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Sunday, May 19, 2013  A sendoff party was held for Miss South Carolina USA 2013 Megan Pinckney.

Friday, March 15, 2013  High school science and engineering students from throughout central South Carolina are set to hit the University of South Carolina to show their expertise.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A USC student who pleaded guilty to DUI last week now knows the legal price she'll pay.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Some 100 students from an advertising class at the University of South Carolina are gathering to watch the Super Bowl and critique its commercials.

Monday, December 10, 2012  University of South Carolina architectural history students are presenting their findings about the South Carolina state mental hospital and its 178-acre campus.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Half a dozen University of South Carolina students are safe after awakening to a fire in their home Monday morning.

Friday, November 30, 2012  The University of South Carolina's Art Department is holding its annual holiday sale.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  USC students from the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management held a Fall Fair for Sistercare Wednesday evening in Columbia.

Friday, September 28, 2012  After a weekend of violence in Columbia's Five Points, an online petition and Facebook Group are bringing people together to help stop unwarranted violence in the area.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

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.

Friday, July 13, 2012  A team from University of South Carolina excavated the remains of an sunken ship Friday on the beach on Hilton Head Island.

Friday, May 25, 2012  State Representative Ted Vick,  charged with  DUI and weapons charges, has dropped out of the race for South Carolina's 7th Congressional District.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Students, faculty and staff from the University of South Carolina are boarding a bus to learn more about the state.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  University of South Carolina students are walking around campus wearing empty gun holsters in protest this week.  School policy bars concealed weapons permit holders from carrying on campus. Students say it violates their rights.