Check another item off your USC Bucket List: Celebrate the holidays by attending USC’s Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Later this week enjoy a musical holiday tradition at USC, with two free Christmas concerts performed by the University of South Carolina School of Music’s premier choral ensemble. The USC Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Larry Wyatt, continues a much loved holiday tradition. The concert program includes a variety of sacred works and Christmas songs from early and Baroque works to works by contemporary composers of the 21st century and best-loved Christmas carols. The concerts are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at First Presbyterian Church (1324 Marion St.) and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 at Shandon United Methodist Church (3407 Devine St.). View a full list of USC concerts and events.

Trivia Tuesday:
Be the first to answer this week’s trivia question correctly in the comments to receive a No Limits t-shirt. What number is the tree lighting ceremony on the USC Bucket List?

The brick pathways on the Horseshoe date back to 1931, when students and faculty members decided to lay sidewalks to prevent having to walk muddy paths on rainy days. The project received donations of money, bricks and the assistance of brick masons.

Today you’ll notice a blend of old and new bricks intermingled throughout. In an effort by My Carolina to restore the walkways, it has become a tradition to purchase bricks in honor of family members or as a graduation gift to leave a permanent legacy at Carolina. Most recently, a Horseshoe brick was the means of a unique marriage proposal. The special moment was captured and posted on YouTube.

Trivia Tuesday
Be the first to answer this week’s Trivia Tuesday question correctly in the comments section to receive a No Limits t-shirt. What do the white letters on the Horseshoe represent?

Trivia Tuesday: What do the white letters on the Horseshoe represent?

Recognized for their brand awareness campaign on behalf of Lulu’s Hot Dogs in Five Points was the team of Corinne Burdette, Katie Davis, Dezmon Gilmore, Jennica Justice and Amanda Wenk.

The team of PR Campaigns students planned and implemented a hugely successful event held during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Columbia, March 2011. The award recognized superior planning and implementation of a marketing communications campaign that included an integration of marketing, public relations and media relations along with some exceptional hustle by the students.

A centerpiece of their campaign was a hot dog eating contest the morning of the St. Patrick’s Day parade, called the Great Weiner War of 2011. Coverage of the contest featured targeted publicity from all local broadcast affiliates and included live shots all day long on NBC-affiliate and ratings leader WIS television.

“Here we are, a little campaign for a local hot dog chain being run by students getting recognized among the giants of the PR industry, it is really very rewarding,” said Jeff Ranta, an instructor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications and an advisor to the winning team. “I was excited to see how well that effort went off. We had a lot of media attention, sales were up and the attendance was higher than expected. All hallmarks of a great PR campaign,” he added.

The 2012 Marketing Communications award is one of only seven awarded in the category, an honor shared by other industry professionals, not students. Other 2012 winners in their category included: Adobe Systems, Baptist Health South Florida, Downy Fabric Softener, Novartis pharmaceuticals, InterContinental Hotels Group and The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.