A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W

Ravenel Bridge

The formal name is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. Ravenel Bridge may be used on the second reference. Do not use “Cooper River Bridge.” Constructed in 2005, this bridge crosses the Cooper River and connects Charleston and Mt. Pleasant. Ravenel, a Charleston native, is a businessman and a former Congressman.

regiment

Entire Corps of Cadets, currently numbering approximately 2,350. Consists of five battalions, each of which is subdivided into companies. The regimental commander, a senior, is the top-ranking cadet in the Corps.

ring statue

The ring statue was unveiled on Oct. 14, 2011. The statue is made of bronze and weighs approximately 3,000 pounds. It was a gift to The Citadel Alumni Association from Palmetto Balfour, a national class ring manufacturer. Each Parents’ Weekend, the numbers on the crest of the ring are changed to represent the current class of seniors receiving their rings. The statue was made at the Heart Art Foundry in Bastrop, Texas.

Robert R. McCormick Beach House

Located on the Isle of Palms, the current beach house was completed in 1995, replacing an earlier building that was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Robert R. McCormick was an executive with the Chicago Herald Tribune newspaper, a personal friend of Gen. Charles Pelot Summerall, and a Citadel benefactor. The Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation provided the funds to furnish the new beach house.

Saturday morning inspection

Also known as SMI

For formal publications to external audiences, excluding alumni, use “Saturday morning inspection” on first reference.

second class

The second class [noun] is the junior class. As a noun, it is two separate words. As an adjective, it is hyphenated.

The second-class [adjective] cadet was early to class.

Do not use numerals when referencing.

Seignious Hall

Pronounced sĭg-nē-əs.

The athletic complex was named for a 1942 alumnus who became president of the college—Lt. Gen. George M. Seignious II. It contains facilities for the football coaches and trainers as well as weight training rooms, lockers and showers.

senior

Do not capitalize terms pertaining to class years unless part of a formal name.

Senior Class Carnival

Seraph monument

The Seraph monument honors the collaboration between the United States and England during World War II. The monument is the only installation on United States soil (other than the British Embassy) permitted to fly the White Ensign of the Royal Navy. The British submarine served as the USS Seraph on several missions, including a successful attempt to smuggle Gen. Mark Clark and his spy team into Algeria on a successful covert mission to win French support for the Allied invasion of North Africa.