Award of the Week

This Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 marks NU Daily's very first ... drumroll, please ...

Award of the Week.

It goes to Lighthall, an esteemed Corps sophomore at our beloved university. Lighthall receives this award for attempting to drop a laptop off at Computer Service for repairs ... without a battery OR a power supply. For those of you not up to speed in that department, not much happens when both of these are missing.

He, in separate trips, brought the two missing items down eventually, but didn't seem to quite understand why they were so important to us. Here's a hint: the first step in fixing a computer is turning it on.



Hey, we may be good - but not THAT good.

Picture of awardee to follow ... most likely next week.

And so it Begins

Welcome back to all the Upperclassmen!

This site hosting has been nothing but a headache, so while I'm searching for a new domain, my updates are limited to the servicable hours of these runts.

Otherwise, it's back to the same old routine - up before the sun is, salute flag, argue over whatever announcements come down from higher, try to go back to bed, continue rest of day. Rinse. Repeat.

Oh, and if you want more pictures of freshmen training, go to PAO. My Dog River experience this year was limited to taking a picture out my window of some bedraggled freshmen on their return trip, rocks in hand; I chose sleeping off the night before to trudging through the river (again) in the rain. They didn't have the best weather for it this year ... but then again, who cares?



Now ... what were those classes I had ...?

Found it

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island..." --Walt Disney (1901-1966)





Apparently there's a pot of gold on the fifth floor of Kreitzberg!

Okay, I just thought it was a sweet shot.

If you have a priceless pic that you want to see up here with your name on it, email it to the address on the right: spittfireDA[at]gmail[dot]com

The Smell of Rookdom:

Is a combination of wet dog and feet.



Woe to those who haven't experienced the pleasure of the Math/Science Dining Adventure. How would one describe this? It's part sauna, part kennel, and part - ah - food? I think.

Like everyone else, the first few days are making me ill, and I'm contemplating abandoning it entirely and opting for the Hannafords off of exit 6 in Barre.

Otherwise, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood of Northfield, Vermont, as you can see.



Watch out; he's lying in wait to ticket the notorious I-beam parkers. They're fast this year, guys - here's your heads up!

Ever Wonder ... ?

Did you ever wonder how they tow cars when the wheels are locked?




You can ask Howard ... he now knows ...



Ouch!

The Kiddies Have Arrived

Rook Arrival Day went off rather smoothly - kudos to the S-4 for all the magic they do.



There was little to improve upon, except perhaps ...

Not giving radios to individuals who are oblivious to 'radio etiquette' ....




And maybe having Regimental Golf Cart Mechanic added to the UMR for next year ...

"Uh-oh, over."



Otherwise ... it's back to business as usual ...

Harmon's Big Dig

For those of you who haven't arrived yet, be prepared for a scene akin to Boston's Big Dig - it's expensive, an eyesore, and it never ends ...

Click on the images to display the full-size shot

There you have it - your virtual tour of what once was the chow hall.

Now just wait until you see the facility in which they have us eating this year...

Back in Business

NU is up and running and so is NU Daily.

sigh of relief

Everyone's excited to get back to the Green Mountain State, where ...

* there is one state "highway" and it only has 2 lanes
* there are 3 radio stations - VPR, some country station, and the goons @ WNUB
* it can be too cold to snow
* your weather options are cold, freezing, or wicked friggen cold
* local shops close at 1900 - apparently VT goes to bed at 2100 - maybe because there's nothing to do? VT doesn't favor 24hr establishments.
* the sun sets sometime around October and you don't see it again until about mid-April
* it is famous for crazy hippies but you can purchase firearms as long as you can see over the counter
* the nearest "city" is Burlington ... if you can call it that ...
* the infamous Super Troopers lay down the law ...
* Norwich University keeps the liquor stores in business

Now that your beloved NU Daily staff - ah, yours truly - is back to its regularly scheduled programming, you can expect some big, exciting changes and your chance to get your opinions, rants, and priceless pictures up in digits. Did I mention the chance to get free stuff?

That's right. Free stuff. In return for a little creative genius, that is. It's all in my scheme of funding my drinking habit a better site for you!

That got ya checking for updates, huh?

Now, due to a scheduled power outage, this concludes the grand re-opening of everyone's favorite source for NU News.

Note - not all entries will start with, "you know what pisses me off?!" this year.

I hope.


PS to the Housing Department: Before things get ugly with freshmen and such - LOOK AT PEOPLE'S HOUSING FORMS when placing students. It's true, "whats the point in killing all the trees if they're not going to look at the damn sheets?!" I couldn't have re-worded it better myself.