Attempts to reinstate the draft have recently been receiving a great deal of attention around the country. The legislation that sparked the concern of many young men and women came in the form of a pair of identical bills introduced in the House and Senate on January 7th, 2003. House […]
Month: September 2004
Party Host Law Panel Reaches Out to Students
Plymouth, N.H.– On September 29 and 30, Plymouth State University and Plymouth Police held an open forum to introduce and help students understand the new “Party Host Law.” The forums were held in the Hartman Union Building Fireplace Lounge, and consisted of a six-member panel ready to explain and answer […]
Fall 2004 Student Senate Elections
Plymouth, N.H.- Student Senate elections were held on September 21st outside of the Hartman Union Building, filling positions for first year Senate Representatives as well as Senate positions that were left unfilled last spring. The following students were elected for Senate positions: Eric Bonnett as the Smith Hall representative, Mellisa […]
Etymolihau?!?
Ouch: noun: clasp or brooch used to hold a garment Interjection: exclamation expressing pain, as defined in the 1989 Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition. The Middle High German “nusche” (buckle) gave Old French “nouche,” which drifted into English as nouche, ouche, then finally ouch.Since the 1380’s bejeweled ouches were used […]
If the Shoe Fits, Wear it!
Ah, fashion, the thing that causes irrational spending and discomfort. As the saying goes, if you want to be beautiful, you must suffer for it. This may be going to far, however, as more and more women are having moderate to serious foot and ankle problems due to wearing “stylish” […]
Freedom Tower Raises Standards for Future Design
Almost immediately after the 9/11 tragedy, there was talk of rebuilding. Should we reconstruct the same 110-story building to show that American pride cannot be broken? Is it morally right to build on the burial ground of thousands of people? Is it economically worthwhile to allow such valuable space to […]
STD Infections on the Rise
When we catch a cold or the flu, we quickly say to ourselves, “Oh I can’t go to class today,” or “how could I possibly go to work like this? I’m contagious. I’ll get everyone sick.” It’s easy for us to abstain from such activities. It is even easier to […]
Poetry Submissions
I Can Still Taste ItHer hair hung helpless like the willow it engulfed the perimeter of my face blocking out the outside world it poured down and its sharp and gentle tips froze to the sides of my faceIt was not her hair that covered my earsthat made our divine […]
Foreign Film Find: About Baghdad
In July of last year during the American occupation of Iraq, nine people from different parts of the world collected seventy hours of footage over the course of four weeks that they would attempt to boil down into one ninety minute documentary entitled, About Baghdad. The production company composed of […]
Dance Ensemble from Nicaragua to Visit Plymouth
Compas de Nicaragua, a NH non-profit organization that supports health and education projects in Nicaragua, will be in Plymouth on Wednesday, October 6 at 7pm at the Starr King Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on 101 Fairgrounds Rd. Six members of Women in Action will perform eloquent, traditional dances to the beauty […]