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Plymouth State University Goes Green With New Dorm

By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.

Plymouth State University has signed a climate commitment initiative to reduce greenhouse gases on campus.

As part of that, the university also announced that its newest residence hall is the first in the state to earn one of the highest standards for green building.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports.

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Opera and Reality

By Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.

When supertitles began appearing at the Opera, some traditionalists resented the disruption in performances. But opera's ability to survive and thrive depends increasingly on its artistic agility. We're going to explore ways contemporary trends make their way into productions through the lens of Keene's Raylynmor Opera's production of Puccini's "Tosca." We'll look at the emerging tradition of opera productions being directed by people from traditional theater backgrounds, and what that means to the "art" of opera. Our guest is San Francisco-based director Elizabeth Bachman, the director of Raylynmor's production of Tosca.

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Astronomy Update

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.

From explosive supernovas to blue moons in May to the announcement of an Earth-like extrasolar planet, our resident astronomy experts give us the lowdown on what's up high.

Guests

  • Mal Cameron, education specialist and coordinator of the NASA Educator Resource Center at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
  • John Gianforte, amateur astronomer, astronomy instructor for the Granite State College, co-founder of the Astronomical Society of Northern New England and monthly astronomy columnist for Foster's Daily Democrat
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