Quintuple business major Elizabeth Wilson wins USC Woman of the Year
Elizabeth Wilson is the 2011 USC Outstanding Woman of the Year.
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Elizabeth Wilson is the 2011 USC Outstanding Woman of the Year.
Students in the Green Quad Learning Community are putting their green values to the test this week on a journey to eliminate their carbon footprint.
Students Promoting the University’s Reach for Success celebrated Thank Alumni for Giving (TAG) day to raise awareness and express gratitude for the university’s annual private donors on Greene Street Tuesday.
The women of the Muslim Student Association kicked off Muslim Awareness week Monday night in the Russell House Ballroom with guest Afroze Habib, principal of the Weekend Islamic School at the Islamic Center of Columbia and a former chemistry professor at USC, speaking on “Women in Islam.”Habib, who earned her doctorate in chemistry at USC, said she wanted to clarify misconceptions that women in Islam are oppressed or considered subordinate to men. She pointed out several passages in the Quran and recounted stories of Muhammad that specifically outlined women’s rights to her own property, ability to divorce, reverence to mothers and wives and equality to men in the eyes of God. She said the Quran assigns equal moral responsibilities to men and women.“People attack that women are secondary to men; you see this even is Islamic countries,” Habib said. “This is not true in Islam but in human history. Islam protested it, saying that women cannot be claimed by men. In Allah’s eyes, men and women are equal, but not identical; they were created from a single soul to live in a complementary partnership.”Habib also elaborated on Islam’s differing views on the story of the fall of mankind, saying that unlike Christian denominations, Muslims do not hold Eve responsible for the fall of mankind, nor was pregnancy or childbirth a punishment upon women.The sisters-only event attracted little attention from the USC community — only eight women (all Muslim) attended. MSA members are confident that this week’s later events, such as Thursday’s Islam 101 discussion, will draw more students.“I think people who aren’t Muslim sometimes get intimidated, and it’s harder to get women to come out and discuss,” event coordinator for MSA and first-year marketing student Huda Shami said. “Also, it was the Monday after spring break, and a lot of people were studying for exams. There’s an interest in the community, though, and this is the first time we’ve done this event, so hopefully we’ll be able to learn from this week and build on that.” MSA will host three more discussions this week: “Islam in Context” tonight at 7 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom, “Islamic Achievements” with guest speaker Professor Waleed El-Ansary Wednesday and “Islam 101” Thursday in room 114 of the Health Sciences Building.
Williams discusses diversity, spread of information to achieve goals
“Pride mom” and gay rights activist Harriet Hancock shared her experiences with LGBT issues as a supportive parent as the third speaker in the Safe Zone Ally Project “Speak Out Loud” lecture series sponsored by the Student Health Services Wednesday night at Gambrell Hall. With the reassuring aura of any good-natured Southern grandmother and the feistiness of a mother grizzly, Hancock, a South Carolina native and USC alumna, shared her story of activism in the gay community in her lecture, “A Mother’s Commitment to Equality: Reflections from a Pioneer.”
Over 200 USC students, faculty and staff were on the move Saturday morning under clear blue skies for the first Changing Carolina 5K.
While expanding parking lots and commissioning hybrid cars may be far off, USC's Vehicle Management and Parking Services is working on promoting and expanding its new car rental program as a solution to heavy traffic and greenhouse gas emissions.
Well over 70 believers, atheists, agnostics and skeptics filled the Gambrell Hall auditorium Wednesday night for an intelligent and rational student-operated debate over the Christian faith.
The debate between Student Government presidential runoff candidates Joe Wright and Rohail Kazi Monday night was, much like the rest of the race, mostly uneventful.
Representatives from several campus organizations gathered on the Russell House patio Wednesday for a Recycling Information Fair hosted by the West (Green) Quad Learning Center and USC’s RecycleMania team.
A small crowd of fervent Carolinians gathered on the Statehouse steps Tuesday morning to voice their concerns at the South Carolina Rally for Higher Education. Local news stations fixed their cameras to the humble podium where Ebbie Yazdani, Ryan Duane and Isaiah Nelson (the Student Body Presidents of USC, Clemson and College of Charleston, respectively) addressed the state on the dire issue of funding for public universities in South Carolina.
John Cuenin is relaxing at his campaign meet-and-greet in the game room of the Honors Residence Hall the Saturday before student body elections.
Gambrell Hall rang with several Student Government slogan promises to “amplify,” “restore” and “ignite” Carolina during the 2011 Executive Candidates Debate Wednesday night. All seven candidates for executive office were challenged to demonstrate their qualifications for office and outline their plans to follow through on their platforms, given this year’s dramatic state budget cuts.
Sunday evening, while students from East, West and South quads gathered in the Green Quad lounge to watch the kick-off of the three-hour battle between Pittsburgh and Green Bay, members of USC’s RecycleMania team celebrated the kick-off of an eight-week nation-wide sustainability competition.
Student Body presidential candidate Joe Wright kicked off his campaign in a casual swing with his first official campaign rally in the Honors Residence from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday night.
There was an air of excitement at Wardlaw College as LGBT students, faculty, community members and straight allies gathered to hear former Utah State Rep. Christine Johnson, the new executive director of South Carolina Equality Coalition, deliver the first address of Speak Out Loud.
Twenty-five Columbia nonprofits and five USC student service organizations were represented during Tuesday’s Spring 2011 Service Opportunity Fair, which was sponsored by Community Service Programs and the Carolina Service Council.