"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on." - Robert Bloch Volume XVI, Issue VI March 17th 2009 Manchester, NH SNHU Offers Bare Bones Education MARCH IS: RED Cross MONTH with Bare Bones Cost Aimee Terravechia Staff Writer Last fall, Southern New Advantage Program campuses Hampshire University began its and the Manchester campus revolutionary Advantage Pro- are all of the amenities, activi- gram at both the Salem and ties, and buildings that SNHU Nashua campuses. The pro- Manchester has. While on the gram allows students to begin on Manchester campus students a Bachelor's degree program or can work out at the gym, eat at Boston.com complete an Associate's degree the café, and live in the dorms. SNHU's Salem Center with costs only $10,000, accord- Nashua and Salem, however, ing to SNHU's website. The offer only the classrooms and What's Inside? program costs sixty-percent less tools necessary to pursue the Pages than SNHU's traditional Man- desired education. According to Relay for Life News 1-6 chester campus tuition, while an article in the Boston Globe, Clubs 7-13 offering the same classes, even business major Matthew Gam- taught by some of the same pro- A & E 14-18 bardella who attends the Salem fessors. location commented, saying, Ashley Manley Creative 19 While the core education "It's not the mainstream college News Editor Opinion 20 remains the same, there are experience, but it helps keep your Sports 21-27 noticeable differences between sights focused on your work." Voices & Faces 28 the estimated $25,000 on-cam- The special amenities at Southern New Hampshire event, it was a random group of pus experience students have the Manchester campus do add University hosted their second people that came together and by attending the Manchester to the college "atmosphere," as annual Relay for Life on Febru- they all believed in the mission campus, and the $10,000 no- well as provide added opportu- ary 27th and 28th at the New and wanted to do something and Check out the Observer frills experience they have at nities to students. As reported in Hampshire Dome in Milford, they pulled it off flawlessly…it Online! Salem or Nashua. One of the the Boston Globe, Paul LeBlanc, New Hampshire. This year’s was a huge success.” major differences between the Please turn to page 04 event brought together 27 teams Relay for Life, a 15-hour http://it.snhu.edu/ and 359 registered participants event, was composed of various observer/index.html from SNHU and one team from highlights organized to heighten New England College. awareness of cancer, to raise The preparations for the money for cancer research, and event began six months prior, to keep Relayers entertained back in September 2008. An while walking for the cause. The Featuring: open committee, in which every- start of the event was kicked one interested in the cause was off by the Opening Ceremony welcomed to join, was in charge which featured 11 cancer survi- PS Logs of all of the arrangements for vors, many caregivers, and per- Page 2 Relay. Tiffany Lyon acted as sons affected by cancer. Chairperson and oversaw the SNHU alum, Anne Marie development of the event from Morse, a caregiver, spoke at the MLB start to finish. The entire event Opening Ceremony. Morse was funded by clubs and orga- spoke of the battle she faced Preview nizations from SNHU. Mike in passing Michelle’s Law, a Rizzi, Online Fundraising Chair law inspired by her daughter Page 24 Enterprise Yearbook commented, “I think that the Michelle, who lost her life to Three Survivors from the 2009 Relay For Life committee was dedicated to the Please turn to page 04 2 News the OBSERVER STAFF Public Safety Logs FACULTY ADVISOR Letter From the Editor Judy Timney [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF Compiled by Nick Tasso Libby Parent Libby Parent Sports Editor [email protected] Editor in Chief MANAGING EDITOR Daniel Smith 12-7-08 1:20 AM [email protected] Wow! It is already March and is it possible that we won't experience anymore snow storms for a few months? Of course I There were reports that there was some activity near the LAYOUT EDITOR just jinxed everything by saying that. Thanks to the turf field, my woods involving four people. When Public Safety arrived, they Carter Meyers final lacrosse season was able to begin on time! As much fun as flashed their flashlights at the suspects who were startled and [email protected] preseason in the small gym is…almost. Honestly, ask any spring immediately ran into the woods. One of the students in the sport athlete about it; they will all say the same thing. woods scaled the fence towards the interstate. When the other ADVERTISING EDITOR Anyway, this is my second to last issue with "the Observer." students finally surfaced, Public Safety advised them not to run Gina Arnone Without getting too emotional, too early, I will postpone all sap- into the woods in areas that smelled like marijuana. The fourth [email protected] piness until April. Instead, I will talk about how AWESOME our person who jumped the fence is still missing. website is! I am so psyched to announce that all Observer issues NEWS EDITOR dating back to 2000 are available online. Thanks to hard work on 1-24-09 3:42 PM Ashley Manley the part of many staff members, the site looks great. Take a look [email protected] and let me know what you think: it.snhu.edu/observer/index. Public Safety responded to a possible fight in the small gym. Cyan html. We would love to hear your feedback and will entertain any When they arrived, they advised everyone to go back to their cars. COPY EDITOR suggestions you may have. After doing so, Public Safety was threatened with expletives by Magenta Holly Bundy This issue we have lots of the usual and some of the new. the individuals. Upon leaving, all individuals were stopped at the [email protected] Tim Callahan discusses Obama's recent decisions, while Aimee gate until one of them told an officer that they would “run them Terravechia delves into Obama's Budget decisions regarding over.” They were eventually able to leave, all the while swearing at Yellow PHOTO EDITOR education. Advice from the Career Development Center can be the Public Safety officers. Suzanne Lentell found regarding internship/job fairs and mock interviews. And [email protected] of course, be sure to check out SNHU sports coverage and the 2-11-09 9:30 AM Black feature MLB preview (go Yankees!) for 2009. OPINION EDITOR Enjoy the March issue. Enjoy Spring Break. And please give Public Safety officers responded to a report of the smell of Laura Rotolo us your feedback; we really do want to know what you think! Be marijuana. When they arrived, they did not smell or view any [email protected] safe. Rock on. marijuana. They did however hear the sound of a dog barking loudly and uncontrollably. They pursued the noise and found out CLUBS & ORGS that the dog belonged to a sister of a student who decided to stop EDITOR by with her dog. Mike Capalbo The Southern New Hampshire University [email protected] Observer is a news publication produced by 1-31-09 2:05 AM ENTERTAINMENT Southern New Hampshire University stu- While a car was being loaded on a flat bed being ready to be EDITOR dents and funded largely by the Student Gov- towed, the owner came out of nowhere to try and interrupt the Caitlin Murphy ernment Association of the University. It is execution of the tow. He was clearly intoxicated by his slurred [email protected] speech and glossy eyes. He was also unable to maintain his bal- our responsiblity to inform the SNHU com- ance. The individual tried to get in between the car and the flat SPORTS EDITOR munity about events on and around campus. bed as his car was being pulled up. He demanded several times Nicholas Tasso The Observer will print any material found to for them to release his car but was denied profusely by Public [email protected] Safety. He then expressed his dislike for the SNHU policy and his be factual and in good taste by the editorial apparent dislike for Americans period. He wouldn’t leave the lot CREATIVE EDITOR staff of the paper. The views published do and continued to use profanity at Public Safety officers. Dillon St. Jean [email protected] not neccessarily reflect the views of Southern 1-28-09 2:23 AM New Hampshire University. The Observer is published monthly during the acedemic Public Safety responded to a call of a fight. The fight was Ever Tried to Reach between two girls, which started out verbally and ended up being the Observer? year and is printed by the Concord Monitor a physical altercation including “wrestling” moves and hair pull- Heres how: of Concord, NH. To contact the newspaper, ing. One of the students involved denied any responsibility to [email protected] please e-mail us at [email protected]. her actions. The two girls were separated and told to stay in their or 603-645-9669 respective rooms for the rest of the night. the OBSERVER 2 March 2009 3 News President Obama chose to take a presidency. According to the New York harder stance on the war in Afghanistan, Times, the Bush presidency issued nearly and he is willing to adopt more radical 1,200 signing statements, which is more Presidential Update military tactics.