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You Are Welcome Here

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During Donald Drumpf’s first week as President, what appeared to be a multitude of executive orders were issued from the White House. Among these is what has become commonly known as simply the immigration ban. In this executive order, it states: “I hereby proclaim that the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens from countries referred to in section 217(a)(12) of
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SNHU Raises Human Trafficking Awareness

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January was Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) held events on campus to bring attention to this topic. On Saturday, January 28, The Women’s Center and The Center for Community Engaged Learning held a brunch while they led a discussion about human trafficking. Held in The Women’s Center, the event drew in a significant crowd of people to hear about
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The Unslut Project

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The “UnSlut Project” was a blog founded by Emily Lindin in Apr. 2013. Troubled over the number of bully generated suicides in teen girls, Emily Lindin sought to share her own story. She was labeled the “school slut” in middle school and dealt with suicidal thoughts because of it. “I sat in my parent’s basement in the winter hoping to freeze to death, so
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Michelle Obama Makes History at SNHU

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Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President Paul LeBlanc tweeted on Monday, Oct. 10, that the campus would be hosting a “very, very special VIP visitor” later that week. Students and faculty quickly began pegging @snhuprez with their guesses, which ranged from David Ortiz to Missy Elliot. The next morning, news dropped that the First Lady of the United States would be coming to N.H.
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The Health and Safety Fair Informs SNHU of Health Services

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The Health and Safety Fair was hosted in the Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 29. The main focus of the fair was to bring about a very important theme on campus: awareness. Numerous clubs from around campus (and off campus) gathered together in the Student Center to spread awareness of the opportunities to get involved. Some of the organizations included the Deborah L. Coffin’s
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Students Take Back The Night

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The Women’s Center at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) hosted the Take Back the Night event on Sept. 29 at SNHU’s Green Space. They conducted this event in order to raise awareness for sexual assault and violence on college campuses. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and featured a few guest speakers including Jessica Sugrue, the CEO of the YWCA of Manchester. A number
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SNHU’s First International Women’s Day Was a Success

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Many students, faculty, staff, and members of the community celebrated Inter­national Women’s Day on Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) campus throughout the day on Mar. 8. Brooke Gilmore, direc­tor of the Deborah L. Coffin Women’s Center, began the celebration with a luncheon. President LeBlanc addressed the guest speaker, Professor Emeritus Eleanor Dunfey- Frieburger. Dunfey-Frieburger began her speech by speaking about her childhood and how
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SNHU Celebrates Women’s History Month

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It’s that time of year again when it’s time to celebrate Women’s History Month. Southern New Hampshire Uni­versity’s (SNHU) Deborah L. Coffin Women’s Center has coordinated many events for the month of March with the help of many other clubs on campus. Some of these clubs include but are not limited to Student Activists for Gender Equality (SAGE), Outreach As­sociation, History Club, Diver­sity Initiatives,
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International Women’s Day 2016

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On Tuesday, March 8, Southern New Hampshire Uni­versity (SNHU) will celebrate International Women’s Day on campus. This is a day of celebra­tion recognized by many coun­tries around the world who encourage accelerating gender parity (this year’s theme) while celebrating the achievements of women. Organized by Brooke Gilm­ore, the director of the Debo­rah L. Coffin Women’s Center, the day will consist of a series of
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