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On the spot: What are Field hockey swept a double header taking 2-1 INSIDE UNH students looking victories over Providence and UMass-Lowell. forward to about THE NEWS homecoming? Page 6 Page 9 Weighing how much HoCo diners waste By ADAM COOK weeks back on Sept. 9 and 10. STAFF WRITER The fi rst day, Stryker and Hoar collected food right off of plates With thousands of people in the dish return for breakfast and visiting the dining halls every lunch, and then lunch and dinner day, the idea of how much food is on the second day. Stryker and wasted often comes to mind. Two Hoar collected food for a total of graduate students, Molly Stryker eight hours. and Lindsay Hoar, dietetic interns “Hundreds of people were at UNH, set out to calculate how coming at us with food,” Hoar much food was wasted in Hollo- said. way Commons over the course of The food was scraped off four meals. of the plates and put into yellow Stryker and Hoar conducted buckets that were weighed every this study in partnership with the half hour. dining halls as a part of their Take Students were overlooking Less, Waste Less campaign. The the campaign until they saw the campaign was designed by UNH scale of their own contribution,” Dining in order to spread aware- Stryker said. ness about food waste with hopes After the four meals were of reducing the amount of wasted complete, Stryker and Hoar found food to help better the environ- out that they had collected 665 ment. pounds of wasted food. “The study will educate stu- While this study was going dents to their contribution to the problem,” Stryker said. “We are FOOD MOLLY STRYKER/COURTESY all part of the problem.” Uneaten food sits beneath the conveyor belt at HoCo as part of a study on food waste. The project took place a few continued on Page 3 Bye bye Blackboard By ADAM BERGERON used in their classes. Finnell CONTRIBUTING WRITER stated that myCourses “feels less clunky” than Blackboard and that UNH’s new Learning Man- he fi nds Blackboard “harder to agement System (LMS) “my- navigate.” Courses” hit the ground running Emilie Talpin, a lecturer in this semester signaling the even- the language department, vol- tual end of the use of Blackboard. unteered to be a part of the pi- Since 1999, UNH has been lot group for myCourses. She using Blackboard as its primary stated, “For a language teacher, LMS. UNH’s current contract [myCourses] is perfect,” and that with Blackboard ends June 2016 she “will not miss Blackboard at and an extensive review pro- all.” Talpin warns that, “Import- cess was completed to deter- ing course content into myCours- mine whether or not the contract es [from Blackboard] doesn’t should be extended. A collabora- work.” She says it’s possible, but tive effort between UNH’s Aca- may be more of a headache than demic Technology and various starting from scratch. TOM Z. SPENCER/STAFF other departments determined via Alicia Medros is the senior UNH families gather for a cookout on Thompson Hall lawn. The cookout was one of many research and community feed- manager with the teaching and family- oriented events. back that a new LMS, specifi cally learning platform support subdi- Canvas, was the best move for vision of academic technology. UNH. Once approved, the UNH Medros explained that the tran- version of Canvas was dubbed sition is taking place in multiple Family Weekend “myCourses.” waves. Each wave encompasses According to the FAQ sec- a selection of UNH’s various col- tion of UNH’s information tech- leges and will either take place e Parents Association of UNH hosted its family weekend Friday nology website, “myCourses is a this current semester or in the through Sunday. Families were encouraged to visit the UNH Art Mu- well-designed, streamlined LMS spring. All January-term courses that focuses on saving time and will use myCourses, according seum, and view the outdoor installations around campus. ere was a effort, so that faculty and students to a migration schedule set to be can focus on the course content made public this week. charity golf tournament sponsored by the UNH Armed Forces Asso- and not the tool.” The deadline for faculty to ciation, and a tour of the Great Bay on e Gulf Challenger, which is This sentiment was echoed transition to myCourses is May by students Ethan Finnell and 31, 2016. UNH’s research vessel, pancakes, a cookout and more. Paige Wasson, who both com- mented on the organized appear- BLACKBOARD ance of the myCourses interface continued on Page 3 2 Monday, September 28, 2015 INDEX The New Hampshire Contents An installment in Greek life Hazel’z Inkwell

4 5 Fraternity and sorority houses are partenered with the Durham Fire The story behind Jonathan Hazel, the owner of Hazel’z Inkwell tattoo par- Department to install AEDs in Greek homes. lor located in downtown Durham. “If you don’t look good, I don’t look good.” - Jonathan Hazel Volleyball opens up Football defeats CCSU

11 12 Volleyball looks to capture its third consecutive America East title as The Wildcats played at Cowell Stadium for the fi rst time this season as it opened up conference play with a 3-0 win over the Hartford Hawks on they defeated Central Connecticut State University 57-14. Friday night. This Week in Durham TNH Staff Room Poll Get to know your editorial staff with our newsroom poll. This time the question is “If you were a drink, what drink Sept. 28 Sept. 29 8 would you be?” • Getting Started @ UNH, • Coaching for Performance MUB Room 302, 8:30 a.m. – Goal Setting and Pro- Stay Connected: – 4 p.m. fessional Development, HTTP://WWW.TNHDIGITAL.COM • Whalebone to Steel: The Elizabeth Demeritt House TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/VINE/YOUTUBE @THENEWHAMPSHIRE Shape of Fashion, Uni- conference room, 9 a.m. – versity Museum, Dimond 10:30 a.m. Library, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. • Whalebone to Steel: The Contact Us: • Guided Meditation, MUB Shape of Fashion, Uni- Room 338/340, 12:15 p.m. versity Museum, Dimond The New Hampshire – 12:45 p.m. Library, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. 132 Memorial Union Building • Art Talk: Our Summer in Durham, NH 03824 China, PCAC A204, 6 p.m. Phone: 603-862-1323 www.TNHdigital.com Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Executive Editor Managing Editor Content Editor • -Free Yoga Class for Stu- • -Museum of Art Opens Sam Rabuck Allison Bellucci Tom Z. Spencer dents, Wildcat’s Den MUB, Exhibition, PCAC, 10 a.m. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. • Whalebone to Steel: The • -Whalebone to Steel: The Shape of Fashion, Uni- Shape of Fashion, Uni- Corrections If you believe that we have made an error, or if you have questions about The New Hampshire’s journalis- versity Museum, Dimond versity Museum, Dimond tic standards and practices, you may contact Executive Editor Sam Rabuck by phone at 603-862-1323 or Library, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Library, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. by email at [email protected]. • -Student Recital #2, Brat- ton Recital Hall, 1 p.m. – 2 The next issue of The New Hampshire will be on p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, September 28, 2015 3 Lunar eclipse over UNH Photos by China Wong Staff Photographer

By MARCIA DUNN though still about 220,000 miles 2009. all but the most faithful observ- is 10:11 p.m. EDT (0211 GMT); Associated Press away, this full moon will look “The moon’s a dynamic ers. that’s when the moon, Earth and bigger and brighter than usual. place,” Petro said Wednesday. “It’s not like the difference sun will be lined up, with Earth’s Get ready for a rare double In fact, it will be the closest full “We’re seeing changes on the between an ordinary man and shadow totally obscuring the feature, starring our very own moon of the year, about 30,000 surface of the moon from LRO. Superman,” said Alan MacRob- moon. moon. miles closer than the average We’re seeing that it’s not this ert, a senior editor at Sky & Tele- In Europe, the action will A total lunar eclipse will distance. (The moon’s orbit is far static dead body in the sky ... it’s scope magazine. “It really ought unfold before dawn Monday. No share the stage with a so-called from a perfect circle.) this great astronomical object to be called a tiny, slightly little matter where, the preshow will supermoon Sunday night or NASA planetary scientist that we have in our backyard, bit bigger moon, rather than the begin two hours earlier. early Monday, depending where Noah Petro is hoping the celes- essentially. So people should get supermoon.” There won’t be another total you are. That combination hasn’t tial event will ignite more inter- out and start looking at it.” The full eclipse of the moon lunar eclipse until 2018. been seen since 1982 and won’t est in the moon. He is deputy Many stargazers, profes- will last more than an hour and This eclipse marks the end happen again until 2033. project scientist for the Lunar sional and amateur alike, dislike be visible, weather permitting, of a tetrad, or series of four to- When a full or new moon Reconnaissance Orbiter, or the term “supermoon,” noting from North and South America, tal lunar eclipses set six months makes its closest approach to LRO, which has been studying the visible difference between a Europe, Africa and western Asia. apart. This series began in April Earth, that’s a supermoon. Al- the moon from lunar orbit since moon and supermoon is slight to Showtime on the U.S. East Coast 2014.

cut off on June 30, 2016 will not blackboard be dreaded by many. myCourses continued from page 1 is currently being piloted by 80 faculty members and 5,000 stu- Sara Lyons, a freshman, likes dents. Medros states that in a myCourses, but looks forward to recent satisfaction survey on the the completion of the transition in migration and integration pro- May saying, “I wish [my classes] cess were all on the same site.” “82 percent responded that Data from a survey sent to the experience so far … is Good all UNH students and instructors or Very Good.” Students in- showed that only 15 percent of volved in the pilot have not yet instructors and 33 percent of stu- been surveyed, but Medros says dents were “very satisfied” with Faculty have conveyed that the Blackboard, suggesting the news general opinion of students on that access to Blackboard being the new LMS is positive.

food was collected from Still- Hoco ings and 460.8 pounds was col- continued from page 1 lected from Philbrook. This study was used to on there had been 5,749 people open up the eyes of students as served through four meals. This to how much food is wasted at creates an average of 1.85 ounc- the dining halls. In putting up es of wasted food per person. the graphics at various places in “We got great feedback Holloway Commons, students from students,” Hoar said. are able to see the data from the This study was also done study and can read more infor- at the other two dining halls on mation on the Take Less, Waste campus, Stillings and Philbrook. Less campaign. The study was done in the same “It was an educational expe- way that the one in Holloway rience, no finger pointing,” said Commons was but due to the Stryker. size difference, the numbers Both Hoar and Stryker were from Stillings and Philbrook very pleased as to how the study were not as outstanding as they turned out and hope students will were at Holloway Commons. understand more about the conse- 222.3 pounds of wasted quences of wasting food.

TNHdigital.com 4 Monday, September 28, 2015 NEWS The New Hampshire Fire department aims to install AEDs in Greek houses By TYLER KENNEDY background.” Durham Fire Department to raise Blatchford remarked that he had we’ve been working closely on STAFF WRITER The Red Cross reports that money through the selling of cus- three of the shirts hanging up on with the Durham Professional The Durham Fire Department over 350,000 people suffer from tom t-shirts. The process proved to his wall in the station, adding that Firefi ghters Association to bring is partnering with Greek organiza- sudden cardiac arrest each year, be a success for AZD, and Alpha he hopes to have more soon. another element of comfort and tions to place automated external making it one of the leading Chi Omega followed suit with the According to Blatchford, Pi safety to 26 Madbury, both for the defi brillators (AEDs) in fraternity causes of death in the U.S. aid of Blatchford and his peers. Kappa Alpha and Sigma Beta are brothers and our guests,” he said. and sorority houses. At this point in time, AEDs “It’s the type of proactive deci- In April 2014, Alpha Xi Del- are present in the houses belong- sion that may just save a life, and ta (AZD) became the fi rst Greek ing to Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Our goal as a union is to get (an AED) Sigma Beta is proud to be a part house at UNH to purchase an in- Phi and Alpha Xi Delta. “ of the growing Greek community home automated external defi bril- According to Durham fi re- in every single fraternity and sorority on that is taking steps towards being lator (AED). Since then, a number fi ghter Dave Blatchford, who prepared for the unexpected.” of other UNH Greek fraternities worked closely with the Greek campus.” Even though this effort isn’t and sororities have followed suit Organizations mentioned above, Dave Blatchford offi cially affi liated with the uni- by either purchasing or planning there is one major goal for this Durham Firefi ghter versity, it has received praise from on purchase an AED in the near program. “Our goal as a union is the UNH community. future. to get (an AED) in every single “AEDs save lives and I love According to the American fraternity and sorority on cam- “This (program) is a no- both in the process of purchasing the idea of having them more Red Cross, an AED is a portable pus,” Blatchford said. brainer to sell. Just either come by AEDs for their respective houses. available,” said Erin Courville, medical device that analyzes the The process of purchasing with $870, or sell 120 t-shirts for Pi Kappa Alpha is using the meth- Coordinator of Fraternity and heart’s rhythm, and if necessary, AEDs for the Greek houses is ful- $15. That will pay for it. It’s that od of selling the custom t-shirts Sorority Life. “You never know delivers an electrical shock that ly independent from the Universi- simple,” Blatchford said. while Sigma Beta is not. when one might be needed. Par- helps to re-establish an effective ty. Each AED costs approximately Each t-shirt costs around Sigma Beta president ents visit the houses from time to rhythm for the heart. They de- $870, after a discount obtained $7 to make, and can be made cus- Ian Szilagyi was upfront about his time and there are students who scribe AEDs as “an easy to operate through the state. As the fi rst tomizable to support each organi- support for the project. have heart conditions. I fully sup- tool for someone with no medical group, AZD worked with the zation’s Greek letters and colors. “This is a project that port this effort.” Wrangling ahead on fate of NH power plants By RIK STEVENS plants would save ratepayers $378 Tom Frantz, director of the that recommended divestiture in middle of the process,” the state- ASSOCIATED PRESS million and remove the threat of PUC’s electric division and one 2014. ment said. lengthy litigation. of the parties who signed onto Alexander Speidel, an at- Frantz said the next steps in- CONCORD — A recommen- Sen. Jeb Bradley, who helped the March deal, said he was still torney for the PUC staff, said the clude a review of all the testimony dation this month to delay selling negotiate the deal, said Friday he reviewing the staff’s recommen- staff members took into account followed by a technical session off 12 power plants in New Hamp- was shocked when staff at the dations to see what data was ana- changes in the power market since in late October. There could be shire faces more scrutiny before a PUC said the divestiture plan lyzed to come to this latest conclu- the initial recommendation was rebuttal testimony and potentially fi nal decision can be made, policy- could actually cost ratepayers sion. He was not involved in the made, including constraints on the more settlement discussions be- makers and regulators said Friday. $677 million and would unfairly staff review and learned of its re- natural gas supply and higher win- fore formal hearings in Novem- The Public Utilities Com- burden residential customers sults this week. ter costs. ber. A fi nal decision by the three- mission staff recommendation while sparing businesses. “The outcome may have A statement from Eversource member PUC had been expected runs counter to a staff fi nding last The staff recommended stall- surprised some people but they said the new recommendation by the end of December, and legal year and surprised supporters of ing the sale for fi ve years. did what they’re supposed to “appears to contain a signifi cant challenges could follow. a deal announced in March be- “I don’t get it,” Bradley said. do,” Frantz said. “They analyzed number of erroneous assump- “It’s a very important and tween Eversource and 14 other “I think when all is said and done, the information in the record and tions.” somewhat complicated proceed- stakeholders. Supporters of the the fact that we’ve generated the came to their conclusions.” “While we anticipate chal- ing to work through, but the com- deal said selling Eversource’s kind of savings we have projected The staff that issued the Sept. lenging portions of staff testimo- mission is more than capable of nine hydro and three fossil fuel will bear out.” 18 report is different from the staff ny, we note that this is only the working through it,” Frantz said. In Brief We like friends. Follow us. Blind autistic NH teen to perform for pope ● MANCHESTER — A he’s planning to sing in Eng- Facebook Twitter 14-year-old New Hampshire lish, French, Spanish, Portu- boy, who is blind and autistic, guese and Korean at the clos- is going to Philadelphia to sing ing ceremony for the World to nearly one million people — Meeting of Families confer- including the pope. ence this weekend — hours The Archdiocese of Wash- before Pope Francis addresses ington, D.C. invited Christo- the crowd. pher Duffl ey, of Manchester. Duffl ey began singing WFXT-TV reports he is one of before he could talk. He now 13 musical acts from across the travels across the country country that will perform at the singing and speaking about his outdoor Festival of Families on disabilities, including singing Saturday. the national anthem last month Duffl ey tells WMUR-TV at Boston’s Fenway Park.

Volunteers expected for 2nd day cleanup DUMMERSTON, Vt. — Among the groups par- Volunteers are taking part in the ticipating is the Southeastern second day of the Connecticut Vermont Watershed Alliance, River Watershed Council’s an- which will be working around nual Source to the Sea river the Dummerston Covered cleanup. Bridge from 9 a.m. to 11:30 Citizens turned out — a.m. on Saturday. many sponsored by area busi- In Keene and Swanzey, nesses — on Friday for the start New Hampshire, the Cheshire of the annual event that takes County Conservation District place in the four states touched will be cleaning tributaries in- by the river. More are expected cluding the Ashuelot River, for the second day of the work Branch River and Beaver on Saturday. Brook. The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, September 28, 2015 5 Adding color to the local community

By ADAM COOK Hazel said that he conducts at UNH and desired to become STAFF WRITER his business primarily to work an art teacher if the tattoo busi- with other local small businesses. ness did not work out. In the quiet corner of Jenkins When asked about how he Court in downtown Durham re- If you don’t look teaches students and any other sides a small, singularly operated “ clients that come to him, Hazel tattoo and body piercing shop good, I don’t look said, “I am guiding you in a cer- called Hazel’z Inkwell, which good.” tain direction, do you actually is where students and locals can want to do it [and go through come and fi ll their bodies with Jonathan Hazel with the tattoo].” permanent tattoo art and body Owner Hazel’s shop welcomes piercings. walk-ins and appointments for Jonathan Hazel set out to He buys all of his equipment and tattoos and body piercings. Open fulfi ll his desire to become an ink from small companies in the from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mon- artistic entrepreneur by founding U.S. day through Saturday, Hazel’z the shop in 2001. Hazel special- ADAM COOK/STAFF Secretary of Hazel’z Ink- Inkwell is the closest tattoo and A tattoo room inside of Hazel’z Inkwell, which is located in izes in freehand body art and has well and sophomore biomedical piercing shop to the Durham downtown Durham. been tattooing for 19 years. science major Hannah Mullen campus. It is possible to check “It’s a lifetime commitment, has gone to the shop for three of out Hazel’s gallery on the busi- we are practitioners because her tattoos. ness’s Facebook page or in per- were always practicing, improv- “I wish I knew about him son on the walls of the shop. ing, and growing,” Hazel said when I got my fi rst tattoo,” Mul- Hazel takes a lot of pride in Read TNH. when talking about his career len said. “I regret not fi nding him his work as he said it’s how other choice, adding that he is “happy fi rst.” people will be attracted to visit Mondays and Thursdays to be alive.” Mullen also complimented his shop. “I love being a tattoo artist Hazel on his “attention to detail” “If you don’t look good, I and business owner in Durham,” and “friendliness and profession- don’t look good,” Hazel said as Hazel said when talking about alism while he worked.” he proved his point about having the youthfulness of the students Although Hazel’s primary pride in his work. “If I do one who come to get any of his ser- practice is body art, he tends to thing wrong, everyone will think vices done. “The kids keep me see himself as a teacher as well. I’m bad. So I do my best to pro- young,” he added. He was a non-traditonal student vide the best quality.” Feeding Francis: Celebrity chef serves the Pope

By VERENA DOBNIK veal with porcini mushrooms. shows and her Manhattan fl ag- ASSOCIATED PRESS Dessert was Concord grape sor- ship restaurant Felidia. bet and angel food cake. She and Vivolo were se- NEW YORK — Sliced heir- “I think it plays well, given lected to cook for Pope Benedict loom tomatoes, steamed lobster the situation,” joked Bastianich. XVI in 2008, a visit that includ- and house-made burrata greeted Friday’s lunch included ri- ed a dinner party for 52 and a CAMPUS AND CITY, Pope Francis on his fi rst night in sotto with summer truffl es and golden cake in the shape of the New York, where a celebrity chef aged grana Padano cheese as papal tiara. FULLY INTEGRATED. cooking for her second pontiff well as a surprise late addition Bastianich prepared Fran- said her menu was inspired by to the menu — bagna cauda, a cis’ meals at the fi ve-story Up- Our campus in the heart of Manchester is a technology- Francis’ humility and simplicity. garlic-anchovy dip for raw veg- per East Side townhouse of the infused learning hub, complete with new majors Feeding the leader of the etables Bastianich heard Francis Vatican’s United Nations repre- in Homeland Security, Analytics and Biotechnology – world’s more than 1 billion Ro- loves. sentative, where the 78-year-old and unlimited internship opportunities. man Catholics is a daunting task, After lunch, Francis strolled pope took respite from his hectic but Lidia Bastianich said she felt into the kitchen, thanked Bas- schedule and the rock-star roar Pursue your academic goals and the dishes she offered Francis tianich, restaurateur Angelo of admiring crowds. experience all the city has to offer. during his 40 hours in Manhat- Vivolo and their kitchen crew, tan pulled off the feat of being and asked if he could share an It’s like having manchester.unh.edu/explore straightforward, sophisticated, espresso with them. The pope “ even spiritual. ended by giving each a rosary family visiting and #UNHManchester and a blessing. you’re cooking.” “ In this food, for “Our eyes swelled with me, is everything I tears,” Bastianich said. Lidia Bastianich For dinner Friday, Bastian- Celebrity Chef feel about Catholi- ich prepared homemade ravioli fi lled with shredded pears and “There’s an intimacy, a cism. ... Let’s feed pecorino cheese — so light and closeness, a warmth — he’s a delicate they seemingly melted guest who sleeps upstairs,” she each other some on the tongue. And on a day said. “It’s like having family vis- when Catholics traditionally eat iting and you’re cooking.” sustenance, some fi sh, the main dish was roasted Bastianich’s command love.” striped bass, freshly caught off performances for popes have Long Island, with a drizzle of ol- always been about more than Lidia Bastianich ive oil and chopped parsley, plus mere meals. Her family fl ed Yu- Celebrity Chef lemon on the side. goslavia after World War II and Though the dishes Bastian- were refugees in Trieste, Italy. “In this food, for me, is ich served up may sound more They were brought to the U.S. everything I feel about Catholi- swank than simple, this was by Catholic Charities. cism. ... Let’s feed each other a visit with little behind-the- “For me, it’s gratitude, it’s some sustenance, some love,” scenes pomp. One of Francis’ giving back,” she said. “I was said Bastianich, who went into requests was notably modest: fed by people who cared, so I her own garden to pick carrots, water and bananas at his bedside understand the communication beets, tomatoes and herbs for the table. (Bananas will be on the that food can have.” pontiff’s meals. menu in Philadelphia, as well: The Associated Press got The proprietors of the popular an exclusive tasting of some of Franklin Fountain ice cream the dishes on Francis’ fi ve-meal shop are providing a special New York menu, which took its caramelized banana fl avor to the cue from the pontiff’s healthy seminary where Francis will stay diet in Rome. His doctor report- on the last stop of his U.S. visit.) edly is trying to get him to lose This was the second such 15 pounds. papal calling for Bastianich, a The tomato and lobster sal- chef and author best known for TNHDIGITAL.COM ad gave way Thursday night to “Lidia’s Italy” and other PBS TNH 6 Monday, September 28, 2015 NEWS The New Hampshire UNH New Hampshire The Nation The World Opinion University of New Hampshire 132 Memorial Union Building Durham, NH 03824 Phone: 603-862-1323 Minding Mom’s mantra Email: [email protected] A look at why being wasteful at the dining hall is both TNHdigital.com twitter.com/thenewhampshire civically irresponsible and environmentally damaging. Executive Editor Sam Rabuck or those of us who grew up food the dining halls make available, the dining halls to salvage the lucky enough to never worry the amount can easily be miscon- leftover food. In turn, it negates Managing Editor about where our next meal ceived as perpetual. This misconcep- the potential to feed someone not Allison Bellucci Fwould be coming from, it can be tion, combined with the convenience receiving adequate food on a daily easy to take food for granted. But re- of dropping off dishes, is the root of basis. Eating responsibly and not Content Editor ality tells us that food in this world is the massive amounts of food waste being wasteful is, quite frankly, that occur at the dining halls. an ethical principle we as students Tom Z. Spencer scarce, and millions go hungry every Plates fi ll up fast. A slice of ought to uphold. News Editors Business Consultant day. This obligates us as students to eat responsibly, especially in the din- pizza, mashed potatoes, turkey Additionally, the food itself Elizabeth Clemente Julia Pond breast and a couple of cookies can isn’t the only thing being wasted Miranda Wilder ing halls on campus. A few weeks ago, graduate be too tempting to pass up. Besides, when we take too much. Water used Business Manager getting enough to eat is important to wash the food and university Lieu Nguyen students Molly Stryker and Lind- Sports Editors say Hoar conducted a study on the for college students juggling classes, dollars used to purchase the food Brian Dunn jobs and extra-curricular activities. are also wasted. Energy used to Advertising Assistants amount of food that goes to waste at Andrew Yourell It’s a stressful time for most, and eliminate the excess waste unneces- CJ Carroll Holloway Commons over an eight- hour span. In that short time, they bodies and brains that are hard at sarily produces environmentally Marissa Chakmakian work need nourishment. Neverthe- damaging gasses. That little bit of Design Editors were able to collect some eye open- Austin Cote less, we must be cautious when it food going to waste is much more Michaela Burke ing data. According to their research, Meredith Faxon comes to literally putting too much signifi cant when we take those ex- Ashlyn Correia 665 lbs of food were wasted at Holloway Commons over the course on our plates. ternal ramifi cations into account. Arts Editor Graphic Designer of four meal periods. The blame for Most of us are guilty of having Granted, some waste is Abbi Sleeper Brittany Taylor this waste ultimately rests with us as had eyes bigger than our stomachs unavoidable. We certainly don’t diners, and we can do better. at one point or another. Unfortu- expect our fellow students to lick Staff Photographers nately, the only (sanitary) option their plates clean. Just like our Staff Writers The dining halls on campus are Frances Pontes is to dispose of the excess food as fellow Wildcats, many of us at Hadley Barndollar fantastic places to grab a meal. The China Wong waste. According to data collected in the The New Hampshire pay good Raoul Biron food is abundant, various and, most importantly, delicious. Moreover, we their research, HoCo diners wasted money to eat at the dining halls and Kaitlin Beauregard 1.05 ounces of food on average. understand how important it can be Contributing Writers diners can eat to our hearts’ content, Adam Cook Though this amount may seem to make the most of our meals. Adam Bergeron and every refi ll is free. Perhaps the Sam Donnelly marginal, it adds up to a signifi cant However, being mindful of Mark Garbino best part: no doing the dishes. All Tim Drugan-Eppich amount—665 lbs in this case—when how much food we take is some- Doug Rodoski we students have to do when we’re Elizabeth Haas fi nished with our meals is drop off multiplied over the course of the thing most, if not all, of us can 5,479 people who ate at HoCo dur- work on. It’s socially and environ- Tyler Kennedy Multimedia our plates, cups and silverware at the Kyle Kittredge revolving rack near the exit where ing the time of the data collection. mentally responsible, and if noth- Kelsea Campbell This amount of waste is ing else it’s an exercise in respect Mark Kobzik they move into the kitchen and out Lia Windt unacceptable. When we take too for those who aren’t as fortunate as Greg Laudani of sight. Just like that, we’re on our way. But due to the large quantity of much, we make it impossible for many of us. The New Hampshire is the University of New Hampshire’s only student-run newspaper. It has been the voice of UNH students since 1911. TNH is published every Monday and Thursday. TNH advertising can be contacted at [email protected] or by Follow The New Hampshire phone at (603) 862-1323.

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’ve said it before, and I’ll say ending. Because even if the guy to have to face the burden of rais- of repeating myself, we have op- it again, sex is great. But it whose sperm got friendly with ing a child on her own, trying not tions now that change the rules of can also be terrifying. Be- her egg wants her to keep the kid, only to avoid rattlesnakes herself the game. And abortion isn’t the Icause with sex, heterosexual she can drop that slimy collection but also to help her smaller ver- only one. There is also adoption sex, there comes the risk of ac- of cells from her uterus like she’s sion avoid them as well. Because for those with objections to abor- cidentally making a you 2.0. I dropping a hot beat for someone no matter if she was ready to be tion. These should be taken into say accidentally because I don’t to rap over. And that is how a mother or not, she was going account when writing legislation think many college students are it should be. That measly guy to be. regarding support payments. Of trying to populate the world with who’s been having sex with my Rightly Wrong But it is different now. Even course, the first priority would be smaller versions of themselves sister can take a hike. I always if you get pregnant unexpect- to avoid the need for those op- just yet. Unless you’re working thought he was a moron. Frea- edly, you can abort that pregnan- tions in the first place. Just...you kin’ bum. cy. And with these new choices know...use a condom. on some cloning project for world But let me turn the focus Tim Drugan-Eppich there should be a change of Sex is such a phenom- domination through a kind of back onto myself, one of my policy. If the guy doesn’t want a enal pastime. It relieves stress storm trooper formula. But like I areas of expertise. I don’t want out of luck. And that is where kid, makes that clear from the get and gives you some rock hard put it before, that doesn’t apply to kids right now either. In fact, if my concern lies. go, and the woman still has the stomach muscles. So why don’t most college students. I ever want them, it will be so You think you’re just having kid, he shouldn’t be held respon- we rewrite the laws so everyone That being said, let me far in the future that right now a good time with that girl from sible for the child when it comes can enjoy it without the worry potentially make some ene- it seems like I’ll never want the bar, but potentially you’re to child support payments. of ending up with an unwanted mies. Where I have a huge issue them. So what if the same situ- facing 18 years of poop filled Some people argue that in kid stepping all over their in this whole situation is the topic ation happened to me? What if diapers, whiney teenagers, and having sex, the man is signing dreams? Come on little Jimmy, I of child support. Women have I also do everything right - make paying for food you don’t get to himself up for the possibility of was gonna be a wizard! an enormous benefit with this sure she’s on birth control, use a eat. Even if you don’t like your having a kid. Therefore, if little One of my close female touchy subject. Or a pricey sub- condom, and have a pep talk with kid, they still get to mooch off Jimmy suddenly shows up, boss- friends likes to say, “The world ject, if you happen to be a guy. my sperm beforehand to not get you. Look at little Jimmy, just ing you around in his sly way would be a lot nicer if everyone For instance, my sister any funny ideas - and she still sittin’ there in a highchair with that only you can see, financial had more sex.” I couldn’t agree doesn’t want kids right now. She gets pregnant because the con- his sippy cup like he runs the backing of that child is more than more. can do everything right, be on dom breaks. And now she wants world. Get a job Jimmy! reasonable. birth control, use a condom, to keep it. Not the condom, the It made sense to hold a man But sex these days is not use that stuff that kills sperm slimy wad of DNA. She can accountable for a child back in about reproduction in most like a Yoko Ono song kills your keep the condom I suppose. But the wild west when abortions cases. It is about having fun and eardrums, and still get preg- if she wants to keep the baby, as and contraception weren’t an op- getting to know someone else in Tim Drugan-Eppich is a nant. But this story has a happy it will eventually grow into, I am tion. It wasn’t fair for a woman an intimate setting. So at the risk senior majoring in English.

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The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down section represents the collective opinion of The New Hampshire’s staff and does not necessarily repre- sent the opinion of the student body. But it more than likely does. The New Hampshire SPORTS Monday, September 28, 2015 9 FIELD HOCKEY ‘Cats prevent Riverhawks from taking flight UNH wins weekend doubleheader at Memorial Field By ANDREW YOURELL player. Nerbonne took her own Sports Editor rebound and redirected the shot in to put UNH up 2-1. The UNH field hockey team The Wildcats went into the returned home for a doublehead- half with a 2-0 lead on account er, starting on Friday with a 2-1 of a 9-4 shot advantage. But in win over the Providence Friars. the second half, it took almost 20 On Saturday, in the team’s first minutes for the ‘Cats to record conference matchup of the sea- their 10th shot. son, the Wildcats stymied the The Riverhawks took a pen- UMass-Lowell Riverhawks en alty corner and brought them- route to another 2-1 victory. The selves to within one, but UNH’s wins raise UNH’s record to 4-5 offense once again found its (1-0, America East) on the season. stride, rattling of eight more shots Junior Lindsey Nerbonne tal- in the contest to end with a 17-11 lied a goal in each game. Gianna shot advantage. Bensaia scored the second goal “I think we hit a lull,” Bal- in the matchup with Providence, ducci said of the slow start to the while senior captain Meg Flatley second half. “It’s a cool day but scored the opening goal in the it’s hot on the turf. We have a core UMass-Lowell game. of group players that log a lot of “In practice, we’re really minutes.” pushing each other to just be The Wildcats look to extend scrappy in the circle,” Nerbonne their winning streak when they said. Scrappy was the perfect travel to play the No. 5-ranked word for her goal against the Fri- ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF University at Albany on Sunday, ars. Nerbonne took a pass in the Lindsey Nerbronne fires a goal past UMass-Lowell’s goalie. It was her second goal of the weekend. Oct. 4. circle, but was challenged imme- diately by the Providence goalie, who knocked the ball away. Be- UNH goalkeeper Melissa Rize weekend, instead of keeping it a make some of the routine saves.” fore defenders could grab the ball stopped the Friars’ initial shot, little bit more simple.” In the UMass-Lowell game, away, Nerbonne dove, smacking but a rebound bounced up in the The team also allowed too it was Flatley who got the scor- the ball into the empty net. air, and was slapped over her many penalty corners for Provi- ing started just four minutes into “An effort goal,” head coach outstretched blocker to make the dence and UMass-Lowell, ac- the game. Flatley used her speed Robin Balducci said. “Big time.” game 2-1. But Rize and the de- cording to Balducci. Fortunately to get the ball in close, before us- Nerbonne’s goal was fol- fense wouldn’t allow another goal for the team, Rize, a sophomore ing Nerbonne as an outlet. Ner- lowed in the Providence game by in the contest. in her first year as a starter, has bonne’s initial shot was blocked, a penalty corner. Flatley passed The penalty corners were an been a consistent force in net for but Flatley was in position to grab the ball in to Bensaia, who passed issue Balducci saw with her team the ‘Cats. the ball and shoot it past UMass- it off to Jackie Hozza. Hozza re- in both games. “She’s really coming on,” Lowell’s Kelsey Federico. turned the ball to Bensaia, who “We had so much possession Balducci said. “I’m excited for Not even two minutes later, time and we didn’t really generate her because she really has been Nerbonne took a pass in the circle “The TNH” is redundant fired a rocket to put the ‘Cats up TNH 2-0, with just over 26 minutes to enough scoring,” she said. “We stepping up, making some great and fired off a shot of her own at play. didn’t really work to get corner plays, coming up with some big Federico. Federico made the ini- The Friars responded with a calls. And I think we’ve gotten plays, and you know, all we really tial save, but, once again, the re- penalty corner goal of their own. away from that a little bit over the were looking for her to do was bound was recovered by a UNH WOMEN’S SOCCER In Brief Offense erupts in conference win over Binghamton Wildcats draw with No. 21 Columbia By BRIAN DUNN coming back as the defending Three goals came in the Sports Editor champs.” second half for the Wildcats. Senior Fazal Nabi of the the 70th minute to give UNH a The game started with a Gabrielle Sloan came in off of UNH men’s soccer team scored 1-0 lead. Arling played a cross It was nothing short of a strong offensive showing from a cross from Caroline Murray to his second goal of the season into the box that Nabi found at blowout on Saturday at Brem- the Wildcats, with the first goal tally the fourth. Freshman Gaby as the Wildcats battled to a 1-1 the top of the six-yard mark. ner Field, as the UNH women’s coming from Caroline Murray, Dorsey and sophomore Kendra double-overtime draw at Colum- Nabi then blasted the ball into soccer team recorded a season- her first of the season, only six Prince added their first goals of bia University Saturday night. the right side of the net. It was high six goals in a dominating minutes into the match. From the season at 68:40 and 69:57, The ‘Cats remain unbeaten as Arling’s third assist of his rookie 6-0 conference victory over the there, Brooke Murphy took over, respectively. Welham was happy the team now stands at 6-0-2 on season. Binghamton Bearcats. as she tallied two goals at 11:01 to have three different goal scor- the season. Columbia moves to The Lions responded in the “The floodgates opened, and 31:08 in the first half, adding ers in the second half. 4-1-1 with the draw. 76th minute as Kynan Rocks the ladies came out in the right to her team-leading total of six “It is a great thing for the Senior A.J. Albers notched tied the game at 1-1 with his first frame of mind,” UNH head goals this season. The Wildcats team’s confidence,” Welham the first offensive attempt of the goal of the season. He fired a coach Steve Welham said. Three ended the first half with a 3-0 said regarding the Wildcats’ sec- game as he put a header shot shot from the top of the box into different Wildcat players record- lead over the Bearcats. ond half play. “It did not matter on goal in the eighth minute of the left corner of the net. th ed goals in the team’s first con- The second half was the who we put on the field, the level play. The header was on net, but In the 94 minute of play, ference win of the season. more impressive performance stayed high, and that is a testa- the team defended it to keep the senior Jimmy Petruccelli lobbed The Wildcats came into the for Welham’s Wildcats, as they ment to the depth of our team.” ‘Cats off the board. In the 10th a corner kick into the box that matchup with a 2-5-3 overall re- struggled with second half play With the remaining seven minute, freshman Chris Arling Nabi found and shot, but his at- cord, with a tough stretch of non- against their first 10 opponents. games of the season against con- ripped a shot on net, but Colum- tempt was blocked. conference games to begin the UNH had allowed 11 total goals ference teams, the Wildcats have bia keeper Kyle Jackson made a Neither team recorded a season. The ‘Cats were on a mis- from second half and over- to continue the momentum they save on the shot. shot in the second overtime as sion to make a statement in their time play on a total of 94 shots. built with this game. The Lions threatened on a the score was ultimately final- defense of last year’s America Knowing they had to fix that “Every team in conference corner kick in the 14th minute ized at 1-1. East conference title. part of their game, the Wildcats has been working hard,” Murphy of play as Rhys Williams headed Carpenter made a pair of “I know everyone was ex- wasted no time getting back on said. “We know if we want to be the ball on net, but senior Wild- saves in the game as his record cited it’s conference time. Now the right track. champs again, we have to work cat keeper Ryan Carpenter made now stands at 5-0-2. UNH out- is the time to really go,” Brooke “They can still come out just as hard, if not harder.” the save. shot Columbia 9-8. Murphy said. Murphy was the and attack us and we knew we The Wildcats continue In the 66th minute, Ellis The Wildcats begin Ameri- Wildcats’ leading goal-scorer had to come out stronger,“ Mur- America East play as they travel kept the offensive pressure com- ca East Conference play on Oct. in the contest. “We knew when phy said. ”We can’t let down and to Burlington, Vermont to take ing as he fired a shot on goal, 3 as they travel to the University we stepped on the field we had I think that’s what we did. We on the Catamounts on Thursday, but Jackson made the save. Nabi of Massachusetts Lowell for a 3 to make a statement we were kept going, we kept pushing.” Oct. 1. notched the game’s first goal in p.m. tilt. 10 Monday, September 28, 2015 SPORTS The New Hampshire

having a defensive touchdown,” Jordan Powell for a 10-yard FOOTBALL Riese said. “That’s just an awe- touchdown for a 46-7 halftime CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 some feeling and it was a great lead. Powell led the team with 53 job on their part.” receiving yards. CCSU running back Camer- After the game, Riese said new.” on Nash scored on a 70-yard dash he felt more comfortable than he From that point on, the lead in the second quarter to narrow did last week at Stony Brook. would continue building and the lead to 32-7. While it seemed “Coming out here in the building some more. New Hamp- like the Blue Devils were gaining Dungeon, you can’t ask for any- shire was up 46-7 at halftime and some steam, the Wildcats did not thing better than that,” he said. led by as much as 54-7. CCSU wait long to squash their momen- “With the atmosphere we had, I never made a push to get the tum. had a little bit of jitters and ner- game close. The Wildcats’ defense al- vousness in the beginning. But I “We practiced it [touchdown lowed only 117 yards passing felt like I settled down and just play to Walker] all week,” Mc- between Blue Devil quarterbacks tried to stay within the offense.” Donnell said. “We caught them Tavion Pauldo and Jacob Dolega- Veteran defensive back in the coverage we thought they la. CCSU had more success run- Casey DeAndrade also praised were going to be in and [Riese] ning the ball, gaining 229 yards UNH fans that came out for the put it right on [Walker], which as Nash led the team with 161 home opener. DeAndrade re- was huge.” yards on the ground. corded six tackles and a sack on Late in the fi rst quarter, Following Nash’s touch- Saturday. defensive tackle Cryus Boone down, Riese delivered a perfect “Our fans were really good CHINA WONG/STAFF sacked CCSU quarterback Ta- strike to Dalton Crossan in stride tonight and they just pick us up,” The Wildcats thrived in the home opener, grabbing a 57-14 win. vion Pauldo and stripped him of over the middle for a 48-yard he said. “Especially we had a the ball. Linebacker Ryan Farrell touchdown. The pitch and catch couple plays on defense where threw a 19-yard touchdown pass Cormick gives the team depth returned the fumble 15 yards for widened New Hampshire’s lead we got backed up in our own end to Walker. Knight showed off his at the quarterback position. The a touchdown that boosted UNH’s to 39-7. Crossan also led the team and hearing them really gave us speed on a nine-yard touchdown head coach said UNH will use edge to 25-0 with 1:03 to play in in rushing with 74 yards and a an extra little bump, so it was run in the second quarter. the services of each player for the the fi rst frame. touchdown on 10 carries. awesome.” McCormick stepped in at the foreseeable future. “The defense is making Riese came back two pos- Riese did not play in the end of third and played the entire The Wildcats look to im- plays and that just puts a lot loss sessions later and marched the second half and made way for fourth, rushing six times for 25 prove to 1-1 against Colonial pressure on us having the defense Wildcats 79 yards in nine plays to Knight and Chris McCormick to yards. Athletic Association opponents give us great fi eld position, turn- score again with just 11 seconds get some playing time. Knight McDonnell said the combi- when they welcome Elon Univer- ing the ball over and especially left before halftime. Riese found played the entire third quarter and nation of Riese, Knight and Mc- sity on Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY Men place 19th, women 20th at Boston’s Coast-to-Coast meet Wildcat Compiled by GREG start,” he said. “You go from just Championships. LAUDANI and DOUG standing there to running across “It’s a really important way Country RODOSKI a fi eld. It’s all part of the pro- to test this group in high-level gression of the season and some- championship competition,” he Women’s thing I need to improve on.” said. “We’re always building for Senior co-captain Laura Sometimes it is not a bad the future.” Preview Rose Donegan fi nished 17th thing when everything does not FOOTBALL (2-2) overall at the Boston Coast-to- go perfectly, according to Hop- Men’s Coast meet on Friday afternoon pler. The head coach said he The UNH men’s cross-coun- at Boston’s Franklin Park, lead- was proud of the way his team try team competed against 20 ing the Wildcats to a 10th-place responded after starting slow on other schools at Franklin Park in fi nish. Friday afternoon. Boston on Friday, Sept. 25. Six Donegan started off slowly “Sometimes in these early of the Wildcats’ runners fi nished UNH by her own standards, and fell season meets you almost want the 8-kilometer race in under 27 Elon Saturday, Durham, N.H. behind early in the race. She re- to see mistakes to see what we minutes, as the team placed 19th covered to capture her best time can work on,” he said. “They ran overall. VOLLEYBALL (9-7) ever at Franklin Park in 17:28. really well, really hard and com- Leading the Wildcats were She said she was pleased with petitively in the second part of seniors Brandon McCarthy and the way she was able to recover the race.” Sam Gagnon, who placed 91st in the season’s most competitive Donegan echoed her coach and 92nd in the fi eld of 189 meet thus far. about how the Wildcats battled runners. Both runners crossed UNH head coach Robert back when things were not going the fi nish line at 25-minutes- UNH Albany Hoppler said 24 of the best pro- their way. 35-seconds, with McCarthy fi n- grams in the country competed in “I was really happy with ishing just ahead of Gagnon on Friday, Albany, N.Y. the meet, including four America the way everyone responded,” the offi cial ranking list. UNH’s East schools: the University at she said. “The way we respond- top fi ve fi nishers were rounded FIELD HOCKEY (4-5) Albany, Stony Brook University, ed and the way we all stayed out by junior Mitchell Dutton in UMass-Lowell, University of focused and worked together 25:56, sophomore Ryan Chiesa Hartford and the University of shows that with a better start, at 26:25, and freshman Cody COURTESY OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Maine. everything is there for us to be Symonds with a time of 26:44. Top: Sam Gagnon nished 91st “The start wasn’t fantastic successful.” The trio placed 121st, 147th UNH Albany in a eld of 189 runners. and I ended up pretty far back in Next up for UNH is the New and 162nd, respectively, to give Saturday, Albany, N.Y. the fi eld at the fi rst mile or so,” England Cross Country Cham- the Wildcats a fi nal tally of 523 Bottom: Rose Donegan she said. “I worked really hard pionships on Saturday, Oct. 10, points. nished at 17:28, her best at WOMEN’S SOCCER (3-5-3) the whole race to pass as many also at Franklin Park in Boston. In total, nine men from the the Franklin Park course. people as I could and ended up The Wildcats have won the meet cross-country roster ran at the really happy with where I fi n- each of the last two seasons. meet. The team prepares for a ished.” UNH will not run its top The UNH coaching staff return trip to Franklin Park for Amber Short fi nished sec- six runners, instead challenging was happy to have Gagnon re- the 2015 New England Cross- ond for the Wildcats and 27th some of the younger runners to turn to action this season; the Country Championship on Sat- urday, Oct. 10. The start time UNH Vermont overall in 17:38. Samantha get the job done. Hooksett, New Hampshire, na- Sunday, Burlington, Vt. Blais crossed the fi nish line next “They are going to have to tive was forced to miss his last for the meet has not yet been an- for New Hampshire in 18:10 step up in a championship en- two seasons because of injuries. nounced. Also: Sunday vs. Albany The Wildcats are ultimately for 74th overall. Then Brianna vironment,” Hoppler said. “I’m Head coach Jim Boulanger MEN’S SOCCER (6-0-2) Boden took 76th in 18:12. going to run that next group of is in his 33rd season as the co- eyeing the America East Confer- UNH head coach Robert kids who are trying to get better ordinator of the men’s and wom- ence Championships on Oct. 31, Hoppler said the team as a whole for the future. This group is the en’s cross-country and track and at Stony Brook University. had a diffi cult time starting the athletes that we’re going to build fi eld programs. He pointed out race at top speed. He placed the around for next year.” that there was a 1-minute-nine- blame on his shoulders and said Hoppler said the UNH second space between his fi rst- INTERESTED IN TNH SPORTS? UNH UMass- Lowell it is on him to help his team ex- cross-country program is all and fi fth-place runners. CONTACT ANDREW YOURELL AT Saturday, Lowell, Mass. about developing athletes, and “We want to get that gap ecute a better start to races. [email protected] “Part of the start is they that’s what the team is focused between the fi rst and fi fth spots have to be prepared to get a good on doing at the New England under one minute,” he said. The New Hampshire SPORTS Monday, September 28, 2015 11 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY ‘Cats clip Hawks wings in 3-set rout Late goals ease Hornets sting By ANDREW YOURELL SPORTS EDITOR

Have you ever watched the Looney Tunes and wondered what might happen if Sylvester the cat ever caught UNH 3 Tweety Hartford 0 Bird? Fans at Friday night’s conference game between the UNH volleyball team and the University of Hartford can tell you that the results of such an incident likely wouldn’t be pretty. The Wildcats quickly felled the Hawks, winning 3-0 (25-12, 25- 12, 25-7) at home. “It was definitely a very confident start to conference, and that’s always a little bit nerve- wracking, going into a chunk of your season,” senior Maggie Ken- ney said. “I feel like we’re really ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF confident going in that we’ve got Ashley Wilkes makes a blocker save in the first period of action. a lot of depth, that we’re just going to get it all done.” By MARK GARBINO five minutes of the period. UNH The ‘Cats were able to show CONTRIBUTING WRITER off their depth against the Hawks, goalie Ashley Wilkes was contin- uously pressured as the Hornets who entered Friday’s bout with The Wildcats capped off a only four sets won on the season. began putting plays together in dramatic comeback with two late the Wildcats’ zone. She kicked UNH starters took the court for the goals to defeat the Oakville Junior first set, and took almost no time away the first scoring threat she Hornets 4-3 faced on a one-timer from the top to set the tone. UNH 4 in Saturday of the crease.

Keelin Severtson, the de- Oakville 3 afternoon’s The play remained in the fending America East Setter of the exhibition Week, hit the opening serve into Wildcats’ end, and in the fi- game at the Whittemore Center. nal 3:10 of the period, Oakville the net to give Hartford a 1-0 lead. ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF Trailing 3-2 late in the third It was the team’s only lead of the struck twice. The first goal came Keelin Severtson (14) sets up Gabri Olhava (16) for a kill in Friday’s period, the Wildcats applied con- after a breakout pass from Jonna night, as UNH quickly regained game against Hartford. Severtson finished with 24 assists, and sistent pressure in the offensive the serve and took command of Curtis was intercepted and shot Olhava had four kills as the Wildcats swept all three sets. zone. They were rewarded with on net from the point, generating the game. just over six minutes remain- The Hawks kept it close in the a rebound off Wilkes’s right pad 10-3. UNH doubled down, jump- ing when a scramble occurred in beginning stanza, trailing UNH She expressed her hope that the that was tapped in. ing to a 20-6 lead, with Kenney front of Oakville’s net, and the only 8-7 after an Erinn Lavelle crowds would continue to come Former UNH hockey star and Bowman logging the majority loose puck ended up on the stick service ace. The problem for the out and support the Wildcats, and current Oakville assistant of the serves in the run. of Cassandra Vilgrain, who fired Hawks was that six of their seven who are going for their third coach Courtney Birchard suited With Severtson back to it home. points were off of UNH errors. straight America East champion- up for the game. She went on serving, the ‘Cats put in some of “Julia Fedeski was right UNH settled down and ended up ship this season. an individual rush along the their most inexperienced play- down there towards the crease in taking the set 25-12, with eight of On Friday night, the ‘Cats left sideboards, blowing by the ers, including Sarah Shelton, who the slot area,” said head coach Hartford’s 12 points coming from took one step closer. The team defense and roofed a shot short logged her first minutes at the end Hilary Witt. “We want to get that UNH service and attack errors. recorded 14 service aces, with side over Wilkes. Her goal came of the third set, and gave the UNH fourth attacker. We need to have In the second set, UNH raced Demi Muses and Severtson ty- just 43 seconds after the Hor- team another thing to cheer for. more people involved.” out to leads of 10-7 and then 20- ing at the top of the leaderboard, nets’ first goal, giving them a 2-0 “Sarah Shelton got her first Following the tying goal, 10, even with the younger players with four apiece. Muses added lead through 20 minutes. kill—career kill—and her first dig the Wildcats had momentum on subbing in shortly after the start seven kills, and Severtson had 24 UNH looked more relaxed and her first block, which is really their side and pushed for another of the set. Hartford got two points assists. UNH career digs leader to begin the second period and fun to see,” head coach Jill Hirsch- goal. Just three minutes later, they back to make it 20-12, before the Madison Lightfoot added 10 digs were able to get on the board just inger said. “You can see how the found the back of the net again. Wildcats slammed the door on the to her record. under four minutes in. Freshman bench got excited about it because Sophomore defenseman Amy set, grabbing the last five points UNH continues the confer- defenseman Marie-Jo Pelletier that’s kind of monumental.” Schlagel ripped a shot from just by forcing four attack errors on ence season on Oct. 2, when it poke checked the puck to keep It wasn’t just the UNH bench inside the blue line that made its the Hawks. travels to Albany, New York, for it in the offensive zone, and then going crazy, however. Celebrat- way through traffic and beat the Severtson opened the third a showdown with the University centered a pass to an isolated ing ‘Friday Night Whites,’ the Oakville goalie over the blocker. set with the serve, and made up at Albany at 7 p.m. On Oct. 4 Carlee Toews at the front of the CatPack was a raucous group that Coach Witt hopes to get for the first set service error by the team plays the Binghamton net, who slid a shot five-hole. Hirschinger and her players ap- more offensive production from notching an ace, one of four on the Bearcats in Vestal, New York, Oakville once again gained preciated. her defensemen. night for the junior. The Wildcats before returning to Durham. The a two-goal lead 13:30 into the “It’s great,” Hirschinger “We need to get more pro- were the first to reach 10 points, next chance for fans to cheer on second period as a Hornet’s said. “The CatPack is phenom- duction out of the defense,” she leading 10-2 before an attack error the 9-7 (1-0 America East) Wild- trickling shot on a breakaway enal. They’re a fun group. It’s said. “We want them to be ag- by sophomore Courtney Bowman cats comes on Oct. 11, when the found its way past senior goalie great the way they back us and gressive and shoot that puck. We gave the Hawks the serve, down ‘Cats host the UMass-Lowell Vilma Vaattovaara. are involved in our program.” Riverhawks at 1 p.m. don’t want to be one-dimension- The Wildcats answered al. We want to be able to score back and cut the deficit to 3-2. with five people on the ice.” Amy Boucher brought the puck The Wildcats had a jump down the left side and completed in their step off the opening fa- a tape-to-tape pass to Vilgrain, ceoff, and controlled the ma- whose one-timer snuck past the jority of play for the first ten goalie’s glove. minutes. Their first high qual- Captain Sara Carlson was ity scoring chance came when impressed with the freshmen, Schlagel carried the puck around and has high hopes for them. the defense down the left side “Of course, they were su- of the Oakville zone. She faked per nervous, like all freshmen the shot, pulling the goalie out usually are, but they really held of her net, and zipped around the their own out there,” Carlson back of the net, feeding a pass said. “They were doing really out front to give Taylor Wencz- good and they’re only going to kowski a wide open net, but her help our team.” ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF shot was blocked wide. The season starts on Oct. 2 The Wildcats played 13 different players in their conference opener against the Hartford Hawks. Momentum swung in vs. Maine in Durham. Oakville’s favor for the final Long-time Red Sox broadcaster Don Orsillo called his last Red Sox game at Fenway Park on sports Sunday: a 2-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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FOOTBALL Prison Break SCORE Wildcats sti e CCSU Blue Devils in the Dungeon CARD FOOTBALL (2-2) 57 14 UNH CCSU Saturday, Durham, N.H.

VOLLEYBALL (9-7) 3 0 UNH Hartford Friday, Durham, N.H. FIELD HOCKEY (4-5) 2 1 UNH UMass-Lowell Saturday, Durham, N.H. Also: W, 2-1 vs. Providence WOMEN’S SOCCER (3-5-3) 6 0 UNH Binghamton Sunday, Durham, N.H. MEN’S SOCCER (6-0-2) CHINA WONG/STAFF The UNH defense celebrates after linebacker Ryan Farrell (49) scooped up a fumble by Tavion Pauldo and returned it for a touchdown. By GREG LAUDANI 1 STAFF WRITER 1 UNH Columbia It’s only fi tting that once the Wildcats returned home to Cowell Saturday, Durham, N.H. Stadium, they turned in their best performance of the season. The UNH football team clicked on all cylinders in its 57-14 win over Central Connecticut State University in the UNH 57 Wildcats’ home opener Saturday night. STAT of thE CCSU 14 “We needed to get back on track and I thought we did that today playing the way New Hampshire plays,” UNH head coach Sean McDonnell said. The biggest question mark for the Wildcats after last week’s loss DAY at Stony Brook was at the quarterback position. With Sean Gold- Different rich’s health in question with a high ankle sprain, UNH needed a way goal scorers to replace its star quarterback for however long he remains sidelined. for women’s Adam Riese provided some answers Saturday night, complet- ing 14 of 21 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns in his fi rst soccer in the collegiate start. Trevor Knight backed up Riese and connected on all team’s 6-0 four of his passes for 64 yards and also ran for a score. UNH totaled win against 252 yards passing and 235 yards on the ground. 5 Binghamton “I thought Adam had a great command of what we wanted to on Sunday do,” McDonnell said. “This week I thought Adam practiced well and did a very good job of leading the team.” afternoon. Riese got into a rhythm early and did away with any nerves he IN THIS ISSUE had coming into his fi rst start. Up 3-0 early in the fi rst quarter, Riese marched the Wildcats 70 -Football bounced back yards in 7 plays and capped the drive with a 37-yard touchdown toss from last week’s tough to receiver Amechie Walker, Jr. Riese fl oated the ball up high and loss with a convincing 57- dropped it in Walker’s hands in stride down the right sideline. Just 14 win. like that, UNH had jumped out to an 11-0 edge. -Both cross-country teams “It was a play that we practiced all week,” Walker said. “Riese hit me on it a couple times this week, so it really wasn’t anything competed at the Coast-to- CHINA WONG/STAFF Coast meet. FOOTBALL continued on Page 10 Adam Riese threw three touchdowns in his rst career start. Pages 10 and 12