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This week: Museum forum, conference, DIY, more

This week: International African American Museum public forum, Center for Women conference, DIY Festival, Mozart’s Requium, Anne Frank

by Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · 1 comment · calendar

Where in the world is this weather vane? Photo by Michael Kaynard, KaynardPhotography.com.

Mystery: Way up high

We got several responses about what was missing in last week’s mystery photo by Chuck Boyd of Hanahan. Missing? The Sergeant Jasper apartment building, of course, several wrote.

by Michael Kaynard · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

S.C. State University is in Orangeburg, S.C.

History: S.C. State University

S.C. State University was founded in 1896 in Orangeburg as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina. It was and remains, as of the early twenty-first century, the only state-assisted, historically black, land-grant institution in South Carolina.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

Review: The Stories

The Stories is an excellent introduction to the illustrious talent that is award-winning author Jane Gardam.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

Refreshing, accessible site

Congratulations on the new look of Charleston Currents. It takes courage to try to improve something that really wasn’t broken.

by Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback, Views

Photo: Modern fly in amber

Last week’s freezing weather created a lot of icy still life images in area ditches and streams.

by Andy Brack · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos

Issue 7.17: Tinkler, mayor’s race, education numbers

This week’s issue features a column by mayoral candidate Paul Tinkler about why he’s running, a commentary about the race as a while by Andy Brack, a look by Kyra Morris at a new education report that has some great info in it and a mystery photo that just may vex you.

by Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell says he's the first president in 178 years to be a graduate of the college. His diploma is in the background. (Photo by Andy Brack).

McConnell starting to have a little fun

By Andy Brack | Glenn McConnell is starting to enjoy being president of the College of Charleston.

“I couldn’t have given you that answer in July,” says the longtime former West Ashley senator who grudgingly became lieutenant governor in 2012 before taking over the college.

Within 30 minutes of beginning as new president last year, members of the basketball team told him they didn’t want to play for the coach. That kerfuffle …

by Andy Brack · 02/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news

Brack: More civics education is a good thing

The James B. Edwards Civics Education Initiative calls for high school students to take a 100-question U.S. Citizenship Civics Test as part of an existing half-year course in government. The proposal doesn’t mandate passage of the test as a requirement for graduation (although it should), but students who get a passing score of 60 or better will receive an achievement certificate.

by Andy Brack · 02/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

A picture is worth ... a million dollars.

This picture says a million things

Above is a photo of officials from MWV Specialty Chemicals & Community Development and Land Management presenting a check for more than $1 million to the Trident United Way. MWV is the first company in Lowcountry history to raise at least a million dollars for the charity.

by Charleston Currents · 02/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs