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By Hadley BarndollarStaff Writer

Sex education is not mandated in New Hamp-shire schools. And Planned Parenthood hopes to change the legislation.

Part of “Sextober,” VOX and Planned Parent-hood teamed up to host an open discussion on Tues-day evening about sex education in schools. As of

‘Sextober’ event demands education for public schools

Pets of Durham

By Kyle KittredgeStaff Writer

A chilly evening on the UNH campus was warmed up by the first-ever Cupcakes with Mark event, an evening consisting of different kinds of cupcakes, hot chocolate, milk, an open fire pit, and a chance for students to meet President Mark Huddleston in

Check out page 10 for profiles on some of Durham’s furry friends.

Cupcakes with

Huddleston

By Zerina Bajramovic Contributing Writer

The MUB’s Granite State

Room was filled to capacity Tues-day night from 6 to 7:30 p.m., while 14 UNH sororities and fra-ternities competed in the annual Sexual Harassment and Rape Pre-vention Program lip sync compe-tition.

The lip sync was hosted by the Panhellenic Council as part of Greek Week on campus. Tick-ets sold for $5, and 100 percent

of the proceeds were donated to SHARPP.

“It’s a fun way to bring ev-eryone together and raise aware-ness,” SHARPP representative Jess Rosenthal said.

SHARPP set up a poster in the back of the room, offering information about their program and Greek InterVarsity served lemonade as a refreshment.

It was a night for all aspects of Greek Life to come together, have fun, and provide entertain-ment while supporting an impor-

tant cause on campus. The performances were

judged based on the choreogra-phy, audience reaction, and most importantly the synchronization of all the performers.

“I did this last year too, and sync is definitely a big deal,” judge Nick Kinslow said.

There were five judges, including the Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life,

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Sigma Phi Epsilon takes first place at SHARPP’s annual lip sync.

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Attendees share opinions on sex education in the public school system.

Sig Ep wins SHARPP lip sync

HoCo hosts ‘Back to the Future’ themed dinner

By aBBi SleeperartS editor

In honor of the popular “Back to the Future” movies, Holloway Commons hosted a

themed dinner Wednesday night. The menu, which included dishes such as “Hoverboard Chicken Fontina” and “Flux Capacitor Fusion Spring Rolls,” was part of the UNH Dining push toward

“Menus of Change.” HoCo Ex-ecutive Chef Chris Kaschak described “Menus of Change” as “an effort to bring more veg-etables, legumes (and) nuts to the center of the plate… simple, clean

ingredients.” As usual, many of the “sim-

ple, clean ingredients” at the spe-

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David Zamansky discusses his publication “The Toilet Paper” with TNH.

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Men’s basketball kicked off its season with the Blue-White game, an intra-team scrimmage, on Wednesday night.

(Left) HoCo features ravioli courtsey of Tuscan Market of Salem. (Above) Local vegetables provided by Autumn View Farms in Pittsfield.

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ContentsMac and cheese...with a twist!Contra dance takes over UNH

TNH Test Kitchen takes a look at a college staple: mac and cheese! Check out our three fall inspired versions of the popular dish.

Contra is a social folk dance popular in New England. Dancers can bring a partner or fi nd one at the event.

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19UNH travels to Amherst, Mass. Friday to open up conference play

against undefeated UMass-Amherst. The ‘Cats travel to Union Saturday.The UNH football team prepares for an important match-up on the road

against Delaware. Check out the preview on page 19.

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UNH opens Hockey East play Football heads to Delaware

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Erin Courville, a representative from SHARPP, the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, and the United Greek Life Asso-ciation.

“It’s something we do every year. It’s a lot of fun and gives SHARPP the opportunity to raise awareness about important is-sues,” Courville said. She went on to say that Greek Life is a big sup-porter of the program and what it promotes. Greek Life wants to give SHARPP the opportunity to spread its message.

Chi Omega opened up the night with its performance to a One Direction mash-up of songs.

The performances of the night had a wide rang of music including songs by Justin Bieber, Gwen Stefani, and both “Thriller” and “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson.

The size of the performances ranged from two people to per-formers completely fi lling the stage and overfl owing on the fl oor around it.

Sarra Vallon, vice president of Internal Affairs on the Panhel-lenic Council, coordinated much of the event and could be seen running around between perfor-mances making sure everything was in check.

“I was more backstage and handling the technical aspect of everything, but I had a lot of fun tonight,” Vallon said.

The audience members also

had a lot of fun, clapping along to many of the performances. Soror-ity sisters and fraternity brothers fi lled much of the seats in support of the cause and their own chap-ters.

The audience was encour-aged to tweet using the hashtag, #SHARPPLipSync, and some of the tweets were read out loud be-tween performances.

“It’s a stressful time in the se-mester with a lot of people having midterms, but it was really cool to see everybody put that aside and just have a good time,” said Doug Marino, member of Phi Mu Del-ta. “Preventing sexual assault on campus is among the most impor-tant priorities for the student body at UNH, and we should all take the time to do our part and help.”

Marino was also a partici-pant. Him and his partner Alex Fries lip synced to “Sugar” by Maroon 5 and dumped sugar on themselves and the stage.

This year’s fi rst place win-ner was Sigma Phi Epsilon, (SigEp), whose performance in-cluded a crowd-pleasing throw-back to Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er boi,” Heelys and High School Musical.

Tau Kappa Epsilon came in second place. They performed “Can You Feel the Love To-night?” from “The Lion King,” with much enthusiasm and cre-ative costumes. Alpha Phi came in third. Their lip sync was mod-eled after the fi nale performance in Pitch Perfect.

Aug. 1, 2015, only 22 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education. New Hampshire requires only HIV education, and it is left up to the school districts how to teach the subject.

“We’ve been working with VOX and Sylvia Foster of the Women’s Commission,” said UNH ’13 alumna Lauren Banker, who currently works for Planned Parenthood in Concord. “There are students here who are very passionate about this issue.”

Banker works with students from across the state to spread education and awareness, and in-fl uence New Hampshire legisla-tors. She attended Oyster River High School in Durham where she recalled her lacking sex education experience.

“I did not have a great sex-ed program,” she said. “My parents were harsh with me and made me feel guilty asking for birth control. I wanted to advocate for sex ed in schools.”

Crowd participators were asked to describe his or her own experience with sex education. Descriptors included “insuffi -cient,” “misleading,” “immature” and “open.”

“I’d call it immature because the gym teachers who taught it ca-tered to the rowdy kids in the class who always fooled around,” said one crowd member. “They could have taken it more seriously for those of us who wanted to be edu-cated.”

Several people mentioned how middle school and high school sex education did not ca-ter to the LGBTQ+ community. The concept of inclusiveness was emphasized, for all genders and sexualities.

In a New Jersey sex educa-tion class, Planned Parenthood worker Ilyssa Sherman learned about STD’s, but never the act of sex.

“We watched a video called ‘Making Stupid Decisions,’ and it had nothing to do with sex,” she said. “Those two things linked together for me. (Sex ed]) is very fear based. Don’t get pregnant,

don’t get pregnant.” New Hampshire parents also

have the choice to opt their child out of sexual education. According to the August 2015 report by the Guttmacher Institute, New Hamp-shire schools are not required to cover any of the following topics: contraception, abstinence, sexual orientation, negative outcomes, consent, family communication or condoms. Once again, these top-ics are left solely up to the school districts.

“At college, I realized I did not know enough,” said one crowd goer. “There’s more to sex educa-tion than contraception and barrier methods.”

To end the discussion, mo-tives were discussed to bring to the attention of state legislators. People hoped for a disappearance of the divide between genders in sex education, added inclusive environments and medically ac-curate information delivered by professionals.

“Every dollar invested in preventative care saves you $7 in the long run,” said a female VOX member.

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Twitter page announced the event saying to “look for the cupcake trunk” at 8 p.m. this past Monday, outside the president’s house.

The driveway of the home was lit with electric lights, which had to be warmed up and turned on.

The lights got going just in time, along with the addition of a fi re pit that students stood around to warm up some more.

“The fi re pit was a great last- minute addition,” Huddleston said.

Huddleston wanted to simply “meet students,” and get to know them.

Students started showing up at exactly 8 p.m. and more trick-led in as time went on.

The atmosphere was com-forting and open as students walked up the driveway to choose from different cupcakes, includ-ing chocolate and vanilla with frosting, red velvet with cream cheese icing, and gingerbread with cream cheese icing, all of which were free.

They included a chocolate piece on top with the UNH logo.

Huddleston went around introducing himself to students,

shaking their hands, taking pic-tures with them and asking gen-eral questions such as, “how are the cupcakes, what is your year, major, where are you from, and where do you live now?”

Students defi nitely liked the idea.

“I think its pretty cool, open-ing his home to the student pub-lic,” said senior Alicia Tardiff.

“I’ve never met him before, so it’s nice to,” said senior Taryn Flint.

“It’s nice to meet him and be here,” said freshman Maryanne Bowman.

“My brother told me I should go, so I’m glad I did,” she added.

“I saw this on Twitter and thought I should go,” said junior Mason Twombly, “and the cup-cakes are really good.”

The cupcakes and beverages were delivered by UNH Confer-ences and Catering.

The cupcakes, as well as the hot chocolate and milk, were well received by students and others.

“They are really good,” said Bowman, “I’m happy about it.”

“I think this went really well,” said Gina Kemp, from UNH Conferences and Catering.

“The students seem to have really enjoyed it,” she added.

The event went well and had a good turnout with about 50 at-tendees over the course of the hour.

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cial dinner were not only clean, but also local. Tomatoes, carrots and peppers were provided by Autumn View Farm in Pittsfi eld, while apples and pears were

delivered from both Notting-ham Orchard (Nottingham) and Duane Family Farm (Barnstead). The “Clock Tower Ravioli Po-modoro” was ordered from Sa-lem Mass’s Tuscan Market.

In addition to local dishes and fresh ingredients, the Hol-loway Commons staff put out some regular favorites, includ-

ing cheesy bread and a breakfast sandwich bar. After students fi n-ished off their meals, they were free to help themselves to a slice of “Mounds” cake or a bowl of hot apple crisp before stop-ping by the “Clock Tower photo booth” to snap a selfi e on their way out of the dining hall.

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By Stephanie MazejkaContributing Writer

Beginning next fall, UNH will be offering a new master’s degree in public policy (MPP). For interested students, this pro-gram is currently accepting ap-plications.

“A Master in Public Policy degree is a great degree if you want to do something to make change in the world,” said Mi-chael Ettlinger, director of the Carsey School of Public Policy.

“It gives you the skills to be effective in the policymaking world whether that is in an advo-cacy organization or think tank, in Congress or a state legislature,

in the White House, a govern-ment agency or the United Na-tions, or working in government relations for a private corporation or lobbying firm. Internationally or domestically, and to work on almost any issue, a quality MPP degree is very valuable creden-tial,” Ettlinger said.

Students in the MPP will be taking classes in public and international policy, focusing on its aspects of analysis, strategy, communication and economics. They will spend time in Washing-ton D.C., interning and complet-ing capstone project. Each stu-dent will also specialize in policy analysis or strategy and commu-nication to become further pro-

fessionalized in their area.Although there are no pre-

requisites for the MPP, current UNH students who apply for an Accelerated Master’s degree can take up to three classes aimed to-ward their masters degree in their senior year, making the MPP more affordable and quicker to obtain than general master’s de-grees. There are several simple paths to the MPP, and some can be finished in as little as 14 months (or even 12 months for Accelerated UNH undergradu-ate students) In addition, MPP students can even complete an additional Graduate Certificate in topics such as public health, ana-lytics, and sustainability politics

and policy, which can “double count” toward the MPP.

Upcoming information ses-sions pertaining to the MPP will be held Oct. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Nov. 2 from 12:30-1:30 p.m., in MUB Room 203, Nov. 5 from 12 - 1:00 p.m. in UNH Manchester Room P380, Nov. 10 from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. in MUB Room 302, and Nov. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in MUB Rooms 334/336. Students interested in working in any level of govern-ment, governmental organiza-tions, businesses, research insti-tutes and centers or foundations, or bringing transformative and life-changing policies to culmi-

nation, are welcome to join these sessions to learn about this thrill-ing and ever- changing field of study and bring whatever ques-tions they may have.

“I am very excited about the program we’ve developed,” Et-tlinger said. “There are good pro-grams out there but I always have thought they didn’t all do a great job of preparing students to hit the ground running in the real world of public policy. Our program will do that. Public policy is incredibly important to the lives of everyone in your state, your country and the world. It is a very important pro-fession and very rewarding to be in. We’ve developed a great pro-gram to prepare people to enter it.”

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By patRiCk WhittLeAssoCiAted Press

PORTLAND, Maine — New

England fishermen, running out of time before the federal gov-ernment hands them the cost of monitoring the industry at sea, say emergency intervention is needed or many of them will be out of business.

The monitors are trained workers who collect data on com-mercial fishing trips that help fishery managers with things like setting quotas on catches in fu-ture years. Officials with the Na-tional Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration said the money it had been using to pay for moni-tors who work in New England fisheries such as cod, pollock and haddock is going to run out around Dec. 1.

Fishermen will have to pay for the monitors, which can cost more than $700 per trip. The new cost is almost certain to put people out of work in a struggling fish-ery that is already challenged by declining fish stocks and tough quotas, said Ben Martens, execu-tive director of the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association.

“It’s really scary. At the same time, we have problems with our

resources right now,” Martens said. “We need to make sure we have better and stronger business not just next year, but three and five years down the line.”

The monitoring rule applies to New England’s groundfishing industry, which fishes for impor-tant food species that have plum-meted in volume in recent years. Maine’s catch of haddock fell from nearly 1.5 million pounds in 2003 to less than 150,000 pounds in 2013, and Massachusetts’ catch of cod fell from more than 19 mil-lion pounds to about 4 million pounds in that time.

Several New England con-

gressmen said they are looking for ways to reduce the burden for fishermen. U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Re-publican, has submitted a bill to terminate the independent, third-party monitoring program unless it is fully funded by NOAA. She and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., requested an investigation of the monitoring program in a letter that said the shift in cost is happening at a “moment when the fishery can least afford it.”

Maine’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said she and colleagues are looking into ways the monitoring program can be

tweaked to make it more afford-able. She said another potential solution is electronic monitoring.

“The fishery has been de-clared a disaster in recent times, and now to force them to add these costs,” Pingree said.

NOAA spokeswoman Jen-nifer Goebel said regulators will look for ways to streamline the monitoring process, but added that the monitors collect valuable data necessary to manage the fishery.

NE fishermen fear looming costs for at-sea monitors

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NEWARK, N.J.— In time for “Back to the Future” day, the widow of the automaker whose famous car traveled through time in the 1985 movie and its sequels has settled a lawsuit over the use of his name.

Last year, the widow of au-tomaker John DeLorean sued a Texas company she said has been illegally using the DeLorean name for years. The DMC-12, known simply as “the DeLorean,” was driven by Michael J. Fox in the movie and has since gained a cult following.

Oct. 21, 2015 is the date Fox’s Marty McFly travels to in “Back to the Future II” and finds, among other innovations, flying skateboards, automated dog-walk-ers and self-drying jackets.

Sally DeLorean, who lives in New Jersey with her daughter, sued the Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company, claiming it had been illegally using the DeLorean name to sell hats, pens, notebooks, key chains and other items, and il-legally licensed the name and im-ages to other companies including Nike, Urban Outfitters and Apple.

The company has never been formally affiliated with the one DeLorean started.

A preliminary settlement was reached in June but hit a speed bump over the summer. Last month, the parties agreed to a settlement that will pay Sally De-Lorean an undisclosed sum while allowing the company to retain

rights to use the DeLorean Motor Company name, trademarks and logo.

The estate will retain rights to John DeLorean’s name, aspects of his personal life and depictions of his likeness that aren’t public property or purchased from legiti-mate rights holders.

R. Scott Thompson, an attor-ney representing Sally DeLorean and the DeLorean estate, declined to comment on the specifics of the settlement but said his client “is satisfied with the outcome and is especially pleased that she and her daughter will be in a position to protect all aspects of John’s legacy going forward.”

James Espey, a vice president with the DeLorean Motor Com-pany, said Tuesday night that the company “is happy to have this behind us so there’s no question what our rights are.”

“This allows us to get back to the business of doing business,” Espey added.

John DeLorean began his career at General Motors before forming his own company in the 1970s. Only about 9,000 DeLo-rean cars were produced before the company went bankrupt in the early 1980s, but the car’s sleek, angular look and gull-wing doors helped land it a role in the “Back to the Future” films.

DeLorean died in New Jer-sey in 2005 at age 80. His former estate in the rolling hills about 40 miles west of New York City was converted into a golf course by Donald Trump in 2004.

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By Jessie ZiontsContributing Writer

What else sounds more en-joyable than reading the news-paper while doing your business in the bathroom? It is especially enjoyable when the newsletter is an informative piece that notifies the readers on all the new and ex-citing events happening on and around campus.

The Toilet Paper, written by David Zamansky, is the official newsletter of the Memorial Union & Student Activities at UNH. There is a copy of The Toilet Pa-per in every bathroom stall inside the Memorial Union Building. The newsletter is running on its 16th amazing year.

Zamansky is the assistant director of the MUB. Before ac-quiring this position, Zamansky worked as a hall director at UNH for six years between the halls of Lord and Stoke. Zamansky is pas-sionate about making connections with the students here at UNH and accomplishes that by being very in touch with everything going on around campus.

The opening paragraph of The Toilet Paper is where Za-mansky’s voice really projects. Within this paragraph, Zamansky is able to bring his own humor and excitement into the words he writes. His main goal is to make the reader laugh and feel comfort-able and connected while reading the newsletter.

“When you’re in the stall it’s like I’m talking to you… which is

strange,” Zamansky said.

Zamansky’s humor and re-laxed personality echoes through-out the newsletter, which draws readers in week after week. In Zamansky’s eyes, the biggest compliment is when he skips put-ting out an issue, which results in people noticing and explaining how much they were looking for-ward to reading the next one. It is a compliment and motivates him to continue writing these newslet-ters.

“It’s nice to take a break from surfing social media and tex-ting, and instead to read The TP. The first time I noticed it hanging up in the stall I couldn’t help but laugh at the concept of it! Once I looked at it in greater detail it became way more informational than I expected,” Emma Kan-trowitz, a sophomore said.

At the end of each newslet-ter, Zamansky includes a segment

called “The 90s Question of the

Week.” Within this segment, Za-mansky offers out a prize for any-one who can answer his question by a certain deadline. However, in order to win you must find Za-mansky either in his office or around the MUB. Including this aspect into his newsletter is just another way Zamansky is able to connect with the students.

“I want to connect with stu-dents, and make personal connec-tions at that. I want people to feel comfortable coming in to my of-fice just to chat,” Zamansky said.

It’s nice to take a break from surfing social media and texting, and instead to read The TP. The first time I noticed it hanging up in the stall I couldn’t help but laugh at the concept of it! Once I looked at it in greater detail it became way more informational than I expected.”

Emma KantrowitzA UNH sophomore

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Your bathroom stall publication: ‘The Toilet Paper’By KAtHLeen RonAYne

AssoCiAted Press CONCORD — All of the

state’s 12,000 retired employees will pay higher prescription drug copays come Jan. 1 as part of a legislative effort to close a $10.6 million hole in the retiree health benefit program.

The change, approved Tues-day by the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, will save $2 million. The benefit program is at risk of running out of money by the end of 2016 if further changes are not made, but the committee has re-peatedly pushed off votes. Law-makers will meet again in two weeks to discuss further changes, which could include raising pre-mium contributions or filling the hole with general fund dollars.

“I don’t feel like as we sit here today that we have a bipar-tisan solution to this problem that we’re facing,” said Republican Sen. Jeanie Forrester.

State officials say they need enough time to inform retirees about any changes before they take effect Jan. 1.

“In order for us to do educa-tion we need and make changes, we would need to do it as close to immediately as possible,” said Vicki Quiram, commissioner of the Department of Administra-tive Services, which runs the pro-gram.

The changes voted on Tues-day will require all retirees to contribute $5 more in retail co-payments and $10 more in mail-

in copays. The out-of-pocket maximum will increase from $500 to $750 for individuals and from $1,000 to $1,500 per family.

Under the current plan, the state’s roughly 8,800 retirees older than 65 pay no premium contributions, while those under age 65 pay 12.5 percent. One pro-posal on the table would increase the contribution for people under 65 to 15 percent. Other possible changes include raising the de-ductible for inpatient hospital and skilled nursing facility benefits for the over 65 population and increasing other deductibles for retirees under 65.

The need for a short-term fix is immediate, but committee members are also trying to craft a long-term legislative solution to be voted on when lawmakers re-turn to Concord early next year.

In a letter to committee members on Monday, Gov. Mag-gie Hassan suggested filling some of the hole with general fund dollars to avoid requiring older retirees to pay premium contributions.

Republican Sen. Andy San-born and Democratic Reps. Dan Eaton and Mary Jane Wallner voted against the changes to pre-scription drug benefit costs.

In a statement, Wallner said it is unfair to make retirees “bail out the state.”

“At a time when our state revenues are seeing good growth, it is unconscionable to make them pay these increases,” she said.

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“To pick one wish is a tough decision. I would probably have to pick the ability to control time. To be able to rewind time or go forward, would just prove to be greatly beneficial. Righting my past wrongs would be a priority.”

“The last time I genuinely smiled was when I last performed for Not Too Sharp, since I got into that a few weeks ago. When I first got to college, it was one of the first things I wanted to get into college. As I got into it, I’m now beginning to get accepted into the group. By having one of my goals realized, it’s definitely a smiling moment for me.”

Righting my past wrongs would be a priority. “

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As I got into it, I’m now beginning to get accepted into the group. By having one of my goals realized, it’s definitely a smiling moment for me. “

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By Mark koBzikStaff Writer

Whether you find oysters delicious or not, their abilities to transform an ecosystem cannot be denied. Oysters build reefs and fil-ter water which makes them more than just a meal, but a key to any marine ecosystem. The problem is that their population has declined by 90 percent since the 1970s.

Recently, these shellfish have taken quite a hit in popu-lation and a restoration process began with the help of UNH’s School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering. Helming the project has been one of Professor Ray Grizzle’s focuses during his time at UNH. Starting in the late 1990s through the early 2000s local and national efforts were being undertaken to deal with

the plummeting oyster popula-tion.

Fish and Game and the Es-tuary Project started local pro-grams to deal with the continued problem, but now there are na-tional organizations who have joined the Great Bay oyster res-toration program. Organizations like the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Protection

Agency have helped fund and network many of the efforts tak-

en to restore these sea creatures. UNH in turn has been a place for research and restoration meth-ods.

The oyster’s ability to build reefs is a cornerstone of marine life.

“Oysters build reefs for other marine life. As the popula-

tion is lost, so is the stability of a reef…We can infer what’s been lost from not having those reefs there,” Grizzle said.

Another important role oysters play is their filtration of water. Any healthy oyster can filter up to 20 gallons of water a day. This not only adds clarity to the water, but also filters excess nutrients. In the Great Bay, sea grasses have been victim to the oyster population loss showing that losing just one player in an ecosystem can have multiple ef-fects.

Two pathogens have been wreaking havoc on oysters for some time now. The pathogen’s effectiveness in curbing repro-duction has fueled the downward trend in the population. The usu-al life span of an oyster was 10-20 years, but recently due to this

infection oysters only live to two to five years. Overharvesting is another key contributing factor in the decline. Sentiment pollu-tion from rain and land water has also added to the strain on oyster repopulation.

According to Grizzle, the reason that the restoration pro-cess has taken so long and con-tinues to be a slow process is due to the cuts in funding. The fund-ing for the EPA and other tradi-tional agencies has plummeted since 2009 and the 500-600 reefs that must be attended to are a huge task without the cor-rect resources. Since the project has begun, only 20 acres have been restored, but according to Grizzle, more money is flowing from the Department of Agricul-ture and next year should see an increase in reefs restored.

School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering helps restore oyster population

Oysters build reefs for other marine life. As the population is lost, so is the stability of a reef… We can infer what’s been lost from not having those reefs there.”

Ray GrizzleUNH Professor and project developer

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CLAREMONT — An in-truder used a hatchet to destroy computers, plumbing fixtures, phones and medical equipment inside a Planned Parenthood clin-ic, and police are investigating whether the vandalism is linked to the word “murderer” being spray-painted on the same building ear-lier this month.

Claremont Police Chief Al-exander Scott said his department beefed up patrols around the clinic after the graffiti was found on Oct. 6. During one of those checks ear-ly Wednesday, officers discovered

the damage and caught a juvenile inside.

The Claremont office pro-vides a range of health care servic-es to men and women and referrals for abortions, though it doesn’t conduct abortions, according to its website. Planned Parenthood officials said they will restore op-erations at the clinic as soon as possible.

“This illegal activity is the second incident in New Hamp-shire since the recent escalation of attacks against Planned Par-enthood,” said Jennifer Frizzell, vice president for public policy for Planned Parenthood Northern New England. “These acts have

no place in New Hampshire.”Funding for Planned Par-

enthood has been threatened nationwide since July, when an anti-abortion group released an undercover video showing agency officials discussing the disposition of fetal tissue.

There has been a correspond-ing increase in vandalism and ar-son at clinics across the country.

Earlier this month, an arson-ist threw a container containing flammable liquid through the win-dow of a Planned Parenthood of-fice in Thousand Oaks, California, igniting a small fire. Last month, an arsonist threw a flammable object through the window of a

Planned Parenthood clinic in Pull-man, Washington, causing exten-sive damage.

The police chief noted that Planned Parenthood has operated a clinic without incident for 18 years in the city of about 13,000 in western New Hampshire.

He would not identify the age or gender of the juvenile who was taken into custody or comment on what charges the suspect faces. Additional patrols will continue, and Scott said the police depart-ment will consult with Planned Parenthood officials to determine if other steps are needed, such as additional security for patients, staff and providers.

“We’ll work cooperatively to come up with the best plan,” he said.

Scott said the flooding that resulted from the vandalism also damaged a business adjacent to the clinic. He said officials are still trying to assess the extent of the damage.

“To put a dollar value on it at this point in time would be dif-ficult, but it’s going to be signifi-cant,” he said.

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STORRS, Conn. — A 19-year-old University of Con-necticut student who went on a drunken, obscenity-laced tirade against food service workers for refusing to sell him jalapeno-bacon macaroni and cheese is no longer enrolled at the univer-sity and has been banned from all school property, UConn of-ficials said Wednesday.

It wasn’t clear if Luke Gatti, a former freshman from Bayville, New York, was ex-pelled or left on his own ac-cord. Under federal law, UCo-nn is barred from disclosing details of disciplinary cases involving students, university spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said.

Gatti and his attorney didn’t return messages seeking comment Wednesday.

Gatti was arrested on mis-demeanor charges of breach of peace and trespassing in con-nection with the Oct. 4 out-burst, which was captured on a video that was widely viewed

on the Internet. Gatti argued with a food service supervisor and shoved him.

Gatti later posted a video in which he apologized, ac-knowledged he was intoxicat-ed and said he was ashamed of his behavior.

UConn police issued a no trespassing order to Gatti on Wednesday morning after be-ing notified by school officials that he was no longer affiliated with the university, said Hans Rhynhart, UConn’s deputy po-lice chief.

The criminal charges against Gatti remain pending. He is due in Rockville Supe-rior Court on Nov. 3.

Gatti previously was a student at the University of Massachusetts and was arrest-ed twice last year on disorderly conduct charges, according to the Daily Hampshire Gazette. During one of those arrests, he was accused of using a racial slur against a police officer, according to court filings.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Albuquerque officials appealed for the public’s help and offered $11,000 in rewards Wednesday as authorities search for a man they say killed a 4-year-old girl in a road rage shooting.

Mayor Richard Berry said the senseless slaying of Lilly Garcia “cut to the core” of New Mexico’s largest city and urged people to call authorities with tips about the shooter. In addition to the mayor’s $10,000 reward, police are offering $1,000 for in-formation leading to an arrest.

“The Garcia family is in the thoughts and prayers of our com-munity and our nation,” Berry said in a statement. “Make no mistake; this act of violence will not go unanswered. The Albu-querque Police Department will work tirelessly with other law enforcement agencies to bring this criminal to justice.”

Police say they struggled with the initial investigation and search for the assailant Tuesday because of a storm that swept over the Albuquerque area soon after the shooting, witnesses’ varying descriptions of the sus-pect and a crime scene that could span 2 miles.

Police Chief Gorden Eden has described the shooting about an hour before the start of eve-ning rush hour as an unexplain-

able crime brought on by road rage. Interstate 40 would have been heavy with traffic at the time, he said.

“We need the community’s help. You had to have seen some-thing. Please call us,” Eden said.

Detectives believe the shooter in his mid-20s or early 30s was driving a recent model maroon or dark red Toyota Co-rolla or Camry with a spoiler on the trunk and dark tinted win-dows, Officer Tanner Tixier said. The car also had a University of New Mexico license plate.

Tixier did not know if detec-tives were able to collect shell casings or other ballistic evi-dence from the scene. Police were working with state transportation officials to post requests for tips on interstate billboards, he said.

“We are putting out a full court press on this one,” Tixier said. “It’s definitely a very dif-ficult scene to work, not only emotionally because a 4-year-old died. ... There are lots of things that really affected our evidence

collecting that have been outside our control.”

The assailant and the girl’s father, who was driving a pickup truck, were heading west near the city’s west side when one car pulled up to the other and the shooter opened fire, police said. It’s not clear what led the inci-dent to escalate.

Shortly after the shooting, a Bernalillo County sheriff’s dep-uty pulled up to a vehicle he be-lieved was in distress and found the wounded child inside, police said. The child’s parents were not injured, and the father told offi-cers the shooting was the result of road rage.

The girl was rushed to the hospital, where she died.

“This is one of those crimes that is unexplainable,” the po-lice chief said. “It’s 100 percent preventable. It did not have to happen. We need to rise up as a community and say enough is enough.”

Detectives were interview-ing multiple witnesses, Eden said.

“Our priority is always the collection and preservation of ev-idence,” he said. “We should nev-er see these incidents happen.”

The shooting comes after a road rage shooting last month in which police say a man fired at another driver in self-defense. Prosecutors were reviewing the Sept. 9 shooting that wounded 34-year-old Jacoby Johnson.

Police seek help to find girl’s road rage shooter

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LOS ANGELES — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a copy-right infringement case against rapper Jay Z over his 1999 hit “Big Pimpin’” before the case was sent to a jury.

U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder ruled the heir of an Egyptian composer did not have the right to pursue a copyright infringement claim. She did not explain her decision in detail, but told jurors she tossed out the case after hearing testimony from ex-perts on Egyptian law.

The nephew of Baligh Ham-di, an Egyptian composer whose 1957 song “Khosara Khosara” is partially used in “Big Pimpin’,” sued Jay Z, producer Timbaland and several media companies in 2007. Flute notes that Hamdi composed are repeated through-out the Jay Z song, and nephew Osama Ahmed Fahmy claimed they exploited “Khosara Kho-sara” without proper permission.

“We think it’s completely wrong, and we’ll appeal,” Fah-my’s attorney, Pete Ross, said af-ter the ruling.

The abrupt end to the case came after the rapper and Timbal-and testified about creating the rap hit and their belief that they had valid rights to use the Egyptian song. It is rare for copyright cases involving major media properties such as films or music to reach

the trial stage. Wednesday’s rul-ing avoided a repeat of a trial ear-lier this year when jurors awarded Marvin Gaye’s children millions of dollars after finding the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” infringed one of their father’s hits.

Timbaland paid $100,000 in 2001 to settle a claim about usage of Hamdi’s song, which was writ-ten for a 1957 film, and testified that he believed he could use it.

His attorney, Christine Lepera, praised the ruling, saying the hit-making producer main-tained throughout the eight-year case that he didn’t infringe on any copyrights to create the music for the rap song.

Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, also said he thought he had a valid license to use the flute notes for the song that be-came his first major hit single.

“My client is pleased with and gratified by the decision,” Jay Z’s attorney Andrew Bart said.

Jurors heard from witnesses who described contracts and copyright laws in both the United States and Egypt and music ex-perts who offered dueling inter-pretations of how important the “Khosara Khosara” flute notes are

to “Big Pimpin’.”The notes are repeated

throughout the song, which is a raunchy ode to a promiscuous lifestyle.

Carter himself noted “Kho-sara Khosara” was credited on at least one of his CDs that Fahmy’s attorney showed jurors.

“We have the rights as you can see on the bottom of the CD,” Carter testified last week.

Ross has said the rap’s lyrics are at odds with the love ballad that Hamdi composed, but Cart-er’s lyrics were not an issue in the case. Jurors heard the beginning of “Big Pimpin’” several times and saw a snippet of the music video, but the song was not played

in its entirety during the trial.The rapper performed at a

New York concert to benefit his Tidal music streaming service Tuesday night, but did not per-form “Big Pimpin’.”

“For all of the drama ex-pected to unfold in the courtroom, to have the court decide that the case should have never advanced beyond the courthouse steps is anticlimactic,” said James Sam-mataro, a media lawyer with the firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. “In Jay-Z’s words: ‘Grand open-ing. Grand closing.’”

He said Snyder’s ruling like-ly will limit the scope of an ap-peal.

It is the second time this year that a jury has heard a copyright infringement case involving a ma-jor recording artist. In March, ju-rors awarded Marvin Gaye’s chil-dren $7.4 million after finding the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” by Rob-in Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied Gaye’s hit “Got to Give It Up.” A judge later trimmed the amount to $5.3 million. The art-ists’ lawyers are contesting the verdict.

Both cases showed the “mu-sic litigation world has become the Wild West these days,” said Glen Rothstein, an intellectual property lawyer with the firm Greenberg Glusker.

While the “Blurred Lines” and “Big Pimpin’” cases were different and had vastly different results, Rothstein said they were expensive endeavors and likely

will lead record companies to seek more licenses for sampled music to avoid having their work tied up in court.

“They’re almost going to self-insure by paying more royal-ties upfront,” Rothstein said.

Judge dismisses copyright infringement case against Jay Z

For all of the drama expected to unfold in the courtroom, to have the court decide that the case should have never advanced beyond the courthouse steps is anticli-mactic.”

James SammataroA media lawyer with the firm Stroock & Stroock &

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UNH pets: Where can we keep them?

By MADISON GRANT-NEARY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It is rare for one to see any kind of animal in the UNH resi-dence halls or in campus apart-ments that is not a fi sh or snail. According to Delaine Kelly, from the university’s housing de-partment, this is because aside from service animals, pets are not allowed to live in campus housing.

In the words of Kelly, the housing department’s animal policy is simple: “Nothing big-ger than a 10-gallon tank, and nothing that can eat someone, so no piranhas.”

Magdalyne Kucharski cur-rently has three fi sh living in her campus dorm: Boon, At-ticus and Robin. Named after her favorite characters and ac-tors, the three betta fi sh live in a carefully-divided tank, as male betta fi sh are incredibly aggres-sive toward one another.

“Last semester I wanted one because I wanted a pet to have at school, I was missing my puppies,” Kucharski said. “They just kept adding up, and now I have three.”

Occasionally, despite the fi sh only rule, little cages with hamsters or mice can be seen in the dorms.

The Lodges and the Cot-tages have more lenient rules when it comes to their residents bringing their pets to live in their apartments.

Katie Liston, a leasing con-

sultant at the Lodges at West Edge, says each apartment may have no more than one approved pet. This animal can either be a dog under 50 pounds or a cat. A $300 fee is required at the begin-ning of the lease, along with a monthly pet fee, depending on the size of the animal. The Lodg-es does not allow fi sh aquariums.

According to Liston, there are at least eight apartments with dogs or cats, and at least one of those eight is a service animal.

Just like the Lodges, the Cottages of Durham allows one pet per unit, either a dog or a cat. According to Caleb Cejka, a

community assistant, this animal must be under 35 pounds and ap-proved by all roommates. There is also a $300 fee, along with $25 monthly pet payments.

Madbury Commons, ac-cording to its community man-ager, James Dion, does not allow pets, unless of course, it is a ser-vice animal.

Michael Shuttic, the direc-tor of UNH’s Disability Services for Students, stated that because service dogs are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), they do not need permission to go anywhere.

“Due to the fact that some-one has a disability and the service dog performs actions a person cannot perform himself, a service dog does not need per-mission,” Shuttic said.

Shuttic explained how emo-tional support animals, however, are not covered under the ADA, and therefore are not allowed to live in housing without fi rst be-ing approved. These animals do not go through the same training as service animals, but in pub-lic situations are still held to the same standards. Within universi-ty housing, there are one to two registered service and emotional support animals.

Liston and Cejka both spoke of how no matter the breed, or size of the service dog, they are allowed in the apartments. Ac-cording to Cejka, the Cottages goes as far as lifting the monthly pet fee for those with service dogs.

Due to the fact that someone has a disability and the service dog performs actions a person cannot perform himself, a service dog does not need permis-son. ”

Michael Shuttic Director, UNH Dis-

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By ELIZA SNEEDENCONTRIBUTING WRITER

During a time when most fl irtation occurs on social media or through apps like Tinder and YikYak, the EDMC Stoplight Party encouraged good old-fashioned, face-to-face interactions, but with a generational twist that echoes that of the Facebook relationship status. It was exactly what people needed on a Friday night in the middle of fall se-mester.

On Oct. 16 at 8 p.m, freshman Amy Mi threw on a green shirt and headed down to the MUB Entertainment Center. Glow sticks and Monster Energy drinks were in abundance while the fl oor throbbed to the beat of the bass and electronic dance music drifted out into the hallway, lur-ing in students and passersby.

Mi was looking to relieve some stress before midterms crept up on her. Some friends invited her to the event via Facebook and she fi gured it would be a good release.

The Electronic Dance Music Club (EDMC) tries to put on about two shows per semester, giving local, UNH DJs a chance to play in front of a crowd. This particular show was deemed a Stoplight Party, where single attendees wear green, taken attendees wear red, and those who identify as being in a complicated relationship wear yellow.

Brad Snay, a senior computer science major and the EDMC business manager, said that the stoplight theme en-courages people who wouldn’t normally come to an EDM event to show up and meet new people.

Aaron Kaplan, a junior studying psychology is the pro-motions director for EDMC. He noted that the club tries to steer away from doing the same old theme for every show. “We kind of, like, keep it fresh,” he said. “We try to get as many people who wouldn’t normally come and people who would normally come...everyone!”

Both Snay and Kaplan admitted to forgetting to wear a stoplight color.

For most, the stoplight party was all about having fun.

Similarly to Mi, a lot of the people who showed up just wanted to let loose and forget about papers and exams for a night.

Junior Matt Green, who wore a black shirt, just wanted to have a good time. When asked why he chose to not wear any specifi c color, Green said, “Well, I’m color blind and I didn’t have any red. So, this is as close as I got.”

Snay and Kaplan both agreed that the color identifi ca-tion doesn’t carry a lot of weight. Whether you showed up in red, yellow, or green, what it ultimately came down to was having a good time.

However, there were glimpses of seriousness. Com-ments like, “Giving up already?” were tossed around from friend to friend and stranger to stranger. An earnest air lin-gered in the hallway; students really did want to mingle.

Green noted how cool the idea is, “It’s a pretty easy way to identify people based on their relationship status.”

Pets of UNH

Name: Baxter Age: 2 years oldHome: The CottagesUNH Friend: Bryan Welch ‘17

About two years ago, Baxter was brought into an animal hospital after a hoarding situation. His owner works as an emergency critical care veterinary technician and adopted Baxter on the spot. The rest between them is his-tory. Baxter loves to sit on the backs of couches, just like a cat.

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Pets of UNHBy CLARA PERRON

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Name: Foxtrot the Golden Doodle (Fox)Age: 7 years oldHome: The CottagesUNH Friend: Kelly McGillivray ‘16

Fox is pretty famous around campus. He’s real-ly into the party scene, and most consider him a party animal. He loves to meet new people and make new friends. His favorite thing to do is play football with his fellow Wildcat friends and go swimming. You can � nd Fox chasing his tail when he’s super happy.

Name: Jasper the Fabulous CatAge: 8 years old Home: O� campus UNH Friend: Nicco Hilgendorf ‘17

Jasper is the fattest and � u� est cat at UNH. His favorite hobbies include eating, sleeping and being fabulous. You can � nd Jasper in the big dog bed that he made his own. Jasper didn’t mind doing this feature for free since it will help with his publicity. What a � erce Wildcat.

Name: Nikita the Kitten Age: Almost 4 months Home: Webby’s Palace(Madbury Rd. )UNH Friend: Nicole Gagnon ‘17

Nikita loves to take nice long naps af-ter some Cat Nip and to binge watch “Hart of Dixie” on Net� ix with her mom.

Name: Eleanor the Syrian Hamster (Ellie)Age: 6 Months OldHome: A Small Apartment o� Coe Drive in Durham, NH.UNH Friend: Aaron Wolfson Slepian ‘17

Ellie loves to roll around in her hamster ball through her apartment. She loves to snack on dried papaya, apples or carrots. Ellie’s rebellious side shows when she chews on the carpet or bites some people’s � ngers. She’s a spunky furry friend!

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By ADAM BERGERONCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Live music resonated through the MUB Thursday eve-ning as newcomers and contra veterans alike danced.

Three hours of live music and tireless contra dancing start-ed at 7 p.m. Thursday night in the MUB’s Strafford room. The event, put on by Contra UNH, was free for students and $7 oth-erwise. It featured a live perfor-mance by Swallowtail, a New England-based contra dance band.

The contra dancing com-munity is “very friendly”, and “non-judgmental,” said Debbie Gremlitz, a seasoned dancer of 7 years. Gremlitz attends various contra dances in the area at least once a week. She spoke highly of the musicians Thursday, explain-ing that Swallowtail is known all over the country.

UNH’s very own associate professor of philosophy, Timm Triplett, is a member of Swal-lowtail and spent Thursday night performing as a pianist. After

hearing of the event from profes-sor Triplett, Alena Voss attended as her fi rst ever contra dance saying she was impressed by the student turnout and that the dance “was awesome.”

“People welcome people, even if they don’t know how to do it at all,” Sarah Dawson, who’s been dancing for 45 years, said. Dawson loves the music and said that the dancing feels good. She encouraged people to try it out saying “everyone’s been a beginner,” and that “you’ll not just like it, you’ll love it.”

Tyler Hampton, Con-tra UNH’s vice president and publicist, was seated at a table with Hannah Bogart outside the Strafford room collecting tick-ets. They discussed what the event was and what a newcomer should expect.

Contra is a social folk dance popular in New England. Danc-ers can bring a partner or fi nd one at the event. Participants have the opportunity to choose a new partner after every song. Partners pair up with two other dancers, referred to as neighbors,

to make a four-person group. The dancers stick with their part-ners for the duration of the song but change neighbors after every dance.

Dances, lasting 20-30 sec-onds, are made up of a sequence of moves and are choreographed by the caller who “stands at the front and tells you what to do,” Bogart explained. Dances are repeated once with each pair of neighbors. The four-person group splits up after each dance moving in opposite directions along the line formed by the dancers. This means each part-nership eventually dances with every other partnership in their line. The duration of this process depends on the number of danc-ers but generally lasts around 10 minutes.

Hampton said that around 60 people showed up to last month’s dance. Thursday’s dance drew a bigger crowd with around 80 students and locals in attendance. Information about upcoming events can be found on Contra UNH’s Facebook and wildcat link page.

ADAM BERGERON/ CONTRIBUTING

Students and community members practice the art of contra dance in the Stra� ord Room of the MUB. Contra is a folk dance popular in New England, which involves several patterns of dance repeated with various partners.

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TNH Test Kitchen:Mix n’ Match Mac n’ Cheese

Ingredients:1 package of your favorite macaroni 2 tablespoons butter or margarine2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups warm milk (use whole milk or light cream for richer fla-vor)16 ounces of your favorite shredded cheese (try Cabot sharp cheddar for a local option)

Directions:1. Cook macaroni according to box instructions and drain.2. In separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.3. Sprinkle in flour and stir to a paste.4. Whisk in warmed milk and cook until thickened (about 7 min-utes).5. Add cheese and stir until melted.6. Add sauce to pasta and stir until coated.

Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese:

By ELIZABETH HAASMac and cheese is a college staple. Not only is it warm, easy and tasty, but it’s cheap. You can whip up a box

of Kraft for less than a dollar, but after 23 boxes you begin to lose cheesy Sponge Bob nostalgia and begin to crave something more. TNH test kitchen has you covered. These three simple fall-inspired recipes will spice up your mac and cheese life, whether you choose to go all homemade or add a few goodies to your normal box.

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Ingredients:10oz package frozen cubed butternut squash (blend half of package) ½ cup Parmesan cheese¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg1 teaspoon dried rose-mary½ cup chopped onion2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:1. Begin cooking boxed mac and cheese or easy homemade mac and cheese as above.2. Sautee onion in olive oil until golden.3. Meanwhile, defrost butternut squash in mi-crowave (microwave un-til hot if making boxed mac and cheese).4. Blend half of squash in a blender or food processor (or mash with a fork) until smooth.5. If you’re going all homemade, add Parme-san cheese, cubed and blended squash, onions

Butternut Squash Smash

Ingredients:2 medium apples cored and diced½ cup chopped walnuts½ cup chopped onion3 tablespoons olive oil2 tablespoons brown sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:1. Begin cooking boxed mac and cheese or easy homemade mac and cheese as above.2. In medium skillet, sautee onion in olive oil until they begin to soften. 3. Add apples and cook until brown and soft (about 5 minutes). Set aside.4. Stir apples, onions and remaining ingre-dients into completed mac and cheese until combined.5. Serve and enjoy.

Apple Pie Surprise

Ingredients:¾ cup canned pumpkin8 ¼ inch bacon strips1 teaspoon dried sage ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:1. Begin cooking boxed mac and cheese or easy homemade mac and cheese as above.2. Cook bacon strips in pan and break into bite-size pieces. 3. Add pumpkin and spices to homemade mac and cheese at the same time as you add the shredded cheese to homemade cheese sauce (step 5 above) and stir until combined, finishing the recipe as above. For boxed ver-sion, add pumpkin and spices to your com-pleted boxed mac and cheese and stir until smooth. 4. Sprinkle cooked ba-con pieces over the top and enjoy.

Pumpkin Bacon Twist

and spices to cheese sauce at the same time as you add the shredded cheese to the cheese sauce (step 5 above) and finish recipe as above. For boxed mac and cheese, stir squash, onions and spices into completed mac and cheese and top with Parmesan cheese. 6. Serve and enjoy.


By CHRISTOPHER WEBER

AssociAted Press

LOS ANGELES — Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to stay married as the for-mer NBA star continues his re-covery a week after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.

Kardashian’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, filed a petition Wednes-day to dismiss the reality star’s di-vorce filing from December 2013. A clerk granted the request in such

a way that the divorce papers can be refiled at a later date.

The document doesn’t state a reason for the change but shows Odom signed off on dismissing the divorce Tuesday.

Kardashian has been by Odom’s side since he was found in extremely critical condi-tion Oct. 13 at the Love Ranch brothel in the rural community of Crystal, Nevada, and hospital-ized in Las Vegas. He regained consciousness Friday and was transported to Los Angeles on

Monday.Kardashian posted a state-

ment to her website Monday saying Odom made “incredible strides” at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas and thanking the doctors and nurses “for their kindness and diligent work.”

The hospital and Odom’s relatives have not revealed his prognosis, but the family has hinted at a long road ahead, say-ing they realize his “continued improvement” won’t be easy.

The brothel said workers saw him drink alcohol and take supplements sold as “herbal Vi-agra.” The Food and Drug Ad-ministration issued a warning in 2013 against one brand he took, Reload, after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active in-gredient in prescription Viagra.

He also told at least one of the women that he had done co-caine, but the brothel says it did not see him take any drugs.

Love Ranch owner Dennis Hof has said that Odom arrived

Oct. 10 for a four-day stay and spent $75,000 on two women who accompanied him in a VIP suite.

Test results from blood sam-ples obtained through a warrant still are pending, and authorities have not ruled out the possibil-ity of taking action against the brothel or Odom.

AP Entertainment Writer Anthony McCartney contributed to this article.

Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian call off divorce

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DALLAS — A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested af-ter a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a pos-sible bomb will be moving with his family to the Middle East so he can attend school there, his family said Tuesday.

Ahmed Mohamed’s family released a statement saying they had accepted a foundation’s offer to pay for his high school and col-lege in Doha, Qatar. He recently visited the country as part of a whirlwind month that included a Monday stop at the White House and an appearance Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol.

“We are going to move to a place where my kids can study

and learn, and all of them be-ing accepted by that country,” Ahmed’s father, Mohamed Elhas-san Mohamed, told The Dallas Morning News before boarding an airplane from Washington back home to Texas on Tuesday.

The statement said the fam-ily has been “overwhelmed by the many offers of support” since Ahmed’s arrest on Sept. 14 at his school in Irving, a Dallas suburb. The family said it accepted an offer from the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Com-munity Development to join its Young Innovators Program.

Ahmed, who along with his family will relocate to Qatar, re-ceived a full scholarship for his secondary and undergraduate education. Ahmed said he was impressed with the program and

thinks he’ll “learn a lot and have fun, too.”

Ahmed took a homemade clock to his high school to show a teacher, but another teacher thought it could be a bomb. The school contacted police, who handcuffed the boy and took him to a detention center. The school suspended him for three days.

A police photo of the device shows a carrying case containing a circuit board and power supply wired to a digital display. Police ultimately chose not to charge Ahmed with having a hoax bomb, and the police chief has said there was no evidence the teen meant to cause alarm. His parents later withdrew him from the school.

But in recent weeks, the teenager has been traveling the world. Ahmed earlier this week

told The Associated Press that he had visited Google and Face-book, along with other compa-nies and institutions. He also visited with the president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, which has prompted some criticism because al-Bashir is wanted by International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and war crimes for atrocities linked to the Darfur fighting. Ahmed’s father is a Sudanese immigrant to the U.S. and a former presidential candidate in Sudan who ran op-posing al-Bashir.

Before attending “Astrono-my Night” at the White House on Monday, where he chatted brief-ly with President Barack Obama, Ahmed said he was grateful. He said the lesson of his experience is: “Don’t judge a person by the

way they look. Always judge them by their heart.”

On Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, Ahmed stood alongside California Rep. Mike Honda as the Democrat praised the teen, saying Ahmed had used his neg-ative experience to raise aware-ness about racial and ethnic profiling. Honda and more than two dozen other congressmen sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch last month calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Ahmed’s detention and arrest.

This story has been correct-ed to show that Ahmed went to high school in Irving and to cor-rect a word in the father’s quote from ‘plan’ to ‘place.’

Texas teen arrested for homemade clock to move to Qatar

By TOM HAYSAssociAted Press

NEW YORK —The robbery crew that pulled off one of the big-gest heists in U.S. history — the $6 million Lufthansa theft immor-talized in “Goodfellas” — was elated at first, but became fearful of being robbed itself, a turncoat mobster testified Tuesday at the trial of his former Mafia boss.

The defendant, Vincent Asaro, was “very happy, really euphoric” when he learned about the mountain of $100 bills scored in the armed holdup in 1978, Gas-pare Valenti told a jury in Brook-lyn federal court. “We thought there was going to be $2 million in cash and there was $6 million.”

But Valenti testified that the joy quickly evaporated when Asa-

ro warned him, “We’ve got to be real careful now. They’ll look to rob us. They’ll look to kill us. It could be anyone who hears of the score.”

The testimony marked the first time Valenti, who is Asaro’s cousin, has publicly given his blow-by-blow account of the heist. Prosecutors say he voluntarily came forward in 2008, implicated Asaro and agreed to testify against him in violation of the Mafia’s once-sacred vow of silence.

After taking the witness stand Tuesday, Valenti, 68, was asked to point out Asaro in the courtroom and describe an article of cloth-ing he was wearing — a blue V-neck sweater. He then described how he started committing rob-beries, arson and other crimes for the 80-year-old defendant in the

1960s as an obedient Bonanno organized crime family associate.

“I was very close with him. ... We had, like, a bond,” he said.

Valenti testified that his in-volvement in the heist orches-trated by James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke — played by Robert De Niro in the movie — began when Asaro told him, “Jimmy Burke has a big score at the airport com-ing up, and you’re invited to go.”

The plan called for Valenti and another robber to take a stolen black van to the airport terminal and use bolt cutters to break into a side entrance, he said. Once inside the terminal, they teamed up with other armed and masked bandits who were holding several workers hostage in a lunch room, he said.

The crew forced one of the workers to open a safe, where they

discovered dozens of boxes con-taining packets holding $125,000 each, bags of gold chains and con-tainers with precious gems that they threw into the van, he said. They then fled and rendezvoused with Asaro and Burke, who were in a car about a mile away, he said.

Asked if the crew had an es-cape plan, Valenti responded, “No. It’s amazing — a robbery that big and nothing was discussed about where to go afterward.”

Asaro and Burke decided the haul should be put in the basement of Valenti’s Brooklyn home be-fore it was moved to various stash houses, the witness said. Burke “gave very little money out at the beginning,” he said, and when he did, it was with a caveat: Don’t spend it in a lavish way that would draw the attention of law enforce-

ment.Still, he said, Asaro used

it to buy a second home, a boat and a Bill Blass designer edi-tion of a Lincoln Continental. Prosecutors have said Asaro also gambled away a big chunk of his $750,000 cut at the racetrack.

Valenti testified that as years passed, his own gambling habit put him deeper and deeper in debt and at odds with Asaro. He was expected to resume testi-fying on Wednesday.

The defense has accused Valenti and other admitted mob-sters expected to testify at the trial of framing Asaro to win leniency in their own cases. If convicted of racketeering con-spiracy and other charges, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Mobster offers inside look at Lufthansa ‘Goodfellas’ heist

By LINDSEY TANNERAssociAted Press

CHICAGO — Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 percent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, gov-ernment surveys show.

The trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permis-sive views about the drug, the researchers say, noting that other studies have shown increasing numbers of adults think mari-juana should be legalized. Rec-reational use is now permitted in four states.

Almost 1 in 3 users had

signs of marijuana dependence or abuse, a slight decline from a decade ago.

The results come from a comparison of health surveys from 2001-02 and 2012-13 spon-sored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Almost 80,000 adults aged 18 and older participated in face-to-face interviews about various health-related behaviors. Results were published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

Pot PartakersParticipants were asked if

they had used marijuana in the past year, and about signs of

problematic use. Those include trying but unable to reduce heavy use, and continued use despite knowing it may be damaging health or causing depression or anxiety — problems affecting about 6.8 million adults, the lat-est survey suggests.

Use increased among all ages but was most common in adults aged 18-29.

Teen marijuana use is higher. About 23 percent of high school students had used the drug in the past month in 2013 — but it has been somewhat stable during the past decade, other research shows.

Experts’ Take

Because most states didn’t have medical marijuana laws dur-ing the survey years, the results likely reflect mostly recreational use, said Deborah Hasin, a Co-lumbia University professor, sub-stance abuse researcher and the study’s lead author.

The results “show people can use marijuana without harms, but there are risks,” she said, adding that more research on causes of problematic use is needed.

Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said other research has shown similar trends but that the sharp increase found in the surveys is striking.

Prevalence of dependence “is of great concern” to public health officials, he said.

Marijuana LandscapeRecreational use is legal in

four states — Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington — and many more have moved to re-duce penalties for marijuana pos-session. Proposed laws support-ing recreational use have been introduced in at least 21 states this year, according to the Na-tional Conference of State Leg-islatures.

Medical marijuana pro-grams have been approved in 23 states.

Survey: Marijuana use in US adults has doubled in decade

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They’re doing itTaking a look at why leaving sex education out of high

school curricula is downright irresponsible.

Students at UNH have sex. It’s a fact.

Planned Parenthood and VOX are well aware of this, and held an event covering sex educa-tion in New Hampshire secondary schools as a part of ‘Sextober’ in the MUB Tuesday night.

But the primary focus of the event’s organizers was not necessarily covering sex at UNH. Rather, the focus was on the way sex education is being taught in New Hampshire’s schools. More specifi cally, the focus was on its apparent absence in high school curricula.

According to Prochoicenh.org, “In New Hampshire, teaching sex education is not mandated by the State. Individual school boards, principals, or health education teachers may decide which, if any, curricula to present. In addition, the State does not track which programs or resources individual schools choose to present.”

Although this state legisla-tion is nothing new, it’s shocking that some New Hampshire school districts continue to adhere to these dated principals of leaving curricular decisions about such an important topic to school board members.

Talking about sex is uncom-

fortable, but it’s a crucial topic to cover during the teenage years. Telling high school students to abstain from sex altogether may be well intentioned, but it’s simply not realistic for everyone. Par-ents would be naïve to think that their children won’t ever engage in sexual intercourse and strictly adhere to policies of abstinence.

The point isn’t that all stu-dents are going to have sex, either. They’re not. Many choose not to for a number of reasons. But young adults shouldn’t be learning about sex for the fi rst time on their own. Instead, students should be learn-ing about safe sex practices, the use of contraceptives and the risks associated with engaging in sexual behavior.

In the same way that school districts hire teachers to educate students in science, language and mathematics as a part of a bal-anced education, it’s irresponsible for school boards, principals and health education teachers to skip over sex education.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 949,270 chlamydia cases (roughly 68 percent) were reported among young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the year 2013. Many of these cases could be

prevented by practicing safe sex by properly using contraceptives and learning about symptoms of sexu-ally transmitted diseases.

Moreover, educating students about consent and the dangers of engaging in sexual intercourse while under the infl uence of alco-hol—which is illegal in this state—could help prevent potential sexual assaults. If students were made more aware of these laws, students would be able to make better deci-sions about sex.

Granted, exactly none of the students on staff at The New Hampshire are parents. But that doesn’t discredit the stance that students have the right to sex edu-cation in high school.

Fortunately for students who may have not had proper sex education in high school, or who are willing to learn more about how to engage in safe, responsible, consensual sexual intercourse, the Sexual Harassment and Rape Pre-vention Program has a number of resources available on its website.

Ultimately, whether or not someone chooses to engage in sexual intercourse is not relevant. High school students would benefi t greatly from being aware of the potential ramifi cations of engaging in sexual intercourse.

The New HampshireThursday, October 22, 201516 OPINION

Groupthink is a psycho-logical phenomenon that occurs within a group of

people, in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.”

That is from Wikipedia. Ob-viously. Look at those vocab words, top-notch stuff. Not like my writing. I joke, of course; I am astoundingly articulate.

The groupthink mentality is a fun one to think about, for most people can begin to rattle off examples with a ferocious veloc-ity including Fox News watch-ers, ‘Crossfitters,’ vegans, pot smokers and so forth. I am not speaking of casual pot smokers, or those Fox News watchers who only occasionally watch Nancy Grace freak out. Rather, I am speaking of people who become so fanatical in their involvement with a certain group that being around them becomes a burden to the cerebrum.

That this phenomenon is intensely prevalent on college campuses should surprise no one. Usually young people are struggling to figure out who they are. For many, trying out new identities can be like trying to find a pair of pants that fits properly. Now imagine if there is a full outfit your size, a large group of people, all willing to be your friends and the only thing required of you is to adopt their philosophy. Who wouldn’t be willing to take on their mindset?

Greek Life is a prime example. You come to college alone, unless some of your high school friends accompanied you onto this next platform in life. If they didn’t, like I said, you’re alone. But here comes a massive group of people, willing to open their arms, home and kegs to you for only a small fee and a few demeaning rituals. Is it any won-der why young men and women continue to line up to try to win the approval of kids who they will have to pay for friendship?

And yet, here are people who come out against your fraternity, leveling terrible claims of sexual harassment or the use of date rape drugs. Or that your sorority is seen as the slum of campus, and you all probably

sleep with more people than you should. These critics are insult-ing your friends! And you paid good money to call them that! How dare someone present any argument that might put your group in a bad light!

The issue with facing criti-cism in a groupthink mentality is you don’t. Any sort of opposition is immediately mocked and never given a second thought. How could you possibly be in the wrong? With your group? This is the best group ever! Outsiders just wish they could be a part of this group.

Attaching yourself tightly with a group takes your self-worth and ties it into the fabric of an idea. The danger in all this is the loss of rational thought. But handing your identity to a group is a much easier way to go through the world. Because who wants to decide what to wear every day? Who wants to figure out what to eat? Why should you have to think through what you saw on the recent political debate? Much better to just let someone else do that thinking for you.

You see this quite a bit with religion. Tom Cruise, you may be a great actor, and “Mission Impossible” movies never cease to excite. But dude, your religion is bonkers. It’s based on a science fiction book. And yet, scientology is not alone in that respect. Why do we give up on the idea of Santa, but stick with the fairy tale of some garden where a snake is incredibly concerned over some guy’s fruit intake? If not for be-ing surrounded with others that tell you from a young age that it is the truth, most would come to realize how odd the whole idea of creation stories are. While everyone is entitled to his or her own beliefs, these same beliefs can lead to the mistreatment, and sometimes even deaths, of others.

It is not difficult to imagine that a large number of people would be willing to kill oth-ers if not pushed by the idea that they are fighting the good fight, blinded by the groupthink phenomenon. Islamic terrorists believe they are doing God’s work, otherwise it wouldn’t make sense to get angry enough to kill over a cartoon, or a lady in a biki-ni. Bikinis are fantastic. Thank you, ladies. And we Americans think we’re the best country in the world, so anyone we kill is a bad guy, because we have it rein-

forced by politicians constantly telling us we’re awesome. Most of us have a sore shoulder from patting ourselves on the back so much. Sorry folks, we’re not that great. And Justin Bieber fans, who must be brainwashed, are ready to cut your throat if you say anything bad. Like point out that he seems to have the IQ of a ferret. I mean, come on, that kid is horrible.

The best thing to do is to pull out of the bubble. Of course it is great to be involved in some-thing, but don’t let that thing become all that you are. Every once in a while, poke your head above water to see what other people are saying. The most left-leaning liberal should listen to the argument for why exces-sive political correctness is coddling the American mind, and the argument that while some government services are good, what happened to what can you do for your country and not the other way around? And the most conservative Republicans can probably accept that it is taxes that fund the military, and it is probably a good idea to have some sort of entity in place to make sure the roads are kept in a drivable condition as opposed to being so riddled with potholes that traveling on them feels like you’re a human shake weight.

Question yourself. The mo-ment you think you’ve figured it all out is the moment you are fur-thest away from doing so. Low-carb eaters: Do you really think it’s that bread that’s making you fat? It’s the most popular food on the planet. Vegans: What about the scientific research that argues we got our big brains from the extra protein and calories meat provides? Just sprinkle a few bacon bits on that salad.

So hear out the crit-ics, because they may have a point. People say I’m just rambling, and if I give it some thought—I might have to agree.

Tim Drugan-Eppich is a senior majoring in English.

Rightly Wrong

Tim Drugan-Eppich

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‘Groupthink’ dangers

Rather, I am speak-ing of people who become so fanati-cal in their involve-ment with a certain group that being around them be-comes a burden to the cerebrum.

But here comes a massive group of people, willing to open their arms, home and kegs to you for only a small fee and a few de-meaning rituals.

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Examining the lost art of thinking for yourself

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The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down section represents the collective opinion of The New Hampshire’s staff and does not necessarily repre-sent the opinion of the student body. But it more than likely does.

Thumbs up to Kygo coming to UNH.

Thumbs down to not having a ticket.

Thumbs up to Netflix and chill.

Thumbs down to deciding what to watch. Too many options, really.

Thumbs up to flannel season.

Thumbs down to frigid morning walks to class.

Thumbs up to carving pumpkins.

Thumbs down to lacking the creativ-ity necessary to properly carve one.

Thumbs up to “Back to the Future.”

Thumbs down to the future not actu-ally being that cool.

Thumbs up to pets.

Thumbs down to cleaning up poop.

Thumbs up to apple picking.

Thumbs down to not having a car to get to an apple orchard.

Thumbs up to the leaves changing colors. The campus looks gorgeous.

Thumbs down to how early it’s get-ting dark outside.

The New Hampshire SPORTS Thursday, October 22, 2015 17

After last season ended, the Celtics were said to be one of the teams who would make big moves. Well, they didn’t. Instead Danny Ainge picked up 32-year-old David Lee, bench player Amir Johnson, and drafted Ter-ry Rozier, RJ Hunter, Jordan Mickey and Marcus Thornton. Free Agents like Marc Gasol and Demarre Carroll went to other teams and the Celtics were left with what boils down to basical-ly the same team as last season. Although they made the playoffs last year, this team is clearly not the most loaded roster in the NBA. So the question still re-mains, who are these Celtics?

Newcomer with the most to prove: Amir Johnson

Here is a guy who has been a bench player his entire career. Through the Celtics’ preseason games, he has broken into the starting lineup and played well averaging 12 points and five re-bounds. Sam Donnelly is a senior journal-ism major and a staff writer at TNH. The rest of his column can be found at TNHdigital.com

How good can the Celtics be?

By SAM DONNELLYSTAFF WRITER

Although it was just a scrim-mage, the UNH men’s basketball team seems ready to compete this season. The Wildcats kicked off their season with the annual Blue vs. White Scrimmage. The game was four eight-minute quarters. The White team defeated the Blue team 53-38.

Senior Ronnel Jordan led the White Team, and all scorers, with 15 points. Freshman Pat McNa-mara hit three three-pointers for 11 points to lead the Blue team.

With a new season comes a new look. With the graduation of seniors Tommy McDonnell and Matt Miller, there is room for other players to step up and earn more playing time. Miller, whose appeal for a sixth year was denied by the NCAA, was part of the starting five last season and made 63 three-pointers while averaging almost 10 points a game. With him out, the question is, who will fill his role?

“Its up in the air right now,” head coach Bill Herrion said. “I think the logical move is Ronnel getting more playing time. Offen-sively Ronnel played very well tonight, but it has to be consistent. I think Pat McNamara can really shoot the ball for a freshman, so I think we have a few guys that can fill that void.”

The Wildcats will play mul-tiple teams early in the season with plenty of size to overmatch UNH’s starting lineup, which uses three guards. That doesn’t mean Herrion doesn’t have op-tions. Against teams like Boston

College, UConn, and Southern Methodist University, look for 6-foot-7-inch Jacoby Armstrong, 6-foot-9-inch Iba Camara, and 6-foot-6-inch Tanner Leissner to be on the floor at one time.

“We have been talking about that as a staff all summer and fall,” Herrion said. “We are off tomorrow, we will come back to practice Friday and start looking at times Jacoby, Iba, and Tanner together and probably play some zone with that team… pretty big team.”

The Wildcats added three freshmen to the team this sea-son—forward David Watkins from Dorchester, Massachusetts, guard Andrew Dotson from Ar-lington, Texas and McNamara from Arlington Heights, Illinois. Almost all of last year’s returning players saw significant minutes throughout the season last sea-son. As a freshman, the prospect of breaking onto the court can be intimidating, but Herrion believes that the freshman can contribute to this team.

“I think right now our pro-gram is in a good position where we have older players with expe-rience,” Herrion said. “In years past we have had to rely on true freshman; that’s hard. I thought Andrew played well at the point guard position, Pat made some shots and David is going to have to get some time as a front court player.”

Although this is the first time that public has been able to see this year’s squad, the real season started about three weeks ago when practice started. Herrion addressed the crowd before the

game and he made one message very clear: the Wildcats have a lot of work to do.

“We have a lot of work to do at both ends of the floor,” Herrion said. “It’s still early but we have to tighten up a lot of things. We have three weeks till the opener and the guys know we have a lot of work to do.”

The captains this season, as voted by the players, are Arm-strong, Jaleen Smith and Joe Bramanti. All three were starters last season and played significant roles on the team. Bramanti made America East First Team All-De-fense, Smith was voted to the All-Conference tournament team and Armstrong was selected to third team All-Conference.

Due to NCAA rules, the Wildcats weren’t allowed to have organized team practice until three weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean that was the first time the players worked out. Coaches had players doing individual workouts throughout the summer. As for the players who impressed Herrion with their progress, the list isn’t short.

“I thought Jaleen had a great summer and fall,” Herrion said. “Iba has improved immensely from last year and I loved the way Jacoby played tonight and how aggressive he was. As for Tanner, he just brings so much to the table on both sides of the floor.”

The improvement for Leiss-ner has been physical and the sophomore has clearly been in the weight room. Herrion says that all the players have done well in the weight room and gotten stronger. They will need to be too. Unlike

in years past, UNH is now the team to beat in America East, and they won’t sneak up on anyone.

“That’s the biggest challenge we are going to have this year,” Herrion said. “Whether we snuck up on people or they didn’t re-spect us, we had a good year, but that’s over now and we have to learn to play with a target on our back and we have to be ready to play every night.”

The Wildcats will begin their new season Nov. 13 when they host Lyndon State College. This game will be part of a double-header with the women’s team, which takes on Colby-Sawyer that same night. The game is a white out and students will re-ceive white t-shirts.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Season kicks off with Blue-White game

“Last year, our boat finished 10th. So to be in this boat and see everything come full circle was a great experience for me,” Smith said. “This race was for the Harn-ing family, and also the whole team and UNH program too.”

Susan Harning was battling cancer last year, but left the hos-pital against the doctor’s orders to watch the UNH team compete at the Head of the Charles. It was the last race that she saw before she passed away.

“To have the dedication on the same day and then have the boat win its first race was unbe-lievable,” Gene Harning said.

The athletes also expressed their emotions, speaking about how the loss of a loved one brought them closer together as a team last year, and helped to make Saturday’s race special, not just for the five athletes manning the boat, but for the entire UNH program.

“It’s not real, yet,” said Smith, clearly still emotional.

It may not seem so—the clas-sic underdog story mixed with the emotions of honoring a lost loved one—but one thing is for certain: The race was real.

And it was special.

VOLLEYBALLcontinued from page 20

COURTESY OF EMILY BOURQUE

Megan Mottola, Sydney Michalak, Alison Smith, Emily Lane and David Desaulniers race the “Susan L. Harning” to a win in the Head of the Charles Regatta over the weekend. The 4,800-meter race was completed in 19:30.913, beating the second-place team, Nova Southeastern University, by a mere .02 seconds. Barry University was third, 1.02 seconds behind UNH’s squad.

DONNELLY’S DOSSiEr

Sam Donnelly

PUTTIng OUT TwICE a wEEk.

SInCE 1911.

TNH

The New HampshireThursday, October 22, 201518 SPORTS

hockey previewUNH at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Friday at 7:00 p.m.; Mullins Center in Amherst, MAUNH is 1-2; UMass is 3-0

UNH at Union College Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Messa Rink in Schenectady, NY

UNH is 1-2; Union is 2-0-2

The Wildcats will begin what will be an extremely tough week-end when they open Hockey East conference play on Friday night on the road against UMass Am-herst.

Last year, these two teams faced off twice. They split the se-ries, grabbing victories in their re-spective home rinks, with the most recent matchup being a Wildcat victory at the Whittemore Center by a score of 5-2. UMass fi nished in the bottom three last year in scoring.

But that was the past, and this year the Minutemen are red-hot entering the matchup. They are undefeated, with a 3-0 overall re-cord as they open conference play. It’s the fi rst time they’ve happened since the 2006-2007 season, when they started 2-0-1.

Much of UMass’ success season comes from the young of-fensive attack it brings to the table. Sophomore Dennis Kravchenko

and freshman Austin Plevy are at the top of the stats column. Kravchenko leads the team in points with eight and the duo both have four goals. UMass is averag-ing fi ve goals per game.

The game-changer in this matchup will be the third period. UMass has scored an intimidating nine goals in the third period this season. The Wildcats have a ten-dency to up the ante in the third period, with six goals of their own in the third stanza.

On the outside looking in, this matchup does not look good for the Wildcats. UMass has not lost a game, and UNH is coming off of a rather forgettable week-end against St. Lawrence and Clarkson. But this matchup pro-vides a golden opportunity for the ‘Cats. A redemption win from last weekend on the road and a win in Hockey East could be the cure the Wildcats need to start a run on this road trip.

On Saturday the Wildcats say hello to a familiar foe in Union College.

The Dutchmen’s resume speaks for itself: it fi nds a way into the NCAA tournament nearly every year and won the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship in 2014. Union hasn’t had a los-ing season since the 2006-2007 campaign.

This year shows not much has changed for the Dutchmen. The team is 2-0-2 on the season, with one of those wins against the 2014 NCAA tournament runner-up Boston University.

Junior Mike Vecchione has played a part in the Dutchmen’s offensive production. Vecchione leads the team with four points and also leads the team in assists, with three.

Most of the weight has fallen

on goaltender Alex Sakellaropou-los’s shoulders who has put up convincing numbers with a 1.58 goals against average with a .941 save percentage.

This team can be beaten and the Wildcats have a chance to steal one on the road. Take a look at some of the stats for Union

Through four games this sea-son: nine total goals, a 2.3 goals per game average, and 1-18 on the power play. None of those statis-tics should be concerning if you’re a Wildcat fan. Union goaltenders have seen 111 shots on goal this year so UNH should have its fair share of looks against the Dutch-men.

As long as Tirone stays strong and composed between the pipes, the Wildcats could surprise some of their critics this Saturday against Union.

STATof theDAYWildcat players who have scored a goal this season.

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4-2 UMass over UNH; 3-1 Union over UNH

Brian Dunn, Sports Editor: 3-2 UNH over UMass; 3-1 UNH over Union

TNH Picks“It will be a tough weekend. But they’re tough every weekend. We just need to play better.”

Head coach Dick Umile

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The UNH football team is in unfamiliar territory. For 162 weeks of play—which goes back to opening night of the 2004 sea-son—the Wildcats have been a Top-25 team in the country. That streak ended when Monday’s rankings came out and the Wild-cats were two votes from the 25th spot.

Now, the Wildcats are 3-3, out of the Top-25 in the FCS, and likely need to run the table to make it to the playoffs for their 12th year in a row under head coach Sean McDonnell. Coach Mac and his staff have briefed the team—the remainder of this sea-son will have to be looked at as fi ve one-game seasons, and each one is do or die for the Wildcats to have a hope of fi nishing with a strong enough record to make a postseason push.

On the other side of the fi eld on Saturday will be the Univer-sity of Delaware Blue Hens, who nest at 2-4 on the season and share UNH’s 1-2 record in Colo-nial Athletic Association (CAA) games. The Blue Hens also share history with the Wildcats and UNH’s impressive 162-game streak.

In 2003, Delaware won the FCS National Championship, and was celebrating the win on open-

ing night in 2004.UNH’s starting quarterback

went down with an injury in the fi rst half, and redshirt freshman Ricky Santos entered the game. Santos connected with sophomore wide receiver David Ball for a 44-yard touchdown completion that shocked the FCS football world, as UNH upended the defending champs 24-21.

Santos and Ball formed one of the most dangerous passing batteries in all of college foot-ball, and in Santos’ four years as a starter, the Wildcats went 37-14 and made the playoffs in each of those seasons. Santos helped the team win an Atlantic 10 Football Conference Championship, two Northern Division Champion-ships and was a three-time All-American selection. He won the Walter Payton Award as the top player in Division I FCS football in 2006. He ended his career at UNH as No. 3 all-time in passing yards (13,212) and career passing touchdowns (123) in the NCAA.

Ball, meanwhile, broke NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s colle-giate career receiving touchdown mark on Oct. 14, 2006. In his career, Ball hauled in 58 touch-downs. He nearly broke another of Rice’s records, logging 4,655 receiving yards, which is second

only to Rice’s 4,693, and Ball’s 27 career games with over 100 yards receiving is better than Rice’s 24. Ball and Santos both went on to short stints in the NFL, while put-ting UNH football on the map.

Santos is now the wide re-ceivers coach at UNH. So far, the Wildcats’ offense has struggled to get production from most of its players, but no position has dis-appointed quite like the receiving corps, since stars R.J. Harris and Harold Spears graduated to start their own chance at the NFL.

Part of the issue is lack of experience. Seniors Jared Allison and Mike Kelly were expected to help replace Harris, though Al-lison and Kelly recorded only 48 combined catches, for 240 yards and 105 yards, respectively last season. Newcomers Rory Dono-van and Amechie Walker, Jr. have been pleasant surprises. Walker, Jr. has 11 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns, but hasn’t been a consistent force for the Wildcats. Donovan has been even less consistent, with nine catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.

Part of the issue can also be blamed on the quarterbacking carousel the Wildcats have had to deal with this year. Senior captain Sean Goldrich spent three weeks on the sidelines with a high ankle

sprain. In his absence, Chris Mc-Cormick was afforded the oppor-tunity to step up; he was largely ineffective in one quarter of play against Stony Brook. Junior Adam Riese came in and made two solid starts for the ‘Cats, both wins. Redshirt freshman Trevor Knight has shown Andy Vailas-like fl ashes in his few opportuni-ties to play, though his athleticism can’t make up for the three extra years in the system that Goldrich and Riese have.

Now that Goldrich is back, he needs to be more consistent than he was in his limited time this season. The senior was expected to compete at an All-CAA level for the Wildcats, as he’s shown himself capable of doing in the past. But this year Goldrich is 42-74, an atrocious 56.76 completion percentage. He has 380 yards and one touchdown in three games, to go with two interceptions. Gold-rich needs to perform at a higher level to draw out the best in his receivers and to take the pressure off of running back Dalton Cros-san, who has borne much of the offensive workload this season.

Crossan leads the team with 94 rushes for 506 yards and eight rushing touchdowns. Coupled with his prowess in the return game, Crossan has virtually car-

ried the offense in 2015. Teams key on him, and will continue to do so until the Wildcats show that other players can explode with the ball in their hands.

11 years later, these Blue Hens and Wildcats are two very different teams from those that met at the start of UNH’s his-toric streak. They’re on the brink, looking to salvage seasons, and one thing is clear for UNH: The offense needs to get into gear to keep UNH in the playoff hunt.

Wildcat gameday UNH vs. Delaware

Saturday at 3:30 p.m.; Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium in Newark, DEUNH is 3-3; Delaware is 2-4

The end of an era

Four Quarters Impact Player: Sean Goldrich

Sean Goldrich will be mak-ing his fourth appearance of the season. The senior passer has struggled with injuries over his career, and a high ankle sprain kept him out for three games this season.

In his limited playing time, Goldrich has struggled to show off the poise and polish that made him a potential All-CAA player in the preseason. He’s completed only 56 percent of his passes, and has a single touchdown in his three starts, compared to fi ve for junior Adam Riese, who had two starts in his absence. Goldrich has the most inexperienced supporting cast of

his career, and needs to assert him-self as the team’s offensive leader.

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STATof theDAYUNH’s national ranking in redzone defense this season.

12Andrew Yourell, Sports Editor: 24-21, UNHBrian Dunn, Sports Editor: 30-24, UNHGreg Laudani, Sta� Writer: 23-20, UNHSam Donnelly, Sta� Writer: 31-21, DelawareSam Rabuck, Executive Editor: 35-28 UNH

TNH Picks“A lot of people put in a lot of good work to do what we did and [the streak] was a great accomplishment but it doesn’t mean anything to me until you get to November and you � nd out where you truly are in a lot of ways.” Head coach Sean McDonnell

When UNH runs the ballJunior running back Dalton Crossan does it all

for the Wildcats, returning kicks, catching the ball out of the backfi eld and, of course, carrying the football. Crossan has 506 yards on 94 carries this season, in-cluding 100-plus yard games in the last two contests. He’s No. 7 in the nation with eight rushing touch-downs, No. 12 in scoring with 9.0 points per game, and No. 13 in all purpose yards, with 157.5 yards per game.

When UNH passes the ballThe Wildcats have starting quarterback Sean

Goldrich back from injury, but they haven’t been able to celebrate so far. Goldrich was 15-29 for 154 yards against the William & Mary Tribe, and threw two in-terceptions. He’s been ineffi cient this year, which has been the word to describe the entire passing attack.

When Delaware runs the ballDelaware ranks No. 12 in the nation in rushing

offense, with 244 yards per game. Thomas Jefferson leads the team with 514 yards on 84 carries, with three touchdowns. Kareem Williams has run the ball 82 times for 392 yards and a touchdown of his own. Quarterback Joe Walker is a threat to run as well, with 281 yards and a touchdown on the season. In total, four rushers have at least 100 yards this sea-son.

When William & Mary passes the ballJoe Walker may be a threat to run the ball, but

so far he’s disappointed as a passer. The redshirt freshman has completed 41 of 100 passes for 369 yards, one touchdown and fi ve interceptions. Diante Cherry leads the team in receiving, with 14 recep-tions for 162 yards.

Coach Mac’s Take:

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As a small school in the Northeast, UNH sports teams often find themselves stepping into the role of David, taking on the bigger schools that are the juggernaut Goliath. For the UNH crew team, the comparison barely begins to describe the uphill battle the Wildcats won on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Unlike most of the other 34 teams competing in the two-day event, which is the world’s largest regatta, the UNH team is a club sports team, not a varsity program. Despite the seeming disadvantage, the Women’s Collegiate Fours team raced out to victory in the 4,800-meter race in 19 minutes, 30.913 seconds, finishing just ahead of Nova Southeastern University’s 19:30.933 effort.

“Other teams have recruiting advantages,” sophomore team member Emily Lane said. “We are walk-ons, barely ever recognized. I transferred in from a Division II school. They had top of the line facilities, but I wouldn’t trade anything for this team.”

Lane was joined in the four-person boat by senior captains Alison Smith and Megan Mottola and sophomore classmate Sydney Michalik. David Desaulniers, the men’s team’s president, served as the coxswain in the race.

For the team’s seniors, winning the race was a way to leave a lasting legacy on the UNH rowing program after years of hard work.

“For me, this team and this race mean the world. I’ve been connected to the team since the first week of my freshman year,” Smith said. “It has shaped my whole college experience…this is the footprint that we will be leaving behind at UNH.”

In most sports, coaches have contact with players throughout the contest. They’re able to speak to the athletes, call timeouts to refocus their teams and they can adjust to things on the fly. In rowing, this isn’t the case, according to head coach Rachel Rawlinson.

“There are no timeouts or substitutions. The athletes and coxswains must be respon-sible and drive their own level of commitment and competition,” she said. “As coaches we

do our best to develop competitive integrity and personal responsibility because when we push them off from the dock for their event, that’s it. We don’t see them again until they are back on land two hours later.”

Desaulniers, as coxswain, was responsible for steering the boat, navigating the ob-stacles, monitoring the online electronics and driving the team. For the senior, the task was made easy by the hard work put in by Michalik, Mottola, Lane and Smith.

“The 19 minutes went by like nothing,” Desaulniers said. “I’ve never had a crew just hammer on it. We were lightning out there; we made the other crews look like they were just sitting there.”

The starts to the race were staggered, making it very difficult for the crews to know whether they were on pace to win or not. For a team that wasn’t concerned with winning, just with leaving it all in the boat, this wasn’t a problem. But they could tell they were close after passing Penn State, Philadelphia, Trinity and Bowdoin during the race.

“I remember we just started passing boats,” Michalik said. “At one point, David said, ‘We have a chance here if you keep pulling.’”

The win marked UNH’s first victory in the Head of the Charles Regatta, and was a huge statement win for a program that does not have the practice facilities, academic and athletic support and school funding that most varsity programs have.

But the win was also much more than that for the UNH team. The Wildcats raced in the newly christened Susan L. Harning, a four-person boat purchased with money that the team’s been raising all year. Susan Harning is the late mother of UNH rowing graduate Lisa Harning, who was a coxswain on last year’s team, who passed away last year after a fight with cancer.

To win the world’s largest race in the Susan L. Harning’s first race was emotional for the entire team, and for the program as a whole. Gene Harning, Susan’s husband, spoke to the team before the race, and was a part of the boat’s christening ceremony.

The New York Mets won Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs to advance to the World Series for the first time since the 2000 season.

Racing for more than gold and glory

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From L to R: Megan Mottola, Sydney Michalak, Alison Smith, Emily Lane and David Desaulniers crewed the “Susan L. Harning” to a win in the Head of the Charles Regatta over the weekend. The new boat was named after the late mother of graduated coxswain Lisa Harning and the win in Cambridge was the christening race for the boat.

UNH’s club crew team piloted a special boat to victory in the Head of the Charles

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