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Is this the end for Trump?

On Sept. 24, the United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi filed a formal impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. This was done after a whistleblower complaint was lodged in…

Striking for the planet

Ann Marie Juarez

Flyers began appearing around the campus of Winthrop University leading up to Global Climate Strike Week, which ran from Sept. 20 through 27. The premise of the week is to…

A warm mug of community engagement

Laura Munson

Community engagement in the face of divisive rhetoric can come from sources as simple as a conversation over a cup of coffee. This concept is the basis for The Democratic…

Street Fight documentary watch party

Dean of Students Office/Publications

You wouldn’t expect a potential mayoral candidate to spend their night walking down the streets, going from house to house to meet with potential voters. You also wouldn’t expect that…

Student journalists talk to Cory Booker

Victoria Howard

The future of America is in the hands of college students nationwide. Senator Cory Booker understands this well, and said on a call with student reporters, “This is a population…

Elizabeth Warren comes to S.C.

Anna Sharpe

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visited Columbia College on Wednesday, Jan. 23 for an organizing event. She was one of many politicians to visit the Palmetto state recently. Sen. Bernie Sanders,…

Wildfires and the White House

Victoria Howard

President Trump once again stated an ill-informed opinion via Twitter, this time turning the tragic Camp and Woolsey fires raging through California into a political issue. “There is no reason…

Bring it to the table

Anna Sharpe

Civil discourse brought students and faculty together on Nov. 1 to discuss the future of the United States. Bring It To The Table, an interactive event about civil discourse, was…

News or not?

Sarah Delventhal

In the current political climate, it remains important to be able to discern the difference between the truth and fake news. The mass communication is hosting a series of news…

Talking the talk

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Republican representative Ralph Norman attempted to tell a joke in his opening statement on Sept. 20 at a debate with democratic candidate Archie Parnell. Karen Kedrowski, the executive director for…