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Sorority Council given national award

USC’s Sorority Council was awarded the National Panhellenic Conference Excellence Award on Monday. The group is one of just 14 out of the nation’s 574 college Panhellenic organizations to be recognized with the award, according to NPC leaders.


In Brief: September 25, 2013

A Sumter County woman is accused of stabbing her husband with a screwdriver, a 9-year-old boy dies after being struck by a tractor trailer while riding his bicycle, and former USC football coach Paul Dietzel dies at 89.


Columbia, SC hot spot Pavlov's sets bar high

With live music, a staff of experienced bartenders and a number of drink specials, Pavlov’s Bar — or Pav’s — has become one of the most popular watering holes for USC students and, apparently, one of the best college bars in the country.


USC finance professor Steven Mann lives full life with Parkinson's disease

Sitting in the faculty lounge of the Darla Moore School of Business, he’s wearing a short-sleeved, white, button-down shirt. No necktie, though. Steven Mann rarely wears a tie, because it takes him nearly half an hour to try to tie one. His hands just don’t do what his brain tells them to. He has Parkinson’s disease.


USC student accused of faking attempted kidnapping

A woman told the Columbia Police Department she was grabbed by an unknown man on Pickens Street who told her to “come with him” around 10:30 a.m. By 5 p.m. Tuesday, police had arrested her on charges of making the story up.


In Brief: September 24, 2013

Vincent Sheheen has been cleared of three ethics complaints, a 12-year-old charged in a fatal shooting has been placed under house arrest, and Riverbanks Zoo is getting an antisocial gorilla.


Kappa Alpha Psi panel celebrates USC's desegregation

Name-calling. Police escorts. Being kept up the night before an exam. Orientations that included sessions about how to act on campus. The Zeta Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity commemorated the struggle against racism with their “50 Years Later…” panel on Monday night.


McKissick opens 'diverse' exhibits

After kicking off a yearlong celebration of diversity with its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of desegregation, USC, along with the McKissick Museum, has expanded on that memory.


Buildings lose power Saturday

Buildings in the south, west and central areas of campus, including the Russell House, lost power for about three hours Saturday morning. Thomas Cooper Library remained closed until 10 a.m. Sunday due to the outage.