The student senate voted to include a referendum eliminating the position of student body treasurer in the upcoming student government election and discussed discontinuing Zoom at USC over privacy concerns during their Wednesday meeting.
Student Body President Issy Rushton and Vice President Hannah White sent an open letter to the Presidential Commission on University History expressing their disappointment in the lack of action taken by the commission in renaming campus buildings such as the Sims residence hall.
Sustainable Carolina is a campus organization that is directly affiliated and works with the university to promote sustainability on campus.
The university updated its COVID-19 dashboard to reveal 187 current active cases, which is an increase in the amount of positive cases reported since Tuesday, but a decrease in the overall positive rate.
USC leadership discussed the Fall 2021 semester, vaccine eligibility and the status of the faculty hiring freeze that was implemented last year during a presidential town hall on Friday.
The student senate finance committee presented a referendum Wednesday to eliminate the position of student body treasurer and replace it with a position in the student body president's cabinet. The senate also proposed a recommendation to encourage transparency between the university and students about the COVID-19 vaccine.
After USC failed to pay tuition in a timely manner to a school in Russia for William Brown, a master of international business student who was studying abroad, Brown was deported from Russia and stranded in Armenia during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic before returning to the U.S. a month later.
The South Carolina Senate voted 30-13 to pass a bill outlawing abortions performed after the detection of a "fetal heartbeat" Jan. 28. A "fetal heartbeat" can be detected as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, which is before most women even know they are pregnant. Abortion rights advocates worry about the repercussions of the bill.
USC updated it's online COVID-19 dashboard to show 179 active COVID-19 cases. Almost 1,000 cases have been reported to the university since Jan. 1.
Years of experience and a passion for his field is what has allowed professor Evan Meaney to succeed in the world of media art.
The College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management is in the process of searching for a new dean during the spring 2021 semester.
The number of active COVID-19 cases at USC has risen from 112 to 178, according to an update of the university’s COVID-19 dashboard Friday.
The first cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 were reported in South Carolina on Thursday.
Recycling has become a central focus at USC as the university pushes to become more sustainable, and the Residence Hall Association is working to introduce more recycling options to off-campus housing.
The student senate believes better utilizing EAB Navigate for advising services will create a better advising process. Student Body President Issy Rushton is continuing to work towards an in-person commencement ceremony, though her term will end in the middle of the semester.
"What is the vision of the world we should be working towards?" This was one of several questions participants discussed during "Ed Talks on Race: From Just Talk to Justice," a workshop on race and racism within the context of current events.
USC has been working to improve campus safety since March. They have implemented a number of COVID-19 safety initiatives across campus, which has led to an increased demand for cleaning supplies and other COVID-19 personal protective equipment.
