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New dorm, pros and cons

South Hall gets praised and criticized by its residents Full story

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Men win Hockenbury Trophy

Basketball team posts 5-1 record, strongest in recent history

Men’s basketball starts its season 5-1 for the first time in recent history. The team brought home the first win of the season in its 76-64 non-conference opening game against University of Massachusetts-Boston at Clark Athletic Center on Tuesday, Nov. Full story

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Rook-on-Rook assault goes to court

Two Norwich University students are facing criminal charges stemming from an alleged assault on campus that occurred in early October. Norwich freshmen Jonathan S. Philbrook, 18, of Rochester, Mass., and Michael R. Masse, 18, of Hanover, Mass., are scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 1 comment

SEAL suspended for improper activities

The SEAL Platoon at Norwich University is being investigated for improper training that occurred this year, according to the commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) unit. The training that had been conducted by the midshipmen in charge of the SEAL Platoon left visible marks on the trainees, which triggered the investigation, said Col.

Students complain about thefts

Norwich students have experienced automobile break-ins in the parking lots on campus in addition to other thefts such as lap top computers this semester. While some of the stolen items have been recovered there are still missing items. "The majority of break-ins were at the cars at the school and we know for a fact that they actually stole a car, and we have recovered the car.

Online registration to start in April

  Norwich plans to switch to an online registration system by next April, according to the Registrar’s Office. Registrar Linda Yeomans said that Norwich has been trying to shift to Web registration for a while now. The spring of 2007 was the first time online registration was attempted.

Women

Women's basketball starts strong

The Norwich University women’s basketball team has jumped out to an early start with an 5-2 record. The lady Cadets have beaten Plattsburgh State, Bay Path, Middlebury, Lyndon State and Maine Machias. The lady Cadets only loss was to non-conference foes Trinity College and Bates College.

Facebook becoming a distraction in class

 Norwich students say Facebook is great for social networking but can be a dangerous distraction from schoolwork. Some students browse the popular Web site during class, when they are in the computer lab or in the library when they should be listening to the professor or doing homework.