Student Legal Services office opens in west wing of Russell House
By Sydney Patterson | Aug. 21, 2013Office won’t offer help with criminal defense, alcohol, substance abuse violations
Office won’t offer help with criminal defense, alcohol, substance abuse violations
Potential lifelong sisterhood and brotherhood come at a price, and this year that price is slightly higher for sorority hopefuls.
As many as 6,300 students’ social security numbers could have been compromised when a computer was stolen from the physics and astronomy department in April, university spokesman Wes Hickman said.
The summer crime blotter includes the three most interesting incidents during the summer.
Today’s briefs include a record amount of scholarships, a new homeless shelter, and a plea bargain in a teen’s murder.
In fall of 2013, Russell House revamped their dining options for students, including Chick-fil-a breakfast.
Kelly Hunnewell was on her way to becoming the manager of a new location for Carolina Cafe when she was shot and killed July 1 during an early morning shift at the off-site bakery for the cafe.
With the Women’s Quad closed for the 2013-2014 school year and 4,900 incoming students applying for housing, University Housing has decided to open Cliff Apartments to first-year students.
As students begin hauling their belongings into campus residence halls, resident mentors are already prepared for the challenges that come with managing a group of college kids.
After winning the hearts of the judges and her fellow contestants, Miss Mount Pleasant Brooke Mosteller took home the titles of Miss South Carolina and Miss Congeniality at this year’s Miss South Carolina pageant.
Students and faculty will move into the new Darla Moore School of Business a few months later than initially planned because of a delay in the move of U.S. Department of Justice offices into the school’s current home.
Student ticketing requests will return to a weekly system this football season, just a year after USC made the switch to season tickets for students.
More than a year after closing its chapter at USC, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity will return to campus in the fall.
A 3.15 percent average tuition increase was approved for USC and all but one of the system’s flagship campuses by the board of trustees in June in light of dwindling state allocations.
After nearly 18 months of construction, Petigru College will be reopening its doors to students this fall.
After raising $3.5 billion for Yale University, Jancy Houck has been hired as USC’s new vice president of development and alumni relations. The post was filled five months after Michelle Dodenhoff left the post, leaving behind $655 million raised for USC’s $1 billion capital campaign, Carolina’s Promise. As of Aug. 9, that total had risen to $756.5 million, with $149.1 million given during the financial year ending June 30, a record fundraising year.
Tobacco will be banned from all university grounds as of Jan. 1, 2014, President Harris Pastides announced at an Aug. 9 meeting of USC’s board of trustees.