26 10, 2011

President Obama on ‘The Tonight Show’: A good move?- Christian Science Monitor

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“We tend to vote for people we think we can laugh with and not those we laugh at,” says Chris Lamb, a professor of communication at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2011/1025/President-Obama-on-The-Tonight-Show-A-good-move    

24 10, 2011

South Carolina jobless rate declines slightly – The Post and Courier

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College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner echoed that analysis via email from Austria, where he was lecturing Friday. "This is good news," Hefner said. "These are jobs that do not totally depend on some kind of transfer payments. What we hope is that these are self-generating jobs, and they are sustainable. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/22/sc-jobless-rate-declines-slightly/

24 10, 2011

DNC ‘leaving no stone unturned’ in battle for South Carolina – The Miami Herald

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Hunter Adams, a 19-year-old sophomore at the College of Charleston, who was one of the students listening to Goodall, acknowledged it will be more difficult to get people, especially folks in South Carolina, excited for this election. “I think just with the economy staying stagnant, and with jobs, particularly unemployment still being high, people are

24 10, 2011

An app to make waterways safer – The Post and Courier

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You might think this little brainchild is the work of marine professionals looking for a better way. Nope, it's the graduate thesis of Dylan Murphy, a College of Charleston environmental studies student, who is a Beaufort native and a lifelong water rat. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/24/an-app-to-make-waterways-safer/

20 10, 2011

College of Charleston puts spending information online early – Charleston Regional Business Journal

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The College of Charleston’s spending records have gone online nearly a year before a state law requires it. All colleges and universities receiving state money must put expenditures online by August 2012. The amounts posted online for the College of Charleston show expenditures of less than $1 and up to $1.8 million, though most are