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How climate change may affect your cup of coffee

UNH associate professor of resource and environmental economics, Shady Atallah, gave a presentation titled, “Climate Change in Your Cup: The Bio-Economics of Shade-Grown Coffee,” in the Memorial Union Building Theater II. He spoke about something he has done extensive research on—the economics of coffee beans, and how climate change is affecting how they are grown and sold.

UNH kicks off Get Yourself Tested Month

UNH Health Services is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the health institute’s effort to promote the entire month of April as “Get Yourself Tested Month” (GYTM) across college campuses nation-wide.

Student Senate revises its constitution and bylaws

UNH Student Senate created a temporary committee, the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Revision of Governance Documents (Ad-Hoc Committee), to revise its constitution and bylaws. Senate approved the establishment of the committee at the end of January, and elected Nicholas LaCourse, the advertisement manager, and Douglas Marino, the community development council chairperson, as co-chairs.

UNH Cheer lands first-place spot at Division I NCA national championship

Letter campaign pushes for increased university system funding

In an effort to encourage the New Hampshire Legislature to allocate more funding in the upcoming state budget to the university system, members of the UNH student body and university administration met in the Memorial Union Building’s (MUB) Granite State Room on Wednesday to take part in a letter writing campaign titled, “Campus to Concord.” By the end of the two-hour event, approximately 60 letters were written and are likely to be sent to the state capital within the next days, organizers of the event said. 

Parking predicament: Department of Transportation facing changes

Pitas with the president:UNH President Mark Huddleston shares pitas and conversation with students

Student Senate Update: Changes to Students Rights, Rules and Responsibilities presented to senate, new policy advisor for finance established.

Sunday’s Student Senate meeting began with the annual review of the Students Rights, Rules and Responsibilities, as defined by the university. In attendance for the discussion were Charlie Putnam, director of the office of community standards, and Ted Kirkpatrick, dean of students.

On the spot with Student Senate Speaker-elect Brennan Pouliot

Sophomore political science major, Brennan Pouliot, 20, will be shadowing under Alex Fries, current student senate speaker.

Mahrajan celebration educates about Arabic culture

In order to both celebrate and educate students about an often misunderstood culture, UNH’s Middle Eastern Cultural Association (UNH MECA) held a Mahrajan, Arabic for festival, on Thursday, April 6, in the Granite State Room.

Anthropology Day rocks the Huddleston Ballroom

Have you ever wondered what prehistoric people actually ate? Or how they made tools and weapons from stone? UNH’s Department of Anthropology teamed up with the Anthropology Club to answer these types of questions by presenting the fourth annual Open Archaeology and Anthropology Day at the Huddleston Ballroom this past week on Saturday, April 8.

UNH Hosts FIRST Robotics District Championship

The Whittemore Center was filled with colorful mascots, singing along to “Sweet Caroline,” cheering fans, signs and T- shirts as 64 high school FIRST Robotics teams from across New England gathered to compete for a place at the world championship in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 26-29.

UNH Writers Series hosts final two authors

Alpha Phi Omega organizes Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry

Food fair offers education and eats

An omelet making challenge  and live music were among the highlights offered at Slow Food UNH’s “Good-Clean-Fair” fair.               The fair, which took place in the Memorial Union Building’s (MUB) Strafford Room on April 9 from 12 - 5 p.m. featured various farms and vendors from the Durham area selling their products, as well as lessons in crafting, a fermentation workshop and student organizations. The Kenny Brothers Band provided live music.

Lecturer speaks on struggles Muslims face in the media

Imagine being labeled as a terrorist just because of your religious beliefs. This is exactly what happens to Muslims all over the world. Tuesday night in Memorial Union Building (MUB) Theater 2, Imam Tariq Abur-Rashid came and spoke about the struggle that Muslims face across the world today, specifically in America, in a lecture titled “The African American Muslim Struggle at the Crossroads.” 

CBS News anchor shares his UNH experiences

Chris Wragge, current CBS News anchor based out of New York City, was invited to the Memorial Union Building (MUB) on April 5 to be the latest guest speaker for the Current Issues Lecture series. Dave Zamansky, the assistant director of the MUB, led a Q&A session with Wragge, and those in attendance were able to learn about the anchor’s experience as a UNH student-athlete, his early career, his current career and some favorite moments he’s had as a news anchor.

Wildcats learn how social media assists antimafia culture

      UNH students and faculty were treated Wednesday afternoon to a lecture by Professor Robin Pickering-Iazzi, courtesy of the UNH Department of Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies.

UNH kicks off month of 'Gaypril'

TNH alumnus shares secrets to success in visit to alma mater