5 08, 2010

Zucker donates $1.5M to C of C – The Post and Courier

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It is the sacred Jewish mandate to repair a broken world, and the concept of tikkun olam, informed by the Holocaust, is the force behind Anita Zucker's philanthropy. The Zucker family is making a gift of $1.5 million to the College of Charleston, money that will fund the Zucker/Goldberg Holocaust Education Initiative. An endowment of

5 08, 2010

SC’s College of Charleston gets $1.5M donation – Associated Press

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The College of Charleston is receiving a $1.5 million donation to enhance Holocaust studies at the South Carolina school. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the donation comes from Anita Zucker, wife of the late Jerry Zucker, who was president and CEO of the InterTech Group in North Charleston. Anita Zucker became CEO and

4 08, 2010

2012 PGA Championship, Economic Boost for Years to Come – WCIV

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“The hotels, restaurants, the resort of course and you have the indirect impact, which means the goods in the area and the induced impact which means the employees at the golf resort, restaurants, hotels and their spending,” explained Dr. Bing Pan, assistant professor in the department of Hospitality & Tourism Management at the College of

3 08, 2010

Healthier campuses – The Post and Courier

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Lindsey Barr, health educator at the College of Charleston, agrees, noting that there is even peer pressure to be healthy. "It's become hip to do yoga, be vegetarian and eat locally grown food," she says. Barr says the college's newsletter, Wholistic Healer, (which has a Facebook page) seeks to further encourage "the understanding between the

2 08, 2010

Do homework before purchase – The Post and Courier

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"Almost any laptop that you pick up will exceed the technical specifications," says College of Charleston student computing support coordinator Frank Hamilton. "It's the warranty, the safety features and the software that make the difference." http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/02/do-homework-before-purchase/

2 08, 2010

Is South Carolina in need of an image makeover? – The Post and Courier

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Chris Lamb, a communications professor at the College of Charleston, says late-night comics have feasted on it. And at the same time, he said, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jon Stewart perpetuate the Palmetto State's reputation for political miscues. Even Lamb can't resist taking a poke at the state. "I don't think South Carolina's image