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61-710: Until the early 1960s, Coastal's teams were known as the Trojans. When the school became an extension of the University of South Carolina , the push was made for a mascot more in line with the parent's mascot, the Gamecock ; the ultimate choice was the Chanticleer , the proud, witty rooster made famous in " The Nun's Priest's Tale " of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (the mascot itself would be named Zachary). When Coastal became an independent university in 1993, despite some calls to change

122-473: A $ 5 million gift. In September 2014, CCU officially renamed all its sports facilities TD Sports Complex . University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina ( USC , South Carolina , or Carolina ) is a public research university in Columbia, South Carolina , United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College , It is the flagship of the University of South Carolina System and

183-593: A 1.5- to 2-hour drive for additional recreational activities. The university offers club, intramural, and varsity sports. Its 19 varsity sports teams compete in the Southeastern Conference (except for men's soccer which competes in the Sun Belt Conference and women's sand volleyball which competes as an independent) and are known as the Gamecocks . The university's band director James Pritchard obtained

244-545: A 28–6 record, at one time winning 22 consecutive games. The team lost to UNC Asheville in the conference championship game 60–47. Coastal went on to lose to Alabama in the first round of the 2011 NIT . Coastal returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 21 years in 2014, after defeating rival Winthrop in the championship game of the Big South Tournament, but losing to first-seed Virginia in their only game of

305-564: A 5–7 record, highlighted by victories over Kansas and Troy . In the 2020 season, Chadwell led the Chanticleers to an 11–0 start and a #9 ranking in the AP Poll. The season saw a 22–17 victory over #8 BYU in a historic matchup . The season ended with a 37–34 loss to Liberty in the Cure Bowl . Following the 2020 regular season, Chadwell was named the winner of the 2020 AP College Coach of

366-582: A band arrangement of the Elmer Bernstein -penned song "Step to the Rear" from the Broadway musical How Now, Dow Jones in 1968 and the marching band played the song at the first game of the 1968 season. It caught the ear of Coach Paul Dietzel who contacted Pritchard about making it the official fight song of the university to replace the original "Carolina Fight Song" (or "Carolina Let Your Voices Ring," now called

427-577: A consolidation of the university's former yearbook and its literary magazine. It is published four times a year and is free. The University of South Carolina established its first television station in the Fall 2006, Student Government Television (SGTV). It was funded by Student Government until April 2007 when Student Government released SGTV to the Department of Student Media, which also operates The Daily Gamecock , Garnet & Black Magazine and WUSC-FM . It

488-442: A cup for the phrase "Here's A Health, Carolina" as if offering a toast. In 2017, the university reported having over 300,000 living alumni. 33°59′51″N 81°01′31″W  /  33.99750°N 81.02528°W  / 33.99750; -81.02528 Jamey Chadwell Jamey Chadwell (born January 10, 1977) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Liberty University ,

549-547: A large role in the maintenance operational duties of early campus activities. This includes maintenance, cleaning of student tenements and faculty duplexes, and the preparation of meals. Seventy-two students were present for classes in January 1862 and the college functioned until a call by the Confederate government for South Carolina to fill its quota of 18,000 soldiers. A system of conscription began on March 20 for all men between

610-602: A leader in alternative-fuel research." The University of South Carolina is a member of the SEC Academic Consortium. Now renamed the SECU , the initiative was a collaborative endeavor designed to promote research, scholarship and achievement amongst the member universities in the Southeastern conference . The SECU bolsters collaborative academic endeavors of Southeastern Conference universities . Its goals include highlighting

671-685: A position he has held since the 2023 season. Chadwell served as the head football coach at North Greenville University from 2009 to 2011, Delta State University in 2012, Charleston Southern University from 2013 and 2016, and Coastal Carolina University , first in an interim capacity in 2017 and then on a permanent basis from 2019 to 2022. Chadwell grew up in Tennessee and attended East Tennessee State University , where he played quarterback from 1995 to 1999. He began his coaching career in 2000 at East Tennessee State before taking an assistant position at Charleston Southern in 2004. He won several coach of

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732-538: A result, some students live in popular off-campus housing. The university's student government is composed of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. A 50-member Student Senate is led by the student body speaker of the Senate. The Student Senate enacts referendums, resolutions, and bills to enhance the student body in non-academic fields, maintains a budget for student life projects, confirms nominations for cabinet positions, and makes recommendations for change within

793-611: A split in an earlier literary society known as the Philomathic, grew to encapsulate the majority of the student body from the 1820s onward. The college became a symbol of the South in the antebellum period as its graduates were on the forefront of secession from the Union. With the generous support of the General Assembly, South Carolina College acquired a reputation as the leading institution of

854-453: Is classified as a research institution of "very high research activity". The university was awarded $ 278.6 million in research funding in the 2019 fiscal year, a record amount for the school and an increase of 8% over the year prior. During his tenure as president of the University of South Carolina, John Palms articulated a "Cathedrals of Excellence" budgeting philosophy. Palms advocated

915-564: Is coached by Shaun Docking. The Chanticleers have reached the NCAA Tournament on seven occasions and are nine-time Big South Conference Tournament Champions and two-time Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions. A number of the program's former players have moved on to play professionally such as Joseph Ngwenya , Kheli Dube , Mubarike Chisoni , Jordan Hughes , Tyler Hughes , Boyzzz Khumalo and Stu Riddle , among others. The Chanticleers joined Conference USA for men's soccer in July 2021 following

976-538: Is distributed across the University of South Carolina System. The student run radio station, WUSC , began broadcasting on the AM dial in 1947. In January 1977 WUSC began broadcasting on the FM dial, and in 1982 the station found its current home at 90.5 FM. Since June 2006, WUSC is broadcasting in HD radio. Students publish a literary magazine, Garnet & Black , which was formed in 1994 as

1037-922: Is located approximately one mile off campus.) Recent additions to the campus are the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center, the Greek Village, the Green Quad, the Honors Residence Hall, the Public Health Research Center, the Graduate Columbia hotel, the Colonial Life Arena and Carolina Stadium. In 2017, a new School of Law building opened on Senate Street, and the Darla Moore School of Business opened its new home at

1098-600: Is the only player in Division I history to win four conference player of the year awards. The baseball team has developed into a national powerhouse as well; it won the national title in 2016. As of the 2022–23 school year, the SBC sponsors all of Coastal's sports except women's lacrosse, which plays in the ASUN Conference . The SBC reinstated men's soccer (a fall sport) for the 2022 season, and added beach volleyball (a spring sport) for

1159-666: The Birmingham Bowl . On December 4, 2022, Chadwell was introduced as the 10th head coach in Liberty history. Chadwell led Liberty to an undefeated regular season in 2023. He led Liberty to a 49–35 victory over New Mexico State in the Conference USA Championship. The Flames' season ended with a 45–6 loss to Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl. Chadwell is a Christian . He is married to the former Solmaz Zarrineh. The couple has

1220-548: The Secretary of State of South Carolina , became the first black student when he registered for the fall session in the medical college of the university. In 1877 South Carolina state leaders closed the university. It was reopened in 1880 as a white only agricultural college. The Horseshoe is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and most of its buildings reflect the federal style of architecture in vogue in

1281-470: The South and attracted several noteworthy scholars, including Francis Lieber , Thomas Cooper , and Joseph LeConte . Slavery and slave labor played a fundamental role in the foundation and construction of the University of South Carolina. Many of the primary buildings in the central heart of campus, known today as the horseshoe, were built not only by slave labor but also of slave-made brick. Slave labor played

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1342-469: The "Old Fight Song"). Dietzel wrote the lyrics for the song, but asked that he remain anonymous because knowledge that the football coach wrote the lyrics might render it unacceptable to the basketball program. The song was officially introduced on November 16, 1968, prior to the football game against Virginia Tech and has been the fight song since the fall of 1969. The Gamecock reported in its March 1911 issue that very little progress had been made on

1403-506: The $ 29 million West Quad (now Green Quad) opened and became one of only four in the world to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The 172,000-square-foot (16,000 m ) complex includes three four-story buildings. Since campus academic enrollment exceeds the capacity of on-campus housing, the university is adding more residence halls, most of which will be suite-style. As

1464-519: The 2019 season. In the program's short history, wins have already been recorded over traditional Football Championship Subdivision powers such as James Madison University (ranked #1 at the time), Furman University and Wofford College . The school's highest-profile win to date came in 2020 in a much-publicized game against BYU . The program won seven Big South Conference championships before officially joining Sun Belt Conference football on July 1, 2017. The Coastal Carolina men's soccer program

1525-406: The 2023 season. Coastal Carolina's baseball program has been the university's most consistent program in terms of success. The program has received #1 regional seeds on four occasions (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) and won 50+ games in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In addition, the Chanticleers have hosted NCAA Regionals in 2007, 2008, and 2010 and a Super Regional in 2010. In 2016, the Chanticleers defeated

1586-583: The Arizona Wildcats two games to one in the best of three national championship series to win the first ever national title in school history. It was also the first national title ever won by a Big South Conference member in a team sport, and came the day before Coastal joined the Sun Belt. The Coastal Carolina men's basketball program is coached by Cliff Ellis , who has also served as head coach at Clemson University and Auburn University . The program achieved

1647-616: The East Division (Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, South Alabama, and Troy). Coastal's main Sun Belt rivals are Appalachian State and Georgia Southern . They also have a rivalry with Liberty that dates back to when both universities were members of the Big South Conference . The volleyball program is one of the most successful teams in the country. It won four consecutive conference championships (Big South 2014, 2015) (Sun Belt 2016, 2017). Leah Hardeman ('14 -'17)

1708-756: The Horseshoe after extensive remodeling of one of its original buildings, which was dedicated as such in 1952. During the 20th century: the campus began to spread out dramatically from the Horseshoe. Today it includes the student union, 24 residence halls, numerous academic buildings, Longstreet Theatre, the Koger Center for the Arts , the Carolina Coliseum , the Colonial Life Arena , Carolina Stadium , and various facilities for Olympic sports . ( Williams-Brice Stadium

1769-565: The South Carolina Honors College offers support to academically gifted undergraduate students. After gaining acceptance to the University of South Carolina, students must apply separately to the Honors College and demonstrate significant academic achievement. In 2019, entering freshmen had an average weighted GPA of 4.71 and a midrange SAT score (critical reading and math) of 1460–1530. The University of South Carolina

1830-496: The State Capitol, it served as an administrative office, academic building, residence hall, and chapel. However, the master plan for the original campus called for a total of eleven buildings, all facing a large lush gathering area. In 1807, the original President's House was the next building to be erected. The building now known as DeSaussure College followed shortly thereafter, and the remaining eight buildings were constructed over

1891-467: The University of South Carolina was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 31 universities nationwide to house an Energy Frontier Research Center that is expected to bring $ 12.5 million in federal funding, the largest single award in the university's history, to the College of Engineering and Computing. President Pastides commented on the grant, "This award solidifies the university's position as

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1952-562: The Year Award ; the first time a coach from the Sun Belt Conference won the award, and just the third coach from outside the Power Five conferences to do so. On February 14, 2021, it was revealed that Chadwell more than doubled his salary with a new agreement he signed in December 2020. His base salary was $ 850,000 for the 2021 season and included a $ 50,000 increase every year until the contract

2013-618: The admissions policy of the university. The legislature further proved its seriousness towards racial equality by electing two black trustees, Benjamin A. Boseman (misspelled as "Bozeman" in the bill) and Francis Lewis Cardozo , to the governing board of the university on March 9, 1869. A normal school was established by the legislature on the campus of the university as well as a preparatory school for black students, since most former slaves were ill-prepared for academic work. In addition, to encourage enrollment by blacks, tuition and other fees were abolished. On October 7, 1873, Henry E. Hayne ,

2074-450: The ages of 18 and 45, but many students volunteered. With the depletion of students, professors issued a notice that the college would open to those under 18 years old. Nine students showed up for class. The University Act of 1869 reorganized the university and provided it with generous financial support. An amendment was added to the act by W. J. Whipper , a black representative from Beaufort , that would prevent racial discrimination from

2135-458: The alma mater for the university despite a reward of $ 50 by the faculty. English professor, George A. Wauchope, took it upon himself and wrote the lyrics for the alma mater in 1911 set to the tune Flow Gently, Sweet Afton by Robert Burns . Other songs were written and sung, but Wauchope's song proved to be the most popular and it was adopted by the university in 1912. The tradition has developed that alumni raise their right hand as though raising

2196-501: The campus book store. Ultimately, the NCAA sanctions included vacating 18 wins from the 2014 and 2015 football seasons and the 2015 Big South Championship, in addition to several vacated wins in other sports. Also vacated were three wins over crosstown rival The Citadel, games during which CSU used ineligible players. On January 18, 2019, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third head coach at Coastal Carolina. Coastal Carolina finished with

2257-489: The corner of Assembly and Greene in 2014. The University of South Carolina operates a transit system called Carolina Shuttle which consists of 14 buses. "Carolina Cab" offers students free rides from Five Points to their homes within 5 miles (8 km) of campus on weekends. Undergraduate admissions are classified as more selective . For the freshman enrollment of 2022, half the class had SAT scores between 1150 and 1360, or ACT scores between 26 and 31. Founded in 1978,

2318-414: The demise of the Sun Belt men's soccer league. However, later conference realignment led to the reinstatement of SBC men's soccer for the 2022 season, and Coastal returned men's soccer to its full-time home. The Coastal Carolina's men's golf program is led by head coach Jim Garren who was hired on July 20, 2017. Historically, the program has performed well on the national level. The 2004–05 team broke onto

2379-588: The early days of the nation. Among them is the South Caroliniana Library , which was designed by Robert Mills and is the first freestanding academic library in the United States. Over the years the 11 original buildings on the Horseshoe survived a fire, an earthquake, and the Civil War, but in 1939 McKissick Museum replaced the original President's House. The President's House would eventually return to

2440-455: The endeavors and achievements of SEC faculty , students and its universities and advancing the academic reputation of SEC universities. Over 34,500 students attend the Columbia campus of the University of South Carolina, coming from all 46 South Carolina counties. In addition, students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries are represented here. (Almost 16,000 students study at

2501-516: The head coaching position. In 2018, the NCAA released a detailed report concerning numerous NCAA violations across the Charleston Southern athletic department that occurred during Chadwell's tenure as head football coach. The athletic department was found to have incorrectly certified 55 student athletes across 12 sports over a six-year period, and football players were found to have used scholarship funds to purchase electronics and jewelry from

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2562-604: The houses referred to as the Greek Village. Students tend to socialize off campus in Five Points and the Congaree Vista . Both of these areas are within walking distance of campus and offer restaurants, bars, cafés, and a variety of local entertainment. Lake Murray and the three rivers ( Saluda River , Broad River , and Congaree River ) around Columbia offer students many recreational activities. The South Carolina coast— Charleston, SC , Myrtle Beach , Hilton Head —is only

2623-506: The largest university in the state by enrollment. Its main campus is on over 359 acres (145 ha) in downtown Columbia, close to the South Carolina State House . The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities with Highest Research Activity". It houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside Scotland and the world's largest Ernest Hemingway collection. The university

2684-486: The leading 62 research universities in the United States and Canada. Former President Andrew Sorensen raised even larger sums for research, including a $ 300 million grant for colorectal cancer . In the spirit of Palms' budget, the board of directors moved to transform university land on Assembly Street into an "innovation district" called Innovista that will develop four areas: biomedicine , nanotechnology , environmental science and alternative fuels . In May 2009,

2745-482: The majority of its success during the early 1990s, reaching the NCAA tournament in 1991 and 1993. The 2009–10 CCU Basketball team set a school record for most wins in a season while finishing with a record of 28 wins and 6 losses. After losing to Winthrop at home in the conference championship game, the team suffered a 65–49 loss at UAB in the first round of the 2010 NIT . The 2010–11 CCU Basketball team would also finish with

2806-510: The mascot as part of "a complete split from USC" , the Chanticleer remained the school's mascot. Coastal has developed in-state rivalries with Charleston Southern, Clemson, College of Charleston, Furman, Presbyterian, South Carolina, South Carolina State, The Citadel, USC Upstate, Winthrop, and Wofford. Their fiercest in-state rivals are Charleston Southern , College of Charleston , and Winthrop . Coastal has rivalries with every Sun Belt school in

2867-457: The money from fundraising be channeled into the school's best programs, rather than spread the funds evenly. The strategy would pay off in the long term when these programs became nationally prominent, making a name for the University of South Carolina and attracting grant money. His primary goal was for the university to be admitted to the Association of American Universities – an association of

2928-691: The nation and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. The 2007–08 team struggled with the loss of All-American Dustin Johnson , finishing 22nd in the NCAA East Regional. Johnson would finish his collegiate career as a three-time All-American, and has since moved onto the PGA Tour and won his first major championship in 2016 , as well as the 2020 Masters. Coastal's athletic facilities, known as TD Sports Complex , include: In 2013, TD Bank gave CCU

2989-483: The national scene by finishing the regular season ranked sixth in the NCAA's South region. Coastal would go on to finish eighth at the NCAA East Regional that season and moved on to the NCAA Championship where the team finished 20th. The program has continued to build on its success in recent years. In 2005–06, the Chanticleers finished 16th at the NCAA Championships, and finished the 2006–07 season ranked seventh in

3050-572: The next several decades. When completed, all eleven buildings formed a U-shape open to Sumter Street. This modified quadrangle became known as the Horseshoe . As with other southern universities in the antebellum period, the most important organizations for students were the two literary societies, the Clariosophic Society and the Euphradian Society . These two societies, which arose from

3111-407: The regional campuses of the University of South Carolina System .) University Housing provides over 6,200 on-campus housing units. Rent includes all utilities. Undergraduates may choose housing in a specific "living and learning community". The concept is to create a better social and learning environment by housing students with similar academic or career interests together. In the fall of 2004,

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3172-484: The tournament. In 2015, Coastal Carolina again returned to the NCAA tournament after beating Winthrop, for the second year in a row, in the Big South Conference championship game 70–81. This is the first time in school history Coastal has made back-to-back appearances in the tournament. Coastal Carolina's football program played its inaugural season in 2003. The team is coached by Jamey Chadwell , head coach since

3233-533: The university. Their work is arranged according to the Student Government Constitution, a document written and adopted with the inception of student government and overseen by the President of the University of South Carolina and the university's board of trustees. The Daily Gamecock is an editorially independent, daily student newspaper founded in 1908. It has a readership of more than 30,000 and

3294-586: The year awards in 2020 after leading his Coastal Carolina team to an 11–1 record. After his playing career ended, Chadwell began his coaching career at his alma mater East Tennessee State in 2000. He remained as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers through the 2003 season when he left to take a position at Charleston Southern. After serving as an assistant offensive coach with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers , on February 6, 2009, Chadwell

3355-422: Was an alumnus of Brown University , with an honorary degree from Harvard University . Before coming to the college, Maxcy had served as the second president of Brown and the third president of Union College . Maxcy's tenure lasted from 1804 through 1820. When South Carolina College opened its doors in 1805, the building now known as Rutledge College was the only building on campus. Located one block southeast of

3416-687: Was founded as South Carolina College on December 19, 1801, by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly initiated by Governor John Drayton in an effort to promote harmony between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry . On January 10, 1805, having an initial enrollment of nine students, the college commenced classes with a traditional classical curriculum. The first president was the Baptist minister and theologian Reverend Jonathan Maxcy . He

3477-554: Was hired as the head coach at North Greenville University . During his three-year tenure with the Crusaders, Chadwell had an overall record of 20 wins and 14 losses (20–14). He also led the Crusaders to their first all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs following the 2011 season. In the playoffs, Chadwell led the Crusaders to the quarterfinals where they lost to Delta State 28–23. On January 2, 2012, Chadwell

3538-468: Was hired by Delta State to succeed Ron Roberts as the head coach of the Statesmen. Chadwell resigned as head coach of the Statesmen after only one season on January 17, 2013, to take the same position with Charleston Southern . During his one season at Delta State, he compiled an overall record of 3 wins and 7 losses. On January 17, 2013, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third-ever head coach at Charleston Southern. On January 8, 2017, Chadwell

3599-476: Was named the new offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina. On July 28, 2017, Chadwell was named interim head coach for Coastal Carolina as head coach Joe Moglia took a medical leave of absence. Coastal Carolina finished with a 3–9 record on the season. Despite the losing record, the Chanticleers had five losses by a touchdown or less. The school announced on January 5, 2018, that Moglia had been medically cleared to return to full-time coaching and would reassume

3660-415: Was scheduled to end on December 31, 2027. Chadwell's increased pay made him the second-highest paid coach in the Sun Belt Conference . In the 2021 season, Chadwell led the team to a 10–2 regular season mark. The Chanticleers won the Cure Bowl over Northern Illinois 47–41. In the 2022 season, Chadwell led the team to a 9–3 regular season record. The season ended with a 53–29 loss to East Carolina in

3721-519: Was then that the station changed its name to it current name, Student Gamecock Television (SGTV). About 22% of undergraduate men and 34% of undergraduate women participate in fraternities and sororities. These Greek letter organizations are governed by an internal body, the Greek Council. There are two separate councils, one for males and another for females. Many of the fraternities and sororities have large, mostly Greek Revival style mansions; Lining Lincoln Street, Gadsden Street, and Mark Buyck Way are

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