Despite an unseasonably warm and wet day, the mood was jolly as students gathered on the Cistern Monday night. To kick off the holiday season and lighten the mood for finals week, a dazzling light event was held on the Cistern. The second annual light display, Cougar Night Lights, was designed by proud College of…
Farmer’s markets are the heart and soul of any good relationship between farmers and consumers. They present the opportunity to become more involved in local food culture and provide a feeling of connection between you and the environment around you. When you come face to face with local produce you see the varying beauty…
The Wonder Years, a pop-punk band out of Philadelphia, is coming back through Charleston and playing at the Music Farm on the November 28th with support from Oso Oso, Have Mercy, and Shortly. They are known for their emotional lyrics and catchy melodies and have changed their sound greatly over the course of their last…
While City Bistro is under renovation, The College has invited a food truck popup to take place between Lightsey and New Student Programs. Tucked in the courtyard behind the bookstore you will find Root Note food truck operating on Nov. 27 and 29 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Root Note serves tacos and rice…
This past Sunday was a day of remembrance for many communities in Charleston. The annual “Daffodil Project” that honors the 1.5 million children that were victims of the Holocaust took place. A senior at the College, Samantha Karantz, whose great-grandfather was a survivor of the Holocaust, helped run and organize the event in collaboration with…
The Brook & The Bluff are your new favorite band. Formed in Alabama, the band has developed their sound and solidified their group dynamic. When it comes to how they met, lead singer Joseph Settine says “normally, we’d have a Venn diagram to show you because our collective stories of how we met… overlap in…
“The South”—two words that bring a number of different things to mind for different people. For some, it’s an image of nothing but Kentucky Fried hillbillies still accepting confederate currency. For others, it’s just a region of the country with a number of monuments to “heroes” of the losing of side of a war that…
College of Charleston works through many efforts in order to bring culture from multiple other countries to their students. One large portion of this effort is done by world renowned cellist and professor at College of Charleston Natalia Khoma. Natalia Khoma runs a yearly series of concerts called Charleston Music Fest, where she invites classical…
College of Charleston alumni from all over found themselves on campus Nov. 16-18 to participate in alumni weekend. The weekend consisted of concerts, bourbon tasting in the business center, esteemed speakers, tours of various College of Charleston attractions, an awards gala—you name it. The event welcomed past College of Charleston alumni back to their alma…
The Hispanic Studies department continued their Career Seminar Series by presenting “The Only Gringa in the Room: Working Bilingually at the OAS.” Julie King, a 2013 College of Charleston Alumni, double majored in Latin American Studies and Caribbean Studies and Spanish. At the seminar, King discussed her experience at the College and how it impacted…
The Charleston Takeover This past weekend in Charleston left the streets buzzing with thousands of people across the country coming in for different events. The Farmers Market, Garden & Gun Made in the South Weekend, Charleston Burger Week and Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival were all vying for the tourists attention, but one called to…
On the warm fall night of Nov. 8, the Music Farm, Charleston’s premier up-close-and-personal concert venue, hosted one of the most classic alternative rock bands of the 1970s—The Psychedelic Furs. The Psychedelic Furs were a product of the alternative rock craze sweeping the music scene in the 1980s and 90s. Many modern alternative bands can…
