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 […]
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Work study students left without jobs
This year, many Norwich students came back to school to find that they had no work-study. With no income and a lack of students available for work-study, some students and university departments have been negatively affected. “I didn’t find out I lost work-study until I got back to Norwich,” […]
Norwich develops trails on Paine Mountain
President Schneider already had a long and tiring Alumni Weekend Saturday. After attending the 2010 Alumni parade, a Norwich football victory, and more than ten different alumni parties throughout Vermont, he didn’t expect much more to surprise him during this typical Alumni weekend. Finally reaching the last alumni party […]
Selvester Wins!
A military science instructor from the Army ROTC detachment at Norwich University has won the US Army Cadet Command’s 1st Brigade Non Commissioned Officer of the Year (NCOY) competition for 2010, according to a high level source in the department. “Sergeant 1st Class Selvester competed at brigade level,” […]
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New center helps students succeed
A new student resource has been added to the Norwich campus this year. This center has been created to improve students’ overall performance. The center combines multiple resources into one location, according to the center’s director “We created the Student Success Center (SSC) to help in three areas: […]
Men’s hockey starts with win
The Norwich men’s hockey team sets itself apart from other division three hockey teams over the years due to a combination of things, according to the team captain. “There’s a lot of aspects to that, actually,” said team captain Chad Anderson, 24, a senior biology major from Dartmouth, Nova […]
Men’s basketball has new players, finding right rotatioins, right mix
Last year the Norwich men’s basketball team ended its season with an even record of 13-13. This year it started off the season slow, but improved to a 3-2 record. “We’re having our up and downs right now,” said Captain Antonio Davis, 20, a physical education major from Albany, N.Y. […]
NASCAR is an American favorite
Who would have ever thought that a sport that literally had cars driving in circles could be one of the most popular in America. It is true. NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is the second most popular sport only falling behind football. Shocked? Most people would be. […]
Soccer player balances sports and academics
Being a student athlete means knowing when to put down the cleats and pick up the books, according to a captain of the Norwich University Men’s Soccer Team. “I’m going to be a professional architect someday, not a professional soccer player,” said Mike Lee, 21, an architect major from Syracuse, […]