It’s lunchtime, and you’ve just gotten your chicken fingers and curly fries. You go to grab something to drink, but with all the calories already sitting on your plate, you don’t want to add any more. So instead of grabbing your usual Coke, you figure a Diet Coke would be a better alternative; there’s no sugar or calories in it, so it can’t be as bad for you, right?
Throughout their time in college, students learn a plethora of academic and life lessons. Part of becoming an adult may include maturing and becoming more professional.
As Gamecocks, we’re obligated to follow the Carolinian Creed to create a more welcoming school environment.
In 2012, South Carolina was the 6th most dangerous state to drive in. We rose to 2nd most dangerous in 2013.
The recent tensions in between Russia and Ukraine have been met with a largely negative reaction from western nations such as the U.S.
Hacking coughs fly through the air like bats in a belfry. Sniffles echo throughout classrooms with the steady, irritating rhythm of a leaky faucet.
The third largest institution of higher education in South Carolina is about to inaugurate a president with no experience in education. Lt.
Now that I’m in college, where mature people go to do mature things, it’s almost comforting to know that Yik Yak, an anonymous, twitter-esque posting site, has made it that much easier to reveal other students’ personal information consequence-free.
The South has a contentious history tarnished with racism. However with the aid of social activism and time, today our southern city of Columbia, S.C. appears to be nicely growing in both diversity and tolerance. But a significant figure vital to the continuance of that unpleasant history still stands outside of the statehouse as our government chooses to still honor the most prominent white supremacist in state history.
As children, people are taught basic rules that can apply to any age group: Don’t hit, clean up your messes and share. You learn these things and other similar edicts because they all fall under the proverbial Golden Rule, the cornerstone of polite society that seems to be forgotten more and more often these days: Treat others as you’d like to be treated. The Columbia City Council members seem to have tossed these rules out the window, according to The State. The story follows a pledge put forth by Mayor Steve Benjamin, a tenet of which urged the council members “to refrain from engaging in name calling, insults, demeaning or inflammatory remarks.” That sounds an a lot like what we learned in kindergarten. The State cites the council elections of 2013 and the strong-mayor referendum that followed as the start of these issues, but isn’t that what a City Council is supposed to do?
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. In spite of this, state House members recently rescinded $70,000 in funding from two public schools — College of Charleston and USC Upstate — for assigning gay-themed books.
During spring break, I took the opportunity to visit one of the most historic and political destinations in the U.S.
A few weeks ago, I wrote an impassioned article for this newspaper defending the Confederate flag that flies over the South Carolina State House.
While few would argue that some changes to the U.S. health care system were necessary, most agree that the Affordable Care Act has many negative aspects in addition to its obvious positives. The law has expanded health insurance to roughly 31 million additional Americans, but there are implications of the law that are having a negative effect on all citizens, regardless of their insurance status. If you ask Democrats about the ACA, you might hear about how it provides near-universal access to health insurance for Americans. If you ask Republicans, you’ll likely hear about how the insurance mandate is killing jobs and health care quality.
With what looks like war on the horizon in Russia, it’s not hard to wonder what our role, if any, will be in the coming weeks.
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. The focus of this year’s ball is Martha Childress, the first-year business student who was tragically paralyzed after a stray bullet struck her in Five Points last fall.
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.