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Raising a generation in the age of social media

Claire Harvin, Contributor • November 27, 2018

Before my niece could talk, she could clear notifications while looking through pictures on her mother’s phone. “Do you want to see a picture of yourself?” became a welcome distraction...

Editorial: Response to South Carolina

The Tiger Staff • November 20, 2018

The University of South Carolina student newspaper, The Daily Gamecock, recently published an editorial titled "Clemson: we need to talk". This is The Tiger's response. Dear little brother,We’re...

Social Media or Social Anxiety?

Allie Miles • November 20, 2018

Why are you lying awake at night? Insomnia?... Caffeine? Or is it a subconscious feeling of worry, nervousness and unease? Anxiety is an epidemic that plagues millennials because of the constant need to...

A thank you letter to the staff of Clemson

Jon Walsh, Outlook Editor • November 18, 2018

It often seems like there is more wrong with this world and this campus than there are right. However, there are many things to be appreciative of, and one of the most overlooked aspects about Clemson...

Letter to the editor: CUSG Special Referendum

Matt Innocenti & Will Billbrough, Contributors • November 13, 2018

Dear Fellow Tigers,Two weeks ago, the Clemson Undergraduate Student Senate passed Senate Bill 18, which was a constitutional amendment to give more powers to you, the Undergraduate Student Body. This amendment...

Letter to the editor: Clemson wrestling club looks to turn varsity

Noah Wright, Contributor • November 11, 2018

The Clemson Wrestling program was removed as a varsity sport following the 1994-95 season. While the program had success, cancelling it meant more than losing NCAA championships that our wrestlers brought...

Teaching the Whole Relationship, Not Just Sex

Katie Harrison • November 11, 2018

“Hey mom, I think I broke my hand. How? Uh, Saturday I got a call from a close friend and her boyfriend had hit her. I got so mad I sorta unleashed on a door. I’m at the doctor right...

Is this our new normal?

Julia Korn, Copy Chief • November 5, 2018

On Oct. 27, 11 people were killed in a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. During a seemingly normal Saturday morning service, a man started shooting while shouting anti-semitic epithets. Being...

Opinion: Vote!

Samantha Connell, Asst. Outlook Editor • November 4, 2018

With Halloween in the past and Thanksgiving in the far future, it is time we focus on an incredibly important holiday inching towards the present: Election Day. On the first Tuesday of November, the United...

Why The Tiger has stopped printing

Nicole Clamp, Editor in Chief • October 29, 2018

The Tiger has been roaring for Clemson University in print since 1907. During those many years, we have had the privilege to cover a variety of subjects and historical events that have built Clemson up...

Opinion: One solid tradition

Samantha Connell, Asst. Outlook Editor • October 22, 2018

Most days, you can find Clemson’s campus adorned in various shades of orange and purple. Fridays, however, hold a slightly different narrative. At the end of each week, Clemson has “Solid Orange...

The problem with Rotten Tomatoes

Why you should read reviews instead of the Rotten Tomatoes score By Jon Walsh • October 15, 2018

Before I being this article, I want to acknowledge that it is bias of me, being the one who writes most of the movie reviews for The Tiger, to be stating that filmmakers should read the reviews written...