12 08, 2010

Family’s quest is Holocaust education – The Post and Courier

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Holocaust scholar Theodore Rosengarten, who teaches courses on the subject at the College of Charleston, explains this ingrained way of thinking: "The survival of every individual depends on the survival of the group, and the survival of the group is (always) in question." http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/08/familys-quest-is-holocaust-education/

12 08, 2010

The lady shoots a nice stick – The Post and Courier

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Patti Goff leaned over the pool table, looked down the line of her custom-made cue stick, and calmly slammed the 8-ball into the corner pocket. "I've been shooting pool since 1999," said Goff, who serves as Judge Alex Sanders' assistant at the College of Charleston by day. "A friend brought me to this pool room

12 08, 2010

‘R and J’ a modern take on Bard classic – The Post and Courier

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Bringing the Bard's tribute to young love up to the present, playwright Joe Calarco's "Shakespeare's R and J," an adaptation performed off-Broadway in 1998 and in such far-flung locations as London and Tokyo, opens Friday as a production of the College of Charleston's theater department. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/08/r-and-j-a-modern-take-on-bard-classic/

12 08, 2010

Coastal Creatures May Have Reduced Ability To Fight Off Infections In Acidified Oceans – Red Orbit

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Louis Burnett, professor of biology and director of the Grice Marine Laboratory of the College of Charleston, and Karen Burnett, research associate professor at Grice Marine Laboratory of the College of Charleston, study the effects of low oxygen and high carbon dioxide on organisms' immune systems. They have found that organisms in these conditions can't

12 08, 2010

InterTech CEO gives CofC $1.5M for Holocaust Education Initiative – Charleston Business Journal

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Anita Zucker, chief executive of The InterTech Group, has given $1.5 million to the College of Charleston to establish the Holocaust Education Initiative. In addition to an endowed chair of Holocaust studies at the college, the gift will provide for initiatives such as travel to Eastern Europe, research opportunities for students, the development of Holocaust

12 08, 2010

Personal roadside memorials not likely to disappear – The Post and Courier

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The new DOT signs to honor loved ones killed on South Carolina roadways aren’t expected to significantly cut back on the number of homemade memorials, two College of Charleston sociologists said Thursday. George Dickinson and Heath Hoffmann said roadside memorials are often highly individual expressions of grief that Americans are using more and more often

11 08, 2010

Class of 2014 Freshman Profile

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If you’re part of the Class of 2014, you’re in rare company. Among your peers are a fashion model who has worked throughout Europe, a fashion designer who spent over 800 hours creating 35 outfits for a show, a climbing enthusiast who has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, an actor who worked on the set of “One