Coed Citadel still a work in progress (AP)

by Populux | August 12, 2006 at 10:36 am
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Ten years ago, The Citadel threw open its doors to women after a protracted, heated legal fight. On Saturday, a new class of 650 freshmen — including about 40 women — arrive. But the challenge of bringing women into the once all-male cadet corps isn't over. Some male cadets and alumni still don't like the idea. "There will always be pockets of people who don't want a coed school," said Nancy Mace Jackson, the college's first female cadet graduate. Tara Woodside, a junior ...

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