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OMSA to host multiple events for Gender Identity Awareness Week

Gender Identity Awareness Week will be held this year from Monday, Nov. 14 to Sunday, Nov. 20. Spearheaded by the UNH Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), events will be arranged and run by a committee comprised of students, faculty and staff members from different departments across the institution.

Voting app brings information on candidates to fingertips

Winner of 2016 Lindberg Award David Kaye

This year, UNH theater and dance professor David Kaye received the Lindberg Award, which recognizes an outstanding scholar and teacher.

On the Spot with Sam Warach

While many UNH students were busy planning their Halloween costumes the weekend before last, senior Sam Warach had just earned a free trip to Las Vegas.

Annual Mr. UNH event crowns winner

UNH senior Brennan Young, aka “Mr. Sunshine,” was crowned this year’s Mr. UNH on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The annual event, hosted by the Chi Omega sorority, was held in the Memorial Union Building’s (MUB) Granite State Room (GSR) from 7:30–9 p.m. and tickets cost $5 per person. All of the proceeds from the event went to the Make a Wish Foundation, Chi Omega’s philanthropy. Up against Young were 10 other UNH students, some of which included, Mr. Theta Chi, Mr. NH Gents and Mr. Football, just to name a few.

Legal Services dispute up for vote on Sunday

UNH President Mark Huddleston holds open forum with Provost Nancy Targett

SHARPP takes back the night

In an effort to raise awareness of sexual assault on the UNH campus, a large group of students met on Thompson Hall (T-Hall) lawn at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 for the annual Take Back the Night march.

SCOPE announces fall concert

Main performances by hip-hop artists Lil Uzi Vert, Joey Bada$$ and opening with Aminé

College Republicans, Democrats talk policy and issues in Student Debate

Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center receive Gold Quality Award

Dairy Farmers of America recently awarded UNH’s Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center with a 2015 Gold Quality Award. The dairy facility has received this award almost every year since the farm’s establishment in 1989. This accomplishment by the facility is a result of the complementary practices used within the dairy and the strategic structure of the farm that aids in both the growth development and the milk yield of the 85 cows, most of which are Holstein and a few are of the Jersey breed. This quality milk is then delivered to the Hood Dairy Plant in Concord and consumed by many Strafford County residents. 

UNH students hit the ice for annual Halloween skate

As Halloween music echoed throughout the Whittemore Center’s (Whitt) ice skating rink, around 150 students gathered together, on and off the ice, to participate in some festivities pertaining to the holiday.

Mills Hall Halloween Extravaganza

For the 13th year in a row, Mills Hall residents hosted their Halloween Extravaganza, opening residential floors to the Durham Community for trick-or-treating fun. The rainy, humid air didn’t restrain the community flooding into the dorm from 4-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, as children, parents, residents and UNH housing staff wore costumes to celebrate the holiday a few days early.

Author Caitlin Shetterly leads discussion on GMOs

Author Caitlin Shetterly visited the Memorial Union Building’s (MUB) Theater 1 at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27. As part of the UNH English department’s Writers Series, Shetterly gave a reading of her latest book, “Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future,” which was followed by a discussion.

Cultures mingle at the third annual International Café Harvest Party

The third annual International Café Harvest Party was held free of charge for UNH students at the Freedom Café on Thursday, Oct. 27. International Café is a biweekly event organized by the Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) to provide a “way to invite international students to a group” and bridge the gap between the international and U.S. students, according to UNH student and CRU member Noey Struthers. Happening right before Halloween weekend, some Harvest Party attendees were in costume, including Struthers dressed as “a ‘70s girl,” and someone else as the blue power ranger.

Improv Anonymous hosts annual Spooky Halloween Show in MUB

Improv Anonymous, UNH’s one and only improvisation acting group on campus, hosted its Spooky Halloween Show last Thursday, Oct. 27 from 9–10 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building’s (MUB) Entertainment Center.

Fierce and Fabulous Women’s Expo brings health and protection awareness

As part of “Sextober,” a month dedicated to the promotion of healthy sexuality at UNH, the fifth annual Being Fierce and Fabulous Women’s Expo was held in an effort to invite people of all identities and genders to have fun and relax while strengthening community and self-connections.

Student experiences Halloweekend through eyes of the Durham Fire Department

The week-long festivities that accompany Halloween at UNH include but are not limited to: men and women exposing an unnecessary amount of skin in hypothermic conditions, banana costumes, cow costumes, more bananas, Sean Astin and a prior last minute exodus to Savers.

TNH staff members tell tales of paranormal encounters

By Colleen Irvine

Student Senate Updates