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19 03, 2012

The Idea: Ericka Williams ’10

By |2012-03-19T15:59:23-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on The Idea: Ericka Williams ’10

It wasn’t something she had always dreamed of. Not really. Yeah, sure, basketball was the one thing in the world that truly made her happy. Just ask her. She’ll tell you about being 5 years old and just falling in love with the game. Then, she’ll smile her quiet smile. But her eyes will brighten

19 03, 2012

The Clock at College and Green Ways

By |2020-01-15T14:11:20-05:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

When I came to the College in the spring of 1999, I was a nontraditional student. I had left my previous institution to serve with the U.S. Army for four years. As a nontraditional student, I had every intention of not getting involved in college life again. I held true to that the first semester

19 03, 2012

Her Heart Races

By |2012-03-19T15:46:24-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

“I Just didn’t think i could do it. I  wasn’t going to make it. I wasn’t going to finish.” It’s unlike Jenny Leiser ’02, who has completed 40 triathlons of varying distances and finished 30 in the top three overall, to have such doubt on race day, but doubt somehow caught up with her at

19 03, 2012

A Little Operatic

By |2012-03-19T15:45:56-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on A Little Operatic

When was the last time you went to an opera? Yeah, that’s exactly what Andres Cladera ’99 thought. And he’s hoping to change that. “We’re trying to take the stigma out of opera,” Cladera says. You know the stigma he’s talking about: the horns, the helmet, the stuffy culture, the overblown acting. And, of course,

19 03, 2012

A Vessel for Giving

By |2012-03-19T15:45:16-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on A Vessel for Giving

David Sneddon had never even heard of the College of Charleston – much less considered giving it his boat. But when he realized that his days of offshore fishing were behind him – and that he wasn’t going to get a suitable offer for Dotty, his 31-foot Pursuit 310 C Center Console Deep Hull Offshore

19 03, 2012

Tour De Force

By |2012-03-19T15:44:56-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

If you ever need help getting your kid into college, consider calling Ann Looper Pryor ’83. In the last four years, she’s helped three nieces and one nephew fill out their applications and write their essays. She’s accompanied them on trips to 18 different campuses, seen all sorts of quads and arboretums, toured every type

19 03, 2012

The Summer I Read Her Mind

By |2012-03-19T15:44:44-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|1 Comment

Eudora Welty famously quipped that “to imagine yourself inside another person ... is what a storywriter does in every piece of work.” That notion held especially true for one student researcher in her quest to better understand this great Dame of Southern literature. by Crystal Frost Instead of slinging sweet tea and burgers for Charleston’s

19 03, 2012

Planted in Our Memories

By |2012-03-19T15:43:32-04:00March 19, 2012|College of Charleston Magazine|6 Comments

The relationships we make at the College are lifelong. For one alumnus, a connection was disrupted way too early, but the legacy of that friendship will continue on forever, not just in his heart, but on campus as well. by Graig Norden '07 One of the hardest things a college student faces is surrendering many