How to enter:

1. Send your photograph to yearbook@csuniv.edu no later than Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (with appropriate information- #3 and #4)
2. Photos will be posted on BucOnline and open for student voting Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.
3. You may submit your photo as either Photoshop photography or natural photography.
4. With your photo, please include your name, year in school, brief description of the image, and why you chose your photo.

RULES:

1. Natural Photography must not be edited in any way except for brightening/darkening the image.
2. You must be a current student to enter (but anyone can vote!)
3. You may enter no more than two photos.

Winning photos will be displayed in the 2010 Cutlass Yearbook!

Happy Snapshots!

Jan. 29, Resolution 2010: Bands, step competition, 6 p.m., Chapel

Feb. 1, African-American Read-In, 3 p.m. Brewer Center lounge

Feb. 5, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance (presented by Consortium), 6:30 p.m., @Trident Technical College

Feb. 13, African-American Step Show, 8 p.m., Chapel

Feb. 15, Reality Check Game Show, 4:30 p.m., Caf

Feb. 17, Kuumba Festival, 11 a.m., Caf & Charleston Room

Feb. 17, Michael Jacobs and Platinum Souls Concert, 8 p.m., Caf [Free to CSU students, all others $10 at the door]

Feb. 22, Solomon’s Porch: Red and Yellow, Black and White…, 8 p.m., Littlejohn Parlor

Feb. 23, Game Night, sponsored by African-American Society, 8 p.m. Gold Room

Feb. 24, Convocation: One Accord gospel choir, 11 a.m., Chapel

Feb. 24, Dissertation presentation by Dr. Ruth Edwards, 6 p.m., Nursing Auditorium

Feb. 25, Soul Food Night, sponsored by African-American Society, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Caf

By Christine Johnson

“Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t fallen asleep yet.”
Anonymous

Take a deep breath.  The semester is almost over!  All you have to do is get through finals.  Here are a few ways to de-stress as you prepare and work your way through the stress of finals and the end of yet another semester. 

Take a Break:  Sitting and staring at your notes, or worse, a computer screen for hours at a time will wear you down.  Take a few minutes to rest your eyes.  Stand up and stretch your muscles.  Take a quick walk, even if it is just into another room of your house or to the end of your residence hall.  Taking a few minutes to let your mind relax can make all the difference when you feel your focus start to slip.

Laugh a Little:  Laughter is the best medicine.  It helps to relax your body, and science has shown that your body can stay relaxed for up to 45 minutes after you stop laughing.  So call a friend, watch some Tom and Jerry, or look up the Peanuts comic strips online and giggle a little bit before you get back to the books.

Take Small Bites:  I know your mother told you not to stuff your mouth.  Look at studying for your finals in the same light.  Don’t sit down to cram for finals.  Study a little each day and eat the elephant of finals one small bite at a time.

Now go forth and don’t stress.  You will be fine!

Final exam week for Charleston Southern University begins Wednesday, December 9.

The CSU Learning Centre is offering free tutoring through December 7, 2009. The Learning Center, certified by the College Reading and Learning Association, provides academic and writing support services across the curriculum and is free to all students of CSU.

Exam week hours for QUIET STUDY ONLY:

• Tuesday, Dec. 8: 10 am – 4 pm; 5 pm – 11pm
• Wednesday, Dec. 9: 10 am – 11 pm
• Thursday, Dec. 10: 10 am – 11 pm
• Friday, Dec. 11: 10 am – 9 pm
• Sunday, Dec. 13: 5 pm – 9 pm

Contact The Learning Centre at CSU for more information at (843) 863-7091 or email Brenda Hanna.

Joining thousands of other educators around the globe, Charleston Southern University future teachers, faculty, and leaders “Read for the Record” on Thursday, October 8th.

This international project builds literacy and unity, as children from many states and nations listen to the same book read aloud by guest readers, on the same day. This year’s selection was Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.

Coordinated by Dr. Linda Karges-Bone and Professor Chris Frazier at CSU and Karen Stinson at Ladson Elementary School, the media specialist at this professional development site that partners with the university in teacher training, the event included lessons, stories, and fine arts activities all using the “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.

Readers from the campus included Dr. Jim Colman, VP for Academics, Dr. Norma Harper, Dean of Education, Dr. Rick Brewer, Dean of Students, Dr. Marie Griffin, professor, Dr. Roland Bullard, and Coach Rachel Bullard, as well as dozens of other coaching staff, future teachers, Teaching Fellows, and athletes.

“Read for the Record helps us to share the message that reading is a celebration and a joy<’ said Bone. “Our presence and partnership at Ladson Elementary is one of the best gifts we can give to the community.”

For more information or to involve your school, visit readfortherecord.org

(Pictured above: Meghan Gore teaching a lesson for “Reading for the Record”)

Charleston Southern University is looking for the coolest dorm room on campus. The coolest looking dorm will win over $200 in prizes includin g t-shirts, gift cards and more.

You can vote NOW for one of our five finalists. Visit CharlestonSouthern.edu/dorm to view the photos and vote.

CSU students will then V*O*T*E for your favorite dorm room online!

The winner will be announced October 30th.