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That Boy Can Sing! Citadel Graduate Appears On ‘The Voice’

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A Charleston native, Mitchell Lee, has made a spectacular appearance on ‘The Voice’. Three coaches turned their chairs around to have Mitchell appear in the next step — the Battle Rounds. This is where judges pair two singers together for a duet and choose the better of the two. His blind audition aired on September, 23rd.

“I’ve played a ton of shows on a ton of stages for a ton of people, but that was the scariest 90 seconds I’ve ever had — in the best way,”said Lee. Lee picked Blake Shelton as his coach because of his mention on the importance of song selection. Winners move on to the Live Shows, but Lee cannot say if he will be featured on them yet.

Mitchell Lee graduated in 2010 from the Citadel as an aspiring dentist. At the Citadel, he would sneak his guitar in and play for his friends. These same friends encouraged him to play at the old Wild Wing Cafe and this led to his sparked interest in a music career. His mother passed away unexpectedly before his graduation and he decided life is too short to not chase your dreams.

His journey hasn’t been a walk in the park. Lee received a gold ticket in his audition with “American Idol” in 2011, but was eliminated in Hollywood. Afterwards, he decided to move to Nashville in 2014 after winning over Charleston in venues such as the Music Farm and Charleston Music Hall.

He attributed some of his success to his alma matter.

“The Citadel showed me I could do things I didn’t think were possible when I didn’t have the option not to,” says Lee. “That carries over to a dream you’re chasing, like this where you’re making sacrifices but you’ve got to go for it and figure it out along the way. Everything starts with, one, having a dream and, two, having the courage to actually pursue it.”

Lee stuck with his South Carolina (& Charleston) roots by singing a Hootie and the Blowfish song, “Hold My Hand” in his audition. We’ll definitely be rooting for Lee in his career journey!

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The Citadel Is Now Offering A Side Of Beer With Their Football

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What goes better than football and beer? Nothing! The Citadel finally brings beer to their football stadium. Starting September 2nd, beer will be provided at the Johnson Hagood Stadium. The beer will be sold in a “beer garden” tent inside the stadium located in the south-east corner.

The tent will take the place of old stands that were removed this summer. There will be a 3-beer limit per person and will be restricted to the beer garden and not in the stands according to the athletic director, Jim Senter.

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“Everybody thinks that we want to do this because of revenue,” Senter said. “But the truth is we want to provide the same kind of amenities that fans expect now at sporting events, like at the RiverDogs or Stingrays or Battery games.

Following the trend, The Citadel wants to make the experience best for the fans. The College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina have sold beer at their baseball games for a few seasons. However, the Citadel is the first Division 1 school in the state to sell beer at their football games. Last season there were 40 Division 1 schools that sold beer at their football games. Neither of those being Clemson or South Carolina.

The tent will have two TV’s for fans to watch games. However, the Citadel cadets of legal ages will not be allowed to purchase beer at football games. The school plans to offer it to strictly the fans for now and see where things go from there.

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