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Walk into the Substance Abuse Prevention and Education office in Strom Thurmond Fitness Center and you might find Brock Parrott behind the reception desk.
Dani Goodreau is USC’s next student body vice president. She campaigned on mental health, veterans’ issues and student senate accountability, and won with 60 percent of the vote. Ever since campaigning began on Feb. 1, Goodreau has been everywhere on campus — doing organization visits, arguing the Momentum platform at the debate and larger than life on a Greene Street poster.
The top of Capstone glowed a vibrant garnet Feb. 13 not in the spirit of Valentine's Day but in recognition of Professor John Monnier of the Chemical Engineering Department here at USC. Monnier is the first USC professor to be awarded the highest honor in the field of engineering, election to the National Academy of Engineering, for his work with heterogeneous catalysis. He is one of 84 engineers nominated and chosen by current NAE members this year and will be inducted to the group in Washington, D.C., this October.
Is more democracy always better? In the annual Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society lecture Thursday night, Princeton political scientist Christopher Achen challenged the view that democracies are an inherently successful system.
Photographer, author, historian and inventor Cecil Williams spoke in the Hollings Program Room of Thomas Cooper Library about his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement and his corresponding art Wednesday. The presentation was something to behold, featuring a number of his photographs in PowerPoint format, with Williams taking time to describe each one.
Sitting Vice President Ross Lordo was elected the 109th student body president of the University of South Carolina late Tuesday. Lordo's running mate, current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dani Goodreau, and Secretary of Alumni Relations Merritt Francis were also victorious.
Student Government elections have seen several weeks of the candidates advertising their planned initiatives and goals, but not every student initiative begins with Student Government.
The “Mental Health Matters” campaign serves as a means of working with students to reduce the stigma behind mental health. This event was important not only to students, but to the mental health staff, as it included surveys on the program’s effectiveness at this time.
Currently, there are no Student Government campaign violations for this election. This comes in stark contrast to last year, when there were at least 10 violations filed against candidates.
Get a quick overview of the candidates running for the Student Government executive positions.
Academics United brought together a diverse group of students and faculty in a gathering of solidarity and unity in opposition of the visa and immigration ban. The event held on Davis Field I was meant to be a place for conversations with brief presentations and open mic sessions for those willing to tell their stories.
"I've decided I'm going to die in the classroom. It might be a little unsettling to the class right there, but if I can time it right, do it early enough in the class, they'll be glad to be let out."
Along with death and taxes, flu season is just one of those certainties in life. However, students and health center professionals agree this year has been worse than normal.
The ballot for the upcoming Student Government election Feb. 14-15 will contain not only the candidates for executive and senate positions, but also a referendum to add a new executive position — speaker of the student senate.
They don't just call it Green Quad because of its dedication to environmentally friendly practices and sustainability. Police were advised of a drug complaint Monday night at the dorm. The smell of marijuana was evident and when police entered the room the residents directed them to their roommate's door where the odor was coming from. She admitted to smoking prior to their arrival, but the cops didn't find anything incriminating other than a single bottle of Heineken, a bowl and a grinder.
USC's first African-American professor, Richard T. Greener, will be memorialized with a statue outside the Thomas Cooper Library this fall. The model was unveiled on Jan. 30, Greener's 173rd birthday, at the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs' Black History Month kickoff event.
This year's list of candidates for Student Government elections contains what is likely a record number of students running for senate positions at the same time as a drop in the number of students running for executive positions. There are 92 students running for a total of 53 positions. Last year there were five candidates for president, while this year there are just three. Almost all of the academic units have enough candidates to fill their seats, except for the schools of social work, education, law and music. Campaigning begins Feb. 1 with a Candidate Showcase on Greene Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"The lesson of the Holocaust is remember."
A new kind of fraternity is trying to gain official recognition on campus — Beta Upsilon Chi, a national Christian fraternity.
Accepted for services rendered everywhere from the gates of Williams-Brice Stadium to the checkout at Thomas Cooper Library, the CarolinaCard is undoubtedly a utility player.