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COMMUNITY
Mar 2026 17

85% of UNH students oppose bill to allow guns on campus

By | GUN REFORM, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

University of New Hampshire students widely oppose a bill that would allow students to openly carry firearms.

A Student Senate survey with 2,361 responses from UNH’s Durham campus shows 81.8% "strongly oppose" HB 1793 while 3.5% are "somewhat opposed." The bill, if passed, would prohibit the state's colleges and universities from regulating possession of firearms or non-lethal weapons on campus. The survey noted 10.8% of respondents strongly support it.

COMMUNITY - Granite Post News
Mar 2026 9

Tate McRae cheers on brother, Dartmouth hockey captain, at senior night

By | SPORTS, COMMUNITY, Katy Savage

Dartmouth’s men’s ice hockey team is making headlines—not just for their play on the ice, but for a celebrity fan in the stands.

Tate McRae, the Canadian singer and songwriter, was spotted at senior night on March 1 to cheer on her older brother, Tucker McRae. That night, Dartmouth's Thompson Arena saw a record-breaking crowd of 5,195 fans as the Big Green battled Princeton to a 2-2 tie and secured the No. 2 seed in the ECAC Hockey postseason.

COMMUNITY - Granite Post News
Mar 2026 8

Thomas Edison’s unique marriage proposal to Mina Miller

By | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

In 1886, Thomas Edison proposed to Mina Miller by tapping a proposal in Morse code onto her palm while they were in New Hampshire. She tapped back, “yes. It took place while they were visiting the White Mountains. Edison, who suffered hearing loss, taught Miller the code to communicate privately. The couple married shortly after on Feb. 24, 1886, at her family home in Oak Place, Akron, Ohio. 

COMMUNITY - Granite Post News