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A Florida man was killed in an accident on Interstate 26 Friday night that also sent a woman to the hospital. Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say 23-year-old Vincent Santolla of Tallahassee, Florida swerved off the highway at the 190 mile-marker, just a few miles away from the Ridgeville exit.  Authorities say his Ford Explorer went into the median and hit a tree. Rescue officials pulled Santolla out of the sSUV but the Berkeley County Coroner says he died at the scene from his injuries.

There's plenty of motivation to go around for both schools when The Citadel travels to the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena for the second meeting of the season between the city and Southern Conference rivals.  Andrew Goudelock is averaging league-high 19.7 points per game. The College of Charleston (16-8, 11-2) won the earlier meeting at McAlister Field House, 61-55.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The man who commanded the Army's response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina speaks in the South Carolina Lowcountry at two Black History Month events.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The man who commanded the Army's response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina speaks in the South Carolina Lowcountry at two Black History Month events.

Captain John Coussons loved The Citadel and the pomp and ceremony of life there. As cadets, we were on the lookout for him when he would roam the barracks at night during study hall.

A lot of people are desperately looking for jobs, but the situation is reversed in the computer security field. Employers in the defense industry, banking, power companies, hospitals and cyber security companies are among those clamoring for qualified employees, said Richard Nelson, chairman of the Joint Industry Advisory Board. Nelson's group brings industry feedback and advice to computer science departments at the College of Charleston and The Citadel.

College rifle -- The Citadel won an NCAA air rifle and smallbore competition Saturday, topping VMI and Alabama-Birmingham. The host Bulldogs took first place with a 4,357 total, followed by VMI at 4,259.

Bulldogs come into game with a two-game winning streak, beating Samford, 61-57, Thursday and downing Chattanooga, 68-60, Saturday.

The Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins has hired a couple of assistants well-versed in the triple-option to oversee the Bulldogs' switch to that attack. Tommy Laurendine, offensive coordinator at Lenoir-Rhyne for the past two seasons, is the Bulldogs' new offensive coordinator, Higgins confirmed. And former VMI offensive line coach Bob Bodine will be the assistant offensive coordinator. Laurendine replaces Dave Cecchini, who ran the Bulldogs' spread-option attack for the last five years.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- John Shulman is as frustrated as he's even been in his six years as head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His Mocs lost 68-60 at The Citadel on Saturday, ending a trip to Charleston with two losses that followed wins over the two teams ahead of them in the Southern Conference North Division.

The 10th annual Darwin Week in Charleston, featuring lectures, discussions and presentations, kicks off Monday and runs through Feb. 14. All events are free and open to the public.
Citadel events:
Darwin Week is sponsored by the Charleston Chapter of Sigma Xi, South Carolinians for Science Education, Lowcountry Hall of Science & Math, Circular Congregational Church, The Citadel School of Science and Mathematics, Second Presbyterian Church and the College of Charleston's School of Science & Mathematics, Biology department, Biology Club, Geology department and Sociology and Anthropology department.

'The Darwinian Revelation on Darwin's ‘One Long Argument.' ' A lecture by James T. Costa, executive director of the Highlands (N.C.) Biological Station and biology professor at Western Carolina University. The talk will trace Darwin's insights, culminating in his seminal 'On the Origin of the Species.' 4 p.m. Feb. 9, New Science Center Auditorium, College of Charleston; 6:30 p.m., Duckett Hall Auditorium, The Citadel.

'Who Says the Neandertals are so Different?' A lecture by David Frayer, anthropology professor at the University of Kansas, that considers recent research on man's ancient relatives. 4 p.m. Feb. 11, New Science Center Auditorium, College of Charleston; 6:30 p.m., Duckett Hall Auditorium, The Citadel.

Illustrated talk at the Citadel: Angie Whaley LeClercq, garden and travel correspondent for the Charleston Mercury, will give an illustrated talk at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Citadel's Bond Hall 165. LeClercq will focus on the late Emily Whaley's garden at 58 Church St. and other Loutrell Brigg's Charleston gardens, as well as on gardens at Medway, Magnolia and Middleton plantations. The talk is free and open to the public.

Nate Ross, former Citadel assistant coach, has worn many hats over the years: college basketball assistant coach, restaurant owner and golf caddy, to name a few. But to Charleston residents, Ross is probably best known as a color analyst for college basketball telecasts and host of Bobby Cremins' television show. Ross talked about coaching, TV, Cremins and more when he went One-on-One with The Post and Courier's Tommy Braswell.

Just as he did less than 20 months earlier against the New York Giants in overtime to end "The Greatest Game Ever Played," Johnny Unitas handed a football to Alan Ameche and watched the Baltimore Colts' halfback score a touchdown. Right here at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Before the New Orleans Saints ever played a National Football League regular-season game, they notched an exhibition win in Charleston.

In many ways, it was the shot that set the tone for The Citadel's basketball season. Keegan Bell's "Saved by the Bell" buzzer-beater gave Chattanooga a 56-54 win over the Bulldogs on Jan. 14, the most dramatic moment in a string of Southern Conference games that have gone down to the wire for the Bulldogs. Citadel players have not forgotten Bell's miracle.

Zach Urbanus scored 24 points to lead The Citadel to a 68-60 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday night at McAlister Field House. Urbanus hit 7 of 16 from 3-point range as the Bulldogs improved to 12-12 overall and 6-6 in Southern Conference basketball. Chattanooga is 13-12 and 5-7 in the league.

SATURDAY: Black History Month Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Citadel, Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall, 171 Moultrie St. The annual event will feature music, exhibits and food.

TUESDAY: An address by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, 11 a.m., The Citadel, McAlister Field House, 171 Moultrie St. Honoré will speak on the importance of understanding cultural diversity as a principled leader, as part of the college's Greater Issues series.

Jenny Sanford shares story of rocky marriage, personal journey... Longtime South Carolina political observer and author Jack Bass said he expects "tremendous interest" in the memoir, which is likely to create "more unease" about the governor. "She has come out as the heroine of this story," he said.

With Samford defenders hounding Cameron Wells' every dribble, The Citadel needed someone else to play the hero Thursday night.  Guard Ben Cherry, a walk-on freshman, was the unlikely candidate.  Cherry connected on three huge 3-pointers down the stretch, and Bryan Streeter's rebound basket with 12 seconds remaining lifted The Citadel to a 61-57 win over Samford before 1,440 fans at McAlister Field House.

A sweeping set of regulatory changes for colleges and universities is making its way through the General Assembly, its path to passage smoothed by a recession that has brought sharp cuts to higher education and placed an emphasis on job creation.

The School of Business Administration will hold the first Citadel Directors' Institute March 25 and 26, 2010, at Charleston Place hotel in the heart of historic downtown Charleston.  The Institute will feature sessions on best practices in corporate governance; developments in the legal, regulatory and political environment; and corporate risk management. Participants will also hear how principled leadership can set a new direction for American business.

The Citadel, The Military University of South Carolina, Kilo Company Tactical Officer Maj. Jacob B. Raser of Charleston, South Carolina was sitting down to dinner with his wife Monday night, Jan. 25, when he received a call for a supply and evacuation mission to Haiti.  Three hours later, Raser, a pilot in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, was in the cockpit of a C-17 bound for Haiti on a relief mission.

The 19th annual Chocolate Affair will be held Feb. 6 at The Citadel's Holliday Alumni Center in downtown Charleston.  Tickets to the event are $100 per person, and the evening starts at 7 p.m.

The Citadel's Daniel Library Friends' spring lecture series is hosting speakers who will discuss the Civil War.  All lectures are free and open to the public. Some events include book signing opportunities. Lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are held on The Citadel campus in Bond Hall Room 165.  Call 953-7691.

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OCCUPATION: Licensed professional counselor, certified addictions counselor, certified public accountant. Owner of two companies: Vineyard Counseling LLC and Eredita LLC in Mount Pleasant.

EDUCATION: College of Charleston, B.S. in accounting, business administration; University of Charleston, M.S. in accounting; The Citadel, M.A. in psychology, clinical counseling.

Steve Nida, a psychology professor at The Citadel, said there is a human health toll that goes with so much rain, largely because rain can cause someone to dampen their expectations, and otherwise ruin plans.  That's a source of stress and people have to adjust to it," he said.

Burke High School football standout Del'Javon Simmons knows there will be an assimilation process now that he has signed to play for The Citadel.  The dapper three-sports star began the process by wearing an argyle sweater vest as he arrived at the Charleston County School District Building on Wednesday morning to sign a national letter of intent.

Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, will deliver the commencement address for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2010 on May 8 in McAlister Field House, The Citadel has announced.

Citadel coach Kevin Higgins introduced a 24-player signing class Wednesday that is just one part of an overhaul of Bulldogs football.  The class was shaped by Higgins' decision to scrap the spread-option offense he's run for five years in favor of a triple-option not too different from the one that helped The Citadel win its last Southern Conference title in 1992.

The Citadel defensive coordinator Isaac Collins has been hired as the head football coach at Widener University.  Collins, who had been at The Citadel for four years, becomes the first African-American head coach at Widener, a Division III school in Chester, Pa.  Collins' departure is just one of several staff changes that Citadel coach Kevin Higgins said he will address at today's signing-day news conference.