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CUSG student senators discussed potential aesthetic upgrades to the reflection pond during a meeting on Monday.

CUSG senators propose Reflection Pond improvement projects

Alexis Beyer, Contributor February 13, 2025

At a Clemson Undergraduate Student Government meeting on Monday, student senators proposed two capital improvement projects to finance improvements to the Reflection Pond. The first proposed project...

Clemson University's Adam Gatch is one of 16 students in the United States to earn the title of Churchill scholar this year.

Adam Gatch named Clemson University’s third Churchill Scholar in 3 years

Bella Rosen, Senior Reporter February 13, 2025

Adam Gatch, an Honors biochemistry student from Charleston, South Carolina, has been named a Churchill scholar. Clemson University is the only school in the nation to have three Churchill Scholars in...

Ethan Lee sustained numerous injuries after being hit by a car while riding an electric-powered bike.

‘Always wear a helmet’: Clemson student bicyclist on being hit by a car

Alexis Nigro, Senior Reporter February 13, 2025

Ethan Lee was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance on Feb. 6 after being hit by a car at the intersection of Old Greenville Highway and Sherman Street.  Lee, a junior world cinema major at Clemson...

The Watt Family Performance and Wellness Center, located on Perimeter Road, will open later this spring for student-athletes.

Graham Neff updates BOT on facility construction, student-athletes and football personnel

Kat Pugh, News Editor February 13, 2025

Clemson Athletics Director Graham Neff spoke to the board of trustees at its winter quarterly meeting this past Friday, emphasizing the current and future progress of the University’s athletics department.  In...

The car accident took place on Feb. 6 in the intersection right in front of Bowman Field.

Vehicle hits electric bike driver on Old Greenville Highway

Alexis Nigro, Senior Reporter February 6, 2025

A previous version of this article stated that the individual was riding a moped. The individual was driving an electric-powered bike, according to CUPD's Instagram. The Tiger regrets this error and has...

An investigation within the Oconee County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of a former detention deputy, as evidence revealed that she distributed contraband to inmates over the course of five months.

Former detention deputy fired, arrested for distributing contraband to inmates

Kat Pugh, News Editor February 5, 2025

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Sara Joyce Powell, a former detention deputy, on Jan. 30 for furnishing contraband to inmates and misconduct in office. Powell, a 34 year old of Westminster,...

A local state weather technician with Clemson's Cooperative Extension Service helped predict the one inch of snow that Clemson received on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Clemson experiences 2nd snow

Drew Landon, Contributor January 30, 2025

A second rare snowfall hit the Clemson area this past Tuesday, Jan. 21, only 11 days after the Jan. 10 snow day. The forecast for the storm initially predicted South Carolina coastal counties to receive...

Alex provided The Tiger with photos of the reporting sites in Colorado where he was working during the day of the attack.

‘This is over. I’m going to die’: Ja’Ronn Alex speaks on near-death encounter with former Marine

Kat Pugh, News Editor January 30, 2025

The roaring Colorado River, deep canyons and snowcapped eastern mountains all paint the picturesque image of Grand Junction, Colorado, nicknamed River City, in mid-December. However, this beautiful...

Clemson Pee Dee Research & Education Center recently published a study warning people not to follow a gluten-free diet because they think it is healthier.

Clemson researchers advise against a ‘gluten-free’ diet for people without gluten sensitivities, allergies

Bella Rosen, Senior Reporter January 30, 2025

The Clemson Pee Dee Research & Education Center recently completed a study revealing that a gluten-free diet might not be healthier than a diet including gluten unless someone follows the diet for...

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts leads President Donald Trump through the presidential oath of office alongside first lady Melania Trump.

Clemson College Republicans, Democrats respond to President Trump’s inauguration, executive orders

Alexis Nigro, Senior Reporter January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Jan. 20 and began signing executive orders. The Tiger reached both the Clemson College Democrats and the Clemson College...

Due to an influx of high school students attempting to enter and people trying to sneak alcohol into downtown Clemson bar Itsurweiner, bouncers are now using alcohol-detection wands and enforcing double identification.

Itsurwiener now enforcing double identification, using alcohol-detecting ‘wands’

Kat Pugh and Abigail Suggs January 30, 2025

Around the start of the spring semester, downtown Clemson restaurant and bar Itsurwiener bouncers began using alcohol-detecting wands and checking two forms of identification of everyone attempting to...

City and campus police and Clemson Panhellenic are teaming up to continue combatting the danger of spiked drinks through SASS GO drug testing kits.

City police, CUPD launch new ‘comprehensive’ drug testing kits

Emma Vick, Asst. News Editor January 30, 2025

The city of Clemson Police Department, Clemson University Police Department and Clemson Panhellenic are strengthening their efforts to protect students and enhance campus safety by introducing the Green...

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