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APRIL FOOL’S: New Specialty Courses Added For Spring Semester

This article is part of The Penmen Press's annual April Fool's edition. Even journalists need to have fun once in a while... Creating classes that students will be interested in taking can present a challenge to any university. The ques­tion always arises about how to make General Education more appealing or how to increase enrollment in classes. There is the constant struggle for all
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APRIL FOOL’S: SNHU Blasting for Mole People

This article is part of The Penmen Press's annual April Fool's edition. Even journalists need to have fun once in a while... Early this year Southern New Hampshire University an­nounced that there would be controlled blasting throughout the February to facilitate the eventual construction of more administration buildings on the East Side of campus, and, while all of that is true, it isn’t the
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APRIL FOOL’S: Freeze Your Ice Off With Study Abroad

This article is part of The Penmen Press's annual April Fool's edition. Even journalists need to have fun once in a while... Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has an im­pressive Study Abroad program that has allowed students to travel the world while studying at partner schools in Europe, South America and Oceania. Up until now, students have been able to attend school in Belgium,
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APRIL FOOL’S: SNHU Online Partners with Trump University

This article is part of The Penmen Press's annual April Fool's edition. Even journalists need to have fun once in a while... Southern New Hamp­shire University (SNHU) an­nounced on Apr. 1 that it will be partnering with Trump University to improve the reputation of SNHU’s online business program and to ex­pand course offerings. Starting with the summer term, SNHU online students will be able
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APRIL FOOL’S: Matt LeBlanc of “Friends” Paul LeBlanc’s Long Lost Son

This article is part of The Penmen Press's annual April Fool's edition. Even journalists need to have fun once in a while... The current President of Southern New Hampshire Uni­versity, Paul LeBlanc, is well-known around campus for his excellent backhand racquet­ball swing and his great rap­port with students, but there’s always been one question that he’s been avoiding. Is he relat­ed to the “Friends”
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“Firewatch”: An Emotional Adventure

The first-person, narrative-driven exploration genre has become one of gaming’s go-to mediums for effective story­telling, thanks to successes like 2013’s “Gone Home.” This trend continues in “Firewatch,” devel­oped by Campo Santo. Through masterful art direction and a be­lievable world where the player connects with real human emo­tion and reaction, “Firewatch” is one of the most emotional and thought-provoking games to hit the market in
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Pokken Tournament Changes How Pokemon Trainers Battle

Pokémon battles have been brought to a whole new level with Bandai Namco and The Pokémon Company’s release of “Pokkén Tournament,” a fighting game based off of the Bandai Namco’s game fran­chise “Tekken.” “Pokkén Tournament” is a spinoff title where players travel to the new region of Fer­rum to compete in the Ferrum League. Upon arrival, players select their partner Pokémon out of 14