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Friday, May 10, 2013  Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates addressed graduates of the University of South Carolina Friday.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Getting a good job after college could be harder than college itself. There were 284,000 college graduates working for minimum wage in the past year, according to the Labor Department.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Pickens Elementary School is proud this morning, as one of their own has been named South Carolina Teacher of the Year.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  South Carolina State University trustees have approved the salary for its new president.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A simulated drunk driving crash at Ridge View High School was not a pretty sight Friday, but organizers say it was necessary to drive home their lesson -- don't drink and drive on prom night.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Men across the Midlands slip in heels for a good cause.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Students who have not been able to complete their college degrees now have a new option to wrap up their studies online through the University of South Carolina.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Two Republican legislators say South Carolina's 25-year-old law on sex education must be updated to decrease teen pregnancy and the generational poverty it brings.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Allen University students claim they are being short changed by the University but school administrators disagree.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and singer Darius Rucker are among those scheduled to speak at upcoming commencement ceremonies at the University of South Carolina.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The South Carolina State Museum is getting a facelift, the popular educational attraction is spending more than 20 million dollars to bring cutting edge technology and science to South Carolina.