Their meeting place was London, a home of monarchs, the seat of the expansive British Empire and an age-old capital of culture. Their mission was to compete on a world stage, to prove who was strongest, fastest, toughest, most graceful and agile. Among the more than 10,000 athletes from 205 countries at the 2012 Olympics
Certainly, travel provides new life experiences, but it also has a way of changing a traveler’s life expectations. For one student, a study-abroad program in Cuba did all of that and more. by Georgia Schrubbe I’m standing in line for a bathroom at a gas station in between Cienfuegos and Havana – the middle of
If the axiom “you are what you eat” holds true, then our children are in deep trouble. However, if one public health professor has her way, that’s all about to change. by Olivia M. Thompson ’99 Public health is everyone’s health. It affects each and every one of us. It matters. No matter where you
One alumnus found that some of the most valuable lessons aren't necessarily taught in the classroom.
A lot goes into a good education. A lot more, however, comes out of it. Just ask Steve ’89 and Emily Molony Swanson ’89, who have created the Swanson Scholar Program to get thebest and brightest students into the College of Charleston. “Emily and I have gotten so much out of our experiences at the
Sammy and Gina Shapiro have always had a soft spot for their spiritual teachers. So much so, in fact, the couple called on three rabbis from up and down the East Coast to officiate their wedding. (It’s a long story.) That was 51 years ago, and the couple (and its reverence for religious leaders) is
Margaret “Peggy” Kanapaux Sullivan ’39 believed in making the most of your time. She also believed in education. After graduating from the College, Sullivan served in World War II as a member of the Navy’s first class of WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). After the war, she studied nutrition at the University of
For Barry Coyle ’86, the bad thing about biology is you have to memorize a lot of stuff. The same thing goes for chemistry. When Coyle was taking those classes his freshman year at the College, he couldn’t get much better than a C. He started thinking maybe he should find a new branch of
Whatever you do, don’t ask Christopher Boffoli ’93 if his mother ever told him not to play with his food. He gets that a lot. All the time. Day, after day, after day. So much, in fact, that Boffoli claims, “If I had a dollar for every time an interviewer has asked me that question
Vincent di Pasquale '00, a multiplatinum music producer and remixer, is an artist first and foremost.