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UNH President Mark Huddleston delivers his State of the University address in the Granite State Room. The speech was cut short to allow for a new component of the annual event: a town hall meeting in which President Huddleston responded to questions from the audience or those recieved via email and Twitter.

State of the University: Continued progress despite state support By RAOUL BIRON STAFF WRITER

Despite actively fighting a continued lack of state funding, University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston outlined a year of unprecedented growth in this year’s State of the University address on Tuesday. “If the number of highly qualified applicants reflects at all an institution’s reputation, success and momentum, then UNH is certainly doing a lot of things right,” he said on Tuesday, focusing on a 10 percent increase in this year’s incoming first-year class in spite of dropping rates of high school graduates entering college in New Hampshire. UNH received record-breaking amounts of private financial support for the second consecutive year, but Huddleston highlighted systemic problems in New Hampshire’s legislature keeping

tuition rates up and potential students out. “Higher education in New Hampshire is really, really expensive,” Huddleston said. “It is not only beyond the reach, it is beyond the imagination of far too many young people.” Huddleston called upon his own college experience in the SUNY system of the 1960s to implore students and legislators alike to view higher education as an investment. “Who can seriously believe that in the 21st century, New Hampshire will thrive … by having an under-educated citizenry?” Huddleston said. “Why does this seem like a good idea?” On Feb. 12, Gov. Maggie Hassan revealed a proposed budget that, despite increasing funding for University System New Hampshire, would not allow for a tuition freeze for residential and non-resi-

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Audience questions divestment, buildings, transit system By PHOEBE McPHERSON MANAGING EDITOR

On Tuesday, University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston ended his State of the University address early for the ﬁrst time. With an extra 40 minutes, he allowed for a town hall meeting where he ﬁelded questions without a prepared speech. Before he delivered his speech, Huddleston explained the open question and answer session to the audience, and encouraged community members to submit questions via email or social media with the hashtag #unhsotu. Members from the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) were present to get answers as a part of their ongoing divestment campaign. Huddleston seemed transparent and honest, adding that these answers were his personal opinion. It was especially

evident in the responses to SEAC members who came searching for answers as to when the university was going to divest from fossil fuels. “You, I, everyone in this room uses fossil fuels everyday and we will for generations to come,” President Huddleston said. “Divesting totally from fossil fuels is not the right answer.” SEAC member Giselle Hart would later admit feeling let down over Huddleston’s response. “You know it was discouraging...for the president to point out the inevitabilities of a fossil fuel economy,” she said. “To me, that isn’t exactly forward thinking.” The road to making UNH a fossil fuel-free institution began back in 2012. The student activist group joined a nationwide campaign to try and convince higher

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Student body election candidates

The New Hampshire

Nicole Georges visits for talk

The New Hampshire looks at Giselle Hart and Robert Richard-Snipes, running mates for student body president and vice president, respectively.

Feminist and zinester, Nicole Georges, gave a talk last night about feminism and life writing for “Bitch Magazine.”

Keeping it going

Hawks stopped

Dick Umile’s squad hopes to stay competitive in a two game series with UConn this weekend after taking down No. 2 BU last weekend.

Carlie Pogue leads the Wildcats to their second win in as many games after their ﬁve game skid.

This Week in Durham

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Feb. 19 • Chinese New Year dinner, Philbrook Dining Hall, 4-7 p.m. • Keep on Walkin’, Johnson Theatre, 7 p.m. • CAB Presents: Sex Ed Bingo, Granite State Room, 9 p.m.

Feb. 21

• Keep on Walkin’, Johnson Theatre, 7 p.m. • UNH Dance Marathon, GSR, 11 a.m. • CAB Presents: Geoff Keith, Strafford Room, 9-11 p.m.

Feb. 20

• Civil engagement workshop, MUB 340, 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. • DBS Seminar Series: Sarach Kocher, Rudman G89, 12:10-1 p.m. • Keep on Walkin’, Johnson Theatre, 7 p.m. • The Prom You Never Got, Granite State Room, 8-11 p.m.

Feb. 22

• Keep on Walkin’, Johnson Theatre, 2 p.m.

In the Feb. 12 edition of The New Hampshire, an article titled “SEAC revives divestment campaign” misinterpreted the opinions of Sustainability Institute Communications & Information Coordinator Jackie Cullen. In the article, it appears that Cullen believes that SEAC was threatening UNH’s decision making policies when the threat was to larger institutional systems. If you believe that we have made an error, or if you have questions about The New Hampshire’s journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Executive Editor Nick Stoico by phone at 603-862-4076 or by email at tnh.editor@unh.edu.

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continued from page 1 dential students. President Huddleston responded in his address, stating that UNH is prepared to fight to reestablish higher education in the state as a public resource. “By misconstruing education purely as a private benefit, we are reinforcing an opportunity gap that will haunt our state for generations, diminish our wealth and impoverish our spirit,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be this way. We can turn it around.” Huddleston repeatedly advertised UNH Works, which he described as a “grassroots, statewide campaign that invites citizens across New Hampshire to unite and show their support for UNH to our state’s elected leaders.” Designed to pressure state officials before confirming a biennial budget in June, one of the

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continued from page 1 education presidents, boards and deans to divest from fossil fuel usage at individual institutions. SEAC member Griffin Sinclair-Wingate pressed Huddleston with facts and figures. “Research from UNH’s own net impact and the Independent Petroleum Association of America has shown that fossil fuel free portfolios are performing just as well as portfolios invested in fossil fuels — and I know you take a lot of pride in the sustainability of the university — so why profit from fossil fuels when you can profit just as much from sustainable investments,” he said, reading from a notecard. The answer seemed to be a case of ‘he said, she said.’ Huddleston acknowledged the study, but countered with a New York Times article from Feb. 9, 2015, “Study claims oil divestiture may hurt college endowments,” which he said claimed the opposite to be true from Sinclair-Wingate’s notion. This conversation came just days after the Feb. 13 Global Divestment Day when SEAC members marched across campus to remind the administration of their requests. “The conversation is changing,” Hart said. “Two years ago, when SEAC had their first divestment campaign [two academic years, the campaign began in 2012], divestment was a really radical idea.” Huddleston seemed relaxed enough with other questions as well, making jokes about the

organization’s principal appeals is for state funding for higher education to return to the roughly $100 million received in 2009. “How heavy a lift should that be?” said Huddleston. He went on to comment that decisive and unified action can successfully influence the legislature. “When we push the button and ask them to make those phone calls and send those emails, we can move the needle,” he said. In an effort to induce a community-wide dialogue and address issues not mentioned in his speech, Huddleston opened the floor to questions from the UNH community, fielding a wide array of concerns and questions from administrators, undergraduates, graduate students, professors and multiple organizations. Among the organizations that offered questions were the Student Environmental Action Coalition regarding the university’s reliance on fossil fuels and

UNH Lecturer’s United asking about UNH’s balance between research and education. Huddleston continually referenced core ideas expressed in 2014’s address to affirm an outlook of growth and success entering 2015. “We work smarter and harder,” he said. “We’ve shone through all that adversity and that success can be seen on the enrollment front.” He expressed that the $60 million UNH received in private donations in 2014 as “UNH’s greatest fundraising success ever,” a 13 percent increase in students entering STEM majors, and a 23 percent increase in students from “underrepresented groups” continue to allow the university to thrive, in spite of budget constraints and a subsequent lack of faculty. “UNH is a model of efficiency,” Huddleston said. “Now it’s time for our partners in Concord to do their share.”

snow and his shared wishes for the future of the university. UNH professor of communication James Ferrell asked when UNH will cease “limited resource” spending on “administration, branding and marketing, football stadiums and dining halls,” and instead work on academic buildings that are in desperate need of renovations. Huddleston agreed with tweeters — or twits, according to him — that Kendall Hall, Conant Hall and Spaulding Life Sciences Center are long overdue for renovations. He also revealed that the only thing that the University of New Hampshire asked for from state funding this year was $38 million dollars to fix “deficiencies” of the aforementioned buildings. Also via Twitter, a UNHManchester colleague wanted to know what is being done to integrate the three campuses that make up the institution. Whether that is feasible in the foreseeable future or not, Huddleston had the answer: He wants a bus system that will run between the three campuses all day. “We have the biggest transit system in the state, but I can’t get my bus going from Concord to Manchester to Durham … I’m going to stay around long enough until I can get a bus running,” he said. “Even if I have to drive it myself.” While some questions had been submitted in advance via email and social media, a few came from a — perhaps shy — audience when hoards of hands failed to fly into the air throughout the event. An unnamed student asked

about professor Edward Larkin’s return to campus after his 2009 dismissal for indecent exposure. She labeled him as a sex offender, which Huddleston corrected. “I don’t think there was registration in that case,” he said, answering carefully that the university attempted to avoid the situation but was ultimately directed to bring Larkin back. One woman asked the president to look back at the past seven years and talk on his proudest achievements. (Kind of) jokingly he responded, “survival.” Student Body President Joe Sweeney said over the phone that he “applaud[s] [Huddleston] for the effort” of the town hall meeting. “For him, it was an interesting scenario,” he said. Sweeney added that he doesn’t expect any deflation in the divestment campaign efforts after Huddleston’s rebuttal to SEAC. “We just wanted to make sure that divestment was something that was brought up,” Hart said. “Just to show that it’s something students are interested in, and that we care about UNH’s moral integrity as well as financial integrity.” As the final speaker during the town hall meeting, Hart took the microphone to thank Huddleston for “opening up,” and “giving us all the platform to talk about what we care about.” The entire State of the University can be viewed online at unh.edu or youtube.com. Follow Phoebe McPherson on Twitter at @pnmcpherson.

UNH Brief STAFF REPORT UNH Media Relations

Due to concerns about heavy snow on the roof, the Chase Ocean Engineering Building on the University of New Hampshire campus was evacuated by the Durham Fire Department at approximately

2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Members of the university facilities department have been working since last week to remove ice dams, icicles and clear flat roofs of snow where needed to keep conditions safe and will continue to check campus buildings. Extra staff and support from contractors have

augmented university personnel in efforts to clear snow and deal with icicles and ice dams. At the Whittemore Center, not only has the depth of the snow been measured, the weight has been determined as well to ensure the loading on the roof is within the design limits. Chase will reopen tomorrow.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Horton flood tries patience of faculty, students By TOM SPENCER Staff Writer

Many of the faculty members in Horton have been working in exile since a burst water pipe flooded their offices. Based on faculty guesses, the pipe burst in room 204 between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. on Feb. 12. The flooding damaged rooms 204, 207, 110, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 120, 120A, 122A and the ceiling of the basement stairwell, according to Kathleen Jones, the project manager with UNH Facilities. UNH Facilities and Servpro (a fire damage and restoration service) are drying out the flooded areas, and Jones estimates that the work will be completed Feb. 27. According to Jones, the cause of the flood was an open window in room 204, which caused a copper pipe to freeze, burst and leak when it thawed.

“ …When one of

us gets disrupted, it disrupts us all.”

Robert Michael Jackson

senior lecturer of communications Jones said this is the third time an open window has caused a frozen pipe and a flood in Horton since the 2013-14 academic year. This is the first flood of the 2014-15 academic year. Over a dozen ceiling tiles in room 111A were stained brown from the deluge. “It wasn’t a drip, it was a faucet,” said James Farrell, professor of communication, describing the flow of water from the ceiling. Next door, office 111B had been soaked as well. Even if it grew mold, the carpeting would not be able to be replaced without the risk of disturbing asbestos underneath, according to Farrell. One of the biggest blows to Horton’s everyday operations was the flooding of room 112, which Farrell said was “normally the hub.” Brianna Smith, the academic and student services assistant, has been temporarily relocated to room 113 while Servpro employees work on repairing the flood damage in her original office. The security of sensitive documents has been one of the many logistical nightmares that came with the flooding of Horton’s central office. Farrell pointed out a green swivel chair outside room 109 in which he said someone had been appointed to guard the stacks of files that included students’ records, exams and other confiden-

tial material. “The ongoing noise makes it difficult to write, and students who need to find my office hours must navigate locked doors and unfamiliar security personnel,” said Kevin Healey, the assistant professor of media studies. There were green Servpro dryers and fans all along the hallway that were pointed at the walls and carpets. While not every faculty member had to be relocated, every faculty member felt the results of the repair work. “My office has lost electricity three times due to the power demands of these machines [Servpro fans]; they blew the circuits,” Josh Lauer, associate professor of media studies, said. “I would count electricity as an essential work resource.” Other members of the faculty agreed the problem had an impact on the whole Horton faculty. “…When one of us gets disrupted, it disrupts us all,” said professor Robert Michael Jackson, the senior lecturer in the Communication Department. Like Lauer, Jackson was not displaced by the flood, but he was still disturbed. He also recalled how his computer and personal belongings had been soaked three times in past floods. “The chaos, the displacement--the noise last Thursday was distracting and even painful in my ears ... only slightly better than fingernails on a chalkboard for me,” Jackson said. Part of the frustration of the faculty and staff comes from having experienced three floods since 2013. In Farrell’s own office, there was residual mold from the last flood. Farrell said that the mold had remained despite numerous shampoos. He had finally given up and bought rugs from Trash 2 Treasure to cover the green stains imbedded in the orange carpeting. “I couldn’t stand the smell anymore,” Farrell said. Healey recalled how he was teaching in Horton 114 the morning of the flood. There were five minutes till the end of class, when water began to drip onto his head. “Rather than finish my thoughts and plow through, I ended the class early for the sake of safety,” Healey said. “While my office has been untouched, the floods have been very disruptive - an unsafe environment, unfamiliar workers, confused students and distressed colleagues all make it difficult to teach, to write, and to remain calm and focused,” Healey said. Follow Tom Spencer on Twitter at @TZPen.

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SBP elections welcome Hart, Snipes to the race By MIRANDA WILDER STAFF WRITER

Giselle Hart and Robert Richard-Snipes have officially become the next pair of candidates running for Student Body President (Hart) and Vice President (Snipes) as of Sunday, promoting an ideal of campus-wide unity. Their goal is to make the University of New Hampshire a more diverse and unified school; a place where all voices are equal and welcomed warmly. “We really just have three big pillars and essences,” Snipes said. “Transparency, engagement and sustainability. We want to make UNH as a whole more sustainable, whether it be a sustainable community, a sustainable environment – because UNH preaches sustainability so much, we want to try to implement it in every aspect throughout campus.” Hart first approached Snipes at an event last semester, the Ferguson Dialogue, expressing her consideration for running. At this time, her plan was not entirely concrete. Once she met Snipes, however, their ideals seemed to mesh and the two quickly became a team. “Our mission is that we’re trying to make the student senate more successful, transparent,” Hart said. “I think a lot of people are unaware. We want to make what we do a lot more clear, more visible and also inviting. We want it to be welcoming and get a lot more people involved.” Snipes, a junior double major

in political science and women’s studies, is the undergraduate coordinator of UNH’s Diversity Support Coalition (DSC) and also sits on the president’s commission for the status of people of color. Hart, a sophomore majoring in environmental conservation studies, was co-hosting the Ferguson event with Snipes when their coordinator Emily Dickman introduced the two. The DSC is an umbrella organization, meaning it is one big student organization that represents six smaller ones. This brought both Hart and Snipes to the realization that there just isn’t enough collaboration between all the effort students have been putting in campus-wide. “Both me and Giselle saw that it was a disconnect and thought it was a good time to bring to the table and advocate for some of the people who aren’t usually represented or involved in the student government,” Snipes said. “I think that both of us kind of came to the conclusion that [a lot of] people didn’t really know what was going on in the senate,” Hart added. Hart focuses a lot on promoting environmental awareness, social justice work, diversity and inclusion. This is something, with particular emphasis on having a multitude of diverse voices, she strives deeply to spread even more here at UNH. “I think we both kind of came to the conclusion on our own that those things aren’t really apart of what we’re doing right now, and we wanted to make all these ini-

tiatives come together,” Hart said. “A lot of students are doing things individually, and we saw an opportunity for all of us to come together.” Whereas Hart was a music major until this semester, Snipes started as a biochemistry major his freshman year. He shortly realized that work in a lab was not for him, and switched to studying politics, something that has always interested him, focusing primarily on analyzing policies. “I need to talk to people, I need to be around people,” Snipes said. “I found someone who shares similar interests [Hart], so we said ‘hey, we’ll give it a shot.’” Similarly, Hart had a cathartic realization that she was meant to be more involved in making a difference in the community, and made her music a second priority. “My involvement with environmental advocacy throughout freshman year became more rewarding for me,” Hart said. Another key goal of this campaign is to fight for the smaller organizations to have a higher budget. “I do oversee six organizations, so I kind of have to know how money works,” Snipes said. While he enjoys attending budget meetings, he finds it difficult to believe the low-wage stipend amounts students get for all the effort they put into these extracurricular activities, sometimes more strenuous than schoolwork itself. “I think that is something that really needs to be emphasized,” he said. “All the good work students

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Robert Richard-Snipes (left) and Giselle Hart (right) will be running for student body vice president and student body president, respectively. are doing – a lot of it goes unrecognized.” Snipes grew up in a singleparent household, having to move around quite a bit because his mother is in the military. He’s lived in a plethora of places, including Japan, Florida and Virginia, not to mention he has visited Iraq five times. He finds that his world travels will help give him perspective in the student government. “I definitely learned a lot from having to be responsible from a young age,” Snipes said. “It’s given me perspective, made me more responsible, seeing the big picture and just being an active good citizen, or civil servant. You get to see a lot of different places and a lot of different people.” Hart, originally from Cohasset, Massachusetts, has always been involved in her community. “I’ve always been very engaged in my community and been very passionate about making re-

forms and changes,” Hart said. “What I see right now is the opportunity to build the bridge between the experiences I’ve had in the community with politics at UNH and see how we can make change.” Hart’s key principle, however, is to express the importance of other students’ voices, so that she can help spread the word of those who are lesser heard and hopefully make the changes she aspires to make from there. “A big part of it is just bringing more voices to the table, getting people to share what they care about,” she said. “It’s not just about us. We really are trying to make it so more people can come to the table and show how we can make it a better experience for them – make it better for everyone, and that starts with the senate being more representative for all students that go actually here.”

ATTENTION SENIORS! Mark Lawrence Photographers will be at UNH from

Monday, February 9 through Friday, February 20 to photograph all seniors who wish to have their portrait taken for inclusion in your Class of 2015 yearbook.

To schedule your senior portrait session, go to www.MarkLawrencePhotographers.com and click on the UNH option.

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Faculty members launch spacecraft By RAOUL BIRON Staff Writer

Two UNH Faculty members are playing integral roles in experiments aboard the Solar Probe Plus. Launching in 2018, the robotic spacecraft will enter the heliosphere of the sun in 2024, venturing closer to the sun than any man-made object has travelled and providing crucial data on phenomena that still remain largely hypothetical and untested. “It’s a real missing piece in our understanding of the solar winds and energetic particles … We’ve never actually gotten close enough to the sun to measure where these particles are generated,” said Dr. Nathan Schwadron, associate professor in the physics department. If you’ve ever noticed the halo around the sun during an eclipse, you’ve looked at the destination of the NASA-sponsored probe. Designed to both survive the historically impossible conditions that close to the star and

become the fastest man-made object in history, the SPP hopes to revolutionize our understanding of solar winds, the sun’s energetic particles and the mechanisms that heat the sun’s corona. “It’s primarily a discovery mission…the data will hopefully allow us to forecast and be able to prepare for the kind of events that can impact us here,” said Dr. Ben Chandran, professor in the physics department and collaborator on the Solar Winds Electrons Alphas and Protons investigation experiment, which will be included in the SPP payload. Solar events such as coronal mass ejections (a burst of solar wind and magnetic activity) have caused significant damage on Earth, even disabling power grids and destroying satellites. “If you’re interested in exploring the medium of space; if you want to take astronauts to space or go to Mars, you will get a lot of these high energy particle events. They’re very hard to predict and when they come, they

deliver a high dose of radiation and can make astronauts very sick, destroying missions. The same goes for electronic equipment,” Schwadron said. Schwadron and Chandran still face a massive list of challenges as the 2018 launch approaches, especially considering that most experiments aboard the probe are being developed by researchers from different institutions. Chandran is working with professors from UC Berkeley, Harvard, and the University of Michigan. The challenges they face don’t just pertain to their professional inquiries though, as both professors still have to strike a balance between providing innovative research and educating their students. “It becomes a lot easier when you’re working on something this significant,” Chandran said. “I think that where we are right now as a university, we’re still struggling to become a research university. You see com-

petition of resources. Resources to do research versus resources to teach. I think in the very near future it will definitely find its way … Education and research goes hand in hand,” Schwardron said. Filling the gap of knowledge about the immediate environment surrounding the sun will have significant practical benefits for both the space industry and the average person. GPS signals, power grids and future space missions could be relying on data resulting from these experiments in the near future. Researchers don’t have to wait until 2024 to begin yielding important data though. Schwadron expects significant and even groundbreaking data to come in, even shortly after launch. “Early in the mission you’re going to see a lot, I think, astonishing discoveries coming from the mission. After that period there will be a more detailed, synthesis of the data,” Schwadron said.

McLaughlin water damage bunks UNH students to lounge By ALEXIS RYZEWIC Contributing Writer

Brittney Marshall and Sawyer Biron, residents of McLaughlin Hall, were forced to temporarily move into the dorm’s lounge for almost a week after a water leak took over their room.

The oil spill pads did not help absorb any of the water, and in another attempt for help they contacted their hall director, Sarah Stephens, who gave them wet floor mats. Maintenance also gave them a dehumidifier to help remove moisture from the air. When the leak started to soak

“ There was an icicle that fell in Upper

Quad, which took out a window and damaged a column.”

Michael Williams

Assistant Director of Housing Facilities & Operations On Saturday, Feb. 7, Marshall discovered a leak in their room that was coming from the window. After further inspection, they realized the water was finding its way through about 10 holes that were drilled to put in the blinds. “We had so much water leaking that it was filling up my Sunny D [container] every night,” Biron said. “I had to empty it at least once every night.” The girls made several calls to UNH housing maintenance before they received help. They were given oil spill pads and buckets to help with the leak. They asked when the leak would be fixed; maintenance responded that they couldn’t do anything until the ice melted in the spring.

Biron’s bed, the girls were moved into the lounge on Feb. 7 where they bunked until Feb. 11, when they were told it was okay to return back to their room. A water bubble, collecting the runoff water, formed over the windowsill in the ceiling of their room. “I popped one of the water bubbles that had formed in the ceiling with a fork,” Marshall said. “I was expecting an explosion of water but it just kind of poured out.” McLaughlin Hall resident assistant Stephanie Vasilopoulos had also experienced leaking in her room over the weekend. She was given buckets, water mats and a dehumidifier.

“Maintenance told me that they were going to clean off the roof over my room to get rid of the snow and ice to help with the leaking,” Vasilopoulos said. Stephens has checked in on the students who are experiencing the leaking problems almost daily. Stephens has remained in contact with maintenance to make sure problem is dealt with efficiently and effectively. Luckily in both scenarios, no personal property was damaged. If a student’s property is damaged, is it covered by insurance? The answer is no. Michel Williams, who is the assistant director of housing facilities & operations said, “In the housing contract a student signs, it states that the university is not responsible for any damages sustained to personal property due to flooding or things of that nature.” The full disclosure can be read in the student’s handbook under Liability in section A: General Provision of the Room and Board Agreement. According to housing officials, housing will relocate a student if needed. Renters and housing insurance are the only ways a student can possibly be reimbursed if their property is damaged. If clothing is soaked by water, housing will give the student Cat’s Cache to do laundry. UNH Housing said

McLaughlin is not the only dorm that is experiencing water damage and leaking. Congreve has some issues with leaking as well. In McLaughlin, most of the building is made of plaster, which is resistant to water and will not form mold when wet. “There are several bucket trucks located around campus to remove the snow above the ice dams and to remove some of the icicles and ice build up,” Williams said. “This will help treat the ice damming issue that is common problem during the winter months.” Ice damming is when snow gets into the eves of buildings. As the weather gets warmer, the snow melts. And as the temperature suddenly drops again, the water freezes and expands, which can then lead to water damage to the building through leaking. Williams stated it is a typical winter hazard that is currently affecting many dorms on campus such as the Upper Quad, the Mini Dorms, Congreve, and the SERCs. “There was an icicle that fell in the Upper Quad, which took out a window and damaged a column,” Williams said. “There was no structural damage, it was more atheistic.” There is about a month left of winter. In the mean time, UNH is looking forward to warmer weather in the upcoming spring.

NH BRIEF Whiteout conditions lead to accidents on Interstate 95 PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire State Police say multiple accidents on a section of southbound Interstate 95 in Portsmouth in whiteout conditions forced the temporary closure of the highway. Between about 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Monday, troopers said they found three single motor vehicle accidents involving all three travel lines. Also, another vehicle went off the road on the exit 5 southbound off-ramp and a pickup truck went over a guardrail and came to rest 50 feet down an embankment. Minor injuries were reported in this accident. Police said blowing snow at the time made visibility virtually impossible. All lanes were reopened as of late Monday morning. Police said traveling too fast for the existing conditions are likely causes for all of these incidents.

Episcopal leaders offer ‘Ashes to Go’ CONCORD — New Hampshire’s Episcopal bishop and other church leaders will be making it easier for Christians to observe Ash Wednesday by providing “Ashes to Go” in several locations. The Rev. Robert Hirschfeld will be administering ashes in Eagle Square in Concord from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, along with the rectors of St. Paul’s Church and Grace Church. Others will be offering “Ashes to Go” in downtown Portsmouth and Plymouth. Ash Wednesday is marked by prayer and fasting, and those who observe it have ashes placed on their foreheads as a reminder of human mortality.

New Hampshire mountain hiker who activated emergency locator found dead STAFF REPORT THE Associated Press

LANCASTER — A hiker who activated an emergency personal locator beacon amid brutal weather conditions including 100 mph winds in a mountainous area named after U.S. presidents was found dead on Monday. The body of Kate Matrosova was found Monday afternoon between Mount Madison and Mount

Adams, part of a series of summits named after presidents and other prominent Americans and called the Presidential Range, the state’s Fish and Game Department said. Matrosova, who was from New York City, had been dropped off by her husband early Sunday morning at the base of the mountains. She was alone and planned to hike the top of Mount Madison, WMUR-TV said, before heading

through Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson and Mount Washington, which at about 6,300 feet is the highest peak in the Northeast. She activated the beacon, which sent her coordinates to rescuers, on Sunday afternoon. “Unfortunately, a lot of the coordinates that we received over the night were all over the place within a mile circumference,” Fish and Game Lt. Jim Goss told WMUR-TV.

Search and rescue crews couldn’t reach the area overnight because of extreme winds exceeding 100 mph and temperatures about 30 degrees below zero, authorities said. A National Guard crew flew over the area with a helicopter on Monday morning but couldn’t see anything because of blowing snow and had to turn back. A team made up of Fish and Game officers, Mountain Rescue

Services members and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue members braved 108 mph winds and frigid temperatures to reach the area. They said it appears Matrosova, 32, died of exposure to the extreme temperatures. “I guess if you are gonna hike in this type of weather you need to be in a more sheltered area, not up on an open exposed ridgeline,” Goss said. “There’s just no room for error in a place like that.”

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Teen blocked by snow, saved by sprinkler in Derry garage fire STAFF REPORT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DERRY — A fire in a garage almost trapped a teenage girl inside an adjoining house after one of her exits was blocked by snow, but a sprinkler head deployed, buying enough time for her to scamper out the other exit to safety, firefighters said. Firefighters, who had been called by neighbors, arrived Monday evening to find flames engulfing the two-car garage and beginning to spread into the 2 1/2-story wood-frame home in Derry. The garage collapsed with big parts of the roof intact, suppressing the fire below the roof and making it more difficult to

put out the flames, firefighters said. A 14-year-old girl was home at the time of the fire. The home was protected by a sprinkler system, and one sprinkler head between the garage and the home was activated, unleashing water onto the flames and preventing most of the fire from spreading to the house, firefighters said. The girl was in the home’s basement, but the “secondary exit out of the basement was blocked by snow,” firefighters said. The girl, aided by the sprinkler, scrambled out of the basement’s primary exit and made it out through the home’s front door, firefighters said. Without the sprinkler system, they said,

the fire would have blocked her exit. No injuries were reported in the fire, whose cause hadn’t been determined. Firefighters found and rescued a dog, which was uninjured. The sprinkler system ran out of water while firefighting crews used their hoses. Part of the fire extended into the home’s attic and the roof of a porch. The home’s living area was damaged by smoke and water and will be uninhabitable until it’s professionally cleaned, firefighters said. The garage was destroyed. The fire loss, including the garage’s contents, was estimated to be $150,000.

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3 Vermont schools, UNH top Peace Corps list

MONTPELIER — Three Vermont colleges and universities and the University of New Hampshire are on the list of the top schools that supply Peace Corps volunteers. Figures released Wednesday by the Peace Corps show the University of Vermont ranked No. 7

among medium size schools, with 25 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. Middlebury College ranked No. 3 nationally among small schools while Saint Michael’s College in Colchester ranked No. 20. Meanwhile, UNH, a regular

on the list, ranks 9th this year, up two spots from last year. Vermont is, per capita, the top Peace Corps volunteer-producing state in the nation. In 2014, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area also ranked No. 3 nationally for per-capita production of Peace Corps volunteers.

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New site on the way from UNH ‘confessions’ creator By MELISSA PROULX STAFF WRITER

Called “Proclassination,” the site is made up of two parts. The ﬁrst is set to consist of a social aspect similar to Yik Yak or Reddit. Users will be able to post anonymously and “up vote” what else has been written. The second part will have an educational theme to it. Students will be able to go in and add their courses and sections. This will create a chat-room-area for students to ask about assignments or upload documents to others in the class, according to Michael Barnard, a junior psychology major who also runs UNH Confessions. These posts will also have the up-vote option as well, but these posts will not be anonymous. “If there’s a social media website that on the left side, there’s all your social, and then on the right side, it’s all your school, then you would be on the website all night,” Barnard said. The four-person team also consists of Ethan Stewart, a sophomore computer science major; Jeremy Plsek, a sophomore computer science major; and Alex Carrozzi, a senior IT major. Though it does consist of many similar elements to the other social networks on campus, the group feels that it’s different enough to still be appealing. “I would say it mostly depends on how we play it. If we can make it do something that’s just a little bit different, a little bit better … [we can have] hopefully the good parts of all of them,” Stewart said. Barnard says that they all bring something different to the team. While he focuses primarily on the business aspects of the website, Plsek is a designer, Stewart helps to build the code

and Carrozzi has a hand in almost everything. The four meet once a week for two to three hours, though Carrozzi says that each person probably spends at least ﬁve hours working on the website in their free time. The entire process began at the beginning of the 2014 fall semester. The team has kept quiet about the project over the last few months, but recently put the work into motion after winning a competition hosted by Alpha Loft, which is “an aggressive program” designed to help them design and perfect their business model, according to its website. Based in Portsmouth, the co-working space focused on tech-entrepreneurs, and also has a branch in Durham and Manchester. At the end of three months, the group will present their ﬁnal product to a group of investors, media, business leaders, and the public. In all, Alpha Loft is providing them with roughly $25,000 worth of services, including $5,000 worth of start up capital. The group, however, is getting all of these services for free. “If they accepted us into (the program), there must be something that they like about us,” Barnard said. Carrozzi says they have most of the social aspect of the website working. But with the launch day still months away, the group plans on just focusing on making sure everything is perfect for then and working with Alpha Loft in order to make sure everything is ready for the launch. “Obviously you want to expand,” Barnard said. “In order to capitalize on something, there has to be room to expand.” “We’ll see where it takes us, but right now, we’re just trying to launch it,” Barnard added.

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Hassan still supports casino In NH speech, Christie takes aim at Gov. Hassan despite absence in her budget By KATHLEEN RONAYNE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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CONCORD — Gov. Maggie Hassan still believes New Hampshire should legalize one highly regulated casino to bring in new state revenue but told lawmakers on Tuesday she did not include casino money in her budget because their support is not guaranteed. “The Legislature has shown some skepticism to it so I didn’t include it in this budget, but I certainly would be responsive to a constructive dialogue about that,” Hassan told a members of the House and Senate ﬁnance committees Tuesday during a presentation about her budget. Hassan’s $11.5 billion twoyear budget proposal includes new revenue from legalizing Keno, raising the cigarette tax and increasing car registration fees. In her 2013 budget, she included $80 million in revenue from a casino but the measure failed in the Legislature. The House has never passed a casino. A two-casino bill, however, came close to passing and will be back before lawmakers this year. Hassan refused to say Tuesday whether she would sign a bill legalizing two casinos. Hassan’s budget also includes nearly $1.4 million over two years to pay for a chief op-

erating officer and two staff members and to establish an “innovation fund” intended to make government more efficient. The COO’s office would create standardized procedures for state agencies, such as a uniform way to measure progress, with the goal of streamlining state government and saving taxpayer dollars, budget director Meredith Telus said. “The possibilities of savings are pretty limitless, actually,” she said. Some Republican lawmakers criticized Hassan for creating the position, saying she should handle that work herself. The recommendation for the job came from a report by the governor’s Commission on Innovation, Efficiency and Transparency in State Government. Republican Rep. Neal Kurk, chairman of the House Finance committee, said he agreed with the recommendations in the report. “I personally think this is a smart move for the state of New Hampshire,” Kurk said. The House and Senate will each craft their own version of the budget and a plan must be agreed to by June 30. At a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, Hassan declined to say whether she would veto a budget that does not include money to reauthorize the state’s Medicaid expansion plan in 2017.

Lawyer: Former exec to admit killing pair in suicide attempt STAFF REPORT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NORTH HAVERHILL — A former Fortune 500 executive who killed a pregnant woman and her ﬁance when he swerved his truck across a highway median in a botched suicide attempt will plead guilty to negligent homicide, his attorney said Wednesday. Robert Dellinger, 54, of Sunapee, New Hampshire, was initially charged with manslaughter for the deaths of Amanda Murphy, 24, and Jason Timmons, 29, both of Wilder, in the December 2013 crash. Murphy was eight months pregnant, and Dellinger was also charged with seconddegree assault in the death of the fetus. He told investigators he was trying to kill himself when he steered his pickup across an empty median on Interstate 89 in Lebanon. The truck went airborne, shearing off the top of the couple’s SUV. Dellinger survived with only cuts and bruises. The charges against him were later increased to seconddegree murder. He pleaded not guilty and has been held without bail. A plea hearing is set for 9 a.m. Thursday.

Dellinger was a senior vice president and chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer at PPG Industries Inc. when he left in 2011 because of health problems. He also held high-level posts at Sprint Corp., Delphi Corp. and General Electric Co. His lawyer, Peter Decato, said a conviction on negligent homicide, a less serious charge then manslaughter or murder, carries a prison sentence of up to seven years. He noted other variables including Dellinger’s guilty plea in the death of the fetus could be factored into sentencing. “He’s accepted this as a result or else he wouldn’t sign that notice of intent to plead guilty,” Decato said. “It appears to be a provident agreement.” New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said in court in 2013 that Dellinger had argued with his wife over his medications on the morning of the crash, left the house and began to drive around, growing increasingly despondent. The part of the median Dellinger chose to plow into, she said, had no trees, rocks or other obstacles. “He could have chosen many other ways to kill himself that would not put anyone else in danger,” she said.

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CONCORD — New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s ﬁrst target Monday in a speech that sounded like a presidential pitch wasn’t President Barack Obama or likely Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton. Instead, he took a swipe at his New Hampshire counterpart, Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan. “She will use this platform as a way to increase her own visibility and run for the next job,” Christie said, referring to Hassan’s possible bid for U.S. Senate in 2016. “Let’s be careful. We’ve got enough of those types in Washington, D.C., already. We don’t need you to send any more there.” Christie, serving his second term, made his comments while delivering the keynote address at the Concord and Merrimack County GOPs’ annual dinner. He has delivered recent speeches in the ﬁrst-caucus state of Iowa and another in Illinois and has taken a trip to London as he builds the groundwork for a likely presidential campaign. As chairman of the Republican Governors Association leading up to the November election he campaigned with candidates in 37 states. He campaigned with Hassan’s opponent Walt Havenstein

blunt style and sometimes explosive responses to questions from voters with whom he doesn’t agree. He has tried to tone down that image in recent weeks but assured New Hampshire voters “there’s only one Chris Christie.” Voters won’t agree with every position Christie or any other politician takes, he said, but they will always know where he stands. “I think what really matters to folks is do you get the job done and do you tell them what you believe from your heart even if they don’t agree with every word of it,” he said. Several voters in attendance said they appreciated Christie’s style and liked him more than they’d anticipated. “I’m a very conservative Republican, and I never thought that there would be so many points where we were right eye to eye on, and that surprised me,” said Carrie McGee, of Concord, although she said she prefers Walker. Jay DeGreenia, of Concord, said he likes Christie’s outspoken style. “I’m an independent, so I usually wait until the last minute to see who’s the best candidate,” he said. “From what I’ve heard from him speaking and what’s he done in New Jersey I like him a lot. I would deﬁnitely support him.”

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ﬁve times last summer and fall. During those visits, he often kept the focus off of his political future. But as the star of Monday’s event, he pitched himself as a straight-talking politician who, using his experience governing a blue state, can enact real reforms in education, public pension systems and the economy. About 250 people paid to hear his speech. Democrats scoffed at Christie’s criticism of Hassan. “It’s more than a little surprising that the governor of New Jersey, who is traveling out of state to run for higher ofﬁce, would make such ridiculous attacks,” New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman Ray Buckley said. Christie also took aim at what he called Obama’s weak foreign policy and criticized Clinton’s attempts to “reset” the country’s relationship with Russia. Performing well in the New Hampshire primary would be critical to Christie’s ability to secure the Republican nomination. Establishment-minded candidates typically fare well in New Hampshire, and Christie could face stiff competition in the state from contenders such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Christie is known for his

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Green Maids Owner, Johnmark O’Brien By ANNA MURPHY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Johnmark O’Brien, owner of Green Maids, has been cleaning up grime since 2009. O’Brien started his green cleaning company with the mission to keep harmful chemicals out of the community and local environment’s waste-stream. It was a mission O’Brien embarked upon while a college student. Based in York Harbor, Maine, Green Maids now services the New Hampshire seacoast as well as southern Maine. To ensure his company promotes and uses only the best products, O’Brien conducted years of research on the dangers of household cleaning products and the chemicals they release into the air, water and soil. He has also developed a highly effective Green Clean process that removes dirt and household pollutants and is safe for humans and animals. All cleaning products used by Green Maids must either be Green Seal Certiﬁed or guaranteed to be all natural, biodegradable, earth friendly, non-toxic and safe for home and ofﬁce use. Green Maids uses only products that have not been tested on animals and come from environmentally responsible manufacturers and retailers. The

Green Maids cleaning team makes their rounds in a Toyota Prius hybrid. In addition to their ecofriendly cleaning practices, Green Maids actively gives back to its community, conducting three to four beach clean-ups each year. With sustainability at the forefront of each decision he makes, O’Brien says that every action taken, no matter how small, builds toward a greener future. Anna Murphy (AM): What do you like most about your job? Johnmark O’Brien (JO): I look forward to coming in every day to a company that fulﬁlls my vision of improving the environment, and allows my vision to evolve and be revised. I started Green Maids so that I could give back to my community. Our services are 100 percent green. The longer we’re around and the more houses we clean, the more chemicals we can prevent from being introduced to the waste-stream. Owning my own company allows me to take what I have, put it to use and continually ﬁnd ways to improve. AM: Where did you go to college? Does your college education help with your current job? What skills from college most prepared you for the work you do now? JO: I went to Northeastern

University and UNH. I studied graphic design and also took a few business classes. I always knew I wanted to run my own business, but I didn’t think it would be in cleaning back then. After college, I worked at an organic turf company, which gave me the passion and the knowledge for working with eco-friendly products. When it was time to go start my own business, I knew I wanted to stay in the green sector. After a lot of research, I started Green Maids and grew it into the company it is today. College didn’t directly impact my career but I believe everything we do in life sets us on the path. Everything is a learning experience, those design classes and business classes I took help with advertising and running a business each day. Knowing how to conduct research is another great skill I learned in school. I still do a lot of research to ensure Green Maids is using the best products out there. AM: What do you look for in an employee in this ﬁeld? JO: I look for an employee with an interest in sustainability and recycling who wants to give back to the community. I want the best – somebody with the drive to be the best. Somebody who pays close attention to detail, is hard working and reliable. My employees have to want to

learn and grow as we grow. AM: What made you integrate sustainability into your business/go into a green industry? JO: Green Maids has been a sustainable business from the start. It always had to be and always will be. I started Green Maids after I worked as a manager for an organic turf company whose mission was sustainability. From day one, I wanted to be the best, greenest, most sustainable company around. We have never used anything but all natural, certiﬁed and safe cleaning products. And we will only use all natural products. Our uniforms are made from organic and recycled materials. Our company car is a Prius, for a greener commute to all jobs, and our business cards are made from recycled materials or seed paper. We are always trying to come up with new ways to be the most sustainable company out there. AM: What are you most proud of in your business as relates to sustainability? JO: I am proud that we’ve been able to take a stance for what we believe in. I have employees and clients that have really taken our mission and grasped onto it. All of our employees are great; they bring in ideas about new or better ways to do something.

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Johnmark O’Brien, owner of Green Maids.

I’m always looking for new and better products to try and use. I love hearing that people believe in our mission and want to continue it. People, employees and clients alike ask what cleaning products we use and we tell them where to get them or sometimes even how to make them. I did a lot of research on them and it’s great to see how people respond to green cleaning and want to do that themselves. Green Maids is a green-certiﬁed business in the Green Alliance. To learn more about the Green Alliance online go to www. greenalliance.biz, on Facebook at fb.com/TheGreenAlliance, or on Twitter at Green_Alliance.

In Brief O’Malley to hold event, consider White House ANNAPOLIS — Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has scheduled a gathering with advisers and supporters next month as he considers running for president. The event is scheduled for March 23 in Baltimore. Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for O’Malley’s political action committee, says it’s an opportunity for the governor to convene his top advisers and supporters to talk about national issues.

Smith says it’s similar to get-togethers he has held in recent months in Annapolis, Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore. O’Malley, a Democrat, ﬁnished his second term as governor last month. He has been a regular visitor to early primary states like New Hampshire and Iowa. He is returning to New Hampshire next month. He has two trips to Iowa planned for March and April.

Commissioner confident about Medicaid waiver CONCORD — New Hampshire’s health and human services commissioner says he is conﬁdent that the federal government will allow the state’s expanded Medicaid program to proceed as planned. The state is awaiting federal approval for a waiver needed to continue the plan passed by the Legislature last year. That plan calls for using federal Medicaid funds to buy private health coverage for adults making less than 138 percent of the federal poverty limit, about $15,856 a year for a single adult. More than 34,000 people have signed up under the expanded program since July 1. Commissioner Nick Toumpas told the Health Exchange Advisory Board last week that a signiﬁcant number of them were

previously uninsured. Under state law, the waiver must be approved by March 31 for the program to continue. Toumpas said based on his communication with federal ofﬁcials, he has every conﬁdence that approval will be granted. The program is projected to cost $340 million a year when fully implemented and would use 100 percent federal funding through 2017. Coverage will end if federal funding drops below 100 percent and ends regardless at the end of 2016 if the Legislature doesn’t reauthorize it. The budget proposed by Gov. Maggie Hassan last week includes $12 million to continue the plan in the second half of 2017 when federal funding drops below 100 percent.

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Stone Church hosts funky Valentine’s concert By MIKAYLA MINOR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Valentine’s Day blizzard may have been enough to keep most couples cuddled together at home, but some of those that braved the storm found themselves enjoying a variety of live music at the Stone Church in Newmarket on Saturday night. The University of New Hampshire’s own Harsh Armadillo made an appearance as the opening act for reggae-funk band Roots of Creation. Harsh Armadillo hit the stage at 8 pm, and played an hour-long set before Roots of Creation took the stage. The Saturday night concert was completely sold out, as over 100 visitors packed into the restaurant and bar. Patrons rocked to the jazzy funk openers, enjoying the soulful vocals of singer Andrea Belaidi and the band’s thrumming rhythms. Belaidi’s vocals were backed by guitarists Aiden Earley and Camden Riley, bassist Thomas Forbes, drummer Dan Tauriello and keyboardist Dimitry Harris. The band also featured a horn section including Max Harris on saxophone, Mike MacArthur on trombone, and Nick Murray on trumpet. The crowd danced the chills, whether they were brought on by the blizzard or a lonely Valentine’s night, away to Harsh Armadillo’s funky compilations.

Just as the storm started to pick up, Roots of Creation swarmed the Stone Church stage with their dubstepinﬂuenced reggae jams. The band featured an eclectic mash-up of horn, band and electronics to form their unique, hybrid sound. Vocalist and guitarist Brett Wilson rocked the mic, while keyboardist Tal Pearson also provided vocals. Mike Chadinha accompanied on drums, vocals and SPDS samples, and Nick Mini rounded out their sound on bass. The horn section added to the mix with trombone and vocals from Billy Kottage and Andrew Riordan contributing on saxophone, vocals and electronic effects. Harsh Armadillo and Roots of Creation, with their unique, hybrid sounds and charismatic stage presences are just a few of the names that have appeared on the Stone Church stage. The Stone Church hosts a variety of music and entertainment acts from near and far. Wildcats can stop in on any given weekend to grab a bite to eat and enjoy quality entertainment. Tickets can be bought online or at the door. Even in the dead of winter, the Stone Church can be counted on to provide exciting acts, and locals who brave the chill for a night of music won’t be disappointed. Both Roots of Creation and their openers, Harsh Armadillo, ﬁt this bill, and delivered to couples and concert-goers on Valentine’s night.

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(Top) Roots of Creation hit the stage for a Valentine’s show at the Stone Church last Saturday. (Bottom) Patrons sit before the lit bar at the Stone Church. The venue hosts live shows several nights a week, often featuring local bands and themed evenings.

WUNH brings in local bands for new live show By COLE CAVISTON STAFF WRITER

A new program launched at WUNH, Seacoast Live! , offers a place for local musicians to perform live on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. Seacoast Live! is hosted by seniors Devon George, the WUNH events director, and Katie McAuliffe, the news director, who were motivated to bring in musical flavor from close-by. “We mostly like to bring in local bands, half because they’re easy to book and half because it’s nice to support local bands,” George said. “It’s also an easy way for them to boost their listenership.” However, there was another critical factor for Seacoast Live!: having a show that would play on Friday nights when hockey wasn’t broadcast. It was a predicament that George thought she had a solution for. “As events director, I came up with this idea as a response to hockey because a lot of the time we would have a DJ on Friday nights, their show would keep being traded out for hockey,” George said. About a year and a half ago, the WUNH studio underwent remodeling, gaining a new on-air studio and a live-performance studio. Since then, both WUNH and the MUB have been pushing for more live bands to come in. “There’s an intimacy to hearing a live show through the radio that’s different from seeing it live,” McAuliffe said. George and McAuliffe are getting used to the new setup, which is exacerbated by the lack of permanent sound engineer. So far, fellow DJ Greg Marinaccio filled in for their first broadcast, hosting Gretchen and the Pickpockets on January 23, and later relying on a friend who works in

the MUB for their second show. There have also been technical hiccups. During their ﬁrst broadcast, just as Gretchen and the Pickpockets were about to receive their cue to begin, none of the audio feed came through, causing George and McAuliffe to scramble and make ‘emphatic hand gestures” to their sound engineer in the other room.

“ There’s an intimacy to hearing a live show through the radio that’s different from seeing it live.”

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WUNH News Director “It’s the excitement and peril of live radio, these things will happen and that’s kind of why I love this medium; you really don’t know what might happen,” McAuliffe said. But they also agree that co-hosting is a mutual satisfying, fun experience they both enjoy undertaking. “I think it’s great to have a show that’s just not you all the time, it brings a dynamic to it and color that you wouldn’t have with just one DJ,” McAuliffe said. In comparing live performances to being treated to their own private show, both hosts admit to shamelessly cheering on their guests from behind the glass and even dancing to the music.

“That’s how you get a good radio show with two co-host, by having a ﬂuidity to your communication and making sure that each other’s needs are being met and each other’s visions in the show format are being acknowledged,” McAuliffe said. McAulliffe is responsible for audio revision after the broadcast, taking out any on-air errors, and then uploading the recording onto an audio streaming format, like Soundcloud or Mixcloud. Booking the bands is something we both take on in conjuncture,” McAuliffe said. “That’s why it works well, we have different tastes we bring to it.” For instance, George likes bluegrass bands while McAullife prefers alternative rock, jazz groups, and indie rock outﬁts. In addition to hosting Gretchen and the Pickpockets and People Like You, their second guest, on January 30, the band Todo Bien will perform on February 20 as part of a release party for their album “Here We Go.” They’ve also reached out to Aly Spaltro and her band Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, an indie group which originated in Portland. McAulliffe admits that this does go against their idea of booking entirely local groups. “It kind of counter-intuitive to our line in Seacoast Live!, which is that ‘if you eat local, why not listen local?’,” McAullife said, “but sometimes we deviate out of those lines to bring you something exciting.” After weeks of negotiation with the band’s press agent and band manager, they successfully booked an appearance of Lady Lamb the Beekeeper to promote their new album “After” on March 6. Following that, on March 20, Harsh Armadillo, a

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MUSO brings feminist zinester Nicole Georges By ABBY MORIARTY STAFF WRITER

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Nicole Georges, well-known illustrator and feminist zinester, visted the MUB on Wednesday to speak to student and present a reading of her graphic memoir, “Calling Dr. Laura”. Georges lives in Portland, Oregon, where she works as an advice columnist for Bitch Magazine as well as working on her idependent projects.

Award-winning writer, illustrator, animal-lover, and feminist zinester, Nicole Georges, captivated students with the live reading of her debut graphic novel, “Calling Dr. Laura” Wednesday night at the University of New Hampshire. Sophomore Alexa Wheeler, art and lecture director for the Memorial Union Student Organization (MUSO), was the driving force behind the event held at the MUB, along with funding from the Student Activity Fee Committee. Wheeler said she felt it was important to bring Georges here to speak to students and share her life experiences as a professional cartoonist. “A feminist graphic novelist is not always a perspective you get, especially when you’re thinking about graphic novels, it’s a lot of men, a lot of men drawing weird, gross pictures of women,” Wheeler said. “Nicole is a pioneer in her ﬁeld and a great speaker.” Georges, born in a small town in Kansas, began her drawing career as a young child and has been publishing her own zines and comics depicting her life events for almost 20 years now. Although she did not always believe herself to have a true talent while in high school, she has persevered to become a renowned illustrator. “I thought comics were all super hero comics back then, I tried to draw like that and it didn’t work, so I was like, ‘I guess I just can’t draw comics then,’ so I stopped for awhile,” Georges said. ”I would hire other people to draw pictures for my zine, because I was still writing and doing interviews and things like that,” she added. “Then I think seeing other people do it, like just as a human being if you see another person doing something you’re like ‘oh that’s possible.’ So seeing other people create diary comics made me realize that I could do it, to— so I did.” During the reading, Georges openly shared the beginning chapters of her debut memoir in a power point presentation to a very receptive and intrigued audience, revealing the secret her family had been keeping from

her for years, which would eventually become the entire basis of her ﬁrst graphic novel, all thanks to a birthday gift from her at the time girlfriend, a psychic palm reading, and a long chat with a conservative talk show therapist, Dr. Laura. When asked how Georges was able to become so open and revealing in her work while being a closeted lesbian as well as being states apart from her family at the time, she said that it took practice. But through doing her autobiographic work, similar to her diary comics, it allowed her to become accustomed to everybody knowing all of her business anyways. “I really just felt like if I was going to do this book, ‘Calling Dr. Laura,’ I was going to go all the way,” Georges said. “There is a Carl Sagan quote that says ‘if it’s destroyed by the truth, then it deserves to be destroyed,’ and I just feel like that’s true, I believe in honesty and the truth.” Now a permanent resident of Portland, Oregon, Georges spends her time teaching others how to draw like a cartoonist, as well as writing an advice column for Bitch Magazine. She was also the 2013 Fellow at the Center for Cartoon Studies and has taught at California College for the Arts’ MFA in Comics Program. Georges says she likes to help other people feel empowered through self-expression, and she wants to do whatever she can to assist them in telling their own stories through creative media. The best advice Georges said she can give to aspiring artists, is to just do it; and that the best thing that can happen, is everything. “There is never going to be a moment where a publisher or a reader is going to come knocking on your door and ask to look through your ﬁles because they heard you might have something good in there, it’s not going to happen,” Georges said. “You have to take it to them and say ‘here, here I am, here’s me.’ So you have a lot to gain, and the stuff you have to lose is nothing you haven’t already felt.” Georges is currently working on her next major graphic memoir, set to be released in 2017, called, “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home,” a tribute to her feral dog counterpart, Beija.

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for any students to try out radio and experience it for themselves. “There’s a real need for more radio-yarded, music-minded people, whether you want to edit news, produce a good interview, or you want to do music, either a specialty show or a general music show,” McAuliffe said. “The best thing about the station is learning.”

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Bands will be performing live in the WUNH studios as part of a new show this semster. Seacoast Live! will be on air Friday nights from 8 to 9pm, featuring local bands with hosts Devon George and Katie McAuliffe.

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“Songs we can get down to” Andrew: “Prove it All Night”Bruce Springsteen

Michaela: “Earned It”The Weekend

Nick: “Worlds Collide”Worlds Collide

Allie: “Bad”- Wale ft. Tiara Thomas

Sam: “Universally Speaking”Red Hot Chili Peppers

Phoebe: “She Will Be Loved”Maroon 5

Sully: “Here I Go Again”Whitesnake

Cam: “You Make My Dreams Come True”- Hall & Oates

Raoul: “Tiptoe Thru the Tulips”- Tiny Tim

JLo: “Come Over”- Nipsey Hussle ft. James Fauntelroy

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No relief from winter: Cold lingers over much of country STAFF REPORT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Low temperatures gripped much of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, freezing and refreezing snow and ice and making roads hazardous for those who’d ventured out. In many areas, the cold was expected to stay for days. The refreeze has already played out over and over in New England, where mountains of snow are piled high. Here’s a look at how people are handling the weather RUSH HOUR WARNINGS In the Baltimore-Washington region, ofﬁcials urged commuters to leave early and avoid a snowy rush hour. Forecasts called for a possible 1 to 2 inches of snow between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., with low visibility, high winds, and falling temperatures. Combined, that can make for slick roads and dangerous driving conditions. Transportation ofﬁcials say it’s bad timing for a snowstorm.

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TOILET SNOWPLOW Talk about a pooper scoo-

A man in suburban Washington, D.C., attached a plow to the motorized toilet, which he had already made for a parade this past summer. David Goldberg of Rockville, Maryland calls the con-

traption “Loo-cy,” and it comes complete with a toilet paper stand and a magazine rack. Goldberg posted a YouTube video of himself sitting on the commode while plowing about 4 inches of snow Tuesday in front of a hardware store he owns in Bethesda, Maryland. WINTER WINS AGAIN Remember that New York tourism office website that suggested potential visitors should go to the Florida Keys? Well, its website crashed. Bruce Stoff of the IthacaTompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau says nearly 150,000 views crashed the site on Tuesday afternoon. On Sunday, Visitithaca.com posted images of Key West and provided links to Florida Keys websites. The site said, “We surrender” and “Winter, you win” and suggested that a visit to Key West was a better option than frozen central New York. The upside: Stoff says his office fielded numerous inquiries about tourism in upstate New York. DON’T JUMP Boston residents overwhelmed by massive snowfalls the last month have been recording videos of themselves jumping out of windows and into snowbanks, and Mayor Marty Walsh wants them to cut it out. Walsh chastised thrill-seek-

ers who’ve been ﬁlming themselves performing the frosty feat and then posting the videos on social media websites. Walsh says, “It’s a foolish thing to do, and you could kill yourself.” He says Boston “isn’t Loon Mountain,” a New Hampshire ski resort. He said Monday the stunts are dangerous as city workers struggle to clear snowclogged streets and deal with snowbanks 10 feet high. COMMUTING NIGHTMARE Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he’s done with excuses and wants the contractor that operates the MBTA’s commuter rail system to take steps to improve service that has been crippled by brutal winter weather. Baker met privately early Wednesday with three senior representatives of Keolis Commuter Services. The governor later told reporters that Keolis’ service recovery plan was not satisfactory and the company must do a better job of communicating with the riding public. There have been widespread reports of long delays on commuter rail lines and passengers waiting for trains that never arrive. DOGGONE IT Here’s an upside to all this snow: It was so deep in Troy,

New Hampshire, that residents were finally able to capture a black Labrador retriever that had been on the lam for three years. The wily female pup, who’s 3 or 4 years old, had been spotted regularly, but nobody could get close enough for a grab. That changed on Sunday night when Courtney Davis and his girlfriend, Tiffany Bennett, spotted her running from an abandoned trailer. Hampered by deep, fluffy snow after a series of heavy storms, the dog couldn’t get away again. Carl Patten Jr., who’s been keeping the pooch in his heated garage since then, said Tuesday that he’s using two collars on her: one a harness and the other around her neck, just to be safe. “It’s like Houdini, this dog,” Patten said. ROOF RAGE Massachusetts officials are stepping up warnings about the potential for roofs to collapse under the weight of snow that has built up in recent weeks. Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Gatzunis said owners of residential and commercial buildings should be aware of signs of stress on roofs, including ceilings that are sagging or developing cracks. Other signs could include popping or cracking sounds from the roof or attic area, and doors or windows that either won’t open or suddenly open on their

own. Numerous partial roof collapses have been reported in the state, including at a Kmart store and a high school ‚but no serious injuries as of Wednesday. WARMTH IN THE WEST While much of the rest of the country shivered, the Paciﬁc Northwest experienced a different kind of February, with record-breaking high temperatures. Flowers blossomed, bees buzzed, and the sky was blue. Temperatures have crept north of 60 degrees. But low temperatures have meant headaches for skiers and snowboarders. Nearly all ski resorts in western Washington have partially or completely closed , there’s not enough snow.

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NH Briefs Gas prices go up nearly 5 cents in Granite state CONCORD — Gas prices are continuing to increase in New Hampshire, going up 4.7 cents per gallon in the past week to an average of $2.17. Gasbuddy.com, which surveyed 875 gas stations in New Hampshire, says that’s 8 cents less than the national average, which went up 7.6 cents last week to $2.15 a gallon. Gas prices in New Hamp-

shire are over $1.18 per gallon lower than they were a year ago, and 2.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average increased 17.5 cents per gallon in the last month and stands over $1.10 a gallon less compared to a year ago. Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy says prices are starting to increase, mostly driven by a rebound in crude oil prices.

Affordable Care Act sign-ups near 53,000 CONCORD — The federal government says nearly 53,000 people in New Hampshire either signed up for health insurance or were automatically re-enrolled in their plans during the Affordable Care Act’s second enrollment period. The Department of Health and Human Service says that by the Feb. 15 deadline, 52,944 New Hampshire residents had se-

lected a plan or were re-enrolled. Most qualified for tax credits that lowered their monthly premium costs to $100 or less. Only one company offered health plans in New Hampshire during the first enrollment period, and it was criticized for its narrow provider network. This time, there were five companies, and each hospital is included in at least three provider networks.

2 school districts closed for roof snow removal EPPING — Two school districts remain closed a day after schools were evacuated over concerns of snow buildup on roofs. The Epping and Newton school districts were closed Tuesday for snow removal and repairs. A teacher on Monday noticed the ceiling sagging in a

classroom at Sanborn Middle School in Newton. Cracks were seen around the doorways of some classrooms in Epping. On Tuesday afternoon, Moharimet Elementary School in Madbury was evacuated after cracks were seen on the walls, believed to be caused by the heavy snow on the roof.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Jeb Bush: US must ‘tighten the noose’ in fight against IS By THOMAS BEAUMONT ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday there can be no diplomacy with Islamic State militants, but only a U.S.-led coalition of Middle Eastern countries committed to “tightening the noose and taking them out.”

riences,” Bush said at an event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. “Each president learns from those who came before — their principles, their adjustments.” “There were mistakes made in Iraq, for sure,” during President George W. Bush’s administration, Bush said during a question-and-answer session

During his speech, Bush offered harsh words for Obama’s foreign policy, calling his administration “inconsistent and indecisive.” In a wide-ranging speech outlining his vision of America’s place in the world, part of the Republican’s run-up toward a likely campaign for president in 2016, Bush laid the rise of the Islamic State group at the feet of President Barack Obama. He also made his most overt criticisms to date of his brother’s administration, telling the audience of several hundred people, “I am my own man.” “My views are shaped by my own thinking and own expe-

that followed his 20-minute speech. He said intelligence about Saddam Hussein’s possession of weapons of mass destruction was not accurate and the U.S. initially failed to create an environment of security in the country after removing the Iraqi leader from power. But Bush praised his older brother’s decision to “surge” troops into Iraq in 2007, which added roughly 20,000 troops to the American forces in the country in an effort to improve security. He called it “one of the most

heroic acts of courage politically” of any president, given the weak support for that strategy in Congress. Bush raised the criticisms of his brother without prompting, and used them was a way to critique Obama’s handling of the Middle East. He said Obama failed to maintain what he called a fragile but stable security situation that his brother left behind in Iraq upon leaving office in 2009. Had he done so, Obama “would not have allowed the void to be filled” by Islamic State militants who now control large parts of Iraq and Syria. He said there can be no discussions with the group, which has drawn condemnation across the region and the world for carrying out regular acts of violence, often on video, that includes beheadings. “We have to develop a strategy that’s local, that takes them out,” Bush said. “There’s no talking about this. That’s just not going to work for terrorism.” Obama hasn’t proposed engaging diplomatically with the Islamic State group, and on Wednesday said those fighting for the group, as well as al-Qaida, are not religious leaders, but ter-

Bostonians grit teeth through nightmare commutes after snow By PHILIP MARCELO ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON— Nearly 8 feet of snowfall this winter has paralyzed greater Boston’s transit system, infuriating commuters on and off the rails who may not see a return to normal for at least a month. Commuter, subway and Amtrak trains were delayed or canceled outright again on Tuesday. Highways were jammed with extra cars as workers tried to avoid continued problems on the nation’s oldest transit system. Many commuters said the ride into work — whether by train, subway, car or bus — tested nerves with exasperatingly long waits, stinging cold and, yes, another light coating of new snow. “It’s been a terrible day,” said Brad Wachholz, following a two-and-a-half hour ride on a jam-packed commuter train from Southborough, a town about 20 miles west of Boston, to downtown’s South Station. “It makes no sense. I thought after the weekend and the holiday, they would have been able to make some progress.” Steve Graham said he drove from his home in Windham, New Hampshire, at 6 a.m. in the hopes of beating some highway trafﬁc into downtown Boston. He was wrong. “It was worse than I expected,” Graham said of the 40-mile drive that took about two hours. “The whole way, it was just heavy

volume. It’s crazy. It’s Massachusetts school vacation week. People are supposed to be gone.” And there’s no end in sight to the commuting woes. Transit officials warn the system won’t run normally for at least a month — longer if the region is hit with more significant snowfall. Most areas of southern New England saw light snow Tuesday and could see more of the same Wednesday and Thursday. Forecasters are also eying another storm this weekend, though it’s still too early to say how much that might bring. Tuesday’s commuting woes come after an unprecedented succession of heavy snows and frigid temperatures crippled the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, freezing track switches, covering above-ground rails and damaging train equipment. The MBTA, which operates the fifth busiest system in the nation, has been forced to shut down subway and commuter rail service three days over the past three weeks. The authority’s general manager announced she would resign in April, following a firestorm of criticism. New Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, among those critics, said Tuesday that he hopes the independent agency can get the regional transit system back on track sooner than a month. He has sent National Guard troops and prison inmates on work release programs to help

free rail tracks from ice and snow. Greyhound, Peter Pan and other private bus companies have also been enlisted to shuttle subway passengers to and from stations most affected by the snows. To be sure, not all Boston commuters had horror stories Tuesday. Some riders on the troubled Red Line subway reported minimal delays coming into downtown from neighboring Cambridge and Somerville. Seasoned bus riders said wait times were no worse than they expected, though they still complained of standing in roadways because snow was piled dangerously high near bus stops. Other riders sympathized with transit workers struggling to get the system back on track. “Mother Nature, that’s who I blame,” said Marty Sinnott, a Cape Cod resident whose ﬁvehour ordeal to get to work in Boston’s federal courthouse Tuesday included one commuter train that got stuck in the snow. “You have to bear with it and wait for the weather to break ... They are doing all they can.” And Craig Deold, of South Boston, rattled off a litany of challenges the state must eventually face, from the MBTA’s ﬁscal management to investing in sorely-needed transit infrastructure upgrades. “It’s awful,” he said. “But the state of the system is really because of the sins of the past.”

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rorists. He has blamed the rise of the Islamic State group on the failings of the Iraqi government, specifically its alienation of minority sects. A few thousand American troops returned to Iraq last year to help fight the Islamic State group, and the U.S. and several Arab partners — including Jordan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — began airstrikes against IS militants in September. During his speech, Bush offered harsh words for Obama’s foreign policy, calling his administration “inconsistent and indecisive” and saying it has led the U.S. to lose “the trust and the confidence of our friends.” “The great irony of the Obama presidency is this: Someone who came to office promising greater engagement with the world has left America less influential in the world,” Bush said. Bush acknowledged during the speech that his views will often be compared with those of his brother and father, former President George H.W. Bush, adding he is “lucky” to have had family members who have “shaped America’s foreign policy from the Oval Office.” The older Bush brother fin-

ished his second term amid an unpopular war in Iraq, with the economy in freefall and with a majority of Americans disapproving of his job performance. Among donors, Jeb Bush has noted a strong family and religious bond with his older brother, but has also said they are not clones and have differences common among siblings. Bush promised a resurgent America if a handful of key changes are made by the next president — including new approaches to education, entitlement programs and the U.S.-based energy economy. “The United States has this potential of being young and dynamic again,” he said. Ahead of the speech, Bush aides released a list of what they called a preliminary group of experts who will provide him with foreign policy advice. They included familiar names, such as James Baker III and George Shultz, both secretaries of state under President Ronald Reagan; and former Homeland Security secretaries Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff and former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, all three of whom served under George W. Bush.

In Brief College student arrested in dorm stabbing SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A university student has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing and wounding his roommate in their dormitory on a Northern California campus. Santa Clara police Lt. Kurt Clarke says that 19-year-old Dillon Kim stabbed his roommate multiple times with a knife about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at Santa Clara University. Clarke says Kim then apparently cut himself on the neck. A mug shot of Kim shows a wound

wrapping around his neck with stitches. Police say the victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. He’s a student but his name wasn’t released. Authorities have not released a motive. Kim was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held without bail. He will be in court Thursday morning, where he should be assigned an attorney.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

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New England homes buckling from snow By MARK PRATT Associated Press

BOSTON— No building is safe from the incredible stress of the 8 feet of snow that has piled up on roofs across New England, and things are expected to get worse before they get better, experts said Wednesday.

warm up,” said Garrick Goldenberg, a professor of structural engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. No deaths or major injuries have been reported. The problem is that repeated snowstorms compact the snow already on roofs, gradually turning it into ice, which

“ Obviously, if you think the roof is about

to collapse, get out and call 911, don’t try to investigate on your own,”

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Massachusettes Public Safety Commissioner The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has received 74 reports of roof collapses, partial collapses or major structural issues since Feb. 9, and that doesn’t account for those that have not been reported, spokesman Chris Besse said. In New Hampshire, more than 500 residents were displaced after two partial collapses at an eight-building apartment complex in Portsmouth, and schools in Epping and Newton were closed Tuesday after cracks appeared in the walls. “I expect we’ll hear of a lot more once the weather starts to

weighs about eight times more, Goldenberg said. A cubic foot of snow that weighs about 8 pounds becomes a 64-pound cubic foot block of ice, he said. Most of the collapses are occurring in flat-roofed buildings, but even pitched roofs are not safe under such stress. Commercial buildings, workshops, homes, garages and schools have been damaged. A portion of the roof at North Attleborough High School came down and a brick wall buckled under the weight of snow on Tuesday, though just a few staff members were inside

because it’s vacation week for Massachusetts public schools. The roof of a Bridgewater elementary school was also damaged. A Big Kmart in Braintree and a Burlington Coat Factory in Revere were evacuated and closed because of roof damage, and the public library in Whitman was closed when ceiling tiles fell and inspectors found bent roof trusses. Goldenberg said it’s not building codes that are inadequate, but maintenance. Snow should be removed as soon as possible. “As soon as the snow stops, the best way to deal with it is to remove it immediately,” he said. And if you suspect a weakening roof, don’t hesitate, Massachusetts Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Gatzunis said. “Obviously, if you think the roof is about to collapse, get out and call 911, don’t try to investigate on your own,” he said. Although the emergency management agency doesn’t keep year-to-year roof collapse statistics, Besse and Goldenberg agree that this winter hasn’t been as bad as 2011 when it comes to roof collapses, when the region experienced a similar series of winter storms. Of course, there are a few more weeks left of this winter.

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Nursing students treat patients in Costa Rica STAFF REPORT The Associated Press

PLYMOUTH — A dozen nursing students at Plymouth State University have spent part of their winter travelling to remote villages in Costa Rica, where they treated patients for chronic conditions like diabetes, emphysema, high blood pressure, and others. The trip was part of the Global Health course, a requirement of the nursing program. The 65 hours of hands-on experience allowed students to apply classroom theory to the practice of nursing in a developing country. Ann-Marie Cote, clinical assistant professor and trip adviser, said Costa Rica has beautiful beaches and breathtaking scenery and wildlife, but the group spent most of the 10 days there in very run-down sections of the country. Nursing student Katlyn Piscatelli said she and others diagnosed simple problems like arthritis that can be easily treated in the United States, but can go undiagnosed for months or years in Costa Rica. She said the experience was eye-opening. Another nursing student, Victoria Weltlich, said travelling to a foreign country to improve her skills was a great opportunity.

Train carrying 3 million gallons of crude oil sparks fire causing huge derailment By JOHN RABY Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A fire sparked by a train derailment in southern West Virginia smoldered for a third day Wednesday, keeping federal and state investigators at bay and leading residents near the site worrying about the long-term water quality of a nearby river. The fire — sparked when a CSX train carrying 3 million gallons of North Dakota crude jumped the tracks Monday in the unincorporated town of Mount Carbon — was 85 percent contained, said state public safety division spokesman Larry Messina. “There’s a few small fires,” Messina said. “Until those fires are out and they make sure that site is safe, they’re going to keep folks away from that vicinity.” CSX and multiple state and federal agencies are investigating. Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Kevin Thompson said some preliminary work has been done, including the retrieval of the train’s data recorder. But due to the fire, “we haven’t been able to do our physical investigation on site,” he said Wednesday. All but two of the train’s 109 cars were tank cars, and 27 of them left the tracks. Nineteen tank cars were involved in the fire, said CSX regional vice president Ran-

dy Cheetham. A road running parallel to the train tracks along one side of the Kanawha River remained closed Wednesday. The derailment shot fireballs into the sky, leaked oil into a Kanawha River tributary, burned down a house nearby and forced nearby water treatment plans to temporarily shut down. As of Wednesday evening, crews had removed cars that did not derail and have started to remove derailed cars that were not involved in the fire, according to a joint statement from several agencies that have responded to the derailment. CSX will begin transferring oil from damaged cars to other tanks for removal from the site when conditions become safe, the statement said. About 500 feet of containment boom have been deployed to lessen the potential environmental impact, the statement said. Containment trenches also are being dug, said State Environmental Protection spokeswoman Kelley Gillenwater. “We need to make sure no crude oil gets into the Kanawha River,” Gillenwater said in an email. Once the rail cars and other debris are removed, soil testing and excavation can begin, she said. Water treatment systems were brought back online after

initial tests showed no oil in them. Residents remain under a boilwater advisory, while bottled water was being distributed at a high school. Classes at West Virginia University Institute of Technology were canceled for the rest of the week. Students in two residence halls were bused 40 miles to facilities in Beckley. People living away from the wreckage were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday after damaged electrical lines were repaired. “We weathered the storm,” said retired Montgomery police chief Lawrence Washington. “Every storm in your life isn’t in the forecast.” Nancy Holcomb, who lives in Boomer directly across the river from the derailment, was concerned about the possibility of the oil getting into the river. “We swim in this river,” she said. “I don’t want to get out in this river now.” West Virginia has seen other fuel disasters in recent years. On Jan. 23, an overturned tanker truck spilled nearly 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a tributary of the Greenbrier River near Lewisburg. In December 2012, a natural gas transmission pipe ruptured and exploded in Sissonville about 40 miles to the northwest, destroying four homes and melting

the asphalt on a section of Interstate 77. No one was killed. The tap water concerns that followed the derailment brought reminders of a January 2014 chemical spill along the Elk River in Charleston 30 miles to the north. That spill got into West Virginia American Water’s Charleston filtration plant, prompting a tap water ban for 300,000 residents for several days until the system was flushed out. “Obvious we’ve had experiences with water in the past,” said Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. West Virginia’s rail system contains 2,401 miles of track, including 1,113 miles of CSX track and 801 miles of Norfolk Southern track, according to the state Department of Transportation. Chances are, state residents live close enough to hear a train’s whistle. “Why do people stay after things like this happen?” Washington said. “This is home. There’s a lot that goes into this community. I know a lot of people say it’s bad, but there’s good people here.”

“I was able to learn on such a broad scale about health care availability, adapting to limited resources, overcoming language barriers and so much more,” Weltlich said. “Treating patients who didn’t speak English was initially a challenge for me, but as I became more comfortable with the culture and the language I was able to connect more easily. It made me proud to be a nurse providing care to those who truly needed and appreciated it.” The trip was arranged through the educational organization International Service Learning, which partners nursing students and medical professionals from developed countries with service opportunities in developing countries. Although it has a robust economy and effective medical system by Central American standards, health care is still largely unavailable to those without a job. You’ll be turned away at a hospital unless you have a lifethreatening illness, or if you’re a child or a pregnant woman,” said Sandra McBournie, a clinical assistant professor who accompanied the students. “You can’t take getting medical care for granted there. There is no such thing as Medicaid or Medicare.”

NH Brief Aggressive videogamer faces assault charges NEWPORT— Police in Newport, New Hampshire, say a man has been accused of shaking his 3-month-old son twice, allegedly out of aggression toward a video game system. Jerry Carrier faces two charges of first-degree assault and was to be arraigned Tuesday. It wasn’t immediately known if he had a lawyer. WMUR-TV reports police said the baby was taken from Newport to a hospital in January. Two weeks later, police said they responded to a similar incident in Charlestown; this time, the child was found unresponsive. His injuries were found to be from nonaccidental trauma. The baby is in state custody. Police said the 26-yearold Carrier told them he shook the baby twice out of aggression toward a video game system.

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niversity of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston delivered his annual State of the University (SOTU) address on Tuesday and added a different spin with a town hall segment for the ﬁnal 40 minutes. It’s a good thing too, because the speech he delivered to open the event echoed the last two — maybe three — SOTU addresses and was quickly losing the interest of listeners. A couple highlights from the speech prior to the question and answer session: more students enrolling in STEM programs, extending STEM programs to New Hampshire high schools, the largest freshman enrollment ever, $50 million in fundraising — not including Dana Hamel’s uncanny $10 million contribution. While these are notable accomplishments for the university, particularly on fundraising, most of the speech was the same old stuff. How much longer will it be until President Huddleston can take the stage and say our elected ofﬁcials in Concord have decided to invest in higher education? As Huddleston put it in his 2014 address, “I’m not holding my breath for that.” But let’s get serious here. Investing in the university system and

keeping students in the state may not seem like a problem now, but it will be soon. According to a 2013 report in the Washington Post, the median age in New Hampshire was 41 in 2010. Rewind 10 years to 2000, the median age was 37. Take it back another decade to 1900 and the median age in the Granite state was an astounding 41. Yes, that’s right. New Hampshire was kind of hip at one point. Now, more of the state has entered retirement and is sitting at home watching QVC. Why is everyone leaving the state? We have a NASCAR track, 13 whole miles of seacoast, and exciting cities for young people like Manchester, Portsmouth and Laconia! We may even get casinos someday. What 20-something wouldn’t want to live in the Granite State? This is all said in jest, of course. There really is not much in terms of opportunity or attraction keeping young professionals in our state, let alone drawing them from the outside. New Hampshire’s nicest perk? The White Mountains or maybe the absence of an income tax. UNH and all of its campuses, as well as other institutions of higher education in the state, seem to be doing everything they can to

keep students in New Hampshire. It’s the state and the ofﬁcials running it in Concord that are pushing them out. A report by the New Hampshire Department of Education in 2012 found that “while most New Hampshire students continue to attend school in New England, 5 percent fewer than a decade ago are staying in New Hampshire.” And report published before that found a similar result. As time goes on and our state grows older, the workforce will dive into the grave and take the economy right along with it. It’s time for the politicos to wake up and see that this issue needs to be addressed. New Hampshire students are graduating high school and going to college. The ones who decide to come to Durham are paying some of the highest tuition in the nation for a public institution. UNH students, including those across the campuses and at other universities, are a talented and bright group that the state should be tapping into. But to keep them here, there needs to be professional opportunities. And maybe the state will show its support for this young talent someday. For now, we cannot conﬁdently say that will happen in the form of support for the university system anytime soon. We’re not holding our breath.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

OPINION

The New Hampshire

Best solution to university issues is diplomatic activism

s I was sitting in an airport bar in Mexico a few weeks ago drinking a Paciﬁco Light with a lime, burdened by the thought of the alltoo-familiar frigid New England winter climate that the nearby airplane would be returning me home to, a small Mexican woman with a sort of awkward smile approached me and asked if I would be willing to partake in a “quick survey.” My initial reaction was one of avoidance; something about her clipboard, name tag, and attempt at an overly-friendly demeanor led me to believe that this was just another cold sales strategy of a desperate airline asking me to sign up for their frequent ﬂyer program. After a moment of hesitation — which looked perhaps equally as awkward as Isabelle’s smile — I agreed to partake. After coming to the realization that Isabelle was, indeed, just a government worker who was collecting data regarding airport patron satisfaction, I wasn’t just okay with my decision to partake, but I was excited to simply share my opinions with someone. It didn’t matter that the topic was about an airport I’d probably never see again. With the exception of public surveys, there aren’t many instances where an unfamiliar person will genuinely want to know “how you are doing?” or “how happy you are with something?” We all like to share

our feelings on even the most miniscule or irrelevant of things, especially when someone is directly asking. That’s why on those rare occasions that you’re asked to partake in a “no strings attached” survey or offer your sentiments on a story to a news station camera crew, you might be inclined to do so. For most, complaining about or worshipping something is more enjoyable for the person talking than the one listening. What’s fascinating to me is the fact that oftentimes we are less likely to share our feedback or criticism proactively – that is, without being approached or surveyed first — even when it’s in regard to something directly affecting us, operating at our own financial expense, and existent for our own benefit. This past Tuesday, students received an email from UNH Vice President for Student and Academic Services, Mark Rubinstein, making the request of students to partake in a study from the National Survey of Student Engagement regarding their feelings on the university. Earlier this month, another email from a “Discovery Program Review Committee” requested students’ participation in a separate survey, at the recent onset of a five-year program review. There seemed to spread a small buzz around campus shortly after each of these requests. On more than one occasion, I’ve heard students boasting to one another about their bashing, attacking, or otherwise aggressive

The Durham 500 Greg Gottlieb denouncement of the university’s educational environment, general education “Discovery” program, or its colleges’ curriculums. They just couldn’t wait to “tear the University apart” for whatever was bothering them. Why is it, then, that someone who has such passionate opinions on these matters would wait around for an email survey to express those feelings to a third party and by way of HTML radio buttons and comment ﬁelds? Administrative decisions of grand scales, especially those made in the interest of public institutions, must be made with great care and often over a span of time for adequate monitoring and evaluation. While it is honorable that the university values its students’ opinions enough to conduct these surveys and studies and equally noble that many students choose to partake (albeit many with the hopes of winning participation incentives like Apple iPads and Dunkin Donuts gift cards), I think there is a missing piece to this problem-

solving, environment-enhancing, satisfaction-generating puzzle of university betterment. The missing piece is “constructive criticism” and it is often omitted as a solution to a problem due to its intimidating nature. It is a wildly underutilized, yet an immensely powerful catalyst for positive change. Some UNH student organizations operate on the very basis of constructive criticism. The Student Senate uses constructive criticism every week of the school year when drafting resolutions. Just a few days ago, the UNH Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) took the idea of constructive criticism to the next level by garnering support with a petition and rallying through campus to publicize its criticism of the university’s investment in companies that use fossil fuels and unsustainable business practices. What’s more, these organizations’ use of collaborative, constructive criticism has proven effective. Two years ago, when SEAC received 1,000 signatures in support of their cause, the university answered and implemented an ESG portfolio, a sustainability tool used by organizations to help invest in sustainable practices. Whether or not this was an effective enough response is up for debate, but there is no denying the good cause and the subsequent effect. If we know that the use of diplomatic and constructive critique can be effective in bringing about change to our communi-

ties, why must we only utilize this tool through mediums like student organizations and only by formal means? We are often reminded by our administrators and faculty members that “[their] door is always open.” If that’s the case with a professor whose teaching style you take issue with, for example, consider forgoing the sarcastic sigh to your neighbor or anonymous online post. Instead, substitute it with a visit to ofﬁce hours or an email with a friendly suggestion the next time she changes the PowerPoint slide too fast or doesn’t explain the material clearly enough. Students should be encouraged to approach university leaders with concerns and not be intimidated. Strength in numbers is both effective and comforting when supporting a cause or voicing a concern, especially in opposition to a ﬁgure of authority. But we should hold the virtue of individual action in high esteem as well. If we are going to go down in US history as the “rebellious generation,” let’s ensure we are “rebelling” by way of constructive criticism, with utmost discretion, with good intentions, and without waiting lazily for a survey to ask us about our feelings. Greg Gottlieb is a senior hospitality management major who comments on noteworthy topics in the UNH and Durham communities. Follow Greg on Twitter @gottliebgregory.

Office of the Student Body President

2/18/2015

In 2011, The UNH Student Senate responded quickly and efficiently following an incident relating to a UNH Professor. The Professor in question exposed himself in a parking lot to a mother and her teenage daughter in 2009; a deplorable act that has no place in our University. The quick response nearly half a decade ago was not replicated by either my office or the UNH Student Senate this year, and for that I take full responsibility. I could hide behind the recent bouts of inclement weather as to why Senate has not met in the past several weeks, but through this office I should have commented on the matter. The buck ends with me. Yesterday, at President Huddleston’s State of the University, a student (and a personal friend) asked President Huddleston about the situation regarding Professor Larkin, the 2009 incident, and the re-instatement of said Professor into an academic position, with no communication regarding the Professor’s past to students. Due to confounding legal and human resources issues, Professor Larkin is protected in his position, and President Huddleston’s hands are tied when discussing the matter. However, mine are not. I believe this can be rectified in the following ways: My first wish would be for Professor Larkin to answer the multiple calls for his resignation, to end the headaches created for UNH and the Student Body his actions created nearly half a decade ago and to allow all of us to move forward. Knowing that calls for his resignation has not been heard by Professor Larkin in the past, then in my capacity as your Student Body President, I call on Professor Larkin to take the extra step and inform his students of his actions at the beginning of each semester he teaches. Students have a right to know if their Professor has a history of exposing himself.

Joseph Sweeney Student Body President University of New Hampshire

OPINION

The New Hampshire

Hassan’s focus is her career, not her people T his week, Gov. Hassan presented her $11.5 billion budget proposal to lawmakers. There are already some major concerns with several key areas of the two-year spending plan, such as an increase in the tobacco tax, a steep increase in the vehicle registration fees, and, the most bizarre part of the budget is, the proposed hiring of a Chief Operating Officer whose job it will be to work with state agencies across the board to find more efficient ways to run the state. However, this specialist alone will cost the state $95,000, plus he/she will have two supporting staffers. The governor’s budget is pure politics, in an attempt to catapult herself into federal office. It is more than clear that this budget will not be passed by the Republican controlled House who proposed a significantly smaller budget, and rightfully so! Recently, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) in his keynote address at the Third Annual LincolnReagan Dinner hosted by the Concord City and Merrimack County GOP attacked Governor Hassan with something many in New Hampshire speculate is the true reason behind the composition of her current proposal. “She will use this platform as a way to increase her own visibility and run for the next job,” Christie said, referring to a

From the Right Alex Fries possible bid for the Senate seat currently held by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH). Jeff Chidester, host of the Clear Channel radio show “New Hampshire Perspective with Jeff Chidester” rightly asks, “How can we expect our governor to lead us in the right direction if she is unwilling to take responsibility for the daily tasks she was elected to perform? Maybe New Hampshire should worry less about hiring a ‘state CEO,’ and more about electing a governor who understands that she is the ‘state CEO.’” I agree very strongly with Jeff; it is baffling and quite alarming to imagine that the future of the State that we love so much and that we owe so much to is being led by a governor, who seems to care less about the citizens and the State she serves, and more about her own political future and with it the title on her door. What does it matter if the

governor hires a COO, raises taxes and proposes gambling as a means to cover basic costs, such as highway maintenance? It affects us millennials and anyone trying find a job or create a business, now and in the future, a lot. New Hampshire was known for its entrepreneurial spirit and its small lucrative businesses and those are being strangled by taxes and red tape. Chances are that when we finish our education we won’t be heading to well-paying jobs in New Hampshire. Much rather we will have to follow the path many New Hampshire millennials are being forced to take and move to states that have an economic model that allows entrepreneurs to thrive and provides chances of lucrative employment for its citizens. It’s time for us to wake up and realize that for our current governor, her job and the well being of this state and her constituents, are just means to her political ends rather than people who are worth working for and building a better economy and overall better future for our state. Alex Fries is a sophomore athletic training major and the president of the UNH College Republicans. Follow Alex on Twitter at @AJFriesNH.

‘Senioritis’: An epidemic

arning, this column contains a whole lot of rambling to avoid responsibility. There’s an epidemic on campus, but it’s not the flu like you might think. It’s a virus that has laid dormant inside of me for the last four years after it reeked havoc on me in 2011. It’s the infamous ‘senioritis’ and it’s back with a vengeance. Like mono or the zombie virus on “The Walking Dead,” once a person becomes infected with the virus, it stays in your body. The epidemic’s most common symptoms usually include a lack of motivation, an intense fear of the future and what it might hold, and minor indigestion. I’m not exactly sure when my most recent case of senioritis first started to kick in, but I think it was roughly around the time that I applied for graduation. It was a two second process (really), but the effects are nothing like I would have expected. I was left feeling weak and fearful, but also in need of some sort of mindless distraction. So naturally, I took to the Internet for escape and that’s where I have been for roughly the last 36 days. Did you know the Franklin

Mel’s Melodies Melissa Proulx D. Rossevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, is my true match? Out of all of them, it’s him who is “totally committed to me,” according to the quiz I took on WeddingWire.com. Did you know there is a video of a giant St. Bernard slipping on ice in slow motion and I’ve watched it 200 times? I can tell you the exact time of impact and have analyzed the emotional rollercoaster that the poor pup went on in such detail that I could probably write a book about it. And let us not forget the many animal videos that accurately depict how I feel after five seconds of running or when I’m too lazy to get up and get a snack. I’ve never felt so understood before, but at the same time what have I become? We are in the final stretch,

but I feel like I’ve just been tightening up. All of the inspirational quotes that I’ve found on Pinterest or the “23 Amazing And Inspiring High School Yearbook Quotes” on Buzzfeed can only do some much. From the investigation I’ve done by interviewing my friends, I realize that I’m not the only one who feels this way. Many of us worry about what the future holds and where we might end up. I’m not an expert on how to deal with this by any means, but I’ve now been trying to find a way to alleviate this stress. I’ve searched the Internet but we all know how untrustworthy WedMD can be. I’m either dehydrated or I’m minutes away from death, and I don’t get why this is always the answer. I’ve watched tutorials on how to be productive and checked MapQuest for directions to my motivation, but none of them proved to be what I needed. I can only hope that the answer will come to me somehow and that it, too, lays dormant inside me just waiting for the perfect conditions to flourish. Melissa Proulx is a TNH staff writer. Follow her on Twitter @_mcproulx.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Thumbs up to the first full week of school (so far). Thumbs down to moving your car at 7 a.m. for the plows. Thumbs up to having your weekend start on Thursday. Thumbs down to studying all weekend. Thumbs up to UNH men’s basketball.

Thumbs down to empty bleachers. Thumbs up to Super Bowl swag.

Thumbs down to slippery sidewalks.

Thumbs up to submitting your “intent to graduate” form. Thumbs down to college ending in three months. Thumbs up to animal crackers at midnight. Thumbs down to the “UNH Secure” WiFi timing out. Thumbs up to Grand Chapter. Thumbs down to alcohol, drug abuse and domestic violence. Thumbs up to President Mark Huddleston’s display of transparency on Tuesday. Thumbs down to talking about the same old stuff. The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down section represents the collective opinion of The New Hampshire’s staff and does not necessarily represent the opinion of the student body. But it more than likely does.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

In Brief

Laurel tabbed rookie of the week

BALTIMORE — Casey Lauter, a freshman gymnast on the 25thranked University of New Hampshire gymnastics team, was named the EAGL Rookie of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Lauter tied her personal best on all-around with a 39.225, set a career high on uneven bars with a 9.825 and matched a personal benchmark with a 9.875 on balance beam in the Wildcats’ quad-meet victory over Brown, Bridgeport and Southern Connecticut State at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, R.I., on Feb. 16. The Northport, N.Y., native tied for first place on beam and finished as the all-around runner-up. Through six meets, Lauter is EAGL’s top-ranked competitor on balance beam with an average score of 9.800, and she is the league’s 12th-ranked gymnast in all-around with an average mark of 38.605. UNH (11-1, 2-0 EAGL) returns to action with a road quad-meet at West Virginia University that also includes Rutgers and the University of Maryland on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. The Wildcats return home for Senior Day and Heroes’ Day on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m.

Vaattovaara gets named DPOW WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Vilma Vaattovaara, a junior goaltender on the University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey team, was named Women’s Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. She has received the accolade four times this season. Vaattovaara backboned UNH to a 1-0-1 record at the University of Vermont last weekend with a .938 save percentage and 2.40 GAA. She made a career-high 43 saves in Saturday’s 3-3 tie for a .935 save percentage; she made double-digit saves all three periods of regulation (1314-10) as well as six in OT. In Friday’s 4-2 victory, Vaattovaara stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 save percentage) and that included 15 saves in the third period, when UNH outscored its hosts 3-1. Vaattovaara was previously selected Women’s Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 13, Dec. 8 and Jan. 19. In 27 games (all starts) this season, Vaattovaara has an 8-16-3 record with a 2.82 GAA, .904 save percentage and three shutouts. Her statistical numbers are similar in 16 league games, where she is 5-9-2 with a 2.88 GAA and .903 save percentage. Vaattovaara has been strong the past 10 games; she has a 5-3-2 record with a 2.07 GAA and .920 save percentage. New Hampshire (9-19-3 overall, 6-11-2 Hockey East) concludes the regular season this weekend with a home-and-home series against Northeastern University. UNH’s Senior Day is Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) and the teams face off again Feb. 22 (3 p.m.) at NU.

Swim & Dive ranked No. 25 nationally DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire women’s swimming & diving team earned a spot in Tuesday’s CollegeSwimming. com Division I national poll, ranking 25th. The Wildcats are the highest ranked non-BCS institution in the poll. Among the top-five schools are the University of Southern California (1), University of California Los Angeles (2), University of Georgia (3), Stanford University (4) and University of California (5). New Hampshire earned runner-up at the America East Championships, racking up 777 points in the meet. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, who is ranked 37th in the poll, won the league meet with 791 points. UNH earned first in 11 events, including capturing four of five relay races. Furthermore, the Wildcats achieved three provisional cuts in the four-day meet. Senior Katie Mann, recipient of the Dave Alexander Coaches and America East Elite 18 awards, registered two provisional cuts in the meet. The two-time NCAA participant made the cut in the 200-yard IM with a mark of 1 minute, 59.48 seconds. Mann also recorded a provisional time in the 400-yard IM, reaching for the wall at 4:13.51. She rounded out her gold medal finishes with the winning time in the 200yard butterfly, gliding through the water for a 1:59.96 finish. Freshman Liza Baykova was named the championship’s Most Outstanding Rookie. She snapped a program and America East record in the 200-yard freestyle with a provisional cut time of 1:47.48. The performance trumped Denise Leckenby’s UNH time of 1:48.33 set in 1996. She also claimed gold on the last day in the 100-yard freestyle, tapping the panel at 50.18. The mark was just .52 seconds shy of a league record. Both Mann and Baykova swam legs as part of the record setting quartets in the 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays. The 400-yard freestyle team of Jessica Harper , Sarah Broderick, Baykova and Mann set a new conference, program and pool record with a time of 3:22.55. Senior Oneida Cooper , Baykova, Harper and Mann propelled the 800yard freestyle relay to a pool record mark of 7:20.32. UNH will send select swimmers to improve their times at the ECAC Championships, hosted at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. The three-day meet will begin Friday, Feb. 27.

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SPORTS

The New Hampshire

LACROSSE

Wildcats earn first win of season FROM STAFF REPORTS

W O R C E S T E R , Mass. — Laura McHoul recorded a goal and five assists to propel the University of New Hampshire UNH 12 women’s Holy Cross 10 l a c r o s s e team to Wednesday afternoon’s 12-10 non-conference victory against College of the Holy Cross at Holy Cross Field. UNH improved to 1-1 this season with its sixth consecutive win in the series against Holy Cross, which is now 0-2 this year. McHoul orchestrated a balanced Wildcats’ attack, which had nine goal scorers. Kayleigh Hinkle scored a game-high three goals and Becca Graves was UNH’s other multiple goal scorer with two. Freshmen Devan Miller, Krissy Schafer and Carly Wooters all recorded their first career point with a goal. Nicole Grote, Rachael Nock and Laura Puccia were the other goal scorers. Rookie goalkeeper Kate Clancy was credited with seven saves. Marissa Gurello registered four draw controls, two ground balls and one caused turnover. Holy Cross was led offensively by Tess MacKay and Kaitlin Concilio, both of whom tallied two goals and an assist. Avery Giorgio and Kate Martino both scores twice. Starting goalie Katie Boyle was charged with the loss as she made four saves and exited the game with the Crusaders trailing 11-8 at 15:59 of the second half. Julia Maloney stopped two of three shots on goal the rest of the way. In a game that featured five ties and two lead changes, Holy Cross recorded a slight edge in shots (23-22) as well as ground balls (16-11). UNH finished with the advantage in draw controls

GYMNASTICS

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“Starting on bars, we hit handstands and stuck dismounts,” head coach Gail Goodspeed said. “This start really helped bring up our energy to prepare for the rest of our events.” On beam, the Lauter/Pflieger co-championship was followed by Kayla Gray, who took third with a season-high-tying 9.850, and Catarina Broccoli, who finished fourth with a 9.825 in her

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continued from page 20 Hartford came out of the locker room without rhythm, as the Hawks missed their first six shots to open the second half. Meanwhile, UNH hit two of their first four field goals to extend its lead to 29-22. After a first half defined by two stymieing defenses, UNH held a 25-22 lead after the first 20 minutes. The Wildcats relied on their

(15-10) and committed one less turnover (14-15). Hinkle and Miller scored the first two goals of the game 29 seconds apart – at 25:09 and 24:40, respectively. McHoul recorded a caused turnover, ground ball and assist to set up Hinkle’s goal. Miller scored on a free position. Holy Cross closed within 2-1 on Concilio’s unassisted tally at 23:25. Three minutes later, the Crusaders did not convert an extended possession into a goal. Laura Ryan’s free position shot sailed wide, as did Giorgio’s. Maddie Ward was then awarded a free position, but she was denied by Clancy. At the other end of the field, McHoul once again set up Hinkle to extend the advantage to 3-1 at 18:48. MacKay leveled the score at 3-3 with goals at 17:03 and 12:59. On the tying goal, Clancy stopped MacKay’s initial shot on a free position, but MacKay corralled the ground ball and scored. The Wildcats regained the lead, 4-3, on Wooters’ unassisted goal at 11:34 and extended the advantage to two goals when Schafer finished a feed from McHoul at 7:25. Giorgio converted MacKay’s pass into a goal to trim the margin to 5-4 at 5:00 and Laura Ryan scored an unassisted goal with 38 seconds left in the half to tie the score heading into halftime. In the first half, Holy Cross recorded the edge in shots (1210) and ground balls (9-5), whereas the Wildcats tallied the advantage in draw controls (75). New Hampshire took its third lead of the game, 6-5, when Nock scored her first goal of the season with an unassisted tally at 28:41 of the second half. Concilio scored on a free

position 65 seconds later and then Margie Smith scored 40 seconds after that to give Holy Cross its first – and only – lead of the game, 7-6, at 26:56. The ‘Cats went back in front, 8-7, on unassisted goals by Hinkle at 23:33 and Graves at 20:51. Martino scored 55 seconds later to forge the fifth – and last – tie of the game, 8-8. McHoul recorded her fourth assist of the game on Puccia’s first goal of the season that gave UNH a 9-8 lead at 18:58. Graves struck 56 seconds later, which prompted the Crusaders to call a timeout. McHoul scored a player-down goal at 15:59, however, to give New Hampshire its largest lead of the game, 11-8. With Maloney now in goal for Holy Cross, Nock’s free position-shot was blocked by a defender and then Graves was denied by Maloney. Clancy preserved the threegoal margin with stops against Maddie Warwick, Martino and Smith, the last of which came on a free position. Martino trimmed the deficit to 11-9 at 7:28. Shortly thereafter, Gurello hit the post. At the other end of the field, Clancy once again denied Martino and Amy LeBel corralled the ground ball. The ‘Cats advanced the ball into the attack zone and McHoul set up Grote to reestablished a threegoal lead of 12-9 at 3:17. Giorgio scored on a free position 28 seconds later and Holy Cross gained control of the ensuing draw. The Crusaders turned the ball over, however, and UNH maintained possession the rest of the way to secure the win. New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 21 for its home opener against the University of Massachusetts. Game time at Cowell Stadium is 1 p.m.

first collegiate competition on beam. The ‘Cats compiled a 49.125 on beam. The momentum and positive energy from beam carried over to floor exercise, where the ‘Cats scored a 48.975 by performing many excellent routines. Pflieger earned the team’s top score, while Rudiger and Kelsey Aucoin(Double Oak, Texas) earned a share of third place with equal scores of 9.800. UNH scored a 48.975 on floor. Though the team’s vault performance was not as polished as it has been in past meets, Pflieger

still tied for second place and the Wildcats recorded the highest team mark with a 48.750. “Overall we are very pleased with our performance after hitting 23 out of 24 sets,” Goodspeed added.UNH heads to West Virginia University for a Sunday, Feb. 22, showdown against three former EAGL Rivals: the Mountaineers, University of Maryland and Rutgers University. The WVU quad-meet takes place at 2 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum. The Wildcats return home for Senior Day and Heroes’ Day on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m.

points in the paint to pull ahead. Thanks to Pogue and some nifty passing by the UNH offense, the Wildcats outscored Hartford 20-8 inside the paint. Pogue had her way in the first half, scoring nine points on fourof-six shooting. The star freshman consistently established position inside and took advantage of many of her early scoring chances. Belanger delivered a strong start, adding eight points in the first. UNH used pick-and-rolls to free open shots for the sharpshooting junior. Hartford came out of the

locker room without rhythm, as the Hawks missed their first six shots to open the second half. Meanwhile, UNH hit two of their first four field goals to extend its lead to 29-22. Pogue and the Wildcats pulled away in the second half. After leading 25-22 at halftime, UNH stepped on the gas pedal early and often in the final frame. The Wildcats used swift ball movement and aggressive rebounding to muscle their way to a 28-16 run that appeared to put the game out of reach, as UNH led, 50-38, with 3:41 to play.

SPORTS

The New Hampshire MEN’S HOCKEY

‘Cats prepare for newcomer Connecticut

China wong/contributor

Danny Tirone will be playing his first game in his home state of Connecticut as a Wildcat. By JUSTIN LORING SPORTS EDITOR

It’s been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for Matt Willows and company this season. The one consistency seems to be inconsistency for the young team, as they had their third consecutive weekend of splitting a series, only earning two points during a critical stretch of games. The team hasn’t made a habit of losing games, but rather not winning. Last Friday, Boston University scored just 48 seconds into the game on a seeing-eye shot from Cason Hohmann that went between the legs of UNH goalie Danny Tirone. The ‘Cats were down 2-0 and 3-1 at different points in the game, but were able to battle back and tie it at 3-3. Unfortunately, the Terriers stormed back late and captured a 6-3 victory that was much closer than the score indicated. Saturday, however, was a completely different script. Freshman Shane Eiserman put the ‘Cats out front with 2:06 into the game, and the Wildcats built a lead of 4-0 going into the third period. But again, BU came back, scoring two goals

within 14 seconds of each other and then adding a third score with under 8 minutes to go. The Wildcats weathered the storm at the end of the game as BU pulled its goalie, and the ‘Cats completed the upset of the No. 2 team in the nation. The ‘Cats are looking to win consecutive games for only the second time all season, having only won two in a row on Nov. 8 and 14. UConn do it Next on UNH’s docket is a date with Connecticut. UConn is competing in it’s first full season of Division I, posting a record of 9-15-7 (6-9-4 in Hockey East). Don’t be deceived by the record, though, UConn is no slouch. “They’re going to be a great member of Hockey East,” UNH coach Dick Umile said. “They play hard, they’re well coached … and do good things in tough situatons.” The Huskies have beaten some top-tier talent, including then-No. 3 Boston College (1-0), No. 11 Quinnipiac (4-1), No. 16 Lowell (2-0), No. 18 Vermont (2-1) and defending national champion Union College (3-2). Recently,

however, UConn has lost three of its last four games in brutal fashion. After tying Providence a few nights before, the Friars crushed the Huskies in a 10-1 effort. They rebounded with a win over Merrimack, but suffered two bad losses to Northeastern by scores of 9-0 and 6-1. Homecoming weekend This weekend’s series will be a homecoming for members of both teams. Starting goalie Danny Tirone hails from Trumbull, Conn., and is making his first start in the Nutmeg State. “I’m excited,” Tirone said. “I’m going to have family and friends at the XL Center [in Hartford].” Tirone has really settled in as the starting goaltender, having won 6 games in ten starts. He also feels that the “adjustment period is over,” and saying he feels he has been getting better each week. Also making a return to familiar ground is Mike Souza, assistant coach for Connecticut. Souza was a forward for UNH from 1996-2000, and was a member of the two Frozen Four teams in ’98 and ’99.

TRACK & FIELD

Thursday, February 19, 2015

LEISSNER

continued from page 20 up together. We all played cohesively.” Leissner was elected to the Super Team again, this time averaging 16 points and 11.4 rebounds. As for schools interested in him, the decision came down to staying home, or venturing out into a new basketball setting. Colgate was very interested but so were schools in Texas. Leissner still hadn’t made a decision by the time UNH entered the picture. “UNH entered in late July and late in the AAU season. I was about to go in as an unsigned senior,” Leissner said. “I played well and some teams came to look.” Leissner came for a visit at UNH during his senior season in the fall and was impressed with the composition of the team, especially the youth of the team. “I saw the young talent,” Leissner said. “Coach Herrion does things the right way. I knew coming up here we had a chance to be good.” Another aspect of Leissner’s decision was a chance to play with guys who were making the same transition as him. The Wildcats had four players from Texas on their roster and all of them had made the transition to the northeast. Leissner saw how comfortable they were and felt as if he could make the transition, too. After Leissner signed, he found out a few things about the Wildcats, and both of them were somewhat intimidating. “They got me to visit during the fall, so I didn’t know about the cold,” Leissner said. “I committed before I found out they were 6-24 the season before, so that scared me.” Soon, Leissner got over that and went to work with the team in the fall. During the annual BlueWhite scrimmage, Leissner led all scorers with 16 points and the rest was history. Leissner leads the team in scoring with 13.2 points a game and rebounds with 7.3. Leissner’s skills are not just

Tanner Leissner that of a big man, he can take the ball away from the basket as well. He averages 37 percent from beyond the three-point line and often will take the bigger defenders off the dribble. “I didn’t get those skills [until] my senior year,” Leissner said. “I knew I was only six-foot-seven, so I knew I had to be versatile.” Leissner has also been awarded America East rookie of the week five times and earned three Corvias ECAC Division I Co-Rookie of the Week Awards this season. He has tallied doubledigit scoring 22 times this season, including four double-doubles. “I mean it’s nice to see myself but in the end I wouldn’t have it with my teammates,” Leissner said. “It’s due to my teammates and our success. I could care less about these accolades. I would love to go to the tournament. That would be way better than these individual awards.” The Wildcats currently sit in fourth place in America East with a 16-10 record and a 9-4 record in conference. The first four teams receive first-round byes in the America East tournament. The Wildcats also are in the midst of their first winning season since 1994, and 15 wins for the first time in Bill Herrion’s tenure as head coach. Leissner is excited for what the future holds. “We are winning games,” Leissner said. “Success has finally come UNH’s way. I would love to go to the tournament as a team and represent America East.” The Wildcats will play on Saturday at UMass Lowell at 4 p.m.

America East Championship on horizon for Wildcats By CATEY McCANN STAFF WRITER

They have trained for it all season and it’s finally here. The men’s and women’s track and field team will be traveling to the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory in New York for the America East Championships this Friday and Saturday. The Wildcats have had a strong season so far with a lot of top performances by both new and veteran talent. Both teams are shooting to finish in the top-five, with the women’s team even aiming for a possible second place. “The competition does look pretty stiff,” said men’s head coach Jim Boulanger. “And we’re a young team. We want to try to get everyone to score as much as they can and feel like they had a good meet.” On the men’s side, many of the athletes will be doubling and tripling in events in hopes to get as many top finishes as possible.

“The key to the conference is going there and hitting your seed time or running faster or throwing farther,” he said. “And then you’re guaranteed to score.” Boulanger will be looking to several key athletes for that scoring. Senior John Prizzi will be doubling in the 5k and 3k. He took first place in the 3k last year with a time of 8:20.43. Senior Kevin Greene will be doubling in the mile and 1000-meter. Last time he competed at the championship in those events he took first and third place. After breaking the school record this season in the 800-meter, Boulanger will be looking for a good performance from sophomore Drew Piazza in the 800 and 4 by 800-meter relay race. D’mahl McFadden will also be tripling in events at the meet. He is expected to get top finishes in the hurdles, 50-meter dash and 200-meter. Sophomore Mike Shanahan, who is currently centimeters away from the school re-

cord in the weight throw, will be throwing both the weight and the shot put for the team. Standout freshman Alex Tamulonis is expected to do well in the pole vault. Boulanger will also be looking to senior captains Dan Johnson and Jake Renaud to score points for the team. On the women’s side, distance head coach Robert Hoppler is very excited to head into another championship after a very successful cross country season this fall — when the team took first place at America East. “We’re asking these distance runners to rise to the occasion of the America East meet,” he said. “We’re asking a lot of them to run two events and try to score in both events.” Senior Anne Twombly will be competing in the mile and the 800-meter. She already has five first place finishes this season. Senior Chelsey Serrano will be doubling in the 5k and 3k. She set a personal record in the 3k this

season with a time of 9:48.54. Samantha Blaise will also be doubling in the 5k and 3k. She has already set personal records in both of those events this season. Laura Rose Donegan, who has earned multiple top finishes this season, will be doubling in the mile and the 3k. Hoppler will also be looking to junior Cassie Kruse to score points in the 1000-meter and 4 by 800-meter relay. “They will be running against the same kids they ran against this fall,” he said. “So they know if things go well that we can score some points.” Head coach Casey Carroll will be looking for a top-place finish from both the team and many of his athletes. A top-three finish in the 60-meter dash is expected from standout sprinter Lauren Perrodin. She is also likely to take a top eight finish in the 200-meter dash. In the long sprints it’s freshman Danielle Gajewski leading the pack. She is seeded at 1:16 in the 500-me-

ter, which could earn her a top five finish. Senior Virginia Lavallee is expected to take top finishes in both the hurdles and the pentathlon. Freshman Kari Murnane is seeded eighth in the pole vault. Carroll will be looking for a topsix finish from her. Junior Abigail Kaplan is expected to have good performances in the throws. She is currently the top weight thrower on the team and will be looking for a finish in the top eight. It’s also expected to be a big day for the athletes competing in the high jump. Led by senior captain Jessica Salley, freshmen Rachel Morrison, Tessa Artuc and Jeannette Mara could all score in the top eight. Salley is the favorite to win. According to Carroll, the teams will be in meet-simulation mode in the days leading up to the championship. This week will be all about putting in the hard work and mentally preparing to compete this weekend.

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Wildcats hang on to late lead against Hartford By GREG LAUDANI STAFF WRITER

Carlie Pogue led the Wildcats with 15 points off the bench, as the UNH women’s basketball team defeated conference foe University of HartUNH 55 ford, 55-50, in a deHartford 50 fensive struggle on Wednesday night at Lundholm Gymnasium. The win against the America East opponent moves UNH to 16-10 overall and 8-6 in conference play. Hartford falls to 1314 overall and 7-6 in America East matchups. Behind Pogue’s top scoring effort Elizabeth Belanger and Ariel Gaston both turned in solid efforts for the Wildcats. Belanger finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Gaston added 12 points and three boards. On the other side, Hartford’s Deanna Mayza paced all scorers with 19 points. Darby Lee tallied 13 points in 19 minutes for the Hawks. Pogue had her way with Hartford the entire game. The star freshman established her presence in the paint and never lost it. She dazzled with spin moves throughout the night and was able to finish with layups. She shot six of nine from the field, and helped the Wildcats outscore the Hawks, 38-24, in the paint. Following the win, Pogue spoke about what it means to have her team’s trust with the ball in her hands. “It means a lot,” Pogue said. “Since I’m a freshman, it means a lot that they trust me so much to be able to score like that. I posted up hard and my teammates did a great job of finding me.” UNH head coach Maureen Magarity

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Carlie Pogue paced all scorers with 15 points off the bench in a 55-50 win. said she was happy to see her freshman center step up in a big way. “She gives us a huge spark off the bench,” UNH head coach Maureen Magarity said. “She does a lot of the little things. She rebounds, she finishes and it was so nice to see her have another great game for us tonight.” UNH shot 46.8 percent (22 of 47) from the field, outdoing Hartford’s 38.0 percent (19 of 50). Although the Wildcats could not

match their 61.3 points-per-game average, they were able to generate high-quality looks at the basket against the Hawks. “We were posting up really hard, driving to the basket and making the extra pass,” Belanger said. “We were just doing everything to attack them and keep them on their heels. We wanted to put them in positions where they had to either guard us or foul us.” The Wildcats’ win over Hartford was their second against the Hawks this season.

UNH defeated Hartford on the road, 65-63, on Jan. 21. Magarity said she is pleased with the way her team has handled Hartford in 2015. “It doesn’t matter what [Hartford’s] record is,” Magarity said. “They run some really great stuff and are extremely well coached. For us to be able to sweep Hartford this year, I am extremely proud of these girls.” UNH has officially shaken off its fivegame losing streak it endured from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11. Now winners of two straight, Belanger said her team refuses to let their losing skid impact its play the rest of the season. “We don’t want to think about that,” Belanger said. “It’s in the past and we can’t do anything about it. We’re just trying to get better and focus on our next game against UMass Lowell.” The Wildcats battle their conferencerival River Hawks at Tsongas Arena on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. After a first half defined by two stymieing defenses, UNH held a 25-22 lead after the first 20 minutes. The Wildcats relied on their points in the paint to pull ahead. Thanks to Pogue and some nifty passing by the UNH offense, the Wildcats outscored Hartford 20-8 inside the paint. Pogue had her way in the first half, scoring nine points on four-of-six shooting. The star freshman consistently established position inside and took advantage of many of her early scoring chances. Belanger delivered a strong start, adding eight points in the first. UNH used pickand-rolls to free open shots for the sharpshooting junior. WBB continued on Page 18

MEN’S BASKETBALL

GYMNASTICS

Rudiger leads ‘Cats to victory Lone Star standout: Leissner making an impact FROM STAFF REPORTS

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Erika Rudiger set a personal best with a 9.925 on uneven bars to pace a team season-high 49.225 on that apparatus, and the 25th-ranked University of New Hampshire gymnastics team totaled a 196.075 to set the ninth-highest score in program history in Monday night’s quad-meet victory over Brown University, the University of Bridgeport and Southern Connecticut State at Brown’s Pizzitola Sports Center. UNH, which eclipsed the 196.000 mark for the second straight meet and registered its highest road score of the season, stretched its winning streak to nine and improved to 11-1 after winning all four events. Bridgeport (13-2) finished second with a 194.450, Brown (7-8) scored a 194.000 for third place and Southern Connecticut State (5-16) hit for a 191.525 to take fourth. Meghan Pflieger amassed a 39.275 to win the all-around competition for the fifth straight meet. The sophomore and reigning East Atlantic Gymnastics League Gymnast of the Week tied for ninth (9.775) on bars, shared the balance beam championship (9.875), tallied a 9.825 for second place on floor exercise and tied for second with a 9.800 on vault. Casey Lauter was the all-around runner-up after scoring a personal-best 39.225, highlighted by a tie with Pflieger for first place (PB9.875) on beam. Rudiger captured gold on bars with her career-high performance in the first rotation. MaKenzie Kerouac took silver with a 9.875, and the duo of Lauter and Jess Gracia tallied matching marks of 9.825 for a share of fifth place. Gracia’s score was a personal best. GYMNASTICS continued on Page 18

By SAM DONNELLY STAFF WRITER

For UNH freshman forward Tanner Leissner, basketball wasn’t something he liked from the beginning, it’s something he loved. Leissner grew up in Converse, Texas, into a family that wasn’t exactly basketball-oriented. None of his siblings played, and his father only played in high school, along with plenty of other sports. Despite the lack of interest within the family, Leissner wanted to play basketball as much as he could. “At one point, I was on four or five different teams,” Leissner said. “Basketball never stopped. My parents were always running me to some gym so I could play.” That love began, not because he was overly talented, but because he was always the tallest. From the beginning he dominated games on both regulation-sized hoops and mini-hoops. “They used to put the little goals out,” Leissner said. “I remember being taller than everybody. I’d shoot, get my rebound. Shoot, get my rebound. Those were the good ol’ days.” Early in Leissner’s high school career, he didn’t see much playing time at Judson High School, which has a 3,500 population. His freshman year, Leissner barely played junior varsity after moving up from the freshman team. His sophomore year was a test

for Leissner. He barely made the varsity cut. Despite making the team, Leissner really wasn’t feeling playing varsity level. “I was thinking, you know what, forget this, I’m just going,” Leissner said. “It was one of those things where the coach was being too hard on me.” Despite the intensity of his high school coach, and the lack of promise when it would come to his playing time, Leissner’s mother would not let him back down from the game he loved. “My mom told me to push through it,” Leissner said. “She told me I could do whatever I put my mind to.” Despite playing just four minutes in his first high school game, Leissner used his determination to play to push himself close to the starting lineup. By the end of the season, Leissner was the first player off the bench and often played almost the entire game. Come his junior season, Leissner was ready. “I got so much better my sophomore year,” Leissner said. “Me and another big man were put on the spot. That’s when I started coming into my own. The offense went through me a lot.” Leissner was elected to the Express News Area Boys Basketball Super Team after he averaged 16.3 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. “My senior year I was used to everything,” Leissner said. “My senior year our team had all came LEISSNER continued on Page 19