'Why not?': Childhood friends leave piano in Assembly Street tunnel
By Holly Poag | Jan. 11, 2021Over winter break, a group of students put a piano in the tunnel under Assembly Street, because "why not?"
Over winter break, a group of students put a piano in the tunnel under Assembly Street, because "why not?"
The university resumed its COVID-19 dashboard updates on Tuesday, reporting a total of eight active cases from Jan. 1 through Jan. 4.
Fines for COVID-19 testing violations, antibody testing and vaccine distribution were all discussed by university officials at Tuesday's board of trustees meeting.
Pooyan Jamshidi, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of South Carolina, was selected for a NASA grant to develop autonomous artificial intelligence for space missions.
USC has partnered with the Center for Teaching Quality and 12 school districts throughout South Carolina to create the Carolina Collaborative for Alternative Preparation program. The program is an alternative pathway to teaching for those who already have a bachelor's degree.
With a significant number of the students contracting the coronavirus since Aug. 1, there is some level of immunity built up on campus, but health experts say striving for herd immunity would be irresponsible from a public health perspective.
There are a number of organizations that strive to help the homeless and hungry population in Columbia.
There are 91 active coronavirus cases at USC as of Monday, according to the most recent update of the university’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Naida Rutherford will be the first Black and female coroner in Richland County after her win in the democratic primary against incumbent Gary Watts. Rutherford has overcome a multitude of adversities and said she hopes to be an example of what "strong work ethic, kindness and resilience can do."
Courtney Lewis, an associate professor and a Cherokee Nation citizen, spends countless hours acting on the ongoing injustices occurring to American Indians today.
The commission trying to solve the Assembly Street train traffic problem looks for public feedback on potential solutions.
President Bob Caslen tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home.
The university has updated it's online COVID dashboard. Read about the new numbers here.
Hands On Prosthetic Engineering is a club at USC dedicated to helping the community while teaching members about the process of 3D-printing. Despite limitations created by the pandemic, the student organization is in the process of making a custom hand for a local worker.
The university announced its plans Monday for mandatory return COVID-19 testing before the Spring 2021 semester and monthly testing throughout.
The Mental Health Ambassadors program uses student-to-student presentations to destigmatize mental health discussions.
Caslen discussed his Halloween visit to Five Points and a plan for mandatory COVID-19 testing for spring 2021 at Friday's Graduate Student Association meeting.
