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(04/16/14 3:08am)
A life might have been saved Tuesday night thanks to the immediacy and perhaps even anonymity that the flourishing smartphone application Yik Yak advertises. But before we can delve into the saving grace that the app and more importantly its users might have provided, let’s briefly talk about trolling, because let’s be honest with ourselves: Anonymity and trolling go hand in hand.
To the uninitiated, trolling is the deliberate and typically anonymous posting of inflammatory, derogatory or otherwise provocative messages in public forums such as YouTube’s comments section, Facebook and the infamous message board 4chan. 4chan may not be the first proponent of Internet vitriol, but the anonymous image board is certainly the flagship. With 20 million active users, it’s hard to argue that the concept isn’t working, especially since Yik Yak has ostensibly piggy-backed off its success by taking the anonymous forum framework and making it location-based.
(04/15/14 3:20am)
Last week, we were giddy over the prospect of having Vice President Joe Biden deliver a commencement address. This week, we round the peripeteia as the news breaks that each graduate is only allotted four tickets. To add insult to injury, we’ve been given less than a month’s notice, and that’s only thanks to the news being snuffed out rather than the school issuing a release.
(04/11/14 4:26am)
The General Assembly hasn’t exactly been generous with spending on education since the Recession started, but there’s still a considerable need to invest in South Carolina’s future.
(04/10/14 12:06am)
The one-mile pedestrian path could have been a contender: The crown jewel of the oh-so-topical Bull Street baseball stadium. For a cool $2 million, a gorgeous walkway could have bridged Columbia’s historic homes to the veritable palace of gloriously American summer nights that the stadium will inevitably become.
(04/04/14 2:57am)
Although efforts to forcibly merge the Medical University of South Carolina and College of Charleston were effectively quashed, a state House panel has shown no signs of hesitating to strike while the iron is hot. In its latest meeting, it decided to designate a component of the College of Charleston as a separate but functionally aligned research university, henceforth dubbed the University of Charleston, South Carolina.
(04/02/14 3:45am)
Can you hear that? It’s the groan of thousands of students learning that the surface parking lot behind the Carolina Coliseum will be closed next week to accommodate the construction of new student housing. When no one thought the parking woes on campus could get any worse, USC advised us that they will — and on short notice.
To be fair, Columbia is struggling with a sort of adolescence, and USC is feeling the collateral damage. The increasingly metropolitan city has outgrown its dated infrastructure, meaning resident and student alike must battle with a severe parking shortage that’s exacerbated by inadequate public transportation.
(03/31/14 4:45am)
After months of relative calm, Five Points is back in the news again for all the wrong reasons. A man was shot in the popular hospitality district just past midnight Saturday. Members of the Columbia community, including USC, are left with a question: How can we solve the issue of violent crime in a neighborhood so popular with students?
(03/26/14 3:51am)
As Gamecocks, we’re obligated to follow the Carolinian Creed to create a more welcoming school environment. Reading through it, it’s easy to dismiss some bullet points as mere common sense.
“I will respect the rights and property of others,” or “I will practice personal and academic integrity,” sound like lessons we were taught in grade school.
(03/21/14 3:36am)
The purpose of higher education can be distilled into two central facets: Developing a more complete knowledge of the world and principles that surround us, and reinforcing the type of critical thinking that separates the followers and leaders of our civilization.
(03/19/14 3:59pm)
Four fourth-year USC students are rallying together to throw the second annual Carolina Ball, a fundraising event for local causes that they dreamed up after attending the Capitol Ball in Washington.
(03/07/14 4:21am)
Coach Frank Martin has been suspended for one game after he threw a flurry of harsh language at freshman point guard Duane Notice during Tuesday night’s 72-46 loss to No. 1 Florida.
While Martin’s language wasn’t clearly audible during the game’s ESPN broadcast, his tirade was clearly visible, and in this day and age, all it takes is a GIF for even the most amateur of lip readers to get the gist of what he was saying. It doesn’t take much for a public figure’s tantrum to go viral, and Martin’s spat was no exception.
Emotion is a part of sports, and every athlete knows that. You can be certain every athletic program does, too. Throw in Martin's reputation as a fiery coach, and we’re willing to bet his intensity this week wasn't a shock to anyone in Athletics. If the ordeal were not smeared all over ESPN Thursday, Martin would likely still be coaching for the team’s regular-season finale at Mississippi State.
But the verbal exchange was clearly captured, and Martin won’t be on-board with the team to close out the season. Whether he will be docked for one game’s pay is yet to be disclosed, but we think it’s only fitting that he isn’t paid for work he won’t be doing. While we recognize that his actions were part of the same drill sergeant philosophy he's famous for, it’s clear that he crossed the line. There's no need to berate a player — especially a freshman — to the extent that Martin did.
(03/06/14 11:45pm)
After five weeks of deliberation, Lindsay Richardson withdrew Student Government’s proposed constitution before student senate could take a vote Wednesday.
(03/05/14 4:47am)
If IBM and Fluor do indeed move into an office building planned to be built on USC’s campus, the school will finally be on its way to rectifying wrongs brought about by the poor management and economic climate that initially crippled the Innovista venture.
(03/04/14 4:02am)
It’s official; USC has been fined $25,000 by the SEC after students stormed the court to cap off a 72-67 upset victory over No. 17 Kentucky. Since 2004, the SEC is the only conference in college basketball to maintain its tiered fining system to deter court storming. It’s a little stingy, but the system is in place for good reason. With no deterrence, court storming could occur after every victory, even the marginal ones. That’s bad news for everyone. However, we certainly think the occasional stormed court is absolutely tolerable, even with the steep price tag.
(02/26/14 6:29am)
Last July, David Navarro, a former captain, accused Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago of trying to steal drugs and a gun from a crime scene with the intent of planting them in an assistant city manager’s car. After months of investigation, officials now say there wasn’t enough evidence to bring charges against him.
(02/25/14 4:00am)
Out of the way dusty gravel, TV trucks and pancaked beer cans: Williams-Brice Stadium ain’t going to be that kind of girl anymore. $14.5 million of beauty-scaping around the stadium has been approved by USC’s board of trustees, along with several other projects that will be completed in the years to come. We’re still holding out for a themed restaurant, perhaps a chicken wings joint, but these renovations to the ground’s flora and concrete expanse sure sound like a good start.
(02/21/14 4:34am)
In junior “House of Cards” fashion, the house of delegates were upset to discover that its refreshed codes didn’t make it out of the student senate’s rabbit hole in one piece. Somewhere between the house passing the codes and the senate voting on them, the language had changed, but so far no one has been willing to call it anything more than a miscommunication.
(02/19/14 5:40am)
Time and time again, our generation has championed equality and tolerance. Young people have fought for same-sex marriage rights, for more equitable income distribution and for further progress toward racial and gender equality.
(02/18/14 6:19am)
When it comes to Student Government, Lindsay Richardson knows what she’s doing. As president pro tempore of the student senate, she has overseen a number of major legislative initiatives, including a proposed change to SG’s constitution, new campaign regulations and a hefty overhaul of student organization funding. She radiates a sincerity uncommon in the political scene and is genuinely receptive to the needs of the student body.
(02/18/14 6:17am)
Over the last year, the student senate has focused much of its attention on itself and on Student Government. Rather than discuss the issues facing the student body, senate spent countless hours on internal issues.