The Horseshoe

2012

Winter Issue

Marching to the beat of love

First they marched on the football field...
then they marched down the aisle of matrimony.

good guidance

Students who change majors or can't decide on a major can get major assistance from Carolina's new advisement resources.

Cana est paratum

How a fictitious USC honor society came to be — and the alumni who still gather to celebrate their fun.

 

 

2011

Winter Issue

Good morning, white man!

An Honors College graduate reflects on life in a tiny African village and her simple goal of helping people, one at a time, however she can.

International Inspiration

Fulbright Scholars are both an elite group—recognized for their outstanding achievement—and an international family: more than 300,000 people from around the world have participated in the program since it began in 1946.

 

 

 

Spring Issue

Whatever you do, don't become a teacher

This was the often-repeated advice
given to me by my father.

English Major

Carolina English majors are busting the notion that teaching is their only option in careers both traditional and nontraditional

 

2010

Fall Issue

More Bigger Better

The number of students using the library and its many resources has increased faster than an old-fashioned librarian could say, "Shhhh!," and the new Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library is making rare books and political collections more accessible than ever.

Trees for the forest

By creating lifelike digital trees, two entrepreneurial engineering graduates cultivate rich forest of business opportunity in computer gaming and movies.

 

Winter Issue

A Working Vacation

Last March, a dozen Carolina students traveled to Jamaica for spring break and came back with more than just tans. The students are part of a trend on campuses across America: alternative breaks in the spring and fall and sometimes during the winter holidays, too. Instead of vacationing on balmy beaches in Cancun or skiing the slopes in Colorado, students are volunteering their time to make the world—at least one little corner of it—a better place.

A dose of reality

A journalism student wins the trip of a lifetime and discovers the heartache and satisfaction of his true calling

Weighing the options

When it comes to prescribing medications, a state-wide pharmacy
education project is proving the value of objective information.

 

 

Spring Issue

Carolina LIfe

Through the lens of a Carolinian photographer, a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior show what college life is all about.

Once upon a time

Lucy Nolan's Irish Setter, Nutmeg, chased squirrels, barked loudly and insistently--and inspired an award-winning children's book series.

Without regard for race or color

Nearly 140 years ago, Carolina graduated a select group of students who went on to singular accomplishments.

 

2009

Fall Issue

Why I teach for America

Each year, thousands of new teachers—including some Carolina graduates—put their ideals and optimism to work in Teach for America

 

Hand-Picked

In touch economic times, Carolina is bolstering its scholarly excellence with strategic hiring of new faculty.

 

After hours with Dick Goodwin

Dick Goodwin was only 4 years old when he landed his first paying gig: singing a solo with the Municipal Band of Cape Girardeau, Mo. With that first $1 paycheck in hand, he said, “I was pretty sure music was what I was supposed to do.”

 

 

Winter Issue

Miles to go before I sleep

All Miles Loadholt wants for Christmas is higher national academic rankings
for the University of South Carolina
…a new building for the School of Law … a new home for the Moore School of Business … continued successful fundraising for the University … and, Santa, you might want to put the elves on overtime because the list keeps going.

New Media Now

A convergence of print, broadcasting, advertising, and public relations—specialization known as visual communications—has become a hot major for Carolina students, especially technologically savvy ones who like mixing it up with video, print, and the Web.

The Dobson way

Before arriving at Carolina six years ago as an undergraduate biology major, Tamera Beam had never traveled outside of the United States.

 

2008

Fall Issue

Leading the way

Harris Pastides contributed to the University's success for 10 years as a top administrator. Now, as Carolina's new president, he's brimming with energy and ideas.

Carolina is going green

Scientists at Carolina are researching several alternative energy options, exploring ways to power the world in a more sustainable way.

Carolina's Charleston Connection

Alumni play a vital role in the burgeoning tourism industry of a favorite Southern city.

 

Summer Issue

Cocky's Reading Express

With help from Carolina students, Carolina's beloved mascot is encouraging children across the state to pick up a book and read.

Reeling in Good Intentions

Media arts graduate's first feature-length movie promises some down-home fun and the start of something big in Atlanta.

Spring Issue

Good Apples

South Carolina's handpicked future teachers flock to Carolina to develop their skills in the classroom.

Father & Son

Forty years after surviving on of South Carolina's deadliest racial incidents, Carolina professor Cleveland Sellers is working for change. So is his son Bakari, a University law student and the state's youngest legislator.

 

Winter Issue

Why I Chose Carolina

Students of every stripe explain why they chose Carolina.

On Any Given Saturday

When the Gamecocks play at Williams-Brice Stadium, football is only part of the action.

2007

Fall Issue

Scaling New Heights

Alumni from the School of Music are making perfect harmony in performance and teaching careers.

Coloring outside the lines

Former editorial cartoonist Kate Salley Palmer channels her considerable talent to create witty prose and lively illustrations for children's books.

 

Summer Issue

Gamecocks Who Go for It

Call these alumni what you will--bold, adventurous, maybe even certifiable--but you sure can't call them chicken.

Roll Call

With the number and academic caliber of freshman applicants on the rise, getting into Carolina has become a competitive sport.

Spring Issue

Congaree Connections

With a Gamecock at the helm, South Carolina’s only National Park celebrates 30 years of growth, renewal, and friendship.

First Things First

A bevy of Carolina alumni recall their first jobs after college and how those experiences shaped their careers.

 

Winter Issue

State of Minds

Keeping South Carolina's best students in state requires scholarship money, largely accomplished with the Education Lottery, and good job opportunities following graduation--still a work in progress.

Modern 'Maternitees'

USC graduates Molly and Jeff Britt never expected to be raising a baby and a business at the same time.

2006

Fall Issue

All Fired Up

Alumni Mark Woodham and Tommy Lockart create blown-glass artwork at their studio-gallery One Eared Cow Glass.

Ready, Set, Bid!

Want to own a one-of-a-kind piece of glass art? Find out more about the auction of a vase hand-crafted by two Carolina alumni.

Carolina's Helping Hands

For many USC students, the Counseling Center makes all the difference.

Summer Issue

Tower demolition

The Towers dorms—or the Honeycombs, if you prefer—are being demolished after 40 years in service and thousands of memories.

Tales of the Tower: Readers remember USC's venerable dorms that are making way for a new honors residence hall.

Spring Issue

da+a de+ec+ives

USC's Office of Undergraduate Research takes inquisitive students into the lab, the studio, even the on-campus nursery school.

Opera Boffo!

For Opera at USC director Ellen Schlaefer, classic art form is soul music.