“One thing we’ve realized ever since we’ve been here is, our kids will get up for those games,” Thompson says. “They’ll play extremely hard. Most of my guys don’t have a whole lot of scholarship offers coming out of high school. They play with a little bit of an edge.”

When almost 800,000 middle school students around the nation open the November issue of Junior Scholastic magazine, they’ll be learning about global issues, science and history. They’ll also be learning about the first woman to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

Sarah Zorn’s goal never was to be the first female regimental commander at The Citadel in Charleston. Her goal always was to put her fellow cadets first.

He said he’s “just a graphic designer,” but King was the name behind The Citadel football team’s Twitter account that went viral during the 50-17 loss at Alabama.

On Veterans Day, The Citadel and the visiting officers from the Royal Navy payed tribute to a British submarine that was critical during WWII.

His father clung to one other possession, one that he had hidden away: his gold Citadel class ring.

A Cobra pilot who later was instrumental in establishing the MV-22 program, Gen Walters’ career has taken him far beyond the cockpit and has been marked by numerous challenges and successes.

The fair is designed to help Birmingham students who may not have access to colleges and universities.

Rabin grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school at The Citadel and then served in the Army. He began his fashion career at Bloomingdale’s before designing menswear for Givenchy, Emilio Pucci, and Oscar de la Renta.

A group of cadets from The Citadel have entered a diving pelican sculpture in the Port Royal Sound Foundation Recycled Art Contest, to be judged against other schools and groups for a potential $2,000 in prizes.