The newly opened Lantern Hotel's mission is to employ individuals with intellectual disabilities. The hotel has also collaborated with USC's CarolinaLIFE program and the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management to employ students.
USC first-year finance, economics, supply chain and risk management student Landon Lyle announced plans to run for Oconee County Council, representing District III. His campaign centers on transparency, responsible budgeting and proactive development.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will host its first Purple Martin Conservation Workshop on Jan. 31 to help connect the community to more backyard wildlife. Once a natural cavity-nesting species, the purple martin now almost entirely depends on humans for housing east of the Rocky Mountains.
The USC student senate recommends adding free sunscreen dispensers on campus and bicycle racks to Williams-Brice Stadium.
The USC Board of Trustees has approved a new Bullying Prevention Center that will support K-12 public or private schools throughout South Carolina.
An initiative to help low income and uninsured South Carolinians access birth control has generated numerous economic benefits, according to a report from USC's South Carolina Economic Development Center.
The student senate passed legislation that will recommend a new policy for recording and photographing lectures and materials, as well as establishing a new civil engineering concentration.
USC students and other organizations took part in a nationwide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest. The demonstrations consisted of a walk-out on USC campus and a protest at the South Carolina State House.
SLED and USCPD are investigating the death of a USC student near 650 Lincoln on Jan. 20.
USC is one of six university systems that announced a project backed by Ron DeSantis last summer to create an alternative accreditor. The Commission for Public Higher Education has adopted a set of draft standards and will begin accrediting its first cohort of schools this year.
Iranian students organized a demonstration in support of Iranian citizens on Greene Street on Thursday, Jan. 15. The demonstration brought awareness to the deaths in Iran and called for the freedom of the Iranian people.
Williams-Brice Stadium is now under its first phase of renovations. These renovations are meant to help increase the game-day experience for fans.
Courtney Smith has been hired by USC as the new director of the Leadership and Service Center. Smith will be working with former Director Ambra Hiott to increase student engagement with the LSC.
As part of the USC Next master plan, Thomas Cooper Library, McKissick Museum and Barnwell College will be renovated over the coming years to update the buildings and improve the student experience.
State senator marks Jan. 10 the first Walk For Peace Day in South Carolina as the Walk for Peace crosses through Columbia.
A USC student was killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 385 on Thursday evening.
USC's student senate recommended increasing the standard university minimum wage and adding healthier vending machines on campus. They also passed two bills in order to adjust student organization funding requests for conferences and make the elections commissions and codes more fair.
