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(09/15/16 1:33pm)
"Time flies by." A phrase used so frequently that it is almost too
cliché. I say that because I believe that today’s
generational society is driven to advance more quickly, achieve innumerable
expectations and still find a balance of sanity. As a parent, I also say that
time has moved swiftly as I have raised children. I’m a very proud
parent of three amazing children: a
graduating college senior this December, an incoming college freshman and a
high school sophomore.
(09/16/16 12:45pm)
The history of USC began with the U-shaped quadrangle of the Horseshoe where the original campus took form in 1805. It has served as the location for many important events, like visits from former president William Howard Taft and Pope John Paul II, and more recently College gamedays and a concert from Darius Rucker. For centuries has withstood wars, fires, earthquakes, riots and the Civil War, and is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
(09/15/16 1:29pm)
My husband Todd has instructed me to always start this story with “my daughter is okay,” because my heart still bears the scars from an uncertain time when being so far away gave new meaning to “letting go.” As I reflect back on a Halloween phone call received two years ago when Larissa was a first-year at USC, I still tear up and probably always will.
(10/03/16 2:56am)
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(09/15/16 1:33pm)
Most students at USC and universities around the country are finding rising college costs to be a formidable challenge. College costs have increased at a rate higher than inflation for the past two decades. While the reasons for this rapid cost increase can be argued from many viewpoints, I feel that the push to provide every high school student the college experience (regardless of need, desire or aptitude) has created a level of demand for higher education where students and their parents are willing to pay whatever is necessary to gain a seat at that table.
(09/15/16 1:34pm)
When I was a teenager in the 1970s, condoms were kept behind the counter at the pharmacy and could not be sold to minors in some states. In contrast, by the time my kids were in high school, I kept threatening to put a bowl of condoms by the front door for them and their friends. As a gynecologist who trained during the height of the AIDS epidemic in America, that’s just the way I think.
(09/16/16 12:55pm)
Tailgating and the Cockabooses
(10/03/16 2:56am)
It's that time of year again; parents are rolling into town, ready for a tour of the city that you now call home. It might be left up to you to decide what your family will do for entertainment. Do you have the top spots lined up to show your parents all Columbia has to offer? If not, no need to stress. Check out these handpicked places and activities to help you and your parents enjoy their visit.
(10/03/16 2:55am)
Dear Carolina Family,
(09/15/16 1:35pm)
I’ve been blessed to have just about every Carolina experience one can have.
(02/04/16 12:35am)
"As I stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief — Thank you, Iowa — I want you to know I will keep doing what I have done my entire life."
(01/21/16 5:04am)
Russell House Theater was filled with discussion Wednesday night at a town hall meeting led by Dr. Cornel West and featuring former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner and intellectual Adolph Reed Jr. The meeting centered on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ policies on college affordability, academic labor and other issues related to his candidacy for the presidency.
(01/21/16 3:42am)
“Are you ready to stump for Trump? I’m here to support the next president of the United States — Donald Trump.”
(01/21/16 2:28am)
The 2016 Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom.
(01/21/16 2:39am)
University Housing is sponsoring the Tunnel of Awareness 2016 series for the third consecutive year at USC. Tunnel of Awareness is a literal tunnel containing a series of exhibits that allows participants to gain greater insight on various social injustices that plague local communities and areas across the country. Each portion of the exhibit will offer multiple perspectives on a wide variety of social awareness topics, such as racial and transgender issues and topics regarding mental health.
(01/14/16 7:04am)
As part of USC’s annual recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) is hosting a discussion panel
titled “Learning is a gift, even when pain is the teacher” on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the USC School of Law.
(11/05/15 2:54am)
On Oct. 30 the university announced their decision to remove the August commencement ceremony from the calendar.
(11/05/15 1:30am)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Carolinian Creed. In light of the Creed’s long-standing presence on campus, the Office of
Student Conduct & Academic Integrity and the Carolina Judicial Council (CJC)
sponsored a weeklong celebration in its honor: Creed & Diversity
Week. Thirteen different offices and student organizations worked together to plan and execute
this annual celebration.
(11/05/15 12:30am)
Halloween wasn’t about costumes or candy for Conundrum Music Hall in West Columbia last fall.
(10/29/15 3:30am)
At Wednesday's Senate meeting, Student Body Vice President
Lee Goble suggested the formation of a special committee to explore making
changes to the constitution and formation of student government.