Today’s briefs include a forum showcasing the four candidates for Columbia police chief, a new gorilla at the Riverbanks Zoo and criticisms regarding reading assignments for several South Carolina schools.
City shelter to become no-kill, Lexington teen charged with murder, and arts funding to remain steady despite possible stadium construction.
Lonnie Randolph Jr., South Carolina NAACP president, said he believes in equality and justice.
As students hurriedly squirted colored icing and carefully placed rainbow sprinkles on oversized cupcakes, the clock was ticking and the battle was on.
At the age of 12, Rep. James Clyburn was the president of his NAACP youth chapter. Now, Clyburn is the assistant Democratic leader in the 113th Congress.
Two dogs ran up to Donnie Iorio as he walked down the Horseshoe. He bent down to give them each a scratch behind the ears.
If Lindsay Richardson had followed her plans from senior year in high school, she wouldn’t be running for student body president right now.
David Leggett likes being in the background. So, when a friend of his approached him about running for student body vice president over winter break, Leggett “completely blew him off.”
Chris Sumpter walks over to a trough, carrying a bag of cow feed. Two calves follow him, their eyes on the bag all the way. He pours the feed into the trough and coos to the calves as they dig in.
Ryan Harman has been walking through campus for about 20 minutes, talking about Chinese takeout and season two of House of Cards, when he pivots to his campaign.
The walls of Jameson Broggi’s Horseshoe apartment are covered with moments from early American history.
Thinking about the driving force behind her campaign for student body treasurer, Natalie Hageman summed up her greatest passion: “to give back.”
Thousands left without power after winter storm, five police chief finalists contested by City Council and black candidates running for statewide offices set record.
Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
USC’s plans to build new football practice facilities near Williams-Brice Stadium have hit a snag worth six figures: methane.
Many thought they were imagining the tremors caused by the 4.1 magnitude earthquake that shook Columbia and surrounding areas Friday night.
After USC President Harris Pastides tweeted an open invitation to students to tour his home, the doorbell didn’t stop ringing.