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...plebes who occupy the room said that he awoke to see a life-sized apparition of a 19th century officer emerge from a wall. The vision receded before the plebe could summon his roommate. The next night both saw the ghost. The story eventually reached the ears of Cadet Captain Keith Bakken. He and another upperclassman commandeered the room a few days later. The ghost promptly appeared before Bakken's confederate, but receded into the wall again. Bakken, who is still a firm nonbeliever, admitted that the designated point of evaporation, which is normally quite warm, felt...
...Cadets are not supposed to spend their time discussing politics, and indeed the rigidity of their schedules leaves little time for it. The Cadets form by company (a group of about 110 men) at 6:13 each morning. Anyone late is "slugged", which does not mean beaten up, but does mean being confined to the barracks room except for classes, meals, and athletics. A person five minutes late for morning formation could be slugged for several weeks. Each Cadet carries at least six courses, often more, so that most have 24 or more hours of classes per week. They...
...SCENE in the classroom buildings is strange, that in the dining hall--Cadet Menu It's called- in stranger still. All the Cadets eat together in one huge room. In the middle of the room stands a large granite structure which looks like the front of its Church. In fact, it was formerly the front door of the menu hall before the building was enlarged to accommodate larger classes...
...Cadets realize that the rest of the world, and especially the other studies delegates at SCUSA, may look at them as freaks for what they go through. "It's the sprit of the place, the sense of belonging and everyone participating, that keeps as here," one Cadet explained...
...Cadets do have their escapes. One is flirtation walk, it narrow path on the campus which is unofficially off-limits to officers, and as such is the only place at West Point where Cadets dare touch members of the opposite sex, and which has also been known to shelter many it liquor or dope party. Another escape route is athletics, which consume a major portion of each Cadet...