The Student News Site of University of New Hampshire

The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire

I did college, for better or worse

December 9, 2015

By Miranda Wilder I took a little trip once. I was a long way from UNH, but bear with me. Through the greens and reds of club lights, robotic trees and distorted heads, I met this kid. He was 17 and some...

School isn’t life

December 8, 2015

By Lisa Demaine No, this piece will not cover the mental health issues of higher education students nor the national student debt crisis some of may think will never be paid off in their lifetime. I’m...

Rock On: Keep cool, change is OK

December 8, 2015

By Gabrielle Lamontagne  It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” by Billy Joel was a hit in 1980, written as a reaction to punk, funk, and new wave music of the late 70s and was inspired by a magazine article...

Do what you love

December 8, 2015

By Gabrielle Lamontagne Who doesn’t like to party? No one I know. Of course, everyone’s definition of a party is different, but the concept is the same: upbeat music, good friends, laughter and fun....

Exploring why the President’s current plan to take in 10,000 refugees is misguided

December 8, 2015

By Peter Hinman Just a couple months ago, President Obama unilaterally declared the United States would accept 10,000 Syrian refugees. The decision has had push back from both the Democrats and the Republicans....

Legislators must not succumb to fear

December 8, 2015

By Mark Kobzik The United States has long been an occupier of foreign lands. Since the post-World War II-era, we have become entangled in the far reaches of the past colonial worlds. From Vietnam to Nicaragua...

Netflix and Chill: Analyzing a modern dating trend

December 8, 2015

By Bri Doherty When it comes to college dating, gone are the days of men wooing their fair maidens with roses and love notes. Gone are the secret admirers and actual phone calls—on a house phone, no...

But…it’s educational

December 8, 2015

By Lia Windt In order to help students grasp complex ideas, teachers tend to use visual examples in order to help students understand theories. With physics, and especially the bizarre physics of the universe,...

A smoker’s take on the proposed ban

December 8, 2015

By Raoul Biron Full disclosure: I smoke. Owning up to an expensive, smelly, and harmful habit can be difficult, but pride isn’t the drive behind addiction. While I don’t love relinquishing my mood,...

2016 Democrats won’t save democracy

December 8, 2015

By Mark Kobzik When I show up to the polls along with thousands of other New Hampshire voters, I will have to choose between three candidates. Unfortunately, in a system where there are only two parties,...

Why couldn’t I fight dress codes in high school?

December 8, 2015

By Marisa Milone Ah, the days of high school. The days where any sort of distraction would happily spice up the monotony of sitting for 7 hours straight, 5 days a week. One scandal in particular that sticks...

Billboard and pop

December 8, 2015

By Gabrielle Lamontagne  As far as I know, not much has changed for how young adults have spent their summers since 1958, when Eddie Cochran’s popular hit “Summertime Blues” was first ranked #74...

Load More Stories