Senate recommends fixing ceiling tiles in Gambrell Hall, expanding green spaces on campus
By Emilee Davis | Feb. 4The student senate passed recommendations to fix the ceiling tiles in Gambrell Hall and to preserve and expand green spaces on campus.
The student senate passed recommendations to fix the ceiling tiles in Gambrell Hall and to preserve and expand green spaces on campus.
Student Government makes adjustments to the student organization funding model following the Student Organization Funding Assistance Board running out of money.
The USC student senate recommends adding free sunscreen dispensers on campus and bicycle racks to Williams-Brice Stadium.
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.
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.
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.
The United Campus Workers of South Carolina is one branch of a larger union across the Southeast. Its goal is to raise awareness for all employees on USC’s campus.
As the federal shutdown continues, USC organizations Gamecock CommUnity Shop and FoodShare South Carolina have stepped up to provide resources for students and Columbia residents in need of food.
Some of the top student organizations are adjusting to the new funding model put in place earlier this school year. Some like the change but say that funds are more competitive to get, while others say it's too early to see effects.