An Election Day Conspiracy?

As everyone should know by now (and if not, their status as a college student needs to be questioned), this past Tuesday the presidential election occurred. The incumbent, President Barack Obama, was declared the victor after taking Ohio, the swing state known for deciding the elections. In the end, Romney lost to Obama as the reporting ended with Obama having 303 electoral votes and Romney only having 206 electoral votes.

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For some, they will be glad to hear that the election season is finally over. But for others who voted, they have noticed something suspicious at the polls.

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Rounding Up Their Elephants

With a looming November election, politics are abundantly present in both the media and dinner conversation. On campus, politics are also found at the kick off meeting of the Presbyterian College College Republicans. Beyond regular meetings, the PCCR has high hopes for a booming year among their organization. Sophomore chairman Laura Nowell outlined the goals for their budding organization.

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Making PC a Better Place: One Bike at a Time

Remember being a kid, and thinking that riding a bike was one of the greatest things in the world? Going on bike rides was the cool thing to do outside—and the bigger, the faster the bike, the better. Now that we are in college, sometimes our childhood can be forgotten as we all focus on the future.

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The Truth* of the Emergency Alert System

On November 9^th 2011, the president of the United States will have a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).  This is the system that allows for the quick transmission of warnings to viewers and listeners of television and radio in the event of natural disasters and other such catastrophes.  The EAS has never been used or tested on a national scale, an oddity being ten years into the War on Terror and at the acme of the Information Age.  The system is capable of broadcasting a presidential speech across the airwaves to every television and radio in ten minutes time.  A test of this system would seem to be a sound decision made by any leader.  However, according to several moles inside the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the International Department of Unidentified Nations, Networks, and Organizations (IDUNNO), this alleged test holds a more significant albeit covert purpose than what President Obama would like you to think.  All of these events will occur simultaneously on November 9^th.

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BYOA: Bring Your Own Art Show

Art by Elizabeth Bagwell

Support the Local Arts!

Earlier this month, from October 8^th-14^th, Spartanburg’s Hub-bub Showroom played host to thirty regional artists and their wares. The idea behind the innovative Hub-Bub non-profit organization is to promote and build “community, in Spartanburg and the southeast, through dynamic art and ideas.”

What is so unique about the way this exhibit in particular was structured has to do with how it gave artists from diverse backgrounds and of varying mediums the chance to centrally display their art. Unlike most exhibits, this one was not a competition but rather a celebration of community, art, and the fellowship amongst all the area artists.

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The Price of Gold at the Olympics

Few events have the power to both unite and divide the world like the Olympic Games.  Beyond the fierce competition between countries and the unified chanting of country names, accusations of corruption and underhanded tactics often maim the spirit of the events.  In recent memory, there was the questionable scoring of the boxing events in both the Seoul Olympic Games of 1988 as well as the controversial scoring of boxing in Beijing back in 2008.  Even though the London 2012 Olympic Games are ten months away, there have already been accusations of the buying of gold medals by Azerbaijan.

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PSA Pertaining to Planing Participation in Primary Polls

Every South Carolina resident needs to mark February 28^th 2012 on their calendars. Besides being the 302^nd anniversary of The Battle Helsingborg, it is also the date of the South Carolina Republican Primary. A primary is an election held by the political parties to determine who the party will run on their presidential ticket. These serve as a testing ground for candidates, giving them election experience before the main election. While turnout is lower than the main election, primaries are used to get the base of a party excited about an election.

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