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Vol. 69, Issue #28 Thursday, April 27, 2017

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Student arrested for credit card fraud DOROTHY ENGLAND

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Keene Police arrested a Keene State College (KSC) student after the student said he deceptively made charges on his friend’s mom’s credit card back in January of this year.

The Keene Sentinel reported KSC first-year Forrest Spinney was “arrested and charged with three misdemeanor counts of credit card fraud, according to Keene Police Lt. Shane C. Maxfield.”

Spinney used information from Dover resident Kimberly Milliken’s credit card.

Milliken’s son, Mattias Milliken Keyser, had his mother’s card in his wallet when Spinney took it, according to Maxfield. Among purchases for Domino’s pizza and online apps, the 19-year-old also spent “a couple hundred dollars for concert tickets,” Maxfield said.

Maxfield said Spinney was let go on a $1,500 personal recognizance and is set to appear in 8th Circuit Court District Division in Keene on May 18.

KSC Associate Director of Campus Safety Stuart Mitchell said he didn’t have any information on the case.

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Keene State College Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities Dr. Sara Hottinger will be leaving the college. In addition to being associate dean, she taught first-year writing and philosophy courses. Hottinger also helped create the women’s and gender studies (WGS) progam at KSC.

Arts and Humanities interim dean takes position in South Carolina JACOB BARRETT

seNior reporter Dr. Sara Hottinger, who is currently serving as interim Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, will be leaving Keene State College (KSC).

Hottinger has confirmed with The Equinox that she has accepted a position at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina as Dean of University College, where she said she will be overseeing the interdisciplinary programs, honors program and a number of first-year experience programs.

“I’m excited to take on a position where I will be able to grow interdisciplinary programs. That has been work that I’ve been committed to doing ever since I got my PhD,” Hottinger said.

The move, according to Hottinger, will also allow her to be closer to her family in the Southeast.

Hottinger said that she started at KSC in 2005.

She said she taught courses in the philosophy department and women’s studies minor and helped create the Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) major.

Interim chair of WGS Dr. Karen Honeycutt commented on Hottinger’s role in creating the WGS major.

“She was amazing. She just had so much energy and just really worked so hard to make it a reality and kind of pushed it through and the department would not have been created without her efforts,” Honeycutt said.

KSC senior Abby Donovan, who is a double major in WGS and sociology, spoke of the importance of WGS classes and how they have helped her to think more critically.

“I think it’s just really important because it made me definitely [a] more well-rounded person. I definitely look at things in a different way now,” Donovan said.

Hottinger said that her experience in helping to create the WGS major made her want to go into administration.

“When I was involved in the process of creating the Women’s and Gender Studies major and working with my faculty colleagues in order to do that, it made me realize that one of the things I enjoyed most about that work was working with faculty to make our institution, make Keene State College a better place and I saw administration as a place where I could do more of that,” Hottinger said.

Hottinger said she was named Assistant Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities in January 2014.

Since then, she has moved up the ranks to her current position where she said she has tried to be an advocate for the the programs in the School of Arts and Humanities and make sure that their voice is heard.

KSC English Professor and Interim Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Dr. Kirsti Sandy said Hottinger has been able to understand the needs of the programs in the arts and humanities and has been able to advocate for the programs she oversees.

“I think she’s had a great impact,” Sandy said.

She added Hottinger’s replacement would need to be someone who understands the connections between the arts and humanities and the role it plays in a liberal arts education.

KSC Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs William Seigh stated that after learning of Hottinger’s upcoming plans to leave the college, he met with the department chairs in arts and humanities to discuss possible options for the dean’s position.

He added that after consideration, he hopes to have the process of finding Hottinger’s replacement completed before she leaves in June and her replacement will be named soon.

Hottinger spoke about how her time at KSC has influenced her as a professor and administrator.

“I think Keene State has been a very nurturing place. I’ve felt that I’ve really been able to grow as a professor and as an administrator. I think Keene State has offered me incredible opportunities to do some amazing work and I have found it to be a very supportive community and a community and institution committed to its mission and committed to the students who attend here and it has inspired me,” Hottinger said.

Updates regarding the status of Hottinger’s position will be provided as they become available.

Jacob Barrett can be contacted at jbarrett@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, April 23, 2017

Keene State celebrates Earth Day

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Students dance at the annual Solarfest event hosted on April 22 which coincided with Earth Day this year. The event is hosted by WKNH, Fair Trade Club and Campus Ecology. To read a profile piece on the bands that played this year which include, The Most and The Bourgeois Mystics, check out B1 in our paper. In addition, there is a multimedia piece on students’ experiences which can be viewed at kscequinox.com.

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Equinox Staff Earth Day, a national holiday that comes with promises of warmer weather and sunnier days, also brings people a reminder to care for the environment and be cautious of the ways they can impact it.

As the ice and snow melt from this past winter, patches of green start to appear as does discarded trash on the side of our roads. In efforts to keep roadways clean and animals safe from harm, people across the country invest their time, money and effort into various activities that will work to preserve a fresher environment.

At Keene State College (KSC), student organizations such as the Environmental Outing Club and the Campus Ecology, participate in activities year round to clean up the campus and city environment. Campus Ecology states their mission is “to establish environmentally sound practices on campus by promoting leadership, awareness and action.” William Fleeger, the club faculty adviser, could not respond back in time for an interview.

Last Sunday, April 23, KSC hosted their annual Green Up

Keene event, where Keene students and residents participated in picking up litter and trash.

The Coordinator of Student and Community Relations Robin Picard, who helped coordinate the Green Up Keene event, stated nine groups and 51 additional individuals voluntarily participated in the event to clean up the city of Keene.

Some student organizations that volunteered this year include the Pre-Med Club, SAC, and Delta Phi Epsilon.

Picard admitted that the constant rescheduling was a problem this year and participation wasn’t up to it’s usual standard. “Usually we have 110 participants and 15 groups volunteering… The rescheduling might have hurt us a bit this year,” she said.

Administrative Assistant Andrea Nowlan for the Keene Public Works Department, stated the total weight of trash collected is not recorded yet, since groups are still sending in information concerning how much trash they collected and the areas they cleaned up in.

According to the data the Public Works Department collected so far, Keene public organizations such as Citizen Keene, Keene Elm City Rotary, the Southeast Keene

Neighborhood and Keene Kiwanis club all volunteered in picking up litter throughout the city.

The Public Works Department also reported that among the 51 KSC students that volunteered, they collected 100 pounds of trash.

KSC student Sally Densmore said although she couldn’t participate this past weekend for Earth Day, she does little things on a day to day basis to care for the environment. “I recycle, save electricity by turning the lights off, and take quicker showers… just little things anybody can do that makes a big difference,” she said.

Additionally, studies show that over time consumers have been directing their attention to environmentally friendly businesses. In an article by Ethical Consumer they reported, 50 percent of consumers surveyed have avoided products based on a company’s poor reputation for negatively impacting the environment. They state it’s common for businesses to put their environmentally conservative views on display. “It’s more noticeable than ever that organizations large and small have started using their environmental practices as a marketing tool so, from supermarkets to your local coffee shop, there are green claims every-

Earth Day facts:

First started in 1970

by WI Democratic Sen. Gaylord Nelson after an Katie Jensen can be contacted at kjensen@kscequinox.com oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969. The first Earth Day had over 20 million people involved.

The name was originated by Julian Koenig, a Nelson staffer who liked that it sounded like ‘birthday’ and coined the term.

The event is held on April 22nd because it’s at time where it’s typically nice weather outside and Nelson didn’t want it get in the way of holidays or school exams.

Different steps one can take to participate in the day include planting trees, recyclying and learning more about your personal carbon footprint.

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Students ride bikes to raise awareness on green travel at a Green Bike Parade held last year. Earth Day this year was held on April 22.

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where,” the article read.

KSC first-year Ashley Arnold, said she noticed that more businesses are displaying their efforts to be eco-friendly. Especially the new Patagonia brand that is trending in the east coast. “I see lots of people wearing their fleeces and jackets. Their ads tell people not to buy things they don’t need to reduce consumption and that they recycle and repair old clothing,” she said. “This probably helps their reputation and makes people feel like their not only buying something, but donating to a good cause,” she added.

Furthermore, the Ethical Consumer reported added, “Boycotts have gone up by 123 [percent] over 2010-2012,” and, “potential customers have been more proactive in ensuring their money goes into the pocket of a seemingly cleaner organisation.”

The Residential Life and Housing office is open for anyone who would like to pick up gloves and a blue trash bag to pick up litter over the week and continue the community’s efforts to make Keene a cleaner and an environmentally responsible place.

This information was found on www.nydailynews.com/

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Presentation given on refugees’ experiences KATHERINE GLOSSER

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Since the 2016 Presidential Election, the topic of immigrants and refugees have become a heated and widely debated topic.

On April 19, a panel called Becoming Allies: Refugees and Immigrants in Keene was held to talk about refugee experiences and the process of resettling in New Hampshire.

The panelists were people from different New Hampshire organizations that help out refugees and immigrants adjust to American life.

KSC lecturer of the Sociology and Anthropology Department Nicole Wengerd organized the event.

The panelists included a refugee and Resettlement Coordinator of Ascentria Services Jay Sharma, Program Director of the International Institute of New England Molly Carr, Coordinator of Welcoming Manchester Lindsey Shaffer, Director of Welcoming New Hampshire Eva Castillo and members from the Keene Immigrant and Refugee Partnership, Wendy Scott Keeney and Joe Shapiro.

Wengerd said she hoped this event would give students a look at the issues refugees face in the community.

“I think the goal of this was really to have students and community members be able to sit in the same room and learn about the problem in our community and what we can do about it,” said Wengerd.

“So really understanding the problem and understanding the experience of refugees and immigrants and that whole process and also learning about how you can get involved right here in Keene.”

Carr gave a presentation about the process of becoming a refugee in America and her experiences in working in Africa to help out displaced people in refugee camps.

According to Carr, there are 65 million displaced

people, or people who were forced to leave their home because of a life or death situation. Shaffer talked about her organization, Welcoming Manchester, and how it helps out refugees living in Manchester. According to Shaffer, six percent of America’s immigrants are refugees.

Sharma talked about his experience as a refugee from Bhutan and his path to becoming a part of Ascentria Services to help resettle refugees.

Castillo talked about her personal experience coming to America from Venezuela as well as her organization and the importance of diversity.

Keeney and Shapiro talked about politics and how it has an impact on refugees and immigrants. They also organized a small group discussion with the panel’s audience.

The panelists took a few questions and comments from the audience with some of them sharing their own knowledge and personal experiences related to immigrants and refugees.

Keene State College (KSC) senior Marissa Depolo said there is some stigma about refugees and people need to be more educated about it.

“I think that people have a vision in their head on what a refugee is and I don’t think that people realize what they actually look like and reasons for coming and other things of that nature,” said Depolo.

“I think that a lot of people don’t know about it. I’m not as educated as I should be about it and I think that’s part of the reason why there is such a stigma because people don’t know.”

Shaffer expressed to not see refugees just as people in need, “It’s not about giving to those in need but just respecting one another as human beings and helping one another out in any way that we can.” said Shaffer.

Katherine Glosser can be contacted at kglosser@kscequinox.com

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Above, Refugee and Resettlement Coordinator of Ascentria Services Jay Sharma speaks at a panel called Becoming Allies: Refugees and Immigrants in Keene. To the left, students and others listen to the panel of speakers. This event occured on Wednesday, April 19 in the Putnam Science Center at Keene State College. It was an educational presenation on the lives of refugees living in New Hampshire and their experiences with resettling.

Planned Parenthood faces more cuts under Trump administration ALEX FLEMING

Equinox Staff President Trump signed legislation on April 13 that aims to cut off federal funding from Planned Parenthood and other companies that provide abortions.

According to The New York Times, President Trump supports some of Planned Parenthood’s health-related services, despite the cut in funding.

“As a middle ground, Mr. Trump has proposed preserving federal funding for Planned Parenthood if it stops providing abortion services,” stated The Times.

Government funding for abortion is already prohibited.

According to the Hyde Amendment of 1976, abortion is excluded from health care services provided to low-income people by the federal government through Medicaid, except through cases of rape, incest or life threatening conditions.

Communications Manager of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Molly Cowan said Planned Parenthood’s patients who are in need suffer the consequences when elected officials play politics with funding for critical health services.

“Unexpected and arbitrary funding losses result in reductions in patient access whether through reduced hours, hiring freezes or other measures, which prevent us from fully meeting the need in our communities,” she said.

A KSC student, who wished to remain anonymous, doesn’t know where she’d be without Planned Parenthood.

The student was a victim of date rape in the summer of 2016.

She felt like she couldn’t tell her parents and she did not want to take legal action because then her name would be free to use everywhere.

“I couldn’t call ghost busters,” she said. She did not know what to do.

She decided to call Keene’s Planned Parenthood, located on 8 Middle Street.

Planned Parenthood was busy that day, but after informing them of her situation, Planned Parenthood fit her in that day.

She arrived for her appointment, received a morning after pill and a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) test.

She consulted with nurses afterwards.

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“They knew the right questions to ask and they had all the answers,” she said. “I had many [questions].”

Planned Parenthood scheduled followup appointments for her and provided counseling about legal action and support groups once the appointment was completed.

She said they got the morning after pill, the STI test and the counseling for free.

According to Planned Parenthood’s website, people without insurance or those who decline to go through insurance, pay on a sliding scale based on their income.

She was a student and students get health services for free.

According to Rite Aid’s website, Plan B, a common over-the-counter emergency contraceptive, costs around $50 at their stores.

“If [Planned Parenthood] wasn’t there, where would’ve I gone?” she said.

“It feels really safe there. It felt like they dealt with my situation a lot.”

At the KSC’s Center for Health and Wellness, students have options when it comes to reproductive health.

According to KSC’s website, the center offers birth control medication, STI screening, emergency contraception and women’s health exams.

The center also offers many other services that one would be able to receive at a hospital.

Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Director of The Center for Health and Wellness Deb Coltey said any student is welcome at the center.

KSC’s tuition includes a student health fee, which allows them to visit without having to make a co-pay.

The drugs, however, do cost money.

According to Coltey, birth control pills cost $12-$15 for a month’s cycle and $14 for Plan B. Coltey said the center also writes prescriptions.

If a student knows their co-pay is lower than the cost of the pill at the center, they are allowed to take their script and get it filled at a local pharmacy.

The center does not provide abortion services and does not do Intra-Uterine Device (IUD) implants.

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

EDITORIAL

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Speaking up against violence

The importance of preventing sexual and domestic violence April is sexual and domestic violence awareness month, but having discussions and bringing about awareness is only the first step. As important as it is to highlight and bring awareness to this, oftentimes, silenced issue, it’s not enough. Action needs to be taken.

According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Keeping this in mind, the majority of victims are 30 years old, with 54 percent being between the ages of 18-34. With college students being at such a high risk of becoming sexual assault victims, preventive measures need to be taken on campus.

Pamphlets reading statistics and providing emergency hotline numbers is a great resource, but in those cases, we’re reaching out to potential victims when we need to focus on potential predators, so to speak. A focus on working with ways predators can better control their temper, anger, emotions etc. needs to be emphasized just as much as ways for victims to reach out for help. We need to provide services and education to those who may act out aggressively. We need to educate people on how to balance a healthy relationship first before we educate them on how to reach out for help once caught up in an unhealthy relationship. Both sides are equally important and deserve the same attention.

However, sexual and domestic violence prevention resources are widely available both on Keene State College’s (KSC) campus and in the greater

Monadnock region. We’re fortunate in that regard because not every area of the country has the same amount or quality of resources available. On a national level, more needs to be done for sure, but when looking at this locally, the Monadnock region does pretty well.

Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention (MCVP), located on Court Street in Keene, New Hampshire, serves all of Cheshire County and 14 towns in western Hillsborough County. MCVP offers resources and support for victims of sexual and domestic violence such as a 24-hour crisis hotline, peer counseling in-person and over the phone, referrals and more.

Also, they also provide victims with temporary shelter at confidential locations. KSC also offers prevention resources.

Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Peer Educators, which is coordinated by the Counseling Center at KSC, conducts programs and events across campus from Greek organizations to residence halls. According to KSC’s Sexual Violence Prevention & Intervention page, “Any student interested in helping MVP with it’s mission, ‘Students Helping Students End Sexual Violence,’ is welcome to contact the MVP Advisor Forrest Seymour (fseymour@keene.edu, 603-358-2047) or fill out the online application.” The Sexual Assault & Violence Education (SAVE) Committee is also available and open to the entire KSC community working in collaboration with MCVP. Together, they work to put on events throughout the year. According to KSC’s Sexual Violence Prevention & Intervention page, “These events

include the ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Men’s March to End Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence,’ the ‘Shout Out Against Sexual Assault,’ the ‘Silent Witnesses’ and more.” Along with these events, every year for orientation, KSC puts on the student production No Zebras, No Excuses. This production focuses on bystander mentality in scenarios that are presented including sexual assault, violence and other issues that may arise on a college campus.

As important as it is to encourage sexual and domestic violence prevention, we at The Equinox feel encouraging those in risky situations to speak out is equally important. Incidents involving sexual and domestic violence are frequently brushed under the rug. Victims should not be silenced, and with all the resources available in our region, those voices can be heard.

Victims should be encouraged to speak out and hold predators accountable for their actions. We need to find effective ways to nail home the fact that violent behaviors are unacceptable at a young age. We need to embed this in the minds of children before they even have the chance to get involved in their first relationship. We need to start young and not wait until it’s too late, when these habits and behaviors are already learned. Teaching people methods of balancing healthy relationships at a young age may lead to a reduction in sexual and domestic violence.

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Misrepresenting mental health in TV TIM SMITH

Photo Editor Mental health is a complicated topic to talk about.

The different ways it is perceived by victims and society, as well as how it affects victims differently has led to some tough discussions and studies in our attempts to understand it better. There have been numerous ways to teach and learn about mental health, including medical studies, panels and now, TV shows.

These TV shows, sans documentaries, usually utilize mental health to further the show’s agendas. The show

Southpark used the mental health disorder Tourette’s Syndrome as the focal point for their season 11 episode, Le Petit Tourette. That is just one of many examples of mental health in TV, and usually, the mental health disorder is not positively portrayed. There are some shows that try to portray mental health in a positive manner, such as The Netflix Original 13 Reasons Why. 13 Reasons Why is a series that focuses on suicide.

Suicide is a mental disorder that is as complex as it is taboo to talk about. I’ve been fighting suicidal thoughts for many years now and I’ve noticed how awkward and frozen people become when suicide gets brought up.

People often don’t know how to react, so they become apathetic or overtly empathetic. People don’t know how to relate to such an intense subject, which is why 13 Reasons Why has attracted so much attention. It’s seen as an opportunity to easily understand the viewpoint of a victim dealing with suicidal thoughts.

13 Reasons Why’s main plot’s point is high school life after a student suicide. This show has received a lot of mixed responses. It’s received positive reviews from critics, but generally negative ones from viewers. Many viewers state that 13 Reasons Why misrepresents suicide, as well as glorifies it. Viewers are also concerned

that the people who struggle with mental health and suicide will be encouraged to act on their thoughts because of the show.

The first moments of the episode show a locker decorated with memoirs and love notes, indicating this locker is that of the student who committed suicide, Hannah Baker. From here, the series begins with multiple character introductions that all end in some sort of mystery or cliffhanger.

The show is based off a series of tapes that Baker made prior to her passing. These tapes are her story about her life and why she decided to end her own life.

There tapes are delivered to the series’ main character, Baker’s friend Clay Jensen. From here, Jensen learns Baker’s story, where several events, mostly tragic ones, occur.

13 Reasons Why has good intentions, but is romanticized in the same way that all TV shows generally are.

The show must be able to maintain viewers with a difficult taboo topic such as suicide (among other graphic topics). Thus, the show needs storytelling elements such as romantic interest, exposition and conflict. These necessary elements make 13 Reasons Why misrepresent and glorify suicide and life after the suicide in favor of creating a captivating TV show.

Viewers’ concerns about possibly triggering victims of suicidal thoughts are completely valid. Anything can inspire something or someone to do something and 13 Reasons Why being so romanticized is the main reason why viewers should be concerned. Any talks or panels that discuss such sensitive issues have a low chance of triggering because it is not romanticized.

I commend 13 Reasons Why for attempting to use such a taboo subject such as suicide as their main plot point. If 13 Reasons Why was hoping to portray how a suicide victim feels and what life is like after a suicide, the producers should have avoided relying on cliché drama that is present in most reality TV shows, but then the series would be better off as a documentary.

If you suspect someone is dealing with suicidal thoughts, or if you are yourself, the suicide hotline number is 1-800-273-8255 and is available 24/7.

Tim Smith can be contacted at tsmith@kscequinox.com

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Firearm education as a high school elective

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and it’s important to equip them with knowledge that could save their life.

Ignorance is not bliss in this case.

In most states, it is illegal to have a gun Anyone who has ever held and shot a firearm on school property. Now, in North Carolina, can tell you that the first time is always a little lawmakers are opening up to the idea of having gun safety education classes offered as a high school elective. This is a great bill, and all high schools should think about implementing a gun safety course into their curriculum.

House Bbill 612 proposes a comprehensive firearms education course in which students will learn the, “history, mathematics, and science related to firearms and firearm safety.”

Law enforcement officials and firearm agencies will help to create the curriculum. It is important to note that the bill strictly prohibits the presence of any ammunition to ensure the safety of the students and instructors.

It is so important to take care of a gun properly and is something that often gets overlooked and first time gun owners forget about. For example, Gguns can not be shoved in a closet for three years then used without cleaning them thoroughly.

This can cause the gun to misfire and, in extreme cases, can lead to death.

Opponents of this bill say that high school students are too young for such a class. Under federal law, however, people over the age of 18 can buy shotguns and rifles. To put that into perspective, most people turn 18 before graduating their senior year of high school.

This course could be really groundbreaking for future generations of students. In 2015, there were 489 deaths in the United States due to unintentional firearm discharges. Many of those being people under the age of 25.

This course would not be designed to promote gun use or promote students to bring guns to school;, rather, it would teach them how to be safe around guns if they ever were put into that situation.

In high school, health class covers everything from pregnancy prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and drug awareness, to CPR certification and how to do the heimlich on a person who is choking. I think it would be so smart to add a section on gun violence awareness and gun safety o. Or even have an entire class for students to take if they plan on owning guns and using them. It makes sense.

It is something these kids may be exposed to

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intimidating. In the hands of a user, guns have the power to take a life. It is horrible how many fall victim to gun violence every day. It is even worse to allow more people to die because they are not educated on how to properly handle and take care of a gun.

Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

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ADAM URQUHART

oPinionS Editor Not everyone in the world has the same amenities that are oftentimes taken for granted in our industrialized society. Things like clean water and basic hygiene products may be something that’s readily available or easy enough to access here in the United States, but elsewhere, that’s not the case. Some organizations are putting in a great effort to provide soap to those without.

The onset of many diseases seen in developing countries is partially due to the lack of access to hygiene products. As many of us have been reminded growing up to wash our hands with water…and soap that’s not always an option for those living in lesser off situations. According to cleantheworld.org, “Pneumonia and diarrheal disease are two of the leading causes of death among children 5 years old.” These both could be combated if soap and proper hygiene educated was available in areas of the world that are deprived of these amenities.

As it is, reusing and recycling products has grown in popularity and is an initiative that’s often encouraged. However, often time’s products are tossed away without a second thought. It’s common to see recycling bins around reading paper, plastic etc. and so people may recycle bottles and cans frequently, but what about soap?

According to www.globalsoap.org, “Each day, more than 2.6 million bars of partially-used soap are thrown out by hotels in the United States.” When I think back to the times I’ve spent staying at hotels, I don’t recall ever going through a bar of soap that the hotel supplied the bathroom with. In fact, half of the time I’ve ended up bringing my own soap and hygiene products. Regardless, all the soap that goes unfinished usually is wasted and thrown away by hotels. That’s why donating these unused bars of soap to organizations like Global Soap is such a great idea to combat waste and better the lives of others all at once.

According to www.globalsoap.org, “Each week, we’re removing more than 7,500 pounds of used soap from the waste stream, and converting it into 30,000 new bars of soap.” Other organizations are also involved such as Eco-Soap Bank. This organization works to collect gently used soap from hotels in Cambodia to then sanitize and recycling them into new bars of soap. Those bars of soap are then donated.

According to www.ecosoapbank.org, “75 percent of rural Cambodians still lack steady access to soap, and the Eco-Soap Bank seeks to address the critical need for hygiene.” No one should fall ill because they aren’t able to access basic hygiene products.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation (more than 35% of the world’s population).” The majority of these people live in rural settings. All hotels should be committed to recycling their soap products wherever possible so that people don’t suffer from easily preventable illnesses. By throwing away soaps after guests finish their stay at a hotel, no direct harm is being done. However, if hotels recycle these soaps to be sanitized and donated to those in need, a direct impact can be made in bettering the quality of life for those without the amenities we take for granted.

Adam Urquhart can be contacted at aurquhart@kscequinox.com

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Furthering education outside your homeland JILL GIAMBRUNO

Equinox Staff World Learning is an organization that works with over 100 countries across the globe to improve education and strengthen cultural connections across continents. One section of the organization sponsors students to study abroad in foreign countries, which is assigned after a long and rigorous application process.

Three students were accepted into the program, which arrived at Keene State College (KSC) in January, to spend a semester of their undergraduate abroad in the United States.

Rehan Karim, a junior at Habib University, ventured outside of his home country in Pakistan for the very first time to study at KSC this semester.

Karim was informed just one month before the beginning of the semester where he would be studying abroad, but he was excited to travel, nonetheless.

“I wanted to learn more about the international culture, and I’ve always loved the idea of traveling to new places and meeting new people,” Karim said.

Karim is using his time at KSC to further his filmmaking degree and get a unique practice that wouldn’t be available to him in Pakistan.

“Filmmaking is something is very popular [in America], so the amount of experience I can get here is so much more than I can get back home,” Karim said.

In addition to his undergraduate experience, Karim added that he wanted to see more of the world, while considering graduate school as well.

“My biggest regret was not applying sooner,” Karim said, adding that he

got so much out of his brief time studying abroad in America.

Omar Awwad, a student from Egypt in his fourth year of college, said that the first time he heard about KSC was when he was told that he would be studying abroad here.

Awwad attends Cairo University in Egypt, which has an undergraduate enrollment of about 280,000 students – a stark contrast to KSC’s 5,000 undergraduate students.

The smaller student population at KSC allows for a more personal relationship with the professors, Awwad noted.

He added that the relationship students have with professors is very different in America than it is in Egypt.

“Here, you can call a professor by their first name [no matter their age],” Awwad said. “In Egypt, we even address the [Teacher’s Assistants] professionally.”

Getting to learn about subjects not necessarily related to his major was one of the most appealing features of KSC, Awwad said.

Awwad explained, “My major in Egypt is journalism, but here in America, I’m studying filmmaking and American studies [as well as journalism].”

Awwad said that in coming to America, he was most worried about how others would see him, as he comes from the Middle East and was born Muslim. The response he received however, was overwhelmingly positive.

“Now that I’m here I don’t want to leave,” Awwad said.

Awwad said that his time in America was full of some experiences that he will never forget.

“I did a lot of things for the first time,” Awwad said, including meeting new people from different backgrounds, and seeing snow for the very first time.

Iryna Zavadskaya from Belarus is in her fourth year of undergraduate study. Typically, in Belarus, undergraduate degrees take five years to complete.

This is Zavadskaya’s second time visiting America with a study abroad program, which she highly recommends, “It’s a good opportunity to get a different perspective.”

Zavadskaya said that one of the biggest differences between American school and school in Belarus is the workload and requirements.

“We take so many more credits each semester [in Belarus],” Zavadskaya said. “But the courses there are less strict and demanding than they are [at KSC].”

For comparison, Zavadskaya is taking four classes this semester at KSC, while in Belarus she would be enrolled in about twelve.

“I would probably spend the same amount of time studying,” Zavadskaya said of the workload in American college and college in Belarus. “It was most difficult to adjust to stricter requirements.”

Despite the workload, Zavadskaya said that she loved her classes at KSC. “Here I could choose [the classes I would be taking],” whereas there is a much less flexible curriculum in Belarus.

“I also really like the campus,” Zavadskaya said. “Especially the fact that there is a campus. [Back home] there is a university building [in the city] and a few dorms, but they’re all far away from each other.”

Zavadskaya said that she is thankful for the opportunity to study abroad and expand her horizons professionally as well as culturally.

Jill Giambruno can be contacted at jgiambruno@kscequinox.com

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Moving out of off-campus housing tips for student tenants EMMA HAMILTON

StudEnt LifE Editor Several upperclassmen students moved off campus this year, and for many of those students, it was their first time. Living in an apartment or house for the first time without parents can be exciting, but also nerve-racking. Many don’t realize the amount of time put into cleaning and maintaining the upkeep of their own home.

When renting a temporary home, everyone signs a lease with their landlord. Some read it word for word to catch any small details, while others brief it over and scribble their initials at the bottom of the page. Whether you have done one or the other, knowing important moveout information is key for a smooth transition to another place you will call home and ensuring you will receive your security deposit back.

Coordinator of Student and Community Relations Robin Picard is a resource for students on campus that have questions, concerns and need help when dealing with landlords in the area renting to college students.

Picard said students should make sure they are doing the simple things they agreed to in their lease that sometimes are overseen. This includes things like cleaning everything thoroughly, including appliances. Do not leave trash and unwanted items in your rented unit because the landlord will deduct money from your security deposit for their time and the cost of removing the items left behind.

Also, Picard mentioned to ensure students check their lease for things such as light bulbs. Some leases include that all light bulbs should be working properly or you can be charged a fee for each non-working light bulb; at times, this can amount to $10 per light bulb.

“Most landlords are pretty good about returning security deposits and must do so within 30 days.

If they are going to deduct any amount, they must give the tenants an estimate or bill for any work and or damages. If students have damaged the unit, they shouldn’t just give up and discontinue to care for the property, as they can be taken to court for further damages,” Picard said.

She also continued that tenants on the lease should be consulting with each other when it comes to regarding the security deposit.

If issues arise, it is best for all of the tenants to address the issues together, according to Picard.

Picard also mentioned how understanding the date of your move out is highly important.

“Some leases are tricky in that even though you pay monthly rent, or installments all year, you cannot occupy the apartment for the entire year. Staying longer than your lease term can be very costly,” Picard said.

If anyone has further questions or concerns about moving out of their off-campus housing unit, you can contact The Office of Student and Community Relations at 603358-2994.

Emma Hamilton can be contacted at ehamilton@kscequinox.com

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Spending the semester in Scotland JENNA ENGLISH

Study AwAy I wasn’t nervous about studying abroad until I landed in Edinburgh, Scotland and realized that I had to figure out how to make the hour and a half journey north east to Dundee, where I would be spending the next four and a half months. I had no car and no one I knew that could pick me up. I had thought ahead and purchased train tickets online, but I had no idea where the station was and where it would drop us off in Dundee.

Thankfully, everyone at the airport was very kind in helping me find my way. I made it to Dundee, finally, and started to settle in. I found my accommodations located on the edge of campus. There are six of us in the flat, which consists of six bedrooms - each with their own bathroom - and the common area which is a living room and a full kitchen.

My five flat mates are fellow exchange students and come from Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the U.S. and Canada. For the first few weeks of the semester we had a ton of activities held by the school specifically for exchange students in order to introduce us to not only each other, but to Scottish culture as well. Because we were all together so much, we formed a pretty solid, very diverse group of people from places like France, Australia and Denmark.

Just a couple weeks after we arrived, we all celebrated Australia day. This set the tone for the semester and soon we were celebrating groundhog day for the U.S. and Canada, and then, Waitangi day, Maltese night, French and Hong Kong night. For these celebrations, we cook food from our respective countries and decorate our flats with our nation’s colors and symbols. This tradition has been one of my favorites because it’s been an amazing way to experience and learn about other cultures, all without leaving Dundee. The tradition has held up over the semester, and next week we will be celebrating King’s day, which is a national holiday of the Netherlands.

And while I didn’t have to leave Dundee to experience these things, if I wanted to it would be quite easy.

Public transportation in Scotland is amazing (though the Scots will tell you otherwise). Compared to the U.S. where public transportation is mostly limited to bigger cities, it’s all over the place in the UK, and pretty reliable.

Since I have a car at home and have never had to rely on public transportation, there was a definite learning curve. Buses don’t stop at every stop, there’s a button you press if you want to get off. And trains don’t run before 6 a.m. so don’t book an 8 a.m. flight unless you want to stay overnight in the airport (seven hours in international arrivals - fun times), or pay £100+ for a taxi ($125+).

But there are also some really awesome upsides of public transportation. For one, you’ll most likely never get lost when headed somewhere on a bus (unless your bus driver is new), and certainly not on a train. Public transport is not super expensive, and you can find some pretty good deals as long as you’re willing to be flexible.

I was able to get a bus to London from Dundee for £15 round trip (it was a ten hour ride overnight, but it got me where I needed to go and with the money I saved I

was able to do more things in London).

It’s also really empowering when you understand public transport and are able to travel with ease from one destination to another. I find this especially true when it comes to the London underground. I’ve been to London a handful of times since coming to Dundee, and one of my favorite things about London is using the tube. I love knowing that I can get anywhere in the city with ease. I also love knowing that my train will be on time, the underground is one of the most reliable and punctual subways I’ve been on.

I’ve been very lucky and have been able to do quite a bit of traveling outside of Scotland while here on exchange. “Spring break” at Dundee is known as “Easter break” and instead of getting one week off, you get nearly three weeks off. I spent those three weeks traveling with my parents to Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris and London before heading back to bonnie Scotland.

But my favorite travels have been within my host country. Scotland has rich history which is often overshadowed by English or Union history. Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful and historic places I’ve ever been. The streets in the center of Edinburgh are still made of cobblestone, and the buildings are all made of stone as well. They’ve preserved the history of Old Town, not allowing industrialization to detract from the beauty of the Royal Mile and the streets surrounding it. There is even history below the streets of Edinburgh.

You can tour the secret ‘city’ which is located in vaults underneath South Bridge. These vaults are said to be one of the most haunted places in the UK. PHOTO Scotland is also home to a lot of amazing wildlife While being abroad, Jenna has been able to travel and see plenty of Scotland. and landscapes. I’ve traveled to the Isle of May where I was able to see puffins and seals. My trip to the highlands was filled with farm after farm of thousands of sheep. I even saw the occasional highland cow. Unfortunately, I have yet to encounter Scotland’s national animal, the Unicorn.

By far, my favorite place in Scotland has to be St. Andrews. It’s located just 30 minutes south of Dundee, making it the perfect day trip. There are ruins, the castle, and the Old Course (the world’s first golf course). But it is also filled with cute shops and cafes. There are multiple beaches to hang out at when it’s not raining. It’s a sleepy town, making it the perfect place to relax after exams or a long week of travel.

My time here is coming to an end. Tomorrow is the first day of exams at Dundee, and soon after we’ll all be heading home. Studying abroad has allowed me to meet some really amazing people. People who I have met, I will be calling my friends for long after we leave here. People who have been able to open my mind to perspectives on life and the world that I wouldn’t be able to get from within the States. I highly encourage anyone who can or wants to study abroad to please do so. I have learned so much about myself and about the world during my three months here. It has truly been a once in a lifetime experience, one which has definitely helped to change me for the better. I will be forever grateful to the places I’ve been and the people I’ve met.

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This semester Jenna has met other students from the United States and other countries.

Humans of KSC “What do you enjoy most about spending time with each other?”

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“I enjoy that he is so much fun to be around. He is always ready to go outside, try new things and experience life. He is so happy and it is so contagious when I am around him.

We just smile and laugh the whole time we are together.”

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Senior Masquerade Ball

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This year was the first Masquerade Ball put on by the senior class executive board. Seniors danced away the night and were able to enjoy provided food and beverages as well. The class executive board had this event in replacement of a senior class trip to ensure anyone in the class could attend. In past years, there has been a limit to the amount of people able to go on a trip resulting in the whole class not being able to go. This event was the kick-off to other senior events for this coming weekend and the countdown to graduation.

Becoming legal and purchasing alcohol in Keene JOHN PIATELLI

Equinox Staff College-- a time during most students’ lives when they are finally able to purchase alcohol--but what happens during the process of the purchase?

According to Keene State College students, turning 21 does not mean the struggle of buying alcohol is over.

Buying alcohol in the Keene area once becoming of age can still prove to be difficult. Walmart, one of the closest stores to buy beer at a cheap price for students, seemed to spark up strong emotions from KSC students.

KSC junior and 21-year-old Arabella Littlefield said the cashiers at Walmart can be “rude and excessive.” Littlefield said when she bought alcohol for the first time around mid-July, the cashier looked at her and said, “You look like you’re 12, I’m going to need to see some identification.” Littlefield said she eagerly handed over her identification, excited to finally be able to put it to good use.

Littlefield said, “Of course I am going to be carded forever, I just turned 21.”

After Littlefield handed over the ID, the cashier started “bending the ID in half” in order to ensure the identification was real. After some time had passed with the ID still in question, Littlefield said she asked the cashier, “Why would anyone give you a fake New Hampshire ID in New Hampshire?”

In response, the cashier said, “You’d be surprised.” Littlefield described her as “incredibly rude.”

After viewing the identification herself, the cashier decided to call for another employee in order to verify the identification. Littlefield said, “If this is going to be a hassle, I will go elsewhere,” to which the cashier responded with, “No, I need to take the identification if it is fake.”

Once the identification was verified by a second employee, Littlefield said she was on her way. According to Littlefield, “I understand this is a college town and I may look young, but my ID is an in-state ID, the whole situation was excessive and there is no reason to be rude about it.”

Assuring minors are not purchasing alcohol is a serious concern, especially

in a college town. Keene Walmart Store Manager Adam Rizzo said, “It is a right of our cashiers to request identification, we are following the law.” After informing Rizzo of problems KSC students have experienced in the store, Rizzo said, “As long as we are able to identify that the buyer of alcohol is with a party, we have a right to request identification of the people involved.”

Littlefield was not the only KSC student who felt disrespected by Walmart.

KSC sophomore and 20-year-old Amanda Torrisi was involved in a similar situation.

During move-in day, Torrisi’s father, Joe Torrisi, 49, said he felt like he was being violated after some back-to-school shopping at Walmart for his daughter took a turn for the worse. Joe said he decided to buy himself a bottle of wine while he was in the store and during checkout, the cashier asked for the ID of his daughter. Joe said he did not appreciate this. “An underage cashier has no business asking what I am doing with my alcohol,” Joe said. “In my point of view, it was as if the cashier was accusing me of committing a crime, a crime that she has no proof of.” When asked how Joe felt after being able to purchase the bottle of wine, Joe said, “It’s insulting.”

KSC junior and 21-year-old Jamie Dellot reminisced upon her boyfriend being refused alcohol because of her presence. According to Dellot, “My boyfriend and I went to Walmart and I forgot my ID. Even though the cashier had served me alcohol earlier in the day, my boyfriend was unable to purchase a 12-pack of beer because I was unable to provide identification.” Considering the highly enforced protocol regarding the purchase of alcohol at Walmart, Dellot started to notice little things occurring in the store. Dellot said, “I’ve noticed employees wearing street clothes observing customers, noticing who buys alcohol by themselves or with others.”

Although the protocol at Walmart may be upsetting customers, one would think it is resulting in minors not being able to purchase alcohol illegally, underage.

John Piatelli can be contacted at jpiatelli@kscequinox.com

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Being drug and alcohol free for the day GRACE KELLY

Equinox Staff Because of weather implications, the annual Day of Clarity event, run

by Greek life here on campus, was held in the Mabel Brown Room last Friday.

The Executive Vice President of the Interfraternal Committee at Keene State College (KSC) Kyle Hastbacka explained that the Day of Clarity event is held every year to promote awareness and education around alcohol and substance use and abuse. “The Day of Clarity is a once-a-year event held by fraternity and sorority life. We hold it to promote a day of sobriety on campus.

Sometimes, there’s a bad reputation that goes around for Greek life with drinking and drugs. We’re trying to fight that stereotype by promoting fun and safe alternatives to drinking and drugs. It’s planned every year by a whole committee from all the different Greek organizations,” he said.

The Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life & Student Leadership Brandon Mathieu made it clear that the weather played a big effect on the event itself. “We normally do it outside on the Student Center lawn. We’ve been really lucky the last couple of years where it has been gorgeous weather. Unfortunately, this year mother nature wanted to play a trick on us. Historically, we’ve had events where Phi Lamb fraternity hosted the beer goggles with the golf carts,” he said.

Even though there was a last minute change of location, there was still plenty to do at the event itself. “We do different activities where you can learn about your blood alcohol content level, or your BAC. Like how do you lower it and what causes it to get higher? We do education on what the actual serving sizes for alcohol are, whether that be beer, liquor or wine. We do pamphlets, handouts and just different activities that promote a positive message around alcohol consumption and appropriate use,” Mathieu said.

Mathieu stated that he’s not worried about the attendance for the event. “I think the students involved

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Students pledged by painting their hands and leaving their mark on a banner at the Day of Clarity to be substance free for the day

have done a really good job of promoting this event for the last couple of weeks on social media, word of mouth and posters. So, I think the turnout will be great. I also think the message that people take away is one that is related to safety and responsibility,” he said.

Vincent Pagan, a member of Sigma Pi, described how the event is a way for different organizations to come together and support a great cause. “For the event overall, the goal was to have as many Greek orga-

nizations as possible pair up with another organization on campus.

An example of that would be Sigma Pi pairing up with the counseling center and Phi Sigma Sigma pairing with Lift. We also extended the invitation to join to many sports teams, mentoring groups and large programs on campus that cared to help the cause. There was also a handful of live local bands and WKNH playing music,” he said.

Hastbacka explained that he hopes this event will reach out par-

ticularly to first years on campus.

“I think it’s really important, especially for new students. These students are new to college and don’t really know that there are alternatives to drinking and drugs. They come here and get caught up in it.

They think it’s the normal thing to do when in reality, there’s so many other things you could do. So, I think it’s really important that we show these alternatives and show that even in Greek life, there are other things that we are about, not

just about partying. There’s so much more out there that we could be doing with our college experience,” he said.

He went on to describe why these alternatives are so important.

“I hope that the people who don’t always think about the alternatives to what they’re doing can come up with some ideas. Maybe, if there’s even a few nights where instead of going out to the bar or going to a party, they might stay in and do something else that is safer and

healthier,” he said.

Pagan explained, in his opinion, what his favorite part of the event was. “Personally, my favorite part was the airport theme to “get your head out of the clouds” with airplanes representing being above the influence, aka the clouds. I also really enjoyed the carnival-like feel we shot for and all the live music,” he said.

Grace Kelly can be contacted at gkelly@kscequinox.com

Queer Pride Picnic for LGBTQ+ students and allies DOROTHY ENGLAND

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President of KSC Pride Sam Whitaker talks to allies of the LGBTQ+ about community building and making relationships with others.

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Outside, there were rainy and grey skies, but inside the Madison Street Lounge, a rainbow of cupcakes awaited.

It was a day for conversation, acceptance and food. It was Friday, April 21 and on the agenda was a Queer Pride Picnic.

The room was decorated with bursts of color and the smell of hot dogs roasting.

In addition, tables were littered with origami how-tos and little baskets filled with slips of paper promoting conversational questions.

One read, “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever tasted?”

“Broccoli,” Keene State College [KSC] first-year Jenna Hall said right off the bat.

On a more serious note, Hall said this event occured to provide a time and space for LGBTQ+ individuals to get together and just have fun. “One of the big things about activism is being aware and staying visible,” she said.

She said this event was also for allies to understand that transgender or queer individuals are just like everyone else; they want to celebrate and eat good food while conversing with others.

For KSC junior Sam Whitaker, he said vegemite spread was the worst thing he had ever tasted. “It’s supposed to be put on bread and I tried it blindfolded,” he explained. “It smelled liked ketchup and tasted like doo doo.”

Whitaker said he came to the event because he wanted to be there for his friends and other queer individuals. “We’re showing that there’s a place where your identity can actually be noticed and supported. It reinforces people’s coming out,” he said.

Whitaker is the president of KSC Pride.

Another executive board member of the group was also at the event, KSC Pride’s Event Coordinator Laurel Mendelsohn, who wasn’t able to physically talk because of an illness, but wrote her responses down.

She explained she came to the event because it reinforced the tight-knit community feeling she finds at KSC. “I find that Keene State has a lot of great resources,” she wrote.

Mendelsohn also stated she found this event to be a sort of celebration. “This provides an opportunity to have one last free moment to spend with people before finals and summer,” she wrote.

Program Support Assistant for LGBTQ+ students Hunter Kirschner, who was the one responsible for making this event happen, said the ultimate

goal of this picnic was for community building with a celebratory feel to it. “The population of LGBTQ students are wanting folks to meet each other and build relationships,” he said.

In addition, Kirschner said it’s helpful for other individuals to see each other together in normal settings in public. “Seeing others hold these identities makes it a possible thing for them; experiences can resonate for folks,” he said. “There’s something about being in a room with other folks who are trans or gay that makes you feel acceptable and comfortable.”

Kirschner brought up his own personal experience.

“For me, coming into my trans identity, the real kicker was realizing what helped me; what made sense for me was based on getting to know people who had different life experiences,” he explained.

He said that being out there in the public eye has its purpose. “A lot of pride events, or any kind of visibility, streams from this struggle of invisibility with our cis-heteronormative society,” he said.

“Queer and trans individuals are not always seen as belonging, so we have to continually make our presence known.”

KSC sophomore and transgender male Dante Diffendale said seeing the people in the Madison Street Lounge making an effort to give support moved him. “They show they understand, even if they haven’t personally gone through what I have.

I realize that this is not something I need to be ashamed of or quiet about,” he said.

Director of the Counseling Center Brian Quigley was one of those there to offer support. “This gives us a chance to connect and have a social opportunity, especially near the end of the semester,” he said.

Quigley said he’s seen KSC come into a more accepting environment over the years and suggested for anyone who is heading home over the summer to a place where they may not feel as accepted, they should keep in touch with those who do fully support them. “It’s always important to reach out to people,” he said.

Managing Editor of Marketing and Communications Lucy Webb echoed Quigley’s words. “One thing that’s really nice and different being a person now versus in the early 90s is social media. There’s a lot more contact; even though you’re not physically around, you can connect much more easily,” she said. “You’ll find support if you seek it out.”

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KSC community stands up against sexual violence

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Several people attended the event last Saturday to bring awareness about sexual violence

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Attendees of the event walked a mile together in support of standing out against sexual violence.

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Each year men wear high heels to walk the mile and put themselves in women’s shoes, literally.

Attendees of Walk a Mile had the opportunity to experience being in her shoes COLTON MCCRACKEN

Equinox Staff Cloudy skies and cold weather were stuck over Keene State College (KSC) this Saturday morning, April 22, looking as though rain was imminent. That, however, did not bring down the spirits of KSC students and members of the Keene community who awaited the start of the 11th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. The groups of participants ranged anywhere from fraternities to sports teams, student organizations and groups of families and friends. As individuals signed in, participants made their way to the tables of arm themselves with high heels and signs to show their support. Many were greeted with smiles and warm remarks from the volunteers, as they were encouraged to pick the most flamboyant pair of high heels. Being my third year par-

ticipating in the walk, I decided to go with a bedazzled pair of stiletto heels, which have been my personal favorite of the high heel variety.

Once everyone was ready, we made our way to the L.P. Young Student Center’s front lawn, where a KSC student band appeared to be keeping the crowd warm with upbeat music. As the clock struck 10 a.m. on the campus, the populous group gathered around the podium to hear from the speakers. Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Coordinator Forrest Seymour made the opening remarks and let everyone proudly know that over $30,500 was raised for this years Walk a Mile. Not only was KSC President Anne Huot there to personally thank everyone for coming out, but Keene Mayor Kendall Lane and Keene District Senator Jay Khan also spoke to congratulate all those present for the walk, each sporting their own Walk a Mile t-shirts and

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even their own pair of high heels to show their support for the cause. Jay Khan thanked the Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention (MVP) for hosting another successful Walk a Mile to address a problem that is not discussed enough on the state and national levels. District Senator Kahn ended his speech by letting the participants of the walk know that they had support on the state level for their cause. “Be it known that the New Hampshire Senate extends its best wishes for the continued success in your fight against sexual assault in this country,” said Kahn. After some final comments from Seymour, everyone gathered their heels and their signs to march down Main Street.

Cow bells rang and people shouted triumphantly as we began to walk down Appian Way and approach the first businesses of Main Street in Keene. Bystanders hollered and passing cars honked encouragingly

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as the massive line walked past each building. For me, my friends and others wearing high heels, we fought through the uncomfortable feeling of the heels we walked in, but we continued to chant and hoist our signs. As we crossed back under the KSC arch back onto campus, we were greeted with dozens of smiling faces and motivating remarks from the event volunteers. The pain for us ended when we took off our shoes, but for some, the pain of sexual violence and abuse doesn’t end and that is why we walk. For those one in four women and one in six men, we will continue to walk until we successfully eliminate the violence from not just our campus or the community, but from everywhere. We are able to give them a voice and so can you.

Colton McCracken can be contacted at cmccracken@kscequinox.com

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BFA majors debut projects Graphic designers showcase portfolios Art students display artwork at Thorne

Earth Day comes once a year, but at Keene State College (KSC), it comes in a big and loud way. The Saturday closest to April 22, or Earth Day, is the day Solarfest comes to campus.

This year, Solarfest fell directly on Earth Day. It was held on Oya Hill in front of Carle and Holloway Halls.

The event ran for about five hours, attracting a variety of people, including other student organizations. KSC Democrats, Environmental Outing Club and Pre-Med Club were among those tabling.

This year’s musical lineup contained a variety of bands, from folk to rock. Three out of the six bands contained alumni from KSC, while another was composed of current KSC students.

There was also an array of activities to partake in at the festival besides listening to the live music. Attendees could make cotton candy, participate in a clothing swap or shop from vendors.

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Music There were a total of six bands that played at Solarfest this year. The first band to open for the event was The Most. Based out of Southington, Connecticut, The Most is a band that plays eclectic math rock.

According to their bandcamp website, “[The Most’s] sporadic style utilizes genre blending changes and innovative grooves to take listeners on a melodic journey. Their goal is to bring orchestration and technicality back to rock and roll in a new and refreshing way, while keeping in touch with the rawness of unbridled passion that lives at the heart of their punk rock roots.”

After The Most’s performance, Sons Who Disappoint Their Fathers, a band composed of current KSC students, took the stage.

Band bass player Jameson Foster and band banjo player and one of the band’s vocalists Mike Hunyadi originally played bluegrass together, but after two of their former bandmates left, they had a difficult time making music.

They eventually met Sam Smith, who would become their guitar player and one of their vocalists.

“We played with him once for like 40 minutes and it was just awesome. It was just instantly the most fun I’ve had since my sophomore year when he had the full original four of us,” Foster said.

From there, current lead guitar player James Spineti joined the group looking for music to play.

Right after the four settled on the name Sons Who Disappoint Their Fathers, Carolyn Cunningham asked to join the group as a fiddle player.

“We said, ‘Oh do we have to change the name?’ she said, ‘No I think it would be funny if it was like Sons Who Disappoint Their Fathers

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Solarfest is the result of a collaboration between three on-campus organizations: WKNH, Fair Trade Club and Campus Ecology.

“We’ve come together for this festival and made it a lot bigger and a lot more environmentally conscientious,” said Vice President of Campus Ecology Seanna Flynn.

Part of setting up Solarfest involved selecting the bands that will be playing. Originally, WKNH had a hard time finding a band to be the headliner, but it eventually worked out.

“Until we got to [Animal Flag], we were talking to like four or five other bands and their schedules just didn’t work up, so for a couple weeks, we were kind of just stressing about trying to find a headliner, but in the end we found Animal Flag,” Co-Manager of WKNH Nick Busby said.

Fair Trade General Member Morgan McMinn said she found the most difficult part about setting up for the festival was organizing and finding time to meet up with other people.

McMinn said she was able to attend Solarfest for three out of the four years that she has been at KSC. “It was amazing,” she said. “I really remember freshman year, I went a little bit. Sophomore year, helping out was fantastic... it was eye opening just to see everybody come together and have such a great bond with this awesome band.”

Prior to the event, Flynn said, “We got a really good lineup. The band, The Bourgeios Mystics, they are Campus Ecology alumni...it’s gonna be really fun and sentimental to have them here.”

Busby said he was enthusiastic for this year.

“Everyone’s worked really hard at getting this event the way it is; every year it improves and I think this year it will stay on that trend of it being bigger and better than the years past,” Busby said.

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Graphic designer Paul Rand once said, “Design is so simple, that’s why it is complicated.”

As seniors in the graphic design department at Keene State College (KSC) approach their final semester, they get a glimpse of what Rand truly means through a required class called Graphic Design Portfolio.

The course focuses on producing a professional portfolio of design work.

The goal, according to the KSC website, is to prepare students to transition from college to the professional world and/or advanced design studies.

The work created during the semester-long class is displayed for the public at a portfolio exhibition.

This year’s review titled “Twenty-Six” was held on April 21 in the Media Arts Center.

KSC senior graphic design major Brian Cronin said the work he created for the exhibition was inspired by who he is as a person.

“I am the fun, laugh at my own joke kind of guy, so a lot of my stuff has some humor to it,” Cronin said.

“It also has a lot of music inspiration and a lot of my daily life was revealed throughout my portfolio.”

One of Cronin’s designs, “Dead in Khakis,” was a fictional highend clothing line for designers.

Cronin said when he was talking to graphic designers about clothing, all of them said they’d rather die than wear khakis, which sparked the clothing brand idea: Designer clothing for designers.

While Cronin’s clothing designs were accidental, KSC senior graphic design major Christina Lyons said she used her interest in fashion to influence the designs in her portfolio.

“I love fashion, so flipping through fashion magazines, Pinterest and movies was a huge part of my process,” Lyons said.

Of her work, Lyons said her favorite was her identity and design project.

This project’s guidelines were to create and brand an entire company from scratch that has a concept.

“I created Poli, which is a clothing company based on transformative clothing for professional woman,” Lyons said.

“It’s really catering to the modern woman and making her look good and feel good.”

Thematically, two of the graphic

Keene State College (KSC) seniors earning their degree in studio art will be getting the chance to showcase their final work at the annual Emerging Art Exhibition.

The exhibition, which consists entirely of students’ art, opened at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery on April 15. However, the opening reception took place on Friday, April 21.

The reception gave the numerous artists an opportunity to introduce the public to their work.

A requirement for students in the studio art program is to develop this final project over the span of the his or her senior year.

The final work is then shown as part of the annual Emerging Art Exhibition.

James Mayor IV is one of the 14 students whose work will be displayed as part of the exhibition for the remainder of the school year.

Mayor IV, who had three pieces of work as part of the exhibition, said all of his work is based around honoring a friend of his, Nicholas Scott Cook, who died in Afghanistan in 2010.

Mayor IV’s work on display consisted of two sets of drypoint pieces of work as well as four monotypes titled, ‘Sacrifice.’

“I’m here as an artist to bridge a gap for civilians so they can kind of feel empathy and see where soldiers are actually coming from,” Mayor IV said.

“I’m trying to be a voice for Nick because he’s no longer with us.”

Another student whose work was on display was Marina Wootton.

Wootton had three sets of oil on canvas paintings, titled ‘Tiger,’ ‘Elephant,’ and ‘Rhino.’

“It has to do with endangered species, specifically some of the top ones that are used predominantly for their skins or their ivory,” Wootton said.

“I didn’t really want it to be too political, I wanted to leave it up to the viewer and just show beautiful animals and how I look at them and how they make me feel.”

Wootton said she has been working on the three pieces for one semester in total.

Regardless of how long it might have taken each artist to complete their work, both Mayor IV and Wootton agreed that this type of event was significantly rewarding and important.

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The Monadnock International Film Festival was held in downtown Keene in multiple venues.

From Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23, The Colonial Theatre in downtown Keene was taken over by a film festival known as the Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF).

MONIFF is held once a year every April and gives independent filmmakers from the Monadnock region and around the world a chance to showcase their work and meet others in their field.

Events included are screenings of the films, Q&A with filmmakers after each screening and after-parties hosted by local restaurants.

The films selected to be featured in the festival are chosen by a selection committee.

Keene State College (KSC) junior Keelan Brown was an

intern at the festival this year and worked directly under the festival’s main coordinator Dianna Costello.

Brown said the selection committee looks for films at other festivals around the country for consideration at MONIFF. Brown said this year was the first year filmmakers could submit their work to be considered by the selection committee through an online collaboration of film festivals known as Film Freeway.

A selection committee watches all the submissions and determines which films will be shown at the festival.

Ruzzel Zullo is the covolunteer coordinator of MONIFF and has been with the festival since its beginnings in 2012.

Zullo said the festival prides itself on finding film-

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and then also a girl,’” Foster said.

The folk band was not originally set to play for Solarfest, but when one scheduled band dropped out, they stepped in to help.

“I think this would actually technically be our first actual gig I guess, so it’s pretty exciting,” Foster said.

The Bourgeois Mystics were up next.

Although singer and pianist Squiggly Finesse and bassist and vocalist Zenith Nadir both attended KSC, neither of them met on campus.

“We met through our mutual friend Felix who went here,” Nadir said.

While Finesse graduated in 2010, Nadir didn’t graduate until 2013. After he graduated, Nadir moved to Austin, Texas, where Finesse was already living.

“Some plans kind of fell through and I was like, ‘Well, Austin seems cool, maybe I’ll just move there. I have a music degree and they have music and [I] went there and we started jamming and then it was all just started really connecting musically,” Nadir said.

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The Bourgeois Mystics play a wide variety of music. Finesse explained what genres they touch upon, saying, “I mean, it depends on who we’re talking to. Basement monkey bat jazz is one genre we’ve flirted with. Art funk is another one, kind of like art rock but more rooted in funk than rock. Kind of like Zappaesque, Sly Stone, Talking Heads-ish with some hiphop tinges, 90s hip hop tinges. And then we also play jazz, metal and country, too.”

“We like lots of genres and like, ‘Well, why choose’ it’s just all just put it in a big stew and mix it all up,” Nadir said.

The 10-member band is currently on tour, with KSC being one of their many stops.

“I think 18 shows in 18 days is what we’re doing right now...I’ve been up for about 27 hours right now,” Nadir said.

For both Nadir and Finesse, being back at KSC was “trippy.”

“It’s kind of wild being in the Dining Commons and eating all the old food and seeing some new buildings that have popped up,” Finesse said.

Jake McKelvie & The Countertops played after The Bourgeois Mystics.

While McKelvie is not a KSC alumnus,

he attended high school with KSC alumnus and bassist Nick Votruba.

“I was playing music and recorded an E[xtended] P[lay] that...blew [Votruba’s] mind so much that he couldn’t help but encourage us to start a band,” McKelvie said.

“It completely changed how I looked at bass,” Votruba said.

When their first drummer quit, KSC alumnus and current KSC Interim Recycling Coordinator Matt Bacon was asked to join and became a member of the band.

“It’s kind of odd being here on a Saturday and also odd being here as an artist instead of my job, but it’s nice,” Bacon said.

“It feels good coming back to my throne,” Votruba said about being back at KSC. The two-man band Giraffes? Giraffes! was the second-to-last performance during the festival.

Members Joseph Andreoli and Kenneth Topham met at KSC in the early 2000s. Eventually, they broke away from their previous bands and joined together to form the band A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, having their first performance in the Night Owl Café (NOC).

“[We] thought that might be a little too much for a band name,” Andreoli said.

The duo eventually settled on Giraffes?

Giraffes!.

“Somebody had gotten [a book called ‘Giraffes? Giraffes!’] for me as a gift and we had moved out to the west coast to Santa Cruz after we left Keene and we were just driving around because we had been playing this music a little bit and we didn’t have a name and it was in my car and we just kind of went with that as a placeholder, I think,” Topham said.

“It was just like, ‘That’s stupid and funny,’ and so we’re just like, ‘Oh let’s use that for now,’ and it just sort of stuck,” Andreoli said.

Topham classifies the band’s genre as “high-energy fun.”

Andreoli elaborated on Topham’s comment and said, “It’s rock, but it’s like experimental, but it’s not so experimental that it’s unlistenable. It’s not so straightforward that it’s boring... It’s like if you had a [The] Who record and you left it in your car and it melted, so it’s like rock music but it sounds kind of f----- up.”

Solarfest was the first time the band has played again at KSC since their debut

in the NOC years ago.

“I’m just happy to be back,” Topham said. “It’s really... very Déjà vu-ey to be walking around here and seeing things that weren’t here and just getting bearings and feeling old. It’s cool.”

Andreoli agreed that it was good to be back.

“I always feel like this is my home no matter how long I’m gone, so it’s cool to be back and cool to play here,” Andreoli said.

Animal Flag was Solarfest’s headliner, performing last.

The band is a rock band based out of Boston, with members Matt Politoski, Zach Weeks, Sai Boddupalli and Alex Pickert, according to the band’s Facebook page.

More Information For more information on Solarfest and students’ reactions to the event, please visit kscequinox.com or facebook.com/ KSCEquinox/ for a multimedia piece.

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Four out of six of the bands that played at Solarfest on Saturday, April 22 on Oya Hill had alumni or current students of Keene State College, including the band pictured above, Bourgeois Mystics.

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James Mayor IV’s project is based around honoring his friend.

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“It’s an opportunity to get your art out for the first time, this is your first big show before you graduate college,” Wootton said.

“A lot of the time, artists don’t get a second chance to do this, so just to even get the opportunity to have your own show is like one in a million for a lot of people.”

Mayor IV said the exhibition provided him with an opportunity to exchange stories with viewers, and that was rewarding in itself.

“It’s been positive for me in the way that viewers have been able to share their stories with me and that I’ve been able to share his [Cook’s] story with them. So if there wasn’t

that transaction of stories and everything then I feel like this would be all for not and I would just be creating work for myself,” Mayor IV said.

Several of the viewers felt similarly regarding the opportunity to view the work of the emerging artists.

Mike Mohan, who was there in support of a couple of artists, said the work that he had seen was, “very impressive.”

Mohan was there with Karen Hall, who agreed that the art was impressive.

“It looks like a large, inner-city art gallery,” Hall said.

Brendan Campbell, who was in attendance to view the wide variety of art on display, said the event is an opportunity for viewers to think deeper about what goes into the work.

“Sometimes, especially in our culture, we see a picture and we like it, but we don’t understand what went into that,” Campbell

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A reception was hosted April 21.

said.

“I think sometimes people have this perception that art school isn’t what normal college is, like it’s a different entity or something, so I always find this stuff amazing.”

Another KSC student in attendance was Nolan Johnson, who acknowledged the hard work of the artists.

“It must feel good for the artists that have been working so hard on this, to showcase them and feel good about the general public and classmates coming in and seeing all of their work,” Johnson said.

The Emerging Art Exhibition will be at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery until May 6.

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There are a ride variety of projects displayed in Thorne.

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designers interviewed by The Equinox, Patrick Clark and Ashley Wood, both found graphic design through their passions as well.

Clark said he was always interested in art in high school and graphic design seemed the best way to market himself.

“I found graphic design my freshman year of high school and it gave me an outlet to produce art while also have a way to sell it,” Clark said.

Similar to Clark, Wood became a dual major with studio art and graphic design in order to continue pursuing her passion for art.

“Graphic design is a modern version of studio art,” Wood said.

“This is basically a way for me to continue my love for studio art but also make a living.”

Wood said the project she was most proud of was her DVD remake covers of “The Underworld” series.

“I was able to use my studio art in it the most,” Wood said.

“All the graphics for it, besides the typeface, were all hand done and then brought into the computer to be further edited. That’s my favorite thing to do, to take my studio art, my drawings and my paintings and be able to turn them into a graphic.”

Several graphic design majors

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Senior Andrea Cuzzupe created shirts for the Alternative Break trips.

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The event featured twenty-six graphic designers and their works.

interviewed by The Equinox said they thoroughly improved as a designer because they took this course.

“It’s a b---- slap into the real world,” Cronin said. “It makes you realize what you are getting yourself into and it’s nice to finally have

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The event was held in the Media Arts Center and ran for four hours.

the availability to show off what we do because for most of us, we are just hermits in this building and people don’t know what we’re doing. Portfolio shows us this is how the graphic design world is, but when you get to show off what you have, it’s worth it.”

Although the deadlines and endless projects were stressful, Lyons said the course has prepared her for what is yet to come.

“It [Graphic Design Portfolio] has made me a way more refined designer and I can handle stress really well now,” Lyons said.

“It was a big learning curve, but it helped you learn high turnaround and how to be more professional when presenting your work. It gets you ready for the big, bad world.”

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KSC Orchestra hosts spring concert ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Editor Adjusting to change isn’t always easy, but it’s something most people have to go through. This past semester, Keene State College’s (KSC) Orchestra faced a change in leadership.

“...for them to get to the point where they trust me with their hearts and their efforts is...quite an honor, really.”

Orchestra’s New Director For the past 25 years, Don Baldini acted as the director for various ensembles at KSC, including the KSC Orchestra.

Upon his retirement at the end of the fall 2016 semester, a new director was needed for the ensemble.

KSC Music Lecturer Jim Sharrock was selected.

“It was humbling because I've known Don for a long time and he has big shoes...It’s a little intimidating actually in a way to take over for somebody who’s been that successful for that long,” Sharrock said.

Because the announcement was made so late in the semester, Sharrock only had a small time frame to prepare.

He and Baldini spent time discussing various aspects of the KSC Orchestra, from repertoire to recommendations.

“He was invaluable,” Sharrock said.

Another difficulty that Sharrock faced was the students.

He said, “Some of these people are graduating and Don has been their orchestra conductor for three and a half years and they knew who he was. They knew everything about him and he had done such a good job and now somebody else is coming in.”

Senior music major Mackey Pope, who was featured in a song at the KSC Orchestra’s Spring Concert, said that at first, adjusting to a new director was “rocky.”

“Everybody’s got to get used to each other all over again,” Mackey said.

Sharrock said, “By the time the concert came, I felt like [the KSC Orchestra] had really trusted me with the reigns. They're the ones that are actually performing….

They’re the ones that are putting their heart and soul out there, making sound, making music, being vulnerable to making mistakes out in front of the whole world and so for them to get to the point where they trust me with their hearts and their efforts is...quite an honor, really.”

Senior music education major Katrina Ferco, who was a vocal soloist in one of the songs, had known Sharrock beforehand.

“I already had a rapport with him and to work with him in this orchestra. I think that he’s really coming into a roll as a director,” she said.

“I know it’s a new experience for him, but it really came together this semester for him and for the whole group,” Ferco said.

“He’s set to run a great orchestra and he’s a great conductor himself,” Pope said.

Concert The KSC Orchestra's Spring Concert was held on Wednesday, April 19 in the Redfern Art Center’s Main Theatre.

The event featured two soloists and the world premiere of one song.

In the second song of the evening, Michael Bergson’s

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Under the direction of Jim Sharrock, the KSC Orchestra featured two soloists, a clarinet and a vocalist, as well as the world premiere of a song.

“Scene and Air,” from Luisa Di Monfort, Op. 82, Pope performed a clarinet solo.

Following Pope’s performance, Ferco sung for “Faites-lui mes aveux,” (Flower Song) from Faust, by Charles Gounod.

Ferco said singing with an orchestra differs from simply singing as a piano plays in the background.

“You have this whole energy of so many different bodies. It’s almost like there’s a million heartbeats and you’re all beating as one heartbeat--its very cool--so getting the opportunity to sing with such a large group was really humbling as a musician, but also very inspiring as a musician,” Ferco said.

Sharrock said, “I thought the two soloists really gave us a great show. They really performed well.”

The last song played before intermission was Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished” composed in 1822 and premiered 1865.

“It’s a very hard piece, lots of sudden contrasts, very technical at times, yet it needs to flow and have the

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same voice in all and I think they did a great job,” Sharrock said.

At intermission, junior music performance major Eric Dill and first-year music major Max Leader commented on the performance.

Leader said, “I think it’s good, I think that Director Sharrock is doing a good job with his first time directing. I haven't been in the orchestra, but I've heard really good things about it.”

Dill was in the KSC Orchestra for one semester during his first year at KSC. “It was definitely different with Don Baldini still in it, but now that professor Sharrock is here, it seems to be organized a lot more modernly because he knows everyone pretty well already,” Dill said.

When intermission had concluded, the orchestra performed three more songs.

The first song was a piece written by KSC Music Lecturer Elaine Ginsberg.

The performance of her piece, “Morning whether to

not you have ever dared to pray…,” was considered a world premiere.

“That was the best we’ve ever played it and I just think it really blessed the composer,” Sharrock said.

The final song of the evening was “West Side Story, Selection for Orchestra.”

Sharrock said Baldini recommended the piece for him and said had Baldini continued to be the orchestra director, he would have planned on performing the piece.

“I thought it was a nice touch of, I don’t want to say posterity, but it’s almost posterity with what they’ve done in the past and bringing that tie into it. That was gorgeous. I almost started crying. But overall, I'm just always, always, always humbled by their sound. I think that this group work so hard as individuals and as an ensemble,” Ferco said.

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A review of the films shown at MONIFF WRITER: MATT BILODEAU

POSITION: EQUINOX STAFF REVIEW: - “I, Daniel Blake” (2016) - Dave Johns and Hayley Squires radiate in “I, Daniel Blake,” an endearing portrait of a warm, affectionate individual who stands as an illustrious example of who we should strive to be under arduous circumstances.

Across the pond, this film made quite the splash at the Cannes Film Festival, in which it took home the Palme d’Or, the festival’s most prestigious honor. Director Ken Loach is widely acclaimed as one of Britain’s most outstanding filmmakers, and with “I, Daniel Blake,” it’s easy to see why.

It lives very much in the moment, occasionally offering a bit of kindhearted levity to offset the the harsh, muted reality that its characters inhabit.

As an empathetic snapshot about good people trying to make an honest living under a disheartening welfare program, “I, Daniel Blake” is magnificent, offering a heartbreaking glimpse into the blossoming of a spe-

cial kinship between a single mother and a surrogate father figure who puts the needs of others before himself.

“I, Daniel Blake” is wrought with plenty of well-earned tear-jerking junctures, but nothing comes close to a harrowing food bank sequence that perfectly captures the breaking point of a desperate mother whose frustration and embarrassment washes over her in an instant, well aware that to the UK welfare system, her and her two children are nothing but numbers in a broken system.

As someone watching this raw, unfiltered breakdown, I wanted nothing more than to reach out and extend a warm embrace. In this regard, “I, Daniel Blake” is more important now than ever. Rating: B+ - “Paper Lanterns” (2016) - In the summer of 1945, Shigeaki Mori, a young Japanese child, would bear witness to the devastating effects of Hiroshima brought on by the U.S. atomic bomb. Later in life, he would spend over 35 years researching the 12 American POWs that perished in the attack, using every ounce of his being in order to contact the bereaved family members.

Aesthetically, very little about “Paper Lanterns” sticks out aside from a chilling recollection of that destructive summer day amid a few visually upsetting paintings. As a documented account of Mori’s journey, it flows as a fairly straightforward narrative.

However, it’s the content within that uncovers a deep human story of reconciliation and understanding. Past grievances are rendered meaningless

when it came to the respect shown toward fallen soldiers on both ends of the spectrum. As Mori converges with two separate families, an unbreakable bond is formed.

He seeks no rewards for his humble actions, but rather the knowledge that the loved ones of these 12 men will find closure. Rating: B- “The Islands and the Whales” (2016) - Deep in the North Atlantic, the people of the Faroe Islands continue to uphold the tradition of hunting whales and seagulls for consumption and other needs.

Upon the discovery that the rise of mercury, often found in the whales, causes hazardous disruptions to the development of the brain, the community begins to ponder whether they should stick to their roots or abandon the hunt in search of a safer alternative.

“The Islands and the Whales” makes no qualms about the community on display. As an obscure blip on the map with very little resource to grow their own crops, the islanders resort to following through with the only practice that allows them to thrive economically and traditionally.

The whaling is depicted in graphic detail with whole families participating in the brutal execution of said sea creatures, digging large spikes into them until the water becomes engulfed in blood.

Director Mike Day offers a bit of insightful commentary, along with some truly awe-inspiring landscape scenery, but can’t help but succumb to a meandering experience that

loses focus and gets lost out at sea.

With no real protagonist, the loose narrative finds issue in structure and pacing, averaging out to a middling presentation with very little answers to the dilemma. Rating: C+ - “Big Sonia” (2016) - As a teenager, Sonia Warshawski had been witness to several atrocities of the Holocaust.

At 90 years of age, she perseveres despite her traumatic experience within three separate concentration camps.

When she’s not operating her onewoman tailor shop, Sonia serves as an inspirational speaker at schools and prisons, interacting with her audience on a personal level à la support groups. In using her trauma to inform others, Sonia stands as a commendable figure with a big heart.

I think it’s easy to determine why “Big Sonia” took home the Audience Choice Award at MONIFF. Despite the heavy nature of Sonia’s story, especially in a heartbreaking sequence that depicts (through paper animation) the critical moment in which Sonia witnesses the final few moments of her mother’s life, this 93 minute documentary is oftentimes a humorous, crowd-pleasing delight.

Sonia herself is such a loveable human being who treats everyone she encounters with a warm smile and a common understanding. A subplot involving the possible shutdown of her store permeates the narrative, concluding in one of the funniest outcomes of any documentary. Whether in her shop, which she built from the ground up with her husband, John, or

speaking to a crowd, Sonia is as Sonia does. Rating: B+ - “Political Animals” (2016) - In the face of adversity, four influential lesbian legislators (Carole Midgen, Sheila Kuehl, Jackie Goldberg and Christine Kehoe) from California fought for gay rights, paving the way for every significant development in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

They were strong, fierce and never bought into the idea of failure. Every time they would get knocked over, they got right back up and rose to the occasion.

Of all the films screened at MONIFF, “Political Animals” earned the most audible reaction from the crowd, including myself. We’ve come a long way with gay rights since the early 90s, but the journey to get to where we are now was lined with homophobia.

Through C-Span-style archival footage, the plight of these four women came to light in a manner unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. In an instant, their fellow legislators would blatantly refer to their lifestyle choices to pedophilia and beastiality, hiding behind a Bible to mask their hate with warped logic.

Aside from existing as a captivating time capsule, “Political Animals” celebrates the revolutionary achievements of four determined women who stood as pioneers of anti-discriminatiory legislature. Rating: A-

» CONTINUED ONLINE Matt Bilodeau can be cotacted at mbilodeau@kscquinox.com

Students participate in voice studio recital ETHAN CHALMERS

Equinox Staff On Friday, April 21 in the Alumni Recital Hall, the Keene State College (KSC) music department presented the Voice Studio Recital that featured junior and senior voice majors.

The performance featured KSC students Molly McCoy, Emma Nelson, Karver Bosela, Katrina Feraco, Victoria Tucker, Matthew McGinnis and Amy Lesieur.

The performers are all students of professors Dr. Daniel Carberg, Diane Cushing and Pamela Stevens.

Professor Cheryl Sharrock played the piano accompaniment for the student performers.

The concert program consisted of a variety of works from the classical composer WA Mozart to the Broadway composer Richard Rodgers.

KSC junior Molly McCoy opened the voice recital with two opera arias COLTON MCCRACKEN / EQUINOX STAFF COLTON MCCRACKEN / EQUINOX composed by WA Mozart.

The event was held in the Redfern Art Center’s Alumni Recital Hall.

There were a total of seven junior and senior voice majors.

McCoy said she was satisfied with her performance, while “things can always go on the better end.”

She remarked that she aspires to attend graduate school to study to be an opera singer after her graduation from Keene State.

KSC senior Katrina Feraco performed two contrasting works by CharlesFrancois Gounod and Jule Styne.

Regarding her performance, Feraco remarked that “it went well. We [the Music Department] have been trying to have student recitals since they are a great place to show individual voices.”

John Rogers, an audience member who was visiting from Plymouth State University, said he was very impressed with each student’s performance.

JOHN ROGERS Rogers further remarked, “Each and every performer was completely AUDIENCE MEMBER enchanting, which brought unique flavors to the performance which I will remember.”

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“Each and every performer was completely enchanting...”

Ethan Chalmers can be contacted at echalmers@kscequinox.com

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Professor Cheryl Sharrock accompanied singers on the piano.

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Keene State College junior Keelan Brown (right) interned at the film festival this year.

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makers from the Monadnock area, even though it is not a requirement to submit work to the festival. At the end of the festival, there are awards given out to the best short picture, best documentary and the Jonathan Daniels award, which Zullo said is given to a filmmaker “who we think showed commitment to civil rights” in their work. Many of the films shown at the festival have some sort of societal

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The voice studio recital was hosted on Friday, April 21.

commentary or civil rights message.

Zullo explained how he became involved in the festival. “A few people had an idea to start something, we felt like the community needed something to bond us through a love of film. It all comes down to a love for movies,” Zullo said. Zullo told of how the person who held his position before him suddenly had to leave the organization and he was given the job.

One filmmaker who entered work in the festival Jon Dewar, a native of

New Brunswick, Canada, explained how he felt that sense of community that the festival looks to instill as he arrived in Keene. “I pull into Main Street and what I see is every store has a poster for the festival and I immediately have a sense of community,” he said.

Dewar first heard about the festival from his parents, who frequently visit New England in the fall for foliage season and submitted his film, “The Beautifully Drowned” through Film Freeway. Dewar spoke highly of the festival

and said it is “definitely going to be on [his] future submit list,” and that he would be recommending MONIFF to other filmmakers. “I’ve really felt at home, I’ve met so many other filmmakers,” Dewar said.

MONIFF has been growing and this year included one of their events in the Peterborough Community Theater.

Zullo said the festival hopes to continue to grow and create a further sense of community for the Monadnock region.

Elliot Weld can be contacted at eweld@kscequinox.com

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TIME CAPSULE A look back at the history of Keene State College and the world around us

Time Capsule / B5 Thursday, April 27, 2017

Mother Earth Celebrated MARY CURTIN

ADS DIRECTOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR The first Earth Day occurred 47 years ago when America was in the height of its “ignorance is bliss” minset toward the environment and the anti-war movement.

Jimi Hendrix had just passed away, the Beatles released their last album and students were actively shunning the war in Vietnam.

Eight years prior to this, author and activist Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was on New York Times’ bestseller list, enlightening the world about the real environmental issues the world was facing at the time.

The idea of Earth Day sprung after the massive oil spill in 1969, when Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson thought that he could get people to rally behind this important issue.

April 22 was chosen as the date since it was after most spring breaks, but before final exams.

The first Earth Day rallied 20 million people protesting and joining the movement to demonstrate the importance of a clean earth and the necessity for respecting our mother.

“Earth Day 1970 achieved a rare political alignment, enlisting support from Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, city slickers and farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. By the end of that year, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts. ‘It was a gamble,’ Gaylord recalled, ‘but it worked,’” according to earthday.org.

Earth Day 2017 marked the 47th anniversary with a March for Science happening all around the country.

The idea behind this movement was that science protects everyone, including mother earth. This march was co-organized by Earth Day Network in conjunction with March for Science.

Concord, New Hampshire, hosted its own March for Science, which reportedly drew thousands to the state house.

This Earth Day at Keene State College (KSC), the annual Solarfest was hosted, featuring rock bands and allowing students to learn more about their environment through different clubs like Fair Trade Club, Campus Ecology and more tabling, which offered different activities for students.

April 22, 2020 will mark the 50 year anniversary of Earth Day and Earth Day Network states that is it committed to environmental literacy.

On its website it states, “Earth Day Network is launching a campaign for global environmental and climate literacy by Earth Day 2020. We are dedicated to ensuring that every student around the world graduates high school as an environmental and climate literate citizen, ready to take action and be a voice for change. This goal is not only an enormous undertaking, it is critical and timely… Education needs to be a key part of this effort.”

KSC offers a major around this type of education called environmental studies and delves into the idea of how the environment and people interact, as well as natural, social and political systems.

Earth Day has become widely celebrated by many and reminds humans to keep the earth clean, respect the land we’ve been given and remember how detrimental our actions can be to the earth.

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This photo was taken Oct. 2015 in Portugal. Earth Day is annually celebrated in countries throughout the world.

Saturday, April 22, Keene State College celebrated Earth Day through an event called Solarfest. Students were able to dance, tie dye and listen to live music.

This week in KSC history: dormitories renamed JESSICA RICARD

COPY EDITOR 1966: The year “I’m a Believer” by The Monkees topped the Billboard chart, Vietnam protests were in full swing and the U.S. was racing the USSR to the moon. At Keene State, however, minimum wage for student labor increased from 85 cents to $1 an hour and Randall Hall was considered the newest dormitory.

In the April 29, 1966 issue of The Monadnock, the former name for The Equinox, the Board of Trustees had just approved the renaming of four new on-campus facilities.

Originally built to house 250 young women, Randall Hall was a newly finished $1.4 million building named for former Dean of Student Personnel Dorothy A. Randall, who was retiring at the time.

Compared with KSC’s newest building as

of 2016, the Living and Learning Commons cost about $30 million to build, according to a Sept. 7, 2016 article in The Equinox.

At the time, the “new” dining hall was named the Keene State College Commons, which was located in the current Media Arts Center building. Additionally, the “new maintenance building,” the J. E. Whitcomb Maintenance Shop, had just been completed and renamed for James Whitcomb, a veteran carpentry crew employee of the college.

Lastly, Parker Hall had just been renovated and designed to include the Sprague W. Drenan Auditorium, commemorating former KSC chair of the English Department and drama coach.

Name suggestions for the buildings came from a committee comprised of faculty, alumni and student representatives.

The year 1966 brought about rapid

change for residential life at KSC and not much has changed. Come fall of 2018, Monadnock Hall will serve as a venue for the Greek community and students, faculty and staff welcomed a five-story residence hall to campus just last year.

The KSC campus is everchanging; who knows what changes are next to come.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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31 years since world’s worst nuclear incident JESSICA RICARD

COPY EDITOR Built by the Soviet Union, the world’s worst nuclear incident to date occurred 31 years ago in Pripyat, Ukraine. On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded, and although the full toll is still being calculated, thousands of people were killed and close to 70,000 were injured.

Chernobyl was located in and around land that expanded to about 18 miles, according to history.com, and contained the homes of 150,000 people. After the explosion, these people and families were permanently relocated and the land may not be livable for hundreds of years.

At the time of the explosion, Chernobyl was one of the oldest and most immense power plants in the world, containing four 1,000-watt reactors, according to history.com. To this day, the Soviet government prefers to keep information related to the incident a “secret.”

Initially, after the explosion, the Soviet government reported two deaths and began asking for advice on how to distinguish graphite fires.

Soon thereafter, many people started to realize the intensity of this catastrophic incident, but the Soviet government hadn’t told their own people or those living in surrounding towns. Two days following the explosion, Swedish authorities measured concerningly high levels of radioactivity in the air.

Many years later, the full story surfaced, revealing a system test had gone wrong, very wrong. While tests were being performed on the system, emergency safety systems and cooling systems were shut off, which was against the rules and regulations put in place.

Dangerous overheating became present, but workers refused to stop any tests. At 1:23 a.m., the first explosion sent the 1,000-ton steel top into the air, causing fireballs to fly and shoot

1,000-foot flames into the air for two days straight.

The entire plant began to melt down and Pripyat’s residents were not evacuated until 36 hours after the explosion.

If the Soviet government were to have told it’s residents of the incident much earlier, a state of emergency could have been issued and more preventative measures could have been taken, as reported by ready. com. People could have educated themselves on proper measures, taken cover, prepared for the worst or planned out a more effective evacuation system. Because the Soviet government was keeping their people in the dark, the events didn’t quite play out as they should have. Quite honestly, the explosion shouldn’t have even occurred in the first place.

Hans Blix from the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that 200 people were directly affected by the explosion and 31 died immediately on contact.

Four-thousand clean-up workers have died from radiation poisoning thus far and clean-up of the area is still incomplete.

In terms of the surrounding area, birth defects have drastically increased and thyroid cancer has become a common disease in the country since the explosion.

Right here at Keene State College, the Safety and Occupational Health Applied Science program “prepares students to protect the health and safety of workers in all kinds of situations,” per the KSC website. In our own backyard, we have students studying to prevent situations like Chernobyl from occurring again in the future.

This week in history, we can remember those who lost their lives or encountered injury from this catastrophic accident and hope similar situations never see the light of day.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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Killer won’t take stand in bid to spare life

Researchers: Russialinked hackers targeted Macron campaign RAPHAEL SATTER

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In this Jan. 5, 2015, file photo, Eric Frein is led away by Pennsylvania State Police Troopers at the Pike County Courthouse after his preliminary hearing in Milford, Pa. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Frein, who they said targeted state police because he was trying to foment an uprising against the government. Frein’s lawyers want the jury to sentence him to life without parole.

Gunman in police ambush charged with capital murder MICHAEL RUBINKAM

ASSOCIATED PRESS The gunman who ambushed two state police troopers at their barracks in 2014 decided Tuesday he would not take the stand to try to persuade jurors to spare his life.

The defense rested its case after Eric Frein opted not to testify in the penalty phase of his capital murder trial. His lawyers said outside court they did not want to expose Frein to cross-examination, fearing he might try to "rationalize" the deadly ambush.

Frein, 33, was convicted last week of killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson II and critically wounding Trooper Alex Douglass in an unprovoked, random sniper attack at the Blooming Grove barracks. He was captured after a 48-day manhunt.

Prosecutors have said Frein was trying to foment a rebellion against the government. The jury is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday on whether to sentence him to death or to life in prison without parole.

On Tuesday, Frein's 20-year-old sister, Tiffany, cast him as a protec-

tive older brother.

Tiffany Frein, who was adopted into the family when she was 4, described a highly dysfunctional household. She said her father, Eugene Michael "Mike" Frein, physically abused her, once punching her in the face seven times after she called him a vulgar name. She testified that her mother was a selfish manipulator.

Her brother stood up for her, she said.

"He made me feel like someone actually loved me," Tiffany Frein said.

Frein's half-sister, Ellen Mitchell, testified that Mike Frein used to place late-night, drunken calls to her and raged about "wanting to kill people."

"I didn't have time to deal with my father's crazy," she said.

Mike Frein, who earned a doctorate and worked on vaccines, previously acknowledged to the jury he had a drinking problem more than a decade ago.

The defense, trying to prove a mitigating circumstance the jury could weigh in its deliberations, has sought to portray Mike Frein

as a domineering, angry but highly accomplished figure whom Eric Frein looked up to and tried to emulate.

Mike Frein, who logged 28 years in the military and retired as a major, admitted to jurors Monday he lied to his family for years about seeing combat in Vietnam and about being a sniper.

Eric, meanwhile, was a military re-enactor and college dropout who lived with his parents into his 30s.

Mike Frein also told the jury he had shared his political views with his son, calling the government too big and railing against abusive police. His son, in a letter he wrote to his parents while on the run, advocated revolution as a way to restore lost liberties.

The prosecution has already proved the aggravating circumstances that would point toward a death sentence: Frein killed a law enforcement officer, and the jury concluded it was a terrorist act.

Frein's decision to avoid the witness stand seemed to come as a relief to one of his lawyers, Bill Ruzzo.

"Defendants typically rationalize and we were afraid that might

happen," he told reporters.

Another defense lawyer, Michael Weinstein, renewed his complaints Tuesday about Frein's treatment at the Pike County jail. The defendant had refused to communicate with his lawyers on Monday and looked unsteady on his feet as he was helped into the courtroom by two sheriff's deputies. Weinstein had asked the judge to order a mental competency exam but was turned down after prosecutors played a jailhouse phone call recorded Saturday in which Frein could be heard talking normally.

Weinstein said Frein has been forced since the guilty verdict to wear a heavy "suicide smock" that prevents inmates from hanging themselves, and he is kept in a cell with the lights on around the clock.

He said it is jail policy to place defendants like Frein under a suicide watch even though Frein has never expressed any intention to kill himself.

Prosecutors had called Frein a malingerer. Ruzzo said Tuesday: "It seems he's getting a little better."

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Researchers with the Japanese anti-virus firm Trend Micro say the campaign of French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron has been targeted by Russia-linked hackers, adding more details to previous suggestions that the centrist politician was being singled out for electronic eavesdropping by the Kremlin.

The campaign’s digital chief, Mounir Mahjoubi, confirmed the attempted intrusions in a telephone interview late Monday but said they had all been thwarted.

“It’s serious, but nothing was compromised,” he said.

The French presidential race is not yet over. Macron faces far-right rival Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential runoff on May 7. Macron favors a strong European Union, while Le Pen wants to pull France out of the bloc, weakening it.

Trend Micro said it discovered the campaign by monitoring the creation of rogue, lookalike websites often used by hackers to trick victims into giving up their passwords. The Tokyo-based firm recently detected four Macronthemed fake domains being set up on digital infrastructure used by a group it calls Pawn Storm, according to Trend Micro researcher Feike Hacquebord.

Mahjoubi confirmed that at least one of the sites had recently been used as part of an attempt to steal campaign staffers’ online credentials.

Unmasking which group is behind this or that spying campaign is one of the most challenging aspects of cybersecurity, but Hacquebord said he was confident Trend Micro had gotten it right.

“This is not a 100 percent confirmation, but it’s very, very likely,” Hacquebord said, adding the political nature of the targeting was “really in line with what they’ve been doing in the last two years.”

Trend Micro has stopped short of accusing any country of pulling Pawn Storm’s strings, but American spy agencies and

a variety of threat intelligence firms say that Pawn Storm, an extraordinarily prolific group also known as Fancy Bear or APT28, of being an arm of Russia’s intelligence apparatus.

French officials have also tended to be more circumspect than their American counterparts, repeatedly declining to tie Pawn Storm to any specific actor.

Russian government officials have long denied claims of state-sanctioned hacking. On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the most recent coverage as “anonymous, unsubstantiated reports.”

The Associated Press left several messages with the hacker or hackers who registered the rogue Macron websites. None was returned.

Mahjoubi said the attempts to penetrate the Macron campaign date back to December. In February, the campaign complained publicly of being targeted by Russia-linked electronic spying operations, although it offered no proof at the time.

Trend Micro’s report, which was produced independently of the Macron campaign and lists 160 electronic espionage operations across a series of targets, adds a measure of evidence to the notion, even if the fact that the rogue websites were registered in March and April doesn’t line up with the campaign’s timeline.

The French election, the first round of which Macron won Sunday with just over 24 percent of the vote, has been closely watched for signs of digital interference of any kind.

Many observers feared a repeat of the U.S. electoral contest in 2016, when hackers allegedly backed by Moscow broke into the email inboxes of the Democratic National Committee and other political operatives.

Pilfered documents subsequently appeared on WikiLeaks and other more mysterious websites, putting the Democrats on the defensive during their losing campaign against Donald Trump.

Official estimate could upend Trump tax plan before release STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, JOSH BOAK

ASSOCIATED PRESS A new congressional estimate could upend President Donald Trump’s tax plan even before he releases it.

Trump is scheduled to unveil the broad outlines of a tax overhaul Wednesday that includes a massive cut in the corporate income tax, reducing the top rate from 35 percent to 15 percent.

The official scorekeeper for Congress said Tuesday that a big cut in corporate taxes — even if it is temporary — would add to long-term budget deficits. This is a problem

for Republicans because it means they would need Democratic support in the Senate to pass a tax overhaul.

Democrats mused that Republican lawmakers who slammed the growing national debt under President Barack Obama are now being asked to embrace a tax plan that could add trillions of government red ink over the next decade.

Democrats say they smell hypocrisy.

“I’m particularly struck by how some of this seems to be turning on its head Republican economic theory,” said Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said, “On a lot of fronts, both the administration and Republicans have been contradictory, to say the least.”

“There’s no question we should try to reduce (the corporate tax rate), but I don’t see how you pay for getting it down that low,” Casey said.

“Fifteen percent, that’s a huge hole if you can’t make the math work.”

Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan asked the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation to analyze the budget effects of a temporary cut in the corporate tax rate, to 20 percent, that would expire after three years.

On Tuesday, the committee, which is the official scorekeeper

for Congress, said the temporary rate cut would reduce tax revenues by nearly $500 billion in the first decade, and by a “non-negligible” amount in the years to follow.

This is important because the Senate cannot pass legislation that would add to long-term budget deficits without a 60-vote majority.

That means Democrats would have to support it, and Republicans and Democrats have major differences when it comes to tax reform.

Republicans had been working under a budget maneuver that would allow them to pass a tax bill with a simple majority in the Senate — but only if it didn’t add to longterm deficits.

“There’s no question we should try to reduce (the corporate tax rate), but I don’t see how you pay for getting it down that low,” “Fifteen percent, that’s a huge hole if you can’t make the math work.”

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Sports / B7

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Baseball

Softball Overall

Home

Away

Neutral

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4-4

4-4

6-6

vs. Western Conn. St. Points

Team

Keene State

7 6

Home

11-18

vs. Western Conn. St.

Team Western Conn. St.

Overall

3-4

Keene State Western Conn. St.

4

Team

Away

5-9

2-4

3-3

vs. Eastern Conn.

Team Keene State Eastern Conn.

Keene State

UMass Boston

7

Clark University

3

Men’s Lacrosse 0-2

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Home

Away

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4-1

4-2

Southern Maine

Team

16

Keene State

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Plymouth St.

Neutral

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Keene State

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Keene State

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vs. Clark University Points 7

@ Southern Maine

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6-5

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Keene State Southern Maine

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Track & Field Silfen Invitational Katelyn Terry

400 Meter Run 58.70

Ian Connell

Dominique Pascoal

Javelin Throw 37.76 Meters

Alex Magoon

3000 Meter Steeplechase 10:27.46 Javelin Throw 47.96 Meter

Upcoming Games Softball Thursday, April 27 @ Plymouth

Men’s Lacrosse Friday, April 28 vs. Eastern Conn.

Baseball Thursday, April 27 @ Plymouth

Baseball Friday, April 28 vs. Framingham St.

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Back-to-back double headers keep the Owls busy

Luke’s Kickin’ Column

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Boston Breakers Get First Win of the Season LUKE STERGIOU

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Jenny Galavotti, Aliza Guerrero, Head Coach Carrah Fisk Hennessey, Summer Cavanaugh and Kayla Votto all celebrated their senior day on April 22 at the Owls Athletic Complex. The Owls got swept by Eastern Connecticut, 7-4 and 9-7.

KSC Softball swept on senior day and then split the day after SHELBY IAVA

SPortS editor The Keene State College (KSC) softball team was swept by Eastern Connecticut State University, 7-4 and 9-7, on Senior Day at Owl Athletic Complex.

Game one Two homers from senior Jenny Galavotti and sophomore Molly St. Germain kept the owls in, and received just two hits for a 7-4 setback.

Kristyn Ryan gave the Warriors an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first when her fly ball went to the left and bounced off the fence and over for a home run solo. Keene State quickly responded when St. Germain drew a one out walk in the bottom of the inning. Galavotti followed up with her seventh home run of the season to the right field and received a 2-1 lead.

The Warrior’s Samantha Bardos’ single up the middle in the top of the third tied the game. Samantha Valentine put the Warriors back in the lead with an RBI groundout and Jessica Seymour made it 4-2 with a single to left field.

The score stayed 4-2 until the bottom of the fifth, when

Senior Kayla Votto lead off with a single, and St. Germain followed with her first homerun of the season. The Owls would load the bases, as Galavotti and Brooke Arruda walked on either side of a single from Olivia Indorf, but Brittany DaMota struck out and Shae Crosby hit into a fielder’s choice.

The warriors scored a go-ahead run in the top of the seventh as Sara Pisanelli singled with two out, and Bardos lofted a fly into deep center that couldn’t be obtained and Bardos raced around the bases for an inside-the-parkhomerun. Ryan followed with her second longshot of the game, ending it at 7-4.

St. Germain (10-8) took the loss, striking out two in a complete game effort. Pisanelli, Bardos, and Ryan all finished with two hits for the Warriors.

State errors allowed the Warriors another run in the top of the second, but KSC tied again in the bottom of the half as Gabby Bielak double and scored on Votto’s single to right.

The Warriors scored in every inning but the seventh and added another run in the third and two more more in the fourth, but the Owls batted around in the bottom of the fourth to take a 7-6 lead. Kristin Boduch reached on a fielder’s choice, Votto singled and St. Germain walked to load the bases for Galavotti who stroke a 2 RBI single up in the middle.

Pinch runner Julie Elwell stole second and Indof aid down a bunt to bring St Germain before a dropped fly by the Warriors brought in Elwell as the Owls took the lead. The Warriors tied it back up in the fifth inning. Seymour singled, moved to third on a pair of groundouts and scored on a wild pitch. Eastern then took the lead for good when Bardos homered over the trees in left center, a twoGame two run shot after Pisanelli had walked.

Votto finished the game 4-for-4 with an RBI and scored The Warrior again too an early lead with RBI singles from Ryan and Gina Georgetti in the first. The Owls again twice, while Galavotti drove in three runs where every responded as Votto led off with a single and scored all the KSC starter reached base. way from first on Galavotti’s double to right-center.

Shelby Iava can be contacted at Senior Aliza Guerrero hit a double of her own to deep siava@kscequinox.com left to bring Galavotti to tie the game. A pair of Keene

Keene State gets swept by UMass Boston in double header SHELBY IAVA

SPortS editor The Keene State College (KSC) baseball team got swept by the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston in both games of a Little East Conference (LEC) doubleheader, 3-1 and 7-1, at the Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday, April 22.

Game one Keene State got six hits, despite their strong outing from the ace Michael Crimi. The Beacons scored all of their runs in the fourth inning, getting an RBI fielder’s choice from Charlie Heugi and a two-run single from Dan Mantoni.

Keene State finally got on the board in the eighth inning. Zach Rollins led off with a single and Connor Longley launched a fly ball to the right. UMass Boston outfielder Danny Brown made an attempt at the ball, with confusion as to whether he caught it or not. Longley passed Rollins on the basepath, negating what would have been a two-run homer instead turning it into an RBI single. Keene State had the tying run at the plate with two outs in the ninth after pinch hitter David Sevigny was hit by a pitch, but Mac Struthers bounced into a fielder’s choice to end the game. Rollins and Longley finished with two hits for Keene State. Crimi (4-2) took the loss, striking out seven in 8.2 innings of work.

On April 24th, the Boston Breakers played their first home game of the 2017 NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) season.

After a 3-0 loss to FC Kansas City away, the Breakers were looking to looking to win on their home turf against Sky Blue FC. This was not going to be an easy game, as Sky Blue FC had players like Kelly O’Hara and Christie Pearce.

So on sunny day at Jordan Field, the Breakers won 1-0 against Sky Blue FC, with the team fighting until the 90th minute.

Several players stepped up, including Rose Lavelle, Natasha Dowie, and goalkeeper Abby Smith. The first and only goal came in the 37th minute of the game when Lavelle delivered a pass through the Sky Blue defence to find Natasha Dowie, who calmly put it past Sky Blue goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan. This was Dowie’s first goal of the season and Lavelle’s first career assist.

Rose Lavelle caused the Sky Blue midfield and defence with her technicality on the ball, making her almost impossible to be stopped.

Lavelle is hoping to make a good first impression in the NWSL, and so far it looks like she is living up to expectations.

Rookie Margaret Purce almost made it 2-0 in the 66th minute of the game, getting the ball past veteran defender Christie Pearce, but her shot rattled off the crossbar.

This game showed a glimpse of what the Breaker’s season could look like, with plenty of young players who are eager to prove their talent. And with plenty of determined strikers in the squad, the team looks to terrorize NWSL defences this year.

Goalkeeper Abby Smith had a great game as well. She earned a shutout by making 4 saves throughout the game, with her best save coming in the 23rd minute, denying a point-blank header by Sky Blue FC and U.S. Women’s National Team forward Kelly O’Hara.

Even though the team conceded 3 goals against FC Kansas City, the Breaker’s defence looks to be tidying up things in the back.

Overall, it was a great performance from the Breakers.

The team looks to accomplish big things this season, as they have not had a lot of success in the past. With many young, eager players like Rose Lavelle and Morgan Andrews, the Breakers look to make a run for the NWSL title this year and put the unmemorable years behind them.

As long as their strike force keeps scoring and their defence remains solid, the Boston Breakers could have a really good chance of doing very well in the 2017 NWSL season.

Luke Stergiou can be contacted at lstergiou@kscequinox.com

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Game two The Owls had 10 hits, but left 13 runners on in the second game. A balk and a fielder’s choice brought in two runs in the second for UMass Boston, which added two more on an RBI triple from Nick Herzog.

The Owls had the bases loaded with two in the sixth, but Nate Rossi struck out at the end. Tom Meucci walked and scored on Rollins’ single in the seventh inning. Longley followed with a walk, but Connor Walsh grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. UMass Boston added three more runs in the eighth on a wild pitch and an error.

Tim Coppinger (0-4) took the loss, allowing four runs in three innings of work, and Nate Pederson scattered four hits in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief. Longley and Christian Bourgea both had three hits for Keene State.

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Connor Longley sprints around the bases in their game on Saturday, April 22 at the Owls Athletic Complex.

The Owls swept Western Connecticut, 8-4.

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Men’s lacrosse continues winning streak Plymouth State University DOROTHY ENGLAND

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Tyler Reilly brings the ball to the net and scores in the Owls game against Plymouth State. The Owls out shot Plymouth 24-11.

Keene State College’s (KSC) men’s lacrosse team set the goal for the season with 24 strikes against Plymouth State University and their sixth consecutive win on Wednesday, April 19.

In doing so, the team came into sole possession of the first place title in the Little East Conference (LEC) with a perfect 4-0 record.

The Keene State Owls struck gold with their first goal within the first two minutes of Wednesday’s game.

KSC senior Bryan Rotatori started the team off with four goals and one assist. Rotatori only needs four more assists to break Keene State’s all-time assist record of 104.

Following in his footsteps, KSC senior Tyler Reilly scored two goals and four assists.

Shortly after, KSC junior Hunter Arnold and first-years Dave Wiedenfeld and Rob Hart each added in a hat-trick with Hart aiding two helpers.

The first goal from the Plymouth

State Panthers came a little under five minutes left in the first quarter.

Mac Tetrault charged past the Owls’ defense to connect with the net. Tetrault ended up with three goals and two assists. His teammate Nicco Sorrentino scored six times with one assist.

However, this was not enough to keep the Owls at bay. The first quarter slid into the second one as the Owls hit five goals in, one right after another. KSC senior Tyler Reilly topped the consecutive lineup off with a goal that brought the score to 9-1 with the Owls in the lead.

The Panthers fought back quickly.

Sorrentino passed to Terault and cut down on the point difference, but the Owls struck back hard when both Wiedenfeld and KSC junior Frank Bacarella each scored. Plymouth State did the same and scored two straight goals. However, the Owls held a 14-5 advantage as the game’s break came up.

The Panthers final score was 11, never quite catching up to Keene State. In all, 12 Owls connected with the net while others made saves and lifted ground balls. KSC sophomore Steve Hamal grabbed six ground balls, making it a team-high and KSC junior Matthew Howe com-

pleted seven saves. The ending goal was claimed by Wiedenfeld.

On Plymouth State’s side, Adam Haversat scooped up 13 ground balls and Jayson LaRiviere made 15 saves.

The Owls’ next LEC game was scheduled for Saturday, April 22 at 3 p.m. against the University of Southern Maine Huskies.

Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com

Southern Maine University SHELBY IAVA

sports editor The Keene State College (KSC) men’s lacrosse team continued their winning streak when they out-shot the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 20-2. Junior midfielder Hunter Arnold led the Owls with strong offensive scoring.

Arnold had six goals and one assist, while senior Robert Hart had six points, as well as three assists.

Eight other Keene State players also scored goals.

Hart opened up the first quarter with two goals and junior Frank Bacarella had one.

The Huskies managed to get one goal in before the quarter ended by rookie Jake Schoenberg. Keene State had the lead 3-1 at the end of the first.

The Owls scored the first three goals of the second quarter, including man-up goals from Bacarella and junior Paul Beling to bring the Owls up 6-1.

Southern Maine’s Keegan Smith also received a man-up goal for the Huskies, scoring what was their final point of the game.

Hart found the back of the net for the third time with 2:48 left in the half. The Owls remained in the lead 7-2 at half time.

Keene State scored 13 unanswered goals while holding the Huskies without a score in the last two quarters.

Arnold shot all five of his goals in the fourth quarter, and the Owls took home the win and have extended their streak to 38 consecutive Little East Conference victories.

Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com

Keene State men’s rugby team graduates 14 seniors ADRIANA SANCHEZ

equiNox staff With 14 seniors leaving the rugby team this year and nine of them being starters, the team is looking forward to see how the new A-side will work together this upcoming fall season.

This spring season, the team played in three tournaments. A-side placed second in all three and B-side placed third. Even though the A-side lost against Norwich, it was a big game considering they came back with 20 points.

KSC junior and player on A-side Luke Sprague said it’s going to be tough next season since so many seniors are leaving this year.

“We’re definitely in a rebuilding process right now. Moving forward, we will need to adapt to a smaller team. The ball movement and team chemistry are at a much higher level than us newer guys ever could have hoped for. Without the leadership, size and skill of the graduating seniors, we have our work cut out for us this fall,” said Sprague.

KSC sophomore Steven Sullivan said he is nervous but confident as well for this upcoming season.

“So many of our guys are leaving, so it is pretty sad, but I’m a bit nervous. We’re definitely losing some of our best players, but I don’t think it will be too big of an issue,” said Sullivan. He said the team has improved since his first year; they were 2-4 and this year they went 3-3.

“The team has definitely improved since the fall season, especially the younger and newer players who will still be here next fall season,” said Sprague.

Ian McMahon, a senior on the rugby team, said he is confident on how the team is going to do this fall. “I think they are going to do well; they have a lot of skilled players filling in positions of seniors,” said McMahon.

This past Saturday, the team had seniors vs. next year’s A-side and the next year’s A-side had put up a good fight, explained McMahon, even though the seniors won.

“The only thing they need to make sure of is they recruit a significant number of guys so they can continue to scrimmage each other,” said McMahon.

The seniors are going to be missed. “We have some big shoes to fill. Those guys will be missed for sure; those guys [seniors] have been the backbone of our team,” said Sprague.

Sullivan said not only did they teach them about the sport, but the social aspects of college as well.

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James Manning, John Johannesen (coach), Ian McMahon, Dave Sylvester, Robert Wishart, Dylan Amore, Mackey Pope. Third row left to right, Dan Sullivan, Jojo Sarr, Corey Brackett, Zach Gedney, Brad Donovan with Thomas Yokubinas on shoulders, Chris Caterino, Tajh Russell, Pete Clark, Trevor Chapin and Samuel Hovey are all featured as apart of the men’s rugby team.

Adriana Sanchez can be contacted at asanchez@kscequinox.com

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All photos shown above are a series of pictures from the Keene State College Club men’s rugby game against Nichols.

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From UMass Lowell, Lewis continues her goal Chelsea Lewis transfers from D1 UMass Lowell to play with the Keene State Owls SHELBY IAVA

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Equinox Staff Chelsea Lewis found a new home at the nest of Keene State College (KSC) after transferring from the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell.

Lewis came to KSC to play the sport she loved-lacrosse. The sophomore midfielder left UMass Lowell because she said it wasn’t the right fit for her.

“The school in general and the coaching style wasn’t the style that works best for me and how I learn, so it was just better for me to leave,” said Lewis.

According to Lewis, playing time was a big part of deciding if she should stay or leave. “Do I go to a D1 [Division 1] school where I spend literally 40 hours a week practicing and not playing and get nothing out of it, or do I go somewhere where I can play and can contribute to a team?” said Lewis. Lewis said her parents were the ones who pushed her into making the decision to leave UMass Lowell. “They were one of the biggest factors because I was determined to go back [to UMass Lowell] and prove that I could play or at least try to,” said Lewis.

It didn’t bother Lewis that she was going to be a D3 [Division 3] athlete opposed to a D1 athlete, she said. “I knew it was going to be different because of the hours, but I don’t really think about being D1 or D3. In high school when I started looking for schools to play lacrosse for, I never said it must be D1. I just got a scholarship so I ended up at Lowell,” said Lewis.

She didn’t make the decision to leave UMass Lowell until a month into this past summer. She met up with KSC Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Katie Arsenault during the summer and Lewis instantly knew she wanted to come to KSC. “I feel like I can go to her [Arsenault] if I ever had a problem outside of lacrosse and talk to her about anything. She’s always there for me and I don’t know if I felt that at Lowell,” said Lewis.

Arsenault said Lewis has done a great job on learning how to work with the team, which has helped her cont r ibute more

as a player. “She has taken focus off just scoring, to setting up the motion for the offense, seeing the passes she can make to assist others scoring, as well as her work in transition both cutting to the ball and defending so we get it back,” said Arsenault. Lewis constantly wants to improve and has a positive, confident attitude as well, said Arsenault.

Lewis was surprised at how welcoming the team was. “The team was very welcoming to me and supportive on teaching me new things. I was surprised because with a team of girls, you never know if they’re going to be cliquey,” Lewis said.

KSC junior Taylor Farland said Lewis is a huge offensive force for the Owls.

“She has grown so much as a player in this one season she has been here. She has really good stick skills and has really developed great field vision, which helps

her to make the best decisions for the team,” Farland said.

She continued, “She will get the ball in front of the goal and know what to do with it, and it’s nice to be able to have trust in a first-year player like that.

She has had a great first season at Keene and I’m very excited to see what she is going to bring to the team in her next couple of seasons here.”

Lewis said the biggest difference is the dynamic on the team. “Everyone here wants you to be the best you can be, everyone is willing to help you and work together. It wasn’t like that at Lowell. At a D1 school, everyone is on scholarships, so you fight for your positions and here, nobody does. Here at Keene, everyone wants to win, but win as a team,” said Lewis.

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“Here at Keene, everyone wants to win, but win as a team.”

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Chelsea Lewis transferred from University of Massachusetts Lowell to play at Keene State College. While playing at KSC, she found her new home as an Owl.

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