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Volume VI, Issue 5 "Where the Worl d Conies to Mind' February 9, 2000 The Learning Center drama: Two students' reflections

Part One by Matthew Buzzell

On January 6, a memo from faced with the task of assimilating Dean Bob Doucette was sent to the college-level mathematics afte r a college faculty an d the Learning five-year lapse in formal education. Center staff indicating "a new direc- Well, I made it through that class, tion for academic support services." but it was the Learning Center and What will happen to the Learning Center? Find out This was the title of the memo, which Pam Cohen in particular that made in this issue of The Observer. (Photo by David described the role that the Learning sure I didn't get left behind. Thanks, Snuffer) Center has played in its 22 years of Pam. assisting students with an ever-evolv- In an Observer staff meet- the leadership of the Liberal tory advisory assistance. The ing, comprehensiv e approac h to ing on January 20, the editors dis- Arts Chair, the math faculty central advising service will academic support . Th e Center' s cussed the Learning Center issue. In will design and deliver the also serve as a starting point programs includ e peer tutoring , a subsequent meeting, Doucette ex- math support services, the for students who need aca- supplemental labs, Basic Studies plained the role that supplemental writing faculty will design and demic support services. For and one-on-one tutoring. I n refer- support plays and the changes pro- deliver the writing support the time being, it will be orga- ence t o the Center's legacy , the posed in his memo. According to the services. nizationally located in the memo rightfully proclaimed, "It has memo, the following changes will be 2. The resources presently lo- Dean's office. been an essential and valuable com- effective for the Fall 2000 semester: cated in the Learning Cen- 4. The office of Freshman Pro- ponent of the college." ter will be distributed accord- grams will remain located in When I first received word 1. The responsibility of aca- ing to need, to their respec- the Dean's office. of these impending changes, I was demic support will be moved tive divisions. These re- rather disappointed. Immediately, I to the respective divisions. sources include personnel as This latest evolution in the felt like something was being taken The faculty in various disci- well as support funds. pursuit of more efficient and effec- away from the students. I imagined plines will design and deliver 3. A centralized advising unit tive educatio n at NHC brings with it frantic freshmen confronted with the the support services they be- will be established to help several highly anticipated, positive challenges of finite mathematics. I lieve will best serve their stu- students regarding course (continued on page 4) thought of my personal experience dents. For example, under selection and other perfunc- New vision for learning assistance and support services out of the classroom. Computer - learning disabilities. Indeed, the col- By Dr. Bob Doucette assisted instruction provides a much lege has a well-earned reputation of wider range of teaching and learn- being able to provide this kind of For 2 2 years th e New the undergraduate school. ing options. Twenty-two years ago, individual attention when students Hampshire College Learning Cen- Throughout its history, the the needs of students with learning need it. ter has been a resource for students Center changed whenever the needs disabilities were barely noticed and As the new millennium ar- who need academi c suppor t ser - of the students and the faculty re- poorly understood. Now , thanks to rives, the Center encounters ne w vices. Wha t began in 197 8 as a quired it to do so. Indeed , one of many courageous parents and stu- challenges and undergoes ye t an- small program funded by a federal the strongest characteristics of the dents, the needs of this studen t other change, perhaps the most sig- grant and restricted to 40 students NHC Learning Center has been its population are much better under- nificant one in its history. But the has evolved into one of the most suc- ability to understand and respond to stood. The Center has changed to change does not signal NHC's de- cessful academic support services of changing academic needs. When the accommodate tha t grou p of stu- parture from its long-standing com- any private college in New England. Center began, for example, the com- dents. Eve n before the American mitment to personalized academic Since 1986, the Center has been to- puter was not part of the academic Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, support services. The commitment tally funded by the college andis scene. No w it is a major tool in the Center made the necessary ac- remains, the services remain, and the available to all students enrolled in teaching and learning activities in and commodations fo r students with (continued on page 5)

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Letter to The Observe r is looking for a n Advertising Man- ager to begin next semester. We ar e looking for some- the Editor: one wit h good business sense, attention t o detail and reliability. The Advertisin g Manager will be responsibl e I am writing to express con- having the Learning Center is so that for bringin g in advertising revenue from businesses in cern regarding the dissolution/reor- the staf f can concentrate their ener- ganization of the Learning Center at gies on tutoring in order to focus on New Hampshire as well as seeking new clients. You will New Hampshire College. As a stu- individual student advancement. A work with the Managing Editor on a weekly basi s to dent and a patron of the Learnin g main reaso n that I chose New Center, I am disturbed at the possi- Hampshire College was th e Learn - coordinate advertising efforts. Compensation : 10 % of bility that the Learning Center ma y ing Center. I was impressed that the advertising revenue, payable monthly. This position is close. college cared enough about the suc- available immediately as a n Assistant Advertising Man- I am on e o f many students cess of its students that it provided who rel y on the tremendous re- an extensive individualized support ager. If interested, contac t Ben DeGennaro, Managing sources of the Learning Center an d system for them. Editor. its staff. The assistance and material Some may sa y that the aca- they provide is invaluable to a multi- demic abilities of students who at - tude of students at New Hampshire tend Ne w Hampshire College have College. improved and that the Learning Cen- As I understand it, the fac - ter i s no longer necessary. I think that ulty at the learning Center will be - the Learning Center is a primary rea- come full-time faculty members of son that the intellectual standing of New Hampshire College with full- New Hampshir e College students time course loads. If these faculty has risen. The Observe r is looking for a News Editor. The News members who ar e trained to be tu - I urge the college to take Editor is a member of Th e Observe r Editorial Board an d these viewpoints into account when tors and have worked in that capacity is responsibl e fo r coordinating ideas, assignment s an d become full-time teaching faculty, making a decision on this matter. The where will students turn for extra Learning Center is a vital compo- submission of articles. The position requires 1- 2 hours/ assistance? It seems each professor nent of New Hampshire College and week plus two staff meetings/week. This position is avail- at the college will be largely respon- should continue. able immediately. Please contact Ben DeGennaro , Man- sible for his/her own tutoring. If each professor provides his/her own tu - Sincerely, aging Editor. toring, it is unclear when and where Ben DeGennaro that tutoring will take place. 3-Year Program student One o f me main reasons for Managing Editor, The Observer

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3 February^ 200 0 The Observe r Learning Center drama: Two students' reflections (continued from page 1) effects. called the Learning Center, there's ever, rather than viewing it from a The memo further states: By not going to be a reduction in sup- student's perspective, I looked at it making these fundamental orga- port services. Th e academic sup - through the eyes of a tutor. Thi s se- nizational changes the academic port services are going to continue. mester and last semester I worked support services will: How they'r e going to continue, or for the learning Center tutoring stu- • be guided and directed by the the detail of it, is yet to be worked dents individually in psychology. faculty whose teaching objectives out. I n theory it seems like they'll Through my experienc e I observed the services are intended to sup- be close r t o student s becaus e how much the students appreciate port, they're being coordinated through and utilize the services offered. I t ' allow for an evolutionary pro- their respective departments. It may upset m e t o thin k tha t these re - cess that will be in step with the mean that more things will take place sources would no longer be avail- evolution of each division. As up on the main campus. I t is not a able to students seeking assistance closer ties between graduate and reduction or elimination of services, in difficult subject areas. undergraduate components of the and I think that's what a lot of people Dean Bo b Doucett e at - This idea of repositioning college emerge, this new vision of have misunderstood." tended an Observer staff meeting o n the Learning Center did not happen academic support services will be In defens e of the lac k of January 27 to inform us about this overnight. Accordin g to Doucette, an integral part of that process, details being offered concerning the issue. He provided some concrete the idea came about for two rea- • continue to underscore the time changes, Ear l said: "We've gone information an d helpe d u s sor t sons. On e reason was to bring the tested belief that the more inte- through a lot of innovation with the through all the gray material sur- services closer to the classroom. The grated academic support services Dean (Doucette) and the Learning rounding this matter. He informed other reason dealt with the restruc- are to the ongoing instructional Center, whic h started wit h th e us that "in fact the Learning Center turing of the college. Doucette em- process, the more effective they Freshman Entrance Program, devel- is not closing." He described that phasized that he wanted the "aca- become, opmental studies.. .the Basic Stud- what is really taking place is not a demic support service s to be part • add to the full-time faculty some ies program, then Richard (Colfer) dissolution of the Learning Center of the initial dialog that contributes highly talented, well-respected introduced supplemental labs. All but rather a "repositioning of it." H e to the restructuring." and proven teachers who, for of thes e thing s cause d concer n also stated that one way of really The Learning Center staff many years, have devoted their amongst th e staff . A s those pro- defining whether or not a department and Doucette view the changes as skills to the Learning Center. grams were successful, someho w or company, for instance, is closing positive, ones that will greater help On January 241 spok e with this one is going to be successful too, is b y taking a look at wher e th e the students, the primary concern. the Learning Center staff. Richard by the time we get it all worked out. money is going. Ther e will be no Despite the positive attitudes, there Colfer, Kare n Caruso , Lor i I think that in theory it's a terrific reduction or elimination of fund s are still concerns among some of the DeConinck, Chris Zimmerman and idea.. .in theory. In practice? I t de- going to academic support services, faculty and students. Thes e con- Cynthia Earl were present at this pends on how the faculty responds." and NHC i s not "cutting off any fac- cerns I am sure will work themselves meeting, at which I tried to get some "Speaking for all of us," added ulty positions" or "cutting off any tu- out through time. personal opinion s and an overall DeConinck, "i n general, I think toring positions." The goal of this Any comments, questions feeling about the proposed changes. we're al l pleased, but concerned , change is t o brin g th e service s or concerns regarding this topic With so many if s , and's, or's and yes. And anxious to see how thing s "closer and closer to the classroom. are encouraged . Le t u s kno w but's surrounding the issue, I figured are going to work out as far as how The more closely they (services) are what you think and how you feel that the people to talk to were the students' needs are going to be met. connected t o th e classroom , th e for publication in our next issue. professionals who hav e committed But, I think for the most part, it's a more effective they are," he said. themselves t o the missio n of th e real positive feeling among the staff." Learning Center . I aske d thos e The staff stressed this was an im - present to put thei r feeling s int o portant messag e that neede d t o words for th e student body in an ef - reach the students. fort to bolster ou r confidence in the CSC news midst of this change. Part Two b y Amy Eastma n Colfer, Directo r of th e By Jessica Brennan Learning Center, had this to say: I felt a similar type of disap- "What's importan t is...althoug h pointment to Mart's upon hearing Welcome back, commuters! 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penence. classrooms. I t is now time to take The planned changes to the the experiences gained from those Campus Security Learning Center are based on this labs and make them a part of the fundamental principle. In the future, course delivery system. academic support services will be The secon d compelling rea- Log even more closely woven into the son t o introduce these changes now fabric of the various disciplines they is the organizational restructuring mat Compiled by Tara Cowdrey are designed to support. Fo r ex- is taking place in the college itself. ample, all math faculty will have the Reorganization of the undergradu- responsibility of designing, deliver- ate and graduate schools is taking The reports printed here have been selected from the Depart- ing, evaluating and redesigning the place in the Business Division. The ment of Public Safety's records. All individuals and locations support service s fo r th e mat h Hospitality Division is exploring simi- have been made anonymous for obvious reasons. courses. Th e writing faculty will lar structural changes, and soon simi- have the same responsibility for th e lar discussions will begin in the Lib- various writing support services. Th e eral Arts Division. In order to as- 2/1/00 same will apply to other disciplines sure that the historically strong com- On th e above date, while on patrol a PSO sighte d a vehicle on the and courses. mitment to academic support ser- fire road. The PSO tol d the owner to move the car, and he said, "I There will still be an indi- vices continues, the needs of those was just picking someone up." The PS O agai n told him to move the vidual from each discipline who wil l services must be part of the reorga- car or he'd give him a ticket: The owner said, "Go ahead. " S o th e be the "go to" person. However , nization dialog from the earliest pos- PSO did . Whe n the PSO trie d to hand him the ticket, the owner the faculty of that discipline will se- sible moment. Otherwise , college demanded, "Put it in my mailbox." lect that person or persons. Th e reorganization will occur and once critical difference is that faculty wh o done, injecting the needs of aca- teach the courses will also design demic support services into the new 2/1/00 and mentor the delivery of the sup- organization will be an afterthough t On th e above date a resident reported snowballs being thrown at port services. This is the ultimate in with a probability of only marginal her residential building. The resident saw three males throwing snow- the guiding principle that the more success. NHC i s too strongly com- balls at the building but could not identify them. The resident shouted closely associated academic sup- mitted to academic support services at them, "Do yo u wan t me to call Public Safety?" They responded port services are to the classroom, to let that happen. with rude and obscene remarks. Th e residen t told them to go hom e the more effective they become. The third compelling reason and get a life. A plow came around the corner and apparently scared Indeed, one could make the case is the new building projects on th e them away. The snowballs were thrown hard enough to potentially that it is not the Learning Center that immediate horizon . A new aca- cause damage. is being merged into the classrooms, demic building is planned, and ma - but that the classrooms are being jor alteration of some existing build- merged into the Learning Center. ings is also part of our immediate Changes like this need to future. Th e proposed changes to the occur over a period of time. Th e academic support services assure repositioning th e academic sup- mat those services will be part of the port services will take place over the planning and building design from the next three semesters and should be first phase of planning. completed by th e end of the 2000- As NHC moves toward this 2/3/00 2001 academic year. The staf f of the repositioning, students, their parents On the above date a PSO responde d to a call made by an RA. On e Learning Center will be active mem- as well as faculty who hav e become of the residents told the RA and PSO that maintenance came into his bers of their respective disciplines. accustomed to the wide array of room, flipped over his be d and put a trash can on the box spring. By sharin g their experience with academic support services at NHC The resident was upse t The resident seemed intoxicated; there was their colleagues, they will be instru- have no need to be concerned. All an odor of alcohol coming from him. H e seemed aggressive and mental in assuring that quality aca- the academic support services for was suffering from mood swings. The PSO tol d the resident that demic support services will continue. which the college is known will con- they would get to the bottom of the situation in the morning. There Why mak e these changes? tinue and, in some cases, will be- was another bed in the room that the resident could sleep on that There are several compelling rea- come even more effective. NHC night. The residen t claimed there was a leak in the ceiling above his sons. First it is the next logical step. remains firmly committed to the con- bed and that is why maintenanc e had been in his room. The Center' s staff in recent years has cept that all the students accepted been able to establish some very by the college will have all the sup- strong ties with the classroom. The port needed to succeed in the class- New vision for learning supplemental labs , for example , room. assistance merge the suppor t service s wit h (continued from page 1) To understand the change, amount of money budgeted for aca- one must look at a fundamental prin- demic support services will continue ciple about academic support ser- at least at the same level and may vices that has guided the Center's even increase slightly. Academi c evolution and wiU continue to do so . support services , services to stu- The more closely associated aca- Tired of gettin g the wron g book from th e dents with learning disabilities, tutor- demic support services are to the "other" on-line book companies? ing, mentoring, supplemental labs classroom, the more effective they and all the other services for which become. The more segregated Need the book s in a hurry? the Learning Center is known will from the classroom the support continue. The faculty and staff o f services are, the less effective they For th e bes t selection of use d and readily the Center will continue to be part become. Al l the research on the role available textbooks visit e.follett.com today! of the college and will continue to of academi c suppor t service s in have a significant voice in designing higher education endorses this prin- NHC Bonus : You r campu s bookstore offer s the academic support of the future. ciple as does the Center's own ex - full service s for an y e.follett.co m purchases!

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6 The Observer February 9, 2000 matter to most of the people there speech calling for the youth of this that night whether or not Bush, Bra- country to get involved in the politi- dley or Gore showed up.. .they didn't cal process. I didn't expect muc h give a damn because they were there from th e Vice President but I thought to get on TV and see the concert — he handled himself well and gave a some mess called Staind was set to nice, clean speech. A s I recall, we play. For me, a rogue journalist and were also shown on the two big moni- semi-political junky, I didn't give a tors up on stage a 30-second clip of crap about the concert, cameras and George W. Bush talking about much rave lighting... I was ther e to ge t the same thing as Gore, but not nearly down and dirty with the boys ready as well. B y that time, my brain was to fight to the death for that seat in fried and it looked to me like Bush the Oval Office. T o me, that was was sitting on a toilet seat as he was the story . Bu t I wouldn't ge t that being filmed for that sound bite. chance because the whole spectacle When th e sho w aire d o n was a joke. Choos e o r Lose was MTV th e nex t day , I refuse d t o vaguely about politics and mostly watch it and waste my time. Instead, about entertainment. We were all just I went to the hockey game and sup- extras in a self-serving production, ported Neezo and the boys in their cast for the sol e purpose of cheer- win over Curry. My involvement in ing, yelling and screaming all on cue. covering the campaign trail has been I was disappointed but, in a way, I limited thus far, but I already fin d expected nothing less from MTV. myself in need of a temporary brea k With one exception, the ru- from the madness. Yet it would be mor that all the candidates were a no impossible for me to quit the game show turned out to be painfully ac- completely.. .my interest is too strong Gonzo on the campaign curate. Riding high from his big win and, as many have found out the hard in Iowa, Vice President Al Gore was way, politics can b e a n addiction the only one who made it to the show worse than heroin. So until my next trail 2000: in perso n an d fo r that I give him fix, I'm outta here. MTV's Choose or Lose credit. H e gave about a ten-minute By Matthew Theroux my pack. Thi s was a very ominous Small company has big - assignment. I' m no t a big fan of "Ever have the feeling you've beenMT V anymore . I was very young cheated? " but I fondly remember th e good ol' time influence - Johnny Rotten at the last days—the heyday of MTV in the mid Sex Pistols concert '80s and early '90s. Befor e it sold By Matthew Buzzell out, MTV used to be about a sincere ing young people. I n order to make I left Hillsboro and no one and wholesome love for music. I t Choose o r Lose 2000 ha s a real impact with today's youth, you spoke to me as I crossed the snow- was grea t in those day s because , come and gone. The question is, what need to connect directly with them covered campus t o the small gym. believe it or not, they actually used to did MTV want with NHC's campus? on a one-to-one basis, going right to The temperature outside was spirit- play music videos. Today , with its The answer comes from a small but the targete d consumer. " Wesle y crushingly cold and as the bitter wind mind-numbing game shows and ap- authoritative voice emanating from quickly bega n t o epitomiz e th e sent chills down my spine, I couldn't palling reality programs, MTV ha s Carrboro, North Carolina. company's philosophy. help but question my decision to go decayed into a burned-out caricature Around th e corne r fro m In a recent telephone inter- to college in New Hampshire where of its former greatness, a greatness Chapel Hill, Hi-Frequency Market- view, Wesle y highlighte d th e I would be forced to deal, as I had that was instrumental in developing ing conducts business as usual in a company's "wor d of mout h ap - my entire life, with my old nemesis: a love for music in my young mind. not-so-usual way . Hi-Frequency , proach," the need to "create a buzz" the wretched New England winter. Now MTV is a gross physical salute founded by president Ron Vos in 1995 about a product o r grou p an d th e Inside th e gym , the atmo - to conformit y an d pre - with a small budget and a used com- emphasis on accomplishing that by sphere was ver y different. Ther e tentiousness. . .no-no-no, my deadline puter, and stationed in a basement hitting the ground running. That trans- was a buzz in the air, an almost pre- is looming dangerously close over the office, ha s continually grown and lates into street work. "W e try t o coital excitement.. .MTV was here horizon and this is not the time nor garnered accolade s from the music seek out youth culture," he stated. at NHC to film a show called Choose the forum to go off on a dangerous industry. That is one of the reasons Hi-Fre- or Lose 2000. I t was early and the tangent about how MTV has become Hi-Frequency prides itself on quency chose NHC. crowd hadn't shown up yet, but from decadent and depraved like the final guerilla marketing techniques, on e Hi-Frequency is constantly careful observatio n o f the peopl e days of the Roman Empire. Let me reason that MTV acquired their ser- looking for motivated individuals who around me—student volunteers, se- get back on track. vices to promote Choos e or Lose thrive in a grassroots environment. curity, film crews, hired geeks, and Despite my biased opinion 2000. Thi s example illustrates Hi- Wesley stated that while marketing the ever-present assortment of pimps about MTV, I got wind of a nasty ru- Frequency's popularity within the in- experience is nice, what's really im- and degenerates— I came t o th e mor at the press table: Because of dustry. Larg e record companies and portant is a "creative individual with haunting realization that these people the storm and bad weather, the word PR firms , suc h a s RC A an d personal initiative." were someho w gettin g incredibl e was that no candidates were going Interscope Records, retain the ser- Individuals interested i n kicks, a psychic orgasm of sorts, from to show up and if any did show their vices of small, grassroots operations learning more about Hi-Frequency, or being a part of this scene. It was a faces, then there would be no debate like Hi-Frequency in an effort to keep those interested in working for them, feeling tha t your old pal MT was or Q&A session. their own organizations streamline d should contact them through the fol- barely abl e t o understand and to o It didn't make much sense and more efficient. lowing: emai l - hesitant to share. to me but what the hell do I know? Joel Wesley, general man - hifrequency @ hifrequency.com. or The vibrations in the place Choose or Lose, as I understood it, ager of Hi-Frequency's Carrbor o Wesley directl y a t gave me a terrible jolt and so I ran was supposed to be about politics and operations, bega n workin g for th e [email protected]. o r outside to regroup, find balance by getting the youth of this country to company in the spring of 1996 as a mail - Hi-Frequenc y Marketing, c/o organizing my thoughts, and maintain vote. Standin g in the crowd as John field representative . As Vos explains, Joel Wesley GM, 200 North Greens- the fragile grasp I had on reality by Norris took the stage and the show "Our experience has taught us that boro St., Suite D-2A, Carrboro, NC, smoking the last three cigarettes in got under way I realized that it didn't personal involvement is key to reach- 27510.

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VOICES AND FACE S What i s you r favorite Valentine' s Da y memory ?

David Snuffe r

Andrea Aldrich Sam Doyl e Freshman Busines s Freshman Spor t Admin. Majo r Management Majo r "Having my ex-boyfriend "I'm still waiting; set up a candlelight hopefully this one will dinner and serve Chinese be the most memo- food and I hate Chinese rable!" food but didn't have the heart to tell him. "

Casey Keno e Freshman Accounting Majo r 7 got a big stuffed frog with roses. "

Jason Bouffard Senior Business Studies Majo r "Having Kim Mygan as my Valentine!"

Matt Colantuoni Freshman Business Admin. Majo r "The love that I have for K.D. "

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Mariel Mabardy, Steph Jones, Jill Silvi o an d Jeremy Steine r Nicole Corbin i Freshman Sport Management Majo r Freshmen "Eating lots of chocolate. " "Our secret lovers naked on a bearskin rug. "

Kara Sorenson Kriste n Pierog Matt Maheu Freshman Internationl Sophomor e Market- Freshman Sport Management Majo r Business Major in g Major "My girlfriend visited me on vacation "We don't partake in Valentine's Day activities. " wearing only a trench coat. "

Marcos Carvalho Mik e Warend a Sophomore Marketing Sophomor e CIS Major Melissa Prit t Major Sophomore Culinary Arts Majo r "Getting through the day without an argument with "My ex-boyfriend bought me a big, our girlfriends. " white teddy bear."

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OPINION

Editors' Note: Students' opinions are accepted to be published on the opinion page, yet they do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial staff. If anyone would like to write about his/ her religious beliefs, that will also be accepted for publication on this page. Kicking the smokin g habit hard work but worth it

College Press Exchange Good News: I feel great now that I've quit smoking. I have better circulation, food tastes wonderful again, my girl- Wonder wh y "nice guys/ friend remarks how much nicer it is to kiss me and, above all, I don't feel lousy from the minute I wake up until the minute I go gals" finish last? to bed as I did two short months ago .

By Mark Williams But let's put all of that into some context: kicking the smoking habit was a really hard thing to do. Have you noticed that when you try to do something nice for someone, it is often taken for granted by him An English professor of mine at the University of New Hamp- or her? Yo u might feel like you ar e being used and shire once said that if it hadn't been for cigarettes, h e probably wouldn't have made it through graduate school. But, he quickly unappreciated. Prais e God! Yo u are being used, but added, if he hadn't quit smoking right after grad school, he prob- by no means are you unappreciated! By giving freely ably wouldn't have lived long enough to even meet me. of ou r time and resources, we imitat e the lov e God showed us when He gave his only Son to die in our I know exactly what he meant. I'v e tried to quit smoking five place. times in college, and each time have found myself taking that decision more and more seriously. Unfortunately, school-related We should not complain when others take advantage stress has always brought me back to my crutch. of us, bu t give until w e can' t give any more and then Not this time. And I mean it; I'm done. Y'see, my Camel-lov- give som e more. Jesu s has give n u s eterna l life; ing friends, I've seen the very real possibility of death that comes shouldn't we share the blessing He has given us? Th e from smoking — and I'm only 21. My respiratory system ha s Lord want s everyone to benefi t fro m Hi s love , no t ceased working properly not once, but three times. The most just a select few. S o don't hoard God's love; sprea d recent trouble sent me to a hospital over winter break and re- it to everyone you meet and let them know where you quired surgery. Doctors basically told m e I could choose t o got i t from s o they can pass it along too ! suffer through nicotine withdrawal now or face far more seri- ous consequences later .

Jesus' disciples once asked Him what they would re- It wasn't much of a choice, I decided. ceive, having given up everything they owned to fol- low Him . "Jesu s said to them, 'Truly, I say to you, in Thinking you, oh smoking purist, aren't faced with such dire the ne w world , whe n the So n of ma n shall sit o n hi s options? Think again. I have truly learned the hard way that glorious throne, you wh o hav e followed me will also every cigarette I smoked was taking a little bit of life from me. sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Is - I "decided " t o kic k th e habi t i n roo m 45 9 o f Norther n rael. An d every one wh o ha s left houses or brothers Westchester Hospital Center in New York State not long afte r or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for I suffered a collapsed lung. No matter how many times I buzzed my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and in- nurses and asked for a pack of smokes, they wouldn't give me herit eternal life. Bu t many that are first will be last, any. At the time, I was surrounded by three men who were also and the last first'" (Matthew 19:28-30). craving a drag. Two had lung cancer, one had emphysema and we all had an agreement: If anyone scored a smoke, he was to So there you have it, "nice guys and gals" finish last bring one back for the other guys, too. because they want to be first in the eyes of their Sav- Then, as I felt better and the immense pain and discomfort I ior, whil e He uses them to d o Hi s hol y work . B y experienced started to subside, I started t o feel bad for all the making ourselves available to humankind, w e give God other cigarette fan s around me. They weren't going to get any an opportunit y to tel l others , through us, abou t th e better. And I, on the other hand, had one thing every single one free gift of life that is available to anyone who wants of them would have given anything for: the chance to lose an and will as k fo r it. Don' t be afrai d t o ris k personal awful habit before it lost me. security and get involved in the "Grea t Commission" I miss smoking like you wouldn't believe; don't think for a sec- (Matthew 28:19-20). Pu t yourself in His hands, He ond that this is an easy battle. They say that after on e month^of will take care of you because He loves you. being smoke-free, you should treat yourself to something. I joke with friends that I'm going to have a Marlboro Red. And now that school stress is setting in, the temptation is growing.

But I can beat it S o can you.

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and humiliate them. final months of '99: computer glitches, Ah, but those professional power failure, Communist invasion, jerks don't deserve to be dumped alien invasion or the rather ominous on. The y were prepared an d it's threat of Christian anarchists running better to be safe than sorry after amuck in Washington Hall while lis- all. Bu t don't let any of those rude tening to Neil Diamond records at top buggers anywhere near you. The y volume. I like to gamble—I d o it are bound to be irritable and cer- whenever and as often as I can—and tainly ready to give you a hassle I placed my bets and let it all ride on after havin g spen t th e nigh t a hunch that this Y2K business was a crouched ove r a candle t o stay cruel joke at our expense, an excuse warm in a foul-smelling 6x8 con- to cause panic in the streets, make crete cell eating dog food out of a people so worried that as the seconds can while waiting for th e bomb to ticked down to 2000 they would run drop. I f you o r someone you lov e screaming from their homes, like rats is threatened by any of those mea- from a burning ship, savagely stomp- sly cowards then I suggest hosing ing on each other in the mad dash to them down with a can of Mace or be the first one into the fall-out shel- maybe firing a few warning shots ter. over their heads with a fat, black Thank goodness that hunch .44 Magnum in order to get them of mine turned out to be correct. It's off your property... and if that fails plain to see that I have my moments to scare those scumsuckers awa y of sheer brilliance. Anyway, we can then releas e a couple of rabid, all breathe a heavy sigh of relief now. blcod-thirsty wolverines on the m The '90s are over (Hallelujah!) and and then sit back in a comfortable we all made it through that rotten de- chair, crac k ope n a beer , an d cade in, more o r less , on e piece . watch the carnage unfold. Looking out the window from th e Now t o be somewhat se - temporary location of the Gonzo Na- rious, if Y2K had been the end of tional Affairs Headquarters here in the world then I would've been Rhode Island, it doesn't seem like the doomed. My preparation for2000 year 200 0 i s th e en d o f th e was simple: I didn't prepare for it world.. .but don't lose hope just yet, at all. I didn't really buy into all kids, because there's always next year. that bad noise that we were all con- For a good time, email: stantly being bombarded by i n the [email protected]. January 1,2000: Gonzo Movie Review: commentary on Y2 K The final scream By Matthew Theroux By Melissa Cowdrey ".. And whosoever was not found of civilization as we know it and the written into the book of life was birth of a hellish new age when talk- "Scream 3" opened in the mother. cast into the lake of fire..." ing monkeys would rule the planet theaters on Friday, February 4. I t The weird thing about this — Revelations 20:15 and David Hasselhoff would be king. was the completion of the Scream Scream is Sidney (Campbell) tries to Instead of watching, as I di d trilogy. There were some old an d stay away from her hometown. Sh e Well, friends, that awful pre- in wild-eyed amazement, a soon-to- new faces . Davi d Arquette , feels that if she lives far away, and millennium specter of the Y2K di - be-empty bottle of Dewar's (White Courteney Co x and o f cours e under a different name, she will not saster that had the world nervously Label) clenched tightly in fist, as that Neve Campbell. There were also exist to the outside world. She heads holding its breath in anticipation of old ba g Dick Clark dropped that some familiar stars from TV and home, though, when she hears of the an apocalyptic storm of mind-bend- giant disco ball in Times Square to other movies. They include Parker murders occurring again. ing proportions on January 1,2000, usher in the New Year, Decade, Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Carrie The killer is trying to kill all of has come and gone as T.S. Eliot said Century, and Millennium, there were Fisher, Patrick Warburton, Kevin the characters from the movie - within "not with a bang but a whimper." some—to quote Dr. Thompson— Smith, Jenny McCarthy and leg- - the - movie's script, in the order they The smooth and uneventful transi- "bedrock crazies" out there bracing endary horror filmmaker Roger are killed in the script. Ther e were tion from 1999 to 2000 came as a themselves fo r terrorism , mass hys- Corman. familiar scenes from "Scream 1" and rude jolt to the thousands of weirdos teria and nuclear holocaust Th e fact The director, Wes Craven , "Scream 2" to jog you r memory and who sat huddled with their families that nothing happened on January 1 gave "Scream 3" some great sus- say, "Hey, I remember that!" inside homemade bomb shelters came as a shocking disappointment pense, shocking scenes and emo- The ending, as always, is un- dating bac k t o th e Col d Wa r to those poor fools who ar e just now tional drama. Thi s Scream really expected, unles s yo u expected it . 1950s—sawed-off shotgu n draped emerging from their dimly-lit bunkers keeps you guessin g on who will get There's a lot of horror and blood, across his or her knees, breathin g to this beautiful Saturday morning, killed and who will do the lolling. which makes you wan t to cover your stale, re-filtered air, surrounde d by shielding their eyes from the bright As you ma y remember, in eyes, but you don't . Even if you've gallons of bottled water, and shelves sunlight, and darkly mumbling' What "Scream 1", the killer was Sidney's never seen the first two Screams, yo u jammed ful l wit h cheap canne d a rip-off' as they struggle to hide their boyfriend and another friend, and can easily get into and enjoy the last goods looted from the local super- embarrassment from those, like this in "Screa m 2" , th e kille r wa s of the three Screams. market—anxiously awaiting the end punk journalist, who would scorn Sidney's dea d ex-boyfriend' s

12 The Observer February 9, 2000 Ethernet Connection. lOBase T sup- ports data transfer rates up t o 10Mbps (10 Megabits per second). Etherne t was developed by the Xerox Corpo- ration in 1976 and is expanding to higher levels. Fas t Ethernet i s be- h coming more prevalent. I t is 1 0 times faster than normal Ethernet. I t sup- ports data transfe r rate s of u p t o 100Mbps. Each compute r o n th e Internet needs to be identified with a unique qualifier. Thes e identifiers are called IP addresses. An IP address looks lik e this : 204.146.144.253 . There are four numbers, all between zero and 255, separate d by periods. When data are sent and receive d over the Internet, the IP address of the destination is attached. Since these numbers are hard for humans to re- member, domain names are available to make it easier. A domain name is a key- word representation o f an IP ad- dress. A nam e suc h a s www.hotmail.com is much easier to remember tha n the digital num- ber of the site, 209.185.242.251. All domain names end with three- letter extension s tha t sho w th e class o f the we b page. Fo r ex- ample, th e domai n nam e www.hotmail.com locate s a n Internet addres s fo r "hotmail.com" and a host serve r named "www." Top-leve l domain name refers t o the "com" section of th e domai n name . Th e "hotmail" par t o f th e domai n name is called the second-leve l domain name. The second-level domain name is usually easy fo r someone t o remember . If people wished to pub- lish a web page on the Internet, all they would have to do is go to www.InterNIC.com and set up a domain name (as shown above). InterNIC is a company that main- tains all of the domain names on the Worl d Wid e Web . Th e InterNIC is also used t o help lo- cate where each domain name is on th e Internet. After a connection has been made to an ISP and your computer Mysteries of th e (telephone lines). The word "modem" is identified, ISPs need a way t o com- is a n acrony m fo r MOdulato r - municate wit h eac h other . Th e DEModulator. Computer information Internet backbone is a series of large incredible Internet is always stored digitally, but when transmission lines used to carry in- Written b y th e Yearling s (freshmen in the 3-yea r program) information is sent through telephone formation among ISPs. Smaller lines Edited b y Tim Heald an d Joe Aviz a Jr. lines it is converted t o analog. A feed into it from Internet Service Pro- modem converts the analog signal viders, and together, these lines cre- back to digital so your computer will Editors' Note : This article will be serialized throughout the ate the Internet. Backbones stretch accept the data. Th e mode m modu- year. across the world and are owned in lates the analog signal to digital sig- the United States by companies such Connecting to th e Internet Microsoft Network, CompuServe an d nal an d vice versa. I n the communi- as AT&T. These large companies are Before you ca n begi n to ex- Prodigy. These companies provide cations field, bps (bits per second) is known as NSP's (Network Service plore the realms of the Internet, your the Internet service for a monthly fee. commonly used to measure the speed Providers). They sell connections to computer mus t b e connecte d t o a In orde r t o connec t t o a n IS P or transfer rate of data for modems the backbone to local Internet pro- network. T o gai n acces s t o th e (Internet Service Provider), you mus t to computers. viders, or ISPs. The ISP then sells Internet your modem must be con- have a physical connection. You can New Hampshir e College the connection to people and busi- nected t o an Internet Service Pro- use a mode m connectio n o r a n uses an Ethernet connection instead nesses in the community, giving them vider. There are many service pro- Ethernet connection. of a mode m connectio n becaus e access to the Internet. viders to choose from. The largest A modem allows a computer Ethernet allows much faster trans- Next issue: Protocols providers ar e Americ a Online, to transmi t dat a over twisted pair fer rates . NH C has a lOBaseT

13 February 9,2000 The Observer CREATIVITY PAGE

Poems by Jaime Libby weak

I think this is horridly twisted This collage of seen and unseen mixed up. centered How strange we should all see only the faults - Have we lost the ability to be guided seeds created to grow begin - timidly, by the unseen? they peek above the dark line into The part within us that loves the air and light above Our passions and all which is pure slowly tiny tender limbs reach out, The amazing portrait of each tasting and testing We hide from. We fear our own truth. a lucky seedling is caressed by the friendly wind; How simple it is to miss. the sun chimes in rays to help her grow, The momentary glimpses we share are few. over time the limbs begin to believe Can we survive by starving each other? It is needed - a change, an opened view in the roots below- These are the possibilities we forsake. begin to stand up and stretch into the blue above shapes and colors grace her subtle curves, a harmony with nature arrives, gone seeds of all types become the nature of all beauties within the outcome is the knowledge of the one truth- goodbye to my love the seed, to the inside voice still screaming a constant root to the center, the rage I felt has died useful is this philosophy I am replacing her with strength as each seed grows, so many times the root is forgotten, Renewed, that one simple cord: 'I am the single seed.' goodbye to my insanity every time the gentle plant falls, to each time I hated you blindly is forgotten or blown over, she loses her self. the senselessness of my intentions sorrow easily keeps her down; buried by the cold wind I have made into insight and indifferent sun. Changed, gradually a choice must be made, goodbye to this 'you' the plant looks upward - a silent plea to the sun to the prison where I sentenced myself and wind escapes her, the pattern of possessive passion a realization of true strength in the midst is won. I have broken and destroyed for me she is the seed that broke the soil to find the light Released, her journey is devoted to growing- goodbye to the hold she is finding the truth of the seed to the force of me to you, you to me she is centered. the body I have is becoming pure I have fallen in love with my spirit Freed.

Blood of the Innocent By Jaye Friday

Silence becomes the sound. Students, faculty an d Within these chains we are bound. Cries of anguish vanquished. staff ar e encouraged

A cycle once more repeated. to contribute short With no thought of how they are treated. Cries of terror vanquished. stories, poems and ar t

Bloody hands steal innocence. work to b e published I abstain out of reverence. Cries of help vanquished. on these pages. As the blood of the innocent Simply drop material spews forth from opened veins and the knowledge of their suffering is ignored. off a t Th e What morals can we pass to our next generations when our hands are covered in the essence of the slain? Observer office o r As the sun sets for the final time we will not change what we have made Box 108 4 i n th e because it is perfect in our eyes. How can we create freedom for future generations when the blood of the innocent stains our lives? Student Center.

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He said the key to a successful sale Over th e las t fe w year s Sports industry career is "listen to what the customer has NHC has turned the major of Sport to say. Tha t way you get the real Management into a top-notch pro- truth an d can let the person walk gram. Man y student s who hav e looking bright for NHC away feeling like they made a good graduated from NHC have gone on choice on their investment or pur- to find jobs with highly regarded or- grads chase." H e is happy with the way ganizations suc h a s th e Boston While with the Sea Dogs he worked his career is heading. Sullivan works Celtics, the Portland Sea Dogs and By Jason Albrycht and in concessions, the souvenir shop, hard and hopes to have a long and the Detroit Tigers. The future looks Scott Boucher ticketing, promotion s and made ap- fruitful career in the Department of bright for hard-working NHC Sport pearances as Slugger, the team mas- Sales with the Boston Celtics. Management students! Today job opportunities for cot. He is currently the Director of people graduatin g wit h a Spor t Ticket Operations for the Portland Management degre e ar e brighte r Sea Dogs. H e is responsible for NHC's Crew Club than ever . Befor e you start your the distribution and accounting of all career, it is important to participate tickets, including group sales, sea- By Jean Brantley in a n internshi p o r d o voluntee r son tickets and luxury boxes. H e work. Most colleges require a stu- also works on the scheduling, main- For those who have never a loose set of guys and gals who dent in the Sport Management field tenance and upkeep of a computer- tried crew, there is an opportunity come and go; usually we rowed a to do a formal internship, one for ized ticket system and accounting for to start this spring. New Hampshire mixed boat (guys and gals). We in- which they will receive college credit the organization. Cameron consid- College students in this year's Crew tend t o compet e an d becom e a n If the company you want to work ers himself lucky. "Most people pay Club have started their winter work- actual team by the end of the year for is not hiring, you can volunteer to watch baseball games, I get paid out and are looking forward to get- depending on how many people we and then possibly get a job with that to watch them," he said. That is one ting out on the water and rowing in get. S o come on out and see if you team or organization in the future. of the many benefits of working for March. enjoy crew as much as I do! The followin g ar e NHC a professional sports team. He also I had never tried crew in my If you are interested, you graduates who have turned success- said that you really have to love the life, but once I started I found out can contact the president of the club, ful internships into desirable jobs in game in order to work in the indus- why so many are drawn to the sport. Jeremy Busey, at extension 9349. the sports industry. In the spring se- try, due to the very long hours you This fall was the first time I went out Even if you have never rowed be- mester of 1998 , two NHC Spor t put in and the lack of compensation on the water. Th e team this year is fore, we are interested in you! Management majors , Jaso n Elia s you receive. "You can get burnt out and Chris Cameron, completed an very easily," he said. According to record for 3-pointers in a game set internship with the Detroit Tigers Cameron, the key to acquiring a full- Penmen in the 1995-96 season. organization. Bot h Elia s an d time job in sports is to work hard, Chartrand finished the game Cameron spen t th e semeste r in do a n internship an d establish a s remain with 19 points on the night, includ- Lakeland, Florida, the Spring Train- many contacts as you possibly can. ing four trifectas, while senior Bobby ing home of the Tigers. There they It is all about networking. undefeated Miller added 1 9 points and five re- learned the daily operations of a pro- Elias, a residen t o f bounds. fessional baseball team. Usin g the Londonderry, NH, worke d wit h (continued from page 16) NHC was also victorious in knowledge gaine d a t NHC, the y Tom McDermott , NHC's Sport s its previous contest, posting a 90- day. were able to excel in ticketing op- Information Director, while at NHC. 69 win at Franklin Pierce. Miller erations, advertising sales and the His duties consisted of tracking sta- With 15-yea r coac h Sta n threw in 1 7 points and Chartrand marketing of the team. Elia s spent tistics fo r the men's basketball team, Spirou pulling the strings, NHC has added 1 4 as the Penmen swept the th the summer with the Tigers' minor and he assisted th e coach for th e become the 16 ranked team in Di- regular seaso n serie s fro m FPC league affiliat e in Florida, while women's volleyball team. Heiscur- vision II. A big part of its succes s since the 1994-9 5 season. Cameron pursued employment with rentiy in Lakeland, FL, working with has come from sharpshooting sopho- The teams traded hoops for the Portland Sea Dogs for the sum- the Detroit Tigers organization. He more Tim Lee of Farmington, NH, the first 10 minutes of the contest mer. Bot h were well on their way is involved in both ticketing and pro- and freshman Brian Larrabee, while before freshma n Sotirio s to successful careers in the baseball motions. He also works on the bud- senior Mitch Filson and junior Ryan Karapostolou starte d a 13- 4 run industry, thanks to the internship. get for the Lakeland Tigers minor Chartrand have added upper-class with a 3-pointer, giving NHC a 35- After graduating from NHC league payroll and answers the tele- experience to the team. 22 advantage . The Penmen the n in May 1999, they began their pro- phones in the administrative offices. Lee, the NECC leader in 3- ended the half wit h a 10- 3 run to fessional careers. Whil e at NHC, He said he is hoping "the Tigers will pointers wit h 7 0 o n th e season , open up an 1 8 point lead over the Cameron was involved in the Sport hire m e full-time sometime afte r scored 2 1 point s an d Larrabe e Ravens. Management program. He was the Thanksgiving." Elias also said, "The added 20 and nine rebounds to lead NHC score d th e firs t six Vice-President of the Sport Man- pay is not great but you have to start NHC t o a 118-6 9 drubbin g of points of the second half and later agement Club and the recipient of at the bottom and work your way Bridgeport at the NHC Fieldhouse took its biggest lead of the contest the college' s Spor t Managemen t to the top." on Saturday. at 12:34 , a 62-36 mark. Franklin Academic Award. A resident of Both Camero n and Elia s The Penmen outscored the Pierce would get no closer than 17 Brunswick, Maine, he spent three are adjusting t o their new careers Purple Knights 17- 3 over the first from that point. summers prior to graduation work- well. The y love what they are do- six minutes of the game and later took Karapostolou ha d a soli d ing with the Portland Sea Dogs, the ing, work hard and put in long hours a 21-5 lead with 12:2 7 to play in night overall with 1 1 points (3-for-4 AA affiliate of the Florida Marlins at the office to help make their or- the first half. But Bridgeport put to- from three-poin t range), five assists, professional baseball organization. ganizations a success. They enjoy gether a 10-1 run to cut the lead to and five rebounds while Filson and working in the baseball industry. seven points, 33-26, with 4:59 left. Larrabee combined for 15 points. Sean Sullivan is another suc- The Penmen then closed out the half NHC stands in first place in cessful graduate of the NHC Sport with a layup and a 3-pointer to go the NECC with two games remain- Management program. He gradu- into the intermission with a 53-39 ing against second-place Southern ated i n 1994 . H e now works a s advantage. Connecticut State. The Penmen will Director of Sales fo r th e Boston NHC opene d th e secon d next be at Teikyo-Post on Wednes- Celtics and has been with them for half by outscoring Bridgeport 17-3 day, Feb. 9, before returning home five years. His job entails the selling to take a 70-42 lead, then outscored to fac e SCS U o n Saturday , Feb . of season , grou p tickets and pro- the Purple Knights 19-10 in the next 12, at 4 p.m. The game will also be motions to businesses such as John six minutes to open up a 89-52 lead. televised on WMUR Channel 9. Hancock an d Fidelity Insurance . NHC knocked down 16 of 30 treys in the game, one short of the school 15 The Observer February 9,2000 SPORTS Women's basketball on a 2- 0 streak

By Nick Coates most recent triumph came at 1994-95 seaso n an d firs t Although the New the hands of an 87-36 deci- win over Pierce in Rindge, Hampshire Colleg e sion ove r conferenc e fo e NH since the 1990-91 cam- women's basketbal l tea m Bridgeport a t th e NHC paign. hasn't enjoyed great success Fieldhouse. Senio r Je n NHC trailed 12-8 in this season, fans of the pro- Robinson of Deerfield, NH, the early going before a trey gram will certainly take this scored 1 7 point s an d from Sharke y sparke d a season ove r seasons past. grabbed 12 rebounds, while 14-2 run as they closed out With first-year coach Den- Kristy Woodil l (fro m the first half wit h a 29-20 nis Mas i a t th e hel m th e Farmington, NH) tossed in lead. Th e Raven s cu t th e Penwomen have posted a 7- 17 points. lead to 31-25 early in the 13 overall record and 5- 6 NHC opene d u p a second hal f bu t th e NECC recor d throug h 36-10 lead late in the first Penwomen answered with Saturday's action. half and cruised to victory 10 straight points to open up a 41-2 5 lead . Bu t th e NHC already more from there . Junior guar d Eilise Sharkey has been a big point Ravens again responded to than doubled its win total of Eilise Sharkey nailed seven scorer for NHC in recent games. (Photo cut the lead within nine, 58- the last two years combined three pointers in the contest by Bruce Taylor) (3-52 overall) when the team to hel p pac e th e 49. NHC solidified the vic- posted back-to-bac k wins Penwomen. tory by knocking down 13- over Franklin Pierc e an d Robinson also led of-16 free throws in the last (fromHudson, NH) chipped Saturday , Feb. 12, at 1:3 0 two minutes. Bridgeport. The 71 -60 win NHC i n th e wi n ove r in nin e points , eigh t re - p.m. against Southern Con- over FPC on Wednesda y Franklin Pierc e wit h 1 7 Woodill and fresh- bounds and four assists. necticut State. The 12th will also snapped a five-gam e points and eight rebounds. man Sarah Bajda added 13 NHC returns to the also be Women's Basketball NHC losing skid. The win marked NHC's first points fo r NHC , whil e floor Feb. 9 at Teikyo Post Alumni Night The Penwomen' s win ove r FPC since th e sophomore Heid i Skelton before returnin g home on

team's success come from a contest at Fitchburg (Mass.) answered with three straight group of local players like State College last Wednes- goals in the second and third Concord's Mik e Cesere , day. The Penmen were done periods before the Penmen Hudson's Nick Nugent and in by two goals from FSC's answered bac k with three Bedford's Scot t Proulx . Bob Rumley and a solid ef- straight of their own. Along with them, junior Rich fort fro m goali e Nic k Miller, who now has Miller has been a key to the Gangemi. a league-high 22 goals on the Penmen's winning season. FSC, whic h is th e season, finished off NHC's And i t was Miller, defending ECAC Northeast scoring with two goals to cut who has netted nine goals in champion, got on the board the lead to 5-4 but the Pen- NHC's last four games, who twice in the first period be- men would ge t n o closer. led the charge in NHC's 6- fore NHC finally answered Juniors Proulx and Roy had 3 win over Lebanon Valley at 16:27 of the second on a solid efforts, recording two at Tri-Tow n Aren a i n Cesere goal. The Falcons assists apiece in the loss. Hookset. Miller netted two goals, including a power- play tally at 19:19 of the first Penmen remain period. Th e teams trade d goals in the first and second periods, but with the score undefeated in tied 2-2 Nugent and Miller Rich Miller has been a key player in posted back-to-back mark- NHC's recent wins. (Photo by Tom NECC ers, 1 4 second s apart , t o losses t o SAC in a hard- McDermott) end the second period. By Nick Coates fought 90-87 decision at the Lebanon Valle y NHC Fieldhouse. The Pen- opened th e thir d period New Hampshir e men the n rifle d of f fiv e Miller paces NHC scoring with a goal at 2:59 College has once again en- straight wins before taking a before th e Penmen seale d joyed a strong season from loss in mid-December t o the win with back-to-back its men's basketball tea m Merrimack. wins ence) record, including a Vin Forgione and Dan Roy despite two losses to cross- The Penmen again By Nick Coates thrilling 6-3 win over Leba- goals. town rival Saint Anselm. The cruised to eight straight wins non Valle y las t Saturda y Sophomore Penmen stand at 18-3 over- before running into an 86-66 Under the guidance evening. netminder Chri s Voke s all (10-0 in the NECC) with loss at Saint A's in late De- of first-yea r hea d coac h LeClerc, who pre- turned awa y 2 4 Lebanon five games to play but have cember. NH C has sinc e Rene LeClerc , th e Ne w viously held the head coach- Valley shot s an d Proulx suffered two tough losses to gone on to post four wins in Hampshire College men's ing position at Manchester added two assists in the win. Saint A's in the process. a row, including its latest, a hockey squad has jumped Central High School and is Previously, NHC NHC opene d th e 118-69 victor y a t hom e out to a 10-6-1 (6-3-1 in the a 197 1 graduate of NHC, wasn't a s fortunat e i n its season with a win, but then over Bridgeport last Satur- ECAC Northeas t Confer - has seen a good part of his game. They dropped a 5-4 dropped the first of their two (continued on page 15)

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