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Greener world

For a greener world

Hannah Herring, Tigra Scientifica Writer April 26, 2021

Reduce, reuse, and recycle—We have all heard this phrase so many times that the concept of “going green” often makes many eyes roll. Interestingly enough, a sustainable future...

Cast set with orange and blue tape

Healing hack: Using trauma to nurture

Jordan Childs, Tigra Scientifica Writer April 26, 2021

As the lunch bell signals your middle school class to the cafeteria, your peer is swarmed by students to look at their freshly applied cast. By the end of the lunch period, the once-solid, colored wrap...

An eyeball stares into the stars

Stem cells next step? Cure the blind!

English Laserna, Tigra Scientifica Writer April 26, 2021

It seems a day does not go by without hearing about some miracle procedure happening for patients around the globe. Yesterday was the first robot assisted heart transplant, and today is the use of stem...

Heart made out of coffee beans

A coffee loving heart

Valeria Miyamoto, Tigra Scientifica Writer April 26, 2021

Heart disease impacts over 30 million Americans each year, making it the number one silent killer among Americans today. In a recent study published in the journal, Circulation: Heart Failure,...

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Clemson seniors launch mental health letter writing campaign

Carter Smith, Contributor April 26, 2021

In the wake of a pandemic that’s spurred mental health concerns among many college students, two Clemson seniors have paved the way for making conversations about mental health more accessible...

Navigating school during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clemson freshmen struggle to fit in during a year of COVID

Miles Murray, Contributor April 26, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring of 2020, millions of high school seniors were forced to turn the page and abandon their high school memories as...

mRNA Vaccine

Fully vaccinated individuals not required to quarantine after COVID exposure

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2021

Clemson University students and staff who are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic will no longer be required to quarantine if exposed to COVID-19, according to an email sent by Student Affairs on Wednesday....

Another shot of the Falcon 9 in the distance. The distant white trail following behind the rocket is one of the released fuel canisters, falling away.

East Coast early-risers treated to view of sunrise SpaceX rocket launch

Caroline Elswick, Asst. News Editor April 23, 2021

Blast off! SpaceX, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. launched four NASA astronauts up to the International Space Station early Friday morning on a reused rocket. Taking off at 5:39 A.M.,...

COVID-19 vaccine on yellow backdrop

Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution paused: should you be worried?

Caroline Elswick, Asst. News Editor April 19, 2021

Health officials have paused the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to concerns that the vaccine may have caused blood clots in several women. As of now the J&J vaccine is the only one...

"Back to School" message on chalkboard

Transitioning in and out: Student Affairs meeting in review

Krishna Patel, Senior News Reporter April 19, 2021

Relevancy was the theme echoed in the Clemson University Student Affairs Committee meeting on April 13, 2021. Interim Vice President and Dean of Students Dr. Christopher Miller emphasized...

Diagram of the proposed R-6 project

Solar canopies slated for R-6 lot

Dawson Baker, News Editor April 16, 2021

Clemson University is expected to release a statement on Friday, April 16 to unveil upgrades slated for the R-6 parking lot located at 50 Vineyard Road. The R-6 lot serves the residents of Douthit Hills...

COVID-19 vaccine 

Clemson students, staff will not be required to receive COVID vaccine to return to campus in fall

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2021

Students, faculty and staff of Clemson University will not be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine before being permitted to return to campus this fall, according to an email sent by Provost Robert Jones...

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