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26 10, 2011

CofC pianist Sean Kennard returns to George Street -Charleston City Paper

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Sean Kennard knew he wanted to be a professional pianist when he was 10 years old. "A few months after I took my first lesson, my teacher recommended we buy a Steinway," Kennard says. A Steinway — not a Yamaha or a Kawai, but the holiest of holies in the piano world. This teacher knew

26 10, 2011

President Obama on ‘The Tonight Show’: A good move?- Christian Science Monitor

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“We tend to vote for people we think we can laugh with and not those we laugh at,” says Chris Lamb, a professor of communication at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2011/1025/President-Obama-on-The-Tonight-Show-A-good-move    

24 10, 2011

South Carolina jobless rate declines slightly – The Post and Courier

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College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner echoed that analysis via email from Austria, where he was lecturing Friday. "This is good news," Hefner said. "These are jobs that do not totally depend on some kind of transfer payments. What we hope is that these are self-generating jobs, and they are sustainable. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/22/sc-jobless-rate-declines-slightly/

24 10, 2011

DNC ‘leaving no stone unturned’ in battle for South Carolina – The Miami Herald

By |2015-03-25T10:29:47-04:00October 24, 2011|Campus Life|Comments Off on DNC ‘leaving no stone unturned’ in battle for South Carolina – The Miami Herald

Hunter Adams, a 19-year-old sophomore at the College of Charleston, who was one of the students listening to Goodall, acknowledged it will be more difficult to get people, especially folks in South Carolina, excited for this election. “I think just with the economy staying stagnant, and with jobs, particularly unemployment still being high, people are

24 10, 2011

An app to make waterways safer – The Post and Courier

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You might think this little brainchild is the work of marine professionals looking for a better way. Nope, it's the graduate thesis of Dylan Murphy, a College of Charleston environmental studies student, who is a Beaufort native and a lifelong water rat. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/24/an-app-to-make-waterways-safer/

20 10, 2011

College of Charleston puts spending information online early – Charleston Regional Business Journal

By |2015-03-25T10:29:48-04:00October 20, 2011|Campus Life|Comments Off on College of Charleston puts spending information online early – Charleston Regional Business Journal

The College of Charleston’s spending records have gone online nearly a year before a state law requires it. All colleges and universities receiving state money must put expenditures online by August 2012. The amounts posted online for the College of Charleston show expenditures of less than $1 and up to $1.8 million, though most are

20 10, 2011

Open house set for adult students at C of C – WCIV

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Adults who are considering heading back to the classroom can learn a little more about the process Tuesday. The College of Charleston is hosting an adult student open house from 5 p.m. to 7p.m. at the North Charleston campus on International Boulevard. http://www.abcnews4.com/story/15718405/open-house-set-for-adult-students-at-c-of-c

20 10, 2011

C of C targets unfinished degrees – The Post and Courier

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The College of Charleston is reaching out to adults with an unfinished college degree hanging over their heads. The college is holding an open house tonight for potential adult students at its North Campus, near the Charleston International Airport, said Dorinda Harmon, the college's director of transfer and adult student admissions. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/18/c-of-c-targets-unfinished-degrees/