North Carolina college students will be allowed an attorney to represent them in school hearings. Last month, North Carolina took an important step forward in protecting students’ rights.
NSA’s egregious acts are just another drop in the bucket for history.
Carolina Productions paid comedian Ahmed Ahmed $5,000 to perform on campus last semester. Did you have to Google his name?
At the end of the summer, countless other upperclassmen and I scoured the Internet to find used and low-priced textbooks.
I’d like to respond to Paul Semple’s article “Science Shows Homosexuality Not Choice.”
I have seen two Letters to the Editors recently. One admonished homosexuality while the other retorted in support of homosexuality.
Columbia police have vowed to channel their focus away from underage drinking and onto gang violence and unlawful weapons, namely in the Five Points area.
As children, our parents are responsible for making sure that we eat (relatively) healthy and get the full, rounded diets that we need to grow up big and strong.
MTV held its annual Video Music Awards Sunday, despite the deliciously ironic fact that there hasn’t been a music video among their volumes of teen-oriented, melodramatic, campy and trite reality television in years. Personal ire for MTV aside, the award show was viewed by over 10 million people — impressive for cable.
It’s Florida law that the state foots the bill of any acquitted defendant’s legal expenses, and guess who wants to cash in on that?
City council’s plan to solve the homelessness problem through eviction isn’t much of a plan at all. As Columbia begins to enjoy a long-awaited and much-needed surge in development and vibrancy downtown, the city finds itself tested by a homelessness problem that’s risen in notoriety in recent weeks. The city’s response to the growing concern that Columbia is becoming a “magnet for homeless people” isn’t much of a solution at all.
Uplifting stories deserve to be showcased just as often
Gay people don’t choose their sexuality, but they can choose to accept it. Mark A. Peter, yesterday in Viewpoints, likened homosexuality to a confused choice made by a molested man.
Being gay isn’t a choice, much like any other core characteristic. I’d like to respond to Aaron McDuffie’s and Mark Peter’s entries in the Daily Gamecock in reference to the article “Supreme Court does not ‘invent’ new minorities”, and the response following.
USC took a step toward easing our troubles with the implementation of an online system for study room reservations, complete with mobile capabilities.
Overexposure also linked to adverse mental health effects Chances are that you think the people in your immediate proximity share nothing in common with you, but statistics might paint a different picture.
I’d like to comment on Aaron McDuffie’s article, which ran in the Aug. 22 edition, entitled, “Supreme Court does not ‘invent’ new minorities.”