FEATURE PHOTO: Platoon training
Karina Delgado, Assistant Photo Editor
February 7, 2020
Eastern's Army ROTC takes place in McAfee Gym on Thursday evening. Students prepare and get ready to go over their operation plan for Military Science lab.
Legion of Valor Cross awarded to Eastern cadet during Veterans Day service
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
November 12, 2017
It all started with a desire to help people. That is what Joseph Winkler, an Eastern Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet said Friday morning after receiving The Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement during the Veterans Day Ceremony in Old Main. Winkler led the ceremony, introducing...
Create lasting bonds but prepare for life’s changes
Ben Leman, Copy Editor
October 22, 2017
To me, family is what you make of it. For many people, family goes beyond blood. Family can be friends, pets and so on. Besides my biological sister, I have several friends I consider family. To me, calling someone your brother or sister means a much deeper relationship than an ordinary friendship. A...
ROTC is more than just a class
Johnathan Jones, Columnist
October 16, 2017
Reserve Officer Training Corps is the one of the Army’s tools for training the future officers who will be leading America’s soldiers. ROTC is a way for college students to train and develop the leadership skills to be able to lead in today’s Army. But, as the students are training with ROTC...
Cadets try their hand at rappelling
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
September 17, 2017
Emotions and suspense lingered on the side of Klehm Hall Friday as students and ROTC cadets fastened their ropes and tightened their helmets as they headed to the top of the building for the annual rappelling lab. All the cadets in the ROTC program have to rappel, however Shamus Shields, a fourth-...
Veterans Day ceremony reflects students’ service
Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter
November 13, 2016
Eastern veterans reflected on their time in the military, and the university honored them at its annual Veterans Day ceremony. Students, veterans and Charleston residents filled the seats of the Cougill Foyer in Old Main to hear speeches, the national anthem and prayers for veterans. The...
Veteran brings field experience to Eastern
Justin Brown, Sports Designer
November 10, 2016
Soldiers learn to live by the seven core army values as listed on the Army’s website. It is these values-loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor and integrity – that have shaped Jack Robison, senior military science instructor, from a young age. For him, living with these...
Video: ROTC rappel training
October 11, 2015
Eastern's ROTC men and women trained people how to rapel from a building on top of Klehm Hall on October 9, 2015. This is the ROTC's annual event in which ROTC soldiers get better at rappelling and anybody on campus has the opportunity to rappel off the building. The event normally brings in about 300...
ROTC to fire off cannons
Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
September 9, 2015
The ROTC Cannon Crew will be firing its canons for a safety inspection at 5:30 p.m. Thursday between Klehm Hall and the Health Services Building. Cadet Shane Zobrist, a senior psychology major, has been planning the safety inspection with Safety Officer II Dan Deeken of the Environmental Health ...
Cadets make a splash at training
Roberto Hodge, Multicultural Editor
August 28, 2014
Doing summersaults, backflips and intentionally falling into the pool blindfolded were all parts of a normal combat water survival test Thursday afternoon. Eastern’s ROTC students practice this survival test yearly as a way for them to build confidence dealing with aquatic situations. Gr...
