Excerpt from "Driven by Industry"

by Meredith Carter

THE HIVE PROVIDES DESIGN EXPERIENCE

While the DIFD program provides budding web developers and designers with the technical know-how, it’s The Hive that helps show them how to work with real clients.

Jason Broadwater, founder of the web marketing firm RevenFlo, created The Hive as a partnership among Winthrop, York Technical College and RevenFlo. Housed on the third floor of the Citizens Building in downtown Rock Hill, The Hive allows DIFD majors and York Tech students to work in teams on web design and Internet marketing projects for clients. The multi-purpose space is used for classes and presentations as well as team and client meetings. In spring 2011, The Hive’s first semester of operation, the two-year pilot project involved 28 students from Winthrop and York Tech.

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SCETV’s “Jail, No Bail” Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Historic Lunch Counter Sit-In

This winter, South Carolina ETV presents the “Carolina Stories” documentary, “Jail, No Bail.” The 30-minute long broadcast pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the sit-in that introduced a new protest strategy and turned the tables on the establishment, while at the same time reinvigorating the Civil Rights movement nationally. The program also honors the “Friendship Nine” and the bold stand the men took in the face of extreme injustice. The show airs Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. An encore presentation airs on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m.

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