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In a world where political discussion can quickly turn unhealthy, students at USC are working to create a space with healthy, student-centered discourse. Seek First S.C. is an event in which students have the opportunity to ask substantive questions, engage directly with candidates and elected leaders, and see civil discourse modeled across political differences. We sat down with Grace Cosby, Elijah Butcher and Jackson Clapp, co-organizers of the event, in order to learn more.

Alden Zerkle grew up loving the ocean and its inhabitants. She spent her free time watching wildlife documentaries on Discovery Channel and National Geographic, so when she was recruited to swim at the University of South Carolina, she knew she wanted to study marine science. “I went to the beach every year with my family — I love the water,” says Zerkle, who is from Ashburn, Virginia. “It is a place that has always brought a lot of happiness to me.

Agreement will explore opportunities to build the nuclear workforce needed to support fleet deployment of AP1000® reactors in the U.S. through USC’s planned Nuclear Innovation Center Westinghouse Electric Company and the University of South Carolina (USC) are partnering to create a multidisciplinary nuclear workforce development program to support U.S. fleet deployment of AP1000® plants.

As the University of South Carolina marks 225 years since its charter, in 1801, the historic milestone is being recognized with stories, conversations and other tributes across campus. Naturally, Carolinian wanted in on the action. We also wanted to make sure we’re sharing stories you might not have heard. To that end, we decided to shine a light on a few remarkable women whose efforts changed the institution for the better.

As a kid, Ken Perkins had a front-seat view on the road trip of a lifetime: a cross-country trek from New Jersey to California. His mother drove and his grandmother took in the scenery from the backseat. Perkins was in charge of navigating the road maps of every state they traversed. It was a 1956 adventure — no turn-by-turn GPS directions or boring interstate highways.

As the senior talent relations and events manager for the Disney Company, alumna Morgan Epperson introduces television casts from the U.S. to markets in the UK and across Europe. It’s a big job, but Epperson, ’15, has been preparing for it since her days at USC’s College of Information and Communications. Networking with alumni in the entertainment industry got her a foot in the door. Extracurricular activities on campus gave her a leg up.

If you ask Grant Hunter what the best way to get involved on campus is, he will tell you to just step out of your dorm and be open to whatever opportunity comes your way. “One of the greatest parts about the University of South Carolina is that you never know what you’re going to get yourself into,” says Hunter, a sophomore marketing major in the Darla Moore School of Business.

Thank you for calling the Patterson Cafeteria Dial-a-Menu. Today is Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989. For dinner tonight we’re having — fried chicken… If you’re a University of South Carolina alumnus of a certain age, you might remember the outgoing message, which GenX undergrads circa 1989 relied on the way today’s born-digitals rely on Instagram and Emily Mariko’s TikTok. And if “for dinner tonight, Thursday, Sept. 21,” they were having fried chicken?

Bill Strosnider aims to turn the tide on environmental plastics The views are spectacular. Toward the coast, inlets and marshes are hedged by cordgrass and cattails. Sweeping bridges give way to sandy shoreline and one of the state’s most beautiful natural resources — its water. Just east of Georgetown across Winyah Bay is the Belle W.

Danny Dorsel’s story is one that comes full circle. And the University of South Carolina, the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics and the state are seeing the benefits. While Dorsel was in 10th grade in Florence, South Carolina, the newly established Governor’s School, based in Hartsville, began recruiting, and one of his teachers recommended that he check it out.