USC club Layers of Love is an organization of students that makes blankets to be sent to children in hospitals through their partnership with Project Linus.
Paul Dans, architect of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 and a Republican challenger to Lindsey Graham's Senate seat, came to speak at a USC College Republicans event on Monday.
USC's Turning Point USA chapter has experienced growth in membership since the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in September. The chapter plans to do more tabling and bring more guest speakers to USC to spread its conservative message.
A USC PhD student and his business partner have created an app that uses AI to create real-life friendships.
Students at USC celebrate the Russell House's 70th anniversary through a celebration and a toast on Greene Street and the Bustle at the Russell event. President Amiridis and Cocky cut cake to honor the building.
USC received a $5.24 million donation to its Department of Sports Entertainment and Management from the David and Nicole Tepper Foundation. David Tepper is the owner of the Carolina Panthers, and the department has been renamed to the David and Nicole Tepper Department of Sports Entertainment and Management.
Students and faculty at USC are able to rent cars through Zipcar. Zipcar is an on-demand car rental service allowing users to rent cars by the hour or day. Faculty, staff and students are provided a one-year free membership for the 2025-26 academic year.
This year, Cocky's Reading Express celebrates 20 years of promoting literacy in South Carolina Title I schools. CRE has given a total of 174,900 books away and plans to give away 20,000 more books this year in celebration of its anniversary.
Students at USC provide positive feedback on the new night shuttle system that travels to on and off campus locations. Implemented earlier this year, the Night Service Transit provides Friday and Saturday night rides and are slowly increasing in ridership numbers as the year continues.
The South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL) chapter at the University of South Carolina gives students the chance to participate in mock legislation and debate bills they create.
The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse hosted politically opposed philosophers and friends Robert P. George and Cornel West to discuss how they maintain a friendship despite political differences. George and West discussed the importance of seeking and sharing truth while challenging one’s assumptions.
USC turned Campus Village 1 lounge rooms into student dormitories for the 2025-26 school year due to record enrollment. Some students said they face issues with class sizes and registration as well.
Three USC students have founded a new research journal to promote undergraduate research in a variety of fields. Named after the oldest free-standing academic library in the country, the Caroliniana Undergraduate Research Journal hopes to provide students with a space to publish their research.
On Aug. 24, there were two calls made to USCPD about an active shooter at Thomas Cooper Library, which were later proven to be false. Some students shared their experiences of the event, describing large crowds running across campus.
On Aug. 24 there was a report of an active shooter on campus near Thomas Cooper Library.
Aiming to fight polarization, USC started a new academic center dedicated to civics and public discourse. The center will create new academic programming and host public events.
USC will offer free ChatGPT Edu access to all students, faculty and staff for the upcoming year, as part of a $1.5 million contract with OpenAI. While some students have used AI technology such as ChatGPT to enhance and streamline their learning, they worry that university-provided unlimited access may encourage more students to misuse AI.
