Why does hill running hurt so much? In part, because it takes more work. “You have to recruit more muscle fibers to get yourself up the hill, which causes those muscles to fatigue faster,” says Carwyn Sharp, Ph.D., assistant professor of exercise science at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Plus, when you’re running […]
Archive | June, 2010
Off shore drilling in South Carolina shouldn’t be up for debate-Florence Morning News
According to a Sept. 16, 2008 article in the Post and Courier, state legislators where discussing the prospect of off shore drilling. However, Mitchell Colgan, College of Charleston geology professor, who formerly worked in exploration research for Shell Oil Co. said “One of the best ways to think about it is this: There’s no onshore […]
‘Rhapsody in Blue’- Charleston Post and Courier
The Charleston Jazz Orchestra knocked the roof off the Charleston Music Hall last week as pianist Tommy Gill‘s reconceptualization of George Gershwin‘s “Rhapsody in Blue” received its world premiere, taking the en- tire second half of the concert. Conductor Charlton Singleton knew of Gill’s fondness for this opus and that in 2002 he had performed […]
Ready to give back- Charleston Post and Courier
Welsh applied over a year ago, before she graduated in 2009 from the College of Charleston with degrees in English and anthropology. Her interest in joining the Peace Corps was piqued during an African studies course, her minor, when her professor invited a Peace Corps recruiter to speak to her class. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/may/31/ready-to-give-back/
Jewish arts fest turns 13- Charleston Post and Courier
“A World of Jewish Culture at Piccolo Spoleto” reaches its bar mitzvah year. Launched in 1998 to honor the Jewish community’s contributions to the arts, the annual celebration is hosted by the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston in conjunction with the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the […]
Tragedy still evident to return visitors- Charleston Post and Courier
Editor’s Note: The Post and Courier has invited Julie R. Grier, a graduate of the College of Charleston Honors College and mental health worker with ties to Haiti, to write an occasional essay about her experiences there in the aftermath of January’s earthquake. This is the second installment. Flying into Port-au-Prince last month, I was […]
College of Charleston Commencement-C-SPAN
The rebroadcast of the College of Charleston Graduate School Commencement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/id/223856