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In our opinion: ‘Hub’ housing benefits students, Columbia

Next year, many USC students may be fighting for new housing. This time, however, the housing isn’t on campus. The Palmetto Center, a building that has been sitting vacant on Main Street, is set to be converted into private, off-campus housing, dubbed the “Hub on Main Street,” by August 2014.


In our opinion: Main Street ice rink score for Columbia

For USC students looking for something to do on weekends in our barren metropolis this winter, there might be a solution. The new ice skating rink, which opened on Thanksgiving Day, now sits conveniently on Main Street and is one of the more innovative ideas this city has had in a while.


Police, students must stay vigilant, aware

The Columbia police have a rough few weeks ahead of them. The incidents from last weekend have raised safety concerns from people all over the city, and the cops are under a lot of pressure to show citizens not only can they respond to crime but that they can also prevent it.