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03.04.10

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.

03.04.10

Boxing’s popularity may have been slowly declining in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped Al “Hollywood” Meggett, who has been the head of the Charleston Police Boxing Club for 27 years.

03.04.10

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.

03.04.10

 

Two students involved in an armed robbery at a West Ashley apartment complex have been prohibited from coming onto the College campus, according to a statement by Senior Director of Media Relations Mike Robertson.

03.04.10

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.

03.04.10

In celebration of Black History Month, the Humanities Committee of MUSC hosted its first monthly book club meeting at the Avery Research Center Feb. 24. This month’s book was “The Good Doctors” by Dr. John Dittmer, who is currently a history professor at DePauw University.

03.04.10

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

03.04.10

The next time the Charleston Cougars step onto the field and look into their opponents’ eyes, it will not be the eyes of fellow collegiates, but the eyes of professionals.

03.04.10

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

03.04.10

After months of the swine flu scare, there is a new virus circulating around campus: norovirus. There is no treatment for this gastric virus that causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, according to an e-mail from Student Health Services.

03.04.10

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?

03.04.10

Facebook. Twitter. YouTube.  While some may say that Web 2.0 and social networking are the best ways to stay connected, they can also cause a lifetime of regret.

03.04.10

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.

02.25.10

Shannon “Snooks” Lucas is not your everyday C of C princess. Born and raised a Northerner in Strong Island, N.Y. (Oceanside to be exact), she likes to think she brings a new flavor to a very different Southern lifestyle. 

02.25.10

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.

02.25.10

The challenge: Practice yoga six days a week for 30 days in a 90-degree room.

02.25.10

The world's most famous painting? It's the Mona Lisa, of course. The world's most famous photograph? An iconic and ubiquitous portrait of Che Guevara - quite likely the most influential image of the 20th century.

02.24.10

Temperatures reached the 60s and the weather finally started to wane toward springtime norms this weekend. It was the perfect temperature to relax and enjoy nachos, boiled peanuts and, of course, the beginning of baseball season.

02.24.10

A fire alarm was pulled at George Street Apartments just after 3 a.m. Feb. 12, according to the police report. The Charleston Fire Department told police that there was no evidence of a fire.

02.24.10

Tony White, Jr. scored 25 points, including two free throws with five seconds remaining that proved to be the game-winners, to lead the College of Charleston men’s basketball team to the 85-83 win over George Mason

02.24.10

The College of Charleston sailing team competed in three events Feb. 20-21 and came away with third place at the Charleston Spring Intersectional, seventh at the USF Women’s Intersectional and a win at the SAISA Open.

02.24.10

My mom and I spent Christmas this year in a Cold War-style standoff. She said something along the lines of, “if someone broke into my house I would shoot and kill them,” and I replied with something to the tune of, “well you’re a sociopath.”

02.24.10

The College of Charleston announced Feb. 16 that it will not purchase McLeod Plantation from the Historic Charleston Foundation.

02.24.10

On Feb. 18, you published an article entitled “If your vagina could talk, what would it say?” It discussed the most recent production of “The Vagina Monologues” but unfortunately was riddled with mistakes and was an insult to those of us who take the show and its purpose so seriously.