The Center for Civil Rights History and Research, founded in November of 2015, has received $1.5 million to enhance education and establish more exhibits across the state.
Candidates for Student Body Vice President talked about better advocating for students and promoting smoother communication between students and the administration.
Noah Glasgow is the sole candidate for the position of Speaker of the Student Section. His campaign, named "Meet the moment," plans to hold the university accountable and promote accessibility on campus.
The candidates for student body president discussed wanting to improve a wide variety of issues such as parking on campus and the disconnect between Student Government and the student body.
Candidates for student government executive offices were announced Thursday night, which marks the beginning of campaign season. The elections will be held Feb. 22 through Feb. 23.
Student senators debated the merits of getting rid of the USC mask mandate and unanimously passed a bill about impeachment and accountability at their meeting on Feb. 9.
Experts say that lawmakers' attempts to prohibit teaching critical race theory can have a chilling effect on all teachers.
USC helped launch a traveling exhibit that is aimed at educating South Carolinians about the state's role in the civil rights movement.
USC reports 152 active cases on campus as cases continue to decrease.
USC students marched to the Statehouse to protest buildings named after controversial figures and urge lawmakers to repeal the Heritage Act.
Faculty senate talked about a wide range of topics with the central theme of giving the faculty a voice. They challenged administration and provisions to the faculty manual to ensure their experiences were protected at USC.
Debates over American Sign Language ended in the passage of several bills to further encourage participation. A recommendation to make standardized testing optional for USC admissions was introduced. A bill to change impeachment grounds was tabled.
USC reports 410 active cases which is less than half of last week's 1,003 cases.
A panel hosted by student government and freshman council gave advice on how to lobby USC leaders to implement change and how to educate people that are being offensive.
ACLU Cola spends most of its time researching and educating its members on recent civil liberty issues on the local and national levels. When they can, they devote time and energy to changing these issues through protests, activism and education.
Experts say recent seismic activity around Columbia does not raise the probability of a larger earthquake, but are not certain of the exact cause of the increase in earthquakes over the past few weeks.
After years of fighting, state Sen. Tom Davis is likely to get his bill passed to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina soon.
