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10 Do’s and Don’ts for Finding and Keeping Your Roommate
Posted on 17 March 2014 | 2:09 pm
The May 1 deadline to sign up for on-campus housing is approaching fast. From then on, it's all about roommates.
Each year, hundreds of high school seniors take to the College ‘class of’ Facebook page to scope out potential roommates, debating the merits of random assignments versus social media match-ups or pairing with a friend from home.
If you're preparing to tackle finding a roommate, this advice from the residence life and housing staff on finding – and keeping – the perfect roommate will help...
Here's some advice from the residence life and housing staff on finding – and keeping – the perfect roommate....
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Posted on 17 March 2014 | 2:09 pm
The May 1 deadline to sign up for on-campus housing is approaching fast. From then on, it's all about roommates.
Each year, hundreds of high school seniors take to the College ‘class of’ Facebook page to scope out potential roommates, debating the merits of random assignments versus social media match-ups or pairing with a friend from home.
If you're preparing to tackle finding a roommate, this advice from the residence life and housing staff on finding – and keeping – the perfect roommate will help...
Here's some advice from the residence life and housing staff on finding – and keeping – the perfect roommate....Read More
Time Traveler: Visiting Historian Uses Live Video to Teach Coast to Coast
Posted on 14 March 2014 | 9:00 am
Jewish Studies Historian Gary Zola, the College of Charleston’s Norman and Gerry Sue Arnold Distinguished Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies, is using streaming video technology to teach and interact with students in Charleston, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles –– at the same time....
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Posted on 14 March 2014 | 9:00 am
Jewish Studies Historian Gary Zola, the College of Charleston’s Norman and Gerry Sue Arnold Distinguished Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies, is using streaming video technology to teach and interact with students in Charleston, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles –– at the same time....Read More
World Renowned Agriculturalist and Urban-Farming Expert to Speak at the College of Charleston
Posted on 13 March 2014 | 1:15 pm
World renowned urban agriculturalist Will Allen to speak at the College of Charleston in a free event open to the public March 19, 2014, at 7 p.m....
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Posted on 13 March 2014 | 1:15 pm
World renowned urban agriculturalist Will Allen to speak at the College of Charleston in a free event open to the public March 19, 2014, at 7 p.m....Read More
Mar 17, 2014 - All Day
Adam Smith Week is sponsored by the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process (IPCMP) that was founded in 2008 with a generous gift from the BBT Charitable Foundation and the Charles G. Koch...
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Mar 17, 2014 - 10:00 am
Join the Men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the American Red Cross in the quest to save lives.
The Red Cross will be on campus accepting blood donations on Monday, March 27th from 10am-4pm. The Red Cross...
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Mar 17, 2014 - 5:00 pm
Spring Break was fun but now it is time to find the motivation to buckle down again! In this workshop we will discuss how to make a plan for the rest of the semester with the remaining assignments...
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College of Charleston professor on Ukraine: ‘I want the U.S. to help’
Posted on 4 March 2014 | 3:33 pm
College of Charleston music professor Natalia Khoma spoke by phone Sunday to a friend in her native Ukraine. His tone was “very serious,” she recalled of their talk, pointing to the uncertainty over what the Russian “aggressors” – as Khoma termed them – might do next....
Posted on 4 March 2014 | 3:33 pm
College of Charleston music professor Natalia Khoma spoke by phone Sunday to a friend in her native Ukraine. His tone was “very serious,” she recalled of their talk, pointing to the uncertainty over what the Russian “aggressors” – as Khoma termed them – might do next....
Hidden painting uncovered on ceiling at university
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:39 pm
The Newport Daily News reports the painting was discovered this week by a team that included preservation students visiting from Clemson University and the College of Charleston in South Carolina. The university allowed them to remove two layers of paint from the ceiling of what had been Ochre Court’s ballroom. ...
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:39 pm
The Newport Daily News reports the painting was discovered this week by a team that included preservation students visiting from Clemson University and the College of Charleston in South Carolina. The university allowed them to remove two layers of paint from the ceiling of what had been Ochre Court’s ballroom. ...
Safety of Duke’s SC coal ash ponds questioned
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:37 pm
Previous studies, relying on a method of measuring soil stability known as a “blow count,” showed the earth beneath the Anderson County ponds and dams is relatively soft, said Steve Jaume, an earthquake specialist at the College of Charleston after The State newspaper made him aware of the study....
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:37 pm
Previous studies, relying on a method of measuring soil stability known as a “blow count,” showed the earth beneath the Anderson County ponds and dams is relatively soft, said Steve Jaume, an earthquake specialist at the College of Charleston after The State newspaper made him aware of the study....
