The Week That Was…And More
Life-Long Student of Leadership Shares His Story with RMCC Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt With the Pre-Exam Study Period now in place, activities at the College may have slowed down some, but the parade of guest speakers continues. This past Wednesday, Dr. Joe MacInnis spent two hours talking leadership with Staff and Cadets.…
Haycock Lecture: “The Asia-Pacific Region is Canada’s Future”
War Studies Lecture Helps Keep Academic Excellence Alive Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt The annual Haycock Lecture, held this past Wednesday evening in Currie Hall, honours the work of Ron Haycock and Jim Barrett, who started the War Studies Program at RMCC and then helped keep it alive to become the internationally recognized…
“Fixture” of RMCC Receives Honorary Degree
Margaret Atwood Honoured at Fall Convocation Article by Dr. Michael Hurley, RMCC English Department Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt Okay, class – pop quiz time. Who’s Canada’s best bet to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature? Who’s a lyricist for both rock bands and opera, a cartoonist and gifted public speaker with a flair for…
College Marks Unofficial Start of Christmas Season
RMCC Band Upholds Tradition of Musical Excellence and Fun Article and Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt The RMCC Band held its annual Christmas Concert this past Friday night. This event, which together with the Winter Ball marks the unofficial start to the Christmas season at the College, was well attended by members of the community,…
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College Helps Kick Off Veterans’ Week Article and Photo from 25424 NCdt (IV) Adam Reece On November 5th, ten Officer Cadets and WO Rene Forster traveled to Ottawa to participate in the start of Veterans’ Week. The RMC contingent partook in a ceremony of Remembrance in the Senate Chambers. They sat alongside Members of Parliament, Senators,…
The Week That Was…
4th Years Count Down the Days… The Class of 2013 celebrated 200 Days to Graduation this past Monday by switching places with the Class of 2016 and going back to 1st Year for a day. As is tradition at the College, 1st Year Cadets could win the privilege of wearing 4th Year No. 4’s for the day…
1st Years Continue to Learn the Ropes of Formal Military Dining
C Div 1st Years Take Their Turn at a Mess Dinner Article by 26860 OCdt (I) Christopher Wright Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt. On Wednesday evening at 1800 sharp, the First Year Cadets of C Division and the rugby team piled into the front hall of the senior staff mess to commence what promised to…
Training Continues for Class of 2016
A weekend on the Parade Square: the First Years’ Training Weekend Article by 26721 (I) Ryan Keluski Photos by 25366 Mike Shewfelt For some First Years the rifle drill training weekend of November 3rd and 4th 2012 may have represented a cold, miserable tasking that was necessary training mandated by the Training Wing. For myself…
College Plays Host to High Level Academic Conferences
ISMS Conference Stresses Connection Between Academics, Military Early this past week, the College played host to the 4th annual Conference of the International Society of Military Sciences (ISMS). The ISMS, which was founded in 2008, is a collection of eight defence academies, including those in Canada, Australia, the Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway,…
The Week That Was & More…
Chemistry Cadets Celebrate International Mole Day International Mole Day was this past Tuesday, October 23, commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 10^23), a basic unit of measurement in chemistry. The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering celebrated by giving Brucie a suitable, chemistry-themed makeover. ______________________________________ Fourth Years Look Ahead to Graduation With the Fourth Year Class counting down…
Wet Weather Can’t Keep Cadet Wing from Training Weekend
This past weekend was the Cadet Wing’s first official training weekend of the semester, and while the weather forced several changes into the plans (Sports Day, postponed from September, was cancelled again), the Training Wing Staff made sure that the Wing was busy. First Years Get Hands On With C7 Rifle Written by 26669 OCdt…
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Emergency Voluntary Donations One of the Otter Squadron Cadets, lost her entire house and belongings to fire last week. Temporary accommodations have been obtained. It is estimated that she will not be able to move back into a permanent home for a minimum of six weeks. The Top 4 cadets amongst themselves gave her $340…