S.C. State University to require ID for entering campus
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - South Carolina State University announced Wednesday morning that a new identification requirement is going into immediate effect on campus.
Anyone entering campus, including students and employees, must be prepared to display university-issued identification. S.C. State said you can obtain identification at the OneCard office in the University Computer and Information Technology Services complex in the Crawford-Zimmerman building.
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The university said a vehicle parking decal is not sufficient identification for entry.
Guests will be required to present a valid driver’s license or another form of government-issued identification.
The move comes as the campus is dealing with a string of shootings and other crimes in recent months. Among other measures the campus has taken in response to the outbreak, it’s getting a dog that’s able to sniff out guns.
Among the more recent crime incidents concerning S.C. State students:
- SC State student charged with attempted murder after fight
- 1 person injured in shooting at South Carolina State University
- South Carolina State University football player charged with having gun on campus
- S.C. State University briefly placed on lockdown after report of gunshots
- SLED investigating after late-night shooting at S.C. State
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