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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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An old fuel may be in Norwich’s future
Norwich University is going back to the future, researching modern use of an ancient heat source as it considers a proposal to build a biomass wood chip plant to heat the campus. David Magida, chief administrative officer at Norwich, is leading a team looking at the proposed project, its cost […]
These two look for three
When Coach Beth Van Parys tried to describe the Fitzpatrick sisters in one word, she found it impossible. Mollie and Grace Fitzpatrick, from Falmouth, Maine, will be taking the field this spring as midfielders for the women’s lacrosse team for the last time together. “It’s great playing with my sister because […]
For some students, spring break means hard work and lending a hand
Kayla Weimert spent her entire sophomore spring break tearing down walls, painting, and meeting families in need. She was the team leader for an alternative spring break trip with Habitat for Humanity. She was responsible for getting her team where they needed to be each day, as well as […]