For women’s hockey player Sarah Scardino, preparing for the game is more of a mental battle than a physical one. “Everyone on the team has their own little ritual they do before they step out onto the ice,” she said. Scardino turns on her favorite music, and visualizes the plays […]
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Military conflicts are multiplying around the globe. While U.S. Army and Marine Corps units fight a war in the streets and valleys of Afghanistan, the Egyptian government has crumbled from a rebellion of its people, putting Israeli and American forces on high alert. An open revolt in Libya may result […]
The NEASC self-study and the Noel-Levitz survey are two examples of tools we use to evaluate the uni
A large number of students, as well as faculty and staff members, took the time to complete the Civilian Blue Ribbon Committee’s online survey during the past two weeks. This is a very important data collection effort. We are constantly assessing what we do at Norwich and looking for ways […]
NU tennis struggles to draw support
When there’s a touchdown the stadium erupts and the canons fire. When there’s a goal in hockey the crowd roars and music is blared. When there’s a home run the fans cheer. But when there’s an ace in tennis, there’s only silence. “We don’t get much fan support because we […]
Women’s basketball has successful ‘rebuilding year’
After losing four starters and graduating five players, this was supposedly the Lady Cadets’ “rebuilding year.” The talk around campus and the league were that they were going to struggle and have a losing season. So far, they have proved their critics wrong. “We definitely wanted to prove everybody wrong,” […]
New football coach close to NU
The play begins and the defense holds the opposing team to a gain of just two yards. But there is a flag on the play and Mark Murnyack does not agree with the call. He paces up and down the sidelines and argues with the official. He turns to his […]
Norwich refines its Wikileaks policy
Anyone can peak at the Wikileaks website and check out the classified U.S. government documents it’s posted online. But the U.S. military has issued prohibitions against accessing this website on government computers. Federal Executive Order 13526 prohibits military personnel from accessing or disclosing classified information without the authority to do […]
Mac says good-bye
After being head coach for six years, Shawn “Coach Mac” McIntyre resigned to pursue a professional career in athletics manufacturing. McIntyre announced his resignation for the 2011 season on Jan. 19. He just finished his sixth season coaching the Cadets after they finished the year with eight wins and […]
Women’s softball seeks to do better despite losing Pratt
Losing Mackenzie Pratt, a starting pitcher for the Norwich softball team, has made this a rough year for the five-year-old team. Pratt, a junior from Hyde Park, Vt., died of cancer last year. The team has struggled in the past, trying to compile a .500 record, but managing to win […]