The fencing team competes in dozens of tournaments per year. This year, they have traveled to Tufts University and MIT, and plan to go to Princeton University in February, among others. We don't usually have to compete against our teammates, so it really is a bonding experience. Though the swords the fencers use have flat tips, not sharp tips, they are still dangerous instruments. Nelson said the fencers wear a variety of protective gear to shield themselves from any harm.
Women wear breast protectors, and men wear cups.
The fencing team meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8-11 p.m. at the Whittemore center to train. The New Hampshire is the University of New Hampshire 's only student-run newspaper. It is published every week on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the academic year, with a printed circulation of approximately 8,000. The paper is free to students and community members through funding by the Student Activity Fee.