Dimitrios Pandermalis, an archaeologist and scholar with very close ties to one of the world’s most popular archaeological sites, discussed the logistics behind building a home fit for priceless Classical artifacts Thursday.
The annual Greek Week blood drive collected 85 units of blood Wednesday, exceeding its goal by 15 units and topping last year’s collection by more than 30 units.
As of this week, the days of complaining about the VIP registration system have come to a close. The next target of students’ grievances is Self Service Carolina (SSC), the newest change to USC’s class registration system.
Needed renovations at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy are at least a year out as the school fleshes out its long-term plans, and USC searches for resources to fund them. The key needs for the college’s Columbia campus are upgrading outdated classrooms and laboratories, said Joe DiPiro, the college’s executive dean.
For LaQuita “KD” Cowart, weeks sometimes never end. Cowart, who holds the title of Miss Capital City 2013, is in the final days of preparation for the Miss Black South Carolina pageant, being held at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg Saturday night.
A state Senate bill could spell trouble for county landfills, a man pawned off his wedding ring to pay a prostitute and former Gov. Mark Sanford advances in the 1st Congressional District.
Former Student Body Treasurer Coy Gibson recently went on a field trip that took him pretty far from home.
Students of USC’s School of Law will host a fundraising banquet Thursday for Alan Martinez, a law student put in critical condition by a head-on collision last September.
Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott stepped down from his post for an “indefinite” leave of absence Tuesday, city officials said.
USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety cited students for 13 different types of crime, according to the past week’s reports.
The mayor of Saluda was found dead Sunday and Columbia’s homeless are facing a shelter closure and fewer meals.
Sorority and fraternity members are working on their dance moves, practicing their corn hole and brushing up on their trivia. No, it’s not summer break yet — it’s Greek Week.
USC has booked big names for this spring’s commencement exercises, including a former secretary of defense and one of USC’s most loved alumni. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will address students graduating in the May 10 ceremony, and country star Darius Rucker, a proud USC alumnus himself, will address graduates on the morning of May 11.
USC walloped Clemson Saturday — 35-9 — but it wasn’t on the football field this time. Thirty-five USC students were charged at Carolina Cup this year, more than from any other school, according to Camden Police Chief Joe Floyd.
Former defense secretary Robert Gates and Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker will speak at USC commencement ceremonies this semester, USC President Harris Pastides confirmed Friday. Gates served as the secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 under presidents George W.
The flu’s spreading again in SC, police seized $75,000 of pot in West Columbia and a Spartanburg woman arrested for slapping child.
S.C. representative discusses personal history at annual Robert Smalls Lecture.