In Our Opinion: Our generation must continue to fight for equality
Sep. 30, 2013Mason Branham, president of USC’s Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Straight Alliance, said it best: “Old white men: Times are changing.”
Mason Branham, president of USC’s Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Straight Alliance, said it best: “Old white men: Times are changing.”
Journalism is a wonderful hobby, but I don’t understand why anyone would study it while the industry devours its young and abandons its old. As a Gamecock alumnus and editor with five years’ experience, I’m telling you: Don’t do it!
As I looked through CNN’s top stories this week, I saw story after story about death, tragedy and coming troubles. Reading through each article, I couldn’t help but notice that there wasn’t a single positive news story to be found.
While most of us were sleeping last night, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz spent all night talking in what may be the strangest “almost but not technically” filibuster you’ll ever see.
It’s no secret that USC’s housing conditions aren’t ideal, as most students are eventually forced to live off campus due to lack of accommodations on campus.
What does it mean to be a journalist? The answer largely depends on who you ask. Most people would agree that the hosts of prime-time news shows and reporters for the thousands of daily and student newspapers in the U.S.
There was a veritable buzz about campus Tuesday. Perhaps literally, as most everyone’s phone went off with a text from Carolina Alert, USC’s communication system for local crime, inclement weather and otherwise compromising events that we need to be made aware of.
Serious health consequences linked to consistent lack of rest
Recent developments show value of peace
Many of us are guilty of forgoing sleep in order to complete homework, cram more hours into studying for a test or go downtown to Five Points.
A child scurries to his mother whining, “Someone stole my cookie!” The mother wisely responds, “Just use your words, and talk it out.” It’s funny how some things you learn when you’re young reappear as valuable lessons someone of any age can learn from.
There was a veritable buzz about campus Tuesday. Perhaps literally, as most everyone’s phone went off with a text from Carolina Alert, USC’s communication system for local crime, inclement weather and otherwise compromising events that we need to be made aware of.
USC has also done a good job cultivating top-notch programs that successfully attract talented students, which our university needs to improve its reputation and national rankings.
Balancing work, school and a social life is a delicate task that is made both better and worse by the addition of cell phones and laptops.
Twitter feeds were overwhelmed with racist remarks towards the crowning of an Indian-American as Miss America with references made to 9/11, terrorism, Arabs and many other misconstrued stereotypes that our country can not seem to shake.
If USC is trying to make school more affordable and get students to graduate within four years, why is it that hardly anyone at our institution of higher education really knows what the CLEP is?
How much are you worth per hour? Debate has heated lately over minimum wage laws. President Barack Obama proposed to raise the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $9, and Congress responded by introducing bills in both the House and the Senate that would raise minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2015. The House bill has already failed, and its Senate sibling is likely to meet the same fate.