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Letter to the Editor: Clemson made right decision in ending balloon release

Bradley Wilkinson, President of Clemson NRGSA August 18, 2018

On behalf of the Natural Resources Graduate Student Association at Clemson University, we would like to commend our institution for the recent decision to discontinue the mass release of balloons at Memorial...

Opinion: Clemson refuses to stand for dreamers

Will McCorkle, Graduate Student in Education and Pauline de Tholozany, Assistant Professor of French April 30, 2018

Clemson just announced that they will be bringing in Nikki Haley and Tim Scott as the commencement speakers this year. While there is certainly nothing wrong with having politicians or public officials...

Opinion: Gun safety, not control

Arianna Grevious, Contributor April 23, 2018

When talking about the gun debate, consider an old piece of motherly advice: it’s not what you say, but how you say it.  Specifically, the discourse surrounding gun legislation should be changed...

 

Staff editorial: Help us roar. How you can #SaveStudentNewsrooms

The Tiger Senior Staff April 22, 2018

Imagine, just for a moment, what life would be like if The Tiger no longer existed. Who would you turn to for information when a CATbus catches fire? Who would call out CUSG when it does something shady?...

OPINION: Stand with me, not against me

Emily Mason, Contributor April 16, 2018

If you were tasked with deciding who was more important in our society, high-skilled or low-skilled American workers, who would you choose? Could you really say that one group possesses more worth than...

OPINION: We must rethink the immigration debate

Shelton Mitchell, Contributor April 16, 2018

One of the most controversial and important issues in American society is immigration. We need not look any further than the White House: President Donald Trump was elected partially due to his promises...

Letter to the Editor: Expressing concerns about Clemson’s social host ordinance

Nick Holman, Freshman Pre-Business major April 10, 2018

I am writing on the behalf of the city ordinace on underage drinking in Clemson. The wording of the ordinance is extremely loose and gives police an extreme amount of freedom as to what is considered illegal...

Letter to the Editor: In response to “Affected by hate or bias at Clemson?”

Steven T. Ford April 9, 2018

I'm writing to respond to Katie McCarthy's article of February 12, 2018, “Affected by hate or bias at Clemson?  We want to hear from you.” I applaud The Tiger for printing this article....

OPINION: Race in America: Growing up biracial

Danielle Edwards, Contributor April 9, 2018

I am a mixed kid whose mother is white and whose father is black. Just from the pigment of my skin, I look black. Because of the color of my skin and my biracial lineage, I encountered racial issues and...

OPINION: What it’s like to be Hispanic at Clemson

Valadez Jaramillo, Contributor April 9, 2018

It’s not the color of my skin or the length of my name that shapes my personal identity. It’s my interests, my passions, my dislikes and, let’s be honest, my favorite shows to binge watch. The...

OPINION: Diversity at Clemson: Appearance and Reality

Pauline de Tholozany, Assistant Professor of French and Todd May, Professor of Philosophy April 4, 2018

On Jan. 16, Jennifer Pinckney, widow of the late South Carolina Senator and Pastor Clementa C. Pinckney, spoke at Clemson. She was the keynote speaker of the commemorative service of MLK celebration week....

OPINION: Why Clemson students should help build a healthier community in Las Malvinas

Kevin J. Burke III, Marisol Miranda and Lauren Cvitkovic April 2, 2018

As Clemson students, our primary goal is to walk across that stage at graduation knowing that we have made a positive impact on this university, and world, in some capacity. It is an instilled sense of...

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