Month: April 2014

Features

A Day in the Life of an English Professor

It’s easy to imagine our professors as otherworldly creatures who do nothing but grade papers and assign homework. According to fledging English Professor, Njelle Hamilton, this is not at all the case. Dr. Hamilton, who has been at PSU since Fall 2012 started with a run-down of an average week […]

Features

What Does Spring Mean for PSU?

Anyone who has been in Plymouth for more than a day would be able to tell you that the weather is very unpredictable. It is possible to see rain, snow, and sun all in one day. But the closer it gets to spring, the better. Plymouth State students are getting […]

News

PSU Holds American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive

A tremendous turnout of volunteers and donors packed Plymouth State University’s Hartman Union Building this week for another successful spring blood drive. Each year Plymouth State hosts the biannual Red Cross Blood Drive in the spring and fall sponsored by the Community Service Center and in partnership with the American […]

Arts & Entertainment

Local Music Spotlight: Elephant

  Since coming to college this year as a freshman, guitarist for the funk/dance band Elephant, John Vignone, has preformed in many venues, including local bar The Lucky Dog on main street in Plymouth in addition to multiple private residences around Plymouth. Elephant and Vignone have become rising stars in […]

Features

Meditating in Color

As a college student, it gets difficult to juggle a full schedule of classes, working for a paycheck, attending student organizations, and, on top of all that, heaps of homework. It’s easy to get caught up in the tundra of college but it’s a challenge to get grounded and zone […]

Features

Student Spotlight: Daniel Bosco

  Daniel Bosco, a senior English major, is one of the many individuals with talent behind Poets and Writers. After years of performing and playing gigs on stage in front of live audiences, the experience of reading his raw, self-identifying poetry to strangers is both terrifying and rewarding. “The first time […]

Features

Thigh Gaps

It is not a recent discovery that young women strive for the perfect body image portrayed by the media. There is an entire section on Pinterest devoted to health and fitness. This page is plastered with images of very thin women with perfect curves only where they want them and […]

Features

Plymouth State University Republicans Have Monumental Weekend

In Manchester this past weekend, the Plymouth State University Republicans were present at the NH Federation of College Republicans 11th annual convention. Members in attendance included Connor Brown, President; Joseph Boisvert, Treasurer; Megan Wirtz, Secretary; Jeffrey Plympton, Christopher Ramsden, James Lawson and Dominic Lebel. Representatives from UNH, Keene State, New […]

Arts & Entertainment

Avenue Q Brings Felt and Raunch to PSU

  There are some people out there who believe that puppets are child’s play.  These people clearly have never seen Avenue Q. Q was a Broadway mainstay from 2003 until 2009, and has continued in tours across the world.  The musical chronicles the lives of the unfortunate souls scraping by […]