The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. To find your polling place, go to SCVotes.org. It’s Saturday. You’re tired from a long week, probably hung over, and ready to relax. Get off your ass! You have the fate of the nation in your hands. Okay, that might be a slight overstatement, but today’s Republican primary is nonetheless extremely important, as is our role as college students in it. We’ve been hearing our whole lives about the “youth vote” and how important it is that we get out to the polls, and many of us take this with a grain of salt. However, your vote may be more powerful than you think. In 2008, between 22 and 24 million young Americans ages 18–29 voted, resulting in an estimated youth voter turnout (the percentage of eligible voters who actually cast a vote) of between 49.3 and 54.5 percent,...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — More than 100 College of Charleston students were offered the opportunity to attend the debate here this evening, and those who took the opportunity will hear from the four remaining candidates in the Republican primary election as they make their final cases to the voters of...

As Charleston prepares for a potentially season-shaping game at Davidson tonight, we have been addressing one question a day on how the Cougars got where they are, and what needs to change for the College to be dancing in March. Part 5: Just how good are these Cougars? It all goes back to Louisville. For 36 minutes against the Cardinals, the Cougars had the No. 4 team in the country on the ropes. Only a complete break in confidence in the last four minutes allowed the hosts to pull the game out, and prompted future Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino to say, “Charleston outplayed tonight. They were the better basketball team.” To fall from there to losing to a 2-12 UNC Greensboro team at home may seem unfathomable, but that is the spread of how much confidence means to this team. Watching the early season, everyone forgot how incredibly...

As Charleston prepares for a potentially season-shaping game at Davidson on Thursday, Jan. 19, we will be addressing one question a day on how the Cougars got where they are, and what needs to change for the College to be dancing in March. Part 4: Does this crowd even care? This part is distressingly short, and it has nothing to do with the players on the court. If you are rooting for the home team at TD Arena – and Carolina First before that, Kresse Arena before that, and all the way back to a national title team that played in Silcox – you are privileged to be watching one of the great mid-major programs in college basketball. Start acting like it. The fan support for the College of Charleston has been woeful this season. There have been one or two notable exceptions, such as the win over Tennessee, but...

The men’s basketball team made a triumphant return to TD Arena Saturday night when the Cougar defense completely shut down Elon, ending the night with a 63-44 win and career highs for many of the players. Freshman Adjehi Baru (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) posted his first double-double of the season with...

Err, wait, is that… Rick Perry? Exactly five months ago, Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose cowboy swagger, Texas accent, and bumbling yet confident speeches are reminiscent of former Texas governor and president George W. Bush, stood in the Francis Marion Hotel and announced he was running for president of the...

Green Fees. The Office of Sustainability. Green CofC. Sustainable practices are the new focus of student groups and the administration, but when it comes to food, the College’s food service provider, Aramark, is saying one thing, and doing another. As Tavner Myers walked from station-to-station in Liberty Street Fresh Food...

The College recently created a new administrative office, the Office of Economic Development in order to foster better relationships with businesses throughout the state and the Lowcountry, with the hopes of better preparing students for jobs within the business sector. Robert Marlowe, Senior Vice President of Economic Development and former Board of Trustees chairman, will head the office. Marlowe said, “The office is primarily about two things: helping students get jobs by finding out what employers really look for and need within their company, and helping and assisting businesses in their advancement.” The office was partly inspired by Marlowe’s recent work with The Boeing Company, the world’s largest aerospace company and manufacturer of commercial jets. Dec. 1 marked the opening of Boeing’s new 300,000 square foot Interiors Fabrication Facility in North Charleston. Marlowe has been working with Boeing and gained admission to their University Relations program, making the College one of...

Walking to the front of the stage, Congressman Tim Scott shouted out, “Good evening.” A weak response from the audience. He then said, “I said, Good evening.” The audience becomes louder with its response and Scott continues with the momentum. “It’s time in America for a new President.” Scott, a...

Ten Occupy protesters were hauled off one-by-one early Wednesday morning amid furious chants and screams from their fellow occupiers. A little after midnight, more than 40 police officers arrived at Marion Square and encircled the protesters’ camp near the fountain at the southwest corner of the park. Nine of the...

Balance and depth seem to be key words for the College of Charleston men’s basketball team this season. Thus far the balance includes having multiple player in double scoring digits. It has also included balancing the depth of big bodies low on the court with the agile guards at the...