22 10, 2012

Inside the Academic Mind: Herb Parker

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Since 1991, Herb Parker, professor of sculpture in the studio art department, has opened the minds and changed the attitudes of countless students at the College with his unique artistic perspective. We tracked down the busy sculptor โ€“ known internationally for his site-related, nature-based installations โ€“ to find out a little about his background, his

22 10, 2012

Results With a Bite

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Tim Scheett scoffed at the idea. It was impossible. Absurd. Completely ludicrous. But, as a man of science, he had to look at the evidence โ€“ which was piling up, study after study after study. He couldnโ€™t deny the facts; he could, however, try to explain them. And โ€“ although he still has questions โ€“

22 10, 2012

Creativity on Tap

By |2012-10-22T09:23:16-04:00October 22, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

Tappity-tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap. That percussive rhythm, like bursts from a muted machine gun, is music to Ronak Raithathaโ€™s ears. For him, typing is the sound of creation. Itโ€™s a good thing he finds beauty in that racket because Raithathaโ€™s been creating quite a bit of it in the Collegeโ€™s Software Innovations Lab. Just

22 10, 2012

London Calling

By |2012-10-22T09:22:55-04:00October 22, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on London Calling

Their meeting place was London, a home of monarchs, the seat of the expansive British Empire and an age-old capital of culture. Their mission was to compete on a world stage, to prove who was strongest, fastest, toughest, most graceful and agile. Among the more than 10,000 athletes from 205 countries at the 2012 Olympics

22 10, 2012

A Life Unplugged

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Certainly, travel provides new life experiences, but it also has a way of changing a travelerโ€™s life expectations. For one student, a study-abroad program in Cuba did all of that and more. by Georgia Schrubbe Iโ€™m standing in line for a bathroom at a gas station in between Cienfuegos and Havana โ€“ the middle of

22 10, 2012

Thinking Outside the Lunch Box

By |2020-01-16T09:53:51-05:00October 22, 2012|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

If the axiom โ€œyou are what you eatโ€ holds true, then our children are in deep trouble. However, if one public health professor has her way, thatโ€™s all about to change. by Olivia M. Thompson โ€™99 Public health is everyoneโ€™s health. It affects each and every one of us. It matters. No matter where you