If you’re in graduate school already, you can skip this blog. Or, better yet, share it with a friend of yours who hasn’t gone back to college yet. For those of you still sticking around, I wonder where you’re from. Me? I’m from Charleston. Yep, right here on the coast of South Carolina where the…
Category Archives: Charleston
Weekends Around Charleston
What did you do last weekend? If you are like me, you seized the opportunity to catch one of the last glimpses of summer before it slips away. I spent the weekend with friends out on John’s Island. The property that we were on was private, but it serves as an amazing representation of…
Hurricane Season
The hurricane season comes every year and with it, a sense of trepidation of what it will bring. I grew up in Buffalo, NY – the land of blizzards and frigid temperatures. Needless to say, hurricanes were a new type of storm to me when I arrived in Charleston in 1999 – the same year…
Let someone else do the driving
Being a student can often have a financial benefit in terms of discounts at events, movies, and even cultural sites. Being a College of Charleston student gets you one more discount: free admission on the CARTA busses. Leave your car at home and laugh at the fees associated with parking passes at the College of…
A Charleston Affair
A Charleston Affair is finally here! It has been the annual graduation gala and alumni reception for the College of Charleston since 1900. This year, A Charleston Affair has been expanded from the Cistern Yard into the surrounding areas at the heart of campus to accommodate the large quantity of people. There will be two…
Movies In Marion Square
It’s once again the season for the Charleston City Paper’s Movies in Marion Square, which are presented by the Savage Law Firm. Tonight, they will be screening the movie Thor. Bring your own chairs and blankets, coolers and outside food or drink are not permitted. Enjoy food from D’Allesandro’s, Hello My Name is BBQ, Cory’s…
A Charleston Affair is around the corner!
A Charleston Affair has been the graduation gala and alumni reception for the College of Charleston since 1900. The Affair is held annually in the spring to honor the graduating senior class and induct them into the College of Charleston Alumni Association. This year, the Graduate School is being incredibly generous and is giving away…
Clean Eats Events
Clean Eats’ mission is to support good, clean, and fair food within the Charleston community by joining hands to rediscover the importance of honoring our food from the farm to the table and appreciating the fruits of our labor by: cooking together, gardening, enjoying feasts, attending film festivals and taste workshops, listening to guest speakers,…
Bicycle Operation and Parking Policy
The College has established a formal Bicycle Operation and Parking Policy to ensure the safety of both users of bicycles and the College of Charleston community as a whole and to promote the advancement of the College towards a friendly, pedestrian, and environmentally healthy community. The new policy can be found under the Health, Safety…
35th Annual Cooper River Bridge Run
The 35th annual Cooper River Bridge Run is this Saturday! If you’re not accustomed to this event yet, you should probably prepare yourself. The event is capped at 43,000, meaning that at least 43,000 people will be hanging out in Marion Square and around the downtown area Saturday morning. If you’re not running the race,…
