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Staff writer Sam Rogers previews the women’s MUSO hosts poet Blythe Baird basketball team’s America East tournament INSIDE as a part of UNH Feminism opening round match up against Stony Brook the news Week. 8 this Saturday in Portland, Maine. 14 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SINCE 1911 he New Hampshir TTNHdigital.com thursday, March 2, 2017 Vol. 106, no. 35E 12 UNH students criminally charged in ongoing investigation Production bud- get for a cappella By Andrew Simons chants rang in the air and multiple contributed. When asked about Barbieri. The following non-stu- DESIGN EDITOR people were seen climbing build- the time frame of the investiga- dents were also arrested: Germán group ‘Not Too ings, streetlights, trees and even tion, Kelley said it took longer to Ortiz, William Glynn and Kyla Sharp’ appealed For many in New England, cars. identify some, but as a whole, it Robinson. Despite the 15 arrests, the night of Feb. 5, 2017, will When the dust settled that took approximately two or three the investigation is still ongoing. live on as one of the best sports night, three vehicles, all parked on weeks. On Feb. 22, the UNH Police By Stef Khairallah games of all time. When the dra- Main Street, had been damaged The ongoing investigation Department posted a video show- CONTRIBUTING WRITER ma stopped in Houston with the by multiple individuals. With so has made substantial progress ing three girls who appear to be New England Patriots prevailing many people having had taken since the incident, as a total of 15 dancing on top of a car. According A Student Activity Fee over the Atlanta Falcons, the ac- videos and photos of the incident, people have been charged with to UNH Police Chief Paul Dean, Committee (SAFC) appeals tion carried over into the streets of it gave law enforcement offi cials criminal mischief; all but three these girls have not yet been iden- board met with members of the Durham without skipping a beat. a good lead into identifying pos- of them were UNH students. The tifi ed, but he asks the UNH com- executive board of SAFC, the a It was measured that roughly sible suspects. following UNH students were munity to continue to help them in cappella group Not Too Sharp 3,000 people, UNH students in- When asked about the origin taken into custody that night: Gar- the identifi cation process. (NTS), and a pair of appellants cluded, fl ocked to Main Street to of the photos and videos, Dur- rett Colantino, Cheyenne Collins, “UNH Police detectives in the Memorial Union Build- celebrate. With their excitement ham Police Department Deputy Elizabeth Connolly, Sophie Bene- continue to provide support to ing (MUB) on the morning of high, questionable decisions were Chief Rene Kelley said that the detti, Jean Douglas, Nicole Grabe, Durham detectives by using so- Wednesday, March 1, to discuss made by some of those who at- videos and photos “came from a Malik Carter, Shaan DeJong, Ty- a SAFC decision that was made tended the celebration that night. wide range [of sources],” but gave ler Young, Kaitlin Goulart, Mi- Arrests two weeks prior. Beer bottles were thrown, vulgar much credit to the students who chael DeAngelis and Michael continued on page 3 SAFC, the committee re- sponsible for allocating funds raised from the student activ- ity fee to student organizations, Durham welcomes Thai street noodle and Asian fusion restaurant recently awarded the student a cappella group Not Too Sharp $10,000 to fund the production of their new album, which will be titled “Rewind.” Kunal Kapur and Christian Merheb appealed to the board to overturn the decision made by SAFC to fund the production of the group’s album. Each club or student orga- nization that receives funds from SAFC is required to meet with the committee and create a bud- get. Not Too Sharp is a UNH all-male a cappella group which circumvents the need for instru- ments and choreographs musical numbers with vocal numbers and Courtesy of Bamee/Azure Facebook Page bouncy enthusiasm. The group (Left to right) Crispy chicken salad and traditional pad thai dish. One of the many desserts available on the Bamee/Azure has produced multiple full-length menu in Durham. A brunch dish served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. albums and has been featured Aaron Soroa/Staff live on “The Today Show.” (Right below) Bamee/Azure specializes in crispy chicken, which can be ordered through many diff erent dishes. Merheb suggested the proxy voters on the issue were not in- By Aaron Soroa a surprise to many students who wanted to do something fun with Teepratiganon said. Ultimately, formed enough to weigh in on such a decision. A proxy voter is STAFF WRITER were unaware of the grand open- students, like noodles.” Her friend Teepratiganon settled on a loca- ing. Although the opening was a is the owner of the Thai restaurant tion in Jenkins Court. a replacement for an appointed surprise to students, the restaurant in Dover called Khaophums, and While Bamee/Azure is Tee- member of SAFC who could not Students looking for a new be present to attend a meeting. ethnic restaurant around campus had been in the planning process had suggested the college town of pratiganon’s fi rst independent for over a year. Durham as an ideal location for business venture, her family was Merheb pointed out these indi- have fi nally met their match as viduals were not properly briefed Durham’s newest restaurant—Ba- Bamee/Azure owner Pat Tee- Teepratiganon’s business venture, no stranger to the restaurant busi- pratiganon was excited to see her though she said it was challenging ness, as they used to own a restau- on the issues at hand. mee/Azure—opened its doors for Henry Edwards, the repre- the fi rst time on Monday, Feb. 27. business idea fi nally become a re- to fi nd a location in the town. rant in Waltham, Massachusetts, The “Thai street noodle and ality. When asked why she chose “It took [me] months to fi nd Asian fusion” restaurant, as they Durham as a location for her res- a spot. Originally [I] was going Bamee A cappella like to describe themselves, was taurant, Teepratiganon said, “I to take the place of The Juicery,” continued on page 3 continued on page 3 PCAC elevator temporarily suspended from renovation project By Bret Belden main, though the third had to be “We believe, as well as the believe this next phase should be other things, the lack of handi- STAFF WRITER scrapped due to a fault in the bud- university, that [the PCAC] is something that’s a priority for [the capped accessibility and desper- get. The university could afford something that should be pri- PCAC].” ate need for internal improve- Due to budgetary issues, an both the smaller elevator, which oritized,” College of Liberal Arts At an open forum in the fall ments. Huddleston heard these elevator planned for the univer- will be located in the museum, (COLA) College Academic Af- 2016 semester, UNH President complaints loud and clear. sity’s Paul Creative Arts Center and the larger one on the arts side. fairs Coordinator Kevin Sousa Mark Huddleston responded to Renovations began over (PCAC) has been temporarily The third elevator will be reevalu- said. “But within the limits, a group of PCAC students’ con- winter break and will continue scrapped from the ongoing con- ated after the university has a there’s only a certain amount of cerns with a simple response: the struction project. chance to plot out the budget for money available each year for PCAC, as it stands, is “a mess.” PCAC Two other elevators re- the next fi scal year. certain renovations. We certainly Arts majors spelled out, among continued on page 3 A Look The Ahead Mar. 2 NE - Anime Club, MUB W 338/340, 5 - 8 p.m. - Improv Anonymous Show, MUB 18, AMPSHIRE 8 - 10:45 p.m. H Since 1911 WEATHER: 46/20 INDEX* Partly Cloudy/Wind Spring break in durham Wildcats network for future careers Mar. 3 - Knitting Club, On Wednesday, March 1, MUB 115, 4 - 5 p.m. Wildcats gathered in the - CAB Presents: The Whittemore Center to network Grind, MUB 18, 8 - 11 p.m. with employers. WEATHER: 34/8 9 4 Mostly Sunny No spring break plans? Never fear. Check Th e Arts Section for 10 things to do if you’re stuck in Durham over the vacation. ‘Cats take on best-of-three series Mar. 4 TNH Alumni Series: - Silence Dance Hadley Barndollar Crew, 154 Wildcat Den, 2 - 4 p.m. - Sing - 3D, 312 MUB II, Hadley Barndollar, a UNH 6:45 - 8:30 p.m. alumna and former TNH staff writer, discusses her WEATHER: experience as a writer for 19/8 Th e Portsmouth Herald. Partly Cloudy/Wind 15 5 Mar. 5 Hobey Baker award nominee Tyler Kelleher and the men’s hockey team will take on Merrimack College in a best-of-three series this - Yoga, 154 Wildcat weekend in the fi rst round of Hockey East playoff s. 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