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Nobody knew trade could be so complicated!
The Fourth of July has come and passed and children are still separated from their families. Much has been said about how the policy of tearing families apart, and detaining young children in what can only be described as cages is an affront to the ideals of our nation. The whole business is utterly cruel. While the policy itself has been suspended by the Trump administration and a deadline for the return of the children has been set by the courts, the fact that it even happened in the first place is ridiculous. Former first ladies, Holocaust survivors and international leaders have all harshly criticized the policy, and their concerns resonate with a majority of Americans.
If you've checked your student email account in the last few weeks – it’s summer break, so you probably didn’t – and happened to peek into your “Clutter” inbox, you were greeted by a little email from Student Health Services. When I first saw the email myself, I was puzzled, and the opening line seemed to echo my confusion. “What is happening?", it said in an unnecessarily bold font.
The Trump administration’s handling of this month’s immigration scandal involving detaining children and separating them from their parents was nothing short of abysmal. Never mind that the executive order ending the practice spelled the word “separation” wrong, the president also changed his position on the topic fourteen times before signing the executive order that he originally denied was possible.
Finances are always a sore subject — especially among college students. For many of us, our budgets are pretty tight with very little money to spare at the end of each month. (If I had a nickel for every time I said I was “having sleep for dinner” instead of paying for a meal, I probably wouldn’t ever have to do that again). Keeping up with regular bills (rent, insurance, groceries, etc.) is difficult as is; having to deal with random, irregular expenses can be a nightmare.
Mark Sanford was no stranger to elections, but, for the first time in his career, he suffered a defeat because of something it once would have been hard to accuse him of — not being conservative enough.
Look out, South Carolina! A new candidate for governor will change the face of our state. This person is a maverick, never afraid to stand up to the establishment in Columbia and is in touch with the working class, despite being a very white and affluent native. If you vote for this suit-clad individual, they will reduce the size of government, along with your taxes, and promise to kowtow to the Trump administration you most likely voted for in 2016!
America and capitalism are so closely intertwined in the popular mind that the two are basically synonymous. McDonald’s and Walmart are national symbols just as much as the Statue of Liberty and Mt. Rushmore.
This year’s G7 summit is over and did not go well for the President. The meeting of leaders of world powers has been marked by Trump’s roundly-denounced recommendation that Russia be allowed to attend the summit, as well as French President Emanuel Macron’s suggestion that the nations convene a G6 summit without the United States.
You are not reading this in a print edition of The Daily Gamecock. Chances are you're not even reading it on a desktop. Nope, you're probably on a phone, laptop or tablet. You were probably brought here by a tweet or a Facebook post. That's the reality of media in 2018.
For the victims of the American public school system, summer vacation is near. In South Carolina, most schools end their academic year in early June, usually capping the year off with a pointless exercise in standardized testing. But considering the recent teacher strikes and how American school children are falling behind their international counterparts, should we reconsider the annual tradition of summer vacation and go to a year-round school schedule?
I’ll never forget what caused me to lose my once-unwavering faith in the American media. It was immediately following the Trayvon Martin shooting, when news broke that MSNBC had deliberately altered tape recordings of George Zimmerman in order to make him sound as if he was targeting Trayvon for being black.
At this point in his career, Kanye West is no stranger to controversy. Despite widely being heralded as a hip-hop visionary and pioneer, his antics seem at times to attract more attention than his music. Whether it be his highly publicized beef with the likes of Taylor Swift and Amber Rose, or his comments about George W. Bush, there always seems to be some form of controversy surrounding Kanye. The latest in the hilariously long line of Kanye controversies is his outspoken support for President Trump, with the rapper taking to Twitter to declare his love of the polarizing president and enthusiastically show off his autographed MAGA hat.
It’s the end of the semester and, if you’re anything like me, you’re calculating the minimum score you need on each final to preserve your GPA. You’ve given up on your perfect grades and have decided that napping is preferable to graduating. Instead of studying for your exams, you’re probably re-watching a show you’ve already seen a dozen times through (*cough* The Office *cough*). In short, you’re burned out and lack the adrenaline that got you through the rest of the semester. Needless to say, now is probably the worst time to ask for your opinions on your classes and professors (or anything for that matter), but it’s course evaluation season all the same.
With graduation around the corner, many of us are staring at the future head on. For this farewell column I am expected to give some kind of “congratulations, the world is yours” pep talk. I am not supposed to tell you that the world is in fact not yours for the taking, despite the fact we so clearly feel entitled to it.
This is my final column for The Daily Gamecock.
When was the last time you did the long scroll through social media and found yourself wasting an hour or two with nothing to show for it? I’m guessing not too long ago. It’s not a secret that the world is addicted to social media, but there are unseen effects of social media that are harming our mental health. Social media is relatively new, so studies are limited on its overall effects. However, the studies that are out — along with common sense — tell us that it might be a good idea to take breaks from social media for self- preservation.
Just this week, the chaos that has been enveloping the Department of Veterans Affairs reached an all new level as Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Ronny Jackson, faced “accusations that as the White House doctor he oversaw a hostile work environment, improperly dispensed prescription drugs and possibly drank on the job.” Other allegations include giving away Percocet and a drunken car crash. Aside from the constant feeling that this White House really does try its hardest to bring the worst people out of the weeds and into office, Dr. Jackson’s nomination itself is far more concerning, in many ways, than the charges leveled against him.
2016 was a watershed year in politics and it generated a long list of winners and losers for the conservative side. Thanks to the rise of Donald Trump, many conservative politicians have found themselves between a rock and a hard place in trying to appease the new administration while also sticking to their Republican roots.
The practice of forming opinions before hearing all sides of the argument is common today. Media is fast-paced, and people seem to take the first thing they hear as their opinion. This is especially the case for those who listen to an agenda-based news network such as CNN or Fox News. This mindset needs to stop as citizens need to know both sides of the argument and all facts before creating their own opinions. The recent Yeti-National Rifle Association fiasco is a perfect example of this.