That said, lesser-known candidates might have the most to gain if they deliver a solid performance, said College of Charleston political science professor Bill Moore. "People know Obama. People know Hillary. People know John Edwards," Moore said. "The one candidate I truly think has the potential to emerge out of that second tier is Bill Richardson."
College of Charleston political science professor Bill Moore said the YouTube questions may be more powerful than those normally asked by professional reporters. He said he was moved by one in which a woman with no health insurance took off her wig to show the effects of her cancer treatment. "It brings an emotional element into the questioning that you don't get when a reporter is asking it without some personal involvement," he said. "My gut reaction is they probably will pick some of those more powerful questions."
By Peter Greenberg
TODAYShow.com contributor
I'll always remember the first time I traveled to Charleston. I sailed to the city on a cruise ship, as part of America’s inland waterway system. And, as the boat glided into the city, I was instantly reminded of one of the great movie lines about Charleston — a sentence that has been shortened over the years.
Who will stay in Charleston hotels...They'll rents cars and eat plenty of meals. A college of charleston economist estimates that each visitor will spend as much as 500 dollars a day.
Students from the College of Charleston give their views ahead of next weeks Democratic debate.
Charleston may be remembered for its hurricanes but in 1886, a major earthquake killed more than 100 people. Tonight, this is how history can help predict present day damage should another quake rock Charelston in this special report. A special computer system at the College of Charleston is helping the area prepare for the day another giant earthquake rocks the Low Country. The key to what's going to happen is often what has been in the past. And in the past, it was buildings made of brick that came crashing down. ...This is Randolph Hall and Randolph Hall sustained a great deal of damage during the 1886 Earthquake. King Street, Broad Street, and The Battery all damaged in 1886 and are expected to be again when the next quake hits.
There were 3 robberies close to the College of Charleston campus last month, so officials are going all out assure that student are safe on campus. Students say they get at least one crime watch e-mail a week. Those e-mails tell where, when and what exactly happened even if the crime is off campus.
"We are wired to worry because fundamentally the universe is not a benign place, it's a dangerous place," explained Clinical Psychologist Brian Sullivan. "It's a way to experience a greater sense of control." http://www.wcbd.com/midatlantic/cbd/news.apx.-content-articles-CBD-2007-07-13-0014.html July 13, 2007 Cuban News Agency Fernandez Retamar Honored in Mexico The program includes a lecture on the poetic work of Fernandez Retamar by Samuel Gordon, professor at the Ibero American University in Mexico D.F., reports PL news agency. For his part, Raul Carrillo, professor at Charleston College in South Carolina, will present a paper on the presence of the Cuban Revolution in Retamar's work.
Conservation Voters of South Carolina and the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences at the College of Charleston will hold a Citizens Climate Workshop on Saturday. http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/jul/12/good_morning_lowcountry/ July 12, 2007 Sweetgrass meetup Thirty-five basketmakers meet today at the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site as part of the Sweetgrass/Gullah Geechee Community Project in Mount Pleasant. They represent all of the historic black communities in Mount Pleasant, said Mike Allen of the National Park Service. Their mission is to make an inventory of historic sites, buildings and basket stands and the Lowcountry's historic black communities. They plan oral histories, a database and photo documentation for application to the National Register of Historic Places. Researchers from Clemson University and the College of Charleston will explain the project today from noon to 2 p.m.
The College of Charleston partnership with Burke has been a catalyst for improving the school, and its new principal, Charles Benton, has taken charge to ensure it's moving in the right direction, McGinley said.
Karen Mok, 16, says she might take her passion for writing poetry, combine it with empathy and open a personalized greeting card business. Mok, who lives in North Charleston and attends Fort Dorchester High School, is one of 14 high school entrepreneur students spending the week at a business camp at the College of Charleston. The camp is sponsored by YESCarolina, a nonprofit organization that trains teachers to instruct students in entrepreneurial skills and offers business camps to students.
College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner, looking back at the 2000 GOP debate held on campus, said little long-term benefit came of it and far less than if the school's basketball team made it into the NCAA's Final Four. A political gathering is "not even like a sports event or cultural event because there's not much infrastructure that's built around it that stays there," he said.
The search continues inside and outside the friendly confines of College of Charleston headquarters for a new athletic director, just the right man or woman to lead Cougar Nation to glory and black ink, not necessarily in that order.
Joey Boyd of Mount Pleasant, S.C., wanted to introduce his 4-year-old son to baseball, just as his father had introduced him to the game. When Boyd was a young boy, his father signed him up for the Detroit Tigers fan club. A few days later, Boyd received a baseball card of Tiger pitcher Mark Fidrych and a Detroit T-shirt. Chris Lamb, an associate professor of communication at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, can be reached at lambc@cofc.edu. He wrote this commentary for the Orlando Sentinel.
Only a true visionary, or maybe the architect with the actual plans in hand, can look at the steel girders being erected on Meeting Street and visualize what will eventually become the College of Charleston's 5,000-seat basketball arena. The important thing for Chris Henderson, the school's physical plant project manager, is that everything is proceeding smoothly with the project.
Persistent onshore winds probably played a role in the arrival of the brownish weed, which provides a habitat for sea life, said Dr. Lou Burnett, director of the Grice Marine Lab at the College of Charleston.
I recently attended two academically focused summits with some of the leading educators in our field. As a new teacher, it was both humbling and illuminating to listen to the issues of those entrusted with developing the next generation. What was more meaningful about these events is that they would not have been possible without tangible demonstrations of support for our profession made by both the private and nonprofit sectors. Tom Martin is an executive-in-residence, Department of Communication, The College of Charleston. He also serves as a senior counselor for Feldman & Partners. He can be reached at martintr@cofc.edu.