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By MELLNDA VVALDROP
Staff Writer
USC alumni will have a chance
to get reacquainted with old friends
and enjoy an action-packed football
game as part of this week's Home
coming activities.
Jack Wilson, associate director of
the Alumni-.Association, said
Homecoming is always a big draw
for alumni.
"It's the biggest special event we
have," Wilson said. "It's a tradition
here at USC."
* This tradition includes several
special events planned for alumni.
The first is a class reunion scheduled
7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Coliseum.
"It's a chance to revisit a place
you have fond memories of," Wilson
said.
A dance will follow the reunion
at the Coliseum which will be open
to the public.
Saturday morning kicks off with
the alumni awards brunch at the
National Guard Armory. Honors
such as the Outstanding Alumni
award will be given.
One distinguishing feature of this
year's brunch will be the presence
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"They're the greatest resource the
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Wilson estimated about 600 peoe
will attend the 10 class reunions
:ing held this year. He also men)ned
the 14,000 members of the
lumni Association and the many
hers involved with clubs and othactivities
as valuable assets.
According to Wilson, alumni are
iually pleased with the changes
ey see when they return to the
liversity.
"They're genuinely amazed at the
ze of things," Wilson said, adding
at new buildings are usually high
i the list of things to see.
While alumni are generally excit1
about what is going on at USC
Wilson admitted they do sometimes
lve suggestions for improvement.
"That's what the Alumni Associion
is for," Wilson said. "We
ant to know what they're thinkig,
and they usually cover the
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USC alumni are invited to the
annual Homecoming dance at the
Carolina Coliseum.
The dance begins at 9 p.m.,
1 and admission is free. A cash bar
will be available, and music will
be provided by Second Nature,
one of the area's most popular
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Prior to the dance, USC will
host reunions for the classes of
1947, '52, '57, '62, '67, '72, '77,
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