Kimberly Rojas, Staff Writer
December 15, 2016
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There were 11.1 million undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2014.
This number has been decreasing since 2009, according to the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Almost two-thirds of these immigrants have been ...
Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
December 15, 2016
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This semester the Columbia College campus was altered by a social media post that brought racial tension and the importance of sisterhood to the forefront.
On Sept. 28, three freshman girls posted to Snapchat a picture of themsel...
Jerrica Thomas, Staff Writer
December 15, 2016
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Since the general election in early November, racially or politically charged incidents have increased on college campuses across the nation.
“November was pretty divisive,” Emily Fox, Columbia College ...
Lauren Fleming, Staff Writer
December 15, 2016
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Eau Claire High School has requested to rekindle a relationship with Columbia College.
ECHS is less than one mile down the road from Columbia College. However, the college receives only around five to 10 applications a year from E...
December 12, 2016
Jerrica Thomas, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gov. Nikki Haley to be the United Nations ambassador for the United States on Nov. 23, according to Melissa Quinn of Newsweek.
Haley has accepted. Now it’s left for the Senate to confirm her as ambassador after the presidential inauguration...
Melvonia Taylor, Co-Editor
December 5, 2016
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Two Columbia College students have been volunteering at Transitions Homeless Recovery Center during the 2016 fall semester.
“I’ve always had the urge to give back,” said Jasmine Smith, sophomore political science major...
Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
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Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove a car into a crowd on the campus of Ohio State University and then proceeded to attack students and other bystanders with a butcher knife.
Eleven people were injured and taken to the hospital, with one i...
Jerrica Thomas, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
Filed under Election Coverage, News
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The minority voter turnout for the 2016 general election was lower than the 2012 election partially because of voting laws in North Carolina and other southern states, according to NBC News.
The Leadership ...
Bryn Blumenthal, Staff Writer
December 2, 2016
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On November 30th at 7 p.m., Rockefeller Plaza will light up with the 84th Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting event, featuring a 94-foot-tall Norway spruce.
“The 2016 Rockefeller Center tree will be the second tallest Christmas ...
Bryn Blumenthal, Staff Writer
December 2, 2016
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At 9 a.m. Thanksgiving day, millions of Americans turned on their televisions for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade through the streets of New York City.
The parade traveled approximately 2.5 miles from 77th street and...
Sunema Mauga, Staff Writer
December 2, 2016
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Kanye West cancelled the remainder of his 2016 Saint Pablo tour dates Nov. 22; concerts had been scheduled through New Year's Eve.
There were 22 shows remaining in the tour and fans were disappointed.
Controversy star...
