Being offended is no excuse for censorship On the whole, I don’t consider myself an absolutist. When it comes to most concepts, from morality to the correct way to prepare tea, there is always room for doubt. The only worthwhile enterprises are those that keep a close eye on all assumptions and continue to check and re-check previous conclusions.
President Barack Obama was supposed to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. It would appear, however, that candidate Obama delivered the speech instead.
One of the newer stereotypes to show up in the popular consciousness is the “new atheist.” This argumentative outcast dons a black T-shirt, a full neck-beard and a superior air.
Don’t get us wrong; Student Government may well need to make changes to its structure in order to run more efficiently. But if SG wants to become more efficient, using its time to craft new ideas and programs — initiatives that would benefit USC and its students — instead of worrying about insider issues would go a long way.
My challenge to you this year: Keep your gym resolution. Stick to your goal to be more money-conscious. Keep improving yourself, but please keep others in mind.
As with all complete totalitarian states, the atmosphere of general terror inside that country-turned-prison is impossible to relay accurately. Everyone was an informant. Those who were caught were either tortured or killed.
First, the good news: South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 percent last month, the lowest in five years and a hair — 0.1 percentage points — below the national rate.
Growing up, many of us were taught the importance of obtaining higher education. After receiving the same message, high school students across the country are gearing up to attend college in the fall.
We all know the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Maybe you see a guy spending hours upon hours at the library day in and out, and think, “What a nerd.
Classes are canceled, and the triennial “snowpocalypse” is upon us. Students cheer, professors palm their faces in concern over their course plan, and Northerners mock the state’s massive overreaction to the weather.
A few months ago, I received an email from a Marine Corps recruiter in Columbia asking me to consider the officer training programs that they offered.
It’s one thing to be drunk in a bar and then get in a fight. But it’s another thing to be in the same situation, except you have a gun on you. Impossible, you say? Not now, South Carolina residents.
The main responsibility of any community is easier to sum up than you might think: “It takes a village to raise a child.”
Swear words essential part of modern expression
The Office of Sexual Assault and Violence held its third-annual Stalking Awareness Fair on Thursday.
Message of stars and bars nothing to be proud of
Standards unattainable, should be rejected