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Cadets, commandant speak out about ‘Reveille Company’Cadets, commandant speak out about ‘Reveille Company’Cadets, commandant speak out about ‘Reveille Company’Cadets, commandant speak out about ‘Reveille Company’Cadets, commandant speak out about ‘Reveille Company’By Ian KempNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

With corps morning formationsreduced to once a week, studentshave decided to still “renderhonor to the colors” with anunofficial formation known asReveille Company, according tothe company’s founder. The idea of creating a “ReveilleCompany” was started by PaulNajarian, a 21-year-old juniorcriminal justice major fromBrockton, Mass. “Reveille Company wasfounded by students, one beingNajarian, to show respect to thecountry by saluting the flag, atradition here on campus,” saidRyan Chamberlain, a 22-year-old,fifth-year senior mechanicalengineering major fromHopkinton, N.H. and regularattendee of Reveille Company.“It’s something that we feltshould still happen at a militarycollege.” The group started with fourstudents. Now the numbers rangeup to 70 attending, depending onthe day. One cause for increase amongattendees was the zeal to spreadthe word, which resulted in aFacebook group called ReveilleCompany. Another reason forincreased attendance is thephysical training (PT) schedulefor ROTC. Different branches of ROTChave PT on different days of theweek, which allows students tosleep in on the off days. “Come (to Reveille Company)when you can,” Najarain said.“Come all the time. It’s making theeffort. I come every day and I amstill able to shower, eat and get toclass by (7 a.m.).” “The purpose is not todisrespect anybody or make themfeel bad about not saluting theflag because they can’t or don’twant to,” Najarain said. “But forthose who do want to payrespects.”

To some Reveille Company maybe seen as an attempt to challengethe administration’s decision andbring back regular morningformations. “The idea of Reveille Companyis not an attempt to bring reveilleback, but to allow students tocongregate and honor the flag,”said Michael Peverada, a 22-year-old senior international studiesmajor from Hampden, Maine. The administration has takennotice of the gathering salutingthe flag on the Upper ParadeGround. “Paying respect to the flag is avery important thing, especiallyat a school like Norwich

University,” said Gen. MichaelKelley, Commandant of Cadetsand Vice President of StudentAffairs. “However, it is notnecessary that we form up for itevery day.” Reduction of formations to oncea week was decided not in anattempt to break tradition but toallow corps students more timeto sleep. “Having no formation allowsmore time for sleep,” Kelley said.“We know cadets burn the candleat both ends.” The decrease in morningformations is not permanent,Kelley said, adding that theadministration has discussed the

topic. But he stressed that hedoesn’t want to infringe onstudents’ sleep, allowing them toget close to eight hours eachnight. “The biggest question is howdo we get done what we should,which is reveille, PT, hygiene andbreakfast, still getting studentsoff to class on time withoutwaking at a very early hour,”Kelley said. “I have a meetingwith the vice president ofacademic affairs, the registrar andthe academic deans to discussthis issue in hopes of coming upwith a way to fix it.” Because of its requirement forROTC, PT may be changed to a

lab, similar to that of a sciencelab. The second proposal wouldbe to hold PT in the afternoons.That suggestion, however, couldbe problematic because of facilityscheduling problems with studentathletes and varsity sports,especially when the weather isbad. Weather may also become afactor for the success ofReveille Company, as well. “Wewill start running into low(attendance) numbers when theconditions are horrible,”Najaraian said, posing thequestion that “it shows ‘do youreally want to do this or is it justshow?’”

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This past weekend was fabulous! I write to youon Sunday afternoon, having just watched themen’s soccer team win their quarter final playoffs.The women’s soccer team did the same the daybefore, as did the women’s rugby team and ourmen’s rugby “B” team. Men’s cross country tookfirst and the women’s cross country took second. Thefootball and men’s “A” ruggers fought hard, but werenot able to be victorious. I would like to commend all the teams for their professionalsportsmanship like conduct—everyone has done a wonderful job representing Norwich University. This weekend Norwich hosted the Regimental Ball. I commend the Regimental Commander, JordanDilena, his staff and all who worked so hard on the planning and execution of the Regimental Ball. Itwas also great to have General Sullivan, Chair of the Board of Trustees, with us to speak to the seniorleadership, at a beautiful dinner held in the Abare Family Dining Hall. The Mountain Cold WeatherTeam and the Drill Team impressed everyone! I will be writing to the University community on Monday, October 29, 2007, to let everyone knowabout the outcome of the Board of Trustees meeting. It was a watershed meeting for the Board ofTrustees at Norwich. The Board approved us to move forward on a significant piece of the NU2019Plan. In particular, it has authorized me toconstruct the first new civilian residence hall on middleDisney Field. This is an important decision for everyone at the University. First, it allows us to start fulfilling ourvision for being primarily a residential campus. It allows us to strengthen the sense of community forour civilian students. As most of you know, we only have 1500 beds on campus and the Corps iscontinuing to grow. The Corps is currently at 1144 and we are projected to grow to 1250 as quickly aspossible. We also have 450 civilian students living on campus. We are also overcrowded and therefore, havebeen using quads and triples to accommodate our freshman and sophomore students and most of ourcivilian juniors and seniors were required to move off campus. Constructing the new dorm will allowus to remove all the overcrowding and continue to grow the Corps. The ultimate goal of NU2019 is tohave 1250 Cadets living on the Upper Parade Ground and 750 civilian students living in their ownquad. This new dorm is only phase one of a three phase construction plan, which will eventually house 750civilian students on middle and upper Disney. This dorm will hold the first 283 beds. I will be writingmore about this in the days and months ahead, but I wanted to let everyone know about this majormilestone in achieving the goals of the NU2019 Plan.

Dear Editor,

After Reading the first issue ofthe Norwich Guidon I have tosay I was truly appalled, after Ifinished the first article, as I amsure many alumni are. A militaryschool that doesn’t conductreveille every week day morningis an atrocity. Norwich has aproud military tradition thatformer students put a lot of bloodsweat and tears into, and seeingwhat has become of our belovedCorps concerns me. The reputation the out schoolhas for producing some of thefinest military officers is atjeopardy if we keep leavingbehind the values and traditionsthat made us the school we are.

As a current officer in the NewYork Army National Guard, whorecieved my commission fromNorwich, I can say that serivceman and women all of the globelook at the flag as a symbol ofwhat our country stands for. This is an enormus disrespectto every member of the military,both past and present, and Ibelieve that this action spits inthe faces of the man and womenwho have died in the defense ofthe flag. To the Cadets who are outsaluting the flag every morning,you are what make us Alumniproud, you understand the flagmeans not only to the school butthe country in a time of War. Keep it up, and continue to live

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Aaron R. Ward2LT, MIG242ND ID (M)UEX DET 1, NYARNGNU 07(Former Managing editor of theNorwich Guidon.)

Dear Editor,

In the October 4 issue of TheGuidon, there is an article by

Nicole Terry entitled “NewBookstore Faces Crunch withLess Space”. As many of yourreporters will confirm, theFacilities Operations managersare always pleased to assistreporters as they gatherinformation for articles. Weparticipate in dozens ofinterviews every year. Had Ms.Terry asked she would have beentold that the new bookstore in theWise Campus Center actually has15.1% more square footage thanthe earlier bookstore in HarmonHall. In addition, an improved rack

system utilizes space in the WiseCampus Center storage areas farmore efficiently than the oldsystem. I invite Ms. Terry and any otherGuidon reporter to contact us foraccurate information prior towriting an article. We’re happy tohelp out.

Dave MagidaChief Administrative Officer

In the last issue of the Norwich Guidon, managing editorGeoff Ankuda conducted an extensive interview with NUPresident Richard Schneider, who is celebrating his 15th yearas president of the unversity. The questions asked were provocative at times but definatelypursued key issues currently being discussed on campus. Therehave been a variety of reactions from Norwich Guidonreaders to the issues presented in that interview. Ankuda asked questions about issues of specific interest tothe studentbody, particularly the hot topic of a Facebook sitecalling for President Schneider’s resignation. The interview was not meant to set off any specific reactionsamong students, but to bring issues to the forefront in a non-bias way. We believe we fulfilled our obligation to our readers to bringthe most information from President Schneider in the mostconcise way. We also believe we examined issues of concern to students,staff and faculty.

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“What part ofPresident Schneider’sinterview in the lastissue of The NorwichGuidon interested you

most?”

Mark White ’08 “He didn’t knowabout formations.”

Daniel Button ’11 “I like the way hedeflected somequestions.”

Scott Sattler ’08 “I thought thequestions werebiased.”

Pat O’Conner ’09 “When he talkedabout Arty.”

Zach Davis ’10 “He avoided everyquestion, it seems.”

Colin Smith ’09 “He was beatingaround the bush.”

Lucas Ploof ’10 “The Facebookpiece.”

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Ryan Rosa ’08 “What he saidabout Arty.”

Mike Norton ’08 “I didn’t know hecould access oure-mail.”

Rachel Bitar ’11 “My students?”

Robert Hudon ’10 “The end...toolong.”

Sean Campbell ’08 “His response tothe Facebookquestion.”

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DiDomenico leads NU students in AmeriCorps initiativesDiDomenico leads NU students in AmeriCorps initiativesDiDomenico leads NU students in AmeriCorps initiativesDiDomenico leads NU students in AmeriCorps initiativesDiDomenico leads NU students in AmeriCorps initiatives

AmeriCorps members gather together at Northfield’s Windridge Camp on Sept. 15. Student volunteerism has

increased among both civilian and corps students on campus. (Nicole DiDomenico photo)

By Alex WhitneyNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

The Norwich UniversityAmeriCorps members are gettingsettled in their new positions andare excited to get more involvedin their volunteer sites, accordingto the AmeriCorps Team Leader. “AmeriCorps is a organizationof more than 70,000 Americanvolunteers, based all over theUnited States, who have pledgedto give their time to help andimprove our great nation inexchange for a grant or aneducation award,” said BrianZane a 23-year-old seniorpsychology major andAmeriCorps member fromFranklinville, N.J. AmeriCorps is a way to give backto the community, according toAmeriCorps member Joe Lacroix,a 20-year-old sophomore civilengineer major and from Azle,Tex. “AmeriCorps is basically a formof the Peace Corps, but ourservice is only in the U.S.,” saidNicole Fabbo an 18-year-oldfreshmen history major andAmeriCorps member from Everett,Mass. “At Norwich we usuallyonly volunteer at the local leveland statewide level.” AmeriCorps members first cameto Norwich in 2002, with just threemembers, and only one membercompleted all the required hours.For the 2007-08 academic year,Norwich has 15 members inAmeriCorps, and for the past twoyears, NU has lead all otherVermont colleges with the largestnumber of AmeriCorps members,according to Nicole DiDomenico,the Norwich AmeriCorps facilityadvisor and Director of VolunteerPrograms. “There is always a need foractivism and there is always room

for change,” Zane said. “Thevolunteer enthusiasm shown bytoday’s college students couldhave long-lasting benefits.” According to DiDomenico, theincrease in volunteerism atNorwich is exciting, and themembers this year are all on trackfor a good year. “I first was interested inAmeriCorps for the educationaward,” said junior JohnSzewczyk, a 20-year-oldmechanical engineering major andAmeriCorps team leader fromEffingham, N.H. “After being in

AmeriCorps my freshmen year Irealized the potential for a studentvolunteer to really make adifference in both the Norwichcommunity and the greaterNorthfield community.” “Volunteering is one of the mostrewarding selfless acts you cantake a part in,” Zane said. “I wouldbe lying if I said I didn’t receiveany benefit from volunteering,but in this case my selfishness ismy virtue.” This year the AmeriCorpsmembers at Norwich are a diversegroup with approximately half

women and half men. In addition,the group is made up of abouthalf corps members and havecivilian, Lacroix said. “Many volunteer opportunitiesare available to the student bodywith the presence of AmeriCorps,and with such a diverse board, itwill be easy for a student to finda community service project thatfits him or her best,” said KyleRobidas, a 19-year-oldsophomore criminal justice majorand AmeriCorps member fromColebrook, N.H. AmeriCorps at NU is operated

by the students within theorganization with the limited helpand guidance from the facilityadvisor, DiDomenico said. Szewczyk points to theindependence of the board asshowing the motivation anddedication of the students. “Each member chooses a causeor a ‘site’ for their focus of theyear,” Fabbo said. “Manymembers choose a ‘site’ that isclose to their heart. Whenpassion is evident in theworkplace the work followseasily.”

Volunteering is a great way to help your community, to “giveback” to the world and to feel good about yourself, and it’s somuch more!Volunteering can boost your life, your resume and your career.Here’s how:• Volunteering gives you the opportunity to develop and

practice specific skills required for future employment.Explaining how you developed your skills performing volunteerwork will emphasize to a potential employer that youunderstand how to apply academic training to real lifesituations.

• Skills you develop during volunteer work are easily transferableto other occupations and look great on your resume and coverletter.

• Volunteering gives you an opportunity to get an insider’s viewof a particular industry or agency without a long-termcommitment.

• Volunteering is a great way to network. If your supervisor getsto know your work style and quality, he or she may make anexcellent employment reference for you.

• Volunteering can open doors to job opportunities within theagency or at other organizations.

• Volunteering allows you to match your interests with anappropriate volunteer position.

Now that you’re interested in volunteering, what’s the next step?Think about what interests you. There are myriad opportunitiesavailable right here in Central Vermont in numerous fields, such as,• Architecture: Habitat for Humanity,• Business and Computer Science: March of Dimes, Brown

Public Library and CERV,• Child Care: Washington County Youth Services or Country

Paths After School Program,• Education: Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, NU Youth

Mentoring Program,• Environmental: Montpelier Parks,• Health Care: American Heart Association or People’s Health

and Wellness Center,• Humanitarian Aid: homeless shelters, food banks or Battered

Women’s Services. When you determine where you might like to volunteer, contactNicole DiDomenico at extension 2670 in the Office of VolunteerPrograms. When you want to add your newly developed skills andexperience to your resume, contact the Career Development Centerat extension 2125.

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This year the Corps of Cadetsbegan various training sessionsfor all upperclassmen, designedto prepare cadets to take on theroles being fulfilled by the classessenior to them. But the changehas been met with confusion,

negative response, and neglectfrom a portion of the corps. In chapter nine of the NU Corpsof Cadets Standard OperatingProcedure manual, an extensivetraining program designed for thedevelopment of every member inthe Corp of Cadets is explained.This year, these procedures arebeing implemented into the cadet

lifestyle in an effort to preparecadets to be leaders sooner. The training is designed with astated vision for each class sothat the cadets can be ready tostep into the next classes’ rolesand be ready to perform theirduties. The sophomore class, whoseresponsibility is to train the rookscoming next fall, has one of thesteepest learning curves in thenew plan. “We allow the sophomores ayear to gain increased maturity,insight, and discretion,” said Lt

corps sense and our next secondlieutenants and ensigns,”Gardner said. “They get a chanceto practice as a senior leadershipskills before standing in front ofa platoon of soldiers.” According to Gardner, the seniorclass should be working hard totrain their subordinates to stepup and be able to replace themwhen they graduate. But for those attending thetraining sessions, the message isa bit unclear. “We’re not following theschedule at all,” said Cecilia

In addition, Gardner said his goalis to “kill the idea of idlingthrough their time at Norwich.” By encouraging sophomorecadets to lead their peers intraining, they will be prepared forany role next year. According to Aguayo andGardner, many companies are notexecuting the training correctly,however. The problem, they said,is that their message was notdirected to the company andplatoon leaders the way it wasintended.

“The better we design the training tobe seen as useful to the recipient the

more compliant they become to it.We want them to willingly partici-

pate, not force it down their throats.”-Gardner-

Col. Patrick Gardner, the directorof operations and training in theoffice of the commandant. “More importantly, to afford usan extra year to train them to bethe cadet leaders we want to leadthe rooks in NCO ranks,” saidJonas Aguayo, a 21-year-oldsenior criminal justice major fromAmarillo, Tex., who is responsiblefor creating the first series oftraining sessions. He stressed the importance ofpreparing sophomores for nextyear. “You see the effect this yearwhen sophomores aren’t trainedproperly for junior positions,”Aguayo said. “They’re stilllearning how the year is runcorrectly.” Preparing the juniors for theirroles in leading the corps nextyear as officers is also a veryimportant priority for all thoseinvolved in upperclassmentraining. “I see the juniors as the nextclass of perspective officers in a

Flores, an 18-year-old sophomorebiology major, who said thetraining only lasts “about a halfhour and normally it does last forthe whole hour and half, like it isscheduled every Mon. and Wed.,from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Another sophomore, StevenLaganella, said that “the wholetraining program could besummed up in a few weeks andthe information is a repeat of whatI learned a semester earlier as arook.” “I know how to go to right-shoulder arms,” he said. “I haveenough work to do and don’tneed to be bothered.” But some aspects of the programare designed to hone skills. “Getting up and talking in frontof people is something you cando your whole life and not begood at,” Aguayo explained,adding that “this training isdesigned to get people in frontof other people and be able toapply that experience all thetime.”

“The better we design thetraining to be seen as useful tothe recipient the more compliantthey become to it,” Gardner said.“We want them to willinglyparticipate, not force it down theirthroats. “I’m excited about cadets takinghold of this and propelling itforward instead of this being a‘Jackman-lead’ initiative,”Gardner said. To curtail the lack progress beingmade, Aguayo is currentlyrevamping the training to bringthe sophomores together forclasses based on what currentcadet leaders want them to learn. “We’re going to give classes onwhat to do instead of what not todo,” Aguayo said, explaining thatthey plan on “giving suggestionsto follow in situations.” According to Aguayo, the planis to give sophomores instructionon how a year of training forRooks is run and of what eachphase consists.

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By Hailey RibeiroNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

Three cadets from theAustralian Defence ForceAcademy (ADFA) came toNorwich University in Septemberas part of an exchange programbetween NU and the ADFA,which gave them the opportunityto experience the differencesbetween the two lifestyles. The three Australians, who arein their third and final year atADFA, will be receivingcommissions as officers inAustralia’s military when theycomplete their schooling andtraining. Two of the cadets willbe commissioned into theAustralian Air Force, and one intothe Australian Army. The purpose of the Australiancadets’ week-long visit toNorwich was to complete anexchange between the schools.ADFA also received two cadetsfrom Norwich at the beginning ofthis semester: Cadet PhilipHickman and Cadet David Maida. “You have cadets from(Norwich) that have gone over toADFA, and they are actuallystudying abroad,” said Cox, a 21-year-old who is originally fromBrisbane, Queensland, Australia,and who is working on a Bachelorof Technology in Aviation.“We’re just doing a trip to sort ofcomplete the exchange and alsoto see how your university runs.” “We hadn’t had contact withany with U.S. military personalyet, and we will be working with(them) a lot more in the future aswell as now, so we thought itwould be good to come and seehow (they) work,” said AlexanderVick, a 21-year old physics major,from Wangaratta, Victoria,Australia, who is also another ofthe ADFA cadets whoparticipated in the exchange. The Defence Force Academysends students each year toplaces all over the world, Vicksaid, explaining that in the pastthey have been to India, Thailand,Singapore, and Malaysia. “They started a Norwich(exchange) last year, so we are thesecond ones (to come to NU),”

Vick said. During their stay at theuniversity, the Australian cadetsattended classes with their hosts,and participated in ROTC trainingrelating to their respective branchof service in the Australianmilitary. “I have had a couple of classeswith my host,” Cox said. Since his major is so differentfrom any offered at Norwich, hevisited a variety of classes. “I sortof went to random classes,” Coxsaid, adding that he participatedin morning physical training withSPEC-OPPS, the Air Force ROTCSpecial Forces program atNorwich.

run by the military, so there areno cadets in charge of cadets.” Housing situations where threeto four students may share oneroom and where more than adozen students in most cases mayshare the same bathroom, wasalso a new experience to theAustralian cadets. “We normally have our ownrooms,” Cox said. “To have onebathroom for 20-odd people isquite interesting.” The cadets from Norwich alsonoticed how different life atADFA is.“It’s much more relaxed,” saidDavid Maida, a 21-year-oldcriminal justice major from Palm

At ADFA there is a trainingsession at the beginning of thecadets’ first year similar to whatRook Week is at Norwich. Six weeks at the start of the yearserves as the first years’ initialtraining period, according to thecadets. “How to make your bed,weapons training, lots of drill,physical training (PT), lots oflessons on the military andcustoms,” were all parts of thisinitial six-week training session,Cox explained, adding that it isvery like Rook Week also becausethere is “always a sergeantyelling at you.” Unlike rooks at Norwich, first-

Australian cadets attend NU as part of exchange programAustralian cadets attend NU as part of exchange programAustralian cadets attend NU as part of exchange programAustralian cadets attend NU as part of exchange programAustralian cadets attend NU as part of exchange programthe traditions and ceremonies,which are such an integral part ofthe Corps of Cadets lifestyle andROTC programs. “Americans are probably a lotmore patriotic,” Cox said,commenting on the Air ForceROTC sophomore cadets andhow they had to stay aftermorning PT one day to recite theircreed. Some aspects, which are secondnature to cadets at Norwich, arenot common to cadets at ADFA.“We don’t salute other cadetsbecause there is no rankstructure,” Cox said. “We talked to Maida andHickman, and they said it was alot like ADFA,” Vick said, addingthat it was a bit surprising howhelpful and friendly all of thecadets were at Norwich towardsher and her fellow ADFA cadets. While it was easy for Vick to findsimilarities between the twoschools, Maida said there wasone thing that ADFA lackscompared to Norwich:recruitment. “The third years’ still have mindgames played on them,” Maidasaid. “There are no leadershiproles for cadets to take, becausethere is no cadet rank structure.They have a huge problem withrecruitment, and lack a lot of thepride and prestige that (Norwich)has.” The cadets said all had goodthings to say about their Norwichexperience, as Maida andHickman said they also loved thetime they spent in Australia. “I went on a road trip down theentire eastern coast of Australiaand scuba diving in the GreatBarrier Reef,” Maida said,explaining that the cadets alsohad the opportunity to gosurfing, jet skiing, and hikingthrough the rain forest. “This allowed me to realize thebigger picture, in both my lifeand America’s Role in the worldas the only Super power,”Maida said. “I have had time tosit back and write out mythoughts on how our corpsoperates compared to the othermilitary schools from across theglobe.”

Cox found that physical trainingat Norwich was at the same levelas what he considered to benormal at ADFA, but he said thatsome of the actual exercises weredifferent. “I didn’t know when it was goingto finish,” Cox said. “You try andto put in as much as you can, butbecause you don’t know whenit’s going to finish it’s a bitdepressing.” The cadets found much of theacademics and training to besame at Norwich and ADFA, butthey did notice some principledifferences. “The main difference (at ADFA)is that we don’t have a cadethierarchy,” Cox said, explainingthat at the ADFA it “is actually

Coast, Fla., who is in his senioryear at NU. Maida said there are no morningformations and no freshmantraining at ADFA. “After your lastclass, you’re done for the day,”he said. Since all cadets at ADFA haveleave for at least a few days aweek and the legal drinking ageis 18 in Australia, social eventsare different at the Australianfacility, Maida said. “Sports and drinking are a hugepark of the culture (in Australia),and at the school,” Maida said.“It is a lot like a federal Academy.They have lots of money to haveneat things, and the officer cadetsat ADFA get paid almost $30,000a year just to do homework.”

year cadets at ADFA becomeregular cadets after the initial six-week training period. There is nota privilege or promotion systemat ADFA, since there is no cadethierarchy. “Once you’ve finished your firstsix weeks, you can have in yourroom whatever you want, like abig TV,” Cox said. First year cadets at the DefenceAcademy are also allowed to goon weekend leave, starting onThursdays, although strictcurfews are enforced. Cadets arenot allowed to stay out overnightuntil their second year. There are some other maindifferences between life at ADFAand Norwich. The Australianexchange cadets took notice of

“We normally have ourown rooms (at ADFA). To

have one bathroom for20-odd people (at NU) is

quite interesting.”-Cox, a cadet from the

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Although Norwich has beenknown as a male-dominatedschool, because of targetedrecruiting efforts, the numbers ofwomen on campus haveincreased, according to Gen.Michael Kelley,

“Four recent initiatives arehelping us to attract morefemales,” Kelley said. “Three areathletic and one academic. For theacademic, we brought on theSpanish major and for the athletic,Volleyball is in its second season.Women’s lacrosse is in its secondseason, and women’s ice hockeyis in its first year as a varsitysport.” There are other women-dominating athletics andacademic majors at NU, which ishelping the influx of women oncampus. Nursing, for example, isan academic major that tendshave more women than males.Also, women’s rugby is rankednumber one in the country in Div.II. Because Norwich offers boththe Corps of Cadets and thetraditional civilian lifestyle,recruiting plans offer potential

students the choice of eitherlifestyle. This allows studentsto tailor their academic andathletic careers to what theywant or need. This year, NU has seen growthfor both the corps and civiliansnumbers.

recruiting tools for theuniversity, but the bestrecruiting tool is the studentsthemselves, said NU RegistrarLinda Yeomann, adding thatwhen students go home forbreaks they can use word-of-mouth to help recruitment.

“After 9/11, there was a realreturn of conservative nature inour country and a greater renewalof values and that want to be apart of something,” McGrathexplained. “We’ve seen youngpeople have a greater sense ofvolunteerism; that sense of

academic clubs, and positionsheld within the Corps of Cadetsare examples where women atNorwich have held highleadership positions excelled. “You can be a female andparticipate and rise to positionsof leadership within thatorganization,” Kelley said. “Ican’t think of something youcan’t do as a woman here atNorwich depending on yourlifestyle choice. “Last year we had a femaleregimental commander, a femalepresident of the studentgovernment association, a femalehead of residence life within thecivilian student living structure,”Kelley said, adding that “the yearbefore that we had a femalebattalion commander, a femalechair of the honor committee.” Some women in the past haveachieved special honors. In 1995,Tracey L. Jones, NU class of1996, was the first Norwichstudent to be selected as aRhodes Scholar. Yeomann said young women aresearching for schools, such asNU, that provide safe stableacademic and athleticopportunities.

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Members of Drill Team Company (above) dance dur-ing the presentation of Billy Joel’s “Good NightSiagon,” a song played at each NU ball. Joe Booth and Matthew Doyle hoist Timothy Kramer(right) following song. The song’s chorus epitomizesthe commraderie of the Corps of Cadets and is a popu-lar hit at each such gathering.

Photos by Gabrielle Rondeau, Andrea Marie, Meghan Hoskins, and Timothy Kramer.

Ashley Sanford and Chris Prybella (above) dance dur-ing Regimental Ball, which was held in Plumley Ar-mory Oct. 27. Meghan Hoskins (below l to r), AndreaBoomgaard and Gabrielle Rondeau pose for a pictureduring the ball.

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“This year the incomingfreshmen class was 20 percentfemale and 80 percent male,”Kelley said. “In past years, ourattrition of female rooks wasgreater than our attrition of malerooks during the first semester. “This year our female losseshave been comparable to ourlosses with our male rooks,”Kelley said about the growth ofthe rook class. “The enteringclass of all students is 31 percentwomen, 69 percent male.” Recruiting at NU is a never-ending process. Academic majorsand athletics are obvious

Safety is also a major issuestudents consider when decidingwhich schools to select. “Norwich is by far one of thesafest college campuses inAmerica,” said Karen McGrath,Vice President for Admissions.“Seventeen Magazine, which isa big magazine for young women,had Norwich in their top 10 safestcollege campuses in the country.And we were the only school (inthe list) on the east coast.” Because of its image as a militaryinstitution, structure is a largepart of NU’s community for bothcorps and civilian students.

service to others before self,which is the Norwich culture.This is not limited to just youngwomen, but to young people ingeneral.” NU prepares young men andwomen for future roles they willbe taking in either military orcivilian careers. Values such asleadership and teamwork attractfuture students who seek thatsense of service to country. In addition to the leadershippositions on athletic teams, NUhas organizations that helpstudent develop. Ringcommittees, honor committees,

“This year our female losses have beencomparable to our losses with our male rooks.The entering class of all students is 31 percent

women, 69 percent male.” -Kelley-

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By Reza AfsarmaneshNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

After 23 years of service toNorwich, Music Professor JamesBennettt will retire at the end ofthe semester. Bennett, who was a musicprofessor, also was the banddirector and an assistantcommandant at the university. “Being an assistantcommandant is very important,”he said, “because I was head ofthe band company and wasinvolved with the corpsresponsibilities 24 hours a day,seven days a week.” Bennett also conducts a smallmen’s chorus a cappella group,made up of 12 students. Bennett received his musicdegree from the University ofSouthern Maine and started hismusic career in 1967. “I gave up band director a yearago because I knew I was goingto retire,” Bennett said. Maj. Tim Smith was hired as thenew band director and assistant

NU music program sees changes with transition from Bennett to SmithNU music program sees changes with transition from Bennett to SmithNU music program sees changes with transition from Bennett to SmithNU music program sees changes with transition from Bennett to SmithNU music program sees changes with transition from Bennett to Smithcommandant at the Norwich. “It’s an end of an era. For twoand a half decades Bennettcarried the torch for music atNorwich,” Smith said. “I’m goingto have to continue from him andkeep a good working relationshipbetween us.” Smith’s music career took offwhen he enlisted as a player in aMarine Corps Band. Six yearslater he became a teacher at theArmed Forces School of Musicin Virginia. “When Smith came in for theaudition, he did somethingcompletely different,” said DanielWoods, 22, a seniorenvironmental science major fromNew Hampshire. “It caught ourattention, what he did made ussound good and we liked that.” When Smith was appointedband director, he changed a fewpractices, including Marine-typemarching, music, and a practicetime change. Practice time usedto be in the morning and waschanged to the late afternoon. “Morning practices were at 5:45

a.m. Tuesday and Thursday,”Woods said. “But now they havebeen moved to Monday andThursday afternoons,” Woodssaid. “It is better because wedon’t have to wake up earlyanymore, and we don’t wakeanyone else up by practicing.Also the band sounds betterduring the afternoon practices,because band members are moreawake.” The two band directors havetheir own styles of music andpresent different messages totheir students. Bennett teachesthe appreciation of the historyside of music and Smithemphasizes at the final finishedproduct. “When I started this job I knewexactly what I wanted to do,”Smith said. “I wanted to build aband from the ground up and takea band that was well establishedand make them incredibly well.” “Smith is doing a great job andis bringing new fresh ideas to theband,” Phillips said. Phillips said his efforts are

“trying to get people in the bandwho know what they’re doing,just like the drill team does.” “I don’t know anyone whowould think making Maj. Smithband director was a bad idea,”Woods said. “His experiencetoward the band has been verybeneficial.” Smith is not only the banddirector, he is also a “full assistant

commandant at the university andis in charge of the drill team, bandand artillery,” Bennett said. “Hisjob is very different from whatmine was.” “I always made sure Iunderstood Bennett and wherethe band comes from throughtradition and history,” Smithsaid.

Music Professor Jim Bennett, seen here in April 2006 duringhis last concert with the Regimental Band, will retire from NU atthe end of this semester. The transition to his replacement, Maj.Tim Smith has been smooth.

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Kelly Stephens, who playsLucy, rehearses Dracula, whichwill be presented by PegasusPlayers Nov. 9-10 in Dole Aud.

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With Halloween just past and allthings ghoulish and dark in theair, it is only natural to pay tributeto those who hold sway over thethings that go bump in the night. On Nov. 9-10, the NorwichUniversity Pegasus Players areperforming Dracula in Doleauditorium at 8 p.m.. Although there are manydifferent versions of the play, allbased upon Bram Stoker’s novelpublished in 1897, the PegasusPlayers’ production will be anoriginal adaptation set in modernday New Orleans. This is partly a tribute to thehorror novelist Anne Rice, whowas born and lived in NewOrleans. Modern New Orleans is also aprime location for the storybecause things have, as of yet,not returned to normal after theevents of Hurricane Katrina andis the perfect place for the first

vampire to feed upon residentsand tourists alike. This version is also more campyand not as serious or forebodingthen other versions of the script.This version is more of a moderninterpretation of the work, whichdefined the role in 1931. When Bela Lugosi was shownto the world as Dracula, sexappeal and vampires had beenbound together for all time andeven now it is difficult to think ofDracula and not have an imageof the character Bela Lugosicreated. Another recent film which bothheightens and romanticizes therole of Dracula and the story ofBram Stoker is the 1992 film, BramStoker’s Dracula. In this version,the link between Vlad Draculaand the title character of BramStoker’s original novel isestablished. Vlad Dracula, also known in thein the West as Vlad the Impaler,was a Prince of what is now

Romania and is still regarded as ahero for his sense of justice andbravely defending his nation fromOttoman expansion during themid 1400s. His obsession with blood andthe cruelty he displayed againsthis enemies is what earned him

his nickname as well as thecorrelation between him and themythical vampire of legend. Vlad lost his first wife after shecommitted suicide in order toescape capture while the castlewas being invaded. The film hasher killing herself at the thoughtof his death in battle. Uponhearing this, Prince Vlad forsakesGod and becomes Dracula. The character of Mina isactually a reincarnation of theprince’s one true love and heattempts to reunite himself withher. The 1931 film follows a morepopular plotline in which Draculais simply a villain who desires tofeed upon his victims and spreadthe curse of being one of theundead. Although the acting is good andBela Lugosi gave anunforgettable performance, manycritics believe the Spanishlanguage version of the film wassuperior although the acting wasunsatisfactory.

Another film worth mentioningis the original adaptation whichwas unauthorized because therights could not be obtained. Assuch the title of the story waschanged from Dracula toNasferatu. The name of CountDracula is also changed to CountOrlok. This version is set in the 1838and many characters are alsomissing. Instead the secondarycharacters, such as Lucy and VanHelsing are dismissed. The mostnoticeable difference is how uglyDracula looks. He has many rat-like features with a long nose, earsand extremely long fingers.Dracula must also sleep duringthe day, is harmed by sunlightand carries the plague with himinstead of the ability to turn othersinto vampires.. Hopefully the Pegasus Players’production will be an entertainingone that will leave the audiencewith an auspicious thirst forblood.

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By Rick CleaverNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

Following their 6-7-3 record fromlast season, members of thisyear’s Norwich Women’s SoccerTeam said the squad wasdetermined to be better in 2007. With a core group ofupperclassmen returning and ahandful of talented freshmanready to step in, this year’s teamcame into camp with a newmindset and better focus. “This year preseason wasdifferent,” said senior SarahRiester, a 23-year-old biologymajor from Auburn, N.Y. “Wereally focused on bonding andemphasized how important it wasto be close as a team. Our teamchemistry has definitely helpedus on and off the field.” With the help of the coachingstaff and input from the captains,the women approached theseason by making a strongereffort to incorporate more teambuilding activities to help withteam chemistry and team morale. “Team chemistry was a big issuefor us last season,” said Lauren

Pacelli, a 22-year-old biologymajor from Auburn, N.Y. “Thisyear, we have organized a lotmore team dinners. We also haveteam study hall and the girls liketo get together on the weekends,whether we are celebrating a winor just having fun away fromsoccer.” During the Cadets unbeatenstreak this year, the team was ableto win eight of the nine gamesthey played and now have arecord of 11-4-0. The 11 wins mark a new single-season record for Norwichwomen’s soccer. “I think the way we havecommunicated off the field hasdefinitely helped in the way wecommunicate on the field” Pacellisaid. “We didn’t want any problemsoff the field to interfere with ourteam and we know how importantit is to take advantage of theopportunities we have,” sheadded. With only two regular seasongames remaining, the women arekeeping their focus on taking itone game at a time and not trying

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to look ahead. “Right now we just want tofinish the season off strong,” saidsenior captain Katie Magnus, a22-year-old nursing major fromWaterbury, Vt. “I think we havelearned from our losses this yearand want to make sure we go intoplayoffs on a winning note.”

With strength on defense andan ability to score goals, it is hardnot to look ahead at the potentialof this year’s women’s soccerteam to perform well in the postseason. Players agreed that the Cadetshave a legitimate chance atwinning a GNAC championship

“Winning the GNAC would beawesome and I really think it isa possibility,” Magnus said.“We are right up there with thetop three teams and I think itreally comes down to who is onthat day and who brings their‘A’ game.”

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By Drew DilleyNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

This year’s NU freshmen on thefootball team have helped thesquad to a “more athletic” styleof play, according to a teamcaptain. Although each team on campusbrings in new athletes at thebeginning of each new season,this year’s freshmen footballclass consists of an astonishing65 new players. “We have some great changesand new things to build off of thisyear,” said junior tight endRichard Cumby, 20, acommunications major from FortWalton Beach, Fla. “We are ayoung team and have some reallygood freshmen that work hardand are very athletic.” Although the air is filled withexcitement and high expectations

of a great season, there is littletime for anything but hard workand determination because theteam competes in the Empire 8Athletic Conference, which isone of the most prestigious Div.III football conferences in thecountry. Not only does the Empire 8conference boast one of theoverall toughest in the nation, italso boasts one of the country’stop 25 nationally-ranked teams. Conference foe Alfred State,located in New York, is currentlyranked 16 in the country. With a handful of top returningplayers, including senior captainBrendan Recchia, junior captainDarnell Jackson, and fellowclassmate Richard Cumby, theteam will need help from a selectfew freshmen as well. “George Wigham and Gene Gilisare two major athletes that have

come into the program andworked well with our style ofplay,” said Recchia, a 21-year-oldcommunications major fromPleasant Valley, N.Y. “Theoffensive line also has a numberof freshmen that have stepped upand played.” Third year Head Coach ShawnMcIntyre said that the team has“three offensive linemen starting:center Alant Francois andoffensive guards Jason Collinsand Don Hanni. In the receivingcorps we have George Wighamand Jordan Earl who are playingfor us right now.” Not only have the Cadetsbrought in players to help fire uppoints on the score boardoffensively, they have alsoacquired a number of players onthe defensive side of the ball aswell. “Defensively we have Noah

Pressley and Jason Springer, anoutside linebacker,” Cumby said.“Both are really good and workhard.” McIntyre agreed, adding that“Brandon Fowler is getting quitea bit of time at nose guard as well.All the freshmen must learn thepace of college football from thecondition to the level of contact.” Although the Cadets’ currentrecord of 2-5 may not appear tobe the best, it’s little things thatoccur off the game field, such asworking hard as a team in practice,that will pave the way for successin current and future seasons. “A few highlights so far is thefact that we’re all working hardtogether and coming together asa team whether we are attackingthe football on defense or justexecuting plays on offense,”Cumby said. “It’s been a bumpyride so far but I look forward to

the games to come and I have nodoubt that we will finish off thisseason with a few more wins.” “Right now we are definitelygoing through a tough time, butthat does not mean the season isover,” Recchia said. “We needto remain positive as a team andcontinue to work hard at practice. “There is no reason each playercan’t continue to get better, andneed to remember that the seasonis not over until the clock runsout in our last game,” heexplained. The Cadets have three gamesleft in the current seasonincluding two straight homematches. They host UticaCollege this weekend in theirhome season finale beforetraveling to Springfield Collegein the final game of the regularseason.

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Norwich strength & conditioning coach prepares student athletesNorwich strength & conditioning coach prepares student athletesNorwich strength & conditioning coach prepares student athletesNorwich strength & conditioning coach prepares student athletesNorwich strength & conditioning coach prepares student athletesBy Jacob PagraganNorwich Guidon Staff Writer

In an effort to boost the athleticteams at Norwich, in-season andoff-season workouts have beenin full force, according to the headstrength and conditioning coach. In athletics, getting ahead of thecompetition is imperative. In aneffort to accomplish that, thestrength and conditioningprogram at NU has been workingwith athletes from most sports,including football, men’s andwomen’s ice hockey, andbaseball, in order to get thecompetitors in peak physicalcondition prior to and duringtheir respective seasons. “Before the year started we

went over the workouts with thecoaches, to go over schedulingand to make sure that both ourideas and goals are the same forthe athletes,” said Jeff Kruger,who is in his second year as the

in-season and pre-seasonathletes. “In-season (athletes) come inone to two days a week forroughly a half an hour with warm-up, abs, and a lift,” Kruger

for the athletes. “The goal is to try and preventinjuries through increasedstrength, and to make sure theathletes are healthy and confidentwhen they go home for the

soccer team last spring. They arecurrently sporting their bestrecord in several years and are inbetter physical condition thanyears prior. “It helped that we were in shapewhen we came into preseasoncamp this year and were able tojust work on soccer and not workon getting in-shape,” said seniorco-captain Peter Andrews, 21, asenior business major from St.Albans, Vt. With improvements evident insuch teams as men’s soccer, it isclear that Kruger’s in-season andoff-season workouts are abeneficial addition to the athlete,and are becoming more vital assports become more competitive.

head strength and conditioningcoach. After Kruger finished theformalities with coaches, he wasable to set up an appropriateworkout schedule for the athletesto ensure maximum results. Eachof these workouts varies fromsport to sport, as well as between

explained. “Off-season athletesare usually in here three days aweek with anywhere from one totwo hours a week running.” With this heavy workoutschedule, Kruger has noticed animprovement in nearly all sportshe works with. This improvementdovetails with his personal goals

summer,” Kruger said. “It isimportant that the athletes havean idea of what is expected ofthem during summer break. Theygo home feeling good and lookinggood with an idea of where theyneed to be when they get back.” As far as results are concerned,Kruger worked with the men’s

“In-season (athletes) come in one to two days a week for roughly ahalf an hour with warm-up, abs, and a lift. Off-season athletes areusually in here three days a week with anywhere from one to two

hours a week running.” -Kruger-

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The Norwich UniversityWomen’s Soccer Team’s latestcommunity service project has itworking with the local children’ssoccer organization in Northfield,Vt., because community serviceis “part of the obligation ofplaying,” according to the team’shead coach. The Northfield Dynamos is acommunity soccer organizationfor both boys and girls, rangingin age from kindergarten to sixthgrade. Some of the children areinvolved with the fall recreationalleague, which is divided intoboys’ and girls’ groupsaccording to grade level. The girls working with theNorwich Women’s Soccer Teamare third and fourth gradersaround ages nine and 10, and arebeing coached by one of theplayer’s mothers, Kelly Driscoll-Smith. Driscoll-Smith works forNorwich as the Functional AreaSpecialist for InformationTechnology at the School ofGraduate Studies and

volunteered to work with the girlsbecause she “was approached bya Dynamos board member andwas asked to coach.” “When I said ‘yes,’ I asked whatsort of resources can I tap into atthe university and I made theapproach to Coach (Tyler)Renaud, the Norwich Women’sSoccer Coach, and he immediatelyreplied back,” Driscoll-Smithsaid. Driscoll-Smith said she askedfor assistance because she “didnot have a soccer backgroundand she needed to be able to getsomebody in here that could helpkids learn the game and the rules.” She said she was also lookingto get the Dynamo players“individualized attention,” alongwith firsthand experience with thegame. Renaud said he agreed to helpbecause he is always searchingfor community service projectsfor his players and this was “aperfect opportunity.” The first time the NU playersworked with the Dynamos wasright after their game againstLyndon State College on Sunday,Sept. 16, 2007. That first practice

together “went off without ahitch, it went great,” Renaudsaid. Renaud invited Driscoll-Smith’sDynamos to Norwich to watch thegame, and afterwards to “godown to our practice fields andput on a clinic for them,” he said. The first time the two teams gottogether they “spent about anhour with each other, just goingthrough some drills, more or lessjust getting the Dynamoscomfortable with playing thegame of soccer,” Renaud said. This was the first of many hoursNU Women’s Soccer Teammembers have spent with theyoung girls this fall. Driscoll-Smith said the coaches

for both the Dynamos and theNorwich program have a positiveoutlook on working together tohelp the young girls learn “thatit’s not just one player thatdetermines winning or losing, it’sa team effort.” “It’s just a great feeling for youwhen you see these little kidscome down there and they lookup to you,” said NU Assistantcoach Dirk Vandeveer. “Theylisten to you, what you have tosay, and they give 110 percent onthe field.” Vandeveer, who comes from asemi-professional background, isthe Norwich Women’s goaliecoach. He said he has been able to work

personally with one of theDynamos goalies, which hasmade him “so proud to be able toteach somebody this young howto develop her skills for when shegoes on to play high schoolsoccer or JV soccer.” Renaud said the benefit of theprogram is not just short termfor the Dynamos and NU, but italso has positive long termeffects because of Northfield’s“tradition of quality soccer.” He said he wants “to helpencourage the program andhelp see it grow. You never know when you mightsee a young lady fromNorthfield playing soccer for usone day.”

NU Women’s SoccerCoach Tyler Renaudinstructs members of

the Northfield Dynamos,a community soccer

organization for boysand girls.

Norwich employee andmother of one of the

Dynamos girl players,Kelly Driscoll-Smith,helped arrange to havethe NU team teach the

younger players.