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Column: It's time to end the attack on free speech

Our freedom of speech is under attack, and it's time to overcome the fear that comes with voicing your opinion. Students must speak up on ideas that they're passionate about — regardless of what others believe — in order to demand change.


Column: More college students need to start voting now

College students must vote so they can advocate for their own needs and the needs of others. Many obstacles stand in the way of getting to the polls, but in the end, using your voice and standing for policies that you believe will set our future up for a better tomorrow.


Letter from the editor: The newsroom exists beyond 4 walls

Kate Robins, the 2024 editor-in-chief of The Daily Gamecock, shares what the newsroom means to her amid university proposals for a new student union. "I don’t know what’s going to happen to the newsroom. And I can’t even say that I know what’s going to happen to the student union," Robins writes. "But what I do know is that in times of uncertainty, it’s important to cling to and appreciate what is familiar."


A photo illustration of a student’s desk covered in caffeinated beverages on Jan. 14, 2024. One can of Monster Pipeline Punch contains 161 milligrams of caffeine.

Column: College students have an unhealthy relationship with caffeine

"Students need to reassess their caffeine drinking habits in order to maximize the benefits that caffeine can bring," columnist Varsha Gowda writes. "Young adults have been normalizing the consumption of excess caffeine though social media platforms, such as TikTok. Because of this, students have been inclined to think that overreliance is fine."