Serving the University of New Hampshire since 1911 The New Hampshire TNHdigital.com Monday, March 7, 2016 Vol. 105, No. 35 Opinion: This week’s “From UNH exited the Hockey East Playo s in the INSIDE the Right” explores diversity rst round at Merrimack College. in the GOP. THE NEWS Page 12 Page 16 Student orgs collaborate, bring DarkMa er to UNH By RAOUL BIRON STAFF WRITER Hoping to foster solidarity, inspiration and acceptance, author and activist Dan Savage told LGBTQ+ youth around the world that “it gets better.” Since releasing his initial video in 2011, Savage’s message has exploded into a kind of marketed rallying cry for LGBTQ+ causes rang- ing anywhere from marriage equality to teen suicide. What happens when a three-word sentence - even one spoken on camera by hundreds of thousands - stops being enough? For Brooklyn based spoken word duo, DarkMatter, it gets bitter. On April 1, the fi rst day of UNH Campus Pride Month, the trans South Asian art and activist collaboration will occupy the Strafford room in the MUB. Sponsored in part by MUSO, UNH Alliance, Trans UNH, and The Kidder Fund, the event is largely designed to ignite a community-wide dialogue about perspective, the nature of privilege, and the missed subtleties of political movements as wide-ranging and general as LGBTQ+ rights. “We try to bring programs, artists and speakers that have a social justice-centered message because as a group we really believe in inclu- sion and activism,” said a spokesperson for MUSO. “We rarely get speakers who encompass multiple marginalized COURTESY PHOTO DARKMATTER DarkMatter, the trans South Asian art and activist duo, will speak in the Stra ord Room on April 1. The event is continued on Page 3 sponsored by UNH student organizations MUSA, UNH Alliance, Trans UNH and The Kidder Fund. UNH sophomore Doug Students apply classroom knowledge to the ‘real world’ By KYLE KITTREDGE Marino campaigns for Durham STAFF WRITER Many college students are Town Council position probably, and understandably, more focused on course work than turning their idea for a busi- ness or original product into re- ality. However, at UNH, entre- preneurial goals can be achieved with a team, two-page proposal and 90-second video in the Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition. The Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition is an “innovation to market competition” consisting of a multiple-step competition. The competition takes stu- dents’ knowledge from the class- room and applies it to real world applications by having the partici- pants create products or services and then present them to a panel of judges. “The competition is to pro- mote entrepreneurship, and the students are the engine that drives that,” said Michael Merenda, the competition director. COURTESY PHOTO TYLER KENNEDY/STAFF Merenda encourages anyone Tyler Kane, a senior environmental engineering major, is Sophomore Doug Marino is one of seven people, and the only thinking about being an entrepre- participating in the Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition with his UNH student, running for a Durham Town Council position. neur to participate in the compe- team of non- business majors. tition, especially students from By TYLER KENNEDY didate running for the sole single- majors outside of the business pated in the Social Venture Inno- encourages students to continue NEWS EDITOR year term. One of the six people school. vation Competition (SVIC) are onto the Paul J. Holloway Prize hoping to secure a three-year po- “The more applied we can highly encouraged to submit a Competition, saying, “one really On Tuesday, citizens of Dur- sition on the council is Doug Ma- be,” Merenda said, “actually do- proposal for an idea. precedes the other.” ham will be voting to elect four rino, a UNH student currently in ing it, getting in front of seasoned Kevin Gardner, professor of “I was trying to get them to members to the Town Council. his sophomore year. professionals and putting them- environmental engineering, teach- think about problems they see in Six Durham residents are running selves on the line I think is pretty es a class in sustainable engineer- to fi ll the three open, three-year COUNCIL impressive.” ing and required his students to HOLLOWAY terms, while there is one lone can- continued on Page 3 Students who have partici- participate in the SVIC and also continued on Page 3 2 Monday, March 7, 2016 INDEX The New Hampshire Contents Annual game night takes over Original paintings on display 4 5 Meeple and Cardboard Syndicate hosted its annual weekend-long game Dong Ho paintings were on display this past Friday night in the MUB. The event in the Strafford Room, bringing in a crowd of around 100 people. original artwork was presented by international student Diep Tran. Leissner earns fi rst team nod Offense falters against Fairfi eld 13 16 Sophomore Tanner Leissner became the fi rst Wildcat in a decade to be The lacrosse team lost 16-6 on Saturday against Fairfi eld, who out-shot named to the All-Conference First Team. the Wildcats 33-19. This Week in Durham Kappa Delta gets charitable The Kappa Delta Sorority held its fi fth annual charity silent auction and dinner. 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A218,12:10 - 1:30 p.m. The next issue of The New Hampshire will be on Thursday, March 10, 2016 The New Hampshire NEWS Monday, March 7, 2016 3 ficult to achieve. his students to participate in the sues that are really important to us HOLLOWAY Tyler Kane, a senior envi- SVIC, business students weren’t COUNCIL as students don’t get talked about CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ronmental engineer major who required, making it difficult for because that representation just participated in the SVIC with his students of varying majors to isn’t there.” team for Gardner’s class, recent- connect. Last Tuesday, a debate was ly submitted their second stage Kane mentioned that when held for the six candidates vying the world and what type of busi- 5-page proposal and 90-second his team was starting out, they Midway through last semes- for the three open spots, and Ma- ness could they address with it,” video for the upcoming round. weren’t business minded and ter, Marino came upon the deci- rino remarked that, “[The debate] Gardner said, “and primarily en- Kane’s team contained no busi- tried to just solve the problem. sion to campaign for the position. went pretty well. It was a good vironmental, but if you call it a ness majors or students with a They had difficulty with the vid- Marino, with a political science discussion.” social or environmental, what’s background in video production, eo production aspect as well. major and women’s studies minor Topics brought up during the the difference? They are one in only engineers. Regardless, Streamline had in the process, initially became debate included student housing, the same because it affects us all.” Kane described his team’s success in the SVIC with mak- involved at UNH in his freshman town infrastructure, and environ- Although, Gardner’s number idea, titled as Streamline, as be- ing to the final round, and has year by joining a number of orga- mental issues, among other key one piece of advice was that he ing “the Keurig of vending ma- been picked up for the Holloway nizations, including the Phi Mu issues that affect the town. encouraged participants to col- chines.” Competition’s second round. Delta fraternity, Student Senate Marino remarked that the laborate with people from other Instead of having pre- “Through the SVIC we real- and UNH College Democrats. Town Council has done a “pretty- disciplines. packed bottles being dispensed ized how much of a benefit this Marino, a native of New- good job” in terms of establishing “If we team up with someone in a vending machine, Kane and could be to all parties,” Kane fields, New Hampshire, has a relationship between students that increases our diversity and his team are trying to create a added. changed his legal residence to and the town government, but not- broadens our disciplines, we see system where a vending machine Even if Kane and his team Durham since coming to UNH. ed that there is room for improve- the world in a new way,” Gardner can be similar to a restaurant or don’t win the competition, he “I really do feel like Dur- ment—and he hopes to accom- continued, “and gain a more ro- dining hall, and eliminate the described the process as obtain- ham is my home,” Marino said.