Master plan goals

• Reinvigorate historic campus core
• Improve student life experience
• Reimagine its research footprint
• Realize a new health sciences campus

A high-level look at proposed updates

• Continue to partner with state + local government to bring additional pedestrian connectors to the Congaree River — a project outlined in a 1994 master plan.
• Rebuild, or repurpose student residence buildings — think: building a new wing in the Honors College or redeveloping the McBryde residence hall
• Expand or upgrade student dining, study spaces, lounges, recreational spaces, and parking + enhance athletic venues — think: Thomas Cooper Library or land around Williams-Brice Stadium.
• Construct cutting-edge research facilities — think: renovating three floors of the Science and Technology building’s East Tower to have a new state-of-the-art classroom, lab, and study space.
• Build a 308,000 sqft School of Medicine and Research building featuring up to four additional buildings in the BullStreet District.

• Beaver Girl Community Discussion with Cassie Premo Steele | Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 6-7:30 p.m. | All Good Books | Free | Join All Good Books for a community book discussion about “Beaver Girl” with author Cassie Premo Steele and store manager Ruth.

• Tequila Dinner at Smoked | Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 6-9 p.m. | Smoked | $125 | Enjoy five original courses representing some of the major regional cuisines found in Mexico, each with an agave-based cocktail pairing.

• Hootie & the Blowfish - Summer Camp with Trucks Tour | Thursday, Aug. 29-Friday, Aug. 30 | 7 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $50-$230 | Head to Colonial Life to sing along with these hometown artists.

• The Night Shift at Re•Find | Friday, Aug. 30, Friday, Sept. 27 | 6-9 p.m. | Re•Find | Free | Browse this monthly night market hosted at the new Re•Find location in the Rosewood neighborhood, featuring local goods, antiques, food, music, and more.

• Gamecocks Football vs. Old Dominion Monarchs Football | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 4:15 p.m. | Williams-Brice Stadium | $50-$105 | Watch as the Gamecocks take the field for the first time this season against Old Dominion.

• Opportunities to be active + social
• Access to comprehensive medical treatment and care
• A safe, comfortable environment for independent or assisted living

• The Tin Roof in Columbia has a new general manager, Brice Morgan, and he has plans for the popular venue. Looking ahead, Morgan told The Post and Courier that he wants to grow and connect with other local retailers, restaurants, and the community.

• Registration is open for Prisma Health Midlands Foundation’s (PHMF) 2024 Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half-Marathon and 5K. The walk/run will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Segra Park. Since 1991, the annual walk has raised over $12 million for breast cancer programs.

• Prepare for “Youth Angling Day,” set to take place on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Gibson Pond Park in Lexington. Youth Angling Day will be the kick-off event for the 2024 Pan American/USAngling Challenge Cup Kayak Championship — a three-day competition on Lake Murray.

• This weekend, the Gamecocks play be under a Carolina sky once again. Curious about who else has been under those stadium lights? The State is taking a trip down memory lane with a list of performers that have been in Willy B. + discussing the potential for future concerts.

• This is the most talented South Carolina Football team in a decade. Go beyond the scoreboard and behind the scenes of the South Carolina Gamecocks with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.
  

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Fiction

• A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston | Release Day: June 25, 2024 | When Eileen Merriweather — an avid fiction reader — finds herself in a quaint town from a storybook, literally, she has to find a way to finish the book but finds that the town’s storybook ending may just be intertwined with her own.

Learn something new

• Play-by-Play From The Minors by John Kocsis | Release date: October 10, 2023 | This is for those wanting to know what it’s like working in sports. This book contains the secrets and successes of minor-league baseball broadcasters.

Personal stories

• Dear Black Girls by A’ja Wilson | Release date: February 6, 2024 | The WMBA star and Gamecock legend shares personal stories and writes what it means to be a Black woman in America today, uplifting Black girls everywhere.