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With rampant talks of budget cuts and furloughs, many individuals across campus are being extensively evaluated, potentially facing termination. Both Callie Boyd and JT Clark, who currently serve as the Clemson Undergraduate Student Body President and Vice President, respectively, are paid via stipend officials of Undergraduate Student Government.

Three of Clemson's most influential leaders took the stage Tuesday night for the State of the University address held at the Strom Thurmond Institute.

After football practice Wednesday and Thursday this week, Clemson football players registered with the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry.

According to recent survey results, University students should proud of their Clemson education. The findings, from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), showed that those surveyed feel Clemson provides a level of education superior to that of its fellow institutions.

It's 2 a.m. in Clemson, and a steady stream of students are making the trek back to their respective dorms. Visiting hours, an annoyance for many freshmen, are over. However, these students may soon find themselves with some extra time thanks to the efforts of some Student Government Senate members.

With recent cuts to Clemson's budget and the expiration of their state funded grant, the Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) will hold their first Farm Aid Festival to raise money to save Clemson's Student Organic Farm. It costs approximately $75,000 a year to run the farm, most of which was funded by USDA grants.

Imagine yourself on Christmas morning. You may be opening presents, sitting by your tree, a crackling fire nearby, listening to Christmas music, mostly just enjoying the day with your family. While this may be some students' Christmas day, many people in the area surrounding Clemson face a completely different reality.

Panhellenic Council voted Wednesday night to bring an 11th sorority, Sigma Kappa, to Clemson. The final decision was narrowed down to Sigma Kappa, Alpha Phi and Pi Beta Phi. Recruitment for Sigma Kappa will begin with an informal session in the spring. Formal recruitment will take place in Fall 2009 with the other 10 sororities.

Creative inquiry classes at Clemson are providing students with research experience through an in-depth, hands-on approach to learning. As Clemson continues moving toward its Top 20 goal, creative inquiry projects allow students to step outside of the usual classroom setting and conduct research of their own.

Clemson has always prided itself on student engagement and participation, especially projects which involve the community. Numerous service learning projects take place on campus every day; the results of which are beneficial to both Clemson students and locals.

The men's basketball team started their "We're not satisfied" campaign last Friday when they competed in the first games of the 2008-2009 season.

Both Clemson's cross country seasons came to an end last weekend in Clemmons, N.C., where each ran in the NCAA Southeast Region Championship at Tanglewood Park. Each had a solid outing, as both programs came away with 10th place team finishes. The women's strength behind their finish lied within their front-runner strategy, as they were yet again led by sophomore standout Jenna Baker who came away with the highest honor between both teams.

Many Clemson fans were reminded of what a blowout looks like after Clemson (5-5, 3-4 in the ACC) thumped Duke (4-6, 1-5 in the ACC) 31-7 on Saturday. The Tiger defense held Duke to just 168 yards of total offense. Quarterback Cullen Harper played a turnover free game for the first time in seven games.

Daniel Taylor Sports Editor The Tiger Tiger Nation has had little to roar about this season. The drubbing by now No. 1 Alabama in the season opener killed any anticipation for a successful season. Following the devastating loss, Clemson limped through their ACC schedule.

The Tigers had a huge success last week with an impressive win against the Duke University Blue Devils at Death Valley. The Tigers (5-5, 3-4 ACC) were able to dominate much of the game and pull away with a 31-7 victory. The victory brought some relief to Clemson fans after the Tigers appeared to have turned the corner against Boston College two weeks ago but then stumbled when they played Florida State the following week.

The Clemson Lady Tigers basketball team opened their 2008-2009 season against Furman University last Friday in Greenville. Going into this season, the program returned nine letterwinners and has six newcomers to the team. Clemson fell to the Lady Paladins, 82-68 last week in Furman's Timmons Arena.

Sex, drugs and darts. This is the central theme of "The Dart League King," written by Clemson University professor Keith Morris. The novel follows five characters on a rainy Thursday night in Garnet Lake, Idaho.

Once upon a time there existed a northern territory called Canada. In this territory nothing much happened, and nobody did anything of significance. Canada had only two chief exports. The first of these exports was a pointless "sport" called hockey, which, after trying to compete with boxing and mixed martial arts audiences, lost all viewers and quickly fell into obscurity, eventually becoming extinct.

What happened to the days of discount movies? What happened to being able to run out your door right as the movie was starting and still be able to make it on time because the theater was just a hop, skip and a jump away? What happened to the Astro III? The Astro III opened on Jan.

On the not-so-rare occasion, we here at The Tiger receive e-mails and phone calls from well meaning persons who disapprove of columns such as "On the Prowl." They would have us add six inches to our skirts, strap on our chastity belts and revert back to the era of gentlemen callers.