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TIGHTENING YOUR BUDGET IN A TIGHT ECONOMY
Let's face it: Times are tight – and the holidays aren’t exactly helping. Fortunately, the College makes it easy to scale back your spending. Just follow these six tips, and there’s no telling how much you’ll save.
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CASTING CALL: Susan Hallatt Takes Center Stage
Spend three minutes with Susan Hallatt and you'll know she's a bit of a firecracker. She’s lively, good-natured and witty, and – if you’re feeling a little weary – you can count on her for a breath of fresh air. But, when the curtains rise and she’s on stage, you never know what you’ll find.
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CHANCE ENCOUNTER: Candace Jaruszewicz Finds Her Match
Candance Jaruszewicz and her son stood in the middle of the Cistern yard. They’d just arrived from Erie, Pa., to dig up some family history and investigate her Charleston-born grandmother’s wild stories. The drive had been smooth and relatively painless, but they’d lost their bearings as soon as they’d set out on foot in this unfamiliar city.
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THE GIVING TREE:
Celebrating More Than 40 Years of Lifting Spirits

After years of getting all dolled up for the holidays, the Sottile tree might be accustomed to the weight of oversized ornaments and the glow of festive lights – but, five years ago, the College’s holiday tree experienced what must have been a much more uncomfortable sensation: the sharp pinch of a drill.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Some things are just too good to be true. That’s what was going through Fire Marshal Rick Krantz’s mind when he first heard that the City of North Charleston was retiring their fleet of “mini-pumpers” and was considering donating one of the small fire trucks to the College.
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