USC will not offer quarantine housing during spring 2022 semester
(12/03/21 9:26pm)
Quarantine housing will no longer be offered by USC during the spring 2022 semester.
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Quarantine housing will no longer be offered by USC during the spring 2022 semester.
The story of the President’s House is one of protests, panty raids and a blue jay that liked to hide earrings in the draperies. It is also one intrinsically tied to the university and its students.
Issues with the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system in the Humanities Classroom Building have led to safety concerns and a need to reduce the burden on the older building's electrical system. The HVAC system is "nearing the end of its service life," and is scheduled for replacement, according to university spokesperson Jeff Stensland.
USC reported a total of 168 active COVID-19 cases, according to the university's updated online COVID-19 dashboard. This is an increase from last week's cases and the university is expecting case counts to continue to rise next week.
The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (COMET) is operating USC's campus transit system for the first time with a full campus this year. Its initial contract with USC brought several changes to the system, including a rule that requires students to swipe their CarolinaCards before boarding campus busses.
All students will be required to participate in monthly COVID-19 testing and wear masks in classrooms and other indoor environments where social distancing cannot be practiced during the fall 2021 semester, according to interim university President Harris Pastides.
The Presidential Commission on University History hosted a virtual town hall on Monday to discuss its progress so far and next steps.
USC presented its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) on Tuesday in a virtual kickoff event.
2017-2018 Academic Year
March 9, 2020: First two cases of COVID-19 are detected in South Carolina by DHEC.
USC has 88 total active COVID-19 cases, according to the university's online COVID-19 dashboard.
USC will be making changes to the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs (EOP) and its Title IX department in an effort to improve its handling of cases of sexual harassment, according to an email sent by university President Bob Caslen.
USC is reporting a total of 64 active COVID-19 cases on campus, according to the university's online COVID-19 dashboard.
South Carolina will transition into phase 1b of vaccine rollout starting March 8, Gov. Henry McMaster announced on Tuesday.
USC announced plans to return to face-to-face classes for the fall 2021 semester on March 8. The amount of in-person classes offered in the fall will be close to the number of in-person classes offered before the pandemic, give or take 5%, according to an email from the provost.
The races for student body vice president and speaker of the student senate ended Wednesday night, with Emily Dengler being elected for vice president and Morgiana McDevitt being elected for speaker.
The Daily Gamecock interviewed candidates for student body president. The candidates discussed advocating for renaming campus buildings, in-person commencement and improvements to online learning.
The Daily Gamecock interviewed student body treasurer candidates, who discussed transparency with the student body and the referendum to remove treasurer as an executive position chosen by the student body and instead make it a cabinet position chosen by the student body president.
South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill banning most abortions into law Thursday afternoon.
Student Government presidential candidates said the university needs to be held accountable and listen to survivors of harassment when dealing with alleged cases of harassment at USC.