Month: February 2012

Sports

NASCAR 2012: The Predictions

As NASCAR’s season opening weekend is upon us, it is never too late to look ahead twenty-six races to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Here is how I see the drivers lining up for the Chase here in 2012:   Kevin Harvick:  Happy Harvick looks reinvigorated after a […]

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Thanks, but No Thanks

[For more information on House Bill 1692, please read “USNH Opposes Restructuring Intents of House Bill 1692″]  Last year, appropriations for the University System of New Hampshire were cut 48 percent, or $48 million, by the state, putting appropriations for the system’s four institutions at a record low not seen […]

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Solar Power 101:

On Wed., Feb. 22, Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) and Plymouth Better Buildings co-sponsored an event at the Pemi-Valley Laundromat to showcase and celebrate their recent solar energy system installation. Talk about brightening their business!    The Solar Energy Open House provided attendees a chance to see what […]

Arts & Entertainment

Bits of Things I Remember

I have been rereading one of my favorite books, Love Is A Mixtape, by Rolling Stone contributingwriter Rob Sheffield. Sheffield is one of the most widely read, respected music journalists of our time, and he doesn’t disappoint in the extended format of a full-length book.             The book is […]

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Free Money is Good Money

Most people know how helpful scholarships can be in paying for higher education, but most people don’t know how easy it actually is to find them in your local area and on the national level.   That was the purpose of Monday night’s online Webinar titled Searching for Scholarships. […]

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PSU Begins Partnership with Malaysian University

While most students were away during winter break, two professors from Plymouth State University went to Southeast Asia  to finalize an agreement with a Malaysian university. Dr. Cynthia Vascak and Professor Peng Khuan Chong travelled to Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) to sign an agreement between the two universities, […]

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USNH Opposes Restructuring Intents of House Bill 1692

Circulating through the House of New Hampshire since the beginning of this month is House Bill 1692, a bill which strives to make changes to the structure of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees, including the elimination of the office of the chancellor, the redistribution of […]

Arts & Entertainment

5 Questions With Rick from Heartless

Recently, on a whim, I purchased Hell Is Other People, the full-length debut by Pennsylvania noisemakers Heartless. Immediately, I was pretty taken aback by this band. Their songs are short, sweet bursts of vitriol and hatred custom built for street riots and the kind of parties where dudes with […]