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Students pack the Mill for alcohol awareness event

After weeks of planning, around 300 students attended the alcohol awareness event in the Wise Campus Center Mill on Oct. 14, according to Gail Mears, director of substance abuse education and prevention. “At the event on Thursday, we had around 310 students come through the Mill,” said Mears, adding, […]

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Bearing the Torch

After the conclusion of the “Norwich Forever” campaign last year, the alumni relations department is beginning a new campaign this year called “Bearing the Torch,” according to the vice president of development and alumni relations. “Bearing the Torch is the name we’ve given to the university’s fundraising efforts for the […]

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Gas prices restrict student travels

High gas prices in Vermont are forcing students to stay on campus for necessary supplies and food or for recreational purposes, according to several Norwich students. The largest grocery stores nearest to Norwich are located in Montpelier and Barre, and there is a small Grand Union about a mile […]

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Basketball Camp Challenges Students and Children

Norwich is not only for college students. The R.I.S.E. basketball camp’s purpose is to teach kids fifth through 12th grade in the central Vermont area to seek excellence in everything they do, according to Paul Booth, the camp’s founder and owner. “The acronym R.I.S.E. stands for reach inside and […]

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The Guidon proposes that Norwich create a Hall of Heroes

Norwich University has the Major General Ernest Harmon wall that honors our fallen graduates, those who have died in wars across the globe, but why not have a Hall of Heroes like Virginia Military Institute.  The Guidon proposes that Norwich create a Hall of Heroes. It could be either […]

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Arnis program spruces up sophomore year

Military Arnis, a unique form of mixed martial arts, is taking a more prominent role in the training of the Norwich University Corps of Cadets to create greater leaders, both physically and mentally.  “Military Arnis is a leadership program designed to accelerate the development of the interpersonal skills of the […]