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The Cadet (Cadet Newspaper) (also called The Keydet from 1907 to 1934 and The VMI Cadet from 1934 to 1994) is a bi-weekly student newspaper published by Virginia Military Institute Cadets. In May 2021, The Cadet was restarted by cadets who wanted a newspaper to coincide with their graduation ceremony.
As of 2020, Virginia Military Institute alumni include two previous Governors of Virginia, the current Secretary of the Army, a Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, two Lieutenant Governors of Virginia, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Pulitzer Prize winners, 13 Rhodes Scholars, Medal of Honor recipients, an Academy Award winner, an Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, a martyr recognized by ...
Founded in 1839 in Lexington, Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute is the oldest state military college in the United States. [25] VMI has been called the " West Point of the South" because of its role during the Civil War and unlike any other senior military college in the United States, VMI enrolls military cadets only and awards ...
After graduating from Maury High School, where he was a strong student and good athlete, Saunders accepted admission to the Virginia Military Institute where he played basketball and majored in electrical engineering. He credited VMI with instilling him with honor, a strong work ethic, and decorum, as well as giving him a life-long appreciation ...
The Board of Visitors is the supervisory board [13] of the Virginia Military Institute. [14] [15] Although the Governor is ex officio the commander-in-chief of the institute, and no one may be declared a graduate without his signature, he delegates to the board the responsibility for developing the institute's policy. [15]
Sigma Nu chapter house in Eugene, Oregon, 1906 University of Colorado chapter house, 2002 Stanford University chapter house University of Nebraska-Lincoln chapter house. The fraternity was founded by James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles and James McIlvaine Riley shortly after Hopkins witnessed what he considered a hazing ritual by upperclassmen at the Virginia Military Institute.
The other funds were paid for by the VMI Foundation. For their contributions, the Cameron brothers were given life passes to all Cameron Hall events by VMI Board of Visitors president Vincent J. Thomas. [7] The first game was played on December 5, 1981, between VMI and the Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia won the game 76–49 before 4,460 fans ...
The campus of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is located on the north side of the city of Lexington. At its center is a large parade ground, around which a significant number of the institute's buildings are arrayed. The Old Barracks are located along the northeastern edge of the ground, forming a long arcing facade.