22 10, 2010

‘Bluesphere’ artist Chris Jordan visualizes mass consumption in everyday objects – The Post and Courier

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Perhaps that's why this work is so powerful, says curator Mark Sloan, director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/17/wealth-and-waste/

22 10, 2010

Sewage release is cruise dilemma – The Post and Courier

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Whether a not-fully-diluted waste stream could work its way in from 20 miles offshore depends on the Gulf Stream eddies, prevailing winds, density of the discharge and salinity, said Jack DiTullio, a College of Charleston oceanographer who studies ocean currents. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/17/sewage-release-is-cruise-dilemma/

22 10, 2010

Nel to open C of C piano series – The Post and Courier

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Charleston will be graced by his presence at 8 p.m. Tuesday when Nel appears for the opening act of the 21st season of the College of Charleston School of the Arts International Piano Series at the Sottile Theatre. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/17/nel-to-open-c-of-c-piano-series/

22 10, 2010

He’s all grown up, and he still likes sharks – The Charlotte Observer

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David Shiffman, 26, is a graduate student at the College of Charleston, where he studies sharks. He blogs at Southern Fried Science, www.southernfriedscience.com, and he's working on a book about shark conservation. He tweets as @whysharksmatter. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/18/1769222/hes-all-grown-up-and-he-still.html#ixzz130LpX8s9

22 10, 2010

Brazilian photographer digs into Rio’s shantytowns – Charleston City Paper

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Mark Sloan, director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, met Lobo at the Houston FotoFest in 2005. Sloan was on the review committee, and, after meeting and talking with Lobo, knew that he wanted to bring him to the Lowcountry. As part of the Bluesphere project, the Halsey invited Lobo to Charleston, where he

22 10, 2010

A Time of Darkness Illuminated Onstage – The New York Times

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“This was such a divisive incident that even using the word ‘massacre’ to describe the shooting could provoke anger and arguments among white and black people for years,” said Jack Bass, a professor of humanities and social sciences at the College of Charleston and author of “The Orangeburg Massacre” (Mercer University Press), a widely accepted

22 10, 2010

College of Charleston Receives $2.3 Million Federal Grant – WCBD

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“We view this as an extraordinary opportunity for College to establish itself as a national leader in inclusive education, and to promote inclusion not only at the postsecondary level but also at primary and secondary levels as well,” says Cynthia May, Professor in the Department of Psychology of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences