College of Charleston News
Stories
November 2004
11/30/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Virginia
Geraty, Gullah preservationist, dies at 89
Marvin Dulaney, director
of the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston, said Geraty did a
lot to preserve the Gullah language. "She saw how unique it was and that
if we didn't do something to preserve it ... it would become a dead
language," he said. "I think she made a very significant contribution
to the preservation of Gullah."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/113004/loc_30geraty.shtml
11/28/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Corporate
scandals prompt scrutiny of ethics studies
Bob Pitts, College of
Charleston School of Business dean, said critical self-examination wasn't a
real option when he studied business in the 1970s. But that's changing.
"Back then, those
weren't the kind of issues business schools dealt with very much," Pitts
said. "As we become more cognizant of them, faculties are making a more
conscientious effort to deal with them, to make sure their students don't
become like these people."
http://charleston.net/stories/112804/fai_28ethics.shtml
11/28/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Promising
job market for grads
Denny
Ciganovic, director of career services at the College of Charleston, said
changes in the economy have helped expand the variety of jobs available for
this year's graduates. Students no longer need a computer, engineering or
business degrees to find they have options.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/112804/bus_28seniors.shtml
11/28/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
State
Museum to showcase 9 local artists
Dede is
an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston and has been an art
instructor in the Lowcountry since 1997. Her work has been shown throughout the
United States and at the Klenova Museum in the Czech Republic.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/112804/ash_28artsa.shtml
11/25/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Decrees
can make your own special day
"Certainly,
when you have these types of proclamations and honors, it's a win-win
situation," said Bill Moore, a political scientist at the College of
Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/112504/loc_25resolute.shtml
11/25/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
City,
college join forces in drug fight
Elected
Charleston city officials and the College of Charleston need to communicate
better in order to combat illegal drug activity among students, one city
councilman said Wednesday.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/112504/loc_25wendell.shtml
11/23/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Land
deal would bolster law school
Riley
said the city had set aside money to buy the property when the site was
considered for a new College of Charleston basketball arena. In the face of
neighborhood opposition, the college decided in 2002 to keep the basketball
facility on the current George Street site.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/112304/loc_23sale.shtml
11/21/04
The State
Newspaper
Journalists touched by
poverty
“I mean it was unprecedented what he was doing,” said Bass,
now a College of Charleston professor. “I got the feeling that this was a
significant story.”
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/10236634.htm
11/21/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
PIANIST
ABBEY SIMON
As part
of the International Piano Series, Naumberg Award winner Abbey Simon will
present a piano concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Sottile Theatre at the College of
Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/112104/ash_21artsa.shtml
11/19/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
THIRD
SATURDAY
Every
third Saturday of the month, the College of Charleston's Avery Research Center
for African American History and Culture hosts meetings of the Charleston
Chapter of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111904/loc_19gmlc.shtml
11/19/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Porn
star, porn addict trade viewpoints
College of Charleston
sophomore Charlotte Gettys doesn't think pornography should be available to the
public. Recent graduate Charles Powell believes it should. Despite differing
views on a controversial topic, both Gettys and Powell anticipated the
appearance of one man Thursday night -- Ron Jeremy.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111904/loc_19debate.shtml
11/18/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
ADULT
READING
Author
Madison Smartt Bell reads from his work at 8 tonight in Arnold Hall at the
Jewish Studies Center at College of Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111804/loc_18gmlc.shtml
11/18/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Jesuit
hopes to bridge gap between God, science
A world-renowned
astronomer from the Vatican will visit the College of Charleston today for a
public lecture on the often-debated relationship between science and religion.
Guy Consolmagno, a Jesuit brother at the Vatican Observatory, will discuss
"Astronomy, God, and the Search for Elegance," at Physician's
Auditorium. The 7 p.m. lecture is sponsored by the Lowcountry Hall of Science
and Math and is free of charge.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111804/loc_18vatican.shtml
11/18/04
Charleston
Post and Courier
Porn,
free speech, higher learning?
A
"Debate on Pornography" at the Sottile Theater tonight, pitting a
longtime porn star against a former sex addict who's now an anti-porn crusader,
seems more fitting fare for a titillating television talk show than a
college-sponsored function. Yet the College of Charleston's Student Government
Association is spending $12,000, out of student-activity fees, to bring that
event to town.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111804/edi_18edit3.shtml
11/17/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
'Funny
House' for those who dare to explore fear
Adrienne
Kennedy's early 1960s piece, incendiary in its time, is the latest presentation
of the College of Charleston Theatre Department. It opened to a full Chapel
Theatre on Tuesday night.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111704/loc_17review3.shtml
11/17/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
S.C.
falters on equality for women
In South
Carolina, and much of the South, there is a culture that not only keeps women
from being involved in politics but also from earning what they should, said
Von Bakanic, associate professor of sociology at the College of Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111704/sta_17women.shtml
11/17/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Councilman
Gilliard cites 'major drug problem' at C of C
City Councilman Wendell
Gilliard is calling for a special meeting to discuss what he describes as a
"major drug problem" festering at the College of Charleston. City
leaders and police need to sit down with college officials soon and find ways
to stem campus drug use, which helps fuel the demand for illegal narcotics in
Charleston, Gilliard said.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111704/loc_17drugs.shtml
11/16/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Students
face drug charges
Two
College of Charleston students face charges in connection with a plot to
dispense a new form of a rare and dangerous drug that is being investigated in
the May death of a fellow student, police said Monday.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111604/loc_16drug.shtml
11/15/04
Long Beach Press
Telegram
Pyramid gets sponsor
South
Carolina received $5.5 million for 12 years for naming rights with Colonial
Life, and the College of Charleston is seeking an $8 million sponsor for its
new arena under construction. Boston University just signed a naming deal with
insurance company John Hancock.
http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2537607,00.html
11/15/04
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
C of C students help FBI nab potential agents
To help
the FBI meet its recruitment need, College of Charleston business students are
creating an advertising campaign to spread the word throughout the Lowcountry
about the bureau’s employment opportunities. The college is one of 25 colleges and universities
nationwide participating in the bureau’s recruitment program orchestrated by
EdVenture Partners, a recruiting consultancy based in Berkeley, Calif.
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/current/10_25/news/3983-1.html
11/15/04
Springfield
News-Leader
Happier endings
Adding a
personal touch to death is catching on. At least that's what College of
Charleston sociology professor George Dickinson thinks. The South Carolina
professor says the trend is driven by baby boomers who don't seem to like to
stick with tradition.
http://entertainment.news-leader.com/life/today/1115-Happierend-226320.html
11/14/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
'Drawer
Boy' based on theater project
"This
is a story of the loss of youth and many opportunities," says Wilson, a
theater professor at the College of Charleston. "But then a positive
change occurs in the lives of Angus and Morgan."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111404/art_14drawer.shtml
11/14/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
HANSEL
AND GRETEL
This is
the opera by the real Humperdinck (1854-1921), not the English pop singer whose
manager picked his stage name from a music dictionary, explains William D.
Gudger, music professor at the College of Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111404/ash_14artsa.shtml
11/14/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
'Funnyhouse'
abstract look at racial inequities
Joy
Vandervort Cobb, professor of African-American theater at the College of
Charleston, likes to shake things up, a trait that has been apparent ever since
she staged "For colored girls who considered suicide: when the rainbow is
enuf."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111404/art_14negro.shtml
11/14/04
Asheville
Citizen-Times
Students
promote learning in Africa
Along the
way, they met International students who were willing to serve as
book-collection coordinators at the College of Charleston and the University of
Central Florida.
http://www.citizen-times.com/cache/article/news/70827.shtml
11/14/04
The
State Newspaper
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Battered S.C. Democrats
must reclaim white voters
The Democrats may find the answer to
their predicament in the next generation of voters, suggests College of
Charleston political scientist Bill Moore. The fast-growing Hispanic community
in the state presents the party with a golden opportunity, he says.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/columnists/lee_bandy/10174159.htm
11/13/04
Charlotte
Observer
Charleston alive beyond
Johnson & Wales
Dr.
John Crotts, director of hospitality and tourism management in the College of
Charleston's business school, points to estimates that 18 percent of the city's
economy depends on hospitality and tourism.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/business/10171111.htm
11/11/04
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Greenville News
Hilton Head Island
Packet
The
State Newspaper
Student group urges ban on smoking in areas
Student leaders at the
College of Charleston have recommended the school prohibit smoking in residence
halls and restrict it to certain areas of campus. The student government
association also suggested that violators be fined. The proposal must now go to
the faculty senate and, if approved, to college President Lee Higdon.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10151823.htm
11/10/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
City,
College of Charleston consider restricting smoking
At the
College of Charleston, the student government association approved the policy
that will go to the faculty senate later this month for their input and then to
Higdon.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/111004/loc_10smoking1.shtml
11/09/04
USA Today
A new look at ancient tombs
"Welcome
to the 21st century," says Egyptologist Peter Piccione of the College of
Charleston (S.C.). "We've found a new way to look at old tombs."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/2004-11-08-thebes-usat_x.htm
11/9/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Women
entrepreneurs get together
John
Clarkin, director of the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of
Charleston, notes that there's a strong "good ol' girls" support
network in Charleston. "They (business women) need to get plugged into
that," he said.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110904/bus_09networking.shtml
11/8/04
Hilton
Head Island Packet
First
term can be tough
"(Seniority)
can be especially significant when it comes down to pork-barrel projects,"
said Bill Moore of the College of Charleston. "South Carolina is going to discover
that the seniority and experience that Thurmond and Hollings had led to quite a
few federal projects, federal funds flowing into the state."
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/4163507p-3932687c.html
11/08/04
Hilton Head Island
Packet
Charlotte
Observer
Greenville News
Savannah
Morning News
Democrats ask how long
they'll lose
That may be at the heart
of the problem for the S.C. Democratic Party, which has splintered into several
factions, said historian and College of Charleston professor Jack Bass.
"Democrats are going to have to better identify themselves to voters and
develop their own image instead of the opposition defining them. That is a
major challenge for the Democratic Party in the South," Bass said.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/10126099.htm
11/07/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
2002
film basis for dance program centerpiece
An original libretto and
score based on a popular movie will form the centerpiece of a fall dance
program by the Robert Ivey Ballet next weekend. The ballet is the dance
company-in-residence at the College of Charleston. Theater professor Franklin Ashley wrote the libretto and
score based on "Catch Me if You Can," the 2002 film starring Leonardo
DiCaprio and Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg. The piece is a
collaboration between Ashley and choreographer Robert Ivey.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110704/art_07ivey.shtml
11/07/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Artists
in the making
Many people consider art
to be their avocation, but relatively few are ever able to make it their
vocation.
Blyth, Adrienne Antonson
and Blair Ellis are three of the College of Charleston's most promising art
students, according to Michael Tyzack, head of the Studio Art program at the
college.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110704/art_07artists.shtml
11/06/04
Tucson Citizen
Going in style
Adding a personal touch to death is catching on. At least that's what College of Charleston
sociology professor George Dickinson thinks. The South Carolina professor says
the trend is driven by baby boomers who don't seem to like to stick with
tradition.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=living&story_id=110604d1_deathstyle
11/06/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Time,
CARTA, congestion favored tax
College of Charleston
political scientist Bill Moore agreed. "I think if you look at the vote on
that issue over the three elections, where you will see the greatest shift in
terms of support is East Cooper," he said.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110604/loc_06halfcent.shtml
11/07/04
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Chamber draws up
hurricane campaign
The day after the storm
isn't too early to start getting the word out, said John Crotts of the College
of Charleston's Hospitality and Tourism Management program. If worded right,
the ads can counter the barrage of storm coverage and persuade vacationers to
return, he said.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/10120949.htm
11/05/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Exporting
foreign to many in state
Addressing
city, county and state economic development officials Thursday at the College
of Charleston's Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, Gartland said many businesses
are overwhelmed by the challenges of day-to-day business and that the
roadblocks they expect to face when it comes to trade keep them from exporting
at all.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110504/bus_05exports.shtml
11/05/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
'Cheever
Evening' a patchwork quilt that works
Do you
want to spend an especially enjoyable evening with John Cheever, A.R. Gurney
and a delightful ensemble at the College of Charleston's Robinson Theatre
sometime between now and Tuesday? Now's your chance. Director Robert Ivey has
done a masterful job of mounting "A Cheever Evening," which is
written by Gurney using Cheever's characters.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110504/loc_05review.shtml
11/04/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Lending
a hand to art
Local painter Seth
Gadsden uses these meaningful body parts to form appealing patterns and
compositions in his paintings. "I feel that this body of work is the
culmination of a sort of fascination with hands and feet that I began to
develop while I was a student at the College of Charleston," Gadsden says.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110404/pre_04arts.shtml
11/04/04
Mobile Register
A Southern shock for
Democratic Party
In
Georgia and Louisiana, for example, winning candidates U.S. Reps. Johnny
Isakson and David Vitter each managed to meld a vote-rich suburban base with
successful appeals to rural voters, Black said. The victor in South Carolina,
U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint, had the advantage of representing the state's most
populous county, said Bill Moore, a political scientist at the College of
Charleston.
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1099563406183790.xml
11/04/04
Savannah
Morning News
Expect more of the same during Bush's second term
Jeri Cabot, a political
science professor at the College of Charleston, said Bush likely will try to do
more to help people in unemployment-plagued "rust belt" states. That
is the key to his hopes to pass the White House on to a fellow Republican in
2008. But finding the money to do so might make it harder to fund the war on
terrorism, Cabot said.
http://savannahnow.com/stories/110304/2561638.shtml
11/04/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Battered
Democrats face uphill battle in S.C.
To College of Charleston
political scientist Bill Moore, this means Democrats have a chance. "They
just have to start finding some candidates that can attract these kinds of
voters," he said. "But it's pretty obvious that the party will
struggle for at least the rest of the decade."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110404/sta_03dems.shtml
11/03/04
Charleston City
Paper
New
Work by Seth Gadsden
On
Friday, president of the Redux Contemporary Art Center and 2004 College of
Charleston graduate Seth Gadsden introduces a collection of new paintings
exploring his fascination with hands and feet at the City Gallery at the Dock
Street Theatre.
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/city_pics.php
11/03/04
USA Today
Inglis wins state's only open U.S. House seat
Bill
Moore, a College of Charleston political scientist, said no one should expect
surprises in U.S. House races.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/2004-11-03-sc-ushouse_x.htm
11/03/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Parents-to-be
rush to polls, then hospital
"We
figured we'd go by and see if we could squeeze in a vote," said Buff Ross,
curator of the College of Charleston's Halsey Gallery.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110304/loc_03baby.shtml
11/03/04
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
The
State Newspaper
Republicans maintain
control of Legislature
Even if an incumbent politician switches parties, it's
tough to beat them in an election, College of Charleston political scientist
Bill Moore said. Those party switchers have looked at the numbers in their
districts before deciding to change. "The switching, in part, was
political expediency," Moore said.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/10080942.htm
11/03/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Familiar
faces returning to S.C. Senate
Throughout
the campaign season, candidates did their best to associate themselves with the
governor, said Bill Moore, a political science professor at the College of
Charleston. "Sometimes it seemed like every piece of literature tied the
governor to a candidate."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110304/sta_03scsenatef.shtml
11/03/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Area
incumbents prevail in House races
"In
the House, you may see two or three incumbents turned out, but less than a
quarter of the House seats are contested, and less than half are really
competitive," said Bill Moore, a political science professor at the
College of Charleston. "So I don't see any significant changes
there."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110304/sta_03schousef1.shtml
11/02/04
Charleston Post and
Courier
Networks
on hot seat
News 2
Executive Producer Mac Thompson said the news staff would not be calling races
but analyst Dr. Bill Moore of the College of Charleston may make such
projections. "He's got so much demographic stuff in his head, he'll call
some of the local Senate and House races at some point during the evening,"
Thompson said.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110204/fin_02tv.shtml
11/1/04
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Charleston Post and
Courier
The
State Newspaper
Greenville News
Senate candidates step
it up
College of Charleston
political scientist Bill Moore said Democrats face an uphill battle in the
Republican-heavy South Carolina. "Generally, low-voter turnout works to
the advantage of the Republican Party, the higher the voter turnout, the better
it would be for the Democratic Party," he said.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10068259.htm
11/1/04
Salon
Tarred with the L-word
Pounding DeMint for his support of
a 23 percent federal sales tax, she has pulled tantalizingly close in the
polls, buoyed by $3 million in anti-DeMint ads paid for by the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee in Washington. "It's a tight race, and it's
going to turn on who gets the vote out," said Jack Bass, a professor of
humanities and social sciences at the College of Charleston and coauthor of
"The Transformation of Southern Politics: Social Change and Political Consequence
Since 1945." Predictions? "I wouldn't make any," Bass said.
11/1/04
Charleston Post and Courier
Preschoolers not
active enough, study says
Parents think a better
preschool is one that looks like third, fourth, or fifth grade," said
Ginny Bartel, professor of early childhood education at the College of
Charleston. "They don't realize that just focusing on cognitive
development to exclusion of the other domains, including physical, is really
harmful."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110104/sta_01preschool.shtml