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Congratulations KSC Class of 2013 VOL. 65, ISSUE #27

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Two dead in car crash, fuel spilled KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING

NEWS EDITOR

The last weekend in town for most Keene State College students started with a fatality. A car crash involving a trailer carrying fuel killed two people and injured one on Friday, May 3 around 10.30 a.m. on Route 12 North in Keene. 7KH WZR YLFWLPV ZHUH LGHQWLĂ€HG DV 'RXJlas Farr Jr., 32 and Erin Breault, 35, both from Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Farr and Breault were travelling south on Route 12 in a 2011 Hyundai. According to a press release by the .HHQH 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW )DUU ZDV RSHUDWLQJ

the vehicle. The collision occurred when the Hyundai crossed the centerline of the road into the path of the tractor trailer unit, which ZDV WUDYHOLQJ QRUWK .3' LGHQWLÀHG WKH WUDLOHU driver as Jeffrey J. Cloran, 54, of Becket, Massachusetts. He was transported to the Cheshire Medical Center for treatment for his injuries and released later on Friday. The tractor trailer was operated by JP Noonan Transportation. Police indicated that the trailer was fully loaded with approximately 5000 gallons of petroleum products. .3' /LHXWHQDQW &KULVWRSKHU 6WHZDUW VDLG GXH WR WKH FROOLVLRQ WKH WUDLOHU FDXJKW ÀUH UXSturing one of the trailer fuel cells. Stewart

LQGLFDWHG WKH Ă€UH GLG QRW UHDFK WKH +\XQGDL According to the Keene Sentinel, the car and the trailer ended up with about 300 to 500 feet apart after the collision. The Sentinel quoted a witness on the scene, “The passenger car was obliterated, it didn’t even look like a car.â€? Witnesses reported hearing various explosions DIWHU WKH FROOLVLRQ /W 6WHZDUW IURP .3' VDLG what exploded was not the compartment of the trailers, but its tires due to the heat. Chief RI WKH .HHQH )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW 0DUN +RZDUG told The Sentinel that the compartments of the trailer were aluminum, which melted, and that he did not believe the truck’s saddle tanks exploded.

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7KH .HHQH 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW LQGLFDWHG that it took approximately one hour for memEHUV RI WKH .HHQH )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW ZLWK WKH assistance of multiple other jurisdictions, to control and render the scene safe to approach. Shortly after the crash was reported, the police closed Routes 9, 10 and 12. According to /W 6WHZDUW RQH RI WKH UHDVRQV IRU FORVLQJ WKH roads was the risk of an explosion, “Because of the amount of fuel the trailer carried.â€? Stewart also stated the closing of the URDGV ZDV LQGHQWHG WR UHGLUHFW WUDIĂ€F LQ D more effective way. “The area where the crash

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Crime hides behind a ‘Veil of Pretty’ in Keene LINDSEY ARCECI

OPINIONS EDITOR EMERITUS 7KLV LV WKH Ă€QDO product of a semester-long investigatative project on violent crime in Keene, New Hampshire. ,Q D FLW\ RI SHRSOH QHVtled in a valley that stretches 37 square miles under the beautiful shadow of the famous Mount Monadnock, Keene, New Hampshire, is a pretty little New EngODQG FLW\ ,W¡V PDLQ VWUHHWV DUH historically structured, lined with brick buildings that house small businesses and local goods, as a strong community feel blends with the 5,738 college students living among them. Violent crime spikes

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KSC toilet paper lives outside the bathroom ALICIA FERRAIUOLO

ADS MANAGER EMERITUS There are several well-known buildings on camSXVÂł/ 3 <RXQJ 6WXGHQW &HQWHU 5KRGHV +DOO 5HGfern Arts Center, “The Hotel Huntressâ€?—and now, 324 Main St. may become a possible addition to those landmarks. “The toilet paper houseâ€? on Main Street solely houses toilet paper, paper towels and other paper products for the on-campus bathrooms in the dorms, academic buildings and residential halls. “We do have a building in which we store toilet paper,â€? )UDQN 0D]]ROD GLUHFWRU RI 3K\VLFDO 3ODQW DW .HHQH State College, said. To be clear, the building was not built or bought for this sole purpose, but was “acquired a few years DJR Âľ 0D]ROD DGGHG 3DSHU SURGXFWV ZHUH QRW RULJLnally stored in the “very nice brick buildingâ€? on Main Street, but instead were available on the campus before recent renovations to Fiske Hall. “We used to store the toilet paper and paper towels in the basement of Fiske Hall, but when there were renovations four years ago, we had to relocate the toilet paper and SDSHU WRZHOV WR WKH HPSW\ KRXVH Âľ 0D]]ROD VDLG The building, located near Bruder Street and close

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EQUINOX STAFF Barbara Preston, Senior Administrative Assistant to Student Affairs, never imagined that by working for Keene State College she would become a seasoned event planner. %XW RUJDQL]LQJ D JUDGXDtion ceremony that adequately commemorates the four year accomplishments of over 1000 KSC students is no easy task, DQG IRU WKH SDVW Ă€YH \HDUV LW KDV fallen on her more-than-capable shoulders. 3UHVWRQ EHJDQ RUJDQL]LQJ the 2013 graduation ceremony last May, because as she stated, it “literally takes a year [to plan].â€? Contracts have to be updated and there are a massive number RI Ă€OHV WKDW DUH XSGDWHG ZLWK each year’s new information. The ceremony typically does not change much, but Preston noted that this one required a ORW PRUH XSGDWHV WR UHĂ HFW WKH interim president, a new provost, and a new dean. While it is still too early to know for sure, Preston estimates there will be over 1,100 students actually participating in the ceremony. A different guest speaker is booked for every ceremony with Jeanne Shaheen scheduled to speak this year. Andrew Robinson, Vice President of Student Affairs, said that funds were limited but “Jeanne Shaheen we felt was relevant, interesting to New Hampshire, and didn’t charge any money. She was probably the most well respected biggest name we could get without having to hire someone.â€? A notable addition to the 2013 ceremony is a live streaming of the entire event on the KSC website. Preston said that this has been requested for years, as family members are not always able to make the trip, but “We just didn’t have the technology and we don’t now, but technol-

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Bone marrow testing drive asks students to become life saviors ANGELA SCIONTI

EQUINOX STAFF Saving a life has never been easier. This past Saturday afternoon, a bone marrow screening event, “Be the Match Registryâ€? sponsored by the Monadnock 0LGGOH 6FKRRO 'HVWLQDWLRQ ,PDJLQDWLRQ ', ZDV KHOG RXWVLGH WKH / 3 <RXQJ 6WXdent Center. Across campus, informaWLYH Ă \HUV ZHUH SRVWHG DQG YROXQWHHUV passed out colorful pamphlets. 'HVWLQDWLRQ ,PDJLQDWLRQ ,QF LV D QRQ SURĂ€W RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW KHOSV FKLOdren discover their creativity by competing as teams in tournaments. The PLVVLRQ RI WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ LV ´7R develop opportunities that inspire the JOREDO FRPPXQLW\ RI OHDUQHUV WR XWLOL]H diverse approaches in applying 21st Cen-

tury Skills and creativityâ€?, according to WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ¡V ZHEVLWH 7KH RUJDQL]DWLRQ EHJDQ LQ DQG KDV JURZQ WR 125,000 youth members and 38,000 volunteers each year, also stated on the RUJDQL]DWLRQ¡V ZHEVLWH 7KLV ZDVQ¡W WKH Ă€UVW WLPH ´%H WKH 0DWFK 5HJLVWU\Âľ KDV FRPH WR .6& DFFRUGLQJ WR 5KRGH ,VODQG Match Registry Coordinator and N.H. resident, Jackie Mcloon. Mcloon said, ´DERXW IRXU RU Ă€YH \HDUV DJR ZH ZHUH LQ the Science Center building.â€? With much success, 23 students signed up only two hours into the event RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ DFFRUGLQJ WR /LVD Cloutier, team manager and coordinaWRU IRU ', ´7ZHQW\ WKUHH LV D YHU\ JRRG turnout so farâ€?, said Mcloon. Mcloon herself joined the registry 12 years ago and was the match for a patient

that had leukemia, who is now healthy thanks to her generosity of registering as a donor. The team’s theme was “Raising awareness for childhood cancer, that is why we are here today to do a bone marrow drive� Cloutier stated. The “Be the Match Registry� idea was initially kickstarted back in 1979 when a

couple’s 10-year-old daughter was diagQRVHG ZLWK OHXNHPLD ,Q GHVSHUDWLRQ WKH parents were eager to try anything. They agreed to try a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor—this was a ÀUVW IRU D OHXNHPLD SDWLHQW 7KH \RXQJ girl received her transplant and the

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“Eighty percent of donors donate peripheral blood stem cells. A non-surgical and out-patient procedure makes donations easier and less time consuming.â€? -­ANGELA SCIONTI KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING / NEWS EDITOR EQUINOX STAFF Students fill out health forms to verify if they are eligible for bone marrow donations Saturday, May 4.

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Index >> Section A: Campus News....1-3 Opinions ............4-5 Student Life......6-10

Though the two groups have commonly blended well together, violent crime still happens. At the beginning of 2013, Keene State College students fell victim to several stabbings and robberies off campus. Several assaults have followed, all of which occurring both on campus and off. Shortly following these assaults, several small bombs made in plastic bottles exploded, occurring on campus and in the town. These bombs can cause chemical burns. The question of who is committing the crimes usually results in an uncertain answer if general-

L]HG EXW LW LV LPSRUWDQW WR NHHS asking, because this information could help better prepare the Keene community with ways to be safe. Many outsiders may be surprised that Keene would even KDYH D VLJQLĂ€FDQW QXPEHU RI YLRlent crime acts, but as one victim VDLG ´,Q VPDOO WRZQV WKHUH¡V VWLOO twisted stuff that goes on, and just because it’s hidden behind a veil of ‘pretty’ doesn’t mean it’s not there.â€? 7KH &ROOHJH /LDLVRQ 2IĂ€FHU Katie Corbett of the Keene Police 'HSDUWPHQW VDLG VKH UHFRJQL]HV that there are trends within recent YLROHQW FULPHV 2QH H[DPSOH VKH mentioned was that all the robberies are pretty consistent, and that there’s a trend—they’re all at convenience stores. “That was a trend because it was WKH VDPH SHRSOH ZKR GLG LW 2WKHU WKDQ WKDW , WKLQN HYHU\WKLQJ HOVH KDV EHHQ VRPHZKDW UDQGRP , ZRXOG VD\ 2EYLRXVO\ ZKHQ LW¡V the same person, they’re going to do the same thing because that’s what they know,â€? Corbett said. She said that violent crime could be under-reported in Keene, and according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics [BJS], she may be right in national terms as well. The BJS stated in its 2012 reports that more than half of the number of violent crimes committed last year went unreported. The number of violent crimes that were reported nationally last year—3.4 million.

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CAMPUS SAFETY report  log

Week of: April 29 Monday,  April  29 1:05  a.m.  Owl’s  Nest  9:  Glass  bottle  thrown  at  door. 4:11  a.m.  One  Butler  Court:  Broken  ceiling  tiles.  9:45  a.m.  Elliot  Hall:  Suspicous  male,  unable  to  locate. 9:14  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  RD  reported  that  she  was  told  by  an  RA  that  he  had  over  heard  2  residents  talking  about  set-­ ting  off  a  bottle  bomb  in  Joyce  Field. Tuesday,  April  30 12:17  a.m.  Media  Art  Center:  Dog  seen  on  camera  inside  building. 5:23  p.m.  Blake  Street:  Ford  Explorer  left  running.  No  one  around. 8:01  p.m.  Zorn  Dinning  Commons:  Female  wanted  to  report  two  males  acting  weird  in  the  area  of  the  DC  and  Carle  Hall  Butler  Court  area.  Campus  Safety  and  Keene  Police  are  in  the  area.  Wednesday,  May  1 1:04  a.m.  Mason  Library:  Suspicious  person. 4:12  a.m.  One  Butler  Court:  Sick  male  called  911. 9:48  a.m.  Owl’s  Nest  7:  Unknown  male  non-­student  sleeping  in  lounge  area. Thursday,  May  2 12:39  a.m.  Monadnock  Hall:  Resident  reporting  loud  peo-­ ple  outside.  Officer  reported  a  large  crowd  of  people  in  front  of  the  house  on  Wilson  street. 2:40  p.m.  Fiske  Quad:  Female  on  the  quad  acting  in  a  peculiar  manner.  11:09  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  706.  Citation  issued. Friday,  May  3 12:12  a.m.  Trestle  Bridge:  706.   10:08  p.m.  Tisdale  Apartments:  706.

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TOILET PAPER (Cont. from A1)

to the Carriage Barn Bed & Breakfast, appears to have been, at one time, a residence. “I don’t think a house should be utilized for that purpose; it should be utilized for housing or classes�, junior Kelsey Schild, said. “Even the laundry room would be better,� she added. After Spring Weekend, many students complained that their oncampus housing bathrooms lacked toilet paper for a majority of the weekend. “We were out for Spring Weekend�, Shannon Daley said, “It has happened a couple of times a year. Last semester the entire dorm [was without toilet paper] for 3 days— almost a week. We had to go to different dorms for toilet paper�. Mazzola was not aware of the recent situation with a lack of toilet paper in dorms and a member of UNICCO was unavailable for comment. “Members of the custodial staff [UNICCO] pick it up once or

VIOLENT CRIME (Cont. from A1)

According to Corbett, in Keene for 2012, there were 261 reported violent crimes. That means a possible 130 violent crimes could have occurred without being reported. But with only 11 of the reported crimes being robberies, who are committing the other 250 violent crimes?

twice a month in a van,â€? said Mazzola, adding, “It’s a regular schedule of toilet paper pick up and bathroom service is seven days a week.â€? Some students on campus were unaware that the building belonged to the college—and that it is used for paper product storage. Many didn’t see the reasoning behind utilizing a building for storage and not school related activities. “I kind of think it’s weird— maybe in each building there should be a closet to store it in, not a building,â€? Stephanie Smith, a MXQLRU IURP )DLUĂ€HOG &RQQ VDLG The building may not have always been utilized for paper products, but for now, that is what it will be used for. “We’d rather have them [the paper products] on campus—but we don’t have space in the middle of campus,â€? Mazzola said. Alicia Ferraiuolo can be contacted at aferraiuolo@keene-equinox.com

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A house located at 349 Main Street has the only function of storing toilet paper supply and paper towels for Keene State College.

“I think that’s probably why I couldn’t do anything [...] I had adrenaline pumping through me. After the guy left, my knees were just shaking.�

him around, and like wailing on him. Nico’s shirtless in the street, I’m screaming for help,â€? Fredeen continued. “At one point I’m on this guy’s back, and I’m like, ‘cut it out! What are you doing?’ He didn’t even acknowledge my presence. I was on this Two types of attackers: guy’s back and he wasn’t townsfolk and students even paying attention to me.â€? Having Fredeen there Two KSC sophomores, to jump into action helped Elissa Fredeen and Nico Sar- Saraceni’s unforseen frozen aceni, experienced a twisted nature. night a little over a year ago “I feel like I spent too when they ran into a com- much of the time during this plete stranger right on the thinking about what was border of campus. As the happening. My focus was on two were walking from Ran- the ridiculous details,â€? Sardall Hall diagonally across aceni said. “I didn’t know Blake Street to Winchester, what to do, I had never been they walked by a man at the LQ VXFK D UHDO Ă€JKW EHIRUH VR stop sign who was kind of I just grabbed his neck.â€? talking to himself. The man was still able Fredeen said she felt a to hit Saraceni, but he tried OLWWOH VNHWFKHG RXW DW Ă€UVW to move the man with his but thought she would just hands still on his neck, and try to ignore him as they Ă€QDOO\ ZDV DEOH WR KDYH approached. As they were enough strength to throw walking, Fredeen said the him towards the street. “I two were having a funny just threw him to the curb. conversation about an old It’s not like he just laid there, Youtube video they had just but he hit the ground pretty remembered randomly and hard. Elissa said his head were laughing. bounced off the curb.â€? “We walk by this guy and With a break in the attack, he is right up on us, follow- the two saw a Campus Safety ing us. He was inches away. cruiser driving by heading Then he just said, ‘what are towards campus. Fredeen you laughing about?’ We starting running after the ignored him and then he car, and a few moments later, said, ‘Hey I asked you a ques- Saraceni begun riding his tion! What are you laughing longboard after the cruiser about?’â€? Fredeen said. as well and was eventually When Saraceni admit- DEOH WR FDWFK XS ZLWK WKH RIĂ€ted they were laughing cer ahead of Elissa on foot. about a song, the man asked They both had followed the him again as he put his car down Appian Way, callarm on Saraceni’s shoulder LQJ RXW WR LW DQG ZHUH Ă€QDOO\ and attempted to turn him DEOH WR FDWFK WKH RIĂ€FHU¡V around. Saraceni said the attention by the Owl’s Nest man quickly asked, ‘Do you buildings. ZDQW WR Ă€JKW"¡ 6DUDFHQL VDLG Although they made conhe tried to talk to the man tact with Campus Safety and but he punched Saraceni Ă€OHG D SROLFH UHSRUW RIĂ€FLDOV mid-sentence and it com- never found their attacker. pletely threw him off. Fredeen said that if this situ“He just started getting ation were to happen again LQWR D Ă€JKW ZLWK 1LFR DQG WKDW VKH ZRXOG WU\ WR Ă€QG D calling him names, pushing way to snap the attacker’s

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photograph so she has something to show the police. It PD\ EH GLIĂ€FXOW WR UHPHPber an attacker’s appearance because as Fredeen and Saraceni said, the adrenaline rush is a surprise. “I think that’s probably why I couldn’t do anything was because I had adrenaline pumping through me. After the guy left, my knees were just shaking,â€? Fredeen said. Saraceni admitted knowing what to do in a situation like this is hard because every scenario is different. “If this happened again I don’t know if I would be crippled with fear or be like, ‘I got this,â€? Saraceni said. “You’re never going to know until you’re in that scenario. Don’t let it consume you, but just be prepared.â€? Simply being aware of everything around you can go a long way. Corbett suggested that everyone should walk on the main streets and keep a cell phone handy. Corbett also said to take advantage of the campus shuttle, but if you’re just walking about town, she said to remember to walk in the well-lit areas, and to keep a cell phone on. If someone does approach you or tries talking to you, like in Saraceni and Fredeen’s case, Corbett said to just keep walking like you don’t hear them. But if something happens or you think you are being followed, she advises to just call 9-1-1. One KSC student knows what it’s like to be followed, and from a close distance. Senior Jess Collin said she was walking home one night, was not intoxicated, and saw a group of college-age guys walking towards her on Main Street. Collin said the men didn’t need to get too close before they started bothering her and she could tell they were very intoxi-

cated. “I was already in a bad mood so I chose to ignore them altogether, but I still had to walk past them,â€? Collin said. “So as I walked by, they kind of turned around and started walking with me, and continued badgering me.â€? Collin said that at one point one of the men grabbed some of her hair and VR VKH Ă LFNHG KLV KDQG DZD\ “He got really defensive and sort of punched me in the stomach and it completely knocked the wind out of me,â€? Collin explained. “I kind of doubled over, I was trying to catch my breath, and then basically, in a circle, they started pushing me around. I tried to get away, and then one of them grabbed me and didn’t necessarily pick me up, but heaved me into the road, and there was obviRXVO\ RQ FRPLQJ WUDIĂ€F Âľ She dodged a car that thankfully swerved around her. Following this scare, Collin said the boys continued on their way and she went home to discuss the attack with her roommates. “I thought about what if I had told Campus Safety or the police, but part of me just wanted to forget about it, just let it go. I’ve never seen them since, and I honestly don’t think I could describe them because they were just so average-looking,â€? Collin said. You can’t walk alone in Keene Since the attack, Collin said her roommates and she never walk alone. They are always in a group when they’re walking around town together or at night. She admits that walking home alone that night was not the best idea. Lindsey Arceci can be contacted at larceci@keene-equinox.com To read full story go to keene-equinox.com

Saturday,  May  4 8:01  p.m.  Ponside  3:  RA  called  and  having  difficulty  with  students  and  guests.  Sunday,  May  5 12:27  a.m.  Appian  Way:  Intoxicated  male.  8:42  a.m.  Art  Center:  Bat  in  hallway.  Officer  opened  windows  and  appears  it  has  already  flown  out. 6:35  p.m.  Sidewalk:  Report  of  suspended\banned  student  on  campus. Â

LINDSEY ARCECI / OPINIONS EDITOR EMERITUS

Student produced a Google Map available online that documents all the violent crimes that were reported to the Keene Police Department from Jan. 1 to April 4, 2013.

COMMENTARY

KSC students react to Terri Rousseau’s visit to campus On Wednesday, April 17, the mother of slain Newtown teacher, Lauren Rousseau, met with over forty Keene State College Journalism students. Terri Rousseau has stepped out from her copy editor desk at The Danbury News Times to talk about her daughter, gun control, and the impact of losing a child. Lauren was thirty yearsROG DQG D Ă€UVW JUDGH VXEVWLtute teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Fourteen of the twenty murdered children were in her classroom, along with a special education teacher. In the midst of the two-hour meeting, Terri received a text message from a Virginia Tech mother informing her that the U.S. Senate couldn’t muster the votes to pass gun background checks legislation. Politics met heartbreak that day in the Media Arts Center. Terri has said Lauren was having the “best year of her lifeâ€? before December 14, 2012. She had brought copies of the funeral memorial card for every KSC student with a picture of Lauren. Underneath her smiling face is the inscription, “In her memory, please be a persuasive voice for peace on Earth.â€? -Marianne Salcetti, KSC Journalism Professor – Public Affairs Reporting ,W ZDV WKH Ă€UVW WLPH , KDG called my mom in almost two weeks. “Is everything RN"Âľ ZHUH WKH Ă€UVW ZRUGV VKH replied. It didn’t seem right for her to believe I would only be calling when things were bad or for some other unimportant thing. I told her I loved her. Not because I was sad, or because I was in a bad place, but because the people you love need to be reminded every now and then that they are all that really matter. I called her on April 17th, the same day I had sat in the second row and watched as a mother passed out pictures of her daughter that was murdered at Sandy Hook elementary school. My sympathy was not directed at the fact that she had lost her daughter, but at the idea that she lost what had given her life meaning. After I called my mom and talked for a few minutes, I hung up and wondered what it would be like for that call to become impossible to make, and I guess we never really know until it’s too late. This civil debate between the gun culture and the anti-gun supporters has lost focus. Both parties have become brainwashed with the idea that there is a winner and a loser, when in reality both are striving for the same thing. They strive to protect the people. The line

between the sides needs to become blurred. A common goal needs to be set and will only be achieved with the efforts of both those who believe in guns and those who are against them. With this comes balance. With this comes freedom. With this comes America. On December 14th, 2012 Lauren Rousseau was murdered by Adam Lanza. It is in her QDPH DQG WKH WZHQW\ ÀYH others like her that we will remember as those who created a movement--the movement to become a better America. -Lucas Flood, KSC student What do you say to a woman sitting two feet in front of you, that has been through more tragedy then any one person could have ever imagine possible? You don’t say anything, but as a journalist you ask those hard questions, that if you were put in the same position would never want to be asked. I asked questions, but all I could do was feel. Feel her pain radiating through the Media Arts classroom. Feel the emptiness that existed in her heart. Feel the love that was and will be there for Lauren. This was something that, no matter how many months had already passed, was a fresh bleeding wound that hadn’t received treating yet. The strength in Terri Rousseau was beyond present that day. The strength of Lauren as well. Lauren was her best friend. The overwhelming sadness hits you like a ton of bricks that you imagined might be feathers. The heavy emotions want to take over your role as a journalist, but you are reminded to stay tough for the story. For this wasn’t just reporting on another daily event, this was an unmentionable display of what violence can and will do. It was not easy answering the questions we asked, it was not easy holding back tears, it was not easy passing around a picture of Lauren, and it was not easy to relive what happened, but it was more than appreciated. I believe with all my heart that Terri ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR ÀJKW IRU KHU daughter, for the lives lost in Newtown, and for the kindness that she wants to be present in this unforgiving world. No one can explain why these events unfold, but in the bigger picture, sometimes you can see a UHà HFWLRQ RI XQGHUVWDQGLQJ I waited a minute to thank Terri for coming while holding her hand. In that moment I truly felt what terrible pain comes from losing someone you unconditionally love with every bone and ache in your body. -Brittany Murphy, Equinox Staff

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ogy exists out there that we can purchase for a short period of time.â€? Another change comes in the way students pay their graduation fees. In past years, students have received a bill in the mail which they pay to help offset the enormous costs. Preston estimates the total bill for this year’s graduation to be in the range of $90,000 with roughly 40,000 of that covering caps and gowns. The rest of the money goes into a range of things including 6,400 chairs for guests, 1,200 chairs for faculty, staff, musicians, tents, water for the graduates, security, DQG Ă RZHUV 5RELQVRQ FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW WKH usual graduation fees are now “ust part of the fees that students pay HYHU\ VHPHVWHU :H Ă€JXUH LI WKH\¡UH matriculated students, they intend to graduate; just include it in the fees each semester.â€? As has been the case for the past IRXU \HDUV 3UHVWRQ FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW the buildings around the quad will be closed starting at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday. This is done to prevent parents from moving students out of adjacent dorms such as Huntress Hall while hundreds of families scramble onto the quad in search of seating. The college has also had problems with onlookers causing disturbances from the dorm room windows. Preston said the closed building policy was put in place “A fter a particularly offensive year by guests in attendance.â€? The average KSC graduation ceremony can run several hours, but Robinson argued, “It’s nice to have everybody go across the stage. We’re almost too big to do that. It takes a while. But it’s nice to have your moment on the stage.â€? Robinson said that weather is always something to worry about, and that one year, the organizers behind the ceremony considered setting up a giant tent on the $ Ă€HOGV EXW ´$W WKH WLPH , WKLQN WKH

cost was an additional 40 thousand dollars, so spend 40 thousand dollars to have students still be limited in the number of guests they could bring. And students basically said, ‘We’d rather take our chances’.â€? Despite the tremendous amount of time she dedicates to the ceremony, Preston recognizes that it is not her day; it’s the students’. “This is the ceremony that acknowledges your great accomplishment of earning a college degree and that you’re moving onto something else,â€? Preston said, adding, “And a lot of students get very emotional about it. You’ve been in school for more than 16 years most of you. That’s a long time to know what you’re going to do next September, and that’s not there anymore. I don’t think if you haven’t been to one before, you can understand how much of a celebration it is. How moving it is for everybody who’s in attendance.â€? Robinson admitted that he loves graduation because it “not only is a tradition, we’ve been doing it for hundreds of years, but it’s a real acknowledgment of, it’s not an honor, it’s an accomplishment. It’s really something that’s special that not everybody can do. It’s not a month of hard work or a year of KDUG ZRUN ,W¡V IRXU RU Ă€YH \HDUV RI hard work.â€? Robinson also cited the importance of the ceremony to the parents. “Often it’s a celebration for parents as well. I mean you’ve earned it. You’ve done the work. But parents have often supported, almost all the time, supported students.â€? Alex Odell, a graduating Computer Science major, admitted the ceremony is probably more important to his family. Odell said “It kind of commemorates everything that you’ve done in the last four years and it gives you that feeling that you are being celebrated.â€? Denise Perna, a graduating senior with a double major in Psychology and Spanish, has mixed feelings about the upcoming graduation. “I’m excited that I’ve completed all four years of my college degree and that I managed to dual major

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“I am excited that I’ve completed all four years of my college degree [...] on the other hand I’m also nervous because I don’t know where I’m headed, what I’m doing. So it’s kind of bittersweet.â€? -­DENISE PERNA KSC SENIOR

and successfully complete all of my classes but on the other hand I’m also nervous because I don’t know where I’m headed, what I’m doing. So it’s kind of bittersweet.� Seth Babel, a senior majoring in sustainable product design and

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occurred is very transited. We couldn’t just close the surrounding of the accident because cars would have been stuck there without DQ DOWHUQDWLYH URXWH WR WDNH Âľ 7UDIĂ€F ZDV DQ LVVXH )ULGD\ DV PDQ\ RI the cars entered the city of Keene due to the closure of the roads. A UNICCO worker called her daughter around noon and said: “The roads around the college and most roads in Keene are very congested, the only thing I hear are sirens, you are better staying home today.â€? KPD informed that the Routes 9, 10 and 12 were reopened )ULGD\ DURXQG S P 5HJDUGLQJ WKH HQYLURQPHQWDO LPSDFW RI WKH IXHO VSLOOHG RQ 5RXWH DQ RIĂ€FLDO IURP WKH FLW\ RI .HHQH LQGLcated that the Keene Department of Public Works will be taking part in the cleaning process. According to an article in The Keene 6HQWLQHO D UHSUHVHQWDWLYH IURP -3 1RRQDQ VDLG WKDW D VDIHW\ RIĂ€cial was sent to the scene of the accident. The Sentinel reported that Howard said between 100 and 150 gallons of fuel leaked from the truck’s two tanks. Some of that diesel fuel ran onto the road, while the rest drained into a tributary of the Ashuelot River on the east side of Route 12. According to The Sentinel, Howard said the spill was contained within 20 feet of where it entered the tributary, and didn’t get into the Ashuelot River. However, the risk of water contaminations remain present. According to a study conducted by environmental experts at Utah State University, one gallon of gasoline can contaminate up to 1 million gallons of water. Environmental studies professor at KSC Timothy Allen expressed that the cleaning process after a fuel spill needs to be completed right away. ´2LO ERRPV OLNH WKH RQHV XVHG )ULGD\ FDQ KHOS FOHDQ XS EHFDXVH RLO Ă RDWV RQ WKH ZDWHU , NQRZ WKH .HHQH )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW ZDV WKHUH It is important to complete the process as soon as possible because the contamination can easily spread,â€? Allen said. However, Allen said some components of gasoline might not be able to be captured in with oil booms. “Some particular components are soluble in water, some are toxic and can damage the ecosystem,â€? Allen stated. According to the Sentinel, the spokesman for the N.H. Department of Environmental Services James Martin said on the scene, the spill response team used a “containment boomâ€? device to prevent more fuel from making it into or through the storm drain. Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com

treatment gave her an extra year and a half of life. This unheard of medical procedure sparked the idea of the organization’s goal today, to provide a large donor registry to help others who are sick and in need of a donor. ´%H WKH 0DWFK 5HJLVWU\Âľ ZDV Ă€UVW VWDUWHG LQ 1987 and now has “Grown to more than 20.5 million donors, and more than 55,000 transplants have been performed- more than 5,800 transplants a yearâ€?, according to the organization’s website. Only 30 percent of patients in need of a bone marrow transplant have a matching donor in their family. In order to register, donors must meet requirements, multiple health questions are surveyed, the plausible donor must provide contact information, and health insurance information is collected. The donor supplies a cheek swab sample which is tested in a lab in Minnesota, which then performs Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing, and the donor’s HLA typing is then posted on the registry. If a match is found for a patient, the donor is contacted. When a match is found, there are two options of how the donor donates their bone marrow. Eighty percent of donors donate peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC). A non-surgical and outpatient procedure makes donations easier and less time consuming. The GRQRU UHFHLYHV DQ LQMHFWLRQ IRU Ă€YH days, which increases the blood stem cell count in the blood stream. On WKH Ă€IWK GD\ WKH GRQRU¡V EORRG LV FROlected by a needle through the arm and is put through a machine that separates the blood stem cells. The remaining blood is then returned into the donor’s other arm. “Be the Match Registryâ€? has held many events across New England

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rate degrees in Computer Science they are planning on participating and Management at KSC, “I’m in the ceremony. excited, and nervous, and can’t wait to get out of here all at the same time,� Kay-Pfenning concluded. Zach Pearson can be contacted at Students are asked to notify zpearson@keene-equinox.com Preston no later than Monday if

and across the country in order to help people get their chance to be able to register as a donor and save a life. If people are short on time and cannot attend the local events they can go on the Be the Match website at anytime to register with just a few simple steps, by ÀOOLQJ RXW DQ RQOLQH IRUP DQG then ordering the registration kit. With the kit the donorto-be takes the swab tip provided in the kit to collect cheek cells. After, the person will simply return the kit. If the person is approved as a donor they stay in the registry until they reach the age of 61. Angela Scionti can be contacted ascionti@keene-equinox. com

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Student learns about the steps to become a bone marrow donor (top). By providing a saliva sample, students can learn if they are a match for cancer patient (left).

“What  will  you  miss  the  most  of  Keene  State  College  during  the  summer?â€? Â

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“I will miss all of my friends.�

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Being prepared in an increasingly violent city

With a 15 percent incident report increase from January to April as compared to last year’s data of the same time period, it is clear to see that Keene has statistically become more crime ridden. Moreover, many of the crimes this city, and by extension, this campus have seen, have been violent crimes, or crimes with the ability to cause harm, ranging from robberies, people being held at gunpoint, assaults, and most recently, the emergence of exploding bottles. It is hard sometimes to draw any conclusion about the rising crime levels without statistical data. We must step back and ask ourselves if the national media coverage of violent acts has somehow led us to make anecdotal assumptions about our own little KSC bubble. Unfortunately, this is QRW WKH FDVH &DPSXV 6DIHW\ FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW FULPH HVSHFLDOO\ WKDW RI YLROHQW QDWXUH LV RQ WKH ULVH 7KLV PD\ EH D Ă XNH EXW ZH PXVW WDNH LW VHULRXVO\ 7KH FDXVH RI WKHVH FULPHV LV GLIĂ€FXOW WR QDLO GRZQ 6DIHW\ 'LUHFWRU Amanda Warman said, “I think there’s a myriad of problems that it’s really hard when you talk about crime to draw a straight line between cause and effect.â€? Much of this crime is caused by the intermingling of KSC students and Keene residents while one or both parties are intoxicated. This is not something that should, or could be, stopped. We should just be more aware of our environment, especially while venturing into the sketchy parts of town. Warman also mentioned crimes being committed over drugs, property, and money. Then what must we do about it? First, we should not overreact to this issue. Being prepared and responsible does not require that we live in fear. So rather than hide in your room, too afraid to walk down the street in fear of exploding water bottles, gun toting criminals, or drunk thugs, just be responsible and alert. If you are going to be intoxicated to the point where you can’t protect yourself, make sure you’re with a friend who can take responsibility. You should be able to have a fun night at the bar without fearing for your safety. %HLQJ DSSURSULDWHO\ SUHSDUHG IRU DQ XQIRUHVHHQ FULPH FDQ EH GLIĂ€FXOW but there are some basic, general rules that can really help ensure your safety. Firstly, if you are being attacked or fear being attacked, run away. I know it will hurt your ego but it will protect your health. You never know who is carrying a knife or a gun. Secondly, have a cell phone prepared to call 9-1-1 or to snap a picture of the aggressor. This can go a long way because you can help victims of a crime that you aren’t involved in. Lastly, you should report incidents to Campus Safety. Luckily, the amount of reports has risen recently. Whether it be because more crimes are being committed, or because the student body is more alert, it doesn’t matter. The only way Campus Safety can be proactive is if people report suspicious or blatant activity. Most recently, we have seen an emerging number of exploding bottles, ZKLFK DW Ă€UVW WKRXJKW GRQ¡W VHHP RYHUO\ GDQJHURXV 'R QRW XQGHUHVWLPDWH the danger of these little explosives, though. They can lay dormant for a period of time and explode unexpectedly. They have enough power to severely damage you with the shrapnel it produces. Simply avoiding any suspicious bottles will keep you safe from these things. Let’s not jump to any conclusions about who is to blame, either. Rumors KDYH EHHQ Ă RDWLQJ DURXQG ERWK RQ DQG RII FDPSXV EODPLQJ .6& VWXGHQWV and locals alike for the increase in crime. This does not do us any good. It only succeeds in dividing law abiding citizens when we should remain united against whomever these violent thugs are. And again, don’t let this rising crime issue negatively affect your life. Let us, as KSC students, build Keene culture as we’d like to see it.

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Violence breaks in town with more lemonade stands than cop cars It  used  to  be  the  town  where  noth-­ ing  happened.  Where  the  only  type  of  crime  was  the  occasional  speeding  ticket.  The  kind  where  picket  fences  line  every  road,  where  there  are  more  lemonade  stands  than  police  cars,  and  where  the  only  place  to  go  on  a  Friday  or  Saturday  night  was  the  diner  or  old  movie  theatre. When  I  was  a  little  girl,  I  craved  a  sense  of  excitement  more  than  I  did  mint  chocolate  chip  ice  cream—any-­ thing  that  would  make  this  place  any  less  ordinary.  It  was  the  perfect  subur-­ ban  town—the  kind  you  read  about  in  books  and  see  on  the  cover  of  Home  &  Garden  magazines.  I  used  to  wish  that  something  would  happen—anything  to  bring  a  sense  of  adventure  into  my  town.  My  mom  always  told  me  to  be  careful  for  what  I  wished  for.  I  wish  I  had  listened  to  her.  It  used  to  be  the  town  where  nothing  happened,  but  now  it’s  where  everything  happened. $W ÂżUVW , GLGQÂśW NQRZ ZKDW KDS-­ pened—there  were  reports  that  a  shooter  was  in  the  middle  school,  but  they  didn’t  know  if  there  had  been  any  casualties.  I  remember  being  here  at  school,  hearing  the  news—and  for  the  ¿UVW WLPH , ZLVK WKDW QRWKLQJ KDG KDS-­ pened.  But  being  here  in  Keene,  N.H.,  it  is  easy  to  forget  about  what  occurred  in Â

Newtown,  Conn. It’s  the  distance  that  gives  us  the  ability  to  separate  ourselves  from  trag-­ edy.  While  Keene  State  College  may  be  144  miles  away  from  Newtown,  Conn.,  that  distance  does  not  affect  how  it  has  impacted  me.  While  some  of  you  may  not  remember  the  victims’  names  or  remember  who  they  are—I  do,  and  I  forever  will,  which  is  something  that  no  amount  of  distance  can  change. I  remember  teaching  some  of  them  swim  lessons  at  the  local  swimming  pool  I  lifeguard  at  and  how  they’d  hold  their  chin  above  the  water,  doing  every-­ thing  in  their  power  not  to  get  their  faces  wet,  while  simultaneously  trying  WR VWD\ DĂ€RDW These  are  the  memories  that  will  continue  to  haunt  my  subconscious.  But  it’s  different  for  the  rest  of  the  student  body  who  were  not  impacted—they  forget  that  some  of  us  are  still  trying  to  process  what  went  wrong  and  what  hap-­ pened.  This  tragedy  has  become  a  part  of  our  history.  It  is  something  we  no  longer  discuss,  and  it  is  something  we  no  longer  think  about. But  there  is  not  a  day  that  it  doesn’t  cross  my  mind.  It’s  hard  to  forget  about  when  you  are  constantly  being  reminded  about  what  happened.  These Â

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exploitation  of  the  victims’  pain.  Now,  memories  of  seeing  photographs  of  the  funerals  are  ones  that  are  more  promi-­ nent  in  my  memory. While  I  wish  this  never  happened,  it  did.  Now,  my  greatest  wish  is  that  we  do  not  forget  about  Sandy  Hook—and  that  we  do  not  let  it  become  a  part  of  our  history.  Rather,  this  tragedy  needs  to  lead  a  revolution  in  the  way  we  operate  as  a  society  and  democracy.  And  we  shouldn’t  let  the  144  miles  separate  us  from  recognizing  this. Even  though  I  cannot  tell  you  how  it  happened  or  why  it  happened,  that  does  not  make  it  any  less  real.  What  makes  it  real  is  seeing  those  26  faces  every-­ where,  and  how  no  amount  of  tears  or  cries  for  help  can  bring  them  back. Our  town  is  no  longer  the  one  you  read  about  in  books  or  see  on  the  cover  of  Home  &  Garden  magazines—it  is  the  one  you  read  about  in  newspapers,  the  one  you  see  on  news  channels.  It  is  no  longer  ordinary;Íž  rather  it  has  become  a  piece  of  America’s  history.  And  while  history  never  dies,  a  part  of  us  did  that  day.  It’s  the  place  where  everything  happened. Sam  Norton  can  be  contacted  at  snorton@keene-­equinox.com

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reminders  are  everywhere  in  Connect-­ icut—from  the  posters  I  see  that  line  the  highways  containing  heartfelt  mes-­ sages,  to  the  times  when  my  family  and  I  go  out  for  dinner  at  a  local  restaurant,  it’s  decorated  head  to  toe  with  a  victims’  favorite  color  in  honor  of  celebrating  what  would  be  their  seventh  birthday. It’s  easy  to  forget  about  tragedy  when  you  are  consumed  by  your  normal  surroundings.  But  we  should  not  forget  about  what  happened,  because  if  we  do,  nothing  will  change  and  it  will  no  longer  force  us  to  reconsider  how  we  act  as  a  society  and  democracy.  Without  remembering,  there  will  be  no  change.  There  are  some  that  are  still  griev-­ LQJ WU\LQJ WR ÂżJXUH RXW ZK\ LW KDSSHQHG And  while  there  will  never  be  an  answer  to  that  question,  we  need  to  be  mind-­ ful  that  there  are  some  who  will  never  come  to  terms  with  what  occurred.  We  cannot  forget  about  what  happened,  and  more  importantly,  we  should  not. Instead  of  remembering  the  chil-­ dren  who  would  do  anything  in  their  power  to  hold  their  chins  above  the  pool  ZDWHU ZKLOH WU\LQJ WR VWD\ DĂ€RDW VLPXO-­ taneously,  we  remember  them  from  the  photographs  used  during  their  funer-­ als.  Any  memory  we  have  of  the  vic-­ tims  have  been  tainted  by  the  media’s Â

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Pants are long overdue for female superheroes If you had a city to save from a rampaging super-villain, would you have time to put all of your clothes on in the morning? Yes, you probably would. It turns out there’s really no excuse for why Wonder Woman and her fellow KHURLQHV DUH RXW Ă€JKWLQJ FULPH in their underwear. So why, then, are they all doing it? The short answer: they exist in a medium that is being marketed to adolescent males. Before we get into the how’s and why’s of the male-dominated comic book market, let me make one thing clear: comic books are not just cartoons about superSRZHUHG PLVĂ€WV LQ VSDQGH[ WHDPing up to thwart the schemes of evil geniuses and fend off the attacks of mutated monsters. That is a superhero comic book. While those stories do comprise a staggering majority of the market, they do not represent the entire thing. In many ways the comic book LQGXVWU\ LV VWUXFWXUHG OLNH WKH Ă€OP industry. There are independent, or “indie,â€? comic books which tend to be more mature and aren’t bound by the usual superhero conventions. Then there are mainstream superhero comics which are the equivalent of Hollywood. They are chock-full of unrealistically attractive people and over the top action. What really sets comic books apart from other forms of storytelling is the male-dominated audience. Movies, television, and novels are not associated with gender, but comic books are commonly associated with the image of a curly haired boy with bigrimmed glasses being driven by his mom to the local comic book shop where he meets up with comic books have one genre that is his nerdy male friends to argue “mainstreamâ€?- one genre that domover what color kryptonite makes inates the shelves and that is the genre of spandexed super-heroes Superman evil (it’s red). When we think of a comic book beating the crap out of each other. reader, we tend to think of them Superhero comic books often utias male, not female. I would attri- lize elements of humor, drama, bute this to three major factors: the and romance, but they are still single genre nature of the comic superhero comics and that genre book industry, the dispropor- simply appeals to more men than tionate number of female heroes, women. The next big problem is in and the ridiculous way in which sheer numbers. Let’s look at a few those few women characters are of the most prominent superhero depicted. teams on today’s shelves. The Jus7KH Ă€UVW RI WKHVH SUREOHPV OLHV tice League; six men, one woman. in the basic structure of the comic The Justice League of America; six book industry that I’ve described men, three women. The Uncanny above. The “Hollywood,â€? or the Avengers; four men, two women. “mainstreamâ€? books, are superThe All -New X-men; seven men, hero comic books. Unlike in the four women. The Suicide Squad; Ă€OP LQGXVWU\ ZKHUH FRPHG\ three men, one woman, one romantic comedy, drama, thriller, mutant shark. DFWLRQ DQG VFL Ă€ DUH DOO SRSXODU

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These are some of the biggest superhero teams in comics, and the best they can do is feature twice as many men as women. Now take that small percent of female characters and ask , “How many of these characters can be seriously considered as a role model for young women?� Unfortunately, due to the way women are depicted in comic books, the numbers dwindle even further. Any woman who walks into a comic shop is instantly bombarded by unrealistic images of scantily clad heroines with unattainable body types. That’s just glancing at the covers, let alone the pages within. To top it off very few female characters are given leadership roles on superhero teams. Our society still has a long way to go in attaining equality for both gen-

ders, but clearly comic books have an even greater gap to close. Comic books could be on equal footing with other popular forms of entertainment, such as television, movies, and books. They have talented writers, amazing artists, and an engaging format. They just need to stop pandering to adolescent boys who would be HTXDOO\ VDWLVÀHG LI WKH\ ZHUH UHDGing Playboy. The mainstream comic book industry is willing to sexualize women because they are so afraid of losing that key male demographic. But that’s the irony of it. By holding on for dear life, they limit a medium that has limitless potential. The majority of us comic book geeks would not stop reading them just because the heroines

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There are many perspectives in which the world may be viewed. In my opinion, the most universal perspective stems from empathy, which is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. For example, a mosquito biting you is just a little guy trying to get food the only way he knows how. The perspectives of reality have been contemplated and debated by philosophers since almost the beginning of civilization. For instance, Hegel maintained the notion of idealism; arguing that the universe is throughout the work of reason and the mind. In other words, physical existence is dependent on some sort of mental, or metaphysical, reality. I feel as though this corresponds with empathy in the sense that within this philosophy, no particular can be understood on its own—for everything is merely an DVSHFW RI D ZKROH +RZHYHU WKLV FRQà LFWV ZLWK WKH LGHD RI PDWHULDOLVP ZKLFK GHÀQHV UHDOLW\ DV PDGH XS RI WDQJLEOH atoms that are always in constant motion, and therefore, susceptible to change. Then again, there is the philosophy of realism, or representative realism as coined by John Locke, which states that the mind is directly acquainted only with its own ideas. However, these ideas are caused by and represent objects external to the mind. 7KHUH LV QR GHQ\LQJ WKDW WKH LQÀQLWH ZD\V RQH PD\ depict reality and life itself is simply whacky. Nietzsche believed that the overall chaos of the world is made manageable by perspectives. There are so many meanings that can be interpreted from everything that it is hard to comprehend why one perspective, dare I say opinion, can hold value while others are oppressed. For example, how is it possible to disrespect an individual just because they do or do not believe in a God? Nietzsche also felt that because everything is seen from one perspective or another (and that this is unavoidable), and since facts are merely interpretations, that there is no truth. Perhaps it is impossible, but I would like to think that humans can attempt to combat this by opening up their minds and trying to take on multiple perspecWLYHV DQG E\ ÀQGLQJ WUXWK ZLWKLQ RWKHU EHLQJV Like I said before, being able to grasp the concept of empathy is essential to gaining a universal perspective.

That being said, what exactly is valuable about viewing the world and life from all angles? Someone who has the ability to recognize multiple perspectives will most likely be more successful when it comes to making decisions. John Dewey believes that ideas are the basis for organizing future observations and experiences. This is a very pragmatic way of thinking. However, as those graduating may soon learn, pragmatics are very relevant to the working world. One way to understand this philosophy is to look at it from a means/ends viewpoint. Ideas are tools for getting a MRE GRQH DQG DUH RQO\ EHQHÀFLDO LI WKH\ FDQ EH VXFFHVVIXOO\ applied to work. It is the future consequences that determine the validity, truth, and meaning in an idea. With a strong sense of empathy and therefore universal perspective, one is more inclined to think and make decisions that have a more positive outcome for more beings. Though still appreciating many opinions, I personally think it is silly to not want to enter the workforce as a citizen attempting to better the world. That being said, reality and perspectives alike should not simply be evaluated on how useful they are for accomplishing our purposes. I believe it is equally important to also take into consideration an idea’s aesthetics and beauty. Not everyone OHDYLQJ FROOHJH LV KHDGHG IRU DQ RIÀFH GHVN ,W LV WKH GXW\ of artists to create in an attempt to grab society’s attention and provide new outlooks on life. As Nietzsche would say, where ideas do not have utility, they may still be an expression of intellectual play and impulse. Therefore, it is important to try and view all things from different perspectives. This will without a doubt JLYH \RX PRUH LQVLJKW ZKLOH ÀJXULQJ RXW ZKLFK GHFLVLRQV to make, based off their consequences. Imagine if our lives were on a different scale and you were the size of an ant. How much different would a dandelion look? Empathy is the key to true understanding, and with it, one can certainly expect to be a more well rounded individual ready to take on the world. Elissa Fredeen can be contacted at efredeen@keene-equinox.com

started taking on more central roles and wore half-decent clothing. I like to believe that most avid comic book fans have fallen in love with the medium for the same reasons I have; for the inspirLQJ OHVVRQV DERXW VDFULÀFH DQG responsibility, for the characters who have evolved from a 50-year long collaboration between hundreds of writers and artists, or for WKH LQÀQLWH SRVVLELOLWLHV RI ZRUGV and pictures united in the art of sequential storytelling. These are all things that women could fall in love with as well, but they will never get that far if comic book companies don’t start treating their female characters with the respect that they deserve. Zach Pearson can be contacted at zpearson@keene-equinox.com

The Equinox acknowledges awards won by Equinox members from the Society of Collegiate Journalists, the N.H. Press Assoc., and The Kennedy Center for Theater Arts Society of Collegiate Journalists: -Newspaper overall excellence: The Equinox, third place -Sports page design: Michelle Berthiaume, third place -Photo essay: Christopher Palermo and Emily Fedorko, second place -Breaking or hard news: News editor Karina Barriga Albring, first place “Let’s talk about sex offenses� -Continuing coverage: First place was awarded to Whitney Cyr, Alicia Ferraiuolo, Leah Hughes, Cam King, Tom MacLennan, Chelsea Mellin, Sam Norton, Carly Thurlow and Tony Yates, “BearCat� -Features: Julie Conlon, second place. Karina Barriga Albring earned third place “Students meet up with Molly after hours� -Sports columns: Honorable mention went to Brian Schnee “Club hockey seeks more respect� -Feature photography: Emily Fedorko, first place -Sports photography: Christopher Palermo, third place, Siobhan Carnell profile -Graphic illustrations: Chelsea Nickerson, first place. Third place went to Taylor Cronquist -Whitney Cyr, one of six finalists for Barlow Student Journalist of the Year Award

N.H. Press Association: -Ryan Glavey, Sports Story of the Year -Michelle Berthieume, second and third place story -Corey Austin, Website, second place

Kennedy Center for Theater Arts: -Samantha Norton, Kennedy Center Theater Criticism Award, Runner Up

Small changes for birth control The Obama administration has betrayed its Democratic base once again. The Justice Department plans to appeal a ruling made by the federal court that will allow morning-after pills available to women of all ages without a prescription. This drug has been deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration for all females able to to bear children. The Justice Department’s appeal aligns this administration with conservative and anti-abortion groups in that they want to keep the morning-after pill out of the hands of females under WKH DJH RI Ă€IWHHQ 7KLV GHFLVLRQ LV QRW VFLHQWLĂ€FDOO\ EDVHG Now, I may be mistaken, but I have the distinct memory of Barack Obama giving a speech about a week ago, claiming that he was in support of women’s reproductive rights and wanted to keep politics out of an issue WKDW LV FOHDUO\ VFLHQWLĂ€F 0D\EH , VKRXOG not be surprised at this kind of political lip-service. This seems to be just another action by the Democratic Party to remain moderate, knowing that a liberal democrat like myself will vote for it anyway. A quick glance at PolitiFact.com can reveal the staggering amount of broken promises given by President Obama. It’s a fun list - take a look. Some of my favorite broken promises include: his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, his promise to restore habeas corpus rights to enemy combatants, and my favorite lie by far was his promise to keep lobbyists out of his administration. Now, I underVWDQG WKDW :DVKLQJWRQ LV D GLIĂ€FXOW place to get things done but this list is simply laughable. How can I be anything but angry when he promises to keep lobbyists out of his administration and then SURPSWO\ Ă€OOV KLV FDELQHW ZLWK *ROGman Sachs Wall Street lobbyists? This is disgraceful and quite simply a slap in the face to anyone that voted for him in hopes for “changeâ€?. However, as hilarious as this list is, I do not want to digress too much. I think it is important to focus on what is currently at hand; mainly the appeal of the federal court ruling. Though it has been argued that regardless of this appeal, we are still headed in the right direction concerning women’s reproductive rights (a position I agree with), I would argue that it is not good enough. Why limit the availability of life altering medicine to a segment of WKH SRSXODWLRQ ZLWKRXW VFLHQWLĂ€F MXVWLĂ€FDWLRQ" 6HFRQGO\ LI WKHUH LV DQ DJH requirement, then clearly some form RI LGHQWLĂ€FDWLRQ ZRXOG EH UHTXLUHG which is something most teenagers do not have. As a result, the Obama Administration has decided to ignore an important segment of the population which could have been helped largely with unwanted pregnancies. Now, I am a statistical guy. I like to think about how a change in federal law would affect our country in statistical terms. So, I hopped onto the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website. Here’s what I found: A study published in 2011 states that in 2006, 49 percent of pregnancies were unintended, and “the proportion of pregnancies that were unintended was highest among teens younger than age 15 years, at 98 percent.â€? These numbers are staggering. Consider the implications of refusing to give access to the morning-after pill to all females, regardless of age. A child younger than 15 becomes pregnant, carrying the child of another adolescent. Both of these young parents will mostly likely need to drop out RI VFKRRO DQG Ă€QG ZRUN LQ RUGHU WR IHHG this child. As the CDC states, “large increases in unintended pregnancy rates were found among women with lower education, low income, and cohabiting women.â€? So, we have undereducated children having their own children that will almost inevitably be born into lower income households. The process LV F\FOLFDO DQG ZH QHHG WR Ă€QG D ZD\ WR intervene. There is good news though. We have a miracle drug that can drastically reduce the amount of unintended pregnancies in young women. Now if only we could think of a way to convince our president and his Justice Department, a president whose platform was predicated on “changeâ€?, to help us systematically empower these underprivileged women. But sadly, I’m afraid politicians are much too concerned with playing politics and winning the moderate vote. Nick Castine can be reached at ncastine@keene-equinox.com

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Students say summer jobs are worth the hassle MORGAN MARKLEY

SENIOR REPORTER With the school year winding down, Keene State College students sell back their books and begin switching gears from being a student to entering the workforce for the summer months. According to Forbes.com, some of the best summer jobs for students include being a freelance writer, server, and nanny. Kristin Szymkowicz, a junior at KSC, said that during the summer months she babysits. “I have been babysitting for the past six years I’m hoping to do that again this summer. I have two jobs set up but I am trying to get a third,â€? the junior said. Szymkowicz is a communications major with a broadcast journalism minor who said that even though her job doesn’t relate to her major she still enjoys it. Szymkowicz said her job babysitting is something she’s used to. “It’s been easy and I just got into it six years ago and it just kind of worked out well,â€? she said. Szymkowicz said that the job has always been available to her. She said she enjoys her job because,“I get to hangout with kids all day, that’s awesome in itself, the money obviously.â€? Szymkowicz said that she likes having money so she can do stuff and go shopping. Szymkowicz said she works during the weekdays,“I ZRUN Ă€YH GD\V D ZHHN DQG JHW ZHHNHQGV off.â€? Szymkowicz said that almost everyone she knows has a summer job. She said, “I live in a really small town and a lot of people work at farm stands or ice cream shops.â€? she explained, “I actually live right next to UMass Amherst which is a huge college town and during the summer the students go away, so you would think that they would have a lot of jobs available.â€? Finding a summer job isn’t easy though, Szymkowicz explained, “One of the main reasons I’ve been solely babysitting is that I’ve applied for so many job in my area and can’t get one. I think the main reason is because restaurants and local businesses and stuff like that want someone who can be there all year-round and they don’t want to hire someone just for the summer.â€? She added, “I know that was a big problem I ran into with a lot of the restaurants I applied to; they didn’t consider me because they didn’t want to train me and then have me stay for three months...and then leave in the fall.â€? -XQLRU 6DUDK 'L7RQQR DJUHHV WKDW Ă€QGing a summer job is not easy, “Personally I think it’s hard because I’m struggling to Ă€QG D VHFRQG VXPPHU MRE , WKLQN LW¡V MXVW

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Above, a student serves frozen yogurt at YOLO in downtown Keene. Students agree that while finding a summer job can be difficult, heading back to school in the fall with a little money in the pocket is always worth it.

GLIĂ€FXOW EHFDXVH D ORW RI SODFHV ZDQW IXOO time and you can’t give them full time.â€? 6KH H[SODLQHG ´, WKLQN WKDW LW¡V PRVW GLIĂ€FXOW Ă€QGLQJ D MRE WKDW ZLOO Ă€W \RXU SDUW WLPH schedule.â€? DiTonno said that during the summer she works at a summer camps for theatre kids. DiTonno’s major at KSC is elementary education major with theatre and dance, and this job relates to her major a lot. DiTonno explained what the camps is: “It’s a day camp 8-2 and they [children] come and we put on a production for six weeks

and at the end of the six weeks they put on a show. They’re doing Annie this year and my job is to choreograph the entire show.â€? DiTonno said besides making money, her favorite part of her job is being able to work with children. DiTonno said that while she likes her job LW ZRXOGQ¡W EH KHU Ă€UVW SLFN ´,W¡V D JRRG VWDUW to a summer job, it wouldn’t be my ideal summer job every summer.â€? She added, “My ideal summer job would probably be working at a dance studio...or maybe at like a preschool or a day camp that is strictly elementary school kids.â€?

DiTonno said, “All my college friends have jobs over the summer.â€? Danielle Wachs, a freshman at KSC, said she doesn’t currently have a summer job lined up but she has had previous jobs that include, “I worked a dog grooming place and a fast food restaurant.â€? She added, “I MXVW TXLW P\ MRE DQG ,¡P JRLQJ WR WU\ WR Ă€QG a new job.â€? Wachs said, “I’m in communications and I guess with fast food you don’t really get much interaction with people.â€? Wachs said, “My favorite part was being able to have money and do thingsâ€? and also said, “My least favorite part was having to

work on really nice days and missing out on certain opportunities.� Wachs said she usuDOO\ ZRUNV IRXU RU ÀYH GD\V D ZHHN GXULQJ the summer. Wachs also said she thinks it is easier for FROOHJH DJHG VWXGHQWV WR ÀQG VXPPHU ZRUN because we’re older than the high school aged students looking for jobs. Whether it be nannying or working at a fast food restaurant, KSC students drop their books fast, and instead, start picking up paychecks. Morgan Markley can be contacted at mmarkley@keene-equionx.com

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and drunk non-college Keene people harassing them on the streets. “It’s sad but I feel like every time we walk by someone who appears to be from the town, we get a little nervous and walk a little faster. It’s unfair that this has to be that way but this year has pushed us to that,â€? she said, but noted that not all people in Keene are “bad.â€? Warman said the times are changing. “We’re not the same small town that we were fourteen RU Ă€IWHHQ \HDUV DJR Âľ VKH VDLG -XQLRU %ULWWDQ\ %XUQKDP VDLG she felt there was more happening on and off campus in terms of crime this year compared to her previous years as a KSC student. ´7KHUH¡V GHĂ€QLWHO\ EHHQ D ORW PRUH RI those crime and safety awareness updates,â€? she said, “That one about the armed robbery on campus really kind of freaked me out. Just because of all the school shootings and stuff going on I think that one really freaked everybody out. 7KHUH¡V GHĂ€QLWHO\ D ORW PRUH JRLQJ on than last year. Last year I don’t really remember any of those crime safety awareness ones. I can’t see any reason behind it.â€? Senior Will Frigon disagreed and said the 2012-13 year seemed no more unusual or different than his past three years as a student in Keene. “It doesn’t seem too out of place,â€? he said, “I feel like those were pretty isolated incidents and besides those two [gun and knife] incidents there hasn’t been much that I’ve noticed. I always feel safe in Keene walking around. I would never hesitate to go somewhere by myself but I know some people don’t feel the same.â€? Sophomore Caitlin Licence would be one of those students Frigon referred to who does not feel as safe in Keene anymore. Licence recalled most reports coming from campus safety last year were in lei of weather. Licence said she lives on-campus in Owls Nest, near where there have been recent bottle bomb incidents. “Living on campus I feel more afraid that we’re centered, like if something was going to happen it would happen on campus,â€? she said, “I feel like all the stuff that has been happening nationally has been sparking ideas in peoples’ heads. I’ve never witnessed any of this happening so it’s kind of that feeling like it doesn’t happen because I haven’t witnessed it, so for the most part I feel safe.â€? Despite what seems to be a great increase in crime, Warman stated that the violent crime rate has been on a decrease over the past year. Warmen said situations like NewWRZQ DQG %RVWRQ PD\ VHW D VSDUN WR copycats, mentioning the on- and off-campus bottle bomb incidents RFFXUULQJ %XW VKH DOVR EODPHG the twenty-four-hour media cycle students are hooked to as, yes, an excellent tool of information, but also a key factor to the idea that there is danger everywhere and crime is on the rise. ´:H Ă€QG RXW DERXW WKLQJV QRZ that we would never have found RXW DERXW WHQ RU Ă€IWHHQ \HDUV DJR We’re constantly barraged by information,â€? she said. Even so, recent events have led to Warman and her team increasing security and trainLQJ ERWK ZLWK RIĂ€FHUV DQG ZLWK IDFulty and staff. Warman explained she has led workshops with KSC faculty and staff for them to learn to identify troubling behaviors in their classrooms. “Any time you do education you’re going to increase the number of reports because people are more informed, and that’s an okay thing. We went into this undertaking knowing that was going to happen. I would rather know than not know,â€? Warman stated. The director said something that she loves about the students at KSC is their “pride in place.â€? She mentioned how she sees students picking up trash on campus and how people always hold the door open for the person behind them when walking in and out of the student center. “There’s a real pride in place,â€? she said, “It’s become a part of our culture. Now we need to be creating a culture where safety is a priority.â€? Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equinox.com

over that everyone is happy with whatever changes, activates, and improvements they make as Student Government. “I hope to leave a legacy for the school, not just for me. A legacy that showed we made change, we had an incredible year, “ Efraimson said. Residence Director, Casey Wilson, is the advisor of the Class of 2014 and worked with Efraimson when she was the President of the Class of 2014. “Jackie has a love for all things at Keene State,â€? Wilson said. Wilson continued to say that Efraimson has been heavily involved with student government throughout her years at KSC and that her experience will EHQHĂ€W KHU DV 6WXGHQW %RG\ 9LFH President. “She is dedicated to the students that she represents and wants to be an advocate for them,â€? Wilson said. “I am looking forward to this opportunity so much, I think it will be a lot of hard work and dedication, but I cannot wait,â€? Efraimson said. Efraimson is a Spanish and Secondary Education major at KSC, and she hopes to start teaching Spanish right out of college. She said that she is also thinking about going to graduate school or going to a Spanish speaking country and teaching for a year. “She is absolutely perfect for the position and I couldn’t be more happy for her that she got it, because if anyone deserves it, it’s here,â€? Rando said. Eric Grady, Junior at Keene State College, was elected 6WXGHQW %RG\ 3UHVLGHQW RQ Monday April 22, 2013. Grady has a long list of hopes and ambitions that he wants to accomplish in the 2013-2014 school year. Grady came to KSC in 2010 from Auburn, Massachusetts and has been on student government ever since his freshman year. This year, Grady said that he is on the 8QLYHUVLW\ 6\VWHP %RDUG RI Representatives and already VKDUHV DQ RIĂ€FH ZLWK WKH 6WXGHQW %RG\ 3UHVLGHQW DQG 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW “I originally was going to run for student trustee, which is like what I do now just higher up,â€? Grady continued, “the person who is president now wasn’t running for re-election and she said ‘oh, you really should run for president.’â€? 7KLV \HDU¡V 6WXGHQW %RG\ 3UHVLdent, Kelly Welch, said that she encouraged Grady to run because she felt that he would make a great student body president. “He is dedicated to this organization and is always willing to listen to what the students have to say and what the students want,â€? Welch said. Welch went on to say that Grady is already thinking about ideas for next year. Welch said that because Grady has been on Student Government since his freshman year, that he knows what needs to be done and how to use the resources to get it done. Grady thinks that students

YRWHG IRU KLP DV 6WXGHQW %RG\ President because they knew him from the various organizations he is involved with on campus. Grady is also a part of the Social Activities Council executive board, he was an orientation leader, and he works in academic career advising. Grady was elected to the SAC executive board as a freshman, he said very few people get that opportunity and he is proud of it. Grady also lead a Alternative Spring break this past year to %DOWLPRUH 0DU\ODQG DQG LV OHDGLQJ DQRWKHU WKLV \HDU WR /DV 9HJDV Nevada. Junior Amanda Smith said that she’s known Grady since their sophomore year because he was on the SAC executive board. “I think Eric

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Above Left: KSC junior Jackie Efraimson will take over as Student Body Vice President as a senior in the 2013-2014 academic year. Above: Eric Grady wil take over as Student Body President.

“I am looking forward to this opportunity so much, I think it will be a lot of hard work and dedication, but I cannot wait.â€? -­JACKIE EFRAIMSON KSC JUNIOR

will make a good president because he looks out for other people. He has a lot of new ideas and wants to implement them as soon as he can,� Smith said. Smith added that Grady is a very sociable and friendly person. Grady is proud of being the chair of the technology committee at KSC. Grady said he is on the committee with Provost Melinda 7UHDGZHO WR UHÀQH WKH WHFKQRORJ\

in classrooms because some of the professors at KSC will not allow laptops during their lectures. Grady said that he is hopefully going to hold a workshop at a professor training event where he’ll be talking about how students like to use technology. “Nothing is set in stone yet for that but it’s something Provost Treadwel mentioned,� Grady said. Grady said that one of his goals for Student Government is

to have it be more open. “We want people to come to our meetings and voice their opinions,� said Grady. Grady said that if more students voice their opinions, that they are likely to see the changes that they want. Grady also hopes to improve the wireless Internet on campus, to have a mobile application for MyKSC, and to make MyKSC faster. “I have a really long list of hopes and ambitions and I think

that will be the hard thing- to try to prioritize them and see what we can get done and what we can’t,� Grady said. Grady is a Political Science major and an Economics minor. After graduation in May 2014, he plans to go to graduate school for %UDQG 0DQDJHPHQW DW %HQWOH\ University. Megan Grenier can be contacted at mgrenier@keene-equinox.com

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The Pour House, also new to the Pub Crawl, did not experiHQFH DQ\ LQFLGHQWV 0DQDJHU 0DUW\ *ULIĂ€Q VDLG ´, FDQ JHQHUally say that everything went exceptionally well- there were no problems as far as our establishment went.â€? Pub Crawl Organizer and KSC Senior Michelle Picard said she heard positive feedback from bartenders. “I talked to some bartenders as well as Keith, who is the manager of Cobblestone, and they all said they had a really good, successful day,â€? she said. Cobblestone, Lab ‘N’ Lager, or Penuche’s could not be reached for comment. When Railroad Tavern closed its doors the night of the Pub Crawl, rumors began to swirl about other bars closing as well. Picard took to the Facebook page to say the Pink Team was at fault, however she later recanted her statement and has since deleted it. “The reason why I did take it down was because I don’t know if there’s any truth behind that,â€? she professed. Regardless of the minor confusion, everyone seemed to take advantage of the beautiful weather cast on Sunday. One student thanked Picard for organizing the Pub Crawl on the Facebook page, saying that everyone had a blast. Seventy people ‘liked’ his comment. Kattey Ortiz can be contacted at kortiz@keene-equinox.com

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Heartbreak in Italy: Student prepares to head home

Kenzie Travers, Italy I’m leaving my heart in Italy, where I only have eyes for the hills of Tuscany- endless lumps of green against the soft blue sky. Grape vineyards and miniature square yellow houses scattered across the hill, clay tiled roofs baking in the sun. Endless landscape, with the occasional stone tower peeking up beyond the trees, castle walls extending from the medieval structure; the ruins of a divided society. The train chugs past the clusters of the villages, bringing me back to Florence, where a bell tower rings, and vibrates through my skin as I watch the man inside bang and bang madly from below. Every time I turn the corner from San Borgo Lorenzo, the Duomo takes me by surprise, like a giant paper drawing blown up and suspended in the air. Taking my breath on the occasional walk back to my apartment as I look up and am reminded of its existence. The sunset over the Arno River, a murky green against the yellow and red shops of the Ponte Vecchio. For the small village of Panzano, tucked away in the Chianti region, with a butcher shop, Antica Macalleria Cecchini, where Dario Cecchini supplies the people with unusually cut meats and the best olive oil I’ve ever had. With hand painted tile shops and a seemingly endless view of the country side. Where old men sit on benches and watch the Cypress trees grow tall into the sky. The elevated coast of Pompeii, the air thick with the scent of wisteria, hanging lazily in the shaded parts of the ancient ruins, gives me a feeling that is bigger than myself, erupting inside me like Mount Vesuvius, pouring molten rock into my veins and spewing ash into my mind, clouding it with

thoughts of this unexplained life. I imagine the ancient Romans as they watched the volcano erupt, curious and bemused. Standing in awe at the massive piece of Earth, crying and bursting with its insides. I imagine the mountain being formed, as Asia and Europe pounded into each other from the tectonic plates, rumbling the ground for miles, as the orange corralled sapphire water sunk below and was hidden from the sunlight in a cave. The black sand beach of Positano, kissing the edge of the Mediterranean sea as it rolls in and out, in and out, bearing gifts of weathered glass from the sea; thick powder blue pieces, softened around the edges from the rolling salted waves. Fog whispers over the enclave of the hills, as if covering up a secret beyond the perilous cliffs. “Positano bites deep, wrote John Steinbeck in his article featured in Harpers Bazaar.â€?It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone,â€? Steinbeck wrote. , Ă HZ RYHU WKH ZLOG MDJJHG ZDYHV impersonating cobalt stone as it reaches into the air and spits wet powder into my face. )O\LQJ SDVW PDJQLĂ€FHQW ZDOOV RI URFN WUHHV suspended over the death defying drop. Flying from the pile of deep red, peach, and ginger painted houses, where people reside DQG ZDNH XS DQG JR WR WKHLU FRUDO MHZHOU\ shops and casually run the steep steps extending from the mountain every day and maybe don’t think twice about its secluded beauty or what life is like beyond it. My lipstick stain was left in Monterosso al Mare, where I tasted the most succulent squid and bruschetta; the ripest diced tomatoes and bread soaked in olive oil, rubbed with fresh pesto- what Cinque Terre is known for, chopped basil, garlic and parmesan cheese. 7KH EDVLF Ă DYRUV EXUVWLQJ OLNH WKH brightly colored village from the serrated hill of Manarola. I descended the precipitous cobblestone stairwells between olive groves and lemon gardens, the smell of the Earth, potent, as farmer’s cut grass and swat DZD\ Ă LHV \HW LJQRULQJ WKH WRXULVWV ZKRP Ă RRG E\ ,Q 9HUQD]]D D PDQ LQ D 6SHHGR

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KSC sophomore Kenzie Travers is finishing her sophomore spring semester in Italy. The beaches, the wine, the food, Traverse says she will leave her heart in Italy.

rests between two boulders, facing the Ligurian Sea, a beer held to his lips. I inhale the QRUWKHUQ EUHH]H LQà DWH P\ GLDSKUDJP ZLWK the breath of the coastal atmosphere. I’m leaving my mind in Italy. Where it has been entangled in the lace of Burano, blown by the glass in Murano, and masked by the characters of Carnival in Piazza San Marco. Popped by Italian champagne bottles, and sent down the stream by a gondola. The PDJQLÀFHQW EXLOGLQJV VR SRZHUIXO DJDLQVW the sky, sunlight cascading of them

Iraq to Keene to Germany: One student’s path

My mind is trapped inside the knightly citadel walls of Monteriggioni, where I feasted on bread and thick salami, rich triangles of pecorino cheese, and sipped dark cherry colored wine bountiful with an aroma of spices. A place once protected from the war against Florence, a commune written about in ancient roman poetry and essays. Lemon gelato melts on the cobblestone plaza, while children sporting blue soccer MHUVH\V KRS RYHU LW OHDSLQJ WRZDUGV WKH drinking fountain in the center.

What I once called the place that I grew up is no longer my home, it is the place where I am scared to end up after my time in Italy. Italy is where I learned about life, about patience and friendships and reality. It is place with small streets and small cafĂŠs, but also a place that gave me a bigger picture- a bigger window to throw my probOHPV RXW RI WR JURZ Ă RZHUV DQG WR REVHUYH the people; a window of opportunities. It is where I will leave my heart, so I will have to come back.

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Buy locally and reap the reward LINDSEY ARCECI

OPINIONS EDITOR EMERITUS

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KSC senior James Lavimoniere has been accepted by the Congress-Budapest Youth Exchange Program and will live in Germany for one year. Lavimoniere is one out of seventy-five students nationwide selected to study in this program.

Student selected from 600 applicants nationwide to study in Germany MATTHEW SCHWARTZ

EQUINOX STAFF From Hampton, New Hampshire to Iraq, and then to the German Bundestag: One Keene State student gets a worldly experience that will last a lifetime. One can say that senior James Lavimoniere is not your typical college student. Lavimoniere has been accepted by the Congress-Budestag Youth Exchange Program (CBXY) to live in Germany for a year. )RU WKH Ă€UVW WZR PRQWKV /DYLPRQLHUH ZLOO attend a German language school. “After the language school I will move on to study at a German university for four or Ă€YH PRQWKV DQG WKHQ LQWHUQ DW D *HUPDQ company for the remainder of that time,â€? Lavimoniere said. Lavimonier did not start taking an interest in German till this current academic year. “I had a couple elecWLYHV RSHQ IRU WKLV VHPHVWHU DQG , Ă€QG foreign languages interesting so I decided to take a German class. My professor told me about this program so I said ‘I might as well apply’,â€? Lavimoniere stated. According to Beth Uding, the Program Director from CBXY, Lavimoniere LV RQH RXW RI VHYHQW\ Ă€YH VWXGHQWV QDWLRQwide that were selected for the program this year. Over 600 students applied. “We conducted in-person interviews with 150

Ă€QDOLVWV DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ LQ )HEUXDU\ Interview panels generally include representatives from the local German American community, including German profesVRUV *HUPDQ &RQVXODWH RIĂ€FHUV DQG VWDII Âľ Uding commented. Uding cited comments from the program’s assistant director after a panel interviewed Lavimoniere. “James was thoughtful and articulate. From his experience serving in the US National Guard, he also brings a unique perspective to the diverse group of CBYX fellows.â€? Along with being a college student, Lavimoniere is an Airman 1st Class in WKH $LU 1DWLRQDO *XDUG ´, MRLQHG WKH $LU National Guard the summer after I graduated high school. I’ve been involved with them throughout college. I took a year off to deploy overseas to Iraq for a couple of months. When I was interviewing for the program they were really interested in my military background,â€? Lavimoniere said. According to the Armed Forces News Service, Lavimoniere earned distinction as an Honor Graduate after basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Gary Lavimoniere, James’ father, said that it is a testament to James’ characWHU WKDW KH VDFULĂ€FHG KLV MXQLRU \HDU WR VHUYH in Iraq. He stated that James has been working since he was foutreen years old and describes him as being a responsible and

respected man. Gary Lavimoniere added that the fellowship is an amazing opportunity to get exposure to the German culture. +H VWDWHG WKDW -DPHV LV VWLOO WU\LQJ WR Ă€QG his way and that in everything James has done, he has excelled. Lavimoniere shared his thoughts about his fellowship. “I’m really excited about going to Germany and to live in another country for a year. I’m also excited to learn to speak German as a main language rather than English. It can EH GLIĂ€FXOW OLYLQJ DZD\ IURP KRPH IRU DQ H[WHQGHG SHULRG RI WLPH EXW \RX Ă€QG ZD\V to work through it,â€? Lavimoniere said. Lavimoniere also commented on the importance of being ambitious. “I think its important for people to put themselves out there, apply, and go after things even if they think they’re not going to get it. I never would have thought I would get into this program and if I would have not applied on that thought, I would not be going to Germany in a couple of months,â€? Lavimoniere added. Before leaving for Germany at the end of July, Lavimoniere is graduating from KSC on Saturday with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Matthew Schwartz can be contacted at mschwartz@keene-equinox.com

As someone with a healthy diet, I often get asked where to shop and what to buy. Most of the time the questions relate to health food stores and healthy places to eat, but sometimes they relate to where to buy good clothes. My answer to them is always buy local goods or shop in Keene. I understand many people may not know how easily it is for them to give back to their community but all they need to GR LV WR WKLQN ORFDOO\ 0\ Ă€UVW H[DPSOH is, if one were to go to the Keene Farmer’s Market, they would notice that the fruits and vegetables cost $0.99 and those same foods can be found at Price Chopper or Hannaford’s for $1.00. Why wouldn’t you chose apples grown in your town over apples grown in Alabama? The whole market is pretty much like that price wise. They usually offer potatoes, apples, blueberries, strawberries, corn, peaches, squash, tomatoes, green beans, and even local meats, milk and eggs. For those who worry that this smorgasbord is only available in the spring and summer, have no fear- for the farmer’s market is now going on year round! During last year’s fall and winter, the farmer’s market could be found at the Colony Mill Marketplace. But beginning in May, the market will move back to Gilbo Avenue. The farmer’s market is good for more WKDQ MXVW IUHVK ORFDO SURGXFH DQG IRRG They also provide local wool, yarns and Ă RZHUV /LYH PXVLF LV RIWHQ SUHVHQW EXW WKH day only lasts from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., so make sure to get in early one Saturday. Right across the street from the summertime farmer’s market is another large local market called Hannah Grimes Marketplace on Main Street. Hannah Grimes stretches it’s view of the term “localâ€? as food that is grown, prepared and sold within 100 miles of the marketplace. For Hannah Grimes, this allows WKHP WR VHOO 0DLQH VHD VDOW DQG IUHVK Ă€VK 9HUPRQW VXQĂ RZHU RLO DQG FRUQPHDO DQG New Hampshire spirits like wine, cider and vodka. The store on Main Street also features PXOWLWXGHV RI KDQGPDGH MHZHOU\ FDQGOHV clothes, and dishes from the local area. Another new great place to buy local foods is at the Monadnock Food Co-op on Cypress Street. The co-op features locally grown food, fair trade food, natural and organic food. According to the co-op’s website, all the food that is sold at the grocery store was grown and prepared within 100 miles of the co-op.

By purchasing healthy food from local sources, you are not only choosing a healthier choice for your body, but your are helping to support the farmers in your community by putting money back into the area in which the food is grown. The FR RS DOVR IHDWXUHV D MXLFH EDU ZLWK IDLU trade coffee and a small deli for takeout. Other great local eateries include Keene Fresh Salad and Local Burger. Fresh Salad is known for their wide selection of salads, homemade dressings, breads, soups, pesto and drinks. In the spring and summer the owner’s of the restaurant grow almost all the herbs and vegetables in their own garden in Keene and also use local foods in their dishes. Local Burger is based in Northampton, Massachusetts and features local meat from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, DV ZHOO DV WKHLU RZQ EUDQG RI Ă DYRUHG sodas. And although many would think these restaurants have long waits or are really pricey, the truth is, they’re not. An average meal at Fresh Salad costs around eight or nine dollars and a burger at Local usually ranges from six to seven dollars. I wholeheartedly encourage people to shop locally for all their purchases if possible, and I highly recommend shopping locally for your clothes. I’d suggest popping into some of the thrift stores in Keene like the Salvation Army on Roxbury Plaza, More Than a Thrift Store on Marlboro Street, St. James Thrift Shop on Lamson Street and Sak’s Thrift Ave on Main Street. These four stores have a huge selection of clothes and shoes for guys and girls in college, as well as other cool vintage trinNHWV DQG MHZHOU\ ,I \RX¡UH ZRQGHULQJ KRZ PXFK VRPH RI WKH FORWKHV JR IRU OHW¡V MXVW say I bought a white blouse there a few days ago for $0.50 and most of the shirts I have bought there cost no more than $6. Same types of prices go for guys too. They may be second-hand clothes, but after I wash them once, I can’t even tell the difference. Overall, shopping and eating locally can be a good thing for many reasons. And if the price isn’t too much different or is less, why not buy local? Even for those graduating or transferring - research the city or town you’re moving to and see what types of local markets or restaurants are available to you there. But for now, I hope I have provided you with enough alternatives for shopping locally so you don’t have to surrender to food grown in Florida or a sweater costing $50. Lindsay Arceci can be contacted at larceci@keene-equinox.com

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The Owls are preparing to head home. Check out our last Owl on A9! STUDENT LIFE / A10

Seniors crawl 'til they fall, flaws and all KATTEY ORTIZ

EQUINOX STAFF The Senior Pub Crawl gave Keene State College VHQLRUV D ÀQDO FKDQFH WR ULQJ LQ WKHLU ODVW ZHHN RI ÀQDOV RQ &LQFR 'H 0D\R (LJKW WHDPV SDUWLFLSDQWV per team put on their drinking shoes and meandered through the streets of downtown Keene, stopping at a different bar at the top of every hour from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. The Keene Police Department and the N.H. Liquor

commissioner were also out in full force to ensure a safe time for all participants. In a written statement, Senior Andrea Palmentiero said that she and her friends had a wonderful time. “Pub Crawl went awesome!� She wrote. “We had a blast and everyone was celebrating their one last ‘Hoorah!’ as seniors.� However, she did mention that towards the end of the Pub Crawl, “A lot of the bars were closing up because they ran out of alcohol.� She also added that she thinks the bars should have been prepared, know-

ing that they were going to have business from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. “A lot of people were annoyed by this because if your team was designated to the bars who had to close early, they didn’t get the entire senior pub crawl experience,â€? she wrote. ,W ZDV FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW WKH 5DLOURDG 7DYHUQ VWRSSHG serving alcohol and closed its doors at roughly 8 o’clock, which left the 8 o’clock group and the 9 o’clock group stranded. A spokesperson for Railroad Tavern stated in an email, “This was by far the best run Pub Crawl to date.

Michelle [Picard] [KSC Pub Crawl Organizer] did a heck of a job—Not one issue or violation from liquor enforcement to report.� First-timer bars such as 21 said that everything went smoothly, aside from a few isolated incidents. “We had to kick somebody out for punching somebody,� said 21 Manager Kristina Stallsmith. “I think we would be interested in doing it again next year, I know we just had a couple issues with college students not tipping us. But other than that, it went very smoothly.�

Robberies rule fall, bottle bombs disrupt spring

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Grady and Efraimson take over MEGAN GRENIER

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR With time comes change and with change comes adjustment. No year at Keene State College is the same as the year before. Students evolve and the campus goes with it. The 2012-13 academic school year was something different. But it was not the classes taught, the incoming freshmen class, or the on-campus student run activities that made Campus Safety Director Amanda Warman name this year as “unusual.â€? It was the violence, the crime, and the disruption of what has always been a peaceful, safe and fun Keene life. According to Warman, KSC Campus 6DIHW\ VDZ D Ă€IWHHQ SHUFHQW LQFUHDVH LQFLGHQW reports from January 2013 to the end of April 2013, compared to the same dates of the previous year. Warman also saw an increase in VHUYLFH FDOOV WKLV \HDU ULVLQJ Ă€IW\ HLJKW SHUcent. Warman said it is best for the campus when people are active and aware of dangerous or suspicious activity. Noting the increase in service calls,

Warman said, “I think that tells us two things. One of them is that I think people are more aware and calling more often about things. I think there’s an overall state of heightened awareness of things that are security related, and to me that’s a good thing. Some of it is related to incidents that have occurred on campus and some of it’s related to things that have happened to the rest of the country and the world.â€? Warman said this year has been particularly unusual, but noted that in the realm of Campus Safety, every year is unusual. To split the school year between semesters, Warman categorized the fall with a series of robberies. “That was really unusual,â€? Warman said, referring to on-campus incidents, several resulting in the threat of weapons. ´, WKLQN LW¡V UHĂ HFWLYH LQ VRPH RI WKH WKLQJV happening in Keene in general, not just KSC,â€? she said, “There’s some of the crimes that have to do with money and property that have to do with poverty and unemployment—some of them have to do with drug and alcohol abuse. I think there’s a myriad of problems that it’s really hard when you talk

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about crime to draw a straight line between cause and effect.� KSC senior Amanda Mills was held at gun-point on campus in December, 2012. Mills said this year has been unlike any other year in terms of violence in crime on and off-campus. Mills noted the cause to some of this disruption does not reside on the Keene campus itself, rather, the residents of the Keene community. Mills said she noticed more Keene residents mingling with students this year, particularly in the bar scene. “I guess they’re trying to be friendlier this year but it’s causing trouble. Students being drunk— it’s a clash. It’s not a good place for them to be together when alcohol is involved,� the senior said.

0LOOV VDLG WKLV \HDU ZDV WKH Ă€UVW \HDU VKH lived off-campus and wondered if perhaps living out of the on-campus “bubbleâ€? just exposed her to what was already happening in Keene. “It’s more like fair game once you step off campus to pull out a knife or gun without having to worry about getting in trouble for it,â€? she said, “But I think the FULPH KDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ HVFDODWHG 7KHUH KDYH been random and pretty awful instances that I haven’t heard before taking place this year. I’m not sure why these things are happening.â€? For Mills and her roommates, she said they “could not catch a breakâ€? the whole year, with the gun incidents and several uncomfortable encounters with homeless people

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Jackie Efraimson, a junior at Keene State College was elected Student Body Vice President on April 22, 2013. Efraimson said she is excited to make changes at KSC during the 2013-2014 school year once she returns from being abroad in Spain this spring. Efraimson came to KSC from Plaistow, New Hampshire in 2010. Ever since her freshman year, Efraimson has been the president for the class of 2014. ´, ZDQW WR Ă€QLVK RXW P\ senior year representing my school, I want to voice students opinions and concerns and make sure they are heard,â€? Efraimson said. Efraimson is currently studying abroad in Seville, Spain, but this did not stop her from winning the election for Student Body Vice President. She said she is very proud of being on her way to becoming a Spanish teacher and making an impact in some sort of way on the KSC campus and community. Additional accomplishments of Efraimson’s include being a Team Leader in the Night Owl Cafe and the Game Room and being a part of student government since her freshman year. According to the junior, some goals and changes that Efraimson hopes to bring to KSC in the 2013-2014 academic \HDU DUH WR WU\ WR Ă€[ WKH ZLUHless internet issues on campus, to ensure student safety on campus, to improve the owl cards so that they can access vending machines and laundry machines, and to make sure that all the students at KSC are having a great year. Junior, Brittney Rando, said that she works with Efraimson in the Night Owl CafĂŠ. “She is one of the most genuine people I have ever met in my life,â€? Rando said. Rando and Efraimson have been best friends ever since they met. Rando went on to say how Efraimson is hard working, organized, friendly, and easy to talk to. “She has done so much for our grade as it is during the past three years as our class president and she wants nothing more than for our senior year to be fun for everyone,â€? Rando said. Efraimson said that she thinks her biggest challenge as Student Government Vice President will be trying to make sure that she helps as many students as possible and to make sure that if they have concerns, that those concerns are voiced. She also hopes that after the 2013-2014 academic year is

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KSC  Film  Festival reels in top-notch productions WES SERAFINE

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This past weekend Keene State College held the Annual Film Festival, a chance for Keene State College’s Film students to show off their hard work, as well as have the student population see WKHLU ÀQDO SURMHFWV EH WKH\ WKUHH PLQXWH WUDLOHUV GRFXPHQWDULHV RU HYHQ IHDWXUH OHQJWK ÀOPV Throughout the weekend, several students had the opportunity to show their stuff. )LUVW ZDV D WUDLOHU IRU DQ XSFRPLQJ ÀOP SURMHFW IURP D JURXS of juniors called Annex. 7KH ÀOP ORRNHG WR EH DQ LQWHUHVWLQJ P\VWHU\ WKULOOHU VXUrounding a young man discovering the fact that his deceased brother, who was involved in something of a much bigger picture that he did not fully understand. Observing the trailer, one can see that the production quality was completely indistinguishable from a big budget Hollywood trailer. 7KH VHFRQG ÀOP ZDV D GRFXPHQWDU\ DERXW SROLFH RIÀFHUV KHUH in Keene called Behind the Badge, a solo project by KSC student Alex Rinaldi. The documentary detailed the exploits of three SROLFH RIÀFHUV One detailed the hardships of working undercover and the anxiety that comes along with such great responsibility. Another, D ZRPDQ GHWDLOHG VRPH RI WKH GLIÀFXOWLHV VKH ZDV IDFHG ZLWK DV a woman in a profession in which there are so many men. )LQDOO\ RQH SROLFH RIÀFHU VKDUHG D WLPH LQ ZKLFK KH ZDV GHDOing with a hostage situation and due to unfortunate circumVWDQFHV WKH RIÀFHU ZDV IRUFHG WR WDNH D OLIH LQ WKH OLQH RI GXW\ and how that incident changed him for the rest of his life. 5LQDOGL VDLG LQ WKH 4 $ FRQFOXVLRQ RI WKH ÀOP WKDW KH VSHQW QHDUO\ WKLUW\ VL[ KRXUV ZLWK WKHVH RIÀFHUV JHWWLQJ DOO RI WKH IRRWage he possibly could. Even someone with a small degree of experience can appreciDWH WKH GLIÀFXOW\ DQG WLPH LW WDNHV WR FDSWXUH VXFK D WUHPHQGRXV DPRXQW RI IRRWDJH DQG HGLW LW GRZQ WR RQO\ WZHQW\ ÀYH PLQXWHV 7KH WLPH DQG WKH VWRULHV 5LQDOGL H[FKDQJHG ZLWK WKH RIÀcers were very personal, even to the point where, outside of the shown footage, two of the cops broke down and cried in front of CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / TOM JORGENSEN him. Rinaldi humorously assured the audience that it was not Above is a still from the feature-length film St. Osmund’s. The KSC student-produced film debuted on Saturday May 4, 2013 in the Mabel Brown

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Room. Following the premiere of all short films and advanced productions, students conducted a Q&A panel for the audience.

A new form of music-mixing is making its way to ultimate popularity REBECCA FARR A&E EDITOR The music scene seems to be an ever-changing phenomenon. From jazz to pop, from rock to R&B and from hip-hop to electronic, the music industry has seen a countless amount of genres and styles that people from all over the world have come to know and love. A different type of music pro-

duction, commonly known as ´PDVK XSV¾ KDV WDNHQ à LJKW DQG soared through the air in the past decade. A mash-up is most recognized as the composition of two or more pre-recorded songs. What makes mash-ups special is that the sound of multiple tracks is well blended so that the ear picks it up as one song. Mash-up artist Gregg Gillis, popularly known as Girl Talk (who

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performed at Keene State College’s Spring 2011 concert), has shown through his great success the possibilities of who he used to be—the man behind the laptop. Technology’s advancements have played a big part in the emerging mash-up craze. There are various types of software that are purposefully made for its users to mix and match songs to create a masterpiece of their own. ´<RX Ă€QG DQ LQVWUXPHQWDO W\SH of the song to use for the backJURXQG Ă€QG WKH NH\ DQG EHDWV SHU PLQXWH DQG WKHQ \RX Ă€QG WKH song you want to mash it up with,â€? said Chris Hill, senior and Business major at KSC. To Hill, it’s all in good fun but there is more than just the selection of good songs to the mash-up process. “You want the songs to be in the same key so they don’t mess up when you mix them,â€? he said, “You Ă€QG VHFWLRQV ZKHUH WKH FRUH SHUcussions match up and throw them over one another.â€? Hill said his software program makes music mixing really accessible. One problem with such convenience is that more people have the ability to get a lot more creative, but, “There are also the talentless people mashing songs up together and it sounds awful,â€? he said. In a slightly different direction, junior and Graphic Design major Aaron Testa DJs in his spare time and creates mash-ups as well. What differentiates Testa and Hill is that Testa makes his mashups live on the DJ scene. “Just like instruments, you have to practice what goes well together,â€? Testa said, “So when I DJ live I like to already have a good idea of what will work and what won’t.â€? Testa said it’s a lot of beat matching, especially as a live DJ. Between instrumentals and acapellas, he matches the tempos. Two songs are playing at the same time but the timing is fundamental to the success of a true mash-up. If timing is off, the two songs

GR QRW Ă€W WRJHWKHU DV RQH DQG FRXOG very well create a DJ disaster. Luckily, the accuracy of Testa’s Serato DJ Software is usually on point to determine the tempo of songs. However, certain tempos may look similar on the computer screen but do not sound nearly as similar. In this case, “You have to have an ear for it, not everyone can do it,â€? Testa said. Dr. Craig Sylvern, Coordinator of Music Technology and composition professor at KSC said he sees the entertainment value in mashups. “In one form or another, mashups have been around for decades,â€? he said, “Medleys are very similar, it’s sort of the live performance version of a mash-up.â€? In another case, though, athome produced mash-ups lead Sylvern toward concern. From the perspective of a professional performer and composer, Sylvern questions the issue of legality with song mixing. “They’re [mash-up artists] taking bits and pieces of copy written stuff, not changing it, and giving no credit, so it’s a copyright issue,â€? he said. But, Hill said that in his own mash-up posts to YouTube, he inserts a disclaimer to the artists of songs he uses to prove they are not his productions, that he simply mixed existing songs together as one. Not only that, but YouTube also has a screening software that removes the video if the user infringed on a copyright. In live DJ mash-ups, copyright issues do not stand strict as it does to at-home mash-up artists. While making mash-ups at home is for listening entertainment, Sylvern said the DJ mash-ups serve as dancing purposes rather than listening. As a live DJ, Testa said one of the hardships is to read the crowd and continue to produce mixes that they do not get sick of. “The easiest part [about live

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Sounds influence style choice SAM NORTON A&E EDITOR EMERITUS For many of us, it is not enough to just listen to music; sometimes we want to embody it. In present day society, music has served not only as an outlet for some, but it has also contributed to an unofĂ€FLDO GUHVV FRGH WKDW ZH VHH RQ D GDLO\ EDVLV E\ EHLQJ D VRXUFH RI LQspiration for the way we dress. ,W LV QRW MXVW WKH JHQUH RI PXVLF WKDW KDV DQ LQĂ XHQFH RYHU IDVKLRQ but rather the celebrities that are wearing the clothes. They also have a role in dictating the trends among the fashion industry. It all started with funk in the 1960s with James Brown. According to the book, “100 Ideas That Changed Fashion,â€? by Harriet Worsley, “The roots of funk dressing lie in the black ghettoes of America, ZKHUH WKH VXFFHVVIXO ZRUH KLJKO\ Ă DPER\DQW FORWKHV WR DGYHUWLVH their riches in their own way—one that did not conform to white society’s values.â€? 7KLV -DPHV %URZQ VHQVH RI DWWLUH LQVSLUHG WKH FORVH Ă€WWLQJ VKLUWV Ă DUHG SDQWV KDWV ZLWK JROG FKDLQ EDQGV DQG JROG MHZHOU\ÂłDQG some of these trends are still alive even after the ’60s. “The funk dress code was all about sex and money,â€? Worsley explains, “For the girls, the funk look was about showing off a body both beautiful and provocative in high platform shoes and slinky GUHVVHV RU Ă DUHV Âľ But while this look was more popular among urban AfricanAmericans during the ’60s, the platform shoes and slinky dresses are still present in history today—showing that the power of music is PRUH WKDQ MXVW D EHDW WR VWUXP \RXU Ă€QJHUV WR However, music such as funk not only inspired fashion trends, but also inspired the fashion choices of other infamous musicians, particularly David Bowie and Gary Glitter. “Funk, together with the psychedelic movement, went on to inspire the glam looks adopted by David Bowie and Gary Glitter at the end of the decade,â€? Worsley states. This style that we now refer to as “glamâ€? was a chance for the men to adopt similar fashion staples of women. It was the one place where gender didn’t determine what you FRXOG DQG FRXOG QRW ZHDUÂłLW KHOSHG VRFLHW\ UHGHĂ€QH ZKDW LW PHDQW to be “masculine.â€? “In the 1970s glam rock gave men a chance to dress up like ZRPHQ DQG Ă DXQW WKHLU Ă€QHU\ DQG IHDWKHUV :LWK LWV JOLWWHU VXLWV make-up, and heels, this was one of the few times during the twentieth century that fashion challenged preconceived notions of masculinity,â€? Worsley said. David Bowie and Mick Jagger were at the forefront of developing this change in fashion. During his performance in London’s Hyde Park in 1969, Jagger took the stage in a leather choker embellished with studs, a frilled WXQLF WRS DQG ZKLWH Ă DUHG SDQWV ZKLOH 'DYLG %RZLH G\HG KLV KDLU LQ bright colors and was known for his eccentric stage make-up. “These gender-based glam kids were paving the way for the pinks and the New Romantics, and glam-metal bands such as Poison and 7ZLVWHG 6LVWHU ZKR ZHUH WR FRQWLQXH WKH SDUW\ E\ FHOHEUDWLQJ DUWLĂ€FH make-up, and dressing up for both sexes,â€? Worsley explains. But not all of these fashion trends set by music are still prominent LQ RXU VRFLHW\Âł VRPH RI WKHP DUH UHĂ HFWLYH RI ZKR ZH RQFH ZHUH “Punk was a surprisingly short-lived cultural phenomenon but it had a major impact, particularly in Britain, and spread to New York,

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Drug reference in music has influence on listeners MICHAEL WOODWORTH

EQUINOX STAFF The drug and alcohol scene exploded in the music industry during and after the Woodstock music festival in 1969. From Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze� in 1967 to Kanye West’s “Mercy� in 2012, drugs have seemingly become more and more prominent in lyric writing. Musicians today such as West, Wiz Khalifa, Lil’ Wayne and many others have jumped to stardom with their most popular songs referencing drugs and alcohol. The term “Yolo - You Only Live Once� was coined in Drake’s song “The Motto,� featuring Lil’ Wayne, and we all saw how much that term resonated with teenagers and young adults in the country. In the song, Drake references smoking weed and drinking heavily. With more and more of these references popping up in rap and R&B songs today, the youth of the country may be taking in the wrong message. With “Yolo,� teenagers are using it as an excuse to party and get wasted. ‘You only live once, so why not live it up in the moment’ they would say. I’m not in the minds of the artists who are writing these lyrics, so I may be wrong, but what it looks like is that they are giving off the greatest impressions to the demographic that are meant to listen to it. There could be a deeper meaning behind all of the drinking and drug use references, but on the surface, it is basically saying to go out and party and have a good time like the artists are. So, the question becomes, is the younger generation taking these songs too literally and using them as inspiration to live life to the “fullest?� “Those guys are perceived as cool in a lot of cultures,� said Alex Conway, a performance major at the

Berklee College of Music in Boston. “If they are talking about doing a lot of drugs, you are going to want to do drugs.â€? Underage drinking and teenage drug use has been somewhat of a problem in the United States. Whether it’s sixteen or seventeenyear-olds looking to have a good Friday night, or college students doing it to “be cool,â€? music today is pushing them in the wrong direction. At Keene State, we see the ambulance all too often rushing onto campus to pick up a student with alcohol poisoning. You can look at the Campus Safety log here in the Equinox and see a good amount of marijuana use violations every single week. The main listenership of these artists are at the age where they UHO\ RQ UROH PRGHOV DQG LQĂ XHQWLDO people in their lives to steer their them in the right direction, and artists and musicians are usually sitting at the top of the list. I admit, I have relied on a band to help me get through rough times in my life, but sometimes they may the wrong person to listen to. Middle and high schoolers are at the age where they are all about Ă€QGLQJ LGHQWLW\ DQG WKHVH NLGV DUH looking to people such as Lil’ Wayne and Wiz Khalifa to spark who they think they should be. “I think that drugs and alcohol have become a gimmick for the typical mainstream artist to abuse in order to hit a familiar chord with their fans,â€? said sophomore and communications major Dan Aune. “It’s detrimental not only to the state of modern music, but to the youth that look up to these people too.â€? Some artists out there, though, utilize their own personal struggles with drugs and alcohol to send a positive message to their fans. Bands such as Sleeping with Sirens and Memphis May Fire use

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their personal hardships with these substances in a way to tell their fans to stay away. Granted, these bands are seen in the punk or hardcore area of music, but the fans of those genres take

those lyrics to heart as inspiration. So, in the end, half of the struggle with drugs and alcohol being referenced in today’s music is about the message that these artists are trying to convey.

To reiterate, the other half is how of these artists as inspirational is not the fans and the listeners take away the right idea. the message. It is ultimately up to us to decide Michael Woothworth can be conwhat we want to do with our lives tacted at and maybe taking some of the songs mwoodworth@keene-equinox.com

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THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013

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As the Dow breaks 15,000, is it too late to buy? BERNARD CONDON,

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Iranian and Syrian students chant slogans during an anti-Israeli demonstration in front of the UN office in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 6, 2013. Iran Condemns Israeli Air strikes on Syria and urged countries in the region to stand against the attack.

Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Iran JOSEF FEDERMAN AND KARIN LAUB

ASSOCIATED PRESS From Israel’s perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran’s shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent threat had the weapons reached Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon. While Israel says it has no interest getting involved LQ WKH 6\ULDQ FLYLO ZDU LW FRXOG Ă€QG LWVHOI GUDZQ LQWR WKH FRQĂ LFW LI 6\ULDQ OHDGHU %DVKDU $VVDG¡V ,UDQLDQ SDWURQV continue to use his territory to ship arms to Hezbollah. Repeated Israeli strikes would almost certainly prompt Syrian retaliation, yielding a nightmare sceQDULR LQ ZKLFK ,VUDHO Ă€QGV LWVHOI LQ D 6\ULDQ PRUDVV teeming with jihadi rebels, sectarian hatred and chemical weapons. For the West, it offers another compelling argument that the Syrian war must somehow be brought to an end. Since the uprising in Syria began in March 2011, Israel has carefully avoided taking sides.

At the same time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly declared a series of red lines that could trigger Israeli military intervention, including the delivery of “game-changingâ€? weapons to Hezbollah. 7KH Ă€UVW WHVW RI WKLV SROLF\ FDPH LQ -DQXDU\ ZKHQ an Israeli airstrike in Syria destroyed a shipment of advanced anti-aircraft missiles bound for Hezbollah, DFFRUGLQJ WR 8 6 RIĂ€FLDOV Israel and Hezbollah fought an inconclusive monthlong war in 2006 and are bitter enemies. When Israeli intelligence determined last week that sophisticated Iranian-made Fateh-110 missiles had entered Syria, the military prepared to strike again. $OWKRXJK ,VUDHO KDV QRW RIĂ€FLDOO\ FRQĂ€UPHG WKH RSHUDWLRQ D VHQLRU RIĂ€FLDO VDLG D Ă€UVW DLUVWULNH DW D Damascus airport early Friday destroyed most of the shipment, while a series of subsequent airstrikes on nearby locations Sunday took out the remnants of the PLVVLOHV 7KH RIĂ€FLDO VSRNH RQ FRQGLWLRQ RI DQRQ\PLW\ because he was not authorized to discuss a covert military mission.

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More Haitians using Puerto Rico as migrant route DANICA COTO AND TRENTON DANIEL

ASSOCIATED PRESS +DLWLDQV KDYH EHHQ Ă HHLQJ WKHLU troubled country for years, trying to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by sea or by trekking across the island of Hispaniola to scratch out a living in the Dominican Republic. But a newly popular route has FDXJKW RIĂ€FLDOV LQ WKH &DULEEHDQ E\ surprise, taking migrants to a piece of the U.S. much closer to home. Hundreds of Haitian migrants have made their way to Puerto Rico in recent months. They’ve found that if they can make it to the U.S. territory ZLWKRXW JHWWLQJ DUUHVWHG WKH\ FDQ Ă \ on to U.S. cities such as Miami, Boston or New York without having to show a passport, although some kind of idenWLĂ€FDWLRQ VXFK DV D GULYHU¡V OLFHQVH LV needed. Immigration authorities checking travelers before they leave Puerto Rico IRU WKH 8 6 PDLQODQG VRPHWLPHV Ă€QG them carrying fake driver’s licenses RU RWKHU LGHQWLĂ€FDWLRQ EXW FRXQWHUIHLW documents are not always detected. “As soon as you’re in Puerto Rico, it’s like you’re in the United States,â€? said Lolo Sterne, coordinator for HaiWL¡V 2IĂ€FH RI 0LJUDWLRQ 7KHUH DUH QR RIĂ€FLDO VWDWLVWLFV RQ how many Haitians have successfully

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In this May 4, 2013 photo, workers build a sailboat on the beach of Leogane, Haiti. The 30-foot-long boats are purchased by smugglers for around $12,000 and then taken to northern Haiti to find passengers.

made their way illegally to Puerto Rico, or how many have traveled on to the U.S. mainland. But the trend ZRUULHV RIĂ€FLDOV LQ WKH 8 6 DQG WKH Dominican Republic, with both countries reporting a jump in arrests of Puerto Rico-bound Haitians. Migrants reportedly are paying smugglers $1,000-$1,500 for a trip to Puerto Rico, located less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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Burmese refugees flock to Iowa meatpacking town RYAN J. FOLEY

ASSOCIATED PRESS 7KH Ă€UVW &KLQ %XUPHVH VWXGHQW DUULYHG DW Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School three years ago, a smiling preschooler whose father often checked on his progress. The school had long been accustomed to educating the children of the Mexicans, Hondurans and Salvadorans who came to work at the sprawling Tyson Foods pork processing plant that sits outside this town of 2,000. But then, principal Shane Rosenberg recalled, Tyson informed school leaders that a new group of workers was coming — the Chin, a largely Christian ethnic minorLW\ ZKR ZHUH Ă HHLQJ WKHLU KRPHODQG LQ ZHVWHUQ Myanmar to avoid persecution. A trickle of Chin students turned into dozens. Frustrated educators struggled to communicate, often having to call the pastor of the Chin church to interpret. Rosenberg intervened to ease the way, using grant money to hire one of the Chin to translate to and from the Hakha language. And he invited Chin parents for a welcoming ceremony and tour of the school. “It was an awe-inspiring moment, for them to see the opportunities their children were going to have by being here in school,â€? he said. All told, about 400 refugees have descended on the town, and more are arriving by the week to reunite with friends and relatives and work grueling jobs for Tyson. Like other waves of immigrants, they were drawn to this poor, sparsely populated region of southeastern Iowa by the promise of jobs, good schools and welcoming people. And as was the case with other waves of immigrants, there have been bumps along the way.

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Are stocks worth buying now? With the Dow Jones industrial average breaking through 15,000, it's natural to worry that stocks have gone up too far. But higher priced stocks aren't necessarily overpriced. They may still be a good deal if corporate earnings are rising fast, and you think that trend is likely to continue. A solid April jobs report on Friday is a sign the economy is strengthening. That could lead to higher SURÀWV :KDW V PRUH PDQ\ RI WKH WUDGLWLRQDO WKUHDWV WR EXOO PDUNHWV ³ ULVLQJ LQà DWLRQ DQG LQWHUHVW UDWHV a possible recession — don't seem likely soon. That said, stocks are no bargain. Buy them only if you're willing to ride the inevitable ups and downs and hold on for a while. A look at some forces that could push stocks higher in the coming months: — HIGHER EARNINGS: Stock investors cheered when employers added 165,000 jobs in April and unemployment fell to a four-year low. More people ZRUNLQJ PHDQV PRUH PRQH\ à RZLQJ LQWR WKH HFRQomy. That could help companies extend a remarkDEOH VWUHDN RI HYHU KLJKHU SURÀWV Companies in the Standard and Poor's 500 index posted a record $102.83 earnings per share last year, or 17 percent higher than in 2007, when stocks were ODVW QHDU WKLV OHYHO EHIRUH WKH ÀQDQFLDO FULVLV How do stock prices compare with those earnings? To answer that, experts look at what's called price-earnings ratios, or P/Es. Low P/Es signal that stocks are cheap relative to a company's earnings; high ones signal they are expensive. P/Es are calculated by dividing the price of each share by annual earnings per share. So a $100 stock of a company that earns $10 per share trades at 10 times. The lower the P/E, the cheaper the stock. There are various P/Es. Some use past earnings and other future earnings. They give a mixed picture, but together suggest that stocks are reasonably priced. If you look at earnings from the past year, the S&P 500 is trading at 15.6. That is slightly lower, or cheaper, than the 17.2 average for this P/E since World War II, according to S&P Capital IQ. Using forecast earnings for the next 12 months, you get a P/E of 14.2, the same as the average over WHQ \HDUV DFFRUGLQJ WR )DFW6HW D SURYLGHU RI ÀQDQcial data. Another measure shows stocks are somewhat expensive, however. Some investors think you should look at annual earnings averaged over 10 years instead of just one year. This eliminates any surge or fall due to changes in the business cycle. Dividing stock prices by a 10-year average of earnings yields a P/E of 23 times. That is higher, or more expensive, than the average 18.3 since WWII. A word of warning: You shouldn't invest just by looking at P/Es. They are more guide than gospel. There have been long periods when stocks traded at lower or higher P/Es than the averages. — ECONOMIC EXPANSION: With Friday's job report, the odds for continued expansion got better. The economy has created an average of 208,000 jobs a month from November through April, above the 138,000 average for the previous six months. The report follows news that the pace of ecoQRPLF JURZWK SLFNHG XS LQ WKH ÀUVW WKUHH PRQWKV of this year, home prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly seven years and automakers had their highest sales for April since the recession. 7DOO\ LW XS DQG ÀQDQFLDO DQDO\VWV VHH HDUQLQJV for the S&P 500 rising 12 percent in the last three months of the year, a big jump from an estimated SHUFHQW JDLQ LQ WKH ÀUVW WKUHH PRQWKV There's plenty of reason for caution, though. For starters, analysts tend to overestimate earnings several quarters in the future, and may be doing that again. Early last year, they expected a 13-percent jump in earnings in the last three months of the year. They got four percent instead. And some experts believe Wall Street is underestimating how much the sweeping federal spending cuts that kicked in March 1 are going to slow the economy as government workers are furloughed and contractors lose business. If they're right, that could erode earnings. Investors also have to keep on eye overseas. Half of revenues at big U.S. companies are abroad and some key economies are slowing or contracting. This can hit stocks hard, as General Electric shows. Last month, when GE reported a 17 percent fall in revenue from Europe, its stock dropped four percent in a day. Many European countries are mired in recession, and the outlook has only gotten worse. Unemployment in the eurozone just rose to an alltime high of 12.1 percent. China has put investors on edge, too. On April 15, news that it grew more slowly than H[SHFWHG LQ WKH ÀUVW WKUHH PRQWK RI WKLV \HDU KHOSHG push the Dow down 266 points, the biggest drop for the year. Nervous yet?

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Philly abortion murder trial has national impact DAVID CRARY AND MICHAEL RUBINKAM

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This Wednesday, May 1, 2013 photo shows Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s former facility, the Women’s Medical Society, in Philadelphia where prosecutors allege he killed five people, including a patient and four viable babies allegedly born alive.

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James one vote shy of unanimous fourth MVP TIM REYNOLDS

“My ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. That’s what I was brought here for.�

ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA’s Most Valuable Player took notice. Every voter except one, that is. The NBA still does not have a unanimous MVP, though no one has come closer than James did this season. The Miami Heat star was presented with the Maurice Podoloff Trophy for the fourth time in his career on Sunday, DIWHU FROOHFWLQJ RI WKH Ă€UVW SODFH votes, with Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks picking up the lone remaining top choice. “It was probably a writer out of New York that didn’t give me that vote,â€? James said. “And we know the history between the Heat and the Knicks, so I get it.â€? A panel of 120 sports writers and broadcasters cast ballots in the NBA MVP voting, with a combined online fan vote also being taken into account. 6KDTXLOOH 2¡1HDO JRW HYHU\ Ă€UVW SODFH vote but one in the 1999-2000 season, when one person cast his ballot for Allen Iverson Âł ZKR Ă€QLVKHG VHYHQWK WKDW \HDU This season, Kevin Durant of the OklaKRPD &LW\ 7KXQGHU Ă€QLVKHG VHFRQG ZHOO ahead of Anthony, who was third and did not even appear on nine of the ballots cast. James was the only player listed on all 121 ballots; Durant was omitted from two, according to the results released by the NBA. “I’ll take that vote,â€? Anthony said, adding that James was a deserving winner. For months, there really had only been two questions about this season’s MVP race: When will James get the award, and would the results be unaniPRXV" 7KH Ă€UVW RI WKRVH DQVZHUV EHFDPH known Friday, and the other on Sunday, and even as he was on the dais to pick up the award the now-four-time MVP quickly started steering all of his attention back to the goal of helping the Heat win a second straight title. Miami hosts Chicago in Game 1 of the (DVWHUQ &RQIHUHQFH VHPLĂ€QDOV RQ 0RQGD\ night, when NBA Commissioner David

-LEBRON JAMES FOUR TIME MVP

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James, center, holds up his MVP trophy from NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, as Kia Motors’ Percy Vaughn, right, watches during a ceremony before Game 1 of their NBA basketball playoff series in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Monday, May 6, 2013, in Miami.

Stern will present James with the trophy, ODUJHO\ MXVW IRU WKH EHQHĂ€W RI JLYLQJ +HDW fans a pregame reason to cheer. “My ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship,â€? James said. “That’s what I was brought here for. That’s why I signed here

as a free agent in 2010. It wasn’t to win MVP trophies. It was to win a championship — and win multiple championships — and that’s still my No. 1 priority.� James averaged 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists this season, leading Miami to a

league-best 66-16 record while shooting a career-high 56 percent. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), 0LFKDHO -RUGDQ Ă€YH %LOO 5XVVHOO Ă€YH and Wilt Chamberlain (four) have as many 093 DZDUGV RQO\ 5XVVHOO ZRQ IRXU LQ D Ă€YH \HDU VSDQ DQG RQO\ $EGXO -DEEDU went back-to-back twice, like James did, with trophies in 2009 and 2010 and again in 2012 and 2013. Sunday’s ceremony was Ă€OOHG ZLWK WULEXWHV DQG HYHQ VRPH ODXJKV like when James’ younger son Bryce posed for photographers on stage while his father was speaking and older brother LeBron Jr. looked on — and when James’ Ă€DQFHH 6DYDQQDK %ULQVRQ DSSHDUHG RQ a congratulatory video and called him “Honeybunny.â€? “I know you’re embarrassed when I call you that,â€? Brinson said. “But whatever.â€? Over on the far side of the GDLV VHW XS RQ WKH Ă RRU RI WKH +HDW KRPH court, James’ teammates roared in hysterics — and Udonis Haslem made sure James knew that they were talking about Brinson’s pet name for her future husband. The 14 other Heat players were dressed casually in team garb, while James donned a dapper suit for the festivities. As he did on Saturday, a day after it became widely known that the award would be his again, James thanked his teammates. “I’d rather be sitting over there in shorts and a T-shirt, wondering what the hell they’re joking about, because I want to be a part of that joke,â€? James said. “And I hate being out of all the jokes. I want to know what was happening, OK, guys? I would much rather be with my guys over there because that’s what it’s all about.â€?

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Keene State Watson said, “We wouldn’t of stayed if we didn’t enjoy being here. On the other hand it’s a rewarding place to work you know, and we all really seem to love what we are doing and love the athletes and teams we get to work with.â€? Over time, coaches can shape their programs and have it UHĂ HFW WKHLU RZQ SHUVRQDOWLHV “There’s a culture with my team and my program. It sort of each year just builds on itself. “I think it’s because I’ve been the coach this entire time, you know the expectations sort of remain the same, and the team comes to expect things, it sort of runs itself,â€? Watson said. You’d be sorely mistaken if you thought Keene State’s athOHWLFV RQO\ VRDUHG RQ WKH Ă€HOG 7KH WLWOH ´VWXGHQW DWKOHWHÂľ FHUtainly applies here. 5DWOLII VDLG ´7KH RWKHU WKLQJ LV WKH ODVW WZR \HDUV ZH¡YH been the best GPA team in the conference. We are holding the athletic excellence and the academic excellence.â€? He continued, “ I think the academic piece is the coaches LQĂ XHQFH DOVR DQG PDNLQJ VXUH WKDW NLGV DUH GRLQJ LW DFDGHPLFDOO\ DV ZHOO DV DWKOHWLFDOO\ Âľ 5DWOLII VDLG If wins speak volumes about a program, KSC must be the loudest in the LEC. Jay McAree can be reached at jmcaree@keene-equinox.com

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Coach Ken Howe is one of the coaches that hit a milestone this year, winning his 500th game with Keene State College in the spring of 2013.

Kerr wins Kingsmill Championship HANK KURZ JR SPORTS WRITER

:,//,$06%85* 9D $3 Âł &ULVWLH .HUU likes being emotional on the golf course, and knows there’s a time and place for it. She almost jumped the gun in the Kingsmill Championship before getting it back together. Kerr made a short par putt on the second hole of a playoff against Suzann Pettersen on Sunday, then hugged her caddie, a few players who stayed around to watch, and had one more hug she needed to give. “Where’s my dad?â€? she asked during the celebration on the 18th hole at Kingsmill’s 5LYHU &RXUVH Her father, Michael Kerr, was on his way — as fast as his motorized cart would take him. “I rarely get nervous when she plays,â€? the career school teacher who has had both knees replaced said. “I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly. This was the most nervous I have been. It wasn’t just the playoff. It was the last three holes. Honestly, I was in the bar drinking, which I don’t normally do.â€? Kerr’s 16th career victory was her third at .LQJVPLOO DQG WKH Ă€UVW WKDW KHU IDWKHU JRW WR see in person. He stayed with her throughout her round, WKHQ Ă€JXUHG KLV FDUW FRXOGQ¡W NHHS XS LQ D crowd, so he found a place to watch. :KHQ KH JRW WR WKH JUHHQ DIWHU WKH Ă€QLVK D big hug and many tears awaited. “This was the best thing that’s ever happened to me,â€? he said. His daughter made it so with a refusal to lose, even after she failed to cash in on her best VKRW RI WKH GD\ DQ DSSURDFK RQ WKH Ă€UVW H[WUD hole that left her with a 6-foot putt to win. It never even touched the cup, sliding by on the right. “I wasn’t going to lose, not today, not with my dad here,â€? Kerr said. But she almost let herself start choking up in celebration before she had reason. “I thought about it a little more and I got a little emotional. Maybe that’s why I pushed it and didn’t make it.â€? “The second time, I was going to make sure, ‘OK, I can think about that after. Let’s take care of what we’ve got to take care of right now,’â€? Kerr said she told herself. “Emotions are good, though. We need emotions to play good.â€? Kerr closed with a 2-under 69, and PetWHUVHQ KDG D WR Ă€QLVK DW XQGHU RQ WKH 5LYHU &RXUVH 3HWWHUVHQ ZKRVH Ă€UVW FDUHHU YLFWRU\ FDPH in a playoff at Kingsmill in 2007, had won at Hawaii in a playoff a few weeks ago, and lost for only the third time in eight career playoffs. She didn’t stick around for the celebration. “I had a chance to win outright on 18 in regulation and I hit a good putt,â€? Pettersen WROG /3*$ RIĂ€FLDOV ZKHQ UHDFKHG E\ WHOHphone. “Obviously, it’s disappointing to lose in the playoff, but there was a lot of good to take from it.â€? It was the second year in the row the tournament ended in a playoff. Last year, Paula Creamer and Jiyai Shin played the longest two-player playoff in tour history — nine holes — before Shin won. The victory came Monday morning, after the two played the 18th hole eight times in a row Sunday night. The playoff format was changed for this year, with the plan to play No. 18 three times, then move to the par-4 16th, where Shin Ă€QDOO\ ZRQ ODVW \HDU EXW .HUU PDGH VXUH WKH huge gallery that lined the closing fairway got to see it end. 7KH Ă€QLVK WXUQHG LQWR D WZR SOD\HU EDWWOH after looking like it might get wild. Ariya Jutanugarn, the Thai 17-year-old ZKR OHG DIWHU WKH Ă€UVW WZR URXQGV PDGH Ă€YH birdies on the back nine in a 66 to surge into a tie for third with Ilhee Lee, who closed with a career-best 67. Angela Stanford also had a share of third XQWLO WKH Ă€QDO KROH ZKHQ VKH OLSSHG RXW D VKRUW SDU SXWW IRU KHU Ă€UVW ERJH\ LQ D FORVLQJ 6KH VKDUHG Ă€IWK SODFH ZLWK 6WDF\ /HZLV who closed with a 70. At one point, Pettersen led by a shot, with Kerr, Jutanugarn, Lee and Stanford all one back. Kerr led most of the day, but when she missed the 14th green to the right, Pettersen hit her approach close. Kerr’s sidehill chip left her a long twoputt, and Pettersen’s birdie created a two-shot swing and put her in front at -11. Just as they walked off the green, Lee’s third consecutive birdie moved her to 10 XQGHU DQG -XWDQXJDUQ¡V Ă€IWK ELUGLH LQ VL[ holes also got her to minus 10. Moments later, Stanford rolled in an eagle putt on the par-5 15th to also get to minus 10. The former champions wasted no time separating themselves again. Kerr had a chance to regain a share of the lead at No. 15, but her makeable eagle putt slid just by on the left, and she and Pettersen both had short birdie putts, giving the leaders some breathing room. Kerr, who made several tester putts to save par during her round, pulled even on the par-4 16th, rolling in another from inside 10 feet for birdie after Pettersen’s longer birdie attempt missed.

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KSC athletes’ work far from over at season’s end RYAN GLAVEY

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Associate baseball coach Marty Testo works with his players in the offseason. KSC coaches waste no time preparing for upcoming seasons during the off season months.

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EQUINOX STAFF With Keene State College athletics constantly competing at a high level of play, regardless of the team and playing surface they excel on, the training that is involved should not go unnoticed. Athletes are expected to not only train during the season but during the off season as well, in order to gain every advantage over the competition. Athletic programs that compete in the fall have summer workout programs that each athlete is supposed to follow. Head strength and conditioning coach Sarah Testo creates workout programs speFLĂ€F WR HDFK WHDP WKDW FDWHU WR VSHFLĂ€F SDUWV of the body that are used frequently in the select sport. “One of the things I try to do is understand each sport better,â€? Testo said. “The needs, injuries, movement and energy, all those things that go on, we make programs that resemble those characteristics for each team.â€?

Hayley Kenyon will be a senior next fall on the Women’s soccer team at Keene State. Kenyon says that Keene’s offseason programs are top notch. “What sets up apart is our offseason conditioning,â€? Kenyon said. “I have friends at other schools that are surprised at the power of our off season program and that’s what sets us apart from the competition.â€? “The most important part about strength and conditioning is that it needs to be yearURXQG Âľ 7HVWR VDLG ´,W FDQQRW EH D Ă€OOHU LQ WKH off-season but it’s very easy to tell if someone hasn’t been doing the work.â€? +HDG Ă€HOG KRFNH\ FRDFK $P\ :DWVRQ KDV had a wealth of success with her program at Keene State. She gives a lot of credit to the players who work their hardest in the off-season. “We try to get our players out into local leagues and pickup games in the summer but I also encourage them to get out and work on their stick work and individual skills,â€? :DWVRQ VDLG ´, GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZDQW WKHP WR IROORZ the strength and condition plan that is pre-

pared by Sarah [Testo].â€? “It’s easy to tell if they haven’t been playing or practicing because they will be really sore,â€? Watson said. “But it’s a different kind of sore, not the sore after you’ve just worked out but the sore not playing which is different muscle groups.â€? “You hope they [the players] start soon enough,â€? Watson said. “Sometimes they leave here and say ‘I’ve got plenty of time’ but then they lose a lot and don’t start it back up until it’s almost too late.â€? Testo said that she has a personal advantage with the women’s soccer team because she is also an assistant coach for the club. +RZHYHU VKH VDLG WKDW WKH Ă€HOG KRFNH\ WHDP has been great- working during the season as well as the off-season. One sport that does not compete just in the fall, but in the winter and early spring as well is the swimming and diving program. Head coach Jack Fabian says that by going into the summer months he has been mentally pushing his players to train in the off-

season. “Each player writes down individual goals and when we meet together we discuss things they can do in the summer to achieve those goals,â€? Fabian said. “I use that piece of paper to hold them accountable and if they come back out of shape, they might not be swimming with us anymore.â€? “Everybody generally lifts in the summer, but we also have some of the players boxing and participating in triathlons or lifeguarding,â€? Fabian said. “We try to have our players swim in club programs.â€? “All in all it’s a combination of getting the right instruction towards the end of the year, getting the right training and actually doing the workouts,â€? Fabian said. “Testing the athletes when we comeback in the fall is the biggest step, knowing who trained and knowing where to from that point LV D NH\ WR RXU VXFFHVV RQ WKH Ă€HOG Âľ 7HVWR VDLG

Battling injury at the Division III New England Championships at Colby College, this week’s Athlete of the Week is Maggie Fitter of the Keene State College Women’s Track and Field team. Running with a stress fracWXUH )LWWHU ÀQLVKHG WKLUG LQ WKH 800-meter race. Despite the injury, she posted a time of 2:12, just two seconds off the meet-record time she set last season. Fitter’s time has her currently sitting twelfth in the nation among Division III athletes in the event. --7KH ÀUVW UXQQHU XS WKLV ZHHN is the high-scoring attacker, Ian Hart of the KSC Men’s Lacrosse team. The attacker had a tremendous performance in KSC’s game to conference-opponent Eastern Connecticut State University. Hart had three unassisted JRDOV LQ WKH ÀUVW KDOI WR KHOS WKH Owls build an early lead. In the second half, he scored his forth goal of the game and assisted Tyler McKelvie’s score as KSC tried to keep pace with their opponents. KSC lost narrowly 9-8 in the contest, but Hart’s inspired play kept them competitive until the end. Hart also had a goal and two assists in KSC’s dominant 19-9 victory over Plymouth State University. --The second runner-up this week is the women’s lacrosse team’s Eliza Witherbee. The PLGÀHOGHU VFRUHG IRXU JRDOV RQ six shots as KSC battled Southern Maine in their regular VHDVRQ ÀQDOH PDWFK XS In addition, Witherbee had two assists in the contest. She also dug in defensively, scooping up three ground balls for the Owls. However, despite a back and forth match, KSC came up just short, losing 13-12 to cap their season. Ryan Glavey can be contacted at rglavey@keene-equinox.com

Brian Schnee can be reached at bschnee@keene-equinox.com

Keene State College athletic team records Women’s Lacrosse

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Baseball’s JV experiment a smashing success Team prepares Keene State College underclassmen for future varsity playing time ZACH WINN

SPORTS EDITOR It may still be too soon to judge the new junior varsity EDVHEDOO WHDP EXW DIWHU WKHLU Ă€UVW full season all signs point to success. “The team’s been awesome, they’ve just been great,â€? assistant coach Jeff Pelkey said. “They work hard, they love playing the game and they don’t care what level [they play in].â€? Pelkey, along with fellow assistant coaches Kyle Morill and Tim Thiesing, have assumed coaching duties for the JV team. 7KH\ OHG WKH WHDP WR D Ă€QDO record and say the guys have made major strides this season. After graduating nine seniors last year, head coach Ken Howe knew his team would be young. The late decision to add a JV team to his program posed a couple of problems for the coach. But early roster (how many spots to add?) and scheduling (who to play?) questions eventually fell into place. They moved from a 40 to a 55-man roster and pieced together enough of a schedule (LEC teams Southern Maine and Eastern Connecticut State also have JV teams) to play eleven games. “I think it’s great,â€? freshman catcher Ian Schoonmaker said. “It just gives more guys an opportunity to play.â€? 7KLV LVQ¡W WKH Ă€UVW WLPH FRDFK Howe has decided to create a JV team. KSC used one for a stretch in the 1990’s before Howe discontinued it ten years ago. Since then the coach who just Ă€QLVKHG KLV WK VHDVRQ ZLWK WKH Owls never felt it would help his program enough to bring it back. But going into the year the

coaching staff knew they had too many underclassmen for too few roster spots. In adding a JV team they saw an opportunity to give more of their players a chance to develop their game. “In years past, you’d have a lot of kids who weren’t quite ready to play at the varsity level,â€? Pelkey said. “But by the time they’re upperclassmen they’re going to need to help us out so we want to get them game experience.â€? For the former KSC four-year starter Pelkey, coaching means balancing the priorities of winning the game but also developing players. He explained that he coaches JV differently than varsity. “[At the varsity level] there’s a little bit more of a ‘win every game’ mentality whereas the JV team’s point is just getting guys innings pitched and at bats,â€? Pelkey said. The team seems to be serving its purpose. Pelkey said he has seen major improvements in his players. “For batters, you can see it in their timing and their ability to hit breaking balls,â€? Pelkey said. “For pitchers, they’ve gotten better at just throwing strikes and throwing breaking balls for strikes.â€? The players’ improvements highlight the importance of the added roster spots. With a limited amount of space on the team, sometimes guys get cut who turn out to be great baseball players. More spots means more chances to UHDS WKH EHQHĂ€WV RI D ODWH EORRPing talent. But this season showed that most players are ready to help varsity baseball right now. That’s big on a JV team where

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Jeff Pelkey, Head Coach KSC JV Baseball team talks to his players. The JV team went 6-4-1 in their first season at KSC.

Pelkey estimates 40 percent of its SOD\HUV ZLOO JHW VLJQLĂ€FDQW SOD\ing time with the A-squad next year. So after one full season, all the members of the coaching

staff seem to think the JV team ´,¡G VD\ LW¡V GHĂ€QLWHO\ KHUH will be returning next year. to stay, I just couldn’t ask for a “I think the JV program has better group of kids.â€? been going great and I think it’s only going to keep improving,â€? Zach Winn can be contacted Pelkey said. at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

Mickelson and Watney tied for the lead in sloppy Wells Fargo Championship DOUG FERGUSEN

ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Phil Mickelson’s ball was just above the edge of the cart path, slightly below his feet, when he decided to hit a hard fade around the trees toward the green. The shot went out-of-bounds and cost him the outright lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, and Mickelson was angry about his decision. He felt he should have hit driver instead of 3-wood. In the group ahead of him, new

leader Nick Watney hit a semi-shank ZLWK D LURQ RQ WKH SDU WK WKH EDOO à \LQJ WRZDUG D KRVSLWDOLW\ WHQW +H PDGH double bogey, and pulled his cap over his face when the round was over to hide a mixture of anger and embarrassment. And these were the co-leaders going into WKH ÀQDO URXQG DW 4XDLO +ROORZ A series of blunders in the last hour of the third round shook up the Wells Fargo Championship, and the only consolation for Mickelson and Watney is that they were atop the leaderboard JRLQJ LQWR D ÀQDO URXQG WKDW IHDWXUHV D

forecast of rain. “Every shot is critical. You just can’t throw a bunch of shots away like I did coming down the stretch,â€? said Mickelson, who also plunked a spectator in the head with his approach on the 16th and made bogey. “I’m fortunate to still be on WRS Âľ 0LFNHOVRQ KDG D RYHU ZKLOH Watney squandered a solid round with KLV VKDQN WKDW OHG WR D 7KH\ ZHUH DW XQGHU RQH VKRW DKHDG RI *HRUJH McNeill, who also dropped two shots RYHU WKH ODVW IRXU KROHV IRU D “I can’t remember the last time I

did that in a tournament, so it was a bit unsettlingâ€? Watney said about his shank. “The big picture? I’m tied for the lead, and I would have taken that on Thursday morning.â€? Even so, what had been shaping up as duel now looks more like a shootout, with a dozen players within three shots of the lead. One of them was Rory McIlroy, who FHOHEUDWHG KLV WK ELUWKGD\ E\ PLVVLQJ seven putts in the 5-foot range or closer. +H KDG D DQG GLGQ¡W ORVH DQ\ JURXQG on the lead.

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ball player Ryan Martin said. “And sometimes the players won’t say something to the coach’s face so they can say exactly what they feel on the evaluation.â€? The anonymous forms offer a way for the athletes to critique the coach without worrying about any repercussions. Senior lacrosse player Nicole Curry says the FRQĂ€GHQWLDOLW\ LV FUXFLDO ´<HDK LW¡V GHĂ€QLWHO\ LPSRUWDQW EHFDXVH , WKLQN some players are too shy or too quiet to talk about a problem they’re having so they can write it on a piece of paper and still get their word out,â€? Curry said. Graduating athletes also do a more in-depth face-to-face interview with Ratliff about their four years at the school. It allows them to talk about KRZ WKH VFKRRO KDV FKDQJHG VLQFH WKH\ Ă€UVW JRW here. “I think it helps hearing it from a senior just seeing how different it is on your fourth year as RSSRVHG WR \RXU Ă€UVW Âľ 0DUWLQ VDLG ´%HFDXVH WKH\ talk to the coaches too, so personally for me I’ve seen a lot of changes in my four years.â€? Martin brought up the recent Rutgers basketball scandal where a video was leaked of the head coach verbally abusing and throwing basketballs at players as an example of an incident that may have been prevented had the players had a chance to speak up. Although he made it clear KSC has never had an issue quite as severe as that, he said he has seen improvements in the basketball program as a result of the evaluation forms. “Last year there were some basketball evaluations where players said they wanted more individual coaching time to work on their game and workout,â€? Martin said, “And then this year the coaches made a great effort to make sure they worked with us on individual skills, like ball-handling, more.â€? Ratliff said most of the time the forms lead to little adjustments like that. “We look for any consistencies that would indicate problems or issues we need to address, so if one or two students make some similar comments WKDW PLJKW UDLVH D Ă DJ Âľ 5DWOLII VDLG ´%XW WKH majority of people are only positive.â€? Ratliff mentioned one instance last year where multiple people expressed a desire for team practices to be more organized. “We talked to the coach and he made the necessary adjustments,â€? Ratliff said. “The bottom line is we’re just trying to improve the program.â€? Ratliff also said there have been more serious changes made as a result of the evaluations. “We had a coach we did let go based on the fact that evaluations weren’t changing and they were overwhelmingly negative on the coach’s ability to coach,â€? Ratliff said. “The big thing is they weren’t getting any better after we talked to him.â€? The athletic department has always encouraged self-improvement. The bottom line is the evaluation process is a good way for the students to give constructive feedback. “Criticism is hard for anyone to take, I even give one to the coaches so they can evaluate me,â€? Ratliff said. “The whole thing is you want to be a better coach or administrator or teacher, I think you learn something every year.â€? Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

Freshman pitcher Crisp adds single-season strikeout record to her list of accomplishments MICHELLE BERTHIAUME

SPORTS EDITOR EMERITUS Records are set to be broken. This year, one Keene State College athlete exceeded all expectations and etched her name in the record books. Freshman Mariah Crisp, the ace pitcher for the KSC softball team recently broke the single season strikeout record, previously held by Lindsey Blood with 193. Crisp currently has VWULNHRXWV PDNLQJ KHU WKH Ă€UVW SLWFKHU LQ .6& KLVWRU\ WR HFOLSVH WKH VWULNHRXW PDUN LQ RQH VHDVRQ When it comes to her accomplishments, Crisp doesn’t take sole responsibility. “I couldn’t be where I am without my team. They obviously contributed to a lot of this success that I had this season,â€? Crisp said. One main contributor to Crisp’s success this season is senior captain and catcher, Nicole Dupuis. Head coach of the KSC softball team, Charlie Beach said, “I think that Nicole Dupuis catching her, with her imagination and her softball intelligence contributed a lot to Mariah’s success as far as location and different kinds of pitches go. Nicole is really a genius at that.â€? Although Mariah Crisp certainly didn’t come here to break records, her success and effort has not gone unnoticed. Nicole Dupuis said, “You don’t play a sport to beat a record. Beating a record is something that comes along with the sport and Mariah worked hard in order to do that. She pitched through some tough games and was able to shut people down.â€? Dupuis added, “Coming in as a freshmen and having that responsibility put on you that you are our only pitcher and knowing that we are going to need you in our tough games is hard. As a freshmen, that’s a lot of pressure.â€? On top of adding her name to the Keene State record books, Crisp also found her name atop the statistical leaderboard for the Little East Conference. She capped off the Little East season leading the league in ERA RSSRVLQJ EDWWLQJ DYHUDJH LQQLQJV SLWFKHG VWULNHRXWV DQG ZLQV &ULVS ZDV HYHQ recognized on the national level for division three softball. Crisp is currently tied for tenth in the country for strikeouts. She’s also ranked 11th for strikeouts per seven innings with 9.6. And as far as earned run averDJH JRHV VKH¡V UDQNHG WK LQ WKH FRXQWU\ &ULVS VDLG RI

“Beating a record is something that comes along with the sport and Mariah worked hard in order to do that.� -NICOLE DUPUIS SENIOR CATCHER

her national rankings, “It doesn’t feel real to me really. I never expected to be ranked so high. I didn’t think I was that good.â€? Crisp was also recently honored by the Little East Conference for her stellar freshman season. She earned honors as the LEC “Pitcher of the Yearâ€?, “Rookie of the Yearâ€? and was named a member of the All-LEC Ă€UVW WHDP &KDUOLH %HDFK DGPLWWHG WKDW 0DULDK &ULVS exceeded even his expectations. He said, “I had expectations that she would do well. I did not expect her to become the rookie of the year, SLWFKHU RI WKH \HDU DQG $OO /(& Ă€UVW WHDP :H ZHUH GLVcussing it and we don’t remember anyone ever doing that.â€? Beach added, “I am so pleased for her. That’s all I can say. I don’t know how much more I can express it.â€? As far as the future goes for Mariah Crisp, more hard work and dedication will be necessary for her success. Nicole Dupuis said, “If she stays healthy and works out in the offseason, she’ll be even better than she is now. But she really has to put her nose to the grind stone and just work hard at it.â€? 2YHU WKH VXPPHU &ULVS ZLOO MRLQ D 8 VRIWEDOO WHDP where she will compete in tournaments throughout the offseason. Although she has played summer softball in the past, she said this year is a little different for her. Crisp said, “I am not trying to get recruited for colleges anymore so I don’t have to play in as many tournaments. College softball is a lot compared to what I did in high school so I need to give my body a break so that I don’t get burnt out.â€? Charlie Beach added, “As long as she can stay healthy, her future is very bright. I know what people are going to do to stop her. But we are going to have to get a cast of characters around her that are going to be

MICHELLE BERTHIAUME / SPORTS EDITOR EMERITUS

Mariah Crisp breaks the KSC single season strikeout record as a freshman this year.

able to support her.� Another key component to Crisp’s future successes at Keene State College will be how she works with the younger catchers on the team. Nicole Dupuis said, “She’s going to have young catchers coming up and she needs to work with them and learn how to call her game. It’s going to be an effort on a lot of people’s parts in order for her to be successful.� Mariah Crisp’s list of accolades and accomplish-

ments stretch far and wide throughout her softball career. But she said that breaking the single season strikeout record at KSC is at the top of the list. “This is by far the best accomplishment of my softball career because I didn’t expect to do as well as I did,� Crisp said. Michelle Berthiaume can be contacted at mberthiaume@keene-equinox.com

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The Equinox has named KSC senior, Glenn Guilmette the annual Athlete of the Year. Glenn Guilmette from Kensington, N.H. is competing for his fourth year as a member of the Keene State College Men’s Outdoor Track and Field team. According to rankings released by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on May 1, Guilmette was ranked sixth in the country for the javelin, throwing 64.81 meters at the New England Alliance Outdoor Championships. Guilmette has already secured himself another trip to the National Track and Field Championships in Wisconsin on May 23. Guilmette threw the fourth highest mark in all of Division III at the Little East Conference Championships this season with 212’-07�, according to KeeneOwls.com. At the Sheehan Memorial Invitational, Guilmette posted the second highest mark in Division III as well. The senior earned himself the honor of Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the Little East Conference for the week of April 8, 2013 due to his performance at the Sheehan Memorial Inivtational, according to KeeneOwls.com. Guilmette was also named the Field Athlete of the Year by the Little East Conference last year and looks to be a front runner for the award this season.

Milestones the norm for KSC coaches JAY MCAREE

EQUINOX STAFF Wins speak volumes about a program. It is a concrete way of showing someone what you have accomplished in a single number. People marvel at them, athletes seek them, and between eight coaches at Keene State College, we have over 3,000 of them. A perfect blend of longevity and productivity KDYH DOORZHG FRDFKHV LQ .6& DWKOHWLFV WR Ă RXULVK through the years and garner the most wins for their programs in school history. If you were to make a list, it would look something like this; Softball coach Charlie Beach has 667 wins, with both Ken Howe and Dr. Ron Butcher for Baseball and Men’s Soccer respectively, peaking over the 500 mark. Field Hockey coach Amy Watson, Women’s Soccer coach Denise Lyons, and Women’s Basketball coach Keith Boucher are all above 300 wins. Right behind them are Men’s Basketball coach Rob Colbert with 273 wins, and Men’s Lacrosse coach Mark Theriault with 153 of them. Astounding numbers across the board, especially considering the conference in which KSC plays. KSC’s Athletic Director John Ratliff said, “I think the Little East Conference is one of the top three conferences in New England.â€? He continued, “We’ve been the best program in the Little East for the last twelve years, so if we’re the best program in one of the three best conferences in New England, that sort of tells you where I think we stack up.â€? As the A.D., Ratliff is in charge of making sure the coaches have everything they need to reach their potential and tap into the potential of their athletes. “You know when you look at a coach’s success, when we evaluate coaches, we say are we giving them three things; are we giving them the facilities, are we giving them the budget, and are we giving WKHP WKH VWDIĂ€QJ LQ RUGHU WR EH VXFFHVVIXO"Âľ 5DWOLII said.

Evaluating Keene State Athletics

“I’ve had a lot of great people that have been involved in the program, both as players, coaches, friends and family.� -KEN HOWE HEAD BASEBALL COACH

One of those successful coaches, Ken Howe, reached the 500 win milestone just this year in his long tenure with his hometown team. “Like I said before, it means I’m old. I’ve been here a long time. I’ve had a lot of great people that have been involved in the program, both as players, coaches, friends and family.â€? Howe continued, “You know it means a lot that I’ve been able to stay here in my hometown and do something I love that you know, has been a dream. I’m still living the dream right now luckily and hopefully it lasts a few more years,â€? Howe said. -XQLRU LQĂ€HOGHU 1LFN 9LWD VDLG RI +RZH ´+H¡V D great coach, everyone loves him. It’s just he really cares about players and you could tell by being at WKH Ă€HOG HYHU\GD\ +H VKRZV KLV ORYH IRU WKH JDPH and it really rubs off on a lot of players.â€? Howe said he’s been able to keep a strong program running for so long because of how much faith he puts in his assistant coaches. “I’d love to keep my whole staff here for the rest of my career you know, whether that happens or not who knows.â€? Howe added, “They are all good coaches and looking for jobs that obviously pay more than what I am able to pay them and everything else, but you know it’s nice to have a staff that you can rely on in a number of ways.â€? Another staple at KSC is Amy Watson. 6KH¡V LQ KHU QG VHDVRQ DW WKH KHOP RI WKH Ă€HOG hockey program. On the caliber of coaches we’ve collected here at

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KSC athletes assess the athletic department with year-end evaluation forms ZACH WINN

SPORTS EDITOR As the year winds down, Keene State College is working with their student athletes to improve the athletic department by getting as much feedback as they can. “We give them all evaluation forms and it’s basically the same thing you do for classes,â€? Athletic Director John Ratliff explained. “We’re just trying to assess everyRQH¡V FRDFKLQJ DELOLW\ DQG VHH KRZ LW UHĂ HFWV DQG KRZ they work with the student athletes.â€?

The process has been around since before Ratliff got here in 1995 and is employed by most schools in the Little East Conference. The blue evaluation forms ask everything from the coach’s fairness and respect to the achievement of the athlete and team’s potential. Each category has a ranking from ‘poor’ to ‘excellent’ and it gives athletes and opportunity to assess the program they dedicate so much time to. “I think it’s good for the coaches to see what kind of stuff the players liked and didn’t like,� senior basket-

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