NCAA appearances a boost for Wofford

But it's the exposure that can't be bought

APRIL 2, 2010 9:16 a.m. (0)

A lost possession in the closing seconds might have robbed Wofford College men of their biggest basketball win in program history.

But the 49-53 loss to the University of Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., was exciting enough to merit television time on the tournament’s busiest day – and the match up against the Badgers unusual enough to land the Terriers appearances on ESPN, CBS, National Public Radio and countless newspapers across the country.  Continue reading...

 

Betsy Cox to receive literary award

 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 2:06 p.m. (0)

Elizabeth Cox doesn’t mind being called a Southern writer as long as it doesn’t limit her readership, she said in an interview published on identitytheory.com, an online literary Web site.

Sometimes, she said, it even helps.

“There is a strong backload of writers behind me that are very good,” Cox said in the interview.  Continue reading...

 

Global, locally

Wofford professor helps students see beyond their borders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 3:23 p.m. (0)

John Seitz shares a small office with two other professors at Wofford College.

He used to work for the Central Intelligence Agency.

In Pakistan.  Continue reading...

 

The week in pictures

Look who's in the Journal this week

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 8:34 a.m. (0)

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City Council notes

From the Sept. 27 meeting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 10:41 a.m. (0)

Spartanburg expects to save about $60,000 a year by refinancing $16.7 million in tax increment bonds for the St. John-Daniel Morgan Redevelopment Project and special obligation bonds for the Renaissance Park Project, city council was told Monday night.

Passed on first reading, the complex refinancing package would take advantage of favorable interest rates, Chris Story, assistant city manager, told the council. The exact amount of the savings will not be known until after the bonds are issued and the interest rate is set.  Continue reading...

 

The week in pictures

Look who's in the Journal Oct. 1-7, 2010

OCTOBER 3, 2010 2:16 p.m. (0)

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The week in pictures: 11/06/10

Look who's in the Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2010 3:12 p.m. (0)

This week:

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History that's living

Wofford grad, former journalist turns headlines into novels

FEBRUARY 10, 2011 2:01 p.m. (0)

Headlines still attract former television journalist Batt Humphries.

But instead of turning today’s top events into the leading story on the evening news – first as a television reporter in Charleston and lastly as a producer for CBS News in New York – he’s turning yesterday’s headlines into historic novels.

His first novel, “Dead Weight,” told the story of Daniel “Nealy” Duncan, a black man hanged a century ago for a murder he swore he didn’t commit, that of a white Charleston shopkeeper.  Continue reading...

 

A coach's story

How Mike Young has helped the Terriers play their way to the top

MARCH 17, 2011 10:50 a.m. (0)

When Mike Young came to Spartanburg in the spring of 1989, it was to little fanfare and uncertain expectations.

He’d been hired as an assistant basketball coach at Wofford College, a job that paid a barely-enough-to-live-on wage and involved unglamorous behind-the-scenes work.

Wofford was an NCAA Division II program at the time and coached by Richard Johnson. Its players were talented, the games were exciting, and the Terriers won their share. They bested larger, Division I programs now and then.  Continue reading...

 

Those two little words

"Thank you" takes on big meaning in Gratitude Project

AUGUST 10, 2011 11:23 a.m. (0)

If kind words can change the world, then taking the time to put them down on paper and actually mail a letter to someone is the ultimate expression of that belief.

The lost art of letter writing and the arcane notion that saying “thank you” counts melded into a seamless whole.

Kerry Ferguson, a theater professor at Wofford, playwright, poet and stage director, was in a funk some months back over her lack of gratitude.  Continue reading...

 

BMW pro-am enlists help from local college students

BMW tournament organizers hope to broaden event's appeal with a little help from college students here

OCTOBER 7, 2011 10:35 a.m. (0)

When Tom Holgate attended the BMW Charity Pro-Am last year he saw a flourishing tournament, but also realized how much more of an impact the event could have on Spartanburg.

“This needs to become a more prominent event for everybody,” said Holgate, president of American Credit Acceptance, who organized a program to bring the heft of four Spartanburg colleges to increase interest in the Pro-Am in Spartanburg, which tournament organizers said has remained stagnant.

The tournament is held at Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, Thornblade Club in Greenville and this year, the Greenville Country Club’s Chanticleer Course has been added.  Continue reading...

 

Dunlap announces retirement

Wofford president to step down in June 2013

MAY 18, 2012 9:00 a.m. (0)

Longtime Wofford College President Benjamin B. Dunlap told the school’s trustees he plans to step down in June of next year.

Dunlap is the school’s 10th president and has served in that capacity since 2000; he will retain his appointment as Chapman Family Professor of Humanities and after a year-long sabbatical will return to teaching duties at the school.  Continue reading...

 

Cycle crash claims park director

Brian Wofford, former football star and public servant, dead at age 34

MAY 25, 2012 9:35 a.m. (0)

Spartanburg is still trying to deal with the tragic death of city parks system director Brian Wofford in a motorcycle accident last week.

Wofford was a star on the football field at Spartanburg High School and at Clemson University, where he snagged 179 catches for 2,273 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1999.  Continue reading...