March 8

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1913: The Clemson College Rifle Club has a meet with North Georgia A & M.
1972: The Clemson University Chorus in concert in Daniel Auditorium at 8.m., presenting pieces by Antonio Vivaldi, Samuel Barber, Vincent Persichetti and a group of Madrigals. Free admission.
1978: Loch Ness monster hunter Lee Frank presents a slide show/lecture on Nessie, Bigfoot and other creatures, in Tillman Auditorium at 8 p.m.
1995: The Ramones play at Characters, 805 Frontage Road, Greenville at 9 p.m., admission is a mere $10.
2005 - James Frey, reformed addict and author of New York Times bestseller A Million Little Pieces, speaks in Tillman Auditorium. On January 8, 2006, the investigative website, thesmokinggun.com, publishes a 12,000-word exposé after a six-week investigation of police and other public records and accuses Frey of embellishing and fabricating his criminal history. The author appears on the Larry King Show on January 11 to defend himself and admits he may have embellished some, but he stands by the "essential truths" of his book. Subsequently, Oprah Winfrey, who gave his book a huge boost on her book club, repudiates the recommendation and Frey's publishers pull their contracts for his next book.
2007: As part of the Family Series, the Brooks Center hosts Cirque Le Masque at 7 p.m. Created by Dennis and Bernie Schussel of Le Masquerade Entertainment Group, this company has provided sophisticated entertainment for over two decades with first-class performers, colorful costumes, creative music and unique special effects. Admission for the gravity-defying acts, acrobatics and dance routines is $10 for adults, $5 for students.
March 7, 2008-March 8, 2008: WSBF celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a concert on Friday in the Hendrix Center ballroom and Alumni jocks on the air on Saturday, followed by a banquet.
2008: The Clemson Wiki main page tallies hit 43,000. The gasoline tanks are being removed from the former BP-Amoco station on the southeastern corner of Tiger Boulevard and College Avenue in preparation for construction of a Walgreen's Drugs.