The University of South Carolina intends to crack down on who gets to use its private plane, and for what reasons, according to an audit released Wednesday.
Internal auditors defended the university’s practices, saying they did not find “excessive or imprudent use of the plane.” However, they recommended USC increase oversight on who gets to use the plane and why.
Auditors began investigating in response to a June investigative report from The State that found flying USC’s mostly empty plane cost more than alternatives such as driving or commercial airlines. The State’s story also reported that the plane often was used…