Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 27, 1995 TAG: 9507270084
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
DATELINE: CHARLESTON, S.C. LENGTH: Medium
The lawyer, Val Vojdik, refused to identify the woman, but described her as ``another star'' with good grades who is active in extracurricular events in high school.
The disclosure surprised Citadel attorneys.
Citadel attorney Dawes Cooke said he interprets previous rulings on Faulkner's 1993 discrimination suit as applying only to her.
Federal Judge C. Weston Houck initially ruled a year ago that Faulkner qualified to become a cadet. He left unresolved the question of whether other women would be allowed to follow her.
The second woman, who is from another state, applied to The Citadel in the spring, Vojdik said. She planned to enroll in an Alabama college and the ROTC program before Faulkner's attorneys talked with her about reconsidering her decision, Vojdik said.
A Citadel spokesman was unable to confirm whether other women have applied to Charleston military college.
After two days of closed-door hearings, a federal judge Wednesday deemed Shannon Faulkner fit enough to join the all-male cadet corps at The Citadel
Houck said The Citadel failed to convince him Faulkner was not fit to be a cadet.
``Under the policy that does exist,'' Houck said, ``she would not be denied admission if she were a man.''
Attorneys would not disclose specifics of what was said about Faulkner during the private hearing.
Citadel supporters recently raised questions about her ability to meet minimum standards for a two-mile run, push-ups and sit-ups used by the Army for female soldiers.
Houck ruled Monday he would not hold a trial to evaluate a parallel program being developed for women at Converse College before the next class of Citadel cadets reports the weekend of Aug. 12.
by CNB