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...remember the saga of Shannon Faulkner, the woman who successfully fought in the courts for admission to the Citadel, the previously all-male South Carolina military academy. Faulkner left after Hell Week, the first week of training at the academy, citing stress and illness. Her quick departure only provided ammunition for critics who argued that women were unlikely to succeed in the harsh, competitive environment of academies like the Citadel. The following year, four women entered the ranks of cadets at the school. Yesterday, Nancy Mace became its first female graduate...
...Chris Taylor. With reporting by David Nordan/Atlanta, Elaine Shannon/ Washington and James Willwerth/Los Angeles
...Elaine Shannon and Michael Duffy/Washington
...days minding what is often a sleepy suburban community -- until terror flares. They do their best; certainly the team that waded into hell last Tuesday saved hundreds of young lives. Can all of America's cops be ready for the worst to happen at any time? Probably not. But Shannon thinks if the apparent epidemic of school violence is to be addressed in terms of containment, readiness across the country must be ratcheted up. "There needs to be more planning, more training for everybody," she says. "Everywhere...
...award recipient, Kuumba President Shannon T. Hodge '00 said her organization had striven to achieve the goals of the foundation...