In-depth reporting on Student Government corruption, university administration failures, and institutional accountability.
USC's Student Government finance codes grant student senators the power to suspend organizations, compel document production under threat of perjury, and distribute mandatory fees with almost no guardrails. Federal courts have spent decades telling public universities this is exactly how you get sued.
A decade of USC budget documents tells a story the administration would rather not headline. Tuition stayed flat for in-state students, sure, but everything else crept up — and nobody asked permission.
South Carolina provides 13% of USC's budget yet elects 80% of its governing board. Students and families fund more than half of operating revenue, yet have no representation.
