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(07/18/18 1:18am)
USC's College of Engineering and Computing received a $10,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. The donation will support the college's National Engineer's Week, or "E-Week," initiative, an open house event in February devoted to inspiring children of all backgrounds to become engineers.
(07/11/18 7:48pm)
The University of South Carolina approved a budget on Wednesday which raises the tuition for undergraduates and law school students on the Columbia campus by 2.9 percent for both in and out of state students. The budget also includes an increase in tuition for South Carolina residents in USC’s medical school, online courses and the campuses in Aiken, Beaufort and Upstate.
(06/29/18 12:33am)
A small fire broke out in the USC Coliseum on Thursday morning, according to a university spokesperson. Park and Devine Streets were temporarily closed to allow officials to attend to the incident.
(06/20/18 2:20am)
A research and development facility for SIOS Technology Corp. will open on the USC campus at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 21. It will be part of the M. Bert Storey Engineering and Innovation Center building on the corner of Assembly Street and Blossom Street at 3:30 PM.
(05/21/18 9:59pm)
A recent graduate from USC’s School of Visual Art and Design graduate program filed a lawsuit against Professor David Voros, President Harris Pastides, the university and the International Center of the Arts on May 15.
(04/26/18 12:52am)
In the beginning of April, the newly-elected Student Government executives were sworn into office for the 2018-2019 year at USC. Since then, they have been working to ensure they accomplish what the students voted them in office to do for the fall and spring semesters.
(04/22/18 9:26pm)
Laura Kissel was 7 years old when she first asked her parents for a camera, and she was met with a resounding no. At the age of 12, she borrowed her father’s camera on vacation and never gave it back. Since then, she has become a documentary filmmaker and uses her work to inspire people to think more deeply about real world problems.
(04/19/18 12:55am)
Confetti was scattered all around Greene Street on Thursday as Give 4 Garnet took over the area in front of Russell House. The event had tables from all different walks of USC student life raising money and giving out prizes to students walking by.
(04/13/18 12:39pm)
Denim Day began 19 years ago in Italy when the Italian Supreme Court overturned a decision about a sexual assault case because the victim was wearing jeans. The jeans were tight, and the justices believed that the victim had to have helped the assaulter remove her jeans, suggesting that she gave consent. The next day, the women of the Italian Parliament went to work wearing jeans, protesting the decision.
(04/09/18 12:37am)
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and is devoted to educating people about sexual violence and consent. On a local level, USC requires that every student complete Haven, an online course dedicated to teaching incoming students about sexual assault. This week, the university will be holding multiple events for students hoping to learn more and participate in spreading awareness on campus.
(04/09/18 12:40am)
Honors and Capstone are on two completely different sides of campus, but are similar in their motivations. The two organizations came together for Y'all Ball on Friday to celebrate their achievements and hard work at Top of Carolina.
(04/07/18 2:15am)
The Birdcage performers could not be tamed on Thursday night in the Russell House Ballroom.
(03/28/18 7:29pm)
Lindsay and Lexie Kite grew up competitively swimming. Since the age of six, these identical twins lived and breathed for diving into a pool and racing to the other side. By the time they got to high school, things changed. They began to notice bodily imperfections and didn’t want other people to see them in their bathing suits, with every insecurity on display when they weren’t in the water.
(03/26/18 12:56am)
The 11th annual USC Fashion Week began on Friday with a Boutique Crawl in downtown Columbia, where shoppers had the opportunity to shop with a discount at retailers that will be featured in the Finale Show. It was followed on Saturday with the Midlands Heart Walk, which took place on Colonial Life Arena Intramural Field and raised money for the American Heart Association. The week-long event is put together by the Fashion Board, a student organization centered on growth in styling and passion for design, and aims to help its members succeed in the fashion and retail industries. USC Fashion Week will run from March 26 to March 29 and will celebrate the designs of both students and retailers in Columbia alike. Check out the rest of the events happening this week below.
(03/22/18 1:28am)
Ellie Boan was on the phone with her mother when she heard her dog start barking at helicopters flying over her house, helicopters on their way to the high school five minutes from her house. There was an active shooter at that high school. She opened her laptop to the news and watched as teenagers from her hometown of Parkland, Florida, emerged from their high school covered in blood.
(03/05/18 2:52am)
Just this weekend, USC’s Dance Marathon celebrated its 20th anniversary by raising over one million dollars for the Child Life program at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. The first president of Dance Marathon, Simon Herrmann, returned to Dance Marathon for the first time since his graduation in 1999 and witnessed this milestone for the organization.
(02/25/18 10:42pm)
What began as a six-week women’s leadership program in the Leadership and Service Center has evolved into a student organization dedicated to empowering and building a strong class of undergraduate women.
(02/15/18 5:38am)
Nina Daneshvar will be in Austin, Texas, to present her own theoretical research at the American Junior Academy of Science Conference, but her interest in research at USC began long before her move-in day last fall. The first-year biochemistry student from Irmo, South Carolina, became involved in research in the chemical engineering department while she was still in high school.
(02/08/18 1:36am)
While South Carolina just topped 100 flu deaths and the CDC is proclaiming the worst flu season in a decade, the University of South Carolina has seen only a quarter of the flu cases it had at this point last year.
(01/29/18 2:46am)
A new semester at South Carolina has brought many new things to Columbia’s campus: new students, new opportunities and now, Tapingo. This flamingo-rhyming mobile app allows students to place orders for pickup in dining halls and other campus eateries in advance, saving both time and energy for students as they skip the line.