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Clemson does not hold a men's lacrosse team in its program, while its women's team began playing in 2023 in the ACC.

Fox: NCAA men’s lacrosse is back, when will Clemson join the action?

Kane Fox, Contributor February 27, 2025

The 2025 men’s lacrosse season is underway, with 36 teams kicking off this month. Yet among the 73 NCAA Division I programs, Clemson University has yet to launch a men’s lacrosse team despite the sport’s...

There are many fun extracurricular classes that students at Clemson can take.

Nguyen: There’s always room to fit in fun

Peter Nguyen, Contributor February 13, 2025

For some, the thought of adding another class to an already extensive schedule sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen. For others, it may be a welcome change. I tend to fall into the latter category....

The Botox craze is affecting many women and students.

St. James: Marketing Botox to women is harmful

Sophie St. James, Contributor February 13, 2025

There are two places in Clemson to get Botox and filler and five in Seneca. While this isn’t inherently harmful, using young women as a target for these treatments and normalizing “preventative...

General film audiences are gradually getting less satisfied with the quality of major film studio output.

Jersek: Bring quality back to the mainstream film industry

Cole Jersek, Contributor February 13, 2025

It seems that all you see in the movie industry nowadays are sequels, remakes and reboots that are not very high quality and are just screened to get you to buy the ticket — nothing more, no nuance. Don’t...

Our generation is very lucky that we have the ability to access everything at once. Just take a minute to pause and find the art and the joy of waiting.

Douda: We’ve lost the art of waiting

Lauren Douda, Opinion Editor February 13, 2025

What happened to waiting? In the age of digital media, everything happens instantaneously. Want to listen to a new album that your favorite artist released? Just look it up on Spotify. Heard there...

The Tiger has covered Clemson for 118 years, and the work being done by our student staff is important.

From the Editor’s Desk: Student journalism is ‘real’ journalism

Caroline Block, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2025

It’s something that almost everyone in student journalism has heard before: “Well, it’s not like you guys are the New York Times or anything.” It’s true; we aren’t. That statement, however,...

The social media craze TikTok is an app that consumes a large portion of 18 to 24-year-olds time.

Douda: Maybe a TikTok ban is a good thing

Lauren Douda, Opinion Editor January 30, 2025

Jan. 19 was a sad day for many of us in the United States. It was the day that our beloved app, TikTok, was banned seemingly for good, only for it to be back up around 14 hours later. But before it came...

Tiger Town Tavern and other bars downtown are popular destinations for students to go drink with their friends.

Kinder: Our social environment coerces students into underage drinking

Jack Kinder, Contributor January 30, 2025

If you were walking or driving downtown this past Saturday, you were probably overrun by a sea of students dressed as bananas. These bananas, which are not a common sight in downtown Clemson, were part...

Students studying at the Starbucks in Cooper Library.

St. James: Clemson doesn’t need any more Starbucks

Sophie St. James, Contributor January 30, 2025

As I was walking to my classes around Clemson University, I counted 14 different people with Starbucks drinks in their hands. All those Starbucks cups made me curious about how many different Starbucks...

Newly inaugurated President Trump appointed Tesla founder and X owner Elon Musk as the head of the “Department of Government Efficiency.”

Herrick: Elon Musk’s proponency of the H1-B visa is concerning for American workers

Matt Herrick, Contributor January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump's second inauguration has begun a new chapter in American politics. Trump has ushered in this new era with many claims that could affect college students. He has announced that he...

The Reflection Pond is one of the most significant construction projects currently taking place on campus.

From the Editor’s Desk: Don’t sacrifice today’s Clemson experience for tomorrow’s

Caroline Block, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2025

We all joke about it. Clemson is practically a never-ending construction zone. No matter where you go on campus, some renovation, project or demolition is taking place. All of this increased construction,...

Communicating and listening to those around you is an effective way to make political discussions less uncomfortable.

Jersek: Make discussing politics less uncomfortable

Cole Jersek, Contributor January 30, 2025

With the end of the U.S. presidential election comes the beginning of a new administration. Whether you are pleased with the election's outcome or not, we must be willing to work together as American citizens,...

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