While we’re not sure if there’s a Guinness world record for “Most Municipal Scandals,” we’re confident that the last week or so would have propelled Columbia somewhere close to that lofty achievement.
This letter is in response to a letter published by The Daily Gamecock on Tuesday headlined “USC staffer unfairly criticized on Fox News.” To the individual who wrote this letter: There are many statements you presented as fact that cause me to question your historical knowledge of the nation that has afforded you an opportunity to educate yourself at this wonderful university.
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.
Courage is an underlying theme that has resonated at the University of South Carolina this year. We are marking the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of our campus, and the Carolina Leadership Initiative is joining this effort with the third annual President’s Leadership Dialogue.
The benefits of being raised in a Christian household are that you pretty much always know where you stand on an issue. Maybe that’s why I love writing for the Viewpoints section, because I always have an opinion.
When it comes to the machinations of USC’s administrative positions, “increased efficiency” are the two most welcome words in the English language.
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.
Venezuela, a country already crippled by problems, has plunged farther into despair due to the actions of President Nicolás Maduro.
Many consider the War on Drugs a vicious feedback loop, but we can’t count on it ending anytime soon.
I’m an atheist. I’d never considered this to be a bold statement, until I moved to South Carolina. Growing up in a scientifically minded family, God was never a topic of conversation at the dinner table. My parents didn’t discourage religion — I went to Sunday school for a couple of months — but besides seeing my friend once a week and getting to be in the nativity, as a child I never really liked church.
If we learned nothing else from the last half-century, we should have learned that interfering in the revolutions of other countries is both expensive and ineffective. And while we pay the price in tax dollars that could instead be used to improve the lives of Americans, the citizens of Ukraine pay for our international political games in blood.
First, the good news: More people voted in this year’s Student Government elections than ever before.
The debate over the separation of powers in the government is never-ending. When a member of one party is elected to the White House, the other party is quick to accuse the new president of overstepping his authority as head of the executive branch.
I don’t want to keep calm anymore, and telling someone to keep calm is easily one of the worst tactics to use in an argument. I can promise you it will undoubtedly incite rage that may have not been fully formed before uttering those terrible words, but by the end of your sentence, the anger will be unmistakable.
The debate over the separation of powers in the government is never-ending. When a member of one party is elected to the White House, the other party is quick to accuse the new president of overstepping his authority as head of the executive branch. Such accusations aren’t limited to the president, however, as other officials, such as judges, are often accused of doing the same.
The Daily Gamecock’s staff spent hours considering this year’s Student Government candidates, and today, we bring you our endorsements.
When it comes to Student Government, Lindsay Richardson knows what she’s doing.