Month: April 2006

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The real ‘spring fever’ is more than just fun in the sun

With finals just a few weeks away, most students can’t afford to get sick. The changing of seasons brings warmth, rain, flowers, and new reasons to stay home from class – like pink eye and the stomach flu. Pink eye, whose true name is conjunctivitis, is a serious condition that […]

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Owls complete Plymouth State sweep with 6-2 Game Two win, 6-2

The Plymouth State University Softball team couldn’t muster the offense to power their way past powerhouse rival Keene State College in a 6-2 loss in the second game of a Little East Conference doubleheader at D&M Park. The loss was Plymouth’s eighth-straight, and their eleventh in twelve games. The Owls, […]

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Kate Clinton

Friday, April 28 at 8pmPresented by the Silver Center, Women’s Services and Gender Resource Center and ALSO of Plymouth State University Self described “fumerist” (feminist-humorist), author, actress and activist, Kate Clinton offers her unique, funny and often biting commentary that “cuts through ten million miles of badness with a single […]

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Ice Age II Melts Down

Although Ice Age: The Meltdown soared to the top of the box office when it opened the last week in March, it has received mixed, even unfavorable reviews. The story is a tale of Manny the Wooly Mammoth, voiced by Ray Ramano, looking for love as the Ice Age comes […]

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Bringing Mexican Cuisine to Plymouth

Beneath the ground level on Main Street in downtown Plymouth is a brand new Mexican restaurant. Jose’s, a Mom and Pop-style restaurant, has only been open for a short while, but it has big plans for the future. The brightly colored walls and classic Mexican music broadcasted throughout the restaurant […]

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Keene plays spoiler in Softball Home Debut

PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth State University Softball team waited four weeks and 19 games to make their home debut. Keene State proved an unsympathetic guest for the event. Sophomore Ashlee Nicholson pitched a complete game and homered as the Owls managed a 6-3 win over the Panthers in game one […]

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Meian: Of Light and Darkness

The following is an excerpt from Plymouth State University senior, James Smith’s novel Meian: Of Light and Darkness. After three and a half years of writing this 300 page novel-in-progress it’s finally done. The dream glittered like cut crystal before the startled eyes of the young elf: sharp, clear, beautiful. […]

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Sorority hazing puts responsibility on the table

Home Away from Home: Sorority Hazing Accident puts Responsibility on the Table PLYMOUTH-The sorority hazing accident that killed Plymouth State University Junior, Kelly Nester on October 23, 2003 will go to trial with thanks to the Grafton Superior Court Judge Jean K. Burling’s decision to deny Plymouth State University in […]

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Pride flag forum raises diversity questions

PLYMOUTH-April 11th Plymouth State University’s Fire Place Lounge was filled with students and faculty alike to participate in the Pride Flag Forum sponsored by the Student Senate. Evelyn Stiller, a professor for the Computer Science and Technology Department acted as the facilitator for the discussion. To start off the night, […]

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Retiring President Donald P. Wharton “toasted and roasted”

PLYMOUTH – The Hartman Union Building Courtroom was full of members of the Plymouth State University community Tuesday afternoon for a celebration of the accomplishments of retiring PSU President, Donald P. Wharton. To mark the retiring of Wharton’s academic “uniform,” his academic robes – emblazoned with the number 13 for […]