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PRESS RELEASE - John Reid Accepts VMI Cadets’ Debate Challenge; Calls Out Senator Hashmi’s “Refusal to Engage”

September 30, 2025 - In a striking moment at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the heavily contested Virginia elections, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor John Reid publicly committed to at least one debate and one Town Hall with his opponent, Senator Ghazala Hashmi, before Election Day—an invitation she has yet to acknowledge.

RealClear Defense - Charlie Kirk: VMI's Missed Response to a National Tragedy

RealClear Defense covers the courageous Opinion published by the staff of The Cadet newspaper at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), challenging the school's silence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. 

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RealClear Defense - VMI at War: Defiant Leadership vs. National Authority

RealClearDefense commends The Cadet for its reporting and links to its major articles on the superintendent controversy in its piece:  "Major General Cedric T. Wins’ controversial stand pits divisive progressive agenda against VMI’s founding values and directives from Virginia’s Governor, the Secretary of Defense, and the President—sparking a battle over values and ideology"

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The National Review - February 28, 2025 - Alumni Groups Form Alliance to Take On Threats to Free Speech

Coverage of the Cadet Foundation joining with the Jefferson Council (UVa), and the Generals Redoubt (W&L) in the Call for an Investigation into Political Intimidation and Free Speech Repression at Virginia Military Institute.

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CollegeFix - February 28, 2025 - VMI watchdog groups: Pro-DEI factions blocking efforts to reinstall meritocracy at college

Coverage of The Cadet Foundation, supported by other Alumni Free Speech Alliance Members challenging interference with the Board of Visitors and repression of freedom of speech for cadets and alumni at VMI

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PRESS RELEASE - February 21, 2025 - The Cadet Foundation, the Jefferson Council, and the Generals Redoubt Join the Call for an Investigation into Political Intimidation and Free Speech Repression at Virginia Military Institute

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