USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety is looking for a man who inappropriately grabbed a woman outside the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center Tuesday night, according to a Wednesday morning crime alert. A man who appeared to be Hispanic and in his 30s allegedly asked the woman for directions near the Strom’s parking lot around 8:30 p.m.
New policy regarding funding sculptures and murals on campus was approved by the board of trustees last week.
Athletic director Ray Tanner said he spoke with top executives at The State but did not pressure them to reassign columnist Ron Morris, calling the suggestion “ridiculous.”
USC has submitted initial plans for a privately funded apartment complex to a city review commission, but many of its details — including who will build it — are not yet known.
When Henrie Montieth Treadwell, James Solomon Jr. and Robert Anderson walked down the steps of the Osborne Administration Building 50 years ago, they were met by the tension of a university that had just opened its doors to African-American students for the first time.
Walk Home Cocky, a safe walk program initially proposed by Freshman Council in February, has finally set a start date, Student Body President Chase Mizzell announced at student senate Wednesday.
The Constitutional Council has unanimously decided that third-year international business and global supply chain management student Josh Snead’s organizational challenge against Student Government has standing and that a hearing will proceed within 10 business days.
When Constance Gantt arrived at USC three years ago, “it was just coming to college.” “It’s nothing you really think about,” said Gantt, a fourth-year elementary education student.
Kevin Shepherd’s grandmother used to tell him: “Boy, don’t you forget where you came from.” Shepherd spoke along with other community members at the Association of African-American Students meeting Tuesday night, a gathering to celebrate the 50th anniversary of racial desegregation at USC.
Todd Wilson remembers the tension 50 years ago, the murmurs and the walk past state police.
On Sept. 11, 1963, there were no riots. There were no federal marshals. There was no fight from the state government. Three new African-American students walked down the steps of the Osborne Administration Building, the first to do so since Reconstruction.
The 2013-2014 academic year will be dedicated to celebrating the anniversary of USC’s desegregation, with academic and cultural events from September until April.
Crime Blotter for Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
First-years learn cheers in ballroom A large group of students cheered, shouted and groaned at the Gamecocks’ loss to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday afternoon, but they weren’t at Sanford Stadium.
In its first test, a revised student ticketing system experienced few hiccups at the Aug. 29 football game against UNC. Almost all of the ticketing issues were faced by students who had replaced their CarolinaCards after 4 p.m. Aug. 28, after the Student Athletic Tickets Office pulled the final set of data from the CarolinaCard system, according to Anna Edwards, director of student services.
Professors, alumni and friends of USC gathered in Ernest F. Hollings Library Wednesday night to explore the world of political cartoons and learn about the trade from former cartoonists and USC alumni Kate Salley Palmer and Robert Ariail.
Students flooded Greene Street Wednesday afternoon for the fall semester’s Student Organization Fair. From gaining experience in their chosen field of study to getting an interesting out-of-class experience, students of all ages signed their names to hundreds of interest lists.