For Carolina graduates that lived on campus
- Thread starter Dod Rangerfield
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When I was in school in was. Think it opened on the heels of capstone, late 60’s.
In fact the first time I heard “The Boss” was in that dorm.
Snowden and Wade Hampton Hotel. WHH was awesome!! Coed and always something happening.
The Roost was good too. They had free soft-served Icecream. Not many people hit up those places.
Laborde (Honeycombs) 1st year
Preston next 3 years
Preston is much nicer now. Has AC now and as others have mentioned location location location.
Preston next 3 years
Preston is much nicer now. Has AC now and as others have mentioned location location location.
I miss Mrs. K's cooking at the old Roost Cafeteria that overlooked The Sarge. No way the meals she cooked would make it past the Nutritionist we have. Many a meal eaten there before having to work midweek games.
What was the name of the restaurant just as you crossed into Cayce on the right. I used to drive over there I believe it was on friday to get turkey and dressing.
Other places I miss that are no longer around are: Steak and Egg Kitchen in Cayce and the German Gesthaus off Decker BLVD. I worked part-time at the Marriott Downtown in Banquets and the food was actually quite good there as well (we ate a lot of the left overs the chefs made for the events).
Other places I miss that are no longer around are: Steak and Egg Kitchen in Cayce and the German Gesthaus off Decker BLVD. I worked part-time at the Marriott Downtown in Banquets and the food was actually quite good there as well (we ate a lot of the left overs the chefs made for the events).
Most of the dorms are very different from when I attended in the 80's. My daughter's freshman year stayed in Park place near Founder's park. Room (really suite) was nice. Granite countertops, 4 bedrooms for 4 students, washer and dryer, kitchen and living room. Her sophomore year she stayed in her sorority house. She was not fond of that as she shared a room. This year she is staying in the Olympia Mills apartments. Also nice but the layout does not have windows in most of the bedrooms. Great views from the living room though. A ton of students stay there including many football players. Next year she and a group of girls are renting a house very close to campus.
I don't remember but Daddy probably does. He worked for years in the old SCE&G building down there before they moved to the Palmetto Center.
TBH when I was in school, non-athlete students didn't think they could eat at The Roost. They thought it was just for athletes, which made it nice that it wasn't crowded.
This!
By the time I was there in the mid-90s. It was co-ed. The 2nd floor was all girls. The 3rd floor was all guys. All other floors were mixed gender.
Patterson. Oops. Thought the second reply also quoted me. Clearly I have not had enough coffee this morning.
Yeah. Patterson was all girls when I was there in the 90s. Still had some dang good eating, though!
if I had lived on Campus.
1) one of those honors dorms on The Horseshoe. I can’t remember what they are called.
2) I am a general population kind of student. So maybe Capstone.
That is based off my knowledge of the campus 20+ years ago. There is so much new stuff now.
1) one of those honors dorms on The Horseshoe. I can’t remember what they are called.
2) I am a general population kind of student. So maybe Capstone.
That is based off my knowledge of the campus 20+ years ago. There is so much new stuff now.
Maxey Honeycombs
No way (& I don’t have kids)
I wouldn’t let my cats live there.
ex wife , definite Maybe
No way (& I don’t have kids)
I wouldn’t let my cats live there.
ex wife , definite Maybe
Yellow I think so………did the name have “goodie” in it.
Let me induce a drug flashback and I’ll get back at you.
If you had seen how drunk I was for most of my four years at Carolina, you'd recognize what a great accomplishment it was
But seriously though........eff off
And even more seriously, my proudest achievement is raising a daughter who graduated magna *** laude from USC. But my couple of degrees (I was magna *** lucky) are a distant number two. Your type needs to learn your place. Just buy tickets, donate to the Gamecock Club, post on these irrelevant boards to feel like you matter and don't dare do the toast at the end of the alma mater
And have a great day!
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Did you ever ask your daughter if getting drunk the night before exams helped or hindered the outcome?
I swear some people I knew seemed to be unaffected by it. I honestly played pool like a hustler after several beers, back in the day, but it did NOT help with exams.Wade Hampton Hotel (one semester in the Fall of 78) and then the Snowden dorm (79-80). I know Wade Hampton was torn down but it was nice having a two-bed room and a private bath. I am fairly certain the Snowden dorm no longer exists as well. Very noisy place to live. Back in its day, the Capstone was really nice. I visited a fellow student there during my Junior Year (78-79) and it was nice back then. So that would have been my pick thirty years ago but I am sure time has taken its toll on all the campus housing that existed between (78-80).
Are you thinking about the Winner's Circle?
One my favorite spots was the Varsity Billiards. They had great chili-cheese burgers.
Lived in the frat quad by the ramp across from Blossom St garage…..Bates House meal ticket for a while until being broke, then bologna sandwiches for weeks at a time….great times
I'm too old as well, lived across the street, frat housing. Still hold #1 spot for parking tickets!
Bates West and then what was The Woodlands at the time. If they get to experience it, I’d highly recommend off campus living in the retreat or any of the ones around the city.