Marley Bassett

I am a student journalist who is currently a senior at the University of South Carolina. I work as a full-time reporter for The Arena, assistant copy desk chief for The Daily Gamecock, and freelance reporter for The Lexington County Chronicle

My Latest Work

USC College of Education, SC Department of Education seek to alleviate statewide teacher shortage

The state of South Carolina has seen a drastic increase in the number of vacant positions within the field of education in recent years.
As the shortage continues to grow and affects public school students across the field, the state legislature and Department of Education, as well as state colleges and universities, have made efforts to identify the problems that teachers are facing and how to mitigate them.

USC Student Body President, Treasurer talk summer accomplishments, plans for the fall

While the rest of the university was on summer break, USC’s Student Government remained hard at work to enact changes for the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
Student Body President Patton Byars and Student Body Treasurer Jacob Vaught discussed some of their accomplishments over the summer including improvements to parking, infrastructure on campus and simplifying funding requests for student organizations.