A meeting of the South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation board of trustees will begin at 1 p.m. in the Madren Center. The university will mark the beginning of the 1998-99 academic year with a convocation at 9 a.m. in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Faculty, staff, students and administrators, many in academic regalia, will march from the university's historic district, which includes Tillman Hall and its landmark clock tower, to the Brooks Center before the convocation begins. Clemson president Constantine Curris also will address the assembly. The lazy days of summer are over.
Classes start today .
A practice and internal scrimmage will be the highlight of Tiger Fan Appreciation Day . Tiger fans will have the opportunity to meet and take pictures of their favorite team members immediately following.