Many writers, like fads in fashion, enjoy extraordinary popularity and then pass out of vogue. One graduate student is fighting that trend and is trying to lead the revival of one of the most popular authors of the 19th century. by Paul Arant My story began in the countryside outside of a smallย town near Raleigh,
The College of Charlestonโs sailing team captured its fourth coed national championship this May during three days of racing in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Cougars bested 17 other teams, including runner-up Georgetown University, to win the ICSA/Gill Co-Ed National Championship. โTo win the coed national championship three times in the last eight years is impressive,โ
We asked one of our new faculty members in political science to tell us why he left the world of aid work to enter the hallowed halls of academia. His answer โ and honesty โ will surprise you. by Christopher Day โ95 The truth is that I burned out. In May 2004, I was a
The mailroom is a place of legend. Itโs the starting block for many careers, especially in the fast-paced corporate world. But for one alumna, like many writers before her, she discovered the mailroom as an important first step in the race for literary immortality. by Heather Richie โ02 On May 31, 2013, I quit my
Caitlin stone discovered theย remnants of a soup bowl that measured 16 inches wide. sarah elgradawy pulled a skull out of a tomb built somewhere around 2,000 years ago. The senior anthropology students both excavated gravesites this past summer, though they were half a world apart when completing their digs. Stone was busy investigating human remains
In 40 years of teaching at theย College, Douglas ashley left a legacy impossible to forget. The much-loved music professor retired this past spring after offering tutelage and friendship to scores of students, including many who never touched an instrument. As oneย of the School of the Artsโ most popular teachers and a longtime faculty adviser to
When you have a thirst for education, thereโs nothing like the real thing โ just ask the five freshmen in the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars Program. These first-generation students are getting the long, satisfying taste of higher education that theyโve always wanted, thanks to a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, which will provide each of
Tell Mickey Barber โ82 to act her age,ย and sheโll tell you thatโs exactly what sheโs doing. Sure, she might be the oldest competitor in the 2013 South Carolina Excalibur Fitness Competition, but that certainly isnโt going to stop the 58-year- old. It didnโt stop her 10 years ago, when โ as one of the oldest
You couldnโt go into Charlestonโs Market in the 1990s without seeing Sebastian โBashโ Gomez โ96 tossing colorful, feathered batons and balls into the sky and catching them with a quick hand and that winsome grin. He was Charlestonโs resident juggler โ and now heโs traveling all over the world juggling, spinning and breathing fire. โJuggling
Alexandra lawrence โ98 is the veryย definition of a Renaissance woman. So itโs fitting that the writer, teacher, professional guide, wife and mother calls Florence, Italy, home. It is, after all, la culla del Rinascimento โ the cradle of the Renaissance โ where the cultural movement was born. Much like the Renaissance, Lawrenceโs life has been
