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(02/03/22 8:48pm)
Members of the faculty senate said they were frustrated with campus mask mandates not being enforced and shared concerns about pending state legislation in their virtual meeting on Feb. 2.
(03/13/22 10:00pm)
Two years ago, a group of men had a goal to bring a fraternity centered around Asian interest to USC’s campus. With the help of Pi Alpha Phi alumni from Clemson University, the group finally started to fill out the paperwork to try and establish a colony at USC.
(02/01/22 9:43pm)
The university reported a decline to 410 active COVID-19 cases on campus, according to the university's online COVID-19 dashboard.
(02/01/22 5:44am)
Members of a student leader panel held Monday said USC has not been transparent or quick enough in its efforts to improve inclusivity on campus.
(03/13/22 10:00pm)
Students can find more than 100,000 specimens of vascular and nonvascular plants in the A.C. Moore Herbarium in the Coker Life Sciences Building.
(01/27/22 4:21am)
Experts are not entirely certain what has caused the recent increase in seismic activity in the Columbia area. While small earthquakes are not uncommon in the Palmetto State, experts say that they are not cause for much worry.
(01/25/22 10:02pm)
COVID-19 cases are on the rise with more than 1,000 active cases on campus. 3,377 cases have been reported to the university since Jan. 1, according to data USC released on Tuesday.
(01/31/22 2:55am)
When students at USC were frustrated with politics causing division based on political parties and viewpoints they united and created the American Civil Liberties Union (Columbia College Chapter) (ACLU Cola). The organization was founded in 2018 and continues to grow today.
(03/13/22 10:00pm)
Spring is here, and everything is ready to bloom again. Plants will blossom and animals and insects will return, but with the exponentially changing climate and human impact on the environment, the future may not look comforting. While experts don't expect at-risk plant and animal species to fade out this spring, they said they are concerned for their well-being from this point forward.
(01/20/22 4:34am)
Three pieces of legislation were introduced in the student senate on Wednesday and designed to combat ableism – the systemic discrimination against disabled people.
(01/20/22 5:15am)
During his fifth State of the State address on Wednesday night, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster boasted about the state's "booming" economy and laid out plans for how to spend the legislature's additional money.
(01/27/22 3:16am)
For the last eight years, South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis has been working to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina. During a press conference last Wednesday at the Statehouse, Davis said he expects this is the year that it will finally happen with the SC Compassionate Care Act.
(01/19/22 2:01am)
COVID-19 cases are down from last week with 2,256 cases reported to the university since Jan. 1, according to data USC released on Tuesday. The university is currently on "low alert".
(01/15/22 2:03am)
USC President-Elect, Michael Amiridis, will finish the school year at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and return to Columbia to take office as USC's 30th University President this summer.
(01/14/22 1:41pm)
Michael Amiridis, the finalist to become USC's next university president, is speaking to the USC community on a Microsoft Teams call Friday morning. Following the forum, the university board of trustees will meet at 2 p.m. in the Alumni Center. "Presidential election" is the last item on the agenda.
(01/14/22 9:32pm)
Michael Amiridis is USC's new president-elect, the board of trustees unanimously voted on Friday. Amiridis will make $900,000 a year.
(01/13/22 5:56pm)
A top candidate for the next university president will speak to USC community members on Microsoft Teams tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., according to an email the board of trustees sent on Thursday.
(01/12/22 2:45am)
COVID-19 infections are soaring in Columbia as students, faculty and staff return to campus. More than 1,000 cases were reported to the university since Jan. 1, according to data USC released on Tuesday.
(01/20/22 12:29am)
When the South Carolina Department of Social Services office returned to a pre-pandemic work environment, 23-year-old William Robinson had had enough of the burnout.
(01/08/22 1:18am)
The board of trustees voted on Jan. 7 to rename a residence hall after Celia Dial Saxon, one of USC's first female graduates and a lifelong educator and activist. This marks the first time a campus building will be named after a person of color.