The Norwich University Women’s Basketball team is having a rebuilding year this season, according to their coach. With losing five seniors last year who helped build this team and who “between them averaged almost 70 percent of our points,” said head coach Mark Zacher it will be a […]
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Controversial drink, Four Loko, hits campus
Four Loko is a new drink that has been getting a lot of attention. It packs the power of six cans of beer and five cups of coffee, according to the Vermont director of educational licensing and enforcement. Four Loko is “a combination of the alcohol and caffeine. They interact […]
Students get lessons in Turkey
At the beginning of the summer, seven students were selected from a variety of backgrounds to go on a trip to Turkey, according to the professor who advise the trip. “We (flew out of) Boston on May 29, and were back by June 8, so it ended up being about […]
The history of skiing
The best part about skiing during the winter is going down black diamond trails, according to a freshman student at Norwich University. “My favorite part is the adrenaline rush of a black diamond,” said Quinn Duffy, 17, a civil engineering major from Colchester, Conn. Other students agree that they […]
What’s in there? The Sullivan Museum
The Sullivan Museum and History Center is a place to improve cultural and educational opportunities for the Norwich community. The museum contains many exhibits that are permanently on display, but also has ones that are rotated, according to the museum’s website. Marilyn Solvay, museum director, compiled a list of […]
Weight and diet aspects of wrestling
Weight and diet are an important aspect of athletics, especially in wrestling. Weight and diet can either make or break a wrestler’s success. So it is important to make and maintain weight, according to Norwich’s assistant wrestling coach. “It’s extremely important, I mean they can’t wrestle if they are […]
The Academic Achievement Center helps students with grades
The Academic Achievement Center is an academic support system to help students with their academic needs, according to its director. “It provides tutoring, feedback on and helping people organize their time, study skills, as well as support in specific course work through our peer tutoring, and writing and math […]
English project turns into Sullivan Museum exhibit
The best way for students to learn and become more interested in what they are learning about is to teach them in a “hands-on” atmosphere; this was the reasoning behind a unique World War II project, according to a Norwich English professor. Karen Stewart, a Norwich English professor was helping […]
Facebook offers fun and distractions to students
Facebook’s benefit or detriment depends on how one uses it, according to a Norwich psychology professor. Facebook is a powerful social force. That doesn’t make it evil, doesn’t make it good either,” said psychology professor Timothy Thurber. “The people using it make it good or evil.” Since its creation […]
Swimming team makes a splash
The Norwich men’s swimming team is ready to bounce back from a tough season last year with “higher expectations” and “dedication,” according to the captain of the team. With a winning meet last week, the team seems on its way. “Our goal this year is to swim hard while tired […]