College of Charleston News Stories
January 2005
January
31, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Victorian
jewel buffed up on college campus
By the late 1880s,
Charleston was shrugging off the worst economic effects of the Civil War and
building again. Few people did so with more flair than Samuel Wilson.
In 1890, this successful
King Street merchant and banker built a spacious home at College and Green
streets, a short walk from the College of Charleston's Randolph Hall.
Today, many consider his
house the city's best example of Queen Anne architecture, which during its
20-year heyday elevated the variety of forms, textures, material and colors to
delightful new heights (until it came time to repaint).
http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch05/0105/arc01312135571.shtml
January
30, 2005
The
State Newspaper
The voice of the Gullah
“Her music comes from a
sincere place and anything that comes from a sincere place communicates,” says
Trevor Weston, the music director for “Off the Wall.” “She’s also a very
talented singer.”
Weston, who teaches at
the College of Charleston, mentions the April 2004 preview at the Koger Center,
the first glimpse the public had of the much-anticipated ballet. In “Love of
the Harvest,” two women danced to Smalls’ haunting “Carry Me Home.”
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/10760003.htm
January
29, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
New C
of C public safety director takes reins
The College of Charleston
announced Friday the hiring of a new police chief who said he wants to bring a
higher level of professionalism to the campus public safety and fire
operations.
Paul Verrecchia became
chief and director of public safety earlier this month. He said one of his
goals is to seek endorsement from the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies.
http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch05/0105/arc01292132583.shtml
January
27, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Secret
daughter writes of Thurmond
Jack Bass, a College of
Charleston professor who co-wrote the biography with Thompson, said the book
does add to the literature on race in South Carolina and the United States.
http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch05/0105/arc01272129025.shtml
January
27, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE
Opening in conjunction
with Black History Month is "Rhythms of Resistance, Sounds of
Celebration," a Tuesday evening film and discussion series set to begin
next week at the College of Charleston.
http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch05/0105/arc01272127779.shtml
January
27, 2005
Charleston City
Paper
Takin' It to the
Streets
Herb
Silverman ain’t scared. Two years ago, he walked into a largely god-fearing
City Council meeting and delivered a godless prayer. Several Councilmembers
stormed out in protest, and he made headlines and the 6 o’clock news for about
a week.
Now Silverman, a College of Charleston math professor, has created a way
for people to advertise their lack of faith: South Carolina Department of Motor
Vehicle specialty license plates.
http://ccp.slicker.com/layout.asp?id=41381&action=detail&catID=1252&parentID=1252
January
26, 2005
The Christian
Science Monitor
African-American heritage across the US
A growing awareness of the contributions of African-Americans to US
heritage has had a big impact on travel. Suddenly, practically every city and
town is telling the world - through brochures, booklets, maps, and websites -
about its special African-American attractions. These range from places that played
a key role in the days of slavery to sites connected to civil rights movement
activities.
"Charleston Black Heritage" visitor's guide presents
articles of interest from the College of Charleston, as well as information
about events and activities.
http://search.csmonitor.com/search_content/0126/p14s01-trgn.html
January
24, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
College
out of reach? It's more affordable than you think
The College of Charleston
used to be one of those schools, but it has upped tuition by an average of 18.3
percent a year since 2001, as state funding for the school went under the knife
in Columbia and the institution moved ahead on a plan to lower its teacher-to-student
ratio.
Despite the tuition hike,
the college is processing more applications in 2005 and being more selective
than ever before, according to Gary McCombs, senior vice president of business
affairs. McCombs said he doesn't hear a lot of grumbling from parents and
students about their bills.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=8691§ion=businessreview
January
23, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
For atheists,
life often can mean being shunned
Alex
Kasman never felt the need to join an organization like the Secular Humanists
before moving to Charleston five years ago. He was an atheist, sure, but that didn't make much
difference while living in Boston or Michigan or Athens, Ga. "It was really a nonissue,"
he said.
Not so in the Holy City.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/Default.aspx?newsID=8532§ion=faithvalues
January
23, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Budget
proposal worries colleges
College of Charleston
President Lee Higdon said his campus has seen nearly $10 million in budget cuts
in the past four years. "Any future cuts in higher education will have a
profound impact on the college and could have negative repercussions on our
students and programs," Higdon warned.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=8474§ion=stateregion
January
20, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
HAITI
FILM SERIES
Award-winning
filmmaker Dr. Christine Cynn, a professor of English and Women's Studies at
Barnard College, will speak and answer questions about her experiences making
the film "Pote Mak Sonje: The Raboteau Trial" following a screening
of the picture tonight at 7 in the Jewish Studies Center, Arnold Hall, the
College of Charleston.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/Default.aspx?newsID=8164§ion=preview
January
19, 2005
Charleston City
Paper
Like an Open Book
The College of Charleston’s new library finally opened last week
to rave reviews and ratcheting rancor. Long hailed as one of the worst designs
to blight Calhoun Street by its critics, the 144,000-square-foot building
features 260 computers for students, miles of technology cable, and can handle
as many 1 million books thanks in part to its innovative shelving design. The
building had been expected to open over winter break. In a related item, the
City’s Board of Architectural Review approved the almost-final plans for the
College of Charleston’s new $36 million basketball arena to be located next to
the Kresse Center. When critics, including the Committee to Save the City,
complain that the new size, scale, and architecture of the fieldhouse is out of
character with the rest of the peninsula, what they seem to mean is that they
are disappointed slaves didn’t build it. Shut up, already.
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/city_beat.php
January
19, 2005
Charleston City
Paper
Trading Spaces
With just a few days to go before the ElsewHERE exhibition opens
at the Halsey Gallery, it’s dark on the second floor. The regular track lights
have been removed, and the walls look bare. A smattering of security lights
cast shadows through a veil of hanging threads. The shadows are unwelcoming,
which should please commissioned artist Paola Cabal.
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/arts1.php
January
19, 2005
Charleston City
Paper
Slavery, Struggle, Survival
A symposium will be held at the College of Charleston this week,
Thursday to Friday, Jan. 20-21, to raise awareness about the problems facing
Haiti, the “old” Bandeh Aceh. The two-day event will feature speakers,
discussions, documentaries, and lectures about the struggling Central American
country clinging to the backside of the Dominican Republic.
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/city_beat.php
January
18, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Getting
- and keeping - tuition aid often crucial
While no
student will receive all the state aid offered, College of Charleston Financial
Assistance Director Donald Griggs said students should vie for each form of
state aid.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=7845§ion=education
January
18, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
SEA ISLANDS:
While you celebrate democracy this week,
don't forget to celebrate the homeplace. Avery Research Center at the College
of Charleston is exhibiting "Sea Island Artifacts: The African and
American Connection." 125 Bull St. Our Favorite Price.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=7795§ion=localnews
January
18, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
On
tour: How to get the most out of a campus visit
-- Check out the library.
"Some kids, not all kids, will spend a lot of their time there," said
Lori Atkinson, College of Charleston admissions counselor and tour guide
supervisor. "Make sure they have liberal hours if you have any
procrastinators."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=7847§ion=education
January
16, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
C of C
to give schools Holocaust documentary
The
College of Charleston Office of College Relations and Media Communication will
distribute an enhanced DVD form of the regional Emmy-winning documentary
"For Every Person There is a Name" to 385 public high schools and
middle schools throughout the state beginning Jan. 27.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=7549§ion=faithvalues
January
16, 2005
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Pavilion side deal
prompts ethics talks
Residents who volunteer
on public boards should make sure their professional dealings don't conflict
with the board's business, said Robert Westerfelhaus, assistant professor of
ethics at the College of Charleston. "You don't serve the community and
serve yourself at the same time," he said. "It is understood, and it
ought to be made explicit."
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/industries/tourism/10658219.htm
January 16, 2005
Philadelphia Inquirer
Chicago Tribune
Lexington
Herald-Leader
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Kansas
City Star
Media failures fan
rival bias charges
"The Bush
administration doesn't need to say things specifically. They can just get their
stooges to do it for them," said Chris Lamb, a professor of mass
communications at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
January 16, 2005
Charlotte Observer
Tallahassee
Democrat
Myrtle Beach Sun News
The tradition of the
Southern Jewish retailer winds down
Though
Jews arrived in the South as early as the 17th century, Southern Jews' stories
have been largely untold. That changed this month, when an archive, including a
collection of oral histories, opened at the College of Charleston, shedding
light on Jewish Southern history and its role in U.S. society.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/nation/10659656.htm
January 16, 2005
The State
Newspaper
Arts News
The
Concert Choir from the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts is one of 15
college choirs in the nation chosen to perform at the American Choral Directors
Association national convention in Los Angeles next month. Other choirs
performing include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the St. Olaf Choir, the Los
Angeles Master Chorale and the Louisiana State University Choir.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/living/10646782.htm
January
14, 2005
The Chronicle of
Higher Education
THE
SHORT LIST (editorial)
Thirty
years after The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein demonstrated that no one
-- not even the president -- was above the Constitution, journalism
has been reduced to a wasteland and the Constitution simply to waste. We have
fewer and fewer newspapers owned by fewer and fewer corporations who care less
and less about their commitment to journalism and their obligation to
democracy.
Chris
Lamb, associate
professor of communications at the College of Charleston and author of Drawn to Extremes: The Use and
Abuse of Editorial Cartoons (Columbia University Press, 2004):
http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v51/i19/19b00201.htm
January
13, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Architecture
board OKs plans for C of C facilities
Sports
and the arts are moving closer to new digs at the College of Charleston. Plans
for the school's new basketball arena and arts center won approval Wednesday
from the Charleston Board of Architectural Review.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=7094§ion=localnews
January
13, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
POETRY/SLAVERY
Among the winter events
at Avery Institute for African-American History and Culture, a fine resource at
the College of Charleston, are two series that caught GMLc's eye. Avery, at 125 Bull St., is holding
several poetry-writing workshops for youth and adults in January.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=7110§ion=localnews
January
13, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
New C of C library
reaps volumes of praise
Chances
are, Jenny Wilson and Andrew Heath won't annoy others while they argue
philosophy at the new Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library. The new library at
the College of Charleston has 16 group study rooms, all soundproof.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/Default.aspx?newsID=7116§ion=localnews
January
12, 2005
The
State Newspaper
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Charlotte
Observer
Greenville News
Alga may be causing eagle deaths
Habrun, a College of Charleston graduate student and
research technician, grew a culture late last year.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/10623130.htm
January
11, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
'Culture war' stakes
(Letter to the editor)
Nearly every day in this
newspaper there are references either direct or indirect to what commentators
call "a culture war." For instance, in the Dec. 30 edition a letter
to the editor praised a speaker at the College of Charleston for advising his
audience to "hold to the faith," and Phil Lader in a piece on the Renaissance
Weekend says, "even here in Charleston, there are deep divisions not only
between 'red' and 'blue' politics, but about what many believe to be eternal
truths about right and wrong."
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=6912§ion=letters
January
11, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
LAURA GRIFFIN RUN
The legacy of the late
Laura Griffin lives on Saturday with the running of the ninth annual Laura
Griffin Memorial Run and Walk. In
1996, Griffin, an avid runner, was struck and killed by a car driven by a
drunken driver while jogging along the Battery. She was the director of the
College of Charleston's substance abuse prevention program.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=6939§ion=sports
January
11, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Algae
may be killing bald eagles
Wilde, a
University of South Carolina assistant professor, observed an unidentified
blue-green alga that grows on hydrilla, an invasive plant species that clogs
state waterways. Habrun, a research technician and College of Charleston
graduate student, grew a culture of the pond scum in late 2004 after three
years of being daunted by blooms of other blue-green algae that crowded it out
of lab samples.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/Default.aspx?newsID=6849§ion=localnews
January 10,
2005
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
Higher
education institutions face building boom
Tucked
into historic downtown, the College of Charleston is becoming a preferred
choice for students around the country. This year’s freshman class had an average
SAT score of 1208. “Hopefully we’re attracting the cream of the crop,” says
Mike Robertson, director of media relations.
Attracting
top-notch students isn’t a problem, but finding a place to put them is becoming
more challenging. Because of its location in the heart of downtown Charleston,
C of C doesn’t have much room to grow. Enrollment as of fall semester 2004 was
9,866.
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/current/11_1/news/4124-1.html
January
10, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
New C
of C library falls far short
The
College of Charleston's Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library could have been
the college's second-most important building behind only Randolph Hall.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=6705§ion=
January
9, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
JAZZ
AT C OF C
Melding
the talent, experience, passion and professionalism of four musicians, the
Western Jazz Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Recital Hall of the
Simons Center for the Arts at the College of Charleston. Admission is $10 at
the door.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/Default.aspx?newsID=6594§ion=
January
6, 2005
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Marketing strategy
shifts
as area fights for visitors
Most destinations use
marketing or public relations firms to create ads, said John Crotts, director
of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at the College of Charleston.
The creativity usually is worth the extra money, he said. "Most destination marketing
organizations don't have that in-house talent," Crotts said.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/entertainment/visitors_guide/10577220.htm
January
6, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
SPEAKING
OF POLITICS
The S.C.
Women's Campaign School will hold an all-day workshop Jan. 15 at the College of
Charleston Jewish Studies Center for women interested in running for elected
office and successful campaigning.
http://preview.charleston.net/stories/Default.aspx?newsID=5851§ion=
January
2, 2005
Charleston Post and
Courier
Slew of bills
aim to help small-business interests
For instance, Frank Hefner, an economist
at the College of Charleston, said the use of tax breaks as a way to encourage
investment and entice new hires.
http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch05/0105/arc01022087386.shtml
January
2, 2005
Chicago Tribune
Baltimore Sun
`Shalom,
y'all,' a smile from South's Jews
Though
Jews arrived in the South as early as the 17th Century, Southern Jews' stories
have been largely untold. That will change this month, when an archive,
including a collection of oral histories, opens at the College of Charleston,
shedding light on Jewish Southern history and its role in U.S. society.
January
1, 2005
Greenville News
Prep courses not
reaching all students
"When
you start crunching the numbers in South Carolina, we come out almost in a
critical condition," said Don Burkard, associate vice president for
enrollment planning at the College of Charleston. "We need to do a better
job."
http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2004/12/28/2004122855807.htm