From the Editor's Desk | #34

April 5, 2020 Chris Pestel ('03)

CONNECT + INSPIRE
CADET is a bi-annual magazine about West Point culture.
Highly independent, quite unofficial, aggressively dedicated.
Based in DC @chrisWpestel @carolinepestel

Things from the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief

The unnatural “State of Things”
captured by STAY-AT-HOME-CADETS, another classic interpretation by @CADETBORRIWED, and we are feeling for BG Buzzard, by the looks of HIS INSTAGRAM he seems to be really missing his Corps.
CRYPTO CARTEL
In VOL III of CADET we featured USMA ‘08’s Andy Mazieka and his creation CRYPTO CARTEL. A tabletop board game that is perfect for Shelter-in-Place agenda. GET YOURS ON AMAZON BELOW.
Creators make creative adjustments
says professional illustrator and USMA 1980’s MIKE CONRAD
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to FOLLOW A WORTHWHILE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
…we got you covered. This past week a fantastic new account popped-up. It’s all about OLD HOWITZERS and compliments nicely the work being done over on EXECUTION HOLLOW and SONS OF SLUM AND GRAVY
OUR INSPIRATION
We’d be lying if we said we weren’t trying to be the USMA community’s VICTORY JOURNAL - specifically this line, “…but our responsibility is not to document the current moment. We have to run something that will hold for two years or five years — the story needs to be temporal but also eternal.”
Everyone right now seems to be loving our CADET Recipes Blog posts
We got CONGO BAR, SPICY CHICKEN PATTY, and everyones fav COORN CHOWDER If you haven’t checked them out, now is a great time. And if you have a recommendation for our next recipe, LET US KNOW
FACES & FACADES
Are you enjoying our Faces & Facades effort on OUR INSTAGRAM FEED
CADETS ARE CREATORS
Cadets are occupying their extra spare time with some wonderful creative project (SPOILER - we LOVE it):
- Connor Gagne is recreating the Crests of Cadet Companies in a wonderfully hand-drawn manner (ANNNNND donating the proceeds to Feeding America). As of publishing this, he’s about 3/4 of the way to knocking-out all 36 companies and has raised enough money to provide 3,000+ meals.
- Julia Franzoni is diving back into Adobe Illustrator making art to cope with the fact that the LAX season was cut short. HER ILLUSTRATIONS ARE FILLED WITH HOPE AND JUBILATION.
- Emma Roetry has picked up a PAINT BRUSH AND COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR BOB ROSS. Can’t wait to see what she does next…rumor has it, she’s doing Michie Stadium/Lusk Reservoir combo.
Need some Book recommendations?
We’ve got you covered - we just released a big list of West Point inspired works of FICTION: Shades of Gray | 11 Rare West Point Works of Fiction did your favorite not make the cut…let us know so we can add it to the list.
March has come and gone
What a weird month it was. But let’s not that fact allow us to lose sight that it was #WomensHistoryMonth check out our photo essay documenting 2015’s 1LT Laura Walker Memorial Handball Tournament: See it Through
Mail helps us get through each day
Consider sending someone (or yourself) a unique USMA gift: 24 USMA Finds You Can Snag on Amazon
ONLY BORING PEOPLE GET BORED
Here’s a list - 20 Things to Do While Working & Staying at Home share with us some of your favorite undertakings as you shelter-in-place

And lastly, we need your help. Actually, VOL V of CADET needs your help. Just like you and your profession, the current state of things has had and will to continue to have an effect on our operation. We are currently operating as close as we can to “business-as-usual” but several of our upcoming photo projects won’t be happening or were postponed until the fall. So, we have some openings for content in VOL V.

Do you want to contribute? Do you have something to say? A photo series or a single photo you think fits in line with our effort to highlight the intersection of West Point culture and art? A poem or some art? Submissions for VOL V are open now until May 15th, 2020. Drop us a note and let’s see if we can collaborate to make VOL V our best effort yet.