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Constitution Day debates fair trials SHANNON FLYNN
social Media director “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,� Amendment I of the United States Constitution states. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,� Article VI of the United States’ Constitution says. Although the press has all rights to be present in a courtroom covering trials, there lies a tension between reporters and lawyers when it comes to attending trials and choosing an “impartial� jury, according to a group of journalists and attorneys at the “Got Rights?� panel held September 17 at Keene State College. “We led the charge,� KSC journalism professor, Mark Timney, said. The right to a fair trial and free press were among the topics discussed at KSC’s fourth annual Constitution Day “Got Rights?� panel. The panel was held in Centennial Hall, and had a turnout of approximately 50 people. This ments.
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Kindergarten still challenged in N.H. KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING
News editor After the state decided to restore the appropriation for higher education in New Hampshire, an educational dilemma involving much younger students remains unsolved. Attending kindergarten is still optional in N.H. and the law only requires NICK SONSINI (SONSINI MEDIA)/ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO schools to offer half-day kindergarten programs. “In a half-day kindergarten program there are Feminist Collective member Hersch Rothmel speaks at SlutWalk Keene. KSC students march around campus with posters and flyers to support rape victims and several problems. There is less continuity, less speak up against sexual violence September 19, 2013. To read a story on the SlutWalk, see Student Life on page A10. time for the child to practice. Educational differences between half-day and full-day programs are profound,â€? said Keene State College Early Childhood Education Professor and former kindergarten teacher Dottie Bauer. Before 2010, offering kindergarten was optional for the school districts. N.H. was the last state in the country to require schools to provide kinderJULIE CONLON BRITTANY BALLANTYNE Monday, September 23, 2013, President Huot garten. MaNagiNg executive editor adMiNistrative executive editor announced that the college added Steve Leo In 2009, before the law came into effect, 59 from Storbeck/Pimentel to assist in the while school districts in New Hampshire offered full-day On Thursday September 19, Keene State Treadwell is on maternity leave, a leave that kindergarten programs. In 2010, the number raised College President Dr. Anne Huot announced occurs in October. At a Student Assembly corn every day from the Night Owl Cafe during the school year and will to 60 school districts. During the 2011-2012 school Provost Melinda Treadwell’s departure from meeting September 24, Huot said that it has be missed not only for his professionalism, but for who he is as a person, year, 66 school districts in the state offered fullKSC to Antioch University in January 2014. not been decided yet who would act as interim according to his co-workers. Vice President of Student Affairs, Andy day kindergarten programs, according to the N.H. Earlier in the fall, President Huot announced provost during Spring 2014. As the search for Robinson, has announced his retirement from Keene State College after Department of Education. More recent information a nationwide search to replace Treadwell after another provost begins, Dr. Gordon Leversee over 20 years of work. Robinson began his KSC career in 1991, and has is not yet available. the end of her interim position. In an interview will take Treadwell’s place. Treadwell will now since affected many people including Barbara Preston. Some of the school districts that offered full-day with KSC Equinox News Editor Karina Barriga leave KSC for Antioch on January 2, 2014, six programs even before the legislature made kinderAlbring in Volume 66 Issue 1 of The Equinox, months short of the intended interim position the number of people he has affected is “well into the thousands.â€? She garten mandatory are located in high-income areas completion date. Huot said at Student Assem- explained that his door is constantly open, “and whether it’s a student of the state like Londonderry, Dover and Keene, for the year,â€? Treadwell stated she would con- bly that Provost Treadwell is “very excited involved in Student Government, an organization, or just a student Bauer said. sider reapplication. Treadwell said, “If I meet about her new position.â€? having a hard time, they’re always welcome to come in and meet with Public Information Coordinator for the Keene all these characteristics, and can serve the colhim. Even the ones who are struggling for one reason or another leave lege, well then absolutely, I will apply.â€? Julie Conlon can be contacted at mentary schools in the district offer a full-day kinÂť ANDY ROBINSON, A3 In a message to faculty and staff on jconlon@keene-equinox.com
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Week of: Sept. 16 Monday, Sept. 16 4:19 p.m. Winchester Parking lot: Student reported his vehicle was broken into. Tuesday, Sept. 17 7:19 p.m. Holloway Hall: RA believes there is marijuana on the floor of the bathroom.
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The Journalism Department put on the fourth annual discussion panel to commemorate Constitution Day in the Centennial Hall at Keene State College, September 17, 2013.
Wednesday, Sept. 18 12:00 a.m. Randall Hall: Campus Safety found graffiti on the B-side. 9:12 p.m. One Butler Court: Student reported he dropped some money and when he went back to get it he saw someone pick it up. 9:22 p.m. Randall Hall: Looking for student about a fake ID. 11:15 p.m. One Butler Court: 706 [marijuana] call. Unfounded. Thursday, Sept. 19 11:00 p.m. Trestle: Looked like a male and female arguing. Blue light phone was activated in area.
The panelists included KSC Journalism Professors Chad Nye and Marianne Salcetti, former N.H. Attorney General and Cheshire County Attorney, Peter Heed and Executive Director of N.H. Civil Liberties Union, Devon Chaffee. The N.H. Civil Liberties Union is an organization that defends the freedoms declared in the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. The topics discussed at the panel ranged from pre-trial publicity to the impact social media has on trials. The panel opened up with a discussion about the tension in a courtroom due to press presence. According to Nye, the founding fathers of the Constitution did not think there would be any tension between courts and the press. “I don’t think our founders lost much sleep over this,” Nye said. Due to the established tension between lawyers and journalists, these “public” trials have become anything but public. With private trials occurring in places like Guantanamo
4:44 a.m. Owl’s Nest 5: Female called and is concerned about roommate who has not returned back to room. 11:48 p.m. Holloway Hall: Female student vomiting, may be intoxicated. Saturday, Sept. 21 1:22 a.m. Holloway Hall: Three male subjects walked in without showing their IDs. 2:30 a.m. Holloway Hall: Officer finds two non-students. Guest violation. Sunday, Sept. 22 9:16 p.m. Carle Hall: RA reported noise complaint and asked for assistance. 9:27 p.m. One Butler Court: RA reported non-student assaulted by another nonstudent. 9:35 p.m. Owl’s Nest 1: Officers approached about intoxicated female with head injury. 9:42 p.m. Holloway Hall: Intoxicated female. 9:45 p.m. One Butler Court: Suspicious group of people smoking inside vehicle. 9:45 p.m. Owl’s Nest 6: Intoxicated male.
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merman case. Heed said technology played a role on impacting the jurors. KSC Communications Professor Michael about the trial. Heed said this was one of the issues with the BRITTANY MURPHY/ OPINIONS EDITOR
Cheshire County Attorney Peter Heed and Executive Director of NHCLU Devon Chaffee at the “Got Rights?” panel Sept. 17, 2013.
Recently, Massachusetts mob boss Whitey Bulger was on trial. Taping was not allowed during this trial. Instead, reporters tweeted what was going on in the courtroom as they were happening. “They performed a real public service,” Salcetti said. Chaffee said she would like to see more of that done. With pre-trial publicity, Salcetti said one part of the issue According to Chaffee, who has been to a trial at Guantanamo Bay, in order to reach the bay area, military plane escorts is the “glamorization” of the accused and the attribution of are necessary. Also, Chaffee said the press did not have full the accused’s personality rather than the issue at hand. Examaccess to the trial. Coming from a legal standpoint, Heed said ples of this are: The O.J. Simpson case, the Amanda Knox case he would like to have more press coverage in the courtroom. or the Manson murder case. Salcetti presented the Sam ShepWhen it comes to sensationalizing trials, technology pard case as an example to the audience. In July of 1954, Shepand pre-trial publicity are partially to blame for the tension, pard’s wife had been stabbed to death. It seemed to be quite according to the panel. In many cases, the taping of trials obvious Sheppard was to blame, but due to the hype brought is not permitted. Nowadays, with the technology available, about to this case, the Supreme Court ultimately overturned the conviction, said Salcetti. Heed brought up a more recent example, the George Zimtrials out to the public.
Friday, Sept. 20 1:47 a.m. Carle Hall: Alcohol violation as well as possession of drug paraphernalia.
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jury member from using Google to compare what they are hearing to what the press is releasing. Among the other topics discussed, the panelists also touched upon the pros and cons of having an impartial jury, the advantages a defense receives from gag orders. All in all, the guest panelists felt the presentation was successful. Peter Heed described the event as “excellent”. “What I liked about it was we had different viewpoints,” Heed said. “I think people were really engaged,” Chaffee said. The only drawback, according to Chaffee, was not being able to spend more time discussing the right to an impartial jury. The Executive Director of NHCLU said she thought the event was excellent and that she was impressed with the audience turnout. “I’m glad you passed out constitutions instead of free pizza,” Chaffee said jokingly. Shannon Flynn can be contacted at
Kirsti Sandy, a Keene State College English professor and mother of three-year-old
dergarten program and that by October 2012, where there is an elementary school with there were 205 children enrolled in kinder- full-day kindergarten so their daughter can garten in Keene. “A full-day kindergarten is something “We offered kindergarten many years before it became mandatory in New Hamp- we really want for her. Not sending her to kindergarten is not even an option for me,” from a half-day program to a full-day pro- Sandy said. Professor Bauer explained that full-day gram,” Weeks said. However, this is not the case of most school districts in N.H. Before 2010, 10 districts in the south-central area of N.H., including Salem, Milford and Hudson did not offer kindergarten at all. According to the Child Welfare League of America’s website, this meant that 13 percent of the children in N.H. did not have access to kindergarten. According to Bauer, kindergarten is a crucial period for learning social skills as well as basic academic skills that have major impact in future learning processes. “In kindergarten, we intend to make children curious about reading, about the natural world and the social world around them. I think children that haven’t had a full-day of kindergarten or worse, if they didn’t attend at all, are behind.” Statistics by the N.H. Department of Education indicate that 35 percent of the school districts in the state offer full-day kindergarten programs and 55 percent offer half-day kindergarten programs. However, the statistics may be too optimistic, considering that in order to be counted as a school district that offers full-day programs, the district has to offer that program in at least one school. For example, the school district in Concord has eight schools and only one offers full-day kindergarten. Claremont offers full-day programs only to ‘at-risk children.’ Croydon offers full-day kindergarten three days a week and Surry charges parents tuition if they want their children to attend full-day rather than halfday. All these districts are included in the 35 percent that offer full-day kindergarten. According to Patty Ewen, Chief of Early Childhood Education in the N.H Department of Education, kindergarten attendance rates are high. She indicated that 94 to 95 percent and that 10 percent of them attend a private kindergarten or out-of-state kindergarten. However, she said the agency doesn’t attend full day kindergarten, how many attend half-day and how many don’t attend kindergarten at all. Indeed, because the state doesn’t fund full-day kindergarten in every elementary school, parents have to go out of their way to guarantee their children receive a high quality early childhood education.
From the teacher’s perspective, Bauer stated that if schools offer half-day programs, they will most likely have a morning session and an afternoon session. “That doubles the amount of families. As a teacher, you can’t build a close relationnumber of families, you can really get to know them.” Sandy went on to say, “I believe that all schools should have full-day programs. I know it might be hard because of economic reasons, but we should really see this as a priority.” Regarding funding, Bauer stated the current issue of funding full-day programs is closely related to past school practices. “Because we didn’t require even school districts to offer kindergarten for so long, many places are resisting putting extra money in it, there has been a big controversy for a very long time,” said Bauer. Ewen indicated that the state provides funding for half-day kindergarten program, which is $1,725 per student enrolled in kindergarten. Elementary schools that offer full-day programs (which annually cost $3,450 per student) complete their budget with other revenues like local tax dollars, Title I Funds (awarded by the Federal government for disadvantaged children and children of poverty) and tuition. In the Keene School District, 50.1 percent of the budget comes from property taxes, eight percent comes from tuition parents (not from Keene) pay, 16 percent comes from state aid and 4.2 percent comes from federal aid. state of N.H. only funds half-day programs. “Because that’s what legislators think the people want. It all comes down to which legislators the people of N.H. choose to represent them. These legislators make the decision whether to fund education programs or not.” For Bauer, Keene is a community that embraces education. “That was one of the reasons why Keene State was placed in this town instead of some other larger cities in the state back in 1909.” The student-teaching program by KSC hood education in the area, according to Ewen. The program requires all education stu-
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The student-teaching program at KSC embraces community involvement by putting more than 50 students to teach at local schools each semester.
“It would be nice if New Hampshire would be interested in implementing more complete programs but I can’t say it is going to happen in the near future.” -PATTY EWEN CHIEF OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT THE N.H. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
dents to teach in schools for at least three semesters. According to Kathleen Hurst, Clinical Field experience coordinator of teacher education at KSC, in academic year 2012-2013, 60 students worked in different elementary schools in the area including towns like Surry, Jaffrey, Troy and Keene. Bauer said her students participating in the program have noted economical differences between the schools they teach at. “Some of them go to wealthier areas and some assist in areas with fewer resources. We sit in class and we discuss all these issues.” KSC graduate Rebecca Roberts was a student teacher at Winchester Elementary School during spring 2013. “Winchester is a very low socio-economic area, but even so, the school is provided with as many resources as possible. I didn’t experience any problems though. I think that the key thing is that the community of Winchester is heavily involved in the success of the school,” Roberts said. Even though community involvement ini-
tiatives seems to be a crucial factor regarding the improvement of education practices, sometimes it is not enough. Indicators show the state of N.H. is in a fairly good shape economically; according to the U.S. New Hampshire Employment Security Agency, state unemployment rate is far below national and income per capita is above national averages. However, the ecokindergarten. Ewen said there are new early learning initiatives by the Obama administration that allow children to access more resources and spend more time in a learning environment. However she stated, “In the end it depends on the state. It would be very nice if New Hampshire would be interested in implementing more complete programs, but I can’t say it is going to happen in the near future.”
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equiNox staff Over 300 participants gathered on Keene State College’s Appian Way Saturday, September 21, to raise money, spread awareness and walk with the hope of one day living in a world unaffected by the debilitating and devastating disease known as Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association 2013 Western New KSC campus. Administrative Services Coordinator at The Alzheimer’s Association Ella Schwotzer explained that the association wanted to broaden its outreach throughout the Granite State. “The Alzheimer’s Association wanted to have some regional walks so we decided on a walk in Western New Hampshire, Southern New Hampshire, Central New Hampshire and Portsmouth,” Schwotzer said. “There are 22,000 people in New Hampshire that have Alzheimer’s disease so the walks are made to raise awareness and to raise funds that go towards our free services for families and Alzheimer’s research,” she said. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease which slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. This disease primarily affects the elderly, mainly people over the age of 60, and has become the nation’s sixth leading cause of death. Alzheimer’s also has a million providing care to a loved one, according to The Alzheimer’s Association website. Schwotzer stressed the importance of events like this, especially to the college community. Marie Adler, a recent widow who lost her husband to Alzheimer’s disease in July, is very active in the Pheasant Wood community. She said she believes it is a wonderful facility. “What’s good about Pheasant Wood is they involve the patients; they just don’t put them in a wheelchair and leave them be,” Adler said. Last year Adler crocheted over 50 Christmas trees for Alzheimer’s patients to decorate with and hang on their walls. Prior to the walk, a Promise Garden Ceremony was held on the student center lawn. When walk-
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depending on why they decided to get involved and walk to end this disease. Participants were given selves had Alzheimer’s, yellow if they are supporting or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, purple if they had lost someone to Alzheimer’s and orange if they were there just to support the cause and a vision of a world without Alzheimer’s. Participants were asked to write a personal message on their ther strengthen their dedication to this disease. One by one, each raised and spun harmoniously in the cool September morning breeze.
in the ground, creating a dynamic, colorful and meaningful garden. The Alzheimer’s Association Western New Hampshire Walk’s goal was to raise $43,226. To date, the walk has raised $24, 664, just over half of their desired goal, according to the Alzheimer’s Association website. During the Promise Garden ceremony prior to start of the walk, the New Hampshire/ Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Association’s Regional Leader Susan Fitzpatrick urged participants to keep donating, explaining that fundraising for this walk will continue going on until Halloween (October 31).
their freshman year, walk across the stage at commencement. He loved being able to read their names off as they collected their diplomas, remembering where they started here feeling better,” Preston said. Robinson had worked with struggling and how far they’ve come. “It’s such a wonderful experience, it brings tears to my eyes began his KSC career as Associate Dean sometimes,” Robinson said. He explained that stereotyping students for Student Affairs, which was his title for over a decade. Here, he said he dealt with has no place with him. “They’re [students] numerous issues students had. He listed off problems such as conduct issues and stu- thinks they can be successful, but beyond dents who chose to take a leave of absence. that they’re all different, the kind of things “In that position, I was learning what’s not they think are important. So, dealing with working. What are reasons why students any student is really dealing with an indileave? What are problems that occur, why vidual and making sure you don’t make are students getting in trouble?” Robinson any assumptions,” Robinson said. Coordinator of Student and Commusaid. Some of his fondest moments at KSC, nity Relations, Allison Riley, said she has observed how Robinson treats not only his Robinson said, were watching those same co-workers, but students, with respect. “I
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Vice President for Student Affairs, Andy Robinson, announces he will leave KSC after this academic year.
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For the fifth time, KSC hosts Walk to End Alzheimer’s, a fundraising event to promote research and raise awareness about Alzheimer’s. Over 300 people attended the event Saturday, Sept. 21.
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“They [people who work at a college] are not making huge loads of money, they are here because they like it.” -ANDY ROBINSON VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
think students feel like he’s approachable and supportive,” she said. Riley said Robinson has taught her how essential it is to appreciate the hard work people do for one another in the work force. According to Riley, Robinson has always been fast to thank her for her efforts and pays attention to everything his staff does. The relationships Robinson has formed with others has shown Riley that “you can be in a position of being in charge and overseeing a lot of things, but you can still be this down-to-earth-person,” she said. Robinson pointed out that just like students, faculty members are individuals who need to hear that they are appreciated. According to Preston, Robinson treats everyone equally. “He’s a very calming force, so one of the things that I’ve learned is that you just really have to stay calm in situations that may initially rattle you a bit, and that’s kind of his personality. I think in the end when you’re able to do that, you make better decisions and you’re able to communicate more effectively,” Riley said. Riley said one of her favorite memories
to retire, Robinson said the combination of age and other things he wants to do with his life were factors. “Things come together to help you feel like, okay, this is the right time,” Robinson said. Preston said, “I think he’ll enjoy himself but a much more leisurely, relaxed pace.” Riley said she would not be surprised if he continued to be involved with the college in some fashion. In terms of what he has learned since he
he’s learned “how hard people work here [KSC], that includes faculty and staff and I think how focused on students we are, it’s almost without exception that people work in a college because that’s what they like to do. They’re not making huge loads of money, they’re here because they like it.” As far as the replacement for Robinson’s position goes, he assumes whoever is hired “will have the skills and knowledge, I hope they’ll bring an appreciation for KSC and be able to understand our history, who our students are, who our faculty and staff are, how we work together,” he said. Riley said the next vice president of student affairs should be an upbeat person who - is “professional but also down-to-earth.” versation, Riley was “attempting to be professional,” as she was inquiring about a job is already doing a lot to improve KSC life, at KSC years ago. She had addressed him she is excited for someone to come into the as Dr. Robinson, but he quickly told her to simply call him Andy. “I remember that, Preston said, “I think he’ll be sorely because to me, that really sort of represents missed by lots of people on campus. His who Andy is,” Riley said, and further noted sense of humor, his caring for the campus that his warm and real personality makes I think will be missed.” others feel as if they are close enough to be a relative or neighbor. Brittany Ballantyne can be contacted at When asked how he knew he was ready bballantyne@keene-equinox.com
“Who do you think will be the next celebrity train-wreck?”
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President Huot announces two national searches KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING
News editor KSC President Anne Huot announced that the college will hold two national searches for vice presidents this academic year during Student Assembly Meeting on September 24. The search committees will be formed in for Vice President for Student Affairs Andy Robinson and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Melinda Treadwell. Robinson will be retiring from KSC next summer. Treadwell will leave in Antioch University. The president stated that student input will be greatly appreciated in both committees. “For the search for the Vice President of Student Affairs, I have not decided yet how we will form the committees but there will be several students involved,” Huot said. Regarding the search for the provost, Huot invited Student Assembly Chair Tyler King to be a student representative, or asked him to designate a representative from the assembly. In other business, the Student Assembly approved a budget of $11,285.40 requested by Student Government for Pumpkin Lobotomy. Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com
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“No” means no, excuses irrelevent
To remain safe in our world, a woman must remain undesirable. At least, this is what a Toronto constable told an audience at York University after a young female was raped in 2011. A message so strong was bound to both the United States and Canadian borders. This past Thursday, that protest found its way to the Keene State College campus and the 2013 SlutWalk began on Appian Way. As the short but powerful walk went on, those who marched—men and women alike—rallied for the rights of sexual assault victims. Their emphasis: what a person can do to prevent rape outweighs the emphasis placed on an individual
No matter the gender, we know anyone can be a victim of sexual violence. The conversation should say, “Do not commit the unlawful act of a sexual assault,” rather than discussion on the ways to deal with the situation post-assault. Those talks need to make it clear that rape is not okay and that “no” means no. We are constantly seeing and hearing what options are out there if you have been raped. However, we seldom see the fundamental premis that teaches it is wrong and against the law to rape someone. We should learn to respect others and their rights to consensual sex. Instead, we are told to dial a hotline if we have been raped. We are also told that one’s appearance plays a role in whether or not someone will be victimized. We believe that what a person wears should not affect thge chances of getting raped. conservative we dress, the safer we are, it undermines the severity of the act of a rapist and throws the responsibility onto an innocent bystander. Under no circumstance is there an excuse to sexually assault someone. We belive no human being, regardless of age, gender, race, religion and or belief deserves to be a victim of sexual assault. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BRIAN CANTORE / PHOTO EDITOR
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A note to the millenials: I need your advice I have returned to Keene State College for my super senior year. This year I’m residing in the Bushnell Apartments, or the “ghetto” as I’ve heard. Okay, yes, it does kind of suck. But I’ll tell you, I am living the life. You see, I took a stab at living off-campus and it didn’t go so well. Paying bills, cooking, cleaning; they just were not my thing. On top of working and taking classes, the stress of the real world got all too real for me. now ease into apartment living. I mean, how are we supposed to go out in the real world and be expected to
against us with obstacles which the world, people and ourselves have set? It makes you wonder how many negative forces we have against us. As millenials, we are entering the millenials are already submerged into the real life scene, like my twin sister. Others, like myself, have no clue how I’m going to function outside of the familiar. So for now the What do I do? It’s a question with tion we’ve all asked our friends and family. But are we the only ones who know the answer? Everyone wishes things could be easier, but never
gives working any harder a chance. Everyone wishes they could have more time, but ironically at the same time always takes it for granted. Everyone wants more money, but when is enough, enough? We have mastered the skill of avoidance. Avoiding the real news, for the news of Kim Kardashian’s baby and Miley Cyrus are far too entertaining. We want a feeling of security. We want a feeling that this world, the one we live in at this very moment, isn’t going to give any of us. Our generation has been studied and looked at through a magnifying glass. We’ve been prescribed
drugs for anything and everything. We’ve been outsourced, chewed up and spit out on our parents. For our parents have the responsibility to always take care of us. Right? But our connections with our parents aren’t as strong as they used to be in the ‘old’ days. This could be perhaps due to half our parents are working at least two jobs to support our ventures in the so called real world. But when does this real world start and how is going? Millenials, I need your advice. Brittany Murphy can be contacted at bmurphy@keene-equoinox.com
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Racist reactions mars the Miss America crown
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Miss America 2013, Nina Davuluri, poses following her crowning in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Davuluri’s Indian ethnicity is causing controversy and an uproar of bigoted comments.
Strong social media commentary adds to pageant win backlash The 87th Miss America pageant just took place this past Sunday, crowning Nina Davuluri the 2013 winner. Davuluri is the title. Many of the reactions that took place to the winner’s apparent diversity are nothing short of appalling. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the choice of winner based upon her ethnicity. Twitter users are posting comments such as “Miss American Terrorist” and “Miss Al-Qaeda”, and some posing the question “Don’t you have to be American to win Miss America?” It saddens me to see the evidence of the racism that still exists in this world. It is
hard to imagine that in the year 2013, these racist thoughts and ideas still exist. A lot of backlash towards the pageant proposes the idea that the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the pageant winner are related. To think that Davuluri is a Muslim extremist is such a farout-there idea with absolutely no supporting evidence behind it. These people are presenting these wild ideas about the motives of her winning, with nothing to back it up. All that this has proven is that ignorance and bigotry are clearly not going anywhere. It is heartbreaking that we are still dealing with issues of race, especially in a country as diverse as the United States. When will
ferent, and this does not make anyone any more or less of a human being than someone else? Fortunately, Davuluri is reacting gracefully and maturely to the remarks being made on her skin color. She has responded in a positive light, saying that for every horrible comment she receives, there are many more encouraging words. It is nice to know that this has not hurt her so badly that she thinks of herself as any less beautiful or deserving of the crown. It should be noted that Davuluri also received a lot of negativity when she was crowned Miss New York. Why is it that
so many think she is undeserving of the crown? The U.S. is supposed to be the “melting pot”, including races of all kinds and people of all different backgrounds. Who is anyone to say that someone is more or less of an American based on this? The blatant racism is just proof of the bigotry that has always existed and does not seem to be changing anytime soon. It is time for people to realize that human beings are so vastly different in a multitude of ways, but we should still treat everyone with respect. Devon Roberts can be contacted at droberts@keene-equinox.com
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Minimum wage plus 40 hours proves barely enough A majority of people will work a minimum wage job at some point in their lifetime. These jobs can vary from working in fast food, to retail, to many other things in between. They are not very glamorous, and usually the staff is students trying to get through school. However more recently, there has been a rise in those working for minimum wage at a much older age. They have families as well as themselves to support. The minimum wage in the state of New Hampshire is currently $7.25. This is the federal minimum, but is nothing compared to the cost of living. A full workweek is 40 hours. At $7.25 per hour, this leaves the minimum wage worker with a paycheck of $290—before the taxes are taken out. It is unbelievable that people are expected to live off of that little. The cost of living has skyrocketed from the time a minimum wage Even over the past decade, the economy has changed so much while minimum wage stays the same. What once would buy a week’s worth of groceries will hardly pay for anything. Yet, there are people who are expected to support not only themselves but also their families off of such a small sum of money. Between groceries, rent or mortgage payments, utilities, and every-
thing else that has to be paid for in order to live a comfortable life, the minimum wage is simply not enough, while there are multiple other beneminimum wage as well. If it were to be
Reaching for Latina roots No one really knows just by looking at me that I am Hispanic. Even though I have a caramel complexion with dark, chestnut hair to match, I’ve had my customers at IHOP guess I’m Italian, Lebanese, or even just “white.” It doesn’t help that I don’t practice my Spanish either (lo siento, Profe). I am a most Americanized Puerto Rican and Colombian, but that doesn’t make me any less ethnic than the most cultured Hispanic woman my age. I used to wake up on Sunday mornings in my cramped two-bedroom apartment to Tito Rojas, Marc Anthony or, my favorite, Juan Luis Guerra blaring through my dad’s prized speakers. My father salsa-danced throughout the living room and would always put my feet onto his to encourage me to learn. I would only last one song to satisfy him before I got embarrassed and pulled away. I sat and giggled as he serenaded me and moved his hips to the beat. He is still the best dancer I know. As I got older and realized that I was the only “Spanish” girl in my class, I no longer approved of the salsa. I refused to answer my mother in Spanish when spoken to. I hated when my dad picked me up from school listening to “La Mega!” the fuzzy AM radio station. I hated that Maria Cookies from Goya were packed in my lunch instead of fruit roll-ups. I wished I had a relationship with my grandparents and I wished they didn’t live thousands of miles away. The only thing I accepted was my mother’s cooking at home: rice, beans, chorizo, and fried plantains. I wanted to be like everybody else, and I resent that about myself now. Taking Spanish classes throughout high school allowed me to rediscover my roots. I learned the language, but most importantly I dove deeper into the culture I never immersed myself in. The internet let me explore the different genres of Spanish music; bachata, reggaeton, merengue, I loved it all. By sophomore year, I was handing out mix CDs to my track team by popuminority. I was 17 when I traveled to Puerto door sedans with custom speakers sped through the narrow, windy dirt roads that trickled all over the mountainous island. Beer-bellied men in plastic chairs played games of dominoes in the streets on folding tables while sipping on Coronas. Elderly men in straw hats pushed around blocks of ice and various syrups in carts. “Those are the best snow cones,” my dad told me. “I used to love riding my bike down here to buy one.” He continued to tell me about other places he rode his bike to, like the beach we were at that day. He fell asleep in the water when he was 12 only to wake up with blisters from the sun and salt. He found coconuts and drank the water inside after cracking to wrap my head around. I grew up in Salem, N.H. and he was an island boy. And then it hit me.
It would allow people rather than corporations to have spending money in their pocket, as well as help some get out of debt. Currently, debt in the U.S. is at such a high rate. There are so many people living paycheck to paycheck who are unable to pay off any debts that they owe to schools, banks, or anyone willing to loan them money when they needed it. Those who are in
being Hispanic. The sudden realization was heartbreaking for me. I never felt so out of place in an environment I desperately yearned for. Here I was nearly bragging about my heritage when there was so much more to it. It was a lifequiet in my mind as I mulled over the thought. Four years later, I’ve never been more proud to tell everybody that my mom was born and raised in Colombia and my dad in Puerto Rico. In a time where the American Dream seems harder to achieve, it has never been more awesome to say that my parents both migrated in the 80s in hopes of a better life. My mom recently told me that she would cross out the last letter in her maiden name on her notebooks because she so desperately wanted to be American. “Astrid River,” it would say. Now, I encourage her to keep it: “Astrid Rivera.” I’ve never seen two individuals work so hard for not just them, but for my siblings and me. I hope I can make them proud as a Latina journalist. It’s the least I can do for blessing me with a culture and heritage that I will always hold dear to my heart.
paying it off, if they even ever do. Many argue that raising the minimum wage is unnecessary, and if these people want to make money they should go to school and get a higher paying job. However, how is this possible if they cannot even afford the cost of living without paying for school on top of that? It is a never-ending cycle that this generation and even the generation before us keeps facing. So many are stuck and unable to make progress because of how little they make compared to how much they have to spend on living. Devon Roberts can be contacted at droberts@keene-equinox.com
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Above: KSC students dress as provocatively or as modestly as they like for the 2013 SlutWalk on Appian Way. Right: Students hold signs and protest the right to dress however they choose and be respected for it.
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Raise your glass in the NOC REBECCA FARR
A&E Editor A different kind of program is offered at Keene State College’s Night Owl Café this semester. Thursday night football at the NOC has extended past fountain drinks and popcorn. Beer, wine and a variety of different specialty drinks are now available every week. This past week, the Chiefs vs. Eagles game was on the projector screen at the NOC and Sam Adams, Sam Adams Light, Harpoon, Guinness, Corona and Corona Light were offered along with Yellow Tail wine and a strawberry-banana daiquiri—virgin or regular. Gino Vallante, the Young Student Center Program Coordinator said that he tries to keep variation in student center activities. Vallante added that previous success with serving alcohol during hockey season is what led to the same thing for football season. The NOC bar option is through KSC Dining Services and appetizers are included as well. This past week, Sept. 19, the appetizers included turkey pot stickers, sweet and sour meatballs and nachos with a southwestern seven layer dip. Senior Tim Gagnon said he thinks bar service at the NOC is a good idea. “I was in York, England last semester and they had a bar on campus,” he said. “It was open all day though, so there were more people.” Gagnon said he thinks if it were open more nights during the weekend, there might be a better turn out. Team Leader at the NOC, Jackie Efraimson said it’ is a great idea, but it’s not advertised enough. Efraimson said, “People come in to get soda and are like, ‘oh you have beer? I wish I brought my ID!’” Taylor Jones, a NOC employee and senior at KSC said one reason the event came about was due to Time Warner Cable dropping NESN and ESPN, but she said she hopes more people will come once football gets to the playoffs. She and Efraimson agreed that they would like to see the event be more successful. Cam Haggar, also a senior and NOC employee, said that he thinks alcohol at the NOC is a great idea. “Since freshman year I have said and I’ve heard people say they wish the NOC would serve alcohol,” Haggar said, “I would like the NOC to be that place to drink.” Haggar, Jones, Efraimson and Catering Supervisor Jenn Beauregard (whom is also the bartender) said that the Thursday night drink specials downtown might be hindering the NOCs success as a Thursday night bar. “The day needs to be changed,” Beauregard said. She also suggested that Sunday football and potentially hockey season can bring in more students. However, Vallante said that a good aspect about the event is that it is not a closed bar to those who are under 21. “It’s a nice atmosphere,” Vallante said, “We monitor those who are 21 and up with wristbands so if they want to come along with a friend who is under age, they can.” As for headcount, Sept. 19 was not jam-packed with students but it certainly was not silent in the NOC. Beauregard made a potential proposal, “Sports teams should spread the word. If their coach tells them to come and support the college, they would come and recruit their friends to come, too.” If not that, she also suggested that the college incorporate a fund raiser to draw more attention to the event. “Gino isn’t doing this to make money,” Beauregard said, “he’s doing it so there are more options on campus.” Jones said that Wednesday Night Bingo at the NOC is usually slammed. “Probably because it’s free and there’s prizes too,” the senior added. Haggar seemed to agree that word of mouth just might be the best way to attract students. “I think if more seniors talk about it and tell their friends, we can get a really good turnout,” he said. Haggar continued, “I don’t think people realize that they can come here before the bar and then go out to get dollar drinks.” While the NOC is still getting a feel for what to expect, Vallante said the three dollar bottled beer and cups of wine and four dollar specialty drinks will be offered through Thanksgiving. “It’s not just the place to get a sizzler,” Haggar said, “it can be ‘that place.’”
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She continued, “I think it’s important to see how they’re represented in their own cultures and see if their making any progress in terms of equality and women’s movements.” As far as progression goes, Chile is one of the more developed and “up and coming” countries in terms of developing countries. “A lot of people mis-perceive Latin American countries,” Stephenson said. “Chile is different from that compared to other countries in that it’s a tempered country,” she said. Safety standards are similar to the United States, mortality rates are lower and literacy rates are higher. According to the Global Education ous nations in South America in terms of health and safety, as well as education. Regarding students who are hesitant about Latin America or developing countries due to safety issues, Stephenson said, “We need, in the U.S., in little ways to realize that’s not a true image.” “It’s a very underrepresented section of the world especially in Keene or in New Hampshire in general where you don’t see a lot of diversity,” Boyle said. “And I think most of the most commonly borrowed elements of our culture are from Europeans and while that’s familiar, it’s good to see something that is not the same,” Boyle continued. Bauer had a similar stance to Stephenson about the false image Americans have
“For an education major, it makes you unique when you go in for an interview because you can speak about culture.” -DOTTIE BAUER -EDUCATION PROFESSOR
towards these countries. “We need to step out of our self-centered focus and say, wait a minute, how do we play in a larger world of the Americans and how can we be partner with people in South America to help support them and they can help support us,” she said. Also with the PUCV program, students will be able to gain experience in Spanish language speaking skills or develop it more if they have studied it in the past. There are two options at PUCV, including an “Academic Stay in English” program which enables students to take courses that are taught in English. The second option is the Spanish Langauge Program which enables students with advanced experience in the Spanish language to take courses under “Spanish for Foreigners” pertaining to their particular level of Spanish speaking skills. “Spanish as a language is a real useful skill to have,” Bauer said. She explained that North Americans often consider themselves the only ‘Americans.’ “We are all Americans. We’re North Americans, they’re South Americans. I think we need to broaden our perspective about the role the U.S. plays in the world,” she said. She continued, “There are other countries that are sophisticated and have a lot
to offer.” “We’ve become such a consumer society that we forget that there are some basic things like family and sense of place and taking care of the environment and growing your own food and being close to nature that we don’t have anymore and we can learn from people that still have that sense of connective-ness.” Bauer pointed out. Bauer’s experience in Ecuador seemed to opened her mind. “The sense of family, support and giving--that sense of the heart of people, that’s why I think it’s important for us to travel to places that don’t have the external development and get to that core of humanity that you don’t get when you’re busy with your car and your clothes,” she said. The school is in a university town, an hour and a half from the airport, and students will be living in a home stay. The tuition for the program is the same as what students pay at KSC, including the home stay cost, according to the Global
people and families.” She continued, “How people solve problems and what they eat, what their routines are and all kinds of things that will make people a better teacher.” “Studying abroad is a reinvention of your culture to say ‘oh, everybody doesn’t do it this way. So then I can choose the way to do things, “ Bauer said. Boyle has found the Global Education her information on the new program and what it has to offer. She added that she would like to be accompanied by other students on the trip if possible. Bauer’s advice to students who are hesitant to study away: “Take the plunge,” she said. “It allows you to experiment and try out new things and become comfortable in a new place.” “It helps you see that your life can be new and you can reinvent yourself in so many ways.” For more information, the Global Edu-
“You’ll be on a campus with Chilean Elliot Center. students but in separate classes taught in English, “Stephenson said. Kenzie Travers can be contacted at Bauer added, “They will have experimtravers@keene-equinox.com ence living with a family, which when you live with people in another culture you learn so much about yourself and other
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and she looks forward to watching them perform the night of the showcase. Hayes stressed that each participant works (Cont. from A10) extremely hard and that to watch it all come together the night of the show will be worth motions to their dancers before even breaking down the work. the movements to teach them. The showcase will be a time “to “Dancers also bring their own personality and style to your choreography, so it's really interesting remember where it started and the proto see how a dancer takes on someone else's move- cess,” Hayes said. Davis said he is anxious ment,” Hayes said. She hopes to learn more crafts- to watch the work of his fellow classmates manship with choreography through the rehearsals because he adores watching all types of and mentioned that choreographers may wind up dance and new ways of dancing. He said there is “something to learn with an end product much different than the idea from every piece of choreography, every they began with. dancer's performance.” Both Davis and Hayes agreed that the dances The construction part of the dancing prowill be a mold of how each group interacts with one another and the manner in which the dancers perform their motions. Davis said he is “interested in joy in “watching something start with minimal people, and I know that sounds general, but I really movement and splash into a full piece.” The splash, or transformation, will be on enjoy watching people react to situations and seeing how one moment can illicit so many different reac- stage for all those to see Dec. 5 and 6 in the tions and perspectives from other people. And that Mabel Brown Room, and the dancers are only just beginning their prephumans and watching their humanity.” According arations for the show.
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“Dancing is a way to express myself when words or other actions can’t justify it.” -OLIVIA LYNN -KSC JUNIOR
to Davis, inspiration can be found in any place and from anyone. Brittany BalKSC student Olivia Lynn, who auditioned for the lantyne can be showcase, said “dancing is a way to express myself AF F contacted at OX ST when words or other actions can't justify it. I've EQ U IN e S / bballanKR AU ce sh danced all my life, it's just something I enjoy and BR EE a pie rown s e rs B a I'm glad that I can continue at Keene.” Lynn said tyne@keene-equirehe e Mabel dent, th nox.com tu in s her inspiration to perform and create dances are life 6 y an d raph reog ember 5 experiences. c d ch o an c e s e o n D e Hayes said she enjoys being a part of another stu, a dv a heco g showc c a P dent's piece as well as composing her own. comin riella r Gab in the up nter. “I love rehearsal classes just because you Senio ce rm learn a lot about yourself as a performer, and will perfo e student th in learning someone else's movement is always Room a challenge because it's not necessarily something that I naturally do. But that's the fun part of it,” she said. As far as choreography goes, Hayes said it's a thrill to work with her group
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Dancers prepare throughout the semester for the choreography showcase.
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six-seven-eight” days to prepare for the event—in fact, it takes a whole semester. Keene State College students in the dance classes Research in Choreography and Advanced Choreography, an independent study course, are now preparing for their debut. Though the choreography showcase awaits them with months to come, these dancers have either auditioned for pieces, choreographed some of their own numbers, or have done both already. The classes are taught by Professor William Seigh, and this is the
are underway. Auditions, according to senior Alexander Davis, were a lot of fun. “I think auditions at a certain point in a dancer's life need to stop being scary and need to start being opportunistic,” he said. Davis is both a choreographer for his advanced choreography class and a dancer for fellow choreographers in the upcoming show. What was a bit tricky, Davis said, was making sure the auditions were organized with so many people trying out and looking for performers. Davis said it's “hard to put together an audition that will showcase everything, that everybody is looking for and I think they [choreographers and dancers] did a really nice job of doing that.” Dancer and choreographer Michelle Hayes said each showcase hopeful only had a few minutes to learn a dance before performing for everyone. Dancers had to learn a “phrase,” or piece composed of an opening, middle, peak and closing, similar to a story, according to Davis. Davis explained that students not only learned pieces in smaller groups, but had to perform their own improvisation during auditions. In order to be chosen for Davis' choreography piece, he “was looking for dancers who made choices. I'm really interested in performers who can consciously think about the movement and give it intention, and I was also looking for dancers who were grounded and knew their their advantage,” he said. Upon casting her group, Hayes said she was “looking for someone who seemed to be fully present in trying their best and not giving up came that.” When asked details about the piece he is choreographing for the ing the intersection between the questions 'what is home and who is family?' I'm going back to my roots and really exploring what it means to be at home and what it means to have a family and who those people are.” Davis plans on doing this by searching and “digging deep,” but pointed out that his dancers will be doing the same for the dance number to bring even more to the He plans on thinking differently and stepping out of his usual boundaries to go out of his zone of comfort to create something new and unique to his style. The group Hayes is choreographing is made up of four dancers. She said most choreographers will set rehearsal times for about three hours weekly. However, for each choreographer, many more hours are put into each week. Hayes explained that these students will have to, of course, make up their own pieces and really understand the pieces themselves. Finally, choreographers must think about how to express these
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march against rape
Empanadas and Chilean music decorated the Study Away Fair, celebrating the new semester program in Chile offered by Keene State College. Held annually by the Global
Fair offers information tables for the various countries available to the students. After many years of research and planning, as well as living in Chile for ten years, Director of the Global gram in Chile up and ready for students. ica de Valparaiso is located in ValOcean. The special part to this program is that there is a unique aspect offered to education students, who usually are told that studying away
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Students dress expressively for justice in rape culture. This event was sponsored and organized by the Keene Feminist Collective.
The walk of fame chants up Appian Way in hopes for sex violence awareness “Drinking doesn’t cause rape, being in the wrong time at the wrong place doesn’t cause rape, rapists cause rape.”
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equinox Staff Appian Way saw more commotion this past Thursday evening than over the course of an entire school year. Keene State College hosted a SlutWalk on campus. The walk began on the student center lawn and wrapped its way around the quad by Huntress, past Morrison/Parker Hall, and back around.
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The SlutWalk is an Although the walk international move- was short in length, ment sparked by a comment made by a nitely caused bystanders to turn their heads on January 24, 2011: that women should what was going on. avoid dressing “like KSC students ralsluts” to prevent rape, lied around campus according to the Slut- with signs, posters Walk Toronto website. and provocative cloth-
ing as a way to protest against the rape and sexual assault judgments against how females dress. Playing an important role in the event was KSC junior, Hersch Rothmel. As a Women and Gender Studies major,
he helped organize the event with the Keene Feminist Collective and initiated many of the chants during the walk. Rothmel described what he hoped the SlutWalk would bring to light. He said, “It’s this
whole idea that ‘slutty’ clothes or provocative clothes cause rape. Drinking doesn’t cause rape, being in the wrong time at the wrong place doesn’t cause rape, rapists cause rape,” Rothmel said. As nearly a hundred students marched in solidarity along campus chanting things such as “We’re not sluts, we’re not sluts!” many bystanders seemed
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schedule. This particular program at PUCV offers courses that are required for education majors so they do not fall off track while studying away. Dottie Bauer, an English professor, has been to Ecuador twice before, and visited Chile for ten days doing research for the program. Bauer went to visit classes, meet the staff and faculty, as well as go to museums and historical sites. ”What we’ve done in terms of the partnership is to add this education issues course to the list of courses that they have available, taught in English for either their students, or exchange students [whose primary language is English], she said. This will be a substitute for the required KSC course. Bauer regards this new program as a great opportunity for future teachers. “For an education major, it makes you unique when you go in for an interview. Because you can speak about culture, every place and even Keene, even small towns in New Hampshire, we have cultural differences,” she said. Sophomore Gabby Boyle is a women and gender studies major on campus interested in the new semester program in Chile. In terms of her major, Boyle said, “What I’m most interested in is global feminism and it would be interesting to see how women are perceived in other countries in non European countries, non-western countries.”
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KSC students take a bite into vegetarianism to increase health SHANNON FLYNN
Social Media director Let’s get a bacon cheeseburger, but hold the bacon and the burger. One class at Keene State College is having a large impact on its students. Many students go in knowing little about the way food is produced and come out of the class a vegetarian. This class is Food, Health and the Environment, taught by Professor Robin Matathias. Matathias has been teaching at KSC for the last 16 years and has years. Matathias teaches several different lessons throughout the course, but the one that sticks out as having the largest impact is the factory farming unit. “I know after the factory farming unit, probably more than half at least cut way back if not eliminate [meat],” Matathias said. This class runs through the Environmental Department. Matathias said the class has a strong environmental element. According to Matathias, she uses food as the main topic. She explores
how food affects both human and environmental health. “The best way to eat to sustain the environment is also the best way to eat for our health,” Matathias said. Not only does Matathias show the students what they could be eating on a vegetarian diet, she also brings in food for her students to try. “I’m a big believer in not just telling people what they should be eating less of, but showing them what they should be eating more of, because you can tell people what they should eat but until they taste it they are not likely to go out and buy it,” Matathias said. KSC junior, Cherie O’Clair did take Matathias’ food class, but it was not the reason she chose to stop eating meat. O’Clair has been a vegetarian since her freshman year. She ultimately made the decision to give up meat after reading the book “Eating Animals.” According to O’Clair, this book is similar to another book, “The Omnivore's Dilemma.” These books show both sides of the issue and why it is good and bad.
However, it was Matathias’ class that helped O’Clair choose a major. “I took that class because I originally wanted to be an environmental major, but then taking the class kind of pushed more towards what I am doing now, which is nutrition,” O’Clair said. Health Science major, Heather Fagan was placed in the Food, Health and the Environment class with Matathias two years ago. “I didn’t voluntarily take it. I was undecided at the time, so the college just put me in that class and I just kept it. It changed my whole outlook on the food system in America,” Fagan said.
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Celebrity Twitter accounts get personal SHANNON FLYNN
with Drake. Or it could help with promoting stuff. It’s a make it or break it situation,” Marta Morris, a Justin Bieber is the most followed sophomore at Keene State College celebrity on social media. According said. to the website twittercounter.com, Celebrities also create somewhat The Biebs has raked in a whopping of a more personal relationship 44 million Twitter followers. Bieber with their followers by having the has almost 8 million more followers than the President of the United States, Barack Obama. President Obama has pulled in approximately 36 million followers on Twitter. In between Bieber and President Obama fall pop singers Katy Perry, with 43 million followers and Lady Gaga with 40 million followers. Falling just behind the top four most followed Twitter accounts are: Taylor Swift, YouTube, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Instagram and Justin Timberlake. In recent years, social media usage has gone from virtually nothing to exploding onto the scene. Two of the most popular social media sites are Twitter and Instagram. There are thousands of ver-
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ability to follow fans and reply to their comments. “I was pretty pumped,” Karen Cooper, KSC senior, said. Cooper is followed on Twitter by both Amer-
social media such as Britney Spears, Ke$ha and Amanda Bynes. “I could care less,” Morris said about being followed by a celebrity on social media. Morris said she does not follow very many celebriand singer-songwriter Cady Groves. ties. “I follow a lot of house music,” Cooper follows other celebrities on Morris said.
As mentioned by Morris, social media can either make or break a person and some celebrities are having very public downfalls. Virtually every person has heard of, if not directly seen, Amanda Bynes’ recent mental breakdown. With her constant Tweets call-
as accidentally catching her dog on Now Bynes has been on a 5150 psychiatric hold, where she has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. According to Dictionary.com, Schizophrenia is “a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not all of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions and hallucinations.” Bynes has been treated for her mental illness and is making progress. Although her very public antics came as a shock to many people because she had not been directly in the public eye for some years, Bynes’ image seems to be thoroughly wrecked. Justin Bieber is yet another example of a celebrity who is slowly hurting his image by his Twitter and Instagram posts.
social media sites. With millions of followers, and hundreds of posts, these celebrities give the public an open-eyed look into their personal lives. Celebrities also create an image for themselves that may not have been seen without the usage of social media. “It’s totally something that could ruin their career, like Amanda Bynes for instance, where she is talking about having intercourse
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ing others “ugly” and saying she wants rapper Drake to “murder my vagina,” it was not long until her downward spiral began. “It makes me happy when I’m depressed,” Morris said about Amanda Bynes’ public meltdown. These odd antics went off for several months until Bynes’ parents and authorities stepped in. However, they did not intervene until the former child star lit an elderly
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The enigma they call the journey of life holds many roads and paths for its seeking travelers. Some wander, some are lost, some know exactly what road they are on. Keene State College senior Aaron Testa travels many roads. But class president. It’s music. Let there’s one road he has made Aaron Testa take you on a his life’s journey, and he wants “musical journey.” The journey begins at to take us with him. It’s not on the ice rink, skates laced a middle school dance. “I up—it’s not the path to senior remember it clear as day,” Testa said, “I was in middle
I’d walk by his room and see his light on, and there you would see him with his headphones on working on a song or watching videos of other DJs,” Arthur Testa said of his son, “He was always fascinated with that technology school dance—and the DJ was side of it.” just awful. I was like, ‘I could Fast forward the journey to do a better job than that!’” the present, and Testa plays DJ Testa ordered books to weddings and parties and online and at Barnes opened for Sam Adams at KSC and Noble and nearly a year ago. But his curbegan study- rent gig is behind the booth ing. “He on Thursday night at McCues would go in downtown Keene. Accordto bed ing to owner Thomas Nephew, a nd Thursday night “Club Night” is an event targeted towards the KSC population. “We came up with it for the college students and it has been very successful,” Nephew said, “One of the reasons our Thursdays are so successful is t hat
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we try to use DJs from the college.” This year, Nephew looked to Testa to once again establish the club like feel for the bar. Nephew and Testa expressed an interest in creating a variety in sound for Thursday night. According to Testa, the set of DJs he and Nephew have put together for this year each bring something different to the table, or “I think Aarons style is good earlier in the night,” Nephew said, “I think Aaron’s style lends itself to warming people up an getting them into the mood.” In Testa’s opinion, there are two generations of DJs. He explained, “There are the DJs from the 80s and 90s and even some of the early 2000s but in the past three or four years there’s been a push of more of a producer,” Testa said. He explained the role of producer as “a guy who sits in a studio and makes music and then plays it live.” Such artDavid Guetta and Skrillex. “They sit down and they’re in the studio 10 hours a day making tracks and they
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DJ Testa shows his stuff at McCue’s Billiards & Sports Lounge Thursday, Sept. 19. Testa is putting McCue’s on hold throughout hockey season, but is returning to DJ in the spring semester.
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KSC seniors Brooks Hubbard and Gavin Taylor sing popular covers as well as songs of their own on Friday, September 20 on the Young Student Center lawn.
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a&E Editor This past weekend brought the musical stylings of two Keene State College seniors; Political Science major Brooks Hubbard as well as member of the KSC Men’s Rugby team and Safety major Gavin Taylor. The two aspiring musicians set up a stage, of the Young Student Center on Friday, September 20. From twelve to three p.m., the pair took turns performing covers as well as a few of their own written songs. Taylor said the rugby team’s executive board wanted to spread awareness about the team in a unique way. The mini concert also had a dunk tank off to the side and students were able to “dunk a rugger,” as the sign said. “We weren’t sure how to go about raising money,” Taylor said, “We didn’t think people would really care to give a dollar per dunk. So we dropped the ‘d’ and changed it from a fundraiser to a ‘funraiser.’” “The whole point of the event was to spread awareness about our team in hopes that more people will come to our games,” Taylor said. He also added that the rugby team has ordered fan bracelets and t-shirts to hand out at games to increase their popularity. Hubbard, who also held a strong presence on the stage that day said the event was “excellent, it was a lot of fun.”
“It was a beautiful day,” Hubbard said, “And it’s always fun to play on campus. College-age people seem to get more into the music.” Hubbard said Taylor is a good friend of his and that he had been encouraging Taylor to play his music at more public places. “It was fun to show case a new face to campus,” Hubbard said. Taylor said he agreed that it was a good experience. “It was an awesome opportunity to play in front of new people and a great opportunity to play with Brooks,” Taylor said. Some cover songs Taylor played included “Wake Me Up,” by Avicii, “Every Girl” by Turnpike Troubadours and “Up All Night” by Jon Pardi. While Taylor said he played “mostly country stuff,” Hubbard said he played a lot of Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson and Mumford and Sons’ covers. The two musicians also got to play songs of their own. Taylor sang a song he wrote called “Up in the Rain.” Hubbard mentioned he sang two of his songs as well, called “I Wish I Was a Kid,” and “Not a Love Song.” Hubbard and Taylor closed the stage together with a duet of “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker. Rebecca Farr can be contacted at rfarr@keene-equinox.com
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KSC Chamber Singers collaborate with Community Kitchen REBECCA FARR
the super market type set up, but also included an industrial size and functioning kitchen. It is very large, health inspector approved with health code and serve-safe rules. “It’s run like a restaurant kitchen,” Bray said. A new partnership with the Salvation Army on Church Street had also just begun, cooking and serving food on Saturdays. Community Kitchen is also partnered with C&S Wholesale Grocers, United Natural Food Inc. in
A&e editor Every semester, the Keene State College Chamber Singers dedicate some of their time to a local, nonThis year the group will be working with the Community Kitchen Food Pantry. The Chamber Singers initially take part in the choral group with an audition and once they are chosen they can enroll in the onecredit class. Dr. Sandra Howard, their profes“It’s easy to be so immersed in campus,” she said. “It’s important for students to see beyond that.” Last Thursday, the group of 16 took a stroll down Main Street and passed Bank of America to the Community Kitchen on Mechanic Street. Senior Amy St. Louis said this is her seventh semester with the KSC Chamber Singers and is “really excited” for the group’s collaboration with the community. “We’re the only music group who does this so it’s really nice. There’s so little time to get out in the community so this class gives us the opportunity,” St. Louis said. Her classmate, sophomore Amanda Williams seemed to agree. “I think giving back to the community is really cool,” she said. “I feel so bad for people who can’t afford
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The KSC Chamber Singers venture to the Community Kitchen to tour and learn about the non-profit organization. The choral group is holding two concerts during the fall semester that will also serve as food drives. The group hopes to set up a time to sing at the Community Kitchen during the holiday season.
food, so it’s good to be able to make their day better.” with the KSC Chamber Singers, junior Nick Tocci said he is going on Tocci said, being from Keene, “I’m more interested and curious [about the Community Kitchen],” because he had never been there prior to the tour. His classmate, senior Kirk Bobkowski said he, too, is interested in their work. “It’s really cool to see the commu-
nity working with the city and that help is around for people who need it,” Bobkowski said. Executive Director of the Community Kitchen, Phoebe Bray, said this year marked 30 years of service. Instead of celebrating, Bray said, “Thirty years is worth taking a long, hard look at society and that we still have to exist.” Bray explained and said that many of their clients include senior citizens, young families, single parent or one-working parent fam-
Expressive exhibit makes its way back to KSC BRITTANY BALLANTYNE
AdministrAtive executive editor To speak without words requires a certain talent— and in some cases, it requires paint. The Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery at Keene State College has continued its showing of “Expressive Voice: Landscape of Emotion.” The gallery opened on June 7, but the exhibit has re-opened for students and community members alike. A reception was held in the Thorne on Thursday evening, September 19. Sophomore Jess Mahoney explained what the exhibit meant to her and said, “it brings in all different kinds of people, [and] personalities.” Bri Corron, a senior, said the exhibit “brings in different perspectives from the community, different cultures so it’s good to open your mind [while viewing the exhibit].” Maureen Ahern, the director of the Thorne, said the gallery was mostly viewed by the local community over the summer. “We think this is an important show and it’s good for our Keene State College students and faculty to bring their classes in,” she said, now that the Thorne is open once more for the academic year. Sophomore Emily Bouffard said she is thrilled to have the exhibit at KSC because the pieces being shown are created by “incredibly famous artists.” Ahern said the exhibit is made up of “some won-
The generations Ahern spoke of began with the
today with artists who began creating these expressionism pieces in the 70s and 80s. Some of these creators are still producing work today. Boston Expressionism emerged during World War II, according to the press release handed out at the Thorne. Much of the movement can be tracked back to European Symbolism and German Expressionism, according to the Danforth Art website. Also according to the Danforth Art website, a few of the more current Boston Expressionists include Aaron Fink, Gerry Bergstein, Sidney Hurwitz, Jon Imber, Michael Mazur, Katherine Porter and Jane Smaldone.
in an insane asylum. “I love the texture, the space and the depth applications and the use of the painted panel to look like you’re looking through something, the frame,” Ahern said. “There’s always little stops and things that keep the mind from actually expressing itself the way we think,” Ahern said. Corron said she could “see emotion on all the paintings,” and later added that this emotion was not necessarily seen in faces. Mahoney said Mazur’s piece was also her favorite. To her, his paintings and drawings resembled being stuck, or “hunched over.” teachers and artists from Boston, and it shows how “You almost kind of see pain,” Mahoney said, when speaking of a piece that appeared to have two “Expressive Voice” was presented by the museum different heads. Danforth Art in Framingham, Massachusetts. The She wondered aloud what the artist’s intention exhibit is a display of what is called Boston Expressionism. what he was interpreting. The term was coined in the 1930s where artists Mahoney said she realized each piece had faces in created pieces that revolved around emotion and the small details and each piece somehow tied together. meshing of memories. Corron said after viewing the pieces, she took away an “appreciation for the artist’s mind and how they see things. It’s different from how I [Corron] would see things.” Of course, each painting had a description, but for many, like Ahern, the artwork could not simply be described verbally. “Every viewer is going to have a different take, there’s no one-way to look at anything,” Ahern said. She hoped those who trickled in and out of the Thorne to view the gallery would enjoy the “incredible, expressive means of communication, [and] very different styles. It’s all about emotion and it’s all about feeling, it’s not a solely intellectual exhibit and I think people will enjoy seeing that because you don’t see a lot of that,” she said. A recent addition to KSC’s Thorne Art Gallery is titled “Pressing Print: Universal Limited Art Editions 2000-2010. This art gallery’s website said the exhibit displays artwork by the Universal Limited Art Editions printmaking workshop. This exhibit will also portray diversity in art with “innovative approaches and techniques in contemporary art making,” according to the Thorne’s website. Not only that, but the gallery also has their permanent collection to offer.
ilies. For some clients, Bray said, they used the Community Kitchen through a rough patch and moved on. However, the Executive Director also said, “Unfortunately, a lot of our clients do not move on.” On top of hot meals and pantry service that is setup like a super
nity Kitchen received three tons of farm and garden fresh produce. One item was kale and there was lots of it. With 17 bushels of kale, Bray said the kitchen had 20 different recipes to utilize. Bray mentioned the harsh truth that food is expensive and “good food is even more expensive.” organization is truly working at “We could get a van full of Little swaying their clients toward health- Debbie snacks every week and I’m ier eating habits. Last week, the happy to say we don’t need it,” Bray pantry consisted of onions, carrots, added. lettuce and cabbage. The CommuThe food pantry consisted of
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couldn’t open our doors without Hannaford’s. We pick up from them seven days a week.” KSC Chamber Singers will be holding two of their concerts throughout the semester at food drives. Instead of a ticket, non-perishable foods will be accepted. Not only that, but their last concert will donate 20 percent of its proceeds to the Community Kitchen. Both Bray and Howard encourage students and members of the community to volunteer on their own time as well. The choral group seemed to be looking forward to give a helping hand. “We get a lot from this community so it’s nice to give something back to them,” St. Louis said. Rebecca Farr can be contacted at rfarr@keene-equinox.com
got into it, it’s more of a side thing for me because I was successful doing the VJ [visuals] thing, so now I just kind of do it for fun.” Diamond’s buddy Testa threw him into the line up at McCues where Diamond said the small space creates an intimacy between the DJ and the crowd that he has come to appreciate after working crowds of thousands. “McCues is awesome, it’s a small crowd, the place gets packed. That’s a real intimate show—you’re ground level with the people. I think for the set up there, it’s pretty crazy for something that small,” he said. Diamond credited Testa for his move to KSC and complimented his friend’s style. Diamond said, “He is super unique. He’s old school, he’s an actual DJ. Testa will throw in anything, he does a lot of old school music, he’s kind of a dying breed of true DJs.” Diamond named Testa a “mash-up” artist and said the live work that
play them live. They’ll make a new song and it’s by them and they’re going to remix the song or something and they’ll go out hit the play button and let it do it’s thing.” This, Testa said, is not his style. “I separate myself from a lot of other DJs in the area,” he said. For Testa, it’s not about producing and hitting “play.” It’s about living in the moment, reading the audience and taking people on a musical journey. “You just read the crowd,” he said, “There’s a whole psychological thing to it.” Testa explained that because his focus is the crowd and their vibe, he does not prepare a set ahead of time. Yes, he sometimes has maybe 100 songs out of his 20,000 set aside for an event, but rather than hitting play and hoping for the best, he “He’s excellent at that. I haven’t seen another person waits to get to know his audience. who does it like him in a while. It’s kind of dying out “I don’t prepare ahead of time. I have a handful of unfortunately.” playlists but I never put anything in order. I never say Arthur Testa, a longtime musician, predominantly a ‘I’m going to play this song, then I’m going to play this drummer, said he never pushed his son into playing an kind of what I feel is in the moment.” ney Aaron is on. For McCues, Testa said he watches the crowd and “I think I admire him because he almost has a second the DJs who are on before him to get a feel for what persona,” Arthur said, “I know when he gets on stage the people are looking for. The only real preparation he and starts performing he develops that—he comes out does has nothing to do with the music he will play. It of his shell. I’m always in amazement of him that he can has everything to do with the travelers on the journey: do that.” his crowd. Things like age and ethnicity, Testa said he Testa said everyday he spends on the journey he takes note. works harder than the last. Recalling the middle school “All that stuff I really pay attention to whether DJ, Testa said, “I didn’t want to be that guy who was people think I am doing that or not. I’m actually conjust average. No one wants to be a bad entertainer. You stantly reading the crowd,” he continued, “A big thing strive to be the best. Better than last time. That’s what a lot of guys don’t do these days is actually make eye always pushed me to be on the other side.” contact with people. Look up, see and be aware of your “On the other side,” or behind the booth, Testa said, surroundings—what’s really happening?” is an “incredible feeling.” Sam Diamond, a childhood best friend of Testa’s “To be able to kind of tell a story with music, through and recent transfer to KSC said Testa’s style of DJing music and express your personality—you’re performis a “special” and “dying” breed in the world of music. ing,” he said, “It’s incredible. I consider it a performance Diamond spent the last three years in the music projust as a dancer would on stage. Those pressure posiduction world working with Night Ride Visuals, cretions where you get to show your stuff and spread your ating visuals for shows and working with artists like entertainment, your values to other people—it’s pretty Tiesto, Major Lazor and events like BarstoolBlackout and larger EDM festivals. gertips and you are taking them on a musical journey.” Spending time on stage next to some of the biggest The invitation is out, the path is ahead, let the jourDJs in the world inspired Diamond to get behind the ney begin. booth himself. Julie Conlon can be contacted at “I was always right next to the DJs—it was somejconlon@keene-equinox.com thing that interested me I just had to try it,” he said. “I
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Observers spend time viewing the various pieces in several exhibits at the Thorne-Sagendorph, KSC’s very own art gallery. The gallery offers multiple traveling, as well as student-produced, exhibitions each year.
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Future possibilities may merge two facilities DEANNA CARUSO
Equinox Staff As Keene State College is in the works for creating a ten-year plan to expand the campus, one very hopeful possibility is the merging of the Media Arts Center and the ThorneSagendroph Art Gallery into one building. What is now the Media Arts Center was once known as the college’s dining commons. However, in 2006, KSC decided to create a building dedicated towards In order to do this, the college planned to take on a temporary building while the creation of a new building would be set to build within the next several years. Located directly behind the Media Arts Center is the Thorne Art Gallery. Originally it was located in the Mason Library, and was a gift to the college and the community in 1964
by artist Beatrix Sagendorph. The gallery then moved into its own building in November 1993 and continues a year round exhibition for students and the public. The master planning committee has created a plan for not only the Media Arts Center and the Thorne Art Gallery, but expansion for the entire campus. The Sasaki Associates, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, have taken on the role of the college’s master planning committee. The association provides architecture, interior design, planning, urban design, landscape architecture, strategic planning, civil engineering and graphic design. Instead of a ‘North to South’ feel that the campus currently displays, the idea is to produce a wide-ranging atmosphere. And, with help from Sasaki Association, the creation of this new building (MAC and Thorne collaboration) just might join the larger plan.
Dean of Arts and Humanities, Andrew Harris, said the combining of both buildings is, “One preliminary alternative that has been presented by the master planning committee and I believe the master planners are still gathering data about what this will mean, what the implications would be in terms of campus impact, the size of the building, the programming that will go into it.” According to Harris, the building of a new visual arts center was actually proposed in the last master plan. However, that plan had only gotten to the extent to transform the dining commons to what is now the Media Arts Center. Therefore, the plan of a new visual arts center was going on before the planning cycle was started last year and will hopefully be completed during this cycle. Three years ago a sketch for the combination of the two buildings was designed. Because the sketch was created
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a while ago, “It will probably look different than the original sketch because we will need to redesign the building and talk to the architects,” Harris said. Although Director of the Thorne Art Gallery, Maureen Ahern, said she has not yet seen the original sketch of the building, she is eager to hear all about the plan. When asked about her opinion on the assimilation of the two buildings, Ahern seemed interested. The Thorne’s director said, “It depends on how well the building will look, it should attract attention and with a good location, it will be a good place for the arts.” As for the location of the new building, there are a few possibilities but nothing set in stone. Though the Media Arts Center building and Thorne building collaboration have been spoken about, “there might be other locations that yet have emerged but I can’t predict that,” Harris said. To receive the funding needed in order to create new facilities such as the new visual arts center, Vice President for Finance and Planning, Jay Kahn said, “The master plan provides a basis upon which the college would seek state capital appropriations for facilities.” Capital appropriations help address academic and administration needs for the campus. Also, grants and private contributions will be welcomed for the school’s expansion. This process is in the beginning stages and does take time. Kahn said, “This process comes down to the master planners synthesizing the data, making their best recommendations to the campus with pros and cons, back to the committee and for the committee to share that information back with the campus.” However, Kahn said he is expected to hear back by the master planners at the end of this semester. Even though shovels haven’t broken ground yet, Andrew Harris is already looking forward to the completion of the building. “I’m just so excited to see what this building will do for our students and our programs and for the community, I can’t wait to get to that stage,” Harris said.
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juana and drinking illegally surfaced on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. These pictures stirred up such an outrage, Bieber’s followers, or “Beliebers” as they like to be called, began cutting their own wrists in order to make him stop. According to an article from gossip. com, Biebers fans started the Twitter hash tag “CutForBeiber” to protest the pop stars recent antics. Did the Beliebers extreme message work? Apparently not. In an article from September 12 posted by TMZ, a celebrity entertainment news website, Bieber allegedly smoked so much marijuana in his SUV on his way to the airport, the pilots noticed. According to the pilot, who was a source in the TMZ article, Bieber was “baked out of his mind” and even compared Bieber to well-known weed junkies, Cheech and Chong. Just a few weeks before, TMZ released a story on a video Bieber posted to his Instagram account, where the pop star is clearly high. Smoking weed and underage drinking were just the start of Bieber’s bad public image. Just a month ago, TMZ broke the news that naked photos of Justin Bieber had hit the web. The photos show a naked Bieber covering his private areas with a guitar. According to TMZ, Bieber took these photos as a “prank” for waking up too late on Thanksgiving morning. He thought it would be funny to serenade his friends and family wearing absolutely nothing. Just months later, these photos hit the web and became very public. Social media has had such an impact on celebrities’ images and their careers. Had social media been as popular years ago as it is now, some celebrities may not have been able to pick themselves back up from their troubles. For instance, Britney Spears was able to clean herself back up and make a full comeback. Just six years ago, in 2007, Spears had her infamous public meltdown where she shaved off all her hair and began hitting paparazzi crew with umbrellas. Though this incident was made very public, it could have gotten much worse. Had she been Tweeting or Instagramming photos, her image could have been completely wrecked. The ultimate question, for many, about celebrities on social media is: should they be more censored? Cooper said she thinks most celebrities have a positive image on social media. Morris said she thinks that celebrities should not have to censor their posts. “You have to think, they are people. It’s their Twitter account. It’s like saying if we’re posting stuff that is too personal as well,” Morris said. “Twitter shouldn’t be something that is censored. It’s a freedom of speech issue. That is the point of Twitter. It’s supposed to be personal. I don’t think they need to be censored. I think they need to censor themselves,” KSC freshman, Joseph Paul said.
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Don’t miss upcoming local events Putnam Theatre
Colonial Theatre
KSC Student Film Festival, Part II Thursday, Sept. 26 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Menopause: The Musical Wednesday, Oct. 2 7:30 p.m.
Music, Masks & Memories Friday, Oct. 4 7:00 p.m.
Redfern Arts Center Word Becomes Flesh Wednesday, Oct. 2 7:30 p.m. Main Theatre Pilobolus Dance Theater Tuesday, Oct. 15 7:30 p.m. Main Theatre
Events starting on Thursday, Sept. 26 to Oct. 15, 2013
Northern Borders Friday, Sept 27 - Wednesday, Oct 2 Friday & Sat. 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. Sunday-Wed. 7:00 p.m. only
Local music nights Fritz the Place to Eat Three for the Taking Contemporary, Alternative & Classic Rock Friday, Sept. 27 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Folksoul Ensemble Friday, Oct. 4 6:30-9:00 p.m.
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shoulders,” Howe said. “If I know of a certain weakness that they have, we’ll talk,“ Testo said. “From a technical standpoint in the weight room, a lot of [athletes] are learning techniques baby how to walk. It’s really just getting them to learn the technique before focusing on strength.” Having no control over the athletes when they’re home for the summer, Testo tries to keep it simple to avoid injury in the off-season. “Basic strength training. I only give Olympic lifts to returning players that I know can do them,” Testo said. “My expectation in the summer is that they’re running, lifting and following the program, and playing as much lacrosse as possible,” head lacrosse coach Mark Theriault said. “The training is not just running and lifting but gaining more lacrosse knowledge.” Depending on the team, exercises and workouts vary to try and help improve the muscle movement athletes will be performing during competition. “It depends on the movement of their sport for what we want them to do,” Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Kristen Huckins said. “With swimmers, on their turns, so you want them to be going through the same range of motion
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in the gym than they would in the pool.” Student-athletes receive pre-season testing and post-season testing so when they return for the season coaches take note on their appearance before training begins. “If they don’t come in shape there’s a lot of kids that want that starting position and their going to work hard to beat them out of that spot,” Theriault said. “We’re going to put the people who are in the best possible shape and skill-wise in those positions.” “If the kids don’t do the things they need to do then it’s time for them to move on just like it’s time for us to move on,” Howe said. Some athletes study these workouts more than others; some are encouraged to incorporate their own workouts along with Testo’s. “I try to follow it as much as possible,” senior discus thrower on Track and Field, Angus Fisher said. “The bulk of the summer was to build strength and now the goal is to maintain while waiting for the season to start.” “I follow it very closely, I’m very superstitious about it,” senior soccer player Jessie Berthiaume said. “It makes a difference for me going shoulder to shoulder with someone, I notice I’m stronger or faster coming into the pre-season because of the workout.”
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“I follow it very closely, I’m superstitious about it—I notice I’m stronger or faster coming into the pre-season because of the workout.” JESSE BERTHIAUME SENIOR KSC SOCCER PLAYER DENISE GRATTAGE / EQUINOX STAFF
Patriots beat Buccaneers comfortably in 23-3 win HOWARD ULMAN
AssociAted Press Rob Ninkovich feared his career might be over before the New England Patriots gave him a chance in 2009. He hurt his knee as a rookie three years earlier, was waived four times and had no backup plan if his NFL hopes ended. But since joining the Patriots, he’s been sacking quarterbacks and keeping runners from getting outside. He’s a key to a veteran defense that has helped the Patriots to a 3-0 start while the offense has endured growing pains. “We’ve played a lot of games together,” the end said Monday. “So (there’s) communication, everyone being in the right spot and doing their job. Are there things that we need to work on? Sure. “So throughout the year we’re going to just continue to get better and work hard to be a great defense.” Ten defensive starters are back from last season. The only newcomer is tackle Tommy Kelly, who spent his other nine The Patriots are tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for fewest points allowed (34). Seven came on a fumble return, so the defense has given up just three touchdowns. But they’ve played three of the NFL’s weaker teams, the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The challenge is much tougher next Sunday night at Atlanta. “Atlanta is a big challenge, but so was Tampa,” coach Bill Belichick said. Not nearly as big. The Patriots haven’t faced a quarterback as talented as Matt Ryan of the Falcons. He was third in the NFL with a 68.1 completion percentthree quarterbacks the Patriots faced were EJ Manuel (19th in rating), Geno Smith (31st) and Josh Freeman (33rd). All three have a completion percentage below 60 percent. New England’s offense made progress in the 23-3 win over the Buccaneers after two shaky games. Two rookie wide receivers started, with Kenbrell Thompkins catching two touchdown passes from Tom Brady, and Aaron Dobson making seven receptions. Ninkovich knows what it’s like to be struggling. He Orleans and Miami. Each cut him twice before the Patriots signed him on Aug. 2, 2009. He’s developed so well that he just signed a three-year extension worth more than $15 million with $8.5 million guaranteed through 2016, his agent, Craig Domann said. “Coming in, I was living out of a Rubbermaid bin just with clothes and (I’d) throw it in the back of my car and drive from city to city,” Ninkovich said. “It’s nice to actually have a home for longer than a year.” The lowest point came when the Saints cut him on July 30, 2009. “Oh, it might be over for me,” he thought. “So then I came here, and it wasn’t.” Ninkovich played mostly on special teams in 2009, but in 2010, he began a starting streak that is now 42 games, including the postseason. “I think that my skills fit this scheme well,” he said. “I can play (defensive) end, and I can play linebacker.” Against Tampa Bay, he had five tackles and shared a sack. The Patriots allowed 323 yards but no touchdowns and stopped the Buccaneers four times on fourth down inside the New England 40-yard line. “A fourth down stop is just like a turnover,” said cornerback Aqib Talib, whose third interception of the season led to a field goal on the final play of the first half. “We could have tackled a little better. We got good pressure on Freeman, though, so we played all right.”
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This week’s Athlete of the Week is Angela Silveri. The sophomore has led a young Keene State College volleyball team to an 8-6 the long season and only seems to be getting better. In four games this week, Silveri had 43 kills to go with 53 points. Not surprisingly, the Owls played well in all four games and have now won to 4-5 early on. Silveri is no newcomer to Athlete of the Week, having been featured many times before during her freshman season. The Lady Owls have already accomplished a lot, but have only played one game against a Little East Conference opponent. This means the second half of their schedule will be chock-full of important games that should decide their seeding in the LEC tournament should they qualify. As Silveri raises her level of play, that is starting to look more and more likely. -Our runner-up this week is senior soccer player Scott Douglas. Say what you want about the soccer team’s early struggles, but they showed up for arguably the biggest game of the year against Plymouth State this week, blowing the Panthers out 5-0. Douglas played a big part in that victory, scoring two goals and assisting on another. The 5-7 forward used his speed to get ahead on breaks and created scoring opportunities throughout the game. But the important thing was his ability to capitalize on those opportunities
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Students enjoy the Night Owl Cafe’s DirectTV Sunday Ticket package on September 22. The package allows students to watch any NFL game they want, regardless of location.
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put it into the system,” Haggar said. “Then the order is radioed down to Lloyd’s and once it is done a worker goes down to pick it up and then it is brought to your table,” Haggar added. KSC freshman Craig Peterson said, “Its pretty cool, I like the food that they have. I have ordered a few things. The bacon egg and cheese is good.” When interviewed during week two of the season Peterson said, “Last Sunday the Jets and Patriots were playing at the same time so there were a lot of people.” Peterson is a Green Bay Packers fan so he will be there every Sunday to watch. “I think it is cool how they have multiple games on all the time, they air all the games they can,” Peterson said.
-Our second runner up this star Kayla Renaud. Renaud has burst onto the scene for the Lady Owls and is a big reason why they are undefeated. This week alone, Renaud was relent-
The reason why the NOC can show many different games at once is because they have DirectTV Sunday Ticket. With Sunday Ticket, any NFL game is available. “One of the great things about the Night Owl is we’re the only place on campus with the Ticket and if you are not getting your favorite team then you can come get them at the Night Owl,” Vallante said. KSC senior Matthew Lynn likes the menu and convenience at the NOC this year. Lynn said, “I love it, I would come here before to watch the football games, it was good with just popcorn and soda but with the full menu it makes it motivating to come down here.” Lynn has also ordered from the menu. Lynn said he has had a few items, “I just ordered the sampler platter and that was really good. I had Churros last week and they were both great.” Lynn added, “It saves me a trip down to Lloyds and I can keep watching the game.”
So far the crowds have been pretty good except for week two of the season. Vallante attributed the good crowd on opening day to the Patriots playing on Sunday. “The Patriots didn’t play last Sunday and lot of the local folks might not be there,” Vallante said. However on opening day Vallante said, “We saw a good crowd.” Vallante is hopeful that more people will come out. He also wants people to at least give it a shot. “I want people to come and try it out, it is something different so people will have to step out of their comfort zone and try it out,” Vallante said. “At the end of the day, when you look at everything we do at the Night Owl we have hundreds of programs a year and this is just another way for students to have something to do and come out and socialize and have a good time.” Brian Clemmenson can be cotacted at bclemmenson@keene-equinox.com
The Red Sox are not content to rest the remainder of the season after clinching the division JIMMY GOLEN
“We still want to play a good The Red Sox secured a playoff brand of baseball,” Red Sox man- berth on Thursday and clinched ager John Farrell said after the the AL East the next night, but The Boston Red Sox have almost there’s plenty more to play for goals were over the last week of the game, enough time to tweak their season. “We don’t see the clinching the goal remains to earn the best pitching rotation and nurse their of the division as a breather. record in the American League, a injured players back to health. “It’s a matter of continuing on prize that would earn them a playAnd they won’t stop trying to and playing a very sound brand of off matchup with the wild-card win, either. baseball.” winner.
in just two games. Five of those shots found the back of the net, as the Lady Owls breezed through games against Fitchburg State and Bridgewater State.
Entering Monday night’s games, season but will have to use one of its best pitchers in a wild-card AL West-champion Oak- play-in game. “We really want to get that best Central Division-leading Detroit. record; we want that for all stuff The division winner with the best record will play the surviv- Daniel Nava said. “We want that ing second place team, which will best record. We know what it - means.” son berth through the end of the
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Ryan Brady
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Christopher Plankey
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Brandon Davis-O’Donn
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Samantha Goldsmith
23:34
59th
Lindsay Szuch
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61st
Elizabeth McGurk
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Carli Davis
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Owls pull together The NOC Recapping first five games of Men’s Soccer:
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Equinox Staff The Night Owl Café may not be Buffalo Wild Wings, but during the NFL Season, it is doing its best impression of that place. According to Young Student Center Program Coordinator Gino Vallante, the Night Owl Café is offering a few new programs during the NFL Season on Thursday nights and Sundays. Vallante came up with the idea when he was taking a look at the programs for the year.
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“What do students like? cess in the past.” When referring to the past, Vallante said the NOC hosted a special hockey night (Hockey Night at the Night Owl) and he thought it could be brought on to the NFL on Thursdays in addition to Sundays. Another factor in the decision was that campus had a lot of dining changes. Val-
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pretty quickly. “One of the great things we do with Sodexo, the dining folks, is they are always looking for ways to help students meet their needs. They had some great ideas, we’re hoping to expand this as time goes on. We want to get this running and see how it goes,” Vallante said. Another Thursday night feature that the NOC is offering is appetizers. This past Thursday the NOC offered tortilla chips, sweet and sour meatballs and pot stickers. Vallante pointed out that the appetizers are free for folks watching the game. free appetizers during the game,” said Vallante. Sunday’s menu started on September 8.
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Scott Douglas (left) and Bryce Lawlor (right) embrace after a goal in a win against Worcester State on the Owl Athletic Complex September 18.
dining dollars or meal plan dollars, they can use Owl Cash, they can use cash, credit, or debit,” Vallante said. The menu consists of a variety of items. Vallante said there are large pizzas that cost just ten bucks, there is a great sampler platter that contains fried ravioli, mozzarella sticks, onion rings, buffalo bites and mush-
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“An honest effort,” Butcher said, “Not 15 minutes, not 40 minutes. We need 90 minutes. We need to put together two super halves.” snakebitten [caught by bad luck] right now,” Butcher said. Call it a chip on their shoulders, or a monkey off their Putting together two great halves has been tough for backs, the men’s soccer team looks to move on after shak- the Owls thus far, as Butcher cited inconsistency with a perspective, and just wants to move on from the 0-5 start. ing off their worst start in program history. bit of bad luck as the primary reasons for their struggles. “Our mindset was ‘let’s get this monkey off our back Going into Wednesday’s game against Worcester State College, the team faced the daunting task of turn- minutes we score, and they call it offside,” Butcher moving forward from these losses.” ing around an 0-5 start. lamented. And that’s just what they did. This is the worst start the men’s soccer team has had “Second half, we’re down 3-2, and we hit one off the since the program started. with less than 20 minutes to go, the Owls pushed ahead Head coach Ron Butcher had his mind clear on what know why, he just didn’t score the goal we needed.” to get that monkey off their backs and get one in the win Butcher does not see any lack of leadership on the column. » SOCCER, B9
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think the menu is diverse enough and stubed you can get a bacon egg and cheese bagel for three dollars,” Vallante said. Vallante also pointed out that none of these items are available on the menu at Lloyds Marketplace. According to Cam Haggar, the ordering process is similar to a sizzler. “You tell us what you want all we do is we pretty much
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Every year student-athlete’s receive workout packets from their coaches and Testo for the off-season, where As you expect, Keene State College they are available online for them to athletes are in the gym during the print out and follow along at home in off-season and in-season looking to the summer. improve their game and gain an edge “You can only give it to your playon the tough competition. ers, it has to be password protected,” These workouts come from Howe said. Strength and Conditioning Coach Sarah Testo. online and take a look at it.” Testo enters her twelfth year as Strength and Conditioning Coach at their team depending on what time of KSC, however, it does not mean she year it is, which can be a combination has done the same routine in that span. of strength and conditioning as well as personalized tips for individual weeks; you need to stay current in the players. For example, pitchers have a differsaid. ent workout than other position play“What you think is right six months ers in baseball. ago may not be right today.” “She’s very good at what she does same stuff but a lot of the pitching stuff we try to make sure they’re not exercises for different teams, and we going past ninety degrees with their let her go with it, that’s her expertise,” » YEAR-ROUND, B7 KSC Baseball coach Ken Howe said.
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the Spaulding Gymnasium at Keene State College between the basketball and racquetball courts. Most KSC students don’t know the modest room exists— its closed doors could be mistaken for a janitor’s closet - but it’s here that the Brazilian Ju Jitsu club calls home. could be bad about that?” ing because they know things never get too serious during sparring sessions. heard of at the club, no one can come up with anything worse than a sore shoulder. feeling that people were intimidated by the idea of martial arts, probably because they think of karate studios where people are squatting for half-an-hour ZACH WINN / SPORTS EDITOR
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BJJ President Arian Deihim-Panah teaches club members a take-down technique at a meeting in the Spaulding Gymnasium on Sept. 17.
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