Campus Happenings
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The College Elects its 23rd President
The College of Charleston’s presidency has been nothing short of unstable since the retirement of President Glenn McConnell in July…
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Cougar Night Lights 2018
Despite an unseasonably warm and wet day, the mood was jolly as students gathered on the Cistern Monday night. To…
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Remembering the Holocaust: “The Daffodil Project”
This past Sunday was a day of remembrance for many communities in Charleston. The annual “Daffodil Project” that honors the…
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Politics with Pavlinec: A Constitutional Crossroads at the Border
The border wall, fence, barrier or slat is the sole issue driving the government shutdown. Due to its increasing likelihood, I will focus on the constitutionality of President Trump declaring a national emergency to build the wall. A national emergency would allow the President to circumvent congress and use the military to build the wall….
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Censorship: Asset or Hindrance?
In the United States, we are granted five liberties in the first amendment of the Constitution: freedom of speech, press, religion, as well as the rights to petition and assemble. Censorship is an issue in American society which reveals the unclear boundaries of what these freedoms protect. Although not a new issue, the growth of…
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Hurt, but not Hopeless
I know I’m getting close to Wilmington, NC when I start to smell the salt and hear the incessant squawking of the seagulls. What I see however is a totally different picture. What I see, is not what I remember growing up around. Hurricane Florence swept through my hometown the week before my visit. Trash,…
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The Hurrication Situation
It happens every year. Newscasters forebode of the coming winds and the eyes of every student turn toward the Eastern Atlantic in search of a storm. Panicking parents and the administration’s reassurances that canceling class is never necessary. The evacuation pandemonium and standstill traffic develop as the wind and rain continue brewing just off the…
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The Youth Speaks Up. Is anyone listening?
Thousands upon thousands standing together. Their signs shouting different messages, yet alike in their intentions. Never Again. This gun-control focused movement is only one of many organized by today’s young people, which have flourished in recent years – their ability to swiftly develop and involve the masses demonstrates this generation’s inability to be forgotten….
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Welcome Home?
“Do you know what the Ford Pinto is?” Matt McElhinney, a sophomore English major with a concentration in Creative Writing, asked about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “They just scrapped the whole thing because it was so bad. It’s kind of to that point where it’s is almost irreparable.” The U.S Department of Veterans…
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Rainbow Road: The Journey of Charleston’s LGBTQ+ Community
As the parade marched down King Street, a Bud-Light sponsored dune buggy shot t-shirts into the crowd. The first few sounds of compressed air being shot into the crowd led a few people to instantly cower and shriek in fear – memories of Pulse, Deco and Kendra Martinez flashed through people’s minds. Charleston may be…
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The World Cup… Without U.S.
The summer of 2018 was a strange time for US citizens, as they found themselves on the outside looking in during arguably the biggest sporting event in the world. The 2018 World Cup marked the first in nearly 20 years that the US men’s team failed to qualify. After losing to Trinidad and Tobago 2-1…
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Straws Suck: The Truth that’s Hard to Swallow
It is no secret plastic is a problem. Trash has been accumulating in our planet’s oceans at an accelerating rate as our global population skyrockets. Images of “trash islands” have overcome the desire of some to buy that cup of coffee from a facility that doesn’t recycle or offer an alternative to straws for cold…
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LeBron James: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
In case you’ve been living under a rock, allow me to catch you up: LeBron James is a Los Angeles Laker. I repeat, LeBron James is a Laker. After losing to the Golden State Warriors in his seventh straight NBA Finals appearance, LeBron decided to opt out of his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers…
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The good, the bad and the cringe-worthy: the most overrated things of 2018
Fashion: Fanny packs They’re convenient sure, but do we really want to look like confused tourists everywhere we go? Neon makeup Listen, I loved Glow as much as the next person, but the intense 80s vibes are getting to be a bit much. Excessive glitter I have two words for you: glitter butts….
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The Stolen Children
It’s easy to forget that over 10,000 children have been stolen from us this year. With a different news headline being pushed down our throat every other day, we tend to focus on the now instead of what happened weeks or maybe even months ago. With the daily outrages committed by President Trump and his…
