Counseling and psychiatry at USC adapted during pandemic
By Camdyn Bruce | Apr. 25Over the last year, counseling and psychiatry services at USC have become more affordable for students and have moved to being conducted primarily virtually.
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Over the last year, counseling and psychiatry services at USC have become more affordable for students and have moved to being conducted primarily virtually.
There were several protests against protest police brutality throughout the nation and in Columbia over the past year — read more for a summary of events.
As a result of COVID-19, it can be difficult for students to live a balanced life both socially and academically. The Daily Gamecock surveyed 40 students from across campus about their experiences during the pandemic.
After being sued in 2019 and 2020, USC plans to bolster its FOIA infrastructure. In January, the university hired its first FOIA coordinator and is developing an online database and portal to submit FOIA requests through.
The Presidential Commission on University History met on Tuesday to discuss progress on renaming buildings on campus.
Since the University of South Carolina has implemented mandatory monthly testing, campus has become a safer environment than in the fall, according to Rebecca Caldwell, the director of Strategic Health Initiatives. Each of the four testing groups has had a roughly 90% compliance rate for mandatory testing.
The university will be able to detect different variants of the COVID-19 virus on campus by testing saliva samples. New technology will go into production "in a couple of weeks," Carolyn Banister, a clinical assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, said.
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.
Several organizations worked in coalition to protest legislation that would make the requirements for abortion stricter in South Carolina. Protesters drove around the Statehouse honking in opposition to the bill being debated on the Senate floor.
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.