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STAFF EDITORIAL: Why Clemson student government impeachment trial must be open to public

The Tiger Staff November 3, 2017

Each year, CUSG candidates campaign around the word “transparency,” pledging to be more open than their predecessors. And while there have been steps taken, it is not enough. As the impeachment...

Acknowledgement: a look at the intersections of racism, South Carolina, Clemson

Ian Anderson, Contributor October 30, 2017

EDIT: After finding unverifiable information, The Tiger has removed a line from the column. This past week, I attended the Slavery and the University Symposium, with Khayla Williams, Killian McDonald,...

Q&A with survivors: Emmy

Q&A with survivors: Emmy

Kelsey Morgan, Contributor October 30, 2017

*Warning: this article contains graphic information and may be triggering.    Emmy, 22, shared her story about being assaulted, and subsequently arrested due to a falsified story her attacker...

Q&A with survivors: Remy

Q&A with survivors: Remy

Kelsey Morgan, Contributor October 30, 2017

*Warning: this article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering.  "But still, like dust, I rise" - contributed by Remy Remy, 22, shared her story about being sexually assaulted at 14, and...

From victims to survivors: stories and statistics

From victims to survivors: stories and statistics

Kelsey Morgan, Contributor October 30, 2017

*Warning: The following stories include graphic information and may be triggering.* One in five women are survivors of rape. One in four women are sexually assaulted during their time as an undergraduate....

Why allowing employers to control birth control access is outright discrimination

Olivia McQuarrie, Outlook Editor October 23, 2017

Birth control and the GOP, an epic saga. Month after month they try to take it away, and month after month we fight back and their plans are shut down. Recently, the Trump administration decided that they...

Why Congress needs to crack down on Iran’s nuclear weapons program

Austin Schlueter, Contributor October 23, 2017

Last week, it was reported that President Donald Trump intends to “decertify” the executive agreement former President Barack Obama signed with Iran regarding nuclear weapons. This means that...

Why we must stand with DeVos for our rights to due process and the truth on consent

Paul Gennett, Contributor October 23, 2017

In her editorial, Olivia McQuarrie offers an uninformed defense of unjust Obama-era guidelines that promote a false definition of consent. Obama-era guidelines made a bad problem worse, and despite the...

Why NOW is the time to talk about guns

Kelsey Morgan, Contributor October 9, 2017

After Monday’s awful massacre in Las Vegas, many want to know if this will finally be the tragedy that brings political conversation about gun control to end in action and results. This is not about...

Clemson University President’s LGBTQ Commission statement on Scout Schultz, police-involved shooting

CU President's LGBTQ Commission October 9, 2017

On Sept. 16, Scout Schultz was fatally shot by police on the Georgia Tech campus. Scout identified as bisexual, non-binary and intersex (and preferred using they/them pronouns), and they were very involved...

The epidemic of our time

Austin Schlueter, Contributor October 8, 2017

Early afternoon on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, I peeked at my cell phone between classes. A CNN bulletin spoke of a mass shooting at an elementary school known as Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut. Walking...

Take a knee, take a stance: Why the #TakeaKnee movement is an expression of basic American rights

Willie Webb, Contributor October 2, 2017

Over a year ago, former San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick began sitting during the national anthem. While he first began during the NFL’s pre-season games, it wasn’t until the 49ers' third...

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