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West Point Chapter of NIA hosts 2023 Infantry Ball

The West Point Chapter of the National Infantry Association hosted the 19th annual Infantry Ball on Jan. 27 at Eisenhower Hall. ...

USMA Class of 2025 celebrates Yearling Winter Weekend

Every year, the U.S. Military Academy designates one weekend during the spring semester for cadets to celebrate as a class and the Yearlings of the USMA Class of 2025 enjoyed their moment during Yearling Winter Weekend Feb. 4, 2023, at Washington Hall. ...

Army officers mentor cadets during Cyber Leadership Conference

Around five years ago, cadets toured through a cyber operations center where Chief Warrant Officer 3, Justin Helphenstine, had worked. After completing the tour, he asked the cadets if they were interested in joining the cyber branch....

Legal Assistance Office has moved from Building 626 to Mahan Hall, Level A

Greetings, West Point community! We are excited to share that the Legal Assistance Office has moved to the south side of Mahan Hall, Level A (under Social Sciences). ...

Take a Break! The Benefits of Alcohol Abstinence

The holiday season can be a time of overindulgence in food and drink for many of us. Drinking too much or too frequently has known negative effects on our physical health, our emotional health, and, sometimes, on our bank accounts. ...

West Point among recipients of NSF Award to explore Data Science Education Through Sports Analytics

West Point has a long history with sports. Its first football game was played in 1890 on “The Plain,” after the cadets were challenged by their Navy counterparts. Since then, fans of both teams have been carefully keeping track of wins, losses and scores. So, it would seem natural that sports statistics be incorporated into the U.S. Military Academy curriculum. ...

West Point participates in commemorating FDR’s 141st Birthday

A contingent from the U.S. Military Academy participated in the commemoration of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 141st birthday Monday in Hyde Park, N.Y. ...

West Point launches the West Point Press

Faculty, staff and cadets gathered at the West Point Club to witness the grand reveal of the academy’s first university press, the West Point Press, hosted by the 15th Dean of the Academic Board, Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, Monday at the U.S. Military Academy....

The End of an Era

It is an end of an era as the print version of the Pointer View will conclude with this issue. The newspaper began post World War II in September 1946 and continued to serve the West Point and Highland Falls communities and interested parties across the Nation until this week in print form. ...

A Lifetime of Selfless Service to the Nation

Frances Hesselbein, transformational leader, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and former Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (BS&L) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2022, at her home in Easton, Pennsylvania. She was 107 years old. ...