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From the Editor’s Desk: This Sunshine Week, take advantage of your freedom of information

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • March 9, 2023

It's safe to say that we are all familiar with our freedom of speech in the United States. And thanks to our freedom of the press, newspapers everywhere are able to freely publish the news. One freedom...

From the Editor’s Desk: Concerns about locking down campus

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2023

Clemson University recently announced that they are installing lockdown buttons in all classrooms in the event of an active shooter emergency. This comes as the University has also installed card scanners...

From the Editor’s Desk: Tips are always welcome, and always expected

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • January 26, 2023

We all know the scene: you've just told the cashier your order, they've punched it into the tablet and then they swivel it around toward you."It's just going to ask a few questions," they mumble to you...

Volume 116 in review

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • December 1, 2022

As the fall semester comes to a close and the holidays near, another year is almost in the books. At The Tiger, we're concluding our 115th year as South Carolina's oldest college newspaper and our 116th...

Towing in Clemson is a money machine

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • November 17, 2022

If you live at any of the primarily student residences off campus, there are two facts you have to accept: visitor parking is hard to find, and the towing companies are ruthless. While it is true that...

It’s time to do something about student football tickets

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • October 27, 2022

With three more home games left in Clemson's record-breaking football season, it's no question that demand for student football tickets is high. GroupMe chats are filled with messages of folks buying and...

Accuracy in today’s like-and-share culture

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • October 13, 2022

Everyone knows how easy it is to jump on Instagram and share content, whether it's the darty you went to this weekend or the political cause you care about. But like how the images in your feed could be...

Have you read your local paper?

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • September 29, 2022

As we continue to experience the effects of the most unprecedented events of recent years, we regularly turn to a number of sources to wrap our heads around it all. Some of us might read The New York Times;...

College is expensive, tickets shouldn’t be

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • September 15, 2022

If you're one of the thousands of students in a Clemson ticket exchange GroupMe, you've seen the asking prices for this year's home games skyrocket. Upper and lower deck tickets, sold by Clemson for $25...

Welcome to Clemson, Class of 2026!

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • August 18, 2022

Dear Tigers, As I begin my senior year, I am honored to welcome you all to these hills for the second time as editor. When I look back at my Clemson experience so far, the cliché “time flies...

From the Editor’s Desk: your award-winning newspaper

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • March 10, 2022

The staff of South Carolina’s oldest college newspaper are now also the winners of nine awards from the South Carolina Press Association’s 2022 News Contest. The Tiger’s staff placed...

This year, be informed on what you care about

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • January 12, 2022

As the new year rolls around, so has the tradition of New Year’s resolutions. Around this time, about two weeks in, you might have pushed a few to the backburner. That’s okay, I’ll start...