Edit Desk: It really is OK to not be OK
I’ve always been an extrovert. When I would get asked possibly the most annoying, yet seemingly difficult question that we’ve…
Browsing: Opinion
Common ground: Education
During the election season, there are usually one or two hot-button political issues that dominate the national conversation, so we…
The Social Mixtape: Keep watch and be aware
Since the president was inaugurated in January 2017, the public has heard the term “fake news” uttered countless times. The…
Edit Desk: Picking up the spoon from rest
It is 8 p.m. on a weeknight. I am six years old, and my family room is engulfed by the…
Edit Desk: Noise
The world feels very noisy right now. I don’t think there’s been a single day in the last eight months…
Editorial: How much is too much?
On Oct. 20, the University of South Carolina’s student newspaper The Daily Gamecock decided to take a one-week publication hiatus…
Unaware of the Implications: Indifference to Importance
After weeks of waiting, I finally received my ballot in the mail. This was my first time voting in the…
Edit Desk: The impossible search for perfection
After my sophomore year of high school, I went on a two-week backpacking trip. There was no cell reception and…
Edit Desk: Closer than anticipated
Like many other teenagers, I tend to think I’m invincible. Every day I hear about bad things happening to other…
Common Ground: Energy and environment
After watching the first presidential and vice presidential debates, one thing is for sure — climate change is on the…