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Navy's win over Notre Dame ranked as
the fifth biggest news story
1/1/08: Capt. Klein, the Commandant of Midshipmen,
announced classes would be canceled at the Naval Academy. It was
a rare moment that spoke volumes about Navy's stunning 46-44
triple-overtime victory over storied Notre Dame on Nov. 3. The
Midshipmen had snapped an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to
the Fighting Irish and that monumental victory would be among
the most notable of the entire college season.
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Angels announce 2008 tour schedule
1/2/08: The Blue Angels have announced their show
schedule for the 2008 season, which includes a show in Eau
Claire, Wisconsin Sept. 13-14. The Navy Flight Demonstration
Squadron, as the team is formally known, will perform 68 shows
at 35 locations in the United States and Canada.
Full schedule
Photo by MC2 Elizabeth Williams |
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Midshipmen visit the Hoopology Clinic
in Oceanside
1/3/08: Players from the U.S. Naval Academy Men's
basketball team were recent special guests at the hoopology
Basketball Clinic in Oceanside, California. Attendees spent the
afternoon practicing drills focused primarily on footwork and
balance. Much of the emphasis of the program was placed on
discipline and work ethic.
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Bowl mistake to cost official, MAC
offers apolgy to Mids
1/4/08: Mid-American Conference commissioner Rick
Chryst said the replay official who made an incorrect ruling in
the Poinsettia Bowl would be punished, but declined to specify
how. In the first public comments on the incident since the Dec.
20 game between Navy and Utah, Chryst told The Capital on
Monday the official could face a wide range of sanctions from a
formal reprimand to loss of future games.
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New twist in Naval Academy abuse cases
1/5/08:
After years of highly publicized incidents of Midshipmen
sexually abusing classmates, the Naval Academy appears to have
turned a corner with a prevention and education program that has
been held up as a model for other universities to emulate.
Studies, including one released Dec. 2007 by the Defense
Department, show that misconduct incidents have dropped at the
academy and an insidious macho culture is giving way to more
tolerance and self-policing.
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On deck for '08
1/6/08: The coming year will bring new uniforms,
career rules and benefits to sailors and new ships and missions
to the fleet.
For every officer and enlisted sailor, 2008 will begin the
biggest uniform shift in the history of the Navy. Everyone will
get the new Navy working uniform, a battle-dress-style uniform
with a blue, black and gray digital camouflage pattern and an
eight-point cover to replace dungarees and wash-khaki uniforms,
In the last drawdown move,
the Navy will cut 6,497 people from its ranks by Sept. 30. That
will take the Navy from 334,897 sailors as of Dec. 24 down to
328,400 by Oct. 1, 2008. The eventual goal is to be at 322,000
sailors by 2013, with the remaining 6,000 cuts to be spread over
four years.
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Navy football player sixth to serve as Brigade Commander
1/7/08:
Zerbin Singleton is the sixth Navy football player in school
history and the first since 1983 to be selected Brigade
Commander. Singleton will be responsible for guiding and
directing the daily activities of the Brigade of Midshipmen and
act as the liaison between the Brigade and the senior leadership
at the Academy during the spring semester.
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Naval Academy changing gate hours
1/8/08: The Naval Academy will implement new hours
at some gates effective Jan. 8, 2008.
Gate 1
Vehicular Access: Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday -
Thursday (closing two hours earlier) and 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Friday - Saturday
Visitor's Access Center: Open to pedestrians 6
a.m. to midnight Sunday - Thursday and 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday -
Saturday.
Gate 3
Vehicular Access: Open to inbound traffic 6 a.m.
to 9 a.m. (Monday-Friday with outbound traffic 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
(Monday-Friday)
Pedestrian Access: Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday -
Thursday (closing three hours earlier) and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday - Saturday
Gate 8
Open 24 hours a day |
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Blue & Gold Officers needed
1/9/08: Craig Walker, Area Blue & Gold
Coordinator, is in need of BGOs (Blue & Gold Officers),
particularly in the northern and northwestern part of the state.
Parents of Mids/USNA grads are often the best advocates for the
Naval Academy and make great BGOs.
On average, BGOs have four candidates a year, which equates to
less than 20 hours of time in a year. A one-week training
session at USNA is required within two years of becoming a BGO.
USNA pays all expenses. If interested, contact
Craig Walker, who
will forward an application.
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Lecture educates Mids in shipboard and offshore safety
1/10/08:
The Naval Academy hosted the fall installment of the Bock
Memorial Lecture Series, featuring a retired commander of the
Coast Guard addressing the obstacles and challenges of
maintaining a safe and efficient environment during maritime
operations. According to the commandant, 90 percent of the
world's
commerce occurs by sea at some phase. For this reason, he
stressed the importance of providing the best in construction
and operation of facilities and crew.
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Navy secretary visits embattled maritime school
1/11/08:
Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter visited the embattled Maritime
Industries Academy in West Baltimore Jan. 9. Winter said while
he visits colleges regularly, it was his first time speaking at
a high school. He used his brief speech as an opportunity to
tell students about the benefits of enlisting in the Navy or
Marines.
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Mids volunteer at food bank
1/12/08: Naval Academy Midshipmen demonstrated
their good will towards the San Diego community by volunteering
at the San Diego Food Bank last month. The Mids gave their time
while in San Diego to participate in the Poinsettia Bowl.
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Mids possible for game in Washington
1/13/08:
As an independent, Navy doesn't have to wait for a conference
championship to be determined to resolve bowl possibilities. It
can plan years ahead to line up bowl commitments. According to
the Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk, if the NCAA approves
the newly proposed Congressional Bowl in Washington this April,
the Midshipmen will likely play in the December Bowl.
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Olympic hopefuls train with SEALs
1/14/08:
A group of 17 Olympic hopefuls glimpsed into the world of the
U.S. Navy Seals as they set foot on the Naval Special Warfare
Center's
training grounds. The staff psychologist for the San Diego
Olympic Training Center has been bringing groups of Olympic
hopefuls to train with Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S)
instructors since 2002.
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Herndon Climb, other USNA rituals
changing
1/18/08: To reduce the possibility of injuries during
the annual rite of climbing the Herndon Monument, the Naval
Academy may limit the number of freshmen allowed to participate
in scaling the grease-covered obelisk.
The
Herndon Climb is but one of the Academy's spring festivities
that is being reviewed, and some will be curtailed or even
eliminated. Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental exercises
designated to test Plebes toward the end of their freshman year,
will not be open to parents and sponsors this year. The Plebe
Parents Dinner and Welcome Parade have been discontinued.
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USNA gets results and sinks battleships
1/19/08: Last September, the Yard Card was
launched at the Naval Academy. It was designed exclusively for
Midshipmen and staff and was provisioned as a convenient stored
value payment facility.The card
has multiple functions. Primarily, it's a stored value or cash
holding card. However the rewritable face of the Graphicard (TM)
provides an opportunity to display new messages to the card
holder each time it is used. Cardholders can even play the
classic naval combat game, Battleship.
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New Navy 44s sail into Naval Academy
1/20/08:
On Jan. 11, the Naval Academy received the second of the new
David Pedrick-designed Navy 44s. The new design, built by
Pearson Composites, will replace the well-used fleet of McCurdy
and Rhodes Navy 44s.
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Photo by Colleen Cavalieri |
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Midshipmen supports troops
1/21/08:
When Midshipmen from 20th Company made pen pals with
deployed troops, they had no idea their efforts would blossom
into a large-scale support effort that extends far beyond the
brigade alone. Midn. Derek Grady (parents: WISNAPA
members Kalaniwai & Lance Grady), Delafield is in 20th
Company.
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Graduation, Commissioning Week and
Herndon
1/22/08: The Naval Academy has updated the
following information during Commissioning Week:
Plebe Recognition
Week
Sea Trials
- Tuesday, May 13
Herndon
- Thursday, May 15, parents are invited to observe
Recognition Ceremony
has been disestablished. Promotion to Third Class will occur
upon graduation of the Class of 2008 on Friday, May 23.
Plebe and Parents Dinner
has been disestablished. Parents are welcome to dine with their
Midshipmen in King Hall that evening, on an informal,
non-ceremonial basis.
Graduation & Commissioning Week
Dedication Parade - Monday, May 19 at 11 a.m.
Blue Angels Flight
Demonstration - Wednesday,
May 21 at 2 p.m.
Prizes & Awards Ceremony
- Thursday, may 22 at 2 p.m. in Alumni Hall
Color Parade
- Thursday, May 22 at 11 a.m. on Worden Field
Graduation & Commissioning
- Friday, May 23 at 10 a.m. at Navy Marine Corps Memorial
Stadium (or in Alumni Hall in the event of rain).
Continue to refer to the
master schedule for the most recent updates.
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Navy granted authority to use sonar in training off California
1/23/08:
The Navy announced Jan. 16 that two important steps have been
taken under existing law and regulations to allow it to conduct
effective, integrated training with sonar off the coast of
southern California after a federal court earlier this month
imposed untenable restrictions on such training.
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Annapolis celebrates Black History
Month
1/24/08: The superintendent of the Naval Academy,
Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, will be the keynote speaker for Black
History Month on Feb. 7. Also, the acclaimed Naval Academy Gospel
Choir and the First Baptist Church Mass Choir will perform.
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Army-Navy basketball games to be
televised
1/25/08: Sunday's Army-Navy men's basketball game
will be televised live on ESPNU starting at 11 a.m. CST. The
women's game will be televised on a taped delay basis on ESPNU
starting at 6:30 p.m.
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17th Company takes colors home
1/26/08: Hard work and effort paid off for 17th
Company as they won the title of Color Company for the fall 2007
semester. The Color Company tradition started in 1867, and
recognizes a superior performing company with the honor of
carrying the flags in color parades. Midn. Jessica Troska
('08) daughter of Keith and Lois Troska, Anoka,
Minnesota is in 17th Company
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Volunteers offer free income tax preparation
1/27/08:
Midshipmen, active-duty or retired service members (or
dependents of one) are eligible for assistance through the
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program is
mainly for service members and their families whose income
normally ranges from $40,000 and below. VITA volunteers are able
to prepare basic to moderately complex tax returns and are
knowledgeable about military-specific deductions.
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Academy provides unique opportunity to scouts
1/28/08:
The U.S. Naval Academy hosted more than 2,300 scouts from across
the country in the 21st annual Merit Badge Jamboree
Weekend on January 19. The Jamboree provided the scouts an
opportunity to directly interact with more than 100 Midshipmen
and use the Naval
Academy's facilities to earn merit badges they might not have a chance to
elsewhere. Some of these included astronomy, aviation,
chemistry, computers, electronics, engineering, oceanography and
weather.
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 2007
Army-Navy march-on print
1/29/08: Operation Support Our Troops (OSOT)
is selling a 2007 Army-Navy march-on print/poster. All proceeds
go to support the troops. Its mission is to help improve the
morale and welfare of members of the U.S. armed forces. The
deadline for ordering is
Saturday, February 2.
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Wisconsin Mid attends ethics essay
dinner
1/30/08: 3/C Midn. Derek Grady (son of
WISNAPA members Lance & Kalaniwai Grady, Delafield) participated
in the Adm.
William P. Lawrence Ethics Essay Dinner last night based on
a paper he wrote, Is Torture Ethical? The event is
sponsored by the Stockdale Center and the Class of 1981 with a
prize given for the best ethics essay written by a midshipman
each semester in the Core ethics course. The Naval Academy hosts
the dinner to honor the authors of the best papers and presents
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January commandant letters
1/31/08: Capt. Margaret D. Klein, Commandant of
Midshipmen, has written two letters to USNA parents outlining
goals, updates and efforts for the second semester. To read the
letters, click on the dates.
Jan. 15 -
Jan. 30 |
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Go
Navy! Beat
Army!
WISNAPA, Inc.
(Wisconsin
Naval Academy Parents' Association,
Inc.)
Board of Governors
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