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--In Chapel Hill, N.C., Citadel freshman Micah Wessinger broke the school record and the freshman record in the 1,000 meters, and Kelsi Billings broke the freshman high jump, long jump and 800-meter pentathlon records Friday in the Carolina Classic. Bad weather canceled Saturday's events.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Another double-digit lead on the road, another close loss at the end.  This time, The Citadel built a 15-point lead in the first half, only to lose in overtime at Davidson, 67-63, Saturday night at Belk Arena.  Davidson guard Brendan McKillop sank two 3-pointers in the overtime, including one with 48 seconds left to put the Wildcats ahead for good.

The annual Meet the Bulldogs autograph session and Blue-White scrimmage has been set for Feb. 14 at Riley Park.  The gates will open at 11:30 a.m. with an autograph session and the final preseason scrimmage of the spring to follow at 1 p.m. Admission is free.  The Charleston RiverDogs will be providing free hot dogs and soft drinks.

Running back Mike Sellers of Fort Dorchester High School has verbally committed to play football for The Citadel, Patriots coach Steve LaPrad said Friday.  Sellers, 6-0 and 250 pounds, played running back and defensive line for Fort Dorchester, but will likely play defensive line or linebacker for The Citadel, LaPrad said.

Retired Vice Adm. Dennis McGinn returned to Charleston on Friday to repeat his message that climate change and U.S. dependence on foreign oil are national security threats that must be addressed together.  In July, he gave a similar but public presentation at The Citadel, joined by former U.S. Sen. John Warner, R-Va.

Most fans flocked to see Florida quarterback Tim Tebow on Meet the Players Day on Friday at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. 
But former Citadel receiver Andre Roberts has earned a few fans of his own this week -- mostly among NFL scouts, coaches and other"experts." Roberts has met with reps from the Colts, Patriots, Vikings and Panthers, among others.

John Fradella ('94) spent about $5,000 on activities when he visited the Aloha State in 1999 and came home feeling a bit duped. An assistant manager of a paint store at the time, Fradella told people about his experience and his hope to build a Web site to help others avoid the pitfalls. The company handled $2.5 million in sales in 2009 and, according to Fradella, anticipates 35 percent growth this year.

STATESBORO, Ga. -- The Citadel Bulldogs blew a 21-point second-half lead and dealt themselves a serious blow in the Southern Conference men's basketball South Division race, falling 61-58 to Georgia Southern on Thursday night at Hanner Fieldhouse.

STATESBORO, Ga. -- Willie Powers scored 19 points, including Georgia Southern's last six, and the Eagles rallied to beat The Citadel 61-58 on Thursday night.

The Saul Alexander Gallery at the Charleston County Main Library will present "Scissors, Thread/Pencil, Paint," an exhibit of mixed-media works by Linda Elksnin, during February.  In 1984, Elksnin moved to Charleston, where she was a professor of education at The Citadel. She returned to art after retiring in 2007.

Anderson, S.C. - The Citadel grapplers had no problem at the Anderson Duals on Thursday evening as they ran past Limestone College, 28-3 and dominated Anderson University, 33-2.  In the opening dual against Limestone (12-6), the Bulldogs won nine matches en route to a 28-3 victory over the Saints.

Charleston, S.C. - Bulldog standout wide receiver Andre Roberts is turning heads this week at 61st Under Amour Senior Bowl practices in Mobile, Ala. The Columbia, S.C. native became only the 10th Bulldog in school history to be invited to play in the prestigious game that will take place on Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT) in Mobile's Ladd-Peeples Stadium. The game and all practices will be televised by the NFL Network.

This Saturday, January 30, 2009, from 9:00am to 5:00pm at The Citadel, the American Red Cross is offering Lowcountry residents training to become disaster volunteers, readying them to respond to earthquakes, hurricanes and other major disasters for which our community is at risk. This training comes as the Red Cross has received increased inquiries from Lowcountry residents seeking disaster response training since the recent earthquake devastated Haiti.

Chuck Beddingfield is the new managing director of the Charleston Classic, the ESPN-sponsored basketball tournament held at Carolina First Arena.  His administrative experience includes serving as a senior associate athletic director at The Citadel (2002-07). In private business locally since 2007, Beddingfield last year served as the Classic's director of sales.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel tennis team fell, 4-3, to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Thursday afternoon at the Earle Tennis Center.  Sophomore Josh Cook was first to tally a point for the Bulldogs. Cook was paired against Coastal Carolina's Dmitry Vlaskin and won in a tiebreaker, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3). Tripp Larkin collected the second point when the Chanticleers' Dorian Sovic retired his match.

In celebration of National Engineers’ Week, The Citadel and the Charleston Engineers Joint Council will sponsor several events:

Friday, Feb. 12 MathCounts
9 a.m.-noon, Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall, The Citadel campus

Sat., Feb. 13 Citadel Annual Engineering Fair for Lowcountry Students
8 a.m.–noon, Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall, The Citadel campus

Tues., Feb. 16 Charleston Engineers Joint Council (CEJC) National Engineer Week Banquet
5:30–9 p.m., Holliday Alumni Center, The Citadel, 69 Hagood Avenue

The Citadel School of Engineering will celebrate National Engineers’ Week with the 11th Annual Engineering Fair for middle and high school students on Feb. 13 in Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall. The fair will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at noon. The event is free and open to the public. 

Hood, a 1972 graduate of The Citadel, invoked the military college when he took a moment to address listeners on the call who represent First Financial ...

Army Brig. Gen. William F. Grimsley was promoted to major general during a ceremony at Club Hood on Jan. 15. Grimsley is the III Corps and Fort Hood deputy commander and will become the rear detachment commander when the corps deploys to Iraq in the coming months.  Grimsley, son of former Citadel president retired Maj. Gen. James A. Grimsley Jr., was joined at the ceremony by his wife, Jan; sons, Ben and Luke; and daughter-in-law, Betsey.

STATESBORO, Ga. - Cameron Wells led all scorers with 25 points, however a late surge by Southern Conference foe Georgia Southern made for the difference in a 61-58 loss by The Citadel. Wells scored 11 of his 25 points from the free throw line and at one point had made 18 consecutive free throws, dating back to last week against Furman.

As a result, The Citadel Athletics Media Relations Department organized Operation: Haiti Relief to raise money to donate to the American Red Cross on behalf of The Citadel Athletics Department. Donations were collected at basketball games on Thursday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 23 and at the wrestling competition on Sunday, Jan. 24. A total of $814 was collected and donated to the Red Cross to support the Haiti relief effort.

"Like many other companies, our results continue to be significantly impacted by the current recession: growing levels of unemployment, declining real estate values, higher home inventories, lower retail sales and increased problem assets, along with other economic factors that negatively impact all of our markets," said A. Thomas Hood, president and chief executive.  Hood, a 1972 graduate of The Citadel, invoked the military college.  "You attend The Citadel, and you learn one thing very quickly: There are no excuses..."

This could be the season The Citadel has been waiting for.  Georgia Southern jumped on the national map last season by compiling a solid record and earning a trip to the Fullerton Regional. Now, perhaps The Citadel, after finishing last season with a solid 37-22 record, can earn a regional berth this season.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel wide receiver Andre Roberts has earned his way on another All-Decade team, this time by SouthernPigskin.com.  Roberts, who is currently practicing for the 61st Under Amour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., earned a spot on the All-Decade team at both wide receiver and return specialist after wrapping us his senior year as the school's all-time leader in...

Citadel runner Sarah Strickland is the Southern Conference student-athlete of the week. She ran a school-record 5:20.71 mile at the indoor UNC Classic, placing 14th. The redshirt senior has a 3.833 GPA.

Charleston, S.C. - Bulldog track and field will head back to Chapel Hill, N.C. this weekend to participate in the Carolina Classic on Friday, Jan. 29 with all events concluding on Saturday, Jan. 30. Friday's events begin with the women's pentathlon at 11 a.m. and Saturday will start with field events at 11:45 a.m.

...In response, the local Red Cross will hold a session Saturday at The Citadel to train Lowcountry residents to become disaster volunteers.  This day-long training session will prepare participants to respond to earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and other disasters that put our communities at risk.  This training will not, repeat not, immediately prepare people to deploy to Haiti. ... 

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel tennis team will rally against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2010 season-opener on Thursday, Jan. 28. The first swing will start at 2 p.m. at the Earle Tennis Center on The Citadel's campus.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel Basketball team begins their fourth straight weekend of Southern Conference games, returning to the road for a rematch with Georgia Southern on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs (10-10, 4-4 SoCon), who emerged victorious 68-43 earlier this season, look to continue the momentum from a win over Furman on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Doyen Harris,linebacker and running back at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy has verbally committed to accept a full scholarship to The Citadel in Charleston, SC.  Doyen, a captain of the CHCA Eagles who compiled a 18-4 record over the past two seasons was named All Miami Valley Conference, All City by the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association, All District and an Enquirer All Star.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel wrestling team will take part in the Anderson University Duals on Thursday as they face the host Trojans at 4 p.m. and Limestone at 5:30 p.m.  The Bulldogs (4-5) are coming off a tough loss to Appalachian State at home on Sunday.

COLUMBIA -- Ellis Johnson's name has been a popular one for coaching vacancies around the South in the past couple of months.  Well, South Carolina's assistant head coach in charge of defense isn't going anywhere. And he's going to get paid an awful lot to stay.  USC's board will vote in February on a proposed raise that would double his current salary, school officials confirmed Tuesday.

There is at least one industry that appears to be recession-proof - SEC football.  USC officials are negotiating a contract extension for Gamecocks defensive chief Ellis Johnson that would add two years to Johnson's deal and could double his salary, board chairman Miles Loadholt said Tuesday.  The proposal calls for Johnson to receive a four-year deal "in the ballpark" of $700,000 a year, according to Loadholt.

It didn't take former Citadel standout Andre Roberts long to make an impression at the Senior Bowl.  Roberts, the Bulldogs' all-time leading receiver, was involved in what some described as "the hit of the day" on the first day of Senior Bowl practice on Monday in Mobile, Ala.  The 5-10, 192-pound Roberts also distinguished himself among the wideouts as the South team practiced in front of a throng of NFL scouts and about 7,000 fans.

Spartanburg, S.C. - Bulldog track and field runner Sarah Strickland was selected as the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 27.  Strickland ran the mile with a time of 5:20.71 for 14th place at the UNC Classic on Jan. 23. Her mark set a new personal-best and broke the school record that was set back in 2007 by Megan Jenkins (5:22.47).  Strickland, a redshirt senior from Belton, S.C., is majoring in business administration and holds a 3.833 GPA.

As many readers may know, the Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes will be the only U.S. band in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the 2010 Diamond Jubilee of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a month-long nightly festival of music, pageantry and demonstrations by military organizations from around the world. This will be the second time The Citadel has received a prestigious invitation to the international festival, the largest of its kind in the world. The Citadel was the first military college invited to the Edinburgh Tattoo in 1991 and The Citadel remains the only military college ever invited to take part. The festival runs from August 6 to 28, 2010.

If Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett tunes into Saturday's Senior Bowl, he will watch two players who easily could have been Chanticleers.  Instead, receiver Andre Roberts chose The Citadel and punter Matt Dodge chose Appalachian State before transferring to East Carolina. The two will represent the South team in the annual all-star game, which brings together many of the highest-rated draft prospects in the nation, in Mobile, Ala. (4 p.m., NFL Network).

When Pierre Frazile was 13 years old, his mom packed up three of her children and left Haiti for America.  They came to the U.S. for the same reason millions of immigrants have through the years.  "A better life," said Frazile, a sophomore wrestler at The Citadel.  So far, Bernadette Frazile's gift to her children has brought Pierre a high school education, a college scholarship and a new sport at which he has excelled.

The Citadel will celebrate Black History Month with two events, the annual Black History Month Bazaar and a Greater Issues address by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, U.S. Army (Ret.). Honoré, who commanded Joint Task Force Katrina in the wake of the devastation caused by the hurricane in New Orleans, will give two talks in Charleston. He will speak at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 8, at Burke High School Auditorium. At 11 a.m., Feb. 9, in McAlister Field House at The Citadel, he will give a speech on importance of understanding cultural diversity as a principled leader as part of the Greater Issues series.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina's Adjutant Gen. Stanhope Spears says he will not be running for re-election this year.  Spears was first elected in 1994. The 72-year-old made the announcement Tuesday.  Spears is the longest serving adjutant general in the nation and only the fifth adjutant general in South Carolina.

The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) educational partnership will host a free public demonstration and lecture by SEWE watercolor artist Jerry Raedeke at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 in Bond Hall room 165 on The Citadel campus.

USC safety Taylor Mays had a strong Senior Bowl practice Monday, blanketing receivers and making a nicely-timed hit on The Citadel's Andre Roberts to break up a pass. Mays wants to be the first safety drafted, and he hopes he can solidify his stock as a first-round prospect this week. On Monday night, Mays spoke with Sporting News' Clifton Brown.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel cadet-student-athletes earned 27 spots on the 2009 Southern Conference Fall Academic All-Conference Team, highlighted by Bulldog soccer player Shanna Couch. A combined 316 student-athletes, representing the 12 Southern Conference institutions, garnered the honor.

The Citadel has commitments from QB Del'Javon Simmons of Burke, DE Justin Oxendine of Sumter, WR Austin Crowe of Boiling Springs and DL Derrick Bavol of Tampa.

CHARLESTON, S.C.- Regan Truesdale became the third member of The Citadel basketball family to have his jersey hung from the rafters at McAlister Field House. Truesdale was a two-time Southern Conference player of the year and is the current all-time leading scorer in school history.

The Citadel wrestling team fell to Appalachian State on Sunday at McAlister Field House, 21-16.  The dual came down to the wire in a back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes.  After falling behind on multiple occasions, the Bulldogs (4-5, 1-3) battled back several times, including taking a 16-15 lead with two matches to go. But the Mountaineers won six matches on their way to their fifth consecutive dual win.

Jack M. "Bo" Ellis III has joined Terry Environmental Services as a senior environmental engineer managing the environmental and water resources projects in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. He is based in the firm's Charleston office. He has more than 30 years of industry experience. Most recently, he was vice president, principal environmental engineer and program manager for Applied Technology and Management in Charleston and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The Citadel and a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia.

Entered into eternal rest on the morning of January 24, 2010, James Cuthbert "J.C." Hare, husband of Constance "Connie" Davis Hare. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hare are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, Wednesday, at eleven-thirty o'clock, in St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Tuesday from four until six o'clock.

James Cuthbert 'J.C.' Hare, a Charleston lawyer, Citadel graduate and a supporting Charleston County political figure, died Sunday. He was 95.  Hare was born Nov. 18, 1914, in Pinopolis. He graduated from The Citadel in 1936 and went on to the South Carolina School of Law. After spending a short stint in the Army, he joined the FBI, where he and his wife, Constance 'Connie' Davis Hare, served during World War II.

... Citadel wide receiver Andre Roberts is in Mobile, Alabama preparing for Saturday's Senior Bowl.Roberts says catching passes from Florida's Tim Tebow has been a blast. ...

Patrick W. Lally, a sophomore from Cary, N.C., won his Citadel ring during a promotion held at The Citadel’s home basketball game against Furman on Jan. 23.  Lally, a member of Palmetto Battery, sank a half court shot during "Ring It From Halfcourt" and won a free class ring, valued at $800. Lally's shot was indeed nothing but net when it went into the hoop.

Cameron Wells scored points 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and guarded Furman's best player most of Saturday night, leading The Citadel to a 70-60 victory over the Paladins at McAlister Field House.

This time, The Citadel left no room for heartbreak, no time for miracles.  By the time the buzzer sounded Saturday night at McAlister Field House, Bulldogs coach Ed Conroy already had slipped on his suit coat and grasped the hand of Furman coach Jeff Jackson.

Chapel Hill, N.C. - Freshman Micah Wessinger broke the school record in the 800m and freshman Kelsi Billings established a new school record in the triple jump as The Citadel track and field team competed at the UNC Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Saturday.  Wessinger ran pass Katheryn Gatewood's mark of 20:20.95 when she recorded a time of 20:19.85 for a fifth place finish. Billings jumped 32'05.75" to finish 29th overall.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel wrestling team fell to Appalachian State on Sunday afternoon at McAlister Field House, 21-16. The dual came down to the wire in a back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes.

The Furman men’s basketball team struck out in its Lowcountry swing, dropping two games in Charleston to Southern Conference rivals.  Furman fell 92-80 to the College of Charleston on Thursday and followed with a 70-60 loss to The Citadel. Furman entered that two-game stretch hoping to gain an edge in the SoCon South Division standing, but now the Paladins sit in fourth place.

Milledgeville, Ga. - The Citadel Rifle won both the SEARC 5 and NCAA matches in their rifle competition at Georgia Military after shooters swept the top three finishes on Saturday in Milledgeville, Ga.

Stovall Witte ('72), who worked as U.S. Rep. Henry Brown's first chief of staff before taking a position at Charleston Southern University, said Friday he is entering the increasingly crowded race for the 1st District seat Brown has held.  Witte, a Republican, said he is resigning his position as the university's vice president for advancement and marketing to concentrate full time on the race.

If nothing else, this basketball season is teaching The Citadel how to deal with heartbreak.  Three times this season, the Bulldogs have been beaten by last-second miracles, a roster of ridiculous shots that, right now, spell the difference between a winning and losing season for a 9-10 Citadel team:

The Citadel Corps of Cadets and the Class of 2010 raised about $1,023 on Thursday at the "Help Us Help Haiti" benefit concert. About 150 people attended the live music benefit featuring Charleston bands The Mitch Wetherington Project and The Charles David Band.

The Citadel Graduate College Student Government Association has launched a drive to raise money and collect non-perishable food items and clothing. Items can be dropped off at the graduate college's offices on the first floor of Bond Hall between 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 5. For information, call 953-5089.

And in support of two cadet athletes from Haiti, the Citadel Athletic Department will collect money at the basketball game tonight and at the wrestling competition Sunday in McAlister Field House.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Juniors Cameron Wells and Bryan Streeter each registered double-doubles in The Citadel's 70-60 victory over in-state rival Furman. Wells registered game-highs with 22 points and 12 rebounds to mark his sixth career double-double. Meanwhile, Streeter closed with 14 points and 10 caroms for the Bulldogs. In front of 2,053 in attendance at McAlister Field House, The Citadel faithful recognized the play of Regan Truesdale at halftime, by immortalizing his number (33) in the rafters.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Cameron Wells had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Bryan Streeter added 14 points and 10 boards to help The Citadel knock off Furman 70-60 on Saturday night.  Trailing 42-34 with 14:40 left, the Bulldogs (10-10, 4-4 Southern Conference) went on a 19-2 run over the next 10 minutes to lead 56-44 with 4:44 remaining. The Paladins (9-10, 3-5) could get no closer than eight the rest of the way.

The Citadel wrestler Pierre Frazile wanted to help the people in his home country of Haiti, but was unsure of how to proceed.
"I didn't know who to get something like that started," said Frazile, a native of La ville des Cayes in Haiti, the Caribbean island nation devastated by recent earthquakes.  Frazile's school has stepped to the plate.

In 1998, Catalyst and National Foundation for Women Business Owners published a joint study showing that women were leaving corporate and public sector organizations to start businesses of their own because, among other reasons, they continually encountered gender stereotypes that held them back.

... I met Capt. Coussons while I was a cadet at The Citadel. He was on the faculty teaching history and also served as a company TAC officer. He was known to be straight, hard, formal with strong opinions. I was reintroduced to John when I returned to The Citadel as Episcopal chaplain in 1973 and worked closely with him in his capacity as faculty advisor to St. Alban's Chapel, the Episcopal presence on campus...

A week after the "Saved by the Bell" miracle at Chattanooga, The Citadel Bulldogs found another way to lose at the buzzer Thursday night.  This time, Wofford forward Tim Johnson somehow banked in a left-handed tip-in from five feet away from the rim with less than a second to play, lifting the Terriers to a 44-42 victory before 1,857 fans at McAlister Field House.

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DeVontae plays on the Goose Creek boys team. He's considered to be one of the top five seniors in the state and will attend The Citadel. DeAndra plays for the Goose Creek girls team. She's one of the better players in the Lowcountry, and plans to attend Spartanburg Methodist.

Four college presidents unveiled their wish list to state legislators during a sub-committee meeting Wednesday, and the top item could be summed up succinctly: no more big budget cuts.  "I ask that you try to minimize further cuts to higher education to the degree possible," said Harris Pastides, president of the University of South Carolina.  Pastides' message was echoed by the presidents of Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University and The Citadel. 

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel ticket office is offering fans an opportunity to purchase the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament tickets, good for any session, at the price of $15. The SoCon Tournament will take place from March 5-8. 
Games that take place on March 5-6 will be held at Bojangles Coliseum, before moving to Time Warner Arena for games on March 7-8. Please call 843.953.DOGS (3647) for ticket information.

Believe it or not, this year's Citadel basketball team is actually a bit ahead of the pace set by last season's record-setting squad.  Through 18 games, The Citadel is 9-9 overall and 3-3 in the Southern Conference, tied for third in the SoCon South Division with Furman and Davidson.  Last year through 18 games, the Bulldogs were 8-10 overall and 3-4 in the league.

...we'll focus on some of our local pro ball players. tonight...we'll look at chris mcguiness...the lessons The james island grad learned in his first season in The minors...and how his individual success can help him this year. chris mcguiness made The red sox look good for drafting him in The 13th round last year...and made himself look good after deciding to skip his senior year at The Citadel. he was a new-york penn league all- star...helped The lowell spinners make The playoffs...and finished in The top- 15 in home runs, doubles, and r-b-i's. and there was that brief promotion to greenville...

The Cougars (11-6, 6-0 SoCon) take on Furman (9-8, 3-3 SoCon) at 7 p.m. today in a game that will be televised by Comcast Channel 42.  Twenty-four hours later, the College of Charleston plays host to Wofford (12-7, 4-2 SoCon), which will also be playing without a day of rest after meeting The Citadel today.

A Sumter native who was the second person in the world to achieve a Ph.D. in mathematical biology died recently in Rockville, Md.  Dr. John Zimmerman "Zim" Hearon Jr., who grew up in Sumter on North Washington Street, died on Dec. 28 after a long career as a scientist and an educator. He was 89.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The combination of Cameron Wells and Harrison DuPont was not enough as Wofford emerged from McAlister Field House on Thursday night with a 44-42 victory over The Citadel. Wells netted a game-high 17 points and DuPont was the key post presence with 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Guard Zach Urbanus also returned to form by scoring 11 points, coming on three 3-pointers, to reach double figures. Noah Dahlman led the Terriers with 15 points and teammate Tim Johnson added 12 caroms.

At the end of the fall 2009 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.

Linda Kitchen Elksnin has two passions in life: education and visual art. As a child in elementary school, she would ride the bus to the Philadelphia College of Art to take extracurricular art classes. Her love of service and teaching led Elksnin to becoming a professor of special education at The Citadel for over 20 years. Elksnin is now retired and is pursuing her love for creating art full time.

Trymain Rivero of Tarawa Terrace, was named to the dean’s list at Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb., for fall 2009 semester.  Evan Aguirre of Camp Lejeune, and Mikel Santiago of Richlands, were named to the dean’s list at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina for fall 2009 semester.

There were five technical fouls called in Southern Conference basketball games last Saturday, two in Wofford's 68-62 win over Davidson, two in Western Carolina's 83-81 win over Elon and one in The Citadel's 51-50 victory at Samford.

... ttc is The host of The martin luther king jr. symposium, which will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. friday, feb. 5 in The College center. it is sponsored by The black history intercollegiate consortium, which consists of ttc, The medical university of south carolina, charleston southern university, The Citadel and College of charleston. The symposium is a student-driven program honoring The life of king and recognizing community leaders who work to continue his legacy of social justice...

We’re back up to eight now. I just finished a conversation with Chris Cates ('78), a Blairsville cardiologist who said he’s closed up his practice to campaign full-time. Technically, Cates is an interventional cardiologist. After your heart attack, or maybe before, Cates is they guy who puts the stents in. “I’ve been the heart doctor for a lot of the folks in the district,” he said.  More importantly, the 53-year-old Citadel graduate (he played linebacker) is vice president of the Interventional Cardiology Society, and soon to the be the national group’s president.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Tim Johnson hit a jump shot with 1 second left to lift Wofford past The Citadel 44-42 on Thursday night, its sixth-straight win.  The Terriers (13-7, 5-2 Southern Conference) trailed 40-32 with 7:04 remaining before scoring nine straight to take their first lead of the game on Noah Dahlman's layup with 2:17 left.

The South Carolina Corps of Cadets at The Citadel will host a concert on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in Buyer Auditorium in Mark Clark Hall to benefit Haiti relief efforts.  The "Help Us Help Haiti" benefit concert will kick off at approximately 9 p.m., immediately following the Bulldogs vs. Wofford basketball game and will feature the Charleston-based bands The Mitch Wetherington Project and The Charles David Band.

Former Citadel football standout Andre Roberts has been officially added to the Under Armour Senior Bowl roster for the Jan. 30 all-star game in Mobile, Ala.  Roberts, the Bulldogs' all-time leading receiver and twice an All-American, will join Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and receiver Riley Cooper, Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, Mississippi receiver Dexter McCluster and South Carolina linebacker Eric Norwood in the prestigious game.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel Athletics Department, like many others around the world, has been emotionally affected by the terrible tragedy of the earthquake in the Republic of Haiti. While the search, rescue and recovery is still taking place, the desperate need of support increases.

Any questions about the future direction of The Citadel's offense are being answered during recruiting season.  The Bulldogs have added a second "dual-threat" quarterback to their 2010 football recruiting class, gaining a verbal commitment last weekend from QB Ben Dupree of Susquehanna, Pa.

Brenda Carter like most grandmas, except she's ranked No. 2 in nation...She is modest, too. In December, Carter was inducted into the prestigious South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame and is ranked No. 2 nationally in singles in the 60-64 age group. A retired math professor from Charleston doesn't get to represent the U.S. in international competition without consistently stomping egos into clay, grass and various composite surfaces.

Who are South Carolina's public comprehensive universities? A network of 10 public universities offering a wide array of four-year and graduate degrees to future citizen-professionals, while also providing research and public service benefiting our home regions and the state at large: The Citadel, Coastal Carolina University, the College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Lander University, S.C. State University, the University of South Carolina Aiken, the University of South Carolina Beaufort, the University of South Carolina Upstate and Winthrop University.

Nowhere was that more clear than in the remarks of the Rev. Nelson Rivers III, a longtime civil rights and NAACP figure whose rip-roaring sermon was the centerpiece of the hour-long prayer service at Zion Baptist Church that got Monday's events started.  "I know all about never, and never meant a thing to us," he said. "You said we'd never go to (the University of South Carolina), but we did. You said we'd never go to Clemson, but we did. You said we'd never go to The Citadel, but we did. You said we'd never be free, but we are. You said a black man would never be president, but he is!"

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Junior point guard Cameron Wells was named Southern Conference Player of the Week for all games Jan. 12-18, announced on Tuesday afternoon.  Wells averaged 23.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and dished out eight assists last week.

Little did I know, the tall gentleman, Mr. F.W. "Gunner" Ohlandt, was the owner of GEX Grocery and the former Southern Conference Boxing Champion while attending The Citadel.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- Austin Dahn celebrated his return to the starting lineup with 17 points, and Cameron Wells made clutch plays down the stretch as The Citadel eked out a 51-50 victory at Samford on Saturday afternoon.

This history is conveyed in "The Palmetto State" by Jack Bass and W. Scott Poole, and attentively documented in "Toward the Meeting of the Waters: Currents in the Civil Rights Movement of South Carolina During the Twentieth Century," edited by Winfred B. Moore Jr. and Orville Vernon Burton and published in 2008 by the University of South Carolina Press.  "Waters" is a collection of papers and presentations offered at a 2003 academic conference hosted by The Citadel.

Dale Murphy was one of the Atlanta Braves' best players and remains one of the most popular in franchise history. A two-time National League MVP, Murphy is the featured speaker Friday night at the annual Hot Stove Banquet benefiting the MUSC Storm Eye Institute and The Citadel Foundation. Murphy, 53, talked by phone from his Utah home with The Post and Courier's Gene Sapakoff about the Hall of Fame, rock guitarists, steroids and the Cuban missile crisis.

A Sept. 11 trip to Pac-10 member Arizona highlights The Citadel's 2010 football schedule, which was released Friday. 
The game at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, will mark the Bulldogs' first meeting with the Wildcats, and with a Pac-10 school. Arizona was 8-5 last season under coach Mike Stoops, including wins over Southern Cal, Stanford and Oregon State.

U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett and S.C. Rep. Tim Scott emerged as victors Friday in the year's first straw poll among Republican primary candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.  Barrett and Scott were among the five candidates who spoke at The Citadel Republican Society's annual Patriot Dinner at the Holliday Alumni Center.

Cameron Wells scored 19 points, including 11 of the final 14 for The Citadel, which edged Samford 51-50 on Saturday.  The Citadel (9-9, 3-3 Southern Conference) led by as many as 14 points in the first half, but Samford (7-10, 1-4) came back to take its only lead, 37-35, with 10:49 to play.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel Athletics Department released the 2010 Bulldog Football schedule on Friday, with the road opener at Football Bowl Subdivision Arizona highlighting the line-up.  The 2010 slate consists of 11 games, six of which will be played at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

The Citadel Republican Society will host most all of the GOP candidates for governor and lieutenant governor during its annual Patriot Dinner on Friday.  Only lieutenant governor candidate Ken Ard had not confirmed by Wednesady that he will attend.

Rusty Thomas slid into a booth at a North Charleston diner wearing a Citadel Baseball jacket and a smile. It was the first time he'd talked to a reporter since he left his post as Charleston's fire chief more than a year ago in the wake of the tragic fire that took the lives of nine of his men.  Soon he'll get to scratch that baseball itch by serving as the color analyst for the Internet broadcast of Citadel home baseball games. And he often pitches batting practice for James Island Charter High School and the RiverDogs.

SEATTLE — It’s easy being green for a sea slug that has stolen enough genes to become the first animal shown to make chlorophyll like a plant. “This could be a fusion of a plant and an animal — that’s just cool,” said invertebrate zoologist John Zardus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.  Microbes swap genes readily, but Zardus said he couldn’t think of another natural example of genes flowing between multicellular kingdoms.

Now it can be told -- College of Charleston coach Bobby Cremins says he nearly called timeout before Andrew Goudelock pulled off one of the biggest shots in Cougars history last week.  "A shot for the ages for our program," Cremins said of Goudelock's overtime-forcing trey in an 82-79 upset of then-No. 9 North Carolina. "And I almost called timeout."

Charleston, S.C. - Senior infielder Bryan Altman (Summerville, S.C.) was mentioned to the All Ping! 2010 Preseason Team this week.  The second baseman helped the Bulldogs to a 37-22 record and third place finish in the SoCon in 2009. The senior batted .368 in 59 games with 63 runs scored, 10 stolen bases and 95 hits, good for 22nd in the nation.

Burke High School's three-sport standout, Del'Javon Simmons, has verbally committed to play football for The Citadel, he said Tuesday night.  Simmons, an all-state and All- Lowcountry pick for Burke last season, said Citadel coaches plan for him to play quarterback at the military school.

Regan Truesdale, a two-time Southern Conference player of the year and The Citadel's all-time leading scorer, will have his jersey honored during halftime of the Bulldogs' game with Furman on Jan. 23. It marks only the second time that a jersey has been honored at The Citadel. Truesdale is the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,661 points and was a two-time first team All-SoCon selection (1984 and 1985).

An assault and battery with intent to kill charge against a deer hunter who shot and wounded a Citadel cadet on Wadmalaw Island last month was dismissed at a preliminary hearing Monday.

Weber has been a part of The Citadel football program since 2007. For two years, he was in charge of the information technology and administrative needs. He currently serves in the academic support center to run the center's Corps SQUAD (academic athletic support) Program. He will continue his work for the Citadel while joining JICS as part of its athletic staff.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel's cadet-student-athletes posted impressive stats in the classroom for the 2009 fall semester as the 14 teams and 361 athletes collectively earned an overall grade point average higher than that of the Corps of Cadets. The Bulldog teams recorded a cumulative average of 2.91, while the Corps averaged 2.88.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel Basketball team will play two games in three days beginning on Thursday when they travel to Southern Conference rival Chattanooga. Thursday's game against the Mocs will allow the Bulldogs the opportunity to avenge a 76-70 at McAlister Field House last season. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at The McKenzie Arena.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel's head coach Bob Winch and the Bulldog Soccer program announced their 2010 spring schedule on Wednesday. After an exciting 2009 season, The Citadel soccer team is looking forward to using the five-match spring season to prepare for the 2010 regular season.

Pembroke, N.C. - The Citadel wrestling team rolled through their dual meets at the UNC Pembroke Duals on Wednesday afternoon. In the opening matchup, the Bulldogs pounded Campbell, 42-4, and followed that by downing the host Braves, 26-14.

The Citadel's Daniel Library Friends’ spring lecture series will host a distinguished line up of speakers that will discuss the American Civil War from the secession convention in Charleston to the firing on the federal steamship the Star of the West. Two additional events focus on the arts and gardens.

South Carolina college students returning to classes today will begin to feel the pinch from numerous rounds of state budget cuts. The state has slashed the budgets of its colleges and universities twice, for a total of 9 percent, since the new fiscal year began on July 1. And those cuts followed a steady decline in state support from the previous year.

College of Charleston freshman Carolyn Barnick of Columbia carries her belongings into the Joe E. Berry Jr. Residence Hall as students returned from winter break Saturday. University leaders said last year that they made cuts in areas that didn't affect students in the classroom. But some now say that the cumulative effect of the cuts is rippling campus-wide.

College and universities in South Carolina are feeling the effects of state budget cuts. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Monday that the state has cut its contribution to the schools' budgets by 9 percent since July. Students face the prospect of larger classes and fewer courses this year.

Photo gallery of Citadel v. CofC basketball game 9 January 2010.

Andrew Goudelock scored 22 points and pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds as College of Charleston defeated The Citadel 61-55 on Saturday night.

While the annual — and newly sponsored — Savannah Tire Hockey Classic is played for the Thrasher Cup, that’s not the only prize of value. The four university ice hockey club teams are back for the 12th edition Friday and Saturday nights at the Savannah Civic Center, and they have some new company. On Thursday at 7:30 p.m., South Carolina and The Citadel will take the ice in a first-time exhibition prelude to the tournament.

Despite double figure performances by Cameron Wells and Joe Wolfinger, The Citadel was unable to overcome a 13-7 run over the final 7:54 of action, falling 61-55 to rival College of Charleston.

In the College of Charleston locker room last Monday night, Cougars coach Bobby Cremins had a word of warning for his basketball team before it took the floor against North Carolina. "He said, 'No matter what happens tonight, The Citadel is the bigger game,' " said Cougars guard Tony White Jr.

Andrew Goudelock scored 22 points and pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds as College of Charleston defeated The Citadel 61-55 on Saturday night. After beating No. 9-ranked North Carolina in overtime Monday in their last outing, the Cougars (9-6, 4-0 Southern Conference) had to battle back against the Bulldogs (8-8, 2-2) after falling behind 42-37 with 13:28 to play.

The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. George S. Croffead are invited to attend the funeral services on Saturday, January 9, 2010 in the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity at eleven o'clock. Dr. Croffead was a graduate of Charleston High School, attended The Citadel and the College of Charleston. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Medical College of South Carolina's School of Pharmacy in 1945 as the first honor graduate...

Here’s what 2009 has brought Roberts:

He was named to The Sports Network All-America third team as a punt return specialist, while also receiving an invitation to the National Football League 2010 Scouting Combine. Roberts has also been invited to play in the 85th East-West Shrine Game on January 23rd at the Florida Citrus Bowl and was named to both The State and The Post and Courier’s All-Decade teams at wide receiver.

BOONE, N.C. -- Both The Citadel and College of Charleston will carry big wins into their basketball showdown Saturday at McAlister Field House.  The Bulldogs went on the road and knocked off Appalachian State, 62-58, on Wednesday night at the Holmes Center, riding 21 points from junior guard Cameron Wells to their third straight victory over the Mountaineers.

In small towns around South Carolina, hundreds of soldiers said goodbye to their families Wednesday to begin the first step toward a long deployment in Afghanistan.  Some 500 Army National Guard soldiers -- members of the 178th Field Artillery Battalion headquartered in Georgetown -- headed to Columbia for plane rides to Camp Atterbury in Indiana. Once there, they will undergo six weeks of training ahead of a year-long deployment.

BOONE, N.C. -- Cameron Wells scored 21 points and The Citadel held off Appalachian State in the second half to take a 62-58 victory on Wednesday night.  The Bulldogs (8-7, 2-1 Southern Conference) led 46-33 with 14:08 to play, but the Mountaineers (7-7, 1-2) used a 15-3 run to cut the margin to 49-48 with 6:24 left. Wells then hit a layup to preserve the lead.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan A. Taylor

Jonathan Taylor started talking about joining the Marine Corps when he was just 11.  At 13, he wasn't quite old enough - so he joined the Naval Sea Cadets Corps. He was highly motivated, said Lt. Cmdr. June Tillett, who mentored Taylor in the program.  "I've gone through thousands of cadets, and he was in my top five," she said. "I feel like I've lost a son." 
Taylor, 22, of Jacksonville, Fla., was killed Dec. 1 in Helmand province. He was assigned to Camp Lejeune. He graduated from Wolfson High School and attended The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, before enlisting after a year there.

BOONE, N.C. - Cameron Wells lit up Appalachian State for 15 second half points along with a critical assist on an Austin Dahn 3-pointer to move The Citadel to a 62-58 victory at Appalachian State. Wells finished with 21 points and four assists, both team-highs, on an 8-for-13 shooting performance. Teammate Austin Dahn added 14 points, hitting 4-of-9 from 3-point range, to lead the Bulldog reserves.

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Wells scored 21 points and The Citadel held off Appalachian State in the second half to take a 62-58 victory on Wednesday night.  The Bulldogs (8-7, 2-1 Southern Conference) led 46-33 with 14:08 to play, but the Mountaineers (7-7, 1-2) used a 15-3 run to cut the margin to 49-48 with 6:24 left. Wells then hit a layup to preserve the lead.

Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel wrestling team travels to UNC Greensboro on Saturday at 11 a.m. to face the Spartans in their first road Southern Conference contest of the season.  The Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1) finished the 2009 year competing at the Southern Scuffle in the Greensboro Coliseum as 14 Cadets participated in the two-day event.

"It was a great win for our school, for our conference, for our city," Cremins said before looking ahead to Saturday's Southern Conference matchup at The Citadel. He pointed out that the Bulldogs beat Charleston twice last season and gave Michigan State, which was national runner-up to North Carolina last season, a good game in December.

John Brown was dressed all in stylish black instead of his old Citadel grays, with a diamond stud in his left ear.  But not much else has changed about the former Bulldogs basketball standout -- he's got the same wide grin, same infectious enthusiasm and, apparently, the same boundless energy on the court.  Brown, the instant-energy supplier as a 6-4 forward on The Citadel's 20-win team last season, is now averaging a double-double for Roane State Community College, scoring 16.7 points and pulling down 10.7 rebounds per game for the junior college in Harriman, Tenn.

The atmosphere also should be terrific Saturday night at The Citadel's McAlister Field House as the Cougars try to stage a victorious encore. Just don't assume that beating UNC means C of C will beat The Citadel, which swept the Cougars last season and a month ago played Michigan State -- last year's other NCAA finalist -- tough at McAlister.  And don't assume that tickets for that crosstown showdown will last much longer, either.

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men’s basketball opens the new year on Wednesday as The Citadel visits the High Country in the only regular season meeting between the teams this season.  Wednesday’s game marks the first time ASU head coach Buzz Peterson competes against Ed Conroy, his former assistant. The head coaches worked together from 2000-06, at Tulsa, Tennessee and Coastal Carolina.

Louisville, Ky. - University of Louisville football head coach Charlie Strong has announced that Kenny Carter ('90) (Running Backs/Special Teams), Jon Fabris (Defensive Line) and Pat Moorer (Strength and
Conditioning) will become members of his coaching staff.

... DeVonate Wright, who is headed to The Citadel, scored 17 points, while Williams tallied 12 and James Robinson 10...

The Arizona Wildcats' 2010 schedule will include nationally televised games against Oregon and Arizona State, the Pac-10 announced Monday.  Arizona opens its season with three consecutive nonconference games — a road matchup against Toledo and home games against The Citadel and Iowa.

Mature adults 55 and older looking for continued academic enrichment and the benefits of being on a college campus have a variety of lecture events to choose from during the spring Senior Scholars Program at The Citadel Graduate College.

Edward S. Croft, Jr., age 93, died peacefully on January 3, 2010. Known as "Big Ed" all of his life, this 12-pound baby was born in St. Joseph's Infirmary in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1916, to the late Honorable Edward S. Croft and Mary Crosswell Croft.

SAVANNAH -- For the first time in almost a year, Citadel guard Cameron Wells failed to score in double digits.  Add in a season-low four points from backcourt mate Zach Urbanus, and Saturday's basketball game at Savannah State could easily have ended in disaster. Instead, the Bulldogs re-discovered some alternate means of scoring, and held on for a 54-47 victory over SSU before 350 fans at Tiger Arena.

McWherter, the Blue Angels commander, was on the NBC news over the weekend talking about winter training.

A bagpipe may not be the ideal instrument for a college band student, but Cadet Patrick Kolb will be honored to play one at Scotland’s largest music festival this summer.  As a member of The Citadel Military College of South Carolina’s Regimental Band and Pipes, the 18-year-old Richlands native will experience a once in a lifetime opportunity when he participates in the 2010 Diamond Jubilee of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo on Aug. 6-28 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Entering the new year last season, The Citadel found itself mired in a four-game losing skid and with a 5-7 record. There was little to foreshadow the successes to come -- an 11-game win streak, the second 20-win season in school history and the Bulldogs' first postseason bid.

Austin Dahn scored 12 points, and Bryan Streeter and Harrison DuPont added 11 each as The Citadel held on for a 54-47 win over Savannah State on Saturday at Tiger Arena.  The Citadel improved to 7-7. Savannah State, led by 17 points from guard Tracy Rankins, fell to 5-10.  The Bulldogs, 1-1 in the Southern Conference, return to SoCon play Jan. 6 at Appalachian State.

John Stanford Coussons died Thursday, December 31, 2009. Born in Minden, Louisiana, January 13,1931, the son of William Bryan Coussons and Willie Graves McCoy Coussons. He received his baccalaureate degree from Louisiana College. At the Louisiana State University, where he was a student of T. Harry Williams, he received the M.A. and Ph.D. Dr. Coussons joined the faculty of The Citadel in 1958 and spent his entire academic career of forty-one years at the military college.

... "These roads are going to be a lot better than originally planned," said Lt. j.g. Christopher Waldrop ('07), road crew detail officer in charge. "This is textbook Seabee work. We are self-sufficient, heading outside the wire providing our own security and building what we are supposed to build. The Convoy Security Element (CSE) is finally using their training and the equipment operators (EOs) are doing what they are trained to do."

The relatives and friends of Mr. Wayne Dexter Hampleton are invited to attend his funeral services, on Saturday, January 2, 2010, 11:00 a.m., at William M. Smith Memorial Chapel 2 Radcliffe Street Charleston, SC Interment: Hillsboro Brown Cemetery.