Crash scorches home, car; driver flees
By Thad Moore | Oct. 23, 2013Authorities are looking for a driver who fled police and crashed into a house near campus, sparking a blaze, and ran from the scene on foot.
Authorities are looking for a driver who fled police and crashed into a house near campus, sparking a blaze, and ran from the scene on foot.
Student Body President Chase Mizzell and Student Government Secretary of Governmental Affairs Austin McCullough spent fall break in Washington, lobbying South Carolina’s representatives and senators.
As students left the USC Visitor Center Tuesday night, they could hear the distant sounds of a woman screaming.
Applicants rejected by USC-Columbia could soon find an acceptance letter from one of the university’s regional campuses. Starting this year, they could be accepted by one of USC’s two-year campuses in Sumter, Lancaster, Union or Salkehatchie without submitting a separate application.
What better way to advocate the legalization of marijuana than by selling brownies? Or at least brownies and bright red, yellow and green posters may draw some interest.
The Walk Home Cocky initiative launched Monday night at the Thomas Cooper Library, signaling the beginning of the safety-in-numbers walk program sponsored by Student Government.
The family of the 18-year-old victim of last week’s Five Points shooting outlined their suggestions for a safer nightlife district Monday, with hopes of preventing future tragedies.
Throughout this week, students have the opportunity to grab free promotional items, meet USC’s first lady, watch a runway show and learn about living a greener and healthier lifestyle as part of the 2013 Sustainability Week.
Student Government hosted a forum Monday to discuss safety in Five Points after last week’s shooting involving first-year international business student Martha Childress.
Absentee ballots are now being cast, South Carolina State Fair attendance rates are up from last year and Myrtle Beach businesses capitalize on Halloween.
Family members of the 18-year-old victim of last week’s Five Points shooting outlined Monday their suggestions for a safer nightlife district with hopes of preventing future tragedies.
A local TV host is arrested on drug charges at the SC State Fair, Sodexo donates $4.3 million to Claflin University and a Pelion man has been accused of holding a woman captive for three months
A woman slaps her roommate for moving her trash, a man chases two others down the hall wielding a baton, three sorority and fraternity composites disappear and a Columbia Hall resident gets a beatdown for calling something “gay.”
The Columbia Police Department is seeking three men in connection with the shooting of first-year business student Martha Childress. The men may have gotten into an argument with shooting suspect Michael Juan Smith, who is accused of firing a shot after a fight broke out at a Five Points gas station.
Student Government initiative to open later this month The soon-to-launch Gamecock Pantry will offer much more than food to students and other members of the USC community in need.
In the week after a stray bullet paralyzed an 18-year-old USC student, most people have agreed that Five Points has a problem. But opinions vary on just what that problem is.
The Residence Hall Association failed to support Student Government’s Walk Home Cocky Program at a Tuesday night meeting.