College of Charleston Photos of the Week

September 11, 2026
Catie Cleveland
Students, General News, Campus Life, All News

The fall semester is well underway! Check out these photos showing all the fun energy, time-honored traditions and meaningful conversations that made up this week's CofC experience!

Hoops and Scoops

The whole College of Charleston community came together in the Cougar Mall to let off some steam, eat some ice cream and get hyped for the upcoming basketball season. (Photos by Catie Cleveland)

Student dunks basketball outside
Clyde holds up college of Charleston hype sign
Mens Basketball team plays basketball outside in Cougar Mall
Smiling women having fun on Cougar Mall with Basketball
crowd gathering around basketball hoop and team
Close up of College of Charleston swag with ice pops
close up of mini basketballs
fountain in foreground with people shoot hoops outside in the background
dance team holds up College of Charleston Basketball
man jumps in air to shoot hoops outside
student smiles and has un playing basketball
woman basketball player shoots hoops in cougar mall
faculty, students and staff enjoy hoops and scoops activity in Cougar Mall
woman smiles as she talks to others
A group of young people, including a mascot wearing a Charleston jersey, pose together outdoors near a basketball hoop.
male basketball team members laugh together

Fraternity Bid Day

The Cistern Yard was full of excitement and cheer for the new fraternity members on the annual bid day! (Photos by Mike Ledford)

A person in a light blue blazer and khaki pants descends steps beside large columns, with others gathered in the background.
A group of young people celebrate outdoors, raising their arms in excitement near a large red and yellow letter "A".
A group of young people in "Fall Rush" shirts and casual attire are gathered outdoors, laughing and embracing each other in a lively, energetic scene.
A group of young people in matching blue shirts gather outdoors, smiling and clapping during a Fall Rush event.
A group of young people in matching blue shirts celebrate outdoors with a man in a suit, one holding a yellow horn.
A group of people hold up large white letters spelling "LIT" in a public space.
A group of young people in matching brown shirts celebrate enthusiastically outdoors, some holding flags and large letters, with arms raised and joyful expressions.
A group of young people in matching blue shirts cheerfully hold large purple and yellow letter signs during an outdoor event.
A group of young people in matching blue shirts celebrate energetically outdoors, surrounded by trees and a historic building.
A person wears a white t-shirt featuring a colorful graphic of a house and golf course, with text reading "Fall Rush 2026" and "Phi Gamma Delta, Charleston, South Carolina," standing outdoors near a historic building.
A group of young people pose outdoors with a large blue and yellow Sigma Chi lettering sign.

New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat visits Campus

The College of Charleston Friends of the Library and the Civility Initiative welcomed Ross Douthat, former New York Times columnist and newly appointed 60 Minutes correspondent, to a moderated conversation about whether the tools of civil discourse can still bridge the widening gaps in our fractured society. (Photos by Lizzie Koschnick)

wide shot of theater with two speakers sitting in chairs on stage
man speaks to crowd in theater
Woman asks question of panel in Theater

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