The College of Charleston this fall will offer the first, and only, Vietnamese class in North or South Carolina, according to a news release from the college. The course will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. Students will learn the Vietnamese language, customs, and culture. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jun/09/c-c-offers-vietnamese-language-class/
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Several 80-year-old murals have been found in a theater owned by the College of Charleston. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the murals were found recently in the college's Sottile (so-TILL-ee) Theater used by the college and for some Spoleto USA Festival performances. Two of the murals show the seven muses.
Meeting will be held on June 13 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia.
The right-fielder led all Division I freshmen in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and total bases.
The College of Charleston's Living and Learning Communities have collected 80 backpacks filled with supplies for abused and neglected children. The "Backpack Blitz" ended with nearly 300 students collecting supplies or money to present at a celebration on campus. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jun/02/c-of-c-communities-donate-backpacks/
During 2010-11, nearly 30 College of Charleston students have received some of the nation's most prestigious nationally competitive awards, including the first full Fulbright Scholarship by an undergraduate College of Charleston student. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jun/02/c-c-students-receive-national-awards/
In 2002, professors Carol Ann Davis, Scott Peeples, Alison Smith and Bret Lott of the College of Charleston ushered 36 of their creative writing students to the South of France, inaugurating a program of foreign travel. Now, for the second year, that program has carried Lott, colleague Emily Rosko and a new cadre of 13
Crime? It tends to rise in a city when casinos arrive—but only because there are more people around. "Typically, when tourists are considered in the crime rate, any effect of casinos on crime diminishes or disappears," notes Douglas M. Walker, an economist at the College of Charleston. http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/06/the-myths-about-legalized-gamb
The long tenures of several local mayors might not be that unusual, considering that most incumbent politicians across the board often keep winning, said College of Charleston political science professor Andy Felts. Felts also said the South's traditional political culture also likely plays a role. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jun/06/local-mayors-live-oaks-a-lot-alike/
Wilson is the winningest women’s basketball coach in school history.
