Animal shelters are often overcrowded, resulted in animals being put down. The best solution is practicing responsible pet ownership and exploring adopting or fostering animals from a shelter.
With the Iranian students and faculty being worried about the crisis in Iran, they wanted the university to take action to show their support for the Iranian community. However, the university was lack luster in its response.
The Daily Gamecock's 2023 Editor-in-Chief Sydney Dunlap reflects on what it means to take on the role. "I hope you’ll allow your nerves to fuel you instead of scare you, because taking on the unknown means growing into the best version of yourself," Dunlap writes. "And I hope we can do it together."
"The new year is a chance to set goals, whether they be academic, physical or social. I want to encourage you to use this semester as a new beginning — a clean slate with new schedules, new classes and new adventures to be had," Student Body President Reedy Newton writes in her guest column. "Soak in every moment of this semester as it will pass by in the blink of an eye."
The College Football Playoff managing committee's decision to add eight more teams to the postseason competition will provide benefits to fans, participating schools and the media.
Although true crime has a place in entertainment, over-telling certain homicide stories without the victims' families consent dismisses their feelings.
Students who over depend on technology to communicate are not practicing interpersonal skills which can negatively effect them in their future career.
Men's mental health awareness month should be a year-long topic to be discussed, not just in the month of November.
The university lacks diversity in leadership and needs to make the university more inclusive so that all students feel represented.
Kailey Cota reflects on the past seven semesters working for The Daily Gamecock as her tenure as editor-in-chief comes to a close. Her takeaway? "Life is a constant circle of change — embrace it."
Students interested in joining political organizations on campus should look deeper into them to find the right fit.
The university recently elected David Banush as the new Dean of libraries. With past experince, accomplishments and creativity, he can bring something new to the table and help improve the university's libraries.
Mold growing in dorms is an issue almost all students are aware of, but the university has hidden behind unverified statistics and blamed students for causing some of these issues. Students deserve more transparency about the state of their dorm rooms.
"In my capacity as Student Body President, I have been advocating for academic advising, mental health, parking and an expanded student union," Student Body President Reedy Newton writes. "While I know that I or Student Government are not going to single handedly fix all of these issues, I believe collectively that we have made some significant progress in these areas."
As our sports teams are gearing up to switch seasons, some of us December grads are getting ready to graduate and embrace life's next change.
Over the past year crime has increased in multiple off-campus housing neighborhoods, such as increase in car jacks and multiple shootings. The university continues to promote these off-campus housing without informing students about safety issues or using university resources to try and make a plan for these issues.
Behind the first partnership between The Daily Gamecock and The Post and Courier.
