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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

Special Spirit: a slam dunk

Lundholm Gymnasium played host to what is likely to be the first basketball game since the arrival of spring on Wednesday night. On this occasion, however, nobody in the crowd seemed to focus on the final score, but rather the electric atmosphere the evening provided.

SCOPE receives budget increase

Because of a budget increase decision made by the Student Activity Fee Committee (SAFC) on Nov. 20, 2016, the Student Committee of Popular Entertainment (SCOPE) will be receiving $25,750 from SAFC next year. According to SAFC Chairman Jake Adams, SCOPE’s budget changed from $178,420 to $204,170 is an increase of 14.43 percent.

SHARPP wall restored

Almost three weeks after it was taken down, the display installed by the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) documenting street harassment on campus was put back up on the third floor of the Memorial Union Building (MUB) on Wednesday, April 5. The display was originally removed due to complaints from students and faculty regarding the language used in the installation.

On the Spot with Student Body Vice President-Elect Alex Burroughs

On Sunday, at 4 p.m., junior psychology and justice studies dual major Alexandra Burroughs was elected student body vice president for the 2017-18 academic year.  

Carley Rotenberg: the course of action

Carley Rotenberg won the student body president election this past weekend. After a year serving as vice president under President Jonathan Dean, Rotenberg will assume office later this semester and continue the policies that she and Dean strived to implement over their time in office together.

On the Spot with Student Body President Jonathan Dean

Editor’s note: This interview was conducted on Thursday, March 30, prior to the release of the student body election results.

Greenhouse open house showcases local plant research

The UNH Macfarlane Research Greenhouses provided a warm and lush escape from the spring snow showers outside on Friday and Saturday during the annual Spring Greenhouse Open House.

Health Services and Nourish UNH team up for annual nutrition expo

The aroma of homemade snacks and fruit floated in the lobby of the Hamel Recreation Center on Thursday, March 30, as the Nutrition Expo, put on by Health Services and Nourish UNH, featured a theme of, “Put Your Best Fork Forward.”

Business leaders share experiences at annual conference