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Bobcats show increased stress in higher populated areas, study shows

By Isabelle Curtis · Thursday, April 8, 2021

Between a canceled spring break and midterms, students at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are feeling the burnout. However, UNH students are not the only stressed-out wildcats. Bobcats may also be feeling increased stress because of human activity in residential and agricultural areas, according to a study by scientists with UNH’s New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Wildcat Powerlifting works to end weightlifting stigma

By Melanie Matts · Thursday, April 8, 2021

There’s been a long-time stigma within the fitness world that women should be doing cardio, and men should be lifting weights. That stigma is being broken day by day, and students at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are helping make that happen.

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N.H. student leaders plead for out-of-state student vaccines

By Ben MacKillop · Thursday, April 8, 2021

Earlier this week, University of New Hampshire (UNH) Student Body President Nicholas Fitzgerald and Student Body Vice President Tyler Silverwood signed a letter with other student governments from Dartmouth College and Plymouth State College urging New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to expand coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine access to out-of-state college students.

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UNH to hold two vaccine clinics this week

By Evan Edmonds · Thursday, April 8, 2021

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is hosting two points of dispensing (PODs) of the first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9 at the Whittemore Center. These vaccination PODs are only for UNH faculty, staff and students that are residents of New Hampshire.

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Professor Prelli wins Lindberg Award

By Cassie Hollasch · Friday, April 2, 2021

Each year, The University of New Hampshire (UNH) College of Liberal Arts awards “a truly outstanding scholar and teacher” with the Lindberg Award. Tenured professors are nominated by UNH faculty members.

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Out-of-state students not eligible for vaccine in N.H.

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, April 1, 2021

Starting April 2, New Hampshire residents age 16 and older will be eligible for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, said Gov. Chris Sununu in a press conference on March 25. This decision, however, does not include out-of-state college students or international students.

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UNH to implement possible bike sharing program in 2022

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, April 1, 2021

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been flirting with the idea of having a bike share program for a long time according to Ritzman Lab Special Projects Director Steve Pesci, and now, technology has given them the opportunity to implement this idea. This initiative comes with support from students and Durham residents, and it could be implemented in the spring of 2022.

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New vaccination site opens at Fox Run Mall

By Ben MacKillop · Thursday, April 1, 2021

Starting this past Monday, the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site run by the state of New Hampshire located at Exeter High School has closed down and been moved to the Fox Run Mall in Newington, working out of the former Sears retail location. The vaccination site is one of 11 locations run by the New Hampshire National Guard and, in addition to the Dover vaccination site running out of the C&J Bus Lines, it is one of two locations in the Seacoast region.

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Student Senate 2021 General Election Results

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Durham, NH -- On March 28, the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) sent out an email to the student body regarding the general election results that are pending Senate approval. Sophia Spina and Alex Colella, who ran for student body president and vice president respectively, won the election, receiving 70.32% of the votes against their opponents, Sophia Litle and Samantha Rizzo. Meanwhile, the result for the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Board Representative was one of the closest to date, with Reshma Giji winning the position over Jonathan Merheb by 1.29%. 

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Spina named UNH’s student body president for the 2021 - 2022 school year

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Durham, NH -- Improving mental health care resources, assuring transparency, and achieving campus diversity and unity - those are the goals of Student Body President-elect Sophia Spina. On Sunday, March 28, Spina and running mate Alexandra Coella were elected as the 2021-2022 student body president and student body vice president, respectively. A junior, Spina is majoring in psychology with a dual minor in writing and English, and although she may be regarded as a new face to Student Senate, she has ample experiences from her time in the organization.

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Freedom Café makes move to Main Street

By Isabelle Curtis · Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Established as a nonprofit café dedicated to ending human trafficking and the commercial exploitation of people, the Freedom Café has made a home in the basement of 10 Mill Road since 2013. However, after several years of planning, the café is officially moving to 37 Main Street later this year. 

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UNH Coffee and Food Cart Rrramon’s to remain closed until the Fall

By Evan Edmonds · Wednesday, March 31, 2021

After initially planning to reopen in April, the announcement was made on the Rrramon’s Facebook page early this March that they would not be returning to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) campus until August. The post details the complications interfering with the return of the campus favorite coffee cart, but says those who still want delicious White Mountain Coffee can arrange a pick up time on campus with owners Ramon and Kristen Valdez.

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Biden order could change how colleges deal with sexual misconduct

By Isabelle Curtis · Friday, March 26, 2021

Earlier this month, President Joe Biden ordered a review of federal rules guiding colleges on how they handle sexual misconduct. This is the first step in reversing the Trump administration’s controversial changes to Title IX, the federal law that forbids sex discrimination in education. The new regulations put into place by the Trump administration bolstered the rights of the accused and narrowed the scope of sexual misconduct cases colleges were required to investigate. 

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