The NEW HAMPSHIRE The independent student newspaper of the University of New Hampshire since 1911 TNHDIGITAL.COM Thursday, March 4, 2021 VOL. 110, NO. 51 President Dean announces return to yellow mode By Josh Morrill surrounding towns, hoping to get students to adhere to the EXECUTIVE EDITOR public health and safety guide- lines set forth by UNH and the On March 1, 2021, Univer- town of Durham. This is in sity of New Hampshire Presi- conjunction with UNH student dent James Dean announced in life’s meetings with students in an email to students and faculty off-campus housing about these that the university would be guidelines. returning to yellow mode, a Before the change to orange distinction that would allow for mode, UNH was planning to full student-focused operation on campus. open up more opportunities “Because we continue to see to students. This included the a decline in the number of posi- potential to acquire a ticket to tive COVID cases as a result attend a men’s hockey home of your vigilance and commit- game versus Northeastern Uni- ment, the Durham campus will versity on Feb. 12, where they return to yellow mode of op- were allowing 500 students in eration effective immediately,” the Whittemore Center for the Dean said. contest. These opportunities Dean also mentioned that will no longer be realized, at students or faculty members least for the foreseeable future who were working remotely even though the university has before the transition to orange transitioned back to yellow mode on Feb. 11 can continue mode. to do so. “We know these are chal- Since Feb. 24, there has lenging times,” Dean said. been an average of just under “We continue to look for ways 11 positive cases per day; a Photo courtesy of the Union Leader to provide access to in-person number that has decreased by one week after Dean released “Thank you for helping ence.” opportunities, but for now, no over 14 cases per day from the an email to the UNH commu- us to get here, but let me be In a Feb. 10 video, Senior spectators are permitted at prior seven-day stretch (Feb. nity stating that UNH would be clear,” Dean said. “We’re not Vice Provost of Student Life any athletics game, inside or 17-23). The most detrimen- returning to in-person instruc- out of the woods yet. We know Kenneth Holmes stated that out. The first home football tal period to the university’s tion while still maintaining all that small indoor gatherings are one positive case had over 19 game Friday, March 5, will yellow mode operations came other orange mode restrictions. just as likely to spread the virus close contacts, and that there be broadcast live on NBC from Feb. 9 to Feb. 15 when Despite the decrease in CO- as the so-called super spreader was an increasing number Sports Boston and streamed there was an average of over VID-19 cases on campus, Dean events unless public health of close contacts per case online starting at 7 p.m. We 57 cases per day. At one point emphasized that students and guidelines (physical distanc- throughout the first few weeks know this is disappointing during that span, more than faculty need to maintain vigi- ing, face coverings and keeping of the spring semester. for many of you, but there 650 UNH community members lant behavior when performing gatherings small) are followed. On Feb. 24, The New are opportunities to engage were in quarantine either on or social distancing and wearing Limiting unnecessary travel Hampshire reported that the safely; the university’s main off-campus. personal protective equipment and keeping your social circle university is working with calendar lists a variety of other This transition comes just (PPE). small really do make a differ- landlords in Durham and the choices.” UNH students t0 open ghost kitchen delivery and takeout service By Evan Edmonds offer to the UNH community, major, assembled his team of chief financial officer, Joseph with ordering available online including some of everyone’s his close friends: Ethan Land- Heimburg, junior and kitchen and by phone for contactless STAFF WRITER favorite classics like baskets of on, senior and chief marketing manager, and Nelson Davis, pickup and delivery. Gibaldo fries and macaroni and cheese officer, Christopher Sheehan, senior and EHS. said they turned the pandemic Fry’d, a new ghost kitchen- with twists, like gluten-free and junior and chief technology Landon said the group has into a positive, seeing their style restaurant, will open on vegan options. officer, Keane Reagan, junior done a great job of separating niche business plan as a path to Friday, March 5. The ghost Chief Executive Officer and chief accounting officer, their personal and business success. kitchen will open at 10 p.m., Darren Gibaldo, senior finance Patrick Duggan, senior and relationships, and that they Gibaldo noted that Dur- operating out of Wildcat Pizza all bring a different skillset to ham’s late night food scene on 3 Madbury Road. the table. “We’ve all grown is very “pizza heavy” and in Ghost kitchens have a brand together and taught each other general lacks inclusive options and a name, but don’t operate a lot,” he said. for those with dietary restric- in one concrete location - they On the marketing side, tions. He is gluten-free, and work using kitchens of existing Landon said they’ve focused said he would often feel left restaurants. These concepts are on creating a digital presence, without options late-night with often set up for takeout and primarily through Instagram his friends. delivery, as is the plan with and TikTok. They mean to push With Fry’d, they want to Fry’d. content that “is not only funny, present and market as an inclu- This late-night cravings cure but relatable to the average col- sive location where everyone is “Fry’d was put together by sev- lege student.” welcome, comfortable, and free en University of New Hamp- Their business plan was to enjoy the food, according to shire (UNH) students. Fry’d is constructed to operate safely a new take on campus comfort in the midst of the coronavi- Ghost Kitchen food with fresh new options to Photo courtesy of Foster’s Daily Democrat rus (COVID-19) pandemic, continued on page 3 RAs request hazard Survey Center Farinas Op-ed: You aren’t UNH Football sea- pay approval ratings Feature your grades son preview 4 6 8 10 16 What’s the Weather? March 4 35/16 Sunny Since 1911 March 5 27/14 INDEX* Mostly Cloudy Nick Fitzgerald reflects on his time as SBP UNH senior starts AI health app March 6 After counTless hours of develop- ment, UNH senior Ryan Lefeb- 31/12 Sunny vre launched LogSmarter™, an artificial intelligence nutrition coaching app. March 7 32/11 Sunny After a year as UNH’s student body president, Fitzgerald hopes5 that his 7 work creates a foundation for the future. March 8 43/27 UNH winter sports “players of the year” Tom Alsip’s UNH Mostly Sunny directional debut Tom Alsip, the new assistant March 9 professor for the University of 52/31 New Hampshire Theatre De- Partly Cloudy partment directs his first produc- tion in Durham. March 10 53/38 15 9 Partly Cloudy Jayden Martinez, Amanda Torres, Jackson Pierson and Emily Rick- Weather according to weather.com wood highlight the Wildcats’ winter seasons. 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Friday night at 10 p.m., hungry to satisfy those late night crav- Landon. Being a part of their The Fry’d team will be own target audience of col- running the business logisti- lege students , he said the team cally and doing the work in the understood Durham’s late-night kitchen as well. A few of the scene and what sort of options guys have prior kitchen experi- it is lacking. ence, and Gibaldo said it’s been Their menu has additional a lot of fun helping each other gluten-free, dairy-free, and learn, even doing pretend trial vegan-friendly options that runs with mock kitchen setups students will enjoy . These in their apartment to get the include favorites like fried cau- timing and communication liflower for example, available down. hot or sweet . For the mac and One of their greatest ob- cheese dishes, patrons can sub- stacles, he said, was getting stitute brown rice and quinoa people to take them seriously. pasta as well. Despite how some businesses Fry’d features plenty of might not trust a group of col- comfort food classics buffalo lege kids, he said they’ve put a chicken mac and cheese - The lot of time and research into it.