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Researching and giving back “He is very intelligent, he knows his stuff, he practices out in the field, so he’s very knowledgeable with what’s happening out there. He’s very invested in sharing his knowledge experience with his students.”

DR. MARGARET ANN SMITH PROFESSOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE SPECIALIZING IN ADDICTIONS BENAJIL RAI / EQUINOX STAFF

After being on sabbatical last spring, Dr. John Finneran is back at KSC to continue teaching in the addictions option and work on his research.

Dr. John Finneran continues to conduct substance abuse research EMMA HAMILTON

NEWS EDITOR Researching to give back to the field is something Associate Professor in the Health Science and Addictions option Dr. John Finneran is in the process of doing.

Finneran said he has been studying recovery literatures. “Specifically [looking at] the literature of narcotics anonymous, which is a 12-step program and to see how we might be able to use some of the principles of recovery and behavior change that is contained within some of the literature to support counselors who both work with folks who have substance use disorders and to support them in making more effective referrals to 12-step programs. This is qualitative research,” Finneran explained.

Finneran has been working on this research for the

past year. He was approved for a faculty development grant last year and was on sabbatical for a semester last spring, which allowed him to able to focus on the research with professionals in the field and participants of the study.

“The process has been identifying a focus group of individuals who are in the field and then conducting a group in which the principles of recovery contained in step one and that have been written about in a recovery book by narcotics anonymous called, ‘It works.

How and why,’ which contains an explanation of their 12 steps and 12 traditions to introduce this first chapter on step one to the group and ask them to identify what behavior strategies they are noticing within the commentary and if that would be something that they could incorporate within their work,” Finneran said.

Finneran further explained that the research being

conducted is going to be the creation of a documentary.

The principle recording has been done at the Media Center at Assumption College, according to Finneran.

He himself is from that area, and many of the participants also come from the central Massachusetts area.

“We have already done screening interviews and we have conducted the focus group and we are now in the process of analyzing the data that was recorded and see if we can come up with not only a documentary film that we can offer to counselors and to students here at the school within the addiction option, but also to see if we can publish this as a paper and maybe make a presentation at a area or national conference,” Finneran said. Finneran said the main reason he wanted to do this research was to, “give back and help the helpers.”

“As you are probably well aware there is a huge epidemic with opioids. Fentanyl has crept into the mix and

it is related to a lot of the overdoses that we see. Fortunately Keene as an institution has been largely spared that, but if you go outside of the campus, a couple weeks ago, there were four overdoses in the city. The fentanyl is a big deal. Alcohol and tobacco haven’t gone anywhere and they claim a lot of lives too but this is one epidemic, so we want to help support people that are trying to do the work and we want to offer things to our students here. You guys will go forth to serve long after we have taken our basketballs and gone home for the day and then you will be the field,” Finneran said.

He continued by saying he has been in the field for a lengthy amount of time. He said, “My training is in the area of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and somewhere along the journey, I came into contact with the 12 steps of recovery as you can see in alcoholics anonymous and

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Digging up the Media Arts Center lawn ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR Many may have noticed orange barricades and white powder on the grounds of Keene State College, most often in front of the Media Arts Center (MAC). These affected areas are almost always seen being excavated.

However, many students, faculty and staff have expressed confusion as to what exactly is happening on the building’s front lawn.

Senior health science major Shannon Sweeney walks by the MAC on her way to classes and said she’s noticed the digging for a while. “Its seems like every year, almost every semester since I’ve been here, they do that pipe work,” Sweeney said.

“I just think it’s weird that nobody ever talks about or explains [it].”

MAC Administrative Assistant Cheryl Martin expressed similar statements. Martin said for the almost seven years she has worked at KSC, she’s seen the lawn in front of the MAC being dug up and is concerned, especially with the “white, undetermined powder.”

Steam pipes run under the entire campus, stretching from Pond-

side I to Monadnock Hall and from Rhodes Hall to beyond Holloway.

Any time a pipe leaks, the trades group is responsible for fixing it, according to Supervisor of Plumbing and Heating Plant Operations Bill Rymes.

A leak is first indicated by dead grass, Rymes said. The heat from the broken pipes rises and kills the grass. Once the ground begins bubbling or steaming, the trades group barricades the patch of land and contacts a mechanical contractor.

Many of the repairs are done in the fall because the central steam plant is shut off in August in order to rebuild steam traps, Rymes said.

Once the repairs have been made, the steam plant is turned back on, sending high pressure throughout all the pipes. This is when leaks are found, according to Rymes.

Fixing a leak only requires a couple workers and a few thousand dollars, Rymes said. The process of repairing the pipe involves locating the leak, cutting and removing the defective section of the pipe and replacing it with a new section of pipe.

Pipe insulation is also pressed and compacted around pipes to

“provide insulation and waterproofing,” Rymes said. This pipe insulation is a “ground marble product” in the form of “a white, powdery substance.”

When the new section of pipe is placed, it’s good for about 10 years, Rymes said.

“It’s more cost-effective to make repairs and strategically [replace sections of pipes] than to just change [the entire pipe system] out. Unless, of course, we can associate it with a construction project like they’ve done with so many other buildings on campus,” Rymes said.

While a majority of the other pipes under the campus have been replaced with newer piping, the ones under the MAC have not.

Rymes said the pipes are meant to last about 20 years, but the ones under the MAC are about 30 years old.

Less than a decade ago, KSC had developed plans to transform the MAC into the Visual and Media Arts Center (VMAC). This new building was supposed to combine six departments (film studies, communication studies, journalism, philosophy, studio arts and graphic arts) and three student organiza-

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tions (The Kronicle, the yearbook, The Equinox, the student newspaper and WKNH, the radio station), according to the Programming and Conceptual Design Report by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering P.C. in 2010.

Yet, the building was never built.

Reports date back as late as Jan. 7, 2014, which include budgets and departmental room requirements.

According to Rymes, the trades group is waiting to replace the entire pipe system under the MAC until they know the future plans for the building due to expenses.

“It’s a big investment,” Rymes said. “We understand the problems, but it just doesn’t make sense to make that big of an investment until we know what’s going to happen right there in that location.

It seems kind of silly to keep doing this, but on the other hand, it make less sense to put something in that’s very expensive just to rip it out in the near future to make a modification somewhere else.”

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Professor publishes seventh book GRACE PECCI

OPINIONS EDITOR It’s a Wednesday afternoon around 5:45 p.m.. Keene State College English Lecturer Jeff Friedman is packing up his materials as he gets ready for his long car ride home.

Among the books he’s packed away is his newest publication, “Floating Tales”- a collection of what he says is “umbrella-ed under prose poetry.”

Floating Tales is Friedman’s seventh book he’s published, and when explaining what his book is comprised of, he said you’d have to go back to where he started.

Friedman was born in Chicago and grew up working in the Garment District in St. Louis, Missouri.

“I was really probably a poet of place,” Friedman said. “When I was much younger, like a kid, I was kind of writing these little funny tales and making up stories about my schoolmates in sixth grade, like someone kissing somebody who wasn’t actually doing it, getting people in trouble.”

From there, Friedman said his writing evolved over the years as he began to write family work poems.

As he got older, he went through a point where his poetry was very morbid.

“Growing up, I was very funny and, you know, class clown early on in my poetry career,” Friedman said. “I wanted to be taken seriously, and I know when you’re being funny, you’re not taken seriously, so I kind of made sure everything was morbid and ended in death.”

But as time went on, Friedman’s humor couldn’t help but show through his writing again. He worked on more improvisational pieces and said he began getting up on stage with his friend in New York.

“I started really getting into letting my real personality come out too much,” Friedman explained.

After this, he began working towards satire, which eventually turned into what he considers mini tales, fables, comic sketches, micro stories and even jokes.

Friedman said he was influenced by many Jewish comedians. He described the humor a lot of times as “these funny things, but sort of wipe the smile off your face by the end.”

At some point, Friedman said he decided, “There’s nothing wrong with entertaining people, making them laugh or making them interesting.”

In terms of his work recently, he said he is trying to get back into writing poetry in lines, but that most of his work is turning into fables.

“Over the years I’ve learned how to do different things with them...I’ve been able to apply them to situations in the world, being able to comment on political things and

sort of make like a metaphor for [people] to talk about it,” Friedman explained about his recent works.

When asked what advice he would give to aspiring writers and poets, Friedman said to stay persistent and find your own voice through reading. He said it’s been fun teaching at KSC and getting his students to a place where they can let go and write interesting things.

“We’re all expressive animals; that’s why humanities is so important,” Friedman explained.

“Because the greatest thing is we have this above everything else, we can express ourselves.”

KSC English Department Chair Brinda Charry has worked closely with Friedman for the 12 years she’s been at the college.

“We sometimes collaborate, we teach classes together,” Charry explained. “He’s been here much longer than me and he would always give me tips and ideas.”

Charry said she has read his newest publication and thinks he is a fantastic poet. She describes him as being lyrical, clever and funny.

“This is a very unusual piece of work in that it is prose poetry, so he combines the kinds of techniques and skills of writing of poetry and it’s got an ear for sound and image along with narrative along with storytelling, so I think he’s an exceptional poet,” she commented.

Charry also said she feels that Friedman has an ability to tell a good story even as he’s writing.

KSC senior and elementary education with an English writing option Ariel Freedman has taken four classes with Friedman. The classes included Creative Writing, Prose Poetry and Micro Fiction, Writing Funny and Writing Portfolio. While she hasn’t read his newest publication “Floating Tales,” she said she has read different pieces of his in her classes.

As a professor, Freedman said she feels that he gives good feedback.

“I feel like when I’m looking at his writing, I’m looking at an example of something that’s what I’m trying to write like,” she said. “He has a really bold style, a really provocative style and… it’s worded really well.”

Freedman also said she’s learned a lot from him having him as a professor.

“I learned what microfiction is and what flash fiction is. He’s also a good resource for if you want to get your work published,” she said.

Freedman continued, “He’s opened my eyes to different kinds of poetry that I didn’t know existed.”

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When I was much younger, like a kid, I was kind of writing these little funny tales and making up stories about my schoolmates in sixth grade, like someone kissing somebody who wasn’t actually doing it, getting people in trouble.

Jeff Friedman Keene State College English Lecturer

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Jeff Friedman reads his most recent publication titled, “Floating Tales.”

Digital activism and what it’s good for SIMON BURCH

Karpf’s focus was on what digital activism looks like today and what it’s good for. The presentation was attended by approximately 70 KSC students and a few Associate Professor at George Washington Univer- members of the community. sity David Karpf gave a speech on Digital Activism on Karpf’s presentation focused on how activism has Tuesday, Sept. 26 in the Mabel Brown Room of the L.P. changed over the years and what it looks like in the 21st Young Student Center. century.

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David Karpf came to KSC last week to discuss exactly what digital activism is and how it impacts the world we live in.

Karpf who is the author of “The MoveOn Effect,” and “Analytic Activism,” has been studying activism for most of his academic career. He said activism follows Robert Dahl’s definition of power, which says that state’s power is one group or individual causing another to act in a way they normally wouldn’t. Karpf also said that good activism is “nimble, responsive and reactive.”

Associate Professor of Communications and Philosophy, Dr. Amber Davisson helped put on the event.

Davisson said she knew Karpf from graduate school and thought he would be a good way to start off a series of events similar to the one on Tuesday.

Future speakers include Nora Draper and Maggie Hassan, who will be speaking about broadband access.

Davisson said she has wanted to put on this type of a series of events for a while but has been unable to get funding. However, she said, “On a campus where there’s not a lot of money right now, there are a lot of organizations who are willing to chip in.” She said multiple organizations have contributed to making these events possible, including a grant from the Office of Service Learning.

Scott Gamble, a first-year here at KSC, said events like this are a great way to increase student awareness of what’s going on in the world. Gamble said the presentation taught him a lot about the way social media is being used today in politics, and how that affects our government.

Karpf, in his talk, said a big problem in today’s politics is the “echo-chamber environment” that so many people find themselves in. His speech was framed largely around the way digital activists are responding to the Trump Administration, and what that means going forward.

In speaking of what digital activism might look like

in the next five years, Karpf said he doesn’t know what to expect except that “it’ll be different.”

He did say though that the key to good activism remains the same as it always has, and that is creating “lateral pressure,” or indirect pressure that is exerted on the target of activism by the larger community.

Gamble said that one of the most important things he took away from the speech was that “anyone can take part in these conversations,” and get involved now.

He also said that speeches like this are worthwhile because they teach students about the world and to see things from a new perspective. Karpf, who did around a dozen talks last year, said he enjoys speaking to students.

For the most part, last year, he was speaking about his book “Analytic Activism,” but he said “when you’re giving a book talk, there’s kind of a standard audience that shows up,” mostly academics who are studying the same subject.

Karpf said that when he gives talks like the one on Tuesday, he has to change his mindset and keep his audience in mind.

He says it’s “like when a stand-up comedian is used to doing the same jokes and is forced to do new jokes.”

Simon Burch can be contacted at sburch@kscequinox.com

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Green Bikes program at KSC JESSICA RICARD

SENIOR REPORTER/COPY EDITOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR “Come to me with a lock and a good attitude, I’ll lend you a bike,” are the very words Bike Program and Sustainability Office Assistant Marcus McCarroll tells Green Bike users on a daily basis. Whether it’s for 10 minutes or 10 months, students and Keene community members can rent out the green cruisers for as long as they please.

A former nurse, McCarroll has been working with green bikes since 2005 and had little bike repair experience before taking the job at Keene State. A bike accident at 10 years old caused McCarroll to lose his front teeth and break his jaw in two places, but as soon as he healed up, all he wanted to do, he said, was get another bicycle and keep riding again.

In terms of his role at Keene State, McCarroll does a variety of things, but when asked to explain, he said he can describe the things he doesn’t do more quickly than the things he does. Although he doesn’t test drive the bikes, he also doesn’t pride himself in his computer skills. “I’m stuck in the 18th century here. I’ve got 18th century machinery, I’ve got handwritten notes that go back to 2015 and earlier than that.”

When it comes to the process he uses to rent out bikes to students, that too is done “in the 18th century,” as McCarroll would say. If one were to stroll down to the basement of Keddy Hall, where McCarroll’s office and workspace is located, a tall, green filing cabinet contains an enveloped file for each bike that is “out,” or not in the shop. When a bike is returned, he has to search the hundreds of envelopes in the filing cabinet for the bike’s number and document that it has been returned with pen and paper.

Not only do students and Keene community members come to McCarroll to rent out bikes, but they come to repair and even donate them as well. McCarroll even said if you wanted to build a bike from scratch, starting with a frame, that’s doable, but the biggest barriers in repairing bikes includes replacing wheels, tires and pedals. According to McCarroll, a bundle of tires used to cost about $150. However, now, he said he finds them to cost about $400 for bundle of four tires.

With the budget the Green Bike Program is given, McCarroll said it’s difficult to do as many things in the program with the lack of money. “Basically, they don’t have a lot of money to do anything with the program unfortunately. I wish there was, from every student, five bucks thrown into a kiddy and you know, we could say every year we’re gonna get [X amount of money] just to do stuff with.”

As for expenses, for example, McCarroll struggles with purchasing labels for the bikes. Each bike gets four different labels when it’s added to the fleet and available for check-out. One states the unreturned bike fine, another states Lock Your Bike Up Tight, the third states Preserve the Dignity of Our Trees and the fourth is writ-

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I was struck by the simplicity and clarity of some of the ideas that they would offer to some folks seeking recovery. At the time I was working with folks who had major mental illness such as schizophrenia and co-occurring substance use disorders and finally I found myself incorporating some of those ideas into my work which I thought benefited the folks I worked with.”

Finneran’s colleague professor of Health Science Specializing in Addictions Dr. Margaret Ann Smith said Finneran has great dedication for their students.

“The neat thing is we have different personalities. I’m sort of more loud and he is very soothing and calm and students really appreciate that. He’s a wonderful teacher, I

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I’ve seen so many Green Bikes not locked up all over campus. The workers at Green Bikes invest hours into making bikes ride smoothly and it sucks when they’re not locked up.

Haley Kean KSC Junior and Green Bike Employee ten out by hand by McCarroll. At the time of the interview, he was down to having three labels left, which is not even enough to fully label one bike.

Junior Green Bikes employee Haley Kean has been working for McCarroll for about five weeks now in helping to repair broken bikes. Although she said she believes the program is given a lot of generous donations, she doesn’t think the program receives enough recognition from the school.

“Sometimes, Green Bikes feels like this great resource that not enough people know about, but I think and hope that’s changing,” Kean said. “I want students to know that this resource is available to them, but I want them to respect it at the same time. I’ve seen so many Green Bikes not locked up all over campus. The workers at Green Bikes invest hours into making bikes ride smoothly and it sucks when they’re not locked up.”

An avid Green Bike user, senior Gabby Pacheco began using Green Bikes as a way to get around town instead of using her car. After four years of using the bikes, she said she’s noticed that even more people are starting to use them too.

“I think this program is great. The ability to rent a bike for any amount of time, for free, is amazing, especially for college students. The program is also great as KSC makes strives to become a more sustainable campus. Green Bikes has helped in many ways. With a bike, I’m able to get to work, class and anywhere in downtown Keene in no time,” Pacheco said.

In terms of renting out a Green Bike, the Green Bikes Office is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..

As long as you bring a bike lock and are in a “good mood,” McCarroll said, you should have no problems renting out a bike.

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Marcus McCarroll is the Bike Program and Sustainability Office Assistant here at Keene State. He does a variety of things having to do with the Green Bikes, including repairs.

have never heard anything negative about him once. Everyone adores him. He is very intelligent, he knows his stuff, he practices out in the field, so he’s very knowledgeable with what’s happening out there. He’s very invested in sharing his knowledge experience with his students,” Smith said.

Smith would say that giving back to the field with doing his research reflects Finneran’s character. She said, “He is very much towards educating the new workforce, the new profession in addictions, so he wants students to carry on the message of hope and strength in recovery. He also wants to develop new counselors in the field. He’s always invested in helping the profession and the field be more accessible to clients, access for students to become counselors and he’s just dedicated to the addiction in general.”

Smith added she believes Finneran

would be one of students’ favorite professors within the major and minor. “I think there’s an extra positive spin on it when he teaches addictions because then students are drawn into understanding the topic as well as helping them prepare to go out into the field or the profession knowing the correct information about addictions, which a lot of people have misinformation about,” Smith said.

In a phone interview, 2016 Keene State alumni and former advisee of Finneran Brittany Junkins said continues to have a professional relationship with Finneran.

During Junkins’ time at KSC, Finneran helped her with her own research and made it possible for her to present at the Academic Excellence Conference and the New Hampshire Psychological Association Academic Conference. She said, “I wanted to build off of research that I did in one of his classes.

He helped me expand on it and make it into an adequate presentation to present.” Junkins touched on Finneran’s personality as a faculty member at Keene State. Junkins said, “He is just absolutely phenomenal. I actually had quite a few classes with him and the way he presents his material, he really engages the students in a way that is very meaningful that not only helps you understand the educational component but really helps you understand the feelings and experiences our future clients might be going through.” Finneran had influence on Junkin’s decision to go to graduate school and further her education. Junkins said, “he was actually the one who introduced me to the grad school I go to now, which is Smith College School for Social Work. He always spoke very highly of their program, very highly of the students he has had the opportunity to work with in the field and what a

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Marijuana decriminalized in New Hampshire and on-campus rules do not change OLIVIA BELANGER

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR New Hampshire has reduced the penalties on marijuana possession due to a new state law.

The law took full effect two weekends ago, according to New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), and states that people found with three-fourths of an ounce of marijuana will now face a $100 fine rather than jail time.

Those who do not identify themselves can still be arrested, however.

Keene State College Associate Director of Campus Safety Stuart Mitchell said this new law does not apply to how KSC handles possession or use of marijuana.

“The decriminalization of marijuana does not make it a lawful or legal substance, it’s still against the law,” Mitchell said.

“As far as the college is concerned, it is still a prohibited substance… students will be dealt with, faculty, staff, anybody on campus using it or possessing it will be dealt with in the same manner.”

When found possessing or using mar-

ijuana, it will be dealt with by not only Campus Safety, but Residence Life and the Conduct Office as well, according to Mitchell.

Campus Safety responds to the Residence Life requests and will investigate.

“If need be, we will contact Keene Police [Department] and bring them on board with the process, but otherwise we will seize the paraphernalia and marijuana,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell added that three-fourths of an ounce is visually significant, and if there is ever a question as to whether someone is possessing more than that, the Keene Police Department will be contacted. “If you have more than what looks like personal use, we have to bring in the [Keene] Police Department and we’ll let them make the determination,” Mitchell said.

“I don’t know if they’re going to carry scales or what they’re going to do, but we’ll let them make the determination if it’s over three quarters of an ounce.”

Keene Police Department Captain Steve Stewart said whether they decide to arrest or fine someone is situational.

“We’ll just have to treat it by what

amounts are arrestable or not,” Stewart said.

Mitchell said currently for this academic year, Campus Safety has had more complaints regarding vaping than marijuana use.

“We’ve had more calls for people vaping in their rooms because they put out these huge clouds of smoke and they set off the fire alarms and we have to respond over,” Mitchell said.

He stressed that regardless of the new law put in place in New Hampshire, marijuana is still against the law and it “will still get you into trouble.”

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wonderful educational experience they are getting, which encouraged me to get into it. Once I did, he was absolutely right, they have a fabulous program and he really made me want to continue learning about the field I chose, social work, but I still have a great interest in substance abuse and addictions.

He always encouraged me to go further and I even still have contact with him now. He really cares about his students heading into the direction they see themselves going into.

He really cares about students personally too as well as professionally so he helped me get my education to that next step where I felt ready to engage in grad school.”

Junkins concluded and said, “Anyone who is fortunate enough to cross paths with John, I believe, leaves just a little bit stronger and just a little bit wiser.”

Emma Hamilton can be contacted at ehamilton@kscequinox.com

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GOVERNMENT CAROLINE PERRY

SPORTS EDITOR On October 3rd, 2017, the Student Government had a discussion connecting to a campus forum with Kristen Mattheson, a representative for Lloyd’s.

In this discussion, the council talked about new marketing concepts, the freshness of the food/quality of taste, student awareness of specials, as well as the idea of incorporating new foods.

The need for more grab and go gluten-free products was also touched on, especially with more and more students searching for food with a variety of qualities.

The discussion and action section of the meet-

ing emphasized budget cuts and discussed the recommended budget for the National Association for Music Education.

The National Association for Music is a Keene based program that focuses on music education, professional development (vocals, bands, orchestra workshops), community service and welcoming music interested students into the music department.

The NAFME association requested a budget of $10,020 due to an increase of members from 32 to 42, but the Student Government approved the total recommended budget, which was $7,570, stating the club could request more later on if need

be so.

In this same section, another discussion and action was to be discussed, but the Keene State Media Productions representative did not show to present.

The meeting continue with treasurer elections for the class of 2019 and 2020 were held.

Abigail Call ran for treasurer for the class of 2019 and Emily Foy ran for treasurer for the class of 2020.

With no further discussions, the meeting was adjourned after committee reports and courtesies.

Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com

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Will the violence ever end?

IT’S NOT COMPLICATED A call to the U.S. Government to create stricter gun laws and regulations Guns are too easy for people to obtain. It’s that simple. No one should have a need for 23 rifles. No one should be sneaking those rifles around. And most importantly, no one should use those rifles to harm innocent human lives.

We at The Equinox are appalled at the recent mass shooting and want a change in our nation’s gun laws and restrictions. This past Sunday, when almost 600 people in Nevada became victims to yet another “deadliest mass shooting in American history,” thoughts and prayers were sent to Las Vegas. However, thoughts and prayers only go so far when the number of mass shootings in America continuously rise.

Within the past few years, we’ve seen the numbers of people killed in shootings get higher and higher, from 26 in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, to 49 in the 2016 Orlando Shooting and to now 59 in the Las Vegas Shooting on Sunday. Yet, no proactive changes have been made to counteract these acts of violence. In fact, no changes have been made at all.

What we find to be a huge problem with this country is that it is almost like we are becoming desensitized to these shootings.

It’s as if we have accepted the fate, that we have accepted that one man walking into a concert and injuring upwards of 600 people is unpreventable.

We acknowledge that there are many responsible gun owners who would never imagine carrying out atrocities with their guns.

However, there are many weapons that can be obtained easily and be bought legally that carry out mass atrocities like these. Though making stricter gun laws may not prevent every murder or mass shooting that happens, it will certainly make it harder for people to conduct these vicious and tasteless acts.

We feel that overall, we would like to see the nation as a whole make a change on gun laws and restrictions. No matter where someone stands politically or what their views are on guns, we need to make a change to stop mass shootings from being so frequent. We need to continue to focus on these issues daily, rather than discussing changes and forgetting about the issues until another mass atrocity occurs.

There will never be a good time to bring up gun control, but in the midst of tragedies like Las Vegas, changes to our country’s gun laws need to be made. We at The Equinox are asking for any sort of movement from our government. Any response. Really, any change at all will give us hope.

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The pros and cons of Macs and PCs ABBYGAIL VASAS

Equinox Staff The question of Macintosh (Mac) versus Windows PCs has been present practically since the dawn of computers, but with modern technology progressing rapidly, it is becoming more difficult to make a decision.

There is no denying that both types have good and bad aspects to them, so for most college students, it will come down to personal preference.

When it comes to picking out your next computer, a big factor to keep in mind is cost. Computers are expensive, but Macs are generally more expensive than Windows computers. A Macbook or Macbook Pro could cost from $1,299 to $1,799, and a desktop iMac could cost as much as $2,299. On the other hand, you could buy the Microsoft Surface laptop, the Acer Swift 3 or the 2017 Dell XPS13 for less than $1,000 from the Microsoft store, and these can be even cheaper if bought from the Amazon Marketplace. If you feel so inclined, you can also build your own Windows computer by buying individual parts online for fairly low prices, and you will be able to personalize almost every aspect of your computer while also spending less money.

Personalization can be very important to many computer users, especially those who spend a lot of time in front of their screen, whether it be for work or play. According to Business Insider, computer gamers generally use Windows PCs because of their ability to be customized. Serious gamers frequently update the hardware on their computers to make them faster, hold more memory or make graphics look cleaner. On a Windows PC, it is relatively easy to buy extra memory or a better graphics card and add to or replace the existing hardware in the computer. On a Mac, changes like that are almost impossible. Another aspect of this is being able to replace parts of an old computer that start slowing down or breaking, rather than being forced to buy a whole new computer.

Another important factor to keep in mind is what you plan on doing with your computer. Macs may look cool and trendy, but it may be best not to judge a computer by its shell. Macs have traditionally been used for artistic projects like graphic design and photo or video editing, but according to Roberto Blake of Creative Pro, a website that provides information and resources to creative professionals, Mac use may be just that: a tradition.

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In his article “Is Mac or PC Better for Graphic Designers?” he states, “The reason many designers gravitate to buying a Mac and are looked down on in the industry if they don’t is mostly a matter of tradition, not substance. Most people who have been in the industry with 20 years or more of experience have a preference for Mac, because for a very long time it was the only option, and in their minds it still is.”

It is important to remember that Mac is no longer the only option for graphic designers and visual editors. The tradition of using Macs started because digital typography and the first version of Photoshop were designed on a Mac Computer in the 1980s.

However, computer processing and display have come a long way since the ‘80s and Blake points out in his article that Adobe products, such as Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, were not made to perform better on certain operating systems; rather, they require certain computer specifications such as processing power and memory size. Blake himself uses both Mac and Windows computers for his graphic design work and has said that as long as both computers

have similar specifications, there is little to no difference in his ability to complete his work. Blake also adds that sometimes Macs are needed in his field, especially when it comes to managing workflow across multiple devices.

Apple products are great at communicating with other Apple products. However, many people run into issues when a Mac needs to communicate or share information with a Windows PC or vice versa.

When choosing your next computer, pay attention to what kind of computers your peers and professors use. Here at Keene State College, our Information Technology Group has the ability to work with and support both Macs and Windows PCs, but it is important to note that the Smartcarts in most classrooms come with a permanently installed Windows PC and laptop hookups that may not be compatible with Mac ports without an adapter. TechCrunch, a website dedicated to informing users about Tech News and reviewing new products, released an article last year by Lucas Matney titled “Apple’s new MacBook Pro kills off most of the ports you probably need.” One of those

ports that was removed from their laptop design was the USB port, the one practically everyone uses for a variety of things such as plugging in a flash drive, transferring videos, music or pictures to or from their phones or other devices, or using an external keyboard or mouse. Many Mac users may need to purchase extra adapters or cables to use the existing ports with other devices. This is not the first time that Apple products have been missing staple pieces of hardware, such as the iPhone 7, which has no headphone jack, thus requiring consumers to purchase bluetooth earbuds. Matney said in his article that “losing the headphone jack on the new iPhone 7 or ditching the old USB on the new MacBook have created a bit more of an uproar among users that aren’t psyched about needing a dongle on-hand at all times to connect their device to things they need.”

When choosing your next computer, you may find it useful to do your own research before you break out the credit card. There are a number of websites that regularly review new technology and offer advice to those searching for their next computer.

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Although there may only be a few Mac products to choose from, there are hundreds of options for Windows PCs based on your main interests and activities. Windows computers range greatly in price to accommodate the college student budget and are compatible with most of the permanently installed computers on campus. I personally use a Windows desktop PC and laptop for all of my photo and video editing, writing, research and video games and I have yet to experience any major issues. When my computers do occasionally break or malfunction, rather than having to bring it to a specialist like with most Mac products, I can simply call one of my more tech-savvy friends to give a diagnosis and teach me how to fix it.

Most accessories or extra parts I might want are relatively affordable too. Whether you are a computer genius or just starting out, your dream computer is just a click away.

Abbygail Vasas can be contacted at avasas@kscequinox.com

New iOS 11 features aim to benefit iPhone users ZOEANN DAY

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Smartphones are always changing, especially the iPhone. New products, softwares and updates are always coming out attempting to make the iPhone the best smartphone there is, a concept that many would argue is true.

Recently, the new iOS 11 software for the iPhone has made national news with its latest features. With this update, Apple has made lots of efficient and safety-minded changes to the previous software. There’s so many new features available with iOS 11 that there’s almost too many to count.One of these is the ability to customize the scroll up menu called the control center.

New elements have been added to what you can choose to add to the control center, including an alarm and notes shortcut, Do Not Disturb for when you’re driving, screen recording and so much more. Along with this, the lock screen and notifications center have been merged, meaning when you scroll down for your notifications when your phone is unlocked, you see your lock screen instead of the old notifications bar.

These features and so many more were designed to make our smartphones just that: smarter. One of the coolest features I’ve found is being able to send money to friends. With iOS 11,

if you are an Apple Pay user, you can now send and receive money through messages and Siri.

This is really useful for college students especially, because it gives us the power to get money from our parents or pay our friends back quickly, all without fear of money misplacement or insecurity.

Another new concept introduced through iOS 11 is the do not disturb while driving feature. If you turn this setting on, the phone will sense when you might be in a car through new technology and will automatically turn off your notifications.In my opinion, this feature is necessary in this day and age. Distracted driving is a huge problem and causes so many accidents.

With this new quality in phones, accidents caused by texting and driving can be prevented and this feature has the potential to save lives.

One new element that I found interesting in iOS 11 was the ability to screen record. This allows you to hit a button and record everything that you do on your phone until you choose to stop recording.

I didn’t think this would be particularly useful, but I think it’s really interesting to use. If you need to show someone how to do something but can’t describe it, this is a great way to show them. I have found it very useful, despite my initial feelings, and I think it’s a great addition to the

iPhone.This new update has made advancements in order to make our lives easier, faster, safer and more efficient, and I think it’s doing just that.

Features like Do Not Disturb while driving will make iPhone users safer on the roads.

In addition, elements like the new and improved Apple Pay method and the ability to screen record will be much more efficient for college students.

Overall, I found the new iOS 11 software is a great update for iPhone users, and it will definitely make lives easier.

Zoeann Day can be contacted at zday@kscequinox.com

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Heading in the right direction with carbon emission cutbacks RACHEL VITELLO

Equinox Staff In June 2017, President Trump made the decision to pull America out of the global Paris Climate Pact (an international effort to reduce global warming).

Upon this decision, there was much discussion across the country concerning environmental safety.

Recently, New Hampshire (along with eight other New England and Mid-Atlantic states) took a measure to help prevent greenhouse gas emissions and, in turn, global warming.

This decision was to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and create a set of proposals so the “cap-and-trade” program can continue after 2020.

I believe that it is a positive decision for New Hampshire to agree to more cuts in carbon emissions.

The economy is minimally affected in a negative way and it is for a worthy environmental cause.

It is scientifically proven that carbon emissions have a direct link to climate change and global warming.

According to NASA’s website, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have increased by a third since the Industrial Revolution, which is one of the most significant contributing factors to climate change.

Carbon emissions are responsible for 72 percent of all emitted greenhouse gases.

By cutting back and controlling the CO2 that is emitted into the atmosphere, we can make major strides in reversing these negative environmental impacts.

This plan also helps produce jobs. According to National Resources Defence Council’s (NRDC) website, RGGI has created 30,000 full-time jobs and $2.9 billion in total value to the state’s economies.

RGGI aims to stabilize and reduce carbon emissions.

Under RGGI, electric utilities can buy and sell carbon allotments that permit them to emit certain amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.

These are bought and sold at quarterly auctions,

with the proceeds go towards the involved states. New Hampshire has used most of the money from the program to reduce prices on consumer electric bills.

Many Republicans are opposed to New Hampshire’s involvement with the program because of the cost.

Electric rates and the cost of energy production within the region have gone up.

There is also dispute as to whether or not the revenues from RGGI are being used in the correct manner.

An independent assessment by University of New Hampshire Professor Dr. Ross Gittell found that if 100 percent of RGGI auction revenues were used to reduce business taxes, then the overall economic impact of RGGI would be positive.

However, this same study describes how New Hampshire would be experiencing the same increased costs in the regional electricity marketplace whether or not they joined RGGI. The only factor that affects the economy of New

Hampshire participating in the program is how the state chooses to use those allowances they receive as participants.

Overall, New Hampshire’s plan to cut back on carbon emissions through involvement with RGGI has far more benefits than negatives.

The increase in energy production is not correlated with the state’s participation in the initiative.

The economy and the environment both benefit from this decision.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com

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Social Media director What do Alec Baldwin, Snooki and Snoop Dogg all have in common? They each host an ongoing podcast.

Despite being multi-millionaire celebrities with household names, none of their shows this week are in the top 100 downloaded podcasts on iTunes. Instead, it’s weekly episodes from The New York Times, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the BBC and National Public Radio (NPR) featuring up-and-coming creators and former radio stars who hold the majority of these coveted spots.

Since these media giants like PBS and The New York Times were popularized by our parents and are holding onto the podcast market, then it would make sense that podcasts are mostly listened to by our parents’ generation, right?

Well, not exactly.

According to the Edison Research Institute, nearly 70 percent of podcasts were listened to on a smartphone, and a quarter of those listeners were under the age of 24.

On a panel released via podcast by Law Technology Today, panelist Natalie Kelly says young people “are looking for more convenient mobile options for getting at information, and podcasts fall nicely into the fray.”

She’s right, as many of the most popular podcasts on iTunes fall under the “News

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and Politics” category.

When teenagers and young adults in this country are constantly bombarded by tweets and memes to tell them what’s going on around them, it must be comforting for a calm, human voice to let them know the news of the day.

It is true that many podcasts are about daily news, and that most daily news is about politics. That being said, podcasts also feature an inside, often intimate look, at the lives of young people.

The millennial media company BuzzFeed has their own playlists, featuring young people talking about issues affecting them, such as “See Something, Say Something,” which is narrated by young Muslim-Americans.

Also, even though this new media format is popular

among young people, it is also heavily dominated by collegeeducated white men. According to “Wired,” two-thirds of podcasts on iTunes have a white, male host.

“Wired” writer Charley Locke said himself that the biggest problems among podcasting isn’t discovery, it’s diversity.

This problem has gotten to a point that one of NPR’s newest podcasts is simply titled: “Soooo Many White Guys.”

However, many of the most popular podcasts run by young people for young people feature diverse hosts, including “2 Dope Queens,” which debuted at number one on iTunes and remained there for a week. It is led by two Black women: Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson. The series is currently streamed by NPR. With many college-aged

students tuning in to podcasts, many are wondering why.

Some say it’s because of their portability. If your podcast is downloaded onto your iPhone, it’s easy to plug in and get cutting-edge news and knowledge on the go, without having to read or watch anything.

But there are others who feel that today’s media climate is driving young people to this new way of consuming media and information. No matter why, how or whose podcasts college-aged students are listening to, they are beginning to get a lot of attention...and they’re also free.

Abby Shepherd can be contacted at ashepherd@kscequinox.com

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On Saturday, Oct. 7, magician Jason Purdy will be performing at the Redfern Arts Center. Purdy is a Keene native who has wowed audiences at Keene State College in the past for orientation and other events on campus. However, this is his first time taking the stage at the Redfern Arts Center.

Purdy offers his talents for a variety of events including fund-raisers, school shows, kid’s birthday parties and camp and recreation programs. His performances can vary from wide-scale illusions, to more classic or intimate tricks, according to his website. As for what he will specifically perform during his time at KSC, it is a secret to be revealed the day-of.

However, Director of the Redfern Arts Center Shannon Mayers said, “[The stage] gives him the opportunity to do his bigger illusions and tricks on a stage, rather than a smaller place, like a birthday party.”

Mayers added this is why the performance will be hosted in the Main Theatre, rather than in a recital hall.

Purdy said he is most excited that this event is open not just to students, but also to families.

“I’m definitely looking forward to performing for the younger kids and seeing their reactions to [the performance]”, said Purdy. Mayers said she had a similar enthusiasm about the event being family-oriented. “[The Redfern staff] wanted to expand our family programming because it has been so successful. We wanted to offer something in the fall, as well as the winter, which is when we host most of our family programming events,” said Mayers.

Mayers said she is excited for the interactive aspect of a magic performance. “Our past shows have been largely musical, but kids want to get up and move around, and it gives folks the opportunity to take pictures.

I know that I’m a mom myself and I was always grateful to see those kind of activities offered.”

This show is not exclusively put on for children, however. This show is open to people of all ages.

“I’m looking forward to entertaining a variety of minds and seeing that variety of people in the audience,” said Purdy.

This magic performance differs from the usual musical and theatrical performances put on by the Redfern.

KSC sophomore Genie Schowetsky said, “I think it’s really cool when events that are different from the norm are put on by the school; I think people really appreciate that when they see it.”

Mayers stresses the importance of offering events at the Redfern for all ages, not just college students.

“It is our commitment to be able to serve the community with family programming that doesn’t exist so much in our region. The Colonial Theatre has educational programs for school-aged kids, but this offers something for a slightly younger audience as well,” said Mayers.

College students can still enjoy the show though.

“It seems like something college kids would be more into than most people would think,” said Schowetsky. “It just sounds like something that’s fun and a good way to switch things up in our routine during the week.”

Purdy said he is just happy “to be able to bring happiness and wonder to the audience and be able to work for [himself] and enjoy what [he is] doing.”

“I imagine there will be a lot of squealing from the audience. I think people are really going to enjoy it,” said Mayers.

To learn more about Purdy and his events, you can visit his site: Jason Purdy Magic.

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The Bandstand Senie Hunt

BIO: I am a singer-songwriter and percussive guitarist currently out of Keene, New Hampshire. I was adopted from Sierra Leone where my passion for music began with West African drumming at a very young age. Being a self-taught musician forces me to be creative in the styles I perform, including the percussive techniques I apply on guitar.

I’ve been making music and performing around Boston, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire for most of my life: Professional studio recording, acoustic coffee houses, radio shows like WKXL Granite State of Mind, outdoor stages, private parties, weddings, film festivals, music festivals, local bars, jam sessions with friends, out in public parks, as well as home studio recordings.

From acoustic to electric, from folk to rock, I play a wide range of original music and a few acoustic covers as well. I am open to booking for weddings, private parties, public events, festivals etc. and I am always happy to perform.

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Keene, New Hampshire

Folk/Singer-songwriter, Percussive Guitar

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Stay tuned on Facebook for upcoming events!

NEWS: I’ve been asked to record at Plaid Dog Studios, a professional recording studio in Boston, Massachusetts.

One of my original songs, “Song Bird,” is available for listening free on my YouTube channel. I will be back in the studio recording the rest of the album in October and November.

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WHERE TO FIND MY MUSIC: (For listening) SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/seniehuntmusic (For watching) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvO9LRVRoFtzUYFop6HQUw (For Booking, Listening, Updates) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seniehuntmusic/

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Star of the Sea comes to KSC ERIN MCNEMAR

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On Thursday, Sept. 28, theater lovers alike gathered in the Redfern Arts Center to watch the American premiere of Moonfish Theatre’s, “Star of The Sea.” The play follows three characters, Máire Ní Dhúáin, Lord Merridith and Pius Mulvey, over the course of 30 years.

The story begins prior to the Irish Potato famine, and the audience is able to watch these characters grow from childhood and follow their stories as they head to New York on a Famine ship. “Star of The Sea” is told through a series of flashbacks and flash forwards, which are done through special effects.

One of the signature elements the Moonfish Theatre uses to captivate its audiences is bilingual theatre. Using a combination of Irish and English, the performers showcase how the famine impacted the

Irish language in a way that it never quite recovered from.

First-year Kacie Palmacci was one of the many people who attended the show and explained her thoughts on it being in both Irish and English.

“I thought it was great because you didn’t have to actually pay attention to the words as much. You had to pay attention more to the feeling of what was going on,” Palmacci said.

Although a large majority of the show was in Irish, translations and objects were projected on a screen that was also part of the set.

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“I thought the Foley artists were super effective at portraying the story,” Palmacci stated.

Another student who had a similar positive response to the show was first-year Alyssa Taylor. “I liked the acting and the special effects. You can kind of tell what’s outside, what’s inside and what’s a flashback,” Taylor elaborated. “I don’t watch a lot of plays, but it was unlike any other play I’ve seen. I’ve never had to read subtitles for a play before, so I thought that was pretty cool.”

After the last scene came to a close, the cast was met with a standing ovation from the audience.

However the show is not where this story ends. Leading up to the performance on Thursday, the Redfern Arts Center had various events throughout the week giving information about the play.

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Center had an exhibit

called “An Gorta Mór: A Journey through the Great Hunger of Ireland and Star of the Sea,” that was on display through Friday, Sept. 28.

After the show, audience members had the option to stay after for a Question and Answer discussion with the cast of “Star of The Sea,” and on Sept. 29, a Tech Talk was held with the Moonfish Technical Team discussing some of the special effects that went into creating the show.

The group’s next stop is the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Oct. 3 and 4.

Erin McNemar can be contacted at emcnemar@kscequinox.com

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The Moonfish Theatre takes the stage for The Star of the Sea, a bilingual performance in both English and Gaelic chronicling the Irish Potato Famine and the characters journey to New York.

KSC film alumnus follows film to his future MERIDITH KING

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt Editor Sometimes during your college years, you might have some of those dreadful thoughts that cross your mind; “What am I even going to be able to do with my degree after school? What if I can’t find a job in my field?” While that may be a very real fear for some, Keene State Alumni Alex Cucchi, has been making strides in his respective industry since graduating from the KSC film production department in 2012. Cucchi began his career within the film industry when he signed on as an intern with Ken Burns and Florentine Films in the winter of 2012.

Through working with the company and Ken Burns, Cucchi has worked his way up from intern, to being offered an assistant editor position on the film The Address, a documentary film based on a small Vermont school for boys with learning disabilities who learned and recited Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address every year.

Cucchi has worked on various projects with Florentine Films, including The Roosevelts, The Vietnam War, The Address and Country Music. The 10 part documentary film series, The Vietnam War series recently premiered on PBS in September of 2017.

Cucchi and the team he worked with were responsible for 2.5 episodes out of the series. “It was just something I was always interested in growing up, you know I was always making movies as a kid,” Cucchi said when asked on why he chose the medium of film.

“I think my dad had a big influence on a lot of things because he is a musician and likes kind of all

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KSC alumnus from 2012 Alex Cucchi graduated with a degree in film production. After college, he was able to get a successful job with Florentine Films.

those media arts and stuff, so I think that played a big part in my decision [to pursue film].”

Cucchi admits to not always being sure that, although wanting to pursue a career in film, that he would be actually able to successfully pursue a career in it.

“It was something I always had a passion for, but I didn't think it would get to be my job,” Cucchi said.

Cucchi named KSC professor emeritus, Larry Benaquist, as one of the most influential professors in

his career at KSC, and in pushing him to attain that pivotal internship with Ken Burns.

Benaquist was a primary figure in starting the KSC film department in the first place.

“Alex, I think, like with all students, I think it took a little while for him to know his own abilities.

He wrote beautifully and that was important,” Benaquist said.

“So it was a matter of just opening up a door. Some people you really don’t have to do more than that.”

Both Benaquist and Cucchi agree that film is a collaborative effort.

“With film its totally overwhelming,” Benaquist said. “You just have to trust other people.”

Cucchi’s brother, Max Cucchi, currently attends Keene State College as a Communications/Philosophy major, and holds his brother and his accomplishments in high regard.

“He doesn't try to brag about any of it [his work],” Max said.

“Also, from Keene State, it's kind

of exciting to see somebody be successful in an industry like that.”

“I am super proud of him”, Max said. “A lot of my friends are history majors or they just know of Ken Burns so I brag, probably way more than my older brother does.”

Alex also offered the advice for current film students: to not get caught up in their own egos.

“Just stay with it and be flexible,” Alex said.

“If you stay with it, and you’re flexible, you have the passion for it

and you have the talent, you should be able to make it work.”

Alex is currently working as an Assistant Editor on an eight part series on the History of Country Music, which will take him to the spring of 2019, with Florentine Films.

Meridith King can be contacted at mking@kscequinox.com

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Taking steps towards staying healthy Why so many students find themselves sick at the beginning of the semester KALILA BROOKS

Equinox Staff With the start of cold and flu season, it’s especially important that Keene State College students practice good health habits.

KSC first year Julian Seabury said that, in addition to himself, his girlfriend and one of his hallmates have gotten sick since the semester started. He said they didn’t quite know what they had contracted, but “sick is sick.”

With so many people feeling ill, everyone is put at risk.

KSC Coordinator for Wellness Education Tiffany Mathews said, “About 2,000 of our students live on campus and they live in very close quarters. It is more likely that illnesses would spread.”

KSC junior Jenna Egan said she agrees. “It definitely is easy to spread diseases when living on a campus with a bunch of college kids that probably don’t wash their hands all the time,” Egan said. “I just feel like it’s the Keene sickness. Everyone ends up getting a cough or a cold at the same time, usually. It goes away within a couple days, but no one knows how they got it.”

There are several actions students can take if they want to avoid getting sick.

Mathews said the recommendation from KSC and from the Center for Disease Control is to get a flu vaccination.

The Center for Health and Wellness encourages all students to go to their walk-in clinics, which happen every Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. If a student is not available at that time, they can call, make an appointment and get their flu shot then.

Getting a vaccine is not the only way students can battle these seasonal illnesses.

As a nursing major, Egan said, “Always [drink] water; hydration is really good for your body and your immune system.

Making sure you’re eating every meal, because not eating will make your immune system weaken. Hand hygiene: Purell— washing your hands is the best way to get rid of germs; you’re really scrubbing it off. When you’re coughing, cough into your elbow. If you sneeze, [use] a tissue… because it’s so easy to transmit pathogens through the air by coughing and stuff like that…

Just making sure that you sleep well, sleep is a real big thing.”

Even with all these good habits, no one can be completely immune. “It’s important when you’re living together in isolated communities like these to watch out for things that spread,” Seabury said.

Students shouldn’t hesitate to go to the Center for Health and Wellness if they start showing symptoms. Egan said, “If you’re really sick, get it checked out. You never know what it could be.”

“For students who may contract the flu,” said Mathews, “what we recommend is that they get rest, that they get fluids, [and] that they don’t share items with others.”

She added, “We just want to make sure that if students do get sick, they’re taking the time to rest and they’re letting their professors know so as not to transmit illnesses to others. If we all do our part to reduce that risk, then we’re less likely to get our community sick.”

SEBASTIEN MEHEGAN / MULTI MEDIA DIRECTOR

These products among many others are effective tools in keeping students from getting the cold and can even help remedy flu symptoms.

Kalila Brooks can be contacted at kbrooks@kscequinox.com

One student makes waves in math community

What Maria Aiello has been doing her last few years at KSC is paying off ALYSSA SALERNO

StudEnt LifE Editor Keene State College junior, Maria Aiello, is the first KSC student to ever win the New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics (NHTM) college mathematics scholarship.

“I actually didn’t know that I was the first winner from Keene State until a couple days ago, so that was kind of cool,” said Aiello.

“What I’ve been doing with math education here is because I want to become a math teacher.”

Aiello wants to teach either first through third graders or eighth grade. She said she’s not quite sure yet because she would love to teach algebra, but also wants to work with younger kids.

Aiello’s advisor Dr. Beverly Ferrucci was the person who recommended that she apply for the scholarship.

Along with being her advisor, Aiello and Ferrucci work together in the Math Center, and, therefore, have gotten to know each other well throughout the past two years.

Ferrucci said Aiello is “creative and dynamic.”

“She will make an excellent teacher. She’s very caring and

those are the qualities you need,” Ferrucci said.

She is actively involved on campus, working as an office assistant and a peer course assistant for Ferrucci. She is a note taker for the Office of Disability Services and she is also a tutor at Aspire for chemistry.

Maria already tutors students in the Math Center, both on math assignments and for the Praxis, a test education majors must take to become teachers in the state of New Hampshire.

Aiello said her work as a tutor and in her own academics made her a good candidate for the scholarship. She is also a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon, the math honor society.

Aiello is an elementary education and mathematics major with a psychology minor.

This year, Aiello and her friend Kiera Bell got a research grant to purchase two different types of algebra math gear. With these resources, they were able to test two groups of students to see which learning tool worked better. Aiello said she is still in the process of analyzing the data in hopes they will find what way is more helpful to students in getting them to learn difficult topics

in algebra.

During the summer she is a camp counselor and an orientation leader at KSC. During the academic year she is the President of Owl Nation, a general member of Circle K and focusing on the Beautiful Lengths fundraiser every year and plays several intramural sports at KSC. Aiello said that one thing that makes her unique is how involved she likes to be on campus, not just academically but socially too.

Director of Transitions and Parent Programs Casey Justice said she knows Aiello well through her involvement with Owl Nation and the Orientation program. She had nothing but great things to say about Aiello.

Justice said, “Maria is a gogetter. She’s a confident, young woman who is getting a full experience out of KSC. She has such a sweetheart and is one of the kindest people I know. She is really just a genuine person, very humble and definitely someone who other students look up to as a leader.”

Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY WILLIAM WROBEL

Maria Aiello being presented with the New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics college mathematics

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Kneeling during the National Anthem

What some KSC students are saying about this controversial topic COLBY DUDAL

Equinox Staff Last fall, National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the performance of the National Anthem. Kaepernick said the reason for doing so was as a form of protest against the way that black people are treated in America, particularly by police.

According to The New York Times, last Sunday, over 200 NFL players decided to take part in the protest by taking a knee during the National Anthem. The act of kneeling during the anthem has caused much controversy within not only the NFL, but throughout America.

Twenty Keene State College students were informally surveyed by The Equinox regarding their stance on the issue.

Out of the 20 students surveyed, six specifically mentioned the First Amendment of the Constitution being a reason the players should be able to take a knee during the game. KSC first year Aasia Mahmud said, “They should be allowed to protest because it is protected by the First Amendment. They have the right to express their actions and beliefs how they want to. For example, I could wear a cross around my neck and that would be okay.”

Among those who were surveyed, senior Bailey St. Laurent said, “I think the argument that they are disrespecting the military is backwards because the military fights to give us the right to protest. I support any freedom and the military ensures that we are able to protest.”

For senior Promise Kpee, the act of kneeling during the National Anthem is not just something he sees on TV, it is something he plans to participate in as a student athlete.

Kpee said, “I think it is their right to have a peaceful protest. There isn’t any other way that they could protest that would be accepted. I am actually kneeling during the National Anthem during our game on Wednesday,” Kpee did in fact kneel during the KSC soccer game on Wednesday, Sept. 27 and said it was in order to help bring awareness to police brutality and injustice towards minorities.

For some, the act of kneeling during the

National Anthem is wrong. Four out of the 20 surveyed felt that it was disrespectful.

First-year Adam Audet said, “I think that they really should stand because the flag is a representation of the country and anyone who has done something for it. The flag is worth a lot more than whatever they are protesting.”

For senior Anthony Kopatch, he said the issue of standing up when the National Anthem plays is important to him because he has family in the military.

Kopatch said, “I think that at first, when players began to kneel, that it actually represented something good and invoked change, but now everyone is doing it for their own reason and that is just stupid.”

Seven of the students who were surveyed, while not mentioning the First Amendment, still said they think kneeling during the National Anthem should be allowed.

“It is their choice if they want to do it. It shows solidarity and I don’t think that they mean to disrespect the flag or America,”said senior Brianna Schorr One student surveyed said she feels as though there are better ways to protest, even though she sees the message that they are trying to get across.

Junior Ali Tolan said, “On one hand, I can empathize with people that want to make a statement; they are not doing so in a productive way.”

Two of the students surveyed said that the main reason for the protest has to do with the leadership of President Donald Trump.

Sophomore Laura Valastro said, “Since our nation is in a bad place right now because of Trump, it is a way for players to protest in the most polite and respectful way possible.”

Only two of the 20 students surveyed said that they are unaware of the topic or have no opinion on it.

Colby Dudal can be contacted at cdudal@ksc.keene.edu

“I think the argument that they are disrespecting the military is backwards because the military fights to give us the right to protest. I support any freedom and the military ensures that we are able to protest.”

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Students learning about bird-friendly buildings MATTHEW KAHLMAN

Equinox Staff Imagine a planet without birds. According to the American Bird Conservancy, across North America, the estimated amount of birds killed annually in collision with buildings ranges from 100 million to one billion birds.

Birds can see ultraviolet (UV) light and rely on their vision to choose mates, find food and scan for predators, but birds cannot see glass.

On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Senior Biologist at New Hampshire Audubon Laura Deming came to Keene State College to give a speech on bird-friendly buildings. The speech was held in the Putnam Science Center at KSC. The event was organized by Brett Amy Thelen, who works for the Harris Center for Conservation Education, a non-profit organization based out of Hancock, New Hampshire.

The Harris Center has a partnership with KSC that supports undergraduate field research in environmental studies, geography and related disciplines. A few times a year, talks are scheduled by Thelen around campus that have a biological or ecological focus.

Thelen said she thought it was appropriate to have this talk because of all the buildings on campus that have giant glass windows and how bird collisions is a growing problem on campus.

Thelen said, “I didn’t realize the extent of the problem, I’ve seen some of the statistics, but I was pretty shocked by the number of birds that have died in collisions.”

An idea Thelen came up with was to retrofit the windows on campus with some kind of decal, film or sticker to help the birds see the glass. She also thought about monitoring birds that have hit glass windows at KSC. KSC first year Andrew Heymann was at the talk Tuesday night and said, “I was pretty blown away by the number of bird that die from colliding into windows. I never realized how big of an issue this actually is.”

Heymann was at the talk for extra credit for his management class, but said he actually enjoyed the talk because of how surprising the facts were and realized how such an unpopular topic can still be a huge problem. Heymann said, “The speech definitely opened my eyes.”

Deming has been doing these speeches for two years now. She said, “I wasn’t aware of these collisions until a few years ago, [when] the American Bird Conservancy came out with its guidelines.” Deming said in learning about the issue, it became clear how big of a problem this is.

“There are a lot of things killing birds, and some of those things are really complicated and difficult like climate change, but putting something over your window is not,” Deming said.

Deming said the ways to make your windows bird-friendly can be by using different shades of glass and putting patterns on the outside of them. Most of the glass is energy efficient, which helps cut down glare and reduce energy cost of heating and cooling the building.

One thing Deming said she would like to try and do was to make homeowners and building designers understand that there are a few things that they can do that are not difficult and could save a lot of birds.

Deming said birds are really important for seed dispersal and go after a lot of insect pest that get into our food crops. Deming explained the more depressed ecosystems are by losing species, the less stable they become.

Deming said this is just one problem among many; if we don’t do anything about it, than we are going to lose things and you can’t replace those things.

Matt Kahlman can be contacted at mkahlman@kscequinox.com

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STAFF COMMENTARY

Humans Of KSC Who is a person that has made a profound impact on your life?

A Day in the Life of a Transman

“Can’t I wear this?”

PAN LENNON HARRISON JUDE NORKIEWICZ

equinox staff

‘My dad, because he has made me the man I am today’

This Week at KSC FRIDAY 10/6

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Goodle Educator Training Series- Session 2 Coming out circle Young Student Center

Movie Time Young Student Center Somi Redfern Arts Center Bosnia and Hercegovina: Remembering Genocide, Finding a path Forward

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Crafternoon young student Center KSC Study Night Mason Library The Magic of Monadnock: Poetry Bridging Continents Mason Library

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What’s the Hoot?

SAM WHITAKER

President of KsC Pride KSC Pride is a student organization that offers a safe, welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ students and allies to be themselves.

We have two meetings weekly. One is our Pride meeting which is on Mondays at 7 p.m. and is open to all people, within the LGBTQ+ community or not.

On Wednesdays we hold a secondary meeting called Outspoken, which is a meeting for people within the LGBTQ+ community.

In Pride, we often play games, engage in educational (yet fun) activities, or sing our hearts out in karaoke. Outspoken is a more intimate discussionbased meeting. In those meetings, we’ll choose some topics at the beginning of the semester that we want to get around to talking about and then a different subject will be selected each time by the vice president, who is the one who runs that meeting.

We also do activism outside, one example of which is the annual Pride Parade in the spring.

The best way to get involved is to attend our weekly meetings, whether it is just the Monday night

Pride meetings or both. The other is to stop by our tables when we attend other events or are raising awareness for certain relevant topics and causes.

Anyone interested should look in the coming weeks for information about our upcoming Pride Prom.

Sam Whitaker can be contacted at sam.whitaker@ksc.keene.edu

Each turn felt like the next step in a death march. The flow of the tires like the beating of a drum, turn, thump, turn, thump. I wring the tissue I brought in my hands, tearing it to bits and allowing them to fall to the floor of the car to be picked up later with regret.

The car makes its last turn into the parking lot and the last beat of the drum falls. I hesitate to take off my seatbelt buckle, allowing my body to relax as much as possible, breathing deeply.

Finally releasing myself, I open the door and slip out of the front seat on to the ground.

“You ready to get stuff for school? You could really use a few new blouses and a nice pair of jeans,” my mom said from the other side of the car. “Um, yeah, I guess,” I say as I fake a smile and answer.

Entering the store, I feel my body stand still, contemplating the sides – women’s, men’s. Pulling one way to please my mom and pulling the other to please myself. My mom questions why I stopped and pulls me away, wanting to show me something in the women’s section.

I can feel my body start to sweat and my mind race; you ugly faggot, you nasty tomboy, you trashy lesbo, the words and terms fill my head. I feel the heat of confusion and anxiety and it pulls me away from myself. I feel my body moving and function, but my mind is gone, gone away with the feeling of true dysphoria.

I pull out my phone and try anything to distract myself from all the clothing and pain around and inside me. “Paige. Paige what about this? Are you even paying attention? God, why do I even try to help you?” My mom pulls my mind back a little and I confess I wasn’t even really looking.

I put my phone back and wrench my neck to look at the thin sheer shirts that draw attention to the chest, the tight jeans to show off legs and butt, the tall boots for height and sex appeal.

I try to breath deeper to calm myself, new words flow mixing with the painful insults – This isn’t for you. Why can’t we just go over there? Is it that bad for me to want to wear other clothing? I continue to question myself and listen to the insults roll around as I try to find something to please my mother. I see something simple: a plaid shirt that, if worn just right, could pass for a men’s shirt. I pull it off the rack. “What about this?” I show my mother the garment.

“Oh, yeah, that’s cute, you know, wrap it around your waist with a little pair of cut-off jean shorts?”

“I don’t know, maybe, or I could just wear it?”

I say with the least argumentative tone possible.

“I guess so, sure” she says and keeps walking.

She doesn’t understand and doesn’t want to.

She doesn’t know what goes through my body and head every time we do this. I try and explain, but it’s no use. I walk the horrid aisles every time, losing myself and hoping once we leave, I regain some of it back.

As stated in pieces before, even simple things for a transgender person can be very difficult.

Most people love going clothes shopping (especially if someone else is paying), but for a transgender person, going shopping can be very dysphoric; the same can be said about wearing clothes.

Clothes are one of the biggest ways people express their identity, especially gender. Some transgender people can dress the way want and others are not so lucky. These people may have many reasons to not dress to their gender, such as money, fear or they just choose not to.

No matter what, when it comes to clothing, never judge a person for what they are wearing.

Never assume someone is a girl because they are wearing a dress or a boy because they have baggy shorts on. The best thing you can do is ask; the most respectful thing you can do is ask.

Pan Norkiewicz can be contacted at pnorkiewicz@kscequinox.com

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The KSC Pride executive board posing in front of a pride flag.

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Eating with The Equinox STEPHANIES’ BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP

Ingredients: Cream Cheese Ranch Dressing Shredded Cheese (whatever your favorite kind of melted cheese is) Hot Sauce Chicken Butter

Directions: Boil Chicken- when it is fully cooked shred it and set aside In a large pot melt butter fully then add cream cheese and melt down Then add the Ranch PLEASE NOTE- this recipe calls for equal parts of ranch and cream cheese. It can be altered slightly if you like one more than the other. You want to make enough to cover the chicken fully.

Once the ranch is added, put in the hot sauce to taste. If you want it spicy put more.

Keep tasting to make sure it is how you want it.

Add a handful of cheese and let it melt Mix the chicken and the mixture together Put all ingredients in a oven safe dish and cover in cheese Put in the oven at 350 degrees until the cheese on top is golden.

Serve with chips, potatoes, omelettes, in a wrap, in mac and cheese, on a sandwich, with a spoon

Friday, October 6th Zorn Dining Commons

Getting tired of the options in the DC?

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New to the DC this year?

Take the Edible Education Tour of the Dining Commons and learn how to avoid food boredom and keep those ‘hangry” feelings away.

Join Dietetic Intern, Hanna Pratt and Health and Wellness Intern, Lizzy Brown, and learn how to maximize the food offerings, equipment and staff expertise to build more varied and healthier meal options.

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KSC HISTORY

TIME CAPSULE

Keene Teachers College lacks school spirit

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Businessman and billionaire

JESSICA RICARD

Senior reporter/Copy editor/time CapSule editor School spirit: a concept that carries many different meanings for students and schools, whether it be elementary, middle, high school or even college.

Although some go “all out,” sporting painted faces and spirited colors at various events, others prefer to express their school pride in other ways, such as playing on a sports team or representing the school in a club or organization.

But what signifies a true representation and embodiment of school spirit on the Keene State College campus?

In the 1950s, Keene State College students seemed to have concerns about the concept, and one (or many, as it is unclear) chose to express it in The Monadnock, the former name for The Equinox.

In the Oct. 3, 1950 edition of The Monadnock, an article without a byline read the following: “The mad hysteria so often witnessed in football stadium-- is this spirit? The cheering that welds frenzied masses into one great restless body-- can this be spirit? No, this alone is not spirit, though it may be a visible consummation of it. The roots of true school spirit grow deeper than the larynx. Spirit, when present, manifests itself visibly on many occasions, not only at athletic contests, but at concerts, assemblies, dances-- all group activities of the college.”

Further in the writing, the individual expressed that at the time, attendance at college functions was poor, and excitement and pride was moreso directed toward smaller groups within Keene Teachers College (KTC), but not at the college as a whole.

If forces were combined, “each organization could serve as a funnel-- individuals pouring in their efforts and these efforts being directed by the organization toward a campus-wide goal--unity.”

With the goal of bringing more school spirit to the forefront of KTC students’ minds, the writer recognized that the flick of a switch could not bring about such a drastic change in attitude and campus morale.

The idea, however, involved creating an on-campus group dedicated to “instill a love of school in its students.”

About one year later, in the Oct 2, 1951 edition of The Monadnock, nothing much seemed to have changed.

Again, the writer, this time named F. L. S., Jr., described school spirit as “sinking,” even with the addition of 120 students in the first-year class that year.

“We must have some excellent potential teachers in the upperclass ranks for it didn’t take them too long to orient the freshman on how to stay away from college functions and show a general lack of interest,” he stated. Activity, pep, life, dash, vivacity and energy, all words associated with spirit, were talked about and discussed, “but certainly not displayed.”

It seems as though the writer of this article was truly conflicted in discovering how to revive the lost spirit of the college.

The college as a whole, at the time, created more Friday afternoon classes in effort to keep students on campus for part of the weekend, but, as he stated, it didn’t help the cause.

“Perhaps the next logical step is Saturday morning classes,” he stated. “As long as there is a mass exodus every Friday afternoon, there can be little interest created in campus activities.”

In order to assure spirit, F. L. S., Jr. stated, he said the solution is up to the students themselves.

A mediocre college life? It’s yours, he said. A rich college life? That, also, can be yours, he explained.

“It’s your decision. Make sure you make the right one.”

Today, in 2017, Keene State College has made strides in order to improve school spirit across campus.

One on-campus organization titled Owl Nation makes it their priority to encourage and portray positive school spirit at all campus-related events.

The purpose of Owl Nation states: Owl Nation is a student-run organization with a purpose of promoting interest in school spirit and pride for Keene State College, providing fellowship among students and encouraging attendance at all sporting events.

Although the creation and establishment of Owl Nation may not have “solved” the school spirit concerns in the 1950s, it has the potential to revive that spirit in some ways in the present.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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Spirit, when present, manifests itself visibly on many occasions...

The Monadnock, Staff Writer, 1950

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He had no formal technical training and no real business experience. What he had instead was an appreciation of technology’s elegance and a notion that computers could be more than a hobbyist’s toy or a corporation’s workhorse.

Bloomberg News

Six years since cofounder of Apple dies from pancreatic cancer JESSICA RICARD

Senior reporter/Copy editor/time CapSule editor A college dropout and a successful billionaire are two things many people don’t associate with one another.

Technological guru and one of the masterminds behind Apple Inc. Steve Jobs resembled both of those titles, but died on Oct. 6 six years ago of challenges and complications from pancreatic cancer.

A Syrian immigrant, Jobs was born to a pair of unmarried graduate students in San Francisco, California, and was later adopted by a couple in Silicon Valley.

He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, for one semester, but dropped out and began working for Atari, which was a developing video game company at the time, according to history.com.

Eventually, he traveled to India and began to study Zen Buddhism.

In 1976, however, a multibillion dollar company was born; in the basement of

Jobs’ parent’s home, he and his friend Stephen Wozniak, a computer engineer, founded Apple Computer.

The Apple II was launched in 1977 and in 1980, Apple became a public company, making Jobs a millionaire at age 25.

In the original two computers Jobs’ created, you had to type commands into the device in order for it to perform given tasks. In 1984 though, they created the Macintosh computer, which contained a mouse and graphical user interface feature, stated history.com.

In competition for control with Apple’s board of directors, Jobs left the company in 1985 and went on to establish NeXT, a high-performance computer company. Although the company was too expensive to become extensively popular, Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist developed the World Wide Web with a NeXT device, according to history. com.

As if Jobs hadn’t already been successful enough, he began working at a small computer-graphics studio, discovered by filmmaker George Lucas, that he later

fixed up and renamed Pixar Animation Studios. Later on down the road, Disney purchased Pixar for about $7 billion, and Jobs was named the largest Disney shareholder, according to history.com.

After Jobs had left Apple, the company began to plummet. In 1996, states history. com, Apple offered to purchase NeXT and employ Jobs as an advisor of the company. Nearly bankrupt at the time, Apple transformed into a newly successful company after Jobs was named the interim CEO in 1997, and in 2000, he was named the permanent CEO, launching a variety of new events and devices.

Whether it was the iPod, iPhone or iPad, Jobs was said to have the rare ability to know what people wanted before they even actually knew it in themselves, as stated by history.com.

Additionally, Bloomberg News reported, “He had no formal technical training and no real business experience.

What he had instead was an appreciation of technology’s elegance and a notion that computers could be more than a hobbyist’s toy or a corporation’s work-

horse. These machines could be indispensable tools,” and they couldn’t have been more correct.

Jobs was the CEO of Apple until August of 2014, when he stepped down.

In 2004, he received surgery to remove a pancreatic tumor and in 2009, he got a liver transplant.

Six months after he stepped down as CEO, the father of four died in his home.

Throughout his lifetime, he racked up a net worth of over $7 billion and will continually be known as one of the greatest businessmen of this time. According to Walter Isaacson, a biographer, “History will place him in the pantheon right next to Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.”

All facts and information from this article was obtained by history.com.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

His Holiness wins Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 JESSICA RICARD

Senior reporter/Copy editor/time CapSule editor A spiritual leader, head of Tibetan Buddhism and ruler of Tibet describes none other than the Dalai Lama. After leading a nonviolent campaign focused on ending the Chinese domination of Tibet, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 5, 1989.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was named so by Tibetan monks at three years old,

and was announced as the reincarnated late 13th Dalai Lama, according to history.com. Led by omens, portents and dreams, monks were directed to him, and at just five years old, Gyatso was brought to the Lhasa, Tibet, the capital, and named the leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Dalai Lamas have ruled Tibet since the 14th century and have had to resist Chinese efforts of gaining control over the region since the 20th century. Tibet declared its independence after the Chinese Revolution in 1911-12 and Chinese officials and civilians were expelled.

However, in 1950, Tibet was invaded by Chinese Communist forces and their unprepared and under-equipped army was caught off guard. After the invasion, in 1951, a Tibetan-Chinese agreement was signed, naming Tibet a “national autonomous region” of China, according to history.com. This meant they were still being led by the Dalai Lama, but in reality, they were now being controlled by the anti-religious Chinese Communist commission.

In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Tibet with 100,000 other citizens in an extensive revolt initiated by the Chinese; they. After being prevented from entering their own country, the Dalai Lama and many Tibetan citizens exiled in India. History.com states, “Back in Tibet, the Chinese adopted brutally repressive measures against the Tibetans, provoking charges from the Dalai Lama of genocide. With the beginning of the Cultural Revolution

in China, the Chinese suppression of Tibetan Buddhism escalated, and practice of the religion was banned and thousands of monasteries were destroyed.”

Although the suppression and ban on religion was lifted in 1976, it didn’t end there. To spread the word about the Chinese suppression Tibetan people were experiencing, the Dalai Lama traveled the world to speak about it internationally. In the late 1980s, anti-Chinese riots began to break out, and eventually, China announced martial law.

At a time when peace seemed like a foreign concept, the Dalai Lama tried to compromise with China. According to history.com, rather than demand total independence for Tibet, the Dalai Lama suggested putting China in control of defense and foreign affairs, while he hoped Tibet could self-govern themselves, and China rejected the offer.

In 1989, the Dalai Lama received the Nobel Prize for Peace and his autobiography titled “Freedom in Exile” got published in 1990.

To this day, Tibet still does not have any form of self-government, and the Dalai Lama continues to travel and speak about the suppression of the Tibetan people.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

STAFF COMMENTARY

“PAT Women’s volleyball continues their luck SCRATCH Volleyball sweeps the FEVER” LEC awards CAROLINE PERRY

SportS Editor With a robust start to the season, the women’s volleyball team has held their momentum.

Sweeping the Little Eastern Conference (LEC) awards in a weekend tournament and maintaining the best record for women's volleyball in years, the women’s accomplishments keep stacking up.

Maintaining a 15-1 record holds them up on a positive 15-game win streak.

Cydnee Morgan, first-year and biology major, reflected on her team's success, “On top of having skill, we all work so well together. There’s no drama, we all just understand what we need to do and we get it done...You want to be there and you want to be with your team.”

Morgan said she finds pride and joy in her team, as well as has excitement for each success they are able to accomplish as a team.

“I’m super excited. I’ve never been on a winning team, so having this much success is honestly just a whole new feeling. It’s awesome, it's amazing to know that not only are we winning, but we’re earning it. We’re actually competing and winning the games because we’re working hard,” said Morgan.

Fellow teammate, sophomore and nutrition major Jennifer Severino also takes pride at where her team has worked to be.

“We’re very hardworking. During practices, we play hard and we do what we have to do. We’re very upbeat and happy on the court.”

Severino added, “We didn’t know how this year was going to go because last year was kind of rough. But we started off strong and then from there we’ve been continuing to play hard.

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PAUL BEAN

Equinox Staff After starting the season with a loss, the Patriots looked to be back on the right track after beating the Saints and winning a nailbiter against Houston in last week’s match up, scoring a touchdown in the closing seconds of the game, with the final score of 36-33.

Tom Brady went 25-35, with 337 passing yards, putting together a game-winning drive, throwing a 25-yard touchdown to Brandon Cooks. The Patriots seemed to be on the right track.

This week, the Patriots put that in question after a disappointing loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Panthers kicker Graham Gano kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to win the game 33-30.

Now, before everyone overreacts about Tom Brady and his age, let it be known that this is not because of Tom Brady. Brady had impressive numbers, again going 32-45 with 293 passing yards and two touchdowns.

The offense had its struggles, but overall, they played well enough to give the team a chance to win and put up enough points.

The struggle was within the defense. The defense struggled to make big plays when they needed to and gave up too many penalties for too many yards.

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton finished 22 of 29 for 316 yards and had an interception, putting up big numbers against the Patriots. Newton is giving up an average of 461 yards and 31.7 points per game, which happens to be an NFL worst. The Patriots forced the Panthers to turn over the ball twice, but struggled to capitalize on these key moments.

Despite the turnovers, the Patriots’ defense made a fool of themselves. The old Patriots rally cry, “Do Your Job” is in need of a rebirth, for it seems no one is doing their job. In a postgame press conference, Belichick, who stuck to being soft spoken, said “[It] wasn't good enough today.”

The Patriots are 2-2, and it would be 1-3 if it was not for Tom Brady.

Even at the age of 40, he is not showing any signs of his demise. The Patriots’ issue this season, is the pressure they put on Tom Brady to do everything.

Brady's current stats at this point in the season are 103 of 155 with 1,399 yards, with 10 touchdowns and zero interceptions. All of this is at a physical cost, taking 13 sacks and 26 hits overall. Without Brady's main target Julian Edelman, the defense can not put this type of pressure on Brady and expect to win games.

This week, the great minds of Head Coach Bill Belichick and Defensive Coordinator Matthew Patricia, will see what they can do to put together a win against the Buccaneers this Thursday night in Tampa. Game time is 8:25 p.m..

National Anthem No players kneeled during the anthem in the pregame ceremonies, after controversy was in the spotlight after numerous demonstrations during week three.

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Our captains are very straightforward and they tell us how it is, which is good.”

Severino said she has high hopes for her team and their season.

“I really don’t think we have any challenges within the team. We’re doing what we have to do and no matter what we’re still going to play hard. There’s a lot of the freshmen that are playing and they are doing very well. We communicate, so everyone is always on the same page and knows what is going on...We hope to win LECs, that's got to happen.”

Although the women’s volleyball team had hoped to maintain a perfect record, they are in no way discouraged with their one loss.

“Knowing we have the ability makes us stronger as a whole. We aren’t afraid to lose; no matter what, we will always come out stronger,” said Morgan.

Head Coach Bob Weiner, a coach of 13 years for the Keene State women’s volleyball team, also has faith in his team’s abilities and skills.

“This is a good team; I believe this team can do anything they set their minds to do. We’ve got kids with skill and everyone’s got each other’s back...

If we lose somewhere along the way, we can’t let that affect us. We’re still a good team,” said Weiner.

The women’s volleyball team hopes to continue their hard work into the end of the season and achieve their goals of the LEC title said both Severino and Morgan.

With so much determination and communication within the team, it's easy to say that the women’s volleyball team will stop at nothing to conquer their season goals.

Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com

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Junior and setter Jenny Nohara serves a ball for the Keene State Owls in last weekend’s game. The Owls were able to sweep the LEC awards and still hold a 15-1 record.

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Women’s field hockey destroys Salem 10-1 CAROLINE PERRY

SportS Editor The Keene State Owls faced Salem State University in last Wednesday’s game. The Owls found instant momentum, scoring within 21 seconds of the first half.

Sophomore Jensyn-Marie Dandeneau worked her way past Salem defenders and netted a goal after going one-on-one with Salem’s goalie.

Dandeneau was able to pick up her second goal of the game at the 7:03 mark of the first half. Junior Julia Babbitt was able to angle a pass that crossed the frame of the goal, at which Dandeneau positioned herself and tapped it in.

But Dandeneau was not done yet. Within 90 seconds of her second goal, Dandeneau put her third goal in after receiving an assist from senior Kendal Brown, completing her hat trick within the first half of the game. Dandeneau is one of two players on her team who have achieved a hat trick during a game.

The Owls kept finding the back of the net, scoring four more goals just in the first half.

Babbitt scored at the 10:34 mark,

sophomore Ally McCall at the 14:29 mark, first-year Kayla Klein at the 19:06 mark and junior Mia Brickley scored the last goal of the first half for Keene State.

Salem was able to put in one goal in during the last five minutes of the first half, but the Owls went into halftime with a 7-1 lead.

Babbitt picked up her second goal in the second half. Two of her fellow teammates, sophomore Erica Chareth and first-year Nina Bruno, were also able to pick up their first goals of the game in the second half.

The three Keene State goalies received time in the net. First-year Rachel Loseby started in goal and switched out with first-year Paige Noble at the 14:29 mark. Noble switched out of net after 31:27 of playing. Sophomore Jordan LaRaus finished out the game for the Owls.

Keene State came out on top with a 10-1 win against Salem State.

The Owls’ next home game will be Thursday, Oct. 12 against Castleton University.

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An Owls offensive player fights for the ball against a Salem defensive player. The Owls won 10-1 against Salem College in last Wednesday’s game.

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Insight to roster selection MATT HOLDERMAN

equinox Staff For coaches at Keene State College, as well as coaches at most colleges in general, the responsibilities and pressure-packed situations are endless.

From leading practice drills, to coming up with game winning strategies, to mentoring players and more, coaches at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) level do not work easy jobs by any means.

However, quite possibly one of the most difficult positions that coaches are put in is selecting their teams, or rosters, each season.

This task not only includes having to recruit new athletes, but it also means having to cut certain ones.

Robert Weiner, Head Coach of Volleyball at Keene State College, had a lot to say in regards to dealing with roster-related decision making.

“The coaching staff at Keene State, we’re professionals,” Weiner said.

“We know what our needs are. I spend many, many hours during the year recruiting, it’s what I do.”

One common belief is that admissions at colleges, like Keene State for example, put pressure on the college’s coaches to fill their rosters. However, Weiner explained that this wasn’t quite the case at Keene State.

“Admissions has a number of first year students that they want to bring in every year,”

he began.

However, Weiner then proved the common consensus to be not entirely true, stating, “They [admissions] have never said to us, as coaches, ‘You need to bring in X number of freshmen, for us to meet our goals.’

But, they’re much happier when we go on the high-side of how many we’d like to bring in as opposed to the low-side.”

Another thing that sets Keene State athletics apart from other college’s is that there is never much, if any worry, that sports rosters for certain teams will not be entirely filled up.

According to Abe Osheyack, the assistant athletic director at Keene State College, “There are about 375 student-athletes at Keene State,” a very healthy amount.

Tom Pickering, the head coach of cross country at Keene State, is also not worried when it comes to filling his roster.

“We don’t have a specific roster size,” Pickering explained.

“I don’t personally feel pressure about roster size, but I’d like to make the team bigger.

Our roster could be anywhere from 25 athletes, up to 50 athletes.”

Additionally, Weiner explained this through his own experiences.

“We’ve never had a shortage of bodies here.

I would think at some small, private schools that might be an issue.”

While there are certain things about Keene State College that make coaching easier, there is still one aspect of coaching that is rather

HALL OF FAME Cont. from B8

Not only did Dallas overcome a life-threatening illness in order to return and play as an Owl, but she was also a three time All American field hockey player.

Dallas remained the only player in the history of the Little East Conference (LEC) to be named both offensive player of the year and defensive player of the year.

Dallas played three years at Keene State College and, with her team, earned a pair of LEC Tournament titles and one Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship.

Dallas was able to finish her career as the Owls’ all-time and single-season leader in assists, while ranking in the top 10 for scoring and defensive saves.

Dallas reflected on her accomplishment, as well as expressed her gratitude for all of the people that helped her through her journey.

“Thank you and congratulations to my fellow inductees. I am very honored that my play on the field was deemed commendable for this prestigious honor, but there is no doubt in

tough.

One word that can be used to describe that is, “cut”.

In other words, how do coaches pick who makes the cut, and who gets cut?

While he is not a coach, Osheyack was able to give some insight on this question.

“It depends on the sport and the coach,” Osheyack explained.

“Coaches have different philosophies on roster sizes and the ways they evaluate a student-athlete’s ability to contribute to the team.”

This statement stood true when asked to Coach Pickering.

“It’s a little different for different sports,” Pickering explained.

“If we have recruited an athlete and they come and they make an honest effort to participate in all the practices, then we, in that particular case, are not cutting people to make room on the roster.

So I don’t really feel pressure about cutting it.”

Coach Weiner also commented on this. “I was at a Division I [university] before I was here, and absolutely recruiting is based on positional need,” he explained.

“We carried 17 [athletes] last year and it was a mess.

My goal this year, and I told my captains this when going in, is we’re going to carry 13.”

Weiner was also able to give some comments on the worst part of a coach’s job, letting players know they’ve been cut, and how

support of my coaches, my friends, my family and all of my teammates. It was their kindness and patience that allowed me to grow and build myself as an athlete, as well as a parent, a friend, anyone on the side.”

The third member to be inducted was former Keene State basketball player Tyler Kathan, who was inducted by former men’s basketball coach Rob Colbert.

Kathan finished his career as Keene State's third all-time leading scorer, having a total amount of 1,805 points during an All-American career.

Kathan’s name is among many in the Keene State record books now.

He finished in the top 10 for shots, three-pointers, free throws and rebounds, as well as set a record for starting more games in school history than any other player has.

Kathan was also the only player in the history of the LEC to be named the Rookie of the Year as a first-year and be named Player of the Year twice.

Kathan also signed professional contracts in England and Germany to play abroad after graduating from KSC. Like Dallas, Kathan also took his award with extreme honor and pride.

“I’m just honored and so proud to be up here and part of the Keene State family. I want to say congratulations to everyone being inducted and, again, it’s just an honor. I want to say thanks to my family, my coaches...I can’t imagine being up here without them. It was a family away from family.”

The last group to be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame was the 1999 women’s softball team, who were all inducted by former softball coach Charlie Beach.

The 1999 women’s softball team set the event and school record for Keene State College for most wins and won the program's first LEC regular season and tournament championships, reaching the final of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisions III Northeast Regional.

This team was able to capture the first LEC regular season championship with a 13-1 mark in conference play. The Owls finished their season as the NCAA runner ups.

All 15 players rose as their former coach highlighted each one of their accomplishments, recognizing their hard work and dedication as athletes and as Owls.

Each speaker highlighted the attributes that each inductee obtained to deserve their title-a love for Keene State College, representing the true Owl way, and working hard. With four new members, Keene State honors their new members.

excruciatingly troublesome it is to do this.

“I hate it,” Weiner said sternly.

“There’s nothing worse. We’re always saying, ‘This is why they pay us the big bucks’, because this is horrible. You’re ripping people’s dreams away from them. I hate it.”

Knowing how much of a burden it is to have to inform a player they have been cut, coaches make sure to break the news as lightly as they can, and look at the positive pieces of the situation.

Weiner told the story of how he went about doing that earlier this season.

“We brought six new players to preseason.

Three of them were recruited athletes, the other three we said, ‘We’d like to bring you to preseason to take a look at you, to see if your skills match our needs this year,’” Weiner said, putting a lot of stress on the words “this year.”

“The last kid, we cut, and said, “Please come back in the spring, because you’re a real volleyball player. We’re really sorry, we don’t have enough roster space to keep you in the fall, please come back.”

The recruiting process is a never ending ordeal for college coaches, but it’s all made a little bit easier when the athletes they recruit perform as well as our very own Owls do.

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I’m just honored and so proud to be up here and part of the Keene State family. I want to say congratulations to everyone being inducted and, again, it’s just an honor.

Tyler Kathan Former KSC basketball player

Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com my mind that I would be up here today if it hadn’t been for the

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Top to bottom, left to right: The four Owl inductees, Erin Dallas, Brent Elwell’s family, the 1999 women’s softball team and Tyler Kathan, were inducted into the Keene State College Athletic Hall of Fame in last Friday’s ceremony.

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Luke’s Kickin’ Column

LUKE STERGIOU

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Revolution Draw Atlanta United at Home The New England Revolution played a hard fought game against Atlanta United on Sept. 30 with the result being a 0-0 draw.

The Revolution were looking to make up for the last time they played Atlanta, which ended up being a 7-0 defeat for New England.

Even though Atlanta United has already clinched a playoff spot, the Revolution is still hoping to secure a playoff before the regular season ends.

Securing a point from this match means that New England is gaining on the New York Red Bulls and lies four points behind the sixth and final playoff spot for the Eastern Conference, with two games left in the season.

So that means if New England wins their next two games and takes away all six points, they could qualify for the playoffs, despite their lackluster season.

With this being said, New England can’t afford to drop any more points the next two games if they want to qualify for the Eastern Conference playoffs this year.

Interim coach Tom Stoehn made some changes to the starting lineup, but most notably starting second choice goalkeeper Brad Knighton over first choice Cody Cropper.

Even though this change was met with some criticism, Knighton performed exceptionally well, making two key saves and making sure Atlanta’s offense was not going to score, despite Josef Martinez’s many efforts to score.

Knighton’s performance also helped the Revolution extend their unbeaten streak at home to seven straight matches.

During this unbeaten run at Gillette Stadium, the Revolution outscored opponents 15-4 and claimed a 6-0-1 record. (Revolutionsoccer.net) Atlanta were without their key player, Miguel Almirón, and it was made obvious that he is an integral part of the Atlanta squad.

Without him, New England dominated the game, out-possessing Atlanta by 21.8 percent (Revolutionsoccer.net). Atlanta United’s midfield seemed tired and not as cohesive without Almirón, making it a little easier for New England to control possession.

Despite Almirón not playing, the Revolution’s offense could not get any goals past United States National Team legend and Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who only allowed five shots on target, saving all of them.

The New England Revolution hope to get one step closer to clinching playoff qualifications when the play New York City FC on Sunday, Oct. 15 in their final home game of the season.

And under Tom Stoehn’s management, I think the Revolution just might be able to do it.

Luke Stergiou can be conatcted at lstergiou@kscequinox.com

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DeMar finds its stride in Keene

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The winner of the full marathon (left) and the winner of the half marathon (right) stand side by side with full smiles at the finish line of the Clarence DeMar Marathon.

Keene cheers as Clarence DeMar Marathon runners finish on Appian Way ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Managing ExEcutivE Editor Running a half or full marathon is no easy task. The race requires months, and sometimes years, of preparation. When the big day comes, runners have to strategize and pace themselves for the entirety of the 13.1 or 26.2 miles. But when a runner finally crosses the finish line, all the hard work finally pays off, especially when he or she is surrounded by friends, family and the community of Keene, New Hampshire.

On Sunday, Sept. 24, the 40th Clarence DeMar Marathon was run by athletes from all across the country.

The full marathon began in Gilsum, New Hampshire, while the half began in Surry, New Hampshire. Both runs ended on Keene State College’s Appian Way. The half marathon This year’s winner of the half marathon for the men was KSC alumnus Thomas Paquette, who finished with a time of 1:12:24. KSC Distance Assistant Coach Meggie Donovan earned first place for the women in the half marathon, running 1:23:29.

This was Paquette’s third time winning the DeMar half marathon. Last year, Paquette ran the full marathon and finished around 10th place.

“I learned so much about myself, what kind of tough-

ness I had, mental fortitude, just putting my body through so much pain just to finish. But after that, I kind of fell in love with the marathon.”

Paquette ran the half marathon this year because he wanted to use it as a preparation for the Philadelphia Marathon he plans to run in the fall.

For Donovan, she broke the DeMar half marathon record for women this year by almost five minutes.

The former record was set by Jessica Anderson in 2014, according to the DeMar website.

Donovan said she was “so thrilled” to come in first and beat the record. This was also her first half marathon. Although she had run full marathons in the past, Donovan wanted to use the DeMar half marathon to “see where [she] was at fitness-wise” and to get a time estimate for a full marathon she hopes to run in the spring. “I think, especially as you move up in distance, just listening to your body and recovering properly becomes really important,” Donovan said.

“At times, I wasn't having fun. I put a lot of pressure on myself, on the team and whatnot,” Paquette said.

When Paquette started running for fun, he found he performed much better.

“Being relaxed and having fun is the key to success, and that's what I didn’t have in college. I wasn't relaxed.

I wasn't having fun,” Paquette said. “Running is growth.

You learn so much about yourself as you mature at running.”

Donovan graduated from Dartmouth College in 2015 and currently goes to Antioch University, where she studies environmental education.

Donovan has been running competitively since she was 12 years old. She continued throughout secondary education and all through college. When Donovan noticed that there was an open assistant running coach position at KSC, she decided to apply.

“I love coaching, so I wanted to try it at the collegiate level,” Donovan said. “[The team] has a lot of promise and I'm excited to see what they do in a couple years.”

locations, both end on the campus of KSC. Runners pass through the archway located at the front of Appian Way and cross the finish line beside the Mason Library.

When speaking on the marathon’s presence at the college, KSC Interim President Dr. Melinda Treadwell said, “The energy at the finish line, the music, all the athletes walking around the quad, walking a bit down Appian Way does exactly what I hope these events would do for us, which is to bring people onto our campus to see the beauty of Keene State.”

Treadwell said she is planning on running the half marathon next year.

Paquette said he likes being a part of something big in the community.

“That whole weekend is a huge community event.

You almost feel like, ‘Alright, when I hit Baker Street, I have the whole community waiting for [me].’”

Treadwell echoed Paquette’s thoughts on being involved in something so big.

“It's kind of the best of what we’d hope from a small, About the runners New England community that's tightly knit,” Treadwell DeMar and the community said. “It’s truly a way that our students, our faculty and Paquette graduated from KSC with a degree in exerstaff, along with everyone in this town are involved in cise science in 2013. During his four years at KSC, he ran The DeMar marathon first began in 1978 in honor of something that's bigger than anyone of us.” on the track and cross country team. Although Paquette Clarence DeMar, a Keene community member, sevensaid he enjoyed running, he said he had a “love-hate time B.A.A. Boston Marathon winner and Olympic Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at relationship” with it, often finding it difficult to sepa- medalist, according to DeMar’s website. asaurman@kscequinox.com rate his “ability and having fun.”

While the full and half marathon start in different

KSC Athletics Hall of Fame honors new inductees CAROLINE PERRY

reminisced with one another and laughter rang throughout the room.

The first inductee to be honored was The Athletics Hall of Fame banquet held Brent Elwell, who was inducted by former their ceremony in the Mabel Brown Room Keene State men’s soccer coach, Dr. Ron last Friday, Sept. 29.

Butcher.

There were four honorable inductees Brent was a videographer and beloved that earned their place with the many other manager at Keene State College, helping alumni Owls who strived at Keene State with the Owls’ soccer and basketball proCollege. grams, as well as in the Sports Information As the ceremony began, familiar faces Department.

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He received the Keene State Outstanding Service Award from the KSC alumni association in 2010.

However, his life ended short, at just the age of 33. Brent died at his home from health issues he had been battling his entire life.

“He had this way of motivating you, he had this way of getting you to listen...Little did I know that he would take our college by storm in many different ways. His love of the games, his love of the student athletes,

his love of traveling with the teams, sitting with them, eating with them...was something special to see. Every student athlete that came in touch with Brent became a fan of his and he became a fan of them,” said Dr. Ron Butcher.

The many personal stories told of how Brent was able to touch the lives of those around him, impacting them in positive ways.

He represented Keene State College like

the ultimate Owl and dedicated his time and life to making others lives better.

Ned and Marylou Elwell, Brent’s parents, also spoke in his honor. “He did everything...I’ve said it years ago, the Celtics have their leprechaun, the Owls have Brent,” said Ned. The next inductee was former women’s field hockey player Erin Dallas, who was inducted by Head Coach Amy Watson.

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