Column: Role of primary debate moderators antiquated
By Joy Caroline Hicklin | Nov. 3, 2015The moderator's role has expanded to include personal opinions and objectives — with an ever-present influence of ratings.
The moderator's role has expanded to include personal opinions and objectives — with an ever-present influence of ratings.
Imagine my surprise when I tried to tune into the Republican debate on Oct. 28, only to find out that CNBC had limited its livestream to cable customers.
Last week the Pentagon and the White House announced the U.S. would insert no more than 50 special forces troops into Syria to assist in the fight against the Islamic State
We feel that in this case there was a failure on every level.
The Republican Party's race is their circus, not the media’s.
A disturbing trend has beset our nation’s top colleges and universities.
Words that do have a place in political dialogue are being talked into meaningless oblivion.
Earlier this month The Intercept published a massive expose on the United States assassination-by-drone program in the Middle East.
Every year, journalists accumulate thousands of paper coffee cups, craft hundreds of stories and absorb a few days’ worth of sleep. They work exhausting hours and ask iron-clad questions as if they have nothing to lose. It’s a hard yet rewarding profession, and one worth respecting. That respect falls away once gender is involved.
It shouldn’t matter how large or small the community is.
Nationwide an increasing amount of teaching work is being done by part-time, untenured instructors, many of whom have terminal degrees.
As of now, the doubles teams have been formed, but no one knows what trophy, if any, they will be battling for.
The combination of viewing school only as a means to a career end and the concentration in a field that may or may not be the student’s interest, but is chosen because of its career potential, is contributing to unhealthy classroom attitudes.
The state’s quiet epidemic should make people uncomfortable.
Two columnists debate whether or not a college diploma is necessary for success in the modern world.
I appreciate The Daily Gamecock’s coverage of SC Pride. It exposed a lot of people to something they may have been unaware of entirely. However, there are multiple errors with this piece that must be addressed.