Author: Associated Press

Audit finds Clemson doesn’t complete some summer camp checks

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – An audit of summer camps at Clemson University found a lack of background checks for some staffers. The audit obtained by The Greenville News found that several camps were failing to run returning staffers through the National Sex Offender Registry each year and getting statements that there were no violations during the past year. The camps…

Benedict College launches first graduate program

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Benedict College has launched the first graduate program in the school’s 149-year history. The State reports the Masters of Business Administration program will open to its first group of students on July 1. The program, announced in a news release Friday, will be housed at the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students will…

5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape

5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape shocks Sierra Leone-- ByKRISTA LARSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

At first no one knew why the 5-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play. Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped and left paralyzed as a result of her injuries. The…