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Thursday, May 2, 2019

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Trespasser in L.P. Young Student Center RACHEL VITELLO

Duffy has been banned from campus for a minimum of one year. Brian Duffy is not allowed to be on the KSC campus. On April 29, all Keene State College Campus Safety advises if you see or students received an email from Campus have contact with Duffy on campus to Safety regarding a man trespassing onto not confront him. Take note of what he campus. According to Campus Safety, is wearing and notify the Department of on April 27, Brian Duffy was arrested by Campus Safety at (603) 358-2228 and the Keene police for violating a previously Keene Police Department immediately issued trespass order that banned him at (603) 357-9815. from campus and all Keene State College property. Rachel Vitello can be contacted at On April 28, Duffy went into the rvitello@kscequinox.com. Young Student Center and confronted a staff member he believed was responsible for his initial removal from campus. Several witnesses saw and heard his disruptive behavior.

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Managing ExEcutivE Editor As the field of 2020 Presidential candidates continues to grow, Keene State College has begun to rack up a number of visits from hopeful politicians. On Tuesday, April 24, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris held a town hall event in the Flag Room of the Student Center. With doors opening to the public at 10:15 a.m. people began lining up at around 9 a.m. Several members of the KSC Democrats club volunteered to help out at the event. Junior John Callahan said, “I’ve been a member of the Democrats club on campus since my freshman year. One thing we try to do in the club is promote every candidate. We try to make sure students are informed about candidates and events and policies. We try not to focus on just helping one candidate, but all the candidates.” Callahan said his role in the event was to assist in maintaining order in the Student Center. “Right now I’m making sure people

are able to sign in, answer questions, make sure the line is moving correctly and just helping to keep house,” Callahan said. Due to the small capacity of the Flag Room and the high demand of entrance, spectators were directed into overflow rooms located in other sections of the Student Center. “So many of us over the last couple years have been throwing things at the TV,” Harris began while addressing the overflow crowd. Harris spoke to the crowd about her thoughts on the current administration and the need for change. After the brief speech, Harris moved into the Flag Room to speak to those waiting in there. Harris based her speech around the concept of being truthful and transparent by repeating the phase, “Let’s speak truth,” throughout the hour long event. Harris’s topics ranged from issues of hate, inequality, educations, climate change, healthcare and impeachment of President Donald Trump. During her town hall meet-

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Equinox Staff Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro shared his vision for a better America in the Flag Room of the Young Student Center on the evening of April 28. Castro was introduced New Hampshire State Representative and KSC alum William Pearson. “I’m not interested in making this country anything again,” said Castro said, after being introduced by New Hampshire State Representative and KSC alumn William Pearson. “I don’t want to go backwards, I want to go forward. I want to make this country better than it’s ever been.” said Castro, addeding that “restoring honesty and integrity” in The White House is the only thing he is interested in “going back” to. In his speech, Castro outlined his vision for an America that is better than ever. “In the years to come America needs to be the smartest, healthiest, fairest, and most prosperous nation

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Equinox Staff At a town hall meeting in the alumni center, Presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand struck a defiant tone in her rebuke of the Trump administration policies. While Gillibrand fielded questions from the audience, the town hall was hosted by former tenth district representative, 2018 gubernatorial candidate and Keene State College alumni Molly Kelly. “She will continue to work for all families in America,” Kelly said in her opening remarks of Gillibrand. Kelly also stressed Gillibrand’s help in a campaign for paid family medical leave. The event was set up by the American Democracy Project, a nationwide program made of over 250 colleges whose goal is to “produce college and university graduates who are equipped with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences they need to be informed, engaged members of their communities,” according to their official website.

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on Earth,” said Castro said. Castro believes that the key to achieving this goal is to broaden America’s social safety net. Castro claims to have plans for universal education, affordable housing, and universal health care coming in the next few weeks [this needs to be a quote]. If elected president, Castro is going to ask the country to invest in its youth, their development, and their education. Castro believes in providing universal child care and pre-school. “My brother and I are the proud products of San Antonio’s public schools,” said Castro said., Castrogoing on to stressed the need to reform America’s public school system by “decreasing class sizes and paying teachers what they deserve.” He is and also provide better services forgoing to have us get better at working with students with special needs. But Iinvesting in America’s education system does not stop with public K-12 schooling. Castro also believes in providing Americans with universal college and/ or job training. Critics of universal

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The campus director of the American Democracy Project Kim Schmidl-Gagne said the purpose of the talks were “to give students at Keene State the opportunity to meet the folks up close and personal, to see that their votes do make a difference,” said SchmidlGagne. Gillibrand spoke of progressive issues and solutions at the town hall. However, a decade ago while running for the 20th district of New York, Gillibrand advocated for a more hardline immigration stance like cutting aid to sanctuary cities and opposing immigration reform. Her view on gun rights has also changed. Now she advocates for immigration reform and talks negatively of the Trump administration’s stance on immigration and proudly talks of her NRA rating of an F, an almost badge of honor among democrats. Also in attendance via a live stream were students from Weber State, who asked about Gillibrand’s history with gun rights. “In my rural upstate New York district

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ing, Harris diddidn’t not identify any specific policies she hopes to carry out if elected President in 2020 with the exception of a reform on gun control. Harris said, if elected, she would give Ccongress one hundred 100 days to draft gun control legislation. If no actions were taken, Harris said she would take matters into her own hands by drafting three executive orders that she believes will fix the issue of guns in America. “We’re not waiting for another tragedy. We have seen the worst of tragedies. We’re not waiting on good ideas. We have them,” Harris said. Monadnock High School Senior Talee Messenger, identified Harris’s plan for gun reform as her favorite policy. Messenger said she admires Harris’s drive to achieve her goals if elected President. “She’s a very strong womaen. She is very sure of her stance on her issues. She’s not afraid to voice her mind,” Messenger said. While Messenger is not yet in college, she said she likes that Harris is making appearances on campuses. “I think it’s the best way to reach out to students, especially millennials. We have a big voice and it’s very important for candidates to reach out to the younger generations,” Messenger said Monadnock region resident of 40 years Andi Johnson also expressed the importance of candidates such as Harris being on college campuses. “We really need college students to vote this time, come out and work for the candidates and be active. Democracy is [in]at peril right now and we need everyone on board to help,” Johnson said. “Please come out and vote. Do your thing. The country needs you.” Johnson said she has been a fan of Harris for awhile and she agrees with all her policies. “She is a full Democrat and all her policies indicate that. She has been a strong voice on the senate floor and I think she will be great in the White House. I’m very excited by the prospect of that. I also think she is one of the more exciting candidates this time. I’m just tired of crusty old white men running.” Peterborough resident Susan Schauer said she is also a supporter of Harris for President. “I really love Kamala. She’s smart. I haven’t heard any position she has stated on that I don’t actually support. I think she can run against Donald Trump. I just like her and I would love to see a womaen president,” Schauer said. Schauer said she first started to support Harris after seeing her in the Brett Kavanaugh hearing. “One thing that turned me on to her before I knew she was going to run for president was watching her question Kavaughn. I love her directness and I just found myself saying to people, ‘I would love to see her run for President.’ She’s piercing and she is grounded in all the right places,” Schauer said. While most of the people in attendance were there to show their support for Harris, some were there to voice other opinions. Antiwar progressive Joseph Mirzoeff walked around the outside of the event carrying a

where it was two to one Republican, the issue of gun violence wasn’t a prevalent priority for the district, it wasn’t an issue that was at the forefront of the folks that I represented minds,” Gillibrand said. According to Gillibrand, when she became a senator the issue of gun violence became more front and center for her as she new represented the whole of New York State. “I should have cared more and I should’ve had the wisdom to know that you need to care about people and places, other than where you live,” Gillibrand said. A defining moment of the town hall occurred when a former Keene State professor asked the Senator if she thought the Me Too movement had gone too far and in some cases had unintended consequences. Gillibrand defiantly and unapologetically disagreed and said of the former Minnesota Senator Al Franken, who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations, that she did not regret calling for his resignation. Gillibrand spoke of creating a not-for-profit public option for insurance that would then transition into a single payer system. “Let any American buy into medicare at a price they can afford,” Gillibrand said. According to Gillibrand, once most Americans buy into this program it will turn it essentially a single payer system. “I believe healthcare should be a right, not a privilege, and what that means to me is you have to stop making healthcare a commodity,” Gillibrand said. When asked how she will combat poverty ,Gillibrand talked of how while New Hampshire does have relatively low unemployment, it has high underemployment. “I think we need to use our community colleges, our state schools, our apprenticeship programs and our not-for-profits to provide job training for anyone who feels they are underemployed or unemployed,” Gillibrand said. “I think she was comprehensive and thoughtful and I generally support the kind of positions she has,” said a community member in attendance ,Don Bartlett. “This last speech she gave set the tone for why she should be given more consideration as a candidate.”

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college have long complained about the potential tax cost with such a system, but Castro argues that tuition in public state schools was low or non-existent as recently as thirty years ago. Exorbitant tuition rates are a relatively recent phenomenon in America. “It wasn’t that long ago that a lot of the state university systems in this country were either tuition free or very nearly free,” said Castro said. Castro, claimeding that California’s university system was tuition free into the late 70s and early 80s and that in Texas thirty years ago, tuition rates averaged around fifty dollars per credit hour. “This isn’t radical but we need to do it more now than ever before,” said Castro said. Another crucial aspect of Castro’s plan to “Make America better than ever before” is a reform of the American healthcare system. “I want to strengthen medicare for people who have it and make it available for everyone,” said Castro said. Castro took a moderate approach to universal healthcare. Rather than imposing a national healthcare system, individuals who are already happy with their health insurance will have the option to remain on their existing plans. While acknowledging that individuals should have the freedom to be able to choose their own healthcare plan., “What I don’t believe is that the profit motive should ever prevent anybody in this country from getting the healthcare that they need, when they need it,” said Castro said. Castro also believes that mental healthcare is as important as physical healthcare, and that many Americans are deprived of the mental health treatment that they need, for

sign that said, “Lock Her Up!” Mirzoeff said he was not there to protest Harris specifically but to state his opinion that all politicians need to be held accountable for their acts. “We need accountability for our politicians. When they commit a crimes, we got to hold them to it. We need better behavior than that, but surely if they commit crimes we need to hold them accountable,” Mirzoeff said. In September of 2016, Mirzoeff wrote The Keene Sentinel a Letter to the Editor stating what he believes were the criminal actions of Hillary Clinton and how she robbed Bernie Sanders of the Democratic nomination. “Bernie is a progressive but Kamala is not. She may say she is but she’s not. Her and Cory and Buttigieg; they are like Hillary,” Mirzoeff said.

a variety of reasons. “Get rid of this distinction between physical healthcare and mental healthcare. We need to recognize the importance of mental healthcare,.” said Castro said. He, addeding that many health insurance plans do not cover mental healthcare. Castro said that he believes America needs to have a strong, secure border, but he also believes that America’s southern border is already more secure than it has ever been. Castro cited “Ssix hundred miles of border fencing, thousands of personnel, we have guns, we have planes, we have helicopters, we have boats, we have security cameras,.” said Castro said. “Don’t confuse the fact that a lot of people are coming toward our border with not having a secure border.” said Castro. Castro said that America’s border security should focus less on undocumented immigration and more on stopping human and drug traffickers. Castro cited “six hundred miles of border fencing, thousands of personnel, we have guns, we have planes, we have helicopters, we have boats, we have security cameras” as evidence that America’s border is strong and secure. “We should be leading the world in providing good environmentally friendly jobs,” said Castro said. “There’s no reason we should cede this ground to China.” Many of these are common ideas that have been popular amongst progressives for years. During the 2016 election cycle the idea of Democratic Socialism was brought into the mainstream by Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign for president, as well as Senator Elizabeth Warren’s involvement in the election cycle. Since then, a new branch of progressive politicians and voters has risen in the Democratic party, in contrast to the

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Although many of those that attended were already fans of Harris, some went to learn how she felt about certain policies. Maine resident Ken Quinn works for an organization that wants states to propose a term limit amendment on Ccongress. Quinn said he has traveled to different locations to ask Presidential candidates their thoughts on this piece of legislation. “I know President Obama was in support of that. He thought term limits were useful and helped introduce new ideas. A few of the candidates so far have said they do, so I’m trying to find out where Senator Harris stands,” Quinn said. While Quinn said he wasn’t extremely familiar with her policies, he was interested to see where Harris stood on the term limits amendment. “I hope she supports this amendment idea. It’s to introduce new people

old school party loyalists who supported Clinton in 2016. While Castro’s platform may have sounded radical to American ears four years ago, in 2019 he has serious competition. Marijuana legalization, raising the minimum wage to 15 dollars$ per hour, tax reform, and re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement are all standard platform issues for Democrats today. Even Castro’s vow not to take any money from Super PACs is unoriginal amongst Democrats now. According to multiple sources including RealClearPolitics and Castro is polling very lowly amongst Democratic candidates, but this does not bother him. Castro said that the presidential race has just begun and he is not concerned about not being a frontrunner in April 2019 because he believes he will be a front runner in July 2020. “There are a lot of people in this room, in this city, in this state, in this country who don’t feel like a front runner all the time,” said Castro said. Despite his stiff competition, Castro said that he has an advantage in the election because he has what it takes to take on President Donald Trump. Castro cited the Mueller Report, and said that Trump should be impeached on ten counts of Obstruction of Justice. Castro said that it is imperative that Congress impeach Trump before the election because if they do not it will set a bad precedent for future leaders and the future of America. “We won’t beat Trump by being Trump, we’re never going to out-gutter him,” Castro said. Castro compared the upcoming presidential election to a game of football. “When the Patriots are defeated they probably aren’t defeated by a team with a similar skill set. They’re probably defeated by a team that is excellent at its own skill set,” said Castro said.

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with new ideas in Ccongress, which I think is something we desperately need. It will also give voters more options,” Quinn said. Harris answered questions from the audience ranging from inquires about specific policies to her hobbies to a question asked by a young girl in the front row, “Are you going to beat Donald Trump?” Harris concluded with a message of unity, saying, “The vast majority of us have more in common than what separates us.”

Castro said that the key to defeating Donald Trump in 2020 is to be the opposite of him. “I’m the opposite of Donald Trump. He’s seen as somebody who at least has an ethical cloud hanging over him, I want to be seen as a beacon of integrity,.” said Castro said. Keene Community Member Abe Lopez was already familiar with Castro and wanted to learn more about his policies. “I’m from Texas so I know of Julian, and I saw on my friend’s Snapchat that he was at this event, so I came on over, to see what heI had to say,” Lopez said. Lopez, adding that while he was already familiar with Castro as a public figure, Lopez was unfamiliar with his policies before Castro came to KSC. Lopez, who recently moved to New Hampshire from Texas, is fascinated by the election cycle. “It’s really exciting that since it’s one of the first states in the primary, all of the candidates come here. ‘New Hampshireans’ should feel very privileged. Even living in a city like Austin where I was originally from, candidates almost never came,” said Lopez said. Vice President of the Keene State College Democrats and political science major Ryan Meehan, a Political Science major, introduced William Pearson. Meehan was also interested in studying Castro as a candidate. “I believe he’s the only Democratic candidate who has rolled out a specific policy platform on immigration, which is interesting given how central that has been,.” said Meehan said. Meehan said that Castro’s immigration reform plan would still leave undocumented immigrants open to civil offenses and deportation, but would now allow them to be charged with federal crimes. “That’s the reason this administration has been able to separate children from their families, because

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they are being charged with a crime, and that allows them to separate the parents from their kids,.” Meehan said. Meehan also said that this is the most interesting part of Castro’s immigration policy and that the rest of it consists of “generic” policies such as not building a border wall. While the eventnt was well attended, attendance by KSC students was low, to the dismay of students and community members at the event. Lopez noticed and was bothered by the low student turnout to the meeting. “That’s concerning, since students are over 18eighteen they can vote as well. They do make up thirty to forty percent of the population of Keene, so that’s kind of a low turnout,.” said Lopez said.

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“Students are one of the least likely groups to turnout. It doesn’t surprise me, but I do wish that there were more students involved,.” said Meehan said. The event was live-streamed to another college. Alex Harvey can be contacted at aharvey@kscequinox.com

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Sewage leak on campus RACHEL VITELLO

news editor Anyone who has walked down Appian Way in the past few weeks has probably noticed the construction work being done in the area near the Media Arts Center (MAC), Spaulding Gym and in front of the Student Center. On Thursday, April 18, a sewage leak occurred that impacted the MAC and contributed to the sidewalk repair and construction happening on Appian Way. According to KSC Plumbing and Heating Supervisor Bill Rymes, the sewage leak was the result of tree roots in the drain line. This is the third time that this issue had been identified, however the other two times had been at different locations on campus about 15 years ago. “It’s a common problem with drains. Typically you cut the roots out and it takes care of the issue. Then it reoccurred so we cleared a line and thought we had solved it. Then it happened a third time. After that we decided to dig the line up which entailed cutting out the sidewalk of Appian Way,” Rymes said. A site contractor was hired to do that work. They removed panels on the sidewalk and found a repair coupling that had been put in at

the time that the front entranceway of the MAC was installed. It had become misaligned and that’s how the tree roots were coming in. The tree roots in the drain caused a sewer backup which impacted the MAC building. “Just the Media Arts Center had the blockage. There was a floor drain in the back hallway that came out of a sprinkler mechanical room, that’s where the backup showed up,” Rymes said. Custodial services were able to promptly clean and sanitize the area once the blockage was reported. Journalism professor Marianne Salcetti, who teaches out of the MAC, did not report any sewage affecting the classrooms she teaches in. “I never smelled or saw any rug damage in (room) 160. Most of the yucky stuff seemed confined to the rear of building, in the hallway going out back by the loading dock,” Salcetti said. KSC President Melinda Treadwell said that this issue is not uncommon with old piping systems and that the college is working to resolve the issue. “Most companies will come in and run a camera through the line and they could see part of the piping

had begun to decay, which happens in older systems,” Treadwell said. “They’re cutting the line all the way back and making a new line. That’s a good thing that we discovered it, but it’s a bad thing that it was happening.” Rymes said that the only work that needs to be done at this point is the sidewalk repair. “We replaced the line. We had good pipe going back into the building and we replaced it out to a sewer manhole in the middle of Appian Way and that work was completed. Now the concrete is being put back in place,” Rymes said. The expected day for repairs to be done was Thursday, April 25. “I don’t expect any repeats of the clogged drain because the pipe has been replaced,” Rymes said. “All we are concentrating on now is restoring the sidewalk surface and getting the lawn put back in place. We’ve got a couple of different pieces of sidewalk we’re gonna pour and have ready for commencement.”

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The Student Assembly was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The assembly had their in-house elections where they selected Class of 2022 Representative Alana Lehouillier as their new secretary, Class 2021 representative Maria Tenore as their new treasurer and the previous trustee Nadia Hasan as their new Speaker. Further, Davis Bernstein will serve as the new Student Body President, Sara Olson will serve as the new Vice President, and Aaron Keaton and Victoria Bergstrom will be serving as the new University System Student Body Representatives (USSBR) starting next semester. Student Body President and

KSC senior Sarah Dugas and Vice President and KSC senior Sydney Olson thanked the students for the time they have worked with the assembly. The student leaders got emotional when Dugas and Olson bid their farewell. Director of Campus Life and Interim Student Government Advisor Jennifer Ferrell informed the assembly that the Spring Carnival was a super success. Ferrell told the student leaders that she will communicate with them over the summer and asked them to pay attention to their emails. At the end of the assembly, the new class representatives and the new e-board members changed their seats and adjourned the assembly meeting for the semester.

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The Class of 2019 President Brie Robillard has been impeached. The issue is confidential at the moment. After official violations were brought from members of student government, actions were taken at student assembly on April 9, 2019, in accordance with the Student Government By-Laws and Constitution. Briae Robillard was removed from the position of President. Briae Robillard fully cooperated with this process. Vice President Allie Tolles will now become Interim President for the rest of the semester. Student Body President Sarah Dugas explained the process of impeaching a class president. “If someone submits an official call for the impeachment of a Student Government member, then we hold an Assembly E-board meeting. At this meeting, we discuss the claims and accusations towards this member. Once discussed, we hold a vote. If the vote passes then an official letter is sent from the Speaker of Assembly to the accused, where they are asked to come to Assembly and are able to make a statement. From there, this person will be asked some questions and the members of Assembly will discuss it privately and vote whether the person has been found responsible or not. If voted yes by two-third majority, there will be another vote on whether this person should be impeached or be held to other sanctions, which is by a 50 percent +1 majority,” Dugas wrote. Please contact Student Body President Sarah Dugas and/or Speaker of Assembly Davis Bernstein for any questions. Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com.

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St are the places where students feel the most unsafe. Among the improvements and renovations that will be made include a median being constructed along lower Main St. This project will be completed by the end of next year. The streets closest to downtown generally had higher grades than streets that were far away from downtown. Other students involved with the project did not respond to request for interview. Alex Harvey can be contacted at aharvey@kscequinox.com.

Keene State College students are questioning the safety of several street crossings near the college. In collaboration with the City of Keene’s Community Development Department and working alongside KSC professor Dr. Christopher Cusack, several students have studied the safety of the street crossings. In 2015 the City of Keene passed a “Complete Streets” resolution designed to make the streets safer for everyone, including pedestrians, bicyclists, children and the elderly. Several students evaluated a variety of street crossings in Keene, including some near the college on Main St, Winchester St, Water St, and Marlboro St and found that many of these crossings do not meet the regulations required by the 2015 ordinance. The City of Keene is planning to make changes to update the street crossings to make them safer. “Along these lines, the city and college have also agreed to enhance pedestrian safety crossing Main St in front of KSC. A new pedestrian refuge median, flashing lights, and other safety features will be constructed this summer,” Cusack wrote. KSC President Melinda Treadwell said that the survey conducted by these students spurred Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Kemal Atkins to propose that changes be made on these street crossings. Treadwell negotiated with the City of Keene to work out a fifty-fifty cost split on the project, and they sought out bidders on the contract for the project. “The design gives a safety break in the middle.

There will be an island like you see on Winchester St., there will be a barrier between the lanes,” Treadwell said of the changes that will be made on Main St. Treadwell thanked the students who participated in the study for their role in these changes. “Without that research we couldn’t have made the case and moved it as quickly as we did. It was student-led which is awesome,” Treadwell said. The group of students who worked on this project includes Julie Elwell, Mike Murphy, Vincent Saputo, and Brandon Felix. “Main St, Court St, and Washington St were the only streets that really passed,” said Felix. Felix said that a lot of the bike streets, particularly North Lincoln St and Bradford Rd, did not even have bike lanes. Even though these streets do not have a safe place to ride a bike on them, they are classified as bike streets because they are connected to the biking trail network in Keene. Under the Complete Streets Initiative, these streets should have bike lanes. Despite the fact that Main St was one of the only streets in Keene to meet all of the Complete Streets Initiative criteria, this is where KSC students said they feel the most unsafe crossing the road. Felix suggested that this could be because of increased foot traffic on Main St, as well as the roundabout between KSC and downtown Keene. Felix believes that the rotaries in Central Square and the rotary connecting Winchester St, Marlboro St, and Main

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Solar(less) fest Solarfest has been a tradition at Keene State College for many years. Students had the opportunity to hang out on Oya Hill and enjoy live music while the sun shines down on a warm April day. However, this year Solarfest hit some unexpected trouble. On Saturday, April 27, Solarfest moved their event into the Mabel Brown Room of the Student Center. Some believe that rather than moving the event, which is traditionally held outside, inside, the event coordinators should have rescheduled for a day with nicer weather. The event gains a lot of foot traffic from people walking around on campus and back and forth from their residence halls. However, due to the event being inside, Solarfest saw low attendance. This could have been due to people not even knowing it had been moved into the Student Center. Moving an event indoors that is traditionally outside can be difficult to market to the campus on such last minute notice, especially if the majority of the student body didn’t know about the change. Though the event was just moved and not cancelled, there was not enough marketing to show that the event was moved inside, which means students were not aware of the changed location. An event that is inside is not as popular than an event held outside because of the lack of activities and the isolated location in one particular

room. Solarfest missed out on the “wow” factor because of the location of where it was; keeping it outside on Appian way would have brought in many more students because they have to walk through this street to get to any other building on campus. Having an event outside feels more inviting to the student body than having an event inside, which feels more exclusive. The event also took place on one of the last Saturdays of the semester, which competed with a lot of other annual events around Keene. The day that was chosen for the Solarfest was also the same day as “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” and a visit from a potential presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand. The date that was picked was also Admitted Students Day for potential first-years and the thought was to bring in new incoming firstyears to the event to show them what Keene State can offer. Unfortunately, that did not go as planned either because of the lack of participants. The initiative was there, but unfortunately last minute problems that arose made the event seem like a flop.

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OpiniOns EditOr Did you hear? It’s go-outside-get-off-the-couch-and-getsome-fresh-air-season. No, it’s not an actual thing, but it should be! Being cooped up in a house all winter long breathing stale air can make it feel like summer is never coming. And let’s be honest, we all need some extra vitamin D after this rainy spring. But as it gets nicer out, everyone should make it a point to get outside and smell the roses. According to Harvard Heath Publishing it’s more than flowers that will benefit you as you step outdoors. They wrote on their website health.harvard.edu that, “You’ll get more exercise. If you make getting outside a goal, that should mean less time in front of the television and computer and more time walking and doing other things that put the body in motion.” That is, unless you manage to set up a TV outside along with your couch—which we know some college students can achieve. But even if somehow you and your friends are able to watch Netflix or the next sports game outside, you’re still getting a little bit out of being outdoors. Harvard Heath Publishing wrote, “You’ll be happier. Light tends to elevate people’s mood, and there’s usually more light available outside than in.” And I’m talking about more than walking to your car in the morning to go to work or running into the grocery store. It’s sad to know that, as The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states, the average American spends 93 percent of their life inside. To be more specific, that’s 87 percent of their life in their home or other buildings, then another 6 percent of their life in their automobiles. That’s makes only 7 percent of our entire lives outside. This is not good! There are so many good things about nature, and they’re free with no side effects, we should use all the benefits to our advantage. As college students, free time is always an insane idea, but you don’t have to make getting some fresh air an event in its own, switch it up with something that’s already

on your schedule. Getting lunch? Sit outside on a bench. Doing homework? Grab a blanket and lay on the Fiske Quad. Going to the gym? Run outside! Little things like this can make a huge difference and can actually improve your mental state. If you find yourself overly stressed out, leave your dorm to take a break in the sun—it can do more than you think. According to onegreenplanet.org, nature goes hand in hand with excelling in academics, “The phenomenon is at the forefront of attention restoration therapy (ART), the notion that natural environments demand less from us than busy urban environments, allowing us to concentrate our attention where we please and recover from mental exhaustion.” To all the students out there that cannot seem to find a way to get through that 15 page paper, leaving the library might be your best bet. Many of us have the hardest time concentrating and focusing some of the time because of ADHD, and going outside can be a more natural way of coping with it rather than turning to medication. Spring is one, if not the most, colorful season there is in New England. Taking the time to go outside and enjoy the breathtaking trees that are finally starting to bloom can be so relaxing—and they make great scenery for pictures! Once you’re outdoors you notice the birds, the flowers, the clouds, the grass, and it puts everything in more of a perspective of “this is my home” kind of feeling. If there was no nature, no Earth, there would be no man-made built home. This is our home, so we need to appreciate it and onegreenplanet.com says just getting out there will help us, “Studies show that time spent in nature makes humans feel more connected to each other and the world at large. Stronger feelings of belonging give both adults and children more reason to protect the world in which they live.” Kiana Wright can be contacted at kwright@kscequinox.com

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Managing ExECutivE EditOr The first time I voted was one of the best days of my life. I know that sounds a little ridiculous, but it’s true. When I was younger, I loved going to the polls with my parents and watching them cast their vote for whatever election was happening. I thought it was so cool that my parents got a say in who ran the country and who represented them in Congress. I could not wait to vote. I turned 18 one month before the 2016 Presidential election. My heart filled with excitement as I drove myself to the elementary school where people in my town could vote. When I cast my ballot, it was one of the most empowering moments of my life thus far. I was able to voice my opinion. So many young people are very cynical about politics and what is happening to the country. Due to the Electoral College, large groups of people believe they don’t have a say in government. If you don’t have a say, what’s the point in supporting a candidate or even voting? According to the Washington Post, at some point this year, Millennials will outnumber

Baby Boomers and become the largest U.S. population. Millennials can have a powerful pull on who becomes an elected official by doing one simple thing: Voting. According to NPR, young voters make up 31 percent of the Electorate but in 2016 only 46 percent of them voted. There are so many excuses for why people chose not to vote. One of the ones I hear most often is, “I don’t know enough about the candidate.” Personally, I don’t believe that is a valid excuse. We live in a moment of history where we legitimately have the world at our fingertips. I doesn’t take much to just look up the policies of a candidate and better inform yourself. However, some people don’t want to do that research. Some are just so turned off to the idea of politics they want nothing to do with it. Over the last 60 years, according to Pew Research Center, the general population’s trust of the American government has drastically decreased. In 1964, the percentage of Americans that trusted the government was as high as 77 percent. However, today only 17 percent of the population trusts the government.

To that I say, you don’t have to love politics to be passionate about one candidate. While it may seem like politicians are single-minded seekers of reelection, believe it or not, some are actually trying to make life better for the people they represent. I’m not saying all politicians are trying to do good, because not all of them are. Politicians can be selfish and only thinking about furthering themselves and their friends, but there are the ones that put themselves out there for the good of their community. wEven if your candidate does not win, it’s important to let your elected officials know how you feel. Those are the people that hold power to create change. Even if you didn’t chose them, they are willing to listen to to your concerns. Because without the votes, they wouldn’t be in that position. Erin McNemar can be contacted at emcnemar@kscequinox.com

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Appreciating the intertextuality of Marvel TESSA DESMARAIS

COpy EditOr The evolution of cinema has always been punctuated by leaps into new styles or methods of narrative; the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is not only the culmination of years of fast-paced movies, but is the next tier of storytelling as we know it. Each MCU movie hinges on intertextual references, meaning it relies on references to other texts (movies) to make sense and carry meaning. The MCU isn’t the first to do this; “O Brother Where Art Thou” needs you to understand “The Odyssey” for the comedy and meaning to land, shows like “Once Upon A Time” and “Supernatural” need you to understand the books they subvert for their unique narratives to stand out. However, the MCU takes these kind of references to the next level. Let me define the difference between a trilogy or a sequel and the intertextual tapestry that is the MCU. A trilogy or a sequel is a

continuation of the same story, broken up due only to the constraints of the audience’s attention or filmmaker’s budget. The characters grow in their own arcs through each movie but fairly linearly across the sequels. The MCU has many character arcs that intersect at various points and require the presence of the other characters, who are also in the midst of their own growth, to come to completion. The MCU does not have one cohesive story, as it spans across space and through time. Nowhere else in the world can you find a narrative like a Marvel movie. The idea of creating characters, giving them their own independent stories, trilogies even, and then creating films that hinge on your understanding of the world, history, other characters and even other timelines is something new. There are some similar movies, called hyperlink films, which have many different characters whose storylines overlap. Examples include “Crash,” “Cloud Atlas,” “Babel,” “Dunkirk” and “Pulp Fiction.” The difference in these films is that the characters’ lives either cross for a fraction of a moment or never truly do, connected only by the tenuous thread of theme. MCU films rely on long, universe-changing interactions between the characters; face to face dialogue or physical fights that make or break life as we know it. There are unspoken histories (for example, in the beginning of “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” implies a mission we do not see on screen) as well as much-needed background that can only be obtained by watching all the films. The MCU has provided itself the opportunity to explore characters in much longer and more complex arcs than seen anywhere else before. Someone who goes into “Avengers: Endgame” could still well enjoy it; Marvel still knows how to make a movie. However, a first-time viewer will not understand the depth to the characters, the motivation behind their actions,

and what their sacrifices will truly mean. Only those who know the franchise will see how much depth and care has been put into the MCU—and hopefully, now you too will have a better appreciation of the intertextuality of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tessa DesMarais can be contacted at tdesmarais@ kscequinox.com

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Filling the air with music

Music department hosts woodwind, flute, and clarinet concert

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Equinox Staff On Sunday afternoon, the Keene State College Music Department hosted the woodwind, flute, and clarinet Ensembles as a part of their Ensemble Recital Series. The event started with the KSC Woodwind Ensemble program playing a world premiere of Composer Elise Grant’s “Wind Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, and Horn,” featuring the pieces “Traffic Jam” “Safe Arrival”, and “Vacation”. The next set that the Keene State College woodwind program played was, “Three Shanties for Wind Quintet,”, featuring the pieces “Allegro con brio,” “Allegretto semplice”, and “Allegro vivace”. After this, the Keene State College Flute Ensemble and the Keene State College Clarinet Choir intermittently changed sets, playing in between each other. The show ended with the KSC Clarinet Choir playing “Tango for Clarinet Choir.” Written with emphasis on syncopation (notes that are not on the main beat of the song), “Tango for Clarinet Choir” captured the spirit of the tango dance: the piping upper melody, the swell of the harmony, and the expertly balanced dissonance to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. During the show, the KSC Flute Ensemble played in a different style than most people would expect a flute to sound, which director Robin Marathias referred to as “percussion rather than melodic.” Percussive instruments provide more of a “punch” on the beat (rarely on a set pitch), while melodic instruments are the ones responsible for tunes that get stuck in your head! While still speaking to the crowd before the performance, she proceeded to explain the different types of styles that would be played, how they were played, and then had a student demonstrate the technique and show the crowd the sound. The different styles that the Flute Ensemble played were Shake, Blend, Swirl, and Bop. First year flute player Rachel Kline stated, “My favorite piece to play was definitely Dizzy. There were a lot of different techniques that we used that I had never even heard of before coming to Keene and I felt that it made the piece interesting for all listeners.” Upon being asked about what her favorite piece was, Clarinet Ensemble director Stephanie Jenkins stated that, “I think the Tango was my

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favorite. It was probably the most difficult piece, but it was exciting to work on and fun to perform.” Jenkins, who has been teaching at Keene State College for 9 years, also said that the ensemble has been working on these pieces for most of the semester and they met once a week for an hour. The show was a crowd hit. Jaxon and Beth, the step-mom and step-brother, who were watching Beth’s stepson Grant Desmarias play Contra Alto Clarinet with the Clarinet Choir, said that they both enjoyed the event and that it was “wonderful and well put together.” Jaxon even went on to say that the event was “really cool.” They both loved the event overall and said that they loved the variety of types of music played in the Ensemble Recital Series. Breana Norton can be contacted at bnorton@kscequinox.com

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“My favorite piece to play was definitely 'Dizzy.' There were a lot of different techniques that we used that I had never even heard of before coming to Keene and I felt that it made the piece interesting for all listeners.” - Rachel Kline

On Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Campus Ecology hosted their annual Solarfest event in the Mabel Brown Room in the Lloyd P. Young Student Center. Solarfest was initially planned to take place outside on Oya Hill, but was moved indoors due to the weather. KSC sophomore and Campus Ecology member Jillian Duchesne helped plan the event and said it had a lot to offer to anyone willing to check it out. “This is Solarfest. It’s an event where we have live music, we have vendors, we’re giving stuff away for free… We have local people selling plants and everything,” Duchesne said. For many students, the promise of free merchandise alone is enough to entice them to stop by. First-year student Aiyanna Coulter said although the free stuff is what made her decide to go, she also recognized Solarfest is not just about getting a new t-shirt. Coulter said, “I think it’s important to support the Earth. It’s where we live. I think that’s a very big deal, especially with us about to go into the world and live our lives. I think it’s very important.” In addition to spreading environmental awareness, Solarfest offered an opportunity for local bands to be heard including local band Afterimage. Junior and film major Casey Daron is the bass guitarist for Afterimage. He said the band is comprised entirely of KSC students who met as first-years living in The Commons, a residence hall on campus. “We were, at the time, all music majors,” said Daron. Although that is no longer the case, Afterimage has stayed together. “We’ve been a band for

two and a half years now,” Daron said. Daron’s bandmate and fellow junior Griffin Romprey said he thinks it is difficult for local bands to become well-known in the community. He said, “I feel like it’s hard. Nowadays there’s not a lot of incentive for local music…” Romprey added he appreciates that Afterimage and other local bands got to play at Solarfest. “I like the fact that they get live, local musicians to come out… I remember before they only had touring musicians, and that was cool, but it’s really cool for them to give us an opportunity,” said Romprey. Daron said he also enjoyed performing. Daron said, “For us, it’s fun to play for our fellow classmates on campus. It’s a great event. It’s good community building. It’s a fun time.” Romprey said it is important to remember the music is not the only thing that makes Solarfest great, but also the message being shared. “If you take the live acts along with the cause that they’re promoting, it’s a really good environment for everyone to be in,” Romprey said. To anyone interested in becoming more environmentally conscious and involved, Duchesne said Campus Ecology is always open to new members. Duchesne said, “I feel like it’s very underrated, but it’s amazing, and it’s a great way to get involved on campus.” Kalila Brooks can be contacted at kbrooks@kscequinox.com

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Imagining a post-technological world

Eleven years in the making for Marvel JACK HANSON

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Seniors Arts, Theater and Dance majors prepared for their capstone performance, "Meshnet." "Meshnet" was created Keene state College seniors.

Students challenge themselves with capstone project CRISTIAN VALENTIN

equinox Staff How would the world be affected if the Internet suddenly disappeared over night? This week, six Keene State College seniors and faculty member Doug Wilcox considered this question and more in the upcoming senior Arts, Theater, and Dance capstone performance, "Meshnet." "Meshnet" is an original performance created by six senior students including Erika Kucks, Heather Hunt and Ashley Gage along with help from their professor, Douglas Wilcox, over the course of the semester. Kucks talked about how the show was made, and said, “We started just by talking over winter break like ‘What are we gonna do?’ ‘Are we gonna do a devised piece?’ ‘Are we gonna do a play?’ And we decided on a devised. And there have definitely been moments where I’m like ‘Oh my Gosh, what are we doing?!’ thinking we should’ve settled on the easier route but we wanted the challenge.” Hunt agreed with this, and said she’s glad they took

on the challenge. She also said it has been very rewarding but not without its struggles, “It was open to us to interpret and create something out of nothing, which is really intimidating. So there were lots of hurdles, but I think the biggest one was that there were six of us and we had no script, we had no design, we basically just had this prompt.” Wilcox talked about his role in the performance. He said, “The fact that this is devised piece of theater, the initial challenge is that there was no script. We had an idea we wanted to explore but we didn’t have a script, we didn’t have any pieces that were evolved, so through a series of exercises I brought them through, we eventually started to create this production.” He also said this process has helped the students grow by giving them some accountability and has given them a deeper understanding of the internet along with its potential distractions. Gage talked about how the show has always been evolving. Gage said, “All semester we’ve been writing scenes, we’ve been blocking scenes, we’ve been creating movement pieces that kind of talk about this topic and the different forms of connection. There are mental connec-

tions, spiritual connections, physical connections. There’s been a lot of rewrites and we changed the casting last week so there’s been a lot of relearning lines.” Gage said they all feel that every change that they made has been for the best and the show will be better for it. Kucks and Hunt also mentioned the dedication that every student had to this piece, and said they would often work outside the classroom and people would try their absolute hardest not to miss class. Hunt even said, “This is not a class I can miss,” because of there are only six people in the class. "Meshnet" will be performed on Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Redfern Arts Center Wright Theater. Admission will be $3 cash only, but tickets can also be bought online. Cristian Valentin can be contacted at cvalentin@kscequinox.com

To so many fans, this is much more than another $12 movie, it’s the end of a chapter. Beginning with the release of “Iron Man” starring Robert Downey Jr. in 2008, Marvel Studios developed what fans call the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) which only includes the storyline and characters of the movies produced by Marvel Studios. Not including “Avengers: Endgame” and “Iron Man,” Marvel Studios has produced 20 other films that have created stories and characters that connect to people all around the world. Michael Fremeau, a student at Keene State, shared what he felt was unique about the MCU and what it can offer to fans. “Lots of entertainment, that’s for sure, but its made me almost look up to these characters and sort of admire them... I’ve always loved superheroes but the Avengers, that was just mind blowing,” he said. “I don’t want to say it made [superheros] more mature because they are still like, child-friendly movies, but it taught that there can be some serious moments in them. Like, [“Captain America: Civil War”] asked a very tough question. Like, if superheroes were real, should they be regulated by the government? [“Captain America: Winter Soldier”] was all about this spy thriller and kind of showed Captain America, someone who stood for a very symbol of American freedom, now start to doubt if he could trust his government… I like that they are asking tough questions sometimes.” Dominic Cariglia, a sophomore at Keene State, said he has been a fan since since the first “Iron Man” movie, but really became involved after the first Avengers movie because he felt drawn to the characters and helped him find a passion for film in general. He said he also felt connections with several characters in the MCU and they have helped him see who he is. Cariglia said, “I’m a big action guy and seeing, you know, these big action movies is kind of what made me want to become a film major. So these movies had a really big impact on me because I love the characters and the action. It was Peter Parker in [“Captain America: Civil War”] when he said… ’The bad things happen, and you have a power, you can help. But it still happens, and it makes it feel like it's on you,’ and I just want to help...” Both Cariglia and Fremeau said they were beyond excited for the premiere and opening weekend but felt pressured to see it as soon as possible for the same reason: Spoilers. “I wanted to avoid spoilers, that was literally it. I didn't see [“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”] opening weekend and I got that spoiled for me. I almost got [“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”] spoiled for me and almost got [“Avengers: Infinity War”] spoiled for me and I could not let [“Avengers: Endgame”] be spoiled for me so I bought those tickets ahead of time,” said Fremeau. For some fans in Hong Kong, China, spoilers were literally being yelled at them. An article on Deadline.com reports that a man was beaten outside a Hong Kong cinema for allegedly shouting out spoilers to fans waiting in line to see the film. Deadline said that Taiwanese media reported the man was left bloodied outside a cinema in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, after watching the movie. Braeden Huot, a sophomore at Keene State who works at Keene Cinemas, said he

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Mabel Brown Room Hosts Milli Vanilli Lip Sync Concert for students JOSEPH GUZMAN

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt Editor On Wednesday, April 24, nine different acts with solos, duets, and group performances came together for the annual Milli Vanilli Lip Sync Contest hosted by KSC class of 2020 in the Mabel Brown Room. The concert was ranging in genre from older pop and soul songs to joke songs by weird Al Yankovic. These thirteen different contestants crammed within nine acts went against each other for a $100 gift card to Target. The class of 2020 wanted to end the semester off on a high note, with the event being judged by Keene State’s Jen Ferrell, President Melinda Treadwell, Dr Kemal M. Atkins and Sarah Dugas. The event closed with winners Senior Alexander Woody (third place), first-year Suthasinee Wil-

liams (second place), and first place winners where the group “Honesty’s Child.” This name played off of the pop stars “Destiny’s Child” by lip syncing and coming up with dance choreography for their hit single “Soldier.” Woody landed his third place position by lip syncing to “Ebay” by Weird Al Yankovic and Williams earned her 2 place spot by lip syncing “Family Affair” by Mary J. Blige Woody explained that “I haven’t (done the lip sync contest before). Well, I just saw [an] email going around. I realized I didn’t have much going on tonight. So I figured ‘sounds fun, might as well,’”. He said, “I wanted something I knew would have fun doing and I knew very well. Ebay has always been one of my favorite Weird Al songs, it's one that I’ve practically memorized to a tee. So I figure ‘Hey, ya know, this is something I know incredibly well and will have fun

doing.’ That's what I was trying to go for.” He added that he doesn’t have a favorite genre but he loves lip syncing to Weird Al music. “Weird Al music I always find myself lip syncing to whenever I listen to it. The genre I listen to the most is quite different; it’s heavy metal. But I find myself lip syncing to Weird Al a lot more than heavy metal,” Woody said. Williams first mentioned that she hadn’t done the lip sync contest before, and shared how she found her song, Family Affair. “I just wanted the song to connect with everybody, because music is a universal language that can make everyone happy and sad at the same time. It’s a language to everyone,” Williams said. She also explained what it takes to have a good lip syncing performance. Williams said, “First, you have to remember your lyrics because you can’t do good if you can't remember the words. Second, you need to have a connection between you and audience—you gotta make the crowd cheer for ya!” She also said that she would be willing to do this again next year. The winning group, “Honesty’s Child” is made up of sophomores Jennifer Meija and Hon-

esty Johnson as well as first-year Genesis Rivas. “First we wanted to do (Lil Nas X’s) Old town road, but then we were like ‘No, we can do something better.’ So then we saw Beyonce's Homecoming performance on Netflix and decided we wanted to do something for the people and culture,” Meija said. Johnson explained, “We had to do (a Destiny’s Child song) for the people. For real, we wanted to do something that was what we would listen to in general.” They all also said that they enjoy lip syncing to rap and they plan to come back “and reclaim our title next year!” Joseph Guzman can be contacted at jguzman@kscequinox.com

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On Wednesday, April 24, first place winners Honesty Johnson, Jennifer Meija and Genesis Rivas jump for excitement as they find out they had won this years Milli Vanilli Lip Sync Contest.

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Student Life, B1 Thursday, May 2, 2019

Spring carnival

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Rides, food, sun and fun PUJA THAPA

AdministrAtive executive editor Perfect sunny weather, enthusiastic crowds of students, energetic rock music and good food; on April 25, Keene State students got the opportunity to laugh, have fun and let loose before the finals week. The annual end-of-the-year Spring Carnival organized by Keene State Student Government lasted from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. last Thursday. KSC first-year Grace Quenneville said, “I think it’s a good way for all of us to come together, and have fun. Like we may not know everyone but we all go to Keene and we love Keene, so it’s all good time for us to relax.” The carnival provided three rides: The scrambler, the ferris wheel, and the super slide. KSC sophomore Madison Shimko said, “I think the scrambler and the ferris wheel are popular things.” Quenneville added, “I definitely love the scrambler, that’s my favorite ride.” Besides the rides, the carnival had different activities like a dunk tank, free T-shirts, and different stalls and games. Director of Campus Life and Interim Advisor of the Student Assembly, Jennifer Ferrell said “the dunk tank was pretty successful, non-stop all day.” The Dining Commons operated their service outside, collaborating with the carnival. According to Ferrell, the rides for the carnival come from Fanelli Amusements, Inc. “They’ve been here for a number of years, so they are aware of campus and the size of stuff, so that’s nice, there’s a history there.” According to Student Body President and Senior Sarah Dugas, student government has an events committee which is compiled of various members of student government and through that they plan spring carnival. Usually KSC students tend to think the Social Activities Council putting on the Spring Carnival. Dugas said, “I think it’s because we use the same ‘for the students’ mentality type of thing, it’s such a similar event to other stuff what SAC does, I feel like it kind of just blends together, but I mean as long as people are happy.” Ferrell described the turnout of the event saying, “The day

was perfect as far as weather goes, there were so many students who came out. [It] was wonderful, and I saw students trying out different foods, and hanging out with friends and waiting in line and riding and having a good time.” Afterimage, a band consisting of Keene State students played at the carnival. There were crowds of students listening to the music. Shimko said, “Last year there was [only] a DJ, but it’s nice to see live music again.” “I am not particularly sure where the tradition came from, I just know that we’ve been doing it for long time,” said Dugas. “I was so stressed out this whole week and today, but just seeing everyone happy and everything falling into place and working out the way I had expected it to, it feels good and I feel confident that everyone’s happy and everyone is enjoying themselves.” “It’s great to see the students on the events committee who have been working to put the thing together and make sure it happened, and enjoying it and getting to see sort of the fruits of their labor and people having fun,” said Ferrell. “It’s important for students to realize that all the things that happen, all the different varieties of programs and events and opportunities they are already contributing to, student activity fee goes towards all of these kinds of things and if they are not participating they are not really getting their money’s worth...Everyone might not be interested in everything but everyone should be interested in something.” Ferrell also said that data shows that students who get connected to things on campus are more likely to be happier, stay in school, have better grades and report that they had a worthwhile experience once they are long out of school. “The student government gave out more T-shirts than they have in the history, there were lines for everything, I think it was a huge success,” she said. Puja Thapa can be contacted at pthapa@kscequinox.com

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The Keene State student government held their annual spring carnival on Thursday, April 25, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Food, rides and t-shirts were provided free for students.

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Walking a mile in her shoes

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The 13th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence came to Keene State on Saturday, April 27.

Community spreads awareness for sexual violence prevention CLAIRE BOUGHTON

Equinox staff Laughlin Hentz, a Keene State sophomore majoring in theatre arts, showed up at the Lloyd P. Young Student Center at nine in the morning on Saturday, April 27, with leopard print heels in hand and a purpose in mind. That purpose: To walk a mile in her shoes. This past Saturday, Keene State hosted the thirteenth Annual Walk a Mile event. The event is used to raise awareness of sexual assault, rape, and gender violence experienced in the community and in the world. Hentz said he has close ties with these issues. Last year one of Hentz’s close friends told him about the times she had experienced sexual assault and harassment both on and off campus. “[She] told me [about the times] she’s been assaulted on a public bus or at parties where guys think they can just put their hands on her,” Hentz explained. “Things like this make me unbelievably angry. To be a guy myself… [I] think it unfathomable to touch a woman in that way and [I] find it so disrespectful and awful…” Hentz’s friend is not alone in her experiences. According to an article published by RAINN.org, “11.2 percent

of all students [on college campuses] experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation.” The article also discussed how prevalent sexual violence is for college women compared to the total population of women, “College women are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed.” However, the total population of women are more likely to be robbed than sexually assaulted. Kelli Jo Harper, the interim Title IX coordinator, spoke about why it is so important to have an event like Walk A Mile on a college campus. “[Walk A Mile] is incredibly important, I think it really can help support awareness around the issues of sexual violence… I really think it can show some solidarity that these are issues that the college takes seriously, our college community takes seriously, and also the wider community as well…” Harper said. Harper spoke in depth about the resources Title IX provides for those suffering in silence. Title IX supports students who have had experiences surrounding these issues with everything from filling out a formal report with Keene State to reporting incidents to the Keene Police Department. Walk A Mile is just one of the many events on campus

that draws attention to the issues of sexual violence. This event also draws a crowd, the majority of which belongs to Greek life. Alexander Castro, a sophomore at Keene State and a safety major, participated in the event with his fraternity, Phi Lambda Chi. “This is what we do every year, we come out here and support and do our part,” Castro explained while waiting for the march into downtown Keene to start. Phi Sigma Sigma, one of Keene State College’s sororities, helped run the event. Alexandra Phillips, one of the Phi Sigma Sigma members, shared her own thoughts on the event. “I think it is really important for us to have these kind of events, especially on a college campus because I feel like that’s where a lot of this kind of stuff happens,” Phillips said. “My sorority participates every year in Walk A Mile.” Hentz marched Saturday in the Walk A Mile event in support of his friends and the many more who have been directly affected by sexual violence.

Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

Milli Vanilli

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The class of 2020 held their third annual Milli Vanilli lip-syncing competition last Wednesday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m. The competition was held in the Mabel Brown room and admission was $2 with Keene State apparel and $3 without it. There, seven acts competed for the grand prize of a $100 gift card to Target with special guest judges like Vice President of Student Affairs Kemal Atkin, President Melinda Treadwell wwwand more.

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How to manage stress SELENA LEGACY

Equinox staff We have finally approached finals week, and with that comes stress. Stress, according to “Health, the Basics” by Rebecca J. Donatelle is, “A series of mental and physiological responses and adaptations to a real or perceived threat to one’s well-being.” Stress is shown in many ways. Further in the chapter, Donatelle described the physical effects of stress. , “[Stress is] the cause of tension headaches, skin blemishes, dry mouth, backache, tightness in chest, stomachache, cold hands,” she wrote. “Stress hormones released from the adrenal cortex may affect cognitive functioning and overall mental health. In humans, memory is impaired when acute stress bombards the the brain with hormones and neurotransmitters. Prolonged exposure to cortisol [can lead to] actual shrinkage of the hippocampus, the brain’s major memory center.” With too much stress comes lack of motivation and low mental health. Do you often feel sluggish and ready to nap? Or do you tend to feel weird, restless, and ready to explode? Either could be the result of too much stress. As college students, stress is a given, but there are many useful tactics to help calm oneself and refocus on an assignment. College Raptor listed 5 ways to reduce stress in college, “By listing each assignment and allotting time to complete it, you can stay on top of what you need to do and when. Avoid procrastination. Waiting to study, start an assignment, or worse start a huge project, ultimately causes more stress. While you may act like binge-watching Netflix or going out with your friends is more relaxing than doing your schoolwork, your responsibilities are likely still lurking in the back of your mind waiting to be addressed.” Assess your stress and find out what is truly causing it. If it’s procrastination, that can easily be changed by finding a new outlook on the subject or making the work more exciting. “The key is to balance breaks and work time to complete assignments without losing your mind. Some good break activities could include going for a walk, calling a friend, watching (some) TV, grabbing a snack or cleaning. If you have any hobbies, be sure to make some time for them between studying! Eat right. Regular exercise can help with sleep, stress and managing anxiety. Feeling healthy and strong physically can help us to feel healthy and strong mentally as well.” These tactics have been useful to me as finals week drew closer. Don’t make too much for yourself; plan out all assignments and figure out the best order to complete them in, making sure you give yourself enough time for each. Rebecca J. Donatelle wrote, “Students suffering from overload may experience depression, sleeplessness, mood swings, frustration, and anxiety.” It’s important to stay healthy and motivated finishing up the year. Summer is almost here and finding the will to push and get tasks and studying done will help reduce stress right before finals hit. The reward is summer and making sure you finish the semester strong should be the main priority. Don’t give up now, it’s the final stretch.

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Honoring student leaders Students recognized for their service WILLIAM PATTI

Equinox Staff Several students were awarded for their leadership in academics and extracurricular activities at the annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet. The banquet was held on Friday, April 26, in the Mabel Brown Room at 6:00 p.m. Students were nominated or chosen for a variety of different scholarships or awards based on their involvement in the community. One such award is the Tyler J. Smith Memorial Endowment, a scholarship program created to commemorate Tyler J. Smith and his connections to Keene State College. This scholarship is awarded to a nominated student who is chosen by a committee of student peers. This year the endowment was awarded to Allison Whitehead. After Whitehead received the award, she was asked how it felt to be awarded such an honor. “Tyler’s Mother gave such a heartwarming speech, it’s such an emotional moment getting this award, I’ve been a part of the Social Activities Council for 2 years now, which is as long as Tyler has been, so it’s really cool to be receiving this award,” she said. Whitehead was also recently elected the Vice President of the Social Activities Council for the 2020 school year. Awards such as Outstanding Leadership, Outstanding Non-Academic Organization, Outstanding Greek Letter Organization and Echo Award were also given out through the banquet. The Captain Michael J. Watters ‘86 Memorial Scholarship Endowment was awarded

to junior Nathan Flyzik. The scholarship is awarded annually to a junior at Keene State in honor of the memory of Michael J. Watters who was lost at sea on June 10, 1990, during a training flight with the Strike Fighter Squadron 106. Flyzik is studying history and communications and is a part of student government, the orientation program and more. Also awarded on Friday were the Senior Service Awards which are given to seniors at Keene State who go above and beyond to help others. The following students were recognized: Melissa Pierce, Valentina Pinzon-Mendez, Peter Powers, Faith Pudlo, Nikki Root, Maria Aiello, Kayana Anderson, Julia Brida, Collin Coviello, Sarah Dugas, Maxwell Foisey, Ashley Hoffer, Stephanie Jones and Sydney Olson. Coordinator of Community Services Jessica Gagne-Cloutier gave the closing statement for the ceremony. She said, “Thank you all for coming to celebrate our students’ accomplishments and exceptional leadership. Before we end the program I’d like to extend gratitude to the individuals who made this evening possible. A big thanks to everyone who made a nomination, helping us to identify our stand-up nominees. To our scholarship families, thank you all for the support you give our students, and for sharing the legacy of your loved ones with us each year.” William Patti can be contacted at wpatti@kscequinox.com

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Students and faculty gathered in the Mabel Brown Room on April 26 for the annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet. From left to right, Rachael Chatel, Emily Foy, Elissa Parker, Jennifer Weston, Madison Olsen and Sydney Olson accept an award for their sorority Delta Xi Phi.

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Review: The Bánh mì at Pho Keene Great AUSTIN COOK

Equinox Staff Pho Keene Great is a Vietnamese restaurant located on Central Square in Keene. It is between the City Hall office and Luca’s. The front of the restaurant is nondescript. There is no outdoor seating, no decorations, no advertisement, or visible signage from the street. There is a small sign hung above the door that is visible from the sidewalk. It looks like it is part of the City Hall office and not a restaurant. The inside felt more like a small nightclub. Much of the interior is black; the ceiling, walls, bar stools, and even chairs are black. The bar takes up a good portion of the interior with a few tables and booths positioned at the far end of the restaurant. Bamboo shelving behind the bar showcases the top shelf liquor bottles. The bottles are lit up with pastel shades of purple and yellow. The bar itself is made of a lightly colored wood that really contrasts against the black metal bar stools. Even though the bar is at the entrance, and it is large, it is not what you first notice when you walk in. The long wall that runs along the side of the restaurant is wallpapered with a large black and white line

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design of foliage. This is really eye catching. I sat at the bar and the bartender gave me menu. The menu is very limited. You could choose from 2 appetizers of spring rolls, and 3 entrees. The entrees are a choice of Bánh Xèo: a savory crepe with shrimp; Bánh mì: a baguette sandwich with a choice of chicken, steak, or tofu; Phở: choice of noodles in broth with meat and vegetables. I chose the Bánh mì. The sandwich meat was tasty. It had a unique peppery flavor. It was not too strong. I really liked the seasoning. The pickled vegetables complimented the spice and gave the sandwich a fresh taste and nice texture. The sauce didn’t add much and was more greasy than anything. I didn’t like the cucumber. It was cut too thin and longways. It was more like a cucumber shaving than a slice. The baguette was very stale, and fell apart. This sandwich needed a different sauce to add a more creamy taste. The texture of the greasy sauce was unappetizing. Any aioli style sauce would have helped. A chipotle aioli would have been a good choice as it would have added a nice smokey aspect to the sandwich. Also, either cutting cucumber thicker or leaving it out would have helped. Lastly and most important, the stale

bread hurt the sandwich. Having a fresh baguette roll would have made this a great sandwich. Even though the portion was a good size and was more than I could eat in a single sitting, I found it over priced. This sandwich cost me $14. This price was only the sandwich. All other entrees seemed equally as high priced. Now I have spent $14 on a burger, but it normally includes fries, toppings (like bacon and cheese), and a drink. The service at the restaurant was very good. My server explained the dishes very well, and shared with me what was popular. My order came out of the kitchen within minutes. Everyone looked neat and clean. I found Pho Keene Great expensive and even though I liked the meat, I was disappointed by the stale roll. The menu was also just too limited for me. There is a potential for this place, and there are still a few kinks that need to be addressed before I can say this is a good restaurant. I might go back again after giving them time to make a few adjustments. Austin Cook can be contacted at acook@kscequinox.com

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Pushing for voting rights

New Hampshire Democrats turn to 2020 hopefuls for help HUNTER WOODALL

AssociAted Press DOVER, N.H. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Hampshire Democrats are looking for help from their party's presidential candidates in overturning a law they claim will make it harder for some college students to vote. At campaign events across the state, White House hopefuls are being pressed to speak out against the 2018 law. It subjects college students who come from other states to residency requirements such as getting a New Hampshire driver's license if they study and vote in the state. The law doesn't take effect until July. But Democratic activists and voters are arguing this is a moment for presidential candidates to take a stand against GOP moves to weaken access to the ballot box in New Hampshire and elsewhere. President Donald Trump has popularized false claims about widespread voter fraud. The issue needs to be talked about more, including on the 2020 debate stage, said Garrett Muscatel, a Dartmouth College student who won a state House seat in New Hampshire last fall. "People often don't think of New Hampshire as a place where voter suppression is occurring, but it is very real," Muscatel said. Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen recently sent the declared 2020 presidential candidates a letter urging them to sign "a petition publicly denouncing this voter suppression law." So far, 16 of the 2020 contenders, including all six senators running for president, have signed on. Republicans have strongly defended the law. GOP state Sen. Regina Birdsell said in a statement that she is "disappointed that Jeanne Shaheen is using her time to push the false narrative that voter suppression is taking place in New Hampshire." She defended the legislation as "an attempt to make our elections cleaner and fairer." Efforts to tighten voting laws have become a hyperpartisan issue sweeping through statehouses in recent years and Democrats bidding for the White House seem eager to push back. The 2020 candidates have offered a range of solutions that span from the difficult, and unlikely, path of amending the Constitution to reviving voting rights measures filed and left for dead in Congress. During a rally in Exeter in March, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts noted her support for a constitutional amendment to "protect the right to vote for every American citizen and make sure their votes get counted." She pledged to "roll back every damn one of these voter suppression laws." Even the easiest path for changing the Constitution is strenuous, with any measure needing two-thirds support in both the House and Senate before it can

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Massachusetts Senator and Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren while she visted Keene State College on Saturday, April 20.

make it to states for another hurdle where it would need to be approved by 38 of the 50 states. Other Democrats in the presidential race have offered ideas such as same-day voter registration, restoring the voting rights of people who have been incarcerated and making Election Day a holiday. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota proposes universal registration for eligible voters when they turn 18.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York echoed many of those ideas during a recent visit to Concord. "We need to take on these legislatures across the country that are trying to undermine people's rights to vote," she said. "I hope we can have a national campaign about how to strengthen voting rights in this country and really push back." Other solutions require fewer hurdles.

During a stop in Dover, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey called on the Justice Department to "actually do voter rights investigations." "We've got to not only have the right laws, but we've got to have a Justice Department that's actively willing to fight to make sure that those laws are being upheld," Booker said.

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KEENE, N.H. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A New Hampshire hospital that lost heat and hot water because of a boiler malfunction plans Saturday to begin taking back patients who had to be evacuated to other facilities, a spokesman said. The installation of a temporary boiler at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene was warming the building up enough that the hospital expected to be able to admit emergency department patients late Friday, spokesman Rick Adams said. Officials said 47 patients were taken to other hospitals. Medical procedures scheduled for Friday were postponed. The emergency department remained open to walk-in patients. Outpatient clinics also were open. Keene Fire Chief Mark Howard said the weather played a part in the decision to move the patients. "It was a coordinated evacuation, really for the long term," he said, noting that temperatures were in the 40s on Thursday night and that Friday was cold and rainy. The boiler malfunction Thursday morning damaged the venting system and chimney that exhausts the furnace. No injuries were reported. DAVE ZAJAC / RECORD-JOURNAL VIA AP)

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Powering through the pain

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Senior and relief pitcher Connor Johnson playing against UMass-Dartmouth in a double header where the Owls lost 4-1 and then again 11-1. The Owls ended their season 9-21 and their conference games 3-10.

Johnson overcomes fall injury to be one of KSC’s top relief pitchers CLAIRE BOUGHTON

Equinox Staff Connor Johnson, a Keene State College senior majoring in criminal justice and a relief pitcher on the Keene State men’s baseball team, handles the pressure of performance better than most. In fact, Johnson said he “eats it up.” For senior collegiate athletes, the pressure of making the last season count builds on top of making the last semester count. “I like to put a lot of pressure on myself… because I am far from perfect… but say we have a three run lead, and I go in and give up one run, that’s not acceptable to me,” Johnson said. The pressure of being in the diamond is nothing new to him. Johnson has been playing baseball since he could walk, following alongside his brother who also

ended up playing baseball in college. However, the years of wear and tear have not been easy on Johnson’s body which has suffered through several major injuries during his college career. His first year, Johnson had an L4-L5 discectomy, a spinal surgery. Johnson was also diagnosed with Cuboid Syndrome in both feet during his sophomore and junior year. Johnson explained that doctors said this syndrome could have painful consequences. “If I for too far of a distance, a piece of my foot will dislocate,” Johnson said. Cagney Brigham, the assistant baseball coach on the team, managed to see the silver lining in all of Johnson’s injuries. In an email, Brigham said, “I think [his injuries] really gave him the mindset of hard work and competing compared to most of the other guys because Connor HAD to work to get back on the field for us in any capac-

ity.” Johnson’s most recent injury, which he is now healed from, was a right groin tear in the fall. “I just threw a pitch and felt a pop and didn’t really tell anybody about it for a couple weeks, kept throwing with it, made it worse… you know, the stuff athletes do,” Johnson said. Johnson has used his own experiences with injuries to guide some of the younger players on the team. Gregory Esposito, a Keene State first-year majoring in physical education and a pitcher on the team, spoke about how Johnson gave advice. Esposito said, “[Johnson] helped me when I was deciding if I wanted to take a redshirt year.” Esposito says that that is not where the advice ends with Johnson, however. “One of the main ways he has helped me is [with]

pitching philosophy. What to throw in certain situations, where I want a pitch to go, stuff like that,” Esposito said. “Connor is a great teammate who competes day in and day out.” Brigham had similar things to say about the senior pitcher in his email interview. “Connor is one of the most compassionate kids I have ever met. He’s always positive and puts others before him. He’s also extremely driven… Connor works his tail off,” Brigham said. Johnson’s next game is Friday, May 3, against the Western Connecticut Colonials at home. First pitch is at 12:00 p.m. Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

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Owls lose to rival Plymouth State Owls come back with eight goals but lose to Plymouth CAILLA PRISCO

Equinox Staff The KSC women’s lacrosse team battled against their rival and number one seed in the Little East Conference (LEC), Plymouth State. The Owls lost in a tumultuous comeback during the second half, 15-11. According to Keeneowls.com, the Panthers showed their offensive stars early on in the game, scoring in the first 30 seconds of the game. The Owls followed that goal with one of their own, scored by senior and midfielder Emily Parker. Plymouth then scored eight more goals in a row, making the score 10-3 by the end of the first half. The Panthers are currently sitting in first place in the LEC, they are also equipped with the best goalkeeper in the conference, Emilee Wargo. Keene State scored again by junior Ali Daisy, but Plymouth came back with three more goals after that. Keene got into a groove after senior Chelsea Lewis and first-year Brigid Casey both scored multiple goals as well as junior Tess Masci added a goal. Lewis and Masci both scored hat tricks during the game; scoring

three goals in one game. Unfortunately Keene State could not keep up with the Panthers and lost 15-11, making this their third loss in-conference play. The Owls finished their regular season with a record of 7-7 and will compete in the LEC quarter finals against Eastern Connecticut State University at home on Tuesday, April 30, with a start time of 6 p.m. Eastern Connecticut is currently the number five seed in the conference and Keene State sits in fourth. Cailla Prisco can be contacted at cprisco@kscequinox.com

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First-year Brigid Casey goes head to head against a player from Plymouth State where the Owls lost 15-11. Casey scored 2 goals during this game which totals to 50 goals for the season. She leads in scoring.

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Luke’s Kickin’ Column

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Leading in goals Nutting leads the Owls in goals this season AUSTIN SMITH

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Revolution Draw Against Sporting Kansas City LUKE STERGIOU

Equinox Staff In one of the craziest games of the 2019 Major League Soccer (MLS) season so far, The New England Revolution played Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City. This game produced 8 goals, 2 red cards and two penalties. Despite all this craziness, the game ended in a 4-4 draw. Coming off of a rather demoralizing defeat to Montreal Impact at home earlier in the week, the Revolution were looking to give themselves a boost in the next game. However, the club would be traveling to Kansas City to play Sporting Kansas City, which is never going to be an easy feat. With a fiercely loyal fanbase and a very strong side, Playing at Kansas City is never easy. Plus, going up against former teammates Kelyn Rowe and Krisztian Nemeth would pose an awkward challenge as well. New England drew first blood in the 18th minute after Juan Agudelo made a run down the wing, past the SKC defense and sending a cross into the box to Juan Fernando Caicedo who settled the ball down and with no hesitation sent the ball right into the net. This unlikely early goal put the Revolution up 1-0. Sporting Kansas City would tie up the game in the 32’ minute, after a cross sent in by Sporting Kansas City captain Graham Zusi found the head of striker Krisztian Nemeth, who headed it comfortably past Revolution goalkeeper Cody Cropper. Even though Kansas City started out the game very lackluster, the club started to bounce back. Shortly After Juan Fernando Caicedo scored a brace to make the score 2-1 to the revolution, New England regained the lead once again in the 42’ minute after midfielder Tajon Buchanan, who received his first MLS start, found his way down the wing and sent in a cross to Juan Agudelo, who put in the loose ball past Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia, making the score 3-1 to the Revolution just before halftime. New England went down to playing with 10 men in the 55’ minute after Brandon Bye was issued a red card after a late tackle against Sporting Kansas City winger Gerso Fernandes. Shortly after, Tajon Buchanan conceded a penalty, which prompted Sporting Kansas City player Felipe Gutierrez to slot it past Cody Cropper comfortably, making the score 3-2, with New England still on top. In the 65’ minute, Sporting Kansas City would concede a penalty. Carles Gil would step up to take it, but ultimately have it saved. New England Defender DeJuan Jones would bury the deflection past Tim Melia to make it 4-2 to the Revolution. Felipe Gutierrez helped Sporting Kansas City inch closer to tying up after scoring a second goal in the 70’ minute to make the score 4-3. This was followed up by Krisztian Nemeth scoring his second goal of the game to make the final score of the game 4-4 in the 83’ minute. This game was so unexpectedly wild that it was almost hard to keep up with. The Revolution had two players sent off with red cards, played with 9 men, and still somehow managed an 8 goal draw. It’s hard to say what my

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Oftentimes transfer students can have a difficult time adjusting to their new team. For Joe Nutting, this has been no issue. Nutting, a sophomore attackman, is currently the leading scorer for Keene State’s lacrosse team. He has 31 goals for the season to go along with 13 assists, giving him 44 points. In the Owls’ blowout victory over Western Connecticut, he had six goals and one assist. Nutting got his six goals in only seven shots, giving him a shooting percentage of 85. Nutting is a transfer student from the Division I program at UMass Lowell. In addition to being on the lacrosse team, Nutting also plays for KSC’s club hockey team. This was one reason why Nutting transferred here. “Honestly, I missed hockey and I wanted a school that I could play both at,” Nutting said. Nutting is originally from Amherst, New Hampshire, where he played lacrosse at Souhegan High School as a four-year varsity starter. In high school, Nutting was first all-state for both his junior and senior years. He led New Hampshire in scoring with 101 points his junioar year. He also played for the N.H. Junior Monarchs, where he won the AAA U18 championship as a junior, and was also a four year varsity starter in hockey. With Nutting being only a sophomore, he still has two more years of eligibility after this season. Senior midfielder JJ Downey said, “I think he can be an All-American, he’s only a sophomore.” Nutting only played in three games in his lone season at UMass Lowell and was not able to score, getting only two shots.

In his first season as an Owl, he has had a team high 67 shots, good for a 46.3 shot percentage. Nutting’s knack for scoring has helped this team to another LEC tournament berth, and given them another season of going undefeated in conference games. Coach Mark Theriault said, “Most recently, Joe’s been really putting the ball in the net, last game he had six goals.” Having a Division I transfer come to a Division III school can be a big help to the team. Division I is usually more competitive, garnering the top athletes in the country. Downey said, “We were definitely excited when we found out Joe was coming in, not only a lacrosse player, but a hockey player too.” UMass Lowell is much bigger school than Keene State. UMass Lowell’s enrollment is at about 18,000 students, and Keene State is at about 3,600. Nutting said, “It’s much smaller here, but I know more people, I have more closer friends. At Lowell I was isolated to just hanging out with lacrosse team.” This will be the Owls’ seventh straight LEC tournament appearance. “I think the team expects that we win the LEC championship this year. I think a big goal we have for this year is to move past the first round of the LEC tournament,” said Nutting. The next game that Nutting and the Owls will play in will be the LEC semi-final game. That game is against an opponent that is to be determined at the Keene Owls athletic complex on Friday, May 3. Austin Smith can be contacted at asmith@kscequinox.com

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Joe Nutting playing against Plymouth State where the Owls won 17-1. Nutting scored a hat trick (3 goals). The Owls finished first in their regular season and will host the LEC final.

On the winning side Two KSC lacrosse players transferred from other in-conference schools IZZY HARRIS

Equinox Staff Two players on the Men’s Keene State Lacrosse teams may have transferred schools, but they stayed within the same conference. Alex Fawcett is a KSC sophomore who transferred in from UMASS Boston, and KSC sophomore Ben Bunnell transferred from UMASS Dartmouth. After coming to Keene State, Bunnell said playing lacrosse here is, “So much better, the coaches are really into it, the team is really into it, everyone is really into it… I couldn’t ask for much more.” Bunnell said that while he did play more at Dartmouth, he is happy with his position right now on the team. The biggest change between teams for Bunnell was, “Competition and skillwise is the biggest thing that has changed… Keene plays a lot more high caliber teams than UMASS will ever play.” Another aspect of Keene Bunnell said he liked is, “That everyone knows what there doing. [The] skill level is high so no one makes mistakes that much. It’s just a great team.” Likewise, Fawcett noted that while playing for Keene, “I think the level of competition has increased which has probably made me better player I’d say. Everybody here wants to win. Everyone has the extra drive to be the best there. They are not just playing to say they play a college sport,” said Fawcett. Both players have had the experience of playing the school they previously attended. Fawcett said he had a little bit of anxiety going into the game against UMASS Boston, and felt a little bit of tension during the game. “I had all the confidence in the world we were going to be in the winning that game…

It was a lot nicer to be on the winning side of the scoreboard this year,” Fawcett said. “They wanted to beat us obviously and we wanted to beat them like any other game.” On the other hand, Bunnell said he was really excited to play against his old team and coaches. “[It was] one of the biggest games of the year for me and I was happy to play against them and score a couple of goals on them,” said Bunnell. Bunnell said he was interested to see what had changed in a year with his old team, and how he would compete against them, “Being able to go against them and score a couple of goals was really a kick in the face… It was weird but at the same time it was exciting to be able to play with them” said Bunnell. Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Mark Theriault said that, “Both of them are great additions to the team...they both come everyday with a great attitude and good work ethic and want to be a positive member of our team.” As for players switching teams within their conference, Theriault said that it is more common to have players transfer into the KSC program rather that out. “I never want other coaches from the other teams think that I’m trying to poach their players or take them away from their teams... that all happens with them [the player] initiating it first,” said Theriault. Theriault concluded, “If it’s the right match and they want to go to a place that’s a bitter fit for them, they should do that. If they transfer out I hope it’s for the right reason and they are happy with their decisions.” Izzy Harris can be contacted at iharris@kscequinox.com

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Alex Fawcett and Ben Bunnel, who now play for Keene State. Fawcett transfered from UMASS Boston while Bunnel transfered from UMASS Dartmouth.

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Record breaking meet

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Skyler and Alexis Gauthier (top), Lauren Perkowski (left) and Alex Media (right) competing at LEC track and field Championship at Fitchburg State University. Women placed second and the men placed fifth.

Owls compete at the LEC Track and Field Championship CAILLA PRISCO

Equinox Staff Keene State dominated at the Little East Conference (LEC) Track and Field Championship this past Saturday hosted at Fitchburg State, with the Women’s team placing second and the Men’s team placing fifth. According to Keeneowls.com, the women claimed eight first place finishes as well as broke three Keene State school records. First-year and multiple LEC rookie of the week honoree Shannon Parks won first place in the shot put with a total of 12.05 meters. This score broke an elevenyear school record originally held by Bryanna Brown. According to Little East Sports, Parks has previously been named outdoor field rookie of the week three con-

secutive times in the last month. Junior and dual athlete in track and soccer Nicole De Almeida placed first and broke a sixteen-year-old record at KSC in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.93, which was originally held by Shannon O’Brien. A Keene State Owl that has been making big strides this year, according to Keeneowls.com, junior Lauren Perkowski, took home two first place finishes in the 5,000 meter and the 10,000 meter races. Perkowski also competed in her third cross country season earlier this year, making it as far as NCAA Regionals at Bowdoin College. Senior and dual athlete Taylor Bisaillon finished first in the javelin throw at 35.18 meters. According to KeeneOwls, the women’s 4x800 meter relay team made up of Laura Dawson, Brittany Graval-

lese, Lynne Hebert and Chloe Page won in 10:13.61 minutes. The women also had many top 10 finishes including Brittany Gravallese placing third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:28.55, and Lynne Hebert placing sixth in 2:30.93, Skyler Gauthier placed third in the 100 hurdles in 16.95 seconds, and Alana Olendorf was second in the steeplechase in 12:25.97. Sophomore Erin McNemar, who is also the Managing Executive editor at the Equinox, placed third in the high jump and Parks placed second in the discus. The lady Owls followed behind Rhode Island College, who placed first with a total of 182 points. The men also had some great outcomes with Senior Jared Hannon breaking a KSC school record for the long jump in 7.14 meters. The record was previously held by

Frank Radlof in 08’. Angel Rameriz placed first in the 200 meter with a time of 22.82 seconds. First Year Joey Fodor placed second in the javelin throw with a distance of 59.74 meters which places him at the thirteenth spot nationally. The Men’s team placed fifth with a total of 62 points. Keene State will compete in the New England Division III Championships May 3 and 4 at Williams College with a 10 a.m. start time. Cailla Prisco can be contacted at cprisco@kscequinox.com

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