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Vol. 69, Issue #24 Thursday, March 30, 2017

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KSC celebrates women

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Attempted vehicle theft in Winchester Lot DOROTHY ENGLAND

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The four recepients of the most outstanding women of NH sit together. From left to right is Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and President of Hypertherm HOPE foundation Barbara Couch, Co-founder and COO of W.S. Badger Balm Katie Schwerin, Former adjunct faculty member at KSC Ellen Moynihan, and KSC senior Marisa Benson. This is the 27th year of the event running.

Awards presented to outstanding women of NH DOROTHY ENGLAND

News editor The concept of being a reputable woman has evolved over the years.

Not even a century ago in America, some women could be known solely for their pies. Nowadays, women are being acknowledged for positions and attributes once held exclusively by men.

Keene State College is doing just that—acknowledging women. On Tuesday, March 28 the college presented awards to four women at the event known as 2017 President’s Annual Outstanding Women of

NH Awards ceremony.

This year the theme was “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.”

This was in conjunction with Women’s History Month, which is designated to the month of March every year. There were four spots of recognition this year.

They included an outstanding KSC faculty or staff member, an outstanding KSC student, an outstanding woman in the Monadnock Region, and an outstanding woman in the State of New Hampshire.

KSC President Anne Huot announced each winner. She said it was a pleasure to be at this event

where recognizing amazing women and breaking norms was celebrated. “We’ve come a long way as women,” she said. “However, we still need to promote women and break the glass ceiling.”

Huot said the fact that this event has been running for 27 years says something important about Keene State.

“What I like about this event is that it has a personal touch. There’s a history and personal story for each woman acknowledged here,” she said.

Ellen Moynihan won the title of outstanding KSC faculty or staff member. She started the KSC adjunct

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A motor vehicle in the Keene State College Winchester lot was broken into and almost stolen on Friday, March 24.

KSC Campus Safety was alerted of this incident and sent out an email on Monday, March 27. In it, they state that the vehicle has minor damages and was broken into by two suspects walking in from Winchester Street. The two suspects were “described as two white males wearing black clothing and baseball hats, the email stated. There is an active investigation of this matter.

Assistant Director of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman said this sort of incident is not common and typically people look for cars that are easy targets. “Very rarely do people break into other people’s cars like you see in the movies,” he said. “Typically we have maybe one incident per year.”

He said in the last few years, there’s been one incident in both 2015 and 16 and two in 2014. “So in the last three years, we haven’t had any confirmed stolen motor vehicles, but usually once a year we have a report of it,” he explained.

Crossman said there are a few reasons why someone might try stealing a car. “Obviously if you know how to do this and you do it the right way, you can make a profit. Cars can be pretty valuable,” he said. “We have other people who may take a car simply because they have to get some place and they abandon it somewhere else.”

Crossman said what actually is common is students “borrowing” their friends cars without asking.

“They don’t intend to totally deprive the person of their vehicle, but they’re taking it without their permission,” he said.

Crossman said this particular situation was most likely not that sort of case. The two suspects don’t appear to be students. “They came

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from an off campus location, so that may be an indication they’re not from our community,” Crossman said. He explained that students should be checking on their cars on a regular basis. “Sometimes somebody will leave their car out in the lot for a few weeks at a time.

You should check on it, make sure it’s still there and someone didn’t bump into it.”

Another situation that Crossman said occurs is that students just forget where they’ve parked their car and call with concerns of it being stolen. “It’s not that common but we probably get one every semester, where somebody just can’t find their vehicle,” he said.

He said there are measures students and others can take to prevent their car being stolen. “At lot of people hid their keys in their gas caps for example and people know to look there. So making sure the keys aren’t available and there’s nothing that’s valuable that’s visible,” he said. “If anything happens, they can just call us, we work closely with Keene Police Department.”

He said if the suspects do turn out being students, they would not go through the college for punishment. “Theft is a pretty serious crime, so the punishment would likely be very severe,” Crossman said.

KSC senior Taylor Brands said he was both surprised and not surprised to hear about the incident. “I know there are incidents of crime in Keene. I see a lot of shady activity, so I’m not too surprised it happen, but still somewhat surprised.”

He said he thinks it’s unlikely it’s students that did the act. “Why would they?” he questioned.

Brands said he appreciated the email being sent out. He said, “It makes you think more about it.”

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Mercedes Boucher was ordering fries when it happened.

Prior to this, the Keene State College first-year had wrapped her phone securely in her jacket, pushed the bundle to the furthest corner in the seat and left it there while she went up to order food. In the time it took her and her boyfriend to order their food, someone had stolen her phone. Along with that, her $50 phone case was gone too.

“I’m a little bit of a scatterbrain, so I thought maybe I misplaced it,” Boucher admitted. “But I was like, ‘No, I had it, I’m sure.’” She explained how they used her boy-

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friend’s phone and the app Find my iPhone to locate her missing device.

“It was right around the corner, so I took his phone and I left,” she said, laughing. “And he ended up following me and they were sitting outside on the steps with McDonald’s food, so I went up and I was like, ‘Hey did you guys find a phone?’”

The two girls, who Boucher said looked to be in their early 20s denied the accusation, saying they had their own phones. “I was like, ‘I don’t know, it’s telling me it’s right here and I’ve got a tracking device in it.’” Again, the girls denied it.

At this, Boucher’s boyfriend Jean-Luc Valdivia spoke up, telling the girls if they complied, there

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Your Future Fair comes to KSC “E-mails are great and everything and they help communicating with long-distance, but being in-person [and] talking directly to a person who works for the company I think is a lot better than just responding to e-mails or phone calls.”

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Top left: KSC student Jon Wilson speaks with a potential employer at the Your Future Fair held on Thursday, March 23.

Above: A KSC student meets with potential employers at the career fair that hosted 110 profit and nonprofit companies.

To the immediate left: KSC students Amy Richo (left) and Julia Bisbee (right) learn about a company offering opportunities at the Your Future Fair. This year was said to be the largest group of representatives in attendance.

Career and internship fair offers opportunities for Keene State students CRAE MESSER

Managing ExEcutivE Editor Keene State College (KSC) students got a chance to explore job and internship opportunities at the Your Future Fair on March 23, 2017.

The Academic and Career Advising Office put on the fair, which took place in the recreational gym of the Spaulding Gymnasium. The event hosted 110 representatives from a variety of nonprofit and for-profit companies.

Academic and Career Advisor Bev Behrmann said this was the biggest employer turnout at a fair of this kind at KSC. “In the fall, we do graduate schools and employers; that was bigger because we had about 40 graduate schools, but in terms of employers, this is the largest fair we’ve had,”

Behrmann said.

The size of the fair seems to be growing at a fairly rapid rate, according to Behrmann.

“I’ve been here five years, this is the 10th fair I’ve done and it’s grown from 47 to 112 [representatives] now,” Behrmann said.

While the number of employers represented at the event is important, perhaps more important is the number of students who attend.

Behrmann said the goal was to have over 10 percent of the student population attend, noting that it would be great to see 20 or 25 percent. Behrmann said that goal was not met.

One of the students who attended was Matthew Liggett. Liggett, a junior, said he was there searching for a summer internship. Liggett also said that he had found a few different companies he was interested

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would be no trouble. “And so they gave us my phone, but they had it wrapped up in a scarf...and my $50 case was missing,” she said.

The couple asked about the case, to which the girls replied that someone else had it. “Which doesn’t make sense, like somebody took my case and left my phone and then somebody new came and took my phone?”

Boucher said. “That doesn’t make any sense.”

The couple resorted to calling the cops. “They were getting kind of angry and I didn’t want to deal with it anymore,” Boucher said. The cops arrived, spoke with Boucher and Valdivia, then talked to the girls.

“I guess they had taken my case and thrown it in the trash can at McDonald’s, which the cop went and found and then he came and brought it back to me,” she said.

Boucher said she didn’t recognize the girls at all and had no problem confronting them. “I was so mad, it’s almost violating is what it is. I didn’t really think too

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in working with and he had connected well with several of them.

There was also a variety of types of employers, which Behrmann said was a focal point and a reason the event seemed to be so successful. In regards to feedback from the students, Behrmann said it seemed to be mostly positive.

“From the students, they’re excited at the number and the variety of employers that are here for the most part,” Behrmann said. Behrmann also said that students were praising the great opportunity to interact with professionals.

Kate Thomas, who was representing PC Connection, Inc., has worked at job fairs at KSC in the past, and said she can see the improvement in the event. “I think a lot of the improvements that [KSC] has made as far as getting students here and traffic has

much about what I was doing, I was just like, ‘No, they took my stuff, I’m going to get it back,’” she said.

Boucher said she learned her lesson. “I’m from a small town, so I didn’t think it would happen anywhere, like I could leave it on a table in a McDonald’s right out in the open and it wouldn’t have happened,” she said.

She said, after speaking to the police officer, she realized it might be more common than she originally thought. “It seems like something that happens quite a bit. He didn’t seem surprised at all,” she said.

She said if she had been alone, she would have just called the cops right away. Luckily, her boyfriend was there. “I actually saw the two girls come in while I was ordering food,” he said.

I didn’t see them take it though.”

Valdivia said initially, he was certain Boucher had just misplaced or dropped her phone. “I was like, ‘It’s here, it’s here,” he said.

But it wasn’t. Valdivia said it was a strange situation to deal with. “It’s just one of these things you don’t think you have to do,” he said. “It was a really surreal experience; I’ve never had this sort of thing happen to

been great,” Thomas said.

Jessica Weysham, who was also representing PC Connection, Inc., said the fair seemed to have more people looking for full-time positions as opposed to internships than other fairs. “ A lot of times, we get more people who are looking for internships in the fall, whereas we’re getting more people that are looking for actual positions because they’re going to graduate,” Weysham said.

While the members of PC Connection, Inc. said they’ve been experiencing having more students looking for jobs, not all companies saw it that way.

Eric Higgins, one of two representatives from Allstate Insurance, said it seemed to be a 50/50 split between students looking for jobs and those looking for internships.

Behrmann said the experience can be

valuable for students either way. “What a great opportunity to go and talk to professionals, even if they’re not graduating and looking for a job, [but] just that experience of talking to employers,” Behrmann said.

Lucas Chaffee, another student attending the fair, said he understands the value of an event that gives you a chance to interact face-to-face.

“E-mails are great and everything and they help communicating with long-distance, but being in-person [and] talking directly to a person who works for the company I think is a lot better than just responding to e-mails or phone calls,” Chaffee said.

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me before.”

Keene Lieutenant Steven Tenney said this sort of thing is common. “We do deal with this a lot,” he said.

He said if students are concerned with their items getting stolen, they should lock their car doors and keep their personal belongings close by. “Really, it’s common sense,” he said. Tenney said no one should ever feel like they’re wasting an officer’s time. “Nowadays, a phone has a lot of personal information on it, and while we may not be able to get it back, we can use that information if it happens again and we can figure out more about who did it,” he said.

McDonald’s declined to comment on the issue.

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Presenter explores topic of self-identity CAMPUS SAFETY

“Nearly half of the nation’s slaves, 700,000 souls, were held in bondage in just Virginia and Maryland.”

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Author and speaker Lauret Savoy talks to an audience about her recent book “Traces,” which describes her life growing up and strugging to find her identity. She recounts events such as being a chlid and feeling disapproval from a store clerk. Savoy also explains how finding old letters and photographs written and taken by her father gave her insight to him as a person.

Author Lauret Savoy talks about her new book ‘Traces’ KATIE JENSEN

Equinox staff Lauret Savoy, the author of “Traces: Memory, History, Race, and The American Landscape,” shared her revelations when she uncovered parts of her family legacy and lost memories from United States history.

As part of the Keene Is Reading program, author and professor Savoy was invited to read parts of her book and incorporate a discussion amongst faculty members and students.

This year, the program is focused on environmental writing, involving the history of New England communities and exploring the region’s place in a wider context.

Savoy began her speech by asking the crowd two questions: “What keeps you up at night?” and secondly, “What dreams haunt you?” Evidently, Savoy explained that is how she began her journey, trying to dig up the hidden secrets of her past, exploring both her white European ancestry and her African American one.

She struggled to find her place in the world, even to this day, because she couldn’t come to terms with what is home and where is her place in the world. Then, she went onto ponder, “Over time, over history, what do generations of instance mean?” Not only did she ponder her originality and her place in the world, but she called upon others to answer that question for themselves as well.

A adventure of self-discovery Savoy shared her personal journeys through a tough childhood upbringing, traveling to various continents and uncovering hidden documents -- even researching the history of American landscapes, ancient burial grounds and the origins of last names. She said she was able to gain an indepth understanding of why she is here and why certain traditions have come to be.

“All of these journeys grapple with a bigger picture -trying to understand much of the unvoiced past,” she said.

This included discovering the beginning of the U.S. - Mexican border and the origin of the United States Capitol.

In an excerpt from her book, Savoy shared a glimpse of her past from a chapter called “Postcards.” As a seven-yearold girl, Savoy walked over to a shop’s postcard rack and

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faculty union at the college.

2005 recipient of the Outstanding Women awards Roberta Barry came to support Moynihan. “In the 1950s and early 60s, women could only work as teachers, nurses or secretaries, now the whole world is open to them,” she said.

Moynihan recounted how she had a bet going with former Mayor of Keene and Vice President of KSC Robert Mallat about starting a union.

“He said, ‘I know what you’re doing and you’re not going to achieve it,’” Moynihan said, “So I bet him $50 I would…. years later at the Pub, our waitress came over with a crisp $50 bill

observed the beautiful national parks and landscapes with childlike wonder. “She seeks for home beyond California’s coast, to canyons, deserts and mountains,” said Savoy.

Savoy remembered approaching the register and the clerk stared at her with impatience and discontent. With her own money, she paid 60 cents for all six postcards, then brought them back to her shaggy motel room and displayed them on top of her bed, Savoy explained. “That night, while she stared at each postcard...she wondered if each bright place was enough,” said Savoy, quoting her book.

This story subtly hints at some of the issues Savoy struggled with throughout her life: racial disparity, a poor upbringing and a struggle to find her own identity.

Historical impact During the presentation, Savoy went on to explain the decision to place the White House in current day Washington D.C., wedged between Maryland and Virginia. Public History described the founding of the Nation’s Capitol in generic terms. The Residence Act of 1790 determined that George Washington could choose a place of residence to establish the federal government’s permanent seat, along the Potomac River.

Savoy said the then-president, George Washington, wanted the placement to be in the south -- not too far from his slaves and plantations. In those times, many depended upon the labor of their slaves to make a living, especially federal officials who could not be bothered with the brunt of the work.

In her words, she described the U.S. Capitol as always being tied to slavery. “Nearly half of the nation’s slaves, 700,000 souls, were held in bondage in just Virginia and Maryland,” Savoy cited from the Federal Census of 1790.

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Audience reactions Some KSC English major students attended Lauret Savoy’s presentation, among other “Keene is Reading” programmed events.

KSC first-year Kiana Wright said she attended the event not knowing what to expect. “At first, I didn’t fully understand what Traces was about, but her speech was really inspiring and it made me look at the world in a new way,” she said.

English professor and program coordinator, William Stroup, said a few in regard to The Keene is Reading program and their theme this year, environmental writing. “I want to introduce authors that haven’t been represented nearly enough in American and world literature,” he said. “Her work spreads across threads of cultural identity, describing their relation with and dislocation with the land. She brings her geological training to each new project.”

The story wrapped up the evening’s event and the audience was left with a call to action: to find the why’s, the how’s and the when’s of our placement in the world in order to find our own identities.

To find out more on Keene is Reading, visit their webpage on the keene.edu website. In order to become a more productive reader, students can read recommended novels from their professors and come to see these authors speak on campus.

A man from the back of the crowd, who has read Savoy’s book, “Traces,” asked about the significance of finding her father’s box, which hid his old writings and a few novel manuscripts that were never published.

“My father was a very silent man,” she began to explain, “but at the time, I couldn’t understand that.” He died when

and I looked around the corner and there he was. My only regret was not betting $500.”

Other women recognized included Co-founder and COO of W.S. Badger Balm Katie Schwerin who won the title of an outstanding woman in the Monadnock Region and Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and President of Hypertherm HOPE foundation Barbara Couch who won the title of outstanding woman in the State of New Hampshire.

The winner of the outstanding KSC student award was presented to Marisa Hope Benson. The KSC senior said she felt honored by the acknowledgment. ”I feel grateful to the faculty and staff on campus who went out of their way to recognize me,” she said.

Benson admitted feeling a tiny

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she was only 16 years old, and long after his death, 10 years ago, she discovered a box with his handwriting on it. “In that box, I found a father I never knew,” she said.

There was a collection of writings, old letters and photographs as old as the 19th century by William Savoy. “My father was a man who dreamed himself a writer, but by the time I was born, he didn’t -- he didn’t do anything that seemed to give him joy.” But alas, she discovered her father’s inner desires and internal conflicts by reading his writing; from there, she began to understand the reason for his suppressed nature and almost bitter resentment.

bit embarrassed as well, but said she understood the importance of the event as a whole.

“I think these awards are important to provide a moment of reflection and appreciation for people’s hard work and investments. I know I’ve truly just done what I love and to see its impact has been amazing.”

Benson sports a half shaved haircut, which she said gives people an insight to her personality without knowing her.

“I have always felt like a unique person and I think I come across very sweet and normal,” she said.

“I think I just wanted to better represent my diverse beliefs and opinions.”

Benson said she tries to use that diversity in her actions. “I have learned that community is everything. The work I’ve done

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up to this point has reinforced the importance of connection. I’ve realized that if I put my energy into relationships it will change me and the people around me,” she said.

During her acceptance speech, Benson spoke of her gratitude and honor in accepting the award, bringing up that this event was beyond her.

“I believe a world where people do what they love is a wonderful thing,” she said. “It’s not frivolous, it’s fabulous.”

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KSC President Anne Huot presents KSC senior Marisa Benson with the most outstanding KSC student award. This is the 27th year this event has run. This year’s theme was “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.” Four women were acknowledged.

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Maxing-out Federal Work Study hours When students with FWS reach annual pay limits Many students rely on their Federal Work Study (FWS) jobs to have a bit of cash in their pocket to get by each week. When given a work study position, students know there is a set amount given ($2,500) that they are allowed to earn. However, if a student reached that amount they are cut off from pay.

Students are only allotted to receive up to $2,500 through their Federal Work Study.

According to Keene State College’s Federal Work Study Program webpage, “Federal regulations state that KSC cannot provide financial assistance to students in excess of their computed financial need.” Students are aware of this financial restraint when getting involved with their work study job, so it should be no surprise to them if and when they reach the limit.

Once maxed-out, a student can do one of two things. Students can switch to a Student Hourly payroll or terminate from the current payroll. According to KSC’s webpage, “Students who are not eligible for a Federal Work Study Award are still eligible to work on campus under KSC’s Student Hourly Program.”

This then means money is taken from a department’s budget to aid a student who’s already reached their FWS limit. That same money could be used to pay a student who hasn’t earned nearly as much and needs the work just as much. This is provided the department even offers Student Hourly positions. Switching to Student Hourly payroll may be all well and good because that money then would come out of the given department’s budget. Also, if in the case of the department not offering Student hourly jobs, that student who reached their limit is now faced with the decision to either work for free under their FWS or be unemployed and look for pay elsewhere. Maxing out doesn’t happen often, but when it does predicaments like these can arise.

However, these predicaments can be

prevented seeing as students are aware of this ahead of time. Also, whether a student chooses to use FWS or Student Hourly money to be put toward school is up to them.

Although it’s a wise option, it’s not required.

Tuition and textbook prices can run steep, so using this money for things of that nature isn’t a bad idea. The only thing is that it’s not very likely in some cases, especially when textbooks are to be purchased in the beginning of each semester. When combining both semesters, $2,500 can be spent quite easily, not just towards tuition but for other expenses.

Outside of school, students have many expenses that goes into carrying out the college experience. Many students have rent to pay, gas to pump and stomachs to fill. As students get deeper into their college experience and closer to embarking on their destined career paths, more expenses can often times pile on. If a student’s rent were to cost $550, they’d only be able to afford living there for the first semester, provided they didn’t spend their money on anything else.

Some students living off campus have rent and other bills to pay. Students living on campus also have their own individual expenses. Not every student comes from a secure financial background. For some, these pensions are what assist them in being able to afford the necessities.

We at The Equinox feel students shouldn’t be cut-off in general and should be compensated for their work. However, that’s not the case and the limit is in place. Perhaps, students should look into spacing out their work hours or looking into a backup job if funds are running out. So, we suggest students remain conscious of where they’re at on the pay track if working one of those jobs so that they don’t near or reach the limit. No system is perfect, so students should be aware of what they’re getting into and where they’re at once involved with one of these jobs.

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Keeping the United States safe at the cost of other agencies

Meals On Wheels

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New budget request to boost Homeland Security, Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs ELLIOT WELD

Equinox Staff One of the cornerstones of Trump’s campaign was that he was the candidate who would keep America safe. During debates, he hammered Clinton on the fact that ISIS had formed during her time as Secretary of State. Whether or not that’s true is up for debate, but Trump certainly had enough people to believe that it is true to get himself elected.

Much of Trump’s support came from those who believe that America is under attack by radical extremist terrorists. Trump has called our military “a disaster,” despite the U.S. already spending most of its annual budget on defense. An amount as large as $596 billion was spent on defense in 2015, more than the next seven countries com-

bined, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. So what is it that gives Trump, a man who has had five draft deferments, the idea that our military needs more money? His budget proposal has suggested an increase in military spending and a pay cut to dozens of other programs.

It’s no surprise that the Environmental Protection Agency would be taking a 31 percent pay cut after Trump put a climate change-denier in charge of it, Scott Pruitt. Other agencies who would have a big decrease in funding include the Department of Justice, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation and other developmental programs. Pretty much everything except for Veteran Affairs, Homeland Security and the Department of Defense are taking a pay cut.

One widespread criticism of Trump’s

budget proposal was that it would cut Meals on Wheels, a service which provides food for elderly people who are unable to buy food for themselves.

According to an article in the Washington Post, most funding for Meals on Wheels comes from the Department of Health and Human Services, which would have its budget cut by 17.9 percent under Trump’s budget proposal. Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney assured the public that Meals on Wheels would not be cut.

Whether Meals on Wheels is cut or not, this criticism is pointing out the general idea behind Trump’s budget proposal, that he is willing to sacrifice social and domestic programs to spend more on our military, which is already the richest in the world by far.

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Some publications speculate that this budget proposal will cause some of Trump’s supporters to question their voting for him, or lose him some support. Interestingly, senior citizens are a group containing many Trump supporters. The question is, if you were a person who relied on Meals on Wheels for food and it was cut because of Trump’s budget, would you regret voting for him?

If we learned one thing from Trump’s campaign and presidency so far, it’s that there are certain members of his supporting crowd who will never stop believing in him. If there was something Trump could do to get them to stop, he would have found it by now.

Trump has made some of the most outrageous and controversial statements to ever come out of a president’s mouth, and yet his

fans continue to cheer every time he says them. Trump’s approval rating has gone down since his inauguration, even dipping below 40 percent at one point, but he will always have at least some support in whatever he does.

So much of Trump’s votes came because of his promise to bring outsourced jobs back from overseas. Taking money away from places like the Department of Labor isn’t going to help him keep that promise. Trump would be wise to listen to his supporters and adjust his budget accordingly.

Elliot Weld can be contacted at eweld@kscequinox.com

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Russian elites purchasing pricey Trump real estate Giving people fame for the wrong reasons JOHN PIATELLI

KATHERINE GLOSSER

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Russian investors seem to have a newfound ally in the current President of the United States, Donald Trump.

According to a Reuter’s review published March 17 of this year, “At least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trumpbranded luxury towers in southern Florida.” This information is according to public documents, interviews and corporate records. While the President has a history of diminishing unflattering reports on himself, it is clear that public documents and corporate records are not “fake news.”

Since stepping into office last January, President Donald Trump has consistently denied any business relations in the country of Russia. Last month during a press conference, the President stated, “I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia.” The President would continue to close the door on any claims of his involvement in Russia by stating, “I have no loans in Russia. I don’t have any deals in Russia.”

The amount of money invested in the Trump brand is a life changing amount of money. This raises a number of questions, one being, who has the capability to invest large sums of cash into Trump property?

Of the 63 Russian individuals investing in the Trump brand, “a former executive in a Moscow-based state-run construction firm that works on military and intelligence facilities, the founder of a St. Petersburg investment bank and the co-founder of a conglomerate with interests in banking, property and electronics” could be considered interesting to the average concerned American.

It should be noted that of these Russian investors, none appear to be in the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, do not let this news put your concerns to rest. According to the Trump administration, there is no wrongdoing on the part of President Trump in regards to business ties in Russia. I however disagree and urge my fellow Americans to do so as well.

“While the president has denied having invested in Russia, he has said little or nothing about Russian investment in his businesses and properties in the United States or elsewhere,” said Representative

The world is full of different people with complex backgrounds. Each person has a life story to tell, and as interesting as everyone’s life may seem, only a small few get the spotlight in the media, some for the right reasons and others for the wrong reasons.

Decades ago, most people in the spotlight were there because they had an incredible talent, a unique background or had achieved an amazing feat. However, today with the internet and social media, anyone has the chance to put themselves out there for the entire world to see. Before the internet, the chances of becoming famous were minimal, but now that it exists, it is easier to put yourself out there.

TV shows can be streamed on the internet.

Because of this, the audience size increased, therefore increasing a person’s fame. This is why some people become famous or viral for the wrong reasons, and I feel that it has become a major issue. But why focus your attention on a person falling over on YouTube or someone that jumped into a cactus on purpose, rather than a person who has made a huge difference?

Danielle Bregoli, the girl known for “Cash me Outside,” is a perfect example of a person who became famous for the wrong reasons. Bregoli, a 13-year-old with disciplinary issues, appeared on Dr. Phil in September of 2016. Her mother, Barbara Ann, said she no longer wanted to raise her outof-control daughter. Bregoli has stolen her mother’s car, has gotten into physical fights and has stolen her mother’s money to buy a stripper pole for her room. Her iconic phrase, “Catch me outside, how about dat?” went viral with many people posting about it and laughing at her.

With the power of the internet, Bregoli quickly became popular on social media and even became a meme. She also capitalized off of it, charging people $40,000 for a meet and greet and having an estimated net worth of $200,000. Not only have people laughed at her, they also exploited her. Not only is it harmful for the viewers, but it is harmful to her. Why? Because by making her famous, we are encouraging her destructive behavior.

She wants to have that attention, whether it be good or bad. Her mother is no better than her and has let her post videos of her twerking and sexualizing herself. Her fame has, in a way, given her mother more power

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Adam Schiff (D-CA), ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. “This should concern all Americans and is, yet, another reason why his refusal to release his tax returns should be met with considerable skepticism and concern.”

Without breaking the law, it is impossible to reveal the actual number of Russian’s investing in Trump business. The U.S Census data revealed that there are as many as 1,200 Russia-born residents in Sunny, Isle’s Florida. The actual number of Russian’s investing in Trump properties is not known since as many as one-third of the listed 2,044 units residing in the seven Trump residential towers were purchased through “limited liability companies”. A limited liability company allows the owners to conceal their identity.

Six of the seven properties stem from an agreement the New York property magnate reached in 2001 with father-andson American developers Michael and Gil Dezer. The six buildings were operated by the Dezers in Sunny, Isles Florida. In order to bear the Trump name, a licensing agreement was reached. During an interview, Gil Dezer said, “The project generated $2 billion in initial sales, from which Trump took a commission.”

Because of a potential one to four percent commission rate on all properties sold in Sunny Isles, Trump potentially made between $20 million and $80 million on the Florida development.

The time for Donald Trump to release his tax returns was during the presidential election. The thought of a man using the White House in order to further expand his wealth is a scary one to say the least. Considering recent scandals and news stories linking President Trump and his administration to Russia, citizens of America should be very concerned.

One act that President Trump could easily make in order to put the concerns of fellow Americans at ease is a full release of his tax returns. President Trump has made it clear that he has no involvement in Russia. However, President Trump has failed to explain the popular interest that Russians seem to have in his American businesses. Given all the chaos that is surrounding our country some may be wondering what can I do? The character Deep Throat in All the President’s Men, said it best “Follow the money.”

John Piatelli can be contacted at jpiatelli@kscequinox.com

than she deserves. When your kid is out-ofcontrol, the best way to go about it is to get help and make it a private matter with no cameras at all. Going into a program that Dr. Phil sent her to did not make a difference in her behavior months after. In fact, because she went viral, her behavior has gotten worse.

Videos of a violent altercation between Bregoli, her mother and passengers at an airplane went viral. She also came back to Dr. Phil with no difference in her behavior. All she needed was to be put in an effective therapy or disciplinary program and stay out of the spotlight. Nowadays, people would do anything to be in the spotlight, even if it’s for a bad reason. Because of people’s insatiable need to look at and laugh at people who are not as stable and together, we make people as rude and destructive as Bregoli, who now has power and money.

On the flipside, there is a 13-year-old who started college at the age of 12. According to an article on nbcnews.com, the child, Tanishq Abraham, got accepted into two colleges and is majoring in bio-engineering. At the age of four, Abraham joined the IQ society Mensa and by age 11, he received his high school diploma.

What I noticed is people paid more attention to Bregoli rather than him. While I can see why people talk and joke about her, given her over-the-top attitude, I think people should try and focus their attention on someone who is more stable and can do well when under the public eye. By sharing a post that features people like Bregoli, we are telling the world we are okay with her exploitation and are treating her like an adult, even when she doesn’t deserve that kind of treatment.

I think the best solution is to not give people like Bregoli attention and, instead, focus posting and sharing something that does deserve our attention. By doing that, we can focus on more important issues, and maybe, just maybe, we can teach people a lesson that behaving and acting badly doesn’t do anyone good.

Katherine Glosser can be contacted at kglosser@kscequinox.com

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Spring concert artist is released ALYSSA SALERNO

Equinox Staff On April 28, Mac Miller and Travis Porter will be coming to Keene. Last week, the Keene State College Social Activities Council (SAC) announced they would be performing at this year’s spring concert.

First-year Justin Perka said he is really excited for the concert.

“I think it’s great. It’s a really big name for a school that’s as small as Keene. I know that UMass has Two Chains and Lil Dickey, so it’s cool that we’re getting to see Mac Miller because he’s on that same level.”

The concert will be in the Spaulding Gymnasium and doors open at 6 p.m.. Student tickets will be $25 and tickets for the general public will be $50. Tickets can be bought online at ksctix.com.

Sophomore Parker Eastman said he has been a big fan of Mac Miller for a while and he really likes the music Miller has been coming out with lately.

Eastman said, “I went to see Mac Miller in December at the House of Blues in Boston. The show was really good. He had a really interesting light show, he talked to the audience and did a lot of freestyle and everyone was singing along to the songs. He looked like he was having fun while doing it too.”

In late 2016, Mac Miller came out with a new album called “The Feminine Divine.” Pitchfork rated the album a 7.8 out of 10 and said, “As a loose concept record about

the many subtleties of love and distance, the Pittsburgh rapper’s new release is the most surprising, concise and accomplished album of his career.”

KSC junior Bethany Peterson is the Concert Coordinator for SAC and said she is very excited for the concert.

According to Peterson, the process of picking the performer is largely based on who students and SAC members want to see. She said, “The way that we go about picking the performer is we send out a survey to students asking them who they want to see and then we go off of those. We have an agent that we speak with and we talk about who’s hot at the moment and what performers will be willing to perform at a college.

We normally end up with a list of four or five people and take a vote in SAC on which performer it’s going be.”

Peterson said the concert is later in the semester than usual because the performer picked that date out of the several dates SAC gave them. She said students seem to happy with how it all worked out because it does not conflict with many other things going on around campus.

“I definitely think that it’s going to be an exciting concert; people are excited for when the concert is and people are excited that it’s Mac Miller and people listened to him growing up,” said Peterson.

Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

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The Dining Commons hosts their annual Local Day ADRIANA SANCHEZ

Equinox Staff Many different smells roamed the air at the Dining Commons (DC) on Thursday March 23 because the annual Local Day had arrived at Keene State College (KSC). The food varied from Asian beef wraps, Clam fritters and local pepperoni pizza to Ancho chicken lettuce bites. There were even gluten free dessert options.

The DC not only served KSC students, but also Keene residents.

Keene State student sophomore Breanna Marks said Local Day didn’t live up to her expectations. “It’s overrated. Everyone thinks the food is going to be good and it turns out it’s not that good,” said Marks. But she said she did like one of the desserts, the maple chiffon spice cup-

cakes. “The frosting made it even more tasty,” she said.

A Keene residential family said otherwise. Katherine Williams said, “I love how they have so many options. It’s my first time here and me and my husband already love this.” She said her favorite was the baby back ribs. “They [baby back ribs] tasted amazing. It was better than anything else I had.

Her husband, Michael Williams, said he had to get seconds on the bacon cheeseburger. “I loved how I could add toppings to it. The sauce that was there made it even better. How could I not get seconds?” he said.

One of the Dining Commons employees, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “I saw my physical therapist and all of the workers. So many people from Keene came with their families.”

There were some students who said that they thought

the choices that were offered weren’t “local.” Kelsi Massicotte, a junior at KSC, said, “I’m questioning on why they have Asian foods on local day. The burger and the ribs are the only thing that represent local foods. The Asian wraps or any of the other stuff do not represent what Local Day is.”

Gluten free eaters had options to pick from as well.

There were clam fritters, Mexican posole, baby back ribs, ancho chicken lettuce bites and the deserts. They even had gluten free cupcakes.

Local day filled the DC this year with its numerous of food choices bringing the people in.

Adriana Sanchez can be contacted at asanchez@kscequinox.com

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Currently freezing the creation of new club and organizations MARY CURTIN

adS dirEctor For the rest of the calendar year, Keene State College (KSC) will not be allowing the startup of any new clubs on campus.

Keene State College offers many clubs and has always offered students the liberty of starting clubs and submitting proposals to the Constitution Committee to begin these student organizations.

However, it is now the case that there is a freeze on the implementation of new organizations due to an overflow of some organizations that could potentially not be active anymore, and there is currently no way to tell if a club is active or not.

Coordinator of Student Activities and Organizations Britany Gallagher said she feels that this freeze is the best way to get the current situation back under control.

“My goal is to make sure we are not duplicating efforts [organizations]. That resources; so money resources, space resources, time resources are being shared as equitably as possible and as long as we can avoid duplication, that’s what will be best for student body,” Gallagher said.

When students want to start an organization, they are required to submit a proposal to Gallagher, as well as to KSC sophomore Kenadee Cadieux, constitution committee chair.

When asked for an interview, Cadieux directed the reporter to Britany Gallagher for all questions regarding this topic.

According to KSC’s Student Involvement website, it states that this will also allow us time to implement a new system for maintaining this information online with the goal of providing our student body the most accurate record of the student organizations available to them.

This also means that Student Assembly will not review any new and potential student organizations for official recognition at KSC. As for any organization that submitted proposals prior to this new mandate, they will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis until the end of March.

The potential organizations that are submitting for review through the end of March have been granted recognition and will be placed on a probationary status consistent with Student Assembly’s recognition policy, according to the Student Involvement website.

Danielle Cobleigh, student body vice president, also directed all questions to Britany Gallagher when asked for comment.

Mary Curtin can be contacted at mcurtin@kscequinox.com

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KSC student experiences Prague for the semester TARA DOHERTY

Study AwAy My name is Tara Doherty and I am a junior here at Keene State College.

This semester, I having been studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

I am a part of the communication and news media journalism study away program.

I cannot believe my time in this beautiful place is halfway over.

Coming to Prague was somewhat of a last minute decision.

I originally wanted to go somewhere with a lot of people from Keene.

However, after a long chat with one of my communication professors, I decided to go somewhere on my own.

That was the best decision I have ever made.

I’m not going to lie, the transition did not go as smoothly as I had expected.

The culture shock of the Czech culture was very intense.

I think it was also more difficult because I had no one from home with me to talk to about it.

Fortunately, after about two weeks, I met some amazing friends and the

adjustment became very natural.

Living in the Czech Republic is nothing like I expected.

The way of life here is very different from my American lifestyle.

Luckily, after two months, I have become very comfortable with the social norms.

One of the best parts of my experience have been my classes.

My classes are based on communication and journalism concepts which is awesome.

A unique aspect of my program is that I get to be a public relations intern for the Fringe Festival.

The Prague Fringe is an international musical festival that takes place at the end of May. Comparing American and Czech business aspects has been very interesting and an amazing opportunity.

Although I love spending relaxing weekends in Prague, I really enjoy traveling on the weekends.

I have always had a passion for traveling, so being in central Europe has been a dream.

So far, I have been to three countries and two cities in the Czech Republic.

Some of my favorite memories have been bungee jumping in the Swiss Alps, a cruise in Budapest and exploring Amsterdam.

I am looking forward to continuing my travels within the next two months. I am most excited to spend time with my family in Ireland after my program is finished. I am so thankful for the friends I have met here.

Without them, my experience would not be as crazy. Since being abroad, I have had some friends visit me, like Justine Murphy.

I felt so weird having a piece of home with me, but it was so exciting.

Being here has made me appreciate the amazing community we have at Keene.

I am also looking forward to my parents visiting in two weeks.

The biggest lesson I have learned since being abroad is that you truly do not know your strengths until you are 100 percent out of your comfort zone.

I have had my ups and down since being in Prague, but would not have it any other way.

I have learned so much about myself and the world around me in these short two months and am extremely excited for the next two.

Tara Doherty can be contacted at tara.doherty@ksc.keene.edu

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Humans of KSC “Out of anything in this world, what would you not be able to live your life without?”

“I’d like to say chocolate and macaroni & cheese, but probably my grandparent’s lake house in Maine. My family and I go up there during the summer and the scenery is extremely relaxing since it’s in the middle of nowhere. We invite up a bunch of friends and family, have cookouts, go tubing, go on boat rides and basically hang outside all day in the yard or in the water. Being by the water helps me forget about any of the stress in my life.”

HUMANS OF KSC IS PRESENTED BY JACOB PAQUIN

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Eating with The Equinox: Maple-sweetened banana muffins EMMA HAMILTON

Divide the batter evenly between the 11 muffin cups, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with a small amount of oats Fitting time into your schedule to eat breakfast can (about one tablespoon), followed by a light sprinkling be difficult. Ensure you are able to have something on of sugar (about one teaspoon). Bake muffins for 23 to the go by making these muffins ahead of time.

25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

Ingredients: Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. You 1/3 cup melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil might need to run a butter knife along the outer edge 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey of the muffins to loosen them from the pan. Enjoy 2 eggs, preferably at room temperature muffins as is or with a spread of nut butter or regu1 cup packed mashed ripe bananas (about three) lar butter.

1/4 cup milk of choice (I used almond milk) http://cookieandkate.com/2015/healthy-banana1 teaspoon baking soda muffins-recipe/ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling on top 1 3/4 cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats, plus more for sprinkling on top 1 teaspoon turbinado (raw) sugar or other granulated sugar, for sprinkling on top

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Instructions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius). If necessary, grease 11 cups of your muffin tin with butter or non-stick cooking spray (my pan is non-stick and didn’t require any grease).

In a large bowl, beat the coconut oil and maple syrup or honey together with a whisk. Add eggs and beat well. Mix in the mashed bananas and milk, followed by the baking soda, vanilla extract, salt and cinnamon.

Add the flour and oats to the bowl and mix with a large spoon, just until combined. If you’d like to add any additional mix-ins, like nuts, chocolate or dried fruit, fold them in now.

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Giving back for post-grad plans OLIVIA BELANGER

AdministrAtive executive editor A country the size of Colorado sits in Northwestern Africa, landlocked with a lack of tools we in the United States tend to take for granted. Burkina Faso is facing detrimental issues nationwide, whether it be from their economics, government or lack of healthcare. Ranked third as one of the poorest countries in the world, the population of over 19 million has limited natural resources, resulting in a majority of its citizens having to live in a poor economy. Even by West African standards, Burkina Faso’s quality of life has several inequalities from food insecurity and drought to forced child labor and sex trafficking.

Derived from the Mossi word meaning “land of honest men,” Burkina Faso could not be more corrupt.

The country has experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption and other socioeconomic issues including the fall of their government and military in 2014. Political insecurity has put the country in an uproar, and many of its citizens live in fear of the unknown.

The country is in ruins, and Kyle Hastbacka cannot wait to go there.

Hastbacka is a senior at Keene State College (KSC) and isn’t quite sure where he sees himself after graduation. As a double major in criminal justice and political science, most of his peers are applying to graduate school, but Hastbacka said he wanted a change of pace.

That change of pace, however, is taking him into a Third World country, volunteering for the Peace Corps.

During his time at KSC, Hastbacka has become a familiar face on campus for many. Involved in firstyear orientation, the Sigma Pi fraternity and Alternative Break, his presence does not go unnoticed. Being involved on campus was never one of Hastbacka’s original goals, though. In fact, KSC was never even on his radar when he was first applying to colleges.

Raised right outside of Miami, Florida, Hastbacka always dreamed of attending the University of Northern Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville. He had thought of attending school in New England, but knew it was unrealistic because of financial reasons. UNF was the first school he applied to, and during October of his senior year he was accepted. With a strong study abroad program and the location on the beach, Hastbacka was hooked since his first year of high school. Being accepted was a dream, so he “did not see the point” in applying to any other schools.

Throughout high school, Hastbacka said he was not “super involved” because he wanted to solely focus on his grades. It was not until his junior year, when his parents were going through a divorce, that he found an opportunity he was passionate about. The fighting caused him to not be home very often, which in turn drove him to find more involvement in school.

His mother had “forced” him to join a Youth Group his sophomore year in an attempt to get him active in the community, but he was not into the idea. After a year of being a member, a few friends he had gained from the group informed him about a service trip the church took to Haiti every year. This was the first opportunity he had to give back and also the first project that sparked his interest throughout his high school career.

Convincing his parents to let him travel to a foreign country took almost a year, but he was finally able to join the trip his junior and senior years of high school.

“From that point on, I was looking into service work and that’s when I really started putting my eye on the Peace Corps. I started realizing it was something that I really wanted to do,” Hastbacka said.

After the divorce, his dad moved back to New Hampshire for work, where Hastbacka was originally born before moving to Florida at a young age. Shortly after his dad moved back, his mother informed him that

“I have always thought that if you are in a position to help someone, you should. There is no other time in my life really where I’m going to be able to drop everything that I’m doing and go away and live in a different country for over two years [27 months].

It’s important to help others when you can, and why not do it when you’re young and can explore and have no worries back home.”

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she would be moving to the area as well to be closer to family. Hastbacka was torn—his dreams of UNF did not seem to fit into his family’s plan any longer. Having to take a plane back and forth when he wanted to return home was unimaginable for him, so half-way through senior year, he began to search for other schools closer to New Hampshire.

A family-friend graduated from KSC, and Hastbacka decided to apply. He knew nothing about the campus; he didn’t even know the school’s color was red.

By the time Hastbacka received his acceptance letter from KSC in early February, he had already paid his deposit to UNF. As the end of his senior year crept up on him, Hastbacka had a decision to make. His heart was still set on the warm weather he had always called home, but the thought of being away from his family was unsettling.

In April, he decided to switch his school and head north for the next four years. His attitude when deciding to become an Owl was one of uncertainty. He kept telling himself that he could always transfer if he hated it, and he had a strong feeling that he would. But Hastbacka found himself pleasantly surprised when he enjoyed the close-knit environment Keene welcomed him with.

Hastbacka’s high school was one of the largest in the nation, with his grduating class containing about 1,100 students. He appreciated that he was now at a small school, with only 5,000 students on the whole campus, where he didn’t know anybody–not even a familiar face.

Similar to his high school mindset, when he arrived on campus, he wanted to get a job and focus on his academics. It wasn’t until he overheard a speech about the Alternative Break Program that he decided he wanted to get involved with the community service opportunities KSC had to offer.

After being hooked on the idea of an Alternative Break, Hastbacka decided that he would make participating in these trips his niche. He was accepted onto the international trip to Panama to work at a school his first year, went to our nation’s capital to work with those who suffer from homelessness his sophomore year and during his junior year, he went to New York City to work on LGBTQA+ rights. Out of all the trips he attended, the one he said he appreciated most is his NYC trip because he had a limited amount of knowledge on the trip’s focus, which allowed him to truly learn about it from the community members.

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Kyle is highly involved on campus and with service.

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After graduation Kyle will be moving to Africa, where he will live for 27 months as a part of the Peace Corps.

Friends he made from his trip to Panama convinced Hastbacka he needed to further immerse himself in the campus community. The organizations he later became involved with were never a part of his plan, but with a push from his peers, he signed up for Greek life and first-year orientation.

“I had zero interest in Greek life, the fact that I ended up in it was kind of a fluke. I at first started off very much as ‘I’m just here to be here, my friend told me to do it,’ and I wasn’t super interested. Then the more I was in it the more I started to enjoy it,” Hastbacka said.

In high school and college, Hastbacka said most of his experiences were accidental, explaining that a majority of his involvement has been because of persuasion by others. However, with everything he became a part of, Hastbacka thrived. He was the coordinator for Orientation Staff last year, is currently the President of Sigma Pi and has held other roles within those organizations as well. While he originally lacked enthusiasm for the clubs he participated in, his natural ability as a leader has shown in all that he does.

While he tends to have a reserved demeanor, best friend and classmate Kathleen Dougherty has always seen Hastbacka becoming involved in something for the greater good.

Friends since the first day of their first-year at KSC, Dougherty claims she has always seen Hastbacka’s potential. As a friend, Dougherty describes Hastbacka as loyal, trustworthy and honest, which she thinks are characteristics that have helped him grow throughout his personal and professional life. When Hastbacka told her he was applying to the Peace Corps, his attitude was subdued. However, Dougherty could tell that this meant a lot to him because of the amount of effort he was putting into getting accepted.

“Once he finally decided to apply, that’s when it clicked that he actually really wanted it because I think he always just thought ‘I could do this, it’s an option,’” Dougherty said. “But once he put motion into it, you could tell that he really wanted it. He was asking one of our professors to do practice Skype calls for the interview and doing everything he could to be the best potential candidate, which he really didn’t even need to do because on paper alone he could have gotten it. The extra touch of an interview, though, showcased that he is the candidate that the Peace Corps needs.”

Hastbacka was accepted into the program in midSeptember, and that is when he found out he would be

stationed in Burkina Faso. Until he arrives, Hastbacka does not have a concrete idea of what he will be helping with. What he does know is he will be involved with community economic development, and past participants with this job have helped with farmers, small schools and community gardens. Spending over two years in a Third World country would scare most, but Hastbacka is more than excited to embark on this opportunity.

“I have always thought that if you are in a position to help someone, you should,” Hastbacka said. “There is no other time in my life really where I’m going to be able to drop everything that I’m doing and go away and live in a different country for over two years [27 months].

It’s important to help others when you can, and why not do it when you’re young and can explore and have no worries back home.”

Once he returns to the United States, Hastbacka is not set on what he wants to pursue for a career. He is using the time he has outside of the country to relieve some of the stress he puts on himself about his career path. What he is certain of, he said, is that he does not want to do a “basic, boring desk job” because he likes to be hands-on with his work.

He has toyed with the idea of law school, but when asked where she pictures Hastbacka when he returns, Dougherty said law school is not it.

Student involvement is a part of Hastbacka’s personality, according to Dougherty, and the amount of service he is involved with makes it hard for her to see him becoming a lawyer. “To be a lawyer, you have to be very black and white and to see right and wrong and you need to make hard and fast decisions, but with everything he does with volunteer work and how involved he is with orientation and how he interacts with people, he knows the whole grey area in between. He knows that there is more to every single story, that there is no right or wrong necessarily,” Dougherty said. “I think that when it comes to something Kyle should do, he very much should be a president or CEO of something because we need people in high positions like Kyle. Kyle could be the President of the United States if he wanted to be–150%. He absolutely could.”

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Nonviolence training travels to Keene State EMMA HAMILTON

Student Life editor Last Friday, March 24 in the Mountain View Room, Barak Gibson and Ronald Smith came to KSC from an organization called Something New, based out of Clarkston, Georgia, to present and educate students on nonviolence Training.

There were two sessions; the morning session included informing the trainees about nonviolence training, while the afternoon entailed some role playing and interactive learning.

Gibson and Smith have unique backgrounds that gives a bigger meaning to them training others in nonviolence.

Gibson said he grew up thinking he was better than others, further beyond that, better than people in the black or muslim community. Others had approached him with love and saw past his hate to really see who he was. “Something has to change inside of you to be able to change what’s outside of you,” Gibson said.

Gibson was able to move past his hateful attitude and saw issues within the United States by going on civil rights experiences and moving to Alabama at one point. Gibson said, “I got exposed and it started to challenge some of the things inside of me. I was taught before to operate within this system, and inside of that, I was taught not to challenge that and protect the status quo.”

He continued, “I realized by not standing, I was just as much a part of the system. I stood up against the hate inside of myself, and when I started to take steps, I found my own personal freedom to be myself.” Gibson said he realized,“Courage is just a muscle that you slowly step into and it grows.”

Smith said his father once worked for a large property owner in Alabama and made a deal with him which said if he worked for him for three years, then the owner would sign the land over to Smith’s father. Once the three years was up, the property owner did just that and Smith’s father built the home that his mother and father raised him and his 16 brothers and sisters in.

“Of course my father loved us, but they [his parents] were birthing children because my father needed labor,” Smith said.

Smith told the room, “People are people; we just come from different places.”

The two present the nonviolence training as a full time job now at colleges across the country and have been doing so for the past four to five years.

Smith said, “The way nonviolence training was started is that Dr. Lafayette Jr. would come and speak during Alternative Break programs probably about seven years ago. He would come and speak to them, he would come and talk to them about nonviolence and then when he took us [Smith and Gibson] through training, we realized that it should be something that we could all participate in so we could give them a tangible experience, or some information to take back to their campus or their community.”

According to Smith, Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. was one of the co-founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He was a student and led nonviolent protests. Lafayette did a lot of trainings in 1963, ‘64 and ‘65, in Selma, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee. He was one of the young students at the time, but he has been doing trainings ever since then.

He now does it globally. Gibson added that Dr.Lafayette Jr has done trainings in prisons in Colombia and changed some of the violent culture there, in high schools in Chicago and other places all over the world.

Dr. Lafayette Jr. trained Smith in 2013. “When he trained me, I realized that the first hour I was there, I had two pages of notes and I was like, ‘Okay, so something is actually happening in me,’ and I felt something start to get stirred up. And during that time he was training me, he was living at Barak’s house. He stayed at Barak’s house for that week and Barak had a chance to just spend time with him, and I did a training later on that Barak was in and that’s actually how I got involved in training, through Dr. Lafayette.”

Gibson said having Dr.Lafayette staying in his home changed his perspective. “Up until that point, I had thought that nonviolence was kind of a weak approach, just misinformation. But then hearing his stories and hearing the type of courage that was required to do what he did I would say it inspired me to start to learn more about it. But I think the biggest thing

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There were two sessions of nonviolence training that were open to the whole campus and community on Friday, March 24.

that I saw was that it changed their lives also, and there was something in me, there was just a lot of fear, and I think finally getting the courage to stand up against that and using the tools of nonviolence that I wanted to take it and give it to everybody. I wanted to see people have that freedom,” Gibson said.

Gibson and Smith said they enjoy going to colleges and educating students. Smith said, “I see how a lot of young people have been disconnected from some of the bigger movements, and nonviolence training has a way of connecting them back to their history, even seeing the benefit that they have.”

Smith describes educating college students as good because they are looking for change. “I think [they are] hungry for change and hungry for something different, even with what you’re talking about, different experiences and getting exposed to whether it’s different cultures or just different ways of life or different people [or] different ways that people live life. So they’re hungry for that, and then what I’ve seen happen is as we go through the nonviolence training, it can start to expose some of the things inside of them, whether it’s some of the internal biases whether it’s some of the judgements they can have towards themselves or some of the pressure they can put on themselves,” Smith said.

This past year, students from the KSC’s Alternative Break program were

able to travel to Georgia and train with Gibson and Smith. Junior Katie Masso-Glidden was able to lead that Alternative Break trip, do an internship this past summer in Alabama and go on an Alternative Break trip the year before to attend Gibson and Smith’s trainings. Masso-Glidden said her mindset has changed over the past year after attending these nonviolence trainings.

“I think we are genuinely a pretty liberal, left-sided campus and we mostly all think the same, but so many of my friends don’t take the next step to go further to make a change. Exposing yourself to a new community and getting out there, you learn about the new issue.”

Masso-Glidden’s experiences have shaped her values and beliefs. She has been able to interact with people from different countries and cultures, which makes her realize what other people suffer through.

Masso-Glidden said, “Yesterday, I took a bath and was just sitting there laughing at myself because here I am bathing in a full bathtub and I’m in more water than people across the globe have access to. I’m blessed for the opportunities, and the fact that some people never have these opportunities is something I have realized and became aware of.”

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“Yesterday, I took a bath and was just sitting there laughing at myself because here I am bathing in a full bathtub and I’m in more water than people across the globe have access to. I’m blessed for the opportunities, and the fact that some people never have these opportunities is something I have realized and became aware of.”

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Community members, faculty, staff and students attended the training put on by Smith and Gibson.

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Class registration is upon us yet again GRACE PECCI

Copy Editor It’s that time of the year again where Keene State College (KSC) students must begin thinking about what courses they will take next semester. For some students, it may seem like the worst time of the year, and for others, it’s a piece of cake. However, students aren’t the only ones who stress around this time of year.

The Registrar Office KSC registrar Tom Richard deals directly with organizing class times and schedules, along with trying to accommodate 4,282 student’s schedules (as of the 2016-2017 KSC Factbook).

The registrar’s office has a huge role when it comes to building the schedules for students. “I would say the focus of the role is delivering the process for students to use to register for a semester like the fall semester.

We provide a variety of support services to other components of the process,” Richard began. Richard also clarified that it’s actually the individual academic departments who plan the times that classes run. The registrar’s office did this years ago, but no longer does anymore.

They also provide the student information system to the academic departments to use as a tool to actually make their decisions about what courses are offered, how many sections will be run and what limits there are in terms of the number of seats in each section that is offered, which is how the academic departments will pick what time and which classes will run.

Richard also said that the registrar’s office provides a software know as 25Live Support. “25Live is a specific software that is designed for an institution to use to try to maximize the efficiency for using its resources for delivering a course schedule. So, just in very basic terms, that involves going up to the campus and doing a complete inventory of our academic spaces,” Richard said. This may include how many classrooms and/or labs are available, how many seats do they have, what kinds of equipment do they have and what kinds of chairs and tables are available.

Faculty and departments have this information available to them, and the idea is that they match up what their trying to offer based on the instructor’s needs and the slots available. Richards gave an example that a bunsen burner will be found in a biology lab and not in a Morrison Hall classroom, so there are certain classes that are clearly lab-type classes that must occur in certain types of spaces. The same goes if you’re taking a music class that requires pianos; you’ll need to be in a space with pianos.

Richard said academic departments will submit what they want to do with their schedules with their first choices, and the registrar runs it through the 25Live software which will use the department’s choices to whatever extent possible. He said what happens generally is they find there are too many classes that want to be run between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

“What we do with that is we will place classes in the rooms to the extent we can, and we’ll identify those that don’t fit and we’ll send that back to the academic departments with all of the spaces, dates and times that are open. So they [will] tell us to put something in a particular room date and time, much like [a student] would adjust [their] schedule based on time and availability,” Richard explained. “So that’s, in a sense, a very simple thing [for] how the schedule gets built-- us providing students with the ability to plan and register through the software that works appropriately.”

Richard also said that they have to build the prerequisites into the schedules. He said that they are constantly changing and the college also places about 15 rules on students before they are eligible to register (for example, updating your emergency contact information). They also take all of the new curriculum changes for each course and place that into the system, as well as the online college catalogs and the progress report. Much of the work that the registrar does is “in the background,” as Richard described.

“So as you can imagine, you get the sense of the kind of effort that the registrar’s office puts in, [which] is huge in terms of getting it up and running. There are a lot of folks who provide help with advising [and] those are crucial, and we’re trying to get more and more people involved actively in supporting students,” Richard said.

In fact, one of the biggest frustrations that Richard said the Registrar’s Office sees is when students put off registering. He said they love to see students feeling a higher level of urgency to register. Registering right away is important so that students don’t miss out on the classes they need. The scheduling doesn’t always fall on the registrar.

For example, there may be classes available to students at 8 a.m., but that may not be the time that students want to take them. Nonetheless, the students may have to take that class to have the prerequisites for the next class the need.

Another issue that Richard deals with is when students blame the Registrar’s Office for them not being able to register, when in reality, it is because they didn’t update their emergency contacts or they didn’t submit a health form.

“We’re all trying to work together… to help you register, not to prevent you from registering,” Richard explained. “We’re not the ‘Not-registrar office,’ we’re the Registrar’s Office, and so we try to do whatever we can do to work with both parties.”

Richard continued, “I don’t think there is a large group of people ‘they’ who are trying to make your life miserable. It’s tough because we’re the focus and we actually have a lot less control over the schedule than they think… Registration is this easy dog to kick, but if you sit down and look at the facts, it’s like, ‘Wait a second, you haven’t updated your local address… you have not handed in your health form, how’s that on us?’ I think my staff does a great job making it work, but you tend to hear the complaints more.”

There are a lot of things that go into planning a schedule. One of the key issues Richard explained is the challenge of trying to deliver enough seats to students to meet their needs and he described it as “a billion dollar question, especially with enrollment changing and numbers of majors are changing [and] the budget is changing.” Making sure there are enough faculty resources is a challenge, along with the space on campus and changing curriculums.

The registrar’s office also makes a lot of data available to the academic departments “We do it in two major ways,” Richard said. “One way we do it through WebI. WebI stands for Web Intelligence, which is actually our college reporting software, so academic departments, particularly the chairs, have the access to a variety of WebI reports.”

One example he gave concerned the safety department. He said the safety department is a bit overwhelmed with the number of majors they have, so he ran a test to see what would happen if they raised the minimum GPA to 2.0 and to 2.5.

“I was able to run the report that if you go to 2.5, that will eliminate

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29 [students]. My point is... at any point of day, you can see every major in the class and what their standing is, so if you have 50 seniors and you have a required senior capstone course, then you should be thinking about 50 seats. So that [data] is available, never perfect, but available.”

When it finally comes down to registering for classes, not everyone is happy. Richard explained that with any model, someone will always have to go last. The current order for registration is first years, seniors, juniors and then sophomores.

Richard was the one who came up with this model after the Registrar’s Office began noticing that when seniors would go first, they would often take 100 level courses for an easier semester. This made it difficult for first years to pick what they wanted because they had no prerequisites.

“At the time, I proposed the idea to the college provost, who has since moved on, and she and I brought it to the Student Assembly. We visited twice on the issue because there were concerns, but ultimately it was unanimously agreed upon by the students.”

As mentioned before, somebody has to be last. “You know what the sophomores forget?” Richard asked, “That they just went first. Somebody has to go last. Let’s say last year you took ITW 101. Do you care this year if there are enough seats? No, because you took it on time… sometimes you have to encourage students to move in a particular directions. If you understand how this moves, you can’t blow this off… do what you’re supposed to do when you need to do it.”

Richard also explained that KSC does have a priority system put in place. Students with special learning needs are prioritized over all students and pick classes first. Then, there is priority for athletes and for honors program students.

“What is important is that those priorities are at the front of their own class, not the whole college,” he explained. So junior honors students would only be ahead of other juniors, not the sophomore class too.

For athletes, the major issue is managing their practice schedules and the facilities. They only have priority when they are actually in season.

“We’re totally cognizant of trying to be fair to all students...That number [of students with priority] seems high, but it’s really only about 100 out of 4,000. Even if you take them all as a percentage, it’s less than 10 percent of our students,” Richard said.

This is Tom Richard’s 16th year in the Registrar’s Office. He said he took this job because of the interactions with the students. “It was one of the few places where I felt like I could have an impact on students … I take this seriously, I do it well.”

Brendan Denehy is one of the members of the registrar who works behind the scenes.

He is an academic class scheduler, and gets classes placed into the right sections. “There are about 1000 sections that go into a specialized spaced,” Denehy said.

He continued, “I used a specialized software that looks at what buildings the department’s want to teach in, size of the classrooms, the classrooms teachers want to teach in... and then based on that, we run the software and try to best fit the place and then i work with the department to look at the rooms that can’t fit whether we need to change the time.”

Students feelings on registration KSC sophomore and management major with a specialization in human resources Courtney Sheehy is one student who is stressed about getting into the classes she needs. One of the reasons is because she is technically only four credits short of being a junior, but still has a sophomore time for picking classes. This makes it more difficult for her to get into the upper level classes she needs.

Sheehy said this caused difficulty getting into classes for last semester.

“I was trying to get into an upper level management class, and I’m only a sophomore, so it was filled by the time my registration time was, but I made contact with the professor and I eventually saw an open spot, I want to say like a month later, so I e-mailed him. I’m planning to have more issues when I decide my classes in the next week,” Sheehy said.

Sheehy also said this time of year is not her favorite time.

“You have your planned schedule and you think you have it planned out, but if you don’t get into this class then maybe you have to take something else,” Sheehy said. “You know, it’s a very stressful situation that I’m not looking forward to.”

Sheehy said she is “beyond stressed” about registration.

“Of course it’s after break, and professors just pile work on you. They think we have nothing going on in our lives...all of it is like a big storm coming in,” Sheehy described.

She said registration time was easy for her when she was a first year.

All of her blocks were green. When explained why the order is the way it is,

Sheehy said the “order sounds good when you say it like that.. [but] sometimes the classes I need will only run in the fall, so seniors will heavily be in there.”

The classes that Sheehy is worried about not getting into are her upper level management classes. She said she has been watching the number of seats available.

KSC junior Morgan Cantlin is a safety and occupational health applied science major, and she is stressed in particular over getting into her senior capstone. Cantlin said she is not happy about her time.

“I always get a late time and don’t get into the classes that I need,” Cantlin said.

Her first year was the year she got into all her classes, but now she finds it even more stressful because while she is trying to focus on her homework and exams that are coming up, she also has to worry about trying to get into her classes and running to the Elliot Center to get written into classes.

Cantlin said during sophomore year, she and her roommate Bella Littlefield, also a safety and occupational health applied science major, were in the TDS Center “freaking out trying to get teachers to sign [them] in.”

Littlefield said, “There’s so many people that don’t declare the major because you need to be declared to get into safety classes. The department chairs online will say, ‘You need to declare your major and this is the cutoff date,’ so people will declare it after and your seat will be taken by someone who has a better time slot even though they weren’t declared.”

Cantlin said she had a similar experience to this.

“Last semester, this kid who just decided to become a safety major got into the class before me and they didn’t have any seats in it, but luckily I weaseled my way through after my teachers weeded out the ones who weren’t safety majors. I cried to [a professor],” Cantlin said.

To avoid falling behind in credits, Cantlin decide to take a summer class. The class she took was $2,000 and lasted for a week.

Cantlin said she felt like students were paying so much to go to college and that the college should be able to accommodate what she needs for classes.

“If we can’t get into those classes we need, offer a deal for the summer…

You’re not learning as much during a week as you would over a semester,” Cantlin said.

Similar to Cantlin, KSC junior Leah Powell is also a safety and occupational health applied science major, and she is minoring in environmental safety.

Powell said that she has experienced issues with registering “like every other Keene State student.”

One thing that affects Powell’s time for registering is financial holds on her account. Powell said that mostly every semester, her father is late with payments, so there will be a hold on her account when it comes time for registration.

This past semester, it even affected the number of classes she could take.

“I usually have to ask my teachers to sign me into the class and sometimes they say no, so this past semester, I only could take three classes because one teacher wouldn’t sign me in, so [that] affects my graduation time,” Powell explained.

Powell is also nervous about getting into her senior capstone. This fear comes from the growing number of safety majors at KSC. Powell said she missed the summer class registration times because there was a hold on her account, so she has to make sure she can get into the right capstone because she thinks that she may be able to graduate early.

When explained why the order of registration is the way it is, Powell said that it made sense. She originally thought the order went first-year, junior, sophomore, senior.

Though Powell can’t register right away because of the hold on her account, she said, “I try not to worry about things I have no control over because of the hold right now and that’s on my dad, but I’m used to getting signed into classes by professors, so yeah, it’s stressful, but I can’t do anything about it.”

Registration for fall classes begins at 8:00 a.m on March 27.

Grace Pecci can be contacted at gpecci@kscequinox.com

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On Saturday, March 25, the Night Owl Café at Keene State College (KSC) was booming with energy, laughter, applause and tears during Saturday Night Jive with a total of eight acts.

The Social Activities Council (SAC) hosted Saturday Night Jive at KSC where students could showcase their talents, ranging from acts with a service dog, to stand up comedy and all the way to some punk rock and singer-songwriter acts.

SAC events coordinator Sean Jablon said, “The nice thing about Saturday Night Jive is we can pretty much have anyone [perform].”

The show had two hosts, Tim Peterson and Mason Robbins, who introduced each act with the help of Hootie the Owl, KSC’s mascot, who was also involved in the show at different points.

Prior to this event, students were required to audition to become a part of the night in front of judges in the Mabel Brown Room.

“It starts off with auditions. We usually hold two nights of auditions and from there, the planning is ‘do we want food, do we want drinks,’ things of that nature, the more practical things and then we figure out the order and we find hosts,” said Jablon.

The audience was able to vote on their favorite acts and the winners took home cash prizes.

First Half The show opened with an act by KSC’s improv club, 3 Ways ‘til Sunday. This club is comprised of 12 members, seven of who participated in Sunday night’s show: Andrew Bennington, Brendan Callery, Dominique Pascoal, Haley Monahan, Jessica Chapman, Patrick Regan and Alexandria Saurman.

Their act was based largely around the ideas of people in the modern world with the use of comedy.

The set lasted about 10 minutes and by the end, many people were laughing and there was a loud applause at the end. 3 Ways ‘til Sunday was part of the three way tie for second place.

Also in the first half of the show was Mackenzie Donovan and her service dog, Rue. Next was Justin Mahan in “Justin Mahan’s Magical Mayhem,” where he performed psychic magic with the help of some audience members.

3 Ways ‘til Sunday President Regan was brought back on stage where he performed a stand up comedy set around some darker jokes. He was also part of the three way tie for second place.

During the intermission, two students, Marisa Benson and Hannah Soucy, said that they both were enjoying the show and while they were there to support everyone, they are also close friends

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Second Half

The second half of the show began in an upbeat way with the band Riverlight playing a three-song set. Some people in the audience could were seen bobbing their heads and tapping their feet to the beat of the music.

Riverlight was also part of the three way second place tie.

Following Riverlight was another standup act

by Nick Tocco.

Tocco kept the crowd laughing during the entirety of his set, making jokes about his dietary habits and Keene’s newest attraction, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and the fact that his last name is Tocco.

Tocco ran home with the $500 first place prize for his comedy set.

“I felt really good, I felt really relieved after I got done because I was nervous going in because I had done stand up comedy before because I used some material I knew kinda worked, but I was also working in some new stuff, so when I do that I’m always nervous,” Tocco said.

Despite his nerves, Tocco made the crowd visibly and audibly laugh continuously, and he received a loud applause with some whistles when he was finished.

Tocco said, “I went towards the end and I was pretty intimidated after seeing some of the other acts, but after I got off the stage, I felt like I had a decent shot.”

Tocco said one of his role models and inspirations is Chris Farley because of the way he owned the room during his time.

“I think the biggest thing for me because I haven’t done stand up in so long, [winning] gave me way more confidence now and it worked. I hadn’t done it in so long, I didn’t know if I had it anymore,” said Tocco.

Following Tocco was another standup act, Dominique Pascoal. Pascoal said “the energy of performing” is her favorite part about getting up on stage and feeding off the crowd.

Pascoal said she hopes to get to Tocco’s ability at some point in her comedy career.

The last act of the night was Joe Mucci who sat on the stage with his guitar and sang a song which brought visible tears to some audience members’ eyes.

Audience member KSC student Ashley Hoffer said after the show, “I thought it was really awesome; I didn’t know how much talent we had on campus, so it was really cool to see everyone get on stage and show everyone [their talents.]”

Mary Curtin can be contacted at mcurtin@kscequinox.com

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Nick Tocco (top) won first place for the evening’s event. There was a three way tie for second place between band Riverlight (middle), comedian Patrick Regan (bottom left) and improv club 3 Ways ‘Til Sunday (bottom right).

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Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor On Sunday, March 26, the Keene State College Music Department hosted a junior/senior recital in the Alumni Recital Hall.

The event featured junior music performance major Eric Dill and junior music performance and music technology major Matthew Marzola on various percussion instruments.

For Marzola, playing the drums began in middle school.

“I have an older brother who had a drumset and it was kind of a monkey-see-monkey-do thing. My brother used to just play drums for fun and I just wanted to be like him, so I started playing drumset.”

He mentioned that he was fascinated by his high school’s drumline and ended up joining the marching band.

Dill has been playing music since ninth grade and was also involved in the marching band.

“My sister asked me to join the marching band. I had no prior experience to music and had no interest in going into really any field. I didn’t know what I was good at yet, so I went to my marching band’s first rehearsal, learned how to read music and went from there-- [it] kind of took my heart,” he said.

Prior to the recital, both Dill and Marzola said they were not nervous.

The event started at 3:00 p.m..

The lights dimmed and Dill walked onto the stage. He began the performance with a number on the snare drum. “The Pine Cone Forest,” by John S. Pratt, lasted only a few moments.

Following Dill’s first number, Marzola walked on stage and approached the timpani. He played “Master Study No. 2,” originally written by Al Lepak.

After giving the audience a chuckle, Marzola walked to the snare drum while people applauded. Anders Lynghoj’s “Styx” was played and, at one point, involved the tapping of the snare’s rim.

Marzola then headed off stage. Giving Marzola a pat on the back, Dill walked up on to the stage, and took his place in front of the marimba. Using four mallets, he played “Caritas II. Solemn,” by Michael Burritt.

For the next number, Marzola, again, played the timpani. This time, the song, Mitchell Peter’s “Suite for Timpani,” involved two sets: “I. Lament” and “II. Blues Sketch.”

Following “Suite for Timpani,” Marzola played “Nancy,” by Emmanuel Sejourne on the marimba.

Dill performed “Raga No. 2,” by Bill Cahn, on the timpani after Marzola’s number.

According to the event’s program, “Raga No. 2 is loosely derived from the musical idiom of North Indian tabla...the real emphasis in this piece is on the ‘tala’ or rhythm, derived from the rupaktala (beat subdivisions of 3+2+2).”

Marzola played the next two pieces, “Marimba Dances for Solo Marimba II” and “Diddles” before Dill took the stage to play a song written by KSC professor Christopher Swist. “[Etude No. 1] ‘Layers’ is the first of three etudes written by Professor Swist in 1997 and published in 2009,” according to the program.

After Dill’s last solo performance of the recital, Marzola performed his.

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Junior Matthew Marzola said he started playing the drums back in middle school.

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KSC to host dance duo ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor On Thursday, March 30, Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center will host the Doppelganger Dance Collective (DDC) in the Main Theatre.

Started in 2015, DDC features the duo of Shura Baryshnikov and Danielle Davidson, according to their website. Baryshnikov and Davidson founded the project.

Baryshnikov has performed with numerous dance companies in the past, such as Lorraine Chapman the Company and Lostwax Multimedia Dance.

She currently works at Brown University, but has worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Salve Regina University, among others, in the past.

Davidson, a graduate of L’Ecole Superieure de Ballet du Quebec in Montreal, currently works at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Besides performing for many companies and festivals, Davidson has had her own works presented in places such as The fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA) in Toronto, Brown University, and The Gibney Dance Center in New York City.

The Redfern’s website states that “Doppelgänger Dance Collective (DDC) is a duet project between two dancers of similarly versatile technique, powerful physicality and eagerness to create compelling and dynamic work….DDC fosters the creation and performance of original contemporary dance, often performed with live music.”

DDC will perform “an evening length program of mixed repertory,” at the Redfern, per DDC’s website.

The dance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for KSC students with an ID and range from $12-$20 for others.

Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com

He played “Suite for Drumset IV” and “IX” on the drumset.

For the final number, Dill and Marzola joined together to play “Ghanaia for Marimba Solo,” by Matthias Schmitt. Dill was on the marimba while Marzola remained on the drumset.

The two took bows at the end of the performance, which lasted a little over an hour, and received a standing ovation from some members of the audience.

Junior biology major Collin Coviello was one of the over 60 audience members at the show. “I thought it was really interesting,” he said.

“There were a lot of different kinds of textures going on and I had a good time watching it. It seems like something that wouldn’t be like captivating, but they used all kinds of different instruments, different styles, so I thought it was really good.”

Marzola’s roommate, junior criminal justice major Grant Frohock, said,“I thought it was fantastic.”

Alex Salter is a friend of both Dill and Marzola. “They were great, I know they’ve been playing for a long time, but they’ve improved a lot recently and Matt and Eric both did a great job,” he said.

Swist, who is the percussion instructor, also commented on the event.

“They did absolutely fantastic…I thought they played great. It was a good mix and exceeded our expectations.”

Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com

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Junior Eric Dill said that he has been playing music since his first year of high school when he joined the marching band.

‘MADE IN CHINA’ comes to the Redfern ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Addressing sensitive, uncomfortable issues isn’t always easy, but for one New York City theatre company, their goal is to do just that.

On Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m., Wakka Wakka Productions performed “MADE IN CHINA” at Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center.

Wakka Wakka Productions was founded in 2001 and aims to “push the boundaries of the imagination by creating works that are bold, unique and unpredictable...All of Wakka Wakka’s productions have been highly physical, overlapping in a wide range of styles, including grotesque, absurd and clown, incorporating elements such as object manipulation, puppetry, masks and original music,” according to the evening’s program.

“A darkly comedic puppet musical inspired by true events, MADE IN CHINA is a fantastical exploration of human rights, consumerism and American-Chinese relations as told through the unlikely love story between an odd middle-aged American woman and her Chinese ex-pat neighbor… MADE IN CHINA features 30 puppets, seven puppeteers, music inspired by both American and Chinese traditions and animated video,” per Wakka Wakka’s website.

The show uses a mixture of nudity, cursing, crude visuals and language, comedy and songs to convey the message to its audience.

As audience members filed in, they were greeted by a dimly lit panda puppet eating bamboo in the middle of the stage. The stage sides and front were adorned with bamboo stalks and a sign that read, “Love Me Don’t Bother Me.” The show started off with a recording of President Donald Trump saying the word “China,” or phrases regarding China, over and over as the panda sat there imitating him.

When the brief opener was over, the main character, Mary, ran onto the stage completely naked. She sat on her couch, talking to her dog, Lily, eating macaroni and commented on the cuteness of the pandas being shown on the television.

Mary broke into song, talking about how she lives a “life of decay,” and how she needs to break the cycle, “but not today.”

Overhearing her Chinese neighbor, Eddie, playing loud music, Mary confronted him and his grey dog, Yo-Yo. Eddie quieted the music and decided to call his children. He asked them to visit and told them how he

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taught Yo-Yo to talk.

Members of the audience laughed as Eddie told Yo-Yo to say, “I love you,” but Yo-Yo only responded with “hello.”

In the following scene, a now-dressed Mary took Lily out for a walk and encountered Eddie and Yo-Yo. Both Mary and Eddie lost control of their dogs, and Lily and Yo-Yo took off running. The dogs were caught by their respective owners, but not before Yo-Yo humped Lily.

Mary made her way to a store, where she bought Christmas decorations. When she arrived back at home, she discovered a handwritten note in one of the bags.

The note was from a Chinese labor camp prisoner. It asked the reader, Mary, to report the note to a human rights organization and said, “They beat us, kick us, not enough sleep, not enough food to eat.” Mary understood that it implied the fact that the prisoner was being tortured.

TIM SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR She felt compelled to do something about Mary (on right) and her dog cross paths with her neighbor, Eddie (on left) and his dog. the note, so she went to Eddie. Eddie, who thought the note was a joke, yelled at Mary love for each other, which was shown through ences. one of the last scenes where the two had sex.

Mark, who played various characters, told her she was the problem.

Post-coidal, Mary and Eddie decided they spoke on one of the audience member’s comMary began to believe she was the probwere going to publish the note on Facebook ments regarding this. lem, and tried to flush the note down her and send it to newspapers and news net“[Our director] talked about how it was toilet. works to get the word out.

“All we need is to good that you were confused...it forces you to When the note got stuck, Mary reached tell our story.

All we need is to take a stand,” have a critical eye of us, what our perspective for the plunger, but was shocked when it one of the puppets said. is, and what your perspective is and what is began to sing, along with her food, house Sophomore nutrition major Samantha going on in the world…” phone, handgun and other objects. They sang He also mentioned how the recent elecabout how they were made in China, and Bryant was one of the many attendees of the show. “It was really interesting,” she said. tion affected the audience reaction.

Mary became ill.

“And it was amazing how what's going on She went to throw up in the toilet after the “It was a cool commentary on just working together and making a difference and seeing in the world in this country influenced us musical number, and was sucked in. the other side of things.” and the audience reaction to things… The Moments later, Eddie showed up at Mary’s First-year studio art major Emma Johanaudience reaction [to the panda being accomhouse and found Lily alone. He heard Mary’s sen said, “It was really funny.

Yeah, it was panied by Trump's voice] before the inaucries for help and was led to the toilet. He, too, good.” guration was hilarious and people really became sucked in.

After the show, six out of seven of the pup- thought it was really, really funny in New The two arrived on top of a mountain in China. Once they made their way to the peteers, Ariel Estrada, Andy Manjunk, Ste- York... and then after the inauguration, it was ground, Mary’s naivety toward Chinese cul- phen J Mark, Lei Lei Bavoil, Charles Pang and like too much…,” Mark said. “And there were Peter Russo, along with Executive Producer definitely ideas in the finale that got shifted ture became evident.

They met a rich individual named Dick Gabrielle Brechner hosted a Question and around based on what we were doing.

In addition to simply acting and singing, Mills. He and his wife denied the claims of Answer session, where audience members could make comments and ask questions. the puppeteers helped create and develop the there being a labor camp where human rights Russo, who played Mary, said, “I think we show, puppets, stage and props. are violated, but once Mary and Eddie left the all have a personal attachment to this.”

Origi“I don't think a year ago I would have told stage, Mills and his wife began talking about nally, he hadn’t intended in being Mary, but myself that I would be doing a puppet show them. gave it a shot.

He said his inspiration came ever in my life, but that just that if you are While Mary continued to break cultural from his grandma. open to what opportunities are presented rules, Eddie warned her to stop, but they Estrada, the puppeteer behind Eddie, to you, you'll really surprise yourself with were eventually arrested.

While in prison, they encountered many mentioned that he is an immigrant child. “I’ll what you can accomplish using the skills that individuals, from Eddie’s deceased brother never know the kind of sacrifices they had to you're learning,” Mark said. to Uncle Sam, before they escaped and were go through,” he said, telling one story of how his Philippine father faced blatant racism.

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The cast members mentioned how they asaurman@kscequinox.com The story also unveiled Mary and Eddie’s received mixed reactions from previous audi-

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‘Power Rangers’ features ‘wacky antics’ and product placement WRITER: MATT BILODEAU

POSITION: EQUINOX STAFF REVIEW: “Power Rangers” fits the bill of nonsensical popcorn entertainment, complete with appealing heroes and an outlandish villain whose exaggerated performance warrants the ticket price in itself.

Not much occurs in the small town of Angel Grove, that is, until five teenagers [Naomi Scott, Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler, Becky G. and Ludi Lin] stumble upon an alien spacecraft that endows them with exceptional abilities. Zordon [Bryan Cranston], a massive talking head, informs the group that the malicious Rita Repulsa [Elizabeth Banks] has been abruptly awakened from her slumber with the intent of conquering the planet. In order to defeat Rita and her sentient superweapon, Goldar, the “teenagers with attitude” must learn how to work as a team and cement their destiny as the Power Rangers.

“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” is best viewed as a mystifying time capsule of the 90s in which, week after

week, five everyday teenagers would dress in multi-colored costumes and fight an absurd monster design of the week via repurposed footage from their Japanese precursor, “Super Sentai.” I never latched on to the property as most children did, even though I hovered around the right age upon its premiere. I have no personal ties to the series, but for reasons that I’ll do my best to explain, I quite enjoyed the rampant absurdity of “Saban’s Power Rangers.”

Children have been gifted with a plethora of on-screen superheroes that they can choose from. “Power Rangers” is the rare scenario (minus a friendly neighborhood web slinger) in which adolescents can relate to their colorful heroes.

Jason (The Red Ranger) is the town pride gone wrong, a kind-hearted jock who fell from grace after pulling an irresponsible prank. Billy (The Blue Ranger) is a technically-minded genius who happens to be on the spectrum. Kimberly (The Pink Ranger) is the recently alienated popular girl who finds guilt within committing a careless mistake. Zack (The Black Ranger) can be a reckless individual, but at the end of the day, he’ll put others before himself, especially when it comes to caring for his sick mother.

Trini (The Yellow Ranger) tends to keep to herself, weary of facing judgement for her lifestyle choices.

It could have been easy for director Dean Israelite to simply label the five leads as discernable stereotypes but, in a welcome development from

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the television show, he puts the focus on a wide variety of representation.

“Power Rangers” marks the progressive debut of two superheroes from the vastly underrepresented autistic and LGBT communities, neither of which come off as a gimmick to garner insincere sympathy. By shifting the effects bonanza towards the third act, the teens are granted plenty of opportunities to understand one another, occasionally taking a moment or two to touch on timely issues, train with Alpha 5 [Voiced by Bill Hader], a hyperactive android, and come to understand one another.

“Power Rangers” is the equivalent of “The Avengers” had they first met through Saturday detention via “The Breakfast Club.” A greater emphasis is placed on building character rather solely focusing on the sugar-coated monster battles that gave the show its identity. In switching up the formula, “Power Rangers” proves to be one of very few franchises willing to adapt from its source material. But let’s be

honest, what would this property be without a general aura of preposterousness?

Over the past decade or so, extravagant movie villains seem to have dissipated in favor of underwhelming baddies, that is, except for one: Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa. “Power Rangers” is very much a character driven origin story, but I’ll be damned if Banks doesn’t steal the show from every one of the Rangers. I’m genuinely shocked at how much of the set is left standing after Banks seems to have chewed through all of the scenery with a deranged smile and a kick in her step. She’s the perfect starter for the Rangers, a maniacal antagonist who revels in every horrible (and shockingly violent) act she commits; Banks’ performance is clearly from another dimension, but her overblown bravado gives “Power Rangers” a shot of adrenaline.

“Power Rangers” reserves most of its robo mayhem towards the tail end of the film, a refreshing decision that may

alienate well-versed aficionados from casual admirers. While infrequently subverting prevalent action movie cliches, the climax is what one would naturally expect. At times, the camera has a difficult time staying still which can make for a somewhat discombobulated experience when trying to keep up with where everyone is.

While Banks entertains through her wacky antics, the biggest laugh-outloud moments came from an unapologetically contrived ad campaign for Krispy Kreme. Product placement in your average tentpole blockbuster is nothing new, but I can never recall one that blatantly weaved itself into the story as integral to the plot...until today. With my friend in tow, I keeled over in hysterics, nearly on the verge of tears, as the Rangers would utter such dialogue as: “Rita hasn’t reached the Krispy Kreme yet.” Only during the climax of a “Power Rangers” movie will one hear more Krispy Kreme references than the names of the Rangers themselves. Oh, how I wish I was making this up. Now, if you’ll excuse me, all this talk of “Power Rangers” has created an insatiable hunger for the rich, fluffy texture of a Krispy Kremeglazed doughnut.

Matt Bilodeau can be cotacted at mbilodeau@kscquinox.com

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KSC professor’s poem makes mark in China JILL GIAMBRUNO

Equinox Staff Keene State College journalism professor Rodger Martin started writing poetry when he was in middle school—it was a passion of his that has followed him throughout life.

Recently, Martin was notified that a monument was being created in honor of him and his poetry across the globe in China at the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE).

As a KSC alum of the class of 1977, Martin began working as an editor for the Worcester Review, where he did a considerable amount of work editing and translating Chinese poetry.

It was during this time that he met Zhang Ziqing, a professor of English at Nanjing’s Institute of Foreign Literature in China.

Martin (The Equinox’s co-advisor) explained that he had been working with Zhang, editing and translating

poetry, since the 1980s. They met in person for the first time in 1990, when Zhang came to America.

“In the 1990s, my friend Professor Michael True, the founder of “The Worcester Review,” introduced me to [Martin] during my stay as a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University,” Zhang said. “At [Martin]’s invitation, I visited him and met a group of the local poets, now Monadnock Writers' Group.”

Zhang would later introduce Martin to Dr. Wang Guanglin, dean of the school of languages at SUIBE. It was on campus at SUIBE that Martin was inspired to write his poem titled “The Anchor.”

Martin said that he first went to China in 1967 as an American soldier in the Vietnam War. “[China] was everything I had imagined and heard about, and I always wanted to go back,” Martin said.

In 2012, after 30 years of editing and translating Chinese poetry, Martin was invited back to China—this time, as a poet.

“I was invited to come and present a poem as part

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The plaque will be placed at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics in China.

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of an international art festival near Shanghai,” Martin said. “It was a whirlwind visit. I arrived and left in just four days. It was a wonderful taste.”

Three years later in 2015, Martin was asked to come back to China for the summer and give a series of lectures at the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE). It was during this trip that Martin wrote his poem “The Anchor.”

“It was a reflecting poem written during my time at SUIBE,” Martin explained. “There’s a giant anchor about 40 miles inland in a reflecting pool on campus. I was curious as to why it was there, so I wrote a poem about it.”

After asking about the anchor, Martin discovered that the original campus was almost on the docks of Shanghai. When the campus moved, they brought the anchor with them to keep the memory of the campus’ original roots.

Martin showed his poem to Wang, and it was soon worked into the curriculum for SUIBE students.

“English is a required language,” Martin explained.

“All the students are very curious about American poetry. They were practicing translation skills by translating “The Anchor” from English into Chinese.”

Two years later, just a few weeks ago, Martin received an e-mail that his poem was going to be carved in stone, right beside the reflecting pool where it was written in 2015.

“I always wanted something of mine carved in granite, but I thought I would have to pay somebody to put it on my tombstone,” Martin joked. “But I can cross that off my bucket list now.”

Martin said that while he knew students were working with his poem and translating it, he had no idea that a monument was being created until he received the e-mail.

“We first held a translation competition among our students, trying to let more students enjoy the poem, and the students are very enthusiastic,” Wang said of Martin’s poem. “The event is known in the campus, and I lobbied to the president and vice presidents to help design a memorable monument or something like that to be set up close to where [Martin] once stayed. We asked a designing company to design this for us, and they are improving, as I told them I want the best effect.”

“I love the permanence of the idea – that someone, somewhere saw my poetry and saw value in it,” Martin said.

Martin continued, “Poetry has a seat [in China] that it doesn’t have here. Maybe, someday it will… Their sense of timelessness and the value of their language is certainly recognized in how they approach things.”

“Rodger has made a great contribution to the Chinese and American cultural exchanges as a non-governmental ambassador of peace and literature,” Zhang said.

“And as a leader, he has got the Monadnock New Pasto-

ral Poetry entered into the poetry history. He deserves this honor in an everlasting way.”

Wang added, “[Martin] is an emotional person, very dedicated to his poetry and also has a great love for his students.”

This dedication was also noticed by Kathleen Fagley, an adjunct in the English Department at KSC, who has known Martin since 2000 when she joined a critique group he was leading in Dublin, New Hampshire.

Fagley said, “The number of poets fluctuated from four to 14 over the years. I was a member. We met once a month to critique each other’s poems. It was a welcoming, positive experience and my self-confidence as a poet grew under his leadership and direction.”

Of the meetings lead by Martin, Fagley added, “Throughout the years, and even today in these Sunday afternoon readings, [Martin] creates a comfortable and supportive space to not only emerging, but well-established poets [as well]. It is a place to try out your voice, meet new poets, buy poetry books and enjoy tea, coffee and dessert with like-minded lovers of poetry.”

Fagley added, “Rodger is enormously important throughout the state in promoting poetry and poets.

I consider him a mentor. He set the example of how a poetry workshop can be successful and promote helpful conversation among the participants about the project of a poem.”

Fagley noted, “His poetry is often informed by historical events, his travel and life experience. It is noteworthy for the sensory images and precise diction.”

“His landscape and pastoral poems are excellent, not only because of his vivid description with a superb skill, but also his provoking philosophical thinking,” Zhang added. “He often brings you with a sense of deep peace and spiritual enlightenment in his poems.”

Wang said that Martin is an emotional person, and it is those emotions that add so much depth to his poetry. “[Martin is a] good poet, not so talkative it seems to me, but has all the emotions and poetic talent as revealed in his writing,” Wang said. “He likes to talk to the students and loves to make friends with the poets here and also has a great love for Chinese landscape and culture.”

Of the recognition Martin has received across the world, he said that he is grateful—but the recognition is not the reason he writes.

Martin said, “I think if you care about the thing you do and you do it as well as you can, the recognition comes whether you want it to or not. And you can’t let that interfere with what you do… Recognition comes and goes pretty quickly. That’s not why I write. It’s about the language, not the recognition.”

“The Anchor” monument is expected to be complete at SUIBE by early July 2017.

Jill Giambruno can be contacted at jgiambruno@kscequinox.com

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Paris: The Eiffel Tower turns 128

The year of MTV, Ronald Reagan and Jessie’s Girl MARY CURTIN

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The Eiffel Tower lights up every night in Paris. Every hour on the hour, the tower creates a light show that can be seen throughout the city.

Celebrating a historic tourist attraction in France MARY CURTIN ADS DIRECTOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris during a ceremony by the tower’s designer.

Gustave Eiffel attended the ceremony, along with French Prime Minister and other dignified people, as well as 200 construction workers.

The reason Eiffel built this structure was because the French government planned a design competition for a monument to be built in central Paris to honor the anniversary of the French Revolution.

Eiffel was a well-known metal structure builder and also designed the framework of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, according to history.com While Eiffel faced much criticism for his design, many decades later, it was known as a wonder and an architectural masterpiece.

It is nearly 1,000 feet tall and is made of iron with stairs and elevators leading to different observation decks throughout.

Until 1930, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure until the Chrysler Building was completed in New York City.

Now, nearly seven million people visit the tower each year, and since its opening in 1889, 250 million people around the world have come to visit the tower, according to livescience.com.

While it is mainly a tourist attraction, it does offer many other amenities.

These may be lesser known, but there are banquet halls, restaurants, a champagne bar and several gift shops located throughout.

It is open 365 days per year and every hour on the hour, there is a light show performed from the tower’s bulbs.

When walking around Champs-de-Mars, people can be seen drinking wine, sharing loaves of bread and talking selfies with the tower.

Despite the romantic atmosphere of the area, it is a popular tourist attraction, which means it is also home to much theft.

People often work together to pickpocket unsuspecting tourists by distracting them with different games and diversions.

However, there are signs in all places near the tourist attraction warning people of such crimes.

A common theme for the Eiffel Tower is when there is tragedy in the world, it will either go dark or have the colors displayed, standing in solidarity with the rest of the world.

Mary Curtin can be contacted at mcurtin@kscequinox.com

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This photo was taken from Notre Dame in Paris on a foggy day. The tower can be seen from many places in the city.

Births and Deaths of interest 1853-1890 Vincent Van Gogh Richard Sherman 1988-

Events & Pop Culture of interest

1953- Albert Einstein announces revised unified field theory 1959 Dalai Lama flees China and is granted political asylum in India 1967 Cover picture of Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s” is photographed March 30- National Pencil Day

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1981 was the year that MTV was launched, “Jessie’s Girl” was one of the top hits and President Ronald Reagan was shot.

On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was shot in the chest outside of a hotel in Washington D.C. by John Hinckley Jr. after he had just finished addressing a labor meeting in the Washington Hotel.

While standing among a group of reporters, Hinckley fired six shots at the president and hit Reagan and three of his attendants.

At first, Reagan seemed to have been unaware that he was shot and he was pushed into the limousine and rushed to the hospital.

When he arrived, he was able to walk into the hospital under his own power, despite his collapsed lung.

Reagan was 70 years old at the time of the assassination attempt.

He was shot in the left lung by a .22 caliber bullet that just missed his heart.

It was reported that he was in good spirits when he arrived at the hospital and was making jokes to his wife Nancy and the surgeons operating on him.

The next day, the president was able to return to his presidential respon-

sibilities, but he and his attendants would feel the after effects of the attempt.

Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and his attorney argued that he was mentally ill with a narcissistic personality disorder and had a pathological obsession with the film, “Taxi Driver,” where the main character attempts to assassinate a senator, according to history.com.

There have been four total presidential assassinations: Abraham Lincoln in April of 1865, James Garfield in July 1881, William McKinley in Sept. 1901 and John F. Kennedy in Nov. 1963, according to presidentsusa.net.

There have been seven assassination attempts, including the one on Reagan: Andrew Jackson in Jan. 1835, Theodore Roosevelt in Oct. 1912, although he was no longer president at that time, Franklin Roosevelt, while he was the president-elect in Feb. 1933, Harry Truman in Nov. 1950 and Gerald Ford had two attempts in Sept. of 1975.

Since these attempts, security has become higher during presidencies, and with new technology, it is less likely of the capability to do so.

Mary Curtin can be contacted at mcurtin@kscequinox.com

April Fool’s Day editions of The Equinox MARY CURTIN

ADS DIRECTOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR As April 1 draws near and old editions of The Equinox, The Monadnock and The Kronicle are looked at, there are some old jokes that were inspected once again.

When The Equinox was still called The Monadnock in the 1960’s, a common theme for the editions around the beginning of April was to make them satirical, and people questioned the papers each year around this time. According to archivist at the Mason Library, Rodney Obien, when some people look at these old editions, they are puzzled about things that didn’t actually happen.

Beginning in 2016, former Arts & Entertainment Editor, Stephanie McCann began “Hoots n’ Hollers,” a satirical column that was continued into spring semester of 2017, but was later dropped by the current executive board of The Equinox.

These articles ranged from puns and modern day humor to poking fun at the millennial generation, much like the popular satirical website The Onion.

While there are not many works of literature

about the origins of April Fool’s Day, it does date all the way back to before 1700, according to history. com, but did become popularized over 300 years ago.

In modern day, people go far out of their way in order to pull hoaxes and pranks.

According to history. com, “In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees; numerous viewers were fooled. In 1985, Sports Illustrated tricked many of its readers when it ran a made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sidd Finch who could throw a fastball over 168 miles per hour. In 1996, Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell.”

The Monadnock became part of these similar traditions for many years.

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Fire in Oakland kills 3 residents PAUL ELIAS, JANIE HAR

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— Awakened by screams of “fire,” Michael Jones bolted out of bed in the pre-dawn darkness Monday at the dilapidated Oakland apartment building he calls home, instinctively pounded on the doors of his elderly neighbors and ushered them to safety — walkers and all.

Jones, 43, then found Princess, the “house” pit bull, cowering in the backyard, and the two ran out the front door as glass shattered from the heat.

A few hours later, he and the dog stood across the street, staring at the smoldering wooden structure that housed some 80 low-income residents, many of whom complained that they had not heard alarms, felt sprinklers or found fire extinguishers as they fled the substandard living conditions.

Jones said a prayer of gratitude for surviving the fire that killed two people and hurt four others, including two children. Two people remained missing.

Oakland Fire Battalion Chief Erik Logan said some people were hanging from windows and others were in fire escapes when firefighters arrived at the building.

The fire broke out in the rundown neighborhood nearly three months after a warehouse called the Ghost Ship caught fire and killed 36 people attending an unlicensed concert about five miles (eight kilometers) away.

The fires have raised questions about the use of some buildings in the city for residences amid a shortage of affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“At least the rats are gone,” said Angela Taylor, 62, clutching her purse, the only possession she managed to get out of a room she paid $550 a month to live in.

“It’s the wrong purse, but it’s better than nothing. A lady needs her purse.”

In 2010, Oakland allowed the owner of the 40-unit building that burned Monday to convert the structure into transitional housing for recovering drug addicts,

people struggling with homelessness and others, records show.

Since then, it has been the subject of several building department citations and investigations. City records show building officials verified complaints filed by the nonprofit organization that rents most of the building about deferred maintenance.

The owner, Keith Kim, was sent a notice of violation on March 2 over complaints of large amounts of trash and debris, building materials and furniture behind the property.

The building department also has an open investigation into complaints of “no working heat throughout the building, electrical issues and a large pest infestation,” city records show.

The Oakland Fire Department did not respond Monday to a request for inspection records involving the building, Kim did not return telephone calls from The Associated Press.

Mayor Libby Schaaf viewed the building briefly Monday and in a statement later offered her sympathies to the families of those affected but didn’t address the complaints against the building.

City fire officials have been criticized for failing to inspect the Ghost Ship warehouse and the mayor conceded that city agencies need to improve communications after records showed police responding to a number of complaints there in the months before the Dec. 2 blaze.

The cause of the Ghost Ship fire is still under investigation and Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed announced she would retire May 2.

Days after the warehouse fire, the owner of the building that burned Monday sent an eviction notice to Urojas Community Center, which had leased the first two floors of the three-story building, said James Cook, an attorney for the center.

The center assists about 60 people with transitional housing and services, Cook said. He had complained to

Some state lawmakers protect birth-control DAVID CRARY, ALISON NOON

ASSOCIATED PRESS Even with the Republican failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law, Democratic lawmakers in some states are pressing ahead with efforts to protect birth control access, Planned Parenthood funding and abortion coverage in case they are jeopardized in the future.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives withdrew a bill last week that would have repealed Obama’s Affordable Care Act. It would have halted federal funding for Planned Parenthood and curtailed the ability of many low-income women to obtain affordable birth control.

Despite that setback for the GOP, several Republicans said Congress might revisit health care in the future, and anti-abortion leaders have stressed they will not abandon their campaign to defund Planned Parenthood. The group is the No. 1 abortion provider in the U.S. but also offers extensive birth control and health-screening services.

In Nevada, state lawmakers and health advocates say they will continue to promote bills that would allow women to access 12-month supplies of birth control and require all health insurers to cover contraceptives at no extra charge, regard-

less of religious objections.

Another Nevada proposal seeks to provide alternative funding to help organizations such as Planned Parenthood.

Some government-run clinics that rely on federal grants and are on the brink of closure also would benefit.

“Nevadans need these protections regardless of what’s happening in Congress,” said Elisa Cafferata, president of Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood Affiliates. “Family planning and preventative health care are still very much threatened.”

Democratic state Sen. Julia Ratti said it was important to establish protections in state law “so that, regardless of what future federal provisions come through, we know we’re doing the right thing in Nevada.”

It’s unclear whether Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, will sign or veto the bills if they reach his desk.

Majority Democrats in the Maryland Legislature, with backing from some Republicans, plan to continue work on a bill that would maintain family planning services provided by Planned Parenthood if the group ever lost federal funding. The measure, which has cleared the House of Delegates and is now pending in the Senate, would direct $2 million from Maryland’s Medicaid budget to family planning, as

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well as $700,000 from the state’s general fund.

The bill’s chief sponsor, state Delegate Shane Pendergrass, said Maryland would be unwise to assume that congressional Republicans were finished with efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “Could this come back in six months? Maybe,” she said. “Do we want to make sure we’re prepared if something happens?

You bet we do.”

In Oregon, Democratic state Rep. Jeff Barker said deliberations would continue on a bill he is sponsoring that would require health insurers to cover a full range of services, drugs and products related to reproductive health, including contraceptives, with no co-pay or deductible. It also would ban any government interference in a woman’s choice to have an abortion.

“It will be contentious, but I believe it will pass,” Barker said. “We want to be sure that women have all their reproductive health needs taken care of.”

The bill, which is awaiting referral to a House committee, could be up for a floor vote sometime next month.

“Our plan is to still move it forward,” said House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Democrat. “It’s really important to a lot of people on this particular area of health care.”

Kotek also expressed

no interest in tweaking the bill’s language to the liking of Providence Health Plans, a Catholic-sponsored organization currently covering 260,000 Oregonians. Last week, Providence threatened to pull out of the Oregon insurance market if the abortion proposal passes.

At the national level, Planned Parenthood celebrated the collapse of the GOP health care overhaul effort, yet acknowledged that it will remain a target of the anti-abortion movement and its allies.

“We know this is the beginning, not the end,” said Planned Parenthood’s president, Cecile Richards.

Federal law already prohibits federal money from being used to pay for most abortions, but the now-abandoned GOP health overhaul would have cut off more than $400 million in Medicaid reimbursements and other federal funding to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services.

That includes birth control provided to about 2 million women annually.

Kristi Hamrick of Americans United for Life, in an email, said the push to defund Planned Parenthood would continue.

“Too early to say how this might play out,” she wrote.

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Firefighters battle an early morning apartment fire Monday, March 27, 2017, in Oakland, Calif.

the city about clogged toilets and disgusting bathrooms, exposed wires and water an inch deep on the ground floor, he said.

“It’s like Ghost Ship, but worse,” Cook said.

Residents said the hallways were cluttered with trash and debris.

“There were no sprinklers or fire extinguishers,” said Curtis Robinson, 52, who had to leave his wheelchair behind in his first floor room in the scramble to escape.

Several residents said they discounted the initial commotion over the fire because the building and neighborhood are noisy. Loud arguments occur frequently, and some residents stayed up late, drinking and partying.

Kirsten Evans, 52, said she paid $1,100 a month for a

small studio apartment without a kitchen. She said she moved in three years ago after she was evicted from her apartment of 20 years because her landlord wanted to raise her rent dramatically.

She said she woke up briefly Monday to take her medication and heard yelling and screaming. Then she heard windows popping, shattering from the heat and a skylight overhead shattering and glass falling outside her door.

As she fled, Evans said she trampled over broken glass as wires and light fixtures sparked red and white.

“I didn’t hear a fire alarm,” she said.

17th Annual Academic Excellence Conference Keene State College’s Student Research Conference

Saturday, April 8th, 2017 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

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Track & Field Bridgewater State Inivitational Katelyn Terry

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Lindsey Terry

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Tyler DeChane Jared Hannon

800 Meter Run 2:04.90 Long Jump 6.54 meters

Upcoming Games Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 1 vs. Western Conn.

Men’s Baseball Saturday, April 1 vs. RIC

Softball Saturday, April 1 vs. Southern Maine

Men’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 1 vs. UMass Dartmouth

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Women’s lacrosse battles back-to-back at home Emerson College GRACE KELLY

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Wheaton College SHELBY IAVA

SportS Editor The Keene State women’s lacrosse team went up against Wheaton College on Saturday, March 25 at the Owls Athletic Complex. The Owls fell short to Wheaton 11-6.

The game started off quickly for both teams. The both found the back of the net within the first two minutes of the game.

First-year Gabby Smith put the Owls on the board, just 20 seconds after Wheaton. Smith continued to excel as she sent two feeds to senior Kelly Chadnick for back-to-back goals, giving Keene State a 3-1 lead

over Wheaton. Wheaton finished a free position shot to stop the Owl’s offense and cut the lead to one. With 13:57 left on the clock, Smith hit another goal to regain the two-point advantage. Wheaton finished off the half by scoring the final three goals to lead 5-4 at the half.

Wheaton had five unanswered goals, to extend their lead to six. Senior Taylor Graf converted a free position shot for Wheaton with 2:55 left to go in the game. Wheaton then also answered with a free position shot before Tess Masci found the back of the net in the remaining minutes to finish out the game.

The Keene State Women’s Lacrosse team played a home game against Emerson on Tuesday March 21st.

The women’s game started at 7:30 p.m. against Emerson Lions. Keene State started off strong with a penalty shot by Chelsea Lewis. She scored giving Keene their first goal of the night ten minutes into the game. Soon after, Kelly Chadnick scored a second goal assisted by Taylor Graf for the Owls.

At the start of the game, Emerson was called on numerous fouls, but the Lions bounced back once Emily Quinn scored their first goal of the night with a free position shot, making her goal number 13 for the season. Fouls were then called for both teams. Tara Windsor, a player for Emerson, attempted to score, but it was blocked by Alison Argiro, the goalie for the Keene State team.

Taylor Farland quickly redeemed Keene State after the Emerson goal with a ground ball pickup that gave Keene their third goal of the night. Tori Weinstock quickly brought another point up on the board with an assist by Taylor Farland, making the score 4-1.

Emerson made up for lost time, scoring two goals in the last five minutes of the first half. Both goals

were made by Meredith Weber with free position shots. By the end of halftime, the score was 4-3 with Keene State College in the lead.

After half-time Emerson took the field with a dramatic advance, scoring 4 points for the Lions in the first ten minutes of the second half. Emily Quinn and Meredith Weber both scored and then Quinn scored a second time with an assist by Meredith Weber. Jenna Tomsky also scored with an assist by Sophia Gripari bringing their score up to 7-4 with the Lions in the lead.

However, Keene State began to show reassurance scoring another two points.

One from Taylor Farland and one Gabby Smith.

Tara Windsor and Brooke Goshtigian, on Emerson, retrieved those two points score board with seven minutes left on the clock.

Near the end of the game Keene State held up a good fight. In the last five minutes, Keene State scored two goals. Another one from Gabby Smith, assisted by Taylor Graf.

Taylor Graf made the last goal of the night, assisted

by Tori Weinstock. The game looked promising for over time, but the time ran out and the final score was 9-8 with Emerson taking home the win.

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Junior Tara Kilderry races the ball down the field in the women’s lacrosse game against Wheaton, on Saturday March 25, at the Owls Athletic Complex. The Owls fell to Wheaton 11-6.

Men’s Lacrosse drops home game against Bates 15-9

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SportS Editor The Keene State College men’s lacrosse team went up against the No. 7 nationally ranked team Bates College on Tuesday, March 21 at the Owls Athletic Complex. The Owls fell to Bates 15-9.

The Bates Bobcats opened up early on, scoring backto-back goals. The Owls answered quickly with two goals by junior Jon Nassif and senior Robert Hart.

They brought the Owls up and tied the game with 6:01 left on the clock. Bates earned another goal at the end of the first to give them a one-point advantage.

Bates came out of the

second with three unanswered goals. Junior Paul Beling and senior Frank Bacarella both scored, but the Bobcats would remain on top going into the half, 7-4.

Bates continued to expand their lead in the third quarter with an 8-0 advantage. Bates now had a 15-4 lead over Keene State.

The Owls were able to outscore the Bobcats 5-0 in the final minutes of the game; five different Owls found the net.

Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com

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Junior and midfielder JJ Downey runs past Bates in the Tuesday, March 21 game. Bates took home the win 15-9 at the Owl Athletic Complex.

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Senior strikes out 11 against Johnson & Wales

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SPortS editor The Keene State College baseball team traveled to Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island on Saturday, March 25. Senior Michael Crimi threw for seven innings, striking out 11.

Connor Longley had three hits, while Nathan Rossi had two.

The Owls and the Wildcats went back and forth with runs. Longley got hit with a pitch, and walked the base.

The Wildcats tied up the game as Ivan Reyes sealed an RBI single, and Johnson & Wales took the lead in the third when they loaded the bases.

Crimi (2-0) struck out Greg Joubert and Reyes in the fourth, and got a strike ‘em out, throw ‘em out double play when he struck out Dave Matthews.

Rossi then caught the

Wildcats, attempting to steal third base in the fifth.

Christian Bourgea’s fly to right brought in Mac Struthers to tie the score in the fifth inning.

Crimi stuck out the Wildcats in the bottom of the sixth, and the Owls took the lead in the bottom of the eighth.

Pinch hitter John Tarascio came in with a run, an RBI single to the right, and Tom Meucci scored on an error.

Devin Springfield also scored on an error in the top of the ninth. Jeffrey Lunn came in for his first appearance in Owls baseball.

Lunn sent the Wildcats down in order in the eighth and then struck out the Wildcats’ Rob Ballinger to end the game.

Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com Senior Michael Crimi pitches in a game from the 2016 season.

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BRIEF

Monroe duo finishes out senior season together AUSTIN SANIDAS

equinox Staff Monroe is a small town on the western side of Connecticut. It is also the hometown of two Keene State College lacrosse players. Frank Bacarella is a 5”6’ junior midfielder, while Brandon Charney is a 5”8’ senior defender. They have both been playing lacrosse for over nine years.

According to Charney, they didn’t even have a youth lacrosse program in their hometown. “We didn’t have a youth lacrosse program in our town, so me and Frank had to travel to Shelton, Connecticut, to play lacrosse.”

Apparently, times have changed in Monroe and their town is starting to gain a bigger interest in the sport.

“I think though, since the youth program started (in Monroe), the lacrosse culture is getting bigger and better year by year; people seem excited about it in my town, so that’s cool,” said Bacarella.

Lacrosse has not only been a sport to both players, but also a bonding experience for the two of them.

“It has been the best experience to play lacrosse with Brandon; he’s my best friend, so even when I didn’t see

him outside of lacrosse, I would see him every day” said Bacarella.

“Frank is the one that got me into lacrosse. He started playing before I did and we were best friends since the second grade, so we were always around each other.

He is definitely the reason why I started lacrosse,” said Charney.

All of the time spent competing against each other in practice really helped each player develop their game.

“Brandon has a great competitive edge, so playing with him and against him my whole life has been great because it has done nothing but make me a better lacrosse player”, said Bacarella.

“Playing against him my whole life was tough because he knows all my moves and which way I’m going to go and how I play, so playing with him definitely made me turn into more of an all around lacrosse player,” said Bacarella.

Bacarella has put up big numbers so far this season.

In six games, he has registered 14 goals and six assists.

Charney has been steady on the back end in five games so far this year.

Playing on the same team has been nothing but a pos-

itive experience for both players.

“It’s the best being on the same lacrosse team in college. What’s better than playing with your best friend?

Also, I always have someone I can count on or ask for tips when I need some work on a facet of my game,” said Bacarella.

“Its great to get another four years with such a good friend. We are both just trying to enjoy the rest of our time here at Keene before we graduate,” said Charney.

The expectations are high for Charney and Bacarella this season.

“I have high expectations of our season. We’ve had a couple tough losses, but I think we have a great chance to win the rest of our games, win our league championship and hopefully go far in the NCAA,” said Bacarella.

“Our expectations this season would be to win our fourth Little East Conference (LEC) championship in a row here at Keene State and make a run in the tournament,” said Charney.

Austin Sanidas can be contacted at asanidas@kscequinox.com

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Frank Bacarella (Left) and Brandon Charney (Right) have been playing lacrosse since they were young, and now they’re finishing out their senior season with the Keene State College lacrosse team.

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Has Bruce Arena Rejuvenated the U.S. National Team?

LUKE STERGIOU

Senior PhotograPher On Friday, March 24, the United States Men’s National Team played a crucial World Cup qualifying match against Honduras.

The United States were last in the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) group to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The pressure was on and the game was heavily hyped up in the media. The fans, the media, the players, we all knew this game was vital. The fans showed their confidence in the team with a Hamiltoninspired tifo that read, “Not giving up our shot.”

But Bruce Arena’s men didn’t budge.

The United States went out and won the game 6-1, with amazing performances from veteran Clint Dempsey, youngster Christian Pulisic and newcomer Sebastian Lletget.

The team looked reenergized and rejuvenated and the partnership between Clint Dempsey and Christian Pulisic was impeccable. Sebastian Lletget made an instant impact too, scoring within the first 18 minutes of the game. Unfortunately, he had to be subbed off when he got injured shortly after the opening goal.

The Los Angeles Galaxy forward went in for a hard challenge, getting his foot caught underneath a Honduran Defender.

As he walked off the field, fans and teammates alike worried that his injury would be serious.

Reports over the weekend from the Los Angeles Galaxy show that testing results revealed that Lletget only suffered a left foot sprain and it is uncertain how long he will be out.

Arena was certainly delighted with the outcome of that game, as that result meant that the United States Men’s National Team went from seventh place in the group to fourth place, and within four points of the first place team and bitter rivals Mexico.

Sports Illustrated reported Arena saying, “We had to win this game and have an aggressive attacking concept to break down a team that defends very well and gets good numbers behind the ball in good spots on the field.”

But aside from the win, Clint Dempsey and Christian Pulisic were the main talking points. It was incredible to see a youngster and a veteran working effortlessly together to tear apart Honduras’s defence.

Both players were very supportive of each other after the game, with Dempsey reported saying: “Man, he’s a great player. He can beat people one-on-one on the dribble and creates mismatches because of that,” (Sports Illustrated). Pulisic responded by saying, “Clint’s an easy guy to play with, he’s strong, he’s technical, he makes good runs and he always gives good support. That’s exactly what you need from a forward, and he’s clinical,” (Sports Illustrated).

As a United States fan, it’s a great sight to see this team work together and produce results like this. They look rejuvenated under Arena, and it looks like Russia is in their grasp.

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The stereotype of athletes: Dumb Jock Syndrome

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Frank Bacarella and Brandon Charney grew up playing lacrosse together and now they finish it out together in college.

• Hometown Buds Frank Bacarella and Brandon Charney played lacrosse together since the youth program and continue to play in college.

• Baseball Michael Crimi strikes out 11 as the Owls take the win against Johnson & Wales.

• Women’s Lacrosse The women’s lacrosse team played two teams at home this week. Check out the inside to see how they did!

• Men’s Lacrosse The men’s lacrosse team went up against the No. 7 team Bates College on March 21 at the Owl Athletic Complex.

EVENTS

• Softball Keene State College plays a doubleheader April 1 at the Owl Athletic Complex.

The games will be held at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. against Southern Maine.

• Women’s Lacrosse The women’s lacrosse team will play at home Saturday, April 1 at 1 p.m. against Western Connecticut.

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Student-athlete sits alone in an empty classroom to focus on her school work.

Student-athletes and professor put the ‘dumb’ athlete stereotype to rest JACOB BARRETT

Senior reporter Everyone has seen it on TV and in movies: that jock in the back of the classroom with the lettered jacket who is not paying attention to the lecture, but practicing extra for the big game once they get out.

KSC Associate Professor of Physical Education Dr. Fitni Destani, who teaches classes such as psycho-social aspects of sport, said that the stereotype of the “dumb jock syndrome” has been around since the ancient times of greek and roman civilizations.

The dumb jock syndrome, Destani explained, is a stigma surrounding athletes that says they focus the large majority of their time on physical pursuits as opposed to intellectual pursuits.

According to some KSC student-athletes, that stereotype is unfair and inaccurate.

“It’s honestly just not 100 percent true. A lot of guys really take school seriously, especially as they get older. Obviously, you come in freshman year and try to figure it out and get your bearings under you and figure out what’s going on in college, but I mean once they do that, they usually do fine,” KSC senior and two-sport athlete Jeff Lunn said. “Personally, I don’t think it’s a fair assumption to make.”

KSC senior and volleyball player Brooke Hatanaka said that life as a student-athlete brings about challenges regarding time management, as they must participate in required activities for their sports, and while some may struggle to balance their time between sports and academics, many benefit from it. “...I feel like student-athletes often have to work two times as hard because they have that much less time than people who don’t play sports, and while there are people who struggle to manage their time that are athletes and don’t do as well, there are a lot of athletes that do perform on and off the field very well and their sport helps them a lot,” Hatanaka said.

Destani added that athletes may feel more inclined to put more effort into their respective sports because of things like feeling the need to participate in voluntary team activities, like some off-season workouts and others, to help them be looked at in a favorable way by coaches.

Nonetheless, according to the Keene Owls website, 34 KSC varsity student-athletes earned fall 2016 Little East Conference All-Academic honors by achieving at least a 3.3 GPA through the 2016 spring semester.

KSC senior and member of the Owls’ baseball

“I feel like student athletes often have to work two times as hard because they have that much less time than people who don’t play sports, there are a lot of athletes that do perform on and off the field very well and their sport helps them a lot.”

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team Michael Crimi said that the unfair stereotyping and expectations of athletes extends to Division I programs.

“They essentially get free education, but they also miss classes due to their sport; they’re traveling weeks and weeks on end and then they’re asked to do that and complete their school work.

So there, I think that’s pretty unfair to those athletes because they’re asked to do basically what professional athletes do and do school work and, yet, are expected to complete it at all the same level. So I think that’s where there’s a separation between Division I and other divisions,” Crimi said.

In the case of Division I and II athletes, the stakes are even higher for those who have athletic scholarships on the line and rely on their athletics to keep them in school. There are also academic checkpoints that Division I, II and III athletes need to reach in order to be eligible to take part in athletics.

“In fact, there are more safeguards in place, but there’s stressors for the student-athlete as well based on fatigue, workload and travel, and not all faculty are as amicable to their workload,” Destani said.

Destani said there are disadvantages to being a Division III student-athlete as well because of lack of resources that could provide things like tutors that travel with teams and dedicated learning centers for the athletes that other schools may be able to provide.

“So in some ways, the Division III athletes are disadvantaged because of the lack of resources to support their education with that student-athlete model,” Destani said.

Still, he said that there is research which shows that student-athletes on average are graduating at a higher level than non-student-athletes. He said that the higher average GPA and on-time graduation rate of female athletes are driving factors as to why.

Males athletes are slightly underperforming

compared to non-student-athletes on average, according to Destani.

Destani said the difference can partially be attributed in part to athletes striving for professional sports careers and declaring for professional drafts prior to graduating. He said changing the way student-athlete graduation is looked at may be an improve ment to help with considerations like scheduling conflicts and other things.

“What most of the research is saying is that a realistic model for student-athlete graduation rates actually should be a six-year model, not a four-year model,” Destani said.

Statistics from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) show that Division I student-athletes recieving athletic financial aid had a six-year graduation success rate (GSR) of 86 percent, a 12 percent jump since 2002. In addition, research by the NCAA shows that Division I student-athletes recieving athletic financial aid had the same 66 percent six-year federal graduation rate (FGR) when comparing their numbers to those of all students at Division I schools in 2016.

FGR and GSR differ in that GSR includes student-athletes who transfer institutions in good academic standing during their collegiate career and go on to graduate into their new college’s data without penalizing the old college. FGR counts transfers as non-graduates toward the rate of an athlete’s old and new colleges, according to information provided on the NCAA website.

Furthermore, Destani said athletics doesn’t just build physical skill.

“One of the things we always talk about in physical education is that it’s not just skillrelated. There’s knowledge, skills and attitudes, professional dispositions and leadership development that takes place in athletics. So it’s not just physical skill,” Destani said.

Lunn agreed that intelligence is an important attribute to have in order to do well in athletics.

“Once I came in here, it was a completely different level of learning through the game. You learn a bunch of new stuff through basketball and baseball, a bunch of new concepts. You have to really adapt to that,” Lunn said.

Destani said that debunking and ridding the athletic community of the stereotype will be a difficult task and first starts with awareness and distribution of information regarding the education of student-athletes.

Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com

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Senior makes a splash in Shenandoah CRAE MESSER

Managing executive editor Four years came and went, and Ryan Boraski has reason to be proud, according to his coach.

The senior swam in his last meet as a Keene State College (KSC) Owl over spring break, and earned All-American Honors for the seventh, eighth and ninth times in his career.

Boraski competed in the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championship meet in Shenandoah, Texas.

Boraski said he was trying to stay optimistic going into the meet, even though it was potentially one of the biggest of his career.

“I was feeling really good and really positive. A lot of confidence, so that definitely helped me out,” Boraski said.

Swimming and diving Head Coach Chris Woolridge said Boraski’s work ethic has played a huge factor in his success as an Owl. Woolridge said that when Boraski came in as a first-year, he wasn’t standing out, but he knew what he had to do.

“He made the commitment, he worked year-round, he made it a priority, sometimes at the cost of probably some friendship and some social inclusion,” Woolridge said.

“He did everything he could to make sure that this piece of what he was doing came out well.”

Woolridge also said, “He’s come a long way, due mainly to his dedication and his effort.”

Boraski’s work certainly shows in his results.

In the morning preliminary at the National Championship, Boraski broke a Keene State College record, held by him, swimming the 100 freestyle in 43.65 seconds.

Later on in the championship round, Boraski re-broke the same record from earlier in the day, swimming the event in 43.43 seconds. Boraski’s record-breaking swim earned him second place in the event, only trailing the winner by .15 seconds.

While Boraski may have been happy with the time, he wasn’t personally thrilled with his position.

“I’m definitely disappointed in getting second, you know, I didn’t come there for second,” Boraski said.

“I have an attitude of, either you win or you lose. So I’m a loser, I lost.”

Woolridge said that while Boraski’s placing may not have been what he was personally working for, there was no disappointment from a coach’s perspective.

“I don’t feel like he had let anybody down with his performance’s,” Woolridge said. “I don’t think you can look at the body of work and feel like you left much on the table.”

Woolridge also had high praise for Boraski, who knows that there won’t be a “next meet.”

“His career exemplifies everything that we’re looking for in somebody that comes in, whether they achieve the success at the level that he has or not,” Woolridge said.

While Boraski has competed in his final meet for KSC, he will still be swimming for his club team out of Medfield, Massachusetts, and he is excited for that.

“That was it, that was my last college meet, but there’s still more things to come, and that’s exciting,” Boraski said.

Crae Messer can be contacted at cmesser@kscequinox.com

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