USC's Turning Point USA chapter has experienced growth in membership since the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in September. The chapter plans to do more tabling and bring more guest speakers to USC to spread its conservative message.
USC received a $5.24 million donation to its Department of Sports Entertainment and Management from the David and Nicole Tepper Foundation. David Tepper is the owner of the Carolina Panthers, and the department has been renamed to the David and Nicole Tepper Department of Sports Entertainment and Management.
Residents of USC's McBryde residence hall shared their thoughts on moving out of the 70-year-old residence hall set to be demolished in spring 2026.
USC's board of trustees met on the USC Aiken campus to discuss USC's ongoing partnership with OpenAI and to officially designate the Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopment Research Center.
The 117th student senate removed Senator Jacob Whisenant from office after the Court of Impeachment recommended he be convicted. Student senate also passed legislation recommending the student representative on the board of trustees have a vote, USC develop a Carolina Self Service app and that plastic utensils in dining halls are replaced with paper ones.
The 2025 hurricane season is predicted to be "above-normal" but less active than the devastating 2024 hurricane season. Students can stay informed through reliable sources of weather updates to prepare themselves if a hurricane comes to South Carolina.
USC hired Ambra Hiott as the new Associate Vice President for Student Life after three candidates were considered for the position. Hiott aims to bolster the student experience through expansions to Russell House and campus spaces, fewer hurdles for student organizations and improvements to staffing.
USC's Russell House is closed today because of a water outage. USC is working to resolve the issue but no information is available on when it will be reopened.
USC received a $75 million donation to the College of Arts and Sciences from Peter McCausland, a USC alumni, and Bonnie MCausland. The funds will be used to support USC's neuroscience program and student internship stipends. USC renamed the college to the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of the donation.
USC students memorialized the loss of Nate Baker in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Assembly and Blossom streets. The story reached national attention after the driver was found to be an undocumented migrant. The Daily Gamecock spoke to 21 students who shared concerns about the safety of the intersection for pedestrians.
National Ground Game communication administrator Ethan Alexander speaks to several students at the organization’s interest meeting at USC.
David (left) and Nicole (right) Tepper speak to the media after announcing their $5.24 million donation to the Department of Sport and Entertainment Management on Oct. 14, 2025. The department has been renamed to the David and Nicole Tepper Department of Sport and Entertainment Management.
FILE — Columbia police surround the scene of an accident on the intersection of Assembly and Blossom streets on April 2, 2025. The student's motorcycle remains on the street.
Columbia police surround the scene of the accident at the intersection of Assembly and Blossom streets on April 2, 2025. The student’s motorcycle remains standing on the street.
University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis waves to the South Carolina Senate at the Statehouse on Feb. 11, 2025. Amiridis, USC students and faculty visited the Statehouse as part of the annual Carolina Day.
The outside of the Olympia Mills parking lot with water on Sept. 30, 2024. The Congaree River began to rise after Hurricane Helene, causing flooding in the parking lot.