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19 03, 2012

The Adjustment: David Lee Nelson ’00

By |2012-03-19T16:01:41-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on The Adjustment: David Lee Nelson ’00

Every morning, David Lee Nelson ’00 heads to a New York coffee shop and spends an hour writing jokes. Some are good, some are not so good, but it doesn’t really matter. The culling will come later, at the end of the week. Right now, it’s just important to get something down. Nelson used to

19 03, 2012

The Dues: Pete Kaasa ’08

By |2012-03-19T16:01:19-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on The Dues: Pete Kaasa ’08

His three competitors are all fighting outside the ring, leaving him alone with the referee. Keeping watch on the scrum below, Pete Kaasa ’08 paces back and forth impatiently. Finally, he’s had enough. After a calm pause in the far corner of the ring, he sprints across the mat and vaults clear over the ropes,

19 03, 2012

The Commitment: Fiona Puyo ’09

By |2012-03-19T16:00:53-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

In 2010, Fiona Puyo ’09 had just wrapped up an internship with a bank in Frankfurt, Germany, and was staying up late with her boyfriend to prepare for an interview that might lead to a permanent job. She was well experienced, having worked for months with portfolio managers at the bank, analyzing companies and meeting