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“..the effects of exercise can be tied to RNA molecules that are inherited by the next generation through sperm.”

Tigra Scientifica: : Motivation to go to the gym today

Sarah Haire, News Contributor March 30, 2019

To the men who are thinking about skipping the gym today, you may want to reconsider. A new scientific study suggests that men who exercise have healthier children. In the past, many studies showed that...

Presidential candidates Diamond Brown and Logan Young share a hug after the announcement of Young and Kwasny's victory.

Young and Kwasny win CUSG presidential election

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2019

At 4 p.m. on March 8, Logan Young and Andrew Kwasny were revealed to be Clemson University’s next student body president and vice president, respectively.Running under the platform “Uproar,”...

Senator candidates for CUSG elections

The Tiger News Staff March 4, 2019

General elections are right around the corner. In addition to voting for student body president and vice president, Clemson students will also be given the opportunity to choose next year's members of...

By tracking mutation rates in DNA, researchers can create an accurate evolutionary clock which they can then use to learn how to control mutation rates in the human population.

Tigra Scientifica: Crossing the line

Hannah Patel, News Contributor March 3, 2019

Have you ever wondered why we look so different from one another? What is the source of all the variances that we see not only between generations but also between siblings? When eggs and sperm are formed,...

elections

Young-Kwasny and Brown-Marshall proceed to CUSG general election

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2019

After five interest meetings, three weeks and one primary election, five campaigns have now been reduced to two. Logan Young and Andrew Kwasny had a total of 2356 votes cast for them, 32.33 percent of...

Wings and things with CUSG presidential candidate Collin Huskey

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief, Savana Bishop, Asst. News Editor and Tigervision February 27, 2019

Collin Huskey, a junior biological sciences major, and Rena Haley, a junior nursing major, are running for student body president and vice president, respectively. "Reaching New Heights" serves as...

Wings and things with CUSG presidential candidate Logan Young

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief, Ashley Rhom, News Editor and Tigervision February 27, 2019

Logan Young, a junior nursing major, and Andrew Kwasny, a junior industrial engineering major, are running for student body president and vice president, respectively. With "Uproar" as their slogan, Young...

Despite these risks, the study concludes that assisted migration may be the best option, considering that in 2090 the projected climate (a 3.7˚C temperature increase and an 18.2% precipitation decrease) will no longer be suitable for the oyamel fir trees or the monarch butterflies at the current altitude.

Tigra Scientifica: The brink of extinction

Jill Walton, News Contributor February 26, 2019

What would the world be like if our prettiest pollinators went extinct? A study published in the journal, Forest Ecology and Management, revealed that monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) may not have...

Wings and things with CUSG presidential candidate Banner Brock

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief, Olivia Somma, Asst. News Editor and Tigervision February 25, 2019

Banner Brock, a junior economics and political science major, and Jade Richard, a junior biological sciences major, are running for student body president and vice president, respectively. With the...

Wings and things with CUSG presidential candidate Derwin Simpson

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief, Ashley Rhom, News Editor and Tigervision February 25, 2019

Derwin Simpson and Jeremy Lutz are both junior industrial engineering majors, and they are running for student body president and vice president, respectively. "Seizing Our Moments" is the slogan for their...

Wings and things with CUSG presidential candidate Diamond Brown

Rebecca West, Editor-in-Chief and Tigervision February 25, 2019

Diamond Brown, a junior political science major, and Thomas Marshall, a junior English major, are running for student body president and vice president, respectively. Their platform operates under the...

"Although it is unlikely that life, as we know it, will ever be able to survive in this location, the discovery of the liquid lake will accelerate the search for other hidden bodies of water that may be a more endurable habitat.”

Tigra Scientifica: Underground liquid water discovered on Mars

Alyssa Burleson, News Contributor February 17, 2019

Scientists have debated for the past thirty years whether liquid water exists on Mars. That debate has now been put to rest.  According to an article published in Science, a lake of liquid water has...

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