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THE EQUINOX The student voice of Keene State College

Vol. 68, Issue #7

Thursday, ocTober 29, 2015

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Local businesses lose a profitable day

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KSC student Loren Madore works her shift at Athens Pizza on Main St. in downtown Keene. This local business once made a large profit on Pumpkinfest weekend.

The lack of a Pumpkin Festival in downtown Keene takes a toll on local shops JACOB KNEHR

Equinox Staff With the Pumpkin Festival being relocated to the Cheshire Fairgrounds and Laconia this year, local businesses on Main Street are losing a very profitable day.

People travelled from all different parts of the country to see the lit jack-olanterns that would run down Main Street. The influx of people in Keene made for a very profitable day for the businesses on Main Street.

Supervisor of Synergy Chelsea Dintino said, “Pumpkinfest is a big day for us usually so we do a lot of business on that day.”

Owner of Beeze Tees Tim Pipp said, “In the past, we’ve had a lot of pumpkinfest related orders. Keene State getting club shirts for Pumpkin Lobotomy or Antioch College would come in to get shirts for their events for pumpkinfest, the non-profits coming in and getting stuff for their events. We’ve seen some for the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival, but we haven’t seen as much as we have in the past.”

Pipp continued, “We’re doing all the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival stuff this year so if we counted that, fifteen orders or so where last year might have been twenty-five or thirty.”

Owner of Life is Sweet Tracy Keating said, “On pumpkinfest, we would make about half of our best month sales in that one day, which is a good day.”

When the decision was made to relocate the Pumpkin Festival due to last year’s riots, some local businesses prepared for the loss in revenue.

Pipp said, “I’m going down to pumpkinfest this year, so that’s a lot of work for a business like mine. You look at a company like Luca’s or Ted’s or any of the bars in town, they’re here still. I know Life is Sweet is going down to the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival this year. Unless you’re able to do that, it’s very difficult.

You’re here and hopefully people will come down to Main Street, that’s what we’re hoping. It’s not going to be the crowds like the last twenty-five years.”

Keating commented on their involvement with the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival.

“We are going to participate in the Pumpkin Festival at the Fairgrounds, so

Damage control: How to insure personal belongings DOROTHY ENGLAND

Equinox Staff by the belongings they own, so when damage or thievery to these particular items occur, some may consider it a personal attack. Students at Keene State College are encouraged to be responsible for their personal belongings.

In the Residential Life and Housing Information, it states clearly,: “The College does not assume any liability for loss,

damage or injury resulting from failure of either gas or water lines, loss of electricity, defective wiring or negligence of any occupant of the building. It is strongly urged that students purchase appropriate insurance policies to protect themselves from loss or damage to personal possessions.”

KSC Junior Scott Criscuolo said he agreed with this and doesn’t believe the college should have that obligation to protect a

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“On Pumpkinfest, we would make about half of our best month’s sales in that one day.”

TRACY KEATING OWNER OF LIFE IS SWEET

instead of it being all at my store downtown, it will be spread between the two. I think we are going to have a good weekend here at the store. It will be nothing like how it was on that day, but that’s why I chose to attend the festival at the fairgrounds to try to offset the loss,” she said.

Keating mentioned she worked with other business owners to recover a loss in profit.

“We knew the Pumpkin Festival wasn’t coming back, I’m part of the downtown group and we really tried to have events during the year, some sales days we tried to work hard collectively to bring people downtown knowing that Pumpkinfest wasn’t going to be here this year. Since we knew that ahead of time, we could offset a little of those sales by trying to grow our sales in other parts instead of all this weekend.”

Some business owners said that they are not completely upset that there is no Pumpkin Festival in Keene this year.

Owner of Urban Exchange and The Little Boutique Silvia Naumburger said “I think it was less busy than last year, but it was also a lot more costly doing it.

We did the modeling where we would have to plan that a week in advance and doing pumpkin models for the windows. It was still a good weekend. There have been less customers on Pumpkin Fest every year. About ten years ago, there were

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nEwS Editor past Saturday, when the Monadnock Pumpkin festival took place at the Cheshire Fairgrounds.

Pumpkin festival organizer Jennifer Matthews said that she is very pleased with how the festival went.

Matthews said that for future festivals, she hopes to expand the catapult contest to include college students and adults. She also said she wants to expand “Fright Fest” and to add more pumpkins.

Additionally, Matthews said that with an entire year to plan rather than four months, she wants to get a sponsorship that will allow her to Devon can be contacted at droberts@kscequinox.com

SEnior rEportEr Imagine a campus without bottled water.

That means more reusable water bottles, an

the beginning of the semester when Director of Campus Sustainability at KSC Cary Gaunt suggested the bottle banning project was a high priority.

“Our personal goal is to have a collective voice moving forward,” Gaunt said.

The Eco Reps gathered research before presenting their project to Intern Purchasing Manager Renee Harlow. The Eco Reps researched that over 10.3 billion gallons of water were sold in the United States in 2013.

One of the largest problems the Eco Reps said that they found was that KSC supplies

That’s exactly what the Keene State College Eco Reps are hoping to achieve.

According to their Facebook page, the Eco Reps’ mission is to help educate peers at KSC on sustainability, recycling and [KSC’s] overall footprint on the earth. Three members of the organization made it their personal mission to begin the process of banning plastic water bottles on campus.

Company gets their water from a part of CaliKSC students Scott Criscuolo, Victoria Drake and Ashley Bobola began this project at serious drought, according to Eco Rep research.

KSC sells bottled water not only in vending machines but also at Hoot n’Scoot, Lloyds and athletic concession stands.

Harlow explained that there are two sides chases aren’t doing harm to the environment. to keep tuition low.

KSC has a contract agreement with vendors that supply to the college. In simple terms, KSC receives a shipment and if the college sells a minimum of certain product, [KSC] is awarded a commission.

“It’s hard to balance both worlds,” Harlow best for the college. She said it would be hard

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as I can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation,”Biden said.

Biden has seen many tragedies in his lifetime, most recently in May of 2015 when he lost his son Beau.

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A&E The shape of things

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Vice President Joe Biden, potential presidential candidate for upcoming elections, has decided not to run. According to CNN, Biden said “Unfortunately, I believe we’re out of time, the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination.”

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Catwalk for breast cancer raises awareness

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to ban bottled water because KSC bottle sold.

“While it’s

commendable,

about the bottle-banning project.

She said if the school does not reach the minimum, [KSC] has to pay back the money they didn’t make.

Harlow made it clear that she Reps from their project. “I’m with them on this,” she said, “I just cially for the school.” tract KSC has is re-signed every and contract management looks for bids from companies willing to sign with KSC that help the

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Sisters of Phi Sigma Sigma pose with their model, Marissa Depola, wearing a barnyard-themed bra. The barnyard team came in first place in the catwalk event, voted through a text-in poll on Phi Sig’s Twitter. First prize was a “weekend-pick-me-up” gift basket.

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in poll on Phi Sig’s Twitter page.

With a $1 entry fee, $3 fee for each team and ribbons and tickets for sale, Phi Sig Phi-

“Seeing everyone decorate the bras for breast cancer…it’s powerful,” Beebe said.

Beebe said that she was selling breast cancer with breast cancer at some point in their lives. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer.

According to NBCF, there are 200,000 women a year who are diagnosed with breast cancer. NBCF provides breast health services to women in need of them.

Following the presentation, each team had a member model the bra that they made for the audience.

Phi Sig sister Jordan Cardinal was on one of the teams. Cardinal said that she had fun participating in the event and was glad to contribute to the cause.

said they hoped to raise at least 100 dollars.

Tine said that raising money toward a cure was important because of how many people have a personal connection with breast cancer.

so it’s important to me, and a lot of other people in my sorority, in Greek life and just the college in general,” Cardinal said.

The teams included a bird theme, a New

by breast cancer; it’s such a widespread disease that we should be raising awareness and we should be raising money to end it,” Tine said.

which took the top three spots in the polls.

and students are getting involved however they can to raise awareness.

Last Tuesday, Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Pi co-hosted an event where teams decorated bras and modeled them, with all proceeds being donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). room where students gathered to watch the

One of the most prominent phrases heard during the event was “I won’t stop until pink is just another color.” This was repeated a number of times in a video compiled by Phi Sig and Sigma Pi. “We videotaped a couple of my brothers saying a couple of lines for the video [about] [that they’re] not going to stop until pink is just another color,” Yetsko said.

According to Tine, the event raised $140 for NBCF. Phi Sig has also had a hand in the Walk for Alzheimer’s and the Water Walk events on campus this semester, and have several more charity events to come.

Depolo said that, while it was fun to win, she for the event. was mostly happy that they got to raise money “I said I would because it’s for a good cause, for the cause. and it’s a fun event,” Yetsko said.

“All of us came together and put in our ideas and crafted [the bra] yesterday,” Depolo said. had breast cancer, which inspired her to want to “I think that we all need to continuously work raise awareness and money. towards raising for a cure.”

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student’s personal belongings. “There’s just so many people and I don’t thing],” he said.

Associate Director for Facilities and Business Operations Jim Carley said they rarely have students come in who are angry about stolen items.

Carley said, “We can’t control theft from our [end]. I’m not you in your

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Student’s bag is stolen out of a locker in the gym.

“Yes, because I want my opinions to be taken into account and put forth in the government.”

documentary “Tapped” to help Harlow.

“We’ll probably start the searching process in the spring of tapped water versus bottled water.

2018,” Harlow said about signing “We already have a petition being signed to help ban the bottle,” she a new contract in 2019.

As for moving forward, the said.

“It may not happen tomorrow, but it may happen over time,” ing stations around campus, hold water tastings and create a larger Gaunt said.

Criscuolo isn’t completely dis- outreach on social media. couraged by the long process.

MacKenzie can be contacted at mclarke@kscequinox.com have banned plastic water bottles on campus,” he said, “it’s not impossible.”

Representative from Student Government Atticus Roll-

“We all know someone that’s been affected by breast cancer, it’s such a widespread disease” TORI TINE PHI SIGMA SIGMA SISTER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: TIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR

“Maintain control of your stuff, be aware of your surroundings...”

that ruins the belongings of a resident below, they would encourage that STUART MITCHELL student to check their insurance. “I think most homeowner’s insurance polASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS SAFETY icies do cover that,” he said.

According to www.frontlineinsurance.com, “Generally, a homeowner’s insurance policy will cover your student’s possessions while they are away would be good,” Criscuolo said. at school if you still consider them a member of the household and they reside on campus.” school property gets damaged and something needs to be done about that Carley also said that the Residential Life Building has pamphlets to] hold people accountable when things do get damaged and try to disbelongings.

Carley said we need to keep the cost of cameras in mind. He said, “Camer’s insurance if there is theft or damage and to make sure you trust your the monitoring; someone has to be on watch.” He said there are already a few cameras on campus, usually in common areas in the residence halls.

Carley said that using cameras to catch people is tricky since you can’t put a camera in someone’s room and having cameras in the hallways won’t Statler said he used to go to boarding school and never had any prob- prove a perpetrator’s guilt. lems with thievery. “Then again,” he said, “It was a boarding school [of] like 350 kids or something, not two-thousand people [like KSC].” He said, tant to avoid leaving your valuables in a place where it’s easy for someone at KSC either. “The only way something could really get stolen is if [it’s in] a common room. I don’t know, unless you let [someone] in your room, also said it’s important to be careful with items in your car. “Deny some[people] can’t get to your things,” he said.

KSC student Chelsea Freleng said she hasn’t heard about people breaking into dorm rooms as much as she has been hearing about them breaking lot of thefts from rooms or vehicles.” into cars. She said that having cameras in parking lots could help combat this.

Dorothy can be contacted at Criscuolo also said having cameras could be helpful. “I think in common dengland@kscequinox.com areas there should be cameras, and doorway cameras [facing the dorm hall]

SoundoFF Adin Sobeo Junior Criminal Justice and Sociology

said she applauds the students’ passion for their project.

Devon can be contacted at droberts@kscequinox.com

room that’s leaving the door open or not locking your door. If the lock on their door didn’t work, they probably would be [angry with us], but we’re securing them in a way that we need to.”

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was last signed in 2009 and cannot ban plastic water bottles without

present their bottle-banning project at Student Assembly. Rollins also suggested looking into organizations that give grants based on how economically friendly the college is rather than losing money by banning plastic bottles before a new contract has been signed.

Criscuolo suggested looking into other schools that have banned plastic water bottles. He sity of Vermont.

Gaunt said she has researched schools that are more comparable in size to KSC to learn how they budgeted the banning of plastic bottles. “If the awareness of buying bottled water is raised, that’s one way of approaching students,” she said.

“Don’t give up,” Harlow said.

“There’s no guarantee that plastic water bottles will be banned by 2019, but you will have a voice,”

Dorothy Arroyo Sophomore Business Management

“I have not because I was not of age at the time and I am not well-informed with that area.”

“Have you ever voted in your local election? Why or why not?”

Taylor Montgomery Sophomore Secondary Education and History “No I have not because I was not home when it happened, but I do plan on voting because it’s important to be involved in the community and project your voice.”

Corey Silverman Sophomore History

“No, I was too young and I do not follow as much as I should.”

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Emily Fennes Senior Elementary Ed. and Psychology

“‘Yes, because I’m a citizen of America and I feel it is our duty to have a say on who is elected.”

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Meet the local candidates: City Councilor at Large

George Hansel

Along with building connections Hansel said he also wants to focus on economic development if elected.

“I would hope to spearhead a targeted and proactive economic development strategy and use my background in business development to reach out and court some outside companies that we

graphics in Keene.

“Many of them[ councilors ] even have friends close friends in that context that are living with these troubles- the challenges of having student loan

comes back having getting high paying jobs and I really think that while that doesn’t solve every single challenge the city is facing it does a lot,” Hansel said.

apartment in keene while having a job that pays relatively well on average but does not pay enough to cover expensive of keene which drives people out of the city .. starting a family family is being taken out of town along with the money,” Giacomo said.

Hansel also said he would like to retain more young professional and young families in Keene. “ Young professionals go where the jobs are, everything else is nice and you ity of life but at the end of the day your going to go where the best opportunity is. This would increase demand for owner occupied single family homes near downtown,” Hansel said.

Sales Manager of Filtrine Manufacturing Hansel is a member of the Keene Company in Keene and is running for city Planning Board, conservation commitcouncilor at large. tee, the Mayors committee on substance “I care about this community and I want us to thrive for years to come,” Hansel said. solutions, monadnock voices for prevention, incorporator monadnock family Hansel said that he is making connec- services,development team for Cheshire tions all around the community and has county system of care, historical society worked with the cheshire career center and the Keene Chamber of Commerce. for Keene High School as well as employing Keene State College students and working with the colleges safety program.

Bettina Chadbourne

Bettina Chadbourne is a current ward two councilor but is running for a councilor at large position.

When askd why she wanted to move from ward two to councilor at large Chadbourne said, “I really want to continue the work that i started i care about community and people that live here and i've established relationship and people have come to rely on

them to make sure their problem is resolved small scale,” Chadbourne said.

On the large scale Chadbourne wants the council to act as a collaboration and guide the city in making changes that secure the town’s future. “ I would love to see budget process reviewed and other ways of processing continued, economic vitality city has a limit in how much land is available for businesses to relocate so i think that we need to look at issue in terms of the region and work in collaboration with surrounding towns and the county and maybe even the two senators to help recruit business to the area,” Chadbourne said.

Chadbourne is a member of the Planning me and trust me and i want to continue to be their voice and liscening Development committee , former at the table.”

Chadborune went to member Ashuelot park Keene State College in the advisory board, attends southwest region planning Chadborune said she meetings, board member of wanted to continue her MCVP, volunnteers with Cheshire TV, volunteer at good constituent service. community kitchen, and “I have good rep for following through some- the hundred nights shelter one calls me or e-mails i get back to them soon and make sure i get back with

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a lot more sales.”

Additionally, regarding food services, Manager of Prime Roast Jennifer Parenteau said, “It was one of our biggest days of the year, but it also was a lot of work for us to staff it and to prepare for it. I think all in all, considering how much work as we put into it, during it and not having it here, it’s okay because it was a lot of work.”

Parenteau continued, “We had a lot of out-of-towners who would come in for a quick cup of coffee. We do really well with our regulars. I would probably never see the out-of-towners again.

These people just came in to stay warm, they would use our bathrooms and we were cleaning. Our regulars had a hard time coming in that day because there were so many other out-of-towners who

Mike Giacomo is a chemical engineer at Markem-Imaje in Keene.

Giacomo siad that he believes the current council is out of touch with actual future of keene and wants to be a representative for the younger community members in Keene.

“Keene is one of the youngest cities in the state of New Hamp-

Giacomo is a board members Keene young shire and there are professionals , presisome problems that go dent and captain of along with that and keene’s men's rugby one them being that it’s too expensive for this club, volunteer interact young population we club, destination imaghave. It's too expensive ination program and for them to settle down a member of Keene like we would like them Chamber of Commerce. too in keen,” Giacomo said..

Giacomo said that the average age of our council is not truly representative of the demo-

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CAMPUS SAFETY report log

Week of: Oct. 19 Monday, October 19 12:49 a.m. Madison Lot: Vehicle driving on Appian way 7:46 a.m. TDS: Odor of propane in stairwell. Plumbers checking area with gas sniffer 11:03 a.m. Owls Nest 7: Found marijuana and 2 grinders, glass bong, rolling papers, sploof, large butane torch Tuesday, October 20 2:31 p.m. Elliot Hall: Health services called for an ambulance for a female having an allergic reaction. Female transported 3:06 Spaulding Gym: Student reporting that her wallet was stolen from the gym 8:42 p.m. Trestle: Shuttle driver reporting a homeless individual in the area of the trestle and Winchester lot. Driver believes the person was changing clothes. Spoke with male and he said he was just passing through to go to the library Wednesday, October 21 7:08 p.m. Madison Lot: Overheard a radio call for a possible OD in the Madison Lot. Report that male took a lot of drugs. Non student turned over to Keene police by ambulance and KPD is trying to find someone to come and get him. Subject being taken to HOC. 9:53 a.m. Cheshire House: Theft of credit card which has now been used 8:10 p.m. Madison Lot: Off campus student reporting the hard tire cover was taken off the back of his car in the parking lot Thursday, October 22

How to Register :

7:10 a.m. Elliot Hall: Odor of some type of gas/fuel

Checklist Supervisor Present documentation to prove your identity, age and residency in Keene Sign a completed Voter Registration Form

10:07 a.m. Owl’s Nest 8: Found a torch during room checks 3:42 p.m. Fiske Annex: Officer requested to stand by and keep the peace Saturday, October 24

Where to register :

9:45 p.m. Monadnock Hall: Mouse in a room

in Keene NH. The polling place on the day of an election At a session of the Checklist Supervisors

When to vote:

11:36 p.m. Young Student Center: Female passed out Sunday, October 25 11:39 p.m. Owl’s Nest 7: C12 checking the area for fireworks after hearing a loud noise. Area checks negative at this time... GOA

Corrections: Interviews and voting information complied by Managing Executive Editor Kendall Pope.

Contributed Photos by George Hansel, Mike Giacomo and Bettina Chadbourne

didn’t know what to do or where to go. It was a little frustrating.”

Other business mentioned how they thought the lack of pumpkinfest affects the whole Keene community.

“I think people have mixed feelings about it. Some people want it downtown, I think some people don’t. I’d say that most people want it downtown. Based on the people that come into the store, most people think that it’s gone completely. A lot of people don’t know it’s at the fairgrounds. I’d say that if we want to have an event this year, that’s the event that we have this year and in the future, we are going to have to see what happens,” Pipp said.

“It was a day for all of us to come together and celebrate, so it’s sad that it’s not happening. I’m glad that something is still happening in Swanzey though so the community can still do something similar,” Dintino said.

“A lot of people that live in the area are probably happy that it’s not happening again because of all the smashed pumpkins and all the other messes,” Naumburger said.

Some business owners talked to their customers about what they miss the most about the Pumpkin Festival.

“I think people are sad that it’s gone. When we talked to people, it was always ‘do you remember back then?’ or ‘do you remember when it was smaller?’ and people miss that part of it. It was just a big zoo. It was just a lot of strangers and it just kind of lost it’s quaintness and I think that is what people miss most,” Parenteau said.

“Overall, I’m lucky to be downtown. I love being downtown, I love being a part of this community so I don’t think that the Pumpkin Festival represents Keene. It was just a day. It was just an event that was special, but it doesn’t sum up who we are as a community.

With or without it, I think Keene will be just fine,” Keating said.

In the Oct. 22, 2015 -- Vol. 68, Issue #6 of The Equinox we would like to make a correction section of news.

The question was Do you think the no guest policy for October Linsey Hampsom, Junior and Health Sciences and Nutrition major was quoted saying “ I would open a cafe because I love enjoying a warm drink and chatting with friends” Hampsoms correct answer was, are on their game. But there anyways, so they are not going to be able to check those.”

Jacob can be contacted at jknehr@kscequinox.com

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EDITORIAL

Importance of student engagement in local elections -

important to know that Keene State College is part of ward one.

As college-aged students, most if not all of us are 18 years old or older.

This makes us of legal voting age. Oftentimes when students hear talk about local elections and particular wards, they’re likely to tune things out.

The Equinox believes instead of tuning out, we need to start paying closer attention to this talk.

If ward one doesn’t vote, it’s up to the other four wards to make decisions for us.

This is something the Equinox feels strongly about. We believe that we deserve a say in what goes on where we live, work and go to school.

This vote has a chance to count more than other votes. This is not to say that our votes don’t matter come presidential election time, but these votes have more weight, as not as many people participate We want to urge students to vote in local elections. If we fail to do so, we end up with other wards ferent areas of New Hampshire, we may not entirely consider Keene to be our home. We would like to Picture it this way: for most students, Keene is our place of residency for nearly nine months out of the year. imagine being back where we grew up with our siblings, parents and childhood friends, we need to realize that for the time being Keene is our home and we need to treat it as such.

One way in which local elections are especially relevant to us is in the fact that a prominent member of the college is running as city councilor of Keene.

That person is Vice President for Finance and Planning Jay Kahn.

Many of us on campus know Jay Kahn and who he is. This is not to say that we should only pay attention because we know Jay Kahn, however, if it’s his name that grabs our attention and forces us to start engaging, that’s a start.

This is not to urge students to vote for someone just because they were a part of our college, but it is important to note that we should start paying attenwebsite, in order to vote you need to register at the city where to vote. tion.

College students are a huge part of the community, Municipal General Election will be held on November whether we realize it or not. Students tend to vote the form.

After signing, you will need to prove your iden- 3, 2015. From that website, the viewer is able to click on least in local elections not realizing that who and what

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As college students, we have so much at stake. Our entire future lies before us and we have the ability to

As the election is coming up next week, we realWe want to encourage all students to be active and par- ize it may in fact be too late to vote. However this does elections which could take years to impact them..

You can register any time between 8:00 a.m. and ticipate in these types of elections. not mean we should shy away from engaging in future We think there is importance in educating students 4:30 p.m. up to ten days before an election. As you can We understand voter turnout tends to be low among local elections. about why you should vote and how to do so. college students and we want to make an attempt to According to the city of Keene’s election and voting important to clarify any ambiguity concerning how and change that.

STAFF COMMENTARY

Sudden spike in celiac disease leaves student skeptical CLAIRE HICKEY

Perhaps the reason is an over-consumption of gluten products. There’s no question that Americans love to eat and do so in excess. Could extreme carbo-loading lead to the extreme gastrointestinal symptoms that come from celiac disease?

According to the Mayo Clinic, probably not. If this were the case, I would likely have the disease considering 90 percent of my diet contains gluten.

Maybe the rise in celiac disease is instead over-diagnosis from doctors. When I was 12 years old, I was at

picky 12-year-old.

The moral of the story is maybe that’s what doctors are doing today. They could easily be telling patients they have celiac disease so that they are forced to switch in the recent years. Though not as serious or terrifying to a healthier diet. After all, that sounds like a simpler solution than telling someone they’re just gluten-intolhas people jumping on board and acting as if having erant. the disease is cool. So what is this mysteriously trendy A lot of the time, I think that gluten-intolerance disease in question? Celiac disease. and celiac disease are psychosomatic. There is this wild Celiac disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, is “a desire to be able to say they have celiac disease and so disease in which the small intestine is hypersensitive the mind tricks you into thinking you have symptoms doctor asks at a check-up. of the disease. a protein that is found in wheat, barley and rye, gluten Being 12, my diet consisted of mostly bread and There seems to be this sudden need to put a name can be found in many foods. cheese. When my doctor suggested I switch to wheat to certain symptoms people experience. For example, I The Mayo Clinic website also states that four times bread, I told her I didn’t like the taste (it tasted too sweet think many people who believe they have celiac disease to me).

60 years ago. Roughly one in 100 people now claim to had celiac disease. My dad, a celiac skeptic, instantly fairly unpredictable syndrome and doesn’t necessarily suggested she run a test for it instead of just saying that get better just from eliminating gluten. there is this sudden spike in celiac disease.

It seems to me that some people are wanting to say

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they can’t eat gluten because, for some reason unknown to me, the gluten-free lifestyle is all the rage.

Maybe it’s because so many celebrities are saying they got their killer abs by eliminating gluten from their diets. Maybe it’s because those gluten-free sections in the supermarket look so trendy. Or maybe it’s because there’s this crazy notion that people who are gluten-free are held to a higher standard than those who eat carbs regularly.

I think we’re a long ways away from pinpointing the reason behind the rise in celiac disease. If you ask me, I say the reason is because people have an inherent need to jump on the trendy bandwagon.

Regardless of that, I’ll leave you with this: unless you have been diagnosed with celiac disease, enjoy your gluten, my friends. Yes, eat your fruits and veggies, but don’t have any shame in diving into a spaghetti dinner.

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Spaced studying beats cramming

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LEIGHA HALL

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all-nighters are more likely to have temporary sex drives and increased addiction /impulsive behaviors.

I am guilty of having this disease. I have crammed a couple of times this

A good number of college students have crammed for an exam at some point in their lives. Cramming for an exam doesn’t even sound like a suc- cramming for an exam can trigger sleep deprivation and disorders such as increase memory is to reorganize information so it is more likely to be ing an increased risk of heart disease and cancer. retained. Believe it or not, spacing out learning works better than cramI am familiarized with cramming for exams because I do the same. I ming. For example, if you are studying for eight hours at the Mason Library for an exam you are more likely to be able to recognize than remember the ming for my high school exams has overall increased my anxiety. material.

Cramming can cause sleep deprivation, which is usually heavily related nize each of a person’s thoughts and making the body function on basic tasks such as walking and eating. Constantly being sleep deprived can lead to permanent long-term memory damage. article in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), students who pull In college, procrastination is a disease. Every college student has done

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How to deal with your college roommate ARLINE VOTRUBA

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been more opposite.

focus on my other classes.

You all have probably heard this, but the best solution to avoid cram-

the story is that cramming for an exam does not work. It is best to expose yourself to the material repeatedly. It is more likely to stick successfully that way.

Leigha Hall can be contacted at lhall@kscequinox.com

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Cats versus dogs: the pros and cons of each HEATHER O’BRIEN

Equinox Staff own” and every aspect of life seems new.

During my junior year I had another new roommate whom I knew only from one casual lunch meeting before we moved in together.

replaced by swipes into the Dining Commons for a cafto class.

for one another made the living situation work.

After enjoying my time spent living with strang-

and we are forced to learn how to navigate Canvas to keep up with the technological component of courses.

Most drastic of these adjustments is the transition to Over time things in our relationship shifted. Verbal actually living somewhere new.

For most students the move means having a room- Although you do not have to truly love your neighbor, you do have to respect them. comes a slew of potential problems.

- my focus on school I knew it was no longer wise for me to remain in our apartment. are always a factor.

I took action and removed myself from a negative situation, as I advise to anybody who feels their roomhaving friends around can make long weeks of stressful classes seem to whiz by, but sometimes sharing a Now, as a senior, I have returned to my original position of living in a single dorm.

At this point in my scholastic journey it is certainly the best option for my success. As students we must take action to provide ourselves with the best possible messy versus neat freak, but things can be more severe. environments in which to learn and grow. having my own space for so many years intimidated me

be answered.

Essentially, if you are in danger of being subjected Looking back I think that this might have hindered to mental or physical abuse you must remove yourself from the situation. away from home.

As a young person struggling through the rigor of college you should not be stressed out by environmenfriend around when you are getting ready in the morn- tal factors. ing and someone to catch up with at the end of the day.

If you feel unsafe or simply unhappy about where During my time at Endicott I often felt lonely. should be comfortable, safe and a place to feel, well, at a roommate. home.

As a sophomore I packed my things and headed to Arline Votruba can be contacted at avotruba@kscequinox.com

the most common pets for people to own. dog. I have had a cat in my house my whole life; I LOVE cats.

Cats are known to be mean and not have as many feelings, whereas dogs are known to be more loving and playful. dogs their whole life will most likely agree that dogs is the only type of pet they know. it is important to know the amount of care and attention that each animal needs to receive. According to more attention.

“I think that if they are taken care of properly and loved unconditionally, they will do the same for their owners.”

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one day do decide to own one I have to be prepared to take them with me wherever I go, and if not to put them in doggy day-care.

Putting a dog in doggy day-care means dropping a couple extra bucks for each visit. . Fast Friends Greylars for a half day.

is being put in day-care for a full day all week, that’s the two by looking at how much time would be dedicated to the pet. to get there and back.

I already know that cats are easier to leave alone, especially for long periods of time. Cats are good pets to have if the owner is a traveler because they don’t includes shampoo, blow dry, nail trim, ear cleaning have to be taken outside to go to the bathroom. and scissoring or clipping work.

Cats are much easier to care for because they don’t we would just have a neighbor come over and check have to be put in a day-care and don’t have to be on our cat every other day. Just leave the cat a couple groomed because they clean themselves. Even somebowls of food and water and they will be all set for body who owns a dog wouldn’t be able to say otherthe next few days. wise.

In contrast, dogs have to be exercised and groomed.

Besides the cost of these pets and how to care for them, both cats and dogs can be loving animals. dog to purchase, the size of the animal can be a big I think that if they are taken care of properly and deciding factor. loved unconditionally, they will do the same for their Larger dogs might need more space and go owners.

Heather O’Brien can be contacted at hobrien@kscequinox.com

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TKE thinks outside the box to help local community

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TKE in a Box was an effort taken by this fraternity to change the social norms of what people think of when they hear ‘fraternity.’ All the proceeds are going to the Community Kitchen, Hundred Nights Shelter and Saint Jude Children’s Hospital.

KSC fraternity lives in cardboard box shelter to raise awareness for homelessness in Keene JILL GIAMBRUNO

Equinox Staff Keene State College’s own fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon, also called TKE, did their part in giving back to the community with a project they called “TKE in a Box.” The four night, four day event began late Sunday, October 18 and continued on through Thursday, October 22. On the lawn of the L.P. Young Student Center on campus, TKE brothers hosted a 24 hour food and money donation drive for students, faculty and community members that walked by.

The cause they were raising awareness for: homelessness.

Daniel Keady, KSC student and Histor for the TKE fraternity on campus, said that he really wanted to get people thinking about the homeless epidemic that is so prominent in the town of Keene.

Keady said that for the four days the box was up, there was always at least one brother inside the box and one at the table in front to collect donations in the forms of canned food and money.

The canned food went to the Community Kitchen and the money went towards both Hundred Nights Homeless Shelter and Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

“We’re sleeping here the entire week. Homeless people don’t get the option to control what weather or environment they’re sleeping in, so, we’re having multiple brothers every single night. The homeless don’t get a say in where they sleep, we can rough it out for one week,” Keady said.

The tagline of TKE in a Box, written on the box and posted at the collection table, read “I eat well, I sleep well, I’m raising money for someone who doesn’t.”

TKE brother Joshua Poloski added, “It may not be the same, living on the Student Center lawn with our blankets and our pillows, but we’re putting ourselves out in the elements. We want to prove a point that these people need help and we’re here to help them. We’re starting a conversation on campus.”

Poloski continued, “The homeless population is more or less shunned.

When you’re walking down Main Street and someone asks you for money, it’s become so routine over the years to just ignore these individuals.”

Poloski explained that the whole point of TKE in a Box was to make a visual display. “Someone on this campus wants to help. We want to do something,” Poloski said.

town. However, there still is a fairly saddening number of homeless individuals in this area.”

TKE in a Box partnered up with the Community Kitchen, a soup kitchen in Keene, as well as Hundred Nights Shelter in Keene and Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital to put the event together.

“We created a structure out of two-by-four framing, six feet tall, eight feet long and eight feet wide,” Keady said, “Everything we needed was donated from Home Depot – the wood, the nails, the cardboard.”

When asked what was inside the box, Keady explained simply, “Brothers are inside the box.” about TKE in a Box, she said she thought it was a wild concept.

“When I was told that brothers would be staying in [the box], I thought no way, that’s crazy! What if it rains or it’s freezing out?” Richotte said, “But I also knew that when TKE has an idea, they go for it, and no matter what obstacles come in their way, they always end up achieving what they want.”

Richotte said that the brothers showed great determination with how they toughed out the days they spent in the box.

“When the nights were tough because it was pouring rain, or freezing I would always wonder, is this going to be the last night, are they going to be done with this now? But no matter what the conditions were they always stayed in the box,” Richotte said.

Richotte continued, “I absolutely loved this idea. TKE has so many brothers who are really creative and I think it showed in this. What I loved the most was that not only were they trying to raise awareness about homelessness, which is a serious problem, but they were also raising money for their philanthropy, St. Jude’s Children Hospital, as well as asking people to donate cans for the Hundreds Night Shelter and Keene’s Community Kitchen. It’s such an innovative way, something that really hasn’t been done before, and I’m proud to be able to be a part of a community that these brothers are in.”

Of the stigma involved with wearing Greek letters, Richotte said, “Whatever the stereotype about us is, I think we prove it wrong every single day.”

Jill Giambruno can be contacted at JGiambruno@kscequinox.com

Weekly Wellness Chats and Snacks

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Interested in healthy food and lifestyle tips? Join the weekly wellness chats and snacks in the Student Center.

From 12 to 1 p.m. at the multicultural student services office on the second floor. Next weeks meeting will consist of mini Greek pizzas and an Educational Counselor and Student Peer Education Coach from Aspire will be co-facilitating the discussion.

“The hats get sent to children in America who tations. The age range goes from infants to young adults,” Hendron said.

Secretary of LYM, Kerry Kelley, added, “Love Your Melon means to love your head because when you are battling cancer, you lose your hair due to drugs. The hats are given to these children to help make their heads more comfortable,” Kelley said.

Doherty said that LYM came to the KSC campus this past September. versity who was in their crew and wanted to bring it to Keene State. I then applied to be a campus crew and once they approved, I went on and recruited nineteen members.”

Hendron added that Doherty, who is also her roommate, brought the idea to bring LYM to Keene State and she jumped at the opportunity to be a part of it. way that I can is a huge part of my life and it is also something that I enjoy doing very much,” Hendron said.

Like Hendron, Head of Public Relations for the TARA DOHERTY/ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO KSC branch of LYM, Abigail Donovan, said that The LYM crew at KSC will be giving out hats “My friend Tara asked me to be apart of it because it related to what I want to do later in life for my career,“ she said.

Donovan said that she is in charge of handling all of LYM’s social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

One of the main goals for LYM coming to KSC is to expand and promote the organization in the Keene area and since LYM is very in tune with social media, Doherty said that everyone is encouraged to go visit their pages.

Doherty also revealed that they would be From being a part of the LYM crew team, Dusablon said that so far the experience has been very rewarding.

at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene.

“I have taken part in raising money for cancer, but nothing like this. The buy one give one aspect is very rewarding and heart felt. Not only do I get to feel that happiness, I get to bring a hat personally to these kids which is a great experience and something I will never forget,” Dusablon said.

Dusabloncontinued, “Although this group has just started at KSC, we as a whole have already had awesome results. We have many purchases being made every week and we hope to continue that. We also hope that we can continue marketing and getting others involved to help children with cancer in our local community.”

Brogan Wessell can be contacted at Bwessell@kscequinox.com

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Guten Tag KSC (Good Day KSC) EMILY ORELL

Contributing Writer For most college students, studying away is a major goal, as it was for me. After a long decision making process I decided to go through CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) to the Global Institute in Berlin, Germany.

Part of my decision was the school’s Architecture program, and the other part was that I would be able to From day one it has been an adventure.

While Getting on the plane I was very excited. Then

But I was determined not to let the beginning determine the semester. Finally arriving at the school, which was at a brand new location, I felt so privileged to be able to have the opportunity to study abroad.

Berlin every day, and getting lost was a common occurrence. This made me love it even more.

After a month I had still not seen half the city and spent countless hours exploring.

The language barrier most people encounter was while abroad. to communicate at least the basics.

Keene State College is debating canceling the minor.

Learning German has opened so many doors and made my transition into a new country easier.

Knowing even a good amount of German enhances the experience because even though most people speak a small amount of English, I always feel out of place when I have to talk to locals in English.

Studying abroad is not all fun and games; there is still school work to be done. The school semester at the Institute is set up in blocks, and there are three blocks in a semester.

Which means for most students, they only have to the German classes, only meet a few times a week.

This is set up so that students have time to enjoy the city and can experience their time abroad even more.

However, for the Architecture program, I am on a full semester schedule, with three classes. One contingency with the Institute is that the architecture students also have to take an elective.

For me, that was German, which meets four times a week. This also meant I had Friday classes, a big adjustment from the past two years.

It is a lot of work, but it does not hinder the social aspect of studying abroad.

CIEE sets up a weekly “Stammtisch”where many of the students go to a large neighborhood bar every Wednesday. Many bars in Europe are very small, due to the old and very narrow buildings.

Getting in with large groups of people can be very

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According to Orell, understanding the German language and culture made her appreciate Germany more. It also helped with the culture shock of being in a new country.

Bergmannstraße where there are numerous bars and clubs. It is also only a short subway ride away from places like the East Side Gallery, Potsdamerplatz, the Brandenburger Tor and Alexanderplatz.

which I was expecting. You can carry open alcohol around the city, just don’t spill it on the subway.

The social scene starts at eight o’clock in the evening and ends at eight o’clock in the morning at some bars. separate.

There are also clubs that are open all weekend, and The Campus is in Kreuzberg, a neighborhood in people stay all weekend.

Berlin where everyone wants to live. It has the famous Traveling around, I went to the bucket list item of

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Oktoberfest. It was exciting although very crowded, I have traveled, made friends from around the seeing as though I went on opening weekend. I also traveled to Hamburg, three hours from Berlin, for a ture.

If I could give one tip for studying abroad it would be to make a list of places to go before you leave. also explored the nightlife and culture. I even saw You are going to want to do everything and there are Beatleplatz: the street that the Beatles were discovered only so many weekends in a semester. on, now located in a Red Light District.

My study abroad experience so far has been one I Emily Orell can be contacted at won’t forget. Although I have already been in Europe Emily.Orell@ksc.keene.edu for a little over a month, it has only felt like half that time.

Eating with the Equinox

How to make: Roasted butternut squash soup TARA LEVY

Student Life editor Classic for the fall season., this rich soup is perfect for an autumn day. The squash is roasted, pureed and then blended into a creamy, thick broth. This soup will be a seasonal favorite for anyone who tries it. To top

Ingredients: Butternut squash (1 squash) Sweet potato (1 potato) Brown sugar (½ cup) Chicken broth (1 cup) Yellow onion (1 onion) Granny smith apples (2 apples) Sage leaves (6 leave) Heavy cream (1 pint) Butter (½ stick) Salt & pepper

Directions: Cut the squash in half and take the seeds out. Then, with olive oil, coat the outside and inside of the squash.

Take half of the brown sugar and rub inside the squash.

Place the squash on a baking dish lined with tinfoil and bake at 375 degrees for an hour or until soft.

Take squash out until cool to touch.

Peel and core the apples. Once peeled, dice the apples. Then, dice one whole yellow onion. After dicing both the apples and onions, add to a pot. From there, saute the onions and the apples with the sage leaves and butter. Do this for approximately four to six minutes until translucent.

Stir in one cup of the chicken broth. Scrape out the squash and add to the onion mixture.

Add the remaining brown sugar with the salt and pepper to taste. After, slowly stir in the heavy cream. the ingredients until puree.

Heat the soup after if needed.

Serve and enjoy.

Tara Levy can be contacted at Tlevy@kscequinox.com TARA LEVY/ STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

This squash soup will warm any meal. This simple recipe is thick and rich with flavors and can fill any stomach.

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Student feels the pressure to succeed For instance, during my senior year of highschool, I set a goal for myself to walk across the stage under my own power at my graduation ceremony.

People rallied for me, supported me, came up with signs they would hold up as a walked across that stage to get my diploma.

People were telling me that they were rooting for me, and that I had made them realize that no obstacle is too big to overcome.

Long story short, I wasn’t able to. While I was disappointed in myself, I felt like I let everybody else down.

I put up a long Facebook status saying I was going to do this incredible thing, which, these days, means it’s the real deal, and I couldn’t hold up my end of the contract. I failed so many people who believed in me.

It felt awful.

From then on I tried to steer clear of the inspiration inspiration that ever existed.

I didn’t want to try because I didn’t want to fail, improvement of my physical capabilities and focused solely on the idea that I would be as I was forever and coping with that fact. Some inspiration, right?

It’s been almost three years since I graduated and I didn’t walk across that stage. A few things have changed since then.

I still can’t walk 30 feet on my own. I’m still an average guy from New Hampshire with a hatred for stairs and running. Most importantly though, I’m still looked at as a source of inspiration.

What’s changed is how I look at that role. I realized that it’s not about if I fail or if I succeed, but that I tried JACOB BARRET

Equinox Staff I’m a normal guy in a unique situation. I try to live my life with as much normalcy as possible. I’m not a super intense over-achiever.

I put on my pants just like everyone else. (Well, maybe not JUST like everybody else, but you get the point.) I’m not very extroverted and I tend to keep to myself.

I don’t have many accolades to my name, and I never made the honor role in high school or the dean’s list in college. I am, in many ways, an average-joe.

Nonetheless, many people come up to me in the gym, or in a parking lot and tell me I’m extraordinary-- that I’m strong-willed, that I amaze them, I inspire them.

I never knew how to respond to comments like that.

I’m just living my life as I know how to, just like any other person, disabled or not.

To me, I’m just Jacob Barrett, a 21-year-old from New Hampshire who likes sports and has a healthy hatred for stairs and running.

I have always felt uncomfortable with the notion of but it’s true. It’s a lot of pressure.

To inspire people is a privilege that makes being in the position that I’m in worth it, and I shouldn’t look at that privilege as a burden.

The biggest change though, is how I will respond when people tell me that I’m a source of inspiration.

I’m so glad I can do that for you, or anyone for that matter.

Honestly, it does mean a lot to me. More than you know. The fact that I can make people want to strive for something better amazes me, even if I feel I myself am not doing much to provoke that reaction. I’m living my life my way. Maybe that is what inspires people.

However, I would like something in return.

Inspire me. Do something extraordinary with the motivation I’ve given you. Give me hope too, tell me that there’s a reason to try to walk that 30 feet even though I’ve already failed countless times.

Show me that there’s more to life than what I can see from my point of view. Push me to be better than I was yesterday, and I’ll do the same for you.

So, do we have a deal?

Jacob Barret can be contacted at Jbarret@kscequinox.com

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How to look chic for cheap SHELBY IAVA

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most authentic people I’ve ever met who work in retail. She told me that she believes that clothes should be trendy and

Being in college tends to put a strain on the wallet. Many businesses as well as local people by selling local beauty college students have been bringing back older fashion, or “thrift store fashion.” Shopping at a thrift store will save stu“The nineties are coming back,” Scionti said. dents from breaking the bank but will also gain them style.

In Keene there is an abundance of thrift stores. You can of resale stores such as thrift stores and consignment shops have increased. clothing, accessories and shoes from just a few cents to as “They increased seven percent in each of the past much as $30. two years. Goodwill now operates over 2,500 nonScionti in one of the thrift stores around Keene. Scionti started shopping at thrift stores after she got her job at Urban Exchange, a consignment shop right in the heart of downtown Keene.

“I worked downtown at Urban Exchange for a year-and-ahalf,” Scionti said. She continued, “I learned a lot about living on my own throughout the summer when I worked there. I didn’t have enough money to buy new clothes anywhere like I did in high school. I had to pay for rent and I had to pay for Scionti said she doesn’t particularly like new clothing.

“Just because of the chemicals and a lot of them come from children that are trying to make ends meet and trying to support their families in these developing countries. It just breaks my heart; it’s not like I’m a saint or anything, but even if I just get an old L.L. Bean jacket even though it was probably made in a third world country it’s better to think that I’m not supporting these new textiles that are being produced,” Scionti said.

locations and has been adding roughly Many store fronts and boutiques such as Forever 21 and Brandy Melville are trying to keep up with thrift store fashion. Forever 21 has brought back crushed velvet, which was big in the 90s.

“I certainly try to follow the new trends of fashion crushed velvet was big and now it’s coming back,” Scionti said.

She continued, “It’s really catching on with mainstream fashion. In the sense that designers are trying to go Urban working for Urban Exchange in Keene for just three weeks now.

thrift stores.

we only take designer brands.”

Urban Exchange is more selective than other stores when know we’re all in the same age group, totally relatable,” Sci- it comes to their merchandise. “We have items from Banana onti said. from Target or Kohl’s,” Schmidt said. where shopping at thrifts stores was part of the culture. tomers want the hottest Brand Names in the latest styles!

“I like to buy thrift shop clothing because it’s unique and Please understand that because of this, we may not be able to said. accept any or all of your items.”

She continued, “The fact that our society supports the behavior of people paying more than most make in a day of about 40 percent of their clientele are college students. a minimum wage job for one shirt is weird to me and I don’t When shopping at thrift stores, you never know what agree with it. I’m glad I have other options.” the thrill and excitement when they shop at these types of fun! I’m a weirdo that enjoys the hunt of sorting through ten- stores.

“I really like thrifting because I like the adventure and searching through all the junk,” Scionti said.

Willow Tree Boutique over on West Street in Keene.

“The owner’s name is Willow – classic – and is one of the

Shelby Iava can be contacted at Siava@kscequinox.com

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artS and EntErtainmEnt Editor There are a few situations in this world that, once someone is put in them, can be feared more than death itself. Some of the most common fears and phobias areheights, being in small spaces aandbelieve it or not, the fear of public speaking is right alongside them.

According to Psychology Today, surveys show that 75 percent of the population struggles with a fear of public speaking to a certain degree. Standing up in front of a group and talking is so frightening that, in fact, it is listed at the top of American’s fears.

This anxiety towards public speaking, however, does not stop Keene State College Professor Robert Schaumann from teaching the subject. tively you can deliver a purposeful message to a group,

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Mahan said that he enjoyed the class and had a positive experience with the professor, which led to the public speaking aspect of the course being natural to him.

KSC senior and dual major in Management and Economics Alli Mensh said that her public speaking experience was in the spring of 2015.

“I got really lucky actually,” Mensh said, “I had [Professor] Peggy Parchello and she was pretty awesome. I talked to a lot of the people that I tutor and they had told me who to take because some people have had really bad experiences with certain professors. I liked public speaking to begin with, but I enjoyed the class as well.”

Mensh said that the high school she went to had done a great job preparing her for public speaking, which had made the course she took in the spring somewhat of a review. “I don’t know if I learned a lot [from the course] because I already knew a lot of what she was talking about,” Mensh said, “But for people who had never taken a public speaking class, you probably did learn something. I think she [the professor] did a really good job with giving you tips and tricks

said. He continued, “It’s not just delivering the words or talking to them [the audience]; it is the ability to engage the audience throughout the presentation.

Good presentations are not only about speaking well, it is all about the quality of the connection between the Both Mahan and Mensh said they agreed that at speaker and the audience.” least one public speaking course should be required Schaumann said that if the campus was not to for all students, regardless of their major. make public speaking courses available, it would sug“At some point during our life, no matter what gest that we are not fully preparing students for suc- career path you go into, you are going to have some sort of level of public speaking,” Mahan said. He concommunicate is crucial. tinued, “We are going to have some sort of experience “The business world wants good communicators,” where we need to address a large group of people. I Schaumann said. He continued, “Upon graduation, - especially because a lot of us cannot get through a sentions to colleagues, customers and within communi- tence without saying ‘like’ every other word.” ties.”

Schaumann said he also agreed that all students Many students who have partaken in public speak- should take a public speaking course, and had similar ing courses at KSC have been able to use the tools reasoning. taught in the classroom in real-world experiences.

“Regardless of one’s major, upon graduation, KSC sophomore and Journalism Major Justin whether engineering, nursing, marketing, manageMahan said that he took a public speaking course ment, or teaching, one’s ability to express themselves and communicate before an audience is paramount,” “I am now the After Hours Coordinator for the Stu- Schaumann said. dent Center and it [the course] really helped me with speaking to the audience and being comfortable talkOlivia Belanger can be contacted at ing to a large amount of people,” Mahan said.

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Students bring Love Your Melon to KSC campus BROGAN WESSELL

Equinox Staff The newest Keene State College campus crew, Love Your Melon (LYM), is promoting self-acceptance through an apparel brand that encourages kids with cancer to love their melons.

Captain of the LYM crew and KSC sophomore Tara Doherty said that the Love Your Melon organization is an apparel brand that is run by college students across the country on a mission to give a hat to every child battling cancer.

“We get points every time we sell a hat and, once we reach a certain point, we get to go to hospitals and give them away to children battling cancer,” Doherty said.

“The superhero aspect of giving the hats to each child is so they can embark in an adventure that they will remember for the rest of their lives. It is something that will put a smile on their face, even though they are facing an extremely hard challenge in their lives,” Dusablon said.

In addition to hand-delivering hats to children, Vice President of the crew and KSC sophomore Kristina Hendron said that the organization implements a buy-one-give-one program, which means that with every -KRISTINA HENDRON purchase made, a hat gets donated to a child with cancer and the proceeds VICE PRESIDENT OF LYM are donated to the Pinky Swear Foundation and CureSearch.

Hendron said that through LYM, the organization tries to show kids Crewmember and KSC junior Courtney Dusablon added that they with cancer that they can love their melons (aka their heads) even if they dress up like superheroes when they go to the local hospitals to deliver the have lost their hair from treatment. hats to the children.

“The hats get sent to children in America who have all different kinds of cancer; there are no limitations.”

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Managing ExEcutivE Editor Audience members often see theatre as a form of entertainment, but the underlying themes of a play can only be seen through the actor’s ability to transform themselves into characters with multiple levels.

Professor of Theatre and Director of the recent KSC play “The Shape of Things” PeggyRae Johnson said, “Historically actors had to have good voices, expressive faces and bodies and good memories but acting has evolved as much as humans have evolved from plankton in the sea. A good actor today has to be a psychologist, communicator on all levels, historian, really good listening skills, interpersonal skills, have to be able to function on multiple levels.”

Johnson said that on the surface “The Shape of Things” seems very simple. The play follows a boy meets girl structure that begins w i t h

humor and good banter between the actors but slowly evolves into a much more manipulative relationship.

The lead characters are Evelyn and Adam. Evelyn, played by KSC senior and Theatre major with a specialization in acting Cara Gerardi, said that her character is an artist who is willing to go to any lengths for her work.

“She gets in relationship with this guy and the whole relationship ends up being a project to see how much she can change or sculpt a human person,” Gerardi said. She contin-

“He's something of a loner and doesn't have much experience with other people. So when Evelyn approaches him and expresses interest, it comes as a huge surprise to Adam. Throughout the relationship, Adam's personality begins to change as his physical appearance is ‘improved.’ He becomes more

pared to explore as as possible.

“Many time characters are one dimensional. Plays are short and you play a character and that character has a motive and some obstacles to overcome…You've really got to

of the play, and this manifests itself and what triggers those behaviors in his outward appearance,” Veno for the female character I said you said. can't tip your hand too early,” JohnVeno said he had to understand son said.

Adam’s character development in She explained that, for many order to portray him accurately. young actors, it's easy to illustrate or Over the course of the performance, suggest what's going to happen next.

I've ever played because she was Adam's posture improves and his “You've got to be in the moment so manipulative and sociopathic. It and be as honest as possible in that wasn't easy to play a character you choppy. particular moment so that means can’t relate to, it's hard because you “When exactly did Adam's behavshouldn't ever judge a character that convincingly not only to the actor you're playing but you don't neces- his relationships with his friends she was working with but also sarily have to agree with them either and his girlfriend? How did he feel to the audience in such a way you just have to understand them. about these improvements? How where we could look back on So getting in the mindset of being aware was he of the drastic extent it and say, ‘Oh when she said so distant or separated from emo- to which he was changing? I had to this she was really doing tion is just such an inhuman thing understand what Adam's thoughts this’…It's very convoluted to do but it's all she's [Evelyn’s] ever and feelings were, as well as the and not straightforward known.” way in which his thought process at all which is a truly The other lead, Adam, is played worked,” Veno said. demanding role,”

by KSC sophomore and Theatre Johnson said that the two lead Johnson said. major with specialization in acting roles had to be particularly preGerardi Kenon Veno said that Adam is ini» JUMP TO B2 tially an awkward person who transforms into someone appearance changes.

“Theatre is, yes, entertainment, but theatre is a powerful tool to make members of a community think about the world, life and relationships...

It’s a mirror reflecting of the world we live in and to me much more than entertainment.”

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THE EQUINOX WEEKLY WORKOUT JURIEN GARRISSON

Exercise Four: Plate Front Raise Equipment: Weighted Plate

Equinox Staff The past six weekly workouts have been very cardio driven, because this helps your body get in shape while building lean muscle. Hopefully by now, if you have been following the past six weekly workouts

Try to do cardio at least three to four times a week.

Time to complete exercises: 3 - 5 minutes Cycle of 3x10

Exercise One: Arnold Press Equipment: Dumbbells

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HOW TO: Raise the plate upward in front of your chest and bring it back down.

Exercise Five: Seated Dumbbell Press Equipment: Dumbbells

HOW TO: · Sit on exercise bench with back support and use two dumbbells. · Press the dumbbells over your head and when you bring them back down make sure you curl in. · Bring the dumbbells to your chin level when you are bring them down and curling them inward. That will be your starting point.

Exercise Two: Dumbbell Lateral Raise Equipment: Dumbbells

HOW TO:

· Sit on an exercise bench that has back support. · Bring the dumbbells to your shoulders; this will be your starting position. · Press the dumbbells above your head and bring them back down to the starting position. · Make sure to pause at the top for a brief moment, before you bring them back down.

Exercise Six: Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise Equipment: Barbell, Incline Bench

HOW TO: · Grasp the dumbbells in front of your thighs with your elbows slightly bent.

Slightly bend over with your hips and knees also bent slightly.

· Raise the dumbbell straight to shoulder length and bring it back down to starting position.

Exercise Three: Dumbbell Side Raise Equipment: Dumbbells

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Lift the dumbbell to shoulder height and bring back down.

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Bruins continue to struggle at home THE EQUINOX ATHLETE of the WEEK CRAE MESSER

gold, posting a goals against average of Other Bruins defensemen, such as 2.50. While 2.50 isn’t a spectacular goals against average, it’s certainly better man and Colin Miller, have yet to play While the Boston Bruins have strug- than that of Rask, and has been enough a full season in the NHL. The lack of gled thus far, they are undefeated when playing on the road. Their recent 5-3 certainly not been an issue. The Bruins quite a problem for the Bruins. win over the Islanders followed a tough currently sit third in goals per game, It seems fairly clear that while Tuukka Rask certainly seems to be a in which the Bruins held a two goal lead game as a team. problem for the Bruins, he is far from going into the third period.

Between Gustavsson’s early suc- the only problem. To put things in perNotable accomplishments that took cess and Rask’s issues in the crease, we spective, Las Vegas odds had Bruins place for the Bruins this week included could be seeing a goaltender controversy brewing. If Gustavsson were to career NHL goal. The goal came 16 min- begin starting games on a regular basis, utes and 13 seconds into the second Rask would be getting paid roughly $7 gerty of CSNNE.com. That has since period, tying the game at 2. million to sit the bench. Not something Another bright spot in the B’s season you want to see from a goaltender who - signed an eight year contract in 2013. is still under quite a bit of scrutiny. rently tied for the most points in the Moving out of the crease and into the defensive corps, Dennis Seidenberg struggles and overall inconsistency has is still sidelined following back surgery made for a disappointing start to the Bruins have a solid one-two punch at that took place during the preseason. 2015-2016 season. If things don’t turn center. around quickly, there could be quite Furthermore, the Bruins powerthe facelift coming to beantown, players play is the number one unit in the NHL, with young defenseman, is playing and coaches alike. despite the fact that essential power- similar minutes per game that captain play defender Dougie Hamilton left the Crae can be contacted at Bruins to sign with the Calgary Flames old, but has been playing in the NHL cmesser@kscequinox.com consistently since 2013. percent success rate, the Bruins’ powerplay unit has shed some light on an otherwise disappointing 2015-2016 campaign. Unfortunately, the bads outweigh the goods for Boston so far this season.

One of the more concerning points of focus for the black and gold has been starting goaltender Tuukka Rask. Rask is 1-3-1 this season with a goals against average of 4.40 and a save percentage

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Madelaine Nossif goes up for a block in a recent match at Spaulding Gymnasium.

won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender just two seasons ago, has many Bruins fans concerned about how he will perform down the stretch.

In the midst of Rask’s struggles, vet-

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as the backup behind Tuukka Rask. Philadelphia Flyers’s Wayne Simmonds (17) scores on Boston Bruins’s According to NHL.com, Gustavsson is Tuukka Rask during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, 2-0 so far in two starts for the black and Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The Flyers won 5-4 in overtime.

with a chair’ is open to anyone with the desire to practice yoga at a more

improves her daily routines.

want this class to be for folks who need it,” Smyth said.

push us to a point where we feel stressed. It gives those of us who can’t do regular yoga a for one hour a week to have time for ourselves. It’s a wonder-

the breathwork, meditation and connecting with oneself.

“They like having the chair as a prop. It’s something to hold on to as the fall and summer semesters of 2014. Smyth said the feedback she has opposed to having to sit in it. So the chair for many of my students is used have the opportunity to practice yoga in a way that’s comfortable to them. gery and still teachers his yoga class. as a prop. A lot of times it’s for balance and a way to be more comfortable,” “Folks really appreciated that they didn’t have to get into pretzel posi“It’s great that we are giving this opportunity to people who many not be Smyth said. tions.

It works for them.

It works for their body,” Smyth said.

She said she able to to traditional yoga. I think everyone should do yoga. If you can’t be “I was hoping that through ‘yoga with a chair’ those participants would pant of the yoga with a chair class. all about the alignment.

“I have actually hip replacements and some other physical issues for Smyth said that yoga is for all people, not just those who are physically which i could not do regular yoga and yet this gave me the opportunity to able. It should be accessible to all people no matter what.

strength and balance. Giving back as a community service and the joy of doing this is enough for me,” Smyth said. weight control, arthritis, heart disease, scoliosis, joint pain, those who have trouble getting to the ground easily and back up and much more. Their

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reduce stress, enhance some corse strength and improve balance. For those who incorporate meditation in their practice it can help with clarity and why chair yoga is common amongst those with varying levels of both lower yoga better.

She is incapable of doing all the rigorous movements in regular focus,” Smyth said. and upper body strength. yoga, and yoga with a chair provides her the opportunity to do all the same The majority of members attending ‘yoga with a chair’ are mainly facTara can be contacted at tlevy@kscequinox.com said she’s seen as little as two people and as many as seven in class. ‘Yoga

Keene State Athletics

KEENE STATE COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAM RECORDS Men’s Soccer Overall

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Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

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Open New England 2-5 Lost 3 12-6 Championship

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Team Bridgewater State Keene State

Name/Time

Men’s Ian Connell 27:54.81

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Women’s Katharine Lynch 20:23.07

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Field Hockey Overall

Matt Dudley 30:22.29

Cara Colotti 20:38.31

Third racer not listed

Lauren Markoe 21:28.12

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Team UMass Dartmouth Keene State Volleyball Overall

19-8

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Lost 2 @ Plymouth State

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Keene State

Home

10-1

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Away

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Team Keene State

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Western New England

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Women’s Soccer Saturday, October 31 @ Western Conn.

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Volleyball Thursday, October 29 @ Lyndon State 7:00 p.m.

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

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Equinox Staff Those who wear an Owl Uniform don’t just take pride in competing for their school, but in working for their community as well.

Each of the Owls athletic teams have their own way to serve their community. For instance, the women’s basketball team holds an annual car wash to support a local organization or family in need. The initiatives family.

Woman’s head coach Keith Boucher said he tries to tell his players the importance of giving back. “I tell my players, I want you to do three things for me. I want you to be a good good student second, and then a good basketball player.”

Boucher Continued, “Good people give back, because somebody has given you something in your life. Pay it forward and I think they understand that. ” “My athletes get more out of it than they give back,” Boucher said.

Chris Fecteau, the head coach for the cheerleading squad, said that having an impact in the community is one of a cheerleader’s top priorities, and that student athletes realize the importance of community service.

“We’re not just representing cheerleaders, we’re representing school spirit, school pride, the traditions that we have here, all of the alumni that have come before us and the student body,” Fectaeu said.

Fectaeu and his cheerleaders are at events such as the Demar Marathon in Reading, MA cheering on runners as they lect money for the Keene Cancer Society as well.

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Sodexo to help feed the homeless. According to Brittany Cardente, who is a member of SAC, the fellow members are encouraging the other Owl athletes to donate one of their Zorn Dining Commons swipes to local food banks. The money that pays for that swipe will go towards purchasing food to feed the homeless and less fortunate this coming holiday season.

Most of KSC’s teams take to the streets with trash bags to clean up the community which they share with the locals.

Senior baseball player Cody Dube said the trash collection helps his team grow as a unit.

“It’s kind of cool, because when you get into an atmosphere like that I think it helps team bonding. We’re all just there for the same purpose.

Trying to clean up and do our best to help the community,” Dube said. hockey player Kayla Renaud said she wants to be able to interact with those who aren’t exactly sports fans, and get to know them as people.

“It’s good to reach out and try to do things in the community so people who aren’t involved in Keene state sports get to see us do something else too,” Renaud said.

Cardente, Renaud’s teammate, said her goal isn’t just scoring one in a game.

“We don’t just focus on the sport, we’re here to help people,” Cardente said.

Boucher also said he wants the community, and most of all his athletes to realize it’s more than just what these athletes do on their respective playing surfaces.

“They are thriving as an athlete, more importantly as a student, and more importantly as a person.” Boucher continued, ”I think that anybody that takes the time to get to know any of them on any of the teams will realize that and will see that a lot of the good they’re doing in the community.”

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Patriots not worried in win over Jets happen. The Pats are gonna put up a W. The Jets are gonna fail miserably in an attempt to upset the greatest franchise in sports. It might be a cliché, but it really is like taking candy from a baby. Once a year, the Jets roll into Foxborough and think they’re gonna steal one from the Pats and every year we And the craziest part about this victory was the fact that the Pats played like absolute garbage. Probably the worst game of the year out of New England.

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dropping wide open touchdown passes. Our longest run of the day was from Tom Brady who, as much as I love him, is not the most athletic guy on the planet.

Like I said, kind of a disappointing performance.

But, just like they do seemingly every single game, TB12 and the Brady Bunch found a way to get it done in crunch time.

Death, Taxes, and the Patriots kicking the snot out of anyone who comes to Foxborough are truly life’s only guarantees. And the Jets being a joke. And Tom Brady being handsome. Yeah. That’s it.

And as for next week’s victims: none other than the Miami Dolphins. My prediction? The Phins will

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been invaluable to me.”

When asked about her coaching philosophy and her relationship with her players, Lyons said that knowing her players well has been very imporpolicy.

“They [the players] can tell me anything and I’ll get them the help they need,” Lyons said. “Whether it might be tutors for academics, or counseling if they’re having issues at home.”

When asked about the same dynamic between Lyons and her players, Warhall said, “We’re all like a family. She [Lyons] tells us ‘I’m your mom away from home,’ so she looks out for us-- and she’s there for us, not just on Warhall continued, “She’s [Lyons] been very successful, there’s no doubt about that. But I think that former players of hers, coaches that have coached with her, and even coached against her see she really cares about every single game and cares about every single player and their own development, and the team’s development.”

Referring to her coaching style, Lyons said knowing what makes each motivate another player.”

She continued, “How to get your players to get the chemistry to click you can motivate them.”

When asked what 350 means to her, Lyons simply said, “There’s a lot of people around me [who] I want to give credit to because without them I wouldn’t be as successful as I am.” After winning game number 350, Women’s Head Soccer Coach Denise Lyons took the time to humbly credit her

thinks for one instant that that was a close game they need their head checked. But, because I am a human being with a functional brain, I can comfortably tell you that at no point throughout that game was I even the slightest bit doubtful about the outcome.

When Tom Brady lines up under center and across the line of scrimmage from him are the New York Jets, the whole world knows what is about to

soccer at the highest level for the Irish national team. While representing her home country in Ireland, Lyons was scouted by none other than Keene State College in 1986, and received a full scholarship to play soccer as an Owl. “To be able to come over and get an education was such a wonderful opportunity,” Lyons said.

After playing as an All-American, Lyons became the assistant coach of the squad after graduation, and shortly after that became the full-time head coach. Now in her twenty-fourth year as head coach, Lyons and Keene State women’s soccer made history. On Thursday, October 15, the KSC women defeated Smith College by a score of 3-2 to earn Lyons her historic win.

Lyons said she didn’t even know about reaching 350 until that very game, and that the milestone win is not all that matters.

“It’s not all about that,” Lyons said, “It’s about the teams over the years.

You obviously can’t do it without good teams and I think the players are the ones that deserve the credit.”

victory against the Houston Texans (lol) with their heads held high and just when they think they’ve to devour their souls. They Dolphins will be broken and beaten men with no hope to save their season.

And if the gruesome imagery isn’t your thing, I think the Pats will win 75-3 (that is the most generous 3 I’ve ever given anyone).

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me through all of them and I couldn’t have done it without her. Sarah Testo’s been invaluable to me.”

When asked about her coaching philosophy and her relationship with her players, Lyons said that knowing her players well has been very imporpolicy.

“They [the players] can tell me anything and I’ll get them the help they need,” Lyons said. “Whether it might be tutors for academics, or counseling if they’re having issues at home.”

When asked about the same dynamic between Lyons and her players, Warhall said, “We’re all like a family. She [Lyons] tells us ‘I’m your mom away from home,’ so she looks out for us – and she’s there for us, not just on

Warhall continued, “She’s [Lyons] been very successful, there’s no doubt about that. But I think that former players of hers, coaches that have coached with her, and even coached against her see she really cares about by everybody.” every single game and cares about every single player and their own develJunior Goalkeeper Danielle Warhall said the team didn’t know about opment, and the team’s development.” the win until around Lyons’ win number 349 and was excited to get the Referring to her coaching style, Lyons said knowing what makes each win against Smith College.

“To be honest it wasn’t our best game,” Warhall said, “We didn’t come out strong in the beginning but we knew it was an important game, and we came out in the second half and really showed up to play and we got the motivate another player.” win. It was really exciting to be there for that.”

She continued, “How to get your players to get the chemistry to click ing, “It’s great to be a part of the team to get her another milestone win. My you can motivate them.” fellow seniors and I were also on the team when she got her three-hunWhen asked what 350 means to her, Lyons simply said, “There’s a lot of dredth win so that’s really special.” people around me [who] I want to give credit to because without them I In addition to recognizing her players, Lyons was also appreciative of wouldn’t be as successful as I am.” her assistant coach and KSC’s strength and conditioning coach Sarah Testo.

“I think my assistant coach Sarah Testo, who is my strength and condiNick can be contacted at tioning coach, deserves a lot of credit,” Lyons said. “She’s been with me for ntocco@kscequinox.com

It’s been a long road for Lyons to reach 350 wins, and Keene State College has been along for the ride the whole way. As a player, Lyons played all of the milestones.”

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“I can put them

NICK TOCCO

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they’re the ones that score the goals and win the games

they’re the ones that score the

After winning game number 350, Women’s Head Junior Goalkeeper Danielle Warhall said the team Soccer Coach Denise Lyons took the time to humbly didn’t know about the win until around Lyons’s win number 349 and was excited to get the win against Smith It’s been a long road for Lyons to reach 350 wins, and College.

Keene State College has been along for the ride the whole “To be honest it wasn’t our best game,” Warhall said, way. As a player, Lyons played soccer at the highest level “We didn’t come out strong in the beginning but we knew for the Irish national team. While representing her home it was an important game, and we came out in the second country in Ireland, Lyons was scouted by none other than half and really showed up to play and we got the win. It Keene State College in 1986, and received a full scholar- was really exciting to be there for that.” ship to play soccer as an Owl. “To be able to come over and get an education was on the win. She said, “It’s great to be a part of the team such a wonderful opportunity,” Lyons said. to get her another milestone win. My fellow seniors and I After playing as an All-American, Lyons became the were also on the team when she got her three-hundredth assistant coach of the squad after graduation, and shortly win so that’s really special.” after that became the full-time head coach. Now in her In addition to recognizing her players, Lyons was also twenty-fourth year as head coach, Lyons and Keene State appreciative of her assistant coach and KSC’s strength women’s soccer made history. On Thursday, October 15, and conditioning coach Sarah Testo. the KSC women defeated Smith College by a score of 3-2 “I think my assistant coach Sarah Testo, who is my to earn Lyons her historic win. strength and conditioning coach, deserves a lot of credit,” Lyons said she didn’t even know about reaching 350 until that very game, and that the milestone win is not …I owe her a lot of credit. She’s been with me through all all that matters. of the milestones.”

“It’s not all about that,” Lyons said, “It’s about the teams over the years. You obviously can’t do it without was a player of mine, and all the way up through three good teams and I think the players are the ones that deserve the credit.” and I couldn’t have done it without her. Sarah Testo’s

the games.”

DENISE LYONS WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH

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PHOTO EDITOR / TIM SMITH

KSC Women’s Soccer Head Coach Denise Lyons looks on as her team battles in a recent game at Owl Stadium.

Yoga with a chair Volleyball seals one or two seed BRIAN CLEMMENSON

equinox Staff

PHOTO EDITOR / TIM SMITH

Donna Smyth participates in a session of yoga with a chair, an alternate form of yoga that makes yoga easier for those who aren’t comfortable getting on the floor.

Alternate form of yoga provides opportunity for all to participate TARA LEVY

Student Life editor For those unable to participate in regular yoga activities, ‘yoga with a chair’ is an opportunity to exercise mobility through a unique method. Using a chair allows one to adapt to each pose at their own level of comfort. This gentle form of yoga is an alternative method to more traditional forms of yoga.

According to Physical Education Professor at Keene State College Donna Smyth ‘yoga with a chair’ is an opportunity for people who are unable to participate in traditional yoga to still be able to gain all the

physical education courses to those who are studying to become physical education teachers. In addition, she also teaches yoga to non-majors as a credit class.

“It’s my observation that there are folks who would like to practice yoga, but are not comfortable ting up as much as a regular yoga class would be. Now that could be because they have limited mobility. It could be surgery, it could be for aging, or many other reasons,” Smyth said, “I wanted to provide

but with a way that would be comfortable with them and their bodies.” possible muscular strength and Smyth said yoga is not just balance. Smyth has been at KSC about the postures, it’s also about since 1988. She currently teaches

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The Keene State College Volleyball team is looking at the possibility of having home court in the Little East Conference tournament and hopes to use it to their advantage.

The Owls have performed very well at home this season with a 10-1 record at Spaulding Gym. The Owls have an overall record of 19-8 and a 5-1 record in the Little East Conference. They currently are tied with Western Connecticut State University for the top spot. Head Coach Bob Weiner said the team is more comfortable at home.

“They like sleeping in their own beds and they like cooking their own food. They like being able to go into the locker room. Being home is really great,” Weiner said.

A number of players agreed with Weiner that the team plays better at home. Senior Alexis Michal said being at home during the postsea“I think it will be really helpful to have our fan base here and not having to drive on a bus is always nice,” Michal said.

Senior Angela Silveri said, “It would be awesome,” when asked about the prospect of having home court advantage.

“I think traveling has a big impact on how we feel having to drive wherever the game would be.

If we were home you are just more comfortable. The other team would be a disadvantage for them,” Silveri said. The Owls currently are in a potential position to host because of their big win against Western Connecticut on Saturday, October of the regular season.

Senior Cat Kazazian said the win against Western Connecticut was “awesome.”

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KSC volleyball celebrates after scoring a point in a match at gamefest, an event where several KSC teams compete on the same day in Keene.

“It helped give us the lift to know that we can do it even though it took us a while to get there. Getting the win showed that we are someone to be reckoned with in the Little East Conference,” Kazazian said. Silveri said the win was a big one against the defending LEC Champions.

“I think that helped, as long as we do our job and play the way we could. We can be a very good team. dence because I think that is what we needed going forward,” Silveri said.

One of the main reasons why the Owls won the Western Connecticut match and the Oswego State matches during their trimatch was because they grinded it out. Both of these October 17

“Earlier this year we would not have survived either of those matches. We’ve gotten a lot tougher, we played terribly in spots in both matches and went okay and recovered,” Weiner said.

against Western Connecticut who they are currently tied with. However, they do not own the tiebreaker against UMASS Boston as they lost to them earlier in the season on September 23. The Owls, if they get the number one or two place in the conference they need seed, are hoping to survive the bye. a little bit of help. The Owls need Last season it hurt the team as they lost in the Semi-Finals to Eastern two conference matches. The Owls Connecticut. won their match against Eastern Connecticut State University this that’s for sure. I will plan some past Saturday, October 24. The activities for the week that will be Owls defeated the Warriors three sets to none. As a result Keene State like a bye week. We are going to clinched no worse than the second work them hard that week if we have a bye,” Weiner said.

They also need Western Connecticut to win against the UniverBrian can be contacted at sity of Massachusetts Boston on bclemmenson@kscequinox.com 31. The Owls own the tiebreaker

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