It wasnโt exactly love at first sight, but there was something about being in ballet class that attracted Michael Ann Mullikin โ04 right from the start. โI thought I hated it, but โ somehow โ I always insisted on going back,โ Mullikin remembers. โAnd, at the end of every year, Iโd always say, โYes, Iโll
He had no way of knowing that breaking his arm as an 8-year-old would determine the course of his career. All Andy Steinhauser โ02 knew was that, even though the fracture had healed, his parents didnโt want him playing soccer or baseball that summer โ and he wanted to join some kind of team. โSwimming
Before you close on a house or sign that unbelievably lengthy lease agreement, you might want to give La Guardia Smith Myers โ93 a call. If nothing else, the woman knows real estate. She knows property and land acquisition, she knows zoning, she knows title work and is a whiz at lease review. Myers has
Parenthood is fraught with impossible situations, heart-wrenching moments that test even the toughest among us. And while these situations may change everything we think we know, the new normal can be exactly what we need in order to see the world in a different, and perhaps better, light. by Alison Piepmeier My daughter, Maybelle, has
Donโt get him started. But if you do, ask Jim Newhard what makes Charleston so special for archaeological students, be prepared for a long laundry list of answers: Charleston is the site of some of the earliest European colonization of the New World. It enjoys the influence of the Caribbean. Its slave trade figures within
Having joined the faculty only two years ago, Ryan Milner is fast becoming one of the studentsโ favorite communication professors. We caught Professor Milner in a free moment and asked him to share his interest in new social media tools, the future of communication and his love of video games. HOW DID YOU GET INTO
The idea, not surprisingly, came from a student. โWhy donโt you teach a chemistry class about beer?โ the student asked chemistry professor Jason Overby. After giving it some thought, Overby conceded it was a good suggestion. And so the Science of Brewing โ Chemistry 183 โ was born. This fall, Overby offered the course for
He didnโt want to leave Charleston. He knew he had to write something (publish or perish, as they say), but he had a young family to take care of and he really just wanted to stay close to home. Besides โ it may be a long way from his ancestral and academic roots in Ireland
Mark Sloan, director and senior curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art ย When youโve got names like Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns and Shepard Fairey coming to your birthday celebration, youโre kind of a big deal. Youโre so big, in fact, that youโll need an entire year just to fit everything in:
by Jason Ryan Photography by Leslie McKellar The United States is home to the worldโs largest prison population, but for many Americans, these inmates are out of sight, out of mind. Through her bold and provocative artwork, Jackie Sumell '96 aims to make U.S. prison policies, including the use of long-term solitary confinement, part of
