Do something about the problems. But this is not his job. Walker, an Augusta businessman who in the past year canvassed the association, said alumni are furious over the latest story about their alma mater - allegations that two of the school's four female cadets were set on fire and subjected to sexual advances. Poole, who has served as interim president since Claudius E. Watts III left this summer, said Tuesday he takes responsibility for what occurred to cadets Jeanie Mentavlos and Kim Messer. I can't imagine how anyone would question my resolve.
Every graduate thinks they know how to run the corps better.
A lot of people don't even understand the corps, the parameters of what's going on or the rules. Messer and Mentavlos, two of the first four women to enroll at The Citadel, withdrew Sunday saying they no longer felt welcome or safe at the college. Walker blames the leadership for failures to prevent or stop the abuse alleged by Mentavlos and Messer. This is the tightest thing you have ever seen. Walker, who attended The Citadel in the early 1950s, said that when he was a sophomore he had eight freshmen under his supervision.