Not so positive for USNA. Current mids, can you weigh in?

I know!

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NTWLF ONE said:

Good question...I think we were both stunned and bloodied..the first round was generally acceptable boxing technique....the next few were like a street brawl or if I want to flatter myself, we were pioneers on the cutting edge of MMA..

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Plebe Boxing flashbacks....you forgot to mention how wonderful it was to pull on that "well seasoned" headgear and boxing gloves, still wet from the sweat of the class before. The smell of sweaty leather lasted the rest of the day. I also remember guys trying to make deals....ie. let's take it easy and make it look good.....those deals never survived the initial contact, and as noted above, often turned into all out brawls.

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LOL

I got my ass kicked in JKD training when a black belt and I were “going to go easy”.

We should have coordinated what our expectations of easy was!

For the USNA, how are alumni donations dispersed if they are not designated?

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The short answer is . . . it depends. If the donation is made to fund a class project (almost every class has one), then the funds are used for that project. If there is no designation at all by the donor, the money is put in the Naval Academy Fund. That fund, while mabye not glamorous, is critically important.

First, it funds the Naval Academy Foundation, which is the private, non-profit entity that raises money for USNA. If you know anything about raising money for charity, you know that it takes a certain amount of money to raise money. It pays the salary of the professional staff who work with (mostly large) donors, who process donations, etc. I believe that for every $1 given to the Fund, the Foundation is able to raise $7 for USNA. USNA is currently in the midst of a capital campaign to raise $400 million for USNA, all from private funds.

Second, it directly supports the Brigade. Each year, a significant amount of money from the Fund is transferred to the Superintendent. This allows him to "jump start" important programs while waiting for federal funding or to support programs that have no or insufficient federal funding. Examples include study abroad programs and capstone projects.

Third, it supports Alumni Association projects such as Shipmate, career conferences, etc.

As a general rule, unless you're making a large donation, choosing the NA Fund will make the greatest impact.

You asked.

THParent said:

That article mentions "...a stormwater system dumping unfiltered rainwater into the Severn River..." like it's a bad thing.
That is the very definition of a stormwater system. Where do they think stormwater ought to go? It's either going to sheet drain or be piped, but yeah, it is going to end up in the Severn River if...you know*...it's near the river.

They used to dump stormwater into sanitary sewers, but all that did was overload the sanitary sewers and pollute the stormwater. Combined sewers aren't allowed anywhere in new construction anymore, for that very reason.


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Well, unfiltered rainwater means many things. It could mean, that the water hasn't been filtered in any way, like it had just fallen into the river. The thing that the article is pointing out is that the sewer and rainwater removal has no way to process water after it's flown into gutters or sewer pipes. This means that the water could have been anywhere, like flowing along the manicured lawns and picking up impurities, among those fertilizer, before dumping that water into the Severn. This causes algae blooms. I believe the Severn has recently had some problems with algae, hasn't it?

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This means that the water could have been anywhere, like flowing along the manicured lawns and picking up impurities, among those fertilizer, before dumping that water into the Severn.

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So....it's just like rain water in the rest of the country? I guess I'm missing your point as rain everywhere goes through our gutters, lawns, and farm fields. Sewer pipes do not flow into the river... they go to a treatment plant, right?

Right. In my State, storm water is not treated.

Even where stormwater is aggressively handled, the most “treatment” that takes place before discharge to a surface water body are NURP (retention) ponds for setting and grit chambers. Discharge to natural or constructed wetlands occurs in some areas that have space. Separating sanitary and storm, rather than trying to treat stormwater is standard. (Sorry - I’m on a busman’s holiday with this).

kinnem said:

FutureMarine07 said:

This means that the water could have been anywhere, like flowing along the manicured lawns and picking up impurities, among those fertilizer, before dumping that water into the Severn.

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So....it's just like rain water in the rest of the country? I guess I'm missing your point as rain everywhere goes through our gutters, lawns, and farm fields. Sewer pipes do not flow into the river... they go to a treatment plant, right?

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Water quality is a nation and world wide problem, not just at USNA.

And I haven't examined the USNA sewer plans in depth, seeing as a Google search brought up nothing.
Now I have that on my search history. Dear God, they probably think I'm a terrorist.