When the College of Charleston’s Italian Program launches its 2011 Italian Film Festival, “Cinema Italiano: Southern Perspectives,” on Thursday at the Sottile Theatre, audiences again will experience the themes, styles and approaches that make this nation’s contemporary movies so distinctive. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/17/c-c-launches-italian-film-fest/

Many of these terms were designed to belittle those to whom they referred, said Von Bakanic, a professor of sociology who specializes in racial prejudice at the College of Charleston. W. Scott Poole, a professor of history at the College of Charleston, said vernacular folk culture has long played a role in the naming of

The findings "bode well for the future in terms of economic development," said Jocelyn Evans, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the College of Charleston's School of Business. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/11/charleston-area-leads-the-nation-in-brain-gain/

"It doesn't appear the skipper is threatened in any way in South Carolina. We're in its stronghold," said Brian Scholtens, College of Charleston biology professor for whom a graduate student recently did what might have been the first real scientific search for the butterfly in the state. Scholtens is a little perturbed that the skipper

Andrew Goudelock remains a Cougar, at least in the classroom. The Lakers rookie is completing course work toward his sociology degree at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, where he was a standout combo guard the last four years. "People are surprised when they see me," Goudelock said. "They are like, 'Oh, my God.