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Nuclear push increases costs
Carolina energy companies push for participation and change.
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South Carolina is sitting on the forefront of a new power age. While we are already the owners of the only plutonium plant in the United States, we are about to join a collection of states in the nuclear power push. However, this new dawning of nuclear power has the potential to cause its own nuclear sized reaction when South Carolina residents find out that the state's utility companies are asking residents to help foot the bill.
Students fight Saturday exams
Student Government hosts "Dead Day forum" to consider alternative exam schedules.
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Last Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, students gathered in Sirrine Hall for the "Dead Day Forum" to hear about the possibility of no exams on the first Saturday of exam week. Rick Jarvis, a professor in the mathematical sciences department, presented alternative exam schedules and compared each of them to the current exam schedule.
Campus visitor arrested in sexual assault
Overnight guest commits felony in Johnstone dormitory.
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A Georgia man was arrested after an incident that occurred in a Clemson University dorm room. Jason Michael Gregory, 18, of Cumming, Ga., was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct after an incident that took place in Johnstone early on Sunday, Feb.
Music industry cracks down
RIAA pressures universities to punish students.
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In the fight against piracy, college students seem to be the biggest enemies to the recording industry. In a nationwide effort, the music industry is sending thousands of copyright complaints to universities this school year almost three times more than last year.
Student Government Elections
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Josh Bell Bell's biggest goal for the student body is to change communication for the students and increase the understanding of the power that the student government can possess. The most important aspect of his platform is to hear student opinions and issues, fight for the students' rights.
Weekly World Update
World News Iraq plans to distribute oil wealth, violence continues Iraq's government has agreed on a plan to distribute the country's oil wealth within the country and open the industry to international investment. The draft law must be voted on by Iraq's Parliament to take effect.
:30 seconds with Anna Bruce
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Jennifer Salane: How long have you been a bat girl? Anna Bruce: This is my second year. JS: What is your favorite part about being a bat girl? AB: I love getting to be on the field where the action takes place. It is so exciting when we get a run and the players run out to congratulate their teammate.
In The Books
Campus Arrests The following are arrests that were made by the Clemson University Police Department from Monday, Feb. 19 to Monday, Feb. 26. Feb. 19 12:07 a.m., Kirstyn James, driving under suspension, Highway 93, officer: Schutt Feb. 23 4:11 a.m., Daniel Leonard, public disorderly conduct, Johnstone, officer: Lehmann Feb.
Student progressively recovers
Kellie Jureka undergoes surgery and amputation, but remains stable.
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An Inside Clemson report released to all students by e-mail on Feb. 28 provided the most recent updates for the progress of Kellie Jureka's recovery. Jureka was hit by a CAT Bus on Feb. 13 as she was crossing Fort Mill Road, located on the west side of the university's campus.
Tiger Briefs
Tiger Briefs Students attempt Guinness World Record for fundraiser Do you want to be a part of the world's largest game of Twister? Four students in the Calhoun Honors College are going to attempt to break the world record of 4,064 people, held by the University of Albany.
ONEart festivity benefits poverty
Students raise awareness about what the U.S. budget can change and improve.
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Earlier this semester, the idea dawned on Barrett Hutto and Sara Tappan that hosting a party with food, music and art would create a fun atmosphere while simultaneously raising students' awareness of poverty. Hutto, a senior studying engineering, and Tappan, a senior studying biology, are members of the Clemson ONE campaign, an effort to rally Americans to fight the "emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty," according to the organization's Web site.
FIRE stresses individual rights of college students
Robert L. Shibley puts students' freedom for protest to the ultimate test.
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Robert L. Shibley, vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), visited Clemson on Feb. 27 to discuss students' individual rights at America's colleges and universities. FIRE's mission is to defend and sustain such rights as freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty and the sanctity of conscience.
