In Brief: Feb. 25
Man drops stolen booze when fleeing deputies A man wanted for burglary was trying to run away from deputies when he dropped several bottles of stolen liquor, WIS reported.
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Man drops stolen booze when fleeing deputies A man wanted for burglary was trying to run away from deputies when he dropped several bottles of stolen liquor, WIS reported.
It was only 60 degrees outside on Friday, but that didn’t stop 34 people from jumping into the waters of the Maxcy-Gregg Pool wearing bathing suits, street clothes or crazy costumes and glow sticks for the first annual Polar Plunge.
Forum features candidates for Columbia police chief
Possible road improvements to affect USC
When Kevin Curtis was at USC earning a degree in education, he imagined himself teaching middle school science.
Administrators, faculty, students and alumni traveled to the State House Wednesday morning to lobby for USC’s proposed tuition timeout on the 11th annual Carolina Day.
USC students have won more than 620 national awards, totaling more than $17.8 million, since the Fellowships Office was created in 1994. USC now hopes to make it easier for students to know about, and research these fellowships.
Representatives from Columbia Christians for Life handed out brochures and held up signs on Davis Field for several hours on Feb. 3 to protest sodomy and fornication and share their own beliefs. “I want to share Christ here today. I’m mostly sharing a message about chastity. I realize that fornication on this campus is something that’s accepted,” Steve Lefemine, director of the group, said. “There’s a mentality here it seems of fornication being acceptable.” According to their website, the mission of Columbia Christians for Life is to “be a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, through establishing a faithful and compassionate Christian presence at the child-killing centers, and by communicating God’s Truth that His Kingdom prevails over the sin of shedding innocent blood.” The protesters held signs with phrases such as “sodomy is sin” and “hell is avoidable.”
Local high school commemorates former teacher Blythewood High School students, faculty and staff will host a “Chef Day” this Friday to commemorate former teacher William Turner, who passed away on Feb. 1 after battling colon cancer for several years, The State reported. Turner founded Blythewood’s culinary program when the school opened its doors in 2005, and made it one of the top programs in the state and in the nation. He earned the nickname “The Chef” after leading the school to a top five finish at the State Culinary Competition five times and to a win at the state championship in 2010. Blythewood also earned a 14th-place finish nationally that same year. “Chef has made an undeniable difference in his students’ lives, and his dedication to this school and our community is something that we absolutely want to celebrate,” said Fletcher Spigner, Blythewood High School student activities director, when Turner retired in 2012 due to health reasons. “Chef teaches culinary skills to his students every day but what they learn is responsibility, dedication, hard work and character.”
USC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications will move to a 52-year-old brick building on the Horseshoe in August 2015.
General Mills brought back Gracie and her interracial parents from last year’s Super Bowl commercial during the first unscheduled timeout of Sunday’s game.
USC hosted students from 19 campuses across the South on Saturday for the 28th Annual Student Leadership and Diversity Conference, themed “Find Your Fit: Unlock Your Future.”
How the winter weather played out on campus, in city
This week’s snowstorm didn’t only cancel classes; Student Government also closed for the winter weather, including a mandatory candidate meeting scheduled for Tuesday night.
If you’ve been to Jillian’s on a Thursday night over the last few weeks, you may have seen Ashlyn Bassett and Patrick Rogers practicing their moves.
Rucker stuck in traffic, misses Grammy Award Former USC student and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker was not on hand to pick up his trophy on stage Sunday night in Los Angeles after winning his first Grammy Award in 18 years, The State reported. Rucker, who was stuck in traffic, missed the red carpet, the beginning of the network telecast and even the pre-telecast when his award was presented. “We barely made it time for him to get to his seat,” Ebie McFarland, Rucker’s publicist said. “He even had to stand in the hallway until the first commercial break before they would escort him to his seat because we were that late getting there.” After announcing his name as the winner for Best Country Solo Performance for “Wagon Wheel,” Grammy presenter Cydni Lauper spent 12 seconds looking for Rucker before giving up. Other performers who neglected to pick up their awards during the three-hour pre-telecast show included Alicia Keys, Imagine Dragons, Pharrell Williams and the directors of the music video for Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie.”
Due to impending inclement weather, USC’s Columbia campus will be closed on Jan. 28. The announcement cancelling all classes and closing all university offices was posted on the university website around 7:15 p.m.
When Christie Severin and Paula Novacki took over the leadership of Phi Alpha Delta, they were only given a dusty box with plastic cups, forks and a scrapbook that wasn’t put together.
The University of South Carolina Library has added a rare treasure to their G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns and Scottish Literature.
One in 12 women and one in 45 men have been stalked in their lifetime, and over half of all stalking victims are between the ages of 18 and 29.