Fashionistas, comic book lovers, humanists. Gardeners, ice hockey players, clean eaters. Swing dancers, fishermen and skydivers. Vegans, table-top gamers and Toastmasters. They all fit in at the College of Charleston.
You could call him the Rumpelstiltskin of digital video. Whereas the ill-tempered imp from the German fairy tale could spin straw into gold, Patrick Latcham ’11 transmutes raw video footage into crisply edited highlight reels. And whereas Rumpelstiltskin demanded a newborn child for his services, Latcham is content to accept a modest fee, no matter
Robert Blank ’11 knew it wouldn’t be easy. All the same, he quit his job in Colorado to pursue a dream: building drones that could drop dynamite and help control avalanches. After spending six months in a business incubator, Blank's startup, Mountain Drones, is getting off the ground. by Jason Ryan photography by Brett Schreckengost
Over the four decades that Joe Riley served as mayor of Charleston, he had a hand in shaping virtually every facet of life in the Holy City. Under his guidance and leadership, Charleston has become an international tourism destination, a hub of culture and the arts, an economic powerhouse and a model for historic preservation
He isn’t trying to get ahead in his career – he’s trying to stay ahead. Constantly. That’s the goal when you’re a trending news producer for NowThis, a network created by one of the founders of Huffington Post. From their offices in the heart of New York City, Ryan Sedmak ’13 produces more than 20
I’m no stranger to dancing on stage, but dancing in TD Arena during basketball games is a whole different ballpark – or should I say court? I’m used to performing under intense lights, where the audience can see me, but I don’t usually have the privilege of seeing them. When I step on the John
For Ann Looper Pryor ’83, it all comes back to the College of Charleston. After crossing the Cistern with a degree in political science, Pryor headed to Capitol Hill, where she served as a congressional staffer, working on constituent services and handling public relations for the late senator from South Carolina Strom Thurmond. There, Pryor
Melissa Siegel ’03 doesn’t mess around. She jumps at opportunity, scoffs at distraction and charges at conflict. She’s got plans. She’s got goals. She doesn’t waste any time. Frankly, she doesn’t have any to waste. Here’s why: She teaches graduate courses in migration studies and leads the migration and development research group in the Maastricht
Owning a restaurant in New York City is an enterprise best suited for the strong of stomach. After all, Manhattan’s glimmering buildings are nosebleed high, and the commercial rents they demand are more staggering still. In spite of such fierce economic trade winds, Billy Waite ’02 has managed to launch a growing empire that has
Roger Collum has always been good at breaking things. But when you grow up in poverty – as he did in Goose Creek, S.C. – you can’t just go out and buy a replacement, so you’d better know how to fix what you break. As a teenager in the early 1990s, Collum mowed lawns, scrounged
