Annual “Housing Draw” Will Have Many Changes by Martha Hinote, DPW Newly-Renovated, Better-Maintained Involved in These Discussions

Baseball, softball, lacrosse & tennis are all here this weekend. Support our Teams! ® VOL. 65, NO. 11 SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT MARCH 28, 2008 Annual “Housing Draw” will have many changes By Martha Hinote, DPW newly-renovated, better-maintained involved in these discussions. Customer Relations housing inventory.” “As a result of those meetings Members of the Directorate and community forums, viable Tradition, by its very definition, of Public Works Housing plans have been made that will changes slowly. The West Point Division, the RCI Project Office guide this summer’s housing culture is not exempt from long- and GMH have been meeting assignment process and future standing traditions and practices. regularly to discuss transition operations,” Bruno added. One of those traditions, Summer issues between the government “One of the obvious changes Officer Quarters Assignment operation and management of the the community will notice is that Procedure, commonly called the housing inventory and operation/ there is no longer a Housing Draw,” Annual Housing Draw, is about to management by GMH. Bruno continued. change. The community has also been See HOUSING, page 4 In the 100 plus years since its inception in 1891 by then superintendent Lt. Col. John Diversity Conference Wilson, the draw has never changed substantially. This year it will change significantly. set for April 10-12 “This is a summer of exciting By Eric S. Bartelt disability, religion and a lot of other change in the way West Point’s areas that you normally wouldn’t Family housing inventory is The U.S. Military Academy at think of as being a part of a diverse assigned, managed and maintained,” West Point will host its ninth annual culture and the idea is to highlight said Col. Dan Bruno, Garrison Diversity Leadership Conference these things.” Commander. “With the transition April 10-12 at various locations He is interested to see how of housing to our Residential on post. areas such as religion with the Communities Initiative Partner, This year’s theme is “The Faces diverse nature of Catholic, Jewish GMH, there will be changes in of Diversity,” which is based on and Muslim practices work in this our housing operations that, in an article written by Dr. Morten forum with a number of participants the long term, will result in a Ender, Behavioral Sciences and from each religion. Leadership professor here, and “It’s interesting to bring people the merits of the seven areas of with different backgrounds together diversity that will be discussed because you don’t really know during the conference. what the group dynamic will be Catholic Chapel tower According to Col. Bryan until you put them together,” Goda Goda, Electrical Engineering and explained. “Who knows how it will gets necessary repairs Computer Science Accreditation turn out, but it should be great.” The Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity, viewed Director and this year’s Conference There will be several speakers from the corner of Washington and Stony Lonesome roads, Co-Chair, the seven conference at the conference that include is undergoing renovation to its bell tower. panels will discuss issues in the general officers (including Brig. According to Tony Delfini, Directorate of Public Works areas of ethnicity, gender, religion, Gen. Rebecca Halstead and 1981 construction representative for this project, the bell tower ableism, ageism, sexual orientation USMA graduate) and other military will be taken down to the level where the louvers start. and social class. leaders, CEOs of civilian industry The stones will be removed one by one, cataloged and Goda is hoping that this year’s (including Mark ‘Ranger’ Jones, labeled and they will be stored on site and reinstalled after panels bring about thought- CEO of Tough Jones Security, structural repairs are made. provoking discussions that help Inc. and former Army Ranger), Water infiltration of the roof and parapets caused the bring an understanding to certain professors from academia, failure of mortar joints and limestone arches at the louvers, views on these seven topics. government officials and military creating a possible safety issue with potential falling mortar, “(The conference) is to promote war veterans. Delfini said. Construction is scheduled for completion by discussion about diversity and how The conference will kickoff Dec. 31, 2008. to look at different groups,” Goda April 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the However, there will be no changes or interruptions to said. “When you think of diversity Herbert Hall Alumni Center with a Catholic services during the renovation project. you normally think it’s based reception and then the evening will ERIC BART E LT /PV See HOCKEY, page 17 on race, but there’s gender, age, See DIVERISTY, page 4 2 March 28, 2008 Your “Pointer” View “What was the best thing about your spring break this year?” Cadet 2nd Class Cadet 4th Class Cadet 2nd Class Cadet 4th Class Cadet 4th Class Hien Nguyen, B-1 Jennifer Smith, H-3 Heritier Diakabana, A-3 Courtney Heaps, G-4 Josiah McCoy, H-2 Union City, Calif. Cleveland Pawtucket, R.I. 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Staff Writer, 938-3684 The Pointer View ® is published weekly by the USMA Public Affairs Office, Bldg. 600, West Point, N.Y. 10996 (845) 938-2015 See SOLUTION on Page 11 March 28, 2008 3 DCA employee Hassler passes Class of 2002 graduate killed supporting OIF “What was the best thing about your spring break this year?” By Anne Caliendo Windsor; and many friends here Complied by Eric S. Bartelt in Anniston, Ala, March 19. The captain in 2005. In November 2007, Cadet Publications and abroad. Pentagon listed Mallard as a he deployed to Iraq for a second Coordinator During his West Point career, Captain Torre R. Mallard, resident of Lawton, Okla., which combat tour. Directorate of Cadet Hassler’s longest tenure was at the Class of 2002, died March 10 in is where his father, Mose Mallard, Mallard’s brother, Terrence, Activities DCA where he served for 28 years Balad Ruz, Iraq, due to wounds and his family lived for five years of Huntsville, Ala., talked about before retiring from federal service sustained when his vehicle struck while his dad was stationed at Fort his brother never liking to fail and Roger J. Hassler, a procurement in 2005, and then returned the next an improvised explosive device. Sill. Mallard’s grandparents still felt his brother’s work ethic was specialist in the Directorate of Cadet day as a NAF employee with the He was killed with two other live in Anniston, and his parents without parallel. He also believed Activities, passed same office and S o l d i e r s w h i l e graduated from the country was kept safer due to away suddenly mission. s u p p o r t i n g a n Anniston High his brother’s sacrifice.

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