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The Clock has been able to confirm that Chief Creig Doyle of Plymouth State University Police has resigned. Doyle became Plymouth State’s Chief of University Police in October 2007. Before coming to PSU, he previously served as Chief of University Police at Carnegie Mellon University.

Frank Cocchiarella, the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, stated that due

UPD Chief Doyle Steps Down

Chad Stokes of Dispatch Comes

to PSU

Hassan Campaigns in Plymouth

The 2012 democratic nominee for New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan spoke at Plymouth State University Oct., 14. The senator shared her plans to innovate New Hampshire if elected over Ovide Lamon-tagne on Nov., 6.

“You know how politicians always say this is the most important election of their lifetime? Well, this is the most important election of my lifetime,” Hassan stated.

Since first elected to the Senate in 2004, Hassan was selected as President Pro Tem-pore and Majority Leader of the State Senate. Hassan worked with Governor John Lynch to pass universal kindergarten and raise the legal dropout age to 18. Hassan focuses her career and current campaign on marriage equality, Medicare protection, university tuition and a green economy.

“What New Hampshire needs is an inno-vation plan to move the state forward and a record to back it up, and that’s me,” Hassan stated. She later added, “I am the only candi-date in this state who balanced a budget, which

“Dudes, dudettes,” Chad Stokes, lead singer of Dispatch and State Radio, said welcoming PSU students to the packed HUB Hage Room on Wed., 17, on behalf of Students for Obama.

Stokes came equipped with a vintage Taylor guitar and his trademark untamed beard. The Middlebury graduate and Massachusetts native played an hour long set, including clas-sic Dispatch songs such as “Elias,” and “Flying Horses.”

The fans were not disappointed. “I have been waiting my entire life for this,” one eager fan told Stokes from the audience, “hearing you play acoustic was on my bucket list.”

Stokes smiled, “well, here we are,” he replied. Besides a good show, Stokes wanted to relay

his political call to action. Between the first songs Stoke said, “We need someone who knows, who came from a place of struggle, who knows what it’s like to be you and me, to be working days and nights to get your family by. Romney might be a good chief executive, but I don’t think that’s what the country needs.”

Stokes talked about his regrets from previ-ous elections, “I don’t want to sit idly by and not do anything, I know that feeling in 2004 when Kerry lost, and when Gore lost. And to

left a $20 million surplus.”If elected Governor, Hassan’s policies will

be directed to make New Hampshire’s work-force the best in the country by focusing on the education community as a driving force.

“We need to freeze tuition for the next two years. This is something I really focus on,” Hassan stated. She plans to restore funding for public colleges after the state cut funds from $100 million to $52 million. She also opposes efforts to cut state aid to local schools.

Hassan’s campaign also focuses on mar-riage equality, which she helped pass in New Hampshire while in the Senate. “If you pass marriage equality your state welcomes every-one,” Hassan stated.

Hassan closed her speech by asking for help in her campaign stating, “If you all work as hard as you can for the next 23 days I will work as hard as I can for the next two years.” The nominee desires a state with equality and growth, which she believes should be achieved by the whole community, “We always make great progress when we come together.”

to Plymouth State University’s policy towards personnel issues, the University will not com-ment on the reason for Doyle’s resignation.

Cocchiarella said “As of right now, there are no plans to fill the position right away. The officers at UPD are filling the role, and more information on who is filling the position in the interim will be available next week.”

The Clock will continue to follow the story as updates become available.

be up here in this crucial state of New Hamp-shire is exciting.”

With 20 days left until the election Stokes and members from Students For Obama encouraged full participation come Nov. 4, “That is my priority, to get people to vote, no matter who you’re voting for,” Stokes stated, “obviously I’m in the Obama camp… but we are in an exciting time and we can really make a difference.”

After the set, Ben Wessel along with his staff, urged PSU students to do all they can in the upcoming days. “If you aren’t registered, why not? There are no excuses.” Wessel continued, telling the crowd about voting reg-istration, rides to the polls, and voting rights for students.

After the show Stokes posed for pictures and signed autographs, as members of the Obama team tried to gain volunteers for the final weeks of the presidential election.

“If we’re looking at those two candidates, I don’t think Romney can relate at all to the 99%,” said Stokes.

“Republicans are people too.” Stoke said, “I have to wake up and tell myself that every morning…. like 6 times.”

Stokes left with members of the Obama crew for another acoustic show at Dartmouth, hoping to energize other college voters in NH.

Anastasia DeFlumeriAssistant News Editor

Michelle HustonStaff Writer

Alex CabeceirasNews Editor

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Alex CabeceirasNews Editor

Thanks to the Jeanne Clery Act, a bill that requires all universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to disclose criminal activity on campus, an annual crimes report is released by PSU yearly. But when the “Drug Law Violation,” on campus increased from 13 in 2010, to 69 in 2011, many wondered, why? More drugs? More students? More enforcement?

Yet the dramatic discrepancy between 2010 and 2011 wasn’t all that it seemed. Sean Bogle, the Coordina-tor of Student Conduct and Commu-nity Standards, said before he started at Plymouth only arrests were filed in the statistics, but now “if it’s not a non-arrest violation, we will report those numbers.”

“I came in [to Plymouth] and said, ‘we are going to report everything where it is deemed a violation,” Bogle continues, “where there is some level of a criminal violation, then we report, whether there is an arrest made or not.”

Last year, 2011, on-campus, there were only 12 actual arrest, which

Understanding the Clery Statisticswas the same number of arrests in 2010. So despite the numbers in the Cleary Statistic, in actuality, little has changed.

Prior to the 2011 statistics, cita-tions for suspicious odor or other less serious offenses weren’t counted on the report, but as Jeff Furlone, Associate Director for Student & Judicial Services, says the change in reporting, “has to do with the best practices of interpreting what is a reportable statistic or not.”

The Clearly law allows any given institution to determine what is reportable and what is not (besides actual arrest).

Bogle believes the new way of reporting incidents will maximize a students learning experience in their judicial process, and hold every viola-tion accountable.

“Every incident that gets reported on there [Cleary Statistics] means we hold those students accountable,” Bogle continues, “We are holding stu-dents accountable to our policy and expectations,” regardless of an arrest.

The new way of reporting gives a more accurate account of the policy violations here at Plymouth. Direct arrest reports can still be found at the Plymouth Police Department.

Students filled the HUB on Oct. 16, with valid photo I.D. in hand, to register to vote as part of the first Student Senate’s Vote Registration Drive. The Student Senate teamed up with the Plymouth Town Clerks office and Sodexo to register PSU students to vote with the incentive of a free meal.

Employees and volunteers from the Town Clerks Office sat behind tables and registered students by the dozens and gave out-of-state students useful information on absentee ballots.

After the registration and free dinner the 2nd live presidential debate was shown in the Fire Place Lounge.

The Student Senate had planned to do a Registration Drive last spring but never got it going. This year, they are excited to finally be registering so many potential voters.

Lexi Casale, the Student Senate body president, was excited about the turn out and finally getting the event underway. “We are taking out any effort you would have needed to put in. Everything you need to register is here tonight. Plus, having a feast available for the newly registered is a bonus.” Casale continues, “this is extremely important election, ‘vote or die!’”

On registering to vote, Creig Hurley, a freshman says, “I feel really good about it. And the free food is bonus.”

Maddie Gelmetti, a senior, is happy to vote in her first presidential elec-tion, “I’ve been waiting to register. I missed the cut-off date last election by 7 days. I really wanted to vote last election and I was really bummed that I couldn’t! But I’m now registered.”

Keith Botelhoand the Sodexo team put together the feast on short notice, delivering pounds of chicken nuggets, wings, pasta, garlic bread, and salad for the newly registered voters.

Student Senate Hosts Voter Registration

Alexander CabeceirasNews Editor

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Thursday Night AftermathTrash and Destruction Appears on Campus

Anastasia DeFlumeriAssistant News Editor

On any Friday morning, a typical scene at Plymouth includes students grudgingly going to an 8am class, or getting a bagel from Margie at the Sidewalk Cafe. There is another scene that is also quite common, in the form of trash and desecration of the campus.

Many have noticed how after a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night, there is an increase of trash on campus. This includes anything from free-floating trash, to knocked over trash bins and the occasional upturned stone seats.

“I think it’s very sad that the campus gets vandalized after a night of partying,” said Jeannette LaPlant, a junior. “We should be respectful of the campus property, considering how much we pay to be here.”

While the main part of campus around the HUB and Mary Lyon Hall seems to get a large amount of trash and property damage, some areas appear largely unaffected. Bob Feeny, the residence director of Belknap Hall, explained. “We occasionally have some trash near the residence

hall, but overall, things are pretty quiet around this part of campus.”

While Feeny is currently an RD, he has previous experience with Plymouth, as he was a CA before graduating in 2010. “I believe that overall things are quieter now than when I was a CA a few years back. However, it doesn’t mean that people aren’t doing silly things to campus property. We have all seen the over-turned stonework after a night of partying.”

Another thing that Feeny noticed was the increase of large groups moving across campus, especially on a Thursday or Friday night. “I think that many people travel like that, because they are trying to meet new people. However, traveling in a group like that contributes to an almost mob like mentality. When you have that, people tend to do some really ridiculous things, including destroy-ing random things.”

While it is impossible to say what makes some students act in such ways, Feeny believes that students need to be aware of how their actions affect campus. “Many students do not realize how good we have it here at Plymouth. At other schools, the damage would remain there for a very long time before it was even

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addressed. There are still people who have to clean up the mess the next day, in the form of Physical Plant staff.”

“The culture amongst the students

needs to change. Unless students make a concerted effort to say that overturning chairs or trash is not cool, people will still continue to do it,” said Feeny.

LaPlant agreed, and gave a little bit of advice to those who would consider taking part in such activi-ties. “We are all adults, we should act like them.”

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Lamontagne vs. Hassan

NH Governor RaceMichelle Huston

Staff Writer

New Hampshire will make the classic decision between democratic and republican governing on Nov., 6 with the elections for NH State Governor. Democratic nominee Maggie Hassan and republican nominee Ovide Lamon-tagne give priority to education and health care issues but campaign distinct plans on how to govern New Hampshire.

Lamontagne supports local control over education. He would focus on increasing school choice, which gives low-income parents the abil-ity to choose the right school for their children instead of being placed in a school determined by their zip code. For Lamontagne, the educa-tional system is a main solution to the economic problems. His support of the Learn-to-Earn initiative will bring together stakeholders in education, public policy, and business to align education with the needs of employers.

Hassan shares Lamontagne’s goal of aligning education with the needs of today’s businesses. Her priority to achieve this is to support increased state funding for public colleges to freeze tuition for two years. She does not sup-port local control over education and opposes efforts to cut state aid to local schools.

Lamontagne would modify NH’s healthcare policies with free market reforms. He believes

in a patient-centered health care system that should be supported by state policy, not the federal government. His proposed free market will increase certain choices in health care, such as allowing workers to choose the benefits they purchase without state mandates. Lamontagne strongly opposes Obamacare and believes NH’s health care system should be a competitive marketplace with incentives to control cover-age costs. He also opposes legal abortion and has not commented on women’s access to birth control.

Hassan supports Obamacare and will push for $1 billion in federal funding to assure affordable health insurance for working families. Hassan’s priority for health care is to reduce the costs and expand the coverage. Hassan supports legal abortion and strongly opposes the restricted access to birth control.

Besides their focus on education and health care, other standpoints will lead one candidate into office. The debate over gay marriage could sway many voters as Hassan supports the right while Lamontagne opposes it. The two can-didates focus differently with environmental and energy policies as well; Hassan focuses on supporting clean energy investments like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, while Lamontagne focuses on deregulating the energy industry with another free market reform. These opposing ideas are meant to better the state and only NH residents can choose between the two sides.

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Keepin' it Cool with Gary McCool

The reference desk, a guide to navigating the infinite depths of the library’s available on-site collections and online databases, stands as a landmark in the pursuit of academic success for all students at PSU. Over the past three decades, Gary McCool, the Coordinator of Reference Services at Lamson Library, has piloted the reference desk assisting thousands of students each year.

At a glance, McCool encompasses all things relative to the library. However, his library career was in no way intentional. “I didn’t set out to be a librarian,” explained McCool.

After achieving an undergraduate degree in history, McCool worked shortly as a social worker. From there, he obtained a position with the Chicago Urban Teacher’s Corps, later becoming a full-time teacher. In 1972, he moved to New Hampshire in support of his wife who was pursuing a Master’s program at the University of New Hampshire.

Despite the change, McCool immediately fell in love with his new location. “We had these romantic notions of New England: Thoreau, Robert Frost. Even though neither of us had any family connection here, it sort of felt like home,” said McCool.

While continuing his career as a middle school teacher, McCool decided to further his education with a Master’s Degree in Library Science offered through the University of Rhode Island on the UNH campus. When first looking at the new program, McCool thought, “That might be interesting. I’ll still be involved in education. Maybe I could get into an academic library and maybe I don’t want to continue to talk to seventh graders for the rest of my life.”

After completing his degree in 1977, McCool thought his chances of obtaining a career in his field were slim. By a stroke of sheer luck, he came across a job description for a refer-ence librarian at PSU, named Plymouth State College at the time. The job description fit McCool perfectly.

“They needed to have a master’s degree in Library Science from an accredited institu-tion. Check. They needed to have another Master’s degree in a subject area. I had two other Master’s. And then to my amazement, they said they wanted the person to have K-12 teaching experience. And I thought, OMG,” said McCool.

“So I drove up here, and they hired me on the spot. One interview. Boom. And I’ve been here ever since. It’s just been great really. I never would’ve known that. I never would have gone to the career day room for librarians. But it’s just perfect for my interests.”

McCool works closely with the faculty and students of Plymouth State every day. One aspect of his position is to coordinate the staffing of the reference desk. However, as McCool says, “I have such great reference librarian colleagues that have been here for many, many years, that I don’t have to do a lot of supervision.”

McCool also stands as the library liaison for both the Education Department and the Nursing program. As the department liaisons, the reference librarians work closely with their corresponding professors to develop cur-riculum that incorporates the specific course material and an introduction to the available library resources.

“We have long had a kind of pretty active, proactive, library instruction program that tries to meet, work with faculty and students, and aim especially at course related library instruction. Ideally, we learn about an assign-ment, craft some tools or resources online, a lib guide or something like our resources by subject on the homepage, and then often teach that in our library classroom,” explained McCool.

This year, use of the library classroom, room, has been especially prolific. Because of this popular demand, McCool has been trekking across campus in order to provide his lessons of library instruction: “It’s like Mohammed is going to the mountain and vice versa. So sometimes, I’ve gone to Boyd, and I’ve gone to Rounds, and next week, I’m going to Hyde

to meet a class.”Another aspect of McCool’s position is what

he calls “Collection Development.” Making use of “snatched time,” McCool researches materials for different courses. “Everything that comes here, we’ve submitted an order for that particular title. So all of us do collec-tion development, especially in the areas that we’re liaisons in that particular department,” explained McCool.

McCool’s most recent project has been to develop the existing collection of materials for the Nursing Program. As liaison, McCool is directly responsible for individually reviewing and ordering the course materials to be offered in the library. The problem created for the nursing program lies in its novelty. Students of this program may have troubles accessing the materials because the program is so new and the reference librarians have yet to order a sufficient number of materials. Everyday, McCool works to combat this and open a new arena of material for these students.

McCool’s dedication to PSU extends beyond the library. “Since it’s inception in 1980, I’ve been the faculty advisor for Common Ground. We always say it's PSU’s environmental and social justice student organization.”

McCool’s association with this student group coincides with his political activism in fighting against the development of nuclear power in New Hampshire, particularly at the Seabrook power plant location. While serving on the board of a local electric co-op, McCool argued several cases in front of the New Hamp-shire Supreme Court.

In reflecting upon these experiences, McCool says, “I’m not a lawyer, but New Hampshire is one of the few places where you can take your case to the supreme court and argue. So I argued about five oral argu-ments before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. It’s a strange section of my life, my non-library life.”

McCool explained that the highlight of his day is that, “Every question is different. I was helping somebody find information about a West African dance the other day, and then somebody came in and they wanted to know about truth. I said, ‘truth?’ And they said,’ yeah, a transcendent truth.’ And I had some great stuff!”

McCool determines that the students of PSU make his job worthwhile. Commending the students for all of the hard work that he witnesses through these interactions, McCool explainedw, “The people who come in here are really working on something. I am continually impressed with how great the students are. They’re doing serious work. You walk around here at night, and the place is buzzing. I am always struck with how many kids I meet who are just nice. Whatever else, they’re just nice, just nice people. I should be telling this to their parents, I suppose.”

Some consider McCool to be a master of the library’s available resources. Others prefer to use the title of library wizard as he peruses the labyrinth of on-site and online collections. The insight he provides is only a single thread of his commitment to PSU. For more than thirty years, McCool has proven himself an essential part of this community.

“You feel like you’re part of the institution. The day to day thing is frankly the direct interaction with people who are looking for information. I’m trying to help them navi-gate through the jungle. There’s such a well of resources that it’s very hard for students to navigate, and some of the sources are not particularly friendly. If you do help somebody, then you get positive feedback from it. Here it’s always enjoyable because people come in, and assuming you can help them, they go away happy.”

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Have you wandered into the Fitness Room or the Courtroom lately? Notice anything a little differ-ent? Both facilities, located within the Hartman Union Building (HUB), have recently witnessed a few changes for the better. Over the summer, Rec-reation Programs, which supervises these facilities and other areas of campus recreation, gained two new shining faces for their professional staff.

The new Director of Recreation Programs, Andrew “Drew” Guay, grew up only a short drive away in Concord, NH. After high school, he earned his undergraduate degree at the University of New Hampshire. While there, he became heavily involved in different aspects of campus recreation as an intramural official, front desk worker, and stu-dent supervisor.

Guay continued his education with a Graduate Assistantship in Facility Management and Aquatics at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He comes to Plymouth after most recently spending four years working with the Fitchburg State University campus recreation programs.

As the Director of Rec Programs, Guay oversees all campus recreation activities. He said his emphasis on the program is “Safety, Service, and the Students.”

“We want to change the culture. We’re looking to make it cleaner than it’s been in the past. With our student employees, we’re working to promote safety and customer service.”

If you’ve been to any of the rec facilities lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot of these changes already in place. In the Fitness Room, the free weights are regularly put back in place and neatly organized from smallest to largest weight. Additionally, the stu-dent staff are frequently seen cleaning and maintaining the equipment there, and upstairs in the Cardio Theater.

“I want to look at the needs of the

Rec Programs Gets a Face LiftBrenda Shively

Staff Writerfacility and bring in new equipment.” For Guay, this includes trying to do all that the program can to offer a variety of group exercise classes, intramural sports, and new equipment for both the Fitness Room and the Cardio Theater.

Guay’s current project is a fitness incentive plan designed to promote students and faculty to continue with their cardio workouts. After going for a jog on the treadmill, patrons can record their distance and give that information to the student working at the front desk. A record will be kept of all their treadmill workouts. Once the person finishes 220 miles, they will be eligible for a prize.

Guay explained, “220 miles is the distance from here to Boston and back. I could sit here all day working, getting stressed out. By the end of the day, all I want to do is go home and rest. But with the incentive, I’ll say to myself, you know what, I’m going to bang out 2 more miles today.”

For all of the rec student employ-ees, Guay sees this job as an oppor-tunity for professional development. He said, “I started in their shoes as an intramural official. I want them to know that regardless what career path they choose, this job will allow them to learn hands on skills that will make them attractive to future employers. There are a lot of transferable skills available here.”

Guay’s partner in crime, Assistant Director of Recreation Programs, Catherine Chanoine, graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Hous-ton, TX with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and minors in French, Philosophy, and International Studies. During her undergraduate career, she was heavily involved with her school’s club soccer program and other recreational activities including serving a term as the President of the Sports Club Council.

“I guess you could say that this is where I got my first foray into recreation outside of being a student worker,” said Chanoine attributing her undergraduate extracurriculars to her current career path. Chanoine continued, “I wanted to be involved

in as many opportunities as possible.”After completing her undergradu-

ate degree, Chanoine continued with a graduate degree in Recre-ation Administration and Policy at the University of New Hampshire. While there, she worked closely with summer camps and club sports through a Graduate Assistantship. Most recently, she worked as the Coordinator for Sport Clubs at the University of Delaware.

When you walk into her office, Chanoine may greet in her own unique way, saying, “Would you like some candy? There’s lollipops in the pumpkin.” Underneath that Hallow-een flair, there’s some serious plans

for Intramural and Club Sports.This semester, Chanoine is already

planning to offer additional intra-mural sports including ultimate frisbee, flag football, and a dodgeball tournament during the week before final exams. Currently, floor hockey registration for the upcoming league is already under way. With 15 teams already in the mix, Chanoine hopes to double the amount of teams before the season begins.

Anyone who is interested in reg-istering can do so at www.imleagues.com/plymouth/registration.

In the spring semester, Chanoine plans to offer a 5-on-5 basketball league, a kickball tournament, the infamous broomball league, soccer, and the traditional Spring Fling softball tournament. Additionally, Chanoine will be hosting a volleyball league during the week instead of the traditional pick-up game on Sunday afternoons.

“For intramurals, our goal right now is to increase what we’ve been offering to students, increase online registration, and give a better student experience.”

Chanoine attributed her intramu-ral success so far to the cooperation from different areas of the school, particularly the Athletics depart-ment. “Lately we’ve been partnering a lot with Athletics to utilize facility space. They’ve been really generous, and this opens up a lot of opportuni-ties for us.”

For club sports, Chanoine defined her goal with one word: “Visibility. Our clubs have been doing really good stuff for a while, and nobody knows about it.” Promoting this visibility, Chanoine is continuously updating

the Rec Programs Facebook with pictures of club events and activi-ties. She has recently taken charge to create a website detailing all of the happenings of club sports.

Already, many of the club sports have passed significant milestones in the semester. This past weekend, the Cycling Club attended regionals at the Highland Mountain Bike Park. They finished with bikers in first and second place.

Both the Men’s and the Women’s Rugby teams are coming to a close for their seasons. The Women’s team will travel to their last match next week-end, Oct. 27, 2012, at Roger Williams.

The Dodgeball Club meets every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 10 -11:30 in the Courtroom. All play-ers are welcome.

The Sailing Club is currently out of commission for the season, but they will be back for the spring. Outing Club continues to host hiking, biking, skiing trips, and more. Lastly, as winter approaches, so does the Snowboard Club.

More information about these club sports and upcoming events can be found at http://plymouth.orgsync.com/org/sportclubscouncil56645/home.

Guay and Chanoine are happy to have joined the Plymouth State family. As Guay explained, “We are really excited for the opportunity we have. We meet new students every day, and we’re always excited to see what they want.”

As always, students are encour-aged to visit their offices with new ideas and concerns as they continue to revise different areas of Plymouth State Recreation.

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Between the thrift store and the Pemigewasset River, a crowd of kids lets out a shout as Dylan Dragotta blasts a kick flip over the bump to bump.

Dragotta, a New Hampshire resident, loves the park. He stated, “This park is such a positive addition to the town of Plymouth, and really is a start to something great. Despite how many view skateboard-ing, the creation of parks such as this allow for people of all ages to not only skateboard, but to socialize and grow in a positive way.”

A permanent park in Plym-outh was in the works for almost a decade and has faced several obstacles throughout the process. The concept for the park dates back to the Plymouth Master Plan, writ-ten up in 2005. Credit for its progression goes to the Skate Park of Plymouth Ltd., as well as several members of the community. The Skate Park of Plymouth Ltd. is a nonprofit

organization that funded the con-struction of the park.

Matt Eddy, a local skateboarder and former owner of Progression Board Shop, wrote up a petition in 2007. This gained support from several members of the community.

Many stood behind the petition, but one of the first issues that the project faced was a site. There were several ideas presented over the next three years, such as the lot next to the Army National Guard center, but none were successful.

“I got stuck doing a lot of stuff I didn’t know I had to, but I did it anyways,” said Eddy. He, along with others in support, continued to search for a solution

In 2010, Glenda Toomey, the founder of the Pemi Youth Center,

brought Mike Currier into the project. Currier has grown up in the area, and has worked at the Plymouth High School for several years. As soon as Mike came into the project, he snapped into action. Currier spearheaded the nonprofit organiza-tion and brought on several others from the community. He settled with Alex Ray, owner of the Common Man restaurants, to find a suitable site for the project.

Once the site was chosen, the next major issue was funding. Mike Currier stated how the funding was, and currently is, one of the biggest obstacles that the park faces. The first phase of construction got funded partly by private donations, along

with local businesses that backed a $30,000 loan, including companies such as Stoppe Realty, Dunkin’ Donuts, and McLane Realty.

Rich Gowen, a local realtor and member of the Skate park of Plym-outh Ltd, performed the initial excavating of the land saving the park valuable money. Following this, the construction took place.

“There are a lot of people around this community that helped out with support, but those are the ones who really made this happen,” Currier stated.

The project is still underway with several phases planned for further construction. When finished, the skate park will be the center of this outdoor recreational area in Plym-

outh that ultimately will add to the town. Currier wants people to understand that this facility will only help out the town by adding a permanent area where people can go to skate, and interact with each other. Luke Giacopelli, a first year student at PSU, said, “I love this park. I met so many cool dudes down here.”

The Skate park of Plymouth is an ongoing project, and could always use more help and sup-port. People of the community can help in multiple ways. The park still requires more funding for its completion. “We can always use feedback, we have a Facebook page and people can voice their opinions on the park,” said Eddy.

PSU student and avid skate-boarder, Johnny O’Connor, is focusing on enjoying the park and the new additions to come, “The park is awesome. It is so cool to have a place to skate just a walk down the road.”

A Skate Park is Born

As Microsoft launches the newest member to their software family, Windows 8, they are making sure that students on college cam-puses are aware of all of the new features the software has. Christi Jensen, a junior at Plymouth State, is the Windows U-Crew representative on our campus, and she’s got a lot of stuff to show off to students when it comes to Windows 8.

Jensen became involved with Microsoft from her involvement on campus with a student organiza-tion. Being an active member of PACE, she applied for the position through Campus Entertainment who is affiliated with The National Association for Campus Activities. These organizations are the ones who find students on campuses across the country to work as U-Crew repre-sentatives.

“I’m a promoter for all things Microsoft,” said Jensen, but her main focus is on spreading the word about Windows 8, “I talk to students around campus and show them how to use it because it’s really different from Windows 7 or any other Win-dows program.”

In order to share these features

and information with the Plymouth State Campus, Jensen has been con-ducting trials for individual students as well as student organizations. For all you gamers out there, Jensen could be the perfect person to explain the new features of Windows 8 that come on the Xbox:

“I have an Xbox on campus and I can set up meetings with organiza-tions on campus, or anyone who wants to do a Windows trial, and I can show them as a group what it’s all about.”

Jensen will be set up at a table in the Hartman Union Building (HUB) on days to be accessible to students who would like to conduct a trial and ask questions. These dates will be Wednesday Nov 7th, Wednesday Nov 28th, and Wednesday Dec 12th.

Due to the fact that most college kids are busy, Jensen reassures inter-ested students that a trial isn’t going to take too long, “If anyone wants to do a trial it’s free, and only takes up about ten minutes of your time.”

Some of the highlighted features Jensen mentioned were the Win-dows Store, where users can buy and download apps of all kinds. This store can be accessed directly from the desktop.

Another program coming out from Microsoft is the new Office 2013. The latest version is equipped with a Sky-Drive, a destination to save files that

can be reached on any device with internet. Jensen’s personal experience with SkyDrive have proved to be ben-eficial for her classes this semester, “I had to save all of my files so they could update my computer—I didn’t have a flash-drive with me so I sent all of the essays I had written this semester to my SkyDrive in a matter of seconds.”

Windows 8 could be a program that could change your interaction with your laptop, but it won’t neces-sarily break the bank either. If you just recently purchased a laptop with Windows 7, you can buy the update for $14.99. If your laptop is a few years old and runs on Windows 7, Windows XP, or Windows Vista, you can upgrade for $39.99.

Although this software may seem new and intimidating, Jensen assures that Windows 8 is a great tool to have in college, and users will appre-ciate its features and accessibility. “The whole look of it is different,” explained Jensen, “[but] once you start using it more and find apps that you really like, you really start to like the program.”

If you are interested in learning more about the new software, feel free to e-mail Christi at [email protected], find her on Facebook, or stop by the PACE office, located in the HUB.

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The second annual Apple Fest took place at the EcoHouse on Thurs, Oct. 18. Students, faculty members, and local residents made their way into the backyard of EcoHouse to make homemade apple cider powered by a bicycle.

The bicycle that powered the apple press is owned by D Acres, an organic farm in Dorches-ter, NH.

“I couldn’t believe the cider was made from the power of a bicycle, it makes you wonder what other ways we could be reserving energy,” said freshman Alysha Raimo.

The apples came directly from Cardigan Mountain Apple Orchard of Alexandria, NH. The event had everything from freshly squeezed apple cider, to delicious homemade apple pie.

Apple fest is put together each year to pro-mote local foods grown on farms within the Plymouth area. Some of the local farms include Bonnie Brae Farm, Longview Farm, and Pike Hill Farm all located in Plymouth, NH.

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Assistance Features Editorday, starting May 31-Sept, from 3-6 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit on 263 Highland St.

The EcoHouse is located beside the round-about on campus. It provides students with the opportunity to get involved in a “green renovation” and installation of renewable energy systems.

All of the apples used that day went towards the EcoHouse’s compost pile; it is just another step in helping save the environment.

Throughout the day students showed up the EcoHouse and filled up their water bottles with delicious apple cider.

“Not only did everything taste good, it was nice to know that it was all done in an eco-friendly way,” said senior Alex Cabeceiras. Adding, "num, num, num."

The mission of the Plymouth State University EcoHouse is to demonstrate an environmen-tally friendly residential living space that uses sustainable technology. It provides students the opportunity to experiment and learn new ways to collect and disseminate information about sustainability (renewing energy, going green etc.), and to help others learn to live in more sustainable ways.

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A crucial time is upon us: election season. It’s hard to believe that four years has gone by since Obama was elected to office in the fall of 2008. I remember sitting on my twin-long dorm room bed at the University of Massachu-setts Amherst, a first-year with nothing else to do than watch eagerly as the counts came in from polling places across the country. I was dazzled by the whole production of it. I’d been wrapped up in the debates, had read books by Obama, and was riding a high of participat-ing in an election for the first time. One of those votes is mine, I thought.

Fast-forward four years. Obama’s hair is graying, he’s up against a younger and more energetic Republican candi-date, and they’re engaged in a vicious sprint to the Oval Office. The nation is as riled up as the candidates are… well, most of the nation at least. It

seems to me, though, that there isn’t the same fervor regarding the election amongst Plymouth State students as there ought to be. And that’s downright disappointing.

The presidential election is less than two weeks away. We’ll have a new president before we print a new issue of The Clock. And yet it hasn’t seemed to faze the student body at all. I remember being excited to exercise my right to vote and to have a voice in the election. Now a sense of helplessness and discouragement seems to plague students to the point of not voting. If all students think this way, and none vote, then yes, the few student voices will be greatly outnumbered and overwhelmed. But if all students instead decide to exercise their right, then we can make some serious noise on November 6.

This election matters to all of us. If your biggest issue is education, jobs, social issues

and civic rights, women’s mat-ters, health care, defense and security, or the economy, then you have some considerable stakes in this election and in the presidency for the next four years. And voting for your local government officials is no less important. Maggie Hassan and Ovide Lamontagne offer drastically different policies on education and women’s health.

Although it may seem that you can’t escape people telling you to get out and vote next Tuesday, don’t let the important message get lost in the perfor-mance of the campaign. Do yourself a favor and cast your ballot. I’ll be casting mine.

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Rachael FerrantiEditor-in-ChiefThe Clock

For Your Future

I listened to Mag gie Hassan, Democratic party can-didate for governor, speaking to New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association members in Tilton. She bridged a gap between what I perceive as a lack of national energy policy (apart from continuation of last century’s fossil fuel depen-dence) and things gone awry in New Hampshire regarding good jobs in vibrant businesses, sometimes due to energy costs. She explained that our 2-year governance cycle can impede advances in our businesses’ energy choices.

Later one of the panelists, in a discussion of solar installa-

tion in New Hampshire homes and businesses, gestured the “yo-yo” effect of 2-year gover-nance cycle changes that keep banks reluctant in financing. Banks, naturally cautious about financing, stall business choices leading to growth and more jobs when frequent legisla-tive changes fog the situation. Maggie Hassan, as governor, would engage the stakeholders in developing a 10-year energy policy. A 10-year plan itself is tough to initiate, but this one is a needed stabilizer. Maggie Hassan is far-sighted!

She also drew applause from the sixty-plus attending when she called for, as governor, leading the legislature to restor-ing the $50 million cut from

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our public university and col-lege system. We need a well-trained work force. We also need to keep our younger citi-zens in New Hampshire, with employment opportunities and a future. Else we become an aged population without youth revitalizing the economy and making life happen in our com-munities. Why should Mas-sachusetts and Rhode Island, with lower tuition costs, reap the benefits of a brain-drain out of New Hampshire? For these two issues, let alone others, on November 6 we should grate-fully choose Maggie Hassan.

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up in a snowsuit. We need to change the discussion RIGHT NOW. Because when a woman is raped, the first thing people seem to think is that by doing something incorrectly, she brought on her attack. A woman did not decide to be raped- A MAN RAPED HER. And in this is the problem with discourse about sexual assault. Instead of telling women not to wear short skirts, or get drunk, or walk alone, we should be telling men not to rape. I don’t want to feel like I have to lock my door and draw my curtains tight against the world. I am friendly, and happy, and I want to feel like I can go out on my own campus and make new friends and not have to watch my back. I don’t like what I’ve seen- I don’t like it one bit. I don’t like seeing people laugh at the safety notices. I don’t like hearing rape jokes. But I can’t just sit here and berate you all and expect you all to see the light.

So I’d like to give you a little vocabulary lesson.

Victim Blaming: “Occurs when the victim(s) of a crime, an accident, or any type of abusive maltreatment are held entirely or partially responsible for the transgressions commit-ted against them (regardless of whether the victim actually had any responsibility for the incident).”

Rape Culture: “describing a culture in which rape and other sexual violence (usually

against women) are common and in which prevalent atti-tudes, norms, practices, and media condone, normalize, excuse, or encourage sexualized violence.”

Here is the vocabulary you need. There are words to describe what is happening here. And it happens far too often for my taste. We live in a culture where a statistic of one in three women- one in three!- will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. And we live in a culture where no one is shocked, surprised or disgusted by that statistic. It has become appallingly, shockingly normal.

And to everyone who thinks they can dismiss this trag-edy because “well it didn’t happen to me”- you are wrong. This is our community. If you think for one second this does not directly affect you, you are terribly mistaken. If you don’t have a problem with men abducting and raping women on your own home turf, there is something seriously wrong with you. And if you feel noth-ing for this woman because you do not know her- you need to look deep inside yourself. Because she could be anyone. She could be your best friend, your sorority sister. She could be that girl you sit next to in class that always lends you a pencil. She could be your next door neighbor.

She could be me.She could be you.

To the victim of the sexual assault on September 28th, 2012:

Do It In The Dark is back for another year! Do It In The Dark is a competition that was first created by students at Plymouth State University on campus in 2007 that runs from the beginning of October to the end of November. It is an annual event in which the tradi-tional residence halls compete to see who can save the most energy by making conscious efforts to lower their consump-tion and improve their energy conservation. The residence hall that saves the most energy wins half price laundry for the month of February!

Students in the residence halls can work together to try and save as much energy as pos-sible, and the idea is that with the incentive to make some changes we can learn practices that can save us money and help us live more sustainably for a lifetime. Doing simple things like turning off unused appliances, TVs, and game

consoles can make a big dif-ference. People interested in being more dedicated can take steps like plugging electronics into a power strip that can be turned off when they are not in use, which eliminates “vam-pire draw”, which is also called standby power.

The vampire draw is the elec-tricity consumed by a device when it is turned off. For exam-ple, your television consumes electricity as it waits for you to hit the “on” button on your remote. Similarly your stereo, coffee maker, garage-door opener, microwave oven, clock radio and other electronics are drawing power even when not in use. Yes, even chargers for cell phones and MP3 players siphon energy when plugged in - even if they’re not charging a thing. These kinds of devices have a hidden energy cost that most people are never even aware of. Nationally, phantom loads make up about six percent of our energy consumption.

Do It In the Dark!

Michelle Huston's Octo-ber 12th article in The Clock on the Groton Wind Farm erro-neously stated that "Rumney citizens specifically" would be receiving "major tax breaks." Being located in Groton it is the inhabitants of that town that will be receiving any con-tractual tax breaks. Rumney cit-izens will however be harvest-ing from this abutting project health hazards, property-value depression, undesirable envi-ronmental impacts and other less than beneficial squeal. Opponents of Northern Pass appear to have borrowed from interveners-in-opposition to Groton Wind the very same objections applicable to both undertakings. At this time it would certainly appear prema-ture to suggest Groton Wind "beneficial for NH."

Cordially,

Lawrence A. Mazur, MDRumney ResidentFormer Intervenor forNew Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee'sGrotonWind Hearings

To The Editor:Letters Concerning the Groton Wind Farm

In our issue published on Oct., 12, an incorrect piece of information was reported in the article “Completion of Groton Wind Farm Proves Beneficial for NH.” Based on misleading information, the article reported that citizens in the town of Rumney would be receiving tax breaks because of the Groton Wind Farm. Ed

Editor's NoteConcerning the Groton Wind Farm

This translates into billions of dollars spent and significant amounts of pollution emit-ted into our air. (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~recycle/ssec/download/Phantom%20Load.pdf)

The “Do It In the Dark” competition is a cooperative effort by the Office of Envi-ronmental Sustainability, The Office of Residential Life, and Physical Plant. These groups work together to publicize the event, create awareness of energy conservation measures students can take in their own lives, and track the amount of energy consumed by the resi-dent halls each week to see who can save the most. The resi-dence hall that saves the most energy wins half price laundry for the month of February! Do your part to help your hall win.

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I don’t know you. I don’t know your name, or your face. I have no idea who you are. But every cell in my body, every fiber of my being, every piece of my soul, aches for you. I am so sorry this happened to you. I cannot even begin to fathom the pain you are in, and I am so, so sorry that you have to go through this. I can only desperately hope that you have a support system that will love you, and take care of you through this terrible time. I applaud your bravery in report-ing your attackers immediately. I hope that you are okay. And if you are not okay- I hope that it will not last long. As I said, I do not know you. But you are not alone in this. I do not know you, but I wish I did, so I could help you in some way. But I hope you can take comfort in the fact that there is someone here, on this campus, who is rooting for you, pulling for you, and will try and support you in any way.

But to the rest of Plymouth State:

Shame on you. Shame on all of you. From the moment I saw that text all I have heard was nothing but victim blam-ing drivel. I am disgusted by the way I have seen people act, it makes me physically ill. You should all be ashamed. How dare you say that it was her fault. How dare you even think that she brought this on herself. It does not matter if she was drunk, or sober, or dressed in a revealing manner, or wrapped

Before publishing your article, “Completion of Groton Wind Farm Proves Beneficail for NH,” you should have checked your facts. Rumney citizens will not “receive major tax breaks.” The project is in Groton and while Groton citizens will receive major tax breaks, the citizens of Rumney will see their moun-tain views destroyed. In addi-tion they face possible major noise pollution and risks to their health from wind turbine syndrome and vibroacoustic disease. Additional environ-mental benefits include the threat to the local bird and bat population, including the nesting Peregrine Falcons on Rattlesnake Mountain, that risk being killed by the spin-ning blades. As for economic benefits, after construction is complete, the project will employ at most a handful of workers. If our fears of noise pollution prove true, property values and tax revenues for Rumney and surrounding towns will surely fall. Those local citi-zens that had concerns about the project continue to have those same concerns despite the stamp of approval by the N. H. Site Evaluation Commit-tee and the refusal of the New Hampshire Supreme Court to even consider their appeal.

Richard WettererRumney, NH

Cher ian , o f Iberdro la Renewables, has clarified that the project has paid the town of Groton $100,000 during con-struction and will pay $528,000 in the first year under the Payment-In-Lieu-Of-Taxes agreement between the proj-ect and the town. The use of these revenues is Groton’s own choice and responsibility. The Clock apologizes for misleading its readers.

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Seeing Red

“Tucker’s Corner” is an inde-pendent horror film, written and directed by Jamie Sharp, about a killer named Jareth Tucker, played by Alan Gilman, stalking people and cops in the woods. The film follows a group of campers made up of Heather, played by Heather Hamilton, her fiancé Ben, played by Ben Curran, and her aunt Lisa, played by Lisa Lovett, who are camping in the very woods Jareth Tucker hunts in. While most people would see the poster, and hear the basic plot and think that this is a run of the mill horror film, but there is one dif-ference. The difference is how the characters are written and how the actors sell their performances.

The best thing about this film, hands down, is how the characters are written and performed. For example, the backstory for Jareth involves him, at a young age, being dropped off by his deadbeat dad with his abusive Uncle Roo, played by Reggie Provencher. Uncle Roo is an incred-ibly chilling character because you don’t quite know what he’s going to do next to poor Jareth. It should also be mentioned that there is comedy in this film, but how it’s applied is quite a surprise. It seems like while there is this dead serious horror going on with a murderer on the prowl, there are characters straight from a comedy in this film.

The side-plot with Ben, Heather, and Lisa highlights this comedy by

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getting laughs out of Ben trying to get along with Lisa for the sake of Heather. There are also the police officers who would be right at home in a slapstick comedy. It’s interesting on the part of the writer to decide to go this route instead of the usual strict horror route.

One downside however, is with Jareth Tucker himself, but this isn’t to say that he isn’t acted well as a char-acter. There is this feeling however, that there are a few things missing with how and why the character is the way he is. We don’t really get an explanation as to why Jareth decides to kill people in the woods. Even if he was just crazy it would be nice to get an explanation as to exactly why he is killing people. This doesn’t detract

"I remember when we broke up. The first time.” Taylor Swift is a serial dater and nowhere is it more apparent than on her records. She’s made an entire career out of songs about her former relationships, to the point where one can’t help but wonder, why do guys still date her? Her newest album, Red, focuses on one specific relationship while hint-ing about some former ones. She’s dated a Jonas brother, John Mayer, and is currently dating a Kennedy and that’s just a short list of the public relationships she has written about, but this album is mostly about Jake Gyllenhaal, supposedly.

Over the course of her career, Swift has become America’s sweetheart, but at 22 she seems to have developed a bit of an identity crisis. Half of the album is filled with songs geared towards her dedicated teen girl fan base and the other half is a confus-ing mix of adult songs and acoustic numbers that don’t seem to know what age they are. She channels art-ists like U2, Coldplay, Colbie Caillat and Katy Perry and it all leads to an album that, while good, is lacking. From the first song till the last, the album never gets a chance to gain any traction, in fact the theme goes something like: UPBEAT SONG, slow/acoustic number, UPBEAT SONG, slow/acoustic number, rinse and repeat. There’s no manual for putting together a good pop album, but it shouldn’t be all over the place like it is here.

The whole “I’m going to write a song about how so-and-so dumped me” has become an old hat for Swift and she continues to do it a lot on this album, but mixed in is the odd love song. Each of Swift’s albums seem to be alternating in themes, between falling in love and breaking up. This is definitely the break up

album. If there is one thing that has been apparent through her career, it is that she can write a great pop song and in fact, has gotten better at it as she’s gotten older. The first single and big hit thus far, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is one of her most simple and yet one of the best songs she’s released as a major single, save for “The Story of Us”. The lyrics are relatable (check the first box off on “How to write a song like Taylor Swift”): the line “you go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me,” is an inevitable situation, thus making it that much more relatable. Plus the break down in the bridge where it sounds like she is on her cell phone with a friend is such a typical conversation even guys have prob-ably had it. Mix it with an upbeat, catchy hook and you’ve got yourself a hit song. It’s more of a dance song than anything she’s released before, but that’s what happens when you employ producer Max Martin, who is responsible for hits by Kelly Clark-son, Katy Perry and countless others. One of the negatives for most of the pop songs on here is that they all start to sound like other artists songs, but they’re just different enough that you can’t quite place your finger on it.

The song “22”, which she apparently wrote for herself and her friends, borders on such a fine line between parody that it’s almost hard to take seriously. It’s the perfect Avril Lavigne outtake actually, with a giggly/yelping repeated line “I don’t know about you but I’m feeling 22”. One should hope so, she is in fact 22 after all, so congrats for feeling like your age! The down side is while it sounds like an Avril song, it sounds like Avril Lavigne circa 1998 run through an ‘NSYNC filter with a heavy dose of silliness.

The more sad songs, like “All Too Well”, which is about Donnie Darko himself and how he gave her back her stuff when they broke up (via a phone call) but kept her scarf

because it “smells like innocence”... Right. That sounds super creepy and awkward doesn’t it? Plus at this point there’s hardly an innocent thing about her, she rips through guys like Lindsey Lohan rips through lines of coke.

There are two songs on here that work more than the others and it’s probably because they are songs that she co-wrote with far more established and better songwriters. The first song “Treacherous” she co-wrote with musician/songwriter/pro-ducer Dan Wilson (Semisonic) who co-wrote/produced one of Adele’s biggest songs, “Someone Like You”. A writer like Dan Wilson is what Swift needed, specifically someone to say “no” to her more ludicrous ideas. Because of that “All Too Well” is a cute song that grows into quite a beautiful one.

The second song is “The Last Time” featuring Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol. In fact, this song sounds like it belongs on a Snow Patrol album and not a Taylor Swift album. Lightbody is the first voice we hear in his quiet baritone and then he and Swift share the chorus and swap off verses from there. If there is one thing she’s gotten good at is singing with other people (witness John Mayer’s “Half of My Heart”) and their voices blend well together here. The song slowly builds and becomes a big sweeping beautiful orchestral song in the vein of “Set Fire to the Third Bar” from Snow Patrol’s Eyes Open.

She also works with Ed Sheeran though it’s to a lesser effect than the other two songwriters, Sheeran doesn’t carry the clout that Wilson or Lightbody do and his songs fall mostly flat. Swift is known to have issues singing live, she’s an artist in need of auto-tune as are most country musicians (whether they need it or not, talk to any engineer in Nashville and they’ll quietly nod their head) and on a lot of these songs she’s going to have to either sing in

a more appropriate key or use auto-tune live. This is an album that begs to be performed live (as are most of her albums) but this is probably her biggest and loudest album yet, to the point where she sounds like she’s yell-ing on some tracks.

The final verdict? It’s a good album. Swift is shedding the country pop princess banner and embracing the pop princess crown. It’s a largely good album that has moments of greatness but falls short of perfec-tion. Due to the nature of the songs she walks a fine line between being a bitch and being a sincerely broken hearted girl and she bounces back and forth between both sides and doesn’t seem to know where she wants to go. She jumps from relationship to rela-tionship and each one inspires a new song, out of the twenty that she said

from the film though as Alan Gilman plays the role very subtly as to give a sympathetic look to this character.

Overall this is an independent film with dedication that is simply beautiful with performances that are something to see. All the actors came in with 110% energy and were given writing that is top notch. While some people would complain if there is gore that undermines all of this, there actually isn’t a lot of gore and on top of that there are some laughs to boot. Also the film isn’t going to eat up much time since it’s about an hour. Currently the film can be bought from www.sharpsfilms.com for about $10, and it’s recommended you should check it out.

she passed in, sixteen are presented on this version of the album, but it’s inevitable that there will be a “Deluxe Version” with the missing four songs. Thanks to its length Red suffers from the standard “great first half and mixed second half ” that most albums suffer from, essentially after the pop hit, smack in the middle of the album. The second half songs are like the skits that come after SNL’s “Weekend Update”, decent here and there but it’s okay to stop and go back to the other songs. If you like Taylor Swift, you’ll like this album, it’s a good step in the right direction of growing up, but she keeps one foot firmly in what made her famous in the first place, innocent, cutesy songs. Something new and something used.

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A Night of Poetry

On Tues. Oct. 23, 2012, the first installment of the Eagle Pond Authors’ Series poetry readings took place in the Smith Recital Hall of Silver Center for the Arts. The star of the night was Jane Hirshfield, accomplished poet and winner of sev-eral distinguished awards in her field.

This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the series at Plym-outh State University. However, the program changed slightly to accom-modate this anniversary. In a new tradition, student poets were selected to read their original poems as an opener to the series poets.

The evening began with a brief introduction by Liz Ahl, professor of English at PSU. Ahl commented on the student additions to the series this year detailing how, “It’s a great opportunity for them and a great opportunity for you. I’m a little biased, but I’m right.” Ahl then proceeded to welcome senior Leah Loraditch to the podium.

Breaking in this year’s series and preceding Hirshfield, Loraditch ascended the stage and read a selec-tion of three of her poems. She began with “A Man in Theory,” a poem inspired by theories of literary criti-cism. Next came a villanelle entitled “Souvenir” followed by her final piece, “Red Eye Gazes.”

After the readings, Loraditch would admit to being overcome with nerves, but on stage, she appeared as solid as a rock, reading through her poems with ease and sophistication.

Loraditch then introduced Donald Hall, fellow poet and artistic director of the series. Hall began his introduc-tion to Hirshfield by calling her “the best young poet in the United States, even if she’s pushing sixty.”

Hall continued by elaborating on Hirshfield’s “habit of styles” which creates her distinct voice. Before bringing Hirshfield on stage, Hall commented on Hirshfield’s recent flux in style. Hall admits, “When you start making a new noise, new things are available.”

With great poise, Hirshfield then advanced to the podium. She began with a note on the ambiance of the evening. “I do not think that I have read in a happier setting with a hap-pier group of people,” commented Hirshfield.

In the next hour, she would read more than twenty original pieces, some old and sentimental and others new and celebratory. Her explana-tions and elaborations of her poetic inspirations proved insightful com-panions between Hirshfield’s selected pieces.

Many of her selected readings sur-rounded themes based on the current state of global affairs. In a peaceful wish, Hirshfield explains, “I just so

wish that human beings could settle our differences in a more peaceful manner. But sometimes, all you can do is wash doorknobs.”

Between readings, she further elab-orated on her own writing process. “I tend to write not in full rhyme or full form. When my engine is sound, I consider it a wandering rhyme.” Later, Hirshfield continued, “I am interested in moods and working with them. It’s very important for a poet to get moody and undone.”

Hirshfield ended with a love poem contributed to her “beloved,” an anonymous and extremely red gentle-man named Carl in the front edges of the audience. She ended her final selection, “You are there, I am here, I remember.”

The night finished with the sound of applause as Hirshfield wrapped up her final poetic thoughts. Promptly after, Hirshfield and Hall reunited to host a book signing in the lobby of

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Canadian band Purity Ring’s vocalist Megan James claims that she always, always has a needle and thread on her person. She justifies this by stating that she needs to have them on her because she always tends to rip her clothes (which seem to consist largely of cashmere sweaters). This fact alone is enough to cement the band’s indie quirk cred and could unfortunately put them in danger of being stereotyped as a gentle and sweet group. And indeed in some ways they are.

James’ voice is a gentle coo that could evoke comparisons to the vocal styling’s of fellow dream pop and dub contemporaries like Au Revoir Simone. Corin Roddick, the other member of Purity Ring, creates an aura of sound that could be held up to the production present on albums from artists such as Grimes.

The difference between Purity Ring and other bands that occupy the dream pop and dub step realm, is that on their debut album Shrines they confidently project their ability to blend the aspects of dream pop and dub step that makes for a record that walks a tightrope between dark and endearing. It may prove to be better to consume the album as an experience rather than a set of tracks, the reason being that the album creates an atmosphere that can be best defined through its unique and

admittedly odd cover art. Roddick is able to strip away the stereotypes of somberness that commonly plague the genre that the band has found themselves in and create a unique combination of genre elements. The album does not find the band trying to create a set of loud, bombastic dance tracks as much as it sees them create an album that is more concep-tual in nature.

The lyrics on the album all emit a sort of ambient nature. On “Cartog-raphist” James sings, “Grow ancient gardens, the paths that you found in me, peel off the weight that you held from the start of me,” as if she’s trying to craft a sort of fantasy epic between herself and an unnamed being. It’s these kinds of lyrics that

create a theme that runs through the album that is as endearing as it is sort of downtrodden. The songs lean back and forth throughout the album between dream pop and dub step qualities. Roddick gives the songs a somewhat dark and jolted edge while James’ vocals lift them up and create a sound that is very much its own.

In the years that indie rock has largely switched over from being defined by distorted guitars to elec-tronic music we have come to have the opportunity to witness a move-ment in music that is continuing to grow. With Shrines, Purity Ring’s unique approach proves to be a con-tribution to a new sound that will be interesting to watch unfold.


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Born Under PunchesThose Little Surprises

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It’s always a great experience when you’re able to follow a musi-cian or band from their beginnings. When you do that you have that personal connection with an artist that is irreplaceable. They under-stand you and you understand them.

But I’ll be damned if it isn’t just as great, if not better, when an artist comes out of nowhere with an album that leaves your jaw dragging on the floor for the rest of the day. That’s a rare thing, for me at least as I try my best to stay on top of music, but it has managed to happen this week. Twice.

The first album is by Bat For Lashes, the stage name of Natasha Khan, who I knew nothing about other than she sang on a Twilight soundtrack that had a surpris-ingly good amount of artists on it that I like, such as The Dead Weather, The Black Keys, and

Beck, the latter of whom Bat For Lashes actually had a duet with on said soundtrack.

Somehow this weekend I came across the stark piano ballad, with a hint of quiet whirring synth, “Laura”, off her new album The Haunted Man. It’s one of the most heartbreaking songs I’ve heard in a while, telling the tale of a depressed party queen named Laura. The song is full of striking imagery, exemplified by a line where it is told Laura has her name tattooed on the skin of every boy in town. The song convinced me to sit down and listen to The Haunted Man in full and it turned out to be nothing like I expected it to be.

The first few songs on the album are a full on sonic lullaby. Instru-ments and voices are layered upon themselves without much restraint, creating pop songs with a beautiful wall of sound that is so warm and well done that it feels more like a blanket than a wall. But after these songs the album takes a bold left turn.

Following these songs is “Laura”, which is stark in comparison to the other songs with its production. It makes the emotions of the song hit even harder after the up-tempo pop that preceded it. The rest of the album fluctuates between other ballads and pop songs, but it never regains the power that leads up to the emotional sucker punch that is “Laura”. Still it’s a great album and an even better surprise.

But The Haunted Man is a slight album though compared to the other album that surprised me. Kendrick

Lamar has been on my radar for the last few months, but I never made much of him for whatever reason. I enjoyed his single “Swimming Pools (Drank)” but didn’t think anymore of it or him after I listened to it a few times. I never gave him a chance to sink in as an artist.

But after hearing Lamar on A$AP Rocky’s latest single I figured I should give him another shot. So when I noticed a few days later his album good kid, mA.A.d City had dropped, I decided to throw it on. I promptly lost it from the first track on.

Kendrick Lamar, in case you don’t know, is Dr. Dre’s new protégé, and I hate to say this about a legend, but the master may need to learn something from his protégé. Lamar’s album, his latest after his debut independent album Section.80, is everything you want on an album from an artist that is looking to make his mark on the world.

It’s strong, inventive, and ambi-tious from the second you press play to the second Lamar’s voice fades out on a final cut scene. It’s hard to pinpoint the best songs on the album, but if I was held at gunpoint and forced to pick I’d say “B****, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, “Money Trees” and “Real”. But this doesn’t work as a singles album. “Swimming Pool (Drank)” didn’t do a lot for me on its own as I said before, but within the album it’s perfect.

The high points of the album are hard to find as well. The point that sticks out the most for me is when Lamar is rapping about how he hopes

people won’t forget him after he gets shot on the twelve minute long “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” and then in the middle of one of his lines gunshots ring out. Lamar stops rap-ping and there’s a few seconds where the beat rides on alone, seemingly confused about what has happened, and then it heads into the chorus to cover over Lamar’s death. He comes back right after to keep going, but the point is made.

By the end of the album Lamar is claiming, on a track with one of the kings of West Coast hip-hop and his mentor, Dr. Dre (if Tupac was still around though he’d be the true king), that he is the new king of the West Coast hip-hop scene. Bold words from Lamar, but after this album where he blends together older hip-hop styles with newer techniques flawlessly and in an innovative style that is all his own, it’s a statement that if he hadn’t made, reviewers would have made without hesitation.

The funny thing about bringing up Tupac is that Lamar reminds me of the late West Coast rapper. He also reminds me of Eminem in “Backseat Freestyle” when he roughens up his voice and raps faster than usual. But the thing that is most impressive is that for most of the album he sounds like no one but Kendrick Lamar. His influences are apparent but every-thing on this album is his own. He has created his own style and is confident in his abilities and himself, and you can hear it on this album.

good kid M.A.A.D city, though, isn’t a classic, yet it’s as close as you can

get to being one without hitting the mark. The only complaint you can throw at it is that it runs a bit long at an hour and ten minutes. With a little editing that tiny problem could have been solved. It’s not hard too to see where some things could have been sliced. As mentioned one song is twelve min-utes, and by the end of it you’re feeling all of them. Shave off a few minutes and it’d be a tighter album and better for it.

Despite that, have no doubt that we have a new king of the West Coast hip-hop scene. Lamar is a scarily talented rapper. If anything good kid M.A.A.D city makes me anxious for what’s next as Lamar grows as an artist. He can only get better and I can’t wait to see how he plans to follow this album up.

These two albums are the things that make it exciting to be a fan of music. Sure, waiting to download an album at midnight, or if you’re an even more dedicated fan, head-ing to a music store to grab a CD or vinyl of the band you love is a great feeling, but it’s the out of nowhere shocks that make it all worthwhile.

Those albums are the ones that hit you the hardest. All of your preconceived notions are out the window and you take the music in only for what it is and you gain another band or musician to follow and love. And that’s how it should be.

year’s tale. Newcomers will no doubt be shocked at what they witness as nothing done on this show has ever been attempted before.

This time around we are taken to Briarcliff Manor, an insane asylum located in what seems to be western Massachusetts. Don’t expect any over-the-top accents to acknowledge

the location. That is one thing the show doesn’t harp on at all really. Besides for a license plate which bears the state’s name, the show makes no attempt to designate the asylum on the map. This is actually a unique perspective in show producing, as most series’ want to take advantage of a certain setting.

The viewer is pre-sented to a modern couple whose honey-moon consists of forni-cating in the top twelve most haunted places in America, an interracial couple from the sixties who apparently were victims of an alien abduc-tion, and a mental insti-tution run by a woman so malevolent it will make your head spin. Just the tip of the iceberg this is; can’t forget the aliens can we?

To say this show isn’t expertly written would be a sin. The fact that a show could contain so much subject matter in a mere forty-three minutes is shocking in and of its self. Another confession that’ll have you strapped to the asylum’s examining table would be saying the acting is weak. While a few of the guest actors (including Adam Levine of Maroon 5 fame) are lacking in certain aspects, the leads will make you forget all about them with their performances.

In any horror story, it is important for an actor to not just be able to yell and scream (here’s looking at you Paranormal Activity), but to be able to strike fear, anguish and convey an overall sense of tension and strain in the audience. “Asylum” does this to

the nth degree and won’t make you forget it. While watching one can’t help but lose track of time during the running of the show and be forced to come back to reality when the com-mercials appear. The fact that this review hasn’t gone on for paragraphs about the ramifications behind what an alien story in a horror story actu-ally means, just proves to show that “American Horror Story: Asylum” is so far ahead of the curve it’s scary.

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SCORE BOX: Plymouth 3Western New England 23

PLYMOUTH, N.H - The heavily favored Golden Bears of Western New England University used a strong second-half surge to knock off the upset minded Panthers on Saturday in NEFC Boyd Division play.

Plymouth State managed to enter the locker room at halftime tied with WNE, 3-

3. However, the Panthers couldn’t put any-thing together in the second half as the

Golden Bears used 20 unanswered second half points to foil any upset plans PSU had.

WNE reached into their bag of tricks for the games first touchdown. Facing a third down and seven on the Plymouth 33 yard line, quarterback John Krafick handed the ball off to running back Kevin Cook. Cook, dashing right, reversed the ball to Tucker Schumitz, who scampered down the sideline for a 33 yard score. The touchdown proved to be all the Golden Bears would need.

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The Golden Bears would use a 28-yard TD run from Cook, and another 22 yard score from Schumitz to close out the scoring for the afternoon. A 24-yard field goal at the end of the 2nd quarter by Plymouth Kicker Nick Cavallo is all the Panthers could manage on the day.

Schumitz was the star off the day, though. The Milford, Connecticut native finished the day with 55 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just three carries, as well as hauling in five passes for 77 yards.

The Panthers, who dropped to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in NEFC play, will travel to

Newport, Rhode Island for a matchup with NEFC rival Salve Regina. Western New England University, who improved to 5-3 over-all and 3-2 in the NEFC, will also travel next Saturday, taking on Endicott

Bridgewater, Mass. – The Plymouth State women’s field hockey team were on the road this past Saturday as they traveled to take on Bridgewater State University in a Little East Conference matchup.

Bridgewater opened the scoring at about the 15th minute of play when BSU senior Shelby Farland took a feed from one of her teammates and was able to squeak it by to make it 1-0. Plymouth State responded about 10 minutes later when senior Olivia Colborn (Lancaster, N.H.) was able to recover her own shot that went wide and fire into the back of the net to giver her a team-leading 17 goals on the season, and to make it 1-1 going into the next half.

Bridgewater took the lead again a few min-utes into the second half after senior Beth Phillips (Worcester, Mass.) banked a shot off the PSU keeper to put BSU up again at 2-1. Plymouth was able to tie the game up yet again only a few short minutes when sophomore forward Emily Davis (Boscawen, N.H.) took a feed from junior Jackie Morin (Scarborough, Maine) and fire it into the back of the net for her sixth of the season. Bridgewater was able to finally put the game away for good with less than 10 minutes to play after they able to capitalize on off a penalty stroke to close out the game with a final score of 3-2.

SCORE BOX: Plymouth 2Bridgewater 3

B ridgewater, Mass. – With hopes of making it to the Little East Conference Tour-nament championship match on the line, the Plymouth State women’s tennis team traveled to take on top-seeded Bridgewater State University this past Thursday (10/18).

Bridgewater got out to a lead early when they were able to sweep both doubles matches from the Panthers to take commanding 3-0 lead early in the match. The Bears were able to complete the sweep after they were able to get the best of PSU’s top double team of senior Sara Burke (Barrington, R.I.) and junior Molly Heart-field (Dorset, Vt.)

Plymouth State, which for the second year in a row has been bounced out of the tourna-ment during the semifinals, ends with season with a record of 8-7. Bridgewater will move on to the finals when they will host either UMass Dartmouth or Salem State University.

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SCORE BOX: Plymouth 2Rhode Island College 1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Plymouth State withstood a furious late rally from RIC and Alex Garneau provided the game winning Goal as the Panthers improved to 6-9 on the season and 3-3 in the

Little East Conference. The win also kept Plymouth in sole possession of the final LEC playoff spot.

The win was the Panthers first in the past 12 meetings against the Anchormen, and was not short of a little luck. In the 17th minute, PSU would score their first goal when Parker Pear took a corner kick and lofted the ball towards the goalie box. In an attempt to clear the ball,

the Anchormen knocked the ball into their own net for an own goal.

Heading into halftime, the Panthers held a 1-0 lead, as well as a 14-6 advantage in shots. The action would pick up, though, in the final 45 minutes.

Just ten minutes into the second half, Spear would carry the ball into RIC territory, and dish the ball to Garneau. With the defense surround-ing him, Garneau chipped the ball just over the arms of RIC goalkeeper Christopher Duarte.

The Panthers appeared to have the game under control until Anchormen sophomore Emmanuel Asiedu got behind the defense and netted his fifth goal of the season.

The final minutes of the game saw some intense action, with RIC thinking they had beaten Panther Goalie Sam Whipple until a game-saving play by Joakim Martinsson kept the ball from getting into the net.

PSU will wrap up their regular season sched-ule this week with a pair of home games, staring Wednesday against Clark University and finish-ing against UMass Boston on Saturday.

Plymouth, N.H. – The Plymouth State women’s soccer team closed out the home portion of their 2012 season this past Sunday (10/21) as they hosted nationally ranked Wheaton College in a non-conference match at Panther Field.

The Panthers were able to hold their own against the Lyons for the first 25 minutes of play, but that changed when Wheaton College sophomore Lauren Corigliano (Roselle Park, N.J.) was able to slide a shot past the goalie on the left side to make it 1-0. The Lyons scored again only a few minutes later when senior Cassey Muse (Candia, N.H.) was able to collect a ball right in front of the Panther net and score to make it 2-0. Corigliano scored her second of the match right before the end of the half to make it 3-0

The Lyons came out swinging after the intermission. Wheaton freshman Cat Amick (Vashon, Wash.) was particularly impressive as she was able to score all three goals for the second half by herself and secure the 6-0 win. The second half saw Plymouth State’s best scoring chance of the day when junior Cassie Graham (Foster, R.I.) was able to make her way around the Wheaton defense and have a unobstructed view of the goal, but her shot was block by the goaltender.

Plymouth State will close out their 2012 season on the road this Saturday as they travel to take on the University of Massachusetts Boston in a LEC matchup.

It’s been a sad week for hockey fans around North America. For most fans it would have been filled with the excitement, anxiousness and tradition that comes with the opening days of the NHL season, but this year it’s a little more gloom. Commissioner Gary Bettman and league executives announced the first two weeks of the season, a span that would have contained 82 games, have been cancelled. Many take into question what these negotiations are boiling down to at this point. Is it really about finding the solution to the financial issues of both par-ties, or has this come down to a matter of pride?

Recently, Gary Bettman and the owners have been saying that they›ve made considerable changes to their initial proposal and the players haven›t budged at all. All this is, is an attempt to win the hearts of the fans. What Gary Bet-tman leaves out of that comment was that the first proposal the league made was unrealistic and had no expectations of being met at a 24% pay cut. The NHL executives have played their cards right. They did so because once they compromised their proposal towards a 9% pay cut, they look like the good guys. They look like the ones who are trying to make a deal to end the lockout; a tactical move by the executives, pressuring the NHLPA to stay clear from the “bad guy” image.

There have been countless reports on twit-

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ter, and professional blog sites from reporters claiming the NHL executives have bullied them. They are all given access to the team locker rooms, interviews with players, coaches and other members of the staff to put together their reports, and ultimately do their jobs. Allan Walsh a NHL journalist reported that he along with many of his colleagues received calls from high NHL executives screaming at them for writing and publishing something “pro-player”. These reporters were told that if they wrote anything more with a “pro-player” or “pro-NHLPA” approach to their blogging, they would threaten to fire them, deny access to the team, and restrict the flow of information they initially have. This had to be one of the last things the NHL executives needed right now. A hockey fan with some common sense (or whoever read my “NHL Lockout For Dummies) knows the executives are greatly responsible for the lockout, why would they try and hide it? The fact that they are threatening journalists into writing only “pro-NHL” hurts the integrity of the executives, owners and the league itself.

“This is not about ‹winning› or ‹losing› a negotiation. This is about finding a solution that preserves the long-term health and stability of the league and the game.” Said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. The league had made a 66% increase in total revenue since the last lockout, profit was skyrocketing in recent years. The NHL has already lost a reported $230 million dollars in revenue, which isn’t exactly petty change in this 3.3 billion dollar industry. Somebody please get this man a calculator.

Willimantic, Conn. – The Plymouth State women’s volleyball team was on the road this past Saturday (10/20) as they took part in the annual Crabtree Invitational, hosted by Eastern Connecticut State University.

The Panthers opened the day playing against host Eastern Conn. Eastern got the best of PSU as they were able to sweep the Panthers by a score of 3-0. Plymouth was able to bounce back and have impressive victories against Salve Regina University and John Jay College with scores of 3-1, 3-0 respectively.

Plymouth state was lead on the day by senior Casey Stoodley (Salem, N.H.). Stoodley had 17 kills, 12 digs, and .297 attacking percentage in the match against Eastern. She followed that up with 19 kills, 13 digs, and a .320 attacking percentage in the match again Salve, before sitting out for the match against John Jay. After her impressive play Stoodley was selected to the All-Tournament team, marking the four time she has been selected to the All-Tournament team this season.

The Panthers also got help from a bunch of other players on the day. Junior Kaitlyn Tedeschi (Pacoag, R.I.) had 12 kills and a .478 attacking percentage in the match against Eastern, seven kills and four blocks in the win over Salve, and a team-high 11 kills in the final match against John Jay. Junior Cassie Pelton (Brookline, N.H) had 16 digs in the match against Eastern, and followed that up with 25 digs in the win over Salve. Freshman Kristen Perrotta (Hudson, N.H.) and Meghan Delaney (Bedford, N.H.) were able to chime in with Perrotta recording 35 assists against Eastern, and 36 against Salve. Delaney had 11 digs in match against Salve, and a team-high 11 digs against John Jay.

PSU will next be in action this coming Tues-day as they are set to host the defending Little East champion University of Massachusetts – Boston at Foley Gymnasium. Not only will Tuesday be Senior Night for the Panthers, but they will also be hosting PSU’s Dig Pink Night as they look to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. The game starts at 6:00 p.m.

SCORE BOX: Plymouth 3 Salve Regina 1

SCORE BOX: Plymouth 0Eastern Conn 3

SCORE BOX: Plymouth 3 John Jay 0

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Plymouth, N.H. – The Plymouth State University women’s volleyball team hosted the defending Little East Conference champion University of Massachusetts Boston this past Tuesday night on the night that they celebrated their graduating seniors for Senior Night at Foley Gymnasium.

UMB jumped out to an early two set lead, as they were able to take both with scores of 25-19 and 25-18. The Beacons were on a their way to taking the third and final set as they were up by a score of 20-14, but Plymouth State was able to battle back and score nine unanswered points off the serving of senior star Casey Stoodley (Salem, N.H.). UMB was able to finally kill the momentum, but PSU was able to bounce back and score the next two points, then score the winning point after an impressive block by Elissa Morin (Nashua, N.H.) to secure the comeback.

The fourth set was back and forth the entire way with neither team being able to pull away from the other. It was tied evenly at 18-all when PSU was able to finally pull away and win the set on off another block by Morin.

The fifth set was another close affair. UMB was able to build a lead at 11-9 when PSU decided to call and timeout. Something must have been switched on during the huddle, because Plymouth State started playing with intensity and was able to win six of the next seven points to win the set and secure the comeback victory.

Casey Stoodley continues to impresse this season as she finished the match with 13 digs and 21 kills, the 19th time she has finished in double figures for both this season. Freshman setter Kirsten Perrotta (Hudson, N.H.) finished with a impressive 46 assists and a team-high four service, and junior Cassie Pelton (Brook-line, N.H.) had a team-high 14 digs.

The Panthers will wrap up their regular season this Saturday at Rhode Island College with matches against both RIC and Worcester State. Plymouth State is now currently in a tie for fourth in the LEC, so this weekend could definitely have playoff implications. Keep

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SCORE BOX: Plymouth 3UMASS Boston 2

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