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Andy Shain

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A boss once described me as the "Swiss Army knife" of the newsroom for editing, writing, blogging and appearing on TV. I have written for every section of the paper, except editorial (not that you would want to read my opinions anyway).

I have spent the bulk of my career editing and writing for business sections, finding a nice niche for my fondness of numbers outside of my love of sports. I like to create or reinvent sections. I remade The State's Sunday business section and Columbia Business …

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Board Briefs: Trustees approve budget, key USC Next projects

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By Andy Shain
| University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina trustees approved a 2026-27 fiscal year budget Friday (June 19) and advanced key projects tied to the Columbia campus’s USC Next master plan. 2026-27 budget approved Tuition for South Carolina residents will remain the same for the eighth year in a row (the ninth year for USC's comprehensive institutions). Nonresident student tuition will increase by 3 percent. A $150 per-semester student union expansion fee will start this fall.
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USC board approves freezing tuition, expanding Russell House, building Civil Rights Center

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By Andy Shain
| University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina trustees approved a 2026-27 fiscal year budget Friday (June 19) that freezes in-state tuition systemwide and advanced key projects tied to the Columbia campus’s USC Next master plan, including an expansion of the Russell House student union and construction of a Civil Rights Center.
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USC inks licensing agreement for prostate cancer screening tool

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By Andy Shain
| University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina has agreed to license an algorithm developed by a renowned cancer and nutritional epidemiologist to a health sciences company that offers home cancer screening tests in a deal announced Tuesday (May 12). 20/20 Biolabs Inc.
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