28 02, 2014

Historic Preservation Students, Professor Make Shocking Discovery

By |2015-04-06T15:45:35-04:00February 28, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Historic Preservation Students, Professor Make Shocking Discovery

Graduate students doing a site visit for an advanced conservation course discovered a hidden painting on the ceiling of a Rhode Island mansion, built by Richard Morris Hunt.

28 02, 2014

A College Spring Break Trip You Can Tell Your Parents About

By |2015-04-06T15:33:46-04:00February 28, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on A College Spring Break Trip You Can Tell Your Parents About

For many, college spring break is fun and sun, but for a group of communication students from the College of Charleston spring break 2014 is all about getting a head-start on their careers.

27 02, 2014

A Year of Firsts: Freshmen Take Spring Break Abroad

By |2020-01-14T14:10:21-05:00February 27, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on A Year of Firsts: Freshmen Take Spring Break Abroad

Spring break just means a change in venue for seven College of Charleston courses. Students enrolled knowing they would spend the week "in class" in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belize, Honduras and the U.K.

26 02, 2014

I Want Your Job: VP at Sports and Entertainment Agency

By |2020-01-14T14:10:21-05:00February 26, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on I Want Your Job: VP at Sports and Entertainment Agency

Business trips to the Masters, the U.S. Open and the Super Bowl. Clients like Red Bull, Trip Advisor, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Gillette. Meetings with the likes of Michael Phelps and Reggie Bush. Welcome to the world of Jerry Casselano ’08, Vice President of Corporate Hospitality.

25 02, 2014

Safety of Duke’s SC coal ash ponds questioned

By |2015-03-24T14:04:00-04:00February 25, 2014|Academics|Comments Off on Safety of Duke’s SC coal ash ponds questioned

Previous studies, relying on a method of measuring soil stability known as a “blow count,” showed the earth beneath the Anderson County ponds and dams is relatively soft, said Steve Jaume, an earthquake specialist at the College of Charleston after The State newspaper made him aware of the study.

25 02, 2014

‘Pioneer’ sea oats make new stand at Folly Beach County Park

By |2015-03-24T14:04:00-04:00February 25, 2014|Academics|Comments Off on ‘Pioneer’ sea oats make new stand at Folly Beach County Park

"Oh, my God, they're incredibly promiscuous," said College of Charleston botanist Jean Everett. "Water oaks are notorious."

25 02, 2014

Don’t Call it Magic: Mixing Muggles and Chemistry

By |2020-01-14T14:10:22-05:00February 25, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Don’t Call it Magic: Mixing Muggles and Chemistry

Was your soul crushed when you closed the seventh and final installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and you were reminded by everything around you that magic isn’t real (and even if it is you’re a muggle so you wouldn’t know)? Rest assured, the Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry fraternity will bring a little magic into the lab for STEM Education Day.

23 02, 2014

The Political Fact and Fiction behind the NetFlix Series “House of Cards”

By |2015-04-06T15:33:47-04:00February 23, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on The Political Fact and Fiction behind the NetFlix Series “House of Cards”

The second season of the popular Netflix series was released February 14. Political Science professor Jordan Ragusa looks at the politics, including the fictional congressman from South Carolina.

19 02, 2014

College to Host Lecture About Conflicts During the Late Bronze Age

By |2015-04-06T15:31:57-04:00February 19, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College to Host Lecture About Conflicts During the Late Bronze Age

The College of Charleston is putting conflict in context with a lecture by Billie Jean Collins on February 27, 2014 in room 309 of the Simons Center for the Arts.