Freedom Riders reflect on activism in civil rights movement
By Zahida Ashroff | Nov. 15In 1961, three college students embarked on the Freedom Rides to end desegregation on interstate buses.
In 1961, three college students embarked on the Freedom Rides to end desegregation on interstate buses.
The student-led group Advocates Against Alzheimer's is raising funds for Leeza's Care Connection, a non-profit that connects caregivers with resources and community.
The new Veteran and Military Center of Excellence will be a "one-stop shop" for veteran and military-affiliated faculty and students to access services such as benefits processing and career guidance.
Two USC researches help connect the diabetic community to researchers.
Two students' respected work at the flu clinic and with the SAFE lab has helped the university stay safe in the times of COVID-19.
There are 87 active COVID-19 cases on campus, an increase of 40 cases from last Tuesday.
Though many students feel they are just getting settled on campus, the search for housing for next school year is already in full swing.
For many college students, 2020 was their first time voting in a presidential election. Due to the pandemic and other factors, many students had different experiences when it came to voting this election cycle.
After a USC student committed a homicide within walking distance of campus, USCPD considered him to be “armed and dangerous" yet did not send out a Carolina Alert because those are not required in situations that have “already occurred, and that we don't believe is currently a risk,” according to university spokesperson Jeff Stensland. An attorney said he believes the university might have violated the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act in doing so.
There have been almost 1,000 student violations of university COVID-19 regulations since the start of the semester. Students have received interim and delayed suspensions, housing removals and educational sanctions.
An external consultant made six recommendations to help the university reduce costs and expand revenue.
The student senate passed a recommendation for a pass/fail grading school option and voted not to condemn student tailgaters at Wednesday's meeting.
Instead of the annual Tiger Burn that takes place every year before USC’s rivalry game with Clemson, this year there will be a design contest open to all majors to continue the tradition even though the Gamecocks won’t be playing Clemson in football this fall.
At Wednesday's town hall, President Bob Caslen and other university officials discussed students' grades, the virtual December commencement and the spring semester.
Faculty and graduate students at USC have had to navigate new research complications because of the coronavirus. While some departments' research was largely able to continue when school shut down in March, other departments have had progress delayed entirely.
The university saw a decrease in cases for Tuesday's COVID-19 update.
Yoojin Cho, a postdoctoral fellow in the Arnold School of Public Health, has impressed her dissertation members with her passion and commitment to researching warning labels on cigarette packaging.
