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Terrence Reese shakes his head at the memory. "I was wondering how he kept breaking all those long runs," The Citadel's junior nose tackle says. "It seemed like we had everything contained, everyone in the right spot. And somehow, he still made those long runs for 40 or 50 yards."

Regarding the Sept. 17 letter titled "Yankee songs": The Citadel is to be commended for not playing "Dixie" on Military Appreciation Day hosted by Clemson University.

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Golf is in 11th place after round one of the CSU Women’s Fall Classic on Monday at the Coosaw Creek Country Club in North Charleston. Alanna-Jean Keith led the Bulldogs with a score of 81 on the par 72 course. ...

UCB today announced the winners of its third annual UCB Crohn's Scholarship program, which this year awarded a total of $300,000 in scholarships to 31 students diagnosed with Crohn's disease. James Lewis, 20, of Columbia, South Carolina was among the 31 scholarship winners. Now a sophomore at The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, James was diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a freshman in high school.

The Citadel Football program held their fifth weekly press conference of the 2008 season at the Altman Athletic Center at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Monday, Sept. 29.  Coach Kevin Higgins spoke to media members on the game against Western Carolina and preparing for three-time defending national champions Appalachian State. The Bulldogs defeated Western Carolina this past weekend, 34-14, and are working hard to prepare for their first conference road game on Saturday.

The Military Appreciation Day celebration at Clemson on Sept. 6 was a wonderful thing. I enjoyed helping the Clemson folks plan parts of it. I read with distress the recent letter concerning "Yankee Music," which appeared in The Post and Courier. The attack on the cadets of The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes to criticize decisions of past Citadel administrations was disingenuous and deceptive.

ATLANTA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB today announced the winners of its third annual UCB Crohn's Scholarship program, which this year awarded a total of $300,000 in scholarships to 31 students diagnosed with Crohn's disease.  ...James Lewis, 20, of Columbia, South Carolina was among the 31 scholarship winners. Now a sophomore at The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, James was diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a freshman in high school.

The Citadel's offensive line had a goal of 230 rushing yards for Saturday's game against Western Carolina. But after the Bulldogs achieved that number, the guys on the O-line wanted even more.

The Citadel has approved daily naps for sleep-deprived cadets this year. But football coach Kevin Higgins would rather his Bulldogs not snooze after kickoff. After dozing through the first half of a win over Princeton last week, the Bulldogs were wide awake from the start against Western Carolina on Saturday.

The Citadel's commandant has decreed that cadets who do not wish to be bothered in their rooms should place a red card stating "Do not disturb" on their door. Times have changed.

In reference to Ken Burger's Sunday column: To Mr. Burger and all the members of the Citadel family, please look at intent. The Princeton band was trying to be "funny and clever" as you stated, not trying to genuinely disrespect our school. Their naivete about our traditions led to the clash of cultures, but I do not believe there was malice in their actions.

I have been a Citadel football season ticket holder for more than 25 years and usually make most away games. In all those years, I have never seen anything as distasteful and disrespectful as the actions by the Princeton University band on The Citadel campus and at halftime during the football game on Sept. 20.

Robert Alexander Pringle, Sr., M.D., entered into eternal rest on the morning of September 20, 2008. He attended the Citadel and the College of Charleston and graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the South Carolina Medical Society.

Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins calls the Southern Conference schedule "a championship game every Saturday." Linebacker Reggie Rice knows precisely what his coach means by that.

Note this column is satirical.
As every good pseudo-intellectual knows, the actor Edward Keane (apocryphally) used his final breaths to utter the phrase, "Dying is easy; comedy is hard"; the Princeton University Band, in a much-flamed-about incident, attempted both this past Saturday at The Citadel, and by almost all measures, it failed miserably at each: The cadets were not particularly amused by the band's shtick, and the only casualty was a fallen clarinet.

Regarding the letter to the editor about songs played by The Citadel band at the Military Appreciation Day at Clemson as being "Yankee" songs: The letter writer was correct in saying that "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a "Yankee" song. So many Southern folks are unaware of that. "The Battle Cry of Freedom" is a Confederate song from the War for Southern Independence. I suppose that is a suitable substitution since the band seems no longer to be allowed to play our favorite, "Dixie."

This just in: That madcap Princeton band has signed a huge contract for a Charleston-based "Survivor" series. Co-starring Citadel cadets as themselves.

Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins has done everything but put an ad on craigslist.org. "Wanted: Playmakers who rush the passer like Trevar Broughton, tackle like Andrew Rowell and hit like Josh Lawson." ...

After reading the Sept. 18 article in The Post and Courier titled "Cadets can take 'at ease' literally," I didn't know if I wanted to laugh or cry.  ...

Robert Karrer voted for Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. He cast his ballot for Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary. But he said Wednesday that he now supports Sen. Barack Obama for president. He discussed his political views over a sandwich at Hardees on Spring Street. Karrer, 71, said he graduated from The Citadel in 1959 and served in the military. "I have voted many times Republican. I just can't do it any more. I'm probably one of the few retired military that is (supporting Obama), at least in this area."

Thomas Edmondson Ruffin, Sr., 89, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. He was the founder of Ruffins Department Stores, Inc., a captain in the U.S. Army during WWII, attended The Citadel and the University of South Carolina.

The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences has just acquired four Lowcountry landscape photographs to launch its new collection of work by contemporary South Carolina artists.

Through the small opening of a limousine window, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan greeted a crowd of people at the Southard Fire Department substation on Maxim-Southard Road in Howell with open arms. The wounded soldier said, "Everybody come here," as he gestured for supporters to meet him with hugs and good wishes.

A caravan of residents, law enforcement personnel, fire companies and emergency service units from Howell and neighboring towns gathered on Sept. 19 to pay tribute to a man they consider to be a hero.
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The Bamberg County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet on Thursday, October 30, 2008 on the campus of Denmark Technical College at 6:30 p.m.. Lonnie N. Carter will be the keynote speaker. Carter is president and Chief executive Officer for Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state owned electric utility company. ...Carter received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1982 and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from The Citadel in 1987. In 2005 Carter received the Distinguished Leadership Award from . the Citadel Business Hall of Fame. ...

(SoCon football) If it's Saturday, it must be Boone.That's how the Presbyterian Blue Hose must feel as their tour of the Southern Conference comes to an end Saturday at three-time defending FCS champion Appalachian State. ...

Charleston, S.C. - On Saturday, Sept. 27, The Citadel Athletics Department will recognize and honor our Citadel fallen, veterans, and current military personnel serving in our armed forces during pre-game and halftime ceremonies of The Citadel-Western Carolina football game scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. ...

A painting of the late Wilson Ashley “Bubba” McElveen Jr., ('49) former mayor and unofficial folk historian of Sumter, will be unveiled Saturday. The portrait by Susan Kolpack will be revealed at 2 p.m. during the Art in the Park event sponsored by the Heart of Sumter Neighborhood Association. McElveen’s family will be present. ...

Tuesday -CITADEL LECTURE SERIES: 6:30 p.m. Bond Hall Room 165 at The Citadel, Charleston. Angie Whaley LeClercq will present "The Joy of French Gardens," which will examine the designs of gardens in the Dordogne, Ile d'France, Normandy and Cote d'Azur. Call 953-6779.

Wednesday -SENIOR SCHOLARS: 2-4 p.m. Mark Clark Hall at The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston. $35 per semester. The Citadel's Senior Scholars Program, open to adults 55 and older, welcomes the Post and Courier's Brian Hicks, a reporter and co-author of "Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine." Hicks will discuss the Hunley and the mystery surrounding its disappearance during the last days of the Civil War. Call 953-6779.

ADC Engineering Inc. of Hanahan has won the following awards in the 2008 document competition of the Roof Consultant Institute: second place, Small Roof Replacement & Building Envelope Repairs for The Citadel Alumni House, Charleston; second place, Report (Structural Engineering & Waterproofing Investigations), Clemson University Fike Recreation Center Pool Deck, Clemson; third place, Large Roof Replacement, S.C. Department of Mental Health, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, Anderson; and third place, Small Building Envelope Repairs, The Citadel, Duckett Hall, Charleston.

Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins' Monday press conferences are interesting because 32 people show up and only six are working press. Free food from Tommy Condon's appears to be the reason.

--About half of the 13,210 people who attended Saturday's game at The Citadel must have been sitting in the stadium's new luxury suites. The home stands looked kind of sparse.

--I was honored to present gold stars for academic excellence (3.7 GPA) to Citadel cadets at parade last Friday afternoon. Glad they didn't ask about mine (2.0).

SALISBURY -- Edward G. Bounds Jr., 66, of Salisbury died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born April 14, 1942, in Salisbury, he was a son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Bounds. Mr. Bounds attended school in Salisbury, graduated from Wicomico High School in 1960, and attended The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., graduating in 1964 as a civil engineer.

Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins expected to have to make adjustments Saturday against Ivy League foe Princeton. But with his Bulldogs down by 10 points after as sleepy a half as they've played under the fourth-year coach, it wasn't game plans or schemes that needed adjusting. It was attitude.

I wholeheartedly agree with the writer of the "Yankee songs" letter regarding The Citadel's failure to play "Dixie" and other traditional Southern melodies. The Citadel is, in fact, a Southern institution, and its failure to recognize its own history is appalling.

The Princeton Band, known for its antics on the field, earned the wrath and disdain of Citadel cadets Saturday by its misbehavior off the field. As one of the infamous "scramble bands" at various brainy schools across the country, the Princeton Band came to town for its first visit when the Tiger football team played The Citadel at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Just call him the "Capers Crusader." Citadel sophomore linebacker Mel Capers, who made his football reputation blocking kicks at Fort Dorchester High School, struck again Saturday in the Bulldogs' game against Princeton at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Timmy Cooper to serve as credit union vice president. Timmy Cooper has been named vice president of business services for Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union. Cooper is a Myrtle Beach native and a graduate of The Citadel with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. He has more than 15 years of experience in commercial, business and retail banking and financial institution management.  In his new role at Caroli-" na Trust, Cooper's primary focus will be the growth and development of member relationships between the credit union and local business owners. He will assist business members with their lending and deposit account needs. ...

The University band (PUB) faced physical abuse, harassment and taunting on Saturday while accompanying the football team to its away game against The Citadel, a military college in Charleston, S.C. Following the game, Citadel commanding officers and the president of the Citadel student body apologized to the band for the cadets’ behavior, several band members said.

Victim advocates for the Charleston Police Department say date rapes and sexual assaults involving alcohol have become more commonplace among college-age women in this port city where bars are plentiful and binge drinking can be a popular pastime.....The Citadel's Janet Shealy, coordinator of the program, said she tries to reach cadets early on and personally meets with every freshman who enters the school.

Chickamauga —- Vice President Dick Cheney visited the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on Friday, returning to the site where his great-grandfather fought in one of the bloodiest battles of the War between the States. ... For Cheney, it was a chance to enjoy a thoroughly appreciative audience. He was heralded by much 19th century pomp and circumstance, with a color guard from The Citadel in South Carolina and period music from the 8th Georgia Regiment brass band. His hosts presented him with an oil painting by a local artist of Sam Cheney on horseback. Schoolchildren stood and cheered as he took the stage, and women in antebellum outfits fanned themselves. ...

With a three-week head start on fall practice and two games already under its belt, The Citadel football team should be ready for anything Princeton brings to Johnson Hagood Stadium today. And the Bulldogs better be.

The Citadel has dubbed today’s game Education Day, as it welcomes area teachers, students, parents and administrators to Johnson Hagood Stadium. So it’s only the fitting the Bulldogs will be playing Princeton of the Ivy League.

Herschel Curlee Hudson of Mt. Pleasant, SC died on September 17, 2008. He attended the Citadel, prior to volunteering to serve in the United States Marine Corps in World War II, where he served proudly as a seagoing marine aboard the USS Lake Champlain. He retired as Professor Emeritus from The Citadel, where he was instrumental in establishing their major in Criminal Justice.

TRAVEL STORY - They were just boys, really, cadets at the nearby Citadel military academy chosen to fire the first rebel cannon on a ship trying to reach federal troops at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor....Don't miss: The Citadel. The military school still cranks out future officers, only now for the U.S. military that their forebears fought against in the Civil War. Visitors can watch the intricately choreographed close order drills at the campus during a public parade Friday afternoons.

Charleston, S.C. – Bulldog soccer will finish non-conference play against USC-Upstate on Friday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. at County University Soccer Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. ...

Columbia officials plan to replace every light bulb in city buildings and parking garages with more energy-efficient bulbs over the next nine months, saving the city about $255,000 a year in energy costs......Columbia isn’t the first S.C. city to have an energy audit, with Charleston and Greenville going through similar processes. Ameresco is also representing The Citadel and the Medical University of South Carolina.

The Citadel rightly prides itself on tradition. But its wise elimination of an ill-advised tradition will benefit its cadets — and the school.

Spc. William Murray is in basic training with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment on Fort Knox.
His company commander is Capt. Ryan Hester. When Murray read through the company Table of Organization and Equipment, he saw Hester’s name, but figured it couldn’t be the same Hester he knew in college. Similarly, when Hester glanced at Murray at a unit formation, he figured the trainee must be someone who just resembled the man he knew five years ago. As it happens, they both were wrong. Murray and Hester were classmates at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. and graduated together in 2003. Hester, however, received an Army commission through the ROTC program while Murray chose to enter the family business after graduation.

The Upstate women's soccer team earned their second win of the season on Friday night in double overtime against The Citadel.

Jesse Kaye Siess took the reins as general manager of the Coachella Valley Museum & Cultural Center on Monday. Siess, a history major, graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2002. She attended graduate school at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

Princeton's coach has a Ph.D., but it's not in football. Roger Hughes has a doctorate in exercise physiology from Nebraska, specifically in the area of cholesterol metabolism as it pertains to optimal intensity and duration of exercise that would modify blood fat levels. ...

You know that day in elementary school when the parents come in to talk about their jobs? Must have been pretty cool for Citadel football player Josh Haney.  And odds are nobody could top Josh in "my dad could beat up your dad" smackdowns on the playground. Haney's father, you see, is bodybuilding icon Lee Haney, the eight-time Mr. Olympia who ranks right up there with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno in the famous bodybuilder pantheon.  ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Bulldogs will travel to Orangeburg, S.C. this weekend to participate in the South Carolina State Tournament, which will take place Sept. 19-20. While in Orangeburg, the Bulldogs will face North Carolina Central, Wofford, Hampton and South Carolina State. ...

The Citadel's lexicon includes MREs, IEDs and, starting this year, NAPs. That's right. Citadel students can now take siestas.
Col. Greg Stone, the commandant of cadets, said The Citadel changed a policy this year that prohibited cadets from sleeping during their free time during the day. ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Maybe naps aren't such a bad idea. The Citadel in Charleston has decided to allow cadets to take naps during their free time. ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Citadel cadets are now a bit more like other college students and can take naps during their free time. Commandant of Cadets Greg Stone says an internal review found cadets need more chance to rest, especially freshmen, who must adjust to a grueling military training program and challenging academics. The military college changed a policy that prohibited cadets from sleeping during their free time. ...

Maybe naps aren’t such a bad idea. The Citadel in Charleston has decided to allow cadets to take naps during their free time.
Commandant of cadets Greg Stone says an internal review has determined that cadets need more opportunities for rest. Stone says rest is especially important for freshmen, who must adjust to a grueling military training program and challenging academics. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Football team will play against an Ivy League school for the first time in the program’s history when they host Princeton on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game is being sponsored by Roper St. Francis and the South Carolina Education Lottery. ...

Two individuals and two corporations that have supported education in the Lowcountry and beyond will become the first inductees into The Citadel School of Education’s Wall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 19.

Fourteen reasons Mel Capers was offered a scholarship to play football at The Citadel — the nine punts and five field goals he blocked during his career at Fort Dorchester High School. "Really, we recruited him because of his ability to block kicks his junior year in high school," Bulldogs head coach Kevin Higgins said. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel soccer team beat the Bulldogs of South Carolina State, 4-2, Wednesday night at WLI.

Democratic National Committee member Donald L. Fowler will bring his extensive knowledge of South Carolina and Democratic politics to The Citadel as the 2008-2009 John C. West Professor of International Politics and American Government.  ...

Democratic National Committee member Donald L. Fowler will bring his extensive knowledge of South Carolina and Democratic politics to The Citadel as the 2008-2009 John C. West Professor of International Politics and American Government.

The Citadel Graduate College will celebrate 40 years of providing educational opportunities to the Lowcountry at The Citadel vs. Princeton football game this weekend.

The Citadel has never played an Ivy League team in football. Princeton has never played a Southern Conference school in football. So Princeton's visit to Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday to face the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs represents something of a clash of football cultures.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Citadel has dedicated a bronze plaque marking remains from a potters field excavated at the military school's football stadium.

CHARLESTON, S.C. The Citadel has dedicated a bronze plaque marking remains from a potters field excavated at the military school's football stadium. The remains were found in 2004 and 2006 when stadium renovations began. More than 340 grave pits were found and about 275 contained remains.

The Citadel has dedicated a bronze plaque marking remains from a field excavated at the military school’s football stadium. The remains were found in 2004 and 2006 when stadium renovations began. More than 340 grave pits were found, and about 275 contained remains. They later were reburied near the stadium, and a plaque dedicated Monday marks the site.

Ron Green, The Citadel School of Business Administration has been named to the board of directors of The Charleston Regional Development Alliance.

Book publishing, like motion pictures, enjoys its "prestige" season in fall, and autumn 2008 brings to the plate many a heavy-hitter.
--Charting currents in the civil rights movement in South Carolina is "Toward the Meeting of the Waters," a collaboration between history professors Winfred B. Moore Jr. of The Citadel and Orville Vernon Burton of Coastal Carolina University.

Author and professor Jack Bass has been named a Citadel Fellow in the college’s Department of History where he will collect oral histories from Citadel graduates who served in the military during World War II.

Jerome V. Murphy died August 30, 2008 in Alamo at the age of 69. He ws a graduate of Bishop England High School, and attended The Citadel both in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mr. Ralph Emerson “Ike” Simmons Jr., 74, of Statesville, died Aug. 20 He operated the Ike Simmons Insurance Agency and served in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from Gastonia High School and attending The Citadel.

CHARLESTON, S.C. --The Citadel has dedicated a bronze plaque marking remains from a potters field excavated at the military school's football stadium. The remains were found in 2004 and 2006 when stadium renovations began. More than 340 grave pits were found and about 275 contained remains. ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. --The Citadel is placing a bronze plaque to mark remains taken from a potters field excavated under the school's football stadium.

CHARLESTON, S.C. The Citadel is placing a bronze plaque to mark remains taken from a potters field excavated under the school's football stadium.

The remains of 341 grave sites discovered beneath The Citadel's football stadium have been reburied at the scene and will be honored with a plaque next week.

This week’s Kidzone let’s the kids at the Citadel Basketball Camp design the next big shoe.

Ragan Freitag of Shorewood recently graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree from the Mississippi College School of Law. She is a graduate of Joliet Catholic Academy, where she now serves on the alumni association and received a bachelor's degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. She is the daughter of Roger and Georgia Freitag of Wilmington.

So much rides on public school students' test scores. They can make or break a principal's career. Awards, money and promotions often accompany high scores. Low scores can mean state takeover or intense public scrutiny. They can lessen neighborhoods' home values and desirability.......The Citadel's School of Education had planned to induct Mishawna Moore into its inaugural class of outstanding educators and supporters of education this Friday. A banquet with 150-plus invitations will be held to recognize those who have contributed so much to the field. The college decided last week not to present Moore with an award this year.

Nicholas Sparks, whose novel "The Notebook" was adapted and filmed in the Charleston area by Nick Cassavetes in 2003, "returns" to the Lowcountry with "Dear John," director Lasse Hallstrom's adaptation of the 2006 Sparks novel. (The Citadel has been scouted as a possible location for filming portions of this film.)

CHARLESTON — Hundreds of human remains found under a college football stadium have been reburied at the site, and a plaque will be unveiled next week honoring those buried there. The remains from more than 300 graves have been in storage since they were found while The Citadel was renovating its Johnson Hagood Stadium. Work on the west stands began in 2004 and wrapped up last month. ...

Noteworthy: Appointed chief of technical services for the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Education: Master's degree in national security strategy, Naval War College; master's degree in business administration, The Citadel; master's degree in mechanical engineering, Naval Postgraduate School; bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, University of Michigan.

Three cadet companies have been recognized for outstanding leadership, academic and military performance and community responsibility during the 2007-2008 academic year. The awards were presented during the Sept. 12, 2008 military dress parade at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.  ...

Princeton game -- Events surrounding the Sept. 20 Citadel football weekend present an opportunity for generations of Lowcountry professionals, families, students and athletes, including the Princeton University alumni who will be visiting our Holy City.

Former Citadel football coach Charlie Taaffe's second stint in the Canadian Football League ended this week when Taaffe was fired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Taaffe was dismissed with a 5-23 record in two seasons at Hamilton.

Lt. Col. Robert Sberna, director of cadet activities, will lead this year’s campus Trident United Way campaign, which got under way Sept. 11. This year’s goal is to raise $45,500 from students, faculty and staff. The Corps of Cadets has pledged to raise $12,000 of the goal amount. ...

Charleston Southern (3-4) claimed a 3-1 home volleyball victory over The Citadel (2-5) on Wednesday night. The Bucs beat the Bulldogs, 25-17, 25-17, 24-26, 25-20.

The Citadel Stray Dog Society has announced its four major $5,000 sponsors for the 2008 Homecoming Jamboree to be held Nov. 14 at the Charleston Visitor Center downtown.

The Citadel head coach Kevin Higgins will speak to The Orangeburg Touchdown Club today at The Cinema in the Old Orangeburg Mall.

North Charleston, S.C. – The Bulldogs (2-5) battled the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern to four tough matches before dropping a 3-1 decision. The Citadel fell short of a repeat from last season when they took the Buccaneers into five sets before taking the match 3-2. ...

Draper, Va. – The Citadel Golf team opened their fall season with a 13th place finish at the Draper Intercollegiate in Draper, Va. The two-day event wrapped up on Tuesday after two par 72 rounds. ...

Representatives from more than 100 colleges and universities from across the United States will be available at the Greenville County College Fair from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 14 and 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 15 at the Carolina First Center Exhibit Hall A. It is open to the public. ... Institutions represented will include: Clemson University, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina University, East Tennessee State University, Dartmouth College, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, Johnson C. Smith University...

... Nine years ago this month presidential candidate George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, gave the most important defense speech of his campaign at a military school in South Carolina called The Citadel. In that speech, he set forth the framework for dealing with national security that he would use if elected: "If elected, I will set three goals. I will renew the bond of trust between the American president and the American military. I will defend the American people against missiles and terror. And I will begin creating the military of the next century"...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Volleyball team will travel a few miles up the road to North Charleston to take on the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The Bulldogs look to repeat the solution from their last matchup when they defeated the Bucs in five games for their season-opener at McAlister Field House. ...

It's all in the feathers. The longer they are atop the rockhopper penguin’s head the better its chances of finding a mate. At least that is the theory being tested by Cadet Holly Maslowski, '09, and her biology professor Paul Nolan.  In December 2006, Maslowski and Nolan traveled to Pebble Island in the British Falklands at the southern tip of South America. ...

- Former Citadel football coach Charlie Taaffe has been fired as coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League after the team won two of its first 10 games. Taaffe, a two-time CFL coach of the year, was hired by the Tiger-Cats in 2006 and finished with a 5-23 record.

- Will Wilson, a former standout track and cross country athlete who graduated from The Citadel in 2007, died Sunday from injuries suffered when he was hit by a car Thursday while he riding his bicycle in Columbia.

WASHINGTON, Sept 09, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Colonel Gary A. McAlum ('83) , the former chief of staff and director of operations for the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) at the U.S. Strategic Command, has joined Deloitte & Touche LLP in the organization's Federal Government Services Practice. In his new role, McAlum will be a key player involved in developing cyber security strategies and solutions for federal and commercial clients.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Colonel Gary A. McAlum, the former chief of staff and director of operations for the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) at the U.S. Strategic Command, has joined Deloitte & Touche LLP in the organization's Federal Government Services Practice. In his new role, McAlum will be a key player involved in developing cyber security strategies and solutions for federal and commercial clients. ...

It breaks my heart to read hate-filled and ignorant comments about liberals by folk who apparently know nothing about liberalism or America. At the age of 17, I began my path dedicated to serving the people of South Carolina and the United States. As a Citadel cadet, a military officer and a lawyer, I have sought to serve the people who have given me so much to be thankful for. ...

Spc. William Murray is in basic training with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment on Fort Knox. His company commander is Capt. Ryan Hester.  When Murray read through the company Table of Organization and Equipment, he saw Hester’s name, but figured it couldn’t be the same Hester he knew in college. “I mean, what are the odds?” he asked himself. Similarly, when Hester glanced at Murray at a unit formation, he figured the trainee must be someone who just resembled the man he knew five years ago.  As it happens, they both were wrong. Murray and Hester were classmates at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. and graduated together in 2003. Hester, however, received an Army commission through the ROTC program while Murray chose to enter the family business after graduation. ...

Theo Cochrane, '49, former president and CEO of Cochrane Furniture and longtime supporter of the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Airport, died Sept. 5, 2008, at the age of 81.

Charleston, S.C. - The revitalization of Johnson Hagood Stadium has been the topic of discussion for many within the Citadel Family for the last few months. As the opening date for the 2008 Football season grew closer, the anticipation of opening the new Club Level of Johnson Hagood Stadium grew even more. ...

COLUMBIA - William Bancroft Mellor Wilson, 24, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Columbia, after being struck while riding his bicycle on Devine Street. Wilson, a 2007 Citadel graduate, worked at Wilson Kibler, a local commercial real estate firm. ...The Mass of Christian Burial will be held noon Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Devine St. with visitation to follow. The family respectfully requests that flowers be omitted. Those who wish may send memorials to the William Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund, The Citadel, Att. Jody Hudddleston, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston., SC 29409.  ...

A Columbia man, who police say was struck by a hit and run driver Thursday while riding his bicycle, has died. William Wilson, 24, was struck at about 6:50 p.m. Thursday at Devine and King streets by a Mercedes-Benz that fled the scene, police said. ...

Loved ones of Theo Cochrane, former president and CEO of Cochrane Furniture and longtime supporter of the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Airport, remember him mainly as a humanitarian.  “He did an awful lot for people in Lincoln County that will never be known,” said Jerry Cochrane, his brother. “He would help poor kids and poor families and things like that, and he never wanted any recognition. He was never arrogant. He was always warm and friendly.”...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel invites all Bulldog fans to spend Thanksgiving in Cancun, Mexico with the basketball team during the upcoming season. The Bulldogs are scheduled to play in the inaugural 2008 Cancun Challenge Tournament, which will take place Nov. 29-30 at the Moon Palace Resort. ...

Sporting notes compiled while wondering how many touchdowns A.J. Green will catch this week:

--I can't get used to seeing former Citadel athletic director Walt Nadzak in the press box now that he's joined the Bulldogs radio network as a color analyst. Eventually, they all come over to the dark side.

--The renovation of The Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium is getting rave reviews. It's so nice, Citadel people say they can't believe it's The Citadel.

--When the power suddenly went out at Death Valley about an hour before The Citadel game, someone suggested it was the second power failure Clemson suffered in the same week.

When Sarah Palin took the stage last Wednesday night, the reaction of conventioneers went beyond mere appreciation. It was gratitude. And relief that the first Republican woman on a presidential ticket wasn't going to let them down.    But attacks on her family have been blistering and over the top. Awaiting her performance reminded me of the day 13 years ago when Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet at South Carolina's The Citadel. Agree or not with the politics that propelled her there, women wanted her to be at least competent. To be fit. To make them proud. We know the history of that disappointment. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel women’s soccer team won 4-1 against Mount St. Mary in the Thundering Herd Nike Invitational at Sam Hood Field Sunday. The Bulldogs were ready for action after Friday’s draw to Marshall. Amy Loughran and Jessica Stewart opened the first half with shots on goal in the first three minutes of the half. Mount St. Mary’s defense held The Citadel until the 32nd minute. RS Junior Nikki Mares headed in to score the first goal assisted by Stewart. The Bulldogs were up 1-0 going into halftime. ...

Columbia, S.C. – Will Wilson ’07, a former standout track and cross country runner for The Citadel, passed away Sunday night from a hit and run that occurred Thursday evening in Columbia. Wilson had just recently turned 24. Wilson was riding his bicycle in Columbia when he was hit by a vehicle. The driver left the scene of the accident but turned himself into police hours later. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brick Lewis said the accident happened at around 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Devine and King streets in the Shandon neighborhood of Columbia. ...

Entered into eternal rest on the morning of September 6, 2008, Ralph William Dixon, Husband of Katherine Sink Dixon. Residence, Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. Dixon are invited to attend his funeral services on Monday, September 8, 2008 at two thirty o'clock at Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel. Burial to follow in Live Oak Memorial Garden. ...

For more than two decades, Ralph Earhart of West Ashley has been a fixture in local scouting. In May, Earhart retired as Cub Master for Pack 79, which meets at Westminster Presbyterian Church off Sam Rittenberg Boulevard. While he has stepped down from his formal commitments with the pack, he will continue to recruit leaders to work with the organization. ...

... Harding was ranked in the top 25 among regional universities of the South, behind such notable schools as Rollins College, James Madison University, The Citadel and Loyola University. The University ranked 22nd this year, up from 25th last year. ...

A new oral history project at The Citadel aims to record the stories of its alumni who fought in World War II. Author and southern political expert Jack Bass will lead the effort, which has a personal element for him. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel women’s soccer team tied Marshall 2-2 in double overtime in the Thundering Herd Nike Invitational at Sam Hood Field in Huntington, W.Va., Friday night. ...

DeLand, Fla. – The Citadel Volleyball team battled through four sets against Stetson on Friday night before falling in a 3-1 decision. Stetson defeated the Bulldogs for the third time in program history, extending their lead in the series to 3-0. "We came out flat against Stetson tonight," said Head Coach Carolyn Geiger. "However, we fought hard in game two and kept it close." ...

Dewitt Jones grew up dreaming of playing at Auburn, where his father played college football. As a boy, Andre Roberts loved the LSU Tigers. Asheton Jordan wanted to be a Gamecock. Rare is the youngster who grows up dreaming of playing football at a smaller school such as The Citadel. It's the major markets at the big-time FBS level that inspire dreams and drive jersey sales. ...

The Citadel’s bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science has been accredited without qualifications by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc., the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. ABET accreditation demonstrates a program’s commitment to providing its students with a quality education. ...

Clemson, S.C. – The Citadel Football team lost to Clemson in a 45-17 final before a crowd of 76,000 on Saturday in Memorial Stadium. Andre Roberts recorded nine catches for 153 yards and a touchdown while Bart Blanchard was 22-for-35 with three interceptions and a touchdown pass to Roberts in the game. ...

DeLand, Fla. – The Citadel Volleyball team concluded the Holiday Inn Invitational with a hard fought battle against the Colonials of Robert Morris, but the Bulldogs were unable to come out victorious, losing in a 3-0 decision. The Bulldogs faced the Colonials for the first time in program history. ...

... "It's too late to get insurance coverage in place prior to Hanna arriving in South Carolina. However, this can be a wake-up call to review your insurance and consider purchasing additional coverage for future storms such as Hurricane Ike," said Allison Dean Love (BoV member), Executive Director of the South Carolina Insurance News Service. ...

After a campus police officer found marijuana, drug paraphernalia and 55 beer cans in a Richardson dorm in early March, two student athletes who had been smoking pot in the room were expelled from the Eagles soccer team. But Eric Owens and Wylie Rea, both pre-majors at the time, weren't charged. They were instead referred to the Winthrop judiciary system, according to a police report.  ...Possession of drugs is also prohibited at The Citadel, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina, according to the schools' Web sites. All five colleges and universities comply with State statutes. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel women’s soccer team travels to Huntington, W.Va., Thursday to compete in the Thundering Herd Nike Invitational on Sept. 5-7 at Sam Hood Field. The teams participating in this competition are The Citadel, Marshall, Mount St. Mary and Radford. Here is an inside look at the invitational. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Football team will dodge the threat of Tropical Storm Hanna and travel to the upstate to take on the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcasted on ESPN 360, ESPN's signature broadband sports TV network. ...

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Volleyball team will travel to DeLand, Fla. on Thursday to face off against the College of Charleston, Stetson and Robert Morris in the Holiday Inn Invitational Tournament Sept. 5-6. Stetson will host the two day event. Nicholls State was going to participate in the tournament, but due to Hurricane Gustav they had to pull out.  ...

Andre Roberts plans to earn a business degree from The Citadel with an emphasis on accounting. One day he’d like to become a certified public accountant and perhaps start his own firm.
“I’m pretty good with numbers,” he said.
Good thing, because you almost need to be a CPA to keep track of the numbers the junior wide receiver is putting up on the football field.

Saturday's football game between Clemson University and The Citadel has been designated Military Appreciation Day 2008, the university reported in a statement.

As of Wednesday night, kickoff for Saturday’s game with The Citadel was still planned for 3:30 p.m. School officials have been monitoring TropicalStorm Hanna to determine whether the start time should be pushed to later.

Funeral services for Judge Ethel Cloud Wright, 54, of St. Matthews died Sunday, August 31. She was a 1972 graduate of Great Falls High School and continued her education at Benedict College. In 1976, she earned her bachelors of Science Degree in Business Education. She had further studies at the University of South Carolina and also at The Citadel.

Clemson's 34-10 loss to Alabama put a big dent in the Tigers' national reputation and brought derision upon ACC football. But from the perspective of The Citadel coach Kevin Higgins, whose Bulldogs will be the opponent in Clemson's rebound game Saturday at Memorial Stadium, that outcome changes little.

The start time for Clemson’s 3:30 p.m. game Saturday against The Citadel could be changed because of the threat of Tropical Storm Hanna, athletic director Terry Don Phillips said Tuesday.

Joshua Paul Duke is currently serving a 15-month tour in Iraq. Last month, he was promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to lst Lieutenant. He is a graduate of Walhalla High School and a 2006 graduate of The Citadel. He was deployed in October  2007 for a 15-month tour with the 6-8 Calvary HHT Unit out of Ft. Stewart, Ga. and is serving as their Medical Platoon Officer. ...

The Citadel's fullback Asheton Jordan and punt returner Andre Roberts were among those named players of the week by the Southern Conference on Monday.

• Jeremy Good has joined Revere Building Products as an outside sales representative. He previously worked for the Contractor Yard in Charleston and Columbia Wholesale in Columbia. He has a degree from The Citadel.
• East Cooper Montessori Charter School has added Robert Hartnett. He has an economics degree from the College of Charleston.

The Beijing Olympics are long gone, but the buzz about an oddly arranged athletic tape on marquee Olympians may last for months to come... Dr. Wes Dudgeon, assistant professor of health, exercise and sport science at The Citadel, says that a number of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals have documented the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping.