yankees who people around the MLB and sports world universally admire. He also is responsible for a trend that is gaining traction among athletes everywhere that needs to stop.
My colleague, Andy Wilson, recently wrote a column titled "Sanders' fiscal policy unsustainable" and posited that the fiscal policy of Bernie Sanders will leave the next generation in an economically worse situation than their parents. By Mr. Wilson’s assumptions, the only real concern of a tax plan should be its impact on the federal debt. However, what Mr. Wilson neglects to consider is the even larger potential negative impact of income inequality on the next generation and what Sen. Sanders’ fiscal plan could do to fight it.
The plug has officially been pulled on the promising, young career of basketball coach Donnie Tyndall. The NCAA announced that they are giving Tyndall a 10-year show-cause penalty for the violations he committed during his time as the head coach of the University of Southern Mississippi’s men’s basketball program. This means that he cannot perform any form of coaching duties for any school that employs him. In addition, when this time is over, he must be suspended for half of the season by whatever school employs him.
If sipping a sangria in the remains of a former concentration camp is a dream of yours, it’s about to come true. The Montenegrin government has approved plans for an island that once imprisoned Holocaust victims to be transformed into a resort, and the locals are outraged.
This column is a response to the column "Freedom of religion under attack" that ran Wednesday.
The topic of resuming diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba has been a big issue in the current presidential race. Candidates on the Republican side — with the exception of Donald Trump — believe that a warming of relations with Cuba will simply strengthen the aging communist regime. Those on the Democratic side, however, believe that the only way to bring liberalization and the end of the government is through negotiations and trade. The way forward favored by Democrats is the best way forward. Cuba offers us a new trading partner, improved regional security and more regional influence. Throwing away that chance in favor of the continuation of a failed foreign policy would be both hypocritical — given our relationships with other repressive nations like Saudi Arabia and China — and shortsighted.
Since the Industrial Revolution and the advent of corporations, special interest groups have been pouring money into our political system in an attempt to influence voters, control politicians and ultimately make obscene profits. The medical and pharmaceutical industries, the private prison industry, the meat industry, the technological industry, the fossil fuel industry and virtually every other domain of the disembodied corporation are all guilty of illicitly profiteering on the political system — except it isn’t a crime. In fact, it’s protected by law.
The low quality of our campus food service, Sodexo, can be attributed to the food's lack of flavor, repetition and subpar ingredients. Many students complain of getting tired of campus food after short durations of eating there and often turn to off-campus restaurants even if they cost more.
Donald Trump couldn’t have found a better campaign manager for his circus than Corey Lewandowski, but he might now be a liability. On Tuesday, Lewandowski was charged with battery in Jupiter, Florida, in relation to an incident at a rally earlier this month. Trump is standing by his man, but the longer Lewandowski is forced into the spotlight, the worse it is for the Trump campaign.
In the course of the 2016 slog towards the White House, two things have begun to happen every time there’s a terror attack here or abroad. First, Obama releases a statement warning America to avoid Islamophobia. Then, the GOP slams him for refusing to condemn radical Islam. Following the terror attacks in Brussels and Pakistan and the admittedly cavalier-sounding response from Obama, the cycle repeats itself again. Particularly, Sen. Ted Cruz had sharp words for Obama: “We don’t need another lecture on Islamophobia.”
Last week the world watched in horror as Belgium experienced one of the worst terrorist attacks in its history, with 31 dead and over 300 wounded. The attacks bring back memories of the carnage that took place in Paris in January and November of last year. In all three cases, the attacks were perpetrated not by foreign extremists, but French and Belgian citizens who had become foreign fighters in the Syrian conflict then returned home.
If you stay offline or away from comment sections, you might not have seen the building and breaking of a tidal wave of pure nerd fury. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," the latest comic book flick, has been released in theaters. The reactions were divergent and surprisingly full of insights into human nature and current events.
The Republican Party was founded in 1854 as a party based upon the conservative principles of personal liberty, smaller government and economic freedom. The terms “Republican” and “conservative” have been held as synonymous in common political thought for generations.
Here it is: Yet another article discussing the implications of a terrorist assault on Western culture. After the November attacks in Paris, I naively hoped that I would not have to write this type of article again — one in which I lament the ceaseless violence against innocent people and bemoan the inevitable intolerance and xenophobia to come, yet here I am. However, it is no longer enough to write obligatorily about how awful the attacks in Paris or Ankara or Brussels were. It is no longer acceptable for us to sit idly by and wait for the inevitable. While it is has become custom to fearfully watch the television screens and listen to our leaders call these terrorists thugs and cowards, it seems that in our terror, we have become complacent.
In his postgame interview after South Carolina's 83-66 loss to Georgia Tech in the NIT Tournament, head coach Frank Martin left the media with one particularly striking comment on how he felt the negative coverage of his team has overshadowed their success on the court and in the classroom.
On Monday, Louisiana State forward Ben Simmons declared for the NBA Draft nine days after his season abruptly ended in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
On Monday, the remaining presidential candidates made their ritual voyage to the AIPAC Policy Conference, hosted by Israel’s primary lobbying group. This year, only Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish, did not attend. While Sanders’ decision to skip and the protests around Donald Trump’s presence made headlines, what went unnoticed was the expectation that all serious candidates would go to speak uncritically of the Jewish state.
Where'd you go for Spring Break? If you're lucky, you managed to slip away to somewhere with plenty of sun, sand and waves. Key West, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean Islands (or a cruise to take you to all three) are all popular vacation spots for students and "regular people" alike. President Obama is celebrating the arrival of spring with a trip to the tropical Cuba.