13,699 people die every day because they don’t have access to clean water. Senior Natalya Waye worked closely with IC professor Joni Doherty to raise awareness of this environmental issue and while at it, got a chance to show her documentary in Boston.
Wanxin Xie is currently a junior at FPU, but she has lived a life of duality. She was born in communist China in 1989 during a time when many Chinese people were living in poverty, but 20 years later, Wanxin’s country is flourishing due to extensive economic changes.
Wanxin Xie is currently a junior at FPU, but she has lived a life of duality. She was born in communist China in 1989 during a time when many Chinese people were living in poverty, but 20 years later, Wanxin’s country is flourishing due to extensive economic changes.
Catherine Collins’ summer plans are anything but ordinary. She will be traveling to El Algodonal Honduras to volunteer this summer. Cat, as most people call her, will be traveling to the impoverished country for one week over her summer vacation to volunteer with the program Cape Cares
This past year, President Birge and his family resided in the A Frame, but at the end of June the presidential family will be moving out and four excited girls will be moving in.
This is a new twist on “Artist in Focus;” we finally have a musician! James Tomaszewski is a freshman at Franklin Pierce University. He is a solo artist who writes and records electronic-pop music. If you attended the Highlighter Dance recently you may have seen him DJing.
Last week, President James Birge announced cuts in healthcare benefits and monthly pension contributions of all non-union employees as a part of a continuing effort to address Franklin Pierce University’s financial issues.
Many seniors are expressing anger that there will not be a nationally recognized commencement speaker at this year's graduation on May 15.
The Fitzwater Medallion for Leadership in Public Communication was presented to alumni Andrew Scher, CNN’s Candy Crowley, two graduating seniors, and a high school journalism teacher at the Fitzwater Honors on Monday, May 3.
Anthropology Club hosted it first Cultural Music night featuring eight performers on April 26 in Pierce Hall.
For the first time at the end of the academic year, Residential (Res.) Life will be offering students an opportunity to bring any unbroken items or perishable food to their staff offices, with all items collected being donated to a local charity.
On Saturday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fieldhouse Pierce Activities Council (PAC) hosted America’s Next Great Star, a new twist on the annual talent show.
On Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. on the softball field, a group of freshman have started a new tradition on campus called “tennis-base.”
On Monday April 5, the documentary “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,” was shown in Pierce Hall to a crowd of over 100 students, staff, and faculty members to help raise awareness of cultural, political, and social issues happening in Kenya.
Jacques Veilleux, or as students like to call him, Dr. V, is an associate professor of biology at Franklin Pierce. With his friendly personality, Dr. V shared some interesting facts about his life and love for biology.
Six students, one recent graduate, and two faculty members attended the National Council for Education for the Ceramic Arts, held at the Philadelphia Convention Center in the Center City during the first week of April.
On Friday April 23, the Residence Hall Association (R.H.A.) will be hosting “Let’s Do It in the Dark,” a highlighter dance party with a live DJ, free food, and giveaways at 9:00 p.m. in Cheney Hall.
Katrina Swett, a Democratic candidate for Congress, came to talk to the students at Franklin Pierce University on April 15 as a part of her preperation for the New Hampshire Primary on November 18.
The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) participated in the annual “Day of Silence” on Friday, April 16, bringing awareness to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community.
Today, Thursday April 22, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. the entire Residential Life staff, including 28 Community Assistants and six Experience Directors, will be hosting their first ever Field Day free of charge for all students.
The Black Student Alliance (BSA) will be holding its annual Caribbean Night this evening, April 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pierce Hall to all community members free of charge.
The Individual and Community (I&C) core curriculum is currently under review by a General-Education (Gen-Ed) committee which plans to completely redesign the core courses with a goal of the new program being accepted by faculty and the curriculum committee by the spring of 2011.
Dr. James F. Birge was celebrated at Franklin Pierce University’s first presidential inauguration on April 17, where the theme was "engaged in learning and service."
Fifty tables and roughly 200 attendees filled the Bubble during the “Hand for Haiti” flea market February 28.
“Night at the Movies” is this year’s theme for the 2nd Annual Relay for Life at Franklin Pierce University, which will take place tomorrow, March 5-6 from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. at the Bubble.
Today, Tuesday, March 2, President James Birge gave his first annual State of the University Address where he spoke to over 100 students, staff and faculty in attendance in Pierce Hall, as well as connecting to the five satellite campuses via webcast.
If you’ve ever flipped through a clothing catalogue, computer magazine, or seen product advertisements, you’ve seen commercial photography. To Professor Al Karevy, commercial photography is the photography you get paid for.
Will Steger, polar explorer, shared stories from his Antarctic Expedition and eyewitness accounts of global climate change with students, faculty, and local community members.
The Bubble was swinging to the disco music of the 1970s at this year’s Up All Night, which took place on February 27 from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m.
On Thursday, February 18, the Black Student Alliance (BSA) hosted one of their main events, Soul Food Dinner, in Pierce Hall.
This past week I had the pleasure of talking to the residents of Mountainview E2. This apartment consisted of Joe Pina (who they all refer to as Lou), Joe Landini, Ethan Trusten, and Steve Raphaelson.
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