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The New HampshireVol. 101, No. 49www.TNHonline.com Summer 2012

Serving the University of New Hampshire since 1911

INSIDETHE NEWS

SUMMER 2012Our guide to the happenings of the summer and a look at the year ahead

Alyssa Taliaferro shares 15 songs for the ultimate summer playlist.

Following a spring battle, the football team brings a three-person quarterback competition into fall camp.

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Check out what’s on tap for the Seacoast area this summer.

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Young’s restaurant strives to be sustainable by purchasing local goods.

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Durham developers are working on a proposal that could drastically change the face of Main Street in the coming years.

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Following a spring battle, the football team brings a three-person quarterback competition into fall camp.

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UNH ShorthandHere’s a guide to some of the lingo that you might hear on campus, particulary when it comes to buildings and places.

CampCo - The Campus Convenience StoreThe Cowellsseum - Cowell StadiumDHOP - Durham House of PizzaThe Dump - The Durham MarketplaceGSS - Granite Square Station“The Gym” - Hamel Recreation Center“The Food Court” - Union Court in the MUB

Ham Smith - Hamilton Smith HallHoCo - Holloway CommonsMUB - Memorial Union BuildingPCAC - Paul Creative Arts CenterPhilly - Philbrook Dining HallUpper Quad - The rectangular area formed by Devine, Randall, and Hitchcock Halls

Lower Quad- The rectangular area formed by Gibbs, Hunter, and EnglehardtSERC - Southeast Residential CommunityT-Hall - Thompson HallThe Whit - The Whittemore CenterWizbee - The Whittemore School of Business (WSBE)

UNH Campus MapIn case you’re new to the area, here’s a map of the main UNH campus so you can help familiarize yourself with the locale.

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By JOEL KOSTArts Editor

On April 2, the town of Dur-ham signed an agreement with the Durham Development Associates that could potentially change the face of Main Street and Pettee Brook Lane.

The agreement, which is ac-cessible to the public on the town’s website, states that Durham will not “sell, market, lease, or allow occupancy of the Premises in or-der to allow the Buyer an oppor-tunity to develop and present a proposal.”

Specifically, the agreement refers to the Pettee Brook Lane parking lots and the area between them. Durham Development As-sociates is currently working with People’s United Bank and Alpha Tau Omega to acquire those prop-erties for further development, but an agreement has yet to be reached.

Proposals for development include the relocation of the UNH Barnes & Noble Bookstore, a home for People’s United Bank in the new structure, additional park-ing, and other office and retail op-tions. The exact building options depend on how much land the development company is able to purchase.

Tim Elliott, the manager of the Durham Development Associ-ates, said by email that the com-pany is just beginning to look into its development options.

“We are exploring ways to mesh the existing town fab-ric with several new audiences and development projects includ-ing space for technology, commer-cial/office and broadened retail op-portunities,” Elliott said. “We look forward to working with the town of Durham and the university to assemble a mixed-use sustainable vision for the community over the next several months as we begin exploring plans.”

The goal of the agreement could help reinvent the face of downtown Durham. As more and more options for shopping ap-pear in neighboring towns such as Portsmouth and Newington, students and residents of Durham have spent less time and cash at venues on Main Street. Making downtown Durham a go-to place for both parties to relax and shop is a large priority.

“This is a very exciting time in Durham’s history,” Durham Town Administrator Todd Selig said. “Durham is a quintessential college community with a wide array of positive attributes. Over the years residents in the commu-nity have expressed in a variety of forms that they’d like to see a wider array of offerings in the downtown.”

Much of the downtown area is focused on the student popula-tion. Accompanying the two pizza

shops, a sub shop, a student book-store, and Town & Campus and Hayden Sports (which mostly sell UNH apparel, products and school supplies) are a few dining and shopping options for those outside of the university population.

“Full-time, year-round resi-dents appreciate those and take advantage of those, but they’d like more,” Selig said. “They’d like to have things open in the evening for an adult population, not simply a student population.”

The university also hopes to benefit from these future develop-ment plans. Along with making the area a more vibrant location, the university aims to acquire office space for related business entities.

The Interoperability Lab is one of those entities that the uni-versity is interested in moving into a downtown location. Currently located on Technology Drive, the group hopes that an appropriate situation will materialize in that part of town, according to Doug Bencks, the university architect and director of Campus Planning.

Diana Carroll, a resident of Durham since 1974 and member of the town council, said that the downtown area had a much more diverse assortment of options for both residents of Durham and students. As Carroll put it, Main Street was once “bustling with ac-tivity.”

“It was very vibrant, alive,” Carroll said. “It was a very differ-ent Main street.”

Instead of relying on other towns for shopping and enter-tainment, residents of Durham had Main Street, complete with a Houghton’s Hardware store, the Franklin Theatre and Durham Vid-eo, all of which were available to students and townspeople.

“I could go down a list of things that Durham no longer has,” said Julian Smith, longtime resi-dent of Durham and retired UNH professor.

It wasn’t until the 1980s when downtown Durham started to see massive changes in both business and activity. Newington started building its mall, and as a result, Main Street slowly became what it is now.

Even though the plans for Main Street and Pettee Brook Lane will make massive alterations to downtown Durham, Selig assures that Durham development will keep the college town atmosphere.

“It intends to keep it a quaint, New England college communi-ty,” Selig said. “We have an excel-lent downtown. We’re trying to en-hance that so there’s even more.”

Still, some are concerned about the outcome.

“There’s always room for improvement, but I’m going to watch this with a big caution flag and with eyes wide open,” Kenny Young, owner of Young’s Res-taurant, said. “Change is always scary.”

Young stated that the devel-opment has “great intentions and great logic,” but if it cannot help generate business downtown, it won’t work.

Carroll believes that it will be a “big plus for Durham,” but only if the right suggestions are shown to the town council. She is hopeful that it will bring back some of the life and energy that the downtown area once had.

“I think re-development of that area would be just great,” Carroll said. “I’m in favor of development, but I’m interested in the plans that are brought forward. It will have to be very pedestrian-friendly.”

Smith shares similar views about the development plans, but is most concerned about the connection with UNH and its students.

“We hope it’s successful in its relationship with the univer-sity,” Smith said.

Creating strong relations with UNH is a central hope for the town of Durham in this new development plan, especially regarding additional job possibili-ties for students.

“Another goal of the com-munity is to create additional professional jobs in town,” Selig said. “We’re hopeful new devel-opment will foster that kind of job growth.”

Fostering job growth and commercial growth within the downtown area of Durham is the inspiration for future projects. Along with the new Peter T. Paul School of Business and Econom-ics building, plans to construct a new center for the arts in C-Lot are in the works.

“It creates yet an additional dimension to broaden the down-town experience for both the cam-pus, the downtown community and folks who might be enticed to come down to Durham to shop,” Selig said.

As of April 2, Elliott and his team had six months to propose a plan to the town council. More details on the downtown proj-ect will emerge in the coming months.

Durham signs agreement to change the face of downtown

There’s always room for improve-ment, but I’m going to watch this with a big caution flag and with eyes wide open. Change is always scary.”

Ken YoungOwner, Young’s Restuarant

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There is talk of changing the layout and adding businesses such as the UNH Bookstore to Main St, currently located in the MUB.

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The Peter T. Paul School of Business and Economics building is set to be open for the spring semester of 2013.

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The Interoperability Lab, currently located on Technology Drive, is hoping to be able to move closer to downtown.

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The closing of Ballards Restaurant this past February is another way that the downtown Durham area has changed.

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By CORINNE HOLROYDStaff Writer

Whether it is your first or last year here at UNH, getting involved in organizations and clubs around campus is an important part of the college experience. From student organizations to club sports to Greek Life, there are many oppor-tunities to meet new people, gain knowledge outside of class, and to just have fun.

Freshman year, I definitely

wanted to try something complete-ly new and out of my comfort zone while meeting new people, so I de-cided that one thing I wanted to do was try a club sport.

As I read down the list of about 30 club sports offered by UNH Campus Recreation, I saw the fencing club. I remember watching The Princess Bride in eighth grade and loving the sword fight between Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya – “you killed my father, prepare to die” – and Cary Elwes as Westley.

While we admittedly do not jump from rocks and switch sword-hands in the middle of a bout, we do travel to schools around the North-east and compete on a national level in places like Chicago, Hartford, and next year, Los Angeles. It is an interesting sport, and leads family, friends, and others to ask me ques-tions ranging from, “Do you actual-ly get stabbed?” to “Which weapon do you fence?” to “So you build fences?”

The fencing team has become my family on campus, filling my schedule with weekly team din-ners, practice three times a week, and the occasional mall trip, movie night, or snow-filled day throwing snowballs and sledding down li-brary hill.

If you want to do something like build your resume, organiza-tions and clubs can be a conver-sation-starter with an employer, or can help you get ahead of other potential employees by giving you opportunities for experience.

Some organizations are groups of students just like you, sharing majors, interests, and goals. You can meet people in the same boat as you and people who can help you advance academi-cally and professionally.

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By ALYSSA TALIAFERROStaff Writer

The April morning was as busy as any other at Young’s Res-taurant in downtown Durham. Skillets sizzled. Cutting boards were piled high with apples and berries. Toasters were hot. The ba-con? It came from North Country Meats of Claremont, N.H. The fruit? From DeMerritt Hill Farm, in nearby Lee, and Wyman’s Blue-berries, of Millbridge, Maine. The bread? Piantedosi Baking Co. in Massachusetts. The eggs? Dorothy Egg Farms in Winthrop, Maine. “Buying local and going green is just the right thing to do,” Young’s current owner Ken Young said.

Originally, Dick and Annette Young of Dover took over the res-taurant and coffee shop based on the principal of using local pro-duce. Current owners Ken Young and his wife Cathy are committed to maintaining it. As the locavore movement—the conscious effort to only consume food that has been locally grown or produced—spreads around the globe, it has gathered speed along the seacoast, too.

The reason Young’s is trying to “go green and buy local,” Young said, is because it is healthier than buying from large corporations that mass-produce their products.

“Even though Dorothy eggs are local, they are not cage-free. So they are affordable,” Young said. “But we give the customer the option to have cage-free if they want to pay more. ‘Options’ in my business is the key word. To me, the only tradeoff is that good food and healthier [local] food is more expensive. It somewhat affects the profitably, and it definitely takes up more of my time.”

Buying local can come at a hefty price for a small business like Young’s, whose struggle in making it as a business that has begun to buy local comes down to dollars and cents.

“If a cage-free egg omelet with Pineland Farms cheese and local potatoes were on a plate for one dollar, then the average food would cost approximately 50 cents,” Young said.

Young’s buys locally in the states of New Hampshire, Mas-sachusetts, Vermont and Maine. Buying locally also reduces the en-vironmental impact of transporting goods long distances, which is why the restaurant works with only one food vendor, Prime Food Group, whose delivery truck runs on bio-diesel, according to Young.

Young said that buying local when one can makes sense, but it could affect the profitability of his small business if he were to elimi-nate his primary vendor.

“Each and every business must look at their market to see if this local movement will work for them. I think, if I did everything local, I may not survive. It simply would cost too much,” Young said.

The economic tradeoffs of buying local can be a financial burden. Local or organic food of-ten proves more costly and in the economic crises our nation is still facing, many restaurants and busi-nesses are not willing to take that

risk. However, upscale restaurants like The Black Trumpet Bistro and The District in Portsmouth, as well as smaller eateries like Fresh Lo-cal Café and Truck are beginning to follow the locavore trend.

“Networking with like-mind-ed businesses is one of the smartest things we can do,” Young said.

Daniel Winans, director of the EcoGastronomy dual major at the University of New Hampshire, said that the challenge has to do with educating customers about the res-taurant’s goals.

“With a small business like Young’s, you’ll often find a small but strong customer base,” Winans said. “There are the regulars that come in everyday or every week and order the same thing. They expect consistency without really ever knowing where the ingredi-ents are coming from.”

Winans said that businesses have a better chance of surviving when buying local because of their strong customer base and close connection to other small produc-ers. Dollars spent locally circulate and enhance the local economy, and Young’s is aware of this.

Another challenge Young’s faces – in Winans’ opinion – is food sourcing. Larger restaurants like The Black Trumpet Bistro have 10 or more sources they get their ingredients from to enhance their cultured menu.

“Our pallets have developed with a global supply of food,” Wi-nans said.

The key to running a business off of local food products is to find other local businesses that share the same vision. Piantedosi Baking Co., of Malden, Mass., is a firm be-liever in what Young’s is trying to accomplish by preserving and sus-taining community, which is why their baked goods are sold on the menu at Young’s.

The bakery grew out of the family home, into a small shop in Everett, Mass., less than 60 miles from Young’s Restaurant. It has grown significantly over the years, including the implementation of a state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot baking facility, according to the bakery.

“The company is focused on providing big-company capabili-ties with small-company customer attention levels,” Julie Piantedosi said.

The financial risk of buying more products and ingredients lo-cally affects a restaurant’s clien-tele as well. That is why Young has decided to give his customers the option of purchasing the more expensive but healthier choices on the menu. The restaurant is most popular for its omelets, which, for a few dollars more, a customer can purchase with the option of order-ing with cage-free eggs.

“The way that our food system is currently run is largely through subsidies that pay farmers the in-credibly low amount they receive per bushel. It’s not nearly enough to break even for the year,” said Danielle Zamarchi, president of UNH Slow Food, an organization that spreads awareness about local foods to support local economies.

The concept of Slow Food is what originally began the buzz of growing, buying, and eating lo-cal. Young’s is a top leader of the movement in the area, as it pur-

chases 40 percent of its food prod-ucts and ingredients locally, ac-cording to Young.

“When you buy processed food you have to consider you are also paying the manufacturers/dis-tributers, etc., as well as the farm-ers,” UNH junior Maura McCart-ney said. “Whereas if you purchase from a local farmer, you are pay-ing directly for a crop that just he or she produced. Organic or local produce may be more expensive because it is higher quality. Some-times it’s worth paying that extra dollar or two for vegetables, fruit, grain, and legume if it is healthi-er for you, more sustainable for the environment and boosting the economy.”

Back in the kitchen one af-ternoon at Young’s, a variation of colored juices ran off the wooden countertop, the grooves of the wood, stained a violent pink and purple, splurged from the center of a ripe, robust blueberry. The ori-gin of the blueberry is linked with farming practices aimed at reduc-ing food miles while enhancing the safety of food.

“We all have a responsibility to preserve our resources and en-vironment,” Young said. “We’ve been committed from our founding

to the local community.”

sThis story was produced as part of

“Sustainable Stories,” a reporting project by newswriting students in the UNH

Journalism Program. You can find more from the project at sustainu.org.

Young’s Restaurant stays loyal to going local

We all have a responsibility to preserve our resources and environment. We’ve been committed from our founding to the local community.”

Ken YoungYoung’s Restaurant Owner

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Breakfast at Young’s Restaurant is hectic, but that does not stop them from using local foods such as eggs, bacon and fruits.

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By ALLIE GINWALAContributing Writer

Windows are open wide in Hamilton-Smith room 142 on a hot Monday afternoon as 11 stu-dents settle in for the day’s debate: should genetically modified food be legal?

The students sit in two facing rows: proponents versus oppo-nents. Each team member presents his or her argument in the front of the room.

A key thing separates this group from others at the Univer-sity of New Hampshire: these stu-dents from China, Vietnam and South Korea are taking Bridge English 400B, one of the highest levels in the Navitas program, de-signed for international students looking to receive a college degree in the U.S.

With the recent budget cuts from the state and a downturn in the number of high school gradu-ates in New England, the Navitas program at UNH is a new attempt at survival: a chance to bring di-versity and dollars from around the world.

A chief goal of the program is to increase UNH’s international population to 10 percent over the next five years. This coincides with the drop of high school graduates in New England, expected to be around 11 percent between 2005 and 2017, according to Mark Ru-binstein, vice president of Student and Academic Services at UNH.

“The 10 percent figure rep-resents something of a practical offset to what might otherwise be a downturn in UNH enrollment,” Rubinstein said.

For more than a century, UNH focused on serving New Hamp-shire residents in its role as a pub-lic university. In tough financial times, however, the administration must think differently to survive.

“Traditionally, UNH has had a very, very small number of in-ternational students,” Mary Clark, linguistics and ESL Institute pro-fessor, said.

In past years, even the Univer-sity of Maine at Orono had higher numbers of international students.

“The mere fact that we’re out of the way is no excuse,” Clark said.

One reason UNH hasn’t been as interested in the program in past years is the amount of resources needed to recruit international stu-dents that the university was not prepared to commit, Clark said.

Many faculty and staff believe that increasing the international population at UNH would benefit students and allow them to explore different perspectives and cultures.

“The university is often de-scribed as homogeneous,” Rubin-stein said.

Established in 1994, Navitas is an Australian company that of-fers students the chance to connect with different degree programs across the globe, with an empha-sis on English language instruc-

tion. Over 55,000 students from 87 countries are enrolled each year.

In January of 2011, Navitas opened its UNH office. This gave international students the chance to obtain the equivalent of one year in a UNH bachelor’s degree program with intensive language training and a sheltered academic environment. For their first year, Navitas students take English language and Discovery Program courses only with other Navitas students and instructors before they transfer as sophomores into specific degree programs.

With 73 students currently en-rolled, the majority of Navitas stu-dents at UNH are from China, with Vietnam representing the second largest group.

“UNH is a Tier 1 National University, ranked 101 by the 2011 U.S. News and World Re-port, which makes it a preferred program for incoming Navitas stu-dents,” said Bobbi Gerry, execu-tive director of Navitas at UNH.

Navitas classes are housed in Hamilton-Smith Hall as part of the English department, where the English as a Second Language (ESL) Institute is responsible for language instruction. The State Department requires that those who receive student visas to study in an English language institute must be in language class for 20 hours each week. Navitas students do this during the spring, fall and summer semesters of their first year.

Navitas is a “self-funding” program, with the students pay-ing tuition to participate. Since students are taking primarily Navi-tas courses during their first year at UNH, 60 percent of the tuition goes to Navitas. The remaining 40 percent, along with room and board and mandatory fees, goes to UNH.

Once Navitas students start studying toward a UNH degree, UNH will receive each student’s full tuition. Annual tuition for the upcoming year is expected to be $28,882.

“To have a substantial number of students coming in who are ac-tually paying the full tuition, that benefits all of us,” Clark said. “It gives the university a little more money for everything we need to do, and money is in very short sup-ply these days.”

The Navitas program was brought to UNH in 2009, and the process involved many meetings, conferences and interviews by UNH faculty and staff.

“We spent over a year work-ing with all campus constituents to clarify questions we had as a campus,” Senior Vice Provost Lisa MacFarlane said.

“We interviewed over a dozen references at eight partner campus-es in Australia, the United King-dom, and Canada,” she said. “We made a site visit and interviewed both Navitas and host faculty, stu-dents, and staff.”

International students come to the Navitas program with an English proficiency level that is not high enough for regular admit-tance standards for UNH.

“Imagine how much of a language you have to know to do academic studies,” Clark said. “Native speaking students need 12 years to learn the language you need for university studies.”

Navitas focuses on acclimat-ing students to a different educa-tional system.

“University students know 30,000 words. Just imagine learn-ing 30,000 words in a foreign language. There is an awful lot to know,” Clark said.

The students of Bridge Eng-lish 400B study a mixture of English language and Discovery courses.

Each unit they study has read-ing excerpts with vocabulary, read-ing comprehension, essay writing, and oral practice. The informal de-bate is the final exercise of a unit about food and science.

“This format allows organiza-tion of thoughts and application of material, and a chance to practice speaking,” Rachel LaChance, ESL lecturer for the Bridge English

class, said.LaChance focuses on essay

writing, cause and effect discus-sion, and persuasive speaking tech-niques, all of which tie in with the unit topic. This integrated learning system helps students prepare for the next level, LaChance said.

LaChance leads the class in English, repeating instructions twice; she mostly lets students work through presentations on their own, taking notes for indi-vidual evaluations to be handed out the next day.

“[I’m] mostly studying [at UNH] for my major,” Yish An, a Navitas student from China, pre-paring to study business, said.

Like An, most of the students were connected to UNH by a Navi-tas agent based on their choice of major in business or science. Heading into their final semes-ter of Navitas, the students have mixed feelings of excitement and nervousness for the next step, they said.

“It is how life goes. I don’t want it to be tougher, but it’s how it goes,” Rob Wang, a Navitas stu-dent from China, said about en-tering UNH alongside American students.

“For the Navitas students, if they can get an American degree and very strong fluency in English, that just gives them enormous op-portunities,” Clark said. “Many of them will be going into business and [will now] have a great under-standing of American values.”

Clark frequently visits Navi-tas classrooms to give staff evalu-ations to the Navitas office and of-fer feedback to the instructors. She reads many essays from students about sacrifices made by their fam-ilies, and students’ plans for the future with an American degree. Many say that now they can take care of their parents in their old age, and no more sacrifices will be necessary.

The Discovery courses being taken by Navitas students are the same as those that American stu-dents take, but offer more support and focus toward the language barriers being broken. Once the fifth and final semester of the Navitas Program is complete, the admission office reevaluates the students to make sure they are still on track.

“We’re just now getting to the stage where the first Navitas students are ready potentially to enter the university,” Clark said.

Because it is still in the early stages, decisions must be made about what to do with students who don’t make the cut once the allotted time for Navitas courses is complete. Will they take another semester, or, perhaps, move to a different university?

“This program will be a di-saster if the students are not really ready to enter regular classes,” Clark said.

That verdict will come next fall, when the first Navitas stu-dents are expected to enter UNH as fully matriculated students.

sThis story was produced as part of

“Sustainable Stories,” a reporting project by news writing students in the UNH Journal-ism Program. You can find more from the project at sustainu.org.

Navitas program looks to bring more diversity to UNH

Traditionally, UNH has had a very, very small number of international students.”

Mary ClarkLinguistics and ESL

Institute professor

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By SUSAN DOUCETNEWS EDITOR

Downtown Durham’s food and restaurant selection has long consisted of a few staple student favorites – Durham House of Piz-za and Breaking New Grounds, to name a couple – but this sum-mer, Durham will gain some vari-ety with the opening of two new shops.

The Candy Bar and Aroma Joe’s Coffee were both slated to open shortly after the spring se-mester ended.

Aroma Joe’s will be located in the former home of Ballards Restaurant, at 72 Main St. Bal-lards closed in late February when owner Jesse Gangwer decided to sell the building.

Marty McKenna, one of the four co-owners and co-founders of Aroma Joe’s, said that they were aiming to open the shop by Memo-rial Day weekend, the last week-end in May.

“We’re sorry that we won’t be able to catch students before they leave, but we look forward to see-ing them when they come back in the fall,” McKenna said.

As of early May, the construc-tion was on schedule for the late May opening.

Although there are numerous

other coffee shops in Durham, in-cluding Breaking New Grounds and Dunkin’ Donuts, McKenna said that he is not concerned about a lack of business.

“We appeal to a certain cli-entele,” he said. “[We are] excited to come into Durham and meet people and establish relationships with customers. That’s what we’re known for: getting to know cus-tomers.”

Aroma Joe’s will occupy only a portion of the building that Bal-lards formerly occupied. In the other section of the building will potentially be a Mexican restau-rant, according to McKenna.

“We haven’t found the right tenant,” he said. “[We are] being careful about who we lease to.”

Located further down Main Street, next to Hayden Sports, is a new specialty store, The Candy Bar.

“I have a vision of a really happy, fun place to shop,” owner Karen Larson said.

Larson began working on ob-taining building permits for the shop in January, and hoped to have the shop open for May 18, just before the weekend of the univer-sity’s commencement ceremonies.

The Candy Bar will contain a

variety of candy, from the ordinary to the unusual. Larson said she is planning on stocking Jelly Belly jelly beans, fudge, gummy bears, and chocolate covered barbeque chips, to name a few items.

Seasonally, Larson will also serve ice cream. She plans to carry four fl avors that are produced by a local company from Bristol, N.H. The fudge in the shop will also come from the same company.

Some of the chocolates in stock will also be Vermont- or New Hampshire-made, consisting of high-quality, local ingredients, Larson said.

“[She has] every kind of candy you can imagine,” Amy Dufrane, a UNH student and an employee at Hayden Sports, the adjacent store, said.

Dufrane said that Larson has been sharing samples of the candy, varying from gummy candy, choc-olate with bacon, sugar-free candy, and old-fashioned penny candy.

The Candy Bar will be ac-cepting Cat’s Cache.

“A lot of kids aren’t carrying cash,” Larson said. “I hope that the college [students] will come and enjoy and let me know what they like.”

Two new businesses opening downtown for this summerSUSAN DOUCET/STAFF

(Left) Aroma Joe’s will move into the former Ballards building and (right) The Candy Bar will move in on Main Street next to Hayden Sports. Both will open this summer.

We’re sorry that we won’t be able to catch students be-fore they leave, but we look forward to seeing them when they come back in the fall.”

Marty McKennaCo-owner, Aroma Joe’s

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UNH hosted a wide variety of performers this year, from country to electronic genres. During the fall semester, NV Concepts brought Avicii and David Guetta. SCOPE also brought Two Door Cinema Club and the Avett Brothers to the Field House. This spring, SCOPE booked the first country artist to perform at UNH, Eli Young Band, and hip-hop artist

J.Cole for the following evening in May.

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Summer in the Durham area might not immediately seem like the most fun idea, but there is more to do around here than one might think. Sure, Durham itself might not be a hotspot for summer ac-tivities, but the surrounding towns provide plenty of potential for en-tertainment. Although there is not a huge attraction or theme park like Six Flags New England, there is more than enough to keep you oc-cupied all summer long.

Both the Hampton and York beaches are only about a half hour away, close enough for a visit if you are feeling in the mood to catch some sun and surf. Or, if you are looking for a different beach expe-rience, you could try Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, N.H. There, you will fi nd plenty of walking trails to keep you busy all day long, with picnic areas if you are looking for a break.

For more fun in the water, you could check out Water Country in Portsmouth, N.H. The park opens for the season on June 9, and con-tains a variety of slides and other water rides, as well as a wave pool. The park can be very crowded at times though, so try to shoot for an overcast but warm day to avoid long lines.

If you are looking for an in-door source of amusement, there are many places that can provide such. Hilltop Fun Center in Som-ersworth combines go-karts, laser tag, mini golf, batting cages, and an arcade to provide opportunities for a fun-fi lled day. More laser tag is available at Raider Laser in New-ington. Also in Newington are the Fox Run Mall for some shopping on cooler summer days and the Re-gal Movie Theater for viewing all of those upcoming summer block-busters.

There are many bodies of wa-ter great for a day of fi shing in the area. Willand Pond in Dover is one, fi shable both from the bank and by boat. It is also a great spot for some light kayaking. Then, of course, there is the Oyster River. Though, if you plan on fi shing there, it is best to check the tides fi rst, or you might end up with barely any wa-ter.

Downtown Portsmouth and the outlets in Kittery, Maine are just two of many locations for shopping nearby. Both provide a variety of restaurants and eateries for breaks from a full day of shopping.

Durham itself is not empty of things to do. Why not take a walk in the shade of College Woods to get out of the hot summer sun? Or visit one of the museums such as the Durham Historic Museum or The Museum of Art? Or, of course, you could occupy yourself with one of the summer courses that the university offers.

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Participants in the Half-Naked Whole Mile stripped down to donate their clothes to Big Brother Big Sister.

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By ABBY KESSLERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

On Friday, May 4, over 100 UNH students participated in the university’s fi rst Half-Naked Whole Mile, gathering on Thompson Hall lawn, stripping down to their un-derwear and running a mile through the heart of campus. Before the race began at 4 p.m., runners huddled to-gether in a tightly knit pack in order to keep warm on the overcast after-noon.

Students peeled off their top layers of clothing prior to the race’s start and placed the unwanted items into large yellow bins that were do-nated to a local charity (Big Brother Big Sister) located along the Sea-coast. The three bins were over-fl owing with discarded clothing

upon the race’s fi nish. As the 4 p.m. bells chimed

from the Thompson Hall tower, runners bolted from the half-naked group, sprinting down Main Street heading onto Mill Road, McCon-nell Drive, College Road, and fi -nally looping back around to Main Street. Although the race was not timed, participants pushed them-selves through the course.

Among students that brought up the back of the pack were a duo of cowboys dressed in boots, long white socks, boxers, and cowboy hats.

“It was so much fun,” Kate Cameron, a participant of the race, said afterward.

The race, hosted by the Resi-dence Hall Association (RHA), a core group of students striving to improve residential life on UNH’s campus, surfaced as an idea for a unique stress reliever before fi nals week.

“We wanted to host an event for the end of the year that the uni-versity had never done before,” Pe-ter Wilkinson, a key contributor to the success of the event, said. “It is a fun way to donate to a local char-ity.”

Similar races have become wildly popular on campuses around the nation. Arizona State’s half-naked mile has drawn upwards to 15,000 student participants. The University of Vermont also hosts a similar event, a fully naked bike race that marks the end of the fall semester.

The UNH event was primarily advertised through Facebook andal-so through posters pinned around campus that varied from rolled bull-dogs wearing boxers to apes crin-kling their faces with text boxes that read, “You’re sexy and you know it,” a reference to the popular LM-FAO song.

Wilkinson predicted that 80 students would participate in the event due to the gloomy weather conditions. His expectations were exceeded as more than 100 students showed up on T-Hall lawn, the fi rst 100 receiving free t-shirts at the start.

“We are hoping that the event will become an annual tradition,” Wilkinson said.

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By LILY O’GARASTAFF WRITER

This summer, the seacoast re-gion of New Hampshire will offer a wide variety of music experienc-es, sure to suit the musical tastes of any concertgoers.

One such event is the Prescott Park Arts Festival, an annual event held in downtown Portsmouth since 1974, which offers perfor-mances by both national and in-ternational artists in every genre. The 2012 line-up has not yet been announced; the only artist that has been revealed so far is indie sing-er/songwriter Ani DiFranco, who will be performing on June 20.

Past guests have included Fountains of Wayne, Arlo Guthrie, Kip Moore, The Taj Mahal Trio, The Wailin’ Jennys, and Patty Larkin. The Common Man family restaurant also produces a musical each year; this year, Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” will be running each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 29 to Aug. 26.

In addition to the concerts and musical, several dance pro-ductions, outdoor movies and art galleries will also be featured. The best part? The Prescott Park Arts Festival has no set admission fee.

In what is sure to be one of the most exciting seacoast events this summer, the Music Hall, lo-cated on Chestnut Street in Ports-mouth, will host the world-famous New Orleans act The Preservation Hall Jazz Band on June 15. This band dates back to the 1960s, and many of the founding members

performed with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden and Jelly Roll Morton.

There are also several ongo-ing music events throughout the summer. Every Thursday evening in July brings performances for the Music-by-the-Sea concert series at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, N.H.

The Music Hall Loft in downtown Portsmouth also holds concerts throughout the summer months, including London singer/songwriter Nellie McKay on June 23, the Boston-based Jim’s Big Ego on June 29, Brooklyn honky-tonk band The Sweetback Sisters on July 13, and the multi-genre band Vaud and the Villains on July 14.

From June 14-July 28, the Summer in the Street series will

take place each Friday night from 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Pleasant Street in downtown Portsmouth. Streets are closed to traffi c during this time period, and the public is in-vited to bring chairs and food (or to visit one of the city’s many res-taurants) and soak in the sounds of summer.

The Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine (about 40 minutes from Durham) is producing four mu-sicals this summer as well: “Al-ways…Patsy Cline” (May 23-June 16), “South Pacifi c” (June 20-July 14), “Damn Yankees” (July 25-Aug. 18), and “9 to 5” (Aug. 22-Sept. 15).

Lastly, the Newmarket Olde Home Day and Oyster Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 on Main Street and Water Street in Newmarket. Events include the Lamprey Healthcare 5K Race, live music on two stages (Main Street Bandstand and Waterfront at Schanda Park), an oyster tent and beer garden at the waterfront, and fi reworks at dusk over the Lam-prey River.

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Portsmouth’s Music Hall Loft holds concerts throughout the summer.

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The Newmarket Olde Home Day and Oyster Festival includes events such as a 5K race, live music and � reworks.

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This story was originally pub-lished in the May 4 issue of The New Hampshire.

Water is often taken for granted in the United States, where many people can just turn a knob and have access to water. In Lukodi, a village in northern Uganda, residents need to walk to a well – often at least half a mile away – and carry their water back, assuming the well is in work-ing condition.

As a chapter of a national orga-nization called Engineers Without Borders, a group of about 20 UNH students – not just engineering ma-jors – are coming together to bring clean, safe water to Lukodi.

“It is important to bring clean water to the village because, af-ter having tested many of the wa-ter sources, we found that they were contaminated with E.Coli,” group president Kayla Mineau said. “Clean water will be provided to the village through borehole wells, dis-infection of currently contaminated water sources, fixing broken wells in the village, and providing wellhead protection to avoid further contami-nation.”

The chapter on campus started about 10 years ago, when the group

worked with UNH professors Tom Ballestero and Robin Collins to help a village in Thailand.

Collins said that the students came to him “for assistance in the design of their small system, drink-ing and wastewater treatment sys-tems, during their first project for a small village in Thailand.”

The chapter also asked hydrolo-gist and water supply specialist Ball-estero, who has since been letting the students do their own work and “roll up their sleeves,” to be an advisor to the group, and he has been assisting the group with such issues as safety.

“[I] make sure everything’s done safely and everyone comes back with all of their fingers,” Ball-estero said.

Last August, Ballestero trav-elled to Lukodi with two students to test the water. This year, Ballestero and three students will travel to the village again to talk to community leaders to discuss the needs of the village, and to continue testing water.

“We have a minimum five year commitment to this village, and will continue with a variety of engineer-ing projects in the area once we have successfully completed the first stage of the project,” Mineau said. “Some examples include drip irrigation, a biomass press, or a windmill.”

Lukodi was the site of a major massacre during the Ugandan Civil War, and while the civil strife may have ended in 2005, according to Ballestero, the effects are long last-ing, as he learned when he talked to a Ugandan man on EWB’s last trip.

“His family was all killed: his wife, his children, [and] his par-ents,” he said.

Ballestero also said that the military is still present in the village, which is a little “unnerving” for him when they pass by with automatic weapons.

During this project, EWB part-nered with a non-governmental or-ganization called ChildVoice Inter-national, based in Durham, N.H. to bring clean water to the village.

According to their mission statement, “ChildVoice acts on the conviction that children broken by war can be restored in safe commu-nities with loving care, spiritual and emotional counseling, and effective education and vocational training.”

Collins agreed that children and adults alike are a large focus of these projects, because they are af-fected by war and by unsafe water.

“Public health and safe drink-ing water are directly related, espe-cially for young children and grow-ing families,” Collins said. “Indeed, 10 million people die each year around the world from the lack of safe drinking water, and this prob-lem can only be eradicated one sys-tem at a time.”

Along with ChildVoice, EWB raises money for their projects through such fundraisers as the si-lent auction they held in Portsmouth last weekend, writing grant propos-als, and from donors. These funds allow the group to complete their projects and to travel to places like Lukodi.

While in Uganda, the students and Ballestero will live in huts like the villagers, with no running water and no electricity. They will travel by walking, biking, or four-wheel-ing for longer distances.

EWB will assess the quality of the water and how the village gets water. The group will also assess where the best source to get the water from is, and where the water might be brought. Most likely, this will be a congregation area such as a school or church.

“The need for appropriate treat-ment technologies in developing countries [is] just as vital as in our country,” Collins said. “I consider it a privilege to work with such dedi-cated students in EWB, regardless of [their] major, who are aware of the importance of safe drinking wa-ter and adequate sanitation condi-tions for all citizens of the world.”

These students, including Mineau, will continue to work both on and off campus even after they return from Uganda. The group is currently also working on a wind-mill for the on-campus garden with the Organic Gardening Club this spring.

“I had heard about EWB when I was in high school, and it was one of the main things that actually encouraged me to become an en-gineer,” Mineau said. “I wanted to be skilled in an area that could help many people, and make a difference in their lives.”

UNH students bringing clean water to Ugandan village

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The UNH chapter of Engineers Without Borders has been working to bring clean, safe water to Lukodi, Uganda.


By ALYSSA TALIAFERROSTAFF WRITER

Summer is not only a vacation from homework and the incessant lecturing of professors, but it is also a period of growth. Three months free of your usual habits and routines can be a good thing, allowing you more time to discover new interests and people that you never had time or the opportunity to before due to crammed schedules consisting of three-hour lectures, labs and long hours in the library.

So, for those lazy days on the beach or by the pool – or just the sunny days driving with the windows down – I’ve culled a list of 15 tracks to ensure a swimmingly good time in the upcoming summer months.

1. Blown Away – Carrie Under-wood

Underwood’s new album far exceeds any expectations of a typical country album. “Blown Away” – the album title and the title of her hit sin-gle – displays versatility and a sense of maturity that we have never seen before in her previous albums. This track is a balance of spiteful country song with a hint of rock n’ roll, per-fect for a long roadtrip or a run on the beach. Underwood is back in a more prominent, provocative way, raising hell all over the country charts.

2. Tus Movimientos – Don Omar feat. Natti Natasha

Back with a chart-topping al-bum, Don Omar’s newest album fea-tures the island-infused track “Tus Movimientos” – a song debuting one of reggaeton’s most sultry voices – Natti Natasha. The track is mostly in Spanish with some English, but no matter the language barrier, the track has become a bona fi de radio hit due to its catchy beat and Latino vibe.

This song is great for any pool or beach party, the acoustic guitar and maracas, appealing to even the mellowest of bachata lovers. Don Omar has secured his place in reg-gaeton music over the years, tran-scending borders with his ability to appeal to the masses rather than a specifi c demographic.

3. Favorite Song – Colbie Caillat feat. Common

From the very beginning of Col-bie Caillat’s career, her songs have been drenched in sunshine. The So-Cal native is known for her reggae-inspired tracks fi lled with acoustic guitar and steel drums. Her newest collaboration, “Favorite Song” fea-turing Common, has already begun climbing the charts.

Caillat’s soothing voice is great for that relaxing day at the beach or sunning yourself by the pool. Her songs are fi lled with that giddy in-fatuation that the heat of the summer months brings.

4. The Boys of Summer – The Ataris

This is an oldie but will forever be a goodie. Off of the band’s 2003 album So Long, Astoria, this song – a cover by Don Henley – is a timeless one, making us think about those long summer nights on the beach with friends or that special someone.

It is a classic in every sense of the word. It allows us to reminisce about fond summer memories, although the beat makes it somewhat of an ag-gressive track. This speed-punk tune is sure to not only bring back the good times, but also make room for many more in the coming months.

5. Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band

Fresh in our minds from the end-of-the-semester concert is this slowed-tempo track off of the band’s latest album, Life at Best. This one’s for the men, mostly, as the album consists of track after track of every-man-relatable songs about women, heartache and rainy days. So for those days where you feel like stay-ing in or even taking a drive through the country, this All-American song is sure to soothe your mood and ease your mind.

6. Biggest Man in Los Angeles – Andy Grammer

Andy Grammer came onto the scene big time last summer when he toured with Natasha Bedingfi eld as her opening act. His youthful charm and playful lyrics are perfectly light-hearted for summer. His track “Big-gest Man in Los Angeles” is a song less well-known than the other two radio hits – “Miss Me” and “The Pocket” – but has become a hidden gem. He writes about sunny days basking in the glory of his hometown and a city of dreams that landed him a spot in the big leagues. Grammer’s voice has been compared to that of John Mayer but with a jazzier fl air.

7. Borrowed Time – Augustana

This four-man band based out of Los Angeles has developed its tracks into more than simple piano-based ballads over the past couple of years. On their self-titled sopho-more album, Augustana has moved into more up-tempo arena anthems. The track “Borrowed Time” suits summer with the accompaniment of slide guitars and light shuffl ed rhythms, showing a new side of the band that provokes a folk infl uence transcending generations. Because summer is only just three short months, in a way, the song title is quite appropriate.

8. Let It Show – Tyga feat. J. Cole

This song could not have been the product of a better-suited collab-oration. Both Tyga and J. Cole rap over a Motown-inspired instrumen-tal section about getting discovered, and about struggles with fi nding love while performing on tour. Tyga became famous from producing mix tapes, just as his collaborator J. Cole did. The track “Let It Show” is one of the best songs on his offi cial de-but album Careless World – Rise of the Last King, and is a song to be ap-preciated for its lyricism. This track will certainly be one of many on the album to gain familiarity with over the summer because this artist is only getting better.

9. Scream – Usher

This hot new track by the R&B king himself has made a successful

entrance onto the charts. Usher’s versatility has become a sort of chameleon in the music industry. He has demonstrated his ability to transcend through the decades and various musical spheres with his choreography and genre. The track “Scream” is a perfect example of this with its hot and uplifting elec-tronic dance beat. You may remi-nisce about the old Usher who pined for unrequited love in songs such as “Burn” and “You’ve Got It Bad,” but this new one has a beat for those summer nights where all you want to do is let loose and have fun.

10. Both of Us – B.O.B feat. Tay-lor Swift

Here is an unlikely yet sur-prisingly satisfying collaboration, which transcends musical lines through the consistency of its col-laboration. The talent and style of B.O.B. mixed with Taylor Swift’s summer-sweet voice makes for a track that is going to appeal to the masses. This has been a much-antic-ipated duet because it is out of the ordinary, and maybe that is why it works so well. Swift’s angelic voice opens the song gently, following the accompaniment of a thumping beat and B.O.B’s rap about how to cope with pain and struggle. This song may be the fi rst of many duets for the pair, as “Both of Us” is likely to gain momentum as it heads into summer, likely gaining the status of a smash hit.

11. Back in Time – Pitbull

Here’s the theme song to the

highly anticipated action-adventure comedy Men in Black 3: Back in Time. Pitbull is yet another musical chameleon, for he includes a surpris-ing sound bite of dubstep into the bridge of this Latin-inspired song. Pitbull is seemingly popular and well-known for his A-list collabora-tions with stars like Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Marc Anthony, and has hit the ground run-ning yet again with this brand new track.

12. Put It Down – Brandy feat. Chris Brown

Brandy has not put out anything in many years until now, and has chosen a chart-topping collaborator to get her back into the game. The track “Put It Down” is the product of Bangladesh and Sean Garrett, and the hot hip-hop beat makes it a great track to bump through the windows of your car driving down the beach boulevard. Though the lyrics are somewhat repetitive, a great beat can excuse a great deal, and that is the case with this new hit.

13. Cosmic Love – Florence + the Machine

Still reaping the benefi ts from one of their most popular tracks to ever hit the charts – “Shake It Out” – Florence + the Machine has dropped another heart wrenching and awe-inspiring hit. For those drives on a long summer night, here is your song. The band’s powerful choruses differentiate it from its fellow peers in the music industry, and one band is not afraid to do the

unexpected. This song will move you into another world in which you will lose yourself to the sway-ing beats and seductive voice of this artist.

14. Lost in California – Rob Burnell

A brand new artist straight out of Maine, Rob Burnell became an Internet sensation after continu-ously posting his performances on YouTube. He was the winner of the Sound Off competition for Young and Free Maine. This most recent track written by Burnell himself is a song about loving someone on an opposite coast. This song is for those love-struck hearts that face the current circumstance or possi-bility of a soon-to-be long distance relationship. This acoustic hit is raw and full of heartfelt talent that is not often seen in today’s industry.

15. Crazy One More Time – Kip Moore

This new artist brings to the

table a raspy and talented voice with an old country soul. A Tifton, Ga., native, Moore found his niche in Nashville and has been going strong ever since. Currently on tour as the opener for Eli Young Band, Moore has proved to countless au-diences that he has what it takes to make it in the country music world. His lyrics about heartbreak and the back roads of the South take audi-ences to the places he sings about. It is easy to get wrapped up in this artist’s voice, and there’s nothing like a man and his guitar.

New songs and summer plans: 15 songs to keep in mind

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Nick Stoico

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Involvement key at UNHIf you’re reading this, you’re likely

spending some of your summer in Durham, N.H. And you’re

probably a prospective UNH student. If that is the case, I’d like to address you specifi cally.

This university can provide you with plenty of great memories over the next four years. The community is special in many ways. It truly is a large research university with the feel of a small New England town. Just down the road from where 15,000 students attend classes on a daily ba-sis are cow pastures and horse barns.

UNH provides its students with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow, but only for those who seek it. It is possible to get through college by simply attending class and doing

nothing else, but that would not be taking full advantage of everything UNH has to offer.

There more than 200 organiza-tions at UNH, ranging from Greek Life to sports clubs to community service and more. If you have an interest, there’s a pretty good chance that there is an organization on cam-pus to match it.

It is crucial that you get involved in some way here in Durham. It will give you a productive way to spend your free time and may even be something that you can put on your resume.

Most importantly, joining an or-ganization will make your time spent at college that much more enjoyable. Here at The New Hampshire, staff

members work upwards of 20 hours a week to produce a twice-weekly newspaper. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. The connections I’ve built working in the newsroom of MUB 156 will last a lifetime.

I encourage you to get involved in some capacity as soon as possible in the fall. If you have a passion, follow it. And never be afraid to try something new. If you fi nd yourself looking for a way to spend some of your time outside of class, go to Wild-catLink.unh.edu and explore the cata-log of organizations. You never know what you might fi nd, who you could meet and what you will accomplish.

Justin DoubledayExecutive Editor

The New Hampshire OPINION Summer 2012 17

UNH: A Devil’s DictionaryI recently came across a copy of

Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary in a used bookstore.

A late 19th century journalist, Bierce penned some of the greatest witticisms in American literature. Flipping through the pages of this great sardonic text, I began to reflect upon university life here in Durham: the irony, the absurdity, the surreal characters and events. And so, as I went through my day-to-day activities, I began to think up my own definitional epigrams and interludes. Below is the prod-uct, another episode in my lover’s quarrel with the university campus.

Admissions, n. An organization dedicated to making the university appear to be everything to every accepted student.

Bias, n. Any form of speech that makes UNH liberals indignant.

College Democrats, n. A group committed to exposing the univer-sity’s conservative agenda.

College Republicans, n. A group committed to exposing the univer-sity’s liberal agenda.

COLSA, n. 1.The College of Life Science and Agriculture. 2. Future site of a retail shopping center. See UNH Master Plan.

DHOP, n. The Durham House of

Pizza, a popular restaurant estab-lishment that serves, as the name implies, pizza. The quality of this pizza has an inverse relationship with sobriety.

Dinning Services, n. An institu-tional arm which makes a delicious lobster macaroni and cheese; this, of course, makes it difficult to convince Concord that we’re be-ing fiscally responsible. See State Financial Support.

DMP, n. The Durham Market Place, an expensive subsidiary of Hannaford Supermarkets which thrives on the basis of a pseudo-natural monopoly. Great wine selection!

English Department, n. The de-partment that gave the world John Irving and Michael Kelly, an editor of The New Republic (who did not major in journalism, by the way!) The department has now reduced itself to requiring majors to take a “course that addresses race, the construction of race, and racial theories”…so much for a greater understanding of the universality of the human experience through literature. See Journalism.

Financial Aid, n. See UNH, defini-tions 1 and 2.

Fraternities, n. 1. “Frats,” a term which many “brothers” consider

politically incorrect in light of the PC chic fad. I, however, refuse to be politically correct in order to spear the feelings of drunken white teenagers (especially since I have flouted political correctness in every other context). 2. A Burkean little platoon, which serves to protect students from the university hierarchy’s agenda.

Hallowcoming, n. UNH-style Mil-lerism.

IT, n. See UNH, definition 3.

Journalism, n. The most intel-lectually rigorous and financially lucrative academic program on campus (what do you suppose your humble correspondent’s editors are majoring in?).

Justice Studies, n. UNH’s mecha-nism for convincing students not to apply to law school.

Library, n. A facility that is busy whenever you want to use it and deserted whenever you don’t.

Long Weekends, n. See UNH, definition 4.

OMSA, n. Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, an organization dedicated to uniting students via dividing them by race, religion, and sexual orientation.

Orientation, n. Point of no return.

PJL, n. The Peace & Justice League, an organization for stu-dents who wish they had gone to UC Berkeley… in the 60’s.

Registrar’s Office, n. “Bureaucra-cy is the price we pay for impartial-ity.” –Comrade Stalin

Residential Life, n. UNH’s own Reichsministerium für Volk-saufklärung und Propaganda.

State Financial Support, n. His-torical fiction.

TNH, n. 1. The New Hampshire. 2. The English translation of Izvestia. As an old Soviet proverb goes, “v Pravde net izvestiy, v Izvestiyakh net pravdy” (In the Truth there is no news, and in the News there is no truth). See UNH Today.

UNH, n. 1. The University of No Help. 2. The University of No Hope. 3. The University of No Hardware, 4. The University of No Holidays.

UNH Master Plan, n. The only thing standing between UNH and financial disaster…or so the admin-istration tells us.

UNH Today, n. Dime store Pravda. A publication that is best read when one is feeling self-conscious about one’s enrollment at UNH. I personally take to reading it when I am feeling self-conscious about my ability as a writer. See TNH.

Winter Parking Ban, n. Institu-tional exacerbation of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

Women’s Studies, n. Expensive group therapy.

WSBE, n. The Whittemore School of Business and Economics, whose business students are endlessly be-rated by their COLA counterparts. Follow-up question: the last two commencement speakers have been graduates of which school? (Hint: it’s not COLA)

sNick Mignanelli is a senior political

science major and TNH’s resident conserva-tive contrarian. He is the communications director of the NH College Republicans. Follow him on Twitter @nickmignanelli

Another View

Nick Mignanelli

How to get involved at TNH There’s a lot that goes into

producing a newspaper twice a week. Our mission at TNH

is to provide comprehensive and informative coverage of the UNH community. But in order to do that, we need a sharp and moti-vated staff. That’s where you, the student, comes in. Whether you’re interested in writing, editing, taking photos or something else, there are numerous ways you can contribute to TNH.

WritingThe core of a newspaper is,

of course, its writers. We have to fill 20 pages for each issue and the only way that is possible is if we have dedicated writers. We have contributing writers meetings every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in MUB 156 dur-ing the academic year. Stop on by and we’ll pitch all the stories that we need covered for the upcoming week. Those who contribute on a consistent basis are often offered to join TNH as a staff writer, a paid position.

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experience are encouraged to apply.

Design Newspaper design is all about

presenting material in a clean and visually appealing manner. We want designers who are detailed and creative. Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign is a plus for those who apply.

PhotographyA picture truly is worth

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MultimediaThere are alternative ways to

tell news stories nowadays thanks to the Internet. We’re looking for someone who has video-editing skills combined with a journalistic mind to produce feature videos on a consistent basis.

Opinion Have a viewpoint and want to

get it out to your fellow students? If so, you’ll want to consider submitting a column for TNH. Columnists must be skilled writers and proficient at communicating

their opinions. Subject matter for a column includes politics, student life, education, technology and everything in between. And as you may be able to tell by the piece by Nick Mignanelli below, columns are often divisive. Not everyone will agree with what you say. But that’s the point of an opinion column: to take a stand and back it up with facts.

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advertising revenue. Those interest-ed in the business side of newspa-pers should consider applying as an advertising representative. Ad reps sell ad space to local businesses and organizations and are paid an hourly rate.

Distribution All the work we put into

producing this newspaper would be pointless if we didn’t have anyone to distribute it to the masses. We need delivery drivers to bring the paper to spots around campus and the surrounding community, including Newmarket, Portsmouth and Dover. The only requirement for delivery drivers is that you or your delivery partner has a car. Delivery drivers are paid an hourly rate and are compensated for gas mileage.

If you have a question or are interested in any of the areas above, send an email to Executive Editor Justin Doubleday at [email protected].

Thumbs up to working outside during the summer.

Thumbs UpThumbs Down

Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down are the collected opinions of TNH’s editorial staff. In this version, we give you our favorite - and least favorite - parts of summer.

Thumbs up to finally having a break away from homework and essays.

Thumbs down to slaving away in a broiling kitchen during the summer.

Thumbs down to leaving all your UNH friends for three months.

Thumbs up to spending more time on the beach than anywhere else during the summer.

Thumbs down to turning bright red from way too much sun.

Thumbs up to roadtrips.

Thumbs down to ever-increasing gas prices.

The New HampshireSummer 201218 SPORTS

STAFF REPORTthe new hampshire

Senior Brice Paey won an in-

dividual title in the shot put to lead the University of New Hampshire men’s track & field team to a fifth-place finish at the America East Outdoor Championships on May 5, and May 6, at Maine’s Beckett Track Complex.

The Wildcats recorded 84.50 points to finish behind Albany (181), Binghamton (147), Boston University (145.50) and Maine (97.50), but ahead of UMBC (78.50), Vermont (56), Stony Brook (43) and Hartford (23).

Paey captured the fourth out-door shot put title of his career with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 56-10.00, while junior Cameron Lyle took fifth with a throw of 50-01.75.

After a top finish in the pre-liminaries of the 110-meter hurdles, freshman D’mahl McFadden fin-ished second in Sunday’s finals in an IC4A-qualifying time of 14.53. Fellow freshman Daniel Johnson placed eighth at 16.01.

McFadden also added a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter hur-dles with a time of 55.06.

On day one, junior Chris Du-puis was runner-up in the hammer throw with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 183-04. Sophomore George Jumpp finished fourth and also qualified for IC4As at 174-03, while Lyle took eighth with a throw of 162-06.

On day two, sophomore Kevin Greene placed third in the finals of the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:51.48. Senior Tyler Dinnan fin-ished seventh in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:53.63.

Sophomore Jessie Swink took third in the javelin on Saturday with a toss of 180-09, while senior Sean Mitchell finished seventh with a throw of 161-07.

In the high jump, juniors Mat-thew Guarente and Jason Guarente

finished third and fifth, respectively, with cleared heights of 6-05.00 and 6-03.50.

Freshman John Prizzi claimed fifth in the 3,000 meter steeple-chase, finishing in an IC4A-qual-ifying time of 9:10.68, while ju-nior Cory Sinotte finished eighth in the 10,000 meters in a time of 31:28.74.

On day two, the Wildcats’ 4x800 meter relay team of sopho-more Eric Stys, freshman Dean Bhatt, Dinnan and Greene placed second in an IC4A-qualifying time of 7:37.07. The 4x400 meter and 4x100 meter relay teams both picked up sixth-place finishes with respective times of 3:21.64 and 43.41.

‘Cats place fifth at AE ChampionshipsMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

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Senior Brice Paey won the shot put to win his fourth title of his career.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

STAFF REPORTthe new hampshire

Three Wildcats recorded indi-vidual runner-up performances as the University of New Hampshire women’s track & field team placed sixth at the America East Outdoor Championships on May 5 and May 6, at Maine’s Beckett Track Com-plex.

The Wildcats registered 88.50 points to finish behind Albany (185), Boston University (130), Binghamton (124.50), UMBC (105) and Vermont (90), but ahead of Maine (56), Stony Brook (48) and Hartford (30).

In Sunday’s 1,500 meter finals, graduate student Allison Letour-neau was runner-up in an ECAC-qualifying time of 4:20.99, while junior Keely Maguire finished fifth and also qualified for ECACs at 4:28.08.

The Wildcats’ were impressive in the hammer throw on Saturday, led by junior Rosemary Read who took second with an ECAC-quali-fying toss of 167-08.

Junior Keyla Salazar and se-nior Melody Pothier took third and eighth, respectively, with tosses of 155-03 and 142-04.

Senior Laura Stern was run-ner-up in the javelin on day one with an ECAC-qualifying toss of 139-06.

Sophomore Cayla Pellegrini finished third overall in the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:45.96.

After the final three events in the heptathlon, senior Kate Early placed third with 4621 points, while senior Jacky Mendes finished eighth with 4016 points.

On Sunday, junior Allison Brehm placed fifth in the finals of the 200 meters with a time of 24.99. Brehm also placed sixth in the 100 meter finals, finishing in a time of 12.28.

On Saturday, freshman Jessica Salley tied for third-place in the high jump with a cleared height of 5-05.25, while junior Marie Collins took eighth at 5-00.25.

Sophomore Anne Twom-bly added a sixth-place finish in

the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:22.57. Freshman Virginia La-vallee finished seventh in Sunday’s finals of the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.77.

In the discus, sophomore Stephanie Walsh placed fifth with a mark of 130-08.

In the 3,000 meter steeple-chase, senior Lucy Garfield and junior Meagan Boucher finished seventh and eighth, respec-tively, in times of 11:05.95 and 11:06.11.

Freshman Abbey Huntress placed eighth in the shot put with a toss of 11.94, while junior Melanie Frazier finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 17-04.75.

On day two, the Wildcats’ 4x100 meter relay team of sopho-more Caroline Bonsaint, Frazier, freshman Morgan Costa and Brehm placed fourth at 48.18, while the 4x800 meter relay team of Magu-ire, Boucher, senior Jennifer Ra-cine and Letourneau finished fourth in an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:13.64.

Letourneau, Read, Stern place second at AE Champs

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2012 Football Schedule

Aug. 30 at Holy Cross

Sep. 8 at Minnesota

Sep. 15 Central Conn. St.

Sep. 22 at Old Dominion*

Sep. 29 Delaware*

Oct. 6 at Georgia St.*

Oct. 13 Richmond*

Oct. 20 at Maine*

Oct. 27 at Rhode Island*

Nov. 3 William & Mary*

Nov. 17 Towson*

*Conference Games

Date Opponent Date Opponent

Sports Briefs

Men’s hockey discusses nature trail construction Members of the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team

made a special return visit to the Moharimet Elementary School on May 4 to talk to the students about the nature trail the team helped construct back in November.

The trail had long been a dream of the school when in the fall, mem-bers of the team helped make it a reality. In coordination with Moharimet faculty members of the school, including Director of Instruction Danielle Bolduc and former Moharimet teacher Cyd Scarano, 30 posts were set into the ground to mark the trail, starting at the sugar shack built seven years ago. Each post along the trail represents a learning point that helps educate students about trees and nature.

At the sugar shack, the school is able to make maple syrup from the school’s own trees and also hosts an annual pancake breakfast.

During the May 4 visit, team members split into groups and spent time sitting with students in different classrooms. Each student-athlete was assigned certain posts and talked with the students about the significance. After spending 30 minutes with each class, the players moved on to differ-ent rooms. At the end of each period, students were able to ask questions pertaining to the trail itself and what it is like to be a Division I student-athlete.

Farina receives Todd Walker Teammate AwardTim Farina of the University of New Hampshire football team was

presented the Todd Walker Teammate Award by head coach Sean McDon-nell in a ceremony held at the Walk of Memory in front of the UNH Field House.

Mark Walker, Todd’s father, and inaugural Todd Walker Teammate Award winner Jason Roach, a former UNH defensive back, were on hand for the ceremony.

The Todd Walker Teammate Award is presented annually in memory of former Wildcat wide receiver Todd Walker, who suffered an untimely and heroic death March 18, 2011, in Boulder, Colo., when he stopped an attempted robbery and saved the life of a woman he was walking home.

Farina, a junior wide receiver, was recognized for his selflessness and dedication as the ideal teammate. The former Plymouth Regional High School standout was honored by wearing Walker’s uniform No. 80 during the spring Blue-White Game at Cowell Stadium, on May 5th.

The 5-foot-9, 168-pound Farina played in two games last season and made his first career reception, for six yards, in a victory against Villanova. He tacked on an 11-yard rush.

Walker would have turned 22 years old May 1.

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THE KERNEL

tyler mcdermott/staff

When UNH faces off against the Maine Black Bears, the student body unites in an amazing display of school spirit with the annual “White Out the Whit” campaign.

Be proud to be a Wildcat

By ADAM J. BABINATSportS Editor

One of the things that make college so special is colle-giate athletics. It is different

from high school because the talent level is just flat out better, with – typically speaking – the best high school athletes rising to the top in order to pursue glory in college. At the same time college sports lack some of the downfalls that one often encounters with professional sports, such as over-priced parking, tickets, food, and everything else pro teams can put a sticker price on.

Here at the University of New Hampshire, collegiate sports are exciting for a number of different reasons.

First and foremost what makes each and every athletic event here at UNH even more special for students is that fact that admission to all home contests, regardless of the sport, are free for all students. And, with the exception of men’s hockey, all students need to do is show their UNH ID cards in order to get into games.

The exception of men’s hockey comes to due to the over-whelming popularity of the sport and team here on campus. Students must pick up their free tickets at the ticket office in the Whittemore Center when they go on sale earlier in the week, which is usually on Monday.

Because tickets are in such high demand, especially for games against Hockey East foes such as Boston College and Boston Uni-versity, and the annual “White Out the Whit” campaign on the night the Wildcats play the hated Black Bears of Maine, the ticket line can often be expected to be quite lengthy. So the best suggestion is to get there early.

Another great trait about the collegiate sports here at UNH is

that the every single Wildcats team competes against some of the top opponents in the NCAA. Both hockey programs compete in one of the toughest conferences in col-lege hockey, and the football team plays in what is typically touted as one of the tougher conferences in the NCAA FCS.

Even with this stiff competi-tion, the Wildcats have been able to show they are up to the task. The field hockey program won an America East Championship title last fall, which sent them to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2000. Women’s gymnastics continued a run of success, return-ing to NCAA Regional’s action for a solid season by the Wildcats. And the football team? Well this season marked the program’s eighth straight appearance in the NCAA FCS playoffs, which marks the most consecutive appearances throughout the entire nation.

Then of course there is the

men’s hockey team, which made it to the Hockey East tournament and nearly upset Boston University despite a down year. With a strong group of youngsters returning next year, such as goaltender Casey De-Smith, there is a lot to be optimistic about as the Wildcats set to begin the regular season at the Whitte-more Center on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 against St. Cloud State.

So with free tickets and high quality sports, what is there not to love about sports here at UNH? The atmosphere is amazing, and the school-spirit one can obtain at any of these events will have you proud to call yourself a Wildcat.

Because sports are an integral part of any college experience, not taking part in the festivities would really mean you are doing yourself a disservice. When the occasion arises, make sure to go out and support one of UNH’s many sports programs. You will be happy you did.

FROM THE BULLPEN

Intramurals provides opportunities for all

By ARJUNA RAMGOPALStaff writEr

Every week at the University of New Hampshire there are great sporting events to go to, whether it’s a football game down at Cowell Stadium, a basketball game in the Lundholm Gymnasium, or a hockey game at the Whittemore Center.

Watching sports and going to sporting events can always be great fun, but some people always have an itch to be out there playing. Now, you could go and try out for one of the varsity sports or even a club sport, but most either don’t have the time or are not skilled enough.

That’s why the University of New Hampshire has intramural sports. There are over 20 sport and tournaments in men’s, women’s, and coed recreation leagues, avail-able throughout the year.

There are two types of intramu-ral sports: leagues and tournaments. In the fall, UNH Campus Rec offers soccer, broomball, flag football, field hockey, volleyball, and indoor soccer leagues. All of these, except field hockey, are available in male, female, and coed leagues. Field hockey is only offered to women. A coed softball league is also avail-able in the summer.

Basketball, ice hockey, in-

ner tube water polo, floor hockey, outdoor soccer, and softball are all spring leagues. All of these are available in male, female and coed leagues except ice hockey (male and female leagues only) and inner tube water polo (coed league only).

Tournaments include tennis, basketball, ice hockey, and a punt-pass-kick contest in the fall. Dodge-ball, racquetball, table tennis, and flag football are the tournaments offered in the spring.

These leagues and tournaments offer a great alternative during the academic week that allows students to let off some steam, hang out with friends, and meet new people.

A great feature to the intramu-ral leagues is that it is still possible to participate even without hav-ing a full team. Those that want to participate and don’t have a team can declare as a free agent and be picked up by a team looking for ex-tra players.

Most leagues run for three weeks and then invite teams that showed up to all of their regular season games into the playoffs. Tournaments are single day events that aren’t too time consuming and are a lot of fun.

For more information on intra-mural sports, visit campusrec.unh.edu/intramurals/.

FOOTBALLcontinued from page 20

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tyler mcdermott/staffOne of the joys of college sports is the fact that the athletes competing are students, just like you, who are equally as passionate.

for the starting spot. Head coach Sean McDonnell said previously that Brady was heading into the game with a slight lead over his competitors.

The contest started off quickly, with the first score coming on the second possession of the game, on a 90-yard scamper by Vailas. An additional two more scores also came off of quarterback-keepers, with Brady scoring from one yard out and Goldrich on an 11-yard run.

Another was added later on with Brady responding after being sacked the previous play. Brady connected with receiver Jared Al-lison along the sidelines that went for a 62-yard touchdown.

In the second half, Brady threw two more touchdowns, in-cluding a 70-yard score to Tim Fa-rina, the Todd Walker Teammate Award recipient who was honored with wearing Walker’s No. 80 jer-sey for the game. Farina’s score brought the scrimmage to an end, with the final score being 96-46.

Brady highlighted the passing offense, throwing for 300 yards and three touchdowns on a 13-for-17 performance. Vailas led all rushers with 84 yards on two attempts.

A noticeable take away from the game was the Wildcats strug-gles with their quarterback-center exchanges, as the offense had at

least six botched snaps in the first half.

“The way we [as a team] look at it, if the ball hits our hands [as quarterbacks], we have to catch it, that’s on us,” James Brady said. ”Unless the ball goes 30 feet over our heads, it’s on us 100 percent. We just have to get more reps in [at practice] and get that problem taken care of.”

After the game, it was clear from listening to coach McDon-nell that Brady still maintained his edge after his performance during the game.

“I think James Brady has a slight edge,” head coach McDon-nell said, “You go through 15 [spring] practices and not just to-day’s game.

“I think everybody else saw what I saw with Vailas and Gold-rich. Here’s two kids that are very explosive with the ball in their hands … you saw Andy’s run, I’ve seen him do that in practice,” Mc-Donnell added. “It’s going to be great for us as a coaching staff to keep pushing these guys and find out who’s going to be the one [to start].”

The Spring Game marks the of-ficial end of spring camp, and is a landmark event amongst the UNH football family. The game brought back many alumni and former coaches, including current Universi-ty of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly.

The 2012 seasons begins on August 30 at Holy Cross.

sports The New Hampshirewww.TNHonline.com/sports Summer 2012

‘Cats prep for season with spring scrimmageFOOTBALL

By JUSTIN LORINGTHE NEW HAMPSHIRE

The UNH football team kicked off the beginning of the 2012 sea-son on Saturday, May 5, with the annual Blue-White Spring Game.

The game used a different scoring system that rewarded the offense for big gains and consecutive first downs and the defense for tackles for loss and turnovers.

One of the biggest storylines going into the game was the con-

tinuing competition for the starting quarterback position. Three play-ers, senior James Brady, sophomore Andy Vailas and redshirt freshman Sean Goldrich are all in contention

FOOTBALL continued on page 18


Senior quarterback James Brady (17) scrambles out of the pocket during the annual Blue/White Scrimmage on May 5. Brady is one of three players, including sophomore Andy Vailas and redshirt freshman Sean Goldrich, who are competing to replace Kevin Decker as starting quarterback.


Junior wide receiver Justin Mello (81) and the rest of the receiving corp will be pivotal as UNH makes a transition at quarterback.


Junior running back Chris Setian will be part of a backfield this season that will look to assist whoever ultimately claims the quarterback job, building on the success the group had last season.

rOAd TO The pLAyOFFs sTArTs in AugusTWith spring practices over, the Wildcats will be looking to start their quest for a ninth consecutive playoff appearance when they begin the regular season Aug. 30 at Holy Cross. Check page 18 for UNH’s complete regular season schedule.

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