It was a Saturday night shootout at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte as the College of Charleston men’s basketball team rushed out to a 96-69 victory over Chattanooga.

It was almost too good to be true. The College of Charleston women’s team clawed its way out of an 11-point first half deficit to take a 3-point lead with four minutes to play in the game against Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.

A 20-year-old C of C student and an 18-year-old C of C student were arrested the morning of Feb. 27 in connection with  a burglary and armed robbery hours after an incident at an Ashley Crossing Lane apartment in West Ashley, according to a City of Charleston Police Department news release.

If you’re wondering what those big white tents in Marion Square are for, then get ready for some great news. The annual Charleston Wine and Food Festival begins March 4 and promises four days of intense culinary competition, education, tradition and satisfaction.

More than 250 children and C of C students danced the night away in the Carolina First Arena Feb. 26 for the annual Dance Marathon, which raised a school record-breaking $75,038.44 for the Children’s Miracle Network.

There has been great debate recently about repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy currently enforced in the military.

Charleston’s only Capoeira group demonstrated and taught the basic techniques of this dancelike Brazilian martial art to the College Feb. 26.

Since the spring semester in Switzerland does not start until the very end of February, I’ve taken the opportunity to use my Eurorail pass to see a few legendary cities. And what city is more legendary for student travelers than Hot Damn Amsterdam?

New York has it. Paris has it. Milan has it. Charleston has it: Fashion Week.
Now in its fourth year, Charleston Fashion week is slated for March 16 through 20, when tents filled with models flaunting the latest couture will fill Marion Square.

The New York Times recently published an article about a national cooking trend: tweezers. Normally used for delicate surgeries that grant life to the human body, these tools have come into the avant-garde hands of chefs who use them to delicately craft dishes that grant life back to conventionalized taste buds.