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By Hailey RibeiroNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

The cadet regimental staff atNorwich University is challengedwith leading the Corps of Cadetsin accomplishing a vision for thisyear which includes improvementon cadets’ leadership andpersonal development skills, aswell as adaptation to all of thechanges taking place on campus,according to this year’s cadetcolonel. The 2007-08 regimentalcommanding officer, Cadet Col.Jordan Dilena, has expectationsfor the betterment of the corpsthat revolve around a strongersophomore and freshmantraining program, which includesconsiderable cadet personaleffort. “The biggest thing I want tofocus on this year is leadershipdevelopment,” said Dilena, a 21-year old senior civil engineeringmajor and Northfield, Vt. “I expectthe upperclassman to gain theirconfidence and competence inleading people through thetraining they are doing now.” Michael B. Kelley, Norwich Commandant of Cadets and VicePresident for Student Affairs, hasthe same approach toward thecadets’ training “We can do more with upperclass training,” Kelley said. “Atraining program that involvesmore practice in a cadre-leadership role and with morehands-on experience will better

prepare sophomores to step upto those leadership positionsnext year. According to Dilena, thesophomores will be concentrating

confident and competent leadersthrough exposure.” In addition to their leadershipdevelopment, Dilena saidpersonal development among the

In order to better preparecorporals to be in the positionsof freshman squad leaders andplatoon sergeants next year,Dilena plans more emphasis on

training, the regimental executiveofficer, Cadet BradleyShaughnessy, said the recruitsprove how much they havelearned just by showingenthusiasm in typical rookcustoms. “I think freshman training isgoing well right now,” saidShaughnessy, a 20-year-oldsenior and biology major fromOakfield, N.Y. “It is always a goodthing when a freshman soundsoff and is highly motivated.” While the freshman adapt to thelifestyle and practices of being arook, upperclassman are alsoadjusting to some new aspectsof life at Norwich, which includenew dining facilities, newuniforms, and new housingarrangements. The biggest challenge the corpshas faced in the past two weekshas been getting all of the cadetsin the correct uniforms,Shaughnessy said, adding thatthe cadet staff “actedaccordingly and successfully” indealing with the situation. “The number of cases we haveof individuals without the rightuniform on has decreased(significantly), and those thataren’t in the right uniform stickout more prevalently,”Shaughnessy said. The change in uniforms this yearhas caused more trouble thanmissing patches and nametags.Many upperclassmen are upset

An informalgathering of

Norwich cadets,known among thecorps as “Reveille

Company,” stand atattention during a

morning flagceremony. Since

corps formation wasreduced from dailyto once per week

this fall, somecadets have

gathered to salutethe flag each

morning.(Ribeiro photo)

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on three main areas of trainingthis year. “Drill and ceremonies, physicalfitness, and public speakingclasses, talking in front ofpeople,” are all important parts ofthe upperclassman leadershipdevelopment, he said. The juniors and seniors have arole in the leadershipdevelopment goal as well. Theywill be giving guidance to thesophomores during their training. “The juniors and seniors shouldbe helping the sophomores gainexperience,” Dilena said, addingthat is the idea of “creating

sophomores, which includes afocus on “academics, physicalfitness, and extra-curricular”activities, will also be stressed. Dilena did not explain what kindof training the sophomores willreceive second semester, becauseit is still in trhe development andplanning stages. Dilena said the most difficultaspects of accomplishing theirvision is getting cadets in theright frame of mind, and keepingthem from “slouching away fromduty and responsibility,”explaining that one of the biggestobstacles “ is attitude.”

sophomore training. Juniorleadership in freshman platoonshas caused a re-evaluation of theway the current cadre was trainedlast year when they werecorporals. “My assessment at thebeginning of this year was thatwe had a bunch of juniorcorporals as cadre members,”Dilena said. Now that the year hasprogressed, however, the cadreis starting to get a better graspon what their jobs entail. More concerned with thesmaller aspects of freshman

By Geoffrey AnkudaNorwich Guidon ManagingEditor

As of Sept. 1, 2007 Dr. WolfYeigh, Norwich Vice President forAcademic Affairs, will replace PhilSussman, Vice President forStrategic Partnerships, as thehead of Norwich’s InformationTechnology (IT).

According to a Norwich notice,the next phase for IT was“investing strategically,” whichinvolves “making our data andinformation structure accurate,reliable, and robust.” “There are some security issueswe need to deal with for wireless,”Yeigh said. We don’t want openaccess for anybody to come inand tap into our wireless

network, to our confidential infoor info available on campus. Sowe need to (make certain) that wehave a robust, redundant andsecure network structure.” Yeigh said wireless is only asmall part of the informationaltech services’ role. “I want to make sure we havereliable and secure data storageand we are going to work on (that)

this year so that accidents don’terase all the hard work peoplehave put into and creating it,”Yeigh said, explaining that“reliable storage is somethingthat is hidden. When the lab harddrives are backed up, you don’treally appreciate the importanceof backing them up until you losethe information.” Yeigh said he is trying to make

the inner workings of projectsmore open to the Norwichcommunity. “One of the first steps I havetaken is to share the status ofvarious projects with thecommunity,” he said. “I thinkhaving info is better than havingno information. So I will continueto share information with thecommunity.”

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When I spoke to the student body onSeptember 11, I welcomed each of you to sendme an email voicing any concerns you wouldlike to have addressed in this column. I wouldlike to thank the students who took advantageof this invitation. Today I will respond to twoissues that have been raised; the size of the dininghall in the new Wise Campus Center, and the problemof littering by members of the Norwich community. One student has asked why the new mess hall only seats 600 - approximately half the size of theCorps of Cadets - at any one given time.The previous seating in Harmon Hall was 820. The current seating in the new Wise Campus Centeris 769, however, there are several important things to note about this fact. First of all, the mainproblem with the Harmon Hall set-up was the servery size – the area where students could pick uptheir food. In the old dining hall, this area was very limited and caused congestion during mealhours. The new campus center servery is two and a half times as big as that of Harmon Hall.Industry studies show that, over the course of a two hour and fifteen minute traditional lunchperiod, one seat can be used 2.75 times. This translates to a new dining area that can serve up to2,115 students per meal. It was a very conscious decision to not build a seating area large enough to accommodate anentire population at once, as this would have been extremely costly. The several million dollarsavings realized by this decision was used to add features in the rest of the building which can beused the entire time the center is open. The goal of NU2019 is for Norwich to have 2,000 residential students and another 200 commuterstudents. Our new dining facility is currently sized to accommodate that population.A second student raised the issue of littering on the trails of Paine Mountain during Corps specialtraining exercises and ROTC functions. I have spoken to BG Kelley and our ROTC commandersand asked that they rectify the situation. Another point that the same student raised concernedthe problem of people littering on campus. This issue is very disturbing to me. We have so muchat Norwich to take pride in. With the addition of the new Wise Campus Center and SullivanMuseum and History Center complimenting the beautiful older buildings on campus I think we areone of the most beautiful colleges in America. And we have a facilities crew that strives to keep itthat way. I ask that each of you do your part to help with this effort. Norwich is all about prideand respect. You disrespect each other and our University’s 188-year history when you litter thecampus. Take pride in our facilities and surroundings, and become a good steward of your environmentduring your time on the Hill. You will carry these habits with you into the future.

Dear Editor:

I realize that the Guidon’s purposeis to cover stories that are informativeand interesting to students, and thatthe Guidon doesn’t necessarilyendorse the opinions or actions ofthe individuals it reports on.However, as one of the few femalemilitary officers teaching at thisschool, I feel strongly that it is timefor me to “stand up and be counted,”as the saying goes. I have some veryvisceral opinions about the piecerecently published on the risingincidence of “naked parties.” “Minus the grinding and clothespresent at most college parties, thenaked party is just like any otherparty” (quote that the Guidon tookfrom the Bowdoin College studentnewspaper.) Come on, now. Let’shave the guts to call a spade a spade.These “naked parties,” despite theirnew popularity with students, arenothing new — they are nothing morethan the resurgence of somethingpopular back in ancient Greek andRoman times: that good ‘ol partystandby, the orgy. Never did I think that I would haveto explain why I have a problem withorgies, but I guess that being a teachernowadays opens you up to all kindsof interesting and bizarreopportunities to tell people theobvious. Thirty years after the feministmovement, women have never beenso publicly exploited anddisrespected in our country’spopular culture as they are now, inmy opinion. Cultural phenomena likethese “naked parties” only add tothis detrimental state of affairs. Buthere’s what shocks me to the core —we women do it to ourselves.

Dear editor,

Upon my arrival to the TunbridgeFair Saturday September 15th we(my family and I) were met with linesand lines of parked cars to which itseemed we were parking a mile fromthe entrance to the fair itself. Theamount of cars alone was surprisingon such a dreary fall day. Here we are, approaching the entryto the back side of the fair where weare greeted with Norwich cadets whoare selling fair tickets. We receiveour tickets and proceed through theline. Before actually making itthrough the gate, this year there wasan addition to the entry “process”.We were then greeted by a cadetoffering a map of the fair whichincluded a schedule of events. Now, normally when greeted by aNorwich cadet they are veryprofessional, going about theirduties. Not this time! Thisgentleman saw my NorwichUniversity – SGS sweatshirt and wasimmediately excited to see someoneelse from the Norwich Universitycommunity. His exceptionalenthusiasm floored me to no end!Unfortunately the line was growingbehind me and I was unable toexchange names with this individual.I am writing this letter to you in hopeshe will read this letter, remember thatday at the Tunbridge Fair and smileknowing he made my day with hisenthusiasm and love for NorwichUniversity. I hope everyone reading this canrecollect when someone gave as muchenthusiasm, making their day somuch better.

Leslie DrownNorwich UniversitySchool of Graduate Studies

I can’t count the number of timesI’ve heard women complain abouthow hard it is to find a “good guy”that would treat them well andrespect them, or how they wish theguys they went out with would atleast buy them dinner first beforeexpecting “dessert.” Just one glanceat the picture of all those female co-eds in lingerie and bunny earsreminds me of the obvious answer –Why should they? We women areso eager to get ourselves exploitedbecause of our twisted sense of whatit means to be appealing to guys. Allthey are doing is taking us up on our

offer. Once upon a time, I bet you that theonly women running around in publicclothed in meager scraps of satin andsporting bunny ears were thoseunfortunates who moved to theneighborhood after being bought atthe local slave auction. Therefore, itblows my mind that an increasingnumber of privileged young femalecollege students with the world attheir feet would VOLUNTARILYthrow themselves into a state in lifeformerly reserved for the lowest-status members of a society. For therecord, you don’t need to dress like

a stripper in order for the oppositesex to find you beautiful andfascinating. So, in conclusion, I’ll state thefollowing: Girls, if you want to bethought of as a human being insteadof as a sex toy, don’t run around inpublic dressed only in scanty lingerieor in nothing at all. But if you insiston exploiting yourself and runningaround like this, don’t expect the menon your campus to take youseriously.

LT Judith Johnson

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“How do you feelabout the new WiseStudent Center?”

Charles Hosey ’10 “It’s better than thelast chow hall.”

Andrew Dalton ’09 “I love not having aseat.”

Mike McNamara’08 “A good way tospend $25 million.”

Jeff Greene ’10 “Pretty cool, Iguess.”

Stacey Vanwickler’10 “I think it’sawesome.”

Bryan Blackburn ’08 “It needs morefireplaces.”

Matthew Mason ’08 “It’s pretty, notpractical.”

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Seana Ellsworth ’11 “It is better thanthe last mess hall.”

Joe Britton ’09 “It was worth theannoyances of lastyear’s constuction.”

Lisa Belisle ’11 “It smells better.”

Matt Roberto ’08 “What is the WiseCenter?”

Veronica Padron ’10 “It is pretty nifty.”

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New Partridge Pub allows students to drink on campusNew Partridge Pub allows students to drink on campusNew Partridge Pub allows students to drink on campusNew Partridge Pub allows students to drink on campusNew Partridge Pub allows students to drink on campus

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Commandant of Cadets and Vice President of Student AffairsGen. Michael Kelley drinks a beer with students at the officialopening of the new Partridge Pub Sept. 6. (Luczkow photo)

By Ian KempNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

Even though NorwichUniversity has long held a zero-tolerance policy toward alcoholconsumption on campus, a newpub provides a “crawl, walk, runmentality towards compromise,”according to the Commandant ofCadets and Vice President ofStudent Affairs. The Partridge Pub opened Sept.6 in the new Wise Campus CenterSept. 6 with the intent to providealcohol to students who can drinklegally. Kelley said that if students showthey can drink responsibly, thepub may progress to the “walk’stage. “We are in the ‘crawl’ stage (atthis point),” Kelley said. “We aremaking sure that things are goingwell. We then move to the nextstage—maybe it will be open forMonday night football andmaybe we will go to serving hardalcohol.” The pub currently serves onlybeer and wine. “What brought the pub tofruition was some alumni thoughtit was an important thing to do,the development office picked up

on it and (the commandant staff)embraced the idea,” said Gen.Michael B. Kelley, Commandant

of Cadets and Vice President ofStudent Affairs. Kelley said there was largestudent interest in a pub duringthe preliminary designs for theWise Campus Center. In the past two years the studentgovernment has offered informalevents called “Norwich latenights,” where alcohol wasserved to students.

Such events, Kelley said, testedwhether students could handlethe edition of a pub on campus.

“This provided me with the beliefthat (the pub) would workbecause we challenged ourstudents to do (alcoholconsumption) well and they did.” The Partridge Pub allowsstudents 21 years and older theopportunity to consume alcohol.Located next to The Mill,students will have convenientaccess to snacks as well.

Student leadership has beenconcerned about students wholeave campus to drink alcoholand then face the problem ofdriving back to campus. Transportation “can be a burdenon others when you have to geta designated driver,” said CadetCol. Jordan Delina, a senior 21-year-old civil engineering majorfrom Northfield, Vt. He points out that since the pubis within walking distance of astudent’s room, transportation toa bar elsewhere may be reduced. The Partridge Pub is not just forthe distribution of alcohol but toteach “the responsible aspect ofdrinking,” said Andrew Nowak,retail supervisor of the pub. Although the pub is a newaddition to the campus center, itis not the first time alcohol hasbeen served on campus. “Students could always drink oncampus in designated areas;those areas being RegimentalBall, Navy/Marine Corps Ball,concerts, and post game parties,”Nowak said. “Now (the studentbody) has a permanentdesignated area, but it’s still a drycampus.” According to the official policy,Norwich is a dry campus, meaning

that students are not permittedto possess or consume alcoholicbeverages except at a sanctioneduniversity event. The PartridgePub is now considered one of theuniversity-sanctioned locationswhere 21-year-old students canconsume alcohol. Kelley said that the sanctionshanded down to students,whether a cadet or civilian, whoviolate the alcohol policy havebeen made “standard irrespectiveof life style. Some students feltthere was disproportionatepenalty for one life style over theother.” The punishment for a student’sfirst violation of alcohol is nowcommunity service along withrequired attendance to substanceabuse courses. Beginning thisfall, there are no more closedmilitary confinement (CMC)punishments for corps students. “It’s better to have unification,”said Gail Mears, NU director ofthe office of substance abuseeducation prevention. “If wehave a sanction that works toprevent people from over usingalcohol, how can we justify it ifit’s different for each life style?” “The mission of NU is to haveone university,” Mears said.

By Jaime ArnoldNorwich Guidon Campus Editor

The NU Corps of Cadets haschanged its utility uniform fromthe green and brown Battle DressUniform (BDU) to the new asandy-colored, digitally-patterned Army Combat Uniform(ACU), according to theuniversity’s deputy commandantof cadets. When the U.S. Army changesits uniform, Norwich follows suitbecause “we follow the Armymodel,” said Col. Russ Holden,Norwich Deputy Commandant ofCadets, explaining that theadministration made the decisionlast year to supply incomingfreshman cadets with ACUs. A standard issue for incomingcadets, ACUs will serve a twofold

purpose. “The ACUs are easier to comeby because the woodlands aren’tgoing to be manufactured, sothey’re not going to have a lot ofthose available,” said JustinLafabvre, Norwich uniform storemanager. Since the Army is phasing outBDUs in favor of ACUs, Norwichwould have trouble finding andbuying the older, outdateduniforms. “We have to purchase uniforms,and it’s much easier to purchasea uniform that’s in the system andbeing produced for the militarythan it is one that’s obsolete,”Holden said. “Every time (they)develop a new uniform, they tryto reduce the maintenancerequired.” One reason the Army upgrades

its uniforms isbecause a new fabric or designmay make the uniform simpler forsoldiers to care for, which also

benefits students. “ACUs are easier to

maintain, the studentscan focus on otherthings, (since) youdon’t starch them likeyou would BDUsand you don’t sendthem to the drycleaners,” Lefabvresaid, adding that hehas noticed that“as far as the dry

cleaning services,we’re already startingto come down on(spending) because ofthe ACUs.” A set of ACUs costapproximately $250 for

the top, bottom, t-shirts, boots,and patches, according to Todd

Mansfield, a sales clerk at theuniform store. Switching uniforms is moreexpensive at the start, but “in thelong run it costs less,” Lefabvresaid, explaining that cleaningcosts go down. Upperclassmen who do not wishto purchase ACUs will be allowedto wear BDUs until they graduatebecause the change to ACUs is“a phase-in type of deal,” saidCadet Col. Jordan DiLena, 21, acivil engineering senior fromNorthfield, Vt. “Anybody that has BDUs isgrandfathered in,” Holden said.“They can wear them as long asthey’re here, and anybodycoming in will be issued theACUs. In four years everybodywill be in ACUs.”

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Attention Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors… yes,Everyone!!1. Are you unsure about what you should study at Norwich?2. Do you know you have to find a job but don’t know what youwant to do?3. Do you want to make sure you will enjoy and learn from yourfirst “real job?” The Career Development Center can help you find answers tothose questions, and lots of others, too! We offer loads of ways toget you started on your career path. Here are just a few:• CAREER EXPLORATION INVENTORY - is a quick

(usually about 30 minutes) and easy way to gather informationabout oneself. Once you have the information, it can be usedto assess your career and educational goals, as well as helpyou develop career planning skills.

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• CAREER FAIRS – are offered during the academic year.The Engineering, Science and Technology Career Fair isscheduled for Wednesday, November 7. The Criminal JusticeCareer Fair is set for Thursday, March 27. All career fairs areopen to all Norwich students, regardless of class year or major.Remember; even if it’s the Engineering Career Fair, thosecompanies also hire accountants, public relations people, andso on. Mark your calendars and plan to join us!

• ONLINE COMMUNITY – can be accessed at<norwichalumni.org> and allows you to post your resume andview job postings 24/7.

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• ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING – appointments areavailable throughout the year to discuss you particular careersearch needs, including assistance with resume and coverletter preparation, interview skills and company or industryresearch.

If you could use some help getting started on the “path to yourfuture,” stop by the Career Development Center, Room 232 of theWise Campus Center, call us at 485-2125, or check out<[email protected]>.

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with the change over, claimingthat the rooks are required to putno effort into maintaining the newuniform. Cadet leaders do not agree. “It’s one less thing they have towaste time on,” Dilena said,explaining that when rooks do nothave to spend so much timeironing their uniform or polishingtheir boots gives freshman “more

time to do stuff that ismeaningful.” Time management is one ofKelley’s main concerns forfreshman in the corps. “They need to manage their timebetter,” Kelley said, but admitsthat “we won’t know how wellthey are really doing until mid-semester grades.”

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NU adds 15 names to Harmon Wall during ceremonyNU adds 15 names to Harmon Wall during ceremonyNU adds 15 names to Harmon Wall during ceremonyNU adds 15 names to Harmon Wall during ceremonyNU adds 15 names to Harmon Wall during ceremonyBy Jon ScherbatskoyNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

As part of the annualhomecoming ceremonies Sept. 8,fifteen new individuals wereadded to the Harmon MemorialWall during a moving ceremonyheld in White Chapel. As he has done for the past fiveyears, Norwich 1976 graduateDave Whaley, who also isemployed as the Vice Presidentof Development & AlumniRelations at NU, announced eachof the names and spoke abouteach individual. Approximately300 to 400 people attended at theceremony. “It’s a very simple ceremony, butit’s very meaningful,” Wick said.“We know a lot of these people.” Wick said those added this year“have made an impact not just onthe university but also the world.It’s a big deal. Not just the pewswere filled, but folks werestanding in the rear and along thewalls.’ Erected in 1986, the ErnestHarmon Memorial Wall and Plazawas made to honor those menand women who have influencedthe Norwich Community. The wallnot only recognizes NorwichAlumni but also those who havededicated their time to makingNorwich what it is today. When names are engraved onthe wall it is “because of theirmerits as a coach or professor;as a mentor and a leader,” saidPriscilla Gilbert, the Director ofPlanned Giving. “Other names arealumni of NU who have been

involved with the university andcontributed ‘Time, Talent, orTreasure.’” When the monument wasdedicated in 1986, it was intendedto provide a space for honoringand remembering people of thecommunity who left an impact onthe university.

1988, two years after the firstnames were etched into the wall. Gilbert explained that nomineesfor inclusion on the wall musthave been an alumnus of at leastfour semesters at NU; served fouryears as staff or faculty memberat the university; or have been afriend of the university providing

be included, they (should) call heroffice with the name. Then anapplication form is sent to thefamily asking about the spellingof the name, any title, and a shortbio. “If a friend submits a name, thefamily has the final word as towhether the name is included,”

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The wall is dedicated to Maj.Gen. Ernest N. Harmon, who wasa former NU faculty member andlater served as Norwich Presidentfrom 1950 to 1965. He continuedto support both the communityand the school until his death in1979. The tradition of adding namesannually to the wall started in

substantial volunteer service tothe institution. The selection committee is madeup of Gilbert and two directors ofthe Alumni Association Board, aperson from the Alumni Officeand a faculty member appointedby the Dean. Gilbert said that “if a friend orfamily member wants a name to

By Nicole TerryNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

The NU bookstore, uprooted fora year while construction of thenew Wise Campus Center wasunderway, has been relocated inthe new structure but in a smallerspace than it had in Harmon Hall.The reduction in space hasposed problems for customersand bookstore employees. The reduction in square footagetook many by surprise when the

new center opened. “My initial thoughts were thatthe store was actually bigger,”said Gary Lee Alan Swisher, a 19-year-old sophomore,environmental science major fromMeriden, Conn. “I think where itis right now is nice, (only) if itwas extended further.” The lack of space has madedisplaying merchandise difficult,especially school suppliesstudents need for classes.“You always try and minimize

your space and maximize yourselling product,” said JustinToby, 19, a sophomorearchitecture major from SanDiego, Calif., explaining that is“the philosophy of business.” “I thought the bookstorewould’ve been twice as big as itwas,” said Carl Emmons, anadjunct professor in the Englishand Communicationsdepartment, who also works as alearning specialist in the LearningSupport Center. “All I know is that

whatever architects wereinvolved obviously really didn’ttalk to the bookstore manager andsay ‘how much space do youneed?’ and ‘what would beoptimal for you?’” In comparison to the spaceallocated in its former location inHarmon Hall, the new bookstorelacks the capacity to house asmany books and othermerchandise. Because of additional spacebuilt into the new building,

students and faculty have saidthat an extension would betremendous for the store’sinventory as well as space for thecustomers. “As we grow into theWise Campus Center, maybe theywill split the bookstore intocollege stuff versus textbookstuff,” said Danielle Zeedick,professor of computer scienceand information assurance,explaining that “they just need towork on finding more space.”

Gilbert said “it is a loved andrespected time on campus duringthat chaotic homecomingweekend. It is 20 minutes ofsolitude and paying respect tothose that have gone before.” Former NU President W. RussellTodd, who is also a 1950 Norwichgraduate, has sought to have a

An unidentified man makes a rubbing of a name etched on Harmon Wall. Fifteen newnames were added to the wall during a ceremony held Sept. 8 on the Norwich campus.(Erickson photo)

book published compiling thenames and summaries of eachperson’s life, Wick said. “Some of these people are notwell known, but in each of theirown fields or their particular roleit’s extraordinary what they havedone,” Wick said. “This bookwould allow history to comealive.”

she said. “There have beennames submitted and paid for bystudents, professors and staffand others that are submitted andpaid for by their families.”“These are great people and thereis nowhere else for them to berecognized,” Whaley said. “Howdo we capture and rememberthese folks?”

Ralph R. Romano ‘30Col. George D. Styer ‘42Isadore (Pete) Katz ‘44Col. Arthur J. Goss ‘51

William Channing Waldo ‘51Robert B. Simeone ‘58

John J. Sia ‘601Lt. John S. Gerety, III “62

Raymond H. Strople ‘62Joseph Rysz, III ‘67Debra A. Evans ‘87

Cpt. Anthony Palermo, Jr. ‘02Michael J. Serba ‘05

George Duke Benz – StaffCpl. Harry A. Buckley – Faculty

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The Norwich ColorGuard (left) marchesthe colors onto the fieldfor the HomecomingParade. Gen. Michael Kelly,Commandant of Cadetsand Vice President forStudent Affairs, andVice President for Aca-demic Affairs WolfYeigh (right) observethe Alumni Parade.(Rondeau and Luczkowphotos)

Cadet Col. Jordan Dilena (left) presents theCorps of Cadets to the viewing officers duringAlumni weekend. Rooks participate in gauntlet(right) for the football game on Sabine Field(Rondeau photos)

and Goodyear Hall, instead of organizingthem by company and spreading themthroughout all of the corps barracks, wasthat studies of retention concluded thathousing all of the rooks together was betterfor retention. “Many things went into that decision,”Kelley said. “It was undeniable thatretention was the best in the year that(consolidated rook housing) hadoccurred.” Although the reasons for the housingchanges are well understood, not allcadets agree that housing the rooks apartfrom upperclassman is the bestarrangement.

that the regimental cadet staff has already“fought the same battle and lost,” Dilenasaid. “There are certain things that will be

mandated that (the corps) has to do.” It is not impossible to change things thatcadets do not agree with, however.According to Dilena, several times thisyear he has been able to change theschedule for corps students because hedid not agree with the way it was set up. Dilena points to the Labor Day Parade asan example. He said there were severalpractices planned in preparation for theparade in Northfield, which would havetaken more time out of the busy rook weekschedule. “I didn’t see the training value in it, andthey fully supported me,” Dilena said. So far this year, Kelley is amazed at thecadet leaders and the decisions they aremaking on their own. “The senior cadets are assuming moreresponsibility, and I am amazed at how wellthey are doing it,” Kelley said. “I like howthey are interacting and working together.” During the first few weeks of school,Kelley was particularly pleased with the

way cadet leaders in the supplydepartment handled rook gear issues. “A sign of a good organization is whenthe boss can be gone and the job getsdone,” Kelley said. Kelley pointed to one particular cadetleader, cadet Jonas Aguayo, the regimentaloperations officer for the year, who waskey to making cadre training and rook weeka success. “Cadet Agauyo has learned so much,”Kelley said. “He is right on top of stuff.” Dilena has worked more closely withAguayo so far this year, and is also veryappreciative of his work. He said Aguayocan take any intent, and figure out whathas to be done to accomplish it. Referring to the behavior of corpsstudents in general, Shaughnessy saidthere has been much improvement in theway cadets conduct themselves. “Respect for each other is beingexpressed more and practiced more,”Shaughnessy said. Kelley said the Corps of Cadets “is moreprofessional today, than it was four yearsago.”

Kelley said that so far he is pleased withhow fast the freshmen are learning. “There is less of a ‘dear in the headlights’stare, and more freshman who areengaged,” Kelley said. “The way therooks marched at the end of rook weekwas better that I’ve ever seen.” There are other changes that affect boththe rooks and upperclassmen, such as thenew housing arrangements this year,known among the corps as “rookie hotels.” One of the main reasons for housing allof the freshman together in Alumni Hall

“I was disappointed with the housingchanges,” Dilena said. “I think it is goodfor the freshman cadets to seeupperclassman cadets. Theupperclassman will hold themselves to ahigher standard when freshman arearound.” But Dilena did not have a choice in howthe rook housing would be arranged thisyear. Normally the cadet colonel has a lotof influence and is able to work with Kelleyand the other commandants to get thecorps what he thinks it needs. “Rarely has cadet Dilena come to us andwe’ve said ‘no,’” Kelley said. “We usuallylook for a way to say ‘yes,’ and get therein a safe way.” Dilena does not feel limited in what hecan bring to the corps as regimentalcommander this year, and he believes thatthe commandants and staff in Jackman arecompletely behind him and the corps. “Yes I answer to (Jackman), but I amsupported by them at the same time,”Dilena said. “I can make a judgment call,and they were behind me.” If there is something that cadets in thecorps do not agree with, it is most likely

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This weekend’s film, Trans-formers, did extremely well atthe box office this summermaking close to $696 million. The film starring ShiaLeBeouf as Sam Witwickyand Megan Fox, MikaelaBanes as his love interest.Also making a reprise role as

Hit Hit Hit Hit Hit Transformers Transformers Transformers Transformers Transformers this weekendthis weekendthis weekendthis weekendthis weekendOptimus Prime is Peter Cullenthe original voice from the1980’s cartoons. The film itself was a massiveundertaking with it’s $147million budget. In order to save money forthe film director Micheal Baytook a 30 percent pay cut andkept the filming down to 83days. The film also had a great deal

of support from the militaryreceving access to many air-craft and other vehicles for theDecepticons. Transformers is also the firstfilm to be allowed access tothe Pentagon since Septem-ber 11th. The film also greatly collabo-rated with GM and for theAutobots as well has Habroto ensure that the original look

and feel of the characters re-mained intact. Industrial Light and Magicalso did some of their bestwork yet designing the trans-formation and all of thespeacial effects for the film. On June 11, 2007 the filmhad a World wide releaseearning it $155 million it’sopening weekend worldwide. The film manages to remaintrue to the roots of the origi-nal cartoon without letting themodern special effecta andthe mixture of live action anddigital characters sway thestoryline. With a healthy mix of humor,action, pathos and good oldfashioned robot-on-robot vio-lence, this film is definatelyworth seeing.

Optimus Prime (above) is the main leader of the Autobots, a groupof alien freedom fighters in the movie Transformers.

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By Rick CleaverNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

Over the summer NorwichUniversity improved the lightingand the playing fields on campus,including the Kreitzberg Arena,as well as the soccer, football andrugby fields, according to the NUAthletic Director. “We had an issue with the fieldsand really wanted to upgrade theplaying surfaces,” said NorwichUniversity Athletic Director TonyMariano. “Norwich hired outsidecontractors from a Burlington-based company to reseed, fertilizeand irrigate all the playingsurfaces around campus andthese changes have shown to bea big improvement.” In addition to the fieldrenovations, the lighting systemsin Andrews’s Hall, Plumley

Armory and the Kreitzberg Arena,have all been replaced andupgraded to help save moneyand conserve energy. According to Bizhan Yahazadeh,NU Director of Facilities, thelights provide better illuminationat less cost than the previouslights, which took up to 10minutes to fully illuminate. Withthe newer, cheaper lights capableof turning on instantly, Yahazadehsaid the change will providefinancial savings to theuniversity. “The electrical consumptionwas very high and the new lightsinstalled are an improved lightingsystem, as well as less expensiveto the Norwich budget,”Yahyazadeh said. When it comes to the amount ofmoney being spent on upgrades,Yahyazadeh said “there is no setbudget for any projects whether

it is a building on campus or asporting facility,” adding that thefacilities operation budget hasabout $1.2 million per year tospend on various campusprojects. Yahyazadeh said “there is no setdollar amount that goes into eachsport.”

Norwich students, staff andfaculty suggest projectimprovement or changes theywould like to see completed. “Everybody has a top priorityjob they need done and athleticsis no different,” Mariano said. In addition, Yahyazadeh explainsthat facilities operations compiles

football practice field and thebaseball field were renovated ata cost of nearly $175.000. “We don’t really have a bigproblem with the other fields,”Yahyazadeh said. “AlthoughSabine Field does need somerenovation, it is difficult to makeit a top priority because it is onlyused five times a year.” Because Norwich is located inthe northeast United States andendures long, cold winters, thereis some discussion betweenuniversity officials and theathletic department that it may beappropriate to consider thepossibility of using Astro Turf orsome type of synthetic field,which all sports could use. “We need to do something inthe Shapiro field house,”Yahyazadeh said. “It is in badneed of repair. NU is going to haveto decide what to do and go fromthere.”

By Marcus AdamesNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

The Norwich UniversityFootball Team hit the grid iron fullof energy this season and withhigh expectations and much ofthis new attitude is a directreflection of the team’s 2007captains. Although they considerthemselves to be football playersfirst and team captains second,each captain brings a piece of hisown personality to the Cadetfootball squad. The NU football team typicallyselects team captains mid-April,at the closing of their springpractices. The captains each yearare strictly selected by theplayers with no aid by any of thecoaching staff. The team views the role ofcaptains as some of the mostimportant positions any footballplayer could receive. With thistitle comes respect andresponsibility. The captains arein some ways similar to coaches.But unlike coaches, they still cantake part in game play. They must

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Sophomore, widereciever, E.J. Flanniganscores a touchdownagainst SUNY Maritimeon Saturday Sept. 22,2007. The Cadets beat SUNYMaritime 48-25, extend-ing their record to 2-2.(Rondeau photo)

lead the team through both goodand hard times. This year’s team captainsinclude seniors Joe Brown,Brendan Recchia, and JustinCollens, as well as junior DarnellJackson. “I can’t say I expected to be acaptain,” said Brown, a 20-year-old criminal justice major andoffensive lineman from Barre,Mass. “So when we finally foundout I was pretty surprised.” At the beginning of the 2006season, Collens suffered a severeneck injury that almost became acareer-ending event. By missinga majority of the season last year,Collens wanted to show histeammates that he has made a fullrecovery. “It’s a great honor (to beselected captain). I respect everyplayer in that locker room” saidCollens, a 21-year-old businessmanagement major fromManchester, Mass. “I just wantto do the best I can every day.” In past years, NU footballcaptains have consisted of onlyseniors. This season, the Cadetsselected one junior captain, all-

conference running back andreturn specialist Darnell Jackson. “My first two years here I’venever seen anyone who was ajunior captain, so for me to be thefirst one I know of means a lot,”said Jackson, a 20-year-oldcommunications major fromMiami, Fla. “In a way, it’s kind ofhard because some of the seniorshave been a part of this team

longer then I have.” The game of football is one ofintensity and emotions. Captainsneed to be able to fuel both ofthese characteristics. “Just the passion I have forfootball helps me motivate theteam,” said Recchia, a 21-year oldcommunications major anddefensive back from PleasantValley, N.Y.

As the only defensive captainon the field, Recchia said he triesto lead his teammates in moreways than one. “On the field, I just try to makesome big plays,” Recchia said.“But when on the sidelines, Istand behind Collens, Brown,and Jackson and help rally therest of the team.”

Instead, he pointed out, projectsare prioritized by the importanceof the job, as was the case withthe recent upgrade of the PlumleyArmory roof. “Plumley Armory roof leaksbecame the highest priority andcost nearly half a million dollars,”Yahyazadeh said. Each year, facilities requests that

a set of improvements which needto be made on campus each year. “Facilities operation puts a listtogether and prioritizes the jobs,”Yahyazadeh said. “Suggestionsgo through the cabinet, to thepresident, and then to the boardof trustees for final approval.” As part of renovations whichtook place two years ago, the

“Although Sabine Field does need somerenovation, it is difficult to make it a top

priority because it is only used five times ayear.” -Yahyazadeh-

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Despite coming off a 9-21 recordin their inaugural season, thenow-veteran 2007 Norwichvolleyball team is off to a 7-1 start,and things are looking promising,according to the head woman’svolleyball coach. “We’ve been a varsity programfor two seasons,” said AssistantAthletic Director and headvolleyball coach Amanda Cuiffo.“We were 9-21 (last year), thirdfrom the bottom of theconference. We’re 5-0 right now.” The Cadets, who opened theseason with seven straightvictories, fell three games to noneto St. Michael’s College to giveNorwich their only loss thus far.That will not deter them, however,from their ultimate goal of aplayoff berth for the first time inschool history. “We want to make it to at leastquarter finals, if not further thanthat,” said Sondra Connelly anursing major from Montrose,Calif. Her teammates share thatopinion.

“I definitely think we’re goingto go to playoffs,” said AmandaPlachek, a junior communicationsmajor from Williams, Calif. The team has 17 players on theirroster, nine veterans and eightnew players. Although a youngteam, they seem determined toexceed even their head coach’sexpectations. “I’d like to be better than 500;that’d be great,” Plachek said,adding that “any improvement inour record is awesome and thenI’d obviously like to move up inthe conference, preferablysomewhere in the middle of theconference.” “Can we get higher than that?Probably, but I don’t want to settotally unrealistic goals,” shesaid. For a young team, a 7-1 startwith two conference wins overreigning GNAC champsEmmanuel and yearlypowerhouse Suffolk seems to bemore than any coach could askfor, and the team continues towork hard in the off-season. “We’re a lot more physically fitthis year than we were last year,”said Victoria Wilson, a junior from

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. “Forpreseason, we had doublepractices and there was a lot ofconditioning and a lot of testing.” But on the court isn’t the onlyplace Cadet volleyball has beenmaking progress. “It’s kind of a work in progress,”Cuiffo said. “Now we’re at a pointwhere we’re more positionallyspecific, so we have some verystrong setters in. Now my focusfor the 2008 and 2009 class willbe some stronger attackers.” Recruiting, both nationally andlocally, is what has helpedCuiffo’s team climb from afledgling program with a 9-21record to a 7-1 team in just itssecond year. To help keep the playerstogether and on the right track,leadership comes from everyoneon the court, Cuiffo stressed. “We’re extremely young. Wehave no seniors and we sort ofgrappled with that question ofwhat do we do about captains,”Cuiffo said. “We’re notchoosing captains; we’redelegating out different(responsibilities) to differentpeople.”

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The NU Wrestling Team isstarting early and training hardin order to get a jump on thecompetition in the run for the NewEngland Championship in March,according to the team’s headcoach and players. “The training we do before andduring the season is alwaysintense, but this year we startedearly and it is more difficult thanlast year,” said Senior SteveCelino, a 21-year-old businessmanagement major from Duxbury,Mass., who competes in 174-pound weight class. A 22-year-old criminal justicemajor from Amherst, N.H, ChrisBarker said that he hopes theintense training does not “comeback to bite” the NU grapplersbecause of the long season theymust endure. “We will have a lot of weightclasses up in the air as of nowand there will be a lot ofopportunities for freshmen tobreak the line up,” added senior

David Olds, a 21-year-oldinternational studies major fromDansville, N.H. With a month of training behindthem the, wrestlers are looking

forward to their first competitionon Nov. 10 in Ithaca, N.Y. According to Freshman MattGauthier, an 18-year-old criminaljustice major from Lowell, Mass.,the tournament in Ithaca will be agood chance for him and otherfreshmen to display their talentand earn a spot in the lineup. “I think when Ithaca comes I willbe ready because the coachingstaff and captains are working

with the talent the freshmen haveand just adding to the arsenal ofmoves we came in with,” saidFreshman Cody Rideout, an 18-year-old nursing major from

Londonderry, N.H. Overall, Wrestling CoachRichard Hasenfus said that hehas been pleased with the efforthis wrestlers have put forth sofar, but he recognizes that thereis more work still left to be done.“I am impressed with thededication the team has shown.But we still have a long way togo until we are ready forcompetition.”

By Drew DilleyNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

After a shallow bench and ayoung squad in 2006, the NorwichUniversity Men’s Soccer Team isfiring on all cylinders in 2007 witha “blistering 7-1 record” to startthe new season, according to theteam’s head coach. In 2006, the team scored a totalof 47 goals over the course of 21games. In their first eight games thisseason, they have already firedhome 28 goals. On the defensiveside of the game, the Cadets haveonly allowed six goals this year. “The current group of guys wehave this year is one of the mostdetermined group of men I’veever coached,” said AssistantCoach Eic Nordenson. “Thedesire to win and bond as a teamis unreal with the players we havethis year. It’s almost too good tobe true.” Second-year head coach KyleDezotell said he has tremendousconfidence and high expectationsfor this year’s quad. “Our overall goal is to win theGNAC conference, and everyone

knows that we have the chanceto achieve something special,”Dezotell said. With 12 returning players and alarge freshman class of 11players, the team has very highhopes of winning the GNAC title.The biggest names of thefreshman class include FloridianRyan Boyton and EmmanuelMotaze from Cameroon. “Both Ryan and Emmanuel havehad a quick transition and bothhave figured into our starting line-up, as well as a few otherfreshman that have been comingoff the bench and contributing,”Dezotell said. “We have a really good chanceof winning the GNAC conferencethis year,” said Senior Co-CaptainJake Pagragan, a 21-year-oldbusiness major from Richland,Ind. “It will be interesting to seewhen we play Johnson and WalesUniversity since they will mostlikely be our biggest test in theGNAC conference.” Overall, Dezotell said heremains focused on helping histeam continue to improve.

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Bailey andTrevrin Terpstra compete during2007 preseason

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