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• January 6: Clemson defeats Alabama in Littlejohn Coliseum, 66-59, to push the Tigers' season record to 15-0.
• January 5: Dr. Henry Ira Register, (1929-2007), originally of Darlington, South Carolina, Clemson Class of 1952, is honored for his fifty years of research and service at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, when Building 22, in which he served for 37 years, is named the Register Physical Sciences Center. Register, known at the base in Northwest Florida as "Doc", was one of the pioneers of laser-guided smart bombs, and contributed substantially to the creation of the GBU-43 MOAB, known as the "Mother of All Bombs." "He certainly was a technical expert in magnetics and infrared physics," said Steven Butler, executive director of Air Force Material Command. Register also saw the need for the University of Florida Graduate Engineering Research and Education Center and guided the program's academic agenda. (Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Tuesday, January 6, 2009, Volume 62, Number 342, pages B1-B2.)
• January 3: The Clemson Men's Basketball team defeats East Carolina, 79-66, to improve to 14-0.
• January 2: The Clemson Wiki Main Page tallies hit number 66,000.
• January 1: Clemson meets Nebraska for the first time since the 1981 championship season (and only the second time ever) in the Konica-Minolta Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. Useful facts for those thinking of carrying signs to the game: Names used by the Cornhuskers prior to 1900 - "Bugeaters" (the editor's favorite), "Tree Planters", "Nebraskans", "The Rattlesnake Boys", "Antelopes" and "Old Gold Knights"; "Cornhuskers" became the sole nickname used around 1900. 'Huskers prevail over the Tigers, 21-26.
• December 30: The 20th-ranked Tigers meet South Carolina on the hardwood floor in Columbia. Tigers beat the Cocks, 98-87, to move season record to 13-0.
• December 29: Thirtieth anniversary of Woody Hayes infamous punch of Clemson nose guard Charlie Bauman as the Tigers gain their first bowl win in two decades, at the 1978 Gator Bowl.
• December 21: The 25th-ranked Clemson Men's basketball team defeats Miami, 91-72, in a roadgame, the ACC opener for both teams. K.C. Rivers scored 28 points, and Terrence Oglesby had 17 points. The Tigers are currently 12-0, 1-0 in conference, and are tied with Pittsburgh for first place in Division 1 basketball. The game was broadcast on Comcast Sports Network.
• December 20: Clemson mourns the death of Celeste Prince, former first lady

Celeste Orr Prince, 80, former first lady of Clemson University, died Dec. 20 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.

She was the wife of Clemson President Emeritus Philip H. Prince, who served as Clemson’s president from 1994 to 1995. Devoted to her husband's alma mater, she was a tireless advocate for Clemson, particularly after he was selected as a university life trustee in 1989 and as acting president in 1994. Prince's presidency lasted only 11 months — between the resignation of Max Lennon and the appointment of Deno Curris — but it was a period of enormous change for Clemson. Prince led the restructuring of the university from nine colleges to what eventually became the five colleges Clemson has today.

“Celeste Prince’s life as a Clemson first lady, mother, grandmother, wife and head cheerleader for all things Clemson serves as an inspiration to all of us in the Clemson Family,” said President Jim Barker, who was dean of the College of Architecture during Philip Prince’s presidency. “Marcia and I appreciate the friendship and kindness she has shown us over the years. We will miss her greatly.”

In 1999, the Clemson University Alumni Association created the Prince Scholars, an unrestricted scholarship program, to honor the service of the 12th president and his first lady.

A native of Wilmington, N.C., who moved to Rock Hill, S.C., at age 2, she graduated from the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC-Greensboro) in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Kevin and his wife, Mary Severson Prince, and James and his wife Novella Myers Prince; and two grandsons, Philip Hunter Prince II and Walker Myers Prince.

Mrs. Prince will be buried in a private family gathering in Woodland Cemetery, known as “Cemetery Hill,” on the university campus. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church in Clemson. The family will receive friends following the funeral service in Tartan Hall at the church.

• December 17: The Clemson Wiki main page tallies hit 65,000.
• December 8: Memorial services will be held for Dr. R.C. Edwards at Clemson University. The family will receive visitors in the Tillman Hall foyer, 12:30-2:15 p.m., with the casket open for viewing, followed by a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. Military honors will be rendered by Clemson ROTC members on Military Plaza at 3:45 p.m. with a 21-gun salute and the playing of "Taps". The Tiger Pep Band will play "Tiger Rag", followed by a procession accompanied by bagpipes to Cemetery Hill above Dr. Edwards' beloved Death Valley. These are the same observances rendered Dr. Walter Merritt Riggs in 1924. The Student Government distributed cans of R.C. Cola and Moon Pies to students lining the funeral route.
• December 8-December 12: Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition - Outside the Lines, Jonathon Bryson, Trina Krieger, Charlie Humphries, Jessica Reynolds, Devin Rubinstein, Catherine Whitten, Erin Whitten and Kristen Williams, Lee Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lunchtime gallery talk, Friday, December 12, 12:15 p.m. with Krieger, Reynolds and Rubinstein, with Closing artist reception on Friday, December 12, 6-8 p.m. Call 864-656-3883 or check www.clemson.edu/caah/leegallery for more information.
• December 4: Robert Cook Edwards, 94, president of Clemson University for 21 years, dies at Cottingham House, a Seneca residence operated by Hospice of the Foothills. Edwards, the eighth and longest-serving chief executive of Clemson, and his wife, Louise Odom Edwards, who died in July, served the university during a time of phenomenal growth and monumental events that shaped the future of the institution, such as the graduation of Clemson’s first female students and the enrollment of its first black students.

“R.C. Edwards was a giant in the history of Clemson University. No president will ever surpass his dedicated service to his alma mater nor his impact on all aspects of life at Clemson,” said current Clemson President James F. Barker. “Dr. Edwards was my President and he has always been a part of my Clemson experience, from the day I first walked onto campus to today. When he shook my hand at graduation in 1970, it was one of the proudest days of my life. I still stand in awe of all that he accomplished as president. He led Clemson through the transition from a small, all-male military college to a major co-educational, integrated university. He presided over an era of enormous, much-needed change with strong, steady and visionary leadership. He will always be remembered.”

The Clemson Wiki's editor was enrolled at Clemson in the 1970s, and can say without reservation that we loved R.C. and Moonpie. Please keep the Edwards family in your thoughts and prayers. God bless them. The Clemson Wiki Main Page tallies hit 64,000. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaxIhdKZ00Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-j6hujMbQ

• December 3: The Third Annual Clemson Rave is held on Library Bridge. The Clemson Athletic Department holds a press conference at 4 p.m. to announce bowl game tidings. Clemson will face Nebraska in the 64th Annual Konica Minolta Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida on January 1, 2009. This is the first meeting between the two schools since the 1981 national championship game.
• December 1: Having salvaged the football season after the resignation of Tommy Bowden, Interim Coach Dabo Swinney is named the new head coach and given a five year contract.
• December 1-December 5: Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition - Mother Load, sculpture by Jeanine Garrett, and Mouthful Idol, prints by Claudia Dishon, Lee Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lunchtime gallery talk, Wednesday, December 3, 12:15 p.m., with Closing artist reception on Friday, December 5, 6-8 p.m. Call 864-656-3883 or check www.clemson.edu/caah/leegallery for more information.
• November 27: Happy Thanksgiving from the Clemson Wiki! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8DtpdXZi0M&feature=related
• Rubin Square is a shopping center in the 300 block of College Avenue in Clemson. It has been sold in October 2008, and the new owner is forcing current tenants to either close or accept a new higher-priced lease. Known business closings include Feet First and Kendall's. Feet First will be shuttered after November 26 and Kendall's will close November 30, 2008.