Sunday afternoon's weather results in power outages
By Larissa Johnson and Hannah Dear | April 15, 2018Severe thunderstorm weather rolled into Lexington and Richland counties, causing thousands of outages.
Severe thunderstorm weather rolled into Lexington and Richland counties, causing thousands of outages.
Rutledge Chapel heard speeches from the four 2018-19 executive officers Tuesday afternoon after they each took an oath of office.
Across the world on Saturday at over 800 partner marches, students and gun control supporters protested mass shootings and the lack of legislative response. The March for Our Lives in Columbia drew a small crowd — about 3,000 — compared to the hundreds of thousands in Washington, D.C., but the marchers displayed the same passion and call to action.
Ross Lordo gave his last formal address as student body president Wednesday afternoon after a year of growth and accomplishment at the helm of Student Government.
With three African-American and three female candidates out of 11, the 2018 Student Government elections saw the most diverse pool in years. As a result, April 3 will see an African-American president and female vice president sworn into office. But the diversity this year was unusual.
After originally coming in second, Emerson Odagis was elected the next student body treasurer with 53 percent in a run-off election Wednesday night.
Gov. Henry McMaster met casually in Russell House on Tuesday night with a group of about 50 students, mainly members of the College Republicans, to talk about his career and answer questions on major state and local issues.
The Student Government Elections Commission aims to increase awareness about the write-in candidacy process.
Patrick Ellis can talk about anything: music, the Knicks, philosophy, South Carolina history, scuba diving — and Student Government. And he'll be the first ever speaker of the student senate.
Taylor Wright will be the second public health pre-med student body president in a row, following in the steps of current Student Body President Ross Lordo. He was elected Wednesday night with 53 percent of the vote.
