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Despite growing its student body by some 9,000 students in the past 15 years, the University of South Carolina’s on-campus housing has increased only a fraction of that amount. That leaves tens of thousands of USC students combing the city for housing each year, affecting downtown Columbia and the well-being of students themselves.
The university is evaluating underdeveloped property and aging facilities for student housing.
USC students reported hundreds of instances of mold growth in on-campus dorms, detailing it crawling on their dressers, ceilings and pillows. Most mold outbreaks occurred in older dorms, prompting allergies, continuous coughing and asthma attacks. USC's maintenance system is outdated, meaning it can't efficiently track or analyze student&...