As of Nov. 3, the Student Senate has $143,209.04 left to allocate to student organizations.
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Students vandalize Cliff following removal announcement
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MEGHAN CRUM News Editor Students living in Cliff Apartments vandalized parts of the residence hall, including an elevator and its buttons, a glass door, wallpaper and ceiling tiles, following the news of their upcoming forced removal in the spring due to the university’s Campus Village project. “It’s inexcusable to engage in vandalism of any kind and we expect students to respect university property and the property of others,” university spokesperson Jeff Stensland said in an email interview. Jo r d a n B e au l ie u , a f i r s t-y e a r b u s i ne s s management student, and Patrick Curley, a firstyear finance and accounting student, said they didn’t know anyone who was participating in the vandalism, but they both felt it was prominent throughout the building. Most of the ceiling tiles on the ninth floor were gone, and the wallpaper on the second floor was ripped halfway down the hallway, according to the pair. “Some of them are going a little bit too wild,” Beaulieu said. “They think that since it’s getting destroyed that they have a right to destroy it, but I honestly — I see why the university is not condoning it. Because if someone gets hurt, it’s going to be the university’s liability.” Ashton Courtney, a first-year public health student, and Emily Peterson, a first-year sport and entertainment student, are living together this semester at Cliff Apartments. They said students refer to people who vandalize the building as the “demolition team,” and one floor is responsible for most of the damage, based on messages in a Cliff Apartments group chat. SEE VANDALISM PAGE 4
USC law plans bus to mobilize services KOURTNEY VERMILLION News Writer
USC’s law school is using a $500,000 donation to buy a bus that will allow it to take its services to rural areas of South Carolina. The bus will be named Palmetto LEADER after a Richland County African-American newspaper from the 1960s. Pamela Robinson, t he law school’s pro bono program director, said the editor of the newspaper was a lawyer who dealt with i nju st ice s, ma k i ng t he na me even more meaningful. Robinson proposed the idea for a mobile bus that could travel to regions where pro bono services aren’t readily available. She said most people in these areas do not have access to the internet, so the mobile office would be a huge benefit to communities and law students. “It kind of came up as keeping an idea on a sticky note under my keyboard, and when they asked for ideas, this is one of several that I had, and this one seemed to be the most attractive to the donor and to the dean,” Robinson said. The bus will be a mobile off ice able to transport 10 people who are ready to work with potential clients. The bus is 43-feet long and will have Wi-Fi, a kitchenette and a restroom readily available. SEE USC LAW
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Hippo Campus brings “Bambi” to Columbia
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Hippo Campus played at The Senate Friday, Nov. 1 as part of their Bambi Tour. This was the Minnesota band’s first time performing in South Carolina. Guitarist Nathan Stocker told the crowd the energy in the venue was so electric they’d be sure to return to the Palmetto State.
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Columbia arts community reflects on Tapp’s’ impact HANNAH HARPER Arts & Culture Writer
Ta p p ’ s A r t C e n t e r h a s c o n s ide r e d M a i n St r e e t it s home for the past eight years, but after an abrupt decrease in funding, the Columbia arts and culture giant is being forced to relocate. Because of its influence on Columbia’s arts and culture scene, other businesses could be impacted by its departure. Exec ut ive d irector Ca it l i n Bright’s jou rney w it h Tapp’s began in 2014, when she and her team introduced one of the most inf luential art centers in the Columbia area. Since then, Tapp’s has been a focal point for artists in the heart of downtown, but the center has faced an uphill battle. T h e a r t c e n t e r ’s b u d g e t consists of two parts: The LLC a nd t he 501c3. T he L LC is where the lease was created, and the 501c3 is what donations and grants for programmatic support falls under. Bright said the 501c3 budget is “set to have operating income that’s generated through
earned income initiatives, studio rentals, beer and w ine sales, ticket sales [and] arts sales” in order to “keep the doors open.” Individual contributions were going well, but Tapp’s was not seeing as many private grants as they needed because they needed to demonstrate so many years of success before receiving larger contributions. As a consequence, the money that was supposed to pay the rent and staff was not coming in at the proper rate.
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Bright said the landlords have been “super wonderful and super patient,” but because the demand was so high for such a large space and the output was so massive, the budget exceeded its limits. About a month ago, she received notice that Tapp’s would have to be out of the space by Nov. 30. SEE TAPP’S PAGE 8
Moore School names first African American associate dean MICHAELA CATOE News Writer
Colu mbia nat ive Deborah Hazzard i s t he f i r s t A f r ic a n American academic in a leadership role in the 100-year history of the Darla Moore School of Business as the new associate dea n for
diversity and inclusion. Hazzard came to t he Moore School i n 2016 as a cl i n ica l assistant professor in management. When she expressed interest in expanding diversity and inclusion ef for t s w it h i n t he Moore School, Hazzard said she had t he f u ll suppor t
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of t he m a n a g e m e nt department and lau nched t he f irst diversity and inclusion course in t he Moore School’s history. Peter Brews, Darla Moore School of Business dean, hired Hazzard. “Her academic background is phenomenal and very
close to d iversit y and inclusion, and of course, being who she i s a nd w he r e s he i s from, I couldn’t have t hou g ht of a b e t t er person to take us to the next level t han she,” Brews said.
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Main Street businesses foster community with First Thursday on Main. COURTESY OF DREW BARON
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Students share how Outdoor Recreation has encouraged them to travel to new places – and heights. COURTESY OF GRABEL WALLS
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