{"id":11784,"date":"2022-01-07T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T13:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/?page_id=11784"},"modified":"2024-12-09T20:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:59:32","slug":"usc-upstate-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/usc-upstate-hurricane-helene\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking Up the Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charles Carter, a junior from Gadsden, Alabama, pitches in to clean up tree debris on campus left behind by Hurricane Helene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Sept. 27, Hurricane Helene tore through the Carolinas, leaving almost the entire Upstate region without power and causing catastrophic damage to homes and businesses. Apart from losing power, the USC Upstate campus mostly was spared major damage. However, fallen trees and debris created hazards on roads and walkways.<\/p>\n

The Spartan community quickly came together in Helene\u2019s aftermath, even while many were coping with devastating losses. Upstate facilities and maintenance crews immediately began clearing tree debris from streets to provide access for emergency vehicles and power trucks. Working without power, housing and food service staff fed and cared for students unable to leave campus. The Hodge Center became a Spartanburg County medical shelter for residents needing power for their medical devices. Faculty, staff and students also volunteered for relief efforts to feed and deliver supplies to hard-hit western North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Up Magazine Charles Carter, a junior from Gadsden, Alabama, pitches in to clean up tree debris on campus left behind by Hurricane Helene. On Sept. 27, Hurricane Helene tore through the Carolinas, leaving almost the entire Upstate region without power and causing catastrophic damage to homes and businesses. Apart from losing power, the USC Upstate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11784","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/fall2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}