KATHY LOHR, BYLINE: Gingrich spoke last night at a town hall at the College of Charleston, where he covered many of the same issues all GOP candidates are stressing: the ailing economy and reducing the size of government. But Gingrich also talked about his position on immigration, which has drawn fire from his Republican rivals.
At a town-hall-style event at the College of Charleston on Monday evening, Mr. Gingrich assailed the Justice Department for filing a lawsuit against the state’s new immigration law, which would require the police to check the legal status of people they stop. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingirch-aims-to-turn-immigration-issue-on-foes/
In a campus concert, the College of Charleston performing arts students demonstrated the Monterey Mirror, an interactive music performance system developed by a team led by computer science professor Bill Manaris. http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/south-carolina/computers-produce-music-at-college-of-charleston/nFqgd/
As spectators filed into TD Arena and basketball players from The Citadel and the College of Charleston went through pre-game warm-ups, members of the television production crew scrambled to make sure everything was set for the game to be broadcast live. Tension was high. Directors in the College of Charleston's production van ran into some
The Jewish Studies Program of the College of Charleston hosts Aronoff, who will discuss the work of HIAS, and the issue of immigration from a Jewish perspective, at 10:15 a.m. today in the Stern Center Ballroom. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/dec/04/hebrew-group-talks-immigration/
A final exam with real applications in Jordan Ragusa's political science course.
Performances are December 5 and 6 in Theatre 220.
The one-hour political program will feature an interview with presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and South Carolina Congressman Tim Scott.
Offices will reopen and classes will resume on Monday, November 28.
The College of Charleston opened an economic development office to provide academic and business services for Lowcountry companies, the college said. “In the past, the college has often responded in a piecemeal fashion to the requests and needs of the business community,” said college president George Benson in a news release. “With the new office,
