Student Government gets behind revamped Tradeversity
By Mike Woodel | Aug. 30, 2017Previously launched at USC, the revamped Craigslist competitor will better appeal to students in its current form, Student Government officials say.
Previously launched at USC, the revamped Craigslist competitor will better appeal to students in its current form, Student Government officials say.
The family of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to share his message on the anniversary of his "I Have a Dream" speech, and a tropical system may develop into a named storm just in time to hit the South Carolina coast.
Potential new members received their bids Sunday at Colonial Life Arena, joining the thousands of USC students involved in Greek life.
The first Service Saturday of the semester specializes in introducing students to service opportunities in and around Columbia.
USC brought in more than $253 million in sponsored research money in fiscal year 2017, setting a new record for the third year in a row.
During a 10-week program in Israel, 2015 USC graduate Jordan Markus helped develop a new food service company, which he hopes to bring to the United States.
Student Body President Ross Lordo is gearing up for a fight to get a student vote on the University's Board of Trustees.
The "class of the eclipse" was formally welcomed to USC Wednesday morning at the annual New Student Convocation ceremony.
All across campus, students and families are tackling move-in day and dealing with nerves, excitement and some sadness.
After months of anticipation and planning, the 2017 solar eclipse darkened the Columbia sky for just over two minutes on Monday.
The Campus Village project, originally proposed in 2015, will replace the existing Bates Towers, Cliff Apartments and Carolina Gardens housing facilities and construct new buildings on the sites of the Bates and Benson Building parking lots.
August's Board of Trustees meeting brought changes to President Harris Pastides' pay and gave student body President Ross Lordo a chance to advocate for one of his campaign promises.
Released Aug. 14, the study looked into the economic impact of the USC system's 50,000 students and 180,000 in-state alumni.
Unveiled in front of the board’s Executive Committee, this year's operating budget calls for a 3.46 percent increase of resident and non-resident undergraduate tuition for the coming academic year.
Although enrollment projections are somewhat unreliable due to a wide variety of factors that he calls the “summer melt,” vice provost Dennis Pruitt estimated the size of USC’s 2017 freshman enrollment at 5,600 to 5,700 students.
According to USC associate director for public relations Jeff Stensland, the change will net USC just under $252 million over the length of a 15-year contract.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced July 27 that two suspects were in custody for the armed incidents, with a third suspect being arrested the following day.
