United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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The club annually sponsors children from a local home for underpriviliged children to Army football games and tailgate parties and pursues similar projects with other organizations as well. CAS also works with the Neighbors United for Justice in Housing lNUJHj in Newburgh, NY. NUJH is a non-profit organization that renovates condemned homes for use by low-income families. The cadets annually supply volunteer labor for the group in orderthat costs may be kept down and limited government funding may be spent in other areas. CAS coordinates the annual Black History Observance events during National Black History Month in February. Numerous activities are sponsored by the club during this period in orderto enhance apprecia- tion and awareness of the richness and diversity of African-American culture. Committed to the recognition and appreciation of all minority groups, CAS also participates in other awareness activities such as National Women's History Week in March and Asian-American His- tory Month in May. CAS is also dedicated to assisting USMA's Admissions Department in recruiting qualified minority cadet candidates throught the depart- ment's Project Outreach program. Experience has shown that cadets from areas with a high minority population can frequently serve as effective links to those communities by encouraging qualified youths to attend the Academy. As the ethnic diversity of the U.S. Army continues to rise, and Academy efforts to admit and retain minorities continues to increase, CAS participation in programs like Project Out- reach will become increasingly crucial. General membership meetings for CAS are held on a regular basis, usually two Mondays each month in addition to planning for and participating in scheduled club activities. lt is in this capacity that CAS seeks to serve as a support group for minority cadets, many of whom are constantly adapting to an environment very different from the one in which they were raised. Club meetings frequently serve as a forum for the debate and discussion of the unique concerns of minority cadets, and provide others with the opportunity to learn about and discuss such issues as well. Club membership is open to, and actively encouraged for, the entire U.S. Corps of Cadets. For academic year 90-91, CAS has sought to enhance the quality and focus of its community service projects, with it's theme: Saving Our Youth. The Domestic Affairs Forum is a group of cadets who are interested in American politics and government. The club is sponsored by the Department of Social Sciences. DAF makes four trips during the academic year. The first trip was to Boston and emphasizes state government. This fall the forum met with Governor Michael Dukakis. The second trip was to New York City, where the goal was to learn about local politics and the national media. Visits with the Mayor and luminaries such as Peter Jennings and Connie Chung were the high- lights of this trip. In the Spring the Club travelled to Vermont and Washington, D.C. to learn about grass roots and national politics. Vermont was marked by a visit with Governor Richard Snelling. ln Washington they met with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, numerous Senators, and several Executive Branch officials. The continuing objective of the club is to provide cadets with an opportunity to see government in action and to meet our nation's leaders.

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