"Two Hundred Years of Student Life at USC" is on display in the lobby of the South Caroliniana Library through April 16.
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| "Touch the button," 1939 |
Produced by the University Archives, the exhibit uses historical documents and images to trace the USC student experience since the school's opening in 1805.
Highlights of the exhibit include the Great Biscuit Rebellion of 1852, a student who was expelled for attacking the local police station, the admission of women and African Americans, and the streaking craze of the 1970s.
The South Caroliniana Library is located on the Horseshoe. Hours are 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call Elizabeth West at 7-5158.
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These photos—the USC faculty in 1868, above, and a coed basketball team in 1921, below—are part of the "Two Hundred Years of Student Life at USC" exhibit now on display at the South Caroliniana Library.
