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Matt Herrick, Senior Reporter

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Several of the signs the protestors had contained graphic images.

‘It’s evangelism’: Anti-abortion Christian organization clashes with protestors

Matt Herrick, Contributor March 15, 2025

While advocating against abortion, a Christian organization was met with opposition from abortion rights advocates at a gathering outside of Brackett Hall on Thursday. The organization is known as Operation...

Esso Club's wings have been voted the best wings by the Clemson community.

Best Wings: The Esso Club

Matt Herrick, Contributor March 6, 2025

Chicken wings, traditionally deep-fried, have been a part of Southern cuisine for much of their culinary history. Wings are a classic bar food and can be seen on game days, late nights out or just when...

Newly inaugurated President Trump appointed Tesla founder and X owner Elon Musk as the head of the “Department of Government Efficiency.”

Herrick: Elon Musk’s proponency of the H1-B visa is concerning for American workers

Matt Herrick, Contributor January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump's second inauguration has begun a new chapter in American politics. Trump has ushered in this new era with many claims that could affect college students. He has announced that he...

'Castlevania: Nocturne' greatly improved in its second season.

Netflix corrects course with second season of ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’

Matt Herrick, Contributor January 30, 2025

In May 2021, right after the conclusion of the smash hit animated series “Castlevania,” Netflix announced that a spinoff of the series — set 300 years later during the French Revolution — would...

What sold me on the project was the evident love and respect for both the source material and the fans that the developers of Rivals have put into their product.

Marvel Rivals: One of the best hero shooters of the last decade

Matt Herrick, Contributor January 23, 2025

Marvel has a complicated relationship with video games. They can undoubtedly create masterpieces that stick with fans for generations — one only needs to look at the insomniac Spider-Man games, the ever-endearing...

The animated show is spectacular. James Gunn’s best work is with ensemble casts like these, especially of lesser-known characters, allowing him to breathe life into his works with the interactions of his core characters.

James Gunn proves DC is in good hands with ‘Creature Commandos’

Matt Herrick, Contributor January 16, 2025

In August of 2014, James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” marked the up-and-coming director’s first foray into the world of Marvel comic superheroes. The movie's instant success and the success...

The only promotion 'GNX' received was through Lamar’s social media, where he posted the album's cover and a photo of himself standing in front of the titular Buick GNX.

‘GNX’ is a fitting end to Kendrick Lamar’s best year yet

Matt Herrick, Contributor December 5, 2024

In a career full of successful years, 2024 has been one of Kendrick Lamar’s best. He dominated the charts and the cultural conversation with smash-hit Drake diss tracks including “euphoria” and “Not...

Percussion ensemble, steel band and drumline showcase talent

Matt Herrick, Contributor November 14, 2024

In a performance that was nothing short of electric, Clemson University’s percussion ensemble, steel band program and drumline performed their fall concert at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts...

The panel consisted of Stephen Phillips, a lecturer in the political science department; Leslie Lewis, an instructor and academic development liaison for Clemson University Honors College; and Kathrine Bedard, a senior economics major and member of Clemson Undergraduate Student Government.

Rutland Institute for Ethics holds college voting panel discussion

Matt Herrick, Contributor November 14, 2024

Low voting turnout among college students is a national issue that has only been highlighted by the recent election. On Oct. 29, 13 attendees joined the Robert J. Rutland Institute for Ethics for a “Hot...

Students have crowded the lawn near Cope Hall every Monday since the beginning of the semester to participate in Cope Movie Mondays, a fun new tradition.

Cope Movie Mondays: Shoebox students organize weekly movie screenings

Matt Herrick, Contributor October 24, 2024

Students have crowded the lawn near Cope Hall every Monday since the beginning of the semester to participate in Cope Movie Mondays, a fun new tradition. A group of students organizes the events: Ben...

Chappell Roan performs on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards

Herrick: The Smiths were wrong, you don’t ‘know how Joan of Arc felt’

Matt Herrick, Contributor September 27, 2024

St. Joan of Arc is one of the most well-known saints of the Catholic faith. For over a century, she has been venerated by the Catholic church as the patron saint of soldiers and of France. However,...

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