Month: April 2012

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Social media can make or break chances for a job

More than 2.8 billion people have joined a new developing world: the world of social media. Most people aren’t aware of how this new world can affect getting a job, or the fact that it allows strangers to access information they may not want to be public. “The number one […]

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Some cadets sweat the details of Army weight requirements

A $125 spa day during finals week would seem like a great way to shed some academic stress for most students. But lying in an herbal tea wrap, one student’s only concern was dropping some pounds for an upcoming Army height and weight assessment. “Making weight” has imposed far more […]

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Distractions are a driving cause of car accidents

The average American car tips the scales at two tons and travels at an average speed of 65 miles per hour on the highways. If something goes wrong, a two-ton vehicle traveling that fast sounds like a disastrous physics project. However, automobile companies and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]

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For NU women, minority status has downsides

They are always outnumbered in the classroom. They are quite often the brunt of jokes at Norwich. They are a minority. They’re the females at Norwich University. “I can tell you that I’ve spent a good number of hours being the brunt of jokes,” said junior English major Audrey Seaman, […]

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NU honor committees will combine

Currently the corps and civilian lifestyles each have their own honor committees, due process procedures, and disciplinary procedures, all administered separately at Norwich University. That is going to change. “I don’t want to make it sound like its dramatic changes, we already have disciplinary procedures, we already have honor procedures, […]

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NU studentsdrop the topic, just talk

Baylee Annis, the chair of the Campus Activities Board (CAB) at Norwich University, sat at her desk, her mind whirling as she tried futilely to come up with a theme for NU’s Speak Week (SW) discussion. To her dismay there weren’t any particularly strong topics that students were especially excited […]