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Literary Twitter: @prodigalsam

Aaron Belz | Posted 05.18.2012

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Add his position as a Christian campus minister at University of South Carolina to his wicked sense of verbal and situational irony, and Sammy Rhodes (@prodigalsam) has both the raw materials and intellectual giftedness to cultivate a Twitter following.

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University of South Carolina Slaps Itself For Booster, Recruiting Violations

Posted 04.30.2012

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The University of South Carolina is on probation for three years after 21 athletes received approximately $51,000 in improper extra benefits and prefe...

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French Tweets Lead To Knighthood

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A University of South Carolina professor who encourages her students to use Twitter in French class will be getting honorary knighth...

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2012 Hopeful Jon Huntsman Addresses His Obama Connection Head On In His First Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 07.07.2011

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This article has been updated. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Likely Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman addressed his connection to President Obama ...

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Ousted University Of South Carolina Board Member Offers $5M Gift To School

AP | By SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A University of South Carolina benefactor ousted from the school's Board of Trustees shrugged off the snub Thursday and promised to ...

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SC Swimmers Had Same Muscle Disorder Affecting Iowa Players

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa football players hospitalized with a muscle disorder this week could have been pushing their bodies too hard after a brea...

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Why Lady Gaga Class Is Not Sexy

Malia Griggs | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm four classes into "Lady Gaga and the Sociology of the Fame," and what keeps me coming back is the expectation. I don't know where this semester is going and just how Gaga we're going to get. I know something's coming, but what?

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Could a Male With a High School Degree Earn More Than a Female College Graduate?

Christie Garton | Posted 05.25.2011

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A man should not be able to graduate high school and walk away with more money than a woman who worked hard and put in an extra four years of education.

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University Of South Carolina Ordered To Revise Discrimination Policies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina has agreed with the Justice Department to revise its policies to better deal with student comp...

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Why I Enrolled in "Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame"

Malia Griggs | Posted 05.25.2011

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I first read about my university's "Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame" class in The New York Times. Not how I usually find out about my possible electives.

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Going Gaga

Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The tenure system is founded in academic freedom, allowing instructors to teach subjects without constraint. This begs the question, is Lady Gaga an appropriate topic for a college course?

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USC vs. USC? Supreme Court Won't Get Into Trademark Battle Between Schools

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't decide who really owns the initials "SC" when it comes to college sports: the University of Southern Califo...

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Columbia Professor's E-mail to Students Was Pure Fiction

Seth Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Columbia University and Professor Hospital should be looking to their own house rather than sending dodgy communiqués to a smaller, much-better-funded program which is currently enjoying a meteoric rise in popularity and reputation.

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Why Did We Get Married?

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

I got married in college. That is to say, my wife and I are both undergraduates at the University of South Carolina. That is to say, we get a lot of raised eyebrows when we introduce ourselves to classmates.

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USCarolina In Danger Of Losing Lone Black Trustee

AP | JIM DAVENPORT and SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — As legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press ana...

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Ayers Linked To GOP Governor Through University

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The campaign season's hottest gotcha game -- six degrees of William Ayers -- has suddenly become a bit more complicated for John McCain and the Republ...

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