Goffstown News : Saint Anselm

12 students attend Civic Leadership Academy

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:43:00 GMT

Imagine 12 high school students giving up a week of their summer vacation to study politics at a college level. You don’t really need to imagine, all you have to do is stop by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. From July 12 to 19, 12 students...(read more)

Villa school graduates shaped by dramatic year

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:14:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE They were supposed to be the last graduating class of the Villa Augustina. Instead, the 19 eighth-graders who received their diplomas on Sunday, June 15, seemed destined for a less historic yet far happier honor – they are graduates...(read more)

African trip proves challenging and rewarding

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:02:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Overwhelmed from the moment he stepped off the airplane, Ben Prieur was reduced to monosyllables. “Wow,” he wrote in his journal, summarizing his initial reaction to being in Uganda. “Despite of all of the preparations...(read more)

College plans major construction

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:33:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Saint Anselm College is launching a $14 million expansion and renovation of its campus this spring that will include a new residence hall, fitness center and educational space. It is the most significant construction project Saint Anselm...(read more)

Saint Anselm backs Villa Augustina

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:24:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE GOFFSTOWN – Saint Anselm College has offered its expertise and resources to parents of the Villa Augustina, who have voted in favor of raising $400,000 to buy the elementary/ middle school. The informal partnership between the two...(read more)

St. A slide leaves coach searching for answers

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:33:00 GMT

By Chris Quartarone The Saint Anselm women’s basketball team left the court against Northeast-10 Conference foe UMass-Lowell positively jubilant. A last-second layup gave the locals a thrilling 61-60 victory on Jan. 4 and improved the Lady Hawks...(read more)

Small increase for school sought

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:10:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim GOFFSTOWN – Residents can expect a school operating budget of $34.8 million and only a few other articles to be on the table for this year’s upcoming Feb. 4 deliberative session of the school district meeting. The 2008-09 proposed...(read more)

Uneven St. A effort troubles coach

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:53:00 GMT

By Chris Quartarone GOFFSTOWN – The Saint Anselm men’s basketball team has neither won nor lost more than two games in a row this season. Even within a single game, consistency has eluded the Hawks. St. A, down 17 points in the second half,...(read more)

Local events generate national interest

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:00:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim GOFFSTOWN – For one night on the weekend before the New Hampshire primary, the normally tranquil campus of Saint Anselm College was transformed into the nerve center of the great American pageant known as a candidates’ debate....(read more)

St. A coach’s energetic style a breath of fresh air

Goffstown Editor — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:20:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR After the team finished last season with a 7-20 record, far removed from the school’s last conference title in 1992, athletics director Ed Cannon decided to shake up the Saint Anselm College women’s basketball program....(read more)

Plato in prison

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:14:00 GMT

Saint Anselm students study with inmates BY ROD HANSEN A group of young women gather to discuss a classic philosophy text, books open and pens at the ready. They ponder the words of an ancient thinker, their professor challenging them toward deeper understanding....(read more)