In a recent article of the Guidon about texting in class being an issue, teachers complained that students do not pay attention. That is not the problem for one professor who has encouraged his students to text for a different reason according to a graduate school professor. “I will start […]
Month: December 2010
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Rangers prove endurance at challenge
Two days of demanding physical fitness, obstacles courses, weapons assembly, and commander challenge is what the Norwich ranger challenge team had to endure at Fort Knox in Kentucky for the Bold Leader challenge, according to the Norwich Ranger Challenge commander. “Everybody was ready to go you could tell that we […]
Christians on campus carrying their faith
At the beginning of every fall semester, new students flood campuses of colleges around the country. A major challenge of this stressful environment that often goes unnoticed: The struggle of young Christians entering a secular campus, with temptations and difficulties along the way. At a military school such as […]
Visit to Macedonia opens students’ eyes to different culture
A unique opportunity arose this summer when four Norwich cadets traveled to Macedonia with the Army department for 10 days. “We went over there as a diplomatic training session and we went over different tactics and they also went over different parts of their military,” said R.J. Racine, 20, a […]
Video games relieve stress
There are many ways to relieve stress but some students at Norwich turn to video games. Kyle Rau, 19, a sophomore history major from Oak Creek, Wisc., said, “I have been playing video games for a long time since I was like 10 and it is a good way […]
Leadership in the Corps of Cadets- One Cadet’s opinion
Norwich University is a school of leadership, and a prime example of leadership is found in the Corps of Cadets. Companies within the corps are lead by company commanders, each commander leading between 40 and 50 cadets. Cadet Captain Johndrue Mabb, a 21-year-old senior history major from Germantown, N.Y., […]
Students do not go home for breaks
Some Norwich students were unable to go home for the holiday break, and had to create alternate plans. “Being from the Midwest area of the United States, it leaves less time to travel home, which means that I have to find other plans in order to enjoy the holiday […]
A look inside the Norwich alcohol policy
The Violation of the Alcohol Policy (VAP) has become one the most important policies on campus, according to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Commandant of Cadets. “If you are on campus and you are underage you are in violation of state law and therefore in violation of our […]
72 turkeys, 400 pounds of gravy: Sodexo goes all out for Thanksgiving
Sodexo needed 72 turkeys to get the ball rolling for the Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 18, according to Sodexo Manager Paul Bento. Sodexo aimed for a serving size of about 6 ounces of turkey per person; 700 pounds of turkey was estimated to serve about 1,800 people. “The dinner […]