There are currently 59 total active COVID-19 cases on campus. Group Four's mandatory COVID-19 testing week will end on Sunday, April 18. This is the last testing week of the semester.
From the moment his candidacy was announced to present day, conflict and crisis have been the defining factors of the Caslen presidency. Yet, his resolute nature has allowed him to continue leading the university throughout the chaos.
The Daily Gamecock interviewed Student Government executive position candidates to learn more about their platforms.
The Daily Gamecock interviewed student body treasurer candidates about their campaign plans.
The university updated its COVID-19 dashboard to reveal 187 current active cases, which is an increase in the amount of positive cases reported since Tuesday, but a decrease in the overall positive rate.
The first cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 were reported in South Carolina on Thursday.
The Daily Gamecock obtained three Columbia Police Department incident reports dated between October and November 2020 detailing incidents of students being unknowingly drugged in Five Points bars. The scope of these incidents is unknown, as most victims don't report their stories to the police, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
Two former instructors filed lawsuits this week against the university and a current professor in the School of Visual Art and Design on claims of sexual harassment and unfair treatment.
There are 87 active COVID-19 cases on campus, an increase of 40 cases from last Tuesday.
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.