On a clear New Hampshire night, Grace Nimaro, a native Ugandan, spoke to a group of Plymouth students in the HUB. She spoke about growing up in Central Africa, an area which has been plagued by civil war. In her native state, the battle was led by the militant […]
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Student Senate Elections
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, fall elections for student senate will be held in the Hartman Union Building. Student Body President Lexi Casale was ready and willing to give the scoop on what’s in the works for next week. For those out there who know next to nothing about Student Senate […]
A Wet Welcome from Hurricane Irene
When Hurricane Irene was scheduled to hit New Hampshire on the last weekend of August, 2011, not many people anticipated much wreckage or calamity and certainly not a full-fledged state of emergency. Some wind gusts, a few trees down, an hour or so without electricity; a glorified summer storm was […]
We’ll be Jammin’
On Saturday, April 30th, Plymouth State University’s Common Ground organization will be hosting their 4th annual Earth Jam Festival. Earth Jam is intended to be a celebration of the Earth through music and eco-friendly fun. The event is entirely solar powered by a bus with solar panels attached to […]
Adjunct Awareness Week
Do you know who the adjuncts on this campus are? Do you know what an adjunct even is? An adjunct is a faculty member brought on to teach classes who is not recognized as a permanent professor, and chances are you have a few teaching your classes right now.More […]
How students can help “Pushing The Elephant”
On Tuesday April 5th, 2011, NH Public Television brought to Plymouth State University an Independent Lens, one-hour sneak peak, of the documentary “Pushing the Elephant.” The movie explored the civil wars and current instability of the Democratic Republic of Congo through the lens of widowed mother, Rose Mapendo. Mapendo […]
Change through curiosity
On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, a few Plymouth State University students took part in TOMS “One Day Without Shoes” to raise awareness and action, for third world countries in which children travel miles everyday without shoes, through curiosity. TOMS shoes began in 2006, when founder Blake Mycoskie visited Argentina […]
POWA Award granted to Amberlee Barbagallo
On Wednesday March 30th, the President’s Commission on the Status of Women granted the Powerful Outstanding Women’s Advocate award (POWA) to Amberlee Barbagallo for significantly contributing to the advancement of women’s issues during her time as a student at Plymouth State University. The POWA award is a prestigious honor given […]
Fake weed now comes with real penalties
As of March 31, 2011, synthetic cannabinoids will be illegal in the state of New Hampshire. This “fake pot,” sold under the brand names Spice, K2, Red X Dawn and often labeled as “herbal incense” has been legal in the United States since it was introduced in the […]
What was and what is yet to come
EconoCon XIV Takes over the HUB On Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th, Plymouth State University’s Gaming Club hosted its fourteenth annual EconoCon. EconoCon XIV had a zombie apocalypse theme which featured goodybags full of fake blood packets, Zombie board games, and t-shirts. PSU Junior Jamie Alley, also […]