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Students dawned their best interviewing clothes and braved the cold temperatures combined with strong winds on Tuesday, Feb. 26, to make it to the Spring Career and Internship Fair at the Whittemore Center.
Guest Speaker UNH Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Wayne Jones:
Guest Speaker UNH Police Chief Paul Dean:
Senate Correspondent Benjamin Strawbridge delivers the highlights from the Student Senate’s 14th meeting of Session 40.
Some may say the phrase “this song saved my life” or “this band saved my life” is overused or exaggerated. Some may say that a person or a group of people can’t have that much of a positive impact on someone. The proof, though, is in a compilation released by Hopeless Records on November 9 called “Songs That Saved My Life,” which shows that music truly can save lives, and that it not only impacts the listeners, but the musicians as well. The principle of “Songs That Saved My Life” (STSML) is simple, touching and important - bands choose a song that has helped them personally through a difficult time and cover it. The album is sold with all proceeds going toward suicide prevention and mental health charities, including the Crisis Text Line, Hope For The Day, The Trevor Project and To Write Love On Her Arms, according to STSML’s website. The album opens with Neck Deep covering “Torn,” performed by Natalie Imbruglia and originally written by Ednaswap. The pop-punk band from the United Kingdom plays it safe with the song, not venturing far from Imbruglia’s version. Vocalist Ben Barlow’s typically underproduced voice is clearly refined for the style of the song, but it would have potentially been good for the impact of the song to include more of Neck Deep’s love-it-or-hate-it sound. Covers have a tendency to feel uncomfortable when they too closely resemble the original, and while overall this cover is good, there are hints of awkwardness in it. Movements, a band best known for the song “Daylily” about a girl suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, follows Neck Deep with “Losing My Religion,” originally performed by R.E.M., Movements did not have to stray far from their personal sound to create an unawkward and pleasant cover. The listener would probably have to be very familiar with R.E.M. to quickly detect the differences between the original version and Movements’ version, but, oddly, it doesn’t have that strange “this is definitely a cover” vibe that seems to be common with covers. The true gem of the album is the fourth song, Dance Gavin Dance’s rendition of “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind. Dance Gavin Dance (DGD) is known for a funky, screaming, deliciously odd style that genuinely works in the 90s rock hit. Highlights ranging from the guitar riffs that DGD adds to the cover, to everything about clean vocalist Tilian Pearson’s breathy voice, to Jon Mess’ screams during the verses, to the changes in tempo all will leave you punching your steering wheel, replaying and singing along until you feel your eardrums begin to protest. And you won’t even care. You’ll replay it so much you feel bad for the other songs on the album. You won’t be able to fully wake up in the morning until you’ve heard it. You’ll tell all your friends about it until they get annoyed with you. 12/10 rating. DGD is magical and wonderful and so is this song. In total, out of the 12 songs on the album, only five stand out, but STSML has a power that I believe is unique compared to most other albums. Not only is it a charitable project, but it has provided an outlet for artists to share songs that have helped them, and therefore listening to the album itself can impact the listeners. As a listener, to know that a band or artist feels so passionately about and has such a strong emotional connection to a song is an intangible and beautiful way to reach fans. I wish I could say that the all the covers on the album held the same quality as “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Torn,” and “Losing My Religion,” but I can’t. I apologize, but I appreciate the sentiment of the compilation. Despite the aforementioned critiques of the contents of “Songs That Saved My Life,” let this be known—if you choose to purchase the compilation, you will feel confident knowing that even if you only enjoy a few of the songs, your $10 went to a worthy cause. If you or someone you know at UNH is struggling with mental illness and/or suicidal thoughts, visit Psychological and Counseling Services in Smith Hall or online at unh.edu/pacs/ or call (603) 862-2090.
A conflicted fan gives Pinegrove a second chance
The introduction and immediate postponement of the Student Senate’s first major resolution of Session XL concerning future long-term funding of the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) served as the high point in an otherwise routine fourth meeting of the fall semester. The legislation in question - R.40.03, entitled “Urging New Hampshire to Support Higher Education” and introduced by Student Body President Ethan McClanahan, Student Body Vice-President Jake Adams and External Affairs Chair Liam Sullivan - aimed to urge New Hampshire legislators to increase funding for USNH to $93.5 million by 2020 and by 50 percent over the next 10 years. The USNH consists of the University of New Hampshire’s Durham and Manchester campuses and School of Law, Plymouth State University, Keene State College and Granite State College. The resolution was designed to address concerns surrounding insufficient overall state funding of post-secondary education, stating that while N.H state legislators “approved $800 million in additional expenses for 2018 and 2019,” “none” of those funds were allocated to USNH. The resolution revealed that the organization only received a $81 million budget for 2018 and 2019 from the state after requesting two annual budgets totaling $88.5 million and $93.5 million, respectively. The motion also cited a 30.1 percent decrease in per-student higher education funding between 2008 and 2016, with a figure of $93 per student making NH the least financially supportive state in the country in terms of higher education spending per pupil; both figures served as additional motivators favoring its passage. Adams announced the bill’s two-week postponement period shortly after delivering it to the body, explaining that several key economic factors and their effects on statewide collegiate funding require additional consideration and examination before returning the resolution to the floor for a vote. He stated that a number of the desired specifics regard the university’s gross economic impact on the Granite State. “It is very significant,” Adams said. “We just don’t have the actual data because it’s hard to come by because it’s as open as the Internet is; somehow, you can’t find certain things you want.” The vice president added that he hopes to “flesh out” details regarding “capital projects” - or how much money a state directly provides to improve upon local assets or infrastructure - and the university’s “operating budgets,” among other financial matters, with UNH administration. Adams stated the extra time would result in a “stronger proposal,” despite his initial reluctance to delay the vote. “I really don’t like the idea of bumping anything to another week,” he said. “But the actual budget process will take place in June of next year, so this can survive a couple more weeks...[capital projects and operating budgets] might be instrumental in whether or not we actually get an increase.” The vote to postpone the motion until Oct. 14 passed with two nays. Sunday’s guest speaker Dr. Kevin Charles, BS, MS, D.Ed., Assistant Vice-President for Student Life and Executive Director of Health & Wellness, served as the meeting’s other major highlight, as he and Kathleen Grace-Bishop, MHSA, MCHES, Director of Education and Promotion, introduced Health & Wellness to the Senate, what services it provides to students, and recent changes to the program. In explaining the mission of Health & Wellness, Charles described the organization as a “one-stop shop” for a wide variety of medical solutions, ranging from primary, specialized and tertiary or emergency medical treatments and health education initiatives to 24/7 non-urgent nurse assistance and “complementary” care in the form of services such as massage therapy, meditation and Paws & Relax. Charles also described the Wellness Wheel, a diagram containing seven categories of health that students are encouraged to look after and properly maintain, including physical, mental, social and emotional health, among other categories. “We operate from the concept of a wellness wheel...the idea is we want to treat people holistically, so we don’t just take care of bumps and bruises and pains and aches, [but] we also help people proactively,” Charles said. “We try to do what we can to educate.” Another major talking point of Health & Wellness was the subject of Living Well Services, described by Grace-Bishop as “confidential, individualized education,” coaching and counseling on health-related topics that stresses involvement from educational groups, special events, and student involvement through “peer education and internships.” Charles also updated the body on recent renovations to the Health & Wellness building across from the Memorial Union Building, which include new exam rooms with modern technology and a new floor in the lobby, among other improvements. Sandwiched between the guest speakers and the resolution was a batch of regular business bills, including one introduced by Executive Officer Caelin McMahon that welcomed Non-Resident Sen. 8 Joseph Ramirez, Christensen Sen. 2, Terry John Robinson II and Hubbard Sen. Juliana Phillips as the body’s newest members, which passed with one nay. Another bill, brought forward by Student Trustee Christian Merheb and passed unanimously by the body, resulted in the approval of Alexandra West as the Senate’s Senior Policy Advisor. Speaker Nicholas LaCourse also introduced bills on Sunday that added Sens. David Cerullo and Meagan McLean to the Election Committee and Sens. Gabryella Corricelli, Ramirez and McLean to the Judiciary Committee, while Director of Public Relations Brittany Dunkle used a bill to approve Sens. Nelson Idahosa, Stephan Toth, Elza Brechbuhl and Joseph Bradley as members of the Public Relations Committee. All three bills were passed unanimously. Speaker LaCourse and Director Dunkle also brought to the floor a bill designed to approve of the Senate’s First Year Election Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning rules and regulations regarding the upcoming election that will determine the body’s First Year Representative for Session XL. The bill concluded the assembly’s regular business, which adjourned at 7:06 pm following debate surrounding the night’s sole resolution. The Senate goes on recess next Sunday due to the following Monday’s mid-semester break; its next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 14.
Desmond Tutu once said “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” What is an oppressor? It’s Brett Kavanaugh. But how can one person encompass such an ugly word? When anyone, regardless of race/gender/etc., forces someone to go through unjust treatment and force intense mental distress on a person – that is when they are truly an oppressor.
Nine members of the UNH Counseling Center have resigned throughout the current academic year after the retirement of Former Director Dr. David Cross in June 2016. According to two previous counselors, their resignations were influenced by a “toxic” work environment that was allegedly present in the Counseling Center during this transitional period.
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted on Thursday, March 30, prior to the release of the student body election results.
Humans of UNH’s Facebook page did an interview with student body presidential candidate Chris Mignanelli in which he shared, among other things, his reason for running for the postition. Chris’s platform hinges primarily on how ineffective student government has been and what he would do to change it. Now, it is perfectly acceptable to be engaged and disagree; in fact, it is required of good governance. But what Chris is saying frustrates me to no end because in the past three years that I have been involved in student government, he has been noticeably absent.
Student Body General Elections
Though a cold Saturday morning is ideal for a game of hockey, at the rinks in Exeter on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5, not a single ice skate was seen. Rather, metal sleds and shortened sticks with metal picks attached to the butt end littered the space next to the boards near the locker rooms.
UNH holds an open forum once a semester to discuss any topics concerning the UNH community, which allows for a question and answer dialogue hosted by President Mark Huddleston and Provost Nancy Targett, and is designed to be more democratic than the state of the university address.
UNH Health Services hosted the first power nap session of the spring semester on Thursday, Feb. 2 in Studio Two of the newly renovated Hamel Recreation Center. During these sessions, Dawn Zitney, a wellness educator and counselor at Health Services’ Office of Health Education and Promotion, teaches students about sleep habits, guides a short meditation and leads participants into sleep with the accompaniment of dim lighting and ambient music.
Graduating in May with a Bachelor of Science in nutrition, Alana Davidson is leaving her mark on UNH by paying it forward. After conducting research on campus last fall, Davidson found that out of a sample size of 943 UNH graduate and undergraduate students, 25 percent proved to be “food insecure.” It was this shocking find that inspired Davidson to create the program “Swipe It Forward.”
Upon its creation in 1995, the University of New Hampshire’s first recreation center had never been considered a completed project. After 22 years of deliberation, student senate resolutions and design layouts, an extension was added to the pre-existing Hamel Student Recreation Center attached to the Whittemore Center (Whitt). The completion of this new project allowed for renovations in the recreation facility that had been standing for decades and where some maintenance has long-been deferred. However, after decades of discussion and assembly, the Hamel Recreation Center (HRC) is finally completed.
Senior Vice Provost for Student Life and Dean of Students John T. Kirkpatrick sent an email on Monday, Nov. 14 informing the UNH student body of a reinstallation of previously cancelled counseling services for transgender students undergoing hormone treatment. The service requires students undergoing such treatment to receive mental health counseling and will be reinstalled on Dec. 9 after being suspended since the summer. This email led to slight confusion within the UNH community due to the lack of knowledge regarding counseling services for the trans community and the vague nature of the email. According to Kirkpatrick, UNH Health Services offers hormone treatment for students transitioning. Due to the strong nature of the hormones, the university requires that student transitioning take part in mental health counseling services to provide the safest treatment possible. “When a student who is transitioning wants to get hormone treatment...it’s recommended that you have a mental health assessment to assure the M.D. that you’re of the proper state of mind,” Kirkpatrick said. “These are pretty significant hormones, those drugs are pretty powerful.” According to Kirkpatrick, there is no national or state mandated licensure to partake in this practice as long as the counselor is a licensed clinical psychologist. However, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has created a certification that “publishes the Standards of Care and Ethical Guidelines, which articulate a professional consensus about the psychiatric, psychological, medical and surgical management of gender identity disorders, and helps professionals understand the parameters within which they may offer assistance to those with these conditions,” according to the website. “[WPATH is] a standard setter for the trans community in terms of its healthcare,” Kirkpatrick said. “When I took over and Dr. [David] Cross retired after 40 years as director of the center, I wanted to be sure that that assessment that we were offering in the counseling center was best practice. I want to assure all students here at UNH, no matter what identity or population group they come from, that I want to deliver to them the best clinical care, mental healthcare and medical healthcare we can give.” Because of the lack of training at the counseling center, Kirkpatrick suspended the program and offered students free transportation through the university to Boston in order to continue these mental health services at a certified professional’s office. Though Kirkpatrick insists his intentions were good, he did admit to understanding why the community was upset with his decision to suspend these services. “My view is it was more symbolic...in the wake of the election I think people who are feeling like ‘the other’ are feeling marginalized; they worry about their future,” Kirkpatrick said about why students may be offended. “So I said this was only temporary suspension, but I fully understand why members of the university student community were concerned.” In wake of this controversy, Student Senator Douglas Marino spoke of the issue and said he decided that this was just an example of poor communication. “It was upsetting that it happened and that there was a lack of communication through the student body, but the dean had acknowledged that,” Marino said. Marino also said that the Student Senate is now working on providing students more knowledge on what is and isn’t covered under the student insurance plan, as it was unclear to whether or not this treatment was covered beforehand. Marino also stated that this issue didn’t come into light until senior biomedical science major and Trans UNH Vice President Charlie Durkin attended a meeting for the President’s Commission on the Status of LGBTQ+ People. “Someone had asked if the counseling center could write letters for transition related hormones and this was when it was first announced that the service was suspended,” Durkin said, “[The suspension] was never actually announced by Dean Kirkpatrick to any students or anyone outside the counseling center.” Durkin also said he was devastated by this news and felt “completely blindsided.” “I was also so upset because I had gotten my letter for testosterone written by one of the counselors last year and it honestly saved my life,” Durkin said. “I just couldn’t imagine someone being in my position and not having this service available to them on campus.” Durkin also said he is a little disappointed in Kirkpatrick’s decision to keep the service suspended, and his decision to only send one counselor into the training due to the limited availability of the service after the training is over. However, Durkin said he does believe that Kirkpatrick’s intentions were not malicious. “I do believe that Dean Kirkpatrick wants to help, but he just thinks he knows best and hasn’t been really hearing us when we talk to him,” Durkin said. “I was also happy that we could convince him to send out a campus wide email to all the students to at least address this issue and he’s agreed to also have monthly meetings with other students and I so we can continue to try to better these services.”
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