TNH photo gallery: UNH Jordan Reed and the men’s INSIDE community members gather on basketball team lost a close the news T-Hall lawn and speak against contest on Wednesday night at immigration ban. 4 Stony Brook University , 64-61. 16 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SINCE 1911 he New Hampshir TTNHdigital.com thursday, February 2, 2017 Vol. 106, no. 27E Student group promotes green ‘No hate, no fear’ education By Gates MacPherson CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Climate Reality Project, a group that only became a recog- nized student organization at the end of last semester, held its fi rst meeting of the calendar year on Tuesday, Jan. 31 in room 327 of Dimond Library. One of the biggest projects the group completed was during the fall of 2015, when members handed out petitions for students to sign showing support for the Paris climate talks. The signatures were eventually delivered to the talks, along with petitions from all over the country showing support for a global initiative on climate change. According to Climate Reality Project President Nicole William- son, the group received a letter from President Obama thanking Carlos Martens/Staff them for their support Director of the UNH offi ce of multicultural student aff airs (OMSA), Sean McGhee, speaks to the crowd at the “Solidarity The club is open to all stu- with Refugees and Against Deportations” rally in front of T-Hall. dents, and though many of the members are studying fi elds re- lated to environmental science, Members of UNH community stand in solidarity against Trumps’ immigration ban there is no lack of diversity in the studies of those attending the By Mark Kobzik Deportations rally on Thompson try. Saturday and what I was watching meetings. STAFF WRITER Hall (T-Hall) on Wednesday after- Freshman economics major was crazy: people getting discrim- Junior zoology major Tess noon. Toward the end, more than and chair of public relations for inated against for their religion or Olson, a scuba diver of fi ve years, At 12:45 p.m., there were 100 students, faculty, commu- the Middle Eastern Cultural As- where they come from. I knew I found a passion for conservation nity members and administrators sociation, Nooran Al-Hamdan, when noticing the effects of cli- roughly 10 people at the Solidar- Rally ity with Refugees and Against showed their support for Muslims organized the rally. mate change on coral reefs. on campus and around the coun- “I was watching CNN on continued on page 3 “I’m a scuba diver, so any- thing that has to do with changing the oceans and affecting the reefs is really important to me,” Olson HoCo’s 3,000 new cups noticed by students said. When speaking on the differ- By Aidan Reo than 3,000 cups to be distributed Scanlon said. “Sometimes there Stillings Dining Halls to sup- ence between Climate Reality and CONTRIBUTING WRITER only throughout the specifi c din- would be big cracks; sometimes ply students with the appropriate other environmental organiza- ing hall. they would be small, but they amount for their dining experi- tions on campus, sophomore me- According to HoCo’s Area would leak, making it an inconve- ence. Students eating at Holloway chanical engineering major Sean Manager Deborah Scanlon, the nience for students, so we decided “We are being fi scally re- Commons (HoCo) this week may McLoud said that Climate Reality switch was made to give students to move to a more durable cup.” sponsible and have packed the old have noticed new dark blue drink- isn’t as political as other groups, a sturdier cup to drink from. As of last semester, HoCo ing cups in lieu of the former such as NextGen. “The other cups have a ten- staff was forced to borrow drink- corrugated ones after UNH Hos- Cups “We’re more student-based. dency to break much easier,” ing cups from Phillbrook and pitality Services purchased more continued on page 3 We’re targeting the students and [telling] them what they can do to help out,” McLoud said. Every semester, members Philbrook dining hall rings in the Lunar New Year participate in a different event and create a new goal for students to By Samantha in the UNH community. soup, miso mushroom soup and Market, a local vendor located in accomplish regarding positive en- Labrecque On Wednesday, Feb. 1, rice noodles, which are traditional downtown Durham. vironmental change. CONTRIBUTING WRITER Philbrook Dining Hall (Philly) Lunar New Year dishes. “The biggest challenge is “We want to start educating hosted a Lunar New Year dinner UNH Executive Chef Todd sourcing ethnic ingredients, but students. We want the students to for students, faculty members Sweet said that the inspiration (we) want to cater to the interna- be the ones making the change,” Lunar New Year, better and those from the local com- behind the chosen dishes were tional students as well. (The man) Williams said about plans for the known as the Spring Festival in munity. Not only were there red based off of Korean, Malaysian from Happy Market goes to Bos- upcoming semester. China, is a traditional celebration lanterns and several other decora- and Chinese cuisine, and that he ton and New York throughout the The Climate Reality Project of welcoming new beginnings. tions displayed around the dining wanted to keep it as cultural and week to buy the Asian cuisine,” plans on getting students more Each year, the festival is celebrat- hall, but there was also an array authentic as possible. Sweet said. “But we go through involved by attempting to take ed at the turn of the Chinese lu- of food available. These included Sweet also said that in or- everything in mass quantities. We the challenge of environmental nisolar calendar, which is derived potstickers, Cantonese roast duck der to keep the selected dishes are ordering and making double effi ciency to the dorms. The or- from the phases of the moon and and crab rangoon, to name a few. true to the culture represented in the solar year. It’s a holiday that Some of the gluten-free and veg- the special dinner, dining servic- is celebrated by billions of people Lunar Green an options included hot and sour es bought supplies from Happy around the globe, including many continued on page 3 continued on page 3 A Look The Ahead Feb. 2 NE - Study Abroad Fair, W GSR, (11 A.M. - 2 P.M.) - Anime Club, MUB 338/340, (5-8 P.M.) AMPSHIRE WEATHER: Since 1911 H 37/18 Mostly Sunny INDEX* Carlos takes on London TNH Test Kitchen Returns feb. 3 - Knitting Club, MUB TNH test kitchen is back with 115, (4-5 P.M.) its first recipe of the semester, - Men’s Hockey vs. a fresh take on pasta salad. Boston College, (7 P.M.) WEATHER: 33/16 - Mostly Sunny CUT 10 OUT 9 A TNH staff writer documents his J-Term in London through cre- XXX ative street photography. ‘Cats remain unbeaten in conference feb. 4 Letter from SBP on - MUB comedy club, the Super Bowl MUB 18, (9-11 P.M.) Student Body President Jona- WEATHER: than Dean pens a letter to the 29/19 student body asking them to Mostly Sunny act responsibly during and after the Super Bowl. - GRAPH Feb. 5 IC XX 16 12 -Yoga, Wildcat Den, (10-11 A.M.) Brittni Lai scored eight points and tallied two assists in the Wildcats’ - Hepcats Swing 13th consecutive win on Wednesday. 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Cups mixed reactions to the dining hall. continued from page 1 Sophomore forestry major Jacob Todd believes that the new containers will be a nice addition cups and shipped them to Stillings to HoCo. and Phillbrook to be used there,” “They seem like they will Scanlon said. Carlos Martens/Staff last,” Todd said. “The new cups UNH Hospitality Services seem like they’re much more du- Community members gather in front of Thompson Hall. plans on using the cups at the oth- rable than the last ones. However, er dining halls until they break, at I wish they were 16 ounces so I Rally those who would do us harm, it’s Iranian studying to get a doctor- which point UNH Hospitality a propaganda victory for terrorism ate in mechanical engineering. could drink more liquid.” continued from page 1 Services will then switch to the Sophomore civil engineering and I think that’s especially unfor- She is here at UNH on a student newer ones. tunate.” Huddleston said. visa. Ghorbanpour joined fellow student Grant Erickson was much wasn’t the only one like this; I am It is expected that this switch more skeptical of the switch.