As the number of students at Norwich has grown, the daily scramble for parking spaces has become one of the major irritants for resident and commuter students alike. But don’t expect a solution soon – which means, complaining about parking is one thing almost everyone at Norwich can agree on. [Read more…]
Archives for October 2015
Parking problems plague NU
Students advocating return of NU’s first fraternity seek support
Founded as the first chapter in the nation at Norwich University (NU), Theta Chi Fraternity was later banned in 1959. Now, a group of students are trying to bring it back but in the format of “a club on campus” with “three years trial,” said the group’s leader. [Read more…]
Embrace the spirit of research
Before I came to Norwich, one of my previous positions was as vice president of research at Drexel University in Philadelphia. There I oversaw faculty and student research at the doctoral, masters and undergraduate levels. Time and again I got to see not only the accomplishment of research well done, but more importantly, I observed students and professors engaging in the process that is research. [Read more…]
Norwich improves GPAs by housing students by major
For the last two years, Norwich University has been placing rooks by academic major in the dorms to build camaraderie within the major, so that students with similar interests can excel in the classroom. That system appears to be having considerable impact. [Read more…]
Investment club uses real money to get real-world lessons
The Norwich Investment Club is a small club that is supported by Norwich alumni and faculty and invests real money, thanks to a donation that got it started.
It was created two years ago and is a club that is open to students who are interested and it’s looking for new members, said the president and co-founder of the Investment Club of Norwich. [Read more…]
Women’s hoops looks to win GNAC after an impressive finish last year
The past two seasons the Norwich women’s basketball team has fallen short of being conference champions. This year, the women are preparing to come out on top. “We can be more than competitive within and outside of conference,” according to the women’s head coach. [Read more…]
Lacrosse prepares for spring season
Norwich University’s men’s lacrosse team has started practicing in their 2015 fall season. The condensed fall season is an opportunity for the Cadets to prepare and evaluate for their spring season, according to the head coach. “These guys are really responding well, in terms of a team effort, I think there is a positive atmosphere,” said head coach Neal Anderson. [Read more…]
Leafy walk
A mother and her son and grandmother walk up from Kreitzberg Library during a foliage visit to campus. The fall color was still close to peak this past weekend but a hint of things to come hit on Sunday when brisk snow squalls blanketed the region, leaving a coating of white.
Fallout continues from UP 500 controversy
After decades of Corps tradition, the infamous, semi-nude race known as the UP 500, will no longer be part of the university’s future.
That is the word from Norwich’s Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Frank Vanecek. [Read more…]
Say Something
October 29, 2015 Leave a Comment
Whenever I sit down to write this column, I feel like I’m writing a TED talk. It’s hard to figure out what to say, what to call it, because God knows it’s not being called “That’s What She Said,” or “That’s What He Said,” or “As We See it.” Not on my watch. So I try to think of something snappy and eye-catching, and it always ends up sounding cheesy or cliche- at least to me. But what I’m trying to say is that no matter how lost I am, no matter if I know what I want to say or not, I have to say something. And inevitably I get a few compliments on how my column was well-written or something of that nature. Because something is always better than nothing. Instead of sitting in silence and letting your grade drop because you’re waiting to find the perfect thing to say in a class that’s based on participation, say something.
Being afraid gets you nowhere.