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Serving the University of New Hampshire since 1911 The New Hampshire TNHdigital.com Thursday, December 3, 2015 Vol. 105, No. 24 Waysmeet Center assembles TNH sports sta previews UNH INSIDE 200 Thanksgiving dinner hockey’s rivalry matchup with the baskets for those in need. Maine Black Bears. THE NEWS Page 14 Page 23 UNH student held at gunpoint during armed robbery By HADLEY Hochberg realized they had fl ed BARNDOLLAR the property, where he then ran STAFF WRITER to a downtown Durham bar to get help. Hochberg’s roommates had Just two days after the gone downtown earlier that night. Thanksgiving holiday, UNH stu- The suspects stole electron- dent Bryan Hochberg had a gun ics and jewelry before fl eeing the held to the back of his head in his residency, Kelley said. Laptops, Madbury Court house. watches and X-boxes were among Durham police were dis- some of the stolen items. patched to 8 Madbury Court at Suspect No. 1 is described approximately 10:22 p.m. on Sat- as a white male, 5’10”, medium urday, Nov. 28 after a reported build and wearing a dark jacket. armed robbery, according to Dep- Suspect No. 2 is described as a uty Chief Rene Kelley. white male, 6’1”, medium build, Hochberg had returned home wearing a dark jacket, blue jeans from work to fi nd three armed and and tan work boots. Suspect No. masked men inside. All three sus- 3 is described as a black male, pects reportedly carried handguns 5’10,” medium build, and wear- and threatened Hochberg. The ing a dark jacket. three men took Hochberg around Hochberg and his fi ve room- the house, kicking in bedroom mates believe the perpetrators doors and stealing items of value, may have attended a party at their he said. house at one point, making them In an interview with WMUR, familiar with the property, accord- Hochberg told reporters the men HADLEY BARNDOLLAR/STAFF had him lay on his stomach in the ROBBERY The house at 8 Madbury Court, which was reported to have been robbed by men with guns. living room. After nearly 40 min- continued on Page 3 utes of “ransacking” the house, Durham Business Association presents 20th annual By JENNIFER CONEENY local businesses around Durham. director of the DBA, Joanna CONTRIBUTING WRITER For the past 20 years, the Knight, president of the DBA, Durham Business Association Greek chapter members that vary Judging will take place for (DBA) has hosted the event. The from year to year, and various the annual “Light Up Durham” DBA is a non-profi t organization community members that want to holiday decoration and lighting compromised of businesses and participate. contest Thursday, Dec. 3. The professionals working together to The contest allows for busi- criteria includes ingenuity, origi- provide a voice for the interest of nesses to compete against other nality and creativity displayed local businesses. through holiday decor in recog- The judges of the event in- LIGHTS JENNIFER CONEENY/CONTRIBUTING nized Greek Life properties and clude Katie Muth, executive continued on Page 3 Holiday decorations light up the Sigma Beta house and its yard. Winter parking ban to take e ect Jan. 4 By ALEX LAROZA year’s Winter Parking Ban until Laliberte wants to make sure for a period necessary for a storm those times, parking is limited to CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jan. 4, 2016, Marc Laliberte, the students understand that the regu- response. If this happens, it will specifi c exempted areas. UNH program manager for UNH Trans- lations governing the winter park- be announced via Directed Com- has ‘weather-conditional’ exempt If, like many students, you portation Services, explained. ing ban have not changed. All that munication and the UNH Roam areas (areas that are open unless aren’t looking forward to the “The initial adjustment was has happened is an offi cial post- Secure Network (although this there is an active snow emer- struggle of fi nding an available aiming to start this year’s Winter ponement of the enforcement of part is yet to be fi nalized by media gency event) and permanently parking space this winter, you can Parking Ban on December 20th- these regulations until Jan. 4. and police services). exempt areas (areas that remain take solace. At least that’s the case after fi nals end. But then it was “But it’s critical to note that For students who might not open even during an active snow temporarily. considered that with the limited the possibility of a re-engagement know what the Winter Parking emergency). On Monday, Nov. 30, an campus activity in the period be- during the postponement period Ban entails, it essentially closes “During the winter, we make agreement was reached between tween Dec. 20 and start of Janu- still exists,” says Laliberte. Any most lots, spaces and areas be- student leadership and campus ary term, that it might feasibly be snow emergency event can still tween the hours of midnight and PARKING administrators to postpone this stretched to January 4.” re-engage the Winter Parking Ban 6 a.m., once in effect. During continued on Page 3 2 Thursday, December 3, 2015 INDEX The New Hampshire Contents Growing for a cause BSU holds Kwanzaa celebration 6 7 Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brothers and Kappa Delta sorority sisters The Black Student Union holds its annual Kwanzaa celebration Dec. 4 in hosted ‘Grow and Mow for Marrow,’ an inaugural DNA swab drive for the MUB. The BSU hosts the event to spread awareness about the African UNH’s new organization Gift of Life. American heritage as well as to reconnect with cultural routes. ‘Cats gearing up for Gators Harper leads by example 20 20 The volleyball team is taking on the No. 11 Florida Gators in the fi rst Sophomore swimmer Jess Harper has been a valuable team member this round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Thurs- year because of her ability to make up for the Wildcats’ lack of depth in day night. specialty events. This Week in Durham Student recalls Nepal Earthquake UNH Freshman Ashnav Lal recalls experience during deadly earthquake in Nepal that occurred this past Spring. Dec. 03 Dec. 04 5 • Mind to Hand to Paper • Evergreen Fair, Granite and The Artists Revealed, State Room - MUB, 10 a.m. Stay Connected: PCAC Art Museum - 4 p.m. HTTP://WWW.TNHDIGITAL.COM • Faculty Fellow Talk: Funso • DBS Seminar, COLSA TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/VINE/YOUTUBE @THENEWHAMPSHIRE Afolayan, Dimond Library Graduate Student Presen- 352, 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. tations, SLS G70, 12 p.m. • Free Yoga Class for Stu- - 1 p.m. Contact Us: dents, Wildcat Den - • Free Yoga Class for Stu- MUB, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. dents, Wildcat Den - MUB, The New Hampshire 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 132 Memorial Union Building Durham, NH 03824 Phone: 603-862-1323 www.TNHdigital.com Dec. 05 Dec. 06 Executive Editor Managing Editor Content Editor • Mind to Hand to Paper • Mind to Hand to Paper Sam Rabuck Allison Bellucci Tom Z. Spencer and The Artists Revealed, and The Artists Revealed, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] PCAC Art Museum PCAC Art Museum • Men’s Hockey vs. Maine, • Sematakaki, Hennessy The- Whittemore Center atre, 1 p.m. Corrections In a an article that appeared in Nov. 18’s issue of The New Hampshire entitled “Spotlight on Student Art,” • Women’s Basketball vs. • UNH Concert Choir, Julia Bair was erroneously named Julia “Blair” due to an error in copy editing. Boston University, Lund- Johnson Theatre, 3:30 p.m. holm Gymnasium, 4 p.m. • UNH Symphony Orches- tra, Johnson Theatre, 8 The next issue of The New Hampshire will be on p.m. Monday, February 1, 2016 The New Hampshire NEWS Thursday, December 3, 2015 3 persons with information are en- ROBBERY couraged to call the Durham Po- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 lice Department at 603-868-2324, said Kelley. UNH Police and New Hamp- ing to NH1 News. shire State Police also assisted in The incident is currently un- the investigation. der “active investigation” and any TNH COURTESY OF RACHEL HAYWARD Alpha Phi illuminated its property to participate in the annual “Light Up Durham” contest. TNH The Durham Book Ex- currently a work in progress, LIGHTS change, a not-so-new business Strafford Avenue and Madbury CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in town, has participated in the Road, the two streets where lighting event every year since it Greek houses are located, are began and won last year’s contest. lighting up and preparing for businesses, and for UNH fraterni- The store opened in 1981 and judgment day. ties to compete against sororities has always prized itself on being a Katie Teren, a senior mem- to win bragging rights as the prop- successful local business that di- ber of the sorority Alpha Xi erty with the most holiday spirit rectly supports students and resi- Delta, has witnessed the event around town. dents in the Durham community. take place outside of her sorority Tatum Evans, owner of The employees enjoy decorating house for the past four years. The Adara Salon on Main Street, has the store for the holiday season sorority has participated since worked in Durham for 18 years. and taking part in the DBA event. the start of the tradition. The business she previously “Each year Katie Muth, the “Ever since I was a fresh- worked for had participated in the executive director of the Durham men in the sorority, we have contest each year since its incep- Business Association, sends out participated in the annual deco- tion.