Approximately 6,000 students live in dorms on campus, but around 75% to 80% of students live off-campus. Many student apartment complexes have closed down their amenities as a precaution against COVID-19.
There are now 196 active coronavirus cases at the University of South Carolina, according to Tuesday’s COVID-19 dashboard update.
Many students had to adjust their religious practices in order to follow social distancing guidelines. Religious organization leaders are using virtual and socially distanced policies to allow their services to continue.
The students in the quarantine dorms of USC, Bates West and the National Advocacy Center, have had a variety of experiences.
Flooding damages in the J. Welsh Humanities Office Building have led to renovations that have left many faculty members without an on-campus office.
The Board of Trustees met Friday, discussing COVID-19's impact on the university's students and finances, terminating several programs and approving the second stage of construction for a Greek Village parking lot.
Eight Greek Village houses have been released from quarantine and two more students are under interim suspension, an email from university spokesperson Jeff Stensland announced.
The University of South Carolina has 501 active coronavirus cases as of Thursday, according to the newest update of the COVID-19 dashboard.
White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Deborah Birx visited Columbia to talk with USC administration and state and local officials about keeping the community safe. She wants students to get tested three to four days after every social gathering they attend without masks or proper social distancing.
The student senate met in an all-virtual session Wednesday to discuss freedom of speech and the continuation of student services amid the pandemic.
The Carolina Socialists held a demonstration to protest the way the university is handling COVID cases. The protesters held a die-in in front of Presidents house on the Horseshoe.
Julian Williams, the university's vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, spoke on how to make campus more inclusive and diversify faculty recruitment at the monthly Diversity Matters professional development program Tuesday.
USC has updated it's COVID-19 dashboard with new numbers.
One man was killed after an early morning shooting at Rivers Edge apartments.
Saliva testing has resumed Tuesday morning with a lowered testing capacity.
Peer leaders and professors said they are trying to make sure first-year students can still connect and do activities, even in a virtual or socially-distanced setting.
The University of South Carolina has cited the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in order to withhold the location of coronavirus clusters on campus, as well as specific data about the clusters.
