COVID-19 on campus: University dashboard reports 29 active COVID-19 cases
By Holly Poag | Nov. 9, 2021The university's COVID-19 dashboard reports a total of 29 active COVID-19 cases with a 67.6% vaccination rate among students, faculty and staff.
The university's COVID-19 dashboard reports a total of 29 active COVID-19 cases with a 67.6% vaccination rate among students, faculty and staff.
The Capital Club, a gay bar in Columbia, hosted the #StandingforStephenSmith event on Oct. 30. The event was held to honor and raise money for the family of Stephen Smith, a gay teen who was killed in an unsolved hit-and-run in Hampton County, South Carolina, in 2015. Smith's case has been reopened in connection with the Murdaugh family murder investigations.
As the USC campus has changed, so has the role of student body president. From the election of USC's first Black student body president in 1971 to the onset of a global pandemic in 2020, the office of student body president is always evolving.
USC's Horseshoe offers alumni the unique opportunity to have their name permanently engraved on the campus. Its historic tradition of having students lay the bricks of the Horseshoe might have lead to this opportunity for alumni.
The history of the President's House includes a kleptomaniac blue jay, panty raids in the Women's Quad and a student relieving himself in Mrs. Patricia Moore-Pastides' herb garden. It is also one of student protests, enslaved people and desegregation.
Experts explain the history of controversial figures in USC's past and why some people want certain names to be removed from buildings on campus.
Before Shirley Turner planned to get her Ph.D. from USC, the "Grammy" of USC was a business consultant working with companies such as Disney and Sony. She ran a supply drive in India and even filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on behalf of over 20 employees against a company.
Laney Quickel was nominated to assume the student body treasurer position by Student Body President Alex Harrell, and a bill to establish a secretary of disability services position was passed at the student senate session.
The Faculty Senate met to discuss the ongoing search for presidential candidates, advanced technology initiatives, defining professional conduct and a possible future mental health task force.
The university's COVID-19 dashboard reports a total of 22 active COVID-19 cases. This is a decrease from 47 cases USC reported last week.
For the first time in USC's history, the school has introduced a new body of government: the staff senate.
As the Columbia mayoral election comes closer, the four candidates share their goals. The election will be held Nov. 2.
Writer and professor Roy Scranton explored the virtues of pessimism and the harms of optimism during a lecture on Friday as a part of the College of Arts and Sciences Climates Theme Semester.
An email from the Student Health Center said the university will immediately be providing COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on campus to those eligible.
Student Body Treasurer Kate Turner announced she will step down to study abroad next semester. Student senate discusses accessibility provisions.
Michelle Bryan takes on a new role as Associate Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and hopes to make a more united and inclusive staff and student body.
The Provost Advisory Committee for Women’s Initiatives aims to light the way to see more women in leadership positions at USC.
