For junior Collin Hyte, working hard and training hard is the only thing on his mind when he laces up his shoes and grabs his tennis racquet. He wants to excel every day and to be the best player he can possibly be. Hoping that this “slow start” will not […]
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Volleyball holds fundraiser to support team
The clock was ticking down to the last seconds, as the volleyball was right over the net. “The guy just whipped the ball,” said 20-year-old Norwich volleyball player April Byllaardt. “The player on the other team just turned around and took the ball right to the face,” said the junior […]
Prompting dialogue
At Norwich we work to foster an atmosphere of discussion and independent thinking both inside and outside of the classroom. During the past two weeks several events have brought people to campus to give presentations and prompt dialogue on a variety of issues. These opportunities help to enrich the academic […]
Architecture project morphs into solar house
It’s a rare, sunny winter day in Vermont. The phone hadn’t yet rung, but people stopped in every few minutes to ask questions. There was an excitement in the air, as Professor Matt Lutz checked his phone anxiously. “They’re supposed to be here any minute now,” said Lutz. “Any minute […]
NU students head to pow-wow
NASANU — the Native American students of Norwich University — is traveling to the University of Massachusetts pow-wow at the end of April, according to club president Cherylanne Linares. “For some of our students here, it’s going to be their first pow-wow ever,” said Linares. “Some are very comfortable with […]
CSI symposium brings experts to campus
How do the experts really solve a crime? It takes a lot of people working together as a team to figure out what happened. There are so many different aspects to processing a scene that no one person can handle it all. This was the lesson of the CSI Symposium, […]
Women’s LAX has strong start
As the snow begins to melt and the days get warmer, Norwich’s spring athletic season starts to bloom. One of the teams anticipating a home game is the NU women’s lacrosse team. “I think it’s kind of discouraging because we want all our fans at our games and we’ve been […]
New classes available next fall semester
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 […]
Spending too much time in a booth?
As a young woman, Meghan Cole started tanning. She had only gone tanning at a few various salons until she “pushed the limit and went in longer,” and ended up burning herself in the process. “I remember the itching and the burning in my bed; I was tossing and turning,” […]
NU welcomes all religions
Norwich students practice a variety of religions. All are welcome to celebrate their respective faith on campus, according to the university chaplain, Reverend William S. Wick. “Different brands of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, reformed, conservative; we’ve had Wicca, Buddhism, nature worship; of course there is agnostic and atheistic views, one Shinto […]