Sports Outlook TimeOut 2020 football COVID-19 spring Binge snacks paws up, paws down approach Established in 1907, South Carolina's oldest college newspaper roars for Clemson. Volume 115 | Issue 1 | Jan. 20, 2021 thetigernews @thetigercu @thetigercu www.thetigercu.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIGER’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER scan the QR code to the right to receive every Wednesday Downtown bars juggle business and safety amid COVID-19 Summer Robinson, Senior News Reporter CALEB BROWDER // PHOTO EDITOR In downtown Clemson, bars we’re outnumbered by a lot. If people grad students and those tend to be their patrons, so they are potentially are grappling with the challenge of don’t want to do what the mandates people who have been staying home, so forfeiting tips by kicking people out maintaining their businesses, paying and ordinances say, what else are we’ve had some pretty serious dips in of the bars for refusing to wear a mask. employees and keeping their doors we supposed to do other than shoot sales. It has been hard to stay open.” “People get mad when you tell them to open while also observing capacity ourselves in the foot and say ‘Get out!’” Last year, McManus started put a mask on, but making them happy limits and mask mandates enacted to Lee said. a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help is part of our job,” he said. slow the spread of COVID-19. She explained that student Nick’s stay afloat after months of As the night went on, the bars “It’s a very small school and a employees of 356 Sushi have been reduced business. Many loyal customers began to empty out and several police very small community and we rely on impacted most. “Not having a football chipped in, donating anywhere from officers appeared downtown to enforce our students and everybody else for season where you can have hundreds $5 to $50 or even more, and together the governor’s orders to stop the sale of business,” said Madie Lee, the general and hundreds of people filter through they have raised nearly $25,000. alcohol at 11p.m. manager of the popular bar, 356 Sushi. your bar, that takes away money not Bars, restaurants and other Most people on the street As she spoke with The Tiger, Clemson just from us but from people who businesses in the service industry are donned masks, which Lee said is a stark students crowded the inside of the bar, actually go to school at Clemson who struggling across the United States. contrast to the previous weekend, when dancing, singing and chatting with need that money to pay for tuition.” According to the US Census Bureau, almost no one was wearing a mask. The their friends. Some wore masks while Across the street at the oldest 64.9% of small businesses in the presence of law enforcement officers others clutched a drink in hand. bar in Clemson, Nick’s Tavern and accommodation and food services also marked a significant difference Lee explained that 356 Sushi Deli, the atmosphere was a bit calmer. industry reported experiencing a large from the previous weekend, when no has been able to adapt to COVID-19 One group of friends sat crowded in a negative effect to their business due to police officers were present downtown regulations by moving tables booth enjoying their beer and french the COVID-19 pandemic. In South to break up a large concert. around and clearly communicating fries while arguing about the pandemic. Carolina, 78% of small businesses Tensions are especially high expectations regarding masking and “Why are the cases still going up?” reported having requested financial following the large, unmasked non- social distancing to patrons before shouted one patron to her friends. assistance from the federal government’s socially distanced concert held at Study entering the bar. James McManus, the bar paycheck protection program. Hall bar on Jan. 8. Photos of the crowd However, employees of the manager at Nick’s, sat down with The McManus echoed Lee’s began circulating on social media bar are limited in their ability to Tiger to discuss how the pandemic has frustrations with the catch-22 of service that weekend, causing an outcry from enforce pandemic protocols. “There impacted business. “The pandemic has employees having to enforce pandemic Clemson University professors and are usually 12 employees at a bar and affected us pretty seriously,” he said. “A protocols. He explained that bartenders others in the community. everybody’s capacity is around 200 so lot of our patrons are professors and and waiters rely on gratuity from Continued on A2. Image courtesy of Jacob Creswick on Unsplash Happy virtual Inauguration Day Krishna Patel the ceremony while downsizing and Capitol with severely restricted in- stars, including Demi Lovato, Justin Senior News Reporter modifying others. person attendance. Instead of the usual Timberlake and Jon Bon Jovi. Biden Biden’s inauguration theme hundreds of thousands of spectators and Harris are also expected to make Presidential parades, star- will be “America United,” a topic greeting the president-elect on remarks on this 90-minute special studded performances and glittering that has been highlighted throughout Pennsylvania Avenue after taking the program airing from 8:30 p.m. to 10 parties typically characterize the day his campaign. With a new strain of oath, a virtual parade will be held on- p.m. EST. Americans know as Inauguration Day. COVID-19 threatening to impact air to commemorate American heroes Disappointing as it may be to Add “virtual” in front of these activities Americans and the Jan. 6, 2021 from various backgrounds that reflect witness the inauguration ceremony and on Jan. 20, 2021 Americans will Capitol riots putting D.C. on high our country’s diversity, heritage and virtually, Americans currently have witness an inauguration ceremony like alert, Biden’s inauguration committee resilience. The Bidens will then receive a front row seat to an unprecedented no other. focuses on unifying Americans by a presidential escort to the White time in history. The restrictions at a President-elect Joe Biden keeping them safe at home. The House led by representatives from all ceremony celebrating our nation’s birth and Vice President-elect Kamala National Mall is expected to be closed branches of the military. are designed to keep us safe, but in a Harris will be officially sworn into on Jan. 20, vacation rental company To compensate for the typical few decades, perhaps we’ll be laughing office while maintaining strictAirbnb has cancelled many D.C. parties and balls that follow an at the bizarre mask-wearing and social protocols put in place amid national reservations during inauguration inaugural event, actor Tom Hanks will distancing we participated in. Right health and security concerns. This week and barricades have been placed host a post-inauguration primetime now, we can choose to turn a new 59th presidential inauguration will around the White House. Biden will program called “Celebrating America” chapter of history by staying safe and retain some traditional aspects of take oath at the West Lawn of the U.S. that features special performances by ensuring safety for future generations. A2 • Jan. 20, 2021 NEWS THE TIGER COVID-19 vaccine administration and public reactions Harley Frizzell the vaccine? According to the DHEC, Senior News Reporter the vaccine is being given in great numbers, which shows those receiving On Dec. 14, 2020, the first the vaccine are reacting well to it. COVID-19 vaccine was administered. Some nursing students here Since then, South Carolina Department at Clemson have received the vaccine of Health (DHEC) has rolled out the and talked to The Tiger about their separate phases in which the vaccine is reactions. Claire Ellis, a junior nursing administered. In phase 1A which we major, openly answered questions are currently in, health care workers, about her COVID-19 vaccine. Ellis Image courtesy of Lucas Downs, Contributor health care personnel, and those 75 was asked about her feelings of safety and older with or without health after receiving the vaccine. conditions are given the vaccine. In “I don’t feel much safer [so phase 1B, which would begin in late far]…Once I receive my second dose winter of 2021, frontline workers I think I’ll feel a lot safer,” Ellis said. BGR closes will receive the vaccine. In phase 1C, Ellis was also asked how she thought which will begin in early spring of the vaccine would affect campus due to COVID-19 2021, essential workers, those 65-74 when it is available to everyone. “I can with or without conditions, and those see campus gradually returning to a David Ferrara area, and nobody dining in, it wasn’t 16-64 with conditions will receive the new normal.” News Editor sustainable,” said Jason Assad, a media vaccine. Finally, in phase 2, which Ellis also urged everyone to contact for Amergent. starts in late spring early fall of 2021, “not take the decision lightly” when it After nearly 10 years of business BGR has won “best burger” in the vaccine will be available to everyone comes to making the choice of getting in downtown Clemson, BGR The The Tiger’s Best of Clemson issue for who would like to get the vaccine and the vaccine. The vaccine is set to become Burger Joint has closed in recent weeks all three years of its publication. One it will be widely available. available to everyone who wishes to get due to a loss in revenue during the of the local favorites was the specialty How is the public reacting to it in early fall of 2021.