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With more than 360,000 living alumni, the University of South Carolina has stories to tell, and Carolinian is here to tell them. From celebrated artists, scientists and business leaders to everyday alumni who embody the spirit of Carolina, this is our story — and this is your magazine.

Carolinian is published three times a year and distributed to members of the USC Alumni Association. Select features from the print edition can be found here, alongside web-exclusive stories, videos and interviews that celebrate our successes, revisit our history and remind us what it means to be a Carolinian. Forever to thee!

 

Difference Makers

For the first time in Carolinian history, we’ve published two different covers simultaneously recognizing two different alumni. Why? Because in less than 10 months the University of South Carolina has received two gifts of such transformative potential that those two donors’ names now grace the Joseph F. Rice School of Law and the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing. You can read about alumni Joe Rice and Alex Molinaroli — and their respective families — in the fall Carolinian, regardless of the cover you received in the mail. Or you can read about them here.

And Rice and Molinaroli are not the only Gamecocks making a difference, as our latest edition makes abundantly clear. From supporting research and endowing scholarships to making sure that students in need can put food on the table, when Gamecocks come together for a cause we make a real difference.

Cover of the Carolinian magazine with Joe Rice and Alex Molinaroli
The Molinaroli brothers enjoy oysters at Bowens Island restaurant.

Family Style

The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing is named after a family, not a single person. Brothers Alex, Carl and Ray Molinaroli showed us why.

Meet the Molinarolis

Why Quit?

Attorney Joe Rice capped an illustrious career last fall with a record gift to the law school that bears his name, but the self-styled cowboy is hardly ready to ride into the sunset.

Meet Joe Rice

Joe Rice sits in his home office with cowboy hat atop his head.
First Night Carolina on the Horseshoe with cheerleaders, Cocky and observers.

Cocky’s Call

First Night Carolina marked the start of another school year Aug. 19, and the Horseshoe pep rally that kicked it off drew thousands of excited new Gamecocks plus a few familiar faces.

The Barbers of Bowens Island

For Hope Barber and the Barber family, running Charleston’s iconic Bowens Island seafood restaurant is a way of life. You could say the same about the Barbers’ deep ties to USC, which stretch back almost as far as the family’s longstanding waterfront business.

Meet the Barber family

Hope Barber stands in front of the bar at her family’s restaurant Bowens Island
Men’s ties on display in the Gamecock CommUnity Shop.

A Sense of CommUnity

The Gamecock CommUnity Shop provides groceries, school supplies and even clothes to students in need.

Learn More about the Gamecock CommUnity Shop

Not about Us

Betting on students who want to give back to society affords them more than a career path. It’s also a sound investment in our shared future.

Not about Us

A photo collage of giving Gamecocks.

High Flying Bird

Inside Carolina

Looking back on a banner year — literally, we hung a banner

From taking home the national championship in women’s basketball to marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, it’s been a banner year for the University of South Carolina. Here's look back at some of the highlights of 2024.

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