Author: Nick Klotz

Nick is Editor in Chief of the Penmen Press. Formerly, Nick has served as the online manager of the Penmen Press. He is a senior at SNHU, studying information technology with a concentration in digital marketing. Nick's love for storytelling has inspired him to explore new ways for the Press to connect with their audience. When he's not in the Penmen Press office, Nick can be found at the movie theater or practicing with his band, Social Ghost.
Lifestyle

Are You Dependent on Coffee? The Facts About Everyone’s Favorite Pick-Me-Up

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It’s early in the morning and you feel like you hardly even slept. You take a shower and still can’t blink the sleep out of your eyes, but you definitely don’t want to fall asleep during your 8:00 a.m. class. You can’t have your professor call you out on that AGAIN. So you hit up Starbucks and get a coffee. If this sounds like
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Opinion

Opinion: Proposal Gives Governing Boards Special Treatment

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*****************************UPDATED April 17, 2019 3:00 p.m.***************************** A drafted policy from the Student Activities Fee Oversight Committee allows governing boards to circumvent the standard conference proposal process. The student body should not stand for clubs not being given equitable treatment. The proposal states, “We propose that professional development conferences for the governing boards, Inter-Greek Council (IGC), Coordinators of Activities and Programming Events (CAPE), and Student
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Opinion

CAPE Can Avoid a Concert Flop by Asking What We Think

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Who else almost didn’t notice that SNHUStock happened? The concert left just as quickly as it came this year. CAPE hosted Groove Boston, a DJ group catered to college students. This was their second consecutive year as the headliner for SNHUStock. The event saw 700 students, according to CAPE, and around 500 students according to SGA’s Penmen Pride system, the organization's platform to track
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News

Campus Leaders Recognized by Women’s Center

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Efforts to raise the profile of gender equity on campus are not going unnoticed. As part of their Women’s History Month celebration, The Deborah L. Coffin Women’s Center has announced the winners of the first-ever Leaders of Distinction Awards, which will be recognized with a breakfast on March 29. The awards, meant to “celebrate women who can serve as role models and mentors to
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News

Penmen Pride Emails Bombard Student Inboxes

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At 5:40 p.m. this evening, SNHU students’ Outlook inboxes were bombarded with emails from the Student Government Association (SGA). The email was an update regarding Penmen Pride, the system where students can earn points for attending on-campus events and exchange them for prizes at the end of the semester. In the email, students could find an update to their point total. They also received
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News

Why in the World Would Anyone Want to be a Journalist?

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Why in the world would anyone want to be a journalist? In a recent article published by NBC News, the organization Reporters Without Borders (RWB) compared the number of journalists worldwide who were detained in 2017 to 2018. The number jumped from 326 to 348 individuals. The United States recently made its way onto RWB’s list of most dangerous countries for reporters, earning a spot in
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Features

Jenkins and Pantano Personify Community Service

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Sometimes a cause is worth braving the cold. Despite the cold and windy day, Jay Jenkins and Jess Pantano (‘20) could be found this past week in the Green Space with a chalkboard and a table full of cupcakes and cookies. Written on the chalkboard was the question, “How do you help others?” Jenkins and Pantano were representing the Center for Community Engaged Learning
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News

You Need to Vote

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Stop making excuses. You need to vote. On November 6, the country will be lining up at the voting booth to make their voices heard in the midterm elections. These elections may not be as glamorous as the presidential elections, and as a result they’re a little harder too. Harder because it’s more work to learn about the candidates. We get it. There are
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