Colleagues recall SC-born Vietnam War general Westmoreland
By Kristyn Sanito | April 10, 2013The former official donated his wartime papers to USC.
The former official donated his wartime papers to USC.
USC Fashion Week kicked off its five-day series of events Monday with merchandise on Greene Street and some special canine models on Davis Field.
This summer, students will be taking classes at USC a little differently. Instead of studying in the designated Maymester, Summer I and Summer II periods as in previous years, students will choose from eight different overlapping terms ranging from a few days to nearly two months.
Students gathered together at the USC Dance building Saturday to celebrate hip-hop and support a canned food drive at the fourth annual Hip Hop for Life. The dance workshop was hosted by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) student chapter at USC.
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‘Best of the best’ instructors first in 4 years to receive honor Six USC professors have been named Carolina Distinguished Professors.
Dimitrios Pandermalis, an archaeologist and scholar with very close ties to one of the world’s most popular archaeological sites, discussed the logistics behind building a home fit for priceless Classical artifacts Thursday.
Hakuna Matata” — what a wonderful phrase. “The Lion King” roared to life Thursday night during the Greek Sing competition, as multiple teams chose the animated Disney musical as their theme.
The annual Greek Week blood drive collected 85 units of blood Wednesday, exceeding its goal by 15 units and topping last year’s collection by more than 30 units.
As of this week, the days of complaining about the VIP registration system have come to a close. The next target of students’ grievances is Self Service Carolina (SSC), the newest change to USC’s class registration system.
Needed renovations at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy are at least a year out as the school fleshes out its long-term plans, and USC searches for resources to fund them. The key needs for the college’s Columbia campus are upgrading outdated classrooms and laboratories, said Joe DiPiro, the college’s executive dean.
For LaQuita “KD” Cowart, weeks sometimes never end. Cowart, who holds the title of Miss Capital City 2013, is in the final days of preparation for the Miss Black South Carolina pageant, being held at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg Saturday night.
Former Student Body Treasurer Coy Gibson recently went on a field trip that took him pretty far from home.
Students of USC’s School of Law will host a fundraising banquet Thursday for Alan Martinez, a law student put in critical condition by a head-on collision last September.
USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety cited students for 13 different types of crime, according to the past week’s reports.
Sorority and fraternity members are working on their dance moves, practicing their corn hole and brushing up on their trivia. No, it’s not summer break yet — it’s Greek Week.
USC has booked big names for this spring’s commencement exercises, including a former secretary of defense and one of USC’s most loved alumni. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will address students graduating in the May 10 ceremony, and country star Darius Rucker, a proud USC alumnus himself, will address graduates on the morning of May 11.