Lordo wraps up presidential term
By Larissa Johnson | March 22, 2018Ross Lordo gave his last formal address as student body president Wednesday afternoon after a year of growth and accomplishment at the helm of Student Government.
Ross Lordo gave his last formal address as student body president Wednesday afternoon after a year of growth and accomplishment at the helm of Student Government.
With three African-American and three female candidates out of 11, the 2018 Student Government elections saw the most diverse pool in years. As a result, April 3 will see an African-American president and female vice president sworn into office. But the diversity this year was unusual.
One arrest has been made in connection with a shooting that injured three men in Five Points early Sunday morning.
First-year student Sophia Johnson advocates for animal rights and teaches university about sustainability through EcoReps and CARE-olina Animal Advocates.
After originally coming in second, Emerson Odagis was elected the next student body treasurer with 53 percent in a run-off election Wednesday night.
Mills Hayes, a third-year broadcast journalism student, won the run-off student body vice presidential election with 59.5 percent of the vote, and she reflects on her love for people, family and positive energy as she looks forward to her new position.
Gov. Henry McMaster met casually in Russell House on Tuesday night with a group of about 50 students, mainly members of the College Republicans, to talk about his career and answer questions on major state and local issues.
Darla Moore professor and USC cryptocurrency pioneer weigh on the uses of the product for students and what that means for platforms such as Bitcoin.
The College of Engineering and Computing proposed a $1500 per semester increase in full-time student fees.
The founders of Dance Marathon came back to USC to see its 20th anniversary and the milestone of raising over one million dollars.
The 20th anniversary of Dance Marathon had record number of participants and raised over $1,000,000.
Miss Gamecock 2018 Meera Bhonsle recently headed to Miss South Carolina Workshop Weekend to prepare for her state competition.
Wall Street Journal reporter Valerie Bauerlein speaks about changing shopping habits for the Baldwin Talks series sponsored by Ken Baldwin.
The Student Government Elections Commission aims to increase awareness about the write-in candidacy process.
Patrick Ellis can talk about anything: music, the Knicks, philosophy, South Carolina history, scuba diving — and Student Government. And he'll be the first ever speaker of the student senate.
Taylor Wright will be the second public health pre-med student body president in a row, following in the steps of current Student Body President Ross Lordo. He was elected Wednesday night with 53 percent of the vote.
Over 8,400 students cast a vote for executive positions in Student Government. Two races have gone to run-off elections.