College
of Charleston News Stories
May 2004
5/31/094
The
State Newspaper
CollegesÕ boards fail on
diversity
Demetria Clemons remembers back in the 1980s when she met
Merl Code, a former 
municipal
judge who was one of three African-Americans on the College of CharlestonÕs
board of trustees.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/8802346.htm
5/31/04
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
Resume fraud by job applicants on the rise
On
average, a business can spend up to $7,000 or more when it comes hiring a
qualified individual to fill a vacancy, says Denny Ciganovic, director of career
services for the College of Charleston. ÒWe stress the importance of good
ethics to all our students who are going out in the job market,Ó Ciganovic
says.
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/issues/10_12/news/3506-1.html
5/31/04
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
Business savvy helps local music scene rock
From the
moment they entered the music business, popular rock band Hootie and the
Blowfish placed as much emphasis on business as they did music.
Darius
Rucker, the bandÕs lead singer, recently made that point to an audience of
College of Charleston business students enrolled in an entrepreneurship class
taught by Baker Motor Co. President and CEO Tommy Baker.
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/issues/10_12/news/3503-1.html
5/30/04
Contra Costa Times
Focus on battlefield
states leaves others feeling left out
"For
many Americans, this presidential election is going to be like watching a
faraway war on television," said Jack Bass, a longtime chronicler of
politics in the South and a professor at the College of Charleston in South
Carolina. "Unless, of course, they're paying attention to all the local
and congressional elections down the ticket."
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/8798127.htm
5/29/04
Boston
Globe
GARRY
TRUDEAU CONTINUES TO DRAW CONTROVERSY
"As
times get worse, satire gets better - and right now I think his work is as good
as ever," says Christopher Lamb, an associate professor of media studies
at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, of Trudeau. In a forthcoming book,
Lamb chronicles the decline of editorial cartooning in America, brought on, he
argues, by newspapers shying away from rocking the boat.
5/29/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Kuhn
facing tough fight to keep seat
College
of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore doesn't share Kuhn's optimism. He
said the outcome will show whether Kuhn can survive warring so publicly with
other Republicans.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/052904/sta_29kuhnrace.shtml
5/29/04
Hilton
Head Island Packet
Students
learn about Spring Island
SPRING
ISLAND -- A hayride around Spring Island to learn about the community and
ecology was the lesson plan for about a dozen College of Charleston students
Friday.
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/3618117p-3219188c.html
5/29/04
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
GOP U.S. Senate
candidates lack experience in military
"There does seem to be a
pretty profound disconnect between their support for the war and their lack of
military service," said College of Charleston history professor Scott
Poole. "For many Southerners, hawkish rhetoric makes up for that."
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/8802880.htm
5/28/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Spoleto
to waltz in with a flourish
After
"Fanfare for the Common Spoleto" written by College of Charleston
music professor David Maves and performed by the Piccolo Brass Ensemble, Mayor
Joe Riley will introduce internationally known artist Jonathan Green as the
keynote speaker. Green, a South Carolina native, created the festival's
official 2004 poster "Eyelets," which features a colorful image of a
girl on a swing.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/052804/loc_28openspo.shtml
5/28/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Wineries
toast hip new packaging
It didn't take Laura
Powell long to figure out what she wanted when she walked into the Bull Street
Gourmet store in downtown Charleston. "I'm a sucker for packaging, and I
think it's neat. Plus, I don't need a corkscrew if I take it to the park,"
said the recent College of Charleston graduate.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/052804/bus_28wine.shtml
5/25/04
Hilton
Head Island Packet
Pumping
up, paying up
Steven Litvin, a
professor in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at the College
of Charleston, said most people aren't shocked by gas prices as much as angry
about them.
"It's a talking
point more than anything else," Litvin said, "but I don't see it
getting in the way of anyone taking a vacation."
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/3608824p-3210213c.html
5/25/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
College
plan (Letter to the Editor)
The College of Charleston
just finished the most comprehensive physical planning effort in its 234-year
history. The resulting master plan will guide the future growth of the campus
in a way that supports its goal of national pre-eminence and connects it even
closer to the historic city.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/052504/let_25letters.shtml
5/23/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
GOP
Senate candidates hit church circuit to court voters
The
re-emergence of the Christian right has a lot to do with the status of the
election for an open U.S. Senate seat and the fact that the Republican who wins
the primary is likely to keep those voters active into the November race, said
College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/052304/sta_23prayvote.shtml
5/22/04
Durham Herald-Sun
Friend
seeks home for Durham man's hat collection
Fried's collection tells the history of the world through one object,
said Mark Sloan, director of the Halsey Gallery at the College of Charleston in
South Carolina. Sloan, who met Fried and saw his collection, plans to include
Fried in a book titled "Epic Obsessions."
http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-483555.html
5/22/04
The State
Newspaper
College of Charleston
gets $1.5 million
The
College of CharlestonÕs School of the Arts received a $1.5 million gift from a
member of the schoolÕs board of directors
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/8729556.htm
5/20/04
Greenville
News
Francis
Marion and College of Charleston receive gifts
Francis
Marion University is getting a $5 million gift to construct a building for the
nursing program, and the College of Charleston has been given a $1.5 million
gift for its School of the Arts, the schools said Wednesday.
5/20/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
$1.5M
gift goes to C of C's School of Arts
The College of
Charleston's School of the Arts received its largest gift ever this week with a
$1.5 million donation from Wayland Henry Cato Jr. and his wife, Marion Rivers
Cato.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/052004/loc_20cato.shtml
5/19/ 04
Charleston City
Paper
An OutsiderÕs Chance
CofC alum fights for Nader on S.C. ballot
Poor Simon Demory is on
the front lines of white-collar Democrat anger in South Carolina.
Everywhere he goes,
petition in hand, they shoot him down, refusing to sign. But, then again, it
seems like every time he approaches a Republican, theyÕre more than happy to
take his clipboard from him and jot down their John (or Jane) Hancock.
Demory, a College of
Charleston alum, is not part of some right-wing street team. Far from it.
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/news.html
5/18/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
GOP
Senate hopefuls square off in TV debate
"Why be uptight at
this point?" advised College of Charleston political scientist Jeri Cabot.
"You want your personality to come through."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051804/sta_18debate.shtml
5/17/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Record
class graduates from C of C
The only disability that
really matters is your attitude, according to two College of Charleston honors
program graduates who rolled across the stage in wheelchairs Sunday afternoon.
Their convictions were mirrored in several of the speeches delivered to the
largest graduating class in the school's history.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051704/loc_17grad.shtml
5/17/04
Greenville News
Ruling rooted in South
Carolina reshaped American culture
The
decision laid groundwork for the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting
Rights Act, and the development of affirmative action, said Jack Bass, a
professor of humanities and social sciences at the College of Charleston who
has written books on the civil rights movement.
http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2004/05/16/2004051631407.htm
5/16/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
New
process identifies more gifted students
Julie Swanson, an
education professor at College of Charleston, is collaborating on an effort to
improve the state's process for identifying and testing gifted students and
training teachers to reach students with varying talents. The program is being
funded by a $723,659 federal grant.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051604/loc_16gifted.shtml
5/15/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Reconsider
axing of college oaks (editorial)
The
College of Charleston should reconsider its plans to remove four live oaks
along St. Philip Street, adjacent the site of its new arts center. The trees
are just reaching maturity, and offer the shade and ambiance that the college
has generally sought to provide for its growing urban campus.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051504/edi_collegetrees.shtml
5/13/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Innovation
Index to track region's high-tech strides
Frank Hefner, a College
of Charleston economist, said the index is a good idea, but he thinks it will
be more valuable as a tool for economic developers than as a measuring stick
for the business community.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051304/bus_13think.shtml
5/11/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Annual
award to honor memory of slain student
The College of Charleston
has established an annual award in memory of an arts management student who was
slain last year just days after she graduated.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051104/loc_11lobrfs.shtml
5/11/04
NPR
Iraqi Abuse Photos and US Legacy in Mideast
Professor
FRANK COSSA : ( College of Charleston ) : The iconic images from the Vietnam War, what they have in common
is that they're all quite beautiful ...
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1890780
5/11/04
The
State Newspaper
SAT IN S.C.
Both Clemson and the College of Charleston will factor the
writing portion into admissions decisions beginning with the class of 2006.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/8636847.htm
5/10/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Managing
the middle
"It's
definitely not for all teachers. You have to have a love for the
inconsistencies," said Sara Davis Powell, a professor in the College of
Charleston's School of Education.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/051004/loc_10middles.shtml
5/9/04
Charlotte
Observer
Free trade is hot issue
for S.C. GOP
"Along the coast, the port of Charleston has boomed
because of globalization," said College of Charleston political science
Professor Bill Moore.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/editorial/8624855.htm
5/9/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
IF
MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE
A
classical Mother's Day concert (Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak) is at 3 p.m. in the
Monastic Church at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner. College of Charleston
students in the Artist Certificate Piano Quintet will perform on piano, violin,
viola and violin-cello. It's sponsored by Santee Cooper. No reservations. The
church seats 200.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/050904/loc_09gmlc.shtml
5/7/04
News & Observer
The
Class of 2004Õs Lessons (editorial)
Chris
Lamb is a professor of media studies at the College of Charleston.
5/6/04
Greenville News
Graduates know diploma
holds no guarantees
Lee Higdon, president of
The College of Charleston, said a liberal arts education is an excellent
precursor to most careers.
His move from investment
banker to president of a liberal arts college "happened for me, in large
part, because of the education I got at Georgetown. It taught me some very
fundamental things," he said.
"For many people,
the focus and intent of an education is the immediate connection between the
program and the job," Higdon said. "But this generation is going to
change jobs and careers at a rate we've never seen before."
http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2004/05/06/2004050630827.htm
5/4/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
CELESTIAL
NAVIGATION
College
of Charleston will offer a course in celestial navigation during its Maymester.
It's not Our Favorite Price but it's open to the public.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/050404/loc_04gmlc.shtml
5/4/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
GOOD MORNING
LOWCOUNTRY
"We're sort of
targeting graduate students and graduating seniors this time," said Laura
Lindroth of C of C's counseling and substance abuse services. "One of the
most common things (students) do on this campus is to say 'I'm gonna quit as
soon as I graduate.' We're saying to them 'When you graduate are you gonna walk
across the stage smoke-free?' "
http://www.charleston.net/stories/050404/loc_04gmlc.shtml
5/3/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Corporate
media also culpable in failures leading up to 9/11(Editorial)
Chris
Lamb is a professor of media studies at the College of Charleston. He is the
author of two forthcoming books -- "Drawn to Extremes: The Use and Abuse
of Editorial Cartoons" and "Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie
Robinson's First Spring Training."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/050304/com_03lamb.shtml
5/3/04
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
CarterÕs CEO teaches competition to Cougars
Fred Rowan, chairman and CEO of
CarterÕs Inc., became the second high-profile speaker for the College of
Charleston chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). In a humorous and sports analogy-filled
discussion and slide show, Rowan explained the concept and practice of
competiveness in industry to students, faculty and local businesspersons.
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/issues/10_10/news/3425-1.html
5/3/04
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
C of C entrepreneur students boost small businesses
Thanks to some College of
Charleston business students, Bud Carpenter is re-energized. After 25 years in
business, Carpenter, owner of CarpenterÕs Antiques and Restorations in Mount
Pleasant, was approaching burnout. Restoring, repairing, refinishing and
painting antique furniture, making the four-employee operation run smoothly and
efficiently, attracting more customers—all of it was wearing him down.
The economic recession hit him hard, and his business began merely to limp
along rather than sprint. That all changed when College of Charleston students
with an eye for entrepreneurship helped Carpenter refocus.
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/issues/10_10/news/3439-1.html
5/3/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Corporate
activists
Given the
deep job losses in recent years, it's little surprise that more businesses from
manufacturing centers such as Ohio and South Carolina are going on the
offensive this election cycle, said Bill Moore, political science professor at
the College of Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/050304/bus_03bizlobby.shtml
5/3/04
Greenville News
Showcase for young artists
The College of Charleston
is teaming up with the Metropolitan Arts Council to bring student work to the
Council's Greenville gallery in a show titled, "Selections from Young
Contemporaries 2004." The exhibition will highlight work from talented
students, whose skills span a range from painting and drawing to sculpture and
photography.
http://www.upstatelink.com/entertainment/2004/05/03/2004050330509.htm
5/2/04
The
State Newspaper
Condon, DeMint square
off
Condon
Òobviously sees DeMint as the person who is most likely to challenge him in terms
of finishing second,Ó College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore
says. ÒCharlie knows he is not going to be able to dislodge Beasley. So, to
make the runoff, he has to supplant DeMint.Ó
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/columnists/lee_bandy/8570680.htm