24 09, 2012

Orangeburg Massacre stirs debate 44 years later – USA TODAY

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Today, academics, students and others meet in South Carolina for a three-day conference at the College of Charleston. They'll discuss the black power movement and the legacy of the Orangeburg Massacre. "It's still a sore spot for people here, when you talk about a massacre of students, how it never reached the level of a

24 09, 2012

More people in way of a ‘new’ Hugo – Charleston Post and Courier

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“People are in the way,” said Scott Harris, a College of Charleston geology and environmental geosciences assistant professor who has studied that build-up and coastal “low spots” more prone to flood, overwash, channeling surge and waves from a landfalling hurricane. Read full article.

24 09, 2012

SC coastline more vulnerable 23 years after Hugo – The Sun News

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“It’s a very vulnerable coastline from Little River down,” said Scott Harris, associate professor of geology and environmental geosciences at the College of Charleston geologist who has researched landscape evolution and shoreline dynamics. “The only reason we realize there’s a problem is because people live on the coast.” http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/09/21/3072339/sc-coastline-more-vulnerable-23.html