In Brief: Jan. 21, 2015
By Madeleine Collins | Jan. 21, 2015Today's in brief includes a new commemorative park, a drone used to traffic contraband to inmates and South Carolina's unfinished child-support enforcement system.
Today's in brief includes a new commemorative park, a drone used to traffic contraband to inmates and South Carolina's unfinished child-support enforcement system.
Second-year criminology and criminal justice student Diamoney Greene was identified as one of the two people found shot to death in the Copper Beech Townhouse Community.
Governor Nikki Haley emerged with Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster in tow at 10 p.m. on the dot to the tune of supporters chanting “four more years.”
Excellent research-development, poor global outreach leaves Columbia hoping for improvement
After receiving over 1,000 submissions for the "Name our Team" contest, Columbia Pro Ball hosted a forum to discuss the name gracing the front of the team's jersey in 2016.
The Italian Festival will be held on Saturday, October 4th from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on 1615 and 1616 Blanding St and is free and open to the public.
After seeing the buildings and the trees and the history associated with the grounds, College GameDay has bookmarked the University of South Carolina as a frequent destination to broadcast from.
Kevin Sinkler and Danielle Dubose stood as the Wedding Planning and Management class blew bubbles around them and read their story to the crowd that had assembled Saturday at the McCutchen House.
The Columbia and USC Police Departments have confirmed that a robbery took place on Greene Street on Sept. 18.
The grand opening of Music Farm Columbia was a hit success as Washed Out headlined a card featuring Keath Mead and Those Lavender Whales, getting things under way for the now up-and-running venue.
In a heated debate last night, city officials welcomed community members to a public forum to discuss gun control.
Today’s briefs include a former South Carolina running back being charged with assault, Apple releasing new products and the city of Columbia receiving a grant from the U.S. Transportation Department.
With the lot behind university housing up for auction, a bidding war has emerged to see who gains control of the Gregg area on Bluff Road.
A building that stands 20 stories tall in the middle of downtown Columbia, The Hub aims to provide USC students with an innovative experience.
After working for several years, the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management has taken a significant step towards globalization, a major strategic focus for the college by hosting the college’s first international summer program. International students from China and the Caribbean nation of Curacao are taking tourism and business classes at USC this summer. The 47 students and two teachers from Beijing International Studies University will be on campus for three weeks, while the 12 students and one teacher from the Inter-Continental University of the Caribbean will be at USC for five weeks. “The college of HRSM has been devoting energies to international collaborations for at least five years and what we try to do is establish relationships with countries and regions,” said Brian Mihalik dean of the College of HRSM.
The phrase, “All good things must come to an end,” is a familiar one, meant to comfort us when something in our lives changes that we wished would just stay the same.
We live in an age where media is a far-reaching spiderweb, present not only in print publications, but online as well, which extends to our phones, computers and tablets. Once something is published online, all it takes is a Google search and no more than an hour or two of time to unearth past offenses that could cause harm to your reputation and your future.