Everyone knows the Horseshoe is the oldest part of the University of South Carolina campus. But there are two things the university motto and seal that are even older than USC's historic district.

USC's modern desegregation took place in 1963 when three African American students enrolled at the historically white university but they actually weren't the first black students in the university's history. For a brief window in the 1870s, USC became

A century ago, USC built its first dormitory for women, whose presence on campus had not been warmly welcomed when the first females arrived in the 1890s. While women's dorms have come and gone on cam

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 farmb

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

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 a

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

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, cui

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 pa

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 pla