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(03/17/16 1:22am)
America is no stranger to political violence. It has thrived in our country since even before its creation. From labor riots to politically motivated assassinations, blood and politics have gone together. Its causes, however, have varied. For example, during the civil rights era, politically motivated riots, beatings, bombings and assassinations were common in the struggle for equality. This is not the case now.
(03/15/16 3:13am)
The March 15 elections will pit Donald Trump against Gov. John Kasich in the latter’s home state of Ohio. As a large winner-take-all primary, it is a must-win for the anti-Trump coalition. It could also have real symbolic value.
(03/15/16 2:38am)
On Sunday morning, when my alarm clock rang to signal the de facto end of my spring break, my internal clock was still pretty sure it was 6 a.m., a time of day otherwise known to college students as “too early to be awake.” My phone, on the other hand, had switched dutifully to daylight saving time and was reading the very slightly more reasonable hour of 7 a.m.: Time to get up and make the drive back to school. The dissonance was, as it always is, momentarily confusing, but it resolves itself more quickly every year.
(03/03/16 2:29am)
Super Tuesday 2016 is behind us, and it seems as if Donald Trump is well on his way to the Republican nomination. The unconventional nature of the Trump candidacy has driven this 2016 campaign to a threshold, and it may very well signal the end of a true separation between entertainment and politics. Trump’s strategy, fusing his celebrity image with strong political rhetoric akin to George Wallace, has won him at least Super Tuesday and may win him much more.
(03/03/16 2:05am)
The University of South Carolina is a school with more than 30,000 students, no two of which have exactly the same views on politics, economics, religion or any other subject of substantial value. This ideological diversity is one of the things that makes an education great. It allows students to experience new activities and discuss new ideas. Participating in intellectual dialogue challenges individuals to sharpen their wit, either by abandoning indefensible positions or by buttressing superior ones. America’s colleges and universities are meant to foster this type of scrutiny by serving as a “marketplace of ideas.”
(03/01/16 4:11am)
Not all change is good. Most people would recognize the truth of this statement. After all, going through life we experience many unwelcome and detrimental changes. We instinctively realize that in our short and precarious existence in this world, change is inherently neutral — but in effect often bad. I could argue from here the virtues of conservative policy, but I want instead to address the tremendous recent outbreak of dissatisfaction with the government and desire to shake things up by supporting a non-traditional candidate.
(03/01/16 3:54am)
The only people the hordes of the online comment sections seem to hate more than serial killers and terrorists are animal abusers. Invariably, whenever the police bust a family mistreating a dog or cat, someone on the Internet will call for a punishment that almost certainly classifies as “cruel and unusual.”
(02/27/16 5:04pm)
Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche has unquestionable talent, which is why he was rated as the top player in his class coming out of high school and is projected to be selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. However, at his NFL Combine interview Friday, Nkemdiche didn't find himself talking about football hardly at all.
(02/23/16 3:28am)
Until 2015, the 2012 GOP primaries seemed legendarily nasty. There was blood drawn from all sides, and by the time Mitt Romney made it through the mud to the general election, the Obama team didn’t have any digging at all to do for the weak points in his armor and the inconsistencies in his record. The Republicans tore each other to shreds before they even had a horse in the big race.
(02/23/16 4:18am)
Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will appear on campus for Tuesday night’s CNN town hall ahead of Saturday’s Democratic primary here in South Carolina.
(02/23/16 3:50am)
Congratulations, America: You’ve now survived 11 months of campaigning. Now you only have a little less than nine to go until the people finally vote for the next president.
(02/23/16 6:06am)
After starting 22-5 and 9-5 in the SEC, Frank Martin and South Carolina have their hopes set on a trip to The Big Dance.
(02/19/16 8:55pm)
This week's campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination has been the most heated yet, and has sometimes devolved into a shouting match. But it has also thrown the choice voters South Carolina will have this weekend into sharp relief.
(02/20/16 1:01am)
Peyton Manning is not only one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game of football, but he is arguably one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is an offensive coordinator playing quarterback and he understands every nuance about the game. This, along with his numerous acts of charity and generosity, led him in becoming one of the most respected players in the NFL.
(02/18/16 2:53am)
“My name is Vermin Supreme and I am running for President of America.” Vermin Supreme, the boot-as-a-hat-wearing, toothbrush-wielding “friendly fascist,” wants you to “help take back America into the Future.” His plan is quite simple: build a pony-based economy by providing all Americans with free ponies, improving national dental health through a compulsory teeth-brushing law and promising to go back in time to kill Adolf Hitler. He is also the only candidate to have a zombie preparedness plan.
(02/17/16 5:02am)
In 2005, the NBA changed the rules regarding when players could declare for the draft, requiring players to be 19 years of age before being able to pursue a professional basketball career. This system has created a pattern of one-and-dones, where the nation’s best players essentially agree to a one-year deal before jumping ship for the money and fame of the NBA.
(02/15/16 5:27am)
Marco Rubio has been hailed as "the Republican Obama," a young, eloquent and impassioned candidate with a capable of attracting marginalized minorities. In some ways this label rings true. Rubio rides the tailwinds coming off of a two-term presidency of the other party, as did Obama. Also like Obama, Rubio is running at a time when his party has captured positions of power but has been stymied by an opposition president. Perhaps most tellingly, however, Rubio enters the field at a time when partisanship and gridlock in government has reached unprecedented levels, which Obama claimed to be able to fix in his 2008 bid.
(02/09/16 4:28am)
The fans of the Carolina Panthers deserve more from their
heralded star. Not in terms of performance, but in heart. Cam Newton owed it to
them to lay it all on the field. And when he did not, he owed, and still owes,
them an explanation.
(02/08/16 4:30am)
The first headline from Super Bowl Sunday was not related to the Carolina Panthers or the Denver Broncos, the two teams squaring off in the game. Marshawn Lynch, as he has so many times throughout his career in the National Football League, stole the show. Media outlets began reporting early Sunday morning that Lynch has been telling his closest friends of his plans to retire. This makes Lynch the second star player in the past two weeks to at least consider retirement, the other being Calvin Johnson, who is rumored to have told his inner circle that 2015 would be his last season as well. Lynch, who is only 29, is a star running back for the Seattle Seahawks, while Johnson, 30, plays wide receiver for the Detroit Lions. Both players are considered to be among the league’s best at their respective positions, but both seem to be prepared to hang up their cleats earlier than most star NFL players do.
(02/01/16 4:24am)
Like every other student, I have been required to take a number of required courses that are not a part of my major’s requirements — primarily, those that comprise the Carolina Core.