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Vol. 67, Issue #26

Thursday, May 7, 2015

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF

1,125 students will walk at graduation KENDALL POPE

Managing ExEcutivE Editor On Saturday May 9, 2015, Keene State College will be say farewell to 1,125 students.

The commencement celebration will take place on the Fisk quad at one o’clock.

During the ceremony the college will give out an honorary doctor of Humane Letters to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Anna is the granddaughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Roosevelt will also be the speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony.

Along with Roosevelt, another woman, Barbara Skuly, has been selected to receive this year’s Granite State Award for her tremendous impact that she has had on New Hampshire watersheds through her volunteer service.

Skuly is currently the chair of the Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee.

Keene State College has selected her to receive the 2015 Granite State Award in recognition for her contributions to the Rivers Management and Protection Program of New Hampshire.

In a statement released to the Keene State College website on March 16, 2015, KSC President Anne Hout said, “I am very pleased to recognize both of these distinctive women during one of the most inspirational events on our campus–our commencement ceremony.”

She continued with, “The work and dedication of Anna and Barbara illustrate the very meaning of civic engagement, one of the key values at the College. Through the examples provided by both women, this year’s graduating class can learn how one person can contribute profoundly to the lives of others and to our environment, this special day in May with both women.”

Among the graduating seniors, Brenna McCabe said that graduation is all “ bittersweet.”

“I’m just excited to be with all my friends,” McCabe said.

She continued, “I’m going to miss all the big events like Pumpkin Fest and spring weekend....living with my friends and being on my own. It will be weird to not be within walking distance of my friends anymore and have to make plans to see them,” McCabe said.

For families and friends who wish to attend the ceremony no tickets are required Administration suggests that guests should arrive early and be seated on the quad no later than 10:30 a.m.

Here’s to you class of 2015!

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JAKE COUGHLIN AND GRAPHIC BY ART DIRECTOR GEORGE AMARU

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B10: Lacrosse players reach milestone

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CAMPUS SAFETY report log

Week of: April 26 Monday, April 27 12:12 p.m. Elliot Hall: Subject having trouble breathing 9:32 p.m. Pondside 2 Lot: Suspicious vehicle with two male occupants Tuesday, April 28 2:54 p.m. Elliot Hall: Student called and reported a dog tied to the stairs by the parking lot door and that it looked scared but friendly. Owner came and claimed dog.

8:28 p.m. Winchester Lot: Female reporting her vehicle was struck in the parking lot.

9:47 Appleton Street: Report of fireworks being set off in the area of Pondside 2.

Wednesday, April 29 12:14 a.m. Keddy Hall: Shuttle driver reported that the side door was propped open with a brick. Officer checked area and found no issues.

12:23 a.m. Art Center Lot: Report of people skateboarding and being loud.

10:49 a.m. Hale Building: Theft of coat rack 11:04 a.m. Keddy Hall: Report of past sexual assault 1:30 p.m. Pondside 2 Lot: Resident called in a vehicle sitting in the parking lot with 2 males inside. Asked officer to check as it may be DTZ and if not to ID individuals.

Officer noticed DTZ employees leaving. Asked to let them know they are making resident uneasy by just parking in lot.

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Head of the writing center named SAVANNA BALKUN

Equinox Staff Excitement is stirring around Keene State’s Center for Writing as a new head is appointed for the 2015-16 school year.

Kate Tirabassi will be replacing Phyllis Benay for next year as the new head of the writing center.

Tirabassi explained how the position is an interim position that will begin in August.

“This is an interim position, so as far as a I know, there are some variables with this position right now but basically the position is for a year with the intention that they will do a larger search. But I won’t exactly know when that will happen. We will have a new associate provost of acathat person is in I will be reporting to that person” Tirabassi said.

She also added how she has been really interested in writing centers for a long time and studied writing centers and writing across the curriculum theory practice.

“It’s always been a passion of mine to be involved with writing center work, and I saw an opportunity to be part of that that background expertise if I could” Tirabassi said.

Tirabassi also was a writing center tutor while in undergraduate school at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont and her graduate work at the University of New Hampshire included her as the assistant director of the Writing Center there.

As far as her plans for the center for Writing, she made it a point that she wants to continue to deliver the excellence that Benay did.

For next year, she said she wants to spread more word about the writing center throughout campus to communicate with students on what the center has Tirabassi also added that she would like to bring more workshops to the classroom environment not just for ITW but also other classes, depending on the needs of the campus.

“Certainly, continuing to work with faculty who have their students come to the center as well. I’d be interested to PHOTO continue conversations with them about Kate Tirabassi, new head of the writing center, poses at the Mason Library. what their goals are in having students come to the center,” Tirabassi said. for the center.” “I’m really just excited to see She said that she is still thinking about what kind of fresh takes she’s going to take and planning new improvements and ideas on the writing center and some changes for next year’s Center. Tirabassi mentioned she might make for the better I don’t know, a variation of conferences for writing centers I’m just excited what she has in store for us” that she would like to be involved with.

Lennon said. Lennon said the spring 2015 ing, Tirabassi said she is planning appren- Center for Writing. Allison Brady, also a writing center tutor said about Tirabassi, “I actuTirabassi said she is really looking for- ally am really excited. I’ve never personally ward to next year and working with the stu- worked with her but I think she’s going to be dents and faculty that work with writing each and every day. to see some improvements next year. “I think Sarah Lennon, Writing Center tutor, said, I’m excited too. You know, meet someone new and see what ideas she [Tirabassi] has

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“It’s always been a passion of mine to be involved with writing center work, and I saw an opportunity to be part of that community again, so I wanted to offer that background expertise if I could” -KATE TIRABASSI HEAD OF WRITING CENTER

Brady said that she really likes Benay but getting a new perspective will be exciting.

Brady also added that this is her third more people in at the end of the school year” year being a writing center tutor.

Brady said.

Savanna Balkun can be contacted at sbalkun@kscequinox.com

Pumpkin Fest organizers announce new location

Friday, May 1 12:22 a.m. Huntress Hall: Intoxicated student giving RA’s a difficult time. Campus Safety and KPD sent to assist.

11:42 a.m. Owl’s Stadium: Moped entered stadium from Martell Court. Officer advised Lacross players to be mindful of operating vehicles on walkways.

Correction: In the

April 30th Edition of The Equinox, a photo caption on page B1 stated that music major Zach Joy was playing an Oboe and Hannah Benoit was playing a Saxophone at the KSC Band Concert.

Joy was actually playing a soprano saxophone and Benoit was playing bass clarinet.

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Organizers Let It Shine have officially announced Keene’s iconic Pumpkin Festival will be located in Laconia, New Hampshire, this October.

BRIEF

Pumpkin Festival 2015 will be relocated to scenic Laconia, N.H. MACKENZIE CLARKE

preparing to take over the festival in 2015. “When the determination for no license occurred, the [Laconia] community started the conversation,” Laconia city manager Scott Myers said. Myers said there was much talk of Pumpkin Fest As of Friday, April 24, Laconia, New Hampshire is the new between the Chamber of Commerce, mayor and citizens of host for the pumpkin-carving celebration.

Laconia.

When volunteers began preparing for the festival As for deserving the honor of hosting the Pumpkin Festiin late 2014, they had no idea it would be the last one held in Keene, NH. “We have great community spirit,” Myers said. He spoke After many meetings with Keene city council, citizens, highly of the volunteers who were willing to put in work at

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had been denied.

Laconia kept a close eye on the proceedings, as they were

event. Myers also mentioned the Laconia Motorcycle Week in June, which draws thousands of people into the city.

The city of Laconia also hosts the World Championship Sled Dog Derby in February, bringing in contestants from all around the country. for the Pumpkin Festival.

He said Lake Winnipesaukee makes for a great view in Laconia and brings beauty to the atmosphere.

The Pumpkin Festival is set to be hosted in Laconia, NH on Oct 24, 2015.

Mackenzie Clarke can be reached at mclarke@kscequinox.com

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KSC Senior donates bone marrow and saves life TAYLOR THOMAS

gic to almonds now and red dye, so now he has my allergies.”

Mrs. Lausby said Kobe is back to his old self but is

Student Life editor emerituS “Try to imagine living a normal life, and having healthy kids and all the sudden one day you get told your child has cancer and the only way they’re going to be able to live, the only one treatment that is going to let them live, is to have a bone marrow transplant,” Traci Launsby, mother of now 16-year-old Kobe Launsby, said.

According to his mother, Kobe was diagnosed with leukemia on June 5, 2013, when he was just 14 years old. After several rounds of chemotherapy Kobe’s bone marrow was permanently damaged, so he needed a bone marrow transplant, a procedure that would also help kill any leukemic cells left in his body.

In that same summer of 2013 Nick Magyar, a Keene State College senior, received a phone call that he was a match to be a bone marrow donor for a young male with leukemia, and without ever knowing who Kobe was, he agreed to undergo a surgical procedure to donate his bone marrow.

“If [Magyar] hadn’t have done that for Kobe, there’s a possibility that there would have been another donor, but it probably wouldn't have been as good of a match...

He saved his life and if it weren't for him, who knows what would have happened,” Mrs. Launsby said.

“He’s been through more than a lot of people will ever go through in their lifetime and he did this all in a matter of seven months. He’s smarter, wiser, kind and stupid little things that would bother most people don’t bother him,” she explained.

A year and four months after their procedures, Magyar and Kobe got in contact with one another.

“We didn’t have a choice about contacting [Magyar]-I always wanted to meet him and [he] was the perfect match for Kobe...but we just found out who he was in March,” Mrs. Launsby said.

Mrs. Launsby said she was so anxious to thank Magyar she called him as soon as she got the chance.

Magyar said, “The phone call when [Kobe's] mom

KOBE

His mother said Kobe was always a nice kid who was into gaming, history, football and telling jokes.

She said, “He would always say ‘Hey mom guess what?’ and I would be stupid and say ‘What’ and he would say ‘Haha, chicken butt!”

But when Kobe was 14 years old he started getting severe stomach aches accompanied by vomiting, explained Mrs. Launsby. After several doctor’s visits she said she thought Kobe had a problem in his bowels which surgery would cure.

She explained, “We thought ‘Oh they’re going to go can] move on with our normal lives.”

However, during a doctor visit the doctors realized his blood count was alarmingly low, and what CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / NICK MAGYAR they thought was just a digestive problem was actually Pictured above is KSC senior Nick Magyar who agreed to donate bone marrow to a young boy he didn’t much larger bigger. even know.

June 5, 2013, was the day they found out Kobe had acute myeloid leukemia with mysodysplasia related burden on any of our donors,” Kirkland explained. features.

Mrs.Launsby said, “On November 6, 2013, Kobe got On Nov 1, 2013, Magyar went in for his surgery.

“We heard the word ‘cancer’ and it was new to us.

He explained that bone marrow transplants can We had no idea what type of a battle he was in for,” Mrs. his bone marrow transplant, which [Magyar] so graeither be done through surgical or blood transfusion, Launsby explained. even though he had no idea who he was” but Kobe needed it by means of the surgical procedure, The next day they drove ninety minutes to Universo Magyar didn't have an option. sity of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Kirkland explained that 20 to 25 percent of bone marrow extractions are done through pelvic bone Magyar, who is a KSC senior graduating with a four rounds of chemotherapy he would face.

- double major in Elementary Education and Economics marrow extraction that Maygar had, and 75 to 80 perand a minor in Spanish, said he has been on the bone cent are done through peripheral blood stem cell donation, which is just like a four to eight hour blood drugs every day all day long,” she explained. He was marrow donor registry since he was 18.

He explained that a family friend had a six-month- donation where they remove the excess stem cells. Kirkin chemotherapy June, July and August of that summer old baby who had leukemia and needed a bone marrow land said that for younger patients the surgical proceand again in October. During that time she said Kobe transplant, so he swabbed his check to see if he was a dure is almost always necessary. only got to spend a few days at home.

Magyar explained surgeons drilled in through the match, but unfortunately wasn’t.

“His immune system would get knocked down to “Three years later I forgot about being on the registry bone outside of the spine on both sides to get to the nothing, he would have no white blood cells, no platelets and any type of diseases and germs would be really and I got a phone call from DKMS, the organization that liquid marrow. They went in and out of his three incibad for him to be around, if he got a bloody nose it is the middle man who matches you with the recipient, sion sites 70 times each.

“After the surgery I couldn't do any physical activity would be really hard to stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Laun- and I was coming out of work when I got the call, it for a month, walking was hard, right after I was nauwas around noon time, and they said I was a match for sby explained. She said Kobe never had the chance to be seous, had to lay in bed, woozy and I wasn’t myself,” he a fourteen-year-old boy with leukemia,” he explained. a “real teenager” because of cancer. said.

However, he said it wasn’t as painful or scary as “Every day he was getting so many pokes and prods, number back,” he said. But it wasn’t a joke. Magyar everyone made it out to be. After a week Magyar said of infections and he actually ended up almost dying,” said he didn’t automatically say yes but said he needed to talk to his parents. “[The] biggest con is that, well, basketball again. she explained. people think bone marrow donation and they think it’s While Kobe was trying to recover from August's really painful…

I was nervous about that,” he explained. Magyar said the only thing that changed was his outround of chemotherapy, he developed an infection that “The pro, my mom and dad both said, this is a once in look on life.

“I know that sounds cliche, but now I realize how The infection got to the point where he had to be put a lifetime opportunity, people go their whole lives and precious life is...knowing I was able to help this kid… don’t save someone else’s life.” on life support for two weeks.

“Obviously I had to go through with it,” he said, “A and [it’s amazing] knowing that he was just able to cel“That was the hardest part of this whole journey, seeing him like that, not be able to talk or respond or big reason I had to do it was because he was going to ebrate his sixteenth birthday,” Magyar said. die in a few months if I didn't do it, and he was only move,” Mrs. Launsby explained.

“Right when they [put someone on a ventilator] fourteen years old at the time. I’m a basketball trainer “Now,” Mrs. Launsby explained, “Kobe is one hunthey’re still kind of with it and gagging and chok- during the summer time and the kids I work out and ing and puking up blood and you think ‘That that’s it, coach are right around that age so it put it in perspective dred percent donor, so you can never say ‘Kobe will for me, so I knew I had to go through with it.” never have cancer again,’ but this is a really, really good they’re just going to die,’” she said.

After he got the call in August of 2013 Magyar agreed thing that he is one hundred percent [Magyar].’”

She explained, “When we didn’t know if he was She also explained that doctors were impressed that going to end up living I just wished I could hear that to donate bone marrow to someone he had never met by joking again, I would give anything for him to say ‘Hey means of surgery. He had to visit several doctors, get Kobe didn’t have more immediate complications with mom guess what?’” Fortunately, Kobe fought through tests done and donate blood to himself in case some- the transplant, as many recipients do. However, Mrs. Launsby said Kobe has gotten better, and is still cancerthose two weeks of being on a ventilator, and after thing were to happen during surgery.

Kirkland explained DKMS is the donor center that free but he now has a form of graft-versus-host-disease, further health complications he had his last round of chemotherapy in October. Although Kobe has been worked with Magyar throughout this process. “We pro- which is common in recipients of bone marrow transin remission since July, 2013, Mrs. Launsby said she actively register and educate donors and take care of plants. This makes it hard for Kobe to eat or swallow, a isn’t 100 percent sure why he had to continue chemo- donors we have registered through our database,” he problem they are still currently facing a year after the therapy, but she said she believes it was because they said. He explained that when someone in their regis- transplant. “It’s good because... that means you know wanted to make sure they killed every leukemic cell in try is a match for a patient, it is the one who calls the that the transplant took and it’s working, [but the] his body, so they could continue with the bone marrow donor, works with the donor, facilitates all their neces- bad part is that this is one of the complications,” she transplant. Jack Kirkland, the communications associ- sary actions up to the day of transplant and stays in con- explained. She explained that Magyar was the perfect match for Kobe’s transplant. With any other donor they ate at Delete Blood Cancer [DKMS] explained that bone tact with donor after the donation.

He also explained it covers all costs such as gas, hotel would have been faced with many more complications. marrow transplants aren’t only for those who have Magyar explained, “The doctors told me, ‘You’re leukemia, but everything under the umbrella of blood and meal expenses the donor has during their hospital visits. going to have a twin, you’re obviously not going to look cancer can be treated as well as almost any autoimmune “We’re already asking you to do something amazalike but everything inside of him is you,’ like he’s allerblood disorder that could be treated with the renewal

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what to say, when someone says ‘Thank you for saving my son’s life’ you don’t know what to say….I was at a loss for words.”

Kirkland explained that DKMS has rules about donor/patient contact and if the donor and patient are both from the U.S. they have to wait a year before being allowed to contact one another.

“This is also in order to protect not just the patient, but the donor emotionally. We don’t want someone who donated reaching out and six months later the patient passes away… the emotional weight that can carry for a donor is just too much,” Kirkland explained.

“It’s safe to say the majority of people that do this, like ninety-nine percent, want to speak to their patient or their donor,” he explained.

He said it is common for patients and donors to meet in person, spend holidays together and create traditions together. Kirkland said he has heard countless stories of patients and donors becoming big parts of each other’s lives because of the positive impact the donor has had on a patient’s life.

Now, Magyar said he talks to Mrs. Launsby and Kobe almost every day.

“I was just talking to him yesterday, we text all the him, which is understandable, he’s just sixteen years old...We try to keep it like we’re friends, he’s into video games so I try to talk to him about that even though I’m not up to date on the best games out there. He talks to me about school and simple things, we’re just trying to learn about each other,” Magyar said.

Mrs. Launsby said she felt like she already knew such a big impact on her life.

“I feel like he’s part of our family, I feel like he’s my kid too,I know that sounds strange,” she said. “Like the other day I just called him and I said ‘I know this is going to sound weird but I love you.”

WHAT NEXT

Magyar, Mrs. Launsby and Kobe plan on meeting in the summer.

Mrs. Launsby also said she hopes Kobe will be back to school in the fall, for his junior year of high school, She said he also hopes to get a job at GameStop and his drivers license in the coming months.

Magyar said if he was to be a match for someone else, others join the registry.

“You should go on the registry because you could save someone’s life, that's the biggest thing, and if you do get selected you should go through with it because you’re not just saving that one person’s life, you're saving their entire family's life too,” he explained.

He continued, “I don't think enough people know, especially our age, and I don't think they understand istry could have on someone's life.”

Kirkland said they want to get as many people on the registry as possible, but money is also a concern for DKMS because they don’t change people to register and DKMS pays for the donor’s expenses.

Kirkland said, “How do we get the money for this?

Frantically. By asking everyone and anyone for donations.”

He said they have private and corporate donors from around the world, host fundraisers and ask for online donations.

“Regardless that we may be concerned about covering the costs, our bottom line is everyone who wants to register should register. If we have to face the problem of having one million Americans register this year and do something. We want people on the registry because thats going to save more lives,” Kirkland explained.

He explained anyone who wants to register can go to deletebloodcancer.org and sign up for free or donate money to the cause. Kirkland said, “They send you a kit directly to your address for free, you do a cheek swab yourself and then you can send it back.”

“What are your big Summer plans?”

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“Day dreaming and traveling instead of working”

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“Working and going on a 10-day geology trip”

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Allison McCadden Graduate Student

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“Hoping to get trained in Waldorf, working and going to music festivals”

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EDITORIAL

Thursday May 7, 2015

Despite adversity, KSC students still succeed Anyone at Keene State College can tell you that this school year has tested us in more ways than one.

Starting with the riots that took place during Pumpkin Fest weekend, the college took a major hit in regards to how we are viewed by other people.

As a conclusion to our school year, the Equinox would like to talk about the adversity we have faced and how we have been able to build ourselves up to be something better.

When people think about KSC, we want them to think about things like the academic integrity here; we want people to think about things like all of the athletic success we have had here.

So many students have poured so much of themselves into their education and time here and have done some incredible things as a result. We encourage all graduating seniors to go out into the world We think this senior class is capable of showing the world what KSC has made us as people.

It is our hope that after four years of being here, most students can apply what they’ve learned here both in terms of their major and in terms of what it means to be a good and humble human being.

During their time at Keene State, many students do much more than just study for their degrees.

Many students engage in community service, join clubs, participate in sports, among many other things.

We believe the school year as a whole has proved that the students here are going to face many tests of character.

We would like to argue that just because there are a few bad eggs at this college, does not mean good than bad at this college.

While we do have a reputation as a party school, it is our hope that students who graduate from here are able to move forward from that stereotype and that KSC students are much more than wild partiers.

For many reasons, both KSC and The Equinox have certainly had a tough year. We have faced many challenges, like trying to rebuild relationships with the people of the community.

We have tried to regain our status of who we are as students and what we are capable of.

The Equinox would like to point out that the good certainly outweighs the bad here at this college.

Like any college, there are going to be some trouble makers who are irresponsible and make the college look bad. We believe those few people cannot take whole credit for who we are as a college.

As graduation is approaching we hope seniors can move forward with the notion that their time here at KSC was valuable.

We hope that those graduating are able to take what they’ve learned here at KSC and apply their skills in all other parts of the world, wherever they may go or whatever they may do in life. are about to go into.

that is unmatched by most other places. Whether it’s just be a friendly ‘hello’ you get from your fellow classmates on Appian Way or a talk with the Dining Commons workers – who know some students by name – there is that sense of fellowship here.

The Equinox would like to reiterate the idea that KSC really is a great place to get a meaningful education from professors who have a genuine care and interest in helping you grow both as a student and as a person.

We would like to congratulate all members of the senior class as they embark on the next exciting journey in their lives. We are hopeful that no matter where life takes them, they always keep a piece of KSC in their hearts. Class of 2015 – go out there and show the world all the great insight, useful skills FILE PHOTO / CHRIS PALERMO

COMMENTARY

Student explores the dilemma of the ‘choiceless choice’ ANNA GLASSMAN

ual counseling, 51 percent needed peer support, 51 percent needed legal assistance, 47 percent needed drug/ alcohol treatment, 45 percent wanted self-defense training, 44 percent needed childcare and 23 percent wanted Dictionary as “the opportunity or power to choose physical protection from a pimp.” between two or more possibilities: the opportunity or Though “Thirty-four percent wanted prostitution to power to make a decision.” be legalized” in this study, this desire derives from a What happens when making a decision is motivated by the lack of opportunities or lack of power? Does that decision remain a free choice?

A decision made in the midst of no other option is

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The mixture of the two festers a toxic scenario that is only recognizable as a choiceless choice: a decision

This event, she said, tossed her to rock-bottom. “I wanted desperately to have an out of body experience another. and remain disoriented until my heart stopped,” StafEighty-nine percent of prostitutes interviewed in ford said.

Update on Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” study stated their desires to leave the world of prostitu-

“I considered my choices (which at that time there were none) so I seized the opportunity and moved into

all, rather a forced decision with no options.

They went on to recognize this disadvantage, statFor a woman who was groomed to feel inadequate ing, “A total of 75 percent [of prostitutes] needed a and unloved, any slight emotion of care seemed like the home or safe place, 76 percent needed job training, 61 right option. percent needed health care, 56 percent needed individShe saw no other possibility for herself so naturally,

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this is the lifestyle she had to take upon herself.

After she moved in with her stepfather, he coerced her to become a prostitute.

ical factors in their decision to engage in the UCSE. Tanja Rahms, a former prostitute, said “Prostitution is not a choice, it’s a lack of opportunities.”

- er’s market. ness could only be measured by the materials she had.

The men determine the condition, while the only In reality, she was miserable. choice given to the woman is whether she “will or will not do anal or will or will not have sex without a my pimp rapist and role model stepfather and he was condom.”

Even the parameters of the sexual exchange often Stratford decided on her choiceless choice as a result becomes a choiceless choice. The “Prostitution and Trafof the normalization of sexual abuse in the place of love.

This option is a prominent reason for many people’s participation in the underground sex industry. cent of prostitutes from the nine countries studied were A little more than 31 percent of people who go into sexually assaulted while working. the industry recognized the reason as a family member This shows that people who are supposed to make a who connected them to the business, while 26 attrib- free choice are actually trapped in the prison of prostitution as a false profession.

The “Estimating the Size and Structure of the UnderThey are forced into that way of life not because it is ground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major U.S. what they want, but because they have no other option.

Cities,” study found “Pimps and sex workers cited As a false profession that masks the vulnerability of someone who needs the opportunity to work as a probecome involved in the UCSE [Underground Commer- fessional rather than a slave, prostitution’s only descripcial Sex Economy].” tion is as a choiceless choice.

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Bruce Jenner breaks ground for trans community TAYLOR HOWE

Equinox Staff On Friday April 24, Bruce Jenner’s 20/20 interview special with Diane Sawyer aired, during which Jenner revealed his transgender identity. Since then, many reactions have been revealed in the media and, as I see it, a generation gap is beginning to show. This gap represents not only the varying levels of acceptance of Jenner’s transformation but also the levels of understanding.

Before Jenner’s televised interview, transgender issues had not been so widely discussed in such a mainstream form. That is partly why the interview has been so important to the trans community. The interview’s discussion of transgender issues has since challenged people from all generations to learn more about being transgendered as well as to think more deeply about their judgments and assumptions toward the trans community.

In the interview, Jenner told Sawyer, “For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.” He has asked that male pronouns still be used when speaking of him until the transition is complete and a further announcement has been made.

According to Oregon Live, “The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law estimates that nearly 700,000 transgender people live in the United States...yet an estimated eight percent of Americans know a transgender person.” However, that percentage has changed since 17 million people tuned in to watch Jenner’s interview.

As Slate.com states, “Many are now trying to wrap their minds around the trans experience and understanding of gender that remain alien and challenging to people...The Jenner interview has spurred many people to start on that journey.”

Sawyer discussed Jenner’s stardom as a former Olympian and reality TV star. Jenner was awarded the gold medal for the United States in the decathlon of the 1976 Summer Olympics. He earned the title “Best athlete in the world,” and instantly became a celebrity and household name. This is how the older generation However, Jenner is known by the younger generation as a reality TV star. Jenner, who was married to Kris Jenner until they divorced this year, is a part of the Kardashians’ TV show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” on the network, E!. He has become a father to the Kardashian children, including Kim Kardashian.

Many have watched the series since 2007 and have been able to see Jenner’s transition.

Since the interview, many people in the media have been voicing their opinions, judgments and even confusions. I have noticed many in the younger generation seem to be understanding the transition and what it truly means to be transgender much better than the older generation. Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus tweeted their approval of Jenner’s transition and thanked the network and Sawyer for helping bring the transgender transition into mainstream media. Singer Demi Lovato also dedicated her song “Warrior” to Jenner.

Other celebrities have voiced their confusion regarding Jenner’s choice to transition to a female at 65-yearsold.

In comments to Hip Hollywood, comedian Steve Harvey voiced his reaction when he said, “Everybody says it’s the bravest thing they’ve seen, that’s the politically correct thing to say. I can’t wrap my mind around it at all, zero. I have no concept of what that means.

Nothing negative, he has every right to live his life the way he wants to, but I can’t come in the house and make that announcement to my wife, to my children.”

There is clearly a generational gap in regards to the reactions elicited by Jenner’s televised interview. I

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2013 file photo, former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner arrives at the Annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, in New York. Jenner was sued in Los Angeles on Friday, May 1, 2015, by the stepchildren of Kim Howe, a woman who died after Jenner’s sport utility vehicle pushed her car into oncoming traffic in a collision on Pacific Coast Highway in February 2015.

ties Jenner has, and I’m not referring to male or female.

Jenner is known for being two things: the older generation associates Jenner with his incredible athletic abilities and the younger generation associates Jenner with the Kardashians.

Being an Olympic gold medalist for the decathlon is a masculine feat. He was advertised as the world’s best athlete, as being strong and “macho.” Separately, Jenner is known as being a part of the Kardashian clan who is

all about glam, fashion and everything feminine. The

ways these generations view Jenner and the trans community as a whole. The next step in this process is to In addition, the younger generation has been intro- close that generational gap between opinions and conduced to the idea of being transgender much sooner tinue talking about the trans community in the mainmore often than the older generation. It has proven to stream media in order to help more people become comfortable and educated. Thankfully, Jenner’s interopenly as the younger generation. view has started this process.

I believe that these varying opinions toward Jenner can be blamed -- at least partly -- on the generational Taylor Howe can be contacted at thowe@kscequinox.com

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Joining the workforce vs. going to college

Dissecting the Baltimore riots

HEATHER O’BRIEN

Equinox Staff If college is the right path for everyone and part of the American dream, what reasons might a person have when deciding to go straight into the workforce instead?

I know that money is the deciding factor for most families when deciding to send their kids to college.

Is it wrong to penalize the people that are denied jobs because they lack a college/university level degree?

It isn’t fair that in order to get a degree people need to make money, but then they aren’t given a job without having a degree.

According to the New York Times, as of 2014, 65.9 percent of students who graduated from high school the previous spring had enrolled in college, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

This had been lower than the year before when it was at 66.2 percent. Unless a student is paying for school out of pocket and working a job on the side, going to college seems only possible with the help of parents or a scholarship.

To add from the same article, the bureau reported that 51 percent of students who decided not to go to college had jobs by October.

Even though some people may not go to college after school, many people go into a trade and still get an education to focus on a certain area.

If someone knows exactly what they want to do, whether it’s beauty school or engineering, I think that going straight into the trade is a great opportunity.

A big reason people choose not to go to college is that they don’t know what they want to study. I know for me I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to study and felt pressured I knew I didn’t need to know right away what I wanted to study, but I wanted to have some idea so that I didn’t feel like I would be wasting money and time by going to college.

Another option for those who do not want to attend college may be to join a branch of the military.

RAND researchers surveyed 5,373 recruits in 2008 and 2009

for me.

Even if college isn’t the right choice straight out of high school, many people choose to go later in life when time and money is more accessible.

It’s not so much about when you decide what to do with your life, it’s more about what you decide to do.

According to college.usatoday.com, a report from Degrees of Opportunity showed that 38 percent of the 17.6 million undergraduates enrolled in higher education in 2011 were over 25 years old.

Even if commuting to college isn’t an option, online courses may be.

According to a University of Phoenix survey, 48 percent of Americans say they are currently enrolled or plan on taking an online class.

The survey showed that 58 percent of adults ages 35 to 44 plan to take an online course.

The fact that online education

the Army, according to rand.org.

“Eighty-three percent of the recruits had a close family member who served in the military and almost half had a close family member who people who want to continue their had retired from the military” said the RAND survey. commute to a school.

This is a great reason why some Bill Gates never completed choose to join the military. college and he’s getting along extremely well. their loved ones and it may be a College may not be for everyone, family tradition to join instead of but I do believe that it is important attending college. to be a hard worker and dedicated My parents have always stressed when going through life. the importance of college and that Money and experiences can’t it is important when trying to get a always be handed over. job.

Heather O’Brien can be contacted path and college was what was right at hobrien@kscequinox.com

BECCA FALK

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— no inhaler, no seatbelt. Between 8:54 and 8:59 a.m., the van made a mysterious second stop that was not

The majority of my Monday was spent quaran- initial timeline was provided. The van stopped for a third time at 8:59, when Gray once again said he could the library. Occasionally on a quick mental break not breathe and asked for medical help, and was once I’d scroll through my Instagram and Twitter, not to again denied. Not only was he denied, but “shortly look for anything in particular, just to remind myself after” (there was no exact time in the record), the van that there was, in fact, still a world outside the walls made yet another stop to pick up an additional prisof Mr. Wallace E. Mason. Throughout my mindless scrolling, I remember seeing a couple of tweets about wagon.” Gray died a week later in the University of a riot in Baltimore, but I didn’t take the time to read Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center due to a severe and them carefully. The next afternoon my roommate and critical neck injury, prompting the now famous riot.

I were sitting together eating lunch, and after both Did the police handle the arrest of Freddie Gray propadmitting we knew nothing about the situation, we erly, respectfully or acceptably? looked it up and discovered that the death of a black Absolutely not. But to respond with an uncontrolmale in police custody had caused a peaceful protest, lably violent riot is debatably more obscene. I asked but this peaceful protest led to a tremendously vio- my best friend Olivia to tell me a bit about what it was lent riot. I immediately opened Facebook to go to my really like over there. best friend’s page, as she is a senior at Loyola UniverIn response, she said, “Tuesday, after the majority sity in Baltimore. Just two days prior to the riot there of the violence, I went onto York Road, this is a priwere a handful of pictures posted of her and fellow marily black community that faces the majority of the students enjoying an event called Loyolapalooza, issues I spoke about. (I live in North Baltimore, where which is essentially their spring weekend.

York Road is. West Baltimore is the area that was After doing some of my own research, it didn’t focused on in the news and where Freddie Gray lived seem quite apparent what he had even been arrested and was arrested. There was unrest throughout the city, the worst, however was concentrated in this West found that he ran away from police after making eye contact, and once caught and detained he was borhoods in the city.) With a large group of commuarrested for illegal possession of a switchblade knife. nity members, I spent Tuesday morning sweeping up However, Baltimore’s state attorney Marilyn J. Mosby glass, picking up trash and talking to residents of this stated that this blade was legal. According to the timeline of the events on the morning of April 12, at the rioters, others at the police, some at the media for 8:42 a.m., just before the discovery of the blade, Gray the way they were portraying Baltimore. Regardless, stated that he was unable to breathe and asked for everyone was happy to see the turn out, and thankful for the help in repairing the damage.” instead restrained him until the police van arrived.

Four minutes later, at 8:46 a.m., Gray was taken Becca Falk can be contacted at bfalk@kscequinox.com

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How to make: Home Fries There are many variations to this dish. Instead of ham, you can add bacon, turkey, chicken or tofu. The paprika and rosemary blend together

TARA LEVY

Student Life editor Potatoes can come in many shapes and sizes: fried, sautéed, boiled and baked.

These home fries are not just a breakfast item, but a lunch and dinner special, too. This easy-to-prepare meal can be served all year round with any of your favorite dishes.

If you are feeling extra special, you can fry an egg on top of the potatoes in the pan. The egg on top will absorb all the

Ingredients: - 4 medium potatoes - 1 small red onion - 1 bell pepper - 1/4 lb. of honeybaked ham - Salt - Pepper - 1 tsp. Rosemary - 1 tsp. Paprika - Vegetable oil

onions and peppers.

The potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin B, vitamin C and calcium. In addition, the bell peppers are an even better source of vitaDirections: min C. This meal is loaded 1) Wash, peel and thinly with both nutritious and tasty dice the potatoes. value.

2) Sauté the potatoes in If you want to add even vegetable oil over medium high heat for approxired pepper or basil. As for the mately 20 minutes. pepper, you can use either red 3) Sprinkle the potatoes pepper or yellow pepper, it with the paprika and rosedepends on your preference. mary to give a light coating When adding the salt and for color and taste. pepper, add according to taste.

4) Dice the onion very

after cooking the potatoes for 10 minutes. Then add the chopped bell pepper.

5) Cook all the ingredients together for another 5 minutes then add the ham.

6) Continue to sauté stirring occasionally until everything turns brown 7) Add salt and pepper once they are done.

8) Serve and enjoy.

PHOTOS BY TARA LEVY / STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

These home fries are the perfect way to spice up a morning, afternoon or dinner-time meal. A variety of flavors and seasonings topped with vegetables provide a nutritious meal for anytime of the day.

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Ireland has more than just pubs BY: MAGGIE FINKELSTEIN

“It has provided me with personal growth and deeper insight about myself, realizing that I can do and achieve anything I set my mind to.”

NatioNal UNiversity of irelaNd at Galway, irelaNd “Remind me again why I signed up for this?” Those were the last few words I said to my dad while I packed my suitcases

-MAGGIE FINKELSTEIN KSC STUDENT STUDYING IN IRELAND

Jan 4, 2015 was one of the most nerve-racking days

I also took two Irish-oriented classes, Irish literature and Irish history, both of which introduced me to the

traditions from native professors, while looking out at buildings and courtyards that are thousands of years I’ve been able to spend a lot of time traveling around Ireland: sightseeing, hiking and, of course, exploring Ireland never fails to surprise me with its culture

Saying goodbye to my family, friends and all that I was about to embark into all new territory, unfamiliar with everything ahead of me in this country

one farmer’s property from another’s, and the countless castles are both hidden treasures that become the

I set out on this journey without any familiar

After careful planning and preparation with friends,

It was a huge adjustment, but everyday got easier as I became acquainted more with the people and with

Austria, Scotland, Amsterdam, Paris and Rome, all of

able days – I realized I needed to learn to take it one day at a time, and soon enough I would see this new

However, it is always a relief to come back home to Ireland where there are no worries about language With my time here coming to an end, I am left with I look forward to going home to my family, friends and returning to the familiarity of my life at Keene, but

another, the narrow cobblestone streets full of children’s laughter, musical street performers and continuous chattering from those enjoying the company of

have fallen in love with and the friends that will never Now, as winter dies down and spring begins, the Studying abroad in Ireland has provided me with an experience more enriching than I could have pos-

the main spot for people, young and old, to gather to have picnics, relax and simply enjoy the sunshine

time to learn by being immersed in another culture, but it has also connected me with new friends, people

I attended the National University of Ireland at entails going to school and doing homework, similar

It has provided me with personal growth and deeper insight about myself, realizing that I can do

Yes, I did have classes, but classes in Europe are Here, professors don’t take attendance or make In fact, it’s not even mandatory to attend class What better situation could a college student dream of?

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something much more than simply traveling in this

I was also lucky enough to get accepted into a SerAs a student in this class, I took the time to go to a primary school once a week to help kids with their

Ireland was always a place I imagined traveling

Not only was I able to hang out with kids a few hours a week, but I was also able to better understand Ireland’s education system and how much the country

have full intentions of returning, maybe to visit or

Holi celebration marks the coming of spring BROGAN WESSELL

eqUiNox staff

the weekend where they covered themselves in colored powder in

Students and faculty members assembled in front of the student center where they were entertained with both modern music and Holi songs, free t-shirts and Bhangra Dancers, who engaged with Junior Harpreet Kaur stated that Holi, also known as Holla Mohalla, is a day of celebrating the coming of spring as well as for“I am Indian/ Punjabi and we celebrate Holi/ Holla Mohalla Kaur continued, “I am not Hindu but I am Sikh and in the Sikh

She continued, “I am bringing a piece of my culture back to

Senior Jessica Pierre stated that the Holi celebration was put on HANNAH RETTIG / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Students gathered on the student center lawn Friday, May 1. To bring culture to campus they threw paint colors in the air, while engaging in song and dance.

Kaur stated that she has brought dancers in from Boston for the brought another Bhangra Dance tram from Boston and they were In terms of the throwing of colors, Pierre stated that it symbolKaur added that this religious holiday should not be grouped with the color run on account of both events throwing around and to the color run because Holi has been celebrated for many years and comparing it to the color run is a mistake because it doesn’t

“I also hope they realize that life can be stressful and sometimes

Pierre added, “Just like every event we put on we hope the campus community gets a better understanding of other culture’s traditions and become more open in their ways of thinking about Brogan Wessell can be contacted at bwessell@kscequinox.com TIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR

KSC students run around covered in colorful powder to celebrate Holi; later students who came to the event received a free shirt to remember this holiday.

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Raven Gill created this brain graphic in order to help raise money for Mylynda’s surgery. The family uses this logo for merchandise they sell.

people for help and she especially hates

she fears having to live on the streets if she

Tara Levy can be conatacted at tlevy@kscequinox.com

Seniors say their goodbyes at pub crawl JILL GIAMBRUNO

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KSC seniors gather at the town pubs for their last campus organized event on Sunday, May 3. This event was a chance for seniors to spend time with friends before graduation.

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KSC student battles brain tumor TARA LEVY

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her family.

Mylynda Gill, a Keene State College student, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in November of 2014. will be diagnosed this year. brain tumor, Gill struggles to maintain good grades, hold a steady job

ating in the spring of 2016. room diagnosed what she was expe“I was on the phone with my boyfriend and all of the sudden I knew there was more to the story see a neurosurgeon for follow-up Gill said. than that. Gill said she went to her exams. form the next words; I thought I was “At this point we do not know tumor is growing she needs to have having a stroke. He rushed over here and brought me to the [emer- that she have an MRI. From there, they were able to see it was not a unfortunately though I have had » BRAIN TUMOR / A9

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Campus Safety shuttle service examined DEVON ROBERTS

newS editor The purpose of Campus Safety is to ensure students remain safe by providTIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR

ily for the safety of students. “We will to my house after explaining I did not feel ‘Yeah, unfortunately we are not able to do around two in the morning so we would Campus Safety is there for us and is always Guthorn addressed these types of transportation. “The idea of the shuttle -

said. “We do about ten thousand rides a love to see students use them during the hours more often. In terms of after hours,

The hours of the shuttle are Monday

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fortable walking alone, and have run into Guthorn said. has requested multiple rides from Campus of her requests have been met, there are a

after returning from her Praxis exam for ning, and it was outside the operating

where she phones Campus Safety for a ride.

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KSC students gather on Thursday, April 30, to enjoy rides, food, games and prizes.

Carnival brings students and faculty together CLAIRE HICKEY

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“Finals week can put a lot of pressure on students and I think this carnival is a way to remind us that we need to let ourselves take breaks every now and then before the pressure and stress get to be too much.”

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nival begins early in the fall semester.

The food and rides were available to all attendees.

Taylor Murphy, a KSC junior who went - ment workers put a lot of work into making as a fun and safe way to relieve some of the Harris said. lent a hand by tending to the food booths

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Songs of

Peace Keene State College concert choir showcases its talents at its ANGELA SCIONTI / EQUINOX STAFF

Concert choir follows directions of conductor Diane Cushing.

KENDALL POPE

Managing ExEcutivE Editor

concert including “ Sure on this Shining Night” and a song from the popular ani“It [student conducting] was a really great experience, I’m a music education stu-

The Keene State College concert choir ended its year with a performance celebrating peace. who announced that KSC’s music program is the only liberal arts college program in to student conduct,” Williams said.

New England to be nationally accredited.

Night’ because I had sung it in high school and it’s just one of my favorites pieces bass and tenor leads then blended in harmony with sopranos and altos to end the opening number with “Ye Shall Have a Song.”

In regards to the second song she conducted during the concert Williams said,

choral music from it.”

Overall Williams said she enjoyed conducting. faced toward the audience and spun around to sing Walt Whitman’s “Song at Sunset.”

The next song was not only a fan favorite but a favorite of KSC senior and student

Hayes.

While all the other songs were accomaccompanied by piano and drums, also

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Student conductor Kenny Ballou steps aside from the stage to play the drums alongside the piano.

The next song, “Hallelujah”, featured

Emma Nelson.

Nelson explained that she had to audition for the solo and was nervous but excited to perform. Overall Nelson said, “ I practices but everyone really put in their time it was really good.” and said the concert was “beautiful.”

“I have gone to many state shows and these shows are at the same level. They are all so talented,” Conti said.

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Kendall Pope can be contacted at kpope@kscequinox.com

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(Above) Student composer, Jameson Foster, performing his piece “Prayer Through The Night” Student musicians perform in student compositions

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Student composer, Jameson Foster, performing his piece “Prayer Through The Night”

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Rob Ficarra First Year Communications “Gud Vibrations”

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Zach St. Pierre Senior Music Compiled by: Tim Smith / Photo Editor

“Geronimo” by Sheppard

Jesse Sowle Senior Geography

“Showdown” by Pendulum

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New Avenger’s movie was worth the wait MATT BILODEAU

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“They have to hold their own with heroes we all know and love and I thought that they both knocked it out of the park as well as the rest of the team.”

At this particular moment, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) consists of 11 movies and three TV shows.

What Marvel has been able to accomplish over the past seven years is unbelievable.

-MATT BILODEAU

in 2012 when “The Avengers” was released to critical acclaim and box

his way out of, planting seeds for “Captain America: Civil War” next year.

As I mentioned before, at times it feels like there is too much movie crammed into a near two-and-ahalf hour running time.

Director Joss Whedon claims that he has an extended director’s cut and that explains so much, especially in certain scenes that feel pressed for time.

Also – it’s a minor complaint – but the lack of color in some scenes adds an even bleaker element to the fun summer blockbuster.

Ever since, we have patiently been waiting for their next mission together in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

Was it worth the wait this time around?

Iron Man [Robert Downey Jr.], Captain America [Chris Evans], Thor [Chris Hemsworth], Hulk Renner] and Black Widow [Scarlett Johansson] all return once again, this time to take down the sinister organization HYDRA. At the same time, Tony Stark is working on a project that could posintelligence.

His experiment works, but not in his favor, creating the menacing and sarcastic villain Ultron [Voiced by James Spader] who believes in his mechanical heart that the human race should go extinct.

Faced with an adversary that they weren’t prepared for, the team bands together to look evil in the face, even if it may kill them.

From a condensed point of view, the synopsis above is the basic story. “Age of Ultron” contains multiple sub-plots that, at times, either feel rushed or set-up for upcoming Marvel movies.

But all in all, Ultron is the main Spader, of course, plays an interfocus and for good reason. esting villain even if his origin does Not since Loki has the team faced such a formidable foe who can feel a bit rushed.

If a few extra minutes would make a joke one second and take a have been given to his personality life in the next.

out of the park as well as the rest of the team.

These are still your favorite characters interacting with one another, exchanging witty banter and playing a game of who can lift Thor’s hammer.

But just because they work together doesn’t mean they agree on everything.

The birth of Ultron puts Stark in

well together, Joss Whedon man-up, even if it doesn’t live up to “The Avengers” in many aspects. of heroes are tested through character drama and intense action sequences.

Overall, “Avengers: Age of that charm that made Marvel a household name.

Rating: B Matt Bilodeau can be contacted at mbilodeau@kscequinox.com beforehand, I feel like it would have [Aaron Taylor-Johnson] and Scarlet added to the development of his Witch [Elizabeth Olsen]. character. twins

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They have to hold their own with heroes we all know and love and I thought that they both knocked it

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Lt. Craig Martinez with the Orem Police Department speaks during a news conference Monday, May 4, 2015, in Orem, Utah. Utah police have identified a 26-year-old man who they say was fatally shot by a bystander after struggling with a woman while trying to steal her car in Orem over the weekend. Orem Police say Taulagi Matafeo of Springville was shot in the chest after he lunged for a gun pointed by a 31-yearold Orem man who intervened in the carjacking.

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Keene State College student media receives national praise The Equinox would like to congratulate all of the KSC students who received awards for their hard work in student media this year.

The following are awards given by the Society of Collegiate Journalists and the New Hampshire Press Association given to both The Equinox and KSC-TV News.

Society of Collegiate Journalists Awards: Weekly Newspaper Overall Excellence:

Features excluding Sports:

First Place: The Equinox

Third Place: The Equinox, Alexa Ondreicka “KSC Saves over 400,000 water bottles”

Online News Website Overall Excellence: Third Place: The Equinox, kscequinox.com

Sports Features: Honorable Mention: The Equinox, Kendall Pope “Passion for Swimming Unites Swimmers From Around The Globe,”

Front Page Content and Design: Sports Column:

First Place: David Walsh

First Place: The Equinox, Kaitlyn Kelly “NFL Female Fan Base Slowly Dwindling,”

News Page Content and Design: News Photography:

First Place: David Walsh “Risk of Ebola,”

First Place: The Equinox, Brian Cantore ”Hands on Face”

Features Page Content and Design: Second Place: Stephanie McCann “Chalk, Love, Keene.”

Feature Photography: Honorable Mention: The Equinox, Brian Cantore ”KSC Player with Bat”

Features Page Content and Design: Honorable Mention: Stephanie McCann “Spring Fever”

Sports Photography: Honorable Mention: The Equinox, Brian Cantore ”KSC Player with as bat”

Photo Essay: First Place: Kyle Bailey “Darties Take Over Keene Streets”

Staff Editorials: Third Place: The Equinox, Taylor Howe “Why Two Coaches Let Go,”

Society for Collegiate Journalist Awards for KSC-TV AWARDS (Our partners in journalism) Television Overall Excellence: Second Place: KSC-TV News, Vallante Investigation

Multi-story Journalism: First Place: The Equinox, Julie Conlon, Brittany Murphy, Zachary Wynn “The Many Faces of Gino Vallante,”

New Hampshire Press Association Awards: George Geers Award for Overall Excellence in College Newspaper: The Equinox

Television Overall Excellence: Honorable Mention: KSC-TV News, Pumpkin Fest Riot

Best Sports Story: The Equinox - Diana Pimer “Athletes face strict penalties for alcohol violations” Best Opinion/Commentary Piece: First Place: The Equinox - Brittany Murphy “Investigation must lead to further prevention”

Best News Story: First Place: The Equinox - Julie Conlon & Zach Wynn “Vallante repercussions continue to spread” Second Place: The Equinox - Brittany Murphy “Got Drones? Let us know” Best News Story: The Equinox - Karina Barriga Albring “Red Sox victory leads to chaos at Keene State”

Best News Photo: Third Place: The Equinox - Brian Cantore

THANK YOU! The Equinox would like to thank the entire Keene community for providing us with content throughout the course of this 2014-15 school year.

We could not produce an award winning paper without the help and involvement of our fellow students and the community as a whole.

We look forward to a successful future here at this great school, in this great town, full of great people.

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THE EQUINOX ATHLETE of the WEEK

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From left, Vincent Parilla, Keith Simpson and Austin Marino began playing baseball together at a young age in their hometown of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and now play together at KSC.

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Viewers’ expectations knocked Yanks sweep Sox, stay atop A.L. East out by disappointing fight JACOB BARRETT

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Aside from a few combinations here and there, very few punches were thrown, and even fewer of

Five years in the making and twelve rounds later, Manny Pactook aim at Pac-man 435 times, quiao and Floyd Mayweather had, Jimmy Kimmel joined Pacquiao as he walked to the beat of “Lalaban Pac, on the other hand, threw 429 Ako”, his own recorded walkout give much credit to Mayweather, boxing history were expected to live Money Mayweather came out Three-hundred-million

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just skipped around Pacquiao, and if by chance Pac was able to land dollars to watch Kimmel and Bieber a couple good jabs, Mayweather would clinch up and wait for the

- were skipping around in the Garden were no knockdowns, no scrappiments and other disagreements, upon terms such as location, kept Mayweather came out with started with a quick two-step rou- the win by a unanimous decision the two decided to give the fans in close for intense head-banging “Money” Mayweather made due on his nickname, pulling in $170 mil20, this bout between two boxing Mayweather pulled Pacquiao in for tury” from the start, which is fair Mayweather, holding a record of 47-0, defensive master, one of the

just as boring as the senior prom,

One would think that for that much money, they would put on

it was too expensive and all the popular kids hung out in their own little around the world now can say Manny Pacquiao, holding a record

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New York Yankees outfielders from left, Brett Gardner, Jacoby Ellsbury and Chris Young celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-5 in a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, May 3, 2015.

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“The hitter he had to get out who has so many times a three-run homer in the sixth, the only inning Boston beat the Yankees and has had big hits for them,” Yan-

in the third on back-to-back doubles by Brian McCann and the Yankees completed the three-game sweep

Mark Teixeira and Brett Gardner homered for the Yankees, who have won 13 of 16 games since starting the

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Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, hits Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, during their welterweight title fight on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Keene State College athletic team records Baseball

Men’s Lacrosse

Softball

Women’s Lacrosse

Overall: 10-24 Conference: 2-12 Home: 2-7 Away: 2-12

Overall: 12-4 Conference: 7-0 Home: 7-1 Away: 4-1

Overall: 16-19 Conference: 8-6 Home: 6-3 Away: 2-7

Overall: 7-11 Conference: 5-1 Home: 3-3 Away: 4-5

Keene Vs Eastern Conn.:

Keene vs. Western Conn.:

Keene vs. Western Conn.:

Keene vs Plymouth State:

Loss 10-2

Win 17-7

Keene Vs. Eastern Conn.:

Keene Vs. Eastern Conn.:

Loss 6-2

Win 23-12

Loss 12-0

Win 10-9

Loss 3-0

Win 24-18

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Keene vs. Western Conn.:

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Finished season with a record of 16-19

Baseball

GAMES Finished season with a record of 10-24.

Keene State @ Bates

Check keeneowls.com for results

Open New England Championships

Saturday, May 9 @ Mass. Institute of Technology 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 9 - 1:00 p.m.

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Campus shuttle service ends after May 10 and will resume in August.

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100 is the magic number

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Men’s lacrosse player Ryan Hart, senior, left, and Women’s lacrosse player Kaitlin Nolan, junior, right, both recently scored their one-hundredth career goal.

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KSC Midfielder Jenna Bellano takes on a defender in a game from earlier this season.

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