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One of the Oldest College Newspapers ENTENNIAL 1 9 0 7 H _ . -JDITION Independently Run By Cadets Since 1 9 0 7 2 0 0 7 VOLUME 1 0 0 Friday, A pril 2 0 th , 2 0 0 7 ISSUE 26 News The Campus was visited by students from the Ecole Polytechniquc, a French engineering school in the suburbs of Paris. The students were returning for their second trip this school year...pg 1 Features The Office of the Chaplin to the Corps is hosting the "How Not to Marry a Jerk" A series of lectures and activities that help individuals find their soulmate without finding a Opinion In light of this week's tragic events, it brings to mind the importance of having concealed weapons as a way to defend one's self or possibly defuse a potentially deadly situation, in this week's Opinion section, we get an Alumni's reaction and suggestions on the future of concealed weapons...pg 6 Entertainment UFC shocked the mixed martial arts world with its acquistion of its biggest rival. Pride Fighting, now see what its plans are for the future and why some of its biggest fighters are ready for the upcoming year...pg 9 H u m o r The Cadet piles it high with some Haikus K-Fau style; and..Here's to you Mr. ROTC, your cocky swagger and chest full o f medals command our utmost respect......pgiO S e c t i o n s News..................... 1 Sports................. 4 Opinion................... 6 Entertainment....... 8 Humor................... 10 The Cadet, student newspaper of the Virginia Military Institute, was established in the Fall of 1907 and has been continued since that time. Our newspaper is published ewry Friday afternoon during the academic year, except during Corps trips, holiday’s and exam periods. A yeaiiy subscription is 825 on Post iuid 830 olT Post. The Cadet offices are located on the third floor of Maury Brooke Hall. The Cadet Office Phone: \^11 Box 7 (540) 464-7274 Lexington, VA Office Email: 24450-0304 cadetedil@gmail.com The Cadet is a member of the Publications Board which senes as tlie super- \isory bixiy for iUl c.idet publications. Periodic.ils postage piiid- Lexington, VA Postal Number: USP654-880 The Cadet is printed weekly by The News Gazette and published by: The Cadet VMI Box 7, Lexington, VA, 24450. A . S C E C o m p e t i t i o n ToDROTCCadelsCometoVM By Bert Williams Cadet News Writer Last weekend, VMI was host to the 2007 /Vmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Regional Virginias Competition. T h i s r e g i o n a l competition p i t t e d students from VMI against students from over a dozen universities iVi both Virginia and West V i r g i n i a . S t u d e n t s competed in several civil engineering f o r u m s , including the ASCE Regional/ National Concrete Canoe Competition and the ASCE/ AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition, two of the largest undergraduate civil engineering competitions in the world. The competition began on Friday, April 13''‘, with a career fair in Cameron Hall. Engineering companies from across Virginia came to interview cadets and students for internships and employment opportunities. Simultaneously, the competitions began. There were five group regional competition categories; Surveying, Structures, Environmental, Geotechnical, and Technical. These competitions involved groups of three to four students performing a variety of tasks from laboratory calculations to field measurements to system design. VMI fielded teams in all of these competitions and won 3"* place in the Surveying category, and 1“ place in the Environmental. One of the largest competitions is the Concrete Canoe, in which VMI participated for the first time in many years. A national level competition, students design and construct canoes made of concrete and compete in several racing events. Teams are also judged on aesthetics, p r o j e c t management, d e s i g n reports, and presentation. The team c o n s i s t e d of four 2"‘* class civil e n g in e e r in g majors, and was lead by Ca d e t - i n - Charge Jordan Combs. Despite their lack of experience, smaller team, and late start, the VMI team performed well, placing S'*" overall. One judge stated that VMI’s concrete canoe presentation was “impressive”. In the racing portion of the competition, the Institute team’s inexperience showed. In the first event, a distance slalom, See Catlett on Page 2 By Kevin Finger Cadet News Writer The SO* George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar is currentiy underway, focusing on the Army’s role in the National Security of the United States, as well as world security. Hosted by the George C. Marshall Foundation, the Marshall Awards brings together over 270 of the top cadets from Army ROTC programs, the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the United States Coast Guard Academy. The seminar takes place at General Marshall’s alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute, as well as the campus of Washington and Lee University from April 17-20. Since the Award Seminar was founded in 1976 by then Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Bernard Rogers, and Marshall Foundation trustee, retired General Maxwell Taylor, the Marshall Foundation has teamed up with the United States Army to bring nearly 9500 of the top ROTC cadets in the nation to Lexington, Virginia. These cadets have been selected by the cadre of their college or university Army ROTC detachment as the outstanding Army ROTC cadet for the year and receive the Marshall ROTC Award. Throughout the week, cadets have been participating in various roundtable discussions throughout the week on topics such as the Media and the Battieficld, Officer’s Ethics, and Homeland Security and the Role of the Military. These discussions are being led by ofiicers and NCOs provided by Cadet Command, . as well as recognized experts in their subject field from the military, State Department, and various think tanks. As a testament to the long term importance of the seminar, many of the discussions are nearly identical to those at the first seminar in 1978. Among the original twelve roundtable discussions were “Nuclear Weapons: Prospects and Problems of Proliferation,” “Terrorism and US Foreign Policy,” and “W^lat Should US Policy be in the Middle See ROTC on Page 2 Westmoreland Specialist Speaks in Preston By Mike Hughes Cadet News Writer Dr. Paul Miles, Colonel US Army (Ret.), spoke to cadets in Preston Library on April 18'*’ on the topic of General William C. Westmoreland’s role in the Vietnam War. The brief ftctore "oh Wednesday night centered on Westmoreland, whom the author considers to be one of the most crucial figures in the Vietnam War. Miles’ talk presented a re-examination of Westmoreland’s role in strategy in the Vietnam conflict. Miles began by commenting, “Being involved in Vietnam makes you controversial.” He spoke of the military commander in a more positive light than he is usually presented. According to Miles, one of the significant problems Westmoreland placed more was that America was fighting emphasis on counterinsurgency the war with not a strategy of winning, but one of not losing. Westmoreland recognizeid a n d u n d e r s to o d this problem, and pushed for a more o f f e n s i v e strategy. I n a d d i t i o n , instead of f ol l owi ng ' the policy of fighting a prolonged war of attrition. in the South. The professor believes Ecole Polytechnique Cadets Visit Post By Tim Beckley Cadet News Writer Sixteen French cadets and three of their faculty from tlie Ecole Polytechnique visited the Institute from Monday, April 9'*' tlirough Saturday, April H**'. The trip was part of the long history of exchange between the Virginia Military Institute and the Ecole Polytechnique. The students were invited to participate in various activities throughout the week: attend classes, eat with cadets in the mess hall, play games, and listen to keynote speakers. Every year, a VMI cadet is sent over to study at the Ecole Polytechnique, and a small group of French students are sent to VMI for about a week. Two Ecole Polytechnique students also come to the Institute in August and stay for a month in order to participate in a work study with the Physical Plant on Post. This unpaid internship gives the students a chance to practice their English as well as a chance to learn teamwork strategies. The students work as laborers in all aspects of the support work, which includes rotating through the dilTerent academic departments. The visiting cadets participated in numerous tours and lectures. They also got to hear speakers such as Colonel Bruce Vandervort and Brigadier General Allen Farrell. Farrell spoke to the students on the history of the love-hate relationship between the United States and France over the years. The students were also able to attend classes in both the technical and liberal arts sides of the curriculum at VA'II. Personal tours were also given of the Post and the museums on campus. There were ample opportunities for cultural exchange, such as the visiting students getting to live in barracks with cadet volunteers. This gave both the French students and VMI cadets time to form a personal connection and friendship. One of the highlights of the exchange was a trip to the Lexington Wal-Mart, a truly unique institution of tlie United States. The French cadets were also able to attend the VMI baseball game on the 13'*' of April, and a soccer scrimmage was arranged between the cadets and the French students by the International Club. The Ecole Polytechnique, located in a suburb of Paris, France, was traditionally a technical institute and training school for the French Army. "To Inform the Over the years, it has shied away from this role as the French military has reduced its standing force size in all there services. As such, only a few of the five hundred French students will elect to accept their commission in the armed services. Ecole Polytechnique has grown to be an elite technical school regarded as the best in France and possibly Europe. The curriculum for the last three years includes an eight month military obligation to fulfill the national compulsory service requirement, and also a year of broad studies in liberal arts, math, and science. The third capstone year includes intense, highly focused training in a specific technical area. Most graduates are highly sought after by French industries and corporations, v^th many being offered jobs long before graduation. The students are issued military uniforms which are reserved largely for ceremonial purposes. The students from the Ecole Polytechnique left for Washington, D.C. on Saturday, the 16'*' of April, where they toured the nation’s capital for two days before returning to their studies in France. VMI Community" that Westmoreland was also wary of using too many air strikes, because he believed they were too imprecise to be effective in counterinsurgency. Miles did comment that Westmoreland really did believe the Vietnam War did not have to be given , up for lost, and that given a large enough troop presence and offensive action, a cease fire like the one in Korea could have been established. Ultimately, however, Westmoreland faced a significant struggle and awkward political situations, but met them as well as any soldier could. What ultimately led the American people to associate Westmoreland with the failures of Vietnam were his appearances before the press on behalf of the Johnson Administration, including addressing a joint session of Congress, which Dr. Miles says was an unprecedented foray into politics for a military general. Because the Johnson Administration was in a dire situation and on its way out, he says, it chose Gen. Westmoreland, Time magazine’s 1966 Man of the Year, to be the face representing the War in Vietnam, and the only choice the general had was to either obey the order to do so or to resign. What is unique about Miles is that he had hands-on experience witii much of his subject matter. After ser\dng a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1965, Miles became the aide-de- camp of Westmoreland, who was at the time the Army Chief of Staff. He would later return to Vietnam in 1973 and serve as an American delegate at the Paris Peace Conference. Miles took the wealth of knowledge gained from these experiences back to West Point, where from 1979 to 1990 he taught and served as Director of the International and Strategic History Program. “He was my mentor,” said Brigadier General Charles F. Brower, VMI Dean of Faculty, who served in West Point’s History Department while Miles was there A 1960 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Miles is currentiy one of Princeton University’s most recognized lecturers and focuses primarily on strategy and grand strategy in American History. He retired from the Army and received his doctorate from Princeton in 1999. The professor is currently working on writing a book on Westmoreland’s connection ^o top Washington leadership. ' VMI Cadets Hold Memorial Service for VA Tech Victims in JM HaU On nianiiay cvntfjig^ Cadets, FatiilQr, anit Vhitors gaaered Ini JM Hall at jk949 in tli« midiig to ifntttnd « candldlght prayw and pay ibcir ‘ mp«cts t« the vktiiDt of iMonday ihooibig in BUackfbiirg.'
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. April 20, 2007 |
Issue Date | 2007-04-20 |
Volume/Number | Volume 100, number 26 |
Publisher | Virginia Military Institute |
Publication History | The Cadet (originally the Keydet), VMI's student newspaper, began weekly publication in the fall of 1907. Not published 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46 |
Frequency | Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacations |
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Virginia Military Institute -- Publications. Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life. College student newspapers and periodicals -- Virginia -- Lexington. |
Digital Publisher | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
VMI Archives Records Group | Publications |
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Full Text Search | One of the Oldest College Newspapers ENTENNIAL 1 9 0 7 H _ . -JDITION Independently Run By Cadets Since 1 9 0 7 2 0 0 7 VOLUME 1 0 0 Friday, A pril 2 0 th , 2 0 0 7 ISSUE 26 News The Campus was visited by students from the Ecole Polytechniquc, a French engineering school in the suburbs of Paris. The students were returning for their second trip this school year...pg 1 Features The Office of the Chaplin to the Corps is hosting the "How Not to Marry a Jerk" A series of lectures and activities that help individuals find their soulmate without finding a Opinion In light of this week's tragic events, it brings to mind the importance of having concealed weapons as a way to defend one's self or possibly defuse a potentially deadly situation, in this week's Opinion section, we get an Alumni's reaction and suggestions on the future of concealed weapons...pg 6 Entertainment UFC shocked the mixed martial arts world with its acquistion of its biggest rival. Pride Fighting, now see what its plans are for the future and why some of its biggest fighters are ready for the upcoming year...pg 9 H u m o r The Cadet piles it high with some Haikus K-Fau style; and..Here's to you Mr. ROTC, your cocky swagger and chest full o f medals command our utmost respect......pgiO S e c t i o n s News..................... 1 Sports................. 4 Opinion................... 6 Entertainment....... 8 Humor................... 10 The Cadet, student newspaper of the Virginia Military Institute, was established in the Fall of 1907 and has been continued since that time. Our newspaper is published ewry Friday afternoon during the academic year, except during Corps trips, holiday’s and exam periods. A yeaiiy subscription is 825 on Post iuid 830 olT Post. The Cadet offices are located on the third floor of Maury Brooke Hall. The Cadet Office Phone: \^11 Box 7 (540) 464-7274 Lexington, VA Office Email: 24450-0304 cadetedil@gmail.com The Cadet is a member of the Publications Board which senes as tlie super- \isory bixiy for iUl c.idet publications. Periodic.ils postage piiid- Lexington, VA Postal Number: USP654-880 The Cadet is printed weekly by The News Gazette and published by: The Cadet VMI Box 7, Lexington, VA, 24450. A . S C E C o m p e t i t i o n ToDROTCCadelsCometoVM By Bert Williams Cadet News Writer Last weekend, VMI was host to the 2007 /Vmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Regional Virginias Competition. T h i s r e g i o n a l competition p i t t e d students from VMI against students from over a dozen universities iVi both Virginia and West V i r g i n i a . S t u d e n t s competed in several civil engineering f o r u m s , including the ASCE Regional/ National Concrete Canoe Competition and the ASCE/ AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition, two of the largest undergraduate civil engineering competitions in the world. The competition began on Friday, April 13''‘, with a career fair in Cameron Hall. Engineering companies from across Virginia came to interview cadets and students for internships and employment opportunities. Simultaneously, the competitions began. There were five group regional competition categories; Surveying, Structures, Environmental, Geotechnical, and Technical. These competitions involved groups of three to four students performing a variety of tasks from laboratory calculations to field measurements to system design. VMI fielded teams in all of these competitions and won 3"* place in the Surveying category, and 1“ place in the Environmental. One of the largest competitions is the Concrete Canoe, in which VMI participated for the first time in many years. A national level competition, students design and construct canoes made of concrete and compete in several racing events. Teams are also judged on aesthetics, p r o j e c t management, d e s i g n reports, and presentation. The team c o n s i s t e d of four 2"‘* class civil e n g in e e r in g majors, and was lead by Ca d e t - i n - Charge Jordan Combs. Despite their lack of experience, smaller team, and late start, the VMI team performed well, placing S'*" overall. One judge stated that VMI’s concrete canoe presentation was “impressive”. In the racing portion of the competition, the Institute team’s inexperience showed. In the first event, a distance slalom, See Catlett on Page 2 By Kevin Finger Cadet News Writer The SO* George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar is currentiy underway, focusing on the Army’s role in the National Security of the United States, as well as world security. Hosted by the George C. Marshall Foundation, the Marshall Awards brings together over 270 of the top cadets from Army ROTC programs, the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the United States Coast Guard Academy. The seminar takes place at General Marshall’s alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute, as well as the campus of Washington and Lee University from April 17-20. Since the Award Seminar was founded in 1976 by then Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Bernard Rogers, and Marshall Foundation trustee, retired General Maxwell Taylor, the Marshall Foundation has teamed up with the United States Army to bring nearly 9500 of the top ROTC cadets in the nation to Lexington, Virginia. These cadets have been selected by the cadre of their college or university Army ROTC detachment as the outstanding Army ROTC cadet for the year and receive the Marshall ROTC Award. Throughout the week, cadets have been participating in various roundtable discussions throughout the week on topics such as the Media and the Battieficld, Officer’s Ethics, and Homeland Security and the Role of the Military. These discussions are being led by ofiicers and NCOs provided by Cadet Command, . as well as recognized experts in their subject field from the military, State Department, and various think tanks. As a testament to the long term importance of the seminar, many of the discussions are nearly identical to those at the first seminar in 1978. Among the original twelve roundtable discussions were “Nuclear Weapons: Prospects and Problems of Proliferation,” “Terrorism and US Foreign Policy,” and “W^lat Should US Policy be in the Middle See ROTC on Page 2 Westmoreland Specialist Speaks in Preston By Mike Hughes Cadet News Writer Dr. Paul Miles, Colonel US Army (Ret.), spoke to cadets in Preston Library on April 18'*’ on the topic of General William C. Westmoreland’s role in the Vietnam War. The brief ftctore "oh Wednesday night centered on Westmoreland, whom the author considers to be one of the most crucial figures in the Vietnam War. Miles’ talk presented a re-examination of Westmoreland’s role in strategy in the Vietnam conflict. Miles began by commenting, “Being involved in Vietnam makes you controversial.” He spoke of the military commander in a more positive light than he is usually presented. According to Miles, one of the significant problems Westmoreland placed more was that America was fighting emphasis on counterinsurgency the war with not a strategy of winning, but one of not losing. Westmoreland recognizeid a n d u n d e r s to o d this problem, and pushed for a more o f f e n s i v e strategy. I n a d d i t i o n , instead of f ol l owi ng ' the policy of fighting a prolonged war of attrition. in the South. The professor believes Ecole Polytechnique Cadets Visit Post By Tim Beckley Cadet News Writer Sixteen French cadets and three of their faculty from tlie Ecole Polytechnique visited the Institute from Monday, April 9'*' tlirough Saturday, April H**'. The trip was part of the long history of exchange between the Virginia Military Institute and the Ecole Polytechnique. The students were invited to participate in various activities throughout the week: attend classes, eat with cadets in the mess hall, play games, and listen to keynote speakers. Every year, a VMI cadet is sent over to study at the Ecole Polytechnique, and a small group of French students are sent to VMI for about a week. Two Ecole Polytechnique students also come to the Institute in August and stay for a month in order to participate in a work study with the Physical Plant on Post. This unpaid internship gives the students a chance to practice their English as well as a chance to learn teamwork strategies. The students work as laborers in all aspects of the support work, which includes rotating through the dilTerent academic departments. The visiting cadets participated in numerous tours and lectures. They also got to hear speakers such as Colonel Bruce Vandervort and Brigadier General Allen Farrell. Farrell spoke to the students on the history of the love-hate relationship between the United States and France over the years. The students were also able to attend classes in both the technical and liberal arts sides of the curriculum at VA'II. Personal tours were also given of the Post and the museums on campus. There were ample opportunities for cultural exchange, such as the visiting students getting to live in barracks with cadet volunteers. This gave both the French students and VMI cadets time to form a personal connection and friendship. One of the highlights of the exchange was a trip to the Lexington Wal-Mart, a truly unique institution of tlie United States. The French cadets were also able to attend the VMI baseball game on the 13'*' of April, and a soccer scrimmage was arranged between the cadets and the French students by the International Club. The Ecole Polytechnique, located in a suburb of Paris, France, was traditionally a technical institute and training school for the French Army. "To Inform the Over the years, it has shied away from this role as the French military has reduced its standing force size in all there services. As such, only a few of the five hundred French students will elect to accept their commission in the armed services. Ecole Polytechnique has grown to be an elite technical school regarded as the best in France and possibly Europe. The curriculum for the last three years includes an eight month military obligation to fulfill the national compulsory service requirement, and also a year of broad studies in liberal arts, math, and science. The third capstone year includes intense, highly focused training in a specific technical area. Most graduates are highly sought after by French industries and corporations, v^th many being offered jobs long before graduation. The students are issued military uniforms which are reserved largely for ceremonial purposes. The students from the Ecole Polytechnique left for Washington, D.C. on Saturday, the 16'*' of April, where they toured the nation’s capital for two days before returning to their studies in France. VMI Community" that Westmoreland was also wary of using too many air strikes, because he believed they were too imprecise to be effective in counterinsurgency. Miles did comment that Westmoreland really did believe the Vietnam War did not have to be given , up for lost, and that given a large enough troop presence and offensive action, a cease fire like the one in Korea could have been established. Ultimately, however, Westmoreland faced a significant struggle and awkward political situations, but met them as well as any soldier could. What ultimately led the American people to associate Westmoreland with the failures of Vietnam were his appearances before the press on behalf of the Johnson Administration, including addressing a joint session of Congress, which Dr. Miles says was an unprecedented foray into politics for a military general. Because the Johnson Administration was in a dire situation and on its way out, he says, it chose Gen. Westmoreland, Time magazine’s 1966 Man of the Year, to be the face representing the War in Vietnam, and the only choice the general had was to either obey the order to do so or to resign. What is unique about Miles is that he had hands-on experience witii much of his subject matter. After ser\dng a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1965, Miles became the aide-de- camp of Westmoreland, who was at the time the Army Chief of Staff. He would later return to Vietnam in 1973 and serve as an American delegate at the Paris Peace Conference. Miles took the wealth of knowledge gained from these experiences back to West Point, where from 1979 to 1990 he taught and served as Director of the International and Strategic History Program. “He was my mentor,” said Brigadier General Charles F. Brower, VMI Dean of Faculty, who served in West Point’s History Department while Miles was there A 1960 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Miles is currentiy one of Princeton University’s most recognized lecturers and focuses primarily on strategy and grand strategy in American History. He retired from the Army and received his doctorate from Princeton in 1999. The professor is currently working on writing a book on Westmoreland’s connection ^o top Washington leadership. ' VMI Cadets Hold Memorial Service for VA Tech Victims in JM HaU On nianiiay cvntfjig^ Cadets, FatiilQr, anit Vhitors gaaered Ini JM Hall at jk949 in tli« midiig to ifntttnd « candldlght prayw and pay ibcir ‘ mp«cts t« the vktiiDt of iMonday ihooibig in BUackfbiirg.' |