Before the glitter, the balloons and the masses of painted faces, there was only the noise. From Greene Street — and Bull and Sumter streets — all that could be heard was a washed-out cacophony of cheers and whistles.
Freshmen were either dodging obstacles on their way to class or lounging around waiting for class to start on the first day.
After retooling formal fraternity recruitment, Fraternity Council hopes potential new members will learn values and benefit the Carolina community.
Carolina Productions will feature more comedy acts this semester, but the names are considerably smaller than past performers.
After the first day of classes, Chick-fil-a exceeds expectations, serving an estimated 400 patrons per hour during the breakfast shift.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After a busy year at USC, university President Harris Pastides looked forward to catching up on what he calls the “three Rs”: resting, replenishing and reading.
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.
It turns out that Student Body President Chase Mizzell keeps just as busy during the summer as he does during the school year.
Office won’t offer help with criminal defense, alcohol, substance abuse violations
While Gamecock football hasn’t even kicked off for 2013, its schedule for next year’s season has already been released.
Bustle at the Russell introduces students to facilities
Imagine R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet.”
Potential lifelong sisterhood and brotherhood come at a price, and this year that price is slightly higher for sorority hopefuls.