Remembering the Days

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  Episode 51: The Myth of Commodore Capstone

  Chris Horn and Bob Wertz

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, dorms, Epaminondas J. Capstone, name of dorms

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  Episode 52: Carolina’s Not-So-Secret Gardens

  Chris Horn and Emily Jones

  “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world … is a garden.” When Frances Hodgson Burnett penned those words more than a century ago in her classic children’s book The Secret Garden, there probably were very few, perhaps not any flower gardens on the University of South Carolina campus. But we’ve made up for it in the past 50 years or so. On this short tour, you'll learn the history of several not-so-secret gardens on campus and what's planted in each one.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, gardens, secret gardens

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  Episode 53: Gran Tourino: The History of USC’s Visitor Center

  Chris Horn

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Vistor Center, University Ambassadors, student ambassadors

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  Episode 54: First Things First: USC’s First National Championship

  Chris Horn, Curtis Frye, and LaShinda Demus

  Curtis Frye, head coach of field and track head at USC, knows a thing or two about coming in first place and being the first to do something. He's done all of those in his time at Carolina, including bringing home the university's first-ever national championship trophy. Perhaps most importantly, Coach Frye understands the importance of putting first things first.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, First National Championship, track, trophy, Olympic medal-winning

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  Episode 55: Palmetto Ivy: How the Honors College Came to Be

  Chris Horn, Juhi Patel, Steve Lynn, Patrick Kelly, Cat Keyser, Greg Stuart, and Scottie Greene

  USC's South Carolina Honors College was born in the 1970s when several other of the nation's first honors colleges came into being. But rather than becoming an also-ran, USC's Honors College emerged as one of the nation's best by offering hundreds of unique honors courses across every academic discipline at the university.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Honors College, honors program, South Carolina Honors College, interships, study abroad, research projects, Professors, honors classes

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  Episode 56: The Duel of 1833

  Chris Horn and Elizabeth West

  Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton engaged in an infamous duel in 1804, and a number of South Carolina College students nearly got tangled up in duels in the years before the Civil War. History records only one duel involving South Carolina College students that ended in fatality — and this is the strange story of that tragedy.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Civil War, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, duel

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  Episode 57: Crowing for Carolina: The History of The Gamecock Newspaper

  Chris Horn, Johnny Boggs, Jackie Alexander, and Sarah Scarborough

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, The Gamecock newspaper, The Gamecock, student newspaper, journalists, writers

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  Episode 58: Waltzes, the One-St Episode , and Shag: Dancing Across the Decades at USC

  Chris Horn, Helen Anderson Waring-Tovey, James Fant, and Katie Torbert

  For two centuries, social dances have been knitted into the fabric of the campus social scene at Carolina. Waltzes, the One-step, shag and hip-hop—the style of dance changes but the beat goes on.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Waltzes, one-step, hip, dance, Hip Hop Wednesdays

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  Episode 59: We Hail Thee, Carolina!

  Chris Horn, Tayloe Harding, and David Shields

  USC alumni and students have been singing the university alma mater for more than 110 years. But what, exactly, is an alma mater and how did USC end up with one?

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina’s alma mater, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, Rememb’ring the Days’, Robert Burns

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  Episode 60: Message in a Bottle (Buried on the Horseshoe)

  Chris Horn

  USC students in 1977 buried an eclectic assortment of items in a time capsule that was unearthed in 2001 for the university's bicentennial celebration. That same year, another more elaborate time capsule was buried on the Horseshoe with a scheduled opening of 2051. Here's a sneak preview of what's inside.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Horseshoe, time capsule, 1977, 2001, memories

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  Episode 61: Mazel Tov! The History of Jewish Presence at USC

  Chris Horn, Charles Bernstein, and Bob Bernstein

  The state of South Carolina has a surprisingly rich history of Jewish presence dating back more than three centuries. It's not surprising, then, that the University of South Carolina would have its own history of Jewish life on campus.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, South Carolina, Jewish, Franklin J. Moses Sr., Joseph Lyons, David Camden de Leon, Josiah Morse, Zeta Beta Tau, Anne Frank House, Anne Frank Center at University of South Carolina

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  Episode 62: In the Big Leagues: A Century of Athletic Conference Affiliations

  Chris Horn, Harry Lesesne, and Charles Bloom

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina men's basketball team, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference

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  Episode 64: Early Pioneers: The Students Who Arrived Immediately After Desegregation Began

  Chris Horn, Jim Bowers, Calvernetta Williams, A.P. "Archie" Williams III, and Bobby Donaldson

  USC desegregated 60 years ago, admitting three Black students whose enrollment made headlines. But what about the students who would follow immediately in their footsteps, continuing the university's desegregation? Two men who were part of the small, second wave of Black students in 1964 recall their experiences.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, black students, desegregation, Henrie Monteith, Robert Anderson, James Solomon, Jim Bowers, A.P. Williams III, civil rights movement, A.P. Williams Jr., Ada Thomas

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  Episode 63: On the Menu: Three Historical Tidbits from USC’s Past

  Chris Horn

  Ever made a meal out of a few appetizers? In today's episode, we’re serving up three bite-sized stories from the centuries-old history of the University of South Carolina.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, baseball, canceled classes, Gibbes Green

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  Episode 65: Believe It or Not!

  Chris Horn

  Decades ago, an illustrator named Robert L. Ripley presented tales of the strange, the bizarre and the unexpected — and challenged the public to 'believe it or not!' In that spirit, here are three such tales from the University of South Carolina's past.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, believe it or not, Thomas Clemson, Thomas Clemson estate, home, recruiting scandal, master degree

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  Episode 66: The Campus During Wartime

  Chris Horn, Harry Lesesne, and Marshall Swanson

  Since its founding in 1801, the University of South Carolina, its students and alumni have been profoundly affected by wars, most notably the Civil War, WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War. As Memorial Day draws near, it is a fitting time to remember.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam War, students, alumni

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  Episode 67: Rutledge Chapel Wedding Bells

  Chris Horn, Charles Monteith, Louise Patterson Monteith, Mary Huffstetler McDonald, Sandy Garris, Kate Swank, Mary Paige McLaurin, Marguerite Braadford Richardson, David McLaurin, Gayle McLaurin, Scott Watkins, laura Sullivan Dilworth, Katherine Magner Pou, Jay Pou, Ginger Catoe, Ashlyn Snyder, Calli Wallace Snyder, Melissa Townsend Sechrest, and Andrew Pollock

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, wedding, marriage, Horseshoe, Rutledge Chapel

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  Episode 68: Punch Cards and Passing Out: Class Registration Blues

  Chris Horn and Bob Askins

  Registering for classes at Carolina used to be an ordeal of computer punch cards and long lines at the Carolina Coliseum. But the advance of technology — and a January ice storm — eventually drained the drama from the process.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, classes, registering, Carolina Coliseum, technology, computer punch cards

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  Episode 69: Move It On Over: The Plan to Abandon the Horseshoe and Build a New Campus

  Chris Horn and Harry Lesesne

  As World War II was nearing its end, the University of South Carolina was making plans to welcome thousands of returning soldiers. And at the urging of one of its trustees, the university was also planning what we would now consider the unthinkable — abandoning the historic downtown campus and building a new campus several miles away.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Campus reconstruction, Facilities upgrade, new campus

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  Episode 70: Double Parked: Campus Parking, Parking Tickets, and the Campus Shuttle

  Chris Horn, Chris Howard, and Pat Fuller

  Visit any urban campus in America and the No. 1 complaint on everyone's lips will be the parking situation. Parking at USC became an issue in the 1960s, and the university dealt with it by building parking garages and adding a campus shuttle system. And to enforce the parking rules, there was a regiment of parking officers that, for nearly half a century, included Miss Pat.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, parking, parking garages, parking tickets, student transportation

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  Episode 71: Booked Solid: The History of USC Press

  Chris Horn, Micheal McGandy, Walter Edgar, and Christine Rae Butler

  For nearly 80 years, the University of South Carolina Press has been publishing books — more than 1,000 and counting — on topics ranging from the history of the Palmetto State to literary figures, cuisine and much more. Pull up a reading chair and learn more about the Press came to be.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina Press, publishing, history, culture, literature, cuisine

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  Episode 72: The Wilderness Years: USC Sports in the Independent Era

  Chris Horn and Alan Piercy

  The two decades between USC's departure from the Atlantic Coast Conference and entry into the Southeastern Conference were a challenging time for Gamecock sports. But USC sports enthusiast Alan Piercy's new book about that era reminds us that a lot of cool things — including a Heisman Trophy winner and a new iteration of USC's mascot — came about in the midst of those wilderness years.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, Heisman Trophy, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, mascot, football

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  Episode 73: Visible and Invisible: Students with Disabilities at Carolina

  Chris Horn and Karen Pettus

  As a blind student, John Eldred Swearingen had to make a case for admission to Carolina in 1895. The university went on to become a pioneer in accommodating students with major physical disabilities and continues to provide opportunities for students with disabilities both visible and invisible.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, John Eldred Swearingen, disabilities, mental disabilities, physical disabilities, USC’s Swearingen Engineering Center, Terry Lee, CarolinaLIFE

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  Episode 74: Hoops Venues, 1908 to the Present

  Chris Horn and Lee Clark

  USC's first basketball season tipped off in 1908 and since then the men's and women's teams have competed on seven different courts across campus. Today's fans are used to watching the Gamecocks play at Colonial Life Arena, but hundreds of games were played in a now-demolished fieldhouse that once occupied a spot in the middle of campus.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, basketball, basketball venues, Davis Field, Longstreet Theater

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  Episode 75: Flying High: USC’s Ties to Aviation

  Chris Horn, Connor Walker, and Robert Sumwalt

  From training fighter pilots in World War II to offering the state's only aerospace engineering degree, USC's ties to aviation are sky high. One of the early players in the story was a Wisconsin farm boy who flew a plane solo at the age of 12.

  Keywords: University of South Carolina, airplanes, aviation, aerospace engineering degree, Lester Hembel