USC experiments with new option for research funds
By Thad Moore | April 17, 2014Jennifer Pournelle doubts if crowd funding will replace traditional grants as a way of paying for research, but she’s glad it’s an option.
Jennifer Pournelle doubts if crowd funding will replace traditional grants as a way of paying for research, but she’s glad it’s an option.
The Daily Gamecock was named the best collegiate newspaper by the South Carolina Press Association for the sixth year in a row and took home 30 awards for its work in 2013.
The Homecoming Executive Board got a head start on homecoming festivities this year and announced next year’s theme Wednesday.
South Carolina gas prices have risen once again, but they are slightly cheaper than they were at Easter last year, peach growers are saying a late March freeze caused major damage to peach farms around Aiken, which may make the fruit scarce until July and Gov. Nikki Haley has gained the approval of nearly half of South Carolinians according to a poll released Wednesday.
After two years of leading the wave, wearing Gamecock-speckled trousers and cheering with the masses at Williams-Brice Stadium, Chase Mizzell stepped off the stage as Mic Man for the last time this year.
Yik Yak is a simple concept: A Twitter-like live feed of short, anonymous messages that can be up-rated or down-rated by users.
Clemson University received a letter of complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, charging that the football program is too entangled with Christianity, The State reported.
Facing an uproar from upset students, USC has decided to reserve more commencement tickets for graduates.
West Columbia mayor stripped of oversight powers A 5-4 vote by the West Columbia City Council stripped Mayor Joe Owens of his power to oversee council meetings, WIS reported. Following this decision, Councilman B.J.
Many students graduating May 9 are upset that family members who planned to attend commencement ceremonies months in advance may not get the chance to after it was announced that graduates are only guaranteed up to four tickets.
When the No. 1 women’s basketball recruit in the country goes home, she curls up on the couch and watches “NCIS” with her parents. She sends texts and tweets full of emojis. On weekends, she sleeps in and watches movies with her friends. She loves her pearls.
Students who will graduate during the ceremony at which Vice President Joe Biden will speak will be limited to four tickets, the USC Registrar’s office confirmed.
Rep. Donna Christensen, D-Virgin Islands, emphasized the importance of taking action in the community in terms of healthcare reform while speaking at USC on Friday.
The garden next to the Osborne Administration building was dedicated Friday morning to the three students who integrated USC in 1963.
Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.
Strippers saying they weren’t paid according to federal standards are suing several strip clubs in South Carolina, Medicaid in South Carolina is paying Clemson University’s Social Analytics Institute $50,000 to keep tabs on social media and Bubba Watson cinched his second Masters Tournament title Sunday.
A group of men, one with a gun, attempted to rob a man walking on Pickens Street at 1 a.m. Sunday, according to police.