Maci the bulldog has impressive lineage. She’s the “daughter” of former Citadel mascot General Thomas Curtis Metsker and the granddaughter of UGA V.

It’s the “why” behind the scent of pluff mud, and the thought of making use of this vast natural resource, that’s behind an on-going undergraduate research project in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel.

“How this is going to play out is very difficult to tell but it can be extremely disruptive,” said Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel.

Opinion piece written by Richard Ebeling, Ph.D., BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel.

The Oath Ceremony for The Citadel Class of 2023 will be live streamed on the college’s Facebook page and on YouTube beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19. The class will stand on Summerall Field and take an oath pledging to abide by the college’s core values of honor, duty and respect as future members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

“Nobody trains cadets to be leaders like The Citadel does, but being at Parris Island this year raised the experience for our cadre to a new level,” said Capt. Geno Paluso, USN (Ret.), commandant of cadets at The Citadel.

J. Goosby Smith, Associate Professor of Leadership at The Citadel, discusses the double-edged role leaders have and the duties that come with that.

For five months Greg Kraft, his wife Roxanne and other family members have been waiting and hoping that Matthew’s body would be found.

Kerry Taylor, Ph.D. history professor at The Citadel, recognizes that the college has the New Deal to thank for much of its campus along the Ashley River.

Keynote speaker for Purple Heart Day ceremony: Lt. Col. Matthew Kutilek, USMC, Citadel Class of 2001. Kutilek was presented with the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in 2010 while he was deployed to Afghanistan