Michelle Bloom ‘13 walked across the Cistern and into the White House between May and September, 2013. An honors student and political science and international studies double major, she was always interested in politics but never quite sure how to break in. Volunteer experience and a conversation with her parents led her to apply to the White House fall internship program, and with this incredible experience under her belt, things are only looking up.
A screening of the documentary "deepsouth" will be held in conjunction with the Charleston Area World AIDS Day Committee on December 4 at 5 p.m. in Physicians Memorial Auditorium. The film focuses on the disproportionate impact of HIV among people in the South.
Scientists found the new structure by mapping the locations of gamma ray bursts. These fleeting, but high-energy outbursts are believed to be caused by exploding massive stars. "It's a great tracer of where something was," astronomer Jon Hakkila, with the College of Charleston in South Carolina, told Discovery News.
“This is back to the past instead of back to the future,” said College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner. “It shows you how long the recovery has taken and how deep the recession has been. “But all the signs are pointing in the right direction in both the state and the nation. We’re getting solid
There’s a reason Charleston has been voted America’s Best City three times over: the grits are spicy, the weather is warm, and the people are oh-so charming. This ain’t a resort town either, ya’ll-- the city’s got a history as rich as a biscuit covered in gravy. After the summer crowds ebb, late fall is
Next is Mark Sloan, director and curator at the College of Charleston’s Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. Sloan has been steadily creating a nexus of contemporary art and putting together shows that both provoke and educate at the same. Before Sloan made it his mission to bring modern art to Charleston in 1994, it was
Students are debating their professors and reviewing books and articles on some of the most popular and heated topics in their field. It is happening in reading or work groups, which are very common at universities, but most are open only to professors and/or graduate students.
With the movie release of Catching Fire right around the corner, Hunger Games trilogy fans are excited to watch the next installment of the young-adult fiction series on the big screen. Four College of Charleston professors show how the government, scientific advances and sociological elements of the Hunger Games’ Panem – post-apocalyptic America – is not so fictitious after all.
David Plyler '06 tours with the Zac Brown Band as a representative for their management company, ROAR. He talks about life on the road, working with the band and the next big artists to watch.
Dr. Aubrey Daniels will present "A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing" on November 21 at 3 p.m. Daniels is an internationally-known behavioral psychologist.
