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David G. Allen, professor of English, has been named the new head of The Citadel’s Department of English. He replaces James Leonard who has led the department since 1998.

Hampton 1 school board officials have named the district’s newest superintendent. Members appointed Douglas McTeer in a unanimous decision May 26.He will begin his duties July 1. McTeer previously worked as senior education adviser to former Gov. Jim Hodges. He served in the state House of Representatives from 1979 to 1996. ...

Jon Carter Howell, 37, husband of Stacey Kathryn Williams Howell of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. The relatives and friends of Jon Howell are invited to attend his Funeral Service on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Summerall Chapel at The Citadel at 10:00 a.m. The burial will be private. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. ...

The Hampton County School District One Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to appoint Dr. Douglas E. McTeer, Jr.  ('73) as Superintendent of Hampton County School District One.  A lifelong career educator and former state legislator, Dr. McTeer will assume the position on July 1. ...

Robert W. 'Bob' Turner, age 85, widower of the late Mrs. Natalie Richardson Turner, former local realtor and past member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1959 to 1971, passed away in the afternoon hours on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at a local hospital. Friends and family are invited to attend his funeral service on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Cherokee Place United Methodist Church, 2015 Cosgrove Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405.  ...

Robert Wilson Turner, a former state legislator and local businessman, died Wednesday. He was 84.  ... In addition to his time in the House, Turner was chairman of the State Pollution Control Authority and on the board of trustees at both The Citadel and the Medical University of South Carolina. ...

The Citadel has signed three more basketball players during the spring signing period, bringing to six the number of freshmen who will join the squad in the fall.  Swingman Bo Holston, 6-8 forward Tom Fitzpatrick and combo guard Cosmo Morabbi signed in the spring, joining fall signees Khalif Guiden, E.J. Hicks and Matt Roberts. ...

The high school class of 2008 ventures out into a very different world from when it entered kindergarten in August 1995. Here’s a look at what was happening then and today’s reality. ...

State House District 111 candidate Clay Middleton received two big boosts this week when both outgoing state Rep. Floyd Breeland and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn announced their support of Middleton's bid. ...

Two local real estate companies are coming together under the ownership of an established Southeastern firm in a deal that forms one of the largest agencies in the Charleston area. ... "I looked at what they were bringing to the market, and I knew I couldn't compete with that. ... Their tools are second to none," said Gettys Glaze ('92), Sandlapper's former owner who now is general manager of the Charleston operation. ...

David G. Allen, professor of English, has been named the new head of The Citadel’s Department of English. He replaces James Leonard who has led the department since 1998.  ...Allen came to The Citadel in 1982 as an assistant professor of English. He was promoted to associate professor in 1987 and full professor in 1992. ...

Steven J. Fulmer, Robert A. Jenny and Lucas B. Watson, all of Simpsonville, and William M. Coleman of Greenville were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. ...

Steven J. Fulmer, Robert A. Jenny and Lucas B. Watson, all of Simpsonville, and William M. Coleman of Greenville were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. ...

SPARR - The pipeline from North Marion High School's football program to the next level continued Wednesday as six Colt seniors inked deals with colleges. Demontrelle Smith and Kevin Manning signed with The Citadel, while Jon Allen, Huston Roddenberry, Tim Dandy and Mike Beard punched their tickets to Union College. North Marion's senior class now has 11 players headed to play college football, four more than the previous school record of seven set in 2006. ...

Furman, Davidson and The Citadel claimed the Southern Conference’s three most prestigious academic and sportsmanship awards at the conference’s annual Honors Dinner, held at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Hilton Head Island. ...

The Citadel Women's Club will hold its annual yard sale 8 a.m.-noon May 31 at the Altman Center in the end zone at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Hagood Avenue Fishburne Street.

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Basketball Head Coach Ed Conroy announced the signing of three additional players to national letters of intent on Wednesday. Bo Holston, Tom Fitzpatrick and Cosmo Morabbi will join the Bulldog roster for the 2008-09 season.

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, honored the following cadets for outstanding achievement during the spring semester of the 2007-08 academic year.  Dean’s List recognition is given to those students registered for 12 or more semester hours whose grade point ration is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester’s work.  ...

Following an incredible four-year career at The Citadel in which he posted a 3.95 grade point average and set the school record in career triples, outfielder Chris Swauger was named ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-America second Team for the second consecutive year. ...

I have found that the most entertaining aspect of politics has been the demonstration of outrage and finger-pointing by one candidate over the nefarious conduct, both real and imaginary, of the opposition candidate. ..

The Patriots Point Development Authority hired a decorated Army commander Tuesday to steer its armada of warships and manage its lucrative spread of shoreline property, passing over several veterans of the hospitality industry.  Retired Brig. Gen. Hugh Tant III, a Mount Pleasant native and champion at shag dancing and push-up competitions, was named executive director from a field of 120 candidates. He replaces David Burnette, a former Navy commander who resigned from Patriots Point in late October, days after a co-worker discovered lewd photos on Burnette's office computer. ...

A retired brigadier general has been named the new executive director of the Patriots Point Development Authority.  Brig. Gen. Hugh Tant III assumes his new duties June 1 after the PPDA board of directors announced his appointment Tuesday. The authority operates Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor and manages various lease agreements on the Patriots Point grounds. ...

Former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel is expected to leave Charleston today en route to begin serving his 10-month sentence for his cocaine conviction.A friend is driving him to the federal lockup in Jesup, Ga., about an hour south of Savannah. He must report by noon Thursday. Prior to his departure, Ravenel, 45, issued a statement. ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. --Retired Army Brig. Gen. Hugh Tant III has been selected from 120 applicants as executive director of the Patriots Point Development Authority.  He begins work next week at the helm of the South Carolina agency that operates the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor. The authority board selected Tant at its Tuesday meeting.

It's one of the area's best yard sales ever - The Citadel Women's Club will hold its annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 31 at the Altman Center in the end zone at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Hagood Avenue at Fishburne Street.  ...

On April 29, around 2 p.m., my office manager and I were startled by loud noises on the roof of our administrative building. Thinking perhaps repairmen had come unannounced, I went out to investigate. Imagine my surprise to discover four young Citadel cadets running up a 12-foot wall and onto the roof.

...The added costs of new codes - The S.C. House of Representatives voted to appropriate $100,000 for Clemson University and The Citadel to research the validity of wind and seismic building requirements prescribed by the 2006 International Residential Code, which was set to take effect July 1.  To accommodate the study, implementation of that code would be pushed back to June 30, 2009. ...

Even though The Citadel was eliminated from the Southern Conference Baseball Tournament in Tuesday's play-in round, the school's role as tournament host has been ongoing. That's meant long hours for the school's athletic department personnel, and none have worked longer than baseball sports information director Patrick Walsh. ...

Lawmakers elected dozens of trustees to the boards of several South Carolina colleges and universities, including The Citadel, last week.

Kyle Bunn, a Georgetown native and former all-conference pitcher at The Citadel (Class of '99),  has tried to get his bearing during a rough first season at Clemson.

Stan Hurteau ('65), who guided The Citadel Brigadier Foundation as its executive director for the past 17 years and who led the college's athletic fundraising organization to unprecedented heights, announced his retirement, effective June 30. ...

With The Citadel eliminated on the first day, the Southern Conference is getting a taste of what the SoCon Baseball Tournament is like without strong support from Bulldogs fans. Attendance through the first 12 games this week at Riley Park was 10,829, the average of 902 on pace to be the worst average attendance since 1997, the first year for which attendance figures are available.

A college football all-star game pitting players from the Southeast against those from across the nation is in the works for The Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium. The Charleston Metro Sports Council is working with a company called Overtime Sports Southwest LLC to bring the game to Charleston as soon as next January, Tom McQueeney of the Sports Council said Thursday. An official announcement of the game could come within two weeks, McQueeney said. ...

The Citadel vs. Clemson and South Carolina State vs. Clemson. Wofford vs. South Carolina. If you’re a fan of either the Tigers or Gamecocks, you do not get excited when you see these games on the 2008 schedule. And honestly, I’ve never cared for matchups in which FBS schools play FCS schools in football. But, let’s look at the flip side for a moment. If you’re a team like South Carolina State, Wofford or The Citadel, these games are program-builders. ...

bus boy. But a series of weekend jobs in kitchens, while he was attending the Citadel in Charleston, is what Eyester says fueled his passion for the food world.   After graduating, he went back to Charleston and worked at a number of places, including the Starfish Grille, before moving to Atlanta. During his time at Food 101, Eyester has become known for using local ingredients to create solid but imaginative comfort food, as well as a clever series of music-themed dinners —- including a James Brown soul food tribute, and an annual Jerry Garcia wine dinner.

The Citadel could become host to an annual televised all-star game where some of the nation’s collegiate football stars display their talents for the National Football League. While an economic analysis hasn’t been completed, the game could inject millions into the local economy, said Tom McQueeney, chairman of the Charleston Metro Sports Council. The council is close to signing a deal with a company that organizes and operates a similar game in Texas, he said. ...

Lightning flashed and dark clouds loomed over Riley Park on Tuesday night, providing an appropriately apocalyptic setting for The Citadel's shortest appearance in the Southern Conference Baseball Tournament in 20 years.  A lightning bolt streaks across the sky during a weather delay at Riley Park during The Citadel-Wofford game in the SoCon Tournament on Tuesday. The Terriers weathered a pair of lengthy delays to eliminate the Bulldogs, 8-4. Ninth-seeded Wofford's 8-4 victory over the No. 8 Bulldogs before 1,533 fans eliminated The Citadel on the first day of the SoCon Tournament, and pits the defending tournament champion Terriers against top...

More than $300,000 annually in Charleston County accommodations tax revenue will go to help pay off debt on The Citadel's renovated Johnson Hagood Stadium, which will host a college all-star game in January. Charleston County Council on Tuesday approved $350,000 annually for the stadium for 10 years. The Citadel had asked for $500,000 annually for a decade. ...

The Citadel has received a commitment from the Charleston County Council to provide $3.5 million from the county accommodations tax revenue. Over 10 years the money will help retire a portion of The Citadel’s debt on the $42 million Johnson Hagood Stadium renovation, a project that is anticipated to have a significant economic and tax benefit for the county. “We greatly appreciate the Charleston County Council’s support of our efforts to make Johnson Hagood Stadium a source of pride for The Citadel and the people of Charleston County,” said Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa. ...

Citadel baseball coach Fred Jordan sounded a note of caution as far back as March 1, after his Bulldogs took a 1-0 win over No. 23 Louisville, their fourth win in their first six games.  "We're just a bunch of average guys trying to get better," Jordan said. ...

The dreaded play-in game turned into a launching pad for both The Citadel and Wofford baseball teams last year, each squad making a run to the championship game of the Southern Conference Baseball Tournament.  Wofford came out of the play-in bracket as the No. 9 seed to win five straight games and become the lowest seeded team ever to win the SoCon Tournament. The Citadel, seeded seventh, went 4-2 in the tournament and lost to Wofford in the title game. ...

Real Estate - Leigh Rowe has joined Places LLC of Mount Pleasant. Previously, she worked in pharmaceutical sales and real estate sales and investment. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and The Citadel.  ...

Charleston's pitching carried the Cougars to a sweep of The Citadel earlier this season, when the Cougars allowed nine runs over three games. ...

Now, I hate to brag, but when I was at The Citadel, I walked more punishment tours and received more demerits than any other cadet in school history, except for my roommate, Tad Jackson. TJ’s record lasted almost twenty years. The man simply had a bad attitude. Lord knows I tried to counsel him, but to no avail. To the best of my recollection, neither of us was ever the outstanding cadet of the week. Of course, we did live a military life, rather than take a military class twice a week. We also had a strict honor code, which I’m pretty sure the UNCC ROTC program didn’t. ...

Some big names from the college basketball world will be on hand to roast retiring Citadel athletic director Les Robinson on June 12. North Carolina coach Roy Williams and College of Charleston coach Bobby Cremins will be among those honoring Robinson's nearly 50 years in college athletics. Robinson is the only person in NCAA history to serve as head basketball coach and AD at three Division I members — The Citadel, East Tennessee State and North Carolina State. He's been athletic director at The Citadel since 2000. ...

Education - Winfred "Bo" Moore has been named dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Citadel. He joined the college in 1976 and has been head of the history department since 1997. He holds an undergraduate degree from Furman University and master's and doctorate degrees from Duke University. He succeeds Al Finch, who is returning to teaching in the psychology department.. ..

... Will rising gas prices stop fans from going to games? Wetherell could be right about that, though it might be a stretch to predict empty seats at non-conference games in the immediate future for this state's top two programs. Clemson brings in The Citadel and South Carolina State this season, while South Carolina will host Wofford and the University of Alabama-Birmingham. ...

Rummage through everything from cleaning supplies, towels and T-shirts to furniture, electronics and school supplies. 8 a.m.-noon. Altman Center, in the end zone at Johnson Hagood Stadium, Hagood Avenue. Call 953-7953 to donate items.

Walt Nadzak was The Citadel's athletic director from 1986-2000, and brought the Southern Conference Baseball Tourmanent to Charleston in 1990.

It was bound to happen. A repetitive self-destructive streak made Thomas Ravenel spoil his life just when things were going good again, he said. And things were going good for Ravenel, the youthful South Carolina state treasurer whose path appeared to be pointed toward a seat in the U.S. Senate. ...

CHARLESTON -- The Citadel Brigadier Foundation will host the Jim 'N Nick's Retirement Roast for Les Robinson on Thursday, June 12, in McAlister Field House with proceeds to benefit the Les Robinson Scholarship. Taking turns roasting the retiring Citadel director of athletics will be North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, East Carolina Director of Athletics and former Virginia basketball coach Terry Holland, College of Charleston Coach Bobby Cremins, Wofford Director of Athletics Richard Johnson '76, former U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Dr. Harvey Schiller '60, former N.C. State standout Chris Corchianni, and others.Ãâ€ö  "Voice of the Bulldogs" Robby Robinson will serve as the master of ceremonies. ...

The three finalists to replace Les Robinson as The Citadel's athletic director include the AD at Newberry College, an associate AD from an ACC school and a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, one of the Bulldogs' chief rivals.  Citadel president Lt. Gen. John Rosa announced the finalists Friday afternoon. He will make his recommendation to the military school's Board of Visitors in June, with Robinson due to step down June 30. ...

Middleton, 26, is making his first bid for public office, but he's no stranger to politics, working as the Lowcountry coordinator for U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. Middleton ('03) has worked for Clyburn since 2003, except for a year in which his job with the U.S. Army National Guard took him to Iraq. While that wasn't political experience, it was experience nevertheless.

To find the low point, Chris Swauger said, there's only place to start. At the beginning. "That first week my freshman year, just going through boot camp, military training, getting no sleep, getting yelled at for everything," said Swauger, a senior outfielder for The Citadel. "We hadn't even touched a bat. I was really struggling to see the big picture of why I came here. "Then I finally settled in. Then we started playing baseball." And everything was fine. ...

Sonny Meade hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth as Chris Swauger scored the winning run for The Citadel (26-27) against Presbyterian in front of 714 at Riley Park. Swauger scored the winning run in the eighth as well as the tying run in the third when he hit a two-run home run over the right-field fence. ...

Seniors Phoebe Underwood and Austin Fowler were chosen to receive the 2008 Greenville Civitan Club Citizenship Award for Eastside High School. Each local high school selected one female and one male student who displayed leadership and service skills in their school and community.  Underwood plans to study Marketing at Winthrop University in the fall, and Fowler plans to major in Criminal Justice at the Citadel. ...

... Transcripts of the interviews obtained by The State under open-records laws show that Ravenel discounted the extent of his habit. He told O’Neal he did not use drugs in high school or at The Citadel. ...

At the end of the spring 2008 semester cadets and active duty military students were honored for their outstanding academic achievement with placement on the Dean's List and the receipt of Gold Stars.   Dean's List recognition is given to those students registered for 12 or more semester hours whose grade point ratio is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester's work. ...

Charleston, S.C. – Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa announced on Friday the names of three finalists in the search for the school’s director of athletics. The finalists will be considered to fill the position currently held by Les Robinson, who announced his retirement in January and will step down from the position on June 30. ...

... Now, the 27-year-old is getting ready for the Junior Nationals in Chicago in five weeks and for the USA Bodybuilding Fitness and Figure Competition, the second biggest of its type in the U.S., in July.   "For me, it (last year's NPC Junior USAs) was my first national contest. It was important because the win got my name out there," says David, a former baseball player at The Citadel. ...

At one time, a season-ending series with Presbyterian College looked like a good tune-up for The Citadel baseball team heading into the Southern Conference Tournament. But now, after a disastrous month for the Bulldogs, the PC series looks like a final chance to get something, anything, going before the tournament starts next Tuesday at Riley Park. ...

Hampton Park should be Charleston's equivalent of New York City's Central Park, especially as the redevelopment of "The Neck" shifts the city's population center to that area. ...He proposes extending Elmwood Drive from the main gate of The Citadel along a chain-link fence to a former railroad right of way at Tenth Avenue. All the property is owned by the city and The Citadel, so the project would not require purchasing land. He'd also like to see the traffic light at Rutledge Avenue and Cleveland Street moved to Rutledge and Moultrie Street. ...

On a night when fans received plastic hardhats commemorating South Carolina’s new baseball stadium, the Gamecocks went to work rebuilding their postseason resumes. After a weekend sweep at Arkansas put their SEC and NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy, the Gamecocks needed a quick, pick-me-up project. Enter The Citadel. ...

CLEMSON — ESPN is putting the finishing touches on a mid-November basketball tournament at the new Carolina First Center with Clemson and College of Charleston serving as the headliners. The deal has not been finalized, but sources with knowledge of the situation said ESPN is ironing out the details on an exempt tournament that could run for four years in Charleston and eventually include South Carolina, The Citadel and Charleston Southern. ...

COLUMBIA — With The Citadel's baseball team mired in a horrific slump, it just wasn't the best of times to be taking on South Carolina.  Credit The Citadel's Timmy Martin for making sure it wasn't the worst of times. Martin turned in a solid effort in relief after The Citadel spotted the Gamecocks five runs in the first inning, making South Carolina's eventual 10-2 victory Tuesday night at Sarge Frye Field a lot easier for the Bulldogs to take. ...

WHO: The Citadel (25-26) at USC (34-18); WHEN: 7 p.m.; WHERE: Sarge Frye Field; RADIO: WNKT-FM 107.5, WISW-AM 1320

We saw it coming. Hurrying out of the batter's box and into what seemed sure to be another glorious college baseball season in the Palmetto State ... The Citadel has won more SoCon Tournament titles than any other school. ... But with sharp young replacements — former Citadel pitcher Kyle Bunn at Clemson and former C of C outfielder Monte Lee at South Carolina — both programs will be fine.

The Citadel signed 6-4 Bo Holston of Sandy Spring, Md., according to the Montgomery Gazette. He averaged 14 points per game last season.  ...

Andrew I. Harris, son of Lawrence Harris and Jamileh Harris, graduated from the Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, on May 3, 2008. Cadet 2nd Lt. Harris graduated summa cum laude.  Andrew Harris, of Palmyra, graduated from Montgomery Central High School in 2004. ...

BATH, Maine | The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer was christened Saturday with the name of a fighter pilot who spent 7½ years in captivity in North Vietnam, received the Medal of Honor and served as presidential candidate Ross Perot's running mate. ...

The Unit Accreditation Board for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has granted The Citadel School of Education continuing accreditation. The decision took place at the board’s April 13-17 meeting in Dallas. The accreditation decision indicates that the school and its programs meet the rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community. ...

Most of the 163 students graduating from the Charleston School of Law on Saturday only had to worry about whether their caps and gowns were in place. ...Immediately after Fitzharris was handed her diploma, she stepped outside The Citadel's McAlister Field House for some fresh air, thankful to have concluded one big life chapter before writing a new one. ...

Like many college graduates, James Walk of Paso Robles has fond memories of making new friends and living away from home for the first time. But Walk, who graduated from The Military College of South Carolina — also known as The Citadel — last weekend, also has memories of grueling physical training designed to challenge future U. S. military officers. ...

Richard Jones and Chris McGuiness hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to tie the game, but Western Carolina scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning to seal a 5-2 extra-inning win over The Citadel in the first game of a doubleheader at Riley Park. ...

Four Medal of Honor recipients and seven former prisoners of war attended the ceremony at Bath Iron Works that marked a milestone in construction of the 9,200-ton ship named for Vice Adm. James Stockdale. ...

... Stockdale's widow, Sybil, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and uses a wheelchair, let loose a champagne bottle propelled by rope that swung across the Stockdale's bow. On the second try, the bottle exploded, the band broke into "Anchors Aweigh" and red, white and blue streamers filled the air. ...

Charleston, S.C. - Western Carolina took both games of Saturday's Southern Conference twin bill, rallying in the top of the 10th inning to upend The Citadel, 5-2, in game one, and then leading from start-to-finish to complete the regular season sweep of the Bulldogs with an 11-2 victory in game three.  ...

Theoretically, The Citadel baseball team can finish anywhere from tied for second place to eighth in the Southern Conference regular season standings. Realistically, the Bulldogs are fighting to stay out of a SoCon Tournament play-in game as they wrap up the regular-season play in the league against Western Carolina this weekend at Riley Park.

Major Kevin Jarrard, a 1995 Citadel graduate, reached out to the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club, which secured a Gift of Life grant from Rotary International to pay for Ammar’s surgery.

With the help of the U.S. Marines, Hamad Muhammed brought his five-year-old son Ammar all the way from Haditha, Iraq, for a lifesaving heart surgery at MUSC Children's Hospital.

It was discouraging to see a recent letter writer equate the need for our airport to expand with the alleged need to expand our port. There are many fundamental differences between the two. For example, expanding the airport would create few external costs. For example, the level of air pollution would not increase dramatically, and there would be no increased public safety issues. ...

Representatives from The Citadel have asked Charleston County Council to help them pay off debt on the military college's renovated Johnson Hagood Stadium. The Citadel would like the council to contribute $5 million over 10 years. If approved, money would come from the county's accommodations fee, which is collected from hotels, motels and vacation rentals to promote area tourism. The county charges a fee separate from the state's accommodation tax. ...

Sporting notes compiled while noodling numbers:

--The University of South Carolina has approximately 240,000 living alumni.

--Clemson University has approximately 115,000 living alumni.

--College of Charleston has approximately 40,000 living alumni.

--The Citadel has approximately 25,000 living alumni.

Dexter Dupre Hudson Sr., age 81, died at his home on Monday, May 5, 2008, after a year-long battle with cancer. He was a graduate of The Citadel and earned a graduate degree from the LSU School of Banking. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of The Citadel Summerall Club.

By all accounts, Tuesday's meeting of the Sumter Citadel Club at Swan Lake's Heath Pavilion was one of the group's largest annual meetings in years, and those in attendance heard optimistic messages from both Citadel head football coach Kevin Higgins and second-year head basketball coach Ed Conroy. ...

The College of Charleston will lose one scholarship in men's basketball and 92 percent of one scholarship in baseball for failing to meet the NCAA's guidelines for academic progress.  ...The Citadel and Charleston Southern did not receive penalties in any sport. ...

Winfred “Bo” Moore has been named dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Citadel.  Moore was among four finalists in the national search for a replacement for founding dean Al Finch, who after serving five years will return to teaching in the psychology department in the fall. Moore, who has been at The Citadel since 1976, will be replaced by Professor Keith Knapp as department head.  ...

Paying for college is already tough enough. But with banks tightening their belts, students who rely on private loans could find it even tougher to fund their education.  ... Hank Fuller, The Citadel's director of financial aid, said about 150 of the military school's 2,000-plus cadets took out private loans during the 2007-08 school year. Most were out-of-state students. ...

COLUMBIA — A service to celebrate the life of Dexter Dupre Hudson Sr., age 81, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 827 Wildwood Ave., conducted by Pastor Ron Brown. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Winnsboro. The family will receive friends at 3:00 p.m. prior to the service in the church fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to Ascension Lutheran Church or to a charity of one’s choice. ...

ORANGEBURG - Gilbert A. Hoffman, Jr., 86, of Longwood Drive in Orangeburg, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2008, at Longwood Plantation. He was a proud graduate of The Citadel where he served on the boxing team.

Numerous releases recapping Citadel commencement news were sent out leading up to and after commencement exercises. A full recap is on the college web site.

Photo gallery of Kevin Jararrd, '95, and Iraqi boy he helped.

For the past year, a group of Marines in western Iraq have gone on patrol with an Iraqi police lieutenant, Hammad Muhammad. Muhammad gradually became their friend. When they learned that his 5-year-old son, Ammar, had a life-threatening heart problem, the Marines made it their mission to save the boy.  WITH VIDEO

Citadel players in weekly SoCon honors.

Major league and minor league coaches have been ordered to wear batting helmets in response to the death last summer of double-A Tulsa Drillers first base coach Mike Coolbaugh....Citadel head coach Fred Jordan, the Bulldogs' veteran third base coach interviewed.

The Citadel's commencement ceremony Saturday embodied the school's cherished legacy of venerating the past, upholding tradition and breaking new ground. Includes online photo gallery.

Michael Ray Dorn - Class of 1994 at The Citadel. He was a member of the  1994 Junior Sword Drill; he received honors as a Palmetto Boy’s State Outstanding Junior Counselor, Cayce Rotary Scholar, Army ROTC Scholarship Cadet, and one year Citadel Scholar, he also was Airborne Certified, SCUBA Certified.

Dr. William G. Brooks, Class of 1951, died Friday May 2, 2008.

STATESBORO -– Four Eagles hit home runs, including one from former Lumpkin County standout David Richardson, who extended his hitting streak to 12 games, but Georgia Southern could not overcome a six-run inning by The Citadel, losing 12-8 Saturdayat J.I. Clements Stadium.

Today the Citadel honors the Class of 1944, a group of men who were denied diplomas and sent to war a year before they would have graduated. Thirty-four died in combat. Many more were wounded. Many of those who survived returned to become leaders in a nation thrust into world leadership.

Today the Citadel honors the Class of 1944, a group of men who were denied diplomas and sent to war a year before they would have graduated. Thirty-four died in combat. Many more were wounded. Many of those who survived returned to become leaders in a nation thrust into world leadership. Two of them were Lee Chandler, a former justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court, and Robert Adden, who for 38 years taught and then headed the business program at The Citadel. ...

Charles Moore Chuck Hughey died Thursday, May 1, 2008. He was an Honor Graduate of The Citadel, Class of 1958.

428 Cadets at The Citadel get ready to graduate. Since the war began 12 Citadel Alumni have given their lives in Middle East conflicts. It’s a proud tradition, spanning decades. For some Citadel graduates, their future is in the military and war is at the front of their minds. ONLINE VIDEO INCLUDED. Click here

Judge Matthew J. Perry, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree at Benedict College’s 139th Commencement Convocation. ...He holds honorary degrees from Princeton University; South Carolina State University; the University of South Carolina; Voorhees College; Claflin University; The Citadel; Francis Marion College...

THE CITADEL  - Roy named battalion commander

Jade Roy of Myrtle Beach was named regimental support battalion commander and will assume responsibility Friday. She is a rising senior and is one of the school's top-ranking cadets.

The Citadel Women's Club will hold its annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon May 31 at the Altman Center in the end zone at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Hagood Avenue at Fishburne Street.