COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Black History month came alive over the weekend at the Harambee Festival at Benedict College. The annual celebration of African-American culture featured plenty of food, music and art. Organizers and attendees say it’s a great way for the community to explore culture with food and fun. Categories: Local News Tags: Benedict College, Harambee
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Columbia to meet with students at Benedict College. Sanders will visit the college for an event called “A conversation with students.” Sanders will speak Tuesday afternoon at the David H. Swinton Center on the college campus, according to school officials, seating is limited. Sanders was in town Monday to…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Benedict College is celebrating the upcoming Inauguration of the school’s new president. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis will be sworn in as the Fourteenth and First Female President on Friday. The college kicked off a series of events Sunday with a service and family picnic and then held a luncheon Monday and a symposium Tuesday. On Wednesday a Sprit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The City of Columbia’s 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will feature remarks by Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, Benedict College’s first female president. Artis is Benedict’s 14th president and the first woman president in the college’s 147-year history. The annual celebration starts at 4 p.m. at the MLK, Jr. Park and Community Center, at…
The Benedict College women’s basketball team is ranked No. 25 in the WBCA NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Coaches’ poll.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Outgoing Benedict College President Dr. David Swinton was honored at the schools’s Black History Month event. Dr. Swinton will leave his post June 30th. On Tuesday the school hosted a Chapel Assembly, honoring the school’s longest serving President. Swinton has served as the school’s president for 23 years. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Benedict College
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Students and staff at Benedict College held a candle light vigil for Rashee Hodges. Hodges was a college athlete whose life was cut short after being struck by a car on Sunday. Hodges basketball coach, Fred Watson, told WOLO that his life has been changed forever. “This has definitely been the toughest thing I’ve ever had…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College’s 5-3 victory over Livingstone in last week’s season-opening football game could be viewed as a defensive masterpiece or offensive futility by both sides. Whichever is the case, the Tigers could be set for another low-scoring, defensive battle when they host the Limestone College Saints on Saturday night. Limestone is coming off a 35-6 victory over…
