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Charlotte Johnston - CGC grad is charged with helping young people see the value of a library not just for its books...She earned a history degree from the College of Charleston and a master's in education and social science from The Citadel .

Parents from near and far will travel to Charleston and The Citadel Oct. 10-12 for Parents' Weekend 2008.

U.S. Army, eager to fill its ranks amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, doesn't see high schoo dropouts. They are recruits who only need a GED before they're ready to begin basic training. And so, the Army formally opened its first prep school Wednesday.

With wit and insightfulness, University of Georgia historian James C. Cobb will kick off the 2008 Fulghum Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 4 with a look at the Southern roots of rock and roll, tracing its development from the blues and country music.

The Lowcountry Writing Project at The Citadel will offer a three-graduate-hour course called “Literacy in a Digital Age” for tri-county teachers at all grade levels and in all subject areas. The course will cover a wide array of digital literacy topics and their classroom applications. NOT WEB ACCESSIBLE

Jonathan Vest claims he was not troubled when Citadel coaches told him the name of his new position — "adjuster."But when people ask him what position he plays, Vest usually takes the easy way out.

Former Citadel athletic director Walt Nadzak prowled the sidelines at the Bulldogs' final preseason scrimmage last Saturday, depth chart in hand. Nadzak, 72, was preparing for his newest gig — analyst for The Citadel Sports Network's radio broadcasts of Bulldogs football this season.

Anticipation is running high as The Citadel prepares to unveil the final stage of the $42 million renovation of the stadium, where the Bulldogs played their first game in 1948. As many as 200 workers per day have been toiling at Johnson Hagood in recent weeks.

Thirty-three new members have joined the ranks of The Citadel’s faculty. The group includes adjuncts and ROTC instructors.

The Citadel women fell to Gardner-Webb, 2-0, in their season opener at Washington Light Infantry Field.  Gardner-Webb's Paige Reagan was the first to take a goal through The Citadel's tight defense near the end of the first half.  Whitney Nave had five total saves for The Bulldogs.

--Bernie Schein, educator and author of "If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom," will sign copies of his book following an address 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Citadel.

Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel’s “Meet the Bulldogs” Fan Fest and Scrimmage previewing the 2008 Bulldog football team has been moved to the turf practice field at the Maybanks Practice Facility at Willson Field on The Citadel campus due to the inclement weather in the Charleston area over the past 48 hours. The festivities begin at 1 p.m. with an autograph session and lunch provided by Piggly Wiggly. ...

Darren Goldwater, noted Joe Paterno apologist and former sidekick to Bobby Hartin on ESPN Radio 910-AM’s Fan Talk, will take over this football season as the new radio voice of The Citadel Bulldogs. A 2002 graduate of Penn State, Goldwater is a veteran of Citadel baseball and basketball broadcasts, and served as studio host for Bulldog football games. He took time out from his new duties to go One-on-One with The Post and Courier’s Jeff Hartsell...

... My first longer journey was with a longtime friend, Dr. Donald Sparks, to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Sparks is an economics professor at The Citadel who for the past nine summers has taught in a summer program offered by Florida's Stetson University and run out of the University of Innsbruck. ...

The Citadel football team ended training camp with a one-hour scrimmage Saturday afternoon, and not a day too soon. Receiver Alex Carr became the latest Bulldog to miss practice time with injury, sitting out Saturday's workout with a fractured bone in his left foot. The Citadel had a lengthier list of injuries than usual in the three weeks of fall camp that ended Saturday. ...

Native Plant Lecture: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Biology Auditorium, 101 Duckett Hall, The Citadel. Topic: "Community-supported agriculture at Thornhill Farm: How gardening can heal and unite the community," with Maria Baldwin, garden program coordinator. ...

Citadel junior wide receiver Andre Roberts has been named to the second team of The Sports Network's preseason FCS All-America football team. Roberts, a 5-11, 175-pounder from Columbia, caught 78 passes for 1,060 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. ...

Here are six things The Citadel must do in order to contend for the SoCon title...

Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins likes to joke that every time he goes to Rock Hill, somebody new takes credit for sending him quarterback Bart Blanchard. But the guy who started the whole fortunate chain of events is Rock Hill businessman Drenner Tinsley, who graduated from Winthrop University, of all places. ...

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Friday's high school football games in the Muhler Sertoma Classic were canceled because of the weather. The games will not be rescheduled. Sertoma Club officials said the field at Johnson Hagood Stadium could not handle another night of games. Thursday's games were played despite torrential rain associated with Tropical Storm Fay. There will be no ticket refunds, Sertoma spokesman John Panagiotou said. The proceeds from the event go to various charities and the high schools involved. Ticket stubs from Thursday night's games and unused tickets from Friday will be honored at The Citadel's season opener against Webber International next weekend. ...

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3. Stetson University (Fla.)

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Charleston, S.C. – The Bulldogs will kick-off the 2008 season with a press conference on Monday, Aug. 25. Monday will mark the first of 12 weekly press conferences that will be held throughout the season.  The press conference will begin with a luncheon at 11:30 a.m., followed by remarks from Bulldog Head Coach Kevin Higgins at approximately 12 p.m. ...

SPARTANBURG - The Citadel is ranked No. 23 in the latest preseason college football poll, the FCS Coaches Preseason Poll announced Thursday.

Charleston, S.C. – All Bulldog fans are invited to attend “Meet the Bulldogs” on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 1:30 p.m. at Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium. The event is free and open to the public. ...

Clemson University advanced five slots to number 22nd on the 2009 U.S.News & World Report college rankings of top national public universities released today. ...USC’s Moore School of Business ranked first among specialty undergraduate business programs, and The Citadel and Clemson made top engineering school lists.

Charleston, S.C. - With a pair of juniors leading the way and a trio of seniors not far behind, hopes are high for The Citadel’s 2008 women’s cross country team. Improvement from last year’s record finish in the Southern Conference Championships should be evident of the team can avoid any major injuries this season as this year’s team has no letterwinners lost. ..

Charleston, S.C. – Bulldog wide receiver and 2007 All-American Andre Roberts was named to the preseason All-America team by The Sports Network released Friday afternoon. Roberts was listed as a preseason second-team selection, being the only Bulldog to make the lists. ...

In the southern region, Winthrop was on the list behind The Citadel, which ranked fifth, and the College of Charleston, which tied for ninth place with North Carolina's Appalachian State.

This summer, The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was one of only 10 chapters nationwide to be selected as an Honor Chapter during the society’s annual Executive Committee Meeting in Milwaukee, Wis. The Tau Iota Chapter has earned this recognition for the 16th consecutive year.