Local Teenager Saves Life

Two local residents, a teenager and a police captain, are being hailed as heroes today for saving the life of an 80-year-old man stalled on the train tracks.

James Laboke, 17, was on his way to work when he spotted a running car sitting on the train tracks, the driver slumped over the steering wheel. Laboke ran 100 yards to the police station to warm someone of the impending accident.

“I never thought about it, I just knew I couldn’t let that man get crused by a train,” Laboke later said.

A mile down the road, Captain Paradiso was sitting in her cruiser when she got the call on the radio about an abandoned vehicle. She arrived on the scene as the train was rapidly approaching the stalled car. “I knew there was no time. I had to do something,” said Paradiso. According to chief Paul, she accelerated and rammed the car out of the way with her cruiser, as the 40 mph train barreled by 30 seconds later.

The man in the stalled car, Francois Truffaut, a tourist from Quebec City, Canada, is a diabetic. “I don’t remember a thing,” said Truffaut. The police report suggested that Truffaut may have gone into insulin shock while on the tracks, which may have led to his unconscious state.

After the incident Laboke immediately went to his work, and not even late, spoke nothing of what he had just done to anyone. His boss, Champaigne, only heard of the news when a reporter called. “It doesn’t surprise me at all,” said Champaigne. “That young man is one of my most responsible employees. He’s just a great kid.”

Car Crashes on Mile Hill Road

Two teens were hospitalized Tuesday after a serious car crash on Mile Hill Road. The driver was able to walk away from the crash, leaving the two passengers trapped in the car until rescuers arrived.

The driver, Jamie Peterson, was driving two unnamed females in his white Mustang. At approximately 9 p.m., the car suddenly picked up speed and flipped off the side of the dirt road.

Josie M. Crandall, a resident of 27 Mile Hill Road, witnessed the Mustang travelling at fast speeds just before the crash.

“I’ve never seen a car going so fast on this road. It’s a dirt road, and it’s really easy to lose control,” said Crandall.

Tom Carroll, Jr., 17, was driving behind the car before it flipped. “I thought the worst, they were flying,” said Carroll. Carroll was the first to arrive on scene and told police he found three empty beer cans underneath the car.

Rescuers used the Jaws of Life to free the two girls. After 45 minutes, the girls were rushed to Memorial Hospital in Belmont, where one of them was airlifted to Mass. General Hospital.

What is News?

News is what the fourth estate generally interests itself in (if it is doing its job correctly). Mostly its just a series of facts that create a story, and that story has some spin or angle put on it by the writer, that then gets parred and edited by an Editor, which at some point is delivered to you, the viewer/reader/user. That is the news in a nutshell, congruent facts comprising of a story that interest an individual. Other, more strict definitions of news exist, such as only stories that are not fluff pieces or only the most sophisticated stories, but I prefer to have a broad definition because what each person considers "newsworthy" is a matter of personal opinion.

Cameron Neilley marvels at his own "news"

Improv Anonymous’ First Show: A Smashing Success

James Conklan, the new Improv Director, improvising a diddly on the guitar last semester 

By Cameron Johnson

Last Thursday, UNH's one and only Improv Comedy Troupe Improv Anonymous held their first official show of the new semester, with many of the same familiar faces from last year. With games such as Slow-motion Olympics, involving a made-up sport (by audience suggestion) and two commentators responding to the actions of two other improv performers pantomiming the sport in slow motion; and ABC, a game were two performers had to create a scene, with the restriction that each new sentence must start with the next letter of the alphabet. They had the audience in uproarious laughter the whole night, culminating in the final game where even the audience was allowed to join in. “[The show] was fantastic,” said Keisha Warriner, a Sophomore, “not all the jokes were to my humor but [on a whole] it was very funny.”  When asked about how the group could be so cohesive, and what made them so enjoyable, Dan Shine, a member of the group, responded “Improv Anonymous is easily one of the best groups on campus: it’s fun, laid back, and a very loving group, and we have a lot of fun.” The group announced the new leaders of the group, Parker Callahan and James Conklin as director and production manager respectively. In addition to this news, Parker announced that the improv auditions would be held on Tuesday, the 4^th at the MUB entertainment Center, at 7:45. Prospective member Nate Landolt, was very excited about the idea of joining the group. “I love improv and have done it four years” said Landolt, a Freshman, “at first I thought I would get into acting, but [improv] was more free form and allowed me to express myself.” Improv Anonymous has shows every Thursday at 9:00 in the Entertainment Center of the MUB, but the line grows quickly, so it is wise to show up at least 45 minutes to an hour early.