In Brief: 3/21/16
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Local woman identified as victim of Lexington County fire
Student body presidential candidate Michael Parks reportedly coerced votes from Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity members, according to evidence sent to The Daily Gamecock. Parks also has been reported for several campaign violations that occurred in the final day of Student Government elections.
Leading up to the Gamecocks' opening weekend against Albany, there was a healthy competition among pitchers trying to earn a spot in the weekend rotation. Throughout the fall, it was thought likely that Clarke Schmidt would start the first game of season. On Monday, coach Chad Holbrook officially announced that not only would Schmidt start the first game, but that freshman Braden Webb and junior Taylor Widener would join him in the opening series weekend rotation.
In 2013, the Louisville Cardinals’ athletic department had reached the pinnacle of success. The football team won the Sugar Bowl against the No. 3 Florida Gators, the baseball team beat the No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores to reach the College World series, the women’s basketball team made it all the way to the national championship and Rick Pitino led the men’s team to a national championship over Michigan.
Several student body candidates — Cory Alpert, president; Dennzon Winley, president; Stinson Rogers, treasurer — have been assessed penalties following accusations of campaign code violations.
The Daily Gamecock will not be endorsing candidates in the 2016 Republican, Democratic and Libertarian primaries. The likelihood of coming to a meaningful staff consensus on these issues is small, and that is definitely not a bad thing. Diversity in political views makes this campus and nation stronger rather than weaker.
Across the country and across the USC campus, election season is about to kick into high gear. On Tuesday, student government candidates for the 2016-2017 academic year will have their mandatory candidate meeting, after which they will be allowed to campaign in earnest.
The University of South Carolina College of Nursing's online graduate program has been named the top online nursing graduate program by U.S. News and World Report in their 2016 Best Online Education Programs rankings.
The holiday spirit was definitely in the air Tuesday night on the Horseshoe at the 61st annual tree lighting ceremony, put on by the Carolina Service Council.
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Regular readers of The Daily Gamecock may have noticed a difference in the opinion section last week.
These briefs do not include every incident from the last week and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.
Columbia is the largest city in the state of South Carolina, and is its closest example of a metropolis. Columbia is constantly growing and expanding and, like cities of its kind, fewer people are relying on cars for transport as more resort to cheaper options — including public transportation and walking.
This year’s fall fashion trend: Trash.
According to Bloomberg, an estimated $10 billion will be spent on the 2016 presidential race. From television ads to travel to staff, those campaigns become massive expenditures that cross the country in ways unimaginable by this country’s first politicians. Of course, no one is arguing that there is something inherently wrong with expensive operations — sometimes they can produce fantastic results as the legitimate voice of the people. However, this can often go horribly astray when money going into politics is not visible.
Four USC Upstate student-athletes killed, one injured in car crash
Tuesday evening, President Harris Pastides sent an email to UofSC students and parents about the state of the university. Here is that email in its entirety:
Fraternity Council President Tim Bryson and Vice President of Conduct Jonathan Withrow will be recommended for dismissal Monday, according to an email received by The Daily Gamecock.
This past Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought his campaign rolling through South Carolina at top-speed.
Several hundred copies of The Daily Gamecock were stolen from racks and boxes across campus Tuesday.