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THE EQUINOX The student voice of Keene State College
Vol. 68, Issue #18 Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016
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Global chefs introduce exotic cuisine
Let’s talk about sex
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‘Sex Chats and Aphrodisiacs’
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Randall Horton speaks about his memoir
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Multiple Greek Life organizations banned Phi Mu Delta & Kappa Beta Gamma KENDALL POPE
Managing ExEcutivE Editor Greek letter organizations Kappa Beta Gamma and lege have been expelled from the Greek organization’s national headquarters. As a result of the actions taken by the national organizations, Keene State College has According to Vice President for Student Affairs Kemal Atkins, Kappa Beta Gamma, a former sorority at KSC, was found responsible by the national level and the college for violating the new member contract for hazing. On the other hand, Fraternity Phi Mu Delta was found responsible for “Pervasive alcohol and risk management violations over the last two years,” according to a press release from National President of Phi Mu Delta Samuel Waltemeyer. Waltemeyer was contacted by email for comment, but did not respond. KSC student members from Phi Mu Delta were also contacted for comment. One former Phi Mu Delta member Tyler Mailloux stated he was “not at liberty to speak about what happened at this time.” Since these organizations are no longer ity Life and Student Leadership Brandon Mathieu said that these Greek organizations no longer have the resources and support that recognized student organizations Greek or not would receive from the college. In regards to Kappa Beta Gamma, one former member, who asked to remain unnamed, spoke out about the allegations and the investigation process conducted by the college. “We had a member who didn’t agree with some things and said she wanted to join a different sorority. She said things...and we then got put on a suspension and had to go through the campus safety investigation process,” she said. The former member said that during the investigation “The executive board and new members were interviewed one by one, by only one person, Amanda Guthorn.” “She [Guthorn] was by herself, there were no recordings or anything,” she said. The former member said the lack of recorded interviews or second witnesses created a problem when the investigation report came out in print. “What the report said wasn’t accurate and we [Kappa
cations Kelly Ricaurte. On Feb. 10, Ricaurte directed The Equinox to speak with Vice President of Student Affairs Kemal Atkins, who had been already contacted and interviewed. There was no reply from Ricaurte until contacted again on Feb. 15, for another interview request with Guthorn. Guthorn was not on campus Tuesday, Feb. 16, to comment before print deadline. Vice President for Student Affairs Kemal Atkins and investigating on hazing is conducted. “I have set up a working group to review our investigation practices and reporting practices relating to hazing to refresh and create a hazing protocol. We have individual protocols by depar tment recognize the need to have one document that outlines everyone’s role and responsibilities in the investigative process,” Atkins said. The former Kappa Beta Gamma member said that there was nothing
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result of the investigation except set an example for what comes next. “It [the investigation] took a couple months and it was emotionally and mentally draining, plus it took a lot of time out of studies and out of our lives. I know that they are redoing how they do investigations now because it’s not proper,” she said. The former Kappa Beta Gamma member said she and other members as well as parents of members contacted the college about how the investigation was handled. The former member said that she believed there should have been more communication between the college and national headquarters of Kappa Beta Gamma. “Our nationals weren’t even allowed to represent us in our hearing, which is, in my opinion, a little screwed up because if you’re suing the target in Keene then you’re suing the entire target and the corporation has the right to defend that,” she said. An email was sent to Vice Chair of Kappa Beta one else in the room or voice recordings. So in my opinGamma Anna Cowdin for comment, but she did not ion that’s not okay or fair,” she said. A second Kappa Beta Gamma member said, “The respond. Atkins said that hazing is “an ongoing issue that colschool didn’t treat us like we were students of this leges and universities face. Although we haven’t had campus.” On Monday, Feb. 8, a voicemail was left for Director of Campus Safety Amanda Guthorn for comment and practices.” on the investigation process. Guthorn replied on Feb. 9, Kendall Pope can be contacted at that if The Equinox wanted to request an interview with kpope@kscequinox.com her The Equinox should contact Director of Communi-
HAZ-ING (NOUN) :
THE IMPOSITION OF STRENUOUS, OFTEN HUMILIATING, TASKS AS PART OF A PROGRAM OF RIGOROUS PHYSICAL TRAINING AND INITIATION.
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of college students are aware of hazing as a part of college culture
of students who experience hazing do not report the events to campus officials
More than Half involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing
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A5: Syrian refugee relief A10: ‘The Vagina Monolouges’ B2: Inside look at graphic design majors B9: Women’s lacrosse to defend LEC
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Students motivated to live a healthier life
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Students watch as president of the barbell club Roger Creekmore lifts weights in the Dining Commons during “Get Fit February,” an initiative to get students to adopt healthier lifestyles.
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Students Arian Deihim and Sydnie Kleiman in the Jiu Jitsu club demonstrate techniques in the Dining Commons last week as a part of “Get Fit February.”
“Get Fit February” aims to educate students about opportunities for being active on campus JACOB KNEHR
Equinox Staff The Zorn Dining Commons has started an initiative with two other student organizations to motivate students and engage them in living a healthier lifestyle through awareness. Suzanne Becker and Keene State Dining
as getting them involved on what’s going on [on campus],” Becker said. Becker continued, “The long term goal is increasing the activeness of students, making wise choices and trying to incorporate exercise into their day. I have a health and wellness background as well.”
other student organizations are interested in coming to the Dining Commons and expressing or showing their heartbeat and getting to know students on campus and showing their opportunities on campus.” President of the Barbell Club Roger Creekmore commented on the number of new members he has gained for collaborating with the dining commons. “I think it’s going well because we gained twenty to thirty people who were interested in our club, which is great because obviously we would love to gain membership,” Creekmore said. Colombo explained how these students
Jujitsu Club come in, which they ran a demonstration on proper technique. They did some things with take-downs. They got an opportunity to kind of promote their club,” Colombo said. Colombo continued, “The Barbell Club involved the Barbell Club and the Jujitsu did something similar. They’re kind of Club to increase student involvement on coming in and wanting to promote their campus. own club and they focused on proper lifting
techniques and the types of workouts that they would take part in within their own club. ” According to Creekmore, the Barbell Club held a demonstration in the dining commons. The club had weights and barbells and gave out free shaker bottles to stu-
which informs students on what they can eat to be healthier. in the dining commons that promote health and wellness for students. “There has been a bit of response from the students by the placement of the posters. They’ve had a big
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anything. That would be our next goal if we do it again in the future,” Becker said. Colombo and Creekmore also commented on the success of this health and were just demonstrating what that is we do wellness initiative. Colombo said, “I’m pretty happy with Creekmore said. the way things have turned out. It’s been a According to Colombo, the dining com- really good experience. I think the groups mons provided the Barbell Club with these themselves have said that this is the most shaker bottles in order to create initiative for exposure that they have ever gotten and students to participate. Colombo mentioned that he promotes really wanted to be involved.” Creekmore said, “I think it is going well. ter and Instagram to promote events, stu- I’ve seen a lot of options around the dining dent involvement and healthy options in the commons.” dining commons and in Lloyd’s. Becker spoke of future initiatives for Creekmore said that there are signs at the next couple of months this semester. According to Becker, a health and wellness
intern will be focusing on a nutrition component. In April, the Dining Commons will be focusing on sustainability. Each initiative revolving around a healthy lifestyle. Becker and Colombo said they wish to have other student organizations participate in their health initiatives in the following months. Creekmore said the Barbell Club wants to gain a better relationship with the dining commons and increase student engagement. “I would love to do some more with them if they have anything planned,” Creekmore said. Becker pointed out that she looks forward to more events happening in the dining commons and that there will be more to come.
Jacob can be contacted at jknehr@kscequinox.com
Gender and sexual identity discussions provide insight ADAM URQUHART
Equinox Staff Gaining a greater sense of understanding and acceptance of others is something the Gender and Sexual Identity Discussion Group strives for. Program Support Assistant for LGBTQ Students here at Keene State College Hunter Kirschner facilitates these weekly discussions. Kirschner said, “Gender is made up and it’s just language and words we use to help better understand our world, but it’s kind of put upon us.” Kirschner said gender isn’t something we sign up for, and not everyone wants to be categorized as either a man or a woman. Strictly being one or the other doesn’t even apply to some people. Kirschner said, “That’s hard because that’s also the only language we have to talk about this aspect of our identity is gender and masculine, feminine and things of that nature.” Kirschner also said that sex refers to biology and this idea that males have penises and females have vaginas is a construct. Kirschner said, “Just because you have a vagina doesn’t mean you’re a woman, just because you have a penis doesn’t mean you’re a man, and that’s really challenging to a lot of people because that seems to be the base of what men and women are.” Valengavich came to this discussion group for the “If you don’t know who someone is, it’s good to try and use words that are gender neutral like, ‘they’ so that you don’t exclude anything.” Those who day or one’s mood would be referred to as gender change. It’s not something that you are every day. not really feeling adherent to either masculine or feminine or the idea of gender at all possibly.”
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Valengavich said, “I like talking with people about things that are more than small talk.” Valengavich said it’s just fun to hear other people’s insight. Coordinator of the Student Support Annie Clark was present at this discussion group. Clark said, “I think it’s a great way to start understanding ences from your own, and learning about others around you.” Clark continued, “A lot of times when you are part of a dominant group in a sense you can’t see what’s around you because you’re so used to functioning in that way of looking at the world that there are a lot of blind spots.” learn from these discussions. She said, “I believe the peaceful path will lead us to healing and understanding.” The group meets on Kirschner began this discussion group at the beginning of the semester on Jan. 27, and will run until April 27. Adam can be contacted at aurqhart@kscequinox.com
“Just because you have a vagina doesn’t mean you’re a woman, just because you have a penis doesn’t mean you’re a man, and that’s really challenging to a lot of people because that seems to be the base of what men and women are.”
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(Left) the symbols for “male” and “female.” (Above) the symbol for “transgender.” While these are options for gender identification, it is not limited to these three choices.
HUNTER KIRSCHNER PROGRAM SUPPORT ASSISTANT FOR LGBT STUDENTS
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Global chefs present international dishes CAMPUS SAFETY report log
Week of: Feb. 8 Monday, February 8 9:17 a.m. Madison Lot: Vehicle parked in roadway 3:25 p.m. Rhodes Hall: No person or odor found on arrival 4:58 p.m. Carle Hall: RA called to report 6:53 p.m. Mason Library: Stolen wallet from backpack while unattended 7:40 p.m. Young Student Center: Student signed off medical transport 8:58 p.m. Holloway Hall: RA reporting the odor of marijuana in the area Tuesday, February 9
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Sodexo employee from Poland Piotr Bronikowski serves students Blinis, which are miniature pancakes with sour cream and caviar.
10:42 a.m. Off Campus: Taking report of an off campus domestic assault from 2/7/16 Thursday, February 11
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KSC senior Abbie Sweatt said that she was pleased with the selection of exotic food.
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to KSC on the week of Feb. 29, to bring more Indian cuisine to campus. “Look for more dishes coming up,” Achanta said. As for the student response, Lefebvre said that she would
The smell of spices and sizzling sound of exotic foods said. In addition, KSC sophomore Selena Lefebvre said that could be noticed throughout the Student Center last Monday. she likes the idea of the program. “I like having this opportu“These are amazing. I’m probably going to get another one As a part of the The Global Chef program run by Sodexo, of those pancakes,” Lefebvre said. chefs from around the world will visit Keene State College Devon can be contacted at dishes from their countries. Looking forward, Quirinale said that Achanta will return droberts@kscequinox.com General manager of the dining commons Josef Quirinale said that KSC has brought in chefs from about 15 countries over the past ten years this program has been on campus. This week featured Piotr Bronikowski from Poland and Naveen Achanta from India. Bronikowski served Polish pancakes with Blinis, served with sour cream and caviar. “It’s posh because caviar is expensive so you won’t see it SELENA LEFEBVRE in a Polish home, but you can certainly get it in a restaurant,” KSC SOPHOMORE Bronikowski said.
“I like having this opportunity to try different foods from different cultures. I’ve never tried any of this stuff before and it really kind of opens my mind to different cultures.”
in the U.S., Bronikowski said that food here is much more diverse. “You have all sorts of dishes from around the globe really,
Disturbance in Mason Library DEVON ROBERTS
News editor On Tuesday, February 16, a disturbance occurred involving a local homeless man in the Mason Library. According to Keene Police Department, the man was involved in “a disturbance of some sort”. The man was ultimately given a no-trespass order for campus.
10:37 a.m. Spaulding Gym: Unknown male attending sporting events making team members uncomfortable Saturday, February 13 1:32 a.m. Butler Court: Verbal dispute reported by complainant Sunday, February 14
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KSC student Maggie Mason samples a plate of Indian food at the Global Chef program last Monday.
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Campus Contact for New Hampshire President’s Awards nominations
Reasons to visit the Thorne Art Gallery
DEVON ROBERTS
News editor Nominations are being accepted for Campus Contact for New Hampshire President’s Awards. The three awards, which are given out annually, are President’s Leadership Award, President’s Good Steward Award, and President’s Community Partner Award. According to a press release
involvement in community service, service-learning, or civic engagement. According to the press release, the mission of Campus Contact is “to be a catalyst to integrate community service and civic responsibility throughout the academic and student life goals of its member institutions”. To learn more about these awards, visit the Campus Contact for New Hampshire website. Devon can be contacted at droberts@kscequinox.com
and community organizations for
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11:39 p.m. Art Center: Complainant reports two white males attempting to gain entry into the Art Center via windows adjacent to P1. Check of building interior and exterior proved negative at this time
1:17 a.m. Randall Hall: Student feeling ill and subsequently vomiting in the bathroom
everything with a lot of diversity,” Achanta said. The global chef program teaches chefs at the dining commons to learn how to make these dishes so they can continue to serve them to students, according to Quirinale. Quirinale said that the global chefs come in and train
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11:53 p.m. Randall Hall: Odor investigation
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bring something to it,” Bronikowski said, “Our food is not as vibrant…we only really use salt and pepper, whereas you guys will use loads and loads of spices. Additionally, Achanta prepared a lamb curry served with rice. In contrast to Polish food, Achanta said that Indian food was very diverse, mainly due to the use of spices. “We have a lot of choices, a lot of varieties, blends of spices
exotic cuisines with the purpose of introducing students to foods from other countries. “When you go to the DC and have paella, [a global chef] came from Spain four years ago and taught us how to make it the real way…That’s the neat thing, the chef’s come and teach us how to make the foods from their country and then the food’s keep showing up in the DC,” Quirinale said. Concerning student response to the global chef program,
12:10 p.m. Off Campus: Student wishes to speak to a Campus Safety Officer about an issue with another student
MACKENZIE CLARKE
seNior reporter Why you should check out the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery - Permanent Collection The Thorne has a permanent collection of art that includes a large selection from nationally recognized 19th century artists! - New Director The Thorne has a new executive director. Brian Wallace has come! - 50 Year Celebration KSC’s Thorne has been successful for 50 years! - Local artists The Thorne is known for showcasing local artists as well as KSC students and faculty. MacKenzie can be contacted at mclarke@kscequinox.com
2:07 a.m. Winchester Lot: Blue light phone call. No answer. Officers checking area
Corrections: In the student life section of last week’s issue, we printed a student’s name spelled incorrectly. The correct spelling of a student featured in the Valentine’s day article is Matthew Pereira.
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Let’s talk about sex
Sex. It’s prevalent everywhere. We are all a product of it. Yet for some reason talking about sex is still somewhat of a taboo. The Equinox believes we should work at eliminating this taboo. We believe in the importance of making the topic of sex an open conversation. The more we can comfortably speak about sex, the more knowledge we will collectively have. Openly talking about sex
all the time. We need to make smart informed decisions for ourselves seeing as we are now adults leading adult like lives. With proper education, and open minds we can all work toward making sex a more common conversation. Majors like women and gender studies work at breaking the silence about sex. There is no need to hush a conversation that so desperately needs to be had. Being open with sex and sexuality is something that we value and see as important. All sexes have roles to play in this situation. It is so crucial that we work at getting rid of stereotypes that females should remain proper and quiet about their sexual partners to avoid being called certain names. And men should not feel the pressure to constantly seek sex. We believe society and pop culture tosses around many ideas of what sex should mean to both males and females and how they should go about having and discussing it. We do not encourage this behavior.
many people are misinformed about things like what it means to have safe sex, how to be aware of sexually transmitted diseases and where to go to get contraceptives. We want to challenge this notion of staying quiet about sex. There shouldn’t be so much shame involved with sex in general. Let’s face it, we live in a college community where sex is inevitable. The smartest decision for us to all make is to just talk about sex to make the topic less uncomfortable. We want promote a more common understanding about being open about sex and mainsex and everything that goes taining a level of privacy. along with it. The more we norbetween asking for help and all be. bragging about details that With this said, we encourage might be better left unsaid. all students to take advantage of When talking about sex, it is the resources we have here on so crucial that we use the corcampus. rect terminology. All students should be aware Oftentimes we hear the of the health center, which is words sex, sexuality and gender located in the Elliot Center. being tossed around without There you can get free con- real knowledge about what doms, pregnancy tests, female these words actually mean. condoms and even access plan B In order to have an open and at a reduced price. honest conversation about sex, These are all made available we believe there needs to be to us on campus because the school believes in the impor- words mean and the weight tance of safe sex. they are capable of holding. However, this is not an Your sex is your biological excuse for students to go wild make up, whether you are born and rely on the health center with a penis or vagina.
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Sexuality is what your sexual identity is. Being gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc. is related to your sexuality. Lastly, we have gender. It is imperative that we understand gender as a social construct. This is how you express yourself. It is related to the roles you play, whether that be your place of work, how you choose to dress, etc. These three separate concepts are essential in understanding sex as a whole. Once we as a society become familiar and comfortable with
words, we can come to a more nuanced understanding altogether. We need to come to the point as a society where we see sex as something normal and something that shouldn’t involve so much shame. Changing the conversation from something silly that we can’t talk about without giggling to something serious will help get us to the point we wish to reach. After all, sex is a natural part of who we are as human beings. The source of our existence comes from reproduction, so the more we educate ourselves and those around us, the more likely we are to live happy and healthy lifestyles.
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Refugees should have relief organizations too
How to reveal your feelings to your crush
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Equinox Staff Dear Reader, When it comes to love, things are not always simple. We have little control over our feelings, which complicates matters such as developing a crush. So how do you express your feelings to your crush? Again, I tell you this is not going to be easy. I myself am an extroverted, outwhen it comes to matters such as fessing up about a secret crush, even I me. Although there is nothing I can prescribe to make things easier, perhaps considering the following will
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Student expresses the need for more donations to Syria KATHERINE GLOSSER
I think it is important to recognize that you admire this person for a reason. Identify that reason and use it to your advantage. Take what you know about your crush and turn it into an opportunity to express your adoration. For example, if you like your crush because they are part of the same cooking club on campus, ask during the next meeting if they want to hang out and make dinner together. Whatever draws you to a person is likely to be something you can easily connect to them through. Think about that when deciding how to approach the matter. If you developed a crush on a close friend, you probably already know how to communicate with this person. Although there are parcrushing on a friend, at least you
civil war did not begin until March of 2011 and did not come We need organizations such as NuDay Syria, which was into the public eye in America until a few years ago. the charity organization I volunteered for, to be more in the The refugee situation did not become the center of contro- public eye. versy until the Paris bombing. Recent news about bombings in Syria are surfacing online We have all heard of Toys for Tots, which specializes in I had not been aware of the refugee situation until a couple which gives us all the more reason to take action. collecting donated toys to children who are poor and home- of years ago. I focused my attention so much on the news surWhether it is by donating money, toys, clothes, baby supless, as well as the Salvation Army. But how many organizations have you heard about that specialize in helping Syrian that help the victims of terrorism until a year ago. ence to those who have been victims of terror overseas. refugees and other victims of ISIL terrorism? This is what I think should be changed in regard to that issue. helping send relief packages over to Syria. Katherine Glosser can be contacted at We have all seen countless stories in the media showing kglosser@kscequinox.com how bad the war is in Syria, never mind the war against the opportunities to help with these sorts of issues, but when I terrorists. There are many videos that have popped up on the inter- need our help. net that show the daily struggles of refugees who were made Many of the volunteers who I worked with had family homeless by the ongoing civil war. members that are stranded in Syria. One woman who volunEveryday is a struggle for them. Yet I still have struggled teered told me about how people were starving because of food being purposely kept from them. I think a great part of the reason these organizations have I remember talking to one of the volunteers who was a not been in the public eye enough is because of the contro- Syrian refugee herself. She was not much older than me, 23 versy surrounding refugees from Syria. According to a poll years old, and had moved to New Hampshire a year ago. She from the Washington Post and ABC News, 54 percent of total told me the only family she brought with her was her husrespondents oppose taking in refugees following the Paris band. She is now a student at Southern New Hampshire Uniattacks. versity and is an active volunteer. KATHERINE GLOSSER We need to make organizations who help refugees just as EQUINOX STAFF prominent as organizations like Toys for Tots and the SalvaSalvation Army. tion Army. There needs to be easier access to places that we I think the main reason, however, is because the Syrian can donate supplies for Syrian refugees to.
them that you can use to help talk about your feelings. If you are trying to convey to a friend that your feelings have evolved, I recommend thinking about what you could do as a particularly romantic gesture. If your crush loves to read, perhaps buy them a copy of your favorite book and write a personalized message expressing your feelings on the inside cover. If your crush loves the outdoors, organize a picnic. When it comes down to it, the best person to decide how to tell a crush about your feelings is you. I can only recommend generalizations such as, make it personal, make it clear and realize that there are much worse things in life than rejection. The regret of never admitting your feelings is far worse
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more for people to own their feelings. If you have a crush on the Starbucks barista, perhaps next time you stop by you could buy them a
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“We need organizations such as NuDay Syria, which was the charity organization I volunteered for, to be more in the public eye.”
Local discrimination against student sparks conversation JACOB KNEHR
Equinox Staff The next president of the United States needs to tackle issues of discrimination against gender, race and sexuality. Unfortunately, there will always be discrimination against any group of people that society doesn't see as “normal.” People who use hateful words to publicly humiliate someone of another race, gender or sexual orientation need to be held more accountable for their actions. I recently had an encounter crossing Main Street in Keene on the way back to my apartment. A truck stopped for me and yelled out the window “You look really nice today, faggot!” He then proceeded to yell other and using the word “faggot” to publicly out
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me was not humiliating, but disappointing. I am not ashamed of my sexual orientation, but those words can really hurt those who are less comfortable and harm their self-worth. What is extremely disappointing is that are not held accountable for their actions. The next president should reinforce punishment for those who attack another person either verbally or physically. If our country does not do something about this, people will continue to discriminate because they think it is acceptable in our society and will not be punished. Take for example the recent movement in Michigan to make sodomy a felony in the state. If the state of Michigan put that same in Flint, the people of Flint, Michigan, would be safe and able to drink the tap water with-
out getting lead poisoning. Although discrimination today is not how it was 50 or 60 years ago,it is still exists, just in a new form. Today, it is common for people to use terms such as “faggot” even if they didn't mean to say it to attack someone for their sexual preferences. I cannot tell you how many times I've been apologized to for someone saying the word “faggot” or “gay” to reference something they didn't like. Discrimination has been going on in our society for so long that it is almost programmed into our brains to use terms like “faggot,” “bitch,” “dyke,” “nigga” or “queer.” The next president needs to address this because things are not getting any better in erosexual stereotypes. These stereotypes of being “masculine” or “feminine” in order to
the same characteristics. Society needs to be more accepting of others in order for there to be peace. This cannot happen if people who discriminate are not educated about race, gender and sexual orientations. Even from an early age, people are taught to be hateful toward others who are not like them without even knowing until it becomes a normal practice to judge or attack others. This is a major problem that the next president needs to focus in on. I hope that issues of discrimination get better in the future and that one day people can step back and think about the words that they are saying. Jacob Knehr can be contacted at jknehr@kscequinox.com
love you back. However, I realize that sometimes we crush on people we do not know particularly well. This makes things a bit trickier. While a common approach is to go through
but have never had the courage to say hello, kick it old school and pass them a note. I know it seems cheesy, but often the best love stories start with a cheesy confession. When it comes to telling a crush how you feel, it is necessary to keep it real. Avoid impersonal approaches such as text messaging, Facebook comments or sending a friend to do it for you. Be brave and use personal touches to create a truly unique experience. Regardless of whether they feel the same way too, I am certain that your gesture of love will not be a complete fail. Now go out and tell that special someone just how you feel. Yours, Arline
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Finding yourself in Florence ALEX MONTEFORTE
I discovered that the Fiume
A year and a half ago I sat in my architecture studio class in the TDS. It was only a few weeks into
and only a few minutes down the road the Ponte Vecchio connected both sides of the city.
year. Upperclassmen who had studied abroad in Germany, Czech Republic and Italy all shared their incredible experience, each unique and fascinating. Next, my professor drew a small timeline of the average person’s life up until retirement, circling our late teens and early twenties. He said you will never have the time like you do now to further your education and experience a brand new culture. Things like your job, relationship and kids will all tie you down with responsibilities. These four years at Keene you’re free, so go out and live it to the fullest. A couple days of talking with friends and family led me to choose Florence, Italy, as my destination . The architecture, the food and pure history surrounding this Tuscan city were at the top of the list when it came to making a decision.
but almost two weeks into my stay, I have begun to adjust and immerse myself into a city that was here hundreds of years before me or the States even existed. Walking to class is a portal into what daily life feels like. People move slower as they walk on the sidewalk. Street performers play the classic songs of Italian culture on their accordions and lines the length of the street pour out of the many butchers and panini shops. It’s worth the wait! Half the time I order whatever the panini shop owner thinks is the best. No time to be picky. I am here to taste, see and smell every-
way home. Each street is worthy of being in a post card and you never know what hole in the wall restauIf I am ever lost, a simple look to the sky and pinpointing of the famous Duomo (The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) that towers over the city puts me back on track. Traveling is a must while I am here, and my friends and I already have a google spreadsheet set with cities we must see. Rome is next. The Vatican, Trevi fountain and Colosseum
in Europe or even Italy, having seen France, Switzerland, and Italy three summer ago. However my stay in Italy was a very short visit of three days so the chance of spending over three months was a dream come true. My dream of studying away began to materialize into reality step by step until I stood in Ter- away. An exciting three months minal A at Logan Airport with of studying, living and traveling in Europe awaits me and if you as family by my side. the reader are thinking of studyAfter saying goodbye to my ing away I say go for it! family, sooner than I had maybe So like the Italians say “Arrivewanted, I made my way through derci!” customs and the dream turned to reality. Eight hours and a connectAlex Monteforte can be contacted at Cobblestone streets, mopeds buzzmontefortealex@gmail.com ing along, the famous cathedrals and bustling piazzas were the sights and sounds we experienced
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Alex Monteforte is an architecture major with a management minor at Keene State College. When at KSC, Monteforte is involved with The Society of Architecture Students and Student Government. After graduating, he plans on going to grad school to get his master’s in architecture, which is the next step in the process of becoming a licensed architect. ALEX MONTEFORTE KSC JUNIOR
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Top Center - Monteforte with roommates and friends at the welcome dinner at Palazzo Borghese. Bottom left - Monteforte at Logan Airport in Boston about to board his eight-hour flight abroad.
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Disabilites unite strangers
JACOB BARRETT
Equinox Staff I met Mark Woonton at a little breakfast joint in Pelham, New Hampshire. My aunt works with him, and kept telling me how I needed to meet this guy. “He’d be good for your column!” she said. All she told me was that Mark had had brain surgery, and she didn’t know much else, but she was adamant that his story should be told. After meeting this guy, I realized she was right. We sat there eating breakfast as he told me his story and a few jokes along the way. Wooton’s condition, Hydroup in his skull and put pressure on his brain, which could be deadly if too much is built up. shunt, which runs from his brain down through his body. It does its job. There is one slight problem with that though - the shunt breaks and, every time it breaks, it has to be replaced. Woonton has been in and out of hospitals his whole life, each time laid up in bed for weeks. I can tell you from experience that frequent stays in an uncomfortable bed with tubes sticking
out of you and bandages wrapped around your body is demoralizing, depressing and downright cruel. I have to admit though, Woonton was incredibly honest with me as we sat across from each other. He said he’d often start his morning crying, and once the tears dried he’d ask himself this question: “What’s one thing I can do today to get me one step closer to getting out of here?” Woonton’s struggles aren’t just found and conquered within the walls of inpatient bedrooms though. From the start, doctors told him he wouldn’t be able to do much of anything on his own. Woonton was born blind, but as time went on he regained his sight. It was believed that he might not be able to walk, and he now walks under his own power. He wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to drive, live on his own and live a life without the fear of his shunt breaking and what the consequences of that might be. Instead of worrying about the next surgery, he focuses on the next day. He’s doing what he has to do and loving it. Woonton knows he didn’t get there alone, and gave a shout out to those teachers and nurses that helped him when he missed weeks of school during his stints in the hospital and helped him get healthy again. He wants to be a writer and make people laugh however he can, even if it means at his own expense. He writes a regularly updated comedy blog called “Funny Business” in which he makes fun of the more cynical parts of reality and issues caused by his condition. That sounds so familiar This guy and I are a lot alike. We’re both overly-talkative twentysomethings who enjoy writing and have a strange sense of humor. More importantly though,
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Love Your Melon member to visit national conference world. It was a brief email explaining your own opinion and, out of everyone they got emails from, they picked the top 160 essays that they liked.” Teixeira said that the organization sent out a brief email broadly going over the things that they would be doing. ”I’ll be meeting with the founders of the organization and all of the higher ups in the business. I’ll be seeing how we can really promote the brand and the company along with what we can do in the future,” Teixeira said. Teixeira said she is very excited for the conference.
we’re two people who have been through some very serious, debiliprevent, but we’re doing what we have to live the way we want to. Talking to Woonton was an eye opener for me. I often speak about taking things one day at a time, but I can’t honestly say that I’m constantly on a gunghoe mission to build on the progress I’ve made. It’s exhausting and intimidating. There’s a million things I need to do before I’ll be able to walk on my own. It’s not just me either. Everybody has things they need or want to accomplish, but by the task. It’s like the feeling you get when you have to write a 20-page paper, that holy crap moment looms over your head until you are forced to either do it all at once or do nothing at all. Either way it’s unlikely you’ll end up with a desirable result. If you work on it little by little until you get it done, it doesn’t seem so bad. So, what’s your metaphorical 20-page paper? Is it recovery from medical problems? Relationship issues? Financial strain? Maybe it really is a 20-page paper. No matter what your answer to that question is. Answer one more. What’s one thing you can do today to get closer to where you want to be? Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com
anything cause I’ll be doing fun things and talking to people who really run the business. I’m excited to have a voice and give input to the up and coming products,” Teixera said. Teixeira said she is apart of Love Your Melon at PHOTO FROM OLIVIA TEIXEIRA’S FACEBOOK PAGE
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good mission. She added, “To be honest I really want to work with kids with cancer when I am out of school. I plan morals and what I want to promote personally.”
Love Your Melon crew members will be attending a national conference. Junior and nursing major Olivia Teixeira has been selected from hundreds of applicants to be one of the lucky crew members to be attending the conference in Utah next month. According to sophomore and communication major Abby Donovan, who is the head of public reladent run organization across the country that has a mission of giving a knit hat to every child with cancer in the U.S. Teixeira said that she is a member for the crew on campus. “I help promote the organization through social media and when they have new releases, promotions or new products we hear from our leader. The ones who run the crew tell us crew members and then
from Teixeira going to the conference. “The whole point of the conference is to bring
about how to improve Love Your Melon as a whole, as well as each individual crew. By Liv attending this and learning how other crews spread the word about Love Your Melon we can improve our own crew and bring us closer together,” she said. Donovan added that Teixeira brings so much happiness to the crew. “She is always there for anyone who needs someone to talk to, as well as bringing great ideas for events for us to hold on campus.” Sophomore and double major with communication and management Tara Doherty, who is captain of the crew, said she is very excited and proud of Teixeira for attending the conference. Doherty said, “She deserves to experience this retweet it, repost it or we’ll post our own things and amazing opportunity.” Doherty added that Teixeira is “a genuinely awe- some person.” Doherty said she only recently met Teixeira, but eira said. that it didn’t take her long to see her character. Teixeira said that the trip is fully paid for and will take place the week before spring break. When explaining the conference, Teixeira said that good in every situation she’s in and everyone she it is an APEX Love Your Melon contest winning con- meets,” Doherty said. ference. Emma Hamilton can be contacted at To participate in the contest, Teixeira said, “The ehamilton@kscequinox.com national organization sent it out a couple months ago and you had to answer one of their two essay questions. I answered how I would want to change the
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Sex chats and aphrodisiacs JILL GIAMBRUNO
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student center, Keene State College students gather on Tuesdays at noon to talk about sex. Sex Chats and Aphrodisiacs is a weekly discussion on campus that is open to anyone who would like to stop by. Last week’s topic: contraceptives. KSC senior Pam Delisme is majoring in health science. Coordinator for Wellness Education at KSC, Delisme helps to facilitate the meetings every Tuesday. Delisme said, “I think it’s important [to talk about sex] because some students it comes to birth control or even anything about sexuality. I think these chats are important and can help people learn about sexual health in a friendly environment.” While the meetings are weekly, the crowds they draw tend to be on the smaller side. description of these chats because it’s about sexual health and anything about sex is considered taboo,” Delisme said, “Coming to these chats doesn’t have to be awkward. It’s just like talking to your friends about it, except you’ll most likely be getting expert advice about some things.” Delisme, whose high school didn’t have a sex-ed program, said that learning about sex in college is just as important, and that it’s never too late to start that conversation. “Any KSC student is welcome to come to the chats, even if you aren’t having sex or just are thinking about it. This is information that could really help some people,” Delisme said. KSC senior Ana Whitehead is a friend of Delisme’s who attended last week’s discussion. Whitehead, who said that each week’s chat is interesting and fun, explained, “Each week there’s a great topic and it’s a great opportunity to learn about sex in a totally open environment.” Whitehead added, “I took a Human
Sexuality class here at KSC and it was a great class. I learned how important it is for people to get a good education on sex. A lot of schools don’t, and therefor people allow themselves to get in risky situations. I think it’s really important for students to have the opportunity to educate themselves on the topic if they want to.” Deb Coltey, APRN and Assistant Medical Director at the on campus health center, was a guest speaker at last week’s Sex Chats and Aphrodisiacs discussion on birth control. “I think it’s really important to open up this conversation because many students are having sex and it’s important for them to be able to talk about it and ask questions, and to have their questions answered,” Coltey explained. In addition to opening up the conversation, Coltey also stressed the importance of promoting a sex-positive attitude on campus. Coltey said, “Sex is such a normal human experience for so many people, and it’s something that should be discussed.” On campus, Coltey said that the health center’s mission is geared toward supporting students in whatever choices they make, and encouraging them to lead healthy lives. “We are lucky to have a health educator [Mathews] whose job it is to work on these types of things with students,” Coltey said, “As a clinician, I see patients all day. It’s just a small group of students, not everyone on campus. So we try to do our work which is on more of an individual level while [Mathews’s] work as a health educator is for more of the population of students on campus.” In coming weeks, Coltey hopes that Sex Chats and Aphrodisiacs will gain some popularity on campus and that the attendance will rise. “I want to see the conversation picking up, and for KSC to become a much more sex-positive campus,” Coltey said. Jill Giambruno can be contacted at jgiambruno@kscequinox.com
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think both are important,” Robinson said. When it comes to the skills she learned while away, the list was endless. “I got really good at mapping, understanding how to travel, how to get to and from a place, not getting scared of getting lost or being by myself, exploring new things and really spending the most amount of time that I can outside of my room and trying to immerse myself. If you don’t do it, you’re not necessarily losing out, but if you’re not studying abroad, you’re not necessarily expanding your horizons.” Robinson shared. Many students have aspirations of studying away in foreign countries during their time at college. KSC sophomore and early childhood education and English double major Emma Ayotte said she was interested in studying away. She spent six months in Japan last year and hopes to study somewhere in Europe next. “I hope I can gain a better understanding of
other lifestyles. I hope I can learn new points of view or opinions that I’ve never heard. I hope I can gain some really cool stories,” Ayotte said. She continued, “I think studying abroad is one of the have the same opportunities later in life, so I’m definitely going to take advantage of them now.” Ayotte said she also feels as though studying abroad gives people the opportunity to make new friends, grow and mature as a person, as well as take part in an experience that may help people in their future career. Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com
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Student-run production focuses on struggles of womanhood MACKENZIE CLARKE
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Keene State College recently presented a student-run production that focused on the struggles of being a woman. Students and the public were invited to watch the performance of “The Vagina Monologues” on Feb. 12. The Vagina Monologues was writ-
at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre in 1996. Each of the monologues deals with an aspect of the feminine experience. Some of the matters touched on included sex, love, rape, menstruation, orgasm and masturbation. Ensler interviewed hundreds of women of all different ages, races and backgrounds about their vaginas.. She then put together monologues from some of her most memorable interviews regarding the stigmas women face. In the original piece, Ensler performed every monologue herself, but KSC wanted to include multiple people in its production. Students and the public were invited to audition. Director of the show and KSC junior Sophia Olsen said the purpose behind the show was “to highlight sexism issues of the female body being taboo, especially the vagina.” “I’m so tired of the stigma behind women’s bodies,” Olsen said. She said she likes the fact that the Vagina Monologues doesn’t just cover the topic of vaginas, but also “the sexism behind clothing choices.” Olsen referenced one of the monologues that showed the stigma women receive for their choice of clothing. “It’s really important to have something like that in a production like this,” she said, “Vagina Monologues calls out that patriarchal sexism... that patriarchal idea that women are to be seen and not heard.” Olsen said she believes women are not allowed to really “express themselves in a deep way.” She continued, “I’m really against that. I think women should be able to express themselves and should be able to love their bodies, including the vagina.” The production also focused on the struggles that transgender women face, as well as monologues regarding hair on the body, clothing choice, sexual abuse, masturbation and others. One monologue concentrated on how women are sometimes judged for having hair on their bodies.
Another focused on how women should not be afraid to know their bodies and what they like.The performers added humor to the production by enacting the stereotypical types of moans during sex. First-year student Maggie St. Louis said the women had been preparing for the production for two weeks. She said she believes it is crucial for people to be aware of the stigmas women face. “I think today we’re fortunate because we live in such an open society where we
accept a lot of things, but I still feel like there’s that issue so people really need to be aware,” she said. First-year student Kaitlyn Jones said she was intrigued by the production because the topic “is such a taboo.” She said, “I feel like during high school we were all kind of sheltered. Now that we’re out in the open it’s a good time to start learning these types of things.” Student performer Ashley Gage said she
“Vagina Monologues calls out that patriarchal sexism...that patriarchal idea that women are to be seen and not heard.” SOPHIA OLSEN KSC JUNIOR
wanted to get involved in the production because “it’s such a controversial topic” and “it brings awareness to what actually happens to women.” Jones referred to orientation and recalled hearing about how many women are sexually abused during college. “We have more freedom and with that brings more responsibility,” she said, “Regardless male or female, [students] aren’t used to the freedom.” Gage said she thinks sexual abuse is something that happens a lot and that “no one really talks about.” She said, “The fact that we’re allowed to do this production and people are allowed to talk about it, it’s amazing.” The event costed three dollars for stuAll proceeds were donated to MCVP: Crisis and Prevention Center. “It’s a very relaxed environment,” Gage said, “This production is a great way to talk about these stigmas without being too confrontational.
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Students explore global opportunities at Study Away Fair JESSICA RICARD
Equinox Staff Want to travel around the world for a semester? Or take classes at an international university? You’re in the right place. Countries from all around the world took over the Student Center on Wednesday, Feb. 10. From Australia, Japan, England and so many more, students explored their options at the Study Away Fair in the Student Center. Students who have traveled to various international universities set up tables, posters and spoke with prospective students about traveling for a semester abroad. Keene State College student representatives who spent their semesters at more than 18 destinations provided information, insight and advice to those who showed interest in traveling through the Global Educa-
Alex Scholz-Karabakakis studied in Japan during his sophomore year. Karabakakis said his mother had always told him he needed to study abroad and as soon as he saw the study away posters hung in Morrison Hall during he needed to to take advantage of the amazing opportunity. “Going to Japan through Kansai Gaidai [University] and especially through GEO was especially accessible for me. streamline the process [to make it] as easy as possible. The application process for students who want to study abroad is literally one or two pages and it takes like twenty minutes to do...It wasn’t as hard as it was time consuming. to plan ahead of time and well in advance,” Karabakakis said. When it comes to the language, Karabakakis said it was cially in international airports. He said he immediately met up with friends who were traveling to the same university and they all learned katakana, the Japanese basic alphabet. He said this enabled him to read all Japanese street signs and locations in bus stations, which was immediately helpful when it came to getting around. The excitement of studying away is something that
KSC senior and holocaust Emily Robinson said she had studied away at sea in a gap year between high school and college, but decided to travel to England in college as well. She said it’s important for students to realize that there is a bigger world out there and that Keene is only a small part of it. “You can talk about it all day long and you can get excited about it, but once you get there than what you expected and that can be good and bad, and I
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Copy Editor From college student to homeless drug addict to international drug smuggler to imprisoned felon to writer, poet, editor, recorder and professor, Dr. Randall Horton has experienced bewildering struggles and extraordinary transformations. Fortunately, Horton is willing to share these experiences with the world, including the Keene State College community. The Black Writers at Keene Series presented Dr. Randall Horton at the Redfern Arts Center on Thurs-
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day, Feb. 11. Horton read a selection of prose from his newest book, Hook: a memoir. The writer’s new memoir is named after a former nickname he earned when living on the streets and struggling with drug addiction. The prose focuses on his spiral down from college student to incarcerated felon, and incorporates multon’s life, layered with the issues America faces with the country’s racial and social construction. Hook: a memoir also highlights Horton’s experiences with literature and writing, which helped Horton to turn his life around. Horton chose various portions of his memoir to read aloud, using a poetic rhythm throughout his reading. He was praised by audience members for his line of advice within the novel, “Claim the laughter of your youth.” Horton went on to tell the audience that he uses the phrase “no excuse” when addressing this memoir. He explained that he has no excuse for what he has done, and he will not claim otherwise. Horton wanted to use this memoir to tell the truth about his experiences and to share his wisdom with others. Hor ton said, “In order to teach a
lesson, I can’t hold this [his story] back.” Students and staff responded well to Horton’s writing and rhythm. When asked what she thought about the reading, senior literature major Sarah O’Connell answered, “It was really powerful. I’m not used to hearing poetry and prose and feeling so…moved.” O’Connell heard about the event in class from a few of her English professors. O’Connell claimed that while she does not usually like poetry and prose readings, Horton’s reading was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. English professor and Interim Director at the Center for Writing Kate Tirabassi said that the reading was “just excellent.” She continued, “I really enjoyed how beautiful the writing was. His descriptive language is incredible.” This was Tirabassi’s second time hearing Horton speak at Keene State. Tirabassi added that she came to the reading for Horton and to support her departments. Dr. Randall Horton’s reading was supported by Keene State’s Center for Writing, the English Department and the Redfern Arts Center. When asked what his number one piece of advice would be for young adults on the cusp of beginning their college experience and/or careers, Horton responded, “Your silence will not save or protect you.” He went on to explain that during his college years, he struggled with being assertive and standing up for what he truly believed in. Horton said that he did not have the strength to be his own person at the time, and he faced a multitude of life struggles because of this. In the end, he advised, “No matter how bad it gets – just show up.” Amy Donovan can be contacted at adonovan@ kscequinox.com
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Dr. Randall Horton talks about his memoir ‘Hook’ to members of the Keene State College community. The book deals with his struggles going from college student to homeless drug addict to international drug smuggler to imprisoned felon to writer, poet, editor, recorder and professor.
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KSC kicks off semester-long Shakespeare celebration STEPHANIE MCCANN
artS & EntErtainmEnt Editor This year marks the four hundredth anniversary of prominent writer William Shakespeare’s death and Keene State College has planned a semester-long series of events celebrating the works of the literary genius. Last Wednesday, Feb. 10, the School of Arts & Humanities, the English Department, the Redfern Arts Center the commemoration with poetry readings, music and snacks in the Mason Library’s Marion Wood reading
area. English professor Kirsti Sandy began the event by saying, “In four hundred years, think about what will last…probably nothing that is said here today, but Shakespeare will still be celebrated.” Current faculty, professors emeritus, actors and students performed various Shakespeare readings from his large collection of work. English professor Brinda Charry was part of the team that planned this semester-long celebration. She -
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Deadpool tries to be ‘game changer’ for comic book movies everywhere MATT BILODEAU
Equinox Staff With the limited comic book properties that 20th Century Fox has its hands on, there’s a bit of inconsistency on how they handle them. The “X-Men” franchise contains some of their biggest hits, and yet, they found a way to muck up some of those as well (“X-Men: The Last Stand,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”). Last year alone, they concluded the summer with the
monumental failure known as “Fant4stic” that left many (including myself) wondering what went wrong. Knowing they have to atone for all of their wrongdoings, they’re putting all of their chips in and betting all on black with “Deadpool” and I gotta say, that was one hell of an apology. Forget the “Deadpool” you thought you knew from “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” That interpretation of the character no longer exists. This time, when the
mask goes on, Deadpool [Ryan Reynolds] is the foul-mouthed, no holds-barred, mean, lean killing machine we’ve all been waiting for. Under the mask, before his transformation, he’s Wade Wilson, love of his life in Vanessa [Morena Baccarin]. Once Wade discovers that his body is riddled with cancer, he’s ity to perform extraordinary feats. Things take a turn for the worst
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ideas and constructive criticism she can get.
major Julie Cerbone said that there is a lot of freedom in the graphic design “We have freedom to work on a majors are worried about papers to
DeBenedet all agreed that even though their workload take up most as graphic design majors.
for another project that I’m going to graphic design major since freshman said.
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stand it. His words are so beautiful to
speare-themed events. “A group of us from across campus in music. decided to celebrate Shakespeare using - plimented Shakespeare’s plethora of writing. will be holding a plethora of Shakespeare
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a bro out.” When asked what type of photos he sends to Knope, Recent Keene State College Stud responded, “Honestly alumni Blaze Stud told report- anything I think that would ers today that he has been get her to respond. Shirtless working on getting senior photos of a steak I made with his various text messages and photos through popular social with’ and a sad face emoticon. media app, Snapchat. In an interview, Stud Stud claimed that he has no claimed that he and Knope plans to stop trying to contact went on one date during Stud’s senior year at KSC that con- with other girls. sisted of “some drinks and a dope make out sesh.” dates and I even had a girlStud, who has spent the friend for a little while, but past nine months since his that’s not going to stop me - from texting and Snapchatting uring it out” in his hometown, her,” Stud said. said he can’t believe Knope Stud continued, “I know hasn’t contacted him since she’s going to respond soon. their date. “It’s like she didn’t even feel When asked about her the spark between us,” Stud apparent date with Stud last said, “I’m literally a catch.” year, Knope said, “Oh my God, - I’m literally never going on a terest get him down, Stud said Tinder date ever again.” he plans to continue using According to Stud, Tinder Snapchat, the popular photo- is a popular dating application based social media application, used among young people to to contact Knope. “swipe right” on other’s pro“It’s the easiest way to get through to her because I can “She swiped right, I swiped see when she opens my photo,” right. I immediately messaged Stud said, “I know she wants me.” some drinks downtown that Stud explained that most night,” Stud said. of his friends similarly contact Knope described the date “chicks” this way. as a “low point in [her] life.” “I was going through somechat girls enough, they’ll give thing. I don’t know. I don’t up and start talking to us,” want to talk about it,” Knope Stud said. said. Stud’s best friend, KSC Although Stud said he has alumni Ace Gunner, said he no plans to stop Snapchatting sends unwarranted Snapchats her, Knope said she has been to almost a dozen girls. Gunner has even gone as far as Snapchatting Knope Knope concluded, “Does photos of Stud hoping to get anyone know how to block through to her for him. “This morning Blaze and I Stephanie McCann gym so I made sure to send can be contacted at smccann@kscequinox.com. explained, “Just trying to help
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Contributing Writer This February, Americans gathered around televisions to witness the historic Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. While many considered the game itself more or less uneventful, the halftime show did not go without appreciation and consequential controversy. Performances by band Coldplay and artist Bruno Mars embodied a light-hearted, fun-loving display of music, while performer and icon Beyoncé took a much more contentious approach. Within the 90-second performance of her new single “Formation,” Knowles addressed issues of racism, the history of police brutality, the Civil Rights Movement and female empowerment and sexuality. The performance began with Beyoncé in one of her signature black leotards with a group of similarly dressed black female dancers seemed to reference Michael Jackson’s 1993 Super Bowl performance and symbolize the Black Panther Movement of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. Eighty seconds into the choreography, the camera pans upward, cre-
ating a bird’s eye view of the female dancers forming into the letter “X”; a tribute to Civil Rights Activist and Leader Malcolm X. The entire performance, of course, is in celebration of Black History Month. Obviously the performance would not go without criticism, but the backlash against her display to empower black lives appalled me. In response to this tribute, conservative media outlets were horriGiuliani argued, “I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as Let’s have decent wholesome entertainment and not use it as a platform to attack the people who put their lives at risk to save us.” Well, you know what Check your privilege! This demonstration of black empowerment is one of many that should be displayed during an American televised event because the oppression of black citizens in this country is a huge part of American history whether we like it or not. Taking into consideration February is Black History Month, I thought the performance was more than appropriate. I apologize, White America, if the realization that white people have enslaved, exploited and dis-
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criminated against nearly every minority in this country makes you uncomfortable. If you want to target Malcolm X’s use of aggression and violence in the Black Panther movement and claim Beyoncé’s performance is promotion of that violence, then you better justify the promotion of militarism at nearly every the past 30 years. Oh, and let’s not properly deal with instances of domestic violence by their players against women and children. As for claiming the performance it simply was not. There has been discrimination by whites against blacks in nearly every corner of this country, including many instances within the United States police force that have resulted in unnecessary violence and deaths of black U.S. citizens. Beyoncé is not attackout, and neither is the Black Lives Matter Movement. The black com-
munity in the U.S. has lost countless lives to police discrimination and this needs to be recognized and addressed. To dismiss that issue is to speak from a perspective of racial privilege that many clearly do not want to accept. I don’t in anyway claim to underty’s struggle with discrimination. I do, however, consider myself fairly knowledgeable about instances such as the Rodney King beating and the recent deaths of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown. Despite my innate privilege as a white woman, I recognize that my black counterparts face, without a doubt, far more discrimination than I ever will. Once all of the white citizens of the United States accept their role in the furthering of racial injustice by not recognizing their privilege, I believe
Kaitlyn Kelly can be contacted at kaitlyn.kelly@ksc.keene.edu.
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when Wade’s body is permanently scarred from the experiment, setting him on a revenge path to take out the man that made him a monster, Ajax [Ed Skrein], or Francis, it depends on who you ask. Never has a tone been established as quickly than in “Deadpool” where the opening credits are already making you laugh before the movie even begins. In an age where comic book movies [many of them remarkable] are For years, “Deadpool” was a passion project for Ryan Reynolds. He was immensely disappointed as to how the “Merc with a Mouth” was portrayed the last time around and he wanted to appease the loyal
There are certain expressions that you’ll never hear a Marvel character say on the big screen, so as a character who pushes the boundaries far beyond what’s expected of him, Deadpool says it all. His quotes are incredibly unconventional but when he declares them, they’re that much more hysterical. The meta humor goes above and beyond to break down the tropes of the superhero formula, but does so in a loving fashion for the sub-genre. the heroes don’t always follow the code of truth and justice, sometimes they’re just a**holes. Yet, while Deadpool is the way he is, his origin is one of heartbreak. For every moment that Reynolds isn’t in the suit, he makes up for it with recanting his story to us to show how he got to be in this predicament. Relationships in comic book movies work about 50 percent of the time, but this is a rare case in which the love story is ubiquitous throughout but adds to the narrative rather than taking it away. Ryan Reynolds and Morena Baccarin’s chemistry is impeccable. These two could not be more similar in personality, which makes for some priceless gags, one of them involving a montage that contains one of the funniest things I’ve Baccarin is a lovable burst of energy with a hard edge. Just when you think that she’s going to play the stereotypical superhero girlfriend, she does something that goes against the stereotype. Since her relationship with Wade is as strong as it is, it makes his transformaPATRICK O’CONNOR / EQUINOX STAFF
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while he’s spraying bullets and severing heads, there’s a clear and understandable motivation behind his rage. Most of the hardcore violence is gory to the extreme, but it’s shot in such a way that makes you laugh, rather than sit there in disgust. manages to reach the surface level. As an antagonist, he has the character down but the personality could have used some work. That’s not to say he was wasteful; I still feel like I got something out of him even if he wasn’t entirely memorable. Negasonic Teenage Warhead [Brianna Hildebrand] work as the perfect comic foil for the outrageously immature protagonist. Each have their own unique capabilities that highlights their personalities. Their introduction is only the seed to a much larger plan regarding the X-Men. Is “Deadpool” a game changer for comic book movies? Yes and no. No because the formula is still in place but as we’ve learned, R-rated adaptations of superhero/antihero properties to the big screen. Post Credits Scene? Yes, two of them. Don’t you dare leave the theater. You should know better by now!
Rating: B+
Matt Bilodeau can be contacted at mbilodeau@kscequinox.com.
Dancing at the ‘Disco’ Underground music scene in Keene hosts live bands MATT BACON
Equinox Staff After over a mile walk from the Keene State College campus in temperatures as low as minus four degrees, according to accuweather.com, crowds of young people arrived at a small duplex at the end of a street. The house they were entering wasn’t hosting a party, but a concert of three bands from the New England Area. Known as the Disco, the shows occur in the basement set up by the residents of the home and friends around town. There are currently six residents of the Disco, and shows are thrown once or twice a month. Last Saturday, Feb. 12, was billed as a punk rock Valentine’s Day show. Current resident Austin Taylor my eye [about moving in] was I wanted to be with my friends and get out of where I was living for a while…and I knew the Disco was happening. On top of wanting to just be around my friends, I wanted to be a part of the scene up here because where I was, [the scene] was dying I guess.” lot of kids who actually want to make music, want to be around music, who want to see live music and want to see bands from all over play.” The Disco operates on a pass-the-hat type donations system were in-between each set someone walks around hoping to collect gas money for the bands to divide equally. The opener for the night was The Taxidermists, a Western Massachusetts-based post-punk/posthardcore band. They have played at the Disco before and had no plenty of rowdy sing-a-longs. In the middle slot were Disco newcomers Sleeper Wave, an
“Personally I love house shows, everyone is very open and accepting.” RYAN KIAH SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Amherst, Massachusetts band bringing a unique blend of emorevival, screamo and post-hardcore to the table. Being so unlike most music heard in the area, they had the crowd captivated. Vigorous slam dancing and head banging was a constant theme of their intense 20-minute set. Members Evan Moore, Joe Scibelli and Dylan Kelly all agreed they would rather play in a basement than a club, especially if touring. Moore said, “I don’t see D.I.Y. [do it yourself] as an option, as much as I see it as the only option, it’s how we choose to operate as a band.” Scibelli afterward said, “We’re all dedicated to music and we just want to play to people…I feel that D.I.Y. to me is just doing whatever you can for the scene and helping out.” “The people that are throwing this show in this house that we’re in right now, that’s D.I.Y.” Closing the evening was another band familiar to the Disco, New Haven, Connecticut based ska-punk band Rusty Things. After playing the Disco for their fourth time, lead guitarist Thomas Zoytek said, “[Basement shows] are the best…I lived at a punk house and ran shows… so being here brings me back to 2006 and I remember why I’m doing it again.” The prospect of the show being
much more intimate show. There’s people dancing, banging into you, there’s no stage and you just are the crowd.” Bassist Zachary Voytek added, “Getting an actual guarantee at a club as a new band is tough, but there’s basement shows where it’s packed with college kids and everyone buys a shirt and throws able night.” Audience member Ryan Kiah setts, said he enjoys traveling to shows in the area because there’s so much going on. “Personally I love house shows, everyone is very open and accepting…it gives bands the chance to come play in front of a crowd of people without having to deal with the [expletive] of booking a bar or something.” In regards to the distance from his home he simply said, “I’ll always travel to see my friend’s play.” The consensus from bands, residents and audience members was that the Disco was in fact sons. Whether it’s to see bands they’ve never heard of, have a place to hangout with friends and meet new people, play in places a place in the music community, people keep coming back. Though the doors appear to be shutting for the last time at the end of this upcoming May, the Disco still has
He said, “College kids are way Keene. easier to deal with than bar owners…I’m never really told to turn Matt Bacon can be contacted at down in a basement…and it’s a mbacon@kscequinox.com.
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EU unhinged: Thursday’s summit faces 2 of its biggest crises RAF CASERT
AssociAted Press A handful of Senate Republicans on Tuesday dealt a severe blow to prospects for overhauling the criminal justice system in Congress this year, with one lawmaker calling the bipartisan legislation championed by President Barack Obama and some prominent conservatives “a massive social experiment in criminal leniency.” The opposition from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and others will make it
Backed by the White House and a coalition of conservatives and liberals, supporters had hoped it would be a rare legislative accomplishment in
joined a group of federal prosecutors and argued against the bill, which
— also issued statements of opposition. would be held accountable if criminals were released and committed more crimes. “If supporters of this bill and President Obama are wrong, if this grand experiment in criminal leniency goes awry, how many lives will be ruined?” Cotton asked. “How many dead? How much of the anti-crime progress of the last generation will be wiped away for the next?” November, would give judges discretion to give lesser sentences than federal mandatory minimums, eliminating mandatory life sentences for threeIt also would create programs to help prisoners successfully re-enter society. The idea is to make the sentencing system fairer, reduce recidivism and contain rising prison costs.
have backed the Senate bill. CZECH REPUBLIC’S PRIME MINISTER BOHUSLAV SOBOTKA, LEFT, WELCOMES EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT DONALD TUSK, RIGHT, IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, TUESDAY, FEB. 16, 2016. In 1980, the federal prison population was less than 25,000. Today, it is more than 200,000. sition from Cotton and other conservatives like Republican presidential Supporters of the bill are considering some changes to win over oppocandidate Ted Cruz, who has similar concerns, is misplaced. nents, even though they sharply dispute the charge that the legislation would let violent criminals out of prison. Under the Senate bill, each case believes the legislation is based on a “false premise” that those who would would be reviewed by a judge before the prison sentence was reduced. Cotton and others have been more supportive of the prison reform piece Possible changes include revising or eliminating parts of the bill that of the bill that helps prisoners re-enter society. would allow judges to consider reduced mandatory minimum sentences The Arkansas senator is talking to Senate colleagues individually as justice bills, with the eventual goal of moving them separately or together -
Republican in the Senate. this week. Cornyn has been pressing his colleagues to support it, saying that oppo-
US confirms release of 3 Americans abducted in Baghdad Man called to say he wouldn’t QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
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unanswered.” nappings of foreigners suggests those responsiIn December, 26 Qatari hunters were abducted ble are operating with some degree of impunity. from a remote desert area in southern Iraq by Shiite militias have played a key role in battling
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The three Americans who were abducted in Baghdad last month have been freed, the State
- the collapse of the Iraqi security forces in the try said in a statement that it has contacted “Iraqi summer of 2014 and proving to be some of the of raping and kidnapping her teenage daughter more than a decade ago they have been handed over to the U.S. Embassy government and concerned entities at the highest in good health. security and political levels” to ascertain details The Americans were abducted in Dora, a of what happened and to try to secure the hunt- cially sanctioned and known as the Popular The mother took the stand in a Southern California courtroom in the mixed neighborhood that is home to both Shiites and Sunnis. It was the latest in a series of brazen But many trace their roots to the armed - September, 18 Turkish workers were kidnapped groups that battled U.S. troops after the 2003 invasion and kidnapped and killed Sunnis at the away with him willingly. trol state-sanctioned Shiite militias, which have A video from a previously unknown miligrown in strength as Iraqi security forces battle tant group showed the hostages and demanded 2007. Rights groups have accused them of kid- child under a fake name, fearing she would be arrested or deported if she napping and in some cases killing Sunni civil- tried to leave. She went to police in 2014 after reconnecting with family cials said they suspected one of two powerful ians since they rearmed in 2014, charges denied on Facebook. In more than two hours of testimony, the mother said she Shiite militias was behind the kidnapping. region into Turkish territory and lift what was by militia leaders. ment in an immigrant neighborhood of Santa Ana or she would leave with - described as a “siege” on Syrian cities. All the workers were released within a month. struggled to balance the power and popularity her three daughters. She said they fought too much and he was giving her oldest daughter inappropriate attention by buying her clothing and Iraqi authorities added that the three were kidWhile kidnappings for ransom are common napped from a “suspicious apartment.” across Iraq, large-scale abductions of foreigners are a relatively recent phenomenon. Toner said the United States sincerely appreciates Before the Americans were snatched last Unchecked, continued brazen shows of Shiite called and told her he had the girl but refused to put her on the phone. “I asked him to give me my daughter back, and he told me that he was month, the last time a U.S. citizen was kidnapped militia power in the Iraqi capital could further not going to,” the woman told jurors through a Spanish interpreter. The in Iraq was in 2010. undermine the already weak leader. Associated Press is not naming the woman to avoid identifying her daughabout the safe release of these individuals.”Iraqi The scale and sophistication of the recent kidthey were not authorized to brief the press, said the three were freed by Iraqi security forces. Separately the U.N. announced Tuesday that
case drew widespread attention in 2014 when authorities linked the now-
was abducted in April 2015. The body of Amer lewd acts on a child. If he is convicted of the kidnapping charge, he could
northeast of Baghdad, was found in November “bearing signs of execution by gunshot” and was ment said. The U.N. said friends and colleagues
relationship with the teen but said he did not rape or abduct her, his attormachine operator to provide for his family, Bank said. The attorney alleges that the girl had willingly left an unhappy home and fabricated the abduction years later when she regretted her choice and wanted to reunite with her mother. On the stand Tuesday, the mother recounted with a huge grin the day in April 2014 when her middle daughter received a request on Facebook from the missing sister and began crying.
“He is suspected to have been abducted by militias active in the area,” the U.N. statement of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the press. “For more than nine months we have the local and national levels to ensure his safe UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN BAGHDAD BRUNO GEDDO ADDRESSES THE MEDIA ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN IRAQ AT THE UN REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE IN BRUSSELS ON TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 2016.
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Francis to Mexico priests: Don’t be resigned to status quo
POPE FRANCIS, HOLDING STAFF, WALKS IN PROCESSION ON A STADIUM RACETRACK AS HE ARRIVES TO CELEBRATE MASS IN MORELIA, MEXICO, TUESDAY, FEB. 16, 2016. FRANCIS ARRIVED IN THE HEART OF MEXICO’S DRUG-TRAFFICKING COUNTRY TO OFFER WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRIESTS TRYING TO MINISTER TO A PEOPLE TORMENTED BY THE VIOLENCE AND GANG WARFARE OF THE DRUG TRADE.
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Oklahoma agency calls for wastewater cuts to stem quakes Satellite boosts Europe’s DANIEL C. HOUSTON environmental, border surveillance A P ssociAted
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JOHN VIDALE, DIRECTOR OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SEISMIC NETWORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, DISPLAYS A BETA VERSION OF AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR EARTHQUAKES, IN SEATTLE. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAVE BEEN DRAFTING DETAILED CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THE DAY A MEGA-QUAKE AND TSUNAMI HIT THE REGION.
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THE EQUINOX WEEKLY WORKOUT Workout Intro JURIEN GARRISON
Exercise: Standing Calf Raise
Exercise: Seated Leg Press
Exercise: Seated Leg Press
Exercise: Dumbbell Lunge
Equinox Staff number four of the semester this week we will be working on legs. Remember to eat healthy, train hard and study hard.
Weekly Health Tips ARIANNA BELSITO
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KSC basketball hits the road for two games
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Sandi Purcell drives through two defenders in a recent game at Spaulding Gymnasium. The Owls won their two most recent games, both on the road.
Nate Stitchell defends a University of Southern Maine player in a game that the Owls won 73-70.
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Men drop two consecutive overtime thrillers
Boucher reaches career win number 400 BRIAN CLEMMENSON
61-61 and did look back from there. Senior Ryanne Williams put the Owls up for good with a basket with 2:16 left to make it 63-61. Keene State was led by senior Kelsey Cognetta in
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The Keene State College Women’s Basketball team picked up another late season road win on Feb. 13. After a 67-54 road win against in-state rival Plym- Both teams in the contest shot over 38 percent from outh State University on Feb. 10, the Owls took their talents on the road to Danbury, Connecticut, and the rebounding margin grabbing 44-25. Williams led defeated Western Connecticut State University 69-61. rebounders for KSC with ten rebounds. The win was a special one for Owls Head Coach Keith Jancy Sherwood led Colonials scorers with 14 points. Boucher, who is in his twenty-eighth season. Boucher Keene State will control their own destiny in picked up his four hundredth career victory. ence Regular Season Title. If the Owls win out their a fast start against Western Connecticut as they opened quarter. Keene State’s next home game will be in the postThe Colonials were able to cut the lead in the second season. The Owls will open up the tournament at home quarter to 21-18, but the Owls responded and had a 28-21 lead at halftime. The time and opponent are still to be determined. About four minutes into the third quarter the Colo- For updated information fans can check keeneowls. nials were able to tie the game up at 33-33. In the fourth com. quarter, Western Connecticut was able to take the lead Brian can be contacted at bclemmenson@kscequinox.com
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pointers to make it 62-55. However, the Owls got on a run where they scored
Equinox Staff The Keene State College men’s basketball team had games in overtime. Plymouth State University, with a score of 78-76 on Feb. under three minutes to go. KSC’s 7-0 run was enough to force overtime at 72-72. However, both sides went ice cold in overtime as KSC scored just four points and PSU scored six to prevail. The Owls hit the road again on Feb. 13, as they took on Western Connecticut State University. According to keeneowls.com, KSC fell to the Colonials 82-77. It began as a back and forth contest in the opening half, with Keene State having a 12-8 lead. However, Western Connecticut went on a 12-0 run nials led the Owls 34-26 at halftime. In the second half, the Owls were able to overcome
the charge scoring eight out of those ten points. The run allowed KSC to lead 65-62. Ozzella led Keene State scorers with 22 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds. The deciding moment to force overtime came when Starks went one for two at the foul line to tie the game up at 65-65. KSC junior Jaquel Edwards had a chance to win it for the Owls but he missed a shot at the buzzer. In overtime, the Owls fell behind from a three pointer but were able to claw back to take a 69-68 lead. The Colonials then went on a 7-1 run to take a 75-70 lead with 43 seconds left. Keene State was able to pull within three to make it 78-75 when senior Nate Stitchell connected on a three pointer with eight seconds to go. However, the Colonials then made four free throws to claim the victory. Keene State will close out the regular season on the road on Saturday, Feb.20, at Rhode Island College. Tip-
lead to three points at 56-53 with around 7:30 to go. Keene State then fell behind seven points when Western Connecticut’s Phil Starks nailed back to back three
Brian can be contacted at bclemmenson@kscequinox.com
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KEENE STATE COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAM RECORDS Men’s Swim and Dive Overall Home
5-1
Men’s and Women’s Track & Field
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Streak
2-0 Won 3
vs. Bridgewater State University Team Keene State Bridgewater St.
Points 216 79
Women’s Basketball Overall Home
20-3
12-0
Team Plymouth State
Points
@ Plymouth State
Keene State
vs. Bentley Team Keene State Bentley
Away
5-3
Points 155 144
Streak
Won 5
@ Western Conn.
54
Team Western Conn.
67
Keene State
Points 61
LEC Championships
Name/Event/Result
Name/Time
Men’s
Women’s
jared Hannon Long Jump 1st Place
Karisa Bergman Weight Throw (20 lbs) 1st Place
Philip Parent 5000 meter run 2nd place
Lindsey Szuch 5000 meter run 1st Place
E. Dietz, Q. Bazarnicki, D. Sanford, J. Hannon 4X400 Relay 2nd place
L. Markoe, B. Gravallese, A. Brady, A. Lombardi 4X800 Relay 1st Place
69
Women’s Swim and Dive Overall Home
5-1
Away
2-1
Streak
2-0
Won 3
vs. Bridgewater State University Team Keene State Bridgewater St
Points 233 47
Men’s Basketball Overall Home
13-10 10-2 Plymouth State
vs. Bentley Team Keene State Bentley
Points
Away
Streak
3-6
166 131
Lost 2
@ Western Conn.
Team Plymouth State
Points 78
Team Western Conn.
Points 82
Keene State
76
Keene State
77
Upcoming Games Swim and Dive Wednesday, March 16 NCAA Championships
Time: N/A
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Women’s Basketaball Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Rhode Island College 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Rhode Island College 3:00 p.m.
Track & Field Friday, Feb. 19 New England DIII Championships Time: N/A
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Women’s lacrosse out to defend LEC title NICK TOCCO
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“You play for your team, you play for yourself, you play for your coach and you play for everyone who has gotten you this far…It would mean a lot to go out on top.”
As the Keene State College Women’s your coach and you play for everyone who has gotten you this far…It would mean a lot expectations. that although the team won the majority of
men as well and know how important the entire team being involved is to success.
not taking any opponents lightly this season. a lot to incorporate the freshmen with what - we do whether that’s in practice or out of tory in four of their six conference games last season came from two goals or less. With a new mind-set and an emphasis on -
KAITLIN NOLAN SENIOR CAPTAIN
“We know we have a bullseye on our back. We a higher standard for ourselves so we’re just looking to meet that more so than anything
en’s team unique from other squads she has
Arsenault has had an impressive tenure at the helm with three LEC Tournament Cham- mentality separated them from the pack. pionships and two LEC Regular Season Championships. She also said she wants her team to improve by winning not only its inknow they need to go out and play and they losing streak last season and Arsenault said her team looks to get out to a much faster aration has been for the squad and said her start as well. “We’re going to have some bumps without “We had a rough start to our season last year and we were really the underdogs. I think just a more competitive and mentally strong that we want to accomplish in and out of con-
Along with the many adjustments and challenges any sports team will face over
Arsenault and Nolan both said last year was somewhat of a transitional year where to adjust to a new set of rules. The NCAA is players were still getting used to playing set to enforce new rules regarding pace of together as the team only had two seniors. play and making the game faster for both the Although the rules themselves were not specwell to the new rules because of their team speed. Fellow senior and defensive player Nata“The speed of the game will be a lot faster to the team to remain humble and prepare nault said. for the new challenges to come this season. ing LEC Champions doesn’t mean we’re not going to work just as hard to get to where we Nick can be contacted at ntocco@kscequinox.com When asked what another LEC Champi-
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Junior Jenna Bellano attacks the defense.
Men’s lacrosse staring down tough schedule NICK TOCCO
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Rotatori and sophomore attackman Hunter Arnold. The two-time Little East ConferMcKelvie said the team as a ence Champion Keene State Men’s whole has “worked on getting stronLacrosse team look to solidify them- ger and getting in better shape along selves as a force in the region and with getting our stick skills better beyond with hopes of a third consecutive championship. preseason preparation. Senior leadership will be imporgoing undefeated in conference play and establishing a dominant home and captain Alex Sharp is likely to step back in net. After a productive schedule. In preparation for these chal- playing time during his sophomore
“We always strive to win the LEC Championship, but I think it’s time we do something past that.” ALEX SHARP SENIOR GOALKEEPER
the year and Keene State Men’s Head Lacrosse Coach Mark Theriault said his team is doing a good job getting ready and taking advantage of time to practice. “With the weather being mostly been able to go out and get a lot of Although the snow hasn’t kept have been forced to endure the below zero temperatures that have cast a frigid shroud over the town of
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Junior attackman Bryan Rotatori cradles the ball at a Keene State College men’s lacrosse practice. The team plays their first game of the season on Feb. 23, against Western New England University.
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Although players of all classes are likely to play a role and are the importance of experience in
upper classmen and nine of them being seniors. “I always put the onus on them to leave no doubt to start his senior [captains] and the other seniors year. because it is their last year and their last opportunity to have a great be a good leader and lead by examwe’re shooting to win the LEC for seniors want to do that and have a and they [seniors] take the reigns on Sharp also said he looks to “solidWhen asked what a third LEC after having competed in the past for playing time with former division one transfer Dylan Florian. Sharp said the team has always -
elements. With two-time National ChamThe competitive nature Sharp pion Tufts among the group of mentioned has originated from Coach Theriault’s mentality of strictly playing the best players posreturning and experienced group of said. Sharp said his coach will start competition. man walk-on or a senior who’s put with the same group mostly from his heart and soul in the program for last year and they’ve been playing Along with the competitive said. Theriault said having played - as the Florida trip the team takes sive group has greater chemistry and have learned to play with more consistency. Senior attackman and captain Tyler McKelvie will lead along with a productive cast of goal scorers including junior attackman
Theriault also said that the balance of both working hard and enjoying the experience will inspire players more. “If the players want to play for you and they want to work hard for you then I feel that the results will be
need to make sure we’re having a
Sharp said they’re team has aspirations of becoming more successful out of conference as well. McKelvie described the nature of their out of conference games when they play nationally ranked oppo-
to make a statement because we are
think it’s time we do something past The KSC men’s team will look to avenge their loss to the Western New England University from just up their season against the Golden at home. Nick can be contacted at ntocco@kscequinox.com
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NEISDA champions KSC swim and dive earns
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EVENT RECAP
Track and Field compete at LEC’s CRAE MESSER
SportS Editor The Keene State College men’s traveled to Plymouth State University this weekend for the Little East Conference (LEC) championship. The women’s team placed fourth overall and second amongst LEC schools, while the men placed eighth overall and fourth among LEC schools. On the men’s side, the only winner of the day was Jared Hannon, non’s performance landed him a spot in the New England Division III Championships. Phil Parent and Mark Rabasco placed second and fourth respec-
JACOB BARRETT
Equinox Staff After a weekend of competition and cramped hotel rooms, Keene State College’s swimming and diving team returned home Sunday night, both bringing impressive accolades back with them. The New England Intercollegiate Swim and Dive Association (NEISDA) meet took New England area.
relay team, which consisted of Jared Hannon, Eric Dietz, Quentin Bazar-
second behind Roger Williams University. During the course of the meet, the men’s team racked up a number of wins in indi-
The women had a few more top the process. Divers Cody Fitzgerald and Jake Driscoll also earned the top two spots
win, but the team would not allow that to overshadow their hard work. “We weren’t going to go any easier, we weren’t going to hold back,” Youngstrom said.
results for Lindsay Szuch. Szuch ran “For those guys that are going, it’s like a tune-up meet. So we kind of go there and see where we’re at. We’ve got a month to go, so they’ve got some time,” Woolridge said, “It kind of prepares them by showing them what we still need to do and taking the time to work on it.”
was almost a full minute quicker than the next best runner. Szuch
heading to the New England Divi-
that will likely be continuing to train for the upcoming NCAA meet in March. The
“It’s going to be a tall order,” Woolridge said. As for the swimmers who will be coming back to KSC next season, Woolridge noted the emerging sophomore class on the women’s team as the one’s that he believes will be stepping into the shoes of those who will have swam their last laps for the team, pointing out the improvements of individuals such as Hope Walsh and Rachel MacKinnon. Until then, swimmers Bartlett, Youngstrom, Barriss, Cole Hogg and Boraski’s season will likely continue onto the D-III NCAA Championship meet, which begins
started in October. Interim Head Coach Chris Woolridge said that the meet in Rhode Island was
Jacob can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com
in March.
meter event. The women also brought home a relay, as a team consisting of Lauren Markoe, Brittany Gravallese, Alli-
Owls came from Karisa Bergman. Bergman won the weight throw headed to the New England Division III Championships to compete in the event. Bergman also placed second in shotput.
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Keene State College diver Shelby Iava (Social Media Director) dives into the pool at Spaulding Gymnasium.
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Education Honor Society hosts dodgeball tournament BROGAN WESSELL
Equinox Staff The Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society hosted urday that allowed dodgeball enthusiasts and students who simply like to hit things a chance to get involved in a good cause. According to the Chair of the KDP Fundraising Committee Laura Carvalho, the decision to hold a dodgeball tournament came about because the organization wanted to put on a fundraiser that would get the KDP name out there and get the Keene State College community more involved.
games.
After winning their game, the team will be given the
said. She continued, “We randomly selected teams to play against each other. The winning team received a free pizza from Athens and champion t-shirts.” Dodgeball participant Ben Flanders said that he thought this event was entertaining, competitive and good physical activity. Flanders said that he heard about the tournament through friend and KDP board member Catherine Tewell and decided to make a team. “Cat Tewell told me about this and wanted me to make into an annual thing because it is a great way to get our a team so that there would be more teams and so everyname out there. KDP events are more educational, so this one could be together for this,” Flanders said. “All my was a fun way for us to branch out,” Carvalho said. In the weeks leading up to the dodgeball tourna- a team together.” Flanders said his team did well in the tournament. on social media websites to encourage students to get ders said, “We had our best player, Cody Shanks, left on in resident halls and on social media sites all they had to do was email or message her or anyone in KDP with a he always does.” team name to complete the registration process. In terms of his participation with on-campus orgaSecretary of KDP Catherine Tewell added that stu- nization events, Flanders said he is more likely to get dents were allowed to form teams of seven and that each involved if other the events are also this active and competitive because he thinks it is a good way to meet new people and have fun with friends. the group and the upcoming events that the organizaBoth Carvalho and Tewell said that their main goal tion has planned. for this event was for everyone involved to have a good “We wanted a fun way to raise money for our group time. and to get our name out across campus. We are a big “We hope that everyone that comes out has a great organization on campus and wanted more people to a dodgeball enthusiast myself. We are hoping for some She continued, “This money will go towards the ICE competitive fun games and hopefully get to see another Conference and the Literacy Alive event we hold yearly.” side of KDP,” Tewell said.
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Two Keene State College students throw dodgeballs in the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honors Society dodgeball tournament.
registered teams that were scheduled to compete participated in eight-minute single-elimination dodgeball
Brogan can be contacted at bwessell@kscequinox.com
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