As a major organization that handles nearly half a million dollars every year, Carolina Productions has had to deal with its fair share (and maybe more) of criticism from students and — we admit it — even the editorial board of The Daily Gamecock.
Student Government had another busy Wednesday night. The focus: elections. For starters, they aim to restructure the existent election codes with a new clean slate bill.
In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, over two thousand Filipinos have been killed and some fear the death toll could reach ten thousand.
For the first time in almost 10 years, Iran has showed up to the international bargaining table, willing to talk about a peaceful resolution to dissolving their nuclear program*1.
While the USC has an array of environmentally friendly and self-sustaining facilities, No Impact Carolina Week turns the focus to the student body and their adoption of similarly green practices.
Grad school and professional career hopefuls, you may want to set all your social media to private. Now more than ever, admission officers, headhunters and recruiters of all sorts are utilizing social media to get the scoop on their candidate’s qualities. A recent New York Times article told the tale of a Bowdoin College applicant who foolishly broadcasted some disparaging tweets during a college information session.
Several weeks ago, a physically fit mom by the name of Maria Kang took heat for posting a picture of herself and her three children with a caption that read, “What’s your excuse?” This picture captured national attention and 20,000 comments, sparking a debate as to the message it sends women and young girls.
In observance of Veterans Day on Monday, the city of Columbia hosted a parade down Sumter Street to honor those among us who have served in the military. USC, on the other hand, did not plan or put on any Veterans Day events.
Growth is essential to expanding university
Current policies take precedent over next president
Students are not protected enough from disciplinary violence
Good memories made without alcoholic haze
Advocates don’t have to be gay, just have to understand love
There’s good and bad news in USC’s annual community service report. The good: The university community raised more money and volunteered more hours last year than ever before.
In a rather bizarre news conference held yesterday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott accused one particular club — The Library — of being the epicenter of Five Points’ gang problems. Suggesting that a single establishment propagates the entirety of Five Points’ gang activity seems outlandish to us.
“We will work on finding you.” This isn’t the opening to Taken, this is a threat made by Interim Columbia Police Chief Ruben Santiago, via the official Columbia Police Department Facebook page, to a marijuana legalization advocate. Over the weekend, the Columbia Police Department completed a drug bust in which eight pounds of marijuana were seized.
The rollout of “Obamacare” has been quite a bumpy ride. From a Supreme Court challenge to the current technical problems facing the exchange website,health care reform has not been easy.