Mar. 15, 2025
A photo of The Rowan in Columbia, S.C.Photo:Google Maps
Google Maps
A college graduate was awarded nearly $700,000 in damages in court — thanks to a South Carolina law — after he said his former landlord emptied out his apartment despite the rent having been paid.
Pera court document filed in Richland County on Sept. 24, a jury awarded Ansel Postell a whopping $692,000 on Sept. 19, after he submitted a2022 lawsuitagainst Campus Advantage, a student housing investment and property management company that oversaw his former apartment The Rowan.
Mar. 15, 2025
Charlie McGee.Photo:CBS
CBS
A South Carolina college student is making history.
Junior Charlie McGee became the first college student with special needs to be accepted into a fraternity at Clemson University,CBS Newsreported.
McGee’s wish was granted in September when he received a bid at Pi Kappa Alpha.
McGee pictured with his Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Clemson University.CBSCharlie
CBSCharlie
One Pi Kappa Alpha member told the outlet, “That was one of the coolest moments at Clemson that we had, was seeing that right there.
Mar. 15, 2025
Hannah Ackman (left) and Joseph McKinney.Photo:Elise McKinney
Elise McKinney
“He is the sweetest thing,” says Ackman, a 21-year-old senior studying animal science at North Carolina State University.
The 1-year-old, Joseph McKinney, loves playing with his sitter. But more importantly, his parents say, Ackman understands what he’s experienced.
“I just love that there’s somebody in his life that will understand him in a way that his father and I can never understand,” says Joseph’s mother, 28-year-old teacher Elise McKinney.
Mar. 15, 2025
Ben Sanderson and one of his sisters.Photo:Courtesy of Ben Sanderson
Courtesy of Ben Sanderson
Ben Sanderson always knew he was conceived using a sperm donor. Growing up, his mom told him that when he turned 18, he could start searching for his biological father and potential siblings if he wished.
So, one Sunday last May, feeling both bored and curious, Sanderson, a theater student at Indiana University, decided it was the perfect time to explore his paternal family history.
Mar. 15, 2025
Ethan Clark.Photo:Ethan Clark
Ethan Clark
A college student in North Carolina has been getting a lot of attention for sharing real-time weather information and updates to his followers duringHurricane Helene.
“I just wanted to make sure North Carolina is not forgotten about,” Clark says in a statement to PEOPLE on Friday, Oct. 4, about his work. “Forecasting weather is my passion, and I want to keep doing that for the people of North Carolina.