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Students say the text can’t wait

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suicide prevention and education

Meditation is an ancient practice that has been around for centuries as an aid for better sleep, controlling emotions, and becoming more

more than 13,000 phone calls over

all majors have been able to gain experience answering phones at the hotline, while also assisting the

lower stress, which is a common tion between decreased levels of the stress hormone cortisol and an

cidal, commits suicide, or attempts

meditate and practice mindfulness

meditation and mindfulness and is the co-founder of the Monadnock

help, most people can recover from

suicide claims more than 38 thou-

viewing people who have taken the mindfulness stress reduction

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mated 1 million adults [one half of reported making a suicide attempt

KAYLA SOUZA

Equinox Staff In the state of New Hampshire, texting and driving can cost an individual up to $100 in

things that came about was that I

“Texting and driving is as bad as drinking and driving.�

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people?’ and one hundred percent - texting and driving laws took that “in 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes—with 3,092 people killed—and crashes resulting in

“Meditation is where I practice

electronic or telecommunications state of New Hampshire does allow the use of cellphones while Hampshire General court’s web- driving; however, the information on the website indicates the the risks of texting and drivorg, the laws of texting and driva moving motor vehicle who writes a text message or uses two  TEXTING, A3

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CAMPUS SAFETY report log

Week of: Feb. 3 Monday, Feb. 3 11:13 p.m. Thorne Art Gallery: Female fell on ice.

Possible fractured arm.

7:03 p.m. Zorn Dining Commons: Officer picked up wallet and found fake ID inside. ID turned over to KPD. RD of building was notified.

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Beach, who is now an intern, explained that the academic and journal writing aspect of the intern-

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being able to think quickly on their feet—also to be able to control their own emotional reactions when interacting with someone with a people who called and how they According to Trafton, when stuProfessor Couture, who also

internships or time at Samaritans,

throughout their college career and

tems that are in place to support the -

to their site experiences and do Beach, who is also working as a Program Coordinator at Samari-

Trafton stated that there is a 26-hour training period before stu-

trying to start a campus chapter so ing the calls and they listen to both

Tuesday, Feb. 4

When it came to working with college students, Trafton explained,

2:59 p.m. Appian Way: Liberty Tax rep soliciting on campus without proper paperwork was advised regarding policies.

students feel really safe knowing all

9:35 p.m. Huntress Hall: RA called stating student wasn’t feeling well. Student passed out, and woke up.

Wanted somebody to check on him. Escorted individual to Cheshire Med.

want you to speak, so if you start to talk, they will kind of make you

Wednesday, Feb. 5 2:59 p.m. Randall Hall: Student assaulted on 3rd floor.

4:00 p.m. Randall Hall: Student reports 706 [marijuana] smell coming from outside her window. One arrest for possession.

Thursday, Feb. 6 1:07p.m. Tisdale Apartments: Unauthorized pets in building.

7:02 p.m. Randall Hall: Dog seen on camera inside.

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Beach, a current intern at Samar-

and help others and still pay their

While Samaritans runs a crisis hotline, it also has resources, such as support groups for people who

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which interns may also be encouraged to attend to learn about this type of support, according to Traf-

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why the hotline exists is to allow

Currently, Samaritans is working with six KSC interns in the

all of their feelings and all of their

Trafton explained that Samaritans can accommodate up to 12

-JOSH DIGIOVANNA KSC STUDENT

graduated from KSC in 1995 with degrees in communication studies and journalism, explained that while psychology and sociology students are mainly drawn to the

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really had experience working with Trafton explained further that,

but most of the calls that we get

greater risk factors, according to the

more of people that are depressed

also get third party calls, which One, being the least lethality, or sui- means they call in on behalf of had calls from outside the country, - surprisingly, from Europe and some

10:29 a.m. Appian Way: Vehicle driven by elderly man driving on Appian in an SUV. Saturday, Feb. 8 1:55 a.m. Carle Hall: Student assaulted.

12:46 p.m. Off Campus: Hamster stolen from residence.

10:00 p.m. Randall Hall: Suspected 706 [marijuana].

ated from KSC in December, said - he interned at Samaritans for class ing on the hotline is about being

Through his work at the hotone of the most important factors of each phone call was patience, as

STUDENT ASSEMBLY

2:01 p.m. Carle Hall: Three students did not evacuate during fire alarm.

7:11 p.m. Owl’s Nest 9: Assisted KPD with follow-up.

7:47 p.m. Carle Hall: Underage students in possession of alcohol.

tion, the woman who called actu-

Like other psychology students, fact that she thanked me for doing was required to write journals and a paper about the experience at the

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KSC Jujitsu club funds approved

of my teachers was once asked, ‘Why should -

ical Science study, mindfulness is described as the non-judgmental awareness of experi-

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Bassarear described his personal mean-

request of $1,250 for the Brazilian

of mindfulness is paying attention to present moment experience with an attitude of curiosity, interest and an attitude of not judging

Deihim-Panah attended the meeting to explain to Student Assembly memThe money will go towards the club members so they can afford ses-

rate the awareness of mindfulness, kindness and the practice of meditation in his class-

Sunday, Feb. 9 12:30 a.m. Sidewalk(s): Intoxicated man found vomiting outside 1 Butler Ct.

that has been trapped in their mind

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Friday, Feb. 7 11:00 a.m. Fiske Lot: Vandalism, criminal mischief, property damage.

bogged down by their own depresreally break through it in order to

These roles are Assistant Program Manager, Communications Assistant and Education and Out- related to suicide, roughly three

or academic backgrounds may also get the opportunity to work in all four roles during their time at

mental, safe space where that

lenge was being patient and under-

Trafton stated about her interns,

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8:24 p.m. Art Center: Student wants to report an assault.

what he had learned at the Samar-

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Above, Keene State College Professor Tom Bassarear teaches a meditation session.

Bassarear, who teaches courses on meditation and mindfulness at KSC, is the co-founder of the Monadnock Mindfulness Practice Center in downtown Keene, N.H.

able to come and do this in a moments notice is

Committee member Elizabeth Pockl Pockl said the committee is going through many applicants and is in search for a candidate who will not only work with faculty and academ-

tion is not just about sitting in a quiet room and

Heather Galka, a KSC student who is new

Students and others do not need to take

Other aspects of being mindful are incorpoBassarear offers scheduled drop-in meditation sessions for students who wish to pracities Council will announce the spring weekend performance on their twit-

of high-demand for guided meditation sessions from students and faculty after attending we really slowed our meal down, noticed the

Rachel Heard can be contacted at rheard@keene-equinox.com

Many students at KSC already practice or

Annelise Kloster can be contacted at akloster@keene-equinox.com

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KSC moves forward in efforts to reduce plastic waste

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BETHANY RICCIARDI

News editor

of all American teens say they have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger,” according to a Pew survey.

The report from The National Highway

When thinking of a campus area, smoke-free or drug-free areas may come to mind; and now schools all over the country, including Keene State College, are trying to switch to be a plastic-water-bottle-free campus.

The issue with plastic water bottles is that a lot of companies re-bottle tap water and then sell it to people, said Kelly Marchione, KSC senior and Campus Ecology member. Campus Ecology even goes around and shows this to some of the residents in residendents, by doing a “water chasing.”

“We have bottled water, tap

information on teenage drivers. The report noted, “Eleven percent of drivers aged eighteen to twenty who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed.”

Keene Police Sergeant Christopher Simonds said he has not been to a scene of an accident caused by texting and driving.

Simonds noted individuals may receive a summons for texting and driving, and added he has not given a summons to any drivers.

texting and driving.

Students at Keene State College agree texting and driving may be dangerous, but for some, the risk is worth taking.

Senior Andrew Corey said he, “Is not huge against texting and driving,” but said if he had

and we have them unmarked and have people taste the difference.

Usually they can’t tell the difference, showing tap doesn’t taste that bad,” Marchione said.

The club is also behind all the water fountains around campus she said.

The fountain also has an electric counter that keeps track of how many full water bottles aren’t being used because students chose to reduce and reuse.

She said they’ve been springing up around campus and she thinks KSC does well with using reusable water bottles.

Marchione said eco reps are doing this new promotion in the student center, where if they see someone with a reusable water bottle, they’ll give them a green buck. Students can use these bucks at Bean and Bagel, or Lloyd’s, and she hopes it gives students the incentive to want to use reusable water bottles around campus more.

The dangers of using plastic bottles is when they sit in the heat, Marchione said. She said what happens is the chemicals can leak into the water from the plastic.

She said this also becomes a big off of plankton, because those

bellies full of plastic too, Marchione explained.

Other groups on campus are focusing on water as well. Professor Nicole Wengerd focuses on environmental sociology in her Global Social Problems class. She said an overview of the course right now is focusing on water, local perspectives in the United States, along with the global scale and issues of precipitation and water scarcity.

“All semester we talk about these crises that are going on around the world and it can be a

over to text it.” Corey said texting at a stop sign is okay but added, “If you’re driving in

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“The whole campaign is about making it a water bottle-free campus.”

-NICOLE WENGERD KSC PROFESSOR

downer, so I wanted students to have an opportunity to do something, and feel like they can make a difference. That’s what drove

on water bottles. Water is free but it does take planning to have your own reusable water bottle,” Wengerd said.

Wengerd made the second and it ends in week seven with a presentation. There are four uring out how to reduce the amount of water bottles, vending and each week they have a topic, machines and eliminate water which they have to brainstorm, bottles from school. She said stuand then actually implement dents are thinking about how it on campus. The whole cam- they can make it more convenient paign is about making it a water -bottle-free campus,” Wengerd Having enough water stations explained. on campus is important WengWengerd also said the stu- erd said, and her students have dents have been looking at num- to brainstorm ways to make that happen. bottles are actually recycled.

“It’s more complicated than Wengerd claimed on average, out just saying we’ll stop selling of 167 Americans only 38 of them water bottles,” she said. recycle and that overall, water Wengerd said the goal is to bottles cost 1000 times more than add a social component change. tap water. Wengerd plans for the She said she wants to let the students to raise awareness on students have a voice in an envicampus and get this information ronmental issue, and also for out there. them to understand the complex“I think something we often ity of the issue and how social life forget is the reduce, reuse, recy- is tied to it. The third part of the project is to expand to the comtwo and we just skip to the, ‘Oh munity, Wengerd said.

I’ll use plastic and then recycle.’

KSC is a supportive commuThere are two steps before that. nity member, but who are the Reduce—reduce our dependency allies, businesses, or local orga-

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put on. Ferrell said she believes having these shows is important for the students’ well being.

“We tend to take a lot of things very seriously and get really invested in, whether it’s classes or our jobs,” she said, “So I think it’s really, really important to have some times where it’s just about laughing, and it’s just about fun and it’s sort of a stress reliever or a different way to put into perspective your life and what’s important, what’s stressing you out and how can you quit being stressed,” Ferrell continued.

“I think there’s value to going out and having a good time and not being worried about your classes, work or other stuff going on in your life for an hour, two hours,” Ferrell added.

The overwhelming success of a sold-out gymnasium comedy show featuring Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson held during last year’s Spring Weekend activities has the Social Activities Council con-

“I like to people-watch— especially drunk people, it’s very entertaining.”

According to Wengerd the students had a great response to the project. She has 40 students in each class, and she hopes that once they’ve presented students that want to move forward with it, will.

Taylor Boone, a KSC junior, is in the Global Social Problems class and she mentioned Professor Wengerd can be inspiring.

“She does all sorts of environmental conscious things...I actually took this class because she was recommended,” Boone said.

Boone said she doesn’t buy plastic water bottles because she doesn’t want to have to pay for them, but she’s been telling more people about the reusable water bottles.

She said she watched a documentary in the class called “Tapped,” which was very eyeopening to her. Boone stated it talked about how all around, it’s not good to buy water bottles,

because of the toxins in the plastic.

Mary Jensen, Campus Suswould be if students were buying plastic water bottles that they would educate themselves on ished with the bottle, she said that it is very important to recycle them. “Plastic is made from oil.

It shouldn’t be used and thrown away easily,” Jensen said.

Jensen encourages students to get involved with their ideals and to join Fair Trade Club, Campus Ecology, or even get involved with discussions in the global club. She said she thinks KSC has come along way, and is doing a good job, but there is always room for improvement.

Wengerd agreed and thinks any campus can always do more.

She thinks KSC will respond to the student’s voices if they said “we want this,” she said it just takes some initiatives and someone to keep the momentum going.

Bethany Ricciardi can be contacted at bricciardi@keene-equinox.com

sidering to put on another large scale comedy show people in the eye and laughing and then at the very end, again. we would sit all together in a circle and laugh and you However, Ferrell said it has only been a discussion so would fake it until you could really laugh because after a while it really got funny,” Thibault explained.

Aside from traditional laughter outlets like comedy Finally, the class would end with quiet meditation, shows, movies or joking with friends, many people although, Thibault said it was often hard to sit in silence across the nation are trying out a not-so-ordinary activ- afterwards without someone breaking out into laughter. ity called laughter yoga which is based on the teachings Thibault said joining the laughter yoga club was a of Dr. Madan Kataria, a physician from Mumbai, India. very positive and rewarding activity that ultimately Laughter yoga is a practice involving prolonged volun- helped her outside of class. tary laughter, according to meetup.com While studying abroad in Ireland, senior Celeste day and smiling more. I also noticed myself improving Thibault saw a sign for a free laughter yoga club, was just in little ways, but it made a huge difference in my interested and decided to give it a try. experience abroad. I was just happier all the time and Thibault’s laughter yoga club was a two-hour session, the classroom and into a place where you’re just laughfor an hour. This portion allowed participants to open ing and having fun and that’s something you don’t really up and feel comfortable with one another.

For the second hour the true laughing portion of the class began.

Rachel Heard can be contacted at “We did a couple of exercises where you just laugh rheard@keene-equinox.com for no reason and it gets you more comfortable looking

SoundoFF Amanda Gerwien Sophomore Elementary Education

nizations that would be supportive of this idea is a question she asked her students. She said these campaigns would need a lot of support. She also added students would hold interviews and then

Tyler Huntley Junior Psychology

“I talk to Taylor Boone.”

Corey stated he texts while driving, “I will be on the highway and if there are two people in front of me, and one behind me, I will throw out a text, but I will keep looking up to check myself.”

Corey noted he has not seen an accident on the road as a result of texting and driving, but said he has seen “close calls.”

Corey said he has not been in an accident.

He also claimed that because a driver in the car in front of him used a cell phone while driving, the driver stopped short. Corey said this then caused him to hit his breaks, and claimed the driver behind him almost hit his car.

Shane Sandman, a KSC student, said the risk people take to text and drive is too great.

“Texting and driving is as bad as drinking and driving—people shouldn’t do it,” he said.

Sandman also said that while he knows people who text and drive, he never puts himself in a vehicle with a driver who chooses to do so.

Sandman said he thinks texting and driving is dangerous because, “You are distracted from your driving.” Sandman noted the consequences for texting and driving, noting accidents and said “cops will pull you over for doing it.”

A KSC student who asked to remain anonymous said she thinks, “texting and driving is really bad,” and said when her friends use their phones while they drive it “freaks” her out.

She then said when her friends receive a text message while driving, she will offer to type the message into their phones so they can continue driving.

The student admitted to using her phone while driving, and stated she is aware of consequences but has still chosen at times to text.

She noted that she feels like she cannot wait a long time before replying to a text message when she drives; however she indicated that if she stopped at a red light or a stop sign, she will use this time as an opportunity to use her phone.

The student stated she has never been in an accident because of texting and driving, but said if she ever did get into an accident due to texting and driving, she said she would never do it again.

According to the AT&T (a popular phone service) website, the company does have a texting campaign to stop drivers from texting while operating a moving vehicle.

AT&T’s slogan for the campaign, based on the information from the website, states, “texting and driving—it can wait.”

On the website for the campaign, after you click, “Take the Pledge,” viewers on the site can then help “spread the word” by sharing the pledge on their Facebook and Twitter accounts.

According to an article in USA Today, a survey by AT&T showed “Almost half of all adults admit to texting while driving,” compared to the 43 percent of teenagers that text also.

Kayla Souza can be contacted at kayla.souza@ksc.keene.edu

Compiled by:

“What do you do for comic relief?”

Michelle Hanna Senior Early Childhood Education

“I love watching Sex and the City or Girls.”

Michelle Pratte Sophomore Early Childhood Education

“I like to watch American Horror Story and pig out on junk food.”

Hannah Goulis Junior Exercise Science

“I like to DC chill with my Phi Sig sisters and TKE.”

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EDITORIAL

Keene State, the texts can wait

Your phone goes off, you’ve got a text message from someone—but you’re driving. For some drivers, the curiosity about who could be texting them at that moment is more important than thinking about the dangers of taking their eyes off the road.

Website for Distracted Driving), “Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent—at 55 mph—of driving the length of When it comes to texting and driving, it’s not like “practice makes perfect.” Drivers who text are not only putting their own lives at risk, but the lives of others in danger in the process. Being an irresponsible driver is not only the stereotypical “speed demon,” or road-rage vehicle operator. It is also those who are careless enough to pay more attention to their phones than the freeway.

No matter what age or what class of license you have in New Hampshire, texting while driving is against the law.

The state does allow the use of cellphones while driving, but the law particularly states that, “A person operating a moving motor vehicle who writes a text message or uses two hands to type on or operate an electronic or telecommunications device, is guilty of a violation. A person does not write a text message when he or she reads, selects, or enters a phone number or name in a wireless communications device for the purpose of making a phone call.” from texting. According to Distraction.gov, “A quarter of teens respond to a text message once or more every time they drive. Twenty percent of teens and ten percent of parents admit that they have extended, multi-message text conversations while driving.”

The odds of getting into an accident are increasing exponentially. Thus, this creates more concern for other drivers on the road. According to Distraction.gov, 41 states have made this activity illegal, and yet people each day die from accidents revolving around distracting driving.

We encourage everyone to think about whether a text message is more important than another person’s life. Advertisements banning texting and driving are out there. Cell phone companies are even on board, promoting safe driving campaigns.

It is a privilege and a huge responsibility to operate a vehicle, and with that, a strong obligation to adhere to safety issues comes into play. If we are choosing to ignore how dangerous texting and driving can be, then we are running the risk of endangering not ourselves, but innocent lives.

The Equinox wants to remind KSC that the texts can wait.

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Contrasting New Hampshire’s ‘free-spirit’ with state of Connecticut About seven-billion people live on earth, but only 1.3 million of those people get to call the “Live Free or Die” state their home.

Few people get the opportunity to live in a free-spirited place. New Hampshire is a healthy, wealthy, beautiful place to live, with outstanding natural resources and a strong economy. Connecticut also has many advantages as a convenient location between Boston and New York, beautiful beaches, remarkable education, a variety of shopping places and easy transportation.

Such characteristics might make it hard to understand why some residents dislike CT. The dif-

ference between the two states is that Connecticut is ranked 14 for the most depressed state—mental health wise—in the country, while New Hampshire is ranked 34. New Hampshire is ranked eighth for the happiest state in the United States.

That’s the word from Mental Health America, which recently released an assessment of where the 50 states stand for depression and suicide evaluations. Connecticut has also become one of America’s worst performing state economies.

When investors consider important decisions like where to establish a residence, where to operate a business and where to die, Connecticut turns out to be not so great of an

option. According to Forbes Magazine, about 300 thousand Connecticut residents have moved out of the state than have moved in during the past two decades.

It’s not a surprise the majority of N.H. residents love nature and are environmentally-friendly. It’s almost impossible to look in any direction without seeing mountains, rivers or lakes.

Nothing’s better than being able to do outside activities all-year -round. There are trails to hike in the spring and fall, massive slopes to snowboard and ski in the winter and beautiful beaches along the coast to surf and relax at in the summer.

What makes N.H. even more

spectacular is that residents have a selection of major cities, like Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth and Nashua, where there are shopping boutiques and great restaurants.

Of course there are going to be pros and cons of any place when it comes to living conditions. But then again, the most important factor in out what environment will make one’s life the most enjoyable. for a lot of people. Who likes to pay sales taxes, anyway?

Jordan Crowley can be contacted at jcrowley@keene-equinox.com

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STAFF COMMENTARY

The complicated relationship between politics and the Olympic Games The Sochi Olympics have begun, and there has been great talk about the controversies regarding Russia and their human rights, or lack thereof.

Some have even gone to the extreme of suggesting a boycott of the Sochi Olympic Games, which brings up the question: should politics be a part of the sports culture?

My answer to this question is no.

There’s no denying that politics and the Olympic Games have had a complicated relationship in the past, especially between the United States and Russia.

According to USA Today writer, Doug Stanglin, Russia seems to have come full circle from the last time they hosted the Olympics in 1980.

Then, the United States was just starting to mend their relationship with Russia until Russia entered Afghanistan Christmas Eve of 1979.

The United States President during this time, Jimmy Carter, started to take action against the Moscow Olympics by urging the U.S. Olympics committee to withdraw. A total of 65 countries abandoned the Moscow Olympics, letting their Olympic careers and aspirations pass by for the sake of a political debate.

And the story doesn’t end there.

The Soviets made sure to get their revenge on the United States by boycotting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, giving up their right to participate.

The irony even goes a bit further.

The United States bailed out of the 1980 Olympics because of Russia’s decision to enter into Afghanistan.

Now look at us.

According to USA Today’s Rick Hampson, America’s role in our own war against Afghanistan

started Oct. 7, 2001 when U.S. forces attacked Afghanistan.

Now, 12 years later, Afghanistan is America’s longest war.

Much of the controversy surrounding this year’s Sochi Olympic Games is Russia’s decision made earlier this past year to ban all homosexual propaganda.

There is no denying that this is a violation of human rights, especially gay rights. Much of America is shocked and angry about this disrespect and breach of human rights, but forget to look at our own country.

Based on an article presented by CNN featuring statistics from Pew Forum, Human Rights Campaign on Jan. 15, 2014, only 16 out of our 50 states have legalized gay marriage.

How can we criticize Russia for entering Afghanistan and taking away the human rights of homosexuals when we have done both of these acts ourselves?

We may be less extreme in our acts of discrimination against homosexuals when compared to Russia, but we still have not fully embraced the rights of homosexuals here at home. With all of this political controversy, I think we’ve started to lose sight of the real purpose of the Olympic Games. The Olympics are meant to unite the world through the hard work of the participants and the entertainment it offers to the audiences.

It’s one of the very few ways the world unites, without having to worry about politics for once, but it seems we can’t even do that.

Even though what is happening in the host country of the Olympic Games hosts may be questionable, I feel that it is simply not a time for political controversy.

Not only would boycotting the

“The Olympics are meant to unite the world through the hard work of the participants and the entertainment it offers to the audiences.”

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Sochi Olympics be unfair to the ath- Olympics. letes who have worked day after day It’s time we start enjoying the for this one moment, but it would be Olympic Games and all they have a direct insult to the mission of the to offer, and stop bringing politics

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Taking 60 seconds to show diversity and backlash at the Super Bowl I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. I did, howcials to be quite entertaining.

A quick re-cap for those who did not see it, and are currently without access to Youtube: the Coca-Cola commercial featured a montage of people of different cultures playing over “America, The Beautiful,” which was sung in a different language with each changing verse.

The commercial started “trending” on Twitter; accusations of Coca-Cola being “un-American” and hashtags of #BoycottCoke and #SpeakAtique the quality of an advertisement. If there is an audience that doesn’t feel a commercial was successful, then it is only within their right to voice that opinion.

It is literally just 60 seconds spent showing diversity in our country. That’s it. It didn’t hone in on one particular nationality or race, nor did it let one language dominate the song. It just aimed to capture different slices of life and portions of our country, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or language. mercial to feature a same-sex couple.

The commercial was a genuine effort to show an appreciation for diversity. From a marketing standpoint, it also just makes sense. Our country is mixed in cultural backgrounds and walks of life, which in turn means the company’s buyers are as well.

By taking the time to simply acknowledge different groups, Coca-Cola is earning respect from people they may not have had respect for before. Different people have different values; what one person has a high appreciation for may completely leave someone else’s emotional

media, controversy often leads to more sales.

The company knew there would be people who disagreed with their advertising, but they

So, while not everyone necessarily needs to appreciate or identify with the content of the advertisement, I feel it is only human and empathetic to realize and accept that there are others who do. I’m sure for many people who felt like their groups were silenced in the media, that 60-second advertisement from a company as big as Coca-Cola meant much more than a marketing gimmick.

Of course, it’s not like Coca-Cola didn’t consider this backlash when writing the commercial. I don’t think that’s why they made the advertisement at all, but with anything in our

Coca-Cola is a timeless product of our culture, and will be here for years to come. In two weeks the same people “boycotting” the soda will continue to buy it. For the people upset over the backlash, just remember the fact that the backlash itself seems to have more resistance than the commercial. At the end of the day, maybe the question people should really ask is, “How much soda should we be drinking?”

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intentions to know the effects would not be too harmful for anyone.

But let’s face it, if you’re used to buying a Coke at the checkout line on your way out of the store because you think it tastes better than Pepsi, that probably is not going to change regardless of how you felt about the commercial; at that moment you won’t even remember

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Evaluating the potential of a holiday dedicated to romance According to the article Valentine’s Day on History.com, the history behind the Valentine’s Day holiday and Saint Valentine is a huge mystery.

Although the origins of the holiday are unknown, it is said that the holiday became known as a day for romance back in the Middle Ages, when the French and English noticed that February 14 was the time that began the mating season of birds, the article states. It was also entines date back to the 1400s. noted valentine was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife, but the use of printed valentine cards began to take over handwritten love notes or poems in the 1900’s when printing technology As I’ve heard from many people, Valentine’s Day is a stupid holiday because you should show the ones you love that you appreciate them every day—or because it just reminds single people that they are single. I completely agree with these ideas, but I do think the holiday has potential to be something good— like it once was. I feel as the years go on, Valentine’s Day becomes more and more materialized or commercialized. It is not celebrated as much as it once was, which gives it a bad reputation.

I remember back in elementary school, everyone used to bring in valentines for everyone in the class (I do not even know if they still do this at schools). It used to make everyone feel good about themselves, knowing their classmates cared about them. I think that single people are no longer told that they are cared for by someone so it makes them bitter, dreading this day’s arrival. But, single people should not feel bad about not having a valentine.

I feel like everyone I’ve talked to who is in a relationship says they “do not do much” on Valentine’s Day. Nowadays, it seems the way the holiday is celebrated is by couples purchasing gifts for each other—it’s as if it’s Christmas or something.

Now, you go into stores and not only are the aisles decorated for the holiday, but they have sales and specials going on.

Commercials run for the holi- celebrations that take place in other day as well, showing specials and countries are far less commercialtelling consumers what to buy for ized and materialistic than our own.

The story entitled, How Other It just seems to me that people are Countries Celebrate Valentine’s Day not doing anything from the heart on Dosomething.org explains the these days. They are simply going traditional celebrations of Valenout and buying something unneces- tine’s Day. sary, because that is the way we now In Japan, women buy chocolates function. for their men and wait all month for Valentine’s Day is not a holiday their gift (usually white chocolate) only celebrated solely in the United in return.

States. It is celebrated in many counIn Canada, balls and parties are tries all over the world. Many of the thrown, while in South Africa and

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into athletics. We should enjoy these together once again for the Olympic games and support our country in Games. each event, while also celebrating Taylor Howe can be contacted at the fact that the world is coming thowe@keene-equinox.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To The Editor: Kudos to Keene Equinox Editor Brittany Ballantyne for performing an appreciated watchdog role in her continuing coverage of the dreadful mistreatment of KSC Sodexo workers by the multi-national, self-described “world’s largest food service and facilities management” corporation, The Sodexo Group, based in France with nearly 40 percent of its business located Its treatment of its workers is an international disgrace with condemnations from groups like Human Rights Watch and Students United Against Sweatshops. In other countries, Sodexo has to acknowledge and abide by rules and laws that require decent treatment of that country’s workers. In some cases, that includes collective bargaining laws that guarantee a ers that make those same bosses rich. Often, these regulations require health insurance, against a backdrop of that country’s national health insurance programs.

But this is America where such basic rights and living conditions are constantly challenged and undercut. Apparently the pockets of 16 Keene State College Sodexo workers wasn’t enough for the Sodexo bosses. Since Jan. 1 of this year, our 16 fellow community members lost their Sodexo health insurance so Sodexo could bob and duck this country’s effort at national health insurance, The Affordable Care Act. Sodexo claims that ance. Uh-Huh. And in their numbers game, 16 of our own will go without health coverage or our tax dollars will fund their efforts through public health insurance programs, if they qualify.

I say Sodexo already gets a lot of our tax dollars. They feed our k-12 children, our college students, our elderly, our military personnel and yes, our prisoners. Doesn’t everyone deserve a decent meal? Please do some net research, using Sodexo as a search term, coupled with terms like food safety, lawsuits, food Over the last several years, American college students have led the way at numerous colleges and universities to protest Sodexo’s treatment of workers on their own campuses. Over a dozen universities ranging from Northeastern University, The University at Albany, Goucher, Oberlin and Regis have severed their food contracts as students demonstrated the power they have with their meal plans. Check out the Facebook page from United Students Against Sweatshops, “Kick Out Sodexo.”

It is time to hear from our community leadership – principal administrators, faculty, staff and students – about our response as a community, given Sodexo’s treatment of our 16 colleagues.

Such ruthlessness by Sodexo is hard to stomach, no matter how appetizing those sizzlers may appear as they are served up by

India they celebrate with parties all week long. The article states that in Scotland the tradition is that the

qualify for their health insurance.

It is time to put our social justice ethics where our mouths are, literally.

becomes your valentine even if you do not know them.

Lastly, in China, couples are said to visit a “matchmaker” temple and pray for happiness in their marriages and single people wish for

Marianne Salcetti, Ph. D. Department of Journalism Keene State College Education Association – Executive Board and Communications

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Global Education Office announces photo contest winners

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KSC community votes for their favorite international photos taken by students BRIEF KENZIE TRAVERS

Student Life editor Out of 89 submitted photos from study away students, four photos were chosen by students, faculty and staff to win the GEO Annual Photo Contest put on by photos that were displayed in the student center fea-

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Espresso and Nutella: KSC student begins life in Florence, Italy

“I have found that the beauty of the everything, even the smallest nightclubs.”

-GREG FISHER KSC JUNIOR

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KSC junior Greg Fisher gazes over Piazza Michelangelo with a view of the Duomo in Florence, Italy. Fisher is studying in Florence this spring 2014 semester. Fisher commented on the various cultures that exist in his classes and how this opportunity has expanded his, “mind and soul.”

GREG FISHER

or an Escalade, or even a Jeep you’d be running over practically everything without even noticing. The biggest vehicles are busses and ambulances, and even So you wanna hear about Florence. Geez, where do then they’re half the size they are in America. But it all I even start? Well let’s just say that Firenze is something makes sense, at least environmentally. else.

I have found that the beauty of the history and art The people, the culture, even the way they [Italians] think is different. It is much more relaxed—that nightclubs. is, if you’re not in the way of a taxi, a bicycle, or a vespa.

Last night I was at a small music venue called “Be It’s been a little over a week since I’ve moved in and I Bop,” and an Italian band was playing American rockhaven’t had too much trouble adjusting. and-roll. I felt right at home—in fact, I pulled out my People are musical, and after being around a foreign harmonica and got invited up on stage for a Muddy language (that I had only known one word of) for just Waters’ tune, which was a blast. a week, I’m amazed at how much I’ve already learned.

My roommate, who is an excellent violinist found Getting around is the hardest part. The cobble- a violin and cello workshop that’s been handed down stone streets lead to other cobblestone streets, and if since the 1930s, and the brothers who owned it welcome you follow the same cobblestone street for a few blocks us musicians in and let my roommate rent one of their the street name will change without you even noticing. violins. You can buy them for about £1700, but he was Before you know it, you don’t know where the hell you offered a deal for £30 a month. are.

The food is the best part. It seems like it’s against the So then you have to look up and see the architec- law to have any ingredients older than week here, so tural masterpiece built by Brunelleschi during the everything is so fresh.

Renaissance, and head towards the Duomo. It is the You can walk down the street and be drowned with exact center of this city. It’s not that big of city, which is the stench of pure leather and walk right up to the open nice. But the sidewalks and streets are so skinny, New market that was built in 1816 with the cheapest, freshest food I’ve ever drooled over. Certainly, the wine is some-

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thing else, but the restaurants have such great deals.

Buy a drink and have an all-you-can-eat buffet, or pay £15 and have an antipasto (appetizer) and three-course pasta meal with unlimited wine. My time thus far has been pretty wild meeting people from all over America, all over Italy and all over the world.

Mexico, Panama, Holland and Germany. It’s really incredible mixing in with young people just like me, and when I talk to them they obviously grew up in different cultures—but they’re not too different than most Americans.

The thing I found is that around the world, people think Americans are babied and pampered and get what they want—and what they see is true, but not all of us are like that.

It seems like they’re too quick to judge because they’re used to just one type of culture, while in America we’re used to a mix of culture and a mix of race.

Depending on when and where you grow up, you never really know what you’re going to get. I had a really interesting talk about that with my roommates.

After the violin workshop, (where the brothers explained the struggle of the Italian economy and how they’re not far behind Greece), we thought that maybe it was because people here just live. Their philosophy is to

enjoy life, food and family.

In America we work to live, or to survive; things are moving so fast and standards are so high in America, you kind of just get run over. That’s why there may be such an imbalance in power and wealth.

Here, there are no Italian celebrities, nobody is better than the other, and everyone is pretty content with who they are because they have their food, wine, family and good times. It’s this kind of philosophy that has captured me most about this place.

It’s lovely, and beautiful and I can’t wait to spend the next three months here. I’ve learned so much in seven days.

This opportunity has already given me what I came here for—an expansion of my mind and soul. I’m so forI’ve been sleeping in 14-hour increments and staying up for two days straight, and slowly getting back to a healthy routine. The quick espresso shots help, there is no slow drip coffee, and certainly no Styrofoam coffee cups either. Everything is glass. There’s no peanut butter, but a whole lot of Nutella which I am okay with. The bakeries at night open up their back door for £1 pastries and man oh man, they’re so fresh. I’m already missing it three months from now.

Grazie! Ciao!

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Top left: The new simulation lab in Rhodes Hall features a lift which is used for transferring patients. Top right: Hospital beds hooked up to IV towers are another feature that allows nursing students to gain experience in the field. Bottom left: An EKG heart rate reading is displayed on the back wall of the lab. Bottom right: The lab includes five med-series beds.

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for the required classes and learning through simulation will, as Fleeger said, help bridge gaps and aid the experiential learning process. “This lab has changed the program drastically in how the professors are able to provide education,” Adair said, “We are able to do a full range of activities in this lab—it is very multifunctional.” using the lab is the familiarity factor. Steevens said having a heath care setting rather than the classroom setting is helpful.

“I think the fact that the lab looks and feels more like a health care setting and less like a classroom helps

clinical location. It just makes us feel really comfortable and it helps all of us feel like what we are doing is really legitimate,” Steevens said.

Also, for students who may not have experience upon entering the program, like junior Brendan Snyder, the lab can help them to learn everything they need to.

Snyder said he whas gained experience, “especially at the beginning because not having any previous experience in nursing—just an interest—the lab is giving me an insight until I start [clinical].”

Fleeger said that with all that the lab has to offer, “There isn’t anything we can’t teach them.” Also taking into account the faculty and students used to use the lab at River Valley Community College, Fleeger said, “I like the lab because it is convenient on campus, the

students and faculty don’t have to go someplace else.” sive care rooms, a physical assessment station and a nursing station.

“It’s everything they would see when they go out into clinical,” Fleeger said.

As the nursing majors become more comfortable with their new lab and profession, the students encourage others who may be on the fence to consider nursing.

“If anyone is even considering it, curious about it, or thinking maybe you missed your chance because you

thinking about nursing to look into it further, or even try it, because there is a low amount of males in this career and I think there should be a push because there are jobs out there for males who want to be nurses.”

The inclusion of the lab for the program is a selling point for other students who want to come to KSC and gain the experience current Nursing majors are.

Snyder said, “I think the lab is going to bring in more people to the school who want to do nursing because it’s that next step above another nursing program. And, we have the technology and the professors that want to keep moving forward, and this is just one step of many that will come in the future.”

It is really fun and it’s great, and all of the staff are nice and helpful,” Steevens said.

Snyder also said, speaking to the male students on campus, “I think I would promote any male who is

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Student teachers gain full-time experience in the classroom ZACH FOURNIER

Jones also said she likes, “working with kids of the middle school age group because they are so excited about learning that it makes it easy on me to teach.”

Educators are responsible for teaching the minds Jones’ supervising teacher, Lisa Hawkins, of younger generations. explained what it’s like for her to have an extra educaHowever, have you ever wondered what it takes to tor in her classroom.“The kids respond well to Taylor become one of these teachers? and having an extra adult to help out is a lifesaver,” According to the Keene State College website, in she said. order to become a student teacher, there are a number Hawkins stated, “Giving Taylor feedback on her

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“decision points.” Within the KSC curriculum, there Students intending to enter one of the educator admission to Educator Preparation and meet certain academic criteria.

This consists of completing the education 100 and 200 level courses and participating in a partnership with a nearby school, according to sophomore Taylor Murphy.

Murphy is currently completing decision point one and working two days a week at Marlborough Elementary School had this to say about the process, “I love the program because you get an overview of the teaching experience.”

Murphy went on to add, “There are many Keene State students currently working at the elementary school and it is nice because the participating teachers are just as eager to work with us as we are with them.” Decision points two and three require students to participate in a series of three practicums.

Decision point four is an eligibility check insuring that students have completed all prerequisites.

each other because sometimes I like the lessons she does.”

Aspiring elementary teacher Annan Walker, KSC

student teacher.

Walker said her favorite aspect of teaching is, “Watching them [the students] grow and develop and me having a positive impact in how they behave and act towards each other.”

When outside of the third grade classroom, Walker said she, “plans lessons and thinks of what she is going to do with the class the next day.”

Walker stated that having a teacher observe her, fortable when the teacher is out of the room giving you time to be more yourself.”

Aside from student teaching, Walker and Jones are required to participate in a seminar for their major every couple of weeks.

“If I actually had to take classes at the same time,

asked if she had a full course load on top of student teaching.

Taylor Jones, who student teaches sixth, seventh and When they are done, Walker and Jones will have eighth grade Spanish at Keene Middle School said, “The faculty treats me as one of their peers and not ing teachers will determine their eligibility for just a student.” recommendation and endorsement for education cerFaced with the question of what it is like to be completion. thought it would be nerve-racking, but the teacher is in and out of the classroom and lets me have control Zach Fournier can be contacted at over the students.” zfournier@keene-equinox.com

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Caroline Hird, a sophomore education student, begins student teaching next year. She said, “It would be really helpful if I had something organized and the DC can do that for us. Next year I plan on living offcampus, but I still plan on having a small meal plan.

Having it available ‘to-go’ would be helpful.”

Senior Kimberly Lynch is a public health student who is interning at Phoenix House in Dublin, N.H. nitely” take advantage of the program if she did.

When asked if the service would be helpful as a cash transaction, Lynch said, “If I have to pay separate, I would just go to the store and get a sandwich.”

The bagged lunch program offers students the

“Right now I only have one. We have had a dozen students a semester taking advantage of the program in the past.” Some of the decline in participation has been chalked up to the Hoot-n-Scoot offering “meals-to-go.”

“A lot of the students who are student teaching end up living off-campus and end up fending for themselves. But there are some that live on campus, and this program ends up being the save-all for their life. They come in for dinner any ways, and they can just grab a bag lunch while they are in,” Hunt stated.

The bag lunch program does help students eat well on Mondays, however, because the DC is open Sun- obligations and paying for the services with his or her meal plan. days while Hoot-n-Scoot is not.

“It’s not well-utilized. We have reached out in the David Walsh can be contacted at past to departments where students are impacted like dwalsh@keene-equinox.com the education department,” Hunt added.

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Lambda Chi.

Equinox Staff “But after talking to the guys I found out that it is all about brotherhood.”

English continued, “To be part of Greek Life to me is to be in a brotherhood with people who are always going to be there for you. It’s not just about hanging out with the guys all the time, either. A lot nice things are done within the fraternity, like giving back to the community with community ser-

The signs are scattered across campus as sisters and brothers sport their letters with pride, and curious newcomers take part in recruitment every day.

Rush is upon the Keene State College campus once again and members of Greek Life could not show their excitement more. Rush began Monday, Feb. 3, at 9:30 p.m. in various rooms of the Lloyd P. Young Student Center. The Greek organizations on campus make up a larger population of KSC’s community, and rush week is a chance to showcase their pride for prospective new members.

Rush, which typically happens at the beginning of second semester, is a way of recruiting new brothers and sisters to the sororities and fraternities on campus.

Alyssa Cretella, KSC senior, president of the PanHellenic council on campus and vice president of Delta Phi Epsilon, talked about her experiences

Greek Life is a staple on the KSC campus. According to the Greek Life section of KSC’s webpage, the Greek organizations’ largest goals are to promote academic success, service to others, leadership development and fellowship between all members.

“I love my organization so much,” Cretella said, “It does so much for me both academically as well as in the community. We do community service, we get to meet all types of people, there’s a huge social aspect to Greek life which I love.”

Cretella concluded, “I try to tell people to just come to one rush. Just one. Check it all out and you’ll see how great it is.”

Nick Swain, a sophomore and member of TKE, has similar feelings towards his fraternity experience.

“After I graduated from high school, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to join Greek life,” Cretella said, “During rush week my freshman year, I saw all of the signs and posters across campus. Once I was introduced to all the sisters, I immediately fell in love. DPhiE was the right choice for me and I just knew it. I don’t know what my college experience would be without it.”

Each Greek organization is given a space throughout the student center to welcome interested students for anything from inquiries about the organization or simply getting to know the members. rush, curious about what Greek life beholds.

Sophomore Shannon Kane explained her interest in rush week. “You hear bad things, you hear good things, you hear things about the whole rushing process,” Kane said, “I showed up tonight to get more information for myself before deciding if this learning more about the whole process of becoming a sister. One of my best friends is in DPhiE and she got me to show up tonight, but I really am interested.

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in sororities and fraternities get very close very fast, which I think is great,” Kane added.

Sophomore Megan Naftol agreed. “I also came tonight because of my friend,” Naftol said, “I just want to check it out and see what rush is all about.”

Some students are not sure if rushing is the right decision for them. Freshman Amanda Kunkel felt as though she would like more information before

making any type of decision.

“I kind of just stumbled upon rush,” Kunkel said, “It’s not something I really thought I’d want to do, but

Equinox Staff was like they were in Disney World, and ‘this is so cool!’—they were so excited!” Ashley Richmond, RN (registered nurse) and Simulation Lab Coordinator, said.

The nursing simulation lab located in Rhodes Hall is the newest addition to Keene State College following the accreditation of the Nursing Program last semester.

Director of Nursing Mary-Ellen Fleeger commented on the growing program and how greater space was needed to accommodate students’ learning.

According to Fleeger, the program “started with eighteen students, then we went to thirty-three and the next year we went to the full complement of forty-eight,” Fleeger said.

“It has been in the planning but the last six months are really—last summer to January—when we really did all the work,” Fleeger added.

What this new lab entails for students, as well as the program, is experience and comfort before entering the workforce among many other things.

“It will bridge the gap between classroom theory and the practical experience that they need to provide good quality patient care. The simulations here are like real patients,” Fleeger said.

“They [the students] have class—for example, a theory class on some basic skill in a regular classroom—and then they come here and practice on these simulated patients. So they learn the

and then they go from there into the clinical where they take care of real

“It will bridge the gap between classroom theory and the practical experience that they need to provide good quality patient care.”

the accuracy of the skill is greatly improved. Experiential learning is… there is no substitute,” she added.

In addition to the experience with patients, they also learn how to use the -MARY-ELLEN FLEEGER equipment.

DIRECTOR OF NURSING “It is fantastic for them just to have hands on experience with the equipment that they will be seeing and using in a clinical,” Richmond said.

The lab equipment itself is as new as the lab. Fleeger said everything is, “Up to date. We don’t have old equipment; we have state-of-the-art [supplies].”

Student reactions, especially of those within nursing, match the excitement and pride of their faculty.

Junior Brittany Adair said, “The lab is absolutely stunning. Its transformation is incredible and I could never have imagined a simulator lab to look like this. Every detail was taken into account and that made it look like a real medical facility.”

Junior Savannah Steevens commented on how appreciative she and her classmates are.

“I know a lot of students who are at other schools who have had nursing programs longer than we have and they don’t have the technology that we have here. So we are very fortunate. I don’t think we all have even wrapped our heads around it yet that we get to BREE KRAUS / EQUINOX STAFF use this every day,” Steevens said.

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“As corny as it sounds, I really like the idea of people being part of sisterhoods and brotherhoods,” Kane said.

While some students toy with the idea of becoming a member of KSC’s Greek community, others have decided that it is thier path.

Freshman Dominic English decided to rush Phi

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can honestly say I feel more responsible,” Swain said, “I’ve been given the opportunity to be secretary this semester and hopefully president one day.

It’s funny to think that this all started from showing up to rush.”

Rush is just the beginning for students interested in Greek life, but is a pivotal part of becoming part of the brotherhoods and sisterhoods on the KSC campus.

Kane explained, “I’m a little nervous about the whole process of rushing. But, you know what, if it wasn’t worth it in the end, no one would join. It’s

experience that will help nursing students prepare for clinical, according to RN and lab coordinator Ashley Richmond.

Stephanie McCann can be contacted at smccann@keene-equinox.com

Zorn Dining Commons ‘brown bag it’ for eligible KSC students with a meal plan DAVID WALSH

Equinox Staff The Zorn Dining Commons offers a little-known program to help students whose studies take them off campus.

KSC student teachers and nursing student must travel offcampus in some cases to meet program requirements. If they live on campus and rely on their meal plan for lunch, the DC offers them a solution.

Rebecca Hunt, marketing manager and registered dietician at the Zorn Dining Commons, explained how this program has helped teaching and nursing students gain access to healthy food while on the move.

“The program is geared towards students that have student teaching assignments or nursing internships where they are required to be off-campus for their studies,” Hunt said.

Students apply for the program by contacting Hunt and expressing interest in the program.

“They connect with me directly.

We give the student information about the program and how to make it work,” Hunt said.

Once a student is enrolled in the program, it is easy to get the bagged lunch.

Hunt explained, “The student comes into the dining common the night before they need their bag lunch and they mention to the cashier that they will be picking up

their bag lunch for tomorrow. It is a different transaction process at the register and we take a meal off for the following day for the meal period that they are requesting.

They get a receipt that they bring to the deli and then the folks at the deli are kind enough to make a sandwich to order for them.”

Students taking advantage of the program are limited to a deli sandwich with the sides to make up a meal. The student receives his or her sandwich packaged up and ready to go. “We have bags that are prepackaged with the add-ons like chips, cookies and fruit, a bottle of water and mustard and mayonnaise,” Hunt added.

The student can then keep their lunch in their refrigerator so they are ready for the next day’s assignment.

The program is not designed for students who just want a quick bite on-the-run. Students looking for an on-the-go meal can take advantage of other dining options such as Hoot-n-Scoot.

“The Hoot-n-Scoot is a similar option. You are swiping for a meal, you are taking it and putting it in the fridge and it’s ready to go the next day,” Hunt explained.

According to Hunt, the program has been offered for ten or more years and participation has varied.

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Redfern Arts Center Faculty Artists Recital Thursday, Feb. 13 7:30 p.m.

Alumni Recital Hall

Putnam Theatre “The Visitor”

Feb. 14 through the 19 Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

Sunday-Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday 2 p.m. matinee

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E-book varieties spark debate REBECCA MARSH

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Colonial Theatre Rhythm of Dance Saturday, Feb. 15

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Scroll, scroll, scroll—tap. The screen lights up and the eyes are ready to read. This is not any ordinary book. This is an eReader.

Though the demand for eBooks is on the rise, a paperback or hardcover book still gives a thrill to readers, according to some librarians.

The Keene Public Library uses the New Hampshire Book Consortium to provide eBooks, according to the Digital Services Librarian Cary Jardine.

“The public can log onto the site with their library card number to check out eBooks for an eReader,” checking out a physical book as opposed to an eBook is the eBooks automatically check out of the eReader. The patrons don’t have to return the books themselves,” Jardine said. The Keene State College Mason Library’s website contains a feature on the new ‘Ebrary.’ According to the Assistant Dean of the Mason Library, Kathleen Halverson, Ebrary is an online digital database including resource books from hundreds of professional publishers and has about 140,000 eBook titles.

KSC students and faculty may access the online eBooks and other resources on campus with no log-in, cation card number.

“Only KSC community members have access to this (Ebrary),” Halverson said. With Ebrary, a person can download a portion of the book to his or her iPad, Tablet, eReader, or other electronic portable device, but copyright law only allows him or her up to 60 pages of the book to be downloaded, according to Halverson, and that a person would need

an account. An account could be set up at the log-in page.

“More and more articles are becoming full text, so our periodical section is becoming smaller and smaller,” Halverson said. Though students Halverson has talked to said they prefer the print book as opposed to an eBook, Halverson said she thinks the demand for eBooks will continue to rise.

“I don’t think that print books will ever go away,” Halverson continued, “The academic library will just have a much smaller section of them in the library.”

According to a survey done by the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project last year, 43 percent of the 6,224 American’s ages 16 and older surveyed said they owned either a tablet or an eReader, like a Nook or a Kindle.

The survey was conducted between July 18 and Sept. 20, 2013.

Thirty percent of the people surveyed in the age range of 30 to 49 years of age owned an e-reader, while 24 percent of the people surveyed in the age range of 16 to 17 years of age owned an e-reader.

There are plenty of places to order an e-book, including a local bookstore. According to Manager at Toadstool Bookshop in Keene, Don Luckham, Kindles do not support local bookstores.

An eBook for a Kindle could be bought mainly on Amazon.com and no other bookstores can gain revenue, according to Luckham.

Though many bookstores like Barnes and Noble and Toadstool Bookshop are supporters of eBooks (Barnes and Noble supports the Nook and Toadstool Bookshop supports the Kobo, a company that makes eReaders), the physical book is where bookstores like Toadstool receive most business and revenue,

according to Luckham.

Toadstool Bookshop is a part of the American Booksellers Association and the New England Independent Booksellers Association.

According to Luckham, the trade groups were supporters of the Nook, but switched and decided to work with Kobo instead.

According to Luckham, Kindle owners are only able to get books choice if you have a non-Kindle eReader,” Luckham said.

EBook prices are generally lower, according to Luckham. “There’s much less cost to providing an eBook,” Luckham said, but because Toadstool is committed to the print book, the eBook sales are a small additional revenue.

Barbara Moonlight is an owner of the color Nook. She said she enjoys it because of the light up screen and color, which the Kindle did not have at the time she purchased it.

“I like it much better than a book because I can read without the light on before I go to bed,” Moonlight said, “It’s like a mini computer.”

The outlook is still bright for the print book according to librarians and booksellers. Toadstool gains the greater of their revenue through sales of print books.

Halverson said most students still prefer the print book as opposed to an eBook, and according to Jardine, the Keene Public Library still has many people checking out books rather than eBooks.

“I’m sure that the physical book will be there in a hundred years, but I’m not sure about the eBook,” Jarbe around, but I’m not sure where the technology will be in a hundred years.”

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At least 40 dead after rebel attack on Syrian village BARBARA SURK DIAA HADID

AssociAted Press central Syria populated by the Alawite minority have killed at least 40 people, activists said Monday.

The report on the attack on the village of Maan in the central Hama in the besieged city of Homs extended so it could deliver more aid and evacuate more people from the area.

Half of the victims in the attack, which occurred on Sunday, were ers defending their homes, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Syrian state media described the attack as a “massacre” perpe-

who have taken up hard-line al-Qaida-style ideologies , have played loyal to Assad, who is a member of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.

The raid on Maan is likely to bolster efforts by the government delegation to convey their narrative at the Geneva peace talks that the three-year uprising to overthrow Assad is dominated by al-Qaida extremists. The extremists see Alawites as apostates who should be killed. Rami Abdurrahman, who runs the Observatory, said Islamic

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Ashley Wagner from the United States, surrounded by teammates, reacts to her marks after competing in the women’s team short program figure skating competition at the Iceburg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Olympic viewing: Who’s reading lips?

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AssociAted Press Highlights from coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics: LOOKING AT ASHLEY: One of the most scrutinized Olympic moments over the weekend had more to do with lip-reading than athletic competition. TiVo said that the one moment people rewound their DVRs to watch more than any other on Saturday night was when unhappy American skater Ashley Wagner looked at the Floyd. She wasn’t pleased. Her one-word response looked about as sour as her expression. Facebook also said Sunday that Wagner was one of the most talked-about subjects on the popular social media site over the weekend. Facebook’s most discussed topic, however, was the moguls performance of Canadian sisters Justine and Chloe DufourLapointe, who took gold and silver.

RATINGS: An estimated 25.1 million people watched NBC’s prime-time Olympics coverage on Saturday night. That’s the biggest Saturday night audience in February for a broadcast network since the Vancouver Winter Games of 2010. The audience is down from the 26.2 million people who watched the comparable Saturday night cov-

right after she is shown clinching the medal feels cheap, like hearing a song being used as an advertising jingle while it’s still at the top of the charts. No doubt NBC was paid handsomely for the spot, but it doesn’t do the network any favors, either. Instead, it reminds viewers they are seeing a canned TV show instead of a sporting event.

When it’s considered a weakness that the time zone difference doesn’t allow for any live competition in prime-time, hard to understand why you would want to underline the point.

FEATHER DOWN: Yes, the strength and athletic skill required of Olympic-caliber ice dancers is undeniable. But it’s that much harder to take seriously as a sports event when two Russian skaters have a point deducted from their performance because a feather from the woman’s cos-

to NBC analyst Johnny Weir, who just came from that world, but kudos to Terry Gannon for not letting the inherent ridiculousness of the moment slip past.

BIG BEN: As if it wasn’t scary enough, the NBC Sports Network graphic that compared the height of the ski jump with Big Ben and the length comtively illustrated the sheer nuttiness — oops, we mean bravery — of the athletes who participate in this sport. eight years ago, when the time difference also preCONGRATS: American female medal winners vented live prime-time events, was 23.2 million.

MOMS: Seeing American gold medal slope- Yamaguchi, silver medal-winning skier Julia style winner Jamie Anderson in a commercial Mancuso and silver medal-winning snowboarder

Hannah Teter all tweeted congratulations to Anderson for winning gold. Tweeted Teter: “You are a boss!!”

ICE BOX: It might take NBC’s Mary Carillo until May to thaw out from her visit to Siberia for a travelogue. Enjoyable for viewers, though maybe not for her, since she stood out on a snowcovered tundra when it was 43 degrees below zero.

The report did feel a little airbrushed, however.

For generations the idea of being “sent to Siberia” was fearsome and deadly enough to cause shudders halfway across the world, and that history deserved some examination.

TWEET OF THE NIGHT: “The NBC Olympic coverage of Siberia looks more like Chicago than I feel comfortable with.”

GOLD ZONE: The “Gold Zone” is rapidly becoming the most popular element of NBC’s digital package. Modeled after the “Red Zone” NFL show that distills big moments in football games as they happen, the “Gold Zone” rapidly whips fans from venue to venue during the day for live competition.

CROSS COUNTRY: The competitors lost their breath, and Chad Salmela nearly lost his voice analyzing the long-distance cross country skiing race.

Give him credit, though, for bringing excitement to an event that was — to most people outside northern Europe — a bunch of unpronounceable names darting through the woods. bined, American Mancuso attempts to win her fourth Olympic medal on Monday.

Questions and answers about giraffe breeding in Denmark TOBY STERLING

AssociAted Press Zoo was correct in its decision to kill 2-year-old Marius.

Q: How did the zoo end up with a young giraffe it couldn’t keep?

A: Whether male or female, giraffes born in zoos will eventually need to be moved away from their family group once they reach sexual maturity. That’s because breeding groups in zoos are made up of a single bull together with a group of females. Female offspring must eventually be removed to prevent inbreeding, and bulls must be removed somewhere around the age of 18-24 Q: What usually happens with giraffes ready to leave their family?

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A: Females are normally moved to a new breeding group when they are Marius, a male giraffe, lies dead before being dissected, after he was old enough. Bulls are sent to zoos that keep a “bachelor” group. When there put down at Copenhagen Zoo. are no females present, males can coexist peacefully. In this case there were no acceptable openings. Historically, many of the 347 zoos that belong to the pate in the EAZA-led breeding program, but that could leave the giraffe or its offspring being sold into worse circumstances, such as those of a circus or eager to have giraffes of any kind. But in the past several years zoo breeding private collection.

He said it must be remembered that Marius was not from a rare subspeprograms have produced enough of some subspecies. Jebram says he believes cies. two other young bulls have been euthanized in Europe since 2012.

Q: Aren’t there other options?

Q: Weren’t contraceptives or castration viable options?

A: Yes and no. Until recently, either would have required sedation, which A: Zoos could design new giraffe facilities, but many don’t have that option. A young bull could theoretically be sent to an all-female group as is a relatively high-risk operation with giraffes. They are liable to break their stud, but experts prefer a larger, more mature male for that, and Marius didn’t necks when they fall while sedated. In the past several years, a contraceptive - has been developed that can be injected into females from a distance.

the rebels using nearby roads.

There have also been heavy clashes for weeks between hard-line rebels and Assad loyalists in the nearby community of Morek, Abdurrahman said. A video uploaded by the rebels of the Jund al-Aqsa Brigade, which said it overran the village, showed them waving a black homes. Jund al-Aqsa Brigade, however, did not claim the killings and no other extremist group in Syria did.

In Geneva, Syrian government and opposition delegates started a fresh round of U.N.-brokered peace talks on Monday. achieved little beyond getting the warring sides into the same room. tinue to disagree on the core issue of Assad’s future. ing food distribution meant to ease the plight of civilians in Homs and near Damascus.

Khaled Erksoussi, the head of operations for the SRC, said Monday that there were about 200 families, mostly Christian, who wanted to leave two rebel-held districts of the city, which have been sealed off by Assad’s forces for more than a year.

Erksoussi said that 690 people — mostly women, children and elderly men — have been evacuated from the rebel-held districts of Homs since Friday, when a U.N.-brokered truce went into effect. despite heavy shelling that targeted the aid convoys.

More than 130,000 people have been killed, activists say.

Georgia gov. declares state of emergency as storm looms KATE BRUMBACK CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY

AssociAted Press memories of gridlock on icy Atlanta highways still fresh, chance Monday to prove the state could prepare for winter weather.

The governor declared a state of emergency hours ahead of the storm, something he didn’t do two weeks ago.

Gov. Nathan Deal was widely criticized for the response to the Jan. 28 storm DAVID TULIS / AP PHOTO that paralyzed the metro area Traffic is backed up after a after two inches of snow fell. winter snowstorm in Atlanta.

Drivers spent the night in frigid cars, students slept in be different this time. school buses and thousands of cars were abandoned along one accident-related death.

Georgia became the brunt of late-night jokes, and some residents were still skeptical the state would be better prepared this time.

“I’m not counting on it. I’ve been in Georgia on and off for 20 years. It’s usually the same scenario, not enough preparations and not enough equipment,” said Terri Herod, who bought a large bag of sand and a shovel at a Home Depot.

She said her sister told her to also buy kitty litter in case her car gets stuck on an ice patch.

Atlanta has a long and painful history of being ill-equipped to deal with snowy weather and people were not taking any promised the response would

Atlanta planned to work from home and stay off the roads.

Jay Ali, 33, a college student, handle this storm any better.

“New levels of incompetence,” Ali said, describing the state and regional response to the last storm.

“Unforeseen levels of incompetence.”

Ali said part of the problem is that Southern cities do not have as many snow plows, sanders and spreaders as Northern cities.

“I don’t think they have the infrastructure to protect themselves if a storm gets really bad,” he said.

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vice issued a winter weather watch until Tuesday evening for northern parts of Georgia and the same watch from Tuesday evening through Thursday for the metro Atlanta area.

Other parts of the South are expected to get hit as well.

Alabama, which saw stranded vehicles and had problems similar to Atlanta in the January storm, was likely to get a wintry mix of precipitation.

Parts of Mississippi could see three inches of snow late Monday through noon Tuesday.

And a blast of snow over a wide section of Kentucky slickened roads and closed several school districts.

Rain was expected Monday night in north Georgia, with predictions that it would change to snow by Tuesday morning and mix with sleet during the day.

Snow was expected from Tuesday night through Thursday morning.

Snow will likely accumulate, making driving conditions hazardous.

In a statement Sunday, Deal said he had put emergency response agencies on alert and In the last storm, he didn’t until hours after highways were jammed.

Deal, a Republican who is up for re-election, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, took heat from residents, forecasters and even comedians.

Saturday Night Live spoofed an Atlanta storm “survivor,” complete with a thick Southern accent and references to the “Yankee’s slush.” ‘’The sun will rise again,” the character said.

The governor apologized and announced the formation of a task force to develop recommendations on how the state can be better prepared.

He also called for various internal and external reviews and wants a new public alert system for severe weather, similar to what’s used for missing and endangered children.

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Kenyan gays, lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda’s increasingly tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya.

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cussions on human rights conditions across East Africa. Some

have stayed with Museveni for months — even years — apparently because the “law is silent” about what happens when refugee camp, he said. the president is slow to make a decision, said Ugandan lawyer Rights activists around the world were holding street Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, who has represented gay Ugandans in NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dressed in rainbow wigs and marches Monday “in solidarity” with Uganda’s homosexuals, court. masks, gays and lesbians in Kenya on Monday joined a global said Pepe Julian Onziema, a gay leader in Uganda who said If the bill is returned to lawmakers, Rwakafuuzi said, they effort to protest against an anti-homosexuality bill passed by could still pass it into law with a two-thirds majority vote. But Uganda’s parliament that is now in the hands of the country’s passed out of fear for their safety. president.

The American Jewish World Service, a U.S.-based group, to the speaker of parliament.

Activists are trying to pressure Ugandan President Yoweri also promoted the global protest against the Ugandan legis“President Museveni, from the letter he sent, he sounds like Museveni into not signing the bill, which increases prison lation. “Jews were marginalized for centuries and the history a man who wants to be persuaded by science and research,” times for homosexual acts. The bill also prescribes a seven- of the Europe’s Jews during the 20th Century reminds us that Gitari said. year jail term for a person who conducts a marriage ceremony stripping away the rights of minorities by states is often a prefor same-sex couples. lude to the worst kind of treatment,” Stuart Schear, a spokes- 1992 the World Health Organization struck homosexuality A leader of the protest in Kenya, Eric Gitari, executive man for the group, said by email. from the list of diseases. He should know that homosexuals director of Kenya’s National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Uganda’s constitution gives the president 30 days to sign a are not sick people.”

Commission, said the Ugandan legislation has major reper- bill or return it to parliament for amendments. But some bills

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Fl. Senator Marco Rubio proposes higher education overhaul MICHAEL J. MISHAK

AssociAted Press MIAMI (AP) — Addressing what he calls a “growing opportunity gap” between people with and without advanced educations, Sen. Marco Rubio is calling for stateaccredited alternatives to four-year colleges and income-based repayments for college loans.

The Florida senator and possible 2016 Republican presidential contender also says Congress should establish an independent accrediting agency to assess free courses offered over the Internet and elsewhere as transferable credits.

“Those with the right advanced education are making more than J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP PHOTO ever. But those that do not are falling farther and farther behind,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capital Hill in Washington.

Rubio is proposing a series of changes he says will make college Rubio said. more affordable.

College students, he added, also yses comparing how much they can to how much they will owe after earning a degree in the subject.

“You have this new economic era, where higher education of some form is really a requirement to make it to the middle class and stabilize yourself,” Rubio said.

“But we have an old and stagnant education formula that doesn’t meet the demand that is being created.”

His education initiative comes as Republicans are aiming to offer an alternative to President Obama’s agenda and shed the baggage of Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential bid and Romney’s suggestion that 47 percent of Americans view themselves as victims who won’t take responsibility for themselves.

Last month, Rubio proposed ideas for retooling federal anti-poverty programs, arguing that states could run them better.

“[...] we have an old and stagnant education formula that doesn’t meet the demand that is being created.”

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At the heart of Rubio’s education plan is a proposal to offer alternatives to a four-year college degree by recognizing free online courses — evaluated and overseen by an independent accrediting board — that would be transferable to traditional schools and eligible for federal aid.

Workers could also use their

The price tag for tuition and fees at public four-year colleges is up 27

degrees outside traditional institutions by passing new standardized tests. Americans, Rubio said, are being priced out of college educations.

and it drops to $12,620.

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Sochi small businesses with much to gain from Olympics KRASNAYA POLYANA

AssociAted Press Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one with a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulenvirons from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone.

But that’s a big “if.”

The limited number of foreign spectators at these games is dampening dreams.

So is all the negative attention around the “For Rent” signs on empty apartments around the Olympic Park.

So merchants are trying to keep their spirits up by looking past the Olympics to an upcoming new Formula 1 race in Sochi and the 2018 World Cup. Maybe by then, the tourists will come?

“It would be nice to be able to stay open all year, so that no one has to take an extra job,” says Marina Nagabedian, whose family owns a convenience store near the sands of the Black Sea shore, not far from Olympic Park. In the past, her husband took a second job in the winter to help feed CHARLIE RIEDEL / AP PHOTO their two kids, and they just “waited for Local businesses in Sochi hope to profit from an improved reputation. summer again.”

“In summer, we have lines out the door,” over. Foreign tourists, construction workin the midst of the Winter Olympics, the store sees barely a trickle of customers.

Many come in to get change for large bills instead of buying her wares: milk from regional farms, fresh poppyseed buns, “Sochi”-emblazoned slippers.

A look back at past Olympics suggests the odds are against local businesses reaping huge rewards, despite ambitious saddled with huge debt and didn’t lead

a few years after the 1998 Nagano games ers — “people from all social classes need in Japan, the city had little to show for its us,” he says. role as Olympic host. Accurate data is hard He hopes it stays that way beyond the to come by, because governments don’t Winter Games so that he can afford to take whether the heavy expenditure was worth it.

And maybe they’ll learn to ski. If busiUp the nearby Caucasus Mountains, ness sags, the parent company will likely Vitaly Pishchuk is doing brisk business at shut down his roadside shop and leave a cell phone franchise in Krasnaya Polyana, him looking for work elsewhere. with about 600,000 rubles a month in turn-

Russia uses drones to film parts of Sochi Olympic Games ANGELA CHARLTON

AssociAted Press That drone you might have spotted hovering and zipping around the Sochi Olympic slopes isn't searching for terrorists or It's being used to transmit live video of snowboard and ski jump competitions to a screen near you.

Unlike military drones, which often look like a remote-controlled airplane, the

common at sporting events, and these

we are really quiet, so nobody is distracted," said pilot and cameraman Remo Masima, zerland for commercials.

And it's cheaper than a camera crew on a helicopter.

A drone with mounted camera can cost anywhere from a few thousand dollars to $37,000 for a top-of-the-line Ikarus from Britain's Heliguy, which is advising broadcast clients in Sochi on using drones, said Heliguy's Justin Pringle. That compares with the cost of a few thousand dollars an hour to rent a helicopter with pilot, not including the camera crew and equipment.

yet for their use in broadcasting. angles and "allow more height than a crane, Here's a few questions and some but are able to get lower than a helicopter," answers about the drone and its place at said a statement from Olympic Broadcastthe Sochi Games. ___ world feed of all the events at the games and is using one drone in Sochi. events?

Broadcasting live from a remote-conA: "We can go really, really close. And

trolled device is more complicated than recording, but not hugely so. It requires an extra transmitter to send back live video, which adds weight and limits how fast involved in the Olympic footage, said he ___ Q: How does the drones work? rotors that spin around to keep it airborne. igation, sensors and receivers. Then there's the camera, which can be mounted in the movies and television shows — Heliguy HBO series "Game of Thrones." As demand grows, cameras are being designed with drones in mind.

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Sophomore guard Kelsey Cognetta said the team can’t feel bad for itself now.

“We cannot hang our heads,” Cognetta told The Equinox.

Feb. 10, Wojtas is leading the Owls in scoring with 12 points per game. “We don’t have that go-to player like some of the other teams in our conference have. So it has to be that player playing well at that particnext conference games the Owls will need ular time and game who has to seize the to work hard and be focused, Boucher said. moment and we’ve done that a little bit and “If you are not focused, if you don’t play with times we haven’t. Somebody has to step up,” great intensity and energy, you know what?

Boucher said.

You’re not going to win. Conference games According to sophomore point guard are a war and if you don’t have a warrior’s Kelsey Cognetta, running an offense withmentality then you’re going to end up on the short end of the stick,” Boucher said. whoever is open.

“I just want to get everyone open looks from this season is their depth. and I want it to be a team effort and every“We’re deep which has resulted in better one contributes to how much we score,” competition in practice. I mean, there is Cognetta said. Cognetta said the team more competition for playing time at every needs to stay positive. “I think we cannot position,” Boucher said. hang our heads,” she said.

He said, “Last year we weren’t deep at As the season winds down, Boucher all. This year depending on the time and explained the Owls are going to continue to score, you can see different people out work at it. “Adversity will either make you there from game to game. So I guess that is or break you, and it is how you respond to a major strength.” adversity that shows whether you’re a true As of Feb. 10, the Owls are 11-10 overcompetitor or not,” Boucher said. all and 3-7 in the Little Eastern ConferFinally, the team’s focus is also very critence, which ties them for sixth place with ical, and it is on Boucher whether or not the University of Massachusetts Boston. For the focus is there. “The bottom line is, that falls on me. I have to find a way as coach to Boucher said the Owls need to be mentally get the players to focus better at the critical tougher. “You win close games because you junctures of the game,” Boucher said. are mentally tougher than the other team,” Boucher said.

Brian Clemmenson can be contacted at In addition, unlike other teams, the bclemmenson@keene-equinox.com Owls do not have that ‘go-to’ scorer. As of (Cont. from B8)

KSC athletic team records Arizona powers past Oregon St. JOHN MARSHALL

the second half against Arizona State in their previous game behind Nelson, but had little chance against the athArizona coach Sean Miller rose from letic Wildcats, unable to spring him or his seat every time Roberto Nelson chip away at Arizona’s 10-point halftouched the ball and yelled “Shooter!” time lead.

He could have been talking about The nation’s 10th-leading scorer, his own team, too.

Nelson was held to 10 points — 12 below his average — on 3-of-12 shootends, No. 2 Arizona found its shooting ing. The rest of the Beavers did little to touch and hounded Nelson, the Pac12’s leading scorer, into a rough night to second half and 39 percent overall.

Angus Brandt led the Beavers with “Overall, it was a very good team performance,” Miller said. “We did it at “It’s disappointing that we didn’t both ends.” play better, especially since we have Arizona looked hesitant against been playing better,” Oregon State coach Craig Robinson said. “I don’t game since forward Brandon Ashley think we came out with our best effort went out for the season with a right foot and I want to take the blame for that.” injury.

Shooting has been Arizona’s probThe Wildcats (23-1, 10-1 Pac-12) had lem in recent weeks. no such trouble against Oregon State, The Wildcats shot 37 percent over the past four games and hit 18 of 70 (25 woes while dominating in nearly every percent) from 3-point range. aspect. games behind its defense, particularly - with big stops late. tage in the paint and 15 assists with The Wildcats did it against Oregon eight turnovers. The Wildcats also out- in their last game as they struggled offensively without Ashley, shutting

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Men’s and women’s swimming and diving Name Randy Dunton

Event 200 IM

Husky Invitational at UConn Time

Place

1:55.72

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Tyler Tambascio

100 Breast

1:00.46

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Jimmy Norris

200 Back

1:54.79

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G. Brzozowski

200 Back

2:23.12

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Lexi Houser

100 Fly 200 IM

1:02.02

NA

2:18.24

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Stephanie Murray

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Saturday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 5:30 p.m.

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that led to 13 points.

Aaron Gordon led Arizona with 17 points and fellow freshman Rondae Hollis-Jefferson provided his usual hustling spark while scoring 16.

T.J. McConnell added 11 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Wildcats, who bounced back from their

to win 67-65 on Thursday after trailing most of the second half.

Arizona had some shooting woes early against Oregon State, but rallied quickly behind Gordon and Hollis-Jefferson.

Gordon scored in a variety of ways, getting a tip-in, a coast-to-coast drive after a steal and dropping in his first

win in the last 31 games against the Beavers at McKale Center.

“We played well tonight,” McConnell said. “We were clicking on offense and I felt like we were playing well on defense.”

They sure were, particularly against Nelson.

The Beavers (13-10, 5-6) rallied in

shot from the corner. He had 11 points at the half.

Hollis-Jefferson scored on a turnaround in the post to open the game and scored nine points by halftime behind his always-on-the-gas style.

Arizona closed the first half on a 12-3 run and hit 16 of 29 shots to lead 37-27.

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ZACH WINN

SportS Editor The Athlete of the Week this week is junior Swimmer, Randy Dunton. Although Keene State College’s only meet this week was

on Saturday, Feb. 8. His time of -

and he continues to consistently already owns the school record in

on the KSC record books. Coming from Florida might seem like a ton’s swimming has carried him far from home before. The mathematics major won a medal in the

he’d heard of Keene —but those UConn swimmers might not be.

-senior swimmer James Norris.

Norris was able to shake off the rust (the team hadn’t had a meet

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Kansas’ Perry Ellis (34), Joel Embiid (21) and Andrew Wiggins (22) walk off the court in the second half of a loss to Texas on Feb. 1, 2014. Embiid and Wiggins are expected to be lottery picks in this year’s NBA Draft.

The NBA’s ‘One and Done’ rule is creating more problems than it solves came just short of winning out-

attended Ansonia High School, although he swam at Seymour High nearby for three seasons. dence booster at a time of year when the KSC swimmers need England

Intercollegiate

Swim-

the draft.

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That’s what college basketball is all about.

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ming in his home state—he grew

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assume make more money the sooner they enter the league.

While there is no way of knowing what a

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the general consensus around the league is

growth and cut him well short of his NBA

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The “One and Done” rule, as it’s known from high school graduation to be eligible for the NBA draft. bases.

This way, a general manager has two -

The “One and Done” rule has turned col-

of high school. teams (who were gambling on untested teenestablish fundamental basketball skills at the

last chance to qualify for nationals for some.

Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

weeded out. because they don’t want their team tired for of the season.

- a short season of college basketball under his thing, and it’s time to change it for the benfrom high school graduation to be eligible for

ened college basketball, betrayed the NBA and robbed countless young athletes of the

you know you won’t be enrolled in for more than one season?

Forcing athletes to stay in college an extra

the league acknowledges its mistake and corrects it.

And that’s where a lot of these young ath- also makes it more likely that bonds will

After Pebble Beach win, Walker racking up victories on season DOUG FERGUSON

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Kingwood had her father as a basketball other,” Kingwood said. coach, though in high school he was only an assistant coach. one of Kingwood’s affable qualities, “I think she understands the relation“Coach always says K-Y-R [know your role], and she really knows her coach is saying something to you because role. When she goes in, she’s in there to they want you to get better, they want to

Jimmy Walker’s future is looking brighter than the constella-

once we walked into that gym I was her coach, we rarely talked about basketball at home. Once we left the court I was her Kingwood is a biology major with dreams Dad and only her Dad.”

so well.

this season.

Although she was the star of her high school team, she has learned to share the

the long-range forecast looks good for nice weather, and it’s always

“She’s a really good teammate, and I

Walker isn’t getting too far ahead of himself. He’s not looking too far behind. He found the winning formula four months ago

Kingwood’s schedule is hectic but she has been able to maintain an incredible life.

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anything she sets her mind to, she’s a hard worker and she’s humble,” her father said. and to do well, she wants the team to win -

time. Now he can’t seem to lose.

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Renner.

Jimmy Walker putts in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, Feb. 9.

men on the women’s basketball team.

Her most unique quality is that she’s humble and work hard, learn how to take to dribble the ball down the court and care of your business and nature will take “When I came here [KSC], he told me to just be myself and I’ll fit in and the friends that I want will be there for me—

game the other direction.

Allien said. finished. “I think it’s going to be tough for him to come back. I see

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Athletes face strict penalties for alcohol violations DANA PIMER

While October 18 marked a day where the population in the City of Keene rose, it stood as a day of preparation and concentration for the Lady Owls. The following morning, the KSC volleyball team would be off to Holyoke, Mass., for a match against Mt. Holyoke College.

Sure, the team could have had a drink or two, but this would cause one problem: a violation in their team’s policy.

According to KSC Volleyball Coach, Bob Weiner, “We have a 24-48 hour rule in which we ask our players

Equinox Staff Think back to October 18, 2013.

Can’t remember what students did that day? Here’s a hint: it was Pumpkin Fest.

Walking downtown, spending time with friends and consuming alcohol—these are things some students might remember about October 18. However, for members of the Keene State College volleyball team, recollection of this day is a little different.

not to consume alcoholic beverages forty-eight hours before a game and twenty-four hours before a practice.”

KSC sophomore Alexis Michal noted that this rule is challenging but rewarding during Pumpkin Fest weekend.

“It’s hard because it’s one of the biggest weekends in Keene and we miss all of it because we’re away. But I also think it’s part of playing a sport,” Michal said.

Coach Weiner likes to hold his athletes to a high standard. “We have traditionally doubled the penalties

for alcohol violations. The athletic department will suspend an athlete for two matches for a dorm violation or public intoxication. We add an additional two,” Weiner said.

While some students would see these rules as an unfair punishment, the volleyball players have come to respect them rather than object to them.

KSC junior Samantha Branning said, “I don’t know of many other sports who have the 24-48 hour rule before a practice. But I know that

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Lady Owls try pushing through adversity BRIAN CLEMMENSON

Equinox Staff The Keene State College Women’s Basketball team has found themselves in many close games this season.

However, they are still looking for that consistency overall as the season winds down.

According to women’s basketball coach Keith Boucher, the team’s inconsistency this season is the main reason the team’s play has been up and down.

In addition, because of it they have lost many close games. “If you want to go on a long winning streak you have to be consistent. We haven’t been,” Boucher said. The coach noted many factors have hurt the team’s consistency. “It’s consistent practice habits, it’s focus,” Boucher said.

This season, the Owls are a younger team and at some points the team has lost focus. “It’s not high school season.

You’re asked to do a lot more as far as the X’s and O’s part of it [the game].

There’s a lot more practices and there’s a lot more games,” Boucher said.

Junior guard Christan Wojtas said the Owls do sometimes lose their nitely the lack of focus. We need to be tougher. We are just not tough sometimes,” Wojtas said.

Also, the team has been thinking nitely over-think. I think we get down on ourselves a lot and it has to do with a lot of our play. We just have to try not to over-think things,” Wojtas said.

Sophomore guard Laurie Allien agreed with Wojtas about the team’s tendency to think too much. “We over-think a lot because we think, ‘if we did this or that,’ but it shouldn’t happen like that,” Allien said.

Allien calls the up and down streak frustrating. “It has been frustrating because we know we’re good. We are good enough to play with any team in our conference, so it kind of sucks how we lose games,” Allien said.

In addition, Allien said the team needs to play with everybody on the

BRIEF

Women’s basketball player charged with DWI after crash ZACH WINN SportS Editor

Freshman basketball player Samantha Murphy, 18, has Steven Tenney. He reported that she allegedly drove her Jeep Wrangler off the road and into the side of 50 Marlboro St. in Keene early on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 9. Both the residence and car were severely damaged although no one was seriously hurt. The athletic department had no comment.

Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

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Strange Sports Facts: The curious case of the Kings RAY WALDRON

Equinox Staff Between six outdoor games, Jaromir Jagr setting records with, literally, every point he scores, and one of the strongest rookie classes, the NHL has had quite a season thus far. With all of that glitz and glam, it’s pretty easy to miss some of the stranger nuances of the 2013-14 campaign.

The Los Angeles Kings are currently sitting at third place If the season ended today, they’d be holding a solid playoff spot. Par for the course for a team that won a Stanley Cup just two seasons ago, right? So what is so strange here?

To start, the Kings have won once in their last ten games. A deeper look into that run reveals something more disturbing for Kings fans.

In their last seven games, they’ve scored a grand total of six ing point in the season, and the fact that “advanced statistics” ber 18, 2013, where they held third place in the entire league, with 23 wins, eight losses and four overtime losses—a very respectable record. They even boasted a 9-0-1 record from an average of 2.83 goals per game.

Then things got weird.

Since that winning streak, the Kings have posted a 5-13-2

cerned about what is going on.

Sure there have been some key injuries. According to Fox Sports, Stanley Cup MVP and Olympic goaltender Jonathan Quick was sidelined with a groin injury and the team’s highest goal-scorer, Jeff Carter, spent time on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

Only thing is, these injuries all took place during the team’s

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Senior wing Carly Kiernan evades a double team in a home game against Southern Maine on Saturday, Feb. 1.

liams also agrees that the team is sometimes too individual-based and said it needs to change. “We need to play together as a team and stop playof us. We sometimes play individu- ing individually, Williams said.

Boucher said for any team, its abilally and that should not happen. We should play as one team,” Allien said. ity to focus is critical. “Your ability to Sophomore forward Ryanne Wil- focus either saves you or it destroys

you. At times, we have done a very good job of focusing and other times we haven’t,” Boucher said.

The Owls remaining games are made up only of conference games.

At the time of the interview, the Owls

regular season games as if it were a tournament. “Conference games are so much more. Familiarity breeds content and there is so much more emphasis on conference games because you play each other twice,” Boucher said.

To come away with victories in the

» BASKETBALL, B8

For freshman guard Kingwood, success in athletics runs in family KENDALL POPE

Equinox Staff “She’s got good genes,” head coach of the women’s basketball team, Keith Boucher, said about freshman guard Jovan Kingwood. Kingsophomore year of high school. Coach Boucher noticed Kingwood among the rest because of her athletic ability.

Kingwood’s athletic ability runs deeper than just the length of a basketball court. Her father, Tyrone Kingwood, played basketball at rial Valley in California where he played 17 games in three years and was drafted to the Montreal Expos in 1987.

Growing up, Jovan said she never really understood that her father was a professional athlete. “It’s pretty cool though, people come up to me here like, ‘Your dad played baseball and was drafted to the major leagues?’” Kingwood said.

Last summer, Kingwood’s father arranged for some major league workout lessons before she came to Keene State College taught by John Bagley, a former Celtic player who played alongside Larry Bird, and Wes Matthews Sr., who played for teams like the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. The two were Tyrone Kingwood’s mentors in high school and became close friends of his over the years. skills, as she would endure the transition from high school to college ball. This meant a new school, a new team and a new coach.

» KINGWOOD, B9

struggles has been to their alternate captain, defenseman Matt Greene, who missed six games with a concussion, but is back now.

Let’s analyze some stats, which make the situation even weirder.

In analyzing everything about this team, the one thing that many goals they let up per game. According to NHL.com’s against, with a microscopic 2.12 goals per game. This means that no team in the NHL allows fewer goals than the Kings.

the entire league.

A term that hockey stats guys love to toss out there is Corsi.

Chicago Blackhawks blog Second City Hockey explains Corsi very easily: Corsi = shots on goal + missed shots + blocked shots.

Beyond being fodder for stat geeks, this metric is a great barometer of puck possession, which is, of course, important for winning hockey games.

According to HockeyAnalysis.com, in the 2011-12 season, the year LA won the Stanley Cup, the Kings had the second best Corsi For Percentage, with 54.8 percent. This means that the Kings took 54.8 percent of all shots attempted during games between both teams. Corsi is confusing, I get it. Basically, this means that during all games that year, the Kings possessed the puck for over 50 percent of the game.

Ready for this strange season to get even weirder? The Kings currently lead the NHL in Corsi For Percentage this attempting more shots than anyone in the league right now, and yet they’ve scored the second-least amount of goals.

So what does this jumble of weird stats and number mean?

Bad luck? Not getting the bounces they need?

It means that the Kings are laughing in the face of advanced stats this year. While Corsi is a great talking point and makes Los Angeles is proving that a team can score a microscopic number of goals in a game, and somehow still be in a solid playoff spot.

Thanks to Mike Rappaport for the help on the stats (records

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Freshman combo guard Jovan Kingwood drives to the basket in an eventual 4056 loss to Southern Maine in the Spaulding Gym on Feb. 1.

Ray Waldron can be contacted at rwaldron@keene-equinox.com

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