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A new piece of lore was written into the VMI-Citadel rivalry Saturday at Johnson Hagood Stadium.  The 67th football game between the two military schools will go down as the "Punt, Keydets, Punt!" game.  The Bulldogs blocked three VMI punts and turned all three blocks into touchdowns, retaining ownership of the coveted Silver Shako trophy with a 41-14 rout of Virginia Military Institute before 11,184 spectators.

Six Cary High School Navy JROTC cadets attended the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Area 6 Leadership Academy in June. The cadets spent a week at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., participating in inspections, drill, and training in leadership, ethics and more.  The cadets, all of whom successfully finished the academy, were Anna Gillette, Nereida Rodriguez, Jennifer Suhan, Aimee Winstead and Brian Schmid. Cadet John Blackwell, a 2010 Leadership Academy graduate, was invited to serve as Head Cadet Cadre for the course this year and was awarded the Meritorious Achievement Ribbon, the highest award a Navy JROTC cadet can earn.

Davidson (14-11, 4-8) swept to a 3-0 home-court SoCon victory over The Citadel (7-19, 0-12).  The Wildcats won, 25-16, 25-16, 25-15. Rachael Farrell and Amanda Rudnick had  seven kills apiece for the Bulldogs.

Mr. Polefrone is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a B.S. in Engineering, the Naval Nuclear Power School, and the Naval War College. He received his M.B.A. from The Citadel and an M.S. in Engineering Management from The Catholic University of America. He also holds United States Commercial Nuclear Senior Reactor Operator Certification for the Westinghouse 3 Loop PWR.

Mr. Polefrone is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a B.S. in Engineering, the Naval Nuclear Power School, and the Naval War College. He received his M.B.A. from The Citadel and an M.S. in Engineering Management from The Catholic University of America. He also holds United States Commercial Nuclear Senior Reactor Operator Certification for the Westinghouse 3 Loop PWR.

I applaud Book Worm Angels for promoting reading by generously distributing books to James Simons Elementary School. As a librarian, though, I am appalled at the state of library services as described in the article.  Why would the district cut funding for the media specialist position?

Guard Ashton Moore scored a game-high 21 points behind six 3-pointers as The Citadel earned an 87-60 exhibition win Tennessee Wesleyan at McAlister Field House on Saturday.  Moore was one of five double-figure scorers, along with Mike Groselle (15 points, 13 rebounds), DeVontae Wright (13), Lawrence Miller (12) and Cosmo Morabbi (10 points).

A popular Mount Pleasant youth fitness coach has been arrested and charged with sexually molesting children.  Louis “Skip” Neal ReVille, 32, of Mount Pleasant was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of lewd acts with a minor.  He is being held in the Charleston County jail on bonds totaling $675,000.

CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC (WCSC) - A Mount Pleasant coach is behind bars Monday morning after being arrested and charged with sexually molesting children.  Authorities arrested 32-year-old Neal ReVille of Mt. Pleasant. ReVille is charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of lewd acts on a minor. On Saturday, bond was set at $675,000.

For years his goal had been to attend The Citadel in Charleston, South Caroina. In a 1988 article from Looking Good Douglas County Vicki Harshbarger advises, "(Hunter's) dream of wanting to be a pilot began with an essay written on how Lindburgh's flight across the Atlantic would affect the future of aviation."  After graduating from The Citadel with honors Hunter went to Moody Air Force base in Valdosta, Georgia to undergo pilot training and was soon flying bombing missions over Laos to disrupt the enemy's supply lines.

As president of SCE&G Retail, Kissam will be responsible for customer service, reliability and operating excellence for electric and gas operations of the company. He has worked for the company for 23 years in various capacities including vice president of South Carolina Pipeline Corporation, vice president of SCE&G gas operations, as well as vice president of SCE&G electric operations. His current role is senior vice president of retail operations. He is currently president of the South Carolina Independent School Association and a member of The Citadel Hall of Fame Committee and Former Regimental Commanders' Association. He also has served as a Sunday school teacher at Shandon United Methodist Church for 15 years.

Police have charged the Citadel alum and married father of three newborn triplets with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of committing a lewd act on a child, records indicate.  Police allege the sexual conduct occurred either in vehicles in various parts of Mount Pleasant or at ReVille’s Lohr Drive home.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- After a four-year hiatus, The Citadel and VMI are renewing the Military Classic of the South.  The game between the state military colleges of South Carolina and Virginia got tougher to schedule after the Keydets moved to the Big South Conference, but the game is back for the next several years. That means the Silver Shako trophy will be on the line for the 77th time.

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The College of Charleston women finished fifth and the men finished eighth as the host Cougars competed in the SoCon championships at Trophy Lakes on Johns Island.  C of C’s Dena O’Brien finished third in the women’s 5K race in 17:05.40, breaking her own school record of 17:11.75. The Citadel men placed ninth, and the women were 12th.

-- Georgia Southern (15-13,7-5) posted a 3-0 SoCon victory over The Citadel (7-18, 0-11) in Statesboro. Rachael Farrell led the Bulldogs with 10 kills.

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That's the moniker Barbara Dafoe Whitehead has given the "you-go-girl" era ushered in by the 1972 signing of Title IX, the federal law mandating gender equity in education. "The Girl Project" got eight New Jersey girls into Little League in 1974, and Shannon Faulkner into the Citadel in 1995.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) – Those who went to the mentor luncheon at The Citadel on Thursday learned about the importance of a college education.  Sixty high school Junior ROTC students attended the African American studies program military mentor luncheon. Students came from Stall, Burke, and Military Magnet high schools.

Marvin’s Meats, a Hollywood institution for half a century, will close Monday.  Owner Frank Marvin, 76, said he will no longer offer fresh cuts of meat from cows, pigs, goats and even rabbits as he plans to take some time to slow down a little.  In its heyday, Marvin’s Meats employed up to 25 people and sold hamburger patties to local McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s fast-food chains and even provided meat for The Citadel.

"Check your moral compass frequently," Pace told graduates of The Citadel military college. "I have seen it both in combat and in peace. If you do not know who you are walking into a situation, you may not like who you are when you're done." Pace uses his military experience to outline larger truths about courage, leadership, and overcoming obstacles and challenges.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a four-year hiatus, The Citadel and VMI are renewing the Military Classic of the South.  The game between the state military colleges of South Carolina and Virginia got tougher to schedule after the Keydets moved to the Big South Conference, but it’s back for the next several years. Perhaps no two teams in the South understand each other better, as they both deal with the regimented discipline and the rigorous training required at their schools.

...Those who went to The mentor luncheon today at The Citadel learned more about the importance of a college education. 60 high school junior r-o-t-c students attended the african american studies military mentor luncheon. students came from Stall, Burke, and Military Magnet High Schools...

Hiller, an attorney with McGowan, Rogers, Stewart, Hiller & McLaurin Law Firm, received his undergraduate degree at The Citadel and graduate degree from the USC School of Law in 1991. He is a member of the Pee Dee Housing Development Corp.

Ironically enough, VMI’s last football game in the Southern Conference was a victory — over The Citadel.  Virginia Military Institute’s 23-21 win over the Bulldogs on Nov. 16, 2002, marked the end of 79 mostly futile years in the SoCon for the Keydets.  After that game, VMI moved on — some would say down — to the Big South Conference, where it has played since 2003.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) – It's been 67 years since the battle, and all these years later, the survivors continue to gather to share their stories.  "We came here to celebrate our annual ship reunion," Larry Morris said.  He was aboard the USS Hoel on October 25, 1944 for the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II.

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel soccer team beat the College of Charleston in exciting fashion on Wednesday afternoon as the Bulldogs capitalized with two unanswered second half goals to top the Cougars 3-2 on WLI Field. The win is The Citadel's first in program history against College of Charleston and keeps their Southern Conference Tournament chances alive.

After making the Southern Conference tournament for the first time last year, The Citadel women's soccer team finds itself needing a miracle of sorts for a repeat appearance this season.  The Bulldogs must defeat rival College of Charleston for the first time today, and also get a loss or a tie from Western Carolina in order to make the eight-team SoCon field. The Bulldogs host the Cougars at 3 p.m. at Washington Light Infantry Field.

KEVIN HARDY: Vanguard High graduate returned the opening kickoff 59 yards to set up The Citadel’s first touchdown of the day as the Bulldogs blew out Western Carolina, 35-7, on Saturday.  The senior also recorded two tackles as The Citadel moved to 3-4 on the season.

CHARLESTON -- Cadet Pvt. Matthew Doyle of Darlington, is a member of the best-drilled squad at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.  Each year The Citadel's 20 cadet companies compete for the Kelly Cup, which is awarded annually to the best-drill Fourth Class (freshman) squad in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Preliminary competitions are held in early October with the final contest held during the annual Parents' Weekend activities.

What people are saying - Scott Buchanan, director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, said Perry's decision to deliver the major policy speech in South Carolina is an attempt to gain traction here. "Two months ago, it looked like he was a shoo-in to win the state," Buchanan said.

In-state tuition for the 2011-2012 school year:

School Cost Increase

S.C. State $9,258 4%

College of Charleston $9,616 0

USC $10,168 3.9%

The Citadel $10,216 3.5 %

Clemson $12,304 3.8%

Dr. Waddy Baroody, the longest practicing physician in Florence, has retired after 55 years as an internist.  Baroody, 87, was the first internist in Florence when he set up shop in 1955 after serving two years in the U.S. Marines.  “I always wanted to be a doctor,” said Baroody, a 1945 graduate of The Citadel. “I loved the practice of medicine. It was a pleasure coming to work every day.”

The Citadel football team has played 18 games since coach Kevin Higgins made the decision to scrap his pass-happy spread offense in favor of the run-oriented triple option.  Saturday's 35-7 win at Western Carolina was the best the Bulldogs have executed the offense since making the switch, Higgins said Monday.

Scott Buchanan, director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, said Perry's decision to deliver the major policy speech in South Carolina is an attempt to gain traction here.  "Two months ago, it looked like he was a shoo-in to win the state," Buchanan said.

The locations are picture-perfect backdrops for the candidates’ topics of choice. Perry delivered his tax-policy speech at the ISO Poly plastics factory, after touring some of its facilities. Romney delivered his labor speech near the Boeing Dreamliner factory and his foreign-policy speech in front of an audience of uniformed cadets at the Citadel military college.

"It's like American Idol," one contestant said after the audition. "You never know what the judges are looking for."  The Citadel's open tryouts for a new public-address announcer at basketball games Monday night were kind of like American Idol -- if you subtract all the glitz and glamour, J. Lo and Steven Tyler and millions of TV viewers.

The Spartans finished seven shots ahead of Maryland and nine strokes in front of East Tennessee State. The College of Charleston tied for sixth at 907. Charleston Southern finished at 914 and The Citadel at 956.

--Furman (10-7-2, 5-3-2) scored two second-half goals to pin a 2-1 loss on The Citadel (4-11-3, 2-6-2) in Greenville.

The Bulldogs' Jaslene Thiara scored her first goal of the season in the 23rd minute. The Furman goals came in the 70th and 79th minutes, with Ali Simpson scoring the game-winner.

CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina volleyball team will travel to Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday, October 25 to play in a non-conference match against The Citadel at 6 p.m. at McAlister Field House.  The Chanticleers head into the match with a 9-16 overall record and a 3-6 mark in the Big South Conference.

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CHARLESTON - The Citadel Football's defensive tackle Derek Douglas earned honorable mention recognition for FCS Defensive Lineman Performer of the Week by College Football Performance Awards announced Monday morning. It marks the second time that Douglas has been honored by the CFPA this season, with the other coming in the opening week against Jacksonville University.

Insurance - Mark Foster has joined the South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. as an agent in the Goose Creek office. He has bachelor's degree in political science from The Citadel.

Sports - Sean Houston has joined the Charleston RiverDogs as director of broadcasting and media relations. Previously, he was broadcasting and media relations assistant with the Lakewood BlueClaws in New Jersey and broadcasting coordinator with the Tampa Bay Rays. He succeeds Danny Reed, who left in August to become the voice of The Citadel Bulldogs.

The theme for this year's daylong event is "War in the Mediterranean World, 1450-1950," and will feature presentations from Dr. Jeremy Black, professor of history at the University of Exeter; Dr. Virginia Aksan, professor of history at McMaster University; Dr. Kelly DeVries, Mark Clark chair of military history at The Citadel; Dr. Niccolo Capponi, Capponi Archive, Florence, Italy.

Ryan Schieber of Ivyland has been selected for a leadership position in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Schieber will hold the cadet rank of Lieutenant Colonel as chairman of the Honor Committee. He was elected to the position by his peers in the Corps of Cadets.

The campaign of former Massachusetts governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney got an extra burst of support in New Hampshire this weekend when it picked up the backing of John Sununu. Sununu, the former governor of the state, had narrowed his choice between Romney and Texas governor Rick Perry, but said Romney’s foreign policy speech earlier this year at The Citadel helped finalize the decision.

Sununu told the Globe that three things made up his mind: Romney’s commitment to cutting spending and cutting taxes; his decision to keep Massachusetts out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which would have instituted a cap and trade policy for greenhouse gases; and his speech at the Citadel in South Carolina on foreign policy, where Romney talked about strengthening America’s military.

At The Citadel, director of sports medicine Andy Clawson said all information about the health of student-athletes is important. "It's additional information you know about the kids, and anything you know about them is of assistance to you, especially when they get stressed," he said. "The more information you have, the better you can assist them when they are in difficulty."

CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Early last week, Western Carolina football coach Dennis Wagner predicted special teams would play a huge role in Saturday's game against The Citadel.  The Bulldogs proved him right on the very first play. Kevin Hardy returned the opening kickoff 53 yards to WCU's 24, and The Citadel scored five plays later, then thoroughly dominated the Catamounts the rest of the way to earn a 35-7 victory in front of 7,277 fans at Whitmire Stadium.

The Citadel will hold open auditions Monday night for the job of public-address announcer at the Bulldogs’ home basketball games this season.  Auditions are set for 7 p.m. at McAlister Field House. Veteran announcer Sam Evans is retiring after 27 years as the PA announcer. Applicants to take his place will “test their voice and excitement with introductions and script reading,” a release from the school said.

Holiday Soccer Clinics for boys and girls ages 4-12, Dec. 19-21 and 28-30. Indoor and outdoor soccer training. Cost $75. Visit www.citadelsoccercamp.com.

We know Second Lieutenant Therrel Shane Childers was the first American soldier killed by hostile fire in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
On March 21, 2003, less than a day after the U.S.-led invasion, Childers was shot in the stomach by hostile forces while leading a Marine platoon to secure an oil field in southern Iraq. His father, Joseph, told NPR that it was his dream to lead Marines into combat. 
Childers, from Gulfport, Miss., had enlisted in the Marines 12 years earlier, was a security guard at the Geneva consulate and the Nairobi embassy, fought in the Persian Gulf War, and then attended the Citadel on a special program that allows enlisted personnel to be commissioned upon graduation. He was a French major and on the Dean’s List. Childers, who had wanted to be a horse trainer when he retired from the Marines, was 30 years old when he died. The Marines promoted him to first lieutenant posthumously.

Sununu said he'd long expected to endorse one of the current and former governors in the presidential field. His decision was narrowed when several — Mitch Daniels, Haley Barbour and Tim Pawlenty — took their names out of contention.  He had kind words for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, but pointed to Romney's recent foreign policy address at the Citadel as the clinching moment.

Nine candidates are campaigning to fill four vacant Town Council seats in the Nov. 8 elections, including three incumbents and a former council member.  The field includes five other candidates yet to hold public office. They are George A. Freeman, W. Tate Mikell, Chris Nickels, Chris O’Neal and Mark Smith.

After a 51-7 loss to Chattanooga last week, Western Carolina football coach Dennis Wagner felt compelled to write a letter to Catamounts fans.  In the letter, Wagner called the loss "difficult," "unpleasant" and "not indicative of how we want to represent the university."  "There is no doubt that it is up to us to earn some wins," wrote Wagner, whose team is 1-5 overall and 0-4 in the Southern Conference heading into today's game with The Citadel.

CHARLESTON, SC - A Citadel and Lowcountry tradition, the annual Christmas Candlelight Service, will mark its 74th season this year with nightly services beginning at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 2, 3 and 4 in Summerall Chapel on The Citadel campus.  "Dating back more than 70 years, The Citadel Christmas Candlelight Service is one of the few events that links today's Corps of Cadets, as well as the Charleston community, with their past, harkening to a time when the community would come together to celebrate the season," said Lt. Col. Joel Harris, Citadel chaplain.

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--Western Carolina (10-15, 5-4) posted a 3-0 victory over The Citadel (7-15, 0-9) in a SoCon match at McAlister Field House.

The Catamounts won, 26-24, 25-16, 25-17. Amanda Rudnik led the Bulldogs with eight kills.

BAMF is a brand new club at Norwich, recognized last month. The club's name is an acronym for "Be A Motivating Female," changed from last year's name, "Bad Ass Marine Females," according to Margo Smutnick, a 19-year-old sophomore international studies major from Pomfret, Conn.  The club went to the Bulldog Challenge at the Citadel, the military college in South Carolina, as a preparation for Levy Challenge, according to Gunn. The Marine Corps (ROTC), Air Force (ROTC), and the Mountain Cold Weather unit all sent teams to compete.

Cullen Brown has caught many more waves (a lot) than passes (one) for The Citadel so far in his college football career.  But that ratio might be starting to change for the Bulldogs' tight end, whose first college catch set up a touchdown during The Citadel's 49-42 loss to FCS seventh-ranked Appalachian State last weekend.

Metro Election Bill Moody is runnong for Charleston City Council.Accountant Bill Moody (65), who has headed the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Trident United Way, said he's running because he is retired and would like to give something back. 
Moody said his experience as an accounting executive has given him insight into the finances of local governments and their best practices for operating efficiently.

North Charleston City Councilman Bob King (60) is up against three challengers with a range of goals in the race for the District 8 seat. 
King, who has been in office since 1998 representing neighborhoods around Park Circle, said that through fiscal conservatism and job creation he hopes to see through projects that have been delayed due to the economy. "

--The deadline to purchase Citadel season tickets at a discounted rate has been extended. Bulldog fans have until Oct. 28 to purchase season tickets at the $155 rate.  Season tickets can be purchased in person at the McAlister Field House ticket window, or over the phone at (843) 953-3647.

Many Board of Trustees seats at the state's public colleges and universities will be open on July 1.  The Joint Legislative Committee to Screen Candidates for Boards of Trustees of State Colleges and Universities is accepting letters of intent from candidates interested in those seats. Candidates must submit letters by noon Nov. 9.

On Nov 12, The Citadel will induct her into the Arland D. Williams Society, an honorary named for a 1957 Citadel graduate who died in January 1982 while saving five people from the icy waters of the Potomac River. Williams and the others were aboard Air ...

In an October 7 speech at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, Romney told a crowd of cadets that “In Barack Obama's profoundly mistaken view, there is nothing unique about the United States,” and that “I will never, ever apologize for America. ...

The race for North Charleston District 6 seat has an experienced incumbent running against a young newcomer to politics. North Charleston City Council candidate Michael Dockery ('10) said if elected, he hopes to focus on increasing community involvement.

Growth and infrastructure are the leading issues in the race for the North Charleston District 9 seat, according to candidates Kenny Skipper ('87) and Dwight Stigler.  Newcomer Skipper said the city should focus on addressing issues that were overlooked during developmental stages.

The importance of a college education will be the message for 60 high school Junior ROTC students at this year's African-American Studies Program Military Mentor Luncheon on Oct. 27.  The luncheon for students from Stall, Burke and Military Magnet high schools will be at 11 a.m. in the Greater Issues Room in Mark Clark Hall at The Citadel.

Junior ROTC students from seven South Carolina high schools and one from Wisconsin will meet on The Citadel campus on Saturday, Oct. 22, to compete for top honors in the 5th annual Bulldog Drill Meet.  Junior ROTC students from seven South Carolina high schools and one from Wisconsin will meet on The Citadel campus on Saturday, Oct. 22, to compete for top honors in the 5th annual Bulldog Drill Meet.

A Citadel and Lowcountry tradition, the annual Christmas Candlelight Service, will mark its 74th season this year with nightly services beginning at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 2, 3 and 4 in Summerall Chapel on The Citadel campus.

There was a point four months into Marc Buoniconti's recovery from a life-changing football injury when he was at his lowest. 
Twenty-five years ago, when he was on a respirator and paralyzed from the neck down, he shut his door to friends and visitors. He was considering giving up.  "Is this the quality of life I'm going to have for the rest of my life?" the then-19-year-old asked himself. "Really? For real?"

'It's definitely a special skill,' Citadel head coach Kevin Higgins said,  Anonymity is OK when it comes to college long snappers  'and you better have learned from somebody who knows what they are doing. The next thing is, you better have a football in your hand all summer so you can work on that skill.'

• On Friday, the Citadel's alumni association unveiled a new statue near the gateway to the campus: a 6-foot-tall, 3,000-pound bronze replica of a class ring. “I believe the ring statue will be a daily reminder for all cadets of their goal of earning the right to wear the Citadel ring and ultimately their Citadel diploma,” says Jason Cline, an alumnus whose company, Palmetto Balfour, sells the rings to the school and donated the statue. Hey, if this works, maybe some of our dropout-prone high schools should consider installing humongous class ring statues too.

The Citadel is hosting a public discussion with Bruce 'Snake' Crandall and Sal Giunta, two recipients of the Medal of Honor.  The free event will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Holliday Alumni Center.  Crandall flew 22 mission in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to transport ammunition and rescue the wounded in the Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam.

Kevin Higgins called it the "million dollar question." How can he get his Citadel football team off to quicker starts on game day?  In Saturday's 49-42 loss to Appalachian State, The Citadel trailed 35-14 at halftime. The Bulldogs have been outscored 50-7 in the first quarter this season.

CHARLESTON, SC - Coach Higgins' comments on the Appalachian State game… "Our offense had a lot of confidence from the first series until the very end of the game. This really has been the first time all season they all believed they could score. They felt good about the game plan and this was encouraging to see. I am hoping from an offensive standpoint we can keep this going against Western Carolina. The guys upfront are more confident and more at ease with their assignments."

"Cosmo Morabbi for three!" If you think you can utter that phrase with the requisite enthusiasm, The Citadel might have a job for you. 
The military school is holding open auditions for the role of public-address announcer at the Bulldogs' home basketball games this season. Veteran mic man Sam Evans is retiring after 27 years as the PA announcer at McAlister Field House.

The son of a former Miami Dolphins player is unveiling a wheelchair-accessible car.  The plant that formerly made H2 Hummers has begun making cars specifically for people in wheelchairs. Marc Buoniconti received one of the cars in Indiana last month. He'll unveil the car Tuesday at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami's medical school.  Buoniconti suffered a spinal cord injury while playing college football at The Citadel. He's now president of the spinal cord injury research center.

Two soldiers. Two wars. Both men two generations apart but bound by a singular patriotism and, now, a common bond recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat.  Bruce “Snake” Crandall, flew 22 mission in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to transport ammunition and rescue the wounded in the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam.

Scott E. Buchanan, associate director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics in Charleston, S.C., said Perry’s Tuesday debate performance will be important.  “In the last few weeks, Romney has essentially stayed where he is, (Herman) Cain has been rising and Perry falling. As this is occurring, potential donors often sit back to see who the frontrunner is and then give accordingly. It is no surprise to see Perry doing well among Texans, but it will be crucial for him to be able to raise money from around the nation.”

This Citadel football team authored the biggest comeback in school history just two weeks ago at Chattanooga.  The Bulldogs nearly bettered that Saturday against seventh-ranked Appalachian State, slicing a 35-point third-quarter deficit to just seven with more than six minutes left in the game.

Jerry Moore finds himself in a rare position this season, answering "What's wrong with with App State?" questions.  "We've won some games, but we've struggled doing that," said the Appalachian State football coach. "There are varied reasons, and I could talk to you all day about that. But the main thing is, we've got a lot of work to do."

CITADEL SOCCER CENTERS: Holiday Soccer Clinics for boys& girls ages 4-12, Dec. 19-21 and 28-30. Indoor and outdoor soccer training. Cost $75. Visit www.citadelsoccercamp.com

— A Lucerne native will become the first woman inducted into a prestigious military college’s hero society.  In July, Abigail Webber Zuehlke waded into the rough ocean waters at Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina and rescued two Marines caught in a riptide and on the verge of drowning.  Her actions grabbed the attention of officials at her alma mater, The Citadel, and they nominated her for induction into the Arland D. Williams Society. The society is named for a 1957 Citadel graduate who died Jan. 13, 1982, in the icy waters of the Potomac River, a Citadel spokeswoman said.

--Samford (19-3, 6-2) swept to a 3-0 SoCon victory over The Citadel (17-13, 0-7) in Birmingham, Ala.  Samford won, 25-18, 25-16, 25-15. The Citadel was led by Rachael Farrell with nine kills.

Down by 35 points in the third quarter, The Citadel nearly pulled off another improbable comeback today at Johnson Hagood Stadium.  Backup quarterback Aaron Miller ran for three touchdowns and may have won the Bulldogs' starting job, but seventh-ranked Appalachian State held on for a 49-42 victory before a Parents Day crowd of 14,151.

The Citadel landed a high-profile basketball recruit Friday when the Bulldogs got a verbal commitment from 6-6 guard/forward Matt Van Scyoc.  Van Scyoc, a senior at Green Lake (Wis.) High School, also had offers from Nevada, Illinois-Chicago, North Dakota, Central Michigan, Miami (Ohio) and Army.

Patrick Rein had a plan.  He would graduate from The Citadel in May, then he would marry his fiancee, the mother of his 3-year-old daughter. After that, he would head to officer training school with the Air Force.

When The Citadel lost punt-blocking specialist Milford Scott to graduation, coach Kevin Higgins went looking for a new one. 
Scott was a 6-3 defensive end from West Ashley High School who made a name for himself by vaulting over blockers to snuff out punts – he blocked one last year and three in 2009.

Through the new Citadel Center for Economic Education, we are working together to break the cycle of poverty by teaching young people the importance of investing in themselves — human capital — and the connection between that investment and their success in life.  This is critical in a state where one in five children lives in poverty and the number of homeless families has increased by17 percent in the past two years.

The Class of 2015 took center stage during Saturday’s Parents Weekend activities at The Citadel. Members of the Class of 2015 were promoted from cadet recruits to cadet privates, signifying the end of the cadre training period that began when they matriculated in August.

Former Bishop England tennis star Randall Heffron, a 20-year-old Wofford College student, choked to death after heavy drinking last month, authorities said.  Heffron's late father, who died of cancer when the boy was only 3, had been a Citadel tennis star. The younger Heffron, who lived near Daniel Island, attended Mason Prep and then Bishop England, where he compiled a 75-8 record and helped the tennis team reach the state playoffs four times.

The Executive Advisory Board for The Citadel School of Engineering held a Hail and Farewell Dinner for its new and former deans Sept. 22 at the Harbour Club. Pictured are (from left) Dr. John Peeples, Dr. Ron Welch, Dr. Dennis Fallon and Dr. Kenneth Brannan.

A monster replica of The Citadel’s class ring will be dedicated today.

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - The Citadel began Parent's Weekend 2011 today by unveiling a giant ring statue at the gateway to their campus.  The unveiling coincided with the presentation of rings to the Class of 2012. More than 380 seniors are expected to receive their rings.

Rod Harland was streaking down the sideline, headed for the first touchdown of his youth football career, when something flashed in the corner of his eye.  "I can see someone running with me," recalled The Citadel's senior linebacker. "I look over to my left, and it's my mom, running down the sideline right beside me the whole way."

College basketball practice seldom begins with a road trip, but that's exactly what will happen for The Citadel and second-year coach Chuck Driesell. The Citadel's Ring Ceremony is taking place this weekend at McAlister Field House, so the Bulldogs will conduct their first official practice at Porter-Gaud School.

The class ring is a huge symbol of pride for Citadel graduates, and now their campus has a huge ring.  Workers Thursday used a crane to lower the new, 3,800-pound replica of The Citadel's iconic class ring into its new home on the edge of the school's parade ground. The military college will hold an official unveiling of the new statue at 10:30 a.m. today.

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The Citadel Ring Statue is located at the three-way intersection of Hagood Avenue, Lee Avenue and Avenue of Remembrance – the gateway to The Citadel campus. Its unveiling on Friday, Oct. 14, coincides with the presentation of rings to the Class of 2012. More than 380 seniors are expected to receive their rings. It is the first major event of Parents’ Weekend, which runs Friday through Sunday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. --  The Citadel is unveiling a statue of the school's celebrated class ring.  The statue is being unveiled on the Charleston campus on Friday, a few hours before the college's approximately 380 seniors receive their class rings. The presentation of the rings is a rite of passage at the state military school and signals the start of this year's Parent's Weekend.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) The Citadel is unveiling a statue of the school's celebrated class ring.  The statue is being unveiled on the Charleston campus on Friday, a few hours before the college's 3,870 seniors receive their class rings. The presentation of the rings is a rite of passage at the state military school and signals the start of this year's Parent's Weekend.

Although students couldn't unite openly while DADT was in effect, some alumni did. Groups of graduates (and in some cases, faculty and staff) who are no longer in the military have over the years created organizations to support each other and to advocate for currently enrolled LGBTQ students. The groups are active at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy.  None of those institutions has formed a student LGBT group yet, nor have the Citadel or Virginia Military Institute, which, like Norwich, are members of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States.

"Making Sense of the American Civil War" is a video, lecture and seminar program moderated by Kyle S. Sinisi, Ph.D., of The Citadel's department of history; Tuesdays at 3 p.m.

--Oct. 25: Why the Civil War?

--Nov. 8: Why Did Men Fight in the Civil War?

--Nov. 15: Civil War Tactics.

--Nov. 22: Charleston and the War.

--Dec. 6: Robert E. Lee.

Boone, NC – Appalachian State starting quarterback DeAndre Presley is questionable for Saturday's game at The Citadel, Mountaineers coach Jerry Moore said Tuesday.  Presley bruised his right throwing shoulder against Wofford on Oct. 1 and has not participated in a practice since then.

UNC Wilmington posted a 3-2 victory at The Citadel (7-12). UNCW won, 25-15, 22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 17-15. The Bulldogs' Kaona Mercer had a match-high 19 kills.

The Citadel's Turtogtokh Luvsandorj and teammate Odie Delaney are in Wrestling Report.com's rankings. Luvsandorj bumped up a weight class to 174 pounds this season and comes in at No. 13 in the preseason poll. Delaney is 22nd in the heavyweight division.

I read the Oct. 4 column "A halftime talk worth marketing" by Gene Sapakoff. It referred to Citadel head football coach Kevin Higgins recalling how his coach at West Chester (Pa.) University once tore up a newspaper and began to eat the pieces to fire up the team. It sounded like a Knute Rockne-style motivational speech, and it worked.  In the same sports section, there was an article, with the headline "He's burning mad," about a former Maryland head coach who once was an assistant coach at The Citadel.

5. Mitt Romney at the Citadel. GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gave a lengthy speech on foreign policy at the Citadel, and managed to repeat just about every banal right-wing foreign policy cliche I'd ever heard. There were the usual paeans to American primacy, to our many enemies, and to our unique mission in the world.

The Citadel - Davis was an assistant coach and chief recruiter under Citadel head coach John Sauer in 1955 and 1956. Just 26 and four years removed from graduating from Syracuse, Davis explained his basic sales pitch to former Charleston Evening Post reporter Warren Koon.

My first knowledge of him came when he was an assistant to head coach Johnny Sauer at The Citadel. Chief recruiter, as I recall, was his title, which meant he employed such practices as promising future Cadets a car if they'd go to the military school. #Al had his eyes on the head job. General Mark Clark was president of The Citadel at the time, so Al named his first-born son Mark Clark Davis. The general didn't get the message...

Appalachian State and The Citadel have something in common this week as they prepare to face each other in football on Saturday.  Both teams got schooled by Wofford in their previous games.  Difference is, App State had a week off to get itself together after a 28-14 loss to the Terriers on Oct. 1.

Details: Judge Alex Sanders is the emcee and Elsa McDowell of The Post and Courier is the word reader. Judges are businessman Mallory Factor, consultant Doug Gepford and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley. Teams are sponsored by The Citadel, College of Charleston, Nelson Mullins, Maybank Properties, Between the Lines book club and more.

The economy seems bound to be the overriding issue of the 2012 presidential race. But that doesn't mean the candidates and voters should ignore the always-critical matter of national defense. On Friday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made that vital topic the primary focus of a speech delivered, appropriately enough, at The Citadel.

Last week Mitt Romney gave a hawkish speech at The Citadel, South Carolina’s revered military academy, during which he rained shot on President Barack Obama's national security policy like Old Ironsides dismasting the Guerriere.

Last week, Mr. Romney was at The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, where he said: "In an American Century, America has the strongest economy and the strongest military in the world. In an American Century, America leads the free world and the free world leads the entire world. God did not create this country to be a nation of followers. ... America must lead the world, or someone else will."

Mitt Romney’s speech on foreign policy at the Citadel in Virginia was almost enough to destroy his reputation as a panderer. The public as a whole is weary of war on three fronts — Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya — and according to polls, the Tea Party right is divided between those who support a hawkish, aggressive foreign policy and others who follow the libertarian isolationist Ron Paul in favoring U.S. retrenchment.

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Some Citadel cadets have been spending their afternoons helping out kids with an afterschool-tutoring program at the Gadsden Green housing complex, located right next to the campus.  Fifteen cadets are participating in the program, which helps Gadsen Green's youngest residents with tutoring, reading skills, and computer proficiency.

When The Citadel managed to get the football ball pitched or handed off Saturday against Wofford, the Bulldogs did not do too badly.  On carries by slotbacks and fullbacks, The Citadel averaged 6.4 yards per attempt, a number right up there with Wofford's 5.5 yards per carry.

If current polls are correct, Mitt Romney seems likely to become the 2012 Republican presidential candidate and the next president of the United States. Therefore, we should carefully examine his first major foreign and military policy address -- delivered on October 7 at the Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina -- and ponder the question: Is Mitt Romney ready for the world?

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Due to the onset of Yom Kippur, Mitt Romney's Friday speech at the Citadel College – a military academy in South Carolina -- did not receive the attention it merited.  The Citadel is located in South Carolina, a key early primary state where Romney was given no chance.

Dr. Robert J. Riggle, assistant professor of marketing at The Citadel, wrapped up the ceremony. Riggle has worked for many multinational corporations. “I heard someone say that luck is a combination of preparation and timing,” Riggle said. “Be very pragmatic and focused on what you can do to get ready for that luck.” Riggle attributed his success to preparation and imparted this on the crowd.

--Furman (12-6, 4-1) notched a 3-1 SoCon victory over The Citadel (7-11, 0-6) in Greenville.  The Paladins won, 25-16, 17-25, 25-18, 25-12. The Bulldogs were led by Kaona Mercer with 17 kills and Alexa Dalstom with 30 assists.

In his speech on defense and foreign policy at South Carolina’s Citadel Military Academy on October 7, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said: “I will begin reversing the Obama-era missile defense cuts and prioritize the full deployment of a multilayered national ballistic-missile defense system.”

From the WSJ - Here is the text of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s speech on foreign policy as prepared for delivery Friday at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.:

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Al Davis was a rebel with a cause -- "Just win, baby" he exhorted his beloved Oakland Raiders.  And as the NFL well knows, he was also a rebel with a subpoena.  Davis, who bucked league authority time and again and won three Super Bowl titles during his half-century in professional football, died Saturday. He was 82.

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in his first major foreign policy speech to reverse "massive defense cuts" that actually have not happened. And he pledged to deploy missiles and ships that already are largely in place.  A look at some of his statements at The Citadel military college in South Carolina on Friday and how they compare with the facts:

"The best Wofford team we've faced," is what Citadel coach Kevin Higgins called the Terriers even before Saturday, and Wofford's 43-14 whipping of the Bulldogs offered little evidence to the contrary.

Four new names have been etched on The Citadel School of Education's Wall of Fame.  Anita Zucker, Terry Berkeley, David Roemer and Kay Woelfel have been honored for distinguishing themselves as educators or as champions of public education.

When Davis was discharged in 1954, he got his first job in the pros, as a scout for Weeb Eubank, coach of the Baltimore Colts. A year later, Davis was hired as line coach and chief recruiter for The Citadel military college in South Carolina, where he spent two seasons.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in his first major foreign policy speech to reverse "massive defense cuts" that actually have not happened. And he pledged to deploy missiles and ships that already are largely in place.  A look at some of his statements at The Citadel military college in South Carolina on Friday and how they compare with the facts:

Al Davis, the combative and controversial owner of the NFL's Oakland Raiders, is dead at 82. The Raiders announced the news on their website Saturday morning without listing a cause of death.

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Haley also appointed Ray Chandler as chairman of the Patriots Point Development Board, a panel overseeing the state-run, debt-strapped naval museum in Mount Pleasant. Haley's was the first major campaign Chandler had gotten that involved with, the trial lawyer said. "The thing that I asked, though, was that I not be put on a board or commission," Chandler said. Haley's staff convinced the Army veteran and Citadel graduate to take a role in turning around Patriots Point.

With a "Believe in America" banner and more than 100 Citadel cadets in the background, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laid out his vision Friday for America's future role as the world's dominant power.  His speech was aimed at a national audience and attracted dozens of media members.

The largest comeback in Citadel football history sure felt like a turning point for the Bulldogs.  In a 28-27 win at Chattanooga last week, the Bulldogs trailed 24-0 at halftime and 27-0 in the third quarter before storming back to win with 28 unanswered points. School record-keepers have yet to find a bigger comeback in 104 years of Citadel football.

UNC Greensboro (5-7, 4-1) overcame a one-goal deficit after 11 minutes for a 4-2 Southern Conference women's soccer win over The Citadel (4-7-2, 2-2-1) at WLI Field on Friday.  Amy Loughran and Vanessa Aponte scored in the seventh and 11th minutes for the Bulldogs, who had to play the final 82 minutes a player short because of a red card.

There would be no second-half comeback today for The Citadel. This Wofford football team is way too good for that.  The fourth-ranked Terriers grabbed a 28-point lead at halftime and cruised to a 43-14 victory over the Bulldogs today before a crowd of 12,316 at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

When Mitt Romney spoke before a backdrop of uniformed cadets at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina today, the event projected the look and feel of a formal military affair.  But the speech was not, in fact, an official Citadel event: Romney's campaign paid $1,000 to rent the room and, per Citadel protocol, the military academy forbade staff members from attending in military uniform.

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MOUNT PLEASANT -- The Lowcountry could be pivotal to winning South Carolina's first-in-the-South Republican primary, and Thursday presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich went on offense here by talking about the nation's defense.

This morning, Mitt Romney used his foreign policy address at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina to criticize what he called the Obama administration's "feckless policies of the last three years."  "I believe we are an exceptional country with a unique destiny and role in the world," Romney said, with an audience of cadets sitting behind him. "Not exceptional, as the president has derisively said, in the way that the British think Great Britain is exceptional or the Greeks think Greece is exceptional. In Barack Obama’s profoundly mistaken view, there is nothing unique about the United States."

With a “Believe in America” banner and more than 100 Citadel cadets in the background, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laid out his vision today for America’s future role as the world’s dominant power.  “When America is strong, the world is safer. President Reagan called this ‘peace through strength,’ and he was never more right than he is today,” Romney told about 500 people attended the speech inside The Citadel’s Mark Clark Hall.

The nicest defensive line in college football might just belong to The Citadel.  And we're talking nice, as in choir-boy nice. 
Defensive tackle Demarrio Sims, for example, sings in his church choir. End Derek Douglas was president of his high school choir. And end Chris Billingslea claims never to have uttered a curse word.

Former U.S. Speaker of the House and GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will visit The Citadel today to discuss his 21st Century Contract with America.  Gingrich's 1:15 p.m. appearance comes just 45 minutes before his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, plans to talk with veterans a few miles away, aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown in Mount Pleasant.

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Romney plans to give a foreign-policy speech at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina this Friday. (Random historical aside: Then candidate George W. Bush gave his first big defense policy speech at The Citadel, which hails itself as the military college of South Carolina, back on September 23, 1999.) We’ll see whether Romney moves from naming threats to laying out a strategy for meeting them, as well as whether he explains how he would make his budget math add up.

The Citadel (7-9) claimed a 3-0 volleyball victory over South Carolina State (9-11) at McAlister Field House on Tuesday.  The Citadel triumphed, 25-13, 25-22, 25-22, behind Kathryn Johnston with a team-high nine kills.

Representatives from the SC Ports Authority, MUSC, Roper St. Francis, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Charleston County School District, Westside Neighborhood Association, and area schools also went to the meeting to show support of the project.  Mayor Riley clicked through several slides that showed photographs of Crosstown streets under water.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will be in Charleston Friday to deliver what is being touted as a major foreign policy speech.  Romney’s speech at The Citadel will be his most in-depth foreign policy comments to date and will focus on America’s role leading the world — not just on the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, an unnamed Romney advisor told ABC News.  Romney will speak at 10:45 a.m. in Buyer Auditorium in Mark Clark Hall, Citadel media relations coordinator Charlene Gunnells said.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will come to Charleston on Friday morning to deliver a major foreign policy speech.  The speech is expected to include Romney's most in-depth foreign policy comments to date and will go beyond the country's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- Running is in Drew Buehring's past, and with the pace he's running, it'll certainly be in his future.  "My dad ran, my brother ran, kinda runs in the family. I started running with my dad," said the Fort Dorchester High School senior.  It's a good thing he did. Drew is now setting records and has several college offers.  Drew, however, is not just running to run. He's running to honor. His father died in Iraq in 2003.

Other local colleges appear to be more satisfied with their leaders' performance. Citadel President John Rosa scored between 4.6 and 4.99 on his three most recent appraisals. And College of Charleston President George Benson scored between 4.2 and 4.7 on his three most recent annual reviews.

AUGUST – Marlene L. O’Bryant-Seabrook - A third-generation educator, O’Bryant-Seabrook earned her bachelor’s of science degree from then-South Carolina State College, a master’s in teaching from The Citadel, and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. O’Bryant-Seabrook was a classroom teacher, central staff administrator, and, in 1975, became the first African-American and one of only two women on The Citadel’s permanent faculty.

It didn't take long for Miller time to arrive at The Citadel.  Four games into what was supposed to be a redshirt season, freshman quarterback Aaron Miller made his debut for the Bulldogs' football team Saturday night in a 28-27 win at Chattanooga.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney [1] will give a major foreign policy speech on Friday that will outline his strategy in a "world of growing threats" at the Citadel, the famous military college in Charleston, South Carolina.  His campaign says his speech will be on par in significance to his economic plan that he unveiled in Las Vegas, Nevada last month -- both states hold early primary elections.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will come to Charleston to deliver a major foreign policy speech Friday morning. 
Romney's Friday speech will be his most in-depth foreign policy comments to date and will focus on America's role leading the world — not just on the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, an unnamed Romney advisor told ABC News.

Kevin Higgins witnessed one of the nuttiest game-day pep talks in college football history. It was when The Citadel head coach was a defensive back at West Chester University in Pennsylvania.

The Citadel (4-6-2, 2-1-1) and Samford (4-5-2, 2-0-2) battled to a 0-0 tie in a Southern Conference women's match in Birmingham, Ala.  Keeper Sarah Katchen had three saves for the Bulldogs, and Mariana Garcia had four of The Citadel's 12 shots, nine on goal. Samford also had 12 shots, and keeper Alyssa Whitehead had nine saves.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- When he was 16 he ran away from home. Over the next few years, he worked as a doctor, lawyer, airline pilot -- all illegally.  On Monday he was at a white collar crime seminar at The Citadel, sharing his story and providing tips on how local law enforcement officers, business owners and members of the public can prevent crimes like identity theft.

CHARLESTON — A seminar on how to detect fraud in a high-tech world is being sponsored by the FBI and a South Carolina alliance of companies that works to increase the security of society’s infrastructure.  The conference being held Monday at The Citadel in Charleston features Frank Abagnale (AB’-big-nail), an authority on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A seminar on how to detect fraud in a high-tech world is being sponsored by the FBI and a South Carolina alliance of companies that works to increase the security of society's infrastructure.  The conference being held Monday at The Citadel in Charleston features Frank Abagnale (AB'-big-nail), an authority on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Bulldog Fans looking to have fun while helping others can take advantage of the home game on Saturday, October 8th. As The Citadel Football Team takes on Wofford, Fans who bring a toy donation will gain free admission into Hagood Stadium for the 1pm kick-off.

Chattanooga football coach Russ Huesman couldn’t believe what he’d just seen. Thus, the first thing he planned to do upon leaving Finley Stadium on Saturday night was watch the Mocs’ 28-27 loss to The Citadel again.

CROSSVILLE — To quote Jack Buck, "I can't believe just what I saw," after seeing a devasting loss by the Chattanooga Mocs to the Citadel Bulldogs Saturday night at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga.  The Mocs led 27-0 early in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs reeled off 28 unanswered points to take the Southern Conference victory.

The Citadel School of Education recently recognized Roemer as Educator of the Year. As he accepted the award, the teacher said his students are so excited to learn and so engaged that they're in class 45 minutes before school starts! Again, that's a serious signal of something good going on in that school.

“One thing we’re not is soft in the head," he said. "And we’re smart enough to realize that we have a president who has had the most anti-business…anti jobs agenda that we have ever seen.”  He also said he'll be giving a foreign policy speech at the Citadel in South Carolina this week, a move that underscores that Perry is still developing his policy platforms.

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech in Charleston, South Carolina at The Citadel Friday, where he'll discuss changes that he believes will "keep America the leader of the world."   The Republican presidential candidate made the announcement about the upcoming speech on talk radio host Sean Hannity's program Monday afternoon.

Through a quarter of the college football season, the top three rushing teams in FCS are Georgia Southern, Wofford and The Citadel.  The three Southern Conference schools, all running a version of the option offense, are averaging 416, 355 and 298 yards on the ground, respectively. But when it comes to putting the ball into the end zone, there is a disconnect for the Bulldogs.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — His team trailing 17th-ranked Chattanooga by 24 points at halftime, Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins hit the locker room fuming.  “He doesn’t cuss,” said running back Rickey Anderson, an eyewitness to Higgins’ halftime speech. “But he can get real loud, and those blue eyes just pop out. He gets a little twang to his voice, and you can tell it hurts him.”

But before Shuman ('77) even entered the business world, he graduated from the hard-knocks military institution known as the Citadel with a degree in psychology -- further proof of his more nontraditional beginnings. (After graduating, he also served for a time in the U.S. Army as a Medical Service Corps officer.)

--Davidson (12-4, 2-1 SoCon) swept to a 3-0 victory at The Citadel (6-9, 0-4). The Wildcats won, 25-12, 25-19, 25-20.  The Bulldogs' Kaona Mercer and Amanda Rudnik had 10 kills apiece.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Freshman quarterback Aaron Miller was supposed to sit out this season as a redshirt, learning the ways of The Citadel and of the triple-option offense. Instead, he emerged as a hero of one of the most improbable victories in Citadel football history, a 28-27 win over 17th-ranked Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Behind by 27 points in the third quarter tonight at 17th-ranked Chattanooga, The Citadel staged one of the biggest comebacks in school history.  The Bulldogs scored 28 points in the final 20 minutes, and stole a 28-27 victory before 10,727 shocked fans at Finley Stadium.

Mariana Garcia had a goal in each half as The Citadel (4-6-1, 2-1) earned a 2-1 Southern Conference women's victory at Chattanooga (5-4-1, 0-3).  Garcia scored in the ninth minute before the Mocs tied it in the 17th. Garcia scored the game-winner in the 61st.

The Citadel group Friends of the Daniel Library held a lecture Sept. 13 titled “History of The Citadel Archives & Museum” as part of its fall lecture series. Steven Smith, tactical officer for the Citadel Commandant of Cadets was the speaker. Pictured are retired Lt. Col. Kathy Jones (from left), Smith and Lt. Col. Kevin Dopf.