Comments on: The Towers, Corner of Main & Blossom: September 2006

By: Thomas E. Darnell

Thomas E. Darnell — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:22:02 +0000

Lived in Snowden Room 104 for my entire college career from 1978-1982. Glad I got to experience life in the Honeycombs. And yes, I took the 104 plate from the door as a momento.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:21:18 +0000

I did not attend USC but remember a few thing about the Towers. Students use to hang beach towels out of the holes. Students would place empty beer cans in the holes and try to spell out a word.
The riots during the Vientnam War. The police tear gassed the Towers, or the tear gas went into the Towers so they closed the Towers. Columbia had a curfew at that time. The police made an announcment on the bull horns that all students go home, or back to your dorms. Some of the students yell they were from NJ, NY, Va. Ohio etc. And they they lived in the Towers, and didn't have any where to go since the Towrs were closed.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:45:09 +0000

A friend of mine heard of stories of people 'marking their territory' through the openings of the bricks of the buildings out front and there were supposedly areas you had to be careful walking through though...

btw the mascot you mentioned in the main post is called Cocky...

By: Joseph W

Joseph W — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:35:25 +0000

I.was in Moore 97-98 on the bottom floor (aka the pit) The students.now have no idea what they have, but all the same.I really enjoyed it and feel a little nostalgic over the honeycombs. Great memories and Go Locks&

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:02:23 +0000

Ditto !

By: Izzo

Izzo — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:48:47 +0000

I had the pleasure of living in Snowden 509 in 01-02 and a couple times in summer school. It may have been extremely cruddy by that point but I had a blast. As a freshmen, I witness keg parties, a goat in the lobby, numerous alarm pulls and a celebration like no other when we beat Clemson and Woody Dantzler. Ahhhh memories. I wouldn't trade that time there for anything. Met my best friends in life in that building. Was very sad to see it go.

By: badger

badger — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:01:07 +0000

Hey,Jeff, if you check back in, were you working at PH when Nemani ran the place, and Paul was the assistant manager?

By: Tinman

Tinman — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:14:07 +0000

Brother PsAustrinus, you have put many of your fellow towers brothers and sisters into the Pavlov's dog syndrome, whereby we are drooling of your mere mention of archived photos of the Towers. Ok you get the award for being a teaser of the first degree. Now is the time to scan and send out to vindicate yourself! It is intersting how there seem to be many memories of the Pizza Hut and the Bird, but few mentions of MLJ Pizza that was between Patrones and the Big Bird. Perhaps Mauro's (the owner) lousy attitude is one that people were anxious to forget.

Tin Man

By: ted

ted — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:35:35 +0000

That Pizza Hut was so cold, so consistently, that my room-mate and I decided they must be running some sort of experiment for the psych department on how cold it had to be before college students wouldn't tolerate it for pizza..

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:11:57 +0000

Snowden 83-85 resident. I found this site trying to remember what the name of my Tower was. I am doing research for a book and needed the details. This took my back especially the one about The Big Bird. I forgot all about that place. I worked at the Pizza Hut across the street from Snowden. My dorm mates woud order pizzas to be be picked up and not come to pick them up so that I could bring them home to the dorm. 4th floor Snowden are you out there? Brian, Brian, Jeff and Joe. Good times!
Jeff Laughinghouse