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Young entrepreneur follows passion to open Devine St. boutique

Denise Tran threw away her first sewing machine. The exercise science and biology major had a passion for design, but didn't think she could make it as a designer.

She put designing on the back burner, as well as her initial desire to work in the medical field, and instead took a job as a marketing representative. Podcast
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Staley uses basketball to teach life's lessons

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On the court, USC women's head basketball coach Dawn Staley leads her team with the same intensity and fiery passion that made her a three-time Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame player. But her players know a different side, one that fans might not get to see at the arena or on TV. Podcast

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Once-sleepy Lexington struggles with boomtown issues

Lexington is leaving behind the "small" as one of South Carolina's boom towns. Its population has almost doubled in the past decade as tendrils of development grow toward it from Columbia while it remains the center of a county that consistently has one of the state's lowest unemployment rates. More>>

Five majors in three years? No problem for USC star student

In 43 years of teaching business, associate dean Randy Folks has never seen a student graduate with five majors.

"Nowhere close," he said – until he met Elizabeth Wilson, a wunderkind from Georgetown who graduates this spring with five majors and a 3.99 GPA.
Wilson was bored with 18 hours in her first semester and signed up for more. She has taken as much as 31 hours in a semester, which is 10 classes, or double that of an average student.
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Gamecock fans hope Martin will break basketball curse

Call them Gamecock Agonistes, the basketball fans who've ridden each wave of optimism with every new coach, only to come crashing back down to reality a few meager seasons later.

In March, USC hired Frank Martin, who's never had fewer than 21 wins in a season, to be a basketball coach for at least the next six years. Very quickly, hopes have once again inflated to dangerous heights.
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  • Graduation's here for USC seniors and this week's Carolina Magazine visits with the new grads as they head out into the world beyond the Horseshoe.   Click Here to view this week's Carolina Magazine.
    Graduation's here for USC seniors and this week's Carolina Magazine visits with the new grads as they head out into the world beyond the Horseshoe.   Click Here to view this week's Carolina Magazine.
  • Last week Carolina Magazine focused on technology.  What's new, what's coming and what the ever-changing tech world means to you.   Click Here to watch this Carolina Magazine.
    Last week Carolina Magazine focused on technology.  What's new, what's coming and what the ever-changing tech world means to you.   Click Here to watch this Carolina Magazine.
  • By: Chelsea ParlerSustainable Carolina is a campus program that teaches students the importance of being earth friendly. The program is organized into fifteen different project teams composed of students,
    USC is going green in more ways than one, find out how one campus program is using their "green thumbs" to make a difference.

    Includes Video Story
  • By Cameron Widerman Ask University of South Carolina students to talk about parking on-campus and the responses are almost unanimous.   ((SOTS)) But USC parking director Bill Baker says it's not
    Parking is one of the most controversial issues at the University of South Carolina. The school is discussing plans to increase parking but do not feel it is as big an issue as students and staff make it out to be.

    Includes Video Story
  • By: Wrenn WoodsThey've gone from singing in the mirror with pretend hairbrush microphones to performing in clubs around the state. They're the Casual Misfits. And that's exactly what they are, casual
    Mario Moretti and Quan Greene make up the mash up music group Casual Misfits. They've seen recent success with the release of their first mix tape in January, but they don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

    Includes Video Story
  • A few former Gamecocks from the graduating class of 2009 are tackling life without football. Marque Hall was the tenth ranked defensive lineman coming out of high school, and entering his junior year in
    Former Gamecock football players Dustin and Jordin Lindsey and Marque Hall are tackling life without football.

    Includes Video Story
  • By: Mike Wadsworth Yes, it is that time of year again.  Annual tax day usually falls on April 15, but we gained two extra days this year because it cannot fall on a Sunday or holiday.   Sunday was April
    Tax Day is upon us.  See some interesting information about Tax Day and some last second tips for those of you who waited until the final day to file. 
  • By: Krista BagleyFriends are still mourning the loss of two people who died in a shooting last week in an upscale neighborhood outside Irmo. Richland County deputies found Tammy Parker, 44, and Bryan Capnerhurst,
    Friends are in mourning after two people are found dead in an upscale neighborhood in Irmo.
  • By: Krista BagleyThe story of redhead extinction started back in 2007 when many news organizations reported that "gingers" would be extinct as early as 2060. These articles work on the assumption that
    There's a rumor going around that people with red hair, the so called "gingers," may soon be extinct.  But is it true?  We go to the scientists to find out. 

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  • Jennifer Carinza also known as "Momma Bear" to the triplet bear cubs is the bear keeper at Hollywild Animal Park
    By: Kyara Massenburg The Hollywild animal park in Inman, S.C. welcomed rare triplet female Syrian brown bears 12 weeks ago. They are one of the most-endangered and rarest species, and Hollywild
    Three rare Syrian brown bears now call Hollywild Animal Park in Inman, SC home.   The triplets join dozens of other animals who are being trained to be movie stars.  

    Includes Video Story
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