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Wednesday, April 03, 2013  As the University of South Carolina continues to expand, campus housing officials say they are grappling with how to provide enough rooms not only to an increasing number of freshmen, but also to more upperclassmen who want to stay on campus.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  The family of a Daniel Island student has sued Wofford College, contending the school's campus security officers failed to properly react when the man choked to death on pizza.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  The University of South Carolina has moved some students after finding mold in a dorm.

Friday, September 14, 2012  A former Winthrop basketball player accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received probation.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  USC campus police say they seized five handguns from a freshman's dorm room at the University of South Carolina. The student was arrested on weapons charges and has been barred from campus.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Benedict College is planning to house hundreds of students in a new dorm near its downtown campus.

Friday, June 01, 2012  Thirty-three school districts in South Carolina have high school seniors graduating without missing a single day of school through their entire academic careers, according to the South Carolina Department of Education.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Tuesday night, Columbia city council approved a measure that could clear the way for downtown dormitory living along Main Street. An out-of-state company has plans to house more than 800 college students in the vacant Palmetto Center.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Authorities say a 20-year-old Mount Pleasant man visiting the University of South Carolina earlier this year died from an accidental drug reaction.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina will consider a $191 million construction and renovation plan for dormitories when it meets next month.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  The coroner's office is still waiting for the results of an autopsy that included a toxicology test.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  A ribbon cutting ushered in a new day for Columbia College.  With help from a federal energy grant for close to $200,000, the school installed thermal cells on three of their dormitories.  The cells use the natural light of the sun to help warm students' water and reduce the school's environmental impact.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  One employee has been killed and a second has been wounded during a robbery at a Florence pawn shop.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  USC’s Office of University Housing and Office of Fire Safety, along with the Columbia City Fire Department, conducted a fire safety and awareness fair Wednesday morning

Friday, September 10, 2010  South Carolina's Department of Juvenile Justice is celebrating a decline in youth crime by demolishing one of the agency's oldest dormitories.