The Horseshoe is one of the most historic sites on our beautiful campus. With all the construction going on near the Women’s Quad and numerous activities on Greene Street, our campus can become a very loud place. Some people just want a quiet, peaceful spot to reflect or study that’s not the dead-silent library.
Students often forget about the Horseshoe as a place to hang out. In the midst of all the noise and chaos of Columbia, the Horseshoe is the perfect place to study, relax, lay in your Eno, talk with friends, play Frisbee or even take a nap. Some people even go out there for picnic dates. As a freshman living in a dorm, I always find myself sitting on the Horseshoe with my friends, taking in the beauty of all the trees and just the environment as a whole.
The most interesting things take place on the Horseshoe. In the past week my friends and I have witnessed a harmonica flash-mob, students doing yoga, and some beautiful violin music. Students would agree that sitting out on the Horseshoe makes you feel like you’re in a whole new world, and it’s crazy that there’s such a quiet place right in the middle of a city. No wonder it is talked up so much on school tours.
If you’re in between classes and just need a place to rest, the Horseshoe is the way to go. All you really need to bring is something to sit on; and if you don’t have anything, there are plenty of benches. The Horseshoe is so significant that several people have gotten engaged there. Some students consider it a “magical” place and the “heart” of the university. Before USC’s campus was greatly expanded, the Horseshoe was the university, and now there are ten buildings on the Horseshoe that are listed in the National Register for Historic Places. How lucky are those who have the opportunity to live on the Horseshoe and wake up to the most beautiful place on campus? My questions is: Why aren’t there more students out there?