SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS BRIEFING
  Thursday, May 15, 2008
 

UNIVERSITY-RELATED NEWS:

01.    Clemson hires USC Upstate vice chancellor
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Seneca Daily Journal/Messenger, 05.15.08

02.    Clemson’s Purnell signs contract extension
Post & Courier, 05.15.08

03.    Ocean Isle Beach plans memorial to students who died in fire
The State, Rock Hill Herald, Myrtle Beach Sun News, Florence Morning News, 05.14.08

04.    Upstate firm inks research deal with maker of Sylvania light bulbs (Clemson nanotechnology research mentioned)
Greenville News, 05.15.08

05.    Cogongrass: New scourge of the South (professor George Kessler quoted)
Anderson Independent-Mail, 05.14.08

06.    Happenings: Area Library Society to host book lecture (professor Rod Andrew to speak)
Post & Courier, 05.15.08

07.    Owens inducted into business honor society at Clemson
Florence Morning News, 05.13.08

OTHER EDUCATION-RELATED NEWS:

08.    Settlement caps CSU liability in Parish case
Post & Courier, 05.14.08

09.    USC junior bested on “Jeopardy!”
Post & Courier, 05.15.08

STATE AND LOCAL NEWS:

10.    Sanford: Budget unbalanced
Post & Courier, 05.14.08

11.    Editorial: Deficit spending
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 05.14.08

BROADCAST NEWS:

12.    WACH-TV, WSOC-TV, WHNS-TV, 05.14.08 – Ocean Isle Beach plans memorial for S.C. students

13.    WSPA-TV, 05.14.08 – Steam line rupture kills one person at Duke University

14.    WSPA-TV, 05.13.08; WLTX-TV, 05.14.08 – Judge approves investor fraud settlement in Parish/CSU case

15.    WIS-TV, 05.12.08 – Furman University professors, students sign statement opposing Bush visit


 

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