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Students invest funds, network through finance club

What’s the best practice for a job on Wall Street? Managing money, of course. Real money. Students who join the Carolina Investment Association have the opportunity to do just that once they learn the ins and outs of the finance industry.


NPHC sorority, fraternity intake begins

You won’t see new members of the traditionally African-American National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and fraternities on USC’s campus screaming and sprinting down the Horseshoe on Bid Day. Instead of a formal recruitment process, NPHC organizations have what’s called an intake process, and according to Briana Quarles, Sorority Council’s vice president of NPHC, “it’s really different.”


Miss South Carolina USA 2013, Megan Pinckney, competes in her evening gown during the 2013 MISS USA Competition Preliminary Show at PH Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday June 12, 2013.  She will compete for the title of Miss USA 2013 and the coveted Miss USA Diamond Nexus Crown LIVE on NBC starting at 9:00 PM ET on June 16th, 2013 from PH Live.
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Trading the crown for class: Miss South Carolina USA returns to USC

Less than three months ago, Megan Pinckney was on the national stage, competing for the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas. The fourth-year retailing student, who is also finishing her reign as Miss South Carolina USA, made it into the competition’s top five. After a sixth finalist was selected on Twitter, Pinckney was named fifth runner-up.


Record freshman class arrives at USC

This year’s record number of first-year students — about 4,900 ­­— has posed a few challenges for some university departments. This year’s class has about 300 more students than last year’s, said Mary Wagner, senior director of undergraduate admissions.


Students move in amid rain

A rainy move-in weekend might have soaked a few moving boxes, but the weather actually helped regulate the flow of thousands of students and their families on campus, University Housing Director of Administration Joe Fortune said.