This week’s in briefs include Richland officials worrying about growing discovery of meth labs, the Columbia Bully Walk supports dogs and owners’ rights and protestors working to remove Confederate flag from public property.
USC was mentioned by Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services, during the press conference for its recent campus-wide tobacco ban.
The state Senate passed a bill to allow guns in restaurants and bars, the coroner released the identities of those killed in an Irmo murder-suicide and a $40,000 wall collapsed, raising questions.
The Russell House University Union opened in September 1955. But as enrollment at USC continues to rise, so does foot traffic and the demand for meeting space in the building that has served as the university’s center for nearly 60 years.
Authorities on Friday released the names of the two people died after an SUV drove off the Blossom Street bridge into the Congaree River.
Very few people can say they met Martin Luther King Jr. during his lifetime. Even fewer can say that they got to talk with him. And just a handful can say they stayed up until 4 a.m. talking Civil Rights with him.
After an 11-2 season, the head ball coach is taking a $700,000 raise, bringing his total salary to $4 million.
USC trustees approved a lease agreement with Holder Properties Inc. to construct two student apartment complexes and an office building, marking a nearly $120 million investment.
The board of trustees approved new contracts for head football coach Steve Spurrier and all nine assistant coaches Thursday, as well as a public-private partnership with Holder Properties Inc. to construct the upcoming West Campus development project.
Part of a man’s nose bitten off in family brawl, state House of Representatives passes police workers’ compensation bill and Columbia professional wrestler, Johnnie Mae Young, dies at age 90.
The house of delegates has passed its first piece of legislation and sent it to the student senate, but the bill wasn’t without its issues.
Hidden on the third floor of Russell House lies a full service hair salon open to all USC students: Carolina Styles.
Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, students crowded Greene Street to grab flyers, cups, buttons and pens and learn more about the plethora of organizations at USC.
Former South Carolina running back Kenny Miles said in a statement Wednesday that he was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety and is seeking treatment following a suicide attempt on Nov. 4.
The Columbia residents and visitors came together Wednesday to celebrate pivotal moments in history at the opening reception for “Freedom Now: Columbia, S.C., and the Modern Civil Rights Movement.”
You’ve picked up packages in the basement. Freshman year, you ate almost all of your meals on the first floor. But what’s on the fourth floor of Russell House?
On the second floor of Russell House, just beyond the smells of Chick-fil-A and the line at Einstein’s Bros. Bagels, is Carolina Collegiate.