October 30

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October 30 in Clemson History

• 1902: Clemson suffers only loss in a 6-1 season when the Tigers are defeated by the Gamecocks in Columbia, 6-12. Future Clemson Head Coach Bob Williams guides the South Carolina squad in an upset of a heavily-favored John Heisman-led team. The Tigers lead the series, 4-2.
• 1903: The Board of Trustees meet on campus.
• 1913: Clemson blanks South Carolina, 32-0, in Columbia. Tigers lead the series, 8-3.
• 1930: On Thursday, Capt. J.D. Harcombe presents a special feed in the mess, with the Clemson band in performance. After the meal, a pep meet is held in the chapel (Tillman Auditorium). Clemson faces Tennessee in Knoxville on November 1. The Palmetto Literary Society holds meeting. Debate of the evening is a discussion as to whether or not Intercollegiate football promotes the best interests of colleges.
• 1956: Dr. Rupert Howard Fike, IPTAY member number 1, dies.
• 1963: A team from Clemson takes on a team from Fairfield University, Connecticut, in the General Electric College Bowl, broadcast nationally by NBC. Although the Clemson four lead at the half-way point, 125 to 90, Fairfield wins the match, 200-245. The Clemson team takes home a $500 grant for the school, while Fairfield is awarded $1,500.
• 1974: Dr. Maynard Mack, Sterling Professor of English at Yale University, speaks on topic of "Othello: A Candle in the Dark" in Daniel Auditorium.
• 1978: The Atlanta Contemporary Dance Company performs in Tillman Auditorium.
• 2006: Americans for Informed Democracy Meeting at Spill the Beans! on Clemson Avenue at 7 p.m. Come out to hear about different ways you can "act globally" at Clemson! For information, contact Emily Burchfield at eburchf@clemson.edu.
• 2006: The Anderson Sunshine House Help the Homeless Drive is held - collection locations at the Library Bridge, Hendrix Center, the Union, Tillman Place Apartments, and selected local stores. Hosted by Dr. Vander Mey's Sociology 311 Class, Department of Sociology, with Tigers Who Care, Gamma Phi Beta, and Bethel United Methodist Church (Pendleton). For information, contact Katie Reid (kreid@clemson.edu) or Katy Zeanah (kzeanah@clemson.edu). Americans for Informed Democracy Meeting at Spill the Beans! on Clemson Avenue at 7 p.m. Come out to hear about different ways you can "act globally" at Clemson! For information, contact Emily Burchfield at eburchf@clemson.edu. The final October presentation in the Boni Belle Brooks Series, The Man of La Mancha, performed in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Admission is $30 for all seats.
• 2007: Clemson University sophomore Emily Yelton, was one of the victims of the weekend fire in North Carolina. Emily, who is survived by an identical twin, Meredith, also a Clemson student, was at the beach house with friends she had gone to school with at J.L. Mann High who are now students at the University of South Carolina, her mother, Kim Yelton, said. "She was a ray of sunshine. She was fun. She was larger than life. She never met a stranger," her mother said. Emily, who turned 19 in August, was in the process of changing her major from marketing to early childhood education because of her love for children, according to her mother. She had been a volunteer swim coach and often took kids from her neighborhood in Simpsonville to the movies. (Data from article by Greenville News staff writer Ron Barnett.) http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/NEWS01/71030028/-1/ The other victims have been identified by ABC News as Justin Anderson, Travis Cale, Lauren Mahon, Cassidy Pendely, William Rhea and Allison Walden. http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3793885&page=1 Clemson will hold a memorial service for Taylor A. Cox, a 19-year-old student who died Oct. 11 after collapsing before a flag football game on campus. He was a sophomore civil engineering major from Lexington. The service will be held at 5 p.m. in Brackett Hall auditorium, followed by a wreath presentation on the Military Heritage Plaza, adjacent to Tillman Hall. For details, contact Rusty Guill (656-0935) or Angela Nixon in News Services (656-0382). Women's Volleyball, a Solid Orange Event, Clemson Tigers vs. Georgia Tech at 7:00 p.m. in Jervey Gym. Admission is free for all fans and T-shirts will be given away throughout the match. A Halloween costume contest will also be held during the intermission between the second and third match, with the best costumes receiving prizes. Currently, the Tigers are in first place in ACC play with a perfect record of 13-0, and have improved their overall record to 20-2. Clemson swept both of their matches this past weekend to extend their winning streak to 16 straight matches. The Brooks Center Family Series presents "The Velveteen Rabbit", Margery Williams' famous and much-loved literary classic, performed by the Enchantment Theatre Company, with the musical talents of award-winning composer/arranger Don Sebesky with an original score. Show at 7 p.m., $6 for adults, $3 for students, general seating.

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