During the summer, Lawrence Rooney, a retired cop after serving 25 years, has his own farm stand. “I even sell my own maple syrup,” he said, laughing. Rooney used to work with armed robbery cases, sexual assault cases and even bounced checks. Now, when Rooney isn’t working at his farm […]
Month: February 2010
Students call for more trash cans
Norwich students say that a lack of trash receptacles around campus leads to unnecessary littering. “Walking to and from classes or the dining hall, I always see trash at some point,” said Brittane Michaud, 20, a junior business major from Lewiston, Maine. When asked about the littering problem, Felicia Desorcie, […]
Norwich Forever
The ‘Norwich Forever!’ campaign was wrapped up on Dec. 31 raising $82 million, according to President Richard Schneider. ‘Norwich Forever!’ was a capital campaign that started more than five years ago to provide funding for many projects. The campaign is part of the 2019 Plan. The campaign started out as […]
Clearing up a misconception
I recently received feedback from a student questioning the priorities Norwich places on student needs. Before specifically responding to this comment, I would like to say that I always welcome input from students as well as from everyone in the Norwich community. One of our goals as a university is […]
Let them jump
Little girls are told they can do anything — become president or drive a truck. Women are even going to be allowed to serve on submarines. But try telling the roughly 250 registered female ski jumpers who compete at a top international level that they can do anything. They can’t […]
Drill team named national champs
#8220;If you would have said last year that we were going to do a routine of this caliber, we would have all thought you were crazy,” said Joshua Cloakey as he held on to his rifle just before a gear check. Although week-day practices lasted for two and a half […]
Ice Fest teaches students all about ice climbing
Despite the mild winter, a group of 10 Norwich students found some ice to do some cold-weather training. The students are members of Norwich’s Mountain Cold Weather Company. On Friday Feb. 5, the students went on a weekend-long educational trip to participate in Ice Fest, a program that instructs its […]
Focus on: Facebook and Google
Facebook.com, myspace.com and other similar social networking sites can be a fun way to meet people, talk about issues or advertise events, but it can also affect your career – positively or negatively. You can certainly use your accounts to highlight information you wish to share with employers, such as […]
Cadets support good cause
The crowd started piling into Kreitzberg Arena like any normal game. But something was different with the men’s hockey team. Their jerseys were noticeably different. They were not wearing their usual maroon and white uniforms. Instead, the team was sporting white T-shirts, with “Relay for life” written on the front.Relay […]
New class strives for vet friendly campus
Talk to a veteran at Norwich, and often the same story will be told. “We were repeatedly surprised to discover that many Norwich student veterans felt a sense of isolation and disconnectedness from the Norwich community,” said Professor William Estill of the communications department. This discovery stemmed from interviews done […]