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The Lowcountry Writing Project’s Young Writers Camp is a weeklong day camp at The Citadel, June 17-21, 8:30-noon.The camp is accepting applications for three groups: students who have completed grades three and four, those who have completed grades five and six and those who have completed grades seven and eight.

The College of Charleston finance committee has voted in favor of a 3.2 percent tuition increase. The recommendation will go before the full board on June 10. The increase would be $312 for undergraduate students from South Carolina and $1,390 for students from out of state.

Steven Cox was named to the dean’s list at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., for the 2013 spring semester.

No school, however, has a longer and more historical connection to the emblems on the state flag than The Citadel. On January 9, 1861, Citadel cadets on Morris Island arguably fired the first shots of the Civil War, and they did so under a red version of the South Carolina flag. One hundred years later and during the centennial celebration of that day, a mural was presented depicting this unique flag.

Citadel catcher Joe Jackson added to his growing list of postseason accolades on Thursday when he was named a third team Louisville Slugger All-American by Collegiate Baseball magazine. Jackson is the first Bulldog to earn All-America honors since pitcher Asher Wojciechowski in 2010 and first position player since catcher Richard Jones was selected in 2009.

The Citadel Board of Visitors’ Finance Committee approved a 3.2 percent tuition increase for all students for the 2013-2014 school year. That includes in-state, out-of-state and graduate students.The full board must approve the increase at its June 8 meeting. If the increases are approved, in-state cadets will pay $10,855 in tuition next year. Out-of-state cadets will pay $29,685.

Former Citadel standout Chris Swauger has been promoted to Class AAA by the Cardinals, and went 2 for 4 in his debut with Memphis on Wednesday night. Swauger, an outfielder picked in the 26th round by the Cardinals in 2008, had been hitting .279 with five home runs and 27 runs batted-in for Class AA Springfield.

Willingboro needs Ken Gordon and Jeff Ramsey. Gordon, a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, and Ramsey, a Georgetown University Law School graduate, are running an impressive campaign. Their opponents lack experience and formal training, which prevents them from articulating a platform and developing long-term strategies.

Millsap graduates from The Citadel

Michael Lucas Millsap of Brevard graduated on May 4 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

Millsap, a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, earned a BA in Psychology.

For the first time since the start of Piccolo Spoleto, The Citadel's Fine Arts Program will present a visual art exhibition as well as sponsor a musical performance as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Visual Arts Festival.

"Ethereal Edges: Lowcountry Coastlines in Batik" is a site-specific installation in the Daniel Library of large-scale batiks by renowned textile artist Mary Edna Fraser. The exhibition is on view from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily through June 9. A free public reception and gallery talk by the artist will be hosted by the Daniel Library on Thursday, May 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

"Nine Ways to Cross a River" is collaboration of music, words, and art centered on stories of how rivers simultaneously unite and divide. Accompanied by a seven-piece band from four Southern states, Akiko Busch will read from her celebrated book "Nine Ways to Cross a River," Dana Downs will perform songs inspired by the book and Mary Edna Fraser will present her batiks of America's waterways.

The performance will take place from 7-8:30 p.m., on May 31 and June 1 in Bond Hall Room 165 on The Citadel campus. General admission is $20 and $15 for senior citizens. For tickets, please visit www.piccolospoleto.com.

The Citadel Board of Visitors on June 8 will be asked to consider an across the board 3.16 percent increase in mandatory tuition and fees next year. The board's finance committee voted today to recommend the same percentage increase for in- and out-of-state cadets and students enrolled in The Citadel Graduate College.

"With state appropriations stabilized at lower levels than before the Great Recession, we are adapting to a 'new normal' that requires us to identify more efficient ways to operate and secure new sources of revenue," said Thomas J. Elzey, executive vice president for finance, administration and operations. "A tuition increase is part of that blend of revenues."

With all the transition and re-alignment going on within the Southern Conference, charter members The Citadel and Furman continue to battle it out on the gridiron. The Paladins will open Southern Conference place on Sept. 28, with a game in what promises to be a muggy, sticky early Fall afternoon in Charleston in the 93rd renewal of the Southern Conference’s most-played rivalry.

Maya Angelou’s latest installment of her autobiographical opus pays tribute to her mother, Vivian Baxter. It is an intimate look at the complex yet oft-overlooked relationship between black women and their mothers. Reviewer Patricia Williams Lessane is director of the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston.

The line of dominoes that began falling when the ACC raided the Big East for Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech 10 years ago has finally reached the Southern Conference.  Commissioner John Iamarino addressed several topics related to SoCon expansion ahead of the meetings.

Emily Morgan Schwendinger of Menomonie has been named to the Dean's List at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.  Dean's List recognition is given to those students whose grade point average is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester's work.  While at The Citadel, Schwendinger is a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and is working toward a degree in biology .

Citadel redshirt freshman Jordan Wigger placed eighth in both the FILA Junior Greco and ASICS University Freestyle Nationals in Akron, Ohio, this past weekend, collecting All-America honors and qualifying for the FILA Junior World Team trials. The 2012 graduate of Summerville High will attempt to earn a spot on the FILA Junior World Team when he heads to Stillwater, Okla., on June 21.

Eight Blythewood High School seniors have announced plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. Williams, daughter of Sam and Laverta Williams, has committed to playing volleyball for The Citadel next year.  Williams, who played for head coach Mary Hall at Blythewood, was a team captain for the Region IV-AAAA Champion Bengals in 2012.

It’s less than two miles between downtown Charleston’s lone neighborhood high school and any one of four colleges.

“It doesn’t make sense to have a brand-new school (building) surrounded by The Citadel, the Medical University of South Carolina, the College of Charleston and Trident Tech … and the kids are failing and leaving the school,” said state Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston. “We could have the best school in the country.”

Ford and state Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston, decided to arrange a meeting with the college presidents and Charleston County school officials to talk about Burke High.

The result has been a commitment to a new partnership — the University Center at Burke High. Each of the four colleges will help develop courses aligned with its expertise, and high school students will be able to earn high school and college credit.

“It doesn’t make sense to have a brand-new school (building) surrounded by The Citadel, the Medical University of South Carolina, the College of Charleston and Trident Tech … and the kids are failing and leaving the school,” said state Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston. “We could have the best school in the country.” The result has been a commitment to a new partnership — the University Center at Burke High. Each of the four colleges will help develop courses aligned with its expertise, and high school students will be able to earn high school and college credit.

North Marion High School graduate Cortez Allen is preparing for his first year as a starting cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Allen, a fourth-round pick out of The Citadel in 2011, inherited the left cornerback job when Keenan Lewis signed with New Orleans this offseason and his emergence has generated a wave of media reports during Steelers OTAs over the past week.

The following are the proposed focus areas for each higher education institution for the University Center at Burke High.

Medical University of South Carolina

Health Professions Academy, which would be a comprehensive medical magnet for students interested in 10 medical fields, such as cardiology, dental sciences, medical laboratory, ophthalmology and nursing.

College of Charleston

Early Childhood and Teacher Development Academy, which would be designed to educate students interested in working in professional careers to focus on the growth and development of children.

The Citadel

Law and Leadership Development Academy, which would expose students to a variety of legal professions and cover topics such as constitutional law, court procedures, crime scene investigation and forensic science.

Trident Tech

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Academy, which would enable students to explore the fields of manufacturing and engineering.

Rebecca Denae Bower of Marlette has been named to the dean’s list at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Robert Ashton Moore of Suffolk has been named to the dean’s list at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. Dean’s list recognition is given to those students whose grade point average is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester’s work.

South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey’s motivation for pursuing a finance career was simple and personal: Growing up on the south side of Chicago, he didn’t have any money. Citadel President Lt. Gen. John Rosa said he thinks Elzey will “bring to S.C. State the leadership and vision he provided so admirably to The Citadel.”

Zach Brown was an integral part of the 2006 HiToms squad that won the first Petitt Cup championship in team history. The Coastal Plain League team, which plays its home games at Finch Field in Thomasville, hopes Brown can help revive the franchise to that status once again. Brown, who graduated from The Citadel and now serves as an assistant coach at Furman...

While Memorial Day heralds the start of summer, we must not forget this holiday’s true purpose — to remind us of the ultimate sacrifice made by brave men and women who died safeguarding our freedoms.

  In my 32 years in the U.S. Air Force, I knew members in all branches of the Armed Forces who died serving their country.

I'll pause a few minutes tomorrow to remember Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring. It has been almost 10 years since Chad, as we knew him, died in Iraq. I met Chad at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where he and his family were regulars until they left Fort Bragg for an assignment at Fort McPherson in Atlanta just a few months before his death.

After an opening-round loss, No. 3 seed Elon completed its improbable run to a Southern Conference title Sunday, topping No. 4 seed The Citadel 6-5 in the title game of the SoCon Baseball Championship at Fluor Field. With the win, the Phoenix earns the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA regionals. 

This has been a season of change in the Southern Conference. On Thursday alone, Elon announced its intention to leave for the Colonial Athletic Association, and College of Charleston played — and lost — its last two games as a SoCon member. But amid the change, a familiar theme has emerged this week in Greenville. The Citadel’s baseball team is in the hunt for its ninth SoCon tournament title.

Skylar Hunter showed a lot of emotion after getting his first and only out of the Bulldogs win over Western Carolina on Thursday earning the save in a 12-11 win. But it may have been the biggest save of his college career. It sent The Citadel to the SoCon semifinals and ended a streak of tough outings for the Hanahan grad. 

Western Carolina entered its winner's bracket game against The Citadel on Thursday night leading the Southern Conference in runs and the nation in homers and proceeded to bang out three round trippers en route to tallying 11 runs. And lost.

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After surviving a back-and-forth battle with regular-season champion Western Carolina tonight, The Citadel is just two wins away from its ninth Southern Conference tournament championship. Tyler Griffin slugged a three-run home run in the sixth inning to put the Bulldogs ahead, and The Citadel held on for a 12-11 victory at Fluor Field in Greenville.

South Carolina State University trustees are divided over the salary offer of $330,000 to Thomas Elzey, the university's new president. During the trustees' meeting, Tuesday, the members voted 6-4  to offer the multi-year contract to 59-year-old Elzey, who is currently the finance and operations executive vice president at The Citadel. His new responsibility at South Carolina begins June 15.

Buoyed by Joe Jackson’s dramatic walk-off home run on Wednesday, The Citadel takes on regular-season champion Western Carolina today in the winners’ bracket of the Southern Conference baseball tournament. Due to weather problems Wednesday night, today’s game has been switched to a scheduled start of 5 p.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville.

College students bring much to the Charleston area. And at the end of the school year, they also leave behind a lot. In efforts to help others, students from the College of Charleston and The Citadel who were leaving campus for the summer donated everything from clothing to furniture to school supplies.

Citadel basketball coach Chuck Driesell wrapped up recruiting for the 2013-14 freshman class with the signing of point guard Warren Sledge and center Tom Koopman. Sledge is a 6-3, 180-pounder from Central School in Keller, Texas, and Koopman is a 6-9, 220-pounder from Holland.

The paths of Citadel right fielder Tyler Griffin and South Carolina second baseman Max Schrock converged on April 9 at Carolina Stadium in Columbia. In the third inning of USC’s 6-5 victory, Griffin laid down a sacrifice bunt and raced toward first base. Schrock, the Gamecocks’ freshman second baseman, also sprinted to first to field a throw from USC’s pitcher.

Highland Park resident David Britten has been awarded the Gold Star Award at The Citadel military college.  Gold Star honors are presented to students who achieve a 3.7 GPA or higher during a semester's course work, according to a news release from the college. Students that achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel's dean's list.

Jenny Sanford has donated to the College of Charleston boxes of scrapbooks, emails, letters and thousands of other items kept during her marriage to Mark Sanford, a trove that sheds new light on her role as first lady and her ex-husband's campaigns for Congress and governor. Jenny Sanford donated the materials in the summer of 2012 to the college's Special Collections Department. Archivists recently finished cataloguing 16 boxes of materials for what it calls the “Jenny Sanford Papers.” The documents are available to the public.

Payton Samuel McVey, of Atlanta, graduated May 4 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.  McVey, a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

Conner Perley, a senior cadet at Marine Military Academy, recently received a Navy ROTC scholarship for $180,000. In the end, all the hard work paid off and Perley will attend The Citadel Military College in Charleston, S.C., after graduation.

Two-time defending Class AA state champion Bishop England and three teams expected to be ranked in the top 10 in Class AAAA will play in the marquee games of the 43nd annual Sertoma Football Classic. This year’s jamboree features 28 teams and is Aug. 22-23 at The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium. The gates will open at 5 p.m. with action beginning at 5:45 p.m. both nights. The jamboree is being sponsored by CT Lowndes & Co.

South Carolina State University trustees are meeting to approve the salary of the school's new president. State officials have approved the university to pay Thomas Elzey up to $326,000 when he takes over on June 15. Trustees have put Elzey's salary on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting.

For outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2013 semester the students below were honored with Gold Stars and or Dean's List recognition.

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.

Students with a single asterisk by their name indicate Gold Star recognition for the spring semester. Gold Stars are awarded to Dean's List students who have made a grade point ratio of 3.7 or higher for the work of a semester.

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Steven Samuel Scholes Jr., of Wheaton, graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., on May 4, according to a news release from the school. Scholes graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration.  The Citadel is a public coeducational military college in Charleston, S.C., offering a classic military education. Founded in 1842, its current enrollment is approximately 3,400.

Citadel basketball head coach Chuck Driesell announced on Monday that Tom Koopman and Warren Sledge signed their National Letter of Intent to join the Bulldog basketball program.The combination joins previous signees Nate Bowser and Brian White for a total of four future cadet-student-athletes in the fall of 2013-14.

Benjamin Lee Hartung of Bowling Green graduated May 4 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Hartung, a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, earned a BA in Criminal Justice.

Seven Citadel players have been named to the All-Southern Conference baseball team by the league's coaches and media, a group headed by senior right-hander Austin Pritcher as the SoCon Pitcher of the Year. Pritcher was joined on the all-conference first team by catcher Joe Jackson. Selected to the second team by the coaches were Hughston Armstrong, Bo Thompson, Skylar Hunter andMason Davis.

The Citadel bullpen blew a second straight game, and the Bulldogs lost, 7-4, at UNC Greensboro to stagger to a fourth-seed finish in the Southern Conference. The Citadel (32-24, 18-12) will face Appalachian State in the first round of the Southern Conference baseball tournament on Wednesday at Fluor Field in Greenville. With a win, the Bulldogs would have claimed the No. 2 seed.

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Mason Davis became the fifth Citadel player with a multiple home run game this season, clearing the right field fence twice and driving in a career-high five runs to lead the Bulldogs to a 12-2 victory over UNC Greensboro in the opening game of a Southern Conference series Thursday night. The Citadel (32-22, 18-10 SoCon) moved within one win of clinching the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, which gets underway May 22 in Greenville.

One of those is former Citadel standout Jay Morgan, who played for Stoots at Stall and served as his pitching coach at Northwood Academy this season. Former Stoots players Derek Smith and Thomas Levander were also on that staff. “Coach Stoots has always been true to himself, and to the game and how it’s supposed to be played,” Morgan said. “I’ve known him since I was seven or eight, when my brother (Dee) played for him at Stall.

He never really had any desire to go anywhere other than The Citadel,” Duane, a 1975 Citadel graduate, said. “He just loved it and loved Charleston.”  As freshmen, Aaron and four fellow Citadel cadets joined the South Carolina National Guard. As seniors, they were presented with a difficult choice: go to war or stay in school and graduate on time.

What: This seminar series will focus on “Free to Choose,” a 10-part television series on Public Broadcasting Services that won the Nobel Prize. Round-table discussions led by economists, journalists, civic leaders and other analysts will follow each viewing. Topics of the series include education, labor, free trade, inflation and more.

When: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through July 11

Where: The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St.

Price: Free

More Info: 270-5221

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Leadership South Carolina, the state’s most recognized leadership development program, announced its Class of 2013 graduates, including Nancy Bright, deputy director of auxiliary enterprises at The Citadel.  As the only statewide leadership program that focuses on solutions for the entire state, Leadership South Carolina’s graduates are focused on one goal – to positively impact South Carolina through awareness of the state’s most urgent challenges.

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Very superstitious? Citadel baseball fans might say yes if the Bulldogs continue their winning ways. Exhibit A: Mike Hoffman. The Citadel sports information director sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at every home game this season as the Bulldogs continued to improve. Mike Hoffman, not Michael Buble.

Back in the lineup for the first time in more than a month, Citadel outfielder Tyler Griffin showed just how valuable he could be to the Bulldogs in the crucial final stretch of the college baseball season. Griffin, who had not played since he injured his foot April 9 at South Carolina, hammered two home runs and drove in five runs in the Bulldogs’ 21-6 rout at Charleston Southern on Tuesday night.

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Tyler Griffin returned to The Citadel lineup for the first time in more than a month and slugged two home runs to lead the Bulldogs to a 21-6 trouncing of Charleston Southern tonight at Buccaneer Field. Griffin, out since he injured his ankle at South Carolina on April 9, was 3 for 4 and drove in five runs for the Bulldogs, giving him 10 home runs for the season. Bo Thompson added a grand slam for his 13th home run, and also drove in five runs.

The Citadel Women’s Club is holding its huge garage sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in Deas Hall, adjacent to McAlister Field House. A $1 donation is suggested for admission. As one of the largest garage sales in the Lowcountry, bargain shoppers can find deals on household items, small appliances, cadet linens and towels, footlockers, clothing, books, office supplies, school supplies and bicycles.

Citadel pitcher Austin Pritcher on Monday was named the Southern Conference pitcher of the week for the second time in the past three weeks. Pritcher, a senior right-hander, tossed his second complete game of the season in a 7-1 victory over College of Charleston on Friday at Riley Park. He allowed six hits, walked one and struck out four and blanked the Cougars over the final seven innings in the final home appearance of his career.

One day, when Travis Jervey’s two children grow up, they might ask him to tell stories about his nine seasons in the NFL. There are the obvious stories — about how he spent most of his Citadel career as a backup running back and transformed himself into a Pro Bowl special teams player, or how he played in back-to-back Super Bowls and won one, or how shared a locker room with legends.

The Citadel has, for decades, been an important institution for Gene Pinson's family.
Considering that, it is perhaps only fitting Pinson is set to take on a position that will allow him to play a vital role with the school.  Pinson, of Greenwood, was selected by the state legislature to serve on the Board of Visitors at The Citadel. His term - which is set to last six years - will begin in July.

The Independence Fund is a South Carolina registered, all-volunteer 501(c)3 managed by combat veterans with a mission of providing the tools, therapies and guidance to those veterans severely injured in the War on Terror that they are otherwise not receiving.On Wed, May 1, The Independence Fund announced during a Kickoff Celebration organized by local veteran Stacy Pearsall, and held in The Citadel’s Pearson Lounge, that they will be bringing more than 120 severely injured veterans and caregivers to The Citadel’s Hagood Football Stadium on Sat, Sept 14, for a benefit concert to be performed by entertainer Gary Sinise and his Lt Dan Band.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- South Carolina State University President Elect Thomas Elzey says he knows he will have a lot on his plate when he begins work at the school next month. He spoke with members of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Tuesday. Elzey, the Executive Vice President for Finance, Administration, and Operations at The Citadel, says he will officially take over at South Carolina State on June 15.

At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises on May 4 in McAlister Field House, more than 330 degrees were conferred and awards were presented. State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais delivered the commencement address and was presented an honorary doctorate of public education.

Tyler Griffin celebrated his return to the lineup by clouting two of The Citadel's six home runs, leading the Bulldogs to a 21-6 victory at Charleston Southern in their final non-conference game of the season.  The Citadel will take a 31-22 record into its final Southern Conference series of the year at UNC Greensboro beginning Thursday at 6 p.m.

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A Beaufort firefighter completed what he called a "lifelong dream" last weekend, earning a master's degree from The Citadel after going back to school more than six years ago.  Capt. Reece Bertholf graduated with a master's of business administration May 4, more than six years after he started as a community college student at Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort.

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For the second time in three weeks, Citadel senior Austin Pritcher has been named the Southern Conference pitcher of the week. Pritcher, a right-hander from James Island, threw his second complete game of the season in last Friday’s 7-1 win over College of Charleston. He allowed six hits, walked one and struck out four.

Win or lose, Monte Lee routinely holds a fairly lengthy postgame meeting with his College of Charleston baseball team. The Cougars gather around the coach in the outfield as he holds forth on the day’s events. Saturday’s meeting ran a little long, because Lee had plenty to talk about. The Cougars had more errors (six) than runs (two) in losing the first two games of a three-game series with The Citadel.

Evans finished seventh in the combined hand cycle and recumbent cycle event on Sunday, and tied for ninth in the shooting competition today. Shooting sports aren't new to Evans, who participated in marksmanship matches for approximately a year while attending the Citadel military college in South Carolina. "Shooting is actually the only sport that I’m competing in this week that I've competed in before," Evans said. "I wasn’t great at it in college, or anything, but I really enjoyed it."

Logan Cribb allowed four hits over 6 2/3 innings and The Citadel took advantage of five College of Charleston errors in a 7-1 victory that clinched a series win in its final meeting with the Cougars as Southern Conference rivals.

The Citadel (30-21, 17-9 SoCon) earned its 18th season of at least 30 wins in 22 years under head coach Fred Jordan and stayed percentage points ahead of Elon (18-10) in the race for second place in the SoCon standings.

Mother’s Day turned into a high-flying adventure for one Pee Dee resident Sunday when her grandson helped her check an item off her bucket list with a helicopter ride.   Betty Hicks told her family more than a year ago that all she wanted for her 89th birthday, which fell in April, was to go for a helicopter ride with her 20-year-old grandson, Gray Snowden, who is a rising senior at the Citadel.     

College of Charleston salvaged the third game of its final regular-season Southern Conference series with rival The Citadel today, taking a 7-5 victory before 907 fans at Riley Park. Cody Martin drove in two runs to back the pitching of starter Matt Pegler (4-2), and Dre Watts pitched two scoreless innings for his sixth save for the Cougars (27-24, 15-11 SoCon).

Spacious Riley Park, with winds often blowing in off the Ashley River, favors pitchers. Metal tech analytics have tilted against any college baseball player swinging a rules-altered bat these last three seasons. Citadel head coach Fred Jordan wins games and Southern Conference titles with a “small ball” approach, and running.

College of Charleston scored six of its seven runs with two outs and the Cougars took a 7-5 win over The Citadel on Sunday at Joseph P. Riley Park.  Charleston (27-24, 15-11) snapped its four-game losing streak and avoided a Citadel (30-22, 17-10) sweep after the Bulldogs won the first two games by scores of 7-1.

Once The Citadel’s Logan Cribb settled in, the College of Charleston was almost helpless. The Cougars didn’t help themselves Saturday with a season-high five errors. The Bulldogs took advantage in a 7-1 Southern Conference victory at Riley Park. Cribb, a junior left-hander, retired 12 batters in a row starting in the third inning.

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The Citadel’s ring monument has gone on a Summer Break road trip. The 3,800-pound replica of the school’s iconic clas ring was taken back to the Bastrop, Tex. foundry that made it for some repair work, spokeswoman Charlene Gunnells said. “We expect it back in July or August,” she said.

This weekend’s series between The Citadel and College of Charleston won’t mark the end of the best baseball rivalry in town. Both Bulldogs coach Fred Jordan and the Cougars’ Monte Lee pledge that the teams will play in the future, after College of Charleston leaves the Southern Conference for the Colonial Athletic Association next year.

Former Citadel pitcher Asher Wojciechowski earned his first victory at the Class AAA level Thursday night, working six scoreless innings in Oklahoma City’s 2-1 win over Tacoma. Wojciechowski, a first-round pick out of Beaufort in 2010, gave up five hits, walked three and struck out three in the win. He’s 3-1 with a 1.75 earned-run average this season in the Astros’ organization.

Citadel second baseman Mason Davis collected three hits and Austin Pritcher pitched a complete-game to lead the Bulldogs past the College of Charleston, 7-1, before a crowd of 1,176 at Riley Park. Pritcher (7-2) allowed just six hits, walked one and struck out four batters for the Bulldogs.

For the third straight year, Michael Czyrnik has been named the Best Drilled Cadet in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets at The Citadel.  Czyrnik competed against more than a dozen fellow cadets to win the annual award, which is given out just before commencement. His name will be engraved on the Star of the West monument near the flagpole on Summerall Field. He also was presented a medal that contains a small piece of wood from the ship, Star of the West, which was fired upon by Citadel cadets in the Civil War.

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Political analysts will spend the day parsing the numbers and kicking around theories, but the simplest explanation is that Republicans did not want to send a Democrat to Congress, said Scott Buchanan, the executive director of the Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics. “There’s an old saying in politics,” Mr. Buchanan said. “You can’t beat somebody with nobody. Her campaign was just not effective. There’s nothing to replace experience. It was very obvious in the debate she was a first-time candidate.”

 It’s bargain shopping time at The Citadel, where The Citadel Women’s Club Annual Garage Sale returns this month. The garage sale is open to the public and will run from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 18 at Deas Hall, adjacent to McAlister Field House. A $1 donation is being suggested for admission.

A Sanford win "says that South Carolina is such a deeply Republican state that you can almost run anybody on the Republican label and get them elected," says Scott Buchanan, a political scientist at The Citadel military college in Charleston. "Meanwhile, the Democratic Party had the chance of a decade to capture a seat that's plus 12, plus 14 Republican, and the fact that they couldn't do it has to be demoralizing, for sure."

Scott Buchanan, the executive director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, agreed that Sanford will have room to rebuild alliances. “I don’t want to say there will be no hard feelings but, let’s face it, these politicians can cuss one another one day and be patting each other on the shoulders the next,” Buchanan said.

Scott Buchanan, the executive director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, agreed that Sanford will have room to rebuild alliances. "I don't want to say there will be no hard feelings but, let's face it, these politicians can cuss one another one day and be patting each other on the shoulders the next," Buchanan said.

Citadel political scientist Scott Buchanan said S.C. voters should not read too much into Tuesday’s results when it comes to predicting the 2014 gubernatorial race. “This was a referendum on Mark Sanford,” Buchanan said. “The only reason Colbert Busch has been in this is Mark Sanford,” Buchanan said. “With all the money they (Democrats’) spent, this is very demoralizing. This was the Democrats’ chance of a decade to capture this seat.”

The Post and Courier posted this gallery from the Corps of Cadets' graduation.  Enjoy...

Bulldog senior quarterback Ben Dupree has been selected as one of 32 Football Championship Subdivision signal callers on the College Football Performance Awards watch list for the upcoming 2013 season. Dupree, from Harrisburg, Pa., enters his final year at The Citadel with 1,671 rushing yards, ranking 17th in school history and trailing only Jack Douglas (3,908) and Stanley Myers (2,055) among Bulldog quarterbacks. Dupree needs 329 yards to become the 11th player to reach 2,000 yards on the ground.

The first day Joe Jackson showed up for baseball practice at The Citadel, TV cameras from Major League Baseball were on hand to mark the occasion. This guy, of course, is the great-great-great nephew of “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, one of baseball’s legendary figures, a great hitter who played a central role in the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal. In the three years since that opening practice, Joe Jackson has made a name for himself as the Bulldogs’ catcher and one of the top pro prospects in the Southern Conference.

It’s bargain shopping time at The Citadel, where The Citadel Women’s Club Annual Garage Sale returns this month. The garage sale is open to the public and will run from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 18 at Deas Hall, adjacent to McAlister Field House. A $1 donation is being suggested for admission.

The new inductees in the Class of 2013 which include former baseball coach Ray Tanner and former baseball standout Hank Small from South Carolina; Clemson’s retired Director of Athletics Bill McLellan, quarterback Homer Jordan and "Voice of the Tigers" Jim Phillips; Furman basketball star Clyde Mayes; The Citadel fullback Travis Jervey; and legendary Bamberg-Ehrhardt High baseball coach David Horton.

"Both sides realize the important role of Republican women in this race, and right now the big story is whether Republicans are going to stay at home today," says Scott Buchanan, a political scientist at The Citadel military college in Charleston.

DL Harold Landry of Fayetteville, N.C., committed to Boston College several weeks ago. His other offers include USC, Clemson, N.C. State, Duke, Miami, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, East Carolina, Appalachian State and The Citadel. He visited Clemson and USC prior to his commitment. Landry says he is strong is his commitment but has not ruled out the possibility of visiting others schools including return trips to Clemson and USC.

TE RJ Tyler of Wagener-Sally has an offer from Appalachian State and is hearing from Clemson, The Citadel, Furman, Georgia Southern and NC State among others. Clemson, Furman and The Citadel have visited him this spring. Tyler will attend camps at USC, USC, The Citadel, Furman and NC State. He does not have any favorites.

Sixty two Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen were commissioned as Navy and Marine Corps officers at a commissioning ceremony held during The Citadel's spring commissioning commencement exercise, May 3.   The 37 Navy-option and 25 Marine-option NROTC midshipmen, Officer Candidates and Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) were personally recognized by Rear Adm. Kevin Donegan, director, warfare integration (OPNAV N9I), in front of an audience of more than 800 people before entering military service.

The leader of the group that conducts the Lt. Dan Week has agreed to give back an accommodations-tax grant from Beaufort County.  The county requested the money be returned because the Lt. Dan Band concert -- the headline event of the week-long fundraiser for disabled veterans -- is slated to be moved to The Citadel in Charleston.

To listen to the segment, click on the thumbnail.  Here's a excerpt from the transcript, " landing funny that you say about more greenies and their credibility is losing steam a citadel professor professor john weinstein could be weinstein at adventist get that open roasting says he is so suffragan steam ultimate stunt okay so certain health certain household products marked as green or actually more toxic to animals than the equivalent nongreen products yeah walker's weight right now"

Prof. John Weinstein, who teaches toxicology at the Citadel, worked with Cadet Austin Gray on a pair of posters that recently won third place at the Citadel Undergraduate Research Conference and second place at the Carolinas Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry conference. Weinstein and Gray used water fleas (Daphnia magna) in beakers with solutions of several green products.

The writer of an April 22 letter moved to Daniel Island from Annapolis. Md., eight short months ago. Already he has volunteered as an institutional fashion patrol for one of Charleston’s own: The Citadel.  Specifically, the writer thinks that the excitement of Citadel parades pales in comparison to the “thrilling events” he remembers at the Naval Academy.

A homegrown business that’s been hauling goods to from the Port of Charleston for more than 30 years now is part of a Wisconsin company that’s listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  Formed in 1982 by Citadel graduate Ray Segars, Wando Trucking primarily moves imported and exported goods, including raw rubber, building materials, paper and plastics to and from the port terminals in Charleston and Savannah. It had about $13 million in revenue last year, Roadrunner said.

Some Republican activists in the 1st District are not thrilled about Sanford's candidacy. But if Sanford loses, they expect to easily reclaim the seat in 2014, said Scott Buchanan, a political scientist at The Citadel in Charleston.  A loss for Colbert Busch could hurt Democrats more. ``If the Democrats cannot win against someone with the baggage of Mark Sanford, it's pretty dismal in the immediate future for Democrats across the state,'' Buchanan said .Forget the tea leaves

It's been five years since Chief Rusty Thomas moved on from his post with the Charleston Fire Department. While retirement can be tough for anyone, lucky for Rusty, he has a hobby on which to fall back.  He never missed a game over the four years that his son Trey played for Fred Jordan, but for the past four years, Thomas has assumed a different role. Thomas is the Citadel's Internet broadcaster. 

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Twins Kate and Sam Douglas have always been close friends, and after graduating from Silver Bluff High School next month, they will enroll at The Citadel in August, both with ROTC scholarships. The twins moved to Aiken County with their parents, Scott and  Christy Douglas, just before their freshman year.

 It was a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend. The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren. So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates received diplomas from a relative. It's the largest number of so-called legacies ever graduated in year at the state military college in Charleston.

Citadel political science professor Scott Buchanan has researched special elections and concluded that Tuesday’s outcome won’t reverberate nationally — and not just because of the uniqueness of the candidates. “We basically found special elections are their own special creatures,” he said. “They revolve around local issues, and you can’t make any interpretation into national trends or even statewide trends.”

Four local colleges and universities held graduation ceremonies this weekend. Nearly 2,000 students graduated from Trident Technical College on Friday, a record-breaking number of graduates.

On Saturday, seven students graduated from the American College of the Building Arts and 590 from Charleston Southern University — 464 undergraduates and 126 graduate students.

Also on Saturday, 501 students from the Class of 2013 graduated from The Citadel and 338 from The Citadel Graduate College. Citadel also presented an honorary degree to Darius Rucker — doctor of fine arts.

Over the past few months, I've had the pleasure of becoming friends with the large and lively family of the late Dolphin Overton III. I never had the honor of meeting Mr. Overton, primarily because his health failed so badly in the weeks before he died in Georgetown on March 25, but what I've learned about him makes for a truly remarkable American story. For all you Citadel folks, there's an important connection here because he was awarded a posthumous honorary degree at yesterday's graduation.

It will be a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend. The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren.  So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates will receive diplomas from a relative.

It will be a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend.  The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren.  So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates will receive diplomas from a relative. It's the largest number of so-called legacies ever graduated in year at the state military college in Charleston.

It will be a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend. The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren. So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates will receive diplomas from a relative.

It will be a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend.  The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren. So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates will receive diplomas from a relative. It's the largest number of so-called legacies ever graduated in year at the state military college in Charleston.

It will be a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend.  The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren.  So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates will receive diplomas from a relative. It's the largest number of so-called legacies ever graduated in year at the state military college in Charleston.

It will be a family affair for dozens of graduates of The Citadel this weekend.  The college allows parents or grandparents who have graduated from The Citadel to present diplomas to their children or grandchildren.  So during Saturday's graduation ceremonies, 64 of the graduates will receive diplomas from a relative. It's the largest number of so-called legacies ever graduated in year at the state military college in Charleston.

Each year, The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is given to a cadet and a faculty or staff member who demonstrate excellence of character and service to humanity. The award was established by the New York Society in 1925 and has been presented at The Citadel since 1933. This year's cadet recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is Tyler Leonard Woolum.

The Citadel established season highs in runs and hits in a rout over Davidson (13-30, 8-17 SoCon) at Riley Park. The Bulldogs (28-19, 15-7)snapped a two-game losing streak to maintain a solid hold on second place in the conference. Calvin Orth had two singles, two doubles and a triple to fall a home run shy of the cycle for the second time this season, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.

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Gen. Robert Cone, commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Va., delivered the keynote address at the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony today at The Citadel. Cone congratulated the cadets for choosing to take the road less traveled when enrolling at The Citadel four years ago.

The South Carolina Corps of Cadets' Class of 2013 graduated May 4, 2013, in McAlister Field House. Among the members of the class are active duty military personnel and veterans.

South Carolina Corps of Cadets: 460

Active duty military students: 29

Veteran cadets: 3

Veterans: 9

Total members: 501

(Note: the number includes all December 2012, May 2013 and projected August 2013 graduates that comprise the Class of 2013)

Despite hitting six home runs, including three by Joe Jackson, The Citadel found itself on the wrong end of a doubleheader against Davidson, falling to the Wildcats by scores of 6-4 and 12-8 on Saturday at Riley Park. The pair of losses, which came one day after a 22-7 victory in the opening game of the series, drops the Bulldogs to 28-21 and 15-9 in the Southern Conference.

During commencement exercises for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets on Saturday, May 4, the Class of 2013’s David Shingler Spell First and Second Honor Graduates were recognized.  The awards are annually presented to the graduates whose grade point averages are the highest of the graduating class.

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At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises Saturday, May 4, 2013, in McAlister Field House, more than 330 degrees were conferred and awards were presented.  State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais delivered the commencement address and was presented an honorary doctorate of public education.

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Lexington High School first place winners: (l-r) Wills Bryan (USC student intern), SC Economics CEO Jim Morris, Sarah Steedman, Jake Skeppstrom, Sherry Shipes (Dreher High School economics teacher), Dr Bill Woolsey (director for the Citadel Center for Economic Education), Polina Aleshina, and Allen Burnside. Dr. Gary Stone (director for economic education, Winthrop University) is behind Burnside.

Thirteen years later, Nancy Mace can still be recalled as the first woman to graduate from The Citadel – an accomplishment that helped pave the way for more than 200 female graduates since then. Mace has become a successful small businesswoman. Long interested  in politics, Mace appeared at an Aiken County Republican Club luncheon on  Thursday and, as expected, was asked: Does she anticipate a challenge to U.S.  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during the primary in 2014?

But others suspect politics drove the lawmakers to make the choices they did and fear that Mr. Elzey, the first black person to be a top executive at The Citadel, might be in for some stormy times. He was chosen in a controversial election by the narrowest of margins.

The following students have been selected for a leadership position in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.  The announcement was made this spring by Commandant of Cadets Col. Leo Mercado, USMC retired. The student military officers assume their new roles in the fall.

Whale Branch's Dee Delaney, a three-sport standout for the Warriors, earned his latest honor recently with a spot on the North-South all-star baseball game roster.  Delaney, who pitched and played outfield for Whale Branch, also played in the North-South football game. He was an all-state selection in football and basketball this year.

Has anyone taken the time lately to tell you how great you are? Many students are told what their weaknesses are, but the SMART Strengths program wants to empower youths by pointing out the positives. Dr. Conway Saylor, a psychology professor and director of service learning at The Citadel, first heard about the SMART Strengths method at a conference on positive psychology.

Retired Navy Cmdr. Mike Alverson is The Citadel’s 2013 Employee of the Year. Alverson, who lives in North Charleston, was selected by his peers at the college. The other finalists were Leah Schonfeld of human resources and Ned Discola of the physical plant. Alverson received $1,500, a gift package from Auxiliary Services, free campus parking for one year and 2013 season tickets to Citadel football games with reserved parking.

An important public hearing on the coastal property insurance market in South Carolina will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in Buyer Auditorium, 2^nd Floor of the Mark Clark Hall on the campus of The Citadel.  There will be an opportunity to discuss and offer input concerning the status of the coastal property insurance market. This hearing is to be conducted by the South Carolina Department of Insurance.

State lawmakers elected new members to several of the state’s public colleges and universities Wednesday, with many of the chosen sporting family and other connections to the Legislature.

New Charleston-area college board members elected Wednesday:

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Former Citadel standout Asher Wojciechowski was promoted to Class AAA Oklahoma City by the Astros on Wednesday night, putting the right-handed pitcher one step closer to Major League Baseball. Wojciechowski, a first-round draft pick in 2010, was 2-1 with a 2.08 earned-run average and a save at Class AA Corpus Christi. In 26 innings, he allowed six earned runs, walked seven, struck out 27 and held batters to a .189 average.

The South Carolina Independent School Association has honored two members of the faculty at Pinewood Preparatory School in the association’s Teacher of the Year program. Larry K. Watt, SCISA executive director, said Rhett J. Frampton, a fourth-grade math and science teacher, was named the SCISA Lower School Teacher of the Year.Frampton, a 28-year teaching veteran, received her bachelor’s degree from The College of Charleston and her master’s degree from The Citadel.

Richard Charles Marsh, "Dick," of Upperville, Va., and Shepherdstown, passed away at his home on April 30, 2013. A celebration of Dick's life will be held in his honor and inurnment at The Citadel Columbarium at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Citadel Alumni Association at 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409 or to the American Heart Association.

"The tradition of alumni presenting legacies with their diplomas—principled leaders of one generation saluting the next generation—is cherished by Citadel families," said Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa. "To those families, and to the families of all graduates, I am proud to offer my congratulations on one of the greatest days of thier lives"

The Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District is hosting a public forum for its project to deepen Charleston Harbor tonight at The Citadel. Lt. Col. Ed Chamberlayne, commander of the Charleston District, will give a presentation about the feasibility study to deepen Charleston Harbor beyond its current depth of 45 feet. The meeting will last from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and will be held at Mark Clark Hall.

I am replying to an April 22 letter titled “Cadet standards.” I first would like the writer to know that The Citadel is not a military academy like West Point or the Naval Academy. It is a military college. He is being totally unfair to compare the two schools. I am a grandmother of a Citadel cadet and am proud of him and all the young men I have had the pleasure of meeting and entertaining in my home.

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There was rolling thunder and rain outside the Citadel on Monday night, but the lightning was inside the packed auditorium where Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch clashed in the one debate of the one congressional race in the country right now. Argentinean affairs? A confident Colbert Busch went there, slamming the former governor for leaving “the country for a personal purpose" on the taxpayer dime in 2009.

Jay Holmes knew Chad Ferris before last fall, but when they met at a Citadel tailgate party in November, Holmes had an agenda. A 1989 graduate of the military college who then spent 15 years in the cotton industry, Holmes had a 21st-century textile idea: using recycled carbon fiber for marine applications.

Junior left-hander Hobbs Johnson struck out a season-high nine batters over five scoreless innings of work Wednesday night as No. 1 North Carolina (42-4) downed The Citadel (27-19), 13-0.  Johnson (3-0) held the nation's 30th-best scoring offense to just two hits over his five innings of work as he faced three over the minimum in his 10th start of the year.

A state panel has decided the new president of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg could be paid up to $326,000 a year.  The South Carolina Agency Head Salary Commission on Tuesday approved a salary of $170,000 for Thomas Elzey, who is becoming president of the school. Elzey also will be paid $131,000 annually by a South Carolina State foundation when he takes over June 15. Elzey has been finance and operations executive at The Citadel, where he earned $257,000 annually in state and private money. He also receives $50,000 annually in deferred compensation.

Chapel Hill, NC -  A quintet of North Carolina pitchers limited The Citadel to four hits as the nation's top-ranked team defeated the Bulldogs 13-0 on Wednesday night at Boshamer Stadium.  The Tar Heels (42-4) scored six times in the second including a grand slam by Colin Moran and never looked back in winning the first matchup between the two teams since the 2004 NCAA Tournament and first in the regular season since 1999

The following students were nominated by college department heads and chosen by the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges selection committee based on :

• strength of character, academic achievement
• military achievement and leadership participation
• leadership and excellence in cadet activities
• participation and excellence in athletics at the varsity, intramural or club sports level.