The Norwich Guidon

The Norwich Guidon, student newspaper of Norwich University, is published twice monthly and has won numerous awards for excellence in its class. Reporters, editors, and managers for The Norwich Guidon are students at the university who work under the guidance of a Communications faculty advisor. Student editors learn electronic pagination using state of the art computer equipment.

If you have any questions or comments about the paper, please contact Professor Ken Bush at kbush@norwich.edu.

In The News

January 24, 2002

Investigation into policy violations concludes: NU expels 3 cadets for regulations violations; 14 others face sanctions

According to a university press release, the investigation started when campus officials found stolen property in a student room during routine dormitory inspections at the beginning of the holiday break last December. Mike McKean, Commandant of Cadets and Vice President of Student Affairs, said that the stolen items led to closer scrutiny of the room.

NU administration questioned about legality of student room searches

On January 15, 2002 Commandant of Cadets and Vice President for Student Affairs Col. Mike McKean held a meeting with all the juniors and seniors of the corps. In this meeting, McKean was asked about the legality of the school having the right to search the student's rooms and private property.

MCW Ice Trek 2000

Rather than spend their holiday in bed, the cadets of the Norwich Army ROTC's Mountain Cold Weather Company (MCW) spent New Year's Day preparing for the field.

With a record of 11-4: NU women's basketball team stomp Simmons 110-38

With a record of 11-4, the Norwich women's basketball team looks to ride a six-game winning streak into the playoffs. They have found team chemistry and unity.

Men's basketball team struggles with many freshman players

With a 4-11 record and seven freshmen getting a lot of early season action, the start of the GNAC regular season couldn't start too soon for the Norwich men's basketball team.

Men's hockey loses first game after winning 16 in a row

The top-ranked, undefeated Division III men's ice hockey team in the country lost their first game on one dark and snowy night last week.

WNUB offers student on-air shows

This year was the first time in the station's history that programming was broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Norwich campus receives special environmental recognition

In a recent national survey conducted by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Norwich University was recognized as a leader among university campuses in land and grounds management programs.

Intramural sports keep students active through winter months

As students return from their Christmas vacation they look forward to playing intramural sports at Norwich. These team sports offer students some competitive fun to add excitement to the often monotonous winter months.

Area dads construct homemade hockey rink

When Abbey Goodrich and Haley Arnold weren't receiving equal opportunity to play in the local NAHA Squirts Hockey team, their fathers George and Ian built them a rink of their own.

Project Graduation lottery, plans move forward toward spring

The 10-week lottery, which started on Dec. 21, had a low participation with the kids selling the tickets compared to previous years, according to Project Graduation's co-chairman.