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Vol. 73, Issue #12

Thursday, November 21, 2019

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I’m not running against democrats, I’m running against Mr. Trump. I can’t think of a single issue where Trump has any knowledge base. - Bill Weld

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News editor A KSC senior was stabbed during the Senior Pub Crawl on Sunday, November 10. According to the Keene Sentinel, the student was stabbed by a Water St.resident after attempting to enter the man’s home. The student was found on Grove St. around 4:45 p.m. and the police were called.

The student kicked in the door of a residence and the owner stabbed him in defense. The student was taken by ambulance to Cheshire Medical Center in Keene and then airlifted to DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, according to the Sentinel.

Keene Police Department Lieutenant Jason Short did not respond to request for comment.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com.

Ben & Jerry support Bernie in Keene KELLY REGAN

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Republican candidate Bill Weld speaking in Morrison Hall to the campus and local community on a variety of issues including government corruption and climate change.

Presidential candidate speaks to students and community members ALEX HARVEY

equiNox staff With an incumbent republican president and more than a dozen democratic candidates, one could forget that there are two challengers standing in Donald Trump’s way to the republican nomination, one of whom recently came to Keene State. Former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld returned to Keene State College on Saturday, November 16. KSC hosted Weld in Morrison 110 for an issues discussion in which Weld laid out the basics of his presidential platform, followed by a lengthy question and answer session.

Weld began the discussion by discussing his fondness for Keene and the greater Monadnock region, explaining that he is a part-time resident of Gilsum, New Hampshire and likes to vacation there with his friends.

The number one reason why Weld has decided to run for president is to stop Trump from winning re-election. Weld said that in 2016 he was not fond of Trump, but he did not have particularly strong feelings against him either. Weld said that this stance has changed drastically since Trump has taken office.

Weld filed for the New Hampshire primary on the same day that impeachment proceedings against Trump began. In the 1970s Weld served on an impeachment committee during the Watergate Investigation, working with Hillary Clinton.

“Having knocked around in politics I’ve never seen a government at any level, state, local or federal, that wasn’t bigger than it needed to be,” said Weld.

The environment is another important issue to Weld.

“Climate change is very near the top of my agenda, if not at the top. It’s not just a national emergency, it’s a planetary emergency,” Weld said.

Weld also suggested a carbon tax to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.

“I don’t think of it as a tax because, while it’s collected by the government, it’s remitted to the taxpayers through payroll relief,” Weld said.

Weld discussed current tensions in the White House.

“I am starting to worry about income inequality and social cohesion as a result of Mr. Trump’s policies,” Weld said. “I’m not running against democrats, I’m running against Mr. Trump. I can’t think of a single issue where Trump has any knowledge base. He can’t handle a conversation with someone who can come at him with actual knowledge and experience on issues.”

Healthcare and the military, specifically how Trump handles these issues, were other areas covered by Weld.

“We’ve got to get back to understanding that military allies are force multipliers. One of the reasons for having allies is to keep the air and sea

lanes open for free trade. Mr. Trump has said he doesn’t believe in free trade,” Weld said. “I will give Medicare the right to negotiate prescription drug prices.”

Weld also explained how he thinks the pharmaceutical industry is one industry in particular that does deserve heavy government regulation.

“I think Big Pharma has failed the trust test,” Weld said.

KSC student Nathaniel Jarvie was in attendance and was critical of Weld’s overall enthusiasm.

“I personally don’t feel he’s terribly charismatic. This is a problem when challenging the incumbent president, who has his own brand of charisma,” said Jarvie.

Area resident Anthony Scholl intends to work with the Pete Buttigieg campaign in the spring and wants to learn about the other candidates to prepare.

“Bill Weld was a classmate of mine at Harvard, although I’m sure he doesn’t remember me,” said Scholl.

The event was also live-streamed at Weber State University in Utah and West Georgia University.

Alex Harvey can be contacted at aharvey@kscequinox.com

Correction: New Mayor in Keene; published on November 14, 2019- Keene Mayor Kendall Lane endorsed George Hansel for the Mayor’s Office, however the story said Lane endorsed Mitchell Greenwald.

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Kelli Jo Harper left her position as Title IX Coordinator effective Monday, November 11. In an email sent out to all faculty and staff on Friday, November 8, it was announced that Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Denisha Hendricks will be taking over as Interim Title IX Coordinator while a search to fill the permanent position ensues.

According to the email sent out by Vice President for Student Affairs Kemal Atkins, Harper left her position for another career opportunity.

“Kelli Jo will be serving as the Youth Protection Specialist position with FIRST [For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology], an organization whose mission is ‘to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators,’” the email states.

The email also noted Harper’s role in helping the college receive a $300,000 award from the Office of Violence Against Women.

This is the third position Hendricks has held this year at KSC. She previously served as the Director of Athletics before Phil Racicot. She will continue in her current role as Special Assistant as well as Interim Title IX Coordinator.

Hendricks has also previously served as the Dean of Students and Senior Woman Administrator at Livingstone College in addition to multiple similar roles at other institutions.

“When I became a department chair in Health and Human Performance at Johnson C. Smith [University], I was also the Senior Woman Administrator for Athletics, which means you’re responsible for Title IX as it relates to athletics. It’s never just been about proportionality, it’s always been much more than that,” Hendricks said. “I have always served as a liaison to the Title IX Office.

In my role as the director of athletics (AD) at Kentucky State and associate Vice President for Administration and AD at Chicago State, Title IX is a big part of what you do. Even during my time at Johnson C. Smith I was the chair of the student conduct board, so all of the hearings and things like that (and just as an AD) you have to develop investigative practices because you still have to investigate; you have an obligation to do that.”

Hendricks said that how investigations are performed as a Title IX Coordinator will differ from her previous positions.

“How you [investigate] is the same. The skills are very transferable. What you have to know is more [specific] things about a particular policy that you’re following or what have you,” Hendricks said. “In terms of the ‘how’ you do it, who you talk to first, how

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Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield from Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company came to Keene State College to scoop ice cream and encourage students to vote for Bernie Sanders.“ We’re very excited to be here for the first ever ‘Lick it, Stick it and Pick it’ event,” Greenfield said.

The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company scooped ice cream in the Student Center on campus. They then took pictures with students and community members and encouraged the audience to support Bernie Sanders in the upcoming presidential election.

“I don’t know how I can best express the idea that this is a once in a lifetime candidate,” Cohen said. “This is a candidate who truly has the ability to live up to [the campaign’s] promise of justice for all.”

“This event is super cool because getting a chance to meet Ben and Jerry is a once in a lifetime event.

That never happens. The fact that they’re right here in my school is really cool,” Keene State junior Megan Marcotte said.

“I liked the event. I was already a supporter of Bernie; he really champions equality and justice,” Keene State sophomore Ryan Ainsworth said.

One Keene community member at the event, Alexander Gagliardo, heard about it when he attended a Sanders rally previously held at KSC. “I support Bernie. I wasn’t

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KSC works to improve graduate programs by including online options and adding history and archives discipline RACHEL VITELLO

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Despite all the work that graduate programs have undergone this year, do people know these programs are available? According to Hastings, he was only made aware of the history and archives graduate program by luck after seeing a poster for it on campus while he was working in the biology department.

Chief Enrollment Management Officer MB Lufkin said that the graduate programs that are created are based off what research finds to be high demand areas.

“We usually work with an organization or a company that does the research for us. Some ways they look at that is by not only looking at what the projections are for the jobs in the future but also looking at what the search terms are that folks are looking for in Google. We also take a look at what our competition is doing and what’s happening competitively in the area,” Lufkin said. “All of those things come into play in terms of doing the market research. The freshness and the momentum we were able to bring was by looking at what was available in the marketplace in terms of keywords and search volume.”

This same process will be applied in the future when looking to implement more graduate programs on campus.

“We’ll never have more graduate students than undergraduates, but it’s a really important pathway for our undergraduate students and yet another way to serve New Hampshire and New England and the region in those important areas,” Fey-Yensan said.

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We’re producing a workforce to get after some important areas for New Hampshire and the region. We feel an obligation to do that. Nancy Fey-Yansen

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While Keene State College is known as an undergraduate college, the school’s graduate programs have been expanding and improving this past year. Dean of Sciences, Sustainability and Health Karrie Kalich has been involved with the support of the growing master’s program.

“In the past, we only had graduate programs in two areas: education, which has a couple of different pathways, and our safety and occupational health program. As we’ve really started to realize more of the opportunities around graduate studies, we’ve been able to bring on board a third graduate studies area: history and archives,” Kalich said.

Timothy Hastings and Laura Ruttle are two students who completed their undergraduate at KSC in 2013 and returned this year to receive their master’s in the history and archives graduate program. Both students said that a major draw to this program is the close work they are able to do with faculty, specifically with their advisor Head of Special Collections and Archives Rodney Obien.

“Everyone here has been at Keene State for a long time, but Rodney has been an archivist for 20 to 30 years so he knows so many people in the industry. As far as looking for internships, programs where you’re getting a lot of attention and connecting with someone who will help you get into a really good profession are very helpful. It makes me feel really comfortable knowing there are people rooting for your success,” Ruttle said.

Hastings also said that Obien was able to introduce the students to several archivists and conservators in the area, who they are now able to contact whenever they need assistance on research or coursework.

Another draw to the graduate program at Keene State for both Ruttle and Hastings was simply that they were already living in the area.

“If I had wanted to do a graduate program right after school I would’ve had to look elsewhere and probably move out of the area because there aren’t any other programs like this in this area,” Ruttle said.

According to Executive Director of Research and Graduate Studies Nancy Fey-Yensan, providing graduate programs in this area specifically was important to the college.

“As a state institution we feel a great responsibility to serve the public need. We’re producing a workforce to get after some important areas for New Hampshire and the region. We feel an obligation to do that,” Fey-Yensan said.

However, with the introduction of the online safety and occupational health applied sciences (SOHAS) graduate program, people no longer have to necessarily live in the area to receive their masters in that field specifically.

“It’s the SOHAS program that’s broken ground in the online world and it was really brilliant to say, ‘Hey, we want to cast our net a little bit further and attract people to this really unique master’s program’ because it is [unique] and to have it all online has been an interesting experience,” FeyYensan said. “Those are models we’re looking at closely as we grow graduate programs. It seems to be working; it has attracted more students.”

According to Kalich, the enrollment for graduate programs had been declining, but with the introduction of the online option the numbers are back up. Graduate enrollment has increased by 60 percent in the past year.

The online option has also provided greater opportunity for older students who may have families or full-time jobs to receive their master’s in a more

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you deal with it; all of those things are very transfer- the Title IX Office continues with normal operaable.” tion, Atkins, Associate Vice President for Diversity As for changes to Title IX, Atkins said that the and Inclusion Dottie Morris and Director of Human interim position will not cause any differences in the Resources Karen Crawford will be searching for someeffectiveness of the Title IX Office. However, Title IX one to fulfill the permanent position. may see some improvements moving forward.

“There are a number of professional networks out “We have some exciting things going on with there for professional Title IX officers we’ll advertise expanding our capacity as an institution to respond on,” Atkins said. “We’ll cast a wide net. We’re looking to reports of sexual misconduct that take place on for folks who have the skills, the background, the expecampus,” Atkins said. “We have trainees coming up rience in Title IX issues, investigation, coordination and next month so we’ll be provided with much more very strong administrative skills. NASPA (National training and technical assistance. We’ll start seeing Association of Student Personnel Administrators) is some improvements in some administrative processes the national organization for student affairs adminisand some advanced training will take place. It’s a short trators. There are various sources we’ll tap into.” period of time but there are some things we can do that Hendricks looks forward to serving the community have been in the works that we can continue to do to in her new role and integrating the upcoming changes. make sure we move forward to strengthen the work we “In terms of the commitment, our response to studo. What people should see is positive change.” dents, faculty and staff, remains the same,” “You’ll see some additional transitions Hendricks said. “I think we’re in a on the backend you may not even really good place here, especially realize in terms of how we process having the intake officers. That’s things so that we move more really not something that we’ve on the technology side and done before, which is a great increase the use of programs thing because that means we that we already have,” Henhave a better opportunity to dricks said. “I think there’ll be responsive to our student be some ease of some of the body, faculty and staff. It’s time-consuming aspects of about the entire Keene comthe job because we can utimunity.” lize our technology more.”

More on the grant given KSC President Melinda to the Title IX Office by the Treadwell is also looking Office of Violence Against forward to seeing some tranWomen can be found sition in the way Title IX operhere: http://kscequinox. ates on campus. com/2019/10/ksc-receives“This is a critical institugrant-for-sexual-violence-edutional effort. The students will cation/. continue to have access and support and we’re going to do more because of the grant,” Treadwell Rachel Vitello can be contacted at said. “We’re going to do a big strucrvitello@kscequinox.com. tural overhaul and make sure students have multiple access points.

Anywhere within an organization, there may be a sense of ‘I can’t report here’ or ‘I don’t feel safe reporting here,’ so we need to have anonymous, multiple OLIVIA CATTABRIGA / ART DIRECTOR points of access if anyone feels they’ve been harmed or are vulnerable.”

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Ben and Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield scoop ice cream with an attendee.

sure exactly what was going to munity member Scott Dakota said. happen at this event. I was sur- “Here’s a candidate that I’m on the prised to learn that Ben and Jerry same page with 95 percent of the are here. I didn’t know that they time; and how often are we going were such strong Bernie support- to get an opportunity like this? ers,” Gagliardo said.

The time is now.”

“Like Ben and Jerry both said, KSC first-year Dominic Lynch Bernie seems like a true warrior has a personal reason for supportfor justice. I’m blown away by how ing Sanders and for coming out to much Bernie is willing to do on so the event. many different fields for so many “The main reason I really appredifferent people.” ciate Bernie is his drive and he’s “His plan is the only Green New really good at impacting young Deal platform that is at the scale voters,” Lynch said. “A really close necessary to confront the problems friend of mine has type 1 diabetes that we [have],” Cohen said. and he is the only candidate who’s Another Keene community actually going out and fighting for member, Scott Dakota, is a pro- them to have cheaper medication. gressive activist organizer and fre- He has taken people to buy their quently attends events like this. medication for them and I just “I support Bernie in the biggest admire that.” possible way. I never saw enough “Supporting a semi-local, Verdifference between the establish- mont-native for president... I think ment democrat or establishment that’s really cool that they’ve republican party candidates for it teamed up and I think this will to be worth my time,” Keene com- bring a lot of publicity to the cam-

paign,” Marcotte said.

“Here in New Hampshire, this is where presidential campaigns get made or broken and you have the power,” Cohen said.

Kelly Regan can be contacted at kregan@kscequinox.com.

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Natural History Conference held at KSC for first time KELLY REGAN

Senior newS reporter The first-ever Natural History Conference was held at Keene State College on Saturday, November 16.

Erica Kamerzel is a graduate student at Antioch University studying environmental education. Kamerzel worked on the planning committee for this Natural History Conference.“It was created as part of the series of events that are happening from the Harris Center’s 50th celebration,” Kamerzel said. “It’s been a lot of fun.

Six months ago we were sitting in meetings figuring out the big picture and logistical things. It’s great to actually have it happen.”

The Monadnock Region Natural History Conference was created by a collaboration of Keene State College, Antioch University New England, UNH Cooperative Extension, Franklin Pierce University and the Harris Center for Conservation Education.

“There are a lot of research institutions and a lot of really strong networks of people doing ecological and natural history research in this area. It’s just an opportunity to showcase that and to show the people who live here what makes it so special,” Kamerzel said Kamerzel works with the Monadnock Ecological Research Education (MERE) project at Antioch. Over the summer, Kamerzel did on-trail hiker education. The MERE project was founded in 2007 by Professor Peter Palmiotto at Antioch University.

“All the people and organizations involved in this are very busy. It wouldn’t necessarily be an every-year thing, but we got a lot of interest this year,” Kamerzel said.

Keene State College students Julia Anselmo and Caitlin Scanlon were at the conference. Anselmo represented Keene State’s Eco-Reps.

“I’m here with the Eco-Reps talking about some events and campaigns that we’re doing. We’re here to talk about what we do here on campus,” Anselmo said.

Scanlon is an environmental studies major at Keene State College.

“I’m here showing people what we do in the department and what the major is like,” Scanlon said.

Several Franklin Pierce University and Keene State College students gave poster presentations on their research, including FPU students Kassandra Jaskolski and Victoria Prest.

“It’s my senior capstone. I’m doing the invasive plant glossy buckthorn and the effect it has on understory plants,” Jaskolski said. “New England is huge when it comes to natural history. We’ve had so many different forest succession stages and so much human land use history.”

“Our project was on two sub-watershed streams.

They’re unusually high in conductivity and our study was to figure out why,” Prest said.

“If you are interested in doing research, you can see what else is happening and what kind of projects there are,” Kamerzel said.

Presenters at this conference included professors and faculty from Franklin Pierce University, Antioch University, St. Paul’s School and Keene State College.

Professional researchers from The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Fish and Game, Moosewood Ecological LLC, Norway Pond Commission, Ashuelot River LAC and Ecosystems Mgmt. Consultants also presented at the conference.

“These are all passionate people. You wouldn’t be tromping through a wetland or spending a holiday out in a field tracking a Blanding turtle if you weren’t passionate. It’s work that people want to be doing,” Kamerzal said.

Dr. Rick Van de Poll, a professional wildlife biologist, was the keynote speaker at the conference. Van de Poll also gave a presentation on 15 Years of Research Observations at Otter Brook Farm.

“I really appreciate that Rick [Van de Poll] this morning at the keynote talked about sense of place and what we can do to foster that sense of place. It really has to do with personal identity and how you see yourself situated in the world,” Kamerzal said.

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KSC Eco-Reps tabling at the Natural History Conference

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The 488th meeting of the Senate of Keene State College convened on Wednesday, November 13 in the Mountain View Room.

New Senator Dominic Lynch was welcomed to the Senate during roll call.

There was an approval of the minutes of the 487th Senate meeting held on October 9.

The Senate Executive Committee proposed a microcredential proposal and ISP amendment policy. There was a charge for a program elimination task force and its need for membership was also discussed. This task force will work to update the existing program elimination guidelines to more accurately reflect the current landscape in higher education and at KSC. It will be chaired by Senator Patrick Dolenc.

The Academic Policy Committee moved that revisions be made to the academic policy and to the grade appeal policy.

The Academic Standards Committee moved for revisions to the course registration timeline in the academic calendar guidelines.

The Senate Curriculum Committee moved for revisions to multiple minors, including sport management, early childhood development, sport and exercise psychology and Holocaust and genocide studies.

New business was discussed before the Senate adjourned.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com.

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Under the New Business Section, Chief Information Officer Laura Seraichick, Interim Director of Campus Safety Kevin Williams and Director of Campus Life Jen Ferrell did a budget presentation. They presented the budget for education technology fee, shuttle service & campus safety fee and student center fee respectively.

Seraichick talked about the technologies on campus that are directed towards education. She presented the mission of the Information Technology department, how the department supports student success, key resources available to the department and rationale for the budget increase.

Williams discussed seven topics with the student leaders. The topics included: dispatch services, shuttle services, parking enforcement, scheduling of DCS (Distributed Control System) staff, emergency planning, uniformed patrol and budget 2020.

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Ferrell presented the budget for the student center. She talked about how the department supports student success, current facility, current challenges, staff resources shifting and requested for a 2.5 percent increase in the budget. She also presented the rationale for the budget increase.

The budget presentations are waiting to get voted on by the student leaders.

Student Body President Davis Bernstein informed the assembly that there was no meeting next Tuesday (November 26). Bernstein also informed the assembly of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg visiting campus on December 4.

Student Government Advisor Jennifer Ferrell informed the assembly of winter celebration on December 4.

Class 2020 representative Ashley Ruston thanked the assembly for assisting the senior class in putting on Red ad White Night.

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The Equinox shares its opinion on recent KSC departures On Monday, November 11, Keene State College Title IX coordinator Kelli Jo Harper stepped down from her role.

Special Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Denisha Hendricks will fill the role as the interim Title IX coordinator. According to the Keene State website, the Title IX office is there for any students who may face any form of sexual misconduct, harassment or discrimination.

This is not the first time the Title IX coordinator is changing in the last few years, with Harper recently replacing Jeffrey Maher. Harper has also not been the only notable departure from Keene State to occur this semester, with Thorne Art Director Brian Wallace, Catering Director Dorothy McCoy and Coordinator of Student Activities and Organizations Brittany Gallagher leaving this week as well.

The Equinox understands that certain positions at the college are very demanding; especially a position like Title IX coordinator, as you have the potential to be exposed to traumatic information. While you may not be the person who went through the trauma, hearing about it day after day does

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have some kind of impact on you.

While we feel this way, we also believe that it is not good to have this much turnover anywhere especially at a college like KSC. Losing vital staff members at a school that already has financial issues, has a reputation as a party school and struggles with retention is not a good image.

Another concern that the Equinox has is that many of these faculty members work very closely with the students.

This means that these faculty members that many students have come to trust and admire will no longer be available for students when they need them.

Especially for students in a vulnerable state, it is important for them to have people they truly trust. This is not to say that Dr. Hendricks and whoever takes on the role full time will do poorly as we are sure they will do great things, but students who have gone through these experiences need consistency.

It is unknown if the exposure to trauma was a contributing factor to the departure of our most recent Title IX coordi-

To contact the Equinox, e-mail pthapha@kscequinox.com or emcnemar@kscequinox.com

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nator, The Equinox does wonder why we are seeing several people with prominent positions leaving the college. Is it just a coincidence and people are finding better opportunities?

Or is there a bigger issue that the administration should be working to fix? Whatever the reason, The Equinox is sad to see these members of our campus community go. We wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavors.

The War in Afghanistan is the longest war in American history.

Since 2001, American troops have been fighting a war against terrorists and insurgence groups in the fractured country, and now, 18 years later, there is no conclusive end in sight.

An overwhelming number of democratic candidates support an end to the war, with most major players agreeing that we must pull our troops out and bring them home. However, some candidates hesitate on completely committing to pulling out, focusing on the complications it may cause.

Senators Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders all support pulling out of the War in Afghanistan. Gabbard believes that we have been at war for far too long, leaving neither our own troops nor the people of Afghanistan in a better position since the beginning of the conflict.

She discusses ending the “wasteful regime-change wars” in not only Afghanistan but elsewhere in the Middle East and beyond. Sanders delivers a similar position, also saying he is currently working in Congress on getting us out of the current war in Yemen and preventing a conflict with Iran. Booker says we need to get out of Afghanistan responsibly, criticizing candidates for putting a timeline on our military.

Senator Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang take slightly different approaches to the issue. Buttigieg, while wanting to bring troops home, discusses maintaining some sort of force in the area to preserve homeland security, similar to those we have in other regions. He does, however, support the removal of troops themselves, as long as it’s done well and not poorly. Harris focuses in on some sort of reinforcement for the Afghani government and its troops, though does not specify what form that reinforcement takes. Yang does not promise to have troops out, saying that while he would like to bring them home, it’s currently impossible to know what will be needed “on the ground” during the timeframe of what would be his first term as president.

President Donald Trump took an “America First” position during his campaign and went against both the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has not been able to make any significant steps to pull American troops out of Afghanistan.

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In fact, negotiations between the Trump administration, the President of Afghanistan and Taliban leaders broke down in September after Trump canceled the meeting, declaring talks “dead.”

I personally would agree with most presidential candidates that we need to find a way to get our troops home and end the War in Afghanistan. However, I also believe that we unfortunately cannot simply bring our troops home without any reinforcement within Afghanistan and expect everything to magically be better.

We saw only a few weeks ago what happens if we pull out troops without any sort of long-term plan as Syria erupted into even more chaos between the Kurds and Turkish invading forces. We also saw earlier this decade, after American troops were pulled out of Iraq, that without fully stabilizing a country we left in turmoil, even more violence can arise.

Only three years after we pulled out of Iraq in 2011, ISIS took over more than half of both Iraq and Syria. Because of this, I would side more with the likes of Mayor Buttigieg, Yang, and Senators Harris and Booker. We should work on bringing our troops home, but only if the safety of our troops leaving, security back at home from terrorists and some level of stability in Afghanistan are secured before we leave.

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Patrick Holden can be contacted at Patrick.Holden@ksc.keene.edu

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One student’s thoughts on Trump impeachment talks ANDREW CHASE

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On August 12, 2019, a whistleblower filed a complaint against President Donald J. Trump. The complaint contained a phone conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

This phone call took place on July 25, 2019.

In this conversation, President Trump pressured the Ukrainian President to investigate Joe Biden and Hunter Biden’s activities.

President Trump also requested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claim that the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential elections came from Ukraine.

I believe that absolutely no man or woman is above the rule of law. When I say that no one is above the law, this means that even if you’re part of the social elite, you still need to be held accountable for your actions. So, as stated in Article 2, Section 4 of the United States Constitution, “The Pres-

ident, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” This means that when the President, Vice President and all politicians commit a crime, they still need to pay for their actions.

President Trump is currently going through the process of a possible impeachment. On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the first public hearings for the impeachment inquiry began. These public hearings would continue until Friday November 15, 2019. During Marie Yovanovitch’s public testimony, she said that she was targeted by the president and his allies.

She also claimed that she felt threatened

by President Trump. Yovanovitch was previously a United States ambassador to Ukraine.

While Yovanovitch was publicly testifying, President Trump was on Twitter. While on Twitter, he tweeted, “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off

in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors... They call it ‘serving at the pleasure of the President.’ The U.S. now has a very strong and powerful foreign policy, much different than proceeding administrations. It is called, quite simply, America First! With all of that, however, I have done FAR more for Ukraine than O.” From my point of view, it seems that Trump is trying to intimidate Yovanovitch.

Witness intimidation is a crime; it is classified as witness tampering. Depending on the circumstances, witness tampering can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony. If President Trump is charged with witness tampering then he could ,theoretically, be removed from office because, like the Constitution stated he could be removed from office for committing a misdemeanor or other high crime.

In my opinion, President Trump should be impeached for the fact that He blatantly tried to intimidate a witness who was testifying against him. Even if Trump is not convicted because of the phone call incident, he should still have to answer to the law for the fact that he publicly attempted to intimidate a witness.

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Getting me-time shouldn’t be a crime Discussing the importance of getting time for yourself WILLIAM PRUETT

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Being in college, especially for first-year students, can be overwhelming in a variety of ways. You are suddenly thrown into a brand new environment with countless people that you do not know. You also most likely have a roommate that you have never met in your life, but now you are living with them for the entire year.

Everything is happening really fast and often you will forget a time where you were not with a single person but yourself. A lot of students forget that just a couple months ago they were alone almost all day besides when being with friends or family. Many get caught up with the social aspect of college and develop a need to always be with others at all times. Although meeting new friends and getting involved in clubs and organizations that you are interested in is a major part of college that every student should experience, many also get too caught up with all of this and forget who they are.

Finding appropriate alone time in college is just as important, if not more important, than all these other aspects that come along with the experience. It has many benefits to one’s mental health while dealing with these busy times. As stated earlier, it is challenging to not be surrounded constantly by people in college.

If you are like me, you enjoy the company being there, but once in a while it is crucial to get a couple hours alone to ground yourself and remind yourself who you are. It is easy to fall victim to negative influences and go down paths that you would not have if you had someone there to remind you

of your true self.

Unfortunately, in college you are on your own. Nobody is there to check in to see that you are making the right decisions during every second of the day like high school. This is one of the main reasons why getting some time by yourself is so vital. It allows you to look at yourself and reflect honestly on what you have been up to in order to keep yourself on the right track. Nobody knows you better than yourself and alone time proves that to you.

There are many other benefits to spending time alone in college. If you are always with your friends, you will start to depend on them in social situations to allow you to feel comfortable. Doing things by yourself, like simply going to the library to do homework or going to eat at the dining commons to grab a meal, can improve your self confidence greatly.

A huge number of students forget how to do things by themselves because of the social pressure that is always surrounding them. Students can also benefit because when you are alone, you find out what is interesting to you and what is not. You may walk by a poster to a club and find yourself wanting to join it and realize that you may have been too nervous or not noticed it if you were around your friends.

Essentially, alone time in college allows one to stay true to themselves during a time where new people and possibilities feel endless.

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Expecting respect for everybody CRISTIAN VALENTIN

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Do people ever do some things that you think are both bad and make literally no sense? Well, that’s how I felt during the winter months in The Commons last year.

I would be walking to my room, which was then on the fourth floor, and I would occasionally take the elevator (like most people). But once the elevator doors would close I would be greeted with the sight of salty boot marks from people kicking the doors and what looked like spit that leaked down to the bottom of the door and dried. I would be disgusted and think to myself, “how can somebody that claims to be an adult do this?”

The worst part would be knowing that everybody, including me, would be charged for these peoples’ actions. This wasn’t the only time that I would get charged for stuff like this either. I would often be welcomed into the bathroom by a sink full of vomit or a toilet that was last used by somebody who clearly didn’t know how to aim and just roll my eyes, knowing that my whole hall was going to pay for this.

Having to deal with these kinds of things is extra frustrating because we’re all paying to be at college already and these people are not only making the experience worse but making everyone have to pay more. I would often get texts from my parents after seeing the charges and thinking that I did something, when in reality I’m getting charged because somebody threw up in the middle of the hallway.

Students are certainly affected by these kinds of things, but the ones who are most affected would be the custodians. They are the ones who have to clean up these messes daily and, according to the damage report emails, they would often have to put in extra time to clean up these messes made by legal adults.

Oftentimes, people don’t treat custodians with the respect that they deserve because it’s not the most glamorous job. However, the truth of the matter is that they are very hard-working, normal people, just like the rest of us. People should know that when they treat a building with complete disrespect, they are basically doing the same thing

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Keene State College sophomores Cierra Taber (left) and Julia Messinger (right) both gathering recruitment for the KSC Scriptor booth at the Pumpkin Lobotomy event last month on the Fiske Quad.

KSC Scriptor club encourages expressive writing for students KATHRYN SPADAFORA

Equinox stAff Not all of the writing Keene State College students do has to be for class.

It can also be for pleasure, and KSC Scriptor is one of the leading voices in creative student writing on Keene State campus. A creative journal, Scriptor publishes student flash fiction (short fictional stories) and art in conjunction with the University of New Hampshire, who heads the submission process for the journal. Submissions are open throughout the year for any piece shorter than 3,000 words and students may participate in a biannual flash fiction contest.

Writing within a chosen theme for each semester (this Fall 2019 semester’s theme was “Paranormal Prose”), students may

submit a flash fiction piece into the contest for a chance to win first place and get their piece published in the year’s journal.

Scriptor is more than the annual journal, however. It is also a club that meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Center for Writing, not only to work on editorials and pieces for the journal but to provide students with a space to write creatively outside of the academic lens.

This includes activities such as prompts and writing workshops.

“To me, Scriptor means creating a space for people to collaborate and express themselves in a way that they might not have the opportunity to with the stress of the college workload,” said Julia Messinger, social media and communications manager of Scriptor. “By providing this space, I hope that students

can follow their passions and write for pleasure without feeling like it’s something they’re required to do.”

The club has lived on through the English department, including staff supervisor Dr. Kate Tirabassi, after senior members graduated last year. Scriptor has a new face and the students involved are working hard to make themselves known across Keene State. This includes tabling at the Student Center and Pumpkin Lobotomy, putting up posters across campus and posting on the Facebook group “Scriptor at Keene State College.”

This year, and in the years to come, Scriptor hopes to keep a lasting impact on Keene State College and continue to publish student voices. Senior and president of Scriptor Savannah Nickerson emphasized this when asked about what

the club means to her.

“Scriptor is a club that I hope to make a consistent and organized club on campus that is involved with not just creating a space for student creative publication to happen but also to be a club that helps other organizations on campus in their events and ideas as well. This is almost a type of legacy that I would like to leave behind for Keene State College,” said Nickerson.

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Keke's not showing love Attendees of the music festival Camp Flog Gnaw were angry that Drake was performing JOSEPH GUZMAN

Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor Seems like Aubrey “Drake” Graham had quite the weekend performance at the Tyler, the Creator-run festival Camp Flog Gnaw.

Last Sunday night, a crowd f of tens of thousands of people gathered for the eighth consecutive year of the prominent music carnival at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The festival goes on for two days and this year featured artists like Dominic Fike, Clairo, and Tyler himself. On Sunday night, after rapper YG performed at the Camp stage, the last time slot of the night was reserved for a surprise artist. The audience ended up lucking out and they received the treat of getting three different artists to perform. First hitting the stage, a close friend to Tyler, rapper A$AP Rocky. Shortly after, emo-rap superstar Lil Uzi Vert followed with his performance.

The audience, for this third and final performance of the night, was expecting friend, singer and former Odd Future (music crew) member, Frank Ocean. Ocean doesn’t perform very often and, because of his recent activity again in the music industry (by releasing new songs and starting his own pop up club in NYC), fans thought he would be performing at the carnival.

Instead, fans got Drake and despite most people seeming like they enjoyed the performance from online videos, a large group of fans got angry because of their preconceived idea of how things were going to play out.

A crowd performance video shows Graham performing the song “Feel No Ways.” He sticks his mic to the crowd for the audience to sing back to him and he gets booed back. “Camp Flog Gnaw, I’m here for you tonight; if you wanna keep going I will keep going tonight,” he said. The crowd responds to him with mixed reactions, screams of boos having more of a presence than cheers to keep going. Finally, Graham makes the decision to leave the stage. “I love y’all. I go by the name of Drake. Thank you for having me,” he says while stepping away.

Andrew Cha, an attendee of the event, said, “Of course I’m disappointed [the final performer] wasn’t Frank Ocean, but how are you going to boo Drake off the stage like that?” Cha did recognize that Camp Flog Gnaw wasn’t the type of crowd to appreciate Graham, however. “Booing [Drake] off was disrespectful to him

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and Tyler. From my story, you can see that everyone in my section, despite expecting Frank, was vibing. So we had no idea why the show ended 10 minutes early.

The fact that we lost 10 minutes of a headliner’s closing set and Tyler didn’t even come out to say ‘thank you’ makes me more disappointed than not seeing Frank,” said Cha. Tyler had his own statements that he vented through Twitter about this whole ordeal. “I thought bringing one of the biggest artists on the f****** planet to a music festival was fire! But flipside, [it was] a little tone-deaf knowing the specific crowd it drew. Some created a narrative in their head and acted out like a******* when it didn’t come true and I don’t f*** with that,” one tweet stated. A video even surfaced of Tyler dancing in front of the audience to Drake’s “Feel No Ways.”

“I love that song and thought that would never happen… He really did that for me and I appreciate it because he did not have to come at all.To see our worlds come together was so great in theory,” tweeted Tyler, re-thanking Drake and his own audience again.

Graham had his own simple way of responding to all of the backlash from this event through a post on Instagram. The post was captioned, “Plot twist… just signed a 10-year residency at Camp Flog Gnaw. Sorry kids, see you EVERY SINGLE YEAR 'til you are 30.”

In this situation it’s safe to say that Drake is the real winner to come out of this entire thing. Graham has described this situation as a humbling experience and I think it was well-deserved because of his overly cocky behavior in recent years. The most apparent thing to me from the video footage is that he handled it as best and respectfully as he could by asking the audience if they would like him to continue. If the 10-year residency he signed is true, then the future years of Camp Flog Gnaw will reach new demographics of rap fans of people who enjoy Drake and Tyler, The Creator’s music.

It’s a smart and petty move to those who booed him and it wouldn’t surprise me if next year Camp Flog Gnaw got even bigger than its former eight year attendance.

DISCLAIMER: This article is the sole opinion of Joseph Guzman Joseph Guzman can be contacted at jguzman@kscequinox.com

Mid90s (2018), written and directed by Jonah Hill, is a film that doesn’t try to be perfect. It is a film that captures more of a specific style or nostalgia about the 1990s without being disingenuous or corny that people really gravitate toward, therefore making this movie more digestible to the viewer.

It tells you everything you need to know straight from the tagline, which is “fall, get back up,” referencing a phrase that the character Ray (Na-Kel Smith) says in the movie when he explains to the main character Stevie (Sunny Suljic) that he hasn’t seen anyone take falls as hard as he has.

The film is another coming-of-age tale, featuring the life of 13-year-old Stevie who ends up befriending some skaters from the local skate shop.

Mid90s captures the style and attitude of what it was like to join a skating crew at that time, but also gives us some insight into the life of young Stevie, his aggressive brother Ian (Lucas Hedges) and caring mother Dabney (Katherine Waterston).

Stevie's homelife is portrayed early in the film as his brother is constantly beating him up for little things like being in his room or showing disrespect .

His mother is the reliable and sensible one in the house, typically breaking up fights and parenting.

Other than those few things his home life doesn’t provide much else than context to Stevie's mental state throughout the film.

One of the things that immediately caught my attention when the film began was that it seemed to be shot or edited to look like they were using film to give the movie a more realistic look into the viewfinder that leads to the 1990s.

The crop on the movie was the classic aspect ratio of (11:8) instead of the normal standard for today's movies which is 4k (also known as IMAX).

Another thing that I thought was done extremely well was the casting. Hill and Allison Jones made sure to cast good skateboarders before actors with a lot of them having this as their first film.

I think that if they did the same film with actors instead of skateboarders it would have been a very different film.

By having skaters in the roles it made everything seem way more natural in terms of movement.

This film definitely has its issues.

For example, lazily providing an answer about why Ruben (Gio Galicia) started off treating Stevie like he wasn’t equal toward the beginning of the film. I think Hill should have made the two address the answer to why Ruben suddenly hates the same kid he was trying to mentor.

Another interesting thing is that at a certain point in the film, his mentor goes from Ruben to F***s*** (Olan Prenatt) and Ray, who are on two different sides of the spectrum in terms of goals and ideas.

F***s*** wants to find parties and have a good time while Ray wants to actually make it big in terms of skating.

In conclusion, the film Mid90s gives us a clear look into the life of Stevie and how he is coming into his own and growing up.

He is being shaped by the group that surrounds him and suddenly beginning to stand up for himself and have the confidence of someone who is three feet taller than him.

The film itself looks and has the same feeling as the found footage skate videos that it was based on.

Every scene utilizes the hip-hop music era to help explain and convey the theme of the scene.

Overall, I give this movie an 8/10.

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On Thursday, November 14, the Percussion Ensemble performed. Pictured above are two Keene State College music students performing in the Percussion Ensemble at Redfern Arts Center.

Redfern Arts Center hosts the final percussion ensemble of the semester CRISTIAN VALENTIN

OpiniOns EditOr Cowbells, bongos, drums and other instruments took center stage this past Thursday as the Percussion Ensemble presented “Clave! A Survey of Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Style.”

The ensemble was directed by Keene State Resident Artist Christopher Swist alongside Co-Director Amy Garapic and featured music written by Amadeo Roldan, Peter Garland, Swist himself and others. The works performed were “Ritmica No. 5” and “Ritmica No. 6” by Amadeo Roldan, “Variations on a Ghanaian Theme”

by Daniel Levitan, “Apple Blossom” by Peter Garland, “Transferencia” by Glenn Kotche, “Little Sunflower” by Freddie Hubbard, “Afro Blue” by Mongo Santamaria, “Phase Dance” by Pat Metheny and “Dave” by Swist.

According to Garapic, the Ritmicas meant a lot to her. “My favorite part was probably rehearsing and performing the Ritmicas. They are just historically very important to the percussion ensemble because they were the first note-taking pieces, so the fact that we have them and are able to perform them now is really special.

I performed those as a freshman in music school so to be able to come back and conduct those and teach them to my students was really fun,” said Garapic.

Ensemble member Christian Terry said improvisation was a part of many songs. “I love percussion ensemble. It’s one of my favorite concerts of the semester because you never know what’s going to happen; a lot of it is improvising. For instance, the ‘Afro Blue’ ( [I] love that piece), when I’m playing piano every time is different including the lengths, notes and chords,” said Terry.

There seemed to be a story behind many of the other songs as well. Swist said “Apple Blossom” was a meditation about nature changing over the seasons.

Swist also said “Transferencia” was a more American piece written for a drum set. The final piece “Dave,” written by Swist, paid homage to the late jazz musician Dave Samuels.

This last piece was greeted with loud applause from the audience. “It had a lot of jazz band sounding stuff and I love jazz band so it was great to hear that,” said first-year music education major Michael Vlachos. Vlachos also said, “I’ve never personally gone to

a percussion ensemble concert, which is pretty unique because you don’t think percussion can make so many sounds like that, but they do.”

Sophomore environmental studies and political science major Casey Brown was drawn to this show because of its uniqueness. “I was really interested. I had never heard a percussion ensemble so I was excited to find out more about it,” said Brown.

The musicians thought this was a nice change of pace as well. “It was something different. I normally play big band jazz and combo jazz but this had a lot more rhythmic stuff in it so it was really fun playing different music,” said sophomore ensemble member Christopher Stimson.

The concert served as both a hello and goodbye.

“This performance was really special because it was the last night for a couple of our seniors and it was the first concert for some of our incoming freshmen, so for me it was an exciting experience to see those young performers have their first concert in the percussion ensemble,” said Garapic.

Terry said it was a bittersweet experience. “I’m happy with everything I’ve done but I really wish I

could do more. I’m a little sad but I know next semester and the semesters from there on will be just as great and I hope we can set the stage for future musicians to have their time here,” said Terry.

According to Garapic, the show was not without the challenges of people getting sick during the year, putting the music together and striking a balance between musicians of all levels. Terry also said a lot of hard work went into this show. “We rehearsed every Tuesday and Thursday for about an hour and 45 minutes. We practiced a lot and we would also do separate rehearsals with two percussion teachers at times” The full Percussion Ensemble includes Andrew LeCuyer, Nathan Nelson, Alexander Vance, Dylan Giordano, Christian Terry, Cora Dykens, Jordan Scott, Christopher Stimson, Cailyn Brochey, Paulryan Chipman and Nicholas Lee. The concert was held in the Redfern Arts Center Alumni Recital Hall on Thursday, November 14, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Cristian Valentin can be contacted at cvalentin@kscequinox.com

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Redfern Arts Center showcases the musical 'As You Like It'

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Equinox Staff “It’s a joyous romp,” said director Jeannie-Marie Brown of the theatre and dance department’s production of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” which premiered this past weekend.

“I think that this semester we decided to do Shakespeare and ‘As You Like It’ rose to the top. It’s quite the onion, as it has a lot of layers to it. It also has the ability to explore something about love and how people interact with each other between social echelons,” said Brown.

Discussing the historical context of the play, Brown said, “Historically it was a major shift in Shakespeare’s works. His company moved from London to The Liberties so he had a little more freedom in his plays.”

Keene State’s production of “As You Like It” was reimagined to take place during the 1970s. “Based on my research, many social issues that were going on in the Elizabethan era mirror that of today. 1974 is also the same calendar year as 2019 and there's a lot of mirror between then and what’s going on today.”

“We didn't want to do a museum piece; we wanted to create a playful and interactive space to engage our audience and the seven local schools that will be attending. I wanted it to be geared toward a contemporary audience so they can understand the text and message of the play. Hopefully the message of the play is applicable to the audience's perspective on love. I also did a lot of cutting and added a lot of music and movement,” said Brown. “[We] invited audience members to dress up in their favorite 70s inspired outfit. We also invited audiences to interact with the actors on stage so that we could blur the lines of ‘all the worlds a stage,’” said Brown.

“Anytime the actors interacted with the audience was my favorite part of the show because it doesn't happen often these days,” said junior Caroline Hentz, the show’s assistant director. “Back then, the ‘lowlifes’ would stand in the pit section of the theatre. They would heckle and be very vocally responsive to the actors on stage. We wanted to give a nod to that time period. It also added to the theme of ‘all the world’s a stage,’” said Hentz.

“I originally wanted to assistant direct the Shakespeare play because it had been a while since I’ve done a classical play, and I was acting in it. I wanted to dive into directing a classic work. I think it’s a good foundation for the rest of my directing career,” said Hentz.

Hentz says of her experience, “It was a very interesting experience. When an actor would sort of make a breakthrough moment or discovery moment. Like when they’re struggling with a scene or piece of text and once it finally clicks and it makes sense to them. It is really cool as a director and an actor, it was incredibly cool.”

“I was really excited that assistant directing this went alongside my directing technique class. It was a

really fun show and I’ve always loved Shakespeare,” said Hentz.

Junior Laughlin Hentz played the leading role of Orlando. “I just really enjoyed having fun in the world of the play. Playing with the plot wherein I discover that Ganymede is actually Rosalind dressed as a man. I also really enjoyed the costumes,” said Laughlin Hentz.

Hentz talked about his favorite part of the show and the most challenging part of working on the play.

“My favorite part of the show was the prologue and the final dance. I really enjoyed the mashup of 70s music and Baroque-era dance. During the process of the show, we had a lot of movement rehearsals where we worked on 70s era dance and Baroque era dance and finding the combination. I really enjoyed the fun of dancing

and the music,” said Laughlin Hentz.

“It was a difficult process. It was very long but it’s always fun to get to play around with the cast and build this world and create this character. The hardest part was memorizing lines, especially in Shakespeare’s vernacular,” said Laughlin Hentz.

“Everyone’s so afraid of Shakespeare’s language.

He didn’t write in a foreign language. My dad even asked if there could be subtitles,” Caroline Hentz shared.

Tom Benoit can be contacted at tbenoit@kscequinox.com

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Keene State College actors battle and argue on stage while another contemplates breaking up the fight when running through scenes in the Redfern Arts Center's Main Theater last week.

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Seniors got the groove

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On Friday, November 15, the annual “Red and White Night” event took place at the Zorn Dining Commons. The annual event is a place where seniors can go with their friends and enjoy a night of food, camaraderie and dance.

KSC students attend annual ‘Red and White Night’ event On the chilly autumn night of November 15, Keene State students, especially the seniors, were in high spirits. A long queue of students dressed in red and white were seen outside Zorn Dining Commons from around 9 to 10 p.m.

“Red and White Night is an annual dance that the senior class executive board hosts for the seniors who have come this far. It’s just that final push with everybody together and an exciting night to celebrate being a senior,” said Madison Olsen, the class president of the class of 2020.

The event was put up by Olsen and the class of 2020 E-board members: Katelyn Fournier, Emily Foy, Jennifer Weston, Alyssa True, Sara Willson, Ashley Ruston and Nadia Hasan. They were responsible for setting up catering, getting staffing, signing some agreements for everything including food, drinks, decorations and getting police and volunteers.

The best part of the event for Olsen was, “ to have the whole executive board to be able to come and look at all the stuff we did and how awesome it turned out.”

Director of Campus Life and Student Government Advisor Jennifer Ferrell was at the event. She was there “to support and help make sure that things [went] smoothly and help manage any issues.” Ferrell said, “[Red and White Night] is a nice opportunity for people to get dressed up, come dance get some food and, if they want to and they are of age, have a drink.”

The event had arrangements for appetizers. They had the bars upstairs for interested students 21 and over and KSC radio WKNH was the DJ for the night.

They accepted music requests from students and the tables and chairs of the Dining Commons were moved to create space for the dance floor. Students were seen enjoying the music and moving their bodies to the beat.

Even though the event was for seniors, they could bring one guest with them. Caroline Beatty from Branford,Connecticut, came to the event with her boyfriend who goes to KSC. She said, “[The night is] so much fun, the DJ’s fun, the food is good; I am happy.”

According to Ferrell, the tradition of Red and White Night has been going for a long time. She said, “This is my fifteenth year and it’s definitely been happening since before that.” Ferrell said that this partic-

ular group of organizers was very organized. She said, “This year’s student government officers are very organized and very on top of things, which is really nice.”

The student leaders from the student government were the volunteers of the event. Student Body President and junior Davis Bernstein was assisting and enjoying the event at the same time. He said, “I think it’s a very good tradition that we have, reminiscent of high school prom in a way.” Bernstein said that he is excited for his Red and White Night next year as a senior.

The event lasted till midnight. The cold, Friday night was filled with energy, dance, food, togetherness, joy, red and white colors and friendship at Keene State.

Puja Thapa can be contacted at pthapa@kscequinox.com

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[Red and White Night] is a nice opportunity for people to get dressed up, come dance get some food and, if they want to and they are of age, have a drink.

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ADVICE COLUMN

Georgie’s school survival guide GEORGIE GENTILE equinox stAff

Hello and welcome to the fourth issue of this advice column! I’m Georgie Gentile and I am a sophomore at Keene State College majoring in film production and English writing, as well as minoring in German.

If you have a question that you want me to answer, you can email it to ggentile@kscequinox.com.

This week I will keep answering questions related to some common struggles of

college life.

work done before. Even if you need to push back everything by an hour, it will save you Question: How do I balance my social stress after the fact. I like to meet up with and academic life? my friends at the Dining Commons during Answer: I wish there was a definitive meals, so we can socialize without worryanswer to this. It’s hard to stay on track with ing about getting behind on anything. schoolwork while being able to hang out with friends. An easy way to combine the Question: What are some ways I can two is to have a study night where everyone practice self-care while at school? does homework together. It’s fun, but it can Answer: One of the most obvious things be tough to stay focused (I know this from you can do is sleep. As someone who personal experience). If you have plans to rarely has a good night’s rest, I know the hang out with people, try to get all of your struggle of this seemingly easy task. The

healthy amount of sleep people should get is between six and eight hours. Usually, I get around seven, but feel like I get none.

Going to bed an hour earlier than usual or even taking the occasional nap can help you feel more rested and ready for the inevitable chaos of school. Also, try to eat consistent and balanced meals. The Dining Commons has a good variety of foods to choose from and if you need a quick snack Lloyd’s Marketplace is a way to get some food in your system. The best advice I can give is to set realistic goals for yourself. College is pretty

crazy and with a handful of classes to juggle it is hard to feel like you have control over anything. I have a habit of expecting that I should be receiving perfect grades for all of my homework and projects, but that is utter nonsense. People do better at some classes than others. Sometimes you can’t put 100 percent into your homework. Stress is normal. Give yourself time to rest and take a break on your work. You deserve it.

Question: How do I prepare for winter?

Answer: If you feel unprepared for cold

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STUDENT LIFE / B2

Thursday, November 21, 2019

TIME CAPSULE

Remembering JFK THERESA DERRY

Time Capsule ediTor Born into an Irish American family on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) would become the first United States president to serve born in the 20th century. Named after his grandfather, who served as the mayor of Boston, Kennedy was the sixth of nine children. At a young age Kennedy was taught to value education and to advocate for peace.

As an adolescent Kennedy attended Choate Boarding School in Connecticut with his older brother Joe. Upon his graduation from Choate in 1936, Kennedy enrolled at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kennedy joined his older brother Joe at Harvard, and the brothers played on the college’s football team. While Kennedy was not a skilled athlete, his peers remember that their friend “Jack” was always determined on the playing field. While Kennedy and Joe were still students at Harvard in 1937 their father was appointed as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Leaving the two Harvard students, the rest of the Kennedy family moved to England.

It was his father’s new occupation that would elicit JFK to enhance his knowledge regarding European politics and World Affairs. After visiting the UK and other European countries, Kennedy returned to Harvard with a zeal to learn about government and history. At the start of World War II, Kennedy received letters on a regular basis from his father. Hearing about his father’s experiences overseas gave Kennedy the inspiration to write his senior thesis.

Kennedy’s senior thesis focused on why Great Britain was not adequately prepared for war with Germany, and it was eventually published into a book entitled “Why England Slept.”

After graduating from Harvard in 1940, JFK joined the United States Navy in WWII. He was a lieutenant and assigned to the South Pacific Area as the commander of a patrol torpedo boat. Kennedy was also in charge of a crew of 12 men responsible for prohibiting Japanese ships from distributing supplies to their soldiers. Upon returning to the United States, Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal.

After serving overseas, Kennedy seriously considered his career path. He quickly found his way into politics, running for Congress in Massachusetts’ eleventh con-

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existence, the Peace Corps is an opportunity for Americans to volunteer globally wherever substantial relief is needed.

Arriving to Texas on November 21, 1963 to campaign for the 1964 general election, President Kennedy knew there would be political tension regarding his aspiration to rerun for office. However, the following day an unpredicted act of violence took place that would forever change American history.

On November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m., President Kennedy was assassinated riding in a motorcade in downtown Dallas, Texas.

He was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital just a few minutes down the road, but 30 minutes later he was dead. At 2:38 p.m. that afternoon, Vice President Johnson was sworn in as commander in chief beside first lady Kennedy.

On November 25, 1963, a horse-drawn wagon carried Kennedy’s body from the White House to the United States capitol.

The wagon was pulled by four horses, as well as a riderless horse named “Black Jack.”

The riderless horse was a fitting symbol when reflecting upon Kennedy’s life; it symbolized high military honor. Kennedy was buried in Arlington, Virginia at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

United States politics would never be the same after Kennedy’s passing. On November 29, 1963, President Johnson founded the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. This commission eventually became known as the Warren Commission after its chairman Earl Warren, chief justice of the United States. President Johnson helped the commission evaluate matters surrounding JFK’s assassination. In September 1976, the United States House of Representatives organized the House Select Committee on Assassinations. This committee was to restore the investigations of the assassinations of JFK and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

35th President John F Kennedy pictured above moments before his assassination on November 22, 1963.

gressional district, winning in 1946. JFK was an emerging Democrat, serving a total of six years in the House of Representatives prior to his election to the United States Senate in 1952. After his election into the Senate, he married Jacqueline Bouvier. From the early to mid 1950s Kennedy was gaining popularity as a politician. In 1956 he was close to being chosen to run for vice president, pro-

voking him to run in the next presidential election.

On July 13, 1960, JFK was nominated by the Democratic Party as its candidate for president. Upon this nomination, Lyndon B. Johnson, a senator from Texas, was asked to run for vice president. On November 8, 1960, Kennedy won the general election in a close race against Republican presidential can-

didate Richard M. Nixon. Inaugurated on January 20, 1961, JFK spoke on the need for all Americans to be active through some of his most famous words: “And so my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you [but rather]--ask what you can do for your country.” Shortly after being sworn in as the 35th president of the United States, Kennedy founded the Peace Corps. Still in

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BRIEF

Turkey Day celebrations Students prepare for

Students discuss what they do over Thanksgiving break

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JOSEPH GUZMAN

DENISE RONAN

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Families and friends are known to celebrate traditions with each other this time of year.

Some visit extended family while others spend time with those under the same roof as them. Either way, most take the holiday season as an opportunity to relax and eat food.

Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, Keene State College students have an upcoming break. Students get to spend this time however they please until the last few weeks of the semester arrive. Some may participate in traditions such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday or just stick with the history and turkey.

First-year Samuel Henry says he’s going home for Thanksgiving. He talked about how his family gathers around an oblong table. “[We] place turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a few other things on the table then we all have dinner together. [For favorite food] I’d have to go with couscous. Man, it is so good. I could eat that stuff all day. Especially my mom’s recipe. It’s a great time.” Henry also mentioned that even though he never took advantage of Black Friday in the past, he wasn’t going to miss his chance this year. “This next [Black Friday] is going to be the one. I am going to go all out and buy a whole lot of stuff [for Black Friday ] and for Cyber Monday too,” said Henry. Henry’s plans for the weekend are to work on some music with friends and relax.

Daniel Walker is a sophomore at KSC who is also planning on going home for Thanksgiving. Walker says his favorite food is turkey stuffing. “I like the weekend because you can finally relax with no responsibilities, for at least a couple of days,” said Walker. Walker said he was planning on participating in both Cyber Monday and Black Friday. “I like to see everyone freaking out on Black Friday, but I also like how easy cyber Monday is.”

“We usually have three Thanksgivings,” said sophomore Jack Cimino about his former break experiences. He continues, “for each half of my

Cold, cold, and colder.

Students are getting ready for those cold winter days in Keene. If this is your first year here, or if you are new to New England, you may not know how cold it really gets.

Whether you love to see the temperature drop or decide to go into hibernation for the next few months, we are all going through our days feeling shorter and waiting for the snow to eventually come.

Several students here at Keene State can agree that they are not a big fan of the freezing temperatures and would rather be somewhere warmer. Junior Jennifer Mejia said, “I would rather be in Florida, or my home country the Dominican Republic. It’s always warm over there and I honestly dislike being in the cold.” Students like sophomore Caelan Schwartz make sure they keep up with their moisturizing routine in the upcoming dry months. “I get ready for winter by switching out the clothes in my closet and making sure I have a good coat, pair of gloves, a hat and scarf that will keep me warm when I’m outside,” Schwartz said, outlining the importance of bundling up and stocking up with those warm close.

Mejia also discussed following her family’s tradition. “Ever since I was young, my mother has made my siblings and I go through our closets and change our summer clothes for our winter clothes.”

We are in hot pursuit of sweater weather and No-shave November; students are adapting fairly smoothly to the chills. Schwartz is

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divorced family. My mom’s parents each have a Thanksgiving, and we go to my dad’s brother’s house in upstate New York for his side of the family’s Thanksgiving,” said Cimino. Much like Walker, Cimino’s favorite food is the stuffing, “My mom makes excellent stuffing, both Gluten free and just regular stuffing,” said Cimino. “No way I’m going out and getting stampeded on half price Capitalism day,” said Cimino about Black Friday. In terms of Cyber Monday Cimino said, “ I’ll maybe get a few things for Christmas on cyber Monday though, wrapped up in a blanket instead of layered up in a blizzard outside K-Mart.”

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Henry also commented about Christmas decorating around this season. “I take a more intellectual approach. While I don’t currently have access to dozens of ornaments, I have hundreds in my head,” stated Henry. “We are currently in the process of redecorating my conscience to be full of Christmas cheer and joyful spirit. It’s much more practical (and effective!) than spending money on all of these physical things. It’s all in the mind, man. I assure you, by December, I won’t be the same person.”

Joseph Guzman can be contacted at jguzman@kscequinox.com

from Connecticut and is used to the cold. Her favorite thing to do in the winter is “going skiing and drinking hot chocolate.”

Along with the marshmallows, holiday music and sleds, there is a certain joy that the season brings.

Schwartz stated that she really likes being in New Hampshire around this time of year and loves the snow.

Junior Nathan Tabenkin talked to me about how he loves the winter because of skiing.

Tabenkin said he “would rather be somewhere closer to the mountains,” skiing or snowboarding.

Other winter events excite students, such as shows and holiday breaks coming up soon. Mejia says her favorite thing to do in the winter is seeing the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City. “I love the Christmas spirit.

That’s one thing I love about wintertime here in the U.S. and New England area,” said Mejia.

Denise Ronan can be contacted at dronan@kscequinox.com

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STUDENT LIFE / B3

Thursday, November 21, 2019

STAFF COMMENTARY

Living by the ‘YOLO’ code ANGELIQUE INCHIERCA

Social Media director Dear Readers, When life gives you lemons, you have the opportunity to make something out of it. Lemonade, lemon meringue pie, lemon bars… sometimes life doesn’t give you the ingredients right away and you have to go and get them yourself.

Educators and child authors love to spew nonsense about how “easy” it is to make a goal and run for it. When you’re a child, you believe you can achieve anything and live your life by YOLO (You Only Live Once) code. “The world is your oyster!”

Except, it’s not. With each passing year, I realized that life is less of a leveled ladder and more of an extremely complicated Rubik’s Cubed labyrinth.

You need to be flexible to life’s curveballs, adaptable to ever-changing conditions and confident in who you are and where you want to be. That is a small list on paper—a mess of “dungeon bosses” in real life.

Why is it so hard for people to take that first step toward their dream job or check off something on that bucket list? People are scared. Scared of their financial situations, academic obligations and societal boundaries that were set in place while we were children.

Currently, I’m a junior. I realized sometime in the middle of last year that I had become caught in a standstill. I was not happy with my classes or relationships, had no sufficient job that was building to my future career and I had a hearty, untouched bucket list. With just barely enough money to pay for my junior year, I decided I needed to do something that could change my life forever: study abroad for the summer.

After I realized I couldn’t study away, I felt defeated. I couldn’t get a loan and the college wanted around $6,000. Which, I can promise, I did not have.

So how did I have such an amazing experience this past summer? I had already bought the tickets and paid for my next semester. After a lot of planning, rearranging and panicking I exchanged $500

to roughly 15,000 Thai Baht, found a ride to the airport and went for it.

Why was this the biggest thing I have ever done for myself? I had almost no support. I had one friend who told me to do what I felt was right, and she was out of the country. Almost every person in my family and friend group told me all the horrible things that happened to “little white girls” in foreign countries. Against so many people’s opinions on which road I should go down, I can easily say I almost left my life here to stay in Thailand.

Before heading overseas, it was incredibly hard for me to look at my Nana in the face and say, “I love you, but you’re judging a whole country based on one fear.”

I had to learn how to fight back to people like my uncle when he made crude jokes like, “Well, make sure when you’re sold off that you send some of that money back home.”

This is not easy. When people who say they love you are so afraid of the horrifying stories and rumors that they don’t see the beautiful opportunities, it can distort your own views and ambitions.

To keep myself in check, I made a short list of things I needed to do to get the trip rolling. I made a half-itinerary to make my mother feel like I wouldn’t just be wandering blindly around Thailand alone and I packed my bag and did not touch it until I left.

There is no easy algorithm but one: just do it.

If your life was one big cookbook, there would be some recipes that are amazing and some that you try and put a sticky tab on it labeled “DON’T REPEAT.” Sometimes, you’re not given those lemons. However you decide to harvest and use them is your decision.

Angelique Ichierca can be contacted at ainchierca@kscequinox.com

‘Klean’ Keene

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On Friday, November 15, many Keene State students attended the Klean Keene event. The event was held as part of a final project for the Community Solutions to Climate Change class. The event started at the Student Center lawn. From there, students departed to clean the streets of Keene. The students who participated wore tie-dye so that they could be easily visible to traffic.

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weather and snow, you should get ready in the next week or two because snow may be coming sooner than you think. The most obvious things I can recommend you getting are a winter jacket and boots. They do not have to be anything fancy. Thrift stores in and around Keene should be stocked with winter gear right now. Also try to get a warm hat, gloves and socks. Dorms can also get chilly so you should have blankets and warm clothes to cozy up in as well. I also recommend getting some cans of soup, ramen and popcorn for your dorm. If it is snowing, you probably won’t want to go to the Dining Com-

mons to get dinner so having some backup food is always helpful. Try to get some things to busy yourself while you stay inside, too. Puzzles, adult coloring books, knitting or crocheting; do whatever you can to stop yourself from napping all day.

I hope you enjoyed my advice!

Gerogie Gentile can be contacted at ggentile@kscequinox.com

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World News/ B5 Thursday, November 21, 2019

WORLD NEWS

2020 election watch

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Woman pleads guilty to demanding money for fake illnesses ASSOCIATED PRESS

Big tests loom for late entries and top tier STEVE PEOPLES

AP NAtioNAl PoliticAl Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to Iowa caucuses: 77 Days to general election: 351 THE NARRATIVE The Democrats' historically large presidential field is getting even larger. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined the race late last week, and New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg is likely to follow in the coming days. Neither will appear in Wednesday's debate, but another 10 Democrats will. Voters on the ground in the early states are pushing back against the late entries, while the party's establishment class welcomes new faces amid their deep concerns about the strength of the top-tier candidates. The cloud of uncertainty hanging over the race is getting thicker.

THE BIG QUESTIONS Will Bloomberg answer the $50 billion question?

His advisers are telegraphing a run, but it's no sure thing until Bloomberg says the words himself. Expect him to announce his

intentions this week one way or another. No one is paying closer attention than Joe Biden, the establishment favorite who has the most to lose with another high-profile centrist in the race. With a net worth exceeding $50 billion, it goes without saying that Bloomberg has the resources to change the national narrative, even if the recently turned Democrat doesn't have much support in the party's base.

He already pledged to spend $100 million in digital ads attacking President Donald Trump.

Can Patrick capitalize on his moment?

He has virtually no national profile, no campaign infrastructure and no campaign cash. But Patrick will receive a disproportionate amount of media attention as he continues his rollout tour in Iowa and South Carolina early in the week. He will have no better opportunity than this one to establish himself as a factor in the crowded contest. It's an uphill climb. Patrick's strong relationship with former President Barack Obama makes for an intriguing subplot.

Can Warren get back on track in the debate?

Elizabeth Warren's continued struggle to explain how she'd pay for her health care plan looms large ahead of this week's debate. The

awkward exchange in last month's debate is at least partly to blame for stalling her momentum, while raising larger questions about her authenticity as a candidate. No one has more on the line when health care inevitably comes up again on Wednesday than the Massachusetts senator. One challenge: She'll be on stage with nine Democrats, including Biden and Buttigieg, who are ready and willing to go on the attack.

Will black voters warm up to Mayor Pete?

He's suddenly the hottest ticket in Iowa, but Pete Buttigieg cannot win his party's presidential nomination without dramatically improving his standing with the African-American voters who play a major role in subsequent states. Until that happens, much of the political establishment will continue to view the 37-year-old small-city mayor's presidential bid with skepticism. Buttigieg will confront his challenge directly this week with two events facing largely African-American audiences, both in Atlanta. He'll appear at the historically black Morehouse College on Monday and a breakfast with Al Sharpton's National Action Network on Thursday.

Impeachment: Will it be over before Iowa?

The length of the impeachment inquiry is

quickly becoming a serious concern for some of the leading Democratic candidates, none more than Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

They're hoping this week brings new clarity. Should the House vote to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, as is expected, the Senate trial could easily prevent the top-tier candidates from spending as much time campaigning as they'd like. Suddenly, the prospect of an impeachment vote coinciding with primary voting in Iowa or New Hampshire this February isn't unthinkable.

THE FINAL THOUGHT No one has more at stake this week than Biden, who faces a direct threat both from Bloomberg's potential candidacy and Buttigieg's rise. The former vice president cannot afford to have a lackluster debate. Given the approaching Thanksgiving holiday, the narrative that emerges this week could take hold for several weeks. ___ 2020 Watch runs every Monday and provides a look at the week ahead in the 2020 election. ___ Follow Peoples at https://twitter.com/ sppeoples

Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90 KATHY MCCORMACK

AssociAted Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship, has died.

Werner Gustav Doehner, the last among 62 passengers and crew who escaped the May 6, 1937, fire, was 90. The fire killed his father, sister and 34 others. He was just 8 years old at the time.

"He did not talk about it," his son Bernie Doehner said, adding that his father took him years later to visit the naval station where the disaster happened but not the Hindenburg memorial itself. "It was definitely a repressed memory. He lost his sister, he lost his dad."

A church service was held Friday for Werner Doehner, who died on Nov. 8 at a hospital in Laconia, New Hampshire.

As the 80th anniversary approached in 2017, Doehner told

The Associated Press that he and his parents, older brother and sister were all on the 804-foot-long (245-meter-long) zeppelin traveling to Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey.

The airship departed on May 3, 1937. Doehner's father headed to his cabin after using his movie camera to shoot some scenes of the station from the airship's dining room. That was the last time Doehner saw him.

As the Hindenburg arrived, flames began to flicker on top of the ship. Hydrogen, exposed to air, fueled an inferno.

"Suddenly, the air was on fire," Doehner recalled.

"We were close to a window, and my mother took my brother and threw him out. She grabbed me and fell back and then threw me out," he said. "She tried to get my sister, but she was too heavy, and my mother decided to get out by the time the zeppelin was nearly on the ground."

His mother had broken her hip.

"I remember lying on the ground, and my brother told me to get up and to get out of there," he recalled. Their mother joined them and asked a steward to get her daughter, whom he car-

ried out of the burning wreckage.

Doehner would remain in the hospital for three months before going to another facility in New York City for skin grafts.

The U.S. Commerce Department determined the accident was caused by a leak of the hydrogen that kept the airship aloft. It mixed with air, causing a fire.

Doehner and his family were on their way back to Mexico City, where his father was a pharmaceutical executive. Funerals were held for his father and sister there.

Doehner was born in Darmstadt, Germany, and grew up in Mexico City. In 1984, he moved to the United States to work for General Electric as an electrical engineer, according to his obituary. He also worked in Ecuador and Mexico. He retired from New England Electric System in Westborough, Massachusetts, in 1999.

He moved to Parachute, Colorado, in 2001. He and his wife of 52 years, Elin, moved to Laconia in May 2018.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman has pleaded guilty to sending 12 letters demanding nearly $400,000 in compensation from restaurants and food companies after producing fake medical records saying she became seriously ill after eating their food.

Forty-nine-year-old Jacqueline Masse, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a mail fraud scheme.

Court documents said Masse also assumed the identity of other members of her family.

Masse falsely claimed she paid or borrowed money to pay hospital bills and other medical expenses to treat an illness because she was without health insurance. Each letter included a demand for financial compensation. Prosecutors said Masse also used fraudulent bank account and credit card statements.

Some insurance companies mailed checks totaling more than $206,000 to her home and homes associated with her family members, who were unwitting participants.

Sentencing is sentenced for Feb. 28.

"The conduct in this case was carefully planned and persistent," U.S. Attorney Scott Murray said.

"It involved the attempted theft of almost $400,000, the use of bogus documents, and Masse's use of personal identifying information that belonged to innocent members of her family."

New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias said the scheme caused harm to consumers, businesses and insurance carriers.

New Hampshire deer hunting season gets underway in earnest ASSOCIATED PRESS

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It's the first weekend of New Hampshire's deer hunting season for those using regular firearms, and officials are reminding participants of some of the rules.

The season started Wednesday and runs through Dec. 1 in northernmost New Hampshire, and through Dec. 8 in the rest of the state.

The state Fish and Game Department is reminding hunters to avoid urine-based lures, which can potentially spread fatal Chronic Wasting Disease to deer and moose.

Officials say if bottles or packages do not say "synthetic," then the products are likely natural urine and should be avoided.

Hunters coming from out of state are being reminded that whole deer carcasses cannot be brought into New Hampshire from any jurisdiction that has documented the disease.

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Sports / B6

Thursday, November 21, 2019

STAFF COMMENTARY

Expectations versus reality

OLIVIA CATTABRIGA / ART DIRECTOR

A look at how the Boston teams are doing so far ALAN FORTIN

Equinox staff There is no better time to be a fan of Boston’s many sports teams that are currently in the middle of their seasons. While most of the focus has been on the Patriots, there are two more playoff teams that are brewing up their own storms. Of course, this would be the Boston Bruins and Celtics, who share a space in the TD Garden. Both teams are at the top of their division, with the Boston Celtics being at the top of the entire league, only having one loss which came their opening night. It is no wonder that both of these teams are doing so well,

with some of the best-looking starts to the season that have been seen by either team for quite some time.

First the Bruins, the team that let fans down with a heartbreaking loss in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. With very little moves from this team during the offseason, it is no wonder that they are doing so well. As of November 15, 2019, their record is 12-3-4, with a grand total of 12 wins, three regulation losses, and four overtime losses.

With that, the Bruins hold a three-point lead in their division and are looking to extend the lead and hopefully capture the number one spot in the Eastern Conference. The continuation of a team that already has chemis-

try and the extremely talented top line has helped to propel the Bruins into a great start, where they hope to return to the cup finals and return the cup back to Boston for the first time since the 2011 series against the Vancouver Canucks.

The Boston Celtics have been the sleeper team, being a team in which everyone had been toward the back of the pack since they lost Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to free agency in the summer. However, the Celtics saw the acquisition of Kemba Walker and the debut of Tacko Fall. The Celtics are compromised of four-players who average above 15 points a game in Walker, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Gordon Hay-

ward. This fiery-hot team also has yet to lose a game since the season opener, where they lost against the Philadelphia SeventySixers. There is no question about this team and their talent, ranking at the top of the entire league with only one loss as well as ranking number one in the NBA for the few weeks the season has been in play. While Hayward experienced a hand injury and is expected to see a six-week period of sitting out. Nonetheless, the Celtics have still lost games without one of the players who has been a key component to the Celtic’s run, showing that the team is a ship that cannot be stopped.

With the seasons still in their early stages,

a lot can happen, especially when injuries and slumps can come out of nowhere. However, these two teams are showing no signs of slowing down (besides the four-game skid that the Bruins experienced recently).

Nonetheless, these two teams, coupled with the Patriots, are teams that should be feared and not taken lightly come playoff season.

This article is the sole opinion of this writer.

Alan Fortin can be contacted at afortin@kscequinox.com

Building a legacy at KSC

Men’s soccer coach Rick Scott has a long history at KSC The Keene State men’s soccer team tore it up this season, finishing the season with an overall record of 15-7 and an impressive conference record of 6-2. Head coach Rick Scott recently led the team in his fifth season for the Owls since taking over for Ron Butcher in 2014.

He finished his first season coaching the Owls with a respectable 12-7-1 record and grabbed the number three seed in the LEC tournament in 2014. The Owls also managed to make it to the LEC Championship game for the first time since 2010, capping off an impressive first season to say the least. The Owls would return to the LEC tournament in 2017 before falling to the eventual champions Western Connecticut State, losing on a penalty kick after having it tied up 1-1. In 2019, all the hard work Coach Scott and his team put in paid off as they hoisted up the LEC Championship plaque, the first championship with Coach Scott at the helm.

Coach Scott also played soccer for the Owls during his collegiate years, earning All-Conference and All New-England Honors; he was even the team captain in his last two seasons with the team. During his stint at Keene State, his teams

posted a 57-12-6 record and grabbed three NESCAC Championships.

They advanced to the NAIA District 32 Northern Championship, sharing the NESCAC title in 1975, and earned a berth in the ECAC Tournament. Scott finished his career in 1976 and went out with a bang as he lead KSC to a 2-0 win over Castleton State in the championship game of the NESCAC tournament.

Coach Scott noted that the success of the Keene State soccer team was built on a strong foundation back in the 70s and 80s. Scott said, “The 70s and 80s were when we started to build a strong tradition of winning here.” He reflected on his time he spent on the Keene State soccer team, saying, “It was fun. It was fun to build a legacy here, build a tradition of good teams; even after, I was an assistant coach for this team over 20 years.” Coach Scott also talked about what motivates him to come back every year and coach for this team, saying, “Number one: it’s my love for the game. Number two: the kids are awesome. You get really close with these kids and spend a lot of time with them; it’s just a really great experience.” Coach Scott also talked to the fact that it’s a different challenge every year with kids graduating and meeting the incoming freshman.

As a collegiate coach, Scott just

wants to prepare his players for their world after college: the “real world.” Coach Scott said, “I want to make sure they get their degree, make sure they’re headed down a very good career path. That’s the most important part of coaching for me.”Coach Scott just wants to put his players in the best position to be successful. He also brought up the fact that what he preaches on the practice field can translate to the classroom, saying, “We talk about it all the time. It’s outworking everybody that we play. That contributes to life off the field as well, ask yourself: Are you going to work hard in the classroom? Are you going to work harder than everybody in that classroom?”

Jack Dey can be contacted at jdey@kscequinox.com

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It was fun. It was fun to build a legacy here, build a tradition of good teams; even after, I was an assistant coach for this team for 20 years.

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Keeping a healthy mind CLAIRE BOUGHTON Senior SportS reporter “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”

This is a well-known quote from the late, great Vince Lombardi who had outstanding success as a NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.

This quote focuses on the physicality of sports. When an athlete gets knocked down, no matter how hard or how many times, a good one will always get back up.

But what about when the takedown isn’t a physical one?

What about the times that it isn’t a tackle or torn ACL that ends an athlete’s season or a cold that stops them from showing up to practice?

Three or so weeks ago I reached out to every coach on campus and told them I wanted to do a piece on student-athletes who are thriving in their sports and lives who also deal with some form of mental health disorder.

Out of all of those emails I got three responses, two of which said they would ask their team, and one of which gave me a contact.

These responses got me thinking.

Mental health has always been a taboo subject among student-athletes.

According to the NCAA’s Mind, Body and Sport: The psychologist perspective handbook, the reasoning behind this is because we have created a stigma when it comes to mental health disorders and being an athlete.

Being an athlete has always been looked at as being tough in every sense, having strength no matter what and not letting anything knock you down. But this stigma makes it difficult for a student-athlete to come forward and get help; in fact, it more often than not causes a student-athlete to minimize their disorder and, in many ways, hide it.

The reason this is scary is because accord-

ing to the NCAA’s own data, “heart problems (for women, often resulting from eating disorders) and suicide [are] the second and third leading causes of death among student-athletes.”

Student-athletes have to deal with all the normal pressures of going to college and the pressures of being a successful athlete are piled on top of that.

It’s in the name: Student.

Athlete.

They constantly juggle schoolwork, practice, presentations, games, essays, championships, buying new books, buying new equipment, friend drama, teammate drama, make-up work because they had a game, make-up practice because they had class and the list goes on and on.

With this much going on in their lives it’s horrible to think that they may not feel comfortable saying “I need a mental health day,” or even “I just need a break.”

This isn’t directed at Keene State athletics or the coaches in particular, because it isn’t something that only happens at Keene State.

But for any Keene State student-athlete reading this, the Wellness Center Counseling Services is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can call to schedule an appointment at 603-358-2437 or visit their website by going to keene.edu and entering in the search bar ‘counseling services’ for more information.

Tending the goal CLAIRE BOUGHTON

Senior SportS reporter Here’s a story.

A soccer player goes from beginning the season as a team’s third-string goalie to becoming the face the team looked to during championship time.

That is the tale of sophomore goalkeeper Nathaniel Howard, who before last Friday’s Little East Conference Semifinals had only played in four games of the season, two of which he played for less than 25 minutes.

Howard was put in after Keene’s regular go-to goalie, sophomore Anthony Pasciuto, was forced to sit out of two games. Those two games just so happened to be debateably the two biggest games of the season; the LEC semifinals and the LEC final.

Howard, with at that time only 163 minutes in-goal for the season, stepped up to the plate and produced two shutouts for the Keene Owls, securing their spot as the 2019 LEC Champions.

Howard transferred from Central Connecticut State Uni-

versity after going to school and competing on the soccer team there for a year.

During Howard’s time at CCSU he competed in three games and accumulated a total of nine saves. CCSU, a D1 school, finished tenth this year in their conference.

Howard was put in as the starting goalie for round one of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament this past Saturday, November 16. Keene State College took on Ithaca College to determine who would face off against Amherst College in round two. He played the full 90-minute game and, although Keene ended up falling to Ithaca, Howard racked up a game save percentage of .778.

Howard, now a staple player for Keene’s men’s soccer team, ends the season with a save percentage of .833. However, Howard is not ranked in the Little East Conference standings because he did not compete in over 33 percent of team goalie minutes.

Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

This is the sole opinion of the writer.

Claire Boughton can be contacted at cboughton@kscequinox.com

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Meet the captain: Donovan Harris

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AUSTIN SMITH

Senior defender Donovan Harris has played in 73 career defense for the Owls. In his sophomore season he recorded SportS editor games for the Owls. In those games he has recorded four a game winning goal against number 25 UMass-Boston on goals and six assists and has started 55 out of his 73 games September 16, 2017.

The men’s soccer team had the most successful season played. Harris hails from East Hartford, Connecticut where they have had since 2010. This season saw an LEC champion- he was All-State three out of his four years.

Austin Smith can be contacted ship and an NCAA tournament berth.

Harris has spent all four years of his collegiate career on at asmith@kscequinox.com

This Week for the Owls Thursday 11/21

Friday 11/22

Saturday 11/23

Men’s and women’s swimming @ Bentley College 1 PM Men’s and Women’s Cross Country NCAA championship @ Louisville Sports Comission 11 AM Women’s Basketball @ Worcester St. 2 PM Men’s Basketball Home Hamilton College 2 PM

Sunday 11/24

Monday 11/25

Tuesday 11/26

* - Home Contest

Wednesday 11/27

Women’s Basketball Home Smith College 5 PM Men’s Basketball Home Albertus Magnus 7 PM

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Upgrading the home turf

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Keene State is looking to upgrade turf for field hockey and lacrosse fields AUSTIN SMITH

SportS Editor One field: two very different sports.

Replacing the turf of the field hockey and lacrosse field is no simple task, especially when two coaches have different ideas as to which kind of field the school needs.

The turf that the school currently has is a form of AstroTurf. AstroTurf is a form of field that is comparable to a green carpet. Unlike other forms of turf, AstroTurf does not resemble grass. This type of turf is good for a sport like field hockey.

In field hockey, the ball is constantly on the ground and the carpet style AstroTurf makes it easier for the ball to roll at higher speeds which increases the speed in which the game is played. When asked about turf the

school has now, head field hockey coach Amy Watson said, “It’s old and totally needs to be replaced, but I do like the AstroTurf surface for our sport.”

Although the current field is old, it is the ideal field for field hockey. “AstroTurf is the preferred surface for field hockey. It’s what it is played on internationally, it’s played on at the Division I level; it is the surface that field hockey was intended to be played on,” Watson said.

While Watson likes the style of field that the school currently has, lacrosse coach Mark Theriault wants a different style of field. “AstroTurf is designed specifically for field hockey because it’s an actual carpet. I think for lacrosse, because we’re playing mainly up in the air, we want something that is a little bit more forgiving.” Since AstroTurf is essentially carpet over a hard surface, it can be unforgiving for athletes to land on especially in a contact sport such as lacrosse. Also, with lacrosse being

a sport that is played up in the air more than on the turf itself, a flat, fast field like AstroTurf is not as necessary for lacrosse as it is for field hockey.

Although the lacrosse and field hockey coaches have different ideas of what they want the new turf field to look like, in the end they will have to come to a compromise as they will be playing on the same field together.

Both sports have unique specifications for what is needed and in order for both teams to play on the same field, a field that complies with both sports will be needed. Athletic Director Phil Racicot said, “One of the things that we’ve done with our coaches is asked them, ‘of the fields that you do play on outside of Keene State, what are the surfaces that you like the best?’”

Both Watson and Theriault will need to come to an agreement on their ideal field in order to get a new turf to play on. Watson said, “I’m hoping, and I’ve been lead

to believe, that the compromise will be getting something that meets halfway in the middle.”

While the type of field that KSC will be getting is still up in the air, Racicot and other members of the athletic department will continue to work towards a new turf field. “If all goes well we would be able to start a project in May 2020 so we would be prepared for a new season on our brand new turf,” Racicot said.

Austin Smith can be contacted at asmith@kscequinox.com

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Not the ending they wanted AUSTIN SMITH

SportS Editor All good things must come to an end.

Keene State’s men’s soccer team lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Ithaca College. The Bombers of Ithaca College were the score 16 minutes into the game with a goal from Thomas Pierce. The Owls struck back four minutes later with a goal from Lewis “LJ” Luster. The Bombers struck once more at the end of the first half and that goal proved to be the game winner for the Bombers.

This brings an end to what was an exciting season for the Owls, a season that saw 15 victories. The Owls also won their first LEC championship since 2010, their first LEC victory under head coach Rick Scott.

This was also their first NCAA appearance since 2010.

With the team having only two seniors, most of the team will be returning next year. With this season over, the Owls have completed their most successful season in nine years.

Austin Smith can be contacted at asmith@kscequinox.com

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