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In Brief: April 15, 2014

West Columbia mayor stripped of oversight powers A 5-4 vote by the West Columbia City Council stripped Mayor Joe Owens of his power to oversee council meetings, WIS reported. Following this decision, Councilman B.J.


USC sets limits on graduation ticket numbers

Many students graduating May 9 are upset that family members who planned to attend commencement ceremonies months in advance may not get the chance to after it was announced that graduates are only guaranteed up to four tickets.


A'ja Wilson to make college decision Wednesday

When the No. 1 women’s basketball recruit in the country goes home, she curls up on the couch and watches “NCIS” with her parents. She sends texts and tweets full of emojis. On weekends, she sleeps in and watches movies with her friends. She loves her pearls.


In Brief: April 14, 2014

Strippers saying they weren’t paid according to federal standards are suing several strip clubs in South Carolina, Medicaid in South Carolina is paying Clemson University’s Social Analytics Institute $50,000 to keep tabs on social media and Bubba Watson cinched his second Masters Tournament title Sunday.


Civil rights lawyer discusses desegregation

On a day marked by celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the USC African American Studies program presented the 17th-annual Robert Smalls Lecture to a packed crowd in the Capstone Campus Room Thursday.


In Brief: April 11, 2014

Lawmakers debate how to help students read South Carolina lawmakers are still discussing how to respond to a study showing that about 30 percent of third graders in the state struggle to read at their grade level, WIS reported. They are currently debating a measure that would hold back third graders who fail to meet certain requirements.


Yeses and dresses

Abby Hannon always knew she loved the bridal industry, and this summer, she is making one of her dreams become a reality.