Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with Greene Street celebration
(09/17/16 3:07am)
The rich diversity of Hispanic culture was on full display on Greene Street on Friday for the Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff.
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The rich diversity of Hispanic culture was on full display on Greene Street on Friday for the Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff.
The Board of Trustees gave preliminary approval to a $200 million medical campus off Bull Street at their regular meeting Friday. The campus will be built on 16 acres of land donated by a Greenville developer rather than 14 acres of land owned by USC's partner Palmetto Health Richland, according to The State.
At a regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, the USC Board of Trustees considered Bull Street development land for a new medical school building. The new campus, which would be a $200 million project, could use a 16-acre portion of the downtown Columbia development space.
When Sonia Gutierrez first arrived in Columbia a year and a half ago to work at WLTX, she went to the public library to find out more about the history of Latinos in South Carolina.
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Dance Marathon looked to get a head start on their registration and fundraising with a kickoff event Wednesday. The popular community service organization spent much of the day recruiting students in Russell House to sign up for their annual event and start raising money early.
University president Harris Pastides called upon the Carolina community to help transform USC into the 21st century university students need during his annual State of the University speech Wednesday morning at the Russell House Ballroom.
USC sororities might soon contend with new rules for Greek life social events, according to a document circulated at sorority chapter meetings earlier this week.
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.
The importance of creating a balanced economy in the 21st century was the common thread throughout Lead the Way's economic empowerment forum Tuesday night. Experts in business development and government officials addressed a range of topics related to economic empowerment, from entrepreneurship to the importance of quality education to a strong economy.
Anita Hill will discuss equality in the workplace Sept. 15 on USC's campus. She will deliver a talk at 4 p.m. in the School of Law auditorium for this year's Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture in African American Women’s Studies.
A USC fraternity under suspension is being investigated for "an organizational conduct matter" after the hospitalization of a pledge, according to new information released Monday evening.
Dear Carolina Family,
Monday, Sept. 12
The newest addition to Greek life is developing, or colonizing, at USC during the fall of 2016. Alpha Xi Delta sorority has introduced a new chapter, joining the University of South Carolina Sorority Council's many sisterhoods on campus. The chapter held their Bid Day on Sunday.
As university administrators consider banning fraternity rush at USC, another fraternity was suspended Friday. Two other fraternities were also placed on probation in recent weeks.
Human and civil rights were on the agenda Wednesday evening for the second in a series of forums held by Lead the Way, a student-run voter registration initiative.
The University of South Carolina now has a new way to get home from a night out on the town. Student Body President Michael Parks announced the implementation of USC Safe Ride program on Wednesday afternoon.
USC will participate in the Peace Corps Prep program, the university announced this week.
In an office filled with African art pieces and books on photography, philosophy and research methodology sits Keith Kenney, a visual communications professor in USC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications. I first met Kenney at the airport in Rome and got to know him just a bit as a professor in the three weeks following. Although it was unusual talking to him in a small room tucked away in a corner of the journalism school, his passion for photojournalism was as clear as ever.