Chronicle - Norwich

DateSeptember 9 1992

Can DescriptionsAircheck Chronicle Sept. 9 1992 Norwich

Abstract[Audio during blank section.] Title: ‘Chronicle, Marching Orders in Norwich’. Peter Mehegan and Andria Hall host. Mike Barnicle reports on Norwich University, a private military college in Northfield, Vermont. Interviews with students, George Banks, Aisha Muhammad, Eric Doucette, and Dean of Admissions Gary Vance. Discussion of Chander Matta, who killed three women in Arlington, Virginia. He blamed his violence on hazing when he was at Norwich. Includes clips of interviews with Matta’s ex-roommate Norman Maple, Commandant of Cadets General Joseph Potter, and Cadet Colonel Les Houston. Discussion of the effect of the university on the town of Northfield, and how the school plans to recruit students after the end of the Cold War, including clips of an interview with local business owner David Hayden.