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Clinton on Campus Secretary of State addresses Keene State community DEVON ROBERTS

ence, but it’s important that people really, really understand

nEwS Editor Campus was full of excitement this past Friday when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to address students and community members in the Mabel Brown Room through a discussion on gun violence and a question-and-answer session.

According to the polls on realclearpolitics, Clinton is currently the top democratic candidate for the upcoming primary election.

The Mabel Brown Room was packed with spectators, including a number of Keene State College students.

KSC senior Zach Brown said that he was there to ask Clinton about her stance on climate change. “[She] put in this energy plan called Challenge Grants. It’s something I’m pretty interested in hearing. I want to hear

are shot, but on the community as a whole,” Lasher-Sommers said.

Lasher-Sommers said that she was shot in her bedroom, and then was brought to Old Keene Hospital, which is now the Elliot Center on campus. and domestic abuse,” Lasher-Sommers said. “I feel it like a this country.”

Lasher-Sommers said that she refuses to believe that we should all live in fear of being shot, which is why she supports Clinton and her views on gun violence.

Sommers said.

Clinton said that she wants more people to hear stories like Lasher-Sommers’s in hopes that it will inspire better gun said. “It’s like a rewards system…I’m just wondering what she control laws and practices. will do to reward our towns for going green.”

According to Clinton, 90 people a day die as a result of gun KSC sophomore Alyssa Flattery said that, although she violence. was attending for a Communications class, she is also a Clin“As president, I will push and achieve universal background checks, something that a majority of Americans supsaid. port, and something that a majority of gun-owners support,” Clinton said. what Clinton had to say and become more informed. “I’m Clinton continued and said that she would go as far as to kind of weighing out between Bernie and Hilary. I’m still a use executive action if necessary to achieve this goal because said.

In addition to curious students, there was a group of protestors outside of the student center prior to the town hall.

Among these protestors was KSC Republican president Kate Sharon. “Diversity of opinion is good, I think Republicans are underrepresented here at Keene State, so that’s why I’m here,” Sharon said.

Clinton said her campaign was focused heavily on gun control and gun violence, a topic that was introduced with KSC graduate and gun control activist Clai Lasher-Sommers sharing her story.

Lasher-Sommers said she was a survivor of gun violence and was shot by her stepfather when she was 13 years old.

“It’s not easy for me to talk about my own personal experi-

Following the discussion on gun violence, Clinton answered a number of audience questions. She addressed issues such as student debt, education reform, drug-related concerns, equality in the LGBT community and environmental issues. Clinton said that student debt was another important issue to her.

According to Clinton, there are over 40 million Americans that debt. nance their debt?” Clinton said. “Too many people are being

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Construction near campus creates problems for off-campus students JACOB KNEHR

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The recent construction on Davis Street and surrounding streets in Keene has raised concerns from students who live on these streets..

According to an email from public works assistant Duncan Watson, the city of Keene maintains 126.8 miles of roads and streets are in various stages of repair. The City currently budgets approximately $1.2M per year for

Students gathered outside of the Student Center this past Friday to protest the college cutting the German minor program.

How a potential termination of the German minor propels students to protest DOROTHY ENGLAND

The group started Equinox Staff on the front lawn of the Student Center, playTo save a language they ing German music and love, student enthusiasts cheering “Wir Sind (we rallied and thrusted post- are) Keene State!” They ers in the air in protest of the academic hold on the capes, and adorned red, German Minor program. yellow and black paint This was held the same on their faces. In addition, day Hillary Clinton came many of them wore selfto visit, Friday, October designed t-shirts, as all the 16. While the numbers for the protest weren’t quite were their own proceeds. as high as Clinton’s crowd, As spectators passed by, there was still substantial they were given slips of support. paper with more informa-

tion about where to sign a petition to keep the minor available.

“We [already have] over 800 signatures [on our petition] on change.org,” Keene State College Senior Amie Gagnon said.

KSC junior Victoria Tucker said that they want the German minor to be around for future students; that’s what they’re

frustrating because all these student are getting an awesome entry into the program and then there’s no way to go on,”Tucker said.

Provost and Vice Presi-

Walter Zakahi said that the students already enrolled in the German minor will be able to continue their studies until they graduate.

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Some students have been faced issues regarding parking. Keene State College senior Alex Massa said, “I haven’t been able to get out of my driveway.”

Other students caused damage to their cars because of the construction on the sidewalks.

“They didn’t give us a bridge to drive in or out of the our driveway. There was this huge ledge, maybe a couple inches big, where we would bottom-out because ing or anything. They just left it

how it was. That was right when we moved in,” KSC senior Dezary Agosto said.

Agosto continued, “One time they banged on our door at 6:45 in the morning to say that they were taking the bridge down to cement and if anyone needs to get out of the driveway in the morning [do so now]. They didn’t even take down the bridge. They put a sign on our door saying that they were going to be done at a certain time and they were still working on it when they said they were going

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No-guest policy enacted for residential students during weekends in October DEVON ROBERTS

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said that while the policy is not new in terms of not

October at Keene State College brings with it a number of fall-related campus activities and events for students to participate in.

It can also draw non-KSC students to visiting their friends on campus and staying as guests in the residence halls.

This year, a no-guest policy was put into place for on-campus students for the last three weekends in October.

sense that it is being enforced for these particular weekends.

“While we typically throughout the course allow guests in our residence halls, the activities and events for October are focused more on students in our community,” Atkins said. “[It’s] a way for us to reinforce our expectations for students across campus [during] certain times of the year where behavior’s a little bit

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held back because of this debt.”

Clinton said that those in debt could pay a percentage of their income were to be elected.

Additionally, Clinton discussed student loans.

“I think the FAFSA application is absurd,” Clinton said. “The applicalose-lose.”

Clinton said that if students could work part-time that her goal would be to provide debt-free tuition to those students for public colleges. loans,” Clinton said. “The hardest part about going to college shouldn’t be Additionally, education reform was discussed. “We have to do more to actually pay attention to what educators tell us about what will work in the classroom,” Clinton said. “It’s too much about the latest fads, the latest products, the latest models, instead of taking a deep breath and talking

JAKE COUGHLIN / ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Hillary Clinton answers audience questions last Friday in the Mabel Brown Room. She touched upon many issues including gun violence, student debt, education reform, equality and the environment.

really works.”

“Largely because of my strong opposition to discrimination of any The Town Hall with Clinton was possible due to the American Democyears of a child’s life is a vital time for learning. She said that she was look- sort and my personal relationships with a lot of people over the years, racy Project (ADP). ADP is an organization that supports informing and ing forward to working with teachers and parents alike.

I certainly concluded that marriage equality should be the law of the engaging college students in democracy, encouraging them to become Another major concern addressed was the drug problem in the counengaged in their communities. Student body president Bobby Graham is Summer, and Clinton said she is pleased with this outcome. Moreover, involved with ADP. Graham said that through ADP he has worked closely lives of so many, and in order to progress there would have to be changes with a number of professors and has had opportunities to travel and presmade to the way that it is handled.

(GMOs) was one topic an audience member brought to light. ent at conventions.

“I really believe it’s a public health issue,” Clinton said. “It’s really Clinton said that she would want more research done, because there “[ADP] really focuses on civic engagement, and the importance of civic are certain instances where GMOs could be helpful, such as in the case of engagement here at Keene State College. It has opened so many doors and loved one or trying to cope with the fact that they can’t.” drought-resistant crops. so many opportunities for me,” Graham said. Those interested in involveAccording to Clinton, only one in ten seeking treatment for heroin However, she said that this research would be necessary because there ment with KSC’s chapter of ADP can contact KSC economics professor addiction have access to it. Clinton said that in Laconia, NH, drug addic- is so much that is unknown about GMOs. “I’m a huge believer in safety Patrick Dolenc at pdolenc@keene.edu. tion is beginning to be treated as an issue of health and that those suf- and the right to know,” Clinton said. “I’m not pro, forward, no questions fering from addiction are provided with access to treatment rather than asked…but I’m also not anti, no questions asked.”

Devon can be contacted at serving jail time.

Clinton said that she supports the Department of Agriculture labeling droberts@kscequinox.com Furthermore, Clinton touched upon the LGBT community. products and providing information to the consumers.

here at KSC [in the basic 100 levels],” Zakahi said.

Gagnon said that even if they keep just the basic 100 levels for German that it won’t be suf-

as manufacturing,” Hawes said.

Hawes also said the main professor for German, Alison Pantesco, has won recognition and awards for her teaching methods.

“She’s so good at teaching languages that it’s really drummed up a lot of interest in German,” Hawes said.

KSC junior Mikhail Lavrentyev said of the German professors, “[Their enthusiasm] makes you want to learn. It’s no game, even with people who struggle, [Professor Alison Pantesco] supports them and she brings them back to believing in the language. It would be sad to see her go because she’s one of the best teachers I’ve ever had.”

He said he doesn’t understand why, with such passionate professors we put so much money into sports and new buildings, but have to slim down the language options.

Tucker said that she found out that there are

not enough; it’s not very good for diversity at all,” she said.

Professor of Modern Languages Stephen dents if the German Minor is eliminated.

“If they just leave three basic intro to German classes, it’s going to lose interest, and then the numbers will dwindle and that will [lead to] German being taken out of the books,” Hawes said.

ident Anne Huot gets paid so much especially when enrollment is down.

“Why are we giving her that much money when we have so fewer students as well, and then fessors that run the entire [German] program?”

Tucker said.

Gagnon agreed.

“It’s not a big program, so when they argue

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what we call a ‘teaching out.’ So if you put a program on hold…you have a responsibility and we take that responsibility seriously, that anybody who came in and had declared a German minor before we put it on hold will be able to complete that,” Zakahi said.

Zakahi said that this decision was being debated long before he got here in 2014. He said in 2010, there was a motion to potentially move the German minor over to the History major. Zakahi said that now, in 2015, the funds just aren’t there.

“The important thing to remember is that

he already feels there aren’t enough languages concerning the education.

“My sense of the liberal arts education at the undergraduate level is something that embraces the idea of foreign languages. If I had my druthers, there would be a full year commitment to a foreign language as part of the ISP program,” Vincent said.

He said his concern is that in many other places in the world, especially in Europe, many people speak English in addition to their home language. Vincent said learning a language is just as essential as learning math and writing, saying that no one is disputing we need to get rid of these curriculums, and that learning a modern language should be just as respected.

“It’s not just learning the language…but ing about what you’re doing that’s so important,” Vincent said.

Some argue it’s a shame if we discontinue the minor since we currently share a culture with Germany.

“Einbeck is our sister city,” Gagnon said.

According to http://www.sister-cities.org/, a sister city is an international relationship

relationship is to encourage well-being and guidbecause they wouldn’t be taking much money to ance for each city involved. crucial for students; he encourages his own sturun it anyway,” Gagnon said. “[It] forms this cultural awareness and internadents to even study two languages in addition Another issue some people are concerned tional connection. We’ve also dedicated our founto already knowing English, saying it will help with is how the German minor coincides with tain at the gazebo to them,” Gagnon said. them in the real world. the Holocaust and Genocide major.

Provost Zakahi said the main reason why the KSC Senior and Holocaust and Genocide German minor has been put on hold is that there for them,” he said. “German [in particular] is major Dylan Renner said the German Minor just aren’t the funds to hire someone full-time.

“We’re not to going to assume we’re going to very important in the world economy…for design and engineering, German is the language as far Renner said he has sympathy for the people who put [money] into places [it’s already] been; we are passionate about the language. might, [but] what we want is for the modern lan“I feel like getting out there and advocating guages to really go through a planning process for it with your voice and your body is much more, it’s heard much more soundly,” Renner said. future of the department, students and instituRenner said he himself traveled to Poland last tion,” Zakahi said. semester. Renner said, “Everyone speaks English With a public protest and petition clearly and everyone speaks their native language. I def- underway, some might say the interest has initely believe, after seeing how bilingual people already been shown and it’s asking “sprechen sie are in Europe, it’s kind of distasteful how we deutsch?” (do you speak German?)

[Americans are].”

Chair of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Dorothy can be contacted at Department Paul Vincent said the academic hold dengland@kscequinox.com on the German minor hits him strongly since

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Students march down Appian Way last Friday to help save the German minor.

“It’s not just learning the language... but you’re learning the culture” PAUL VINCENT CHAIR OF HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE DEPARTMENT

SoundoFF Hannah Faulstich First Year Undecided

“Yes because people will get a huge

JP Colasacco Sophomore Women and Gender Studies “Yes, I am an RA. So I believe it did help out for at least last weekend so far, compared to the amount of people last year.”

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to be done. It didn’t match what they said. It said it was going to be done on the second of October and it’s now the fourteenth and A bridge was later installed in her driveway so Agosto and her roommates could get in and out and so the construction workers could still cement the sidewalk.

The Keene City Public Works department is overseeing the construction. Director of the Public Works department Kürt Blomquist is currently out of the country and was unavailable for comment.

Residents were not given a clear time frame of when the con“They didn’t warn us, didn’t tell us how long it would take, so I asked them how long do you plan on blocking us in. They didn’t give us any information at all...

The guys said ‘Tell you what, if I can get your car out of this driveway, would it be okay if you just left in on the side of the road?’ I said no because we get tickets if we park on the street and we don’t have a permit to park on the side of the road. He said not to worry about it and he would take care of to talk to my roommates because it isn’t the matter of one car, it’s a matter of four cars needing to eventually get out of the driveway.

Our driveway is really small to cult to get out of,” Agosto said.

“We were told the road work would be done last week. There was a note on our door but for the incorrect construction dates,” Massa said.

One student accidentally walked in the wet cement.

KSC senior Erin Hanrahan said, “They didn’t put up caution tape around the cemented sidewalk and I was walking from class and I thought the sidewalk was completely done, so I go and

walk on it, and I thought it felt like walking in mud. I look back, and my footprints were in the cement...

We heard one of the guys say, ‘Oh I guess I forgot to put up caution tape up over here.’ Then, they called my landlord saying that I picked up the caution tape and walked underneath it purposely!”

Agosto commented on the construction worker’s performance.

“Sometimes they will be here and they’re not even working on it and then they will be gone and leave it the way it is.”

Agosto continued, “They neglected to give us any information.”

“They are really unorganized.

One time they parked in front of our house and the garbage truck didn’t take out our garbage. There was a lot of garbage on the street because the trucks for the sidewalk construction were there, so the garbage truck couldn’t get to them,” Hanrahan said.

The lack of communication between construction workers and residents was an issue for some.

Agosto said, “It’s just been such a hassle. They just take it upon themselves to park anywhere they want, regardless if they are in the way. I think it would have been better if they had just communicated a little bit better with any of us, considering they are on our street and we are students that have other issues to be worrying about.”

Watson stated that there will be more construction in the near future.

“There will be work on Winchester Street (done by the state) installing a roundabout at the Winchester Street/Key Road intersection and replacing the Island Street Bridge. This is currently scheduled for 2018, but is dependent on State funding as it is a State project,” Watson said.

The construction on Davis Street and its surrounding streets have been recently completed.

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President for Finance and Planning runs for Keene city councilor KENDALL POPE

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Keene State College Alumnus runs for Mayor of Keene KENDALL POPE

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and I think that would work and be

Keene State College alumnus and current councilor at large for the city of Keene Kris Roberts is running for Mayor.

Roberts attended KSC in the 70s then again in the early 2000s after serving 25 years in the Marines.

Along with Roberts’s educational and military service, he is also a state representative for New Hampshire and has been a city councillor for seven years. Roberts said that one of the main reasons he wants to be mayor is to reverse the negative reputations the college and city have developed over the past few years.

“I’m proud of the fact that I went to Keene State College and I think it’s extremely important that both the city and college, I’ll call it a marriage, have to work together to protect the students. You [ the students] are spending a lot of money and doing a lot of work and you don’t erts said. He continued, “The city and the college have to get married, yeah they’re going to have some bumps but they realize for the better of the marriage some are going to have to give in and you’re going to

KSC senior and Student Body President Bobby Graham said he supports these ideas.

“I’ve been saying for a long time that I think there should be more student collaboration with citizens, especially local leaders. We come to college not only to get better jobs in

and no one can teach us how to do that [other] than citizens themselves.

So I fully support that agenda and I think that nothing but good things could come of that between citizens and student, especially in a town that has had so many issues between community relations and students are going to be the catalyst

erts said that if the college and city want to have a working relationship it shouldn’t be the mayor and the president talking about these issues and that there should be one or two college students on the city council and committees who can be the voice of the students.

“You [the student] can say no ‘This is what’s actually happening this is what we want.’ I think that’s Another key point in his campaign is getting students involved tinued that there are what students with local politics and if elected would channel his roots at the col- on the city council and it would lege. “I think with my connection through Keene State over the years, have college students serve as city I would be forceful but willing to be councilors. more than be cooperative and work “You guys [students] have difwith the college leadership to get ferent needs and wants than we the things done that we need to get do. Having students on city council forces the city to answer you and Roberts said that part of this plan includes providing more inforRoberts gave the example that a mation and opportunities for stu- student councilor may notice that a dents to get more directly involved. store is selling alcohol to underage “I would explain to the students students and could bring those conhow important it is to not just get cerns to the city council about what involved with national politics and who gets elected president because the city would have to do something about it. KSC Professor and Chair of really important is what do you the Holocaust and Genocide Studdo in local politics…You can voice ies Dr. C. Paul Vincent, who taught your ideas to the president or some- Roberts during his second term at one else but it’s not going to be the KSC said that Robert’s past experiexact same way you said it. You can ences always enriched class discussit down with the mayor and voice sions. your opinions but still some of the “He’s [Roberts] got a deep passion - I think he has a number of very good tion. So, like I said, if I got mayor I ideas, he certainly has the intellect would push to have more student to do the job and he’s been commitinvolvement in local politics and ted to public service quite clearly for then I would ask the college president and say ‘Hey why can’t we come up with some plan where the Kendall can be contacted at students can do it as independent kpope@kscequinox.com

“I think with my connection through Keene State over the years, I would be forceful but willing to be more than cooperative and work with the college leadership to get the things done that we need to get done” KRIS ROBERTS CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR

After 27 years at Keene State College, Vice President for Finance and Planning Jay Kahn is retiring and pursuing a potential career as a city councilor for Keene.

“I’m running for city council because I’m at an interesting point of change in my life. I’ll be retiring from my position after twenty-seven years as Vice President for Finance and Planning. That’s been a great experience and I wouldn’t change it for anything, but I’ve also reached a point in my career after KENDALL POPE / MANAGING EXECUTIVE forty-three years in higher Kahn in front of the Historical Society with his campaign sign. education that I want to is that he is absolutely passionate Kahn said.

Kahn said that 20 years ago he about the community about the was approached by then Mayor college community and the college in the context of the larger councilor position but was unable Dolenc continued, “Somebody his position at the college. Since he like that would be a wonderful is retiring in January it will coinWhile Dolenc encourages Kahn’ cide with the change in city positions making it the perfect time to s pursuit for city council he said that city’s gain would be a loss for run.

KSC.“I’m sure that we [the college] “It occurred to me that there was no better time for me to will continue on in some capacity commit myself to community without Jay on campus but we also service as a councilor than right lose a lot of institutional memory and some of his very special for Cheshire Medical Center, the chamber of commerce, economic said.

KSC senior Connor Turmelle development coordinator, Court Appointed Special Advocates agreed that Kahn’s presence on (CASA) and a variety of public and campus will be missed. As the private partnerships Kahn said he events coordinator for Social wants to bring that experience to Activities Council and a second year orientation leader, Turmelle and Kahn have crossed paths expertise.

“We have to do new things, quite a few times over the years.

“I worked with Jay more in the better things without adding addiorientation spot where we focused councilors but I think I can add an more on preparing students to get important voice and perspective ready for college and help their transition. He was serving as the said. KSC Professor of Economics Patrick Dolenc worked with Kahn and so I felt a real bond to him. He while teaching an honors class last really wants the best for students. fall where Kahn was a frequent He’s even come to some of our stuguest and contributor. Dolenc said dent organization things and he that previously the only interac- just wants us all to be like one big tions he had with Kahn were in a He continued, “I think he has faculty and administrator setting.

Dolenc said while teaching the a very upbeat personality; the guy class together he got to Kahn in never seems down. I recently got the role of a colleague instead of to talk to him at the Angela Davis administrator.

“One of things that I’ve dis- up-to-date and he knows his facts. covered about Jay over the years

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Atkins continued, “I think without saying a number of people understand how we’re moving forward with regards to Students had mixed reactions regarding this policy.

Sophomore Cecelee Young said that while there are many who are unhappy about the policy, something needed to be done.

“I know a lot of people don’t like it, but I think that it was necessary this year because of the “We are Keene State as a whole, and we represent one another as peers. I think that the actions of our peers do represent every single individual and we do have to have consequences to what we

students who were not members of the KSC community during this time last year had opinions on the policy.

First-year student Callie Grot-

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people’s inputs and doesn’t just put them on the sideburner. He would asked about his campaign strategies, Kahn said he tries to make things local and make connections and listen to people.

“Politics is about building trust I’ve been trying to do. I try to have those discussions and convey how important I think this timing is and my commitment to give it the said.

The timing Kahn is referring to is the fact that 2016 is a year full of leadership change at the local, state and national level.

“We’re at a very interesting point in our community’s future to shape a vision that we can communicate to incoming leaders and form a progressive agenda to address issues of importance to Kahn said he encourages students to get involved with local politics and be a part of the future of the community.

“I think we’ve seen that over the last year the student voice in our community is an important one and there is room for students to use their voice to be more visible with the communities interests. If there are ways that I can help proKendall can be contacted at kpope@kscequinox.com

they had to take some sort of action in response for the events

said. “I think students are upset about it…but at the end of the day they understand that Keene State did what they had to do and did things about the policy unfair. what was necessary to take some - sort of preventative measures to nitely necessary, but I feel like make sure what happened last the people who are incoming freshman, it’s not really fair to Aside from support from the student community, Atkins said that he believes that the larger community of the city of Keene Connor Haller said that the policy supports this among other meais understandable, but also unfair. sures KSC has taken.

“We didn’t really have any“We’ve gotten a lot of support thing to do with it…Maybe they from the city and residents about could [implement it] more for the a number of the measures the colupperclassman dorms and not for lege has taken with our students, not against our students but with Atkins said that there was a our students, to assure that we no-guest policy enacted for resi- have the best possible environdence halls during the time of the Super Bowl last year, and that Atkins continued, “It’s a part this is not a new idea. to provide a supportive and safe as we look at information [from] environment…There are times previous years…if we feel with where activities and events all that information and all that should essentially be with the input that we need to put certain family and we think of ourselves policies or practices for a period

Additionally, sophomore Jon Savina said that there might be a better way to handle the problem, yet he understands why the policy is in place.

“When my friends came up last year, we weren’t involved in the Senior Natasha Young said rioting at all. In fact, we helped that she is supportive of the policy. clean up the night of. But, it’s “It’s in place for a reason, and I think that Keene State felt that

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1:13 p.m. TDS: Recieved a call from the admin of the building reporting that sometime between last Monday and today someone took a bucket of change out of her desk Thursday, October 15 12:23 a.m. Owl’s Nest Lot: Smells like marijuana around the Owls Nest parking lot 4:06 p.m. Main St: Caller reports glass in the road causing a traffic hazard. KPD notified; result of an MVA 4:45 p.m. Science Center: Small chemical spill of formaldehyde in a lab 5:41 p.m. Monadnock Hall: Complainant asked to check on the welfare of a student.

Subject was found sleeping in his room with flu like symptoms. He was advised to call Campus Safety if he needed any further assistance.

Complainant was advised via telephone Friday, October 16 2:47 a.m. Monadnock Hall: Fire extinguisher was set off in the lobby 9:09 a.m. Young Student Center: Lost purse found, lost clutch found 12:48 p.m. Randall Hall: RA reporting subjects in the lounge who were not students and refused to leave. RA called back and reported they left the building. Officers stopped subjects and asked for KPD. Followed subjects down Wilson St. to Blake St. and back onto campus.

Stopped 2 in the commuter lot.

Checked cameras and looked like the four subjects came in to building behind another resident.

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Loss of Pumpkinfest leaves us with lessons to learn The streets of Keene felt and looked much quieter this past weekend, October 17, than they have in years past. Mid-October in Keene has been notorious carved pumpkins lined Main Street for all to enjoy.

Restaurants and businesses thrived with constant the streets of Keene lit up with pumpkins, enjoy tasty fall treats and get in the fall spirit. that Keene wasn’t the location for the highly-anticiknows, the Keene City Council rejected the festival’s annual permit for 2015 and festival organizers had no choice but to move elsewhere, hosting the festival in Laconia, N.H. As with nearly everyone else, the Equinox some of our most memorable experiences at Keene State val. While we realize some students clearly took things too far, many of us saw the festival as an opportunity to engage with the community and participate in some innocent fall fun. There is no arguing that things went haywire last year. Everything seemed to spiral out of control and by no means do we defend the actions of anyone who participated in riotous behavior. However, as a result of this barbaric behavior, many of us are the In order to eliminate future riots from occurring, the college has had to take some extreme measures. For past weekend, on-campus students were not allowed to have any guests. It extents even further than that though. The college put a rule in place that prevents weekend, the weekend after and Halloween weekend.

Although there may be some validity in this notion, we would like to argue that the majority of students are being punished by a minority of students’ actions. We fully understand the college is under a lot of scrutiny PHOTO BY TIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR and needs to ensure the safety of the students so they KSC students help clean up in a backyard on Winchester Court the morning after the riots took place on Pumpkinfest weekend. create rules and regulations as a precaution.

We believe the student body at Keene State should be stepping up to the plate and acting like adults. Once we begin to act like the respectful adults we are, college practically security guards, students should be given authority. This should never be tolerated. little by little, give us the privileges we deserve. Losing some level of trust. Treating students like babies will - pumpkin fest was certainly a wake up call for us all. We this. When we begin conducting ourselves in a manner only cause them to rebel more. The behavior seen last tations, we as students should always be respectful of realized that our actions do have consequences. that is reasonable, we will gain the privileges we desire. year during this time was inexcusable. Unfortunately their concerns. We believe this is something our genIn order for this to be possible, both parties need to be many of us take the burden for that type of reckless eration struggles with, we want to stand up against last year on that mid-October weekend. Experiencing engaged. It starts with us, the college students. We need the mindset that all authority is bad. In essence, it’s a pumpkinfest was once a huge part of being a KSC stuto rebuild our reputations and show that we deserve to their best to look at each student at Keene State and see two-way street. We as students need to work on regain- dent. Unfortunately, we are the ones left picking up be treated like adults. Once we begin acting like adults, us as individuals instead of grouping us all together. ing the trust and respect of the people in this commu- the pieces but we believe we can put those pieces back those in charge need to make notice of this behavior We believe many students chose to act out in such mon- nity and those in charge of making our rules. In return, together into something meaningful. change. This is when they can incorporate some of our strous behavior because they felt a thrill in challenging those in charge of us need to notice our changes and privileges back. Instead of making resident assistants

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Students lose sight of viewing college as an unearned privilege LEIGHA HALL

to go to college the student is more likely not to take has to take out loans to pursue their education they are their education seriously. These students are typically more likely to work harder in their classes, resulting in

Equinox Staff Every student at Keene State College has unearned privileges they may not notice. What I mean by unearned privileges is that they have opportunities that did not require as much work to obtain.

There are many people who dream of going to colconstantly reminded that there are unearned privileges all around us.

For example some students at KSC are debt free because their parents are paying for this education.

The students that have their parents pay for their college education yet complain about going to class and don’t realize they have the opportunity to get an education and not having to pay for it themselves is a huge privilege.

I am not saying all people don’t realize this huge privilege. I have met people here who know that getting an education is a huge privilege.

I also have realized when parents pay for their child

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study or do homework. This makes me a bit angry have parents paying for their college. because it feels like a smack in the face since I do not Now, not everyone who has their parents pay for have that unearned privilege of being debt-free.

If you are in college you should do your homework that the debt-free students take that for granted. and go to class regardless of who is paying for it.

I had to take loans out to pursue my education at College athletes have unearned privileges, it is usu- KSC and I work very hard in my classes to get a B or better because when I graduate I am going to have to school most of them will manage a scholarship that pay for my loans. they probably would have to work hard for.

Most of the students on campus have a cell phone, I know some athletes who always go to the library to which is another unearned privilege. I also have one although my parents bought my cell phone and pay my I also know some athletes who never write notes phone bills. down or pay attention in class and somehow still manage to “pass” the class.

KSC I realized that like my cell phone, working towards They may even be granted unfair academic forgive- an education is considered an unearned privilege. ness if they fail an assignment so they wouldn’t lose I took my cell phone for granted. I am now grateful their scholarship and spot on the team. that my parents are able to provide me with a cell phone An interesting factor I realized while observing stu- and pay the bill for it. dents on campus is that if a student is not debt-free and Another unearned privilege I see that many college

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hand how people take this for granted.

I do not have a car, so therefore I have to either walk or take the shuttle to get to my destination.

I know many people who have a car they did not have to buy themselves.

This is wonderful for them, however they are most likely to complain about paying for their own gas.

I know some people who don’t even have to pay for their gas because their parents pay for it and yet they complain.

If you have a car and you don’t have to pay for the car or gas then you are forbidden to complain.

There are unearned privileges all around us, just be sure to recognize your unearned privileges and not take them for granted.

Also, do not complain about it either because there is someone out there who would like to be in your shoes.

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Hillary Clinton interacts with the people of Keene

Pumpkinfest leaves KSC students with certain reputation

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Student shares her experience growing up with Pumpkinfest and her experience with it as KSC student ARLINE VOTRUBA

Equinox Staff Pumpkin Festival will never provoke the same images it did when I was a little girl visiting Keene once a year with my family to participate in a wholesome seasonal event. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spiced cider and pumpkin carving stations galore are forever a memory of the annual Keene Pumpkin Festival.

Back in 2013 the Keene Pumpkin Festival broke the world record with 30,581 lit jack-o-lanterns. In 2014 the Keene Pumpkin Festival earned a new reputation as reckless college-aged kids participated in the riots that are now more commonly related to Keene and pumpkinfest. at last year’s pumpkinfest is the change for businesses located on Main Street that relied on the fes-

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Hillary Clinton speaks to students and community members in the Mabel Brown Room at Keene State College about issues on gun control, student debt, the use of GMOs, drug control, clean energy and marriage rights, among many other things.

“She was kind, soft and strong all at the same time: all the qualities that I think we need in a leader and future president of the United States” -ROGER WEEKS KSC SENIOR ROGER WEEKS

Equinox Staff I do not want this piece to delve deep into my political views, but I’ve always been a fan of Hillary Clinton.

I believe that she has the experience and temperament to navigate the complexities of Washington, D.C. and will do her best at getting things done.

My experience at the Hillary Clinton Town Hall Event at Keene State College in the Mabel Brown Room dence in Clinton.

Prior to the event, my mind was swarming with excitement. I was about to see one of my biggest inspirations in person and get to hear her talk about some of the most pressing issues our country and world are currently facing. Having the opportunity to see a presidential candidate in person is always a special moment to treasure.

get my chance to meet her. Time seemed to slow down the closer I got to her, and

shocked by how intimate the moment was.

She looked directly into my eyes and gave me all of her attention. I would like to say that I had an intelligent and witty question or comment ready, but in the moment I practically blacked out and couldn’t remember what I had prepared.

I was completely star struck and, despite the adrenaline rush I was experiencing, also felt comfortable in her presence.

Naturally, I had to compliment her on how amazing her hair looked. Clinton is very well known for her evolving hair styles, but I was pleased to see that she reverted to her most well-known short cut.

No grey hairs could be seen and her blonde locks fell in all of the right places.

She responded with a delighted gasp and by addressing me as “the sweetest little dear.” I then asked Amanda and I sat down at our seats for the event was her if I could give her a hug and she said of course! I how intimate the room felt. I quickly realized that I gave her a hug, thanked her so much for coming to

media made the events appear much more alarming and far more dangerous than they were in relation to the festival itself. From the party I just described it would take about seven minutes by foot to reach the made it appear that the irresponsible college parties threatened Pumpkin Festival when in reality I would argue that they were two separate events that simply happened on the same day. Sure the massive crowds were due to the many visitors from other schools, but even so the family festival was never in harm’s way.

In defense of the many students riled by the police tactics used to control the scene – it is hard to say for sure what should have been done. Sure, ideally the cops would not shoot rubber bullets and tear gas crowds, but party-goers were throwing bottles and damaging property so it seems violence and harm were already in play. The police needed to intervene.

I will never forget the image of walking back home to Owl’s Nest 1. A helicopter was circling overhead demanding that everyone return to his or her home.

As I passed by Blake Street I looked down the road

months. Pumpkinfest and the weeks surrounding it are historically the busiest weeks of the year for many downtown businesses. I remember going to the Pumpkin Festival in 2013 and waiting in a 40 person line to get food at Local Burger – I can only People were out of hand. Of course the police needed imagine the revenue that came from the event. Ulti- to get involved. I had a professor here at Keene State once tell me that in the old days there were massive parties held on the Fiske Quad. He said that fences a bunch of drunken instigators. It irks me more than I were put up and everyone would enter and dance the am able to explain with words that many of the mem- night away until they couldn’t last any longer. Today bers of my generation would participate in the mad- there is no place to participate in a mass gathering ness that took place last year at pumpkinfest. Kids such as this as a community of college kids. Police were damaging property--not as a political statement have become so strict that my roommates received a noise violation resulting in a ticket one night when being drunk, out of control and essentially trying to outdo the idiot next to them. Seriously. During pump- imbalance of justice and it is hard to say just how this kinfest curiosity got me riled up and so I followed the should be adjusted. Ultimately pumpkinfest demonnoise that had been spilling into my dorm window strates the faults of our legal system and the resultfor hours from across the bike path. I asked my friend ing poor behavior of college students. While our legal Rose to come with; we would just enter the party and system should recognize that college students are look around then leave. The party was unlike any- going to party and are better to do it in a safe and thing I had ever seen. Hundreds – possibly even a controlled environment, those student participants thousand – of revved up, intoxicated and celebrat- truly need to wake up and recognize that they repreing students were crammed into a single backyard. sent our school, our community and our generation.

I pushed my way into the heart of the party where It hurts my heart to know that a beautiful tradition people were gathered in a circle around a mud pit. is forever changed here in town. It hurts even more A shirtless man was yelling and beating his chest. knowing how pointless and ruthless the behavior Others were throwing entire handles of whiskey had been the cause of such a drastic change in our and vodka, unconcerned where or whom the glass town’s history. Rest in peace to the Pumpkin Festival - – sorry to all of the businesses on Main Street who otic yard I heard a few voices shout “Swat team!” I will have a lull in sales this month in comparison to instantly grabbed Rose’s hand and led our sober past years. Mostly, I am sorry to those students whom bodies to safety before the stumbling fools trampled have to answer the question “were you involved in us on their way out. When we reached the bike path that Pumpkin riot?” each time they mention that they my throat stung from the chemicals that cops had are a Keene State student because of those students thrown to disperse the party--tear gas. We stood on who thought it was cool to earn a name as a rebel the other side of the bike path and watched as hun- without a cause. dreds of college-aged students ran from the party in Arline Votruba can be contacted at herds. I was shocked. I think that the portrayal by the avotruba@kscequinox.com

More to photography than meets the eye HEATHER O’BRIEN

Equinox Staff Taking a photo has become more accessible and less creative as the years have gone on. It may not seem like there is much that goes into taking a picture, but there are many technicalities that make the process

quality of your photos.

I have had a passion for photography since high school, and I never knew how to use half of the buttons on my camera until I started my internship at Keene State College.

That being the case, I blame cell phones for the loss of creativity. The downside of an iPhone is that you can’t adjust your International Standard of Organizations (ISO), shutter speed or aperture. I’m willing to bet that most people who have a camera woman President.

I left the Town Hall on cloud nine and was relieved or iPhone don’t even know what The room was swarming with excitement and high that Clinton was everything I had hoped she would be. those three words mean.

Now, I don’t expect everybody expectations for Clinton. When she walked into the She was kind, soft and strong all at the same time: all room the energy in the auditorium was pulsing with qualities that I think we need in a leader and future to know digital camera lingo. But I wish that people would take more support and positivity. We [the students] were all so president of the United States. of an interest in what it takes to capexcited to have such an icon in our presence.

Clinton covered many topics, but the most prevalent answers to questions given by the audience, how calm ture a great photo. Becoming familiar with the settings on a camera, discussed were her stances on making college more and rational she is in response to complex situations.

I am so blessed that I was given the opportunity in order to compensate for the curI thought both of these issues were very appropriate to meet Hillary Clinton. After my experience I am very rent lighting situation, will make for better photos. to be discussed at a college campus and Clinton knew that. She was greeted with what seemed like an incred- campaign. ible support for her policy ideas by the audience.

Not only does she have the experience and knowl- so if one setting is adjusted you After the town hall had ended, I noticed that she was edge needed to create change, she has the citizens’ best may need to adjust the others as well. Aperture controls the amount interest in mind. the front of the room.

Roger Weeks can be contacted at of light that is let in through the Naturally, I freaked out and ran toward the gate to rweeks@kscequinox.com camera lens. A smaller number for

an aperture means more light will it’s made it easier for anybody to pass through and there will be less feel like a professional photogra- pher. You take one “artsy” picture of your cat and before you know it the range of distance which appears you have 50 likes on Instagram and sharp. The website added that the picture-taking abilities. There are - not very many cellphones anymore ception as well. without a camera. This has opened - a door for people to show where they are, what they’re doing and more or less sensitive to light. Set- who they’re with. Award-winning, ting a camera to ISO 800 is usually London based Mexican photograbest for most places where it may pher Antonio Olmos said that the not be very bright. iPhone is taking people away from The shutter speed is how long the viewers experiences. light is being let in. A lower shutI agree with him to a certain ter speed will capture more motion degree. I don’t think there is anyand objects will become blurred. A thing wrong with people taking pichigher shutter speed will keep the tures to capture moments because I object still without being blurred. like to do the same thing. It becomes I admit that I had no idea what less of an experience when a person any of these terms meant or how is consumed with taking a good learning about them. I’m still getting used to adjusting each setting in order to capture a good quality photo.

I believe social media apps like Instagram and Facebook have been the cause of the lack of creativity in photography. They have allowed anybody to create an account and post whatever and whenever they want. These apps make uploading pictures easy because you can take a photo and upload it within sec-

pictures with friends. Sometimes it would be a good idea to put the phone away and cherish the moment while it’s there.

Taking pictures on my camera makes me feel more in control because I can choose my focus point and adjust whatever setting that needs to be adjusted. I feel accomplished when my photos come out good because I know that I worked

it a little bit and the picture is good to go. As technology has progressed

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Trusting advice on the internet

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Students find internet advice to be conflicting HEATHER FOUGERE

“I thought I was self-diagnosing

Equinox Staff Finding advice online can be a tricky thing. Do you believe what you’re

a pulled muscle on WebMD because -KATE BIRON KSC GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENT

Heather Fougere can be contacted at Hfougere@kscequinox.com

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or reading literature.

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Students at KSC have many opportunities to incorporate literature in their lives through the campus.

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KSC student exposed to Australian culture with all these guys marvelling over how weird each other’s accents are and the different ways we say just about everything.

From then on just about every day was spent at the beach, which was no more than

SCOTT BRADLEY

Contributing WritEr It was about three years ago that I decided I wanted to study in Australia. Basically right after I knew which college I was going to attend I had my heart set on spending a semester away. This is largely credited to my uncle who had just a few years prior spent a semester down under. And while it was easy enough for me to have “made my decision,” as my junior year got closer and steps started needing to be made to make this a reality, that decision became a lot less clear.

Thoughts like “what if I should go to

My new aussie friends showed me how to get around the city, which bars to go to, which people to avoid, and were always would highly recommend to anyone doing a study abroad program to befriend some natives, because they are the ones who will give you the best understanding of the local culture.

This does not mean that you should should not do that. This is because most aussies do not care about touristy things like going to the Sydney Opera House or

“what will I miss in Keene?” started to pour into my head and I was having serious second thoughts. Then, just before Spring with my grandmother and uncle to spend a vacation hiking through the mountains of Peru. This sparked something in me that I did not realize I had before – a passion for travel. After that trip the eagerness to study abroad came back and, more importantly, I knew I wanted to go to Australia.

The summer leading up to leaving I had to work a ton. Saving was going to be crucial if I was going to be able to make the most of this experience. Working over fourty hours every week with minimum spending made it so when July 9, 2015 came around I had plenty of savings to start my adventure.

I said my goodbyes, some were harder

do. So for that I made several friends from around America and Europe whom I do different excursions with.

For example, I went to Melbourne during our Spring Break (since it is opposite seasons from the U.S I got two Spring breaks this year) with two friends from England and two from America. restaurants and people always willing to lend a hand if you get lost. An even larger group of us, 14 to be exact, have booked a weeklong trip for Bali, Indonesia, because Air Asia happened to run a promotion on our study break that brought a usually $900

Airport with basically everything I needed

booked a massive Villa on the beach since the exchange rate in Indonesia is so favour-

around my shoulder.

Ortiz, my friend since middle school who would be joining me on all of the adventures to come. Once together we gave each cance of what we were about to start.

After close to seven hours to California followed by just shy of 15 hours to Sydney we did not even have time to appreciate arriving in Australia. This was because in Zealand. Needless to say, we touched down in Auckland, New Zealand, completely drained. I had referred to that day ever since as my longest day ever due to time changes and the utter mayhem of the whole process.

But our ten days in New Zealand was absolutely amazing. It was highlighted by hiking through an active volcano range, natural sulphur hot springs and visiting

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In the streets of Melbourne, there are alley ways covered in street art. As Bradley was walking through the city, he decided to pick up a discarded spray can and pose as if he was an artist, and a tiny dot came out, marking his spot on the walls of Australia.

Rings.

One thing that I had not expected was point where Rob and I were forced to go

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to the grocery store and eat discount loafs of bread from the day before and Subway almost every meal. Saving money where we could became a habit so that we could focus the most amount of money on experiencing what opportunity presented itself. We really were the embodiment of the college backpacker stereotype.

Finally it was time to start class. At this point I had almost forgotten that it was the whole point of coming over here. Or at least that’s what my mom thinks. For the next three weeks I was bombarded with a total culture shock. I purposefully set up my housing to be with four Australian natives and without my travel companion in order

another trip booked to Cairns, Australia, where I will be able to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef among other things.

I cannot implore people enough to take advantage of the study abroad program if at all possible. Thanks to this opportunity I have been exposed to a multitude of cultures and my eyes have been opened to all the possibilities for future travel. I was forced out of my comfort zone and in that process I have made lifelong friends as well as connections from all around the globe.

While at times I do miss home, studying

cannot be experienced in any other way.

Whether it is all the way over in Austrato assure that I got out of my comfort zone lia or even to another part of our very own and met new people. This turned out to be country, studying abroad is something that the single best decision of my entire trip. can only help you grow culturally and as an Because of this I met my roommate Hayden, individual. who then introduced me to a group of about 15 guys who have been best friends since Scott Bradley can be contacted at grade school.

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Eating with the Equinox

ALEXANDRA ENAYAT

Equinox Staff Who doesn’t love a dessert that’s easy, inexpensive and delicious?

Well, you’re in luck because this recipe ingredients and a microwave. Costing under ten dollars to make, your bank account will love this recipe too! For stuare a perfect snack to make for friends.

An alternative for those with peanut allergies, there’s the option of replacing Reese’s with crushed oreos (two just as delicious.

Trust me, everyone is going to ask you for this recipe, so, here it is.

Ingredients: 20 - 22 Reese’s peanut butter cups 8 oz package of cream cheese 12 oz bag of melting chocolate prep time: 15 minutes cook time: 2 hours Directions: In a medium size ziplock bag, crush the Reese’s peanut butter cups. Transfer the Reese’s to a medium size mixing bowl

and combine with softened cream cheese.

It is important for the cream cheese to be at room temperature so that it is easy to work with. Using your hands or a spoon, mix the two ingredients until they are completely incorporated.

Next, roll the mixture into balls, about the size of grapes. Place the balls on a plate or cookie sheet and refrigerate for keep their shape while dipping them in chocolate, so chilling them will prevent melting.

Once they cool, place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for about one minute, setting the power at 50 percent. Stir the chocolate and microwave again for one minute.

Once the chocolate melts, dunk the pletely.

Discard the excess chocolate and to cool for about an hour. If desired add some sprinkles or candy decor to the top colored melting chocolate, like orange for Halloween!

Serve and enjoy.

ALEXANDRA ENAYAT/ EQUINOX STAFF

These Reese’s truffles are the perfect fall treat everyone can enjoy. By dipping the truffles into colorful chocolate, you can create a festive dessert that will spice up any occasion or meal.

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My life as a student with disabilities ment here). But it’s nothing compared to what you go through” or “I shouldn’t be complaining about my life to you, I mean, not with all you deal with.”

Don’t say that. Neither of those two statements are true. The truth is, everyone deals with challenges.

Mine are no greater than yours, or anyone else’s for that matter. and some other people’s is that you can see mine with the naked eye. People can look at me and see that there’s something going on with me that is outside the realm of what people may perceive as normal.

Often it’s what you can’t see that is what has the most impact on a person’s resolve.

Maybe someone is dealing with depression, anxiety or another non-visible medical condition. Maybe an individual went through some sort of trauma when they were young or got bullied as a child. Maybe they’re just trying to balance work and school. Maybe

JACOB BARRET

Equinox Staff As you can tell by the by-line, I’m Jacob Barrett.

What you can’t tell from the bolded name above this column is that I have a physical condition that inhibits my ability to walk, known as Cerebral Palsy. Because of this, I face a somewhat unique set of challenges and, because of this, I feel I have a perspective on life and feel it’s part of my duty as a citizen of the world to share some of my experiences with you.

So this column is intended to drop some wisdom culties and subsequent brain damage. Therefore, in simple terms, CP causes me to have an unstable walking gate, constantly contracting leg muscles, joint damage, muscle spasms, ect. I’m not going to lie to you. Living with Cerebral Palsy is hard. It’s a constant struggle and it took a long time to adapt to make the world a more livable place for me.

Years and years of physical therapy just to be able to use a walker to get around, surgeries that put me in a hospital bed for months and pain that kept me up at night. Fears about the future and what it holds for me creeping into my head along with having trouble making friends at school growing up. The list could go on, but I’ll spare you.

I have no idea what it’s like having to struggle with most of those things. It’s probably terrifying, crippling even, but I can relate to the idea of adversity.

At least, I try to.

Where the road splits is how an individual deals with that adversity. One road leads to success and reconciliation, while the other leads to destruction of whatever they have built for themselves. By letting they’re missing out on the aspects of life that are truly amazing, no matter the struggle. It’s all about taking the good with the bad, the pretty with the ugly, and the treasures with the garbage, taking what you wish and learning from the rest. done, but nobody said that this twisted game called life is an easy one.

Next time you have a conversation with me or anybody else, remember what I’ve said here and realize that life’s hardships aren’t measured by a score in ated and fought together.

As you walk down this metaphorical road, when you come to that fork, which way will you go? Are you going to take the road which leads to a dead end? Or are you going to take the one that takes you to the top of that hill you’ve been trying to climb your whole life?

I hope you choose the latter.

Jacob Barret can be contacted at Jbarret@kscequinox.com

about my condition is to put it on a pedestal. They’ll say something like “Wow, yeah I deal with (Insert ail-

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Sweater Weather BROGAN WESSELL

Equinox Staff With the weather getting chillier, Keene State College students break out their favorite fall attire to take on the cooler temperatures in style.

According to a blog post written by the popular bohemian apparel and lifestyle retail company, Free People, casual, comfortable and practical looks always do the trick for when colder weather comes around. “When fall sweeps in, wardrobe prep is high on our to-do list – out with the old, in with the new. And what does everyone need?

The perfect sweater.”

KSC students shared their favorite types of sweaters to wear for the fall 2015 season and said that they favor the ones that are more oversized Junior Paige Carito said that, in addition to oversized sweaters, she also favors chunky and hand-me-down mom sweaters for the fall season.

“I like the oversized sweater trend. In the fall

and winter it is all I wear when I’m forced to wear and cardigans for the fall season. something other than my athletic clothes. How“I like the oversized trend because I think it is ever, I think the look becomes too much in more be comfortable at the same time,” Holinko said. really easy and comfortable. It is nice because For shoes, Holinko said that she’d choose you can either dress it up or down depending on between either boots or converse depending on where you’re going,” Carito said. what type of pants she is wearing.

Carito added that she usually matches her Holinko added that she goes shopping for fall sweaters with a pair of sandals if it is warm, attire around the middle-end of August/beginalong with either boots or Toms in the colder ning of September because that is when all the weather because they are comfortable and warm. new styles come out in stores. She said that her In order to achieve her favorite fall looks, favorite stores to shop in are Windsor, Nasty Gal Carito said that she usually shops at Forever21, and online fashion boutique, Dainty Hooligan.

TJMaxx and Francesca’s.

Senior Matthew Pereira said that his fall “I like to buy fall clothes at the end of the sweater weather consists of neutral colors summer when new fall clothes are starting to come out. For the fall season I like to wear mostly yet subtle look. dark colors, such as black, maroon brown, red, etc. I really like cream colored sweaters to match and cardigans for the fall season. I like this look with the dark colors,” Carito said. because it allows me to look nice but also be comLike Carito, KSC senior Stephanie Holinko fortable while I sit in class all day,” Pereira said.

Pereira said that although he sticks to neu-

patterns to add a unique twist on the everyday sweater trend.

“My style for when I am in class and for when I go out does not really change because sometimes I like to wear a nice sweater or cardigan on a weekend night. I try and dress it up a little with a nicer pair of pants and shoes, but other than friends or for a day full of class and school work,” Pereira said. As stated in an article published by Elle Magazine, sweaters are exactly the kind of thing that people get excited for during fall since they seem to become a necessity for both men and women as the temperatures begin to drop.

Whether students are aiming for a comfortable, casual or classy look, sweaters have the ability sweater into anyone’s desired style.

Brogan Wesell can be contacted at Bwessell@kscequinox.com

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Turning eighteen vs. turning twenty-one JILL GIAMBRUNO

Equinox Staff Olivia Pucciarelli, a Keene State College sophomore who turned 20 last week, said that she loves celebrating birthdays.

“It’s funny, however, to think that one day I’m going to hate the reminder that I am another year older,” Pucciarelli said.

“When I turned twenty, a friend of mine told me that I was ‘two decades old,’ and it hit me really hard,” Pucciarelli added.

While 18 and 21 tend to be the big birthday milestones that college students celebrate, Pucciarelli said that she thinks 18 tends to be a bigger deal.

“I feel that turning eighteen is more important than turning twenty-one because can join the military if you want, if you get in trouble with the law you can be tried as an adult, and you don’t have to live with a parent or guardian anymore.”

Pucciarelli continued, “When I turned eighteen I knew it was a big year. I got the ability to vote, my friends joked about me winning the lottery from scratch tickets, and I just felt more mature in general.

I knew that this meant I had to be an adult in the world.” As for turning 21, Pucciarelli said that she’s not quite as excited.

“I’m probably not typical, but I don’t really care that much about turning twentyone. I don’t drink, so I’m not going to rush out as soon as I can to buy some beers, but it is cool to know that if I wanted to I could,” Pucciarelli said, “I have some friends who can’t wait to party though, and I’m excited for them.”

KSC senior Zachariah Carroll said that while turning 18 had been exciting, turning 21 brought on much more stress.

“I feel like there’s so much time left to decide what you want to do when you turn eighteen,” Carroll said, “As I’m turning twenty-one, about to leave KSC, it’s stressI want to go right into grad school, or am more responsibility.”

In spite of the added responsibility, Car-

“I went out to a party to celebrate with some friends and then at midnight when I

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“Twenty-one was exciting, I just feel like I have no more birthdays to look forward to until I turn thirty.”

bar,” Carroll said.

Amanda Gerwien, a 21-year-old senior at KSC, said that she had been looking forward to turning twenty one for another reason. to legally drink, it was more about being “My nineteenth birthday I think was Gerwein said, “I’ve always had a lot able to go out to the bar with my friends actually the most exciting one since I’ve and hang out with them.” Otherwise, Ger- been to college,” Gerwein said, “It was my would always go out to the bar and I would wien said that 18 and 21 weren’t really difjust have to stay home. For me, my twenty- ferent than any other birthdays she had on campus. excited for me.” Gerwein said that after her

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think it is because now I’m old,” Gerwein before it’s time to celebrate another birthday. said.

Jill Giambruno can be contacted at I’m twenty one now, I just feel like I have JGiambruno@kscequinox.com no more birthdays to look forward to until I turn thirty. It’s not as exciting as people

Reading between the lines: the importance of literature AMY DONOVAN

Equinox Staff For many college students reading is a chore, but for some it is a method of escapism and self-discovery. Students at Keene State College have direct access to a diverse selection of literature here on campus.

According to the Keene State website, the Mason Library holds approximately 230,000 books in its main collection alone. On top of the main collection, the library is also home to 11,000 juvenile books, 6,000 printed volumes in the archives and special collections and 400 audiobooks. account for the curriculum materias well. Among this large number of texts lies thousands of works of literature. Professor in the English on the value of literature.

When asked what literature responded, “As you get to know characters you learn a lot more about human beings, as opposed to just the ones you get the chance to meet and interact with during your lifetime.”

endlessly available.

Studies done throughout the for many, because college aged students actually like reading during their free time.

According to a survey taken by the librarians of Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, 93 percent of the 717 students surveyed claimed to enjoy reading for pleasure.

However, the study also gathered that college students struggle of having too much work in other classes. Additionally, many students admitted that they would rather socialize than read, and some ing.

Here at KSC, students fall on both ends of the spectrum. As a Secondary Education and Literature self putting a lot of hours into reading for both her classes and pleasure.

Gilson said she goes to the Mason Library for the books she reads on her downtime and for the books required in her literature courses.

When asked why she chose to pursue a career in teaching literature, Gilson said, “Because it’s (literature) something that everyone can connect to if they really try. It can

readers to become more empathetic by learning about people’s thoughts, feelings and inner worlds through and cultures together.” Not all KSC the characters created in books. students seem to receive the same College is a time when literature is

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Tuning into the top 50 EMMA HAMILTON

Equinox Staff In your car, through your headphones, streaming on your laptop or even when you stroll down Appian way music surrounds our lives. Recently, Keene State College’s very own WKNH received a spot in the top 50 Best College Radio Stations. by both college students and volunteer community members at Keene State. Founded in 1971, we provide the surrounding area with diverse, non-commercial broadcasts both on the airwaves and with online streaming. WKNH features some of today’s (and yesterday’s) best alternative, jazz, world, hip-hop, metal, folk, & god-knows-what-else.”

One of the General Managers, senior and Communications major, Kerrianne Thomas, said that being a part of WKNH has been her best experience here at Keene State College.

Thomas explained, “My job is overseeing everything that happens at the station. We’re the medium between the FCC, our DJ’s, the community here and the college. We’re in charge of the E-board and general meeting events. We train DJ’s, recruite DJ’s; kind of everything that would come along at a radio station.”

Thomas’s radio career at WKNH has not just been as a general manager She said, “I have been a DJ for a little over three years. At the beginning of my sophomore year I was the promotions director and then I was promoted to General Manager last January.” Thomas continued to say that positions are decided and voted on by the E-board and the general membership of WKNH. These people include community members and the student DJs. Thomas described the feeling of being in the top 50 college radio stations as “insane.”

“We are all pretty shocked here because we have come a long way. WKNH was not always recognized as a great club in general and I think we really changed that; especially this E-board we have now.”

Thomas continued, “I think the E-board we have now is really passionate about WKNH and we are fortunate for everything WKNH has done for us perThomas had mentioned that the club itself has been trying to get more that people have recognized WKNH in this way and that’s really special to me because WKNH has changed my life so much; it’s given me a career path basically.”

Thomas explained that to be a DJ for WKNH, you have to become a written test. The written test is basically all about the rules of WKNH and the FCC rules; these are really important because if you break the FCC rules you’re breaking the law so you have to be really careful with that. What you do is you read our handbook and our constitution then you take the test. If you pass the test then you do an on air test, which is basically going on air, playing the music, just to make sure you’re feeling comfortable on our board,” Thomas explained.

Thomas said that once the DJ passes these tests they get their own show, which can either be a talk show or a music show.

“If you have a music show you basically pick a playlist of any song you want, it just can’t have a curse in it or be in the top forty because those two things are against our constitution. You make a playlist, you go on air whenever you feel like talking. There’s somethings that you have to follow, like you have to play a public service every twenty and forty minutes; and the top of the hour, which every hour you say, ‘you’re listening to WKNH Keene.’ It’s up to you the way you want the format to be and that’s the beauty of college radio,” Thomas said.

Thomas mentioned that the strength of WKNH is the community it has created.

“We have an amazing group of people here at WKNH and that’s why I love working here. We have community members that have been here for twenty years. We have one radio show called Real Jazz and I think it has been here since 1993 or ‘94, which is the year I was born.

They keep coming back and they watch us grow and they are a big help to growing more. I think everyone is respectable here, we all respect each other, we’re all friends. I don’t know what it is but we all kind of get each other. I don’t know if it’s music taste, but it can’t be because everyone has such different shows,” Thomas said.

She also added that a weakness for the radio station is that there are a few who think of WKNH as having a bad reputation before it became what it is today, which is not true. Another weakness would be the lack of awareness about the station itself. don’t see us all the time. We don’t really get played around campus, we have tried to be played in the DC but we understand people don’t want to listen people talk while they eat, I get that. Right now we are played outside in the lobby of WKNH and we are played in the I think that’s one of our weakness, maybe not getting ourselves out there as much as we should,” Thomas said.

Part of Thomas’s team is the Program Director, senior Sean Malone a senior and a Secondary year and his other experiences with radio stations before WKNH included listening to the radio.

“My job involves being in charge of the schedule and essentially all of the DJs,” Malone said. He Malone also said that WKNH could get their name out there more.

“We have been growing pretty steadily since I started here,” Malone said. He continued, “When I started here not a lot of people did it, now we have a pretty good membership of the club and I think that keeps growing. I want to get everyone more involved make it more of a club rather than you just come in and do your radio show.”

Another key E-board member to the team is Promotions Coordinator, senior and Communications major Angela Scionti. Being the Promotions Coordinator, Scionti said, “I create posters for events that come up, I put up the campus events for the DJs so they can say what’s going on on campus. I distribute posters and drop them off at dorms. I also make napkin displays that are in the DC. I recently just made two designs of stickers. One’s a bumper sticker and the other is perfect for

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“Bridge of Spies� holds up expectations MATT BILODEAU

ing, yet believable.

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We should count ourselves lucky is very subtle with his expressions. that we live in an age where audiences can still go to the cinema and this chaos makes you wonder what’s veteran directors as Martin Scors- What has he done to get this stage ese and Steven Spielberg on the big screen. Once they’re gone, that’s it, about him, but Spielberg gives you no more. Their work will stand the just enough so that you can put the a conversation piece, allowing the actors to spread their proverbial Spielberg drama in a multiplex and characters. The narrative plays out Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union ran high

berg lives and breaths. Spielberg

Almost without warning, James he tries. He can pick and choose any Donovan [Tom Hanks], a New York project he wants and, even though

Respecting his job, Donovan does

many historical dramas.

Only a director such as Spielberg can place you in the moment with such urgency. The grayish blue back-

Everything changes in an instant when a U-2 spy plane is shot down over Soviet Russia and the American pilot [Austin Stowell] inside is captured. Based on true events, the at each other’s throats, all while the US took this opportunity to get their man back alive and unharmed via trade with Donovan dropped right dropping on their hometown at any second. These were not pleasant As with most true stories that Tom times, so adding Hanks as this glimHanks stars in, even though history relatable human being. ing to see what’s going to happen real, which means that it’s not the next. Only by bringing together ideal movie to put on again and again. such a presence as Hanks and Spielberg do you get a winning combina-

Brothers?

Tom Hanks has cemented his place among the A-list actors because

Steven Spielberg as a Cold War political thriller that thrusts you into the

take everything in, whether you crowded room known as Hollywood. want to or not.

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Importance of the Arts

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Managing ExEcutivE Editor The beauty of a liberal arts college is that it challenges students to take courses in subject areas outside their major. Here at Keene State College the Integrated Studies Program (ISP) does just that especially with art, theatre and dance classes.

KSC Events Scheduling Manager and Class of 2003 alumnus Will Howell got his degree in theatre and dance with specialization in acting and directing.

Howell said, “I wholeheartedly feel that an education that includes the arts is vital to the liberal arts education in general. It’s important to any individual’s education when they get into the real world and are interacting with humanity and society. I think the types of skills that you learn in those types of courses are critical in my experiences.”

Howell said that his experience as an actor gave him “Particularly with theater you spend a lot of time with character development, from an acting perspective you’re given a script, you’re playing a role, you’re

uring out how they move and how they might react in a certain situation. You’re making a lot of this up but, it’s also based on reality from your own experiences with other people. So if you’re put in that situation or dealing with a certain type of person, because of the work you’ve done your going to have familiarity with that type of environment and situation and would then have insight on how to interact with those individuals. It’s really a matter of the stage bending into the real world,” Howell said.

KSC Associate Professor of Art History Stephen Lucey said that for example while students are taught how to read shakespeare there’s no class that teaches students how to look at the world.

“There’s no class that teaches how to make sense of fashion and what we see in the world and how to look at an advertisment or how to go a museum and enjoy one’s self and develop an appreciation for things that are beautiful and provocative which is what art can be,” Lucey said.

Lucey said that he believes the skills you learn in the arts are just as important as mathematical skills.

“It’s about thinking creatively and coming up with creative solutions. The process of art makes you face an intellectual problem like, ‘How do i go about this?’ and coming out with a method of approach and thinking about what the process is going to be in a certain way ferent modes of thinking and I think that’s ultimately what the arts bring apart from the beauty and sort of

“I was talking to a graphic design student who had taken an environmental science course, and was kind of questioning it, so we were really talking about the ISP program here and he said, ‘You know, I had to this environmental science course” and I said, ‘ Well, how great is that, what if you work as a designer for Green Peace one day, you have in-roads, you understand your client, you understand what’s important in the world.

Through general education and through the ISP program were hoping to kind of touch on all those things

Lucey said.

KSC senior and dance major Miranda Ronan agreed. “ I took dance is a way of knowing my sophomore year and it was kind of cool taking that class because ing that can only enrich us,” Lucey said. ferent kinds of majors not just dance majors or like art Kendall Pope can be contacted at people and we had a few communication major and we kpope@kscequinox.com had a few science people. It was kind of cool to see all of them creative movement because they have never taken dance before so it was cool to observe them and see how they create movement,” Ronan said.

Since all students are required to take an arts class, relate to their major.

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Tocco’s Game Guide: Zombies will be doing constantly) the lower your stamina gets.

The lower your stamina is the more vulnerable you are to be taken down and chomped on like a rotisserie chicken. Once I learned how to manage my fatigue, the game became much easier.

Another thing to look out for is zombie levels. Each zombie you run into has a strength level. Depending on their level the zombie you come across could be easy or hard to kill. The odd thing about this game is that their strength level and appearance don’t always make sense together. For example, if you come across what looks like a four-foot-tall, 80-pound grandmother, check her strength level and proceed with caution. If her level is 20 or higher, just run because that undead

because you don’t get much and you never know when you’ll get more. Upgrade your skills every chance you NICK TOCCO get, such as lock picking and weapons skills. Also, Equinox Staff when it comes to hand-weapons such as blades, baseball bats and hammers (my personal favorite), monitor how In honor of the hit AMC show The Walking Dead much damage the weapons take because they do detereturning to T.V. for a sixth season, I dove into one of the riorate over time. All around I give this game three out greatest genre’s in the history of video games. Yes, I’m talking about zombies. I have been gaming all my life in the zombie spirit. Dead Island: Riptide was recently and as much as I like a game with a creative storyline, priced at Game Stop at a used price of $8.99. original characters and unique game modes, there is nothing more satisfying than simply blasting and hackCall of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Zombie Mode) ing away at a horde of zombies that are trying to kill The Call of Duty franchise has been an absolute in video game form it’s a big-old-bloody bucket of fun. powerhouse in the gaming industry for years and conThis past week I took three of the best zombie video tinues to throw their weight around today. One of, if not games I could get my hands on and played the brains the, most crucial contributors to Call of Duty’s unparalout of them. If you’re a big zombie fan, or just a video leled success has been the Zombie game mode. I chose game fan in general and haven’t played these games, to play the Black Ops 2 version of Zombies out of perlisten up. I’ve broken these games down piece-by-piece sonal preference but I recommend any of the Call of and have all the tips and critiques you need to survive Duty Zombie games. these apocalyptic nightmares.

In this game mode, you and up to three other players take on wave after wave of zombies for as long as you Dead Island: Riptide can. Each wave comes in rounds which increase in difA sequel to the original Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide is a tropical vacation gone horribly wrong.

When a government zombie virus breaks out on a once peaceful island, you become stranded with two simple

it. Kill all of the zombies. With each round the zombie waves increase in strength and numbers so you’ll want to be packing some serious heat and save plenty of ammo for the later rounds.

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barbeque sauce and lay down on a plate because you’re

other zombie games I’ve played, this game is very much like the show in the sense that it’s less about killing the zombies and more about avoiding them and surviving.

You gather crucial materials such as weapons, ammo, food, water and gasoline.

In a way, the game is a “pick your own adventure” type of game, meaning you choose whether to take the backroads or the highway with both routes varying in

lows.

To make the mystery box even more risky there is the devious teddy bear prize. If you are unlucky enough to see a teddy bear pop out of the box, that means the box will magically teleport to the other side of the map.

Depending on the round you are on, this could be a sui- takes quite some time to meet up with known characcide run you will have to make because if you want to ters like Merle (Daryl’s brother) and the legendary Rick Grimes, but, when you do , their cameo’s are very satisFor all of you experienced gamers who love the fying. In terms of actually killing the zombies or “walkzombie genre and the COD franchise you are already ers,” to be true to the show, they are by far the hardest quite familiar with this game. This game mode will go down as one of the greatest zombie games/game modes put them down (that’s a lot). of all time and if you have not played it you are doing The best strategy for this game is to play it exactly yourself a disservice. I give Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 like the show. Don’t make a lot of noise and, when under pressure, hiding and running are the better options. grab your most trusted buddies, dive in your foxhole and let the blood-bath begin. being a fan of the show, I was extremely impressed and

characters you must scrounge and scavenge for any out zombies with one shot. As the rounds get harder the mystery box will come into play. On either of the maps/ locations there will be a mystery box. After accumulat- ing some cash from killing zombies, you can submit a The Walking Dead Video Game: Survivor’s ing I could just plow my way through the undead like sum of money to the mystery box. In slot machine fashnobody’s business, without learning the overlooked ion, the box will randomly spit out a new weapon for Instinct nuances of the game. It turns out I was wrong. you to use. an endless appetizer at T.G.I Friday’s. Apparently, there is a stamina meter present at the bottom of the screen that I regrettably overlooked. The more you sprint, jump, punch and slash away at zombies (which you

machine gun or the legendary ray gun, you should be in good shape. Yes…there is an alien ray gun in this game.

On the other hand, if you end up with a weapon like a handgun or that god awful, box-looking, semi-auto-

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are not my cup of tea. But this game, I have to say, was a pleasant surprise. In this game you play solely as The Walking Dead fan favorite character Daryl Dixon as the zombie apocalypse is taking place. In comparison to the

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DONALD TRUMP (REPUBLICAN)

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Environment: Says those who warn of global warming only want to raise taxes.

Marijuana: “I think it’s bad, and I feel strongly about that,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of problems going on right now in Colorado, some big problems.”

However, when asked about the states’ rights aspect to marijuana laws, Trump said, “If they vote for it, they vote for it.”

Guns: “I certainly stand by my opposition to Gun Control when it comes to taking guns from law-abiding citizens.”

LGBT: Mr. Trump says that his views on marriage are “evolving” but that he still favors “traditional marriage,” between “a man and a woman.”

Education: Trump is opposed to the common core education system. Calling it a “disaster.”

Fact check: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."

There is no doubt that Trump brought additional the minds of media way before Trump.

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HILLARY CLINTON (DEMOCRAT)

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Personal Information: Born: October 26, 1947 (Age 67) Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Yale Law School Spouse: Bill Clinton Children: Chelsea Clinton Positions held: Sixty-seventh Secretary of State (2009-2013) US Senator from NY (2001-2009) Co-founder of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Former First lady of The United States 1993-2001 -

Positions held: Chairman and president of The Trump Organization Chairman of Trump Plaza Associates, LLC Chairman of Trump Atlantic City Associates Host of The Apprentice

Campaign Views:

Campaign Views:

DR. BEN CARSON (REPUBLICAN)

By WeS Kroninger

Personal Information: Born: September 18, 1951 (age 64) Detroit, MI Alma Mater: Yale University (B.A.) University of Michigan (M.D.) Spouse: Candy Carson Children: Rhoeyce, Ben Jr., Murray -

Positions Held: Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital No political background.

Environment: Carson does not believe in global warming.

“There’s always going to be either cooling or warming going on. As far as I’m concerned, that’s irrelevant.

What is relevant is that we have an obligation and a responsibility to protect our environment.”

Marijuana: Carson is for medical marijuana but against its recreational use as he believes it is a gateway drug.

LGBT: Carson strictly believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

“Give gays rights, but not marriage, because it is a choice.”

Education: is the cornerstone for success for our country.

“If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.”

Jobs: Carson believes that “minimum wage should probably be raised.” He also does not support unions as he believes that they focus too much on power and not future generations.

Fact Checking: Carson made a false statement tion of illegals in Yuma County.

BERNIE SANDERS (DEMOCRAT)

By emma ZoecKler

Personal Information: Born: September 8, 1941 (age 74) Brooklyn, NY Alma Mater: Brooklyn College (transferred) University of Chicago (1964) Spouse: Jane O’Meara Sanders Children: Levi Positions Held: 1981 Mayor of Burlington, VT 1989 elected to Congress - re-elected until 2006 2006 elected to Senate -

Environment: “Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we give our children a future of more or a future of less - this, too, is a choice.” Passed

Environment: Those who say that human activities are driving climate change “modern day Flat Earth proponents.issue should be left to the states it is the easiest way to strike that balance.

Marijuana: Believes it’s up to individual state Jobs: Wants to raise minimum wage by executive

TED CRUZ (REPUBLICAN)

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Personal Information: Born: December 22, 1970 (age 40) Alma Mater: Princeton University (1992) Harvard Law School (1995) Spouse: Heidi Nelson Cruz Children: Caroline, Catherine Positions Held: Works at United States Senate-Texas 2012Law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court. the Federal Trade Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice and Domestic Policy Advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign Solicitor General

Environment: transform our energy system away ciency and sustainability ‘If the environment were a bank, it would have been saved by now” Marijuana: supports the legalization LGBT: Bernie supports same-sex marriage “Of course all citizens deserve equal rights…It’s time for the Supreme Court to catch up to the American people and legalize gay marriage.”

Education: plans to create public colleges that are free to attend, lower interest rates on federal student loans and tax Wall Street instead, make quality childcare available for everyone “Education should be a right, not a privilege. We need a revolution in the way that the United States funds higher education.”

Jobs: raise the minimum wage, modernize our country’s infrastructure, and create jobs for all American’s.

“A job should lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it.”

Women’s rights: equal pay, pro-choice Fact Check: Bernie is quoted saying “in America we now have more income and wealth inequality than any other major country on earth.” This is not true and there are several other major countries who have an even greater wealth gap than America.

Campaign Views:

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LGBT: ”Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage.

Education: “Rich and middle class have always had it. All it is about is giving kids whose parents don’t have the resources the same ability to choose an excellent education as the rich and middle class kids.”

March 2015.· Abortion: Defends partial-birth abortion ban, parental consent laws, and prohibits state funds from going to abortion. ““abortifacients” Fact Checker: “The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.” It would actually “facilitate and accelerate” an Iranian nuclear weapon. Worst-case the deal throws up a couple years’. Rated false..

Environment: Wants to put 100B per year by 2020 towards climate change mitigation 5 billion towards green-collar jobs We could put hundreds and hundreds of young people to work right now, putting solar panels in, insulating homes.

Marijuana: should people be able to smoke marijuana on their own accord? Wait and see on recreational marijuana, medicinal now. States should decide “We have at least two states that are experimenting with that right now. I want to wait and see what the evidence is.”

LGBT: Pro-gay marriage and LBGT equality “I re-evaluated & changed my mind on gay marriage”.

Education: For common core, bible should be taught as history and literature “Schools may not provide religious instruction, but they may teach about the Bible or other scripture in the teaching of history or literature, for example.”

Promises to funnel 350 billion federal dollars towards colleges Jobs and minimum wage: Wants to raise minimum wage. There are those who have opposed an increase in the minimum wage, arguing that it will cost jobs, and there are some people who say we need more studies. They are wrong.

MARTIN O’MALLEY (DEMOCRAT)

By JoHn Piatelli

Personal Information: Born: January 18, 1963 (age 52) Washington, D.C. Alma Mater: The Catholic University of America (1985) University of Maryland School of Law (1988) Spouse: Katie O’Malley Children: Will, Jack, Grace, Tara Positions Held: · Governor of Maryland 2007-2015 · Mayor of Baltimore 1999-2007

Marijuana: “Let Colorado experiment with legalization not Maryland” LGBT: Attacked Hillary Clinton for lateness to accept gay marriage as constitutional right, however was the eighth state to legalize gay marriage.

Education: Positive voting record in education, all nancing college loans & income-based repayments “The most valuable investment we can make is in our children’s education. When we make education a priority, we give our children opportunity. Opportunity to learn at higher levels than their parents were able to learn; to earn at higher levels than we were able to earn” Jobs: Recovery & Reinvestment Act creates jobs; spend more locally. (Feb 2011) Economy: Believes strongly in rebuilding our nation’s once dominant economy. Believes in raising minimum wage and extending unemployment bentruth deeply. They believed - as we do - that to create jobs, a modern economy requires modern investments: educating, innovating and rebuilding for our children’s future. Building an economy to last, from the middle class up, not from the billionaires down”

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Environment: “I don’t think you’d notice if the whole department was gone tomorrow,” he believes

Environment: Supports energy independence.

“We can’t free others from repressive regimes until we free ourselves from dependence on imported oil.”

Believes we can switch to alternative energy in ten years.

Marijuana: Against recreational and medical.

“I’m not one that’s in favor of simply creating a whole new avenue for people to engage in a drug that we have at least deemed until now to be illegal.”

Promotes drug courts over incarceration for non-

behind. He wants to abolish Common Core and give control back to the states, localities and parents. He wants to abolish the department of education.

Marijuana: Doesn’t promote marijuana but doesn’t want to jail non-violent criminals Guns: Paul is a passionate defender of the Second Amendment.

LGBT: “While I disagree with Supreme Court’s RAND PAUL (REPUBLICAN)

by Samuel Hovey

Personal Information: Born: January 7, 1963 (age 52) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Alma mater: Baylor University (no degree) Duke University (M.D.) Spouse: Kelley Ashby Children: Robert, Duncan, William Positions held: State Senator of Kentucky

have the right to contract.”

Education: “I don’t think you’d notice if the whole department was gone tomorrow,” he believes that our wants to abolish Common Core and give control back to the states, localities and parents. He wants to abolish the department of education.

Fact check: ”The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence.”

This fact was said to be “mostly true” by politi1791, which was about a decade and a half after the American Revolution began. Although Paul is partially right because the issues discussed in the fourth amendment were factors that partially sparked the revolution.

MIKE HUCKABEE (REPUBLICAN)

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Personal Information: Born: August 24, 1955 (Age 60) Hope, Arkansas Alma mater: Ouachita Baptist University Spouse: Janet McCain Children: David, John Mark, Sarah -

Positions held: Pastor and head of Baptist State Convention Former Governor of Arkansas Talk show host

Campaign Views:

Campaign Views: Environment: Wants to use every energy source.

“We also need to use every source of energy we have, including nuclear power and natural gas to reduce our dependence on oil from other countries.”

Agrees with the Keystone Pipeline.

Marijuana: Against both recreational and medicinal.

“Marijuana is a very complex chemical substance now, we don’t understand how it interacts with other drugs, we don’t understand what it does to your body.”

Factcheck.org said the interaction claim was incorrect.

CARLY FIORINA (REPUBLICAN) LGBT: Against same-sex marriage.

by JoSepH Stallcop “I do believe that marriage is between a man and Personal Information: a woman, but also have been consistent and clear that I support civil unions for gay and lesbian couples”.

Born: September 6, 1954 (age 61) Opposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act Austin, TX that would protect LGBT employees.

Alma Mater: M.I.T. Sloan School of Management Education: Believes government accreditation causes loan cost increases.

Spouse: Frank Fiorina Feels colleges and student loans should be a competitive industry.

Children: Traci, Lori Ann (stepdaughters) Jobs: Against increasing the minimum wage.

“Raising the minimum wage will hurt those who Positions Held: are looking for entry-level jobs.”

CEO of Hewlett-Packard Believes cutting taxes and regulations will help Chairman for CIA’s External Advisory Board create jobs.

Consultant for 2008 John McCain campaign

Environment:

CHRIS CHRISTIE (REPUBLICAN)

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Personal Information: Born: September6, 1962 (age 53) Brooklyn, NY Alma Mater: University of Delaware (1984) Seton Hall University (1987) Spouse: Mary Pat Foster Children: Sarah, Bridget, Patrick, Andrew -

Positions Held: U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Governor of New Jersey

Personal Information: Born: February 11, 1953 (age 62) Alma Mater: University of Texas Spouse: Columba Bush Children: George, Noelle, John

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Positions Held: Governor of Florida

for continuous improvement [in] student learning all that together yields rising student achievement.”

Guns: Believes in expansion of gun owner rights and signed “stand your ground” legislation in 2005 as governor of Florida Immigration: Wants to create a legal status instead of a path to citizenship, for undocumented residents. Limit family-related legal immigration “There’s practical things that we can do to reduce tant to do.”

Campaign Issues: Bush heavily focused on stopping illegal immigration while respecting rights common core and believes it raises the standards of our educational system.

Foreign Policy: Opposes nuclear deal with Iran.

Believes in considering stationing troops near Russia.

Fact Check: Was previously caught being inaccuer’s presidency.

we still teaching everybody almost the same way that we taught them in the 1800s?”

Jobs: Reducing employment but not government employment, maintaining the minimum wage, and creating better paying jobs instead.

“I don’t think there’s a mother or father sitting around a kitchen table tonight in America who are saying, “You know, honey, if our son or daughter could just make a higher minimum wage, my God, all our dreams would be realized.”

Women’s rights: Pro-life, equal pay.

Fact Check: “we’ve had a huge shift from fulltime work to part-time work under President Obama.”

This is untrue, full-time work has increased under President Obama.

Environment: ronment with free market, not government mandates.

Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems.

Marijuana: Rubio is totally against the use of marijuana, stating that, “there is no responsible way to use marijuana.” Wants to enforce federal law even in states where marijuana is legal.

LGBT: Rubio believes we should leave gay marriage laws up to states.

“I believe in historical marriage, but it is ok if states

Education: Supporter of Common Core.

“Higher standards, along with real accountability and school choice and ending social promotion and

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tives for more environmentally friendly power sources.

Marijuana: Against legalization.

LGBT: Opposed to same-sex marriage.

“The issue should be left to the states and am overwhelming majority of states currently still ban samesex marriage.”

Education: Change the common core, opposes teachers unions, opposed to any form of free college or debt free college.

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Campaign Views:

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JEB BUSH (REPUBLICAN)

LGBT: Is against LGBT rights.

“Until recently, who would have dared to suggest that the practice [homosexuality] should be accepted on equal footing with heterosexuality, to be thought of as a personal decision and nothing more?”

Is against same-sex marriage, transgender military service and anti-discrimination laws.

Education: Supports student loan reform.

“We must tackle the establishment and reform our colleges and universities so they make sense for the jobs of tomorrow.”

Agreed with President Obama’s decision to prevent student loans from doubling.

Jobs and minimum wage: Supports less government involvement in job production.

Believes that cutting taxes and regulations will boost the economy.

MARCO RUBIO (REPUBLICAN)

by WeS kroninger

Personal Information: Born: May 28, 1971 (age 44) Miami, Florida Alma Mater: University of Florida (B.A.) University of Miami (J.D.) Spouse: Jeanette Dousbedes Children: Amanda, Anthony, Dominic, Daniella -

Positions Held: State Senator of Florida

Education: Rubio has suggested a new plan for student loans where private lenders invest in students for their loans, and later get percentage of student’s income. He also believes that parents should be able to send students to the school of their choice.

“If I was president of the United States, I would not have a Department of Education, perhaps at all….We don’t need a national school board.”

Jobs: Rubio believes we should “give wage subsidies rather than raise minimum wage.”

Fact Check: Rubio made a false statement regarding the Democrats plan to raise tax money, saying that they wanted to tax small and very small businesses.

Special Section Information:

Mthe eet Candidates

This briefing book for student journalists and student voters is presented by the IHJRN 267 Covering the Presidential Primary class taught by Dr. Rose Kundanis. The New Hampshire Presidential primary is set for February 9, 2016. The candidates may change between now and the filing deadline, November 27. These candidates are as of the Equinox date of publication.

The briefing book has most of the announced candidates for the Democrat and Republican parties. Those with low poll numbers at the time of the assignment are not in our group. Those announced Republicans not represented are Jim Gilmore, George Pataki and Rick Santorum. Those announced Democrats not represented are Lincoln Chaffee and Jim Webb. In addition, we have included Democrat Vice President Joseph Biden who has not yet announced but may enter the race.

The briefing book entries have references to sources of information in hyperlink that will appear in the Equinox online edition.

Special Section Photo Credits: The following Associated Press Photographers’ photographs were featured in this Special Section.

John Locher, Brandon Wade, Jeff Brown, Charlie Neibergall, Mel Evans, Richard Shiro, Allison Carter, Ken Ruinard

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THE EQUINOX WEEKLY WORKOUT

Pistorius released to house arrest CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA GERALD IMRAY

JURIEN GARRISSON

Equinox Staff

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As most of you know from this past week’s workout that we are going into a new circuit, next week.

For now you will eat healthy, keep the drinking under control, and do bodyweight exercises. Remember, as always, you need to do 30 minutes of cardio every workout.

After this week’s workout we will go into a new weighted workout plan. The plan will include weighted and functional body movements.

As usual it will be this week’s workout will be a circuit of 5x10 Try not to take longer than a 30 second break after each circuit.

Day 1: 1. Regular Crunches:

Oscar Pistorius spent Tuesday at his uncle’s mansion after being moved from jail to house arrest, but the former track star faces another legal challenge next month when prosecutors argue at an appeals court that he should go back to prison for much longer for killing his girlfriend.

Pistorius, a double-amputee who inspired millions when he ran against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, does not have to attend the Nov. 3 hearing MATT DUNHAM / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Place your hands behind your head and curl up.

2.Body Weight Squats: Place your hands behind your head and have your feet shoulder-width apart. Begin the exercise by quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position.

3. Medicine Ball Crunches: exercise will strictly target your core.

4. Regular Form Push Ups: Starting from the plank position put your hands under your chest and slightly outside of your shoul-

PHOTO EDITOR / TIM SMITH

Pictured is an example of a medicine ball crunch, which is part of day 1.

Day 2: 1. Opposite toe touch crunches: arm to the opposite foot.

2. Jumping Jacks: Stand with your feet together and your hands down by your side. In one motion jump your feet out to the side and raise your arms above your head. Immediately reverse that motion by jumping back to the starting position.

3. Regular Form Push ups: Starting from the plank position, put your hands under your chest and slightly outside of your shoul4. Regular Crunches: Place your hands on your head and your feet shoulder width apart.

the South African city of Bloemfon- In this 2012 file photo, South Africa’s gold medalist Oscar tein. He is likely to wait for the out- Pistorius poses with his medal after winning the men’s 400 meters at the Pretoria home of Arnold Pistorius, a wealthy businessman who watched from the gallery during his nephew’s trial for fatally shooting his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius, who was acquitted of murder but convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, had spent a year of town Pretoria prison where South Africa’s former white rulers once executed the condemned during apartheid. He is now staying in a red-bricked home with landscaped lawns and a large, cross-shaped swimming pool in Waterkloof, an streets where some foreign ambassadors live.

“Oscar is here, and Oscar is at home with the family,” Anneliese Burgess, the spokeswoman for the Pistorius family, told reporters outside the home. She said the family was happy.

The media have yet to catch a glimpse of Pistorius, who was ferried from the prison to the house under cover of darkness on expected. His discreet transfer to house arrest avoided the kind of jostling among media, onlookers, police and the Pistorius entourage often seen outside the courthouse during the murder trial, which generated intense global interest.

Pistorius left the jail at 7:30 p.m., said.

T44 category final during the athletics competition at the 2012 Paralympics, in London.

less in jail can be released to correctional supervision after serving one-sixth of the term. That’s 10 months in Pistorius’ case.

Pistorius’ sentence “has not been shortened or reduced,” said Burgess, the spokeswoman, an apparent response to criticism that the 28-year-old former star had been treated leniently. Some people have said on social media that the sentence was too light, questioning whether the runner got better

said when it will rule in the Pistorius case.

Pistorius has maintained that he thought Steenkamp was an intruder in his Pretoria home and killed her by mistake in the shooting on Valentine’s Day 2013. Prosecutors said the two had argued and he shot her intentionally through the door of a bathroom cubicle.

Tania Koen, the lawyer for Steenkamp’s parents, said they would be open to a suggestion by a strong legal team.

South Africa’s justice minister that “He now enters the next phase Pistorius meet them. The proper of his sentence,” Burgess said. “He time would be after Pistorius’ case will serve this under the strict con- is heard by the appeals court, and ditions that govern correctional Pistorius “would have to initiate it,” supervision.”

Koen said.

Authorities have said conditions for the house arrest include On the day she was killed by continued psychotherapy for Pisto- Pistorius, Reeva Steenkamp was rius and a ban on any handling of due to give a speech on domestic abuse at a school. Her mother, June, - will on Wednesday speak about the rectional supervision can only same issue at a school in the Steen- kamps’ hometown of Port Elizasons, such as to attend church or beth, Koen said. South Africa has do grocery shopping. They gener- one of the world’s highest murder ally cannot leave the house at night. rates and domestic abuse is also a Pistorius will not have to wear an common problem. electronic tagging device.

If the appeals court rejects Pistorius, known as “Blade the manslaughter conviction and instead rules that Pistorius is guilty of murder, he faces going back to runner to compete at the Olymprison for 15 years, the minimum pic games. It is unclear whether sentence for murder in South he would want to resume training, Africa. The country abolished the and whether authorities would death penalty soon after the end of allow it. tions. The appeals court has not

Escort speaks out in Louisville University case GARY GRAVES

gations surfaced and said it is taking them seriously.

Louisville men’s basketball spokesman Kenny Klein said in a text message Tuesday that “to preserve Escort Katina Powell broke her silence on Tuesday, the integrity of the review process, the university will saying she has no proof that Louisville men’s basket- withhold comment on any details until the review is concluded.”

No one answered at Powell’s home Tuesday aftersex with former recruits and players.

But Powell said in an interview initially aired on - were not immediately returned. Attempts to reach load” of recruits and dancers, “loud music, alcohol, security, cameras” in a campus dormitory, “how were unsuccessful. could Rick not know?”

Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford, who played for

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PHOTO EDITOR / TIM SMITH

Pictured above is an example of a regular crunch, which is part of day 1 and day 2.

Day 3: Today all you will do is get a half-an-hour of cardio in today. Swimming, biking and playing frisbee are all great ways to get a good cardio workout in. Not only does these things give you a thorough cardio workout but they are also very enjoyable for most people.

- Pitino knew nothing of the sex parties, if the allegaball and the Escort Queen,” Powell spoke with ESPN’s tions are true.

“Outside the Lines,” part of which was aired on the media day “for somebody who played for him and Powell said that the coach had to be aware of some of knows what he stands for and his expectations out of his players and how he does things, I know there is no chance in the world he knew anything about it.”

2010-14.

Pitino has denied knowledge of the activities that fans and supporters, Pitino said he understood the Powell alleges in her book. motivation behind Powell’s book but questioned the need for those activities in light of the talent his pro- gram has produced in recent years. gations” detailed in Powell’s book during a meet-

Day 4: 1. Body Weight Squats: Place your hands behind your head and have your feet shoulder-width apart. Begin the exercise by and quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position.

2. Medicine Ball Crunches: target your core.

3. Bicycle Crunch hands are behind your head.

4. Wall Squats knees, slide your back down the wall until your knees are at 90-degree angle. Hold that angle for 60 sec-

isville before becoming a graduate assistant coach and director of men’s basketball operations, paid her $10,000 for the 22 shows. The dancers included Powell, her three daughters and other women, according to the book.

“Andre would come to me and tell me what girl the recruit wanted,” Powell said Tuesday morning in the broadcast of the ESPN interview, “and I would tell the girl. She would say her price, I would tell him, he would say, ‘OK’, give me the money. That was just it.

“He would take them into another room, and her and the recruit would do what they did behind closed doors.”

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Louisville head coach Rick Pitino responds to a question following an NCAA college basketball team’s intrasquad scrimmage in Louisville, Ky.

on paid administrative leave on Oct. 2 when the alle-

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NAME: ALEXIS MICHAL

sPort: VolleybAll Alexis Michal, a senior from Windham, NH, is a setter for the Keene State College women’s volleyball team.

Michal leads the Owls in assists this season and also lead KSC. Michal also leads the team in assists per set and is second in number of sets this season. This week, Michal led the Owls to three wins over Plymouth State, Western Connecticut State Oswego State. Michal racked up 115 assists in the three matches, adding to her 491 assists on the season. The Owls take on Eastern Connecticut State on Saturday, October 24, on the road.

Or come to our meetings Monday’s at FILE PHOTO / TIM SMITH

Alexis Michal (11) is shown setting a ball in a recent match at Spaulding Gymnasium

Lamar Odom regains consciousness BETH HARRIS

AssociAted Press Family members of Lamar Odom declined to comment on his condition or activities Saturday, a day after he regained consciousness and communicated — speaking and even giving a thumbs-up from his hospital bed — after being found in extremely critical condition at a Nevada brothel.

Alvina Alston, publicist for JaNean Mercer, Odom’s materbreathing on his own or communicating more.

Odom’s health since he was found unconscious and facedown at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, on Tuesday afternoon.

Odom spoke a greeting and gave a thumbs-up, Alston said.

“He woke up, and he spoke,” Alston said.

A person who is close to estranged wife Khloe Kardashian, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to release details of Odom’s condition to the press, also said that he was able to say hi to Kardashian.

His former coach Jim Harrick in Los Angeles, who said Odom sounded upbeat on a call just a few weeks ago, said Kardashian told when she reached down to say “Lamar, I love you.”

“Khloe has promised me she’s going to stay by his bedside until she and him can walk out of the hospital together,” Harrick said.

Authorities are still retracing Odom’s $75,000, three-day visit to the brothel that started late afternoon Saturday, with blood-test results to determine what caused his medical episode still pending.

The brothel’s owner and spokesman have said that he chose two

ASSOCIATED PRESS / JEFF LEWIS

In this July 31, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers’s Lamar Odom speaks to the media during a news conference after the Lakers signed Odom to a multi-year NBA basketball contract. Odom was found face-down and alone Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, after spending four days at the Love Ranch, a legal Nevada brothel.

ranch. Odom had said that he had done cocaine before his arrival, and the brothel said they saw him drink alcohol and take as many as ten supplements sold as “herbal Viagra.” One brand that he took, Reload, was the subject of a 2013 warning from the Food and Drug ingredient in prescription Viagra.

The brothel also said he became upset Sunday following a phone

call where his ex’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” show was mentioned. But he was generally in a good mood, even suggesting that he stay an entire week at the brothel in the rural community.

Odom was then found unconscious there Tuesday with white and reddish substances coming from his nose and mouth. He was breathing and taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas.

Kardashian rushed to his side that night and since then, friends, teammates and loved ones, including his two children, have visited and posted messages on social media asking for prayers.

Kardashian had said her family won’t be posting content on their apps while attending to his health crisis. The online message across our apps while we continue to support and pray for Lamar.”

She also thanked fans for their kindness and understanding.

The message was addressed to fans as a note from Kardashian on her blog-like app. Announcing a posting black-out is a rarity for the family, who meticulously document their lives on various social media channels and on the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” television show.

Meanwhile, Mercer had issued her own statement Friday to thank the public for its support, saying they’re family was focused on Odom’s “complete healing.”

“No words can express the overwhelming gratitude we feel for the outpouring of support from around the world,” the statement said.

Alston said Mercer is the sister of Odom’s late mother who helped raise him in New York, where she still lives. Mercer and other family members are now in Las Vegas. The statement said: “His complete healing is paramount and our primary focus.”

The former NBA star had been a beloved member of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning two championships with the team and enjoying widespread fame as a reality TV star himself before his recent downward spiral, which included leaving pro basketball, a pending divorce with Kardashian and a DUI arrest.

“He’s one of the most wonderful, kind, humble and generous human beings you’d ever want to meet,” Harrick said.

Keene State Athletics

KEENE STATE COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAM RECORDS Men’s Soccer Overall

4-8

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Home

2-4

vs. UMass Dartmouth Team Keene State

Points

UMass Dartmouth

Open New England 2-4 Lost 1 12-4 Championship

Away

Streak

@ Framingham State

0

Team Keene State

3

Framingham

Women’s Soccer Overall Home

Away

Points 3

@ UMass Dartmouth Points

Streak

@ Smith

4

Team Smith

3

Keene State

Name/Time

Men’s Ian Connell 27:54.81

Name/Time

Women’s Katharine Lynch 20:23.07

0

8-5-2 4-4-1 4-1-1 Lost 1 Team UMass Dartmouth Keene State

Field Hockey Overall

Matt Dudley 30:22.29

Cara Colotti 20:38.31 Lauren Markoe 21:28.12

Points

Home

8-1

Away

Streak

4-3

Won 8

vs Eastern Conn.

Team Eastern Connecticut Keene State

Volleyball Overall

17-8

Points

vs. Castelton

1

Team Castleton

2

Keene State

Home

10-1

vs. Western Conn.

Away

2-4

Points 1 8

Streak

Won 3

vs. Oswego State

2

Team Keene State

Points 3

Team Keene State

Points 3

3

Western Conn.

02

Oswego State

2

Upcoming Games Men’s Soccer Saturday, October 24 vs. UMass Boston

5:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Saturday, October 24 vs. UMass Boston 1:00 p.m.

Field Hockey Saturday, October 24 vs. UMass Dartmouth 6:00 p.m.

Volleyball Saturday, October 24 @ Eastern Conn. State 2:00 p.m.

Cross Country Saturday, October 31 LEC Championship 11:00 a.m.

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Colts embarrass themselves in loss to Pats ever could.

Indianapolis Colts.

I expected to see blood. Lots of blood.

end of the third quarter.

In case you were unable to view the worst play I’ve

up on the Patriots side of the scoreboard.

The Colts lined up to punt the ball to the Patriots entire Colts team except for the a backup wide receiver

SO intimidated by Bill Belichick’s brain that they honestly decided to run a fake punt that was THAT idiotic is just incredible.

I can’t wait to see how a rookie head coach like Todd

wide receiver and safety then lined up completely by week.

JAKE COUGHLIN

expected.

It was clear that the Colts were aware that the end

immediately tackled by what seemed like the entire

It was without a doubt the most idiotic play call I - have ever seen.

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one man. Bill Belichick.

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Bruins bounce back from tough start CRAE MESSER

down the stretch and I have a feel-

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the Boston Bruins have bounced back with two wins on a recent road trip two points so far this season. Beleshope.

one of the Bruins’s best players thus - far. Beleskey’s play has been disapConference rivals in Montreal and more consistently down the stretch.

- Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner look to points each to this point. Patrice Montreal with a concussion. At this about ready to throw in the towel on

looks to have taken on a bit of a leadHead Coach Claude Julien to make Bruins headed out west to take on the Colorado Avalanche and Ariplaced on waivers and Dennis Wideman on the sidelines after back surwhich was Randell’s NHL debut. some serious minutes on the Bruins slapshot from the point. Randell’s -

Boston

native

Jimmy

Hayes

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who seems to have toned down his record a point with Boston. I expect - both Rinaldo and Hayes to have a positive impact on the team down The Bruins continued their dom-

Rookie Tyler Randell came to the

ers. David Krejci and Dennis Seiden-

said.

sports teams have to pay for the places they practice.

The men and women’s ice hockey teams have to pay every practice for ice time.

Trevor Theroux is a junior on the men’s hockey club. He said he spends nearly $200 at home for rink time. “I’m not too positive on the

While Rask’s play was a bit con-

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National Championship in less than three months.

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“She’s very much the all-around cheermindset of his athletes since the Calixto sisters arrived on the KSC campus.

up and do what we need to do I think we can where they need to be to become one of the best squads in the country.

that makes him enjoy his job so much.

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Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov (front) of Russia, watches as Boston Bruins left wing Joonas Kemppainen (back left) of Finland, celebrates with right wing Tyler Randell, defenseman Adam McQuaid and center Zac Rinaldo (from left at rear) after Randell’s goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, in Denver.

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Athletes and alcohol

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Worth the money?

“Bats can range anywhere from $400 to $1,000.”

JOE CORTESE KSC BASEBALL PLAYER SHELBY IAVA

Social MEdia dirEctor Will the love of the game keep you in it, when paying for equipment gets to be too much?

Football pads. Hockey sticks. Basketball shoes.

Soccer cleats. Swimsuits. The cost of equipment alone can empty out pockets and drain bank accounts.

The price of equipment is never cheap for any sport.

Corrina Nickerson is a senior on the KSC swimming and diving team and said on average, women’s swimsuits range from $25 and $500.

The suits on the more expensive side are technical suits. Speedo’s LZR Racer X Kneeskin Tech Suit is nearly $500. With technology, Speedo has developed this elite fabric. It uses one-way stretch technology, stretching vertically and allowing swimmers freedom of movement during their strokes. The suit is resistant to horizontal stretch providing high compression and reducing drag while increasing the

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KENDALL POPE / PHOTO BY TIM SMITH

KSC athletes (from Left to Right) Keith Simpson, Kevin Guild and Cody Dube raise empty bottles for a photo illustration (staged photo) to represent how easily the drinking culture could impact the athletic culture.

How the party culture at KSC impacts athletes JAKE BARRETT

Equinox Staff Keene State College athletes have the privilege of playing competitive sports, yet some athletes throw that away for a weekend of partying. In order to keep KSC athletes focused on athletics there are rules and penalties about drinking and partying during their playing season.

According to the student athletic handbook, policy number E-4 states that an athlete who is caught drinking while under the age of 21 will be suspended for two games or ten percent of the season, whichever is less depending on where the team is in its season. The handbook also states that coaches have the ability to impose certain rules to

coincide with KSC’s athletic policy.

One of these rules that could be imposed is the 48-hour rule, which prohibits the coach’s athletes from consuming any alcohol 48-hours before a game or match. Men’s Soccer Head Coach Rick Scott said he holds his athletes to this standard.

Scott, who graduated from KSC in the 70s, said that the drinking culture hasn’t changed all that much since he went to the school, but the rules themselves have changed- for the better.

“I think when [I] was in school here, we had a lot more leeway. I think you need those strict policies. I think they’re necessary,” Scott said.

Senior baseball player Keith Simpson said that the rules and regulations surrounding athlete-drinking at KSC

make sense and are for the best.

“It keeps us [athletes] out of trouble,” Simpson said.

“It’s pretty strict, but I think it could be a little more strict,” Simpson continued, “We come to college to play a sport and many people are like, ‘it’s D-III, it’s D-III,’ but it’s still a college sport and we’re privileged to play a college sport.”

Simpson said he would like to see a two-strike system, where players are

jacket on and people look [and ask], ‘Why aren’t you playing?’… I think it really bothers them after the fact… They are remorseful and they do feel like they let down the team and that’s probably why we haven’t had any repeat disciplinary consequences,” Scott said.

When all is said and done, Scott said players who are committed to their team will do what they have to do to put

“If you have a committed player, they will take care of themselves,” Scott said.

Cross Country head coach Tom Pickering was requested for an interview but declined to comment on the subject of this article.

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When they do get in trouble, Scott said he has had to bench his players for a couple games as a result of drinking policy violations. However, Scott also said that he has never had a repeat

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“I probably spend almost $450 a year,” Nickerson said.

She continued, “We get a free tech suit for New England Championships, then I usually buy one for the MIT Invitation and LECs.” Swimsuits and goggles are essential for swimmers. Goggles, depending on the pair you get, are more reasonable. “Goggles usually range between $20 and $30, so it’s not too bad,” Nickerson said.

“Over the years I’ve probably accumulated eight tech suits or so since junior year of high school,” Corrina said. Combined that would equal nearly $4,000 in swimsuits.

More and more sports these days are demanding expensive equipment.

Catcher for KSC’s baseball team Joe Cortese said he hasn’t purchased his own bat since high school.

“Bats can range anywhere from $400 to $1,000,” Cortese said.

Head Coach of Keene State College’s baseball team Ken Howe said the bats they usually buy are in the $300 range. Howe said that bats that they have used in the past are Easton brand bats.

First-year athletes on the baseball team have to pay up to three times more than returning athletes. freshman have to buy required gear warm up jerseys, pullovers, sweatpants and cleats. “Luckily for me I already bought everything so the prices aren’t bad,” Cortese said.

Coach Howe said that he is already working on the new order form for this year. “It depends if we stay with the same company this year. The cost to the player changes every year, the amount the players pay depends on what they want to order,” Howe said.

Next to equipment, traveling is another expense that comes with being an athlete. Like a few other teams at KSC, the baseball team travels to Florida every year.

Coach Howe said the Florida trip costs the most amount of money for the baseball team.

“The Florida trip can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $1,500,” Cortese said.

Along with equipment and training trips, some

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Keene State College’s cheer squad had a pair of championship cheerleaders on the mat with them in the Spaulding gym last weekend of October 17.

The team hosted sisters Alyssa and Taylor Calixto, two well-decorated accomplished cheerleaders who work with high school and college student-cheerleaders

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The KSC Cheerleading team pose with Alyssa and Taylor Calixto, pictured bottom left and right.

a gold medalist with the United States National cheer squad in 2015.

During the two-day clinic, the Owls cheer squad worked eight hours a day on their routine for the upcoming Universal Cheerleading Association National Championship in January.

Taylor noted that during the clinic, the team had made progress in not just the physical aspect of the sport, but the mental components as well. She said this is one of the reasons why she works with young athletes.

“I think that they get a lot of motivation and encouragement and that it’s been done before [and think] ‘I can do it too’,” Taylor said.

Besides her gold medal, Taylor also won three national titles at the UCA Championships with her alma mater, Hofstra University, including one of those UCA Championships with KSC Head Cheer Coach Chris Fecteau as her teammate.

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KENDALL POPE / MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR

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