26 03, 2015

Figure of Speech

By |2020-01-16T09:50:06-05:00March 26, 2015|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Figure of Speech

Carefully arranged on an end table just below a window in the office of President Glenn McConnell โ€™69, a small gold medal about the size of a penny glistens in the late afternoon sun. McConnell picks up the medal. It is attached to one end of a pocketwatch chain that belonged to McConnellโ€™s grandfather. Both

26 03, 2015

Strike a Match

By |2020-01-16T09:50:11-05:00March 26, 2015|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Strike a Match

She is here for the men. She makes that unmistakably clear. She goes straight in and makes her move without hesitation. And her approach works: Sheโ€™s already scored numbers from five eligible bachelors โ€“ all of them unabashedly intrigued by what she has to offer. Sheโ€™s straightforward, unapologetic and confident. And sheโ€™s starting to get

26 03, 2015

As the Story Unfolds

By |2020-01-16T09:50:16-05:00March 26, 2015|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on As the Story Unfolds

She didnโ€™t think theyโ€™d go for it. The concept was too out there, too abstract, too risky. Perhaps the short film that Megan Gural Oepen โ€™00 had pitched would be a better fit for some hip, edgy startup. But the client for this job was Chick-fil-A, a stalwart of American business known for its traditional

26 03, 2015

McArchivist

By |2020-01-16T09:50:21-05:00March 26, 2015|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on McArchivist

Forgive Jessica Farrell โ€™08 if her work makes her hungry. As a corporate archivist for McDonaldโ€™s, Farrell spends her days sorting through all sorts of documents, television commercials and historical artifacts related to the Golden Arches, helping catalog the paraphernalia in climate-controlled storage and answer questions from colleagues. Questions like: How much lettuce was placed

26 03, 2015

Seeing the Future

By |2015-03-26T10:19:07-04:00March 26, 2015|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Seeing the Future

When youโ€™ve traveled around the world and seen the things Amy Brown has seen โ€“ grinding poverty in war-torn Armenia, orphans in Central Africa whose parents died of AIDS, villagers in Cambodia who measure wealth by pots of rice โ€“ you gain some perspective on the challenges faced by troubled youth and their families back

26 03, 2015

A Work of Nurture

By |2020-01-16T09:50:25-05:00March 26, 2015|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on A Work of Nurture

Eight-year-old Laura Funk Zucker โ€™06 (M.A.T.) turned around to see her parents, but the door to the hallway where theyโ€™d just kissed her goodbye was closed. She looked around in a panic. Who are these people? Why arenโ€™t they talking to me? Where is my doctor? Why is this stranger holding a mask to my

26 03, 2015

Revolutionary Hero

By |2019-04-16T15:10:06-04:00March 26, 2015|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Revolutionary Hero

Half the world over, Harry Huge (pronounced Huge-ee) is a hero. Thatโ€™s what they call him in the hills of West Virginia, where the high-powered lawyer fought to protect coal miners and their families from abusive union leadership and polluting coal companies. A hero is how he is regarded in South Carolina, where he once

30 01, 2015

Making a Scene

By |2020-01-16T09:50:28-05:00January 30, 2015|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Making a Scene

Masterpieces are made by channeling genius through tools โ€“ paintbrushes, pens, chisels and trumpets. Nafees Bin Zafarโ€™98 uses a keyboard and mouse. He creates visual effects for Hollywood โ€“ scenes so riveting they rival the finest paintings, prose, sculpture and jazz. Careful, you might choke on your popcorn. by Jason Ryan photography by Ric Frazier

5 11, 2014

Reflections on Recovery

By |2020-01-16T09:50:33-05:00November 5, 2014|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|2 Comments

No matter who you are, your body image plays a role in your life. It may empower you โ€“ or, in some cases, it may defeat you, ravaging your health, ruining your relationships, destroying your life. One alumna has fought this battle โ€“ continues to fight this battle โ€“ and what she has learned in

5 11, 2014

The Biting Truth

By |2014-11-05T11:24:35-05:00November 5, 2014|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on The Biting Truth

The hagfish is an unusual creature, to say the least. With its two pairs of sharp teeth that protract and retract, it looks like a cross between a worm and a B-movie monster (think Slither or Night of the Creeps). But for one biology professor, this remarkable ancient form of life may hold the key