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Early Sunday morning, a Carolina Alert went out across campus that a student had died in the Honors Residence Hall, who has since been identified by the Richland County Coroner as freshman Breckin ...

Women's basketball is no small attraction at the University of South Carolina — the school team has won three of the last nine national championships and has led the nation in attendance for 12 ...

South Carolina baseball (22-23, 7-14 SEC) won its second Southeastern Conference series of the season, beating the Kentucky Wildcats (27-15, 9-12 SEC) twice at Founders Park over the weekend. The ...

On Sept. 22, 1989, Hurricane Hugo made landfall in South Carolina. It had recently been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph. The storm surge pounded the coast, with ...

South Carolina's softball team took two of three games against the No. 11 Texas A&M Aggies in a conference win at Beckham Field over the weekend. The Gamecocks captured a 3-1 win Friday night, falling ...

For students at the University of South Carolina, using ChatGPT can feel less like using a tool and more like taking a gamble. In the 2025-26 academic year, the University of South Carolina entered ...

South Carolina is fat. It ranks among the most obese states in America, with an adult obesity rate of 36% as of 2023. What’s even more alarming is that nearly 40% of South Carolina public school ...

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy boasts 252 individuals and welcomes Staley as a member of the 2026 class.

For the past 20 years, Columbians have celebrated New Orleans culture at the Rosewood Crawfish Festival. Attendees have the opportunity to enjoy fresh crawfish, live music, art vendors and family ...

As the 2025-26 school year comes to an end, we move forward with our college careers. We've faced challenges — bad exam grades, difficult professors and motivation dips — but we've also had ...

At the April 22 meeting of the student senate, senior deputy athletics director Jeff Crane gave an update on the renovations happening with Williams-Brice Stadium. Crane said one of the renovations to ...