For LaQuita “KD” Cowart, weeks sometimes never end. Cowart, who holds the title of Miss Capital City 2013, is in the final days of preparation for the Miss Black South Carolina pageant, being held at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg Saturday night.
Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott stepped down from his post for an “indefinite” leave of absence Tuesday, city officials said.
USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety cited students for 13 different types of crime, according to the past week’s reports.
The mayor of Saluda was found dead Sunday and Columbia’s homeless are facing a shelter closure and fewer meals.
Sorority and fraternity members are working on their dance moves, practicing their corn hole and brushing up on their trivia. No, it’s not summer break yet — it’s Greek Week.
USC has booked big names for this spring’s commencement exercises, including a former secretary of defense and one of USC’s most loved alumni. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will address students graduating in the May 10 ceremony, and country star Darius Rucker, a proud USC alumnus himself, will address graduates on the morning of May 11.
USC walloped Clemson Saturday — 35-9 — but it wasn’t on the football field this time. Thirty-five USC students were charged at Carolina Cup this year, more than from any other school, according to Camden Police Chief Joe Floyd.
Former defense secretary Robert Gates and Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker will speak at USC commencement ceremonies this semester, USC President Harris Pastides confirmed Friday. Gates served as the secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 under presidents George W.
The flu’s spreading again in SC, police seized $75,000 of pot in West Columbia and a Spartanburg woman arrested for slapping child.
S.C. representative discusses personal history at annual Robert Smalls Lecture.
The “Weekend Update” comedian sits down with The Daily Gamecock and SGTV after his Thursday night show.
Police will arrive in record numbers for the Carolina Cup Saturday, even though Easter is expected to damper attendance at the race this year.
A woman has been arrested for stabbing her boyfriend, a man is about to go to trial for double murder in Irmo and a former Simpsonville police officer has been charged for destroying evidence in a cold case.
A passion for helping others has led Hayley Elia not only to serve but to lead others to serve. The fourth-year public health student has pursued her passion for service on campus as well as in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.
What seems like science fiction is becoming a reality for Srihari Nelakuditi. The associate professor in USC’s College of Engineering and Computing and three researchers from Duke University are in the process of developing a Google Glass application called InSight that would allow users of the upcoming computer eyewear to recognize and virtually communicate with others in person.
Jillian’s was packed wall-to-wall with antsy students Tuesday night, all eager to witness an annual crowning moment in Fraternity and Sorority Life. It was time for Sigma Chi fraternity’s Miss Venus pageant.
After vetting 56 applicants for top Student Government positions, Student Body President Chase Mizzell has selected all but one member of his executive cabinet.