Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Building a world class university at PSU, as is our intention, requires collaboration, teamwork, and transparency. The way this new campus policy that requires all students to live on campus until they are 21 came about, does not reflect a commitment to these three elements […]
Month: November 2018
PSU-AAUP Statement of Support for Students Regarding New Campus Housing Policy November 19, 2018
On Oct 25, 2018, Plymouth State University announced changes to its on-campus housing policy that will likely force the vast majority of students to live in campus housing for at least one extra year. Students have voiced their disapproval of these policy changes. While we are disappointed by the handful […]
The Accelerated High School Program
Plymouth State University is unveiling a new program that will allow high school students to take college courses, in order to meet certain requirements for their high school curriculum. The Accelerated High School Program is designed to allow high school students to challenge themselves academically and expand their coursework. Ryan […]
WWI Food Administration Exhibit Opens in Lamson
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LATOS On Wednesday, November 14, a new exhibit opened up by room 112 in Lamson Library. This exhibit features a lot of donated information about the World War I Food Administration in New Hampshire. Kennedy Mathis is the student responsible for putting it all together. Mathis works […]
Holocaust Survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan Speaks At PSU
COURTESY PHOTO OF PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY Plymouth State University was honored to host Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan on Wednesday, the 14th. Mrs. Lazan dedicated the latter part of her life to telling her story of survival all over the world, been interviewed on PBS, and has written a well-received […]
Angel Tree
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LATOS Every year, the Center for Transformation holds the Angel Tree, a charity event to help less fortunate families buy presents for their young children. The event runs from mid-November to early December. Different organizations in the community gather information from the families and put it on […]
Return of Greeks to PSU is a Good Thing: Letter to the Editor
COURTESY PHOTO MIKE MOFFETT MTSND! “May the Spirit Never Die!” That’s the motto of my Plymouth State fraternity—Sigma Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi. Over 40 years removed from my Plymouth days, I remain in regular contact with many of my Kappa brothers. Our network was—and is—robust. We’ve helped each […]
A Pensive Script In Making Democracy Safe for the World
Finding the Quiet on the World Front This year makes a centennial and solemn reminder of a conflagration which the world should never forget, nor shy away from. The end of the Great War. It was called ‘the war to end all wars’ and yet war would be fought in […]
George Washington and His Numerous Ghost Children
Did you know that George Washington was haunted by dozens of ghost children? That’s right. One of America’s Founding Fathers had his estate haunted by ghosts of children. Furthermore, good ol’ George’s wife, Martha, had a habit of adopting kids by the dozen behind his back. Now, if you’re asking […]
Would You Walk in Their Shoes?
PHOTO BY SHAYNE MCCONNELL Last week the Alumni Commons was covered in children’s shoes. Each pair represented a child who was separated from their family at the Mexico-United States border. These shoes were part of an exhibit titled “Would You Walk in Their Shoes?” Throughout the exhibit were small signposts […]