Recycling has become a central focus at USC as the university pushes to become more sustainable, and the Residence Hall Association is working to introduce more recycling options to off-campus housing.
The total number of active COVID-19 cases has fallen from 181 to 112. Additionally, the percent positive rate of the tests administered and the occupation rate of the quarantine dorms are down from the last reporting period.
Several organizations worked in coalition to protest legislation that would make the requirements for abortion stricter in South Carolina. Protesters drove around the Statehouse honking in opposition to the bill being debated on the Senate floor.
After losing both of her parents within two months of each other, USC honors college student Antonia Adams found herself surrounded by bills and paperwork. Now, she hopes to study public policy and human rights law so she can help people experiencing similar tragedies navigate the fallout.
The university will begin to use the new Transloc app on Jan. 29 to track bus routes.
After working as a professor at the USC School of Law for 17 years, Joel Samuels is now the new interim dean for the College of Arts and Sciences.
A leaking pipe in the basement of the apartment building Cornell Arms caused an electrical fire on Jan. 16, displacing its residents for up to two nights without any prior communication from the building's management.
The university updated its COVID-19 dashboard for Jan. 21.
The McNair Aerospace Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Learn more about the state of South Carolina's only degree-granting aerospace engineering program.
Residence Hall Association's new diversity initiative, COVID-19 vaccination transparency and a student government newsletter were all topics of discussion at student senate's Wednesday meeting.
Distinguished professor Ali Brian is expanding USC's Department of Physical Education and working toward a better future in doing so.
USC updated its COVID-19 dashboard on Jan. 18 to reveal 151 total active cases, which is down from the last reported amount of 303 cases.
The Daily Gamecock obtained three Columbia Police Department incident reports dated between October and November 2020 detailing incidents of students being unknowingly drugged in Five Points bars. The scope of these incidents is unknown, as most victims don't report their stories to the police, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
Conservative protesters rallied at the Statehouse to protest against censorship on social media platforms. The speakers at the event were all TikTokers, and organized the protest through the app.
The university's board of trustees discussed USC's reputation among the community and ways they can improve that reputation during the second day of their annual board of trustees retreat.
The university announced they have been cleared of the monitoring status by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges during today's board of trustees retreat.
In response to public concern over protests on and around Inauguration Day, City of Columbia officials held a press conference detailing the preparations being made to ensure the safety of citizens, including increased police presence and potential road closures.
