Editorial

Saturday Night Live & Late Night Television

Sean Miller

“Saturday Night Live” is one of America’s longest running network television shows due to its political satire and comedy sketches; however, like many late-night television programs it has become increasingly…

The power of early voting

Mary Hicks

Oct. 5 was the first day of absentee in-person voting for South Carolina, and by the looks of the turnout, people showed that they appreciate the opportunity to vote early…

Abortion, Christians, and the Republican Party

Mary Hicks

Republican voters in 2020 are likely to admit they disagree with how the president behaves, yet they have still determined to vote for him because everything comes down to one…

Why President Trump refuses to participate in virtual debate

Mary Hicks

Whether Democrat or Republican, most Americans agree that the first Presidential Debate of 2020 was a train wreck. Given the President’s recent diagnosis of COVID-19, it is unforeseen exactly…

Graduate school: career growth, or just deeper debt?

Mary Hicks

Pursuing a Master’s degree or a Ph.D is what some may consider a waste of time and money, due to the astronomical cost of tuition and fees as well as…

Facebook Addresses Concerns over the 2020 Election, but will it help?

Connor Brandenburg

Recently Facebook has been working to put strategies in place to avoid the possibility of further interference in America’s elections. Facebook has announced their plan to refuse political advertising…

SC Senate Race is Neck and Neck

Jeb Bartlett

As the presidential race continues to heat up across the country, voters in South Carolina are also keeping an eye on the ongoing Senate race between incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham…

Degrees and Dollars

Autumn Hawkins

Despite recent progress toward gender equity, women are still being underpaid compared to their male coworkers - even if they have the same job. Census data from the past…

The United States is a corpocracy

Sean Miller

Contrary to what most of us are told, the United States is not a democratic republic. It is more accurately described as a form of plutocratic government. America is…

The connection between grammar and discrimination

Mary Hicks

Most of us have been told or at least presented with the idea at some point in our lives that in order to be taken seriously, we must speak the…