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VOL. 65, ISSUE #3

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 2012

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Journalists wonder whether they ‘Got Rights?’ REBECCA MARSH

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The Constitution means everything to both the well-being of the United States of America and to the American people. The First Amendment includes many rights pertaining to the people of America, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press. The Got Rights U.S. Constitution Commem-

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oration includes panelists who discussed the rights of the American people and clariÀHG ZKDW WKH\ VDLG ZDV ULJKW YHUVXV ZKDW is wrong. The third annual Commemoration took place at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 at Keene State College. The commemoration dealt with the issues about freedom of speech and freedom of the press. 7KHUH ZHUH ÀYH SDQHOLVWV ZKR WDONHG about their experiences in journalism, among them Marianne Salcetti, professor of

journalism at Keene State College. The moderator was Chad Nye, assistant professor of journalism at Keene State College. “What we do every year is we try to do VRPH DVSHFW RI WKH Ă€UVW DPHQGPHQW Âľ 1\H said, “but we see what’s relevant, what’s timely, what’s happening in the news, and WKRVH ZHUH WKH WKLQJV WKDW OHG XV WR WKLV Âľ According to Nye, the Constitution is a ´OLYLQJ GRFXPHQWÂľ EHFDXVH LW ZLOO DOZD\V EH present in the lives of Americans in what

they do and how they conduct their daily lives. One idea that came up frequently in the commemoration was the changing use of technology. “There are people who are reluctant to talk to microphones and camHUDV Âľ 3DXO 6FKHXULQJ QHZV GLUHFWRU IRU WKH Monadnock Radio Group in Keene, N.H., said, “and a growing reason why is not everyone with a microphone or a camera is D WUDGLWLRQDO MRXUQDOLVW Âľ

The use of electronic mail has also changed the way people have conducted meetings to avoid the press. “They (the government) can circulate a document by e-mail where no one is meeting in the tradiWLRQDO VHQVH Âľ -DPHV 5RXVPDQLHUH SUHVLGHQW and editor for the Keene Sentinel, said. Scheuring expanded on that statement by saying, “It gets to the point where, really, the only way this could be policed is not to

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EQUINOX STAFF 7KH 1DWLRQDO 5LĂ H $VVRFLDWLRQ presented on Monday, Sept. 17, a gun rights session at Keene State College, in an effort to educate the next generation of gun rights advocates. The presentation, dubbed NRA University, is a tour of 29 universities in 10 weeks aimed at spreading information about the NRA and Second Amendment rights. Though the Republican Club brought the presentation to KSC, the NRA emphasized throughout that they remain non-partisan and a single-issue organization. Of the 60 seats in Centennial Hall, less than half ZHUH Ă€OOHG DQG LQ WKDW KDOI WKHUH were two journalism classes who attended the presentation. So to a URRP Ă€OOHG ZLWK MRXUQDOLVP VWXdents, Suzanne Anglewicz, “part RI WKH OREE\LQJ DUP RI WKH 15$ Âľ spoke about the presentation on guns and gun rights. The presentation began with talking about education. Anglewicz said that in higher education, “There is never an opportunity to learn about the context of the Bill of Rights. So we started NRA University because most importantly, we realized that college students are the future dialog on those individual rights. You’re those guys are the ones, whether you believe it or not, are once you leave this place, going to determine what an individual right is, what the constitution actually says, or how they’ll interpret it in WKH IXWXUH Âľ “And so we thought the best

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Prescription drug abuse: America’s epidemic KARINA BARRINGA ALBRING

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Four recent events shake safety of Keene State College campus KAITLYN COOGAN

NEWS EDITOR A student sits alone in the dark with nothing more than space to separate him or her from being the next victim in a dangerous situation. Since August there have been multiple suspicious individuals meandering around campus causing more students to report what they see, according to Amanda Warman, director of Campus Safety. “We’ve had a busy fall and that is because

SHRSOH DUH UHSRUWLQJ ZKLFK LV D JRRG WKLQJ ¾ Warman said. On Aug. 24, a man was reported taking pictures of a female employee in the Spaulding Gymnasium while she was showering, according to the Campus Safety crime alerts. .6& OLDLVRQ RIÀFHU .DWLH &RUEHWW VDLG WKH VXVpect for the crime, Donald Mason, was arrested on Sept. 8. Mason was a contract employee of Keene State College who, since the incident, has EHHQ ÀUHG DQG DZDLWV WULDO DFFRUGLQJ WR :DUPDQ A crime alert went out to students and fac-

ulty when at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 19, students from Owl’s Nests Two and Three witnessed a man looking into their window while exposing himself and masturbating. According to Campus Safety, there is no indication that the individual was ever in the building or had any direct contact with the students. The suspect is a white male, approximately 5 feet 6 inches, average build and wearing a dark EOXH ´KRRGLHÂľ VZHDWVKLUW DQG EOXH MHDQV

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Vahrij Manoukian, Board 3UHVLGHQW RI 1HZ +DPSVKLUH %RDUG RI 3KDUPDF\ QDUUDWHV KRZ he lost his son. “My son abused prescription drugs‌ that caused KLV GHDWKÂŤ 3UHVFULSWLRQ GUXJV PDNH SHRSOH GR VWXSLG WKLQJV Âľ Chief Ken Meola from Keene 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW DIĂ€UPV ´SUHscription pain medication often HQGV LQ DGGLFWLRQ WR KHURLQ Âľ “Everybody is going to have a relative or somebody that they know that is dear to them that died from prescription drug overGRVH Âľ 'U (OPHU 'XQEDU LQWHUventional pain physician and Keene State College alumnus, said. These were some statements that experts shared at the Summit RQ 3UHVFULSWLRQ 'UXJ $EXVH WKDW was held at the Redfern Art Center’s Alumni Recital Hall Monday, Sept. 24. The event was co-organized by the Health Science Department of KSC and MonadQRFN 9RLFHV IRU 3UHYHQWLRQ D QRQ SURĂ€W RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW ZRUNV WR raise awareness about substance abuse issues. Recent studies DIĂ€UP 1HZ +DPSVKLUH KDV WKH second highest rate of prescription abuse among 18 to 25 yearolds in the country. According to +HDOWK 6FLHQFH 3URIHVVRU 0DUMRrie Droppa, this fact indicates college-aged adults are at the highest risk for prescription drug abuse currently. “It’s also our country’s IDVWHVW JURZLQJ GUXJ SUREOHP Âľ

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Holocaust and Genocide Studies speaker promotes humble humanitarianism LINDSEY ARCECI

EQUINOX STAFF For its annual lecture, the Holocaust and Genocide Studies honor VRFLHW\ =HWD &KL 5KR =;3 KRVWHG D presentation that struck at the heart of the issue of humanitarian intervention in other countries. Discussing what he sees as the dilemmas and possible solutions to humanitarian intervention, Benjamin Valentino, associate professor of Government at Dartmouth College, presented information all revolving around the question so many ask everyday, “What can we UHDOO\ GR"Âľ 2QH RI WKH Ă€UVW GLOHPPDV 9DOHQtino discussed was the issue with trying administer aid or training to those in need, but instead giving it to wrongful people who represented them. “While humanitarianism is intended to save the lives of purely defenseless men, women, and children, in fact it turned out to be

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nearly impossible for the West to intervene to help those people without simultaneously providing direct or indirect support to armed groups who were claiming at least to repreVHQW WKHVH YLFWLPV Âľ 9DOHQWLQR VDLG He used the example of the

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U.S. trying to train rebel groups in Bosnia in the 1990s, when in fact those same groups were part of the effort to try and ethnically cleanse the country and ultimately kill thousands of innocent lives. Valentino also mentioned that

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when the U.S. government intervenes and uses military forces, you cannot avoid the killing of many innocent civilians amongst bombs DQG ÀUH SRZHU Another dilemma he discussed addressed the issue of the U.S. expecting that we can easily afford to intervene and help people in other countries. He said the U.S. wants a low cost of intervention, but that is not an inexpensive thing to do. To put the cost of humanitarian intervention into perspective, Valentino said for one tomahawk missile used in the Libya intervention in March of this year, it cost the U.S. around $1.4 million to make it. In that intervention the U.S. launched 200 missiles, costing around $280 million. The third dilemma Valentino discussed was that interventions can make things worse for people a country is trying to help. He said empowering victims can make it HDVLHU IRU SHUSHWUDWRUV WR ÀQG DQG

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target people to kill. He also said that sometimes when other countries know a country is coming to help, it may make WKH YLFWLPV ZDQW WR ULVH XS DQG Ă€JKW back against that aid. “You never know what will be HQRXJK WR HQG D JHQRFLGH Âľ 9DOHQtino added. In his conclusion, Valentino said that for these dilemmas, some possible solutions would include using simple interventions over larger ones involving military force. These would be less expensive and would take place earlier than when normal military interventions have taken place in the past. Another idea was to be more involved in helping the public health of a country or area in need. He especially talked about the amount of money and lives that could be saved if we could administer more vaccinations and other medical aid to more places. $ Ă€QDO VROXWLRQ LGHD VXJJHVWHG that a country work more towards

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helping people in danger escape an area instead of trying to administer help to people in that area. One audience member, KSC senior Cassie Orr said that she views humble humanitarianism as a suggestion and not necessarily the complete solution. Orr said that humanitarian aid along with help from the military is necessary to really help a country in need. =;3 3UHVLGHQW VHQLRU 0DWWKHZ 3DUNV VDLG WKDW 9DOHQWLQR¡V SUHVHQWDtion was an excellent representation of what they study as Holocaust and Genocide Studies majors. 3DUNV VDLG KH UHDOL]HV WKDW WKHUH is no clear solution to what to do when there’s killing or autocracies happening in other countries. “It’s important to recognize when WKH\ >FRQĂ LFWV@ KDSSHQ DQG NQRZ ZKHQ ZH VWRS WKH SUREOHP Âľ 3DUNV added. Lindsey Arceci can be contacted at larceci@keene-equinox.com.

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Week of: Sept. 17 Monday,  Sept.  17 12:46  a.m.  Keddy  Hall:  Student  on  drugs  seeking  medical  help. 7:28  p.m.  Tisdale  Apartments:  Report  of  resi-­ dents  bothering  a  rabbit  and  it  is  not  able  to  get  away. Tuesday,  Sept.  18 11:36  a.m.  Randall  Hall:  Graffiti  on  white  board.  10:30  p.m.  Owl’s  Nest  6:  Report  of  strange  smell  in  building.  Officer  could  not  locate  smell. Wednesday,  Sept.  19 7:12  p.m.  Owl’s  Nest  2:  Reporting  suspicious  activity  from  Nest  3. 8:32  p.m.  Randall  Lot:  Suspicious  male  behind  build-­ ing. 9:29  p.m.  Owl’s  Nest  2:  Student  said  she  saw  a  male  masturbating  outside. Thursday,  Sept.  20 12:46  p.m.  Monadnock  Hall:  Parent  called  asking  if  we  could  check  up  and  see  if  his  daughter  is  on  campus. 1:01  p.m.  Media  Art  Center:  Report  of  a  female  acting  strange  in  the  Media  Art  Center  and  outside  of  the  building. 11:45  p.m.  Off  Campus:  Stolen  sweatshirt  and  ID. Friday,  Sept.  21 4:08  a.m.  Owl’s  Nest  6:  Report  of  a  group  of  people  fighting  and  yelling. 9:07  a.m.  TDS:  Suspicious  person  outside  building. 12:38  a.m.  Grafton  Visitors  Lot:  Person  sleeping  in  vehi-­ cle.  11:23  p.m.  Randall  Hall:  Bag  of  drug  paraphernalia  found  on  floor  next  to  couch. Saturday,  Sept.  22 1:31  a.m.  Carle  Hall:  Subject  in  tree. 11:49  p.m.  Off  Campus:  Possible  assault  reported.

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Droppa believes the issue is not prescription drug itself. “We found was that there was a real lack of awareness that there was a problem, and that was very surprising.â€? KSC student Kimberly Feener said she didn’t “know what opioids areâ€? and had no idea New Hampshire had a high rate of prescription drug abuse among youth. “I think it makes no sense. I like New Hampshire; it’s fun.â€? Mimi Levesque said, “You can’t get a prescription drug without a prescription of a doctor, obviously; that is basically the common knowledge. That is all I know.â€? She said she wouldn’t be interested in learning more about this issue. On the other hand, some KSC students, faculty and alumni want the community to learn about it and have joined efforts in order to raise DZDUHQHVV DQG Ă€JKW SUHVFULSWLRQ drug abuse. The summit is part of these efforts. “The Pitfalls of Prescribing Opioids and Other Medications: Prescribers Practices, Prescription and Disposalâ€? included a keynote speech by Dr. Dunbar, who was the Ă€UVW .6& JUDGXDWH VWXGHQW WR DWWHQG medical school. During his speech, Dr. Dunbar referred to prescription drug abuse as an “epidemic in Americaâ€?. “Prescription drug is hitting home to everybody‌ It is something personal now.â€? Dr. Dunbar recommended

SK\VLFLDQV WR DVN VHYHUDO VSHFLĂ€F questions to their patients before prescribing opioids, including family history or giving patients the necessary prescription without UHĂ€OOV He then covered some good disposal practices for unused prescription medication. “You could Ă XVK WKHP LQ WKH WRLOHW WKURZ them away in zip lock bags.â€? The important thing is to prevent them from being misused. Following the night’s agenda, panelists explained the strategies that are being implemented in the state to reduce prescription drug abuse. On June 12, 2012, a monitoring program for prescription drugs was signed in New Hampshire. That makes it the forty-ninth state to implement this system. The monitoring program will allow physicians to have a report on what medication their patients have obtained, when they obtained it and who wrote the prescription. According to Dr. Dunbar, law enforcement has had this system for a long time, as well as pharmacists. “They just never shared it with physicians‌ they were jeopardized.â€? In KSC’s Center for Health and Wellness, prescription drugs are managed cautiously. Registered Nurse Debb Starratt said, “We don’t usually prescribe this type of medication. It is very seldom that we do. Most people that are on this type of medication is for a chronic illness.â€? She says they give strong advice

“It’s our country’s fastest growing drug problem.â€? -­ PROFESSOR MARJORIE DROPPA

to students when they take these medications. “We always tell people that there is a potential for abuse, to make sure that they keep it safe, because there is a potential for somebody to steal LW 6SHFLĂ€FDOO\ ZH WHOO WKHP WKH\ don’t want to give it to their friends, because it is desirable in the community.â€? The college’s involvement in addressing prescription drug abuse started far before the summit. During Fall 2011, a group of Health Science students and nursing students worked on a research project that seek to diagnose the Monadnock Region consciousness towards the problem and developed strateJLHV WR Ă€JKW LW 7KH SURMHFW VWDUWHG LQ two Health Science classes as semester-long assignments, except that the project did not end by December. Droppa, who taught the class and guided her students during the process, believes “the project grew life of itself.â€? “Part of the class was not only to do the research. The college pushes to two things very importantly. One is that our undergraduate students experience research, and the

second is that our students also then become part of civic engagement process of it,â€? Droppa explained. In order to become involved, the students had to go back into the community where they had previously done research to present WKHLU Ă€QGLQJV WR D YDULHW\ RI JURXSV “They had to come up with strategies to try to deal with these problems,â€? Droppa said. Some students will present the results of the study at the COPLAC (Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges) Regional Undergraduate Research Conference, which is coming up in October. Moreover, strategies that the students suggested after their research helped develop a state plan to address prescription drug abuse that just passed the New Hampshire legislation. According to Droppa, the conference “represents very well efforts that our students have made in this area and the community’s embracing of thatâ€?. Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com.

Connecticut River dam licensing offers a chance for a desired change DAVE GRAM

that raising and lowering river levels behind the after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced GDPV KDV RQ Ă€VK DQG ZLOGOLIH VSHFLHV SDUWLFX- it was abandoning a nearly half-century effort to larly at Wilder. A second issue may be whether restore populations of Atlantic salmon that had Five big hydroelectric projects on the Con- enough water is being left in the river to support dwindled in the Connecticut basin after the dams necticut River are up for federal relicensing, Ă€VK SRSXODWLRQV EHORZ WKH 7XUQHUV )DOOV GDP were built, saying the program had not been sucproviding a once-in-a-generation chance for enviRelicensing begins less than three months cessful enough to justify the continuing cost. ronmentalists, recreational river users and others to recommend changes to the dams’ operations. The projects affect a roughly 85-mile stretch of the river, which forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire, bisects MassachuVHWWV DQG &RQQHFWLFXW DQG WKHQ Ă RZV LQWR /RQJ Island Sound. “It’s a huge opportunity for the public and project operators to think about not just one location but a whole stretch of river,â€? said Andrew Fisk, executive director of the Connecticut River :DWHUVKHG &RXQFLO EDVHG LQ *UHHQĂ€HOG 0DVV 6LWH YLVLWV VHW IRU WKH Ă€UVW ZHHN RI 2FWREHU ZLOO kick off a process of environmental reviews and SXEOLF PHHWLQJV WKDW¡V H[SHFWHG WR WDNH Ă€YH WR VL[ years. It’s too early to know what issues will garner the most attention during relicensing, environmental group leaders and dam owners TransCanada Corp. and FirstLight Power Resources of Glastonbury, Conn., said last week. The dams provide low-cost power without big carbon emissions, as well as jobs and big tax revTOBY TALBOT / AP PHOTO enues in nearby communities, spokesmen Grady In this Sept. 21, 2012 photo, the hydroelectric generating plant is seen in Wilder, Vt. Five big Semmens of TransCanada and Charles Burnham hydropower stations on Connecticut River are up for relicensing, which environmentalists say gives of FirstLight said. a rare opportunity to consider their combined impacts on one of New England’s most important Fisk said one area of study may be the impact waterways.

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Long-running battle over boat launch far from over LYNNE TUOHY

ASSOCIATED PRESS No project in New Hampshire Fish and Game history comes close in duration to the 22-year effort to build a boat launch on state land on /DNH 6XQDSHH DJHQF\ RIÀFLDOV VD\ And with cases still pending in the New Hampshire Supreme and Superior courts, the 2012 boating season will close with the proposal’s fate uncertain. The scenic 3.3-

Sunday,  Sept.  23 3:53  a.m.  Off  Campus:  Ambulance  dispatched  for  possible  assault. 6:25  a.m.  Butler  Court:  Suspicious  vehicle  parked  in  Carle  Bull  Pen. 10:25  a.m.  Fiske  Hall:  Subject  reporting  some  rude  graffiti  on  his  white  board. 5:28  p.m.  TDS:  Desk  atten-­ dant  fell  and  hit  head.

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Art Burritt stands next to a rock known as the “Old Man of the Lake�.

acre parcel on the western short of the state’s sixth largest lake remains an overgrown refuge for deer and other wildlife. “We still don’t know what the endpoint is going to be,� said Assistant Attorney General K. Allen Brooks. “It’s been a very long process.� The Lake Sunapee Protective Association and town of Newbury are the chief adversaries of the proposal to pave over two-thirds of the property for an access road, parking and two 12-foot-wide boat ramps. The launch would be open 24 hours a day and have security lighting. The saga has its roots in the state’s pursuit in 1989 of 133 acres of property — most of it on the side of Mt. Sunapee — that was in foreclosure after a developer’s plans to build 80 luxury homes fell through. A six-page letter written by Wilbur LaPage — then director of the state’s Division of Parks and Recreation — has been a focal point of the dispute. LaPage said acquisition of the land was a top priority. He wrote that the 3.3 acre lakefront parcel “should be kept as natural as possible; no paving is necessary at this site.�

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Some students may recall a similar incident that happened last year outside of Carle Hall. “I remember hearing last year the same exact thing happening outside of Carle,â€? junior Kim Lynch said. Warman said that it may or may not be the same person but it is more than a single individual performing a crime. “One of the reasons for the crime alert is to see if we can get additional information from other people who have seen that person,â€? Warman said. “The crime alerts are intended to not just alert people the activity but to say can you help provide us information about the occurrence of the crime,â€? she said. Residence Assistant Elizabeth %HKU ZDV WKH Ă€UVW RQH FRQWDFWHG E\ the students about the suspect. ´2XU Ă€UVW SULRULW\ ZHUH WKH VWXdents. We wanted to make sure they received the services they needed,â€? Behr said. On Saturday, Sept. 22, at approximately 11:30 p.m. Campus Safety sent out another crime alert to all students and faculty about a suspicious individual following then proceeding to grab a female student. Warman said the student was heading home from a party when she was assaulted. The suspect

grabbed her and pulled her around the corner onto Davis Street. She was able to release an arm from the suspect’s grip and punched the VXVSHFW LQ WKH IDFH EHIRUH à HHLQJ to a residence hall to call Campus Safety who also called the Keene Police. According to Warman, the suspect picked the student because she was walking alone even though there were two businesses still open, Domino’s and Cobble 6WRQH DQG VWLOO D ORW RI IRRW WUDIÀF The student is provided support resources that include 24 hour counseling. Also in the week of Sept. 17, a former female student, LaLae Heihim-Panah, was wandering around campus looking dazed and confused. According to Warman, she was asking questions that made no sense and was prostituting herself to students. There was no physical contact with other students and she left campus on her own. Warman asks students to report regularly any suspicious individuals, stay with a group of people, do not leave anyone behind, and stay alert. Kaitlyn Coogan can be contacted at kcoogan@keene-equinox.com.

Constitutions, amendments, and budgets discussed KAITLYN COOGAN

NEWS EDITOR Student Assembly met Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., to discuss advances students want, a constitution for a new fraternity, the request for an amendment to the funding criteria and budget requests. The assembly started with a presentation by Laura Seraichick, from the IT Group, who talked with the members about the new advances at Keene State College. These advances included the new Owl Card and the new MyKSC account EHQHĂ€WV Seraichick then asked the members what they, and other students, want to change or be created on campus. The members rose issues about the new Owl Card and KRZ LW ZRXOG EHQHĂ€W WKH VWXdents if the card worked on local businesses around Keene. Another idea of having wireless internet in all dorms was asked and Seraichick said they are currently working on it and should be done by January. Phi Lambda Chi submitted a new constitution for recognition to the Constitution Committee. The fraternity was originally called Sigma Lambda Chi a couple years ago but since then the name has changed. The fraternity has 300 or more alumni support and 11 members so far. They also claim to be a very diverse group of students ranging in different majors all over the spectrum. The motion to recognize the fraternity was passed. Next on the agenda, was the requesting of an amendment to the funding criteria with the addition of a new statement. The statement is “Priority of funding will be given to a student or organization that will provide 20 percent of their total budgeted request through contributions of individual membership dues, organization dues, and/or fundraising.â€? The Finance Committee chose 20 percent based on the evidence of organizations on campus and how they can raise the extra amount by one way or another. Members questioned the “a studentâ€? part of the statement. Some were confused on how one student can come up with 20 percent of the total cost of a very large project such as “Relay for Lifeâ€?. After deciding that if a student needed more money they could request more funding at that point, they passed the statement because it would make it more fair for the organizations on campus to all receive the same consideration. The Dance Team, next, requested $7,455 for their competition. After one of their members dropped out of the team, the price decreased to $7,100 and was passed. The team still needs to come up with $7,528 which they intend to get with sponsors and fundraising. The Advocates for Healthy Communities Club was also requesting some funding. After some complications last year, the members turned in the budget form too late so only 80 percent of last year’s budget was given and passed by the assembly. The Environmental Outing Club was given $2,240 for their budget; 80 percent of last year’s budget for turning in the form too late also. The last club to request money, and be approved, was the Students in Free Enterprise Club for a total $660, which is also 80 percent of last year’s budget. Kaitlyn Coogan can be contacted at kcoogan@keene-equinox.com.

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Party registration creates opportunity for open dialogue

Starting this fall, the Keene Police Department is attempting to foster its relationship with Keene State College students through party registration. This process, which several students in apartments off campus have already used, is an attempt by the police department to generate better communication between the department and the students, with the hopes that this communication will help alleviate tensions oftentimes felt between the two. According to the police department, students who want to register their parties through the police or Campus 6DIHW\ VKRXOG ÀOO RXW WKH SDUW\ UHJLVWUDWLRQ IRUP IRXQG either through the Keene State College website or through the City of Keene website. There have been mixed reviews regarding how the police respond to parties that have been registered. For some, the registration has helped facilitate a smooth interaction when the police have had to come because of noise violations or neighbor complaints. In these circumstances, .3' RIÀFHUV KDYH EHHQ DEOH WR FRQWDFW WKH VREHU KRVW SULRU to 11 p.m. to warn them of potential noise violations and to make sure things are running smoothly. These cases represent the ideal possibility of this new form of communication—namely a respectful relationship between authority and college student. However, there is room for improvement, as can be seen when things do not run as smoothly. In one particular case, a student was issued a ticket for D SDUW\ WKDW KH ZDV QRW KRVWLQJ $OWKRXJK KH KDG ÀOOHG out the party registration form, he ended up not hosting a party; however, his neighbors did. Instead of ticketing WKH QHLJKERUV UHVSRQVLEOH IRU WKH QRLVH YLRODWLRQ WKH RIÀFHU issued the alleged non-offending student the ticket. This H[DPSOH UHà HFWV WKH SRWHQWLDO IRU ZKDW WKLV UHJLVWUDWLRQ could turn into—that is, abuse of authority and the possibility of being held responsibility for something in which someone had no part. Although this is a possibility for all aspects of the law, it must be a priority of both the Keene Police Department and the college community to avoid these types of miscommunication. STAFF COMMENTARY (YHU\ QHZ V\VWHP KDV LWV à DZV DQG URRP IRU LPSURYHment. Hopefully the process of party registration will grow to its full potential as a useful tool bridging the gap between college students and the greater Keene community. Here at Keene State College, the student population actually has access

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to a pretty large variety of programs/conveniences that make our lives better. We have access to printing at the library for free, access to almost all up-to-date equipment campus wide, and a “convenience storeâ€? (The Owl’s Roost) on campus. All of these things, along with the campus’ layout, help to make the college experience nice and organized. However, there are also a lot of programs and things we have access to that get overlooked or that are used every day without a thought given to them. Or things we have access to which are actually a big deal, but a lot of people don’t even know about! One good example is the radio station we have on campus, WKNH. I have been involved with the radio since freshman year, and am still amazed at the technology and studio we have. The equipment we have is on the level of many radio stations that people listen to at home every day. Using the equipment gives a very complete insight to a radio DJ career. To be able to access that kind of equipment is huge, but a lot of the student population does not even know about the studio. ,I \RX DVN SHRSOH DERXW ZKDW LV RQ WKH WKLUG Ă RRU RI WKH / 3 <RXQJ 6WXdent Center, many will not have an answer for you. This is unfortunate because such a huge opportunity exists to any student here and is often XQVHHQ 7KH UDGLR VWXGLR LV ORFDWHG RQ WKH WKLUG Ă RRU RI WKH VWXGHQW FHQWHU QHDU WKH FRQIHUHQFH URRPV DQG WKH (TXLQR[ RIĂ€FH

Another unsung help around campus is access to the free shuttle. Think about how much of a hassle it would be to have to walk to the plaza where Target, Dick’s, Michael’s and other stores are. This year alone I have already had to go to the plaza four separate times. Trying to get there without the shuttle is just impossible. The most amazing part is that we have access to the shuttle for free, just for being a KSC student. Not every college has access to a shuttle service, even at bigger schools where it might be more needed. This keeps students from being forced to have a car at school and makes it easy to get around. The driving staff is also always pleasant and helpful too, which makes taking the shuttle not bad at all. 7KH ODVW EHQHĂ€W WKDW JRHV ODUJHO\ XQNQRZQ E\ D ORW RI VWXGHQWV LV WKH Owl’s Perch game room. We have access to unlimited pool and ping-pong, again, just for being a student. The equipment is all well kept and ready to use. There is a full poker table, along with cards to use. There is also an Xbox 360 and a Nintendo Wii, with multiple controllers available. 7KLV LV GHĂ€QLWHO\ QRW VRPHWKLQJ WKH VFKRRO LV UHTXLUHG WR SURYLGH E\ any means, but has been added strictly for student entertainment. I had no idea it even existed until the second semester of my freshman year. The 2ZO¡V 3HUFK JDPH URRP LV ORFDWHG RQ WKH VHFRQG Ă RRU RI WKH VWXGHQW FHQWHU behind the pick-up window for the mail room. David Padroza can be contacted at dpadroza@keene-equinox.com

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What’s in the glass attempts to reflect ‘class’

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New study suggests correlation between alcohol consumption and greater social satisfaction According to a study released by Northeastern University on ABC News, reports say that binge drinking college students are generally happier than their non-binge drinking counterparts. It’s a pretty shocking result for health experts, whose studies have shown that binge drinking only has negative health effects. According to the Center for Disease Control, 92 percent of Americans report binge-drinking in the past 30 days. In addition, the CDC also reports that 70 percent of all of the binge drinking in the United States is done by adults aged 26 and older, not college students. We all know college students binge drink and that the health effects as a result can be damaging. The CDC lists, among its negative health effects, unintended pregnancy, STD’s, alcohol poisoning, liver disease, sexual dysfunction, neurological damage, unintentional injuries, high blood pressure and stroke. None of these things seem to be the earmarks of happy college students, so what gives? According to the ABC News report, “Binge drinking is a symbolic proxy for higher social status in college and is correspondingly related to greater social satisfaction,â€? writes Carolyn Hsu, lead author on the study and chair of Sociology and Anthropology at Colgate University. In laymen’s terms, it seems to mean that the ageROG ÂśGULQNLQJ WR Ă€W LQ¡ VWHUHRW\SH VWLOO H[LVWV ZLWK VWXdents who do binge drink to perceive their social status and standing to be higher than that of a student who doesn’t go out all weekend to drink. Another thing to look at here is the socioeconomic status of the students in the study who were asked about their general happiness. As the study reports, ´6SHFLĂ€FDOO\ WKH VXUYH\ UHYHDOHG WKDW KDSSLQHVV ZDV

directly related to ‘status’ — with wealthy, white, male, KHWHURVH[XDO DQG RU *UHHN DIĂ€OLDWHG VWXGHQWV EHLQJ happier than ‘lower status’ students.â€? It’s a sad thing to think about--that the ability to buy a handle of vodka is equivalent to getting into a country club in terms of social status. Not all students can get into the club, but it seems as though they are certainly happier if they do. One thing to blame for this is the advertising for alcohol. Most of the advertisements seen in magazines and on the television for alcohol all show the same thing--young, attractive people, our age, having an amazing time at a party or some sort of social function, implying that it’s with the help of the alcohol that they’re advertising. For instance, for some brands of alcohol, it’s all about the maintenance of the image they’re trying to sell. Ketel One vodka is sold to the elite businessman, with its slogan, “Gentlemen, this is vodka.â€? A few years ago, SKYY vodka put out an ad for its alcohol with a man in a business suit standing over a highly sexualized woman, wearing only a swimsuit. This is the type of advertising that worries me. The adage “sex sellsâ€? is a tried and true formula to selling a product, but alcohol industries need to understand the danger of what they’re doing. Showing the upper echelon, high class society indulging in alcohol at a social function sends the wrong message to college students: WKDW WR Ă€W LQ WKH\ QHHG PRQH\ DQG WKH\ QHHG WR GULQN College students also need to understand how easily manipulated we are. Understand the images that the alcohol companies are trying to sell. What do these images say about our society? About how we function in social settings?

It’s a sad thing to think about-that the ability to buy a handle of vodka is equivalent to getting into a country club in terms of social status. Not all students can get into the club, but it seems as though they are certainly happier if they do. -­CYR

It’s easy to place all the blame on effective alcohol advertising, but what the companies are doing is dangerous. Instead, more emphasis needs to be placed on the dangers of binge drinking, so as not to make it look so inviting to young people. The throwaway tag of “Drink responsiblyâ€? at the end of a Budweiser commercial isn’t even remotely enough to make people understand what it means. In addition, this study should not be looked at as the end-all for the psychological health of students who drink. The study was taken at Northeastern in 2012, with approximately 2,000 student surveyed. This is a sampling of the college population, so the Ă€QGLQJV PD\ QRW EH SHUFHQW DFFXUDWH IRU WKH HQWLUH population. I would have liked to have seen the break down of the socioeconomic groups of the students, the amount of females surveyed versus males or what other activities the students were involved in on campus. Nevertheless, I’m taking the study at face value, it serving as a microcosmic example of a larger social problem. As far as the problem itself, I’m not saying “don’t drinkâ€? because that’s the easy solution. Everyone is

going to drink anyway. Students need to be able to assess the imagery from the media that they are soaking in every day and understand what it means. We don’t have to take the images we see in the media and impress those values onto ourselves. In order to feel socially accepted, college students shouldn’t feel forced to fork over their money so they can drink every ZHHNHQG VR WKH\ FDQ ÀW LQ We’re living in a false reality of trying to live up to these glamorized lifestyles without realizing the negative health effects that they don’t show in those alcohol commercials. So while you’re trying to drink with everyone else MXVW WR ÀW LQ DUH \RX UHDOO\ KDSS\ RU SUHWHQGLQJ WR EH someone you’re not? Be smart about how you’re consuming media and realize what effect it truly has on your life, your health and your friends.

Whitney Cyr can be contacted at wcyr@keene-equinox.com

Fort building and other existentialist creations: reclaiming the inner child at college We’ve all heard the phrase, “Connect to your inner child.â€? These words intend to conjure up images intricately linked with nostalgia—of times long gone and deeply missed. For some, childhood is a source where one can draw strength in the face of ever-increasing stress, whether that stress be from the 10-page paper due tomorrow that you, in your struggle to juggle multiple assignments, simply forgot. Or it could be from that awkward social encounter at the DC with the boy you hit on last night and tried to bring home, forgetting, in your hazy drunkenness, that he was actually your roommate’s best friend’s unshaven “boy toy.â€? Whatever the case may be, stress is an inescapable fact of life. It is something that we should all learn to GHDO ZLWK HIĂ€FLHQWO\ DQG HIIHFWLYHO\ , SURSRVH OLNH many medical experts the world over, that we all need moments in our lives where we simply stop, drop, and UHNLQGOH RXU UHSUHVVHG IRXU \HDU ROG VHOI +HUH DUH Ă€YH simple ways to do just that.

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1. Expand your creative possibilities and engage in classic child’s play, fort building. Rearrange your room, apartment, kitchen—whatever space you claim as yours. Grab pillows, blankets, clothing, sofas and go to town experimenting with your inner architect. ,W GRHVQ¡W PDWWHU LI Ă€YH PLQXWHV DIWHU FRPSOHWLQJ said fort, it falls down with you inside. What matters— as with anything in life—is the journey (cue comingof-age musical score). Building a fort creates a direct

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Granted, sobriety is an important—although highly overrated—part of life; however, when it comes to the point where you go hours, days, weeks without cracking a smile, there might be something off about your lifestyle. If laughing comes hard to you, practice. -­WALKER

2. Buy a pair of footie pajamas. Now I know I have been on the lookout for these bad boys since I outgrew my last pair in approximately 7th grade. I am a outspoken advocate for these functional, comfy, stylish pieces of clothing for several reasons, the largest of them being that once you put on a pair—preferably in rainbow or leopard print—your whole day starts to look a little less formidable. Wear your footie pajamas to class, to the gym, wherever you feel most stressed. I guarantee they will make a difference.

movement. 6LWWLQJ RQ WKH à RRU QRW RQO\ JLYHV \RXU ERG\ D chance to mold itself back into these (un)healthy positions, it also works to ground you. Children know this, and you, once being a child, know this as well. Give it a try, I dare you. 4. Which leads me to my next piece of advice: revive dares and double-dog dares. Good old peer pressure is a classic retreat to childhood—whether that retreat is pleasant for people is another topic entirely. However, , DP D ÀUP EHOLHYHU WKDW D ZHOO SODFHG GDUH LV DV JRRG a motivator as any in the adult world—beside, perhaps, money but who’s got that nowadays anyways? Dares can serve as both site of bonding between the darer and the daree as well as between the daree and the dare. As always, if the person refuses your dare, feel free to openly shun said person for as long as possible or until she or he caves. Friendships have ended using this approach; however, it is important to remember your overarching goal—connecting to that inner child.

5. Lastly, laugh. This is probably the most important DQG PRVW GLIÀFXOW RQH IRU PDQ\ RI XV PDLQO\ EHFDXVH we tend to get wrapped up in the seriousness of our lives. Granted, sobriety is an important—although highly overrated—part of life; however, when it comes to the point where you go hours, days, weeks without cracking a smile, there might be something off about your lifestyle. If laughing comes hard to you, practice. Laughing is like a riding a bike—once you learn, you never forget. Make it a point to laugh at least three times a day—no, this is unrelated to dental hygiene, but you should practice that too—and for at least 30 seconds. Eventually, the things in laugh that used to just bring a smile to your face will now have you bursting out in socially awkward ways. No worries, though, because children don’t care what others think. Hannah Walker can be contacted at hwalker@keene-equinox.com

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Eleven Keene State College Honors students travelled to Bosnia in May of 2012. The students toured the country and worked with various Non-Governmental Peace Organizations.

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You are what you eat...Stay fetch Cady: I used to think there was just fat and skinny. But apparently there’s lots of things that can be wrong on your body. Gretchen: My hairline is so weird. Regina: My pores are huge. Karen: My nail beds suck. Cady: I have really bad breath in the morning. Karen: Ew! We are our own worst critic. Plenty of us have had conversations like the one above between Cady, Gretchen, Regina and Karen from “Mean Girls.� Let’s be honest, it’s not fetch to have pimples. When Regina George went on the all-cranberry juice diet, her boyfriend, Aaron Samuels, was quick to point out the high sugar content and cautioned her of the side effects of maintaining a diet that is solely based on sugar intake. Why? Because you are what you eat. Rebecca Briggs, registered dietitian of the Zorn Dining Commons, warned that students need to keep in mind how the body operates when they ingest food. “One of the things to keep in mind when you’re thinking of your skin is to remember that your body really works from the inside out. So what you put in is really what

you get out of it, which translates into eating healthy, limiting alcohol and not smoking,� Briggs said. Focusing on the types of food consumed can allow students to work towards achieving the complexion they desire. Briggs highlighted fruits and vegetables as foods rich in antioxidants and vitamins A,C, and E, which are healthy for your skin. Briggs stated, “The basic message is if you’re eating lots of colorful foods, you’re getting those. That really is the simple tip to pass along to people that eating lots of color, eating lots of fruits and vegetables is a great way to protect your skin, because then you’re going to get those antioxidants and antioxidant vitamins A,C, and E,� she continued, “Certainly there’s antioxidants in other foods besides fruits and vegetables which is why having a general healthy balanced diet that includes some nuts and seeds, includes protein sources that you’re going to make sure you’re getting everything you need to support your skin.� What many don’t realize is that our skin is an organ and like most organs, our skin needs the fundamentals in order to survive. “To think about the fact that you have to protect it and the less that you expose it to initially obviously the longer it’s going to last for you--the more it can bounce back, the easier it is to recover,� Briggs explained. Remembering what our skin needs in order to stay healthy and balanced will allow us to not only feel healthier, but appear healthy as well. That’s fetch. Virginia Mariolo, a junior, said in order for her to maintain a healthier appearance, she avoids greasy and oily foods.

“I can feel my skin getting oily. I have naturally oily skin and that (eating greasy foods) exacerbates it,â€? Mariolo said. In order to combat the greasy foods, Mariolo said she washes her face compulsively; however, in order to get the results you desire it is best that you stay away from foods that you think have the tendency to cause irritation or imperfections. In regard to the idea that greasy foods may be the instigator for some individual’s greasy skin, Briggs said, ´0\ WHQGHQF\ ZRXOG EH WR VD\ QRW VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ EXW LI \RX think about it, if a healthy diet supports healthy skin, a JUHDV\ GLHW LVQ¡W KHDOWK\ DQG LW¡V QRW JRLQJ WR UHĂ HFW LQ your skin the way you want it to.â€? It’s not the same for everyone, so what might irritate one person’s skin may not have the same effect on another’s. For freshman Julie Cerbone, eating chocoODWH LV ZKDW FDXVHV KHU VNLQ WR EHFRPH LQĂ DPHG &HUbone said that when she eats chocolate and other greasy foods she has noticed that she tends to break out around her mouth. Cerbone shared, “If my skin breaks out it’s because I’m eating too much chocolate.â€? However, for Sarah Sherr, eating chocolate is not her problem. Sherr makes sure that she sticks to a healthy and balanced diet, consisting of dried fruits and salads, and this particular diet affects her skin in a positive way. “My skin is never that bad,â€? Sherr said. Part of the reason Sherr maintains an even complexion is because fruits possess a high water content. ,Q WKLV FDVH K\GUDWLRQ LV NH\ LQ PDLQWDLQLQJ D Ă DZOHVV complexion. Briggs suggests approximately eight cups

of water per day. 6KH VDLG ´:DWHU KHOSV WR NHHS WKLQJV Ă XVKHG RXW DQG \RXU ERG\ QHHGV ZDWHU WR Ă€JKW LQIHFWLRQ DQG WR VWD\ healthy.â€? If your goal is to maintain the look of The Plastics, avoid greasy foods, sugar, and alcohol, because we know “it’s better to be in The Plastics hating life than to not be in at all.â€? We all know Gretchen’s hair is so big because it’s full of secrets--secrets to keeping your complexion clear. Gretchen probably already knows to avoid excessive alcohol intake. Briggs knows this too, and she said, “If your body is constantly trying to eliminate the toxin of alcohol, and your skin plays the role of trying to eliminate toxins, then it would have an impact.â€? As always, exercise and relaxation hold the keys to your health, too, and a rested body and mind looks better than a tired ones. “Mean Girlsâ€? summed it up best: “Calling somebody else fat won’t make you any skinnier. Calling someone stupid doesn’t make you any smarter. And ruining 5HJLQD *HRUJH¡V OLIH GHĂ€QLWHO\ GLGQ¡W PDNH PH DQ\ KDSpier. All you can do in life is try to solve the problem in front of you.â€? Let’s start with solving your skin probOHPV Ă€UVW Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equinox.com Sam Norton can be contacted at kconlon@keene-equinox.com

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EQUINOX STAFF The new tobacco policy at Keene State College will require a small change in location, but tobacco users could soon will be looking for a new place to smoke. This fall, smokers and tobacco users must now move 25 feet from the perimeter of a campus facility instead of the previous 20 feet, which has been in effect since 2007. Paul Striffolino, assistant vicepresident of Student Affairs, said, “The difference between 20 and 25 feet isn’t that much,� and he continued and said that some people who smoke on campus might not know what the length of 25 feet is. According to Striffolino, this new policy was put into effect because of rules that must be in place for the campus buildings. Matthew Cecchetelli, a KSC student, said that the new rule won’t affect his smoking habits. He said, “I really didn’t know about that (new policy) to be honest, but now I do so I will follow it.� Katelyn Williams, student body president, commented on the change in smoking policy and said, “It’s changed but it’s not changed--do you know what I mean? It’s changed but it’s not enforced yet, it’s not even out to the public yet.� While this change on campus is small, it is the start of a possible bigger change that could affect smokers and non-smokers more. Williams is working on modifying the tobacco policy. Williams said, “We would like to change the smoking policy, which hasn’t been changed since 2007. We did do a survey back last spring where we found a majority of the students feel as though they are affected by

smoking on campus in that they don’t want it to affect their air but at the same time they don’t want to tell people they can’t smoke.� Williams continued, “Hopefully we’re talking about maybe November we will start enforcing this policy in some way, but my thing is if we’re going to change the policy why not change it and make it better.� Williams said her plan would provide designated smoking areas for people to use their tobacco products. Such areas for tobacco users wouldn’t take away the luxury of sitting on a bench and enjoying a cigarette or tobacco product; rather, Williams aims to create an area that is covered and offers places to sit, without it affecting other people around them. A survey conducted last spring by former student body president Colin Daly and Williams showed that 70 percent of KSC students would like their air to not contain smoke. Tiffany Mathews, coordinator of wellness education, said about the student survey whether to make KSC a tobacco free campus, “Based on those results we realized people do want to have the ability to avoid tobacco areas, so they want to be able to breathe in a clean area basically but they don’t want to make it completely tobacco free because it sounded as though from the survey we also don’t want to infringe upon the tobacco users rights.� If KSC does become a campus with a strict tobacco policy they will not be alone. According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, the University of Maine became a tobacco-free campus in 2011, and

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Queens College in New York also joined the bandwagon becoming a tobacco-free campus in early January this year. Even though more campuses are becoming tobacco free, KSC will continue to work on Ă€QGLQJ D SROLF\ WKDW ZRUNV ZHOO within the community. Williams said, “I would like this to be a gradual step and a gradual process, and what I mean by that is I would like

maybe this January to have areas where people can enjoy their smoking with the current policy in place but providing them with areas in which they can do that, and then maybe next fall have designated areas over campus.� Georgia Carter, a KSC student, said she won’t mind designated areas to smoke, “I think it’s a good thing. I think we should be respectful of everyone.�

Mathews commented, “We’re trying to increase the number of tobacco-free areas on campus to get people that right to breathe clean air. At the same time we are hoping that tobacco usage will decrease, and how we are hoping to decrease it is by educating people on the resources we have available.� Mathews also said it is hard to get a message out to the entire campus,

but that the Center for Health and Wellness provides free nicotine replacement therapy to students. KSC’s focus right now is on trying to make the campus a healthy and enjoyable place to be for all members of the community. Morgan Markley can be contacted at mmarkley@keene-equinox.com

Sigma Pi fraternity triumphs after loss BRITTANY BALLANTYNE

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR They’re not brothers of blood and they haven’t been together long, but they’re brothers nonetheless. These brothers make up Sigma Pi, an international fraternity at Keene State College. The group is making a comeback after the fraternity on campus split over a year ago and aims to bring back what they say is a fraternity with a purpose. One of those purposes is spreading awareness about organ donation after one of their brothers died. President and recruitment chair Matthew Soprano said, “We did lose a brother, and he was an organ donor who saved about 50 people. Somebody has his own heart now, so his family basically pitched to (Sigma Pi) that ‘We have a 300-pound African American man in our family now because he has my son’s heart.’ It’s pretty touching, and I feel like that’s going be a really great thing for us.â€? Cameron Chana was an Eastern Illinois University alum who died in a bus accident in May 2009. Today, the Donate Life organization is Sigma Pi’s national phiODQWKURS\ 'RQDWH /LIH LV D QRQ SURĂ€W RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW increases organ, tissue, and eye donation throughout the country. The members of Sigma Pi at KSC are hosting Donate Life events this year to raise and promote awareness about donation and teach others how donaWLRQV EHQHĂ€W PDQ\ SHRSOH

Aside from Donate Life, Sigma Pi is also hosting another philanthropic event called Amazing Day for suicide awareness. “Those are our two fraternity philanthropy events, but we do other things such as our ACE project which is just giving back to the community, giving back to the school, because they’ve already given us so much so we want to give that back to them such as a faculty dinner,â€? Soprano said. Also on the fraternity’s agenda are other brotherhood events such as barbecues, bowling, movie nights, and socials with other fraternities and sororities on campus. Senior Kevin Robinson, Sigma Pi’s third counselor and treasurer, described that ACE stands for Altruistic Campus Experience. “We’re trying to give back to our campus and school due to the fact that they’re giving us education so we’ve done things like have faculty dinners, we’ve had things OLNH KHOSLQJ JURXQGV NHHSLQJ OLNH SODQWLQJ WUHHV Ă RZers plants, helping paint rooms, things like that just to give back to the school,â€? said Robinson. Junior Dillon Hyland also a member, said the focus of the fraternity is developing. ´, ZRXOG GHĂ€QLWHO\ VD\ WKDW 6LJPD 3L¡V PDLQ JRDO LV really just to help its members develop into people, into men. We really try to push ourselves into new areas and help one another grow,â€? he said. Soprano had a similar response. “I think our purpose is just to promote becoming a

man. I think a lot of things kind of fall from what we try to provide for everybody. We try to provide scholarships, chivalry, things of that sort but our main purpose is to take boys, make them into men, through what we see is accurate in our eyes such as getting a high GPA, doing community service, becoming a brother, leading the pack basically,� he said. Robinson furthered that the fraternity was about lifelong friendships as well. Although the group split sometime last January, according to Soprano, the new Sigma Pi established quickly. Many members joined last February. Soprano explained that twenty members had left during the break up and the only two that stuck with the hopes of keeping Sigma Pi alive were graduate Tim Reiss and junior Cameron Haggar. The group is getting a fresh start with only nine members so far after a handful of brothers transferred to other schools and graduated from the college last May. “It was kind of a he-said, she-said thing, but the past is the past so I’m not even dwelling on it right now, just looking forward,� Soprano said when asked why the old Sigma Pi split. Now, the group is focused on recruiting more members. “Quality derives from quantity, so I really want to get enough people interested in seeing that we’re legit and we’re ready to go and that they’re going to be founding fathers of hopefully one of the best fraternities on campus,� Soprano said. He continued, “I just really want to set that founda-

tion so that next semester when I leave, my brothers will be able to build off that,â€? Soprano said. He explained that after elections were held, he became president because he had the most time to contribute the most for the group. He said, “I feel like I have the tools necessary to build a nice foundation for future brothers to build off of.â€? Hyland pointed out what he and the brothers are looking for in possible members. “We’re interested in people that are going to take it seriously, we have fun, but we get down to business too,â€? he said. “One of the really interesting things about this is people who join Sigma Pi now at Keene State are going to be founding fathers so we’re going to be our own division and do our own thing and really establish Sigma Pi Keene State,â€? Hyland further said. According to Hyland, the group is aiming to have 20 men by the end of the semester. There is no set rush date for Sigma Pi and the brothers will be looking for more members as the year continues. “We need to focus a lot on recruitment just because we’re starting brand new,â€? Robinson said. “So we gotta JHW FRRNLQJ Âľ 5RELQVRQ VDLG Ă€UPO\ EXW QRQHWKHOHVV with a smile. Brittany Ballanytne can be contacted at bbalantyne@keene-equinox.com

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EQUINOX STAFF Students and community members gathered Saturday morning outside the L.P. Young Student Center for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in an effort to raise money and awareness for the disease, as well as a come together of those who have been affected by it. $ FURZG RI SXUSOH W VKLUWV Ă€OOHG Appian Way visiting sponsors, petting miniature ponies, and carryLQJ DURXQG GLIIHUHQW FRORUHG Ă RZHUV About 300 people attended the event this year said Sinead O’Mahony, volunteer and logistics coordinator for the past six years. Will Reiter, Vice President for the Massachusetts/New Hampshire, chapter described what makes this walk so successful and stated, “I think one of the great things of the Keene walk is that it’s in the heart of the town. It’s a vibrant university. There are a lot of young people that are involved which is so important and then it goes off and walks through the town so that everybody that’s driving through on that day sees.â€? O’Mahony noted how “Keene students have been phenomenal and they come back year after year.â€? The event began with a Zumba demonstration, which helped to JHW WKH EORRG Ă RZLQJ IRU ZDONHUV according to O’Mahony. She said they try to choose something every year that helps get walkers stretching and moving around before they begin. During the introductions Reiter stated, “The time is now to make a difference with this disease.â€? Speeches discussed how everyone is affected differently by various sharing stories, but how everyone is still united in helping make a difIHUHQFH 3DUWLFLSDQWV KHOG D VSHFLĂ€F FRORUHG Ă RZHU GHSHQGLQJ RQ WKHLU connection to the disease. Yellow VLJQLĂ€HG FDUHJLYHUV SXUSOH UHSUH-

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Approximately 300 Keene State College students and community members gathered Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, on the L.P. Young Student Center lawn for “The Walk to End Alzheimer’s.� Participants held flowers in colors specific to their connection with Alzheimer’s. The flowers were planted in The Promise Garden at the beginning of Appian Way where members finished the walk.

sented those who lost someone to $O]KHLPHU¡V EOXH Ă RZHUV ZHUH IRU victims, and orange was for advocates. 7RJHWKHU WKHVH Ă RZHUV IRUPHG The Promise Garden, which according to the Alzheimer’s Association website symbolizes, “making a FRPPLWPHQW WR IXOĂ€OO WKHLU SURPLVH to remember, to honor, to care and WR Ă€JKW $O]KHLPHU¡V GLVHDVH Âľ 0DQ\ wrote personal messages on the SHWDOV RI WKH Ă RZHUV VXFK DV QDPHV of loved ones who have passed. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s allows people to share their stories and their experiences with those

who have gone through similar struggles. According to Reiter, support for not only victims, but also their families and caregivers as well is extremely important. The association provides opportunities “to hear with others what’s happening and hear that it’s possible to get the help they need and make it through the next day and the next day and the next day.� Reiter’s grandmother developed dementia in 1985 and he said, “Now we know a lot more about the disease and how important it is to care for the person not only in terms of

their medical care but their emotional care and family involvement, so there’s a lot of good things happening today in terms of providing support and help.“ He continued saying he knows it’s made a difference for him to meet with families and help them see them light and not just the dark and “just enjoying things day to day and when you can let go of that grief and loss and just enjoy the moment.â€? A woman attended the event for WKH Ă€UVW WLPH DIWHU ORVLQJ KHU KXVband 14 months ago after his diagnosis in 2008, already in the mid stage. She began going to a support

group after he died and she said it made a huge difference for her knowing other people have gone through this too. This event she said was great for her and she plans on returning next year. Participants included more than just those personally affected by the disease. Sorority members, Kristen Jackson and Maddie Rosa carried orange Ă RZHUV GXULQJ WKH ZDON DQG VDLG “We all got really emotional during the whole thing. It’s awful to think that people are losing their memory, forgetting things, and can’t remem-

ber people. It’s really sad.� They continued to talk about the tragedy other people’s stories were who have lost or are currently losing loved ones and added, “One woman was 54 when she got it and that’s my mom’s age, I can’t even imagine.� Miraya Young, Mrs. Cheshire County, attended the walk and while looking over the Promise Garden talked about her experience working for a nursing home. She said she was there to support them, the ones she’s lost and the ones whom she still works with because they taught her, “to cherish the memories that you have with people because you never know when you’re going to lose them.� Young mentioned several of her patients and expressed how, “they (her patients) sort of become your family after a while.� Speaking strongly for the cause O’Mahony said, “Enough is enough,� and stated she hopes by the time the younger generation reaches older age there won’t be a walk because a cure will have been found. She worked at Bentley Commons for seven months with Alzheimer’s patients and talked about how she met some amazing people, loved ones and those with the disease. Regarding her experiences she said, “Alzheimer’s is such a devastating disease that I don’t want to see my parents have to go through anything like what I’ve seen people go through.� Concerning the walk itself O’Mahony expressed, “I think it’s such an almost uplifting experience for those who have had a loved one pass or, as a caregiver, have seen what others have gone through. It’s a community; it’s not just a fundraiser.� Regan Driscoll can be contacted at rdriscoll@keene-equinox.com

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Foreign exchange students say college culture ‘so much like the movies’ MEGAN MARKUS

EQUINOX STAFF This semester Keene State College is graced with the presence of ten foreign exchange students from countries including Ireland, Ecuador, Alaska, England, China and Japan. Steven Spiegel, associate director from the *OREDO (GXFDWLRQ 2IĂ€FH RUJDQL]HV DOO RI WKH exchanges. “It is amazing how domestically and international exchange students bring and offer so much to Keene State College,â€? Spiegel said. Meghan Smyth, from Foxford County, Mayo, Ireland, says her transition from Ireland to the U.S. has been easier than expected, and credits a portion of the ease to the GEO. “The transition has been a lot smoother than I thought it would be,â€? she said. “I was very, very anxious before I came because I’ve lived away from home for quite some time but never out of the country except for Spain, which was for two months over the summer. It’s been a lot easier because of the GEO and their help-–the orientation program that we had with them especially. For senior Ben Forrest from Manchester, England, who traveled nine hours away from home to America, the transition to American culture was QR ELJ GHDO DV KH¡V EHHQ WR WKH FRXQWU\ Ă€YH WLPHV The biggest shock to Forrest? American college life. Forrest said, “I knew about American culture, but college culture is so much like the movies, but at the same time so much more because I’m living it and experiencing it, I’m not just watching it. Everything you see on TV about America is true so far, not going to lie. Pong is the ultimate student game that you see on television and you think, ‘No it’s not that hard,’ but it actually is a lot harder than it looks.â€? Smyth went on to agree with Forrest in regards to what she expected America to be like. “The outrageousness of America- in a way. It makes me laugh. Greek life is the perfect example of college life in the movies. There are no sororities or fraternities in Ireland,â€? she shared. The differences between America and Ireland are humorous to Smyth. “America is all that and more. There is something everyday that makes me laugh. I was in Walmart the other day and there was chewing JXP WKDW ZDV GHVVHUW Ă DYRU ² PLQW 2UHR ,I VRPHone told me that’s something you could get I would never believe it. It was so crazy to me,â€? continued Smyth. Smyth and Forrest both agreed when it came to friendliness in American people. “What I like most about America is how friendly people are. I mean you’ve always got somebody and nobody’s going to turn to you and say no,â€? Forrest said. “People are always there to help you. English people are a lot more reserved. Americans are a lot more forward in terms of approaching people and social situations where English people are not as much that,â€? he concluded. Smyth couldn’t agree with Forrest more when she stated, “I think it’s the greetings people give you; whether it’s someone serving you in a shop or a friend you just met, everyone’s got a big smile for you. I haven’t really come across anyone who wasn’t nice – positive attitudes all around.â€? Smyth and Forrest said they were eager to travel New England and as much of the country as time permits. The foreign exchange students have already been to Brattleboro, Vt., and Boston, Mass., with the GEO and global culture club. Forrest said, “We have already been to Vermont. I am going to Montreal hopefully. I’m really looking forward to that because I’ve never been to Canada and have always wanted to go. I’d like to go to New York, and I really want to go to Salem, Massachusetts because I do theatre and it’s kind of known for their witchcraft, which sounds really cool. We’ve been to Boston, I really enjoyed that, I would like to go back.â€? Smyth, like Forrest, wants to absorb as much of the American culture as she possibly can while here for the semester. She said, “I will literally go anywhere. I went to a friend’s house just to see what a real American house is like. All of that really interests me.â€? Aside from positive aspects of America, there is always a bit of culture shock. “In America everyone’s very punctual. You’re like crazy, you’re ten minutes early to everything and everyone in IreODQG LV Ă€YH PLQXWHV ODWH 7LPH LV PRQH\ KHUH where in Ireland time is time for tea. It’s a bit more UHOD[HG LQ WKDW ZD\ LQ ,UHODQG ,W¡V D YHU\ HIĂ€FLHQW way to live, (American scheduling). It’s a good way to live, but I like spontaneity more,â€? Smyth said. Forrest agreed with Smyth, “Out here, I really believe time is money because it’s the way everything is scheduled in, everything has a deadline.â€? Nicole Lackie, a senior from KSC, had the opportunity to study abroad in San Ramon, Costa Rica this past summer. The summer session was SDUWLFXODUO\ EHQHĂ€FLDO IRU /DFNLH EHFDXVH VKH LV D double major: secondary education and general sciences. And the summer session made it easier for her to graduate on time. “The summer program is great because you don’t miss anything going on at Keene State. The only bad thing about it is that it’s way too short. The process to study abroad is super easy; you write an essay and apply to the 8QLYHUVLW\ \RX ZDQW WR JR WR DQG WR WKH *(2 RIĂ€FH , PRVW GHĂ€QLWHO\ UHFRPPHQG LW Âľ /DFNLH VDLG Lackie is carrying on the lessons learned in Costa Rica and applying them to her life at KSC. In the short time Lackie was in Costa Rica she EHFDPH DOPRVW Ă XHQW LQ 6SDQLVK 7KH LQLWLDO WUDQVLWLRQ ZDV GLIĂ€FXOW EHFDXVH VKH went in not knowing any Spanish.

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surprising how easily we communicated. I learned that the human spirit is just so universal.â€? Students said that the experience they had with La Chureca remains the most powerful, and that through that experience they learned how the strength of the “human spiritâ€? and generosity of Nicaragua’s people was unlike any other place they had traveled to. Students attributed this experience to a newly gained perspectives on America. Kirk said, “I just learned a lot about the U.S. government that really pissed me off. We have exploited that country for everything that they have. And yet, we walk down the streets in that place and they just don’t hold it against us. It just makes us think about what our government does and how they hide it from us,â€? Kirk said. Kirk explained the strength of the people by using an example of a man the students spoke to in Nicaragua. “We went to an organic coffee farm and the owner told us of how people had been trying to take his land from him. He was telling us how important it was WR Ă€JKW IRU ZKDW \RX KDYH DQG WHOO WKH truth. That will help you overcome anything. Just being truthful and non-violent. His coffee was delicious too,â€? Kirk said. Walsh said returning from the trip, she has hopes for what her students would take away. “I want the students to examine their own cultural perspectives and the privileges they have received being educated in the US. There are extremely creative passionate people in Nicaragua that are looking extremely hard to address the challenges that they and their children and their co-workers face in Nicaragua. Meeting these people gives the

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KSC Honors Program director Margaret Walsh took students traveled to Nicaragua this summer and worked with Non Governmental Organizations

students a sense of solidarity and how we are living on the same planet.â€? Sullivan stated, “For a country having so little resource at their disposal, they gave up a lot to make us feel welcome.â€? Sullivan added, “I’m able to see things on a more global scale, and how you can be happier having less in your life.Âť Sullivan said she learned a lot from

the people in Nicaragua. gap and play. It was fun,â€? Sullivan said. “You have more in common with Walsh, concluded, “It’s always hard to people than you realize. When we were at say goodbye.â€? the home stay; we being English speaking white people or ‘Gringos’ as they called Pamela Bump can be contacted at us, we just played a big game of kickpbump@keene-equinox.com EDOO LQ WKH PLGGOH RI WKH Ă€HOG ZLWK ROGHU kids and younger kids who were Spanish Julie Conlon can be contacted at speaking. We were able to just bridge that jconlon@keene-equinox.com

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ing can function not only as an effective emotion regulation strategy, but also as a strategy to improve performance.â€? However, music is not only used as a SAM NORTON stimulant before playing a game, it can also be used A&E EDITOR as a form of celebration. One KSC club team listens to the same song after every victory. Dave Robicheau, The clock slowly starts to dwindle down: ten, a senior defenseman on the KSC hockey team, said nine, eight, seven. Just a few seconds left to make the that his team listens to the song “Good Vibrations,â€? game-winning point. You feel the pressure of your E\ 0DUN\ 0DUN DQG 7KH )XQN\ %XQFK WHDP¡V ZLQ ULGLQJ RQ \RXU VKRXOGHUV Ă€YH IRXU WKUHH Robicheau said, “After every win we listen to just enough time to score—but the pressure of the ‘Good Vibrations’ because it is a feel good song after win is starting to take a hit on your mental game. a good win.â€? For the hockey team, “Good Vibrationsâ€? As your body wills you to make the point, it is not is their celebratory music because of the repeated enough to prevent you from succumbing to the pres- passages and the beat that is present throughout the sure. The pressure of the win is enough to knock you song. When it comes to selecting a song to either amp RII EDODQFH DOORZLQJ \RX WR IDOO RQ WKH Ă RRU %ORFNLQJ up your performance, or to celebrate your victory, it out the stress with music will allow you to ignore the is important to choose a song that focuses primarily pressure and maintain a steady balance. on the beat rather than the lyrics. “[In music] there Dr. Fitni Destani, who has a PhD in Psychology are a lot of repeated passages, the words are someSocial Aspects of Sport and is assistant professor of times cool but they are not the primary thing, it has physical education, said, “Music has a great poten- different sounds,â€? Chesebrough said. These sounds tial, from my experience, of getting you in an opti- are what increases the motivation amongst student mal level of arousal and it also helps you feel like athletes. you are managing your anxiety and stress. It’s able )RU MXQLRU LQĂ€HOGHU RI WKH .6& EDVHEDOO WHDP 1LFN to calm you and it’s also able to get you going if you Vita, music acts as a way to not only motivate himare too complacent.â€? Music has the ability to alter self, but to also keep his head in the game. “Throughyour state of mind and create a stress-free environ- out the game I’ll be singing songs in my head. It gets ment. According to the article, “Music in Sport and me away from the stress of baseball,â€? Vita said. The Exercise,â€? by Costas Karageorghis and David-Lee songs that Vita recites in his head as he plays are Priest, “In the hotbed of competition, where athletes mostly beats by rappers Kanye West or J. Cole. In fact, are often very closely matched in ability, music has every time Vita walks up to the plate, the song “Good WKH SRWHQWLDO WR HOLFLW D VPDOO EXW VLJQLĂ€FDQW HIIHFW RQ Life,â€? by Kanye West can be heard throughout the SHUIRUPDQFH Âľ %HIRUH D ELJ JDPH PDQ\ DWKOHWHV FDQ KSC Owl Athletic Complex. “I didn’t want something become anxious and stressed, however, by determin- that would get me too energized. It relaxes me before ing where you are mentally before a game, you can I go to the plate,â€? Vita said. “It [music] gives you decrease the anxiousness you feel. something to focus on other than the activity at the According to Destani, “When it comes to arousal, moment,â€? Chesebrough said. Some of these moments stress, and anxiety, you have to determine where are are captured through a tradition. For the KSC womyou currently right now? Are you in comfort zone HQ¡V Ă€HOG KRFNH\ WHDP MXQLRU .DWO\Q 6LPXOD VDLG WKDW within that arousal, stress, and anxiety? “ he contin- before every game, the team listens to the song “The ued, “If you are low, you are not necessarily uncom- Way You Make Me Feel,â€? by Michael Jackson. For the fortable, but you are also not ready and prepared. â€? Ă€HOG KRFNH\ WHDP WKLV VRQJ LV D ZD\ WR HQKDQFH WKHLU However, Destani said rather than listening to a performance. It’s not just KSC athletes who look to new song before a game, listen to it during practice music as a way to motivate themselves prior to comto see how it optimizes your performance. This way, petition; Olympic athletes also use music as a way to music will become part of the routine. Erin Taylor, channel their adrenaline. Rolling Stone Magazine junior goalie of the Keene State College women’s recently published the playlist Michael Phelps used lacrosse team, said that before she heads out onto the during the 2012 London Olympic Games. “I’m Me,â€? Ă€HOG VKH OLVWHQV WR WKH VDPH WKUHH VRQJV HYHU\ WLPH E\ /LO¡ :D\QH ´1R %HHI Âľ E\ $IURMDFN DQG 6WHYH $RNL ´0XUGHU %XVLQHVV Âľ E\ ,JJ\ $]DHOD ´&XGGHU LV %DFN Âľ “Levels,â€? by Avicii, “Go Getta,â€? by Young Jeezy, and by Kid Cudi, and “White Panda Remix,â€? by Stereo “Right Above It,â€? by Lil’ Wayne, are the songs that Hands. “Up until 10 minutes before a game I will SXPSHG XS RQH RI WKH PRVW SUROLĂ€F 2O\PSLF DWKOHWHV listen to what is ever on my iPod and then I will listen ever. “What activates your stress and anxiety levels is to those three songs,â€? Taylor said. Listening to the your perception of something that is a fear or a chalsame three songs before a game allows Taylor to not lenge. You have to challenge your skill level. Music is only block out stress and anxiety, but it also allows helping you stay in control and not doubt yourself,â€? her to enhance her performance. “People are crea- Destani said. tures of habit; they tend to do things over and over 1H[W WLPH WKH FORFN VORZO\ VWDUWV WR GZLQGOH again and that is not good. We don’t want to get to down: ten, nine, eight, seven--there are just a few secthe point where if we don’t do this we are not going onds left to make the game winning point. As you to perform well. It is just there to help us get ready; it feel the pressure of your team’s win riding on your is not there to threaten our performance in any way,â€? shoulders, block out the mental game and harness Destani said. the power of music and focus on the physical game: James Chesebrough, associate professor of music, Ă€YH IRXU WKUHH WKHUH¡V MXVW HQRXJK WLPH WR VFRUHÂł VDLG ´%HFDXVH VR PXFK RI SK\VLFDO DFWLYLW\ LV UHSHWL- two, one: swish. tion I think that when you are in the repetition part that is when you use the music. If you are having to Michelle Berthiaume can be contacted at think, then the music could be a distraction.â€? The mberthiaume@keene-equinox.com. only way music will be detrimental to your performance is if the athlete allows it to be anything but Sam Norton can be contacted at an enhancement. According to the article, “Effects snorton@keene-equinox.com. of music interventions on emotional states and running performance,â€? by Andrew Lane, “Music listen-

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S.A.C. announces fall concert JAKE WILLIAMS

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The Keene State College Student Activities Council has announced its choice for the annual fall concert, though inside S.A.C. members have known since summer. Their pick is the pop-duo Karmin, led by members Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan according to the S.A.C. concert coordinator Colleen Butler. The group who now hinges highly on their tendency DV D SRS RXWĂ€W DQG KDYLQJ UHOHDVHG D GHEXW DOEXP FDOOHG ´+HOORÂľ WKDW KDV UHDFKHG RQ WKH %LOOERDUG &KDUWV Ă€UVW became popular after a video of Heidemann rapping to the song “Look at Me Nowâ€? by Chris Brown was posted on YouTube. This video that displays Heidemann rapping with an agility and cadence comparable to a male rapper like Twista, quickly racked up millions of views according to the groups website. Today, this video has over 73 million views.

.6& VWXGHQW 9DQHVVD 5LFKDUG VDLG VKH Ă€UVW IRXQG out about Karmin on YouTube. She added she has seen her live several times in Boston—where the two are based out of after meeting during their time at the Berklee College of Music. Richard added, “She can take any rap song and do it better than any guy that I know.â€? The seed for which artist S.A.C. will choose are sown in the spring. According to Butler, surveys are placed on the MyKSC homepage during this time about what performers students want to see for Spring Weekend. After using this input to choose a spring performer, these opinions are recycled through a committee made up of interested S.A.C. members towards the end of the spring semester. According to Butler, this committee brainstorms ideas on what performers the school should bring based on the answers given during that time period. Butler added that during this summer brainstorm session and planning period, they ask outside sources about their musical preferences. They also look into who may be gaining popularity at this time. According

to Butler, the next step for S.A.C. is to contact an agent. This person acts as a middleman, facilitating information more easily about who may be available around the area. Butler said the decision regarding whom to bring for the fall concert is not as simple as choosing the performer most people want to see. S.A.C. must deal with issues such as budgetary limitations and artist availability. “Sometimes it ends up being your last choice, where choices A, B, and C don’t work out because they’re already booked,� Butler said. “That’s the unfortunate part of it.� According to Butler, the money spent for the fall concert is half of the organization’s budget, with Spring Weekend existing outside the main budget. Butler said one of the largest deciding factors for bringing Karmin was that S.A.C. has never invited a female performer for any of their shows. “Obviously, it’s such a huge campus you can’t please everybody, so I want to get as many different genres as I possibly can on-campus so I can appease a different group,� Butler said.

“I think it’s cool there is a popular person coming here,� freshman Erin Beccia said. “I haven’t really heard much of her music,� freshman Joe Martino said, “Hopefully it will be good.� Martino added he would like to see an artist like Chiddy Bang back on campus, who performed during last year’s Spring Weekend. In the future, Butler hopes to create a more in-depth survey to divulge student preferences, possibly beginning this spring. Going around to clubs and organizations and having them write down a list of performers is one idea she wants to implement. Richard said that although Karmin may not be something students really want to see, they would enjoy the performance if they went. The fall concert will take place on Sunday, Nov. 18 in the Mabel Brown Room with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will cost $10 for students. Jake Williams can be contacted at jwilliams@keene-equinox.com.

Solo artist captivates audience at Fritz’s concert JAKE WILLIAMS

“They say you want to improve every time and I feel like I improved, so I’m happy.�

EQUINOX STAFF Plan B is an alternative plan of action, a contingency if Plan A may be unsuccessful. If nothing else, the preparation alone leaves the door open to go in a different direction. Although this description doesn’t exactly suit the journey of 30-year-old guitarist and musician Thomas Jay Kowalchuk, looking back, he always had a Plan B. “From the time I was young I always played [base]ball. I loved it, that’s what I really wanted to do.â€? At Fritz: The Place to Eat on Sept. 21, the NY-based musician, TJay, played in a part open-mic series. He played a mix of covers and his own songs, using his own blend of rock, blues, and jazz; all songs played with pop sensibility and a seemingly unapologetic admiration for the pop rock of the late 1990s and early 2000s. On his website, TJay is described as a one-man jam-band. This description arises from his use of looping pedals— akin to artists such as Keller Williams and Zach Deputy. These foot pedals allow him to exist in more than one place in a single song. He can lay down the guitar melody, a bass track, and even some percussion by using the surface area of his guitar as a hand-drum. 7KLV SHUPLWV Ă H[LELOLW\ SURYLGLQJ .RZalchuk the opportunity to display his chops as a frontman, all the while being his own rhythm section. Audience member and friend, Ed Garza, from Stoddard, N.H., said TJay’s overall feel for music is the one thing that allows him to perform this seamlessly, and from an outsider’s perspective, that is a complicated task. TJay had a scholarship to play baseball at Division I Binghamton University in N.Y., where he played for four years. He now writes, records, and plays music around the New England area. He has opened for a wide-array of well-known acts, ranging from bands such as the Rusted Root of 1990s alternative jam band fame to 1970s legends the Doobie Brothers and Little Feat. 7KHVH LQĂ XHQFHV FRXOG EH KHDUG LQ WKH

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still play trumpet, “if you give [him] a few WDNHV Âľ HYHQ Ă€WWLQJ LQ D VSRW GXULQJ KLV performance of his original song “Put You Downâ€? to test his skills at mouth trumpet. Kowalchuk said when he was ten years old, it was required they learn to play the ukulele in his music class. This was when KLV WUDQVLWLRQ WR JXLWDU Ă€UVW WRRN SODFH “Half of the year of music class was ukulele and you had to start playing ukulele and that’s just four strings of the guitar,â€? Kowalchuk said. “My father had a guitar at home and I just picked it up one day. I just applied [ukulele] and was just making it work.â€? Kowalchuk explained his family has KHDYLO\ LQĂ XHQFHG KLP PXVLFDOO\ REWDLQing a lot of his musical tastes from his IDWKHU +H DOVR EHQHĂ€WWHG PXVLFDOO\ through his relationship with his cousin keyboardist Bill— a former house keyboard player at the Lane Hotel in Keene. Kowalchuk said as a student-athlete, there wasn’t much time to play his music, though he always kept his guitar with him. It was during his junior year at Binghamton University that he really began to play live music. On Monday nights, he and his teamPDWHV ZRXOG Ă RFN WR D ORFDO WRZQ EDU where he would jam live. Still, baseball remained the central focus. “By my senior year I wanted to play ball and for whatever reason it didn’t work out but I was trying,â€? Kowalchuk said. Come draft time, Kowalchuk had calls from BRIAN CANTORE / EQUINOX STAFF Major League teams such as the Oakland Solo artist, TJay, has played with bands like the Doobie Brothers and Little Feat. Athletics saying they were going to draft him, but “they just never did.â€? crafting of his set this Friday. Kowalchuk’s Kowalchuk said his musical experience He spent the time following going to set ranged from songs such as the Counting began playing trumpet as a formality of his whatever tryouts he could, using his music Crows’ cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow second grade music class in his hometown to support his baseball career. Taxiâ€? to Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Coldshot.â€? of Cold Spring, N.Y. Kowalchuk said he can “I had a couple of disappointing chains of

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events that almost took my heart out of me,â€? Kowalchuk said. This was when the paradigm shifted and music replaced baseball as the primary focus. “When I moved back home it was music,â€? Kowalchuk said. “I started playing in a couple of cover bands, I was playing my own stuff and people started saying ‘Hey, where’s your CD, you need a record.’â€? “He seems like he was really born to play music,â€? audience member Heather Banks said. Together with his friend, Jess, he UHFRUGHG KLV Ă€UVW (3 WLWOHG ´3ODQ % ,JQLWLRQ Âľ which he laments was put together with the FDUH \HW XQIRUWXQDWH HIĂ€FLHQF\ RI DQ HOHmentary level mix CD given to a friend. This record contains two of the tracks that TJay performed during his set, “Grady on the Runâ€? and “Put you Down.â€? Ed Garza cited “Grady on the Runâ€? as his favorite song of the set. “It’s one of those songs you just want to move to,â€? Garza said. Following his original EP, Kowalchuk recorded two more records: 2009’s “Take a Seatâ€? and his most recent effort “Pivot,â€? which features harmonica savant and Blues Traveler frontman John Popper, as well as Matchbox 20 member Ryan Macmillan. Kowalchuk brooded with FRQĂ€GHQFH ZKLOH GHVFULELQJ ´3LYRW Âľ He exhaled a deep, venerable breath while holding the record up like a proud parent. “They say you want to improve every time and I feel like I improved, so I’m happy.â€? Whether Plan A or Plan B, it doesn’t seem to matter. Life is about improvement. What else can we ask for? Jake Williams can be contacted at jwilliams@keene-equinox.com.

Decoding the powers the Green Lantern possesses “What most fans, who are only familiar with the movies or cartoons, may not be aware of is that green is not the only color a lantern can have.�

RICH CAUTELA

Coarse landscape smoothed by midnight. Sand and blotted black paint Blend together until the desert becomes A collection of oil-slick snowballs, Sheen in moonlight.

The ground oozes, a viscous stew of ink 3HSSHUHG ZLWK VDQG Ă DNHV VOLGLQJ XQGHUfoot. My toes displace the mush, Sucking sounds with every raised foot. Muck, strings of black hang from my leg hairs, Moon gloss igniting paint into threads of silver.

I bump into an edge of canvas, Stretch the frame, Rubbery darkness expanding until I breech into the painting’s Negative space. :KLWH LQÀQLW\ WDLQWHG Black bruising the unscathed space, Paint and sand skid marks drag over nothingness, My legs spreading color, Diffusing the aroma of an inkwell desert. Rich Cautela can be contacted at rcautela@ksc.keene.edu.

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EQUINOX STAFF Two weeks ago we looked at the Zero Issue for Green Lantern. Despite being well written and telling a compelling story, it focused more on the plight of Arabic people in post 9/11 America than it did anything Green Lantern related. As I previously mentioned, there have been several Green Lanterns over the years, Hal Jordan just being the most wellknown. Today’s comic not only deals with another one of those Green Lanterns, Kyle Rayner, but also the concept that is partially responsible for the recent surge in the popularity of Green Lantern comics. The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of Green Lantern comics, and much of that is thanks to the concept of the emotional spectrum. Most fans, who are only familiar with the movies or cartoons, may not be aware that green is not the only color a lantern can have. There are, in fact, seven dif-

ferent colored types of rings that grant the user power, each one representing a different emotion. The Green Lantern’s, of course, wields the green light of willpower. The Sinestro Corps, the Green Lantern’s nemesis, is named for their leader. Sinestro uses the yellow light of fear. The Red Lanterns are all conVXPHG E\ WKH UHG ÀUHV RI UDJH /DUà HH]H DFWV DV WKH VROH 2UDQJH /DQWHUQ GXH WR WKH LQà XHQFH RI the orange light of greed and avarice. The Blue Lanterns use the blue light of hope to aid people throughout the galaxy. The mysterious Indigo Tribe converts evil doers into agents for good using the indigo light of compassion. Finally, the Star Sapphires serve the violet light of love. The different factions are at odds with one another most of the time, but in times of crisis are forced to work together. Today, merchandise related to the different lanterns can be seen worn by comic book fans everywhere, including yours truly. The idea from longtime Green

Lantern writer Geoff Johns, has since brought Green Lantern into the mainstream in a way that it hadn’t been in years. The main character of our comic Kyle Rayner is a graphic artist who was chosen to be a Green Lantern during a time when the entire Green Lantern Corps was wiped out. Recently, Kyle has learned that his unique origins give him an ability to manipulate the other colors in the emotional spectrum, making him the perfect candidate to unite the seven factions. After learning of the corrupt activities of the self-proclaimed Guardians of the Universe, the founders of the Green Lantern Corps, Kyle seeks out Hal Jordan, but Hal is nowhere to be found. ,QVWHDG .\OH ÀQGV &DURO )HUULV Hal’s longtime lover and member of the Star Sapphires. The two quickly learn that +DO ZDV ODVW VHHQ ÀJKWLQJ 7KH Black Hand, a villain with the power to manipulate the dead, DQG VR WKH WZR KHDG RXW WR ÀQG him and potentially lend a hand. 7KH\ ÀQG QR VLJQ RI +DO RU The Black Hand, but they do

ÀQG SOHQW\ RI ]RPELHV 'XULQJ WKH ÀJKW .\OH WDSV LQWR WKH EOXH power of hope, which happens to have the fortunate side effect of supercharging a Green Lantern’s powers, and defeats the undead hordes. This event activates the Star Sapphires’ ability to look into one’s heart. Kyle and Carol are shown visions of Kyle’s future, which reveal that it is his destiny to unite the seven powers within himself, and he’s going to have to complete it soon since The Guardians have recently set into motion events that could devastate the cosmos if Kyle can’t stop them. For the better part of last year, this was the most consistently enjoyable book in my regular rotation. Instead of going back to the character’s origins like other Zero Issues have, this issue advances the story and lays the groundwork for the next major story arc. There’s a new threat and a new development with Kyle starting to learn more about his new powers. I’ve always preferred Kyle Rayner to Hal

Jordan and the other Green Lanterns. As a graphic artist, he feels more suited to wield a ring that requires creativity and imagination to function. Kyle’s character changed and evolved over time, while Hal has UHPDLQHG D VHOÀVK MHUN RYHU WKH years. When Ryan Reynolds was announced as The Green LanWHUQ IRU WKH ÀOP PDQ\ IDQV believed that the known comedic actor was more suited to play Kyle than Hal because Kyle’s personality was more compatible with Reynolds’ acting style. Also, Kyle and Carol have surprisingly good chemistry, despite having very little interaction up to this point. They trust and respect each other as fellow superheroes, but by the same token they have this interesting love/hate dynamic going on. &DURO LV GHÀQLWHO\ D ZHOFRPHG addition to this series. Overall: 5/5 :HV 6HUDÀQH FDQ EH FRQWDFWHG DW wserafine@keene-equinox.com.

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Bringing a piece of the Caribbean to campus SAM NORTON

A&E EDITOR Every instrument is a piece of history— but some instruments possess a story that is more intriguing than others. Around 1900, the British government ruled the island of Trinidad, an island populated mostly by African descendants. The government feared that a population so large had potential to overthrow the government. As a result, the British government decided to stop a musical uprising before it happened. All musical instruments were banned, but the government would loan out musical instruments if you received approval. What the government didn’t realize was the role that music played in Trinidad’s culture. This led to the invention of the steel drum. In 1939, around the time of World War II, the steel drum was born. During Keene State College’s Faculty Recital entitled “KSC Caribbean Night,â€? Murray Mast, James Walker, Christopher Swist, Don Baldini, and Julian Gerstin made VXUH WR FRQYH\ WR WKHLU DXGLHQFH WKH VLJQLĂ€cance of the steel drum not only in today’s culture, but also in Trinidadian culture. During the recital, Murray Mast, professor of music, said, “The poor people had no musical instruments whatsoever including drums they had crafted themselves,â€? he FRQWLQXHG ´7KH Ă€UVW WKLQJ WKH\ GLG ZDV Ă€QG SLHFHV RI EDPERR DQG XVH WKHP DV stamping tubes, and hollow out the inside of the bamboo.â€? However, bamboo did not produce the notes that the people of Trinidad desired. They soon realized that metal would produce a much louder sound. The people soon started to beat on cookie tins, Mast said during the recital. These cookie tins were beat in order to create bubbles on its surface, which would then determine the pitch. Legend has it that a young boy named Spree Simon invented the steel drum. The boy would beat the pan to get the notes he desired—what he didn’t realize that when you try to beat back metal it stretches which creates bubbles on the surface of the metal. These bubbles are what creates the different pitches, Mast said during the performance. The recital, which was held on Friday, 6HSW LV WKH Ă€UVW RI LWV NLQG WR DSSHDU DW the Redfern Arts Center. Christopher Swist, professor of music, said, “Nothing like this has ever happened in my 10 years here, so it is a neat little fun thing that we are hoping to make a tradition out of.â€?

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On Sept. 21, Christopher Swist, Don Baldini, Murray Mast, James Walker, and Julian Gerstin played a faculty recital entitled “KSC Caribbean Night.�

“There are some local steel drum bands in the area but it is still a rare opportunity for students to hear and especially hear from someone [Mast] who has been there, and who has visited there and who knows the style,� Swist said. Mast, who teaches half of the percussion studio here at KSC, not only plays the steel drums, but also studies the culture of it as well. “Murray has been to Trinidad and Tobago. He played in a couple of the bands there and studied how they do the authentic music there,� Swist said. KSC Caribbean Night was an opportunity for Mast to educate the crowd on the legends and the folklore surrounding the steel drum and the Trinidadian culture, according to Swist. These steel drums that are a staple in the Trinidadian culture are made out of authentic 55 gallon oil barrels, according to Swist.

These barrels, which look like the insides of turtle shells, are hammered into the shape the musicians desire. Mast said during the recital that “somebody has to take a sledgehammer and their job is to sink the drum and they have to go around and stretch the metal,â€? he continued, “The next person’s job is to put the notes in and they will take a hammer and punch a section off each of the individual notes. Nowadays, they will have a magnet that is the right size and will trace around the magnets and get those sizes. The ODVW MRE LV WR EXUQ LW RYHU D Ă€UH DQG UHGLVWULEute local tensions.â€? After this process, these hammered oil barrels are ready to create melodies. All of the songs played during the faculty recital helped bring a little bit of the Caribbean here to the KSC campus. KSC senior Miriam Sharrock said that the concert “transports you to the Caribbean.â€? The evening

included popular songs such as “I Shot the Sheriff,� by Bob Marley, “Yellow Bird,� by Michael Mauleart Monton, and “Georgia on My Mind,� by Hoagy Carmichael. “Yellow Bird,� which was originally believed to be written by singer Harry Belafonte, has been traced back to Haitian roots, according to Mast. “This speaks to the amount of borrowing of melodies in Trinidad,� Mast said during the recital. Mast added that many players would set lyrics to melodies they already knew so they can sing-a-long right away. However, for Swist, “Yellow Bird� was not the only song that he was looking forward to playing. Swist said that their version of “Summertime� by George Gershwin was the song he was looking forward to most. Swist played drums during the performance, along with Mast on steel drums, guest artist James Walker on steel drums,

Don Baldini on bass guitar, and Julian Gerstin on percussion. The ensemble played a cha-cha version of “Summertime,â€? a performance that gave Swist his own drum solo. +RZHYHU XQOLNH WKLV EDQG RI Ă€YH SOD\ers, steel drum bands usually consist of 20 to 25 players, Mast said. But Swist said that his group, who call themselves Harmony of Steel, have been playing together for quite some time. Mast, Swist, and Walker have been playing with one another for over 15 years, Swist said. Swist said he hopes this won’t be the last WLPH WKH Ă€YH SOD\ WRJHWKHU DW D &DULEEHDQ Night, rather he said this is a tradition he hopes to continue— bringing the Caribbean to KSC. Sam Norton can be contacted at snorton@keene-equinox.com.

Redfern hosts season preview JULIE CONLON

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR In a visually captivating display of dance, music, and theater, the Redfern Arts Center revealed their 2012-2013 season to Keene State College and community members Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The evening included the unveiling of a brand new marimba and performances by KSC faculty and students. The party began with an hour of mingling in a full Redfern lobby where faculty, students, community members, and deans intertwined in conversation and came together for one common reason: their appreciation for the arts. Jackie Hooper, marketing and promotions specialist for the RAC, stated her intentions for the preview party were to introduce the season to the community and the people on campus. “We just want to get people excited about the season and make them want to come and attend and see some of our events,â€? Hooper said. On the season as a whole, Hooper stated she believed RAC director Shannon Mayers added a new feel to this year’s season as Mayers enters her second year at Keene. “I think Shannon has brought a little bit more contemporary performers here that might appeal to students,â€? Hooper said. This collaboration draws the theme of community that Mayers is striving to establish in her Ă€UVW FXUDWHG VHDVRQ DW .6& Mayers stated, “I think what I admired about the Redfern Arts Center is the diversity of what was presented. This year, as I got to know the campus and community, what I focused on as the overarching theme was more community collaboration.â€? Mayers continued, “I think that there’s a lot that I think families can really learn and enjoy about it. It’s very diverse and the companies are very strong and dynamic and they’re very much about engaging with their audience as well. These aren’t celebrity artists that will do a show and run away.â€? Similarly, Sharon Fantl, events manager for the Redfern, stated,

“I think what I admired about the Redfern Arts Center is the diversity of what was presented.â€? -­SHANNON MAYERS REDFERN ARTS CENTER’S DIRECTOR

“Working so closely with community groups is a different sort of project for us because it will require us working more closely with groups and people that we’ve never worked with.â€? Fantl referenced several projects such as the collaboration that will take place with the Spectrum Dance and the Cohen Center and the department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies on Oct. 16. Fantl continued, “We are trying to build on more engagement in our performances; that’s a little bit more of a new direction for us. We see more thematic connections, something we’ve been working towards for a while. I think the performances we have coming offer us a different sort of opportunity to partner.â€? Others shared in Mayers’ and Fantl’s excitement. Ruppart Thompson and Mike Kelley of Apple Hill String Quartet, who closed the evening and are scheduled to play once again in April, similarly stated their anticipation for the Redfern’s season. Thompson said, “I think it looks like you have a really special season.â€? “We’re excited about the collaborations too,â€? he said. Dan Bullard, a junior, performed a scene from last year’s production of “Rashomonâ€? for the audience at the party. Bullard said there were two particular shows in the upcoming season he was looking forward to. “I’m looking forward to Capitol Steps. I saw them four years ago and they’re hilarious. Also, Letters Home—it looks like it will be good. A little depressing but good.â€? Bullard was one of many who referenced the season opener Capitol Steps and their show, “Take the Money and Run for President!â€? The political satire group is scheduled WR SHUIRUP WKH GD\ DIWHU WKH Ă€UVW

presidential debate on Oct. 4. “Letters Home,â€? a presentation E\ *ULIĂ€Q 7KHDWUH &RPSDQ\ UHDGV actual letters home written by troops from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The company is set to perform March 20, 2013. KSC’s new Dean of Arts and Humanities, Andrew Harris, shared in the atmosphere of anticipation when he shared his reasoning for his attendance that evening. Harris stated, “I am here tonight because this is the public face of the arts at Keene, and it’s where students learn and where the community comes to experience the arts in this region.â€? Harris continued and said that he looks forward to the 2012-2013 season the Redfern has to offer. “As a new dean and a new member of the community, part of this is learning for me too,â€? he said. “I wanted to experience what is exciting about the new season, both for my own enjoyment and so I can promote the arts within and beyond the college.â€? Harris concluded and stated what he believes to be one of the greatest things about the Redfern is the exposure to various types of art the center provides. Harris said the Redfern offers to the campus creative work which for many is unfamiliar. “One of the greatest things about the Redfern is that it exposes us to all kinds of creative work with which we don’t have familiarity, work that is provocative, stimulating and intellectually engaged.â€? He concluded, “I hope members of the college and community can be part of that engagement throughout the year.â€? Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equionx.com.

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Jimmy Kimmel hosts an efficient Emmycast FRAZIER MOORE

ASSOCIATED PRESS What did we learn from Sunday’s Emmycast? We learned who won the Emmys, of course. But there were other lessons to be gained from the three-hour trophy handout, aired on ABC from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre. For instance, when you win 10 Emmys in a row, you apparently get license to drop an F-bomb. Jon Stewart did, on accepting his annual statuette for “The Daily Show.â€? But it was bleeped. Social media yawned. Life went on. A seismic shift could be felt by the audience as terrorism thriller “Homelandâ€? seemed to shove aside “Mad Menâ€? as TV’s reigning prestige drama, winning four trophies while “Mad Menâ€? was shut out. Though the Emmycast moved briskly, its HIĂ€FLHQW SDFH ZDV SDUWO\ H[SODLQHG E\ WKH trigger-happy music cues applied to accepWDQFH UHPDUNV 7KLV OHG WR RQH DFW RI GHĂ€DQFH IURP ´+RPHODQGÂľ H[HFXWLYH SURGXFHU $OH[ *DQVD DFFHSWLQJ WKH DZDUG IRU EHVW drama. “I don’t know when they’re going to cut me off,â€? he said, “but this is the biggest night of my career. I’m going to keep talking until they do.â€? Cheers from the audience as a new movement was born: Occupy Podium. We learned for sure what we had previously only suspected, thanks to the gown ZRUQ E\ .DW 'HQQLQJV WKDW H[SRVHG PXFK of what is only hinted at in her “2 Broke *LUOVÂľ ZDLWUHVV XQLIRUP +HU EXVWOLQH KDG viewers’ jaws dropping and tweeters madly tweeting. Speaking of Twitter, we learned that fans of social media are game for a prank — and also are ripe to become victims of it. Midway through the show, host Jimmy Kimmel instructed people to go on TwitWHU DQG )DFHERRN DQG SRVW ´20* 7UDF\ Morgan just passed out at the Emmys. Turn on ABC right now!â€? It was a joke, just to see how swiftly the alarm would spread (and maybe bring in new viewers). “30 Rockâ€? star Morgan, who was in on the gag, complied by lying on the stage for several minutes. The message went viral, and presumably loads of bemused followers tuned in to check on Morgan’s condition. And what of Kimmel? Presiding over the glitz and tributes, he didn’t break a sweat. Nor did he break any records for laughs or memorable moments. His opening monologue was routine, with a few political jokes not quite hitting

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the mark. He compared the proper, regal world of “Downton Abbeyâ€? to “what it must have been like to grow up in Mitt Romney’s house,â€? and cracked that “being a RepubliFDQ LQ +ROO\ZRRG LV OLNH EHLQJ D &KLN Ă€O $ VDQGZLFK DW WKH VQDFN WDEOH DW Âś*OHH ¡¾ Later on, he offered up a spoof of the ´,Q 0HPRULDPÂľ Ă€[WXUH WKDW¡V D SDUW RI DOO DZDUGV VKRZV 7KLV RQH .LPPHO H[SODLQHG was meant to pay tribute to someone still living — “to the life and work of someone everyone in this room admires, respects and loves.â€? That person, of course, was Kimmel, who was displayed in slow-motion video FOLSV ZKLOH -RVK *UREDQ VDQJ ´:KDW 0DNHV

You Beautiful.� It was amusing. But overall, to his credit, Kimmel kept the Emmycast focused squarely on the Emmys, resisting the urge as host to make the show about himself. His jokes weren’t standout, his comedy bits mostly felt pedestrian. But he got the job done in professional style. And he seemed to have fun — especially when ousting his parents from the auditorium. He had warmly introduced his mom and dad, telling viewers they had always been supportive of their son. “They always told me I could do anything I set my mind to,� he said, “and this year I set my mind to winning the Emmy. And

guess what? I didn’t. “You told me I could, and I didn’t, and I’m devastated,â€? he said, addressing his parents. “You lied to me!â€? With that, Kimmel summoned security to remove Mom and Dad. “It’s OK if you Taser them if you need to,â€? he told the security men. Kimmel set up the night’s funniest Ă€OPHG ELW E\ PXVLQJ RQ ZKDW ´%UHDNLQJ Badâ€? would have been like had it been on WKH DLU LQ D * UDWHG SUH FDEOH HUD The answer: a spoof of the opening to ´7KH $QG\ *ULIĂ€WK 6KRZ Âľ ZLWK ´%UHDNing Badâ€? stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, fully suited up to cook crystal meth, RXW DW WKH ODNH ZLWK WKHLU Ă€VKLQJ SROHV DV

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New York City Ballet meets designer Valentino at glittery gala JOCELYN NOVECK

ASSOCAITED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the ballerinas of New York City Ballet made their grand entrances in “Bal de Couture,â€? a new work by Peter Martins, and the glittery crowd applauded in delight. But the applause, this time, wasn’t for the dancers. It was for the costumes. You might have thought Fashion Week at Lincoln Center was already over. But on Thursday night, on the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like that had been a mere prelude to NYCB’s glittery fall gala. The evening’s star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off. And they were pretty cool clothes: Designer gowns in the audience, of course, many of them in Valentino’s signature red, but truly dramatic concoctions onstage: Ă RXQF\ GUHVVHV LQ OD\HUV DQG OD\HUV RI EODFN DQG ZKLWH WXOOH IRU H[DPSOH UHYHDOLQJ D VXUSULVH XQGHU OD\HU RI bright red or pink, like red bloomers on a can-can girl. Or a one-shoulder ballgown covered with rosettes, all in ruby red. Or sculpted, bubble-shaped tutus with tight bodices, in black, white, and, of course, red. 9DOHQWLQR ZKRVH IXOO QDPH LV 9DOHQWLQR *DUDvani, is now 80, a statesman of the fashion world. He retired nearly four years ago from the fashion house he founded in 1960. But one of his most loyal celebrity fans, Sarah Jessica Parker, a board member of City Ballet, came up with the

idea of a collaboration for the fall gala. It didn’t hurt that Valentino was a longtime friend of Martins, City Ballet’s master in chief. Fashion, the company clearly reasoned, could be a way to connect with younger audiences. ,W ZDVQ¡W WKH Ă€UVW WLPH &LW\ %DOOHW KDV UHDFKHG RXW WR top designers; the last gala, in the spring, was a FrenchWKHPHG HYHQLQJ IHDWXULQJ FRVWXPHV E\ *LOOHV 0HQGHO of the J. Mendel label. And last spring’s gala featured “Ocean’s Kingdom,â€? with music by one Paul McCartney. The costume designer? His designer daughter Stella, of course. But Thursday’s gala was the company’s most sweeping ode to fashion yet. In the crowd, along with Parker, were other famous fans like actress Anjelica Huston, model Iman, actress Anne Hathaway, and Martha Stewart. A number of ballet patrons wore Valentino, sometimes with accompanying rubies and diamonds. Speaking of “Rubies,â€? that Balanchine classic — the middle section of his famous “Jewelsâ€? — was the only ballet performed Thursday that Valentino didn’t design for. Its well-known red costumes are by Karinska, and its inclusion was a clear tribute to the designer. The evening began with two new ballets created by Martins. In “Sophisticated Lady,â€? to music by Duke Ellington, Maria Kowroski glided ballroom-style DURXQG WKH VWDJH ZLWK D FRQWLQJHQW RI WX[HGR FODG PHQ WR EH H[DFW OHG E\ WKH VXDYH DQG UHFHQWO\ UHWLUHG Charles Askegard. The dancing was pleasant but the focal point was

clear: Kowroski’s fabulous red, one-shoulder Valentino gown. (Hopefully, she recycled it later for the evening’s gala dinner.) $QRWKHU QHZ 0DUWLQV ZRUN IROORZHG ´1RW 0\ *LUOÂľ to music by Fred Astaire and Van Phillips, notable for the tapping of Robert Fairchild and the bright, engaging dancing of Tiler Peck in a frothy pink-and-red Valentino tutu. The best dancing by far, though, came in the lovely DQG KHDUWEUHDNLQJ QHZ SDV GH GHX[ E\ &KULVWRSKHU :KHHOGRQ ´7KLV %LWWHU (DUWK Âľ WR PXVLF E\ 0D[ 5LFKter and Dina Washington. It was a preview of Wheeldon’s new ballet, “Five Movements, Three Repeats,â€? and though there are no immediate plans for City Ballet to perform it again, it was the highlight of the night for those who came for dance. Whelan remains a wonderful muse for the hugely gifted Wheeldon, her every move conveying meaning, purpose and feeling. The evening would end with a sumptuous dinner on the promenade of the David H. Koch Theater, where tables were decked with pink tablecloths and bright UHG Ă RZHUV ZLWK UHG VDVKHV FULVVFURVVLQJ WKH URRP overhead. %XW Ă€UVW FDPH WKH WUXH IDVKLRQ VKRZ RI WKH QLJKW 0DUWLQV¡ ´%DO GH &RXWXUH Âľ ZLWK WKRVH WXOOH Ă€OOHG FUHDWLRQV ,W ZDV D SOHDVXUH WR VHH WKH H[SUHVVLYH -DQLH Taylor in a lead role, a hopeful sign for the season ahead.) Afterward, the crowd stood — but only when Valentino came out for his bows.

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Iran president dismisses threats on nuke program JOHN DANISZEWSKI

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Never have American voters re-elected a president whose work they disapprove of as much as Barack Obama’s. Not that Mitt Romney can take much comfort — they’ve never elected a challenger they view so negatively, either. Unless things change dramatically, this Election Day ZLOO PDUN D Ă€UVW QR PDWWHU ZKR ZLQV 7KH YLFWRU ZLOO EH a sitting president with a slow economy, 8 percent-plus unemployment and an average Gallup job-approval rating below 50 percent. Or he’ll be a challenger who isn’t liked personally by a majority of the public and faces notable discord within his own party. Polls since the nominating conventions show Obama slowly widening a slight lead nationally and in several key states that could decide a close election. And the mere fact that Romney hasn’t ever notched a clear lead in polling, unlike previous winning challengers by this point, underscores his struggle to strike a chord with an electorate that isn’t exactly enamored with the incumbent. The presidency already gives certain campaign advanWDJHV WR WKH 2YDO 2IĂ€FH RFFXSDQW DQG KLVWRU\ LQGLFDWHV WKDW the longer Romney looks up at Obama, the greater the president’s chances at a second term. History, of course, isn’t predictive. But it does provide context to help understand the current state of the race. Some Republicans point to 1980 as hope for a Romney rebound. That year, Ronald Reagan pulled away from President Jimmy Carter in late October to win in a landslide that has reached almost mythical status in GOP annals. But there are many reasons why this is not 1980, not the least of which are that Romney is not Reagan and Obama is not CHARLES DHARAPAK / AP PHOTO Carter. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Pueblo, Colo. on From Labor Day through late October, Carter was tied Monday, Sept. 24. with or led Reagan. But, unlike Romney, Reagan had led for the seven presidents who have been re-elected since 1948. But D FURZGHG SULPDU\ Ă€HOG WKDW KDPPHUHG 5RPQH\ RQ HYHU\most of the summer, and Carter hadn’t polled better than 41 percent since the spring, well below Obama’s lowest head-to- he is in a stronger position than the three — Carter, Gerald thing from his moderate record as Massachusetts governor Ford and George H.W. Bush — who lost. The three losing to his business ventures at Bain Capital. head numbers this year. $W 5RPQH\ KHDGTXDUWHUV WKH RIĂ€FLDO OLQH LV RSWLPLVP Many Republicans, meanwhile, are growing restless fol- presidents all had unemployment rates lower than today’s, but the overall economic circumstances vary. Top pollster Neil Newhouse proffers the Politics 101 method lowing Romney’s lackluster convention, his comments on Obama’s personal favorability ratings have consistently for beating an incumbent. At the same time, he acknowlMiddle East unrest and the release of a secretly recorded been higher than his job approval ratings. Republican strateedges that Romney’s effort so far isn’t enough. video that showed the GOP nominee dismissing 47 percent “We recognize that over the next seven weeks we need to of the country as believing they are “victimsâ€? and dependent gist Timmy Teepell, who manages gubernatorial, House and Senate campaigns for the GOP, credits independents with the not just make the case why Barack Obama doesn’t deserve on handouts. difference. “They may not like what he’s done,â€? he said, “but a second term,â€? Newhouse said, “but also to paint a picture Still, says Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carthey think he’s a good guy and he’s trying hard.â€? of how a Mitt Romney presidency would be different and olina, “This is our election to lose. If Obama wins, he’ll be Voters with negative impressions of Romney, meanwhile, better.â€? rewriting political history.â€? have outnumbered those with favorable impressions for Using historical Gallup job approval ratings in election Âť  ROMNEY-­OBAMA,  B6 years — in September where possible — Obama ranks below much of his bid. That dynamic was fueled in no small part by

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed threats of military action against Iran’s nuclear program, asserting that his country’s project to enrich uranium is only for peaceful purposes and disputing that the country worries at all about an Israeli attack to destroy Iran’s nuclear capacity. Speaking to a group of editoULDO OHDGHUV WKH Ă€UVW IXOO GD\ RI KLV visit to New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly, Ahmadinejad said it was not too late for dialogue with the United States to resolve differences. He also said that Iran is neutral in the Syrian civil war, and denied that Tehran is providing weapons or training to the government of President Bashar Assad. “We like and love both sides, and we see both sides as brothers,â€? he said. +H UHIHUUHG WR WKH FRQĂ LFW LQ 6\ULD DV ´WULEDOÂľ Ă€JKWLQJ DQG VDLG that international “meddling from the outside has made the situation even harder.â€? He refused to say whether Iran would accept a government not led by the Assad regime, which for years has been Iran’s closest ally in the Middle East. It was Ahmadinejad’s eighth visit to the U.N. gathering held each September, which he cited as proof that he is open to understanding other countries’ views. In spite of his assertions on the importance of dialogue and respect for others, Ahmadinejad presented a hard line in many areas. He refused to speak of the state of Israel by name and instead referred only to the “Zionists,â€? and when asked about author Salman Rushdie he made no attempt to distance him-

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UN: 1.5 million Syrians in need of food aid Black women rally KARIN LAUB

ASSOCIATED PRESS The number of Syrians in need of food aid has jumped from 250,000 in April to 1.5 million today, the head of the U.N.’s food agency said Monday, as more civilians are driven from their homes by an escalating civil war. Separately, the international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, told reporters at the U.N. WKDW WKH FRQĂ LFW WKUHDWHQV WR VSLOO DFURVV WKH Middle East and is “extremely bad and getting worse.â€? In a closed-door session of the U.N. Security Council, Brahimi had harsh words for Bashar Assad, saying the Syrian president has no intention of carrying out reforms that would end his family’s four-decade grip on Syria. Brahimi’s comments were relayed by a dipORPDW ZKR SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ WKH EULHĂ€QJ DQG spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss publicly what was said. Assad insists he is ready to consider polit-

LFDO UHIRUPV DQG SRUWUD\V WKRVH Ă€JKWLQJ WR bring him down as foreign-backed terrorists. Syria’s opposition groups, both in exile and in the country, dismiss Assad’s promises and say the dictator must step down ahead of any political dialogue. 6\ULD¡V PRQWK FRQĂ LFW DSSHDUV WR KDYH reached a stalemate, with neither Assad’s military nor armed rebels able to deliver a knockout blow. The death toll has reached nearly 30,000, according to activists, while hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been displaced, many seeking refuge in neighboring Turkey, LebaQRQ DQG -RUGDQ ,Q UHFHQW ZHHNV Ă€JKWLQJ KDV focused on Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and a strategic prize for both sides. Rebels seized several neighborhoods of Aleppo over the summer, but have been unable to take full control of the city of 3 million, Syria’s commercial capital and a former regime stronghold. The regime for its part has been unable to GULYH RSSRVLWLRQ Ă€JKWHUV RXW RI WKH FLW\ GHVSLWH

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against voter ID laws SUZANNE GAMBOA

ASSOCIATED PRESS Deidra Reese isn’t waiting for SHRSOH WR FRPH WR KHU WR Ă€QG RXW whether they are registered to vote. With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure voters have proper ID and everything else they need to cast ballots on Election Day. “We are not going to give back one single inch. We have fought too long and too hard,â€? said Reese, 45. Reese is the coordinator of the Columbus-based Ohio Unity Coalition, DQ DIĂ€OLDWH RI WKH 1DWLRQDO &RDOLWLRQ RQ Black Civic Participation. Reese is part of a cadre of black women engaged in a revived wave of voting rights advocacy four years after WKH KLVWRULF HOHFWLRQ RI WKH QDWLRQ¡V Ă€UVW black president. Provoked by voting law changes in various states, they have decided to help voters navigate the system — a Ă€WWLQJ UROH WKH\ VD\ JLYHQ WKDW EODFN women had the highest turnout of any group of voters in 2008. “We’ve forgotten our mothers went to three jobs, picked us up from school, put the macaroni and cheese on the table, got up and got somebody registered to vote,â€? said actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. Ralph was one of several women who participated in a strategy session this week during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative conference in the nation’s capital. Ralph is married to Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes. 7KH SROLWLFDO DQG Ă€QDQFLDO SRZHU RI

black women is one of the themes of this year’s four-day event. It will culminate Saturday with a keynote speech from one of the most YLVLEOH EODFN ZRPHQ LQ $PHULFD Ă€UVW lady Michelle Obama. “It’s time for us to lead the way because we voted in greater numbers than any other gender and race group last election, and we got to do the same this year,â€? said Elsie Scott. Scott is the president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Turnout among women of all races is generally higher than for men. In 2008, about 69 percent of eligible black female voters went to the polls. That represents an increase of 5.1 percentage points over 2004, according to a study of census data on 2008 voters by the Pew Hispanic Center. That compares with 66.1 percent of white women. African-American women, who number about 20 million in the U.S., have long been the largest group of Democratic voters in the country, said David Bositis, senior research associate with the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. In a room at the Washington Convention Center on Wednesday, the sense of urgency among the women was palpable. They noted that voter registration deadlines in some states are as early as Oct. 6, the last of them on Oct. 16. Few attendees accepted the argument that the new voting laws were LQWHQGHG WR Ă€JKW IUDXG DV VXSSRUWHUV of those laws maintain. Judith Browne-Dianis, co-director of The Advancement Project, said black women showed in 2008 they can turn

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out in record numbers. But in 2010, “we sat home and while we were sitting at home, there were others that were plotting and what they decided to do was to change the rules of the game.â€? The women invoke the name of abolitionist and women’s suffragist Sojourner Truth, and repeat civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s famous line — “I am sick and tired of being sick and tiredâ€? — as a rallying cry. They talk strategy about checking to see who’s been purged from voter rolls or locating documents that voters need to get photo idenWLĂ€FDWLRQ All along, they remind voters of the time, before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law, when black people were kept from voting. Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said a voter hotline set up by several groups already gets a thousand calls a day. Callers are typically people who don’t know if they can vote, whether their felony conviction keeps them from voting or what ID is required in their state, if at all. Her organization has created a computer app that allows people to verify their registration status, get help registering online, learn about voting requirements in their state, find polling places and receive other assistance.

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self from recent renewed threats on the author’s life emanating IURP DQ ,UDQLDQ VHPL RIĂ€FLDO UHOLgious foundation. “If he is in the U.S., you should not broadcast it for his own safety,â€? Ahmadinejad said. He said this would be his last trip to New York as president of Iran, because his term is ending and he is barred from seeking a third consecutive term. But he did not rule out staying active in Iranian politics and said he might return as part of future Iranian delegations to New York. “Fundamentally, we do not take seriously threats of the Zionists,â€? Ahmadinejad said. “We believe the Zionists see themselves at a GHDG HQG DQG WKH\ ZDQW WR Ă€QG DQ adventure to get out of this dead end. While we are fully ready to defend ourselves, we do not take these threats seriously.â€? He also sought to delegitimize Israel’s historic ties to the Middle East and their political and military power in the region and the world, saying that Israelis “do not even enter the equation for Iran.â€? On the other hand, he said the argument over Iran’s nuclear program was a political rather than a legal matter and needs to be resolved politically. “We are not expecting that a 33-year-old problem between America and Iran to be resolved in speedy discussions, but we do believe in dialogue.â€? White House press secretary Jay Carney responded to Ahma-

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Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the high level meeting on rule of law in the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Sept. 24.

dinejad’s remarks, telling a midday QHZV EULHĂ€QJ ´:HOO 3UHVLGHQW Ahmadinejad says foolish, offensive and sometimes unintelligible things with great regularity,â€? he said. “What he should focus on is the failure of his government of Iran to abide by its international obligations, to abide by United

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He also alluded to the amateur anti-Islam video made in the U.S. that has caused protests across the Muslim world, accusing the United States and others of misusing freedom of speech and failing to speak out against the defamation of people’s beliefs and “divine prophets.�

“Those who are food insecure are also internally displaced for the most part. If we don’t provide them with the food assistance that is required, they will go hungry,â€? Cousin said. Across Syria, at least 48 civilians and 22 regime soldiers were killed Monday, including 16 in Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based activist group. The battle for Aleppo has marked the Ă€UVW WLPH WKH UHJLPH KDV XVHG KHOLcopters and warplanes regularly to strike from the air, bringing an even heavier toll of civilian casualties. Previously, the military relied heavily on often indiscriminate artillery and tank shelling. The Observatory and another group, the Local Coordination Committees, reported violence elsewhere in the country, including attacks by government troops backed by helicopter gunships on the southern town of Sheikh Miskeen in Daraa province. The Observatory said rebels and troops were Ă€JKWLQJ QHDU WKH PLOLWDU\ DLU EDVH of Tabaqah in the northern province of Raqqa. Last week, rebels captured a major border crossing with Turkey in Raqqa. Meanwhile, the Assad regime came under attack in a different arena. The state-run news agency SANA said its Facebook page was hacked in what it described as “another attempt targeting the Syrian national media.â€?

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With Romney working on the second part of that effort, the president has capsized the usual rules of an incumbent election and, in some respects, made Nov. 6 a referendum on Romney LQ DGGLWLRQ WR RQH RQ 2EDPD¡V Ă€UVW WHUP “We’ve just done a better job telling the president’s story than they’ve done telling theirs,â€? claims Paul Begala, a veteran Democratic strategist who is advising the pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA Action. As they did at their convention in Charlotte, N.C., Democrats inside and close to the campaign say the president and his surrogates will continue to frame the last four years as progress, acknowledge that millions of Americans are still struggling and work to convince them that the groundwork for an economic renaissance is in place. At the same time, they will keep criticizing Romney as unable to understand the day-to-day concerns of middle class households. Romney will keep contending, as he did Monday while campaigning in Pueblo, Colo., that that’s exactly backward. Obama loves government and wants higher taxes, Romney says, hurting rather than helping the middle class and keeping American business from creating the new jobs that everyone claims to desire. And, Romney said, taking a shot at Obama’s dealings with foreign troubles, U.S. foreign policy should not be conducted “at the mercy of eventsâ€? overseas.â€? Ed Meese, Reagan’s 1980 campaign chief of staff who would become attorney general, said recently that his boss ran a thematic campaign “against the welfare state and an accomodationist foreign policy.â€? Reagan held up Carter as an embodiment of larger problems, Meese said, and convinced voters he could solve them. Begala, who worked for Bill Clinton when the Arkansas governor unseated George H. W. Bush, recalled the buzz phrase of 1992: “It’s the economy, stupid.â€? The expression took off after being captured in a picture of a dry-erase board at a ClinWRQ FDPSDLJQ RIĂ€FH ´7KH UHDVRQ ZH SXW WKDW VLJQ up wasn’t for voters, it was for staff,â€? Begala said. “That sign actually said, look, this race is about three things: real change vs. more of the same, it’s the economy stupid, and don’t forget health care.’â€? Clinton led Bush from mid-summer through Election Day, regardless of whether independent Ross Perot was included as a choice. Begala said the campaign “knew it was overâ€? the week after Labor Day. 0HHVH VDLG WKH 5HDJDQ WHDP ZDVQ¡W FRQĂ€GHQW of victory until the “weekend before the election.â€? Reagan pulled away after a single debate, held Oct. 27, a week before the election. Carter, Meese said, had “portrayed Reagan as this dangerous gunslinger from the West,â€? successfully pulling Reagan down in the polls. But standing side-byside with the president for 90 minutes, Reagan shattered that view and surged to a landslide win. But with Carter pulling 41 percent of the vote, equal to his high heading into the meat of the campaign, the returns proved that the fundamentals of the race had never really changed: A clear majority of the electorate was always poised to Ă€UH WKH LQFXPEHQW ZKR VSHQW PXFK RI WKH HOHFtion year dealing with a weak economy at home and the Iranian hostage crisis overseas. Four years before Carter lost to Reagan, he won the popular vote over Ford by 2 percentage points, but he led from the start and ran his advantage in opinion polls to as much as 62-29 in the summer. Even a few losing challengers have managed to seize the leads that have eluded Romney. Republican Thomas Dewey led for almost the entire race before President Harry Truman pulled

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Number 15 is no different than any other LYNDSAY KRISEL

EQUINOX STAFF As the 2012 Keene State College athletic match-ups continue to rise above and challenge determined players, KSC coaches EHJLQ WR UHĂ HFW DQG GLVFXVV WKH PDUNLQJ RI WKLV \HDU¡V Ă€IWHHQWK DQQLYHUVDU\ RI /LWWOH East Conference play. KSC switched over from the Division

II New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) into the Little East Conference, (LEC) in 1997. Fifteen years ago, no one could have predicted the overall success that KSC has achieved up to this point. For several coaches who were around during that time, WKLV DQQLYHUVDU\ PDUNV D VLJQLĂ€FDQW FHOebration of a group of athletics team who have left their legacy and continue to strive

for the best in the Division III conference. According to KSC Women’s Basketball Coach Keith Boucher, KSC’s athletic teams were not equally funded back when they competed in the DII conference, which placed a lot of stress on both the department and players to compete with other teams. Boucher said, “It was like we were always climbing uphill, and slipping on banana peels all the way up because just

when we thought we took a few more steps uphill, we’d slip back down.� Boucher stressed his belief that making the switch to Division III attributed a great deal of success to the entire athletic program, especially because KSC and its competitors are now equally funded. “I think right now, for the whole athletic program, we’re in a good place because it allows every student athlete to compete,

PRVW RI WKH WLPH RQ D OHYHO SOD\LQJ ÀHOG ¾ Boucher said. The ability to compete is the most important aspect of the athletic program, and over these past 15 years, the LEC Conference has given KSC athletes just that, however, from KSC Men’s Soccer Coach Ron Butcher’s perspective, KSC’s rival teams have risen to our playing level, and could beat us in any given

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One KSC athlete’s personality shines on the field RYAN GLAVEY

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Rushane Kelley breaks into a dance following a goal he scored against UMass-Boston on Sept. 15, 2012 at the KSC Owl Athletic Complex.

Hailing from Jamaica, Rushane Kelley continues to prove himself every day ZACH WINN

EQUINOX STAFF It’s almost the end of a long September soccer practice and freshman Rushane Kelley is walking towards a white line for the part of the day most players dread: sprints. Injured for most of the summer, Kelley came to training camp at Keene State College rusty and out of shape. Since then, however, he’s been working to get back up to speed. Kelley is second on the team in goals with two so far this season.

The goal he scored in the Owls’ opening game on Sept. 1 indicated how far he’d come. Kelley has traveled farther than most people think. Originally born in Jamaica, it’s safe to say Kelley didn’t ever see himself playing soccer in Keene, N.H. “I didn’t even know Keene existed until my cousin told me about the school last year,� Kelley said. After graduating from his high school, Kelley attended college in Jamaica for a year, with plans to transfer to the University of

Connecticut and play soccer, however his cousin had different plans. “He basically told me ‘Yo, come play with me at Keene, come play from Jamaica with me,’� Kelley explained before adding that his cousin is taking a year off but will be back in the spring. So he changed his plans and 18 months ago arrived in Keene. Luckily, he had already established contact with head coach Ron Butcher. “We developed a relationship early and talked throughout the summer so that really

helped me out,� Kelley said. Kelley said the biggest difference between his hometown and Keene is, “It’s the entire lifestyle here. The cultural difference is the main thing. It’s a totally new culture.� There is one constant, however: sports. Kelley has always been extremely active. At his previous college in Jamaica he won sportsman of the year, something unheard of for a freshman. “I play a ton of sports,� Kelley said.

This week’s Athlete of the Week is Brittany Croteau of the Keene State College women’s soccer team. 7KH VHQLRU PLGÀHOGHU ZDV a big part of KSC’s offense this week helping the Owls to two victories. Croteau had an eye for passing with two assists in KSC’s 4-1 over Clark College. Croteau DOVR KDG WKH ÀQDO JRDO LQ WKH Owls’ 3-0 victory against Little East Conference rival Southern Maine. After a slow start to the season this week’s two victories brought the Owls up to a 3-5 record on the year. --7KH ÀUVW UXQQHU XS WKLV week is Kalin Billert. Billert is a forward and senior leader of the .6& ÀHOG KRFNH\ WHDP Billert was a scoring force in KSC’s 6-0 victory over Southern Maine. Billert was responsible for three of the Owls’ goals and kept the pressure on with an additional two shots on goal. --The second runner-up is Alexis Michal of the KSC volleyball team. The freshman setter has come into the squad and become one of the team’s top distributers. Michal led the team with a combined 36 assists over the team’s three matches this past week. In addition to her set-up game, the freshman was a solid contributor defensively. With 23 digs over the three-game span, including a 12-dig performance in KSC’s 3-0 sweep of Eastern Connecticut State, Michal was thea team’s second top digger. Ryan Glavey can be contacted at rglavey@keene-equinox.com

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Keeping it Recruiting overnights give coaches a better look at prospective athletes in Keene STEPHEN TRINKWALD

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EQUINOX STAFF Transitioning from high school to college for most students is a learning process and leaves the door open for many uncertainties WR FRPH )RU DWKOHWHV VSHFLÀFDOO\ it’s about where your skill level is and what type of opportunities stem from personal ability. There are three divisions in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Maintaining a certain level of talent will help a studentathlete place further educational institutions within striking disWDQFH ,Q D VLPSOLÀHG PDQQHU LQ college, the choice is yours. One key factor in the college decision process is indeed how far prospective campuses are from a student’s hometown. In proximity to each other, Keene High School and Keene State College are located minutes from one another by vehicle. This leaves a pending question for many residents on the college search: do I stay this close to home? KSC sophomore Kaleb LiqueNaitove asked himself that

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For high school athletes searching for the right school, some stuGHQWV Ă€W LQ ZLWK WKH VFKRRO ZKLOH RWKHUV DUH MXVW Ă€VK RXW RI ZDWHU As high school athletes consider prospective schools, an overnight visit can give great insight to daily life at a college. For a coach, sometimes that overnight visit gives you all you need to know about a recruit. Women’s volleyball coach Bob Weiner said he likes to give recruits a perspective on everyday life while attending Keene State College. “What the overnight trip is supposed to do is to represent what college is going to really be like,â€? Weiner said. Weiner said he prefers students to come stay the night on Fridays to give students a chance to experience KSC in the classroom and in the gym. “I like to have the recruit sit in on a class, just to see that it’s not, if they were worried about it, it’s not what they think it is. Friday afternoons in the off-season we play pick-up ball. So it’s an opportunity for the girls to play with the current team,â€? Weiner said. Weiner said the visit also gives the recruit a better understanding of KSC socially, and vice versa.

“My kids are going out, they’re going out and doing what college students do, but how do they represent the kids and the college? Are they idiots, or are they actually respectful and student-athletes? But in the same way, if a kid is an idiot, I need to know,â€? Weiner explained. Weiner said he uses overnight visits to get a better idea of what kind of person the recruit is outside of the gym. ´:RPHQ DUH VSHFLĂ€F DERXW VD\LQJ ‘We don’t like her’ after a visit. My team will come back and go ‘This is not our type of girl; I think she’s not JRLQJ WR Ă€W KHUH ¡ $QG WKDW¡V ZKDW D good team does. That’s part of what the visit is,â€? Weiner said. Weiner said issues during an overnight raise an immediate red Ă DJ “Kids who have come with the idea that ‘I’m going to get drunk on my college visit,’ that’s a problem, because they’re going to be embarrassed, and someone has to take care of them, which should be no one’s job,â€? Weiner said. KSC men’s basketball coach Rob Colbert mirrored these sentiments. “If it’s a violation of federal, state or city law obviously we would have serious concerns about recruiting that student athlete. I can’t put a blanket on all the potential offenses, but if it were a violent offense I

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would probably cease recruiting that student,� Colbert said. While Colbert said an overnight visit can be constructive, he said it can go the other way as well. “There are some hazards that go along with that, and I don’t think I need to go on with some of the things that can happen on a college

campus, on any college campus for WKDW PDWWHU 6R WKHUH DUH VRPH GHĂ€nite land mines that we try to stay away from, whether it is parties or alcohol. One of the things I tell the kids right before I hand them off to their host is ‘If anything happens that you’re not comfortable with here’s my home number. Call me

right away,’� Colbert said. Weiner said that talent doesn’t put to rest concerns when it comes to a recruit. “There are kids who are problems waiting to happen. I’ve got enough to do in my day where I can’t. Volleyball is supposed to be a privilege

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MLB players that have killed a bird during a game Not many Major League Baseball (MLB) players can say that they are actually strong enough to kill a bird with a baseball. But there are some baseball players out there who actually are strong enough to kill a bird with a baseball. According to the “ESPN UncyFORSHGLD Âľ Ă€YH EDVHEDOO SOD\HUV DIĂ€OLDWHG ZLWK WKH 0/% KDYH NLOOHG D ELUG GXULQJ D JDPH , IRXQG D IHZ PRUH WKDQ Ă€YH 7KH Ă€UVW UHFRUGHG LQVWDQFH RI D bird being killed by a baseball was in 1981. In a game between the Class $ 1RUWKZHVW GLYLVLRQ ULYDOV 2UHJRQ DQG 0HGIRUG IXWXUH 0/% VWDQGRXW (ULF 'DYLV WRRN D VZLQJ WKDW HQGHG WKH OLIH RI D SRRU ELUG PLG Ă LJKW 7KH PRVW LQWHUHVWLQJ SDUW RI WKLV entire occurrence, is that an outĂ€HOGHU PDGH WKH FDWFK IROORZLQJ WKH incident. The second time that this incident was reported occurred in 1983 during warm-ups between innings. According to the book, “Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold 6WRU\ RI %DVHEDOO Âľ ZULWWHQ E\ -RHO =RVV DQG -RKQ %RZPDQ $SULO ZDV DQRWKHU GLVDVWURXV GD\ IRU RXU IULHQGV RI Ă LJKW Zoss and Bowman said that 'DYLG :LQĂ€HOG RI WKH 1HZ <RUN <DQNHHV ZDV ZDUPLQJ XS IRU DQRWKHU LQQLQJ LQ WKH Ă€HOG ZKHQ WKH LQFLGHQW occured in Toronto, Canada. :LQĂ€HOG WKUHZ D EDOO WR RQH RI his pinstripe counterparts when it struck an innocent seagull that was ZDONLQJ DFURVV WKH Ă€HOG $FFRUGing to “Diamonds in the Rough,â€? a 7RURQWR EDOO ER\ FRYHUHG WKH VHDJXOO ZLWK D FORWK DQG FDUULHG LW RII WKH Ă€HOG Needless to say, the seagull died

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Former KSC athlete coaches on sports biggest stage, 2012 Olympics DALTON CHAREST

“The experience was pretty incredible.�

EQUINOX STAFF Hard work, persistence and dedication are the exact components that allowed Gary Gardner to coach for team U.S.A. in the 2012 London Olympic Games. An alumnus of Keene State College, Gardner is a former track DQG Ă€HOG DWKOHWH DQG FURVV FRXQWU\ UXQQHU IRU WKH 2ZOV +H ZDV D Ă€YH time All-New England standout during his time here. Now entering his tenth year at the helm of UMass-Lowell’s Men’s Cross Country and Track and Field programs, Gardner recently earned a trip to the London Olympics as a coach to help guide former UMassLowell runner Ruben Sanca, 25, in the 5,000 meter run. Gardner said he has been with Sanca since he recruited him out of O’Bryant High School in Boston, Mass. his senior year. Once Sanca made the qualifying standard for the Olympics, he was chosen to run the 5,000 meter and with Sanca being chosen to represent the U.S.A. in the London Games, he was able to choose Gardner to be his personal coach. Gardner described the experience 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean as something that exceeded his every expectation. “The experience was pretty incredible,â€? Gardner said. “Just walking around the village and the U.S. Olympic basketball dream team is walking around, Usain Bolt’s walking around and we got to meet Prince William and Prince Harry and Kate when they were in the village one day.â€? Gardner said he even ate lunch everyday next to U.S. Olympic hero Michael Phelps. “We had some company when some friends of ours from the States came over,â€? Gardner added. “Literally Michael Phelps came in and sat behind us which he did every single day. They’re like, ‘Oh my god, that’s Michael Phelps.’ I told them that it

-GARY GARDNER KSC ALUMNUS, 2012 OLYMPIC COACH

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Gary Gardner said he ate lunch next to U.S. swimming super icon Michael Phelps at lunch almost every day during the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

just became a normal thing. Looking back on it, it was a pretty incredible experience.â€? Keene State College’s tenured PHQ¡V WUDFN DQG Ă€HOG DQG FURVV FRXQtry coach Peter Thomas coached Gardner during his college career at .6& 7KRPDV ZDV YHU\ LQĂ XHQWLDO WR Gardner’s career both competitively as an athlete and in starting his successful career as a coach. “I was a pretty mediocre high school runner,â€? Gardner said. “I wasn’t a good runner for the college level but coming to Keene State, Coach Thomas really took the time

to work with me.� Thomas said his relationship with Gardner was great and remains great as he described the UMassLowell coach as a highly motivated and focused runner. “I had a great relationship with him. I love him,� Thomas said. He added, “But he was an athlete who became real good through work ethic. He looks for kids who are similar, who are tough minded and are willing to train hard.� Thomas’s training techniques as a coach seemed to have rubbed off enough onto Gardner. For other

coaches who have been around as long as Thomas, who’s been coaching at KSC since 1979, they started to believe the two were related. Thomas added, “He is relentless in his pursuit of getting kids quite intense. You know, he reminds me of myself. Coaches who have been around long enough say, ‘Hey, how is your son doing?’� The story of Gardner getting to the London Games had an underlying factor to it that most people never knew. According to Gardner’s wife, Caitlin Gardner, Gary Gardner’s relationship with his athlete,

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He lists off his wide spectrum of athletic feats like a laundry list. He’s played tennis, ping-pong, track, and volleyball. “Actually,â€? Kelley said, “I played for the Under 21 Jamaican national volleyball team for a year.â€? Despite all of this, there were still questions about Kelley’s level of play coming into the season. “He came in as a bit of an unknown because of the injury obviously,â€? Butcher said. “But I think he’ll be a super-sub off the bench. He’s a great goal scorer.â€? 6LQFH WKDW Ă€UVW JRDO ZKLFK ZDV part of a 3-1 Owl victory) Kelley added another goal and is currently one of only four players on the team with multiple goals this year, despite starting just one game so far. Kelley’s play has helped the team get off to a 6-2 start, but there are still improvements to be made Kelley said. “I have a tendency, not to lose the ball, but to keep it for too long. I like being extra careful and I want to know that when I make the pass it’s perfect so I take my time a little too much,â€? Kelley said. Kelley said that hesitation too often leads to him absorbing unnecessary contact from charging defenders. The 175-pound striker has spent more time sprawled out on the grass

that you get to play if you are a good student and a JRRG SHUVRQ , FDQ Ă€QG RWKHU ZD\V WR ZLQ Âľ :HLQHU said. The beginning of overnight visits will vary from month to month, but for Weiner he said he’ll be getting one as soon as this weekend. Though he may get a stray visit or two early on this year, he said the busy season will be later on in the school year. “We tend to think as November and December DV RXU EXV\ SHULRG WKH Ă€UVW URXQG 7KHQ WKHUH DUH D couple kids who hold out for the early DI offers. When they realize DI’s aren’t knocking, we get a second group in February and March,â€? Weiner said. &ROEHUW VDLG KH ZDQWV KLV WHDP WR EH Ă€QHO\ WXQHG DQG LQ PLG VHDVRQ IRUP ZKHQ KH JHWV KLV Ă€UVW ZDYH of recruits. “We try to wait until a week or two into the season, practice has really started so we don’t look really sloppy in practice and the kids get a chance to practice and/or play,â€? Colbert said. Colbert and Weiner both agreed they focus heavily recruiting out of state, and Athletic Director John Ratliff said the results have backed that up. “What’s interesting is about 75 percent of our students are from outside of New Hampshire,â€? Ratliff said. Though coaches may try to reach out as far as they FDQ 5DWOLII VDLG Ă€QGLQJ VWXGHQW DWKOHWHV DW .6& IURP outside the New England region is somewhat of a rarity.

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after a hit than he’d have liked to, but it’s all part of learning the game at this level, Kelley said. “There’s a learning curve for everyone in terms of athletics,â€? Butcher said. “He’s a very technical player and he’s going to be very good. Everyday 5XVKDQH JHWV EHWWHU :H Ă€QG WKDW DOO freshman have an adjustment period.â€? It’s just another adjustment Kelley needs to make. “I’ve got to play quicker,â€? Kelley says. That’s where the sprints come in. The team begins the familiar routine, back and forth, over and over. The monotonous motion has most of the players groaning in frustration, but not Kelley. 7KH VSULQWV DUH D VPDOO VDFULĂ€FH IRU the game he loves. ´>7KH Ă€HOG@ LV ZKHUH P\ SHUVRQDOLW\ comes out. I don’t worry about anything when I’m playing soccer, I just play,â€? Kelley said. “I’m open and free.â€? No matter where Rushane Kelley goes in life, he plans on bringing a soccer ball with him. “I’ll be playing soccer until I can’t anymore,â€? Kelley said. “Until my legs fall off and I can’t run.â€? Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@ksc.keene.edu

Dalton Charest can be contacted at dcharest@ksc.keene.edu

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Ruben Sanca, is much more personal. Sanca came to UMass-Lowell WKH \HDU WKH *DUGQHU¡V Ă€UVW VRQ ZDV born and Mrs. Gardner saw it as a special bond. “The bond that Ruben also has with our family, it’s really beyond a player-coach,â€? Caitlin Gardner said. “He’s really like our third son.â€? Gardner said that his relationship with his Olympic athlete was really something special. “A lot of the Olympic coaches don’t have long standing relationships with their athletes,â€? Gardner said.

Gardner added, “Ruben and I have been working together for seven years. We took him from a good high school runner to an Olympic athlete. At the time that’s probably the most rewarding part.â€? Thomas said that experience was great for everyone, not just Gardner and Sanca, “I was very proud of him. It’s very good for Keene State.â€? Caitlin Gardner said her husband does not only mean a lot to the 80DVV /RZHOO WUDFN DQG Ă€HOG SURgram, but also to their family. “He’s just so dedicated, he’s hardworking but beyond that he’s just a really caring and compassionate person,â€? she said. Caitlin Gardner added, “He’s a wonderful father, he’s a wonderful husband and he’s a truly amazing coach.â€? Gardner said he wouldn’t rule out coming back to KSC for a future coaching career but complimented Thomas’s great work here at the school for so many years. “We’ll see. Maybe when he retires. Maybe I’ll be ready for my second career and come back to Keene State,â€? Gardner said. He added, “I still have a lot of love for the area and a lot of love for the school. Hopefully when he retires I’m the Ă€UVW SHUVRQ WKH\ FDOO VR , FDQ JLYH D shot in consideration.â€? Unfortunately, Ruben Sanca didn’t qualify for the 5,000 meter Ă€QDO GXULQJ WKHLU WLPH RYHU LQ WKH London Games. But the playercoach duo haven’t ruled out attempting to get their place back to the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

DAVID GINSBURG

Stephen Trinkwald can be contacted at strinkwald@ksc.keene.edu

ASSOCIATED PRESS Torrey Smith showed up at the stadium tired and drained, unsure if he would suit up for the Baltimore Ravens. No one would have blamed him if he didn’t. After all, his younger brother had died in a motorcycle accident less than 24 hours earlier. Smith opted to play, and the secondyear wide receiver caught touchdown passes of 25 and 5 yards to help the Ravens beat the New England Patriots 31-30 Sunday night in a rematch of the AFC title game. Tevin Jones, 19, died late Saturday night in Virginia. Smith left the team hotel at 1 a.m. Sunday and spent much of the day with his family before heading back to Baltimore. “I texted my mom when I got to the stadium. That was when I knew I was going to play,� Smith said. “She was excited about it. She said, ‘He’d want you to play.’� With his teammates offering him encouragement and prayers, Smith not only played, but contributed heavily. He had six catches for 127 yards to help BalWLPRUH ZLQ LWV WK VWUDLJKW DW KRPH “I gave him a psalm,� teammate Ed Reed said. “God’s in control, and God has a bigger plan than ours.�

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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker watches his game-winning field goal on Sept. 23, 2012.

Ray Rice, who ran for 101 yards, praised Smith for his determination and courage. “He’s a stronger man than I am,� Rice said. “If I had to face death within hours of playing the game, that would be a tough decision. He’s got two families, and he knows we have his back.� Upon arriving at the stadium, the familiar surroundings helped Smith get ready to go.

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