"These impacts will cascade through the food web and eventually effect the larger species at the top of the food chain like marine mammal and birds, but we don't really know how it will happen," said Phil Dustan, College of Charleston biology professor, who has urged boaters to get involved. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jun/07/sc-boaters-to-watch-for-first-signs-of-spill/
"The bottom line is, day to day, physicists are scrambling trying to figure out this (ocean) circulation," said Jack DiTullio, College of Charleston oceanographer who studies the currents. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jun/07/path-spill-tough-call/
To further that goal, the foundation, the College of Charleston and the Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts announced Friday a series of public forums to "address the future of symphonic music in Charleston." A steering committee will be co-chaired by College of Charleston President George Benson and Blackbaud President Marc Chardon. The forums will
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston is showing the work of dancer-turned-artist Nick Cave and photographer Phyllis Galembo in a show titled "Call and Response." Galembo' is interested in ritual masquerade. Cave's "soundsuits" are derived from African traditions, but incorporate aspects of American culture. http://www.postandcourier.com/photos/galleries/2010/jun/06/call-and-response/
College of Charleston School of Communications Professor and self proclaimed political junkie, Dr. Brian McGee says the mudslinging is surprising, especially during a primary. "It is really astonishing,” McGee said. “This is a new low in this campaign. This elected official knows better than anybody who listened to what he said, knows that it is
Why does hill running hurt so much? In part, because it takes more work. "You have to recruit more muscle fibers to get yourself up the hill, which causes those muscles to fatigue faster," says Carwyn Sharp, Ph.D., assistant professor of exercise science at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Plus, when you're running
According to a Sept. 16, 2008 article in the Post and Courier, state legislators where discussing the prospect of off shore drilling. However, Mitchell Colgan, College of Charleston geology professor, who formerly worked in exploration research for Shell Oil Co. said “One of the best ways to think about it is this: There’s no onshore
The Charleston Jazz Orchestra knocked the roof off the Charleston Music Hall last week as pianist Tommy Gill's reconceptualization of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" received its world premiere, taking the en- tire second half of the concert. Conductor Charlton Singleton knew of Gill's fondness for this opus and that in 2002 he had performed
Welsh applied over a year ago, before she graduated in 2009 from the College of Charleston with degrees in English and anthropology. Her interest in joining the Peace Corps was piqued during an African studies course, her minor, when her professor invited a Peace Corps recruiter to speak to her class. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/may/31/ready-to-give-back/
"A World of Jewish Culture at Piccolo Spoleto" reaches its bar mitzvah year. Launched in 1998 to honor the Jewish community's contributions to the arts, the annual celebration is hosted by the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston in conjunction with the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the
