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Columbia Voice

Work by the multimedia reporting and production class at the University of South Carolina.

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Worth the grind: graphic designer prepares for Indie Grits Festival

Savannah Taylor reading festival guide

It takes massive preparation, time and energy to pull off the annual four-day #IndieGritsFestival featuring regional art, music and film. To find out what it’s like the week before, follow resident graphic designer Savannah Taylor as she gives a peek into the last-minute run-up.

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 Reporter

This teacher owns a farm, so her students get more than the 3 R’s

Blair Wells riding her horse

When you’re 5 years old, there’s nothing better than exploring nature. And that’s the norm in Blair Wells’ kindergarten class where students sometimes even get the opportunity to visit their teacher’s farm.

May 5, 2018 Reporter

USC prof who fears heights hops back in the cockpit

This USC professor who climbed the highest mountains now has scaled a new summit­ – resuming flying. Did we mention Patrick Hickey has a fear of heights? Listen to Hickey explain how he overcomes that. By Abe Danaher, Becca Brennan and Reema Vaidya May 4, 2018 Patrick Hickey fears heights, yet he’s climbed the Seven… Read More USC prof who fears heights hops back in the cockpit

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 Reporter

Opposites attract: A USC student and her nontraditional pet

Micaela Wendell holding ferret Fizzgig

USC student Micaela Wendell wanted a pet she could hold. She’s never been one for the traditional, but she couldn’t get a snake. So she opted for something just as wiggly but a little more furry: Fizzgig the ferret. Watch as these opposites attract.

April 24, 2017 Reporter

Haven’t you heard? This artist’s ‘pirD’ is the word?

Whitney Malson's pirD holds a Drip coffee cup.

Have you heard about the pirD? Meet the puffin-like character that’s made its home at a local coffee shop and the artist behind it, Whitney Malson, who has turned her grief into a passion.

April 24, 2017May 2, 2018 Reporter

Parkour crew finds few obstacles on USC campus

Marquis Johnson flips off of a wall

Marquis Johnson runs up to a wall on the USC campus, plants his hands and pushes off into a midair somersault. His teammates spin around lampposts. Other students passing by the Russell House courtyard between classes watch as Team Fuego Amaterasu Crew shows off its parkour skills.

May 12, 2016April 14, 2018 Reporter

Dance class brings Scotland to Columbia

Scottish dance class

As Scottish dances have done for centuries, feet tap and bodies spin in Bill McCullough’s Scottish country dance class that brings a bit of the culture to Columbia.

March 7, 2016March 23, 2016 Reporter

Candle making relaxes USC student, helps her save money

candles

USC freshman Jenna Brooke McCurry picked up candle making as a bored high school senior. Now she’s looking at a way to make some money by selling those candles to other students.

March 5, 2016March 23, 2016 Reporter

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