Uncensored America filed a lawsuit against USC on Sept. 30, alleging that the student senate displayed viewpoint discrimination when they denied funding for the group's "roast" of Kamala Harris. Five days earlier, the senate voted to grant them the funding during an executive session.
Many student organizations have signed a letter opposing the upcoming "roast" of Kamala Harris, hosted by Uncensored America, and are criticizing USC for allowing the event.
USC's board of trustees approved an updated master plan, USC Next. The plan outlines the university's vision for making changes to housing, Thomas Cooper Library and academic buildings.
USC's College of Nursing and Lexington Medical Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony to open a new training facility for nursing students. The new building comes at a time when South Carolina and the nation are facing a shortage of nurses.
A monument honoring the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of USC was unveiled on the Horseshoe on Friday. The statue depicts Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert G. Anderson and James L. Solomon Jr., who were the first three Black students to enroll at USC since reconstruction.
USC students celebrated the Gamecocks' third women's basketball national championship win by jumping into the fountain outside of Thomas Cooper Library.
United Campus Workers, a labor union representing workers at USC, held a living wage rally on the Horseshoe on Thursday afternoon. Members and supporters delivered a petition for increased minimum wages and salaries for campus workers to university administration.
USC announced the launch of its autonomous food delivery robots in a press release on Feb. 1. The new service, which became available on Monday, is centered around enhancing the student experience and making on-campus dining locations more accessible.