At its weekly meeting on Wednesday, the University of South Carolina's student senate passed five pieces of legislation and referred three additional measures to committee for further review.
Carolina's Mountaineering and White-Water Club continues to grow amid its 50th anniversary. The club members say the club flourishes through a shared connection with nature and the outdoors.
Hurricane Helene brought devastating effects to South Carolina. Torrential rain and high winds resulted in fallen trees, flooding and swidespread power outages. Many are still experiencing the effects and may continue to in the coming days.
USC Columbia campus students, faculty and staff are still facing some impact from Hurricane Helene. Here are some on ways to get assistance on campus.
The USC board of trustees approved three master plan projects concerning the Russell House bookstore, McKissick Museum and Barnwell College.
On Wednesday, the student senate passed four pieces of legislation and postponed consideration of one. This included mental health initiatives, recognition of the Pro-Bono program at Joseph F. Rice Law School and more.
A new student apartment complex, Gateway 737, has opened leasing for the fall of 2025. The complex is the latest project of USC's Development Foundation and will be managed by Holder Properties. Residents will move in starting in August of 2025.
During the 116th senate term, USC’s student senate introduced updated finance codes to simplify budget processes and increase transparency. Alongside these changes, the Student Government successfully secured a higher budget, ensuring better allocation of resources to student organizations and events.
USC received a record $309 million in external research awards for projects like Alzheimer's and stroke research, renewable energy development and more. The university hopes it will be used to "solve the problems of this state."
The USC chapter of Uncensored America hosted its controversial “roast” of Vice President Kamala Harris in Russell House on Wednesday. The event, which has gathered attention in the weeks leading up to it, drew a small crowd of protestors on Greene Street, while across campus, other students partook in a separate event.
Blatt Bonanza, a night of food, yard games and music, drew a crowd of over 1,000 students on Wednesday on Blatt Field. Many students were looking for ways to counter or avoid Uncensored America's "roast" of Vice President Kamala Harris, which happened around the same time.
A variety of groups headed to the Statehouse on Wednesday to speak out against the university for allowing student organization Uncensored America to hold a "roast" of Vice President Kamala Harris with two highly controversial figures. Speakers at the event called on the university to keep students safe.
Uncensored America is suing the university in response to Student Government denying funding for the organization's highly controversial event Wednesday evening and for "failure to be viewpoint neutral."
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill targeting diversity, equity and inclusion in higher eduction in March that still is now in the Senate. But some students told The Daily Gamecock that they believe the passing of the bill could do more harm than good.
Hundreds of students camped out for ESPN’s College GameDay late Friday night and early Saturday morning, hoping to make it on TV. But several people told The Daily Gamecock that what started as a "fun night," ended in poorly controlled crowds, injuries and sidewalks covered in trash.
A group of Columbia residents are banding together to save the city’s abandoned historic baseball stadium, which has hosted several national teams throughout its history. Some developers have been interested, but the future of the stadium is still uncertain.
Many student organizations have signed a letter opposing the upcoming "roast" of Kamala Harris, hosted by Uncensored America, and are criticizing USC for allowing the event.
