Month: November 2008

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PSU students flock to the polls

PSU students stormed the polls in large numbers on Tues. Nov. 4. Shuttle Services were offered to bring students to the poll. Voting took place at the Plymouth Elementary School. Over a dozen volunteers worked to register first time voters at the polling station. “At least one and a half […]

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PSU rocks the vote

Students gathered in the HUB on the eve of Election Day to celebrate the right to vote Nov. 4 A. Beginning at 7 p.m. students joined in the festivities put on by PACE and the Student Senate. The events started off with political Saturday Night Live skits poking fun at […]

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The truth about being a “rookie”

The following is a conversation The Clock had with a former Women’s Rugby player. She played on the team for one season. These are her experiences as a “rookie,” on the Women’s Rugby team. Due to her desire to remain anonymous, her responses will be marked as “X” in this […]

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How did you get to the polls?

On Nov. 4, 2008, waiting at the shuttle stop next to the HUB, were multiple vans ready to take eager students to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election.   Starting at 7:45 a.m. and going to 6:40 p.m., the shuttles also helped with providing information to first time voters, including […]

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Can you spot the differences?

Long has it been PSU tradition that each year around Halloween time pumpkins appear on the Clock Tower in Rounds Hall. This year, however, no pumpkins were to be found on the building. Halloween weekend attempts were made to break into the building. The attempt was unsuccessful and no one […]

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Police Log: Oct. 14 – Nov.3

October 1411:07 p.m. Noise ComplaintWhite Mountain Apartment ComplexPeople playing football and loud music in the core area October 158:43 p.m. Crime against personReport of hazing 10:18 p.m. Drug Related IncidentPemi HallPeople smoking marijuana on rocks near dumpsterArrest: Le, Vincent H.Acts prohibited 11:27 p.m. Drug related IncidentPemi HallAdvised subject out front […]

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Drug testing athletes at PSU

A new drug policy has been put into effect by the Athletic department. PSU athletes may now be randomly drug tested according to this new policy. The Athletics Council developed this policy with an educational component for student awareness. This policy is designed to educate athletes about the dangers of […]

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UMass Boston blanks PSU woman’s soccer 1-0 in regular season finale

The Plymouth State Women’s Soccer team fell to UMass Boston in their regular season finale Sat., Nov. 1 at the Clark Athletic Center Field in Boston.  With the loss, the Plymouth ladies finished the regular season with an overall record of 5-8-4 with a Little East Conference record of 1-5-1. […]

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Where have all the pumpkins gone?

To the PSU community – This editorial is to stand as an open letter and an outcry against the disappearance and removal of the one, if not the only, last remaining tradition Plymouth State University carries. For the last several decades each Fall, two pumpkins appear “mysteriously” atop each of […]

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Sweet Victory!

The Plymouth State football team sparked one of the greatest upsets in PSU history, as the Panthers dominated once undefeated Curry College 28-17 Sat., Oct. 25 at 1:00 p.m. in a NEFC Boyd Division match up at a packed and rowdy Currier Field. The Panthers snapped a 37-game winning streak […]