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February 1 – 7, 2016
Gov. Jeb Bush to Campaign at Franklin Pierce

Governor Jeb Bush will hold a Town Hall Meeting at Franklin Pierce on Tuesday, February 2nd at 10:30 a.m. in Spagnuolo Hall. Governor Bush’s visit marks the seventh Presidential candidate to visit Franklin Pierce and the sixth Republican seeking the party's nomination. Governor Bush served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. 

Bush won the Florida governorship in 1998 when he defeated Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay with 55 percent of the vote. He then won his reelection bid in 2002 to become Florida's first two-term Republican governor. 

He is the son of former President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, and the brother of former President George W. Bush. 
Let's Talk About Hillary
A roundtable discussion focusing on the millennial vote and gender in the 2016 presidential campaign will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in Spagnuolo Hall from 3-5 p.m. The discussion will be hosted by Carol Evans, co-founder of Executive Women for Hillary, a coalition of business leaders who stand behind Hillary Clinton in her bid to become the first woman President of the U.S. Carol Evans is CEO of Carol Evans Enterprises, President Emeritus Working Mother Media, and author of This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers Manifesto. The roundtable discussion is open to the public. For more information contact Prof. Donna Decker. 
Sponsored by the Women in Leadership Program. 
The latest Franklin Pierce/Boston Herald Poll Results are in...

Bernie Sanders (up 57% from 37%) maintains a wide lead over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Presidential Race in New Hampshire. Trump comes in at 38%, Cruz 13%, Bush & Rubio tied at 10%. For more information, visit the University's polling page, here. 

Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina to visit Franklin Pierce University

Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina (R) will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 3:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the television studio. The public is invited. Fiorina's visit marks the eighth Presidential candidate to visit Franklin Pierce. 
PoliticsFitz Team Covering Iowa Caucus
Members of the PoliticsFitzU team are in Iowa bringing you coverage of tonight's caucus.
Amanda Tapparo, Alex Powell, Ronnie Cooper, Cat Purdy, Scott Delaura, and Matt Scoville are working alongside the Boston Herald to bring you the latest happenings.
Check-out these familiar bylines in today's Boston Herald:
View from a transplanted early-state N.H. voter by Christina Cliff, visiting assistant professor of Political Science 
Alex Powell and Scott Delaura sat down with presidential candidate Martin O'Malley's children discussing the Clinton email scandal and millenial issues. Watch the video, here. 
Stay tuned for more happenings from our correspondents at the Iowa caucus. 
Thoreau Art Gallery: Portfolios by Zea Mays Printmaking Reception 
Thoreau Gallery's next exhibition, Portfolios by Zea Mays Printmaking - The Nature of Things & Ten will be on-display from January  27th to February 26th. A reception will take place on Wednesday, February 3rd from 4 to 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Spring Tutoring is Available Need help with Biology? Chemistry? Over a dozen tutors are available for weekly tutoring through the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE). To view the Spring 2016 tutoring schedule, click here. For more information, visit the CAE on the fourth floor tower of the Library or email  AcademicExcellence@franklinpierce.edu
A Woman's Guide to the Sailing Lifesyle: Dr. Debra Picchi & Tom Desrosier Book Signing
Dr. Debra Picchi, Department of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce, and co-author Tom Desrosiers will appear for a talk and book signing for their book, A Woman's Guide to the Sailing Lifestyle:  The Essentials and Fun of Sailing Off the New England Coast at Barnes and Noble, Fox Run Crossings, 45 Golsing Rd, Newington, New Hampshire (phone 603.44-7733) on Sunday, February 7th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  All are welcome!
Wensberg Writing Center’s Open for Business
The Wensberg Writing Center (4th floor tower of the Library) is open for business this week. Time-slots fill quickly; make an appointment with a writing coach today. Hours are Mon-Thurs, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and Fri, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Faculty/Staff: Consider partnering with the WWC for your written class projects. Last semester, the WCC successfully partnered with Dr. Leila Jabbour's Senior Seminar in Biology Class on her student Literature Review Papers that were submitted for various science or medical journal publications. For classroom visits or for inquires about partnering possibilities contact Molly Badrawy at badrawym@franklinpierce.edu. 
Athletics Games ThisWeek
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Women's Basketball vs. Saint Anselm @ 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Saint Anselm @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 5
Women's Ice Hockey vs. Norwich University @ 7 p.m.
(Directions to Jason Ritchie Ice Arena, here)
Saturday, Feb. 6
Men's Basketball vs. Stonehill @ 3:30 p.m.
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Southern New Hampshire University @ 8:30 p.m.

250 Ravens Land on Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll


A total of 250 student-athletes have been named to the 2015 fall semester edition of the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. In addition, 16 student-athletes garnered perfect, 4.0 grade-point averages. 
The 16 student-athletes who earned perfect 4.0 GPAs in the fall represented seven different programs: women's cross country/track & field's Samantha Bureau, Nadine Hyde, Jackie Price and Tala Wilson; field hockey's Sarah Bjorn, Chelsey Burnell, and Carly Canavan; men's soccer's Drew Bois, David Magee, and Zourab Tsopourachvili; women's soccer's Amber Dempster and Katie Weldon; softball's Mikaela Ballmer and Melissa Morgan; women's basketball's Jemma Thacker; and women's lacrosse's Lauren Beville.
Dage Minors Beats the Clock and Men's Track & Field ranks No.18 in the country
Junior Dage Minors stopped the clock at 2:27.53 to win the 1000 meters at the GBTC Invitational. The time was the best time so far in the Northeast-10 in 2015-16 and also met the NEICAAA Championships qualifying standard in the event. Minors doubled up at the GBTC Invitational by also picking up a victory in the 300 meters.
Also of note for Ravens track & field, the men's program was nationally ranked last week, in the USTFCCCA's first national ranking of the indoor season. Franklin Pierce checked in at No. 18 in the country, the third of three teams from the Northeast-10 to earn national rankings  (No. 12 American International, No. 13 Southern Connecticut State).
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