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VOL. 65, ISSUE #22

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

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Solar Fest blends music and ecology for a day SAM NORTON

A&E EDITOR Over the past nine years, the solar industry has averaged a growth rate of 40 percent per year and has a projected growth rate of 26 percent annually in the coming years. But this growth in the solar industry has impacted more than just the economy; rather, it has changed the way we view sustainability and the decisions we make towards achieving it. Yet it is not only the solar industry that is changing the way we view energy, but also Keene State College’s Campus Ecology. This organization shows that all it takes is a little bit of sunshine to make environmentally conscious decisions. On Saturday, April 27, the club put on this year’s Solar Festival on Oya Hill. Molly Alderman-Person, public relations for Campus Ecology, said that this year the club had a budget of $13,000 to put on the IHVWLYDO 7KLV \HDU·V HYHQW IHDWXUHG D WRWDO RI ÀYH KHDGOLQH EDQGV DQG eight “tweener” bands. In addition to the musicians who performed, local organizations and vendors also debuted their work at the festival. According to Donald Pearson of Strangers Helping Strangers, the organization, which has been around since 1995, will be donating all of the canned goods they receive from the event to the Keene Community Kitchen. Since 2009, Strangers Helping Strangers has been attending KSC’s Solar Festival, Pearson said. However, this year’s event was not only an opportunity to give back to the Keene community, but also a way to change how solar energy is viewed. Curtis Butler, of KSC’s SPDI club, said the club, which also helped organize Solar Fest with Campus Ecology, saw the event as a way to show how we can be sustainable—as a result, Butler was able to showcase a total of six hybrid cars on-campus during the festival. “There’s an image that people place on Solar Fest as being a ‘hippie fest’ when it really is much more than that,” Butler said, “I wanted Solar Fest to be a way to look at future technologies.”

» TO READ MORE ABOUT SOLAR FEST SEE A&E PAGE B1

Earth Week greens up KSC campus ANGELA SCIONTI

an array of stands set up by the Ecology Club of KSC. One particular stand run by freshmen Matt Bacon and Megan Markanthony During the entire week of April 21, Keene displayed a water taste test activity. State College held Earth Week, a collabora“The idea is to try one of each and then you tion of the celebration of Earth Day. Color- try and guess which is which,” Markanthony ful chalk designs and informational posters stated. adorned Appian Way, drawing attention to “We are trying to show that tap water and passersby and provided information about ÀOWHUHG ZDWHU DUH DFWXDOO\ EHWWHU WKDQ WKH conservation and “green ideas.” bottle water here; you can’t really taste the On Wednesday, April 24, the lawn outside difference. It shows how you should use recythe Young Student Center was decorated with clable bottles instead of plastic bottles,” Mar-

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EMILY FEDORKO / PHOTO EDITOR

Nine bands perform on campus during solar-powered music festival “Solar Fest” Saturday, April 27. The event was sponsored by Campus Ecology club.

kanthony stated. “Eco-Reps is a peer-to-peer education program that works primarily in residence halls to make students aware of how their actions impact the environment and the cost of running the school,” an Eco-Reps Raise Student Awareness article stated. Both Bacon and Markanthony are part of Eco-Reps, which Markanthony explained “promotes sustainability on campus and educates others.”

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Exploding bottles worry DC receives award for reduced food waste KPD and Campus Safety “That 1,500 pounds of waste food PAM BUMP

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KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING

NEWS EDITOR %ORRPLQJ ÁRZHUV DQG D SLHUFLQJ blue sky make it almost impossible to ignore that spring is here at Keene State College. However, although the spring fever proves to be healthy rather than harmful, a dangerous trend has started at the college: chemical bombs. Recently, 11 homemade chemical bombs were LGHQWLÀHG HLWKHU RQ FDPSXV RU LQ WKH surrounding areas of Keene State College, according to the Keene Police log. From the middle of March to the end of April, Keene Police Department and Campus Safety have reported six homemade bombs reported on campus DQG ÀYH IRXQG RII FDPSXV $FFRUGing to Amanda Warman, director of

Campus Safety at KSC, there are currently no registered injuries. According to KPD Lieutenant Christopher Stewart, the exploding bottles found are homemade bombs. “[The bombs are] generally made of household chemicals that can be purchased in local stores. These are shaken in a capped container. Because of the chemical reaction, the container shawls and explodes,” Steward explained Local authorities have expressed concern about public safety regarding to the exploding bottles. “Someone could get really hurt. If the device hasn’t gone off, the explosion could hurt them. Even if it [a bomb] has already exploded, there are dangerous chemicals that could cause harm if

equates $2,000 worth of food.”

-­-­JOSEF QUIRINALE GENERAL MANAGER OF KSC DINING SERVICES

can raise awareness that that 1,500 pounds of food waste equates to well over $2,000 worth of food, then hopefully we’ll raise the consciousness and help students to realize that wasting that food is costing them money,” Quirinale explained. Despite the amount of food waste, KSC has collected a large amount for both donation and composting, which has lead to their award with the EPA. According to information provided by Quirinale, in 2013 the college donated 2,100 pounds of food, mainly through Sodexo, the food provider for KSC’s dining services. KSC also composted roughly 79,000 pounds of food waste. Although according to Quirinale, a majority of the waste collected for composting was “pre-plate waste” made up of stems, fruit peels and other material thrown out in the food preparation process, roughly

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

The Keene State College Zorn Dining Commons was recently commended by the Environmental Protection Agency for its sustainability and food waste prevention. According to a press release from the college, KSC is noted by the United States Department of Environmental Protection for sigQLÀFDQWO\ UHGXFLQJ LWV ZDVWH ZLWK LQLWLDWLYHV VXFK DV WKH (3$·V ´)RRG Recovery Challenge.” The General Manager of KSC Dining Services, Josef Quirinale, VKDUHG WKDW WKH IRRG ZDVWH KDV EHHQ VLJQLÀFDQWO\ UHGXFHG E\ XVLQJ measures such as composting and creating initial awareness for those eating in the DC. The school’s dining services have also partnered with KSC’s Student Board of Directors and KSC R.O.C.K.S in order to prevent and recover food waste on campus sustainably. Quirinale explained the food waste concern, which KSC is conWLQXLQJ WR DGGUHVV LQ ÀQDQFLDO WHUPV “The average cost of a pound of food that we serve in the dining commons is $1.78. So every person that walks through the dining commons on average wastes four ounces of food. We serve 6,000 meals a day. That’s 1,500 pounds of food waste - every day. So if we

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CAMPUS Students will ‘adopt’ areas surrounding campus SAFETY ZACH PEARSON

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report  log

Week of: April 22 Monday,  April  22 10:59  p.m.  Fiske  Hall:  Campus  Safety  received  a  call  from  the  RA  on-­duty  reporting  a  female  that  needs  medical  attention.  Keene  Fire  Department  in  route. Tuesday,  April  23 6:12  p.m.  Holloway  Hall:  Resident  called  to  report  he  returned  to  his  room  and  found  the  outer  pane  of  his  window  broken.  Officer  reported  it  looked  as  if  an  ice  cream  was  thrown  and  broke  window. 6:32  p.m.  Owl’s  Nest  9:  Alarm  set  off  by  706  [mari-­ juana]. Wednesday,  April  24 1:53  a.m.  Owl’s  Nest  park-­ ing  lot:  Noise  complaint.  6:42  p.m.  Blake  Street:  I:  Reporting  ice  cream  thrown  at  the  front  door  of  a  building.  10:35  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  Female  student  called  and  stated  there  was  a  â€œcreepyâ€?  van  parked  next  to  the  build-­ ing. 10:54  p.m.  Mason  Library:  Report  of  a  suspicious  male. 11:40  p.m.  Holloway  Hall:  Officer  witnessed  student  entering  building  through  win-­ dow. Thursday,  April  25 12:12  a.m.  Holloway  Hall:  706  [marijuanna]. Friday,  April  26 12:48  a.m.  Appian  Way:  Report  of  people  on  skate-­ boards  knocking  over  trash  cans.  Only  found  one  recycle  bin  knocked  over. 3:29  a.m.  Holloway  Hall:  Alcohol  violation. 6:49  a.m.  Monadnock  Hall:  Fire  alarm.  9:40  a.m.  Fiske  Hall:  Bluelight  phone  activation,  no  issues  found. 1:57  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  Female  having  a  seizure.  Saturday,  April  27

A late snowfall in March was an ominous start for a new and unproven program. But Alison Riley, coordinator of Student and Community Relations at Keene State College, was not daunted by the unexpected weather, and after a one-week delay, she launched WKH Ă€UVW VXFFHVVIXO SLFN XS GDWH IRU Adopt a Street, her volunteer-based program that assigned Keene city streets to 12 on-campus organizations. Participating organizations pledge to keep their street free of litter with scheduled clean up days throughout the school year. After this spring’s pilot phase, Riley said next year will be the Ă€UVW IXOO DFDGHPLF \HDU IRU $GRSW a Street. Twelve campus organizations have agreed to participate, and about half of them already have one or two pick-up dates under their belts. Five groups picked up their adopted streets in March, while seven groups participated in April--two groups on Sunday, April 21; two groups on Saturday, April 27; and then three more groups followed on Sunday. Riley explained that the idea for Adopt a Street came out of her regular meetings with Keene’s Code (QIRUFHPHQW 2IĂ€FHUV -RVK *RUPDQ and Fred Parsells. Working for the city of Keene, their job involves frequent stops at especially messy properties in Keene. Whether the tenants are off-campus students or permanent citizens of Keene, *RUPDQ DQG 3DUVHOOV ZLOO DVN WKDW they pick up their trash. “We just started to talk about ways of being more proactive about that,â€? Riley said, “It’s just been through working together and brainstorming ideas. And it’s not a new idea. Lots of towns do programs like this. So we just thought maybe there was a way to tie this in with community service for students and get off-campus students to have more buy-in in terms of their neighborhood.â€? Riley has a couple of ideas for how to give campus organizations more of that buy-in. “Some of these groups, what I said to them is, ‘If you have a house or a couple of KRXVHV RI WHDP PHPEHUV RU *UHHN members that live in a given area, then I think there’s a little more incentive to keep that area nice.’â€? Riley also spoke of future possibilities. “The city and I have talked about maybe doing some semi-permanent signage in the neighborhoods. You may be familiar with going into towns where some organization has adopted a section of road and there’s a sign that will say, ‘This area kept clean by the Lions Club’, you know? I think it would be great if we could do something

like that.â€? When designing Adopt a Street, Riley’s goal was to keep it as simple as possible so organizations could participate with minimum hassle. Pick-ups are scheduled four times a year: twice in the fall and twice in the spring. Each organization is DVNHG WR VHQG DW OHDVW Ă€YH PHPEHUV to these pick-ups. Emily Ricardi, vice president of Programming for Delta Phi Epsilon, participated in a March pick-up of Davis Street alongside 15 to 20 of her sisters. She thought it was very quick and easy, taking less than DQ KRXU RI WKHLU GD\ DQG Ă€OOLQJ XS about 20 trash bags. Of the experience Ricardi said, “I feel like this is a good program because it designates people to certain areas and gets more around the campus clean.â€? According to Riley, Adopt a 6WUHHW FRXOG EH EHQHĂ€FLDO QRW RQO\ to the students but to their relationship with the greater community of Keene. “I think the students are getting something out of cleaning up the area. I also think it’s nice for town residents and staff and so forth to see that’s going on, that students are committed to that.â€? Kelsey Bailey, a junior on the women’s soccer team, recounted her own experience. “When we did it back in March, we had people pull over to the side of the road and say ‘Thank you for picking it up,’ recognizing that we all had our jackets on. Many people were thanking us for cleaning up.â€? Ricardi had a similar story to tell. As she and her fellow sororities sisters made their way down Wilcox Terrace this past March, families actually “came out and they were so happy. They were like, ‘Usually we have to do this ourselves.’ They were so appreciative.â€? “I think the biggest impact we can make is not just at the street level, getting that one street looking QLFHU Âľ -D\ /D)RUG WKH FRPPXQLW\ service chair for Tau Kappa Epsilon said, continuing, “I think it’s more improving relations with the city and improving the relations between so-called townies and college students and kind of building those relations and also having other organizations step up and be involved in that process as well.â€? ´$V ORQJ DV ,¡P KHUH ,¡OO GHĂ€nitely keep doing it,â€? Shawn Egan, a junior on the men’s baseball team, stated. “We’ve got some good kids, so I’m assuming they’ll step in, and they’ll keep it going because it’s good for the town.â€? With two dates established, junior Nicole Rutigliano said she thinks the women’s swim team will stick with it for years to come, “because like I said it’s not someWKLQJ KDUG <RX RQO\ QHHG Ă€YH people out of the 30 on the team to go each time.â€?

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Twelve student organizations, including fraternities, sororities and athletic teams, participate in the volunteer program ‘Adopt a street.�

Bailey said, “I think it’s a good thing for us to do and I think it ZRXOG GHĂ€QLWHO\ EH EHQHĂ€FLDO LI they eventually got all the teams.â€? Asked if Delta Phi Epsilon would continue to participate, Ricardi replied, “absolutely.â€? Riley explained her goal is instilling pride in students for their assigned neighborhood. “I think it’s one of those things that if you’ve

Major weekend doesn’t result in major crime RYAN GLAVEY

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR The annual Keene State College Spring Weekend is generally considered the major weekend of the spring semester. This leads to comparisons to its counterpart, the major weekend of the fall semester, Pumpkin Festival weekend, but that may be all the two actually have in common. Associate Director of Campus Safety Ethan Kipnes said the nature of the two weekends is quite different. “Spring weekend sees much less damage than Pumpkin Fest. For that [Pumpkin Fest] weekend there are many more guests, and it’s just a different atmosphere,� Kipnes said. Kipnes has been at KSC for two years now

“Spring Weekend sees much less damage than Pumpkin Fest. For that [Pumpkin Fest] weekend there are many more guests, and it’s just a different atmosphere.â€? -­-­ETHAN KIPNES ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS SAFETY

and said the acts that came to campus were possibly one of the main causes for a more relaxed campus than even past Spring Weekends. “I think this one [Spring Weekend] saw a few ––less incidents than the others,� Kipnes said. He mentioned the fact that the big concert this year was a country artist as opposed to the

1:42  a.m.  Sidewalk:  Open  container.  2:54  a.m.  Owl’s  Nest  9:  Report  of  someone  in  building  trying  to  get  into  a  room. 11:57  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  Intoxicated  subject. Sunday,  April  28 12:38  a.m.  Holloway  Hall:  Intoxicated  subject. 10:01  a.m.  Appian  Way:  Vehicle  driving  on  Appian  Way. Â

gone out and picked up the trash yourself, you’re more aware of ‘This could really be a bad thing if we’re walking through and we’re just tossing things and not taking care to throw it in a garbage can.’ So I think it’s taking pride in your community.â€? Sara Cipot, the community service chair for Kappa Beta *DPPD VDLG ´,W¡V RXU FRPPXQLW\ We’re not just Keene State [College].

EMILY FEDORKO / PHOTO EDITOR

Monadnock Hall is a residence hall on the Keene State College campus that primarily houses the freshmen class.

usual hip-hop or rock acts. +H DOVR QRWHG WKDW WKLV ZDV WKH Ă€UVW \HDU KSC had a comedy act since he has been here. “But again that’s a sit-down show and doesn’t produce the same atmosphere as other acts,â€? Kipnes explained. Where Pumpkin Festival has generally turned into a weekend-long party, Spring Weekend sees fewer outside guests and at least on campus there are several scheduled events for students to attend. In addition, these events are carefully organized and monitored by Campus Safety to maintain a level of control during these large student gatherings. Kipnes said that aside from the performers that come to campus, it’s not so different from an ordinary weekend at KSC. He said that there might be a few more incidents that arise from having such large events, but other than that they deal with the same level of disturbances any weekend on campus can produce. Associate Director of Residential Life and +RXVLQJ -LP &DUOH\ VDLG WKDW KH ZLOO QRW KDYH D compiled list of the total damages from Spring Weekend until the end of the month. However, he said that there were no extensive damages to his knowledge that would require immediate attention. Ryan Glavey can be contacted at rglavey@keene-equinox.com

We’re Keene, N.H.� Riley will make a big push for organizations to sign up in the fall DV $GRSW D 6WUHHW NLFNV RII LWV ÀUVW full academic year. If you are interested in joining Adopt a Street or have questions, Riley can be contacted at ariley3@keene.edu. Zach Pearson can be contacted at zpearson@keene-equinox.com

STUDENT ASSEMBLY

Extra credit system not endorsed

KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING

NEWS EDITOR -During the last meeting of the semester, student assembly members voted not to endorse a new course overload system proposal presented by Provost Melinda Tradewell. -Tradewell stated that the new system would require students to pay an extra fee after credit number 19. “If they take Ă€YH IRXU FUHGLW FODVVHV WKH\ would only have to pay extra for one credit,â€? Tradewell stated. -Tiffany Mathews, coordinator of Education in the Health and Wellness Center presented a review of the tobacco policy on campus. -KSC building became smoke-free ten years ago, according to Mathews. Currently, it is not allow to smoke with 25 feet of any building. -Mathews said focus groups showed students believe the policy is not being enforced. Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com

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Another stand that also provided information about sustainability and helpful tips was being run by junior Kelly Marchione, president of Campus Ecology. Marchione explained, “Campus Ecology is an environmental advocacy organization,â€? that promotes sustainable living and the use of clean and renewable energy resources. Marchione continued, “Every year we put on two solar-powered musical festivals. We have a big bus that comes in and it has solar panels on it, so we get all of our energy from there. We have clubs that run a table, we have vendors that come—it’s a big event to promote sustainability and to also bring the KSC community together.â€? Campus Ecology is also big into volunteer work both on and off campus, Marchione said. “Every September we go to Maine and help out and volunteer at the Maine Organic Farmers Association.â€? (MOFGA) MOFGA was formed in 1971, and, according to the MOFGA website, is the oldest and largest state organic organization in the country. “The purpose of the Association is to help farmers and gardeners: grow RUJDQLF IRRG Ă€EHU DQG RWKHU FURSV SURWHFW WKH HQYLURQPHQW UHF\FOH QDWXUDO UHVRXUFHV LQFUHDVH ORFDO IRRG SURGXFWLRQ VXSSRUW UXUDO FRPPXQLWLHV DQG LOOXPLQDWH IRU FRQVXPHUV the connection between healthful food and environmentally sound farming practices,â€? states the website. Campus Ecology works with the Sustainability Project, a local organization. The organization held its seventh annual “Seed Projectâ€? this past February. The event hosted, “workshops about composting, vermiculture, beekeeping, holistic health care, seed saving, basic gardening, plant communication, permaculture, mediation, bats, GMOs, organic lawn care and an open space event focusing on neighborhood food security facilitated by Transition Keene,â€? according to a Keene Transition Wordpress article. Evan Henkel, a member of the Mountain Bike Club, said that his stand was about “getting information out about driving to work as opposed to biking to work. The amount of gas and CO2 you will use rather than how much you will save by riding your bike.â€? The stand also provided vital safety tips and things to remember to have on a bike before one rides. Another table was brought by the *UHHQ %LNH SURJUDP ZKLFK KHOG D UDIĂ H IRU a chance of winning a Green Bike. The pro-

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22,000 pounds of “post consumerâ€? food waste was collected off plates for composting throughout June and July. To reduce initial food waste, both Quirinale and KSC’s Student Board of Advisors worked together to conFHQWUDWH RQ Ă€JKWLQJ IRRG ZDVWH ZLWK awareness through on-campus campaigns, such as the “Just Askâ€? campaign. Quirinale explained this campaign required DC employees to wear buttons saying, “Just Ask,â€? to remind and inform students that they could

they come in contact with the skin or eyes,â€? Stewart stated. Stewart went on to suggest that if anybody sees what could be a bottle bomb, they shouldn’t approach the device, and they should report it to KPD immediately. A press release by the Keene Fire Department stated that the explosions can cause injuries or death to persons in the immediate vicinity of the detonation. “Chemical reaction bombs don’t have a timer to set or a fuse to light, and you can’t predict exactly when it will explode. If the device functions properly, its contents should begin to bubble after they’re combined, and the container may swell before it bursts. The whole process generally takes a minute to begin,â€? the press release read. Warman said she believes the devices may have been placed by “someone that doesn’t intend to do a lot of damage, but is GHĂ€QLWHO\ QRW DZDUH RI KRZ WKLV >KRPHPDGH ERPEV@ FDQ DIIHFW other people.â€? Recently two men were severely injured in Eastern Oregon by an exploding bomb, according to an article in OPS News published on April 17. Also, in British Columbia, Canada, a man was taken to the hospital after a homemade bomb exploded and burnt his face and chest Friday, April 26, according to Metro News. /DVW ZHHN LQ .HHQH WKH QXPEHU RI LQFLGHQWV VLJQLĂ€FDQWO\ increased. On Wednesday, April 24, the Keene Police Department responded to six calls related to the homemade exploding ERWWOHV LQ GLIIHUHQW ORFDWLRQV RQH RI WKHP RQ FDPSXV VSHFLĂ€cally behind the Owl’s Nest. Stewart indicated the increasing number of cases is new to .HHQH ´7KLV KDV KDSSHQHG EHIRUH EXW WKLV LV GHĂ€QLWHO\ WKH ELJgest number we have had in such short period of time,â€? Stewart said. Currently, KPD has made no arrests in the cases of the exploding bottles. Stewart said the cases are still under investiJDWLRQ DQG WKDW QR PRWLYH KDV EHHQ LGHQWLĂ€HG 6WHZDUW VDLG KH FRXOGQ¡W FRPPHQW VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ RQ ZKHWKHU WKH FDVHV ZHUH UHODWHG WR HDFK RWKHU :DUPDQ VDLG ´,W LV GLIĂ€cult to know. It could be the same individual or group or different. There could be copycat effect happening, someone that saw LW >KRPHPDGH ERPEV@ RQ 7 9 RU LQ D GLIIHUHQW ORFDWLRQ DQG WULHG WR LPLWDWH Âľ :DUPDQ VDLG WKLV LV WKH Ă€UVW WLPH KRPH ERPEV KDYH been placed in KSC since she has been in the college. According to Stewart, there is no evidence that relates the exploding bottles to KSC students. “We work with Campus Safety. We know that many bombs have been placed on campus, but we don’t know that they are necessarily tied to students,â€? Stewart said. Warman said, “We don’t know if it is students, friends of students or even local kids who are doing this.â€? Stewart said if an arrest is made regarding to the exploding bottles, the person could face charges of criminal mistress, reckless conduct or possession of an infernal machine, which is a class A felony in the state of New Hampshire and can result in up to ten years in jail.

EMILY FEDORKO / PHOTO EDITOR

The Mountain Bike Club members promote green initiatives like biking to work during Earth Week at KSC.

gram was started in 2002 by members of KSC Campus Ecology group and several Keene High School students. It was found that in 2009-2010 academic year the bikes were rented over 800 times, according to the Sustainable Initiatives at Keene State website. Students can get involved with conservation and sustainability by practicing ecofriendly habits. Students who want to be even more involved are welcome to join the Campus Ecology club, Eco-Reps and participating in volunteer work both on and off campus. Angela Scionti can be contacted at ascionti@keene-equinox.com

feel comfortable asking for samples of foods or changes in a pre-made meal to prevent students from taking and possibly wasting a large amount of food on their plate. Non-traditional student representative of Student Assembly and member of the Student Board of Advisors for KSC Dining Kimberly Alberg further explained, “I do feel like the food waste is still a concern. I think that some students aren’t as aware as they could be. I think that students tend to put food on their plate and then not eat it for a variety of reasons. There was a big disconnect between Sodexo employees and students on

Anyone with information about the bottle bombs is asked to call Keene Police at 357-9813.

our campus. The SBOA just kicked off a campaign called ‘Just Ask.’ We’re trying to help students understand that they can ask Sodexo workers for help with certain things like smaller portions or a variety of what is being offered to create more of a variety in their diet.� The dining commons and the Student Board of Directors have also taken other awareness initiatives to prevent students from wasting food. One campaign involved having students throw their leftover food into trash cans, which would later be weighed to demonstrate how much food was being wasted throughout a

EMILY FEDORKO / PHOTO EDITOR

The Zorn Dining Commons registers around 1,500 pounds of food waste every day. The daily food waste is estimated to cost $2,000.

SOUNDOFF Ashley Wansick Senior Sociology

“I want to climb Mount Monadnock with my friends one more time.�

Jack Morrison Junior Management

“I haven’t taken a photography class.�

Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com

given time period. Another initiative involved the giant carrot decoration that was put on the stairway of the Zorn Dining Commons. This is to remind students of a previous campaign where they were taught through information on napkin holder signs that it takes roughly 80 days to grow a carrot. This is meant to make students think of all the foods they could potentially waste in one meal. “What the carrot symbolizes is the fact that it takes a certain amount of time, between 80 and 90 days, to grow a carrot. It takes time to transport that carrot. It takes time to prepare that carrot. It takes time to cook that carrot, but it only takes a second to wipe it off your plate,â€? Quirinale said. Although food waste is still a concern, even after the EPA award, Alberg noted, “I think it’s great that we won the award. I think that students are becoming more aware of the quantity that they put on their plates, which I think is good for them to not waste as much or take as much. It’s nice to see students taking less if they’re unsure of something that’s been offered.â€? On discussing the best ways to Ă€JKW IRRG ZDVWH ´,W >SUHYHQWLQJ IRRG waste] is really up to them—I can’t stop students from taking more than they’re gonna eat. We’re doing everything we possibly can right now, but it’s up to the students to make the difference,â€? Quirinale concluded. Pam Bump can be contacted at pbump@keene-equinox.com

GRAPHIC BY WHITNEY CYR/ MANAGING EXECUITIVE EDITOR

“What  do  you  still  have  in  your  KSC  bucket  list?â€? Â

Loren Madore Freshman Psychology

“I haven’t climbed Mount Monadnock yet.�

Dan Bailey Senior Psychology

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A dedicated community can overcome any hardship

Throughout this spring semester Keene has experienced some hard QHZV WR VKDNHÂłIURP QXPHURXV DVVDXOWV DQG DWWDFNV WR H[SORGLQJ SODVWLF bottles all over the city. nd of course the effects of the Newtown shooting and the Boston Marathon bombings made their way into the hearts of students. But even among these tests of strength Keene State College students still remembered how they can help others. Instead of getting upset or resentful, students still remembered that there are students among us who are battling cancer. There are students among us who are hungry and many community members experience hunger. And we all know how dirty this city can get sometimes from litter, and the Equinox is proud to say that students recently are giving back to the community in a multitude of ways. ,Q .6&¡V DQQXDO 5HOD\ IRU /LIH WKHUH ZHUH WHDPV DQG SDUWLFLpants who raised a total of $20,801 for the American Cancer Society. One VWXGHQW DORQH UDLVHG 7KLV LV D KXJH DFFRPSOLVKPHQW (VSHFLDOO\ ZKHQ 5HOD\¡V OHDGHU %HFFD /D]LQVN VDLG WKH JURXS LV PRVWO\ KHU VHQLRU friends who joined with her during freshman year. But Lazinsk was pleased to say the group has gained many underclassmen participants DQG VKH IHHOV IXWXUH 5HOD\V DUH LQ JRRG KDQGV ,W¡V RQH WKLQJ WR KRVW DQ event and be successful, but the other struggle is gaining the support and keeping it alive. Remember an editorial about all the litter that comes from students SDUW\LQJ" :HOO WKDQNV WR $OOLVRQ 5LOH\¡V SHUVHYHUDQFH .6& LV VWDUWLQJ D program called Adopt a Street to encourage KSC organizations, teams and students to clean up assigned streets in town and keep them clean all year. So far the volunteer program has 12 on-campus organizations already participating in the clean up, and there will be multiple pick-up days where students will go out in groups and take care of their street. The even more exciting part is that students have voiced their enthusiasm for this service and want to see it grow in participants. Another very helpful community service endeavor is the Nothing LQ D &DQ SURJUDP $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ¡V ZHEVLWH QRWKLQJ org, the organization is active in New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio and Rhode Island and accepts donations of $5 to help end local hunger, and as a reminder of all those who suffer, donators will receive an empty can to represent all those who will not be able to eat that day. Kappa Beta Gamma is one KSC group that has started to show support for this program by having a Can fundraiser for two days in the student center. Instead of just letting people know where they can help donate locally, students brought the program to campus. Even more incentive to make a difference in the lives of people who live in New Hampshire and are still hungry. For students who wish to reach more local people in need, the Hundred Nights shelter in Keene is in need of food cards for coffee and creamer as the resource manager of Nights, Nicky Ramain said. They DOVR FRXOG XVH 6WDSOHV FDUGV VR WKH\ FDQ Ă€[ SULQWHUV DQG FRPSXWHUV WKH SHRSOH XVH WR Ă€QG UHVRXUFHV WR EHWWHU WKHPVHOYHV $QG RI FRXUVH WKHUH¡V the busy Community Soup Kitchen in Keene whose executive director, Phoebe Bray said they have a good relationship with a few KSC interns and rely on the Keene community to be able to help feed people. The Equinox would like to commend all the students who have participated in any of these community service projects and encourages others to help as well. All these activities involve being around friends, helping people in our local community and broadening our awareness of the people and the social problems around us. If every time our Keene community was affected by something awful and we remembered how students have helped others, future KSC students will not know Keene by the number of crimes but by its passionate and warm-hearted community.

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Campus Convenience’s little secret that no one knows As a college senior and a journalist I thought I knew close to everything there is to know about the unknown details of Keene State College. I know WKH QDPHV RI DOO WKH EXLOGLQJV DQG ZKHUH WR Ă€QG WKHP , NQRZ ZKDW WKH winter “soy sauceâ€? is made of. I know all the go green efforts the campus does. And I know that the carnival will always be there in the spring to KHOS HDVH WKH Ă€QDOV FUXQFK %XW ZKDW , GLGQ¡W NQRZ LV WKDW WKH &DPSXV Convenience store on Butler Court has a little more to its name than just CampCo. The other thing I have discovered is that no one I have spoken to, including senior friends, knew this secret either. Campus Convenience is actually called MY Campus Convenience. 0\ Ă€UVW UHVSRQVH WR WKLV RI FRXUVH ZDV ´+RZ FXWH Âľ 7KLV LV KRZ , GLVcovered the name secret: I had not gone into the store for several months and the last I knew, the ATM outside of the store was broken and had to be taken away. So I thought I would do a 4-1-1 directory call to get their number and see if they had a new ATM. When I told the operator, “Keene, New Hampshire please, Campus Convenience,â€? the operator paused. I heard her ask me to wait a minute then she replied, “Oh, do you mean My &DPSXV &RQYHQLHQFH"Âľ $QG RI FRXUVH , VDLG \HV , FRXOGQ¡W JHW RYHU LW , FDQ¡W HYHQ JHW WKH VWRUH¡V QXPEHU ZLWKRXW VD\LQJ ´0\ &DPS&R Âľ \HW QRQH RI WKH VLJQV RXWVLGH RI &DPS&R PHQWLRQ WKH ZRUG ´P\Âľ DW DOO , HYHQ ZHQW to their website and it only used the title of My Campus Convenience. )RU PH WKH QDPH FKDQJH GLGQ¡W PDNH VHQVH 7KH VWRUH KDV H[SHULHQFHG VR PDQ\ FKDQJHV RYHU WKH \HDUV WKDW LW VXUH GRHVQ¡W IHHO OLNH PLQH DQ\PRUH

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But then I wondered what would have changed if I knew this knowledge when I was a freshman. 7R P\ JUDGXDWLQJ FODVV GRQ¡W \RX ZLVK \RX JUHZ XS DW .6& FDOOLQJ WKH FRQYHQLHQFH VWRUH 0\ &DPS&R" /LNH LW¡V PLQH QRW \RXUV³PLQH 2QO\ IRU Keene Staters, no one else. I feel that if we knew about this little personalization, we may have felt more bothered when changes were made, or PD\EH ZH ZRXOG KDYH FDUHG PRUH WR EH DZDUH RI ZKDW¡V JRLQJ RQ ZLWK RXU little store on campus. I also feel that if students grew up at Keene knowLQJ LW ZDV 0\ &DPS&R PD\EH WKH OLWWOH FRQYHQLHQFH VWRUH ZRXOGQ¡W VHHP to be so far on the edge of campus. It might have made us more willing to travel to the outer edges of campus more and engage students from Pondside III with the Butler students, for example. It might have also made us feel more connected as one campus instead of one that is broken into differHQW UHJLRQV DOPRVW DW OHDVW WKDW¡V KRZ , IHHO Although it may be too late for me to start a trend, I do hope readers EHJLQ WR FDOO WKH VWRUH 0\ &DPS&R , WKLQN LW¡V FXWH LW¡V SHUVRQDO DQG LW FRXOG KHOS XQGHUFODVVPHQ IHHO D OLWWOH OHVV OLNH VWUDQJHUV ZKHQ WKH\¡UH perusing the aisles. But remember guys, just because the store belongs to \RX WKDW GRHVQ¡W JLYH \RX WKH ULJKW WR WUDVK LW 1H[W WLPH PD\EH UHWKLQN throwing a cigarette butt at your little Campus Convenience.

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A lack of responsibility and respect

Notoriety an issue in news media

I am having a hard time understanding anything anymore. It seems as though college has its own strange customs that are void of the rest of society’s expectations. Or, scarily enough, maybe this isn’t true. Maybe real world people, the average joes, are just as inconsiderate as the typical rowdy, belligerent college student. There is no questioning that, at this point in our lives, we are at an awkward transitional period— stuck in between the desire to grasp RQWR WHHQDJHUGRP ZLWK HYHU\ Ă€EHU of our being and society’s expectations pushing us into adulthood. What does it even mean to be an adult? What does it even mean to have responsibilities? It amazes PH KRZ WKDW TXHVWLRQ VWLOO EDIĂ HV people or at least it seems as though it does. Let me explain. I am under the impression that a large majority of students are unable to grasp “responsibilityâ€? for several reasons. The article would be too long if I were to list said reasons but I’m sure you the reader ZLOO KDYH QR SUREOHP Ă€OOLQJ LQ WKH blanks. After having lived in an Owl’s Nest this year, I can honestly say the most prime example of how immature people at this college really are

is how the students choose to treat the Unicco workers who clean up after them. Ranging from garbage bags in WUHHV WR IHFHV RQ WKH EDWKURRP Ă RRU to exploded mac ‘n’ cheese in the microwave, Unicco workers have to spend too much of their time cleaning up the aftermath of reckless living. , Ă€QG LW DVWRQLVKLQJ WKDW WKH dumpster that is 20 feet away from the building is still too far for an individual to bring their trash to. Instead, I am constantly seeing (and this is not just in my Nest either) people who purposefully leave their trash in inappropriate places because they know someone else is going to take care of it for them. I took the time to talk to a Unicco worker one day to apologize for my peers’ inability to take responsibility for themselves and their tendencies to be extremely rude in the messes they decide to leave behind for her. First of all, she was surprised I even spoke to her. We got into talking, and she told me horror stories of things she has had to clean up in the past. For example, she told me once that she had to spend a good hour or so

Unicco workers all over campus are unappreciated in the sense that the students go about their actions with the mentality of “someone else will clean it up.� FREDEEN

cleaning up what had appeared to EH D VKDYLQJ FUHDP Ă€JKW LQ D ER\¡V bathroom. The facility was covered in shaving cream and vomit, and she just didn’t understand why they would write “[Expletive] Keene Stateâ€? on the mirror if they were paying to go here. Another encounter with a couple of Unicco workers only made me more infuriated about how poorly they are indirectly treated by the students. I had rearranged the furniture in a common room in order to do some homework. These particular workers were on break and because I had moved things around they ZHUH VLWWLQJ RQ WKH Ă RRU Right away I offered them the furniture back, to which one of them responded, “No, no, no, it’s okay—this is your houseâ€? to which I quickly replied, “Yeah, but you’ve

been cleaning it all day.� The shock that came upon them made my chest heavy. How could they honestly be surprised that someone would offer them a chair after they’ve been cleaning up after “them� all day? This is not just an Owl’s Nest occurrence. Unicco workers all over campus are unappreciated in the sense that the students go about their actions with the mentality of “someone else will clean it up.� That isn’t how life works. Someone living on his or her own could tell you right away that there’s no one to clean up your puke after you’ve thrown up all over your hallway. There’s no one to take out your trash when you are too lazy to walk outside. Yeah, we are in a growing period I suppose, still trying to get used to taking care of ourselves and being adults (whatever that means). I

guess the point I am trying to make is that it is not an excuse to be an inconsiderate person. In a way, the fact that Unicco workers still have to clean up this stupidity and laziness only supports it. The only real punishment that FRPHV IURP LW LV DW PRVW D ÀQH divided throughout the building that mom and dad are probably going to pay for you. Taking advantage of the services provided by the Unicco workers is irresponsible, rude and immature, and life is going to hit these people in the face hard and fast when they ÀJXUH RXW WKDW UHDO OLIH LV D ORW GLIferent and you actually have to take control of the repercussions of your actions. Elissa Fredeen can be contacted at efredeen@keene-equinox.com

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Even a little bit of success requires hard work This is the last op-ed I will ever write for The Equinox. Pretty crazy to put that down in text. Graduating kind of feels like you’re dying. I don’t want to get that dramatic, but the thoughts I’ve been having—“I don’t have that much time left,â€? “I want to make the most of it,â€? “I just want to be with my friendsâ€?—are all thoughts that people have on their deathbeds. :KHQ , ZHQW LQWR WKH OLEUDU\ WR Ă€QLVK P\ senior project last Monday, I sat upstairs in the cubicle. Looking around me, I saw that PRVW RWKHU FXELFOHV ZHUH Ă€OOHG , EHFDPH WHUULĂ€HG The thought that came to mind was, “Keene State College was slowly planning on what I’m going to do with the rest of my life. Stuck in a cubicle doing busy work I don’t want to do.â€? I, and all the students in those library cubicles, could be getting groomed for what they are going to do for the rest of their lives. Stuck in a cubicle, the thought itself is most of our worst nightmares. But let’s be honest, that reality is very possible. How many other poor schmucks thought they were so special that they would never be stuck in a desk job with the only thing to look forward to being a new episode of “Criminal Minds?â€? Some people still believe they are so special and unique when they are not. It took my mom 20 years, after I bombed a stand-up show, to sit me down and confess the truth. “You’re not special. You can’t just expect to not work hard. Your generation believes that they are all so unique and perfect that they think they can do anything without any hard work.â€? I know I’m not alone; I’ve been saying for years how I would never get stuck with a VXLW DQG WLH MRE FRQĂ€QHG E\ IRXU VPDOO ZDOOV But looking at the job market, I realize I’m not calling the shots. It’s either suck it up and conform or work at McDonalds. I guess what I’m saying is I’m scared to graduate. I’ve lived these past four years in blissful recklessness and irresponsibility. Now I have to get a job, which I might not like but it’s necessary to not starve. I’ve read a statistic that around 80 percent of people hate their job. That’s a comforting thought when going out to the job market. <HW , KDYH KRSH , KDYH KRSH WKDW , FDQ Ă€QG a job that I love and that keeps my belly full. That’s all I can really have is hope. Or could I have something else. Could I make it a posVLELOLW\" &RXOG , XVH P\ GHJUHH WR Ă€QG VRPHthing that I love to do and will get paid to do it? Jean-Paul Sartre, the existential philosopher, believed that we have had an ontological freedom. That means you have complete control over your life. You choose who you become. Any one of us could drop out of KSC, move to Hawaii and try to become a pro-surfer. There would be consequences, but the

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point is we have the choice and power over our lives. Sartre believed that this gave us a nauseating feeling because people become scared when they realize that all the choices and life events that happen to you are ultimately your own responsibility. For me, this is a liberating and terrifying feeling. It’s terrifying because there is a risk involved in making a major life decision, such as moving out to New Jersey and living in NYC. The decisions we make are ultimately up to us and we have to live with the consequences of any action we pick. But it’s liberating because it gives us the power to do what

we want. I’m excited to see where the next four years take me because these past four have been an adventure to say the least. I’ve spent time in New York, South Carolina, Boston and New Hampshire. I can say that I’ve been to places outside of my comfort zone and that the experiences have shaped me. I’m happy with the choices I’ve made so far. I’m happy that I’ve spent time in Keene and met so many cool people. I’m happy with all the fun I had every weekend and all the crazy stuff that I’ve done with that fun. Sure, there were many consequences, but in the end they just gave me better stories

to rant about to my grandkids when I’m 70 and senile. Looking at this, if I made those choices and are happy with them, I will be happy with whatever I choose with life ahead of me. Sure there will be consequences, but that’s a part of life. I didn’t want this to become sappy but now it’s out on the table. One good thing I FDQ UHà HFW RQ HYHQ LI , EHFRPH WUDSSHG LQ D cubicle, working for some corporation I hate, I will always have my memories of KSC to rely on. Brian Rabadeau can be contacted at brabadeau@keene-equinox.com

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It seems unquestionable that the people of this nation are fundamentally enthralled with notoriety and the carnage in which it’s derived. Whether it’s the Boston Marathon bombing incident, the Sandy Hook shooting or the Virginia Tech shooting, the people of this country will become, without doubt, obsessively attached to the news coverage of these events, attempting to learn about the mindset of these killers. Though I think this understanding can give us insight about the psychological health of our nation and could possibly help in the reduction of violent crimes, I think it is more important to understand the consequences of giving notoriety to the most psychologically unstable people amongst us. The obsessive analysis of these murders indicates to me that people are concerned with understanding the root issues of our violent culture DQG DUH LQWHUHVWHG LQ À[LQJ LW ,I , were in charge I would bypass such an inexact science and instead propose a strict form of gun control, but I understand even the most watered down form of gun control legislation won’t pass in this senate. Ninety percent of the nation is in favor of expanded background checks but our fearless senate shot it down; but , GLJUHVV 7KH SRLQW LV WKLV ZH PXVW consider other options of reducing the violence in our society. Some people (gun nuts) have proposed reducing violence in video games and movies, asserting that this simulated form of violence somehow desensitizes young males to the horrors of death. This hypothesis is completely unfounded and has been statistically debunked, but that won’t stop gun lobbyists from pushing this agenda. Furthermore, these same people place blame on UDS FXOWXUH DUJXLQJ WKDW LW KDV LQà Xenced white youth to the appeal of gun violence. These assessments cannot be taken seriously and so, again, we are forced to consider different options. I’d like to propose a solution that I feel will diminish, at least to some degree, the overwhelming prevalence of mass violence. I believe our issue is fundamentally tied to our society’s obsessive nature. This past week I watched the news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, eager to not only understand the mindset of the killer, hoping to somehow comprehend how a human can senselessly kill innocent SHRSOH EXW DOVR WR VHOÀVKO\ JDLQ some form of primitive satisfaction from the story being unraveled. I’m not proud of this, but it’s true. , ÀQG WKDW ZH DUH XQZLOOLQJ WR discuss this aspect of our human psyche because we are ashamed that we can be so callous. Serial killers yearn for our attention, regardless if they’ll be alive to experience the notoriety they’ve gained. Let’s attack the issue at the root, then. If we are to concede on the gun control debate, if we wish for sociopaths to have easy access to weapons of mass violence, then we are left no other option but to control our desire and look away from the proverbial car crash. Let’s not give in to the media’s obsessive, pornographic depiction of violence. I am not advocating that we should not care about the deaths of others. I’m also not advocating the media stop covering these important issues. I’m saying that we should pull it back a bit. Cover the story enough for people to understand it, but don’t cover the story to the point these killers gain notoriety. Putting a sociopath’s face on television for 22 hours a day only validates their desire to be noticed. It’s not necessary for me to know intimate details of their lives, regardless of primitive curiosity; I’m not in the position to use that information to prevent further killing. All it accomplishes is giving the sociopaths assurance that they will have an audience. If we as a culture WUXO\ ÀQG WKHVH DFWV RI YLROHQFH DV heinous as we claim, then we need to make an effort to abstain from giving the criminals of these crimes the attention they desire, and let them fall into obscurity where they belong. It might help prevent a few killings, after all. Nick Castine can be contacted at ncastine@keene-equinox.com

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KSC is becoming ‘summertime fine’ MORGAN MARKLEY

SENIOR REPORTER During the fall and winter seasons anyone could tell you what Keene State College women students ZHDU 7KH\ ZLOO WHOO \RX 8JJV 1RUWK )DFH EODFN Ă HHFH yoga pants or leggings and sometimes even a Victoria’s Secret Pink sweatshirt. These items of clothing are the XQRIĂ€FLDO GUHVV FRGH IRU WKH ZRPHQ DW .6& :KHQ WKH spring semester rolls around the popular items of clothing change. Around the KSC campus in the spring two items of IRRWZHDU PDNH DSSHDUDQFHV 7KH Ă€UVW VKRH LV WKH 5DLQERZ Ă LS Ă RS 7KHVH OHDWKHU Ă LS Ă RSV KDYH EHFRPH WKH VWDSOH IRU PDQ\ VWXGHQWV LQ WKHLU GDLO\ RXWĂ€WV 7KH VDQdals come in many different colors ranging from pink to EODFN 5DLQERZV KDYH EHFRPH SRSXODU GXH WR WKHLU ORQgevity and how comfortable they are. The KSC campus is picking up on this trend fast, despite the hefty price tag-- about $45 a pair The next shoe that is repeatedly on multiple KSC students’ feet is Sperry’s. There are many different styles of Sperry’s that stray away from the original design of the boat shoe, which means that the shoe now appeals to a ODUJHU JURXS ,Q FODVV WKH RWKHU GD\ , FRXQWHG Ă€YH VWXdents wearing Sperry’s and it’s not surprising. According to CollegeFashion.net, “There are a handful of products that have struck a chord among the college crowd and formed somewhat of a cult following with people our age. A few weeks ago, I covered North Face jackets, and this week I decided to take on something you probably have sitting in your closet as well — Sperry’s boat shoes.â€? The cool part about Sperry’s is that they go with basically anything. I have seen Sperry’s worn with yoga pants and also with dresses. They are truly a spring $SSLDQ :D\ VWDSOH :KHQ WKH WHPSHUDWXUH ULVHV WKH women of KSC ditch the long yoga pants and instead opt for cropped versions instead. Many students also have made the full plunge into the summer weather by ZHDULQJ VXQGUHVVHV :KHQ WKH WHPSHUDWXUH LV RYHU degrees any sort of summer wear is fair game for KSC students. Floral-patterned sundresses paired with cardigans are a favorite this year. Making the commitment to wearing sundresses may be hard for some, so many KSC students pair their dresses with boots. :KHWKHU WKHVH ERRWV DUH FRZJLUO VW\OH RU HTXHVtrian, one thing for sure, according to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, we may be doing it wrong in the fashion department, “Don’t wear Uggs. As we’ve all been told time and time again, these shouldn’t be worn at any time. But if you insist on owning a pair, at least have the decency not to commit the most heinous crime LQ FROOHJH IDVKLRQ 8JJV DQG VKRUWV :HDULQJ WKHVH LQ combination reveals that you are not only confused and unable to read a weather report, but you are still wearing a pair of Uggs, universally recognized as the ugliest, most laughable brand of boots ever made.â€? Ouch.

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Another fashion statement that many people are sporting this spring are colored pants. Colors can range from yellow, green, blue and pink. These colored pants are a plus for KSC students because it’s a good way to stay warm while still looking like spring has sprung, HVSHFLDOO\ ZKHQ .HHQH GHFLGHV WR EH GHJUHHV LQ $SULO $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH +XIĂ€QJWRQ 3RVW ´(YHQ IRU ZH

who aren’t royalty, colored jeans will instantly boost DQ\ RXWÀW ZKHWKHU \RX GUHVV WKHP XS RU GRZQ $QG they’re not just meant for women -- men can pull off the look too. So celebrate the start of spring with these GLYLQH G\HG GHQLP ÀQGV ¾ $OVR ZKLWH SDQWV DQG MHDQV are now a go. At KSC, it is if one person wears a type of clothing,

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ness for people in need and it’s good to give back to the community.” She explained that the donations from the event would be used to purchase shoes for children in Keene, but that through the company, a donation would be made for a pair of shoes to go to children in need worldwide. Freshman Shayna Burque said she participated because she also believed the event went to a good cause. “I found the sign a few weeks ago. I’m on the dance team and we like to participate in these events,” she said. Also on the dance team, senior Nicky Kondash, said she was also interested in coming to the community service event. “I love TOMS shoes, so it was great that I could give another person a pair of TOMS,” she said. Senior Brittany Kunkel also emphasized the importance of community service events such as the Barefoot Walk. “I heard about it last year, and my friends were doing it this year. I just recently bought a pair of TOMS, so I thought this was another great way to donate a pair,” Kunkel said. Some of the participants weren’t only Keene State College students, with members of Kiwanis in the Keene area also participating as well as stuGHQWV LQ WKH &LUFOH . JURXS DW :HVWÀHOG 6WDWH University. WSU freshman Amanda Masoero said she thought it would be good for some of the members of her college’s Circle K group to come up and support the event.

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Students walk barefoot for Circle K’s annual ‘Barefoot Walk’ Sunday, April 28, 2013.

“It’s really a reality check to walk around without shoes on. We don’t realize how easy we have it with our shoes all the time,” she said. Masoero said the event put on KSC has inspired her to work on some ideas that she can implement in her own group. “We’re getting some great ideas for events to do back home,” she said.

“We’re taking notes.” With TOMS shoes costing about $55 a pair, the Circle K group at KSC will be able to purchase more than twelve shoes for children in need in Keene, but it will also purchase twelve pairs of shoes for children in need abroad. Whitney Cyr can be contated at wcyr@keene-equinox.com

tant to keep the person moving and keep them engaged,” Anderson commented. 7KHVH GDLO\ URXWLQHV DQG WDVNV PLJKW EH GLIÀFXOW DIWHU H[SHULHQFing trauma. According to Anderson, the repetition of the event is replaying in the brain. “I always recommend that people don’t watch TV. Even for someone that wasn’t there, that can create a lot of trauma. Watching the repletion in the media is not helpful in any way,” Anderson added. Anderson continued to comment on how friends and family can help with the coping process. ´7KH EHVW WKLQJ LV WR ÀUVW DVN ¶:KDW GR \RX QHHG"· 9HU\ RIWHQ VRPHone who has experienced a traumatic event tends to want to isolate him or herself and not talk about it. Sometimes they just want people to back off and let them know when they are ready to talk about it. That is going to be more helpful than being intrusive or not acknowledging it at all,” Anderson commented. Anderson stated that it is important for students to be aware of what resources are available on campus. She cited the Critical Incident Support Team. According to Anderson the team is made up of students, faculty and staff. After an event occurs that affects a large amount of people, the team is available. They are trained in a national protocol for helping people de-brief the traumatic experience. According to Vice President of Student Affairs Andrew Robinson, seeking support from the community is vital for the healing process. On Monday, April 22, a week after the Boston Marathon bombings, students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Fiske Quad to have a moment of silence. More than 100 people were in attendance. The moment of silence was followed by the playing of “Taps” and remarks from Interim President Jay Kahn. “One of the reasons I helped coordinate the moment of silence program on Monday is because I think it’s important for students to know that others are going through the same thing,” Robinson stated. Robinson went on to comment about how we can help each other cope after a traumatic event. “A big part of it [the healing process] is acknowledging that we are all part of humanity. Sometimes we are isolated, and it is important to realize that we are part of a larger community and that these events impact us all,” Robinson added. There are also other lesser-known methods and practices to help those coping with a traumatic event. Junior Jeff Bradley, who is involved with restorative practices, explained that a restorative circle helps repair emotional damage within a community. “Restorative circle talks are a perfect format for that [coping with trauma] because it makes people more comfortable sharing intimate thoughts. In the circle, the group passes around a talking piece. The person with the talking piece can say whatever they want uninterrupted while others actively listen. It is empowering to share your inner thoughts with people in a group and know that you are not alone,” Bradley said.

If students are affected by recent tragedies and need any help, Assistant Director Mona Anderson urges them to contact the Counseling Center. Matthew Schwartz can be contacted at mschwartz@keene-equinox.com

Can it for a good cause MEGAN GRENIER

EQUINOX STAFF Imagine needing to choose between having medical care, paying rent, heating your home or buying food. According to nothing.org, one in nine New Hampshire residents needs help feeding themselves and their families. The Kappa Beta Gamma sorority held the Nothing In a Can fundraiser for the New Hampshire Food Bank on April 23 and 24 in the Young Student Center. The empty “Nothing” cans are found at Shaws, Hannaford and Market Basket for $5 a can and proceeds go to the New Hampshire Food Bank. The empty can represents the reality of what many New Hampshire citizens face every day: hunger. Kappa Beta Gamma member Kristen Guillette said that she thought that this would be a great way to raise money for the Food Bank. Guillette said that she works at Shaws and that’s where she saw the idea, “I brought up the idea to my sisters at the following business meeting, and we all agreed that it seemed like a really fun great community service idea,” Guillette said. Guillette said that they spent $10 on two cans and her goal is to raise another $50, which according to nothing.org will provide two weeks worth of meals for a family of two. “We will also be collecting nonperishable food items, and I hope to see us get quite a bit to donate,” Guillette continued, “The idea was since the school year is winding down, students might have food that they haven’t eaten that they FRXOG GRQDWH µ 7KLV LV WKH ÀUVW WLPH Kappa Beta Gamma has done a fundraiser for the New Hampshire Food Bank. Places in Keene, such as Hundred Nights Shelter and the Community Kitchen, hope to see more Keene State College involvement in the future when it comes to helping out the community. “We really don’t get that many KSC students involved with our program and I would love to be able to expand,” Nicky Ramian, resource

manager of Hundred Nights, said. Hundred Nights provides shelter and services to families and individuals in need in downtown Keene from January through March. Ramian said that they occasionally get clothes donationed, but that’s about it. She suggested donating food cards from a grocery store, so Hundred Nights can go buy creamer or coffee, or to donate public transportation tickets. Ramian also suggested Staples cards, so they can À[ WKHLU SULQWHUV DQG FRPSXWHUV WKDW SHRSOH XVH LQ RUGHU WR ÀQG UHVRXUFHV to better themselves. Regarding the homelessness in Keene, “When you come in here, there’s nothing more real,” Ramian said. Ramian said that she would love to see the community get more involved at Hundred Nights, especially Keene State College students. Another place where students can give back to the community and help people in need is at The Community Kitchen in downtown Keene. “We have a really good relationship with Keene State College. I’ve got two interns working with me at the moment and to be quite honest if it wasn’t for the community of Keene we wouldn’t be open,” Executive Director of The Community Kitchen, Phoebe Bray, said. Bray said that The Community Kitchen picks up salvaged food from supermarkets and restaurants, but the large percent of their donations come from individuals. Although The Community Kitchen has an established relationship with KSC, Bray said that there is always more that the community can do. “I would love to explore the possibility of having more of a relationship with the [Zorn] Dining Commons,” Bray said. Bray suggested picking up the food that would normally be dumped. The Nothing In a Can fundraiser E\ .DSSD %HWD *DPPD RIÀFLDOO\ ended on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. “I’d like to see us continue to do this so if anyone wants to donate more they can contact me,” Guillette said. Megan Grenier can be contacted at mgrenier@keene-equinox.com

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omore Ryan Sullivan attended Chalk Talk and said he appreciated this year’s theme. “It certainly helps right now with the couple of events that happened recently. I think it’s good to keep strong like this,â€? he said. Likewise, sophomore Jessica French, a member of student Government who helped promote the event, commented on this year’s theme as being “appropriate.â€? “Especially with everything that’s been going on lately,â€? French said, “I think it’s great that we picked America as a theme.â€? One way Keene represented the U.S. of A was through the food the dining commons provided. Ballard worked with Sodexo’s executive chef 5LFK 'XFKDUPH WR SUHSDUH D PHQX WKDW ZRXOG UHĂ HFW SRSXODU $PHULFDQ IRRGV ZLWKLQ VSHFLĂ€F UHJLRQV RI WKH FRXQW\ ´7KH Ă€UVW VWHS RI &KDON 7DON LV FRPLQJ XS ZLWK a menu,â€? Ballard said, “We thought America would be great with Sandy Hook Elementary and now Boston. They [the dining commons] were very gung-ho about it.â€? Ballard explained the food in terms of the “four corners of America,â€? for example, a Philadelphia station with Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches and California pizza, and of course, churros. Josef Quirinale, the general manager for the Zorn Dining Commons, said he liked the America theme and said he and his staff always try to look at food from an educational standpoint. “This shows foods from different areas of the country and I think that’s cool,â€? Quirinale said, “I’d like to think the student response is very good. It’s rare that you see this many students in one spot milling around like this and it’s continuous for almost two hours. I think the energy is pretty good.â€? French praised Sodexo for the food and said, “I think it’s really good. Sodexo did a really great job. I helped plan out the food and I think everything came out so well I’m really happy with how it came out.â€? While students walked through on their way to class or stopped to grab some food and sit on the grass with their friends, their peers drew maps of WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DQG $PHULFDQ Ă DJV and various other supportive notions along Appian Way. Tables were not provided for students to sit—rather the idea was to mingle and bumping into friends. Sophomore Mary Temple said she liked the fact that there were no tables like there are in the fall for the family style dinner. Temple said, “I like how we have no tables. I feel like this way we can meet more people this way; we bump into people and say hi. I feel like it’s a little more social, rather than staying tighter with your own clique at a table. I feel like the school is getting bigger and more people are attending.â€? Junior Jimmy Norris commented, “I feel like it’s going to be a good time. There’s a lot of people walking around. There are no tables to sit around. It seems pretty cool that everyone’s walking around.â€? At the event, sophomore Student Body President Kelly Welch commented on Chalk Talk’s success. “It is going extremely well. A lot of people are excited because they say the food is delicious. We’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the food this year which is JUHDWÂłGHĂ€QLWHO\ D ELJ YDULHW\ ZKLFK LV JRRG Âľ She continued and said the student’s energy around the theme and the food was positive and upbeat. Sophomores French and Bridget Goodwin echoed Welch’s enthusiasm. French conlcuded, “I think everyone’s really excited, really happy to be eating food on this beautiful day.â€?

Sophomore Bridget Goodwin said the food and the atmosphere of Chalk Talk was “awesome.� “I think it’s awesome with everything going on recently it’s good to kind of remember and show your country support. I think it’s so much fun, there’s so many people out right now. It’s nice to have all your friends together and who doesn’t want to draw with chalk?� Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equinox.com

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Top: Dining Commons staff serves food off an “America� theme menu designed around popular foods from across the country. Above, left: The “churro lady� distributes churros to students on Appian Way. Above, right: Sophomore Bridgett Goodwin designs the United States in the shape of a flag on Appian Way, representing Chalk Talk’s “America� theme.

Looking abroad, finding momentum: a semester in York, England

Steve Humer, York England “Change and growth takes place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.� Herbert A. Otto I look in the bathroom mirror one last time, take a deep breath, and remind myself that my life is just that: mine. I travel light, yet I check, double-check and triplecheck to make sure I’m not forgetting anything. I grip my red Keene State College study abroad folder and the internal dialog starts to ramp up. “Okay, Steve. It’s happening. You’re getting on a plane and you’re going to England for four months.� The anxiety and the excitement mix into a heaping pile of contradicting emotions. The anxiety side rears its ugly head one more time, “I have to make the best of this trip. I can’t let it go to waste.� Expectations trickle in from all the friends, family, advisors and teachers who told me how life changing and useful this experience would be. The following two-hour car ride to the airport turns into regular small talk; my appearance is

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Keene State College junior Steve Humer is studying in York, England for the spring semester.

composed, more than expected. As I embrace my father for a lasting hug at the security checkpoint, another thought trickles in, “I’m so thankful for my family, and this opportunity.â€? The calm demeanor has changed as I walk jello-legged toward the terminals. I turn around to give a wave goodbye and struggle to hold back my tears of gratitude. That was January, this is April. 7KH VOHHSOHVV RYHUQLJKW Ă LJKW DQG surreal walk through the Manches-

ter, England terminal on a snowy Jan. 21 is still etched into my brain as an everlasting memory of unfamiliarity. Today, the writing of this article occurs from the corner of the York St. John school library, where KDYLQJ ÀYH %ULWLVK VWXGHQWV VXUround me feels like just another day. As I dig through mental details of the days past, I realize how much has happened between now and then. From wandering the dark empty

streets of York alone, lost and afraid at 3 a.m. on my second day to leadLQJ P\ IULHQGV FRQĂ€GHQWO\ EDFN WR campus two months later, I have grown to learn an entire city from scratch. From being exposed as an American when speaking a single sentence in front of a lecture hall of 100 students, I have grown to see what it means to stand out and represent a cultural minority. From hearing my history professor talk about the

American Revolutionary War, to my marketing professor talk about UK businesses, I have grown to appreciate new perspective and beliefs. I traveled through Europe for 25 days with friends. We walked miles exploring the luxuries of London; from the Changing of the Guard, to the beauty of Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, to the array of history contained in the various museums and galleries. We rode bikes through Amsterdam’s Vondelpark, while spending time to explore their history of tolerance, legalized marijuana and prostitution. We were humbled by the preserved past of Stockholm’s Gamla 6WDQ ZKLOH ÀQGLQJ FRQWUDVW LQ WKH Austrians, French, Italians, Indians and Dutch who stayed in the same hostel as us. We were inspired by the work and donation in Oslo, Norway of a single man, Gustav Vigeland, the designer of the Nobel Peace Prize, for his life work in the form of his sculpture arrangement. We wandered into American bars in Chania, Greece to eventually ÀQG RXUVHOYHV VLWWLQJ LQ D VWULS FOXE RQO\ ODWHU WR ÀQG RXUVHOYHV GULQNLQJ with a group of Polish travelers. The Il Duomo in Florence, Italy, its massive structure even more overwhelming than York’s Minster, was a reminder of the lavish catheGUDOV LQ H[LVWHQFH DQG WKH LQà XHQFH of religion around the world. Finally, our stay in Barcelona, Spain gave us the most awe-worthy view from the top of Park Guell, already one of the largest architectural works in southern Europe,

with a 360-degree lesson in beauty. Throughout my journey abroad, I realize that which is universal. We fear what we do not know, it takes courage to talk to someone new, leadership is always desired, talk is cheap, money drives business, and we all have to stand up to stand out. No matter who I have met, whether it was the Australian girl on the Barcelona metro, the hotel owner in Greece, the Swedish bartender in Italy who spoke six languages, the tour guides in StockKROP DQG $PVWHUGDP WKH à DW PDWH from Gibraltar or the three Chinese girls in my presentation group, we all desire to connect, be understood, and appreciated. I have missed my family, loved my travels, appreciated new friendships, held on to old friendships, became familiar with unfamiliar environments and longed to give back to the world for all that I have experienced. Study abroad gave me VRPHWKLQJ WKDW \RX FDQQRW ÀQG LQ books, on the Internet or through discussion. It gave me momentum--momentum to see more, do more and feel more; momentum to share, to show and to teach. It is this momentum that drives my actions, compels me to write this article and pushes me to complete work even when I don’t want to. For this, I am forever indebted to those who made studying abroad possible and I will continue to build true wealth by experiencing the world one location at a time.

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Heartbreak and healing Learning to handle the unthinkable in midst of terror and pain MATTHEW SCHWARTZ

EQUINOX STAFF In today’s society, traumatic events happen all too frequently. This can be seen in the recent events in Boston, Mass. and West, Texas. According to the American Psychological Association, a majority of people will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime. It is how people deal with these events that makes all the difference. Assistant Director at the Counseling Center Mona Anderson said that there are a variety of emotions that people experience after a traumatic event. “[A person’s] emotions are going to be dependent of their proximity to the event. Some of the primary emotions are anxiety, fear, anger and certainly a great deal of sadness. Somebody who has been directly affected is going to be in a state of shock and disbelief at the beginning. This is where a lot of the anxiety comes from,� Anderson said. After these initial emotions, people cope with trauma in a variety of ways. Anderson stated that there is no right or wrong way to cope with these types of events or experiences. “What usually is most helpful is to try to stay on your routine as much as possible. It is important to try to get enough sleep and make sure you’re eating. All of these activities that appear to be mundane become very impor-

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Keene State College walks barefoot for children in need

U.S.A reigns over Appian Way at annual ‘Chalk Talk’ JULIE CONLON

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR As of the last few weeks, “Sweet Carolineâ€? and chants of ´8 6 $ Âľ UHLJQHG DFURVV $PHULFD )ODJV ZHUH UDLVHG Ă RZQ DQG stretched proudly across the country. And on Thursday, April 25, the stars and stripes were chalked onto Appian Way at Keene State College for the annual Chalk Talk. Sophomore and KSC Student Government Vice President Sean Ballard coordinated Chalk Talk and said KSC’s event is a way for people and members of the student body to express their emotions. “Usually Chalk Talk is the same day as [the] Carnival; however, this year we decided to switch it up and do Chalk Talk on a separate weekend because we thought exactly for this purpose—it would get people more aware of what Chalk Talk really is and why it’s an important part of our community here at Keene,â€? Ballard said. Ballard explained it’s not just about getting the free food and hanging out with friends. “It’s a way of drawing with the chalk, sharing your emotions.â€? “Emotions,â€? Ballard stated, are related to Chalk Talk’s theme, which changes each year. The 2013 Chalk Talk Theme: America. “It’s a way for people to express their patriotism, so whether SHRSOH GUDZ $PHULFD¡V Ă DJÂłMXVW VWXII OLNH WKDW Âľ KH VDLG 6RSK-

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President of Circle K Brittany Bianchi, left, walks in Circle K’s annual Barefoot Walk for children across the globe in need of clothing—particularly shoes.

Circle K raises enough for 24 kids to walk in brand new shoes WHITNEY CYR

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR A crowd of Keene State College students got a feel for what going shoeless actually meant as they participated in Circle K’s event, The Barefoot Walk on Sunday, April 28. Circle K raised over $700 for their cause. The event, in its second year, UHTXLUHV VWXGHQWV WR GRQDWH ÀYH GROlars in order to join. That money goes into buying a pair of TOMS shoes. The company itself, TOMS, has cus-

tomers purchase a pair of shoes, and that purchase is matched with a pair of shoes going to a child in need around the globe. So for every pair of shoe bought, it also provides a pair of shoes for someone in dire need. The crowd of participants gladly took off their shoes and walked from the student center lawn, down Appian Way, to downtown and back. Participants in the event made signs with some unknown statistics. Out of the 2.2 billion children worldwide, one billion are living in poverty. Of that billion,

three million aren’t even afforded the commodity of shoes. Alex Petrilli, a senior and Vice President of Circle K, said, “shoes are very important even though they seem like a luxury to us.� Petrilli said she helped plan and prepare for the event, noting that children growing up without shoes is a problem that is overlooked. As part of the community service organization, Petrilli said the group works on doing small service events on a weekly basis, but last year, the group started the Barefoot Walk as one of their larger

events. As a whole, Petrilli said community service is a rewarding experience. “It’s good to give back to those around you and other people around the world.� Another member of the Circle K e-board, Elizabeth Baptie, a senior, is the treasurer of the group. “I’m the money girl. I got us the Pepsi Grant to put on this event, so I was in charge of getting the food and the t-shirts,� she said. “The Barefoot Walk raises aware-

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Sophomore Bridgett Goodwin draws the United States on Appian Way during Chalk Talk Thursday, April 25.

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Berkelee-based band Midnight Snack plays at this year’s Keene State College Solar Festival. Their new album, The Explorist debuts on May 2, 2013.

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Top: Courtney Thorpe accompanies Brian Casey and his band Snails for Ruben in this year’s Solar Fest. Left: Along with music, vendors share their products with students and attendees.

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Photos capture the appeal of unfortunate events SAM NORTON

A&E EDITOR They say that pictures are worth 1,000 words, and ever since the camera obscura was invented in 1000 A.D. by Alhazen, this tool has served as a way to document our history and portray what words can’t. Photography is one medium that has become essential to our society; it goes where we can’t—from the wars overseas, to local acts of terror, photography is the one medium that shows all. But what has been captured through the lens has changed. It’s no longer VPLOHV RU GHPRQVWUDWLRQV RI DÍżHFWLRQ UDWKHU LW GLVSOD\V ZKDW ZRXOG EH better left to the imagination. When news of the Boston Marathon bombing spread, photos of the injured and the destruction became more memorable than the articles themselves. We all became familiar with the photograph of the man whose OHJV ZHUH EORZQ RÍż ZKHQ WKH ERPE GHWRQDWHG FOHQFKLQJ KLV DUWHU\ DV KH was wheeled to safety. When news coverage of Sept. 11 began just 12 years ago, America became IDPLOLDU ZLWK SKRWRJUDSKV RI WKH PDQ HVFDSLQJ WKH Ă DPHV DQG GHVFHQGLQJ to his death. These are the images that remain popular among society, and these are the images that we have become accustomed to seeing in newspapers and magazines. Maybe it’s because we need to see it in order to understand it. Or maybe it’s because that’s the only way we connect. According to the article “Drawing the Line: Photojournalism vs. Sensationalism,â€? published by the University of Central Florida, “Most photojournalists would argue that their coverage and its graphic nature are motivated by a philanthropic attempt to shock the average person into WDNLQJ QRWLFH RI WKH KRUULĂ€F HYHQWV WKDW KDYH UXLQHG DQG FKDQJHG WKH OLYHV of people in a country that, the typical person may not typically give a second thought to on a daily basis. In a hope that by viewing these images, SHRSOH PD\ EH FRPSHOOHG WR SURYLGH DLG DQG VXSSRUW WR WKRVH DÍżHFWHG PRVW by the tragedy.â€? But photographs aren’t just documenting our history anymore; they KDYH PDGH WKHVH DFWV RI WHUURU EHFRPH PRUH DOLYH DQG LW KDV EHFRPH GL΀cult to erase these images from our memories. Now, photography serves as a platform for sensationalism. By docuPHQWLQJ WKH XQWKLQNDEOHÂłWKH PDQ ZLWK KLV OHJV EORZQ RÍż DQG WKH PDQ falling to his death—we have given the perpetrators of these acts a voice that can’t be ignored. It has become impossible to distinguish between what is photography and what is sensationalism. According to the article “Disaster Photography: When does it cross the line?â€? published by NPR, “The endless pictures and videos of the disaster are made possible by the 24-hour news cycle and the advent of camera phones, twitter, etc. Maybe 20 years ago, the barrage of images of corpses and wailing human beings with amputated limbs would have been a VKRFNHU EXW WRGD\ ZH ZDWFK WKHP ZLWK RXU PRUQLQJ FRÍżHH RU RYHU GLQQHU Âľ Because we are constantly bombarded with these images, we have become desensitized. What should leave us with a feeling of disgust doesn’t because these types of images are everywhere. When Osama bin Laden was killed, America’s reaction was to obtain photographic proof. Everyone wanted to see the lifeless body of the man who killed thousands of innocent people. But if the person was anyone else, our reaction would change.

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and headline bands to perform; rather, it was also an opportunity for local organizations and KSC clubs to showcase their work. This year, organizations and businesses such as The Eye of Henna, Strangers Helping Strangers, the KSC Fair Trade Club and The Pulsera Project were some of the vendors present at this year’s show. Donald Pearson, of Strangers Helping Strangers, said that the organization, which has been around since 1995 will be donating all of the canned goods they collect to the Keene Community Kitchen. Since 2009, Strangers Helping Strangers has been collecting canned goods at KSC’s Solar Festival. In the spring of 2009, Pearson said that Strangers Helping Strangers collected a total of 200 pounds worth of food to donate.

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A woman wipes away a tear at a memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing on Boylston Street near the race finish line, Monday, April 22, 2013, in Boston, Mass. at 2:50 p.m., exactly one week after the bombings.

We would cringe at any sight of blood, rather than let out sighs of victory when viewing that photo. “News images shape our culture in ways both profound and deep. Those who lived through the Vietnam era cannot help but remember the searing SKRWRJUDSKV WKDW KDYH FRPH WR V\PEROL]H WKDW FRQĂ LFW D 6DLJRQ VWUHHW H[Hcution, a naked girl covered in napalm, a thousand-yard stare, and so on. These photos have woven themselves into the collective memory of a generation. There are some who would even say that the mounting weight of photographic evidence was the primary cause for public opinion to shift DJDLQVW WKH ZDU LQ 9LHWQDP DQG KHQFH HÍżHFWHG DQ HQG WR WKH ZDU LWVHOI Âľ according to the article “Ethics in Photojournalism: Past, Present, and Future,â€? published by MIT scholar Daniel Bersak. But even though these images of the naked girl covered in napalm and the body of Osama bin Laden are ones that have become memorable among society, these photographs blur the lines of what is ethical and what is not. :KLOH WKHVH LPDJHV KHOS H[SODLQ ZKDW ZRUGV FDQ¡W SKRWRJUDSKV DUH QRZ being used in place of news articles.

´,W >6RODU )HVWLYDO@ EULQJV DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ to get involved, and it gives us an opportunity to network a lot,â€? Pearson said. In addition to the vendors and musicians that were present at this year’s festival, KSC’s Sustainable Product Design Innovation (SPDI) Club helped Campus Ecology plan the event. &XUWLV %XWOHU VDLG WKDW LQ HÍżRUWV WR revamp the image of the SPDI Club, he wanted to get involved with Solar Fest as a way to show the public how to look at future technologies. In order to do this, Butler said he develRSHG WKH LGHD RI VKRZFDVLQJ VL[ K\EULG FDUV all of which are from local car dealerships, during the festival to show college students the multiple ways in which we can contribute to sustainability. And Campus Ecology has shown that all it takes is a little bit of sunshine and energy to make steps towards a more sustainable future. Sam Norton can be contacted at snorton@keene-equinox.com

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The Calerpittars perform at Solar Festival on Saturday, April 27.

Photography has made its way to become a crucial part in documenting our history. But just because it is integral to our society doesn’t mean it should portray the disturbing events and memories that have impacted our country. Even though these infamous photographs represent our country— the misfortunes and triumphs—they blur the lines between pure horror and a terrible reality. NPR states in their article, “The imagery of immediate horror do not fully capture the fact that this tragedy was decades in the making. At the same time, we should give American audiences some credit. Yes, the images are there, available 24 hours a day, but not everyone has given in to the non-stop voyeurism. Even if you wanted to, who has time? And surely, many in the American public have used that wonderful little thing called WKH ´RÍż EXWWRQÂľ >ZKLFK ZH LQ PHGLD DOVR WHQG WR IRUJHW DERXW@ $QG PRVW $PHULFDQV DSSUHFLDWH WKH GLÍżHUHQFH EHWZHHQ KRUURU Ă LFNV DQG D WHUULEOH reality.â€? Sam Norton can be contacted at snorton@keene-equinox.com

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A&E EDITOR As journalists, it’s your word against everyone else’s. Your words are used to inform, to educate and to provide insight. And most of the time we forget this, which can undoubtedly lead to miscommunication and misinformation. When news came out of the Boston Marathon bombing, the world desperately searched for constant updates and news organizations desperately wanted to be the Ă€UVW VRXUFH WR SURYLGH LW +RZHYHU ZLWK time constraints comes pressure, which can ultimately lead to poor reporting. 7KH +X΀QJWRQ 3RVW UHSRUWHG ´&11 and other outlets found themselves with egg on their face when they reported that an arrest had been made in the Boston bombings and were then forced to walk that news back.â€? Though it was not alone, CNN took the brunt of the blame for its faulty reporting, ´,W ZDV WKH Ă€UVW DQG PRVW SURPLQHQW RXWOHW to tout its scoop.â€? As word of the bombing spread, the SXEOLF WXUQHG WR WKH PHGLD WR Ă€QG RXW ZKDW happened, who was injured and who committed the crime. But as we looked to the media to tell us what to do, what we did QRW H[SHFW ZDV WKDW WKH\ ZRXOG SURYLGH XV with the wrong information. In situations such as these, this type of information is crucial for our safety. What’s worse than this type of unethical reporting is the fact that multiple news RUJDQL]DWLRQV YLHZHG &11¡V Ă€QGLQJV DV credible and ultimately reported the same

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facts that CNN reported. However, this becomes more than just a question of ethics; it becomes a question of the integrity of the journalists and how they are conducting themselves within the Ă€HOG %XW &11 FODLPV WKDW WKHLU VRXUFHV were credible and more importantly truthful. “CNN had three credible sources on both local and federal levels. Based on this LQIRUPDWLRQ ZH UHSRUWHG RXU Ă€QGLQJV $V soon as our sources came to us with new information we adjusted our reporting.â€? And once again, immediacy trumps credibility. US News reports, “During the unfolding investigation, the media was criticized for jumping to conclusions and PDNLQJ LQDFFXUDWH UHSRUWV LQ DQ HÍżRUW WR EH WKH Ă€UVW ZLWK LQIRUPDWLRQ 7KH KRXU news cycle means steep competition amongst cable networks, all eager to be the Ă€UVW ZLWK WKH VFRRS Âľ And even Anderson Cooper agreed that breaking news is often falsely reported. 7KH +X΀QJWRQ 3RVW TXRWHG &RRSHU VD\LQJ “Initial reports, so often are wrong.â€? According to Politico’s article “Media Shrug at Boston Blunders,â€? “In a new media era, many journalists—and perhaps many in the audience as well—seem to accept that information on a big story LV Ă XLG DQG IUDJPHQWDU\ DQG DUH UHDG\ WR

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Choir performs in honor of director’s retirement WES SERAFINE

EQUINOX STAFF This past weekend, The Colonial Theatre here in Keene, N.H. played host to a concert by the Greater Keene Pops Choir, in what would be WKH Ă€QDO VKRZ IRU WKHLU FRQGXFWRU RI 18 years, Jean Nelson. Nelson became the choir’s conGXFWRU LQ KDYLQJ VHUYHG EULHĂ \ DV WKH Ă€UVW DFFRPSDQLVW DQG DVVLVtant director. As the show began, she expressed her gratitude towards both the audience and the choir LWVHOI ZLWK KHU RZQ EUDQG RI KXPRU The show opened with a rousLQJ UHQGLWLRQ RI ´)XQLFXOL )XQLFXOD Âľ originally composed by Andrea %RFHOOL ZKLFK VHW WKH WRQH IRU WKH TXDOLW\ RI WKH UHVW RI WKH VKRZ HVWDEOLVKLQJ WKDW WKLV ZRXOG EH DQ DIWHUQRRQ Ă€OOHG ZLWK SRZHUIXO DQG enjoyable music. The show continued this trend ZLWK VHYHUDO VRQJV LQFOXGLQJ ´%H 2XU *XHVW Âľ RULJLQDOO\ FRPSRVHG by Alan Menken and showcased LQ 'LVQH\¡V ´%HDXW\ DQG 7KH %HDVW Âľ ´:KDW D :RQGHUIXO :RUOG Âľ DV

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The Keene Pops Choir performs at the Colonial Theatre on April 28, 2013.

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For Boston suspect, a seasoned defense team DENISE LAVOIE

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One lawyer won acquittal for a Saudi man FKDUJHG ZLWK FDUU\LQJ WKUHH Ă€UHFUDFNHU OLNH devices on a plane, arguing he was a victim of hysteria over airport security after the Sept. 11 attacks. Another has managed to DYHUW GHDWK VHQWHQFHV IRU VRPH RI WKH KLJKHVW SURĂ€OH FULPLQDOV RI RXU WLPH LQFOXGLQJ WKH 8QDERPEHU DQG WKH JXQPDQ ZKRVH UDPSDJH injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Gif fords. Together, they are staring down what may become their biggest challenge so far: how to defend the man authorities say helped plan and carry out the Boston Marathon bombings, an attack that killed three people, injured more than 260 and virtually shut down the city during an intense manhunt. The team that will be led by Miriam Conrad, the chief federal public defender for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, got a major boost Monday with the addition of prominent San Diego lawyer and death penalty opponent Judy Clarke. Not that Conrad is considered any slouch. “She is as tenacious as they come,â€? said -RVKXD /HY\ D IRUPHU DVVLVWDQW 8 6 DWWRUQH\ in Boston who has gone up against Conrad in federal court. “I always found her to be very smart and focused on whatever she per ceived as chinks in the armor in the govern CHARLES KRUPA / AP PHOTO ment’s case. She would zone in on that.â€? In this Friday, April 19, 2013 file photo, a woman carries a girl from their home as a SWAT team searching for a suspect in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is charged with Boston Marathon bombings enters the building in Watertown, Mass. The suspect will have a defense team led by Miriam Conrad,

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Outraged lawmakers seek to change military justice DONNA CASSATA

ASSOCIATED PRESS 2XWUDJH RYHU DQ $LU )RUFH RIÀ cer’s decision to overturn a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case has Republicans and Demo crats joining forces on ambitious legislation to change the military justice system. On both sides of the Capitol, law makers have interpreted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s recent pro posal to essentially strip command LQJ RIÀFHUV RI WKHLU DELOLW\ WR UHYHUVH criminal convictions of service members as an opening to revise WKH GHFDGHV ROG 8QLIRUP &RGH RI Military Justice. Congress repeatedly has chal lenged the military’s lack of resolve LQ ÀJKWLQJ VH[XDO DVVDXOW LQ LWV UDQNV an offense considered far more prevalent than the reported cases of LQ WKH PRVW UHFHQW ÀJXUH available. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that because so few victims report the crime, the real number is closer to 19,000 assaults.

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EPA methane report further divides differing views in fracking camps KEVIN BEGOS

through 2010, or more than 850 million metric tons overall. That’s about a 20 percent reduction from previ ous estimates. The agency converts the methane emis The Environmental Protection Agency has dra sions into their equivalent in carbon dioxide, following matically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent VWDQGDUG VFLHQWLĂ€F SUDFWLFH 7KH (3$ UHYLVLRQV FDPH KHDW WUDSSLQJ JDV OHDNV GXULQJ QDWXUDO JDV SURGXFWLRQ even though natural gas production has grown by in a shift with major implications for a debate that has nearly 40 percent since 1990. The industry has boomed divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in in recent years, thanks to a stunning expansion of IUDFNLQJ KHOS RU KXUW WKH Ă€JKW DJDLQVW FOLPDWH FKDQJH" drilling in previously untapped areas because of the Oil and gas drilling companies had pushed for the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which injects FKDQJH EXW WKHUH KDYH EHHQ GLIIHULQJ VFLHQWLĂ€F HVWL sand, water and chemicals to break apart rock and free mates of the amount of methane that leaks from wells, the gas inside. Experts on both sides of the debate say pipelines and other facilities during production and WKH OHDNV FDQ EH FRQWUROOHG E\ Ă€[HV VXFK DV EHWWHU JDV delivery. Methane is the main component of natural NHWV PDLQWHQDQFH DQG PRQLWRULQJ 6XFK Ă€[HV DUH DOVR gas. The new EPA data is “kind of an earthquakeâ€? in WKRXJKW WR EH FRVW HIIHFWLYH VLQFH WKH LQGXVWU\ HQGV XS the debate over drilling, said Michael Shellenberger, with more product to sell. the president of the Breakthrough Institute, an envi “That is money going up into the air,â€? said Roger ronmental group based in Oakland, Calif. “This is Pielke Jr., a professor of environmental studies at the great news for anybody concerned about the climate 8QLYHUVLW\ RI &RORUDGR DGGLQJ KH LVQ¡W VXUSULVHG WKH and strong proof that existing technologies can be EPA’s new data show more widespread use of pollu deployed to reduce methane leaks.â€? tion control equipment. Pielke noted that the success 7KH VFRSH RI WKH (3$¡V UHYLVLRQ ZDV YDVW ,Q D PLG of the pollution controls also means that the industry April report on greenhouse emissions, the agency now “probably can go furtherâ€? in reducing leaks. JERRY MCBRIDE / AP PHOTO says that tighter pollution controls instituted by the Representatives of the oil and gas industry said the In this Aug. 26, 2009 file photo, Kourtney Hardwick, BP Florida operations manager, looks over a industry resulted in an average annual decrease of 41.6 EPA revisions show emissions from the fracking boom methane gas well site east of Bayfield, Colo. BP PLC reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, million metric tons of methane emissions from 1990 Âť  EPA,  B6 April 30, 2013.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he’d con VLGHU PLOLWDU\ DFWLRQ DJDLQVW 6\ULD LI LW FDQ EH FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW 3UHV ident Bashar Assad’s government used chemical weapons in the WZR \HDU ROG FLYLO ZDU At a White House news conference, the president also defended the FBI in regard to its efforts before the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon two weeks ago. Asked about Syria, the president said that while there is evidence that chemical weapons were used inside the country, “we don’t know when they were used, how they were used. We don’t know who used them. We don’t have a chain of custody that establishesâ€? exactly what happened. If it can be established that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, he added, “we would have to rethink the range of options that are available to us.â€? “Obviously there are options to me that are on the shelf right now

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President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 30.

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that we have not deployed,â€? he said, noting that he had asked Penta gon planners last year for additional possibilities. On another topic, Obama responded with slight ridicule and humor when he was asked if he still had the political juice to push KLV DJHQGD WKURXJK &RQJUHVV DIWHU DQ HDUO\ VHFRQG WHUP GHIHDW RQ gun control legislation. “Golly, I might just as well pack up and go home,â€? he parried his questioner. Paraphrasing Mark Twain, he said, “Rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated at this point.â€? And he expressed FRQĂ€GHQFH WKDW &RQJUHVV ZRXOG DSSURYH VZHHSLQJ LPPLJUDWLRQ OHJ islation that he is seeking. He also renewed his call for lawmakers WR UHSODFH DFURVV WKH ERDUG IHGHUDO VSHQGLQJ FXWV 7KH DGPLQLVWUD WLRQ IDYRUV D FRPSUHKHQVLYH SODQ WR UHGXFH GHĂ€FLWV WKURXJK WDUJHWHG spending cuts and higher taxes. Asked about the FBI’s investigation into a possible terrorist threat posed in the past by Tamerlan Tsar naev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who died in an escape attempt, the president said, “Based on what I’ve seen so far, the FBI performed its duties , the Department of Homeland Security did what it was supposed to be doing.â€? “But this is hard stuff,â€? he said of the work needed to ferret out security threats at home. He also said that “Russians have been very cooperative with us since the Boston bombing.â€? The bombing sus pects are Russian natives who immigrated to the Boston area. Rus VLDQ DXWKRULWLHV WROG 8 6 RIĂ€FLDOV EHIRUH WKH ERPELQJV WKH\ KDG concerns about the family, but Moscow has revealed details of wire tapped conversations only since the attack. Asked about a topic that links terrorism and his Obama’s legislative efforts, he said he would ´UH HQJDJH ZLWK &RQJUHVVÂľ RQ WKH IXWXUH RI WKH SULVRQ IRU GHWDLQHHV

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simplifies health care form RICARDO ALONSO ZALDIVAR

ASSOCIATED PRESS After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday XQYHLOHG VLPSOLÀHG IRUPV WR DSSO\ IRU insurance under the president’s new health care law. You won’t have to lay bare your medical history but you will KDYH WR GHWDLO \RXU ÀQDQFHV An earlier version of the forms had provoked widespread griping that they were as bad as tax forms and might overwhelm uninsured people, causing them to give up in frustration. 7KH ELJJHVW FKDQJH D ÀYH SDJH VKRUW IRUP WKDW VLQJOH SHRSOH FDQ ÀOO RXW That form includes a cover page with instructions and another page if you want to designate someone to help you through the process. But the abridged application form for families starts at 12 pages, and grows as you add children. Most people are expected to take another option, applying online. 7KH HDVH RU GLIÀFXOW\ RI DSSO\LQJ IRU EHQHÀWV WDNHV RQ DGGHG LPSRUWDQFH because Americans remain confused about what the health care law will mean for them. A Kaiser Family Foun dation poll released Tuesday found that 4 in 10 are unaware it’s the law of the land. Some think it’s been repealed by Congress. In fact, it’s still on track.

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George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, arrives with his attorney Mark O’Mara, right, for a pre-trial hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla.

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grow and develop as players,â€? Fiorenza said. Although Dupuis won’t take all the credit for her success as a leader, VKH ZDV TXLFN WR SRLQW WKH Ă€QJHU elsewhere. “When I was a freshman, I had Stephanie Lavado as my senior captain and she was a catcher as well. It was important for me to have that guidance. It made me feel less lost. More like I had a place and someone to look to if I needed her. I wanted to be that for them,â€? Dupuis said. And that’s exactly what she was for one member of the team. Anna Glassman said, “I’m a catcher as ZHOO VR >'XSXLV@ GHĂ€QLWHO\ LQĂ Xenced me a lot. She motivates me to become something like she is in the future as a very successful catcher and hopefully a captain. I hope I can inspire people the way she has inspired me.â€? One former KSC athlete who watched Fiorenza and Dupuis grow throughout their career was Katie Bradford. Bradford was a fouryear shortstop for the KSC Owls and played alongside Fiorenza and Dupuis for three years. Bradford said, “I think they have grown a lot since their freshmen

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[Keene-­Equinox.com] year. And I am proud of them. They had to take this whole group of new freshmen and they’ve done some really great things with this team this year.â€? She added, “They’re just good kids in general. I don’t think Charlie [Beach] could have asked for two better leaders.â€? After a lengthy four-year career that led Dupuis and Fiorenza to their leadership role, they will soon leave their glove and bat behind as they prepare for the real world. Although there are countless things these two seniors will miss about Keene State College and the softball program, they were able to narrow it down. “I will miss playing the most, just as simple as that. That level of competition doesn’t really exist after college. Even though this is what I love to do and this is what I am good at, it just can’t happen anymore. I’m good at other things but not things I enjoy like softball,â€? Dupuis said. Fiorenza added, “being around my teammates every day, that’s going to be the hardest part to leave. Leaving behind 15 or 16 people that you see everyday and that you are so close with is tough.â€? Michelle Berthiaume can be contacted at mberthiaume@keene-equinox.com

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KSC senior Jess Fiorenza (far left) celebrates with her teammates after hitting a home run in a 6-5 win over SUNY-Old Westbury March 29, 2013 at Owl Athletic Complex.

Spurs finish off Lakers in four and advance to second round GREG BEACHAM

ASSOCIATED PRESS Tony Parker could only shake his head at the travails of the Los Angeles Lakers, who probably packed more drama and turmoil into this season than the Spurs point guard has experienced in his entire career with steady San Antonio. Parker is just grateful the Spurs sidestepped the drama and kept moving steadily into the second round of the playoffs. Parker scored 23 points, Kawhi Leonard and DeJuan Blair added 13 apiece, and San Antonio eliminated the injury-plagued Lakers with a 103-82 victory in Game 4 on Sunday night, completing a one-sided series with a second straight blowout on the road. 6DQ $QWRQLR WUDLOHG IRU IHZHU WKDQ Ă€YH combined minutes in the four-game series, grinding out points and defensive stops with the steady professionalism of coach Gregg Popovich’s best teams. 7KH /DNHUV SOD\HG WKH Ă€QDOH ZLWKRXW .REH Bryant, Steve Nash, Metta World Peace and two key reserves, tamping down most of the playoff vibe. “It was just a weird feeling,â€? Parker said. “Obviously, I am happy we won, but it was just weird. They were missing a lot of guys, so we’re just happy to go to the next round.â€? Tim Duncan had 11 points and six rebounds for the second-seeded Spurs, who will face the winner of Denver’s series with Golden State in the second round. They’ll get SOHQW\ RI UHVW DIWHU Ă DWWHQLQJ WKH /DNHUV ZKR VWDJJHUHG WKURXJK WKHLU Ă€UVW RSHQLQJ URXQG exit since 2007. ´2EYLRXVO\ LW ZDVQ¡W D IDLU Ă€JKW Âľ 3RSRvich said. “When you’re a competitor, you want to compete on an even basis, and the Lakers weren’t able to do that. ... Even though LW ZDVQ¡W D IDLU Ă€JKW ZH VWLOO ZDQW WR ZLQ WKH series, and I’m glad we did. Our focus was great.â€? San Antonio never trailed in the clincher, leading by 25 points in one more businesslike effort against the seventh-seeded Lakers, who provided their usual drama right down to their last gasp. After Duncan led the Spurs’ blowout in Game 3, Parker took the lead in the clincher,

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VFRULQJ SRLQWV LQ WKH Ă€UVW KDOI ZKLOH exploiting the Lakers’ hastily assembled backcourt. Los Angeles’ top four guards are out with injuries, including backups Steve Blake and Jodie Meeks, and Parker was merciless against third-stringers. “This is a good start for us,â€? Duncan said. “We like the pace we’re at right now. We like the rhythm we’re at right now, and how healthy we are right now. Hopefully it can VWD\ WKDW ZD\ Âľ ,Q KLV Ă€QDO JDPH EHIRUH XQUHstricted free agency, Dwight Howard scored seven points before getting ejected early in the third quarter for arguing. Pau Gasol had 16 points for the Lakers, who were swept from the postseason for the second time in three years despite a late courtside appearance by Bryant on crutches. “It’s like a nightmare,â€? Howard said. “It’s like a bad dream we couldn’t wake up out of. That’s what it felt like. It seemed like nothing could go right from the start.â€? There’s almost no turbulence around the Spurs, who seam-

lessly replaced injured starting center Tiago Splitter in Game 4 with Australian rookie Aron Baynes, who had six points and played GHFHQW GHIHQVH LQ KLV Ă€UVW 1%$ VWDUW The Lakers gave away thousands of white towels to their fans Sunday, and they acquired an unfortunate symbolism. They had just nine available players in uniform for WKH Ă€QDO PLQXWHV “I’m proud of them, because they fought,â€? Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said. “It was kind of a year that was all upside-down, but I appreciate the effort to get us into the playoffs. We just didn’t have it.â€? After an unimpressive game featuring just two field goal attempts in 20 minutes, Howard was tossed with 9:51 left in the third quarter for his second technical foul. The All-Star center, furious with the Spurs’ unpunished physical play, yelled a few parting words at the court after walking past general manager Mitch Kupchak in the tunnel to the locker room.

Afterward, Howard said he must “do a better job of keeping my cool.� “I hate it for him,� D’Antoni said, lamenting the lack of fouls called against players guarding Howard. “He gets banged up so much in there that I’m sure he didn’t mean to (get ejected), but he takes a pounding, and after a while, I guess his nerves were shot.� Moments later, Bryant got the solemn Staples Center crowd on its feet when he hobbled out of the tunnel to a seat behind the Lakers’ bench, making his first appearance at courtside since tearing his Achilles tendon 16 days ago. Bryant, who might not be healthy by the start of next season, repeatedly yelled instructions and encouragement at the Lakers’ young backcourt, Andrew Goudelock and Darius Morris, and fill-in starter Earl Clark. The Spurs had control of this series from the start: They posted two methodical victories at home before sending the Lakers to their biggest home playoff defeat in their long franchise history in Game 3, 120-89. The clincher was more of the same, with the Lakers unable to mount enough teamwork to challenge the smooth Spurs. The Spurs have swept three of their last four playoff series, winning every game in the first two rounds last season before losing in six games to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals. San Antonio is in the second round of the postseason for the fourth time in six seasons since their last championship in 2007. NOTES: Gasol got a standing ovation when he left the game with 3:08 to play. The two-time NBA champion has one year left on his contract with the Lakers, but could be a trade chip in the Lakers’ rebuild. Splitter has a sprained ankle and is out indefinitely, although his teammates think he can return during the second round. F Boris Diaw practiced with contact this weekend in his comeback from a back injury. The Lakers faced an 0-3 series deficit for the eighth time in franchise history — and for the eighth time, they were swept. Jack Nicholson and Lil Wayne watched at courtside, but both left early in the fourth quarter.

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ing eight seniors, last season was expected to be a rebuilding year. The seniors on this year’s squad—Christine Collins, Lindsay McManus, Nicole Curry, Lauren Brown and Kristen Schmidt--have now won an LEC championship twice during their four years, and they hope to capture their third title with the Little East playoffs beginning earlier this week. Another fantastic Keene State College athletics moment that comes to mind as I try and rank my favorites has to be Janel Haggerty’s National Championship this season during indoor track and ÀHOG Although I was not there to witness it, as an avid viewer of KSC athletics, it was hard for me not to stay in the loop as Haggerty, along with two other Owls (Maggie Fitter

and Ryan Widzgowski) competed at the National Championships in Naperville, Ill. in early March. While Fitter and Widzgowski raced to All-American honors UDFLQJ WR D IRXUWK SODFH ÀQLVK LQ WKH DQG D VHFRQG SODFH ÀQLVK in the mile, respectively, Haggerty FDSWXUHG WKH ÀUVW HYHU QDWLRQDO championship for the pentathlon in Keene State College history. Haggerty made drastic improvements throughout the VHDVRQ LQ D IHZ RI WKH ÀYH HYHQWV she competed in at nationals to earn the title of KSC’s newest and only National Champion so far this year. :KHQ , ÀUVW FDPH WR .HHQH 6WDWH College, I didn’t expect to be a part of such great moments in KSC athletics history, but I can’t say that I am surprised to see the true talents of these athletes shine so bright. Michelle Berthiaume can be contacted at mberthiaume@keene-equinox.com

Inbee Park wins LPGA STEPHEN HAWKINS

ASSOCIATED PRESS Inbee Park felt right at home in North Texas. The top-ranked woman in the world left with another trophy. Park played the final 35 holes of the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout without a bogey, closing with a 4-under 67 Sunday to finish a stroke ahead of playing partner Carlota Ciganda. It was the third victory this season for the 24-year-old South Korean, and her fifth win her last 18 starts. “It wasn’t something like I was making three, four birdies to catch her,� Park said. ‘All day, I was just trying to be really patient, and if the chances come, then I win. If not, maybe next chance.� Ciganda shot a 70, losing the opportunity for her first LPGA victory with problems at Nos. 14 and 15, where Park took the lead with pars. After Ciganda drove into the right rough with a tree between her and the 14th green, her shot from about 130 yards clipped a branch and came up short. She had a chance to save par but her 6-foot putt was short, and Park’s par got her within a stroke of the lead. After stepping away from her approach at No. 15, to a green surrounded by water on three sides, Ciganda hit a shot that went to the right and then rolled down into the water. Ciganda had to go back to a drop zone, where the 22-yearold Spaniard had a decent pitch before her first putt rolled over the left edge of the green for a double bogey 6. Park made another par and led for good. “I’m very happy with my round and with my week. ... I had two bad holes on the back nine,� Ciganda said. Between playing and practicing, Park visited Koreatown in Dallas only a few miles from the Las Colinas Country Club. She was also followed on the course by many young Koreans. “There (were) a lot of Korean girls cheering hard for me too. So, yeah, it felt like a little bit home. So that’s good,� said Park, who went to Koreatown three or four times. “I just go there to eat and go to bookstore and buy some books and just to look around. They have a bakery, and get a yogurt. All that stuff.� With the $195,000 check for first place, Inbee exceeded $6 million in career earnings and will be No. 1 for the third week in a row. It was her sixth career LPGA victory, along with four more wins in Japan. Fifth-ranked Suzann Pettersen from Norway, the winner in Hawaii last week, had a closing 66 to get to 10 under and finish third. Hee Young Park (64) and So Yeon Ryu (68) tied for fourth at 275 on the 6,439-yard course ad a rst

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Pelkey and Morrill assisting in a big way DALTON CHAREST

EQUINOX STAFF If there was ever the perfect pair of players a baseball coach could ask for, Keene State College alumni Jeff Pelkey and Kyle Morrilll were the perfect duo for KSC baseball Coach Ken Howe. Now graduated as of 2012, the perfect duo is back in action under the helm of Coach Howe, but this time the two former players serve a different role. Last summer, a pair of Owls became coaches of WKH .HHQH %OXH -D\V D ORFDO WHDP XQDIĂ€OLDWHG ZLWK WKH college that is associated with the Central New England Baseball Association (CNEBA). Howe became impressed with how the two were handling the CNEBA SURJUDP FDOOHG 3HONH\ DQG 0RUULOO LQWR KLV RIĂ€FH DQG reached out to them, offering jobs as assistant baseball coaches to the program. After Keene High School had come to terms with former hitting coach Dan Moylan, who took over the head coaching job for the baseball program there, Coach Howe said that bringing in a pair of former great players would make up for the absence. “Morrill has taken on the hitting role, working with players individually,â€? Howe said. “When he worked with coach [Dan] Moylan for three years, who is now at Keene High, we kind of needed someone like him to step in and having that hitting philosophy, I thought it was just a natural transition. Jeff [Pelkey] has been helping out with the players, including four other coaches, and with the number of pitchers on our roster we’ve got a number of guys who need to continue to get work and learn how to better improve their side of the game.â€? Pelkey played with the program from 2009 to 2012

and was an important piece to their starting rotation all four years, according to Coach Howe. Morrill played from 2008 to 2012, taking on numerous roles as a utility PDQ JRLQJ IURP LQĂ€HOGHU WR RXWĂ€HOGHU EDFN WR LQĂ€HOGHU DQG Ă€QLVKLQJ LQ FHQWHU Ă€HOG When the two players joined the Owl’s coaching staff after co-coaching the Keene Blue Jays last summer, their commitment to the KSC program was due greatly to their commitment and love for the school. “I really love Keene State College,â€? Pelkey said. “I fell in love with it as a freshman and I really love this program. The guys and the coaching staff have been awesome and it’s been a great experience for my four years KHUH VR , GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZDQW WR JLYH EDFN E\ EHLQJ D FRDFK Âľ Morrill was enthusiastic to the idea of playing with one of his best friends and teammates throughout college. “He [Pelkey] is one of my best friends and getting a chance to coach with him is a lot of fun,â€? Morrill said. “It’s just like playing with him. He was kind of a hard nose player and played the game right, so he understands the game, and he’s just an all-around great kid, and he makes it a lot more fun and kind of laid back. When it comes to game time though, we’ve got to be ready to play.â€? Coach Howe’s analysis on the former players’ performance as coaches is something he said has been a smooth and easy ride so far. Though their future with the program is uncertain due to the young coaches’ search for jobs and a settled down life post-graduation, Coach Howe said he would love to keep them around as long as possible. “They were very good players for us and very good kids, which is very important in trying to get them to

transition in the coaching realm,â€? Howe said. “They both showed an interest in the past by listening to what we say. They’ll be sitting by us in the dugout and trying to absorb as much baseball as they possibly can and that interest I think was peaked early on in their years. The transition has been easy after four good years.â€? While being former players only one season from the team so far, Pelkey and Morrill faced the daunting task of having to gain the “coachingâ€? respect from former teammates still on the team and break the barrier of being just another friend or teammate so they may be successful as coaches. Their contributions have not been unnoticed by former teammates like senior Eric Perrault, who played with his two new coaches for the last 3-4 seasons. “It’s a little different,â€? Perrault said. “I haven’t really experienced it before, but it’s fun because we’re all on the same page with everything being here together for WKH ODVW Ă€YH \HDUV EXW ZH NQRZ ZKDW ZRUNV IRU HDFK other.â€? Coach Howe said this transition is something he likes to try to make challenging for every new coach. “The hardest thing is, which I tend to do with the guys who I think have the potential to be good coaches, is ask them if they’re interested in staying with the program and trying to develop that side of their career,â€? Howe said. “When they have to transition from being a friend and a player with the guys still on the team after just graduation, they’ve both done a great job in making that process go well.â€? On a team where some of the seniors remain older than their new coach Morrill, the hitting coach said there’s a certain line of respect that players have come to follow.

“I don’t think it was that hard of a transition for them, but you know some of the older guys, some of the VHQLRUV WKDW ,¡P VWLOO YHU\ JRRG IULHQGV ZLWK RII WKH Ă€HOG you got to kind of toe the line between player-coach and player-friend,â€? Morrill said. “All the guys, though, are pretty good with it. They know when they’ve gone too far when it comes to giving each other a hard time and they see the boundary so it’s pretty clear to most of them.â€? Pelkey and Morrill both displayed great admiration to their coaches during the tenure of their playing careers. “All the opportunities he’s given me both as a player and as a graduate now and helping me out,â€? Morrill continued. “Him, Marty Testo and John Raiola—they’re all so knowledgeable of the game that I’m just trying to soak up as much information as I can and if something comes up where I have to leave the coaching staff where I could pursue another coaching career, the information I gain from them will certainly be passed forward.â€? With all the contributions they’ve given the team so IDU &RDFK +RZH VDLG WKH Ă€UVWKDQG FRDFKHV¡ IXWXUHV DUH very bright no matter how long they stick around the program. He said wherever the players end up in the future as baseball coaches’ they’ll certainly end up successful. “I’m not exactly pinned down to a certain area right now but I really love being around Keene,â€? Morrill said. “It’s a great group of guys and if I’m able to get a teachers FHUWLĂ€FDWLRQ WR JHW D MRE LQ WKH DUHD LQ NHHS FRDFKLQJ DW Keene State [College] that would be great.â€? Dalton Charest can be contacted at dcharest@keene-equinox.com

Tebow Time in New York over after Jets cut back up quarterback DENNIS WASZAK JR.

ASSOCIATED PRESS The possibilities appeared endless for Tim Tebow. Here he was, perhaps the most popular player in the NFL, in New York as a member of the Jets and maybe the biggest thing to hit Broadway since Joe Namath himself. There were billboards outside the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey welcoming Tebow, and sandwiches named after him at Manhattan delis. He also had a legion of fans who followed him because of his strong Christian beliefs, and in New York, he would be able to take advantage of countless media and marketing opportunities. And then, it all went terribly wrong. Or, more like it, the whole idea was completely Ă DZHG IURP WKH VWDUW )RU 7HERZ $QG IRU WKH -HWV Tebow was waived Monday morning, the end of an embarrassingly unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that produced more hype and KHDGOLQHV WKDQ SURGXFWLRQ RQ WKH Ă€HOG $QG LW DOO ended quietly, with a three-paragraph news release. “Unfortunately,â€? coach Rex Ryan said in a statement, “things did not work out the way we all had hoped.â€? It also left Tebow’s football future very much in doubt. A year after he threw a TD pass to win a playoff game in overtime for Denver, the Heisman Trophy winner with two college national titles at Florida

and a nationwide following may have suited up for the last time. No NFL team has made a pitch to get him. The only nibble so far came from the Montreal Alouettes. They hold his rights in the Canadian Football League and said he come compete for a job — as a backup. This is the same guy who led the Broncos to the postseason in 2011, but became expendable when Denver signed Peyton Manning as a free agent. The popular backup quarterback was acquired by the Jets in March 2012 for a fourth-round draft pick and $1.5 million in salary. He was introduced at the Jets’ facility to plenty of fanfare at a lavish news conference, with Tebow repeatedly saying he was “excitedâ€? to be in New York. It turned out to be one of the few high points in Tebow’s stay with the Jets. Along with his shirtless MRJ IURP WKH SUDFWLFH Ă€HOG LQ WKH UDLQ GXULQJ WUDLQLQJ camp, of course. 7KH -HWV QHYHU Ă€JXUHG RXW D ZD\ WR XVH 7HERZ effectively, and he never forced the issue by being a good enough player in practice to make Ryan and KLV FRDFKHV SXW KLP RQ WKH Ă€HOG PRUH LQ JDPHV “If he were to happen to call me, I would say, ‘Look, you’re starting over,’â€? former NFL GM Ted MEL EVANS / AP PHOTO 6XQGTXLVW VDLG ´7LP 7HERZ QHHGV WR UHGHĂ€QH ZKR 7LP 7HERZ LV LQ P\ RSLQLRQ +H¡V QR ORQJHU D Ă€UVW New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, left, walks with former NFL punter, now Jets assistant special teams coach, Louis Aguiar, as they arrive on the first day of NFL football offseason workouts at the New York Jets round quarterback. “ practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., Monday, April 15, 2013.

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ZACH WINN EQUINOX STAFF

6HQLRU PLG Ă€HOGHU ,DQ +DUW wins Athlete of the Week after having a spectacular performance at Western Conn. Hart had four goals and two assists in the only game for the men’s lacrosse team this week. After not scoring more than three goals all year, he has now put four balls in the net in each of his last two games, not coincidentally both Owl blowouts. On the season, Hart now has 24 goals and 28 assists and is a big UHDVRQ ZK\ WKH 2ZOV Ă€QLVKHG the season undefeated in LEC play and 13-2 overall. --Sophomore Ben Keach is runner-up this week after having a dominating allaround performance at the WUDFN DQG Ă€HOG /(& FKDPSLRQships. Keach won the shot put with a distance of ‘48-04.47, the discus with a distance of 145’09â€? and even made his presence felt in the hammer with a distance of 145’-06â€?, good for second place. With track and Ă€HOG KDYLQJ WKH ORQJHVW VHDVRQ the engineering major has just under half the season left to showcase his skills. ---XQLRU LQĂ€HOGHU 1LFN 9LWD earned second runner-up. Vita went six for 11 in three games this week to raise his average to a season-high .435. He is hot at the right time for the 18-18 Owls, ZKR DUH WU\LQJ WR Ă€QLVK WKH season with a winning record. The Keene High product also added a couple doubles and jacked his second home run of the season in that stretch. This may not be the best year for the young team record-wise, but the Owls have shown a ORW RI KHDUW FRQWLQXLQJ WR Ă€JKW through a roller coaster season. Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

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Men’s professional sports Folland breaks KSC discus record joins gay-rights movement DAVID CRARY

ASSOCIATED PRESS By coming out as gay while still an active NBA player, Jason Collins breaks one of the last remaining barriers for gays and lesbians in an era of constant political gains and evergrowing public acceptance. In most other realms of public life — including the military, Congress, the corporate boardroom — gays have been taking their place as equals. Until Monday, however, no male athlete had come out as gay while still an active player on any team in the four major North American pro sports leagues. “Today’s announcement again shows that gay Americans are our WHDFKHUV SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV QXUVHV lawyers and even our professional athletes,â€? said the president of the largest national gay-rights group, &KDG *ULIĂ€Q RI WKH +XPDQ 5LJKWV Campaign. “We contribute to every aspect of our American community and deserve the same equal rights as every American,â€? he said. Beyond sports, the most dramatic barometer of shifting attitudes has been public opinion on same-sex marriage. The latest Gallup Poll on that issue pegged national support at 53 percent, up nearly twofold from 27 percent in 1996. That change has EHHQ UHĂ HFWHG LQ WKH SROLWLFDO DUHQD With a key vote in the state Senate last week, Rhode Island put itself on track to become the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Bills proposing to take the same step are pending in Minnesota, Delaware and Illinois. Gayrights supporters hope the trend ZLOO EH UHĂ HFWHG LQ UXOLQJV E\ WKH U.S. Supreme Court, expected in June, on whether the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages and on whether a ban on such marriages in California should be struck down. Pollsters say there are two main reasons why many Americans who formerly opposed gay marriage are now supporting it. Many say it’s because they know someone who is gay — a family member, friend or acquaintance —

while others say their views evolved as they thought more about the issue. Public opinion also played a role in the 2011 repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tellâ€? policy that had barred gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. By the time that top military commanders and most members of Congress joined the repeal bandwagon, a majority of the public already was supporting a change in the policy. In Congress, there are now a record seven openly gay or bisexual members, including Wisconsin 'HPRFUDW 7DPP\ %DOGZLQ WKH Ă€UVW openly gay U.S. senator, and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who is raising a son with his partner. Sympathetic gay characters abound on popuODU 79 VKRZV LQ Ă€OPV DQG LQ FRPLF books. In America’s workplaces, the picture is somewhat mixed. A majority of states have no laws banning job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. And yet, most major corporations have equal-opportunity policies for gays, often including extension of GRPHVWLF SDUWQHUVKLS EHQHĂ€WV According to the Human Rights Campaign, 13 major employers earned a perfect score in 2001 when it started an index to rate businesses on gay-friendly employment practices. This year, 252 businesses received perfect scores. Even with all the momentum for various gayrights advances, public opinion on some fundamental questions about homosexuality remains markedly divided. According to the General Social Survey, conducted annually by independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago, disapproval of gay sex peaked in 1987, when 76 percent of Americans thought sexual relations between adults of the same sex was always wrong. Leadership of all fields to embrace this development,â€? Sharpton said. “We can’t be custodians of intolerance and freedom fighters at the same time.â€?

MICHELLE BERTHIAUME / SPORTS EDITOR

Sophomore Samantha Folland, shown above throwing the hammer, has made strides in the event all season, but her best event remains the discus. She broke the discus throw school record for women on April 20, 2013. Folland’s distance of 122’7� feet broke the old record held by Katherine Deloid since 2008. It also landed her third at the Springfield College Invitational. Folland also placed sixth in the hammer throw.

Horschel celebrates first PGA win in New Orleans BRETT MARTEL

ASSOCIATED PRESS Billy Horschel arrived in New Orleans riding a streak of strong performances that made him one of the best players on the PGA Tour never to win a tournament. Not anymore. Horschel earned his fourth-straight top-10 finish by rolling in a pressure-packed, 27-foot birdie putt to cap a weather-delayed, 8-under 64 at TPC Louisiana that earned him a victory at the Zurich Classic on Sunday. Horschel’s final-day score tied a course record and left him one stroke ahead of D.A. Points. “This whole week I felt like I’m going to get my victory here,� Horschel said. “I felt like, you know, it’s got to be sooner or later, and thank God I finally won.� The 26-year-old former Florida Gator began the day two shots behind third-round leader Lucas Glover and surged into the lead with six straight birdies after the first of two weather delays for lightning. He finished the tournament at 20 under, narrowly holding off Points, who won the Shell Houston Open last month by a stroke over Horschel and Henrik Stenson. “When a player goes out and shoots 8 under and

birdies the last hole to win, hats off to Billy,� said Points, who had a 65. “He’s played great all year. He was one shot shy of me at Houston and I’m a shot shy of him here. It’s just the way it goes.� Points put pressure on Horschel by hitting out of a bunker to set up a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th. Then Horschel rolled in his long victory-sealing putt, pumping his arms and letting out a triumphant yell before sinking into a crouch and briefly pulling his cap over his face as the crowd roared. “I was like, ‘If it’s my time, this putt needs to go in,’� Horschel said. The winning round took nearly nine hours to complete. Because thunderstorms were in the forecast, the PGA shuffled the usual tee times to have the leaders tee off around 9 a.m. The second delay began a little after 4:30 p.m., before Horschel could take his second shot on the 18th hole. That gave him 52 minutes to reflect on what was at stake — $1.19 million and a two-year exemption. Yet Horschel said delays seem to relax him and only seem to improve his play. �For some reason it puts me at ease a little bit,� he said. Kyle Stanley shot a 5-under 67 to finish third, while 14-year-old amateur Guan Tianlang of China finished 71st after making his second cut in two PGA events, the first coming at the Masters.

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Howe was a three-sport athlete for the Keene High Blackbirds growing up, but when major league dreams and a baseball scholarship led him to the University of Central Florida, there was little hope that he would be returning to Keene again. That all changed in his second season at UCF, when a severe hamstring tear forced him to reevaluate what he wanted to do in life. So the next year Howe came home and played soccer and baseball at KSC while he got his business management degree. %HOLHYH LW RU QRW +RZH Ă€UVW JRW his coaching chops on the women’s soccer team. “I actually played for [current men’s soccer coach] Ron Butcher,â€? Howe said. “And then I coached [current women’s soccer coach] Denise Lyons.â€? But long fall days on the soccer Ă€HOG MXVW FRXOG QHYHU FRPSDUH WR WKH baseball diamond for Howe, and after holding both the head coaching position on the soccer team and the co-coaching position on the EDVHEDOO WHDP +RZH Ă€QDOO\ WRRN over as head baseball coach full time in 1990. It’s a position he’s cherished ever since. “I’ve always preferred the baseEDOO Ă€HOG Âľ +RZH VDLG ´, MXVW IHHO better about my baseball abilities.â€? But that doesn’t mean his soccer experience was a waste of time. Howe said he learned a lot about how to deal with different personalities from his time working with the girls’ soccer team. “At that point I was a young coach, and it was all pretty much new to me,â€? Howe recalled. “I learned how to treat people differently. It probably got me to calm down a little bit, a little less running and screaming.â€? Although the people he works with say they can’t imagine him doing much more yelling than he already does, it’s clear his experiment with soccer had a positive effect on Howe. “[Howe’s] been around for a long time. He has a ton of accolades and he’s helped a ton of people,â€? assistant coach Jon Raiola said.

MICHELLE BERTHIAUME / SPORTS EDITOR

Cody Dube pitches relief on April 23, 2013 in a 5-1 win over Plymouth State University at Owl Athletic Complex.

Truthfully Howe’s biggest legacy might have nothing to do with win totals. The coach has made it a point to be involved with the Keene community he grew up in. In the summers, Howe runs baseball camps for local kids, teaching them fundamentals but also giving them something constructive to do in an area Howe knows can get awful quiet. John Ratliff understands the importance of Howe’s work. ´,W¡V UHDO VLJQLĂ€FDQW , WKLQN ZH draw better [crowds] than any other Division III program that I’ve seen,â€? Ratliff said. “I think that’s a product of the coaches being involved in the community.â€? Howe didn’t run camps the last two seasons because his assistants were coaching summer leagues, but this year he’s trying to organize an event with the college prospects in the area. “We’re looking at high schoolaged kids doing a showcase-type thing with other coaches,â€? Howe

explained. “Just to help the recruiting process for those kids who might get overlooked.â€? But for now Howe has his hands full with his own team. The past few years wins have come easy for the coach, who has regular season win totals of 32, 29, 27, 25 and 34 since 2008 respectively. After graduating nine seniors last year, however, his young team has been streaky all season while WU\LQJ WR Ă€QG WKHLU LGHQWLW\ Sitting at 18-18 might not be ideal, but the impression is things could be worse for Howe as he leans back against the sun-cooked bleachers with his family. It’s easy to understand why Howe says long-term win totals aren’t that important to him. He’s enjoying the moment. “I think I’m at 504 wins right now,â€? Howe says. “I just hope I make it to 505.â€? Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

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Seniors lead youthful KSC softball team MICHELLE BERTHIAUME

SPORTS EDITOR Leadership is an integral part of a team. Throughout history, many great leaders have succeeded in helping their teams achieve success. Athletes like Tom Brady, Paul Pierce and Jason Varitek will always be remembered as true leaders in the eyes of Boston sports fans. Keene State College is no different. Great leaders have trudged through the halls of the Spaulding *\PQDVLXP DQG WKH Ă€HOGV DW 2ZO Athletic Complex, donning the red and white of the KSC Owls. This year, the KSC softball team sought leadership from two seniors who were wrapping up their four-year careers. A young team, sporting ten freshmen and a starting line up that SOD\HG KRVW WR Ă€YH Ă€UVW \HDU SOD\HUV the Owls needed leadership. And that’s exactly what they got fromseniors Jessica Fiorenza and Nicole Dupuis. Dupuis said that although the experience of leading her team was enjoyable, it wasn’t necessarily HDV\ ´,W ZDV QHUYH UDFNLQJ DW Ă€UVW There was a lot of pressure trying to get everyone to come together and really get everyone to play well together. With ten freshmen, you get to college and you kind of go crazy, so the key was getting them to calm down and know that they are here for softball,â€? Dupuis explained. Fiorenza agreed, “I wasn’t too sure how everything was going to go at the beginning of the season with all these new players coming in but looking back on it, they made it easy on us.â€? Fiorenza is hitting .324 with one home run, 22 RBIs and 21 runs scored. Nicole Dupuis is hitting .333 this year, with three home runs, 22 runs batted in and 11 runs scored. Dupuis is also second in the Little East for doubles with 12. If statistics are any indication

PORTRAIT BY: MICHELLE BERTHIAUME / SPORTS EDITOR

KSC softball seniors Nicole Dupuis (left) and Jessica Fiorenza (right) complete this year’s athletic season while leading a team of freshmen.

“There was a lot of pressure trying to get everyone to come together and really get everyone to play well together. With ten freshmen, you get to college and you kind of go crazy, so the key was getting them to calm down.� NICOLE DUPUIS -KSC SENIOR

of the team’s success this year, they certainly speak for themselves. The 2ZOV ÀQLVKHG WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ 21-14, with a 12-3 record at home.

Their regular season success earned the time attribute some of this sucthem the fourth seed in the LEC cess to their senior leaders. tournament, which begins on Thurs“They’re [Fiorenza and Dupuis] day, April 30. And some members of both very focused on the success of

COMMENTARY

Remembering great KSC moments MICHELLE BERTHIAUME

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Howe at 500 wins and counting ZACH WINN

EQUINOX STAFF Keene State College baseball coach Ken Howe is surprisingly calm as he watches his junior varsity team in their second game of a Sunday double-header. This is in stark contrast to his usually frantic game day temperament. Like most home games this season, today at Owl Stadium is a family affair; on this intensely sunny day there are four Howes in attendance. Ken is sandwiched between his wife and mother DV WKH EOHDFKHUV RIIHU D EOLQGLQJ UHĂ HFWLRQ LQ HYHU\ direction. The other Howe, Dustin, isn’t sitting with KLV IDPLO\ EHFDXVH KH¡V EXV\ SOD\LQJ Ă€UVW EDVH IRU KLV dad’s team. .HQ +RZH UHFHQWO\ ZRQ KLV Ă€YH KXQGUHGWK JDPH with KSC, and as his twenty-seventh season at KSC

SPORTS EDITOR After two years as a member of The Equinox editorial board, I’d like to think that I have covered some great moments in Keene State College Athletics history. Seeing athletes break records and KSC teams knock off nationally ranked opponents has been a pleasure. And with my journalism career at KSC coming to an end, I decided to narrow down some of the top moments I have witnessed. At the top of my list, I can’t help but relive the night the Keene State College Men’s Basketball team knocked off the number one nationally ranked, Middlebury College. On Jan. 31, 2012, the top ranked Middlebury College Panthers visited the Spaulding Gymnasium for a game I am sure they expected to win easily. In a game that literally went down to the wire, the Owls pulled off the unthinkable, defeating the Panthers by a score of 77-76, with Middlebury missing a last second three point shot for the win. Watching college basketball growing up, it had always been one of my dreams to storm the court at a basketball game. Any other sports nerd can see where this desire comes from. Being a student at a Division III college in Western New Hampshire, I never thought I would get the chance. But immediately after the game ended on Jan. 31, 2012, my dreams came true. All of the KSC VWXGHQWV LQ DWWHQGDQFH à RRGHG WKH à RRU WR FHOHEUDWH ZLWK WKHLU FODVVmates that had just pulled off the ultimately unthinkable upset. That memory will always stick out in my mind as one of the best moments with KSC Athletics.

our softball team,� KSC freshman Anna Glassman said. “[Fiorenza] is constantly trying to get us pumped up. And sometimes some of the girls

get down when they strike out or aren’t playing well, [Dupuis] always tries to lighten the mood. She has a good sense of humor.â€? Glassman started the season off on the injury list but since then she has hit .370 with eight runs batted in. Glassman was also honored as the rookie of the week for the Little East Conference last week. KSC freshman pitcher Mariah Crisp also attributed some of her succeses this year to her catcher, Dupuis. “[Dupuis] helped my game a lot this year because she knows how to call a really good game behind the plate. She knows what she’s doing. She always keeps the batters guessing,â€? Crisp said. Crisp’s successes have not gone unnoticed this season. Crisp leads the Little East Conference in virtually every pitching category including; ERA (1.04), strikeouts (186), innings pitched (135.0) and wins (17). She’s also very close to the KSC single season strikeout record, previously held by Lindsey Blood (192) and the single season wins record, previously held by Sue Pranulis (19). Although the freshmen on the team may give the seniors credit for a good season, captain Fiorenza sees it as a combined effort. “We had a really good group come in, and it was interesting to see them develop this season. They were very respectful and they took Nicole and me serious from the beginning. And that was important. It made it really easy on us to get the team going in the right direction,â€? Fiorenza said. Fiorenza isn’t just concerned DERXW KRZ WKH WHDP Ă€QLVKHV WKLV season, she said she is also looking forward to seeing her teammates succeed in their future careers at KSC. “They have really bright futures. They are really hard workers and they are great players already. It will be interesting to see them as seniors and how much they

ZLQGV GRZQ KH Ă€QGV KLV ZRUN OLIH DQG KRPH OLIH blending more than ever before. It’s a development the coach says he couldn’t be happier about and it has him thinking he could coach another 27 years. “Personally, I’d like to stay here until it’s time to put me into the ground,â€? Howe said. “But of course I don’t know how the administration feels about that.â€? Coach Howe doesn’t seem to have much to worry about, athletic director John Ratliff made it clear the coach who’s been here since 1986 hasn’t overstayed his welcome. “I just hope he’s here for many more years,â€? Ratliff said. “I’d like to see him get his thousandth win here.â€? It makes sense that Howe would retire at KSC, in a lot of ways his career has come full circle.

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Ryan Martin celebrates with KSC fans after upset over number one ranked Middlebury on Jan. 31, 2012 in the Spaulding Gymnasium.

Another one of the best moments I have witnessed as the sports editor of The Equinox also includes the triumphs of the men’s basketball team at KSC. This year, three members of the men’s basketball team notched their 1,000 point mark: Eric Fazio, Ryan Martin and Anthony Mariano. That is simply DQ XQGHQLDEO\ GLIÀFXOW DFFRPSOLVKment. I don’t necessarily follow every college basketball team in the country, but I haven’t heard of any other team eclipsing the 1,000-point total three times in one season. Coming from a high school that was not that great at sports (I won three games in high school, while competing on three varsity sports teams), it has truly been an honor to watch so many teams win Little East Conference Championships

during my time at Keene State College. One of the championship teams that comes to mind is the 2012 women’s lacrosse team. With just three seniors on their squad, not many people thought much of the women’s lacrosse team last year. But they certainly proved all the doubtful fans wrong. They were selected second in the Little East Conference poll, but not many considered them an actual contender for the LEC title. But on that overcast day at the beginning of May, the Lady Owls proved their worth, defeating Western Connecticut State University 13-7 to capture the coveted Little East Conference trophy. The Owls had won the championship the year before but after graduat-

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Athletic Director John Ratliff awards Ken Howe his 500 game win plaque before a game against Daniel Webster on April 25, 2013 at Owl Athletic Complex.

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