SHANNON FAULKNER is up against two formidable obstacles in her quest to become the first woman to enroll at The Citadel: 151 years of Southern military tradition and the Supreme Court. Faulkner, 18, was accepted to attend the military college in Charleston, S.C., in 1992, but her acceptance was later revoked when the academy learned she was female. Last week, after she had registered for classes, Chief Justice William Rehnquist issued a stay barring her from the school. The court should decide soon whether to let Faulkner enroll or study the issue further.
