By: Fritz Stine

Nestled beside the Maybank Highway on James Island, alongside a bustling modern thoroughfare and just moments away from the country club and any fast food joint, stands the historic McLeod Plantation, named after its late benefactor William 'Willie and rd...

By: Ben Schickel

The recent revelation that Iran has a secret nuclear facility should come as no surprise. and nbsp; Over the past few years, Iran has defiantly refused any attempt at diplomacy, insisting on its right to have nuclear power plants. and nbsp; The United Sta...

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and nbsp;This week Jeri Cabot, the Dean of Students, made another step in the right direction, passing the amnesty policy regarding students who seek help during alcohol-related medical emergencies. This move comes on the heels of the recently revised al...

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Dear Editor, I was disappointed last week after reading the article entitled, 'Seniors welcomed back with barbecue in the Cistern. and rdquo; The article had a condescending tone. It reduced the integrity of an event that was a great bonding experience f...

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Last spring I developed an unknown, painful rash on my back that quickly began to spread. As the pain worsened I went to the College of Charleston's Student Health Services department. I was diagnosed with a fungal rash that was treated with some itching ...

If you haven't noticed, food prices have been steadily rising for about the last two years (with a sharp increase in 2008) and Oxfam-America predicts that they will continue to do so. and nbsp; When it really comes down to brass tacks, food is perhaps our...

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On Sept. 17, SGA president John Capelle sent a list of 43 initiatives that SGA will be working on this year to senators. and nbsp; The list, which ranges from simple, practical actions to policy changes to charitable propositions, is too diverse and ambit...

All too frequently, I find myself in public areas making an observation that doesn't seem to say much about our generation: Everyone has cell phones. Cell phone proliferation just might be on the same plateau as the television phenomenon of the 1960's i...

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Charleston is a great city for all sorts of things. and nbsp; There's great weather, food, culture, shopping and students, but when it comes to certain things, Charleston just isn't really the place. and nbsp; Case in point: puppies. and nbsp; There's s...

By: Ben Schikel

and nbsp; Last week I lost my wallet. and nbsp; After frantically looking for it, I arrived at the Public Safety office and was relieved to find that my wallet had been found and returned by a student. and nbsp; However, I noticed my wallet was completel...

By: Katie Bartter

On Sept. 8 President Obama delivered a back-to-school speech to students around the nation despite uproarious protests screeched from parents. Was it filled with mind-warping, socialist indoctrination and subliminal 'vote for me in 2012 and rdquo; message...

By: Fritz Stine

Since its first 'official and rdquo; use in England in 1679, Habeas Corpus has been and still is considered by scholars to be the most essential 'writ and rdquo; or component to the Democratic experience. and nbsp; Period. and nbsp; For those unfamiliar...

By: Phoebe Schiff

News media reported that leading up to last Wednesday, President Obama spent time in Martha's Vineyard scrupulously revising and editing what some predicted would be one of the most critical healthcare speeches of his career. Interestingly, the phrase th...

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South Carolinians were given yet another reason to hold their collective breath last week whenCongressman Joe Wilson blurted out his now famous accusation during President Obama's bipartisan congressional address. and nbsp; The absurdly undiplomatic natur...

By: Lauren Glaser

English teachers in the U.S. are experimenting with the Workshop Approach, a new method of cultivating literacy and a love of reading in their students by giving them input in the books they read for class. In a few cases, the revolutionaries of education...

By: Phoebe Schiff

and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; Although Mexico's new drug policy allowing people to possess small amounts of drugs without facing jail time initially elicits fist pumps and cries of, 'vamos a Mexico! and rdquo; several aspects of the new policy ...

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As college students, we have a constant undying need for something to keep us awake, alert, and most importantly, to get us through all the term papers, all-nighters and exams that we are so egregiously forced to do. and nbsp; Sure, we could go out less, ...

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Drug and alcohol policy on college campuses is a tricky thing. and nbsp; Administrators want to promote good decision-making and healthy behavior, but frequently this goal becomes clouded by harsh or unnecessary punishments that do more harm than good. an...

When the Honduran military forcibly removed President Manuel Zelaya from his house in the middle of the night and sent him into exile on June 28, a familiar image was conjured. and nbsp; Coups have been familiar to Latin Americans since the early 20th cen...

OK, yeah, we get it now. The nation's health care system is indeed in need of reform. But what reform approach do we need to take? Unfortunately, the citizenship of America is receiving bad responses across the spectrum to this important question. Sure, ...