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Vol. 69, Issue #20 Thursday, February 23, 2017
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Keeping the state green with cash
Keene residents protest Dakota Access Pipeline
New NH bill looks to add financial incentive to keep graduates JACOB BARRETT
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nEwS Editor New Hampshire State Senator and former Keene State College Vice President for Finance and Planning Jay Kahn proposed a bill to help New Hampshire students who stay and work in the state. The bill, which Kahn proposed earlier this month, will create a partnership with employers around the state and the government known as the New Hampshire Graduate Incentive Program (NH GRIP). According to the bill, businesses who agree to participate also agree to pay a minimum of $1,000 per year to a New Hampshire graduate and employee for the first four years that the employee works there. This sum is paid either directly to employees who graduated from New Hampshire colleges or to their lenders to help pay off student loans. In exchange, businesses who take part in this will be listed for other New Hampshire employers and college students to view, according to the bill. In a Washington Post article dated from 2015, a little over 55 percent of graduates stay in New Hampshire compared to nearly 90 percent of graduates staying in states such as California, Texas and Arizona. In a Union Leader article dated from December of 2016, it was reported that graduates don’t find enough opportunities to keep them in the Granite State. The article brought up ideas on funding entrepreneurial efforts made by students using BizGen a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to motivate students to be creative. KSC junior and Rhode Island native Louis Graeve said that he would be more likely to work in the state for an employer with that kind of incentive. “One hundred percent, that would encourage me [to stay in NH]… That’s something that I would totally look into,” Graeve said. As reported earlier this year, New Hampshire has the highest average of accumulated student debt in the country with $33,410 per student in 2015, according to The Institute of College Access and Success. KSC Professor of Economics Dr. William McColloch said that kind of debt can have a negative impact on the economy. “Debt, particularly student debt, is a drag on consumption,” McCol-
“Debt, particularly student debt, is a drag on consumption.” WILLIAM MCCOLLOCH KSC ECONOMICS PROFESSOR
loch said. Furthermore, he said that many New Hampshire students go out of state for school to save money on tuition. He added that New Hampshire does not allocate much money to help students with continuing education. It is not known how many employers would be participating in the program. However, McColloch said that the program could potentially improve local and state economies by putting more money in the pockets of recent graduates and improving the work force of businesses as well. “I think that if you’re keeping recent graduates in state and you’re keeping them in state with a relatively lowered debt burden post-graduation, you’re going to have young professionals that have money to spend and that are living in the region, ” McColloch said. He said that this may be important given the aging workforce in western New Hampshire. According to Suburbanstats. org, the median age in New Hampshire pulled from population demographics of both men and women is 41. Men and women between the ages of 45 and 49 make up the largest number of residents with men at 55,428 and women at 57,302 according to the same report. McColloch said that while Kahn’s proposed bill may help with paying off the high cost of tuition for New Hampshire students and perhaps keep them, if the state wishes to have more students in its schools and stay after graduation, more needs to be done about the cost of attending colleges. Kahn said that the bill is set to be voted on sometime this week. An update will be given online and more information can be found at http://www.nhliberty.org/bills/ view/2017/SB228.
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Protestors tell bystanders why they are protesting against TD Bank North, which is one of 10 banks investing in the Dakota Access Pipeline. President Trump approved the motion for the pipeline to be built, which would be built beneath the Missouri River. This river acts as the main drinking source for the Sioux Tribe and many people have protested the project, starting in April of 2016.
Protestors target TD Bank for investing in the pipeline KATHERINE GLOSSER
Equinox Staff Since April of 2016, people started protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. This pipeline passes under the Missouri River, which is on the eastern border of two Native American reservations. Seven months later, people continued to show their resistance to the pipeline by
organizing a protest at TD Bank North, in downtown Keene. Rindge resident Pat Martin helped organize the protest. According to commondreams.org, TD Bank is one of 10 banks investing in the Dakota Access Pipeline. Martin said their goal was to get people to switch banks that are investing in the Dakota Access Pipeline. Martin, who has been involved in energy issues since the 1970s,
said she has been protesting at the bank on Saturdays since the beginning of December to support Standing Rock in their fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Martin said that the protests have gotten a lot of positive responses and that 65 million dollars have been moved from the banks that are invested in the Dakota Access Pipeline. “People have been joining us in
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Protestors stand in front of Keene’s TD Bank North, protesting its investment in the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Supporters of the DAPL say it is the safest and most envionmentally sound option. Critics say it could gravely effect the Sioux Tribe’s culture and drinking sources.
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greater numbers every week and we’re just hoping that people will take it seriously,” said Martin. “I know that it’s a lot of trouble to move your account from one bank to another. I realize it’s not an easy thing to do, but it is so effective.” Keene resident Diana Damato, who held a “Water is Life” sign, said she decided to get involved after seeing a live video feed of police using dogs to attack peaceful protestors at Standing Rock. “I was just horrified that that kind of thing was going on and then I began to follow it and learned more and more that the government out there was not only allowing, but encouraging this kind of hostility and torture, really, of peaceful protestors,” said Damato. “This land is rightfully the Native American’s by treaty rights, but as always, the treaties have been broken and they can’t even rely on the court systems because those are crooked too.” Participant David Blair, who held a sign that read “Divest Now From Genocide #NODAPL,” said that pipelines are not a good investment to anyone because of the negative environmental effects that they have. “We need to turn our energy needs away from oil if we’re to prevent climate disaster. Some oil needs to be left in the ground now and the kind of oil that’s being pumped through the existing pipeline is fracked oil, much of which is particularly damaging to the areas where it’s mined and to the water supply,” said Blair. “So all of those things are reasons why in general
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Being snowed in at Keene State College
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Students battle icy temperatures and heavy snowfall. Over the past few weeks, inches upon inches of snow fell in the Granite State. Keene State College has had one delay, along with two closings because of the weather.
How the college decides which days to give off and which to keep GRACE KELLY
Equinox Staff Keene State College announced one delay and two closings because of snowy weather in the past two weeks. But how are these decisions made, and how do they affect the community of Keene State College? Provost William Seigh stated that these curtailed operation decisions are based on numerous factors including road conditions during commuting hours, Department of Transportation alerts for high winds and poor visibility and estimated plowing and cleanup time for Keene State College roads and sidewalks. He also described services that Keene State College depends on for certain weather sources to make these calls. “KSC depends on two weather services that are constantly monitored. One is a weather consultation service that will call the Grounds Supervisor with the storm updates and timing predictions of the upcoming event. The other service has detailed radar with current temperatures and specific weather location hazards,
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such as lightning,” he said. Local Zorn Dining Commons employee Lisa Toledo said that even when class is cancelled, dining commons employees must come in for work. “For us, it’s no big deal because we have to be here to feed the students, so my boss is used to us being here all the time. It’s our job,” she said. When asked about her commute to the school, she said, “On a normal day, I live about 15 minutes away, not too far, and since I come in at 5:30 in the morning, it’s not usually a challenge to come in. I use the fresh snow to come in since usually they haven’t plowed yet. Once they start plowing, it gets a bit harder,” she claimed. She went on to describe her coworkers as well. “I’ve never heard any worker complain about coming in. I mean, maybe if they cleaned or plowed better that would help. Otherwise, I think my coworkers do well,” she said. Everyone on campus reacts differently to the college being closed. Grace Rutherford, a KSC sophomore, said
she usually gets excited. “When I wake up to find the college is closed, I’m relieved because I don’t have to go to class, but at the same time, I know that my professors are going to give me some homework or makeup work on Canvas. But, I’m still excited about not having class,” she said. And, she’s right. Provost William Seigh said some professors have alternatives for students when classes get cancelled. “In some courses, faculty are able to leverage alternative assignments or use technology to still hold classes when weather is threatening. There are also courses that are dependent on students being present in order to effectively engage in that day’s subject matter; in these cases, losing even one class impacts the learners,” he said. Rutherford, however, said she uses cancellations for her benefit. “Honestly, I usually do nothing on snow days. Sometimes it turns into a movie day with my roommates; other times, I catch up on homework or go to the gym,” she said. However, Keene State College’s administration does
try to avoid closing campus at all costs. “The intent is to always stay open, but snow removal and freezing rain/ black ice are challenging to take care of when school is in session. Ideally, plowing takes place by 4 a.m., when campus activity is low, but the event itself determines the timing of snow removal. In most cases, we continue to plow with the storm unless freezing rain is predicted, in which case we may let the snow accumulate to lessen the effect of black ice,” stated Provost William Seigh. When asked about the possibility of adding days to the end of the year, Provost William Seigh stated that the campus has typically worked to accommodate the needs of the classroom within the academic year. “Certainly, some schools have faced extreme circumstances and challenges - like Hurricane Katrina - which prompted them to take unusual steps, but student and faculty commitments outside of the academic year would create real challenges if we tried to extend beyond the year as scheduled,” he stated. Grace Kelly can be contacted at gkelly@kscequinox.com
“I have long seen how this country has violated our treaties with Native Americans and that’s an issue of justice and civil rights. Then I saw how the militarized police were attacking people. As far as I know, the demonstrators, the water protectors who were peaceful and nonviolent, but violence was used against them. That’s also wrong.”
pipelines are not a good investment anymore.” Blair also shared his thoughts on the civil rights issues that the protesting Native Americans have faced. “I have long seen how this country has violated our treaties with Native Americans and that’s an issue of justice and civil rights. Then I saw how the militarized police were attacking people,” continued Blair. “As far as I know, the demonstrators, the water protectors...were peaceful and non-violent, but violence was used against them. That’s also wrong.” Keene State junior Hannah Rettig, who is a part of Campus Ecology, said that although she isn’t planning on getting involved, she agrees with the protests. “I think making bigger industries, bigger companies that are putting their money towards it and saying, ‘Look that’s not something that I think you should be doing,’ I think that’s a good vote,” said Rettig. “Even in Keene, we’re so far away in essence from...North Dakota. I think we can still make a DAVID BLAIR difference [and] we can still have an opinion about PROTESTOR it.” Martin says she hopes more Keene State students will join her and the other protestors. “We protests regarding Standing Rock. Some stuwant to get our word out to them that they would dents even went to the reservation over college be very welcome to join us. We would love to have break to show solidarity. their support because this really can’t be Standing Rock, [but] this can be the next best thing,” said KATHERINE Katherine Glosser can be contacted at Individuals protest TD bank, which is one of 10 banks investing in the Dakota Access Pipeline. Martin. kglosser@kscequinox.com Students have gotten involved in the past with
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Concealed carry may no longer need permit in NH CAMPUS ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN
Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor State All it takes is Governor Chris Sununu’s signature to pass Senate Bill 12. This bill, if signed by Sununu, will give New Hampshire residents the right to a permitless, concealed carry, as reported by articles on the website NRA-ILA. On Thursday, Feb. 9, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed SB-12 with a vote of 200-97. This bill differs from the permitless, open carry law which is currently in effect. The open carry law gives “any New Hampshire resident who is allowed to own a firearm [the ability to] carry that firearm openly – on their hip, or wherever people can see it,” as stated in an article titled, “House Passes Permitless Carry in New Hampshire,” on NRA-ILA. The permitless, concealed carry bill “allows a person to carry a loaded, concealed pistol or revolver without a license unless such person is otherwise prohibited by New Hampshire statute,” as declared on Section II of the Analysis section of the “SENATE BILL 12-FN,” which is found on gencourt.state. nh.us. Currently, New Hampshire identifies as a “shall issue” state, meaning “permits will be issued as long as the applicant meets the minimum requirements,” as stated on New Hampshire Gun Control Laws on statelaws. findlaw.com. The website also says that individuals must also not be “[a]rmed career criminals, “convicted felons” or “minors.” Individuals who fit such classification may
also not own or possess a gun. Many sources, such as New England Cable News (NECN), WMUR and the Concord Monitor, contain articles mentioning that the odds of Republican Sununu signing the bill are plausible. An NECN article reported that this is not the first time a bill regarding gun rights has been addressed in New Hampshire. One similiar to the SB-12 had been vetoed by the previous governor Maggie Hassan. If the bill were to be made into a law, New Hampshire would not be the first state in the New England region to allow permitless, concealed carry. According to WMUR’s article concerning the bill, both Maine and Vermont already use this law.
“Well, I feel like there’s good and bad things about [the potential for permitless, concealed carry]. Definitely bad because I don’t know how they’re regulating who gets guns and who’s able to carry them, and I guess good because people are able to feel safe and protect their rights, but I don’t know. I feel like that’s very unsafe in certain situations because… if you don’t have to have a permit to carry a gun, then anyone can have one....”
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School Despite the permitless, open carry law active in New Hampshire, students are not allowed to carry a gun on school campuses, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence’s website. Keene State College’s guidelines mirror this law. The KSC Student Handbook (under Weapons Policy in the Campus Policies section) reads, “Weapons are prohibited on the Keene State College campus. The term ‘weapons’ includes but is not limited to: firearms (to include disabled firearms or authentic-looking replicas)... All incidents involving gun possession on campus will be reported to the Keene State College Department of Campus Safety and the Keene Police Department (KPD) immediately... Return of such property will be in accordance with KPD policy.” Vice President for Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management Kemal Atkins spoke on the effect of the potential law on the college and said, “We’re in the beginning stages of some of the conversation about it.” He mentioned that if the bill were to become a law, the college would “continue to work with our campus safety committee” as well as “local law enforcement.” “The safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is of utmost important to us... We’ll continue to remain vigilant and ensure that we have the best possible working [and] living environment for our students, faculty and staff,” said Atkins. KSC sophomore biology major Andrew Fuhs also commented on the potential passing of the bill and said, “I think it’s fine. New Hampshire already has a very low crime rate...we don’t have an issue with firearms, so
I think it just sort of allows people to... more easily have access to their own firearms…” Additionally, first-year exercise science major Sarah Willson spoke on how she felt about the bill. “Well, I feel like there’s good and bad things about [the potential for permitless, concealed carry],” she said. “Definitely bad because I don’t know how they’re regulating who gets guns and who’s able to carry them, and I guess good because people are able to feel safe and protect their rights, but I don’t know. I feel like that’s very unsafe in certain situations because… if you don’t have to have a permit to carry a gun, then anyone can have one....” Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com
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Being in a valley makes Keene face icy conditions more than most ALYSSA SALERNO
Equinox stAff On Feb. 16, the Harris Center, a New Hampshire conservation center dedicated to education, teamed up with KSC’s environmental studies department to bring in a research ecologist, who has been studying ice storms in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. For the past two years, people at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest have been testing the effects of ice storms on New Hampshire native forests. Little is known about ice storms besides this research. It is impossible to predict when an ice storm will happen. When they do happen, according to Lindsey Rustad, the ecologist and team leader of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, people are often stuck inside their homes until the ice melts because conditions outside are too dangerous to travel. She added that ice storms are deadly, caus major damage to infrastructure and accounting for 60 percent of winter losses. KSC junior Andrew Clark said he came to the lecture to learn more about ice storms and said they “were a lot more severe than I had initially thought. I thought they were similar to snow storms, but they have a much more severe impact on the forests.” One prediction scientists make about climate change is that extreme weather events will become more common. In New Hampshire, this research is necessary in order to understand how much of an impact ice storms have on our northern temperate and boreal forests. The Ice Storm Experiment (ISE) experiment in Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest consisted of 10 plots of land that were sprayed with water in freezing cold temperatures to simulate natural ice storms. Each plot was given different amounts of ice to study different intensities of storms. “I’m in awe of the scale of the planning and the detail,” said Project Manager of Professional and Graduate Studies at KSC Betsy Street. The results of the experiment showed that the forest was able to bounce back to an extent. The canopy was more and more thinned out after every trial. Also, the hardwood trees had a much harder time getting back to normal than the softwood. “These trees are going to lose their carbon reserves, so think about every time you get a big ice storm
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“These trees are going to lose their carbon reserves, so think about every time you get a big ice storm and you rip off all these little buds. The next summer, you have a loss of canopy greenness. You don’t have as many leaves, so that means that these trees are photosynthesising less carbon, so they’re at a disadvantage. They are growing slower, so if you have more and more of these storms, it can affect the overall growth of the forest.”
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LINDSEY RUSTAD RESEARCH ECOLOGIST AND TEAM LEADER FOR THE HUBBARD BROOK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST.
Icicles in downtown Keene. Ice storms can be dangerous for both people and infrastructure. Keene has an interesting condition in being in a valley where warmer air from surrounding towns cools dramatically once it hits Keene. The excess melted water can also affect trees in the forest.
Keene will see a major increase in ice storms. This will affect the forests and residents. While there is not much to do about stopping them, understanding these weather patterns is the only way to and you rip off all these little buds. The next summer, you effect. Keene is in a valley and has mountains surrounding understand the changes and challenges Keene is going to have a loss of canopy greenness. You don’t have as many it. Cold air gets trapped in the valley because it is heavier face. leaves, so that means that these trees are photosynthesising than warm air. less carbon, so they’re at a disadvantage. They are growing As rain falls through the sky, it is heated by the warm Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at slower, so if you have more and more of these storms, it can air, then it goes down into the valley where it is chilled very asalerno@kscequinox.com affect the overall growth of the forest,” said Rustad. quickly, causing it to freeze. This causes an ice storm. Rustad said places like Keene have a cold air damming She said as more of these extreme weather events occur,
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Trump tweets against journalists Enemy of the people!
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Taking aim at shooting down media’s credibility Last week, President Donald Trump tweeted at five mainstream news organizations claiming them to be fake news. In the President’s string of tweets he states, “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American people!” The five news organizations these tweets were directed at were The New York Times, NBC News, ABC, CBS and CNN. Oddly enough, Fox News was excluded from this Twitter rant. However, this statement puts all news media organizations in a negative light. As journalists, our job revolves around unveiling the truth and bringing news to the public’s attention. If the news is being truthfully reported and reflects negatively on the President, it doesn’t mean it’s fake news. It’s not fair to label all news media as an enemy of the people when the people are who the media are actu-
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ally serving. We work for the people, and if in doing so while reporting the facts, the President puts themselves or the country in a poor situation, we are to duly take note of that. The same goes for when the President does well for themselves or the country. What makes the words in these tweets so impactful is that they aren’t just coming from a regular citizen. These are public remarks being spewed across the internet for the public’s eyes to scroll through. These are remarks made by the most prominent figure in our country at the moment. The man who has been entrusted with the duties of The President of The United States. With 25.4 million Twitter followers on a public Twitter account, these messages reached the eyes of many, even before the news organizations had a chance to report on it. For a President to call out and label journalists as a whole to be an “enemy of the people,” the people may
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Fashion favoring unity ALYSSA SALERNO
Equinox Staff The fashion industry is using this month to start a movement they call #tiedtogether. In essence, this movement is meant to take a stand against President Trump’s controversial immigration ban. While the movement is a great way to get people talking, the fashion industry has so much influence in the world we live in today and I think it should try to solve the problems that they have helped create instead of trying to involve themselves in big politics. Why don’t they try to take a stand against a problem that faces millions of women and men around the world that the fashion industry has only aided in the worsening of? This is the idea that the ideal body consists of almost no body fat, abs and a size zero waist. Models like Gigi Hadid strutted down a runway wearing white bandanas wrapped around their wrists that had the phrase #tiedtogether written across it in red this fashion month. The statement was not intended to be political, says Business of Fashion’s founder and Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed. He ended his statement by saying, “We aim to start a global movement within the fashion industry to demonstrate the power of unity and inclusivity, and encourage fashion enthusiasts and people outside the industry to join.” All that is a great sentiment, and it would be even more powerful coming from anyone but the fashion industry. It’s great that they want to start a movement. The fashion industry holds so much influence in the world. Instead of trying to tackle the most controversial thing that has happened all year though the reality of having this body type is not something the fashion industry will ever show people. No body fat on a person means they will always be cold. No matter how many sweatshirts and scarves they put on, their body will always be tired. Simple everyday things like walking up stairs will put a strain on them and make them exhausted. They will always be hungry. They will never feel good enough. The standard will keep changing. The industry looks at beautiful people with beautiful bodies who don’t have completly flat tummies and labels them “plus sized.” It sees no problem with that. When people label people like that, it stays with them; people learn to hate their perfectly normal, beautiful and healthy bodies. If the fashion industry is really passionate on “demonstrat[ing] the power of unity and inclusivity,” then they need to change how they portray what a person should look like for not only the benefit of society, but the models who are already caught up in unhealthy body practices. It’s easy to put a bandana on a model’s wrist and tell people that it means you should love
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ICE raids spark fear in some immigrants OLIVIA BELANGER
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others. It’s harder to make those same people today and every day. love themselves. That is something they can help change. Body image disorders affect so many Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at people. It’s a stance worth taking a stand for, asalerno@kscequinox.com
Since the Trump administration entered office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been conducting raids that appear to target not only convicted criminals, but also those individuals whose only crime is living in the United States without documentation. In the Obama-era, restrictions were put in place to limit the agency’s “enforcement priorities,” to convicts, terrorist threats and people who recently crossed the border. While the Trump administration is within their rights to lift Obama’s constrictions, recent ICE arrests suggest that facts and evidence may be being manipulated in order to move in an aggressive new direction. Donald Trump’s original promise after his election was to use ICE agents to target “murderers, rapists and other bad hombres who pose serious threats to public safety.” However, the increase in arrests of those without criminal records does not appear to follow suit. According to USA Today, of the 678 people rounded up in 12 states during raids last week, 74 percent had been convicted of a crime. Under Obama, 90 percent of those detained had criminal records. The Washington Post reported several accounts of immigrants being taken from their homes and families. A student in Chicago called her high school teacher to tell him that ICE had raided her home the previous night. He was an undocumented immigrant whose criminal recorded included only traffic violations, according to the teacher. In the Baltimore parking lot of a Walgreens, ICE agents arrested a barber and local business owner who advocates said had no criminal records. While keeping the United States safe from harm is important to most American citizens, these seemingly random arrests have caused the nation’s immigrant community to live in a state of fear. How is keeping the unharmful immigrants out of the country they’ve known to call home beneficial in the long run? These immigrants are also people, and they are being ripped from their homes, families and friends in a sloppy attempt to “save” the country. In reality, all that it is doing is creating more destruction within our own nation. If ICE focused on the immigrants that have caused harm in this country rather than painting all immigrants in a false light, maybe part of this huge divide could start to come together again. And while ICE is certainly to blame for some of the mayhem that has happened this past week, it is only fair to look at who is giving them their orders. Although not perfect, the number of those detained with criminal records under Obama vs. Trump is striking, and it seems to be clear that the goal of these raids is not just for the good of all Americans, but only the ones that fit into Trump’s America. This country was built from the ground up by immigrants, creating an everlasting ideology of “America the Great.” This melting pot of a nation is what had given America its strength and uniqueness, but now it seems the phrase has a new meaning behind it. In times like these, we must keep asking ourselves: how can we keep our melting pot when all we have is one color? Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com
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The road to recovery is an individual uphill challenge DYLLIN BATES
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Heroin addicts in the U.S. are falling through the cracks of the treatment programs that are reliant on methadone. Every couple of days, a post shared by one of my friends will catch my eye, “Shoot your local heroin dealer.” It happens a lot, and I see why as I watch the news. The Center for Disease Control reports that deaths caused by opioid overdose have increased from 1,960 in 1999 to 12,989 in 2015. The more people that overdose from opioids, the more it shows that the treatment is coming up short. For recovery, an addict can go to a Methadone Assisted Treatment Center (MAT). MAT aims to help the addict maintain themselves and is not considered a cure for opioid addiction. The addict has to have already gone through detox and entrance counseling to learn about the effects of methadone. The addict is then given a dose every day. The idea is to stop the addict’s physical and mental withdraw. The first two weeks of the program shows the highest rate of relapse. European nations have attempted a different program called Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT). This program uses pharmaceutical grade heroin in lure of methadone. This controversial treatment is only used for those who have fallen out of a MAT program during the critical two-week period. Research done in a study published in the peer reviewed journal Addiction titled Matching of treatment-resistant heroin-dependent patients to medical prescription of heroin or oral methadone treatment: results from two randomized controlled trials published demonstrated that participants receiving HAT responded better to treatment than those in a methadone treatment. The response rate was 23.1 percent higher for HAT than Methadone based treatment. The limitation in this and other studies is that the researchers don’t account for behavioral therapy. To better understand why using just methadone or heroin assisted treatment is not enough, let’s look at the common issue of depression. In both addiction and depression, medication is given. The depressive
“Prescribing heroin as opposed to methadone has shown that it will help those who do not respond to methadone treatment.” DYLLIN BATES EQUINOX STAFF
patient is given a drug that helps them handle the ups and downs of depression. To help move the client along, they go and see a counselor. The counselor helps give the person the tools needed to overcome depression without the use of medication. Over time, the person is taken off of the medication. If we use this same model for addiction, then after the person is given methadone, they also need to have behavioral therapy to deal with the behaviors that outline their addiction. Prescribing heroin as opposed to methadone has shown that it will help those who do not respond to methadone treatment. With supervision the treatment has the ability to get the extremely dependent addict to place of normalcy. This can be seen by the 20 percent difference between those in HAT and those in a Methadone program. 23.1 percent may not seem like a big difference but when compared to the previous response rate 28 percent it is , I believe that implementing behavioral therapy alongside medication will benefit the addict as it benefits the depressive person. The question now is not if should we use HAT, but when are we going to use HAT. Something has to be done so our addicted population gets the help they need. This includes both chemical intervention as well as behavioral intervention. Until the combination of both are met, people will continue to fall out of the one-sided treatment facilities. Dyllin Bates can be contacted at dbates@kscequinox.com
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Living off campus in the Arcadia Apartments CHLOE GIARRAPUTO
Equinox Staff According to Keene State College’s Residential Life page on the KSC website, “Keene State College requires all first and second year students to live on campus.” Come second semester of sophomore year, some students begin to consider other options for housing. While some upperclassmen choose to live in a house, others opt for living in an apartment. One option juniors and seniors have for an off-campus apartment is the Arcadia Apartments, located on 120 Emerald Street, just a few blocks awayfrom campus. On the Arcadia Apartments’ Facebook page for the Keene location, it states that the building is, “Off campus student-oriented housing. Just two blocks from Keene State College. Fully furnished, all utilities, cable TV and Internet included.” Bethany Priest, the new community manager of the Arcadia Apartments’ location in Keene, started this position just over a month ago. Since she is relatively new to this property, Priest said that she “hears a lot from other students” about what makes Arcadia different from other off-campus housing options. Priest said that Arcadia is “similar to the Mills in fashion, but we are an all inclusive and fully furnished property.” She went on to note that “all tenants are responsible for themselves when it comes to rent, there is only one check to worry about,” which helps create a “stress-free” living environment. Priest said she is more than welcoming of any questions or concerns residents of Arcadia have, and she said “if it is a small issue I can personally fix myself, I will try to do so, but since this is a corporate company with a binding contract and law guidelines, I have to abide by those.” Priest described herself as “sympathetic” and “understanding” when it comes to an issue residents may be currently dealing with and wants to “do right by them and the company.” She said that when a tenant knows they have a problem and comes to her to deal with it, they can work towards “finding a resolution.” Not all individuals are thrilled with their off-campus housing selection. Junior Mikaela Lonigro is a current resident of the Arcadia Apartments, but she said it was not her first choice. When Lonigro first toured the property, she said that it “looked suitable during the tour with no problems, but only because no one was living there at that time.” She described her move-in process as difficult and said she first experienced minor inconveniences such as the “blinds and bathroom light [not] working.” As she spent more time in the apartment, Lonigro said she noticed that the “walls were chipped, there were stains in the carpet and [the] sink was clogged with paper towels.” When asked if she reached out for those problems to be resolved, Lonigro said, “It is only resolved quickly if it is a maintenance issue.” Lonigro also expressed her distaste for some of the building’s rules such as having to pay for laundry, the no pet policy and one parking pass assigned to each room. Lonigro described the parking situation as, “absurd.” Lonigro would not recommend living here to a friend, but “maybe as a last resort,” she added. Other residents felt a different way. Junior Lindsay Perella is a current resident in the Arcadia Apartments. Perella said that she and her roommates “wanted to live in an environment that was safe because they had heard of off-campus houses getting broken into.” Not only did Perella and her roommates say they enjoyed the idea of a secure living space, she said that the apartments coming fully furnished was a “luxury” because “the cost of furniture can be a large expense for students who are looking to live off campus.” Perella described the Arcadia staff as “friendly” and “helpful” when it came to move-in day, as well as dealing with everyday situations such as maintenance issues. When asked if she had any problems moving in, Perella said she did not and that they “even let [her] move in a couple days earlier than the day of [her] lease.” Although Perella is not planning on living in Arcadia next semester, she would recommend living here to someone considering living off campus because “Arcadia includes basically everything and is very helpful for a student who does not want to add the responsibility of paying bills to their list of things to do.” If you are interested in living in Arcadia Apartments or want to learn more about this property, visit their Facebook, the Arcadia Hall Rentals page on apartments.com, stop by the office at 120 Emerald Street or call the office at (603) 903-1495. Chloe Giarraputo can be contacted at cgiarraputo@kscequinox.com
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One of the entrances to an off-campus housing option, Arcadia Apartments.
Eating with the Equinox: Homemade Guacamole MEG GILBAR
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Skip the packaged guacamole mix and let me teach you how to make the healthiest dip at the party. This dip contains what some nutritionists call a “superfood” because of its excellent health benefits: the avocado. Avocados contain high amounts of monounsaturated fats that protect your heart, have higher amounts of potassium than a banana and are rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Adding in fresh herbs, vegetables and spices just makes this dip even more delicious and nutritious. Ingredients: 5 avocados 1 lime, juiced or 1 tbsp lime juice 1 tsp salt ½ cup onion, diced 2 plum tomatoes, diced 3 tbsp fresh cilantro 1 tsp minced garlic or garlic powder 1 tsp cayenne chili powder 1 tsp cumin PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MEG GILBAR
Directions: Pit and mash avocados in a bowl and mash together with lime juice, cumin and salt. Mix in tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro and cayenne/chili pepper. Refrigerate for one hour for the best flavor or serve immediately if you can’t wait! Recipe inspired by Allrecipes.com
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Ghana gains a KSC student for the semester OLIVIA MILLER
Study AwAy Akwaaba Keene State! I am Olivia Miller and I am an anthropology and sociology major with a dance minor. This semester, I am studying abroad at The University of Ghana in West Africa. I am finishing up my fourth week in Ghana and every day I learn something new about the culture, the people or myself. I decided to live in a homestay, which is allowing me to gain access to a different cultural viewpoint as opposed to living on the campus. The Ghanaian family structure is quite different from the nuclear families Americans tend to live with. Family members are in and out all of the time, and I’m having a hard time keeping track of who is related, but I am realizing that it doesn’t matter. Anybody can come and stay at the house whenever they please. My family is extremely accommodating and generous. I even have my own bathroom! The family members I see most often are Mammy, Daddy, Auntie Sena, Dzifa and her three children: Kojo (5), Kokou (3) and Baby Ama (1). I am very happy to be doing a homestay because I can practice the Twi language, cook and play with the kids. The University of Ghana is one of the top schools in West Africa and I am taking some very interesting courses. This is one of the reasons why I chose to study in Ghana, because there is a wide range of courses offered. I am taking Gender in Archaeology, Popular Culture in Ghana, Culture in Development, Twi Language, Choir and Traditional African Dance. The dance class is a hot, sweaty, BLAST of a time with approximately 50 dancers, 7 drummers and 10 teaching assistants. I don’t think I have ever had so much fun in my life. There are no speakers or iPods in the dance studio, just our voices and the drummers wailing on their instruments. The class seems less focused on technique and more focused on feeling the rhythm within and letting your body move naturally to the music while using some basic choreography. This leaves much room for individual dancer style to come through. I am excited to come back to Keene State and share what I have learned! Every Ghanaian, no matter what tribe, has a “day name” and most of them are used as middle names. The day names are based on what day of the week you were born.
What is yours? Male Female Monday: Kwadwo Adwoa Tuesday: Kwabena Abena Wednesday: Kwaku Akua Thursday: Yaw Yaa Friday: Kofi Afia Saturday: Kwame Ama Sunday: Kwasi Akosua
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KSC junior Olivia Miller accomplished hiking the highest mountain in Ghana.
“The Ghanaian family structure is quite different from the nuclear families Americans tend to live with. Family members are in and out all of the time, and I’m having a hard time keeping track of who is related, but I am realizing that it doesn’t matter.”
I’m sending you all warmth from Ghana as the snow keeps dumping on New England! Please check out my blog if you are interested in learning more about the Ghanaian culture! http://oliviasadventureinghana.weebly.com
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Olivia Miller can be contacted at olivia.miller@ksc.keene.edu
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Commuting in the winter CHLOE GIARRAPUTO
Equinox Staff Students who commute to Keene State College as opposed to living on campus experience the winter months differently. Rather than having a two to three minute walk to class, they instead have to drive to campus to get to their classes. Inclement weather can cause some setbacks for commuter students that on-campus residents do not experience. Alyssa Precourt, a junior at KSC, is currently a commuter student who experiences some problems with the snow. She said that the snow and cold weather affects her ability to get to class “almost every day.” Precourt said, “In order to get to class on time, I need to start my car 15 minutes before I plan to leave my house.” Because of this, Precourt said she needs to wake up earlier to go get her car warmed up and brush all of the snow off. On the occasions where she forgets to do these things, she said she finds herself in a “time crunch to get to class.” One thing Precourt suggested when discussing changes KSC should make when faced with large amounts of snow is doing “a better job of plowing on time, specifically the commuter lot and sidewalks around campus.” Precourt said she has witnessed individuals slip on the ice and snow, which makes it difficult to get to class. The last thing Precourt suggested that would benefit commuter students would be to announce snow days or delays earlier. She noticed that before a large snow storm is expected, other colleges and universities around the area cancel the night before the storm. “In my previous years here, I cannot remember a time when classes [at KSC] were cancelled early. I think that Keene should follow this [procedure] instead of notifying students at 5:30 in the morning, the day of the expected storm.” Another KSC junior Logan Symonds also said that the snow and cold weather affects her ability to get to class on time. Symonds said that her car is “very bad in the snow, even if it’s just a little, so [she has] to drive extremely careful[ly].” After being involved in a snow-related car crash, Symonds said that she does “not like to take any chances” when it comes to driving in the snow. She said that she does not think that the college closes enough when it comes to weather-related issues and it “really does affect those who have to travel far to school.” KSC junior Brian Fitter also lives off campus and experiences difficulties with the snow and his commute to school. He said that there is “less parking in the commuter lot because of the snow piles.” Fitter said that KSC does not “handle the snow or winter weather conditions adequately.” He said they need to do a better job with “clearing sidewalks, parking lots and roadways of snow and ice on campus. This display of carelessness puts not only commuter students in danger, but also the students living on campus, as well as the KSC faculty and staff.” He noted that there have been “numerous days where school was open and they did not even plow sidewalks or attempt to remove ice” and he has had to “risk [his] personal safety in order to get to class in severe weather conditions.” Assistant Director of Physical Plant Grounds Bud Winsor said, “Of course the concern is legitimate [the snow piles in the parking lots], we do get to them as quickly as we can. It was quite the quantity of snow, but they are cleaned up as of now [2/21].” Chloe Giarraputo can be contacted at cgiarraputo@kscequinox.com
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Student book review: A Modern Romance MARY CURTIN
adS dirEctor If there were ever a book that explains millennial dating habits, antics and romantic ideas, Aziz Ansari’s Modern Romance hits the nail on the head. Ansari writes all about the menaces, triumphs and misery of dating in the modern world through funny quips, anecdotes and even some personal stories. Dating in the digital age is hard, and Ansari paints a beautiful, uncovered painting of how bonkers dating truly has become. It made me blush at some points, knowing that I had done some of the things he had mentioned in the book. Ansari is well-known for his role in the NBC show, Parks and Recreation as Tom Haverford, and that type of humor comes into play in his book. There are several memorable quotes from this book that epitomize dating and relationships in the modern era. He often refers back to how his parents once lived and how they fell in love and the idea of a much simpler time. He emphasizes certain key factors in the day of modern dating. For example, “Unlike phone calls, which bind two people in real-time conversations that require at least some shared interpretation of the situation, communication by text has no predetermined temporal sequencing and lots of room for ambiguity.” What was particularly great about this book was the fact that he teamed up with a sociologist and actually did research on how technology, apps and the use of the internet has changed dating in the modern world. He does not try to sugarcoat the aspect of modern dating and expresses the silliness of the fact that human interactions face-to-face are not what they used to be. This book is all about how easy it is to get to know someone in the digital age, and the truthfulness behind it is pretty precise. But, one critique I have on this otherwise well-written memoir, is that he doesn’t really offer any solutions to the problem. Sure, it is all about how things have evolved and less about how we go back to the way our parents met back in the olden days, but I think that many people have begun to get fed up with the digital age and how difficult it can be for some people to accept a face-to-face conversation. He did however, offer up a quote that seems to make a lot of sense and gives some insight about how we would go about being upfront and engaged with the ones we love. “Spend more time with people, less time in front of a screen, and—since we’re all in it together—be nice to people.” In my opinion, Ansari sums up how twisted things can become from an iMessage to a Tinder message, using real conversations between him and his significant other. He is completely candid throughout the entire memior and allows the reader inside of his dating life and his constant struggles and triumphs with dating in the modern digital age. I would give this book an A, for the amount of examples he uses, to the real screen shots of messages between him and his former dates, all the way up to his current serious significant other. Mary Curtin can be contacted at mcurtin@kscequinox.com
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Mental and physical health ADRIANA SANCHEZ
Equinox Staff Balancing school and staying mentally and physically healthy can be hard. Many students are working or even just going through tough times. In 2015, the University of Georgetown did a study and it revealed that 70 percent of college students work while enrolled. “It’s hard to stay balanced for students and faculty... but also, you know, what we think about is that there are more pieces to a person, even to those couple of areas in addition to the mental and physical. There is a variety of dimensions of wellness,” Tiffany Mathews, coordinator of wellness education at the Center for Health and Wellness said. There are eight parts of the wellness wheel that all contribute to a person. The wheel includes the emotional, spiritual, social, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial and environmental parts. “All these different dimensions of wellness are the backbone on what we should be focusing on when we are thinking about taking care of ourselves,” said Mathews. Mathews continued, “There isn’t going to be any individual who is able to have complete balance of all these different dimensions at one time.” She explained that everyone is different when it comes to balancing themselves out. “They’re not just a student and they are not just an emotional human being or just a physical being. They are also a spiritual being, environmental and financial being. There are all these different pieces,” Mathews said. KSC senior Will Civitillo explained how he tries
his best to go to the gym while getting his school work done. “I usually go to the gym in the morning so I can get my school work done at night,” Civitillo said. His nutrition major helps him keep on track. “The gym correlates with it: healthy eating, going to the gym and school work,” Civitillo said. Another KSC student, Joseph Dicanio, explained it’s hard to stay balanced because of needing to do homework and wanting to go to the gym. “It’s hard to balance school and the gym because sometimes you have too much homework but still want to go to the gym and then you slack on your schoolwork because of it,” Dicanio said. Here at KSC, there’s an assessment done through the American Health Association and its called the National College Health Assessment. It’s a survey to assist college health providers or health educators in collecting data about students’ habits, behaviors and students’ perceptions on health topics. According to the assessment, stress and sleep are the top two things that affect the way students perform. Based on the results they get, the Wellness Center creates programs to help students out. There’s Wellness Coaching, Wellness Promotion Presentation Requests, Wellness Chats and Peer Education. The Wellness Coaching provides a variety of help. Through this program, students can get help with nutrition, tobacco usage, sexual health and sleep. All of this information can be found online under their page at KSC. There are also events held here at KSC to promote and help students out. All the events can be found on their online page through KSC at Campus Wellness Events.
“They’re not just a student and they are not just an emotional human being or just a physical being. They are also a spiritual being, environmental and financial being. There are all these different pieces.” TIFFANY MATHEWS COORDINATOR OF WELLNESS EDUCATION AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS COLTON MCCRACKEN / EQUINOX STAFF
Balancing your physical and mental health while keeping up with schoolwork can be difficult.
SAC hosts annual Coffee House event
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Musicians performed at the event as entertainment.
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Coffee House is an annual event put on by the Social Activities Council.
Students were able to relax with warm beverages and music KASSIDY CURR
Equinox Staff The Social Activities Council (SAC) put on yet another event filled with music and treats on Sunday, Feb. 19. The organization held their annual Coffee House night in the Night Owl Café. Every spring semester, SAC organizes Coffee House as a way to get students together and help them escape their mid-semester stress. KSC junior and SAC concert coordinator Bethany Peterson explained, “It’s a night for students to come and relax, get away from their school work for a little while, eat some food and listen to some awesome music.” The crowd was made up of students of all ages eager to listen to the music stylings of KSC junior Ariel Freedman, along with KSC alumni Ryan LaPerle and Senie Hunt. Freedman got her start performing on campus at this same event two years ago. “It’s super important
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to me that the school puts on events like these. There are so many musicians on campus that are a part of the school that it would be unreasonable to not have these kind of events, and they’re really entertaining anyways. It gives us an opportunity to see what other musicians are here and what kind of music they play,” Freedman said. Musician Ryan LaPerle generously donated one of his t-shirts to be raffled off as the prize of the night. The winner was KSC sophomore Rachel Graves, who said winning was just an added bonus to being at the event. “I think events like these are great de-stressors. SAC did such a fantastic job at making a calm and inviting atmosphere at Coffee House. It was nice to take a break from studying from my exams this week.” LaPerle emphasized how important live music is to students well-being and personal connections with others. “I have played at many colleges and the one thing I see students wanting is to be a part of the collective student body to feel connected with the school,
or at least just connecting with new and old friends. forward to coffee house each year and it’s nice to see College is about expanding your mind, but your social SAC supporting its local artists,” Graves said. life too, and music will always bring people together To receive messages on future SAC events, like their because it’s a universal language.” Facebook page. SAC provided Fair Trade coffee and tea along with Kassidy Curr can be contacted at a multitude of snacks and free travel mugs to guests. kcurr@kscequinox.com Peterson explained that SAC has a great working relationship with the Fair Trade Club. “There has been a huge movement across campus to make the college a little greener and more conscious, and [pairing with] Fair Trade has been a very successful part of Coffee House,” Peterson said. KSC senior and President of the Fair Trade Club, Nicole Verrilli gave an explanation as to why it is so important that our campus promotes the use of fair trade products. “It’s a form of conscious buying where we as a school support farmers in third world countries to earn a fair, living wage.” RACHEL GRAVES Raffle winner Graves talked about the excitement of KSC SOPHOMORE future student life events to come. “A lot of people look
“I think events like these are great de-stressors. SAC did such a fantastic job at making a calm and inviting atmosphere at Coffee House.”
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Impact of secondhand smoke on campus GRACE PECCI
Copy Editor According to the Keene State College Student Handbook, the college “supports the health goals of Healthy People 2020 to reduce tobacco use and initiation among youth and adults, and to positively influence our community by helping people to remain or become tobacco/smoke free.” The Healthy People 2020 goals are found on healthypeople.gov and the four overarching goals include: “[attaining] high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death; [achieving] health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups; [creating] social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and [promoting] quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages.” To maintain those health goals, KSC established a policy for students, faculty, staff and visitors to follow to protect the health of others. The policy states that it is “the policy of Keene State College to restrict smoking, vaping and all other tobacco use, inside all buildings owned and occupied or leased and occupied by KSC including the College Camp on Wilson Pond, at special events and conferences, in KSC vehicles and in other outdoor campus spaces as described in Section V:2.” Section V:1 also states that the use of tobacco products is “prohibited within twenty five (25) feet of building entrances, outside stairways to buildings, outdoor passageways to entrances and stairways and near air intake units. Where the needs of smokers and non-smokers conflict, smoke-free air shall have priority.” Assistant Director of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman is one who enforces the policy when it is needed on campus. Crossman said that he does see students and other people violate the policy, but most times he just reminds them of the policy and “[have] them move along,” though he said that campus safety can enforce disciplinary action if needed. Regarding the issue of secondhand smoke on campus, Crossman said, “I think it’s a problem dependent on someone’s sensitivity. You or I might not have an issue, but someone with a health issue may have a problem.” He also brought to attention the fact that young children and elderly people on campus may also be affected by secondhand smoke. Crossman is also a D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) instructor. “My opinion is that I would like to see no one smoking ever. I think the college has good policies in place and they are really trying to make this a drug-free campus,” Crossman said. KSC biology Professor Douglas Smith is another faculty member on campus who said that he supports the smoking policies in the KSC student handbook. Smith said he began teaching at KSC in 2000, teaching summer biology classes and
working full-time as an adjunct until the summer of 2002. He was hired back in August of 2003 and has been working at KSC ever since. Though he originally was fascinated with animals, he said that “ending up a human anatomy teacher [was] a little ironic, but [he] came to appreciate the human as an animal as well.” In regards to secondhand smoke on campus, Smith said, “I cannot speak for the entire science department, or even the biology department, but I am comfortable in the assumption that a majority of faculty and staff would encourage making the choice not to smoke for health reasons, and support the studies that show second-hand smoke is detrimental to nonsmokers.” He said that occasionally he encounters secondhand smoke when he leaves through the entrance facing the Media Arts Center and sometimes by the entrance facing the science center parking lot, but he rarely observes students violating the school policy. KSC junior and elementary education and sociology major Brittany Goyette is one student who feels the effects of secondhand smoke on campus. Goyette said she has had issues with secondhand smoke since she was a child. “My body has always been super sensitive to cigarette smoke. I have an inhaler prescribed to me for when I’m around it.” Goyette also commented on dealing with secondhand smoke on campus. “I have trouble when students are smoking directly outside of building doors because there is no way I can escape it. I think students should be allowed to smoke on campus, but the rule of smoking 25 feet away from building doors should be enforced.” Another KSC student who said she deals with secondhand smoke issues is junior and occupational and health safety major Felicia Barnes-Albini. Barnes-Albini said that she didn’t start smoking until she came to college and used to smoke outside of her dorm or the Owl’s nests when she lived on campus at the beginning of her college career. She said that she rarely smokes now. “Actually, secondhand smoke is what got me to stop smoking for the most part,” Barnes-Albini said. “Even when I smoked cigarettes regularly, I didn’t like when other people would smoke cigarettes and I were to walk by.” The preamble in the Keene State Student Handbook states that “efforts to promote a tobacco/smoke-free environment have led to substantial reductions in the number of people who smoke, the amount of tobacco products consumed and the number of people exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.” Campus Safety and the college itself is working to enforce these rules for the health and safety of those who smoke and those who don’t. Grace Pecci can be contacted at gpecci@kscequinox.com LUKE STERGIOU / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Students desire later hours for the dining commons EMMA HAMILTON
StudEnt LifE Editor The Zorn North Dining Commons, known as the DC on campus by students, is one of the three dining options on campus utilized daily. Though some of the other options are open later than the DC, students would enjoy having the hours of the DC extended. First-year student Madison Constant said she is frustrated that the DC is not open later at night. “[It would be nice] for those who are on sports teams and have to literally rush to get to the DC and sometimes don’t make it in time. Also, for those of us who have back-to-back late night classes [and] get stuck with Hoot n’ Scoot every single night,” said Constant. Constant said if the DC was open even one hour later than it is now, it would be helpful. She said this would prevent people with those late classes from having to have Hoot n’ Scoot all the time and would provide more variety such as, “Valley Vegan,” which she enjoys. During lunch hours, Constant said she thinks the DC should allow students to take wraps and sandwiches on the go. She would also like to see the DC provide healthier options such as more fruits and vegetables. First-year student Jocelynn Grabowski said if the DC were to extend their hours, they could consider not having a full menu available. “They could shut the grills off at a certain time and leave like one or two options open at a certain time so you can get a bowl of cereal or soup,” Grabowski said. Dining Service’s General Manager Josef Quirinale said the DC hours are based on need and class, and standard meal times are taken into consideration. The current hours of the DC are decided by the Dining Services liaison in Student Affairs, according to Quirinale. “We provide budgeted costs based on historical data and the number of students purchasing a meal plan. After that, any changes or additions have a financial impact. When
“Opening an extra half-hour each night would cost an additional $1,750 per week or $28,000 per semester. In order to justify financially, concessions would need to be made elsewhere in the program by either curtailing opening hours or finding cost savings in food or increasing the cost of the meal plan.” JOSEF QUIRINALE DINING SERVICE’S GENERAL MANAGER
requested, Dining Services provides an estimate of those costs, but does not make the ultimate decision,” Quirinale said. The DC hours are also based off of a study done each semester based on traffic flow in the DC, according to Quirinale. He said, “We study 15 minute counts and determine how best to staff and the most desired hours of operation based on historical traffic patterns. Quirinale said student requests are always heard, but the decision of the DC hours are based off of financial data, along with the need and student preference. “Dining Services is charged with managing the student’s meal plan money and need to be fiscally responsible. Each hour the Dining Commons is open costs close to $500 in labor alone. Opening an extra halfhour each night would cost an additional $1,750 per week or $28,000 per semester. In order to justify financially, concessions would need to be made elsewhere in the program by either curtailing opening hours or finding cost savings in food or increasing the cost of the meal plan,” Quirinale said. Junior William Poling said him and his friends typically get dinner in the DC around 6 p.m. “We usually stay after eating until 9 p.m. just chatting, but the thing that always bothers us is that the staff turns off the milk machines and soda fountains around 8 p.m., which is something we
always find annoying.” Poling continued, “I figure that the dining commons should keep running completely till 9, close at 9:30 and shut everything down at 10. This also lets students with late classes get something to eat at the dining commons instead of worrying about owl bucks or Hoot n’ Scoot swipes.” Quirinale said the dining on campus is driven by the needs of students and the finances provided by the meal plan program. “In Dining Services, we always have an ear open to student requests and needs, which is why we have strong programs in several areas including vegan, gluten free options throughout and accommodations for those with food allergies. All a student needs to do is come forward and identify their need and we will work to accommodate,” Quirinale said. He continued, “The decision to alter programs or hours [is] not ours, but our responsibility is to provide information based on financial implications and/or student preference based on our own historical data so campus-made decisions can be fact-based.” Emma Hamilton can be contacted at ehamilton@kscequinox.com
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Beauty and the Beast
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equiNox staff The Keene Lions Club featured a performance of “Beauty and the Beast” at the Colonial Theatre in downtown Keene last weekend. The show was directed by Deanna Zilske and produced by Diana DeSorcie and Amanda DeSorcie. The production also featured music by an orchestra conducted by James Sharrock. The production featured performances by four Keene State College students: Matthew McGinnis, Amy Lesieur, Sofia Thornblad and Mindy Hurd.
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“Beauty and the Beast” was performed by The Keene Lion’s Club at The Colonial Theatre in downtwon Keene from Friday, Feb. 17 to Sunday, Feb. 19.
A documentary film was shown on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Alumni Center Centennial Hall. The film that was shown, “Generation Found,” is a three part series focusing on the issue of addiction. “Generation Found” focused on students recovering from addiction that are attending a rehabilitation high school. Keene State Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, Treatment and Education Services Michelle Morrow organized the film screening. Morrow, who is continuing to make an effort to educate the public about the issue of addiction, said she selected the film because of it’s more positive approach to overcoming addiction and how it focuses on youth. “I really like it because I think a lot of times, documentaries may highlight the real dark pieces or the real negative pieces,” said Morrow. “I think that the thing that is so important about it is that it highlights recovery and it highlights the positive things that are happening and that people are doing and how support can really make such a huge difference.” Keene State senior Aliza Guerrero said she attended the film because she wanted to fill her internship hours and was intrigued when she read the description of the film. Guerrero, who interns at the Center for Health and Wellness, said she thought the film was cool. “I think it’s a good educational piece,” said Guerrero. “I am probably biased since I’m a health science major, but I think that just in general, it kind of gives that overall perspective of how you’re kind of working against your mental health in a way because drugs do that.” Keene State sophomore Devon Sacca said she hasn’t heard of rehabilitation high schools, but felt it was a good idea. She also felt that people are more likely to start doing drugs in high school. “I just think that if kids are going to experiment with anything, it’s going to start at high school age and it’s kind of before college. It’s so tough to really
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How music degrees play off in the ‘real world’ In this DOROTHY ENGLAND
News editor Deciding what to major in can be difficult. Finding work in that major can be even harder. Some might even say it’s impossible to find a full-time career in music. However, it goes without saying that the benefits of learning music are numerous and these skills may help in the “real world” in more ways than one. Some of these skills helped one student in particular, who is now returning to college after a little over five years of being out in the “real world.” Keene State College first-year Kayla Borden graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2011. Her main focus was the saxophone, but she graduated with a degree in music education, meaning she could teach kindergarten through 12th grade, but this wasn’t something she really wanted to do. Borden said she found a passion with music in grade school. She explained, “I started in fourth grade because of my best friend. She was like, ‘I want to play alto-saxophone,’ and I was like, ‘I want to play altosaxophone,’ and then we did.” While Borden’s friend only stayed on for a few weeks, Borden found a passion she couldn’t turn away from. Over the years before Berklee, Borden found an interest in the flute and clarinet. Then high school graduation time came and Borden was faced with a major life decision. She said choosing Berklee wasn’t hard at the time, but then proved to be a bit overwhelming for her as the years went on. “I didn’t really apply to any other schools, so once I got there, I was like, ‘Well I’ve kind
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of got to do it,’” she said. “I think Berklee was not quite the right choice for me at the time. I was just really stubborn about it, like, ‘I’m going to Berklee [and] you can’t stop me.’” Borden didn’t stop until she graduated. “I think after I left Berklee, I was a little burnt out and I didn’t play much for a long time,” she said. The 28-year-old worked in accounting and office work. While she doesn’t regret going to Berklee, it took her a while to find that passion for playing music again. “I would always say ‘yes’ if someone asked me to play, but I mean it was pretty recently, like within the last probably six months or so, that I started taking lessons again and actively seeking playing opportunities,” she said. Now, in addition to being a full-time student, Borden is involved with Keene’s Lion’s Club. “I’m playing clarinet and flute and bass clarinet in the Lion’s Club musical at The Colonial,” she said. She’s in rehearsal every night for up to four hours, preparing for the group’s performance over the weekend. But at school, music is not her main focus. “I’m a nutrition major now,” she said. She laughed at trying to come up with ways that the two are similar. “That’s something I’d have to think on,” she said. Borden said she picked nutrition because she found it interesting. “I was a cook for a bit and considered culinary, but ended up more interested in the health aspect,” she explained. Borden does see herself using skills she acquired as a musician helping with her current studies.
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Faculty Jazz Recital
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Russell Hoffmann (piano), Cameron Brown (bass), Scott Mullett (saxophone) and Joe Hunt (drums) played jazz songs during the Faculty Jazz Rectial on Feb. 17 in the Alumni Recital. Hall.
Lecturer and musician Scott Mullett introduces friends to semi-annual jazz performance ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN
Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor With instruments and stands put in place, the stage was set. Five painted posters, each depicting a man playing an instrument--a set of drums, a trumpet, a bass, a guitar and a saxophone-- hung on the walls, three above the stage, and two on the sides--one on the left and one on the right. The Faculty Jazz Recital, hosted on Friday, Feb. 17 in the Alumni Recital Hall, was about to begin. When the lights dimmed and over 75 audience members had quieted down at around 7:40 p.m., KSC Music Lecturer Scott Mullet walked out onto the stage, yielding his saxophone and introduced the evening. According to the Vermont Jazz Center’s Faculty section on their website, Mullet, a Berklee School of Music graduate, played with famous musicans such as Tony Bennett and Aretha Franklin. In the past, Mullett toured with musicals such as 42nd Street, as well as other artists like Woody Herman and even worked on a cruise line as the musical director. During his opening remarks, he welcomed bassist Cameron Brown to the stage. Brown, who has been working as a musician for more than 50 years, currently works at The New School, a university, located in Manhattan, New York. He has played with numerous artists including Art Blakey, Dannie Richmond, Ted Curson, Joe Locke and Tony Malaby, according to the night’s program, which was handed out to audience members as they entered the hall. Brown and Mullett began the evening with a duet. Throughout the first song entitled, “The More I See You,” by Harry Warren, Mullet sat in his chair and swayed forward and backward, while alternatingly tapping both of his feet. Brown , on occasion, hunched over his bass. When the saxophone stopped playing, the bass continued on. Audience members applauded and the bass carried on. With the eventual joining in of the saxophone, the audience clapped, and the two played together again. With a laugh from Mullett, the piece had ended. Mullet then introduced drummer Joe Hunt who, as stated in the program, “is a jazz drummer, educator, author and historian.” Hunt has played music alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Joe Lovano and Tal Farlow. In addition to being a musician, Hunt authored a book entitled, “52nd Street Beat,” as written in the program. During the next piece, Hunt played throughout the entire song, even drumming some short solos. They played “Airegin ” by Sonny Rollins. Following the piece, Mullet, who now used a microphone, welcomed Russell Hoffman to the stage, whom he met while attending Berklee College of Music. Hoffmann, the pianist, currently works at Berklee College of Music. In years past, he’s played alongside Jack McDuff, Billy Hart and
Bobbie McFerrin. Hoffmann, too, is a published author, writing and co-writing workbooks regarding “keyboard comping,” as well as “ensemble performance,” per the program. Mullett counted the four musicians off with “a one, two, a one two three,” for their next piece. The stage had now been filled with all four musicians-- Scott Mullett, Cameron Brown, Joe Hunt and Russell Hoffmann. Throughout the night, Mullet, who spoke for a majority of the interludes, told multiple jokes, some of which regarded Kellyanne Conway and alternative facts. During one interlude, he began to tell a story about how he and Hunt ran into each other one evening. Hunt, however, asked to take the microphone and told the story from his point of view. After a few pieces, Mullet addressed the audience, telling them that he was going to sit in the corner for the next song--and he did. While he rested in the back left corner of the stage, Hoffmann took the lead on “Speak Low.” Hunt and Brown accompanied him. The performance ended with an up-tempo song called “Super Jet” by Tadd Dameron. After the piece was over, the four stood up and put their arms around each other to address the audience one last time. One audience member, junior music performance major Jacob Huggins, who has taken a class with Mullett before, commented on the performance. “They're all incredible, they're all absolutely incredible...you can hear all the years and all the time it takes to become what you hear now and that’s what blows my mind is the dedication,” he said. “It’s like every single one of those guys up there, they play music like they need to breathe… and you can hear it in their playing too… when I’m watching it from a student’s perspective… that’s how good you want to get—or at least I want to get…” Junior muisc technology major Brandon Lane also attended the concert. “[The recital] was really nice. I had Scott Mullet as a teacher my sophomore year for music improvisation and he’s a great teacher and a great musician.” Katie Robinson, a KSC alumna and the educational program coordinator for the Aspire Program, and her husband were among the audience members. “We love it... Scott Mullett’s a great mentor for so many students at Keene State. We just love to come and see them perform whenever we can,” she said. The next event hosted by the Music Department will be the Faculty Composers Recital on March 8 in the Alumni Recital Halll .
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Sofia Thornblad is a senior at Keene State College majoring in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. A native of Keene, Thornblad said she enjoys performing in theatrical productions on the side while she is working on her major. Thornblad played one of the four Silly Girls in “Beauty and the Beast.” Thornblad remarked that “it has been fantastic [rehearsing for the play]. It’s a great way to connect with the community.” Regarding her appreciation for theater, Thornblad said that “theater has been a part of my life since kindergardensomething else outside of school. It [performing] is a rebirth of my love for this kind of thing and has improved my acting abilities.” After graduating from Keene State, Thornblad said that she hopes to “get a PhD in International Relations and/or Holocaust Studies with theater as a background.” Thornblad also gave credit to Keene’s Lion’s Club for presenting the performance of “Beauty and the Beast.” Referring to the positive impact the Lions Club has on the community, Thornblad said “The club gives a way for college students to branch out. While many [students] don’t know it’s an opportunity that’s there, KSC students become more involved in the community.” Matthew McGinnis is a junior majoring in Music Education at Keene State College. From Derry, NH, McGinnis’s role as Lumiere is his debut performance at the Colonial Theatre. McGinnis said that “it has been great rehearsing with
everyone since they are so friendly and inviting to me as a student. Everyone has taken me under their wing.” He also remarked that he hopes the audience “[had] a nice break from life. It’s a magical story with feelings of loss and hope.” McGinnis also said that “as an artist, it’s opened my eyes to see how people can continue performing. It’s nice to see hope that I can still create art after college.” After graduation, he said that he hopes to direct a school chorus. Currently, McGinnis said that he performs with the KSC Chamber Singers and the KSC Group Theater; he is also a member of the New Student Orientation Staff. Mindy Hurd is a senior at Keene State College majoring in Vocal Arts. A native of Portsmouth, she was a member of the Adult Ensemble during the villager scene in the “Beauty and the Beast” production. Hurd said that she also performed in “Shrek: The Musical” at the Colonial Theatre. Referring to her most recent appearance in “Beauty and the Beast”, Hurd said that she is a “very shy person. Being in this group of people is great to meet and make new friends. I also love Disney.” She also remarked that auditioning for and performing in a theatrical production has improved her “confidence and made her feel more comfortable.” Hurd hopes that her performance “will inspire people to get involved in the Lion’s Club and to get interested in acting.” After graduation, Hurd said that she aspires to be a voice actor. Ethan Chalmers can be contacted at echalmers@kscequinox.com
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Junior Matthew McGinnis played Lumiere in The Keene Lion’s Club’s rendition of “Beauty and the Beast.”
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think about it. It’s not something parents can just talk about with their kids,” said Sacca. “So I feel like it’s a matter of getting the kids who are young and in high school to understand that.” Morrow said that by showing the documentary to people, she will show that change is possible. “I think it's really important to show that hope and change is possible, and that I think that sometimes with sort of only focusing on sort of someone’s lowest point I think that it can make people feel helpless,” said Morrow. Morrow said she is planning on showing two other films that are a part of the “Generation Found” film series. She will
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Michelle Morrow addresses the audience before the film.
be screening the second part of “Hungry Heart” on April 19. the series called “Anonymous People” on March 29 at 6 p.m. Katherine Glosser can be at the Alumni Center and the cotacted at third film of the series called kglosser@kscequinox.com
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Sofia Thornblad, who played one of the Silly Girls, is a senior majoring in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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A ‘wildly obnoxious...pile of ugly’ hits theaters WRITER: MATT BILODEAU
POSITION: EQUINOX STAFF REVIEW: If you were inquisitive as to what the Betsy DeVos education system would resemble, look no further than the wildly obnoxious “Fist Fight,” or you could just smash a brick upside your head; that almost sounds like a healthier practice. On the last day before summer vacation, high school teacher Andy Campbell [Charlie Day] perseveres in order to stay focused amid countless immature senior pranks. The rest of the teachers endure the chaotic madness with apathy, that is, except for one: Strickland [Ice Cube]. Feared by students and teachers alike, nobody would dare cross him. But when Campbell reluctantly gets Strickland fired, he’s challenged to a fist fight after school, a fight that spreads like wildfire across several social media sites. Weary of Strickland obliterating every bone in his body, Campbell spends the remainder of the school day forging wild solutions to put an end to fight before he ultimately
makes friends with the pavement. How does one thoroughly articulate the hazardous alternate reality otherwise known as “Fist Fight?” It clearly attempts to pay homage to the 80s screwball comedy (specifically “Three O’Clock High”), in which characters pull off ridiculous (sometimes destructive) feats and yet, are exempt from any and all consequences for their actions. Oh, how times have changed. “Fist Fight” encompasses a world in which one could commit a grisly murder and receive a medal of commendation for doing so. Almost instantly, the school environment comes across as disingenuous; the sets consistently include a manufactured aura at all times, as with most artless studio comedies. A large slice of studio yuck-fests primarily exist to make a quick buck for everyone involved, throwing caution to the wind whether or not people will continue to cherish it three weeks after it’s initial release. What? Ice Cube and Charlie Day have a free afternoon to blemish their résumé? Get ‘em to the studio lot on the double! We’ve already established that reality is vacant from this movie, but the extreme lengths in which our two leads go to, guarantees zero support on either side of the fight. Strickland is a closet psychopath who, when pushed to his absolute breaking point, slowly walks out of a classroom and comes rushing in with an axe, swinging the sharpened blade numerous times against a stu-
selor who regularly proclaims her need to have sex with the students. A few gems for your reading pleasure: • “The news always leaves out the good part when the teacher seduces the student.” • “I want that teenage d---.” • “I want that teen-is.” (fill in the blanks for yourself) etc. At one point, I surprisingly lost track of how many instances in which Jillian Bell would make reference to teenage molestation with a hearty smile. Hearing any sort of laughter in these moments made me sick to my stomach. Not surprisingly, when it finally gets to the fist fight, it’s fairly entertaining, that is, for five minutes. An occasional snicker doesn’t excuse this lame excuse of a film (which should have been nothing more than a passable “SNL” fake trailer) for stretching out its utterly bleak worldview for ninety minutes. Overall, “Fist Fight” is a pile of ugly, mean-spirited nonsense that grossly misunderstands the basics of absurdism, uttering raunchy dialogue for the sake of getting a reaction. SAMANTHA MOORE / ART DIRECTOR
dent’s desk. Had the student stayed perfectly still in his seat, I’m thoroughly convinced that Cube would have chopped the rogue texter to bits. Of course, in this universe, he simply gets fired; there are no arrests and no charges, just a simple goodbye. And yet, he has the audacity to preach about what’s wrong with the current political climate among
school administrations. By succumbing to blackmail and stooping to Strickland’s level, Campbell is no better, but there’s a key difference between the two; these quirks are meant to embody a progressive character arc. “Fist Fight” is chock full of such toxic messages throughout, especially regarding a school guidance coun-
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery introduces three new exhibits CRAE MESSER
Managing ExEcutivE Editor New art exhibitions and installations were celebrated at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery on Friday, Feb. 17 as part of a reception that was open to all members of the community. The reception was a way for the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery to “mark new exhibitions with food, live music and good company,” according to a press release sent out by Director of the ThorneSagendorph Art Gallery Brian Wallace prior to the event. “The goal is to get people from the campus and the community together to look at some art together and have conversations,” Wallace said. “At Home: A Teaching and Learning Installation” was an interactive installation featured during the reception. Shari Osborn, curator of the installation, said that part of her inspiration for her installment came from an exhibit she saw at Walt Disney World in the 1970s. “I saw an exhibit called ‘The Carousel of Progress’ and it’s showing those who are in the audience what it’s like to be in the 1900s through about 1980,” Osborn said. “I’ve always thought about that and what that meant to me and how it inspired me to want to be a historian, to work in museums where I could have those pieces, they could be collected and then others could see them.” According to Keene State College’s website, Osborn’s installation offered, “additional perspectives on the ideas of home and culture addressed in 2125 Stanley Street/Traces.” “At Home” was also developed in collaboration with the Horatio Colony Museum & Nature Preserve, which is made clear by Osborn’s explanation of the installment. “I recreated a piece of the Horatio Colony House using wallpaper of today [and] pieces of today, but they’re artifacts. And on the second side, which is the more modern, it’s the 1970s, everything I put in that space can be replaced today in your home by your cell phone,” Osborn said. Examples of these items included an alarm clock, a globe and a typewriter. Osborn also spoke highly of Katharina Rooney, who made the new window installations being used at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery titled ColorCycle. “It was actually a challenge, but the inspiration is to create color, to create joy with color and an abstract project that just lightens up the room and
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One visitor to the opening night looks at just one of the many new exhibits at the Thorne.
makes it fun to go in,” Rooney said. Rooney added that usually, museums are galleries and could potentially be interpreted as bland or boring, so that she wanted to create something that’s different. Rooney used recycled plastics to develop ColorCycle, something she described as a challenge. Nonetheless, Rooney said the colorful nature of her work corresponds with the amount of color found in some of the other exhibits and that “there’s a lot of great interaction going on.” Collaboration was something that Wallace described as key when referring to the number of exhibits being shown. Wallace highlighted a number of the examples of teamwork that took place, including examples with the Redfern Arts Center, the Horatio Colony House and even Rooney’s ColorCycle exhibit, which Wallace said was a collaboration with “dozens of people from around the community to make little art pieces that she then worked into the overall final piece.” Local band Signals Over the Air played a short set beginning at about 6 p.m., providing visitors of the gallery a chance to step away from the art and
enjoy some live entertainment. For Eddie Gomez, a fan of the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, the exhibit was enough entertainment by itself. “I’m a big fan of the installation work,” Gomez said, “I love interactive pieces that you can touch.” Gomez added that interactive pieces provide viewers with a chance to get engaged in a whole new way, as opposed to just observing. Michelle Aldredge, another attendee of the event, conquered with Gomez’s praise of the installation work. Aldredge also added that she enjoyed the mixture of styles throughout the venue. Kate Cote, a 2007 alumna, who said she was a fan of the watercolors on display, said that the mixture of different types of arts is a good way to draw different types of people into the venue. “It helps to have so many diverse types of art, as well as the music going on; it kind of broadens everybody’s outlook and appeals to different people,” Cote said. Crae Messer can be contacted at cmesser@kscequinox.com
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“My problem solving skills are very on point and I feel like I can kind of look at things in a different way. As a musician, I’m very analytical. I just want to sit there and study and know what’s going on,” she said. One student who also understands sitting and studying well is KSC first-year Rebecca Putnam, who is majoring in nursing with a minor in music. “It’s a very different form of expression, but music is very rewarding. No one can ever take that away from you,” she said. Putnam admitted she would be afraid to be a music major. “You have to put yourself out there, so being a nursing major, I can take my own time with it. It can be my escape,” she said. She said playing music will always be something of interest to her, but she knows that she will need to invest her time in the hobby. She said, “If you want it, you have to put the time in. If you love playing music, you can do it, but you should never give up.” KSC music professor Jim Chesebrough said that perseverance is just one of the many skills acquired through playing music. He also said it encourages people to be punctual, outgoing and motivated. “Unlike the other majors, you never had a day off. You have to practice every day,” he said. He said that even so, that doesn’t necessarily mean someone will get a job. “There aren’t that many jobs and for the ones there are, many people apply. For example, hundreds of people apply to be in a symphony orchestra. It’s nearly impossible to get in,” he said. Chesebrough said there’s teaching, but the pay isn’t always good and it’s a tough job. “It’s not uncommon that
people find other (non-music) jobs,” he said. “But musicians make music because that’s what they want to do. They don’t have to make a living of it, but they can’t give it up, otherwise something is missing.” Here at Keene State, nearly 100 students are studying some form of music according to KSC Chair of the Music Department and Professor Heather Gilligan. “This incoming class had around 30 interested,” she said. One of these 100 students is KSC junior Jacob Huggins, who said he knows that the chances are risky, but he refuses to give up on his dream of performing with some of the world’s greatest musicians. Huggins said he knows this means he can’t just graduate from college and cross his piano-slender fingers, hoping it will work out. “I think a lot of musicians make the mistake in thinking undergraduate education is the end of the line. This is just a stepping stone,” he said. “If you want to make a living, you have got to go to grad school or at least get your masters. Today, a bachelor’s degree is the new high school degree.” He acknowledged that undergraduate school is beneficial, however, he said it makes a student realize who they really are and what they are willing to sacrifice. “It gives you a taste of what it’s going to be like, of what it’s going to be like to be playing for four to six hours a day. If it doesn’t work out, at least you now know,” he said. Huggins said that for him, playing music gives him reason for living. He’s one who does practice up to six hours a day. Huggins explained, “It’s intense, but that’s the life I want to live. You need to want it like oxygen.” Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com
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Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017
This week in Keene State College history
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52 years since Malcolm X assassination MARY CURTIN
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A Keene State College student walks through the arches on the Keeene State College campus. these arches are a newer addition to Keene State after it was no longer the Keene Normal School or Keene Teachers College.
1970 proposal to change look of education program MARY CURTIN
Ads director In 1970, Richard Nixon was the president of the United States, John Lennon announced The Beatles were disbanding, the Apollo 13 accident occurred and Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel was the top hit. On Feb. 17, 1970 at Keene State College, The Monadnock [The Equinox’s former name], reported that there was an open hearing for proposed changes in the elementary and secondary education programs that would have possibly eliminated the B.Ed. degree. This proposed program meant that for the first two years at Keene State College (KSC), students in the education program would follow the liberal arts track and substitute a B.A. or B.S. degree in its place so that students weren’t required to commit themselves to elementary or
secondary education, and delay the choice two years. The program at this time was also measured in how many hours each part required. For example, one semester would include 15-16 hours or professional electives in the senior year. Prior to becoming Keene State College, KSC was Keene Teachers College, making this 1970 proposal from Dr. Paul Blacketor, Chairman of the Education Dept. noteworthy. Currently in the education program at KSC, students are required to double major in a liberal arts major and the option of either Early Childhood Development, Elementary Education or Secondary Education. Then there are other specialized options, Music Education and Physical Education which lead to K-12 Certification.
Issues in education still pertinent today
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Spending money for advancement of education or dismantling it MARY CURTIN Ads director
On Feb. 23, 1954, The Ford Foundation made it their duty to spend a $25,000,000 grant on its subsidiary, Fund for the Advancement of Education. At that time, this was the foundation’s largest sum of money in history and would be used for eight to 12 years to “to continue its programs with schools, colleges, and universities,” according to a report by The Crimson and Henry Ford, II, chairman of the foundation in 1954. The Ford Foundation is still in business and working towards creating social change, according to their website, but the Fund for Advancement of Education was discontinued nearly 20 years after its grant was given, according to the Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center. Over 60 years later, the United States is still struggling with the advancement of education. On Feb 7, 2017, Betsy DeVos was appointed the Secretary of Education after a historic vote from Vice President, Mike Pence.
DeVos has spent her first couple of weeks visiting public schools, receiving much backlash and criticism. DeVos is the first Secretary of Education in the Department of Education who has not been involved in public schools as a parent, student or educator. The department has been around for 35 years and this is the first time this has happened. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in fall 2016, an estimated 50.4 million students will attend public elementary and secondary schools, in comparison to an estimated 5.2 million students to attend private elementary and secondary schools. In one of her more recent schools visits, DeVos criticized the teaching at a public school in Washington D.C., claiming that the teachers were in “receive mode” and that they did not have the hunger to teach students. According to Townhall.com, a “leading source for conservative news and political commentary and analysis”, DeVos said “ I visited a school [Jefferson Middle School] on Friday and met with some wonderful, genuine, sincere teachers who pour their heart and soul into their classrooms and their stu-
Just as Malcolm X began to influence more people and gain more followers from his ideas and nonviolent practices, his life was cut short at the age of 39. 52 years ago, African-American nationalist and religious leader, Malcolm X was assassinated by Rival Black Muslims in New York City on Feb. 21, 1965. Malcolm X was addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights when he was killed. His advocacy in the early 1960s conveyed the idea that the white race was not the greatest foe of people of color, rather that racism caused issues among race and ethnicity. This notion is what gained him followers and is when he decided to create the Organization of Afro-American Unity. It became a framework of non-violent civil rights movements and he especially gained traction and influenced the leaders from the leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, according to history.com. While he did not live to see what his legacy brought for people of color, his legacy has stuck in the eyes of civil rights. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color,” said Malcolm X during a speech in NYC two months prior to his assassination. In 2017, much of what he fought for is still applicable in the United States. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), in 2016 there were 917 hate groups counted across the U.S. These numbers include a 197 percent increase in anti- Muslim groups since 2015, 663 anti-government groups, 130 total active Ku Klux Klan groups and 193 black separatists groups. While 917 may not seem like a large number of groups, just 10 years ago in 2007, there were 888 groups, and the number has been steadily rising since, with the exception of a small drop in 2014. The SPLC reported, “[The SPLC] has documented an explosive rise in the number of hate groups since the turn of the century, driven in part by anger over Latino immigration and demographic projections showing that whites will no longer hold majority status in the country by around 2040.” Despite all of the efforts from civil rights activists over 50 years ago, it seems that violence and hate against minorities is still a pertinent issue in America.
dents and our conversation was not long enough to draw out of them what is limiting them from being even more success from what they are currently. But I can tell the attitude is more of a ‘receive mode.’ They’re waiting to be told what they have to do, and that’s not going to bring success to an individual child. You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching.” The U.S. is continuing to have issues in education and funding for such even over 50 years later.
“They’re waiting to be told what they have to do, and that’s not going to bring success to an individual child.” BETSY DEVOS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
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Former New Hampshire prep school student in sex assault case wants new trial KATHY MCCORMACK
AssociAted Press A graduate of an elite New Hampshire prep school convicted of using a computer to lure an underage student for sex — requiring him to register as a sex offender for life — is asking for a new trial. In 2015, Owen Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted of raping a 15-year-old classmate a year earlier as part of “Senior Salute,” a game of sexual conquest, at St. Paul’s School in Concord. But he was found guilty of the felony computer charge and several misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced to a year in jail. Now 21, he is out on appeal but still follows a strict curfew requiring him to be at home between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. “He is committed to pursuing his studies and justice in his case,” his current lawyer, Robin Melone, said in a statement Friday. Melone said his trial lawyers were ineffective because they failed to challenge the computer charge and question the girl further, among other arguments.
“The question now is whether those mistakes were so significant that he was deprived the quality of representation every defendant is entitled to,” Melone said. Prosecutors say the defense hasn’t proved its case, and they’ve asked a judge to rule on a number of claims before a four-day hearing is scheduled to start Tuesday. If the judge orders a new trial, Labrie could face the charges he was convicted of, but not the ones he was acquitted of. It is also possible the prosecution could bring additional charges or alternative theories that were not presented previously. After Labrie was convicted, his lead trial lawyer, J.W. Carney Jr. — who once defended Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger — asked the judge to set aside the guilty verdict on the computer charge. In court documents, Carney said the law establishing that charge was part of a nationwide effort to prosecute people who “would troll the internet, trying to entrap children into committing sexual acts with them,” not two teenagers who were flirting with each other through email and Facebook. Carney said he couldn’t have known
that his argument had merit until after the jury returned not-guilty verdicts on the rape charges. The judge disagreed with his arguments and found his request untimely. Melone said his late challenge is an example of ineffective counsel. The law targets a person who “knowingly utilizes a computer on-line service, internet service, or local bulletin board service” to lure a child for sex. Melone said the charge against Labrie is unsupported because emails he exchanged with the student never left the school’s intranet server, which is not an online or internet service. In her response, prosecutor Catherine Ruffle said Melone’s interpretation is without merit. She said the law was enacted in 1998, at the start of wider public use and acceptance of internet and online services as a mode of communication, and it’s unreasonable to think intranet communications were exempt. Carney wrote that he isn’t knowledgeable about internet communications: “I did not hire an expert to investigate this subject because it never occurred to me that it was an issue to explore.”
Melone also argued that the defense didn’t investigate the girl’s social media accounts and statements she made to her dorm adviser, or further question her testimony. Carney wrote that “there is no template” for handling such a witness, saying he needed to raise serious concerns for the jury about her credibility, “but not come across as a bully and engender sympathy for her.” He also said he was careful on cross-examination not to open the doors for the prosecution to introduce evidence. Last summer, the girl, Chessy Prout, went public, saying she’s no longer ashamed or afraid and hopes to be a voice for others. The Associated Press typically does not identify victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly. Her parents have since sued St. Paul’s, arguing it should have done more to protect her. The school has denied it could have prevented the assault; both sides indicated they are open to mediation.
Swedes surpised by officer firing his gun during riots
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In this picture taken on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, firefighters survey the scene in the suburb of Rinkeby outside Stockholm. Police in Sweden said Tuesday they were investigating riots that broke out overnight in a predominantly immigrant Stockholm suburb after officers arrested a suspect on drug charges. MATTI HUUHTANEN,
AssociAted Press When a riot broke out in a predominantly immigrant Stockholm suburb this week, the biggest surprise for many Swedes was that a police officer found it necessary to fire his gun. For U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters, however, the episode appeared to confirm Trump’s vague observation two days earlier that the Scandinavian country was at risk of becoming a breeding ground for extremist attacks. It’s true that Sweden, which prides itself on welcoming newcomers, is seeing a new kind of urban unrest. The combination of the country’s open-door policy and comparatively heterogeneous culture has led to frictions, especially in areas where many long-time immigrants feel disempowered. Yet its problems with crime, poverty and violence are no greater and potentially much less than in the United States and other countries with home-grown gangs as well as waves of new arrivals and Trump’s focus on Swedish issues has left many people there puzzled. This week’s trouble started when police arrested a drug crime suspect in Rinkeby late Monday. Rioters threw rocks at police, set cars on fire and looted shops, but no one was injured. Similar episodes of unrest have happened sporadically in Sweden, especially in immigrant neighborhoods. The flash seemed to corroborate Trump’s suggestion two days earlier that Sweden could be the next European country to suffer the kind of extremist attacks that have devastated France, Belgium and Germany. “My statement as to what’s happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden,” Trump tweeted after he suggested at a Saturday rally that a major incident had befallen the country the night before. The president’s initial remarks bewildered Swedes and gave rise to ridicule and a barrage of comment on social media because no such incident had taken place on Friday night. The president might have been referring to a segment aired Friday night on the Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” It reported that Sweden had accepted more than 160,000 asylum-seekers last year, but that only 500 of the migrants had found jobs. Illustrated with images of broken windows and fires, the segment went on to say that a surge in gun violence and rape
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had followed an influx of immigrants to the country of 10 million. Sweden received a record 163,000 asylum-seekers in 2015, not in 2016 as reported in the Fox News story. That was the highest per-capita rate in Europe, and the country’s has since reduced the number of refugees and migrants it will accept, acknowledging it cannot manage such a large inflow. Although the right-wing Sweden Democrats have tapped into a growing anti-immigrant sentiment, many Swedes are disinclined to link any increases in crime to the recent rapid growth in the number of refugees and migrants that streamed into the country and others in Europe. The riot and gang battles over territory are mostly in areas where low-income immigrants settled decades ago. In Rinkeby, Swedish culture has long lived side-by-side with traditions from Asia, the Middle East and Africa, but the Swedish influence has increasingly diminished as more immigrants move in and more Swedes move out. The suburb has come to symbolize failed integration policies, even if the problems are not as bad as in the worst neighborhoods of major U.S. cities. But it has had problems with crime for decades and, in recent years, with radical Islamic groups recruiting jihadi fighters. So far, attacks linked to extremism have remained rare in Sweden. The most recent occurred in the capital, Stockholm, in December 2010 when an Iraqi-born Swede detonated two explosive devices, including one that killed him but no one else. Official data show that other kinds of violent crime have been on the increase, although there is no way of knowing if recent immigrants are even partly responsible for the rise since crime figures do not list the ethnic background of the perpetrators. During 2010-2015, about 28 percent of cases of deadly violence were linked to guns, up from 20 percent in the previous five-year period. There were 112 cases of deadly violence In 2015, compared to 83 in 2005, according to statistics from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. Last year, the number of reported rapes rose to 67 incidents per 100,000 people, up from 60 per 100,000 in 2015 but down from 69 per 100,000 in 2014. Sweden had 52 reported cases per 100,000 people in 2007. Swedish police faced allegations of trying to cover up crimes allegedly committed by foreigners by failing to inform the public of widespread robberies and sexual assaults
against teenage girls at a music festival in 2015. After a local newspaper published a story about the crimes, a police officer confirmed “a large number of cases” from the five-day festival and said that scores of suspects were detained. The officer denied the newspaper’s suggestion that police had purposely kept quiet and pointed out that the department would not have discussed the ethnicities of suspects regardless. Many Swedes were visibly upset when Trump took to Twitter again on Monday to comment on their country. “The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large-scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!” the president tweeted. Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman was asked by the Expressen newspaper Tuesday whether he was upset by Trump’s unsought assessment. “I may well be upset sometimes by the things he writes, but it’s really no different from what he has expressed in the last two years on Twitter,” Ygeman said.
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In this picture taken on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017,a policeman investigates a burned out car in the suburb of Rinkeby outside Stockholm. Police in Sweden said Tuesday they were investigating riots that broke out overnight in a predominantly immigrant Stockholm suburb after officers arrested a suspect on drug charges.
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Same-sex marriage legalization affects teen suicide rate LINDSEY TANNER
AssociAted Press Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids, a study found. The research found declines in states that passed laws allowing gays to marry before the Supreme Court made it legal nationwide. The results don’t prove there’s a connection, but researchers said policymakers should be aware of the measures’ potential benefits for youth mental health. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for all U.S. teens. Suicidal behavior is much more common among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids and adults; about 29 percent of these teens in the study reported attempting suicide, compared with just 6 percent of straight teens. Laws that have the greatest impact on gay adults may make gay kids feel “more hopeful for the future,” said lead author Julia Raifman, a researcher at Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. The measures also could create more tolerance and less bullying, making these teens feel less stigmatized. Those effects could also benefit straight teens but more research is needed to determine how the laws might influence teen behavior, Raifman said. The study was published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The researchers analyzed data on more than 700,000 public high school students who participated in government surveys on risky youth behavior from 1999 through 2015, the year the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Overall, 26,252 students reported being gay, lesbian or bisexual. The surveys didn’t ask about transgender status. They included questions about suicide attempts, smoking and alcohol or drug use. In 32 states that enacted samesex marriage laws during the study, suicide attempts dropped 7 percent among all students and 14 percent among gay kids after the laws were passed. There was no change in suicide attempts in states without those laws. The study only included suicide attempts, not deaths. The new work makes an important contribution to identifying how laws limiting gay rights may affect psychological and physical health, said Columbia University public health researcher Mark Hatzenbuehler. But more research is needed to determine which teens are most vulnerable to policies that limit gay rights, he wrote in an accompanying editorial.
In 32 states that enacted same-sex marriage laws during the study, suicide attempts dropped 7 percent among all students and 14 percent among gay kids after the laws were passed. LINDSAY TANNER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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scored the Huskies in the third quarter ending it with 50-38 at the sound of the buzzer. SHELBY IAVA The Owls kept scoring as the SportS Editor fourth quarter hit. Baskets from The Keene State women’s bas- Petrow, Bennett and D’Annolfo ketball team faced off in the first excelled the Owls to the win, round of Little East Conference 71-46. playoffs, Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Spaulding Gymnasium. Keene Men’s Basketball State College faced off against the No. 7 team in the LEC, Southern The Keene State men’s basMaine. The Owls conquered the ketball team faced off in the first Huskies 71-46 and will move to round of Little East Conference semifinals, Feb. 24. playoffs, Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Keene State was the first to get Spaulding Gymnasium. Keene on the board within the first 10 State College faced off against the seconds of the game with a layup No. 7 team in the LEC, Southern by Stephanie D’Annolfo. Maine. The Owls conquered the The Owls and the Huskies Huskies and will move to semifiwent back and forth for shots. The nals, Feb. 24. They soared past the Huskies were able to sink two Huskies 87-70. layups making the score 2-8, HusThe Huskies started off the kies. Keene answered back with a half with the first points on the 20-0 run into the second period. board coming from a jump shot. Shots were from D’Annolfo, Pur- The Owls answered back with a cell, Rachel Bonnanzio and Josie shot from Jaquel Edwards. Amerson. Edwards had possession of the The third quarter kicked off ball and sank a three, bringing the with no shots in the first two min- Owls up 5-2. Ty Nichols answered utes, but it was Kenzie Bennett, with another three, excelling the with a layup bringing the Owls Owls’ lead. The Huskies fought up, 38-22. The Huskies answered back and sank a three of their back with a layup of their own. own, bringing the lead to three. The Owls added two more layups Jeffrey Lunn hit a layup with 16:17 from Petrow and Lydia Vital. With left in the first half. 4:32 left on the clock, Petrow hit The Owls are up 10-7 as Matanother layup widening the Owls thew Ozzella brought the ball to lead, 46-28. the basket for a layup. The Owls out-
Baskets went back and forth for both teams, but the Owls went on a 10-0 run bringing the score to 24-17. The Owls kept pushing through as they shared baskets. The Owls excelled past the Huskies in the first half, with 3:40 left on the clock. Jake Collagan hit a three, leaving the Owls in the lead 40-22. Another three from Nichols hit the basket with less than three minutes remaining in the half. The Owls flew past the Huskies in the first half, 45-26. Opening up the second half, Lunn added a layup, bringing the Owls up 49-31. With 16:39 left in the game, the Owls had a 7-0 run with shots from Lunn and Edwards. The Huskies answered back with a layup. The Owls went on another 7-0 run with less than five minutes left in the half. The Huskies answered back with a few shots but were unable to keep up with the Owls. The Owls continue on to the semifinals Friday, Feb. 24. Senior Rodney Jean-Marie said that he’s happy with how the team played tonight. “It was a hard fought game, but we continue to get better. Our next goal is to just bring it and give it everything we have on Friday,” Jean-Marie said. Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com
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Lucas Hammel and Sandi Purcell team up against Southern Maine. Both Teams won and will continue on to semifinals on Friday, Feb. 24.The Teams are Undertermind at the moment.
Men’s and women’s basketball tops Rhode Island College on senior day Women’s Basketball
three-point shots. She finished the game by shooting 11-for-19 from the field, four assists, two rebounds and SHELBY IAVA three steals. Emily McPadden added SportS Editor 18 points, while the two seniors both The Keene State women’s bas- rounded out the double-digits scorketball team celebrated their two ing 14 and 13 points. Rhode Island College (RIC) seniors on their final Little East Conference regular season game. began the first quarter with a small Not only did they celebrate their lead of 6-3, but Purcell hit her first seniors Amanda Petrow and Steph three to tie it up to six points each D’Annolfo, they also acquired their with 6:46 left on the clock. RIC held a three-point lead with a layup to seventh straight win. Sandi Purcell made an impact make it 14-11, but a layup and a free in this game; she had a career-best throw from Petrow tied the game at of 30 points and connected eight 14. RIC added a free throw and two
layups in the final minutes to take the lead over the Owls as time ran out. RIC was up 19-16. Tying the game up again at 21 points apiece, with 6:54 left in the first half, the Owls’ offense lit up. The Owls scored 15 unanswered points and grabbed a 36-21 lead on RIC. Purcell added another three with 2:33 remaining on the clock. RIC would finish off the half with five straight points, but Keene State still remained on top, 36-26. The Owls scored the first 14 points of the quarter to widen the gap to 24 points over RIC. Purcell started the run with a three and Petrow added a layup. The Owls were up by 31, and as the third was ending, Purcell passed to ball to McPadden, and she hit a three. The Owls were on top 63-40 at the end of the third. The fourth quarter started out with back and forth baskets. McPadden converted back-to-back threes, pushing the Owls forward. The SHELBY IAVA/ SPORTS EDITOR Owls sank six free throws to cap off Seniors Jaquel Edwards, Lucas Hammel, Matthew Ozzella, Jeffrey Lunn, Rodney Jean-Marie, Matthew Sherlock and graduate student Nick Gagliolo celebrate senior day and a win against Rhode Island the end of the game, 82-60
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Seniors Amanda Petrow and Stephanie D’Annolfo celebrate senior day and a win against Rhode Island College, Saturday Feb. 18.
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on the Owls in the beginning of the first half, opening up a 10-2 lead. RIC knocked down three-pointers in just the first four minutes. Keene State then had a huge run of 31-8 over the next nine minutes. Damonte Turner scored the first three of the game, putting KSC up by one, 13-12, with 11:39 left in the half. The first-year sank another set of two three-pointers and widened the gap, 25-15. RIC hit a three and RIC was able to get an early lead cut the lead to 31-18, but Turner sank
Men’s basketball almost cut it too close in a game against Rhode Island College (RIC) on Feb. 18 in the Spaulding Gymnasium. In the beginning of the game, there were seven seniors honored. Jaquel Edwards, Lucas Hammel, Matthew Ozzella, Jeffrey Lunn, Rodney JeanMarie, Matthew Sherlock and graduate student Nick Gagliolo.
his fourth three, 33-18. Ozzella sank a three of his own, and then two free throws, while Turner ran up for a layup. RIC sank a three, ending the half 44-31. The second half opened up and Edwards converted a three-point play, giving the Owls a 56-43 advantage. RIC found motivation, outscoring the Owls 13-2 over the next three minutes. RIC was within two points of the Owls. Hammel hit a three on the next possession and restored
a five-point lead. After that, KSC never turned their back. Ozzella hit a free throw and then stole the inbound pass, finishing it up with a shot to make it 70-53, Keene State. RIC gave the Owls their biggest lead in the second half with a layup in the final minute of the game. The Owls took home the win, 80-64. Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com
The Owls rise and fall against Eastern Connecticut State University Women’s Basketball SHELBY IAVA
SportS Editor The Keene State women’s basketball team put forth a season-high 13-of-21 shooting performance from the three-point line and got their sixth straight win. Sandi Purcell received her career-best of 27 points and the team defeated Eastern 80-51 on Feb. 15. Purcell led the Owls with 27 points and went 7-for-9 from the three-point line. She also had 9-of-16 from the field, added three assists and got four steals. Emily McPadden added 18 points and converted 7-for11 from the field. Stephanie D’Annolfo and
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Josie Amerson pulled a team-high of seven boards a piece, while D’Annolfo also had five assists. Coming out the first, the Lady Owls tallied the first five points off a layup from D’Annolfo and a three from Purcell. Eastern closed the gap to four, scoring two converted free throws with just 1:29 on the clock. Rachel Bonnanzio hit a three in the last seconds of the first quarter, giving the Owls an 11-14 lead. The Owls opened up the second quarter with a 9-2 run, extending their lead to 18-6 with 6:44 left in the half. The Owls continued to push through and Purcell added her third three-pointer of the game with 2:54 left for a 27-13 lead. The Owls finished out the half on a 10-0 run. In the final two min-
utes, Hien Thach added a layup, excelling the Owls 39-16. The Owls were not done there; in the third and fourth quarter, the Owls outscored Eastern. The Owls earned their largest lead of 31 points in the third quarter after back-to-back three-pointers and a shot from McPadden. D’Annolfo added a free throw, giving the Owls a 58-27 lead. Purcell kept her momentum going in the fourth quarter. She went 3-for-3 from behind the arc. Eastern was not able to come into reach of the Owls. They would only come as close to 23 points in the last remaining minutes.
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The Keene State men’s basketball team suffered a tough Little East Conference match-up. The Owls played Eastern Connecticut State University on Wednesday, Feb.15. The Owls fell 74-53. Jaquel Edwards led the Owls with 16 points, while Ty Nichols had 10. The Owls came out in the first half with three baskets, a layup and a three-point shot all before a slam dunk for an early 7-0 lead. However, this was the only lead the Owls were able to get. Eastern converted a three-point play with just 15:13 left on the clock. Keene State then scored the next 11 of 18 points. The Owls were then able to get within three,
with a three-pointer from Nichols with 9:43 left in the half. Eastern controlled the ball with a 15-3 run over the next five minutes. They also added a pair of free throws and a jumper with just over a minute left. Edwards managed to knock down a pair of three-point shots in the last minute, sending it into the half with the Owls down by 11. A basket from Edwards and a free throw by Jimmy Layman brought the Owls within seven (46-39) with 15:57 left in the half. Eastern continued to pull away, outscoring Keene 17-3 over the next seven minutes to lead by as much as 25. Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com
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A chance to get competitive Keene State College students have the opportunity to continue to play the sport that they love The coordinator of KSC intramural sports is David Sweeney. “My job is to basically handle all administrative duties It’s said that when chased by a bear, you like setting up registration, reserving don’t need to outrun the bear; you just space, scheduling, being the main contact need to outrun your friend. Similarly, to for all participants and then on the other win a championship or a game, you need side, the staffing part,” Sweeney said. He continued, “the officials, scoreonly to beat the immediate competition. Studies have shown that competition and keepers [and] supervisors; training them, scheduling them, especially training them competitiveness run in the veins. Here at Keene State College, there inTsports to officiate, which is not as easy is a chance to stay competitive without as one might think. It is a lot more in having a 24/7 commitment. According depth than people can expect.” Senior and official for intramural to the Keene State website, “Intramural sports is a great way to meet new people, sports Austin Marino said intramurals is reconnect with friends, continue playing one of the better jobs to have on campus. the sports you have grown to love, or try Marino is a referee for soccer, both indoor and outdoor, basketball, dodgeball and a new activity.” volleyball. “We do training for every sport; we sit in the classroom and go over the rules and then we’ll go and scrimmage on whatever sport it is,” Marino said. SHELBY IAVA
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semester alone, there have been about 600 people that participated at least once in intramural sports, Sweeney said. People get involved for many different reasons. “I’d like to think that there’s a group of people who have played sports their whole life, didn’t get involved in college sports [or] maybe did get involved in college sports, but still just have that urge[and] that competitiveness to keep playing an organized sport,” Sweeney said. Senior Joseph Sarr works and plays for intramural sports. “I play intramural because of the community and the competitive aspect. If it’s a good sport, we can get really competitive. I think it’s great to be able to show up a couple times a week and see your friends and spend time,” Sarr said. Sweeney said some do it to make new friends. “Maybe [first-years] put together a team full of their dorm or their floor, so it’s a way to meet new people and then also, we have certain sports where athletes are able to play their related sport and it’s basically like an off-season training for them.” Sweeney couldn’t emphasize enough that intramurals is a good form of stress relief. “The biggest thing that I think is it’s a great way for stress relief for a lot of students [and] a lot of people that are just naturally super competitive. It’s a way to get that competitiveness out in an organized fashion without pissing people off and to just stay in shape; people love sports, they love playing sports and being active and this is a way of being active without having to have yourself be the only source of motivation,” he said. There’s a saying in intramural sports: ‘What’s it all about.’ “‘It’s all about the shirt,’ that’s not a phrase; that’s what everything should be about, but the most coveted t-shirt on the entire campus is an intramural championship t-shirt. People perform and compete to win that t-shirt, to be able to wear that on or off campus, and say ‘Yeah… I’m the best,’ Sweeney said. Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com
“People perform and compete to win that t-shirt, to be able to wear that on or off campus, and say, ‘Yeah… I’m the best’, Sweeney said.” DAVID SWEENEY INTRAMURAL COORDINATOR
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Two students play intramural basketball in the Spaulding Gymnasium. Intramurals take place on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday nights.
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Swimming and diving goes to NIESDA Championship JACOB BARRETT
Senior rePorter The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Championship (NIESDA) meet this weekend. According to the Keene Owls’ website, the women’s team came in third behind Simmons College and Roger Williams University with 1,118 total points. Over the course of the meet, Sophie Hayes took first in the 200 meter fly after finishing with a time of 2:12.49. Hope Walsh took the 1,650m in 17:24.48 and Rachel MacKinnon finished third in the same race with a time of 18:17.44. The men’s team failed to win the meet for the first time in four years. The team came in fourth place with 482 points.
However, they did win in some of the events they competed in. Jake Driscoll won the three meter dive with a score of 368.7. He will compete at the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) regional meet on Feb. 24 and 25 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ryan Boraski broke the school record (44.24), the meet record (44.78) and the facility record (44.78) after he took first in the 100 free with a time of 44.10. The 400 relay squad took first. Boraski, along with Eric King, Graham Lott and Kyle Shadeck clocking in at 3:08.32. Roger Williams also took first overall for the men as well. Those who qualified for regionals will be competing on March 15-18 in Shenandoah, Texas. Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com
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he still holds a deep commitment to baseball and that he works hard. “I can enjoy it as a blessing and a gift from him and have the opportunity to play the sport that I love. So I seek to honor him in that. I seek to be a light to my teammates, a light to those watching in the way that I act so that they would see how Christ has transformed my life and then want that same thing for them,” Zach said. Baseball Head CoachKen Howe said that he tries to instill in his players that family comes first, followed by education and baseball third, an order that he sees Zach following. Nonetheless, he sees Zach as a leader on the team. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that that’s the way Zach feels. He’s a good leader, he’s quiet, he knows the game and he does things the right way which is nice to see. It
makes my job that much easier.” Zach said that he has had conversations with his teammates about his beliefs. KSC pitcher Connor Johnson said that his devotion to his faith and baseball says a lot about him. “He’s so passionate about everything he does and that’s so admirable. It shows a lot about him. He’s passionate and he genuinely cares about his teammates and everybody else,” Johnson said. According to Sam, Zach strives to show that to everyone and in turn, he’s able to build friendships. “Zach can’t spend any time in a community without making a lot of friends and without having a lot of people that really trust him. Even if they are slow to necessarily admit that or to call on him for help, I think he’s one of those guys that when the time comes and all else fails for someone, he’ll be the one that
they’ll reach out to,” Sam said. Zach also made an impression on Johnson at the plate. Although Zach acted mostly as a relief pitcher in California, he has been spending more and more time working on his hitting and fielding skills. According to Johnson, Zach has the power to go far. “I didn’t realize how strong he was until he hit a home run in batting practice and I was like ‘wow,’” Johnson said. Zach said that the team he has joined has a lot of talent. He added that he wants to be someone the team starts during the season. “I want to be an example of someone who can be mentally tough, who can deal with failure and move on, who can handle pressure and still have that competitive edge,” Zach said. Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com
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Chelsea’s Turn-Around LUKE STERGIOU
Senior PhotograPher In the English Premier League, the Chelsea Football Club is currently running away with the title with 60 points- eight points ahead of the second place Manchester City team and 10 points ahead of Tottenham and Arsenal. This time last year, Chelsea was in 13th place on 30 points, only seven points away from the relegation zone. So how is it that Chelsea has made such a turn around in one season? Due to a lot of changes in the beginning of 2016, Chelsea has gone from one of the most disappointing teams in the league to one of the most solid and entertaining teams in the league. At the beginning of the 2015-2016 Premier League season, Chelsea was coming off of an illustrious league title win with 87 points, granting Jose Mourinho his third Premier League title with Chelsea. Going into the following season, Chelsea was seen as a favorite to win the league once again. Diego Costa was the newest and most feared striker in the Premier League; the entire team seemed unstoppable, and with reinforcements such as Pedro and Asmir Begovic, they looked set to win the title for the second year in a row. But early on in the season, Chelsea did not seem like the championship winning team that they were the previous season. They started losing games early on, the team lacked focus and none of the players seemed content or motivated. By Christmas, Chelsea was in 15th place with 19 points in 18 games and only two points away from relegation. To make matters worse, the team’s manager, Jose Mourinho, got into an altercation with physiotherapist Eva Carneiro and was eventually fired. In 2016, Jose Mourinho was sacked after a bad run of form and the legal battle that
resulted with Eva Carneiro. Chelsea seemed to be going downhill, and people started to wonder if Chelsea would get relegated. Chelsea then brought in a former manager, and now current manager, of Leicester City, Claudio Ranieri, to be the interim manager for the rest of the season. Not long after Ranieri arrived at Chelsea, things started to look up again for the club. The players seemed happy with a new manager, the overall team morale seemed to be better, and players looked motivated to play. Even though Chelsea finished in 10th place on 50 points, the season did not end as bad as it could have, and for Chelsea fans like myself, we were glad to have the season be over. In the summer of 2016, big changes were made. Claudio Ranieri went on to manage Leicester City, the club brought in the passionate Italian manager Antonio Conte and we signed some big-name players like David Luiz (who had only left the club before the start of the 2014-2015 season), Michi Batshuayi, Marcos Alonso and N’Golo Kante. Chelsea even changed formation, changing from the classic 4-2-3-1 to a 3-4-3. Currently, Chelsea has 60 points after 25 games, winning 19 games, drawing three and losing three games. The players look incredibly motivated this season; Conte has brought out the best in players such as David Luiz and N’Golo Kante, and at this rate, it looks like Chelsea may run away with the league this year and return to Champion’s League football. If that’s the case, Chelsea fans like myself will be rejoicing in May, as this would be a pleasant gift after such an abysmal 2015-2016 season. Luke Stergiou can be contacted at lstergoiu@kscequinox.com
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Zach Wullbrandt does double duties; he has a mission of spreading Christianity, while still playing baseball for Keene State College.
Keene State College transfer student returns to New Hampshire to spread the gospel JACOB BARRETT
Senior reporter A new addition to the Keene State baseball team left his old college in sunny California with a mission. KSC junior Zach Wullbrandt came to spread the gospel. After two years in California, Zach said he felt he needed to make a change for the sake of fulfilling his mission as a Christian. Raised in a Christian household, Zach grew up playing sports in Keene, New Hampshire, before attending The Masters University in California, a Christian college where he played baseball
year-round while majoring in biology. He played both in the outfield and as a pitcher. However, Zach said he wanted to take what he learned about Christianity and share it with others. “…I’d spent my whole life surrounding myself with like-minded people. I think that’s not always the best thing to do… if I were to take that and keep it for myself, that would be selfish,” Zach said. Of course, Zach said he also came to play and experience the New England seasons, but that those are not his first priorities. Zach said that he has since reunited with his home church in Keene,
where his brother, Sam, serves as the pastoral assistant. Sam said he and his brother have been using their love for the sport to help spread the message they believe in. “We would play basketball with the goal of drawing people who didn’t know about Jesus and didn’t know about the gospel and then we’d share the gospel with them after,” Sam said. Zach said he also holds Bible studies out of his off-campus apartment and invites members of the community to join. Furthermore, Zach said that while his faith is what is most important to him,
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