Little girls are told they can do anything — become president or drive a truck. Women are even going to be allowed to serve on submarines. But try telling the roughly 250 registered female ski jumpers who compete at a top international level that they can do anything. They can’t […]
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Drill team named national champs
#8220;If you would have said last year that we were going to do a routine of this caliber, we would have all thought you were crazy,” said Joshua Cloakey as he held on to his rifle just before a gear check. Although week-day practices lasted for two and a half […]
Ice Fest teaches students all about ice climbing
Despite the mild winter, a group of 10 Norwich students found some ice to do some cold-weather training. The students are members of Norwich’s Mountain Cold Weather Company. On Friday Feb. 5, the students went on a weekend-long educational trip to participate in Ice Fest, a program that instructs its […]
Focus on: Facebook and Google
Facebook.com, myspace.com and other similar social networking sites can be a fun way to meet people, talk about issues or advertise events, but it can also affect your career – positively or negatively. You can certainly use your accounts to highlight information you wish to share with employers, such as […]
Cadets support good cause
The crowd started piling into Kreitzberg Arena like any normal game. But something was different with the men’s hockey team. Their jerseys were noticeably different. They were not wearing their usual maroon and white uniforms. Instead, the team was sporting white T-shirts, with “Relay for life” written on the front.Relay […]
New class strives for vet friendly campus
Talk to a veteran at Norwich, and often the same story will be told. “We were repeatedly surprised to discover that many Norwich student veterans felt a sense of isolation and disconnectedness from the Norwich community,” said Professor William Estill of the communications department. This discovery stemmed from interviews done […]
Women’s lacrosse is ready
Tyler Renaud began the Norwich University women’s lacrosse team in the spring of 2007 and resigned after last season, according to norwichathletics.com. Stepping in to fill Renaud’s shoes is Head Coach Beth Van Parys, along with Assistant Coach Ashley Hughes. After a successful start to the program, the Norwich women’s […]
Basketball moves into post-season play
The Norwich University men’s basketball team hosted a “white out” event on Feb. 9. The crowd was flooded with fans dressed in white as they cheered on the Cadets to victory. The men’s basketball team played the Suffolk University Rams. After a closely contested first half, Norwich began the second […]
Swimmer’s place fifth in New England
For Norwich’s swim team captain, Peter Bue, swimming isn’t an individual sport – there is nothing better than stepping up on a block for a relay with three of your teammates backing you up. “I’ve been swimming most of my life,” said Bue, 20, a junior studies in war and […]
Men’s lacrosse looks to a fresh start
Last year, when the Norwich men’s lacrosse team lost all of its conference games, finished last and ended the season with a losing record, is old news for the Cadets.This spring, the majority of the roster is freshmen, but that doesn’t stop the Norwich men’s lacrosse team from working hard […]