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It is still under investigation, Executive Director of Public Safety Paul Dean said. The most important thing when this happens is that peo-ple call us if they know something.

Gilly Barbato, the Upper Quad hall director, said that she would not comment on the matter at this time.

Dean said that any individual who is found guilty of this crime as well as others similar to this could be looking at some serious conse-quences.

Its a privacy violation, its a misdemeanor, he said, referenc-ing New Hampshire Statue 644:9. They could be looking at up to a year in jail or a $2,000 fine.

Dean said that if the person

found guilty is a UNH student, they could also face dismissal from the institution.

Were not always sure that these people are students, he said. But weve been proactive at trying to avoid these strangers who come in and dont belong here.

With the bulletin states that UNHPD and Campus Services Of-ficers will be increasing their patrols of the areas; Dean does not believe that another incident like this will occur in the near future.

[An incident like this] is not unheard of and probably happens at least two or three times a year, he said. Its not uncommon, but its not a regular occurrence.

Anyone with any information about the incident is encouraged to contact the university police de-partment immediately at (603) 862-1427.

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throughout campus. Urquhart tried to explain why

the signals go through telephone lines instead of wirelessly.

This was built in the 50s, he said. If it aint broke, they dont fix it. Now, its really broke. But wireless especially now would be subject to all sorts of other things. Youd hear everyones tele-phone conversations coming from T-Hall, or police communica-tions so they have a dedicated telephone line. But apparently, somethings wrong with it.

In the Alumni Center confer-ence room there are four tall wooden boxes standing against the wall. A wooden frame and glass face showcase what actually makes the sound you hear from the Thompson Hall tower.

And its nothing youd expect.It was a big deal in its time,

and I guess still might be, Urqu-hart said, examining the Carillon, a 43 class gift. Its very carefully organized and done. And its an electronic, mechanical device.

He pointed to long metal bars, thinner than pencils and longer than a foot each. The metal bars represent bells, Urquhart said. So-lenoids, which resemble golden-wrapped Rolo chocolates, strike the metal bars.

Theyre all played off that keyboard there, Urquhart said, walking over to an encased keyboard. So this was an alumni class gift to the university. And there are plaques that describe it.

Before Urquhart was the carillonneur, he could hear the difference between the electrome-chanical device and the sound of real bells.

The music department hasnt been too involved in the bells for 30 years, because for quite some time Frank Heald was his name. He lived in town. Everyone

knew him. And he was the UNH carillonneur for ages.

So I heard the carillon when I first got to UNH, Urquhart said. Something bothered me, some-thing in my ear told me this was not a sound Im used to. Id heard bells before. I approached to ask him about the carillon, in part be-cause of that annoyance in my ear, and partly because I had freshman theory students who were writing little exercises. And I thought [we could put those exercises] on the big bell. Give them some incentive.

Heald and Urquhart then worked together to give students

a chance to have their songs play through the Thompson Hall bell system. Not only did Urquharts class learn about the bell system, but so did he.

I also learned what bothered me about it [when I first heard it], Urquhart said, Which was accu-rate. I was hearing the somewhat artificial nature of it So it was a useful instrument to introduce my students to, so every two years or so I would bring another class down there and [Heald] loved hav-ing students come by.

Since taking over for Heald as the UNH carillonneur, Urqu-hart has put in songs by students, himself and other composers.

I try to cycle through my lists pretty evenly, Urquhart said in an email, since if someone is actually listening (as you implied they do, although Im still not

sure), they would hear repetitions with only about 120 songs in active use. Ok, I think I play the Couperin harpsichord pieces, the English Renaissance sets and the American Folk Hymns more often than some of the others. But the most common song remains the Alma mater. Really.

Some students can think back on the time they heard Hedwigs Theme play throughout campus for Homecoming 2013. What people may not realize is that it was Urquhart who arranged, com-posed and played that song.

I got this somewhat un-usual request to help the student committee having to do with homecoming, Urquhart said. They wanted to do something about Harry Potter. I thought, Oh, I cant do that. I dont know any Harry Potter, I dont know the theme. So I had to ask my daugh-ter. She whistled the tunes at me.

Originally, Urquhart said no to the request to play Hedwigs Theme on the bell. But, he even-tually decided to do it. Collective-ly, Urquhart said he worked about eight hours, thinking about it, composing and talking to people about it.

To put the Hedwigs Theme in, yeah I wrote the piece out because I really had to compose it, Urquhart said, because I knew that arranging for this particular carillon, I had to have sort of a thin harmony and not ask too much of the harmony for it to work.

Lately, since theres an unknown problem with the bell system, Urquhart hasnt been able to program new songs into the system.

However, if theres a spar-kling of curiosity brewing in your bones, this rich history is acces-sible to those who wish to take part. Eaton isnt afraid to share his stories.

Whenever someone wants to go up [to the Thompson Hall tower], Eaton said, I take them up.

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The UNH class of 43 gave the university the 246-bell Grand Symphony Carrillon as a class gift in 1983.

There was a time when the actual starting and ending of classes ran by the clock.

Guy EatonFacilities Communications

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were telling of their isolating and often frustrating experiences at the university.

Students discussed the routine insults that they faced regarding ra-cial identity and stereotypes and ac-knowledged that, while most people dont intend to be offensive, the im-pact is still there.

Its like a paper cut. You get one and it starts to heal, then you get another one, junior Janice Disla said, explaining that small slights add up to extreme hurt.

#BAMUNH tweets provided perfect examples of these routine insults. For example, one student tweeted, When professors assume youre either on the basketball team or the football team, while another said, When someone begins to talk about Latinos and then uses the word Mexican to describe them all.

[That] comment might be just one of 50 that that person has heard that semester, Douce said.

During the discussion, students shared very personal moments in the safe zone. Many had been bullied for their race, religious prac-tices, gender identity and/or sexual orientation, and felt that there is much work to be done to create a more inclusive environment at UNH. Several students cited the hardships they experienced simply for being different, and also said that the majority groups sometimes seem apathetic to their plight.

Students debated about when it was appropriate to speak out against offensive speech and also about where the responsibility lies in terms of educating the majority about minority struggles.

On Twitter and in the forum as well, students expressed their frustration with the overt lack of diversity on campus. One student tweeted Being in a classroom of 200 white students and youre the only person of color, while another said, Feeling like departments that promote diversity unfortunately take a back seat to all other depart-ments on campus. One tweet in particular seemed to sum up many students feelings: Where we value diversity but cut programs and staff that promote it.

President Mark Huddlestons official statement regarding diver-

sity, the entirety of which can be found on the UNH website, includes Our deep commitment to diversity, and to the values of civility and in-clusiveness that nurture diversity, is central to who we are.

However, this is not something that resonated as true for many of the students at the event.

Douce admitted that the UNH administration does not always seem to consider addressing issues of race and diversity a top priority. He cited the fact that the university routinely cuts funding for programs such as OMSA but plans to spend $25 million on a new football sta-dium.

That sends the message that its not a priority, Douce said.

Senior Aysia Thomas is an ac-tive member of several organiza-tions on campus, including OMSA, the Black Student Union (BSU), and Mosaico (UNHs Latino/Latina organization). Thomas also feels that more could be done to ensure the continuation of diversity efforts.

Yes, the budget is tight, but when you drop programs, courses and departments that help as re-sources for diversity and equality, [it] puts people in a bind, and just reinforces the hurt and disconnect. It affects us all, even when you dont see it, Thomas said.

Going forward, Douce said that its essential to continue the conversation and dialogue around creating a more inclusive campus. Being afraid to engage in uncom-fortable conversations and sweep-ing issues under the rug only per-petuates the struggle.

Its still there under the sur-face, Douce said.

Larry Brickner-Wood, chap-lain and executive director of the Waysmeet Center, acknowledged that it can be difficult for people of privilege to feel comfortable tack-ling such issues, but that it is also critical to build honest and open relationships with people outside of ones peer group.

Yes, it can be very hard and awkward to discuss these things, Brickner-Wood said. If I feel awk-ward as a person of privilege, imag-ine how folks in one-down groups feel? When people of privilege ex-press or state that they feel silenced, it can be incredibly diminishing to those without privilege they have often felt that way their whole lives.

Visit TNHonline.com to view the #BAMUNH Storify.

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