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USC student accused of faking attempted kidnapping

A woman told the Columbia Police Department she was grabbed by an unknown man on Pickens Street who told her to “come with him” around 10:30 a.m. By 5 p.m. Tuesday, police had arrested her on charges of making the story up.


In Brief: September 24, 2013

Vincent Sheheen has been cleared of three ethics complaints, a 12-year-old charged in a fatal shooting has been placed under house arrest, and Riverbanks Zoo is getting an antisocial gorilla.


Kappa Alpha Psi panel celebrates USC's desegregation

Name-calling. Police escorts. Being kept up the night before an exam. Orientations that included sessions about how to act on campus. The Zeta Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity commemorated the struggle against racism with their “50 Years Later…” panel on Monday night.


McKissick opens 'diverse' exhibits

After kicking off a yearlong celebration of diversity with its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of desegregation, USC, along with the McKissick Museum, has expanded on that memory.


Buildings lose power Saturday

Buildings in the south, west and central areas of campus, including the Russell House, lost power for about three hours Saturday morning. Thomas Cooper Library remained closed until 10 a.m. Sunday due to the outage.


Freshman class larger than anticipated

This year’s record sized freshman class is even larger than the university projected in August. Instead of an estimated 4,900 students, 5,034 first-year students enrolled at USC this fall.


In Brief: September 18, 2013

Miss SC, organization apologize for introduction The Miss South Carolina Organization and Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller issued an apology Wednesday for the line Mosteller used introducing South Carolina at the Miss America pageant. The USC School of Law student introduced the state as a place where “20 percent of our homes are mobile, because that’s how we roll.” Some South Carolina residents expressed offense to the quip on Twitter, while others found it humorous.


Professor tells personal history

Associate professor Nancy Brown of the College of Social Work addressed an intimate audience in the Gressette Room of Harper College Wednesday night, discussing her paths to success as a counselor and therapist, as well as a friend and mother.


Overhaul of codes begins in student senate

Student senate introduced a streamlining of its legislative codes Wednesday night. The overhaul of the 200 section largely organizes the codes, codifies current procedures and moves certain codes to more appropriate sections.