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ENTENNIAL One of the Independently Oldest College Run By Cadets Newspapers Since 1 9 0 7 H _ 1 9 0 7 . -JDITION 2 0 0 7 VOLUME 1 00 Friday, A pril 2 0 th, 2 0 0 7 ISSUE 26 A.SCE C om petition ToDROTCCadelsCometoVM By Bert Williams interview cadets and students competitions is the Concrete Cadet News Writer for internships and employment Canoe, in which VMI By Kevin Finger in the nation to Lexington, Last weekend, VMI was opportunities. Simultaneously, participated for the first time Cadet News Writer Virginia. These cadets News host to the 2007 /Vmerican the competitions began. in many years. A national level The SO* George C. have been selected by the cadre The Campus was visited Society of Civil Engineers There were five group regional competition, students design Marshall ROTC Award of their college or university by students from the Ecole (ASCE) Regional Virginias competition categories; and construct canoes made Seminar is currentiy underway, Army ROTC detachment as Polytechniquc, a French Competition. Surveying, Structures, of concrete and compete in focusing on the Army’s role in the outstanding Army ROTC engineering school in the This several racing the National Security of the cadet for the year and receive suburbs of Paris. The regional events. Teams United States, as well as world the Marshall ROTC Award. students were returning for competition are also judged security. Throughout the week, their second trip this school pitted on aesthetics, Hosted by the George cadets have been participating year...pg 1 students from project C. Marshall Foundation, the in various roundtable VMI against management, Marshall Awards brings together discussions throughout the week students from design over 270 of the top cadets from on topics such as the Media and Features over a dozen reports, and Army ROTC programs, the the Battieficld, Officer’s Ethics, universities iVi presentation. United States Military Academy and Homeland Security and the The Office of the Chaplin both Virginia The team at West Point, the United States Role of the Military. to the Corps is hosting and West consisted Naval Academy at Annapolis, These discussions are the "How Not to Marry a V i r g i n i a . of four 2"‘* and the United States Coast being led by ofiicers and NCOs Jerk" A series of lectures Students class civil Guard Academy. provided by Cadet Command, and activities that help competed in engineering The seminar takes place at . as well as recognized experts individuals find their several civil majors, and General Marshall’s alma mater, in their subject field from the soulmate without finding a engineering was lead by the Virginia Military Institute, military, State Department, and forums, Cadet-in- as well as the campus of various think tanks. Opinion including the ASCE Regional/ Environmental, Geotechnical, Charge Jordan Combs. Despite Washington and Lee University As a testament to the long National Concrete Canoe and Technical. These their lack of experience, smaller from April 17-20. term importance of the seminar, Competition and the ASCE/ competitions involved groups team, and late start, the VMI Since the Award Seminar many of the discussions are In light of this week's tragic AISC National Student Steel of three to four students team performed well, placing was founded in 1976 by nearly identical to those at the events, it brings to mind Bridge Competition, two of performing a variety of tasks S'*" overall. One judge stated then Chief of Staff of the first seminar in 1978. Among the importance of having the largest undergraduate civil from laboratory calculations to that VMI’s concrete canoe United States Army, General the original twelve roundtable concealed weapons as a engineering competitions in the field measurements to system presentation was “impressive”. Bernard Rogers, and Marshall discussions were “Nuclear way to defend one's self or world. design. VMI fielded teams in Foundation trustee, retired Weapons: Prospects and possibly defuse a potentially The competition began all of these competitions and In the racing portion of General Maxwell Taylor, Problems of Proliferation,” deadly situation, in this on Friday, April 13''‘, with won 3"* place in the Surveying the competition, the Institute the Marshall Foundation has “Terrorism and US Foreign week's Opinion section, we a career fair in Cameron category, and 1“ place in the team’s inexperience showed. In teamed up with the United Policy,” and “W^lat Should get an Alumni's reaction and Hall. Engineering companies Environmental. the first event, a distance slalom, States Army to bring nearly US Policy be in the Middle suggestions on the future of from across Virginia came to One of the largest See Catlett on Page 2 9500 of the top ROTC cadets See ROTC on Page 2 concealed weapons...pg 6 Entertainment Westmoreland Specialist Speaks in Preston UFC shocked the mixed martial arts world with its By Mike Hughes of the significant problems Westmoreland placed more that Westmoreland was also Vietnam, and the only choice acquistion of its biggest Cadet News Writer was that America was fighting emphasis on counterinsurgency wary of using too many air the general had was to either rival. Pride Fighting, now Dr. Paul Miles, Colonel US the war with strikes, because obey the order to do so or to see what its plans are for the Army (Ret.), spoke to cadets not a strategy he believed they resign. future and why some of its in Preston Library on April of winning, were too imprecise What is unique about biggest fighters are ready for 18'*’ on the topic of General but one of to be effective in Miles is that he had hands-on the upcoming year...pg 9 William C. Westmoreland’s role not losing. counterinsurgency. experience witii much of his H u m o r in the Vietnam War. Westmoreland Miles did comment subject matter. After ser\dng The brief ftctore "oh recognizeid that Westmoreland a tour of duty in Vietnam in Wednesday night centered a n d really did believe the 1965, Miles became the aide- The Cadet piles it high on Westmoreland, whom the understood Vietnam War did de-camp of Westmoreland, who with some Haikus K - author considers to be one this problem, not have to be given was at the time the Army Chief of the most crucial figures in and pushed , up for lost, and that of Staff. He would later return Fau style; and..Here's the Vietnam War. Miles’ talk for a more given a large enough to Vietnam in 1973 and serve to you Mr. ROTC, presented a re-examination of offensive troop presence and as an American delegate at the Westmoreland’s role in strategy strategy. offensive action, a Paris Peace Conference. your cocky swagger in the Vietnam conflict. I n cease fire like the one Miles took the wealth of and chest full of Miles began by addition, in Korea could have knowledge gained from these commenting, “Being involved instead of been established. experiences back to West Point, medals command our in Vietnam makes you following Ultimately, however, where from 1979 to 1990 he utmost respect......pgiO controversial.” He spoke of ' the policy Westmoreland faced taught and served as Director of the military commander in a of fighting a significant struggle the International and Strategic more positive light than he is a prolonged and awkward History Program. usually presented. war of attrition. in the South. political situations, but met “He was my mentor,” said According to Miles, one The professor believes them as well as any soldier Brigadier General Charles F. S e c t i o n s could. Brower, VMI Dean of Faculty, What ultimately led the who served in West Point’s News..................... 1 American people to associate History Department while Ecole Polytechnique Cadets Visit Post Westmoreland with the Miles was there failures of Vietnam were his A 1960 graduate of Sports................. 4 By Tim Beckley got to hear speakers such as Over the years, it has shied appearances before the press the United States Military Cadet News Writer Colonel Bruce Vandervort away from this role as the Sixteen French cadets and and Brigadier General Allen French military has reduced on behalf of the Johnson Academy, Miles is currentiy one Opinion................... 6 of Princeton University’s most three of their faculty from tlie Farrell. Farrell spoke to the its standing force size in all Administration, including addressing a joint session of recognized lecturers and focuses Ecole Polytechnique visited the students on the history of the there services. As such, only a Entertainment....... 8 Congress, which Dr. Miles primarily on strategy and grand Institute from Monday, April love-hate relationship between few of the five hundred French strategy in American History. 9'*' tlirough Saturday, April H**'. the United States and France students will elect to accept says was an unprecedented Humor................... 10 He retired from the Army and The trip was part of the long over the years. their commission in the armed foray into politics for a military history of exchange between The students were also services. general. received his doctorate from Because the Johnson Princeton in 1999. the Virginia Military Institute able to attend classes in both Ecole Polytechnique has The professor is currently and the Ecole Polytechnique. the technical and liberal arts grown to be an elite technical Administration was in a The students were invited sides of the curriculum at school regarded as the best in dire situation and on its way working on writing a book on to participate in various VA'II. Personal tours were France and possibly Europe. out, he says, it chose Gen. Westmoreland’s connection ^o activities throughout the week: also given of the Post and the The curriculum for the last Westmoreland, Time magazine’s top Washington leadership.