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Vol. 69, Issue #10 Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016

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Red light for First Amendment rights

SAMANTHA MOORE / ART DIRECTOR

KSC continues to receive negative ratings for violations against the Constitution MACKENZIE CLARKE

Student Life editor In 2015, Keene State College received a “red light rating” for its discrimination and discriminatory harassment policy and a “yellow light” for its event planning policy.

These ratings were presented by The Foundation from Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). The FIRE organization reviews policies in public and private schools and gives them a rating based on violations against the First Amendment: green light, yellow light or red light.

Every year, FIRE sends out a press release to the schools to which they rated. To review what each rating means and how it applies to KSC’s policies, you can refer to The Equinox’s article “Red light: KSC policies receive negative free speech rating” posted on March 10, 2016.

As of September 2016, KSC’s ratings have not changed. FIRE released their ratings on Sept. 7 and KSC still has a red light for its discrimination and discriminatory harassment policy and a yellow light for its event planning policy.

Last March, Director of Policy Reform at FIRE Azhar Majeed responded to KSC’s low ratings. “These are basic policies that regulate student conduct and speech, to see restricted codes is troubling…it worries us,” Majeed said in a March 2016 article in The Equinox.

Although FIRE’s website says the policy ratings were updated Sept. 13 2015, in March of 2016, KSC’s Special Assistant to the President for Human Resources Carol Corcoran said she was unaware of which policies were “problematic.”

Corcoran also said she and the administration hoped to have had a response to the policy allegations before the spring 2016 term was over.

Corcoran was unavailable for comment about the unchanging ratings.

KSC’s Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations Kelly Ricaurte was asked for comments and she directed The Equinox to Last March, Maher was not aware that KSC received the red light rating. “I don’t know when that policy was created. I don’t know how long it’s been in existence,” Maher said in March.

In an email response, Maher stated many of Keene State’s policies “are adopted from system policies promulgated through the University System of New Hampshire.”

“I don’t have a historical perspective on how these policies were enacted,” he stated.

“While I’m certainly encouraged that The Equinox has chosen to shine a light on this important issue, I respectfully suggest that the college, through its actions, encourages a robust dialogue and exchange of ideas,” Maher stated.

“I can speak to one policy in particular that was updated in June 2016,” Maher stated. “Last year, a committee was formed to take a close look at Keene State’s sexual misconduct policy, and the committee discussed the complexities surrounding questions of free speech and conduct on campus. As a result of this discussion, the committee decided to include a new section in our policy,” he stated.

According to Maher, that section reads as follows: “Freedom of Speech: The protections of the First Amendment must be carefully considered in all complaints involving speech or expressive conduct. The fact that cient basis to establish a violation of this policy. Students and faculty in an educational environment have robust speech rights, including the right to freely examine, exchange and debate diverse ideas. Speech or expressive conduct that constitutes sexual harassment is neither legally protected expression nor the proper exercise of academic freedom.”

Though this section was added to the policy, KSC was still given red and yellow light ratings in Sept. 2016.

KSC senior Nicole Mowat stumbled upon these ratings from FIRE during a class last semester. To read more about how she came across the FIRE organization, you can refer again to the Equinox’s article “Red light: KSC policies receive negative free speech rating.”

When Mowat found out the ratings have not changed in the past year, cern for a college and the fact that FIRE has given us a Red Light repeatedly for our discriminatory and harassment policies makes me question KSC rules around protecting students and making everyone feel welcomed and valued.”

She said she believes the discriminatory and harassment policy is also “extremely vague” and “limits [student’s’] speech.”

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“The yellow light rating on KSC’s event planning which is a policy that controls how students are allowed to express their opinion, is very restrictive and interferes with our freedom of speech,” Mowat said.

As for changes she’d like to see, Mowat said she “would like to see a change in the policy to allow more freedom and support towards the student voice.” to the same concerns I have about the policies around discrimination and harassment.

As KSC continues to restrain student voices we will continue to see a gap between the interest of students and the interest of the college,” she said.

In a follow-up phone interview with FIRE’s Majeed in early November of this year, he said it’s “disappointing” to see no change in KSC’s policy ratings.“We’re not asking for radical action,” Majeed said, “we’re just asking for schools to follow the law.”

Majeed said an important part of improving KSC’s policies is opening the revisions up to students. “It shouldn’t be that the administration comes up with the policies and students obey by them. Students should have input,” he said.

He said talking to students about what campus locations are really ideal [for public speech and event planning] and “what type of resources students would like available,” would be one way to get students involved with the revision of policies. riculum, but there is no reason free speech should be left behind,” Majeed said.

He said he encourages students to “be aware” of their rights on campus.

“I advise students not to be afraid to challenge administration, in a respectful and amicable way,” he said. “Be clear you have concerns,” Majeed said.

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The LLC shows green initiative Sizzlers no longer available Fridays JUSTIN MAHAN

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Geothermal energy and air source heat pumps provide alternative energy DOROTHY ENGLAND

newS editor The Living and Learning Commons (LLC) to dwell in; it houses many environmentally sustainable amenities. These amenities include geothermal energy and air sourced heat pumps, which allow for absolutely no fossil fuels in the dormitory. Air sourced heat pumps allow a transfer of heat to travel either outside or inside a building.

On the other hand, geothermal energy uses heat from the earth to either provide that heat or electricity. It can also take heat away from a building by storing it in the ground, which according to the energy blog on The National Geographic website, there have been newly developed guidelines that prevent geothermal heat from getting “stuck” in the ground.

Director of the Physical Plant Frank Mazzola said the geothermal energy is used to heat the common areas in the LLC including the lobair sourced heat pumps are used for residents’ rooms. This allows freedom for the residents to control their individual room’s temperature.

KSC President Anne Huot said she understands how someone could see this as potentially wasting energy, but it’s actually the opposite.

“You’ll probably notice when you’re walking [around] the older buildings, sometimes even in the winter time, you’ll see that the windows are open,” she said. “That’s because these buildings, a lot of them [but] not all of them, are heated from the central plant so you can’t control it from within the building.”

She said giving students their own control over their room’s temperature is “an environmentally friendly way to heat and cool the building.”

Mazzola said that having individual temperareasons as well. “So say, hypothetically, the building is used for a two week long summer conference with 50 people. You know we would only have to heat or cool 50 rooms, not all the rooms in the building. That’s another good reason for the

individual controls,” he said. she didn’t know all of that, but liked the idea of it and said it showed a lot about the college. “KSC tainable over other colleges,” she said. said she agreed. “When I went on other schools’ tours, they didn’t show it as much as KSC did.

KSC seems to do as much as they can to keep good, especially with Trump as our president.”

Production and costs One of the concerns about geothermal energy is how much water it uses, however Director of Physical Plant Mazzola said it uses a closed loop, meaning the water used is recycled. “So what we’re doing is cycling water down deep into the Earth to take advantage of the Earth’s temperature, but we’re not withdrawing water from the Earth like a well,” he said. “They’re called wells, but it’s really just a closed loop system, not unlike a radiator of a car, and so water and a glycol solution cycles through these 500 foot deep wells to absorb the temperature of the Earth or give up temperature to the Earth, depending on whether we’re trying to heat or cool.”

He said it took about 12 weeks to build 27 budget. Geothermal energy can be quite costly.

According to the website organization energyhomes, “On average, a typical home of 2500 square feet...will cost between $20,000 to $25,000 to install. This is around double the cost of a conventional heating, cooling and hot water system, but the geothermal heating/cooling system can reduce utility bills by 40 [percent] to 60 [percent].”

However, KSC President Huot said the initiative to make the LLC more environmentally sustainable was under budget. “One of the things that’s impressive about the Living Learning Commons is that the cost of that building actually came in under budget. So even though we built it with all of these sustainable features, it ended out slightly under what we had planned

to spend,” she said.

Huot said that while the college is mindful of the cost, they try to be as sustainable as possible.

“We look at sustainability really as a part of the college’s mission and we think about both from the perspective of our buildings, so we always want to build green, as green as we can...sometimes that cost[s] more money, but it reduces our carbon footprint,” she said.

How this impacts non-LLC residents Huot said KSC also considers ways they can be sustainable for educational reasons. “We’ve got our environmental studies program, we’ve got the R.O.C.K.S. program here on campus for recycling,” she said. “We have been thinking a lot about how we can build sustainability into the curriculum.”

Huot said focusing on what the students get out of all of it matters considerably. She explained KSC is looking to provide for “a steady state enrollment of 4,200 students.”

“We have historically been a little bit bigger than that and so the reductions that we’re making is really focused on being sustainable at 4,200, which doesn’t mean we’re not working hard to maintain everything, but we really want

A popular food item for students in Keene State College’s Night Owl Café have ‘sizzled’ away on Fridays.

Sizzlers, which are fried sandwiches with an array of fillings to choose from, are now no longer being offered to students on Fridays because of campus-wide budget cuts.

Keene State is looking far and wide for different ways to consolidate the budget within student services.

With that comes a few changes for Keene State Dining Services.

“This was an area where we were asked to look at the services we provide and [figure out] which services didn’t seem to be providing as much service as the other services we’re providing,” said Keene State Dining Services General Manager Josef Quirinale.

The option to remove sizzlers from the Friday menu was one of the few things that were given as an option to curtail as an effect of the budget cuts.

“We carefully looked at all areas and on Friday’s, the sizzler isn’t as popular as it is Monday through Thursday,” said Quirinale. “The decision was made and it wasn’t made by us quite honestly. It was a campus decision, and certain items were chosen from the list that we provided as services to be curtailed.”

While most of the items on the list pertain to internal operations, a few involve the students. Some of those include slight menu changes, as well as a cease to the popular Wednesday Night Cobbler dessert line.

“We ended up having to provide the cobbler line less often because there is a labor issue associated with that,” said Quirinale. “Dessert is dessert. We make dessert, but there’s an attendant that has to set up for that event and serve it, and that is labor intensive.”

KSC junior Hannah Rettig mentioned that there are a few options that she can think of as alternatives to suspending the Friday operation of sizzlers. “It’s like four hours that you’re paying people to stand there,” said Rettig. “I feel like maybe

even closing Hoot [‘n’ Scoot] instead, depending on how busy it is, might be better.”

Rettig is one of many students that have high praise for sizzlers, including telling the beauty of them to prospective students. “I know when I give tours I tell all the tours that sizzlers are awesome and they’re very unique to Keene and Keene State,” said Rettig.

Even with the high praise for sizzlers, some students say that the change hasn’t really affected them.

“I don’t get sizzlers very often,” said KSC junior Courtney Dillon. “I don’t take advantage of that [sizzlers] enough. I’ve probably only had two sizzlers this year. For me, I didn’t even know it had happened.”

“I definitely think sizzlers are awesome,” said Rettig, “and they’re [Sodexo] only paying two people to stand there and make sizzlers.” She continued, “I think a lot of students take advantage of sizzlers because they’re good.”

While the decision seemed to be an easy one for the campus, Quirinale said that it wasn’t an easy choice to decide what to cut costs from.

“Our job is really to provide as much variety and as much satisfaction for the students as we possibly can,” said Quirinale. “We do that so when it comes time for us to be told we need to trim your operation a little bit [and] where can you trim it, it’s difficult for us to choose, but we have to choose what we feel will create a lesser of an effect.”

While the cobbler line will return for Thanksgiving dinner in the Zorn Dining Commons, most services will not return unless an increase in budget occurs.

“When we curtail something, we really look at the entire picture of what we’re doing,” said Quirinale, “and we find what will have the least impact on the students and those are the things we trim a little bit of.”

“It’s never an easy decision,” said Quirinale. “It really isn’t.”

Justin Mahan can be contacted at jmahan@kscequinox.com

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Huot said she doesn’t want to force students students were in triples because we [were] taking too many (students) and the demographics in our area are such that there are fewer and fewer high school students.”

She said that small focus can allow for big change. “We’re committed to contributing to a healthy environment and we want to walk the walk of being eco-friendly and so when we think about construction, we think about it from a sustainable perspective,” she said. At an earlier point, she said, “In some ways, we’re leading the nation as a college.”

Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com

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Empty rooms in dormitories offer possibilities for Keene State’s future JACOB BARRETT

last year, Monadnock Hall was believed to available rooms scattered around campus. have been met with the same fate, but an But adding an extra bed is something A crowded campus, vacant spaces and unexpected spike in incoming students a tight budget have caused Keene State before the beginning of this academic year trying to avoid.

College’s Residential Life to make some He added that they have made many changes in student placement in the resi- year housing facility. dorm rooms that had once been triple rooms dence halls around campus.

Initially, the unexpected surplus was into double rooms, such as those in HolloWith Randall Hall closing at the end of way and Pondside, as they were supposed building when housing assignments came to be. “That’s how they were designed…” through in July and August.

Drake Deese said.

However, as the semester went on, the Drake-Deese explained that on other campuses the number of rooms with three KSC dropped, and in some cases, the school beds usually makes up about 12 to 15 perKEENE STATE was the last to know according to Associate cent of the total number of rooms.

Dean of Students and Director of ResidenDrake Deese said that until recently, tial Life Kent Drake-Deese. about 66 percent of the rooms were triples.

“A lot of times, they (students) don’t tell Deese said that Monadnock costs us,” Drake-Deese said. around $200,000 a year to operate, and Now, there are empty rooms across the while he has entertained the idea of having Keene State campus in buildings such as students in Monadnock move out into other the LLC and Monadnock and in a few of rooms across campus and close its doors, the Owls nests, but it’s likely they won’t be he said the hassle it would cause to the students currently living there is not worth the If Residential Life employees wanted to money that could be saved. do that, they would have to add an extra bed “Yeah, we could save some money, but SAMANTHA MOORE / ART DIRECTOR to dorm rooms and move students into the we would really be inconveniencing a lot of

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“Our budget is pretty much slashed.”

dollar gap left by the recent budget cuts.

“Our budget is pretty much slashed,” Drake-Deese said. Once the hall closes, Drake-Deese said that it will eventually be KENT DRAKE-DEESE torn down, but in the meantime, he said that DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE there is a possibility that it will be converted into Greek Life housing.

KSC Interfraternity President Austen people,” Drake-Deese said.

Leone said the he participated in discusyear student Ryan Connelly said that his sions with Drake-Deese about moving the current living situation is not ideal. “I think majority of Greek Life into Monadnock for it’s not as nice as the other dorms to be honest. I feel like they sort of threw us in long as nothing changes on the college’s end, that plan will be carried out. this dorm for a reason,” Connelly said.

“We’d hope that it would help build comStill, like Drake-Deese, Connelly said he would prefer to wait this year out and be munity and really help people get to know each other better,” Leone said. placed somewhere else next year.

Until then, Monadnock’s doors will “Now that I’m already there and I know people from this dorm, I wouldn’t want to remain open for the year. move halfway through the semester, but [I] Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com ation for next year,” Connelly said.

The plan for next year, according to Drake-Deese, is to close down the building like they had planned originally and

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Pumpkinfest riots still leave an impression CAMPUS SAFETY JILL GIAMBRUNO

she was never actually able to attend a Keene Pumpkin Festival, but working at the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Keene The Keene Pumpkin Festival, fondly allowed her to feel like she was in on the fesreferred to as Pumpkinfest, was hosted every tivities anyway. “My memories from the last year on Main Street in Keene from the year Pumpkinfest are lines, food, food and lines,” Eschelbach said, adding that she was on festival. cooking duty for six hours straight that night.

According to the Guinness Book of World Eschelbach said the night was complete Records, Keene’s second annual Pumpkin chaos inside the convenience store because of Festival set the original world record for the most jack-o’-lanterns lit and on display in cashiers ended up switching registers all night because it was far too busy for them to In the 22 following years after the city of even close their drawers.

Keene held the Pumpkin Festival, the record was broken eight times, climbing up to the A more in-depth look current record of 30,581 pumpkins established in 2013.

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Farms on Main Street or any of the workers, according to Eschelbach.

Keene State College students, alumni and “Smaller businesses are probably strugmembers of the community spoke with The gling, but my store is so busy on a daily basis has been moving on since the last Pump- Eschelbach said. “All of our employees were kin Festival. Joe Tolman, owner of Bulldog really happy that Pumpkinfest stopped in Design on Winchester Street in Keene, gradu- Keene. It was required for everyone to work, including managers and employees from way or another, Tolman has been to every other stores.”

Pumpkin Festival held in the city of Keene.

Eschelbach estimated about 40 to 50 Cum“I have no bad memories [of the Pumpkin berland Farms employees would work each Festivals],” Tolman said. “It was always a lot day during any given Pumpkin Festival. Like of fun. We used to like going more on Com- Cumberland Farms, Tolman said that his munity Night, which was the Friday night before the big Saturday event [and was] not Pumpkin Festival, or lack thereof. nearly as crowded.”

“It was a lot of work–months of prep work Tolman is not only a KSC alumnus and and design work and printing. Though we business owner in the community, but he has sold quite a lot of T-shirts on that day, the two children--one who is currently a student at KSC and one who has graduated.

Senior Danielle Croteau, who transferred was a lot of fun,” Tolman said, adding that to KSC to start her sophomore year in 2014, family and friends would volunteer to help - out around his store during Pumpkin Festikin Festival that year. Despite negative val weekend. memories and hard feelings that many said surround the 2014 Pumpkin Festival, Cro- my business,” Tolman said. “It was the resteau said that she associates it with one of her taurants, the hotels and the bars, as well as fondest memories.

Croteau said that she feels for the fami- Though Tolman was sad to see Pumpkin Festival go, he said that he felt like the festivities town’s decision to move the festival after the had run their course. rioting in 2014, and she doesn’t think this was “It escalated over the last couple years a fair decision. it was held–every year, the partying on “It’s so unfortunate that the businesses and families who enjoyed it were punished think maybe [the festival] got a little too big because of the actions of a few students. A lot for its own good. Keene is a small town and… of people who were downtown had told me the college leant itself to partying and drinkthey did not have any idea anything was even ing...the sort of things that caused Pumpkin occurring at the college,” Croteau said. “The Festival to have to come to an end, even if it incident was rather isolated. I feel as though wasn’t solely the students at KSC. It allowed Keene has lost a great part of its culture.” the other groups to come in here.”

KSC senior Jessica Eschelbach said that As a KSC alumnus from the class of

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The 2014 Pumkinfest riots left Keene with a certain reputation. Police were called in and used tear gas and pepper spray to contain crowds acting wild and violent.

2015, Jordan Shepherd said that he attended Keene’s Pumpkin Festival every year since he was eight years old up until it was moved from Keene. All of Shepherd’s memories of the annual festival were good ones, he said.

“I always loved being there with my parents and friends. The atmosphere was always a feeling of home and adventure. The ample styles of pumpkin carvings always fascinated me. I always remember stepping out

there are people in the community that just foods and brisk fall air. I miss it,” Shepherd blame the college kids for the Pumpkin Festistated. val going away.

Shepherd said that after the riots that took There are a lot of people in the community place during the 2014 festival, he was disap- that loved the festival and they’re upset that it’s gone, so they blame who they can blame about what would become of KSC’s reputation. That worry was quickly dispelled. dents here because this is where it happened.”

Shepherd explained, “After hearing about With that being said, Tolman said that the overwhelming support to repair the com- he, as well as other members of the Keene munity and [the] KSC name, I felt proud and Downtown Group, are trying to do other hopeful people would see the redemption things to help bring back something good story rather than that of destruction and dis- for the community. Tolman hinted that perrespect.” The repair that Shepherd referred to haps these events might include the college happened the Sunday morning after the 2014 in an attempt to strengthen the relationship Pumpkin Festival, when students and Keene between KSC and the community. locals came together to clean up the commuShepherd said, “I am very empathetic nity. towards the businesses that can no longer Tolman added, “I saw all the students the next day that went out and picked up trash the movement towards shopping and conand cleaned up the community–that didn’t suming local, it is saddening to see such a really get publicized all that much. But I did see it and, like I said, I had kids there so I ally.” know what was going on and what was being When asked about the reputation of KSC, Shepherd was adamant that the negativcoaches did to go out of their way and help as well.”

Festival won’t be around forever. Shepherd

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The Pumpkinfest riots of 2014 left an impact to both KSC and the community

a member of the Keene Downtown Group.

“I know that the percentage of KSC students involved was not very large, so I know better than to judge the college on that. I don’t think it’s fair to blame the students – there were a lot of people coming from out of town,” Tolman said.

Tolman continued, “There are people who live and work in the community whose prop-

he thinks the reputation of KSC has been changed in the eyes of some people. ings from the community toward the students,” Tolman said, adding that he feels he has a better understanding of the situation as a whole, being a KSC alumnus, a parent of KSC students, a business owner in Keene and

deemed negative or evil, than the future of that country will never change. It happened and now it’s time to see what Keene can and will do in the future to better society.”

Jill Giambruno can be contacted at jgiambruno@kscequinox.com

College Senate discusses future plans for Keene State JACOB BARRETT

Senior reporter Keene State College’s Senate met on Room with President Anne Huot joining the body during the courtesy period.

Huot spent her time with the senate clarifying some points, which she said have been topics of discussion among million that KSC received from the University System of New Hampshire.

She assured the senate that the money was being used not for the committee for vision and structure, but to help ease the transition while Keene State tries to restructure over the coming years.

That restructuring process, according to Huot, will take time and will consist of working with a smaller student population of around 4,200 students, while taking in about 1,040 students with each new class.

The need for restructuring comes from a number of factors, starting with the Pumpkinfest riots in 2014, a low retention rate of 71 percent that year and overbudgeting for a projected revenue based

attend the college after a low incoming class in 2015.

As a result, all areas of the college, including the administration, have had to adjust their spending habits while not taking away from the students, which according to Huot is why she asked for time with the board.

“We have to reduce our costs and we have to be strategic about how we reduce them, so that the very thing that will keep us competitive and build on our strengths is the experience of students,” Huut said. strain will take time to remedy.

In the end, she said the college will come out on the other end in good shape.

In the meantime, Huot encouraged the senate to work together and have an open discussion. “…We need to have some open exchange about where we are, where we are going, how we’re going to get there and acknowledge that this is hard,” Huot said.

In other matters of the senate, they

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discussed the geology program’s new status of being put on hold, which means no incoming students will be able to declare geology as their major.

However, those currently enrolled in the geology program will be able to complete their degree. In addition, changes to GPA and prerequisite requirements for the elementary education, secondary education and early childhood education classes were proposed and passed.

The courses will require a 2.75 GPA as opposed to a previous 2.5 GPA to fall into the same category as other education course requirements.

The courses with prerequisite changes are in EDUC 205 and EDSP 202 classes.

Changes to the health science major and addictions minor will also made and will tion on these changes will be reported when it becomes availabe. With no new business, the senate adjourned their meeting. The next meeting is set for Dec. TIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR 7 at 4 p.m. in the Mountain View Room.

The KSC College Senate met on Wednesday, Nov. 9 Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com

to discuss the future of the college, which included potential restructuring, changes to education courses and an intent to keep a steady student enrollment.

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Burglary near KSC DOROTHY ENGLAND

newS editor An unarmed robbery occurred on Saturday, Nov. 12, around 4 p.m.

The Keene Police Department (KDP) was called around 4:20 p.m. to report the robbery, which occurred at the Campus Convenience Store, on 152 Winchester Street.

According to a press release from KPD “No weapon was shown during the robbery.

The suspect assaulted the store clerk during the robbery; the clerk received minor lacerations to his face.”

The release states that the Keene Fire Department also made themselves available on the scene, but “the clerk declined transport to the hospital.”

The release says the male susState campus, with an undisclosed amount of money.”

KSC Campus Safety was on the ating KPD’s information to the KSC campus.

According to the press release, the suspect’s description is as follows: • Approximately 5’05”-5’06” • medium build • dark colored hooded sweatshirt • light colored jeans • white male with brown hair KPD stated, “...the case remains under investigation by Detective Steve LaMears. Anyone who was a witness to the incident or has further information is encouraged to call the Keene Police Department at They also stated, “Information concerning this incident may also be provided anonymously via email on our website at http://www. ci.keene.nh.us/departments/police/ anonymous-crime-tips.”

Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com

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Student rights remain suppressed Once again, Keene State College, a public institution, has received a red and yellow light rating in the same areas that infringed upon our First Amendment rights when this issue was brought to light back in 2015.

The Foundation from Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) rates public and private colleges and universities all over the country on whether or not the policies restrict student’s First Amendment rights.

Previously in 2015, KSC received a red light for its discrimination and discriminatory harassment policy and a yellow light for its event planning policy.

Now, as the 2016 fall semester is winding down, nothing has changed.

The college received the same ratings again on Sept. 7, 2016.

To gain a better understanding of how FIRE’s rating works, refer to The Equinox’s article “Red light: KSC policies receive negative free speech rating” posted on March 10,

“The Equinox wants to see the college align its policies with the law and not suppress the student’s voice by restricting our First Amendment rights to freedom of speech.”

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This is especially concerning since the college indicated back in March 2016 that the hope was to have a response to these policy allegations by the end of last spring’s semester.

In that article, KSC’s Special Assistant to the President for Human Resources Carol Corcoran said, “She and the administration hoped to have had a response to the policy allegations before the spring 2016 term was over.”

With the 2017 spring semester nearing closer we wonder when this response will be given.

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KSC explicitly violates our right to peaceably assemble, hence why it received a yellow light in event planning.

As it stands with our current policy, students who are interested in holding a peaceful assembly, protest or any gathering of the sort must go through administration and get approval.

Once that approval has been granted, those students are only allowed to hold their peaceful demonstration on the lawn outside of the Young Student Center on the edge of Appian Way. The college should not be allowed to dictate when and where students are able to express their thoughts, ideas, feelings and opinions.

The college can’t control us and disregard our very rights to freedom of speech.

The Equinox asks the college to take action as soon as possible and adhere to the law and allow the students their First Amendment rights in all ways.

Since KSC is a public college, students should be able to exercise as they would anywhere else in a public space. We at The Equinox don’t just want to see a plan made, as the college has had more than enough time to resolve these policies.

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Dividing a nation politically “Complaining won’t work; we need to actively do something if we want change.”

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Coming together during these Trump times MERIDITH KING

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Parting our people with the two-party system ELLIOT WELD

equinox Staff I know many people are probably tired of reading about politics, and with good reason. I’ve never seen the media so saturated with one topic; even in past elections, it wasn’t this inescapable.

For most of us, if you own an iPhone or television, you probably heard election news almost every day for about the past year. I commend all of us for sitting through it.

We’re living in a time that feels very divided in American politics.

We’ve lost common ground and it seems like the moderate liberals and moderate conservatives are a thing of the past.

According to Pew Research Center, 55 percent of Democrats say the Republican Party makes them “afraid,” and 49 percent of Republicans say the same thing about Democrats. We increasingly antagonize the other side, thinking our way is right and the other side is driving the country into the ground.

How did it get this way? Both presidential candidates this year had record low approval ratings.

What happened to the days when we could at least agree on some things? The one thing we can agree on is that we want what’s best for the country as a whole, but now, the idea of “what’s best”

“The two parties have vastly different visions for the future of the country and that’s the exact problem; there’s only two visions.”

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parties.

Of the modern presidents, John F. Kennedy had the highest average approval rating. From his inauguration in January 1961 to his assassination in November 1963, he held an average approval rating of 70 percent.

I wonder now if America as a whole will ever get 70 percent of its population to agree on anything ever again. Look at the issues that Kennedy dealt with: communism, the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. Almost all Americans had the same opinion on commu-

nism--that it was the enemy--and same with the Cold War. I think at least most people agreed that the Jim Crow laws and other racial discrimination was wrong. Now look at the issues being dealt with by Obama and Trump: climate change, a good amount of us believe it’s a hoax, abortion, many think it’s immoral, gun rights, some want more and some want less, and the economy, tality and political correctness have become polarizing issues.

The two parties have vastly the country and that’s the exact problem;there’s only two visions.

The very notion that there’s only two major political parties in this country is another large factor in America’s polarized politics. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have a set of clear positions on just about every issue.

Every election cycle, we wonder if this is the year that

appeal of a third party candidate what voters are used to, but JohnHe, at one point, pretended to have a heart attack at an event when an anti-marijuana advocate claimed that marijuana increased one’s chances of a heart attack.

Johnson even admitted that he had indulged in marijuana use not long before his presidential run began picking up speed.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to reach the 15 percent polling mark required to participate in presidential debates.

The two party system can be blamed for much of our separation. In a society that’s becoming increasingly complex, there needs to be more than just two political schools of thought.

I believe it’s vital that some other party pick up speed in the future, as this polarizing trend has made our politics somewhat toxic. We need a fresh pool of ideas and someone to level the

being, everyone remember that breaks through to the mainstream. we are all Americans and, for the This year, for a while, looked like most part, we cherish the same the year it was going to happen, values. with both major party candidates having such low approval ratings and Gary Johnson, the LibertarElliot Weld can be contacted at ian Party nominee, was gaining Eweld@kscequinox.com ground for a while.

Johnson realized that the

The past week has been an emotional roller coaster for many in this nation. With the results of Tuesday’s election, there has been almost a hush over the KSC campus.

I have heard from a few students that the mood across campus seemed as though someone had died the last few days. Across the country since the eve of the election thousands have participated in anti-Trump protests.

Personally, I was deeply disaptial election I could actually vote in turned out. It scares me, not only because the candidate who is now the elected president spent his campaign emitting a severely racist, islamophobic and misogynistic rhetoric to the nation and the other under federal investigation, but also because of the fear and deep divide I see.

Social media platforms are a war ground, with threats and namecalling regardless of who you voted for. People are tweeting #NotMyPresident and #DumpTrump.

I am almost less afraid of what Trump will bring to the table and more afraid of his supporters and the fact that racists, misogynists and homophobes are being emboldened into thinking that acting out on their hateful beliefs is now okay.. I have seen friends who are truly scared for their futures or their families, who in the wake of the election have already faced discrimination.

I have seen boys on social media proclaim how they can’t wait to do what they want with women because it is “Trump’s America now.” People are scared.

Not everyone who voted or supported Trump is a sexist or racist

person, which is something to bare in mind.

Insults don’t work anymore; we need to encourage discussion and debate now more than ever. Complaining won’t work; we need to actively do something if we want change.

All in all, at the end of the day, whether we like it or not, Donald Trump is the President-elect. I see no point in blaming people and staying further divided. who’s fault it is that the election came out this way, I think we need to come together, especially those who aren’t happy with the results of the election.

If anything, this could be a catalyst for change, maybe not just in the ways we fear. We need to make sure we are still pushing for change by protecting our women and their autonomy over their bodies, protecting the LGBTQ+ community, protecting people of color and protecting Muslim Americans.

We need to not give up on the country and continue to try to actively stay involved in its future.

America is a country made up of a melting pot of races, ethnicities, and religions. To speak against that is to speak against what this country stands for.

Continue to stand for your fellow citizens now more than ever.

Do not let the system divide us even more. Stay active, stay educated and continue to make your opinions heard. The world is still spinning; this is not the end and the nation will persevere.

Meridith King can be contacted at Mking@kscequinox.com

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Harvard men’s soccer season comes to a halt after harassment LUKE STERGIOU

superior to the women, but actions like this belittle the beautiful game.

I’ve made some of my closest girl friends through soccer and they are Recently, the Harvard University Athletics Direc- some of my favorite people.I’m tor Robert L. Scalise announced that the men’s soccer glad to say that none of them have team was cutting their season short. A google docu- ever had to deal with this sexual ment was released that showed a handful of players discrimination. from the 2012 team sexually discriminating recruits These friends are some of the for the Harvard women’s soccer team. strongest girls I know and great According to the New Yorker, this document was players in their own right, but published in Harvard’s student newspaper, The Crimson. The article revealed that a few of players on the stigma that male athletes are conmen’s soccer team in 2012 rated the recruits for the sidered superior to female athletes. women’s team on a scale of sexual appeal. The Google For example, being a soccer document that certain players had created included fan and a fan of the United States unnerving descriptions of the physical characteristics National Team (both men’s and of the women and their preferred sexual positions. women’s), it is sometimes argued that Since the incident had been reported, there has the men’s team is superior to the wombeen massive outrage online and on social media, even en’s team, but the men’s team have yet to prompting the six girls who were scouted to write an win a World Cup whereas the women have open letter about the incident. won three in the last 17 years.

As someone who has played soccer for the majorAccording to TheFA.com (England’s Football ity of my life and has followed the sport, behavior and Association), the Women’s World Cup was founded on actions like this disgust me. It disgusts me even more Nov. 16, 1991, nearly 25 years ago. The FIFA (Fédération considering I was brought up to respect women no Internationale de Football Association) World Cup matter what. was founded in 1930, nearly eighty years ago. Some Soccer is a team sport, and like most sports, it fans argue that the women’s team has easier opposibrings people together. It creates lifelong bonds and tion, but all of this shows is how far female soccer playgreat friendships. Even playing soccer in high school, ers and athletes in general have come. both the men and women’s teams would socialize and Being a male college student, I unfortunately feel often play together for fun. There was never a sense as if there is a stigma and general feeling that the that the women were inferior to us and the men were majority of male college athletes feel superior to their

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women counterparts. It is a shame that the majority of women on college campuses have to deal with harassment and discrimination, whether it’s sexual or verbal, and it’s even more of a shame when female athletes are discriminated because of their gender.

Women should feel safe on college campuses, and especially on their respective sports teams as well.

They should never feel like they are inferior or less of an athlete than their male counterparts.

women athletes have come so far in the past half a century and they are still being treated as if they are objects and not people or athletes. They have overcome social norms and shown the world that women athletes are not and will not be inferior to their male counterparts. It’s shameful that these college athletes who want to pursue a career as a professional athlete or even just playing for fun have to deal with this kind of discrimination.

In my opinion, male athletes and young men in general should never discriminate against or treat women like objects.

It infuriates me that I have to witness this as a male college student, but when I say this, I am not saying that all male athletes and young men are like this. I only speak about the slim minority of players and men who possess this manner of thinking.

To the players of the 2012 Harvard men’s soccer team, I say this: you should be very ashamed of yourselves. To all the other men and male athletes who are disgusted by this like I am, I say this: stand up and unite against this type of discrimination and protect your fellow teammates, both male and female.

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Toss your razors for No-Shave November ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Equinox Staff The worldwide phenomenon known as No-Shave November, also called Movember, is sweeping the nation for the 12th year in a row. Originating in 2004 in Australia, men began the movement by growing out their mustaches as a way to draw attention to prostate cancer, according to The Vidette. may not seem like much, depending on a male’s family medical history, this means that one in almost eight men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives.

No-Shave November brings awareness to more than just prostate cancer. Men grow out their facial hair in hopes of promoting recognition of prostate and testicular cancer as well as depression and other mental health concerns, per the Movember Foundation.

Since 2004, men have taken the concept of not shaving taches, they’ve decided to refrain from shaving all facial hair.

One such male is Keene State College senior computer science major Matthew Stretton. Stretton has been actively participating in No-Shave November since his sophomore year in high school.

thing like, ‘Hey, look we can grow facial hair. Let’s show it Tyler Thompson commented on Schaper’s argument and said, “A lot of women do No-Shave November to help bring ton.

First-year safety management major Tristan White is ber to just…protest shaving their legs because there are a another student who participates in the No-Shave move- lot of people who start doing it out of protest saying that, ment. He, too, began back in high school because it was ‘Oh, women don’t need to shave’…it’s not what No-Shave popular. ening when people start doing No-Shave November not because they want to raise awareness for testicular cancer, That’s pretty simple,’” said White. “But eventually, my time to protest that.”

To Thompson, there’s more to No-Shave November than growing a beard. A few years ago, one of his male ‘cause you never really hear a lot about prostate cancer. A relatives was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Since then, lot of the times it’s breast cancer or pancreatic cancer or the bigger things, but you don’t really hear a lot about it,” White also said.

However, men aren’t the only people abstaining from and researching testicular cancer…” shaving--women are as well, but for other reasons.

For more information on No-Shave November, or “The environment No-Shave November creates amongst men is a metaphorical challenge to be, the dan- ing No-Shave November, please visit no-shave.org or gerous construct, “manly”…women should be allowed us.movember.com. pretty cool,” White said.

it’s ridiculous,” argued senior Jessica Schaper, an English major.

Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com

KSC student introduces martial arts to Keene High School language arts department TRAVIS THUOTTE

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always have as a back-up when put in a situation where violence may occur.”

She continued, “As a young adolescent, it’s some-

For many students, a language can be hard to adjust to, but on Wednesday, Nov. 9, language teacher and

simply just a trait to have when going out with friends alone and no adults present.” new side to the Chinese culture: Kung Fu Martial Arts.

When another student was asked about the Kung Fu Keene High School language arts teacher Hyde lesson and how it attributes to the chinese language, a introduced another idea of giving students an opportu- student replied with, “This year, learning the Chinese nity to not only learn a language, but also understand language has been hard for me, but after today’s handsthe country’s culture.

Ms. Hyde contacted the Keene High School administration and together they designed a new way to introduce students the culture side of Chinese lifestyles. and still have this count as class time.”

Hyde made that idea possible when Sean Sodders, a KSC student who is an assistant martial arts instruc- ferent ways to teach the kids not only language, but tor from the Golden Phoenix School of Chinese Martial Arts, attended Hyde’s freshmen class to give a lesson. program at Keene High to show kids the Kung Fu marSodders gave the students insight and leverage on tial arts relation to the Chinese culture. “ the understanding of the Chinese culture of Kung Fu, Hyde mentioned, “This is a learning experience, but as well as self-defense. it can also be fun while learning these topics such as both in English and Chinese.

Sodders instructed the class on techniques and moves to use when put in violent altercations that would require self-defense.

Sodders demonstrated a proper way to defend all types of moves an opponent may use such as a kick, punch and techniques for if an opponent were to grab from behind.

During the lesson, Sodders had students demonstrate opponent attacks with one another, but stressed safe practice so no students would be injured during the stunts.

During the self-defense lesson, students were asked lesson and how it can be attributed to their own lives.

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got into Kung Fu in the seventh grade when my mom put out the idea to try it. With time, the hobby grew on me, as my brother and myself got into our young adolescent years, now, adult years.” He continued by saying, “We have been in Kung Fu for a combined 12 years.”

Sodders referred back to the English term of Kung Fu, which means gaining through hard work.

When asked what Sodders planned on for the out-

Keene High School students take a lesson in martial arts from a KSC student on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

person and also better at the task that person is doing.” can check out their page on Facebook or visit the location in North Walpole, New Hampshire, where you can and also receives mentor guidance from Master Steve Frankel who has taught Sodders and his brother Vinny. martial arts programs such as Wing Chun, Tai Chi and Sodders plans on many more sessions with Keene Kung Fu. High School, but also extends a welcoming and encouraging hand to joining the Golden Phoenix School of Travis Thuotte can be contacted Chinese Martial Arts. at tthuotte@kscequinox.com

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Trump vs. Clinton: Students on the presidential election outcome Matthew Bergman Clinton Supporter

Meghan Bennison Trump Supporter

1. Who did you favor for President?

1. Who did you favor for President?

“I supported Bernie Sanders, then Jill Stein, then begrudgingly Hillary Clinton. I mainly supported her to stop Donald Trump.”

“I favored Donald Trump for president.”

winning the election and why?

winning the election and why? “ possibly win”. My reasoning: “Hillary Clinton Loses to Donald Trump” sounded like an article on The Onion.”

because liberals get extremely defensive.”

3. What are some of your favorite characteristics of your candidate?

3. What are some of your favorite characteristics of your candidate?

“I suported her because she wound up being the strongest candidate out of the four we had, in my opinion. It would have been nice to have had our

“I like how Donald is a very strong candidate, he knows what he wants and he very much wants to make a change. He has so much love for this country; he wants to make it great again. I also like how when people constantly tried to bring him down, he never gave up. He came back even stronger every time. Also, [I like]

4. What issue did you agree on most heavily?

political history to make him even more successful.” important issues to me are Climate Change, her proposal to allow the 4. What issue did you agree on most heavily?

5. How does it make you feel that Donald Trump is now President of the United States. Why do you feel that way?

“How do I feel about the election? [Explicit] Donald Trump. Let me

“The issue I agreed on most heavily was the fact that we need a stronger border. I believe we need to build a wall to keep the illegal immigrants out who are bringing crime and drugs into our country. We need to work on the War on Drugs because the heroin epidemic is higher than ever right now. The heroin is coming from Mexico and Afghanistan.”

5. How does it make you feel that Donald Trump is now President of the United States. Why do you feel that way?

have come WAY too far in our country to see it pulled back to an era where you lived in fear because of your race, where you lived in fear because of your beliefs, and where you lived in fear because of the person you love.”

States. He wants change for our country and I believe he can do that and make America great again.”

6. Where do you see our country in two years?

6. Where do you see our country in two years?

To say that this election has shaken the nation would be an understatement.

I see us continuing to keep a hawkish eye on Trump. I do not see us giving

“I see our country making moves to be stronger than ever. Right now, our country is very much divided, but if people can put aside their hate and believe country, which has so much potential.”

Non-traditional student finds niche at Keene State College CRAE MESSER

Managing ExEcutivE Editor For non-traditional aged student Crystal Pringle,

“When I look at a rock, I see a story, I see history. I see a piece of a puzzle that will tell me what happened here.”

classes.

“I knew that I had so much more knowledge than I was able to overcome adversities and still keep a positive mindset and go get her goals.” that are non-traditionally aged at KSC.

the geology department. Pringle is a 41-year-old stuperson,” Crystal said. She continued to say that there dent, majoring in geology at KSC. CRYSTAL PRINGLE “I struggled in high school tremendously,” Crystal KSC STUDENT said. “I was never academically inclined. I was always horrible at math and I loved science.”

Crystal said that while she may not be the same age Crystal said that she went to community college Finally, last spring, Crystal decided to give college any other college student. rience, so she dropped out.

“I have the same pressures that regular students go one more try and came to Keene State College. Cryssemester,” Pringle said.

wanted to be.

actually going through the same thing you are.”

Crystal said that, eventually, other students real-

clear why she succeeds. college student,” Travis said. tial on her since arriving at KSC were Steven Bill and

“When I look at a rock, I see a story, I see history. I here,” Crystal said.

“Up until he was nine years old, you wouldn’t know there was something wrong with him,” Crystal said. said. sors, they just got me, they got my passion.”

With her commitment to her son, Crystal said she Crystal’s husband, Travis Pringle, works in the Zorn When Crystal came to Keene, she knew she was in Dining Commons at KSC and has been there to support Crystal through her journey.

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Humans of KSC

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Don’t think a certain way because someone else told you to.

The easiest way to talk to someone about politics is to not opinion than you, simply state talk about them at all. that you respect their opinion, Unfortunately, the 2016 elec- but you just don’t agree with it. tion is still fresh in people’s Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and it is okay to it’s way into almost everybody’s disagree with someone, even conversation right now. your parents.

You can respectfully decline Aside from politics, you probto comment if someone asks ably disagree with a lot of things you about your views by saying your parents believe in, so treat something like, “I wish to keep political views the same way. my opinions to myself.”

If the conversation becomes You could also have a mature heated, try bringing something conversation about them. else up, particularly something Keep an open mind and edu- you know you and your parents cate yourself about both political can agree on, such how funny parties and their philosophies.

Joe Biden memes are.

The more you know, the better insight you can provide in Good Luck! conversation.

Alex Stand behind what you believe in; you are your own person.

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Eating with the Equinox: No-bake pumpkin pies ALI FITZGERALD

Equinox Staff Bring something simple to the table this Thanksgiving. This no-bake pumpkin pie is super easy, simple and delicious to make!

Ingredients: ½ package of cream cheese (½ a cup) 1 12 oz container of Cool Whip (split in half) 1 regular (or 6 small) graham cracker crumb pie tins Cinnamon to sprinkle

Directions: cheese.

Blend them together until the ingredients are well-mixed. Then, gently fold the Cool Whip mixture in half and put into the mixture Scoop the mixture into the pre-made graham cracker tin (or tins.

Top with the remaining Cool Whip and sprinkle with cinnamon for show.

Let cool in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

EWTE is supported by the Student Nutrition Association at Keene State club (SNAKS).

For meeting information and to learn how you can become involved in creating these recipes or other club events, you can contact the president of the club, Jillian.Emerson@ KSC.Keene.edu.

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Students stand up for Standing Rock KYLE KEMP

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“I was working on the standing rock donations before the election happened … after the election a lot of people forgot about it, so I decided to take all of my negative energy towards Trump and rejuice it, redo it, and get it back into Standing Rock for something positive.”

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Students held signs and chanted during the Standing Rock protest. The signs read “No DAPL,” “We stand for our brothers, our sisters, our people, our water,” “Keene State stands in solidarity,” “Stand with Standing Rock. No DAPL,” and more.

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National Novel Writing Month “I highly recommend trying to write a novel at least once in your life... It’s exciting and freeing, and quite frankly, it’s fun to play God in a world you’ve created.”

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Lip Sync Battle for Wounded Warriors NICK TOCCO

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“They really brought their A-game. The

Keene State College fraternity Sigma Pi helped raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project on Veterans Day by hosting the second annual Lip Sync Battle. Spectators

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Brown Room Friday, Nov. 11 to battle with nothing but a variety of songs and a stage.

Round after round, competitors performed their hearts out to songs ranging from today’s top 100, to throwback classics of the ‘90s.

Throughout the show, host and Community Service Chair for Sigma Pi Tim Peterson welcomed performers Not only did he introduce student performers to the spotlight, but he also invited performances from faculty on stage. Advisor of Sigma Pi Scott Daube and Coordinator of Student Conduct Cory Davis teamed up to give their performances throughout the competition. Daube said as a nity to get involved.

Daube said, “I think it was also to have some sort of fun role with the students, so this was a great oppor-

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TKE member Nick St. Amour jams out for the second Lip Sync Battle.

Sigma Pi Community Service Chair, Tim Peterson hosts the second annual Lip Sync Battle for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Contestants, faculty and event organizers jump on stage to celebrate the conclusion of Sigma Pi’s second annual Lip Sync Battle for the Wounded Warrior Project.

campus, to incorporate ourselves and show our face to people on campus we may otherwise not get to see.”

Daube and Davis treated the crowd with their lip sync performances, which included Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop,” and their rendition of the catching scene from Dirty Dancing over “Time of My Life.”

Daube and Davis both admitted that the maneuver was mostly improvised, and the only time they practiced was moments before the Mabel Brown Room doors opened for the event.

After many eliminations were came down to a team of Maggie

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Ukulele icon Jake Shimabukuro performs at Colonial FLETCHER RICE

Equinox Staff There was a nearly full house at the Colonial Theatre for ukulele icon Jake Shimabukuro whose highenergy performance had audience members dancing in their seats on Friday, Nov. 11.

He played many original works, as well as other covers of famous works such as George Harrison's “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” the song that went viral on YouTube and rocketed Shimabukuro into fame.

Background A native to Honolulu, Hawaii, Shimabukuro has been playing the ukulele for it up when he was four years old and begged his mother to teach him how to play. Since then, he has continued to play other instruments such as the guitar and drums, but has stuck with the ukulele.

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Musician Jake Shimabukuro (Left) performs for a packed Colonial Theatre audience in Keene, New Hampshire

Vicky Pittman, director of education and community outreach at the Colonial Theatre, described Shimabukuro’s live performance as “extraordinary.” She said, “Nothing can take the place of a live performance, especially for someone like him. You cannot capture that energy on any other medium but live.

Shimabukuro had audience members nodding ville Sessions” and had audialong to each song at the ence members laughing at Colonial with Nolan Verner the titles such as “F Minor,” because as Shimabukuro behind Shimabukuro’s ener- said, “It [the song] is played getic ukulele performance in F Minor scale.” Another and the addition of a kaleidoscope array of colors and said, “It sounds like a Celtic shapes projected onto the tune, so we decided to call ceiling of the theater. this one ‘Celtic Tune’.”

As Pittman said, “The Shimabukuro’s inspiralights added to the overall tion comes from many backgrounds in the style he plays, being up there alone, and with the one song having a the split focus it created for Celtic sound while others the audience was beautiful.” he described as sounding Shimabukuro brought like an “Armenian or Egypmany original works to tian folk tune,” or another the stage, but also played a described as “Bluegrass few covers such as The Bea- inspired.” tles “Come Together” and As McBride said, her Queens “Bohemian Rhapsody”. generation immigrant Shimabukuro said, “I from Ireland and McBride start with a song I really had grown up listening to enjoy and I like to see where Celtic songs. Shimabukuit takes me.” Audience mem- ro’s “Celtic Tune,” she said, bers were able to see Shima- reminded her of the songs bukuro’s approach at work her grandmother used to when he dedicated a song play her. to the late Leonard Cohen, “Nashville Sessions,” who passed away earlier Shimabukuro’s new album, this week, in an on-the-spot is out for sale now and feaukulele rendition of Cohen’s tures 10 songs recorded “Hallelujah”. with Jake Shimabukuro on Audience and com- ukulele, Nolan Verner on munity member Linda bass and Evan Hutchings on McBride said that “the trib- drums. ute to [Leonard Cohen] was one of the best ways Fletcher Rice can be to mourn the loss of such contacted at an icon.” McBride was not frice@kscequinox.com alone in her opinions. Audience members commended Shimabukuro with a standing ovation after the individual song.

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After Hours hosts stand-up comedy show KEITH MEDLOCK

Equinox Staff During Veteran’s Day weekend, Keene State College’s After Hours hosted two touring stand-up comedians for the Second Saturday event Ralph Anthony, Michael Harrison and Jason Cheny visited KSC for a show in the Night Owl Cafe.

Usually, After Hours books two comedians, but this weekend, Keene State managed to score three. The night began with Keene State’s own improv group “3 Ways ‘Til Sunday” as the introducing act for the night of comedy.

This is quite common for the troupe to perform before the standup comedians, spicing up the night with both improv comedy and stand-up comedy of their own.

This also gives the students some practice in working together as a comedy group and gets the audience warmed up for the comedians before they perform.

Night Owl Café was mostly full, dian to start was Ralph Anthony.

Ralph’s set lasted 10 minutes and his jokes mostly involved marijuana.

Michael Harrison was up next.

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Canada native Ralph Anthony tells jokes about marijuana among other things for the Night Owl Cafe audience.

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tion and talking about what it’s like being a Canadian in the states.

When asked what drove him to be a comedian, Michael said, “I was picked on a bunch in high school, and I really wanted attention….”

Lastly, native Taiwanian Jason Cheny took the stage joking at his transition from living in one country and moving to another. As a traveling comedian, Jason said that one of the worst shows he went to was “just at a bar. There was no one there. Just the bartender and I told some comedy to her (the bartender.)

Another one was when I did an urban room; I walked on stage and a minute later, they all started booing me and tapping the tables.”

The only common complaint of the night from the audience was that it felt like a long show. Visiting UNH student Katherine Zampini said, “I still really enjoyed it. I do think it [the show] was a little too long. I wish I had the energy to watch the last performer.”

Other than the show lasting longer than usual, it seemed to have been well-received.

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Taiwan native Jason Cheny jokes about his transition to America.

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Canada native Michael Harrison does his stand-up routine for the NOC crowd.

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KSC improv. group “3 Ways ‘Til Sunday’ opens up comedy night with their own performance.

The art form of teaching at the collegiate level NOAH DROUIN

of education and weekend activities director at KSC, John Sturtz. He was a computer instructor and weekend activities director, According to USA Today, education is working with sixth to eighth graders. While one of the most popular college majors in there, he observed their “innate curiosthe United States today. Keene State College ity” and said, “The middle school populais known for an intensive and robust educa- tion is such a unique cast of characters.” He tion preparation program, and even the fac- cited this experience with students as what ulty at KSC themselves take a long road to got him to get his credentials and degree eventually teach at the collegiate level.

Being a strong professor is not someWhen asked whether or not he’s changed thing that just happens; that too takes years his teaching style over his two decades at of work.Becoming a successful teacher Keene State, Professor Rogers said he has. requires many things: vast knowledge, He reads student evaluations about his public speaking skills, interpersonal skills class carefully, even saying that he wishes - he were at the school more often to help stuential teacher at any level is something spe- dents. Since he is an adjunct professor, he is cial. The amount of work that goes into only on campus two to three days a week. becoming an educator has brought rise to Professor Warder talked about the introthe question: Is teaching an art form? duction of technology to education since the start of his career in 2000 and said that he has tried to incorporate that with online Warder quizzes and readings, but also noted that Teachers truly can have an impact on he isn’t “giving up on books.” He also comtheir student’s entire lives, as proven by pared high school to college and said that Graham Warder, an associate professor of he could never teach high school. He prefers history at Keene State. He spoke of a partic- college, as he gets to treat his students like ular history teacher he had in high school adults and appreciates the leniency he has and said that he “Really challenged us. He in preparing lessons.

Sturtz has had much experience teachdidn’t talk down to us and just opened all ing in his life, especially within age groups. kinds of new worlds and ideas.” This ended Between working with the spectrum of up sparking his interest in history.

The mutual respect Warder’s teacher had middle schoolers to college students, Sturtz said, “There are some things that college his life, as he ended up pursuing his doctor- students and seventh graders share...they’re ate in history; however, he did not initially all humans, they’re all curious. College stuhave plans to become a teacher. He was a dents have a better way of navigating it...at the end of the day, they’re the curious young minds that want to learn.” and ended up landing at KSC. Since being a teacher for younger students, he now teaches at the college level Rogers so students can become teachers. He also keeps in contact with his former students The same goes for adjunct professor of and believes that the lessons Keene State music at KSC, Tim Rogers, who worked on has instilled in them has allowed them to his degree of music, not planning to go into teaching until the factory that he worked do not always pertain to education. at closed down, prompting him to look In the same vein, Professor Rogers for new employment. He then ended up at spoke about working with students and Keene State and has been here for over two said, “I enjoy the subject matter and workdecades. ing with students, especially those that are interested in learning.” Rogers added that Sturtz he appreciates opening his students up to knowledge, especially about the past and The path to becoming an educator was showing them where things came from. much more clear-cut for assistant professor Warder mentioned that he prefers smaller

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class sizes as opposed to larger ones. “You get to know the students and you can focus much more on things like writing and research,” Warder said. Like the other professors, Warder acknowledged valuing a relationship with his students. In response to whether or not teaching could be considered an art form, Warder said, “Yes, it’s not a science, that’s for sure.

Like art, it does require creativity. I think there is an opportunity for creativity teaching at the college level.” Warder had said earlier that he appreciates working with a college and the level of freedom it gives.

ence between a good lesson and a bad one, laughing as he said, “You can’t learn about the ‘60s by just watching “Forrest Gump.’”

Sturtz responded in a somewhat similar light. “It’s an art and a science,” Sturtz said.

“The science part is the way in which individuals employ the skill set. The choices and decisions that they make...that’s where the art comes in. That’s where creativity happens and begins to emerge.”

modifying what the students need.” He also further cited a rather inspirational quote and said, “You don’t teach the subject, you teach people.”

Rogers also added that, “There is no profession as rewarding.”

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The answer to the LLC’s vacancies DOROTHY ENGLAND

News editor campus budget cuts, the new Living and Learning Commons (LLC) has also been serving as a lodge to Keene visitors. For some, this might for guests.

An exclusive interview with Keene State College’s Travel Agent Robin R. Bucks disclosed the beneTIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR

‘Brundibar,’ a children’s opera, performs as a part of “Voices of Terezin,” a musical first performed in a concentration camp, on Sunday, Nov. 13 in the Redfern Arts Center.

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equiNox staff On Nov. 13, the Redfern Arts Center hosted the main event for the “Voices of Terezin” performance series. The concert featured a performance of the children’s opera “Brundibar” and a performance by the Apple Hill String Quartet.

The event also featured the exhibit “Visual Witness: The Art of Persecution Under the Nazi Regime” in the Main Lobby of the Redfern Arts Center, organized Holocaust and genocide studies major,. Pre-concert lectures were Room of the Redfern Arts Center. A post-concert meet and greet for the artists and reception was also featured in the Main Lobby of the Redfern Arts Center.

The opera “Brundibar” was composed by the late Hans Krása and was accompanied with a opera was performed by local middle school and high school students led by Keene State College faculty member Matthew Leese.

Shannon Mayers, Director of the Redfern Arts Center, opened the

concert with a brief introduction The Apple Hill Quartet has visited to thank all the performers and to music classes, performed master provide a historical background on classes and collaborated with student music composition students. performances of “Brundibar” in Kuder remarked that “it is fasciNazi concentration camps, Mayers nating to work on their [student’s] said that “art is resilient.” music.”

Matthew Leese, conductor of the At the November concert, the “Brundibar” orchestra and chorus, Apple Hill String Quartet persaid that “I am really excited to formed the Second String Quartet perform this piece.” Prior to the “From the Monkey Mountains” by concert, Leese said that he hopes the Czech composer Pavel Haas. the “audience will be transported Kuder said that Haas was sent to back in time for a little bit and set Auschwitz during World War II and their imagination free for an hour.” perished in the concentration camp.

He remarked that the “cabaret- She said that many composers in style of the music is so cool with a Terezin “kept composing music deep underlying message. This is for live energy.” Kuder said Haas’ a really amazing experience, but it quartet is “very cinematographic.” is a heavy burden on my shoulders. The Apple Hill String Quartet also Going into a rehearsal knowing the performed an arranged version of history [of the piece], it was the only “In the Camp,” which is based on positive thing in the children’s life four Chinese poems about longing at the concentration camps. I want for home featuring mezzo-soprano, to bring out the lighter themes in Jazimina MacNeil.

Kuder said that the Apple Hill performed it and keep the childlike String Quartet members like to “say essence of the piece.” that everything we play is someFirst violinist of the Apple Hill thing created by someone who lives String Quartet Elise Kuder has been playing with the quartet since the Terezin concert series bringing 2007. The quartet has a residency awareness to the issue of genocide, at the KSC music department and she said that the Holocaust “was Kuder remarked that she “loves tragic. The great ideas of 1925 were being involved at Keene State.” extinguished.” Through this con-

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McNamara, Alex Bubar, Kelsey Harper and Reilly Hankus versus The Equinox Webmaster Masaki Carty.

Carty ended up winning the competition after his performance to Metro Station's “Shake it,” which was followed by his surprise lip sync performance of “Stacey’s Mom,” by Fountains of Wayne. Although they did not win, the team of Bubar, Harper, Hankus and McNamara said they had fun.

Hankus said, “I think that we did a good job,” and that they, “worked hard all week long,” McNamara added that the team will be back next year to win the competition. The team performed with a candy theme to songs like “Candy Man” by Christina Aguilera and “Sugar” by Maroon 5.

After the show, Peterson said the performers were “wonderful” and that the fraternity plans on making the event a yearly trend.

“They really brought their A-game. The judges had a

cert, Kuder stated that she hopes to “recreate and reincarnate” those ideas so “nothing like that [the Holocaust] happens again.”

Kuder emphasized that she “feels honored to be a part of this project.” She said that she especially enjoys “playing pieces of forgotten composers such as [Pavel] Haas. Part of what the quartet does is to breathe new life into their art.”

The Apple Hill String Quartet has another upcoming concert in January at the Colonial Theatre.

Eric Dill, a junior at Keene State, said that the “Voices of Terezin” concert was “really good. I haven’t seen anything like it. It was really great and very enjoyable.”

Matt Marzola, also a junior at Keene State, remarked that the concert was “really cool. It was great

pricing for a place to stay, eat and exercise at. It’s really a win-win situation.”

She said a night in the LLC goes for $115, which includes use of the Spaulding Gym and two meals at the Zorn Dining Commons and an assortment of miscellaneous fees. “I don’t know exactly what these miscellaneous fees include” she said when asked.

Traveling businessman Tray Ash said he loves staying at the lodge.

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coming together to perform.”

Keene State, attended the conShe said that “it was really good. I didn’t know much coming into it.

The exhibit is very interesting as well.”

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to let go, so that says a lot about them showing up and doing what they wanted to do,” Peterson said.

Peterson added that, “We’re (Sigma Pi) trying to turn it into an annual event, so this is the second annual event… We do organize a decent amount of events and we’re worried that if we do do it once a semester, some of the energy will be split. The man behind the music and Fundraising Chair for Sigma Pi Jack Callahan described the mood of the night as friendly, and that was why he wasn't very nervous about making mistakes controlling the contestants music.

Callahan said, “I felt a little pressure at the beginning making sure I didn’t mess up, but if I did mess up what's the big deal, right? Everyone likes each other here, everyone's friends. It was good [and] worked out well.”

Callahan added that the contestants were awesome and felt pleased with the fraternity’s approach to the way the event was organized.

“I think it was a good turnout, honestly,” Callahan said. “Last year was fun as well, but we had a lot of baskets last year so we lost some money there, whereas we didn’t focus so much on the prizes this year. We COLTON MCCRACKEN / EQUINOX STAFF were just kind of focused on attendance, so I think that Maggie McNamara, Alex Bubar, Kelsey Harper and Reilly Hankus dance with audience members while helped us a lot.”

Nick Tocco can be contacted at performing to Maroon 5’s “Sugar” on the Lip Sync Battle stage. ntocco@kscequinox.com

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On Friday, Nov. 11, KSC faculty members Scott Daube and Cory Davis sing in the lip sync battle hosted in the Mabel Brown Room by Sigma Pi.

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the ‘Lodging in Luxurious Comfort’.

“This has been an amazing opportunity to serve three groups: the students, the college and the outside community,” Bucks said. “We give students jobs in the cleaning service, we make money in places that we don’t have to put any extra funds

“The prices are great and besides the pizza at their dining commons, which can get old quick, it’s a real bargain,” he said. “It’s better than a dingy motel, but not as high class as a hotel, so you don’t feel like you have to be as classy.”

He said his only complaint is that the Wi-Fi isn’t very reliable.

“When you’re going up and down the stairs, it can be a bit glitchy,” he said. However, Ash said he enjoys the lodge very much. “My favorite part is the jacuzzi heated by geothermal energy,” he said.

When asked about the jacuzzi, Bucks explained it’s hidden and for guests only. “We don’t want to seem unfair by letting students in the LLC use it when other dorms don’t have such amenities,” she said.

KSC junior Stuart Depp works at the lodge cleaning the rooms. “It’s a job,” he said. “I’d rather work now than be in even more debt later.”

He said he’s been working there a little over three months. Depp said, “Sometimes it’s really hard cleaning up after people, they seem to leave trash everywhere. I wish they were more respectful of our campus.” He smirked and said, “Sometimes I eat their fair trade pillow chocolate.”

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Performers twirl ribbons while lip syncing in an attempt to win first place at the lip sync battle held in the Mabel Brown room.

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Trump victory could imperil Roe v. Wade abortion ruling ASSOCIATED PRESS

Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, could be in jeopardy under Donald it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork map: some states protecting abortion access, others enacting tough bans, and many struggling over what new limits they might impose.

Trump, who will have at least one Supreme Court vacancy tially would be open to weakening or reversing Roe. With one seat vacant, the high court now has a 5-3 majority supporting his or her seat to give the court an anti-abortion majority.

Trump broached that possibility in an interview aired of Roe would return the matter to the states, leaving it up to their legislatures to decide the future of abortion access.

Asked about the likelihood that some women would face Supporters of abortion rights concurred with that analysis. work quilt of laws, which would force women onto the road Carolina obstetrician-gynecologist.

Republican control already have forced closure of some abortion clinics, confronting some women with the need for longmountable burden for some low-income women. asked Jennifer Dalven, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project.

Anti-abortion leader Clark Forsythe, acting president and senior counsel for Americans United For Life, predicted that the states would break into three basic categories if Roe were overturned: Perhaps a dozen states would continue to make abortion widely accessible, another dozen or so would ban virtually all abortions unless the mother’s life were at stake, and roughly two-dozen more states would thrash out their response with debate among the public and in the legislatures.

Forsythe suggested that some of those states might allow aborbanning later abortions.

Among the states likely to maintain full access to abortion tral and southeastern states would be among those likely to impose bans, potentially leaving women in a huge, contiguous chunk of the United States with no nearby access to abortion providers.

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She said one consequence might be an increase in the In this Jan. 22, 2016, file photo, a U.S. Capitol Police officer warns a group of pro-abortion rights people to move or they face arrest, as they attempt to block the March for Life 2016, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion number of women seeking to self-induce an abortion.

Florida, compared to other Southern states, has a large nationwide, could be in jeopardy under Donald Trump’s presidency. If a reconfigured high court did overturn it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork: some states protecting abortion access, others enacting tough bans, and many struggling over what new limits they might impose.

group which supports abortion rights. been increasingly hostile to abortion rights, yet she was uncertain what would happen if Roe were overturned.

In the decades since the Roe decision, several states have diately if the ruling were overturned.

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“If Roe [vs. Wade] were overturned, we would likely return to a patchwork quilt of laws, which would force women onto the road even more than at present.”

a statute has been on the books since 1849 making it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion in Wisconsin. Abortion is likely to remain legal in neighboring Illinois, but Safar said even that trip might be out of reach for many low-income women in Wisconsin. think our legislature is poised to pass a ban should Roe be abortion case by leaving some aspects of Roe in place, but chipping away at it to allow a broader range of restrictions.

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might be more likely than its total reversal. She said Congress pregnancy, and states would feel more emboldened in passing tough anti-abortion laws. mittee, said Roe’s eventual demise would mean even brighter prospects for state anti-abortion legislation.

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In this Jan. 22, 2016, file photo, marchers carry a banner during the March for Life 2016, in front of the U.S. welcome a reversal of Roe even if abortion policy in many Supreme Court in Washington, during the annual rally on the anniversary of 1973 ‘Roe v. Wade’ U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Roe v. Wade could be in jeopardy under Donald Trump’s presidency. If a reconfigured states remained unchanged. high court did overturn it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork: some states protecting abortion access, others enacting tough bans, and many struggling over what new limits they might impose.

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After 30 years US warship visits New Zealand

Georgia man deliberately killed son left in hot car RUSS BYNUM

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In this image provided by the Royal New Zealand Defense Force, tourists are evacuated by helicopter from Kaikoura following Monday’s earthquake, in New Zealand, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. New Zealand military officials said Tuesday that they had evacuated about 140 people by helicopter from a coastal town and were expecting that number to rise to 200 by the end of the day, as a major rescue operation unfolded following a powerful earthquake.

US warship diverts to help New Zealand quake evacuation NICK PERRY

AssociAted Press than 30 years was changing course Tuesday to help evacuate people stranded in a coastal town following a powerful earthquake.

Hundreds of tourists and residents remained stranded in the town of Kaikoura and faced a third disrupted night after a powerful quake early Monday cut target to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter on Tuesday as a major rescue operation unfolded.

New Zealand Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee said that the USS Sampson was heading south to Kaikoura and would be able to deploy two helicopters to help in the evacuation.

The destroyer had been due to sail into Auckland on Wednesday as part of 75th anniversary celebrations for the New Zealand navy.

The defense force said it had started ferrying people out by military helicopter and that a navy ship from Auckland was due to arrive in the area Wednesday morning.

Home to about 2,000 residents, Kaikoura is a popular destination for travelers taking part in whale-watching expeditions or wanting a stopover with mountain views.

But the quake knocked out water supplies and sewer systems and left people with no easy way out.

“From all directions, Kaikoura has essentially been isolated,” Air Commodore Darryn Webb, acting commander of New Zealand’s Joint Forces, told The Associated Press. “There’s a real imperative to support the town because it can’t support itself.”

Webb said the military was using four NH90 helicopters that could each transport about 18 people at a time out of the town. He said the navy ship could pick up hundreds of people if weather conditions allowed.

“We’re going to get as many people and belongings out as quickly as we can,” Webb said.

He said the operation could take several days.

Air Force Wing Commander Scott McKenzie said in a statement that military personnel were delivering food, water, diesel fuel and other basic necessities by helicopter. Authorities have prepared about 5 metric tons (5.5 tons) of supplies in the city of Christchurch.

Sarah Stuart-Black, director of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, said the priority was transporting out those people with health issues or

“It looks somewhat like a broken bone in the leg. It’s fractured through,” Nally said. “So the building is at Nally said the building was being renovated and was empty when the quake struck.

He said the buildings evacuated included the national headquarters for the Red Cross, the Thai Embassy, the headquarters for New Zealand Rugby and an Anglican cathedral.

Elsewhere in the capital, many people returned to work after the quake shut down much of the city’s center on Monday. But some buildings remained closed, and Strong aftershocks continued to shake New Zealand, rattling the nerves of exhausted residents.

Police said one person died from the quake in Kaikoura and another in Mt. Lyford, a nearby ski resort. Sevcopter Monday as aftershocks kicked up dust from the landslides below. Cars could be seen lying on their sides and parts of the road were clearly impassable.

“It’s just utter devastation,” Key said.

Three cows whose predicament captured the interest of people around the world after they became stranded on a small island of grass in an area ripped apart by the quake were rescued. The Newshub news service reported that a farmer and some helpers dug a track to them and brought them out.

New Zealand, a country of 4.7 million, sits on the

a 30-year-old military stalemate between the countries that was triggered when New Zealand banned nuclear warships.

Brownlee said Australia was also diverting the HMAS Darwin to Kaikoura.

“Despite the changes to the planned celebrations, it’s poignant to see the anniversary marked with such cooperation and camaraderie,” Brownlee said in a statement.

The operation comes as several buildings in WellingShe said the community was rallying to help the ton, New Zealand’s capital, were evacuated and streets tourists.

“It’s fantastic that some of the locals in Kaikoura have taken in tourists into their own homes,” she said.

Ocean where earthquakes are common. An earthquake The magnitude-7.8 quake that struck New Zealand’s In Wellington, Brendan Nally, the regional comSouth Island left two people dead and triggered a small mander for the New Zealand Fire Service, said engi- destroyed thousands of homes and other buildings. tsunami. It also brought down rocks and mud that neers were completing an inspection of the nine-story swept across highways and cracked apart roads.

Hollande: US must respect ‘irreversible’ climate deal KARL RITTER

AssociAted Press French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the United States to respect the “irreversible” Paris Agreement on climate change, and said France will lead a dialogue on the topic with President-elect Donald Trump “on behalf of the 100 countries that have Speaking to a U.N. climate conference in Morocco, Hollande praised U.S. President Barack Obama for his role in getting the landmark pact adopted in the French capital last year.

“The United States, the most powerful economy in the world, the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, must respect the commitments that were made,” he said. “It’s not simply their duty, it’s in their interest.”

Scientists say oil and other fossil fuels are the biggest contributors to man-made warming. Trump, however, has called global warming a “hoax” and pledged during his campaign to “cancel” the Paris deal.

“The agreement was historic,” Hollande said. “But what we must say here is that this agreement is irreversible.”

Earlier, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes Trump will shift his course on global warming and “understand the seriousness and urgency” of addressing the problem.

“As president of the United States, I’m sure that he will understand this, he will listen and he will evaluate his campaign remarks,” Ban told reporters in Marrakech.

The Paris Agreement was signed by more than 190 countries and has been formally approved by more than 100 of them, including the United States and even oilrich Saudi Arabia.

Ban called international climate action “unstoppable” and said that no country, “however resourceful or powerful,” is immune from the impacts of global warming.

“We have no right to gamble with the fate of future generations — or imperil the survival of other species that share our planet,” Ban told the conference.

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From left, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar and U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa of Mexico pose prior to the opening session of the U.N. climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes Donald Trump will shift course on global warming and “understand the seriousness and urgency” of addressing the problem.

Trump’s election has created uncertainty about the at the conference to translate their commitments into U.S. role in the Paris deal, which calls on all countries actions. to reduce or curb their greenhouse gas emissions and “What’s at stake is the very existence of man,” the encourages rich countries to help poor ones deal with king said. “It is therefore our joint duty to work hand in climate change. hand to protect humanity.”

King Mohammed VI of Morocco urged delegates

After pulling his lifeless son from the car where the toddler had been left sweltering and alone for hours, Justin Ross Harris insisted it had been a fatal accident. Police found the death suspicious — from the short drive during which Harris said he forgot about his son to the fact he returned to his SUV once without noticing the boy.

After a month-long trial and four days of deliberations, a jury Monday sided with authorities and convicted 35-year-old Harris of malice murder — concluding not only that he should be held criminally responsible, but that he left his 22-month-old son, Cooper, to die on purpose. tion as the verdict was read. He was found guilty of all eight criminal counts against him. The malice murder charge alone carries a sentence of life in prison, either with or without the possibility of parole. The trial judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for Dec. 5.

“I believe categorically, unequivocally, that justice was served today,” Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds told reporters outside the courthouse, though he added “it’s not a verdict we celebrate.”

Harris’ defense team vowed to appeal the verdict and to seek a new trial as well.

“From the moment we met Ross Harris, we’ve never once wavered in our absolute belief that he’s not guilty of what he’s been convicted of,” defense attorney Maddox Kilgore told reporters.

The toddler died after being left for seven hours in the back of Harris’ SUV on June 18, 2014. Harris morning and drove straight to his job as a web developer for Home Depot, not realizing Cooper was still in his car seat.

Harris told police he didn’t notice Cooper until he left work for the day to go to a movie.

Soon afterward, investigators found evidence that Harris was having sexual relationships — both ous women, including a prostitute and a teenager.

Prosecutors charged Harris with malice murder, saying he intentionally killed his son in order to escape the responsibilities of family life.

Prosecutors ultimately prevailed with their argument that Harris must have known Cooper was in the car.

Harris drove less than two minutes to work after lance video showed Harris also went to his car after lunch and tossed in some light bulbs he had purchased, though he never got inside. Detectives testiquestions hours after his son died.

“It wasn’t one thing that (jurors) said, ‘This proves malice,’” lead prosecutor Chuck Boring told reporters. “It was everything.”

Defense attorneys said Harris was responsible for his son’s death, but insisted it was an accident rather than a crime. Friends and family members jury watched video clips of Harris trying to teach Cooper to say “banana” and letting the boy strum his guitar. The joyous moments had some jurors laughing aloud.

Harris’ ex-wife, Leanna Taylor, also came to his defense. She divorced him in March and bitterly told the jury that Harris “destroyed my life.” But she how unhappy he may have been in their marriage, would not have harmed their son on purpose. Taylor was not in the courtroom Monday. Harris was alone, except for his lawyers, as the verdict was read.

An attorney for Taylor, Lawrence Zimmerman, said they were disappointed in the verdict.

“Clearly it is our belief that this was not done with any malice,” Zimmerman said in an emailed statement.

Jurors seen leaving the courthouse Monday declined to speak with reporters. Boring said he had spoken with some of them, and was told they were nearly unanimous when they began deliberations last week. He said they wanted to make sure and review the evidence, taking four days to deliver a verdict.

Prosecutors said Harris left online clues to murderous intentions. Evidence showed that minutes before Harris locked the car door on his boy, he sent an online message: “I love my son and all, but we both need escapes.” Five days earlier, Harris watched an online video in which a veterinarian sits inside a hot car to show it reaches 116 degrees in a half-hour.

Harris was also found guilty of sending sexual text messages to a teenage girl and asked for nude knew she was in high school the months they swapped sexual banter when she was 16 and 17, and Harris several times sent her photos of his penis. He was asking for a photo of her breasts the day Cooper died.

Harris moved to Georgia from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2012. He lived in the Atlanta suburb of Cobb County, which is also where Cooper died.

Because of intense pretrial publicity surrounding the case, the judge agreed to relocate Harris’ trial 275 miles away in the coastal port city of Brunswick.

Harris lawyers said he never spoke of the verdict when they met with him in a holding cell after the case ended Monday.

“Instead he recognized he can now begin the grieving process he’s not been able to go through the last two-plus years,” Kilgore said. “He talked about Cooper and how much he misses him.”

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NCAA New Eng1-0 land Regional Race Lindsay Szuch 22:24:30

Phil Parent 25:58:89

Katelyn Terry 23:02:07

Iid Sheikh-Yusuf 26:36:20

Alyssa Lombardi 23:30:81

Matt Dudley 27:23:71

Rachel Klaski 24:46:96

Ian Connell 27:24:04

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Upcoming Games Women’s Basketball Friday, Nov. 18 vs. Tufts 8:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Friday, Nov. 18 @ Hartwick 8:00 p.m.

Swim & Dive Saturday, Nov. 19 1:00 p.m.

Swim & Dive Saturday, Nov. 19 vs. Wheaton 1:00 p.m.

Cross Country Saturday, Nov. 19 NCAA Championship 11:00 a.m.

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Ryan Cain said they have the the ability to be ‘pretty good this year.’ He paused and gets to the Final Four and wins the national

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three pointer that put the Owls Both teams started their seasons tonight and both will The Owls will travel to

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She continued, “We all have our bad days, but we are there to pick each other up. Overall, I think our team will be very successful this season if we keep up the hard work and play every game to our full potential. I think we have the ability to win [the] LEC.” Shelby Iava can be contacted at Siava@kscequinox.com Mike Cerrotti can be contacted at Mcerrotti@kscequinox.com

Owls hockey suffers first loss of the season AUSTIN SANIDAS

Equinox Staff The Keene State College Owls had two games this past weekend against Bryant University and Northeastern University. The Owls beat the Bryant Bulldogs handily by

son registering assists.

game to the Northeastern Huskies In Friday night’s game against

Saturday’s game against Northeastern didn’t have a positive result. though as they managed to get one It took the Owls less than a

ell and Carignan earning the assists.

ing the break.

helpers.

Bryant managed to get another

O’Hara.

Austin Sanidas can be contacted at Asanidas@kscequinox.com

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Owls advance to NCAA but fall short JOE CORTESE

Equinox Staff pressure on the Knights with hockey team advances to the Sweet Sixteen of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

This Owls would go onto win them onto the Sweet Sixteen.

history. The Owls made it to the second round of the NCAA play-

Owls took on SUNY Geneseo

lege in Pennsylvania.

Playing the top team in the NCAA Division III rankings is

regionals at Keene State College.

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The SUNY Geneseo Knights

game of the season. Messiah Col-

Dillingham would put away a “We were having a tough time getting around their goalie... It

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Coach Amy Watson.

“They just have to go out and play that out. With seven minutes giving the Owls a one point lead at halftime.

Joe Cortese can be contacted at Jcortese@kscequinox.com

simply waiting for the results to kick in.

intensity and aggression. It was

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Mia Brickley battles to keep possession of the ball on Wednesday Nov. 9 against SUNY Geneseo at the Owls Athletic Complex. The Owls came out ontop 3-1.

Cross country takes on New England Regional Championships MICHAEL CERROTTI

Equinox Staff Saturday, Nov. 12, the Keene State men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Division III New England Regional Champiished in the top half.

women were led by senior Lindsay

brought an end to the season for both teams. For the season, the women won the LEC championship for the 17th consecutive year, and Lindsay Szuch was the individual conference champion. The women’s team also had four runners that made the All-Conference Team for the Little East Conference.

KSC seniors Lindsay Szuch, Katelyn Terry and Alyssa Lombardi, as well as junior Rachel Klaski made the team.

After the meet, Szuch talked about her team’s performance and said, “I think we did amazing overall. We had several girls run personal bests on the course, despite have been given one of the worst spots on the starting line.”

and said, “Overall, everyone did good.

It wasn’t our best race, but everyone really gave it their all.”

Head Coach Tom Pickering also talked about the performance of both teams after the meet. For the women’s team he said, “Our women’s team had a very good team race on Saturday. It was a very strong region. Six of our of the season.”

For the men, Coach Pickering said, “While our men’s team did not have the kind of race on Saturday that we

highest of her career. Szuch nearly the same place relative to the two made it to nationals, but came up team’s they raced closely all season. I about 20 seconds short. certainly do not think that there was For the men’s team, junior Phil the LEC and had two All-Conference Team runners. KSC junior Phil Parent place and being the second runner in and sophomore Iid Sheikh-Yusuf the Little East Conference (LEC) to made the team. Senior Matt Dudley Mike Cerrotti can be contacted at talked about the team’s performance Mcerrotti@kscequinox.com The New England Championships

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Seahawks soar past the New England Patriots MARY CURTIN

First Quarter

adS dirEctr After this past week, I was hoping for something to lighten my mood.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t turn to the one thing that remains constant: New England Patriots Football and its continuous winning franchise.

The Patriots bye week proved to

Running

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James

The Pats reciprocated when best looking catch all game.

Blount rushed for his second touch-

White

beautiful connection between White and his quarterback.

New England then took an early lead after a one-yard rushing touchdown from running back (RB) LeGarrette Blount. Blount now leads

score, making this the second loss for the Pats this season.

Brady commended White’s With a bye week, it was expected that this team would have been tries to do everything right. better prepared, especially against a team such as the Seattle Seahawks.

This Super Bowl XLIX rematch was a suspenseful one, and each Second Quarter possession posed a new threat for The second quarter began with a shift of momentum when the Seattle’s defense is a factor that may present the biggest issue in the 12-7 game.

Bowl LI win in February.

Quarterback Russell Wilson connected with Doug Baldwin for a

- would not go on to receive the extra mal role in the Pats second loss of the point. season.

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The execution throughout the entire game was not up to par with Fourth Quarter ball game.

The Pats started the quarter 22-21 a franchise as strong as the Seattle Kicker Stephen Gostkowski and down by one point.

Seahawks. proved himself worthy of the New Turnovers don’t win games, espeEngland love again after he made - cially not against a team looking for some sort of revenge on the Patriots. tkowski.

The back and forth style of this The Pats would not score again game began early and continued and delivering while the Pats’ throughout the entire game.

The Seahawks bounced back The fourth quarter is where the unprepared. when Wilson found Baldwin once demise of the game mostly lies.

I don’t want to lose again for another touchdown, The Pats had a chance to tie faith in my team’s ability for the chance at - minute left, the ball being on the another Super Bowl time. win, despite the loss two-yard line. the obvious On third and goal, Brady fum- and that Third Quarter bled the ball and dove on it, but it improvements must be made, but the New England laid the hammer wasn’t enough. down quickly in the third quarter There was poor ball handling Patriots still remain when Blount racked up his third and the execution was nonexistent, on top of the American touchdown of the game. and the fourth quarter epitomized Football Conference East.

Seattle would only gain three the sloppy ball playing of the entire Mary Curtin can be contacted at game.

Mcurtin@kscequinox.com the Pats ended the third quarter on a good note when Brady found Julian

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Brittney Cardente Most Outstanding Player TRAVIS THUOTTE

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She continued, “What she brings to the

After four years of team goals set and achieved, championship games won, senior

willingness to give it her all, and her love for the sport and this is a good motivator for the

received an award based on her performance alone.

the underclassmen on our team because she -

Renaud can’t stress her ability to mulsenior year. She would go on to receive the Most Outstanding Player award for the lady Owls. friend and also as a peer within the commuAnother player who has had a fortureplied, “It’s something that really surprised me. I don’t believe it means [I was], so much, season is senior Sami Smith. Smith has been the best player, but I’m so honored to receive on the team throughout the entirety of her that award. From pushing myself all summer season she and the team has had. She said, “ the other seniors supporting me along with It always feels good to win and as we became closer to the end of the season, we ended on harder for my last year and they are truly that point late in the season, the team chemSmith continued on team chemistry by the team had planned at the beginning of

decided to plan out some goals for us to have

She said, “We are together all the time and when people are told we are together all the time, they sometimes don’t understand what

trying our best to go undefeated and win the close to October, we tried and accomplished

other ladies on the team as my roommates.

For other ladies on the team, they also live with other teammates and that really shows

list for goals was to win the tournament, ing of assists in the game, Smith said, “It’s a

contributed a huge part, particularly because season I’ll compete in here at Keene State. I

for that open person, it can be an opportu-

110 percent no matter the outcome. Another factor to being motivated is never giving up ing feeling this year for myself was pushing and not letting the team down. At the end of myself all year and giving my all, winning the day, no matter the outcome, I can leave

she’s been at Keene State, “It’s a feeling that

the trip to Pennsylvania and being elimi-

guided us and inspired us by setting the more to be better when they told us our class - said, “Going forward, I would love to see the

showed the team how well something can

recognition of having a successful division

It made a huge impact on us for sure and I’m earn an opportunity to go even further than Fellow senior Kayla Renaud has been Travis Thuotte can be contacted at Tthuotte@kscequinox.com

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