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Homecoming photographs of Dalton Crossan recorded the first 100-yard rushing INSIDE alumni from Saturday’s tailgate performance of his carreer in UNH’s 37-14 homecoming on Boulder Field. victory. THE NEWS Page 4 Page 16 Tailgating tradition continues By Raoul Biron Staff Writer

What was the score to the game? For many students and alumni, the most important part of the home- coming game isn’t the football, but the tailgate. “I think it means more to me now that I’m an alum because it’s a chance to get back into the college atmosphere for the weekend and it’s a good way to get together with people I haven’t seen since graduation,” said Kelly Hunt, a member of the class of 2015. The college atmosphere was hard to avoid as cars and throngs of people made Boulder Field unrecog- nizable on Saturday morning. Even UNH’s football game against Elon University well underway, the crowd on the farthest end of the field seemed to grow. The sounds of music blaring from car after car and beer cans getting crushed almost fully obscured the marching band and stadium announcer. Police cars and beer bongs don’t often mix, but on the field alumni from as far back as the class of ‘72 passed Solo cups and bottles back and forth with students. Students over the age of 21 could not bring alcohol in by hand and were given bracelets with clear instructions upon entering the field: “Alcohol consumption must end at the end of halftime.” Alcohol was only permissable if driven in by car. “I went to the tailgate because it’s tradition and it’s good to see all of the alumni. I will probably go once I’ve graduated, assuming I’m near enough to make it, but not if they keep making it stricter every year,” said Lauren Beck, a UNH senior. While the presence of alcohol was unavoidable and virtually impossible to truly regulate, students and Courtesy of Stephanie Brewster alumni alike found ways of making the party their own. Tents, tables, Hula hoops, inflatable aliens, seem- Sara Cormier, Liz Lee, Kelly Martin, Jasmine Johnson, Brittany Reitze, James Fontone, Alex Reitze, Peter LaRiviere, Jon Pearson HOMECOMING Dresser and Stephanie Brewster tailgating on Boulder Field continued on Page 3 Saturday. The scope of the issue

By Dylan Hand plained the reason for switching Contributing Writer methods. “We’ve always been look- Tickets for the fall con- ing for another option besides cert featuring EDM artist Kygo ticket lines for the students be- went on sale online Wednesday, cause obviously it’s just not and while sales were good, long ideal. We don’t want to have wait times and website issues students wait for 10 hours and made the experience not ideal not get a floor ticket or not get a for many. ticket at all,” Chabot said, add- The Student Committee on ing that the negative response Popular Entertainment (SCOPE) to the line for last spring’s Lee offered a new way to get tickets Brice concert pushed SCOPE to for the concert: the Internet. Last make a change. spring, tickets were sold in per- This time around, SCOPE son at the MUB. The line would and the MUB offered tickets stretch hundreds of people long, online through mubtickets.com, and those standing in it could hoping to provide an easier and wait for hours in the cold to get more comfortable way to pur- their tickets. Amanda Chabot, the pub- TICKETS Abbi Sleeper/Staff licity director for SCOPE, ex- continued on Page 3 Skunks invade Durham By ELIZABETH Haas many students who has had a close by. I started to fast jog away Staff Writer skunk encounter this semester. because I’m so scared of being Many skunks have been spotted sprayed.” They wriggled under a milk near campus and Durham apart- Every night senior Tyler Ro- crate, hungry, searching for scraps ment complex dumpsters, as well mano hears skunks rummaging by the Peter T. Paul School of as roaming the Madbury side- through the dumpster outside of Business and Economics dump- walk. his Garrison Avenue apartment. ster. Junior Skylar Kramer passed Senior Lo Giarrusso lived “The skunks are definitely See page 5 for TNH’s by on his way home and inves- on campus this summer and saw attracted to areas with lots of gar- tigated their rustling. The fam- skunks almost every night. bage,” Romano said, “and Dur- new photojournalism series ily: mom, dad and five babies, “There were times I saw two ham has tons of garbage and trash crawled under the dumpster. They skunks at a time,” she said. “I were skunks. would hear a rustling in the bush- SKUNKS Kramer is just one of the es and turn to find them walking continued on Page 3 2 Monday, October 5, 2015 INDEX The New Hampshire Contents Student assists in discovery Checking in with Andy Merton

7 10 Timar Blum, a UNH senior mechanical engineering major, lent a hand in Andrew Merton, recently retired UNH professor of English who taught developing a rover that may reach the moon. for 43 years, gives insight behind teaching and talks about life and pub- lishing his new book. Wildcats claim exhibition win Women’s hockey drops opener

13 15 UNH forward Shane Eiserman tallied two goals in an exhibition matchup The Wildcats fell 4-0 at the hands of conference rival Maine in the team’s against St. Francis Xavier. The regular season begins this Sunday against season opener over the weekend. American International College. This Week in Durham Wildcats give back UNH CAB held a food drive during Wednesday of spirit week. The “Wildcats Give Back Wednesday”event collected Oct. 5 Oct. 6 7 items that were given to the Cornucopia Food Pantry. • Museum of Art Opens • Museum of Art Opens Exhibition, PCAC, 10 a.m. Exhibition, PCAC, 10 a.m. Stay Connected: – 4 p.m. – 4 p.m. HTTP://WWW.TNHDIGITAL.COM • Whalebone to Steel: The • Whalebone to Steel: The TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/YOUTUBE @THENEWHAMPSHIRE Shape of Fashion, Uni- Shape of Fashion, Dimond versity Museum, Dimond Library, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Library, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. • Master of Social Work Info Contact Us: • Guided Meditation, Session, Online Webinar, 7 338/340, MUB, 12:15 p.m. - p.m. - 7:45 p.m. The New Hampshire 12:45 p.m. • Faculty Concert Series: 132 Memorial Union Building Mark Shilansky, jazz piano, Durham, NH 03824 Bratton Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Phone: 603-862-1323 www.TNHdigital.com Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Executive Editor Managing Editor Content Editor • Museum of Art Opens • Museum of Art Opens Sam Rabuck Allison Bellucci Tom Z. Spencer Exhibition, PCAC, 10 a.m. Exhibition, PCAC, 10 a.m. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] – 4 p.m. – 4 p.m. • Whalebone to Steel: The • Keith Polk Music Lecture Shape of Fashion, Uni- Series: Tom Moore “Fifty Corrections If you believe that we have made an error, or if you have questions about The New Hampshire’s journalis- versity Museum, Dimond Unknown Flutists”, Ver- tic standards and practices, you may contact Executive Editor Sam Rabuck by phone at 603-862-1323 or Library, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. rette Recital Hall - PCAC, by email at [email protected]. • Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Johnson Theatre, 7 p.m. • Dead Man’s Cell Phone, The next issue of The New Hampshire will be on Johnson Theatre, 7 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2015 The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, October 5, 2015 3 HOMECOMING continued from page 1 ingly endless bathroom lines and the subsequent people relieving themselves between cars made walking through the tailgate feel more like a corn maze than a parking lot. “I’ve been waiting for over 25 (expletive) minutes and this cop is just waiting for me to go piss in the woods,” one person shouted while waiting for the por- table toilet to become vacant. As the football team routed Elon, the festivities began to move in the direction of downtown. Courtesy of Emily Grossjung Courtesy of Tyler Peer “I was planning on going to Pictured above: Meghan Shaw, Kristyn Masse, Ben Kilelee, Jackie Pictured above: Tyler Peer, Nick Silva, Carter Walsh, Erik the game and the tailgating but the non-student tickets sold out Mundry, Nate Kilelee, Kenny Mundry, Emily Grossjung, Emma Hauck, Mike Cormier, and Peter Yarosewick. before I could get one so I just Kruse, Seth Kruse, Timmy Gringr and Maeve Dullea. came to see my friends instead,” Hunt said. Non-student tickets were unusually hard to come by for alumni, so leaving behind a wake of tire tracks, Solo cups and other unrecognizable pieces of trash, many chose to reunite in Dur- ham’s bars instead of an extended tailgate.

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There would be bother you’ rule, everyone will “I got on the site right when said Chad Livingston, a senior, Robert Bennete, a gardener no long waits in a line out in the be all set,” Fraser said. He said it started and the page took forever who thought it may have been for UNH facilities, said he doesn’t cold. Students could get tickets in skunks stomp their front feet and to load. I probably sat there for easy because he was not on cam- see skunks while he’s at work be- bed, in their dorms, or wherever turn their hindquarters toward you two hours but I had class to go to pus Wi-Fi. SCOPE did not have cause they become active at night, they had access to the Internet. before they spray. Moving slowly so I never got a ticket,” said Brian information on whether being on after the department is finished That is, if the website worked and letting skunks have the right Johnson, a senior at UNH. the campus Wi-Fi was an issue. working for the day. as was promised. of way will prevent most inci- Many students echoed John- Despite the problems with Jesse Fraser works for the The website was powered by dents. son’s frustration on social media, the site, Chabot says that SCOPE Critter Control of New Hamp- another ticketing site University If you are sprayed, Fraser targeting SCOPE for being di- sold 77 percent of the tickets on shire, which handles UNH’s Tickets. Decision makers from the recommends using a mixture of rectly responsible for not getting a the first day. larger squirrels and bigger animal MUB and SCOPE were assured equal parts baking soda, hydrogen ticket, or even missing class trying “We sold out the floor by control issues by humanely trap- that the website would be able to peroxide and Dawn Dish Soap as to get tickets. 11:30 a.m. entirely, which is the ping and relocating offenders or handle the high volume of traffic lather for de-stinking one’s hair Eventually, SCOPE got re- fastest we have ever sold some- repairing areas to exclude wild- from all the students trying to log and body. Soak clothes in this ports about students being put into thing in SCOPE history. In the life. He said skunk populations in in at the same time. same mixture with additional wa- a virtual waiting room, and wait- end, we definitely sold the tick- the state are smaller this year due “One of my first questions for ter before washing normally to ing for long periods of time. ets that we meant to sell, but the to the harsh winter, but individual [University Tickets] was ‘What remove the smell. Dumping to- We didn’t even know that damage was already done,” said litters, usually four to six baby happens when this crashes?’ I was mato juice on your body will do [the waiting room] existed. Once Chabot. skunks (kits), are averaging six to told that it won’t crash and that nothing. the waiting room was up it really As of Sunday night, student- 10 kits. the system is used in universities “I think that the university seemed to be a matter of luck I bowl and non-UNH student-bowl Students can expect to see should take some initiative and throughout the country and is de- suppose,” Chabot explained. tickets are still available for the fewer skunks by the end of No- try to prevent the skunks from re- signed to take on high levels of Some people got right concert. vember. According to Frasier, lying on our trash for sustenance,” traffic all at once,” Chabot said. through the waiting room and oth- Changes will likely be made early fall is an active time for said Kramer. “We pride ourselves SCOPE had plans for a ers had to wait, which Chabot said to the ticket process for future skunks, as juveniles leave their as an environmentally conscious backup location where students was unfair to the students. Other concerts. According to Chabot, families and the entire population university, but clearly we are hav- could go to get tickets in case students rushed to the MUB to try SCOPE will meet with the MUB tries to bulk up for winter. For ing an impact on the local mam- the website failed, but they were to get a physical ticket. and University Tickets and re- now, Fraser recommends plac- mal population.” reassured by University Tickets Some students however had view the recent events, and look ing all garbage bags into, not be- that the site would not fail, and no no trouble getting tickets at all. to find a solution. Check us out TNHdigital.com 4 Monday, October 5, 2015 NEWS The New Hampshire

FRANCES PONTES/STAFF COURTESY OF SASHA JOST Fans cheer on the UNH Football team in the student section with Gnarlz (left) and Wild E. Cat. (From left) Alumni Joey Ditommaso and Craig Randall enjoy their time at the homecoming game and tailgate Saturday.

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“I’m just going to say time the weekends you want to do definitely think that I’m going to management, basically think- other things, you want to visit learn more as I go through the ing school wise. I mean until people, and stuff, but sometimes continuation of college, and es- you come to college you don’t you have to be like, ‘no I need pecially as we get toward what really think about all the things to do homework,’ or things like nursing will be in our senior “My grandfather had cancer this summer. He’s 73 and has cancer you need to do. And especially that. Or sometimes you do the year, because we practice being in his throat. He first got diagnosed in January and went through chemo with nursing, and classes in opposite and you’ll be behind in a nurse, and it will be a lot or, all summer. And my uncle actually came from France, who he hadn’t general, there are a lot of things your classes. So it’s definitely, kind of thinking of my work life seen in a while so that kind of helped. But yeah, just kind of dealing you need to balance. And at for me at least, through college and my home life and all of the with the stress of not knowing if he’s going to be there the next day is this point in my life, it’s one been a huge journey of trying things that I will have to do, and hard. It’s brought (my family) together, for sure. I think that definitely of the most important things I to figure out how to balance all it will definitely be reflected as I our cousins are closer and kind of realized that you can’t take things for need and have to work on. On of that and change my habits. I get older.” granted.”

“My hardest thing I’ve had to Disorder, personally, I kind of overcome was changing majors, collapsed in on myself. I kind of honestly, and it wasn’t by person- separated myself from the world. al choice, but I developed (Obses- I had to focus on myself, which sive) Compulsive Disorder while I had never done before because working as a nursing assistant in I’m so focused on others, and so it between my freshman and sopho- hurt a lot of relationships because more year. So developing that people didn’t know how to help made me rethink all of my future me because I didn’t know how plans. I had to change from my to help myself. So, I had to step dream of becoming a nurse first out of a lot of social things. With to a midwife, and had to rethink my grades, honestly, since they that and find a different path in the were something I could control, nutrition program. I still want to I still performed fine, because in work with pregnant women and my head (my grades) were one of lactating women so I plan on be- the only things I really had control coming a registered dietitian and over. But after overcoming the hopefully working for Woman obstacle of, ‘yes I actually need Infants and Children (WIC); it’s help,’ doesn’t actually change a supplemental nutrition program myself as a person, but instead but it’s really pro-breast feeding is just helping me gain control of and really trying to support every- my life again, it’s honestly helped one’s health during such a sensi- me become more independent and tive time and important time to be more able to determine where I go healthy. Developing Compulsive now in life.” 6 Monday, October 5, 2015 NEWS The New Hampshire

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS www.mghihp.edu The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, October 5, 2015 7 Wildcats give back and donate during CAB spirit week By MADISON GRANT- reached out to different organi- lect food. Brickner-Wood stated, Bank, an organization that takes cess, Boyce said it was “very NEARY zations on campus such as Greek “our assumption is if you’re food from local establishments successful,” and he hopes CAB Contributing Writer life and residence halls to better here, you need it.” that would be wasted otherwise will be able to coordinate annual involve members of the com- giving back events. During the celebration of munity. With CAB’s efforts and I think it’s a great idea, even in times of Student community in- spirit week, Wildcats participated people’s generous donations, “ volvement is something Jen in giving back to their commu- Cornucopia will receive three celebration there are others who find it Turner, last year’s coordinator of nity. As part of the five-day event medium-sized boxes of canned Cornucopia clearly supports. organized by the Campus Activi- goods. hard to celebrate.” “I think all the students at ties Board, (CAB), a food drive Run as a subset of The Way- UNH should be involved in the was held on Sept. 30 to celebrate smeet Center, the food pantry Reverend Larry Brickner-Wood community,” said Turner,“it’s “Wildcats Give Back Wednes- seeks to provide food and sup- Chaplain and executive director of Waysmeet easy to forget about those in need day.” All canned donations col- port in a loving, non-judgmental when we have a dining hall.” lected by CAB will be given to way. According to Reverend Last year between its two and gives it to food pantries. When asked how he felt Cornucopia, a food pantry run Larry Brickner-Wood, chaplain days of operation, Cornucopia Cornucopia contains two about CAB dedicating a day of within the local community out- and executive director of Ways- served around 50 to 100 custom- large freezers fully stocked with spirit week to giving back to the reach organization, The Ways- meet, everything is free at Cor- ers a week. According to Brick- meats and two smaller refrigera- community, Brickner-Wood was meet Center. nucopia. And, unlike most New ner-Wood most of those patrons tors full of fresh produce. Bags enthusiastic. According to Billy Boyce, Hampshire food pantries, Cornu- represented a four-person fam- of organic apples and locally “I think it’s a great idea, a member of CAB’s homecom- copia does not limit the amount ily. The high volume of people baked bread can be seen among even in times of celebration ing committee, the goal of Wild- of food taken by its patrons. served means Cornucopia is al- the canned and boxed goods. there are others who find it hard cats Give Back Wednesday was Though recipients are re- ways in need of food. Brickner-Wood says they want to celebrate,” said Brickner- to give back to the community. quired to register with the food Brickner-Wood says the “not only food, but fresh food.” Wood, “we’re really happy to be Boyce, who was also in charge pantry, no income guidelines or pantry is sustained by donations When asked if Wildcats a recipient of people’s generos- of Wednesday’s event, said CAB identification are needed to col- from the New Hampshire Food Giveback Wednesday was a suc- ity and good work.” UNH senior lends a hand in developing moon rover for Google Lunar XPRIZE By Tyler Kennedy a fellowship that is truly out of vately funded rover on the moon, It wasn’t until he stumbled because of the high costs. … It’s Staff Writer this world. travels 500 meters, and transmits upon an article that he became one of those places where you While there, he served as high definition video and im- interested in the research being see countries coming together While he was growing up, a member of the international ages.” done at Tohoku University. He the most,” Blum said. Tamir Blum was naturally curi- committee that was Team Ha- The project, which was an- began a correspondence with It was relatively recently ous, and his interests lay across kuto, which is currently work- nounced in 2007, currently has Professor Kazuya Yoshida of To- that Blum had formed an interest multiple fields of study. Upon en- ing to develop a moon rover for 16 international teams vying for hoku University in late 2014, al- in robotics. tering his freshman year at UNH, Google Lunar XPRIZE. While the top prize. lowing for ample time in prepa- “Coming to the University his future ambitions were still Blum’s involvement only lasted Initially, Blum had the am- ration for the internship. of New Hampshire and getting unknown to him. At that point in a few months, the project is still bition to study abroad but Japan Blum remarked that while involved with some of the orga- time, he had intentions of study- ongoing. was just one of many countries mechanical engineering is cer- nizations here really allowed me ing political science. According to the official in which he was interested. tainly a broad field of study with to learn more about this field,” For better or for worse, that website for the competition, “I’ve been interested in a myriad of implications within said Blum. “And once I learned was not the path he chose. the mission of Google Lunar Japan for a long time. Like I modern science, he currently has about it, I was hooked.” Blum, who is now a se- XPRIZE is to “incentivize space watched anime growing up. … his eye on one specific subfield: Blum is currently consider- nior majoring in mechanical entrepreneurs to create a new era There’s also a large Japanese control systems, into which the ing moving onto graduate school engineering, decided to take a of affordable access to the moon influence on the U.S., such as field of robotics also falls under. upon the completion of his un- different path with his studies and beyond.” Sony, Nintendo. But looking into “I’m interested in space and dergraduate degree. He knows thus leading him to spend most A $20 million grand prize the robotic and space exploration robotics, and both of those fields for certain that he will continue of his recent summer months at will be awarded to the first team aspects to it all, the Japanese are are extremely international, es- his efforts in the fields of control Tohoku University in Japan on that successfully “lands a pri- major players,” Blum said. pecially with space exploration systems, robotics, and space. Trial to begin for teen charged with raping, killing teacher By DENISE LAVOIE His mother told police her son had well-known forensic psychiatrist, tie it into research on adolescent was, he replied, “It’s the girl’s.” AP Legal Affairs Writer been under stress following her to testify as an expert. Dudley brain development, in particular, Chism also had Ritzer’s divorce from his father and their has testified for a collection of adolescents have a difficult time identification, credit cards and a BOSTON — One day in the move from Clarksville, Tennes- high-profile defendants, including calculating the future and having pair of women’s underwear in his fall of 2013, Colleen Ritzer asked see, to Danvers, a town of 26,000 Joshua Komisarjevsky, one of two a sense of the ramifications on backpack. one of her 9th-grade algebra stu- about 25 miles north of Boston. men convicted in the 2007 mur- their future lives.” Prosecutors are expected to dents to stay after school. Hours A student who was in Ritzer’s ders of a Connecticut woman and Prosecutors are expected to present that evidence to the jury, later, the body of the popular, class with Chism said he was her two daughters; Brian Nichols, show the jury school surveillance but they won’t be allowed to tell 24-year-old teacher was found in drawing in a notebook instead of the Georgia man who killed a video in which they say Chism the jury about a confession he al- nearby woods, partly covered by taking notes on Oct. 22, 2013. judge and three other people after is seen following Ritzer into a legedly gave to Danvers police. leaves. She had been raped and “She came over and said, ‘I escaping during his 2005 rape tri- school bathroom, wearing gloves Judge David Lowy ruled that her throat had been slit with a box didn’t know you draw,’ and he al; and Colin Ferguson, the Long and a hood, then walking out of Chism did not fully understand cutter. Near her body was a note said, ‘yes,’ then later on, she said, Island railroad shooter who killed the bathroom alone 12 minutes his constitutional rights before reading, “I hate you all.” ‘Can you stay after with me?’” six people and wounded 19 others later. he spoke to them. Philip Chism, then 14, was Rania Rhaddaoui said two days in 1993. The video also shows Chism In the videotaped interview, charged in her killing, shocking after Ritzer’s body was found. Insanity defenses rarely suc- pulling a recycling barrel through Chism told police Ritzer pro- students and teachers who knew Another student who was ceed in Massachusetts, but some the school and outside, according voked the attack with a “trigger” Ritzer as a bubbly, enthusiastic in the classroom after school legal observers say Chism’s to search warrant documents filed word, which he would not dis- teacher and Chism as a quiet boy that day said she heard Ritzer youth might make some jurors in court. The barrel was found close. and standout soccer player who and Chism talking. The student, more willing to consider a mental near Ritzer’s body. Authorities “After she insulted me, had recently moved to Massachu- whose name was blocked out in health defense. said she was sexually assaulted that’s when I became the teach- setts from Tennessee. court documents, told police that “I would really think that twice, once with a stick. er,” Chism said, according to Two years later, Chism is when Ritzer mentioned Tennes- youth is going to be a huge fac- Chism was found hours a description Lowy gave in his headed to trial as an adult on rape, see, Chism appeared “visibly tor. Part of the argument would later, walking along Route 1 in written ruling. robbery and murder charges. Jury upset.” When Ritzer noticed his be that Chism couldn’t control neighboring Topsfield. Police selection begins Wednesday in reaction, she changed the subject, whatever disease or defect he there found a box cutter with Essex Superior Court in Salem. but the student said Chism then had,” said Daniel Medwed, a law blood on it inside Chism’s back- This story has been cor- Chism’s lawyers plan to use began talking to himself. professor at Northeastern Uni- pack. During a pretrial hearing, rected to show Chism previously a mental health defense, although Chism’s lawyers have re- versity. an officer testified that when lived in Clarksville, Tennessee, they have not revealed specifics. tained, Dr. Richard Dudley Jr., a “I assume the defense will Chism was asked whose blood it not Clarkson. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK 8 Monday, October 5, 2015 NEWS The New Hampshire First responder and suicide survivor share stage to spread awareness By Doug Rodoski tered heart issues at 45, and went fornia), face and image were im- was Sergeant Briggs. thia said. Contributing Writer through a divorce a year later. portant. So it came as a surprise “I did not know it was Berthia emphasized how “... Shortly after his grandfather when at 19, I was diagnosed with Briggs at the time. We had a we are all first responders. All What goes through a man’s passed away, he was diagnosed a congenital mental disorder,” 92-minute conversation, and I you need is two ears and a heart. mind in the moments leading with depression. Berthia said. spoke for 89 of the minutes. I There is power in listening, and up to an attempt to take his own Briggs spoke of how there “I was also blaming myself just told him everything, and everything in life prepares you life? On Sept. 30, a large crowd is a stigma attached to admit- for the separation of my parents I did not know who he was or for your moment.” at UNH listened intently to the ting depression, amongst law when I was 13,” he said. “Then what his ethnicity.” After the presentation, sev- first person account from suicide enforcement personnel and other at 21, I decided to become a fa- survivor Kevin Berthia. Berthia similar career fields. ther. I thought that would give ...we are all first responders. All you was accompanied by first re- “Three things that resonate my life meaning.” “ sponder Sergeant Kevin Briggs are denial, shame and avoid- Unfortunately, a series of need is two ears and a heart. There is (California Highway Patrol, re- ance,” he explained. personal and family crises soon tired). Briggs then mentioned the followed, in rapid succession. power in listening, and everything in life “I would always try to keep big three for suicide warning “My daughter was born pre- prepares you for your moment.” the conversation going,” ex- signs: suicide threats, previous maturely; when I finally brought plained Briggs, as he spoke of attempts, and feelings of being a her home I was confronted with Kevin Berthia the tactics he employed on that burden. Other indicators include a $225,000 debt for hospital care Suicide survior harrowing day on March 11, changes in behavior, appearance which was not being covered by 2005. “You do not want to be and sleep patterns; drug and al- insurance. How was I going to talking down to them; the key is cohol abuse; emotional with- pay this back?” Finally he climbed back eral UNH students remarked to empower the distressed per- drawal and feelings of hopeless- Unemployment compound- over, and was taken to the hos- about how the subject resonated son.” ness. ed the problem. pital in a police car. He detailed with them. “I always felt that no mat- how “out of it” he was for the “The talk was honest and When dealing with a potential suicide, ter what, there was hope for to- four days after the attempt. Dis- straightforward,” said Sarah Mi- “ morrow. Then on the morning turbingly, things became more licia, a senior in UNH’s English you want to stretch time out and keep the of March 11, 2005, I woke up at difficult when he returned home. program. “The speakers ad- 4:28 a.m. and had a new feeling. “The next day this pic- dressed the stigma attached to person engaged.” I could not see any hope for an- ture was in the “San Francisco depression, and personalized it other day.” Chronicle.” Now there was no- with their experiences. They em- Kevin Briggs The audience intently lis- where to hide.” Berthia went on phasized how it was okay to ask First responder, California Highway Patrol tened to the events of that day, to challenge the audience. for help.” from his buying gas for his car “If there was a picture of “My take-away point from with loose change, to asking the worst day of your life, what the talk was: how important it is Briggs outlined how anyone “High emotions equal low a stranger for directions to the would it look like?” to listen to people,” added senior is susceptible to stress and po- rational thought,” he added. Golden Gate Bridge. Then on May 7, 2013, Ber- Victoria Burack. “The message tential depression. While serving “When dealing with a poten- “I was asking myself: ‘Who thia was contacted by the Ameri- applies to all students here.” in the U.S. Army, he was diag- tial suicide, you want to stretch is going to miss me?’” can Foundation for Suicide nosed with cancer and endured time out and keep the person en- As Berthia spoke there was Prevention. The organization chemotherapy. He was 26 when gaged.” the photograph of him on the wanted him to fly to New York his mother passed away 1989. He then introduced the man screen. He was balanced on the City, and share his experience. Done reading? please do your part With the CHP, he had a devas- he helped in 2005, Kevin Ber- outside rail of the bridge, head “Others with similar experi- recycle me tating head-on collision with an- thia. down with his hands in his pock- ences were stepping forward, as other motorcyclist. He encoun- “Living in Oakland (Cali- ets. Above him, on street level, well as victim’s families,” Ber-

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Learn more and enter the challenge now! unh.edu/svic #NHInnovates The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, October 5, 2015 9 Survivor: Gunman spared ‘lucky one’ to give police a message By GOSIA WOZNIACKA Pastor Randy Scroggins, class to stand in a corner, handed Salas said the gunman told guns and five ammunition maga- Associated Press whose 18-year-old daughter Lacey him a package and told him to de- victims “’this won’t hurt very zines when he went to the cam- escaped without physical injuries, liver it to authorities, Willis said. long’” before shooting them. pus that morning. ROSEBURG, Ore. — The said she told him that the gunman The law enforcement offi- Law enforcement officials Oregon’s top federal pros- 26-year-old killer who gunned called to a student, saying: “’Don’t cial who disclosed the existence have not given details about ecutor said the shooter used a down classmates at an Oregon worry, you’re the one who is go- of the manifesto did not reveal its what happened in the classroom. handgun when he opened fire college spared a student and gave ing to survive.’” contents but described it as an ef- However, they released a time- on classmates and had stashed a the “lucky one” something to de- Harper-Mercer then told the fort to leave a message for law en- line that shows police arrived at rifle in another room but did not liver to authorities, according to student that inside the shooter’s forcement. The official is familiar the scene six minutes after the fire it. the mother of a student who wit- backpack was “all the informa- with the investigation but was not first 911 call and exchanged gun- Several years ago, Harper- nessed the rampage. tion that you’ll need. Give it to the authorized to disclose information fire with the shooter two minutes Mercer moved to Winchester, Others weren’t as fortunate. police,” Scroggins said, citing the and spoke on the condition of ano- later. Oregon, from Torrance, Cali- Parents of students in the class- account by his daughter. nymity. Harper-Mercer was enrolled fornia, with his mother, Laurel room said the gunman shot one Scroggins also said his The official said the docu- in the class, but officials have Harper, a nurse. after saying she could save her life daughter heard the gunman tell ment was left at the scene of the not disclosed a possible motive At an apartment complex by begging. Others were killed af- one victim he would spare that shooting but wouldn’t specify for the killings. In a statement where Harper-Mercer and his ter being told to crawl across the person’s life if the student begged, how authorities obtained it. released by authorities, his fam- mother lived in Southern Cali- floor. then shot the begging victim any- Boylan, a freshman at ily said they were “shocked and fornia, neighbors remembered Shooter Christopher Sean way. Umpqua Community College, deeply saddened” by the slay- him as a quiet, odd young man Harper-Mercer later killed him- Lacey Scroggins also spoke also told her grandmother the gun- ings and that their prayers went who rode a red bike. self as officers arrived, Douglas about students being ordered to man asked students about their out to the families of those who The Army said Harper-Mer- County Sheriff John Hanlin said crawl to the middle of the room faith. died and were injured. cer flunked out of basic training Saturday. before being shot. “If they said they were Chris- Harper-Mercer’s father, Ian in 2008. Authorities have not dis- Randy Scroggins said his tian, he shot them in the head,” Mercer, told CNN on Saturday Harper-Mercer’s social me- closed whether they have an enve- daughter survived because she Willis said, citing the account giv- that he is struggling to under- dia profiles suggested he was lope or package from Harper-Mer- was lying on the floor and -par en by her granddaughter. stand how and why the shoot- fascinated by the Irish Republi- cer. However, a law enforcement tially covered by the body of a fel- However, conflicting reports ing happened and that he was can Army and frustrated by tra- official said a manifesto of several low student. The gunman thought emerged about Harper-Mercer’s stunned to learn his son had ac- ditional organized religion. pages had been recovered. Lacey Scroggins was dead as well, words as he shot his victims. cumulated so many guns. He also tracked other mass Bonnie Schaan, the moth- stepped over her and shot some- Stephanie Salas, the mother He said the law should shootings. In one post, he ap- er of 16-year-old Cheyeanne one else. of Rand McGowan, another stu- be changed because the attack peared to urge readers to watch Fitzgerald, said she was told by Janet Willis said her grand- dent who survived, said she was would not have happened if his the online footage of Vester Fla- her daughter that the gunman gave daughter Anastasia Boylan was told by her son that the shooter son had not been able to get nagan shooting two former col- someone an envelope and told him wounded in the Thursday attack asked victims whether they were guns. leagues live on TV in August in to go to a corner of the classroom. and pretended to be dead as Harp- religious but did not specifically The dead ranged in age from Virginia, noting “the more peo- Harper-Mercer said the per- er-Mercer kept firing, killing eight target Christians. 18 to 67 and included several ple you kill, the more you’re in son “’was going to be the lucky students and a teacher. Her son said the shooter had freshmen. They were sons and the limelight.” one,’” Schaan told reporters out- Willis said she visited her people stand up before asking, daughters, spouses and parents. Contributing to this report side a hospital where her daugh- 18-year-old granddaughter in a “’Do you have a God? Are you Nine other people were wounded were Associated Press writers ter’s kidney was removed after she hospital in Eugene, where the sob- Christian? Do you have a reli- in the attack in Roseburg, a ru- Jonathan J. Cooper and Rachel was shot. bing Boylan told her: “’Grandma, gion?’” ral timber town about 180 miles La Corte in Portland; Rebecca Relatives of other survivors he killed my teacher!’” Salas said it was like telling south of Portland. Boone in Boise, Idaho; and AP also said Harper-Mercer gave Boylan also said the shooter the victims “you’re going to be Harper-Mercer wore a flak researchers Adriana Mark and something to a student in the class. told one student in the writing meeting your maker.” jacket and brought at least six Rhonda Shafner. 25 hurt in collapse of concrete By TOM FOREMAN Jr. “The EMS folks got there Associated Press pretty quickly,” Wiberg said. “They were wonderful.” OLIN, N.C. — A concrete Richard Campbell, a band canopy collapsed Saturday on a member from South Iredell High group of band students who had School, told WBTV in Charlotte gathered outside a North Caro- that he witnessed the canopy col- lina high school shortly before a lapse and aftermath. competition, leaving 25 people “I was standing toward the injured, authorities said. building and I heard it snap,” Dr. Howard Bell of Iredell Campbell said. “And I ran out Emergency Medical Services toward the grass and saw people confirmed the injury total to re- trapped underneath there.” porters after the awning collapse The band competition was outside the entrance to North Ire- canceled. dell High School in Olin, about Emergency personnel re- 55 miles north of Charlotte. At mained on the scene late Satur- least one student was taken to a day, dismantling the damaged Winston-Salem hospital with po- section of canopy. Band mem- tentially life-threatening injuries, bers could be seen inside a high authorities said, without elabo- school stairwell staring out of a rating. window and looking down at the “Our thoughts and prayers debris. are with our students, and we un- Other band members, some derstand that some of the parents dressed in red T-shirts and others may have been injured as well,” in black polo shirts, were spot- Iredell-Statesville Schools Su- ted walking between the school perintendent Brady Johnson said. building and the adjacent library. Iredell-Statesville Schools Students talked among them- spokeswoman Susie Wiberg said selves and with state Highway the students were standing under Patrol troopers but they declined the awning as a band competition a reporter’s request for comment. was about to get started inside Hours after the accident, the the school. Wiberg said a box truck remained parked in front of truck hit one of the canopy sup- the high school as a Highway Pa- ports and the awning then fell, trol enforcement team inspected hitting the students underneath it. it for possible mechanical prob- A driveway leads up to the cano- lems, authorities said. The only pied entrance. evidence of damage to the truck Wiberg said emergency per- was a mangled section of trim on sonnel rushed to the school, lo- the top of the cargo section on the cated in rural Iredell County near right side. The area around the a major north-south route, Inter- canopy and drive was cordoned state 77. off by yellow tape. 10 Monday, October 5, 2015 NEWS The New Hampshire Where 43 years of teaching lands you in life: checking in with retired Prof. Merton By TIM DRUGAN-EPPICH ence on national television in choice of major changed several fered by his former mentor Don the Massachusetts prison sys- STAFF WRITER 1985 for a critique on fraterni- times, starting as a business ma- Murray that turned into 43 years tem. Merton fl unked her in a ties titled “Return to Brother- jor, then changing to psychology of devoted commitment. magazine course for missing the Cruising into the halfway hood,” published in “Ms. Maga- for a few years, until he took an “I had no idea what I was do- deadline on her fi nal portfolio, a point of the semester, many fresh- zine.” He was fl own to New abnormal psych class. ing when I fi rst started teaching,” move Merton says taught her to men are beginning to get a hang York, chauffeured around in a “I started seeing in myself Merton said. take deadlines seriously. of the college lifestyle, and se- limo and put up in the fi nest ho- (what) we learned about,” he Winding up in a teaching “I felt like the early math niors are simultaneously trying to tel, all to speak about his piece on said. “Paranoid schizophrenic, position left Merton a little lost at teachers who fl unked Einstein,” grasp the concept of not returning “The Phil Donahue Show” (now anything, you name it. It was fi rst. The fact that he had no idea he said. next year. But there is someone called “Donahue”). But after his pretty creepy.” what he was doing led him to use Another example was Al- who didn’t come to school this trip home, he got back just in time what he knew, and what he knew ice McDermott, who also took year, someone who had been for McBride’s poetry class. was newspapers. Merton utilized a magazine course with Merton coming to the University of New Settling into his chair after I wanted them to the environment of a newsroom while getting her MA in fi c- Hampshire since 1972. the hectic trip into the national “ to convey to students and teach- tion. Merton says she told him Last May, UNH said good- limelight, Merton decided, “This know that you’re an ers alike what needed to be done. that his class made her sure that bye to Andrew Merton, who had is where I belong.” “He could be blunt, and at she wanted to be a fi ction writ- been teaching in the English de- “Lost and Found” has al- adult now, and it is times tough, but he was clear and er. She would go on to win the partment for 43 years. Some of ready gained some positive feed- time to take things you knew where you stood with National Book Award for her that time was even spent as the back. him,” said English Professor Tom novel titled “Charming Billy.” chair of the English department. “Andrew Merton has mas- seriously.” Newkirk, an old colleague of “Andy Merton was a no So what does someone do when terfully condensed his life into Merton’s. bull---- guy—in his writing, his the commitments they have had potent, brilliantly-composed, Andrew Merton This blunt demeanor earned teaching, and, in the last part of during those four decades are no minimalist snapshots,” said Jes- Retired UNH Professor him the nickname “The Mer- his long career here, his chair- longer relevant? sica Bell in a literary comment tonator,” but over time, he re- manship of the department,” “My focus now—and the on the Accents Publishing web- laxed his teaching style. Newkirk said. subject that links my career and site. “Chronologically arranged, He then moved to history be- “I stopped being a tough As Newkirk referenced, my retirement endeavors—is po- delicately layered, and driven by cause he “fi gured studying dead guy all semester,” Merton said. Merton served as chair of the de- etry,” Merton said. savage honesty and subtle ten- people was safer.” While he became slightly partment for 6 years, 6 years that With his second book of po- derness, “Lost and Found” is an But his time as a student softer as semesters progressed, were kept distraction-free. etry coming out in just a couple intense injection of love, loss, was spent writing for “The New Merton used his blunt teaching “He could cut through the weeks from Accents Publishing, loneliness, and above all, the un- Hampshire,” and playing bass style early on to send a message verbiage of department meet- “Lost and Found,” Merton is relenting question of one’s exis- guitar in a rock band named The to young college students. ings, and keep us all on course,” continuing into retirement with a tence.” Checkmates. The band toured “I wanted them to know Newkirk remembered. passion that he found while still Having more time to focus Northern New England colleges, that you’re an adult now, and it But eventually, Merton de- teaching. on poetry in the beginning of earning him a paycheck. is time to take things seriously,” cided it was time to throw in the Merton’s former colleagues a new stage of life also leads to “I made my entire college he said. towel. Born on May 12, 1944, Charles Simic and Mekeel Mc- some refl ection on a long career tuition playing for that band,” he Merton’s teaching career Merton retired as a birthday pres- Bride, both professors in the of teaching at UNH, a career that said. did not just have a profound ef- ent to himself about 71 years lat- English department, allowed him Merton never anticipated. After he graduated, Merton fect on him, but he also impacted er. A birthday, Merton was quick the opportunity to sit in on grad- “I’m an accidental academ- wrote for a few newspapers, but those around him. to note, that is shared by the late, uate-level poetry classes. These ic,” he said. ended up back at UNH when the He had a student named great Yogi Berra. And Merton’s classes were where Merton found Merton stressed that his un- paper he was writing for, “The Barbara Walsh who would go favorite Yogi Berra quote? himself at peace. dergraduate education at UNH Boston Herald Traveler,” fold- on to win a Pulitzer Prize for her “When you come to a fork Merton shared his experi- was anything but focused. His ed. It was a two-year contract of- work for the “Eagle-Tribune” on in the road, take it.” The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, October 5, 2015 11 Debris spotted as crews search for ship lost off coast of Bahamas

By BEN FOX captain, whose name the compa- Associated Press ny has declined to release. “This is a top-notch cap- NASSAU, Bahamas — Res- tain. He’s well-educated,” Bobil- cuers spotted floating debris and lot said. “He would not have put an oil sheen Sunday as U.S. crews the life of his crew in danger, and continue an intensive search off would not have out his own life in the southeastern Bahamas for a danger, had he known there was U.S. cargo ship with 33 people danger out there. He had the best on board. The company that owns intentions. He has a family too, the ship said a container that ap- and he wanted to go home to them pears to belong to the vessel had too. That storm just came up way been found as well. too fast.” The ship, the 790-foot El Hurricane Joaquin moved Faro, has not been heard from out of the Bahamas and was near- since it lost power and was taking ing the mid-Atlantic territory of on water in fierce seas churned up Bermuda on Sunday afternoon as by Hurricane Joaquin. a weakening Category 3 storm. By early Sunday afternoon, Rough weather had initially ham- the U.S. Coast Guard said its air- pered the search, but conditions crews spotted “life jackets, life had improved enough by Sunday rings, containers and an oil sheen” for the Coast Guard to dispatch in the sprawling search area but one of its cutters, the Northland, they have not yet been able to to aid the aerial search. Two other confirm whether the debris and oil cutters were on their way. is from the El Faro. On Saturday, “Our hope is that we can re- the Coast Guard said it located an ally saturate that area better than orange life ring from the cargo yesterday,” Petty Officer First ship that emitted a distress ping Class David Schuhlein, a Coast Thursday, but then went silent. Guard spokesman. The missing vessel’s owner, By early Sunday afternoon, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, weather conditions had improved said a contracted tugboat and an- significantly, with rescuers deal- other of its ships had found a con- ing with 1-foot seas, 15-knot tainer that appears to be from the winds and unrestricted visibility, El Faro. But “there has been no according to the Guard. sighting of the El Faro or any life The El Faro departed from boats,” company president Tim Jacksonville, Florida on Sept. 29, Nolan said in a statement. when Joaquin was still a tropical U.S. Navy and Air Force storm, with 28 crew members planes and helicopters were help- from the United States and five ing Coast Guard crews look- from Poland. The ship was head- ing for the ship across a broad ing to Puerto Rico on a regular expanse of the Atlantic Ocean cargo supply run to the U.S. island around Crooked Island, which the territory when it ran into trouble. El Faro was passing as the storm It was being battered by winds of turned into a powerful Category 4 more than 130 mph and waves of hurricane. up to 30 feet (9 meters). TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico The crew reported it had told family members of the crew taken on water and was listing 15 gathered at a union hall in Jack- degrees but said it was “manage- sonville, Florida not to be discour- able,” according to its owner. aged after news of the life ring In a statement, TOTE Mari- found Saturday was circulated. time Puerto Rico said it autho- Laurie Bobillot, whose rized the sailing “knowing that the daughter, Danielle Randolph, crew are more than equipped to is a second mate on the El Faro, handle situations such as chang- said Sunday she was trying not to ing weather.” lose hope after nearly four days As more floating debris was anxiously waiting for news of the spotted Sunday, the company said ship. its “thoughts and prayers remain “We’ve got to stay posi- with the 33 individuals aboard the tive,” said Bobillot, of Rockland, ship and their families.” Maine. “These kids are trained. Every week they have abandon ship drills.” Dearen reported from Jack- Both she and Robin Roberts, sonville, Florida. Associated whose stepson Mike Holland is an Press writer David McFadden engineer on the El Faro, said they contributed from Port-au-Prince, had faith in the skill of the ship’s Haiti.

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Sophomore Shane Eiserman and freshman Marcus Vela scored three points each as the Wildcats completed UNH 6 a three-goal St. Francis 4 comeback to defeat St. Francis Xavier University 6-4 in Sunday night’s exhibition game at the Whittemore Center. Trailing 4-1 in the second pe- riod, the Wildcats fought back and tied the game in the third period. Halfway through the period, ju- nior defenseman Matias Cleland fi red a shot from the point that was defl ected fi ve-hole by Eiser- man, giving UNH the lead and sending the Whitt into a frenzy. St. Francis Xavier controlled the opening ten minutes of the game and forced UNH to take two early penalties. It made the Wild- cats pay on its second power play of the period, scoring the game’s fi rst goal. After allowing a goal and fi ve of the fi rst six shots of the game, the Wildcats pushed back. They were able to generate some offensive zonetime and fi nally beat St. Francis goalie Brandon Hope late in the period off of a Richard Boyd wrist shot. All of the bounces seemed to go in the X-Men’s favor in the CHINA WONG/STAFF second period, and the Wildcats found themselves in a deep hole. The Wildcats scored ve unanswered goals to come back from a 4-1 de cit to beat the St. Francis Xavier University X-Men 6-4. Andrew Three straight goals propelled the Poturalski (pictured) tied the game o of a Tyler Kelleher pass in the third period. X-Men to a commanding 4-1 lead halfway through the game. of the offensive zone, and fed a turalski said. “We all just played of furious pressure, the Wildcats the game up at 4-4. Following the fourth goal, cross-ice pass to Eiserman, who our game and stuck to the game converted. Marcus Vela’s shot Eiserman’s second goal was head coach Dick Umile talked fi red a one-timer past Hope with plan, and it worked out for us.” from the slot was blocked right the eventual game-winner, but to his players on the bench and just over three minutes remain- UNH was presented with to defenseman Harry Quast, who Cleland tacked on a power play stressed the importance of the ing in the period. The shot totals a golden opportunity to score ripped a shot past a diving defen- goal in the fi nal two minutes to game’s next goal. through 40 minutes were 20-19 in early in the third period, as St. seman and into the far side of the secure the victory. “You’ve got to get the next favor of UNH. Francis Xavier was assessed two net. UNH then trailed 4-3. The puck drops on the regu- one,” he said. “Otherwise, it’s Eiserman’s goal provided a penalties within three seconds. The momentum swung in the lar season this Friday, Oct. 10 at over.” much-needed confi dence boost The Wildcats moved the puck Wildcats’ favor, and just 3:17 later home vs. American International The team responded to its for the team as it headed into the quickly around the offensive they buried another goal. Junior College. coach, and was able to cut the fi nal period. zone, and generated numerous Tyler Kelleher threaded a pass to defi cit to two late in the second. “We knew coming into the shot attempts, many of which Poturalski, who snapped a shot Defenseman Dylan Maller car- third that there was a good chance were blocked by the defense. Af- stick-side from the right faceoff digital.com ried the puck down the left side for us to come back,” Andrew Po- ter almost two straight minutes circle, beating Hope and knotting TNH

VOLLEYBALL ‘Cats sweep road trip against America East foes By ANDREW YOURELL their record to 11-7 and 3-0 in fense,” Hirschinger said, after lead with 33 aces on the season. UNH will have an opportu- SPORTS EDITOR America East. lauding the rest of the team’s ef- Madison Lightfoot, the nity to further extend its confer- “Always good to win on forts. “We had a lot of contribu- team’s other co-captain, led the ence lead when the UMass-Low- The volleyball team is the road,” head coach Jill Her- tors…our passers and defense team in digs in both matchups, ell Riverhawks come to Durham breezing through America East schinger said, who praised the made our setter and hitters look adding to her UNH career mark. on Sunday, Oct. 11 for a 1 p.m. opponents as it defends its back- Wildcats’ team effort in the wins. good.” She tallied 17 in the Albany tilt. UMass-Lowell is currently to-back “3-0 in America East and 9-0 in Senior co-captain and out- game, and another 16 against 3-15, with an 0-2 conference re- UNH 3 America sets...the team is working hard side hitter Tori Forrest led the Binghamton. cord. The home games will con- Albany 0 East titles. and continues to improve.” team with 13 kills at Albany, The ‘Cats were unfazed by tinue after that, with showdowns T h e UNH 3 Leading the way in both chipping in another seven on the road trip to New York, mak- against the University of Mary- University matches was Demi Muses, who Sunday. Cassidy Croci was sec- ing themselves at home in both Binghamton 0 land Baltimore County (7-9. 1-1 at Albany recorded double-double efforts ond on the team in kills against opponents’ gyms, despite loud in America East) on Oct. 16 at 7 Great Danes in both wins. Binghamton with nine, after a crowds. p.m. and with Stony Brook (6- and Binghamton Bearcats were Muses logged a career-high fi ve kill effort against the Great “Albany and Binghamton 12, 2-0 in America East) the fol- the latest conference casualties, .625 hitting percentage in the Al- Danes. are both good teams and tough lowing day at 4 p.m. as the ‘Cats effi ciently handled bany matchup, chipping 12 kills Junior setter Keelin Severt- places to play,” Hirschinger said. both teams on their home courts and 13 digs in. Against Bing- son provided for her teammates, The two wins have given over the weekend. UNH defeat- hamton, the middle blocker add- turning in solid efforts in both UNH sole possession of the ed Albany 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25- ed 12 more kills and another 10 contests. Against the Danes, she America East conference at 3-0, Got a complaint? 21) on Friday night in Albany, digs, marking her sixth double- had a team-high 36 assists, six though Stony Brook is still un- before traveling to cross-state to double of the season. She added digs, four service aces and four beaten in conference play, with a CONTACT ANDREW YOURELL AND Vestral to tackle the Bearcats 3-0 three blocks and two aces over kills. She added 35 more assists 2-0 record. BRIAN DUNN AT (25-18, 25-23, 25-22). The Wild- the weekend as well. against the Bearcats, with four “We are looking forward [email protected] cats have yet to drop a set to a “Demi had a good weekend more digs, an ace and four kills. to playing at home on Sunday,” conference opponent, improving both as an attacker and on de- Severtson currently has the team Hirschinger said. 14 Monday, October 5, 2015 SPORTS The New Hampshire

time. WSOC “Yeah I mean repeating as continued from page 16 conference champions is our goal,” he said, “but we need to go one game at a time. It seems cli- great game plan,” head coach ché but that’s what we need to do, Steve Welham said. “We wanted we need to get better and progress to press them hard and expose our every day.” good matchups.” The ‘Cats turn their focus to The plan has worked in both a home matchup with the Uni- America East matchups the ‘Cats versity at Albany Great Danes have played in this season: the on Sunday, Oct. 4. The game will 3-2 win over Vermont on Thurs- take place on Bremner Field and day, and a 6-0 thrashing of the is slated to start at 2 p.m. The Binghamton Bearcats last week- Wildcats will be recognizing end. their seniors during the pregame UNH took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Caroline Murray’s ceremonies. cross in the Vermont box was misplayed by a Catamount de- Albany fender and ended up as an own The win streak continued as goal in the game’s 20th minute. the UNH women’s soccer team The Wildcats held onto the slim grabbed its third consecutive lead until the half. win in America East, improving But in the first minute of the to 3-0 in conference, as they de- second half, UVM’s Nikki Mc- feated the Albany Great Danes Farland beat UNH goaltender 1-0. Mimi Borkan to even the score at The Wildcats celebrated 1-1. In the 54th minute, McFar- Senior Day prior to the game. ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF land scored again to give the Cat- With five players representing Sophomore back Jackie Feraco races against an Albany forward for the ball during Sunday’s match. amounts their first lead of the day. the Wildcat senior class, coming The Wildcats defense stifled Albany, allowing only four shots on goal. But Kristen O’Neil sparked out and sealing a victory against Albany meant a little more than the Wildcats second half come- not forget what happened the afternoon, the rest of the game “They threw a couple differ- two points in the conference back with a goal of her own in the last time they played the Great rested in the hands of the Wild- ent looks at us and put us under standings. 67th minute off a corner kick by Danes, a 4-2 loss at Albany. cat defense. They succeeded in the gun a little bit,” Welham said. “This is everything, I mean Murray. The Wildcats were seeking ven- stopping a high-powered Great “What were proud of is the fact it just proves that the team is here Standout Brooke Murphy, geance for their loss last year. Dane offense, which had a 12.8 that we held on, we had what we to fight for one another and us,” who led the team with four shots, Much like the previous shots-per-game average coming had and what we needed to get senior captain Gabrielle Sloan couldn’t find the back of the net, matchup against the UVM Cata- into the matchup. out of this.” said, “Its really nice to have the but was able to dish out a pass to mounts, the team set the tone “You’re going to go for- A strong shutout at home whole family here too.” junior Caitlin Bucksbaum, who early in the game. The Wildcats ward, you’re going to throw ev- proves the Wildcats’ depth is a Head coach Steve Welham, fired home the game-winning recorded eight shots on goal, erything you can at the opposi- reliable asset moving forward, in only his second year at the shot in the 81st minute. It was the while holding the Great Danes to tion,” Welham said regarding the knowing any player can step in program’s helm, has admired first goal of the Vermont native’s three in the first half. Wildcats’ defensive effort. “At and make a difference. the senior’s drive and work ethic career. The only goal of the game that point we had to weather the “You put anyone in there throughout his time at UNH. “They showed heart during came from the Wildcats’ lead- storm a little bit.” and they’re going to step up” “This senior class has seen a that comeback. That’s what a ing goal scorer, Brooke Murphy. The Great Danes had a late Sloan said, “and that proved to- lot of change,” Welham said re- championship team does,” Wel- Junior Kelsey Pratt dished it to game flurry with around ten min- day because we had two people garding his five senior athletes. ham said. And while the six-point Murphy, who put it to the right of utes to play in the game, but the out and we just won.” “They’ve remained real disci- swing the game provided in the Albany goaltender Alana Bren- Wildcats stood tall and hung on The Wildcats look to remain plined and they understand what standings leaves UNH alone atop nan to give the Wildcats a 1-0 to secure the shutout. Welham undefeated in conference play, they want to do and what is at the conference, Welham said he lead 12 minutes into the game. credited his team’s ability to stay as they welcome the UMass- stake.” and his players are focused on With Murphy’s goal be- focused mentally and stay strong Lowell Riverhawks to town on The ‘Cats certainly did taking this season one game at a ing the sole point tallied on the under pressure. Thursday, Oct. 8th. FIELD HOCKEY In Brief Wildcats underwhelm at No. 6 Albany ‘Cats nab first conference win at UMass-Lowell By ANDREW YOURELL shot, 1 minute 23 seconds into corners. Junior co-captain Chris The Wildcats began the sec- SPORTS EDITOR the game. Rize would record UNH generated its first scor- Wingate of the University of New ond half with a plethora of offense four saves during the game, but it ing opportunity in the 40th min- Hampshire’s men’s soccer team as they fired four shots in succes- In last year’s America East wasn’t enough to keep the Wild- ute, when Meg Flatley’s insert on recorded a goal and an assist as sion, starting with freshman Chris conference finals, the UNH field cats close. a penalty corner was corralled by the Wildcats defeated the Uni- Arling and junior Karl Frisk. hockey team succumbed to a After Morgan’s goal, the leading goal scorer Lindsay Ner- versity of Massachusetts Lowell The Riverhawks nearly got

Albany 4 fast-paced Danes earned a penalty corner, bonne, but the junior missed the Saturday afternoon at Lowell’s on the board in the 74th minute of University UNH 1 and Rize managed to stop a shot net wide right. Cushing Field. play as Marchand fired a shot on at Albany off the stick of Albany’s Paula Heuser broke free in the 50th New Hampshire remains un- the Wildcat net, but senior keeper team, which felled the Wildcats Heuser, the NCAA Division I minute, but Rize again stone- beaten on the year as they improve Ryan Carpenter came up with the by a score of 5-0. It was the sixth active career leader in goals and walled the Danes’ star. While to 7-0-2 and to 1-0-0 in America save. year that UNH and Albany had points and last year’s NFHCA Na- Heuser couldn’t find the back of East play. Lowell’s record evens Wingate tallied his third met in the finals. tional Player of the Year award. the net herself, the ‘Cats couldn’t out at 5-5-0 overall and to 0-1-0 point of the game as he ripped a Robin Balducci, the team’s In the 12th minute, the Great keep her from feeding her team- in conference action. Seniors A.J. shot from within the box into the head coach, expected her team Danes converted a corner play. mates, and Heuser’s pass to Anna Albers and Connor Pauley also net past Kroll. might have some trouble keep- Laura Page’s initial shot was Botino allowed the sophomore to scored for the Wildcats. Pauley netted an insurance ing emotions in check on Sunday. blocked, but resulted in another score at 56:57, giving her team a The Wildcats got off to a goal for the Wildcats with 50 What she didn’t expect was the corner play. Frederike Helmke 4-0 lead that the ‘Cats couldn’t quick start as Albers recorded his seconds left in the second half, flat team that showed up for the took Megan Ma’s pass and found come back from. third goal of the season in the 8th his second goal of the season. 4-1 loss to the No. 6-ranked Great the back of the net past Rize. In the 65th minute, off a re- minute of play to give the Wild- Kroll came out to challenge the Danes. Meg Carroll had the Wild- direct from Courtney Sweeny, cats a 1-0 lead over the River- play, but Pauley played it around “Extremely disappointing cats’ first shot on goal of the Carroll scored to put UNH on the hawks. him and then fired a shot into the performance today,” she said. game, with eight minutes left in board. But the goal was too little The Riverhawks responded empty net. “Didn’t challenge enough in a lot the first half, but Maxi Primus, the too late to staunch the bleeding, in the 15th minute as Wuilito Fer- The Wildcats held on for a of areas and several individuals Albany goalkeeper, turned the se- and the Wildcats couldn’t mount nandes notched the equalizer. 3-1 victory, outshooting the Riv- put in sub par performances.” nior forward away for one of her a comeback. UNH senior co-captain An- erhawks by a total of 22-4, eight The Great Danes overpow- two saves. Fortunately for the Wildcats, drew Chaput tallied the next shot of which were on goal, compared ered their feline opponents, log- At 29:26, Camryn Dias ex- they’ll get another chance for re- on goal for either team in the to Lowell’s two. Carpenter made ging a 15-7 shot advantage, with tended the Great Danes’ lead to venge before the America East 42nd minute of play, but River- one save on two shots faced in the eight of those shots on goal, com- 3-0 when she fired a reverse stick playoffs roll around. UNH hosts hawk keeper Austin Kroll made game as his record improved to pared to three for UNH. from the left end line into the top Albany on Oct. 25. But first the the save. Freshman Alex Valencia 6-0-2. Albany drew first blood, as right corner of the UNH cage. Al- ‘Cats will focus on Friday’s 4 p.m. made a last bid attempt in the first The Wildcats are back in ac- Liza Morgan took the ball and bany maintained the lead into the matchup with Vermont and a Sun- half with a shot with 24 seconds tion on Tuesday, Oct. 6 as they fired it past UNH goalkeeper half, and held a 10-2 edge in shots day afternoon tilt with the Boston left, Kroll made the save and the travel to Harvard for a night tilt. Melissa Rize on the game’s first and a 3-0 advantage in penalty College Eagles, both at home. half ended tied at 1-1. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The New Hampshire SPORTS Monday, October 5, 2015 15

cats also received another strong players who each recorded an the first half thanks in large part to figure out what happened in the FOOTBALL start from quarterback Adam interception. On the list were de- to their pressure on quarterbacks latter part of it,” he said. “It didn’t continued from page 16 Riese, who played in place of in- fensive backs Casey DeAndrade, Daniel Thompson and Connor taste good going through the mid- jured starter Sean Goldrich for the D’Andre Drummond-Mayrie and Christiansen. UNH recorded two dle of it.” second straight game. Lamar Edmonds, along with line- sacks and consistently disrupted New Hampshire does not was very pleased with the way we Riese completed 22 of 32 backers Akil Anderson and Ryan Elon’s passing game. play next weekend and next trav- got out of the gate and played in passes for 163 yards with a touch- Farrell. “I think we played downhill els to the College of William & the first half.” down and an interception. His Anderson said UNH’s offen- early and I think that helped us Mary on Saturday, Oct. 17 for When asked postgame about touchdown came on a 4-yard sive production gave the defense out,” Anderson said. “We stopped another CAA matchup at 12 p.m. his success running the ball, Cros- pass to Jordan Powell in the first energy and confidence to take the the run so they had to be more McDonnell said the bye san deflected the attention to his quarter. The junior quarterback ball away from Elon. one-dimensional and we start- week is coming at a good time for teammates. commanded an efficient Wildcats’ “When the offense is having ed picking up on some of their the Wildcats. “It’s not me, it’s a team ef- offense that produced 398 total a lot of success, we feed off of routes.” “When you’re looking at fort,” he said. “Our wide receiv- yards. that,” Anderson said. “That’s one Elon picked up 229 yards in where we are, obviously we’d all ers and offensive linemen blocked New Hampshire’s defense of the things we pride ourselves the second half to finish with 313 like to be a little better than this great. Everybody blocked great was inspired by its thriving of- on: playing with energy. When we total on the afternoon. McDonnell but like I told the guys, the good and that makes my job very easy fense. UNH had five intercep- play with energy, we play pretty said he would have liked to see thing is that we have two weeks to find the holes and just run.” tions against Elon after coming well.” his team play the entire game as to get better and two weeks to get Along with Crossan’s pro- into the game with zero picks on The Wildcats defense lim- well as it started it. healthy, which is a really good duction on the ground, the Wild- the season. The Wildcats had five ited Elon to just 84 total yards in “We’ll have to watch the tape thing.”

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY Black Bears top Wildcats in season opener By CHRISTOPHER paring that meshed well against BOKUM the Black Bears with elusive CONTRIBUTING WRITER speed, hard work on the forecheck, and an ability to make chances of- Freshmen goaltender Hilary fensively. Cashin filed back onto the ice with “They had moments,” Witt 1:47 left in the third period with said of Boucher’s line, “but we sheer disap- expect a lot more out of them.” Maine 4 pointment. Discipline is also an area of UNH 0 In her col- improvement moving forward. legiate debut, The Wildcats were sent to the the Wildcats’ goaltender recorded box four times on Friday, one of 17 saves, but needed help from her which resulted in a Richards goal team. at 17:33 in the first, as Taylor was The ‘Cats were unable to called for checking at 16:21. oblige their novice goalie. Maine sent out two defend- “I thought we did not play the ers on the advantage. Defender way we could’ve and were able Cassidy Herman worked the point to,” UNH head coach Hilary Witt along the blue line as Richards and said. defender Mikayla Rogers were Instead, the ‘Cats surren- stationed above the circles. For- dered a hat trick to Maine’s senior wards Brooke Stacey and Maine forward Audra Richards as UNH captain Emilie Brigham worked dropped two points to their rival down low in the slot. Rogers be- Maine Black Bears with a deci- gan the scoring sequence with an sive 4-0 loss on Friday night at the intended pass to Stacey, which ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF Whittemore Center. caromed off a UNH defender onto The puck dropped on the Wildcats’ season on Friday night at the Whittemore Center. The team lost As Richards solidified her the stick of Brigham, who dished 4-0 to the Maine Black Bears in Hockey East action to start the season 0-1-0. three-point performance with an a pass to the weak-side winger empty net goal at 18:13, the ‘Cats Richards. The puck snuck along were pondering where their en- the left post as Cashin attempted ergy from the opening minutes of to make the sprawling save. the first period had gone. Stacey continued the scoring “I though in the first four trend at 10:43 of the third when minutes we outplayed them she stormed center ice with a shot 100%,” Witt said. “Then we start- that deflected off teammate Nicole ed to have some bad habits and not Arnold, who was able to nudge focus and not skate straight lines the puck back to Stacey. Stacey and we were circling and not sup- sniped a shot inside the right post, porting one another.” giving Maine a 3-0 lead. Those habits led to turnovers, Albeit a lackluster team per- mismatches and, most important- formance, coach Witt attested to ly, Maine goals. the great play of her freshmen “I probably could’ve been goaltender. a little happier with my perfor- “I thought Hilary was great,” mance tonight,” Cashin said. Witt said. “She made some big “Given some of the circumstances saves and the goals she let in, we on the goals, I’m not too upset didn’t really help her. We scored about them, but I think I made one on her and the other two; you some good saves.” can’t give kids pointblank oppor- Those circumstances proved tunities from the slot and expect problematic for the ‘Cat roughly the goalie to stop them all. So I’m halfway through the first when very proud of the way she played.” Richards took a hard wrist shot The Wildcats return to action from the right circle that caromed Oct. 9 against Lindenwood at the off UNH defender Julia Fedeski Whittemore Center at 5 p.m. and past Cashin. Maine’s Anna Wright infiltrated the ‘Cats zone ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF sending a backhand pass cross-ice Maine’s Meghann Treacy stonewalls UNH’s Jonna Curtis during a scoring opportunity on Friday to the weak-side winger Richards. night. Treacy ended the game with 29 saves and completely shutout the Wildcats. The goal came against one of UNH’s most energetic for- ward pairings Friday night–Amy TNH Boucher in the center, Cassandra We have issues. Vilgrain flanking her left and De- TNH Serving UNH since 1911 van Taylor on the right. It was a On Sunday, the Red Sox concluded their season with a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. They sports finished the season with a 78-84 overall record.

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FOOTBALL Crossan’s career day leads ‘Cats SCORE The running back’s 4 touchdown day sealed homecoming win CARD FOOTBALL (3-2) By GREG LAUDANI STAFF WRITER UNH running back Dalton 37 14 Crossan is officially the king of UNH homecoming. Elon Saturday, Durham, N.H. The UNH 37 dynamic ju- Elon 14 nior rushed VOLLEYBALL (11-7) for 140 yards and four touchdowns to guide the Wildcats to a 37-14 victory over Elon University on Saturday after- 3 0 noon in front of a sold-out home- UNH Binghamton coming crowd at Cowell Stadium. New Hampshire (3-2, 1-1 Saturday, Vestal, N.Y. CAA) got its running game going early and never looked back. Cros- Also: W, 3-0 vs. Albany san led the team in yardage and FIELD HOCKEY (4-6) became the first member of the current UNH roster to rush for 100 yards or more in a single game. “We ran the ball very well and 4 1 our offensive linemen blocked un- COURTESY OF ELISE AUSTIN-WASHBURN Albany UNH believably,” Crossan said. “They Dalton Crossan (27) runs past Elon defenders while teammate Jordan Powell (87) blocks. Crossan really opened up some holes for us Sunday, Albany, N.Y. tallied 4 touchdowns in the victory. Powell caught the team’s only passing touchdown. to get going.” UNH demonstrated com- quarter. UNH built a 34-7 halftime lead behind game even though it held UNH to just three WOMEN’S SOCCER (5-5-3) mand right from its opening possession. The its commanding running game. points in the second half. The Phoenix cut the Wildcats marched 77 yards in four plays and At the half, Crossan had already gained lead to 34-14 in the third quarter on a 2-yard Crossan finished the drive with a 36-yard 93 yards and four scores on 12 carries. scoring run by B.J. Bennett but could not gain touchdown run for a 7-0 lead in the first quar- “He’s a productive kid in all phases, not enough traction to get any closer. 1 0 ter. Crossan scored on a 1-yard run later in the only running with the football but he can catch “I always felt we were in control of the quarter to push New Hampshire’s lead to 20-0. it and return kicks,” McDonnell said. “The game,” UNH head coach Sean McDonnell UNH Albany Sunday, Durham, N.H. The Wildcats’ largest lead was 34-0 after thing I liked about today was that he ran down- said. “I thought it was a good victory and I Crossan scored his fourth touchdown of the hill.” Also: W, 3-2 vs. Vermont game, a 2-yard run with 4:49 left in the second Elon could never manage to make it a FOOTBALL continued on Page 15 MEN’S SOCCER (7-0-2) WOMEN’S SOCCER 3 2 UNH sweeps weekend doubleheader UNH UMass-Lowell Saturday, Lowell, MA Compiled by SAM ROGERS and BRIAN DUNN Vermont With six games left in the regular sea- STAT of thE son, the women’s soccer team is finding its groove. The Wildcats travelled to take on America East rival Ver- UNH 3 mont, grabbing a 3-2 Vermont 2 DAY victory for their second First-half UNH 1 America East win. touchdowns Albany 0 Every conference by the game is important, but this matchup had big implications. UNH and Wildcats UVM both shared a lead of the American East in the Conference before Thursday afternoon’s tilt. homecoming The game was the first conference road 5 win over the match of the season for the Wildcats, and the Elon Phoenix Wildcats went in with an issue that needs to football team. be fixed before the team can hope to repeat as conference champions—the ‘Cats needed to find a way to get the ball into the back of the IN THIS ISSUE net, having entered with only 1.3 goals per -Volleyball swept matches game. Against the Catamounts, that’s exactly in New York against Al- what happened. bany and Binghamton to ANDREW YOURELL/STAFF “We came into today’s game with a Brooke Murphy fires a shot in the opening minutes of the Wildcats’ tilt with the Albany get to 3-0 in conference Great Danes. The shot scored the game’s only goal and was Murphy’s eighth goal in 2015. WSOC continued on Page 15 play. Page 13