Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ partnered with SGTV to moderate the debate for Student Government executive candidates Wednesday night in the Russell House ballroom. Candidates discussed Student Government money allocation, transparency and inclusivity. Voting will open at 9 a.m. on Feb. 21.
A student has been hospitalized after incident at Science and Technology Building on Devine Street. According to university spokesperson Jeff Stensland, there is no threat to public safety.
Following Holocaust Remembrance Day, Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ students and faculty held a Walk to Remember to reflect on the current state of Holocaust education for students.
The Student Government executive candidates will debate on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Russell House ballroom. Ahead of the debate, they sat down with Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ and SGTV to share their plans with the student body.
Both student body president candidates, Emily "Emmie" Thompson and Reilly Arford, seek to increase inclusivity and diversity within Student Government. Both plan to use their past student government experience to enhance advocacy of the student body.
Hannah Augsbach Lamma and Brandon Badinski are the two candidates running for the reinstated role of student body treasurer. Both candidates want to improve accessibility to funds and advertise the process for requesting funding from Student Government.
Candidates for speaker of the student senate Cameron Eubanks and Jordan Vélez talked about their campaigns and their histories with Student Government. Both are focused on improving Student Government culture.
Abrianna Reaves, the only candidate for student body vice president, hopes to bring an outside perspective to Student Government and address problems on campus with tangible solutions.
Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ revealed 18 new bricks at the Horseshoe on Friday in recognition of Black women at Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½. This legacy includes "The Backbone," a student film that explores explores the history of Black women at Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ from the university’s desegregation in 1963 to the modern day.
Candidates were announced for Student Government positions after a candidates' meeting on Feb. 9. Due to a challenge by student senator Ian Herd, the campaign spending caps previously passed by the senate will not be in effect as originally intended.
The student senate voted to remove Ian Herd as speaker pro tempore Feb. 8. He was replaced by Aden Lloyd. A piece of legislation was also introduced to remove nominees from the senate chambers during debate, in response to Student Body President Reedy Newton's veto of a bill that would allow the student senate to enter executive session to debate nominees.
Columbia's Blossom Street Bridge is being replaced, as well as upgraded with new multi-use paths and sidewalks. The project is set to start undergoing construction in the summer of 2024.
Members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ students gathered outside Columbia City Hall on Sunday to remember and honor Tyre Nichols, a Black man recently killed by police in Tennessee.
The AI chatbot ChatGPT has taken the world by storm with its ability to generate human-sounding text that some say reads just like a high school essay.
The student senate overrode Student Body President Reedy Newton's veto of a bill that would cap campaign spending for Student Government campaigns. Newton also vetoed a bill that would allow the student senate to go into executive session to debate candidates, with no pushback from the senate.
College populations across the country are declining, and experts believe that should cause colleges to reflect, reassess and redefine their learning environments for students.
After a recommendation from President Biden, South Carolina could be the state that starts off the Democrat's presidential primary calendar in 2024.
