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Results of Student Government election announced, runoff election to be held next week

By Marina Catullo and Tyler Fedor | Feb. 24, 2021

Emily Dengler has been elected student body vice president and Morgiana McDevitt has been elected speaker of the student senate. Races for student body president and student body treasurer will go into a runoff election. The runoff candidates for student body president are Alex Harrell and Aidan Baker. The runoff candidates for student body treasurer are Kate Turner and Jack Lind.

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USC, five university systems form new accreditation body. Some faculty have concerns about its politics

By Colin Elam | Sep. 14

Analysis: No. 11 South Carolina falls to unranked Vanderbilt, snaps 16-game winning streak over Commodores

By Will Miller | Sep. 14

Amiridis talks enrollment, research, infrastructure in State of the University speech

By Colin Elam | Sep. 17

Student senate recommends police monitoring of intersection, updates to excused absence policy

By Connor Bogan | Sep. 18

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COVID-19 dashboard update: USC now facing 64 COVID-19 cases

By Tyler Fedor | Feb. 24, 2021

Newly-founded staff senate builds foundations for first election

By Hana Donnelly | Feb. 23, 2021

Students, faculty encourage USC to divest from fossil fuels

By Jack Bingham | Feb. 23, 2021

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College of Arts and Sciences hosts 'Ed Talks on Race' to discuss white supremacy

By Samantha Douglas | Feb. 23, 2021

The College of Arts and Sciences held a discussion on white supremacy labeled "Ed Talks on Race: From Just Talk to Justice" to face white history and privilege.

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Student Government executive candidates talk diversity, communication, other platform points

By Kailey Cota | Feb. 22, 2021

The Daily Gamecock interviewed Student Government executive position candidates to learn more about their platforms.

A collage made up of buildings that are being considered for renaming on USC's campus.

Recommendations for building name changes may come too late for legislature to vote this year

By Max White | Feb. 22, 2021

Presidential Commission on University History members and students alike speak on their desire for the commission to move faster and explain the lack of evident progress.

'Voices of South Carolina: Black Lives Matter' project collects, preserves SC experiences

By Samantha Douglas | Feb. 22, 2021

USC awarded Voices of South Carolina: Black Lives Matter a grant this fall to collect, archive and publish South Carolinian experiences after the police killing of George Floyd in May.

Brandon Ross speaks at the "Beneath the Bricks" program, an event to celebrate Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 19. The event was hosted by Student Government and the Freshmen Council.

USC students, alumni discuss university history, give advice to students at 'Beneath the Bricks' program

By Max White | Feb. 20, 2021

A panel of notable USC alumni and current students discussed their experience as Black students at USC and gave advice to current students at the "Beneath the Bricks" program, an event held on Friday to celebrate Black History Month.

COVID-19 dashboard update: USC now facing 87 cases

By Holly Poag | Feb. 19, 2021

USC's COVID-19 dashboard now reports a total of 87 active COVID-19 cases on campus, which is an increase from Tuesday.

The Sims residence hall, located on Bull Street, makes up a section of Women's Quad. A name change is being discussed for the building.

Commission on University History adopts steps to introduce new names for buildings, supports buying land for Black neighborhood

By Sebastian Lee | Feb. 18, 2021

The Presidential Commission on University History met Thursday to discuss new guidelines for submitting names to rename buildings and to reconcile with a Black neighborhood that was displaced by USC's land expansion in the '70s and '80s.

SC Gov. McMaster signs bill banning most abortions, Planned Parenthood files lawsuit

By Marina Catullo | Feb. 18, 2021

South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill banning most abortions into law Thursday afternoon. Abortion rights groups have announced they will challenge the law in court.

Student senate passes resolution to remove Robert E. Lee memorial

By Jack Bingham and Anna Zelenski | Feb. 17, 2021

The student senate passed a resolution to remove a Robert E. Lee memorial on the Horseshoe during Wednesday's meeting. Last week's proposed Zoom ban for university purposes failed to pass.

Student Government executive candidates discuss diversity, harassment on campus

By Marina Catullo , Tyler Fedor and Emma Dooling | Feb. 17, 2021

Student Government executive candidates touched on topics such as diversity and inclusion and sexual harassment during Tuesday night's Student Government debate.

NAACP chapter President Caley Bright cuts the ribbon during the NAACP press conference.

NAACP gives self-chosen name to Thomas Cooper Library, calling it 'The Ford'

By Tyler Fedor and Chloe Barlow | Feb. 17, 2021

The USC chapter of the NAACP said the group will now be referring to the Thomas Cooper Library as the "Dean" Willie. L Harriford Library, or "The Ford," during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Journalist Steve Crump talks about storytelling and reporting on racism.

Telling untold stories: Journalist Steve Crump talks storytelling, reporting, racism

By Hunter Thompson | Feb. 17, 2021

Following a donation of thousands of material hours worth of footage, scripts and reporting, Charlotte-based reporter and documentary filmmaker Steve Crump spoke at a webinar.

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COVID-19 testing will detect coronavirus variants at USC

By Camdyn Bruce | Feb. 17, 2021

The university will be able to detect different variants of the COVID-19 virus on campus by testing saliva samples. New technology will go into production "in a couple of weeks," Carolyn Banister, a clinical assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, said.

The South Caroliniana Library located on the Horseshoe is currently undergoing construction. The library is often used as a place for research.

South Caroliniana Library renovations focus on preserving history, protecting collection

By Hunter Thompson | Feb. 16, 2021

The ongoing renovations to the South Caroliniana Library building on the Horseshoe, together with the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected the library's approach to sending out its research materials.

Humanities-centered initiative focusing on real-world issues to come to campus

By Anna Zelenski | Feb. 16, 2021

A new humanities collaborative has plans to start on campus as early as fall 2021. This collaborative would help those in and outside the university focus on the issues facing the humanities and initiate conversations.

COVID-19 dashboard update: USC now facing 76 cases in decrease from last week

By Tyler Fedor | Feb. 16, 2021

The university has updated its online COVID-19 dashboard with new numbers.