PLYMOUTH – On Saturday, April 16 the Plymouth State University Panthers softball team was swept in a doubleheader versus the Western Connecticut Colonials in a Little East Conference matchup at D&M Park. PSU entered the game at 9-11 on the season and 1-3 in LEC play, while WestConn, the defending […]
Month: April 2005
109th Boston Marathon
This year’s Boston Marathon held memories, broken records, and a transfer of power. The world’s oldest marathon was held on Patriot’s Day for the 109th time, with 20,453 runners. Unfortunately, there was one conspicuous absence, for the first time, and that was Boston Marathon staple Johnny Kelley, the “Marathon Man.” […]
PSU Baseball Drops Rivier, 9-4
PLYMOUTH – On Thursday, April 14 the Plymouth State University Panthers baseball team was victorious over the Rivier Raiders with a final score of 9-4 at Panther Park. The Panthers entered this non-conference game with a 4-15 record overall on the season, while the Raiders checked in at 2-5 for […]
Plymouth’s Best Kept Secret
PORTSMOUTH, RI. – On April 16 and 17 the Plymouth State Women’s Rugby Team placed first in the Division I bracket of The Beast of The East rugby tournament. The Beast is the largest collegiate rugby tournament in the world and every year Plymouth puts on a great performance. Last […]
A Grandmother’s Wish for the Environment
The Old Farmer’s Almanac, this 25th anniversary of Earth Day, says that environmental advocates, in 1969, one year before Earth Day began, made up just one percent of the U.S. population. In 1971, with Earth Day one year old, that number had jumped to 25% “interested in saving the planet.” […]
Rainbow Provides a Spectrum Of Ideas; Not Just Colors
I am not writing this response letter as the President of ALSO: the Gay/Straight Alliance of Plymouth State University, an organization that has contributed to the PSU community and surrounding communities for 27 years. I am not writing this response letter because I am an “outraged lesbian”. I am writing […]
Paying Through the Nose for our Education
As Plymouth State students work on creating their schedule for next semester, we find ourselves forever frustrated by the limitations that suppress us as we attempt to finish our education. Seventeen credits a semester – and the brutal punishment of going over that sacred number? $480 per credit for out […]
New Urbanism Key to Maintaining Cherished NH Communities
As part of the Earth Day festivities, private environmental planner and faculty member Steve Whitman spoke on new urbanism and smart growth. He talked largely about the Plymouth area, as well as New Hampshire as a whole. While many residents living in Plymouth may feel as if the area is […]
The Changing Face of Eating Disorders
PLYMOUTH-Eating disorders have a biological and genetic basis, and occur in people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, both male and female. Twenty-five to thirty-five percent of all patients with binge eating disorder are men. Information for professionals and family members about the many and varied aspects of eating disorders, […]
Local Universities Cracking Down on Drugs
By next fall local institutions: Plymouth State, Keene State, and UNH will be enforcing statute 21 U.S. Code Section 860 to the fullest extent. Summed up the law states that any possession, distribution, intent to distribute, or manufacturing of controlled substances within a 1,000-foot radius of an educational institution requires […]