In Brief for the week of July 31, 2013

By Amanda Coyne and Priyanka Juneja | July 30, 2013

This week In Brief features SC GOP in hot water over an email calling the IRS “Obama’s Gestapo,” city residents suing to prevent a downtown halfway house and a conviction in a Florence shooting.

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Recruitment breaks record again

By Amanda Coyne | July 30, 2013

The number of women registered for sorority recruitment has already broken the record for the third consecutive year, and registration is still open.

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Resident mentors prepare for students’ return to campus

By Priyanka Juneja | July 30, 2013

As move in day approaches, resident mentors are training for the upcoming year and preparing for students’ return to campus.

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3 arrested in Five Points attack

By Amanda Coyne | July 30, 2013

Two men were stabbed outside of Group Therapy, a Five Points bar, early Sunday morning. Three men have been arrested in connection with the incident.

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Sigma Phi Epsilon returning to campus

By Amanda Coyne | July 30, 2013

More than a year after closing its chapter at USC, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity will return to campus in the fall.

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In Brief: July 24, 2013

By Amanda Coyne | July 23, 2013

Former treasurer charged with DWI Former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel was arrested for drunk driving in the Hamptons Monday, the Associated Press reported. The multimillionaire politician who resigned as treasurer six months into his term after pleading guilty to cocaine charges was arrested around 2:30 a.m.

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Crime Blotter: July 12 - July 21

By Amanda Coyne | July 23, 2013

This week’s crime blotter includes a man trying to find his wife and gunshots at the corner of Barnwell and Devine streets.

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Urban Outfitters opens store on Gervais Street

By Priyanka Juneja | July 23, 2013

Urban Outfitters’ new location in the Vista celebrated their grand opening Saturday with DJ sets, a food truck, and free beer for those who were over 21.

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Dining changes add healthy, popular options

By Amanda Coyne | July 23, 2013

Chicken lovers of USC, rejoice. Chick-fil-a breakfast is coming to Russell House. After reading responses to dining surveys, Carolina Dining has added the morning meal option to Gamecock Park on the second floor of Russell House.

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Students housed in Cliff Apartments

By Amanda Coyne | July 23, 2013

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.

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Freshmen get head start with Pillars for Carolina

By Michelle Phan | July 23, 2013

While USC’s standard orientation lasts only a day, shuffling students quickly from the Koger Center to Russell House to registering for classes, Pillars for Carolina, an extended orientation program, gives students a closer look at what will soon be their new home.

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In Brief: July 17, 2013

By Amanda Coyne and Maxwell Bauman | July 16, 2013

This week’s In Brief includes Gov. Nikki Haley’s fine from the S.C. Ethics Commission, a Columbia Police Department scandal and a business owner’s worries about the city’s homeless.

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Crime Blotter for July 4 - July 11

By Amanda Coyne | July 16, 2013

This week’s crime blotter includes a rude man in Chik-fil-a

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Moore School opening delayed until May 2014

By Amanda Coyne | July 16, 2013

Wait will allow easier move for faculty 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.

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Student football tickets for away games available for request

By Amanda Coyne | July 16, 2013

Students may now request football tickets for the Gamecocks’ five away games, an Tuesday morning email from Student Ticketing announced.

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Senate chaplain to address August graduates

By Amanda Coyne | July 15, 2013

SC Supreme Court chief justice receiving honorary doctorate The chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Barry Black, will address August’s round of graduates, USC announced Monday. Black, who also served as the chief of chaplains for the U.S.

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