USC's student senate voted to remove two senators from the body after both were found to have violated the attendance policy. The senate also passed a bill that would require future executive officers to sign a statement of intent saying they will be physically present and enrolled on campus for the entirety of their term.
Student senate failed to remove senator David Nelson at Wednesday's meeting. The measure to remove Nelson, who has missed more than the allowed five meetings, fell two votes short of the required two-thirds majority vote.
University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis delivered his first State of the University Address in Russell House Ballroom on Sept. 19, 2023. Amiridis touched on several issues, including academic advising and mental health and wellbeing services and celebrated progress made within the past year.
The University of South Carolina's student senate added eight new senators to its body on Sept. 13, 2023. The new senators range from all over campus and will serve on across four senate committees.
USC has started offering Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal drug, in the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center. The antidote is available to all students on demand any day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.