The College of Charleston Foundation is buying the McLeod Plantation. The college said Friday it is buying the historic South Carolina property that dates to 1678 from the Historic Charleston Foundation for $4 million.

No idea was too bold as long as their was a plan to make it work with the Clean Slate Committee at the College of Charleston.

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted Monday to increase tuition for the 2009-10 academic year by six percent for in-state students and seven percent for out-of-state students.

College of Charleston said Thursday that its applications for admission for the fall of 2009 set an all-time record for both graduate and undergraduate admissions, and school officials believe it’s an effect of the bad economy

Mount Pleasant-Brandon Sizemore (Jacksonville, Fla.) belted two of College of Charleston’s school-record nine homers on the day as the 30th-ranked Cougars slugged their way to a 27-9 Southern Conference win before 644 at Patriots Point Stadium on Sunday.

Quakes are more common near Charleston, where an earthquake killed more than 100 people in 1886.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Citadel Bulldogs will start their battle for their first Southern Conference Championship title on Saturday, March 7 when they face the Samford Bulldogs in the second round of the tournament.

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Matt Mansilla (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had three hits and drove in four to lead the College of Charleston to a 14-8 win over Miami (OH) in college baseball action on Sunday at Patriots Point Stadium before 417 fans.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Junior utility Aisha Ledet belted a pinch-hit grand slam in the fifth inning as Howard (3-3) defeated the College of Charleston (2-6) 5-1 Sunday evening in the finale of the 2009 CofC Cougar Classic in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 

Charleston, S.C. – The College of Charleston women’s basketball team tied a season-high with 10 three-pointers, including a five-for-six effort in the second half, as the Cougars defeated the Wofford Terriers, 75-53, in action this afternoon in front of 211 fans at the Carolina First Arena.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Sophomore first baseman Katie Nutaitis (Vienna, Va.) went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two RBI and junior third baseman Kristie Shifflett (Virginia Beach, Va.) finished 3-for-3 with a home run as the College of Charleston (2-4) downed East Tennessee State (1-2) 4-3 with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning in the 2009 CofC Cougar Classic in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

Charleston, S.C. – The College of Charleston women’s basketball game against Appalachian State Saturday, February 21 has been designated the “Charleston Benches Cancer” game to help raise money for the Charleston Breast Center.  This event is in conjunction with the NCAA’s “Pink Zone” breast cancer awareness month.  Tipoff at the Carolina First Arena is slated for 2:00 p.m.

History is often taught in a classroom or read about in books.  Today, College of Charleston students watched history happen live on television.

Robert Barnett, 22, died Tuesday in a crash in Colleton County.

A suspicious package found at the College of Charleston was only an empty briefcase.