The New HampshireVol. 103, No. 27www.TNHonline.com Friday, February 7, 2014

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Staying on course in annual address

By NICK STOICOMANAGING EDITOR

In the State of the University address held Tuesday afternoon in the Granite State Room, UNH President Mark Huddleston highlighted the universitys accomplishments in 2013, which occurred despite economic challenges and lack of state support. He also presented several new plans and initiatives for 2014 and the near future.

These projects include an updated UNH 2020 plan as well as an expansion in summer and January term programs. Huddleston also focused on UNHs values and how its mission must guide its priorities in the future.

In addition, Huddleston spoke about UNHs notorious lack of state support, a cat-egory in which New Hampshire ranks dead last in the nation.

Seriously, even if we saw a tripling in state support and Im not holding my breath for that New Hampshire would still be 50th out of the 50 states, Huddleston said.

According to data presented by Hud-dleston, state support has dropped 28.1 per-cent throughout the last 12 years. The uni-versity president did, however, mention the UNH Works for New Hampshire initiative, coordinated by Mica Stark, which success-fully pressed Governor Maggie Hassan and state leaders to restore most of the budget that had been cut in 2011 in the wake of a national economic recession.

Huddleston pointed to his participa-tion in a February 2013 White House forum where he announced three efforts on UNHs part to promote college opportunity and ac-cessibility: 50 $5,000 scholarships for New Hampshire community college students to

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University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston delivered his State of the University address on Tuesday in the Granite State Room. Huddleston laid out several goals for the university in 2014 and beyond as well as how these plans must be approached.

Huddleston re ects on accomplishments and challenges

From seed to harvest: students nourish university By CATIE HALL

STAFF WRITER

For most farmers in New Eng-land, the growing season from May to September means that winter is dormant. But for Univer-sity of New Hampshire students, its the peak season.

On Tuesdays at 1:10 p.m., class is held in a blue-walled room near the dairy barn of ces. Nalgene water bottles decorated

with stickers sit on the table. The smell of afternoon coffee rises just enough to out-do the stale smell of cow pee. Lecturer Andrew Ogden stands at the whiteboard, com-manding everyones attention with his tall stature and deep voice.

Ogden prodded the 16 stu-dents present on what it takes for a seed to germinate. Moisture, heat and one more big one that all living things need.

Love, one guy said, and the

room erupted in laughter.Having just celebrated its rst

year, the two-semester course The Food Production Field Experi-ence or colloquially, Farm to You N.H., (SAFS 679 and 680) is in the UNH College of Life Sci-ences and Agriculture. The autumn and spring course not only offers chances for students to learn about farming in a hands-on manner,

Spencer Montgomery (right), a member of Slow Foods, was inspired to get his hands dirty.

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By JOEL KOSTMULTIMEDIA EDITOR

President Huddleston spoke to a full Granite State Room Tuesday afternoon at the State of the University address, re ecting on the universitys successes while also discuss-ing past, current and future obstacles, particu-larly economic ones.

Immediately referencing New Hamp-

shires lack of state funding and the aftermath of the recession, Huddleston said that UNH was forced to undergo painful cost-saving measures, salary and hiring freezes, the elimination of jobs and tuition increases .

It is impossible to put a feel-good spin on that, he said during the address.

It was clear that funding and affordability topped Huddlestons list of speaking points, something that rang well with attendees.

After the speech, Peter Lane, a UNH alumnus and associate dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, said he was very glad that Huddleston ad-dressed funding while also drawing attention to UNHs accomplishments.

I think it was good that he gave us context on where [we] were after the budget

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A ordability and funding resonate with address a endees

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UNH defeated UMBC 46-35 in a defensive struggle on Thursday night in Durham.

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Durham and Manchester lecturers set to vote next week on unionizing.

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