Northfield, and many central Vermont communities, were devastated. The rain killed 85 people, left 9,000 people homeless, washed out 50 railroad bridges, took out power, put a halt on the postal service and accumulated a property loss of $300,000. That’s not today’s news, but an 84-year-old event, according to www.vermonthistory.org. […]

Dan Choi is gay. He is also a West Point graduate and an Iraq veteran fluent in Arabic. After graduation from West Point, Choi entered the army as a lieutenant. His first 10 years of service  forced him to act against his moral ethics, which conflicted with the honor code […]

The dining hall may serve the same food each semester, the same professors may teach year after year, and some traditions are forever, but there is one change for Norwich students to look forward to next fall: Brand-new classes. Instead of assigning a textbook, Professor Jeremy Hansen, an assistant professor […]

The committee is wearing the future. All cadets at Norwich wear the same uniform each day, yet lately a handful of students stand out. The new uniforms are what set them apart. These students are on the Norwich uniform committee and are working with the uniform store on new uniforms. […]

Some things come naturally. Recycling is often not one of those things. For Prof. Eugene Sevi, being environmentally conscious is part of his lifestyle. He drinks his water out of a stainless steel Klean Kanteen and recycles nearly everything possible at his home. But student Dale Stevens often forgets to […]

Jonathon Schoepf spent every free moment last fall at Norwich’s infirmary simply talking to people. On Saturday nights, attending the campus movie became part of his job. Shelby Wallace speaks with nearly every student who considers leaving Norwich. Richard Schneider gets most of his essential information at the gym, during […]

In the winter months, Reverend William Wick spends his Saturdays doing what he loves most: Skiing the slopes of the Sugarbush Ski Mountain in Warren and teaching others how to ski. When Wick is not strapped into his skis, he is commonly found on another hill, at Norwich University, […]

For more than 100 years, Norwich was the home to numerous fraternities, providing a unique social life for students, until their sudden abolition 50 years ago, according to the university historian. The brotherhood of the Theta Chi fraternity began at Norwich, establishing the Alpha Chapter in 1856, according to Dan […]

For Diane Knowles, of Northfield, VT, pajamas are the dress code at her place of employment. Her eight hour night shift begins with a list of the people sleeping in the same house as she and usually ends with a waiting room full of college students. Carla Asaro, of Barre, […]