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(01/25/18 3:54am)
The government has reopened for now, so until Feb. 8 Americans can breathe a sigh of relief. Not to rain on the parade, but the fact still remains that Congress has not created a long-term budget and that the major issues that caused this shutdown were not truly addressed. The bill to end the shutdown first passed the Senate when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to hold talks on immigration.
(01/22/18 3:44am)
A beloved college tradition and complete waste of time, syllabus week is an unnecessary relic of a bygone era. For those of you who are unacquainted with the phenomenon, syllabus week is the week of class sessions at the beginning of the semester usually devoted to handing out and reviewing course syllabi. These sessions normally feature explanations of the university’s policies on attendance, grading, plagiarism, academic integrity, disability services, etc., as well as a brief explanation of the course objectives and schedule. What’s been obvious since the advent of email in 1993 is that this week-long process could be cut down to 15 minutes if anybody wanted to make the change.
(01/21/18 10:57pm)
Last week, the Big Ten announced a two year partnership with Riot Games, the creators of the video game “League of Legends.” This deal will create a conference for each of the 14 Big Ten universities to compete in. While there is already an official college league for "League of Legends," this deal will take college esports to the next level and help develop esport programs at the associated universities. Additionally, Riot Games is providing $35,000 in scholarships to each of the universities to be given among their team rosters, which is a huge step for recognizing the legitimacy of esports. All of this brings up the question: Why does the SEC not pursue a similar deal?
(01/21/18 10:35pm)
I wanted to wait until the 2017 Carolina-Clemson blood drive was over before discussing this because giving blood is justifiable. However, the American Red Cross is a very shady organization that the university needs to stop supporting.
(01/18/18 2:30am)
Congress is facing down a deadline this week: they must pass a budget resolution to prevent a government shutdown. The can has been kicked down the road several times now with stopgap measures, and they are preparing to perhaps do the same again. However, Congress will eventually have to pass a budget that they agree on.
(01/18/18 2:33am)
There is a common reaction among Southerners when it comes to snow or any inclement weather. The steps usually include a premature rush to cancel school, a hustle to stock up at the grocery store and a panic about any form of driving.
(01/18/18 2:16am)
At most other times in our nation’s history, during most other presidencies, a visit from the president at “Conversations with the Women of America” would bring favorable light to the commander in chief. He attended this event, so he must not be a misogynist, right?
(01/16/18 1:36am)
The Trump administration, together with Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, have been steadily moving forward on plans to expand coal and oil extraction in areas relatively untouched by the energy sector. Trump and Zinke, operating under the pretense of creating “wealth and jobs,” are attempting to roll back restrictions and regulations that were put in place to protect the environment and the people that depend on it.
(01/15/18 9:53pm)
In the first days of 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department would no longer be holding back from prosecuting marijuana users and sellers in states where it had been legalized. Although it’s possible that this is just part of the current administration’s gleeful insistence on tearing down everything that ever happened under President Obama, it’s probably more likely that it’s just an extension of his weird personal vendetta against marijuana and the people who smoke it. (Remember how he thought the Ku Klux Klan was “OK, until he learned that they smoked marijuana?" We confirmed that guy.)
(12/10/17 3:16am)
In between catchy songs and talking animals, children are drawn to rags-to-riches stories like Aladdin and Cinderella. From professional athletes to CEOs to The Little Engine That Could, we learn that the “American Dream” is possible for anyone who works diligently enough. However, the real likelihood of upward mobility is overestimated in America.
(12/08/17 10:54pm)
Crowds are roaring next to you, adrenaline is pumping and your throat is aching from how much you have screamed. You cannot imagine being at a more heart-pumping event.
(12/08/17 11:00pm)
One of the most unsustainable materials in the world has also become the most used material in the world: plastic. Over 300 million tons of plastic is produced each year, with a scary amount of it being single-use.
(12/07/17 3:23am)
Gifts are weird. For many, it’s the holiday season, and giving and receiving gifts can be complicated. When I took over The Daily Gamecock editor-in-chief position in October, it didn’t feel like a gift; it felt like a burden. But in retrospect, taking the job was the best decision I made this semester, and I have so many people to thank for that.
(12/06/17 12:46am)
Political polarization is not a new concept. There have always been those on the far right and those on the far left. In the past decade, however, it seems as if neither party is willing to come to terms with the other. This separation is occurring for multiple reasons, but a part of the blame which should not go unnoticed is the media’s role in all of this.
(12/04/17 8:44pm)
Early Saturday morning the Senate voted to rearrange the American economy with a bill they’d introduced less than 24 hours before and without a searchable PDF document. They hadn’t even had time to print it, much let allow independent analysts to review it, before it was voted upon.
(12/03/17 11:16pm)
Too often we instinctively respond to problems by choosing to address symptoms we can see without digging deeper to uncover the root. This is a trap that is easy to fall into when dealing with an issue as weighty and opaque as mental illness.
(12/03/17 10:44pm)
I recently stumbled upon a Twitter thread, a 44-part series, detailing what urgent policies need to be implemented to keep whites from only making up a mere 43 percent of the country. This @WaspNationalism advocates far flung policies that fall just short of a forced breeding program to keep those census numbers high.
(12/03/17 9:51pm)
It may seem harsh, but the days of young professionals keeping their personal lives private have disappeared faster than it takes to upload a post to Instagram. Social media networks have catalyzed a whole new level of separating out candidates when hiring interns or employees.
(12/01/17 1:10am)
We live in a time where news goes from bad to worse in the course of mere minutes some days. Most people would be somewhat jolted, but not surprised to hear about modern-day slavery around the world. What then, do we do about the recent videos that have surfaced showing African slaves being shackled and sold in present-day Libya? The images are reminiscent of the horrific history book illustrations we’ve all seen in school of the 18th century slave trade. There are many groups to blame for this low point in Libya, as the country is largely seen as a “failed state”, ravaged by Gaddafi, civil war, ISIS and Al-Qaeda militants. The discovery of their major human trafficking is not new, but with the release of footage of slave auctions by CNN investigative journalists, it seems impossible to me that the UN can ignore these atrocious human rights violations.
(12/01/17 12:06am)
Net neutrality at its core revolves around internet providers ensuring that all content, websites and applications are accessible without hindrance. This means that a provider cannot slow your connection if you load a webpage that they disagree with, nor can it be paid by a company to block its competitors. Net neutrality also makes sure that new websites and services can start up their business and make them available to anyone with internet access, like any other service, and not have issues. This is important for the promotion of innovation and small business. Net neutrality is vital to ensure that all information is accessible, and yet there is a push to get rid of it. This push must be stopped, and net neutrality needs to stay.
