...courtyard and stood at attention, ready to become the school's first full-time female "knobs." Joined later by Kim Messer and Petra Lovetinska, they cropped their hair and marched into history at the military college - and into the top story...

...and the FBI also are investigating allegations that former Citadel cadets Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., and Kim Messer of Clover were hazed and harassed. The women did not return to school for the spring semester, saying they either did...

...and the State Law Enforcement Division are investigating allegations that Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., and Kim Messer of Clover were hazed and harassed. Neither woman was at Saturday's hearings. The women alleged, among other things...

...report incidents to the adults, the women worried they would have faced repercussions from fellow cadets, he said. Kim Messer of Clover and Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., complained about their treatment to cadet officers, but no action...

...this time," said Tim Kulp, an attorney for Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C. Attorneys said Ms. Mentavlos and Kim Messer of Clover were the targets of hazing that included setting their clothes on fire, being shoved with rifles and being...

...according to court records. Ms. Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., left the military school after the 1996 fall semester. Kim Messer of Clover also dropped out, both alleging they were kicked, sexually harassed and had their clothing set afire. Ms...

...asked the FBI and the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate when Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., and Kim Messer of Clover alleged in mid-December they had been hazed and harassed, including having their clothes set afire, Poole...

...state and federal authorities investigate allegations that two other women were hazed and harassed. Jeanie Mentavlos and Kim Messer did not return this semester, saying they felt neither welcome nor safe. Mr. Mace, a retired Army brigadier general...

...said Wednesday from his Augusta home. "Not dealing with it does not solve it. "You can't allow hazing to exist." Kim Messer of Clover, S.C., and Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., allege that male cadets set their clothes afire...

...say had their clothes set afire and were shoved with rifles and forced to drink alcohol - were finishing their exams. Kim Messer of Clover was headed home for Christmas, while Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., has one more test Thursday...