As a college student, do you feel under-challenged in school, or that your talents need to be exercised as well as your brain? Or do you have the desire to befriend students with similar goals? Certainly, PSU has programs for you, known as the Plymouth State […]
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Masters Degree Wannabe
Here’s the thing, I really like school. I really like learning, and I really like college. I enjoy constantly feeling like I am smarter today than I was yesterday. So what does one do when they never want to leave school and senior year is already flying by? They apply […]
Putting Plymouth on the Map
#8220;Growing up, my mom would tell me stories about our family, and the one thing she wanted to see me achieve above all was an education,” recalls Simon Gahungu, President of The International Student Association here at PSU. “This is one of the main reasons why I came to the […]
Tick Tock Ask The Clock
What do guys really want? Ah, the age old question. I would say that it depends on the guy’s age, but typically, no matter how old they are, they nonetheless want similar things. Men want space in the closet, to be praised for the good that they do, to be […]
The President’s Tea
A spoonful of sugar makes a welcome just that much sweeter. On the morning of Saturday, October 5, 2013, leaves rolled up the driveway to President Sara Jayne Steen’s house, along with the feet of many first-year parents. Steen warmly greeted and welcomed parents in the comfort of her beautiful […]
Do it in the Dark
For its sixth year, the annual “Do It In The Dark” competition has returned. Do It In The Dark is an energy saving competition between residence halls at Plymouth State University and will be held from October 1st through November 30th. The challenge entails all dormitories attempting to save the […]
Musical Meals
Most of us don’t pay direct attention to the music or television that plays in the dining hall. It is a low-key background sound that we all tune out. Students here at Plymouth State have the most versatile music taste that could benefit our time at the Dining Hall. I […]
Baseball in the Dominican
Professor of English, Director of the National Writing Project in New Hampshire and PSU’s very own Meg J. Petersen gave a very intriguing and eye-opening presentation last night from 4-5 pm titled, “Desperation and Dreams: Baseball and the Dominican Republic.” The opening line, “David Ortiz, he is just […]
The Real World Hunger Games
Including both the American novel and film, The Hunger Games franchise acquired over one billion dollars world wide; additionally making history having had the third-best motion picture debut of all time. As a result of an increase in technology, audiences now have a penchant […]
Living on the Brink
What comes to mind when you think of poor and homeless? Does your mind go to an image of old men, mentally ill huddled around an impromptu fire to keep warm? Do you see the images from the evening news of “tent cities” that have crept up around […]