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Vol. 73, Issue #2

Thursday, September 12, 2019

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Beto Back in Keene

Changes to student budgets RACHEL VITELLO

News editor Student organizations compose budgets based on their needs in the beginning of each academic year. These budgets factor in supply demands, travel costs and anything else necessary to keep them functioning in their role on campus.

This year the financial committee has changed the process of how student organizations request their annual budget in two ways. One of the changes is that in previous years’ organizations have requested their budget for the next academic year the spring beforehand. This year, student organizations request their annual budget in September for the same year.

The money for the budgets for budgeted organizations come from student activity fee dollars, which is the fee that all students pay as part of their tuition and fees to attend KSC. So the pool of student activity fee dollars can fluctuate in the fall depending on enrollment. According to Director of Campus Life Jennifer Ferrell, having student organizations request their budget the

“WE ARE FACING THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES OUR COUNTRY AND THIS PLANET HAVE EVER KNOWN.”

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River Valley CC comes to KSC

- Beto o’rourke

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Presidential candidate and former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke visited KSC for the second time this election cycle, after coming in March as well.

2020 Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke appeals to Keene voters ALEX HARVEY

equiNox staff Former U.S. Representative and current Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke returned to Keene State College on Friday, September 6, to hold a town hall meeting in the Mabel Brown Room. O’Rourke is famous for challenging and nearly defeating Senator Ted Cruz in the 2018 election, setting the record for most Democratic votes cast in Texas during an election, according to the Texas Tribune. On Friday night he discussed his campaign platform and answered questions from supporters and detractors alike.

O’Rourke arrived slightly late to the Mabel Brown Room, but was not as tardy as he was when he came to speak in the Young Student Center last March. Shortly after someone in the crowd complained that O’Rourke has “Axl Rose type time-management skills,” the candidate arrived in the Mabel Brown Room, wearing a black KSC hat. O’Rourke began by thanking the assembled crowd and discussed how happy he was to return to New Hampshire. He then launched into an anecdote about a woman he encountered earlier that day in Manchester, New Hampshire. The woman had a full drum kit set up in a parking lot, drumming along to a boom box on her lunch break because that was her only time during the day to be herself. O’Rourke discussed how inspiring this was to him.

“We are facing the most extraordinary challenges our country and this planet have ever known. We have about ten years

left as a civilization to confront climate change, to free ourselves from dependence on fossil fuels,” O’Rourke said.

O’Rourke talked about the shooting that occurred in an El Paso, Texas Wal-Mart over one month ago. O’Rourke discussed how the shooter was motivated by racism, specifically fear of hispanic immigration. O’Rourke believes that President Trump is responsible for this. O’Rourke discussed a Trump rally in which a supporter suggested shooting immigrants, eliciting laughter from Trump and the crowd. O’Rourke cited this as an example of President Trump supporting racism.

O’Rourke said that Trump actively encourages racism rather than merely tolerating it. O’Rourke says that hate crimes have been on the rise since the beginning of the Trump Administration and that the majority of cases the FBI investigates these days involve white supremacy.

The crowd assembled had mixed feelings about O’Rourke.

KSC student Collin Coviello was skeptical about O’Rourke’s stances on fossil fuels and the Keystone Pipeline.

“I think he had an evasive mindset about the amount of fossil fuels we burn in this country. I think we need to stop using fossil fuels completely,” Coviello said. However, Coviello acknowledged that he believes O’Rourke wants to do “the right thing” and that as a politician O’Rourke may have a more pragmatic plan for combating climate change than activists such as Coviello. Coviello said he believes O’Rourke represents a centrism that will bring people together, but feels that he’s too young to appeal to older democrats. Coviello said

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he hopes that more people will take O’Rourke’s message and get involved in politics because “there’s more people out there that think like you than you think.”

One man, who was unavailable for interview or comment after the meeting, provided a dissonant voice in the crowd. He asked what would happen to gun owners who did not want to surrender their assault weapons under the mandatory gun buyback that O’Rourke has proposed. This gentleman also expressed his support for President Trump and questioned why O’Rourke called the president racist.

Some in the crowd were neutrally optimistic going into the meeting. “I’m really interested in the whole political arena of New Hampshire,” KSC senior Patrick Holden said. Holden said that part of his decision to come to KSC was political. “I was in a bunch of political clubs in high school, so then coming to New Hampshire, coming to Keene, I knew it was such a lively political atmosphere, I wanted to get involved.”

Alex Harvey can be contacted at aharvey@kscequinox.com.

This semester, Keene State College has partnered with the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), specifically River Valley Community College (RVCC). RVCC is now colocated on KSC’s campus. RVCC has administrative space located in Cheshire House, which is 67 Winchester Street, across from the TDS Building. KSC is providing shared access to classrooms, labs and storage rooms in buildings around campus.

RVCC and KSC began working on this collaboration around the spring of 2018. According to RVCC Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Jennifer Cournoyer, one issue that caused the move to KSC was their original space located in Keene.

“What prompted this move is the building we were in was quite old and was in need of some substantial renovation. Moving into the Keene State facilities has provided us with just better physical facilities overall, right off the bat,” Cournoyer said.

Another major reason for the co-location of RVCC at KSC is to increase the relationship between

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KSC students attend New Hampshire Democratic Convention

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On Saturday, September 7, five KSC students headed to the New Hampshire Democratic Convention in Manchester at the SNHU Arena to support 2020 candidate and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren. From left to right, KSC students Erin Lynch, Hope Daley, Tommy Townsend and Ryan Meehan all showed support for Warren for this election cycle. The convention also hosted other Democratic candidates such as Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sander and Cory Booker.

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same year that money will be used will help in ensuring a more accurate budget.

“What has happened historically has been by doing the budget process way in advance and using estimated dollar figures and things like that in the spring, come fall if we have any fluctuation in enrollment numbers or there isn’t the dollars, we already told those people that’s what they’re getting,” Ferrell said. “Student government now has to figure out how to make up the difference or not, so by doing it in the current year we’ve got a much more accurate count of how much money there is to begin with.”

College Budget Director Andre Jaeger said this change does not affect the process much, other than the timing aspect.

“There is a timing difference between when the student organization funding comes in and when it is allocated to the individual student organizations. Nothing really changed about the process, but the way we account for the student organization budgets changed from FY19 to FY20,” Jaeger said.

The other change is that while all student organizations were previously all grouped together, they are now split into budgeted and non budgeted student organizations.

“For budgeted organizations it’s based on the size of dollars needed and frequency of use, the type of activities they’re doing and the possibility of liability on behalf of the institution. Any group that doesn’t

fit

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that mold are a non budgeted group,” Ferrell said.

An example of a budgeted group is The Equinox, WKNH, club sports and other large, active groups. Examples of non budgeted groups are campus eco, yoga club, geography club and Greek life organizations.

The reason for this change is because larger groups in the past had the tendency to know exactly what budget they needed and to spend that money, while smaller groups tended to not spend their full budget.

With this new policy, non budgeted groups can request money for specific events or reasons through the financial committee at any point in the year.

“We had some groups not spend any of [their budget]. We couldn’t necessarily pull from them because it had been allocated to them, which had me thinking ‘oh this would’ve been great if that group could’ve had some (of the money)’. This is meant to get at some of those challenges so as the course of the year goes on, the groups that are actually active and doing stuff are the groups getting the money,” Ferrell said.

Treasurer of Student Assembly Maria Tenore said this helps save the college a step in the budgeting allocation process.

“All of student assembly found last year and in previous years that some of the clubs weren’t using all their money, that’s mostly the smaller clubs.

It’s pretty much to save the school money and hold the clubs accountable to do their fundraisers. We’re just holding the money and the clubs can request it if they need it,” Tenore said.

The budget requests for budgeted organizations are due by Wednesday, September 11. Once budgeted groups submit their budget request via email to the financial committee, the committee will meet on Friday, Sep-

tember 13 to decide if the budgets are accurate or if the organization could use more or less money. On the following Tuesday the financial committee will meet with the entire student assembly to vote on their final budget decisions. Budgeted organizations can expect to have their money by October 2 or 3.

Any money from the budget that is not used throughout the academic year does not roll over into the following year. The only money that does roll over years is money made by the organizations themselves, from things like fundraising, ad revenue or ticket income. Leftover budget money goes into a reserve account. Organizations can then request money from the reserve account on a first come, first serve basis.

“I think it’s going to work out well. Smaller clubs don’t have a set budget like the bigger clubs need. Some clubs know how much money they have to request from the get-go,” Tenore said.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com.

Welcoming a new Global Fellow RACHEL VITELLO

News editor The Global Fellowship program at Keene State College is a joint initiative between KSC and the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR). Each fall semester a Global Fellow is chosen out of a group of people who have participated in the AIPR program and have applied for a semester at KSC. On Thursday, September 5, the department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (HGS) and the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies held a welcome reception for the new KSC-AIPR Global Fellow for the fall 2019 semester, Braema Mathi.

Mathi is a former member of Parliament for the Republic of Singapore and a civil society activist who has experience working in human rights issues related to women, migrant workers, and trafficking.

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Sandy began the welcome reception.

“As a public liberal arts college we take our mission of providing high quality education very seriously,” Sandy said. “From the time of Keene State’s founding many years ago, we maintained our strong focus on social justice that is at the core of our mission and equity in our community and curriculum. I see no better example of such a partnership than the global fellowship program.”

According to Sandy, the role of the global fellow at KSC is to attend several HGS courses, participate in public talks, give guest lectures and contribute to similar campus and community activities.

Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Jim Waller also spoke at the reception about the relationship between KSC and AIPR. “Three years ago we had the great opportunity for a donor to step forward for AIPR and say they would love to, given the uniqueness of our program, have a participant from one of our seminars somewhere around the

world be here for a semester in residence,” Waller said.

“A lot of fellows really want the chance to go away for a semester and just immerse themsleves in the study of genocide and prevention.”

This is the third year that KSC has had an AIPR global fellow on campus. This year the college received over 40 applications for the position.

“We first met Braema last year in Bangkok for a seminar we did for government officials and we met her again in November in Poland at a seminar as well. She distinguished herself in both cases as a person with a committed heart, energy and great questions,” Waller said.

Mathi expressed her excitement to be at KSC for the semester.

“It’s only been a week and it’s truly a gift. I’m immersed in the reading, I’m on the run all the time and now the readings are coming as an avalanche at times but I find them fascinating. I need time to pick

up my thoughts and see how I can grow in the process,” Mathi said.

Mathi also said she is already learning new things within the HGS discipline during her time taking classes here. She is excited to learn more about the theoretical background and experiential instances within the topic of the holocaust and genocide. Mathi is also looking forward to share her experiences and knowledge with the community.

“I’m very happy to share what I know. Half of me is researcher, half of me is activist,” Mathi said.

Mathi will remain at KSC for the remainder of the fall semester. The HGS department will also be hosting a reading/study group three times this semester with a focus on Southeast Asia. Sunday, October 20, is the official opening and dedication of the Cohen Center.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com.

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KSC yearbook possibly comes to an end Due to understaffing, the 2018-2019 Kronicle may be the last one issued

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equinox staff Since 1909, the Kronicle has served as Keene State College’s yearbook. It was always run and created by the students. But as the years passed, fewer students want to be on the staff and create the book.

Advisor for the Kronicle Julio DelSesto said,“It’s been a gradual decline in participation that started about five years ago. It got to the point where we couldn’t fill all the E-board positions. This past year there was me and one other person. I enjoyed putting the yearbook together, but it’s not my thing. It’s a student thing and should be put together by the students because they know what they want in it.”

The Kronicle isn’t the only club on campus lacking in numbers. Coordinator of Student Activities and Organizations Brittany Gallagher said, “There are a few clubs that have gone inactive over the last few years and it’s pretty common. There’s always a change in the students’ interests and student groups. Humans vs Zombies is a good example of that. When I got here four years ago it was a super active organization. And last year there weren’t any students that wanted to take over the leadership role so it became inactive.”

Along with no one wanting to work on the yearbook,the majority of the students don’t want to receive one, according to DelSesto. Each year, the Kronicle gets shipped to any photographed senior, but other students can receive one if they want. Similar to the Equinox, the Kronicle is funded by student fees so the yearbooks aren’t sold for a profit.

“We could make 800 yearbooks and have 300 left over,” DelSesto said.

KSC senior Carly Zuppe said, ”I don’t think a lot of people on campus know that we have a yearbook club or have yearbooks in college.”

When asked if he thought students would miss the Kronicle if it disappeared, Delsesto said, “If I were a student I would miss it. At the very least you have a historical record… We have all the yearbooks in the library from when the school started. I think there’s something nostalgic about having a book.”

Gallagher feels the same way. “It’s one of those things that has gradually shifted over time… Back in the early 1900s that was a good way for people to learn about each other, keep in touch with each other, see what other people did… now in this decade with social media, that has taken over this role in our lives. Now we can store all our pictures on Google cloud and have them wherever we go and when ever we want,” Gallagher said.

The future of the Kronicle is unknown.

“Maybe this means we don’t have a yearbook anymore; it could also mean they don’t know we have one in the first place,” DelSesto said. “Maybe it’s not an organization anymore. It could come out of a class. There’s a lot of different ways we could do this, but we need students to get involved first.”

Grace Brown can be contacted at gbrown@kscequinox.com.

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community colleges and four year institutions in the state. RVCC President Alfred Williams said that this partnership will hopefully motivate students to remain in New Hampshire post graduation as well.

“New Hampshire residents have some of the highest loan indebtedness in the country. Part of the reason why is New Hampshire residents, higher than average, go to college out of state,” Williams said. “It’s essential two year and four year schools work together to keep students in state because we have a demographic change where we need to keep people in-state. We are really excited to ramp up that connection for students.”

This collaboration between the two schools over the years is also expected to be mutually beneficial for RVCC and KSC. Associate Vice President of Strategy and Workforce Development at RVCC Josh Lamoureux said that this shared space will allow KSC some financial leniency.

“Keene State College is benefitting from this because the enrollment at KSC has declined over the past few years. Any organization like Keene has to begin to think [about] what they’re going to do with the space they have and how they’re going to fill that space to cover the overhead cost. While we were looking for space, Keene was looking to fill space,” Lamoureux said.

As a result, KSC is able to recover some of the overhead costs through this agreement. Another way KSC benefits is the possibility of RVCC students deciding to transfer to KSC. “There should definitely be a bump in the number of students who choose to transfer to Keene State because as we know, oftentimes students when they get comfortable somewhere they like to be there. When they get comfortable on Keene State’s campus that’s going to

be a draw for them to stay and finish their bachelor’s degree,” Williams said.

Cournoyer also said that co-locating a two year institution on a four year institution helps promote the variety of higher education that is available to everyone.

“A concerning phrase we hear is ‘college is not for everyone’ or ‘some students aren’t college material’ and I think that’s incorrect. I think by having both of those colleges combined on the campus we’re saying to the Keene area that college is for everyone, it’s just about finding your fit,” Cournoyer said.

RVCC will have their classes held in various buildings on the KSC campus, taught by RVCC professors.

RVCC students do not have access to various KSC services including those offered at The Wellness Center, Student Life Services, Recreational and Intramural Sports Services and the Office of Disability Services.

RVCC students will also not have access to the Writing Center, Math Center, Aspire, Career Services or any similar programs on campus.

KSC President Melinda Treadwell sent an email out to all KSC faculty and staff informing them of the new partnership.

“Higher education is a challenging landscape, demanding that we think differently to set ourselves apart. As we forge new partnerships, we are advancing our mission and finding success with a high-reward, low-risk options,” the email reads. “Please be sure to welcome everyone from CCSNH/RVCC to our beautiful campus!”

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STUDENT ASSEMBLY JACK HANSON

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Student Government will start to review budgets this Friday, September 15, for all budgeted organizations according to Treasurer of Student Assembly Maria Tenore.

Tenore said that the finance committee will meet with the Coordinator of Student Activities & Organizations Brittany Gallagher and Student Government Advisor and Director of Campus Life Jennifer Ferrell to approve budgeted organizations budgets, and bring them to Student Assembly next week for final voting.

Budgets are due by September 11, at midnight according to Tenore.

A memorial service for late senior Nicholas Leppla is set for Saturday, September 16, at 1 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room according to Ferrell.

The Student Assembly is looking for two student senators in Student Government for the Academic Standards Committee & the Academic Policy Committee. Their meetings are every Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The meeting was called into session on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:30 p.m.

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Keene Kronicle dissolving

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A yearbook forgotten by time Keene State College’s yearbook, The Kronicle, is facing the possibility of no longer being made. This comes after years of declining participation with just one student working on it last year. The Equinox Staff presented multiple theories on what caused the yearbook to become an afterthought.

One reason for The Kronicle’s dissolve is because of a complete lack of marketing for the club. Due to this, a large amount of students do not even know that there is a yearbook. Many members of our staff said that they did not find out about the yearbook until their sophomore or junior years when a faculty member mentioned it. One of our staff members even said that they joined and sent emails to the person in charge but never heard

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Some members of our staff also mentioned technology and social media as a potential reason for lack of interest in a yearbook. This was said because people will be less compelled to print out and cherish physical pictures due to the fact that it’s always just on their phone, available at any time. We think this is unfortunate because the internet may not be around forever and if we do not properly preserve these memories, then they will be gone forever if something happens to our technology.

Another possible cause of people not wanting a yearbook is because they knew more of the people that they went to high school with, while they don’t know as many at college. With them not knowing many of the

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people that would be in the yearbook, they may not want to just see a bunch of strangers.

Overall, The Kronicle needs a dedicated group of people that will properly market the club and work hard to make it done well. If they do not get a proper group of people then nobody will want to sign up because nobody wants to have to do work on a yearbook without any assistance. The staff believes that even if a lot of students do not buy it, we should still try to make them for sentimental and record keeping purposes.

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Healthy bodies lead to healthy minds

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Why students should stay active and eating well CRISTIAN VALENTIN OPINIONS EDITOR

It can often be hard to get a consistent exercise schedule with the amount of work students have in college, but it very much has its benefits.

As all students do, I get stressed at times and just need a bit of an escape.

Working out offers me that escape. This is because I get time to just focus on myself and when I’m working out I can just listen to music without thinking about what assignment I have to do later. It also allows me some alone time, which is hard to come by when you live with three other people.

It not only helps with stress but it also has pure educational benefits.

According to American InterContinental University, exercising regularly improves memory, increases focus and stimulates brain cell development.

It improves memory because it stops the shrinkage of the hippocampus, which causes memory loss over time.

Exercise has also been found to boost mood, which can be incredibly valuable for college students that have a heavy workload. According to a 1999 study from Duke, depressed adults who participated in aerobic exercise showed just as much improvement in mood as those who took medicine. As a sophomore who had my fair share of stressful moments during my freshman year, I can support this. If I was having a bad day then went to the gym, I would immediately feel better and had made my body healthier in the process.

Another reason why exercise is so important for students is because the rigorous college schedule often forces students to eat unhealthy food and snacks to get by. Exercising will then allow them to not have to worry about some unhealthy habits that they may have adapted due to their schedule.

I can definitely say that exercising helped me not gain the dreaded “freshman 15.”

Going to the gym can also be a social activity if you decide to go with a

How to manage life with school SLESHA TULADHAR

Equinox Staff We were in the car driving to an Indian family in Keene five days ago. Everybody was talking to each other. I, in the side of the car was into my own world of assignments.

I had to prepare four sketches that took two hours each and I had just completed one out of four. I was so worried that I would not be able to complete it in time and I was so deep in thought that I did not even hear half of the conversation people around me were having.

College life is fun and tough at the same time. We get to meet different people, involved in different activities and visit different places.

But we also get a lot of assignments and have studying to do. Most of the time we are not able to manage our time between social and academic life. This results in either poor academics or a boring four years of college life. So, what do we do?

We plan to have a balance between our social and academics because both are super important.

The first is to prioritize. We must set priorities for our social outings and academics. We need to sort out

which one is more important and which one is less, then give time to them accordingly. You need to jot it down in your student planner, keep the schedule updated and if you do not have a planner, you need to get one soon.

Another way is to join a study group. This way we can study and socialize with friends at the same time. Sometimes the power of saying ‘No’ saves you when you have a lot to do for the following day’s class, but you have got a get together with friends. Now let us be practical here because again which one is important? Of course, the assignment that adds up to your final grade. We can always meet with our friends another time.

Sometimes we must sacrifice some events just to save ourselves from bigger loss or hazard.

Also, if you have a social outing with friends and family, plan it out before. Unlike me, schedule the program when you can give your whole time to it and that you are fully into the program. Last minute plan and thrills are exciting, but it can get you in rush where your body is present, but your mind is roaming around in page 16 of your English book. The most important

point is to do your word ahead of deadline. We try to do an assignment, paper or studying before one night which is not healthy all the time. Doing the work ahead of time saves you from the last-minute rush.

Give a lot of time to yourself and reflect on your achievements and areas for improvement. This will give you an insight to yourself and helps keep social and academic life in check. Last and the most important thing is to get enough hours of sleep. A normal human of our age must get 8 hours of sleep.

By the end of the day, I got all four of my sketches done. We visited the Indian family and had Indian food which I was craving for a long time. The people were really welcoming, and we talked a lot about the history of Nepal and India. We shared culture and I am so glad I visited because even if I had landed in the states a couple of weeks ago, I felt like having a family away from the family.

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friend or two. Often people are afraid to go to the gym but if you go with a friend, it can be a much less daunting task. Both would be able to help each other and make it much more fun than being alone.

Another benefit of working out is that it helps you sleep and a good sleep schedule is vital for a college student. According to HopkinsMedicine.Org, Aerobic exercise increases the amount of deep sleep a person gets. This allows the body to properly relax and be ready for the next day, which will then allow for effective studying, note taking, etc.

The fact that Keene is also such a beautiful community and campus is also a big reason to be active. There is plenty to do including hiking, walking around town, running on the trails, playing sports/ participating in clubs. There are options everywhere.

Cristian Valentin can be contacted at cvalentin@kscequinox.com

Minimizing college stress WILLIAM PRUETT

Equinox Staff With college students constantly in motion, they are always looking for the next thing that they have to get done to perfect their grade. While having many classes to juggle and a social life alongside that, it can be extremely hard to try and find the balance between the two. This can lead to a lot of stress.

Being a student can be challenging of course, but if you manage to find ways to relieve your stress properly and balance all of the aspects of your life equally, then it is more than easy to be successful.

Minimizing a student’s stress does not have to be a hard obstacle to overcome. It can start out with something basic, like getting the proper amount of sleep that a human should be every night. This does not mean that if you get 8 hours of sleep one night of the week, and barely any on the other nights, that your stress will become relieved and everything will be easier. However, if students maintain at least 7-8 hours of sleep every night consistently, their peak mental, physical and emotional performances can all be reached. A

good night’s rest is vital in a student’s stress management.

While sleeping the right amount can definitely help students, there are many other ways to help minimize stress. Another example would be to eat healthy while you are in college. If a student’s diet is always junk food and they are not getting the proper meals and nutrients into their system, their energy can be majorly affected. This can heavily interfere with your ability to get your work done and be motivated enough to go out and try new activities or meet new people.

In order to reach your best energy levels, students should try healthy meals, such as a salad or fruits and vegetables.

To go along with the idea that eating healthy meals help students to control their stress, exercise is also extremely important along with eating right. Even as little as 20 minutes of exercise a day is known to decrease stress levels in the average person. If a student exercises, gets enough sleep every night, and also eats healthy every day, their stress levels will be far lower than students who do not. When those three factors are implemented into a students life, their stress will be

greatly decreased.

While these are all very important for a student’s stress minimization, having a good social life that has friends that you can confide in when you are struggling is also just as important. If you do not have anyone to talk to about your feelings and just unwind with, then a student’s head can get jammed and they can be overwhelmed. If you do not have these people already, then put yourself out there to find them. It can be hard, but once you find the right friends that have the same interests as you, it is worth it. Having those friends always assures you that you have someone to fall back on when feeling upset or stressed out, so it does not just sit there torturing you. These are all ways that can help a student to minimize stress, it just takes some effort to actually go out and do it first.

William Pruett can be contacted at wpruett@kscequinox.com

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A year after we lost Mac Miller Keene State Students decide to share their experiences with his music JOSEPH GUZMAN

Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor Roughly a year ago, there was a ripple in the hiphop community and pop culture in general. On September 7, 2018, The “Blue Slide Park” rapper Mac Miller died at age 26 to an overdose. NBC news reported that it was later revealed by the Central District of California court “[The Court] alleges that Cameron James Pettit, 28, supplied Miller with counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Miller had asked to be furnished with ‘percs,’ an abbreviation for percocet, a prescribed painkiller containing oxycodone.”

It was also stated by NBC that “Investigators, who served search warrants at multiple locations, recovered a plastic bag containing pills allegedly supplied by a prostitute and a madam. Two days earlier, Pettit delivered to Miller counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, cocaine and Xanax.”

On Friday, April 28, 2017, Mac Miller performed at Keene State College’s annual Spring Concert. Former Equinox Photo Editor and KSC alum Luke Stergiou talked about seeing Miller in concert his sophomore year. “So I went to the concert, but I experienced it a little differently. I photographed the concert for Social Activities Council, and it was such a cool experience.

I've never seen an artist as big as him perform live

before, and he just owned the stage. He seemed so comfortable and in his element on stage, it was hard not to enjoy it. Even if you didn't listen to him previously [very much], by the time the concert was done you were a fan.

His persona and music were infectious. Plus he was so photogenic and the photos of him were so effortlessly beautiful,” said Stergiou.

Current sophomore Jared Avery said, “I used to listen to a lot of Mac when I was in middle school, and also during my early highschool years. Now, he is a regular in my playlist. Mac Miller had a pretty big impact on my life... his music really speaks to me.” Avery mentioned his favorite song by Miller is “Self Care” and his favorite album by him is the fourth mixtape which was released on August 13, 2010, called “K.I.D.S (Kickin' Incredibly Dope S---).”

Sophomore Aaron Johnson is another fan of Miller who has an experience with his music. “I listened to his music before he died but, after his death I seem to be listening to it even more. He had a pretty large impact on me, his message was so real and down to earth. It was really easy to connect with and always from the heart,” said Johnson. Johnson said that his favorite song

by Miller is “Perfect Circle/God Speed” off his 2015 album “GO:OD AM.” Johnson also said, “Pretty much the whole song of ‘Self Care’ has a different meaning now that he’s gone.”

All three of the interviewees came to a similar conclusion about what can be learned from Miller’s death. Stergiou said, “My biggest takeaway from his death is that drug addiction should always be taken seriously. That we should always make sure to check in on the ones we love because you never know when their last day on earth is.”

Johnson said, “Anyone can be taken away from us at any time, love them while they’re here.”

Avery concluded, “I've just realized that we tend to take people for granted, especially the ones that we need to protect. Everybody eventually ends up moving on, but some are way earlier than others.”

Joe Guzman can be reached at jguzman@kscequinox.com

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KSC going bananas at Bingo and Trivia

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The Night Owl Cafe is now doing Trivia Wednesdays and Bingo Thursdays PUJA THAPA

AdministrAtivE ExEcutivE Editor A long queue of students were chatting and laughing outside the Night Owl Cafe until the doors opened on Wednesday. They were waiting for the weekly event of Trivia to start at 7 p.m. There were more than 50 students filled with enthusiasm and passion to win Trivia. The theme for the day was: Name that Brand.

There were around 16 teams playing the Trivia on the day. Keene State sophomore and Trivia host Emily Hill said, “They are just like continuous questions, but usually they get harder, there’s five questions for each round, the first round the points value are 5 points, the second is 7 points and the third is 10 and then there is the final jeopardy where you can bet all of your points, none at all or as many as you want, so if you get the question right, you get like

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the double the points you had or if you lose then you lose all your points.”

The Trivia host shows the pictures on the screen and the teams write the answers and bring it to the Trivia host. The gifts for the second place was 10 dollars gift cards and for first place was 25 dollars cards from Domino’s, Subway, Target and so on.

Ruby Ciskowski whose team got second in Trivia said, “The best part is when we win and the worst part is when I don’t know the question, and I throw it on there and I know I lost.”

On Thursday night, the NOC was even filled than Wednesday night. There were more than 80 people trying to find chairs or a place to sit for the first ten minutes or so. It was the Bingo night that the students were excited about.

Valerie Mamish, a junior at KSC and team leader at Night Owl Cafe said, “I think Bingo is really big environment, even though this one definitely was

the first one, there’s usually a big crowd every week, I think it’s definitely an event in Keene that will never die out at least for the time being.”

According to Mamish, NOC is not an organization, it’s a cafe. So the events hosted by NOC are basically by the Student Involvement.

Mamish said events like Bingo and Trivia are very important for students to get out of their residence halls. She further added, “ most students don’t have classes on Friday so it’s kind of like a perfect time to wind down and kind of, end the week on a good note.” She called it a perfect pre-ending of the week.

“I think that it’s really important for other students to be able to interact with each other, especially once you start to go into your majors, events like this get you interact with other people of other grades from other majors and I just think it’s fun to come hang out here and to be part of [events like]Trivia,”

said Ciskowski.

Atong Chan, a first year student at KSC won a regular Bingo round. She won 10 dollars Domino’s gift card. “I just saw it on boards and stuff, I was looking around to see what to do since I am new and this was one of the things which was really fun and Trivia was cool yesterday too,” said Chan, “I think they were both good, I think this one was better because I actually won but if I won Trivia, I would have said the same thing.”

The NOC hosts Trivia on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm and Bingo nights on Thursday nights at 7 pm.

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A bite from around the world

Zorn Dining Commons host an international marketplace event RACHEL VITELLO

nEwS Editor Keene State College students were able to take a trip around the world, figuratively, in the Zorn Dining Commons.

On Wednesday, September. 4, Keene Dining hosted an International Market Place event in the dining hall from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The event allowed all students, whether or not they had a meal plan, to enjoy a variety of foods from multiple cultures. The food included bangers and mash with onions originally from the United Kingdom, steak tacos from the Southwest, jerk pork tips over coconut rice from the Carribean and vegetable vindaloo from India.

For dessert there was an ice cream bar with waffle bowls and toppings.

The dining hall also hosted this dinner last year. According to Campus Executive Chef Troy Bellot, this year’s international themed dinner features mostly the same countries, just with an improvement.

“We’re doing some similar countries to last year but with very different food. There’s different twists and quite frankly doing it to perfection this year,” Bellot said.

Bellot also said the difference between last year and this year is the dining hall’s dedication to staying true to the cultures they are representing with the menu. “[The menus] were chosen kind of randomly last year. What I wanted to do was take a lot of last year’s menu and just rebuild it into something a little more authentic,” Bellot said. “Like the jerk pork tips, the seasonings for that comes from Jamaica. The bangers and mash is an authentic bangers and mash with gravy that we’ve done the right way.”

Student reaction to the event was positive.

Students were seen sampling the food from each station. KSC first-year Isabelle Travis said the dessert station was a hit.

“I really like the ice cream bar they have set up,” Travis said.

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the positive student reaction should come as no surprise.

“Our student reaction has been absolutely fantastic,” Bellot said.

“The students have really embraced the different ideas and different things we’re doing. It’s been not as much a challenge, it’s been really fun to present these new things to the students because the reactions we’re getting fuels us and motivates us to keep doing great work.”

The dining hall will continue to embrace new and innovative ideas for the remainder of the semester. In a few weeks the dining hall will include a global condiment station. This station will be a regular staple in the facilities and will feature condiments from around the globe, including Jjapanese and Kkenyan condiments.

“It’s something really fun and new we’re adding and we’re working with the different student groups on campus.

It’s really nice to feel a little bit at home when you’re kind of far away,”

Bellot said.

The dining hall will also be hosting teaching kitchens again this semester. These were held last year as well and serve to teach students how to cook a variety of different meals. Students can sign up for these on the dining hall’s website.

The next specialty event in the dining hall will be the annual Localvore Lunch on Wednesday, September 25. This lunch will include all locally grown and, produced foods and will have local vendors on site as well.

Dining Commons Resident District Manager Jackie Romito-Carey and Marketing Director Caitlin Howell did not respond to request for comment.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox. com.

What Keene contributes to the Peterborough Players

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more professional in even the most amateur of settings,” Goss said.

Angellis is currently a freelance stage member and a member of the actors’ Equity Association, a union for professional actors and stage managers in the U.S. “I work all over the country stage managing for regional theatre,” Angellis said. “My time with the Players gave me the confidence and connections to go out and apply for other jobs. It gave me the experience to further my career and I would not be where I am today if it were not for the Peterborough Players.”

“The Peterborough Players have $20 student rush tickets to every show, as long as there is ticket availability, and a valid student ID,” said the director of marketing, Bridget Beirnne.

She said she hopes KSC students apply for the company’s internships and use this opportunity to pursue the theatrical arts.

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In Peterborough, New Hampshire, there is a professional theatrical group called the Peterborough Players Club that performs summers and winters to bring professional theatre to the Monadnock region.

According to their website, for 86 years, from June to September and December to February, the program has featured performances and offered New Hampshire a wide variety of performing arts events.

The Players’ mission is to bring the love of the arts to those who appreciate it as much as their founders and life long workers do. The program equips its “players” with the experience of a lifetime, and no matter the focus, workers gain knowledge in any detail of performing arts they wish and are given an outlet for their creativity.

Many Keene State alumni go on to participate in the countless opportunities the program provides.

Alumni Jacob Dennis Lavoie spoke about his experience with the Peterborough Players. “At the time it was really difficult. The hours were long, the work was tough, but looking back on my time there in 2017, it really prepared me for work in professional theatre,” Lavoie said. He was a part of the Second Company as an acting apprentice and in the technical positions as well, primarily focusing on costumes and props.

Plenty of Keene State students received jobs and contributed much of their time and effort to the program. Tim Goss, who started out in the summer of

2016 as the accompanist for the Second Company shows said, “Peterborough has helped me hone my skills in a professional setting with professional actors. It's also enormously expanded my network of theatre contacts.” Within his experience with the Players, Goss served as a musical director for the department as well as being Associate Music Director and keyboard player for the main stage musicals,.“It can be grueling, some of the hours, especially as interns/Second Company members, but it's incredibly rewarding for actors to learn what it's like to work both on stage and off stage with professionals,” Goss said.

Dana Angellis worked with the scenic carpentry as an intern in 2014 finishing in 2018 as a stage manager. “I worked my way up the ladder and had a lot of 'firsts' at the Peterborough Players, as well as learned the ins and outs of Equity contracts and rules that I continue to use today,” Angellis said. “I would absolutely recommend Keene State students to apply/audition for the Peterborough Players Second Company.”

Lavoie continues his craft as an Atlanta based choreographer, director and dancer. “I have met many other players alums across the country,” Lavoie said.

Goss currently is a freelance theatre pianist and music directs shows all over New England while being an accompanist for UNH’s theatre courses. “I now have contacts with people in New York and am planning to move there this January. It has expanded my musical theatre knowledge as well as made me

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Getting involved with the Arts

Keene State students begin to fill their schedule with clubs “If you have any experience with music, wanna have fun, wanna vibe with us and just join what we’re doing, come on in, all are welcome.”

- Sam Henry

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OpiniOns EditOr Last Thursday, September 5, all student-run organizations on campus set up tables around Appian Way to advertise themselves for the Student Involvement Fair. This includes Greek life, sports, radio, theatre, art, music, student government and all other organizations.

If somebody is looking for clubs that lean towards Art and Entertainment, then there are plenty of options to choose from. This includes the new Rap Cypher Club, WKNH, Art Collective, Chock Full O’ Notes, Group Theatre, the Equinox and many others.

First-year Communications Major Sam Henry started the Rap Cypher club this year and described it as, “A hip hop based club with influences from any other genres, and we’re gonna meet up and make music..... Nobody else was doing it, I loved doing it in high school, I’ve been doing it for years, I know how to do it, so I’m gonna do it.”

Henry invited all to join saying, “If you have any experience with music, wanna have fun, wanna vibe with us and just join what we’re doing, come on in, all are welcome.”

Junior Secondary Education and English Literature Major Michael Costa said Group Theatre is a very welcoming club. “Group Theatre is a student-run organization, it is theatre by and for students. This is a group that is all for student involvement and it’s a lot less of a time commitment than the act of main stage shows so if you can’t get involved in those, this is a good alternative,” Costa said.

Costa said he enjoys being in the club. “ It gives opportunity to everyone, no matter what your acting ability is and everybody can get involved if they’ve done theatre in the past or if its their first experience. It’s really open to everyone. It’s low commitment, it’s a bunch of other students getting together to make art and it’s what a lot of us enjoy doing,” Costa said.

“Come make art, it’s fun, you’ve got nothing to lose, no judgement.

Come be creative,” said senior Art Major Atlas Weil, president of the Art Collective. Weil said she enjoys the diversity of the club. “ I love seeing Art Majors and non Art Majors get excited to make art and learn about it and get involved on campus with art projects,” Weil said.

The Rap Cypher Club will be meeting weekly every Friday or Saturday, Group Theatre will meet biweekly on Saturdays at 7 pm. and the Art Collective will meet every Tuesday at 7 pm.

Cristian Valentin can be contacted at cvalentin@kscequinox.com

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Various Keene State College students occupying Appian way on Thursday, September 5, to fill their current schedules with an assortment of clubs in and out of Arts and Entertainment.

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Keene State College students table on Thursday, September 6, for the Student Involvement fair which took place on Appian Way. Over 50 student clubs and organizations showed up to the event.

Students explore the annual Involvement Fair CONNOR CRAWFORD

Student Life editor On Thursday, September 6, over 50 student-run clubs and organizations took over Appian Way to table for the student involvement fair. The student involvement fair is a way for all of the clubs and organizations to advertise for the upcoming year to students all over campus and recruit new members. Not only was the fair a great place for clubs to advertise for the upcoming year, but it was also prime-time for students to discover an organization or club that piqued their interest.

Many students across campus came out to the student involvement fair to scope out a wide variety of diverse student-run clubs and organizations that KSC has to offer. “[Students] can do things that they are really interested in and it is a great way to meet new

people,” said student Katy Arcidiacono.

Some students decided to share what inspired them to get involved and join clubs across campus. Brian Dale said the reason he was inspired to join an on-campus organization was, “Opportunities. You branch out, meet new people and eventually who knows, in the future it could help you out.”

Senior Mike Godzik, who is part of the Society of Physics Students, said, “What inspired me to get involved was previous experience in high school because it was weird not to go into it.” The student involvement fair was not only a great place to be inspired to find something that students would love, but it is also an integral part of the college experience at Keene State. “It makes or breaks the college experience. If you don’t get involved, it might be harder to build relationships and think of college as a meaningful impact on your social

and occupational life,” Godzik said.

The reason that Senior John Nedeau decided to get involved because he wanted to “Get involved and make new friends and see what all of the student community is about.”

Madison McQuaide said the fair was a good way to get students to be active during their time in college. “So you aren’t just sitting in your dorm room I feel like, you need to go out and experience new things. It is great to see the people that I don’t see every day, I get to have a whole new group,” McQuaide said.

Godzik said he thought that clubs could bring people together. “...With the clubs I work with such as the math club, computer science and chemistry club it doesn’t just take us and divide us into different things, the collaboration helps us build closer connections among more people,” Godzik said.

Overall, the student involvement fair was a great way for first-year students and everyone around campus to get an idea of what the student community is like at Keene State. For some, the fair was a great place for first-year students to find a club to help them acclimate to the college atmosphere. The fair was also a great way for students to find a club to build their resume, meet new people and find new friends. There were many opportunities for students to hopefully make the remainder of their time here at KSC more valuable.

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The organized organization

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Members pictured at the weekly Social Activites Council (SAC) meeting that takes place in the Madison Street Lounge. The club meets every Thursday at 6 pm to discuss important student events.

The importance of the Social Activities Council on campus PUJA THAPA

adMinistrativE ExEcutivE Editor There are over 75 clubs at Keene State College (KSC) providing more than 75 ways to get involved on campus.

Social Activities Council (SAC) is one of the biggest clubs. Coordinator of Student Activities and Organizations and Direct Advisor of SAC Britany Gallagher said, “SAC is one of the oldest organizations on campus. SAC has been active, if you look in some of the earlier Kronicle (yearbook of KSC) editions in the college archives, there is some kind of group very similar to SAC that’s been in existence since at least the early 20s.”

The Social Activities Council puts up different events and activities on campus for students to participate.

The e-board members and the general members work together to put them up. Gallagher said, “It’s really like [offering] different kinds of opportunities to students to just take a break from whatever they’re doing from any moment of time.”

“Typically the organization has anywhere from 20 to 50 general members participating in addition to their eight person executive board team,” Gallagher said. “To

become a voting member (for an academic year) which allows you the opportunity to actually vote in decisions for spending money on behalf of the organization, students would have to attend at least two meetings, at least two events to help out and then to participate in at least two committee meetings…”

Rachel Zawaski, a senior at KSC and president of SAC said that it is important to get involved in order to get more from college. Zawaski said, “Because a lot of students might not know not know a whole lot of people when they first come here and that’s kind of why I joined the SAC, I knew no one,and I just kind of like showed up, and I got really involved and now here I am.”

According to Gallagher, the biggest thing the SAC is known for is the Annual Spring Concert. “They’ve been doing that for a number of years.” Gallagher said. “They have a few traditional kinds of things, they used to do fall concerts as well, a few years ago they shifted to doing Rocktoberfest in replacement of that.” Different student bands and alumni bands perform during the festival. According to Gallagher, other typical things SAC is known for are: comedy shows, hypnotists and

magicians and being involved in things like Student Involvement Fair and Winter Celebration.

According to Zawaski, “We do bus trips every fall for Halloween. In the past we have done Canobie (Lake Park) and now we are gonna do Six Flags.”

Daniella Geise, a senior at KSC and general member of SAC, joined SAC since her first year of college. Geise said, “It’s been nice to see it grow and flourish.”

Geise said, “I like when we do—we set up in the student center around like Valentine’s Day where we have like Stuff-A-Plush where you get to make stuffed animals because that’s a lot of fun and that’s a really unique event that you don’t really [see] on campus anywhere.”

“If you want your voice to be heard, SAC is a great way to ease into it, especially if you don’t know where you are interested in because we have so many events that SAC puts on, it’s really easy to find something that you are interested in,” said Giese. “ It is a great way to feel like you’re making a lot of connections on campus because we reach out to so many different campus partners and we cover all the bases.”

Zawaski welcomed all the KSC students and said,

“All events are open and free to all students, everyone’s more than welcome to our meetings. We meet every Thursday at 6 pm at Madison Street Lounge... It’s just a whole lot of fun, we love everyone that comes, everyone is super close and are friends with everyone.”

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“If you want your voice to be heard, SAC is a great way to ease into it, especially if you don’t know where you are interested in because we have so many events that SAC puts on, it’s really easy to find something that you are interested in.”

- Daniella Geise

Students weigh in on climate change ERIN MCNEMAR

Managing ExEcutivE Editor With more severe storms, extreme temperatures and sea levels rising, climate change has become a hot political topic.

On Wednesday, September 5, CNN hosted a seven hour Climate Change Townhall event. Ten Democratic Presidential Candidates were given 40 minutes each to speak about climate change and their plans to tackle the issue. Climate change is different from other political topics because it has the ability to impact everyone.

Some Keene State College students have expressed concerns about the phenomenon.

“I strongly believe climate change is threatening our existence.

With climate change comes irreversible consequences such as the diminishing of glaciers, intensification of storms and a shift in ecological niches,” Junior Chloe Labrie said. “All of these will heavily impact the life we have grown accustomed to and change how we have to live. We are making the Earth a less viable planet for life and if we don’t act now, we are going to leave behind a planet in crisis for the next generations.”

Within the past couple years, students explained they have began to notice some of the effects of climate change happening in their own areas. Dietetic Intern Gabrielle Cabacab said, “In the Northeast, we are experiencing temperatures that are so high we aren’t even experiencing spring time anymore. It really just goes from summer to winter back to summer again. That does affect the quality of life in the end.”

According to a report released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), humans only have 12 years left to save the Earth from climate change catastrophe. Without the help of politicians passing environmental legislation, it’s difficult to make an impact. Part of the frustration according to senior Shane Horsman is some politicians still don’t believe climate change is real.

“There is just so much evidence that it’s real and happening. We need to fix everything that is contributing to climate change,” Horsman said.

Due to the timeline released by the IPCC, Labrie and Cabacab both said they worry about the future. “I’ve reconsidered having children in the future because I would feel guilty bringing children into a world that’s only on its way to ecological collapse,” Labrie said.

Similar to Labrie, Cabacab said she is concerned about the future

generations as well. “I have three nieces and it (climate change) makes me worried about how they are going to live their future. Is this world still going to be around by the time they reach our age?

So much can happen in so little time, and it makes me scared what’s going to happen with them when they get older,” Cabacab said.

According to the students, something has to change because the way humans are living is not sustainable. Horsman said he wants environmental policies passed that combat climate change. “I would like to see something put in place that prevents people from taking advantage of the environment and causing damage to it,” Horsman said.

Labrie, who is also a member of the New Hampshire Youth Movement, also called for government actions, specifically The Green New Deal. “If the Green New Deal is passed, we would be taking a giant leap in the right direction. Not only does the GND take actions to lessen our impact in the progression of climate change, it also greatly improves the quality of life for Americans through job creation and bumping up the national minimum wage,” Labrie said.

Until new legislative is passed, the students said they will be taking steps on their own by recycling, reducing their single-use plastic and using reusable products. “I want people to realize that the Earth has given us so much and were not giving anything back to her. In the end, Earth can survive without us, but we can’t survive without the Earth,” Cabacab said.

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“We are making the Earth a less viable planet for life and if we don’t act now, we are going to leave behind a planet in crisis for the next generations.”

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The difference between off campus and on campus housing CONNOR CRAWFORD

Student Life editor Whether you are a student that lives on campus or off, there will be a variety of challenges to face. There are plenty of oncampus housing choices that the school has to offer if you like the comfortable setting of the campus. On the other hand, there is an overwhelming number of off-campus choices as well to suit your housing needs.

Robin Picard, the Coordinator of Student and Community Relations, described some of the difficulties students have when moving off-campus. “The reality of what

it means to be off-campus [is a challenge].

It’s a great next step for students, but I feel like it has this romantic idea of what it will entail,” Picard said. “Having to be responsible and keeping the house clean and having to be respectful to neighbors.”

It is no secret that living in an off-campus house is vastly different than living in a residence hall. Denis Ronan is a junior who now lives off-campus. “[It’s] a lot more freeing. Even though there are a lot more responsibilities, it is nice to leave campus and have my own place,” Ronan said. “I feel like more of an adult because I am living on my own and paying my own rent.”

On the other hand, students who live off-campus are still a part of the Keene State community. “My friends are always on campus at different times, and I still try to go to trivia, bingo and all of those big events as well!” Ronan said.

However, on-campus living experience can still be a rewarding one, especially if you take full advantage of what it has to offer. Junior Alyssa Taylor said living on campus was nice. ”I like living on campus because I feel more involved,” Taylor said. “I love being able to bond with people and students living in the same dorm with me, and the activities you do because you can’t really

do that in an apartment.”

Even though Taylor has lived on campus for the past two years, she has often pondered the idea of living off-campus. “[Offcampus] is cheaper and I feel like I would have my own space and have my own kitchen.”

If you are interested in living off-campus for the next academic year, Picard said, “I am always willing to talk with students about leases and meet with them. I will soon be doing workshops in residence halls where second-year students are living. If students could work together and not sign their leases so early, I think students could

All is well at Elliot

A look into the new wellness center HARRISON PALETTA

equinox Staff The Wellness Center at Keene State College is a useful resource on the third floor of the Elliot Center for students to use when feeling down, depressed, alone, and many other feelings.. The Wellness Center includes several counselors and therapists that can be met with by setting up an appointment ahead of time or through walk-in during the appropriate hours. Not only does the Wellness Center include therapists, but also health services and sexual harassment services. Forest Seymore, explained what the counseling center does. Forest is a staff counselor and the coordinator of sexual violence education and prevention at Keene State College and is the recipient of the New Hampshire Visionary Voice Award. Forest also graduated from Keene State College and holds a master’s in social work from the University of New Hampshire.

Forest said there are three different areas that hold different purposes. The first area provides health services, meaning any kind of physical health issue like a broken toe, cold, sexually transmitted diseases and many other concerns. Appointments are free for students, but costs for medication is possible.

The second area are the counseling services, which entails individual meetings or single sessions for emotional help and advice. No matter what the issue, simple or complex, they are there to help students get those services. They also do group therapy sessions for multiple people at once.

Lastly, the third area is called wellness promotion, which is getting out of the Wellness Center and working with students on campus about all sorts of health promotion like exercise, sexual violence prevention, alcohol and drug issues. The Wellness Center is a combination of the center for health and wellness and the counseling center and for years they have been separated until now. This year both departments have been brought together into one

help market prices to go down.” If you have any questions regarding off-campus housing, Picard can be contacted at Robin.

Picard@keene.edu.

Overall, wherever you choose to live during your experience here can be a rewarding one. Whether you plan on living off campus, living on campus or are currently living on campus, make the best of it and take advantage of every opportunity that comes with living in both Connor Crawford can be contacted at ccrawford@kscequinox.com

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which Forest is really looking forward to because now everyone is under one umbrella and it gives the chance to offer more holistic health for students and pools all their wellness promotion resources.

According to Forest, almost all students use the Wellness Center at one point at Keene State College, so its popularity is high on campus.

Also, the Wellness Center is just useful in general for students to use which ends up happening a lot.

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They have good relationships with student groups, sports groups, and many other campus groups. Christie Jadlocki,who works at the front desk of the Wellness Center, said the center is a whole health center and she works directly for the counseling services. When setting up appointments or meetings with the center, there are three main ways to go about it for students. The first method is just to walk in especially if it’s an emergency, someone will be there to

talk to and get help from if needed.

Secondly, you can reach the center over the phone, they have their own personal line. Lastly, you can reach the center via email and set up an appointment.

Harrison Paletta can be contacted at hpaletta@kscequinox.com

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Pie a Phi fundraiser

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Students KelliAnne Cammarata and Russell Hopkins participating in Phi Sigma Sigma and Phi Lambda Chi’s annual Pie-a-Phi fundraiser. The fundraiser was held last Tuesday, September 3, on the Student Center lawns. Over 50 pies were thrown.

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A tragedy in Birmingham

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Eighteenth century African American in NH THERESA DERRY

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The aftermath of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing THERESA DERRY

Time Capsule ediTor On September 15, 1963, the United States experienced a violent massacre. Before the Sunday morning service at the 16th Street Baptist Church, a predominantly African American population, a bomb exploded. Not only was this congregation considered “home” to a large population of negros, but it was also a well-known meeting place for civil rights leaders and nonviolent protesters. Despite the progress the civil rights movement made through the March on Washington just a few weeks prior, this event signified that our nation still remained racially divided.

Not only was there a great deal of prejudice occurring in Alabama at this time, but Brimingham was also the site of where one of the largest and most brutal chapters of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) existed. There were many consistent bombings in the city of Birmingham in 1963, and Birmingham quickly earned the nickname of “Bombingham.” Due to the severe amounts of white supremacy that took

place in Birmingham, the civil rights activists intentionally made Birmingham a primary site for desegregation in the south.

At 10:22 am that Sunday morning the bomb hit the east side of the church building. The interior walls of the church immediately caved in. The bombing killed four young girls who were attending religious education classes in the basement of the church. These four victims were: three 14-year-old girls named Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley and Carole Robertson, as well as 11-yearold Denise McNair. The bodies of these four victims were found beneath the remains of the church’s lavatory. This bombing also left many others injured, including a ten-year-old girl named Sarah Collins, who lost her right eye.

Sadly, this was the third bombing to take place in eleven days after the supreme court had demanded integration within Alabama’s school system. Directly following this violent act, there was a great outrage amongst protesters and police. The outraged people were trying to draw a national awareness of the

never-ending struggle for the civil rights of African Americans. However, drawing this public attention was not easy considering that Birmingham was one of the most prejudiced cities in America at this time. Thousands of angry negro protesters rushed to gather at the site of the bombing. Police and state troopers were ordered by Alabama’s governor, Governor Wallace, to report to the site of the massacre to end to the protests. The abrupt stopping of these protests resulted in an outbreak of violence in Birmingham. A portion of the protesters were arrested, and two young African American men were killed.

Martin Luther King spoke in front of 8,000 people at the funeral of 3 of the 4 victims of the 16th Baptist Church bombing. Despite King’s plead for justice, nothing was done to reprimand this tragedy’s perpetrators until 1965.

In 1965, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), had discovered information concerning the identity of one of the bombers. However, it was not until 1977 that Alabama’s attorney general, William J. Bazley, reopened the tragedy’s investigation. Upon this reopening, Klan

leader Robert E. Chambliss, was convicted of murder and put into prison. This particular court case reopened again in 1980, 1988 and 1997. The reopenings led to the trials and convictions of Thomas Blanton and Bobby Frank in 2001 and 2002. The fourth suspect, Herman Frank Crash, died in 1994, and he never had the chance to go to trial.

The country was outraged in regards to the killing of the four girls in the bombing, and this outrage increased support to end segregation. This increased support for social justice led to the proposal and passing of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The March on Washington helped bring awareness for the social injustice that plagued our country, however, this tragedy that is just one example of the later racial disparities that the civil rights movement had to overcome.

Theresa Derry can be contacted at tderry@kscequinox.com

A historic act of nonviolence

MLK giving his I Have a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial THERESA DERRY

Time Capsule ediTor August 28, 1963, is the date of a significant event in American history. Known as “The March on Washington,” “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” or “The Great March on Washington,” this march became known as one of the largest political mass meetings to occur in the United States. Approximately 250,000 people attended this political rally, and the American people congregated to defend the diplomatic and commercial rights of African Americans.

The plans for this march had been well underway since the 1940s. In 1941, civil rights activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin established the March on Washington Movement (MOWM). This movement existed from 1941 to 1946, and its goals were to end segregation within the armed forces and to ensure fair employment opportunities for African Americans. Even after this movement ended, Randolph and Rustin continued to be advocates for social justice. In 1957, Randolph projected to congress that there was a dire urgency for a mass march on Washington to take place. Randolph wanted to provide his fellow civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People (NAACP) with recognition for instilling positive social change.

Despite the abolition of slavery and the fact that African Americans became citizens after the end of the Civil War, African Americans still faced various forms of repression. In some states, interracial marriage was outlawed between whites and people of color. The social, political and economic repression that African Americans still experienced lead to the formation of the civil rights movement.

The civil rights movement advocated for African American rights from 1954 until 1968. In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This declaration guaranteed the legal status of over 3.5 million slaves. However, you were only guaranteed this legal status if you lived in one of the ten states where this decree was enacted. This edict did not include the slaves that resided in the Union areas of the country.

The ratification of the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution on December 6, 1865 put an end to slavery and involuntary solitude. The intention of the civil rights movement was to support the constitutional rights for African Americans that their white counterparts already inherited.

The goal of the March on Washington was to increase

public knowledge of this particular injustice. Before the famous March on Washington, the 35th United States President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK), met with civil rights leaders to voice his worry that the protest would end in violence. JFK hesitantly agreed to approve the march, but put his brother Robert Francis Kennedy in charge of coordinating security with the organizers of the march. With the help of the 64th US attorney general, JFK was able to ensure the safety of this event which would become known as a turning point in our nation’s history.

The march began with a speech given by A. Philip Randolph. Bayard Rustin and NAACP president Roy Wilkins gave their addresses following Randolph. Martin Luther King, Jr. was scheduled to only speak for four minutes, but his speech ended up lasting a whole sixteen minutes. King’s most well-known speech, “I Have a Dream” was recited that very moment at the Lincoln Memorial. To this day, King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech is most notoriously known for this specific line: “And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.”

Theresa Derry can be contacted at tderry@kscequinox.com

Amos Fortune. A name that dates back to life in eighteenth century New England. Born in Africa in 1710, Amos made the long and hard journey to come to the United States as a slave. Upon arriving to the United States, Fortune was determined to purchase his freedom.

Fortune struggled to purchase his way to freedom, and in 1770 he was fortunately able to make his final payment for equal citizenship. By the age of 60, Fortune had finally gained access to full American citizenship. Fortune was a tanner by trade, and after settling in the United States he began his own tanning business in Woburn, Massachusetts. Fortune resided in Woburn once he purchased his freedom, and through his earnings he was eventually able to acquire land and a house.

Not only did Fortune purchase liberty for himself, but he also purchased it for his first wife. Lydia Somerset, from Billerica, Massachusetts was Fortune’s first betrothed. Unfortunately, their marriage did not last long.

Shortly after their beautiful marriage, Somerset passed away in 1778. In response to this loss, one year later, Fortune purchased his second wife from American writer and activist James Baldwin. On November 9, 1779, Fortune purchased Violet’s freedom for fifty pounds. Amos and Violet married the following day in Woburn, Massachusetts.

In 1781, at the age of 71, Fortune took on the challenge of moving to the small, rural town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Amos and Violet, after reaching this quaint municipality, were able to achieve a vast fortune based on the tannery business that Amos established. After settling in Jaffrey, Amos and Violet made their new homestead on the land that was supposed to be for the Jaffrey minister, Pastor Ainsworth. They were both fortunate enough to be able to live on that land until 1789.

In 1789, Fortune was able to buy 25 acres of land on Tyler Brook Road in Jaffrey. Today, the house and barn that Fortune built are still standing. The street on which the house and barn are located is now known as Amos Fortune Road in Jaffrey.

Fortune’s tannery business became prosperous very quickly.

He was a prominent businessman in various towns in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Fortune was generous enough to give some of the wealth from his business to support the local Jaffrey schoolhouse. In addition to being well-known for his entrepreneurship, Fortune was also well-known for his membership in the First Church of Jaffrey.

He also was a founder of the Jaffrey Social Library, an educational initiative that would congregate to discuss books that related to history and travel.

In November 1801, after living a long and productive life, Amos passed away at the age of 91. His grave is located behind the First Meetinghouse of Jaffrey, in the cemetery known as the “Old Burying Ground.” However, Fortune’s legacy did not stop there. A piece of the wealth that was left behind from Fortune’s tanning industry went to fund the existing Amos Fortune fund. Still present today, this fund has gone to a variety of diverse conferences and publications. The Jaffrey Public Library currently administers this fund, and they use this funding to create and dispense educational materials about Amos Fortune.

Amos Fortune, The Man and His Legacy, is a book that was published by this fund that educators have used in their classrooms since the year 2000.

Theresa Derry can be contacted at tderry@kscequinox.com

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Not an ordinary player

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Sophomore standout Ali McLoughlin was named Keene State College female athlete of the week after the volleyball team won three of their first four games. McLoughlin plays as a middle blocker.

Ali Mcloughlin named female athlete of the week after owls get off to 3-1 start AUSTIN SMITH

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To kick off the first week of Keene State sports, sophomore volleyball star Ali McLoughlin was named the female athlete of the week.

McLoughlin has helped the Owls win three out of their first four games. Sophomore middle blocker Emilyann Ashford said, “She had an amazing amount of kills, she got her record high for her game in kills in the past game against Clark and so she’s been on fire.” A kill in volleyball is when a player hits the ball toward the floor and the other team is unable to return it, giving the spiking a point. Throughout the first four games McLoughlin has had 59 kills, which gives her an average of 3.47 kills per set. Her career high is 17 kills

in a set. While she has started out strong, McLoughlin looks to continue that streak. “I’m going to keep coming out with the fire,’’ McLoughlin said.

Mcloughlin has made some noise in the first week of the season, garnering the female athlete of the week honors. McLoughlin said, “It’s awesome, I’m super excited because it’s the first week of the regular season so I think it’s really cool, it means there’s a lot more to achieve.”

McLoughlin’s strong performance at the start of the year is due in part to the amount of work that she puts into practicing and training. Ashford said, “She’s a phenomenal player on the team and she is always in the gym working to better herself.”

Head coach Bob Weiner said, “She’s one of the hardest working kids we’ve ever had on this team, you can

extrapolate that she’s one of the hardest working kids here.”

McLoughlin even said her career high is a bar she’d like to surpass. “17 is not just the stopping point, just keep going, keep getting higher and that’s how we’re going to win more games by pushing each other,” McLoughlin said.

Weiner said, “She has goals, that lead to other goals, that lead to ultimate goals and you don’t do that unless you’re prepared to walk the walk and talk the talk.”

While the team has the goal of winning the LEC championship this year, Mcloughlin is looking to that and beyond. Weiner said, “She came to me and said ‘coach, I want to be an All-American,’ and you don’t get that way unless you have that singular focus.”

The Owls had a solid season last year, finishing

with a record of 22-10 but falling short in the LEC championship game. This year they look to have another strong season. McLoughlin said, “Our team is a completely different dynamic this year, the other teams are gonna see us as how we were last year, but we’re completely different.”

Ashford said, “We’re definitely aiming to win the LEC championship but it’s going to take a lot of hard work.”

The Owls will play their next two matches on Saturday, September 14, against WPI and Wentworth, in Boston.

Austin Smith can be contacted at asmith@kscequinox.com

Making her first impressions CLAIRE BOUGHTON

Equinox Staff With the fall sports season working its way into full swing, the Little East Conference has a fresh face taking the reins.

Dr. Pamela Samuelson assumed the role of commissioner for the NCAA Division III conference only seven weeks ago, however she is no rookie to leadership positions.

Samuelson’s career began as the assistant director of athletics at UMass Boston before she left to become the director of athletics at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

During her 16-year term at Susquehanna, Samuelson experienced a great deal of success. From creating multiple programs such as SU FACT (Female Athlete Connection Team) to paving the way for the university to become a founding member of the Landmark Conference, Samuelson was and still is no stranger to outstanding achievements according to the Little East Conference website.

But what made her decide to return to the Little East Conference after being out of New England for so long?

“I was looking for a new challenge,” Samuelson said when asked that very question. “I’ve been the A.D. for 16 years at Susquehanna… I’m cer-

tainly not ready to retire at this point… but I wanted a new challenge.”

And a new challenge is what she got.

Samuelson is now the eighth commissioner, fifth to serve at a full-time capacity, the Little East Conference has seen since its creation in 1986 (littleeast.com).

However, she has a plan, one which she has already put into action.

Samuelson’s visit to Keene State College this past Friday, September 6, was part of an all LEC schools tour.

“The first thing I wanted to do was… get onto campuses, meet with the various constituents,” Samuelson explained. “I spent time with Phil (KSC Athletic Director), I spent time today with Melinda (KSC President)... I spent time with coaches… I spent time with student athletes… that’s been the goal, to get onto campuses, to listen.”

Zack Collins, a senior at Keene double majoring in criminal justice and sociology, is the captain of the men’s swim and dive team and one of the student athletes who got to meet with Dr. Samuelson.

“I thought she was very kind and very excited to improve the lives of all student athletes across the Little East Conference,” Collins said after his meeting with the commissioner.

“I’m hoping that Keene State can have a strong, competitive Little East Conference across all sports,” Collins explained when asked for changes he

hopes to see Samuelson bring. “Some sports in Keene play against a majority of LEC teams, while some other sports teams reach out to teams outside the conference in order to have either a better competitive season or to compete against teams in sports that the LEC doesn’t have enough teams for.”

Men’s swim and dive is an example of a team that does not compete in the Little East Conference. Rather, they compete in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association, NEISDAs for short.

Paxton Blanchard, a junior at Keene double majoring in safety and business management and a player on the men’s lacrosse team, sat down with Samuelson alongside Collins.

“I really enjoyed meeting with Dr. Samuelson,” Blanchard said. “She has good plans for making the LEC better in every way she can and… I think she will do an awesome job not only this year but in the years to come.”

Samuelson will finish her LEC schools tour before returning to the LEC office in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

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Living life in the fast lane AUSTIN SMITH

SportS Editor Athletes playing two sports is not a rarity, but when the two sports both have something in common it can become an advantage for the athlete.

Senior Nicole De Almeida is an example of this. On top of being a senior captain and defender for the soccer team, De Almeida is also a sprints and middle distance runner for Keene State’s track team as well.

De Almeida said, “When I was first looking at schools I did want to do both sports, so Keene was awesome in the fact that it was D3 and I was able to choose to play soccer and do track.”

With De Almeida participating in both track and soccer, she said that she does not prefer one sport over the other. “They both have their pros and cons, but I enjoy doing both equally,” De Almeida said.

With both track and soccer involving a heavy amount of running, it gives De Almeida an edge when it comes to soccer season. Coach Denise Lyons said, “She is in tip top shape, really really fit, works very hard on her fitness, runs a lot so I never have to worry about her being in shape.”

Doing track in the offseason means that De Almeida is constantly running and working out, which translates to her being in better shape when soccer comes around. Senior midfielder Patricia Norton said, “Having an offseason in track really keeps her in shape so when she comes into the soccer season she’s already a step ahead.”

Her speed is also a factor that helps her in soccer as well.

Being a defender, De Almeida has to have the speed to get back whenever the other team has the ball in the defensive zone.

Norton said, “Whenever they get a breakaway she can always catch them, she’s just way faster than any of the forwards we play against.”

De Almeida has garnered the respect of her teammates, making her a team captain in her senior year. Lyons said, “She brings so much to the team, she’s a unanimous team captain, I allow my team to select their leader and she was unanimously selected as a leader for the team, and she leads both on and off the field. She’s a very good student and is an absolute pleasure to have on the team.”

While the team did have a disappointing season last year, De Almeida said, “I think we have a lot of potential, I think last year was kind of a rough year but I think with a lot of returners coming back hopefully we’ll come back stronger.”

Although the team lost their first game against Western New England, Lyons said, “Even though we lost we dominated that team so I’m very optimistic that we’re going to have a much better year than last year and a lot of it will be Nicole in the back covering for us.” The Owls will next play on Saturday, September 14, at Castleton University.

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Senior captain Nicole De Almeida participates in track and field in the spring and soccer in the fall, she is also the captain of the soccer team.

The winning continues AUSTIN SMITH

SportS Editor Winning is everything, and Keene State’s lacrosse coach has proved that for the past 19 years.

Head coach of the lacrosse team Mark Theriault has been coaching at Keene State for 19 years. In that time he has brought the team to nine LEC tournament championships. He has also brought the team to the NCAA tournament nine times. Both of these are school records for a head coach.

Theriault has been the coach of the team since 2000, and has coached the team for all but two years of its existence. He has won 215 games to 90 losses, giving him a percentage of .705. He has also gone undefeated in LEC games 10 times, with his current streak being at six years in a row. The team is currently 5-0 in LEC play with three more tournament games to go. Theriault said, “It shows that our program is a very consistent one amongst the Little East teams.”

Senior Midfielder JJ Downey said, “Playing for Coach Theriault is a privilege and an honor, he lets you be the player you want to be.” In Downey’s four years at Keene State, he has been a LEC champion three times. Twice he has made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Former midfielder Ryan Hart said, “Every year we had a different team, but he did a good job putting people in the best positions to be successful.”

Hart played for Keene State from 2011 to 2015, he is currently second for most assists in a season in KSC history.

The team has adopted a “blue collar” style of play, priding themselves on out-working and out-hustling other teams. Downey said, “He really demands [being] athletic, working harder than the other team, ‘blue collar’ is what he’s always repeating.”

While Hart graduated four years ago, ‘blue collar’ was the team identity during his time as well. “Keene State’s always had a tradition of getting good players, blue collar players,” Hart said.

While they didn’t play together, Hart and Downey both said that they played a physical style of lacrosse. The common factor between both players is Theriault. “For us I think we need to be one of those hard working, scrappy kind of teams,” said Theriault Since his playing days have been over, Hart has started coaching for his former high school, Monadnock Regional. While doing that he has used some of what he learned from Theriault. Hart said, “A lot of the drills, when I was in high school, we didn’t do nearly the same drills as when I went to college.

I definitely took a lot of those drills he would do.”

Theriault has gone undefeated in the LEC for the eighth straight year. “It’s been really great to sustain that for so long, but at the same time because of that, everyone is trying to knock us off the top spot,” Theriault said.

Austin Smith can be contacted at asmith@kscequinox.com

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Chance of a lifetime

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Keene State hockey players Kyle Carignan and Carlin Testa have been selected to play in the Student Hockey Challenge in Barnaul, Russia from October, 1 through October, 6 both players are in their senior year.

KSC hockey players to play in Russia JACK DEY

Equinox staff Two players from Keene State College have been selected to go to Russia and represent the Owls and Team USA. The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) will be bringing together teams from Russia, Europe, Asia and the USA to participate in the Student Hockey Challenge in Barnaul, Russia, October 1 through 6.

Keene State seniors Kyle Carignan and Carlin Testa will be hitting the rinks in Russia. Head coach Fred Carpenito has been selected to coach the Men’s Division Two team alongside assistant coaches Tyler Kangas, and Sean Levin.

Testa said that for him, it’s an honor to represent his school and his country, but it also comes with a humbling feeling. “There’s a lot of goalies out of there that

we play against that really could’ve been there, so to have the opportunity to represent the school and the country is a big honor, I don’t take it lightly.” Testa is all business heading into Barnaul, mentioning he’s not going to Russia for personal stats, and self-glory. Testa said, “I just really want some wins while we’re out there, make it worthwhile, and hopefully come home with something.” He noted that this is also an opportunity for personal growth. “It will be good preparation for our season, the level of skill out there will definitely be better than a lot of the teams we’re playing.” Testa anticipates a very high level of play, and bigger opponents.

“A bunch of our coaches and administrative people were in Russia last year, and they said the hockey players out there can really shoot the puck.”

Testa isn’t going to let that get to him, though, and he isn’t looking to change anything up. “I just prepare the same way every time that I’m on the ice, try to keep

everything consistent, and keep everything pretty simple,” Testa said.

Colin Enos, a first-year at Keene State, said that Carignan and Testa motivate the freshman who are now trying out for the team. Enos said, “The fact that two players from a team we’re trying out for are going to a national tournament, playing the sport that they love, motivates me to put in as much time on the ice as possible, and make the team.”

Carignan is still trying to take it all in. “It’s pretty crazy to think about it because there’s around 12,000 kids that play club hockey,” Carignan said. He said that this opportunity wasn’t handed to them, it took lots of hours on the rink and in the gym, “This is pretty special, definitely a lot of hard work, but now I’m just going to enjoy it and take it all in.” Carignan is looking to contribute to the team any way he can and is willing to step up for whatever coach Carpenito is looking for.

He said, “I’m hoping to fit in whatever role they put me in.” Carignan is an all-around player, and his new team will soon find that out. “If they want me to try to put the puck in the net, that’s what I’ll try to do, but if they want me to grind it out in the corners, that’s what I'll do.”

It is evident Carignan wants to try to help his team any way he can, which is a quality you don’t find in many players.

Jack Dey can be contacted at wdey@kscequinox.com

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