I was house managing a Freshman Orientation event at the Brooks Center on Monday. Parents and their kids were inside the theatre listening to all sorts of advice on what to expect freshman year at Clemson. A girl sat near me in the lobby. I thought she may have been a new freshman that came [...]
Most U.S. states have been running a summer program for years known as “Boys State”. It is a week long program typically sponsored by a local rotary club or American Legion group. High school boys attend. Emphasis is on creating a pseudo government……issues, campaigning, caucuses, elections are all involved.
For the last two years in South [...]
So we went to the airport this evening to pick up our daughter who was returning from her 3+ week
StudyAbroad in Europe. Flight due to arrive in at 8:30pm.
Flight is delayed
Daughter calls disappointed…she was anxious to get back to Clemson at a fairly reasonable hour to celebrate her 21st birthday (today) with waiting friends.
Flight [...]
Restaurants in downtown Clemson have it made as far as entertainment goes. There seems to be a plethora of talented students from the local high school as well as the University. These students are looking for some exposure and the opportunity to try out their talent in a public venue. The restaurants/coffee houses seem to [...]
Clemson pulled ahead in the eighth inning last night over Oklahoma State to win it 6-5. Coach Jack Leggett couldn’t have put it better when he said ” It was a measure of toughness. We just battled”.
The 6000+ crowd at Doug Kingsmore Stadium celebrated right along with the Tigers albeit with a little extra prompting [...]
The Tigers Varsity 4+ captured Clemson’s first-ever National Championship today at the NCAA Rowing Championships in Cherry Hill, New Jersey!
The women beat powerhouse Wisconsin by 1.76 seconds to earn 16 team points. Clemson led by more than two seconds at both the halfway mark and the 1,500 meter mark before holding off the Badgers down [...]
Kat Majester a Clemson senior and four year cheerleader is competing in the pole vault in the NCAA Est Region Track and Field Championships this weekend. This is the first major track competition for Kat. In fact, Kat picked up a vaulting pole for the first time just six short months ago.
Last fall, Josh [...]
As a demographic, college kids have to rate way up there as far as being horrible dog owners.
I am not talking about the minority- who truly care about their dogs and will take the time and effort to train them, feed them, walk them, love them. I am talking about kids who think it [...]
Word is out today that Terrence Oglesby, a starting guard on the Clemson basketball team, will forgo his last two seasons at Clemson to pursue a professional basketball career in Europe.
Terrance was a real polarizing figure in Clemson basketball. Everyone has an opinion about him — either real good or real bad. For when he [...]
If you are a college graduate..its time to remove any incriminating photos or text from your Facebook page. Yes, employers do peruse Facebook pages…and no they are not as likely to be impressed with those pics of you skinny dipping in the college fountain as your peers.
So..remove…remove …remove….and if you are not a college graduate…keep [...]