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September 2011


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Photo of UNH Student Kendra Hanlon interviewing Ron Lewis owner of the House of Dance and Feathers in New Orleans
UNH student Kendra Hanlon interviews Ron Lewis, owner of the House of Dance and Feathers on Tupelo Street in the Lower Ninth Ward. Lewis started the House of Dance and Feathers in 2000 in a shed behind his house to teach local children about the area's culture. Lewis is the president of the Big Nine Social and Pleasure Club and the former Council Chief of the Choctaw Hunters. His museum celebrating the history of the Mardi Gras Indians in the Lower Ninth Ward has become a small ray of hope within a community that is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina. View more photos in our slideshow.

Hurricane Katrina Transformed Mardi Gras Indians, UNH Student Finds

Six years after Hurricane Katrina, the Mardi Gras Indians have rebounded and been transformed into a reenergized community where the youth are increasingly interested in carrying on the culturally rich traditions of these New Orleans tribes. View more photos in our slideshow.

 

UNH Researcher Discovers Research Manipulated to Support Pro-Eugenic Beliefs

A University of New Hampshire researcher has discovered that a former Yale professor who espoused pro-eugenic beliefs manipulated his research findings so he could conclude that his Wisconsin home town was overflowing with mentally and morally “unfit” people.

 

Carsey Institute: Lack of Jobs, Population Decline Seen as Most Pressing Problems Facing North Country

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UNH Class Gives Students an Insider’s Look at the N.H. Presidential Primary

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