Crime Blotter for Sept. 13 to Sept. 20
Sep. 22, 2013Crimes reported to the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safety between Sept. 13 and Sept. 20
Crimes reported to the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safety between Sept. 13 and Sept. 20
Forrest Gump just felt like running — around Columbia, that is.
Miss SC, organization apologize for introduction The Miss South Carolina Organization and Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller issued an apology Wednesday for the line Mosteller used introducing South Carolina at the Miss America pageant. The USC School of Law student introduced the state as a place where “20 percent of our homes are mobile, because that’s how we roll.” Some South Carolina residents expressed offense to the quip on Twitter, while others found it humorous.
Associate professor Nancy Brown of the College of Social Work addressed an intimate audience in the Gressette Room of Harper College Wednesday night, discussing her paths to success as a counselor and therapist, as well as a friend and mother.
Student senate introduced a streamlining of its legislative codes Wednesday night. The overhaul of the 200 section largely organizes the codes, codifies current procedures and moves certain codes to more appropriate sections.
University President Harris Pastides called for a three-year tuition freeze in exchange for increased, “fair” funding from the state Wednesday morning at his annual State of the University address. Pastides also asked lawmakers to pass a performance-based education funding plan and to cover increasing employee pay, energy bills and health insurance costs. If the legislature does so, the university will not ask for any additional one-time allocations, like the $15 million it received this year to renovate Hamilton College.
University President Harris Pastides called for a three year moratorium on tuition increases in exchange for increased and “fair” state funding at the annual State of the University address Wednesday morning on the Historic Horseshoe.
USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety is looking for a man who inappropriately grabbed a woman outside the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center Tuesday night, according to a Wednesday morning crime alert. A man who appeared to be Hispanic and in his 30s allegedly asked the woman for directions near the Strom’s parking lot around 8:30 p.m.
President Harris Pastides said he isn’t making plans to leave USC, and university trustees aren’t eager to see him go.
Since Harris Pastides was named president in 2008, the football team shook off years of middling performance for a pair of program-best 11-win seasons and top-10 finishes. The baseball team won back-to-back national championships. And women’s basketball has improved its conference record, taking back-to-back 25-win seasons.
Officers who struck inmate will not face charges, Lexington men to be given additional theft charges and group speaks out against strong-mayor referendum
The Be A Man at USC organization hosted Charles Bloom Tuesday night, when he spoke about his experiences helping the community.
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis spoke to students Tuesday night about their political aspirations.
Harris Pastides had been USC’s president three weeks when the first cut came.
Miss South Carolina misses out on the Miss America finals, 13 people are killed in a shooting at the Naval Yard in Washington, D.C., and violent crimes are down in Richland and Lexington counties.
Proving Ground began in 2010 with 22 business plan submissions and $5,000 in prize money for the winners. Organizers expect anywhere from 75 to 100 submissions this year, with a total of $45,000 in prize money for winners in three categories.
When USC planted its Carolina on King welcome center in Charleston last August, President Harris Pastides touted it as “a front door” to the university for Lowcountry tourists, alumni and potential students. One year later, Carolina on King has drawn more than 65,000 visitors from almost all 50 states and a number of foreign countries.