Racial and Homophobic messages surface within UofSC’s Turning Point USA organization.
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Bias Incident Response Team to examine trends, incidents on campus
The university put a new group into effect, designed solely to examine incidents of bias in the community.
Rally in support of USC Aiken coach canceled, player shares experience
Reporter Jillian Paige Hicks writes on the cancellation of the “I Stand With Coach T” Rally as well as including an opinion from a player of Thomas.
Column: Let us be a different generation than our parents
Chi Nguyen expresses her desire for USC Aiken students to take control of the future, to fight racism.
Black Lives Matter rally hosted at Town Hall, discussed racist comments by faculty member
A Black Lives Matter rally was hosted at a Town Hall where representatives discussed racist comments made by a USC Aiken faculty member.
Coach Kenny Thomas’ comment on social media
News Editor Chi Nguyen covers the recent controversy USC Aiken has been involved in.
Editorial: Black lives matter
Pacer Times expresses support, solidarity for the Black Lives Matter protests and movement.
Investigation ensues following student misconduct reports
News Editor Noelle Kriegel summarizes an incident involving misconduct in a private student groupchat.
USC Aiken launches email investigation, students react
News Editor Noelle Kriegel summarizes the mass email incident that occurred on April 16 and 17.
Column: The term is Coronavirus or COVID-19, not 'Chinese Virus'
Business Manager Cole Maddox expresses why it is best to remain technically correct when it comes to the coronavirus.
Column: A love letter to my black husband
With Black History Month and Valentine’s Day colliding, Editor-in-Chief Cecilia Maddox wrote this column about understanding and fighting racial injustice as a powerful way of loving.
A coach's perspective: Microaggressions within gymnastics
News Editor Noelle Kriegel reflects on her experience as a gymnastics coach and the recurring issue on the mispronunciation of gymnasts of color names compared to their white counterparts.
Column: Processing the racial epithet article
Editor-in-Chief Cecilia Maddox discusses the process behind writing the article about a university employee who used a racial epithet at a public campus event.
USC Aiken employee uses racial epithet at university-sponsored event
At a university-sponsored event, “The Blank Word,” a university employee used a racial epithet after a discussion on the reclamation of slurs.