Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, September 21, 1993                   TAG: 9309210203
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CHARLESTON, S.C.                                LENGTH: Short

WOMEN VETERANS LOSE BID TO ATTEND CITADEL

U.S. District Judge C. Weston Houck ruled the lawsuit was moot because the program the women wanted to attend closed last year.

The state-supported military college had allowed male veterans to attend classes with the corps of cadets. But when the women sued to attend in June 1992, the college responded by abolishing the program.

Patricia Johnson, Elizabeth Lacey and Angela Chapman did not want to become cadets, only attend classes with them. They said admitting male veterans while excluding women violated constitutional rights.

The Citadel offers 17 majors during the day but only three at its evening college, which woman can attend.

The lawsuit by the three veterans was different from that filed by Shannon Faulkner while she was a high school senior. She wants to attend The Citadel full-time as a member of the corps of cadets.

Houck ruled last month that Faulkner should be allowed to enroll this semester, but that ruling was stayed by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Citadel had moved to have Houck dismiss the women veterans' case a year ago. Until now, he had refused, saying he had no assurances the school wouldn't resume admitting male veterans to day classes after the women had been turned away.