The Citadel to go red for Homecoming 2010
Trade in your Citadel blue for some Big Red.
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The Citadel and Johnson Hagood Stadium are going red for Homecoming 2010 in honor of the return Big Red, the palmetto flag that many believe was carried by Citadel cadets who fired on the Union supply ship Star of the West in 1861. The flag is on loan from the State Historical Society of Iowa.
“Get the Red Out” is an homage to Big Red. Alumni and football fans are encouraged to wear red, that's right, red, not blue ,to the Homecoming football game against Elon University.
"The idea behind the recovery of Big Red is to remind people of the deep devotion to duty, honor, and country possessed by Citadel alumni and The Citadel family," said Alumni Association Director Mike Rogers. "Service to a cause greater than one’s self is engrained in most graduates and Big Red is a reminder of the core values taught throughout The Citadel’s history."
Here's the "Get the Red Out" roster of events:
| Thursday, Nov. 4 | |
| 6 p.m. | Homecoming Bonfire WLI Field |
| Friday, Nov. 5 | |
| Noon |
Alumni Association Luncheon. Open to all. Admission is $10 |
| 1-5 p.m. | Sale of football tickets McAlister Field House |
| 1 p.m. | Opening and dedication of the Dr. Hank Cross Human Performance Laboratory Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Deas Hall |
| 1:30 p.m. | Alumni Information Center opens Ring resizing/reordering and sale of luncheon tickets Holliday Alumni Center |
| 2 p.m. | President’s Report to Alumni Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 3:30 p.m. | Performance by the Cadet Chorale Alumni Memorial Service Summerall Chapel |
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School of Business Administration alumni reception |
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| 5:10 p.m. | Memorial Parade Summerall Field |
| 5:45-7 p.m. |
Citadel Young Alumni (CYA) reception for Classes of 1996-2010 |
| 7-11 p.m. |
Alumni Jamboree |
| Saturday, Nov. 6 | |
| 8 a.m. | Annual breakfast for past presidents of The Citadel Alumni Association Holliday Alumni Center |
| 8 - 10:45 a.m. | Citadel Heroes Project: Alumni are invited to the Holliday Alumni Center to sign Christmas cards for deployed cadets. The Citadel Heroes Project sends care packages to current students on deployment. |
| 8:30-11 a.m. |
Alumni Information Center and Visitors’ Coffee |
| 8:30-10 a.m. |
Barracks open to visitors. |
| 8:50 a.m. | Summerall Guards Performance Summerall Field. |
| 9 a.m. |
Sale of football tickets Himelright Scholarship Presentation Wrestling: Citadel Open Freshman/Sophomore Tournament |
| 11 a.m. | Homecoming Review Recognition of Arland D. Williams Society inductees and 2010 CAA award recipients All alumni to take review Summerall Field |
| Noon |
Homecoming Luncheon. Cost is $7.50 Pre-game Tailgate Party |
| Noon | School of Engineering Alumni Luncheon Grimsley Hall |
| 1-3 p.m. | Tailgate Party BBQ Lunch. Cost is $8 Holliday Alumni Center |
| 2 p.m. | “Get the Red Out” Football Game vs. Elon Tickets $22.50-$30 at the stadium box office Regimental Band and Pipes to perform at halftime |
| Sunday, Nov. 7 | |
| 9 a.m. | Protestant Service: Summerall Chapel. |
| 10 a.m. | Protestant Reception: Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
| 10:45 a.m. | Catholic Mass: Summerall Chapel. |
| Noon | Catholic Reception: Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
