December 5, 2003

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Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox, Jr.,  Superintendent
Lt. Col. James E. Whaley, 
Director, Public Affairs 
Joseph V. Tombrello, 
Chief, Command Information
Irene D. Brown, Editor, 938-3883 mailto: Irene.Brown@usma.edu
Jim Fox, Assistant Editor, 938-8365
Spc. Eric Bartelt, Leisure Editor
Spc. Nate Jastrzemski, Staff Writer Kathleen Eastwood,  Staff Writer

Trading the gridiron for gunfire
Quarterback Chad Jenkins hobbled onto the field with a torn knee ligament and took Army to victory over Navy two years ago. In football, that’s what passes for courage and leadership. These days, 2nd Lt. Jenkins commands a 37-man rifle platoon that conducts night patrols, searches for explosive devices, guards an ammunition dump and dodges bullets in one of Iraq’s hottest danger zones. That’s taking bravery to another level.

One cadet, one 2003 grad named Rhodes Scholars
The Rhodes committee announced Nov. 22 that Cadet 1st Class Amber M. Raub and 2nd Lt. Daniel I. Helmer were two of 32 Americans named as Rhodes Scholars this year. Helmer and Raub are the 81st and 82nd West Pointers to receive Rhodes Scholarships.

Supporting the troops
Despite the heightened tensions of our Soldiers currently in Iraq, off-duty hours can drag on endlessly. Some military members and civilians across the country have done what they can to fill that down time by donating reading materials. Here at West Point, Maj. Blair Harms, executive officer to the office of the dean, collected a massive stockpile of books and magazines for shipment to the 101st Airborne Division in Northern Iraq.

Elementary school to get new classrooms, parking
As construction wraps up this winter on a new school gymnasium here, construction is about to begin on a new project that will add six new classrooms to the West Point Elementary School. School officials said they expect work on the three-phase DoDEA-funded project to stretch until Feb. 2005 beginning with the building addition, then the parking lot and finally the bus loop.

Women's basketball's Macfarlane keeps piling up awards and records 
For the second week in a row, both the Patriot League and the Army Athletic Association recognized senior co-captain Katie Macfarlane for her outstanding play at the Third Annual North Star Invitational hosted by Alaska Fairbanks. Macfarlane earns her second "Player of the Week" accolade by the Patriot League selection committee, as well as back-to-back nods as the AAA "Athlete of the Week."

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This civilian enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, or USMA. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense or the United States Military Academy of the firms, products or services advertised. The Pointer View is an unofficial publication authorized by AR360-1. Editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of USMA. The pointer View is printed by the Poughkeepsie Journal, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive contract with USMA. The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the USMA or the Army.