Dear Editor:
As a student here at Norwich, I am very dependent on the e-mail
system that we use; i.e., CLiC. Today I heard that any e-mails sent
out would take 48 hours to get to the receiving individual. If I
send out e-mail I am usually expecting a response within 24 hours.
CLIC is how students and professors communicate with each other.
It is often the way that students hand in assignments or ask questions
about a topic that will be discussed in class.
Now, I don’t want to pick on Computer Services, because I
understand that the Internet can be weird, sometimes, but things
like this happen ALL the time here at Norwich! I honestly can say
that I don’t know very much about computers, but there has
to be something that can be done about this problem. Maybe we can
upgrade to a better version of CLiC, or maybe we should find a different
program for our school’s e-mail.
All I know is that I need to be able to use my e-mail. When it
is not allowing us to view our messages, or the e-mails that are
sent out are not being received, there must be a problem, somewhere.
Is anything being done about this?
Stephanie Tavss
Dear Editor:
Being a student at Norwich University is a wonderful thing, and
being a member of the Corps of Cadets just makes it that much better
for me. But one thing that has bothered me the entire four years
of my Norwich career is the fact that we do not get federal holidays
off. I have many friends that attend public and private school alike
all around the country, and, with the exception of the University
of Miami, we are the only one that does not get these holidays off.
Some of my peers even get odd breaks in the middle of the semester
in addition to winter or spring break and still finish the semester
the same time we do -- weird, huh? Another great point of concern
is that we are a military school, and we do not observe federal
holidays, not even Veterans' or Memorial Day! I would think that
if anyone were going to take time off to appreciate these days,
it would be America’s oldest private military college. It would
be nice to get a three- or four-day weekend off once in a while,
other than Labor Day, when we have a large parade, anyway. This
is just something that seems to be unusual to me and could change
for the better of the students and faculty.
Dave Armeson
Dear Editor:
I know that every school has an issue with parking, and although
I know Norwich University has provided a few more parking spots
this year, I feel that we are still lacking in this area. Even with
freshmen and sophomores without cars, students are still sometimes
finding it difficult to find a parking spot.
The men’s ice hockey team seems to pull in quite a crowd for
their home games, and I feel it should be taken into consideration
of adding spaces closer to Kreitzberg Arena. Many people that attend
these games happen to be older fans, and they shouldn’t have
to walk the distance from the student parking lot to the arena.
Just this past weekend, the women’s ice hockey team had an
away trip to Boston, and their returning arrival wasn’t until
late Sunday night. When they arrived at the rink early Saturday
morning, they were stopped by a security guard and told to park
in the student parking lot, due to a track meet and a men’s
ice hockey game later that night.
It is quite a hassle to walk that
distance when carrying things for
an overnight trip, not to mention
coming home late on a Sunday
night with temperatures below
zero.
I believe there is a need for more parking spaces, especially at
Kreitzberg Arena, since the men’s ice hockey team does represent
our school quite well and pull in our community, as well as surrounding
communities, to their games.
Holly Manning
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Today is Thursday, February 19, 2004, and
I am writing my column having just gotten
off the phone with the Commandant, receiving
a report that our Drill Team arrived safely down in New Orleans
at
Tulane University. As you probably all know, they are competing
in a
National Championship at Tulane. It is great scheduling on the part
of the Drill
Team and Tulane University, as it is also Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
I know our
Drill Team will do us proud, and we all wish them the very best
in their competition!
As you know, we planned to renovate Alumni Hall this summer. The
bids have now arrived on
campus, and it is becoming clear to us, and particularly to Mr.
David Magida, Chief Administrative
Officer, that we will not be able to accomplish the work all in
one summer, but over the next two to
three summers. Brigadier General Kelley will be in touch with students
concerning the details on
this, but it appears that our present students will not be as inconvenienced
this spring as we originally
thought. I am looking forward to having Alumni Hall completely renovated,
because it is such a
historic building on our campus. I know all of our students who
will occupy that space will appreciate
the renovations that we will be conducting.
Lastly, I want to commend everyone for a wonderful Winter Carnival
Weekend! I think the events were wonderfully planned and showed
the commitment of our student leaders to having a great time. I
am sorry that more students did not participate in some of the events,
but for all those who did, I hope you had a great weekend! Winter
Carnival is a great tradition at Norwich and one that I want to
continue to enhance and improve. To all of you who were involved
in the planning, the preparation, and the implementation, thanks
for a job incredibly well done. Norwich forever!
One of the most common things heard around campus is “There
is nothing to do in the middle of Vermont.” But talk with Chan
Stowell, Director of Activities, and things happen on campus all
the time. He works closely with NUAC to bring exciting events to
campus. But what may be the problem is that students are just too
stubborn to realize that they have attractions coming to the campus
every week -- events such as casino night, comedians, and concerts.
This past Winter Carnival had the worst turnout in NU history.
The student activities office worked hard to include many new attractions
this year, such as the rail jam. Unfortunately, few students took
advantage of the events.
The lack of student participation was not lost on the administration,
and there may not be a Winter Carnival, next year. A presumed lack
of interst and the costs involved may eliminate this fun tradition.
Students need to stop complaining that there is nothing to do and
support the efforts of the university to bring interesting and fun
activities to campus. If student participation in campus-sponsored
events keeps going lower and lower, maybe the events will stop happening,
and then there really will be nothing to do here.
Step up to the plate and support our student activities office!
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