Another First: Female Cadets Race for VMI

Another Virginia Military Institute tradition ended when five female cadets sporting buzz haircuts and red uniforms competed in a cross-country meet. It was the first time female cadets took part in athletic competition for the school, which enrolled its first coed class last month after the Supreme Court ruled in 1996 that it could not be both state-supported and all male. Rachel Love, 18, of Emmaus, Pa., finished first among the cadets and 29th overall in the 3.1-mile event at the Virginia Invitational cross country meet, sponsored by the University of Virginia.