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In Brief: Aug. 30, 2013

A man pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to bring cocaine to South Carolina, the state won’t charge Haley’s campaign after a car wreck and a couple in North Charleston was charged after having sex in Home Depot display shed.


In Brief: Aug. 29, 2013

Today’s In Brief includes a White Knoll High School official’s guilty plea on embezzlement charges, a Columbia City Council committee’s proposed police policy and a partisan dispute over rally attendance.


Students invest funds, network through finance club

What’s the best practice for a job on Wall Street? Managing money, of course. Real money. Students who join the Carolina Investment Association have the opportunity to do just that once they learn the ins and outs of the finance industry.


NPHC sorority, fraternity intake begins

You won’t see new members of the traditionally African-American National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and fraternities on USC’s campus screaming and sprinting down the Horseshoe on Bid Day. Instead of a formal recruitment process, NPHC organizations have what’s called an intake process, and according to Briana Quarles, Sorority Council’s vice president of NPHC, “it’s really different.”


Miss South Carolina USA 2013, Megan Pinckney, competes in her evening gown during the 2013 MISS USA Competition Preliminary Show at PH Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday June 12, 2013.  She will compete for the title of Miss USA 2013 and the coveted Miss USA Diamond Nexus Crown LIVE on NBC starting at 9:00 PM ET on June 16th, 2013 from PH Live.
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Trading the crown for class: Miss South Carolina USA returns to USC

Less than three months ago, Megan Pinckney was on the national stage, competing for the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas. The fourth-year retailing student, who is also finishing her reign as Miss South Carolina USA, made it into the competition’s top five. After a sixth finalist was selected on Twitter, Pinckney was named fifth runner-up.


In Brief: August 28, 2013

Bottlenose dolphins are dying off on the East Coast, authorities are searching for a possible second victim in connection with the Gabrielle Swainson kidnapping and murder case, and cars damaged by Hurricane Sandy are being repaired and resold in South Carolina.


In Brief: August 27, 2013

Nikki Haley formally announces her bid for re-election, a Florence plastic plant requires more than 60 firefighters to combat, and four arrests are made in a suspected Chapin shoplifting ring.