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College of Charleston Bike Share Program Rolling Along
Posted on 10 March 2014 | 9:00 am
Bike share programs are popping up from coast to coast. And with the arrival of warmer spring weather in Charleston, there's no better time to check out the College of Charleston's Bike Share program. It's good for the environment, and it's a free service for faculty, staff, and students. Plus, it's a great way to start getting in shape for beach season....
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Posted on 10 March 2014 | 9:00 am
Bike share programs are popping up from coast to coast. And with the arrival of warmer spring weather in Charleston, there's no better time to check out the College of Charleston's Bike Share program. It's good for the environment, and it's a free service for faculty, staff, and students. Plus, it's a great way to start getting in shape for beach season....Read More
Presidential Candidates to Visit Campus March 12 Through 14
Posted on 6 March 2014 | 3:35 pm
Schedules for the visits of the presidential finalists are being developed and will be distributed as soon as they are finalized. Vitas for each finalist are now available....
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Posted on 6 March 2014 | 3:35 pm
Schedules for the visits of the presidential finalists are being developed and will be distributed as soon as they are finalized. Vitas for each finalist are now available....Read More
5 Reasons Why College Students Love The Beatles
Posted on 6 March 2014 | 9:40 am
It’s been 50 years since Beatlemania took over the U.S., but today’s college students prove the Fab Four have stood the test of time....
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Posted on 6 March 2014 | 9:40 am
It’s been 50 years since Beatlemania took over the U.S., but today’s college students prove the Fab Four have stood the test of time....Read More
Mar 11, 2014 - 10:00 am
Volunteer Corps Pi Kappa Alpha Blood Drive Event Category/Subcategory: Student Activities Event Description: Join the Volunteer Corps, the Men of Pi Kappa Alpha and the American Red Cross in the...
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Mar 11, 2014 - 7:00 pm
The documentary "The Iran Job" follows American basketball player Kevin Sheppard as he accepts a job to play professionally in one of the worlds most misunderstood countries, Iran. With tensions...
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Mar 12, 2014 - 3:00 pm
Do cultural differences make it difficult for us to unite as women and transpeople on campus? Do we support one another when we speak up about gender discrimination and its intersection with other...
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College of Charleston professor on Ukraine: ‘I want the U.S. to help’
Posted on 4 March 2014 | 3:33 pm
College of Charleston music professor Natalia Khoma spoke by phone Sunday to a friend in her native Ukraine. His tone was “very serious,” she recalled of their talk, pointing to the uncertainty over what the Russian “aggressors” – as Khoma termed them – might do next....
Posted on 4 March 2014 | 3:33 pm
College of Charleston music professor Natalia Khoma spoke by phone Sunday to a friend in her native Ukraine. His tone was “very serious,” she recalled of their talk, pointing to the uncertainty over what the Russian “aggressors” – as Khoma termed them – might do next....
Hidden painting uncovered on ceiling at university
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:39 pm
The Newport Daily News reports the painting was discovered this week by a team that included preservation students visiting from Clemson University and the College of Charleston in South Carolina. The university allowed them to remove two layers of paint from the ceiling of what had been Ochre Court’s ballroom. ...
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:39 pm
The Newport Daily News reports the painting was discovered this week by a team that included preservation students visiting from Clemson University and the College of Charleston in South Carolina. The university allowed them to remove two layers of paint from the ceiling of what had been Ochre Court’s ballroom. ...
Safety of Duke’s SC coal ash ponds questioned
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:37 pm
Previous studies, relying on a method of measuring soil stability known as a “blow count,” showed the earth beneath the Anderson County ponds and dams is relatively soft, said Steve Jaume, an earthquake specialist at the College of Charleston after The State newspaper made him aware of the study....
Posted on 25 February 2014 | 3:37 pm
Previous studies, relying on a method of measuring soil stability known as a “blow count,” showed the earth beneath the Anderson County ponds and dams is relatively soft, said Steve Jaume, an earthquake specialist at the College of Charleston after The State newspaper made him aware of the study....
