In Brief: June 18, 2014
By Richard Lipkin | June 18, 2014Gov. Nikki Haley vetoes legislator pay raise Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a $12,000-a-year pay raise to legislators that they themselves voted for, The State reported.
Gov. Nikki Haley vetoes legislator pay raise Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a $12,000-a-year pay raise to legislators that they themselves voted for, The State reported.
Poet and USC Professor Nikky Finney Remembers Maya Angelou “She taught me so much about telling the truth.” As she prepared to attend Maya Angelou’s Saturday memorial service, Finney reflected on what the late writer’s life and work meant to her.
Derrick Huggins, USC’s Associate Vice President for Transportation and Logistical Relations, announced at a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday that university officials and hired consultants have begun work on a new parking and transportation master plan.
The Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity, a SmartState Center developed by the College of Engineering and Computing is appealing to the public by utilizing crowd funding.
News briefs for June 5, 2014.
Campaigns for the upcoming South Carolina primary elections are in full swing. The June 10 primaries will determine which candidates will participate in the general election on November 4 and will set the tone for local political discussions.
Trustus Theatre received three awards from statewide arts organizations, most notably the national grant award of $15,000 from the Shubert Foundation.
The space that was once the Campus Life Center on the second floor of the Russell House is undergoing its transformation into the new Leadership and Service Center.
Martha Childress has been coming to Columbia at least once a week for doctor’s visits, university appointments and chapter meetings for her sorority. But in four months, she’ll return to campus for far longer than a few hours.
The state Republican Party is asking a candidate for governor to stop referring to himself as a Republican in his campaign ads, South Carolina’s cold winter increased earnings for the owner of South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. by 28 percent in the first quarter and search crews found a man’s body in the Congaree River on Thursday.
The handful of students who take on Cocky’s character are only given a few suggestions about how to portray the character before the role is left up to their discretion.
While her friends are sleeping or hanging out in Five Points, third-year psychology student Kari Benson is often found in the library working on research.
Police arrested a man who they say exposed himself Monday morning to a high school student who was on her way to school, The State reported
After a year marked by constitutional challenges, prolonged debates and convoluted internal matters, the student senate is looking to the future.
The busiest time of the tour season is here, with high school students visiting campus to make their final college decision or start their college search.
Even before USC closed a parking lot near the Carolina Coliseum, the university had removed more than 2,100 spots in three years, while adding nearly 1,600 students.
The National Federation of Independent Business endorsed U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Monday, South Carolina will no longer require the high school seniors to take exit exams in order to graduate and a $400,000-winning Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was bought at a Columbia gas station.