March 31, 2007
Time to find, tell truth of the Orangeburg Massacre (op/ed)
BY JACK BASS
The book 'The Orangeburg Massacre,' which I co-authored with Jack Nelson, answers the 'it' question. The shooting occurred at 10:33 p.m. It exploded after State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Chief J. P. (Pete) Strom had ordered 66 highway patrolmen to advance onto the edge of the college campus.
Jack Bass, a faculty member at the College of Charleston, is co-author of 'The Orangeburg Massacre.'
March 30, 2007
Report sought on '68 killings Orangeburg Massacre ended in 3 students' deaths
Jack Bass, a College of Charleston professor who co-authored the book "The Orangeburg Massacre," and as a journalist covered the events, said a complete report by the state is needed.
"I hope the Legislature will now make it happen," he said. "I seriously doubt that anyone in South Carolina really believes that if three students had been killed and 27 others wounded in 1968 by police gunfire at Clemson or the University of South Carolina that there never would have been a full state investigation and report."
March 29, 2007
Toronto, Canada
Grieving goes digital as funeral webcasts debut
Even with Webcasts that anyone can watch, the benefits outweigh the risks, said George Dickinson, a professor of sociology who teaches a course in death and dying at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
March 28, 2007
The Curriculum Crunch Is On
Academic assistance happens every week at Burke High School's A+ Academy. Tutors from the College of Charleston meet with students to point them in the right direction.
Allison McGarity from College of Charleston says, "In this program, we have small groups of kids who come in each week for three days and we just do special activities, play games to remember the stuff for the PACT test."
Students are grouped based on their academic needs to maximize their brain power, and its the brainchild of the college's 'Center for Partnerships to Improve Education'.
March 28, 2007
Sex Toy Party Sparks Campus Controversy
They wanted to talk openly about sex, but instead they have some parents talking to their kids about going to another school. Hatzel Vela tells us why an issue of the College of Charleston's newspaper is generating a lot of heat.
March 28, 2007
Dr. George Benson Appointed to Baldrige
College of Charleston President P. George Benson has been appointed to the board of directors of The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
The Foundation is a nonprofit, private-sector organization that raises funds to endow the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The award is named for Malcolm Baldrige, who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1981 until his death in 1987. It rewards quality in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors.
March 28, 2007
Mathematicians Celebrate women in history today at a brown bag seminar with Cara Delay, assistant professor of history at the College of Charleston.
Her talk is on "Uncharitable Tongues: Women, Language, and Power in Modern Irish History." It's noon-1:15 p.m. at Stern Center 201 on the college campus, and it's free. Take your lunch.
March 28, 2007
Armstrong delivers powerful performance
The International Piano Series at the College of Charleston's School of the Arts presented another blockbuster concert Tuesday night which featured American pianist Andrew Armstrong.
Armstrong is a powerhouse of a performer with the ability to program a challenging concert by any standards.
March 28, 2007
Ecologist fights 526 extension
The proposed Mark Clark extension could threaten natural ecosystems on Johns Island when it traverses land, marsh and river habitats along its path from West Ashley to James Island, College of Charleston professor and ecologist Phil Dustan said Tuesday.
Dustan, a Johns Island resident and member of the island's Growth Management Committee, told about 40 people who gathered at the college's old library that the environmental impact of extending Interstate 526 would be "like building a toxic waste dump over a pristine marsh."
March 27, 2007
The South Remembers Wilberforce
It's exactly 200 years since Britain ended its involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and events are being held around the world to mark the anniversary.
The principal port at the American point of the triangle was Charleston in South Carolina from where the BBC's James Coomerasamy reports.
(Radio story features Bernard Powers)
March 27, 2007
Ask Elsa
Q I have greatly enjoyed the reviews in the Arts & Travel section of the paper. I am especially fascinated by those of Catherine Holmes. This shooting star leaves enlightenment and humor in her wake. Where did she come from? Jim, West Ashley.
A Cathy teaches English at the College of Charleston, including a freshman class to Honors College students. During Maymester, she will be offering "The Art of the Review," so if you are interested, there might be a space or two available.
March 27, 2007
Mom urges victims of rape to report it
Talking about her daughter's suicide helps Andrea Cooper heal.
On Monday, she told her story - something she's done about 300 times - to students at the College of Charleston, hoping "to help someone in the room" in a way she couldn't help her daughter.
March 26, 2007
College of Charleston home to new earthquake education center
“We want people to know that it’s not just Charleston,” said Steven Jaume, assistant professor of geology at the college and chief seismologist for the SCEEP. “If an earthquake of even a medium size struck in Summerville, it could affect people across the entire state and beyond.”
In addition to Jaume, Erin Beutel, Norm Levine and Briget Doyle will assist in running the SCEEP. Beutel will serve as the program’s director; Levine will work as a liaison with city, county, state, and federal agencies; and Doyle will serve as the center’s interim education and outreach coordinator while conducting research on a regional assessment of earthquake impacts.
March 26, 2007
Honoring the end of an injustice
Simon Lewis, director of the College of Charleston's Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World program, organized the interfaith event to celebrate the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade.
March 26, 2007
Highway
College of Charleston biology professor Phillip Dustan will talk this week about the potential impacts of the extension of I-526 on Johns Island ecosystems.
His presentation is Tuesday (that's tomorrow) night at 6 in the Robert Scott Smalls Building auditorium (on the college campus on Calhoun Street across from Starbucks). Free and open to the public (that's you).
March 25, 2007
Dance weekend
Professor emeritus and director of the dance program in the College of Charleston's School of the Arts, Robert Ivey says, "We are glad to be still thriving after performing for so many years, and it's gratifying to watch and read about my former dancers on Broadway and performing all over the world."
March 25, 2007
Early primaries to trim field
“Candidates won’t be concentrating on South Carolina,” said College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore. “They will be traveling elsewhere.
“It’s not a case where we’ll see them every day.”
March 24, 2007
Daughter's suicide led mom to help others
Andrea Cooper found her 20-year-old daughter Kristin dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on New Year's Eve in 1995.
A few years later, she decided to use Kristin's story to help others who might be struggling with depression or the aftermath of acquaintance rape.
Since then, Cooper has spoken to more than 300 college groups.
On Monday, she'll address students at the College of Charleston at an event that's open to the community and sponsored by the Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Chi Omega sororities.
March 23, 2007
Hardeeville woman seeks legal advice over dog's
David Mann, a political science professor with the College of Charleston, said class action suits involving people, commerce or goods from various states that cross state lines take place in federal court and are subject to federal laws, if the lawsuit goes to trial.
"Most do not go to trial; most are settled out of court," Mann said.
March 22, 2007
'Music Under the Oaks'
The department of music in the School of the Arts at the College of Charleston will present "Music Under the Oaks," an outdoor spring concert featuring the College of Charleston Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Lorenzo Muti. The orchestra will perform movements from Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and Schumann's Piano Concerto.
A student chamber ensemble also will perform.
The event takes place Sunday at the Cistern Yard, just off George Street on the College of Charleston Campus.
March 22, 2007
Abolition
"It was really the first international human rights victory," said Simon Lewis, director of the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program at the College of Charleston (www.cofc.edu/atlanticworld).
"Ending the Atlantic slave trade ensured the internal slave trade would become increasingly profitable," the Encyclopedia says. "By the 1820s, South Carolina became a net exporter of slaves (to other states)."
March 21, 2007
College of Charleston Dedicates New Higdon Leadership Center
The College of Charleston dedicated the Higdon Student Leadership Center today.
The Higdon Student Leadership Center is named for former College of Charleston President Lee Higdon and his wife Ann. As the 20th President of the College, Higdon spearheaded the college’s growth from a regional university to a nationally known liberal arts and sciences institution with a steadily improving student profile.
March 21, 2007
Music Under the Oaks
Although the first day of spring just arrived this week, Lowcounty residents can't be blamed for thinking it may have started at the beginning of March, what with the warm weather and blooming flora. The College of Charleston's School of the Arts honors the start of the season each year with their free Music Under the Oaks concert held in the incredibly picturesque Cistern, located smack in the middle of the CofC campus.
March 21, 2007
Dark Days
"We think it's an event that actually draws attention to Charleston's place in world history," says Simon Lewis, director of the Program in the Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World at the College of Charleston. "That's something that we haven't really paid a great deal of attention to in Charleston. It's kind of swept under the rug."
March 21, 2007
Spring
College of Charleston astronomy instructor Terry Richardson explained: "You take even a little toy top, it doesn't spin straight up and down. It will be at a little angle, and it will circumscribe a circle at the top."
Same with the point of the Earth's tilted axis. It circumscribes a circle in the sky that takes 26,000 years to complete.
"It was disturbing to me to find out in graduate school that the coordinates of the (distant, fixed) stars weren't fixed," Richardson said. "It changes all the math."
March 20, 2007
College center dedicated
Former College of Charleston President Lee Higdon speaks Monday at the dedication of the Ann and Lee Higdon Student Leadership Center as his wife Ann holds a portrait of Higdon. The three–story center will provide office space and meeting rooms for various student organizations and the Leadership Resource Library will be located on the top floor.
March 20, 2007
John Edwards Struggles to Keep 2004 South Carolina Supporters
"Candidates can become stale if they're out there long enough. It is very difficult for candidates to come back after losing four years earlier," said Bill Moore, a political science professor at the College of Charleston. "Edwards ran. Edwards lost. The No. 1 thing people are looking for is a candidate who can win."
March 20, 2007
Baker's a winner (Letter to the Editor)
We'd like to take the time to acknowledge the man behind the scenes of the College of Charleston's athletic success over the past many years. Jerry Baker, as athletic director, has humbly and quietly stood in the shadows of John Kresse, John Pawlowski, and, now, Bobby Cremins.
As long-time followers of the Cougars, we have seen the high standing that he has among his peers. He has consistently managed 19 NCAA Division I sports, with more successes that can be listed here. It is hard to find anyone in the donor base or business community that doesn't have a positive relationship with Jerry.
March 20, 2007
C of C students come through (Letter to the Editor)
On a Friday night there are a lot of events, parties and places for a College of Charleston student to attend. There is always something to do for a college student. College students, as we know, make all sorts of choices.
Well, on Feb. 9, a great choice was made by a large group of C of C students to participate in a Dance-a-Thon to raise money for the MUSC Children's Hospital.
March 20, 2007
Vice President Sanford? How does that sound?
Still, College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore said Sanford could be viewed as a strong running mate.
'He's a very pleasing personality and comes across very well on TV and in person,' Moore said.
March 19, 2007
Bridge runners just so-so tourists, study finds
Turns out, those arguments may hold some water, according to a recent study by Steve Litvin, chairman of the College of Charleston's Hospitality Department. Litvin surveyed participants just after the race and found that the average bridge runner spends $222 each day here, 21 percent less than the average tourist. Almost 90 percent of participants have been here before, a demographic of visitors that generally spend less than first-timers; they are less likely to shop, take a tour or visit a paid attraction. And less than half stayed in a paid lodging, versus 69 percent of average Charleston tourists.
March 18, 2007
Mixing faith with politics raises questions
Last month at a Darwin Week forum, College of Charleston biology professor Rob Dillon gave a slide-show presentation explaining the evolution of the intelligent design concept and describing in some detail why he believes religion and science cannot co-exist in the same classroom.
It's not that creationism cannot be discussed in schools, he said, it's just that it should be confined to religion or philosophy classes. Science, after all, depends on quantifiable data and hypotheses that can be tested, he said. It's about devising sound theories that, because of the exhaustive research required to establish them, come as close as anything to empirical fact.
March 18, 2007
Attorney: S.C. police often skirt FOI act
Kirk Stone, associate professor of media studies at the College of Charleston, said government officials have to remember that crime is not a private matter.
"Sunlight is the best disinfectant," he said. "The best thing to do is get the information out there and let the public be the judge."
March 18, 2007
Debate over gentrification a social, political hot potato
That's an interesting question in this whole process,' said Russell, the College of Charleston professor. 'It's one thing for a landlord to raise the rent on a long-time black family so he can rent a house to six college kids. It's another thing for a black family to say, ‘I can get a half a million dollars for this piece of junk. If someone will buy it, I'm out of here.'?'
March 17, 2007
Legislators negligent (Letter to the Editor)
The Post and Courier should be praised for its series on the appalling state of South Carolina school buses, which are the oldest, the most polluting and the most dangerous in the country.
CHRIS LAMB
Associate Professor Communication Department
College of Charleston
1341 Heidiho Way Mount Pleasant
March 17, 2007
Police agencies uneven on FOIA
Kirk Stone, associate professor of media studies at the College of Charleston, said government needs to remember that crime is not a private matter and that an informed public functions best.
"Sunlight is the best disinfectant," he said. "The best thing to do is get the information out there and let the public be the judge."
March 15, 2007
School news
DREHER MATH TEAMS took first place in two events at the Math Meet at the College of Charleston. Grabbing the top spot in the Math Team Relay were Stan Adkins, Ryan Allred, Jonathan Chu and Elizabeth Myers. First place in the Team Written Test Level 1 went to Elizabeth Adkins, Allison Day, Xiang Guan and Stuart Teal.
March 14, 2007
"IT IS A DISTRESSING STORY. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN SUGAR COAT A STORY LIKE THAT AND MAKE IT PALATABLE. I SAT DOWN WITH COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON JOURNALISM ETHICS PROFESSOR ROBERT WESTERFELHAUS. AND REVIEWED OUR BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE. JENNY ASKED, "DID WE ACT ETHICALLY AND WHAT IS THE ETHICAL DECISION?
March 14, 2007
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND Classical Overload
Non-orchestral variety first came my way on Fri. Feb. 23 at C of C's Simons Center Recital Hall, where Nathan Koci's New Music Collective offered another mind-stretching program. We heard creations of avant-garde composers past and present: John Cage, Morton Feldman, Pierre Boulez, and Henry Cowell are the best known. Also showcased were the considerable talents of Ray Evanoff -- one of Chucktown's most promising young composers. I wish I had room to tell you about all the instruments and their very capable players.
March 14, 2007
C OF C BATTLE OF BANDS: FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The Fifth Annual Charleston Battle of the Bands Competition, presented by CofC's Dept. of Communications, has announced their five finalists for the big live gig at the Music Farm on Thurs. March 29.
March 14, 2007
Art and antiques
The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum, which begins tonight with a lecture by Wendell D. Garrett, senior vice president of American Decorative Arts at Sotheby's, is SOLD OUT for the first time in its 10-year history.
This is the second year the forum has partnered with the Gibbes. Its earlier partner was the College of Charleston.
March 13, 2007
‘Call Me MISTER’ Program Expands To 11th College
The College of Charleston will soon become the 11th college in South Carolina to embark on a program that for seven years has been increasing the horrid numbers of Black male elementary teachers in the South Carolina state system.
The “Call Me MISTER” program, which will be instituted at the College of Charleston in the fall, intends to address the grave shortage of Black males who represent less than one percent of the elementary school teachers in South Carolina.
March 12, 2007
'Call Me Mister' looks for more misters
Steven Thomas, a research analyst in the College of Charleston's school of education, said he hopes to launch the program with about five students in the fall.
Thomas said he plans to make contact with all black male freshmen who begin at the college in the fall of 2007. So far, 34 have been accepted.
He won't recruit students outside of the college, he said, nor will he help them get accepted at the college. "Men in the program get into college on their own merit," he said.
March 11, 2007
Outsiders still reap cut-rate tuition
Hinson said she's also concerned about the high percentage of out-of-state freshmen at many of the state's colleges and universities, even if they are paying the increased tuition rates. This year 57 percent of freshmen at The Citadel are from outside South Carolina, compared with 56 percent at Coastal Carolina University, 49 percent at the College of Charleston, 37 percent at USC and 33 percent at Clemson.
March 11, 2007
36 Hours in Charleston, S.C.
CHARLESTON became a new city in 2005. Once choked off from its northern suburbs by a pair of dangerously obsolete trussed spans, residents can now zip over the Cooper River along the new Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge — a 3.5-mile-long, eight-lane wonder. More than a traffic shortcut, the Ravenel Bridge has fundamentally altered Charleston's psychology. Nowhere is this more true than on the bridge's wide bike-and-pedestrian lane. Suburban moms from Mount Pleasant rub elbows with families from gritty downtown Charleston. And Lycra-wearing cyclists whiz past iPod-clutching joggers from the bustling Citadel and College of Charleston. It's a perfect symbol for Charleston, straddling the Old and New South.
March 8, 2007
Sonic Boom, Not Quake...hits Lowcountry
"I looked up on the computer and got on the internet and started looking at seismographs..found nothing," says Dr. Steven Juame, Geology Professor at the College of Charleston.
In fact, no instrument recorded any unusual activity this morning. Even the US Geological Survey contacted Dr. Juame for an answer.
March 8, 2007
Tracking Tremors
The South Carolina Earthquake Education and Preparedness program was previously housed at Charleston Southern University but is now at the College of Charleston. Thursday, College of Charleston seismologist Dr. Steven Jaume and a team of geologists spent the day looking at data from several seismometers located across the Lowcountry. The equipment detects ground movement. None of the data reflected movement from an earthquake. There are no seismometers located in the area where the tremors were felt, because that particular area has no history of earthquakes. Dr. Jaume says, "From the Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant through Awendaw up to McClelanville, basically a strip along the coast, that tells me the source or whatever it is, is coming from off shore. It's not uncommon for people to feel the sonic boom along the coast. Based on the information I have, that's why I agree with the U.S.G.S., this is likely a sonic boom."
March 8, 2007
Does the Christian Coalition have a prayer in 2008 campaign?
”The organization is a shell of what it used to be and on the verge of going under completely,” said Bill Moore, a political scientist at the College of Charleston.
March 7, 2007
Best New Building
College of Charleston's Addlestone Library
Downtown. 205 Calhoun St. 953-5530
With so many Charleston buildings over 100 years old, many people think that the Best New Building category is an oxymoron. Maybe those people haven't seen the colossal edifice in the heart of historic downtown, on the corner of Calhoun and Coming. Standing at an enormous 140,000 square feet (that's about three football fields), the Addlestone Library boasts wireless access inside and outside of the building, 16 meeting/study rooms, two classrooms, and a seating capacity of 1,440 people. Students can sit back in one of the dozens of luxurious, hickory leather sofas located on each of the three floors of the library, sip on a latte from the Java City Café, and engage in a meaningful, intellectual conversation -- or, if you're like the rest of us, simply sit on one of the 260 computers on the main floor and play on MySpace all day. Whatever you choose to do, the Addlestone Library is so sophisticated that it's no wonder CP readers voted it the Best New Building yet again.
March 7, 2007
An artful farewell
Michael Tyzack Memorial Service
College of Charleston professor Michael Tyzack was an artist in life and on paper. He made people laugh, and this renowned champion of hard-edged abstract artwork was an approachable lover of people who encouraged his students to play with shapes, colors, and their imaginations. Tyzack shaped lives for over 30 years at CofC, and the Hasley Institute of Contemporary Art hosts a memorial service and art exhibit to honor Tyzack this Sunday. His longtime bandmates will provide some Dixieland jazz music to celebrate a life well-lived. Don't send flowers, please. Tyzack's family would rather people contribute to his legacy by providing a colorful future for others through his Prize Fund, given annually to a graduating CofC Studio Art major who shows promise. To donate money to the Tyzack Prize Fund, send a check to the College of Charleston Foundation, 66 George St., Charleston, SC 29424. SATURDAY
March 7, 2007
Lowcountry's Promise: Improving Quality of Life at Burke
Paula Egleson, is the director for partnerships to improve education through the College of Charleston.
She is the organizer of this Burke Partners meeting which brings together more than 30 groups.
"We are seeing increases with student achievement. Certainly not at the level we ultimately want to see, but that's something we're working on" says Egelson.
March 7, 2007
Buncombe students perform well at 5-state math meet
Bangchen Wang, Adam Southard and Dylan Peifer were the top performers among 112 Buncombe County middle and high school students who competed in the 30th annual College of Charleston Math Meet.
March 5, 2007
Cookin' up a storm
As for the Charleston-centric name, he may be onto something, as Ohio is home to some of the region's most loyal repeat visitors. It ranks No. 5 among the top states where local tourists originate, right between Pennsylvania and Florida, according to a study by the College of Charleston's Office of Tourism Analysis.
March 5, 2007
Upstate students win math meet competition
The event, sponsored by the College of Charleston Math Department, brought bright, interested high school students to the campus for innovative and exciting mathematical competition. The event also helped high school teachers to motivate their students to excel, and to recognize the role of math outside the classroom.
March 5, 2007
Myrtle Beach , S.C.
Booming hotel construction prompts increased promotion
There must be a good spending strategy for the extra money to work, said John Crotts, a tourism professor at the College of Charleston.
A smart move would be a mix of ads in current markets while reaching out to new ones, he said. Targeting Canada also would be a good idea, Crotts said, because it is largely untapped by the state but has potential.
"[The extra money] is a step in the right direction," Crotts said. "At least they are starting to put their money where their needs are. Just use that money wisely."
March 5, 2007
Portrait: Rep. Jim Clyburn
Clyburn will also be at the heart of the Democratic presidential fight. His endorsement carries a lot of weight in South Carolina. "Clyburn does not have a machine," says Jack Bass, professor at the College of Charleston, but he does have the "Jim Clyburn Network"-a group of civic and religious organizations with regional influence. Yet his endorsement hasn't been a silver bullet. In 2004, he initially backed former Rep. Dick Gephardt, who dropped out before the South Carolina primary, and then backed Sen. John Kerry, who was soundly beaten there by Sen. John Edwards.
March 4, 2007
Iraq toll hits hard in small towns
George Dickinson, a sociologist at the College of Charleston, said the military offers some small-town residents a chance to see the world, to do something out of the ordinary and to make a mark. Typically, returning soldiers are welcomed home enthusiastically, he said. They have become big fish in a small pond.
Dickinson said patriotism plays no small part, too. Many of these young men and women are following in the footsteps of their elders who served before them. By joining the military, they are initiated into the world of their parents and grandparents, and experiencing a rite of passage that transforms them into special Americans, he said.
March 4, 2007
Contemporary dance
"Dancing Truth: Using Movement to Uncover the Soul" is the title of the contemporary dance concert to be performed by Eliza Ingle at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the College of Charleston's Chapel Theatre, 172 Calhoun St.
The event will be sponsored by the Sophia Institute, a program of workshops founded by personal and professional life coach Carolyn Rivers. Rivers says the institute seeks to cultivate the awareness of the creativity in each person in order "to create a world in renaissance that expresses the vastness of the human potential through mind, body and spirit."
March 4, 2007
Town and Gown group plans spring cleanup
This year, instead of bracing themselves for a trash-filled dump-out at the end of the school year, city dwellers can look forward to The Town Gown Spring Clean, said Evelyn Nadel, associate dean of students at the College of Charleston.
The college and the city's Town and Gown Committee and Keep Charleston Beautiful division will work together to make trash pickup flow more smoothly and salvage usable items for charity, Nadel said.
March 2, 2007
Myrtle Beach , S.C.
It's so hard to say goodby to "The OC"
According to Doug Ferguson, professor of communication at the College of Charleston, "The OC" could be defined as a hit. Ferguson describes a hit show as doing better than the networks expect in its first season. Shows such as "Home Improvement" and "Dawson's Creek" also fit the hit show mold.
"They are hits for the networks, or the best of the new shows," Ferguson said.
March 2, 2007
FBI to review Orangeburg Massacre case
"The Orangeburg Massacre," a book by Jack Nelson and Jack Bass, a former reporter who is now a professor at the College of Charleston, said most of the students were shot in the back or the soles of their feet.
March 2, 2007
University erects tribute to blood shed for rights
Among those people is College of Charleston professor Jack Bass, author of the book "The Orangeburg Massacre." Bass, Sellers and others were on last year's four-day civil rights tour to Birmingham, Memphis, Atlanta and Orangeburg.
Bass said the episode will become better known, but more needs to done to come to terms with the tragedy.
"The time has come," Bass said, "that the state should face the tragedy at Orangeburg and that reconciliation is going to require restitution."
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March 1, 2007
College should accept help on Dixie
On his death more than a decade ago, noted ornithologist John Henry Dick entrusted the College of Charleston Foundation with the care of his beloved Dixie Plantation, a virtually unspoiled 800-acre property in rural Charleston County. Even though plans aimed at carrying out Mr. Dick's educational mandate for the property were developed more than two years ago, some major issues remain unresolved. The foundation would do well to seek out local and state preservation experts who are more than willing to lend a hand.
March 1, 2007
A kinder, gentler racism
"They've put themselves at the mainstream table," says College of Charleston history professor Bob Moore, who has studied extremist groups for more than three decades. "Mainstreaming extremism involves softening the rhetoric while sending the same message. Look at David Duke and [former presidential candidate] Pat Buchanan. Buchanan is just Duke without the baggage." (You can find "Buchanan for President" petitions posted on Stormfront.)
March 1, 2007
College of Charleston to Host New Earthquake Center
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) has selected the College of Charleston to develop products and programs for a new South Carolina Earthquake Education and Preparedness Program (SCEEP).
The SCEEP will serve as the Center of Excellence for the State of South Carolina on earthquakes, earthquake education and earthquake preparedness. The Center will be housed in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences on the College of Charleston Campus. In addition to developing and maintaining outreach and education programs throughout the state, the Center will host workshops geared to a variety of constituencies from emergency management professionals to educators as well as information sessions for the general public.
March 1, 2007
Eclipse, part deux
Tuesday, College of Charleston folks put out the word that a total eclipse of the moon will happen Sunday and that they'll have telescopes ready for the public. But the moon will actually be eclipsed on SATURDAY.
Telescopes will be set up on the roof of the Hollings Science Center (corner of Coming and George streets) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for the public to view the eclipse. Both the cosmic event and the viewing are free.
March 1, 2007
C of C epicenter of Lowcountry quake info
The new center at the College of Charleston will develop outreach and education programs. Plans include the launch of a Web site with an anticipated federal Homeland Security grant through the state Emergency Management Division, according to a news release.
The College of Charleston will run the center with a geology department team of four that will include a seismologist, a hazard mapping specialist, an engineer and a geologist who specializes in earthquake faults, said assistant professor Steve Jaume, the seismologist. It will build on work already under way improving how quake hazards are assessed.