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Another shutdown showdown in Washington as Congress tries to pass a spending bill by Monday. The Senate passed a version Friday. The bill has moved on to the House. “This isn’t going anywhere,” says College of Charleston political science professor Jordan Ragusa. “These sorts of battles are going to continually occur as long as the […]

#2 Devon Hanahan, Spanish, College of Charleston What students say: “By far my favorite professor at CofC! Very laid-back and funny. Will find fun ways to help you learn the material including Jeopardy games and fashion shows 🙂 She has the best ratings at CofC for a reason. Will give study guides for exams and […]

Dr. Gibbs Knotts, chair of the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston, said that the shutdown could hurt the struggling economy. “There is uncertainty in the economy. That can be problematic, and it certainly doesn’t help that a lot of federal employees aren’t getting paychecks and don’t have money to spend in the economy,” […]

“Jeff Foxworthy and his ‘you might be a redneck’ jokes”are good examples,” says College of Charleston political science professor Gibbs Knotts. “The word ‘redneck,’ which has been used to describe political supporters of conservative politicians like James Vardaman and George C. Wallace, has even been embraced and become more positive recently. Charlie Daniels even has a […]

The initials RLP and the name of a nearby school, the College of Charleston, were inscribed on the ring, CNN reported.

Three weeks ago he found the most priceless treasure of all hidden 40 feet under water in a gravel bed. a 1974 College of Charleston class ring with the initials RLP engraved on the inside.

Prince Charles has had an eventful summer, with the birth of his first grandchild and a special award this week from the College of Charleston. The college’s Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program will present the prince with its Albert Simons Medal of Excellence, a recognition of the Prince of Wales’ advocacy for traditional architecture.

Alix Generous just turned 21. If she wanted to, she could buy a beer. Instead, the College of Charleston junior has been a bit busy. In just the past year or so, she has presented her own coral reef research to the United Nations in India, studied neuropathic pain at MUSC and is now examining […]

Mullen says the DPLA uncovered some hard-to-find documents at the College of Charleston in South Carolina — by a slave owner, William H.W. Barnwell, in which Barnwell discussed religious instruction to slaves and how the North misunderstood the South in these matters.

Bittersweet. That’s how Anne Benoit of Amherst, N.H. described watching her youngest child move her belongings into the College of Charleston’s McAlister Hall on Saturday, more than 900 miles from home. “She’s my baby,” Benoit said. “I’m excited for her, but I’m sad to see her go.” Benoit’s daughter Katherine is one of about 2,100 […]