History took place this past Saturday morning. According to multiple news sources, no Saturday morning cartoons were aired by the major basic cable networks for the first time in fifty years. This isn't a very big deal, especially if, like me, you haven't sat in front of the TV on […]
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Stage Version of Dracula Comes to Silver Center, Blood Included
The Plymouth State University Theatre Department presents Dracula, opening on the Hanaway Stage Thurs., Oct.16. The show will bring together elements of action, horror, love, music, and lots of blood, but the content also challenges conventional gender roles. In this production, both Dracula and Van Helsing are played by women, […]
Student Runs for State Representative
Travis Bennett is not a normal college student. Bennett, 22, came back to Plymouth State University in the fall with more on his plate than most returning juniors. He was in the middle of running a write-in campaign to get on the Democratic ticket for District 8 State Representative. The […]
Shawn’s Café & Grill
CLOCK PHOTO / KATRINA CARBONE There is a new Burger Café Open on Main Street. Shawn’s Café and Grill, a burger and sandwich shop on Main Street, has taken the place of College Town Pizza, and is now open. The family owned business has been open since August, and is now […]
Politics for Beginners: ISIS
COURTESY PHOTO / HEAVY.COM The Islamic State has been in the main headlines of many international news stories over the past months due to their extremist actions and violent nature. The organization is most well known for the series of aggressive and morbid videos it has posted all across social […]
Sarah Silverman Gets Serious about Women’s Reproductive Rights
COUTESY PHOTO / ROBYN VAUGHNSWANK Sarah Silverman is playing host for the first annual V to Shining V event happening this Saturday, Sep. 27, at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord. Lady Parts Justice (LPJ), the “messaging hub” behind this event, is an up-and coming-movement aimed at “igniting the passion of […]
Plymouth State Puts the Ax to Standardized Tests
CLOCK PHOTO / COLBY AUBUT Fall 2015 will become the first semester in Plymouth State University history to not require SAT or ACT scores on their enrollment applications. The decision was proposed by Director of Admissions Andrew Palumbo and his team of admissions faculty, and voted on by the Academic […]
When the Shot Around the World isn’t Heard
Every week I have the task of looking through events and headlines to put in our paper. So far I’ve limited my scope to the events happening around campus, in an effort to report on the stories that matter to students. However, when the idea of branching out into global […]
Applied Ethics at Whole Village
CLOCK PHOTO / JOSIAH PARRY Last week, six students of the Applied Ethics class, taught by Dr. Maria Sanders here at Plymouth State University, took a trip to the Whole Village Family Resource Center to have a discussion on food ethics and how they are applied outside of the classroom. […]
VIDEO: PSU Paint U
PSU welcomed back students with a Paint U event the first weekend back.