In Brief: April 21, 2015
By Lauren Shirley | April 21, 2015Today's brief section features award of a Pulitzer Prize to The Post and Courier, a new multi-purpose housing complex to be built in West Columbia and the flooding of Riverwalk.
Today's brief section features award of a Pulitzer Prize to The Post and Courier, a new multi-purpose housing complex to be built in West Columbia and the flooding of Riverwalk.
The Daily Gamecock took home 28 awards at the annual South Carolina Press Association Collegiate Awards Presentation on April 10 at Bob Jones University.
Today's in brief section features a mid-rise house development deal, the 'slim' chance of solving the Tucker Hipps' case and the House's bill to raise gas prices to fund South Carolina road repair.
Men sporting brightly colored heels and tights were sure to be a show stopper, but for the Walk A Mile In Their Shoes event, it became a central way to discuss the issues of sexual assault and abuse in Columbia. For the past six years Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (STSM) has hosted Walk A Mile In Their Shoes to raise awareness about sexual violence and to highlight local, non-profit organizations that are available to help survivors of sexual assault and abuse. The Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands is a non-profit organization that began in 1983.
Katie Shelgren, a fourth-year public relations student, and her fiancé Will Boggs, a USC alum, have founded Raising a Voice, an organization dedicated to educating the public about human trafficking and helping to bring it to an end.
The Relay for Life team has been spending the week painting the town in shades of purple. Purple is the color that represents Cancer Survivors and, secondarily, is used to promote the Relay for Life events.
Bill Press visited campus Tuesday and addressed the public and students by invitation of Political Science Professor Don Fowler.
The annual Walk a Mile In Their Shoes will take place on Wednesday on the State House grounds. The walk will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Executives from the Coca-Cola Company came to USC on Tuesday to accept the 12 annual Cocky award.
In today's briefs, some state institutions will offer in-state tuition for South Carolina natives, the singer of "When a Man Loves a Woman" died and Marcus Lattimore got engaged.
Today's In Brief section features a Columbia woman dying after running a half marathon, a police search for a man who burglarized a motel room and Lou Holtz's departure from ESPN.
The blotter comes from police reports released by the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety and doesn’t include crimes reported by city or county law enforcement.
Bill Press will visit USC on Tuesday to address both the public and students by invitation from Professor Don Fowler of the department of political science.
There were an unusual number of green shirts on campus Tuesday worn by students.
Across campus Monday, students witnessed a blossoming of color on Green Street and around campus, as the t-shirts painted for SAVIP's Clothesline Project were finally put on display.
An anonymous benefactor has purchased 1,200 acres of land from USC, located near Pawley's Island, SC in order to prevent future development and establish a conservancy zone along the coast, according to a Saturday press release from a PR firm representing the buyer.
A 30-year-old Elgin man has been placed under arrest and charged with felony DUI following the death of a Columbia woman in a three-car accident which occured on Saturday afternoon, according to the Columbia Police Department, Police are looking for answers in regards to a man who was shot in the parking lot of a Bi-Lo on the 9000 Two Notch Road on Saturday and on Thursday, the Navy Flight Demonstration Team's Blue Angels took the crowd by storm during the Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.