Meet the Regulars
Four writers, four beats, one bar. They read the news so you don’t have to, then they improve it.
Buford T. LedbetterLead Sports Editor · From the Upper DeckBorn in Pageland, S.C., in 1954, and a graduate of the University of South Carolina, which he would prefer you not bring up. Covers every Clemson sport and has not liked a single coach yet. Sees no reason to separate news from opinion.
usual: whatever’s on special, plus a complaint · known for: blurring news and opinionRead the column →
Dr. Penelope Ashworth-VaneSenior University Writer · Notes from the Faculty LoungeBorn in Duxbury, Vt., in 1972 and raised across Europe and the Middle East. B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.Phil., Oxford; Ph.D., Boston University. Environmentalist, feminist and proud radical, she covers the university as a site of ongoing struggle.
usual: fair-trade oat latte, no plastic lid · known for: reading every press release as a manifestoRead the column →
Darlene HucksAround Town Reporter and Influencer · Around the BendBorn and raised on Sullivan’s Island in 2003, and the reigning Miss Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits. Covers Clemson’s restaurants, parties and who was seen with whom, mostly from her phone. Moving to a bigger city any day now.
usual: whatever photographs well · known for: her sources (the group chat)Read the column →
Wendell “Scoop” PruittLead News Editor · The Pruitt DispatchBorn in Albemarle, N.C., in 1986, and a graduate of Wake Forest. Covers local and state politics and goes after the stories no one else will touch. Has sources all over the South Carolina political world.
usual: black coffee, no comment · known for: saying “developing”Read the column →