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The Equinox The student voice of Keene State College

VOL. 65, ISSUE #10

THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2012

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Carving madness turns into 29 grand KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING

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If somebody said you could earn one dollar for each pumpkin you carve and light, it probably wouldn’t EH D JRRG GHDO 6RUH ÀQJHUV IURP JXWWLQJ DQG EXUQW ÀQJHUV IURP lighting. After hours, you will have

enough to buy a pizza. However, when an entire city comes together to gut, carve and light pumpkins, magical things can happen. According to organizer Ruth Sterling, bringing the whole community together allowed the Keene 2012 Pumpkin Fest to win almost 30,000 dollars for education. “Together we accomplished

something nobody could accomplish on their own,� she said. Part of the money might go to Keene State College for its involvement in the festival. Sterling said many high schools, elementary schools and colleges were part of the festival, but she believes Keene State College is a SRWHQWLDO EHQHÀFLDU\

Sterling hopes KSC applies to receive the money. “The students and administration of the college did more to help Keene Pumpkin Festival than anyone I know.� The coordinators of the Keene Pumpkin Festival, Let It Shine Inc. received a dollar for each jack-o’-lantern, a total of $29,381, from Discover Card. Currently they are encourag-

ing educational organizations that participated in the festival to apply for the award. Sterling expressed the Pumpkin Festival is a very educational program itself. “It is a harvest festival, so it teaches us about the Earth. It teaches a lot about working together to accomplish something miraculous. That is a huge sociological

lesson.â€? “The application process is very simple,â€? Sterling said. She explained that the two criteria Let It Shine Board of Directors will consider before making a decision are the EHQHĂ€FLDU\¡V LQYROYHPHQW LQ 3XPSkin Fest and “how it [the applicant] promotes the idea that hard work

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Students who maintain dorms can receive discounts BRIAN CLEMMENSON

EQUINOX STAFF Some Keene State College students might see a discount when they or an authorized payer log into QuickPAY to pay their spring bill before the Dec. 7 deadline. The discount is given to KSC students who honored their housing contract. According to Mandy Martin, assistant director for housing operations, the housing deposit for new students LV SDLG WR WKH DGPLVVLRQV RIĂ€FH RQFH D VWXGHQW FRPmits to KSC. Martin added, “Returning students paid $300.â€? The Student Handbook also explains, “A nonrefundable deposit of $300 must be submitted with the DSSOLFDWLRQ FRQWUDFW IRUP E\ WKH VSHFLĂ€HG GHDGOLQH EHIRUH any room assignment can be made... This deposit will be refunded only if housing is not available, if the student graduates or studies abroad, or if he or she is studentteaching beyond a 30-mile commute from [KSC].â€? Therefore a multi-year KSC student will not receive an actual refund from their housing deposit unless those listed circumstances in the student handbook arise. As the Handbook stated the previous year’s deposit securing a student housing for this year will be applied to their spring bill and be credited towards their housing costs and fees. ,Q WKH FDVH RI D Ă€UVW \HDU VWXGHQW ZKR VXEPLWV D QRQ refundable $100 deposit, the handbook states, “If the contract is cancelled because the student will not be attending Keene State College, the deposit will be forfeited. If we UHFHLYH QRWLĂ€FDWLRQ WKDW WKH VWXGHQW ZLOO EH GHIHUULQJ KLV or her admission to a future semester, the deposit will be deferred to the spring semester of that academic year.â€? Therefore if the terms of the contract are completed PDQ\ Ă€UVW \HDU VWXGHQWV ZLOO EHJLQ WR VHH D FUHGLW LQ WKHLU bill going towards their spring bill for $100. 0DUWLQ DOVR VWDWHG WKDW WKHUH LV QR QRWLĂ€FDWLRQ ´,W shows as a line item as a credit on your spring bill semesWHU LQYRLFH Âľ 6WXGHQWV ZLOO EH DEOH WR Ă€QG WKLV RQ 4XLFNPAY while viewing their bill for spring. Martin also said, “For some people their spring bill will be less than their fall bill. However, students will have to honor the housing contract for that to happen.â€? One thing around campus is not many students know that they will be receiving a credit for their housing deposit. Sophomore Jennifer Keveny had no idea that KSC was crediting her and many other students’ spring bills. Keveny added, “They’ve done a bad job trying to

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House hunting struggles arise at Housing Fair 3HUVSHFWLYH WHQDQWV DLU LVVXHV DQG FRQFHUQV DERXW ÓžQGLQJ VRPHZKHUH WR OLYH ERIC WALKER

EQUINOX STAFF Late in the fall semester most sophomore and junior students are faced with the daunting task of securing a place to live in the upcoming academic year, a mission which is foreign to many. :HGQHVGD\ 1RY WKH 2IÀFH RI Student and Community Relations sponsored a Fall Off-Campus Housing Fair in the Young Student Center. The fair lasted from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and featured landlords from nearly 20 agencies offering housing in the Keene area. With the Internet students can ÀQG SDJHV DQG SDJHV RI DSDUWPHQWV and houses open for rent, but the fair offered students a chance to talk one-on-one with a variety of landlords without scheduling a number appointments, discuss what they ZHUH VSHFLÀFDOO\ ORRNLQJ IRU DQG raise any questions or concerns they may have. CELESTE THIBAULT / EQUINOX Representatives from the Arca- Students talk with landlords at the Housing Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Securing a place to live that is not only cost

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efficient but also well maintained may seem difficult for students without the help of KSC affiliates.

Index >> Section A: Campus News....1-3 Opinions ............4-5 Student Life......6-10

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Pressure is on for students attending the Academic Excellence Conference PAMELA BUMP

EQUINOX STAFF Keene State College students have begun to embrace and research their interests in depth, with encouragement from faculty and staff mentors, as they develop and prepare to submit their presentation proposals for April’s Academic Excellence Conference. “The Academic Excellence Conference is basically a day in the spring where students can present their research done that could be based on their major or even an ISP,� Becca Berkey, the director of experiential education at KSC, said. Berkey is working with students mainly on the planning process for the conference. According to Berkey, any student, regardless of major or class year, can have the opportunity to participate in many different types of presentations throughout the conference. These presentations could include posters, oral speeches or performances of some kind and

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may be presented by more than one person. Although the actual conference does not occur until April, students who have already participated in it are encouraging student presenters to start the major aspects of their work now. “Prepare, prepare, prepare,â€? was the advice given by senior Samantha Person at one of two abstract proposal writing workshops given to students wishing to present at the conference on Thursday. Person explained that, while students should do the bulk of their research before planning their presentation, presenting at the conference “will be a great way of networking and an awesome experience.â€? Person, who demonstrated the exercisedance Zumba to her audience in her conference last year also explained that her presentation on “Propriosception Neural 0XVFXODU )DFLOLWDWLRQ Âľ Ă€W ZHOO into her discipline as a physical education major. Students wishing to present at the conference sought advising

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CAMPUS SAFETY report  log

Week of: Nov. 5 Monday,Nov.  5 12:18  a.m.  Randall  Hall:  Student’s  mother  looking  for  student. Tuesday,  Nov.  6 6:09  p.m.  Young  Student  Center:  Turned  down  music.  Wednesday,  Nov.  7 8:16  p.m.  Monadnock  Hall:  Received  a  call  from  an  RA  who  stated  she  was  told  there  was  a  strange  smell  in  men’s  room. Thursday,  Nov.  8 No  crime  reported  Friday,  Nov.  9 1:58  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  Stolen  backpack. Saturday,  Nov.  10 1:34  a.m.  Huntress  Hall:  Noise  complaint. 9:27  a.m.  Trestle:  Subjects  off  to  the  side  of  the  path.

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pays off.â€? Interested organizations can apply thorough Let It Shine’s website until Nov. 22. The money will be awarded by the end of 2012. KSC Interim President Jay .DKQ VDLG .6& LV GHĂ€QLWHO\ interested in applying for the grant. “Given the involvement that KSC students and community have during the festival, it would be a nice reward to see this award supSRUW Ă€QDQFLDOO\ VRPH VWXdents.â€? According to Student Assembly, during Pumpkin Lobotomy on Oct. 19, KSC students carved 1800 pumpkins. Student Body President Katelyn Williams said, “Everyone was excited and wanted Keene to win [Pumpkin Wars]. Even though it rained, they were out there carving‌ They wanted to come together and help the community.â€? Kelly Welch, student body vice president, said it would EH JUHDW WKDW .6& EHQHĂ€WV from the award, since students “put a lot of time and energy in the festival.â€? $GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH RIĂ€FH RI &RPPXQLW\ 6HUYLFH 2IĂ€FH in KSC had over 25 volunteers that helped ran a tent to check in the pumpkins in Main Street. They also RUJDQL]HG WKH Ă€UVW 3XPSNLQ Dump Derby. Jessica Gagne Cloutier, coordinator of Community Service explained the event “is like a race to clean up the town. Over 200 volunteers participated, most of them Keene State [College] students.â€? 7KLV LV WKH Ă€UVW WLPH DQ

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Vice President of Student Affairs Andy Robinson assists in the distribution of jack-o’-lanterns during Pumpkin Lobotomy on Friday, Oct. 19.

economical award is offered after Pumpkin Festival. The money was a prize for winning the Keene N.H. / Highwood, Ill. challenge “Pumpkin Wars,� a battle that featured the two cities struggling to carve and lit as many pumpkins as possible. Keene’s Mayor Kendall Lane thanked the community for “coming together and making this possible�. He said “every person that lit a pumpkin or donated pumpkins, every person that attended the Pumpkin Festival helped us achieve this

victory.â€? During Halloween night, the one-hour show produced by HGTV “Pumpkin Warsâ€? showed how Keene exceeded Highwood’s 22,333 jack-o’lanterns. The victory was a VXUSULVH IRU PDQ\ DV XQRIĂ€cial sources have referred to Highwood as the winner. Mayor Lane said seeing Keene on national TV made him very proud. “This is the Ă€UVW RSSRUWXQLW\ ZH KDYH had to show the rest of the country just what a wonderful place we have here and how special this is.â€?

Kahn said “Pumpkin Wars� portrayed the community as a “very attractive, united place. It was very nice to see the college involved, to see the students being part of that great effort.� Even though Keene had almost 30,000 jack-o’-lanterns, it was not enough to break the Guinness World Record. Lane said, “Maybe sometime we will capture the world record again, but that is not the priority, that’s secondary comparing to what we have achieved, that is to bring the entire community together in

a civic project.� He referred to the Pumpkin Festival as “an extremely successful event.� Sterling said “there are a lot of people that wanted the world record and I respect that. Me, personally, I wanted community participation. We did our best to win the world record.� She said the 2012 Pumpkin Festival almost doubled the number of pumpkins from last year. Community members of all ages and backgrounds carved pumpkins and turned Keene into a beautiful orange mess.

11:12  a.m.  Winchester  Lot:  Radio  traffic  from  KMA/ KPD:  Male  subject  in  the  parking  lot  down.

Sunday,  Nov.  11 6:34  a.m.  Carle  Hall:  Unresponsive  female  in  bath-­ room.

NEWS EDITOR Veteran’s Day, a day when U.S. citizens honor fallen soldiers for the price they paid for our freedom. However, the Keene State College campus was quiet on Monday. Besides the Zorn Dining Commons and Lloyd’s opening later than usual and classes and Hoot-n-Scoot being closed, KSC had no campuswide celebration or remembrance. “I didn’t really think about that but they [the school] should have done something. Give awareness,� junior Sean Cowles said. Although, KSC is not alone in the lack of ceremonious behavior. University of New Hampshire also closed the campus for an “all event day� without any events dealing with Veteran’s Day. “I think it’s a good thing [having the day off]. I think the students should have the day off to honor veterans. It’s a good thing that the school honored that,� junior Greg Mathews said. Mathews suggested that the school should have had a ceremony or had some veterans come to KSC to talk to students. Kaitlyn Coogan can be contacted at kcoogan@keene-equinox.com.

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KAITLYN COOGAN

NEWS EDITOR

3:32  p.m.  Carle  Hall:  Harassment  towards  a  student.

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Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com.

Despite possible tuition freeze, room and board costs may change

1:15  p.m.  Zorn  Dining  Commons:  Past  tense  crimi-­ nal  mischief.

Veteran’s Day lacks involvement

This year’s carving madness paid off like no other. Sterling said, “What we achieved was stupendous DQG WR Ă€QG RXW ZH ZRQ WKLV other prize was tremendously gratifying. It made a lot of people happy and that makes me happy.â€? During the past Pumpkin Festival, Keene went bright and orange‌ even brighter and “orangerâ€? than any usual New England fall weekend.

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A student talks with a landlord about off-campus housing options during the Off-Campus Housing Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

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dia Apartments supplied a ring-toss game where students could win free t-shirts. After much confusion regarding the apartPHQWV¡ DIĂ€OLDWLRQ ZLWK WKH college (there is none), they recently changed the name to Arcadia Apartments from its original title of Arcadia Hall. Arcadia Apartments representative Heather Trombly said the apartments could serve as an easy transition from dorm life to off-campus living for students who have never been out on their own. The apartments are located right across the street from the campus on Winchester Court, and come fully furnished with a couch, coffee table, NLWFKHQ WDEOH Ă DW VFUHHQ 79 bed, dresser, desk, fridge and stove. When renting from Arcadia all utilities including cable and internet are built into the rent. Students are supplied free

parking spaces, one on-site count, where students can and extras in Winchester shave $100 per semester off Lot. Arcadia Apartments their rent for retaining a go for $799 per person per 3.5 GPA. month on a 12-month lease. Katey Adams from This is more expensive BKA Properties said most than nearly anywhere else students used to sign off campus, but Trombly leases in February; they said with all of the utilities would often start looking factored in it can be less before winter break and expensive than other far then make the commitless luxurious options. ment when they returned. Like many of the resHowever in recent idential buildings on years students have been campus, the Arcadia signing earlier and earApartments installed sur- lier with many making veillance cameras, which their decisions in October. Trombly said are there to Adams said all of BKA’s provide security, not to spy properties are already full on and reprimand students. for next year. The fair offered a broad A B&W Properties reprange of renters, from cou- resentative said they used ples who own less than a to start showing around half dozen properties, to March but now kids start businesses such as Green- calling in September, and wald Reality that manages in recent years they have close to 200 apartments. Ă€OOHG DOO WKHLU VSRWV EHIRUH A number of renters, Thanksgiving. including BKA Properties Sophomore Chelsea and B&W Properties, offer Day, who plans to live off Ă€QGHUV IHHV WR WKHLU WHQDQWV campus with two other If the outgoing student rec- girls next year, said she ommends their current already signed her lease. residence to a friend, and “People were telling me that friend signs a lease, that I should probably get the outgoing tenant then on it early, and I really receives $100. B&W also wanted to get a house near offers a Dean’s List Dis- by,â€? she said.

Housing inspectors representing the City of Keene set up a table at the fair and offered informational packets with tips for dealing with landlords, as well as a full list of houses and apartments that passed the City’s Voluntary Minimum Housing and Safety Standards Inspection. Inspector Fred Parsells said he works very closely with KSC’s Coordinator of Student and Community Relations Allison Riley DQG WKH 2IĂ€FH RI 5HVLGHQtial Life and Housing. Residential Life offers listings of available offcampus housing on the KSC website, which Parsells said consists of only apartments and houses that have passed the City’s Voluntary Minimum Housing and Safety Standards Inspection. The inspection consists what Parsells called “21 common sense items,â€? such as adequate heating systems, working pipes, and safe electricity. Sophomore Natalie Kocurek said, “I got a lot of information and I kind of got a sense of what every-

ones offering and what the common prices are.� For upperclassmen who would rather stay on the campus there will be 300 to 350 spots available for students with 51 or more credits in the upcoming academic year. Juniors and seniors who wish to do so can enter a lottery, which is similar but separate from the lottery the rest of the campus uses. The college will hold a workshop on Nov. 14 in Science Center room 161 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where students will have the chance to undergo tenant education and earn a “preferred renter� card, which makes them eligible for landlord-specific deals, such as $50 off a security deposit, free cable installation, Shaw’s gift cards and other incentives depending on the landlord. To register for the workshop students can contact Allison Riley at ariley3@keene.edu. Eric Walker can be contacted at ewalker@keene-equinox.com.

Student Assembly opened Tuesday night with a budget discussion from Andy Robinson, vice president of student affairs, and Karen House, LQWHULP YLFH SUHVLGHQW IRU ÀQDQFH DQG planning. The discussion revolved around student activity fees and whether or QRW WXLWLRQ ZLOO LQFUHDVH QH[W ÀVFDO year. House said, while the budget discussion is not ready for in depth look, she wanted to keep Student Assembly aware of the status. House talked about how Interim President Jay Kahn is attempting to freeze tuition if the school is reimbursed for the money that was cut last year. If the tuition is frozen, according to House, that does not make mandatory fees and room and board frozen also. That is still up for change for the next school year. House said, at the end of the year, she will be bringing the student activity fees to the trustees and that could change tuition if it is not scheduled to be frozen by that time. In other news, Keene Sate College now has an Emergency Medical Service organization on campus. Senior Evan Thompson submitted a new constitution for the EMS organization and, with only two abstentions, the constitution passed. Student Assembly members asked questions about the cost of equipment for the organization. Thompson said, for the club to be successful, it is not required to have any equipment. Further down the road Thompson said he hopes the club will be ready to be equipped with the basic necessities for EMS. Thompson said a budget would be needed at that time but for now the club can run without. The Society of Physics Students organization was also present at the Tuesday night meeting. Their constitution for recognition was approved by all members of the assembly. Kaitlyn Coogan can be contacted at kcoogan@keene-equinox.com.

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Winter parking bans bring bare streets and fines LINDSEY ARCECI

EQUINOX STAFF As the annual Keene Parking Ban blankets Keene’s streets for the winter months, students who typically park on the street or in various parking lots at night need to know the regulations. The basic guideline for the parking ban, according to the Parking Operations Manager Ginger Hill, is that from 1 a.m. until 6 a.m., no one is allowed to park on any city street. The ban is in effect from Nov. 1 through May 1, Hill added. The parking lots downtown are also on a rotating schedule. “Depending on what night it is depends on which lots you can park in,â€? Hill said. “Each lot has a sign that says what night is permissible in that lot.â€? Hill said that students looking for more information can visit the Keene Police Department’s website, or stop in at the station and pick up a Downtown Parking Regulations sheet. She added that there are lots you cannot park in after midnight, not 1 a.m. “Probably a week before the parking ban went into effect, WKH\ >SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV@ ZHUH SXWting notices on peoples’ cars that were parked on the street,â€? Hill added. If students experience a problem with this ban, Hill advised that students speak ZLWK WKH RIĂ€FHU ZKR LVVXHG WKH ticket. “Let them know what was going on and then it would be up to them if they want to take it back,â€? Hill said. “If that doesn’t work, and you still feel strongly about the ticket, you can appeal it.â€? 7KH Ă€QH IRU SDUNLQJ RQ WKH street or in the wrong lot is $15 no matter how long an individual parked there. “You could also get towed depending on what’s going on,â€? Hill added. “If Public Works needs to clear that area because of snow removal or whatever they have going on, you could possibly get the $15 ticket and towed.â€? As far as other city’s regulations, Hill said she would imagine in New England it is very common because of all the snow in the region. “Manchester, Nashua and &RQFRUG >1 + @ WKH\ PXVW DOO have parking bans, what they

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are, I don’t dare say,â€? Hill said. For an off-campus student with a car, KSC junior Sarah Allen said she has never had any problems with it and thinks it’s reasonable. “Most people are not out between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.,â€? Allen said. “I mean some people have jobs early in the morning but the fact that it’s at night from such early hours, I WKLQN LW¡V Ă€QH Âľ From a student’s perspec-

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and help with writing their 150-word abstract proposal. The proposal is then reviewed by the AEC Faculty Review Board of faculty and student representatives in the appropriate school of the proposal, given a presentation title, receives guidelines and JRDOV IRU WKH SUHVHQWDWLRQV DQG UHODWHG WR D Ă€HOG RI study in one of KSC’s three schools. At the event, students were able to split up into small school groups of Arts and Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences and Professional and Post-Graduate Studies, depending on what type of presentation they were proposing. Students used this time to bring their abstract proposals to KSC faculty members in their school for advice. One student who was preparing her abstract at the recent workshop was DeeAnn Behnke. Behnke said, “I’m looking at doing a 30-day health challenge presentation.â€? Behnke added, “I’m researching holistic health, which is a more natural way of improving and maintaining health.â€? She explained that a portion of her 30-day health challenge would involve plant based dieting and forms of preventative health that would work with medication or help to avoid the need for medication in some areas. “It’s mainly about taking control of your health,â€?

tive, Allen said the only problem she sees coming from this is students not knowing about it. “Probably people who don’t know about it are unaware of it, because I was unaware of it,â€? Allen said. “So I think problems would arise if people don’t know about it and get Ă€QHG RU WLFNHWHG Âľ Allen said that more advertising about the ban to students could prevent future problems

Behnke said, also explaining that the workshop, “was very helpful. It was nice to receive feedback.� The Academic Excellence Conference is an annual KSC event since 2010 and features many different types of programs from speeches to dances, according to Berkey. When asked about some of her favorite past presentations, Berkey shared that, “Last year three students who were communication studies majors did a rhetorical analysis of media surrounding LGBTQ relationships.� Berkey added that media studied by the students involved television shows such as Fox’s “Glee� as well as other media, such as political campaigns. Berkey shared that she would like to see more performance-based presentations at the upcoming and future conferences as well. “We’re working on getting more students involved in the performing arts,� she said. Berkey and Person also mentioned that presentations involving dance and choral performances have also occurred at the past Academic Excellence Conferences, as well poster presentations and poster making contests. Berkey explained that the conference is “more student focused but faculty supported.� Berkey also explained that each student proposing an abstract must pick a professor to mentor them and oversee their presentation throughout the process, along with the mentoring given during the previous abstract workshops.

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arising, the main issue being if a student parks on the street overnight and receives a ticket, and didn’t even know about the parking ban. Another off-campus driver, senior Emily Gurley, said she doesn’t agree with it, but she knows people have to plow. “I think it should be somewhat changed because it’s a pain when you have people >YLVLWLQJ@ WKDW DUH QRW IURP .HHQH WU\LQJ WR Ă€QG SDUNLQJ

Phillip Bergeron Sophomore Graphic Design

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is hard,â€? Gurley said. “I think certain parking lots should be open if you have people visiting.â€? Gurley said she thinks a lot of problems that students have with the parking ban results from parking issues with landlords and their property. She said she has a lot of friends ZKRVH ODQGORUGV¡ >SURSHUWLHV@ do not have enough space for all of the tenants’ cars. “The people who live across

While students proposing their abstracts are currently preparing to submit them into a feedback and approval process to the AEC review board, others are also getting involved in planning the event. “Planning also involves never-ending publicity,� according to Berkey, who also mentioned that graphic design students were also participating by making AEC programs for audience members to use during the campus wide day long event open to the Keene community in addition to students and faculty. Although it is still early on in the planning process Berkey hopes to get everyone involved either by attending or participating. Berkey said, “There are usually more than 100 student presenters at the conference. We’d hope that if a student or faculty member was not involved in presentations, that they would come as an audience member to support their fellow student and their research.� Person, who was also present to review, advise and critique students writing their abstract proposals at the past week’s workshop, added, “It’s a great experience for presenters. It’s a fun time and you meet a lot of new people. You also get to work with faculty mentors on a whole new level.� Pamela Bump can be contacted at pbump@keene-equinox.com.

the street, they keep having their guests park on our side of the road,â€? Gurley said. “So we keep getting knocks on our door from the parking enforcement, and I just say, ‘It’s [theirw FDU@ QRW PLQH ¡¾ When Gurley or her roommates have guests, she said they usually have the people who live there put their cars in the driveway, and the rest park in the other. To avoid moving cars onto the road, Gurley said

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“I’m most thankful for my friends and family and fraternity.�

Lindsey Arceci can be contacted at larceci@keene-equinox. com.

was not in favor emails from WKH 2IĂ€FH RI 5HVLGHQWLDO /LIH RU WKH 6WXGHQWV $FFRXQWV 2IĂ€FH and thinks that not notifying students isn’t an issue. Bergeron said, “They are taking it off automatically. It’s not a big deal.â€? Bergeron also knew that his bill was going to be credited as the same thing happened to his bill last year. As a result many students will see a slightly discounted bill if they lived up to their housing contract agreement. One issue for many students is that the college does not communicate with students about their deposit. A good majority of students are going to see a bill with a line item credit towards the spring semester.

tell us.â€? As Martin said there LV QR QRWLĂ€FDWLRQ DQG PDQ\ students like Keveny haven’t really known about it and they have heard rumors. One freshman, Ian Lemley, had no idea. Lemley said, “It’s awesome,â€? in referencing that he will get his housing deposit credited to his spring bill. Lemley also added that KSC should do a better job of letting students know that they will be getting that money credited as Lemley said, “I check my email, I haven’t heard anything about it.â€? Lemley said he would like to see more emails sent on through the MyKSC account notifying students of situaBrian Clemmenson can be contions like this. However, one tacted at bclemmenson@keene-equisophomore, Philip Bergeron, nox.com.

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Allie Lafrenaye Sophomore Dance

her landlord recently told her that their house of tenants can park in the driveway of the house he’s working on. For parking regulation information, students can go to the KPD station at 400 Marlboro Street, or visit their website at www.ci.keene.nh.us/ departments/police.

Jaryd Moore Junior American Studies

“I’m most thankful for never breaking a bone.�

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Nicholas Marx Senior Sociology & Communications

“‘My family, friends, and their continued patience, love and support.�

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THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2012

Pumpkin Fest has come and gone, but the large cash prize that was awarded to the city of Keene after trumping Highwood, Ill. this past October still needs to be allocated by city RIÀFLDOV 7KH SUL]H D WRWDO RI WKH VDPH DPRXQW DV the number of pumpkins displayed during Pumpkin Fest, should be distributed to those services that most need funding. From homeless shelters such as Hundred Nights that are suffering from the 2011 state budget cuts to our very own Keene State College campus, another institution struggling WR ÀQG QHZ DYHQXHV RI UHYHQXH LW LV FOHDU WKDW WKH QHHG IRU funding is a pressing concern for many organizations in the Keene community. Although the relationship between Keene State College and the larger city of Keene have gone through some rocky and unstable times—with each party having its own interests in mind—the college irrefutably makes up a large portion of the town’s revenue and population during the school year. Indeed, the very size of the KSC community poses a concern to those who call Keene home yearlong, for more than four years and is a key factor in why the relationship between the college and the town can sometimes be fraught with tension. As with any community negotiating around a continually changing and growing subpopulation, the city of Keene is forced to accommodate the needs of a students who oftentimes do not pay taxes into the community nor stay for longer than the time it takes them to complete their education. However, The Equinox believes it is precisely because of this large and ever-growing size of the college community that the city of Keene should allocate part of the monetary SUL]H WR .HHQH 6WDWH &ROOHJH LQ D ZD\ WKDW LV EHQHÀFLDO WR WKH college, students and the town. A scholarship for a local Keene High School graduate who decides to go to KSC would be an ideal way to mesh the needs and wants of oftentimes divergent interest groups into one feasible and sustainable solution. By helping fund a local student’s secondary education, the city of Keene will show its commitment to both education and giving back to the community.

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Connecting with the inner child through intramural sports Intramural sports have been a part of many of our lives, probably since many of us were children. One of the oldest memories I have is of playing soccer when I was about six or seven years old, until I was in about sixth grade. Sure, I didn’t stick with the sport forever and was never any good, but I remember making friends on the team, and was able to feel like I was a SDUW RI VRPHWKLQJ DV FKHHV\ DV LW VRXQGV 7KRVH IHHOLQJV RI FRQÀGHQFH and belonging were what was really important for kids to get out of those teams. Intramural sports are still pretty important in college but not quite for the same reasons. Having the option to go play a game you enjoy but don’t necessarily excel at is a huge part of getting involved on campus. College athletics are selective and sometimes require a level of skill that one could only acquire by playing a game for years and continuous practice. $IWHU SOD\LQJ D VSRUW IRU D IHZ \HDUV VRPH VNLOOV EHFRPH UHà H[ EHFDXVH they are so frequently used in a game. If you haven’t played a sport for a really long time, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with people who have been doing it for a good majority of their lives. That’s where intramural-level sports come in. They allow you to just grab a group of your friends, sign up and go have some fun without a huge level of pressure. There’s something about being able to go out and just mess around while playing that (in my opinion) makes it a lot more fun. Every little mistake doesn’t feel like it just cost you the game, and every second of the game doesn’t feel like a high-pressure situation. Even though

the pressure can sometimes add an edge to the game, it can really stress someone out. With intramural sports, there’s none of that. Another great thing about intramural sports is how they have sports that aren’t necessarily mainstream. Floor hockey, dodgeball, water polo and table tennis are all sports that aren’t known for being huge college sporting events. However, they are all really fun, interesting sports to play. Having an option for a non-competitive version allows these sports to actually be enjoyed. Many times, people never would have gotten a chance to play these sports otherwise. One last reason intramural sports are so fun is the sense of nostalgia provided from playing them. A lot of the offered games were games that many people played in high school and elementary school gym class. I play on a dodgeball intramural team here at Keene State College and every game just reminds me of what it was like in high school gym class playing dodgeball. It was always exciting knowing that we would be playing dodgeball in class, and it is a good reminder every time I play here of the good times back in high school. Overall, intramural teams are just a good option for schools and colleges to have for their students. Having the option to play sports is always a good motivator for people to want to get involved with extra events at KSC. David Padrazo can be contacted at dpadrazo@keene-equinox.com.

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Bringing Mary Jane to the prom The election has passed, which was followed by a huge sigh of relief by this writer. I can say with absolute certainty that I have never been more proud of this democracy. Not because of who was elected, but because of the social and drug issues that were taken to the people. Issues like the legality of same-sex marriage and marijuana were taken to the ballots, and historic changes ensued. Maryland and Maine have now allowed for same-sex marriage, and as this article was written, Washington is projected to approve the same measures. But what happened in Colorado and Washington regarding the legalization of marijuana pushed me to think about drug laws and their future. Many members of the socialmedia world displayed there elation with generic young adult quips (“Looks like I’m packing for Coloradoâ€?), but I on WKH RWKHU KDQG UHĂ HFWHG RQ WKH LPSOLFDWLRQV Let me tell you what you already know: marijuana does not kill, so to legalize it seems perfectly normal. But what about the other drugs? Allow me to challenge everything you thought you ever knew about the war on drugs. A lot of people would scoff at the claim that all drugs VKRXOG EH OHJDOL]HG 2Q Ă€UVW KHDULQJ VXFK XQVSHDNDEOH words, our brains tell us to stop listening to the idiot talking to us. I was like that once, too. But I had the privilege to listen to a guest speaker a few weeks back in one of my classes and his career history was not one you would think an advocate of ending prohibition on all drugs would have. He served our country as a member of the military, was a SROLFH RIĂ€FHU IRU VRPH WLPH DQG D ZDUGHQ RI D SULVRQ 7KLV LV the last guy you would expect that would want to end drug laws. But his argument was a hard one to deny. When a rapist

When a rapist or a murderer is apprehended, the crimes they commit cease. But when a drug dealer is arrested, a job VWWVY[\UP[` PZ JYLH[LK /PZ ZWV[ PZ Ă„SSLK I` ZVTLVUL LSZL -­HOROWITZ

or a murderer is apprehended, the crimes they commit cease. But when a drug dealer is arrested, a job opportunity is creDWHG +LV VSRW LV ÀOOHG E\ VRPHRQH HOVH With the drugs in the hands of criminals, there are no regulations and crime associated with those drugs continues. Al Capone was dismantled after the prohibition on alcohol ended. Our speaker argued that if the government distributed drugs instead of leaving it to the drug dealers, then overdoses would be eliminated because unlike drug dealers, harmful and potent substitute substances would not be mixed in with the drug to expand the product. There would be regulations. In Switzerland, since heroin has been legalized, there have been no overdoses and lower rates of HIV. The crime with drugs would stop because no one would go to a man on the corner of the street for low-grade heroin that is more expensive than the cheaper government issued, sterile heroin. Kidnappings, shootings and robberies motivated by GUXJV ZRXOG HQG 2IÀFHUV ZRXOG EH DEOH WR IRFXV RQ RWKHU crimes. Our speaker challenged us to look at the war on drugs. So many people are locked up in jail because of drugs. Their

incarceration is being paid for by us. We have spent a trillion dollars and worked for 40 years to end the war on drugs. Let me ask you, do you think we are any closer to a drugfree society? Where has it gotten us? The war on drugs will never end. There are more drugs in the streets now than when the war on drugs even started. Our current solution towards drugs is not working. If drugs were legalized tomorrow, would you go out and shoot up? People think if drugs were readily available, then everyone would do it and there would be a breakdown in society. Well drugs are already readily available. Anyone at this school could score any drug they want if they were willing to put in a morsel of effort, let’s not kid ourselves. Our speaker was a member of LEAP—Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. I implore you to read more into this matter, because who knows? Maybe 30 years down the road, the legality of heroin will be taken to the people, and we will want to be informed. Ben Horowitz can be contacted at bhorowitz@keene-equinox.com.

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Desiring to emulate the stars may skew our personal moral compass and truth The music stopped as the lights focused on stage. The packed hockey arena erupted on cue and a tall attractive white-male strutted out to the illuminated podium with an unoriginal smile. It was Nov. 5. Under the gaze of an arena full of committed admirers, Mitt Romney prepared to give his last speech before Election Day. And for a few seconds, as he was waving to the audience with a sort of pensive charm, I wanted to be just like him. That’s weird for two reasons. One, I’m a liberal. And two, I openly—almost brashly— think that any politician, or any person for that matter, who gets applause from over 5,000 people probably doesn’t deserve it. They’re probably just an OK person; nothing spectacular. Why do I think this? Because when it comes to politicians, the feeling of star-struck-ness is always confused with the feeling of admiration. We applaud because they’re famous and have authority, not because they‘re extraordinary leaders. That audience wasn’t applauding Mitt Romney. That’s obvious. Even Mitt would acknowledge that. They were applauding a false idol named Mitt Romney

that only exists in their minds. Even though I was cognizant of this fact, for that moment I envied him. I wanted to be him, I wanted to be the recipient of all that blatantly misplaced enthusiasm from thousands of overly emotional, unnecessarily scared (thanks Fox News) conservatives. Me! An angst-ridden 21 year old with a frenetic skepticism for everything. For a few seconds, I was ready to spend my whole life manipulating our capitalist system just to get some random people to respect the heck out of me. It sounded like a good idea. And I could probably do it! I’m smart‌ and I’m a pretty good public speaker‌ and I know a bit about politics. Fortunately, after a few seconds I stopped being so cynical and snapped back to reality. My point is‌ I think we all have moments like this; where we suppress our moral compass and let obviously false, probably exaggerated dreams replace reality. And, most importantly, I think we all— including myself—aren’t as conscious of these moments, or the implications of these moments, as we should be; we don’t always

snap back to reality. (YHU\RQH KDV LGROV UHDO RU ÀFWLRQDO WKDW help them craft reality. These idols change frequently but they will always be there. I’m not just talking about wanting to be Mitt Romney for a brief moment because everyone is applauding him. It’s more than that. It’s wanting to be like Chris Christie because you see him as a good leader. It’s wanting to be like the drug dealer from down the street because people respect him. It’s wanting to be like your favorite teacher from high school, because you see them as wise. We all see things in other people that we want to replicate. The problem, is that we all get carried away with this way too often. We manipulate and contort ourselves to become our idols— or who we think might be idols. We see, for at least a moment, some powerful truth in other people. We latch to this truth and try to make it our own. But it is not our own. And it never will be. It’s someone else’s. The worst part: someone else may see truth in your emulated truth, and make a

third generation truth stretching the collective unconscious farther and farther away from the simplicity of reality. This problem, trying to ensconce ourselves into a someone else’s cloned truth, is one of the biggest and probably most disregarded reasons people have trouble living life correctly; living in the moment. We see David Beckham on an underwear ad in Times Square, and we want to be like him. We see Bill Clinton give an elegant speech about our country’s future, and we want to be like him. We see Taylor Swift sing about heartbreak with candid simplicity and we want to be like her. For me, I see F. Scott Fitzgerald scribbling “The Great Gatsby� in a dimly lit, wind-rattled house and I want to be like him. Sure, these are probably great people. But they are not us and we are not them. They’re truth, they’re words, are taken from their soul. And so should ours. Dylan Morrill can be contacted at dmorrill@keene-equinox.com.

No Shave November for ‘Boys Only!’ There are few things that prove as irksome to me and my existence DV D FROOHJH DJH VHOI LGHQWLĂ€HG IHPLnist than the frequency with which I encounter casual sexism—or, in layperson’s terms, the myriad of day-today things in our culture that may appear “innocentâ€? and “cuteâ€? on the surface, but upon closer examination are fraught with assumptions and expectations of women’s and men’s roles in society. No Shave November is a perfect example of this pervasiveness of casual sexism in our culture. Although at face value the celebration of the ability to grow body hair is not something that has the constitution of a necessarily pressing news or editorial piece, nor is it something that I particularly want to spend my time lamenting about. The fact that it has become somewhat of a landmark of college life and part of discussions I’ve heard around campus, the insidious offensiveness with which No Shave November is carried out begs to be brought out into the light. $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH ´RIĂ€FLDOÂľ ZHEsite for No Shave November, “Everyone, young and old, male and female can participate in No-ShaveNovember by following‌[a] calendar of guidelines.â€? The guidelines that follow consist of a chronological ordering of events—events highlighting that, although women and girls are included in this arguably masculinized activity, they remain forever an add-on, an addition to the norm of “manhood.â€? For instance, RQ 1RY VXSSRVHGO\ ´Ă€QDOO\ the men don’t look ridiculous [and] Ă€QDOO\ WKH ZRPHQ ORRN ULGLFXORXV Âľ The gendered way in which body hair is approached and viewed in our society is inherently problematic, primarily for the fact that, for men, body hair is a sign of matured masculinity; for women, hair of any kind—except for the socially acceptable full head of luscious hair—is seen as an unacceptable sign of laziness and just downright “disgusting.â€? Women’s physical appearance, as made apparent through mainstream media, Photoshop, lists of celebrity “who’s hot, who’s not,â€? and the plethora of makeover shows speFLĂ€FDOO\ JHDUHG WRZDUGV ZRPHQÂł is a site of constant public policing and criticism. A woman is either too thin, too fat, too girly or not feminine enough. In regards to body hair, women are alternately supposed to care about their appearance (by spending time, money, and energy on the application of cosmetics, lotions, and “properâ€? fashion) while at the same time appearing as if they have spent no time at all on looking “made up.â€? This is precisely due to the fact that femininity— indeed gender more broadly—is assumed to be natural. However, upon closer examination, it becomes clear that which we perceive as natural (inherent lack of body hair in women, inherent strength in men) is hardly “naturalâ€? at all, but something that requires hours, indeed lifetimes, of work and meticulous preparation. No Shave November, as “inclusiveâ€? as it attempts to be, only further perpetuates gendered notions regarding what is acceptable in regards to physical appearance, and for whom. Although it has the potential to raise awareness surrounding (mis)perceptions of “properâ€? femininity and masculinity, its goal is clearly not quite so political, nor thought out. Despite its misogynist overtones, women who participate in the strange ritual that constitutes masculinity with how large your beard is are participating in a subversive act—one that, by its very nature of being “out of the norm,â€? brings attention to the ways in which beauty is constructed in our society, and the double standard that women face daily in regards to their physical appearance. And so hopefully, one day in the feminist utopia that exists solely in some abstract ideal in my mind, we can all move past the middle school fascination with body hair and policing people’s personal choices when it comes to their physical appearances. Hair is hair after all, and remains merely hair, regardless—indeed, perhaps in spite of— gender. Hannah Walker can be contacted at hwalker@keene-equinox.com.

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Allison Kemon and Mikara Cimmino said they had huge expectations for Keene State College’s third annual Up ‘Til Dawn event. Kemon and Cimmino, fundraisers who work in the Boston UHJLRQDO Ă€HOG RIĂ€FH IRU 6W -XGH¡V Children’s Research Hospital, ZHUH WKH Ă€UVW IDFHV VHHQ XSRQ entering the Up ‘Til Dawn St. -XGH¡V IXQGUDLVLQJ HYHQW 0RQGD\ Nov. 5. Kemon explained the two fundraise for the hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and share the role in covering all of New England, excluding Vermont. “We do all of the fundraising and event planning,â€? Kemon said, “Here at [KSC], they’ve had a really successful past couple of years... we’re really hoping that we beat our fundraising total from last year which was just over $30,000... so this is our third year doing it and we’re hoping for around $40$45,000.â€? For the event, students gave cash donations, but the main donation was in the form of letters. Kemon explained, “Basically, we ask each student to bring 50 names and addresses, and they’ll send out letters to friends and family, and with every 50 letters sent out, we usually get an average donation of about $250 back,â€? she continued, “Everyone checks out with us, we check to make sure addresses are correct and we send them all out.â€? The Mabel Brown Room in the Young Student Center was decorated with balloons and pictures of smiling faces of children

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ZKR UHFHLYHG FDUH IURP 6W -XGH¡V Music was played, food was served, and games and activities were open to all. The students participating in the letter sending event were

given a t-shirt, and entered in rafĂ HV IRU SUL]HV VXFK DV JLIW FHUWLĂ€cates and gift baskets. “The event is like a celebration because it’s hard work to write all of those letters for donations, but

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Students can ‘never be too careful’ KENZIE TRAVERS

EQUINOX STAFF “Somewhere in America, a woman is sexually assaulted every two minutes, according to the U.S Department of -XVWLFHÂľ UHDGV D 5DSH $JJUHVVLRQ 'HIHQVH 6\VWHP 5 $ ' pamphlet. This physical defense program for women is offered in four sessions for free here at Keene State College beginning Tuesday, Nov. 6. 5 $ ' IRU ZRPHQ LV DQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO RUJDQL]DWLRQ LQ ZKLFK .6& &DPSXV 6DIHW\ 2IĂ€FHUV OLNH 9LFWRU 0DODYHW instruct on college campuses. Malavet, who has daughters of his own, explains why the class is important for women. “You never know what is going to happen, especially the woman, because students get drunk and are put in a situation they don’t want to be in. We give women the tools to defend themselves,â€? Malavet said. He continues, “R.A.D. should not be mistaken for self defense, which is just an option. The purpose is to avoid being abducted.â€? He explained that a man can try and take a woman somewhere by coming up from behind her and putting his arm around her or a boyfriend can grab a woman’s arm. Malavet explained, “We put women in situations that can actually happen, and we give them the techniques so WKH\ KDYH D FKDQFH WR Ă€JKW RII WKDW DWWDFN Âľ .6& MXQLRU -RKDQQD 'H%DUL LV RQ WKH $GYLVRU\ %RDUG IRU Mentors in Violence Prevention. The junior is also the vice president of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Club, and is adamant about the awareness of self-defense on campus. DeBari commented, “I think that it’s important for both women and men, simply because although women are the majority of people that you hear about being attacked, it’s an important thing to know how to protect yourself.â€? DeBari continued, “I actually know a few people who have been attacked on campus here. I would strongly recommend taking these classes because I don’t think you’ll regret it. You can never be too careful.â€? Malavet explained the classes are taught in a private space with two instructors and taught in a circle. “We get to go to a student and spend one on one time with them so we know they’re on the same page,â€? he said. According to Malavet, during the course, women learn to “develop and enhance the options of self defense,â€? according to the R.A.D. Instructional Objective. Once they learn, they will use their new techniques on full body suited aggressors during a simulation stage. “You can do hands on practice of techniques you’ve learned from the course,â€? Ethan Kipnes, associate director of Campus Safety, said. 0DODYHW DGGHG ´,W¡V Ă€OPHG VR DIWHUZDUGV ZH VKRZ WKH class and we love the response because the woman will say ‘I can’t believe I really did that! Peers are shouting and

cheering at these women trying their hardest.â€? In DeBari’s experience, she said she has learned that physical defense isn’t the only option. She noted it’s also important to be aware of your surroundings. “Don’t put your drink down at a party, don’t walk around by yourself; kind of the basics,â€? DeBari explained. “Knowing the weak spots of the body [is also useful],â€? she added. The R.A.D course also goes over ways that you can get noticed if being attacked. ´:H WHDFK WKHP WR YHUEDOL]H VR WKDW RWKHUV FDQ KHDUÂľ Malavet said. He stated, “One word. That word is NO. We teach them different stances, such as the cautionary stance. We teach them to breath, it gives you more power.â€?

DeBari’s work with MVP also advises students to be an active bystander. “Intervene when you can but remember that you have to protect yourself,â€? she said. “We range from topics like alcohol, signs of abuse, relationship abuse to stalking.â€? ´:H JLYH VWXGHQWV WRROV WR UHFRJQL]H VHHLQJ those situations, the techniques, how to approach the situation and list resources they have accessible to them,â€? DeBari added. Campus Safety and the Counseling Center are main resources for these types of situations. If women have had past experiences with being attacked, Malavet assures that the R.A.D classes are a safe and comfortable environment. “We can tell, if they feel uncomfort-

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able and pull you aside. Some will share with the whole class their bad experience.� The R.A.D classes begin on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and run Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. each day through Nov. 15. Kenzie Travers can be contacted at ktravers@ksc.keene.edu

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STUDENT LIFE EDITOR A branch down and a couple deep puddles. This was the scene in Keene when Sandy swept through several weeks ago. While Keene stayed wet and windy for a couple days, Sandy ripped her way through the east coast, causing devastating loss in 1HZ -HUVH\ 1HZ <RUN DQG RWKHU (DVW &RDVW states. It has been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Sandy ran its course up the Northeastern coast, but the devastating effects of the storm have left an extraordinary impact on Keene State College students. While KSC students enjoyed an unexpected Monday off, some students couldn’t help but worry about their families at home who were impacted by the hurricane, some of which are still suffering from storm tragedies. 6HQLRU -HQQD )DQHOOL RI 6OHHS\ +ROORZ N.Y., said she has called home to her family every day since Sandy hit. Her parents’ home lost power, and relied RQ EXLOGLQJ VPDOO Ă€UHV HYHU\ QLJKW LQ WKHLU home to stay warm. Fanelli said, “I was worried, I kept calling.â€? According to Fanelli, her town has experienced a gas shortage, so the option of drivLQJ KRPH ZLWK QR ZKHUH WR Ă€OO KHU JDV WDQN prevented her from seeing her parents. She said, “I wanted to go home that weekend, but we were scared to come back because of the gas.â€? So Fanelli waited out Sandy’s wrath in Keene, where the rest of her peers took the storm as an excuse to celebrate. The senior explained she felt uncomfortable in Keene as her fellow peers welcomed Sandy, aware that her parents and sisters and brother back home were struggling. She explained, “The day everybody was celebrating I wasn’t too excited.â€? Fanelli said she went to Cobblestone the Sunday evening the storm hit and said everyone was chanting for Sandy. “It was upsetting,â€? she said. “Everyone ZDV MXVW WKLQNLQJ DERXW GULQNLQJ ,W¡V DPD]ing that people were chanting for Sandy while people were severely hurt from it. I GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZDVQ¡W FHOHEUDWLQJ Âľ Similarly junior Lisa Bryant said she was startled by the reactions of people around her. Bryant, whose family is located in Centerport, Long Island, said she spent two days in Keene worrying about her family whom she had not heard from after the storm hit. Bryant said her town was “one of the spots that got hit the worst,â€? and as of Monday, Nov. 12, two weeks after Sandy hit the East Coast, her family remained without power. The junior said the fact that the storm made little to no impact in Keene almost led her to feel bad as she heard her family struggle in New Yrok. She explained this lack of impact as the cause for students’ “ignoranceâ€? when it came to the storm. She commented on the statuses on Facebook and tweets she saw on Twitter during the storm as her peers joked about the lack of weather. “It’s so ignorant,â€? she said of the jokes and comments she saw posted, “I understand we were supposed to get hit, but some SHRSOH MXVW ORVW HYHU\WKLQJ -XVW EHFDXVH LW didn’t happen here doesn’t mean it didn’t happen elsewhere.â€? She said it was “sadâ€? that people made “drinking gamesâ€? out of the storm and students “took it so lightly.â€? 6LPLODUO\ .6& MXQLRU (QHD %URW]PDQ had no reason to celebrate Sandy as she worried for her parents in brother, who live in 0LOIRUG 1 - %URW]PDQ VDLG 0LOIRUG KDV EHHQ ZLWKRXW power since the hurricane hit. She explained her parents have been on a waiting list to get power back for what seems like “forever.â€? %URW]PDQ¡V IDPLO\¡V VWUXJJOHV ZLWK Sandy didn’t end with their power outage. %URW]PDQ¡V EURWKHU ZKR UHVLGHV LQ WKH %RURXJK RI 6HD %ULJKW 1 - ZDV DIIHFWHG IDU worse than her parents, according to the

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Your dental health is detrimental to your well-being “There are a lot of studies that suggest that oral health, and gum disease in particular, are related to serious conditions like heart disease,â€? Cram stated. However, many students remain unaware of how LPSRUWDQW LW LV WR WDNH WKH WLPH WR Ă RVV DQG EUXVK GDLO\ Sophomore Steven Mignano said he brushes his teeth twice a day. “My mouth feels nasty in the morning,â€? he said. He brushes for a second time at the end of the day because Inside your mouth right now are 700 species of “By then I’ve been through an entire day. If you have a mouth-dwelling microbes. The number of bacteria nasty mouth, it’s there all day.â€? inside your mouth right now may equal the population Mignano said he doesn’t believe dental health of the earth. affects anything else besides the mouth. So when was the last time you brushed your teeth? “I don’t feel like brushing your teeth links to your 2U ZRUVH ZKHQ ZDV WKH ODVW WLPH \RX ERWKHUHG WR Ă RVV" overall health. But it is a factor that you can control Talking to students, we found that most brush their yourself,â€? Mignano said. WHHWK DW OHDVW WZLFH D GD\ EXW IRU PDQ\ Ă RVVLQJ LV QRW D Mignano is right; if you can have some control over part of their dental routine. Keene State College sopho- managing a daily brushing routine, you can be one step PRUH 1LFROH 0DFFDUURQH VWDWHG VKH UDUHO\ Ă RVVHV ahead of the curve. ´, GRQ¡W Ă RVV XQOHVV , JR WR WKH GHQWLVW Âľ VKH VDLG Emileigh Liebetruth, a senior, said she brushes her +RZHYHU Ă RVVLQJ LV D YLWDO FRPSRQDQW RI NHHSLQJ QRW teeth two times per day, but on average, attempts to only your mouth clean, but maintaining an overall clean three times a day. She said her brushing habits healthier you. Recent studies show poor dental health result from a lack of feeling clean. “The water here is linked to heart attacks, strokes, and other heart dis- doesn’t make my mouth feel clean,â€? she continued, ease conditions. “Sometime I brush when I’m stressed. When my mouth According to Sally Cram, a spokeswoman for the feels dirty, the rest of me feels low and down.â€? American Dental Association, poor attention to your Similarly, senior Torri Haddad said a clean mouth teeth and mouth can result in more serious problems translates to a clean body. than bad breath. “If I see someone with nasty teeth, I assume the rest

“If I see someone with nasty teeth, I assume the rest of them isn’t taken care of.â€? -­TORI HADDAD KSC SENIOR

of them isn’t taken care of,â€? she said. In order to minimize the risks of improper care of +DGGDG VDLG VKH XVHV D Ă RVVLQJ WRRWK PDNLQJ Ă RVV- your teeth, we offer this quick list of tips to make your ing more accessible and less of a chore. routine easier and less burdensome. )RU PDQ\ WHHWK EUXVKLQJ DQG Ă RVVLQJ FDQ JR RYHUlooked because for some students, it really does become a chore. ‡ 5HSODFH \RXU WRRWK EUXVK HYHU\ PRQWKV But if you skip out on your chores, the consequences, ‡ 5LQVH \RXU WRRWKEUXVK DIWHU XVH WKHQ OHW LW DLU as stated, could be huge. dry According to the American Dental Hygienists’ Asso‡ .HHS Ă RVVLQJ SLFV KDQG\ WR XVH WKURXJKRXW WKH ciation, “The signs and symptoms of many potentially day OLIH WKUHDWKHQLQJ GLVHDVHV DSSHDU LQ WKH PRXWK Ă€UVW Âľ ‡ (VWDEOLVK D GDLO\ URXWLQH )RU H[DPSOH DOZD\V Numerous research has shown a link between heart brush your teeth after a meal diseas and key bacteria in periodontal disease. ‡ 9LVLW \RXU GHQWLVW DW OHDVW WZLFH D \HDU IRU D URXDiabetes has also shown a connection to periodontine exam and cleaning tal disease. Also from the ADHA, “Periodontal [disease] has long been considered a major complication of diebeJulie Conlon can be contacted at ties. Approximately 95 percent of Americans who have jconlon@keene-equinox.com diebeties also have periodontal disease, and research shows that people with periodontal disease have more Sam Norton can be contacted at GLIĂ€FXOW\ FRQWUROOLQJ WKHLU EORRG VXJDU OHYHO Âľ snorton@keene-equinox.com

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Jenna Fanelli writes letters to friends and family to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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$1.8 million per day to keep the hospital up and running. “Once a child is diagnosed with a catastrophic illness, a family is never turned away,â€? Sachs said. 6DFKV H[SODLQHG WKH VLJQLĂ€FDQFH RI WKH KRVSLWDO DQG the impact Up ‘Til Dawn has had in the past. Sachs said, “The hospital is represented by countries all over the world, and they do not charge any family or any procedure or care. So, if a child is getting a stem cell transplant, the family never sees a bill for it. Ever. It’s entirely run off donations from events like this.â€? “I’ve been the liaison between our representative from Boston [Kemon], and our event on campus,â€? Sachs said. 6DFKV FRQWLQXHG ´, ZDV Ă RZQ RXW WR 6W -XGH¡V IRU free for a college leadership summit. We got to tour the hospital, talk to some patients and see how it is run. It was unbelievable.â€? Alyssa Tremblay, a KSC senior and the e-board executive director of the program, said has been working with the Up ‘Til Dawn event since it came WR .6& ZDV DOVR Ă RZQ RXW WR WKH KRVSLWDO ´,W ZDV really rewarding when I got to go [to the hospital] and actually see all the amazing things that they do there,â€? Tremblay said. 6KH H[SODLQHG KRZ 6W -XGH¡V LV QRW OLNH D UHJXODU KRVSLWDO ´,W LV FRORUIXO DQG EULJKW DQG Ă€OOHG ZLWK artwork from the patients to make them feel more at home compared to a [regular] hospital.â€? Not only does Up ‘Til Dawn raise money for children, and awareness for the KSC student body, but it also serves as a fun, memorable experience for all involved. “The most memorable experience I have had volunteering with Up ‘Til Dawn is the amazing people,â€? Tremblay explained, “Whether it be students here at WKH VFKRRO RU WKH UHS IURP 6W -XGH WKDW ZRUNV ZLWK

“As a small school, what we do here is pretty amazing.â€? -­MEL SACHS ASST. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

us, because I know they have so much passion, just like me, to raise money for such an amazing cause to better these children’s lives.â€? Sachs added, “We’re doing it for the kids. Yeah, 50 letters is a lot, and we are here all night but it’s really worth it to me.â€? “If six hours of our time can take the burden off a family whose child has just been diagnosed with a catastrophic illness, that’s amazing,â€? she said. “Usually we try to do a follow up event, or an DZDUHQHVV W\SH WKLQJ VR ZH KDYH VRPH LGHDV Ă RSping around,â€? Sachs explained regarding how KSC VWD\V LQYROYHG ZLWK 6W -XGH¡V RXWVLGH RI WKH 8S Âś7LO Dawn event. She added, “We might be doing, maybe golf cart ULGHV WR FODVV WR WHOO VWXGHQWV DERXW 6W -XGH¡V RU HYHQ just having another table in the student center telling people who we are, and what we do. We’re just trying to make it known what students can do to help.â€? “We’re just really excited about how great the turnout continues to be every year here [at KSC] and how involved the whole [KSC] student body gets in the actual event. We’re really happy to see that there are so many college kids here so passionate and willing WR KHOS RXW 6W -XGH¡V Âľ .HPRQ VDLG “As a small school, what we do here [for the fundraiser] is pretty amazing. It’s an amazing cause, these families deal with more than anyone should ever have to deal with, so even if this one little thing we do will help, it’s worth it,â€? Sachs said, “We’re the reason IDPLOLHV DW 6W -XGH¡V FDQ KDYH D FRXSOH RI OHVV ZRUULHV Âľ Sam Turcotte can be contacted at sturcotte@keene-equinox.com

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Sorority crowns a brother for talent, raises awareness and money for cystic fibrosis PAM BUMP

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“It [commuting] can be kind of isolating. Maybe not so much with school, but the friends-it can be a lot of money going back and forth.â€? -­BRANDON VOSE KSC JUNIOR

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STUDENT LIFE / A7

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Greek letters and black belts Keene State College senior practices kung fu and has a heart for his community MORGAN MARKLEY

EQUINOX STAFF Kung fu and fraternities may not be your average mix at Keene State College, but one VWXGHQW Ă RXULVKHV LQ WKH &KLQHVH VW\OH DUW and fraternity life. Senior Frank Abbate, a biology and chemistry major at KSC, is more than just an average student. He is the fundraiser and public relations chair of the fraternity, Phi Mu Delta (PMD). Abbate is also a double black belt in Shaolin Kempo and kung fu. Abbate’s position at PMD started this fall, the same time he joined the fraternity. Abbate said his job at PMD is to set up community service opportunities. “We participated in Up Til’ Dawn we participated in the community service day a couple of weeks ago, that was pretty fun, we cleaned out part of the Ashuelot River.â€? Abbate also said, “I am friends with one of the building inspectors in Keene and he has projects for us whenever we really want to do them.â€? Abbate said he joined PMD because, “I had a friend who had joined a few years ago, and then I started hanging out with him at the house, and then everybody pretty much became my friend and I thought they were really awesome, then I wanted to pledge and became a brother.â€? Junior Justin Jolliffe, the vice-president RI Ă€QDQFH IRU 30' EHOLHYHV $EEDWH KDV made a huge impact at PMD. “[Abbate] has done literally so much for the fraternity. He is right now the fundraiser and public relations chair, but public relations chair basically is increasing the awareness of what we do and how we interact with the community in a positive way.â€? Jollife continued to explain that Abbate gained the fraternity. “So much recognition with the town,â€? he said. In addition, “he has gotten us many opportunities to work with the town to make it better. We painted over the grafĂ€WL RQ WZR VHSDUDWH ZDOOV RI WZR VHSDUDWH streets, we painted fences we did all kinds of work for the town.â€? Jolliffe also said that Abbate is “one of our better brothers.â€? Abbate’s work doesn’t stop at PMD; every Monday morning Abbate goes to Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studio in Keene to work on his skills. Steve DeMasco, the owner of the studio and a tenth degree black belt and grandmaster, teaches the instructors. DeMasco said, “I only take on about half a dozen personal private students and one of those students is [Abbate].â€?

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Keene State College senior Frank Abbate studies biology, serves as the public relations chair for Phi Mu Delta and is a double black belt in Shaolin Kempo and kung fu.

DeMasco said he has noticed a differHQFH LQ $EEDWH IURP ZKHQ KH Ă€UVW VWDUWHG at DeMasco’s studio, “[Abbate] has his selfFRQĂ€GHQFH DQG KLV DELOLW\ WR FRPPXQLFDWH D lot better with people. He was pretty introvert when he came to us and now [Abbate] is in a frat and is in charge of public relations and organizing fundraisers and that’s just way out of character for Frank from when KH Ă€UVW VWDUWHG ZLWK XV KH KDV FRPH RXW RI his shell tremendously.â€? DeMasco also said, “Chinese kung fu is a very intricate and physically demanding system and Frank really gravitated to WKDW UHDOO\ ZHOO KH¡V YHU\ Ă H[LEOH KH¡V YHU\ strong, and he’s gotten a lot stronger obviously since he’s been doing this.â€?

Jolliffe said, “Sometimes when we fool around with him, you know how guys are we play around and hit each other and stuff like that, but you can’t get a hit in on [Abbate] because he’ll always block it real quick, and then he’ll swing back at you but stop right before he actually hits you, it’s wicked funny.â€? Jolliffe added, “People will try to throw D Ă XUU\ RI SXQFKHV DW KLP OLNH VRIW SOD\ful ones, he’ll block everyone, he knows the move for everything, it’s funny.â€? Abbate said he originally got into the art of kung fu from his dad, “He was taking classes classes with his grand teacher [DeMasco], my current teacher now, and I came in and sat in on a few classes and I

thought it was really interesting and I was pretty much hooked from there. I had my Ă€UVW FODVV DQG KHUH , DP VHYHQ \HDUV ODWHU with two different black belts.â€? Abbate said he works on his skills for about eight to 15 hours a week. Abbate said the hardest part of becoming a black belt is, “Probably just the mental discipline; just stick with it until you get there and being able to have the mental discipline to go through the test, and not worry about what is currently going on with you at the time, like if you’re hurting you can’t let that bother you, if you’re tired you have to just keep going, if you want a water break you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer.â€? $EEDWH DOVR VDLG WKH EHQHĂ€WV KH KDV

Once a blackbird, now an owl: The transition from Keene High to KSC BRITTANY BALLANTYNE

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR For some, the transition from high school to college means packing up one’s closet, saying goodbye to friends and family and driving an hour or more to their new home away from home. Others have a ten-minute walk to FDPSXV IRU WKHLU Ă€UVW GD\ RI VFKRRO “I was already rather familiar with the campus set up, I had heard wonderful things about the professors, the classes, the general set up of the institution and I knew that if I went here I would have no problem with it because it was such a good school,â€? sophomore Matt McDougal said. McDougal went to Keene High School starting sophomore year of high school and spent four summers on the Keene State College campus. Sophomore Eddie Harris, who also went to KHS, said, “The fact that it was local actually almost dissuaded me a little bit,â€? but added that after looking at it he decided, “it [KSC] isn’t just one of those cheap, local schools but rather a nice school.â€? Harris explained that although he looked into other colleges during his high school years, he chose KSC because it was much cheaper than other schools he looked at and liked the program that was offered for his major. KHS and KSC had a similar building structure, according to Harris. “If Keene State College were to have a baby, it would be Keene High School,â€? he said. McDougal talked about the differences between KHS and KSC and said, “I sort of feel like the concept hasn’t changed. I feel like the GHJUHH KDV FKDQJHG D ORW WKRXJK , GHĂ€QLWHO\ feel like the work that I do here is a lot of more rigorous and a lot of more involved and sometimes a lot more crazy, but I’d have it no other way. Another similarity about the two schools for Harris, McDougal, is encountering junior Amber Beam. “It’s really nice to see an old face type of thing, and you already know them so you’re already connected with somebody while going to [KSC],â€? Beam said. McDougal said he “really appreciate[s]

“It’s the transition I think that really matters, it’s not so much the distance.â€? -­MATT MCDOUGAL KSC SOPHOMORE

having a number of close friends still in the area who are easily accessible and I didn’t have to worry about leaving them, if anything I had to worry about them leaving me because they’re going to other colleges.â€? Harris mentioned that he sees many people from KHS on the college campus that he didn’t realize went to KSC as well. He pointed out that since the college is much bigger than the high school, he doesn’t see Keene folks all that often. Harris said that he’ll even chat with former KHS students he didn’t talk to in high school McDougal said he goes through a similar experience when seeing old faces. He commented it’s “interesting having the past come back, some people who you knew before who are attending the very same institution as you are, and seeing them on a more regular basis-it was unexpected but not necessarily unwanted either, it was a surprise.â€? Beam favors Keene not only because she can see familiar faces, but because she can stay close WR KHU IDPLO\ DV ZHOO ´,¡P GHĂ€QLWHO\ D KRPHbody, I love my parents as weird as that sounds but I do love them and I don’t think I could’ve traveled so far so I like being close to them and seeing them all the time,â€? she said. Harris said although he doesn’t live on campus, he spends a majority of his time staying at his friend’s places there. He said there are “one or two couches that are acquainted with me,â€? explaining that he stays the night where his friends on campus live to hang out with them and sticks around campus to do homework as well. McDougal, in contrast, has been living on-campus for two years. He said he enjoys it “if only for the fact that it feels like a home away from home, but not a home that’s too distant from home.

“I still get to live in what almost feels like, at times, a separate city,â€? McDougal said and pointed out that this way, he doesn’t have to worry about traveling far to go home if need be. Beam’s lifestyle at home compared to what it ZDV LQ KLJK VFKRRO KDV ´GHĂ€QLWHO\ FKDQJHG IURP high school, I have more freedom,â€? she said. %HDP VDLG VKH GHĂ€QLWHO\ GRHVQ¡W KDYH DV PXFK freedom as someone who lives on-campus, but pointed out that her freedom is not much different from that of on campus students. Harris said his home life was more basic whereas his KSC lifestyle is more relaxed and allows him to be more of a free spirit. 2QH EHQHĂ€W +DUULV VDLG KH KDG LQ FRPLQJ WR KSC is that he knows the area and surrounding area pretty well, making it easier for him to Ă€QG VSRWV WR XVH IRU Ă€OPV KH PDNHV LQ FODVVHV Knowing the terrain has proved useful for him. Harris also found that living at home makes for an easier time working part-time while in school. One perk that McDougal admired was doing laundry for free. “Every now and again I’ll take my laundry home, and sometimes, if I’m really lucky, it gets folded for me,â€? McDougal chuckled and said. “It’s the transition I think that really matters, it’s not so much the distance,â€? he said. Harris said that compared to high school, teachers now take him more seriously and look at him on a more “eye-to-eyeâ€? level now that he works at the college level. “The transition from high school to [KSC] is a good one because it’s when you really make that transition into adulthood,â€? he said. Brittany Ballantyne can be contacted at bballantyne@keene-equinox.com

gained from his work aren’t just physical, “It has really helped my mental strength.� This mental strength gained has helped Abbate work hard at everything he does. Jolliffe said, “[Abbate’s] a great guy... he’s pretty honest, true, a loyal guy, he’ll do anything for you regardless if he knows you well or not. He always gives his best effort, follows through, if you ask him to do something he actually does it, great quality about him, very smart--he tutors, works hard, great guy in general he’s got his stuff together.�

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junior. She said he was evacuated from his town and isn’t expected to get back home for at least seven weeks. “His town was destroyed by a huge wave coming right through the town. A vault was hitting his apartment building so they all evacuated and waited in the bay. My brother actually ended up jumping in a boat and driving the boat somewhere safe in the middle of the hurricane,� Brotzman said. New Jersey is a huge tourism spot for beaches during the summer time. Many small town locals make their living off of their businesses that thrive during the summer season and are considered to be ghost towns during the winter months. “All the Jersey beaches that we go to are down. I know a lot of people that love the Jersey Shore like Seaside – the pier is gone, all the rides and everything,� Brotzman continued. Brotzman said she plans to head home for the extended Thanksgiving break and begin helping to restore her and her families’ hometowns as much as she can. Similar to Brotzman, sophomore Chris Madera who lives in Pleasantville, N.Y., his family is also still without power. “There are so many trees down, the schools have been cancelled,� Madera said. “My parents are doing good, my grandparents actually have power so they have been going there to take showers and stuff like that.� Madera hopes that within the next few days the power will go back on. Madera is thankful that all his family lost was electricity. “In a town nearby, North Salem [N.Y.], two kids died during the storm. A thirteen-year-old and an eleven-year-old were in their living

Morgan Markley can be contacted at mmarkley@keene-equinox.com

room when a tree landed on their house.� Senior Alyssa Bardinelli of Monroe, Conn. said she is thankful that the electricity is up and running at her house back home. “My parents lost power for six days. Two days after the storm my dad returned to work, but my mom was off from work for the entire week because she works in the public school system. There was no power in the schools and there were power lines blocking the roads.� Bardinelli’s parents went through a similar situation the previous year due to Hurricane Irene, which hit Connecticut pretty hard. “My parents were really prepared for the storm. They froze a bunch of water and used the refrigerator as a cooler. They also used the grill to heat up water.� As for entertainment Bardinelli’s parents made the best of the situation, “They went to their friends houses at night and went out to dinner a lot.� From New Jersey to New York and Connecticut, the storm affected various families among the KSC community, some worse than others but all negatively. There are nearly eight million people without power, there are billions of dollars worth of damage done to the Northeast. And to make matters worse, recent snow storms have led thousands more losing power. Americans are coming together now more than ever to support their country during such a traumatic time. KSC can help, too. To help Hurricane Sandy victims, text “ABC� to 90999 and give a $10 donation to the Red Cross or go to their website www.redcross.org/abc to make a donation of any amount. Megan Markus can be contacted at mmarkus@keene-equinox.com Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equinox.com

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Creating a captivating connection through dance MEGAN SCOTT

EQUINOX STAFF The body is more than just a vehicle for movement--it’s a way to explore the potentials of human existence and outgrow limitations through process. Candice Salyers, professor of Theatre and Dance, showcased this notion on Nov. 5 at the Redfern Arts Center during her truly unique performance, titled “a history of levitation.� Dancing on the stage of the Alumni Recital Hall at 7 p.m., Salyers gave the audience a sense of intimacy between themselves and the dancer. Her ultimate goal was to showcase dance pieces that had a profound connection between spirituality and the movements she makes with her body. Salyers, according to the program, is a current Texas Woman’s University Ph.D. candidate who creates her dance pieces in order to archive thoughts pertaining to “perspectives on female sainthood.� Saylers has expanded her skills at many venues, including Vermont Performance Lab, Wesleyan Center for the Arts and the New England Foundation for the Arts. According to her personal website, Salyers received her B.L.S. in Interdisciplinary Arts from the University of Memphis and a M.F.A in Dance from Smith College. Her career has focused on combining movements of the body with conceptual art to create an exclusive relationship between her and the current audience. Director of the Redfern Arts Center, Shannon Mayers, said of Salyers’ performance, “She’s not just performing in a traditional space. A lot of her work is based on certain environments; she looks to these environments for aesthetic value.�

Mayers worked with Salyers to set up a performance that would be as close to what Salyers pictured. Mayers said she believes that this performance was important, especially to dance majors because it shows that the process of dance is not only important but it is the creative element. Mayers said she also believes that this performance was vastly different than others because of the way Salyers was able to continually blur the lines between the audience and performer. Salyers had set up an art installation before the recital began that showcased a combination of voice recordings that allowed her to move slowly and artistically to in front of a projector. Salyers, who set up this art installation in order to provide audience members with multiple perspectives, also asked members of the audience to join her on stage in order to obtain an up-close and intimate point of view. This dance tied in with the “communityâ€? theme Redfern has this year. When asked her opinion of the performance, Mayers commented, “It’s actuDOO\ WKH Ă€UVW WLPH VLQFH , DP IDLUO\ QHZ KHUH WKDW I have seen her dance. So I was very impressed by KHU SK\VLFDO YRFDEXODU\ , FDOO LW YHU\ Ă XLG DQG O\ULFDO WKRVH DUH WKH EHVW ZRUGV , FDQ Ă€QG ULJKW QRZ DV well as expressive.â€? “I like the fact that she had the excerpts between the pieces that talked about the process,â€? Mayers explained. Salyers’ way of interacting with the audience, like Adele Myers’ shows, is engaging and allows the audience to experience another piece of the action in a less traditional way. “It’s a learning process. How do you understand or respond to a performance? I think the audience was willing to go into the journey even when it was con-

fusing. They were willing to go along with the unknown,� Mayers said of the audience’s reaction to Salyers’ modern, non-traditional performance. The audience was comprised of dance students who had to write about the performance, and members of the Keene community. This permitted different points of view about the recital. Henri Hardina-Blanchette, a freshman dance major, said of the performance, “I thought [Salyers’] use of her physicality and talent really shared how much she could do and what she wanted to convey. I also thought her use of improvisation was brilliant and well executed.� While this performance showcased the various ways a body can inhabit multiple physical viewpoints, some students questioned this perspective of dance. Ultimately, Salyers’ performance sought to bridge visual and performing arts by focusing on the interactions among audience members. Salyers gave an exceptionally unique performance that may be indistinguishable, was also amazing for its use of physical strength and discipline in an effort to deliver spiritual and corporeal connections with the earth through dance. Megan Scott can be contacted at mscott@keene-equinox.com

Bond soars with record $87.8M ‘Skyfall’ debut DAVID GERMAIN

one of Hollywood’s most-enduring IUDQFKLVHV ZKRVH Ă€UVW ELJ VFUHHQ Bond adventure, “Dr. No,â€? debuted James Bond’s “Skyfallâ€? has 50 years ago. H[WHQGHG LWV ZRUOGZLGH ER[ RIĂ€FH “It’s quite a testament to Bond, rule to North America, hauling in a considering it’s the 50th anniversary. franchise-record $87.8 million in its What a great anniversary present,â€? Ă€UVW ZHHNHQG DW 8 6 WKHDWHUV said Rory Bruer, head of distribuAdding in $2.2 million from tion at Sony, which produces the Thursday night previews at IMAX %RQG Ă€OPV DORQJ ZLWK 0*0 and other large-format theaters, “Skyfallâ€? was the weekend’s only “Skyfallâ€? has taken in $90 million new wide release, but Steven Spieldomestically, according to studio berg’s “Lincolnâ€? had a huge start estimates Sunday. in a handful of theaters. Starring That lifts the worldwide total Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th presifor “Skyfallâ€? to $518.6 million since dent, “Lincolnâ€? took in $900,000 in it began rolling out overseas in late 11 theaters for a whopping average October. Internationally, the 23rd of $81,818 a cinema. By comparison, “Skyfallâ€? averaged $25,050 in 3,505 theaters. “Lincolnâ€? centers on the months leading up to the president’s assassination in April 1865, as he maneuvers to pass the 13th amendment abolishing slavery and end the Civil War. Distributor Disney will expand “Lincolnâ€? into nationwide release of about 1,600 theaters Friday and may ZLGHQ WKH Ă€OP IXUWKHU RYHU 7KDQNVgiving week. 7KH Ă€OP KDV VWURQJ $FDGHP\ Awards prospects for two-time directing winner Spielberg, twotime acting recipient Day-Lewis and the rest of the cast, which includes Oscar winners Sally Field and FRANCOIS DUHAMEL / AP PHOTO Tommy Lee Jones. This film image released by Columbia Pictures shows Daniel Craig as “The performances are some of

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%RQG Ă LFN DGGHG PLOOLRQ WKLV weekend to raise its overseas revenue to $428.6 million. The third installment starring Daniel Craig as British super-spy Bond, “Skyfallâ€? outdid the $67.5 million U.S. debut of 2008’s “Quantum of Solace,â€? the franchise’s previous best opening. “Skyfallâ€? more than doubled the $40.8 million debut RI &UDLJ¡V Ă€UVW %RQG Ă€OP ¡V “Casino Royale.â€? “Skyfallâ€? already has passed the $407.7 million overseas total for “Quantum of Solaceâ€? and by Monday, it will top the $432.2 million international haul for “Casino Royale.â€? The Craig era has reinvigorated

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the greatest of recent time,â€? said Dave Hollis, head of distribution for Disney. “I don’t know if you’re ever going to think about it again without seeing our actor as Lincoln. Daniel is extraordinary in the role.â€? “Skyfallâ€? took over the top spot DW WKH ZHHNHQG ER[ RIĂ€FH IURP 'LVney’s animated comedy “WreckIt Ralph,â€? which fell to No. 2 with $33.1 million, raising its domestic total to $93.7 million. While “Skyfallâ€? marked a new high for Bond’s opening-weekend UHYHQXH WKH Ă€OP KDV D ORQJ ZD\ WR go to match the biggest audiences 007 has ever drawn. Adjusted for LQĂ DWLRQ 6HDQ &RQQHU\¡V %RQG adventure “Thunderballâ€? would have taken in an estimated $508 million domestically in today’s dollars, ZLWK LWV SUHGHFHVVRU ´*ROGĂ€Qgerâ€? not far behind at $444 million, DFFRUGLQJ WR ER[ RIĂ€FH WUDFNHU +ROlywood.com. 7KH %RQG Ă€OPV RYHU WKH ODVW WZR decades have come in around the $200 million range domestically in LQĂ DWLRQ DGMXVWHG GROODUV Still, Craig’s Bond is setting a new critical standard for the franchise. While “Quantum of Solaceâ€? had a so-so critical reception, “Skyfallâ€? and “Casino Royaleâ€? are among WKH EHVW UHYLHZHG %RQG Ă€OPV ZLWK critics and fans enjoying the darker edge Craig has imprinted on 007.

“I think the audience was willing to go into the journey even when it was confusing. They were willing to go along with the unknown.â€? -­SHANNON MAYERS DIRECTOR OF REDFERN ARTS CENTER

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Candice Salyers, professor of Theatre and Dance performs in the Redfern Arts Center. Salyers’ performance focused on the connection between spirituality and the body.

Laughing in the storm: Comics don’t shy from Sandy LARRY NEUMEISTER

ASSOCIATED PRESS Comedian Dave Attell told a packed house at the Comedy Cellar that New York after Superstorm Sandy had a familiar feel. “It was dark. Toilets were backing up. ... It was pretty much like it always was.â€? Another comic, Paul Mecurio, told the same crowd that he got so many calls from worried family members that he started making things up about how bad it was. “I’m drinking my own urine to survive,â€? he joked. New York’s comedy clubs, some of which had to shut down or go on generator power in the aftermath of the storm, dealt with a bad situation like they always have — by turning Sandy into a running punchline. “If they’re going to do jokes on Sept. 12 about Sept. 11, then this thing isn’t going to slow us down,â€? said Vic Henley, the emcee of a show Oct. DW *RWKDP &RPHG\ &OXE 6HDQ )O\QQ *RWKDP¡V RSHUDWLQJ PDQDJHU said comics were including the storm in their acts but had to be careful nonetheless not to make people feel worse than they already did. “There’s the old adage that tragedy plus time equals comedy. The variable is the time,â€? he said. Still, he added: “You can’t ignore the subject. That’s what comedy’s all about.â€? The Comedy Cellar, a regular stop for decades for the country’s most notable comedians, was closed from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, but reopened on Nov. 2 after a generator was brought in at a cost of several thousand dollars. Power didn’t return until the next day, and the crowds came with it. “Everyone has a bad case of cabin fever,â€? said Valerie Scott, the club’s manager. Mecurio said he thought the joke was on him when he got a call from the Comedy Cellar saying the club was going ahead with its show even though there was no light in the West Village. He headed downtown from the Upper East Side, hitting dark streets after midtown.“It’s pitch dark,â€? he said. “And there’s a room packed with people zaughing. It was so surreal. ... I’m calling it the generator show. It was a really cool thing.â€? “You could feel there was something special about the show,â€? he said. “The audiences were tempered in their mood. You could tell something was up, something was in the air. I knew it was cathartic for people.â€?

Hurricane Sandy storm volunteers mingle with stars at Glamour Women of the Year Awards JOCELYN NOVECK

ASSOCIATED PRESS Sandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had MXVW VSLHG 6XSUHPH &RXUW -XVWLFH 5XWK %DGHU *LQVEXUJ a few feet away.“How can you top that?â€? asked Bradbury, a New York City neonatal nurse who had helped evacuate infants from a hospital that lost power during the height of Superstorm Sandy. She was amazed that she was being honored at the same event as a Supreme Court justice — the annual *ODPRXU :RPHQ RI WKH <HDU DZDUGV ZKHUH VWDUV RI Ă€OP 79 IDVKLRQ DQG VSRUWV VKDUH WKH VWDJH ZLWK OHVVHU known women who have equally impressive achievements to their name. Few events bring together such an eclectic group of honorees, not to mention presenters. At the Carnegie Hall ceremony Monday night, +%2 VWDU /HQD 'XQKDP FUHDWRU RI ´*LUOVÂľ DQG D KHURine to a younger generation, was introduced by Chelsea Handler and paid tribute in her speech to Nora Ephron, who died earlier this year. Ethel Kennedy was praised by her daughter, Rory, ZKR KDV PDGH D Ă€OP DERXW KHU IDPRXV PRWKHU 2O\PSLF J\PQDVW *DEE\ 'RXJODV ZDV KRQRUHG DORQJ with swimming phenom Missy Franklin, also 17, and other Olympic athletes, introduced by singer Mary J. Blige and serenaded by American Idol winner PhilOLS 3KLOOLSV 6LQJHU DFWUHVV 6HOHQD *RPH] ZDV ODXGHG by her friend, the actor Ethan Hawke. But the most PRYLQJ PRPHQWV RI WKH *ODPRXU DZDUGV QRZ LQ WKHLU 22nd year, are often those involving people of whom

the audience hasn’t heard. This year, the most touching moment came when one honoree, Pakistani activLVW DQG Ă€OPPDNHU 6KDUPHHQ 2EDLG &KLQR\ EURXJKW onstage a woman who’d been the victim of an acid attack in her native Pakistan. Obaid-Chinoy won this year’s documentary short 2VFDU IRU D Ă€OP DERXW GLVĂ€JXULQJ DFLG DWWDFNV RQ 3DNistani women by the men in their lives. The evening carried reminders of Superstorm Sandy, with Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker introducing some 20 women who’d been heavily involved in storm relief work. “They held us together when Sandy tried to blow us apart,â€? Booker said. The women worked for organizations like the American Red Cross, but also smaller volunteer groups like Jersey City Sandy Recovery, an impromptu group formed by three women in Jersey City, N.J., who wanted a way to help storm-ravaged communities. Singer-rapper Pharrell Williams introduced one of his favorite architects, the Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid, 62, who designed the aquatic center for the London Olympics and is now at work on 43 projects around the world. Activist Erin Merryn was honored for her work increasing awareness of child sex abuse — a horror she had endured during her own childhood. A law urging schools to educate children about sex abuse prevention, Erin’s Law, has now passed in four states. “I won’t stop until I get it passed in all 50 states,â€? Merryn insisted in her speech. Vogue editor Anna Wintour saluted a fellow fashion luminary, honoree Annie Leibovitz, the creator of so many iconic photographs

over the years. Jenna Lyons, the president of J. Crew, got kind words from her presenter, former supermodel Lauren Hutton. Chelsea Clinton brought up a stageful of women from across the country who had been involved in politics this year, noting that, while there is still a long way to go, progress was made in 2012. 7KH OLIHWLPH DFKLHYHPHQW DZDUG ZHQW WR *LQVEXUJ 79, who made a few quips about being honored by a fashion magazine. “The judiciary is not a profession that ranks very high among the glamorously attired,â€? the justice said. She also noted that although she was only the second female Supreme Court justice (Sandra Day O’Connor FDPH Ă€UVW VKH ZDV WKH Ă€UVW MXVWLFH WR EH KRQRUHG E\ *ODPRXU $Q DIIHFWLRQDWH WULEXWH WR WKH ODWH (SKURQ IROlowed, with three actresses — Cynthia Nixon, and two 0HU\O 6WHHS GDXJKWHUV 0DPLH DQG *UDFH *XPPHU reading from a graduation speech she had given at Wellesley College. Actress Dunham, in her speech, touched on politics and expressed her own relief that President Barack Obama had won re-election, saying she felt it was crucial for reproductive freedom and other issues of women’s rights. “I wanted control of my womb before I really knew what my womb was,â€? she quipped. After the ceremony, ZKLFK ZDV SUHVLGHG RYHU E\ *ODPRXU HGLWRU LQ FKLHI Cindi Leive, honorees and presenters headed to a private dinner. There, Sandy volunteers mingled with the stars. One woman, Lynier Harper, had spent six nights during Sandy at the Brooklyn YMCA where VKH ZRUNV WDNLQJ FDUH RI RWKHU SHRSOH ´:KHQ , Ă€QDOO\

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went back home, my house was totally destroyed,â€? she said. She has moved in with her sister while she seeks a new home. A group of seven nurses came from New York University’s Langone Medical Center, which lost power during the storm. The neonatal intensive care QXUVHV KDG WR FDUU\ WKH EDELHV GRZQ QLQH Ă LJKWV RI stairs, in the dark, squeezing oxygen into their lungs, to get them to safety. And there were the three women from Jersey City Sandy Recovery, sinking in the proximity to the so many impressive people. “I just shook Ruth Bader *LQVEXUJ¡V KDQG Âľ H[XOWHG RQH RI WKHP &DQGLFH Osborne. “How awesome!â€?

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YouTube Channels-One Year Later JAKE COYLE

ASSOCIATED PRESS When Google announced its plans to fund some 100 new channels of original programming on YouTube, many expected a transformation in television. Google had disrupted other industries and TV appeared to be next in line. The YouTube channels were trumpeted as the next iteration in television: Just as a handful of networks begat a few hundred cable channels, YouTube would now foster the birth of thousands of channels online. The revolution has not yet been YouTubed. Though a year later such a cultural sea change isn’t palpable — and likely shouldn’t be expected so soon — YouTube’s developing platform of original programming is gradually taking shape, building steadily into an enormous, global video ecosystem wherein the tools to produce a mini TV station are anyone’s. YouTube is now doubling down on its investment. It recently expanded into Europe with another 50-plus channels. And now, YouTube is reinvesting in 40 percent of the channels that have already launched. That means more than half of the channels have failed to catch on, yet is still a rate of success that any network programmer would kill for. But for YouTube, success at this stage is measured less by view counts than by changing perception. “What we’re trying to do is galvanize the creative and advertising community,” Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s global head of content and the leader of its channels initiative, said in an interview. “And we’re succeeding at that.” Since it was founded in 2005, YouTube has been predominately the home of usercreated video. But by putting out a welcome mat to Hollywood, the site is trying to lure viewers to stay for longer and coax advertisers to pair their brands with known talent. .\QFO VD\V WKH ÀUVW \HDU KDV EHHQ RQH RI GHÀQLQJ ZKHUH <RX7XEH·V FKDQQHOV ÀW LQWR the media landscape. “I feel we’re 300 percent smarter than we were in January,” he says. YouTube has declined to make public the size of its investment. The initial chan-

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In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 image provided by Red Bull Stratos, pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumps out of his capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos. Some 52 million watched YouTube’s live stream of daredevil Baumgartner’s free-fall jump from space, a viewership that far outpaced the 7.6 million who watched it on the Discovery Channel in the U.S.

nel launch was reportedly fueled by $100 million, a number YouTube executives dispute. Kyncl will go no further than to conÀUP WKH PLOOLRQ KH SOHGJHG WR VSHQG marketing the channels at YouTube’s TVstyle upfront presentation to advertisers in 0D\ ³ D ÁDVK\ HYHQW FDSSHG E\ D SHUIRUmance by Jay-Z, who recently launched a lifestyle channel called Life and Times.

Jamie Byrne, director of content strategy, said the second round of funding would be UHODWLYHO\ VLPLODU WR WKH DPRXQW RI WKH ÀUVW round, on a per channel basis. The fabric of the video behemoth — where 72 hours of video are uploaded every minute — has been reoriented to emphasize a user’s playlist of channels, a move that has increased channel subscribers by 50 percent, execu-

tives say. “Up until now, the primary noun on YouTube has been video. You watch a video, you share a video, a video has view counts and so on,” Shishir Mehrotra, director of product management at YouTube, said in a separate interview. “We’re gradually shifting the site so the primary noun on the site is the channel, and you tune into the channels

NBC’s ‘Revolution’ snares Led Zeppelin songs LYNN ELBER

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:KDW WXQHV ÀW D SRVW DSRFDO\SWLF VRFLety? For NBC’s freshman drama “Revolution,” the answer is Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” and “Since I’ve Been Loving You.” The songs will be featured in next week’s episode of “Revolution,” on the same day that Led Zeppelin’s “Celebration Day” album and a companion documentary on DVD will be released. Corporate synergy led to the deal for the onetime rock band that rarely allows use of its music in Hollywood projects. “Revolution” is produced in association with Warner Bros. Television, and Led Zeppelin has a deal with Warner Music Group’s publishing arm. But it was Eric Kripke, creator and executive producer of “Revolution,” who brought his series and the band together. When WarnerChappell Music sent out an email asking if any producers on the studio lot would be interested in using Led Zeppelin songs, Kripke jumped at the chance. “The speed and overwhelming

enthusiasm with which I responded, I think, frankly weirded them out a little,” said the self-described “massive Led Zeppelin fan.” His credentials: Between “Revolution” and “Supernatural,” the CW drama he created, Kripke said he’s probably used Led Zeppelin references in the titles of some 20 episodes. “Revolution,” about an American family struggling with the nation’s sudden loss of all electrity and all the technology it powered, was in part inspired by the band’s music and its sense of “mythic adventure,” he said. Warner made a logical pick with “RevoluWLRQµ 7KH VHULHV EHQHÀWV IURP D S P (67 Monday berth after NBC’s hit singing contest “The Voice” and started strong in the ratings, especially with the advertiser-favored young adult demographic. The Led Zeppelin-accented episode of “Revolution” will air 10:01 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 19. A “Revolution” promo spot featuring “Kashmir” will air throughout this week on NBC, with an extended version available on the network’s website.

that you care about.” Sometimes lost in the fanfare over YouTube’s channels initiative is that it’s only a drop in the bucket for all of YouTube’s channels. Through ad revenue sharing, more than 1 million content creators are earning money through YouTube, from pennies to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

War widow sues Fox over film that features her husband ASSOCIATED PRESS

A widow of a U.S. Army soldier killed in a blast in Afghanistan has sued Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Society over a documentary that showed her husband and family. The documentary about a combat hospital called “Inside Afghan ER” featured Staff Sgt. Kevin Casey Roberts, who was serving with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Khost province in Afghanistan in 2008. A year after his death, his wife, Donnice Roberts, got a call from a service member in Germany who saw her husband in the documentary. According to the lawsuit filed in Texas on Nov. 1, she never knew there was video footage related to her husband’s death and that the documentary existed. She is seeking at least $750,000 in damages and wants a judge to prevent the film from airing again. She also wants the cable network to stop using images of military families without their permission. The documentary was produced and distributed by the National Geographic Society, and was promoted and distributed by Fox Networks Inc. and Fox Entertainment Group Inc., which owns part of the NatGeo network. Scott Grogin, a spokesman for Fox Networks Group, said the film never aired in the United States. Instead, it aired on the National Geographic International channel. Donnice Roberts said an image of herself and her children that had been stored on her husband’s laptop was used in the documentary during scenes about his memorial service in Afghanistan. “The filmmakers got permission from the military to shoot the documentary and as part and parcel of that, were granted permission to shoot the memorial service,” he said. No one immediately answered the phone or email for National Geographic. Donnice Roberts said she suffered mental anguish, shock and sadness from learning about the documentary. “Moreover, Mrs. Roberts has fears and concerns that her minor children are depicted as the children of a warrior in the war on terror, which is fought by fanatic, radical individuals who have shown a propensity and desire to kill Americans, including women and children,” the lawsuit said. Sgt. Roberts joined the Army after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and served two tours in Iraq before deploying to Afghanistan. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart and was buried in Texas, where his family lives.

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Petraeus shocked to hear of emails, associates say KIMBERLY DOZIER AND PETE YOST

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CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press Monday. Petraeus told these associates his relationship with the second woman, Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, was platonic, though his biographer-turned-lover Paula Broadwell apparently saw her as a romantic rival. Retired Gen. Petraeus also denied to these associates that he had given Broadwell any of the sensitive military information alleged to have been found on her computer, saying anything she had must have been provided by other commanders during reporting trips to Afghanistan.

The associates spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly discuss the matters, which could be part of an FBI investigation. Petraeus, who led U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned Friday, acknowledging his extramarital affair with Broadwell and expressing deep regret. New details of the investigation that brought an end to his storied career emerged as President Barack Obama hunted for a new CIA director and members of Congress questioned why the months-long probe was kept quiet for so long. Kelley, the Tampa woman, began receiving harassing emails in May, according to two federal law enforcePHQW RIÀFLDOV 7KH\ WRR VSRNH RQO\ RQ FRQGLWLRQ RI anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. The emails led Kelley to report the matter, eventually triggering the investiga-

tion that led Petraeus to resign as head of the intelligence agency. FBI agents traced the alleged cyber harassment to %URDGZHOO WKH RIĂ€FLDOV VDLG DQG GLVFRYHUHG VKH ZDV exchanging intimate messages with a private gmail account. Further investigation revealed the account belonged to Petraeus under an alias. Petraeus and Broadwell apparently used a trick, known to terrorists and teen-agers alike, to conceal their HPDLO WUDIĂ€F RQH RI WKH ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIĂ€FLDOV VDLG Rather than transmitting emails to the other’s inbox, they composed at least some messages and instead of transmitting them, left them in a draft folder or in an HOHFWURQLF ´GURSER[ Âľ WKH RIĂ€FLDO VDLG 7KHQ WKH RWKHU person could log onto the same account and read the draft emails there. This avoids creating an email trail that is easier to trace. Broadwell had co-authored a biography titled “All In:

The Education of General David Petraeus,� published in January. In the preface, she said she met Petraeus in the spring of 2006 while she was a graduate student at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and she ended up following him on multiple trips to Afghanistan as part of her research. But the contents of the email exchanges between Petraeus and Broadwell suggested to FBI agents that their relationship was intimate. The FBI concluded relatively quickly — by late summer at the latest — that no security breach had occurred, the two senior law HQIRUFHPHQW RIÀFLDOV VDLG %XW WKH )%, FRQWLQXHG LWV investigation into whether Petraeus had any role in the harassing emails. Petraeus, 60, told one former associate he began an affair with Broadwell, 40, a couple of months after he became the director of the CIA late last year. They mutu-

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Nation pays tribute to sacrifices of veterans CHRISTINA HOAG

ASSOCIATED PRESS From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services Sunday, both with somber traditions such as a Virginia wreath-laying ceremony attended by President Barack Obama to honor those who didn’t make it back from active duty, and more lighthearted perks including redcarpet treatment at Las Vegas casinos for those who did. In California, a long legal case drew to a close as a war memorial cross that had been deemed

unconstitutional was being resurrected Sunday in the Mojave desert, capping a landmark case IRU YHWHUDQV ÀJKWLQJ VLPLODU EDWtles on public lands. 6XQGD\ PDUNHG WKH RIÀFLDO commemoration of Veterans Day, but the federal holiday will be observed Monday. President Barack Obama laid the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and noted WKDW WKLV LV WKH ÀUVW 9HWHUDQV Day in a decade with no AmeriFDQ WURRSV ÀJKWLQJ DQG G\LQJ LQ Iraq, and that a decade of war in Afghanistan is coming to a close.

In a speech at the Memorial Amphitheater, he said America ZLOO QHYHU IRUJHW WKH VDFULĂ€FH made by its veterans and their families. “No ceremony or parade, no hug or handshake is enough to truly honor that service,â€? the president said, adding that the country must commit every day “to serving you as well as you’ve served us.â€? He spoke of the Sept. 11 generation, “who stepped forward when the Towers fell, and in the years since have stepped into history, writing one of the greatest chapters in military service our

country has ever known.â€? Over the next few years, he said, more than 1 million service members will make the transition to civilian life. “As they come home, it falls to us, their fellow citizens, to be there for them and their families, not just now but always.â€? Later, the president and his ZLIH Ă€UVW ODG\ 0LFKHOOH 2EDPD and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, greeted families in the cemetery’s Section 60, home to graves of service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. In California, a war memorial cross that once stood on a rocky

hilltop in a national park before being deemed unconstitutional and ordered removed was being resurrected in the stunningly stark Mojave desert, marking the end of a longstanding legal dispute that had become entangled in patriotism and religion. Henry Sandoz, who cared for the original cross as part of a promise to a dying World War I veteran, will rededicate a new, 7-foot steel cross on the same hilltop. The site is now in private hands as part of a land swap with the National Park Service that

Thieves posing as eager art students with their teacher stole more than $2 million worth of paintings from a museum in South Africa’s capital in a daring armed robbery, authorities said Monday. The theft Sunday at the Pretoria Art Museum saw robbers calmly pay $2.25 apiece for tickets and ask a curator to show WKHP VSHFLĂ€F SDLQWLQJV DW WKH JDOOHU\ EHIRUH they pulled out pistols and forced all others WR WKH JURXQG RIĂ€FLDOV VDLG 7KH\ WLHG XS the curator and others before collecting the SDLQWLQJV WKH\ SUHYLRXVO\ DVNHG DERXW RIĂ€cial said. The robbers favored oil paintings in their theft, grabbing a 1931 painting by famous South African artist Irma Stern of brightly colored sailboats waiting against a pier, city spokesman Pieter de Necker said. Other works stolen included a gouache drawing of an eland and bird by South African landscape artist J.H. Pierneef, a pastel-toned street scene by Gerard Sekoto, a thick-stroked oil painting of a chief by Hugo Naude and a picture of a cat near a vase full of petunias by Maggie Laubser. The robbers, though apparently having done their homework, left behind another oil painting by Stern showing two musicians EHFDXVH WKH\ ZHUH QRW DEOH WR Ă€W WKH SDLQWLQJ inside their getaway car, a silver sedan, de Necker said. The thieves left as private security guards at the museum drew close to them, he said. The museum closed Monday for the week and removed its most valuable remaining possessions for safekeeping, the city spokesman said. Authorities say they now plan to increase security to prevent thefts there. However, the video surveillance cameras at the museum had stopped working on Thursday, de Necker said. South African authorities had been alerted in case the thieves tried to take the art work outside of the country, said Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale, a spokeswoman for the South African Police Service. She declined WR RIIHU DQ\ RWKHU VSHFLĂ€FV DERXW WKH FULPH saying police still were piecing together what actually happened at the museum. “The investigation is continuing,â€? the lieutenant colonel said. “Every measure is being put in place.â€? Violent crime and murders remain common in South Africa, but high-pro-

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Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationship Labor heads say Obama backs them off FRAZIER MOORE

ASSOCIATED PRESS The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on “Sesame Streetâ€? is taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids’ show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Puppeteer Kevin Clash has denied the charges, which, according to Sesame Workshop, ZHUH Ă€UVW PDGH LQ -XQH E\ WKH DFFXVHU who by then was 23. “We took the allegation very seriously and took immediate action,â€? Sesame Workshop said in a statement issued Monday. “We met with the accuser twice and had repeated communications with him. We met with Kevin, who denied the accusation.â€? The organization described the relationship as “unrelated to the workplace.â€? Its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated.

But it said Clash exercised “poor judgment� and was disciplined for violating company policy regarding Internet usage. It offered no details. “I had a relationship with the accuser,� Clash said in a statement of his own. “It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to characterize it as something other than what it was.� Sex with a person under 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is at least 21. It was unclear where the relationship took place, and there is no record of any criminal charge against Clash in the state. Clash, the 52-year-old divorced father of a grown daughter, added, “I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a perKEVIN WOLF / AP PHOTO sonal and private matter. “I am taking This file photo shows “Sesame a break from Sesame Workshop to deal Street� character Elmo and puppeteer with this false and defamatory allega-

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‘fiscal cliff,’ wealthy pay more in taxes KEN THOMAS

ASSOCIATED PRESS Labor leaders said Tuesday that President Barack Obama remains committed to preserving tax cuts for middle class families and ensuring the wealthy pay more in taxes, outlining plans for a public campaign to pressure Republican lawmakers. The heads of several labor unions and Democratic-leaning interest groups emerged from an hour-long meeting with Obama saying they were united with the president on how to avert the so-called ´Ă€VFDO FOLIIÂľ DQG SUHYHQW PRUH Ă€QDQFLDO KDUGVKLSV QH[W \HDU

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the Republican House to say yes to tax cuts for the middle class.� According to participants, White House aides said the president intends to hold campaign-style events across the country after Thanksgiving to drum up support for his proSRVHG VROXWLRQ WR WKH ÀVFDO cliff. It would build upon more than 100 rallies organized by labor unions last week urging members of Congress to avoid cuts to entitlement programs. Obama was kicking off a series of meetings this week ZLWK ODERU RIÀFLDOV EXVLQHVV executives and congressional OHDGHUV DLPHG DW ÀQGLQJ FRQ-

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tion,â€? he said. Neither Clash nor Sesame Workshop indicated how long his absence might be. “Elmo is bigger than any one person and will continue to be an integral part of ‘Sesame Street’ to engage, educate and inspire children around the world, as it has for 40 years,â€? Sesame Workshop said in its statement. “Sesame Streetâ€? is in production, but other puppeteers are preSDUHG WR Ă€OO LQ IRU &ODVK GXULQJ KLV absence, according to a person close to the show who spoke on condition of anonymity because that person was not authorized to publicly discuss details about the show’s production. “Elmo will still be a part of the shows being produced,â€? that person VDLG 7KRXJK XVXDOO\ EHKLQG WKH scenes as Elmo’s voice and animator, Clash has become a star in his own right. In 2006, he published an autobiography, “My Life as a Furry Red Monster,â€? and was the subject of the 2011 documentary “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.â€? In addition to his marquee role as Elmo, Clash also serves as the show’s senior Muppet coordinator and Muppet captain. He has won 23 daytime Emmy awards and one prime-time Emmy. Clash has been a puppeteer for “Sesame Streetâ€? since 1984, when he was handed the fuzzy red puppet with ping-pong-ball eyes and asked to come up with a voice for him. Clash transformed the character, which had languished as a marginal member of the Muppets family for a number of years, into a major star that rivaled Big Bird as the face of “Sesame Street.â€? Among children and adults alike, Elmo was quickly embraced as a frolicsome child with a highpitched giggle and a tendency to speak of himself in the third person. “I would love to be totally like Elmo,â€? Clash said in a 1997 interYLHZ ZLWK 7KH $VVRFLDWHG 3UHVV “He is playful and direct and positive.â€? Besides “Sesame Street,â€? Elmo has made guest appearances on GR]HQV RI 79 VKRZV +H VWDUUHG in the 1999 feature film “Elmo in Grouchland.â€? And he has inspired a YDVW SURGXFW OLQH QRWDEO\ WKH 7LFNOH Me Elmo doll, which created a sales sensation with its introduction in 1996.

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Students hold up a “Congratulations” sign that the admissions department plans to send to accepted KSC students in the future during Hootie’s Winter Whiteout on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.

Owl Nation stirs up some excitement for the winter athletic season with Winter Whiteout STEPHEN TRINKWALD

EQUINOX STAFF Winter sports season is in full swing, and the Keene State College Super Fan club Owl Nation recently held Hootie’s Winter Whiteout to showcase teams and student organizations, show support and display school spirit on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Owl Nation President Hannah Gawrys said she thought the event was a success, but she wants to continue to increase support for KSC athletics. “We want to get more school spirit here, so getting them here and getting them to come is kind of our goal. We want to show the athletes that we are here and we are trying to support them and do what we can for them to get people to their games,” Gawrys said. While past years had Midnight Madness focusing on the basketball team, students and student athletes alike said they were glad that the Winter Whiteout had a wider focus.

Gawrys said while the event does not match up to past Midnight Madness events. She said it’s important to include more than just the basketball team. “We don’t have the budget to do a million different things, we don’t have the resources. We are expanding it to other sports so we try to encourage more of those kind of games and stuff,” Gawrys said. KSC sophomore Sean Ballard said he’s also glad that Hootie’s Winter Whiteout had a broader emphasis. “I’m glad they incorporated organizations too and not just sports teams,” Ballard said. KSC senior women’s basketball player Siobhan Carnell said that events like this are important in bringing the campus community together, and while she enjoyed Midnight Madness, she’s glad more teams got to be involved in the event. “I liked Midnight Madness a little better, but it’s good that they included all the winter sports

teams,” Carnell said. Carnell’s teammate, junior Brianna McCain, said events like this are important for raising awareness to what’s going on campus. “I think it’s a good way to put all the teams together and show them off, and then also get people to come to their games hopefully, which is what we want,” McCain said. McCain added, “I just think it’s good to show some support for all the teams, hopefully get some more people into the gym supporting us and our season.” KSC senior Erin Zoellick said Midnight Madness had an advantage due to when it was held, and said that the Whiteout’s timing may have worked to its disadvantage, a reason why people may have headed for the exits early. “Midnight Madness was on the weekend, which was helpful, people just knew about it more… maybe because it’s a Tuesday and people have homework and stuff.

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Hootie defends the net during one of the games played at Hootie’s Winter Whiteout.

Club hockey sets date for big game in Fla. Track and field set to start their season DALTON CHAREST

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It’s not often that a Keene State College athletics team gets to travel to the Sunshine State for a regular season game, let alone a club team. But that’s exactly what the KSC Men’s Club Ice Hockey team is doing post-Thanksgiving break from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. Florida is known for its beaches, never-ending orchards of oranges, alligators and Disney World. Being the next big destination for KSC’s Men’s Club Ice Hockey team is an unlikely place that most hockey fans would imagine, but the Owls aren’t just playing any team. They’re playing the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles, who are ranked number one nationally in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and are the defending national champions. The KSC Owls will be taking on the Eagles in a two-game weekend series that will be a true test for the tenth regionally ranked ACHA KSC team. In the past two seasons, other club hockey teams from the University of Vermont and Boston College

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Pat Sullivan (left) and Zak Dykun (right) chase down the puck during a practice at Winchendon Ice Rink on Oct. 17, 2012.

have received invites to venture down to Fort Meyers, Fla. to face the FCGU Eagles but this past Spring, the KSC club team received the renowned invitation. KSC hockey’s Head Coach Bobby Rodrigue has coached and managed the program for the last six seasons. He described the opportunity to be able to play against the number

one team in the nation as a huge step for the program that showed its growth in skill and development since it started a short six years ago. “The trip is really huge to the team,” Rodrigue said. “Most of the strongest teams in the region have done this trip. Florida Gulf Coast [University] called us in the spring and asked us if we

were interested in trying it. It really represents how much our club has grown in six short years. After we accepted the invitation they went out and won a national championship so now it’s even more interesting that we’re going in to take on the big dogs.” This is not the first time club sports at KSC, which

involve sports other than hockey like both men’s and women’s rugby, have traveled to Florida. In 2011, men’s rugby traveled to Florida for nationals. Unlike collegiate NCAA approved sports, KSC club teams have to pay the fees out of their own pockets to play and participate. The KSC hockey team has to pay $1,300 to play this season, as compared to the usual price of approximately $1,000. This includes the payment of ice time, games, equipment and not to mention the newly added expense of air fare and food accommodations for the trip to Florida. FGSU paid for hotel and transportation accommodations for the team. Despite the increase in price to play a sport like hockey, which has always been one of the most expensive sports to play in the world, the players love the opportunity the KSC program has given them this season. Team Captain Pat Sullivan thinks the way the program has grown over his time here at KSC makes the team very deserving of the trip. “Well you show progres-

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LYNDSAY KRISEL

EQUINOX STAFF In the upcoming winter season for Keene State College’s Track and Field team, expectations are at an all-time high for this talented group of LEC winners. Based on the team’s successes over the past few years, goals continue to rise and exceptional athletes who have gone above and beyond maximum capabilities continue to challenge themselves during their season, and in the off-seasons.

Glenn Guilmette, a senior jsvelin thrower at KSC, said he is very excited for the new season, and hopes to carry out his own goals and surpass his accomplishments from last year. He feels well prepared, and ready to take on his competitors. “My main goal for this year is to go out and have a consistent mark from what I threw last year, because it was a really good mark, and so I’d love to be able to throw 217 consistently, but at the

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Students compare ski passes JAY MCAREE

EQUINOX STAFF :KLOH ZH VWLOO DZDLW WKH ÀUVW ELJ snowfall of the year here in Keene, the snowboarders and skiers among us are all preparing for how to approach this season. One of the biggest preparations for most, is choosing which mountains their boards and skis will touch down on the powder. The two clear-cut choices tend to be between the SOS pass, and the Higher Education pass. The SOS pass has a price tag of 299 dollars and involves three mountains: Stratton, Okemo and

Sunapee. While the Higher Education pass is around $319 and LQFOXGHV XS WR ÀYH PRXQWDLQV $WWLtash, Crotched, JFBB(Jack Frost/Big Boulder), Mt. Snow, and Wildcat. President of the KSC Snowboard and Ski Club Brian Fitzpatrick gave a small run down of some of the mountains included in these passes. “Well [Mt.] Snow has a pretty legit park, Crotched offers night skiing, Sunapee on the other side is kind of like a hidden gem that not many people know about, and Okemo is a family mountain, so it is a good place to learn if you are a

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Not the perfect postseason BRIAN SCHNEE

D IHZ QLJKWV D ZHHN Âľ %LOOHUW VDLG “Despite this being a rebuilding \HDU ZH¡YH KDG VRPH UHDOO\ JRRG games and our underclassmen KDYH VWHSSHG XS Âľ KSC will return most of their roster to next season. With a rich tradition of winning in the Owls Ă€HOG KRFNH\ SURJUDP .6& Ă€HOG hockey is predicted to be hungry for an LEC title and NCAA berth in the 2013 season.

EQUINOX STAFF The Little East Conference post-season tournaments are over. The ultimate goal of representing Keene State College in the NCAA tournament is just a blur. All that is left for the Owls fall athletic teams is to look back and reminisce or to look forward to fall 2013 where they get another chance to play. Even though every fall athletic program Ă€QLVKHG ZLWK ZLQQLQJ UHFRUGV none of the teams could seal the deal when it mattered the most. MEN’S SOCCER 7KH PHQ¡V VRFFHU WHDP Ă€Qished its regular season schedule with only one loss in the LEC. This earned the Owls a match with 80DVV 'DUWPRXWK ZKR KLVWRULcally plays very tough against KSC. 'DWLQJ WR WKH VHDVRQ DFFRUGLQJ WR .6& VSRUWV LQIRUPDWLRQ Dartmouth has played the Owls to a 3-3-1 record between the two clubs. The Owls were ousted by WKH &RUVDLUV LQ WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV WKLV season. Senior back Michael Jacome said after all the hard work and effort put into a program for four \HDUV LW FHUWDLQO\ ZDV D KDUG ZD\ WR JR RXW ´,W ZDV MXVW WRXJK Âľ -DFRPH said. “It was our last game on our KRPH Ă€HOG Âľ “The legacy here at [KSC] has EHHQ KHUH D ORQJ WLPH Âľ -DFRPH VDLG “The alumni always come back to VXSSRUW XV LW¡V D SURJUDP WKDW HYHU\ERG\ VWD\V LQYROYHG LQ Âľ The men’s soccer team will lose VL[ VHQLRUV LQFOXGLQJ $OO /(& EDFN %ODNH 1\PDQ DQG PLGĂ€HOGHU .\OH Leavitt. KSC will return their two OHDGLQJ VFRUHUV 6FRWW 'RXJODV DQG Brian Swindell. Head Coach Ron Butcher completed his forty-second season with the Owls. The team elected not to participate in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) post-season tournament. WOMEN’S SOCCER The women’s soccer team started with a 1-5 record to open up this year’s campaign. Two weeks LQWR WKH VHDVRQ WKH 2ZOV ZRQ WKHLU next seven games and nine of their next ten. In the Little East ConferHQFH SRVW VHDVRQ WRXUQDPHQW WKH Owls defeated UMass-Dartmouth before sizing up a grueling match with the UMass-Boston Beacons. The Beacons blanked the Owls

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KSC sophomore, Pat Anthony gets taken to the ground by an Eastern Connecticut forward during a game between the two rivals at the Owl Athletic Complex on Oct. 6, 2012.

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Freshmen Kaylee Deluga (15) and Christine Hadfield (19) challenge a Daniel Webster College player in a game between the two teams on Nov. 11, 2012 at Spaulding Gymnasium.

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Junior Jess Berthiaume dribbles between two Plymouth State University defenders during a game between the in-state rivals at Owl Athletic Complex on Sept. 29, 2012.

HDUOLHU LQ WKH VHDVRQ E\ D Ă€YH JRDO spread. A similar result happened in the Owls’ last shot towards the NCAA tournament. Boston GHIHDWHG WKH 2ZOV LQ WKH VHPLĂ€nals. Playing a full game with complete intensity has been an issue for the Owls this season. Head Coach Denise Lyons said after the DartPRXWK SOD\RII JDPH ´,¡YH WROG WKH team that we’ve got to play for the IXOO PLQXWHV Âľ ´7KH WHDP NQRZV WKDW , VWUHVV LW at this stage in the game there are QR H[FXVHV Âľ /\RQV VDLG ´*HW RXW there and play to your full potenWLDO GRQ¡W ZDLW XQWLO \RX¡UH GRZQ WR EULQJ LW Âľ The women accepted an ECAC invitation after the knock-out in the LEC’s and slid by Albertus Magnus College on a snowy evening by a

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EHJLQQHU Âľ )LW]SDWULFN VDLG The club at KSC costs only 30 dollars to join and offers approximately nine or ten rides to the mountains. Fitzpatrick VDLG WKDW WKH SDVW IHZ \HDUV WKH FOXE KDV been promoting the SOS pass but doesn’t require one or the other. “It’s more depending on what the memEHUV RI WKH FOXE GR VR LI PRUH SHRSOH GR WKH +LJKHU (GXFDWLRQ SDVV WKDQ ZH ZLOO FDWHU WR WKHP DQG LI PRUH SHRSOH GR WKH 626 WKDQ ZH ZLOO JR IRU WKHP Âľ )LW]SDWULFN VDLG +H FRQWLQXHG ´7KH RQO\ GRZQVLGH ZLWK WKH +LJKHU (GXFDWLRQ SDVV LW VRXQGV OLNH D JRRG GHDO EXW WKH FOXE ZLOO SUREDEO\ RQO\ JR WR WZR RI WKH PRXQWDLQV Âľ The reason being that the club tries to attend mountains that are within an hour away because of its convenience to getting the vans back. A couple of the mountains included in the Higher Education pass are well beyond

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KSC freshman Haylie Dolan looks for a teammate during a game against Framingham State at the Owl Athletic Complex on Oct. 27, 2012.

Ă€QDO RI 7KH 2ZOV DGYDQFHPHQW to play Endicott College at the University of St. Joseph in West HartIRUG &RQQ HQGHG LQ D ORVV RI ,Q WKH 2ZOV VKRXOG UHWXUQ their top three scorers from this VHDVRQ +D\OH\ .HQ\RQ GHVSLWH D ORQJ WHUP LQMXU\ OHG WKH 2ZOV attack with 13 goals and was named to the Capitol One Academic All-District team. The Owls will graduate four seniors includLQJ WZR WLPH $OO /(& PLGĂ€HOGHU Brittany Croteau. “I think about not packing my soccer bag everyday for a practice RU D JDPH Âľ &URWHDX VDLG ´,W¡V VXFK D ZHLUG IHHOLQJ Âľ

2ZOV Ă€QLVKHG WKH /(& WRXUQD- LQJ FXUYH IRU XV WKLV \HDU Âľ :DWVRQ PHQW ZLWK UHFRUG RYHUDOO DQG VDLG ´'HVSLWH RXU UHFRUG ,¡YH EHHQ 9-2 in the conference. KSC was really happy with our progression able to fend off Bridgewater State WKLV VHDVRQ Âľ LQ WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV DIWHU GURSSLQJ D KSC added seven players to the game against the Bears early in the $OO /(& WHDP DFFRUGLQJ WR .6& season. A day later in the cham- sports information. Only one of SLRQVKLS JDPH WKH 2ZOV IHOO WR those players will be graduating 80DVV 'DUWPRXWK E\ WKH Ă€QDO RI after this season. Kalin Billert made 1-0. her second straight appearance on KSC accepted an ECAC bid the All-LEC team this season and and faced familiar LEC foe Plym- was the Owls top offensive player RXWK 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ LQ WKH VHPLĂ€- ZLWK JRDOV DVVLVWV DQG QDO PDWFK ORVLQJ :LWK D VROLG points overall. Billert and her twin UHFRUG RYHUDOO DQG LQ FRQIHUHQFH VLVWHU $OH[ ZLOO ERWK EH OHDYLQJ WKH it certainly is not easy to tell how team after this season along with experienced the Owls are on the senior back Katie Foyle. RXWVLGH ´:H¡UH LQ D VHQVH UHEXLOGKalin Billert said the team has LQJ Âľ +HDG &RDFK $P\ :DWVRQ good chemistry and they will bring FIELD HOCKEY said. “We only brought back three back a lot of talent next season. Another reputable program at VWDUWHUV WKLV VHDVRQ Âľ “We work really well with together .6& LV WKH Ă€HOG KRFNH\ WHDP 7KH “It’s been a pretty good grow- by normally having team bonding

VOLLEYBALL The volleyball program arguably could have been one of the PRUH ´UHEXLOWÂľ SURJUDPV DW .HHQH State College this season after graduating six seniors from the 2011 team. The Owls accepted an ECAC ELG DQG OLNH Ă€HOG KRFNH\ PDGH D Ă€UP SXVK WRZDUGV DQ /(& &KDPpionship. The Owls had familiar face UMass-Boston standing before them in the Championship match. KSC Volleyball has only one LEC title from 2008. KSC fell victim to the Beacons’ offensive experience; the young Owls hung around but had no spark in a comeback. Boston won 3-1 and the Owls found themselves in the (&$& SUHOLPLQDU\ URXQG GHIHDWing Daniel Webster. The Owls were 20-16 going into their match against Western New England in the ECAC VHPLĂ€QDOV The Owls are predicted to return almost eight of their freshman next season. Included in the PL[ $OO /(& RXWVLGH KLWWHU $QJHOD Silveri will look to continue her dominance on offense. According to KSC sports inforPDWLRQ 6LOYHUL LV WKH VHFRQG 2ZO freshman to surpass the 300 kill milestone. Sophomore outside hitter Sammy Dormio was named AllLEC honors as well and will return to the Owls next year and continue her versatility on both sides of the ball. Dormio had 21 kills and 12 GLJV DJDLQVW :HVWHUQ &RQQ LQ WKH 2ZOV¡ VHPLĂ€QDO ZLQ RYHU WKH &RORQLDOV RQ 1RY ´:H¡UH FRQĂ€GHQW WKDW ZH¡OO JR RXW DQG JLYH HYHU\ERG\ D JDPH Âľ +HDG Coach Bob Weiner said. “We’re the unknown element; the only thing our freshmen don’t understand is WKDW LQ WKH /(& WRXUQDPHQW ZH¡UH just two matches away from the 1&$$ WRXUQDPHQW Âľ Brian Schnee can be contacted at bschnee@keene-equinox.com

“I’d like to send at least six to Nationals, and I think we have a strong enough team to do that, and that would be the most throwers we’ve ever sent to a meet at that level.� -JOHN NAPOLITANO KSC TRACK AND FIELD THROWING COACH

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KDYH VRPH JRRG MXPSHUV VRPH JRRG WKURZHUV VRPH JRRG PLGGOH GLVWDQFH SHRSOH VR RYHUDOO LW ZLOO EH D IXQ VHDVRQ Âľ Thomas said. The only aspect Thomas sees an issue with during his season is due to his lack of sprinters. “We have the potential to be good for women’s jumping with a little PRUH HIIRUW EXW ZH ZLOO GHĂ€QLWHO\ ODFN LQ RXU VSULQWLQJ DUHD Âľ 7KRPDV FRQWLQXHG +H HODERUDWHG WKDW WUDFN FRQVLVWV RI VRPH YHU\ ORQJ GD\V EXW H[FLWLQJ RQHV 7KH ZLQWHU WUDFN DQG Ă€HOG VHDVRQ LV VHW WR KDYH LWV Ă€UVW meet on Dec. 1.

“When I ski, I am looking for that down hill rush, there is nothing in the world like going down hill as fast as you can and looking at the views up there.� -JOHN FANNING KSC SOPHOMORE

WKDW ZLWK RQH LQ 3HQQV\OYDQLD DQG another in Vermont. Club newcomer Tyler Dipietro has his own factor when weighing the options of which pass to get. “Which ever one is FKHDSHVW SUREDEO\ , GLGQ¡W GR LW ODVW \HDU so I’m not really all that familiar with the SDVVHV Âľ 'LSLHWUR VDLG +H DGGHG ´,¡YH DOZD\V VNLHG DQG VQRZboarded my entire life and last year was DFWXDOO\ WKH Ă€UVW \HDU WKDW , WRRN RII , UHDOO\ OLNHG LW D ORW VR , ZDQWHG WR JHW EDFN LQWR LW Âľ A member of the club last year John Fanning says he is switching things up this time around. “I’m leaning towards the +LJKHU (GXFDWLRQ SDVV WKLV \HDU EXW , GLG

JHW WKH 626 ODVW \HDU DQG ORYHG LW Âľ )DQQLQJ said. Fanning has been skiing for 15 years now and has his own take on a few of the mountains. “Mt. Snow in my opinion is one of the best mountains in all of New England. It’s more of a snowboarding mountain but the trails are amazing. Attitash is more of D VNLHU PRXQWDLQ DQG PRUH WR P\ OLNLQJ Âľ Fanning said. 6LQFH )DQQLQJ GLG WKH 626 ODVW \HDU KH had nothing but love for it saying he would UHFRPPHQG LW WR DQ\RQH EXW VDLG KH LV DOO about experiencing new things and trying to ski everything he can.

Lindsay Krisel can be contacted at lkrisel@keene-equinox.com

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RYAN GLAVEY

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR As the only Keene State College fall athOHWH VWLOO FRPSHWLQJ WKLV ZHHN¡V $WKOHWH RI the Week is cross-country runner Maggie Fitter. 7KH VHQLRU 2ZO RXW RI %UDQIRUG &RQQ TXDOLĂ€HG IRU WKH 1&$$ &KDPSLRQVKLSV DW 7HUUD +DXWH ,QG ZLWK KHU QLQWK SODFH Ă€QLVK WKLV SDVW ZHHNHQG )LWWHU¡V Ă€QLVK DW WKH 1&$$ Regional meet has kept her season alive as she remains as the last Owl on the course late in the fall season. --7KH Ă€UVW UXQQHU XS WKLV ZHHN LV WKH Keene State College Volleyball team’s Sammy Dormio. The standout outside hitter led the Owls as they took on the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. Dormio led KSC both offensively and defensively throughout the tournament. Dormio had six kills and a game-high 13 digs in the team’s opening round victory over Daniel Webster College. She also KDG NLOOV DQG DQ HTXDO QXPEHU RI GLJV ERWK WHDP EHVWV DV .6& IHOO WR :HVWHUQ New England College in the tournament VHPL Ă€QDOV --As the offensive focal point for the KSC :RPHQ¡V VRFFHU WHDP WKH VHFRQG UXQQHU up this week is Hayley Kenyon. The junior had the only goal in KSC’s 1-0 victory over Albertus Magnus in the ECAC tournament. ,Q DGGLWLRQ ([HWHU 5 , SURGXFW DVVLVWHG teammate Jessica Berthiaume‘s goal in the squad’s 3-1 defeat to Endicott College. Ryan Glavey can be contacted at rglavey@keene-equinox.com

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KSC cross country claims two LEC crowns ZACH WINN

EQUINOX STAFF In 1999 Keene State College had no Butler Court, no Media Arts Center and you were likely to hear someone humming the newest Backstreet Boys single while walking along Appian Way. A lot has changed since 1999, the year the Little East Conference was created. But for coach Pete Thomas and the women’s cross country team, one thing has remained the same year after year: winning. Oct. 27 marked the thirteenth consecutive year the Lady Owls have taken home the LEC Championship. Not to be outdone, the men DOVR SODFHG Ă€UVW WKLV \HDU :LWK WZR trophies after coaching both teams to victory, it’s safe to say Thomas didn’t mind having his hands full IRU WKH ULGH EDFN IURP :HVWĂ€HOG State. “I’m really happy for both teams,â€? Thomas, coach of 23 years, said. The coach is equally happy for two teams that won in very different ways. After an unexpected second SODFH Ă€QLVK LQ ODVW \HDU¡V FKDPSLRQship, the men won by a whopping 26 points to claim the title this year. “Last year we lost LEC’s by a couple points,â€? junior Ryan Widzgowski said. “It was upsetting because I feel like we may have taken things for granted a bit but this year we all had the same mindset going in to win the league championship.â€? In contrast, the women, inched by the University of Southern Maine

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The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Little East Conference Championships at Westfield State on Oct. 27, 2012.

to keep the streak alive. ´,W ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ PRUH RI D FKDOlenge this year because we lost quite a few seniors last year who were really strong runners,â€? junior Marie Whitney said. “And also you had USM who was really good this year VR LW ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ KDUG HVSHFLDOO\ the last 800 meters because there was a pack of their runners and a pack of ours and we were just kind RI Ă€JKWLQJ IRU WKDW ZLQ Âľ ,Q WKH HQG WKH ZRPHQ Ă€QLVKHG with an average time less than two seconds better than USM and were DEOH WR SXOO RXW D QDLO ELWLQJ Ă€YH point victory. “I’m not going to lie, it’s nice, it’s nice to keep the streak alive,â€?

Thomas conceded. “The USM coach was like ‘I thought we were going to get you this year, we’re graduating a lot of girls, probably won’t be near you for another ten years’. I said ‘Well I hope so,â€? Thomas said. But the coach also admitted sometimes the close races are the most fun, as long as you’re the team that wins, of course. When looking at either team’s victory, it’s hard not to admire what Thomas has done. This kind of relentless dominance is seldom seen; while the coach is quick to GHĂ HFW DWWHQWLRQ DZD\ IURP KLPVHOI his players praise him any chance they get. “I think that he just has so much

experience with so many different athletes that he knows how to tailor everything towards us individually,� senior Maggie Fitter said. Other players also noted Thomas’s experience when talking about his coaching strengths. “He’s had such success here that we’re behind his training 100 percent,� senior Andrew Sears said. But winning so consistently goes beyond just coaching. To be successful as a college coach you must have a keen eye for talent as well. “He’s always recruited really good high school runners to come here, he sees the potential in people and he knows what he’s doing,� Fitter said. “He’s been around a

while, he’s just a great coach.â€? Ryan Widzgowski said Thomas is a big reason why he chose KSC. “He’s very honest when he tells you what you’re capable of during the recruiting process and if you listen to him he tells you what he can make you be with his coaching, so he’s very straightforward, which I respected,â€? Widzgowski said. No one seems to regret their decision. Widzgowski, who placed fourth in the championship, added that he never thought he’d improve VR PXFK LQ KLV Ă€UVW WKUHH \HDUV KHUH So after taking care of business in the LEC’s, both teams now look forward to regionals. For the seniors, it could be their last race.

No matter what happens, they can be content in knowing they can call themselves conference champions. They won it for themselves, they won it for their teammates, and they won it for the coach who is quietly racking up a historical resume. “With [Thomas] winning it since the LEC was created, we thought to ourselves we can’t lose this for [Thomas], so just to win made us all really proud,� Fitter said, smiling. “It kept the streak alive.� Some things never change. Zach Winn can be contacted at zwinn@keene-equinox.com

LEC preseason basketball coaches poll Brady’s 2 TD passes lead Pats over Bills 37-31 HOWARD ULMAN

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Ryan Fitzpatrick threw into the end zone to the open man. Unfortunately for the Bills, that man was Patriots safety Devin McCourty. That easy interception with 23 seconds left decided the game the way every other Buffalo game at Gillette Stadium has ended — with a New England victory. On a day of dreadful defense by both teams, the Patriots held on for a 37-31 win over the surprisingly WRXJK %LOOV RQ 6XQGD\ GHVSLWH DOORZLQJ Ă€UVW GRZQV Buffalo’s most ever and the most ever allowed by New England. “No matter what happens in the game, there’s nothing bigger than turnovers,â€? McCourty said. “When the game gets toward the end, those big plays change the game.â€?

The Patriots (6-3) let a 17-3 lead slip to 34-31 with 7:47 left on Fitzpatrick’s 2-yard pass to Donald Jones. 7KHQ WKH %LOOV KHOG WKH 3DWULRWV WR D \DUG Ă€HOG goal by Stephen Gostkowski. Avoiding the penalties, 14 of them, that had stymied them all game, the Bills moved to the Patriots 15-yard line before Fitzpatrick threw the ball right into the hands of McCourty while trying to hit T.J. Graham. Tom %UDG\ WKHQ NQHOW GRZQ IRU WKH Ă€QDO SOD\ “The only thing you can ask for as a quarterback is a chance at the end to win the game and we had that,â€? Fitzpatrick said, “but we weren’t able to get it done.â€? New England is 11-0 against the Bills at Gillette since it opened in 2002 and 23-2 overall in its last 25 games against Buffalo. The Patriots were coming off a bye that followed their best game of the season, a 45-7 win over the St. Louis Rams in London.

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The White House is one of the most popular destinations for tourists in America. But it’s not only tourists, foreign leaders and our government who get to visit the White House. Throughout the history of sports in America, many athletes have gotten the chance to head to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and shake hands with the President of the United States, whether it be because they won a championship in their sport or since the athlete was a personal favorite of the President at the time. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, athletes have been visiting the White House since $QGUHZ -RKQVRQ ZDV LQ RIĂ€FH EDFN in 1865. Although it has been happening for over 100 years, it’s estimated that the tradition really gained popularity when former President Ronald 5HDJDQ ZDV LQ RIĂ€FH LQ WKH PLG 1980s. With media outlets gaining massive popularity in the 1980s, the tradition of bringing championship teams to the White House also gained popularity. Ronald Reagan also happened to be a sports fanatic. A writer from MadameNoire. com, Mark Anthony Neal said, “What better opportunity is there than the President of the so-called most powerful nation in the World,

meeting with the ‘champions’ of the world?â€? Although athletes meeting and greeting the President of the United States seems to be of popular practice, issues have arisen over the years. Writer Mark Anthony Neal reported that in 2005, a group of athletes from the Northwestern University’s national champion Women’s /DFURVVH WHDP VSRUWHG Ă LS Ă RSV WR 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The event garnered so much negative publicity that it was nicknamed “Flip Flop gate.â€? The Chicago Tribune reported the story with a headline that UHDG ´<RX ZRUH Ă LS Ă RSV WR WKH White House?â€? according to Mark Anthony Neal. Another issue that has seemed to interest national media outlets is the fact that some athletes have refused to attend the White House with their respective teams for whatever reason. In recent years, after the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011, MVP and starting goaltender of the team, Tim Thomas refused to meet with the President of the United States when his team traveled to D.C. for the event. Thomas announced his decision to decline the invitation through his Facebook account days before the event took place. The Washington Post reported, “In a statement on Facebook, Thomas cited his belief that ‘the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties and Property of the People.’ For that reason, Thomas said, ‘I exercised my right as a Free Citizen. This was not about politics or party, as in my

opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country.’â€? Personally, I understand Tim Thomas’ reasoning for not wanting to be a part of the White House visit. But it’s not like Barack Obama was going to take Thomas into the “Situation Roomâ€? and discuss foreign policy with him. Thomas was going to be there to snap a few pictures. In response to Thomas declining the invitation, reporter from the Boston Globe, Kevin Paul Dupont said, “He had a chance to tell the leader of the free world what he thinks it means to be an American today.â€? Although Thomas’ actions were highly critiqued by members of the media in the U.S., he is not the only athlete to decline an invitation to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. According to writer Mark Anthony Neal, arguably the best basketball player to ever play the game, Michael Jordan, also skipped out on a White House visit following KLV Ă€UVW 1%$ FKDPSLRQVKLS Neal said that Jordan declined the invitation in order to vacation with his family. You’d assume that the White House, being one of the busiest buildings in America doesn’t have much time to spend on professional and amateur athletes of all shapes and sizes. But on one very busy day, in late September, President Barack Obama welcomed over 400 Olympians that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. ESPN.com reported that just days after the U.S. ambassador and three American consulates working in Libya were assassinated, Obama

played host to the U.S. Olympians. ESPN.com writer, Bonnie D. Ford said, “For one sunny hour on the South Lawn, close to 400 athletes basked in the afterglow of their achievements this summer in London. The president called himself the ‘Fan-in-Chief’ who taped events so he could watch them at the end of his long workdays.� Among the few athletes I’ve discussed are hundreds of thousands of other athletes who have visited the White House throughout the history of sports. In 2008, President Barack Obama showed the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants around the White House. During their visit, wide receiver, Victor Cruz said, “Just to be at the White House and meeting the president, it was just one of those experiences that I will never let go. To see all the different rooms, all the history that is in this room, to think that there were 43 other presidents that were in here that shared this building with [Obama].� Although not all athletes have taken advantage of the unique opportunity like Victor Cruz did, they are still champions in their own respects. According to SportsIllustrated. com, these athletes include; Joe DiMaggio (1953), the 1963 and 1984 Boston Celtics, Stan Musial (1962), Terry Bradshaw (1970), Muhammad Ali (1974), the 1996 Dallas Cowboys, the 2002 New England Patriots and many more. Michelle Berthiaume can be contacted at mberthiaume@keene-equinox. com

ATHLETICS

129:

POINTS SCORED IN KSC MEN’S SWIM TEAM’S FIRST MEET THIS SEASON

13:

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Some people always think they have something better to be at,â€? Zoellick said. Zoellick said reputation is also a possible cause. “I think because it’s called something different‌ But people knew Midnight Madness like you go, it’s always a lot of people, you win a ton of prizes and stuff. So I think once they get it rolling I think it will be successful in the future, because I mean it was the same kind of idea,â€? Zoellick said. While Owl Nation aims to increase enthusiasm towards athletics, Ballard said Owl Nation has already done a good job in increasing school spirit since he’s been here. ´,¡YH GHĂ€QLWHO\ JRQH WR PRUH DWKOHWLF events and things just because Owl Nation told me to go and told me that it would be IXQ 6R , WKLQN LW KDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ LPSURYHG within the last year that I’ve been here,â€? Ballard said. KSC sophomore Ryan Mahan said that Owl Nation has played a large part in increasing enthusiasm around campus. “I know before I was really paying attention to what Owl Nation was doing the only way you knew a game was going on was if you checked outside the gym at that bi-fold

sandwich board. But now with Facebook and Twitter you know games are coming up, you know who is playing and against what team in what sport. I think they’re doing a really good job with that, spreading out all the school spirit with all the sports,� Mahan said. KSC freshman men’s basketball player Nate Howard said support from their fellow students helps players’ and teams’ performances. “When we get a lot of people to the games, it really helps us and the team, I think, play better when you’ve got the crowd behind you,� Howard said. Gawrys said she wants to show how fun being an active member of the KSC community and participating in events like these, as well as going to games, can be. “Getting the whole community to get together, celebrating one thing, showing school spirit, we want school spirit back here, we want to show games could be so much fun if people were there cheering and having fun,� Gawrys said. Owl Nation can be reached on Facebook on the Owl Nation page or on Twitter @Owl_ Nation. The KSC basketball teams set to open their schedule on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16. Stephen Trinkwald can be contacted at strinkwald@keene-equinox.com

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sion every year and the better teams you play and how you form as a club, whether it be in the class room or out of the classroom.� Sullivan said. “We’ve had strong performance against the teams up here in New England and that has been reflected by Florida Gulf Coast [University] who are the national champions right now and overall it’s a good push for the whole club and a good push for Keene State College in itself.� Assistant Captain Bob Fuller said this game in particular is very important for their regional ranking as a team and is confident that his hockey team can go down into FGCU’s own rink and scrape up a couple of victories. “It’s really good for regional ranking because if we go down there and take our game to them and beat them,� Fuller said. “They’re pretty much the top dog in the country right now. I don’t consider it an upset because I think we’re just as talented as them, but if we go down there and beat them we’d be in a good spot for the rest of the season hopefully. If you want to beat the best you got to play the best.� Coach Rodrigue said this trip is as much a part of the players experience as it is about the

Rondo leads Celtics to 101-95 win over Bulls EDITORS

ASSOCIATED PRESS Rajon Rondo had 20 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 101-95 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Rondo took advantage of Bulls point guard Nate Robinson for three quarters, helping the Celtics build a 12-point lead on 56-percent shooting. He extended his streak of consecutive games with 10 or more assists to 31, the longest in the NBA since John Stockton had 37 straight between Feb. 27 to Nov. 29, 1989. Brandon Bass led four other Celtics in double figures with 16 points as Boston held off a furious late Chicago rally to snap a fivegame losing streak at the United Center. Kevin Garnett had 15 points. Luol Deng led the Bulls with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah added 17 points and 11 boards and led Chicago’s fourth quarter rally with nine points. The Celtics became the first team to score 100 points against the Bulls since April 8 of last season, ending a streak that had reached 15 straight games. The Bulls held Boston without a point for 5:15 of the fourth quarter, scoring 10 straight pull to 87-84. Chicago had five straight possessions to close the gap further but couldn’t, and Jason Terry finally snapped the Celtics’ drought with a jumper with just under 5 minutes to play. Rookie Marquis Teague replaced Robinson in the fourth and helped curb Rondo’s scoring. Noah outplayed Garnett during the Chicago spree, aggressively driving to the basket while Garnett missed three straight jumpers on the other end, including an air ball that landed out of bounds. In the final minute, Deng made two free throws to cut the lead to three, but Rondo passed to Garnett for a dunk and Taj Gibson missed two free throws. Rondo then passed to Bass for a dunk to seal the win and extend his assists streak. The Celtics shot just 35 percent in the fourth after their strong start. Chicago had won seven of its last 10 games overall against Boston, but lost for the third in its last five outings at home. Chicago will now head on the road for a five-game trip. The Celtics used a 10-0 run over a 3:45 stretch of the second quarter to establish its biggest lead of the first half at 51-38. Boston led 58-46 at the break, getting 59.5 percent shooting. Rondo had 10 points, five rebounds and five assists in the first half.

growth of the program. “It’s a real statement of credibility in terms of what we’ve done here on this campus,� Rodrigue said. “But it’s also an unbelievable experience for our guys to be able to fly down to the national champions and play a weekend series with them. I think it represents a great opportunity for the team.� The KSC Owls Club Ice Hockey team is 3-4-1 through eight games this season and doesn’t plan on losing many more games in the remaining months. History has shown that last season, when the team didn’t lose one game in the second semester half of the year, that the Owls are a challenging team for opponents to defeat in the final stretch. Rodrigue said he hopes the two-game series with FCGU will show the rest of the ACHA that his KSC Owls have the ability to knock the Eagle’s off their perch at the top of the national ranking. “The guys are excited for the opportunity,� Rodrigue said. “I mean these guys have got a ton of pride so I think there’s going to be a part of them saying, ‘Hey, these guys are the national champions, let’s go at them.’ That’s what we like about the guys we have.� The games will be played on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 and the Owls hope to have an excuse to celebrate their victories with a trip to the most magical place on earth: Disney World. Dalton Charest can be contacted at dcharest@keene-equinox.com

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