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The E-05 parking lot adjacent to Fike Recreation Center is just a short walk to the Parking Services office.

Tiger Transit shuts down and Clemson Parking Office closes temporarily after ‘COVID-19 implications’

David Ferrara, News Editor January 22, 2021

Clemson’s Parking and Transportation Services has closed its office and shut down its Tiger Transit service due to a possible exposure of COVID-19 among the staff. A push alert was sent...

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Clemson’s BGR The Burger Joint restaurant closes down

David Ferrara, News Editor January 20, 2021

After nearly ten years of business in downtown Clemson, BGR The Burger Joint has closed in recent weeks due to a loss in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. The location at 378 College Avenue in Clemson...

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Virtual Inauguration Day

Krishna Patel, Senior News Reporter January 20, 2021

Presidential parades, star-studded performances and glittering parties typically characterize the day Americans know as Inauguration Day. Add “virtual” in front of these activities, and today,...

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COVID-19 vaccine administration and public reactions

Harley Frizzell, Senior News Reporter January 20, 2021

With over 154,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, South Carolina is following other states in rapidly distributing its two doses. South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental...

Study Hall has recently come under fire for hosting a concert despite City of Clemson COVID-19 restrictions.

Downtown bars juggle business and safety amid COVID-19 restrictions

Summer Robinson, Senior News Reporter January 19, 2021

In downtown Clemson, bars are grappling with the challenge of maintaining their businesses, paying employees and keeping their doors open while also observing capacity limits and mask mandates enacted...

The Velcro Pygmies concert at Study Hall bar on Friday, Jan. 8, night, originally posted on Instagram by the official Velcro Pygmies account, but since deleted.

Two concerts held in downtown Clemson despite COVID-19 restrictions

Summer Robinson, Senior News Reporter January 11, 2021

This past weekend on Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, large crowds without masks and not observing social distancing guidelines gathered for two concerts at Study Hall, a popular bar in downtown Clemson. The...

Analysis: Clemson University begins the spring semester with over 500 active cases, 1 out of 5 cumulatively testing positive for the virus

Analysis: Clemson University begins the spring semester with over 500 active cases, 1 out of 5 cumulatively testing positive for the virus

David Ferrara, News Editor January 10, 2021

Clemson University began its spring semester on Wednesday, Jan. 6, with 508 active cases of COVID-19, following rigorous testing during move-in week as students return from around the country. The university...

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a conference in 2016.

College-aged Republicans challenge the GOP’s stance on climate change

Emily Campbell, Contributor December 18, 2020

South Carolina Republicans like Clemson junior William Galloway are fighting to get the party to take climate change seriously.  In 2019, The New York Times featured Galloway, a political science...

The Greek Quad includes many of the residence halls for fraternities and sororities on campus in addition to those in the Horseshoe (such as Barnett Hall).

Financial incentives, free parking passes, discounted dorms: Clemson’s displacement of sorority housing at beginning of fall semester

Caroline Renee Henderson, Junior News Reporter December 17, 2020

More than 50 sophomores in two sororities had to wait nearly a month to move into their home in Barnett Hall at the beginning of the semester due to COVID-19 restrictions.Then came the bad news. No sooner...

Social media apps have grown from Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to new apps like TikTok.

Has the pandemic infected Clemson students with a habit of oversharing?

Sarah Wilson, Contributor December 16, 2020

Experts claim students are oversharing life's intimate details on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some Clemson students claim this trend is a good thing, acting as a form of connection...

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: Ray Ray McElrathbey, right, and his brother, Fahmarr, left, during the game.

From the Archive: Player appears on Oprah – Ray Ray accepts help from the community after making his national television debut

Caroline Rash, Assistant News Editor December 15, 2020

The following article appeared in the Oct. 27, 2006 print issue of The Tiger. When brother-turned-parent Ramon "Ray Ray" McElrathbey first petitioned for custody of his younger brother Fahmarr,...

With two-thirds of classes in the upcoming Spring 2021 semester scheduled to be online or hybrid, Zoom fatigue will find itself growing among Clemson students and staff.

Clemson students and staff are experiencing newly coined Zoom fatigue

Adrienne Herr, Contributor December 14, 2020

Got Zoom fatigue? That’s what many Clemson students, faculty and staff are saying after having to rely so heavily on the videoconferencing technology during the fall semester. In the midst of the...

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