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On Fri., Dec. 9, former N.H. police officer Bradley Jardis, accompanied by Tommy Mozingo and supporters visited Plymouth State University as part of an "educational outreach" to speak to students, faculty, and campus community members and inform them of their beliefs on what our individual, constitutional rights are regarding the possession of firearms on a public college campus. Jardis and his supporters advocate the notion of an armed student body.
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Issue of Guns on Campus brings "Educational Outreach" and Protest to Campus
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"I've been shot at before, and I was more nervous on the show," says Mike Hamilton of his recent taping of the popular quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Hamilton's two-day appearance on the show was taped in early October and is scheduled to air later this month. Hamilton's appearance on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is scheduled to air on December 14 and 15 on WMUR 9 at 12:30pm and WNNE 10 at 12pm.
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Breaking news. Various reports across the nation have confirmed that around the noon hour on Thurs., Dec. 8th gunshots were fired at the Virginia Tech Campus. It is reported that the initial victim was a police officer. According to the Washington Post "the first alert advised of gunshots reported at the school's Coliseum parking lot." The report continues that "a campus-wide message advised of a potential second shooting victim. ‘Stay indoors,' it warned. ‘Secure in place.'" The suspect remains at large on the Blacksburg campus. This event has occurred at a crucial time as House Bill 334, which would take away a campus's right to restrict firearms, has recently come under fire. Campus officials have most recently released the information that a campus police officer and one other victim are confirmed dead.
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Imagine walking into a classroom, looking at your classmates, and not knowing who may or may not be carrying a gun. If some people get their way, that could soon be the case.
Creating a storm across New Hampshire universities is a recent bill that would prevent public universities from having policies that would prohibit students from exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms. If House Bill 334 is passed when it goes up for vote in the House in January, it could affect all public universities as well as public facilities in New Hampshire.
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On Wed., Dec. 7, a forum regarding New Hampshire House Bill 334 was held in the Fire Place Lounge. This bill, which is trying to get passed in the house, would rescind the right for a public campus to form firearm policies at their personal discretion. It was the unanimous feeling of the Student Senate that this issue be brought to the attention of the entire PSU student body, the faculty, and the staff, because House Bill 334 ultimately affects every member of this campus. Participating in discussion and taking all student concerns and questions were Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Mark Fischler and Campus P. D. representatives Jen Frank and Chief of Campus Police Creig Doyle.
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In the HUB on Dec. 1, the president of PACE, Adam Berthiaume, spoke to a seemingly empty Fire Place Lounge. A couple professors showed up, but surprisingly, only a handful of students, mostly from PACE. After Berthiaume's speech, Delilah Smith from the S.A.G.E Center stood up and personally thanked him for making the decision to not allow Barstool's Black-Out party to come to Plymouth State University.
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Following your dreams may not be the most realistic piece of advice for young minds nowadays. Recently, The Wall Street Journal released a list of college majors with the highest and lowest unemployment rates over 10 percent. Many of these majors are what most students are passionate about, especially the students who attend Plymouth State University.
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Last May, 41 percent of students from Plymouth State University's 2007 cohort turned their tassels at the Commencement Ceremony, constituting the largest group of students to graduate in four years in more than two decades. In her October 2011 Report to the Faculty, Provost Julie Bernier compared 2011's four-year completion rate to that in the 1990's, which was 24 percent. According to thecollegesolution.com, the national average of four-year graduation rates at public colleges and universities is 29.4 percent.
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On Sun., Nov. 13 there was a great deal of talk at the Student Senate meeting regarding the possibility of changes being made to the academic calendar. Senator Kelly Donovan reported that the changes to the calendar proposed by a select group of students, staff, operating staff, people from academics and from ResLife, had been rejected by the Faculty Senate.
The rejected proposition was that Winterim be shortened by a week. This idea fell through due to the fact that during Winterim students and staff are traveling abroad, students are taking courses, and there was also a problem with meeting New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation requirements.
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The 2012 Presidential race is heating up as candidates prepare for the New Hampshire Republican Primary. With every candidate rising and falling in popularity, no one can say with any degree of certainty which candidate is going to win N.H. on Jan. 10, 2012. With the primaries right around the corner, it's important for students to stay informed and get prepared to vote.
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The homework, work, and projects all become too much to handle all at once. There are simple steps one can take to ensure that all of this gets done while maintaining positive energy and a lower stress level.
If you read my column this week, you know how I feel about Andy Bothwell, A.K.A. Astronautalis, so I'll keep this short and sweet. He's the man, he'll be in Boston at O'Brien's Pub on Sunday, and his new record This Is Our Science is about to top many an end of the year list and (hopefully) propel him to indie hip-hop stardom. Buy the record, go to the show and get onboard with Mr. Bothwell. Thanks to Andy for taking the time to chat with the Clock, and a big thanks to his excellent management team for setting this up. Great dude. Great interview.
Netflix, as most people know, is a DVD rental service that delivers DVD's directly to your mailbox. If you have a modern video game console or computer, you can also get it to play certain movies or TV shows directly on to your TV or computer, all for $9 a month. This was a godsend for those with busy schedules, as they could take five minutes to place an order for a movie on DVD, or come home and play a movie on their computers. At least this is what Netflix used to be until July 12, 2011 when Netflix announced they were to separate the DVD and Streaming services. Cries for justice were being heard across the nation as people were cancelling subscriptions and calling for blood.
I get to do a lot of really cool stuff with this job. Under the guise of some kind of "professional" music journalist, I get free CD's in the mail every week and I get to talk to some of my favorite musicians on the phone or otherwise. You wouldn't believe whose numbers I have in my phone. It's a trip. I am forever grateful to my school and to my coworkers here at the Clock for trusting that I have some idea of what I am doing and giving me the elbow room to get it done. Most people, including people in popular bands, are good people. Of course, a lot of publicists and managers won't give the time of day to a small New Hampshire school that really doesn't fall anywhere near any of their target touring markets or even contain a record store, but you have to work with what you've got. There are a lot of cool people (like Natalie at Equal Vision Records and Liz at Earsplit Press – THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH) that will return all of your emails and hook you up with what you need to get the job done with a smile on their face. On the artists' end, for the most part, they are ready and willing to answer questions about their music and are usually pretty pleasant as long as the spotlight is kept on them.
The temperatures are getting lower, and the ski season will soon be upon us. With that comes the challenge of figuring out your equipment, and more importantly, how you are going to get it.
Hoping to rebound from a tough loss against Castleton State right before Thanksgiving Break, The Plymouth State Men's hockey team hosted New England College in a non-conference game at Hanaway Rink last Tuesday night. The game would end up being a contest between goalies, as both teams playing ended up having to play to an overtime period to decide the winner.
After the final seconds of the November 5th game against Curry had ticked away, leaving the score clock to all zeros, the Plymouth State University football team's season had ended. Senior Christian Mulcahy sat in the locker room with fellow senior teammates that had grown to be as close as brothers over the last four years.
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Women's Hockey Captain
What is a typical game day like for you? While game day is always a time to focus, our team tries not to get too serious before games. We sometimes have players sing or play silly games before we get into the rink. Once we are in the rink, many people listen to music to get them pumped up for the game.
Womens Hockey Captain
The last few seasons for PSU women's ice hockey have been pretty rough. What goals have you set as a team this season to improve? Goals we have set this season have included being a disciplined and a hard working team. We are taking this program in the right direction.
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