Print Edition: 06/20/12
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For in-state students, this is the lowest percent increase since 1999, when most of us were in elementary school. It's been more than a decade since the university budgeted an increase so small. That itself has to be an indicator of good things to come.
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A Walmart could create jobs and continue to pull our state economy out of the gutter. Such a lucrative large-scale corporation could certainly spare a few million dollars of its revenue to help fund "green" initiatives in the area. It could give students a much closer, much larger place to buy all of their necessities, from ink cartridge refills to Red Bull, at generally low prices.
Last Friday a man and a woman were hit by a car while crossing the street in Five Points. The woman sustained a serious leg injury and is still in the hospital.
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The state Senate's version of the budget for the coming year gives USC its first funding increase since 2008, including $10 million for the law school, $5 million for Palmetto College, and $7 million for increases in employee salaries.
The Daily Gamecock will resume production starting January 14! We will be updating all fans with coverage from the Outback Bowl and other breaking news that occurs before next semester! Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their break and have a Happy New Year!
As the 2011-2012 year ends, hope returns to South Carolina higher education from an unlikely source — Palmetto College. The funding proposals brought before the S.C. legislature earlier this semester have been successfully passed by the House of Representatives, giving this soon-to-be-developed distance education program the funds its needs to get off the ground. Now all that waits for the promised $5 million is approval from the Senate and Gov. Nikki Haley — if she can find time between interviews, that is.
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The final days of the spring semester are filled with moments of happiness and relief for USC students. The stress of exams, research presentations and thesis defenses finally give way to the relaxation of summer — and, for most of us, a sense of pride in our time spent on this campus. Though academic achievement forms a major part of that pride, it is only our community’s commitment to acceptance and equality that makes USC not just a school, but a home. There are many ways this commitment is expressed, but none more strongly than today’s release of USC’s first official “It Gets Better” video.
I am writing to elaborate on your editorial opinion in Thursday’s Daily Gamecock about admission selectivity at USC. I appreciate you recognizing the challenges we face in meeting our seemingly disparate enrollment goals. Please let me point out that institutional selectivity cannot be described simply and only by the percentage of applicants offered admission. Rather, the overall quality of the applicant pool and the admitted class must also be considered.
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USC has a bit of an identity crisis to deal with — and it has nothing to do with its West Coast counterpart.
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The parking debacle on campus has been well-documented time and time again, but there’s another ongoing parking war with our fellow classmates who utilize two-wheeled travel around campus as well.
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The announcement of next month’s commencement speaker lineup last week incited outrage in the senior class — to put it mildly. The powers that be in the administration and Student Government held a phone conference to address a perceived lack of student input in the selection process.
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