Month: October 2009

Sports

Football sees promise in new conference

It has been eight months since the Norwich Cadets football team had played a game, and now it is back to start the 2009 season in a new conference. This season the Cadets join the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC). The new conference has eight teams: Castleton State College (CSC), […]

Administration

“Change”

We are off to a fabulous academic year, with many exciting activities planned. The second Todd Lecture Series event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory. David M. Walker, former head of the Government Accountability Office and president and CEO of the Peter […]

Sports

Women’s soccer optimistic under its new head coach

With the arrival of new talent and coaching staff, the Norwich women’s soccer team hopes for a prosperous year on the field this season. The team started its season Sept. 5 against St. Lawrence University, coming away with an 0-1 record. Since then, it has gone 4-4 with an overall record […]

Sports

Women’s basketball: New coach; new direction

What looked to be a promising season just a year ago, the Lady Cadets are headed in new direction this year, according to Norwich University officials. Losing in the semi-final game against conference foe Emerson College last year was very disappointing to some but playing under a new head coach, […]

Sports

Women’s rugby holds high rank in the country

As the season winds down, the Norwich women’s rugby team has high expectations for the rest of the year and their post-season matches. “This year the team was ranked third in the nation in a preseason poll,” said Jessica Rosado, 19, a sophomore civil engineering major from the Bronx, N.Y. […]

Opinion

Year 2009: Turning A New Leaf

Welcome back everyone. The changing leaves and cooler temperatures (in fact, we’ve already had a couple snow flurries) are signs that the new school year is in full swing at Norwich University. As the managing editor of the Guidon I would like to take this opportunity to welcome both students […]

News

Safety prompts construction over summer

Norwich University made many changes to the outside aspects of campus this summer because of safety concerns. Some of those changes included the repaving of parking lots and the rebuilding of certain stairways. After trying to patch and fix staircases and roads from years of bad weather, Norwich made funds […]