It feels like spring outside, but the New Hampshire Institute of Politics will experience some climate change in the next week.
Behind the sudden increase -- of four degrees! -- is a series of four academic speakers, each with an advanced degree, in the span of seven days.
Boston College political science professor Robert K. Faulkner, Ph.D., will discuss President Lincoln on Wednesday. His talk is centered around the question, “What remedies did America’s most thoughtful statesman propose for such problems as lawlessness, excessive moralism, and the rise of masterful men, as well as preoccupation with competition, wealth, and technological advances?”
The next day, Thursday, Emory University professor Patrick Allitt, Ph.D., will discuss the transformation and changes in American conservatism.
The series resumes on Monday with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (associate) professor (of politics) Andrea Louise Campbell, Ph.D., who addresses “Myths and Puzzles in Americans' Attitudes Toward Taxes.”
And next Wednesday, Blue Ocean Institute president Carl Safina, Ph.D., will speak on “In the Same Net: Biodiversity and the Human Spirit.”
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
College Observes Lenten Season
Posted at: 11:44 PM ET
Lenten observances include daily reflections, lunches, and prayer opportunities. A comprehensive list is posted on the college website.
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Monday, March 08, 2010
Institute To Commemorate Historic Kennedy Win with Summer Exhibit
Posted at: 7:13 PM ET
It was 50 years ago today that Mr. Kennedy won the state Democratic primary with 85 percent of the vote.
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS — The New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Monday announced plans for a special exhibit this summer that will commemorate President John F. Kennedy's New Hampshire primary victory.
The exhibit, to be open June 1 through 11, will feature memorabilia from Kennedy's time in the Granite State from the J.F.K. Presidential Library and the New Hampshire Historical Society, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Political Library, which the Institute recently incorporated.
The announcement was made by N.H.I.O.P. executive director Neil Levesque at a ceremony at the New Hampshire State Library hosted by Gov. John Lynch. Mr. Lynch called the Peace Corps one of Kennedy's lasting legacies and proclaimed this week as Peace Corps week.
"It's really one of those programs that has been a defining difference in the lives of so many people around the world," Lynch said.
Secretary of State Bill Gardner, both a founder and board member of the Political Library, attended the ceremony, along with Kennedy campaign manager Bernard Boutin.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS — The New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Monday announced plans for a special exhibit this summer that will commemorate President John F. Kennedy's New Hampshire primary victory.
The exhibit, to be open June 1 through 11, will feature memorabilia from Kennedy's time in the Granite State from the J.F.K. Presidential Library and the New Hampshire Historical Society, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Political Library, which the Institute recently incorporated.
The announcement was made by N.H.I.O.P. executive director Neil Levesque at a ceremony at the New Hampshire State Library hosted by Gov. John Lynch. Mr. Lynch called the Peace Corps one of Kennedy's lasting legacies and proclaimed this week as Peace Corps week.
"It's really one of those programs that has been a defining difference in the lives of so many people around the world," Lynch said.
Secretary of State Bill Gardner, both a founder and board member of the Political Library, attended the ceremony, along with Kennedy campaign manager Bernard Boutin.
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Men’s Basketball Will Return to Court in Regional Tournament
Posted at: 10:08 AM ET
The season for Saint Anselm’s fifth-seeded team ended Thursday night with a 78-66 NE-10 semifinal loss to Adelphi, but now the men’s team is seeded fifth in the East Regional tournament.
The men’s basketball team (20-10 overall, 14-8 NE-10) will return to the court as the fifth seed in the N.C.A.A. Division II East Regional basketball tournament, tournament officials announced Sunday night.
The Hawks will travel to Stonehill, which is hosting the tournament and is the NE-10 regular-season champion. The tournament also includes Bentley, Merrimack, Philadelphia, UMass Lowell, Bridgeport, and Felician.
The Hawks have appeared in the N.C.A.A. tournament 15 times and holds a 10-18 record. Their first match will be against Philadelphia.
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The men’s basketball team (20-10 overall, 14-8 NE-10) will return to the court as the fifth seed in the N.C.A.A. Division II East Regional basketball tournament, tournament officials announced Sunday night.The Hawks will travel to Stonehill, which is hosting the tournament and is the NE-10 regular-season champion. The tournament also includes Bentley, Merrimack, Philadelphia, UMass Lowell, Bridgeport, and Felician.
The Hawks have appeared in the N.C.A.A. tournament 15 times and holds a 10-18 record. Their first match will be against Philadelphia.
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Sunday, March 07, 2010
Who Are the People?
Posted at: 9:13 PM ET
Prof. Latona will be on the radio on Friday taking your phone calls.
Philosophy professor Max Latona, Ph.D., will be on New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange on Friday morning discussing "What does government of, by and for the people really mean?"
The call-in program starts with an online forum that is open for comments. "Citizens have a role to elect their representatives in, but then what is the role of the representative?" the forum beings. "Where should federal power end and state power begin? And in the end, who is really in charge, the citizen, the representative or the courts? The country, the state, the town or the citizen?"
The show airs live on Friday morning at 9 a.m., and a recorded version of the show is aired at 8 p.m.
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Photo: Professor Latona smiling on the lobby staircase in Bradley House, where he has an office. Credit: www.anselm.edu
Philosophy professor Max Latona, Ph.D., will be on New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange on Friday morning discussing "What does government of, by and for the people really mean?"The call-in program starts with an online forum that is open for comments. "Citizens have a role to elect their representatives in, but then what is the role of the representative?" the forum beings. "Where should federal power end and state power begin? And in the end, who is really in charge, the citizen, the representative or the courts? The country, the state, the town or the citizen?"
The show airs live on Friday morning at 9 a.m., and a recorded version of the show is aired at 8 p.m.
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Photo: Professor Latona smiling on the lobby staircase in Bradley House, where he has an office. Credit: www.anselm.edu
Men's Hockey Wins First NE-10 Title Since 2006
Posted at: 1:15 PM ET
The Hawks lead the country -- ahead of all colleges in any division -- for shorthanded goals.
Rarely are ten goals scored between two ice hockey teams, let alone by one team -- and in the championship game.
Men's ice hockey (15-11-1) cruised to a major win Saturday afternoon, outscoring the Assumption College Ice Dogs (13-11-1) 10-1 and earning the Northeast-10 championship. The Hawks also out-shot Assumption 51-16.
The Hawks entered the third period 4-0, and when the fifth goal went on the board with only 15 minutes remaining in the game, the match turned ugly, according to the Athletics website. Matching roughing penalties six minutes into the period were the first of many. '[Sixteen] seconds into the 4-on-4 situation, another fight broke out leading to four more penalties, including a five-minute major kneeing penalty, a 10-minute misconduct penalty, and the subsequent ejection of Tucker Mullin,' the website reports. In the five minutes, four goals went on the board: two short-handed goals for the Hawks, then Assumption's only score of the match, and -- 17 seconds later -- a third short-handed goal for the Hawks. Two goals in the final nine minutes of play ended the match 10-1.
'The win gives the Hawks their fifth Division II/Northeast-10 Championship title and their first since 2006. The Hawks scored the most goals and had the largest margin of victory of any NE-10 Championship team in history,' the Athletics website reported. The Hawks also lead all N.C.A.A. teams in all divisions for short-handed goals.
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Rarely are ten goals scored between two ice hockey teams, let alone by one team -- and in the championship game.Men's ice hockey (15-11-1) cruised to a major win Saturday afternoon, outscoring the Assumption College Ice Dogs (13-11-1) 10-1 and earning the Northeast-10 championship. The Hawks also out-shot Assumption 51-16.
The Hawks entered the third period 4-0, and when the fifth goal went on the board with only 15 minutes remaining in the game, the match turned ugly, according to the Athletics website. Matching roughing penalties six minutes into the period were the first of many. '[Sixteen] seconds into the 4-on-4 situation, another fight broke out leading to four more penalties, including a five-minute major kneeing penalty, a 10-minute misconduct penalty, and the subsequent ejection of Tucker Mullin,' the website reports. In the five minutes, four goals went on the board: two short-handed goals for the Hawks, then Assumption's only score of the match, and -- 17 seconds later -- a third short-handed goal for the Hawks. Two goals in the final nine minutes of play ended the match 10-1.
'The win gives the Hawks their fifth Division II/Northeast-10 Championship title and their first since 2006. The Hawks scored the most goals and had the largest margin of victory of any NE-10 Championship team in history,' the Athletics website reported. The Hawks also lead all N.C.A.A. teams in all divisions for short-handed goals.
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Friday, March 05, 2010
Dropping Semi, Men's Basketball Out of Tourney
Posted at: 11:50 AM ET
The Hawks end the season 20-10 overall.
In an upset, the fifth-seeded men's basketball team lost at home 78-66 to ninth-seeded Adelphi last night in the Northeast-10 Tournament semifinals.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
Men's Ice Hockey Will Again Host Finals After Toppling Stonehill
Posted at: 8:24 AM ET
Knock on wood if you will, but the men have yet to finish anywhere except first in the division, a seven-year streak.
SULLIVAN ARENA - Stonehill may have had more fans at Wednesday evening's Northeast-10 semifinal ice hockey match, but the men's team managed more goals, beating Stonehill 5-3.
Attendance was low as the college was on spring break, but it was a hockey game nonetheless and the Hawks took a 3-0 lead through the first period.
The Stonehill Skyhawks (10-16-1 overall, 2-9 NE-10) came back to score twice in the second, and the Hawks returned one goal. In the third, the Hawks regained the three-goal lead, and Stonehill pulled their goalie with 1:01 left in the game.
That final goal came with 1.3 seconds remaining from Stonehill, with a man advantage from their empty net.
First-seeded Saint Anselm will host second-seeded Assumption College (15-10-1 overall, 8-2-1 NE-10) on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Sullivan Arena. Assumption edged out Saint Michael's College (7-17-3 overall, 3-1-1 NE-10) 5-1 on Wednesday night.
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SULLIVAN ARENA - Stonehill may have had more fans at Wednesday evening's Northeast-10 semifinal ice hockey match, but the men's team managed more goals, beating Stonehill 5-3.Attendance was low as the college was on spring break, but it was a hockey game nonetheless and the Hawks took a 3-0 lead through the first period.
The Stonehill Skyhawks (10-16-1 overall, 2-9 NE-10) came back to score twice in the second, and the Hawks returned one goal. In the third, the Hawks regained the three-goal lead, and Stonehill pulled their goalie with 1:01 left in the game.
That final goal came with 1.3 seconds remaining from Stonehill, with a man advantage from their empty net.
First-seeded Saint Anselm will host second-seeded Assumption College (15-10-1 overall, 8-2-1 NE-10) on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Sullivan Arena. Assumption edged out Saint Michael's College (7-17-3 overall, 3-1-1 NE-10) 5-1 on Wednesday night.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Men's Ice Hockey Hosts Stonehill in Semifinals
Posted at: 11:10 AM ET
Men's ice hockey has never finished below first in the Northeast-10 Tournament.
The men's ice hockey team goes into the Northeast-10 Tournament for the seventh consecutive year, facing Stonehill in a 7 p.m. game this evening. In the seven years since ice hockey was added to the conference, the Hawks have never lost the title.
But tonight, the Hawks (9-9-1 NE-10, 13-11-1 overall) is up against the fifth-seeded Stonehill Skyhawks (2-9 NE-10, 10-15-1 Overall), who narrowly won their quarterfinal game 5-4 in overtime against Franklin Pierce on Saturday. The top-seeded Hawks received a bye through the quarterfinal round.
In a Feb. 25 matchup, Stonehill lost to Saint Anselm 7-2.
Also playing tonight is third-seeded Saint Michael's at second-seeded Assumption. The winners of each game will face off on Saturday, March 6 at the arena of the highest-seeded team.
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The men's ice hockey team goes into the Northeast-10 Tournament for the seventh consecutive year, facing Stonehill in a 7 p.m. game this evening. In the seven years since ice hockey was added to the conference, the Hawks have never lost the title. But tonight, the Hawks (9-9-1 NE-10, 13-11-1 overall) is up against the fifth-seeded Stonehill Skyhawks (2-9 NE-10, 10-15-1 Overall), who narrowly won their quarterfinal game 5-4 in overtime against Franklin Pierce on Saturday. The top-seeded Hawks received a bye through the quarterfinal round.
In a Feb. 25 matchup, Stonehill lost to Saint Anselm 7-2.
Also playing tonight is third-seeded Saint Michael's at second-seeded Assumption. The winners of each game will face off on Saturday, March 6 at the arena of the highest-seeded team.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Beating Le Moyne, Men's Basketball Advances in NE-10 Tournament
Posted at: 6:37 AM ET
The Northeast-10 Basketball Tournament, and Adelphi, will come to Manchester on Thursday evening.
The fifth-seeded men's basketball team beat the fourth-seeded Le Myone team last night 74-67, and will advance in the Northeast-10 tournament.
"St. Anselm, which lost its only regular-season meeting to Le Moyne this year, led 37-33 at the half," the Union Leader reported of the quarterfinal match. "The Dolphins cut an 11-point Hawks lead to one, 68-67, with 1:03 left, but St. Anselm scored the final six points to seal the win."
The hawks will host ninth-seeded Adelphi at home on Thursday. Adelphi beat the number one seed, Stonehill, 59-58, and in an earlier match this year, the hawks beat Adelphi 78-69.
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The fifth-seeded men's basketball team beat the fourth-seeded Le Myone team last night 74-67, and will advance in the Northeast-10 tournament."St. Anselm, which lost its only regular-season meeting to Le Moyne this year, led 37-33 at the half," the Union Leader reported of the quarterfinal match. "The Dolphins cut an 11-point Hawks lead to one, 68-67, with 1:03 left, but St. Anselm scored the final six points to seal the win."
The hawks will host ninth-seeded Adelphi at home on Thursday. Adelphi beat the number one seed, Stonehill, 59-58, and in an earlier match this year, the hawks beat Adelphi 78-69.
UPDATE March 4 2:13 p.m.:
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Monday, March 01, 2010
Men's Basketball Enters Quarterfinals Tonight
Posted at: 4:44 PM ET
It is more than a game: the Le Moyne athletics homepage reads "Let the madness begin!"
The men's basketball team travels to Syracuse, N.Y., tonight to play Le Moyne in the Northeast-10 Tournament Quarterfinals.
Saint Anselm is seeded 5, and the Le Moyne Dolphins stand at #4. Le Moyne has won eight of their last nine games, and stands 18-9 overall. The Hawks are 19-9 overall and entered the quarterfinals after beating Pace in a 67-53 win on Saturday. Both teams stand at 14-8 in NE-10 action.
The game will be broadcast live on www.LeMoyneDolphins.tv.
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The men's basketball team travels to Syracuse, N.Y., tonight to play Le Moyne in the Northeast-10 Tournament Quarterfinals.Saint Anselm is seeded 5, and the Le Moyne Dolphins stand at #4. Le Moyne has won eight of their last nine games, and stands 18-9 overall. The Hawks are 19-9 overall and entered the quarterfinals after beating Pace in a 67-53 win on Saturday. Both teams stand at 14-8 in NE-10 action.
The game will be broadcast live on www.LeMoyneDolphins.tv.
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Rap from Colella S.G.A. Speech
Posted at: 9:59 AM ET
Justin Colella '12 again broke the mold for student government speeches when he delivered his bid for class president as a rap.
The video is posted on YouTube.
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The video is posted on YouTube.
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Spring Break Alternative Trips Have Arrived
Posted at: 9:35 AM ET
Each of the 16 Spring Break Alternative trips has arrived at its destination, according to the S.B.A. blog.
Last year, the Campus Ministry office updated the blog with trip updates and photographs. A post earlier this year promises the same -- and possibly videos, too.
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Last year, the Campus Ministry office updated the blog with trip updates and photographs. A post earlier this year promises the same -- and possibly videos, too.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
S.G.A. Announces Class Council Election Results
Posted at: 12:15 AM ET
The Student Government Association announced on Thursday morning class council election results:
Class of 2011
President
Rachael Paskievich
Vice President
Matt McDonald
Secretary
Katie O'Hara
Senator
Ellen O'Neil
Regina Federico
John McDermott
Caitlin Heneghan
Class of 2012
President
Justin Colella
Vice President
Marissa Serafino
Secretary
Stephanie Chaisson
Senator
Alex Noe
Liz Maccarone
Andrew Marden
Caitlyn Donovan
Class of 2013
President
Joe Gill
Vice President
Joe Rispoli
Secretary
Linh Nguyen
Senator
Kaitlin Frederick
Marko Samardzic
Nathanael Chartier
Sarah Tebo
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Class of 2011
President
Rachael Paskievich
Vice President
Matt McDonald
Secretary
Katie O'Hara
Senator
Ellen O'Neil
Regina Federico
John McDermott
Caitlin Heneghan
Class of 2012
President
Justin Colella
Vice President
Marissa Serafino
Secretary
Stephanie Chaisson
Senator
Alex Noe
Liz Maccarone
Andrew Marden
Caitlyn Donovan
Class of 2013
President
Joe Gill
Vice President
Joe Rispoli
Secretary
Linh Nguyen
Senator
Kaitlin Frederick
Marko Samardzic
Nathanael Chartier
Sarah Tebo
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Clubs Vie for Piece of Funding Pie
Posted at: 6:00 AM ET
By GREGORY W. WALLACE
Saint Anselm Crier News Editor
CUSHING STUDENT CENTER, Feb. 24 — Student government elections are anything but mere popularity contests: at stake is control of almost two hundred thousand dollars.
Senators not only vote on resolutions and sit on student life and academic committees, but also vote to approve or deny club status for aspiring groups of students. With club status comes the privileges, including an appropriations hearing where clubs pitch a budget and request financial support from the Student Government Association.
The S.G.A. senate approved online magazine Lucubrations and La Voz (“the voice”) de la Latinoamerica, a Hispanic heritage club this semester. In October, the senate approved Club Hockey. Last spring, the senate added Club Softball, Mock Trial, Slavery Still Exists, and Students in Free Enterprise to the club rolls.
Clubs enter eligibility for S.G.A. funding after two full semesters. The S.G.A. budget, which topped $179,00 dollars this financial year, is funded through the Student Activity Fee.
While some in the Student Government Association suggest minor corrections to the club approval and funding process, many who spoke with The Crier agree that the system is sound.
“It provides an environment where people can engage in what they’re interested in,” Alexandra Puglisi, the S.G.A. club affairs secretary, said.
Scott Campbell, the S.G.A. president, takes a pro-club position.
“My stance has always been, and always will be, support the clubs now,” Campbell said. “To deny any group of students with a list of interested persons, with an advisor, and approval from the Dean of Students the opportunity to form a club while we recognize and support financially all of these other clubs would be a travesty.”
The club appropriations process culminates in a presentation before select S.G.A officials each spring. Clubs present their merits, including community service, contributions to campus, and student roster, as well as ambitions and financial needs for the upcoming year.
Appropriations are scheduled for Saturday, March 13.
“I think the model we have is a good one,” student activities and leadership programs director Matthew T. Goodwin said. The process, which includes mid-year funding possibilities, places little emphasis on fundraising, allowing clubs to “function purely as a group without forcing them to articulate what their exact costs and events will be.”
Some, including the new S.G.A. president and vice president, acknowledge a need for clubs to consider fundraising in support of their activities.
“I support the idea of fundraising and that we have to wait for a year to see how they [clubs] are doing,” vice president-elect Matthew Shaw ’11 said while campaigning for the office.
His running mate, president-elect Ashley Pratte ’11, agrees. While S.G.A can support clubs to an extent now, she says that “down the line, we can’t” without fundraising.
The new administration finds support among the senate ranks.
Sen. Andrew Marden ’11, who ran for S.G.A. vice president this year, says student government needs to ensure “that that the money of S.G.A. can be used to effect as many students.”
“I think there needs to be more fundraising,” Marden said, but the appropriations process should value clubs’ good faith effort to fundraise.
Sen. John McDermott ’11, who has served on the junior class council with Pratte and Shaw, sees a two prong approach to fundraising. Not only does the S.G.A. need to support clubs in fundraising, he says, but clubs must also pursue fundraising energetically.
“I think there needs to be a serious commitment on the party of clubs to fundraising,” senator John McDermott ’11, said.
Fundraising is currently expected in the first year of club status, before college funding becomes available, and Goodwin of the student activities office believes the process is healthy.
“It separates legitimate interest from the student body and the fads,” Goodwin said.
“[The process] builds a strong club from the outset,” Puglisi said. Puglisi is also vice president of the Mock Trial team, which required almost $1,000 to compete this year, but is not yet eligible for S.G.A funding. Team members organized donations and fundraisers, including a glass engraving and bake sale, she said.
Goodwin, and others, would like to see considerations made for clubs with unique contributions to the Saint Anselm campus.
“This year. . . we’re going to have a much more intense conversation about clubs that have a mission relating to the campus mission,” he said.
A growing number of clubs are coming to the table for a piece of the funding pie, and soon there will be no slices remaining.
“For everyone to receive the funding that they want, the funding needs to get bigger,” student activities director Goodwin said, “and that’s just not a reality right now.”
This article was published on page 1 of the Saint Anselm Crier, Feb. 24, 2010 issue.
Saint Anselm Crier News Editor
CUSHING STUDENT CENTER, Feb. 24 — Student government elections are anything but mere popularity contests: at stake is control of almost two hundred thousand dollars.
Senators not only vote on resolutions and sit on student life and academic committees, but also vote to approve or deny club status for aspiring groups of students. With club status comes the privileges, including an appropriations hearing where clubs pitch a budget and request financial support from the Student Government Association.
The S.G.A. senate approved online magazine Lucubrations and La Voz (“the voice”) de la Latinoamerica, a Hispanic heritage club this semester. In October, the senate approved Club Hockey. Last spring, the senate added Club Softball, Mock Trial, Slavery Still Exists, and Students in Free Enterprise to the club rolls.
Clubs enter eligibility for S.G.A. funding after two full semesters. The S.G.A. budget, which topped $179,00 dollars this financial year, is funded through the Student Activity Fee.
While some in the Student Government Association suggest minor corrections to the club approval and funding process, many who spoke with The Crier agree that the system is sound.
“It provides an environment where people can engage in what they’re interested in,” Alexandra Puglisi, the S.G.A. club affairs secretary, said.
Scott Campbell, the S.G.A. president, takes a pro-club position.
“My stance has always been, and always will be, support the clubs now,” Campbell said. “To deny any group of students with a list of interested persons, with an advisor, and approval from the Dean of Students the opportunity to form a club while we recognize and support financially all of these other clubs would be a travesty.”
The club appropriations process culminates in a presentation before select S.G.A officials each spring. Clubs present their merits, including community service, contributions to campus, and student roster, as well as ambitions and financial needs for the upcoming year.
Appropriations are scheduled for Saturday, March 13.
“I think the model we have is a good one,” student activities and leadership programs director Matthew T. Goodwin said. The process, which includes mid-year funding possibilities, places little emphasis on fundraising, allowing clubs to “function purely as a group without forcing them to articulate what their exact costs and events will be.”
Some, including the new S.G.A. president and vice president, acknowledge a need for clubs to consider fundraising in support of their activities.
“I support the idea of fundraising and that we have to wait for a year to see how they [clubs] are doing,” vice president-elect Matthew Shaw ’11 said while campaigning for the office.
His running mate, president-elect Ashley Pratte ’11, agrees. While S.G.A can support clubs to an extent now, she says that “down the line, we can’t” without fundraising.
The new administration finds support among the senate ranks.
Sen. Andrew Marden ’11, who ran for S.G.A. vice president this year, says student government needs to ensure “that that the money of S.G.A. can be used to effect as many students.”
“I think there needs to be more fundraising,” Marden said, but the appropriations process should value clubs’ good faith effort to fundraise.
Sen. John McDermott ’11, who has served on the junior class council with Pratte and Shaw, sees a two prong approach to fundraising. Not only does the S.G.A. need to support clubs in fundraising, he says, but clubs must also pursue fundraising energetically.
“I think there needs to be a serious commitment on the party of clubs to fundraising,” senator John McDermott ’11, said.
Fundraising is currently expected in the first year of club status, before college funding becomes available, and Goodwin of the student activities office believes the process is healthy.
“It separates legitimate interest from the student body and the fads,” Goodwin said.
“[The process] builds a strong club from the outset,” Puglisi said. Puglisi is also vice president of the Mock Trial team, which required almost $1,000 to compete this year, but is not yet eligible for S.G.A funding. Team members organized donations and fundraisers, including a glass engraving and bake sale, she said.
Goodwin, and others, would like to see considerations made for clubs with unique contributions to the Saint Anselm campus.
“This year. . . we’re going to have a much more intense conversation about clubs that have a mission relating to the campus mission,” he said.
A growing number of clubs are coming to the table for a piece of the funding pie, and soon there will be no slices remaining.
“For everyone to receive the funding that they want, the funding needs to get bigger,” student activities director Goodwin said, “and that’s just not a reality right now.”
This article was published on page 1 of the Saint Anselm Crier, Feb. 24, 2010 issue.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Class Council Candidates Present Platforms
Posted at: 12:12 AM ET
Candidate speeches are a staple of school elections, but this time, students were listening.
KOONZ THEATER, Dana Center — Candidates for class council positions filed their paperwork tonight and gave speeches to a crowd of almost 70 students, about 40 of whom are not running for election.
The candidates, for class president, vice president, secretary, and senator, offered a laundry list of campaign promises, from “having an amazingly fun time” in senior year to putting a faculty member in jail as a fundraiser and eliminating parking tickets. One speech was of the rap-slam poetry genre.
The classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013 will vote next Tuesday and Thursday for class officers. The class of 2010, the seniors, will not be electing new class officers. Each class has four senate seats; class treasurer is one among several appointed positions not covered in annual elections.
Two candidates are running for president of each class. Only one other race, for 2011 senator, is competitive, and only three candidates are running for the four senate seats allotted to the class of 2012. The two class of 2011 senators chosen in a recent special election are both running for the senate again.
Class of 2011
President
Rachael Paskievich
Brian Poznanski
Vice President
Matt McDonald
Secretary
Katherine O'Hara
Senator (four seats)
Regina Federico (currently a senator)
Caitlin Heneghan (currently a senator)
John McDermott (currently a senator)
Matt Mobilia (formerly a senator)
Ellen O’Neil (currently a senator)
Class of 2012
President
Craig Hooper
Justin Colella
Vice President
Marissa Serafino
Secretary
Stephanie Chaisson
Senator (four seats)
Elizabeth Maccarone
Andrew Marden
Alex Noe
Class of 2013
President
Joe Gill
Myungwoo Lee
Vice President
Joseph Rispoli
Secretary
Linh Nguyen
Senator (four seats)
Nathan Chartier
Evan Dell'Olio
Kaitlin Frederick
Marko Samardzic
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This article has been updated to include Matt Mobilia as a candidate for senator from the class of 2011. Mr. Mobilia, who was formerly a senator, stepped down from his seat this semester while interning out of state.
KOONZ THEATER, Dana Center — Candidates for class council positions filed their paperwork tonight and gave speeches to a crowd of almost 70 students, about 40 of whom are not running for election.
The candidates, for class president, vice president, secretary, and senator, offered a laundry list of campaign promises, from “having an amazingly fun time” in senior year to putting a faculty member in jail as a fundraiser and eliminating parking tickets. One speech was of the rap-slam poetry genre.
The classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013 will vote next Tuesday and Thursday for class officers. The class of 2010, the seniors, will not be electing new class officers. Each class has four senate seats; class treasurer is one among several appointed positions not covered in annual elections.
Two candidates are running for president of each class. Only one other race, for 2011 senator, is competitive, and only three candidates are running for the four senate seats allotted to the class of 2012. The two class of 2011 senators chosen in a recent special election are both running for the senate again.
Class of 2011
President
Rachael Paskievich
Brian Poznanski
Vice President
Matt McDonald
Secretary
Katherine O'Hara
Senator (four seats)
Regina Federico (currently a senator)
Caitlin Heneghan (currently a senator)
John McDermott (currently a senator)
Matt Mobilia (formerly a senator)
Ellen O’Neil (currently a senator)
Class of 2012
President
Craig Hooper
Justin Colella
Vice President
Marissa Serafino
Secretary
Stephanie Chaisson
Senator (four seats)
Elizabeth Maccarone
Andrew Marden
Alex Noe
Class of 2013
President
Joe Gill
Myungwoo Lee
Vice President
Joseph Rispoli
Secretary
Linh Nguyen
Senator (four seats)
Nathan Chartier
Evan Dell'Olio
Kaitlin Frederick
Marko Samardzic
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This article has been updated to include Matt Mobilia as a candidate for senator from the class of 2011. Mr. Mobilia, who was formerly a senator, stepped down from his seat this semester while interning out of state.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
N.H.I.O.P. to Assume Political Library
Posted at: 8:42 AM ET
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS — When the New Hampshire Political Library laid off its paid staff in early December, 2009, the future of the first-in-the-nation primary recordkeeper was uncertain. “This is just a temporary setback for us,” the Library’s board chair, Terry Shumaker, told the Concord Monitor. “We existed in numerous different forms in the past; we will continue in the future.”
The New Hampshire Institute of Politics has stepped in to fill the gap, which Mr. Shumaker said was economic. The Library board voted unanimously on Friday to affiliate with the Saint Anselm N.H.I.O.P., according to a college statement.
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The New Hampshire Institute of Politics has stepped in to fill the gap, which Mr. Shumaker said was economic. The Library board voted unanimously on Friday to affiliate with the Saint Anselm N.H.I.O.P., according to a college statement.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
In Record Turnout, Pratte and Shaw Elected Student Government Leaders
Posted at: 10:14 PM ET
Gregory W. Wallace/CRIERAshley Pratte and Matt Shaw, pictured in Cushing on Wednesday night after learning of the S.G.A. election returns.
Pratte and Shaw took 414 votes, edging out Marissa Serafino ’12 and Andrew Marden ’12, who netted 289 votes. The 703 votes cast was a record turnout, S.G.A. officials said.
“It feels fantastic,” Pratte told The Crier’s Lauren Chooljian.
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Michael Beschloss Shares Laughs and Presidential History
Posted at: 10:10 PM ET
Gregory W. WallaceNEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS — Presidential historian Michael Beschloss spoke Tuesday evening to a crowd of well over 100 community members and Student Ambassadors on presidential courage.
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Friday, February 05, 2010
One Acts, Many Dimensions
Posted at: 5:17 PM ET
It is an evening of one act plays, but you see at least twice as many shows for the price of three.
DANA CENTER — One acts are known for challenging the dimensions of space and time -- twenty minutes is short for a logical beginning, middle, and end -- but the Abbey Players evening of short plays, “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun,” challenges the traditional continuum at a new level.
The plays run Friday and Saturday nights, both at 7:30 p.m. Student admission is $5.75, including a ticketing fee.
This Is A Test, by Stephen Gregg and directed by Katie McNamara ’10, condenses an hour-long collegiate exam into twenty minutes, all while visiting dreams, A cruel world of high school-like taunting, and deep-seated fears. Alan (Brian Lively ’10) is tested not only by the multiple-choice and essay assessment before him, but by the blatant cheating of his classmates (including Lois, played by Caitlin Heneghan ’11) and the unfriendly voices in his own caffeinated and overtired head.
Ham Radio, adapted and directed by Alex Silveri ’11, explores the challenge of airing a live radio drama. From the first rehearsal through the ninth, the motley crew, including radio host Frasier Crane (Seath Crandall ’10), his brother Niles, and producer Roz (Kaitlin Smith ’11), competes for airtime and attention -- both against each other, and against the odds. Ham Radio marks the evening’s brief departure from the festival of existential questions.
Cut, by Ed Monk and directed by Robert Lemire ’10, looks for answers to actors’ most persistent questions: where does the stage start, where does it end, and who is really in charge? Caroline O’Connor ’13, Joseph Leone ’10, Tom Hill ’12, Katelyn Morreale ’13, Erin Smith ’10, Seath Crandall ’11, Laura Foley ’12, and Mr. Lively are typical actors, getting lost in their parts and thinking they’re the director. Cut is the matryoshka doll of drama.
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN
An Evening of One Act Plays. Produced by Lauren Kelly ’10. This Is A Test directed by Katie McNamara ’10. Ham Radio directed by Alex Silveri ’11. Cut directed by Robert Lemire ’10. Presented by the Anselmian Abbey Players. At the Dana Center for the Humanities. Run time: approximately one and one half hour, with one intermission.
Friday, 5 February and Saturday, 6 February at 7:30 p.m.
$5 students; $7 adults; $6 college community; plus ticketing fee.
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DANA CENTER — One acts are known for challenging the dimensions of space and time -- twenty minutes is short for a logical beginning, middle, and end -- but the Abbey Players evening of short plays, “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun,” challenges the traditional continuum at a new level.
The plays run Friday and Saturday nights, both at 7:30 p.m. Student admission is $5.75, including a ticketing fee.
This Is A Test, by Stephen Gregg and directed by Katie McNamara ’10, condenses an hour-long collegiate exam into twenty minutes, all while visiting dreams, A cruel world of high school-like taunting, and deep-seated fears. Alan (Brian Lively ’10) is tested not only by the multiple-choice and essay assessment before him, but by the blatant cheating of his classmates (including Lois, played by Caitlin Heneghan ’11) and the unfriendly voices in his own caffeinated and overtired head.
Ham Radio, adapted and directed by Alex Silveri ’11, explores the challenge of airing a live radio drama. From the first rehearsal through the ninth, the motley crew, including radio host Frasier Crane (Seath Crandall ’10), his brother Niles, and producer Roz (Kaitlin Smith ’11), competes for airtime and attention -- both against each other, and against the odds. Ham Radio marks the evening’s brief departure from the festival of existential questions.
Cut, by Ed Monk and directed by Robert Lemire ’10, looks for answers to actors’ most persistent questions: where does the stage start, where does it end, and who is really in charge? Caroline O’Connor ’13, Joseph Leone ’10, Tom Hill ’12, Katelyn Morreale ’13, Erin Smith ’10, Seath Crandall ’11, Laura Foley ’12, and Mr. Lively are typical actors, getting lost in their parts and thinking they’re the director. Cut is the matryoshka doll of drama.
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN
An Evening of One Act Plays. Produced by Lauren Kelly ’10. This Is A Test directed by Katie McNamara ’10. Ham Radio directed by Alex Silveri ’11. Cut directed by Robert Lemire ’10. Presented by the Anselmian Abbey Players. At the Dana Center for the Humanities. Run time: approximately one and one half hour, with one intermission.
Friday, 5 February and Saturday, 6 February at 7:30 p.m.
$5 students; $7 adults; $6 college community; plus ticketing fee.
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