WEST POINT, NY - A career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds by Kevin Ferguson lifted the Army West Point men's basketball team to its third straight win and a 72-68 triumph over Holy Cross on Wednesday evening at Christl Arena. The win improved Army to 16-11 on the season, including a 7-8 mark in Patriot League play, and clinched a winning regular season for the program. Click here to watch the video.
Kyle Wilson scored 19 points on the strength of five three-pointers and Dylan Cox put in 10 points to go along with five assists. Jordan Fox also added five assists for the Black Knights in a 49.1 percent shooting performance (28-of-57). Army out-rebounded Holy Cross (10-16, 5-10 Patriot League) 39-28 in the contest as Ferguson recorded his fifth consecutive double-double. Malachi Alexander and Cullen Hamilton each scored 17 points for the Crusaders, while Anthony Thompson added nine. Read More
WORCESTER, MA - The Army West Point women's basketball team collected its 12th consecutive win to match a program record with an 80-49 Patriot League victory over Holy Cross on Wednesday evening at the Hart Center. Army, which ties the 2006-07 squad for the longest winning streak in team history, improves to 22-2 overall and 13-1 in the Patriot League, while Holy Cross slips to 11-14 and 8-6. Senior Kelsey Minato paced four Black Knights in double figures, netting 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting, to include 4-of-5 from deep.
The Phi Alpha Theta Biannual National Conference took place in Orlando, Florida. For the first time, the United States Military Academy sent cadets to present at the conference. Cadets Erica MacSwan, Spenser Rapone, Zachary Affrin, and Michael Ross from the class of 2016, and Cadets Mary Liu and Rachel York from the class of 2018 were selected to present papers at this national conference. At each panel, the cadets were lauded not only for their expertise, but also for their presenting skills which stood out amongst the other students at the conference. Additionally, the Department of History’s own Professor Rasheed Hossein and Major Shauna Hann chaired panels at the conference. All turned in impressive performances, and Phi Alpha Theta recommended that the USMA chapter apply for recognition as Phi Alpha Theta’s chapter of the year due to its impact at the conference
WEST POINT, NY - Senior infielder Kasey McCravey was named the Patriot League Player of the Week by College Sports Madness after the team participated in the Seahawk Softball Bash in Wilmington, N.C. "Kasey earns any special recognition she gets," said head coach Michelle DePolo. "Even if she or the team is having an off day she contributes in many different ways. She fought off a lot of pitches this weekend and got on base with singles a great deal."
WEST POINT, NY - Five members of the Army West Point rifle team have qualified for the USA Shooting Junior Olympics and U.S. Development Team tryouts. Rick Arnold, Nathan Brewer, Ethan Cook, Payne Nunn, and Andrew Solomonides each qualified for the first round of air rifle while Brewer qualified for the first round of smallbore. The Cadets are competing as at-large competitors because of being unavailable to compete in their home states sanctioned matches. The cut-off score for men's smallbore is 566 while the cut-off for men's air rifle is 555.
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. ACM Special Interest Group for Security, Auditing and Control (SIGSAC) Hosts ROTC Programs for Presentation by ACI’s CPT Rhoades on Dark Web Research. The cadet SIGSAC club recently hosted their monthly guest speaker, CPT Blake Rhoades from the ACI’s Threat Analysis Cell. In his talk, he highlighted the many differences between the Internet we see every day, the deep web consisting of sites not readily searchable or protected by passwords, and then finally, the Dark Web. The Dark Web discussion tied into recent breaches, such as OPM, and how fast the information from that compromise becomes available for purchase. Additionally, he explored the basic content found on the Dark Web and why it is such a popular location for criminal organizations. He explained methods of access, how it becomes hard to track users through de-anonymizing apps, and most importantly, how enemies, such as ISIS are using this realm to further their operations.
The mechanical engineering division opened its seminar series for its 103 first-class cadets enrolled in ME400. Mr. Roland Trope provided an insightful discussion on engineering ethics using the recent Volkswagen diesel engine scandal as his case study. A few days later, COL Steve Braddom returned to the department and gave a lecture on U.S. Army aviation acquisition processes as well as an overview of life as an experimental pilot.
Introductory Sociology Visit Centers around Rationality in Modernity - aka Visits McDonald's. The PL371: Introductory Sociology class spent Lesson 12 at McDonald's in Highland Falls learning about George Ritzer's notions of the McDonaldization of Society. McDonaldization is couched in theorist Max Weber's ideas of the iron cage of rationality. The cadets used McDonald's as a laboratory where they identified the four elements of McDonaldization: efficiency, control, calculability, and predictability where a significant amount of each leads to the irrationality of rationality.
BS&L’s Class of 1983 Distinguished Lecture Series hosts GEN(R) Wes Clark and MG(R) Yom Tov Samia. The Behavioral Science and Leadership Department hosted GEN(R) Wes Clark and MG(R) Yom Tov Samia as part of the departments Class of 1983 Distinguished Lecture Series. During the visit, GEN Clark and MG Samia engaged with Cadets during PL300, toured Jefferson Hall, dined with Cadets in Washington Hall, and engaged in a focused leadership discussion. During the leadership discussion, GEN Clark and MG Samia shared reflections of their combined 60 years of military service across varied continents and periods of time. Three themes emerged from the conversation: 1) Necessity of preparation 2) Responsibility to develop Soldiers and 3) Service as a great opportunity. The Class of 1983 DLS exists to provide an opportunity for Cadets to advance the study and practice of leadership at the Academy through meaningful engagement with influential leaders from all sectors.
Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (BS&L) attended the United States Naval Academy Leadership Conference. The intent of this trip was to enhance fellowship amongst Military and Civilian Leaders and share leadership philosophies developed at USMA amongst connected leaders. Members representing USMA experienced five Keynote speaker and three leadership panel covering topic such as (leading across generations, leading across cultures and leading across enterprise). A few highlights from Keynote Speakers were; Chris Inglis, former deputy director of the National Security Agency (NSA), ADM James Stavridis, USN (ret), 12th Dean of the Fletcher School of LAW and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC (ret), Distinguished Leadership Chair of the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership.
ANNAPOLIS, MD - After the first full day of the Patriot League Championships, the Army West Point 
OVERLAND PARK, KS - Senior captain Kelsey Minato was chosen as one of 10 finalists for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award in women's collegiate basketball on Thursday. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. Minato has played in and started all 119 games since arriving at West Point.
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"I have had difficulty stuttering all my life, and I have been afraid people would think I was dumb because of it. I am naturally a very competitive person, and have worked incredibly hard in school so they never had that chance. It is difficult for me to not always be able to talk at my own pace or say what I need to say. For example, I am very bad at “B” sounds, but of course my name starts with a “B.” That made me very stressed out on the first day of school or meeting new people and having to introduce myself. A lot of people who stutter can avoid public speaking, but I always told myself not to let it stop me from doing what I wanted to do. Even when choosing a college, I knew this was probably the worst place to go for a stutterer, because as an officer you speak a lot. However, this was definitely the best school I could get into and it would be crazy not to go. Am I still nervous? Yes, but I know the importance of confidence, and that hard work and studying pay off."
ANNAPOLIS, MD - The Army West Point men's swimming and diving team clocked seven new records during the final day of the Patriot League Championships Saturday to finish second overall with 650 points. The men's and women's teams combined for 33 total records broken at the conference meet with the men tallying 10 Academy and seven plebe records. "It was a solid day for the men's team," said head coach Mickey Wender, "It was the most competitive I have seen the team against Navy in the past 10 years. They were focused and consistent, I am really proud of the entire team." Freshman Brandon McCredie was named the Rookie of the Meet after winning the 50 free and being a part of two Academy records and two plebe records for the Black Knights.
ANNAPOLIS, MD - The Army West Point women's basketball team won its program record 13th straight game with a 49-34 win over Navy at Alumni Hall on Saturday afternoon. Senior Aimee Oertner's double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds along with a career-high seven blocks helped the Black Knights improve to 23-2 on the season and 14-1 in Patriot League play. Classmate Kelsey Minato scored 13 and sophomore Destinee Morris added 11 in the victory.