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Lil Nas X’s secures his place in music history with debut album

Lil Nas X’s secures his place in music history with debut album

Isabelle Curtis October 4, 2021

“When Lil Nas X releases his new album I’m about to act up.”   That’s the phrase that my friends and family have grown used to hearing over the past month. Lil Nas X...

Blanco Returns to UNH

Blanco Returns to UNH

Josie Collins September 27, 2021
DURHAM—Ryan Farinas and Shane Jozitis met their freshman year at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). They bonded over music and eventually started producing their own songs in Jozitis’s dorm. They loved what they were doing, so they started a band.
SCOPE welcomes star Bruins player

SCOPE welcomes star Bruins player

Aubrey Benoit, Arts Editor May 8, 2021
By 2006, Brad Marchand was drafted to play for New England’s beloved Boston Bruins. Between then and now, he has won a Stanley Cup, World Championship gold and the World Cup gold. A left winger, a proud father and a classy drinker, University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) Student Committee On Popular Entertainment (SCOPE) welcomed Marchand to a live Q&A Monday evening.
Hecuba dress rehearsal

“Hecuba” – Returning to theater’s roots

Cassie Hollasch May 1, 2021
As May approaches, there is a newfound warmth in the air: warmth that comes with summer looming over the horizon, and a sense of warmth that accompanies the hope that for once, the pandemic may have an end that is in sight. Even though, like the erratic weather we have been seeing lately, nothing about COVID-19 has been predictable, things are looking brighter these days as things are starting to seem normal, or at least, normal-adjacent again. This normalcy comes as a saving grace to many professions and fields impacted by the pandemic, particularly theater. While theater at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been far from stagnant this past school year, its newest show “Hecuba” marks the return of live shows on campus as well as a return to theater’s roots: Greek drama.
Trash or Treasure: NH Seacoast artist digs up the BA & BFA exhibition

Trash or Treasure: NH Seacoast artist digs up the BA & BFA exhibition

Aubrey Benoit, Arts Editor May 1, 2021
As several senior students reach towards their academic diplomas, there is still one last push before they can walk across the stage in May. From business to English students, there is a vast variety of adults at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) ready to jump into the real world. This past Monday, the senior art and fine arts students put forth their work for the last time at UNH.
Lil Nas X’s new song is a cultural reset

Lil Nas X’s new song is a cultural reset

Cassie Hollasch April 22, 2021
On March 26, Lil Nas X dropped “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” the title track for his upcoming debut album Montero. He had been teasing the song for weeks. After debuting in a Super Bowl LV commercial, the song became a mainstay on the artist’s TikTok account. The most memorable was the series of TikToks where Lil Nas X danced to the song wearing a pair of fake breasts that he had purchased because he was “bored.”
Show some love to the Earth

Show some love to the Earth

Cassie Hollasch April 22, 2021
We all love the Earth and the beauty it has brought to us, so it's time to give back and show it some love too. There are many different ways to be more sustainable that are easy changes anyone can make in their day to day life. While the individual consumer doesn’t produce anywhere near the emissions that many big companies do, we can still make a difference and demand change together. So to help you with some ideas, here is a list of ways to live a more sustainable and environmentally conscious life.
Durham Public Library reopening plan

Durham Public Library reopening plan

Cassie Hollasch April 22, 2021
The Durham Public Library (DPL) announced how they plan to approach phase two of their coronavirus (COVID-19) reopening plan. While taking many precautions to keep patrons safe, the library is allowing more people into the building as CDC guidelines have changed.
Short and sweet: Miracle Workers and embracing miniseries

Short and sweet: Miracle Workers and embracing miniseries

Cassie Hollasch April 15, 2021
It can be sad seeing a good thing come to an end; and when it comes to entertainment, this couldn’t be more true. Getting swept up into a story and witnessing characters grow and eventually having to say goodbye is often a bittersweet experience. Yet in the case of TBS’ “Miracle Workers,” a comedy anthology series, each season finale offers a new beginning.
UNH SCOPE presents Alex Cooper of “Call Her Daddy

UNH SCOPE presents Alex Cooper of “Call Her Daddy”

Evan Edmonds April 15, 2021
University of New Hampshire (UNH) Student Committee on Popular Entertainment (SCOPE) welcomed Alex Cooper, host of Barstool podcast “Call Her Daddy,” in an online Q&A event Tuesday night.
Topanga Canyon Vintage holds first Maker’s Market

Topanga Canyon Vintage holds first Maker’s Market

Isabelle Curtis April 14, 2021
Lively chatter filled the parking lot behind Topanga Canyon Vintage on Saturday, April 10. Basil, a large German shepherd, loped across the concrete clamoring for attention from vendors and their customers. It was the first day of Topanga Canyon Vintage and Groovy Thrifty’s first-ever maker’s market to promote young artists and designers. The event was held on April 10-11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Newington movie theater set to reopen in May

Newington movie theater set to reopen in May

Cassie Hollasch April 9, 2021
Regal Cinemas Fox Run and RPX theater will open its doors once again in Newington on May 7. The theater, which closed in October of last year in response to COVID-19, is one of many Regal Cinemas locations reopening across the country, according to the company’s website. Regal Cinemas movie theaters are set to resume their operations in locations nationwide at a staggered rate from April 2 to May 14.
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