Cisternyard.com -- Powered by The George Street Observer, CTV, and CofC Radio. http://www.cisternyard.com <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/featured/201109/math-elem.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> Like dfads, I used to think the world was this great place where everybody lived by the same standards.Like you, I used to think the world was this great place where everybody lived by the same standards I did, then some kid with a nail showed me I was living in his world, a world where chaos rules not order, a world where righteousness is not rewarded. That's Cesar's world, and if you're not willing to play by his rules, then you're gonna have to pay the price.Like you, I used to think the...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1481 Demo Copy Writer 2011-09-30 08:24 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/raod-wor.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> The Cistern Yard has always been the most important place on campus. Now, it's online. We're rebuilding our site to bring you more news, entertainment, and sports. It'll be better than ever.Stories featured on our site will be current, but we're in the process of making things prettier. Bear with us.Looking for a paper on the stands? G Magazine is out every two weeks beginning Sept. 8.Image by Flickr user "josef.stuefer"</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1434 2011-08-28 20:53 <p></p> <p> - Officials: $3,000- Jerseys: $1,600- Road Trips: $3,900- Being Part of the CofC Hockey Team: PricelessAt least, that's what some of those that attended Hockey's recruitment meeting would tell you.Coming off a rough year of 13 games and only 2 wins, the atmosphere was full excitement and eagerness for the upcoming season. There were plenty of new faces that were ready to jump into action as well as quite a few College of Charleston Hockey veterans. Maintaining it's status as an intramural...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1431 Lynsey Cichon 2011-08-26 10:24 <p></p> <p> chopper@cougarmedianetwork.comThe College of Charleston’s men’s soccer team ended its exhibition season with a tetchy 0-0 draw with Mercer on Saturday night that saw 24 fouls and seven cards. One of those cards was a 64th-minute red card for Charleston defender Shawn Ferguson, but due to a pregame agreement between the two coaching staffs, the Cougars were allowed to continue the game with a full complement of 11 players. Mercer opened the game by throwing players forward, and kept the Cougars...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1422 Chopper Johnson 2011-08-24 12:30 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/Cornbread.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> Crisp and crispy. Fresh and fat. Since November 2010, HUSK restaurant on Queen Street has saluted both sides of Southern cooking. The vegetables that grow and the greasy, bone-licking love of pork that’s become a stereotype get equal loving in the kitchen. In the national media, the restaurant itself has gotten some pats on the back and on the belly. With an extended feature in the New York Times penned by Sam Sifton, and a summer award from Bon Appetit for Best New Restaurant of 2011, it...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1420 Tommy Werner 2011-08-24 09:47 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/cables.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> Remember the good old days of going to Millenium Music or Tower Records and buying an actual CD? We might be the last generation that can honestly answer yes to that question. Since the rise of the digital age, CD sales have plummeted as people more and more frequently turn to the Internet to get music. Most of these downloads are free, and illegal. Consider these staggering statistics from the Recording Industry Association of America's website: (http://www.riaa.com/faq.php) In the decade...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1417 Brad Cooper 2011-08-23 16:14 <p></p> <p> <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <! /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1411 Chopper Johnson 2011-08-22 14:54 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/DSC_6863.JPG" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> Crosstown rivals Charleston Southern University and College of Charleston battled it out on the Patriots Point field which concluded in a 3-1 victory for the Cougars. This win gave the cougars possession of the Silver Cup for yet another year. The cougars have been victorious over the buccaneers since 1996. The first goal, which went to the Cougars, came in the 27th minute. Senior Hannah Gmerek (Piedmont, SC) supplied the ball to teammate Sarah Schaidle (Simpsonville, SC) who then converted...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1407 Lynsey Cichon 2011-08-22 11:43 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/DSC_6863_0.JPG" alt="Cougars gather as a team before their match against CSU (Hannah Starke/GSO)" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p>  Crosstown rivals Charleston Southern University and College of Charleston battled it out on the Patriots Point field which concluded in a 3-1 victory for the Cougars. This win gave the cougars possession of the Silver Cup for yet another year. The cougars have been victorious over the buccaneers since 1996. The first goal, which went to the Cougars, came in the 27th minute. Senior Hannah Gmerek (Piedmont, SC) supplied the ball to teammate Sarah Schaidle (Simpsonville, SC) who then...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1409 Lynsey Cichon 2011-08-22 12:02 <p></p> <p> The official start of the men’s soccer season is still more than a week away, but the team has already hit the ground running. The Cougars trumped Presbyterian College, 3-0, in an exhibition match in Clinton on Wednesday thanks to goals by sophomores Connor Coons and Andy Craven, and freshman Tanner Clay. Sean de Silva, who led the Cougars in both goals (7) and assists (9) last season to earn first-team All-SoCon honors, recorded two assist, while freshman Troy Peterson added the third. The...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1406 John Cistern 2011-08-19 13:46 <p></p> <p> College of Charleston’s Andrew Goudelock was selected 46th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft held Thursday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Watch a video of Goudelock’s highlights at the College. Goudelock, a 6-foot-3 guard from Stone Mountain, Ga., was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Lakers. He becomes only second all-time draft pick in school history next to former Cougar great Anthony Johnson, who was selected 40th overall in the second round by the Sacramento...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1374 CofC Media Relations 2011-07-05 10:00 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/NancyWilson.JPG" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> College of Charleston women’s basketball head coach Nancy Wilson has announced she will retire after the conclusion of the 2011-12 season.The winningest women’s basketball coach in school history, Wilson rejoined the program in 2003 having previously coached the Cougars from 1976-1984 leading the team to national prominence with seven 20-win seasons and three AIAW Division II National Championship appearances from 1980-82. She was named South Carolina Coach of the Year on three occasions,...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1353 CofC Athletics Communications 2011-06-07 14:50 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/furthur.jpg" alt="The jam band Furthur played North Charleston Coliseum on Sat., April 2. " title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> I went to Furthur this past weekend when they played at the North Charleston Coliseum. The day started out perfectly - sunny, breezy and a parking spot right next to Shakedown Street.As jam band fans may already know, “Shakedown Street” isn’t just a catchy Grateful Dead song. It’s a tradition that was started by Deadheads, and for me, it’s an essential part of the concert experience. Shakedown Street is fondly known as the strip of bohemian vendors who set up tents and tables in the parking...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1306 Abigail Darlington 2011-04-14 15:36 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/3408137206_fcd9e97939_z.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> The campus buzzed with excitement as the SGA elections approached. Students running for office had already begun to pass out flyers and put up painted banners. However, one banner from a certain candidate stood out from the others.While the banner was simple in both design and color, the words painted on it were unique to any previous campaign literature from candidates running for SGA President: “No Pay for SGA.”The banner belonged to junior Peter von Lehe Ruegner. Centering his campaign on...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1307 Sarah Sheafer 2011-04-14 16:05 <p></p> <p> Junior Senator Peter vonLehe Ruegner, who ran for president of the student body in March, resigned Tuesday from the Student Government Association.Citing demanding personal, work, and school related activities in an email to President-Elect Ross Kressel, Ruegner said this was the “best choice,” even with only two Senate sessions remaining in the academic year.Ruegner said, however, he plans to be involved with the SGA in the fall.“[I] look forward to working with you (Kressel) and the next...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1301 Geoff Yost 2011-04-12 16:13 <p></p> <p> Vice President Ross Kressel defeated Secretary LaQunya Baker in the Student Government Association runoff election for President Wednesday. Kressel will serve as President of the Student Body during the 2011-12 academic year."Is so proud to call myself your student body president elect!!!!," Kressel tweeted moments after the results were announced Wednesday evening.Kressel won 53 percent of the vote to Baker’s 47 percent. 578 votes were cast in the runoff held after a nearly three-...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1294 Geoff Yost 2011-04-06 17:17 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/DSC_5750edit.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> After a long, grueling season that left one of their senior teammates hobbled and them playing in their second-choice tournament, it looked like the Cougars’ season would fall flat, 12 minutes early.The Wichita State Shockers had battered a College of Charleston team that couldn’t hit its shots, and couldn’t hold on to the ball. When Shocker Aaron Ellis hit a hook in the lane with 12:30 to play, it pushed the lead to 21 points and left the Cougars for dead in their third-round National...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1276 Chopper Johnson 2011-03-31 15:10 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/cooper river bridge_0.jpeg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> If you’re a habitual procrastinator, and have yet to register for this year’s Cooper River Bridge Run, then you’re out of luck.The 40,000 runner cap was reached on Wednesday, March 23rd, beating last year’s sellout date even though the cap was 1,500 less. Those who are determined to be in the race, however, may still have a chance at one of the 1,500 charity bids that are going for $150 a person.If running the race is out of the question for you this year, fear not. The event first held in...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1273 Hannah Starke 2011-03-31 14:32 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/eric-clark-0248.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> The International Piano Series at the College of Charleston will be bringing concert pianist Eric Clark to Memminger Auditorium for a recital on April 5 at 8 p.m.   Clark is an accomplished pianist and has performed all across the United States and Europe.  He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance at Carnegie Mellon University where he studied under the tutelage of Sergey Schepkin (from 2007 to 2009) and Enrique Graf (2003-2007).     At only...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1277 Daniel Klaeren 2011-03-31 15:17 <p></p> <p> Baseball faced yet another tough series of games, managing only one win over the course of four games in the past week.The first loss came at the hands of #4 South Carolina on Tues., March 22. The Gamecocks (14-4, 3-2 SEC) pummeled the Cougars for a 24-4 win. The Gamecocks took an impressive lead in the bottom of the second with seven runs, thanks in part to two home runs.As if one huge inning wasn’t enough, USC did it again in the third, scoring eight runs on the back of Adam Matthews’s grand...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1279 Hannah Starke 2011-03-31 15:39 <p></p> <p> Goudelock won the Mercedes-Benz 3-Point Championship, one of the forerunner events of the Final Four, in Houston on Thursday night.His score of 23 out of a possible 30 points in the second of three rounds was the highest round of the three-round, eight-man tournament. At one point in the final round, he made eight straight shots.Having clinched the title with his penultimate shot, Goudelock paused, looked at the crowd, grabbed the final money ball off the rack and dribbled four times before...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1285 Chopper Johnson 2011-03-31 21:09 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/DSC_0383.JPG" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> Charleston Fashion Week has come and gone, but the shows, the sights, and the sounds of the whirlwind week are still lingering in many of our minds. And most importantly, the innovations of the brilliant and diverse Emerging and Featured Designers will reverberate in our heads as we dress ourselves this season.Your style correspondent attended the grand finale of Fashion Week Saturday night as five finalist Emerging Designers showed their full collections in the hopes of taking home a career-...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1278 Nikki Scioscia 2011-03-31 15:23 <p></p> <p> March 31 – Presidential candidates LaQunya Baker and Ross Kressel will compete in a run-off election for Wednesday, as results of the SGA elections released Thursday evening left either without the 51 percent needed for decisive victory.Tensions were high in the Student Government Association offices as members of the organization waited for the election results. At 7:26 p.m., an email from the Election Commission brought the news.The presidential race finished closely, with Baker and Kressel...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1281 Sam Graebner 2011-03-31 19:05 <p><img src="http://www.cisternyard.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/aef_image_story_image_example/images/shoes.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example imagecache-default imagecache-aef_image_story_image_example_default" width="345" height="261" /></p> <p> If I could take a guess, I would say that almost every College of Charleston student currently has at least one pair of shoes he or she never wears. Maybe one day you’ll have that perfect occasion, but maybe not. Meanwhile, the shoes are occupying your precious storage space.Soles4Soles wants to take that burden off you. The charity organization collects shoes from footwear companies and individuals and distributes them to people in need all around the world. From March 30-April 8,...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1275 Emily Wilson 2011-03-31 14:56 <p></p> <p>  The door to Randolph Hall - the big relic of a building behind the Cistern - creaked open. The whole room smelled of presidential aspirations.The man behind the pulpit was Dr. Rand Paul, freshman senator from Kentucky. Senator Paul has an uncanny ability to give the impression he's speaking a lot quieter than he really is. His voice is patronizingly personal, like a stranger with knowledge that you and me will never understand but wants to share it anyway. He doesn't make a speech, he...</p> http://www.cisternyard.com/node/1274 By John Cooper 2011-03-31 14:44