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Gunshots Heard from Campus – Public Safety Responds

Gunshots could be heard from campus on the morning of September 21. Public Safety’s Captain Roger St. Onge confirmed that these sounds were a result of a routine firearms training conducted at the Hooksett Police Department’s facility near the Merrimack River. The Hooksett Police Department confirmed that Manchester SWAT was using their facility. St. Onge stated that these events are “year-round occurrences” and that,
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Granite State Comic-Con Rocks New Hampshire for 15th Straight Year

MANCHESTER, NH - Granite State Comicon (Granitecon), celebrated its fifteenth annual convention at the Radisson on Elm St. September 16-17. Produced by Double Midnight Productions (owners of Manchester’s Double Midnight Comics) and priding “[them]selves in providing a more intimate experience” Granitecon featured vendors, artists, exhibitors, cosplayers and special celebrity guests alike who had the “chance to mingle and chat and enjoy each other’s company.”
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NASA Cassini Mission Comes to an End

The revolutionary Cassini mission came to an end on September 15, 2017. To celebrate the success of the mission, Dr. Ghanim Aljumaily, professor at the SNHU College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics (CETA), spoke about his involvement in the mission and the information obtained by the spacecraft. Cassini was launched on October 15, 1997 with the goal of studying Saturn and its moons. The
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Concussion Symposium Highlights Effects of Head Injuries in Sports

On Wednesday, September 13, Dartmouth-Hitchcock hosted their Healthy Living Series Symposium: Concussions: Risks, Reality, and Reforms in Webster Hall’s Mara Auditorium. WMUR Sports Anchor Jason King served as moderator for the panel discussion between experts in the field of concussions, injury prevention and athletics. From the Dartmouth-Hitchcock preview for the event, panelists included: “Michael McCann, Legal Analyst for Sports Illustrated and journalist, Associate Dean
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SOLD OUT: CAPE Breaks Personal Record in Ticket Sales for Major Concert

Last night, CAPE revealed rapper Fetty Wap as the 2017 Major Concert headliner. As of 10 a.m. this morning, all 1,500 tickets have been sold, twelve hours from the time they went on sale. “This has never happened in the history of the major concert, that we have sold out a complete show in less than one day,” said Shannon Conway, CAPE concert chair
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CAPE Announces Fetty Wap as Major Concert Artist

This year’s Major Concert artist has been revealed at tonight’s Big Money Bingo. Rap artist Fetty Wap, known for hits “Trap Queen” and “679” will be performing at SNHU on October 13 in the Athletic Complex Fieldhouse. Supporting Fetty Wap will be SNHU alum Matt Corman. “We started the planning process back in March when we compiled a list of potential headliners and openers.
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Alternative Break Locations Revealed

The Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) released their Alternative Break trip locations today at the Involvement Fair. There will be five trips occurring during spring break this year, including four domestic trips and one international trip. The four domestic trips are to Cincinnati, Ohio; Washington D.C.; Eagle Butte, South Dakota; and Lynchburg, Virginia. The international trip will be to Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic.
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SNHU Around the World: An Inside Look into SNHU’s Refugee Initiatives in Rwanda

Bright and early the campus opens, class starts at 2:45 p.m., and then there’s some time to do homework. This is the same Monday through Friday for a group of SNHU students, except these students aren’t at the Manchester, NH campus. They are in Karongi, Rwanda. In Kigali and the Kiziba refugee camp, Kepler, a nonprofit higher education program, helps African students (both refugee
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Scholarship Winner Arielys Liriano Presented with Autographed Jersey by Celtics Rookie Semi Ojeleye

Moving onto campus for the first time and preparing for the first semester of college can be a stressful and exciting experience. That’s what Arielys Liriano felt as she walked into her first-year student seminar, but it wasn’t because of who she didn’t know; it was because of who she recognized. “When I walked in, I saw one of the staff members from the