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In Brief: August 23, 2013

Disappearing park benches in downtown Columbia have sparked rumor and controversy among parkgoers recently, as some argue they have been removed to prevent homelessness, while others argue they are under repair.


In Brief: August 22, 2013

An Orangeburg County teen was charged with animal cruelty after a Vine video spread online, the host of a South Carolina-based NPR program has died and South Carolina saw a rise in average ACT scores.


Record freshman class arrives at USC

This year’s record number of first-year students — about 4,900 ­­— has posed a few challenges for some university departments. This year’s class has about 300 more students than last year’s, said Mary Wagner, senior director of undergraduate admissions.


Students move in amid rain

A rainy move-in weekend might have soaked a few moving boxes, but the weather actually helped regulate the flow of thousands of students and their families on campus, University Housing Director of Administration Joe Fortune said.


Student ticket requests for UNC game open today

Today is the first day to request student tickets for next week’s football home opener against North Carolina. Tickets can be requested on Ticketmaster beginning at 9 a.m., and the first request period will stay open until 5 p.m. Friday.