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Grant-funded improvements in science facilities create research, learning opportunities By Juliana Wilson ’07 MBA ’17 Chemistry labs in Marcucella have had some cosmetic renovations, and the physics lab has received a material upgrade. Marcucella 112 is now a first-class research space, and it has all been funded through an INBRE grant that Dr. Kerry McKeever, dean of the College at Rindge, received. Dr. Amy Piispanen won a lottery for a brand new laser microscope which will be a part of a new Microscopy Center. McKeever said that this will provide lab space for Piispanen and students to do research in the bio-medical field. Faculty will be using the space, and students will have to opportunity to become researchers. “Everytime I get a faculty member grant money, then two to three more students can be involved in the research process,” McKeever said. Additionally, Pappas 212 is being converted into a teaching and research laboratory for the Health Sciences Program. A Quinton Q-Stress machine that measures the cardiovascular vascular system at rest or with the use of a treadmill will be a lab feature. A bicycle will be added to the lab in the future. Dr. Rodrigo Villar, who is a new health science professor, plans to use the machine in the Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Laboratory course to test everyone here who wants to, and for research purposes. Villar was inspired from first-hand experience he had volunteering at Beth Israel Hospital. Villar is excited to give students a better sense of the way the heart works with the new machine, rather than through a textbook alone. “Books are great, but to extract that this is real life happening, it needs to be visualized,” said Villar. “It gives you a better approach to understanding the reading.” The new equipment was also funded by a separate NH INBRE Research and Training Grant, which was also received by McKeever. According to McKeever, FPU has received tens of thousands of dollars in INBRE grants to renovate and equip the facilities. “I am very proud of the way this is going,” said McKeever.
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Photo | Juliana Wilson 07’ MBA ’17 President Kim Mooney (left) speaks with Gene Gibbons, former Reuters White House Bureau Chief, before C-SPAN’s filming of a segment of the Fitzwater Center’s August high school media program, The Presidency and the Press, August 10.
Kim Mooney ’83 begins her presidency of firsts By Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18 and Cory Cataldo ’17
sion for the university, and who understands the struggles that everyone goes through on campus, all qualities n August 1, Dr. Kim Mooney transitioned which President Mooney has. from Provost to President, and she did it “Being an alumna, she really understands what we as the first alumna and first woman to lead go through as students. I love it and I think it’s the best Franklin Pierce University. thing the school could have done,” said Willette. Prior to being named the 6th President of Franklin Cyndie Martin, manager of the Bookstore, hopes the Pierce University, she graduated from Franklin Pierce in president will continue to build the University’s momen1983, served on the Board of Trustees for several years, tum on a positive path of success. and also held positions as provost and vice president of Although college presidents are typically men, the academic affairs. number of women presidents is on the rise. Since 1986, Director of Residential Life Kat according to the American CounDougherty feels as though having It goes a long way to show cil on Education, the number of an alumna as president is benefi- our female students that the female presidents has been steadicial for this University. “She has a ly increasing. In 1986, 9.5% of all sky’s the limit. lot of passion for Franklin Pierce,” college presidents were female, says - Kat Dougherty, said Dougherty. “It’s nice to have ACE. Today, the number has risen Director of Residential Life someone who is truly dedicated to 26.4%. and cares about the students.” Top schools such as Harvard Since President Mooney is an alumna, Dougherty University, University of Pennsylvania, and Brown Uniadded, she understands the culture and passion of the versity all have female presidents, according to CEO University. World Magazine. Dougherty is also excited to have a female president There are organizations such as New Hampshire because it provides a positive role model for the womWomen in Higher Education Leadership that encourage en on campus and is inspirational for young women. and support women as they assume leadership roles in “It goes a long way to show our female students that the New Hampshire. sky’s the limit,” said Dougherty. Other firsts in President Mooney’s inaugural year inGraduate assistant James Willette ’16 believes that a clude FPU’s 10th anniversary as a university and a recollege president should be someone who has a good vicord incoming freshman class.
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Letter from Student Government Association President David Hamilton:
You have all helped make Franklin Pierce such a great place to be Welcome back Ravens! As well as a warm welcome to the Class of 2020, the campus community is delighted to meet you! I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable summer, but I’m sure you were all ready to get back to FPU and all of your friends. This school year is going to be an exciting one, one filled with new challenges, new experiences, and many new achievements. The staff and faculty here, as well as myself, are anxious to help you achieve your full potential and benefit future students. S.G.A. as a whole is excited to serve you all this upcoming year, we are striving to
listen to each of you and ensure you that we will do everything possible to give every student the best Franklin Pierce experience. Just be sure to get out and get involved! As I’m sure those of you returning can tell, there have been many new positive changes to campus. These changes will be ongoing as the University, and S.G.A., will be contributing to bettering your experience here. Be sure to utilize your resources on campus as well! They are here for you to help you do your best. If you feel the need for something to be addressed, please do not hesitate to reach
out to a member of S.G.A. We are happy to see what we can do to help. We want to assure an academic year that starts off right! Keep doing great things Ravens, you have all helped make Franklin Pierce such a great place to be. Once again, welcome back and welcome to FPU, Class of 2020! This year is going to be the best one yet, keep up that Pierce Pride! - David Hamilton S.G.A. President
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Welcome Class of 2020! And a warm welcome back to all of the upperclassmen. We have have had a beautiful summer, full of sunshine and warm weather. The campus looks gorgeous, as always, and many more improvements are being made. In this issue, the Pierce Arrow staff has provided some helpful information as well as some reads that we hope you will find interesting and inspiring. In July, our PoliticsFitzU unit was busy covering both the Republican and Democratic National conventions. We have two short recaps for you in this issue, but you
can read more in-depth coverage and view some great photos on the Pierce Arrow online by visiting piercearrow.wordpress. com. Also visit @PoliticsFitzU on social media. As a graduate student, I always make sure to mark my calendar at the beginning of a term, for both the deadlines that cannot be missed, as well as the fun stuff that makes our social lives so exciting. You’ll find some important dates on this page to help you fill in the dates. Finally, as you come into this school year, I want to invite all of you to join
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PoliticsFitzU team covers national political conventions as credentialed media Immersive RNC, DNC experience proved to be “hard work at all times” By Alex Malm ’17 During five days in July, seven students and three faculty from Franklin Pierce University covered the Republican National Convention in Cleveland as part of the PoliticsFitzU credentialed news team and in partnership with the Boston Herald. Fitzwater Center Director Kristen Nevious led the team, which included communications professor Heather Tullio and political science professor Christina Cliff. This marked the the fifth convention that PoliticsFitzU, the political reporting unit of the Fitzwater Center’s Pierce Media Group, has covered--and it was headed to the Democratic National Convention
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the following week with eight students. It had previously earned credentials to cover both national political conventions in 2008 and 2012. A normal morning consisted of the team waking up early, with red bulls and coffee in hand, and going out to cover the New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island states delegation breakfasts for speeches from top political figures. The PoliticsFitzU team stayed in the same hotel as the New Hampshire delegation and New Hampshire media. On my way to breakfast one morning, I noticed Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas being interviewed by a TV station inside the hotel’s breakfast room, which doubled as a meeting space. After the station was done with its interview, I was able to interview the senator, a moment I will never forget. Throughout the week, the team rotated on media passes into the convention hall, where it was hard work at all times. The hallways were our offices as we would interview delegates and guests, and file stories. We would live tweet speeches and
Photo | PoliticsFitzU Staff Alex Malm ’17 interviews delegates at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland about why they are supporting Trump for president.
the roll call for the states, take photos and videos, always in touch with the Boston Herald news desk. During Trump’s acceptance speech, a code Pink founder, Medea Benjamin, made her way into the press section holding a sign saying “Build Bridges Not Walls.” PoliticsFitzU reporters Maggie Bell ’18 and Ashley Stevens ’17 were standing just
two feet away and had the instincts to take out their cameras and iPad to take videos of what was happening. We were able to upload the videos and send them to the Boston Herald, where they were picked up by national media. It was moments like these that characterized the excitement the team experienced in Cleveland during those five days .spent at the convention.
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It turns out there is more to the conventions than what happens inside the hall during primetime
-Maggie Bell ‘18, PoliticsFitzU ticipated in a panel discussion regarding Glamour’s 51 Million Voices campaign, a campaign whose goal it is to bring issues to light that affect the 51 million women under the age of 45 as they are preparing to cast their votes this fall.
tion in Philadelphia. Many protesters were Bernie Sanders supporters who were disappointed, among other things, with the way the Democratic National Committee handled this election cycle following the news of the server hack purportedly
By Maggie Bell ’18 At the Democratic National Convention, I was able to witness some very historic moments, culminating with the nomination for President of the first female candidate to a major political party in the United States. While at the convention I went to the Women’s Caucus where Madeleine Albright, Eva Longoria Parker, Nancy Pelosi and others notables spoke about issues facing women in this year’s election. While at the Women’s Caucus, I was able to live tweet and photograph the conversation. I also attended the Glamour and Facebook joint event, Cocktails and Conversation, where Cindi Leive, the editor-in-chief of Glamour, Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Lena Dunham, the star of the HBO show “Girls”, and America Ferrera, the star of the ABC show “Ugly Betty,” par-
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Photo | PoliticsFitzU Staff Amanda Holland ’17, Kelsey Parker ‘20, and Maggie Bell ‘18 ready to head back to RIndge after covering the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia with PoliticsFitzU.
The discussion ended with a performance from the Syncopated Ladies where they sang “Run the World” by Beyonce. The goal of this event was to try encourage more young people to get involved in the political discussion by bringing up the issues that affect our generation in a fun and interactive manner. There was a mass amount of protesting going on for the duration of the conven-
by Russian agents, followed by Wikileaks subsequent release of the hacked emails. There were many others who came out to protest on behalf of issues of personal importance, including the anti-abortionists, Code Pink, and Westboro Baptist Church all taking advantage of the mass amount of press present. I had the opportunity to be inside the convention hall on both Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. On Tuesday night, among other speakers, I witnessed Bill Clinton speak about his wife Hillary, her character and history as well as their life together with their family. He spoke of her time as First Lady, secretary of state, her years of public service since college as well as the girl he first met. On Wednesday evening, Vice President Joe Biden and President Obama were the main speakers, and both gave their full throated endorsement of Hillary Clinton as their party’s nominee. Joe Biden won the attendees over with his everyman speech and his much loved use of “malarkey.” President Obama made what may be his last major speech before the end of his term in office and which was in many ways reminiscent of his first speech to the DNC in 2004. While at the DNC and RNC, I was able to pick up new skills. By the end of the DNC, I had learned how to interview people as well as operate a virtual reality camera. I also learned how to use social media in a professional way to help bring live news to people. The entire experience was a wonderful insight into our political process and the professionals who cover the participants.
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FPU ready for record freshman class
Photo | Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18 Jim Earle showing off the bunkbeds in the lower level of Edgewood.
By Cory Cataldo ’17 The incoming class will likely be the biggest ever, and there have been several adjustments made to accommodate the size increase. The most notable is the reconfiguration of office and residential halls into more living space. The incoming class will consist of new first-year students along with transfers. The University will not know the exact number of arrrivals until census.
“My best guess at this moment is about 660-665 new students, although it is not unusual for a few students to not show on opening day. In recent years, the incoming class has been smaller. This class will likely set a new record,” said Jim Earle, vice president of student affairs. The former location of Career Services on the first floor of New Hampshire Hall and the English professor offices in the lower level of Edgewood have been converted into residential living space. The
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n preparation for the upcoming school year, Franklin Pierce staff have been hard at work all summer preparing to welcome over 600 new students. Freshman Orientation is a three-day event designed to help new students get comfortable on campus and meet new people. Changes have been made to orientation this year to meet the needs of the large incoming class. “We have been able to accommodate extra peer groups within the orientation, so we have a solid orientation baseline that balances everything out,” said Scott AnsevinAllen, assistant dean of student involvement. Preparing for an incoming class that is expecting 200 more students than
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last year’s class has presented some difficulties for student involvement workers. “Figuring out the logistics and the new programming that Student Involvement wants to offer in helping these new students has made stronger connections. All in all, departments from across campus working together has been key every year in pulling off a successful welcome to students,” said Derek Scalia, associate director of student involvement. Although orientation is technically just a three-day period where students are able to figure out their social group, the University believes the process is a much longer one. “Orientation for new students really starts on their Step Day. Orientation essentially runs all the way through mid-terms, if you think about it. This
area in Edgewood is designated for female Honors students. Some singles in Granite and Monadnock have also been converted into doubles. In all, approximately 66 beds have been added to the University’s normal capacity rate. “In Edgewood, and some Granite and Monadnock doubles, there are brandnew desks, wardrobes, beds, and mattresses. Although the rooms are a little smaller compared to others, I think students will still like them because the new furniture looks great,” said Senior Nicole Galewski, who worked for the Warehouse on campus this summer. The Edgewood area was originally going to be for the business department, but because of the influx of students, it was turned into dorms. The business department will be in temporary module offices located where Crestview once was. Business is moving from the 5th floor of the Library so it can have its own area where undergraduate and graduate offices can be combined. Career Services is now located in the library. The University has been hard at work all summer making sure the incoming class has everything they need to succeed. “We know that the large number of
first-year students will certainly create some challenges, but we have been meeting all summer to try to identify these challenges and make appropriate accommodations,” said Earle. Previous year totals for freshman and transfers were 590 in 2012, 483 in 2013, 490 in 2014, and 455 in 2015. In addition to new students, the University is expecting roughly 842 returning students, which will put the student population at around 1500. Questions concerning whether or not the University’s facilities can handle the influx have been raised, Earle said. He noted, however, that during the late ‘90s ,the University had an overall enrollment of over 1700--so it knows it can handle the 2016 student population. To help with the rush in the café, Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes have been added during the lunch hour. Also, several departments, like residential life and counseling, have increased their staff. “We are delighted as a community to be welcoming such a large, diverse and talented first-year class. It is going to add a lot of energy to our already amazing community,” said Earle.
Photo | Cory Cataldo ‘17 Derek Scalia (left) and Scott Ansevin-Allen discuss Student Involvement’s plans for 2016.
is because it’s a gradual process for students to adjust, connect, and find their place here at school. That’s why it takes a lot of strategic planning and a great supportive system like we have here to get things done,” said Allen. Student Involvement acknowledges student’s social needs and helps to balance them. They help students find a connection, meet roommates and hallmates, engage them in learning, and impart essential information. Team building is an important aspect for student involvement because it promotes a sense of common ground between all the students. One of the planned activities that is being put in place is Major Mixers. This activity will allow students to get to know each student in the same major as well as the other students in different majors. “It’s always a lot of fun when you
see the students participate in the programs and enjoy themselves. You know that’s when they’re connecting here, and that they are going to do very well. They are connected into the Pierce community within a few hours,” says Scalia. “I always love seeing the community come together, as if it was a dance. We’re all decked out and ready to head towards a common vision. At the end of the day, that common vision is a sense of belonging, and Franklin Pierce’s orientation stands out amongst a vast majority of colleges and universities throughout the country,” said Allen. Some activities to look out for this year are a Harry Potter themed event organized and run by PAC. Another is a zip-line that will be installed from the first base line of the softball field all the way to Marcucella.
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Pushed by big dreams, alum takes DPT career to Third World
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By Juliana Wilson ’07 MBA ’17 Big dreams don’t scare Joshua Sigsworth ’07 DPT ’10. His dreams all fell into place when he received his acceptance into the doctor of physical therapy program at FPU. “I was nervous, excited and grateful for the opportunity,” said the 31-year-old from Abbington, MA. “My dream of becoming a physical therapist was becoming a reality.” Sigsworth has been a professional physical therapist for the Core Medical Group for South Shore Hospital Visiting Nurses Association in Massachusetts for the past six years. He loves his job and received the national 2012 Traveler of the Year award for outstanding services provided as a physical therapist. Dr. Olga McSorley, a professor in the program, was instrumental in Sigsworth’s development as a student physical therapist. She pushed Sigsworth to be competitive and apply for clinical rotations at some of the best hospitals in the country, including Southern Maine Medical Center, Baylor University Medical Center, and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Sigsworth recalls that each rotation was three months long. “I was able to experi-
- Joshua Sigsworth ’07 DPT ’10 ence living in different and diverse parts of the county, worked full-time, performed research, and delivered clinically relevant presentations,” he said. Baylor was the largest medical center Sigsworth had been to at the time. To begin with, he worked in the acute orthopedics department which was located in between three different sections of the hospital. There he worked on training and treating total knee replacement, total hip replacement, and traumatic fracture patients on a regular basis. But after noticing that Sigsworth was getting comfortable in that department, his supervisors sent him to the lung and heart transplant floor. This is where he had many “perspective” lessons, including one where he was treating a 14-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis who had just undergone a double lung transplant procedure. “Earlier that week I had pulled a muscle in my back, was in pain and kinda feeling sorry for myself,” he recalled. “I walked in and saw that boy was hooked up to a ventilator [and] had a Foley catheter and was being cleaned up by a CNA due to bowel incontinence.” Sigsworth entered the room and asked how the patient was doing. “He looked me
Courtesy Photo Sigsworth ’07 DPT ’10 (middle) with his now wife Anna (left) and Emily, a fellow volunteer work together to create a physical therapy space at a school in Peru.
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Courtesy Photo Sigsworth helps a young patient in Peru as a volunteer with Therapists Without Borders.
,right in the eyes, was unable to speak due to being ventilated, and gave me a thumbs up,” he said. “It was a very moving gesture. That young boy gave me a thumbs up that I still hold onto today.” The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary is where Sigsworth became a professional, wearing a shirt and tie to work every day and treating in the middle of Manhattan in an outpatient vestibular clinic, a physical therapy specialty that he says he was “very fortunate” to be given the opportunity for in a clinical rotation. Then, in 2012, after treating patients for almost two years, Sigsworth dreamed even bigger. This took him to Peru, a Third World country, volunteering for Therapists Without Borders with his now wife, Anna. “It took about three months to convince her to go to a Third World country where we don’t speak the language, don’t know anyone, treat a school for disabled children, make trips to remote villages, and take a month off of work to volunteer,” Sigsworth said. Sigsworth, Anna, and another volunteer named Emily were completely immersed in the country, and they lived with a family that only spoke Spanish. The shower at the house had an electrical heater on it, that would shock Sigsworth when he would stand tall in it. The father, Lucho, was a crusader for women’s rights in Peru, a patriarchal society where there still is not a lot of opportunity for women. “Anna and I walked about ½ to ¾ mile to the school every day down ‘interesting’ neighborhoods that we did not go back to at night,” said Sigsworth. The school they volunteered at in Peru used basic sanitary techniques when treating patients, due to either lack of money or knowledge. The garage they were treating the children in was dirty, musty, and dusty. They cleaned and created a pediatric physical therapy center with soft rubber mats so that if the children were to fall, they were not falling on the concrete anymore. Sigsworth witnessed that rags were being reused on children who had cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, microcephaly, Down’s syndrome, developmental delays,
and autismwithout ever being washed. “Many of these children drooled and salivated a lot and they needed to have their face constantly wiped,” said Sigsworth. “We noticed that upper respiratory infections and other sicknesses were causing many of these children to miss school, and we noticed that they were not washing the rags. We hope that this information led to a decrease in the spread of disease in the school.” They also created the first medical charts for the school that included all the information that would be in a medical chart in the U.S. “When we first got there, they did not have basic information including full names, diagnosis, prior level of function, current level of function, adaptive equipment used, parent information, living situation, goals of PT, milestones to reach, strength, range of motion, contractures, expected outcomes, equipment needed, etc.,” said Sigsworth. These documents were printed out in both Spanish and English and were given to the director, Celeste Marion, on a zip drive for future volunteers to add to and make additional comments/notations. When they were not treating pediatric patients in at the school, Marion had them go 3-4 hours out to remote villages to treat locals who did not have access to medical professionals. “I have many stories about the 100+ people we treated, teacher protests that led us to be stranded on the side of the road for a couple hours while they made sure we were not with the government, then us hitchhiking back due to our ride leaving, and being surrounded by the incredible beauty that is Peru,” said Sigsworth. “Peru gave me additional perspective on what we do have in this country and how privileged we are to live here,” he said. “For Health Sciences/Biology majors and the DPT students, my advice would be to take your scholastics seriously, believe in yourself, never give up on your dreams, be curious, take chances, seek opportunities that scare you a little and remember to have fun,” he said. “It goes by fast.”
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Flo Rida, Lukas Graham, RoC all top Billboard summer charts
Photo | Cory Cataldo ‘17 “The Bubble” is Franklin Pierce University’s Activity Center and plays host as a Pokéstop within the game Pokémon Go.
Pokémon GO - Pokémon Invade Franklin Pierce Campus By Cory Cataldo ’17
Photo | Josh Coffman Alumni band Roots of Creation (RoC) debuts at #1 on Billboard reggae charts.
By Abbie Trombly ’18 There’s no doubt that summer 2016 was an eclectic season for radio music. From pop to country, there was something for everyone. According to Billboard, “Cheap Thrills” by Sia and Sean Paul recently spent a couple weeks at number one, alongside artists like Justin Timberlake, Adele, and Twenty-One Pilots, who also made the top 10. Tracks such as Flo Rida’s “My House”, and “7 Years” by Lukas Graham are making their way down after having spent nearly 30-40 weeks on the charts, both peaking in the top five. Moving over to Billboard’s country charts, it seems that Florida Georgia Line has dominated the charts throughout the summer with “H.O.L.Y.” spending at least 13 weeks at number one. Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, and Sam Hunt, to name a few other top ten artists, follow FGL in the charts. Cole Swindell and Thomas Rhett are both on the rise after spending 12 weeks on the charts. Beyoncé’s album Lemonade, which was released back in April, has held a steady spot, sitting tight at number three on iTunes for now, surrounded by DJ Khaled, Hillary Scott, and Twenty-One Pilots. Even FPU’s own alumni band, Roots of Creation (RoC), debuted number one on the Billboard reggae chart with the release of their newest album, Livin Free. The album spent four weeks in the top 10. They have been touring in support of the album all summer and they keep adding dates to their fall schedule. RoC will headline their own day festival, Livin Free in the 603, at Bernie’s on Hampton Beach on September 11, with Harsh Armadillo, the Organically Good Trio, and others. A song to keep an eye on is “Cold Water” by Major Lazer, featuring Justin Bieber and MØ. Released in late July, it made number two on the Billboard charts in its first week. CapitalXtra considers it to be the number one summer anthem.
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Grimshaw Gudewicz Geodesic Activity Center sign in front of the bubble is a Pokéstop. n a warm summer night in July, Franklin At Pokéstops, users are able to collect eggs, Poké Pierce’s campus was overtaken by groups Balls, and potions, but they can only collect these of wandering people items about once every five staring at their phones in pursuit minutes. It’s been a great way to of digital creatures. The first week the game was Simultaneously across the relive my childhood while available in the App Store, it world, millions of people were connecting with friends. was downloaded more times doing the same thing. An app than any other app in Apple’s - Alyssa Lambert ‘16 named Pokémon GO began history. Since then, the game has getting players up and moving in reported earnings of up to $10 order to participate in the augmented reality game. million a day, with reports of the game being worth All users need is a GPS-enabled mobile device up to $3 billion in 1-2 years if it can keep up. and they are able to capture and battle Pokémon as if “The game is unique. It gives everyone that grew they were right there with them. up in the ‘90s some nostalgia. I enjoy playing it “I went out with one of my friends to play and more than other games because it seems like you see what the game was all about. As time started to are actually a part of it. It’s awesome just going on pass, our group turned into four, and later that night a stroll and a Pikachu pops up in your backyard. we came across another group of people who were I’ve enjoyed playing at Franklin Pierce because it playing. We eagerly discussed the new game with seems like rare Pokémon show up more than other them, and everyone was excited to learn more. It was places I’ve been. There is also a gym within walking really cool seeing so many people outside close to distance. It’s been a great way to relive my childhood midnight during a workweek,” said John Spall ’18, while connecting with friends,” said Alyssa Lambert who lived and worked on campus over the summer. ’16, who spent time working on campus over the In order to battle other Pokémon, users have to summer. travel to a Pokémon gym, which is typically some Trading, customizable Pokéstops, and more type of real-world landmark. On campus, the Pokémon have all been announced for future updates Franklin Pierce University sign by the four-way to the game. intersection is a gym. Users compete to take control of various gyms across the world, which allows them to collect in -game bonuses and, ultimately, bragging rights. Gyms become increasingly more difficult to capture when players of the same team have multiple Pokémon defending the gym. There are three teams that players can be part of: Team Valor, Team Mystic, and Team Instinct. What you see and experience in the game is completely dependent upon your specific location because the game displays a map of your geographic location from Google Maps. “I lived in the Bronx this summer and the city was extremely active for the game. I feel like playing on campus might be difficult because it’s rural compared to the Bronx, which was urban and had Pokéstops everywhere. But I do think the gym on campus will be more active because it’s the only one around,” said Mark Choiniere ’17. Photo | Cory Cataldo In addition to gyms, certain real-world landmarks A wild Tauros appears behind Cheshire. register as Pokéstops in the game. On campus, the
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Q&A
Ravens coaches on the upcoming fall seasons
Stephanie Dragon – Volleyball By Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18 How important do you think preseason is? A successful preseason is critical to our success. We have 10 days to prepare for our first competition. It’s not a lot of time if you think about it. Preseason is when we get to know our freshmen, our culture begins to form, and our gym is competitive. Everyone can focus on volleyball in preseason, we really don’t have too many other distractions or obligations. What are your expectations for the season? I expect for us to finish in the top four of the Northeast 10 and to return to the NCAA Tournament.
Did you lose any key players? We graduated three in the spring. Aiden Garcia graduated a year early. Graduating the best slide in the NE10 will definitely have an impact on our offense, but I feel our incoming freshmen and returners will do a fantastic job filling the offensive void. We also graduated our defensive core. Libero Sarah MacHugh and DS Cat Purdy provided wonderful leadership. Brittney Carias had a strong spring season, and I look forward to her continually developing her defensive skills. How are you going to make up for it? Who is your biggest rival coming into the season? New Haven and Adelphi are always
Photo | Nicole Dale ‘16 MBA ‘18 Coach Dragon and some of her key returners work to get their groove back in the sunshine.
two incredibly tough competitors. New Haven upset us in the NE-10 Tournament and Adelphi won the conference. Everyone in our league is tough. Not one team can be taken lightly. It’s always
fun to play SNHU since it’s a University and in state rival. I’m looking forward to a fun, competitive season. We have a great group of returners and talented freshman.
Roy Fink – Men’s Soccer
Photo | Nicole Dale ‘16 MBA ‘18 Coach Zach Emerson and Assistant Coach Chris Deleon are excited for this year’s cross country season. Big strides are to be taken in accomplishing goals for this upcoming year.
Zach Emerson – Men’s & Women’s Cross Country By Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18 How important do you think preseason is? It’s the most important part of the year for us. It not only sets the tone for season, but for the entire year. This year more than ever we have a very large incoming freshman class. We have 25 distance freshman coming in. Preseason is important to assess fitness levels and to set up for the entire year. With the large amount of new runners, we will have to hit the ground running. Preseason is a time for us to make goals and make sure we are setting up the year based on their current fitness levels and how they have responded to previous
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years. Once classes start, it’s harder to do those things. So we will use the time before class starts to make an honest plan without outside influences. What are your expectations for the season? I expect us to always be the toughest team. I think we have a very talented group, just by the nature of who we are and who I like to recruit is very blue collar. So we try to emphasize that, and make sure we are always the toughest team, by kicking the hardest. We want to make someone else who is going to beat us to hurt a lot in order to get a chance at beating us. (continued on pg. 8)
Photo | Nicole Dale ‘16 MBA ‘18 The men’s soccer team and Coach Fink are out on the field getting ready for the season.
By Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18 How important do you think preseason is? Preseason is very important as we work on the tactical shape and style of play. It is also the best time to assess the newcomers as well as returners and start figuring out who did his work in the summer. It is a great time for team development and getting the new comers to mesh with the returners. What are your expectations for the season? We want to be back at the top of the conference, but it will take time. First step is getting back into the
conference tournament and build on last year`s experience. Did you lose any key players? How are you going to make up for it? We lost a few key players, but the skeleton of the team is back. I feel very confident that the returners will step up their game and the newcomers will do a good job, so we will be a step ahead of last year`s team. Who is your biggest rival coming into the season? Every team we play against is our biggest rival. There is always the game against SNHU, as we are so close to each other, but every game counts as three points at the end of the day.
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Men’s / Women’s Cross Country (continued from pg. 7)
Did you lose any key players? How are you going to make up for it? On both sides we only lost one runner each. On the men’s side, we lost Colton Ham. He was our top dog, making Nationals and finished Top 50 in the country. On the women’s side, we lost Alyssa Lambert. She set the tone before she left on what the roadmap is to getting better. It is exciting to know that we have athletes who are more than capable to fill their shoes. Time will tell. Both Ham and Alyssa over the past four years showed what you can do to maximize your talent here. If we only lose two people with already a good team, I feel like we are setup to have a successful season. There’s going to be exciting opportunities for everyone. Who is your biggest rival coming into the season? On the men’s side, it’s AIC. They are the team to watch and our biggest rival. The past four years we have traded back and forth. They have a bullseye on their back this season. On the women’s side, we expect to be the best we have ever been. We hope to create a rivalry with our women’s side this year. So we will be watching out for Stonehill this year; they have had four straight conference titles.
Photo | Nicole Dale ‘16 MBA ‘18 Coach Ewald discusses his thoughts and expectations on the new sprint football season that is fast approaching. He is hoping for a great preseason to put the team on the right foot.
Peter Ewald – Sprint Football By Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18
How important do you think preseason is? Well for us it’s extremely important. We only have 16 opportunities before our season starts for real. It’s critical that the guys come in and are in shape and ready to go. What are your expectations for the season? First, is that everyone is in shape. Second, to get better every game. I hope to start off on the right foot because in the past we have not done well in our first
game. So we are hoping to overcome that this season.
have to get them up to speed very quick to take the place of those guys who left.
Did you lose any key players? We lost quite a few. The first player comes to mind defensively is Josh Tilton, who is a defensive lineman, and James “Bubba” Willette, who is a defensive linebacker. Offensively, we lost Shawn Decost, a wide receiver who was a fouryear starter; Michael Holdridge a tight -end who was a four-year starter, and our quarterback, Derek Reddy. We have some things to do to replace those guys. We have a great class of over 30 freshman that will be relied on very heavily. We will
How are you going to make up for it? Who is your biggest rival coming into the season? It’s hard to say who our biggest rivalry is. Since our league is so small I think everyone is a rival. Based on the past, Post University is our first game of the year and every year we play for the Talon Cup, which is against your traditional opponent. We both came into the league at the same time, so that is a big rivalry for us, and we play them the first game of the season.
Zoe Adkins – Field Hockey By Nicole Dale ’16 MBA ’18 How important do you think preseason is? Preseason is incredibly important. Seeing that we are a fall sport, studentathletes have a summer break that
interrupts the progress we have made during the off-season. This time (preseason) is a very small window of opportunity where we need to maximize our time together, bond, introduce new members, get back to playing as a unit and set expectations/goals for a new season.
FIRST HOME GAMES Women’s Soccer vs. Felician September 2 @ 7:00 pm
Volleyball vs. NYIT September 16 @ 6:00 pm
Men’s Soccer vs. Bridgeport September 3 @ 4:00 pm
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Meet September 17 TBA Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, Hopkinton, NH
Field Hockey vs. Mercy September 3 @ 1:00pm Women’s Tennis vs. Roberts Wesleyan September 4 @ 9:00 am
Men’s Tennis vs. Roberts Wesleyan September 4 @ 10:30 am
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Sprint Football vs. Post September 17 @ 6:30 pm
Reference Athletics Home Page for the remaining games of the season.
Photo | Nicole Dale ‘16 MBA ‘18 After a long summer, the Field Hockey women are back and are getting ready for the season.
This is our short amount of time to do absolutely everything in order to best prepare us for success this year. What are your expectations for the season? I expect this team to make a significant impact in the conference this year. We are aiming to be a top 5 NE-10 program with the goal of making and being successful in the post-season. We expect ourselves to be consistently successful from beginning to end regardless of the talent of our opponent. Did you lose any key players? How are
you going to make up for it? Every year, an athletics program loses key players. Each individual contributed something unique to the program and it is always hard seeing them leave. However, with the combination of our returning players’ dedication to their physical and skill development as well as the addition of our freshman class, we have confidence that this team is going to be even more successful than years previous. Who’s your biggest rival coming into the season? Stonehill.
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