Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Cadels find ihe rare book room is a comfortable as we as quiet place iti which to study. ference works and study puter cluster is a conve- I

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CHANGES A, Lnolher VM1 tradilion died this year, with the approval of the majority of the Corps. No longer does the entire Corps eat the mid-day meal together. The change came as a result of the administration ' s efforts to make the scheduling of classes more efficient and to allow more study time in the evenings. The mid-day meal is now served cafeteria style during fourth and fifth class periods. This change is supported by the majority of the Corps which finds the extra lime valuable for studies and other activities. At the same time, the library has become a more pleasant place to study. The periodical reading room and the rare book room, in particular, are popular places for cadets to study or merely catch up on what is happen- ing in the world. The new computer cluster and video center have caused a dramatic in- crease in the variety of services that the library offers. B altering the arrangen addition of a salad bar The periodical reading keep in touch with the wo its for the mid-day I nd a more efficicn al, the ilivrs i ad ' is ,1 pi. i itsideofVMI.

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1 he fact that Lexington is the home of not one but two educational institutions should mean more cultural and academic opportunities than either institution could provide by itself. To an extent, this was the case prior to this year. VMI and W L were not so closely tied to one another that they lost their individual identities but one was able to use the resources of the other for the mutual benefit of students at both schools. Due to the ac- tions of W L this relationship took many turns for the worse this year. New restric- tions were placed on cadet ' s use of the W L library which made it virtually im- possible to use it without the submission of a permit, jogging through the W L campus was forbidden after the VMI ad- ministration recieved a request from W L. and the new pavilion remained off limits to cadets as well. All of these new limitations can only point to one thing, a poor relationship between the two schools. For the students ' sakes, it means a denial of opportunities and experiences that would enable the student to grow as an individual. Changes should be made before either school is hurt by the ramifications that are certain to result from the present policies. It is certain that George Washington, who boll schools possess statues of. would not approve of th present policy. The new W L pavilion, whi cant most of (he time, hat v limits to cadets. This policy has re the planned construction of within the next l waste money ' that could used for the mutual benefit of both school 14 (Iff Limits