17 10, 2014

5 Reasons Now is a Good Time to be a Horror Fan

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History professor Scott Poole has written extensively on monsters, heโ€™s appeared on the History Channel and just published a biography of Vampira. He explains why now is a good time to be a horror fan.

16 10, 2014

College Sisterhood Gives Alumna Strength to Beat Breast Cancer

By |2020-02-25T13:05:49-05:00October 16, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on College Sisterhood Gives Alumna Strength to Beat Breast Cancer

A College of Charleston degree helped Krista Ellis Bannister โ€™92 follow her career plan. But it was the lifelong friends she made at the College that got her through the unplanned parts, like getting breast cancer at 30.

15 10, 2014

Set Your Life to Music

By |2015-04-06T15:45:28-04:00October 15, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Set Your Life to Music

With a voice like hers, alumna Cary Ann Hearst '01 is going places. When HBOโ€™s True Blood aired her song, โ€œHellโ€™s Bells,โ€ she took off. The national exposure led to an interview on NPRโ€™s Weekend Edition; a boost in sales of her solo release, Lions and Lambs; and some extra momentum for Shovels & Rope,

15 10, 2014

Get Help Branching Out

By |2015-04-06T15:33:33-04:00October 15, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Get Help Branching Out

At the College of Charleston, our faculty are boundless โ€“ in their curiosity, in their research and in their impact on their students. Take, for example, sociology and anthropology professor John Rashford. A model teacher-scholar, Rashford has an interest in different cultures and their relationships with their environments that has brought him to Mexico, Sweden,

15 10, 2014

The World Is Your Campus, So Go Explore It

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In the heat and humidity of a Charleston summer, a place like Iceland sounds like a whole different world โ€“ glaciers and snow-capped mountains are hard to even fathom. Iceland, of course, is hardly a world away: All it takes is one connecting flight. Photo provided by Nicholas Burns At the College of

15 10, 2014

I Want Your Job: Director of Soccer Operations

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Erin Smith โ€™09 was a soccer standout at the College of Charleston and prospective professional. Now she gets players on the field for a U.S. Soccer Development Academy affiliated with the Colorado Rapids.

15 10, 2014

College of Charleston Students Explain the Importance of #BlackLivesMatter

By |2015-04-06T15:33:33-04:00October 15, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College of Charleston Students Explain the Importance of #BlackLivesMatter

Students want their voice to be part of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. They've organized a discussion and film screening on campus that they hope will start a dialogue.

9 10, 2014

Alumna Applies Philosophy Degree to Legal Ethics for Fortune 500 Company

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LaGuardia Smith Myers '93 is chief ethics officer for General Dynamics. She says, โ€œnobody wants to be on the front page of The Wall Street Journal for anything questioning their integrity.โ€

7 10, 2014

Cyclist Examines Charlestonโ€™s Transportation Needs

By |2015-04-06T15:33:34-04:00October 7, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Cyclist Examines Charlestonโ€™s Transportation Needs

Charleston's population is growing exponentially, which has prompted a recent transportation study and proposed city-wide bike share. MES/MPA student Aaron Holly weighs in.