Editorial

Avoiding political discussion around family members

Mary Hicks

As we are just around the corner from the holidays, many are already bracing themselves for heated political debates over turkey and stuffing. 2020 may not be over yet…

Endowments: what are they good for?

Mary Hicks

Amid the current decline of student enrollment due to financial hardship and astronomical tuition rates, it is appropriate to question university endowments and their use.But first, you might be asking…

New Netflix Documentary Delves Deep Into Social Media

Connor Brandenburg

Netflix’s urgent documentary “The Social Dilemma” addresses the serious side effects of online social interaction. By focusing on social media, an integral form of communication, especially during quarantine as…

Consent is not conditional

Autumn Hawkins

With the newest edition of Clemson University’s code of conduct, they explicitly included consent. With the inclusion of consent in their public code of conduct, Clemson has started a…

Why Presidential Tweets are dangerous

Mary Hicks

For a President who speaks so strongly against voter fraud, it should come as a shock to hear him indirectly promote it. In a few of his most recent…

The Nineteenth Amendment: a century later

Autumn Hawkins

Women in the United States were granted the right to vote in 1920 under the Nineteenth Amendment. For generations, women have fought to have the same rights as men,…

Remove Strom Thurmond’s Name From Winthrop

Sean Miller

“There's not enough troops in the army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the nigra race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our…

Dear Diary, you really do understand!

Autumn Hawkins

Forty-one percent of college students regularly struggle with anxiety or depression, according to the American Psychological Association. Therapy is often expensive, and students may be too busy to routinely schedule…

Let’s talk Electoral College

Mary Hicks

In 2016, Donald Trump was elected president, despite Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote by about 2.9 million more votes. For many, this defeat was confusing and frustrating as…

Why campus conservatives are disappearing

Sean Miller

You may have been told once that if you are not a liberal when you are young, you have no heart, and if you are not a conservative when you…