This week’s In Brief includes Gov. Nikki Haley’s fine from the S.C. Ethics Commission, a Columbia Police Department scandal and a business owner’s worries about the city’s homeless.
SC Supreme Court chief justice receiving honorary doctorate The chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Barry Black, will address August’s round of graduates, USC announced Monday. Black, who also served as the chief of chaplains for the U.S.
After winning the hearts of the judges and her fellow contestants, Miss Mount Pleasant Brooke Mosteller took home the titles of Miss South Carolina and Miss Congeniality at Saturday night’s Miss South Carolina pageant.
This week’s in brief includes the death of two families in an Alaskan plane crash, an arrest in a Monday morning shooting death, and a child struck by a stray bullet
Forty-nine regional beauty queens have begun competition to become the next Miss South Carolina, and five USC students are among their ranks. Representing the Upstate, Pee Dee, Lowcountry and even Five Points, these women — ranging from second year to law students — are hoping to take home the crown.
USC’s Camp Read-a-Rama continued on this week, focusing on increasing childhood literacy in the state. When the weather is sunny and school is out, being cooped up inside and reading a book isn’t always the most appealing to children. But, Camp Read-a-Rama provides a fun way to combine both reading and exciting summer activities.
John Dozier has been appointed USC’s chief diversity officer and special adviser for online student services.
As many as 6,300 students’ social security numbers could have been compromised when a computer was stolen from USC.
Crimes reported to USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety in the past week.
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Costa Pleicones will vie for the top spot on the court, facing off against current Chief Justice Jean Toal in what is usually an uncontested race, The State reported.
While other students are relaxing on the beach or wasting away in cubicles, Riley Shipman is packing for a trip to Senegal.
USC’s new Coordinator for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Programs Kayla Lisenby arrived on campus Monday.
USC’s Resident naturalist Rudy Mancke hosted his semi-annual environmental talk “The Nature of Things” on the Horseshoe Tuesday in front of the steps of the McKissick Museum.
Ticket packages and prices have been released for the upcoming 2013-2014 football season, with the highest single-game ticket going for $80.
All crimes reported by USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety Friday to Friday.
This week’s in brief includes moving a statue, Miss USA, and a man beaten with his own prosthetic leg.