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Commencement Edition Monday, April 27, 2015

One more thing before you go...

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Courtesy of USC

This is big.

It’s been four (or five, maybe six) years, and you’re about to graduate. Or perhaps it’s been four (or five, maybe six) years since you sent your student to USC, and you’re about to watch them graduate.

Either way, this is big.

So, you shouldn’t worry about where you’re going to park on graduation day or what time the ceremony is. And you should have something to do while you’re waiting for the ceremony to start.

That’s why The Daily Gamecock pulled together this issue full of memories from the last four years, commencement information and some puzzles for the downtime. You’re saying goodbye to USC, and that’s hard enough — we want to make sure everything else is easy for you.

And whether you’ve been dreading graduation or counting down the days, this is your time.

Don’t forget about us when you’re out in the real world, class of 2015. Mazel tov!

Hannah Jeffrey Editor-in-Chief

Contents News Highlights

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Diploma Information

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Graduation Parking

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Sports Highlights

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Commencement Schedule

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Carolinian Creed

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Then and Now

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Alma Mater

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Order of Ceremonies

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5 Signs You’re a USC alum

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University Trivia Answers

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Tassel Color Guide

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University Trivia

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Commencement Speakers

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News highlights Fall 2011Spring 2012

Fall 2012Spring 2013

Salty Nut burns

Boston bombing

Fourth-year criminal justice student Theodore Walter Podewil IV set Five Points’ Salty Nut Cafe ablaze in early January of 2012. The fire caused around $300,000 of damage. He was linked to the other fires around campus by USC Police and charged with seven counts of possessing an incendiary device, amounting to seven years of prison. He was held at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on two $25,000 bails, and Salty Nut Cafe reopened for business in September of 2012.

Marathon

At the 2013 Boston Marathon, two explosions killed several people and injured dozens more at the finish line. Several athletic training students and trainers from USC attended the race and helped treat injured runners and spectators.

Police Chief mess

Fraternity Rush shut down The fall 2011 fraternity rush season came to an abrupt halt after six fraternities were documented for violations during rush activities. USC Police Department said that select fraternities gave out alcohol to their prospective rush members throughout the rush period. While there was no documentation of injury, USC banned two fraternities from all USC activities.

Fraternities tightened up their rushing policies in the spring rushing period, clarifying that three incidents of alcohol or illegal drug use would result in a disbanding of the responsible organization from USC.

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C o l u m b i a ’s p o l i c e c h i e f Randy Scott resigned from office in April 2013 after he went missing for weeks without explanation. The interim chief who replaced Scott also resigned when a prosecutor said he wasn’t being forthright with the investigators. Shortly after, a new police chief was sworn in.

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Fall 2013Spring 2014 Desegregation anniversary The fall of 2013 marked 50 years of desegregation at USC. Two of the three first black students to attend the university returned to campus to join USC President Harris Pastides on the steps of the Osborne Administration Building. Pastides welcomed Henrie Monteith Treadwell and James Solomon, Jr. back home to campus.

Student shot in Five Points USC President Harris Pastides deemed the Five Points area “not currently a safe enough place for (USC) students or for anyone” after Martha Childress, a first-year business student at the time, was struck by a stray bullet. Childress was left paralyzed from the waist down, which sparked debate about safety in Five Points.

Snow storms Students rejoiced when a light snowfall shut down campus and most of Columbia twice during the spring 2014 semester. Hundreds of students gathered on the Horseshoe for a snowball fight and snowmen were spotted all over campus.

Dance Marathon raises over $300,000 USCDM increased contributions to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by 30 percent at their 2014 24-hour dance-a-thon. A record number of more than 1,000 students participated to raise a record-breaking $318,649 for the organization.

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Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Darla Moore School opens for business The Darla Moore School of Business opened in September 2014, with six floors of faculty offices, study rooms and classrooms and houses a 250-seat classroom, 500-seat auditorium and an international-themed dining hall.

The building was shaded copper and green after South Carolina’s state tree — the Palmetto Tree — which fill the school’s courtyard.

Haley wins four more years Republican Gov. Nikki Haley was re-elected in the November 2014 election. Haley visited the Russell House theater before the election and spoke to students about issues like jobs and K-12 education.

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On-campus murder-suicide On Feb. 5, USC professor Raja Fayad was killed by his ex-wife Sunghee Kwon before Kwon killed herself in an office in the Arnold School of Public Health. Both Kwon and Fayad died at the scene.

USC President Harris Pastides said in an email, “The healing process has begun at the University of South Carolina, even as our community continues to grieve.”

Dance $500,000

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For the first time ever, USC Dance Marathon worked toward a public goal — $500,000 — and cut their time almost in half. After 14 hours on the dance floor, dancers met and broke the goal, raising a new record of $501,528 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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Sports highlights Fall 2011-Spring 2012 First 11-win season South Carolina’s football team followed its SEC East title-winning season with its first ever 11-win season. The Gamecocks had a 6-2 record in the conference and went 11-2 overall. After their second-place finish in the SEC East, South Carolina went on to defeat Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl.

Martin hired After head men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn was fired, South Carolina surprised the country by hiring Frank Martin, former Kansas State head coach. During his time with the Wildcats, Martin led the team to four NCAA tournament appearances in five seasons, including a place in the 2010 Elite Eight.

NCAA allegations In the wake of the 2011-12 football season, the NCAA hit South Carolina with several penalties by for failing to monitor its athletic program. Due to the charges, the program lost six football scholarships and some of its allotted official recruiting visits. The team didn’t allow the sanctions to tear them down, however, as the team worked to continue to grow its success.

Third-straight College World Series Excitement buzzed around the South Carolina baseball team as it returned to the College World Series for a third time after winning back-to-back national championships in 2010 and 2011. But the Gamecocks fell to the Arizona Wildcats in two games, preventing them from winning their third consecutive national title in 2012.

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Fall 2012-Spring 2013

The Hit Jadeveon Clowney earned nationwide fame in a 2013 Outback Bowl win over Michigan when he changed the tune of the game with a vicious hit on Wolverine running back Vincent Smith. ThenJunior Connor Shaw and then-sophomore Dylan Thompson showed strength on the offensive side, throwing for a combined 341 yards and four touchdowns during the game. With the win, South Carolina completed its second-straight 11win season.

College Gameday Ready for a big match against No. 5 Georgia, ESPN College GameDay came to USC’s Horseshoe for the first time since 2010. No. 6 South Carolina beat Georgia with a final score of 35-7. Then-junior running back Marcus Lattimore led the Gamecocks to the win, going for 109 yards and a touchdown. Then-junior quarterback Connor Shaw went 162 yards, securing the Gamecocks’ triumph over the Bulldogs.

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Tanner named Athletics Director On July 13, 2012, Ray Tanner moved up from South Carolina’s head men’s baseball coach to athletics director. Then-associate head coach Chad Holbrook replaced Tanner, who before he was named athletic director, led the South Carolina baseball team to three-straight College World Series finals.

Lattimore injured Gamecocks were celebrating a 38-35 win over Tennessee on October 27, 2012, but it was also a day of loss for South Carolina. It was the day after Marcus Lattimore suffered a torn ACL. This was his last game playing as a Gamecock. Two days after the injury, the USC student body showed their support for Lattimore in his recovery with a rally on the Horseshoe. Lattimore announced his decision to enter the NFL draft in December.

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Fall 2013-Spring 2014 Clemson gets five-peated The Gamecocks earned a fifth straight win over the Tigers in the 2013 meeting of their annual battle. South Carolina kept up its winning-streak over Clemson with a 31-17 victory, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to keep the victory pattern alive.

Upset over Kentucky The South Carolina men’s basketball team earned

head coach Frank Martin’s first statement win with an upset over No. 17 Kentucky. Though the team spent most of the season near the bottom of the SEC, South Carolina shocked its naysayers with a 72-67 victory. USC students stormed the court after the game to celebrate with senior guard Brenton Williams, who scored 24 points to secure the win.

Women’s Basketball earns No. 1 seed With the program’s first-ever undefeated home record (16-0) the 2013-14 season showed the world that the South Carolina women’s basketball team meant business. The Gamecocks went 29-5 overall, with a 14-2 conference record that earned the

team its first regular-season SEC title. The list of accomplishments grew for the Gamecocks when they received their first No. 1 seed in the women’s NCAA tournament.

Wilson stays home It didn’t seem like things could get any better for the South Carolina women’s basketball team after their historic 2013-14 season, but Hopkins native A’ja Wilson decided to spend her college career playing at the Colonial Life arena. Wilson, the first ever No. 1 recruit to ever sign on with South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, would join three other fivestar recruits from the signing class.

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Fall 2014-Spring 2015 GameDay returns to USC’s “ideal backdrop” ESPN’s College GameDay just couldn’t get enough of USC’s historic Horseshoe, which the program’s Senior Producer Lee Fitting called, “the ideal backdrop for GameDay.” Students camped on the Horseshoe all night long once again in anticipation for the ESPN program’s arrival. The South Carolina-Missouri game marked the third time the Horseshoe hosted the show. Students enjoyed a live music performance by GameDay celebrity picker Kenny Chesney.

Beating Georgia One of the most exciting moments in an otherwise disappointing season was when South Carolina beat Georgia, 38-35. The Gamecocks and Bulldogs were neck and neck almost the whole game, until redshirt senior quarterback Dylan Thompson took a fourth-and-one plunge in the fourth quarter, helping lead the Gamecocks to a sweet victory.

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Rivalry winning streak ends South Carolina saved the worst for last in the 2014-15 season with a tough loss to longtime-rival Clemson. The two Palmetto State teams met in Death Valley with South Carolina on the victorious side of the fivegame winning streak, but the Tigers beat the Gamecocks with a final score of 35-17.

Gamecocks make it to Final Four Top-seeded South Carolina women’s basketball team defeated second-seeded Florida State 80-74 in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA tournament, earning a spot in the Final Four for the first time in school history. Junior shooting guard Tiffany Mitchell — also known as “South Carolina’s Superwoman,” according to head coach Dawn Staley — scored a season-high of 21 points, including a three-pointer with just over one minute remaining in the game.

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CONGRATULATIONS! UNIVERSITY AWARDS

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Skye Massey RESIDENT MENTOR OF THE YEAR (NORTH AREA)

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Graduate Mentor for Service, Chiwoneso Tinago, secured $50,000 from the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science to examine nutritional status of adolescent women. The awarded funds will go towards her dissertation research.

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Then and now 2011 Everybody was planking, a sort of real-life meme where someone would take your picture while you laid face-down in an unusual — and often public — place.

Back in 2011, our Facebook feeds were filled with images of people planking at the park, at school and even on mountainsides.

We’re still not sure what that was all about.

2011 For the first time, the majority of Americans favored marriage equality. A poll taken by Gallup in 2011, 53 percent of believed that same-sex marriage should be recognized by law and have the same benefits as traditional marriage. The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Act was repealed in 2010, leading the way for change on the marriage equality front. Same-sex marriage was not recognized in South Carolina in 2011.

2011 An group of “hacktivists,” — a term that describes “a computer hacker whose activity is aimed at promoting a social or political cause” — called Anonymous was in the media for much of 2011.

The group showed support for Julian Assange, the leader of WikiLeaks, and used the Internet as a way to fight for social justice.

2015 Whether it’s with praise or criticism, selfies are all anyone’s talking about. Simply a term for taking a picture of yourself, selfies have taken over with the rise of smartphones and selffacing cameras. Good luck taking a planking selfie. It’s impossible — not that The Daily Gamecock staff has tried, or anything.

2011 Spotify finally made its way across the pond. In 2011, the music-streaming application Spotify gave U.S. listeners a free desktop streaming service. For $10 a month, users could stream songs on their smart phones and download tracks for offline listening. The most-played song on Spotify in 2011 was Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.”

2015 Spotify now has over 60 million users. Over 15 million of them are paying users. The music-streaming app is now available in 58 countries and adds 20,000 new songs every day. The most-streamed song in 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.

2015 Thirty-seven U.S. states recognize same-sex marriage, and South Carolina is among them. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay a U.S. District Court ruling that declared South Carolina’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional, which led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in South Carolina.

The first same-sex marriage licenses in South Carolina were issued on November 19, 2014 in Charleston.

2011 2011 was a whirlwind for socialite/model/media mogul Kim Kardashian. In May, she became engaged to New Jersey Nets player Kris Humphries.

The two married on August 20 in Montecito, California. A short 72 days later, Kardashian filed for divorce.

2015 Kim Kardashian is married to Kanye West. The two were named on this year’s Time 100 List of Influential People and have a daughter, the infamouslynamed North West. Speaking of the now, Kim Kardashian is a big advocate for selfies. You can buy her book “Selfish,” a coffeetable book of her selfies, starting May 5.

2015 The group Anonymous still exists, but there’s an even more present anonymous — us.

Since 2015, countless smart phone applications and websites have arose that allow users to participate anonymously. Perhaps the one most relevant to USC is Yik Yak, which allows users in a certain mile range to post short anonymous comments.

2011 Hardly anyone besides the viewers of the British singing competition “The X Factor” knew who Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan were in 2011.

The boys auditioned for “The X Factor” as solo artists, but Simon Cowell formed them into one group, which Styles named One Direction. In January, the boy band One Direction began recording their first album.

2015 One Direction is a worldwide phenomenon. The group has released four albums and had four international tours. Though the boys have grown up quite a bit since their first appearance on the pop music scene, the group’s main fans are still teenage girls. Most notably since 2011, singer Zayn Malik left the group. I know — we’re still not over it either.

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You did it!

Congratulations to our 2015 graduates: Allie Anderson Lisa Ashworth Eliza Binney Casey Brooks Cameron Burroughs Joe Cerniglia Leigha Crowell Martha Scott Johnson Kate Kennedy Willie Kinard Jessa Knust Ashton Lee Melissa Mahoney Adam Mayer Ty’Keyana Mickles Sarah Pickard Jahmaun Sessions Caitlin Shannon Erin Steiner Garrett Stuart Owen Taylor Zacaria Terry Taylor Tuozzolo Ben Walker Samantha Wheatley Kelsey Williams Thank you for your service and leadership to USC through your work with the Leadership and Service Center, Carolina Productions, Carolina After Dark and the Russell House University Union.

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signs you’re a USC alum

1. Your friends know to just leave you be on Wednesdays.

Once a week, you’re inexplicably drawn to chicken — chicken fingers, specifically. It’s like your keys jump to your hand. You crank up your favorite hip hop playlist (again, something about Wednesdays ...) and drive to the nearest chicken finger vendor every week like clockwork.

2. White hand towels disappear when you’re around. It’s strange — your friends and family members seem to have stopped stocking their bathrooms with white hand towels.

The first time you ever visited, there they were, right on the rack like you’d expect. Something about you running out of the bathroom whipping and twirling the hand towel above your head must have scared its owner out of using them ever again. Huh, weird.

3. You’ve asked a store clerk if this otherwise really cool shirt comes in any color but orange.

4. You wonder why people outside of campus give you such strange looks for yelling “Cocks!” at top volume or wearing Cock paraphernalia. God, gotta love those ‘Cocks.

5. You’ll always have a place in your heart for your time at the University of South Carolina. Forever to thee.

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Trivia So, you’re graduating from the University of South Carolina, but how well do you really know your school?

Answers on page 28.

So, you’re graduating from the University of South Carolina, but how well do you really know your school?

1. When was the university founded?

2. What famous professor tried to have a student expelled for being stupid?

3. How many USC campuses are there?

4. Which Gamecock won the Heisman trophy in 1980?

5. What percentage of USC students are involved in Greek Life?

6. Why was the theme song from “2001: A Space Odyssey” adopted as a tradition to play before football games?

7. When is Steve Spurrier’s birthday?

8. Who is Cocky’s father?

9. What year did Darius Rucker graduate from USC?

10. What sound will you hear if you clap in the center of the clapping circle?

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Thomas Aiken, Alto Saxophone, Fort Mill, SC Sam Anderson, Percussion, Blythewood, SC Christian Antista, Trumpet, Fairfield, CT Devin Arnold, Trombone, Pawleys Island, SC Matthew Arthur, Sousaphone, Mt. Pleasant, SC Hannah Ballew, Horn, Moore, SC Robert Barton, Baritone, Lexington, SC Sydney Bassard, Baritone, Charlotte, NC Marqwell Batts, Sousaphone, Columbia, SC Christopher Bauguess, Alto Saxophone, Thurmond, NC Karlee Baxter, Alto Saxophone, Mooresville, NC Sydney Bell, Percussion, North Myrtle Beach, SC Alek Bevensee, Baritone, Myrtle Beach, SC Amber Bishop, Horn, Surfside Beach, SC Daniel Black, Alto Saxophone, Cornelius, NC Austin Blackwell, Alto Saxophone, Huntersville, NC Michael Blanton, Sousaphone, Sandy Springs, GA Amanda Blanton, Sousaphone, Sandy Springs, GA Claire Bogdan, Drum Major, Mt. Pleasant, SC Taylor "Braswell", Sousaphone, Belmont, NC Patrick Brewer, Alto Saxophone, Mills River, NC Katie Brimhall, Flag, Raleigh, NC Sarah Brinks, Clarinet, Millersville, MD Megan Brooks, Flag, Franklin, TN Devon Brosius, Trumpet , Marietta, GA JaRon Brown, Percussion, Summerville, SC Kyle Brown, Piccolo, McDonough, GA Jackson Brown, Percussion, Raleigh, NC Kara Brown, Percussion, McDonough, GA David Brown, Percussion, Irmo, SC Christian Brown, Flag, Belton, SC Laura Browning, Clarinet, Alpharetta, GA Jamelle Brownlee, Trumpet, Hodges, SC L.J. Bryson, Trumpet, Gastonia, NC Matthew Burlett, Trumpet, Glenshaw, PA Lauren Burt, Coquette, Summerville, SC Cassandra Cacace, Piccolo, Murrells Inlet, SC Justin Caldwell, Percussion, Columbia, SC Spencer Caldwell, Trumpet, Charlotte, NC Kyle Campbell, Baritone, Mt. Pleasant, SC Dana Carlsten, Flag, Charlotte, NC Kelsey Cauble, Senior Assistant, Myrtle Beach, SC Scott Caughran, Horn, Matthews, NC Andrew Caulder, Alto Saxophone, West Columbia, SC Sydney Chason, Clarinet, Lancaster, SC Deborah Clark, Clarinet, Mt. Pleasant, SC Cameron Cochran, Horn, Charlotte, NC Tyler Cochran, Alto, Saxophone, Tamassee, SC Madeline Compton, Flag, Westminster, SC Hanna Condrack, Alto, Saxophone, Pottstown, PA Alexandria Cone, Flag, Monetta, SC Emoni Coney, Clarinet, Loganville, GA Nathan Conner, Trumpet, Horse Shoe, NC Andrew Connolly, Alto Saxophone, Spartanburg, SC Nicholas Connon, Horn, Arlington, VA Clark Cothran, Trumpet, Irmo, SC Jordan Crimminger, Trombone, Fort Mill, SC Brian Crisp, Trombone, Myrtle Beach, SC Jessica Crist, Flag, Great Falls, SC Lorence Crossett, Alto Saxophone, Columbia, SC David Culp, Sousaphone, Florence, SC Christopher Daigle, Clarinet, Seabrook, SC Emily Davis, Percussion, Lexington, SC

Justyn Davis, Drum Major, Sharpsburg, GA Asante Dawkins, Sousaphone, Spartanburg, SC Alexis Dawkins, Trombone, Spartanburg, SC Patrick DeKold, Baritone, Johns Creek, GA Danielle Denton, Piccolo, Fort Mill, SC Austin Derrick, Trombone, Mt. Pleasant, SC Eileen Digney, Trombone, Greer, SC Benjamin Dispoto, Percussion, Lewes, DE Richard Dixon, Trumpet, Columbia, SC Sara Doermann, Clarinet, Mechanicsville, IA Savanna Donahue, Percussion, Moore, SC Madeline Donaway, Flag, Edwardsville, IL Bridget Donovan, Clarinet, Chesapeake, VA Adam Donovan, Alto Saxophone, Melrose, MA Andrew Dorsett, Clarinet, Boiling Springs, SC Andrew Douglas, Trombone, Spartanburg, SC Emily Doyle, Feature Twirler, Honey Brook, PA Wes Drawbridge, Sousaphone, Lexington, KY Jefferson Dryer, Horn, Charlotte, NC Katelen Dusek, Clarinet, Acworth, GA Deja Dyer, Clarinet, West Columbia, SC Steven Edmunds, Trumpet, Goose Creek, SC Drew Edwards, Percussion ,Blythewood, SC Jennifer Elig, Trumpet, Roanoke, VA Tyler Elling, Trumpet, Pawleys Island, SC Sade Erinfolami, Flag, Irmo, SC Lauren Ernst, Alto Saxophone, Gahanna, OH Ryan Everette, Sousaphone, Mount Pleasant, SC Hannah Fakoury, Trumpet, Warrenton, VA Jennifer Faulkner, Flag, Lexington, SC David Feeley, Trumpet, Fort Mill, SC Thomas Finigan, Trumpet, Walterboro, SC Jordan Finley, Trombone, Myrtle Beach, SC Rebecca Foltz, Trombone, Gilbert, AZ Eric Formica, Percussion, Charlotte, NC Sarah Fortwengler, Flag, Charlotte, NC Kelsey Foster, Coquette, Lake Wylie, SC Julia Fountain, Trumpet, Saugus, MA Amanda Fountain, Flag, Saugus, MA Jessica Frankle, Piccolo, Irmo, SC Mark Freeman, Trumpet, Union, SC Jonathan Garcia, Sousaphone, Warrenville, SC Alix Garner, Flag, Beaufort, NC Daniel Gazella, Percussion, Lexington, SC Evan Getz, Alto Saxophone, Charlotte, NC Flavia Gibson, Flag, West, Columbia, SC Katilyn Giddens, Coquette, Elizabethton, TN Jonathan Gilstrap, Percussion, Lyman, SC Ian Giocondo, Trombone, Fort Mill, SC Margaret Giordano, Clarinet, Marietta, GA Alvaro Giraldo, Trumpet, McBee, SC Danielle Glass, Alto Saxophone, Westminster, SC Luke Glymph, Trombone, Anderson, SC Adam Godwin, Trumpet, Greenville, NC Emily Goebel, Piccolo, Fort Mill, SC Jack Gonzales, Alto Saxophone, Mt. Pleasant, SC Michael Gore, Alto Saxophone, Clover, SC Brendan Gorman, Alto Saxophone, Charlotte, NC Zachary Goudy, Sousaphone, Fort Mill, SC Katie Grabowy, Horn, Rumson, NJ Jonathan Greene, Trumpet, Darlington, SC Kristen Gregory, Trumpet, Columbia , SC Andrew Gregory, Horn, Boiling, Springs, SC

Madigan Greiner, Trumpet, Pittsburgh, PA Rachel Grenis, Coquette, Huntingtown, MD Leah Grubb, Piccolo, Springfield, PA Benjamin Guarino, Sousaphone, Hillsborough, NJ Jaymie Guerrero, Percussion, Goose Creek, SC Daniel Gulledge, Horn, Rock Hill, SC Tyler Gunther, Alto Saxophone, Staten Island, NY David Gurtcheff, Sousaphone, Simsbury, CT Tyler Haley, Baritone, Tega Cay, SC Taylor Hall, Trumpet, Ninety Six, SC Christa Hall, Clarinet, Lexington, SC Eric Hancock, Sousaphone, Matthews, NC Charles Hand, Sousaphone, Aiken, SC Kayla Harper, Clarinet, Cowpens, SC Jimi Leigh Harrington, Flag, Lexington, SC Amy Harrington, Coquette, Columbia, SC Jami Lynn Harrington, Flag, Lexington, SC Christian Harris, Clarinet, Charlotte, NC Jillian Hayes, Coquette, Orange Park, FL Logan Heckle, Horn, Myrtle Beach, SC Samantha Heinzman, Piccolo, Havelock, NC Kelly Henderson, Trumpet, Knoxville, TN Ashlyn Herold, Flag, Apex, NC Emily Hessler, Piccolo, Fort Mill, SC Joshua Hicks, Sousaphone, Donalds , SC Brooke Higginbotham, Piccolo, Marietta, GA Micaela Hill, Piccolo, Charlotte, NC Sarah Hinckley, Flag, Raleigh, NC Katelyn Hoard, Flag, Moore, SC Will Hoffmann, Trumpet, North Augusta, SC Nic Hoffmann, Trombone, North Augusta, SC "Sam M." Hogan, Clarinet, Simpsonville, SC Samuel Hogan, Sousaphone, Simpsonville, SC Maranda Holliday, Trumpet, Easley, SC Ashley Houchin, Trumpet, Woodstock, GA Austin Howard, Drum Major, Blythewood, SC Secaida Howell, Alto Saxophone, Blythewood, SC Sara Howle, Clarinet, Lexington, SC Lauren Huffmire, Alto Saxophone, Reno, NV Mac Hughes, Trumpet, Rock Hill, SC Amy Hunsucker, Trombone, Rock Hill, SC Cody Hutto, Baritone, Gilbert, SC Luke Imholz, Percussion, Mount Pleasant, SC Domenica Iocco, Feature Twirler, Mount Airy, MD George James Horn, Spartanburg, SC Jalen James, Baritone, Gray Court, SC Tevin Jenkins, Alto Saxophone, Laurens, SC Casey Jenkins, Clarinet, Little River, SC Jeffrey Johnson, Baritone, Laurens, SC Nelson Johnson, Sousaphone, Graniteville, SC Clifford Johnson, Alto Saxophone, Beaufort, SC Matthew Jones, Clarinet, Charlotte, NC Taylor Josephs, Alto Saxophone, Myrtle Beach, SC Alexis Keen, Piccolo, Walterboro, SC Paul Kehr, Alto Saxophone, North Augusta, SC Olivia Kemmerlin, Flag, Cayce, SC Kiersten Kendall, Flag, Inman, SC Jessica Kenny, Horn, Charlotte, NC Andrew Kesling, Sousaphone, Charlotte, NC Michael Kilinc, Percussion, Alpharetta, GA Owen Kinsey, Horn, Fort Mill, SC Ashlynn Kirk, Trombone, Fort Mill, SC Max Kirkpatrick, Trumpet, Greenville, SC

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THE CAROLINA BAND Christian Kiser, Sousaphone, Pfafftown, NC Maddie Konicek, Trumpet, Melrose, MA Demetrios Kotsinis, Horn, Northbrook, IL Tucker Kovalchek, Alto Saxophone, Surfside Beach, SC Jordan Laird, Clarinet, Waxhaw, NC Sarah Larabee, Piccolo, North Augusta, SC Cameron Larkin, Alto Saxophone, Hanahan, SC Andrew Lasseter, Percussion, Blythewood, SC Allison Layton, Piccolo, Chapin, SC Shelby Ledbetter, Clarinet, Bluffton, SC James Ledbetter, Trombone, Valrico, FL Jonathan Lee, Trombone, Columbia, SC Kamika Leon, Piccolo, Decatur, GA Culley Lesch, Sousaphone, Mt. Pleasant, SC Samantha Lindeman, Alto Saxophone, Mt. Pleasant, SC Marissa Lindler, Alto Saxophone, Columbia, SC Breanna Lindler, Alto Saxophone, Columbia, SC Dillon "Lindsay," Baritone, Spartanburg, SC Cody Lloyd, Trumpet, Conway, SC Dawn Logg, Coquette, North Myrtle Beach, SC Tristan Lomano, Alto Saxophone, Charleston, SC Emma Loney, Trumpet, Lexington, SC Emily MacDaniel, Coquette, Fort Mill, SC Brian Mailhot, Clarinet, Farmington, CT Cedric Mallett, Sousaphone, Manning, SC Kinsey Mannion, Senior Assistant, Bel Air, MD Anthony Marracino, Baritone, Spartanburg, SC Jon Martin, Sousaphone, West Columbia, SC Anne Martin, Horn, Suwanee, GA Matthew Martin, Sousaphone, West Columbia, SC Austin Martin, Percussion, Chesterfield, VA John Martin, Baritone, Columbia, SC Ryan McCormick, Trumpet, Columbia, SC Chavis McDonald, Trombone, El Paso, TX "Andrew" McGee, Trumpet, Greer, SC Gabriel McGee, Sousaphone, West Columbia, SC Mary McGreevy, Clarinet, Rochester, NY Erik McMahon, Trombone, Lexington, SC Kelley McMurphy, Percussion, Lexington, SC Kolman McMurphy, Trumpet, Lexington, SC Laura Medlock, Piccolo, Lexington, SC Paige Mellinger, Alto Saxophone, Monroeville, PA William Melven, Trumpet, Columbia, SC Spring Miles, Trombone, Georgetown, KY Ryan Miller, Alto Saxophone, Pittsburgh, PA Michael Miller, Trumpet, Summerville, SC Emma Miller, Piccolo, Media, PA Lauren Mitchell, Horn, Columbia, SC Isaac Molyneux, Trumpet, Lexington , SC Lillian Montes de Oca, Trumpet, Annandale, VA Kyle Moore, Trombone, Lexington, SC Robyn Moraney, Piccolo , Mauldin, SC Robert Morin, Trombone, Boiling Springs, SC Meaghan Morrell, Alto Saxophone, Myrtle Beach, SC Caleb Morris, Clarinet, Columbia, SC Kevin Morrison, Trumpet, Fort Mill, SC Annemarie Mossy, Flag, Ijamsville, MD Kaitlyn Myers, Senior Assistant, Charlotte, NC Kemlin Myers, Alto Saxophone, Conway, SC Rebekah Narum, Piccolo, Montgomery Village, MD Spencer Nelson, Trumpet, Lexington, SC Carlee Nelson, Piccolo, Gaston, SC Andrew Nester, Horn, Cayce, SC

Steven Norton, Horn, Lexington, SC Kathleen Nystrom, Horn, Chantilly, VA Zachary O’Neill, Sousaphone, Leesville, SC Kristen Olson, Coquette, Martinez, GA Eddie Pace, Trumpet, Piedmont, SC Emily Parkman, Baritone, Aiken, SC Avery Payne, Sousaphone, Pfafftown, NC Kendyl Pennington, Coquette, Martinez, GA Jonathan Perry, Percussion, Catawba, SC Zane Petosa, Percussion, Columbus, OH Alex Pettigrew, Percussion, Florence, SC Kenneth Phelps, Percussion, Lexington , SC Katie Phillips, Clarinet, Rock Island, IL Kayla Phipps, Baritone, Columbia, SC Gabrielle Pipitone, Flag, Matthews, NC Kaylie Plumb, Piccolo, Roscoe, IL Bradford Pouncey, Trumpet, Columbia, SC Wesley Pressley, Sousaphone, Lexington, SC Nicholas Pruett, Trombone, Inman, SC Nicholas Puig, Trumpet, Allendale, NJ Tyler Pumphrey, Trumpet, Greer, SC Austin Purgason, Percussion, Enoree, SC Lee Reams, Trombone, Lexington, SC Corrine Reed, Percussion, Winnsboro, SC Erin Reed, Clarinet, Lexington, SC Lisa Reed, Percussion, Lexington, SC Andrew Reek, Trumpet, Boiling Springs, SC Jessica Reeves, Piccolo, Gaston, SC Danielle Repke, Alto Saxophone, Cary, NC Daniel Rhu, Trumpet, Columbia, SC John Richardson, Sousaphone, Seneca, SC Elizabeth Rickel, Clarinet, Rock Hill, SC Matthew Rickel, Baritone, Rock Hill, SC Holley Riddle, Baritone, Alpharetta, GA Derek Ritschel, Alto Saxophone, Whippany, NJ Carole Brooks, Robertson, Horn, Columbia, SC Petra Robinson, Clarinet, Goose Creek, SC Aniessa Rollinson, Clarinet, Greenwood, SC Troy Romer, Alto Saxophone, Waxhaw, NC Jessica Rousey, Piccolo, Charlotte, NC Patrick Rowe, Trumpet, Brookeville, MD Samantha Rudolph, Flag, Point Pleasant, NJ Shelby Rushe, Trombone, Seneca, SC Liam Russell, Trombone , Fairfield, CT Kadeem Sabari III, Trumpet, Hartsville, SC Caroline Santorum, Coquette, Hilton Head Island, SC Kristen Sawyer, Coquette, Saluda, SC Taylor Schwarz, Flag, Irmo, SC Allison Schweickert, Percussion, Columbia, SC Taia Sewell, Alto Saxophone, Greer, SC Tristan Shaffer, Horn, Yorktown, VA Austin Sharpe, Trumpet, Charlotte, NC Alyssa Shillingford, Coquette, Sewell, NJ Ashley Shumpert, Flag, Lexington, SC Grant Silverman, Alto Saxophone, Bellaire, TX Bradley Sisson, Sousaphone, Rock Hill, SC Seth Slack, Trumpet, Spring Hill, TN Jonathan Smith, Percussion, Columbia, SC Dillon Smith, Alto Saxophone, Spartanburg, SC Samuel Smoak, Horn, Charleston, SC Gabriel Solorzano, Trumpet, Simpsonville, SC Joseph Spearman, Percussion, Mt. Pleasant, SC Michelle Sprague, Piccolo, Milford, NH

Anna Steinhilper, Alto Saxophone, Inman, SC Arjun Suri, Baritone, Charlotte, NC Paul Szabo, Percussion, Richmomd, VA Blake Targonski, Trumpet, Waxhaw, NC Emily Tedesco, Piccolo, Hilton Head, SC Joshua Terry, Percussion, Lexington, SC Celeste Terry, Alto Saxophone, New Ellenton, SC Nathan Thaller, Baritone, S. Windsor, CT Sumner Thomas, Trumpet, Lexington, SC Daniel Titus, Percussion, Lexington, NC Elizabeth To, Piccolo, Johns Creek, GA Gabrielle Trexler, Clarinet, Goose Creek, SC Nina Tripp, Clarinet, Middletown, NJ Jeff Trowbridge, Trombone, Clover, SC Victoria Turnbull, Piccolo, Aurora, IL Michael Tuten, Sousaphone, Lexington, SC Brenna Vaz, Trumpet, Coral Springs, FL Adam Vernon-Young, Trombone, Black Mountain, NC Roger Villegas, Trumpet, West Columbia, SC Ryan Wade, Trombone, Summerville, SC Allie"Warrick," Horn, Laurel, MD Kayla Washington, Piccolo, Columbia, SC Mae-Ann Webb, Coquette, Ridge Spring, SC Ezekiel Webber, Trombone, Pageland, SC Allison Whisnant, Horn, Loris, SC Christopher Whitney, Alto Saxophone, Warrenton, VA Leland Williams, Alto Saxophone, Columbia, SC Holly Williams, Coquette, Fort Mill, SC Victoria Willingham, Clarinet, Asheville, NC Michael Wilson, Baritone, Bluffton, SC Melanie Winn, Clarinet, Lexington, SC Jonathan Witmer, Percussion, Fort Mill, SC Rachel Wolitzky, Clarinet, Charlotte, NC Justin Wood, Alto Saxophone, Wallingford, CT Darren Woodland , Trombone, Columbia, SC Shannon Woods, Trumpet, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Madeline Woods, Flag, Fort Mill, SC Hope Woolf, Clarinet, Greer, SC Emily Woynicz, Trumpet, Raleigh, NC Sally Wright, Piccolo, West Columbia, SC Alexandra Wyland, Horn, Charlotte, NC Allison York, Clarinet, Matthews, NC Jordan Youmans, Flag, Bettendorf, IA Andrew Young, Baritone, Lexington, SC STAFF Dr. Scott Weiss, Director of Bands Mr. Jayme Taylor, Associate Director of Bands Mr. Stephen Meyer, Assistant Director of Bands Paul DeCinque, Graduate Assistant Michael King, Graduate Assistant Tremon Kizer, Graduate Assistant Brett Landry, Graduate Assistant Jay Sconyers, Graduate Assistant Andrea Pouncey, Administrative Assistant Tim Crenshaw, Inventory Manager Kirk Randazzo, Announcer Randy Herald, Videographer Dave Rogers, Photographer

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Diploma process information You will not receive your diploma at your commencement ceremony, but don’t worry — it’s on the way. You’ll likely receive your diploma in the mail a few months after commencement.

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Graduation 2015 Schedule Friday, May 8 The Horseshoe 9 a.m.

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Colonial Life Arena 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 9

College of Mass Communication and Information Studies College of Nursing College of Pharmacy The Darla Moore School of Business The Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health

Colonial Life Arena 9:30 a.m.

South Carolina Honors College Baccalaureus Artium Et Scientiae Candidates College of Arts and Sciences

Koger Center for the Arts 1 p.m.

Doctoral Degree Candidates

Colonial Life Arena 3 p.m.

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Alma Mater As a former USC English professor, George A. Wauchope wrote the alma mater in 1911. The lyrics are set to the tune of the Robert Burns poem “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.” The original manuscript of which, written in Burns’ own handwriting around 1789, was acquired by the university in 2014.

It is tradition to sing the first verse of the alma mater at the end of every football game. The alma mater will be sung after the graduates cross the stage at commencement — don’t forget to cup and raise your hand at the line, “Here’s a health, Carolina.”

“We Hail Thee Carolina” We hail thee, Carolina, and sing thy high praise; With loyal devotion, remembering the days, When proudly we sought thee, thy children to be; Here’s a health, Carolina, forever to thee!

Since pilgrims of learning, we entered thy walls, And found dearest comrades in thy classic halls; We’ve honored and loved thee, as sons faithfully; Here’s a health, Carolina, forever to thee!

Generations of sons have rejoiced to proclaim Thy watchword of service, thy beauty and fame For ages to come shall their rallying cry be; Here’s a health, Carolina, forever to thee!

Fair shrine of high honor and truth, thou shalt still Blaze forth as a beacon, thy mission fulfill; And crowned by all hearts in a new jubilee; Here’s a health, Carolina, forever to thee!

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Continued: Trivia Answers 1. 1801 2. Francis Lieber, a professor of history and political economics at USC from 1835 until 1856. Once, Lieber asked a student what the religion of the Jews was. The student answered “Mohammedanism” and Lieber tried to have the student expelled for stupidity.

3. Eight 4. George Rogers 5. 18 percent 6. The pre-game entry was adopted in 2001 to celebrate the university’s bicentennial.

7. April 20 8. Sir Big Spur 9. Trick question — he didn’t graduate.

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Commencement speakers Friday, May 8 at 3 p.m.

Gov. Nikki Haley Though she’s a Clemson grad, Gov. Nikki Haley will address USC graduates of the Darla Moore School of Business, Arnold School of Public Health, the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy. Gov. Haley is the current youngest governor in the country. She assumed office in 2011 and was re-elected in 2014 and is both the first female and first minority governor of South Carolina.

Saturday, May 9 at 9:30 a.m.

Sen. Tim Scott Sen. Tim Scott will address graduates of the South Carolina Honors College, College of Arts and Sciences and USC’s BarSc candidates. Scott grew up in North Charleston, South Carolina and has served as the junior U.S. senator for South Carolina since 2013. Prior to being sworn in to the Senate, Scott served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011-2013.

Saturday, May 9 at 3 p.m.

Dawn Staley Dawn Staley, head coach of the USC women’s basketball team, will address the graduates of Palmetto College, Fort Jackson Military Base Program, the School of Music, College of Education, College of Engineering and Computing, College of Hospitality, College of Social Work and College of Retail and Sports Management.

Dawn Staley is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Staley began coaching for South Carolina in 2008 and has since been named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Times and SEC Coach of the Year.

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Parking Parking on campus is difficult, and that’s without construction or thousands of families and friends coming to see loved ones graduate.

The surface lot at the corner of Blossom and Lincoln streets is closed due to construction. Multiple spots at Greene and Gadsden streets are open for handicap parking, so USC recommends that people park in garages elsewhere on campus.

Shuttles will start running from parking garages around campus to the Colonial Life Arena at 10:30 a.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m.

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Order of Ceremonies The commencement ceremonies last about an hour and a half, starting with procession and ending with the singing of the Alma Mater.

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