Cheyenne Abrams is the Editor-in-Chief of CisternYard News. She is a low-country native who has had her share of living around the United States. In her fourth year at CofC she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus on journalism and public relations. In her free time Cheyenne likes to hangout with her four dogs and play board games with her friends.
How exactly do you find the words to include in a goodbye letter to your favorite people and second home? If you know, feel free to share. I could spend hours recounting memories over the last three years, 40 pages worth of stories about CisternYard but instead I’ll let the organization do the talking for…
Here in the Holy City, ghosts and tourists aren’t the only things that riddle the streets and buildings. Dangerous amounts of lead paint, asbestos and mold hide and seep through the walls of century old structures. The Calhoun Annex, located at 172 Calhoun St., is the home of the Chapel Theater. The building also holds…
Nearly one hundred years ago Mayor Henry Laurens Pinckney offered a gold coin to anyone in the area who could fix Charleston’s drainage problem. No one could, and evidently, no one can. The coastal city is no stranger to the sea level rise and coastal flooding that most cities are now facing. Charleston sits between…
As we approach election discussions is upcoming courses, Ellen is here to remind us that we’re all different, and that’s okay.
Summertime during your college years is usually time taken to reflect on yourself, make change, and binge watch a lot of TV before the next semester begins. I, like most people,spent a lot of time in the latter this year. For the fourth time in my life, I rewatched One Tree Hill. The iconic, some…
Waffles, bananas, and ice cream bars have have flooded the sidewalks of lower King Street as Jessica Tenberge sets out on her mission to share delicious, nutritious and affordable food with the community. Tenberge and her family vacationed to California six years ago and stumbled across an ice cream shop that allowed you to pick…
On August 21st, a status was posted to Magdalen Bern’s Facebook page announcing that the British youtube personality has been moved to a palliative care unit due to glioblastoma [brain cancer]. Magdalen Berns has battled cancer for nearly a year now. Berns is a noted feminist online personality. Berns has also been deemed a “transphobe”…
On Jan. 30 the College of Charleston celebrated its 249th birthday as Interim President Stephen Osborne stood among the Oaks of the Cistern Yard, surrounded by Chucktown Sound, and nearly 150 faculty, staff, and students. A giant banner, draped in a white cloth was propped in front of Randolph Hall was. Lighting, a brief smoke…
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is hosting an Integrity Week campaign from February 11-15. The week, inspired by the National Ethics Project, is oriented on building the core of one’s character “through promotion of honesty, trustworthiness, ethics, and self-awareness.” Each day of the week will have a different theme. Monday will be academic, Tuesday…
Seven years ago I sat in my high school journalism class and made a decision to become a journalist. The idea that I could give a voice to the voiceless was moving and important to me. My freshman year of college I took a journalism course at my previous university. Our first assignment was…
The Cougar Activities Board is holding a Harry Potter marathon series now until the end of March. The series will be held in Stern 206 at 8 p.m. and is open to all students at the College and their guests. Junior Emily Harris, who majors in business at the College, is eager to attend…
Growing up with my father in the military new homes were something I quickly became familiar with. I travelled to a few different towns and schools, and even when we stayed for a while my friends would come and go. I’ll always thank my parents for doing whatever they could to make where we were…