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Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox, Jr.,  Superintendent
Ltc. Kent Cassella, 
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. Benjamin Gruver, Staff Writer
Kathleen Eastwood,  Staff Writer

Four West Point cadets named as scholars: One Rhodes, Three Marshall
Four members of the Class of 2005 have been named scholars.

Authorization Act add-ons will impact cadets
The Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law by the President Oct. 28, contains two provisions that directly affect cadets and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy.

Men's rugby beats Navy 24-10
The Army men’s rugby team defeated their Navy counterparts 24-10 in the third annual match  Nov. 20 at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pa.

Women's rugby beats Navy 31-3
Women’s Army Rugby was able to avenge a year-and-a-half old loss to Navy with a 31-3 victory Nov. 20

USMAPS football beats Navy in "Little Army-Navy game"
Dubbed the “Little Army - Navy Game”, it’s considered the most important game of the season by the staff and faculty and cadet candidates of the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School in Fort Monmouth, N.J.

Bobby Ross looks forward to first Army-Navy game
From day one, Army football head coach Bobby Ross’ charisma made a group of collegiate athletes believe they could be winners again.

Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this policy of equal opportunity by an advertiser will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source.

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.