September 21, 2009
Benedict College Moving Students Out Of Dorm Fire Marshal Says Is Unsafe
Instead of heading to class on Monday, some Benedict College students headed across Columbia to move their belongings to their new homes. Benedict had been using an old hotel as a dorm, but the county fire marshal issued an evacuation order last week, saying the building was an immediate threat to the life and safety of the students, mainly because it has no sprinkler system or working fire protection system. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.
July 27, 2009
Audit: SC School Must Guard Financial Viability
A federal audit warns a historically black college in South Carolina must take extra steps to remain financially viable. The State reported Monday that a U.S. Education Department audit warns that Benedict College in Columbia ended the last fiscal year in a weakened financial state.
November 03, 2008
Benedict College Football Coach In Good Condition After Falling Ill
Benedict football coach Stanley Conner is recovering at a Columbia hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack during his team’s home game against Kentucky State.
November 02, 2008
Benedict College Football Coach Falls Ill At Halftime, Hospitalized
Benedict football coach Stanley Conner was hospitalized after suffering an apparent heart attack during his team’s home game against Kentucky State.
NCAA Division II College Football Bowl Cancelled
There’ll be no Pioneer Bowl in 2008. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association said Friday they suspended this year’s game, which was to take place December 6th at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
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