The Brigadier Vol Ed. ~TRADITION 1 December 2017 SINCE 1925~ 127 The Newspaper of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets 4 Bannon Minds His Manners at Patriots Dinner

Isaha Miller the event you would be forgiven if you thought Bannon was going to get up on stage and start The first thing I have to post is the obliga- leading a clan rally, but in reality he just covered tory “these thoughts do not represent nor reflect the same mundane talking points he has been the views of , The Citadel Republican saying since the campaign trail and his experi- Society, or any of the service branches of which ence working for President Trump. He addressed I or any of the Brigadier staff are members. With many points during his speech but I think the the disclaimer out of the way, let us jump into main point he made is one everyone can get news. behind, whether you are an elephant, donkey , porcupine. Talk around campus the weeks leading up to The Citadel Republican Society Patriot Dinner The main point Mr. Bannon made was were a mix of excitement, apathy and braggado- in regards to why President Trump won the cios remarks about what would happen to any campaign, and I think it would be wise for any protester unfortunate enough to get violent and presidential candidate who tried to run in the do something stupid on campus. However, no future to take notes. Trump ran on an anti-es- one on campus that I spoke to entertained the tablishment, “drain the swamp”, campaign and thought of shutting down the dinner, or canceling this resonated with a lot of voters who saw the the speaker no mater how much they disagreed democrat party try to run the same old career with Steve Bannon talking. They were more ca- politician they’ve had on the back burner for dets exited for the block weekend that was given the last 3 election cycles. To quote Bannon “She Feature Article p. 1 out by the school for any cadets who did not want is the tribune, the standard bearer for a corrupt to stay on campus during the event. and incompetent elite, and you [Donald Trump] are a tribune for change.” His campaign was the Editor’s Letter p. 2 The event itself took serious concern same that Former President Barack Obama, a for the safety of the people at the event. Both a campaign of change, to change the stagnation in hazmat team, and a bomb detection team did Washington, to reflect the values of hardwork- Cadet Life p. 3 a sweep of the area. Traffic was shut down on ing blue collar individual. The people who feel it Hagood avenue and Fishburne street. Before the when the economy takes a hit. Who experience dinner started we were able to interview several the loss of jobs and opportunity to advance are Staff & Faculty News p. 4 protesters and the talk was all cordial and polite choked out by bureaucratic red tape. when we were interviewing them. Most of them were there because they took umbrage with The protests were also mundane, for the Local Venues p. 5 comments he made in the past, or and several most part, they stayed peaceful and protested in had problems with his stance on several political their designated area. However there is often one issues. A few of the protesters were protesting bad apple among the bunch, and in this case it Campus Activities p. 6 things unrelated to the Mr. Bannon’s speech, and was a protester who had bought a ticket to the were against the Citadel in general, but all stayed dinner. Half-way though Mr. Bannon’s speech she peaceful. stood up shouted, “Mr. Bannon, was it the divine The Lighter Side p. 7 hand of god…” before being drowned out by the When the actual event started it can best boos of the crowed. Security promptly took ac- be described with a quote from a song by the tion to and escorted her out. Many may be quick The Career Center p. 8 American rock band Say Anything, “Controver- to object to her removal on the basis that The sial Yet Mundane”. With all the hype surrounding Citadel is a public college and she was expressing 2 -Continued from page 1.... 1 December 2017 her freedom of speech. it should be stated that The Citadel Republican Society had rented that space for the evening and it was a private event.

The diruption helped drive home the point the Republican Society was trying to make with inviting Bannon, which is the need for civil discourse. People can be so quick to jump to each other’s throats over some perceived slight or injustice and fail to see the bigger picture. Unfor- tuneately this single protester reinforced the idea that all of the people protesting were rude and just wanted the event shut down. This is count- er to everything Pastor Dixon, the organizer of the protests, and Cadet Brown, president of the Republican Society, wanted for the Dinner. A chance for both sides to have civil discourse and understand each other’s point of view. The Re- publican society is planning to have Pastor Dixon give a speech latter on in the year.

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PICTURED ON FRONT PAGE: Steve Bannon delivers the keynote speech at the 2017 Patriots Dinner. PICTURED RIGHT: The Citadel Holiday Alum- ni Center, location of event (ABOVE). Protestors gathered across the street from the event (BE- LOW).

Brigadier Cadet Staff Note: The Brigadier is the official student newspaper of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. It is published approximately Editor in Chief: Rhaei Brown ten times a year by members of the Corps of Cadets. The Briga- Executive Editor: Isaha Miller dier primarily serves the interests of the Corps of Cadets. Views Writer Matthew Hammond Writer “Dr Pomolo” and opinions expressed by individuals in editorials, cartoons, Writer Knob Long and other content are not necesarily those of the staff of The Writer Knob Walker Brigadier, the Corps of Cadets, or The Citadel. Editorial articles Writer Knob Wedgeworth are unofficial opinions of the paper and its executive editorial Cartoonist: Isaha Miller staff. Discrepancies with material in The Brigadier should be expressed to the staff advisor or Editor-in-Chief, NOT individu- Brigadier Staff Advisors al staff members. Unsigned responses will not be printed. Re- Col Dougherty Bryan Dukes production in print is allowed only with direct permission from the Editor-in-Chief. The rumors of the death of The Brigaider have been greatly exaggerated. We are seeking new staff members and always accept unsolicited an- For further information, send an e-mail to: nouncements and contributions.

Join us. See what all the fuss is about. Make a difference. Have your [email protected] voice heard. Change the world. Get with the program. Jump on with the team and come on in for the big win ! 1 December 2017 Cadet Life- 3 less than a month, Brian accepted a job offer with Letter From The Editor Career Center Success Story Blueline Rental and started his new job on Sep- tember 11, 2017.

During my time with The Brigadier there Within one month, Brian Raynal’s life did Enjoying his new job at Blueline Rental, has never been an event to report on quite like a 180-flip. Brian graduated from The Citadel, The Brian is learning more about being an Inside the “Bannon Banquet” as I have come to call it. Military College of South Carolina in 2017 with Sales Representative, renting and selling con- The outside news media covered the stories lead- a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. struction equipment, supporting the outside ing up to the event as thouroughly as they could Brian admittedly stated with a chuckle that he en- sales representatives, and planning routes for the manage, but their scope was limited and their joyed his first two years at The Citadel. However, company. Brian was a rare case. He was lucky to perspective at times seemed tainted. That is why once his Junior year rolled around he decided to find a job so quickly. However, luck is luck and he we as a staff felt that it was extremely important buckle down and focus on his future after gradu- advises to not rely solely on it, but to instead start to offer a cadet’s perspective as objectively as pos- ation. seeking career help your freshman year, create sible. Isaha Miller had the brilliant idea of live multiple backup plans, utilize The Citadel Career streaming the event on The Brigadier Facebook Brian decided to contract with the Air Center while you can, and to be proactive in your Page, which was a huge hit among our online fol- Force his senior year. He also worked on a back- career planning. lowing and something we plan to do again. With up plan, just in case his contract fell through, all that in mind, we have a new pledge to submit with the help of The Citadel Career Center. -Cara Mohr to you: The Brigadier Promise During Brian’s Junior year, he worked on the Citadel Graduate Student basics such as his resume and cover letter at the MBA Program The Brigadier will always be first and fore- Career Center. It wasn’t until his Senior year that most, for and about The Citadel and the South Brian became a frequent visitor of the Career ------Carolina Corps of Cadets. We as cadets will nev- Center. During Brian’s Senior year, the Career er write anything to discredit our alma mater and Center helped him polish his resume and cover PICTURED BELOW: Brian Raynal c/o 2017 any criticism of it or its members will be fair and letter, network on his LinkedIn page, profession- constructive. We promise to report objectively, ally respond to employers via emails, and practice **If you would like to talk to Brian Raynal more putting our personal beliefs aside to present an ac- his informational interview skills. Not only was about his career path, you may contact him at curate record of events to our readers who deserve Brian a frequent patron of The Citadel Career [email protected] nothing less. We will maintain the integrity of this Center, but he was also an attendee of some of the time honored Citadel tradition. events that the Career Center hosted.

-Cadet Rhaei Brown One of the events Brian attended was the Editor in Chief, The Brigadier Green Energy Biofuel Info Session, which actu------ally aided him in getting an internship with that EXTRA HIT: There is a new social media sen- company for the spring semester of his senior sation sweeping the corps of The Citadel, VMI, year. Through this internship experience, Brian Norwich, Texas A&M, North Georgia and Virgina gained invaluable knowledge in sales and routing Tech! It’s called The Senior Military College Con- technology that he later applied at his job with federacy. Follow it on Snapchat: btheseniormilit Blueline Rental. After Brian’s internship with Green Energy Biofuel, Brian worked on finaliz- “The purpose of this Snapchat is to bring ing his forms for the Air Force. Training with the together what the admins of our respective social Air Force began August 3, 2017, however, Brian’s media pages believe to be a similar group of men medical forms didn’t arrive until August 10, 2017, and women, with similar experiences. We try to so unfortunately his contract fell through. post the day to day shenanigans of each school, covering both the highs and the lows that people Stressed out and lost, Brian returned to experience, from the crazy ways one bonds with The Citadel Career Center looking for a glimmer his classmates to the struggles of being stuck on of hope. While discussing a new career path with campus for months at a time. Before we started Lauren Thompson and Susan Pope, the Employ- this adventure, I can’t say I knew the first thing er Relations and Internship Coordinator at the about some of our fellow SMCs. I hope that this Career Center, Brian, Lauren, and Susan stum- Snapchat will lead to a mutual respect and better bled upon a job opening with Blueline Rental. understanding between our schools.” They immediately contacted Blueline Rental, and twenty minutes later they received a call back -The Citadel Safari and booked an interview with the company. In 4 - Faculty and Staff News 1 December 2017 your checking account by $500.00 and you need a gift it is your expression of “belief”; it is your Chaplain’s Corner to cover it with a cash advance “pronto.” At this expression of faith and acknowledgement of point “Joy to the World” has turned into a new the season’s significance. tune, “The Christmas Time Blues.” You can’t buy Christmas; you can only Don’t take me wrong! Christmas is live it every day! I believe that our lives would all about giving and receiving. However, “the be revolutionized if we truly understood and shopping mall syndrome” does create confu- practiced the belief that each day is a precious sion in people’s minds about the motives and gift. Indeed, to live like this would become a the reasons for the giving. So, in order to redi- daily celebration of life itself. “Whoever lives rect our motives and our methods we need to by the truth comes into the light so that what return to the original Christmas story which we has been done has been done through God.” commemorate this season. As we return to the “manger” at Bethlehem we can relearn some Allow simplicity and sincerity to be vital realities about present-day Christmas. your guiding principles this holiday season. The historical birth of the “Christ” child in very “Joy to the World”… and have a happy and humble surroundings points us to some very blessed Christmas and Hanukkah season! simple and very practical verities: ------You can’t buy Christmas; you can only give it. The very first Christmas, the birth of Merry Christmas “IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE Jesus, had nothing to do with purchased gifts CHRISTMAS” (© all rights reserved) but it had everything to do with passion for and Happy Holidays Chaplain Joe Molina CDR, UMSC / Chaplain persons. The holiday season reminds us that to the Corps of Cadets God’s passion is for people. Our exchange of from The Brigadier!!! gifts is symbolic of God’s gift to humankind, “Joy to the World,” the name of that that is, God’s incomparable gift. PICTURED BELOW: Citadel Student Veterans hymn loved by many can be easily forgotten Association logo. during the Christmas season as our thinking You can’t buy Christmas; you can only and our time become dominated by that most believe in it. Christmas represents our saying Follow (we follow back) dreaded Christmas disease known as “the “yes” to something beyond all emotions and Instagram : @citadelveterans shopping mall syndrome.” The initial symp- feelings. It believes in God’s possibilities to Facebook : The Citadel-Student Veteran toms are very subtle and hardly recognizable. overcome my impossibilities. When you give Association It usually starts when we sit down to write the list of those who will be at the receiving end of our generosity. The motives are good but as we develop the list the issues get complicated. You know what I mean:

What if Aunt Harriet shows up with a gift this year and I don’t have one for her?

What is the politically correct gift to give my boss this year?

If I do not get my child that action fig- ure with the Kung-Fu grip he’ll be traumatized for life!

As the days and weeks progress the symptoms become more acute. You finally hit rock bottom when you break out in a cold sweat next to the “Barbie Doll” section of the toy store. You realize that you have overdrawn 1 December 2017 Local Venues- 5 Ragnarok which leads to the destruction of the history, which is what I believed would have Thor Ragnarok place Asgard, but as Thor discovers, Asgard is not turned a good movie into a great movie. The a place, it is a people. The end roll credits shows other big problem I had with the film was the the now safe Asgardian, citizens on a ship to find ending. It should have been all of this tension (The Ultimate Spoiler Alert) a new home until… the mothership of Thanos with an explosive, bloody ending with an operatic appears. style killing of his first victim. A reminder of the The third installment into Marvel’s Thor heinous crimes this troubled young man would series, “Thor Ragnarok” is a thrilling return to Overall, the plot of the movie was good proceed to commit. Instead, we get a scene of the world of Marvel’s poster child that is Thor, and had enough serious moments mixed with Dahmer picking up his first victim, a hitchhiker portrayed by Chris Hemsworth. One element enough goofy ones. The combination of ac- named Steven Hicks, in his car and they drive that has been lacking in past “Thor” movies is tors and actresses was stellar as each individual off into the sunset. A truly anticlimactic ending. the Marvel sense of humor that is found in most performance blew myself and the audience away. I guess sometimes things are just supposed to… other Marvel movies. Not much can be described as unsatisfactory in end. this Marvel adaptation of the Norse myth. A The movie starts out with Thor making strong rating of 8.5/10 is what I would give this -Knob Walker an elaborate escape from what is basically a giant film. dragon, Thor is then teleported back to Asgard to discover his half brother Loki (portrayed by Tom -Knob Long Local Holiday Attractions Hiddleston) is still alive and well and has taken over Asgard posing as Odin. Thor confronts Loki demanding to know where their father is, Loki My Friend Dahmer All across Charleston, multiple festivi- finally succumbs and brings Thor to New York ties occur during the holiday season. Although City. Charleston has numerous festivities, ranging from restaurants having their own traditions and After a brief run in with Dr. Strange (Spoilers) get togethers, all the way up to ones as grand as portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, the broth- the Tree Lighting. ers find their dying father on a bluff in Norway. This was an interesting movie with an Soon after Odin passes away into oblivion, the excellent build up and a disappointing ending. It For those who enjoy the visual spectacu- long-awaited arrival of Hela (portrayed by Cate follows a young Jeffery Dahmer, the infamous se- lars, both Mount Pleasant and James Island light Blanchett) appears and destroys Thor’s hammer. rial killer of 17 victims, in high school before he festivals are a must-see. They are a bit different, Loki in an attempt to escape calls down the rain- had ever committed a crime. He is a strange kid with Mount Pleasant decorating over 100 floats bow teleport and Hela is able to jump in as well with an obsession with roadkill and a drinking that go across the Ravenel Bridge up against knocking both Thor and Loki into the depths of problem. However, after attracting the attention Charleston, whilst James Island decorates a large space. of a group of guys at his school by playing pranks area of a forestry park, with local businesses and such as seizing on the floor of the hallways and groups donating funds for their own desired light While Hela takes over Asgard, Thor finds screaming randomly in class, Dahmer finds some fixture. The James Island Lights Festival includes himself on the strange world of Sakaar and is friends. They call his stunts “doing a Dahmer” a rock climbing wall, sand sculpture competition, kidnapped by a lone scavenger woman. She takes and he actually becomes quite notorious at his and all the fat nasties one could want. The Mount Thor to the grandmaster and he plans to pit Thor school. Popular, but not quite. The riskiness of his Pleasant festival occurs on Sunday, December against his heralded “champion”. The champion stunts quickly increases and he eventually talks 10th, and the James Island festival runs until the turns out to be none other than… the Incredible his way into meeting the Vice President while on Ne w Year. Hulk. Thor happily exclaims to the crowd, “he’s a a school trip in Washington D.C. Overtime, it friend from work” as the Hulk begins to pummel becomes clear that his new friends are really just One of the most popular attractions every Thor into the ground. Thor is ultimately defeated using him for entertainment and this, along with year is the tree lighting at Marion Square, where and begins to plot his escape, once he turns Hulk his fighting parents, pushes him to drink more. on December 4th, around 9 p.m., the tree will be back into Bruce Banner (played by Mark Ruffalo). His mood gets quieter, somehow more evil. He lit, in addition to other festivities occurring in the Thor, the scavenger woman, and Bruce are able to begins stalking a jogger he finds attractive, even square. The tree itself is around 30-35 feet tall and escape the inescapable planet and head to Asgard bringing a bat one day. is covered with various lights, staying lit until the to confront Hela who has now taken over Asgard. new year. The rest of events at Marion Square in- The creepy vibes are intense and it is hard clude some more touristy attractions, with smore With the combined forces of Thor, the to look away from the film. While all of this was roasting, downtown Christmas tours, decorating scavenger woman (who turns out to be a fierce entertaining and the acting was good, the script the Square into a 1778 rendition of Charleston warrior known as a Valkyrie), the Hulk, Loki, and was too weak and it never felt like the audience before Christmas. a group of odd ball characters they are able defeat got a real look into the mind and motives of one Hela by triggering the chain of events known as of the most wicked serial killers in American -Knob Wedgeworth 6 - Campus Activity 1 December 2017 Campus Events Intramurals Leaderboard Salt & Grits

Overall Rankings BOV Points So, did you hear the one about the veteran Dec 1 Citadel Basketball vs Marist Mike 1403 food drive? Just kidding, it’s far from a joke. We Oscar 1376 had a fantastic turn out and our Veteran Center F-Troop 1345 food pantry is filled to the brim! I am personally Dec 5 Citadel Basketball vs James Madi extending a big thank you from the CSVA, to the son First Battalion BOV Points lovely help of the Daniel Library, for giving back Delta 1134 to our campus veteran community. Veterans Day Alpha 1012 weekend was also a wild success, with many of Dec 13 Winter Furlough Begins Charlie 898 our veterans attending and assisting with parades, Bravo 892 volunteer works, and the occasional free meal. Instead of responding you’re welcome to thanks Dec 14 Citadel Basketball @ Campbell Second Battalion BOV Points for our service, we here in the CSVA say “thank F-Troop 1345 you for the support”, because we couldn’t be the Echo 1164 military members we are without you all on the Dec 16 Citadel Basketball vs Point Golf 1087 homefront. Hotel 939 Band Company 810 It doesn’t feel like it, but Thanksgiving is Dec 19 Citadel Basketball @ Ohio State upon us! That means a break from school and a Third Battalion BOV Points lot of extra pounds I don’t mind having to work Mike 1403 off in a week or so. Is it just me or has this semes- Dec 30 Citadel Basketball vs Western Lima 1128 ter flown by?! Keep on your toes, because the end Carolina India 1035 of the semester is right around the corner too! Kilo 687 Jan 4 Citadel Basketball @ Furman Spotlight a Veteran Fourth Battalion BOV Points Name: Sam Flippen Oscar 1376 Branch: Prior Marine and current Citadel Army Jan 6 Citadel Basketball @ Wofford Romeo 1318 ROTC contract November 1185 Tango 889 It’s been a while since I’ve interviewed Jan 7 Winter Furlough Ends and spotlighted a veteran on campus, but I try Fifth Battalion BOV Points to do it every semester. Last time, you all met Papa 1253 me, the CSVA editor and Navy veteran. Today, Palmetto Battery 1186 we’ve got Sam and a lot to say about him! You’ve Victor 1118 probably seen this face around campus, except Sierra 1023 a little older and with a little more grouch to his face. I’m only kidding! He is typically all smiles and a nice addition to any classroom. Sam was a mortarman in the Marines and is now working towards a career in the Army. In addition to his ROTC involvement, he serves as our CSVA vice president and works with me, Alexis, at Deas Hall gym. During his free time, Sam enjoys long walks on the beach, casual drinks with friends, and picking things up and put them down. In his words, here is one word that really sum him up and that’s: “Kill!”.

Until next time! -Alexis Mizell Editor in Chief, Citadel Student Veterans Association 1 December 2017 The Lighter Side - 7 A) Cadets would put the shaving cream on their complied and before I know it the noise maker The Great Shaving Creme War face and it would make for a good photo op became a missile carrying a payload of shaving crème to the unfortunate band knob that hap- B) Cadets would put it in their pocket and act pened to be in its path. One may would never accuse Jenkin’s Hall like nothing happened. of thinking things though thoroughly, however I looked around and realized what was what happened at the football game on Saturday C) Cadets would be stupid and start a shaving happening, I was in a warzone and the weapon the 4th of November should have been the obvi- crème fight making shaving cream bombs turn- being used was shaving cream. Several people ous outcome to anyone who had been around the ing the knob section into a shaving cream won- had the bright idea to puncture the cans and corps, and college students in general ,for more derland. turned them into shaving cream grenades that than an hour. After having spent the previous unleashed a white trail as the flew through the air night preparing and meticulously combing over If you picked C then you picked what most covering the everyone in a 3 foot radius of where their rooms and uniforms for the biggest inspec- people would have predicted the outcome would it landed in shaving cream. By the time every- tion of the semester, and then spent the entire have been. thing was said and done at least 50 knobs ACU’s morning conducting said inspection, one might were covered in shaving cream. The main casualty come to the conclusion that the corps would be I was returning from the bathroom when from that engagement was not the knobs though, tired and antsy to be allowed to go on leave or I saw the first casualty of the war washing off his it was the prospects of getting an overnight. To retire to their racks. Now when you take all that face and cover. I can see it so vividly his head was our surprise and even that of several TACs, the and then force them to spend their afternoon at white like a fresh Wisconsin snow, and his cover junior and seniors were still issued an overnight, a football game that most people, to put it lightly, was full of the white cream. I could make out the but the grievous tragedy of smacks only getting most are not interested in you could say the pow- picture he had taped to the inside his cover of a one o’clock had come to pass. der keg is primed to explode. woman clearly out of his league. Upon returning to my seat I had not quite understood what was -Isaha Miller So when Barbasol came to the school with happening, people were all standing trying to a publicity campaign to give cadets shaving cream get the attention of the spirit squad distributing during the game what do you think the outcome something in a cylinder. I ended up getting one ------would have been? thrown my way and was able to catch it. EDITORS NOTE: Credit for the comic and meme ------It was at this point were I realized it was goes to the “El Cid Memes” Facebook page. Fol- shaving cream, and the person standing next to low them for more Citadel themed content and PICTURED BELOW: Army Cadet Sam Flippen, me prodded me spay some of the white foamy feel free to submit your own Citadel memes! Marine Corps Veteran, and CSVA Vice President. substance unto a long blow up noise maker. I 1 December 2017 The Career Center - 8