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Pondside IV will be the first new freshmen housing since 1993 SKYLER FRAZER

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Pondside IV will aim to create an entirely new kind of student living for freshmen.

“This building is going to create different opportunities for student interaction and engagement than we’ve

“Our goal is to have seventy percent of our students live on campus. ”

-KEMAL ATKINS VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

shire trustee approval to continue a “master plan,” speplanning, said.

According to Kahn, who is in his twenty-sixth year Kemal Atkins, vice president for student affairs and at Keene State College, the plans for this 320-bed dorm enrollment management, said that a new dorm building building go back a year. He said last year, President is just a part of the ten year master plan KSC has for ResAnne Huot received University System of New Hamp- idential Life. This master plan includes renovations to

existing buildings as well as the construction of brand new buildings. “Our goal is to have seventy percent of our students live on campus. That will include creating more on-campus living opportunities for upperclassmen,” Atkins said.

In June, the president recommended the construc-

trustees again approved and KSC began work. According to Kahn, KSC was due for a new freshmen dorm building. “We have not constructed new freshmen housing since Holloway Hall in 1989 and Pondside One in 1993,” Kahn said.

The Pondside IV Planning Committee was appointed soon after trustee approval. Kahn said the committee interviewed four design teams for the new building and chose Perkins+Will, “because of their experience designing living and learning communities on campuses similar to Keene State [College].”

Stephen Messinger, an architect on the project, said,

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Law enforcement program cracks down on distracted driving REBECCA MARSH

equinox Staff The state of New Hampshire is amping up the law enforcement against distracted driving.

According to the City of Keene’s Finance, Organization and Personnel Committee agenda, the Operation Safe Commute Patrol grant has been accepted.

The grant is over $6,000 and will help pay

Modern day take on prohibition

are patrolling the streets of Keene looking for distracted drivers.

The agenda also states the patrols will be during high commute hours on various dates,

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equinox Staff Legalization of marijuana has been a controversial and closely followed debate at all levels of government.

From the national down to the local arena, battles over what is best for communities ranges back to the 1920s and the days of prohibition.

The 21st Amendment brought America back into the days where drinking was legalized once again and today marijuana is taking its

distracted drivers. out will be from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and again from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on certain dates until September 2015.

The grant is sponsored by the New Hampshire Highway Agency. Lieutenant Steve Stewart of the Keene Police Department said, “The state [of New Hampshire] is giving us money to According to distraction.gov, distractions while driving can range from switching radio stations to texting or talking on the phone.

There is also a new law about distracted driving going into effect July 1, 2015. House Bill 1360 bans handheld electronics in the car while driving. This is another way the police will cut down on distracted driving in New Hampshire.

The bill stated people will be able to call an ment, using a handheld electronic device, but

During the prohibition, bootlegging, illegal manufacturing and sale of liquor, and speakeasies, nightclubs or stores that illegally sold alcohol, became popular; and with bootlegging came an increase in crime, according to the History Channel Website.

In early May of this year the Associated Press reported Phat Stuff, a store on Main St., was raided because synthetic marijuana may have been sold at that location.

According to history.com, “President Woodrow Wilson instituted a temporary ban on alcohol to save grain to produce food,” shortly after the beginning of World War I. Congress submitted the correlating 18th Amendment in 1917 and it took effect in January 1919.

assessment.

plus penalty assessment for a second offense and $500 plus penalty assessment for any subsequent offense within a 24-month period the House Bill 1360 stated.

“Which means you can’t hold anything in your hand at all, whether it’s a GPS, phone or any other electronic device,” Lt. Stewart said.

However, according to House Bill 1360, the bill does not include people who pull off to a safe and legal space on the side of the road.

Keene State College alumna Celeste Thibault said she drove with distractions before, ranging from playing loud music and changing songs on her iPod to talking on the phone.

Thibault said having a law that does not allow people to hold electronics in their hands

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Alumnus gets mixed reviews when giving back SHELBY IAVA

Contributing Writer A Keene State College alumnus is giving back to the Keene community by creating t-shirts to help restore positivity after the recent riots during Pumpkin Festival.

Tim Pipp, KSC alumnus and owner of Beeze Tees Screen Printing, runs the local screen-printing company in the heart of Keene, New Hampshire.

Beeze Tees works with roughly 500 to 600 businesses, schools and other associations to satisfy their needs of custom apparel.

He came up with the idea of a “Keene Strong” t-shirt one day simply driving to work the Monday after Pumpkin Fest weekend. He came in, designed it and had it

posted on Facebook to see what reviews he would get.

“After everything happened [surrounding Pumpkin Fest], I was driving into work and I thought ‘Well, you know I don’t really know how to give back, other than what I do, which is make t-shirts,’” Pipp said.

The company has gotten a lot of alumni and parents of current students emailing them for shirts — they are now up to about 70 that have been sold so far.

On the other hand, others had their own opinions and mixed reviews on the “Keene Strong” tee.

“With anything in business, there’s always going to be the nice airs, there’s always going to be someone with the opinion not the same as mine or everyone else’s,” Pipp said.

“I have mixed feelings about it

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[“Keene Strong” t-shirt],” KSC student Brooke Hatanaka said.

“I feel like it’s a take off of ‘Boston nitely hit me personally because it’s my city and I know people that were there and ran in the race. It can be compared with Keene, but the situanot sure it can be considered similar enough,” she added.

Although it hits home for Hatanaka, she also stated, “I do think there needs to be something that will bring the community together.”

“The ‘Keene Strong’ [t-shirt] isn’t about Pumpkin Fest, it’s not about riots, it’s about the community coming together and being strong together,” Pipp said.

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Informal poll finds students love to hate anonymous app JEFFREY LUNN

Contributing Writer JACOB KNEHR

Contributing Writer HEATHER O’BRIEN

Contributing Writer According to a survey that was conducted with almost 600 participants, 63 percent of males use the social media app Yik Yak compared to 70 percent of females. Keene State College students explained why they choose to view these anonymous postings on Yik Yak. The KSC print journalism students conducted an informal survey on the newly-created app, Yik Yak, where people can post anonymously about anything.

Since it was launched a year ago in November of 2013, according to businessinsider.com, Yik Yak has become

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more and more popular with college students.

Yikyakapp.com states that the app allows users to get a live feed of what people are saying around them.

There is an up and down arrow next to each post on the app. The user can control “what’s hot” by giving a yak an “upvote” for what’s good and a “downvote” for what’s not.

“It is funny and amusing and also has new things happen around campus from a student’s perspective,” Nicole Mowat, KSC sophomore and business management major, said.

While some students said they enjoy the anonymity of Yik Yak, other students say that they have had negative experiences with the application. According to the survey, 41 percent of males post on Yik Yak, while 35 percent of females also post on Yik Yak. “People think anonymous postings are great because it can’t be tracked back, but it is cowardly. If you have something to say, say it. If you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, don’t say it at all. Even if it is just

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“People think anonymous postings are great ... But it is cowardly.”

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Week of: Nov. 3

social media, it still hurts. I have just learned about this app this weekend, but it has a very interesting demeanor,” Katie Barnaby, KSC senior and general science and secondary education major, stated.

Senior Communication Major Ivette Garcia said, “I do think the anonymous factor helps people hide and gives them a sense of being entitled to be mean. I think Yik Yak could be such a positive thing if it was better mediated.”

On a separate note, Sean Ballard, a senior health science major, said that the Yik Yak phenomenon doesn’t have any

Monday, Nov. 3 1:05 a.m. Pondside 3: Acts which endanger safety.

4:09 p.m. Off Campus: Sexual assault with force.

Twitter and YouTube show positive numbers and Yik Yak I feel doesn’t.”

Student Zach Joy said he enjoys reading posts because he enjoys seeing what people say for the humor. Joy was one of the few to say he posts on this app, as he explained that he posts, generally, to say something funny or to explain his opinion on some topic.

“Well, I’m in TKE and let me tell you — we all got a kick

Tuesday, Nov. 4 2:13 p.m. Holloway Hall: Sexual assault with force.

9:35 p.m. Pondside 3: Campus Safety checking a female student because the parents were concerned that she wasn’t calling them back.

Nicholas Swain said.

Film production major Brendan Kuist responded, “I don’t really have any good reason other than trying to say something clever or funny. So I suppose it falls in line with the psychology of social networking, where everybody feels good when they get the most Facebook and Instagram likes — that kind of thing.”

Three quarters of Keene State College freshmen were reported being the largest class-size users of Yik Yak. The survey showed that a majority of the students who reported using Yik Yak also said that they do not read it. Even though the Yik Yak postings are anonymous, students say that their names have been negatively used on the social media appli-

11:14 p.m. Huntress Hall: Campus Safety received a call advising that someone is near the steps of Huntress Hall doing something that appears to be strange in nature.

Wednesday, Nov. 5

names have been negatively used on Yik Yak. “I hate Yik Yak. It’s mean and people put out full names with offensive comments. It’s an anonymous Twitter,” KSC sophomore Lauren Romano said.

One student explained how her name has been used negatively on Yik Yak. “I have been called a bitch on Yik Yak as

12:14 a.m. Huntress Hall: Campus Safety officer off with subject that ran from them earlier.

junior and studio art major. However, almost half of the females who took the informal survey said they have been positively ‘yakked’ about.

KSC senior and psychology major, Derek Temple, who also works at the Zorn Dining Commons, said that his name was positively ‘yakked’ when a stranger mentioned him for making good omelets.

This survey was taken in a three week period between Oct.

2:01 p.m. TDS Center: Cut to the nose.

Thursday, Nov. 6 11:12 a.m. Madison Lot: Vehicle with reproduced permit.

students. Participants included KSC students and faculty, college students from other campuses, high school students and non-students.

5:50 p.m. Sidewalks: Possible fire in the smoking urn.

Claire Hickey, Joseph Barbesco, Leigh Ronan, Cyrus Lyons, Michael Prattico, and Brooke Stall also contributed to this article.

10:29 p.m. Owl’s Nest 4: Noise violation.

Jacob Knehr can be contacted at Jacob.Knehr@ksc.keene.edu.

Heather O’Brien can be contacted at Heather.OBrien@ksc.keene.edu

Friday, Nov. 7 PHILIP BERGERON / GRAPHIC DESIGN

8:57 a.m. Madison Lot: Criminal mischief, vandalism, property damage. Riot related.

Saturday, Nov. 8 11:54 a.m. Pondside 2 Lot: Campus Safety received a call from a male student advising his car is missing.

3:08 p.m. Pondside 3: RA on-duty reporting that she smells an odor of drugs coming from the second floor.

Sunday, Nov. 9 2:28 a.m. One Butler Court Residence Hall: Blue light misuse.

2:54 a.m. Monadnock Hall: Fire Alarm.

4:49 a.m. Randall Hall: Domestic Dispute.

1:56 p.m. Randall Hall: Theft from Building.

2:53 p.m. Off Campus: Violation of no contact order.

Jeffrey Lunn can be contacted at Jeffrey.Lunn@ksc.keene.edu

NextGen dorm-storms without permission from Res-life JOSEPH STALLCOP

10:00 a.m. Science Center: Instructor reporting strong odor of propane on 3rd floor.

Campus wide grease traps being cleaned and fumes being brought in via air handlers.

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Equinox Staff Keene State College Residential Life has confirmed that the entering of residence halls from the group NextGen Climate was not authorized.

The group, which is notable for pressuring students to fill out their request for information sheets and telling them to vote, was reportedly entering residence halls, putting pamphlets under doors and asking students if they could go into their dorms, during the days before the election.

Michael Pulju, the assistant director of Residential Life and Housing, said that the group had asked for permission to do this from Residential Life beforehand, “and were told no.”

“We’re not entirely sure if they were all students,” Pulju said.

NextGen Climate is a 501(c)(4) organization started in 2013, whose goals have been “supporting candidates, elected officials and policymakers across the country that will take bold action on climate change — and to exposing those who deny reality and cater to special interests,” as stated on their website, nextgenclimate.org.

The political action committee was started by Tom Steyer, a former hedge fund manager of Farallon Capital Management, which the New York Times claimed heavily invested in “coal mines and coal-fired power plants.”

The Washington Post wrote that Steyer spent a “$70 million investment” on NextGen Climate during the campaign, of which, “two thirds of the money his organization spent went to support losing candidates.”

The Equinox attempted to contact multiple members of the group that were around campus, but were refused comment.

Pete Kavanaugh, the New Hampshire state director of NextGen Climate, said that the group has a “huge priority on campus, organizing with a huge staff.”

The campus groups, which Kavanaugh said were made up of “fulltime paid staff and volunteers,” have many ways of getting students’ attentions, including “knocking on dorm doors.”

When asked about the recent incident at KSC, Kavanaugh denied knowledge of the event.

“I was unaware of this issue,” he explained, “We have students and volunteers that are passionate and want to tell their peers about the organization.”

Olivia Miller, a first-year at KSC, didn’t have a problem with the group.

“They’re just doing their job,” Miller said, “As long as I politely declined their offers, they wouldn’t bother me.”

Miller also mentioned that while shuttling students to the polls, NextGen Climate never asked students about their voting choices.

However, Brendan Hoar, another first-year student at KSC, felt somewhat bothered by the way the group was acting.

“I understand that voting is important; however, we have the choice to vote,” he said, “I’ve been asked multiple times about voting and have been sent numerous emails by them.

They make voting feel very forced.”

Joseph Stallcop can be contacted at jstallcop@keene-equinox.com

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For about 14 years the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors was banned.

This lasted until the ratification of the 21st amendment in 1933 which canceled the 18th Amendment and ended the prohibition.

There have been numerous articles from news sources, like the New York Times and CNN, that connect the prohibition to legalizing marijuana today.

Garrett Peck has written for the New York Times and is an author of many books, including ones on Prohibition.

In his commentary for the New York Times titled, “Marijuana Legalization, Lessons from the Prohibition,” he said America should learn from history.

“One of the lessons from Prohibition is that we need effective regulations. States should regulate and tax the marijuana market,” Peck said.

Keene State College sophomore Tiffany Andrews said while legalizing marijuana is different than the prohibition, there are some similarities.

“Marijuana has never been legal, but at the same time people are still sneaking around doing it,” Andrews said.

According to Andrews, she thinks people smoke marijuana because it’s a cheaper and sometimes a safer alternative to other drugs people interact with.

Andrews explained legalizing marijuana would clear up some issues. “It’s just a lot better for everybody if it was legal,” Andrews said.

Peter Geneseo, a sophomore at KSC, said he thinks people smoke marijuana because of what kind of consequences it might bring.

“It’s more of a challenge because it’s illegal,” Geneseo said.

According to Geneseo, the prohibition and legalization of marijuana have a very little connection. “You had a lot more freelance [with alcohol]. You had people making it, bootlegging it,” Geneseo said. But with marijuana, he continued, “It was something that was never legalized before.”

Senior Mynam Huynh said he thinks people smoke marijuana to fit in, but it can become addictive and lead to people using it as a stress reliever. He said he thinks it makes people lazy and draws away from goals a person might have.

According to the website Look At Your Drinking, a person can become addicted to alcohol. It can lessen a person’s pain tolerance and acts as a sedative or depressant.

On the website psychologytoday.com, Dale Archer, a clinical psychiatrist, said marijuana has addictive traits and can be abused, but studies have not proven whether or not people can absolutely be addicted to the drug.

1920s celebrity Will Rogers was quoted saying, “Prohibition is better than no liquor at all,” meaning he knew he could always get a drink even though it was illegal.

According to Andrews, though marijuana has never been legal before, people are still sneaking around and smoking it.

while driving is something that should have been enacted a long time ago.

“I’m actually surprised that they haven’t banned cell phone use while driving in New Hampshire yet,” Thibault said.

According to Thibault, driving with distractions is not the best thing to do, but there are other issues that need to be addressed.

“Is it [distracted driving] a big issue compared to a lot of the international affairs?” Thibault asked, “No,” she continued, “but it is an important issue to address in modern society.”

Junior Sarah Larocque agreed with Thibault. Larocque said having the state of New Hampshire get distracted driving under control may be a lower priority compared to other issues in society, but is still something that needs to be taken into consideration.

“I think it’s [distracted driving] a problem that’s worth addressing, but I think comparatively to the other issues the country has, it looks a little more pale,” Larocque said, “but that does not make it an issue that’s not important.”

Larocque said she thinks music can be played in the car and is not a big distraction, as long as it is not too loud. Being able to hear emergency vehicles is something that is very important, according to Larocque.

Larocque thinks the grant should be enforced because there are more cars on the road while people are going to and from work.

“It’s [the grant] a good idea because during high commute times you have to be more vigilant for distracted drivers,” Larocque said.

According to Lt. Stewart, the City of Keene does not receive any fines from state motor vehicle tickets, but rather, the money goes straight to the state of New Hampshire.

“Hopefully this new law will crack down on [distracted driving],” Lt. Stewart said.

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Pondside IV will be built where Tisdale Apartments exist today. According to Kahn, these apartments were originally built for married students, but are now just taking up space.

They only house 60 students in total, compared to what the new dorm building will house. Tisdale Apartments will be removed after the spring 2015 semester.

In terms of living arrangements, the goal of Pondside IV is to “de-triple” campus. The building will be comprised of 90 percent doubles and ten percent singles. Kahn said “de-tripling” will

“I think the thing that sets us apart is a strongworking relationship internally.”

Before the team at Perkins+Will presented themselves to the committee, they had already asked students and faculty their opinions on a new dorm building. Messinger said students were interviewed on Appian Way when passing by.

Afterwards, the team presented their ideas to Student Assembly. The living and learning “A lot of folks are used to more privacy. A lot community at Pondside IV will consist of class- of students are used to having their own room, their own space, so privacy is a consideration,” David Damon, the principal of the project Atkins said. De-tripling also means the removal at Perkins+Will, said some of these classrooms of all triples in other dorm buildings on campus. will have retractable walls to change the size of “We can restore all of the doubles back to two the room. A study room could be potentially person rooms with the addition of three-hunopened up into a larger room for presentations, dred-and-twenty new beds,” Kahn said.

Damon said. “I think this building will be much Kahn said Pondside IV still has a few more more academic-oriented,” Kahn said. Kahn said steps before construction begins. he hopes this building will give students with similar hobbies and study habits a chance to end of the fall semester and the team will presinteract with each other. ent to the student assembly on Dec. 2. According The design of the building is a T-shape, to Kahn, the design details will be completed which Damon said Perkins+Will developed by April 2015 and KSC will accept bids for work before they were interviewed by KSC. Damon in April and May. The school will bring in a said they came across the shape after answering construction manager to help them develop a the question, “How do we create a community, reasonable price range. Construction is schedand what size community should we create?” uled to begin over the summer with an openThe team decided the T-shape would work ing of 2016 expected. In the meantime, students well. It will have a central area in the middle are encouraged by the team at Perkins+Will where the three legs meet called “the hub,” and faculty here at KSC to voice their opinions according to Messinger. This will be where the about the new building. main entrance and elevators are located. Mess“Student involvement is an important part of inger said that students, faculty, Residential Life the process, we really believe students should members and RAs all liked the idea of “the hub” have a say,” Messinger said. more than any other ideas Perkins+Will presented. There was an overwhelmingly strong Skyler Frazer can be contacted at response to this common area for the dorm. sfrazer@keene-equinox.com

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Beeze Tees is working on creating an organization around “Keene Strong” to raise money and give it back to the community.

Depending on how much they raise, the Beeze Tees team might split the money up and give to different organizations around the area.

“One of the people just didn’t like the idea of ‘Keene Strong’ because of Boston, but this had nothing to do with Boston. Boston had nothing to do with bombings — it was about the city coming together. Then there were other comments about what we were going to use the funds for, and [people] wanted to make sure that we weren’t going to keep any profits,” Pipp said.

KSC student Rachel Butler said, “While being close to Boston, I don’t think that ‘Keene Strong’ was the best idea.”

When it comes to negative comments, Pipp sits back and thinks about it first before he says anything.

The people that were writing negative comments had stopped on their own.

“There were people on there that were fighting for me, which I didn’t ask for, but it was nice to see that,” Pipp said.

While creating these new shirts, Beeze Tees is currently on the move to a new location on Main St. in Keene.

“Anywhere that we’ve been before has been to make it work, now were building this to make it work for us,” Pipp said.

Pipp and his team primarily focus on screenprinting.

However, they will print on any material that can be printed on. “Anything from pens and cups to tote bags and mugs,” Pipp said.

Sheley Iava can be contacted at shelby.iava@ksc.keene.edu

“Do you know any veterans? If so what would you like to say to them this Veterans day?”

Skylar Beddie Junior Sociology

“To all my friends I served with, “My two cousins. Thinking of you miss you guys. Enjoy it for the everyday. Thank you for everything you do.” ones who don’t come home.”

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Lizzy Arsenault Sophomore Theater and Dance

“My grandpa, he is the bravest person I know.”

Sam Whitaker First-Year Secondary Education

“Thank you for your bravery.”

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“Thank you for your service and all that you do for our country.”

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Thursday, Nov.13, 2014

Fighting for more than a thank-you

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population should go beyond thanking veterans on this special day. We believe a simple "thank you for your service" comment can be mistaken for empty platitude.

While we set aside a day to honor and remember our veterans, we need to realize that is not enough.

We believe that there needs to be a spotlight on the issue of how veterans are treated in this country and rather than just talk about it, we need to call for action.

Even though we hold an annual Veterans Day, this does not mean we as a society have done our duty to honor our veterans. We must not stop there in honoring their courage and valor.

According to veteransinc.org, the number of veterans as of September 2009 is roughly 23 million. Of that number, between 529,000 and 840,000 veterans experience homelessness at some point throughout the year. need our help. Also, according to the website, approximately 33 percent of homeless males in the U.S. are veterans.

It is saddening for any person to experience being homeless. However, when such a high percentage of our homeless population is comprised of our veterans who put their lives on the line for our freedom, we need to become concerned.

The Equinox as a whole would like to argue that it is our civic duty to stand up for these people who compromised their freedom for our own. These men have strengthened our countries backbone.

Some ways that we can step up and try to put changes in place would be to start writing letters for us. Before making empty decisions, research who you are voting for in the future. Find out what they have in place for our veterans.

It is far too easy to pass by someone who is blatantly a veteran and thank them for their service.

We would argue that they hear this too often. Maybe next time if it’s appropriate, really get to know deserve.

It is no surprise to most that military spending in the U.S. is massive compared to the rest of the world.

According to globalissues.org, "the U.S. has long been the principal determinant of the current If the United States is willing to spend such an overwhelming amount of money on military spending, we should also be willing to put a solid chunk of change toward helping give our veterans a more comfortable living environment.

The Equinox believes that if you are truly thankful for these people and their often times relentless service, you should do more than just thank them. You should raise your voice and better yet, lend a helping hand to get plans underway to create a better lifestyle for our nation’s true heroes.

In the future, we encourage you to do more than the bare minimum of thanking a veteran. Go

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STAFF COMMENTARY

Toyota Prius not as eco-friendly as some think CAL THOMPSON

Equinox Staff Look around the next time you’re out. Start to count them ota’s compact-hybrid Sedan has dominated car sales since it was launched in 1997. The Prius, introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show, won accolades such as, “Car of the Year Japan Award” and “Best Green Car of the Year.” It became the second mass-produced hybrid vehicle after the two-seat Honda Insight, but gained popurior cargo space. Today, Prius sales continue to climb around the world and the car has become an icon for “eco-chic” members of society. My question is, why?

It’s easy to point out why the Prius has gained so much popularity over the years, but many of the reasons for this are misguided or simply untrue. Prices jumped from $50 per-barrel to over $140 per-barrel in the summer oil crisis of 2008, according to

a 137 horsepower, which isn’t exactly a lot for a car weighing over 3,000 pounds.

The issue is, a car weighing that much ends up using more fuel to stay at highway speeds because of its lack of power. The problem increases when you drive even more quickly. The British television show, Top Gear, conducted an experiment involving a Toyota Prius and a 414 horsepower BMW M3. The Toyota was tasked with driving as quickly as possible around a race track for ten laps, while all the BMW had to do was keep up.

When the ten laps were up, the Prius managed 17.2 mpg while the BMW averaged 19.4 mpg. It’s odd then for any car sold based Top Gear further, “It’s not what you drive that matters, it’s how you drive it.” The second assumption made about the Prius is that, because it’s a hybrid, it will be environmentally friendly. This simply is not the case. The manufacturing process for the Prius (and all other hybrids) is extensive and complicated.

Once again outlined by the presenters at Top Gear, the nickel that is used in the batteries for the electric motors is mined in

Public demand for a vehicle which could achieve high miles to the gallon skyrocketed. With the Prius being the most practical is put into the cars. That’s just the batteries.

With all of the processes used to make the Prius and all of the subsequent shipping on large tankers and planes, the production money spent on gasoline and a cleaner environment. of the Prius has been shown to cause more environmental damage Wrong. Although the cost of the car was and still is inexpensive, than almost any other car will in its entire lifetime.

Why then, is the Prius still around and why does it continue quite stand up to scrutiny. Let’s start with fuel economy. Accord- to sell by the thousands? The answer is simple. People want a ing to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Prius achieves a vs. Android argument, will look to the most popular and most city and 45 on the highway. publicized option, in the Prius as the best product. The fact of the Already, there is a problem here. Most cars score higher mpg’s matter is that the Prius cannot stand up to its claims and falls on the highway and lower in the city. The Prius employs a hybrid short on some of its most important ones. system which uses an 80 horsepower electric motor when the car is moving slowly and adds 97 horsepower from a 1.8 liter four-cylCal Thompson can be contacted at inder when it is not. When combined, the hybrid system is rated cthompson@keene-equinox.com

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Daylight Saving leaves students feeling gloomy REBECCA FALK

Equinox Staff Last Sunday, we all gained a beautiful extra hour of sleep due to Daylight Saving Time (DST), but we also lost a few extra hours of sunlight in the evening. Summer DST is great because it stays bright so late, but DST in the winter is awful because it gets dark so early. It got me thinking — we do this twice a year, but what is the actual reason? According to research, the main reason we set the clocks behind or ahead is to conserve energy. According to webexibits.org, “The rationale behind the 1975 study of DST-related energy savings was that energy use and the demand for electricity for lighting homes is directly related to the times when people go to bed at night and rise in the morning. In the average home, 25 percent of electricity was used for lighting and small appliances, such as TV’s and stereos. A good percentage of energy consumed by lighting and appliances occurred in the evening when families were home. By moving the clock ahead one hour, the amount of electricity consumed each day decreased.” I can see that making sense for summer DST, but doesn’t doing it right before winter have the oppo-

bright outside and crank up the heat. More energy is being put to use and people’s brought on by changes in the seasons. It is known as winter depression. SAD is most common in people who live far from the equator, because that is where winter daylight hours are the shortest. While experts remain uncertain as to what exactly it is that causes SAD, lack of sunlight is considered to be the best answer. It upsets one’s biological clock, which controls sleeping patterns and causes problems with seroprimary treatment for the disorder is light therapy. There are special light bulbs that are ten times stronger than ordinary bulbs.

Special boxes are made for these bulbs so that people with SAD can sit in front of the light for a certain amount of time per day — this replaces the bright light we would normally see in the summer. Do we really save enough energy in the summer through DST to justify using so much more in the winter? Is it even worth it when it is the known cause of a depression disorder?

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Six credit course offered in India TAYLOR THOMAS

Equinox Staff Wisdom Study Abroad, an international study abroad program, is offering a six credit study abroad opportunity to India this winter break and Keene State College students are welcome to enroll in the program.

This 17-day intensive study abroad program gives students the opportunity to earn six academic credits without missing classes at KSC. From Dec. 27 to Jan. 12 about 20 students from colleges around the country will be traveling to India, the second most populous country in the world, with WSA and Castleton State College professor, Jim Hagan.

Stephany Davis, a KSC student graduating in December, traveled with Wisdom Study Abroad [WSA] to China and Tibet this past June.

She said her experience with WSA was, “Absolutely amazing, the best experience I’ve ever had and I’m saving up right now so I can go on another trip with them.”

Jim Hagan, the owner and program coordinator of WSA, said, “This is our twelfth year doing this trip to India, and we have taken about 2,000 students to India and other parts of Asia over the last sixteen years.”

This program entitled “India: Darjeeling & Sikkim: Art & Ritual in the Himalayas,” has highlights which include learning Buddhist meditation, volunteering services at a school and orphanage, hiking in the foothills of the Himalayas, studying art and philosophy at temples and monasteries and learning about the different religions.

Davis said although there was a lot to take in during her trip with WSA, it was never overwhelming because Hagan prepared them and also made sure they got a wellrounded experience.

On the WSA website it states, “We have established relationships with local people over three decades. [Students] have the rare opportunity to study with local scholars, Hindu Brahman priests, Buddhist monks and nuns who

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share their personal knowledge Hagan said the program costs $5,895, which includes everything from international and domesthree meals a day; the only thing it doesn’t include is personal spending money.

Hagan said the six credits are easy to transfer because credits obtained through Castleton are accepted by 150 colleges and universities.

Davis said she did not have any problems getting the credits to transfer back to KSC after her trip.

Davis said the program is cost effective for students that are interested in going.

“When I looked at the price I was nervous, but I got college credits, hotels, airfare, fed every meal and had the most amazing experience I can guarantee you will ever have.

When you break it down it’s not that much and well worth every penny.”

The program does have structure but Hagan said, “A big part of

the trip is that students get to go out on their own to experience towns and markets for themselves.”

Davis said the trip was a mixture of structure and leisure.

“Classes and lectures were structured, but [Hagan] weaved in a lot of leisure time and gave us suggestions on what to do,” Davis stated.

Davis said Hagan took the time to get to know everyone and made suggestions of what to do or see in their spare time based on what they would like after he got to know them.

“When you come back from India the rest of world seems boring,” Hagan said about his experiences, “They have the oldest civilization, interesting culture … Incredible environmental zones [from beaches to mountains] and a diversity of people.”

People interested in anthropology, history, yoga, psychology, Buddhism and the Himalayas, along with many other subjects that students may be interested in studying, will especially enjoy India, Hagan

said.

“You also get people who have no idea what to expect and that’s why this program attracts a lot of different students,” Hagan said.

A KSC student, Amanda Diiulis, chose to study in India as part of a study abroad student at KSC and had her own reasons for studying there.

“I had never heard of anyone traveling to India. Students go to England and other European countries more, so this was a different opportunity that was new to me and I thought it would be a good experience,” Diiulis said.

While she was in India, Diiulis said she went to markets in Bangalore, the third largest city in India.

There, she got souvenirs and said everything is very affordable because one U.S. dollar is equivalent to about 60 Indian Rupee.

She said what originally appealed to her about studying in India was the type of people, the culture and the food.

“There are a lot of rumors about how men are disrespectful to women,” Diiulis noted, “but I never felt unsafe.”

Davis said that people looking into studying with WSA “need to be open to it being an adventure.

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because otherwise your opinion doesn't really matter,” Thomas said, “It’s annoying to me when people complain about what’s going on in politics and then you ask them if they vote and they say no.”

Another senior, Scott Dyer, said he likes having the right to vote because it is one of the easiest ways to get involved and have a say in the government.

“All you have to do is get a little background knowledge about the candidates and then show up and vote. It’s that easy,” Dyer said, “But the two-party system is a problem because in many cases people have to choose between the lesser of two evils.”

“We could make a big difference in elections.”

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igault said she voted for Shaheen because of her support for equal pay and a woman's right to choose, but also because she was not backed by big corporations like Scott Brown.

“Jeanne Shaheen has been serving New Hampshire since the ninejust came up here because he got

New Hampshire elections swung in favor of the Democrats, with only one Republican, Frank issues that pushed them towards Guinta, beating out Carol Sheacertain candidates, like KSC Junior Porter (D) for the District I House Shannon Duffy. Duffy said she of Representatives seat.

Annie Kuster (D) won by a large voted for Jeanne Shaheen because she believes in equal pay for women, which Shaheen is a propo- Garcia (R) for the District II House nent for. She also said she thinks of Representatives seat and incumit’s important for students to make bent Jeanne Shaheen (D) narrowly beat Scott Brown (R). Finally, Govtheir voices heard.

“I think if a majority of the students here voted, we could make a her seat over Walt Havenstein (R). big difference in elections,” Duffy Jesse Reynolds can be contacted at said. jreynolds@keene-equinox.com -

Any interested student should contact professor Hagan if they would like to receive more info about our upcoming programs to India, Nepal, China, Tibet, Greece and Thailand/Cambodia.

“I would recommend [WSA] because I’ve traveled abroad before, but never had experience like the one I had this time,” Davis said.

“Anyone that has the opportunity to study with [WSA] would be foolish not to take it,” Davis concluded.

Taylor Thomas can be contacted at tthomas@keene-equinox.com.

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beautiful day and good drinks with all of my friends, but it also reminds me that this is our last year together.”

Ronan continued, “I might not see a lot of these guys after I graduate and it’s sad.”

Ronan also said that she believes Pub Crawl allows seniors to come together and bond as a way of celebrating their years at KSC. organizer Chris Haughey said they see Pub Crawl not only as good for particilege.

“This particular Pub Crawl is a little more special than others in the past,” Haughey said.

Haughey continued, “The Pumpkin Fest mayhem is starting to calm down a little bit and, as a senior class, we believe that this is the opportunity to show Keene that we can have fun in a respectful way, without riots.”

Haughey explained how the seniors care about Keene’s environment.

Haughey continued, “I think it’s been very successful so far. We obviously all care so much about our community.” ment and said, “As many people know, the students are in the limelight right now because of what happened at Pumpkin Fest.” this [Pub Crawl] off without issue it will show the community that these students can hold events without causing a problem for the city.”

Ronan stated that all of the students that were participating were well-aware of their obligations to be respectful to the bars, the bar owners and the town, especially because of the scrutiny that fell on the college from Pumpkin Fest.

Ronan thought that it was a success in the end.

Overall, Haughey stated that all participants had a good time and were able to show the town that KSC students were able to take part in college events without being disrespectful or destructive.

“We can’t change the past but we can control the future, starting today,” Haughey said.

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Off-Campus Housing Fair shows varying options JULIE FLYNN

Equinox Staff On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Off-Campus Housing Fair took place in the L.P. Young Student Center during the afternoon.

This was a time for rising seniors and juniors to meet heading into the upcoming school year.

Various realtors and landlords had tables set up to tell students what houses and apartments they have available for rent.

A few tables that were there had representatives from Arcadia Apartments, Keene Cribs, Rive Gauche Realty and many others.

After living on campus for two years, as required by Keene State College, some students want to venture off campus and take on more responsibility by renting an apartment or house.

Keene offers many rentals for students varying from apartments to entire houses.

There are plenty of options, whether students want to live with friends or on their own.

“I loved living in Pondside II as a junior, but I’m looking for more freedom in an off-campus apartment next year,” Jillian Marlowe said, “I think everyone should have at least one year living outside of campus to get used to being an adult.”

Marlowe said she will be moving into Arcadia Apartments next fall. Marlowe said that Arcadia Apartments offers three or four bedroom, fully furnished apartments.

They have one year or nine month leases available. Junior Ian Lemley lived in Arcadia Apartments this school year but said he is looking for a house to live in rather than an apartment for next year.

“I really enjoyed living in Arcadia but it still felt like a

dorm room because of the setup. Me and my buddies are in the process of signing a lease with Keene Cribs on Winchester Court for next year,” Lemley said.

Trevor Grauer, a landlord of Keene Cribs, said he thinks that it is vital for students to live off campus during their college career.

“It’s a great learning experience — it’s one step closer to being in the real world. There’s more responsibility and freedom,” Grauer stated.

There is a new off-campus option for students next year.

The Mills of Keene is currently under construction on Ralston Street.

This is a new apartment building that will offer two, three and four bedroom apartments.

There is also AC in all units, on site laundry and an on site “I live on Willow Street currently, but next year I’ll be moving into The Mills. I really liked living in a house, but it will be easier to live in The Mills since we don’t have to worry about our electricity or gas bill,” Junior James Seward said, “It should be pretty cool, especially since it will be brand new. I’m excited.”

Sophomore Laura Maye also said she may be living in The Mills next year.

She said, “It just seems like the best option. It will be a good transition from living in a dorm to an off-campus home.”

Living off campus can also “All of our off campus housing is cheaper than living in the dorms, especially with the time you get in your houses,” Grauer said.

When school breaks occur and the college closes down, off-campus homes do not.

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Student happily faces challenges while in York, England BEKAH LEBEL

separated by the Ouse and Foss rivers. York is known for its beautiful medieval and Gothic architecture, churches and its eerie tales of ghosts and hauntings.

My study abroad experience? As cliché as it sounds, I have been studying at York St. John for just about studying abroad has been one of the most exhilarat- two months now, and I couldn’t be happier. Every day ing, eye-opening experiences I have ever encountered.

During this time I have pushed my limits, gained some dering The Shambles and getting lost in the beauty major independence, met some pretty amazing people and history of this city. Every street has its own secrets and been to places I’ve always dreamed about.

My journey started on Sept. 9, 2014, as I squeezed with history and culture, but after sunset students and the last of my things into my suitcase. After three nightlife take over the city. long hours of going through airport shenanigans and During this short time, I have visited cities and towns all over England such as London, Camden, Manarrived at my gate. Luckily for me, my mom and sister chester and Leeds. Outside of the United Kingdom, I were coming along for the ride and a little vacation. As have visited places such as Dublin and the Wicklow ment. Since York, England is over three thousand miles land and most recently Amsterdam in the Netherlands. away from my beloved Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I And, although I didn’t get to see Gerard Butler, Dublin knew this was going to be a big change for me. After six by far has been my favorite city. My next trip will be

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arrived at Heathrow Airport in London. Jet-lagged and While in Italy, instead of staying in the usual hostel, my roommates and I are subletting an apartment from an I arrived at customs and after thirty or so questions, Italian couple.

I was granted my six-month visa. Next we collected our Some of the challenges I have experienced are not luggage and caught a taxi to our hotel in South Kens- being home for the holidays. Nothing can make you ington, London. feel more homesick than seeing videos and pictures of After four days of sightseeing, pub-hopping and friends. Luckily, I have some pretty awesome friends shopping, it was time to say goodbye to my family and here who are going to have a big Thanksgiving dinner head to York. When I got there, the train station in York for other Keene and American students. Regardless of looked like it could have been something out of a Harry these minor obstacles, I wouldn’t trade my time and Potter movie. York is an old, historic-walled city that is experiences abroad for anything.

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nizational changes.

Now, Oliver’s “little bro” in the fraternity, Rob Tocci, is taking over his position next month. “I’m excited and optimistic that he’s going to take a lot of these changes I’ve helped make and go even further with them,” Oliver said, “It takes a lot of time to change an organization but I know there will be consistency and level-headedness in what needs to get done, so I know he can do it.”

Oliver said Tocci is young in the fraternity but is intelligent, decisive, passionate and will bring in fresh ideas.

“He’s the type of person — when he has his mind set on something, he’s going to do whatever it takes to get there,” Oliver said.

This month Oliver said he is training Tocci on the necessary paperwork and mentoring him on solutions on organizational as well as personal problems in the fraternity.

“Being president is a big part of keeping everyone together and not letting problems eat away at brotherhood,” Oliver said. Tocci full semester as a brother to PMD. Tocci said, “It’s nice to have [Oliver] guide me through this. As my big bro he’s always been guiding me so it feels like nothing has changed.” be the PMD president. Tocci said he likes to lead by example, has a good work ethic and is organized. He said as new president he plans to strengthen the collective work ethic of PMD to help make everything run more smoothly, which would have organizational “I also just want to strengthen what already exists. It’s a great organization and I want to be able to be one of the ones that keeps that alive,” Tocci said.

The current VP of Administration, Ryan Deluca, has been a brother of PMD since fall 2012.

Deluca said there have been positive changes this year for to the image of the fraternity, their status with nationals, revisions to their constitution and internal organization. Deluca said he thinks it is good the new eboard is younger and new to the fraternity because they will bring energy to the fraternity and are really eager to contribute to the organization.

Deluca said he doesn’t know the eboard’s future plans because they got elected so recently, but a collective goal of the fraternity is to get “Chapter of the Year” for the national PMD fraternity brother of PMD and is the newly-elected VP of Membership. He said his job will be to keep up the morale of the brothers and plan events.

To keep the brothers enthusiastic and interested, Lit said, “It’s just all about being together, watching football games on Sunday, watching movies, being together, having great conversations, studying and being able to just talk to each other.” eboard next semester. He also said, “The current eboard has done a great job and deserve a lot of recognition, they brought us to a good place.”

Taylor Thomas KYLE BAILEY / PHOTO EDITOR can be contacted at New Phi Mu Delta president Rob Tocci says he plans to strengthen the collective work ethic of his fraternity. He says he likes to lead by example, has a good work tthomas@keene-equinox.com. ethic and is organized.

KSC moves forward post-riot with other colleges in mind TAYLOR THOMAS

Equinox Staff PART TWO: Schools including University of Connecticut [UConn], University of Massachusetts Amherst [UMass Amherst] and Pennsylvania State University [Penn State] have all had similar situations to what happened in Keene on Saturday Oct. 18, according to a recent report UMass Amherst released.

These school representatives and reports released by the schools can all offer advice to Keene State College for approaches to dealing with riotous behavior. During UConn’s Spring Weekend in 2010, a student died to NBC News.

UConn University Spokesperson, Stephanie Reitz, said that since the incident in 2010, more changes have been made surrounding that weekend. Reitz said as a result of this, “UConn decided to shut Spring Weekend down, encouraging students to go home that weekend and monitoring who was on campus helped send message that ‘these days are over’ for the times of it being an out of control drunken event.”

Of the 2010 Spring Weekend Reitz said, “The university as a whole had been warning students that it was a dangerous weekend, but when a student died it became clear that it was everyone’s responsibility to make sure we’re safe and responsible. No one wants to experience that ever again.”

Amy Zupan was a senior at UConn in 2010, the Spring Weekend that resulted in the death of a student. Zupan witnessed a mob mentality, students drinking heavily and cops in riot gear during these weekends. “It was always hectic but never fully out of control,” Zupan said, “but 2010 was

different because a lot of people came in from outside UConn, even people that didn’t know anyone at UConn.” Although there was a death, Zupan said that the 2010 Spring Weekend “wasn’t out of control, it was a small incident within a larger event.

However, after we heard about the death, the parties died out, people were sad and embarrassed and spent a lot of time blaming outsiders.”

After 2010, UConn changed Spring Weekend forever. Reitz said, “A key for UConn has been having students lead the planning for Spring Weekend from the beginning, becoming involved in planning the events and publicizing throughout the year. We rely on them to have a sense of what their fellow students will want to do or see over that weekend.” She said students work yearround to plan structured events such as service opportunities, sports games, concerts, a talent show, food trucks and other things that will leave less opportunity for students to drink or party. Reitz said there are still parties on spring weekend at off campus apartments, but now they do a lot of outreach with landlords, police and property management companies of buildings “to make sure everyone is on the same page.

We don’t want to stop people from having fun but we want to make sure it’s safe and legal.” Although Reitz said Spring Weekend at UConn is now very student-focused and student-involved, some students at UConn don’t agree.

“Spring Weekend is the most over rated event at UConn,” Brian Sullivan, a junior at the university, said. Sullivan continued, “The campus hosts a lot of events but they are fairly lame and don't appeal to the majority of the student body.”

Although there are different views about

Spring Weekend from UConn faculty and students, Reitz said UConn took the necessary measures to make this event is safe.

UMass Amherst also faced bad publicity during last year’s Blarney Blowout. UMass of News and Media Relations, Edward F. Blaguszewski refused to comment on any advice they can offer to KSC. He said to refer to the recent report, University of Massachusetts and the Town of Amherst A Safer Community Through Partnership, from former Boston Police commissioner Edward F. Davis.

The university hired Davis to review what happened and develop recommendations for the school, the town, their police departments, students, and local business owners, according to the Boston Globe. Blarney Blowout resulted in 55 arrests and police having to use tear gas to disperse crowds that were throwing bottles and outbreaks said, “There was general agreement among all stakeholders that the 2014 Blarney Blowout was a collective failure by the town, the university and the students.”

The report continued, “They expressed a desire to move forward together with a collective responsibility to provide improved safety and a better quality of life for everyone in Amherst.” According to the Boston escalate future incidents focus on seven key areas: community policing, police planning, police response, high-risk drinking, social media, student and UMass accountability and public perception.

Kumble R. Subbaswamy, chancellor of the UMass Amherst, said in an article on UMass Amherst News, the university will be acting to put recommendations from

“Put simply — this could impact the course of their life in an extremely negative manner — all for a few moments of unbridled rowdiness.”

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the report in place. According to the article, these included: guest registration reforms dence halls, stepped-up enforcement of the university’s alcohol policy, hiring neighborhood relations liaisons to work directly with local community members and expanding non-alcoholic options and programs during peak-hours. UMass Associate Director of News and Media Relations, Daniel J. Fitzgibbons, talked of the university’s involvement with the community.

Fitzgibbons said UMass has been working with students to make them more conscious that they are members of the community, as well students. “These things happen around the country in college towns. We’re trying to address the problems and move forward.” Fitzgibbons said, “We are trying to educate students on the consequences that can come from partaking in these events. Many don’t seem to understand the consequences will stay with them.” nications at News and Media Relations of Pennsylvania State University, Lisa M. Powers, also commented on what the university did as a result of riots there.

Powers said there has been a few riots over the years at Penn State, sometimes as a result of celebratory occasions that quickly

become unruly.

She said that alcohol is almost always a factor contributing to this behavior. Powers said university police work closely with town police. Powers said, “which helps in these matters having worked side-by-side on a variety of issues prior to any public disturbance.”

Powers said people are charged accordingly through police and through the school.

“Put simply — this could impact the course of their life in an extremely negative manner — all for a few moments of unbridled rowdiness,” Powers said. Powers said in the aftermath of these events school leaders work closely with the town and the university to discuss the issue.

“Our goal was simply to share information so that we might coordinate our response to future problems and discuss possible interventions we could pursue that might minimize further incidents,” Powers said. Powers wrapped up the idea of moving on in the future after a riot by discussing responsibility. “These incidents are fundamentally caused by the people engaged in destructive acts,” Powers said, “Preventing them is, at its core, a matter of personal responsibility.”

Taylor Thomas can be contacted at tthomas@keene-equinox.com

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Seniors have a ‘blast in a glass’ CLAIRE HICKEY

major issues,” Macie noted.

The only known incident that occurred during Fall Pub Crawl 2014 was the detainThis past Sunday, Nov. 9, approximately ing of one male participant.

550 Keene State College seniors braved the According to the Keene Police Departcold to participate in the KSC tradition of ment report for Oct. 9, a man named Nichothe Fall Senior Pub Crawl. las Piro was arrested at 5:01 p.m. during the According to Pub Crawl organizer Chris- event. topher Haughey, the Fall Pub Crawl this According to senior Tyler Estevez, Piro year consisted of seven teams, with around was a part of the white team with him.

80 students on each team.

Estevez said that he was standing next He explained that each team traveled to to the man before he was detained. all six participating bars and spent almost He stated that the man was acting rowdy an hour at each. and shouting things, but police did not step

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aspect of the crawl, he said there is no winning or losing team during the event.

“Pub Crawl is all about having fun with our friends as our second-to-last semester starts to unwind,” Haughey said.

Haughey had help organizing this semester’s event from KSC’s College Liai-

of the bars participating prior to Sunday’s events.

“We met and spoke with each bar to make sure they have extra staff, that they keep an eye on their capacity count and to make sure there is no over-serving,” Macie said.

Macie also stated that two Keene Police Crawl in case any issues should arise.

However, he did note that all of the past Pub Crawls have gone off without a hitch.

“We have the occasional person who has had too much [to drink] but other than that there have not been any real

Estevez stated that he was unsure of whether or not the man was arrested, but did witness him being put in the back of a police cruiser.

“I mean, we still had fun otherwise, but it was just strange that all of that happened on such a fun day,” Estevez said.

According to Laura Gillis, who was the leader of the blue team, word of the alleged arrest traveled quickly among teams.

Though Estevez said the man was on the white team, it was the blue team who felt the consequences of the man’s mistake.

Gillis stated, “We aren’t really exactly sure what happened, we were just told by another team that [The Pour House] didn’t want us to come and that they weren’t going to let us in if we showed up.”

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tioned that she and her team were disappointed that they were not allowed access to The Pour House, but respected the business’ request.

She also said that another bar spoke to her team and granted them access, but asked them to be respectful of the establishment.

“We didn’t do anything bad at any bar, so it’s sad to hear that we weren’t welcome.

We still had fun and respected every place we went to even with that minor setback,” Gillis noted.

A bartender at Scores Sports Bar & Grille,

Skyla Barnett, stated that as stressful as preparing for Pub Crawl may be, she has also never experienced a problem.

Barnett stated that it is rare when she decides it is time to cut a pub crawler off.

She explained that most participants are typically good at pacing themselves — she said she believed this is because of their desire to make it to every bar participating.

Barnett said she had participated in her senior Pub Crawl when she was a student at KSC, and seeing participants come in and e n j o y

themselves makes her job a little easier.

“My Crawl was a blast in a glass. Sure, working it [as a bartender] is crazy, but also fun because some groups are wild and crazy and it’s nice to see those groups enjoy themselves as much as I did,” she explained.

Barnett’s enthusiasm for Pub Crawl was bars cheering and ready to enjoy a day with their fellow seniors.

“Of course I’m excited to Pub Crawl,” senior Courtney Perron said, “It’s a senior tradition — a coming of age. I mean, you have to wait until you’re a senior to do this and a lot of us have been waiting a long time …

It’s exciting.”

Leigh Ronan said that participating in the Crawl was bittersweet for her.

“It’s the best because I’m enjoying

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Seniors prepare for the Fall Pub Crawl on Sunday, Nov. 9. Approximately 550 Keene State College seniors participated in the annual event, with seven teams of around 80 people each, according to KSC senior and Pub Crawl organizer Christoper Haughey.

PMD chooses new eboard TAYLOR THOMAS

Equinox Staff The Nu Omicron chapter of Phi Mu Delta at Keene State College recently elected their executive board for 2015.

John Oliver is the current president of Phi Mu Delta [PMD] at KSC. Oliver said the new executive board [eboard] members are shadowing, or interning, with those currently holding the position and will take over the positions at the end of the month.

Eight eboard positions were replaced during this election according to Oliver, including president, vice president [VP] of Membership, VP of Membership Development, VP of Finance, VP of Administration, a house position, VP of Housing and Sergeant at Arms.

Oliver was elected to be president last year, his duty ends at the end of the month.

Oliver said he originally wanted to be president because, “Our organization was about to enter a hectic point. We received concerns from the national organization and I knew I was someone who could step up and spearhead getting done what was needed.”

Oliver said he helped meet a list of sanctions to the fraternity and petitioned at a national conclave so PMD could remain an active member and retain their charter.

Oliver also said he brought ambition to help get people to represent PMD’s ideals and helped make a lot of necessary orga-

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Midterm elections allow voices to be heard JESSE REYNOLDS

Equinox Staff In the weeks leading up to election day, visiting politicians and volunteering students urged Keene State College students to vote on Nov. 4 and it seems their efforts paid off.

The KSC Democrats had a tent set up with coffee, cupcakes and candy, as well as voting information for students and Keene community members.

Volunteers also drove shuttles to bring people to and from the different polling places around Keene.

KSC Senior Matt Derrickson was one of the volunand he said the shuttles ran nonstop all day.

“I think it’s been pretty successful, we’re getting already had hundreds,” Derrickson said.

He also said more students voted in this years election than in the 2012 elections. Derrickson added that Many KSC students voted to make their voices absentee ballot for her home state of Maine. Thomas said she voted because it is important to elect politicians who are going to work for the youth.

“All of the policies that are passed right now are going to affect us for the rest of our lives and basically, I feel like if you have an opinion, you should vote,

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The smell of cinnamon and oil paint greeted the people of Keene at this year’s annual Keene Art Tour. Artists across Keene opened their doors to the public. They demonstrated their methods and displayed their works.

From landscape oil paintings to a style called nuno felting, artists within the community were able to share and promote their individual artistic passions on Nov. 8 and 9.

The Keene Art Tour Website stated the tour consisted of 30 artists at 18 locations. Some artists were returning from years past and some were new to the tour.

There were cars lined up at every location throughout the tour accompanied by typical New England weather both days.

The Keene Art Tour Website described the event as a, “Self-guided open studio art tour, fea-

craftsmen of Keene.”

The tour covered a lot of the Keene community, starting on Main St. at the Creative Encounters store and ending at the ThorneSagendorph Art Gallery on Keene State College’s campus. The tour involved a few art galleries, including the Carroll House Gallery and Make it So: Monadnock Makerspace, as well as local businesses like Hannah Grimes Marketplace on Main St. An artist on the tour, Alicia Drakiotes, used oils, pastels and printmaking. An alumnus of KSC, she said graduated with a visual communications degree in 1987. She specializes in oil painting — in a style called Vintage Americana.

She described the style as landscapes, architecture and historic pieces that may change over time.

She painted lighthouses, nature scenes and old vehicles to try and, “Capture

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“I thought it was pretty fantastic — kinda blew me away. They really jammed.”

Copy Editor with the songs of Bob Dylan and The Band from the previously unreleased Basement Tapes.

A performance of the previously unreleased songs was put on by Howard Fishman and his band at the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College. Accordment Tapes Project has been an ongoing project which night marathon performance of the complete ‘Basement Tapes.’” Onstage, Fishman explained how he was inspired by a book entitled “The Old, Weird America” by Greil Marcus, which explores the world of Bob Dylans’ Basement Tapes.

Since its debut, this marathon performance has now been condensed into a musically powerful, hour-anda-half jam session between the performers. Fishman and his band performed about 12 songs plus an encore, as requested by the crowd. Not all of the songs were Dylan and The Band originals though — one of the last songs of the night was an American-murder ballad called “Pretty Polly."

According to pigeonsandplanes.com, murder ballads were not unique to America but were “First found in Europe a few hundred years ago, these poems and songs have since become heavily associated with traditional American music from the South.” Fishman had

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band members had heard before the performance. KSC Senior Brian Rogers explained his deep, personal connection with the performance and noted that he had never heard the songs previously.

“I honestly thought it was really, really incredible.

I have never heard any of the songs that they played, but I personally have a pretty special connection with Levon Helm and The Band in general,” Rogers said, ished out the rest of his days and The Band has been my favorite band since I was about twelve years old."

Rogers went on to commend the artists on Fishman ROSS KIAH / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO and his band’s portrayal of the musicians. “I really feel like they did a really incredible job of portraying the some personal commentary on why he performed this weirdness — portraying the absolute weirdness that murder ballad. they really embodied as a band in their earlier days,” “[I am] not necessarily proud to be an American Rogers said. these days, but [I am] always proud of the music,” FishAnother audience member had a strong connection man explained. The rest of the songs were Dylan and with the music as well. Erik Labieniec said that growThe Band originals, which neither the audience or the

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complete with discontinuity errors in every chapter, enough syntax mistakes to kill an English professor and plot holes deeper than the Grand Canyon.

But it was my book, nonetheless.

Honestly, I don’t remember much from Nov. that year. I was a junior in high school at the time.

What I do remember is writing bits and pieces of the novel in the margin of my history notebook every time the teacher turned his back.

I remember arguing with my mother over the importance of my novel versus the importance of my grades.

And I remember the tears of joy that actually leaked from my eyes when I typed the words “The The book was called “Life In Between” and it was written in 29 days.

Nov. has been dubbed “National Novel Writing Month,” or NaNoWriMo for short and is recognized worldwide as a 30 day challenge to write an entire novel before the start of December.

Chris Baty, founder of NaNoWriMo, describes the month as a “seat-of-your-pants literary adventure” on the nanowrimo.org website. month of November, which roughly translates to a a lot of late nights, a lot of hand cramps and a lot of comfort food.

The nanowrimo.org site was launched in 1999 with only 21 participants, but has been growing in

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Keene State College Guitar Orchestra brings harmonious brilliance to Redfern HANNAH SUNDELL

ible level and it inspires them to go out and practice more. To think about phrasing and color, beauty “I can’t breathe, it’s just so beau- and tone. That’s the best thing about tiful,” said a passerby to guitarist it — is that someone like Rafael can Rafael Padrón after the guitar festival performance on Friday, Nov. 7. ent point of view than what I might The Keene State College Guitar Orchestra played a three-song pre- Lezcano said. lude at the event and solo guitarist Originally from Cuba, Padrón Rafael Padrón headlined. said he is the program director of Professor of Music and Direc- Classical Guitar at the Miami School tor of the guitar studies program at of Music. He said he attended the KSC, Jose Lezcano, organized the National School of Art in Havana event. He teaches courses on guitar and has won many top prizes in orchestra and Latin American music. international and national comRegarding the night’s performance, petitions, according to the event’s he said, “It was brilliant. Gorgeous.” playbill. He described the night’s performance as, “beautiful.” When that concerts like this one have for he performs on stage, Padrón said students, “Our students get to hear he draws inspiration from storya top-notch player like Rafael play telling, “I try to tell a story to the material that they’re working on, audience when I play. I try to combut they get to see it at this incred- municate that to the audience.”

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He enjoyed the experience of coming to Keene and playing in smaller towns and cities like this one. “I love the silence, the intimate sounds that in the big cities it is impossible to get,” Padrón said.

He continued, “Instead of going to the club — that’s good too, but this is something that is priceless that you can get here. Often when you go to the big cities you get scared with so many people in the audience, but here it’s like you are one of the family and it’s very nice for me,” Padrón said.

Music performance major and member of the Keene State Guitar Orchestra, Mark McCarthy shared his take on seeing Padrón play, “A crazy performance, I have no words honestly. The amount of skill and time he has put into it over the years

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the past and incorporate it into the present,” Drakiotes said.

She said she gets inspired by typical New England scenes.

“I’m inspired by the rural properties around us, or the old artifacts and buildings that are still preserved. Rust and old rusty trucks, rusted cars that Drakiotes said.

She continued, “I gravitate towards the old architecture, the old bars and silos. All that realDrakiotes said.

Another artist, Anne Ward, sat painting a stillin front of her. Her paintings are of familiar sights and still-lifes. Her style is landscape oil painting and she said she particularly likes painting local

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[Keene-Equinox.com] scenes because, “It’s kind of fun to watch people ferent artistic practice called nuno felting, which is interacting with it and recognizing local scenes, a wet-felting technique that combines silks with plus they’re easy to access being local,” she said. merino wool.

She continued, “I try to paint things that I don’t LaBarge described the technique as involving wool and hand-dyed silks. something visually, then maybe other people can The process involves wetting the wool with as well.” soapy water and rolling the silk over top repeatedly.

When she was 18, Ward said she decided that After the process is completed the silk gets a crinkle an art degree was not practical, so she decided to pattern and the barbs in the wool adhere it together. major in English at Western Maryland College but The whole process takes about three hours — came to the same conclusion. that’s about three hours per clothing item she said.

Eventually she said she landed on nursing as The end product is durable and machine washable, a career path when she attended the University of according to LaBarge.

Hawaii.

LaBarge said she is inspired by “Nature or art, Then later in life, she fell back on what she truly or things people are wearing and I pay attention to loved to do — painting. “It’s really what I wanted to what doesn’t work. Some of it is feel and instinct,” do all along,” Ward said. said LaBarge.

Another stop on the art tour was a house on The Keene Art Tour website’s slogan to adverTimberlane Drive, where numerous artists dis- tise the event stated, “because supporting local art played their work, from jewelry to paintings. In the is a good thing.” far corner of the house were brightly-colored fabHannah Sundell can be rics, scarves and clothes on racks. contacted at Artist Melinda LaBarge said she dabbles in a difhsundell@keene-equinox.com

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The Carroll House Gallery has many different art installations on display. These works of art could be viewed by the public during the annual Keene Art Tour Nov. 8 and Nov. 9.

that he hadn’t really started listening to Dylan until his early twenties, since his parents were not huge (Cont. from B1) fans themselves. Steele went on to explain how the 1976 album Desire was his “gateway drug” into Bob ing up with the music of Bob Dylan was, “Super big Dylan’s music. in my house. My brothers were into him, so I was into him.” Of the performance itself, Labieniec said that he time I was really like ‘Oh, what is all this?’ and that thought it was fantastic.

“I thought it was pretty fantastic — kinda blew explained, “Because there is a lot of very idiosyncratic me away. They really jammed. I just saw the posters around and me and my friends were like ‘Love folk, better come see it,’ you know?” Labieniec said. on my songwriting.”

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came over to this side of the campus to attend these events because they’re just wonderful,” Lezcano said.

Lezcano continued, “I wish this place had been full

is truly amazing,” said McCarthy. Lezcano described the music department at KSC as, “One of the leading, if not the leading cultural institutions in the Monadnock Region with quality and just in the number of concerts that we have,” Lezcano said.

The department holds a number of events, faculty concerts, ensemble concerts and more. Lezcano looked disappointedly at the empty Recital Hall after the few audience members had already cleared out.

“I just wish that more people knew about this and

outreach for the music department, Lezcano said they plan to utilize more social media and mailing lists.

“We all have an educational mission here to let people know that there’s beautiful music and it’s something that can have a healing power in a very crazy world, a very stressed out world. What a beautiful moment. Many, many beautiful moments,” Lezcano said.

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400,000 people signed up on the website www.nanowrimo.org to write novels. Participation is free and a person is considered a winner if the 50,000 word quota is met by Nov. 30.

It was a friend of a friend who initially got me involved in this literary Odyssey in 2011 and of the three years I’ve already participated Novel writing is not my forte.

I’m more of a short story writer – getting to know my characters just long enough to get them down on the page before I consider the piece done.

Sticking with the same characters and plot for an entire month sands of others have chosen to embark on with me.

A lucky few will go on to edit and publish what was once a 50,000 word trainwreck, while others will never speak of those abominations again.

As for me, my novel is printed out and tucked away, deep in a desk

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drawer back home. I haven’t decided yet whether or not it will ever see the light of day.

Why participate in NaNoWriMo, then, if in the end you are not a published writer? To quote Chris Baty: “There’s a book in you that only you can write.”

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have another novel to write. Happy NaNoWriMo. Jill Giambruno can be contacted at jgiambruno@keene-equinox.com PHILIP BERGERON / GRAPHIC DESIGN EDITOR

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Veterans put their stories on paper JIM FITZGERALD

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The Fordham workshop, which began in 2010, is similar to others that have sprouted across the country.

The theory is that veterans are more willing to talk — and therefore write — about their military experience in the company of other veterans.

HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Phair wept as he wrote about the chaos ate civilians scrambling to escape, military police casually shooting a pet Surface said he tries to show the veterans "that if you can tap into your dog, the air smelling of "burning buildings, gunpowder and death." own experience and your own memories and get those on the page, you can create some very compelling and vivid writing." a way to express it," the 59-year-old Phair said.

"It's not therapy," Surface cautioned. "A lot of vets, if they hear the word The account came out of the Veterans Writing Workshop, where vet- therapy they will head in the opposite direction. But it is cathartic." erans from World War II through Iran and Afghanistan gather Tuesdays — including Veterans Day — to tap their memories of military life and sounds or smells from wartime, which helps them recall how they felt at commit them to paper for posterity. the time.

About 200 vets, eight or 10 at a time, have gone through the free, 10-week Navy veteran Ryan Barry, now 29, of Norwalk, Connecticut, said fellow workshop, funded by Fordham University and held on its suburban campus veteran writers supported him as he worked through his feelings when he 25 miles north of New York City.

"These men all have this shared experience that really is unlike any other The poem begins, "Can someone please explain to me/how a folded experience that people have," said instructor David Surface, a veteran writthe pain?" make some sense of it and communicate that to other people."

After each workshop, the veterans' best work is published in an anthol-

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the latest book in a small cafe on the campus.

One used a walker to get to the podium. One or two choked up as they read.

North Koreans dead.

They were "spread about randomly, motionless, like a child's toy soldiers dumped out of an old paper bag," Speranza wrote.

Surface also teaches the course to homeless vets. An all-female class is in the works, as well as one for veterans' families.

Vietnam, said the workshop "isn't for writers. It's for veterans who have stories to tell."

"It allows us to deal with our past, reposition memories, get out of isolation," he said.

"Especially those of us who lost good friends many years ago. We come here, we remember them, we tell others about them and it's like you haven't abandoned them in enemy territory."

Palestinian immigrant charged with fraud JEFF KAROUB

"I didn't lie," she told The Associated Press, adding "I felt the verdict is not justice. ... The government did DETROIT (AP) — A federal jury not allow us to defend ourselves." found a Chicago activist charged with Odeh faces up to 10 years in a immigration fraud guilty on Monday U.S. prison and loss of her U.S. citifor failing to disclose her conviction zenship. Defense attorney Michael and imprisonment in a Jerusalem Deutsch said he hopes that the supermarket bombing that killed two judge continues her bond because people. risk, but prosecutors seek to have it charged for not revealing an Israeli revoked and Odeh detained until her military court conviction for several sentencing. Both the matters of bond bombings in 1969. and her sentencing were expected She served 10 years before being to be taken up during an afternoon released in a prisoner swap with the hearing.

Popular Front for the Liberation of PalDeutsch said he was upset that estine. Odeh is associate director of jurors spoke to government lawyers Chicago's Arab American Action Net- for a half-hour after the verdict but work. She is widely respected in Chi- declined to meet with defense attorcago for her work with immigrants, neys. especially Arab women. The criminal He also was displeased that the case against her angered pro-Palestin- judge took the "very unusual" step ian activists who accused the U.S. gov- of complimenting the jurors on their ernment of trying to silence critics of verdict. "That was a window into the Israel. judge's thinking about this trial," he Dozens of supporters traveled from said. "We feel we have some very Chicago to watch the trial, either in the strong issues for appeal, and we courtroom or in a separate courtroom hope somebody will listen to us." that carried a video feed. Many also Odeh and Assistant U.S. Attorgathered outside the downtown court- ney Jonathan Tukel clashed during house and chanted slogans, carried her testimony last week when she insisted she didn't believe the crimhad said Israeli authorities tortured her inal history questions extended to get a confession. But U.S. District beyond the U.S. Judge Gershwin Drain barred reference She was interviewed in 2004 by a to that at trial. He said what happened in Israel was not relevant to whether Williams, who told jurors she always she lied on the citizenship form. tells citizenship applicants that crim"I think your verdict is a fair and rea- inal history applies to "anywhere in sonable one based on the evidence that came in," Drain told the jury after the that Williams didn't use those words. verdict was announced.Outside, Odeh "I remember exactly what she said. ... addressed supporters, many in tears, She didn't add questions," Odeh said. and told them to be "strong."

During closing remarks, Deutsch As she spoke, they cheered and said there was plenty of reasonable chanted her name, and responded with doubt for the jury. "naam," the Arabic word for "yes."

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AssociAted Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The United States Monday treatment units it is building in Liberia.

The new clinic opened in Tubmanburg, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of the capital, Monrovia.

The number of people with Ebola appears to declining in the capital, Monrovia, but more cases are popping up in other areas of the West African country, according to the World Health Organization.

Liberia has lost more than spread by direct contact with The U.S. has authorized the Pentagon to deploy up to 4,000 service members to West Africa to build the 100-bed units and bring supplies into the country; the U.S. is also helping to train medical workers and burial teams.

The virus has taken a heavy toll on health care workers, sickening more than 500 in the hardest-hit countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Some 4,500 health workers are still needed, according to WHO. The U.S. has already opened AP PHOTO / ED WHITE

Supporters of Rasmieh Odeh stand outside federal court in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.

Odeh, associate director at Chicago’s Arab American Action Network, is charged with failing to tell U.S. immigration about her conviction for bombings in Israel in 1969 that killed two people at a supermarket. Odeh’s trial began Tuesday.

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FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — S evere weather was likely a factor in the small plane crash that killed nine people, including a prominent Christian minister and his wife, on approach to the island of Grand Bahama, the foreign minister said Monday.

U.S. opens Ebola treatment unit in Liberia

"He was indisputably one of the most our nation has ever produced."

that will treat ordinary Liberians.

The U.S. intervention in Liberia is "the largest ever U.S. response to a global health crisis," said USAID Disaster Response Team leader Bill Berger.

In neighboring Senegal, the government on Monday said it will gradually re-open borders as recommended by the West African regional body ECOWAS. Senegal, which shares a border with Guinea, had closed land borders and air space in August.

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when the Lear 36 Executive Jet struck a shipping container crane in Freeport as it national in the early 1980s after studying at was a friend of Munroe's for 40 years, tried to land, Foreign Minister Fred Mitch- Oral Roberts University, a Christian liberal wrote on his Facebook page. Munroe, arts school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

60, and his entourage were traveling to ell said.

The charismatic pastor quickly became Grand Bahama to attend the 2014 Global Mitchell said that a commercial BahaLeadership Forum that he organized. He Nassau to Freeport, had turned back evangelical Christians, giving sermons planned to have dinner in Freeport about because it was unable to land around the around the world and occasionally appear- 90 minutes after his plane's scheduling ing on televangelist Benny Hinn's popu- landing with former United Nations Myles Munroe and several members of his lar programs. He was also a motivational Ambassador Andrew Young, a speaker Bahamas Faith Ministries. Civil aviation speaker and the author of numerous books, at the event, Mitchell said.

Munroe's wife, Ruth, was also on the authorities launched the investigation on including the 2008 best-seller "God's Big Idea: Reclaiming God's Original Purpose plane, along with the pastor considered Monday. for Your Life." second-in-command at Bahamas Faith The death of Munroe, one of the most As news of the plane crash spread, memMinistries, Richard Pinder, as well as the prominent pastors in predominantly Chrisbers of his church were shown weeping group's youth minister and his wife and tian Bahamas, stunned the country."It is utterly impossible to measure the magni- on a Bahamas TV station or raising their child.

Munroe, who grew up poor in the tude of Dr. Munroe's loss to the Bahamas hands in prayer. Fellow Christian pastors expressed shock.

Bahamas, was considered an inspiration and to the world," Prime Minister Perry for many people in the island chain and Christie said. things out, I just know that all things ultiabroad, the foreign minister said.

"He was indisputably one of the most "He has really put his name on the nation has ever produced." Born in 1954 pose that we may never fully understand in world stage and helped the Bahamas in the islands' capital of Nassau, Munroe this present limited reality," Bishop Carlton achieve recognition for talent," the foreign minister said. founded Bahamas Faith Ministries Inter-

treating infected health workers; the center that opened

In Sierra Leone, the attorney general on Monday justilocal radio journalist, saying he made remarks that could "incite instability." ist David Tam Baryoh "made tory statements that in no way we are making as a nation in

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Obama calls for tougher internet regulation ANNE FLAHERTY

ers should pick winners and losers on the Internet, not broadband gatekeepers."

AssociAted Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds and higher costs but angering Republicans and the nation's cable giants who sa y the plan would kill jobs.

Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to more heavily regulate Internet providers and treat broadband much as it would any other public utility.

He said the FCC should explicitly prohibit Internet providers like Verizon and

"Net neutrality" is the idea that Internet service providers shouldn't block, slow or manipulate data moving across its networks.

As long as content isn't against the law, such as child one site will load generally at the same speed as a simiembraced the concept in a rule.

But last January, a federal appeals court struck down the regulation because the court said the FCC didn't technically have the legal authority to tell broadband providers how to manage their networks.

extra to move their content more quickly. The announcement sent cable stocks tumbling.

The FCC, an independent regulatory body led by political appointees, is nearing a decision on whether broadband providers should be allowed to cut deals with the content providers but is stumbling over the legal complexities.

"We are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding, bipartisan policy of lightly regulating the Internet and calling AP PHOTO/PAUL SAKUMA for extreme" regulation, said Michael Powell, Internet access.

Powell, who chaired the FCC president and CEO of the National Cable and TelecomThis "tectonic shift in national policy, should it be during the Bush administration until 2005. Consumer munications Association, the primary lobbying arm of adopted, would create devastating results," added groups and content providers hailed Obama's move, the cable industry, which supplies much of the nation's

wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl.

On Monday, Obama waded into the fray and gave a major boost to Internet activists by saying the FCC should explicitly ban any "paid prioritization" on the Internet. Obama also suggested that the FCC reclassify consumer broadband as a public utility under the 1934 Communications Act. That would mean the Internet would be regulated more heavily in the way phone service is.

"It is common sense that the same philosophy should guide any service that is based on the transmission of information — whether a phone call, or a packet of data," Obama said.

Michelle Obama cheers on woman service members and veterans STACY A. ANDERSON

AssociAted Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama is telling women to be bold in their next career step.

"If you want a job, you can't be modest.

You've got to show off a little bit," the first lady said Monday at a career development forum for women veterans transitioning to civilian life and careers.

"And believe me, you all have so much to show off." In addition to a range of skill sets,

Mrs. Obama said service members and veterans have an understanding of leadership, team building and completing a mission.

On the eve of Veterans Day, she announced new commitments from online networks LinkedIn and Coursera in partnering with the government to help service members and veterans.Military families can import their LinkedIn profiles to the Veterans Employment Center, the government website that helps them find jobs.

They can also take advantage of a free upgrade to a premium profile for one year

on LinkedIn. Coursera, an online education platform, is offering one free verified certificate for an online course.

While commitments from corporations and organizations continue to grow in helping veterans, Mrs. Obama said more needs to be done, because women continue to trail men in employment.

The unemployment rate last month for women veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan was 11.2 percent— five points higher than men who served in the same conflicts, and more than double the rate for civilian

women, she said.

"The fact that any of you are worrying about where your next paycheck is going to come from, or struggling to put food on the table — that should be appalling to all of us as Americans," she said. Brittany Catton Kirk recently relocated from California to Virginia with her husband, a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer.

She has been looking for employment for months and will take advantage of the premium LinkedIn account to promote her marketing and fundraising experience."I'd

been weighing it in my head for my budget, 'can I afford this? I'm not working right now; should I really be spending that? So that's a huge weight off," Catton Kirk said.

"I'm going to go home and register for those sites. That's several hundreds of dollars of help here, just by me showing up today."

The first lady has been a longtime advocate of service members since launching Joining Forces in 2011 with Dr. Jill Biden to support veterans and military families.

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Obama calls for tougher internet regulation ANNE FLAHERTY

ers should pick winners and losers on the Internet, not broadband gatekeepers."

AssociAted Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds and higher costs but angering Republicans and the nation's cable giants who sa y the plan would kill jobs.

Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to more heavily regulate Internet providers and treat broadband much as it would any other public utility.

He said the FCC should explicitly prohibit Internet providers like Verizon and

"Net neutrality" is the idea that Internet service providers shouldn't block, slow or manipulate data moving across its networks.

As long as content isn't against the law, such as child one site will load generally at the same speed as a simiembraced the concept in a rule.

But last January, a federal appeals court struck down the regulation because the court said the FCC didn't technically have the legal authority to tell broadband providers how to manage their networks. some 3.7 million comments with the FCC — more than

extra to move their content more quickly. The announcement sent cable stocks tumbling.

The FCC, an independent regulatory body led by political appointees, is nearing a decision on whether broadband providers should be allowed to cut deals with the content providers but is stumbling over the legal complexities.

"We are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding, bipartisan policy of lightly regulating the Internet and calling AP PHOTO/PAUL SAKUMA for extreme" regulation, said Michael Powell, Internet access.

Powell, who chaired the FCC president and CEO of the National Cable and TelecomThis "tectonic shift in national policy, should it be during the Bush administration until 2005. Consumer munications Association, the primary lobbying arm of adopted, would create devastating results," added groups and content providers hailed Obama's move, the cable industry, which supplies much of the nation's

wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl.

On Monday, Obama waded into the fray and gave a major boost to Internet activists by saying the FCC should explicitly ban any "paid prioritization" on the Internet. Obama also suggested that the FCC reclassify Communications Act. That would mean the Internet would be regulated more heavily in the way phone service is.

"It is common sense that the same philosophy should guide any service that is based on the transmission of information — whether a phone call, or a packet of data," Obama said.

Michelle Obama cheers on woman service members and veterans STACY A. ANDERSON

AssociAted Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama is telling women to be bold in their next career step.

"If you want a job, you can't be modest.

You've got to show off a little bit," the first lady said Monday at a career development forum for women veterans transitioning to civilian life and careers.

"And believe me, you all have so much to show off." In addition to a range of skill sets,

Mrs. Obama said service members and veterans have an understanding of leadership, team building and completing a mission.

On the eve of Veterans Day, she announced new commitments from online networks LinkedIn and Coursera in partnering with the government to help service members and veterans.Military families can import their LinkedIn profiles to the Veterans Employment Center, the government website that helps them find jobs.

They can also take advantage of a free upgrade to a premium profile for one year

on LinkedIn. Coursera, an online education platform, is offering one free verified certificate for an online course.

While commitments from corporations and organizations continue to grow in helping veterans, Mrs. Obama said more needs to be done, because women continue to trail men in employment.

The unemployment rate last month for women veterans from Iraq and Afghani-

women, she said.

"The fact that any of you are worrying about where your next paycheck is going to come from, or struggling to put food on the table — that should be appalling to all of us as Americans," she said. Brittany Catton Kirk recently relocated from California to Virginia with her husband, a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer.

She has been looking for employment for months and will take advantage of the than men who served in the same conflicts, premium LinkedIn account to promote her and more than double the rate for civilian marketing and fundraising experience."I'd

been weighing it in my head for my budget, 'can I afford this? I'm not working right now; should I really be spending that? So that's a huge weight off," Catton Kirk said.

"I'm going to go home and register for those sites. That's several hundreds of dollars of help here, just by me showing up today."

The first lady has been a longtime advocate of service members since launching support veterans and military families.

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THE EQUINOX ATHLETE of the WEEK

Weekly Yoga Challenge

NAME: TORRIE CRENSON

Sport: Soccer Goal-keeper Torrie Crenson, a senior on Keene State College women’s soccer team, was a key player in the Keene State Owls’ LEC Championship success.

Crenson is a goalie for the Owls and said she has played that position all her life. Coming from a small town called North Salem, New York, Crenson played on three club teams until she took her older sister’s position as goalie her sophomore year of high school.

“My sister played goalie and I always looked up to her and followed in her footsteps, and found

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me and stuck with it,” Crenson said.

The last two games, including the LEC title game, have presented some of the most stressful game situations for a goalie. The semi-

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after double overtime and had to decide on a winner through penalty kicks.

“I had faith in my players. We have been practicing all year for penalty kicks because they can happen at any time in a game,” Crenson said. Although being faced back-to-back with penalty kicks, Crenson kept her composure and made the saves that counted.

Kendall Pope can be contacted at kpope@keene-equinox.com

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Major: Occupational Safety

Favorite food: Pumpkin Pie

Favorite movie: Either “Bridesmaids” or “Pitch Perfect”

Favorite part of the holidays: Getting to see her two older sisters.

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Four easy steps to warrior two Pose: Warrior Two Type of pose: Standing Pose

forward in between your hands. If the foot does not quite make it inbetween your hands, grab the back of your ankle with your right hand and assist it forward.

4. Inhale, rotating your left heel

Increases leg strength ankles and groin area

Torrie’s Fun Facts

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inhaling while bringing your hands to parallel over your legs, gazing over your right hand.

If it is drawing to the big toe side of the foot, open the knee to your pinky toe side of your foot.

3. Make sure your knee is directly over your ankle. Do not let your knee press forward past a ninety-degree angle.

Weekly Challenge: Stay in warrior two for ten

Something people don’t know: Torrie has her scuba diving licence.

Tip: hand, removing the effort from the heel of your palm.

2. Inhale, moving your right leg up, reaching it back behind you.

inhale straighten your front leg 1. To ensure safety, press through the outside of your left foot, making sure all parts of the foot are attached to the ground.

2. Look down at your right knee.

down in the stance.

Anna Glassman can be contacted at aglassman@keene-equinox.com

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Mullets, mustaches, mohawks & beards BROGAN WESSELL

wide, and that the “Movember” community has raised $559 million to be put toward improving the lives of men who are affected As the winter season comes around, by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and - those who suffer from mental health probing up with facial hair instead of coats as they participate in the popular ‘No-Shave Despite the fact that some athletes are not in season during the time of ‘No Shave Along with other students, many ath- November,’ they still manage to implement letes manage to incorporate the tradition of their own tradition of hairstyles into their ‘No-Shave November’ into their own sport’s Senior and member of the men’s soccer According to Derek Clark, sophomore team, Mike Jacques, said that he and his and member of the men’s ice hockey team, teammates have been giving themselves he and his teammates grow their hair and mohawks during their season and for play-

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“The mohawk started freshman year during preseason because it was very hot roll around we chop off the front and leave team during the season as well as during Clark also said that once playoffs roll around, they will continue to not shave

He continued, “There were a couple of Jacques said that he participates in these hairstyles because it has become a tradition

In addition to growing out their facial hair to bring good luck during playoffs, He also added that he believes it brings Clark said that the hockey team also grows out their mustaches for the entire month of November for a charity known as the baseball team, said the baseball team also “For playoffs we would also do the Movember Foundation, its mission is to challenge men to grow mustaches during My sophomore year the entire team had November to “spark conversation” and

“I work in the gym so I always see atha really great way for them to raise awarehave seen cornrows and other interesting

hockey team participates in ‘No Shave

“My KSC conditioning helps me out on the air force side because I condition here more than there, and I recently had my yearly PT test and I had my best time for the mile run

Cole said that going through boot camp has especially helped

From a student’s perspective of seeing

“For the most part, I think that it is a per-

To date, the foundation reports that four million mustaches have been grown world-

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drill weekends and they have been giving me Saturdays off ‘cause of

have to talk yourself through it and

-BEVERLY COLE WOMEN’S SOCCER

“I feel like I’ve put so much time in and the air force has put so much

the reserves where you just stay up to date with everything, so if they call you up you’re ready to go,” Cole

This mentality prepared her for the upcoming soccer season when it

No matter what their reason for their prior experience playing one

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Cole said that she thinks VetCole continued to say that her eran’s Day is a day to remember Although Cole has to miss prac- six-year enlistment will be over in people are still serving even though tice once in a while, she has never about a year-and-a-half, but she is “I think it’s easy to lose sight of

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“I recently had my yearly PT test and I had my best time for the mile run

“I remember she came to practice one day and was super excited because she killed it at her physical test,” sophomore teammate Dani

“In boot camp, it feels like you can’t do it a lot of the time and I think that’s the point, but then you have to keep telling yourself that thousands of people do this and hundreds of people graduate each

Brogan Wessell can be contacted at bwessell@keene-equinox.com

other places, and it’s a good chance to remember people who miss things like weddings and birthdays serving for people who they don’t

big reason why she enjoys playing

proximity] when I was deciding, but

that my mom and my parents can really good chemistry,” Warhall both come to all of my games and I Warhall continued, “So we know can be close enough to home where where each other are and stuff and if I need anything, I can go and it’s really different being on campus,” she said, “It’s not really like I’m not Their close proximity to home is often the subject of a joke among Shannon Summers, the mostbasically like the townies” Sum-

Cole continued, “I think it’s Kendall Pope can be contacted at kpope@keene-equinox.com

After attending these drill weekends for six years you’re enlistment has voluntarily deployed to Iraq,

used to playing, so when we do all

She said she never really felt the

never one of those people to be like,

Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@keene-equinox.com

Keene State College athletic team records Women’s Soccer

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Swim teams hope to repeat last season’s success SKYLER FRAZER

Senior reporter The men and women’s swimming and diving teams at Keene State College started the season off well in their meet on Oct. 21 against Roger Williams University, winning by scores of 230-61 and 183-105 respectively.

More recently, the teams performed in the New England Invitational against Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The women won six events and the men won nine in the competition on Nov 1.

The Men Last year the men won the NEISDA [New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association] championship, the season ranked ninth in the nation.

After graduating three of their seven AllAmerican athletes, leadership on the men’s team would have to come from other places this season.

Randy Dunton, the men’s swim team’s only senior, said he liked how the team has responded to losing many of their upperclassmen.

“We lost a lot of good seniors this year but we have a strong freshmen class. The sophomores and juniors are stepping up as well,” Dunton said.

Head Coach Jack Fabian, who’s in his eighth season as head coach and was named the NEISDA coach of the year, agreed that the freshmen class looked good.

Dunton continued and said there are seven freshmen, all doing extra things in practice and workouts to get better. “They all have different specialties,” he said.

The Women Last year, the women won the Little East Conference championship as well as their fourth NEISDA championship in six years.

They lost three seniors to graduation last year, but this year’s seniors have stepped up and embraced the responsibilities that were left to them.

“The senior girls are very good,” Fabian said.

Lindsey Day, one of those seniors, said they are getting help from some of their other younger teammates.

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The next meet for the men’s and women’s teams will be against Springfield College and Wheaton College on Saturday, Nov. 15.

“The freshmen have done a really great

tually reach nationals.

“We want to try and get as many people “Everyone needs to work off each other to the NCAA Nationals this year as possible, practice, how much they’re leading. They’re very well,” Day said. and I think we can,” Dunton said. stepping up to the plate when we needed it,” Looking forward, Day is excited for their As a senior on the team, Dunton had a Day said. more personal goal.

Day added that the freshmen have been always good to see how we measure up “I would like to see us at ninth place or eager to help the team and swim really well, with them.” higher at nationals this year,” Dunton said. and are excited to take in what KSC swimDunton said he thinks it would be great Goals ming has to offer. for the team to be as good, if not better, than To get the women back to the NCAA went well, “Generally, I thought people last year and leave the team in great shape Championships, something they failed to were very focused and their racing skills for next year. do the last two seasons, Day said she thinks were good.” While he pointed out that they As for the women’s team, Fabian said, the team needs to stay together and con- noticed some holes in their lineup, he said “We’d like to get the women back to the tinue to work hard.

NCAA.” While some people think of swimming season progresses.

Day agreed with her coach’s goals, as an individual sport, Day emphasized Dunton continued explaining some but added she also wants the team to get how much swimmers rely on their team- other goals he had for the men’s team this along, be close and especially, have fun. mates to advance in the ranking and even- year.

Day explained, “That’s the only way you’re

going to do well — if your team is cohesive.”

Winning the NEISDA is also a goal for Day. “I would love to go out winning that [the NEISDA] for the third year in a row, and as a senior,” she said. lege and Wheaton College.

“The people in the program just set high expectations for themselves and when that happens, I think you’re going to do pretty well,” Fabian said.

Fabian continued, “We’ll try and do our best for Keene State [College].”

Skyler Frazer can be contacted at sfrazer@keene-equinox.com

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Surprisingly impressed by Michael Vick JAKE COUGHLIN

MultiMedia director

on SportsCenter of how Geno Smith had played terribly, and practically cost the Jets the game in nearly every situation.

Smith’s poor play eventually earned him a seat on the bench that had been previously held by his backup to start the season: Michael Vick.

Michael Vick is an interesting guy to think about. As much as I want to sit here and hate on a guy like Mike Vick, I just can’t do it.

As a life-long Patriots fan, I routinely sit down week after week, Sunday after Sunday and watch the Pats put a beat-down on whoever is unlucky enough to have met us in the schedule that week. Unfortunately this is not one of those weeks.

By that I mean the Pats have a “bye” this week.

Every year the bye week rolls around and I suddenly Vick’s questionable character due to his rough past of do with myself.

What could I possibly do that is as entertaining as watching the Pats dominate?

And then I realize there is one thing that is equally as fun to watch — and that is watching the New York Jets lose to whoever was lucky enough to meet them that week.

So there I sat on my couch this weekend, expecting to watch the running comedy that is the New York Jets, and then something unexpected happened.

The Jets played … great? I watched the Jets handle a very good Pittsburgh Steelers team quite respectfully.

While watching this game, there was a part of me that was kind of worried that maybe the Jets could be a formidable opponent to the Pats in the AFC East — but then I calmed myself down and brought myself back to Earth.

Even though I’m not particularly worried about the Jets, I couldn’t help but wonder what was making the difference in this performance.

I realized that there was one thing that had changed from previous weeks to now and that was the quarterback.

Geno Smith started out the year like an absolute amateur.

Week-in and week-out I’ve been watching highlights

nity without putting such a strain on the school’s wallet.

“I think it would be a good idea to get it back.

[It would] get everyone together and support all the athletes,” Murphy said, “I think we could do it without spending that much money. There’s different ways to have fun without spending all the money.”

She said, "We can do all of those activities and still be Midnight Madness. It’s just about us all getting together. It’s not about spending all the money.” Ryanne Williams is a junior forward on the women’s basketball team. The third-year player commented on the lasting effect that hitting the restart button on the event could have on team support and attendance during games. “I think that Midnight Madness

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— both [men’s and women’s] teams — because if people come and see us perform and stuff, they’ll be more likely to come to more games. So I think

they should do it,” Wil- as this year, but no plans liams said. The topic of whether to bring back Midnight Madness is one Jacob Barrett can be that Colbert said has been contacted at jbarrett@keenebrought up as recently equinox.com

Vick has done an honorable job at restoring his legacy.

I thought that any kind of person that would treat animals in that way deserved to go to prison and stay there, but I can tell through watching him in various interviews and shows that Vick has changed.

I feel like Michael Vick is a perfect example of someone who has recognized the mistakes he’s made and He has actively become an advocate against dogdone.

Then I watched him go out there this weekend and tear up the Steelers in classic Vick fashion. ing that ball up and down like it was 2004 and he was on the Falcons.

I was so impressed with Vick’s veteran performance that I felt the need to acknowledge the kind of character change he has gone through.

New York Jets, I have to commend Michael Vick for his toughness and growth throughout his bumpy career.

Jake Coughlin can be contacted at jcoughlin@keene-equinox.com

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There’s No Place Like Home

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KYLE BAILEY

Left to right: Women’s soccer players Kali Santino [freshman], Katie Silegy [freshman], Danielle Warhall [sophomore], Shannon Summers [junior] and Shannon Hart [freshman] are all natives to the Keene area.

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Hart said that originally, she was going to take a Hart said.

KSC brought to the table. year off in order to participate in mission work overseas, Teammates Katie Silegy, Kali Santino and Shannon “Even though Keene was really close, it had a lot of but after being recommended to the Owls’ head coach Summers all live in the City of Keene. the things that I wanted in a college. The soccer team, by one of her high school teachers, she decided to stay obviously — the coaches, the team in general were just from the Keene State College women's soccer team, who and attend KSC. for her both athletically and academically. awesome. They have a good study away program, study chose to stay close to their neighborhoods when decid“I wanted to come here because I’m a home-body. I “Soccer had a big impact for me because I really liked abroad, which I really want to end up doing. Just everying where to go to college. the team and the coaches and it has a good education Hart is one of nine siblings who have been students Danielle Warhall is a sophomore goalie on the squad. before they came to KSC and all of them said that it at KSC. Her brother Ryan is currently a senior lacrosse The Spofford native and Keene High School graduate makes them better players at the collegiate level. player for the Keene State Owls and her brother Ian Silegy, the third freshman from Keene on the team noted the ability of her family to watch her play as a graduated a few years ago. this year said that the short distance between campus » KEENE NATIVES, B8 from Swanzey, New Hampshire.

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Soccer player goes from field to flight erly Cole, a senior on the women’s soccer team, has been enlisted in the U.S. Air National Guard since April 2010.

Cole’s older sister has been in the Air National Guard for over ten years and really enjoyed it, which fueled Cole’s desire to join — plus, it pays for tuition.

After eight weeks of basic training and two months of individualized training Cole was getting prepared to travel to El Salvador.

“Our base in Portsmouth [New Hampshire] has a partnership with a base in El Salvador and the woman who coordinates it found out I spoke Spanish and wanted

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dent activities council, our student government, our staff, our faculty.

Whatever it may be — pride in the Midnight Madness, a basket- institution. In this day and age, I ball tradition of late-night contests, think that that’s the most important loud music, light shows and stusaid. gyms of schools all over the country, That pride was something that including Keene State College.

Colbert said was on full display in Nowadays, the event has been the aftermath of the Pumpkin Fest set aside for a number of years, and incidents that occurred last month, students and athletes want to know when students took to the streets to why. clean up and repair the damage.

Associate Athletic Director and Women’s basketball player Jovan the Head Coach of the Men’s Bas- Kingwood said she supports bringketball team, Rob Colbert, said that ing Midnight Madness back to KSC. the reasoning behind stopping the Kingwood also said she wondered why the school would cancel “It had become such a big produc- such a popular event. “[Midnight Madness] is one thing that I knew was big here and everysaid. one loved going to it that did go to cant government budget cuts to the According to Colbert, much of school as a part of the reasoning the cost of the event stemmed from behind cancelling the event. Colbert attractions such as light shows, DJs said that if Midnight Madness were and contests with prizes such as to come back, it would need to be free t-shirts and meal plans. centered on one major goal: school Sam Murphy, a sophomore pride. guard for the women’s basketball “There’s only one [goal] — stu- team, said she believes that bringdent pride. Pride in the institu- ing Midnight Madness back would tion. Whether it be our basketball team, our baseball team, our stu-

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said.

Cole has taken on many different jobs in the air force. She was a command post controller, in which she coordinated with pilots and the base to refuel planes in the air, until last summer when she switched to aviation resource management.

Now, she said she’s more of a personnelist, making sure everyone has training and is “good to “Her overall responsibility is way beyond her years … She has a huge family, babysits during the week, has an amazing boyfriend and still has time to hang

soccer teammate Alex Haley said of Cole.

Haley continued, “She always, Cole is a Spanish major and said always, always works things out she wants to be a translator when with the air force so she can be she graduates. This was her favorite experience because she got to She said, “We love Bev. She’s incorporate KSC with the U.S. Air Force.

She gives one-hundred-and-ten “We were there for six days and percent and brings some of that we had an air show and people on CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / BEVERLY COLE the ground in a tent showing off Beverly Cole takes photos and translates Spanish at an air-show in El » FIELD TO FLIGHT, B8 equipment and letting people try Salvador.

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