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Corbin Forum hosts inaugural W o m e n ’ s L e a d e r s h i p Summit.

Hazlett notches 19, Army hosts PL FinalArmy senior guard Jen Hazlett’s game-high 19 points sends the Black Knights into a frenzy and to the Patriot League Championship game after a 68-55 victory over American in the Patriot League semifi nal Monday at Christl Arena. With the win, coupled with Navy’s loss to Holy Cross, Army hosts the PL Championship at 6 p.m. Saturday against the Crusaders. For information on purchasing tickets, see page 20. Also see page 20 for story of the Army-American game. Photo by Cordell hoffer/ProVided by army athletiC CommuniCations

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CWV induct five cadetsThe Catholic War Veterans Post 386 inducted 17 new members at St. Joseph’s School in New Windsor Feb. 1. (From left) CWV National Commander James Finkel Sr., Class of 2017 Cadet Brandon Wethman, Class of 2015 Cadet David Chacko, Past CWV Commander Joseph Farina, CWV Post 386 Commander Jim Peloso, Class of 2014 Cadet Matthew Ibsen, Class of 2016 Cadet Nicholas Koop and Class of 2017 Cadet Ryan Proto pose for a photo. The five cadets are members of the Knights of Columbus Post 8250 at West Point and Chacko is the Grand Knight. This is the first time in the history of the Catholic War Veterans that cadets were inducted into the CWV. The other 12 new members were from all branches of service from World War II to Desert Storm. Courtesy Photo

To the West Point Community,

It is that time of year again, when we have a chance to get away from our daily routines, regroup and spend time with our families.

The start of spring marks new beginnings and the chance f o r n e w activities.

As the seasons change, we would like to remind our Cadets, Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians and family members that their health and safety is of the utmost importance to all of us here.

Spring break is a busy and exciting time, so give yourself plenty of time to get to your destinations and make sure to wear your seat belt.

This is also a time of increased accidents on the road; during outdoor activity, or in the home. It is up to each of us to ensure we keep safety in mind during any activity.

You are all vital members of the West Point team and we are counting on your safe return.

Whatever you may choose to do next week, please keep the health and safety of your family a number one priority and always consider physical security and travel safety in your plans.

This is a great opportunity to take a well-deserved rest and to enjoy the company of your family and friends.

Thank you again for your continued support and enjoy your spring break.

Go Army, Beat Navy! Robert L. Caslen, Jr. Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Superintendent

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• West Point SHARP Helpline (call or text)—845-659-7467; • DOD Safe Helpline—1-877-995-5247 (call or text) or visit www.safehelpline.org;• USCC SARC, Maj. Missy Rosol—call 938-7479 or 845-401-3476;• Garrison SARC, Dan Toohey—call 938-5657 or 914-382-8180;• Installation Victim Advocate, Dan Toohey—call 938-5657 or 914-382-8180;• Military Police Desk—call 938-3333;• Social Work Service—call 938-3441 or 845-591-7215;• Keller Army Community Hospital Emergency Room—call 938-4004.

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Fulton counseled the audience to be weary of websites that pose as voices of authority and to never, ever read the comment sections.

“There’s the lawless jungle outside the borders of the civilized way that is the curated media ... that’s where there’s an editor that review and approves posts ... but outside those guardrails it is an ugly place,” Fulton said. “I do feel like reading comments will darken your soul.”

A panel of four cadets took on the topic of “Sex and SHARP,” discussing the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training at the academy. The cadets were introduced by Dr. Greta Bucher, Department of History professor, who explained how sexism was part of their coursework and the cadets were in attendance to present their studies.

The foursome—two male and two female cadets—started the dialogue, but it quickly took off in all directions as nearly every participant in the Haig Room provided an exhausting amount of insight and perspective. Moore expected nothing less.

“This is what the Corbin Forum does. This is what happens at all our events,” Moore said. “We have really formulated a process that makes this happen—the conversation just goes off naturally and takes on a life of its own. To empower and inspire, this is where it starts.”

The male perspective was equally honest and forthright as the women’s. One cadet, during the panel discussion, said his experience with SHARP training leaves him automatically feeling accused of rape.

Many made mention of the opening remarks from the night before by Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr.

“One of his priorities as superintendent is changing the culture at West Point and make it more inviting for minorities,” Moore said. “The Army needs to be diverse—

it has to be, when you think how much it needs adaptive leaders.”

Class of 2014 Cadet Alexis Salmon served on the cadet panel, and is also the Corbin Forum public affairs officer.

“I enjoyed the experience immensely, because I could share my thoughts openly and in an environment in which they would not be misconstrued or counted as sexist/feminist,” she said. “In our classroom we were able to have conversations such as the one today; however, the rich dialogue which occurred at the conference between women and men of varying ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences, could not be produced in our classroom and it was truly enlightening and freeing.”

Class of 2015 Cadet Kristen Barta got involved with the Corbin Forum this semester and helped organize the summit.

“It was really a worthwhile experience getting to work with our officers and civilian faculty who helped plan the summit,” she said. “They got cadets from my class involved specifically, because we’ll be the ones to take over the reins next year. So this was a learning experience for us as well to learn what the Corbin Forum is all about. Next year, when the firsties—who did an amazing job with the Corbin Forum—are gone, we’ll know what the expectations are, and how we can improve the summit.”

That implies the summit isn’t going to be a one-time affair.

“We’re hopeful,” Barta said. “I was speaking with some of the Coast Guard cadets last night and said they had wanted to organize a similar event. So maybe there can be some collaboration with other service academies involved. We’ll do an AAR to discuss all that, and I’m looking forward to doing something similar next year.”

Making history during Women’s History Month

West Point Corbin Forum hosts first Women’s Leadership SummitStory and photos by Mike StrasserAssistant Editor

If knowledge is power, then the inaugural Corbin Women’s Leadership Summit provided a wealth of it for nearly 100 attendees participating March 6-8.

With the theme of “Beyond the Brass Ceiling: Educating, Inspiring and Empowering for the Future,” women and men from institutions along the East Coast, such as the U.S. Naval Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, Temple University and Vassar College, took advantage of incredibly frank dialogue in the most open of forums.

“In order to empower and inspire others, first you have to educate and that’s why we’re hosting this summit with all these intelligent speakers and panel series,” Class of 2014 Cadet Alesia Moore, Corbin Forum cadet-in-charge, said. “I feel it was very important for us to bring people together for informed discussions on things like the evolution of sex and civilization, and learning the history of sexist culture.”

Col. Ty Seidule, professor and acting head in the Department of History, traced the history of “ism’s” with particular focus to the history of racism and sexism at the U.S. Military Academy. Sue Fulton, a Class of 1980 graduate and member of the Board of Visitors, joined Dr. Rachel Sondheimer, director of American Politics and associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences, to discuss “Women and Social Media.”

Sondheimer posed the question for discussion on whether online interactions have any real value to affecting change.

“This notion of liking a Facebook page because you want to save Darfur and feel your leading some sort of change agenda is not actually happening,” she said. “If you think about Egypt and the Arab Spring, would that have occurred without social media? Probably. Maybe not. Revolutions and uprising occurred before social media, so is it really galvanizing change?”

During the session, Sondheimer advised participants to be weary of what they post online today that could have ill-effect on their careers later.

Service members are getting in trouble for unfortunate postings on social media that go viral. Stars and Stripes recently published an article about a Soldier from Fort Carson, Colo., who posted a selfie on Instagram while evidently ducking inside a car to avoid saluting the flag during Retreat. In February, a Facebook photo showing an Airman making an obscene gesture to a POW/MIA wall emblem resulted in the creation of a Facebook page admonishing those who disgrace the uniform by such online postings.

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A panel of four cadets explore the topic of “Sex and SHARP,” discussing the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training at the academy. The topic of sexism was part of their coursework and they presented their studies at the Corbin Forum’s Leadership Summit. Pictured are Class of 2016 Cadet Andrew Mohr, Class of 2015 Cadet Jacob Sanborn and Class of 2014 Cadets Erin Kocher and Alexis Salmon.

Tanya Oliver, a senior from Temple University, shares her perspective as a female ROTC cadet and some of the issues she’s faced.

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Corrections & ClarificationsThe article titled “Disposing household sharps in the

West Point community” on page 15 in the Feb. 27 issue misidentified the author in the byline.

First Lt. Francisco Rivera, from Keller Army Community Hospital’s Department of Preventive Medicine, wrote the article. The Pointer View staff apologizes for the error.

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Col. Ty Seidule, professor and acting head in the Department of History, traces the history of “ism’s” with particular focus to the history of racism and sexism at the U.S. Military Academy.

Cadets perform the works of classmates and graduates March 7 in a presentation of “The Athena Monologues” at the Firstie Club. Photo by Class of 2014 Cadet alexis salmon

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U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Jason Roman, from the Class of 2014, said he attended to increase his awareness on women’s issues.

“I wanted to learn what I’m unfamiliar with to become a better leader so I can help my fellow Marines out in the future,” Roman said. “I was impressed with how passionate people have been on these issues and I think there should be more discussion among other groups throughout the academy.”

Roman said the equivalence to SHARP at the Naval Academy is SHAPE, or Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education. According to the USNA website, “First and second-class midshipmen receive at least two hours of education each year, and SHAPE material is integrated into their required leadership and law classes as well as the first class capstone curriculum.”

In addition to the presentations, panel and a fast-paced negotiation workshop led by Maj. Christina Fanitzi, an instructor in the Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership, attendees could attend the Women’s History Month Luncheon, see the Women’s Boxing team in action or participate in an optional

yoga class hosted by Maj. Missy Rosol. Evening entertainment at the Firstie Club featured a cadet-led

presentation of “The Athena Monologues.” “Some of the monologues address hard issues women had to

deal with and overcome while at the academy. Others are more light-hearted and humorous, poking fun at their experience in the academy,” Moore said.

Moore said women began writing the monologues almost a decade ago, and they’ve been collected into a book. That wasn’t difficult, considering the tight network shared among cadets and graduates.

“All it takes is a quick message put out and all these submissions would pour in,” Moore said. “This is the first year we’re performing them, so we’ll hope for the best.

Last semester, the Corbin Forum hosted a luncheon during Branch Week to allow cadets a chance to dine and converse with every branch representative.

At that time, Moore said it was significant to host an informal event where cadets could learn more about future career choices, and with the overturning of the Army’s Branch Exclusion Policy, that included the Combat Arms.

Moore said she was never going to be at the top of her class, or be the most physical fit in the Corps. However, her contributions to the Corbin Forum and this Leadership Summit, in particular, will be the most important thing she’s done with her time at the

academy.“It’s not only the most important thing I’ve done, but it’s

probably meant the most to me,” Moore said. “When you talk about cadets leaving behind a legacy, I think the Corbin Forum accomplished that with this summit. This was nothing but excellence.”

And she didn’t do it alone. Moore said the committee was large and involved a lot of cadets and officers.

“We started with a vision that I had during my yearling year, but was told then it was too ambitious a project to take,” Moore said. “Too much time and too ambitious, but I would keep asking until my firstie year when I told Col. (Diane) Ryan that I couldn’t leave West Point without this happening.”

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Celebrating Women’s HistoryObservance celebrates women of character and commitmentBy Kathy EastwoodStaff Writer

The annual Women’s History Month Luncheon, held March 7 at the West Point Club, celebrated “Women of Character, Courage and Commitment,” the theme for 2014. The guest speaker for the luncheon was Col. Patricia Collins, Division Chief, The Joint Staff, J33, National and Nuclear Command and Control.

Col. Diane Ryan, Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership professor, introduced Collins, whom she has known for 20 years.

“Patty and I ran in the same circles in our assignments at Fort Bragg, N.C. and Fort Hood, Texas, and I use that term loosely because I never ran in the same circles, she ran circles around me,” Ryan said. “She has demonstrated character and courage and is a true champion in every sense of the word.”

Collins has 22 years in the Army and is an athlete of some renown. She competed in the Intermedix Ironman 70.3 in Augusta, Ga., last year as an amputee. Collins made the decision to amputate her leg below the knee in 2007, a year after a bicycle accident caused severe damage to her leg.

In keeping with the theme, Collins spoke about character, courage and commitment.

“In today’s news, we have all this bad information of some misconduct in our senior leaders,” Collins said. “The Chief of Staff of the Army said we’ve been tracking this conduct for 30 years. But because of the media and social media area, this becomes news quickly. So, no one is perfect. It’s not so much that you failed; it’s what you did the next day. Did you lie about it? Did you hide it?”

“There is a saying, ‘fail early and fail often’ because most often than not, this is where all your valuable lessons are learned.” Collins said. “Your friends are going to mess up as well, so you should be there for them when they fail as this is part of responsibility.

“Bad things are going to happen, and it all depends on how you react to it,” Collins added.

Collins talked about courage and used several personal and public anecdotal references in demonstrating courage.

“Courage—one of the things about courage is that it’s not just physical courage but you need emotional courage, too,” Collins said. “Sometimes we are afraid to expand and try. I had a lot of job opportunities in my life. I had the courage to apply for those positions. Sure there was a possibility that I wouldn’t get it. The answer may be no, but it also may be yes.”

In 2009, she deployed to Afghanistan in support o f O p e r a t i o n E n d u r i n g Freedom and commanded an Expeditionary Signal Battalion from 2010-2012.

Since her amputation, Collins has won four national championships and was the 2012 World Para-Triathlon Gold Medalist in her disability category.

Collins is also mother to her seven-year-old son Gabriel, whom she adopted in 2007 from Guatemala.

During the luncheon, the nominees and the recipient of the 2014 Margaret Chase Smith Leadership Award were announced.

“The award is given to a first class woman who demonstrated superior leadership across all three pillars of the academy; academic, military and physical as well one who exhibits commitment to diversity,” Ryan said. “The nominees collectively average a 3.5 grade point average and are accomplished athletes and demonstrated their leadership skills in their military positions and in other aspects of their life. Simply stated, these ladies rock.”

Class of 2014 Cadet Erin Mauldin received the Margaret Chase Smith Leadership Award.

Col. Patricia S. Collins, division chief at The Joint Staff, J33, National and Nuclear Command and Control, speaks at the 2014 Women’s History Month Observance Luncheon. Photo by Kathy eastwood/PV

In addition to speaking at the Women’s History Month luncheon, Col. Patricia Collins attends the Corbin Forum Women’s Leadership Summit and contribute to the dialogue among participants. Photo by miKe strasser/usma Pao

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Story and photo by Kathy EastwoodStaff Writer

The Center for STEM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) offered the inaugural Girls Workshop for students in grades 8-10 March 8 at various academic locations at West Point.

Eighty girls from the tri-state area attended the full-day workshop which included a GPS Lab, Soldier workshop, Network Science and Bridge Design demonstrations.

The STEM projects help to encourage middle school and high school students to focus on STEM fields by providing students with projects to work with, and open up a variety of possibilities.

Faculty and cadet mentors engaged the students with fun hands-on learning modules. In the Take Flight workshop, the girls received some information on basic aerodynamics and constructed paper airplanes that they attempted to fly.

The girls also enjoyed 3-D modeling, building bridges and designing engines in other learning modules. They had the most fun when they transferred what they learned to actual hands-on projects. Many of them had an interest in or curiosity about STEM subjects.

“I’m trying to get a few ideas for college,” Marissa Pappas, from Washingtonville High School, said.

Pappas said she didn’t know what she wanted to major in yet, but math is an option being explored.

“It is just something I want to know more about,” she said.

Cadet mentors in STEM majors volunteered to work with girls STEM workshops.

“I want to come back here and teach,” Class of 2016 Cadet Elizabeth Thomas, a Mechanical Engineering major, said. “My dad was an electrical engineer, so he encouraged me.”

Thomas became interested in her major (with a focus on aeronautics) when she attended the U.S. Military Academy Admissions Office’s Summer Leaders Experience for rising high school seniors.

“The mission of the West Point Center for STEM Education is to design and implement programs that inspire, attract and develop the STEM talent essential for meeting the nation’s current and future challenges,” Catherine Bale, Center for STEM Education director, said.

“Many of the world’s greatest challenges involve Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” Bale said. “Yet there is compelling evidence that the U.S. is falling behind other countries in developing the STEM talent needed to address these challenges––in the workforce, in research and in academia.”

Bale said other countries are surpassing the U.S. in the development of their STEM work forces.

“In 1985, China granted about the same

STEM Center finds success in girls-only workshop

Roughly 80 girls from the tri-state area attended an inaugural girls only Mini-STEM project March 8. Pictured, 15 students create paper airplanes and will try to fly them after a discussion by Maj. Steven Elgan, assistant professor in the Civil and Mechanical Engeering Department, on what makes an airplane fly in the Take Flight project. number of first engineering degrees as the U.S., but granted nearly four times as many in 2005,” Bale said. “As a result of this

enhanced capacity, China is experiencing an explosion of economic and technological development.”

By Elizabeth RoweWest Point Elementary School

Students at West Point Elementary School joined students in American schools all over the world to celebrate National Education Association’s Read Across America during the week of March 3.

Read Across America is celebrated near the birthday of famed author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.

The celebration launched with students wearing festive hats for “hat day” and enjoying green eggs and ham for lunch. West Point community members, including parents, support personnel and cadets, visited classrooms all week to inspire students to love reading. West Point leaders exhibited the importance of reading by sharing Dr. Seuss books with as many classrooms of students as time allowed. U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen.

Robert L. Caslen Jr. read to students from the classic, “Oh The Places You’ll Go!”

“On a scale of one to 10, it would be a 10,” second grader Elijah Luckett said.

West Point Elementary students were also motivated by listening to Col. Dane D. Rideout, West Point garrison commander, read from another Seuss classic.

“That book you read was Seuss-tastic,” second grader Alysa Venable said to the commander.

Administrators and staff members at WPES will continue to promote literacy all year long, but this week of celebration proved to be another great platform for the community and school to work together to make learning fun.

To learn more about Read Across America, visit www.readacrossamerica.org.

Read Across America comes to West Point

Garrison Commander Col. Dane Rideout reads to students at West Point Elementary March 3.

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CADET ACTIVITIES UPDATE

Triathlon: The West Point Triathlon Team hosted the first-ever spring Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference Duathalon at Camp Buckner March 9.

The USA Triathlon-sanctioned event was open to all collegiate athletes from the conference and provided an opportunity for them to qualify for the Collegiate National Championships in April. Athletes representing nine universities from the northeast braved the unseasonably cold weather which consisted of a 1.5-km run followed by a 24-km bike and a 5-km run.

The West Point team also fielded a small number of competitors including Class of 2014 Cadet Jessica Clay, Class of 2016 Cadet Holly Harrington, and Class of 2017 Cadets Jennifer Niemann and Allison Voll. All of the West Point athletes qualified for Collegiate Nationals. Clay earned first place and Harrington earned third place in the women’s division at the inaugural event.

The West Point team cadets, coaches and officers along with help from volunteers from Team Red, White and Blue set up and supported the event. Medical support was graciously provided by the Ski Patrol cadets and volunteers from Keller Army Hospital. Traffic control on Route 293 was provided by the New York State Highway Patrol.

The West Point Triathlon team hosted its first spring Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference Duathalon March 9 at Camp Buckner. Photo by west Point tri

Cycling: The West Point Cycling team competed March 8-9 in Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference’s road season opener in Mountainside, N.J.

The ECCC is one of the 11 regional conferences making up USA Cycling Collegiate. It spans from

Delaware to Maine and includes a 1,000 student athletes from 70 schools competing in track, mountain bike, cyclocross and road racing events throughout the year.

The two-day event was hosted by Stevens University and included 285 participants from 35 Eastern Cycling Conference Schools. Competition included a team time trial, road race and circuit race. For many of the West Point’s team members, this was their first cycling competition and the first time this semester they were able to ride outdoors because of the harsh winter. West Point finished 17th overall.

Top 10 team finishes included Saturday’s road race in the Men’s Novice Category with Class of 2017 Cadet Adam Ruff finishing in second place.

In the Women’s novice category, Class of 2017 Cadet Kiana Frick placed fourth. In the circuit race Sunday, Class of 2014 Cadet Micha Douglas placed 10th in the Men’s expert category, Ruff finished 9th in the men’s intermediate category, Class of 2017 Cadet Daniel Serrano placed sixth and Class of 2016 Cadet Joel Lester seventh in Men’s novice, while Frick and Class of 2016 Cadet JinnyYan finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in the Women’s novice circuit. The team returns to competition after spring break and will host conference competition with the Army Spring Classic scheduled for April 5-6.

Combat Weapons Team: Members of both the Combat Weapons Team and the West Point Pistol team traveled to Wappinger Falls to compete in a local Steel Challenge Pistol match. This match served as a final outdoor practice for both squads prior to them traveling to Fort Benning, Ga., over spring break to compete in the Scholastic Pistol Program Collegiate Nationals.

This year is the first time where both the Combat Weapons Team and the Pistol team have shot in the SPP shooting league.

The league is comprised of 20 collegiate teams to include the Coast Guard Academy and a team from the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. All the teams compete in regional matches around the country culminating in the Collegiate Nationals at Fort Benning in the spring. This year’s match will be hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at the Krilling Range Complex March 15.

Fine Arts Forum: Cadets from the Elsie Sannes-Pinnell Art Appreciation Forum traveled March 9 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the United States. To help cadets navigate through over two million pieces of art, U.S. Military Academy Art Historian Dr. Betsy Chunko met the group and highlighted details about rare works from the Ancient Greek, Medieval and Egyptian Galleries. Of particular interest to cadets was the ephemeral nature of Etruscan bird art and the pagan scenes carved into wooden French cathedral furniture.

Men’s Team Handball: The 2014 Scott Pace Memorial Handball Invitational featured fierce international handball competition at Arvin Gymnasium Feb. 28-March 2. The event was hosted by the West Point Men’s Team Handball Club in honor of Capt. Scott Pace, a Class of 2005 graduate and Army Aviator, killed in Afghanistan June 5, 2012.

Pace, who was an exceptional handball player as a cadet, was honored in a memorial ceremony hosted by West Point Team Handball. The inaugural dedication featured nine teams from the U.S. and Canada.

The tournament opened on Friday Night with West Point Black (Varsity) taking on Sherbrooke HBC, hailing from Montreal; and, West Point Gold (JV) playing against Chicago Inter Handball Club. Both West Point squads started the competition with loses but regrouped.

West Point Black won three consecutive games against very good club teams from Washington, D.C. and North Carolina, earning a spot in semifinals versus the four-time Club National Champion team from New York. After a tough loss to NYC Club, West Point’s Black team earned a rematch against Sherbrooke HBC. Black’s defense led by Class of 2015 Cadet Coleman Grider, combined with exceptional goalkeeping by Class of 2015 Cadet David Brown to ensure the victory and third place on the podium.

West Point Gold (JV) earned two victories this weekend against quality opponents Celtique HBC from Canada and North Carolina finishing the weekend with sixth place and a record of two wins and four losses. Impressive performances were recorded by Class of 2016 Cadet Andrew Kane and Class of 2017 Cadet Jalen Sweat.

Perhaps the most impressive acts of sportsmanship and competitive spirit came from D.C. Silencers—a club team from Washington, D.C., comprised of athletes with hearing and speech disabilities. Members of this club represented the U.S. National Team in the Deaflympic throughout the years.

The Men’s Handball Team looks forward to North-East League Competitions, College Nationals, April 12-13 and Club Nationals, May 15-17.

Pipes and Drums: The U.S. Corps of Cadets Pipes and Drums participated in the 17th annual White Plains St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 8.

The USCC Pipes and Drums lead the military contingent of the parade working with the Stewart Airfield Marine Corps Color Guard. The band was a favorite along the route and played crowd favorites like “The Caissons Go Rolling Along,” “Garry Owen” and “Rowan Tree.” The parade itself consisted of local Pipe Bands, High School Marching bands, collegiate bands, local Irish heritage groups, police and firefighter units and local dignitaries.

The parade route ended at the White Plains City Hall where the cadets performed a set accompanied by the West Point Highland Dancers in front of the reviewing stands. The White Plains parade was the first St. Patrick’s Day that the USCC Pipes and Drums have marched in over a decade.

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Story and photos by Mike StrasserAssistant Editor

The West Point Model United Nations recently hosted its fourth invitational at Jefferson Hall with more than 100 civilian and military students in attendance. They were tasked with resolving an international incident set in the year 2018—beginning with the kidnapping of an American ambassador in Mexico—while considering all matters of diplomacy, foreign affairs, public opinion and its implications on national security.

Participants came from Georgetown, University of Pennsylvania, Bard College, the Coast Guard Academy and several others, in addition to a European delegation of international students.

Four days out of the classroom and submerged in crisis resolution might sound like an intriguing diversion from studies, but make no mistake, Model UN members take these conferences seriously—as both academic and competitive endeavors. Even a reporter from Best Delegate, a website that promotes Model UN happenings around the globe, was there to document the event.

“Model UN delegations will travel from all over the country and the world to compete,” Class of 2014 Cadet Warren Geary, conference commander, said. “There’s a high caliber of talent in Model UN. I think the peers we have in Model UN are some of the brightest in terms of policy and theory in international relations, American politics and economics.”

This is why the WPMUN team and dozens of cadet volunteers invested so much into making this as rewarding an experience as the conferences they’ve attended. As a traveling team, cadets have competed at other institutions in the U.S. and abroad, so the West Point conference allows them to reciprocate as hosts.

The invitational is designed as a crisis response simulation where delegates serve on one of six committees forming the nation’s national security apparatus—like Southern and Northern Commands, National Governors Association, Senate and House foreign relations, and at the head, the National Security Council—with all the pertinent players from the White House, Pentagon, Congress and other governmental agencies.

It was four years in the making for Geary. He became a member of WPMUN during his plebe year when he served as an assistant committee chair at the inaugural conference in 2011. He followed up as the chief financial officer, and last year, served as the operations officer.

“We take the experience we gain from traveling and competing everywhere and bring that back to West Point to synthesize with

the things our institution is known for like leadership and the fundamental challenge of time balancing,” Geary said. “That’s something we can teach delegates in committee that they necessarily don’t learn. At our invitational, we throw a lot of things at them and say ‘Now you need to prioritize all these things as if you represent the U.S. government.”

It’s designed to be unlike a regular Model UN conference because, having competed successfully for so many years throughout the world, the cadets know what delegates expect. Where else, Geary said, can students create an operation order to plan a military intervention.

“We know what they’re used to and how they’d normally react. Here, we’re going to take them out of their comfort zone and welcome them to a military-style conference,” Geary said. “I would say delegates love coming to West Point simply for that experience. It’s not your traditional Model UN experience debating international policy. We’re taking a real-world issue and figuring out how the United States should respond to it.”

A typical Model UN conference might have delegates in the thousands, but given limited resources and logistics, the cadets provide a select group with an impressionable and long-lasting experience at West Point.

Class of 2014 Cadet Brandon Moore acted as the Senate Chair for the committee on foreign relations during the invitational and is in charge of the WPMUN traveling team. He said aside from the traditional Model UN format where delegations represent the general assemblies of countries, the concept of crisis simulations

is becoming more common.“Generally speaking, a lot of the other conferences are

also experimenting with this debate style,” Moore said. “So even though it is a Model UN conference, it has nothing to do with modeling the United Nations.”

From the very start, the WPMUNI reached out for international representation. Geary, an Economics major, recalled being buried in paperwork to make that happen but it was worth the effort.

“We have continued that practice because it really added to the relevance of our conference,” Geary said. “Just their presence, we believed, created a wider perspective on issues.”

Geary, a native Texan, was competing in Oxford last semester when he became engrossed in a thorough discussion on gun rights with a student from Greece.

“She was adamant in her belief and had no understanding as to why any nation would allow its people to own personal weapons,” Geary said. “That was strange to me because I had just bought a class pistol for graduation. So we had a very robust discussion on the nature of gun rights. I

think that diversity, with so many people with completely and fundamentally different perspectives, makes for a great Model UN conference.”

West Point cadets served on the committee dais as directors, moderators and crisis liaisons to facilitate the action among the six groups. Another team, led by Class of 2014 Cadet Patrick Brown, operated a crisis operations center to feed information to the committees, while also receiving real-time updates on committee actions for them to react with appropriate responses, whether it be as terrorist organizations, media, the American public or international groups.

“The crisis tactical operations center is really the nerve center for all the substantive matters of the conference,” Brown said. “The whole point is to realistically simulate all the bureaucracy that goes into actually formulating a plan. There’s competing interests, competing agencies, political parties—a lot of overlap and friction within the national security apparatus.”

In the end, the Best Delegation Award was presented to Florida International University and Outstanding Delegation went to Georgetown University. The H. Norman Schwarzkopf Award was presented to the European Delegation for best exemplifying the spirit of civil-military cooperation during the competition.

(Editor’s Note: See Page 9 for a closer look at the Model UN Invitational, visit www.flickr.com/photos/west_point/ for a photo set and read the story on www.usma.edu for more insight into the event.)

Crisis is key at the Model UN Invitational

(Above) Depending on which committee they work for, delegates take on the roles of many civilian and military representatives within America’s national security apparatus. (Right) Delegates in the House Foreign Affairs Committee compete against one another yet collaborate to resolve a national security crisis centered in Latin America.

A representative from Florida International University receives the cadet sabre for the Best Delegation Award at a ceremony in the Haig Room March 2 at the Model UN Invitational.

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Story and photos by Mike StrasserAssistant Editor

Sometimes what happens on the fringe and beyond are as interesting as the event itself. Take, for example, the West Point Model United Nation’s tactical operations center during their recent invitational. Nested in a small room on the fifth floor of Jefferson Hall, this is where the command team and staff stayed on top of everything.

Everything.It’s where thank-you notes were written

for invited speakers, battle update briefs were conducted, transportation to and from hotels were arranged and personnel accounted for, where staff made sure every room inside Jefferson Hall occupied by delegates in fervent debate was stocked with water to alleviate dry mouth, working with the Directorate of Cadet Activities to organize social functions, coordinating with the West Point Band and WKDT for music, and so much more.

The challenge of operating a conference is on the West Point Model UN, but those 18 cadets are not nearly enough to get the job done right. So they recruited another 50 or so cadets—some of whom are returning volunteers—for various staff functions.

“As we economists like to say, we live in a world of finite and scare resources,” Class of 2014 Cadet Warren Geary, conference commander, said. “So it was great practice for cadets to take what we had and accomplish the mission. It brings out the true capabilities of cadets, and seeing cadets rise to the challenge, I think, will have tremendous impact, in their careers when faced with fiscal or personnel limitations.”

As the S-1 officer, Class of 2016 Cadet Dustin Santos was in charge of personnel during

UN, but the U.S. Military Academy and the Army.

“We care what these schools think about us,” Santos said. “If you ask other staff members who volunteer again and again, it’s not for the free food or to get out of class. We get to show these students, who have political aspirations and will be the leaders of tomorrow, what the Army is all about.”

One of the goals of the conference is to provide participants with a better understanding of the dynamic civil-military relationships found in U.S. bureaucracy.

In itself, the conference provides a wellspring of opportunities for participants to conduct their own informal “civil-military operations.” Geary invited it during his opening address.

“Please feel free to approach any cadet, officer or faculty member and strike up a conversation,” he said. “I assure you that we can speak just as intelligently about civil-military relations as we can about the season finale of ‘House of Cards.’”

These interactions were abundant throughout and the WPMUN created various forums for that to happen. Outside the committee sessions, there were West Point tours, an ice-breaker social, cocktail reception and a formal gala with all the camaraderie and social networking—of the human, not digital sort—that such events inspire.

“That’s really the quintessential aspect of what we’re getting after here, that civil-military relationship,” Class of 2014 Cadet Brandon Moore said. “The gala is our formal reception and it allows the delegates to take a step back from all the intense negotiations in committee sessions and just relax and casually interact with one another.”

Situated in the basement of Jefferson Hall, it would seem like Class of 2014 Cadet Patrick Brown, the crisis director, was far removed from the action but had almost a precognitive sense working for him.

“This is my fourth year doing this, and after you participate in enough Model UN

competitions, you pick up on patterns and know what they’re talking about and how it will go. That’s just the nature of the beast,” Brown said.

He had a little practice last year as the TOC assistant, among other duties. This year he led a team of mostly novices to Model UN.

“They’re actually very adaptive and innovative,” Brown said. “They’ve personally impressed me. They come up with ideas to send up to the delegates and then I’ll aye or nay it, tweak it and the system works really well.”

Brown and his staff are allowed to mingle with delegates during the conference but can’t talk about it, as tempting as it may be. But at the gala, Brown gets to fully emerge from the shadow of secrecy to reveal everything the delegates didn’t know was happening outside their chambers.

After four days of “putting out fires and checking blind spots,” Class of 2015 Cadet Patrick Beauregard remarked at the closing ceremony that he officially relinquished the stern look on his face and the walkie-talkie that seemed permanently affixed to his hand.

“Running a six-way joint crisis committee, given the constraints, is akin to a week spent in plebe boxing class,” Beauregard said. “And my job as chief of staff is to make sure I take those hits on the chin and it’s a testament to the staff’s competence, ardor and work ethic that I am able to stand before you today in one piece.”

It’s by no coincidence that the conference ends with a beginning. After all the delegates depart, the cadets convene for an after action review and later choose its new leadership for the next semester.

This is necessary, Geary knows from experience, because soon planning for the 2015 invitational will begin. It was announced soon after the conference ended that Class of 2016 Cadet Jesse Nelson, this year’s operations officer, will assume command of the next invitational.

“It takes about 11 months of planning, so that gives us about a month to rest, recuperate and then get back in the grind,” Geary said.

Making a Model UN conference successful

The conference command staff review the morning’s events and review upcoming activities during a battle update brief.

Cadets collaborate to come up with the laughs while writing remarks for the gala at Cullum Hall. There was at least one reference to “House of Cards,” the political drama series on Netflix, which was a running theme at the West Point Model UN Invitational.

the conference.“The real hard work—the stress—comes in

the planning of the conference,” he said. “Of course, you put enough love and effort into it, so when the conference starts everything goes right.”

For example, that meant coordinating with the arms room to procure a weapons display and request assistance from the Combat Weapons Team to provide demonstrations for delegates.

“When it comes to an event like this, you want to show off all that West Point has to offer,” Santos said. “You just have to find a way to get it all coordinated and shepherd all those moving pieces to make it happen.”

Santos said he volunteers for the conference, like many on its staff, not to represent Model

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By Maj. Matt Cavanaugh

More than 250 cadets, faculty and staff filled the Van Fleet Auditorium in Washington Hall to capacity March 7, for the Defense and Strategic Studies Program’s “War Council” on the conflict in Ukraine.

The Russian involvement in Crimea has provoked much discussion, including an observation made recently by the former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jack Matlock: “I believe that nobody can understand the likely outcomes of what is happening unless they bear in mind the historical, geographical, political and psychological factors at play in these dramatic events.”

This comment is indicative of what DSS seeks to provide for cadets through the War Council series—a truly multidisciplinary study of the use of force.

The panel included commentary and analysis from members of several different academic departments at West Point to include Maj. Dan Horst of the Department of History, Dr. Rick Wolfel from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Dr. Thom

Sherlock, Department of Social Science, Col. Rickie McPeak of the Department of Foreign Languages and Maj.Matt Cavanugh of Defense and Strategic Studies. Each panelist provided a unique area of expertise that provided important perspectives on the complex challenges so far—and what may lie ahead.

DSS Inst ructor Maj . Alex Ford (DS460: Counterinsurgency and DS360: Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict) called the event “a phenomenal analysis of a current global hot spot.”

Faculty aside, the cadets clearly benefitted from the event. Class of 2014 Cadet Andrew College was convinced that one American option was sound in an offshoot conversation about the event.

“We could empower every Crimean citizen to report their message to the world,” he said.

Class of 2014 Cadet Kelly Washington assessed more generally that the situation is “part of a long line of regional tensions that cannot be easily or quickly categorized.” To read some of the analysis and commentary from the program, visit www.WarCouncil.org.

Interest high among cadets, faculty for War Council

War Council panelists, from left, are Maj. Matt Cavanaugh (Defense & Strategic Studies), Dr. Rick Wolfel (Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering), Col. Rickie McPeak (Department of Foreign Languages) and Dr. Thom Sherlock (Department of Social Sciences). Photo by CaPt. andrew betson

EXPERIMENTING WITH SCIENCE

(Above) Class of 2015 Cadet William Miller observes Class of 2014 Cadet Hunter Frantz as he introduces gas bubbles into a solid during an Environmental Geology lab March 7 in Washington Hall, which shows how the flow of magma is controlled. Groups of four cadets each worked on one property of magma. Class of 2014 Mckenzie Hudgins is watching the solids rise when the gas bubbles are introduced. (Right) Class of 2014 Cadet James Holland pours “magma” in the form of syrup to measure the flow. The cadets task is to find out what controls viscosity in magma. They are also testing for gas bubbles, solids, temperature and crystal content or solids. Assisting is Class of 2015 Cadet Zach Williams (middle)and Class of 2015 Cadet Sebastian Sakarapanee doing the measuring of the flow. Photos by Kathy eastwood/PV

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Twelve cadets attended the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year Awards and STEM conference in Washington D.C., Feb. 7-9.

Cadets par t ic ipated in profess ional development sessions with U.S. Army Pacific Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks and Gen. Dennis Via, commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command.

West Point cadets attended with cadets from the Howard University ROTC Program. They also supported the annual Stars and Stripes Mentorship program linking high school students with more than 100 general officers from all services. Dean

of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Timothy Trainor participated as a mentor within this session. Additionally, the cadets were able to take part in the Stars and Stripes Gala that evening, allowing for more interpersonal interaction with some of the senior officers.

Class of 2014 Cadet Jamonte Little and Class of 2015 Cadet Nijel Rogers received awards for being student leaders in engineering.

Cadets participated in the career fair, as well as working to share the benefits of the U.S. Military Academy with some top-performing high school students.

Engineers gather at BEYA

U.S. Military Academy cadets and faculty pose for a photo with Gen. Dennis Via and Gen. Vincent Brooks at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards and STEM Conference in Washington, D.C. Via currently is the commanding general for U.S. Army Materiel Command, and Brooks commands the U.S. Army Pacific and was a first captain at the academy in the Class of 1980. Courtesy Photos

U.S. Military Academy cadets meet with Gen. Lloyd Austin at the conference. Austin is the 12th and current commander of U.S. Army Central Command and is also a USMA Class of 1975 graduate.

February was National Children’s Dental Health Month, and Soldiers from the Saunders Dental Clinic visited students at West Point Elementary and Middle Schools. Cpl. Harold Cortes, Spc. Nicole Williams, Capt. Alexander Heatrice and Spc. Aradelis Gray provided a special presentation about how awesome it is to have pearly white teeth and what children can do to keep them that way. Heatrice brought along his puppet helpers, Star and Al E. Gator, and the younger students were given an opportunity to practice proper brushing technique in front of the dental team while the older students participated in our version of a game show, “Are You Smarter than a Dentist?” Pictured, Cortes holds a puppet while a student practices a proper brushing technique. Contributed by megan nellis, west Point elementary sChool nurse

Promoting better hygiene with West Point children

AWESOME TEETH

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Girls at West Point celebrate Girl Scout Week

Nothing, not even the cold weather, stops the Daisies from Troop 310 Gold from getting out to sell cookies so that they can learn about running a business and then do fun activities with the money they earn. Girl Scouts from West Point will be selling cookies at the Post Exchange and Commissary from Friday through March 23 in recognition of Girl Scout Week in the Heart of the Hudson Girl Scout Council. Photo by Carrie Crowell

Mascot Madness updateAs of Tuesday, this is the current bracket and the six companies that are moving on in the Mascot Madness competition. Visit Facebook.com/WestPointUSMA or instagram.com/westpoint_usma to vote. braCKet Courtesy of sgt. 1st Class ChristoPher finCham

The Brownie Girl Scouts from Troop 310 Grey learn first hand about the sports that cadet women participate in at West Point when they attended the Army Women in Sports Day Feb. 15. Cadets were teaching them about many sports, including boxing, soccer, cheering and tennis. Photo by starlette flaKes

The Girl Scouts at West Point and Highland Falls work together to celebrate International Thinking Day at the Highland Falls Fire House on Feb. 22. Troops each chose a country to research and represent. The Girl Scouts design displays, make food and create swaps (small trinkets) to trade with each other when they use their passports to “visit” each country. Photo by laura Cross

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FEATURED EVENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTSBlood Drive volunteers needed

Adult volunteers, as well as youth volunteers 14 and older, are needed to support the American Red Cross Blood Drive to be held at Eisenhower Hall March 24-27. The hours of the drive are 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. March 24-26 and 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 27.

Volunteers are needed to work in the registration area, to escort donors from the point of their blood donation to the canteen area, to provide refreshments and to monitor donors in the canteen area.

For details on volunteering, contact Sang Hui Molin at sanghuimolin@hotmail.com or call 845-446-6403.

WPWC New Cookbook Vol. XI, Eat, Drink & Beat NavyThe West Point Women’s Club has a new cookbook titled

“Eat, Drink & Beat Navy” in production.Now through March 31, the book is available for pre-order

at a discounted price. Order your new cookbook online at www.shopthepoint.com

or at the gift shoppe from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays. The WPWC Shoppe is located just north of the cemetery.

Cookbooks will be ready in early May.

National Collegiate Boxing ChampionshipsThe 2014 National Collegiate Boxing Championships is

scheduled for April 3-5 at Eisenhower Hall.The quarterfinals take place at 1-11 p.m. April 3, the

semifinals from 1-10 p.m. April 4 and the finals at 7-10 p.m. April 5.

To order tickets, call 845-938-4453, ext. 214.

DUSA scholarshipsDaughters of U.S. Army scholarships for graduating high

school seniors are now available through your guidance counselor at local high schools as well as at the DUSA Gift Shop, which is located inside the West Point Museum.

To be eligible, you must be a graduating high school senior, son or daughter of an active, retired or deceased U.S. military service member residing at West Point (or within a 35-mile radius of West Point) at the time the scholarship is awarded.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 5.Please refer questions to mhendricks@hvc.rr.com.

Protestant Women of the Chapel welcomes youJoin the members of the Protestant Women of the Chapel

from 9-11 a.m. each Wednesday at the Post Chapel. Fellowship is awesome, worship is beautiful and childcare

is provided. Grow your knowledge and love of God with them. There are also many service opportunities.

A retreat is scheduled for April 25-27 at Camp-of-the-Woods in the Adirondacks.

Contact PWOC by email at wp.pwoc@gmail.com or on Facebook at facebook@WestPointPWOC.

Counseling availableThe West Point Family Life Chaplain mission is to enrich

OUTSIDE THE GATES

James I. O’Neill High School muscial James I. O’Neill High School is featuring the muscial

“The Pajama Game” at 7:30 p.m. March 28-29 and at 2 p.m. March 30. Tickets are available at the door.

“The Pajama Game” is a love story complicated by a labor union dispute over a 7 1/2 cent raise at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory. It has all the singing, dancing, comedy, romance and drama you expect from a time-honored 1950s musical.

Student actors include Lauren Kobylski, Keegan West, Genevieve Stafford, Christian Barnard, Tyler Miranda, Raquel Huggins and Kyle Kilner.

relationships by providing preventive and therapeutic pastoral counseling that is 100 percent confidential.

Chaplain John Manuel is an Associate Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate.

He offers counseling for individuals, couples and families on issues of grief, anger, stress, pre-marital preparation, communication, parenting, posttraumatic stress and spiritual growth.

For an appointment, call 938-3875/2003 or email john.manuel@usma.edu.

West Point AOG Gift Shop hours of operation change

The West Point Association of Graduates Gift Shop has changed its hours of operation.

The shop is now open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Highland Falls Fire Department Auxiliary Penny SocialThe Highland Falls Fire Department is having an auxiliary

Penny Social March 29.Doors will open at 4 p.m., and calling will start at 5:30 p.m.There is an admission at the door.

Fish Fry FridaysThere are Fish Fry Fridays during Lent through April 11

at Holy Innocents Church, 401 Main Street, in Highland Falls.Take-out starts at 5 p.m. while the Fish Fry in the parish hall

is from 5-8 p.m. There is a family movie from 6-8 p.m. in the church. There is a cost for the fish fry while children ages 1-3 eat free. During the fish fry, there’s going to be a mini-silent auction with 10 items each week.

For details, contact Heather Privette, parish secretary, at 446-2197.

Second (Indianhead) Division Association reunionThe Penn-Jersey Branch of the Second (Indianhead) Division

Association will be holding its annual reunion May 2-4 at the Continential Inn in Lancaster, Pa.

All veterans of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division are invited, in particular those in the adjacent states of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

For details, call Jack Woodall at 610-274-1409 or send an email to warriorvet@verizon.net.

EDUCATION and WORKSHOPSFunctional Academic Skills Training

The West Point Army Education Center is offering a Functional Academic Skills Training from 6-8:30 p.m. through March 26.

The class will meet Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Army Education Center, 683 Buckner Loop.

For those interested in raising their General Technical score to 110 or above, contact Nancy Judd at 938-3464 or Neil Sakumoto at 938-5389 to obtain an enrollment form.

ACAP Transition Assistance Workshops Army Career and Alumni Program Transition Assistance

Workshops are five-day events designed to assist separating or retiring service members and their family members in preparing for a smooth transition to civilian life.

The workshops provide information on entitlements and services available, including the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans’ Benefits Briefing.

The Department of Labor also conducts an extensive Job Assistance Workshop. Service members who are retiring can begin the ACAP process 24 months prior to release from active duty, and those separating can begin 18 months prior.

The upcoming ACAP schedule is:• Monday-March 21;• June 9-13;• June 23-27 (executive series – retirement focused);• July 14-18;• July 21-25 (executive series – retirement focused).Registration is required. For details or to register, contact the

ACAP Office at 845-938-0634.

Creative Arts ProjectThe Department of English and Philosophy will host spring

Creative Arts Project events March 24-28. This year’s USMA Creative Arts Project will feature Graffiti of War and the GI Film Festival. All events are free and open to the public.

Graffiti of War collects and documents art from contemporary war zones in order to mitigate the gap between service members’ and their experiences of the horrors of war and civilians’ detached experience of war through media.

This exhibit of 150 pieces of art will be on display in the Haig Room of Jefferson Hall, March 24-27. The exhibit opening and a small reception will be held at 7 p.m. March 24.

The exhibit is available for viewing during normal business hours March 25-27.

At 7 p.m. March 25, the GI Film Festival will present an advanced screening of a selection of four short films in Thayer 144. The films include “Spitfire944,” a World War II documentary directed by William Lorton; “Prayers for Peace,” an Iraqi animated documentary directed by Dustin Grella; “Jockstrap Raiders,” a WWII animated comedy directed by Mark J. Nelson; and “The Real Inglorious Bastards,” a WWII documentary directed by Min Sook Lee. A panel will follow the screenings

with the director of “Prayers for Peace,” and the producer of “The Real Inglorious Bastards.” The founder of the GI Film Fest and USMA graduate, Laura Law-Millet, will facilitate the question and answer session.

At 7 p.m. March 27, the GI Film Festival will present a special advanced screening of “Walking with the Enemy” in Mahan Hall’s Arnold Auditorium.

English and Philosophy lectureThe Department of English and Philosophy will host a lecture

from Professor Stephen Greenblatt, the John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University April 10.

The general editor of both the Norton Anthology of English Literature and The Norton Shakespeare, Greenblatt is generally regarded as one of the world’s pre-eminent Shakespeare scholars.

He is the author of numerous books, including The Swerve (2011), for which he won a National Book Award; Will in the World (2004), a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize; Hamlet in Purgatory (2001); Shakespearean Negotiations (1988); and Renaissance Self-Fashioning (1980).

Greenblatt earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a master’s in Philosophy from Cambridge University, and a doctorate from Yale.

For details, contact Maj. Nicholas M. Utzig at 938-0420 or nicholas.utzig@usma.edu.

Free Computer CoursesSharpen your computer skills to improve your work,

communicate and collaborate, find a better job and keep up-to-date with your high-tech kids.

The Information Education Technology Division Computer Training Program is offering free computer courses.

Courses are offered to USMA affiliates, which include cadets, staff, faculty, USMA spouses (military or civilian), USMA volunteers and USMA tenant organizations.

Among the courses offered are Basic Computer Skills; Office 2007 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); SharePoint 2010 Basics, iPad Basics and Lenovo Tablet Overview. Training is held at Jefferson Library, 4th Floor, Room 414 (IETD Classroom).

For details or to register for a course, call Thomas A. Gorman, Information Technology instructor, at 938-1186 or email at Thomas.Gorman@usma.edu.

The course schedule is at https://portal.westpoint.edu/dean/ietd/Lists/IETD%20Course%20Calendar/calendar.aspx.

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FOR THE YOUTHS

ONGOING

JUST ANNOUNCED

FOR THE FAMILIES

WEST POINT MWR CALENDAR www.westpointmwr.com

Volunteer coaches needed for youth soccer and baseball

Youth Sports is seeking volunteer coaches for youth soccer and baseball for the 2014 spring season.

For details, contact the Youth Sports offi ce at 938-3550/8896.

Ballroom Dancing and lunch buffetCome ballroom dance the afternoon away in the West Point

Club’s Grand Ballroom from noon-3 p.m. March 23. Enjoy a spring lunch buffet. Entertainment provided by John

Sorgente. Reservations are required. For details and pricing, call 938-5120.

Seafest NightJoin the West Point Club from 5-9 p.m. March 28 for a night

of unlimited shrimp, clams, crab legs and carved prime rib of beef in the Club’s Pierce Dining Room. Reservations are required.

For details and pricing, call 938-5120.

Body Pump LaunchJoin the MWR Fitness Center at 8 a.m. March 29 for a Body

Pump Launch class. Cost is one MWR Fitness Center coupon. For details, call 938-6490.

Spin-a-thonJoin the MWR Fitness Center from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. March

30 for a Spin-a-thon. A bike must be reserved and pre-paid in advance. For details, call 938-6490.

DuathlonJoin MWR and Team Red, White and Blue June 7 for their

inaugural Duathlon. It’s a two-mile run, two-mile bike ride followed by a two-mile run.

Registration will be available on active.com beginning April 1.

For details, call 938-4690 or visit westpointmwr.com.

AER—New Face, New Number—Same Great ServiceArmy Emergency Relief has a new program manager—

Allison Walker. Walker can be reached at 845-938-0636/5839 or Allison.

Walker@usma.edu.

Gold Star PinsIn 1947, Congress approved the use of the Gold Star Lapel

Button as a way to recognize the families of service members who lost their lives while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States.

In 1977, the Army approved issue of the Lapel Button for the Next of Kin of Deceased Personnel to honor those who lose their lives while serving on active duty or while assigned in a Reserve or National Guard unit in a drill status.

Issue of the button is retroactive to March 29, 1973. These small lapel buttons, or pins, as they are commonly

called, are normally presented to eligible family members prior to the military funeral service.

Although they are less than an inch in size, they are packed with great meaning and emotion.

They are not awards. They are symbols of honor. For details, call the SOS Coordinator Raul Lopez at 938-5654.

Morgan Farm is now taking reservations for spring break

Morgan Farm is now taking spring break reservations from Friday through March 23.

Located just minutes off-post, Morgan Farm offers affordable kenneling services close to home.

For details and reservations, call 938-3926.

2014 Army Emergency Relief Campaign The Army Emergency Relief Campaign supporting Soldiers

and their families yesterday, today and tomorrow. This year we are hoping to reach a goal of $70,000 as a West Point community total contribution.

Consider donating to the campaign, which runs now through May 15.

For details, contact Allison Walker at 938-0636/5839 or email Allison.Walker@usma.edu.

Get Out and Get Active SurveyYour opinion matters to MWR. Complete MWR’s Get

Out and Get Active Survey to help determine what events and activities you would like to see here at West Point.

To complete the survey, visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/HTTH87T.

FOR THE ADULTS

Arts and Crafts March Class ScheduleThe Arts and Crafts Shop is offering many classes during its

March schedule. The classes for March are:• Just Paint and Wine a Bit–Salude Wine Glasses—today,

5-7:30 p.m.;• Just Paint and Wine a Bit–Paint Your Own Pet—today,

noon-1 p.m. Please bring a 4x6 or 5x7 clear photo of your pet one week before the class;

• Quilted Lap Blanket—Tuesday and March 20, two sessions, 1-5 p.m. Bring your own sewing machine and supplies;

• Just Paint and Wine a Bit–Pink Canopy—Tuesday and March 20, two sessions, noon-1 p.m.;

• Just Paint and Wine a Bit—Cherry Blossoms, March 25, 5-7:30 p.m.;

• Cookies and Canvas family painting class—Turtle, March 27, 5-7 p.m.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. All painting supplies included. We will serve cookies and

milk.There is a minimal fee for these classes.

For details and to register, call 938-4812.

Financial readiness classesWant to achieve fi nancial success? Take a fi nancial readiness

class with ACS. All classes are from 3-4 p.m. (unless noted) at Army

Community Service, Bldg. 622. The classes are:• Today—Credit Card Savvy;• March 26—First-term Financial Readiness from 8:30

a.m.-4 p.m.;• April 9—How to move within a budget;• April 23—Banking 101.For details, call 938-5839.

RecycleMania TournamentGet in the game, recycle to win. Get involved in RecycleMania,

the eight-week recycling competition. The national collegiate tournament runs through March 29.

For details, visit recyclemania.org or call West Point Recycling at 938-4281.

Friday Night SAC NightJoin the School Age Center for Pajamas and a movie “Horton

Hears a Who” from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday at the Lee Area CYSS.Open to all children in grades K-5 registered with CYSS.

There is a minimal activity fee per child. Reservations are required.

For details and to register, call 938-8530.

Spring Story Hour at the West Point Library The Spring Story Hour at the West Point Library will

commence today and runs through May 1. It will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursdays.

It is open to all West Point community children ages 3-5. Children must be signed up prior to the start of the story time. Parents can register their children at the library (Bldg. 622)

or by calling 938-2974.

Outdoor Recreation Equipment Center March activitiesDuring the month of March, MWR’s Outdoor Recreation

Equipment Center is offering many activities. They include:• Introduction to Compass Navigation and Orientation—

Saturday, 1-5 p.m. You will learn how to use a map and compass to navigate in

the woods in this introductory lesson on orientation and compass navigation;

• Introduction to Archery—March 22, 9 a.m.-noon. Come out for an introduction to archery. We will be learning about recurve bows and how to use them as well as having some of our own archery challenges;

• Mountain Bike Trip—March 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Join ODR for a day of local mountain biking. We have bikes for rental or you can bring your own.

We will provide transportation to and from the mountain biking trails.

There is a minimal cost for these activities. For details and to register, call 938-0123/8810.

Shamrock 5KThe Shamrock 5K, presented by the MWR Fitness Center,

is scheduled Saturday. Race day registration at the MWR Fitness Center starts at 7

a.m. Shotgun start at 8 a.m. The start and fi nish of the race is at the MWR Fitness Center.

Pr-registration begins at the MWR Fitness Center Saturday. The fi rst 100 pre-registered runners will receive a free long

sleeve T-shirt. There are prizes for the top three runners and those who

grow or wear the most awesome mustache can also win a prize. There is a minimal cost for this event.

For details, call 938-6490 or visit westpointmwr.com/fi tness.

West Point 5K/10K & Youth Fun RunThe annual West Point 5K/10K is scheduled for May 10.

The 5K and 10K starts at 8:30 a.m. and Youth Fun Run kicks off at 8:45 a.m.

Registration is now available on active.com, and it’s open to the public.

For details, call 938-4690.

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• Leprechaun Green Treasure Hunt—Join BBC at 132 Bartlett Loop from 10:30-11:45 a.m. Monday for the Leprechaun Green Treasure Hunt.

Try your Irish luck and see if your magic key opens the treasure chest. If your key opens the chest, you will win the prize inside.

During the mid-morning hours, green snacks will be served in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

To register, email jgellman@bbcgrp.com by today.

• Bowling Party—BBC invites all tweens (ages 9-12) during spring break to a bowling party from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the West Point Bowling Center.

BBC provides two games of bowling, shoes, pizza and soda. Parents can email jgellman@bbcgrp.com by Friday with child’s name and age.

Parents are required to transport the tween to and from the bowling alley.

• Ladies Night—Ladies, do you need a little pampering? You’re always busy doing things for others, it’s time to come out and do something for yourself.

The LifeWorks program is planning a ladies night out at L’Occitane in Woodbury Common from 7-8:30 p.m. March 26. L’Occitane associates will provide a pampering session including a hand scrub, hand massage and cuticle treatment, as well as a quick eye treatment. Everyone will receive a 10 percent off any purchase made, and a deluxe sample bag. Refreshments will be served.

Reservations are required, so email jgellman@bbcgrp.com by Wednesday.

Keller CornerFlu season is not over yet

If you still need a fl u vaccine, stop by the Immunization Clinic for a shot.

Hours of operation at the Clinic are: • 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and

Friday;• 8-11 a.m. Thursday.For details, call 845-938-8476/4950.

KACH Immunization Clinic closureThe KACH Immunization Clinic will be closed Friday.

TRICARE Service Center closureAs TRICARE beneficiaries increasingly access

electronic, Internet and toll-free customer service features, the need for walk-in locations has lessened.

As a result, walk-in customer service at TRICARE Service Centers located within the United States will no longer be provided as of April.

Due to the unique needs of overseas benefi ciaries, TSCs outside of the United States will continue to offer walk-in service.

To view TSC change information and sign up for email updates, visit www.tricare.mil/tsc.

As a result of this recent decision, all TSCs in the U.S., to include the TSC in Highland Falls, will close March 31.

This, however, does not mean health care delivery will change in any way, nor does it mean you will not be able to obtain the assistance you previously received by visiting our TSC.

Information and customer service will be available by phone or on the Internet.

The toll-free phone number to call for customer assistance is 1-877-TRICARE (874-2273).

The offi cial TRICARE website, www.tricare.mil, also provides the same level of information and services.

The TRICARE contractor for our TRICARE Region (North Region) is Health Net Federal Services, and its offi cial website, www.hnfs.com, is also an excellent source of information.

It is our pledge and duty to assist each and every benefi ciary through this transition.

In the meantime, contact us at 845-938-4838 to share your questions and concerns with us so we can better prepare you and your families to obtain the assistance you need and deserve regarding your health care benefi ts.

Thank you for choosing Keller.

LifeWorksat Balfour Beatty Communities

West Point Command Channel

Army Newswatch Thursday, Friday and Monday through

March 208:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

For the week of March 13-20Channels 8/23

coMMunity/sPorts

Friday—Jack Ryan:Shadow Recruit, PG-13, 7:30 p.m.Saturday—The Nut Job, PG, 7:30 p.m.March 21—The Lego Movie, PG, 7:30 p.m.March 22—Ride Along, PG-13, 7:30 p.m.(For movie details, visit www.shopmyexchange.com/ReelTimeTheatres/Movies-WestPoint.htm.)

Theatre schedule at Mahan Hall, Bldg. 752.

MOVIES at MAHAN

Five Black Knight wrestlers place at EIWA ChampionshipsBy Harrison AntognioniArmy Athletic Communications

Five members of the Army wrestling squad placed in the top-eight during the fi nal day of competition at the 110th Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships Sunday at The Palestra in Philadelphia.

Sophomore Brian Harvey (174 pounds) led the way with a fi fth-place fi nish, while classmate Bryce Barnes (197) took sixth to claim an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, which will be held later this month.

Seniors Paul Hancock (157) and Ryan Tompkins (184) each placed seventh in their respective brackets, and classmate Tyler Rauenzahn (141) came in eighth.

After going 2-0 on Saturday to reach the semifi nals of the championship bracket, Harvey dropped back-to-back matches to

begin Sunday’s action, falling to eighth-seeded Bradley Wukie from Penn, 6-3, and top-seeded Elliot Riddick from Lehigh, 11-4. Harvey defeated No. 2 Shane Hughes of Columbia in the fi fth-place bout by virtue of a medical forfeit to claim the Black Knights’ top fi nish of the tournament.

On Saturday, Barnes went unbeaten to advance to the championship semifi nals, but dropped three straight on Sunday to place sixth. Barnes fell to Binghamton’s Cody Reed, 5-2, before taking an 8-1 setback to No. 3 Dan Mitchell from American. Barnes was unable to fi nish out his fi fth-place match against Princeton’s Abe Ayala, suffering a loss due to medical forfeit.

Hancock went 1-1 on Sunday after posting a mark of 2-1 in Saturday’s matches. The senior lost to Rutgers’ Anthony Perrotti to begin the day, but rebounded with a 13-5 major decision over sixth-seeded Kevin Moylan from Princeton in

the seventh-place bout.Tompkins suffered a narrow 5-2 setback to Columbia’s Zach

Hernandez in the consolation quarterfi nals on Sunday before topping Binghamton’s Caleb Wallace, 5-3, in the seventh-place match.

Tompkins dropped his opening bout on Saturday, but collected wins in each of his fi nal two matches to fi nish the day.

Rauenzahn went 2-1 on Saturday to earn a spot in the consolation quarterfi nals on Sunday. The senior lost to sixth-seeded Tyson Dippery from Rutgers in Sunday’s opener before falling to seventh-seeded Matt Bystol of Columbia in a closely-contested 1-0 match.

Army fi nished 14th in the 18-team fi eld with a score of 46.0, while Cornell claimed the EIWA title for the eighth-straight year with 165.5 points. Lehigh (101.0), Rutgers (91.0), Hofstra (81.0) and Columbia (69.0) rounded out the top fi ve.

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Glesener scores 10th career hat trick, Army beats Holy Cross

Carroll pitches strong outing, leads Army past Wagner

Senior pitcher Gunnar Carroll pitches eight innings while striking out three, giving up four hits, one walk and no runs during Army’s 8-1 win over Wagner March 8 in Brooklyn, N.Y. eriC s. bartelt/PV (file Photo)

By Ryan YanoshakArmy Athletic Communications

Junior third baseman Harold Earls, sophomore designated hitter Brock Davidson, senior right fielder Jon Crucitti and sophomore designated hitter Grant Van Orden all knocked in runs to support the strong pitching of senior Gunnar Carroll as Army beat Wagner, 8-1, March 8 in the second game of a doubleheader at MCU Park in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Army won two-of-three games over the weekend against Wagner and improved to 7-5.

Davidson blasted a three-run double, Crucitti tripled in two and Earls and Van Orden knocked in single runs to pace Army.

Army collected nine hits in the final game of the series as Crucitti tripled twice and singled.

Carroll gave up a hit in the first inning and did not allow his second until there was one out in the seventh inning. He went eight innings, struck out three, gave up four hits and walked one. Julian Larimer and Johnny Griffith threw the ninth.

Army wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard. Crucitti led off the game with a triple and then scored on an Earls’ ground out for a 1-0 Army advantage.

The Black Knights pushed across a run in the second. Alex Jensen was hit by a pitch to start the inning, moved to second on a sacrifice by Kris Lindner, took third on a Connor Love ground out and scored when Grant Van Orden singled.

Army tacked on three more runs in the sixth. With one out, Patrick Mescher singled and Jensen was hit by a pitch. Lindner reached out an error to load the bases. After a strike out, Davidson pinch-hit and drilled a three-run double to clear the bases and put Army on top 5-0.

Carroll gave up a pair of hits in the seventh but a ground ball, double play ended the inning.

By Tracy NelsonArmy Athletic Communications

Eleven different Army players found the back of the net, including six who scored their first career goals, as the 20th-ranked Black Knights rolled past visiting Holy Cross, 13-3, in the team’s Patriot League home opener March 8 at Michie Stadium.

“I thought we came out physically, emotionally and mentally prepared to face a very good Holy Cross team today,” said Army

head coach Joe Alberici. “I was especially pleased with putting forth such a balanced effort. We’re going to need to build on that effort heading into one of the toughest weeks of the season next Saturday at Loyola.”

The Black Knights improved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross dropped to 1-5 on the year and 0-3 against conference foes.

Army outshot the Crusades 51-31 and committed just seven turnovers on the afternoon. The Black Knights forced four of Holy Cross’ 15 miscues.

Junior attackman John Glesener led all players with his 10th career hat trick. The 2014 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year netted all three goals in the second half to help Army put the game away.

Joining Glesener in the scoring column were junior midfielder Alex Newsome, freshman attackman Cole Johnson, senior midfielder Tyler Kamide, freshman midfielder Gunnar Miller, sophomore midfielder Shea Mullins, freshman long stick midfielder Tim Stackpole, junior attackman Andrew Michalowski, junior long stick midfielder Jimbo D’Aprile, sophomore midfielder Luke Poulos and junior midfielder Mike Larrabee. Johnson, Newsome, senior midfielder David Tarsa and sophomore midfielder A.J. Canara each registered one assist.

The Black Knights scored three times in transition as two long poles (Stackpole, D’Aprile) and a defensive middie (Larrabee) all notched goals.

Defensively, Army held Holy Cross to a season-low three goals. Junior starting goalie Sam Somers made 10 saves before senior Bobby Sincero entered to make two stops over the final nine minutes.

Army scored the first three goals of the game. D’Aprile went coast-to-coast for his first career goal and the ice-breaker at 12:42 of the first. Kamide and Poulos both scored in the final six

minutes of the quarter to give Army a 3-0 cushion after the first 15:00. All three goals came unassisted and for Poulos, marked his first career goal.

The Crusaders got on the board to open the second quarter as Marc Buermann wrapped around the goal and beat Somers at 13:01. After nearly 10 minutes of scoreless lacrosse, the Black Knights went back up by three, 4-1, when Canara hit Johnson in stride for a goal with 3:25 remaining in the half. The margin stood at the break.

Including Johnson’s, Army scored eight unanswered goals spanning the second, third and fourth quarters to put the game out of Holy Cross’ reach. Stackpole’s transition goal, the first of his career, opened the second-half scoring.

Glesener went on to register back-to-back goals and give the Black Knights a 7-1 lead. Mullins, Larrabee, Miller and Newsome went on to score in order before Holy Cross’ Terry McKenna stopped the bleeding at 12:24 of the fourth.

Twenty-four seconds later, Daly won the faceoff and Glesener ripped his third of the game into the upper left corner of the goal to complete the hat trick.

Army’s Michalowski and Holy Cross’ Jack Spencer each netted goals over the final eight minutes of the game.

Junior attackman John Glesener scores his 10th career hat trick to lead Army to a 13-3 victory over Holy Cross March 8 at Michie Stadium. Photo by tommy gilligan (file Photo)

March 13-20

Saturday—Women’S BaSketBall vS. Holy CroSS, Patriot league CHamPionSHiP, CHriStl arena, 6 P.m.

Sports calendarCorps Squad

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Army advances to Patriot League Championship

Senior guard Jen Hazlett scores 19 points and helps Army advance to the Patriot League Championship Saturday with a 68-55 win over American Monday. Photos by eriC s. bartelt/PV (file Photos)

Tickets for the Patriot League Championship are on sale now

By Harrison AntognioniArmy Athletic Communications

Four players reached double figures, including senior guard Jen Hazlett, who totaled 19 points, to send the second-seeded Army Women’s Basketball team past No. 3 American, 68-55, in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals Monday at Christl

Arena.The Black Knights will advance to the Patriot League

Championship Saturday for the fourth time, and for the first time since 2006, when they captured their only conference title.

Army improves to 24-7 after the victory, to match its highest win total in Division I history. The Eagles drop to 22-10 following the setback.

Hazlett added 10 rebounds to notch her seventh double-double of the season, and second in as many games, while the Black Knights also received double-digit scoring efforts from sophomores guard Kelsey Minato (14) and forward Brianna Johnson (11) and junior forward Olivia Schretzman, who posted 10 points and five boards.

Sophomore guard Jean Parker went 3-of-6 from deep to finish with nine points off the bench, while sophomore forward Aimee Oertner tallied four points and five rebounds.

Junior Jen Dumiak and sophomore Michelle Holmes each finished with 12 points for American, while senior Alexis Dobbs added 11. Senior Sarah Kiely contributed 10 points off the bench, and junior Arron Zimmerman scored five points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Black Knights opened the contest shooting 8-of-16 from the field to control a 19-8 advantage 8:14 into the first half. Hazlett accounted for nine of those points while going 4-of-6 from the floor during the stretch.

The Eagles scored 10 of the next 14 points to pull back to within five before Parker buried a three-pointer at the 4:53 mark to spark a 7-0 Army run that put the hosts up 12 with 2:31 left in the period.

American closed the half on a 6-0 run, including a 4-of-4 showing from the foul line in the last 45 seconds.

Army came storming out of the gate to begin the second stanza, extending its lead to 41-28 after an 11-4 run during which four Black Knights scored. Minato chipped in four points during the stretch while Army missed just twice, shooting 6-for-8 from the floor. American responded with a 22-7 run during a 5:16 span that brought the Eagles back to within a pair.

The visitors scored seven of those 22 points after Minato was sidelined due to foul trouble at the 7:01 mark.

Army didn’t let American pull any closer, as Hazlett knocked in a three-pointer with 5:16 remaining, and Johnson buried a shot from long range as the shot clock expired on the Black Knights’ next possession to put the hosts up, 56-48.

The Eagles scored three of the game’s next five points to cut their deficit to seven with 2:43 left before Hazlett recorded a key offensive rebound to extend Army’s possession to below the two-minute mark.

Parker netted her third triple of the contest with 1:44 remaining to again put the hosts up by 10.

American briefly shrunk the deficit to single digits after Dobbs converted a pair of free-throws at the 1:13 mark, but the Black Knights closed the game with 7-2 run that included a combined seven free-throws by four different players.

Army will return to Christl Arena for the final time this season, when it hosts fifth-seeded Holy Cross in the Patriot League Championship.

The contest is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will air nationally on CBS Sports Network.

By Harrison AntognioniArmy Athletic Communications

After winning its semifinal contest against No. 3 American on Monday, the second-seeded Army Women’s Basketball team will serve as host for the Patriot League Championship game Saturday. The Black Knights will host No. 5 Holy Cross at 6 p.m. at Christl Arena. The title game will be broadcast to a national audience on CBS Sports Network. Tickets for the game are now available for purchase.

For tickets, visit www.goARMYsports.com/tickets or call 1-877-TIX-ARMY. Fans can also stop by the ticket office at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium during its regular business hours (Monday-Friday,

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.). The Holleder Center ticket office, located just

outside Christl Arena, opens for sales 90 minutes prior to home contests.

Army (24-7) will face No. 5 Holy Cross (20-11) for the third time this season, with the Black Knights and the Crusaders splitting their season series. Army defeated Holy Cross, 70-57, in Worcester, Mass., on Jan. 15 before the Crusaders collected a 92-85 victory at West Point Feb. 12.

Army will play in its fourth league championship game, and the first since winning the Patriot League crown in 2006. All four of the Black Knights’ trips to the title game, including this season, will have come opposite Holy Cross.

Get your tickets now to see sophomore guard Kelsey Minato and the Army Women’s Basketball team face Holy Cross at 6 p.m. Saturday.