Many children aspire to reach for the stars with NASA. At Plymouth, students are getting the chance to work with that very organization. Professor James Koermer has taken advantage of a space grant program funded by NASA to give PSU students a taste of real meteorology work. The grant provides […]
Month: September 2008
PSU celebrates New Hampshire Archaeology Month
This month, PSU is digging up fascinating guest speakers to celebrate New Hampshire’s Archaeology Month. For several years, Plymouth has hosted a series of lectures for Archaeology Month. Archaeology month occurs in every state, usually in Oct. Dr. David Starbuck explains that Oct. is an ideal month. Summer is when […]
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Alpine Adventures is one of those places that you drive by every day and think, “wow, this place looks interesting,” and yet never stop. I decided to stop. Alpine Adventures is located in Lincoln, N.H., the same town that Loon Mountain calls home. It is considered one of New England’s […]
Krit Kearin: You will be missed
PSU lost one of our own last week with the passing of alumni Kristin “Krit” Kearins. Kearins, graduate of the class of 2004, died on Tues., Sept. 19 at Mass General Hospital in Boston of head injuries due to a bicycling accident. Kearins was on her way to meet a […]
Wrock Festival takes NYC by storm
Over 400 Harry Potter Fans united for the first ever Wrock Festival this weekend held in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sun. Sept. 21. What is Wrock? The Festival’s website describes it as, “Wizard Rock, or Wrock, is a burgeoning independent music movement fostered by the Harry Potter fan community. The artists […]
Let me see that Chong
#8220;United States of America V. Thomas B. Kin Chong, a/k/a Tommy Chong”, The 2006 movie released by Awesome Documentaries, tells the story of the stoner comedian Tommy Chong, who has made a name for him as a part of the late 1960’s formed “Cheech and Chong” comedy duo. The film […]
Police Log: Sept. 16 – Sept. 22
September 16 2:12 p.m. Parking complaint Commuter lot Langdon St. September 17 9:07 p.m. Disturbance Grafton Hall 10:28 p.m. Drug Related Incident Smith Hall Odor of marijuana September 18 12:38 a.m. Alcohol Related Incident Boyd Path/Pleasant St. Arrest: Katelyn Collins Unlawful Possession of Alcohol 10:13 a.m. Theft ReportPSU Bookstore 10:43 […]
Have food, will donate
Fri., Sept. 26, Catholic Campus Ministry, United Campus Ministry and the Community Service Office are holding an emergency food drive for the Plymouth Area Community Closet Food Bank. The food drive will benefit all of Grafton County at Whole Village Family Resource Center on 258 Highland Street in Plymouth. On […]
Sodexo sponsoring buffets of sorts
Wed. Sept. 17 was a day for buffet for Plymouth State University students. Sodexo food services sponsored two on campus buffets highlighting local foods. The first buffet ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. was right outside the Mountain View Snack Bar in the HUB Pawsway. It featured vegetarian dishes […]
CHEERLEADERS NO LONGER IN LIMBO
After a potentially nerve racking few months, PSU’s Varsity Cheerleading team may let out a sigh of relief. Carrie Kiley, PSU’s cheerleading coach for eight years stepped down from her position in June, leaving the team without a coach for several months. Jen Middlemiss was named head cheerleading coach on […]