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1 9 0 7 O n e o f t h e O l d e s t C o l l e g e N e w s p a p e r s 2 0 0 8 T h e Ca d e t " It is error only, an d not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. " I n d e p e n d e n t l y R u n B y C a d e t s S i n c e 1 9 0 7 VOLUME 102 Friday, S e ptem b er 1 9 t h, 2 0 0 8 ISSUE 3 F e a t u r e s : C h e c k o u t t h e C a d e t a n d F a c u l t ) ^ i n F o c u s . . . p g 2 • 1^'. II FYI The Next Issue of THE CAD E Tw \\\M printed on 26 September 2008 Sports: The Women's Soccer Team and the Rugby Team provide the Keydets with some W’s for the week...you’ll find more...pg 5 Entertainment: A new genre o f film the Spy-Comedic- Thfiller is born. The film has hit the box office with avengance. Find out if it is worth your money or if it wil self destruct in 10, 9, 8....pg 7. S e c t i o n s News........................ 1 O p in io n ................... 3 Spor ts ...................... 4 E n te r ta inme n t ...... 6 H um o r . ..................... 8 The Cladol, siudfiit newspaper of the N’irginla Mi l i tary lusticute, was established in the I'all of 1907 and has been continued since that time. Ou r newspaper is published c\eiy Friday afternoon during the academic year, except during Corps trips, holidays and exam periods. The Cadet olliccs are located on tlie third flooi of Main-y Brooke Hall. To o rd e r a su b s c r ip t io n o f the Newsp ap e r co n ta c t : Th e Cadet EIC Phone: \ ’M1 Box 7 (314) G04-G980 Lexington, \ 'A Office Email: 24450-0304 c.iHetcdit@gm:ul.cuiii The Cadet is a member o f the Publications Board which selves as the stiper- \isoi7 body for all cadet puljlications. Periodicals postage paid- Lexington, \'A Postal Numb e r : US P654-880 T h e Ca d e t is publ ish ed weekly by T h e News Ga z e t te , 20 \V Nelson, Lexington, \ ’A, 24450. By K e v in F in g e r Cadet Features Writer Th i rd Barrack.s construction is nearly complete, which will mean substantial changes for the Spring 2009 semester. \Vith a dedication ceremony tentatively planned for Founder's Day, November 11, 2008, Third Barracks will be ofiicially imveiled. Unfortunately, with this comes .some inconvenience to the Corps of Cadets, as a section of New Barracks will be closed off for the remainder of the year At the close of this semester, cadets will no longer have access to the rooms on the back side of New Barracks, from the b a throoms all the way. a round to the Thi rd Barracks sally port. The New Barracks concourse, including the trunk room and the Barracks study room will also be closed. As a result, cadets living in these rooms will find themselves residing in Third Barracks come January 2009. Additionally, Marshall Arch, the New Barracks courtyard, and an area in front of New Barracks will no longer be accessible due to renovations. There will be a 22’ giip between the fence in front of New Barracks and the curb, allowing pedestrians to pass through. While Third Barracks should be ready for occupation sometime between late October and early November, cadets need not prepare for a mid-semester move unless they live in the New Barracks concourse. Given the logistics of moving a sizable portion of the Corps, as well as their furniture and belongings, the Commandant’s Staff has decided it was in cadets’ best interests to wait until the semester furlough to prevent disrupt-coinmandant’s initiative to move cadets above ground. There will also be a large emphasis on improving stoop integrity,” said John Tagg "09 GC Historian. A palpable feeling of restlessness and anticipation lias spread through Barracks like a, wiJdfire as we move ing events such as Ring Figure, midterm e.xams, Thanksgiving Furiough; and final exams. They do, however, urge cadets to remove as much as they can from their rooms as the semester progresses. This will greatly facilitate tlie transfer of rooms, as the trunk room will not be accessible over Christmas Furlough. “The idea has been thrown around that cadets in the concourse may be moved this semester and occupy Third Barracks. That follows with the towards the unveiling of the looming structure. “I am excited and I am ready,” said SGM Neel. “It is going to be great.” While only a few cadets have moved into Third Barracks as of press time, the reviews from cadets have been overwhelmingly posidve. They appear to have more room “These rooms are pretty awesome. filth on anything,” said Karl Cutler '11, current resident of room 3-116. Although only a select few ha\e sampled the rooms of Third Barracks, nearly all cadets have tined the new .showers and love them. Each showerhead has its own stall attached, which many cadets find preferable to the o]x>n style showers in Old Barracks. “Third Barracks showers are \vell worth the walk I make from Goldcoast,” saitl Daniel Allen '09. “I 'h a t ’s saying a lot coming from me.” The General Committee historians have been working overtime this semester, as they look through lists of their Brother Rats who will be moving into Third Barracks and tn- to find opt ima l rooming situations for them. Cadets who will not be living in Bar racks next semester are urged to notify their class historians, whether it is due to graduating in December, studying abroad, or any other reason. “If you are not planning on coming back next semester, let yoiu- historian know,” said Major Kevin Faust ’96, Assistance Comm a n d a n t S 1 /S 4 . “T h e more accinate the figures they ha\’e, the better they will be able to move peo])le with the least inconvenience to cadets.” As with any construction update, this schedule is subject to revision as circumstances may change. Details about the barracks study room and the trunk room will be released when available, but cadets should prepare for these locations to no longer exist in their current incar- Rats to V is it Bedfo rd M em o r ia l By J e n y H ic k e y Cadet News Writer Each year, the Rat Mass of VMI takes a trip up to Bedford, \'irginia to visit the National D-day Memorial. Visited by Pre.sident Bush, senior diploinats, and over a million visitors from around the world since its opening, this memorial serves as a powerful reminder of the men and women who fought, served and died for their country, as well as the significance that D-Day, as well as World VV'ar II. After the Rats are done with their station, they will move to the next one. The itiemorial is divided into several components, all of which tell a small part of die history and what certain parts of the battle field looked like. One of these is the Reynolds’s Garden, which specifically focuses on the landing of the US forces in France. The memorial also consists of the Air Force and Navy circle, which tell the D-Day seived for die United States and the rest of the world. The memorial was placed in Bedford, because the town had more casualties that were from there than any other town in the United States. The memorial also provides detailed information and displays, as well as veterans who will share their personal experiences with the Rats. This year, the Rats will be leaving the Institute around 1300 and staying uiitil 1900, when the Rats will return back to VMI. The briefing will be arranged much like the previous ones attended by cadets. The diO'erent companies will be arranged in groups and will be moved around to difl'erent stations, where the Rats will learn about certain particular aspects of jjarts that each of the branches played in the battle. One of the most famous and admired part of the memorial is tlie statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower created by the architect Br>'on Dictson. The statue is placed under a columned dome and next to his Air Chief Marshall, Sir Arthur William Tedder. Overall, the trip to Bedford ])rovides the Rats with a deeper knowledge and understanding of W'orld W'ar II and the impact it played on the United States and VMI. The war itself has undoubtedly had a huge impact on the United States and tlie world, as well as the shaping of VMI to become citizen soldiers. The tradition of attending the memorial at Bedford is one that definitely brings spirit and culture to a class. "To Inform the VMI Communitv” Everything is new, the desks are not drawn on, and there is not a layer of nations as we enter Sjjring 2009. Constitution Day at VMI By A l le n M c C o w n Cac/ef News Writer Even th ough the Cons t i tut ion is possibly the most important living document in our countiy’s history, until a little ov'cr 50 years ago there was not a holiday or any time that the country as a whole recognized it. Constitution Day was created to credit our founding fathers with creating such an important piece of history. The history of Constitution Day dates back to 1939 when it was proposed by William Randolph Hearst. In 1940 Congress designated the third Sunday of May as “I am an American Day” to celebrate the citizenship. This stood for about ten years when a resident of Louisville, Ohio, the “Constitution Town” brought a petition to the government to make it a holiday. Olga T. Weber is credited with establishing the holiday in 1952; when it was established that September 17^*' became known as Constitution Day but only in the state of Ohio. The next year she did, however, petition the United States Senate to make it a national holiday. It was passed then that September 17“'-23*'‘^ shall be designated as Constitution Week. To celebrate the 2 2 1’**’ anniversar>' of our Constitution’s ratification, Jef-feiy Toobin .spoke in Jackson Memorial Hall on Wednesday night. Toobin is a well known scholar of law and of the Supreme Court. Toobin graduated from Harvard, then later graduated magna cum laude from HaiAard Law School and was an editor o f the Harvard Law Review. He has covered high profile cases, such as the OJ Simpson trial, and he was the first journalist to disclose the plan to accuse Mark Fuhrnian of planting evidence and additionally citing race as a reason for the accusation. Toobin also has covered numerous cases to include the M artha Stewart ca.se, the Floiida recount in the 2000 election, and Attorney General John Ashcroft. He has written for the New Yorker since 1993 and has held jobs as an A.ssistant United States Attorney in Brooklyn, New York. He was a political analyst for ABC, as well as later for CNN. Toobin came to VMI and sjjoke about the history of the Supreme Court. His main focus of the speech was the influence that the politics of the justices has on their interpretation of the law and the case at hand. “The Constitution itself cannot be interpreted in an apolitical way,” said Toobin. He then proceeded to cite examples dating back to the 1960’s and the Ni.xon era. He said very specifically how much more consei-vative the Republican Party has gotten since then. He reminded the audience, to much surprise, tli^tt three of the “conseiTative” justices elected by Ni.xon voted on the winning .side of Roe vs. Wade. Much o f T o o b in ’s speech was regarding facts he had gathered while working on The Nine, his newest book about the inner workings and relationships behind who, some say, are the nine most powerful people in the coiuitiy. He told stories about justices ranging I'roni them being mistaken for each other at diners in the north to car accidents being blamed on fellow justices. His new book is similar to a book written by Bob Woodward called 'I’he Brethren.
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. September 19, 2008 |
Issue Date | 2008-09-19 |
Volume/Number | Volume 102, number 3 |
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 | 1 9 0 7 O n e o f t h e O l d e s t C o l l e g e N e w s p a p e r s 2 0 0 8 T h e Ca d e t " It is error only, an d not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. " I n d e p e n d e n t l y R u n B y C a d e t s S i n c e 1 9 0 7 VOLUME 102 Friday, S e ptem b er 1 9 t h, 2 0 0 8 ISSUE 3 F e a t u r e s : C h e c k o u t t h e C a d e t a n d F a c u l t ) ^ i n F o c u s . . . p g 2 • 1^'. II FYI The Next Issue of THE CAD E Tw \\\M printed on 26 September 2008 Sports: The Women's Soccer Team and the Rugby Team provide the Keydets with some W’s for the week...you’ll find more...pg 5 Entertainment: A new genre o f film the Spy-Comedic- Thfiller is born. The film has hit the box office with avengance. Find out if it is worth your money or if it wil self destruct in 10, 9, 8....pg 7. S e c t i o n s News........................ 1 O p in io n ................... 3 Spor ts ...................... 4 E n te r ta inme n t ...... 6 H um o r . ..................... 8 The Cladol, siudfiit newspaper of the N’irginla Mi l i tary lusticute, was established in the I'all of 1907 and has been continued since that time. Ou r newspaper is published c\eiy Friday afternoon during the academic year, except during Corps trips, holidays and exam periods. The Cadet olliccs are located on tlie third flooi of Main-y Brooke Hall. To o rd e r a su b s c r ip t io n o f the Newsp ap e r co n ta c t : Th e Cadet EIC Phone: \ ’M1 Box 7 (314) G04-G980 Lexington, \ 'A Office Email: 24450-0304 c.iHetcdit@gm:ul.cuiii The Cadet is a member o f the Publications Board which selves as the stiper- \isoi7 body for all cadet puljlications. Periodicals postage paid- Lexington, \'A Postal Numb e r : US P654-880 T h e Ca d e t is publ ish ed weekly by T h e News Ga z e t te , 20 \V Nelson, Lexington, \ ’A, 24450. By K e v in F in g e r Cadet Features Writer Th i rd Barrack.s construction is nearly complete, which will mean substantial changes for the Spring 2009 semester. \Vith a dedication ceremony tentatively planned for Founder's Day, November 11, 2008, Third Barracks will be ofiicially imveiled. Unfortunately, with this comes .some inconvenience to the Corps of Cadets, as a section of New Barracks will be closed off for the remainder of the year At the close of this semester, cadets will no longer have access to the rooms on the back side of New Barracks, from the b a throoms all the way. a round to the Thi rd Barracks sally port. The New Barracks concourse, including the trunk room and the Barracks study room will also be closed. As a result, cadets living in these rooms will find themselves residing in Third Barracks come January 2009. Additionally, Marshall Arch, the New Barracks courtyard, and an area in front of New Barracks will no longer be accessible due to renovations. There will be a 22’ giip between the fence in front of New Barracks and the curb, allowing pedestrians to pass through. While Third Barracks should be ready for occupation sometime between late October and early November, cadets need not prepare for a mid-semester move unless they live in the New Barracks concourse. Given the logistics of moving a sizable portion of the Corps, as well as their furniture and belongings, the Commandant’s Staff has decided it was in cadets’ best interests to wait until the semester furlough to prevent disrupt-coinmandant’s initiative to move cadets above ground. There will also be a large emphasis on improving stoop integrity,” said John Tagg "09 GC Historian. A palpable feeling of restlessness and anticipation lias spread through Barracks like a, wiJdfire as we move ing events such as Ring Figure, midterm e.xams, Thanksgiving Furiough; and final exams. They do, however, urge cadets to remove as much as they can from their rooms as the semester progresses. This will greatly facilitate tlie transfer of rooms, as the trunk room will not be accessible over Christmas Furlough. “The idea has been thrown around that cadets in the concourse may be moved this semester and occupy Third Barracks. That follows with the towards the unveiling of the looming structure. “I am excited and I am ready,” said SGM Neel. “It is going to be great.” While only a few cadets have moved into Third Barracks as of press time, the reviews from cadets have been overwhelmingly posidve. They appear to have more room “These rooms are pretty awesome. filth on anything,” said Karl Cutler '11, current resident of room 3-116. Although only a select few ha\e sampled the rooms of Third Barracks, nearly all cadets have tined the new .showers and love them. Each showerhead has its own stall attached, which many cadets find preferable to the o]x>n style showers in Old Barracks. “Third Barracks showers are \vell worth the walk I make from Goldcoast,” saitl Daniel Allen '09. “I 'h a t ’s saying a lot coming from me.” The General Committee historians have been working overtime this semester, as they look through lists of their Brother Rats who will be moving into Third Barracks and tn- to find opt ima l rooming situations for them. Cadets who will not be living in Bar racks next semester are urged to notify their class historians, whether it is due to graduating in December, studying abroad, or any other reason. “If you are not planning on coming back next semester, let yoiu- historian know,” said Major Kevin Faust ’96, Assistance Comm a n d a n t S 1 /S 4 . “T h e more accinate the figures they ha\’e, the better they will be able to move peo])le with the least inconvenience to cadets.” As with any construction update, this schedule is subject to revision as circumstances may change. Details about the barracks study room and the trunk room will be released when available, but cadets should prepare for these locations to no longer exist in their current incar- Rats to V is it Bedfo rd M em o r ia l By J e n y H ic k e y Cadet News Writer Each year, the Rat Mass of VMI takes a trip up to Bedford, \'irginia to visit the National D-day Memorial. Visited by Pre.sident Bush, senior diploinats, and over a million visitors from around the world since its opening, this memorial serves as a powerful reminder of the men and women who fought, served and died for their country, as well as the significance that D-Day, as well as World VV'ar II. After the Rats are done with their station, they will move to the next one. The itiemorial is divided into several components, all of which tell a small part of die history and what certain parts of the battle field looked like. One of these is the Reynolds’s Garden, which specifically focuses on the landing of the US forces in France. The memorial also consists of the Air Force and Navy circle, which tell the D-Day seived for die United States and the rest of the world. The memorial was placed in Bedford, because the town had more casualties that were from there than any other town in the United States. The memorial also provides detailed information and displays, as well as veterans who will share their personal experiences with the Rats. This year, the Rats will be leaving the Institute around 1300 and staying uiitil 1900, when the Rats will return back to VMI. The briefing will be arranged much like the previous ones attended by cadets. The diO'erent companies will be arranged in groups and will be moved around to difl'erent stations, where the Rats will learn about certain particular aspects of jjarts that each of the branches played in the battle. One of the most famous and admired part of the memorial is tlie statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower created by the architect Br>'on Dictson. The statue is placed under a columned dome and next to his Air Chief Marshall, Sir Arthur William Tedder. Overall, the trip to Bedford ])rovides the Rats with a deeper knowledge and understanding of W'orld W'ar II and the impact it played on the United States and VMI. The war itself has undoubtedly had a huge impact on the United States and tlie world, as well as the shaping of VMI to become citizen soldiers. The tradition of attending the memorial at Bedford is one that definitely brings spirit and culture to a class. "To Inform the VMI Communitv” Everything is new, the desks are not drawn on, and there is not a layer of nations as we enter Sjjring 2009. Constitution Day at VMI By A l le n M c C o w n Cac/ef News Writer Even th ough the Cons t i tut ion is possibly the most important living document in our countiy’s history, until a little ov'cr 50 years ago there was not a holiday or any time that the country as a whole recognized it. Constitution Day was created to credit our founding fathers with creating such an important piece of history. The history of Constitution Day dates back to 1939 when it was proposed by William Randolph Hearst. In 1940 Congress designated the third Sunday of May as “I am an American Day” to celebrate the citizenship. This stood for about ten years when a resident of Louisville, Ohio, the “Constitution Town” brought a petition to the government to make it a holiday. Olga T. Weber is credited with establishing the holiday in 1952; when it was established that September 17^*' became known as Constitution Day but only in the state of Ohio. The next year she did, however, petition the United States Senate to make it a national holiday. It was passed then that September 17“'-23*'‘^ shall be designated as Constitution Week. To celebrate the 2 2 1’**’ anniversar>' of our Constitution’s ratification, Jef-feiy Toobin .spoke in Jackson Memorial Hall on Wednesday night. Toobin is a well known scholar of law and of the Supreme Court. Toobin graduated from Harvard, then later graduated magna cum laude from HaiAard Law School and was an editor o f the Harvard Law Review. He has covered high profile cases, such as the OJ Simpson trial, and he was the first journalist to disclose the plan to accuse Mark Fuhrnian of planting evidence and additionally citing race as a reason for the accusation. Toobin also has covered numerous cases to include the M artha Stewart ca.se, the Floiida recount in the 2000 election, and Attorney General John Ashcroft. He has written for the New Yorker since 1993 and has held jobs as an A.ssistant United States Attorney in Brooklyn, New York. He was a political analyst for ABC, as well as later for CNN. Toobin came to VMI and sjjoke about the history of the Supreme Court. His main focus of the speech was the influence that the politics of the justices has on their interpretation of the law and the case at hand. “The Constitution itself cannot be interpreted in an apolitical way,” said Toobin. He then proceeded to cite examples dating back to the 1960’s and the Ni.xon era. He said very specifically how much more consei-vative the Republican Party has gotten since then. He reminded the audience, to much surprise, tli^tt three of the “conseiTative” justices elected by Ni.xon voted on the winning .side of Roe vs. Wade. Much o f T o o b in ’s speech was regarding facts he had gathered while working on The Nine, his newest book about the inner workings and relationships behind who, some say, are the nine most powerful people in the coiuitiy. He told stories about justices ranging I'roni them being mistaken for each other at diners in the north to car accidents being blamed on fellow justices. His new book is similar to a book written by Bob Woodward called 'I’he Brethren. |