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UNH announces Wildcat Pass

By Hannah Donahue · Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020

Students will need to have a valid Wildcat Pass when they enter buildings at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in order to be compliant with the UNH coronavirus (COVID-19) requirements.

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University-organized fire sparks social distancing concerns

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

A bonfire social event for first-year students hosted by Residential Life at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) spurred speculation when students started crowding together outside of Christensen and Williamson Hall on Wednesday night. Many expressed concern when photos submitted to The New Hampshire by an anonymous UNH student showed a lack of social distancing and various students not wearing masks. 

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UNH aims to support mental health of students

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

Over the summer the University of New Hampshire (UNH) announced their fall semester public health campaign #unhtogether. This campaign offers guidelines for the university community to help one another remain safe and healthy during the coronavirus (COVID-19). While public health and safety during a global pandemic is of extreme importance, the campaign is emphasizing the additional significance of mental health and wellbeing.

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Current campus COVID totals released

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

Out of the 7082 people tested at University of New Hampshire (UNH) testing sites, 19 of them (.27%) were positive, according to the data released by the University on Aug. 24. Eight out of the 19 positive cases are students.

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US Rep. Pappas visits Freedom Cafe

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

On Aug. 26 Congressman Chris Pappas discussed voting rights in a round table with young NH Democrats. Pappas was joined by State Rep. Cam Kenney, State Rep. Cassie Levesque, Candidate for State Representative Heath Howard, and Oyster River High School Student Body President Ella Gianino.

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Pappas discusses COVID-19 concerns with UNH administrators

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, was welcomed to Durham on Tuesday afternoon as part of a roundtable with senior leadership of the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The event took place in the courtyard of UNH’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and focused on the fall semester reopening plans in preparation for the UNH student body to return to campus next week.

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Back-to-school voting guide for the New Hampshire state primaries

By Hannah Donahue · Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

University of New Hampshire (UNH) students return to classes on Monday, just a week before New Hampshire’s Republican and Democratic State primaries on Tuesday, September 8. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) at hand, Durham’s town administration prefers that students take more time in advance when preparing to vote this fall.

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UNH hosts student-led virtual town hall

By Hannah Donahue · Friday, Aug. 14, 2020

During the University of New Hampshire (UNH) student-led virtual town hall on Tuesday evening, staff from the university stressed the importance of students wearing masks and practicing social distancing to ensure a safe semester.

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Town of Durham adopts mask ordinance

By Hannah Donahue · Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020

The Town of Durham has passed a mask ordinance, impacting residents and visitors of Durham, as well as the University of New Hampshire (UNH) community as they prepare for their return to campus for the fall semester.

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UNH holds town hall On COVID-19 policy, students frustrated

By Hannah Donahue · Monday, July 27, 2020

On Thursday, July 21, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Wayne E. Jones Jr. held a town hall with University of New Hampshire (UNH) students and parents on the Student Confirmed Consent Agreement (SICA), and UNH’s reopening plan, which received over 915 questions from the student body.

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UNH requests students sign consent agreement

By Hannah Donahue · Monday, July 20, 2020

On Friday, July 17 University of New Hampshire (UNH) President James W. Dean Jr. requested that students sign and submit an informed consent agreement regarding on-campus programming in order to return to campus

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