COVID-19 on campus: USC reports 608 active cases
By Sydney Dunlap | Jan. 18, 2022USC reported 608 total active cases of COVID-19 on campus Tuesday. Case numbers decreased from 867 cases last week.
USC reported 608 total active cases of COVID-19 on campus Tuesday. Case numbers decreased from 867 cases last week.
A top candidate for the next university president will speak to USC community members on Microsoft Teams tomorrow, according to an email the board of trustees sent on Thursday. More information, including the candidate's name and application materials and a link to the Microsoft Teams meeting, will be sent in an email Friday morning, university spokesperson Jeff Stensland said.
The Bangladesh Student Association allows students to bring attention to current events in Bangladesh and celebrate cultural traditions.
USC reported 867 total active COVID-19 cases, a stark contrast to the 15 cases it reported at the end of last semester.
The board of trustees voted on Jan. 7 to rename a residence hall after Celia Dial Saxon. This marks the first time a campus building will be named after a person of color. Saxon was one of the first Black women to graduate from USC and was an educator and civil rights activist in Columbia for 57 years.
USC will continue to require students, faculty and staff members to wear masks in campus buildings and students to get tested monthly. The university updated its isolation guidelines to fall in line with the CDC's new recommendation for people who test positive to isolate for five days and wear a mask for the last five days.
The mayoral inauguration and city council swearing-in ceremony was held in the 1700 block of Main St. on Tuesday afternoon.
A finalist for USC's next university president withdrew his name from consideration this weekend. He was set to meet with students, faculty and staff on Dec. 9. There is no additional information about the Dec. 9 meeting at this time, university spokesperson Jeff Stensland said.
Quarantine housing will no longer be offered by the university this spring.
A "preferred candidate" for unviersity president will be introduced to the faculty in the near future, according to search comittee chair Thad Westbrook. Details of the meeting have not been set, but more information will be released in the coming days.
The university dashboard reports 15 active COVID-19 cases, an increase of the 11 cases reported last week.
The "We're Here!" project, a collaboration of Historic Columbia, South Caroliniana Library and more, is working to make an archived collection of LGBTQIA+ history in Columbia.
Brother 2 Brother, a young initiative for Black men on campus, holds events that focus on creating a safe space for Black men.
The Richland County Coroner's Office confirmed the body found in the Vulcan Materials Company quarry on Monday afternoon was missing USC student Michael Keen.
The Gamecock Pantry hosted in-person events for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week for the first time ever this year. Events brought in over 2,000 food donations. Food insecurity continues to impact Columbia and USC students and has spiked with COVID-19. The pantry seeks to combat that.
The annual tiger burn returned this year after two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers added live music, food and fireworks to make the event, which was attended by head coach Shane Beamer, bigger than ever.
An unidentified body was found Monday afternoon during a Columbia Police Department search for missing USC student, Michael Keen, WIS-TV reported.
