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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...

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“Torn:” a heart-breaking and hope-restoring documentary about a life lived outdoors

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor February 10, 2022

In recent years, climbing has turned from a niche activity into a well-known sport. One reason for this is competitive indoor climbing’s emergence as a popular sport, leading to it being an event at...

Satire: Clemson Athletics announce new men’s varsity sport

Satire: Clemson Athletics announce new men’s varsity sport

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor April 1, 2021

In January 2021, Clemson’s athletic director, Dan Radakovich, announced that Clemson planned to end men’s track and cross country. Clemson students were outraged. A petition quickly spread...

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Pixar’s “Soul”: A movie for your soul

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor February 16, 2021

After experimenting with charging customers to watch the new “Mulan” movie, Disney+ released their new Pixar movie, “Soul”, to all paying customers. The film, which Disney released...

CUSG Elections: Clemson student runs as write-in candidate for student body president

CUSG Elections: Clemson student runs as write-in candidate for student body president

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor February 10, 2021

Geoff Gilson, a junior political science major, is running as a write-in candidate for student body president for the 2021 election season. He did not take part in banner drop and plans to wait before...

Halliday sits with Planthony Jr. atop Sassafras Mountain.

Tigers of the Valley: The little tree that could

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor December 2, 2020

Have you ever gotten an apple from a Clemson dining hall and thought, “I could grow a tree from these seeds”? Me neither, but Kevin Halliday, a senior mechanical engineering student, has. The...

Sydney Radecki, junior secondary education major, signs a copy of her new book, "Every Rose Has It's Thorns."

Tigers of the Valley: Sydney Radecki, new author

Frances Kirk, Associate Editor September 16, 2020

While most college students downloaded Zoom in mid-March in preparation for classes moving online, Sydney Radecki had been using the video conference app for almost a year while writing her first book...

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