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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...

From the Editor’s Desk: Congratulations to The Tiger’s award winners!

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • November 4, 2021

On Oct. 27, three current members and four alumni of The Tiger won a total of 11 awards in the South Carolina Press Association’s 2020 Collegiate Contest in multiple categories. The ceremony, normally...

From the Editor’s Desk: Congratulations to The Tiger’s Class of 2021!

David Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief • May 1, 2021

To The Tiger's Class of 2021... In what has been arguably the most unthinkable year and a half of our lives to date, you – the graduating class of 2021 – have persevered. Not only have you...