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UNH students share their election day experience

By Hannah Donahue · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020

University of New Hampshire (UNH) students flocked to the polls on Election Day. Oyster River High School (ORHS) was bustling with voters and electioneers. Faces were covered with masks, but spirits remained high. Coffee was served and buses shuttled students back and forth from campus to the polls.

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Pre-election: polling, Biden and Trump on the issues

By Cassie Hollasch · Monday, Nov. 2, 2020

(Durham, NH) – With the election tomorrow, former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 12-point lead in the national polls against President Donald Trump. In New Hampshire, Biden currently leads Trump by eight points, according to a poll released by the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Survey Center.

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Ed Markey Visits the Freedom Café and discusses the possible job creations that fighting climate change offers

By Cassie Hollasch · Monday, Nov. 2, 2020

Sen. Ed Markey (Massachusetts) talked about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s plans to use the current climate change crisis to create more jobs for Americans. Markey’s message to University of New Hampshire (UNH) students is to vote for Biden to fight climate change and combat systemic racism in America. The senator talked to the Durham community at a campaign event for Biden at the Freedom Café on Friday, Oct. 30.

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Young people experience ‘ecoanxiety’

By Cassie Hollasch · Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020

For many young voters, voting isn’t simply a decision between higher or lower taxes, whether roads should be paved, or if a toll booth should be removed. Often, young people see their vote as a choice between life or death. Whether we save the environment, or kill it.

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Take Back the Night: SHARPP Event

By Cassie Hollasch · Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020

At the annual Take Back the Night event for survivors of sexual assault and harassment at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), students, faculty and staff showed off their support by hanging posters, putting purple glowsticks in their windows and posting pictures with the caption #UNHPurpleThursday over social media for the virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 22. The event was put on by the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) at UNH.

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UNH Gourmet Dinner

By Cassie Hollasch · Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020

Each semester, senior students in the Hospitality Management major at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) host the Gourmet Dinner as part of their capstone project. The event is entirely planned, organized and executed by the students, giving them an opportunity to implement in-class lessons into a real-world experience.

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The Town of Durham and UNH prepare for Halloween

By Cassie Hollasch · Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020

With Halloween approaching, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the town of Durham are preparing for the holiday a little differently than normal. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) still infecting people each day, the town of Durham and UNH set protocols and reminders for students and residents to make sure they are staying safe this year.

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Health & Wellness hosts Body Positivity Week

By Cassie Hollasch · Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020

Body Positivity Week took place virtually at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) beginning Oct. 19 through Oct. 22. The events during body positivity week normally include documentary screenings, body positive workshops and activity tables, but due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) all activities were moved online.

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Feltes hosts town hall for students

By Evan Edmonds · Friday, Oct. 30, 2020

Dan Feltes, a former legal aid attorney, said this is “the most consequential election in United States history,” and told students “it’s on us” to make change. He encouraged students to vote, to get their friends to vote, and their friends, and so on.

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UNH student Heath Howard runs for State Rep.

By Jasmine Taudvin · Friday, Oct. 30, 2020

New Hampshire State Rep. candidate Heath Howard is running for office and attending University of New Hampshire (UNH) classes simultaneously this semester. With competitors Jeff Allard, Kurt Wuelper and Michael Harrington over 40 years older than him, Howard is the youngest candidate at 20 years old.

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Fact checking: the Presidential Debate

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020

On Oct. 22, the presidential debate stage at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. was something that we haven’t seen to this point in the race: presidential. Both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were subject to muted microphones for a two-minute stretch at the beginning of each segment while the other spoke.

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Meet the Candidates (Continued)

By Ben MacKillop · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020

Meet the State Rep., State Sen. and Executive Councilor candidates: Rebecca Perkins-Kwoka, Sue Polidura, Tim Horrigan, Janet Wall and Jim Beard.

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UNH community shares final thoughts before Nov. 3 election

By Isabelle Curtis · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020

Celene Johns-Thomas is tired. Johns-Thomas spent the primary season last year encouraging voters to participate in state and local elections. However, Johns-Thomas—who is currently taking a gap year from the University of New Hampshire (UNH)—can no longer find the time or the energy for the political process. 

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