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10 unusual facts about University Of South Carolina


Decasia

Nothing was done to accelerate the decomposition the actual film prints, some of which were copied from the University of South Carolina's Moving Image Research Collections.

George Francis Atkinson

He was a professor of botany and zoology at the University of South Carolina from 1888 to 1889 and a botanist at the Experiment Station of the University.

Henry William de Saussure

As a founder and early trustee of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, one of the original buildings located on the Horseshoe at the center of the campus, DeSaussure College, was named in his honor.

He was appointed by President George Washington as the 2nd Director of the United States Mint, was a co-sponsor of the legislation that established the South Carolina College which was to become the University of South Carolina and was given the title of Chancellor as a justice of the SC Equity Court, also known as chancery court.

Herbert Marvin Ohlman

V. Williams, Professor and Director of the Office of Research, College of Mass communication and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina.

Marquis Flowers

Flowers attracted interest from several colleges, notably Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, as well as both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, where he was recruited by Tim Kish.

Rubén Tufiño

He began playing football at a young age for the prestigious Tahuichi Academy, where he later received a scholarship to play for the University of South Carolina.

Thomas Cooper de Leon

Thomas Cooper de Leon is named for the good friend of his father, the outspoken Thomas Cooper, president of the University of South Carolina.

TNA Football

TNA Football covers High School, College (with an emphasis on University of South Carolina Gamecock sports), and the NFL.

Yakir Aharonov

1973–2006: Joint professorship at the Tel Aviv University, Israel and the University of South Carolina, America


2004 in archaeology

Albert Goodyear of the University of South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology announces that radiocarbon dating at the Topper Site dated to approximately 50,000 years ago, or approximately 37,000 years before the Clovis culture.

A.C. Flora High School

The A.C. Flora Baseball team has produced college players for the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, University of North Carolina, University of Tennessee, College of Charleston, and many other schools.

André Bauer

He is the son of William R. Bauer and Saundrea Jill Bauer, and is graduated from Irmo High School and the University of South Carolina.

Andrew Hatch

When he came back after his injury, he rotated with Jarrett Lee in the games against Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.

David E. Finley

He attended the public schools of Rock Hill, South Carolina and Ebenezer, South Carolina and was graduated from the law department of South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia, South Carolina in 1885.

Guillermo Aubone

Before turning pro, Aubone played college tennis in the United States, at the University of Corpus Christi and University of South Carolina.

Jadeveon Clowney

He graduated from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina and played college football at the University of South Carolina.

John L. McMillan

Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C. He was selected to represent the United States Congress at the Interparliamentary Union in London in 1960, and in Tokyo in 1961.

Kenrick Ellis

After official visits to Rutgers, Tennessee and South Carolina, Ellis committed to the Gamecocks on January 30, 2006.

Lawson Vaughn

Vaughn attended Lassiter High School in his hometown, Marietta, and began his college soccer at the University of South Carolina from 2002 to 2003, appearing in 34 matches in two seasons, he notched one goal and 3 assists.

Platooning quarterbacks

The name is derived from University of South Carolina quarterbacks Chris Smelley and Stephen Garcia who were platooned by the Gamecocks despite largely being the same player.

Richard Irvine Manning I

In 1811, he graduated from South Carolina College where he was a member of the Clariosophic Society.

Settlement of the Americas

At the Topper archaeological site (located along the banks of the Savannah River near Allendale, South Carolina) investigated by University of South Carolina archaeologist Dr. Albert Goodyear, charcoal material recovered in association with purported human artifacts returned radiocarbon dates of up to 50,000 years before the present (BP).

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1998

Bubba was quickly elevated to celebrity status in South Carolina and was even adored by Gamecock fans when he made appearances at Williams-Brice Stadium for USC football games.

Thomas A. Wofford

Born in Madden Station, Laurens County, South Carolina, he attended the public schools and graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1928, and from Harvard University Law School in 1931.

Thomas Bothwell Jeter

Born in Santuc, South Carolina, five miles north of Carlisle in Union County, Jeter attended and graduated from South Carolina College in 1846.

Timeline of archaeology, 2000s

Albert Goodyear of the University of South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology announces that radiocarbon dating at the Topper Site dated to approximately 50,000 years ago, or approximately 37,000 years before the Clovis culture

WLTY

After seven years of mediocre ratings against the dominant adult contemporary station, WTCB, the station flipped on August 16, 2005 to variety hits as "Steve FM" (rumored to be named for then-new University Of South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier, even though he is affiliated with WISW.).

Yemassee, South Carolina

William Gilmore Simms published a novel, The Yemassee: A Romance of Carolina, in the nineteenth century, and the University of South Carolina in Columbia publishes a literary journal named Yemassee.