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Vol. 73, Issue #11

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Awardwinning author visits campus RACHEL VITELLO

News editor The importance of supporting children reading in any capacity, from novels to graphic novels to audiobooks, is a cause that Jarrett Krosoczka is passionate about. On Friday, November 8, award-winning author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka held a workshop and lecture in the Mountain View Room of the Student Center entitled “Reaching the Reluctant Reader.”

KSC assistant English Professor Christopher Parsons introduced Krosoczka. “[Krosoczka] is the author of the graphic memoir “Hey Kiddo” which we have had the opportunity to read in a couple of classes here at Keene State,” Parsons said. “It has been so meaningful for our students in those courses to start to think about education through narratives and through story instead of just doing it through textbooks.”

Krosoczka discussed his multiple graphic novels including his graphic memoir “Hey, Kiddo” that tells the story of his childhood.

Krosoczka’s mother was addicted to heroin when he was a child. As a result, he was raised by his grandparents in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. All his life, reading and drawing have played an essential role.

“I don’t remember a time in my life where I didn’t draw pictures,” Krosoczka said.

Krosoczka also addressed the importance of libraries and librarians and how they foster a love for reading and learning that is often overlooked.

“We have librarians to thank for where we are with graphic novels.

It’s the school librarians and public librarians who have championed this format over the past 15 or so years to get us where we are today,” Krosoczka said. “They still have to have conversations with people who come in and say ‘don’t let my kid check out a comic, just a real book,’ which is a detriment to that kid because a comic could be what’s keeping that kid afloat. It’s what’s hooking that reader in.”

Krosoczka also mentioned the significant role that teachers played in his early life.

“I get to share the story of not only my progress as an artist but how my teachers lifted me up,” Krosoczka said. “Some teachers were aware of my familial situation and some didn’t know the extent of it until they read this book. I think it is profoundly beautiful that they were just doing their job as teachers and educators, which was building young people up and supporting them.”

Many students in attendance at the event were education majors.

KSC junior and secondary education and English major Autumn Lagace-Hazeltine attended the lecture in hopes of learning more about how to reach reluctant readers.

“I feel like in an age where students are so obsessed with media and technology access it’s really important for students to get back to reading,” Lagace-Hazeltine said.

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New mayor in Keene City councilor George Hansel wins mayoral position

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equiNox staff With presidential candidates coming to visit Keene State College on a near weekly basis, it may be easy for students to forget that they have opportunities to participate in politics outside of the presidential election cycle. Perhaps the easiest and most frequent way for students to be involved in politics is by participating in local elections.

The 2019 mayoral election for the City of Keene was held on Wednesday, November 6. Councilor George Hansel won the election, defeating Ward 2 Councilor Mitchell H. Greenwald by a count of 2,587 to 2,313 votes, according to the Keene Sentinel.

“This followed the closest primary election in Keene’s recent history, in which Greenwald squeaked ahead of Hansel by just two votes,” stated the Keene Sentinel.

“We were able to reach out to people all over the community. They got on board with this message and I think Keene State is a big part of that,” said Hansel.

Hansel wants to work to improve relations between KSC and the City of Keene.

“Broadening and deepening the relationship between Keene State and this city I know is something that Melinda [Treadwell] is working really hard on and I look forward to contributing to that effort,” said Hansel.

Hansel wants students and members of the community to communicate with his office to work on improving Keene.

“Reach out to me, get in touch with me, let me know what you think we need to do to make this the best small city in America and we’ll get to work on it,” said Hansel.

Hansel’s campaign manager was Maggie Rice, a former city councilor in her own right. According to the Keene Sentinel, Hansel and Rice are partners.

“The campaigning is over now, but in a lot of ways the real work is just going to begin and we need to get together with the people who were for us all the way through and the people who were against us,” said Hansel at an after-party when unofficial election results had come in, as quoted in the Keene Sentinel.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY GEORGE HANSEL Greenwald spent the night with people from his campaign at his real estate office.

This election had the highest voter turnout in the recent history of Mayor’s Office, according to the Keene Sentinel.

According to the Keene Sentinel, Hansel is the youngest mayor-elect Keene electoral politics. According to the Keene Sentinel, 26 percent of the that Keene has had in several decades. electorate voted in this election.

Due to miscommunication, Rice was not interviewed.

“I really gave it my all, and I don’t really view it as something personal,” Greenwald did not respond to request for interview. said Greenwald, as quoted in the Keene Sentinel. Greenwald still has two Alex Harvey can be interviewed at additional years to serve on the city council, and he said that he looks foraharvey@kscequinox.com ward to working with Hansel during that time.

Hansel will take over as the mayor of Keene in January, replacing Mayor Kendall W. Lane. Lane has served four two-year terms, but opted not to seek reelection this year. Instead, Lane endorsed Greenwald for the

No more plastic bags at KSC Hoot ‘n’ Scoot and Lloyd’s will no longer offer plastic bags JACK HANSON

BusiNess MaNager “By January 21, 2020, at the start of the spring semester here at KSC, no single use plastic bags will be provided for guests at either Lloyd’s Marketplace or Hoot-N-Scoot dining facilities,” according to a memorandum sent by the Director of Campus Life Jennifer Ferrell.

Ferrell met with representatives from Chartwells Dining Services, Campus Executive Chef Troy Bellot and Marketing Director Caitlin Howell, on Wednesday, October 23, to discuss sustainability and AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) ratings for the college.

Director of Sustainability Cary Gaunt, Recycling Coordinator Matthew Bacon and two seniors and Eco-Reps Julia Yates and Madelyn Thomas were also invited to present a proposal.

Yates and Thomas both presented a written proposal asking Chartwells to stop buying and distributing plastic bags from their dining outlets starting spring semester. Both are interns for the Sustainability Office which is something that is new to Keene State this year.

“For the first time this year, the environmental studies program, ENST, developed a new class. It’s an internship class for students who are interested in getting careers in environmental or sustainability fields,” said Gaunt. “We ended up with six students who are interns in the Sustainability Office,

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Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, occurred on November 9, 1938. According to the Coordinator of Educational Outreach of the Cohen Center Tom White, during the pogrom 267 Jewish synagogues were destroyed, 7,500 businesses were vandalized and at least 91 Jewish people were killed. Jewish cemeteries, hospitals, schools and homes were also targeted and attacked. Police, firefighters and other bystanders watched everything burn and fall, doing nothing to stop it.

On Thursday, November 7, the Colonial Theatre in collaboration with the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College hosted the 12th annual Kristallnacht remembrance service.

The service opened with a speech from White.

“Our remembrance tonight reminds us that time for complacency and denial is over. As we come together tonight to remember Kristallnacht, I believe our first step is to embrace hope. To dream about the kind of world we want to live in. And to ask ourselves, ‘who do we want to be?’” White said.

Many members of the community appeared for this service, including Keene Fire Chief Mark Howard.

“The goals of the Keene Fire Department are to provide levels of excellence in emergency prevention, education and community services. To minimize the loss of life in property damaged through fire. We serve our community as professionals and individuals.

Therefore, we choose to remember and serve,” said Howard.

During the service six panes of glass were broken to represent the six million Jewish people who died during the Holocaust. This was also done to represent the fear that the community felt that night.

Halfway through the service there was a candle lighting for “memory and hope.” During this time six candles were lit, each representing something different.

There was a candle for the victims of Nazism, for the children, for the refugees, for righteous among the nations, for the life of Jonathan Dainels and for the community.

Daniels was a 26-year-old resident from Keene. In 1965 he went to Alabama, responding to Dr. King’s call to all religions for equal voting rights. He was arrested after picketing white-owned businesses.

He was in jail for 30 days. After he got out he went to a store with three other people when a special deputy pulled a gun on them. Daniels pushed one of the other people out of the way and got shot. He died instantly.

“Jonathan certainly had a promising life and it is still a tragedy that it was cut short by this brutal and bestial death that few people in our time will know such fulfill-

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which is awesome, and each of the interns wanted to take on a discrete project that was going to help move sustainability forward on campus.”

For their internship, both Yates and Thomas said they wanted to help Keene State earn AASHE points and become more sustainable. One way to earn points from AASHE is single-use plastic bans. The idea to ban plastic bags came up last summer after the Eco- Reps attempted a single-use plastic water bottle ban across campus that was never fully implemented. From there they conducted research and collected information that would help show that the ban would be effective.

“We looked into a few things,” said Yates. “One of the big players was obviously environmental impacts of plastic, so we did a life cycle analysis of plastic bags looking into CO2 emissions that are created when they are produced and transported and the pollution they leave behind.”

Plastic bags are usually made from polyethylene, which comes from natural gas and petroleum. Petroleum contributes to air pollution, acid rain and can cause human illnesses.

Bacon said that besides their chemical makeup, plastic materials are also hard to recycle. He described the process of baling, which includes machines used to condense recycled material into bales for recycling and transportation. However, the city of Keene does not have a baling station which requires transportation of materials to recycling plants.

Bacon also said that plants are afraid of recycling plastic material

because of the potential damage it can cause to their machines.

“When plastic is being recycled it’s pulped down so it’s shredded into teeny, tiny little pellets of plastic, so then that could be melted and recast into whatever. When you put plastic bags into those shredding machines the fingers can get caught up with the plastic wrap and the machine breaks; it winds up becoming a process for the facility,” Bacon said. “This a random number, but say every ten yards of plastic bottles you have to shut the machine off, get all the plastic wraps out, restart the machine and reprime the line. It’s hours of work wasted on good time, time that could be used to recycle, being wasted on labor costs.”

In relation to the purchase price of the plastic bags, Howell said Chartwells spends $1,608 on plastics bags in Hoot-N-Scoot and $205 in Lloyd’s Marketplace per year. Ferrell added that there is some discussion on what to use the savings for, including reusable bag purchases.

According to Ferrell, the student’s proposal showed well thought out research and planning and was something that the administration was waiting for. Ferrell oversees the dining contract and is the campus client for Keene State which allowed her to approve the proposal on the spot and push it forward. Ferrell said the idea had come up before, but there was never a student initiative for it.

Originally, Yates and Thomas wanted the alternative for the plastic bags to be paper bags, but throughout their research they found that paper

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bags were not a suitable alternative due to financial reasons and their environmental impact.

According to cleanwateraction.org, about ten percent more energy is used to produce a paper bag versus a plastic one and about four times as much water. The production of paper bags contributes to deforestation and habitat destruction and, due to paper bags being heavier than plastic, it requires more fuel to transport shipments.

“It was not what we expected,” said Thomas. “At that point we were like ‘oh, what are we going to do?’ We might have to rethink what we are doing here, but we found a way around that.”

According to Gaunt, the Eco-Reps plan on setting up a bag collection located in the Student Center for anyone willing to donate their reusable bags and would later be set up into bag share program, open to all.

Accessibility for students was also a main point in the conversation and the proposal.

“We would never totally get rid of some option for someone who needed it; that will always be in place. We always need to have something like that available for folks who absolutely need it, for an accessibility reason or purpose,” said Ferrell.

Associate Director of Disability Services Lisa David and Assistive Technology Coordinator Melanie Morel for the Office of Disability Services (ODS) said when they first heard about the proposal they had some concerns, but after reading it didn’t find issues.

“Once you read the proposal the answer is ‘no.’ I don’t see it being impactful for students with disabilities because they do offer an alternative to the plastic bags,” said David.

Morel suggested, however, that there should be a few reusable bags in each location reserved for students who need access to them. She said the only problem that could come up is if there were no bags to give out to students with disabilities, but putting a few to the side and on reserve would eliminate the problem completely.

“We don’t want things to not progress because of the fear of possibly leaving someone out, but at the same time there’s usually a way to accommodate that, whatever that potential issue may be,” said David.

Yates, Thomas, Gaunt and Bacon hope that the ban will promote change on campus and in students’ everyday lifestyles.

“If they [students] get a reusable bag to use here maybe they’ll take it to the grocery store when they shop or change other things in their own lives and not just what they do on campus, but when they move off campus keep those things up,” said Thomas.

“Hopefully within a few years this is what is just going to be expected,” said Yates.

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On Saturday, November 9, KSC hosted its second Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity (NEURSCA) conference. The event included a poster session, an art exhibition, paper sessions and performances. The presentations were of undergraduate student research from KSC students and students from other regional COPLAC institutions.

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ment or meaning though they live to be a hundred,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cohen Professor and Chair of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Dr. James Waller ended with final thoughts.

“We can make choices to go forth from here and build community, not destroy. We can make choices to go forth from here and create community, not restrict community. We can make choices and go forth from here valuing everyone who lives in our community and place our pledge, to place our hands on the backs of others in support,” said Waller. “We come together tonight to remember the destructive effects of when we don’t make those choices. I encourage as we go forth as individuals every day in the community to make choices. To put our hands on each other’s backs and to feel those hands of support.”

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KELLY REGAN

Senior newS reporter The Student Assembly heard budget presentations for recreational sports, athletics and the Wellness Center.

Lynne Andrews presented the budget proposal for recreational sports which requested a 2.5 percent fee increase due to a decrease in student enrollment. The position of Coordinator of Intramural and Club Sports was removed due to a lack of funding. The fee increase would go to the maintenance of Keene State’s recreational facilities.

Phil Racicot gave a powerpoint presentation for a budget increase for the athletics department.

Wellness Center requested a 2.5 percent fee increase in a budget presentation given by Brian Quigley. Quigley spoke about the changes that the Wellness Center has undergone in the past year specifically.

The class of 2020 is hosting their Red and White night dance this Friday, November 15 in the Dining Commons.

The assembly meets every Tuesday at 6:30pm in the Mountain View Room.

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“I think one of the ways we need to look at how to get them interested in reading is we might consider alternative means like the graphic memoir and working with graphic novels. I think it’s so important.”

One thing Krosoczka stressed was that students and children should be reading whatever motivates them to read in the first place.

“There’s no reason a kid can’t have both “Captain Underpants” and “Charlotte’s Web” in their life,” Krosoczka said.

Krosoczka also explored the options of picture-only books and audiobooks that are more accessible to a wider group of people. Books that become movies also often appeal to young readers because the characters are then recognizable to them, drawing them into the book.

“The pictures tell the story.

They’re the storytelling devices, just like the words are,” Krosoczka said.

Representation of people of all races and backgrounds was another issue Krosoczka discussed by citing statistics that found 50 percent of characters in graphic novels in 2018 were white.

Krosoczka also went through his process of creating “Hey, Kiddo” for the audience. He tapped into memories from his childhood and worked mostly on this project himself due to the personal nature of it. He also explained the process of

creating the graphics himself using ink and water and a lightbox.

More about Krosoczka and his work can be found at http://www. studiojjk.com.

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Keene State going green Keene State will be a little more environmentally friendly once Hoot n’ Scoot and Lloyds switch from plastic to reusable bags on January 21st. This comes after two senior Eco-reps, Julia Yates and Madelyn Thomas created a written proposal for all dining outlets on campus to stop distributing plastic bags.

This comes about after a failed attempt to ban plastic water bottles on campus last summer. They then decided to do more research and found that plastic bags can be just as harmful as bottles.

This ban not only makes Keene more sustainable, but also improves the college’s standing with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) by earning Keene more points. The Equinox is glad that the school is making these changes but we hope it is more about the environment than making the college look better. Something that is disappointing is the fact that the Book store is not joining in on the ban, which is due to them not being under the same contract as the dining places.

Other than these things though, the Equinox is highly in approval of this change. One big reason is that it seems to be a win-win for everybody. First, the school saves money by not having to spend money on sending our recycling to outside bailing stations. Second, the program will also allow people the opportunity to donate bags if they have extras or allow people who don’t have a bag to pick one up easily.

Another benefit is that students with disabilities won’t have any extra issues due to the change and will have the option of some plastic bags put to the side for them. This also benefits recycling companies because their machines will no longer be broken by plastic bags (from Keene at least). The final and most obvious benefit is of course, our environment.

The Equinox also believes that the success of the two students was very impressive. It takes a lot of work to enact change in a community. But by voicing your opinion and asking for change, you can make a difference.

We are especially impressed by the fact it was just two students. If a small number of students can make this huge change at our school, imagine what 20 or 50 or 100 students could do. The story of these students should inspire others to speak up if they want to see change at Keene State. If you are unhappy with something you see in the administration, don’t be afraid to take a stand.

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A new use for an old building CONNOR CRAWFORD

Student Life editor As a former resident of Monadnock Hall, I can confidently say that it was no pleasure living there. However, as Monadnock Hall slowly progresses toward becoming an optic hub, maybe it has a second chance at life.

Monadnock Hall was open for residents for the last time during the 2017-2018 term and closed its doors for residents permanently during the 2018-2019 term. I was one of the last residents to experience the way of life in Monadnock Hall. I have to say, it was truly its own world inside of those walls.

In no way, shape or form do I believe that Monadnock Hall was ready to house students during my time there. From overflowing toilets that led to flooding bathrooms, bats in the hall and mice in the rooms (each floor had its own mice counter and residents tried to see which hall had the most mice), to the 70s themed lobby and the overall uncleanliness of the hall, it is safe to say that Monadnock Hall was not for the weak.

However, just because Monadnock Hall is not suited for residents does not mean that the building has to go to waste. The building is currently getting ready to be used as an optics hub. According to a recent Equinox article, the “optics hub will function as an academic classroom with the added ben-

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efit of connecting students with future employers.”

On paper this sounds like a great opportunity for students to take advantage of. However, I feel like the school is hanging onto Monadnock Hall like that ex you just can’t let go of; but I think it’s time.

I do not believe that students will take advantage of the optics hub in the hall unless they are forced to. From my experience here at the school, I have noticed that so many resources that are available for students here on campus often go unused. If that happens with the optics hub, the school is throwing money at something that does not need to be funded.

On the topic of money, running a residence hall takes money and resources. Something that worries me is that keeping Monadnock Hall running is going to cost money and if no one uses the optics hub the school is wasting money. It is no secret that Keene State is already in a deficit, although we are working to get out of it. If the optics hub does not work then it is wasted money that could have gone to improving dorms, academic buildings or clubs on campus.

I have also heard talks of the school planning on tearing down Monadnock Hall and building a new residence hall, academic building or a new green space such as a new quad. There are many possibilities for the school to make a great decision with those possibilities. For example if the school built a new academic building or res hall, it could possibly drive more stu-

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dents to attend. The school already has very low enrollment for its size so if Monadnock Hall gets transformed into something new I feel as if that would be beneficial to the school.

As a former tour guide, I used to bring prospective students through Monadnock Hall. You can probably guess their reaction if you have ever been inside of the building. I would have to explain that this building wouldn’t be used and that the rest of the dorms do not look like this, but from the look on their faces I could tell they were very unsure.

I think the school has a lot to think about with the use of Monadnock Hall. I hope the optics hub does great and I wish it the best. However, I feel that Monadnock Hall is becoming an eyesore and should not exist anymore.

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Patrick’s Politics Talks: Abortion

Experiences from the Equinox trip to DC

One Keene State student discusses pro life vs. pro choice

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PATRICK HOLDEN

Equinox Staff Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in politics today. While the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade has made abortion legal in the United States for almost 50 years, debate on the morals of the issue have remained hotly debated since the decision was made.

There are many opinions divided into different camps, with the most basic being the “pro-choice” vs. “pro-life” ideologies but getting more complicated as people begin to consider things such as late-term abortions. The abortion controversy straddles debates on women’s rights, freedom of choice, right to privacy, and many others.

Most democratic candidates agree on fundamental abortion issues. Major candidates such as Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Andrew Yang, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Tulsi Gabbard agree on little to no government intervention on abortion. Elizabeth Warren has offered a policy plan that would exemplify this by pushing for Congress to repeal restrictions on federal funding for abortion services, as well as preventing states from passing laws that would restrict access.

Joe Biden, who once pushed for a constitutional amendment that would allow states to reverse Roe v. Wade independently themselves, still takes a different position than other democratic candidates. In 2003, he voted to ban certain late-term abortions, and has not stated that he has changed his mind since. Amy Klobuchar takes a similar stance by, stating that certain limits on third-trimester abortions are crucial, with the exception of a woman’s health.

Despite a mostly united “pro-choice” front for democratic candidates, there are many who support a “pro-life” stance as well, especially on the republican side. President Donald Trump tweeted in May of this year that he was “strongly pro-life,” with exceptions in the cases of rape, incest, or protecting the life of the mother.

This is a common stance taken for those that are prolife and is actually a fairly moderate stance in comparison to other, more conservative views. For example, only a few days before Trump’s tweet, Alabama’s legislature passed a law that placed a near-total ban on abortions regardless of instances like rape or danger to the mother.

Recently, this law was blocked by a federal court before it would have come into place on November 15th.; however, this could cause the case to go to the Supreme Court, putting the future of Roe v. Wade in question. The debate on abortion

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is far from over as, with both sides of this issue continually pushing back against the other.

Personally, this issue is a difficult one for me to discuss.

Because abortion is so controversial and opinions on it are so passionate regardless of which side, it is hard to come to an overall conclusion on it. On top of this, as a man, it is hard for me to feel like I should have any say in this debate, as I believe that this is an issue that women should solve as it concerns their own health and bodies.

It is this thought that ultimately that brings me to be prochoice, as I believe the access to abortion services and the rights of women to have control over their own bodies is fundamentally important. We should not restrict the ability to have abortions for those that want and/or need it, nor

should we take away a woman’s right to their own body.

While I totally understand the pro-life side as well, especially when it comes to the morals of terminating the life of a fetus, those who do not agree with abortion laws do not have to go through the process or get those services. It comes down to just having the rights and access to the services for those who require it, as well as allowing women to have control over their own health and bodies.

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Discussing the trend of decorating for Christmas before December ANDREW CHASE

Equinox Staff Is November 1 too early for Christmas decorations and music?

My answer to this age-old question is yes. The first day of November is way too early for Christmas music and a tad bit too early for Christmas decorations.

I feel like there is only one exception: if a business is entirely based around the holiday season.

A few examples of these types of businesses are Christmas tree farms, The Jolly Christmas Shop, etc. These stores get the pass because they need to attract as many customers as possible to their store as early on to be able to make

maximum profit.

Other than that, I shouldn’t be greeted by cardboard cutouts of Santa Claus holding a Coke and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” when I walk into retail stores the day after Halloween. . When retail stores do this sort of thing it makes me want to go to another store, but I know I would just be in the same situation.

Perhaps instead of playing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” they would be playing “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”

I understand that the holiday season is one of the most profitable times of the year for businesses, but making a whole bunch of money

shouldn’t be what the holiday season is about. The holiday season should be about people coming together to celebrate everything they have done that year, to spend time with loved ones and to spread joy and happiness to others..

I believe that the earliest time that stores should be allowed to put up holiday decorations and play holiday tunes is a week before Thanksgiving. I think that this is an adequate amount of time for stores to be able to promote their products and their business. hen stores play holiday jams and put up holiday decor the day after Halloween, it is extremely annoying because I would really enjoy a gap between the two holidays.

Additionally, working in any major retail store during the holiday seasons is truly a scarring experience. Being employed at a major retail store during this season scars a person because you get stuck listening to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” in what seems like an endless loop. These songs become annoying very quickly during a seven hour shift.

I would personally like a brief period of time between listening to “Spooky Scary Skeletons” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Having a two to

three week period of time without any sort of holiday-themed music seems like a very reasonable idea.

Doing this will give everyone some time to breathe and not worry about the holidays.

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From going to conferences to seeing monuments to making TikToks in our hotel rooms, the Equinox E-board’s recent trip to Washington D.C. was a great experience.

The first thing there is to talk about is, of course, the conferences.

These conferences offered a lot of new information to me as both a writer and an overall journalist. My favorite conference I went to has to be the conference where we were given advice on how to break into music journalism.

This conference gave me a lot of valuable knowledge about not only getting to meet famous people but also how to properly prepare for interviews with them and the importance of treating them like normal people. I also learned that a good story about a small band is more valuable than an okay story about a big band. This is only a small portion of the information I learned and was really meaningful because I personally want to write about pop culture or entertainment as my career.

Another great conference I went to was about writing good feature stories and getting good anecdotes from interviewees. I thought this was really interesting because it taught me what questions to ask in order to really know somebody in a short amount of time. These questions include: “What inspired your career choice?”, “What was a turning point in your life that led you here?” and “What do you truly want for your career?” I enjoyed this conference a lot because it can relate to both my career and my personal life.

Being able to see some of the nation’s most recognized monuments at night was also an amazing experience. I truly enjoyed seeing the Washington Monument lighting up the night sky and taking in the sheer scale of the structure.

Another great sight was the Washington Monument reflecting onto the pool below the Lincoln Memorial. Visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was also a memorable experience.

One of my favorite parts of the trip has to have been going to the Newseum. Sadly, we only got to go for about an hour, but we made the most of that hour. I thought it was amazing being able to see newspaper front pages dating back from 1492 all the way to the present day. The amount of historic paraphernalia in the Newseum was awe-inspiring.

This includes equipment used for bombs from terrorist attacks, signs that got caught up in the crossfire of massive gunfights and even a piece of the Berlin Wall. I thought this was an amazing place and am saddened to hear that it is closing.

Winning an Online Pacemaker Award was also a big highlight of the trip. This was very exciting because it shows me that all the hard work can, and will, truly pay off eventually. Another reason this made me happy is because I’ve never been a part of an organization that won an award this prestigious.

It inspired me to up my game as an editor so that next year we can get an award for not only our website but our newspaper as well.

And finally, I have to talk about my fellow E-board members being a bright spot of going to D.C. It was a very refreshing change of pace to go from seeing everybody in a normally stressful environment to being able to relax a bit and just hang out together. I got to know everybody in a way that I never really thought I would and it confirmed to me that these people are not only my colleagues but my friends.

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Album review on Math Rock musician Andres' new third studio album JOSEPH GUZMAN

Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor What do you get when you mix math, rock guitar solos and patterns, broadway and alternative emo singing, island/reggaeton drums and rap?

Musical artist Andrés is all these styles and influences mixed together, becoming big through songs like “Self Care” and “Darth Binks” off his first album “Strange Memories on this Nervous Night.” On Halloween Andres released his third and newest album to date called, “Once Upon a Time in Bakersfield.” I was very excited to dive into this album because I was a huge fan of his previous 2018 sophomore project “Heroes, Villains, and All That Jazz,” which combined rap, alternative rock and a bit of samba influence.

The opening track is called “Coldhives and Screwdrivers” and it was an opening that caught me off guard because of how melancholy the track is compared to other opening tracks, like the bubbly “Bad Boy” and the passionate “Andrespacito.” From the two tracks like “Maybe” and “High School” we got previously to the album being released, tone-wise “Coldhives and Screwdrivers” was a lot more calm.

Andrés talks about hoping his band would be as big as Drake, but he currently only has $25, which is enough to buy a screwdriver (Beginning the themes of alcoholism). In the chorus Andrés mentions how he has a committed girlfriend who wants to have children and a dog, but he’s more fixated on making it big as a musician, even implying that he was cheating on this girl with the lines “I need a substance that'll bring me to the brink of death. That's when I really feel alive, a suburban boy living a lie.” I feel like the placement of this song would fit better as track two because it gives you a more focused idea of the story and putting its placement as track one made the angst seem a bit jarring. 6.5/10 “Maybe” was the first song I took to heavily and was one of the first two teaser tracks for this album.

Andrés hypothesizes every single thing he could possibly do for his future over a bubbly piano and guitar instrumentation. Even though the instrumental is so enjoyable and happy, a lot of the things that are being said are on the darker side of the spectrum. “Maybe I'll just give up on music, like it's a hobby; Maybe I'll drink myself into an early casket, or maybe I'll become one of those ‘reformed addict’ pastors,” said Andrés.

I look at this song as the opening of curtains on the initial narrative of the album and think contextually it would make a better first track. 7/10 “Sonny Wides” is the third track on the album.

Andrés is explaining the story of how he fell in love with his girlfriend. He compares (before they got together) what he wants this girl and his relationship to be, similar to a vice that someone has, like want-

ing to be the cigarette to her nicotine addiction or the shot of liquor to her alcoholic, providing false promises by saying their flame will never burn out. Though this song is driven by narrative and it’s well written, for me it was one of the more forgettable tracks on the project, falling into the background compared to bigger cuts like “Cada Mes” and “A Child’s Garden of Verses.” 5/10 “Cada Mes” (also known as “Every Month” in English) was at first a song I was truly struggling to get into. The first time listening it fell to the background and felt like ambient salsa math rock, but after two more listens the song is so much more. The chorus is from the cheater girl’s point of view, saying Andrés visits her house every month writing songs about her and the times they have fallen asleep together. While the verses are from Andrés’ point of view, he mentions the girl thinks he’s privileged but in reality he steals his mother's car to see her. Andrés and the girl got into a fight about his friends and don’t talk until September 14; This is the last line you hear, except for the chorus in Spanish spoken word from the girl’s point of view. She asks him to forget her because of how much time has passed and how she has a new boyfriend. I love the lyrics and the overall fun and uplifting tone of the song. The chorus is very catchy and it has a lot of replay value. 7.5/10 “Bargain Bin Action Figure” is a spoken word story about an inebriated Andrés who visits the home of his former lover and promptly goes through her stuff, looking and reflecting on old love letters and notes he used to pass back and forth with this girl.

Andrés compares her treating his feelings poorly to a similar feeling of a neglected bargain bin action figure, also nodding to his previous album in the chorus. The backing tracks are some light harmonies over some soft guitar and a shaker. The last part of the song is from the girl’s point of view, responding to all of this saying she’s okay being away from Bakersfield living a promiscuous life and wants him to move on. For some reason, with this entire song every lyric captivated me to keep listening to it. 7/10 “A Child’s Garden of Verses” upon first listen was beautiful, reminding me of a ballroom dance.

Something about the normal alternative drums with classy, graceful, violins added an extra loveliness to the instrumental. This is where Andrés’ songwriting skills are front and center since he is expressing how he feels after going through her stuff and fighting with her. Andrés opens up, saying originally he was trying to get a normal job and was playing in the town orchestra on the side and got mixed up with the wrong people. Later he describes himself as the same tattooed vagabonds who got him in the band scene and he blames them for his substance abuse. Toward the end of the song the instrumental consistency breaks and an eruption of electric guitars fuels all

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of the emotion and angst behind the track. Just to hear the lyrics in the chorus one last time, “And maybe it's not magic, I just miss when my life felt more like a movie, And I've got all these habits, I just miss when I could be happy sober.” 8/10 “High School" ft. Tyler Carter is a track about a confident Christian girl Andrés was glad he never met in high school. Tyler Carter from the band Issues helps out on a guest verse from Andrés’ friend’s point of view who also is seeing the girl (without Andrés’ knowledge). Carter gives a good vocal performance, singing, “Sign the line and say you're mine, I know that I said that I don't mind, but girl I mind. You've been out with other guys and boo that's fine.” The song is very catchy and has some replay value, but since the singing patterns and notes are repetitive it can get extremely overplayed quickly. 5/10 “Cul-De-Sac Interlude” had so much potential to become a full song where Andrés could actually thrive

and elaborate on the state of his life. “Interlude” begins with a car door shutting on Halloween night and a bunch of people talking; you hear drinks clink and then someone turns on a radio and the song begins. The instrument has a shaky rattle from what sounds like a maraca and some light strumming and plucking on an electric guitar. Andrés raps about what he is surrounded by, including a girl named Jamie and his friends Darren and Johnny, who are drinking Bacardi to flirt with girls. He questions “if it benefits our confidence, when we give into instincts.” A radio personnel cuts off Andrés and introduces the next two songs. 6/10 “Lima Heights” is the strongest emotionally driven track on the album. All of the questions I had during the “Cul-De-Sac Interlude” were answered in some way through this song. Andrés talks about being in his home town after touring with his band and mentally dealing with all of these issues with this girl. The

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First place winner Slesha Tuladhar (left), runner up Arthur Stickney (middle) and third place winner Eva Quill (right) performing in the Mason Library for the third annual poetry competition.

The Mason Library hosts annual poetry competition awarding book certificates to the winners BENAJIL RAI

MultiMedia director The Mason Library at Keene State College is usually quiet, but it wasn’t on the evening of Wednesday, November 6.

The library echoed with the poems of students.

Keene State English Department Chair Brinda Charry and English Professor Jeff Friedman organized the Poetry Voice Competition.

The Poetry Voice Competition is an annual poetry competition that happens every fall semester in the first week of November. This year was the third time the event occurred on campus. Twenty-one students participated in the competition with a variety of poems.

Students recited poems on friendship, sexual violence, love and many other subjects.

Charry said, “The idea is to give writing students some degree of exposure and give them an opportunity to share their work and compete.”

The competition also had some participants from

a class taught by Professor Jeff Friedman called Poetry Workshop.

Friedman said, “I think part of being a writing person is being able to say your work, and bring it out. I think that is what we are doing by doing a program like this one. Bringing people to be able to express themselves and also orally perform their work.”

Andrew Foster, Kathleen Fagley and Ashley Rollend were judges for the competition.

Both Foster and Fagley are faculty members of the English department. Rollend is a senior and former winner of the Poetry Voice Competition.

Foster said judges evaluated participants based on their delivery style and content of their poems.

Foster said, “Usually, I feel with the quality of reading, you feel a little electricity. Those were the people who got high marks for their delivery. And for their content, we wanted to hear a few ideas, not just thoughts.”

The top three winners were awarded book certificates from the Toadstool Bookshop for $50, $25 and $15 for first, second and third place, respectively.

Slesha Tuladhar won the first prize for her poem “I am Not a Rapist.”

Tuladhar is an architecture major and a first-year student from Nepal. Tuladhar said the poem is about the sufferings of women in Nepal living in fear every day in an unsafe environment. She wrote this poem from a rapist’s perspective.

Tuladhar said, “It’s so heart-shattering to see that and to actually to justify the statement I had to be someone I would never want to be: a rapist. I had to personify as a rapist and I never like to do that.”

Arthur Stickney's poem “Riviera Beach” won second place. Stickney is a first-year film major student participating for the first time.

Stickney said his poem “Riviera Beach” was based on his memory of growing up in Riviera Beach.

Stickney said, “[Riviera Beach] was right down the street from me and I spent a lot of time there when I was a kid. I was just running through my memory and thought that an evocative poem would be cool.”

Stickney's poem “Riviera Beach” was not about the

beach but it was about something else. “It's supposed to capture an image of a gross old man who I think everyone has probably seen on a beach,'' said Stickney.

KSC senior Eva Quill’s poem on an apocalypse won third place in the competition.

Quill said she was inspired by Stephen King’s novel “The Stand” to present an apocalyptic poem.

Quill said, “ I was abbreviating [The Stand] and he has a lot of silly, more lighthearted apocalyptic stuff.”

Quill said, “I am very excited. I love Toadstool. I have not placed in one of these yet so I am very excited.”

Quill is a secondary education and English major.

Quill said she loves writing poetry and short stories.

The next English department competition, the annual fiction slam, will be in the spring semester.

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Pianist and Rochester, New York native Dr. Christopher Evatt accompanies first-year and sophomore students at the Freshmen and Sophomore Vocal Recital.

formance major or they don’t plan on being one at all.”

First-years and sophomores were not the only ones performing. Pianist Dr. Christopher Evatt assisted by playing the piano for the classical songs sung by the students. Evatt is a staff pianist at Keene State College who works closely with voice students. He comes to Keene State from Rochester, New York, where he completed his DMA (Doctorate of Musical Arts) in piano accompanying and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music in the summer of 2018.

KSC first-year Hannah Correia, majoring in music technology, was one of the students performing. Her grandmother Kathy Lima was one of the audience members. Lima said, “All

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the individual voices were just really good; they showcased what they love and how much time they put into it. I loved every bit of it.” Lima said events like recitals are important for students’ self-esteem and confidence.

Hattie Skvorak, a KSC sophomore majoring in music education from the studio of Professor Stevens, said the recital was an incredible experience. Skvorak said that she loves the music department at KSC. “That’s why I chose the school,”she added. “It’s such a supportive faculty and a wonderful body of students who are supportive. It’s just a great environment to be a part of.” Skvorak performed last year as a first-year student. She said, “Last year, I was more nervous about the per-

formance itself and this time I was more comfortable with the people around me.” “[For freshmen] the Freshman and Sophomore Voice Recital is their first real, big performance. It’s a little warm up and it’s really nerve-wracking, there’s a lot to get used to,” said Chipman. “As a sophomore, I am a bit of a veteran and I am looking forward to my future performances, but there are definitely improvements if you stick at it.”

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at the opportunity. “We played a benefit show for [Alpha Sigma Phi] in the past and had a lot of fun with it and we are excited to play again alongside so many other talented musicians. We feel it is valuable for us as a band to spread awareness for causes we can get behind, such as the Active Minds organization. Being able to use music as a tool to help those who need it is an amazing feeling,” Taylor said.

While many people attended the event to relax and listen to the local bands, Jessica Poole attend to show her support for some of her support for her friend in Safejoy.

“The bands were really good and there was a lot of variety,” Poole said.

According to Alpha Sigma Phi, the event ended up raising almost $300 for Active Minds. For more information on the organization, reach out to the club’s president Veronica Paris. Any student who is looking for counseling services is encouraged to contact the Wellness Center’s Health & Counseling staff.

The Keene State College Active Minds club did not respond before the publication of this article.

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Film department professor, colleague and friend of the late Jonathan Schwartz introducing the event commemorating his work as a professor and filmmaker in the Redfern Arts Center Putnam Theater.

Keene State community comes together to celebrate the work and life of the late film professor JACQUELINE PANTANO

Equinox Staff Students, faculty and alumni of Keene State College gathered yesterday, November 7, to celebrate Professor Jonathan Schwartz’s life and work. The Putnam Theater was filled with people. Professor Irina Leimbacher, who recalls Jonathan as her “friend and colleague,” gave the welcoming speech.

She said, “I’d like to give a context to this. This is part of our First Thursday series. It’s been going on for two years now, curated by the film department and the Film Society. First Thursday screenings are for the campus and the film department to get to know the film department aswe are a pretty diverse, eclectic, interesting department. Our students are as well. We have screenings of student films and documentaries by students and faculty members.”

Jonathan Schwartz was a film professor at Keene State College and an experimental filmmaker whose work has been shown nationally and internationally.

Schwartz passed away after struggling with cancer last October.

Seven of Schwartz’s films were shown. The titles are, in order of viewing, “Interior Ape,” “Sunbeam Hunter,” “The Wedding Present,” “Three Miniatures (an aging process, a kind of quiet, a certain worry)," “Nothing is Over Nothing,” “A Mystery Inside of a Fact” and “The Crack Up.” The films can be viewed on Vimeo or on Canyon Cinema. Technical problems rendered it impossible to view the films in their original 16 mm format. The projector in the Putnam dates back to 1987 and no longer works. However, the films were still shown in their digital format.

Professor Laura Judge said, “Every time I’ve seen them [Schwartz’s films], I have had a different reaction or feeling because he has a real knack for, I think,dealing with time. For me at least, I’m always really grateful because it doesn’t feel like going to see something, it feels like going to think through something. His films have a lot of space which gives you, as a viewer, the

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adMiniStrativE ExEcutivE Editor “I was very cheerful today before I went to stage, when I was on stage and right after I got off,” said Paulryan Reed Chipman, a Keene State College sophomore majoring in music composition.

He performed the song “Loch Lomond” arranged by composer Carl Deis.

According to the Redfern website, music by composers George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Antonio Caldara, Franz Schubert and many more were featured.

Also according to the website, 15 stu-

dents representing majors including vocal performance, music education, music technology, BA in music, music minors and voice as a secondary instrument performed a recital on Sunday, November 10. The event was sponsored by the KSC Music Department. The students from the studios of professors Daniel Carberg, Matthew Leese, Evangelia Leontis and Pamela Stevens performed on the day.

The Freshman and Sophomore Vocal Recital is a valuable opportunity, according to Chipman. He said, “I think it’s important for any musician’s development as a performer, even if they are not a per-

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chance to interact with maybe something in the film but also maybe with something in yourself. That’s a quality that is particular to him.”

Professor Irina Leimbacher said, “They [his films] explode your whole worldview. They are small poems, miniatures, reflections on difficult transitions. They ask us to reconsider what we consider a story, or life or meaning. They ask us to re-think how we think about the world.”

New film faculty member Taylor Dunne said, “They [Schwartz’s films] are a way of translating his inner poetry into light. He is looking at the world through this lens and then he is translating the world and then bringing it back out as a film and projecting it back out as light.”

Jonathan Schwarts’s father Bruce Schwartz said, “He would say, ‘Dad don’t make this a big deal. It’s not a big deal. I didn’t really want this Dad.' But one thing that he did say to me when he was getting to the end was, ‘You know, I am one of the luckiest human beings.

I have led my life the way I wanted to. I have had the good fortune of having the love of family, friends, a wife, a partner and most of all my son.’ To those who have come tonight, all I can say is thank you for showing him your love. Thank you so much.”

First Thursday screenings happen the first Thursday of every month in the Putnam Theater at Keene State College. They are open and free to the public. Films by students, faculty, alumni and external guests are shown every first Thursday. The Film Society, a Keene State College organization, also screens films every day of the week, except for Tuesday. The films shown range from blockbusters to art films to documentaries. The price for students is $2, for general admission $5 and for seniors $4. For more information go to www.keene.edu\ arts\putnam.

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Music therapy for Active Minds ERIN MCNEMAR

Managing ExEcutivE Editor With just about one month remaining in the semester, students are starting to think about the stress of final exams week. At this point in the semester, students start to feel the anxiety and stress building up. However, nothing seems to relieve those negative emotions better than music.

On Saturday, November 9, the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity partnered up with Active Minds to present “Music For Your Mind.” The benefit concert accepted five dollar donations at the door for Active Minds and featured local bands such as Afterimage, Jailbait, Safejoy and Patient Sound.

Active Minds is a non-profit organization that supports mental health awareness and educates students.

The event was organized by Alpha Sigma Phi’s Vice President of Philanthropy and Service John Budenas. Budenas said this event

is the third benefit concert put on by the organization and he feels it's a great time for one. “We are running this show because this is a cause that we all believe in so strongly. We think it is a perfect time to run a fundraiser for a non-profit dedicated to mental health, because it is that point in the semester where many students might be stressed out and having a lot of anxiety cramming and studying for finals. We wanted to plan a really fun and different event to raise money for this awesome organization.”

Budenas said the event was primarily run by members of his fraternity. “We have brothers accepting donations at the door and marking hands and offering information about the event as well,” Budenas added. “We also teamed up with the local Active Minds club at KSC to represent the organization at the show. Brothers are also donating their own money to the cause as well as helping run the event.”

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studEnt LifE EditOr That isn’t fog you see rolling down Appian Way: those are vape clouds.

It is no secret that vaping and electronic cigarette use among college students has become increasingly popular over the last few years. According to a study done by drugabuse.gov, nicotine is highly addictive and is shown to be just as addictive as heroin and cocaine; yet, college students still choose to use e-cigarettes with nicotine.

Why is that? Is vaping the new smoking? Is there a vaping problem on campus?

“I personally don’t think that Keene State has a vaping problem, but I believe we did before and it has gradually become better,” junior Kyle Gilmore stated. “During my sophomore year I would see everyone vaping, but now I don’t see it as much. It’s mostly during social events.”

Coordinator of Wellness Education Tiffany Mathews stated that there are a variety of reasons why students choose to vape.

“Perhaps [students] started years ago and are addicted to nicotine and haven’t decided to quit,” Mathews explained. “Some folks might think that vaping is safe. So when they started they did not hear of any health consequences that come from vaping. Another reason students might be vaping is that they think that everyone else is doing it.”

It may seem as if a lot of college students are vaping, especially when you walk around campus. However, according to the National College Health Administration study in the fall of 2018, that may not be the case.

Under the actual use of the e-cigarette, 72.2 percent of males and 79.9 percent of females stated that they have never used electronic cigarettes in their life. Surprisingly, only 16.8 percent of males and 11 percent of females said that they have used in the past 30 days. Any use can constitute one hit from a vape pen.

On the other hand, college students believe that other college students vape much more than they actually do. Under the “Perceived Use” table from the same study, 15.4 percent of males and 11.2 percent of females believed that was the percentage of college students that have never used a vape. Then, 76 percent of females and 82.2 percent of females were the percentages that they thought other college students vaped in the last 30 days.

People who vaped originally thought that it was safe, but now, according to the CDC, respiratory illnesses tied to vaping

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have reached an all-time high as of November 7, 2019, with 2,051 cases. There has been a case of respiratory illness in every state except Alaska.

“Some people might think that [vaping] is safe,” Mathews stated. “Now we are seeing people coming up to the Wellness Center and we are hearing it from other staff that people might be concerned about this. Some students are coming in and are ready to quit.”

According to Mathews, it is important to discuss the actual numbers, not just the perceived happenings. “In health promotion,

we talk about the difference between what is actually happening versus the perceived behaviors,” Mathews explained. “There is something called the Social Norms Theory that suggests that when a population who believes that a majority of people are doing a certain thing, then that actually drives certain people to start behaviors that may or may not be good for them. In this situation, it would be a behavior that is not good for them.”

“In our social marketing campaign we will oftentimes say ‘hey, here’s the truth.’

Most people aren’t doing this, but you think

that most people are,” Mathews discussed.

Although vaping is supposed to be marketed as a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes, Gilmore thinks that vaping is a way to fit in around campus. “Vaping definitely is seen as a way to fit in,” Gilmore explained.

“I had a personal experience with vaping my sophomore year of college. I see everyone with a Juul and using it, so what do I do?

I go out and buy a Juul to hop on the trend.

Why did I hop on that trend? To fit into the society/community.”

Vaping illnesses are also linked not just to electronic cigarettes, but to vape devices

with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which have also been linked to respiratory illnesses because they contain Vitamin E. According to a New York Times article, Vitamin E has been identified as a “very strong culprit” in lung injuries related to vaping THC. However, just because most illnesses are coming from vape devices with THC, that does not mean that other vape devices that do not contain THC are safe.

Now that the weather is getting colder, cold and flu season is here. It is good to keep your immune system intact, but if you vape you are at risk to have a weaker immune system. According to Mathews, “Having a foreign substance in your body weakens your immune system. It can restrict your breathing by inhaling the vapor and by having a foreign substance in your body and it can damage blood vessels. By weakening the immune system, it takes students longer to overcome the cold or the flu.”

This cannot only lead to students getting sick from having a weak immune system but it can also lead students to miss valuable time in the classroom because they are sick.

Once you start taking the foreign substance out of your body, it gives your immune system time to heal and rejuvenate.

The Wellness Center takes vaping seriously and when a student comes in with cold or flu symptoms, one of the questions that the nurses ask is “Do you use electronic cigarettes?” Take these wise words from Mathews: “Your body and lungs are not designed to inhale anything besides oxygen.”

From personal experience, and since working here since 2007, Mathews has noticed a shift from smoking to vaping.

“Three years ago was when I first started seeing [vaping] on campus,” Mathews said.

“Two years ago it really started to grow.”

Mathews stresses that if you are a student who uses vape products and are experiencing any respiratory symptoms, you can call the Wellness Center’s health services team to be further assessed.

Connor Crawford can be contacted at ccrawford@kscequinox.com

Fighting to end cancer CRISTIAN VALENTIN

OpiniOns EditOr As we race toward the end of this semester and the start of the spring semester, the Relay for Life committee is preparing for the big event.

Relay for Life is an event held every April when anybody whose life has been touched by cancer or anybody who wants to help can walk around the Spaulding Gym for any amount of time between 12 p.m. and 12 a.m. “The event is a celebration of life for survivors, a memorial for loved ones lost and a rally for the community to fight cancer,” reads the committee flyer.

The American Cancer Society uses Relay for Life to further raise awareness for cancer and raise money. According to the committee flyer, this money funds research, education, advocacy and patient services programs. ACS encourages everybody to get involved in this

event and help the cause.

This event is primarily being planned by senior Committee Treasurer Catherine Cloutier and senior president Katelynn Kaimi. Kaimi said she does this because cancer is something that touches everybody.

“We all know people who either have been affected by cancer, have had a family member with cancer or know somebody else who has had it,” said Kaimi.

Cloutier said she agrees with this and said cancer has touched her life as well. “My grandfather is a survivor so that’s why I wanted to be the survivor chair. It’s just something that hits so close to home and cancer affects everyone so this cause gives me hope that one day we can overcome it,” said Cloutier.

Cloutier also talked about the specific responsibilities that she and Kaimi have. “We’ll get fundraising from the community partners all throughout Keene; places like Best

Western and others will help fundraise what we’re trying to do. We also want to get people hyped up about it, so we’ll post it on social media and have people sign up,” said Cloutier.

Seeing all the people who decide to show up is a big part of the role for Kaimi. “It’s always really powerful for me to see who turns up because we do get the on-campus organizations but we also get the personal family groups that come out. Last year we had a team of one who was walking for her mother and her sister and that was really powerful,” said Kaimi.

The event, however, is still in the preliminary stages of being planned.

“We are planning out themes and how we’re going to get the community more involved because we want to grow relay every year. We’re trying to get it to be more of a community event and not just a Keene State one,” said Kaimi.

They seemed to have been successful in helping the cause grow.

“Last year was my first time participating in a relay at Keene State and there was such a sense of comradery between the organizations. It took something that typically had a connotation of sadness and it made it more of a communicative sense of belonging,” said committee member Christine Danielson.

Relay for Life will take place during April and additional information about the event can be found at www.cancer.org or by calling 800ACS-2345.

Cristian Valentin can be contacted at cvalentin@kscequinox.com

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KSC student creates a petition to address inappropriate faculty behavior CONNOR CRAWFORD

I’ve had many friends who have dropped out or transferred because Keene State is doing a poor job supporting its students.”

Brooks said to fix the issue of inappropriate behavior in the classroom we all need to do our part. “I think we all need to speak up,” Brooks stated. “I think the faculty need to put in more effort. I think the administration needs to create more standards and guidelines. I think we need to have more professional development and training for faculty. We have a voice and students need to speak up for what we believe is necessary on campus.”

Atkins discussed that the institution always has room for improvement and is currently working with students to make their voices heard.

“I think we can always do more and we can always be better,” Atkins stated. “While we have a number of initiatives underway, we are working with students to identify what the gaps may be and addressing those gaps.” Atkins also emphasized that as an institution Keene State College is very committed to ongoing education and training.

Keene State College responded to the Facebook post made by Brooks on the class page in a comment stating, “Thank you for your message.

Your concerns are very important to us and we will reach out to get more details from you as soon as possible.”

If you are a student who feels that there is inappropriate behavior in the classroom, let your voice be heard. There are a number of resources you can use on campus that can help you to do so. If you would like to get in contact with Atkins with any questions, comments or concerns, you can contact him at Kemal.Atkins@keene.edu.

Student Life editor TOM BENOIT

equinox Staff If you are part of the class of 2021 Facebook group, you might have noticed a petition going around titled “Demand KSC Faculty Be Held Accountable for Harmful Actions and Inaction.”

The student who started the petition, junior Kalila Brooks, says that she wants this petition to bring awareness to inappropriate behaviors in the classroom by professors and wants them to learn from their mistakes.

The description of the petition states that “By signing this studentled petition, [students] affirm our recognition of and refusal to accept the blatant disregard many faculty of this institution show for students’ identities, experiences and boundaries… [students] further expect there to be legitimate accountability for faculty in instances where significant harm is done to students’ psycho-emotional, academic and professional well-being and development. There must be institutional recognition of the need for growth and lifelong learning for all college community members, not just students.”

Brooks said that she started this petition because she and her friends have experienced “inappropriate” behaviors in the classroom.

Although Brooks is bringing attention to a sensitive subject, she has a strong feeling about the institution. “I absolutely love Keene State.

It is undoubtedly the best place I have ever been in my life, which is why this is so upsetting why I feel like I have to do this,” Brooks said.

“I have had amazing professors, but I have also had professors that I have had a lot of issues with.”

Brooks said this petition is a great way to give a voice for students who are afraid to speak up about inappropriate behaviors in the classroom. “This is an attempt to give students a voice, to be able to say, ‘it’s not just me complaining.’”

Brooks explained, “There’s a lot of people and they are afraid to say something.”

Brooks wants to emphasize that this petition is not to get any professor in trouble; she just wants to bring attention to the issue that is at hand. “I want to bring attention to

this issue so that we, as an institution, can have a conversation about this and make Keene State a better place,” Brooks said.

Junior Chloe Labrie thinks that the petition is important to the college as a whole as it is a way to make the college a better place for everyone. “I think it’s important to partake in surveys that will potentially better the college,” said Labrie.

Labrie gave examples of unprofessional practices. “I’ve also had professors not hold themselves accountable for their actions and put students at fault. I spent multiple months writing a paper just

for it not to be graded or given any feedback. The professor told me I should’ve come to them for feedback, although they had told the class they’d be giving us feedback by the end of the summer,” Labrie explained.

“I honestly think there is a campus-wide problem,” Labrie stated. “I think a lot is changing and for professors who have been around for a while they may not be as compassionate as they should be.”

Although some students believe that this is a campus-wide issue, Vice President for Student Affairs Kemal Atkins states that it is hard

to tell at the moment; but the incidences are being looked into. “I can’t speak about how broad the incidences are,” Atkins explained. “But one of the things as we start to look into this matter and other matters that are reported to us is that we can get a sense of what incidences are isolated and whether they are widespread or isolated.”

The college takes matters like these very seriously and holds programs throughout the year to get students to input on these topics.

“There are a number of initiatives underway. At the beginning of the year, the president has a town hall

[meeting] to address students’ concerns,” Atkins stated. “We also have routinely administered a campus climate survey to get a general sense of how students are feeling and experiencing Keene State College.

We are reviewing those to address whatever issues may arise and get a deeper understanding.”

In regards to the timing of the petition and why she is signing it now, Labrie explained, “The past year I feel it’s gotten worse. I’ve had multiple professors whose classes have seriously make me consider changing my majors. Students shouldn’t have to feel this way.

Connor Crawford can be contacted at ccrawford@kscequinox.com Tom Benoit can be contacted at tbenoit@kscequinox.com

Students celebrate Veterans Day DENISE RONAN

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Monday was an observed holiday and a day off from school and work to celebrate Veterans Day. With a quick Google search, I learned that “Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans.”

Sophomore Courtney Chouinard said, “We celebrate Veterans Day to honor and remember those who served to protect our country and our freedom.”

Chouinard continued to say how she has a lot of people in her family who were veterans, and talked about how she celebrated the holiday. “To celebrate, I always call and talk to them and thank them for everything they did for us, and my family at home remembers the people in my family who fought for us, too,” Chouinard said.

It is sweet that even away at college students get the time to connect with their family members if they can. Some may even take the long weekend to go home and see their loved ones. An anonymous senior told me we “celebrate Veterans Day to remember the sacrifice of all the men and women in the armed forces.” Today, she took the time to remember both of her grandfathers, one of whom fought in Korea and the other during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I also got to talk to junior Patrice Guerard. “I usually call my uncles and my cousins who are

either currently serving or formally served,” Guerard stated. “I also usually call my grandfathers and just take the day off to try to be as conscious as I can of the holiday.”

Veterans Day is more than just a day off, but we do not hear much talk about the holiday itself. For these students, and I am sure many others, have people to love and remember.

Guerard, even without much knowledge of the history of the holiday, still takes her time to celebrate. “Veterans Day may not get a lot of recognition in the college population, but it gets a decent amount of recognition throughout the country,” she said.

Chouinard believes that “students should take time to understand the impact veterans have had on their life, and how different their lives would be if they didn’t fight for our freedom.” With all three the students I interviewed, they agreed that other students should not only recognize Veterans Day but also “take good time to respect and remember,” as stated by Guerard.

The anonymous senior thinks it is important to think about how “freedom is not free” and students should do their part to thank those who served and let them know they are remarkable and brave people.

So, how did you spend your Veterans Day? Denise Ronan can be contacted at dronan@kscequinox.com

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Studying abroad adventures KSC student Kiana Wright shares her adventures from overseas KIANA WRIGHT

Equinox Staff About a year ago, I was thinking about going abroad. I talked to my advisor and told him that I wanted to take a semester of school overseas. I always wanted to do it, but planning is exhausting. Figuring out where to go, what part of the year and don’t get me started on the paperwork; the loans and housing is chaotic.

Traveling is crazy; the experiences, views and the expenses. My loan was a little bit heavier this year because studying abroad is costly.

There are souvenirs at places you go to that you’ve wanted since you were little. There are activities that you must go on because they are just flat out unforgettable. And we can’t forget about the food and drinks and other drinks… anyways. It’s a lot of money to go to a different country, like one would expect, but worth every penny.

Plus, if you are interested and worried about costs, there are many scholarships with the school’s partnering programs. Also, make sure you know how much of the loan is going to each semester. I requested more for my first semester because I’m in Spain and need more, rather than next when I will be back home counting my nickles because I sold my soul in Spain.

No big deal. Loans: check. Need to do: housing arrangements.

Housing wise, figure that out

ASAP. If you are living in a dorm I don’t think it’s that big of a deal (don’t quote me), but if you’re planning on renting a home or apartment you need to find a subleaser (that is if you’re leaving for a semester not a year). Facebook is good, or just connect with some of your friends. It’s cool to get out of Keene for a bit, and you could go almost anywhere.

I thought I knew where I wanted to go until I saw all my options. I was a child in a candy store. I wanted to go everywhere.

There is an abundance of programs you can go through that offer different majors and studies. For me, I didn’t need anything other than elective credits so i was going to take classes that would be more interesting to me; I like more expressive classes, like writing and art. Most schools offered many classes of science and art so you shouldn’t have a problem filling up your schedule while your abroad. But I will forewarn you, these are still real classes! You have to go and you have to do your work. As much as everyone thinks (or at least in the back of my mind thought) studying abroad does not mean these courses are going to be a piece of cake. Learning is why you are in school in the first place. Vale? (Okay?) These classes help you understand the culture and the people of the place you are staying in. Es muy importante!

But it’s worth it. I know you’re all thinking about your friends, the

parties you’ll miss… blah blah blah. Just kidding; I felt you.

I was nervous that I would miss out on things happening with my friends, you know missing those “you had to be there” moments.

This is my last year at college so I’m missing Red and White Night with my friends, the first semester pub crawl and everything in between.

But after debating in my head about it and talking to students who studied in other countries, I was like, “I might actually be able to do this.” And you best believe I’m doing it as you read this. And it’s an unexplainable experience— but as you can see, I’m trying my best.

I hope you all got something out of this because I highly recommend taking a chance and putting your fears aside to grab on to this amazing opportunity that KSC is giving you all. Keep your grades up, talk to your advisors and if you have any questions, big or little, just shoot me an email! I would be happy to talk about my experiences and your potential concerns.

This is not sponsored, but @KSCglobaleducationoffice: you’re welcome.

Kiana Wright can be contacted at kwright@kscequinox.com

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Ireland cuts out carbon

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The Alternative Break group meets every Wednesday to discuss the group’s upcoming trip to Ireland that is happening in March of 2020.

The Alternative Break group is heading to Ireland in March ANGELIQUE INCHIERCA

Social MEdia dirEctor Working on any project with others can be a lot of work. Working on a project in another country with people you may have never met before requires patience, trust and the willingness to learn something new.

One group of students began their journey by strengthening their bonds as a team with icebreakers and marshmallow tower building.

The Keene State College website describes Alternative Break as a group of “domestic and international service-based trips during Keene State College’s winter, spring and summer breaks as well as on select weekends throughout the academic year” where students “take part in service projects that address unmet community needs, gain awareness of critical social issues, enhance their individual growth and prepare for lives of active citizenship.”

For $1,000, a team of KSC students will be heading off to Ireland this March to visit a fully sustainable community an hour north of Dublin.

These students will learn about sustainable agriculture and permaculture while volunteering.

Senior construction safety major Eliza Joseph co-leading the trip. Joseph has been on four Alternative Break trips while in college, but said this is the first time she has ever lead a group.

“I’m really excited,” Joseph said. “It’s a lot more responsibility, but there is a lot more creativity too, so I’m thriving with that.”

For the group’s first meeting, Joseph and her co-leader Danielle Acerno decided to spend the night doing icebreakers and playing fun activities to get to know each other (such as marshmallow tower building, guess-the-fun-fact and a challenge seen on TikTok) to bring the group together.

“The main objective was to get everyone comfortable with each other and to get people laughing. AB is really personal and takes a lot of trust with each other so that’s what we were trying to establish.”

Joseph said the main goal is to have students have faith in their team members and feel safe.

Experiencing this for the first time is KSC sophomore environmental studies major Peyton Engborg.

Engborg said she applied to participate in the trip after transferring to the college and wanting

to meet new people while doing something she feels passionate about.

“I find it can be harder to meet people as a sophomore coming in. My orientation leaders talked to me about Alternative Break and everyone I’ve talked to that’s done it said only positive things,” she said.

Engborg said the activities and the sticky Fruit Roll-Ups challenge made the meeting fun.

The group will meet more leading up to the trip. These meetings will become more information-heavy and centered on helping students renew their passports as time gets closer.

Joseph said, “To me, it’s the best part of Keene State. You get to go on adventures that are completely immersive and make you feel really important and like you make a difference.”

She added that the experience not only benefits the community they volunteer for but also the students who go on these trips and the people they inspire by sharing their stories.

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The Impeachment Inquiry

Inquiry heads to live television coverage DAVID CRARY

AP NAtioNAl Writer Back in 1973, tens of millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called "the hottest daytime soap opera" — the Senate Watergate hearings that eventually led to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

It was a communal experience, and by some estimates, more than 80% of Americans tuned in to at least part of the Watergate telecasts. They were offered by ABC, CBS and NBC, as well as PBS, which won acclaim and viewers by showing not only the live hearings but also the full-length replays in prime time.

Seeing the witnesses lay out the case against the president moved public opinion decidedly in favor of impeachment.

But this time may be different.

When the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump begins its public phase on Wednesday, people will be watching on screens large and small.

Many, in fact, are likely to be watching the proceedings on more than one screen, with real-time reinforcement of their preexisting views of Trump on social media platforms and other venues that did not exist in Nixon's time.

In the Watergate era, there was no Fox News or nationally prominent conservative talk radio shows, which today are favored by many of Trump's supporters. Nor was there the equivalent of MSNBC, which caters to left-of-center partisans.

"People now have a far greater variety of options as to how to consume this," said professor Tobe Berkovitz,

a former political media consultant who teaches communications at Boston University.

"Everyone might watch the same hearing, but then people are going to divide into camps in terms of how they want to engage with the analysis," he said. "You're going to pick who you want to interpret and propagandize."

Two decades before Watergate, Americans had their first collective immersion in live telecasts of a highstakes Washington hearing when Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., polarized the country with his relentless pursuit of suspected communist sympathizers. Joseph Welch, a lawyer representing the Army, is remembered to this day for his question to McCarthy in 1954: "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"

The Watergate hearings produced a comparably memorable catchphrase, when Sen. Howard Baker, R-Tenn., summarized the gist of the complex inquiry into a politically motivated break-in: "What did the president know and when did he know it?" A damning answer eventually surfaced after the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, as the Senate's Watergate Committee was officially called, obtained secret Oval Office tapes that implicated Nixon in a cover-up.

In the runup to President Bill Clinton's impeachment by the House in December 1998 and acquittal by the Senate two months later, there was a similar dramatic twist when disclosure of Monica Lewinsky's semen-stained blue dress undercut Clinton's claim that he had never had sex with her.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the University

of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, said Americans expecting an equally dramatic moment in the upcoming impeachment telecasts may be let down, given that so much important testimony already has been presented in closed-door sessions.

"If you're expecting revelation as opposed to confirmation, you're going to be disappointed," Jamieson said.

"It's going to seem anticlimactic unless something new is discovered."

She noted another contrast between Watergate and the Trump inquiry. Nixon and his top aides struggled to communicate persuasively with the public as the investigation unfolded, whereas Trump and his advisers are making intensive use of advertising and social media "to make sure his base stays locked down."

Will the upcoming impeachment telecasts change many minds?

Mark Meckler, an early leader in the tea party movement, predicts a lot of Americans won't even watch the broadcasts because they've already reached conclusions.

Many Trump supporters won't tune in "because they think it's a sham process," he said. "And I don't think most people on the left will watch because they already know the conclusion in their minds. To them, the president has been impeachable since before he was elected."

But Darrell West, a longtime political science professor who is now vice president of the Brookings Institution, said the telecasts will boost public interest.

"They will put human faces on the closed-door testimony," he said in an email. "Viewers will be able to observe what people say and how they say it as well as the manner in which they answer questions."

West acknowledged that most people have made up their minds on Trump's guilt or innocence.

"But the testimony doesn't have to shift very many people to be politically influential," he wrote. "If only 10% are affected negatively by the testimony, Trump's removal number jumps from 50 to 60%. That would represent an enormous hit for him and could lead some Republican Senators to consider a vote to remove the President."

Arthur Sanders, a professor of politics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, recalled that public support for Nixon's impeachment grew as the televised Watergate inquiry progressed, while most Americans remained opposed to Clinton's ouster at every stage of his impeachment process.

"The Democrats hope this follows the Nixon model — Trump has always hoped it follows the Clinton model," Sanders said.

Regardless of how the TV audience shapes up, Sanders knows of some Americans eager to follow the Trump impeachment drama.

"What's going on now is horrible for the country, but it's the best time to teach classes on American politics," he said. "The students are so curious, trying to figure out what's going on — what's normal in American politics and what isn't."

As for PBS, it's not planning a repeat of prime-time impeachment replays but says the daytime telecasts will be available on demand via all of PBS' digital platforms.

Meet the witnesses: Diplomats start off hearings ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diplomats and career government officials, they're little known outside professional circles, but they're about to become household names testifying in the House impeachment inquiry .

The witnesses will tell House investigators — and Americans tuning into the live public hearings — what they know about President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine, including the July phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that ignited the impeachment inquiry.

First up will be William Taylor, the charge d'affaires in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau, both testifying on Wednesday. On Friday, lawmakers will hear from former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.

Meet the witnesses: WILLIAM 'BILL' TAYLOR A longtime diplomat with a 50-year career of government service, Taylor returned to Ukraine this year after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked him to lead the U.S. Embassy.

The graduate of West Point and infantry officer with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam had a storied career working around the globe, including on Iraq reconstruction and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006-09.

Trump recalled Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch after what others would testify was a smear campaign against her. When Taylor returned to Kyiv, he said he was stunned at what he found.

"I discovered a weird combination of encouraging, confusing and ultimately alarming circumstances," Taylor testified on

Oct. 22.

The diplomat went on to describe the "irregular" channel of U.S. policymaking, outside the official one. He soon learned it was being run by Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and others from the administration. "A confusing and unusual arrangement," he testified.

Taylor has served under every presidential administration, Republican and Democrat, since 1985, and also worked for then-Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J. More recently he was an executive vice president at the nonpartisan U.S. Institute of Peace. ___ GEORGE KENT The bow-tie wearing career foreign service officer speaks Ukrainian, Russian and Thai and has worked in Poland, Uzbekistan and Bangkok. He joined the State Depart-

ment in 1992.

Kent testified on Oct. 15 there were three words Trump wanted to hear from the Ukraine president: "Investigations, Biden and Clinton."

He also told the investigators about the "campaign of lies" against Yovanovitch that he said was waged by the president's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.

Kent is a graduate of Harvard and the Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies, as well as National Defense University's Eisenhower School. He is a fan of the Red Sox. ___ MARIE 'MASHA' YOVANOVITCH She had twice served as an ambassador — to the Kyrgyz Republic and to Armenia — before being confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in a Senate voice vote in July 2016.

Seen as a tough ambassador, at a time when the U.S. was trying to root out corruption in the young democracy, she was recalled from Ukraine by Trump last spring.

Known as Masha, Yovanovitch testified on Oct. 11 that she was told that people were "looking to hurt" her. One senior Ukraine official said she needed to "watch my back."

She is a career diplomat having served in several top positions as a principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, a senior adviser and the dean of the language school at the Foreign Service Institute.

She is now working as a senior State Department fellow at Georgetown University.

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STAFF COMMENTARY

Decisions, decisions

Inside Intramurals

RETIREMENT

MATT HOLDERMAN

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Tom Brady expected to decide future by end of current season ALAN FORTIN

Equinox Staff Off-season is one of the most exciting times for football teams across the National Football League. Players from everyone’s favorite teams often end up in rocky situations regarding the salary cap and will either see pay cuts, trades or departures when contracts end. This is exactly what happened when players such as Le’Veon Bell, Trey Flowers, and Cordarrelle Patterson all left their former teams and found themselves in new places. This same type of move is on the back of every New England Patriots fan’s mind as we approach the halfway point of the season. There have been many rumors flying around regarding the star quarterback, but there are only three options that really make sense regarding the beloved quarterback.

If Tom Brady were to stay with playing football for another year, it is very

likely that he would resign with the Patriots. He has never taken extremely large sums of money even though many fans could argue that the player is worth a decent amount. Due to these pay cuts, the front office for New England was able to acquire more talent for Tom Brady to work with, such as Mohamed Sanu Sr., Antonio Brown and Josh Gordon. With his history of taking pay cuts, it is no secret that he loves New England, and would often take pay cuts in order to ensure that he would be able to stay and get help for him to work with. The team that gave the late rounder a chance, where he would go on to win six Super Bowls.

The only other option regarding Tom Brady if he would continue to play would be to explore the trade market. Rumors regarding a Tom Brady trade began to pop up around August and September when people began to see the four-time Super Bowl MVP put his Massachusetts house on

the market. This is something that would be worrying if you neglect the idea that the man also owns real estate in California, and could stay at other teammate’s houses during the season or even be looking for a smaller piece of real estate until retirement.

While this trade talk is something that has made headlines for many football analysts for a while, this is the least likely of the three choices. If you look at his history, Tom Brady has never been to other teams all while taking pay cuts. Taking this into factor with his age, there is no real benefit for a team to look into Tom Brady, given the fear that they may invest in someone who is older for a quarterback. Especially since the last quarterback to play around Tom Brady’s age was Brett Favre, and Vikings fans can tell you how badly that went.

The final option for Tom Brady would be to retire, which is the most likely option besides staying with New England. The quarterback has been to nine Super Bowls

and lost only three of them. He is on the hunt for his seventh win and the team is well on their way to making the playoffs for the eleventh straight season. While there are still obstacles in the way if Tom Brady does retire he definitely deserves it.

At the end of the day, Tom Brady will most likely either sign a one-season deal with New England or retire; however, there is still the chance of the trade, though it would be highly unusual. There are still three months left of football, so the answer will be revealed in the off-season and, with the way things have gone in the past, a surprise could be given to New England fans.

This article is the sole opinion of this writer.

Alan Fortin can be contacted at afortin@kscequinox.com

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CLAIRE BOUGHTON

SEnior SportS rEportEr With the exception of Keene’s men’s soccer team, this past week saw the end of the fall season for many Owls.

The women’s soccer’s season came to a close Tuesday, November 5, in the Little East Conference quarterfinals against Castleton. Volleyball’s dominating season also came to a close Tuesday night in their own L.E.C. quarterfinals against University of Massachusetts Boston.

The Owls field hockey team battled it out until Saturday, November 9, when they fell to Worcester State in the finals of the L.E.C. championships.

However, regardless of how all these teams’ seasons ended, it is important to not forget the streaks, celebrations and memories that happened throughout the 2019 fall sports season.

Women’s soccer won 10 of their nineteen games. One of those wins was an eight goal shutout against Framingham State, which saw sophomore midfielder Amanda “Mandi” Dovas score her first and second career goals. Eight of the 10 wins also took place on Owls home turf.

When it came to the L.E.C. stats leaders for women’s soccer, the Owls showed up more than once. Patricia Norton, senior midfielder, is tied for third with seven assists this season. Shelby Offord, junior goalkeeper, stands in third as well for goals-against with 15. Fellow junior goalkeeper Abbigail Terrinca is right behind Offord in fourth with 18. Terrinca also shows up in the goalsagainst average standings in fifth with 1.67.

But standings and percentages only scrape the surface of what this season held for the women’s soccer team.

“We had a bunch of crazy games,” explained senior defense and captain Nicole De Almeida. “[We had] lots of come from behind games which were awesome to be a part of, especially senior day. We came [back] from being down and got the winning goal in the last three minutes.”

Senior day had the Owls facing off against the Southern Maine Huskies. At halftime the score was Keene 1, Southern Maine 2. The Owls rallied and ended up taking home the win with a final score of Keene 3, Southern Maine 2.

“Overall, the team showed a lot of heart and fight throughout the season and it was great to be a part of this program for these past four years,” added De Almeida, who will be graduating in May alongside fellow teammates Patricia Norton and Rebecca Freitas.

Another one of Keene’s teams that had a dominating season was volleyball, winning 23 of 32 matches throughout the season. Of those 23 wins, 19 were sweeps with the final score being 3-0. The Owls also took home wins against two regionally ranked teams, W.P.I. and Wentworth, during their season. Keene swept W.P.I. with a 3-0 final score and battled against Wentworth to come out on top with a 3-2 final score.

The Owls also showed up quite a bit in the L.E.C. stats leaders.

Alison McLoughlin, sophomore outside hitter from Florida, sits at second overall in kills with 342, third in kills per set with 3.17, first in points with 408.5 and third in points per set with 3.8. Fellow Floridian and sophomore middle blocker Elizabeth Johnson also appears in the rankings, sitting at third for hitting percentage with .329.

On the defensive standing, Olivia Mathieu, senior libero, sits in first for digs with 659 and first for digs per set with 5.99. Johnson also shows up in fifth for block assists with 50.

“Although we didn’t get back to the L.E.C. championship this year, this season was overall so much fun and ultimately a success,” said Johnson when asked about her season as a whole. “Our team chemistry was really special and I enjoyed coming to practice everyday and am really grateful for all my teammates and coaches. 23-9 is still an amazing record and I have no doubt in my mind that we’ll be back in the L.E.C. championship next year.”

Another team that plans on returning the the L.E.C. finals next year is the Keene State field hockey team, who lost in the L.E.C. finals this year to Worcester State.

Field hockey won 15 of the 23 games they competed in, 10 of which took place on home turf. A few stand-out highlights from the season include junior forward Nina Bruno securing second place in Keene’s record books for overall career points, senior defense Ally McCall scoring off a reverse chip and assistant coach Erin Dallas getting engaged.

From an L.E.C. stats leader stand point, the Owls showed up strong.

Bruno sat in third for points with 50, second in goals with 21 and second in shots with 111. McCall lead the assists leader board with 18. Kelsey Roberts, senior forward, took fourth in the assists category with 11. Kayla Klein, junior forward, sits in fourth for shots with 92.

For goalkeeping, Rachel Loseby, junior goalkeeper, holds the number five spot in goals-against average with 1.72.

But a season is made up of more than just numbers.

“Overall we had a very successful season,” said senior defense and captain Hailey Beaupre.

“Although it didn’t end the way we had hoped, there is still so much to be proud of. We worked tirelessly all season and worked so hard to make it to that championship game. We dealt with heartbreaking losses and triumphant wins that each played a crucial role in who we became as a team. We took it day by day. We set goals for ourselves individually and as a team, and we did everything we could to

achieve them. Our success story speaks for itself.”

Beaupre will be graduating this May alongside Roberts, McCall, Erica Chareth and Jordan LaRaus.

“I have never been so grateful to be a part of such an inspiring program. We are a family, and I know we always will be even after my class graduates. Once you’re a member of Keene State Field Hockey, you always are.

What we have been through as a team is something that I know will stay with me for the rest of my life,” said Beaupre.

Keene’s men’s soccer team will be battling it out Saturday, November 16, against Ithaca College for round one of the NCAA. Start time is at 3:30 p.m. at Dr. Ron Butcher Field.

Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

With flag football, floor hockey and 4 vs. 4 volleyball all wrapped up for the year, men’s 3-on-3 basketball and dodgeball now own the spotlight for intramural sports at Keene State College.

This past week, the men’s 3-on-3 basketball teams completed their fourth set of games, with each team having played four times now. While there are no undefeated teams remaining at this point in the season, plenty of squads still look poised for playoff success in the coming weeks. A few of those teams include Frothy Free Throws and Tune Squad who both exited this past week of play with records of three wins and one loss. In fact, Tune Squad was undefeated going into the week, until Frothy Free Throws ended their winning streak on November 4, beating Tune Squad by a final score of 15-11.

Then, on November 5, three more teams ended the night with records of 3-1. The teams were Ice Treyz, the Tweak Team and White Men Can’t Jump (yes, that is their team’s name). A couple of those teams even faced each other, as the Tweak Team defeated White Men Can’t Jump 15-11 in the first game of the night. The Tweak Team played again later in the evening against Ice Treyz, but this time the Tweak Team lost by a score of 13-11.

Furthermore, in the final game of the night, Frothy Free Throws played again, looking to improve their record to a perfect four wins and zero losses against a not-so-stronglooking BTvG team who were 1-2 entering the game. However, BTvG pulled off the upset against Frothy Free Throws by a score of 15-12, giving Frothy Free Throws their first loss of the season.

That same night, dodgeball began its first week of competition with a handful of games. In intramural dodgeball, the winners are decided in a way comparable to NCAA volleyball: the first team to win three games wins the match. That means that if a team wins three games in a row, itwins the match.

But that also means that if the teams are tied two games to two, the match could go all the way to a fifth and final deciding game.

This week none of the matches ended up needing to go to five games, but there were some matches which went to four games. On November 5, the team of the night was The Dodge Fathers as they played two games and won both. In their first match they won by forfeit over the RA’s on Duty and in their second match they defeated the Bible Boys by a final score of three games to one. That same night, Good Guys Bad Dudes and Hammers Only picked up wins over their opponents.

The next day, November 6, a new dodgeball team entered the spotlight looking like they could be the team to beat all season long.

That team was the Woke Dons, who played three games against undefeated opponents that night and won them all. First, the Woke Dons defeated the previous night’s star The Dodge Fathers by an almost shocking final score of 3-0. Then the Woke Dons swept another team as they gave Hammers Only their first loss of the season. Then, later in the evening, there was an ultimate matchup between the only two remaining undefeated dodgeball teams: the Woke Dons and Good Guys Bad Dudes. Each team entered the match with two wins and zero losses so far on the weekend. But the Woke Dons once again did what they had done all night long: crush their opponent. The Woke Dons defeated Good Guys Bad Dudes 3-1, leaving the Woke Dons the only undefeated team remaining after the first weekend of competition with a perfect three wins and zero losses.

While it feels like both of these intramural sports teams just started their seasons, playoff games are already around the corner for teams in both sports. Next week, we’ll have results on the first-round playoff games for both dodgeball and men’s 3-on-3 basketball.

Matt Holderman can be contacted at mholderman@kscequinox.com

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Perkowski A look at what KSC spends on recruiting athletes takes home LEC XC championship AUSTIN SMITH

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Recruitment is a crucial step in any collegiate program’s path to success and for some schools it can be very expensive.

Recruitment is how athletic programs retool after their players have either graduated or have been drafted.

Recruitment is something that has become a national spotlight. Top high school athletes’ commitment to schools has become a spectacle that has national sports pundits talking.

While top athletes get this amount of attention, these athletes are most likely attending Division I schools where they will have their tuition paid for. At Division III schools like Keene State, athletes must pay their own tuition as the school is not allowed to offer scholarships for athletics.

Recruitment is something that larger schools generally put a large amount of money into. The University of Kentucky spent just over $1.4 million on recruiting for basketball alone, according to SB Nation. About $1.2 million of this is spent on flights to see athletes or bring them in for visits.

While KSC can not afford to spend $1.4 million on recruiting players, they do have ways of recruiting. head basketball coach Ryan Cain said, “Is recruiting an expense? Absolutely. We go watch guys play and there are costs associated with events we attend and travel expenses associated with it.”

Another thing that larger schools do is recruit from far out of state. Larger schools usually have athletes on the roster who hail from all over the country, if not the world.

With the ability to pay for private flights, distance is not

much of a concern. No athletic program at KSC will be spending millions of dollars on recruiting athletes from out of state, however head coach of the volleyball team Bob Wiener does some recruiting from out of state.

The volleyball team currently has two athletes from Florida, one from California and even one from Chile. “There’s 130 colleges in New England that offer volleyball, at all three divisions. If I see a kid that I like I’m competing with 40 schools,” Wiener said.

The talent pool is smaller and the demand for athletes is greater in this area of the country, which is why Wiener recruits from other states as well.

Wiener said, “If you are recruiting a kid from Arizona, there are four fouryear schools in the state of Arizona, and the population is 10 times what we have here.”

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per say. What we have are two cars that are available for recruiting that we get reimbursed for, so we can go places. If I go to a tournament and there is an admission fee, they’ll pay for that. That’s about what we get,” said Wiener.

While the athletic programs of KSC do not have the budget that larger schools have to recruit their athletes, the coaches still have to recruit without the bells and whistles of other programs.

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SEnior SportS rEportEr Although the field hockey season has come to an end, the Owls still had a dominating overall season. Let’s meet one of the captains!

Kelsey Roberts is a senior forward from Greenfield, Massachusetts. Roberts has seen great success from her first year as an Owl all the way to the end of her senior season.

Roberts appeared in eleven games during her first year. Her sophomore year, that number shot up to 21 games. Sophomore year also saw Roberts score her first collegiate goal. Her final goal count for that season would be four.

Junior year that number only grew more with Roberts scoring seven goals. Roberts was also responsible for scoring the tying goal in the NCAA first round game during her junior year against New Paltz, a game which would be won by the Owls, 4-3.

Senior year for Roberts has had her scoring 10 goals. Roberts is also fourth in the L.E.C. leaderboard for assists with 11 assists.

Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

November 16 (Sat.): Amherst College VS. Thomas College @ 1PM Keene State VS. Ithaca College @ 3:30PM

AUSTIN SMITH

SportS Editor Back in the winner’s circle once again.

Senior runner Lauren Perkowski has won the LEC championship cross country race once again. The two-time LEC champion won the race with a time of 18:22:33. While Perkowski won the championship, the women’s cross country team as a whole finished in second place in the LEC championship.

With this being her final time running in the LEC championship, Perkowski said, “It was nice to see all of the girls come together. We’ve been training so much for this and it was cool to see what we could do with the number of girls we had.”

This is also the last time that Tom Pickering will be coaching for KSC in the LEC championship. Junior runner Chloe Page said, “He didn’t make a big deal about it being his last [LEC championship], but I’m sure it was sentimental to him.” With this being Pickering’s last time coaching KSC and Perkowski in the LEC championship, Pickering said, “She ran well and she dominated the meet as she has at the LEC level for two years. She didn’t have anyone pushing her so she ran a controlled race.”

With Perkowski in her senior year, this will be the last LEC race of her career. Although it was her last race, Perkowski went out on top. “It was kind of sad because in that race I knew it would be my last and I wouldn’t race regionals,” she said. Even though Perkoski’s cross country career is over, she will still be participating in track this coming spring semester. Perkowski said, “Now I’m just looking forward to track and going for runs again.”

Even though this is Perkowski’s second LEC title in cross country, she was more happy for the team than herself. “I think the team doing their best was the biggest part of the whole race,” Perkowski said.

Although Perkowski was more focused on the team, Page was excited to see her win. Page said, “I was so happy she won because she is so committed. It was very much deserved. She has a lot of great training and dedication behind her.”

While Perkowski was the winner of the whole race, the team as a whole took second place and many of the runners had all-time best performances. Pickering said, “We had eight varsity women compete and six of them ran all-time personal bests for that course, and some ran personal bests for that distance by a significant amount. I can’t feel bad about the outcome when we had six of the eight runners run lifetime bests.”

This is the last LEC championship in which KSC cross country will have both Perkowski and Pickering. Page said, “[Pickering’s] not the type to cause a scene, but I know he is proud of her. They have worked together for a while now and he is always proud of athletes who can push through difficult challenges.”

Although this cross country season will be Pickering’s last semester at KSC, Perkowski will be back next semester to run track in what will be her final season as an Owl. Austin Smith can be contacted at asmith@kscequinox.com

November 17 (Sun.): Two Advancing Teams @ 3PM

This Week for the Owls Thursday 11/14

Friday 11/15

Saturday 11/16

*MSOC - Rd. 1 of NCAA MSOC Tournament @ 1PM (K.S.C. vs. Ithaca College @ 3:30PM)

Sunday 11/17

*Men’s Soccer - Round 2 of NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament @ 3PM

Monday 11/18

Tuesday 11/19

* - Home Contest

Wednesday 11/20

*Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Keene State vs. MiddleKeene State vs. New England College @ 6PM bury @ 7PM

MBB - Keene State vs.

Salem State @ 1PM *WBB - Keene State vs.

Middlebury @ 2PM Swim & Dive - Keene State vs. Springfield vs.

Wheaton @ 1PM XC - NCAA New England Regionals @ 11AM

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