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Article: OBSERVER: Poor Shannon
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- The Filipino Express
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- September 10, 1995
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Leandro Coronel Victoria
Filipino Express, The
09-10-1995
OBSERVER: Poor Shannon.
Poor Shannon Faulkner never had a chance. Faulkner had to quit that legendary male bastion, The Citadel.
Who is she, anyway, you might ask? Well, she was the 20--year-old woman who dared to crash the allmale military college in Charleston, South Carolina. The Citadel, an institution of rigid training, was made famous by the movie, Lords of Discipline.
Two and a half years ago, Shannon Faulkner sent in an application to attend the school. She left blank all mention of her gender in her application. Based on her grades and references, Faulkner was admitted. Shannon's sex remained unbeknownst to the college's ...