17 06, 2010

House Race Pits Black Republican Against Son of Strom Thurmond – Bloomberg Businessweek

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The district, which stretches along South Carolina’s coast, “is a Republican seat,” said Brian McGee, a professor with an expertise in political communication at the College of Charleston. No Democrat has held the seat since 1981. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-12/house-race-pits-black-republican-against-son-of-strom-thurmond.html  

17 06, 2010

Let it rain — on cistern – The Post and Courier

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When it rains, the College of Charleston hopes it pours -- right into its new cistern. The college unveiled an 1,100-gallon rainwater collection system Friday. David Joyner, of the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium, said the system is in part a throwback to the cistern that once occupied the school's main yard. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jun/12/let-it-rain-on-cistern/  

17 06, 2010

Leading ladies – The Post and Courier

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Joy Vandervort-Cobb Joy Vandervort-Cobb, 49, can tell you the exact moment she realized that she wanted to be an actor. It occurred in the fourth grade. "I played Heidi," said Vandervort-Cobb, adding with a laugh, "yes, that one! I was on the Alps picking flowers for my grandfather, and I loved it. I did this

17 06, 2010

Pomp and Circumstance- Slate

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There's at least one college in the United States, the College of Charleston, that has never required robes at graduation. Instead, female students wear white dresses, and male students wear white dinner jackets during commencement. http://www.slate.com/id/2256753/  

17 06, 2010

Charleston: The Boston of the South – Blast Magazine

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Charleston also gives the Boston intellectuals a run for their money. Home to The College of Charleston (the 13th oldest university in the country), Charleston School of Law, Medical University of South Carolina, The Citadel (a military institution) and more, you’ll fit right in with that Harvard sweatshirt — even if it’s tied around your

9 06, 2010

Young at Art – The Post and Courier

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"I would pay to be an arts patron," said Rachel Reid, a 23-year-old recent graduate of the College of Charleston. "If I could afford it." http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jun/09/young-at-artcharleston-groups-pursue-a-new/