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Sophomore James Zordan draws books for the spring semester Cadets Hit the Books for Spring Semester
Sophomore James Zordan draws new books from Bldg. 667 at the start of Reorganization Week Monday. Cadets are back from winter break and will begin the spring semester Thursday with 135 days left until the Class of 2009 graduation. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco/DComm)

Kevin Anderson and Rich Ellerson during press conference Army Introduces 36th Football Coach
Kevin Anderson, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, left, hands the Army football to its new head coach, Rich Ellerson, during the press conference officially welcoming Ellerson and his family to West Point. Ellerson, who becomes the 36th Head Football Coach in academy history, says the West Point job is “the apex of his professional life.” (Photo by Bev Cooper/DOIM)  more information

Cadets receive Immunology class at Buffalo’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute Cadets Do Their Part To Find Cancer Cure
Dr. Sandra Gollnick, left, gives an impromptu Immunology class to Cadets Samuel Galima, center, and Dishanth Krishnagiri during their Academic Individual Advanced Development this past summer. The Cadets, who spent part of their summer conducting research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, are currently on their Winter Leave before returning to West Point on Jan. 4 for the spring semester. (Courtesy Photo)

Snow blankets the Plain A Winter Wonderland at West Point
The first snowfall of the season blankets Eisenhower Statue, the Plain and Quarters 100 on Dec. 23. The fall semester ended Dec. 19. Cadets are now home for the holidays until Jan. 4 when they return for the start of the spring semester, which begins Jan. 8. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco/DComm)

Cadets complete term end exams Cadets Take on TEEs
Cadets enrolled in Integral Calculus and Introduction to Differential Equations take their term end exam in Thayer Hall Tuesday. Term end exams, or TEEs, are the equivalent of a university’s final exams and cover all the material of the past semester. Cadets began taking TEEs on Monday; they will finish by Saturday, and are released for their holiday break upon completing their last TEE. The cadets will return to class to start the second term Jan. 8. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco/DComm)

Cadets display the American flag at Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden hosts Maggie Dixon Classic
West Point Cadets display the American flag for the singing of the National Anthem at the start of the 3rd Annual Maggie Dixon Classic on Dec. 14 in New York City. The women Black Knights fell to Rutgers (#14 AP), 59-38, before nearly 10,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. The annual classic is played in honor of Maggie Dixon, the former Army coach who died suddenly on April 6, 2006. This year’s senior class represents the last group of women basketball players who played for the popular coach. (Photo by John Pellino)

President Bush speaks to cadets President Bush Thanks Cadets
President George W. Bush made his third visit to West Point Tuesday to speak with Cadets about the state of the military and how the world has changed during his eight years in office. President Bush thanked the Cadets for their service to the country. “You came to this academy in a time of war, knowing all the risks that come with military service,” said the President, who was the commencement speaker in 2002 and 2006. “I want to thank you for making the noble and selfless decision to serve our country.” President Bush met later in the day for a question-and-answer session with members of the senior class. (Photo by Eric Bartelt/PV)

President Bush speaks to cadets President Bush Visits West Point
President George W. Bush addresses the Corps of Cadets at Eisenhower Hall Tuesday. The President spoke about challenges that the military and country faced at the start of the Global War on Terrorism, and about gains in security, technology and stability in Iraq and Afghanistan that will carry into the next presidency. He also held a question-and-answer session with the senior class later that day. This is President Bush’s last expected visit to West Point before he leaves office next month. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco/DComm)

Traditional bonfire at Army-Navy spirit rally Go Army, Sink Navy
A boat is set ablaze during the spirit rally for the 2008 Army-Navy Football Game at Daly Field Thursday night. After the traditional bonfire was lit, the football team was sent on their way to Philadelphia, where they will face off against Navy at Lincoln Financial Field Saturday at noon. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Dean Welch/DComm)

A member of the Goat football team looks to pass Spirit Activities Underway With Goat-Engineer Football
The Goat – Engineer Football game, historically the lead in to the Army-Navy Football Game, was played on Wed. night at Michie Stadium. Senior John Claude Cote, the Goat quarterback, looks for an opportunity to pass during the Men’s Goat-Engineer Football Game. The Engineers defeated the Goats 13-10 in the nightcap, while the Women’s Engineer team also was victorious, 8-7, in the evening’s first game. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco/DComm)

AJ Glubzinski makes a save Army Athletes Earn Academic Honors
Army soccer goalie A.J. Glubzinski recently was named the 2008 Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Glubzinski is the third straight Black Knight, and fifth overall, honored by the Patriot League with the award, which recognizes the conference's top player that combines achievement in the classroom and on the field. The goalkeeper maintains a 4.0 grade point average in American Politics in the West Point Honors program. In addition, two members of the Women’s Volleyball team were honored for their prowess on the court and in the classroom by earning CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors. Seniors Briana Stremick and Rachael Breinling earned first team and third team honors, respectively. Stremick holds a 3.94 GPA in Mechanical Engineering. She too earned the Patriot League Women’s Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Breinling, who majors in Geography, carries a 3.52 GPA. Glubzinski and Stremick are now eligible to compete for the Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards to be presented over the summer. (Photo courtesy ODIA)

Army rugby players celebrate a first half try Rugby Upends Navy; Stays Perfect
Senior flanker Dan Geib (wearing headband) celebrates with classmate Eight Man Austin McNaul after Geib scored his first try of the opening half to give Army a 14-0 lead over academy rival Navy Friday night at Anderson Rugby Complex. Geib added a second try as Army won, 40-7, to stay undefeated at 9-0 during the fall season. Geib earned man-of-the-match honors for his play. (Photo by Eric Bartelt/PV)

Cadets box during the Sosh Run Cadets on Parade in Sosh Run
Two cadets duke it out in a skit during the “Sosh Run” outside of Jefferson Hall Wednesday. Each semester, cadets enrolled in the Social Sciences Department’s class on International Relations submit lengthy thesis papers to their professors by a strict 4 p.m. deadline. To mark the occasion, many run in the final hour from Central Area to Lincoln Hall in costume and create an entertaining parade for all to see. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco / PAO)

Junior Maureen Bannon defends against Navy Army Women’s Volleyball Triumphs over Navy
Junior setter Maureen Bannon, in black, defends against the Naval Academy at Gillis Field House Friday night. The Black Knights defeated Navy, 25-16, 25-8, 25-15, and posted their second win over the Midshipmen this season, and seventh straight dating back to the 2005 season. Army is the #2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament and plays Colgate on Fri., Nov. 21 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco / PAO)

Army Lt. Col. Shane Kimbrough tries food he will be eating during his space flight 3…2…1…Liftoff
Army Lt. Col. Shane Kimbrough, right, participates in a food tasting session in preparation for his Space Shuttle flight this evening. Kimbrough, a 1989 West Point graduate, is a mission specialist on STS-126, which is his first space flight. Kimbrough, who along with the rest of the crew will be in space for 15 days, will make a space walk to repair the International Space Station. Kimbrough, one of 18 West Point graduates who serve, or have served, as an astronaut, is taking some West Point memorabilia, including a baseball jersey with his former number 22 on it, with him on the flight. (Photo courtesy NASA)

Cadets conduct a computer simulation exercise Cadets Train in Military Communications
Seniors Nathaniel Corbridge, center, and Elizabeth Cho, right, guide platoon-sized elements through a virtual battle on Tuesday during their Military Communication class. Lee Carter, a New York University journalism graduate student, played the role of embedded media during the exercise. The computer simulation is designed to teach the cadets how platoon and company-sized elements communicate in combat, while also hosting media in their area of operations. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco / PAO)

The Black Knights watch the NCAA selection show Women’s Soccer Headed to NCAA Tournament
The Army women's soccer team reacts to finding out where its next game will be during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday. The Black Knights, adding the latest chapter in the long and storied history of Army athletics with its first-ever NCAA Soccer Tournament bid, travel to Virginia for a first-round game with the Cavaliers on Fri., Nov. 14. Army received the Patriot League’s automatic bid by edging Navy, 1-0, in double overtime last weekend. (Photo courtesy ODIA)

Sophomore Sean Kim pursues the ball Army Sinks Navy in Soccer Win
Sophomore Sean Kim (#11) seeks to gain possession of the ball at the soccer game against the U.S. Naval Academy team at Clinton Field Friday night. The Black Knights won 1-0, their 10th one-goal game of the season. They finished the season 3-14, with a 1-6 mark in the Patriot League. (Photo by Sgt. Vincent Fusco / PAO)   more information

Mike Chere gets ready to play the ball forward Army Welcomes Navy For Soccer Match
Sophomore defender Mike Chere and his Army men’s soccer teammates take on Navy tonight on Clinton Field at 8 p.m. The annual interservice matchup will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. (Photo by John Pellino/ DOIM MMB)

Army Lt. Col. Robert S. Kimbrough (center) trains for his upcoming space mission Grad Prepares For Space Mission
Army Lt. Col. Robert S. Kimbrough (USMA '89), center, checks tools he and his fellow astronauts will use on the STS-126 Space Shuttle mission later this month. Kimbrough and his Endeavour team will deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. Kimbrough, one of 18 West Point graduates who serve, or have served, as Astronauts, is making his first space flight and is expected to make a space walk during the mission. (Photo courtesy NASA/Kim Shiflett)

A hydrogen rocket is fired at pictures of Air Force aircraft Chemistry Is Key to Army Spirit
Freshman Michael Kipp fires a rocket at pictures of Air Force aircraft as Capt. Stacy Rodgers, a West Point chemistry instructor, watches Fri. in front of Bartlett Hall. The rocket, made from a soda bottle filled with hydrogen, hit its mark as Army prepares to take on Air Force in football Saturday at Michie Stadium. Kickoff is at 12:06 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPNU. (Photo by Emily Tower/PV)

A mortar sheet is smashed to unveil plaque Unique Unveiling For Distinguished Chair Position
James Lammie, USMA class of 1953 and distinguished chair in civil engineering (left) and Col. Karl Meyer, dean of civil and mechanical engineering, smash a mortar sheet to unveil a plaque commemorating the USMA class of 1953 gift to create a distinguished chair position during a ceremony Oct. 28 at Mahan Hall. (Photo by Emily Tower/PV)

Elizabeth Lazzari leads Army over Navy Army Volleyball Extends Streak Over Navy
Senior Elizabeth Lazzari, (#18) defending in last year’s match with Navy, led the Black Knights to a 3-1 victory over the Naval Academy on Sat. in Annapolis, Md. Lazzari notched her fifth double-double of the season in the win, Army’s sixth straight over its rival. Army returns home on Wed. to host Sacred Heart in a Patriot League matchup at 7 p.m. in Gillis Field House. (Photo courtesy ODIA)

Army defense swarms ball carrier Army Defense Sound in Win
Army’s Stephen Anderson (#50) and John Plumstead (#42) tackle a Louisiana Tech ball carrier in the first quarter for a one-yard loss. The Black Knights defense had five sacks, for the second week in a row, and limited the Bulldogs to 152 yards of total offense in the Army victory, 14-7, at Michie Stadium, Saturday. The win gives Army a 3-5 record as it welcomes Air Force to town next Sat. with a 12:06 p.m. kickoff on ESPNU. (Photo courtesy John Pellino/DOIM)

Benavides bust unveiled in Thayer Award Room Work of Art Pays Tribute to Medal of Honor Recipient
A bronze bust of the late Master Sgt. Roy Benavides, the last Vietnam War Veteran to receive the Medal of Honor, is unveiled in the Thayer Award Room in Taylor Hall Friday. The bust was a gift to the Academy on behalf of the Class of 1997. From left to right: U.S. Military Academy superintendant Lt. Gen. Buster Hagenbeck, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Texas), Benavides’ son Noel, and Jenelle and Mark Byrd of the Valor Remembered Foundation. (Photo by Kathy Eastwood / Pointer View)

Army junior Andrew Kydes protects the ball against Colgate Army Hosts Lehigh in Patriot League Soccer
Andrew Kydes and the Army Men’s Soccer team host Lehigh today in a Patriot League match. The Black Knights return home to Clinton Field after a three-game road trip for a 4 p.m. start. Army has five games remaining on its schedule. (Photo courtesy Paul A. Tubridy)

Cadet Andrew Catalano races toward the finish line. Army Edges Navy By A Point
Cadet Andrew Catalano sprints past a Navy runner in the final stretch of the annual Star Meet, Sat., Oct. 18, at the U.S. Naval Academy. Catalano’s push gave the Black Knights a critical point as the team edged the Midshipmen, 27-28. Senior Jonathan Anderson finished first overall in the 8k race leading Army to its second victory over Navy this season. (Courtesy photo)

Lambda Mu members and faculty are presented National Chapter of the Year Award West Point Chapter Earns National Distinction
The West Point chapter, Lambda Mu, of the International Geographic Honor Society, Gamma Theta Epsilon, recently earned the title of 2008 National Chapter of the Year. The distinction, presented by Brig. Gen. Patrick Finnegan (center), Dean of the Academic Board, was earned after just five years in existence in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. Lambda Mu sponsors lectures and luncheons at West Point, as well as academic trips to professional conferences for the cadets. Pictured above (left to right) are Maj. Jon Bushman, Cadet Thomas Bazemore, Dr. Rick Wolfel, Cadet Caleb McCollum, Cadet Heidi Koller, Brig. Gen. Finnegan, Cadet Katie Fichtner, Maj. Benef Verell, Cadet Neal Trump and Cadet Trey Wheeler. (Courtesy photo)