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The importance of voting as a college student

Defiance Yenovkian, Podcast Editor September 1, 2022

Most of us remember the tense anticipation of waiting for national poll results over the past decade. We have experienced career politicians and long-time businessmen as recent United States presidents,...

City of Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre.

Halfacre: Message from the Mayor

Robert Halfacre August 30, 2022

I hope everyone is enjoying the final days of Spring and looking forward to some amazing summer plans. As a city, we have been able to move our focus away from addressing pandemic-related issues...

David in Amsterdam

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...

Yik Yak is back, but for how long?

Aaliyah Simmons-Rivers, Contributor May 14, 2022

Last fall Yik Yak was relaunched under new ownership and management after shutting down five years ago. Its anonymous format inspired cyber-bullying, hate speech and threats of violence.   Despite...

Sydney Ford

Ford: I loved feeling connected to campus

Sydney Ford May 13, 2022

I have a very vivid memory of walking into the newspaper office for an interest meeting in the fall of my freshman year and immediately being very overwhelmed. This seems like a lifetime ago now, but it’s...

Frances Kirk

Kirk: Taking an extra moment

Frances Kirk May 12, 2022

Humans can’t help but take things for granted. No matter how novel or special something seems at first, it always seems to shrink in our eyes over time.  When I first started at Clemson, everything...

Caleb Browder

Browder: Take chances, make mistakes and learn from them

Caleb Browder May 12, 2022

It’s hard to encapsulate the four years I’ve spent, the four years anyone’s spent really, in just a couple hundred words. The way our lives have all collectively changed since starting...

Hannah Sparks

Sparks: A grateful goodbye

Hannah Sparks May 12, 2022

I’m terrible at goodbyes. I avoid moments of sentimentality at all costs, and if there’s an opportunity for an Irish goodbye, I’m all for it. This is not because I don’t care about...

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Editorial: Reopen Clemson’s libraries to the public

The Tiger Editorial Board April 28, 2022

Clemson University recently announced to The Tiger that scanning into buildings will be required for the foreseeable future, including Cooper Library and all academic buildings on campus. Following the...

Clemson students rowing down rapids

How Clemson is bridging the ‘adventure gap’

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor April 28, 2022

With campus at the edge of Lake Hartwell and in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is easy for Clemson students to get outside. Worldwide, however, that’s not necessarily the case. This...

Gay pride event

Moore: Reflecting on the homophobia by Clemson College Republicans

Scotty Moore April 14, 2022

As most Clemson students are aware, Clemson College Republicans released a statement on April 10th stating their condemnation for the drag show event that occurred on campus.While this statement is riddled...

Meet the staff: Griffin Cobb

Meet the staff: Griffin Cobb

Griffin Cobb, Asst. TimeOut Editor April 7, 2022

Hey, everyone! I’m Griffin Cobb, The Tiger’s current TimeOut editor. I’ve been with The Tiger since last semester, beginning as a contributor who bounced around to different sections....

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