The beginning of a new school year means many things: seeing your friends and meeting new ones, contemplating the very real possibility of melting on your way to class and looking forward to a fresh start.
If you’ve spent time outside this summer, you know that on the average day it feels hotter than the inside of an oven, or perhaps the surface of the sun.
Recently, I received an invitation in the mail to a wedding reception from a friend.
The McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research is a new center that will be located across from the College of Engineering at Catawba and Assembly streets.
As billions of dollars went toward Brazil’s hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, millions of tourists and soccer fans made their way to Brazil to be a part of the games.
The transition from high school to college, or from another campus to this one, can be a difficult one that calls up many more questions than it does answers.
I’d like to comment on Caleb Dixon’s article, “Founding documents still relevant” of July 16 — 22.
A ride home isn’t always a simple thing to procure. This friend may be busy, this one could have her car in the shop and not everyone is able to pay cab or bus fare — or find a bus route that actually goes where you need it to go.
In the last issue there was an article that called a required class on this nation’s founding documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist Papers, a “waste of students’ time and resources.” I took offense to this.
The phrase, “All good things must come to an end,” is a familiar one, meant to comfort us when something in our lives changes that we wished would just stay the same.
We live in an age where media is a far-reaching spiderweb, present not only in print publications, but online as well, which extends to our phones, computers and tablets. Once something is published online, all it takes is a Google search and no more than an hour or two of time to unearth past offenses that could cause harm to your reputation and your future.
University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides has recently come under fire for criticizing a state law which requires students to learn about the U.S.
Ever since I was a kid, there’s always been one thing about summer that I’ve loved above all others. It’s not going swimming or to the beach.
Imagine you’re in your car, and you’re headed to work — let’s say it’s your typical summer job, nothing that you’re going to turn into a career.
For this upcoming school year tuition will be raised by 3.2 percent, or $171 for in-state students and $456 for out of state students a semester.
This past Sunday, CNN aired its documentary “41ON41” in which 41 people close to George H.W. Bush, were interviewed. To celebrate his 90th birthday, the former president and father of our 43rd president went sky-diving. Whether or not you agree with the choices he made while in office, that’s a gutsy move to make at any age, let alone at 90.
I have played games like “World of Warcraft” and have enough playtime across all games to make anyone /cry.