19 06, 2013

Best of Both Worlds

By |2017-02-10T08:03:33-05:00June 19, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Best of Both Worlds

WE’VE ALL HEARD THE STORIES – THE reports of violence, conflict and general unrest in the Middle East. For over a century, we’ve watched the news and read the articles about a region always struggling, always on the brink of crisis. It’s the same old story. Time and time again. But we’re not getting the

19 06, 2013

Amanda Petway ’90 Memorial Garden

By |2020-01-16T09:54:34-05:00June 19, 2013|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|6 Comments

Although I’m writing about a charming garden that sits outside the Addlestone Library established to honor my dearest friend, my space at the College of Charleston isn’t actually a physical place at all. Rather, it’s a nod of gratitude toward an amazing friend who would come to immeasurably change and enrich my life. In 1986,

18 06, 2013

Self-Made: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

By |2020-01-16T09:54:30-05:00June 18, 2013|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

In some fashion or another, Ben Hollingsworth ’04 has always been an artist. For as long as he can remember, he’s looked at things a little bit differently. Seeing beauty in strange places. Finding opportunity in odd spaces. It’s just that the medium, the canvas upon which he creates, keeps changing. by Mark Berry photography

17 06, 2013

A Sense of Justice

By |2013-06-17T16:13:08-04:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on A Sense of Justice

Arlinda Locklear ’73 knows the law. And for the last 30 years, this dedicated attorney has waged a personal crusade in the name of law – seeking justice that has proven elusive and long overdue for many issues facing Native Americans.  by Stephanie Hunt  Photos by John Harrington  Home is everything to Arlinda Locklear. She

17 06, 2013

Educating Silicon Harbor

By |2013-06-17T12:25:32-04:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Educating Silicon Harbor

BY PRESIDENT P. GEORGE BENSON AS CHARLESTON DEVELOPS a diverse, modern and complex economy, its oldest university is evolving to meet the demands of this exciting new frontier. While the College remains committed to supporting and nurturing our city’s traditional assets – such as its port, thriving arts community, African American history, expertise in historic

17 06, 2013

History Channels

By |2013-06-17T11:40:50-04:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on History Channels

Ever wonder about those romantic old radios that projected the fireside chats of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt? How about the mammoth televisions that displayed, in black and white, the likes of Milton Berle, Dick Van Dyke and Edward R. Murrow? And what about those giant slide projectors that the neighbors would use to show off

17 06, 2013

Campus Icon: Patricia Clark

By |2018-08-27T13:17:17-04:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine, Faculty Staff News|Comments Off on Campus Icon: Patricia Clark

Maybe it’s because she’s always been there. Because she’s always smiling, always supportive. Maybe it’s because she goes to all the games, cheers them on, listens to them, dotes on them. Maybe. But she has a sneaking suspicion that the reason all the student-athletes compete to be her favorite comes down to something much more

17 06, 2013

Still Life

By |2013-06-17T09:18:42-04:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Still Life

At one time the passenger pigeon was the most common species of bird in America. Now not a single one is left, at least not alive. Special Collections, within the College’s Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library, is fortunate to be one of the few places to possess a preserved passenger pigeon, which went extinct around

17 06, 2013

In!Genius

By |2013-06-17T09:02:50-04:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on In!Genius

It was an event on campus like no other. An evening that saw Sottile Theatre’s stage shared by a variety of College stars – students, faculty, staff and alumni that are all pioneers in their respective fields. Inspired by idea forums such as Ted Talks and Pecha Kucha Nights, the College’s in!Genius brought together artists,

17 06, 2013

Nourishing Traditions

By |2018-12-07T10:40:53-05:00June 17, 2013|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Nourishing Traditions

AN ON-CAMPUS VEGAN/VEGETARIAN restaurant where people come together to eat healthy meals, learn about the effects of their food choices and be a part of a community that cares about what they eat: This was his vision. What he hadn’t visualized was his name on the side of the building. That’s why, when Marty Perlmutter