USC’s in-state freshmen percentage declines
A decade ago, USC Columbia’s freshman class was 78 percent in-state students.
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A decade ago, USC Columbia’s freshman class was 78 percent in-state students.
USC is among the 50 best value public colleges in the nation and No. 1 in the state, according to The Princeton Review’s 2011 rankings.
USC is set to lose millions in state funding for the upcoming fiscal year, according to budget proposals offered by the General Assembly.
Four candidates for dean of the USC Honors College will be interviewed in March and April, according to a press release by USC’s Office of Media Relations.
Mac Dunbar, the first-year USC student and Kappa Alpha fraternity pledge who was hit by a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning, is still at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital and will undergo more surgeries. The following is taken from caringbridge.org/visit/macdunbar, a web journal posted by a family friend:
While the Food and Drug Administration banned malt alcoholic drinks containing caffeine in November and the South Carolina House followed suit on Feb. 10, many convenience stores near campus are still selling Four Lokos.
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.
The first-year USC student hit by a suspected drunk driver Sunday morning left surgery Monday, according to a family friend’s online journal.
The two candidates in the SG presidential runoff race have a common, simple strategy: make sure students know there is a runoff race.
The trial run for Student Government’s Five Points taxi service is planned to begin March 24, Student Body Vice President Taylor Cain said.
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If Columbia bars want to keep the party going past 2 a.m., they will now have to throw out their Solo cups, toss their wet T-shirts in the dryer and keep their girls from going wild.
Katie Thompson defeated opponent John Cuenin with 62 percent of the vote Wednesday night to become Student Government’s next vice president. “I feel a little jittery; I’m shaking,” the second-year public relations student said immediately after the election results were announced to the gathering of campaigns and supporters in the Russell House. “It’s a great feeling; I’m totally floored.”
Students can log onto VIP to vote in the Student Government elections until 5 p.m. today. Write-in ballots are available in the Campus Life Center (RH 227) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. President, vice president, treasurer and senator positions are up for grabs. Also on the ballot is a referendum that would amend the current Student Body Constitution to combine the Graduate Student Association and SG. Each student may only vote once. Check out dailygamecock.com to read candidate profiles and endorsements.
The campaign banners for Student Government presidential contenders Steve Vereen and Rohail Kazi have gone missing as of Tuesday.
Students can log onto VIP to vote in the Student Government elections today through 5 p.m. Wednesday. Students can also fill out write-in ballots in the Campus Life Center in the Russell House between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. today and Wednesday. President, vice president, treasurer and senator positions are up for grabs. Also, a referendum that would amend the current Student Body Constitution to combine the Graduate Student Association and SG is up for a vote. Each student may only vote once. Check out dailygamecock.com to read candidate profiles and endorsements.
A mock Student Government campaign poster advertising Jesus Christ’s run for student body president appeared on Greene Street alongside legitimate banners over the weekend. The sign depicted Jesus walking on water and reaching out to Cocky, and the text included a sexual innuendo. It was torn down before 11 a.m. Monday. Past SG campaigns have seen their fair share of joke posters and candidacies.
Student body presidential candidate James Strickland’s campaign banner was stolen from Greene Street sometime between Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon.
Steve Vereen understands if you don’t believe he’s ready for the job. Heck, even Vereen admits he wouldn’t support his own candidacy if he wasn’t involved in SG.
The 23rd Annual National Black Graduate Student Conference is coming to Columbia on March 9, and USC will pay the registration fees for 35 participants.