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Making a memorable First Year Experience
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While Solid Orange football Saturdays, afternoons spent tossing the Frisbee on Bowman Field and all-you-can-eat breakfasts at Harcombe Dining Hall are aspects of college life that make one's time at Clemson unique, perhaps the most unifying aspects of being a new student on campus is the University's First Year Experience program.
Taking the green road
Gary Gaulin steers clear of high gas prices by riding an electric bike.
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With the increasingly long lines building up at the bus stops, students may want to look for alternative methods of transportation. Gary Gaulin, chairman of the Clemson University Environmental Committee (CUEC) has already taken such action, often riding around campus on an electric bike.
Tailgating troubles
IPTAY seizes last spots available to students
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With the arrival of a new fall semester, questions surrounding the football season have begun to surface. How many games are the Tigers going to win? To what bowl game-if any-will the team be invited? However, the question most people are not asking is, "Where am I going to tailgate?" Perhaps this would be a more popular inquiry if Clemson fans knew that IPTAY, the University's well-known collegiate club, has laid claim to the majority of campus tailgating spots.
Prostitution plagues Anderson
Police intervention falls short of curbing problem.
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The idea of prostitutes wandering the streets seems like an issue far removed from the picturesque college town of Clemson. However, despite four years of joint intervention efforts by the Anderson County Sherriff's Office and the Anderson City Police Department, prostitution continues to afflict the nearby city.
Experimental Forest offers offbeat adventure
University-owned land provides public place for hiking, biking, fishing and more.
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Surrounding Clemson's main campus is more than 17,000 acres of land owned by the University, known as the Clemson Experimental Forest. Predating Lake Hartwell, the Forest contains entities from public service extensions to research facilities to outdoor labs for team building, as well as the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.
Highpointe boasts amenities
New development provides top-of-the-line facilties for
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Some might say that realtor and developer Tom Winkopp possesses the Midas Touch, while others may speak more conservatively in branding him as an entrepreneurial genius. Regardless of the title, Winkopp has moved on to one of his most daring ventures yet; the creation of a small town.
Education aided by class of 1956
Despite awkward location, new Academic Success Center will benefit University.
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Though more than a decade since their graduation, members of Clemson University's class of 1956 continue to leave their mark on campus. The men and women who dubbed themselves a part of "the class of change" have raised $2.7 million to fund a permanent and more accommodating home for Clemson's Academic Success Center.
Astro III dims lights
Clemson landmark forced to close doors.
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On January 21, 1971, a single moviehouse in downtown Clemson premiered with a viewing of American-Japanese film, "Tora, Tora, Tora." The English translation of the movie title, "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger," makes the selection of the film all the more appropriate in the city nicknamed Tigertown.
Student Government week in review
"Due to a 90 percent budget cut to the system, library book loans and databases will be taking a significant hit this year and could be severely disrupted without change." Kay Wall, Dean of Libraries "Those in the 2007-2008 calendar are beginning to find there is no enforcement method in place for their ePortfolio.
Tiger Briefs
A viewing of the award-winning documentary "Darius Goes West" will be hosted by the Clemson Visitors Center on Oct. 8, followed by a question-and-answer session with protagonist Darius Weems. In the documentary, the 15-year-old Duchene Muscular Dystrophy stricken Weems, and 11 of his best friends set off across America with the ultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customized on MTV's Pimp My Ride.
Weekly World Update
National Report ? On Sept. 2, Google released the beta version Chrome web browser, a new surfing medium designed to be more streamlined and more simple. According to Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management, Google's intent is to "drive the whole web platform forward" resulting in more people flocking to the company.
Making an impact
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The graduate student body plays a critical, yet often overlooked, role here at Clemson. Most undergraduate students see their graduate counterparts in classrooms and laboratories on a daily basis, but don't fully grasp the vital function these scholars serve in academically furthering the University.
