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Vol. 69, Issue #27 Thursday, May 4, 2017

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Student clubs and organizations face budget cuts OLIVIA BELANGER

AdministrAtive executive editor CRAE MESSER

equinox stAff Many Keene State College student clubs and organizations are facing cuts to their budgets for the 2018 fiscal year (FY18). While the budgets for some groups stayed the same, a majority of groups received drastic cuts to their budget compared to the 2017 fiscal year (FY17).

The Finance Committee on Student Assembly (FCSA) is responsible for the allocation of funds for student organizations and clubs.

Of the 64 student clubs and organizations that requested funds from FCSA, 54 of them will have a smaller budget for FY18 than they had in FY17, according to a document acquired by The Equinox from the FCSA. This document outlines the amount of money requested by each organization, as well as the amount of money they were allocated in FY17 and FY18.

In past years, clubs and organizations that were unsatisfied with the amount of money they had been allocated could appeal for any amount. The FCSA is limited to allowing student clubs and organizations the chance to appeal for up to only $10,000 for FY18.

Student Assembly Treasurer Casey Matthews said the reason there is a cap on appeals for FY18 is because the FCSA was allotted less money to work, due to projections of lower enrollment. The significantly less amount of money is also why there have been such drastic cuts to student organization budgets, according to Matthews.

Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life and Student Leadership and Advisor for Student Government Brandon Mathieu added to this, saying the FCSA was allotted about $700,000 to distribute to student organizations and clubs for FY18, compared to about $800,000 in FY17.

“This year was challenging in particular because in addition to lower enrollment projections for FY18, over one million dollars was requested by student organizations for next year,” Mathieu said. “Based on the projection numbers that we had, we were about $250,000 short of what we had to allocate versus what was requested.”

During a Student Assembly meeting on Tuesday, April 25, several groups appealed their budget for FY18.

The groups were the KSC Dance Team, the Global Cultural Club and the Investment Group. Each of these organizations received additional funds during the appeal toward their budget, but none of the groups were allotted exactly what they asked for.

Mathieu said there are a number of things that impact the amount of money the FCSA receives to distribute.

“The budget comes from student activity fees, which is a fee multiplied by the number of students we have on campus,” Mathieu said. He added the projection for the number of students next year is low, which is why budgets for clubs and organizations are lower for FY18 than FY17.

Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Kemal Atkins said there is a five percent fee increase for student activities to “try to balance some of the reductions that have occurred and the lower revenue that we’re projecting.”

Atkins said the lower revenue is projected due to a decrease in enrollment for the Fall of 2017.

Mathieu explained that many things are considered when discussing the budgets for student clubs and organizations.

“The [FCSA] really tries to look at the full picture, take into account previous years’ allocations, previous year’ activity--how much has the student organization done? Have they spent all of their money? There are a variety of factors that are taken into consideration when they are reviewing budget requests and making determinations to allocate the money,” Mathieu said.

When asked why the budget cuts for student organizations was not done by an even percentage, as it was for the academic departments on campus, Mathieu said the FCSA may have questioned the rationality behind cutting the budgets at an even percentage. “I think an even cut across the board, one of the ways the [FCSA] thought about it, was, for example, if a student [organization] had a $1,000 budget and a student [organization] had a $100,000 budget, a 20 percent, for example, cut, is that actually rational? For an organization that requested 100K to get 20 percent cut and still have a substantial amount of money versus an [organization] that operates with only $1,000 for the year, a 20 percent cut leaves them with that much less.”

Mathieu added that next year is “just going to be tight.”

Atkins echoed Mathieu, saying the student organization budgets were not the only budgets on campus reduced because of funding.

“You’d be hardpressed to find any organization, department [or] program on campus across the board not experiencing some kind of reduction,” Atkins said.

“I think the real question is thinking about how do you determine the significance of the reduction or the impact of the reduction on different organizations, so where would it put them in their ability to fulfill their task or their mission?”

However, Student Assembly Treasurer Matthews said Student Government received a larger budget than it had in FY17.

“Typically, we are on the lower end of $10,000. This year, because of the issues we had in the beginning of

L.P Young Student Center mainstay set to retire OLIVIA BELANGER

AdministrAtive executive editor ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

mAnAging executive editor Student Involvement Support Assistant Deborah Edwards, who is a familiar face to many students actively involved on campus, will be retiring. However, according to Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Kemal Atkins, Edwards does not have a set date for retirement and there is currently no replacement chosen.

“We began to start to review the roles [and] responsibilities of the position and the course of a period of time will determine whether or not or how we move forward once that position becomes vacant,” Atkins said.

On Thursday, April 27, Edwards was contacted and initially scheduled an interview with a reporter.

However, in an e-mail dated Monday, May 1, Edwards stated, “I really don’t have any information on this issue.”

Co-workers of Edwards, Director of Student Involvement Jennifer Ferrell and Student Involvement

Assistant Bryanna Pearson, were contacted for comment on the article.

Pearson said she had no comment on the matter, and routed the reporter to Ferrell.

Ferrell stated she needed to “route the request” through Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations Kelly Ricaurte before setting up an interview.

The reporter contacted Ricaurte.

Ricaurte asked for further explanation on the article.

After the reporter answered Ricaurte’s e-mail, Ricaurte did not respond.

Ferrell sent two separate e-mails stating the same text. One on behalf of herself, and the other on behalf of Pearson. Both e-mails were dated Monday, May 1.

“I won’t be able to share any additional thoughts with you at this time however, I have been assured that the college is looking closely at each position and determining how to move forward, based on the needs of the college and students,” Ferrell stated in both e-mails.

Another co-worker of Edwards, Assistant Vice President of Student

Affairs Paul Striffolino, was also contacted for comment on Thursday, April 27. Originally, Striffolino asked via e-mail for more information on the topic before scheduling an interview. The reporter responded in a timely fashion, but Striffolino did not respond.

President Anne Huot was contacted via e-mail on Thursday, April 27 regarding Edwards’ retirement. After receiving no response, the reporter sent a second e-mail on April 29.

Executive Associate Cindy Krautwurst responded to the second email on May 2. Krautwurst stated, “The quickest way to get a response to interview requests is to go directly to Kelly Ricaurte who works with reporters to facilitate these requests. President Huot wants to help and due to her schedule, the best way at this point to do this is by sending her the questions, and she can reply by email as her schedule permits.”

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com

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the year financially...we put in a funding request every single year to pay for carnival,” Matthews said. “The president [Anne Huot] this year said that carnival is something, if we know we are going to do it every year, we need to budget for it ourselves. So our budget went up to $35,000, maybe because carnival typically costs between $27,000 and $30,000 a year. The only reason we have it is because we know we do carnival every year.”

Mathieu explained that traditionally, money for the carnival is taken out of Student Government’s contingencies. This year, the FCSA was advised to add the costs to its budget request by President Anne Huot, according to Matthews.

Student Government’s total budget requested was $36,300 and they were allotted $36,200. This is the largest budget increase out of all the student organizations from FY17 to FY18.

The organizations and clubs suffering the biggest cut to their budget compared to FY17 were The Equinox, which was cut by $48,400 (45 percent), Social Activities Council (SAC), which was cut by $41,600 (19 percent), WKNH, which was cut by $17,685 (63 percent), and The Kronicle Yearbook, which was cut by $16,700 (24 percent). The amount for these four organizations exceeds the $100,000 cut to the available funding for all student clubs and organizations.

Several members of the student organizations and clubs who requested budgets have voiced their frustra-

tion over the budget cuts.

KSC junior and Executive Editor of the Kronicle Olivia Fischetti said they requested $79,400 for FY18 and received $53,850. “It’s difficult when we have so many expectations and we can’t fulfill them,” Fischetti said.

With the Kronicle’s current projections for next year, according to Fischetti, the entirety of the budget they were allotted for FY18 will need to go toward printing the yearbook. When adding in other costs the Kronicle faces annually, including stipends, Fischetti said the executive board of the Kronicle now has to adjust how the yearbook will operate during FY18.

“Our yearbook cost $54,000 this year and last year it was like $58,000, but now the whole entire budget that was given to us won’t even cover the cost [of the yearbook],” Fischetti said.

According to Fischetti, the Kronicle has a contract with Jostens, an American manufacturer of memorabilia, to publish the yearbook every year. Because of the cut in their budget, the Kronicle will have to work with Jostens to ensure that everything is getting done correctly in regard to their contract.

Traditionally, the yearbook has been free for seniors, as well as receiving an additional complimentary gift from the Kronicle. According to Fischetti, the Kronicle appealed its budget, but did not receive any additional funds. During the appeal, the FCSA suggested seniors be charged for the yearbook in the future.

Similarly, The Equinox has a contract with The Concord Monitor to print the newspaper every week. With the current budget allotted, The Equinox will need to spend the entirety of their budget on printing and will

not have funds for stipends, maintenance or annual memberships.

The Equinox also appealed their budget and was denied additional funds. But at a follow-up meeting scheduled by the FCSA, The Equinox was urged to apply for access to its reserves, which are controlled by President Huot. Matthews indicated the FCSA would support such a measure.

Another student media group, KSC’s radio station WKNH, also had its budget cut. WKNH Co-General Manager Nick Busby said a majority of the radio station’s budget goes to events, like Solarfest.

“We do a lot of events. We just did Solarfest, so a lot of our budget goes to that. It also goes toward general upkeep of our station, so stuff like bills, if something in the actual station goes wrong, like some wiring or something dies on us, we have to pay for that,” Busby said.

WKNH operated with a budget of $28,285 in FY17.

However, they requested $33,000 for FY18, but were only allocated $10,600. Busby said WKNH uses its whole budget and they requested about the same budget for FY18 as FY17 because it is a “comfortable number.”

WKNH appealed their budget and received additional funds for FY18, but the amount was not specified.

President of SAC Bryanna Pearson said roughly 95 percent of the organization’s budget goes toward the events they put on, which includes more than just the Spring Concert. There are other events, such as comedians and hypnotists, that take place throughout the year that SAC also pays for.

According to the document provided by the FCSA, SAC had a budget of $211,850 for FY17. In FY18, SAC will

have a budget of $170,250.

Pearson said members of the organization were expecting a larger cut, but she does think SAC got cut “a lot.”

“While it’s sad that it had to happen this way, because all of the organizations are what make Keene State fun and unique, I think overall it just sucks and fingers are being pointed in many different ways and when it comes down to it, it’s nobody’s fault,” Pearson said.

Pearson also added there was communication with SAC early on in the process of budget allocation to make them aware of the possibility of budget cuts.

As for the decision-making process when it comes to budget allocation, Mathieu made it clear he is not a part of it.

“I don’t have a say in the actual process, it’s all student-led and they run the entire process and make the decisions. I’m really just there to facilitate the conversation and provide perspective, information and context when it’s necessary,” Mathieu said.

Regardless, Mathieu said the FCSA “thoughtfully” reviewed the budget requests this year and looked at several aspects of each organization’s request for FY18 before making a decision. The FCSA has also made it clear they will work with student organizations and clubs facing budget cuts that are currently dissatisfied with what they were awarded for FY18.

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com Crae Messer can be contacted at cmesser@kscequinox.com

Keene citizens assemble for People’s Climate March

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The Keene community rallies together to address the issue of climate change and spread awareness throughout the city.

Local activists come together to address climate change JOHN PIATELLI

Equonx Staff People of all ages and ethnicities came out to show their support of the efforts to address climate change in Keene over the weekend.

According to the city of Keene’s website, “By addressing climate change through thoughtful, collaborative planning and action, we can continue, as a community, to create long-term environmental, social and economic vitality within Keene and the Monadnock Region.”

Assistant Director of Public Works in Keene Duncan Watson said, “Keene is currently in the process of converting 1,155 street lights in Keene to LEDs, which would have the net effect of cutting Keene’s energy usage in half.”

Watson said, “Environment and economics make good business sense together.” According to Watson, the town recently presented a proposal to town officials for a generator that would run on “99.9 percent vegetable oil.”

Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, efforts to combat climate change have been suppressed as far as governmental efforts are concerned. Currently, no information regarding climate change is supplied by the agency put into place to protect our environment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This has Keene State College (KSC) students worried. KSC junior year students, Mark Janny and Brendan Jones, both said,

“The biggest issue surrounding climate change is that our government does not recognize it as an issue.”

Emma Bresland, a student at Keene High School taking an advanced placement environmental studies class, said, “We all came out to show our support, show we care and [that we] want change.” According to Bresland, it is important to start getting off of fossil fuels and onto renewables. When asked what Bresland wanted people to take away from the events on Saturday, Bresland said, “We have to save the earth and dump Trump.”

People of Keene have more than enough reason to be concerned.

According to data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, land ice sheets in both Antarctica and Greenland are losing mass. Data shows that the continent of Antarctica has been losing about 118 gigatonnes of ice per year since 2002, while the Greenland ice sheet has been losing an estimated 281 gigatonnes per year. While melting land ice is only one of many issues surrounding climate change, continual melting could result in the flooding of coastal towns, leaving presently populated areas of living out of the question for future generations.

During the People’s Climate March in Keene, City Councillor, Mitch Greenwald, and others spoke of recent flooding in Keene as a firsthand example of the effects of climate change. Speakers joked that

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we now know the reason behind the naming of Water Street Member of the Monadnock Progressive Alliance (MPA) D’Vorah Kelley spoke of these concerns and said herself and others started working towards climate change activism after Trump took office.

“We started meeting in January, well actually, we really started after the election ended, while myself and others were at a house party with friends.” When asked her opinion on the biggest issue surrounding climate change, Kelley said, “The fact that everywhere I travel, the temperature fluctuations have been so crazy.” Kelley said, “Residents living in Costa Rica claim they have never experienced temperatures like they are currently experiencing before.” According to Kelley, melting ice caps are another reason for concern. Kelley said, “I have a fiveyear-old grandson and I want the earth to be here for his lifetime.”

Prior to the march taking place, Kelley said she had heard rumors of around 500 expected in attendance.

After Saturday, the MPA posted that estimated 500-600 people were in attendance.

According to an EPA-issued report under President Barack Obama regarding the dangers of fracking, it was concluded that fracking can be linked to potential contamination of drinking water.

Local activist Kathy Byrne said she is most concerned for clean air and clean water, but did not stop there. Byrne said, “It does not matter

how much money you make, rich or poor, Democrat or Republican, all people should want clean air and clean water.”

Local activist Russ Provost stressed the importance of activism and reminisced upon his time at Cornell University. According to Provost, “I’ve been protesting since the Vietnam War. During our lunches at Cornell, we would protest on Fridays.” Although there was a small majority of KSC students in attendance, Provost took notice. “The past couple of years, I have not really seen young people at protests. Lately, especially today and the Women’s March and March for Science in Boston, youths are starting to come out; this gives me hope.” Provost said, he is most concerned for the two new drilling orders, especially offshore drilling in the Arctic. Provost went on to admire the great sense of community that organized activism events, such as the People’s Climate March in Keene, can provide.

During the People’s Climate March in Keene, many creative climate change related signs were being held up. One sign in particular read, “I’m marching for my grandkids; Walker, three-years-old, Aubrey, two-years-old, Asher, twoyears-old, Jack, seven-months-old, Lucile, seven-months-old, Ryder, three-days-old.” The man behind that sign was Russ Provost.

John Piatelli can be contacted at jpiatelli@kscequinox.com

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Keene protects transgender city employees DOROTHY ENGLAND

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A unanimous vote by the Keene City Council added transgender protections to the city’s employee handbook.

This move was made on Thursday, April 20 and means Keene is the 11th New Hampshire community to enforce this policy. However, it only protects city employees. New Hampshire House Bill 478 would have a wider spread effect. This House Bill (HB) aims to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, however, it was tabled back in March of this year.

Here at Keene State College (KSC), there are students who find this troubling.

President and founder of Keene State Activists and KSC senior Maggie Mason stated in an e-mail that she finds HB 478 to be just like any other any other bill discussing human rights. “Transgender rights are just as important as any other human right and they have been ignored for so long. I feel as though it’s even more important for there to be legal actions addressed now that we have the president we do. It’s important that we get protection rights for minorities,” she stated.

Mason stated there is much to be learned from passing bills such as these.

“I think that the more bills that are passed such as this one, the more tolerance will increase in our society. It’s so important for people in this country to recognize and embrace different identities,” she stated.

“For whatever reason, we as a society discriminate greatly towards minorities, and in order for our society to improve, we need to increase our overall tolerance and inclusion of one another.”

She acknowledged there are steps anyone can take to get more involved, ranging from reaching out to local legislators by writing or making phone calls or by signing petitions and by becoming

an ally to those in LGBTQ+ communities.

“The more supporters of LGBTQ rights, the more likely protection bills and rights bills will be passed,” she stated.

Mason stated she finds there is quite a bit of support in Keene, especially with the recent passing of the action in protecting Keene city employees. “Honesty, it’s reasons like this that I love Keene so much. I am almost always pleasantly surprised with how progressive Keene is and I believe the more positive actions that we take, the more influence we can have on other cities and states as well,” she stated.

KSC sophomore Sarah Hale said she finds at KSC, people don’t discriminate against others, including transgender individuals. “I’ve never seen anyone discriminated against,” she said. “I have a couple of friends who are transgender and everyone’s always been nice to them.” Hale said personally, she finds that individuals should be allowed to be themselves. “People shouldn’t be discriminated against,” she said. Hale said she was happy to hear about Keene’s recent initiative.

Program Support Assistant for LGBTQ+ Students Hunter Kirschner was also in support of the move, especially since it directly affects him since he identifies as a transgender male. “I think it’s a positive step and a great way for our community to protect and highlight our values and the culture we’re trying to create,” he said. However, he acknowledged that more work can be done.

He said he hopes this city initiative can help pass HB 478. “It’s an acknowledgment and awareness of harassment against transgender folks. We have to help mitigate that kind of debate,” he said.

Kirschner said the reason for the pushback may be that some companies that have a more public presentation may worry about transphobia from their

clientele or investors. “It’s easier not to hire someone than it is to educate others because it creates a lot more work,” he said.

However, he noted that this fear or confusion in not entirely understanding isn’t something new. “The same thing happend with homesexuality….school integration of races....interracial marriages,” he said. “Somebody had to be the first one. It’s hard being the first, then the second and third, but the more people getting involved makes it more accepting,” he said.

Kirschner also acknowledged that it’s not about society welcoming these changes with open arms. He said, “If we wait for society and culture to really accept us as all equals, we’ll never get there.’

Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com

“I think that the more bills that are passed such as this one, the more tolerance will increase in our society.”

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Bike thefts and vandilizations occur on campus ALYSSA SALERNO

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Damaged bike that was abandonned on the bike rack outside of the Dining Commons.

As the weather warms up, more people have been bringing their bikes out of storage. With that has come an increase in damaged or stolen bikes. Interestingly enough though, most of these crimes are going unreported.

On April 2, The Equinox was notified that KSC senior Addison Jones had posted to Facebook that her bike had been vandalized outside of Monadnock Hall.

We reached out to her and she explained that her bike had been locked to a bike rack outside of the hall and when she came out around 9 p.m., “it was on the ground and the front wheel was bent, like a potato chip.” She said she could not even ride it back home.

She also said there was a black bike outside of the dining commons that had been there for about two weeks. Someone had stolen the seat and kicked in the back tire. The bike was removed from the rack just a day or two after the interview, but she assumed the owner had abandoned it since it was no longer rideable.

Jones never contacted Campus Safety though because she said she had her bike stolen last semester and said, “The only thing they can do is keep an eye out for it.”

Then on April 24, The Equinox was notified of

another Facebook post regarding a missing bike. This time, it was first-year Lydia Hurley, who said her bike was taken from the Living and Learning Commons bike rack. She said she had not locked it up, but she ended up finding it on a bike rack on campus just a few days later. Hurley also said she had not contacted Campus Safety about the theft.

The Equinox then reached out to Campus Safety about the protocol they have in place when someone reports their bike missing. Assistant Director of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman said they always generate an incident report and get all the bike info.

While they make their rounds, they check the racks. He said oftentimes when people take a bike, they ride it to another place on campus and they are able to retrieve them. Bikes, he said, “are probably the most common thing stolen on campus.”

He said a lot of times, people will bring in abandoned bikes to Marcus McCarroll, an employee of KSC’s Green Bikes. Crossman said bikes are also recovered in that way because he always looks to make sure the bikes he has received have not been reported stolen through the Campus Safety logs.

These logs, however, show a different story than what is being portrayed on Facebook. Through Facebook, The Equinox was able to find three bikes that had been damaged or stolen. Crossman searched for bike-

related incidents for the entire semester and said, “In our logs, starting in January up until now, we’ve had only one report and it was missing from the student center. It was a black BMX bike.” None of the bikes The Equinox was told about fit that description.

Campus Safety recommended their page on the Keene State College (KSC) website for a few tips on how to keep bikes from being stolen. The site first asks that anyone on campus with a bike should register it with the Keene Police Department. Registration can be done online or at the Campus Safety Office and is free.

This way, if a stolen bike is ever recovered around town, police know who the owner is and can get it back to them. Campus Safety also asks that people always use a lock on their bike. The site recommend it be at least 5/8” in diameter and have a strong padlock. Campus Safety can be contacted for a list of hardware stores that carry locks with these requirements.

Students should also contact Campus Safety with any complaints or reports of lost or damaged bikes. If no one calls and reports, Campus Safety officers do not know there is a problem that needs to be addressed.

Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

Architecture structures to be taken down from TDS

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Student architecture wooden structures had a temporary home in the Technology, Design and Safety (TDS) building, but are now being removed for safety measures.

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Equinox Staff Architectural students have built two wooden structures that found a temporary home in the Technology, Design and Safety (TDS) Center on the second floor.

The two pieces were within 144 square feet wide and at most nine feet high. One piece was a circular library with open shelves where books were stacked. The other project was an office fully set with a

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desk and shelves in place.

Although many of the students who built the structures wanted them to stay up until next semester, these structures posed as a safety threat.

According to an e-mail from KSC Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies Anne Miller, the structures had to be taken down because of safety reasons. “...given the priority our college places on student safety, we really have no other option than to have the structures removed,” she stated.

“Understanding and complying with build-

ing codes and the findings of official inspectors is of course an integral part of quality building designs, so I trust that the students will understand why the structures can’t remain in place.”

Miller stated she’s empathetic to the students who put a lot of work into their designs. “I can understand their interest in having them stay up longer, but having these remain in place is just not a part of these kinds of projects,” she stated.

In addition, Miller included an e-mail she had received from KSC Environmental Safety Manager Ralph Stuart from which he stated that the architectural projects had to be taken down by graduation (May 6) because they “increase the fire loading of the building beyond design capacity.”

In addition, he stated, “Based on my review of these projects today, there are no immediate egress issues as a result of the projects on the second floor, but it is important to keep the second floor of the west stairwell open for emergency exit purposes.

Along those lines, I noted that there are some wooden objects on the first floor of the west stairwell. These should be removed, as they represent a potential fire load for an important egress part for the building.”

The process started with 17 proposals and then the students voted down to two ultimate designs that became the featured pieces.

This is the first time pieces like this have been constructed, according to Associate Professor of Sustainable Product Design

and Architecture Bart Sapeta.

Sapeta said he wanted students to better understand how different it is to implement structures in real life compared to seeing it on a computer screen where anything is possible. “This is a third-year design studio of students who understand how spaces come together,” he said. “For me, it’s really important for students to understand the theory and practice that a small project can achieve.”

Sapeta said he was disappointed to learn they would have to take the structures down, especially for how it would affect his students. “Students didn’t expect to have the emotional attachment to their projects they did,” he said.

He said that there were various reasons for why he and the students wanted the structures to remain intact, one of which included the fact that they can provide examples of what potential students can accomplish. “We are not only teaching theory, but practice as well,” Sapeta said.

In addition, many students felt they had put a lot of effort into the designs and for them to be removed after less than two weeks of being on display, it felt as though all their hard work had been for nothing.

KSC junior Nick Speidel said, “What was the point of all this if they’re just going to take it down?”

KSC junior Rachel Lamica said it was sad to know their work would be destroyed.

“We worked on this for a month,” she said.

“This is a place for people to look around and

sit down to do their homework,” she said.

KSC junior Tyler Ballo said, similarly to his peers, he was sad to hear their construction pieces would have to be taken down.

“We had wanted to show it off next semester and have people use it,” he said.

However, Ballo said he was proud of what he had accomplished with his classmates. “We were trying to figure out how it was going to look life size, which was different than we had seen it on a computer,” he said. “But it was a great process.”

KSC junior Tim McGraw said it was an amazing experience. “It’s all about framing your idea and seeing how it works out,” he said. “There’s a sense of accomplishment seeing it fully built. It’s cool to humbly show off what we’ve done.”

McGraw said another element of the process he really enjoyed was meeting with local constructors and architects at an open house the students hosted to show off their projects. He said, “It was awesome to talk about it with professionals when you have a greater understanding of what they’re talking about.”

Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com

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Student journalists face roadblocks in efforts to be ‘fair, accurate and complete’

On Thursday, April 27, The Equinox contacted several members of the Lloyd P. Young Student Center Administrative Office staff regarding staff replacement because of the retirement of Student Involvement Support Assistant Deborah Edwards and the effect her retirement will have on the student center. Initially, Edwards was willing to speak with The Equinox and scheduled an interview. However, in an e-mail dated May 1, Edwards stated, “I really don’t have any information on this issue.”

Similarly, Director of Student Involvement Jennifer Ferrell said that she would be happy to speak with The Equinox, but that she first needed to “route this request” through Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations Kelly Ricaurte. In an e-mail dated May 1, Ferrell stated, “I won’t be able to share any additional thoughts with you at this time however, I have been assured that the college is looking closely at each position and determining how to move forward, based on the needs of the college and students.”

The Equinox also contacted Edwards’ Student Involvement Assistant Bryanna Pearson on Thursday, April 27 for comment. On Saturday, April 29, Pearson replied to The Equinox stating that she had no comment and referred the reporter to Ferrell. In an e-mail dated Monday, May 1, regarding Pearson, Ferrell stated the exact same text in a second e-mail, almost as if copying from a script. “I just wanted to follow up on your note to Bryanna. I won’t be able to share any additional thought with you at this time however, I have been assured that the college is looking closely at each position and determining how to move forward, based on the needs of the college and students,” Ferrell stated.

The Equinox contacted President Anne Huot on Thursday, April 27, and a second time on Sunday, April 30, regarding staff replacement.

The Equinox did not receive a reply until Tuesday, May 2. The e-mail, which came from Executive Associate of the President’s Office Cindy Krautwurst stated, “The quickest way to get a response to interview requests is to go directly to Ricaurte who works with reporters to facilitate these requests. President Huot wants to help and due to her schedule, the best way at this point to do this is by sending her the questions, and she can reply by email as her schedule permits.”

Because of the barriers created by the Keene State College Marketing and Communications Department and the inaccessibility of staff for public comment, The Equinox has been prevented from telling the story of a long-standing and valuable staff member and the effect her retirement will have on the Young Student Center.

Although this is personnel issue, the difficulties The Equinox faced in attempting to tell this story exemplify a pattern of suppression and obstruction that has been building since Fall of 2015.

Restricted Access Student journalists work hard and diligently to provide a service and produce content for students and the campus community. The Equinox follows a strict code of ethics, and its mission is to be “Fair, Accurate and Complete.”

With that in mind, interviews are essential to the news-gathering process and help to provide balanced and informed content. Answers given during an interview help shape the story. However, when student journalists are denied the right to interview administrative, faculty and staff members, it makes it very difficult for student journalists to do their jobs and cover all needed bases for a fair story.

When public relations’ policies and processes create barriers for the student press, vital stakeholders and information cannot be included, thus making for an incomplete product.

In general, journalism students have been redirected and ignored when asking for interviews and information. This not only affects writers for The Equinox, it also affects students in journalism classes who are covering stories for a grade and any other campus member who might be impacted by that story.

Regardless of the nature of the story, The Equinox aims to serve its community by providing relevant information through an unbiased lens. Above all else, The Equinox values good journalism and expects

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With a staff of more than 100 student journalists that have rotated through our newspaper during this current academic school year, The Equinox serves as the “Student Voice of Keene State College.” On April 14, KSC Student Assembly Treasurer Casey Matthews informed all student groups and organizations of their awarded budget for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Of the four organizations with the largest cuts to their budget, three were student media: The Equinox, WKNH and Kronicle. Out of all student clubs and organizations, WKNH and The Equinox had the largest cuts.

The allotted money available for student clubs and organization budgets was cut by 12.5 percent between this academic year (‘16-’17) and next academic year (‘17-’18), dropping from $800,000 to $700,000, despite the fact that student fees will increase by five percent next year.

While the majority of student clubs and organizations did lose funding, others remained the same or even received increases to their budgets. The budget cuts, however, were not done equally. For example, The Equinox’s budget was cut by 45 percent, whereas the Social Activities Council’s (SAC) budget was cut by only 19 percent.

In total, the budget cuts to these four organizations: SAC, The Equinox, Kronicle and WKNH, amount to $124,385. That amount, to only these four organizations, exceeds the $100,000 cut to available funding for all student clubs and organizations.

The Equinox understands the necessity of making budget cuts and is willing to make equitable sacrifices. But to notify a student organization late Friday afternoon, two weeks before the end of the semester, that their budget will be cut by 45 percent ($48,400) with no explanation, speaks volumes, especially, when the budget The Equinox was awarded will not cover operating expenses which includes printing, stipends and software licenses.

An appeal made Wednesday, April 19, was denied, but during a follow-up meeting with The Finance Committee on Student Assembly (FCSA) on Tuesday, May 2, the FCSA urged The Equinox to access the reserves and would fully support The Equinox during the process.

FCSA makes the final decisions on which clubs are cut and by how much. Student Assembly Treasurer Casey Matthews said, “When we sift through it [budget requests] and look at everyone’s requests, the money gets prioritized to what is benefiting most students and the whole student body.”

If this statement is true, the cuts the media groups on campus received would then be contradictory to their method of divvying up funds because The Equinox is open to all students, regardless of major.

With a weekly print readership averaging 1,300 and an online readership averaging 500, the newspaper benefits any and every student, faculty, staff, administrator, alumni or community member who decides to stay informed about what’s happening at Keene State College.

It is the duty of the student press to hold the college and its administration accountable.

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Currently, student journalists must go through Ricaurte to interview with any of the cabinet members, or to cover a story on “significant institution-wide or departmental-wide issues” and safety concerns on or off campus, according to Marketing and Communications Student Media Interview Guidelines for Staff Members.

This should mean that staff members are free to participate and speak freely in student media interviews regarding all other matters without going to Ricaurte first. We will continue to work around any barrier the administration creates and if denied access, we will be taking note.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Confederate statues removed

The First Ammendment hindered on campus

ELLIOT WELD equinox staff

It amazes me how the Civil War, which ended in 1865, can still have influence on us today. New Orleans only recently removed a monument built in the 19th century which was honoring the Crescent City White League, a group which attempted to overthrow the New Orleans government after the Civil War in the name of the disbanded Confederate States. The Washington Post reported that a small group of protesters even showed up and were outraged by the deconstruction of the monument.

Even in this day and age, there are still people who pride themselves on their southern heritage. They cling to the idea of the old south so much that they can’t stand to see a monument representative of a group who supported slavery come down. Police are supervising the removal of the monuments. Even though it ended about 150 years ago, the Civil War, unfortunately, is still dividing us in ways that are simply more subtle than they were back then.

There are plenty of articles online about how “Southern Pride is not white supremacy;” this particular headline is from the Chicago Tribune. Of course, it’s not; plenty of us in the Keene area identify as proud New Englanders and there shouldn’t be a double standard in that regard for people from the former confederate states. But these states need to realize that there is a stigma about them and the fact that they have a hard time tearing down confederate statues is not helping that stigma.

America is the most polarized that it has been in decades and the divides in our country are easier to see now than ever before in a time like this. We make generalizations about everyone these days. Stereotypes about the southern states are that they have a large racist population. The first step into reuniting the United States is to not make so many generalizations about certain areas or certain groups. We play into identity politics too often and we make our party loyalty too much of who we are.

One of the other statues in New Orleans that is set to be removed is one of Jefferson Davis. Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America. The Newnan Times-

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Herald, a newspaper in Newnan County, Georgia, described the statue of Davis as “a monument to white supremacists.” Davis was clearly pro-slavery when looking at his history. The decision to remove the statue was actually made back in 2015, but a lawsuit against that decision had delayed the removal until now.

The question is, why would anyone possibly oppose the removal of a statue of someone like this? The obvious answer is that they are proslavery. A quote in the Times-Picayune, a newspaper which serves the

greater New Orleans area, from the four organizations behind the lawsuit stated they are “committed to protecting and preserving the historic landscape of New Orleans.”

I have no problem with the South remembering their history.

In fact, we all should make an effort to never forget the dark side of America’s past so there’s no chance we let anything similar happen again. It’s for this reason that there are laws against Holocaust denial in Germany. They have realized that discussion of the events of the Holocaust is crucial to prevent-

ing similar events from happening again. We do discuss slavery and the Civil War a good amount over here and a healthy interest in our history is a good thing. But glorifying the wrong side of the Civil War with monuments of their leaders is, at the very least, insensitive in this day and age. Good call on removing the statues, New Orleans; I’m surprised it took you guys this long.

On its own website, Keene State College promises students that: “Your education -- as a scholar, as a citizen -- is our goal.” The College also promises students that: “Keene State believes in the value of a liberal arts education -- that the best way we can prepare you for the future is to teach you to think critically and creatively, to communicate effectively .....”

For the last two years, student journalists on our campus have encountered roadblocks in their efforts to communicate effectively, news that helps all community members be more informed citizens. As of this writing, there have been 20 documented instances of students being told by employees on campus they are not allowed to talk to student journalists, but instead, must contact KSC Marketing and Communications.

These instances were experienced by student journalists in their classroom assignments, The Equinox student newspaper and KSC-TV’s news broadcasts. The result has been less informative stories and even cancelled stories. As this pattern emerged, faculty in the Department of Journalism, Multimedia, Public Relations requested a meeting with Kathleen Williams, Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications, and Kelly Ricaurte, Director of Strategic Communication and Community Relations.

The faculty sought clarification on what policy was being used, now that people on campus who had regularly talked to student journalists for five, 10, 15 years were now silenced.

We were assured at that meeting there was not a specific student media policy, per se, but that a clarification by the college’s public relations would be done and communicated to employees about who could talk to student journalists without prior clearance and those employees who needed permission from Ms. Ricaurte. Indeed, the faculty did receive an email March 30 from Ms. Ricaurte titled Student Media Guidelines. Those guidelines prompted a clarification request to Ms. Ricaurte since the interview contact process described appeared to include most campus staff employees and concerned any matters considered “campus wide” or “department wide.” A clarification was received April 4 by the department, but questions still linger, due to the general and flexible wording of those Student Media Guidelines.

Meanwhile, more instances of student journalists being prevented from doing their jobs have occurred, on matters ranging from cheerleaders, a student athlete to a retiring staff employee. Students continue to be blocked in their efforts to obtain an education to think critically and communicate effectively. They should not have to fight to get information from the administration. Unfortunately, administrators and faculty who have regularly talked to student journalists for years are now silent or nervous. Why? Truth is an elusive commodity these days in America. Given the current climate, our KSC student journalists join their brethren across the country, working to provide truthful information. They do this work for all of us. The linchpin of any democratic process is a free and responsible press.

The current press access policies by the KSC administration concerns and affects all members of the campus community. It is in all our interests to have a healthy and active student press. All of us on this campus have a stake in supporting the student journalists.

Our department mission is to train students at this public college to produce responsible, credible journalism that informs campus discourse and gives community members the information tools to make responsible decisions. There is no more important place than an educational institution to teach the value of the First Amendment and open governance.

We, the JMPR faculty, are speaking out to stand by our student journalists, and we will continue to support them. We are speaking out because these administration policies are negatively impacting our academic freedom and our students’ freedom of inquiry. We are speaking out for the campus community that is being denied information it needs to navigate this course of great change we find ourselves in at this time. We welcome all other members of the campus community who value freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of inquiry to lend their support as well.

Sincerely, Julio Del Sesto, MFA Rose Kundanis, Ph.D., Chair Chad Nye, Ph.D. Marianne Salcetti, Ph.D. Mark Timney, Ph.D.

Elliot Weld can be contacted at eweld@kscequinox.com

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Student studying abroad speaks out on Venezuelan protests SAVANNAH BYNUM

Contributing Writer In order to understand what is going on in Venezuela currently, one must understand Venezuela’s recent history. In 1999, a man named Hugo Chavez ran for president of Venezuela with the idea of socialism. He was voted the new president of Venezuela.

Chavez then killed the country and most of the potential it had/has. One of the biggest things he did to destroy the country was transfer money to a foreign bank for his daughter, but this wasn’t his money; it was essentially all the money the country had.

This led to inflation. The leading financial official in Venezuela did not believe in inflation, so he added more money to their economy, which is the one thing a country should not do during an inflation period.

So, Venezuela’s inflation was and still is extreme. Venezuela rations its food and people have to wait in line for hours to get into the grocery store, where they’re never sure what they will actually find for food.

It is less expensive to use Bolivares (Venezuelan currency) as toilet paper rather than purchasing and using actual toilet paper.

People cannot afford to farm or start a company, meaning they can’t buy or sell things.

As of April 24, 2017, it takes $4,700 Bolivares to make one dollar, but that changes everyday. There are no human rights.

People, including children, are dying each day due to the lack of medication, food and the oppressive government.

Flash forward to today, Maduro is now president because of a fraudulent election.

The Venezuelan government has different sectors of their government, much like the U.S. does. They have a judicial branch (like the supreme court) that is pro-Maduro (a.k.a. corrupt). Venezuela has a “National Assembly” which is their form of a check and balance. The National Assembly is the

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voice of the citizens of Venezuela. The judicial branch told the National Assembly that they have no political power, which means that the government would entirely be proMaduro and there would be no checks, balances or citizen’s say for the people. This caused a giant uproar among Venezuelan citizens. After a couple of days, the judicial branch took back their decision, but it was too late. The people believe that Maduro is heading toward a dictatorship and they are calling for his resignation. Another “sign” that Maduro is trying for a dictatorship is the fact that he told his political opponent,

Henrique Capriles, that he is not allowed to be involved in politics for 15 years. This has caused even more protests and riots.

On April 19, thousands upon thousands of Venezuelans gathered in Caracas and other big cities in Venezuela for what they called, the “Mother of all Marches.” The turnout was incredible, but with all dictators, the protest turned violent as people approached law enforcement. Twentysix Venezuelans died during this march because of the police brutality they encountered. People are dying because the police are shooting protesters, as well as using the

same types of riot equipment that was used on Standing Rock protesters. There are pictures of people fleeing to a nearby river to avoid the pepper spray and other chemicals used against protesters. The people are calling for Maduro’s resignation, but he’s not giving in and neither are the people. The protests and the violence progresses everyday.

In my opinion, it is crazy that the United States is not doing anything. I’m not saying we should go to war with Venezuela because we shouldn’t. I do think that we should cut off all ties with the economy because all of

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the money Venezuela is making off oil is going to the government, not to the people.

This is looking very reminiscent of “The Hunger Games,” where the people start rebelling against their government and the people are up against the police. If we do not help or even simply recognize what is happening and show awareness, the death tolls will go up, there will be more violence and the dictator will win.

This issue has been a personal issue for me, as many of my friends here in Ecuador are immigrants from Venezuela continue to run from their government and the oppression their country is facing. I spend time with them watching the news and worrying if their loved ones are safe. I have talked to my Venezuelan friends and asked what they would want the United States to do to help the people of Venezuela. My friend Leo said the United States could cut off all ties with the Venezuelan government financially, so they have no resources. My friend Fabiola said there are many ways to help Venezuela and as individuals [of the U.S.], we can help. She said as individuals, we can spread the “información” that is circulating the internet and emphasize these images of repression that the government is trying to hide, are real images. She believes that our government should help the pediatric medicines, baby formula, food and supplies for adults. And as for political organizations, they can help the demonstrations and try to help keep peace and eradicate conflict.

Savannah Bynum can be contacted at savannahmbynum@gmail.com

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Preparing to study away all summer long LUKE STERGIOU

Senior PhotograPher Preparing to study away causes a roller coaster of emotions.

When you get accepted, you’re on cloud nine and absolutely can’t wait to arrive at your destination.

But then it comes to down to planning the entire trip, and that’s where it becomes exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time.

It’s an absolute privilege to be able to study away in Australia this summer, as I’m incredibly excited to learn everything I can in a place that I never thought I would be able to go to.

I will be studying photography at the University of La Trobe in Mildura, Victoria.

But preparing to study away is not as easy as it seems.

It requires filling out lots of paperwork, applying for visas, booking flights, budgeting, etc.

There’s so much more that goes into the preparation for the trip, and ironically, I’ll only be there for three weeks.

There comes a point where your excitement slowly starts to turn into nervousness, as I want to make sure I have everything figured out.

And even for a short trip, preparation can be a little stressful.

Things like budget, living accommodations, food and other things are a bit worrying to me.

Even things like the vast time difference and travel are very worrying.

I’ve never flown alone or

traveled alone before, so this is going to be a massive learning experience for me.

This will also be the longest I’ve ever been on my own and I’m obviously very excited, but also a little nervous.

Overall, I’m incredibly excited for this trip and I can’t wait to experience something new and different every day.

I feel so humbled that I get to have this experience and I know it’s going to be amazing.

But for now, it’s just a matter of sitting down and making sure I’m prepared for everything.

Luke Stergiou can be contacted at lstergiou@kscequinox.com

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Festival of Colors paints the Student Center lawn KIANA WRIGHT

Equinox Staff The Diversity Club at Keene State College (KSC) welcomed spring with a colorful party.

Friday outside the Young Student Center on the stage, there was Hindustani music surrounded by students with bags of colorful powder in their hands greeting spring.

Over 50 students participated in this paint party for Holi Festival, which included turning their free, white t-shirts into a complete new one with crazy and vibrant colors.

Adrianna Wright attended this paint party and said her favorite part was being able to get a free t-shirt and destroying the white plain shirt, only to turn it into a unique and colorful one. The shirts given out are a great way of remembering this cultural event. Wright said, “It’ll be nice to have a keepsake.”

Keene State’s Brianna Neely is part of the diversity club also known as Common Ground and took part in organizing this event on campus. Neely said that this paint party is dedicated to Holi, which is an Indian-Hindu festival of colors. She said the concept is to welcome spring and to sprinkle your loved ones with color and love.

Kate Chestna is another KSC student in the Common Ground Club who helped recreate this celebration for students. Chestna said that this spring tradition originated by having these bright colors and a big celebration because people within the culture believed it would drive out the evil demons that had come from the winter.

According to Holifestival.org, there are many significant aspects of the festival of color. In terms of mythological significance, the importance of religion and mythology, includes various legends associated with the festival. Cultural significance, “reassures the people of the power of the truth as the moral of all these legends [and] is the ultimate victory of good over evil.” Social significance describes how Holi helps bring their community together and strengthen their country. Lastly, in terms of biological significance, “Biologists believe the liquid dye or Abeer penetrates the body and enters into the pores. It has the effect of strengthening the ions in the body and adds health and beauty to it.”

While Holi Festival in India and some surrounding areas is celebrated in March, Neely said, “We kind of picked the day that we think will reach the most amount of people and within the same area. We try to do it within the same four-week period so we can reach the maximum amount of people, but still kind of stay as true to the tradition as we can.”

Neely and Chestna have been in Common Ground for about two years.

The club has brought Holi to KSC every spring for about four years and will

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Students kicked off spring by taking part in the Holi Festival last Friday.

continue to do so.

Neely said usually at the KSC Festival of Colors, there are dancers that perform, but unfortunately they could not make it this year due to traveling issues.

Diversity is a very important issue on campus, Neely said. “I think this is a great event. It gives other students a chance to learn about the culture, the festival, but also to have fun and kind of just let loose. I mean how many different events do you have on campus where literally everyone’s just standing there throwing colored water and color at each other?”

Neely said going to events like this is a great way to meet new people and make connections. “I don’t know how many people I didn’t know that I went over to and just [threw a] bag of color on their head. It’s a great opportunity for people who maybe [do] not know each other and [want to] get involved and have experiences with each other that they wouldn’t necessarily have anywhere else.”

Chestna encouraged people to attend Holi at KSC next year. “Everybody should get to experience this, it’s great. I mean the clean-up process, scrubbing off, is a little tedious, but I mean it’s so much fun in the moment when you’re throwing colors at all these random people and just having so much fun, especially on a nice day like this.”

Kiana Wright can be contacted at kwright@kscequinox.com

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Several colors filled the air on campus as attendees kicked off the event.

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Students started the event with white shirts and clean bodies, but ended in a variety of colors.

Humans of KSC

“As you leave the nest, what is one piece of advice you would give to underclassmen students?”

“To take risks and step outside of your comfort zone. don’t be afraid and try something new or give someone a chance. Sometimes you gotta step out of your comfort zone and that’s when you grow the most.”

“As graduation approaches in a few short days I reach out to freshman with one word of advice: get involved and take advantage of your surroundings here. Between Student Government, Greek life, Orientation, my Biology research and my two jobs, I have made the absolute greatest friends and connections at Keene that have changed me forever. Keene is what you make of it and I urge you all to learn and grow from the abundance of resources here.”

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“One piece of advice I would pass onto those at Keene State College, and it might sound generic but is to savor and enjoy every moment you have here, it goes by in a flash. Take every moment you have to talk to somebody and learn a new story.

Take the chance on something new that you might not do usually. Involve yourself as much as you can, there is a new way to grow at KSC at every turn. Grab that opportunity and give it everything you’ve got.”

HUMANS OF KSC IS PRESENTED BY JACOB PAQUIN

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Trying to sublease an off-campus apartment DOROTHY ENGLAND

Equinox Staff Renting an apartment can have its perks and its problems.

As summer approaches, one of the problems some Keene State College (KSC) students face is finding people to sublease their rooms while they head home for the summer break. On that same note, others are looking for places to exclusively rent during the summer.

Coordinator of Student and Community Relations Robin Picard said her office gets calls often around this time of year about students looking for places to live for a few months while they complete a class, internship or job. She said she advises students to look online or on social media outlets. In addition, a new website called Places4Students is currently a project in the making.

“Over the summer, we’ll have a brand new website up with subletting options available,” Picard said.

She explained there are many reasons for students looking to sublease, including taking a semester off, for safety reasons such as keeping an apartment active to prevent break-ins, working during the summer or studying abroad. She said for students who want to both live off campus and study abroad, they are taking a risk going into it. “If they can’t find someone to sublease, they’re required to pay for the months they’re gone, so a lot of students live on campus,” she said.

However, Picard said the option of switching with another student can help. “But it’s not something you do lightheartedly,” she said. “It’s a good idea to vet the person.” Picard listed ways of doing this by talking to others who might know the person in question or by looking them up online to see what kind of person they are.

KSC junior Olivia Indorf said not knowing the person who would be moving in would be one of her concerns. However, she said she found subleasing to be beneficial. “I’ve considered it myself,” she said. Indorf said the only other thing she would be concerned with would be the person leaving a mess. “If people have to move out, they should move out all their stuff as well,” she said. However, she said she didn’t think this issue is too prevalent.

Picard brought up that there are certain steps a stu-

dent looking to sublease needs to take. One of these steps is writing up a legal contract between the one subleasing and their potential replacement. “You’re responsible for that person,” she said.

Picard acknowledged that the other tenants should get involved as well since they’ll be the ones living with the replacement. She noted that often, it can be better if the person looking to sublease is more of an acquaintance than friend, saying this can even pertain to students who aren’t looking to sublease but live together.

“You don’t have to be best friends living together. Sometimes it’s better not to be,” she said. “You can sign up to live with your best friend, but that doesn’t mean you’re compatible living partners.”

Picard noted the biggest factor in subleasing one’s apartment is getting their landlord on board. “A lot of leases say it’s not allowed unless with special permission,” she said. “The best way to go about subleasing is to have your landlord sign them on.”

Property Manager of Keene Cribs Trevor Grauer said he’s open to subleasing. “I understand it’s beneficial, so I try to be accommodating,” he said. Grauer acknowledged it’s much more a benefit to the student than landlord. “It can be a burden for the landlord. It’s a lot more paperwork and more internal issues,” he said.

He said for the most part, it all works out. “There’s at least one every year or a few in the summer,” he said.

Grauer said he appreciates knowing what’s going on just in case there are issues, however, he said that even if he does know, the responsibility always falls on the person subleasing. “It’s up to them to get the money,” he said. “I make it very clear. I have a contract with Cribs that states it’s between themselves.”

He recommended a subleasing student to get a security deposit from the new tenant as well. Grauer said, “Just because you sublease a room and leave doesn’t mean you don’t have any responsibility left.”

Dorothy England can be contacted at dengland@kscequinox.com

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KSC student makes efforts to fight for equality and women’s rights JESSICA RICARD

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KSC sophomore Ashley Betancourt is employed as the Events and Advocacy Coordinator in the Community Service Office on campus, where she organizes events to combat social justice issues.

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While some people develop lifelong passions for sports, musical instruments or the arts, others develop passions for more selfless acts, such as community service and combatting social justice issues.

KSC sophomore and criminal justice and women’s and gender studies major Ashley Betancourt has done just that.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, both stereotyped as dangerous and high-crime cities, Betancourt has both dealt with and defended the stigma surrounding the places she’s lived, which is where her initial passion for social justice and service work came about.

Compared to the small city of Keene, New Hampshire, Betancourt said Springfield is “very diverse, like 70 percent African American and Latinos,” whereas in Keene, she said, the percentage is less than two percent, according to the United States Census.

“I think growing up, we heard a lot of, ‘We’re the worst city in New England and it’s dangerous,’...It was very normal hearing gun shots down the hill from where I live,” Betancourt said.

Although Springfield is often associated with a negative reputation, Betancourt said people aren’t reminded enough of all the good that happens in the city. Known as “The City of Firsts” and home to the Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield is comprised of many people, like Betancourt, who simply want to make things better.

“Specifically this generation, I think it’s just in us to want to help...so I’ve seen a lot of that [such as] people wanting to help their community and better their community and there’s so much activism that goes on and connecting between different neighborhoods...which I think is great, but people, I think, don’t highlight that,” Betancourt explained.

The biggest social justice issues she tries to fight for are diversity and inclusion, but more specifically, racial equality and women’s rights. “I think some personal experience [has to do with it] and just I am a women of color, so it is personal because I am what I’m fighting for. I’m fighting not only for myself, but for others that identify like myself.”

In order to combat these stereotypes and issues, Betancourt started her own community service group in high school to connect with other community programs and organizations. Whether it was co-sponsoring events, leading nationwide initiatives or organizing a clothing drive, Betancourt’s mission involved helping and connecting with as many people as she could.

One project Betancourt described involved organizing and running a clothing drive to benefit the Salvation Army during the winter holidays, a time commonly associated with giving. She put boxes in every classroom at her school and even went to the local community college’s radio station to spread awareness for the drive all across New England.

However, what got Betancourt directly connected to the community itself was the mayoral campaign she interned for for two years. Through this, she had a mentor who connected her with downtown organizations, city councilmen, politicians and other community organizations in specific neighborhoods, which, she said, allowed her to “build her brand,” so

to speak.

“My face was well-known. People may not know who I am, but they know my face, so just going to different community events…[and] it was interning for a campaign that got me more familiar with people, social justice issues, awareness and just different things that go on in the city that I didn’t even know that went on,” Betancourt said.

In addition to being involved in her home community, Betancourt is employed as the Events and Advocacy Coordinator in the Community Service Office on campus, meaning she organizes and implements events on campus to combat different social justice issues. “As I was talking to [Coordinator of Community Service] Jess [Gagne Cloutier] about getting involved and volunteering...the position came up and I loved the idea of being the coordinator because not only did it provide me with a job...but it allowed me to be a feminist and an activist at the same time.”

Among the various events Betancourt has put on this year, one event she explained was facilitating diversity workshops with daycare children at Keene Day Care. She said she read the book, “Same, Same But Different,” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw, which told the story of two pen pals from America and India who were portrayed as very much the same, but also different in terms of their ways of life.

“Children here might see squirrels on their way to school, but children in India might see horses and cows and roosters and stuff on their way to school.

So yeah, we’re the same because we still see animals, but we see different animals and we might look different, but we still do the same things: school, homework [and go] home...so just sharing that with kids and having them at an early age have those thoughts in their head [was beneficial],” Betancourt said.

In addition to the diversity workshop, Betancourt facilitated the Hunger Banquet during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week on campus with the other Events and Advocacy Coordinator Patrick Regan.

Regan said working with Betancourt has been amazing. “She brings her own point of view to everything we do together. While she definitely has social justice issues she is passionate about, she always seems to keep and grow that passion on every project we worked on together...I would be very excited to see what new events and opportunities she will be able to pull off next year.”

Collectively, everything Betancourt does is for a greater purpose and speaks to the giving and caring person she says she is. Helping, she said, has always been ingrained in her. “I just always want to help... and I think some of it is just conditioning from where I grew up, cultural conditioning and then my mom. She’s a very giving person and always helping others, so growing up I saw that and I think I learned from her,” Betancourt said.

It’s the mixture of all these factors, she said, that has molded her into the person she is today.

For the future, Betancourt said she hopes to work with survivors of sexual abuse. “I’m very open to either policy change advocacy, detective, any range, but I do know that that’s the group I want to work with...everything that goes on with women is obviously very close to my heart.”

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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The annual carnival hosted by Student Government came to campus once again last Thursday, April 27. This year’s theme was a Luau and the decorations and food were based around this. Students were able to enjoy free food (provided by Sodexo), carnival rides, t-shirts and live music.

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Coming together as a class one last time for Senior Picnic OLIVIA BELANGER

AdministrAtive executive editor Leaving friends and familiarity behind is making many Keene State College (KSC) seniors resistant to graduate. On Saturday, April 29, KSC Student Government teamed up with the KSC Kronicle Yearbook to host the annual senior picnic, created to be a last get-together for the senior class to reminisce and celebrate the accomplishments made in their four years.

The picnic, hosted on the A-Field on campus, gave seniors a chance to pick up their yearbook, choose a complimentary pint glass from KSC’s Kronicle, play games and eat cook-out-style food provided by Sodexo.

KSC junior and Kronicle Business Manager Lindsay Perella said although she is not graduating just yet, she understands how important this event is for seniors. “It’s good to see the senior class at a final event and have everyone together one last time,” Perella said.

The free food was a big reason KSC seniors interviewed by The Equinox said they came to the event.

“I was planning on coming to grab my yearbook, but then I heard they were having a barbeque so I stayed,” KSC senior Linda Lauture said.

Lauture added she was glad she stuck around because she believes these are the types of events students remember once they graduate.

KSC senior Sydney Shultz said the event made her feel appreciated

for her hard work as a student. “I think it’s nice to be congratulated and to have the whole senior class do that together,” Shultz said.

Along with getting the class together, KSC senior and President of the Class of 2017 Noah Macri said this event is a good way to unwind before finals week. “It’s time to hang out with your friends, play some games and have some fun because finals are stressful,” Macri said.

Both Shultz and Lauture said the thought of graduating soon is bittersweet, but added they are grateful for the time they had at KSC. Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com

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Along with yearbooks, students picked up their class of 2017 pint glasses and enjoyed cook out style food.

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Final senior remarks from the Class of 2017

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Senior reflects on her time at Keene State College and the memorable moments of her class SHELBY IAVA

SportS Editor To the fellow graduates of 2017, Senior year of high school, you begin applying to colleges. You tour numerous schools, examining each campus— their size, beauty and potential.

You do your research on their majors and programs, making sure their food is good and making sure the campus community is the perfect fit for you. After looking into all of this, you design your path for the next four years.

Four years turned into just a few days pretty quickly. It’s hard to believe we have to pack up all of our things and leave the wonderful world of Keene State College (KSC).

It seems like it was just yesterday when we were walking down Appian Way in what was the most uncomfortable “walk-in” ceremony that we have all been a part of.

When people say, “It goes by fast,” they weren’t lying. Here we are Class of 2017. We’ve made it. The white fences have been set up, the chairs are in

place and our graduation gowns are waiting to be taken off the hangers.

This is the time for us to remember, reflect and celebrate the times we’ve had at KSC. We can’t dwell on the tests, papers and labs that we’ve failed, the late night Dominos calls or the countless hours we’ve spent at the bars. We can’t think about the chances we should’ve taken or the things we shouldn’t have done that one night.

This time is to reflect on all the greatness we as a class have created throughout our four years. We have to remember the feeling of our first day at Keene State College (KSC), the moment when we opened the door to our own, very first dorm room.

The first night out and stopping at Ramunto’s for your single slice of late night pizza.

The moment you reached the summit of Mount Monadnock for the very first time and the view was nothing but amazing.

We’ve survived countless hours of homework, studying and professors we’ve loved and, oppositely, didn’t quite get along with.

We’ve stood in lines that wrapped around the corner just trying to get into Cobblestone Ale House and Lab N’ Lager, whether it was through rain

or shine.

We can never forget the day the Boston Red Sox won the 109th World Series and the car that was flipped in the commuter parking lot.

We’ve lived through not one, but two famous Keene, New Hampshire, Pumpkin Festivals.

It’s hard to grasp that you won’t be saying hello to the people you would normally see every day.

We have something special here at KSC, whether you’re on a sports team, in a club or just having fun with your friends; we’re all a part of this community.

We’re about to turn the page and move on to the next chapter in our lives. We will all embark on a new journey. Saturday, we will retire as students and become alumni.

I’m lucky to have the opportunity to be a part of Keene State College (KSC). We’ve all experienced it together.

Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com

Seniors able to decorate graduation caps for the first time SHELBY IAVA

SportS Editor It’s that time of year again when the seniors are handing in their final assignments, taking their last tests and finally finishing that degree they’ve been working on for the last four years. An additional right of passage for many students, whether it’d be high school or college, is the opportunity to decorate their graduation cap.

Not only serving as an easy way for your family to pick you out in the large mass of black gowns, decorating your cap can be an

exciting way to add personality to the big day. While some have probably been planning their design since the day they got their acceptance letter, others will still be waiting for the hot glue to dry as they run to the ceremony.

In previous years, Keene State College (KSC) students were not allowed to decorate their graduation caps. Graduating senior Danielle Cobleigh started a petition for other seniors, like herself, to be able to decorate their cap how they please.

Graduating senior and volleyball captain Brooke Hatanaka was excited to have

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the opportunity to decorate her cap. When Hatanaka graduated in 2013 from ActonBoxborough Regional High School, she wasn’t allowed to decorate her cap. “I think it’s a really great idea. I’m really grateful for the opportunity to decorate it here at Keene.

I feel like I’ve accomplished so much here these past four years, from playing volleyball to accomplishing and surviving [a] mathematics degree,” Hatanaka said.

She continued, “I just want to show how proud I am and give thanks to everyone that supported me through college.”

Senior Marissa DePolo, is involved in many different things on the campus of Keene State College (KSC). She’s involved in Student Government, Phi Sigma Sigma, First-Year Orientation, an employee of the Young Student Center, cardiac research for the biology department, Order of Omega, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the National Society of Leadership and Success. She said she thinks decorating graduation caps is a great idea.

“I think that decorating the caps is an awesome idea because it gives students a way to express themselves beyond sashes and cords, which every student may not have or choose to have. I think it is also a fun way for students to display their time at Keene and where they will be going and what they will be doing post-graduation,” DePolo said.

She continued, “I would also like to give a shout out to Danielle Cobleigh for petitioning for this change and working so hard to make it happen and Student Government for being cap monitors during commencement.”

In an e-mail sent out to seniors, Cobleigh stated the following:

Graduating Seniors: For those of you who do not know us, we are Laura Graham (Student Body President), Danielle Cobleigh (Student Body Vice President) and Noah Macri (Senior Class President). Commencement is upon us and we are very excited to announce that this year, seniors will be able to decorate our caps at commencement. We have put a lot of work into making this an option and we would truly appreciate your support and cooperation with this. There are guidelines that need to be followed to honor the importance of commencement. We will have people checking caps during line-up on the morning of Commencement. If something is deemed inappropriate, you will be asked to immediately remove it and you will be provided a new cap to wear. There is to be no fighting with the people checking caps on whether something is appropriate; it is up to their discretion, so please use your best judgment when decorating your caps.

Please do not make us regret our decision to propose this to the president and cabinet of the school. You guys spoke, we listened and we made it happen. Please follow the guidelines below so that future graduating class’ will also have this privilege.

*Profanity *Alcohol/ References *Drug References *Sexual Innuendos *Anything you would not want your family members or those of your peers to see.

Please remember that words matter.

Let’s represent ourselves withdignity and respect for all! If anyone has questions, please feel free to e-mail any of us!

Sincerely, Laura Graham Danielle Cobleigh Noah Macri, Student Body President Student Body VP Class of 2017 President

“A lot of seniors were talking about how it sucked that weren’t able to allowed to decorate our caps [in high school] , so I brought it up to the senior class eboard and found that they had heard the same things from people,” Cobleigh said.

She continued, “I brought it up to President Huot at one of her meetings with the Student Gov. executive board and she told me to write a formal proposal and take it to the Student Assembly. If they endorsed it, she and the cabinet would consider it.”

Cobleigh wrote a proposal and received both the Student Assembly’s endorsement, Cap Decorating Suggestions: along with the senior class eboards endorse*Highlighting your participation in Stu- ment. “We gave it to the president and the dent Organizations, Sport Teams, Majors, cabinet. Then we got approved,” Cobleigh said. However, the only way the students etc on campus. would be able to decorate their caps is if *Your future plans there was a list of guidelines all students *Appropriate quotes about graduation *Fun and appropriate things celebrat- had to follow, Cobleigh added. ing.

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This year’s spring concert was opened by hip hop group Travis Porter with rapper Mac Miller being the headlining artist. The annual event was held in the Spaulding Gymnasium on Friday, April 28.

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Local band to go on East Coast tour this summer ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Managing ExEcutivE Editor During the summer of 2017, local band Gray Haven will be going on tour.

The band is comprised of four Keene State College (KSC) students: Ricky Pelchar, Joe Sansone, Nick St Amour and Mike Holahan, according to a previously written arti-

cle from The Equinox.

Last month, Gray Haven released a music video under the direction of sophomore film production and critical studies major Rachel Blumberg, who became their manager.

The band later released a five song Extended Play (EP) entitled “Tripping at the Petting Zoo.”

Blumberg said the band plans on recording more songs over the summer.

“We kind of are on this drive of just, “This is so cool. Things are happening and it’s possible just to go out there,’” Blumberg said.

In addition to recording during the summer, Gray Haven will also be playing at various venues and cities on the east coast.

The tour will start on July 28 in Man- date of the tour will be Aug. 13, when they chester, New Hampshire, where they will will play in Philadelphia. play with two bands from Long Island, New The band only has five shows scheduled, York. but Blumberg said that “more will happen.”

In August, Gray Haven is scheduled to head to Boston where they will not only Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at play at venues, but will also be featured in a asaurman@kscequinox.com radio interview.

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Former Professor and Director at Keene State College (KSC) Don Baldini left big shoes to fill when he retired last semester.

Former student of Baldini, Steve Cady, has taken over as KSC’s Jazz Ensemble Director and, according to his students, he has only helped improve the program.

KSC senior and Jazz Ensemble member Zach Joy said Cady and Baldini have drastically different styles in both directing and jazz music.

“With Baldini, we did more run-throughs with each song, but with Steve, it was more working a section and then putting it away until next time,” Joy said.

The only other senior in the performance, Mackey Pope, said it was a “doosey” shifting directors halfway through the year.

“You know you have this one director for four years and then all of a sudden it’s, ‘Hey, here is your new best friend. He’s gonna tell you what to do for the next semester.’ So it was a bit of a struggle for the first couple weeks, but he’s a great guy...and once we got used to him, the energy was back,” Pope said.

Pope echoed Joy about Cady’s style, explaining Baldini was

simply from a different era.

“He [Baldini] came at us with, ‘Look like this, sound like this,’ whereas Steve came in and was like, ‘Alright guys, I want to know what you sound like and then we’re going to work with that,’” Pope said. “The difference really is Baldini wanted to make us into something and Steve is taking us and making our own sound.”

While Joy and Pope both agreed the switch to Cady took some getting used to, KSC junior and Jazz Ensemble member Eric Dill said getting a new director helped him as a musician.

Cady’s modern style was what Dill had been wanting to play since he joined the ensemble as a first-year.

“It’s been a whole lot better,” Dill said.

“He’s [Cady] more modern and down-to-earth with us. When he [Cady] left Keene, he played in a lot of different jazz ensembles and orchestras, so he has all the knowledge. It’s really nice to be able to connect with him.”

Dill said the only thing that took getting used to for him was the way Cady directs, as compared to Baldini.

“I mean we’re going from around an 80-year-old guy to around 38-year-old guy, but it’s definitely different to see the different insides, meaning how they count off [and] how they start a piece, which makes a huge difference,” Dill said.

As an alumnus of KSC and

graduate of the music department, Cady said he was encouraged by music faculty to apply for the position.

However, he added that the position being at KSC was not the main reason he found himself applying.

“It was definitely an honor. Don ran the band for 24 years and it’s no small thing to take over at the helm there,” Cady said.

“The most important thing for me is the music and the students.

It’s awesome that I have this job at Keene State and that I went here, but no matter where these guys and gals are, they would still be important. They work super hard and have really elevated themselves musically throughout the term and that was my goal.”

Joy and Pope said they were both happy with how their last concert was performed, regardless of the short time they have known Cady.

“It was a little bittersweet, but I am glad that we ended on this one...it really was a good one to end on,” Joy said.

Overall, Cady said his first performance as a director of KSC’s Jazz Ensemble could not have gone better.

“I could not be more proud of the students and their focus,” Cady said.

“We really reached our high point. We weren’t over-prepared, we weren’t under-prepared; we were just at the right mark at the right time.”

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com

“I could not be more proud of the students and their focus. We really reached our high point.”

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Two juniors perform for student recital series ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

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The Keene State College (KSC) Music Department hosted their last student recital series on Saturday, April 29.

The recital featured two juniors, Callie Carmosino, who played bassoon and flute, and Molly McCoy, who is a soprano singer.

While Carmosino began playing the flute in fourth grade, McCoy got involved with music later in life.

“This teacher that I had in middle school honestly, opened my eyes and you know like a teacher really makes all the difference when it comes to that sort of thing,” McCoy said.

During their first year of college at KSC, Carmosino and McCoy met in Contemporary Ensemble.

Years later, they decided to become recital partners.

Over the summer of 2016, Carmosino and McCoy selected their individual repertoires and have been practicing since.

“I emailed back and forth with my teacher over the summer and as soon as I had my final list, I purchased all the music and started practicing like in July,” Carmosino said.

The evening began with a three-part song from Carmosino on the bassoon.

Carmosino played “Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Following Carmosino‘s opening performance, McCoy sang three songs from the same musician, two of which were in German, and one of which was in Italian.

For the last song before intermission, Carmosino and McCoy collaborated together to perform Roger C. Vogel’s “Of Critic and Music.”

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music education Jayce Barone said that she loved the performance.

Barone, who knows them both through classes, said, “They both practice a lot so they definitely have improved a lot.”

The second set of the program entailed nine more songs, seven from Carmosino and two from McCoy. After the two had taken a bow, they exited the stage, only to re-enter moments later.

For the encore, Carmosino and McCoy both sang a song from a musical they both love.

“We both were such avid fans of the musical ‘Wicked’...and it’s perfect because she [Carmosino] sings alto in chorus and I’m a soprano obviously,” McCoy said.

Although Carmosino and McCoy both believed the concert went well, there were some challenges they faced in the process.

ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN / MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR “There was certain songs that are more challenging than any music I have ever McCoy and Carmosino met during their first-year at KSC. tried to tackle before,” McCoy said.

As for Carmosino, she said the difficult part about the concert was “getting everything together,” such as arranging the program and the reception.

“I think the easiest part was going out on stage and playing all that music…,” Carmosino said.

Overall, both musicians were happy with the recital.

“It was better than I ever dreamed. Like it just felt like a dream just going out on stage and playing and it was so much fun,” Carmosino said.

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Carmosino played the flute and the bassoon at the recital.

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At the end of the concert, Carmosino and McCoy sang a song from the musical “Wicked” together.

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For many students, the end of the academic year means cramming for exams, writing a final paper or putting together a complete portfolio.

But for Keene State College (KSC) film majors, it’s a little different. The end of the year means debuting a film these students have put time, some over a year, money and hard work into.

The Student Film Festival was hosted from Friday, April 28 to Saturday, April 29, with a Critical Studies Conference on Thursday, April 27.

Friday Night On Friday, Film Production I (P1) and Film Production II (P2) students’ films were shown in the Putnam Theatre. While P1 consists of firstyear students, P2 students are sophomores, such as Doug Whitney.

Whitney was the director of the film “Typewriters,” which focused on mental health. Prior to coming up with an idea for his film, Whitney had purchased a typewriter.

“Within the one night I had the typewriter, it definitely evolved into how I have struggled with depression and how plenty of my friends and family have struggled with it as well and a lot of people don't understand quite what it’s like, so I kind of wanted to show people that it's not just being sad; it's this huge thing that's part of your life and it's constantly burdening you as you try [to get] though just a day,” he said.

All P2 students, such as Whitney, are required to shoot their film on Celluloid film.

During the Question and Answer session following the screening, Nora Colgan, the director of “Vacation with Chris,” answered a question regarding the use of the

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The Student Film Festival was hosted in two locations this year: KSC’s Putnam Theatre and The Colonial Theatre in downtown Keene.

Celluloid film.

“I think the look of it is really what makes it worth it...especially for mine,” she said.

Colgan’s film used a combination of digitalized home videos and footage of her family on vacation in London. She overlapped the footage with the audio from the home videos.

Also during the Q&A session, the director of “The Ride of Rohirrim,” Joseph Erwin, said that Celluloid film requires you to “...train yourself to shoot very concisely and be able to just have to say, ‘No I can't do a retake, a re-shoot. I don't have time for it,’ that sort of thing.

It turns you into a very, very con-

cise planner, somebody who has to plan things out and make sure it all works out right.”

The films the first-year and sophomore students premiered ranged in genres and length, the longest being 15 minutes and the shortest under 30 seconds.

The director of the shortest film, “Metastatic Neoplasm,” was Ari Gregg. Gregg combined pictures of cars, bears and the earth among various things to form his film.

“I think Ari’s [film] was a standout just because how fast it was and just how hard it made me laugh in the brief time it was on the screen,” audience attendee and first-year film major Zachary Rioux said.

Other film makers took a more serious route. Leigh Barron used her film “Butterfly,” to learn more about a health condition that had recently affected someone close to her.

“Someone actually really close to me had a stroke and I kind of didn't really understand how someone could go from completely normal to just not so [normal] and reading on the internet really wasn't doing anything for me, so I thought kind of putting it into a film with my own interpretation of it could help me really understand it,” Barron said during the Q&A session.

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Depicted above is a scene from the film, “Stain on a Schmuck.”

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Saturday The following day, Film Production III (P3) and Film Production IV (P4) majors had their films debuted at The Colonial Theatre in downtown Keene.

There were two sets of showings.

The first began at 11 a.m. The second, which featured the longest movie of the entire event, a film entitled “The Mountain,” began at 2 p.m. and ran until 5:20 p.m., including the Q&A session that followed. There were a total of 15 films shown, with one being withdrawn.

“The Mountain,” was a 50 minute film inspired by true events. The main character of the film, Amy, witnessed her father die in a car accident when she was young. Following the incident, her mother saw a change in Amy and sent her to Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center in Effingham, New Hampshire.

Throughout the mistreatment, corruptness and abuse that Amy faces in the center, she finds love through her caretaker, Charity.

One of the film’s directors, junior Joey Copponi, explained the process of filming the story.

“We contacted [Amy] first,” he said.

The crew of eight ended up

“working closely with her, working with a couple other staff members who had worked there that were either involved in the story or were not...other patients [and] other families of other patients,” Copponi said.

Copponi said that although the film was “something that was close to [his] heart,” there were scenes that were hard to recreate, specifically scenes where physical abuse and sexual molestation occurred.

All in all, Copponi said he was excited for the debut of the film.

“It was something that from the get-go I was really emotionally invested in and having her involved makes it even more so,” he said. “It’s easy to want to make it really, really

good when she’s going to see it.”

Amy and Charity attended the screening and invited the whole crew to their wedding in the middle of May. Other directors also brought the aspect of real life into their films, such as Rehan Karim’s “Nostalgia” and Sultan Thahir’s “Home No Home.”

While Karim’s film displayed his time in America as an exchange student, Thahir’s film required him to travel back to his hometown of Amman, Jordan. Thahir’s film featured “conversations with family in Amman and with the refugees in Zaatari--an investigation into ideas of home, displacement and how we choose to occupy space,” according to the event’s program.

There were some films that followed a fictional plot line, like “Stain on a Schmuck,” “Forget About Us” and “Tenants.”

“Tenants” was a 20 minute film focused on the lives of four different people that live in the same apartment. It follows the story of the couple in the apartment who fight over the idea of a closed relationship, the dancer who is being forced to lose weight and the son who works to provide for his unhealthy mother.

The producer of the film and one of the six members of the crew was junior Keelan Brown.

“It’s been an incredible process and my crew had become so close...I’m very proud of how the film has come out and I think it's a great way to show how we've all grown as filmmakers here at the school and it really is a nice way to kind of tie together everything that you learned here at Keene State and to see it on the big screen at The Colonial is just incredible,” Brown said.

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New shoot ‘em up comes up short WRITER: MATT BILODEAU

POSITION: EQUINOX STAFF REVIEW: Despite being armed to the teeth, “Free Fire” ultimately disappoints, wasting its stellar cast on a lethargic shoot-em-up that rarely uses its screwball premise to its full advantage.

Set in 1978, a group of tempered individuals [Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Enzo Cilenti, Mark Moreno and Michael Smiley] converge at an abandoned Boston warehouse. What should have been a simple weapons transaction soon turns deadly once shots are fired, confining everyone with the environment to participate in a deadly game of survival.

“Free Fire” thrives on its

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Equinox Staff The Spaulding Gymnasium was packed with students and community members on Friday, April 28, all in attendance to see Keene State College’s (KSC) Spring Concert, headlined by Mac Miller.

The concert was the first show of Miller’s world tour and was opened by Travis Porter, a hip-hop group from Georgia.

Several students made it clear they were happy with Mac Miller as this year’s Spring Concert.

KSC student John Cagno said although this wasn’t his first time seeing Mac Miller perform live, he was still just as enthusiastic for the show.

“I’ve seen Mac [Miller] twice, so it was really cool to have a big name artist at Keene and I was really excited about it,” Cagno said.

It was a sold out show with a total of 1,664 tickets sold, which was maximum capacity, according to Concert Coordinator Bethany Peterson.

Bethany added that in past years, it’s normal for 200 or 300 tickets to end up not being scanned in at the concert for a variety of reasons. This year, however, only about 70 tickets weren’t scanned in, so Bethany said it was a good turnout.

While the number of people in attendance tends to reflect the excitement for the performer, there was also a small problem that affected some of the members of the crowd.

During and after Travis Porter’s performance, crowd members were being crushed and becoming overheated due to the rowdiness of those further back in the crowd.

Spring Concert Security Coordinator Tim Peterson said the issue people in the front of the crowd were dealing with

simple premise: a contained shoot-em-up extravaganza. As far as I’m concerned, with the promise of an outstanding cast fighting for their lives amid a barrage of bullets, all the pieces were set in place. Director Ben Wheatley, despite my mixed reception to the dystopian sci-fi drama “High-Rise,” is uniquely capable of capturing the grimy aesthetic of the 1970s. However, this time he misplaced the ingenuity that the decade is revered for.

Clearly inspired by the hyper-violent indie darling “Reservoir Dogs,” Ben Wheatley has the right idea in mind; it’s his execution that’s a little wonky.

While Tarantino ramps up the ultra-violence via the reactions of his colorful, well-written characters, Wheatley pushes for the action without providing the stakes or inhabitants worth giving a damn about. I can’t remember the last time a gory shootout left me feeling as cold and detached from the fun I’m supposed to be having.

The noticeable lack of a compelling score or a rocking 70s soundtrack prohibits a sense of movement that would com-

is one that happens every year and is something that’s hard to avoid.

“That’s always an issue that we run into. There’s no realistic way to solve it once and for all. When you pack about 1,500 people into a confined space and they’re all excited for what’s going on and start to push forward, it’s not one person that’s doing it. It’s close to a thousand people, if not more,” Tim said.

“Telling people to push back helps temporarily mitigate the situation, however it’s not necessarily a solvable problem by measures that would still retain the enjoyable aspects of the concert.”

Tim said there are always problems that arise, but overall, “the concert went well and security was certainly a part of that.”

President of the Social Activities Council Bryanna Pearson said the process of preparing for such a big event is one that takes several months to do, but Pearson was happy with the final product.

As far as the show itself, some students, even those who aren’t fans of rap music, thought Mac Miller was an excellent choice for the concert.

KSC student Travis Healey said he’s not a fan of rap music, but he’s excited to see Miller regardless.

KSC student Meghan D’Amours said she’s mostly a fan of country music, but was “so excited.”

Another KSC student, Miranda Randone, who said she considers herself a big Mac Miller fan, said it was “amazing” that KSC was able to get Miller as the Spring Concert.

Randone also added that while Miller was obviously “the real show,” she was expecting Travis Porter to be a great opening act.

“Do you see how many kids are here? We’re all really excited,” Randone said.

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pliment the action quite nicely, the trailer acting as a beautiful example of wasted potential.

Sharlto Copley and Armie Hammer stand as mildly interesting players whose comedic sensibilities should kick this movie into high gear. Instead, very little is made of them beyond a chuckle-worthy one liner that comes and goes as quickly as it was uttered.

All around, the performances in “Free Free” are moderately acceptable. In the same vein as an impatient child, the opening clearly shows its reluctance toward solid character foundations just so it can get to the good stuff. Upon reflection, “Free Fire” is likely to be remembered as ‘that one forgettable action movie where (insert famous actor here) and (insert famous actress here) are stuck in a warehouse.

I so desperately wanted to like this film as there are things to marvel at. For one, Wheatley’s attention to detail - from the periodaccurate costuming to the down and dirty scenario - is to be respected. Also, having the characters themselves lose track after

a while as to who they’re shooting at is a funny idea in concept. It’s a shame that such powers were wasted on an idea that forgets how to have fun and not take itself so seriously.

On a technical level, Wheatley is 50/50 when it comes to framing his action. He can keep the camera still even though half of the time, it’s focused on unnecessary close ups of the characters.

Because of this, it becomes difficult to appreciate the scope of such a limited environment, nudging the audience into a claustrophobic scenario that often loses track of where each shooter is in proximity to one another.

“Free Fire” had the potential to go full speed ahead, but opts to play it standard, leaning on conventional genre thrills to take the reins and distract the viewer away from its poor characterization.

Matt Bilodeau can be cotacted at mbilodeau@kscquinox. com

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Students debut original compositions

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KSC students were able to premiere their original compositions on the afternoon of the recital held on Saturday, April 29.

KSC Music Department hosts Student Composers Recital ETHAN CHALMERS

Equinox Staff On Saturday, April 29, the Keene State College (KSC) Music Department presented the Student Composers Recital in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center.

The concert featured students from the studios of Keene State faculty Heather Gilligan, Elaine Ginsberg, Daniel Prindle, Andrew Smith and Christopher Swist.

The following Keene State student composers premiered their original works: Alex Wilderman, Hannah Benoit, Matthew Marzola, Brandon Lane, Alex Poor and Jameson Foster.

Their compositions were performed by a both Keene State faculty and music students.

Alex Wilderman, a junior at Keene State, began

the concert with his composition entitled “Lake of Squam,” written for two guitars and tenor voice.

Regarding his inspiration for the piece, Wilderman said, “My piece is about Squam Lake. My family rents out a house on the lake. I wrote this piece over winter break morphing it from the popular song ‘Danny Boy.’” The next featured composer was Keene State senior, Hannah Benoit.

Benoit wrote a piece entitled “Forth,” instrumented for both cello and marimba. She said that her composition is very representative of her feelings about moving on in life after graduating from college.

Benoit said, “Composing was not something I expected to be doing at KSC. Professor Gilligan has pushed me to write some music compositions. This piece represents a new chapter in my life depicted

by the harmonic changes and dissonance.”

Matthew Marzola, junior music performance and music technology major, remarked that he wrote his piece for his Composition II class.

Entitled “Trio,” Marzola scored the music for saxophone, cello and piano. Marzola said, “I don’t compose that much. I wanted to have three main themes to the piece, similar to an overture or an introduction to something.”

Other specific original compositions included “Caught in the Storm,” by Brandon Lane, “Siamese Leaf,” for solo guitar by Alex Poor and “Twin Trees of Valinor,” by Jameson Foster.

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Father of our country took office 228 years ago JESSICA RICARD

COPY EDITOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR Although most presidential inaugural celebrations take place in front of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated 228 years ago on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City.

Known as the great military leader of the American Revolution, all 69 presidential electors at the time unanimously chose Washington to be the first president of the United States, according to history.com.

After being sent word from Congress that he had secured the first presidency, he paid off his debts in Virginia and made the trek to New York.

Opening and closing the ceremony with 13 skyrockets and 13 cannons, on April 30, 1789, a crowd of people celebrated and cheered after Washington took the Oath of Office in front of Federal Hall. Although the inaugural address is usually given outside to the people, he resorted indoors to give his.

As reported by history.com, his quiet speech was given to Congress more privately, speaking about “the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”

Washington entered his presidency determined to unite the nation and protect the interests of the United States domestically and internationally.

Throughout his presidency, he implemented executive authority and collaborated with Alexander Hamilton and

Thomas Jefferson, the three of them otherwise known as a few of the seven Founding Fathers. Additionally, he put an end to concerns surrounding political tyranny.

The Founding Fathers were the leading men during the American Revolution and had an integral role in the formation of the United States. They contributed to the successful war for independence, the ideas put forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Republican form of government established in the U.S. Constitution.

There were many firsts that occurred in the year 1789. Not long before Washington’s inauguration, the U.S. Congress declared the Constitution in effect and regular congressional sessions began.

The U.S. House of Representatives began meeting for the first time as well and they collectively proposed the Bill of Rights. Among these firsts, the French Revolution began and the United States appointed the first Attorney General Edmund J. Randolph.

In 1972, Washington was, once again, unanimously reelected, but refused a third term four years later.

In 1797, he retired at his estate in Virginia, but died two years later. Henry Lee, a friend of Washington’s, gave the famous eulogy for the father of the United States: “First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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President Obama on bin Laden: ‘Justice has been done’ JESSICA RICARD

COPY EDITOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR On May 2, just six years ago, nearly a decade-long international man-hunt came to an end--Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was killed.

The 54-year-old leader of Al Qaeda was killed by United States Navy SEALs during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan, according to history.com.

Around 1 a.m. U.S. local time, 23 Navy SEALs in two Black Hawk helicopters landed at a tourist and military center near north of the capital of Pakistan. One of the choppers crash-landed into the compound, but nobody aboard was injured. The 40 minute raid killed five people, one of them being bin Laden, by U.S. gunfire, leaving no Americans injured.

After the attack, bin Laden’s body was immediately flown to Afghanistan by helicopter to be identified and then buried at an undisclosed location in the Arabian Sea within 24 hours of his death, to follow Islamic practices, as reported by history.com.

President Barack Obama oversaw the

raid as it was occurring via drone footage and made a televised address from the White House in Washington, D.C. “Justice has been done,” he said, announcing bin Laden’s death. Following the announcement, crowds surrounded the White House, Times Square in New York City and the Ground Zero site.

When identifying and examining evidence and files the Navy SEALs obtained during the raid, they discovered bin Laden was eventually planning to assassinate President Obama and perform additional attacks against America, one included on the anniversary of the largest attack on U.S. grounds, September 11, 2001, which killed over 3,000 people.

Not long after the attack in 2001, President George W. Bush decided bin Laden would be captured dead or alive. This was not the first attempt made at capturing the terrorist, however. In December of 2011, American forces came close to capturing him in an Afghanistani cave, but he escaped before they were able to do so.

For much of the time before he was captured, the U.S. media reported he was thought to be hidden in a tribal area near the

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“On May 2, just six years ago, nearly a decadelong international man-hunt came to an end-Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was killed.”

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Afghan-Pakistani border. Little did many people know he had actually spent the final five years of his life less than one mile from an elite Pakistani military academy.

Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) analysts tracked bin Laden to be behind security walls in a residential neighborhood in the Abbottabad compound. For months, U.S. intelligence officials kept the compound under surveillance, although they were never positive as to whether he was actually hiding there or not until the raid occurred.

As told by history.com, the U.S. raided the compound without informing the Pakistani government in advance, and some Ameri-

can officials suspected Pakistani authorities of helping to hide bin Laden in Abbottabad, although there was never any concrete evidence found to reaffirm this.

On this day, many choose to remember the individuals who died in the 2001 attacks, as well as hope our country never sees an attack so catastrophic again.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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Evolution of the Keene State College name JESSICA RICARD

COPY EDITOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR Named Keene Normal School in 1909 and later changed to Keene Teachers College, the college’s name has undergone many changes over the years.

Here at Keene Teachers College in the early 1960s, students were itching for the college’s name to be changed to reflect a more liberal arts education, in addition to teacher training. In the June 8, 1961 edition of The Monadnock, The Equinox’s prior title, a bill was introduced that much of the college had long been waiting for.

“Here is the bill that will grant us the right to teach liberal arts, as well as teacher training. In better words, you soon may graduate from Keene with a BE or a BA. It does not, from the wording, say we can change our name from a state teacher institution to a plain state college! Maybe that will come later, or perhaps that can be done without a bill to say we can do so,” The Monadnock stated.

Being able to teach liberal arts at the college was a milestone in itself, but the institution’s name change? That came just two years later in 1963.

In the May 16, 1963 edition of The Monadnock, KTC students addressed their concern with the board of trustees: Should the college’s name be changed to the University of New Hampshire at Keene? Or should it be changed to Keene State College (KSC)?

As reported by The Monadnock, Senate Bill 68 (SB 68), which was introduced by Interim Commission members, addressed seven concerns. A few of them included: Both KTC and Plymouth Teacher’s College (PTC) to become multi-purpose institutions with more selection of courses.

Members of the faculty at the two teachers colleges would no longer be classified as state employees.

A junior college program to be set up at each teachers college.

KTC’s name would change to the University of New Hampshire at Keene and the same would go for PTC. The University of New Hampshire, however, would stay the same.

This would go into effect July 1, 1964.

In response, Governor John W. King introduced House Bill 547, which called for many of the same things HB 68 called for with the change of one thing. “...the governor recommends that the teachers colleges’ names be changed to Keene State College and Plymouth State College,” stated The Monadnock.

Of the two names, Keene State College (KSC) or University of New Hampshire at Keene, he preferred the latter because of its greater prestige value to the student body and our graduates in the years to come. In an interview with President Lloyd P. Young, he said, “We would be in line for greater benefits...that up to now, would only benefit the university.”

In a KTC faculty meeting, a vote was cast 2-1 in favor of the name being changed to Keene State College (KSC).

“Regardless of this, and it is not unanimous by any means, our name will be changed by July 1, 1963,” The Monadnock reported, and the rest is history.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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President Donald Trump walks with aide Keith Schiller to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

Call scheduled for Trump and Putin Tuesday JULIE PACE

AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by phone Tuesday, their first known conversation since the U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base that sparked new tensions between Washington and Moscow.

The White House said the leaders would speak in the early afternoon, with Syria’s six-year conflict expected to be among the agenda items. Their discussion comes one day before a new round of Russian-led talks on the Syria crisis begins in Kazakhstan.

Despite having previously warned against U.S. intervention in Syria, Trump ordered the strikes against Syrian government targets in early April after accusing the regime of using chemical weapons in a deadly attack on civilians. The U.S. action was accompanied by a dramatic shift in the Trump administration’s rhetoric toward Russia, one of the Syrian government’s most important benefactors.

Trump, who spent months touting the prospect of warmer ties with Putin, declared after the strikes that the relationship between the U.S. and Russia “may be at an all-time low.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley also sharply condemned Mos-

cow’s role in supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Yet Trump has continued to hold out the prospect of a stronger relationship with Russia, which was a cornerstone of his foreign policy platform as a presidential candidate. He took to Twitter days after the Syria strikes to say that “things will work out fine” between the U.S. and Russia and “everyone will come to their senses.”

The shifts in the Trump administration’s posture came amid a steady swirl of controversy surrounding possible ties between the president’s associates and Russia during last year’s election. The FBI and congressional committees are investigating whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with Russia as it meddled in the election.

Putin, who met earlier Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, denied that Moscow ever interferes in other countries’ elections. He said accusations of Russian meddling aimed at helping Trump in his race against Democrat Hillary Clinton were “simply rumors” being used as part of a political fight in Washington.

Trump has vigorously denied any nefarious ties to Moscow, calling the Russian investigations a “hoax.”

Trump and Putin have spoken twice since the U.S. president took office in January, including last month following an attack in St. Petersburg, Russia. The attack occurred days before the U.S. missile strike in Syria.

“Trump, who spent months touting the prospect of warmer ties with Putin, declared after the strikes that the relationship between the U.S. and Russia “may be at an all-time low.”

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Czech prime minister announces government resignation KAREL JANICEK

ASSOCIATED PRESS The Czech Republic’s prime minister unexpectedly announced on Tuesday that his government will resign over unexplained business dealings of the country’s finance minister.

Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said that he would meet President Milos Zeman this week to formally submit the government’s resignation.

Sobotka’s move caught political observers by surprise, but reflects tensions in the ruling coalition about six months before the next scheduled parliamentary election.

Sobotka said there are suspicions that Finance Minister Andrej Babis, the country’s second-richest businessman, avoided paying taxes in the past.

Doubts have also surfaced about how Babis obtained his wealth.

Babis is a rival of Sobotka’s and heads a centrist movement that is a favorite to win October’s ballot, paving the way for him to become prime minister. He previ-

ously denied any wrongdoing and refused to resign.

The country’s president fires Cabinet ministers at the prime minister’s request, under the Constitution. Zeman indicated recently it made no sense to him to get rid of a government member so close to the election.

Sobotka said it would be an option to fire Babis but that would mean his rival would be given extra time to campaign ahead of the vote.

“That’s the reason I’m opting for the only reasonable solution which is available, and that’s the government’s resignation,” Sobotka said during a hastily organized news conference.

“A trust of the public in politics is at stake,” Sobotka said.

He said having the entire government quit would give the coalition a chance to form a government again, but without Babis. Another option is for Parliament to call an early election.

It is not clear if that would be acceptable for the necessary threefifths of deputies in Parliament, given the relatively short time until

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Babis, the most popular government politician, called the move “incomprehensible.” “(Sobotka) destroys everything,” Babis told Czech public radio. “The government was successful, we had results.”

“I reject his nonsense,” he said.

Babis said he was doing business in line with law.

The president’s office didn’t immediately comment. Zeman was scheduled to meet Babis on Wednesday.

Analyst Tomas Lebeda said he considered that Sobotka had made a “huge political mistake” because he put Zeman, another rival, in full control.

Babis is sometimes dubbed the “Czech Berlusconi,” a comparison to Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian media tycoon who until recent years dominated his nation’s politics.

Babis has often quarreled with the left-wing Social Democrats in the government.

Most notably, the Social Democrats pushed through legislation that limits the business activities

of government ministers. The law bans ministers from owning media organizations, and bars companies in which ministers have more than a 25 percent stake from receiving state subsidies and participating in public tenders.

Babis, who owned two major newspapers and the Agrofert conglomerate of some 250 companies which receives state subsidies, fiercely opposed the law, but has complied with it.

Sobotka’s Social Democrats are running a distant second in polls ahead of the October election.

The Christian Democrats are the third member of the coalition government that was created in 2014.

Their chairman, Pavel Belobradek, said he respected the premier’s decision.

Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black motorist he shot and killed during a 2015 traffic stop. A copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, May 2, 2017, shows state prosecutors are dropping a pending murder charge against Slager.

Ex-officer pleads guilty in fleeing black motorist’s death MEG KINNARD

ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFREY COLLINS

ASSOCIATED PRESS A white police officer charged with murder after he was recorded killing a black motorist running from a traffic stop planned to plead guilty Tuesday to violating his civil rights, according to a copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press.

The 13-page document also notes that as part of the deal, South Carolina prosecutors would drop a pending murder charge against Michael Slager, effectively closing both parallel cases against the former North Charleston police officer.

Slager, 35, could have been imprisoned for life in each case if convicted in the April 2015 death of Walter Scott.

He had been scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday for motions ahead of his federal trial planned for later this month A bystander captured Scott’s death on his cellphone, in a video viewed millions of times. The 50-year-old motorist ran from a traffic stop, and when Slager caught up with him, the two men struggled over the officer’s Taser. Scott broke away and ran again before Slager began firing at his back from 17 feet away.

Five of the eight bullets hit him.

Other killings of black men by white officers had raised alarm, but the video captured Scott’s death so clearly that many more people outside African-American communities came to accept the complaints fueling the Black Lives Matter movement.

In March, a judge ruled that jurors in Slager’s federal trial would be allowed to view the video, over objections by his defense attorneys.

The proposed plea deal in the civil rights case makes no mention of race.

“The defendant willfully used deadly force even though it was objectively unreasonable under the circumstances,” according to the plea agreement.

“The defendant acknowledges that during the time he used deadly force, he knew that the use of deadly force was unnecessary and excessive, and therefore unreasonable under the circumstances.”

Despite failing to secure a conviction against Slager last year when his murder trial ended in a hung jury, state prosecutors had been planning to retry him later this year.

The deal, which also drops the two remaining federal charges against Slager, drops his pending murder charge.

Slager still faces the possibility of life in prison as well as $250,000 in fines at his sentencing, but prosecutors are proposing a sentence based on federal guidelines for a second-degree murder conviction, which recommend more than 20 years.

That hearing will likely come after federal officials spend several weeks preparing a presentencing report.

“The defendant willfully used deadly force even though it was objectively unreasonable under the circumstance.”

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Track & Field Silfen Invitational Katelyn Terry

800 Meter Run 2:18.85

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Men’s lacrosse team finishes perfect record in the LEC

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Hoffenheim Reaches the Champion’s League for the First Time LUKE STERGIOU

Senior PhotograPher TSG Hoffenheim have made club history as they have secured a place in the Champion’s League qualifier for the first time ever.

What’s even more incredible is that they have the youngest ever manager in the Bundesliga (Germany’s top flight division), Julien Nagelsmann, who is only 29 years old.

With only three games left to play in this season, Hoffenheim are coming off their best season ever in the history of the club.

On Sunday, they played Eintracht Frankfurt, winning 1-0 after a last minute goal by Benjamin Huebner.

This win propelled them to 3rd place, placing them one point above Borussia Dortmund who were held to a 0-0 draw to Cologne.

If Hoffenheim secure 3rd place in the Bundesliga table, they will secure a spot in the Champion’s league group stage.

If they end up in 4th place, they will have to play a series of qualifiers to secure a spot in the Champion’s league.

What Julian Nagelsmann has done for Hoffenheim in such a short amount of time is incredible.

The appointment of Nagelsmann has proven to be the club’s best decision so far.

Nagelsmann took over as manager in February 2016 when then manager Huub Stevens stepped down for health reasons.

At that point, at the age of 28, Nagelsmann had not even earned his coaching credentials from the German Football Federation (DFB).

But in the last few months of the 2015-2016 Bundesliga season, he saved the side from relegation.

Now, with three games left in the 2016-2017 Bundesliga season, Hoffenheim are enjoying their best season ever.

The win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday means their unbeaten streak is now up to 16 games.

This also meant that they would earn more than 55 points in one season, beating a previous club record from the 20082009 Bundesliga season. Earlier this year, Julian Nagelsmann was rightfully named the DFB manager of the year for 2016.

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Bryan Rotatori sprints past Eastern Connecticut, in their game on Friday April,28 at the Owl Athletic Complex. The Owls had heir ninth straight win, 20-7.

The Keene State College men’s lacrosse team made it to the No. 1 seed in the LEC after their 26-8 win over Eastern Connecticut State University SHELBY IAVA

SPortS editor For the fifth consecutive season, the Keene State College (KSC) men’s lacrosse team finished with a perfect (7-0) record in the Little East Conference (LEC). The Owls soared past Eastern Connecticut State University on Friday, April 28 at the Owl Athletic Complex. The Owls celebrated 12 seniors along with

their 28-6 win.

Senior Robert Hart and senior Bryan Rotatori each had four goals, while Hart added one assist and Rotatori had two. Senior Tyler Reilly found the back of the net three times and had two assists.

Eastern Connecticut had an early lead in the beginning of the first quarter. The Warriors put 2-0 on the board with back to back goals from Ed Moran and Nick Biasetti.

Keene State quickly evened the score when Reilly connected with junior Paul Beling and Rotatori. The Owls would scored four more unanswered goals earning a 6-2 lead as the time ran out in the first quarter.

The Owls continued to outscore Eastern Connecticut in the second quarter. The Owls netted six goals.

Hart added his first of the night and Reilly and Rotatori both received two goals, pushing KSC into a dou-

ble-digit lead. Eastern Connecticut would only find the back of the net two more times before time expired.

The Owls remained in the lead 12-4 at halftime.

Both teams traded goals while opening up the third quarter, but the Owls finished off the quarter with a 6-1 run to remain on top. At the end of the third the Owls were up 20-7. Just one more goal would be added for Eastern in the fourth

quarter. Keene State finished on top 26-8. Keene State has now won nine straight contests and extended its LEC regular season conference winstreak to 40 games, with their last conference loss occurring in 2012.

Shelby Iava can be contacted at siava@kscequinox.com

Softball splits with University Owls baseball gets shut down by of Massachuetts Dartmouth the University of Southern Maine DOROTHY ENGLAND

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Molly St Germain tossed a five-hitter, striking out seven as the Owls got just enough offense to win. St Germain also had a home run in the Owls’ game against UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, April 29.

KSC softball team is in a three-way tie for second place in the LEC DOROTHY ENGLAND

equinox Staff Keene State College (KSC) women’s softball played a doubleheader against the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth, but they only stuck one win in the round on April 29.

First Game The game started with KSC’s Molly St Germain striking out seven balls and pitching five hitters. However, that was just the start for the KSC sophomore who then lit the scoreboard with a solo home run after hitting the ball smack over to the left-field fence. This was in the bottom of the first.

In the fourth inning, St Germain kept any hope of the Corsairs pounding a basepath nearly impossible. Even when Corsair player Cierra Sheerin had a hitting chance, it was cut short with a 1-6-3 double play ending the inning.

UMass Dartmouth was reluctant to give up. In the fifth, they tied after Lexi Pereira opened with a double to the right, then a swift move to third on a bunt play by Brittany Polk. Then, a wild pitch gave McKenzie Joyce a score for the Corsairs.

The Owls brought the game to a win when KSC senior Kayla Votto followed in suit of St Germain and plowed through the bases on her first home run of the year. Both her and St Germain had two hits in the first game while KSC junior Brittany DaMota had her own. The ending score was 1-2 with KSC taking the win.

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UMass Dartmouth started strong after the first game’s loss. In the top of the second, Polk scored on a RBI single in addition to making a 4-0 on a three-run homer accomplished by Marissa Spinuzzi in the third.

The Owls couldn’t catch a point until the bottom of the sixth where the table was set for KSC junior Olivia Indorf, who had a single up the middle after St Germain and KSC junior Shae Crosby both singled prior to Indorf’s play.

Shortly thereafter, KSC first-year Brooke Arruda had her own single hit to center, bringing the score to 4-2. KSC first-year JoEllen Racicot then provided a two-RBI single to bring the game to a tie.

At the top of the ninth with an RBI single

by Spinuzzi, the Owls kept at it. St Germain scored another point after walking to first, moving to second on Indorf’s single and then made it home on Arruda’s left curve single hit.

This, however, wasn’t enough to keep UMass Dartmouth at bay. Maxine Vincent and Emily Colton each passed on a single with Spinuzzi getting her second three-run homer in the game in left center, bringing the score to 8-5.

At the bottom of the ninth, both St Germain and Crosby walked, but with no avail.

Indorf hit a pop ball getting to second base and Arruda hit to the left, ending the game.

The ending score was 8-5 with UMass Dartmouth taking the win.

The Owls are fifth in the Little East Conference standing out of eight teams.

innings. This resulted in a final score of 3-9 with USM taking the win.

The odds were not in the Owls’ favor on Game two April 29. The Keene State College (KSC) baseball team lost both games they played against The Huskies started strong with three No. 25 University of Southern Maine (USM) scores in the first two innings, but Keene in the Little East Conference (LEC) double- State struck back with a five-run third inning. header.

Meucci and Struthers each had a single play leading up to KSC sophomore Connor LongGame one ley, bringing them home with a double down the left field line.

The Owls started with two hits, one from KSC first-year Connor Walsh walked, folKSC sophomore Mac Struthers and another lowed by KSC junior Christian Bourgea slamfrom John Tarascio. However, three errors ming a home run down right center for a 5-3 equated in four unscored runs. lead. This was Bourgea’s third home run of On the Huskies’ side, Sam Stauble started the year. The Huskies brought the game to a them strong with a 1-0 lead in the first. The tie after a single to the right from Warren in points quickly added up to 4-0 in the second third and Dylan Hapworth with a RBI double inning after a bunt single from Devin Warren in the fourth. and a two-RBI hit by Andrew Olszak.

The Owls were reluctant to let this fly. Czel It was the strength of the underclass- opened the sixth inning with an infield hit men that brought the score to 4-3 in the third before stealing second and moving to third inning. KSC first-year Sam Czel played back on a left flyout from Meucci. Rollins walked strong on the Owls’ side with a bunt single shortly before Longley had a triple threat to and run home after KSC first-year Tom Meuc- deep right, bringing the Owls back on top ci’s double hitter to right-center. Meucci then with a 7-5 advantage in the sixth. went on to third on KSC sophomore Mac The sixth came to an end with a 1-6-3 Struthers’ left single, eventually scoring on a double play from Stauble and KSC senior wild pitch. Struthers followed suit, scoring on Alan Schiff. But the seventh inning was not KSC sophomore Connor Walsh’s sacrifice fly on Keene State’s side with the Huskies bringto center. In the fourth inning, Keene State ing the game to a tie with 10 batters to the missed the chance to tie the game when Tar- plate and Paul McDonough hitting a twoascio singled and stole second. Shortly after, run homer. The seventh inning was when KSC sophomore Nate Rossi reached on a the Huskies struck gold with six scores in the fielder’s choice, but a hit from Meucci went bottom of the inning, eventually taking the into a 6-4-3 inning, ending double play. lead with a 11-8 win. The ninth welcomed The Huskies added five more points in another home run from Bourgea, but the the innings that followed. The fourth inning game ended with Tarascio grounding out to had both Zack Quintal with a single hit short. and score on an error and another RBI was The Owls are scheduled to play Friday, completed by Warren in the fifth. It was the May 5 at home against Eastern Connecticut seventh inning that brought No. 25 South- State University. They have to win at least ern Maine to a successive lead. Three more one of the doubleheaders against the Warruns came out of bases-loaded walk and a riors to secure a spot in the LEC tournament. two-RBI single from Quintal. It was a tough If accomplished, this will be the first time the loss for the Owls’, especially for KSC senior Owls are back in the tournament since 2013.

Michael Crimi. He struck out three times in 4.2 innings. Additionally, KSC senior Nate Dorothy England can be contacted at Pedersen let three runs go unearned in two dengland@kscequinox.com

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Senior All-Academic team The Keene State College (KSC) Department of Athletics and Recreation handed out its annual awards at the Senior Athletics Awards Banquet in the Mabel Brown Room on Sunday, April 30.

The following seniors were recognized as members of the Senior All-Academic team for carrying a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better.

SAMI SMITH

NICK GAGLIOLO

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Field Hockey forward Sami Smith was named as the Senior Female Athlete of the Year. From Merrimack, New Hampshire, Smith was the Little East Conference (LEC) Rookie of the Year as a first-year and the LEC Offensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior.

A Second Team All-LEC Player as a first-year and sophomore, she received First Team All-LEC accolades her junior and senior season, and holds both the career and single season records for goals and points, while ranking in the top 10 in school history in a host of other categories. A two-time All-American, she led her teams to four straight LEC regular season and tournament championships and four trips to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament, reaching the second round three times.

Swimmer Ryan Boraski was named the Senior Male Athlete of the Year. A native of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Boraski finished his career as a nine-time All-American and a two-time honorable mention All-American. He owns or shares the school record in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 individual medley, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay.

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Seniors Ryan Boraski (right) and Sami Smith (left) were both awarded with Senior Male Athlete of the Year and Senior Female Athlete of the Year.

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Jeff Lunn was the recipient of the Male Senior Scholar-Athlete Award. A Nashua, New Hampshire, native, Lunn is a two-sport athlete majoring in physical education. As a member of the men’s basketball team, he won two LEC tournament titles, reaching the NCAA tournament three times, including the national quarterfinals in 2017, while he has turned into a reliable reliever for the KSC baseball team.

Twin sisters Katelyn and Lindsey Terry received the Female Senior Scholar-Athlete Award. The natives of Strafford, New Hampshire, both majoring in film production, were key components of the women’s cross-country team that won the LEC championship in each of their four years at Keene State and reached the NCAA Championships their junior year.

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National Strength & Conditioning Association Awards

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Seniors Timothy Coppinger (baseball) and Stephanie D’Annolfo (women’s basketball) received National Strength & Conditioning Association awards for their dedication in the weight room.

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The Athletic Department sends in bids for Beverly & Associates to come evaluate the department

“It really comes down to funding the project for a completely new facility for varsity athletics. I know it would cost a lot of money, but it would go a long way for the athletics department in the future.”

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SportS Editor The Keene State College (KSC) Athletic Department sent in for Beverly & Associates to come in and evaluate the department. Over a span of two days in March, Beverly & Associates met with every constituent on the campus, said Director of Athletics and Recreation Kristene Kelly.

Beverly & Associates was led by Dr. Sharon Beverly. Sharon Beverly, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader with over 25 years of excellence in higher education. She owns the distinction of Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Female Administrator of the Year (Vassar College), State and Conference Coach of the Year (Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), NCAA Division I) and Assistant Coach for the United States Olympic Festival. A member of the Hall of Fame at FDU and Queens College, Beverly is often sought out for her insight, vision and strategic approach to athletics. She earned her doctoral degree in leadership for higher education from Capella University and possesses both faculty and administrative experience. Beverly has served as President for the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA), as well as chair for several NCAA committees, including the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

Dr. Beverly is also a certified life coach.

Alongside with Beverly was Dr. Denisha Hendricks. Denisha L. Hendricks, Ed.D., is a recipient of the 2012 Auburn University Young Alumni Achievement Award. She holds over 16 years of distinguished experience in academics and athletics and has served on a wide range of NCAA committees, including the Division II Management Council and Academic Requirements. Hendricks also served on the Board of Directors for Division II Athletic Directors Association. Pursued for her forward thinking style and highly focused academic tactics, Hendricks is credited with presentations and publications from local to international levels, including peer reviewed journal articles, quantitative instruments and health promotion training manuals. She earned her doctoral degree in higher education administration from Auburn University.

Kelly believed that both of these women had “huge grasps and knowledge of athletics as a whole.”

All of the Keene State College (KSC) coaches had individual sessions with them, followed by a group session. Beverly & Associates also met with the business office, human resources and alumni affairs. “They met with everyone,” Kelly said.

Certain areas were able to meet with Beverly & Associates for one hour and a half, whereas others were only able to get between 15 minutes and 45 minutes. Each of the 13 head coaches wanted to be able to have their own session and the evaluation took place over a two-day span. The coaches were only allowed 15 minutes.

it ’s hard for him to manage all of that, so one of their [the company] recommendations was basically doing ‘seasoned’ type of coaches, so it’s still taking the same amount of money that we have [but] just reorganizing it better. “ Every contract for a head coach is different, Kelly said, “We’re really trying to make a more consistent processes as it relates to all of our head coaches,” she said.

One area that needed work in athletics was its compliance. A compliance officer is an employee whose responsibilities include ensuring the company complies with its outside regulatory requirements and internal policies. “Compliance, for example, my predecessor John Ratliff, was the athletic director and did compliance,” Kelly said.

Kelly said that taking on both roles can be a lot to handle. “Once he [Ratliff] left and Kemal Atkins was the Interim Athletic Director, it left a void in compliance. Abe Osheyack was gracious enough to step in and be the Sports Information Director (SID) and do compliance, which is what he’s been doing for two years… That can’t happen.”

The restructuring for athletics is vital. “We really need to restructure. One of their recommendations [Beverly & Associates] is to hire a full-time compliance coordinator or compliance director because right now, Abe is just doing way too much. I’m not saying anything falls through the cracks, but the chances of something falling through the cracks are huge.”

Facility Changes

Another topic of discussion brought up by Beverly & Associates was that there is no facility for the track and field team to compete at. “That was on of their recommendations from a facility standpoint. “We basically need to build a track or some sort of field house with a track within it so that our track team can compete,” Kelly said.

Not only would a field house be beneficial to the track and field team, but it would provide a play to practice and compete for all of the spring sports. “So they have a place to practice and compete, like lacrosse when it gets too cold, they’re not having to shovel the snow off and that type of thing,” Kelly said.

Senior Conor Leahy is one of the many studentathletes a part of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) run by Head Softball Coach Carrah Fisk Hennessey. When it comes to the facility, Leahy said there should be fundraising for either a new facility or to update it.

“We should definitely focus on certain things in the facility,” Leahy said, “like the pool and weight room size. It really comes down to funding the project for a Restructure completely new facility for varsity athletics. I know it would cost a lot of money, but it would go a long way All of the coaches within Keene State Athletics for the athletics department in the future.” have a secondary duty “For example,” Kelly said, “Our Leahy said he believes that athletics is doing well baseball coach [Ken Howe], he is in charge of all of our after just hiring a new athletic director this year. “I think game operation for every sport. So when he’s in season, right now, the athletics department is doing pretty well,

Keene State College welcomes new cheerleading coach ADRIANA SANCHEZ

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especially because we did not have an athletic director until the beginning of this year. I think more communication between the coaches and players is something. Making sure the players know what’s going on behind the scenes would be helpful,” Leahy said.

Leahy doesn’t see any issues inside of the athletics department. “I think Kristene Kelly has done a tremendous job stepping in as our athletic director. She has great ideas for the athletic department. I think she has done a great job meeting and communicating with coaches and athletes. She is very supportive and her door is always open for us to go to her if we have any problems. I expect great things to come in the future for the athletic department,” Leahy said.

It’s been four months since the Keene State College (KSC) cheerleading team has had a head coach.

After several months of searching, Keene State’s new cheerleader coach is Tiffany Leonard, who started May 1 .

She currently works at Keene High School as an assistant cheerleading coach and graduated from Keene High as well.

KSC Director of Athletics and Recreation Kristene Kelly said, “I wanted to take some time just being a new athletic director to really evaluate the program, see where we are because I didn’t want to just rush in getting a coach.”

She continued, “I knew there was a need to have one [a cheerleading coach], but just not as intensive at that point. I went and evaluated the program, spoke with a lot of the young ladies, see where the need was and we went ahead and got the position posted and advertised and went from there.”

Kelly explained how Keene wanted somebody to believe in the academic and social development of the student athletes, meaning the cheerleaders aren’t only committed to the team but also committed to being students as well.

“So understanding the time commitment involved and sometimes cheerleading can put pressure as far as practices getting ready for games and getting ready for their competition.

So, I was looking for somebody who embodied all of that, and who embodied community service,” Kelly said.

There was a small search committee that consisted of the assistant cheer coach, cheer advisor, senior women administrator and KSC senior Amber LeBlanc.

There were four applicants in total. They sent out resumes to everyone who is on the team to keep them informed.

Leonard’s experience in Keene Knights’ Youth Program was a huge asset to her application. She was the head coach of Keene Knights Youth Spirit Cheer and helped them place second back in 2014. In 2015 and 2016, her team won the state championship.

She also helped rebuild the high school’s program from a non-competitive team to placing sixth in the Fall Division II State competition.

“I think the college will love her.

She’s about discipline, but she’s very down to earth. She’s embedded in the Keene community, she graduated from Keene High so she’s very local. She believes in cheerleading and developing the total cheerleader and I think she will do a fantastic job,” said Kelly.

Leonard is already starting to recruit for next fall.

She’s very excited to be coaching at this level, explained Kelly.

“I think you’ll see great things out of Tiffany. She’s very positive and upbeat, but you’ll see a lot of discipline as well from her, a lot of teaching, probably a lot of new skills and enhancing a lot of fundamentals skills,” said Kelly.

One of the main things that stood out was how Leonard wanted to have the cheer team involved in community service.

“One of her main things that really sold me on her too was how much she wanted to make sure Keene State College and our cheerleading program was involved in the community and trying to find ways for our cheerleaders to work with the high schoolers and work with the youth programs.

She was really into the community portion of things and recognizing that Keene state is a part of the greater Keene community and we want to continue to ensure our student athletes are a part of it,” said Kelly.

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