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07.01.10

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04.26.10

Many students like to test out what the work force is like early by completing an internship, and some majors even require one. It looks good on resumes and prepares students for the real world. The Career Center says students still have a chance to land summer 2010 internships.

04.23.10

An armadillo, a cave bear and a saber-tooth cat can all call the new sciences and mathematics building home in the natural history museum, located on the third floor.

04.23.10

With the end of the semester approaching, it is time to get the campus clean again. Twenty-two students from the Student Government Association, Student Alumni Association and Phi Gamma Delta  (FIJI) gathered April 18 to help with the SGA neighborhood sweep.

04.20.10

The College of Charleston's literary magazine, Miscellany, has released its thirty edition with a celebration of music, art, and author readings. CTV New's Katie Ricart has the story behind the big celebration.

04.15.10

A football team at the College of Charleston may have always been a distant dream for students, but the School of Business Dean’s Student Forum examined the real possibility April 7.

04.15.10

An employee told Public Safety his iPod Touch was stolen while he was at lunch April 5. The employee says he left the iPod on his desk in his office at 284 King St. just after noon, and it was gone when he returned at 1 p.m

04.15.10

Many college students have their summer plans set in stone already, so when the Panhellenic Council announced a change in this year's Fall Sorority Recruitment, a controversy arose on College of Charleston's campus. CTV News' Katie Ricart has the story.

04.15.10

The South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants is currently accepting applications through June 1 for its 2010-2011 scholarship program. Last year, 18 students representing nine colleges and universities received $19,000 from SCACPA’s Educational Fund.

04.15.10

The R.E.A.C.H.  (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) program is starting during the fall semester to serve mild to moderately intellectually disabled students at the College.

04.15.10

It’s tempting to think of college campuses as islands of enlightenment, places where students embrace new ideas, people and cultures without the specter of hate hanging overhead.

04.15.10

C of C students recently placed their votes in the Student Government Association elections, yet much of the work that goes into SGA jobs remains behind the scenes.

04.09.10

The federal government is moving toward the most sweeping overhaul of college financial aid in decades.

04.08.10

Two weeks ago Congress passed, and President Barack Obama subsequently signed into law, a bill designed to overhaul the health insurance industry. Most of the coverage of this law has focused on the politics of the passing; some have dealt with real world impacts; almost none have focused on the specific impacts to college students.

04.08.10

Almost 18 million American women, or one in six, have been victims of attempted or completed rape, according to National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. To fight the danger and raise awareness, People Against Rape hosted the 25th annual Take Back the Night event in the Stern Center Gardens April 1.

04.01.10

The renovations students see on Randolph Hall and the Cistern are only the surface of recent developments in the center of the campus. Workers descended into the Cistern last week to check piping and found more than 20 skeletons decaying amidst the unused pipes.