Opinion Archives - Page 57 of 59

Path to nomination: Longshot candidates hope to come from behind

Mark Ritterpusch, Columnist • March 28, 2016

John Kasich and Bernie Sanders are still running what seem to be futile campaigns for their respective parties’ nominations. Despite his big win in Ohio over Spring Break, John Kasich has already...

Your robotic overlords and you: Grappling with the future of Artificial Intelligence

David Spearman, Outlook Editor • March 28, 2016

Today, the Go world championships. Tomorrow, the world.For those that don’t know, AlphaGo, a Go-playing computer designed by London-based Google subsidiary DeepMind, recently defeated Lee Sedol 9p....

Race in the University: A sorely needed institution

Samuel Wilkes, Contributor • March 24, 2016

In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois published “The Souls of Black Folk,” perhaps the first text to provide a substantive glance into the struggles and experiences of African Americans in the early twentieth...

Back to education

Krista Wunsche, contributor • March 24, 2016

Our culture treats university not just as an education, but as a lifestyle. At Clemson, our massive student centers, football culture and most potently the idea of the Clemson family serve as our...

Another brick in the wall

Trevor Seigler, Columnist • March 24, 2016

The attacks in Brussels remind us of one simple, inescapable fact: fear, more than love, can motivate people to do horrible things. I have no doubt that the killers in Brussels, much like the killers...

Graduate perspective on library fees

Jason Coral, Columnist • March 21, 2016

Open up the wallets for another fee, grads. The university has proposed an $85 library fee for graduate students to raise $247,000 for library services and journal collections. This is more than just another...

Sea World to phase out orca shows

Daniel Kennedy, Head Copy Editor • March 21, 2016

Controversy over the captivity and breeding of orcas has plagued SeaWorld in recent years, particularly following release of the 2013 documentary “Blackfish” which chronicled the story of the...

The R word: R for Remarkable

Myra Hutto Asst. Timeout Editor • March 10, 2016

In the dictionary, the word “retarded” is defined as a description of slowness or the limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development and academic progress. More...

Fair’s fair: library fees provide more pros than cons

David Spearman, Outlook Editor • March 7, 2016

Last issue, the news section covered a recent initiative which would charge graduate students an $85 fee to help cover library costs. This initiative comes at the behest of the library staff who cite competing...

Primarily a mess

Mark Ritterpusch, Columnist • March 7, 2016

One week from now the next big round of GOP primary races will be in the books, with two of the most important states, Florida and Ohio, on the horizon. On Super Tuesday, the real battle was for third...

Point/Counterpoint: Apple vs. FBI

David Spearman and Mark Hinds, Outlook Editors • March 3, 2016

Point The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said in a majority opinion in 1987 that “the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of...

Free speech “cock” up: how American universities should improve their free speech policies

David Spearman, Outlook Editor • February 29, 2016

One of my pet peeves is the way the tribalism, which modern humans inherited from our caveman forefathers, shapes modern political discourse. However, I regularly fall short of the ideal dialectic I wish...