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CUSG Elections: Clemson student runs as write-in candidate for student body president

CUSG Elections: Clemson student runs as write-in candidate for student body president

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor February 10, 2021

Geoff Gilson, a junior political science major, is running as a write-in candidate for student body president for the 2021 election season. He did not take part in banner drop and plans to wait before...

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Clemson professors working to end human trafficking

Emily Cope, Contributor February 10, 2021

Engineering professors at Clemson University are working on a new research project that seeks to end human trafficking. The five-year, one million dollar project includes Dr. Tom Sharkey, an operations...

William Reinert and Liza Lowder have ran their 2021 ticket under the slogan, "It's About You!"

CUSG Elections: William and Liza run for student body president and vice president

Hannah Roebuck, Contributor February 10, 2021

William Reinert and Liza Lowder are running for undergraduate student body president and vice president. William is a junior political science major from Anderson, S.C., and Liza is a junior secondary...

Summer Shaw and Tyler McDougald suspend CUSG campaign

Summer Shaw and Tyler McDougald suspend CUSG campaign

Caroline Henderson, Contributor February 10, 2021

After announcing their candidacy for Student Body President and Vice President in January, Summer Shaw and Tyler McDougald have officially suspended their campaign.The pair released an official statement...

Blom, left, posing with a lightsaber in hand after a duel with Burke, right.

Flurries bring lightsaber duels and snowball fights to Clemson

David Ferrara, News Editor February 7, 2021

Light snowfall hit the Clemson area early Saturday night, causing students to get outside and  engage in wintry activities like lightsaber duels on Bowman and building snowmen outside their front...

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South Carolina Senate passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill, heads to the House

Summer Robinson, Senior News Reporter February 1, 2021

On Thursday, Jan. 28, the South Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 1, a bill prohibiting abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected. The bill now moves to the House, where it is likely to pass with Republicans...

The Clemson Undergraduate Student Government (CUSG) senate chambers are located at the Edgar Allan Brown University Union on west campus.

COVID-19 impacts upcoming CUSG elections

Hannah Roebuck, Junior News Reporter February 1, 2021

Tabling on Library Bridge, giving away Jimmy Johns and hosting campaign events downtown will be replaced with Instagram live events, campaign Zoom calls and professional campaign videos during this unprecedented...

Cooper Library with students walking down Library Bridge, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reservation required: Clemson’s COVID-19-friendly study spaces

Krishna Patel, Senior News Reporter February 1, 2021

51 out of 602 people reads the informational screen, visible outside of the window and on the wall of Cooper Library. Clemson University is tracking building occupancies, requiring reservations, and enforcing...

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City of Clemson changes community COVID-19 testing site to Nettles Park

David Ferrara, News Editor January 31, 2021

The City of Clemson announced Thursday, Jan. 28 that it is changing its COVID-19 community testing site to Nettles Park at 102 Nettles Park Rd., Pendleton, SC beginning Feb. 1. The community testing...

A photo taken from the scene. The Tiger Transit bus in the background was stopped during the shelter-in-place order.

Tennessee fugitive apprehended by CUPD in Lightsey Bridge residence hall

David Ferrara, News Editor and Caroline Elswick, Senior News Reporter January 29, 2021

Clemson University Police Department apprehended a Tennessee fugitive early Friday afternoon after being contacted by Tennessee law enforcement last night, Jan. 28.  “Today, as officers were...

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Short squeeze: GameStop, AMC Entertainment and other stocks see large gains wiped away as trading platforms place limitations on purchases

David Ferrara, News Editor January 28, 2021

Numerous low valued companies have seen a sudden inflation in their stock values this week as members of a Reddit community, r/WallStreetBets, caused a short squeeze in the market. The gains of this influence...

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College Board scraps SAT Essay and Subject Tests, potentially impacting Clemson admissions

Krishna Patel, Senior News Reporter January 26, 2021

Higher education and standardized testing titan the College Board announced on Tuesday, Jan. 19 that it would be phasing out its optional SAT Essay and SAT Subject Tests for U.S. students. The discontinuation...

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