[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 135 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 23, 1994]
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  THE CITADEL: AN ICON OF EXCELLENCE IN A SEA OF INCREASING MEDIOCRITY

  (Mr. RAVENEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RAVENEL. Mr. Speaker, recently the New Yorker magazine, through 
its hired feminist, Susan Faludi, launched a vicious attack on The 
Citadel, the prestigious military college of South Carolina. In an 
article, Ms. Faludi not only resurrects old fictitious tales of 
excessive hazing and racism, but she also makes perverse assertions 
about the character of the all-male corps of cadets. Her story attempts 
to discredit The Citadel by portraying its students as insecure 
misogynists facing identity crises of epic proportions.
  The truth is that the ``Citadel Men,'' as its graduates are known, 
epitomizes honor, duty, self-discipline, and achievement. The Citadel 
succeeds because of its single-gender educational program and its 
philosophy, building fine and productive citizens from young men who 
accept the challenge of a demanding fourth-class system. Today, I 
salute The Citadel, that rare institution, as an icon of excellence in 
a sea of increasing mediocrity.

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