Saddled with dismal polling numbers and hampered by lack of funds, he appears to be staking his second Democratic presidential run on Iowa and New Hampshire, hoping to win, or at least do well enough to carry the fight to South Carolina and Florida come Jan. 19.
"He seems to be faltering," says William Moore, College of Charleston political science professor.
Since a classical Greek play opens this week at the College of Charleston, it seems an appropriate time to define some of the early theatrical terms and the playwrights who gave live theater its genesis.
Donald Burkard, associate vice president for enrollment planning at the College of Charleston, said the college uses quantitative and qualitative factors in admissions decisions. If he had to rank the quantitative variables, he said, he'd rank students' grade-point averages first, followed by their SAT scores and the level of difficulty of their high school courses.
Lisa Robinson, a College of Charleston professor who teaches courses on social justice and women's studies, called the rally a milestone of the post-civil rights era and a victory for protesters.
"It's a victory because it encouraged people to seek change back home," she said. "But at the same time, you keep thinking how history repeats itself. ... People in the community have to keep these issues in the forefront."
McCain plans to address the College of Charleston's bully pulpit series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Physicians Auditorium, 72 George St. It will be his second visit to Charleston in as many weeks as he seeks to regain the front-runner status.
What they do reflect is the vitality of the area's highly diversified economy, said Frank Hefner, an economist at the College of Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R) will speak on the College of Charleston campus on October 3, 2007 as part of the College of Charleston's Bully Pulpit Series on presidential communication.
Senator McCain is the first presidential candidate to speak in this series, which invites the individual presidential candidates to speak with students and Charleston community members on such topics as the frequency of press conferences, the candidate's relationship with journalists, and the power of the president to persuade.
Police detonated a suspicious package Friday at the BellSouth building downtown. The package, identified by Starbucks patrons around 9 a.m., snarled traffic downtown while it closed several blocks of Calhoun and surrounding side streets. The Post and Courier reports that "the package was described as a small bag attached by wires to a cell phone with its antenna raised." Here are our five favorite quotes overheard at the scene:
When we called Sgt. Larry Walton with the College of Charleston campus police, he said, "We've had nine this year … wait, 10, we just had one reported stolen last night." Five of those bikes have been stolen in the last month, but Walton says it's typical for a spike at the start of the school year when students are unfamiliar with the threat.
Charleston police remained tight-lipped Monday about a briefcase wired to an open cell phone found Friday on a Calhoun Street sidewalk that prompted a three-hour bomb scare at the College of Charleston.
Police determined Friday night that the "suspicious package" was not an explosive device. "It's still under investigation," said police spokesman Charles Francis.
David Berndt, an adjunct psychology professor at the college, found the case about 9 a.m. and called authorities, according to a police report. Berndt could not be reached for comment.
The College of Charleston is exploring new ways to handle communications during a crisis situation.
The possible changes come in light of Fridays' incident regarding a suspicious package found near campus.
It's a question facing every university and college in the United States.
We spoke with the Executive Vice President of Student Affairs Victor Wilson about the incident, “the complaint we are getting from students is they didn't get the e-mail or I left at eight in the morning and wasn't in front of the computer.”
University-based entrepreneurship programs across the country that are looking to offer their students' unique learning opportunities have made consulting programs available to their communities. David Des- places, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Economics at the College of Charleston, co-founded such an initiative called the Connecticut Economic Gardening Group (CT-EGG) in Hartford that he hopes to duplicate for Charleston County, S.C., in the years to come.
When that time comes, former players can benefit from their on-field careers in two distinct ways: understanding the value of teamwork and understanding the importance of branding, said John Clarkin, director of the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Charleston.
This year, the college is offering courses "in a more exciting, less pedantic way," computer science department Chairman Chris Starr said. Professors hope that will entice more students to become computer science majors, he said. Such connections are important, especially for women, said RoxAnn Stalvey, a professor in the department. She teaches a class using social networking sites such as Facebook.com and MySpace.com as well as a programming class using the visual, three-dimensional Alice program.
Last month, we took our younger son back to college. Ben's a sophomore at the College of Charleston now, almost 20, and he just moved into an off-campus house with five buddies. (I know. Scary.)
First thing he needed was furniture. So my husband and I loaded up a U-Haul, drove to South Carolina and made Ben's room rather nice, we thought. We put an old chair of ours in the corner by the window. Good place for all that reading you have to do in college.
Two College of Charleston students and another woman were charged with disorderly conduct Saturday for allegedly jumping or attempting to jump off the U.S. Highway 17 bridge near the round Holiday Inn in Charleston and into the Ashley River, police said.
The three were detained after a passing motorist called 911 to report a female had jumped over the side of the north bridge, which carries traffic south out of the city on Savannah Highway.
Universal church? We can't even agree on a universal measuring system (metric or English). Many would like a universal church, as long as it happens to be the church they belong to. Since universal membership would require coercion or force, we should forget about a universal church.
I'm not sure if religious diversity per se is a good thing, but the religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution surely is. And this freedom, the right to choose any or no religion, has generated religious diversity.
Herb Silverman
President, Secular Coalition for America
A hard-shell briefcase containing batteries and magnets with wires snaking out to connect with an open cell phone prompted a three-hour bomb scare Friday morning at the College of Charleston.
Shortly after the "highly suspicious package" was found around 9 a.m., police were instructed to watch for anyone with a cell phone looking in the direction of the suspect briefcase near a Calhoun Street sidewalk near Coming Street.
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
|
A hard-shell briefcase containing batteries and magnets with a cell phone attached by wires was spotted Friday morning in some bushes outside a downtown office building near the College of Charleston.
In an interview prior to the talk, Herb Silverman, the Secular Coalition president, said his group respected the wishes of atheist politicians who wanted confidentiality because "we're not in the business of outing people."
Other than Stark, there were some officeholders who were willing to go public, but only on school boards and in other local offices, he said.
Read more ... http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/22/for_congressman_humanism_matters/?p1=email_to_a_friend
CHARLESTON, S.C. Ñ Police in Charleston have closed off portions of a major downtown street while they investigate a suspicious package.
Police say customers at a coffee shop noticed the package in some bushes outside an office building on Calhoun Street before 9 a.m. and called authorities.
Police say the device is attached to a cell phone.
Police say some classes at the College of Charleston have been canceled as a result of the suspicious package.
College of Charleston faculty adviser and teacher Lisa Robinson, who traveled as a chaperone to 25 students,
said the long haul was well worth it.
"This has been absolutely beautiful, absolutely wonderful," Robinson said. "It was also a good learning
experience for young black students from the Lowcountry. It's empowering for them to be around so many
powerful people."
Kirk Stone, an associate professor of communications at the College of Charleston, said the international attention the story has garnered is an indication of the world's obsession with "infotainment."
"Before you know it, villages thousands of miles away will know about the alligator attack," Stone said. "With the issues we're dealing with like high medical costs, speed is not what we need, but more depth in reporting."
The chairman of a new committee charged with developing a statewide plan for higher education says he's optimistic the effort will be successful as long as members focus on the good of the entire state, not their individual constituencies.
Daniel Ravenel, a board member of the state's Commission on Higher Education for the past seven years, said three or four higher education plans have been bandied about during the past six or seven years. But none of them have been fully implemented.
From 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Saturday, area college students can enjoy live music, fun, food and games at the 5th annual Rock the Block party on George Street at the College of Charleston between Coming and St. Philip streets.
An alcohol-free event, the party is sponsored by the College Community Coalition and is open to all college students. Highlights of the party include a mechanical bull, a bungee run, a climbing wall, a henna tattoo artist, face-painting and great prize giveaways.
The College of Charleston will host the grand opening of the Liberty Street Fresh Food Co. at 4 p.m. Monday on campus at Liberty and St. Philip streets.
The event will feature a ribbon cutting, cake, live music and prize giveaways. Admission for the event is $7.75, which includes buffet-style food and beverages.
The Fresh Food Co. is on the first floor of the College of Charleston's new Liberty Street Residence Hall, which was completed in August.
The Monday Night Concert Series at the College of Charleston's School of the Arts will present Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz vibraphonist Jerry Tachoir (pronounced Tash-wah) on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip St. The program includes original compositions by award-winning composer/pianist Marlene Tachoir, who will also perform.
Abria Justice and Jamila Harper, both College of Charleston seniors, along with junior Jennifer Repede and senior Jermaine VanHannegeyn, organized a local caravan after fellow students expressed interest.
"We've been speaking with fellow classmates and they were really fired up about the rally," Harper said.
Lisa Robinson is the faculty adviser accompanying the students. Robinson, who teaches women's studies, said she was planning to attend the rally anyway, but that, by joining the students, she could ensure that they experience firsthand what they've read in textbooks.
Women's Studies professor Lisa Robinson and about 20 College of Charleston students say they want to show the "Jena Six" they're not alone.
"To see it first hand, I think it'll be so empowering for them. This is a historical moment," said Professor Robinson. "Basically we're saying we're not going to stand for this in our country so basically it's going to put a lot of people on notice that you just can't mistreat our children, you just can't mistreat people period," she said.
College of Charleston students hit the road to take part in a massive rally Louisiana in support of the Jena six.
The racially charged case has divided the small town of Jena.
The case is drawing people from across the country and this area as well.
A group of 24 College of Charleston students are also leaving for Louisiana to show their support in the case.
College of Charleston President George Benson has been named chairman of the inaugural board of directors of the South Carolina Campus Compact, part of a national coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities committed to educating the next generation of responsible citizens.
Benson joins the presidents of 15 other South Carolina higher education institutions, who have pledged to create and sustain civic engagement, service-learning and community service initiatives that provide college students with the skills needed to be active citizens in their local communities, the state, the nation and the world.
I read about the College of Charleston obtaining a 1502 Aldine edition of Herodotus' history originally written in 440 B.C. It made we wonder why anyone would want to read it.
The College of Charleston is getting a marketing makeover, complete with a new logo. Mike Haskins, vice president for marketing, said marketing officials and other campus groups have spent nearly a year exploring a new look Ñ changing the logo, color palette and typefaces. It's all part of giving the school a new brand, he said.
"The Randolph Hall logo was well-respected and many people have a deep-seated affection for it," said Brian McGee, chairman of the department of communication and a member of the marketing committee that's working on the logo.
HIGH PROFILE: Simon Lewis
An English professor who directs a program about the effects of trade on a society certainly can be called unorthodox. The subject seems more the domain of those in economics or the social sciences.
But Simon Lewis, a professor at the College of Charleston, is different. He's director of the college's Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World program, which focuses on the lasting influence of 18th- and 19th-century trade Ñ largely the slave trade Ñ on people bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
Enough with the mystery, welcome la Maison francaise - the French house at the College of Charleston on Bull Street. Since school began, it has been home to nine young women all learning French and interested in French culture. Valerie Kuehne, Lauren Franks, Cheryl Ingram, Catherine Wolfe, Erin Smith, Rosie Younan, Lauren Sheplar, Tiffany Howard and their resident assistant, Kerranna Williamson, ages 19-21, all have different curricula but all share a passion for everything that is French.
The house is the result of a partnership between the college administration and the French department of the College of Charleston. The idea derives from an experiment that was conducted a couple of years ago, when the administration decided to establish a "Health House" - a no alcohol, no cigarettes, only healthy food place. In the wake of that, a French House and a Spanish House were established. Students applying were required to speak a foreign language as often as possible when at the house. The French House project was revived this year, after being discontinued last year due to a lack of applicants.
Martin Perlmutter, director of the College of Charleston's Jewish Studies Program, talks with students Jess Sandler (left) and Dylan Sandler during a Rosh Hashanah dinner Wednesday at the Jewish Studies Center. Jess and Dylan are sisters from Virginia Beach, Va.
College of Charleston professor emeritus Chip Biernbaum says GMLc has maligned the gentle daddy longlegs. But there is some confusion about what a daddy longlegs might be. Many sources say we use "daddy" to describe the harvestman, the crane fly (both arthropods) and the spider Pholcus phalangioides, also called the long-legged cellar spider. GMLc was thinking of the spider. We've never known it to be a biter though.
At a meeting on College of Charleston campus the police chief, students, and Charleston residents talked about problems that have arisen since school started.
"We want to make sure that the students understand that not only do they have responsibility to themselves but also to the community," said Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen.Judy Riser, Head Cashier for 33 years at the College of Charleston cafeteria received a Golden Apple by WCSC-TV. Reporter Tracy Amick made the surprise announcement in the new Liberty Street Fresh Food Company. This Award sponsored by SCE&G honors teachers and other professionals going the extra mile for our children in Lowcountry schools.
The renewed movement to question Graham's sexuality won't chink his armor in front of South Carolina voters, says Jack Bass, a political science professor at the College of Charleston and co-author of Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond.
"I believe South Carolina voters are far more interested in the performance of elected politicians than in issues of personal privacy," Bass says. "I believe Lindsey Graham is widely respected by South Carolina voters as an independent voice who stands up for what he believes in."
Dorchester County has been getting more houses because the Charleston-area economy has been growing and the county is the natural place to build right now, according to Frank Hefner, an economist at the College of Charleston.
"It's not just Dorchester County," Hefner said. "What we're seeing is the whole tri-county area growing."
Read more ...College of Charleston researchers will help predict where the local economy is heading under a partnership with the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, which has been without a forecaster since its former expert was arrested earlier this year.
Led by research economist Frank Hefner, the college's newly created Office of Economic Analysis will enable the chamber to resurrect its quarterly and annual business outlooks next year.
The forecasts predict the growth or decline of key regional indicators. The first forecast is expected early next year.
The College of Charleston has obtained the 1502 Aldine edition of Herodotus’ “The Histories” with the help of a donation, said Marie Ferrara, head of special collections at the college’s Addlestone Library.
The Aldine edition, written in ancient Greek, is the first printed version of the book Herodotus wrote about 440 B.C. and is one of about 25 existing copies.
The book describes the wars between Greece and Persia from 490 to 479 B.C., Ferrara said. Herodotus, known as “the father of history,” was the first to write comprehensive accounts of historical events, Ferrara said.
One of the nation's oldest colleges is the new home of one of the world's oldest printed books.
The College of Charleston, founded in 1770, has obtained the 1502 Aldine edition of Herodotus' "The Histories" with the help of a donation, said Marie Ferrara, head of special collections at the college's Addlestone Library.
"There was disagreement right from the start," College of Charleston religion professor Margaret Cormack said.
"I think it's cyclic," College of Charleston history professor W. Scott Poole said. "Schism has always been endemic, but I think that's especially true of the United States."
This spread is certainly attributable to the successes of Christianity, its wide appeal and adaptability. It also illustrates how believers rarely achieve a truly unified conception of their faith, preferring instead to strike out on their own and play a new variation on the major themes, said College of Charleston religion professor Eric Thomas.
At 2 p.m. today on the steps of Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers will perform Gullah and gospel songs to set the tone for the monthlong series of events. From 4 to 6 p.m. at the College of Charleston's Simons Center for the Arts, Hurston's niece, Lucy Anne Hurston, will discuss her aunt's much-scrutinized life, her work and her literary legacy.
Marie Ferrara gently places the 500-year-old copy of Herodotus' "The Histories" on a felt blanket, puts on white gloves, and only then opens it and turns its pages.
Ferrara, the head of special collections at the College of Charleston's Addlestone Library, said the recent gift of the 1502 Aldine first edition is a boon for the school's rare books collection.
For months, Republicans here have had the highest expectations for the lawyer and actor best known for his recent role on NBC's "Law and Order." They describe Thompson as the race's only true conservative; the only one with a chance of beating Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton; the one who can keep the nation safe; and a plainspoken, Southern politician cast in the image of the much-adored Ronald Reagan.
"He's not going to be able to meet those expectations. No one could," College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore said.
That's why the Charleston County School District, in a collaborative effort with the College of Charleston and Communities in Schools, is working to transport the encouraging success of a program from one middle school to another.
The College of Charleston's School of Business and Economics has a new office to track economic trends for the Lowcountry.
The Office of Economic Analysis will analyze and interpret economic data and trends to help business leaders better understand the region's economy.
The office will work with several of the school's research programs, including the Office of Tourism Research and The Carter Center for Real Estate.
Most of the information will be focused on the Charleston area, though partnerships with Coastal Carolina University's Center for Economic and Community Development are possible, said Frank Hefner, who will serve as the new office's director.
Two students from the College of Charleston received bogus travelers checks last week after replying to e-mails sent by foreign con artists. They grew suspicious, and their parents contacted the Secret Service before any bogus checks were cashed, said John Kenney, resident agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service in Charleston.
Charleston, S.C. -- The College of Charleston’s School of Business and Economics has recently created the Office of Economic Analysis.
The Office will work with the School’s industry / sector focused research programs, such as the Office of Tourism Research and The Carter Center for Real Estate, to provide objective analysis and interpretation of economic data and trends to better understand the economy of our region.
College of Charleston researchers will help predict where the local economy is heading under a partnership with the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, which has been without a forecaster since its former expert was arrested earlier this year.
Led by research economist Frank Hefner, the college's newly created Office of Economic Analysis will enable the chamber to resurrect its quarterly and annual business outlooks next year. The forecasts predict the growth or decline of key regional indicators, such as employment statistics, airline traffic and construction permits.
CLAW, the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World program at the College of Charleston, has helpfully rounded up some Lowcountry events associated with this year's commemoration of the bicentennial of the banning of the international slave trade.Friday. Lorna Simpson exhibit opens. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. through Dec. 2. www.gibbesmuseum.org
Religious conservatives have been a mainstay in the Republican Party since the birth of the Moral Majority in 1980, says College of Charleston politics professor Bill Moore.
"It was really the beginning of conservative success and Republicans have played the faith card ever since," he says.
College of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore said Thompson's work in South Carolina is a start, but noted the veteran actor has a lot of work to do because Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Arizona Sen. John McCain recruited talent and lined up key supporters months ago.
Congratulations and thanks are in order to Anthony McAlister and Mayor Joe Riley. In a unique partnership between a developer and Charleston, the city now boasts a state of the art dormitory for our beloved college along with a more extensive city parking garage that will benefit shoppers, merchants and students.
At the College of Charleston, the only university in the state with an accredited astro-physics (or astronomy, for lay people) degree program, the questions never get old.
But this new, extended daylight- saving time already has.
"We are anxious for it to get dark," says James Neff, a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department.
"If we had our way, we'd probably turn the clocks the other way," says Terry Richardson, senior instructor.
The College of Charleston provided the program with Byrd, and she helped handle students' issues; planned with teachers; and facilitated enrichment activities such as field trips, service learning, career exploration, tutoring, mentoring and community presentations. A staff of three teachers ensured that class sizes were small.
Students made academic gains and were more confident, self-assured and socially adept, said Christine Finnan, an associate professor at the College of Charleston who worked with the program.
"It was what we hoped for," she said.
At the College of Charleston, the only university in the state with an accredited astro-physics (or astronomy, for lay people) degree program, the questions never get old.
But this new, extended daylight- saving time already has.
"We are anxious for it to get dark," says James Neff, a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department.
"If we had our way, we'd probably turn the clocks the other way," says Terry Richardson, senior instructor.
The College of Charleston is pumping millions of dollars into its aging infrastructure as the school undergoes its largest construction project since it went public in 1970. “It’s been interesting to see the growth and improvement. I think the emphasis on bringing these new facilities online has just been tremendous. Of course, it’s always a challenge when you’re constructing in an old historic district with very little land,” said Monica Scott, the college’s vice president for facilities planning.
A row of paper silos sits on Rew “Skip” Godow Jr.’s desk at the Lowcountry Graduate Center where he is executive director. Each one is marked with a red sticker labeled with the word “no.” “They’re to try to get people out of the silo mentality,” Godow said. He defined the “silo mentality” as a person’s tendency to think only of himself or herself or his or her department or institution.
"College of Charleston business professor Bing Pan thinks people might trust the Internet search engine Google a little too much.
Pan and his colleagues conducted research, published in the April issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, on how college students make their selections using the popular search engine. The researchers looked at where students' eyes traveled on a Google results page and which links they clicked on.
The Small family has a long history of association with and support of the College of Charleston and with the passing of Robert Scott Small Sr., the College of Charleston has lost an alumnus who was truly "one of us."
Mr. Small, class of 1936, was born and reared in Charleston. He and his wife Sallie moved to the Upstate a few years after his graduation. Along with some other prominent businessmen in the area, he and a business associate founded Haynsworth Mill, a textile mill which was later bought by Woodside Mills.
Robert W. Marlowe
Chairman
College of Charleston
Board of Trustees
International Piano Series
Featuring virtuoso piano players from throughout the world, the International Piano Series, sponsored by the College of Charleston's School of the Arts, was founded in 1990 by the College of Charleston's artist-in-residence Enrique Graf, who is also a concert pianist.
Monday Night Concert Series
The Monday Night Concert Series sponsored by the Department of Music at the College of Charleston takes place at the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip St. on the campus, unless otherwise noted. Admission to all concerts is $5 at the door and all begin at 8 p.m.
Reda Mansour, a Druze Arab poet, has been entrusted by the government of Israel to forge alliances and foster understanding as consul general of Israel to the Southeast United States.
Robert P. Stockton has won the July Golden Pen Award for his letter to the editor, "A Charleston single house it is not."
Mr. Stockton, an architectural historian who teaches at the College of Charleston, wrote the letter after The Post and Courier, in reporting the $7.2 million sale of the Patrick O'Donnell House at 21 King Street, referred to it as "an elegant rendition of a Charleston single house."
The dance company-in-residence at the College of Charleston, the Robert Ivey Ballet was founded 31 years ago by the former Broadway dancer. The company has performed at the World's Fair in Spain, Russia and China. This year, Ivey announced that Ashley Stock, dancer and dance instructor at the College of Charleston, has been named associate director of the Ivey Ballet. Ivey and Stock will collaborate on the 'Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2,' a major ballet, for the fall concert. Also, former Ivey student Chris Squires, now with the Boston Ballet, will return for a guest performance at the fall concert.
Presenting exclusively contemporary exhibitions, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art is situated inside the College of Charleston's School of the Arts, 54 St. Philip St.
Directed by Mark Sloan, the gallery hosts lectures, residencies for guest artists, documentary and experimental films, publications and campuswide academic involvement. The following events are for the first semester.
Experimental filmmaker Eric Patrick, whose work has been screened extensively in the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia, will open the Charleston segment of the annual Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers on Friday at the College of Charleston's Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.
Plays and musicals featuring College of Charleston students, faculty and occasionally community actors are held in the Emmett Robinson Theatre in the Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip St. and in the 100-seat Chapel Theatre, 172 Calhoun St.
Todd McNerney, chairman of the theater department, says, "Our goal, which we think we have accomplished, is to provide community audiences and students with significant, challenging, poignant and entertaining theater. From classical Greek comedy to contemporary cutting-edge drama, from musical theater to re-imagined fairy tales, our season is the most comprehensive in the area."
“A primary contest would be the greatest worry for Graham,” said Coll ege of Charleston political scientist Bill Moore.
Jack Bass, who is on the faculty at the College of Charleston and who co-wrote “Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond,” said that at one time, politicians whose open secrets were exposed could use the fact to their advantage, on the theory that they were too outrageous to be believed and reflected badly only on the rumormonger. When a small South Carolina paper declared during Mr. Thurmond’s 1972 re-election campaign that he had fathered a child with a black woman — a fact not confirmed until after his death in 2003 — Mr. Thurmond distributed copies of the provocative headline to sympathetic voters. He won the race.
When a security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious-looking backpack at an evening concert at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he led a number of people out of harm's way. The bomb then exploded, killing one person and injuring more than a hundred others. In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, Jewell was praised as a hero.
Chris Lamb is a professor of Media Studies at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. He can be reached at lambc@cofc.edu