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Friday, April 29, 2011
NEWS
The New Hampshire
Much anticipated Gubler draws students, public, to GSR
“Meeting him was on my daughter’s bucket list,” said Kerry Cuillo, regarding her daughter AriMatthew Gray Gubler, who ana. The pair showed up in the dawn is perhaps best known for his por- of Wednesday morning after driving trayal of Dr. Spencer Reid in the hit up from Long Island to hear Gubler TV drama “Criminal Minds,” was a speak. much anticipated success for UNH Gubler’s lecture was advertised bringing fans of art, acting, filmmak- on Twitter, and was clearly not an ing, as well as lovers of his shows event to be missed. By the time the and films to the Granite State Room doors opened, the line of eager stuWednesday night. dents was wrapped around the botPut on by MUSO, this event tom of the MUB as they crowded to drew both students and as public at- get inside and snag prime seats for tendees, packing the room to capac- the actor’s lecture. ity. The lecture, which sold out in a The event was fittingly named matter of days, has gained attention “Matthew Gray Gubler’s Pajama from people across the United States Party Lecture,” as he requested that as well as several fans overseas that his audience show up in pajamas found out about it and expressed jeal- for an evening of stories. Dressed ousy on the event’s Facebook page. to impress, fans showed up in a vaThis enthusiasm for the ac- riety of outfits from bright colors to tor began Wednesday when crowds bathrobes, cartoon pajama pants to gathered for the 6:30 p.m. opening. homemade shirts. Not to disappoint, Several fans heading the line arrived Gubler himself showed up in a full early that morning to ensure a place pajama set complete with cartoon close to the stage while most showed horses. up at least several hours before show Gubler explained that as it was time. his first time speaking on stage, he By RUTH McBAIN Contributing Writer
was quite nervous, and instead of picturing the audience naked he decided on a slumber party theme to ease himself into it. “Slumber parties are the best!” he said to an adoring crowd, who heartily agreed. Starting the show with a lap around the room, Gubler proved to be a charming host for the evening, not only providing the audience with inspiration and advice, but also telling his own stories that led him to where he is today. Gubler began his career at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts studying filmmaking. He paid for school with the money he made modeling for brands such as Marc Jacobs and Dior. It was a “heroin chic” look, Gubler said. After interning through NYU with director Wes Anderson, Gubler played the role of an intern in his acting debut in “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.” He has also acted in the films “(500) Days of Summer” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” Perhaps one of his most well known
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Actor Matthew Gray Gubler filled the GSR with fans from and beyond UNH during his ‘Pajama Party Lecture’ on Wednesday. roles is that of Dr. Spencer Reid on the television show “Criminal Minds.” While Gubler may draw his fans from his show and films, it is his charm and personality that gain him such a loyal fan base. The show was a whirlwind of stories and adventures from both childhood and adulthood. The actor proved to be more than just a speaker on the stage as he walked through the audience telling ghost stories, as well as challenging an audience member to a thumb-
wrestling match onstage. When the time came for a question and answer session, Gubler made his way around the room answering questions, ranging from when he thinks he will make his own feature length film to what his favorite Criminal Minds episode is. In closing, Gubler left the crowd with advice that will live past his lecture: “Follow your dreams, find what you love, and do it for the rest of your life.”
not require campus visits, and 20 of them cover Discovery Program requirements, like Rullman’s classical mythology course, which meets the humanities requirement. There are two types of courses offered: e-courses and blended courses. E-courses are completely online through Blackboard, and are designated with a “BB” in the time and room schedule (for example: 575.1BB). Blended courses are partially online and have some campus meetings, but that depends on the course and the instructor. The online courses require minimal technology. A student must be able to connect to Blackboard and access documents. Some courses require Panopto, a lecture system available through Blackboard which, according to Aber, does not have the ability for class discussions, but allows students to view lectures on their own time as many times as they need, “in case they miss something the first time.”
Students and professors can also take advantage of Ponopto’s notes feature, which allows note taking while watching the lecture. These notes are time-stamped and can be shared with students or the professor. The Ponopto system needs Silverlight 3, a free plug-in available for Intel-based Macs and PCs using Windows through Microsoft. Aber believes that, despite some of the classes being completely online, students will not cheat. “There’s been some concern, but I don’t think our students would do that,” Aber said. He added that there are “lots of ways to be sure” if the student doing the work is actually the student registered for the course. “Higher education is changing rapidly,” Aber said in a media release. “And emerging technologies offer some exciting possibilities for improving how we bring life to the traditional values of a flagship public university.”
eUNH offers online opportunities By CORINNE HOLROYD Staff Writer
College is not just about living on campus to study anymore, and – like many schools – UNH has broadened its educational opportunities by offering more online courses through a program called eUNH. Provost John Aber said that eUNH is a step in education which will make “more courses available online,” and offers availability to students who need extra credits for events such as study abroad, general education requirements, or in other situations where they need credits. Freshman Melanie Rullman is taking a classical mythology course over the summer from her house in Greenwich, Conn. “I couldn’t take it this semester,” Rullman said. “And it fulfills a requirement.” This summer, eUNH will offer 60 online courses, including forest ecology; technology, crime and society; introduction to music; and others. At least 40 of these classes do