Archive | July, 2010

“As far as oil and gas is concerned South Carolina is very, very low on the list of having the resources that would even be possible for drilling,” said College of Charleston Geologist Scott Harris. http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12802699

In Robin Zemp’s studio on the College of Charleston campus sits a black Yamaha piano, right next to his desk where professorial paperwork is piled. In an act of kindness, this accomplished instructor accepted the challenge of trying to teach me the secret of the ivory keys. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/15/tempting-the-ivory-dream/

SOUTHEAST Seismologist Steven Jaume of the College of Charleston in South Carolina says the ground acceleration map shows “two bull’s-eyes” in the East. One is the New Madrid fault, and the other is the Middleton Place/Summerville Seismic Zone, centered 22 miles northwest of Charleston, S.C.–100 miles from Burke County, Ga., where $8.3 billion in federal […]

Don’t be surprised if you see more lines being cast into Colonial Lake once word of Marcus Taylor’s recent catch gets out. The College of Charleston senior caught a huge red drum that measured 45 inches long and was estimated at 40 to 45 pounds. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/13/a-reel-prize/

Charleston could be seeing one of its own in a spread in GQ magazine. Cyrus Buffum, 26, is one of 122 men around the nation nominated for GQ’s Better Men Better World search. The nominees had to be a “man who strives every day for the betterment of society through charitable work, volunteerism, and community […]

Casey Wadsworth has ambitious plans for her college years: earn a high grade-point average, graduate early and get accepted to medical school. The 18-year-old from Pageland is one of 81 students getting a jump on freshman year this summer through the Speedy Consolidation and Transition Program, better known as SPECTRA, at the College of Charleston. […]

The Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program in the department of art history in the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts recently presented the inaugural Simons Medal of Excellence to Charleston Mayor Joe Riley. The Albert Simons Medal of Excellence was established in honor of the 20th anniversary of the School of the Arts. […]

Mike Vinson is the director of counseling and substance abuse services at the College of Charleston. He’s spent 35 years in the field of psychology and agrees with that simple but truthful diagnosis of human behavior. “Fundamental to human psychology is getting approval and being liked,” Vinson said. “On one hand we tend to admire […]

Thomas Barrows & Allison Blecher ST. THOMAS, V.I., AND FULLERTON, CALIF. > Sailing Barrows (pictured), a senior at Yale, and Blecher, a senior at Charleston, were named the men’s and women’s collegiate sailors of the year. Barrows won 31 races; Blecher took the A Division at the ICSA championships, helping the Cougars to the title. […]

The College of Charleston is mounting an extensive, community-wide literacy outreach campaign that will touch local students and give residents an opportunity to get involved. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/07/college-reaches-out-for-literacy/