The Equinox 9.21.17

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Vol. 70, Issue #2

Thursday, September 21, 2017

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Taking on the deficit

ADAPT

OLIVIA BELANGER

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

-Manage budget aggressively -Hold focus -Make critical investments -Enhance revenue where we can

EMMA HAMILTON

NEWS EDITOR KSC Interim President Melinda Treadwell hosted a campus-wide meeting on Friday, Sept. 15 to discuss the current financial status of Keene State College.

All departments were acting without a budget until that Friday meeting because Treadwell wanted the KSC budget to meet the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Board of Trustees approved number first. “My responsibility to this campus, to the chancellor, to the University System is that we would close a 2.4 million dollar budget deficit before we loaded the budgets,” Treadwell said. “I did not want to load a budget and then come back and ask for more cuts, and the target this year is a $2.4 million deficit for Keene State.”

With the budgets now fully loaded, Treadwell said the campus is currently sitting on a $2.4 million budget deficit, which occurs when expenditures exceed revenue. Her goal from here forward, Treadwell added, is to eliminate the deficit this academic year.

Treadwell introduced three phases the college will undergo to make this happen.

STABILIZE -Organizational structure -Recruitment, yield, retention

Phase One According to Treadwell, phase one is the “adapt” phase. “We’re adapting to this information, we’re taking the hard efforts to manage our budgets more aggressively, to hold focus on the things we have to prioritize and to make some critical investments that will help us be stable and move forward and lastly...what can we do perhaps to enhance some revenue in this fiscal cycle?” Treadwell said.

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Time Capsule............5

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Two potential pumpkin festivals in the Keene area JESSICA RICARD

SENIOR REPORTER/COPY EDITOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR After three years, Keene Pumpkin Festival was set to return to downtown Main Street as a fall celebration for the children of public schools in Keene and other surrounding towns.

However, the potential return has come with much concern and worry as to whether Keene State College and the town can afford the risks associated with the event.

On Sept. 8, Interim President of KSC Dr. Melinda Treadwell released a statement on the KSC Facebook page, addressing the risks and concerns that many have.

After being approached by Let it Shine, the non-profit organization associated with the Main Street Pumpkin Festival event, Treadwell stated KSC would be there to provide service and participation wherever possible if the event were to happen.

Shortly after, however, Treadwell learned of the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival that takes place at the Cheshire Fairgrounds, “an event with the same goals of building community and civic pride, appealing for KSC resources, and involving the same regional school children and families in similar ways. The Monadnock event is 2.5 miles up the road, and a week earlier,” the Facebook post stated.

An event away from the main streets and neighborhoods of Keene, Treadwell said, would create the same sentiment of families coming together to celebrate without the possibility of spilling out into neighborhoods.

After meeting with city officials, Treadwell said pooling resources together to put on one event at a venue away from Main Street at a secure location would be best for the reputation of the college.

“We had a very limited number of social media posts that we picked up right after the announcement of the Keene Pumpkin Fest returning was received, and right now, in Keene’s history, I do not want another reputational question about the quality of our students [or] the quality of our programs,” Treadwell said.

“So what I have been trying to repeat again and again to the city is why would we bring the potential risk of photographs of college-aged students behaving badly to social media again? Why would we potentially open up, even if it’s a minor event, one photograph that goes out onto social media suggesting that Keene State students, even if it’s not our students, are doing something inappropriate? It’s going to harm our reputation again, which doesn’t help me create a broader vision of what Keene State is,” Treadwell said.

If the downtown Pumpkin Festival were to occur, however, Treadwell has plans in place to ensure KSC is ready for anything.

Treadwell said she will be working with Residential Life to limit or prohibit guests from staying on campus in the days before and after Pumpkin Festival, and under the student conduct code, she will be activating “aggravated circumstances,” meaning if students are misbehaving on or off campus, the penalties will be significantly heightened

for students from the Wednesday before to the Monday after the event.

In addition to heightening conduct codes, Treadwell plans to utilize the student leaders on KSC’s campus to influence their peers to make smart and responsible decisions over the Pumpkin Festival weekend.

“I’m going to meet with Student Government; I’ve asked [Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Kemal Atkins] to bring together the Greek Life members of our community, [Orientation Staff], [Residence Hall Directors] and [Resident Assistants] to talk as leaders of the community to speak to their peers to say this is really important for Keene State to be seen as something different, and at a minimum during this period, let’s do our best to be good citizens and not involved because I really want us to try to avoid any reputational blemish,” Treadwell said.

When the festival in Keene was cancelled in 2014 and a permit was not issued for the 2015 event, the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival was born and took place at the Cheshire Fairgrounds each of the three years since.

Owner of Memorable Events, the producing company for the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival, Jennifer Matthews said the major difference between that festival and the downtown Keene Pumpkin Festival is the location and the fact that the fairgrounds are set up for large scale events.

“There are things like security, it’s gated so we know who’s coming and going, so it’s definitely a safer environment. There’s on-site parking, ample parking, so people aren’t having to take shuttles here and there.

We focus more on making it a family event rather than just the amount of pumpkins that it is, so it’s got a lot of other activities [for kids as well],” Matthews said.

Although she said she understands the nostalgia behind wanting to bring back the Main Street Pumpkin Festival, Matthews said the security risks of bringing it back can’t be overstated.

“I feel like the Monadnock Pumpkin Festival kind of fills that niche, and if the group behind the Keene Festival got behind ours and we were able to pool resources, I think it would be a better solution and work for everybody,” Matthews said.

Board Member of Let It Shine Tim Zinn said, however, that he believes the city and the college deserve a second chance.

The event would be one tenth the size of what it was in previous years because they aren’t going for a Guinness World Record like they were in 2014; this year, the focus is “kids’ smiles and pure pumpkins,” said

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The administration is eliminating funding for vacant positions and restructuring the administrative structure that reports directly to Treadwell and the President’s Cabinet. Treadwell said her office is “netting about 3.8 million dollars in savings this fiscal year and in recurring costs in the next fiscal year.”

The restructuring, according to Treadwell, as well as a reduction in supplies and services, has allowed the administration to identify seven and a half million dollars in order to get to the 2.4 million dollar deficit KSC is at now.

Throughout her speech, Treadwell repeated that these transitions needed to be done for the financial health of the campus. “I recognize that we’ve done this before, we’ve come after supply budgets, travel budgets, things like that. I recognize the stress of doing this, but it had to be done. The only way to do this otherwise would be for me to eliminate jobs. We may need to go there, but we’re only going to go there through conversations as a community,” Treadwell said.

Phase Two The most involved phase, phase two, has a goal to stabilize the campus between now and February of 2018, according to Treadwell. The budget for fiscal year 2018 (FY18) needs to be balanced with consideration of how to get beyond the 2.4 million dollar deficit and ideally in a place where our margin is reinstated, Treadwell said.

“My commitment is that we will stabilize to a balanced FY19 [fiscal year 2019] budget, and that includes some organizational structure change...and then some very intensive efforts to look at recruitment yield and retention for students,” Treadwell said.

To achieve this, Treadwell said she has reached out to fellow school systems within the University System of New Hampshire to find tools that can be brought to KSC that are working already in the area.

“I am working aggressively with Granite [State College], Plymouth [State University] and [the University of

Zinn.

Addit i o n a l l y, there will be no vendors present, for they add many complications and c h a l le nge s, a s

well as draw in outside people. The event is also being held on a Sunday [Oct. 29] from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., making it “a little more removed,” said Zinn.

Zinn also stated in an email that they will not be accepting pumpkins from the general public this year. He added the display of pumpkins is focused on the children.

The board is hopeful that the event this year will give second chances to them, the college and the community, according to Zinn.

“It’s about forgiveness,” Zinn said. “A lot of people seem to paint Keene State College students with a bad brush and we know as well as anybody that 98 percent of you are hardworking, well-intentioned young adults. I know from good experience that there’s good culture change happening at Keene State. It’s not perfect yet and it’s a process, but the fact is the college is working pretty hard to make improvements.”

Zinn also said people are underestimating KSC students’ ability to do the right thing, and he hopes to prove the critics wrong.

“This graduating class in 2018 will be the last class that will have a memory of 2014, and

New Hampshire] to look at costs that we could leverage, things that are already in our system, things that are already within other campuses, are there ways to use that to offset costs we might incur. So we’re looking at collaboration across the system…,” Treadwell said.

She added she is looking at more outsourcing opportunities and KSC’s partnerships to create long-term planning on campus. “We will be looking specifically at partnerships, we’ve already started talking with Granite State College about some programs that, from our perspective, our high-quality programs, but we could serve a broader demographic if we had a new way to deliver them with some online or hyper-delivery,” Treadwell said. “We could do that ourselves, but Granite State [College] does it all the time, so can they help us get programs online and help us with marketing those programs, but it’s our curriculum, our faculty, reaching a broader demographic to enhance revenue.”

The most vital component presented in phase two is a new enrollment strategy, which will be announced later this week, according to Treadwell. For this strategy to be successful, Treadwell said she wants engagement from across the campus. To do so, Treadwell and the President’s Cabinet will be creating two separate disappearing task forces for faculty, staff and students to become a part of.

The goal of these task forces is to declare the right size of enrollment for KSC by Nov. 1. “So I want this task force to declare for us all, what is the right size target for Keene State today and in the next three to five years. I would like some specific tactical actions that will impact FY19. What I mean by that, what is the marketing collaborative? What are the outreach efforts we are going to make? Who are our target populations?” Treadwell said. “So the first work of this group is to identify some specific things that will happen, and then what are some enhancers of collaboration that will make a difference for the student experience to attract them or to retain them immediately.”

By Nov. 15, Treadwell added, she would like to revisit the Committee on Alignment of Vision and Structure (CAVS) report to consider the academic integrity of the institution and the vision for the academic work of this campus and its students. The CAVS report,

I t h i n k that’s actually a good thing because they have the power in them to leave their school, the community and the festival in better shape than they found it in no fault of their own,” Zinn said.

KSC sophomore Gerty Flagg never got to experience the festival, but said if the 2017 Pumpkin Festival were to return, it would give KSC students a chance to redeem themselves.

“I think definitely it would help out alot with the local economy here, it would make so much money...I just think it’s kind of unfortunate that people had to ruin it, but I think the chances of that happening again are really slim...I think it’s also kind of unfortunate that we as college students and adults can’t just behave in public as a decent human beings, so I hope that it comes back and people can see that not every college student is like that,” Flagg said.

KSC senior Diana Coady agreed with Flagg and said she thinks students have learned their lesson.

“I definitely think it should be returning….

From what I’ve been told and what I did see, it brings a lot of business to downtown

first addressed in the fall of 2016, evaluates the current structure of the three schools at KSC (School of Arts and Humanities, School of Sciences and Social Sciences and the School of Professional and Graduate Studies). “...there wasn’t expectation of a financial exigency or a financial target or the need to do this based on financial pressures...so for me not to ask you to reconsider that study in the face on a financial pressure would be a dishonest moment at this time in our history,” Treadwell said.

However, Treadwell said these conversations need to be campus-wide, and will not be productive otherwise. “I was not willing to make those choices at this moment because we haven’t talked about it. But we need to contain at least another 2.4 million in expenses, so we’ve got to engage in that discussion,” Treadwell said. “No one will be surprised, and this is where I’m asking you to hold steady with me. I’m not anticipating hundreds and hundreds of riffs and lots of layoffs, but we are going to have to look at rightsizing for our enrollment reality and that’s part of why we have to do this by February, so that we can effect the budget for FY19 and move forward on healthy footing.”

Phase Three Additionally, phase two and phase three work handin-hand. Phase three focuses on the academic restructuring components of the planning. “I’ll be dividing the cabinet members up to have leadership in different ways on those committees and I’ll be participating as well because this is our most important work: vitality. The work that is going on this year, discussions this year I expect will define our niche. As I said in one of my opening meetings, the greatest vulnerability for an institution of higher education is to forget who it is and try to become something it isn’t,” Treadwell said.

She added that in order for our campus to attract potential students, we at KSC need to know who we are as an institution. “[We need to] know who our students are and get them here and keep them here because we are offering them an incredible experience. We have to develop our value proposition,” Treadwell said. “What is it that Keene State does so importantly and there’s

Keene...I t h i n k now that we’ve witnessed what can happen, there’s going to be a lot more crack down on following rules and guests. I think law enforcement will be a lot more vigilant on what is happening and students as well. I think with that in their mind, they’re going to be like, ‘Okay, we don’t want to lose it again, so maybe we should have fun but not go crazy,’” Coady said.

Treadwell wants to make it clear to students and community members that regardless of whether the downtown festival happens or not, KSC will be ready for anything.

“I want to make it very clear to our students that we won’t have tolerance for bad behavior, particularly around alcohol and substance abuse on campus or off campus.

I want to make clear to the community that we are a campus that’s proud of who we are and that cares about this community and that we recognize responsibilities as citizens and neighbors and...that Keene State is about supporting this region. We care deeply about it,” Treadwell said.

This week, the full council will vote whether to hold the license in force and allow the Main Street Pumpkin Festival to occur or not.

Monadnock Pumpkin Festival is set for Oct. 21 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

a lot of detail but I need two or three sentences, we all need two or three sentences that we can say to potential students and their parents. Maybe it’s about employability, it’s about habits of mind that allow you to work and live a really rich experience. That’s what we’re offering, but we need something that we can lean on and we need to decide what our structure investment priorities are going to be.”

Commitments Treadwell concluded with commitments she has to the institution as we move forward this year.

“I promise you that I will try to enhance communication with this campus and I’ll continue to do everything I can to keep you informed and to listen so that all voices and creative ideas are out there, they’re being sought and they’re being heard,” Treadwell said. “As we are doing this hard work this year as a team, you will not have things happening that you don’t know about and that you’re surprised about; that’s my commitment. If you’re being surprised, I need to know about it because I’m expecting the leadership of this campus to represent the integrity of this institution, the integrity of that team.”

Treadwell continued to emphasize on moving forward rather than continuing to dwell on the past. “I didn’t come here to keep looking back; I am frustrated [and] we need to look forward. And community matters, let’s not forget that as a group please... I ask you to bring your best selves, your best creative selves and to bring an open spirit of collaboration as we try to go through this,” Treadwell said. “Help hold this community together and help bring the future back to Keene State that is a positive rewarding experience for all of us and our students...thank you for bringing me here and giving me the chance to work with you.”

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com Emma Hamilton can be contacted at ehamilton@kscequinox.com

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New campus parking policies ALEX FLEMING

EQUINOX STAFF Keene State College’s parking policy has undergone a change.

According to KSC Assistant Director of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman, people now must have a parking pass at all times if they want to park on campus.

According to the old KSC parking policy on the college’s website and old parking lot signage, students only needed a permit to park at the Commuter and Spaulding lots from 12 a.m. on Monday to 4 p.m. on Friday.

Crossman said that Campus Safety is working with KSC’s Grounds Department to improve parking lot signage. He said Grounds plans to put in new signs, which KSC has already obtained, in the near future.

The parking policy page on KSC’s website has not been updated to reflect these changes.

Students have always needed a parking pass to park at certain areas of campus, such as the Pondside II and Owl’s Nest lots, and to park on campus in the evening.

Crossman said Campus Safety tried to blast out emails to get the word out. “Unfortunately the only way you can get compliance is enforcement. You can send out as many emails as you want, but it only does so much,” Crossman said.

Crossman said Campus Safety is now more prepared to do the job. “[Parking] culture got really relaxed,” he said. “Now, we have a staff who is more proactive and perceptive to that part of the job.”

Crossman said that Campus Safety is upping their enforcement on new and old parking policies to

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increase campus security and compliance.

Crossman said the main reason Campus Safety requires students to have a parking permit is quick, positive identification of the car’s owner.

Campus Safety can quickly look up a parking permit number and associate it with the student or member of KSC faculty, staff or administration who owns the permit. Campus Safety must go through Keene Police Department to look up the owner of a car with-

out a parking permit, which takes longer.

Parking permits are not around just to create revenue for KSC or to give Campus Safety an excuse to write tickets. Crossman said parking permit numbers can also allow Campus Safety to contact someone if his or her car is in danger. “They help us reach out during times when there’s bad weather and the parking lots by the river starts to flood,” Crossman said.

The new policy encourages visi-

tors of KSC to get a parking pass.

Crossman said it’s Campus Safety’s job to know who’s on campus at all times. Visitors must register with a KSC student. Crossman said this helps Campus Safety find the student and the visitor if anything goes wrong.

Students can register their guests and purchase a parking pass at keene.thepermitstore.com The website issues all sorts of parking permits, like Winchester Lot permits, event parking permits and

temporary student parking passes.

Guest and event parking passes are free of charge.

KSC senior Jason Macie said the new policy “seems a little excessive.”

“There’s a lot of empty, unused space on campus. It’s kind of unfair to those who want to come to a weekend event.”

KSC senior Kevin Aruilio doesn’t have much of a problem with the policy change. “I thought that was the policy all along. I have no problems with it,” he said.

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“I feel like it would be better to have an opportunity to park on campus though,” he said. “It would make it easier for off-campus students.”

Students can get in contact with the parking office either by emailing them at parkingservices@keene. edu, or visiting them at the Campus Safety Office.

Alex Fleming can be contacted at afleming@kscequinox.com

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GOVERNMENT Week of 9/14

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Interm president promotes school spirit and sense of community EMMA HAMILTON

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JESSICA RICARD

SENIOR REPORTER/COPY EDITOR/TIME CAPSULE EDITOR The sense of community has been present these first few weeks of the new academic year, and Interim President Melinda Treadwell intends to keep it here at Keene State College.

Treadwell is bringing back something that KSC use to do on Fridays.

She is encouraging campus community members to wear KSC colors and apparel.

Treadwell said the staff recognition council began talking about, “Lee denim day,” or, “casual Friday,” until one council member proposed a new idea.

“They said that we use to celebrate KSC Pride Day, so people, anyone on campus, can wear Keene State colors or Keene State apparel and I said, ‘That’s a great idea,’ to try help bring back some energy around the positivity of this community and I said, ‘Let’s do it again,’” Treadwell said.

She explained this is something she plans to try over the next six weeks to see how people react to it, and if it is something the campus enjoys, she plans to continue it throughout the year.

Treadwell said, “It’s a way to show our connection to this community.”

Treadwell said when she rejoined our community six short weeks ago, she noticed that the culture had been changed a bit since she was last here.

“The culture wasn’t as warm, the culture wasn’t as fun as it had been in the past. We weren’t celebrating who we were in the same way or who we always have been in our his-

tory. I wanted to do something fun. We’re going to try to do light things this year to help us remember that we are a serious institution of learning, but we are also a place of community,” Treadwell said.

She continued, “And community means laughter, community means caring about one another, community means having a shared experience, so that shared experience is the Keene State experience. So this is a way to visibly manifest my hope that we’ll start living as a community in kinship and colleagueship with each other again.”

Many of Admitted Student Days and tours for prospective students fall on Fridays.

Having this school spirit on Fridays could make a difference while people are visiting.

“My hope is that they [visitors and prospective students] will see a community that is connected with one another [and shows] we care about each other and we care about this institution. We are connected with it in a way that we’re willing to say, ‘We are Keene State,’ and that is something I really hope that people will see and feel when they come here because if students are trying to decide where to go, a lot of times what makes the decision is, ‘is there a community I’m going to feel comfortable in?’” Treadwell said.

Assistant Director of Admissions Kevin Justice is on board with Treadwell’s idea. He said he loves this concept Treadwell is proposing.

“We have actually done it before. It was something we had years ago that we used to do. I think it really does bring a sense of camaraderie and togetherness and spirit [and] I think we need to improve the filling of spirit on this campus. Even if it starts with the little

thing of wearing a Keene State shirt on Friday, that’s awesome,” Justice said.

Justice said when he visits other institutions and sees their community doing this that it has a presence and is very noticeable.

As he works with prospective students often, he thinks this will truly make an impact on them.

He said, “I think it’ll make them [prospective students] feel like there’s a sense of spirit here. You know they have that saying, ‘fake it till you make it,’ and we’re trying to improve that aspect of Keene State as far as just getting more spirit. I think when they walk on campus and see that they’re going to have this feeling of, ‘Wow, these people really like this place.’ It’s not that it’s not true, we just really haven’t made it visible.”

Having Treadwell here at KSC is a good addition to the campus, according to Justice.

“I think everything about her [Treadwell] is Keene State. That’s what I love about the fact that she is where she is. I have known Melinda since I first got here and having her as the president has already brought people’s spirits up. I think that she lives and dies for Keene State. I mean she’s a grad from here, being a first-generation student, she was in the same situation as a lot of other students. I think that everything about her is Keene State, it’s awesome,” Justice said.

Transitions Case Manager Matthew Schmidt said having these spirit Fridays is positive for Keene State.

“I think the little things like that that bring positive energy and give people the opportunity to maybe express that spirit. Sometimes, those little things get taken for granted and so having it come from leadership and you

hear, ‘We’re excited about this,’ it’s a really positive thing from around. Especially with there being a lot of challenges in higher ed right now and at Keene State, so that energy is encouraging,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt said Treadwell’s presence on campus is very noticeable, especially during New Student Orientation.

“Her experience that she brings to the table with some of the different things, the goals the college has, her experiences and the way you can tell there’s a sense of confidence you get in her ability to apply those experiences here.

Being an alum and an athlete here, she has this investment in Keene that also comes with a lot of trust,” Schmidt said.

Treadwell said she isn’t completely sure of a permanent name for these school spirit Friday’s.

“We’re currently calling it KSC Pride Day but I think it can easily get mixed up with the student organization. It use to be KSC Fridays.

I would welcome help with picking a name for it that would be engaging and attractive to students. This is what it should be about, it’s us, it’s our staff, our faculty but it’s really about our students and potential students,” Treadwell said.

Emma Hamilton can be contacted at ehamilton@kscequinox.com Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

The Student Assembly start ed their meeting on September 19, with Class of 2018 elections. There was only one candidate present, and he made a short speech as to why he should be on Student Government.

Speaker of Student Assembly Allie Tolles then asked the candidate to step out of the room. Student Assembly member Courtney Sheehy expressed that she had worked with the candidate before while being an Orientation Leader for Keene State College and said that he would be a strong asset to Student Gov[ernment]. The Student Assembly all united in voting yes for the candidate.

Currently, the Student Assembly is still looking for candidates to fill two spots on the Senate.

One position focuses on Academic Policy, while the other is for Academic Standard.

Student Government Advisor Brandon Mathieu said in this week’s gathering that in the second meeting of October, KSC Interim President Melinda Treadwell will be attending. By next Tuesday, Sept. 26, Student Assembly members should have a written up list of what they would like to know from Treadwell for the upcoming academic year.

Caitlyn Doherty can be contacted at cdoherty@kscequinox.com

CORRECTIONS Week of 9/14

A1: Director of Campus Safety Dr. Cary Gaunt’s name was misspelled.

A1: In the brief about the late adjunct professor Clifford Lerner, adjunct was misspelled in the headline.

B2: In the article about Dr. Christina Wright-Ivanova, the title ‘accompanist’ should have been ‘piano coordinator.’ Also, Dr. WrightIvanova is not KSC senior Matthew McGinnis ‘ instructor, she is his vocal coach.

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SEAN KIZILTAN

The benefits of the downtown Pumpkin Festival for Keene We at The Equinox are upset that the Main Street Pumpkin Festival’s permit is being reconsidered. We have staff members who grew up in Keene and have their fondest childhood memories of carving pumpkins in middle school and looking for theirs on display on Main Street.

They have memories of looking forward to a weekend where their community could happily come together and enjoy the wonders of fall and the city itself. But now it seems the word “Pumpkinfest” will continue to have the word “riots” attached to it.

This year will be marking three years since the Pumpkinfest riots took place in Keene, and despite the fact that time has passed, the reputation surrounding Keene State College students still remains.

KSC Interim President Melinda Treadwell recently said a very low number of KSC students were arrested during the riots that year. There were 155 students who were all disciplined, and some were expelled. Not only would we like to move on from this and put what happened in the past, considering next year will bring in the new wave of students who didn’t even go to school at KSC

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in 2014, but we also want to see the community rebuild from this and go back to having the downtown Pumpkin Festival be a family-oriented, fun event.

We are upset for the community as a whole. With the location of Pumpkin Festival being on Main Street, many businesses made their biggest sales in the past on Pumpkin Festival weekend. But this year, if it is scaled down and is solely being held at the Cheshire Fairgrounds like the past two years, then businesses won’t do nearly as well, seeing as there won’t be as much foot traffic downtown.

One thing that is important to remember is the “Pumpkinfest Riots” did not happen right downtown for families to see; they happened on campus. However, the idea of college students rioting a few blocks away from the festival was enough to turn people away, and we don’t see it fair for all of the community members to be punished for one mistake that happened three years ago. We want to see Keene move forward from this incident and instill the once-exciting tradition back into the community again.

The New Hampshire School District 29, SAU29, which includes Keene, Chesterfield, Harrisville, Marlborough,

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Marlow, Nelson and Westmoreland, is seeking to raise funds to hold the Pumpkin Festival taking place on Main Street.

According to the Pumpkin Festival website, the district has a goal of $26,550, which goes towards pumpkins for 3,400 children and city expenses. As of Sept. 17, they have already raised $24,269 towards the event.

We think having the downtown Pumpkin Festival is important because it benefits the businesses in downtown Keene more than the Monadnock Pumpkin festival, which will be happening at the Cheshire Fairgrounds.

The Monadnock Pumpkin festival won’t draw everyone away from downtown, but the businesses won’t have as much involvement.

Though both festivals are an opportunity to bring the community of Keene together, we would like to see the City Council vote to keep the festival downtown so that we can watch our local businesses thrive that weekend and so that the town and community both can move past what happened in 2014 and go forth in a more positive direction.

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Keene State is at a crossroads. For several years we’ve been trying to find a way to survive in an increasingly competitive college market. We’ve talked about what to do in meetings and formed numerous committees.

Efforts have come and gone…and we’ve gotten nowhere.

Interim President Melinda Treadwell was quoted in The Keene Sentinel last week as saying, “the greatest vulnerability for a college or university right now is forgetting its history and chasing students, trying to become something it’s not.”

I agree, but KSC’s view of the past and our most recent efforts forward have been distorted by a sacred belief that we are (or should be) a traditional liberal arts college. But if you consider our present curriculum and most popular programs of study we aren’t this type of college. A vast majority of the degrees we grant are in Professional Studies and the Sciences. And our ISP program, regularly heralded as proof of our liberal arts credentials, isn’t much different from the general education programs of most colleges.

Past KSC Presidents, supported by a small, but vocal group of liberal arts faculty and a few former Deans, have led us down a primrose path. Thankfully, it appears President Treadwell and members of the USNH Board of Trustees know we need to alter course. At a meeting last Friday, Treadwell said we must reconcile with the fact that liberal arts colleges aren’t as popular as they used to be. USNH Chancellor Dr. Todd Leach recently said “what it means to be a Liberal Arts college today may not be what it was 30 years ago.”

President Treadwell has spoken of how she wants to proceed, but I find it unlikely that we’ll succeed, with her plan or anyone else’s, if we don’t recognize how we’ve been hurt by KSC’s liberal arts mythos. It’s allowed us to justify the hiring of superfluous faculty in privileged departments when other programs, especially those in Professional Studies and Sciences, were terribly understaffed. It’s stymied the growth of increasingly popular majors. And, it’s led to marketing efforts that have likely scared off parents and prospective students who are, not surprisingly, more interested in careers than they are in a wellrounded education.

I’m not suggesting we abandon the liberal arts to become a ‘trade college.’ Nor should we give the liberal arts short shrift. I’m a Professor in the Department of Journalism, Multimedia, Public Relations and our unofficial slogan is “we put the liberal arts into action.” But we should view the liberal arts in a more practical way--not as being the core of what we do at KSC, but rather as enrichment for all of our programs. If we do this, rather than continue down the path of myth, we have a chance not only of surviving, but of serving our students even better than we have in the past.

Mark Timney, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Journalism Keene State College

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Keene switches to LED bulbs

Freedom of speech at school events

ERIN MCNEMAR

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SEAN KIZILTAN

The city of Keene has decided to try and decrease its carbon footprint by installing 1,155 street lights with energy-efficient bulbs.

Streetlights all throughout the city currently contain high pressure sodium bulbs that are not as costeffective or environmentally wise.

The project is being referred to as the LED Conversion Project and is expected to be complete around the end of October.

While having the more ecofriendly lights shine throughout Keene seems ideal, it comes with a hefty price tag.

The cost of the project is estimated to be around $261,982, which brings us to the question, “Is decreasing the city’s environmental impact really worth the cost?”

While the cost of installation is far from cheap, the money Keene will save in the long run is definitely worth the price.

The public works department released a statement claiming that the company Eversource has offered the town a $100,000 rebate to go towards the completion of the LED Conversion project.

With the money Keene will be saving on energy, the city will have enough to pay off the installation of the new bulbs within three years as stated by the Public Works Department.

Not only will Keene be able to pay off the bulbs being put in within three years, but there will also be long-term positive impacts on the city.

Looking over the course of the next 20 years, Keene will save more than $1.5 million on energy, as well as decrease its carbon emission by more than 3,000 tons, according to the Public Works Department.

It’s difficult to debate that there isn’t a benefit to helping the environment.

No matter what your opinion is on global warming, most people can agree that you shouldn’t litter or

dump waste into bodies of water. If the installation of LED lights is not only helping the earth, but is also going to save the town a lot of money, why not switch to the more eco-friendly ones?

The new lights will also increase visibility and improve safety. LEDs shine brighter than the current high pressure sodium lights Keene uses, the Public Works Department stated in their statement released on their Facebook page.

With the switch, the town will be better lit, especially at night.

The benefits of these lights seem endless.

However, there are some downsides to the energy saving lights.

LEDs give off “blue light,”which can affect sleep patterns, worsen night glare and can disorient certain species of animals.

Last year the American Medical Association (AMA) released a statement advising towns to use lower temperature LED lights (less than 3000K) and to make sure they are shielded from resistance.

Going by the set of guidelines released by the AMA will hopefully decrease the health effects of blue light given off by LEDs. Keene has decided that the benefits of the lights outweigh the possible negative health impacts and installation has already begun.

It is without a doubt in my mind that these energy effective lights will have a significantly positive impact on the city, assuming Keene has taken the AMA recommendations to heart.

Installation of the lights began on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and you can track their progress by going on the City of Keene Public Work Department’s Facebook page.

Erin McNemar can be contacted at emcnemar@kscequinox.com

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Using social media during disasters ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

Managing ExEcutivE Editor When natural disasters hit, it’s nearly impossible not to worry about friends and family affected by the catastrophe. What increases the worry is when you’re hundreds or thousands of miles away and have little access to them. How do you find out if they’re okay?

Last week, I got a notification from Facebook saying that two of my family friends in Florida had marked themselves as “safe” from Hurricane Irma.

I sat there, not even having to unlock my phone, and breathed a sigh of relief knowing that they were safe. Before I even thought of messaging them, I knew they were okay.

According to Facebook Newsroom’s website, Safety Check launched in October of 2014, and is a feature which allows individuals in areas affected by natural disasters and crises to mark themselves as “safe.” The feature uses the city listed in a user’s profile to determine if he or she was affected by a natural disaster or crisis, and asks if the user is safe.

Once a user is marked as “safe,” the post will be added to his or her timeline and a notification will be sent to some friends, according to Facebook’s Help Center. I believe that the features provide many benefits to its users. It’s a fast and efficient way to let multiple people know that a user is safe. However, if an individual is marked as “not confirmed

safe,” I don’t think it’s appropriate to panic.

In an article by Aaron Balick on The Independent, Balick discussed the idea of how the tool creates an “unfounded panic and an over-inflated sense of danger.” Balick wrote that he lives less than 30 minutes from London Bridge, the sight of the London Bridge attack in June 2017. Although Balick chose not to use Facebook’s Safety Check, his friends and family did, letting him know that they were safe.

However, he later received a different kind of notification from Facebook-one concerning a friend’s desire to know if he was safe.

Balick wrote, “[Facebook’s safety check] creates an implicit supposition that we are not safe until we let people know that we are. It creates a culture of hyper-vigilance that undermines our capacity to feel relatively secure about our environment.”

Balick makes a valid argument that “the ability to check in constantly fuels our anxiety that if we don’t hear back straight away, something bad wmust have happened.”It’s important to keep in mind that not everyone uses Facebook religiously, and not everyone’s first priority after a natural disaster or crisis is to go on Facebook. There are more important things for the affected individuals to worry about.

I don’t worry if a loved one is marked as “not confirmed safe” because I know that he or she may not have found time to go on Facebook. There are more

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important things for him or her to worry about if they are facing a natural disaster or crisis. If there was a real emergency and my loved one was not safe, I probably would have been notified or found out through other family members.

According to some Facebook’s Safety Check is a convenient and quick way to

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let multiple people know at once that a user is safe, but not everyone should be expected to use it. You should not rely solely on Facebook to know if loved ones are safe.

Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com

STAFF COMMENTARY

When marine mammal fascination is problematic KATHERINE GLOSSER

Equinox Staff People always have an innate curiosity within them that is difficult to quench.

This especially rings true when it comes to creatures that live and function differently from humans.

Marine mammals have had a history of being both admired and feared

by humans.

Orca whales, known for both their beauty and ferocity, live deep in the ocean where the average human would not venture. Dolphins are highly fascinating and intelligent creatures that can be hard to track.

Because of this, seeing these types of marine mammals in captivity is an opportunity many people would take.

Who wouldn’t want to swim with a dol-

phin or see it perform acts that were seen as difficult and beautiful?

Seeing orca whales, who normally do not interact with people and are endangered, work with a trainer and perform with an audience, can be fascinating and mesmerizing. Seeing sea lions perform and make their signature noises can be entertaining to watch, however is it in the sea mammal’s best interest to perform or swim with humans?

I think not. Many orcas you watch perform at family-fun entertainment facilities were captured in the wild.

According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), there are about 60 captive orcas, and 45 percent of them were caught in the wild. Orcas in captivity live significantly shorter lives compared to orcas in the wild.

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COLIN MEEHAN

Equinox Staff In a move that can only be described as a collective death wish, according to a petition by some staff members of the University of California, Berkeley, the anthropology department has rescheduled a lecture by well-regarded anthropologist Anna Tsing so that the campus can make room for Milos Yiannopoulos, a figure known for his controversial stances on immigration and transgender rights.

Why they would risk backlash like this is, at first glance, out of the blue. However, like everything in America, free isn’t free; it is measured by money and politics as usual, and like all national events, we will see its consequences day by day on our campus.

On Sept. 21, Berkeley will be having a “Year of Free Speech,” what they are calling a celebration of using debate to find common ground in a divided nation. However, the guest list is very telling in what this event is actually about.

Along with Yiannopoulos, the main events include conservative commentators Ann Coulter and Ben Shapiro, who have gained infamy for their bizarre political comments. Coulter once argued in a CBS interview that not only should all Americans be required to be Christian, but that Jews should be forcibly converted.

Shapiro has gained popularity for his debates with left wing commentators and students, with video titles like “Ben Shapiro DESTROYS Transgenderism and Abortion,” and the soul-crushing “Ben Shapiro Thug Life Compilation,” featuring him debating different feminist writers, but with edits of people shouting “YO DJ PLAY THAT S--- BACK.” What this shows, however is that the department values money over substance. As Political Science Professor of Brooklyn College Corey Robin points out, colleges with more money will be privy to more visits and discussions by more public and controversial figures, because it promises a return investment in paying them to speak.

Keene State can’t afford to host someone like Shapiro or Coulter because we couldn’t afford to pay them.

Berkeley does, and will value their voices over those with something to actually say, which can be dangerous to actually informative debate. But should we do what many have argued and “no platform” them? Should they even be allowed to speak in the first place? I couldn’t make up my mind, so I went to the free speech discussion in the L.P. Young Student Center to see what other people had to say.

The general consensus was that while many of these people were repulsive, they do have a right to a platform.

Many pointed to the events in Charlottesville and other violent outbreaks as good example of when to step in, and I have to agree, though I have my own take on this.

In regards to this issue, I think we should draw a very strict line in regards to the difference between saying something and doing that thing. For example, Shapiro and Coulter, as repulsive as they are, are currently not criminals; they haven’t violated the law, be that domestic or international, and therefore, I think they should be allowed to speak.

That being said, free speech is a two-way street; if Shapiro can say something, so can an audience member. The right to heckle and criticise these speakers, while often abhorrent, is also a vital right. Just because speakers like Shapiro have the right, doesn’t mean they can’t face certain consequences for these statements, be they dissociation or public ridicule.

What we should be “no platforming,” however, are those who have committed heinous acts. Take Henry Kissinger, for example; far from Shapiro, he hardly swears, he respectfully disagrees and acts civilly during panels and debates. He is also a war criminal, who prolonged the Vietnam War by sabotaging peace talks, illegally bombed Cambodia and Laos, accelerated numerous civil wars in Africa and helped plan the overthrow of democratically elected Chilean president Salvador Allende and replaced him with fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet . The only place where he should be is a jail cell, not at book deals and conferences. These individuals use respectful discourse in order to get away with their crimes; they should be “no-platformed.” The list goes on; George W. Bush gets away with 500,000 Iraqi civilian deaths according to medical studies by the University of Washington, due to either coalition airstrikes and drones or starvation and lack of medical care, but has been able to get away with it..

John Yoo is responsible for developing the doctrine of torturing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib in a 2003 memo, but got two panels at a meeting of the American Political Science Association “8”. Dick Cheney made money off of the Iraq War due to his association to Haliburton, but somehow isn’t in prison. The list could go on forever.

These individuals, along with many others, are the ones who deserve to be neglected and denied a platform until they face court for their crimes. Yet, we will likely never see this; after all, if this is repeatedly happening, then there clearly exists a framework to defend these people, and as of right now, we have no way of breaking it.

In other words; Milos, Shapiro and others are just clowns, and they should be handled like any other court jester; just don’t pay attention to them and they won’t cause any trouble. What we as college students at Keene State can do is two-pronged; for one, we can help marginalized people and other groups have a chance to exercise free speech by using resources like clubs and school newspapers to show different perspectives.

The second, and more difficult part, is to be willing to protest and challenge individuals who use the platform they are given to get away with murder, regardless of whether they are polite or not. As Immanuel Kant once said, “Let justice reign even if all the rascals in the world perish from it.”

Colin Meehan can be contacted at cmeehan@kscequinox.com *The Equinox observes AP style which is not to use obscenities, profanities and vulgarities unless they are part of direct quotations and there is a compelling reason for them. In this case, the quotation was the writer’s creation.

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Redfern begins the season with a party RACHEL VITELLO

Equinox Staff On Thursday Sept. 14, 2017, the Redfern Arts Center hosted their annual season kick-off party in the Alumni Recital Hall. The party was complete with free food, drinks, an improvised dance performance and information about upcoming shows and events at the Redfern.

Sharon Fantl, who is in charge of the Redfern’s residency and outreach activities, said that her favorite part

about being involved with the Redfern community is “organizing all of the engagement activities...and getting to see, up close, how artists work... learning about their creative process and being able to share that with different audiences [by] enriching their experiences through the arts.”

At the party, information was given out about the variety of different showcases and performances in the Redfern’s upcoming season.

One of these includes a funded program by the

National Endowment of the Arts called “Mapping Identities.”

It will be performed by the Moonfish Theatre Company from Galway, Ireland, at the end of September. “Star of the Sea” is a bilingual (Irish and English) play the group will perform about the Great Potato Famine.

Director of the Redfern Arts Center Shannon Mayers said she went to Dublin in 2015 to see the group perform at the Dublin Theatre Festival.

The company also came to

visit Keene last year during an American tour.

“I really loved their approach towards theatre making...and to be able to have started this process in 2015 and see it all the way through is really exciting,” said Mayers.

Also during the party, a group of dance majors performed a dance routine for the party-goers on the alcove.

The performance was of the modern/contemporary variety and comprised of stoic movements, meaning the dancers were moving each other and performing repetitive falling motions.

Dance major and KSC student Kimberly Best said, “It was improvisation; we had a little bit of a set score and some choreography, but other than that it was mostly just us [the dancers] feeling the space and ourselves.”

Best also said the event she is most looking forward to at the Redfern is “Evening of Dance.”

“There is student choreography and faculty/staff pieces. It’s what most people here are most excited about, I think,” said Best.

The kick-off party was a beneficial resource for both students and the Keene community to learn more about what the Redfern Arts Center has to offer.

“Through our free outreach programs, we offer

not just a show, but an arts experience, and many opportunities to meet and engage directly with professional artists,” said Mayers.

The Redfern Arts Center will also be hosting East African musician SOMI in early October.

Fantl said, “A lot of her work is jazz and soul and really infused by East African culture. She has an anthropological approach to songwriting. We will be organizing a lot of talks with the public around her visit...and she will be hosting a workshop the day before her performance.”

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The Bandstand Headware Our Bio: Headware is a band founded at Keene State College.

We play a wide variety of covers from Phish to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

We are currently in the process of writing more original content to add to our repertoire.

Headware started with guitarists Cam Youngclaus and Brady Strout playing together in Brady’s dorm room first year and sophomore year.

Brady and our drummer, Andrew Arnold, were in the same political science class as first years and sophomores respectively.

Andrew overheard a conversation Brady was having with another student in the class about playing music and introduced himself.

The following September, Cam and Brady were living in a house off-campus and invited Andrew over to jam.

One night, after a few weeks of playing together, Cam and Brady were at a house party.

They were talking about playing music when Eric, our bass player, overhead the conversation.

Since then, Headware has played at house parties around Keene, written original music and has been hired for other events.

Members:

Cameron Youngclaus: Guitar and Vocals Eric “Bassman” Wing: Bass and Vocals Andrew Arnold: Drums Brady Strout: Guitar and Vocals

Location: Keene, NH

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Rock & Roll, Funk, Progressive, Punk, Rap, Tasty Jams

Upcoming events:

Headware will be playing shows at Headquarters, and is working on getting other shows in Keene.

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Coming Up At The Redfern: Neoteric Dance Collaborative: Let’s Dance! 80s Edition Sept. 22 from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Morning Moves! Jazz Dance Workshop with Sarah Duclos Sept. 23 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Faculty Artist Recital: Jose Lezcano with Guest Soprano Patricia Caicedo Sept. 24 from 3:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Moonfish Teach-In Page to Stage Workshop Sept. 26 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

An Gorta Mór Lobby Exhibit Reception Sept. 26 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Devised Theatre Workshop with Moonfish Theatre with TAD 102 - Acting: Id and Creative Process Sept. 27 from 10:00 a.m. - 12: p.m.

Moonfish Pre-Show Talk Sept. 28 from 6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Moonfish Theatre presents “Star of the Sea” on Sept. 28.

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Chamber Singers perform in Germany COLBY DUDAL

Equinox Staff The Keene State College Chamber Singers went from practicing in the Redfern Arts Center classrooms to performing in front of hundreds in German churches this past summer.

This past May, 15 students, who are members of the Chamber Choir, got the chance to go to Germany to perform both for and with the German public.

This was made possible because of a partnership between KSC and the city of Einbeck that brings together different cultures in a variety of ways.

KSC Chamber Choir Director Sandra Howard said, “A group called VOICES came here from Germany in 2013 and by having a backand-forth relationship and building connections, we were able to become the first group from Keene State College to travel to Einbeck.”

The group of students performed with some German groups while on the trip, names of the groups included VOICES, and Kantorei in historical German churches.

The group of performers included over 100 people which included both the KSC choir and German choir members.

Senior Choir Member Katrina Feraco said most of the songs were performed in German.

Feraco said the setlist included music from Johann Sebastian Bach and Johannes Schultz, whom, during their lifetime, happened to live near the same churches the KSC students performed at over the summer.

Additionally, Feraco said the song “Sleep” by Eric Whitacre got everyone in the audience crying.

“There were a lot of harmonies on that performance, and it was one of the songs to get the biggest reaction from the audience,” Feraco said.

The choir performed not only in German and English, but there was also a performance in French, according to KSC Senior and Choir Member Tim Peterson.

Howard said, “Even though

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KSC Chamber singers preforming with German Choir Groups in Germany this past May through a partnership between KSC and the city of Einbeck, Germany.

many of the students may not have a lot of strength speaking knowledge in other languages, it is important to know some and be able to perform music in the host country’s language.”

The students stayed in separate host homes, many of which were the homes of community musicians.

Howard said, “The hosts were very gracious to have us there. They

provided us with not only food and shelter, but also got to show us what German family living is like.”

Some of the other opportunities the choir students had included the chance to teach private lessons and conduct for both high school and elementary school students.

Feraco led a song for high school students at Goethe-Schule, an international school in Germany.

Director Howard said, “KSC senior and Choir Member Matthew McGinnis got the chance to not only lead a song for the elementary school students, but also teach private lessons for voice, cello and saxophone.”

The opportunity brought the choir closer and showed them what was most important about being in a choir, Feraco said.

“The most important part about being in the choir is trust. We had to trust each other with music we hadn’t learned yet and trust that when it came time to go to Germany and perform that we would all know what we had to do. No matter where you are, in a choir, the most important part is trust,” Feraco said With the summer of 2017 in the past, Howard said she looks forward

to the future relationship between KSC and Einbeck. “In October 2019, 35 musicians from Einbeck will visit Keene to perform with the choir, KSC choir alumni and community members.”

Colby Dudal can be contacted at cdudal@kscequinox.com

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The Thorne-Sagendorph The exhibit will run from Art Gallery will reopen its Sept. 22 to Dec. 6, and is doors for the season on Friday, named “Impulse and DisciSept. 22, with an exhibit fea- pline: 60 Years Of Painting by turing the works of the late Robert S. Neuman, 1950-2010.”

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from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22.

Brian Wallace, director of the gallery, said, “This is a very accessible little pocket art museum, right here on our campus. And whether you grew up going to museums or are if you’re like me and it took

going to college to meet people who went to museums, we try to tailor what we do [here at the gallery] to both of those audiences”.

This year’s opening will be centered around Robert Neuman himself.

“We try to do music for

every opening,” Wallace said.

“We’ve had pretty young, loud bands the past couple times, [so] we are changing up a little this time because Bob [Robert] Neuman came of age in San Francisco in the 50s and then he was back and forth between Europe, New York and Boston in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and those were all real jazz hotspots”.

“There is a real kind of parallel to jazz in a lot of his [Neuman’s] paintings.” Wallace said.

The performer for this years opening will be the Scott Mullet Trio, a group Wallace said will embody the jazz influence that some of Neuman’s paintings impart.

Two more events will be happening in conjunction with the Neuman exhibit, one being Robert S. Neuman and Post-War Art, with speakers and catalogue signings on Nov. 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gallery conference room, and Robert S. Neuman: artist as teacher; teacher as artist, an informal discussion open to the community taking place Friday, Oct. 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the gallery.

Sam Stephenson and Brooke Carlson, senior students at KSC, said they have not heard the buzz around campus about the opening.

“I think more posters would help [for students to be more aware of events] [or] I think if professors were a little more vocal about it; I know it’s hard to bring stuff like that

up in class though, especially if there’s so much stuff to do [in class],” Stephenson, who is also a studio art major, said.

Both hope to now make it to the opening at the ThorneSagendorph on Sept. 22.

All in all, the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery is a space that is inclusive to all, and an open space that encourages discussion.

“We’re a friendly place, we don’t shy away from complicated discussions and sophisticated artworks,” Brian Wallace said. “It also is just really good to be able to be relaxed and informal and be able to trade ideas and opinions and the occasional joking insult back

and forth just to get and keep conversations going.”

KSC Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations Kelly Ricaurte, also encourages students to take advantage of the gallery as an on-campus asset.

“I think most importantly is for students to see the Thorne Gallery as a resource for them; we are really lucky to have that right on our campus. It’s a resource for our students, for our faculty and staff and for the broader community as well,” Ricaurte said.

Meridith King can be contacted at mking@kscequinox.com

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The Thorne-Sagendorph remains quiet until its kickoff.

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Students’ thoughts on the budget Students weigh in on where they think money should be spent MATT KAHLMAN

Equinox Staff Keene State College students had some ideas and opinions to share about the recent budget cuts for the 2017 fall semester. There was a wide variety of topics brought up when asked where would they like to see the money spent. The survey was informal and 20 students from KSC were interviewed around campus.

In an article in the Keene Sentinel from October of 2016, it stated that Keene State College has been facing budget cuts.

The current decrease in the budget is from the decrease in tuition and revenue. This would be the third year in a row that KSC has seen a cut in its budget. Thirty-six courses have been cut along with professors’ salaries. Keene State College then used a $2 million reserve to cover the 2016 fall budget. Over the next few years, Keene State College could face up to a $7 million budget cut.

Fifteen percent of students interviewed would like to see less spent on athletics. William Croteau, a first-year majoring in film study, said he thinks too much of the money goes toward sports. “As nice as it is, being a person who plays sports, I don’t think it is as important as academics.” Croteau said he would like to see a study program to help students out with their work and classes. “Sports can only take you so far, where getting a degree can bring you anywhere.”

Patrick Mullen, a first-year majoring in theater film, said, “Our athletics are nice; we shouldn’t take a lot of money away from that, but there needs to be more focus of funding the departments.” Mullen commented that Morrison and Parker Hall are old buildings, and he feels like some of the classrooms could use some renovations to make a better learning environment.

Forty percent of the students interviewed said that they would like to see the money focused on the departments. Ariel Hansen, a sophomore majoring in history, commented, “A lot of science clubs are having a hard time getting funding this year due to the budget.” Hansen said she can’t get any funding from the school because budget cuts and is sad to see the school struggle helping out departments and clubs.

Gavin Schlerf, a senior at KSC, says the college should not spend funds on extra stuff like the gym and clubs. Schlerf would like to see the money go to helping out the design art department. “There is too big of a focus on sports and extra activities; the money should be spent on where it matters the most.”

Some students had different ideas than putting the money towards departments. Cora-Lynn Batchelder, a first-year majoring in nursing, said she would like to see more food options

around campus. “I love Lloyds on campus and feel like if the college had more options like Lloyds, than they could bring in some more money.” She said she likes Lloyds because they offer different options of food than the Zorn Dining Commons (DC). Fifteen percent of the people interviewed agreed that the DC could be better food-wise.

Alex Dubois, a senior, said “Keene State should use its budget to get us a nice spring concert.” Dubois was excited to see how this year goes with the new president and thought that it was time for a change. Twenty percent of the students had no idea what the budget is.

Ian Willis is a junior at KSC who would like to see an upgrade to the food at the DC, but would also would like to see the college do a better job at advertising for first year students.

“A lot of people should know that the Pumpkin Festival doesn’t define KSC; if the school promotes itself in the right way, then maybe the enrollment would go up,” Willis said. “Instead of the LLC, they should’ve built a few separate dorms for freshman, giving them more of an option to spread around campus.”

Willis also said that the shutting down of Carle Hall wasn’t the smartest idea because it was one of the most popular dorms for first-year students. Twenty five percent of the students surveyed said that they would like to see money spent towards renovating the dorms.

“We never have soap,” Grace Lonergan, a first-year student who lives in Fisk Hall, said. She said she would like to see the money go toward the bathroom facilities. “We are always having leaks due to the old pipes; I would like to see an update on the older hall’s bathrooms.”

Twenty five percent of the students interviewed thought the LLC was a bad idea. A resident living in the LLC named Dylan Chane, a KSC first year student, had some second thoughts about the dorm. “I think they put way too much money into the LLC.” Chane said the money should be going to departments that actually need the funding. He suggested that they tear down the old residence halls like Carle and Randall and build some things that will help support the college.

Logan Felix, a junior environmental studies major, said the money should go toward maintaining some of the buildings and dorms around campus. He said, “Places like the Bushnell Apartments have been around for years now and need to be renovated, also places like Carle Hall and Randall.” He said he thought the LLC was a little too much. “I understand it would bring in more first-year students, but if we are already in a budget cut, why go spend more money on what is a multi-million dollar building?”

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Getting a job after graduating college Students get help on making their resume stand out ALYSSA SALERNO

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Kristin Mehalick helps a student with her resume.

Academic and Career Advising held its first event of the year: helping students polish resumes and look for internship and job opportunities.

The career clinic was the first of many events this year aimed toward helping students get jobs after college.

To get students started, Louise Ewing, a career advisor at the office of academic and career advising, said, “[Students] can ideally bring a first draft of a resume. It doesn’t have to be anything wonderful, just a description of things that they’ve done, and it doesn’t have to be just paid employment… so if they do a first draft, that’s a great place to begin.”

Ewing said that oftentimes, students wait until their last year of college to use Academic and Career Advising’s services, but that coming earlier in your time at Keene State can really help students along in their studies.

Academic and Career Advising is open every weekday and offers appointments to students for a variety of reasons, such as getting jobs or internships before or after graduating college.

Career advisors can even help students find what career path is the best for them if they do not know what they want to do after college.

“I hope that students come to visit us early and often,” said Ewing, “not just wait until senior year to come and talk to us because there’s so many wonderful things that they can take advantage of to help them clarify what they want to do once they graduate and we can help them with that.”

Along with career counselors, the career clinic invited Kristin Mehalick, the cooperative internship coordinator at the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and 2011 KSC alumni to talk to students about potential internships and help with their resumes.

“Feel free to contact me,” Mehalick said.

“I offer cover letter and resume support and then we work on your application together and I send it to the business and they reach out to the students for an interview.”

At the Career Clinic, Ben Fredericks, a KSC master’s student, said, “I want to boost my resume up as much as possible, so when I get out of my master’s program and back in the career field, I can be a little more marketable.”

Fredericks said he is looking for an internship to fill up his time and also to help him gain real life experience for when he graduates.

“Resumes are your first introductions,” said Fredericks. “It’s really the pinnacle point of if someone is actually going to give you the time for an interview or if you’re just another nobody that has the same stuff as everyone else.”

Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Students getting deals and saving money KALILA BROOKS

Equinox Staff Businesses all around Keene are offering discounts to anyone with a valid Keene State College ID. Program Manager of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman wants to remind students of the transportation opportunities available to them. “[The Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services shuttle] runs from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,” Crossman said.

“It’s operated within the city of Keene and [follows] a designated route for the college campus that goes to various shopping centers.”

Crossman added there is also a night shuttle operated by the Department of Campus Safety that runs Sunday to Thursday.

“A student with a valid student ID can ride those shuttles at no cost,” said Crossman. “If it’s available, use it. It saves gas, it saves people from having to purchase parking permits… I recommend that anytime something is offered to us… we maximize and get the best bang for our buck.”

Free bus rides are not the only money-saving opportunity for KSC students.

Owner of Athens Pizza House & Restaurant Chris Glimenakis said his restaurant offers KSC students 10 percent off on dine-in and pick-up orders. He added he doesn’t think many people on campus know about the discount, but he certainly wants students to take advantage of it.

“They’re right next door to us, they’ve been good to us throughout the years… [and their business] is definitely an asset to us,” Glimenakis said.

In addition to Athens Pizza, KSC students can save money while enjoying many places off campus. For example, KSC sophomore Victoria Milne said, “At Ronnie’s [Bakery and Cafe] they have a 10 percent discount for students and faculty of Keene State.” Milne added she likes the bakery located on Ralston Street because in addition to the discount, they have a lot of good gluten-free options.

Many ways to save money are out there for KSC students who will look. China Wok has a whole portion of their menu dedicated to students, with various meals priced at $8.25. Yankee Lanes offers discount games and shoe rentals ($1.09 each) for students every Wednesday night. Show your Owl Card at Keene Cinemas 6 and you can save on movie tickets, or check in at Joe Peanuts House of Wings on Facebook and get 10 percent off.

If you don’t know if a particular place has a student discount, Milne said, “Ask. Just ask. People here are very nice.”

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Ask. Just Ask. People here are very nice.

Victoria Milne KSC sophomore

Kalila Brooks can be contacted at kbrooks@kscequinox.com

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Giving students a chance to market themselves ALYSSA SALERNO

StudEnt LifE Editor Tuesday, Sept. 12 started the first of many Career Speaker Series talks.

The focus of the first night was on B corps, which are for-profit companies that are certified and held up to strict standards when it comes to their environmental impact, how they treat their employees and their transparency.

KSC Director of Corporate Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, Daniel Henderson started the talks three years ago. “I felt that students didn’t really know what opportunities existed.. I’ve been reaching out to these businesses so they can learn more about Keene State and we can learn more about them and that’s where opportunities are created,” said Henderson.

The talks are held on the second floor of Rhodes Hall in room 203.

There were close to no seats left empty on the first night. KSC senior Harry O’Donoghue said he went because he was interested in learning more about B corporations. “It’s the future of the world. Renewable energy is going to be really popular in the upcoming years and I was interested to know how they treated their employees,” O’Donoghue said.

There were four B corps that came in to talk to students. Direc-

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The room was completely full as students attended the first career speaker series of the year. The event takes place every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in Elliot Hall room 203.

tor of Market Development at ReVision Energy, Dan Weeks said talking to college students about the growing trend of B corps is something he feels passionately about. “I really think we are way overdue to rethink capitalism,” said Weeks. “So any chance I get to try to convey some of

that to folks who are making important life decisions and thinking about where their future is going to be, whether it be with a conventional corporation or a B corp or a non-profit or whatever, I want to urge you as strong as I can to think deeply about it.”

The full schedule and all the speakers are listed on the Career Speaker Series page on keene.edu.

The series is held nearly every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. and will be hosting many multi-million dollar companies.

Henderson said he encourages

students of all ages to come and interact with the speakers. “Try to come up with some questions.

Questions get noticed,” said Henderson. “It doesn’t have to be the best question ever, but the fact that you’re thinking and curious will mean something to people… if it’s

something you might be interested in, come with a resume and hang around afterwards. [Companies] are here because they want to recruit students who go to school here.”

Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

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What’s the Hoot?

ASHLEY GAGE

3 Ways Til’ sunday member

3 Ways ‘Til Sunday is the only improvisational group on campus. We hold open Monday nights at 10 p.m. in the Redfern Arts Center main lobby. This is a time when anyone can come and join in on the fun with all sorts of different improv games.

Wednesday nights at the same time and place is when the actual improv team meets to discuss any upcoming shows or try new games we may want to try or talk about adding new members and play improv games ourselves to improve our own abilities. Improv is pretty unique because everyone at some point or another has started a project that either didn’t go as planned or maybe you have less resources than you thought you would, but the project still needs to get done. You have what is available to you to finish what you started. The big thing about improv is showing up, saying yes, and adding something to the situation.

That’s a lot of what happens in real life situations that don’t go as planned. So not only is improv a great way to have fun and

relieve stress, it’s also applicable to real life situations. It teaches people how to be flexible and to just show up and say yes. What I love so much about this group is that anyone can improv. We get theatre majors who are used to performing for people and maybe a history major who’s never performed in their life. Both are able to get up and do well though because there’s no “right” or “wrong” when it comes to improv. If you got up and gave it your best shot, then you’ve succeeded. Improv isn’t about being “good” or “bad” either. No one nails a scene every time they get up. You try something and if it doesn’t work then it doesn’t work and you’re able to move on and try something new. No one is going to laugh at you if you “mess up.” We’ll be laughing with you as you work out your scene. It’s a completely relaxed environment free of judgement because we’re all a little weird here and improv is a way for us to be weird together in an environment that welcomes weirdness.

A Day in the Life of a Transman

Ashley Gage can be contacted at ashley.gage@ksc.keene.edu

Humans of KSC

What’s the craziest thing that has happened to you so far this semester?

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“So… you’re a tomboy?”

PAN-LENNON HARRISON JUDE NORKIEWICZ

equinox sTaff “So, what’s your real name?”

“Pan, well Pan-Lennon to be correct.”

“No, your reeaal name?”

“Oh… sorry it’s Pan-Lennon Harrison Jude Norkiewicz” “Are you getting the “surgery?”

“Well, I had a surgery this summer. I had this weird thing on my ankle and they had to remove it; it was nasty.”

“But you don’t look like a boy, you still have those?”

“You mean these, my pins on my breast pockets? These, these are for everyone. I can’t believe you didn’t know that, silly!”

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“You were so much prettier as a girl.”

“Ya, but I’m much happier as a boy, got to weigh out those options.”

“Are you just trying to escape oppression?”

“If anything, I’m fighting oppression. I might even say I’m more oppressed now than I was as a lady; I was at least considered more of a person when I was a girl.”

Someone broke into our house and stole my laptop.

“Do you hate women?”

“Yes, including my fiancé, who is, in fact, a woman.”

“Are you just trying to look at [rude version of male body part] when you use the guys’ bathroom or locker room?”

“Yes, my main goal in life is to pretend to be a man so I can sneak around the boys’ room trying to check out all the phallic shapes I can find and make everyone feel uncomfortable when I take off my clothes to change.”

“Will you still wear dresses and do makeup and stuff?”

“I mean, if I wanted to, but sadly it is still not socially acceptable for a man to wear a dress or makeup in public, so most likely no.”

“So, you’re like a cross dresser?”

“If I were a cross dresser, I would be in girl’s clothes because I’m a boy; no I’m not currently a crossdresser.”

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“I can still call you [old, dead name] right?”

“Who, are you talking about?”

“Which bathroom do you use?”

“The one in my apartment.”

I went two nights without sleep already.

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Student travels to Alaska to study volcanoes AUSTIN DIBBLE

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“What does your family think?”

“What, of this colored shirt? The dinner I had last night? I told them that I can get ice cream in the Dining Commons whenever I want, and they thought that was pretty cool.”

“Does your fiancé know?”

“No.”

I am a senior geology major with a mathematics minor studying away at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Alaska is only a 12-hour flight and four time-zones away. The temperature will get down to -40° F in the winter, but right now it is perfect fall weather, similar to New Hampshire in the fall. My favorite part of campus is the view of the mountains in the Alaska Range, the same mountain range that Denali is in.

Since I have already completed all of my required geology courses at Keene, I decided to do an undergraduate research project at Fairbanks. I want to get my master’s degree in volcanology, so I contacted the volcanology professor here to see if she had any work for me to do. Now, with a couple of graduate students, I am researching the porosity and permeability of volcanic rock samples to determine how gas moves through the magma chamber of a volcano before and during an eruption. A build up and release of gas pressure is what causes volcanoes to erupt, so I am researching the fundamental mechanism to explain how and why they erupt. I am grateful for KSC and UAF for giving me this opportunity.

Austin Dibble can be contacted at Austin.Dibble@ksc.keene.edu

“Isn’t that just being a tomboy?”

“Tomboys are girls that dress and act like boys. I’m a boy that dresses and acts like a boy, so I’m a boy.”

“Aren’t you afraid of going to…hell?”

“Hell, is a concept created by Abrahamic religions and does not apply to all other religions including my own. I do not believe in hell, so I’m not afraid to go to an imaginary place. That is, unless that place is Mitras from Attack on Titan, then I’m deathly afraid.”

“You know God made you perfectly already” “Well, that means you can be more than perfect, and I just proved it.”

“How’s your sex life?”

“I don’t know, maybe ask your mom?”

“Nice to meet you Pan, what are your preferred pronouns?” …Thank you! And He please.

These may seem like very rude answers to very “normal” questions, or at least questions you really want answers to, but to a trans* person these can be very insulting. If you want to ask a question or learn more about the trans* community, please first ask if it is okay to ask personal questions about their life and gender. Next, you want to phrase questions in a kind way that isn’t insulting, like asking, “What’s the difference between being a tomboy and being a transgender man?” This question is less insulting because it’s not calling the person a tomboy, but asking the difference. Another good thing to do is learn a little before going into questioning someone. Do a little research on reliable websites such as https://www.glaad.org/transgender.

This can really show you care about the person you are talking to or at least to respect them enough to use proper language and ask polite questions. The MOST important thing you can ask any LGBTQ+ person, or anyone for that matter, is their preferred pronouns. This shows a lot of respect for someone and how much you really care about who that person is. I promise, no one will be offended if you ask them their pronouns even if they are “obvious.”

Trans*- this can stand for a transgender or transexual person, used as an abbreviation for both.

Pan Norkiewicz can be contacted at pnorkiewicz@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Eating with The Equinox

INGREDIENTS: 9 CUPS CORN CHEX CEREAL ½ CUP PEANUT BUTTER ¼ CUP BUTTER 1 CUP CHOCOLATE CHIPS

3.50 3.00 3.00 2.50

1 TSP OF VANILLA 1 ½ CUPS POWDERED SUGAR ONE BAG OF M&M’S TOTAL

2.50 1.50 3.00 21.50

DIRECTIONS: 1. MELT THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS, BUTTER AND PEANUT BUTTER. REMOVE FROM HEAT, THEN ADD THE VANILLA. 2. POUR CHOCOLATE MIXTURE OVER CEREAL AND MIX IN A LARGE BOWL UNTIL ALL THE CEREAL IS COVERED. 3. PUT THE CEREAL IN A PLASTIC BAG AND SLOWLY ADD THE POWDERED SUGAR, SHAKING THE BAG EVERY HALF CUP OR SO TO COVER EVERY PIECE. 4. POUR THE CEREAL OUT ONTO WAX PAPER OR TIN FOIL AND SPREAD IT OUT SO THE PIECES DO NOT DRY STUCK TOGETHER. ALLOW THE MUDDY BUDDIES TO COOL FOR 30 MINUTES. 5. ADD M&M’S (I USED PEANUT BUTTER M&MS, BUT PICK YOUR FAVORITE) AND STORE IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER.

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It's hurricane season Remembering the damages from the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 JESSICA RICARD

Senior reporter/Copy editor/time CapSule editor Plastered on TV screens across America over the past few weeks have been images and statistics about the roaring hurricanes in Texas, Florida and other neighboring states. Here in New England, we’ve been pretty lucky, but that wasn’t always the case.

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 slammed southern New England and Long Island on Sept. 21 about 80 years ago, and was known as the most destructive hurricane of the 20th century in the region.

Originally a tropical cyclone that developed in the eastern Atlantic, the hurricane was set to hit southern Florida, which prompted many citizens to board up their homes and stock up on supplies. Suddenly, the storm turned around and began to head for the eastern seaboard, however, and considering New England hadn’t been hit by a large hurricane in well over a century, many didn’t believe it was actually coming, including the chief weather forecaster of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Without access to radar, radio buoys or satellite imagery to track the unnamed storm, it was impossible to warn anybody that it was coming.

Eventually, the U.S. Weather Bureau learned it was a Category 3 storm, but at that point, it was much too late to warn anyone.

As the sky blackened and the wind began to gust in Long Island,

people were still aboard boats at sea and others were laying out on the beach, not prepared for what was about to come.

At 2:30 p.m. on the 21st, at high tide unfortunately, water started swallowing homes, destroying 150 in Westhampton alone. Fifty of those homes were pulled entirely into the ocean, people on land were drowning from the flooding and as trees were falling and electrical lines were toppling over, more and more people were dying.

At 4 p.m., the storm hit Connecticut, completely washing out roads and causing a fire that rapidly spread from the 100 mph winds. After burning away much of the business district in New London, Connecticut, it passed into Rhode Island as the winds increased to 120 mph. At yacht clubs and marinas, fleets of boats were demolished.

As 5 p.m. approached, Providence was submerged in more than 13 feet of water, and the storm was so strong that even people were washed away into the storm.

Across to Massachusetts and Canada, the hurricane caused significant flooding and damage, but by night of the 21st, the hurricane dissolved.

Overall, 700 people were killed and another 700 suffered from injuries of all kinds. About 9,000 homes and buildings were destroyed, another 15,000 were damaged and 3,000 ships were destroyed as well, according to history.com. The total damages added up to $18 billion.

PICTURED ABOVE IS SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AFTER THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE HIT KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, IN 1938.

As of late, three hurricanes have made their way across the United States, destroying almost everything in their path.

Hurricane Harvey was labeled a Category 4 hurricane, and produced winds up to 130 mph. In all, Harvey dropped 40-52 inches of rainfall in both Texas and Louisiana and broke all tropical cyclone rain records in the continental U.S. From August 26-30, Harvey moved incredibly slow, causing catastrophic flooding, damages and fatalities to people in the affected areas.

Hurricane Irma just recently passed through Florida, Hurricane Jose is making his way towards the East Coast and Hurricane Maria is said to intensify into a Category four hurricane and hit the Leeward Islands over the next few days; it’s safe to say it’s hurricane season.

As we remember the catastrophic Great New England Hurricane of 1938 and continue to watch and hear of those significantly affecting states across the country, it is important to stay up-to-date on weather information and evacuate if need be.

For more information on hurricane safety, visit http://www.nws.noaa. gov/om/hurricane/.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

HALE BUILDING ON THE KEENE STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS WAS CRUSHED BY FALLEN TREES DURING THE HURRICANE IN 1938, THIS PHOTO IS FROM STRIVING, A KEENE STATE COLLEGE BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1984 AND WRITTEN BY JAMES G. SMART.

Emancipation Proclamation issued

KSC HISTORY

1963: Scheduling concerns surface JESSICA RICARD

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President Lincoln sets date to free three million slaves during World War I JESSICA RICARD

Senior reporter/Copy editor/time CapSule editor 1860: A time when AfricanAmericans were owned by slaveholders before and during the Civil War in the United States. On Sept. 22 of 1862, however, President Abraham Lincoln recognized that change was needed, and he issued a date for a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

But what does that even mean?

Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president shortly after the Civil War began, and originally, his mission as president during the war was to encourage restoration of the Union; slavery was not the main concern.

Although he personally believed that slavery was unacceptable, he avoided addressing the slavery issue immediately so he could gain widespread support from the public regarding the repugnant matter.

About a year later, Sept. 22, 1862, Lincoln set a date for the freedom and release of over three million black slaves in the United States, and the new priority of the Civil War was to fight against slavery in the states.

Prior to the proclamation, slavery was legal in the following states:

the border states (Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia) because the slaveholders were loyal to the Union.

After a Union win at the Battle of Antietam in September, it was announced that within 100 days, slaves in areas of rebellion would be freed.

The official Emancipation Proclamation was issued and put Alabama into effect on Jan. 1, 1863, which Arkansas stated “‘that all persons held as Delaware slaves’ within the rebel states ‘are, Florida and henceforward shall be free,’” Georgia according to history.com. In the Kentucky Union forces, Lincoln ensured the Louisiana proclamation required recruitMaryland ment and establishment of miliMississippi tary units for those slaves being Missouri freed, which prompted 180,000 North Carolina African Americans to serve in the South Carolina army and 18,000 to serve in the Tennessee navy.

Texas Not only did the EmancipaVirginia tion Proclamation free millions of slaves, but it built up Lincoln’s At the time when the proclama- Republican party and allowed tion was issued, Lincoln exempted them to stay in power for the fol-

lowing two decades.

The original, handwritten document was destroyed in the Chicago Fire, but the official version of the document resides in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Considering the proclamation was not a law, it wasn’t considered permanent, meaning the statement could have been taken as very relaxed unless made an official law. In 1865, slavery was eliminated in America after Lincoln fought for and passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Just because slavery was eliminated at the time didn’t mean African Americans were considered equals, for they faced many years of struggles before finally gaining equality in 1964 under the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

At this time just 54 years ago, Keene State College students were already registering for their spring semester classes. Although it seems like we just moved back into our residence halls, apartments or houses, that time of the year is coming up quicker than we may realize, and now, although many may disagree, the process is almost painless.

In 1963, the online registration we use, also known as Student Planning or Self-Service, was non-existent. KSC student Tom Clow wrote a Letter to the Editor in the Sept. 19, 1963 edition of The Monadnock, the former version of The Equinox, explaining his frustration with the older system: “Last Wednesday, registration was its usual drawn-out, tiring, but quite necessary self. The worst, however, was not the long wait in line, but the disappointment at the end of the line.

Dozens of students were turned away from courses that they wanted and in many cases, needed, because of the drastic shortage in teaching personnel at KSC. Required courses were packed to their brim, with lines still waiting to get in. A good many students finished registration with a completely different schedule of courses than they had set out for.

We have been given a new name, a couple of new buildings, and a few new professors, but this is only a start.

We need MORE professors-- enough so that there are no longer students left waiting to get into courses that are already overcrowded.”

As Cox stated, registration required a wait in line, which may seem hard to imagine with the amount of students currently on our campus, but he also mentioned how the school was struggling with having enough professors available to run necessary courses.

During a transition, where the school was changing its name, adding build-

ings and attempting to build up their faculty and staff, students clearly had some growing concerns.

In a more positive light, 1963 was the first year upperclassmen began helping first-year students get accustomed to the campus. As stated in The Monadnock, “Leading upperclassmen, instead of staying of staying home, or watching from the sidelines, got right in there and helped the newcomers find their way around.”

Helping first-year students find their rooms, sharing schedule suggestions and providing a welcoming and helping hand were all tasks upperclassmen took on during the first few days of what they called “freshman orientation.” Sixteen students participated in question sessions with the first-year students as well.

It seems that in more recent years, Keene State has kept the idea of having upperclassmen welcome firstyears to campus, but now the college actually hires students, or orientation leaders, to do just that during both June and August during first-year student orientation.

In terms of construction and renovations, KSC was in the midst of building a married couples’ dorm, which contained 24 single bedroom apartments and eight double bedroom apartments. Single bedroom apartments could be rented out for $75 and a double for $85.

Highlights of the dorm included garbage disposals, telephone wiring and cable television. Additionally, coin operated washing machines were included as well.

Over the years, KSC changes in drastic ways; seeing how far we’ve come as a college, as well as seeing where we can improve is not only important to remember and document, but important to reflect upon as well.

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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Back row, left to right: Zoe Paige, Julia Pearson, Gretchen Greene, Chloe Loos, Morgan Kathan, Natalie Roca, Kali Santino, Marianna Porcello.

Front row, left to right: Taylor Farland, Tori Laires, and Katie Silegy.

Women’s soccer takes on their season with 11 seniors OLIVIA BELANGER

AdminiStrAtivE ExEcutivE Editor Working as a team brings an uncontrollable bond to those among it.

As 11 Keene State College senior women's soccer players enter their final season as an Owl, they reflect on the relationships they have created over the past four years on and off the field.

KSC forward and one of three team captains Taylor Farland said thinking about life without soccer is “scary.”

“I play lacrosse, so I still have a second season in the spring coming too, but just looking at all the girls who were seniors when we were [first-years] as alumni, it’s weird to think we’re going to be in that position in a matter of months,” Farland said.

Along with Farland, KSC outside midfielder Julia Pearson is part of the nine out of 11 women who have played on the team since their first year.

Pearson said the connection they have is what helps them play together so well.

“I’ve been playing with these…11 seniors for four years and it’s definitely bittersweet, but we have such a great connection on the field [and] off the field,” Pearson said.

“Everyone works together really well and the dedication is awesome. We all just really want it and we’re all putting 110 percent effort in.”

KSC center back and center midfielder Marianna Porcello said she does not want to think of her soccer career ending as a negative.

“I definitely have mixed feelings and I don’t want it to end, but at the same time, I have had so many great experiences with it that I am really thankful for those four years. It’s just about making the best of out of all of our ‘lasts,’ like our last home game, our last senior day... that sort of stuff,” Porcello said.

For the season, Farland said the goal for the team is to make it past the first round of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and go back to the Little East Conference Championship (LEC).

KSC forward and outside midfielder Morgan Kathan added to Farland and said she wants the team to win

the LEC like they did their first year at KSC. “Our [first] year, we came in and we won LECs and got to it on our first try, but the last two years we’ve come a little short, so to start and end the same way would be pretty cool, especially with an LEC champ[ionship],” Kathan said.

Both Farland and Kathan agreed that with the unusual amount of seniors on the team this year, it brings an interesting dynamic to how the team operates.

“It definitely brings leadership from a lot of different perspectives and each senior brings a different role to the field and to the team in general,” Farland said.

KSC Women’s Soccer Coach Denise Lyons has been coaching soccer for 24 years, and said this team is unlike one she has worked with before.

With 11 seniors comes an advantage, according to Lyons, for the team to make it to the NCAA this season.

“With 11 seniors, we’ve got a good shot,” Lyons said. “...Every year you’ve got to fight for it, but this year, with that amount of seniors, I think we’ve got a legitimate shot of returning to the NCAA championship.”

Lyons added that the seniors have a lot of experience,

which in turn helps the younger players on the team learn to work together as well.

Pearson echoed Lyons, and said the senior girls have become synchronized on the field.

“We started off the season very strong because we already know who has what skills and we play together really well,” Pearson said.

“We’ve been playing together for four years now, so we know who needs the ball to their feet, we know who can run onto the balls and we’ve already had that connection, so it didn’t take us long to learn that.”

With ambition set, KSC center midfielder Gretchen Greene said the whole team knows how much winning means for the seniors’ final season.

“We all want to win. We have that desire, we have that drive,” Greene said. “We want to win LECs and we want to go as far as we can, so I think that’s what is pushing us the most and why we have so much heart and why weren’t not going to give up.”

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com

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Men’s soccer continues winning streak CAROLINE PERRY

SportS Editor The Keene State College men's soccer team won 2-1 against the Castleton University Spartans this past Wednesday.

With no luck scoring on either side the first 40 minutes, both teams were looking for a chance.

The Owls were the first to put away a goal in the 41st minute of the game.

KSC senior Riley Steele was able to fire a low shot into the bottom left corner of the goal after hustling to a ball deflected off Castleton's defence.

Within a minute, Spartan offense had two attempts to score within the box, however the Owls’ goalie Jason Smith was able to deflect one attempt, while the other attempt

went over the goal post.

In the second half, KSC first-year Isaiah Lovering carried the ball up the right side and fired a shot that went over the goal.

Minutes later, the Spartans sent the ball into the box, but the Owls’ goalie Jason Smith smoothly positioned himself and made the save.

In the 61st minute, the Spartans earned a free kick, which was crossed in from the right.

However, the ball hit the crossbar and went out of bounds after an attempted head shot by one of the Spartans.

The Owls came out even stronger and, in the 68th minute, gained their second goal. Senior Aidan Dean sent a pass to Steele, who then sent the ball into the box.

First-year Brandon Castor was

able to put a foot on the incoming ball and send it past the goalie, raising the score to 2-0, KSC. With only two minutes left in the second half, the Spartans ignited a spark and worked past the Owls’ defense.

Castleton’s offense was able to cross a ball in, which was then fired into the upper right corner of the net.

The Owls held onto their lead and ended the game with a 2-1 win.

KSC’s men's soccer team continues their winning streak and will play Saturday, Sept. 23 against Middlebury College.

Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com JAKE PAQUIN / PHOTO EDITOR

Men’s soccer continues their winning streak, dominating Castleton University in last Wednesday’s game.

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Class and sports combine

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Luke’s Kickin’ Column

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Journalists take on KSC athletics broadcasting CAROLINE PERRY

SPortS editor With classes now in full swing, a new opportunity has arisen in the journalism department connecting to the broadcasting of sports.

The JRN 281 class, Television Production, is now involving their students into the live streaming of KSC sporting events.

This opportunity is allowing students with any interest in broadcasting or television to now have an hands-on experience with live athletics.

KSC senior Justin Mahan described the basics of the TV broadcasting program and how the foundation of much of the mechanics was based upon students.

“Through athletics, we live stream all of the sports and games that we have here at home. Not only do we have on air talent like myself, but we have all the camera operators, directors, things like that, which is run by students.

Mahan continued with new information regarding the JRN 281 class combining with TV production.

“And one thing we’re doing this year is we’re working with the television production class through journalism to get a more hands-on feel for live broadcast and live TV. They’re learning all the in-studio things from KSC TV, but they’re also learning live production.

So their getting kind of a feel for both sides of the spectrum.”

Mahan added, “The environment itself changes depending on what type of game it is.”

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Information Abe Osheyack said he also sees this new opportunity as a great way for students to get involved, as well as a good way to broadcast KSC sports.

“We’ve teamed up with Cheshire TV, which is a

Keene-based program that works with connecting the season, as well as learn skills that will help them in community,” said Osheyack. their near future.

Osheyack elaborated on the ins and outs of the The time to be an active owl is now. newly developing program, touching base on the new things Keene State is working towards with athletic Caroline Perry can be contacted at live broadcasting. cperry@kscequinox.com “The new KSC live broadcast is called ‘Inside Out.’ It's a collaboration between myself, [Journalism Professor] Mark Timney, the athletic department and Justin Mahan is helping with the broadcast. We’ve also moved out of the one shot broadcasting and now have a multi system, which is three to four cameras. The Journalism 281 class is helping with it; it's a good way to learn live event production.”

The course requires each student to attend six games.

Each student has to sign up individually for games that they plan to attend.

However, they are in no way on their own when they arrive.

With students such as Justin Mahan to guide them, they are able to dabble in the world of television production and learn in a real life setting.

“It’s six games throughout the entire semester. So we give them the flexibility, if you need six games, just sign up for six games. We have all of these different sports with multiple games; it makes it easier, but it also widens the schedule a little bit,” said Mahan.

Field hockey player and junior Julia Babbitt reflected on the new events on campus and said, “There’s definitely always new things happening. Teams are Justin Mahan required to volunteer as ball boys, there's new opportunities in the classrooms, there are clubs. Keene is KSC Senior always offering things.”

With fall coming up, the Television Production students will be able to broadcast the progression of the

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Through athletics, we live stream all of the sports and games that we have here at home. Not only do we have on air talent like myself, but we have all the camera operators, directors, things like that, which is run by students.

STAFF COMMENTARY

Are the Patriots on the right track?

PAUL BEAN

equinox Staff After a somewhat disastrous start to the New England Patriots’ season, there are many questions as to whether it is time to panic about the team’s abilities.

Last week, the Pats made Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith look like the great Dan Marino.

Smith threw four touchdowns and more than 300 yards. The Patriots’ defense looked confused and out of place.

This is not typical for a Bill Belichick team.

It seems ever since the beginning of the “Brady-Belichick era,” the season hasn't ever gotten off to a hot start.

It is somewhat of a tradition to freak out about the Patriots within the first few weeks of the National Football League (NFL) season.

The season can go in two directions for the defending champs.

The first, after last weeks resounding and eye-opening loss, could be the Patriots going on a tear and likely seeing them deep in the playoffs or in the Super

Bowl.

The other option is another team taking advantage of their chance.

It could be striking time for the Bills, Jets and Dolphins.

The Patriots are not likely to let this happen.

After everything they have been through, such as the suspension of last year, deflategate, spygate, you name it, the Patriots have responded to these setbacks with profound resilience.

Even without the great Tom Brady, in the first four games of the 2016 season, they still went 3-1.

In one of the games, they had to use their third string quarterback Jacoby Brissett and they still won.

This Sunday, the Patriots will face Drew Brees, one of the greatest quarterbacks of his era.

There is much work for them to do if they want to stop the Saints’ offense.

Last week, the Patriots gave up 378 yards to the Chiefs.

Facing offensive machines Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson will be a tough match for a Patriots defensive squad. Recently, the Pats have looked

outmatched and outplayed by mediocre offense.

Matt Patricia will have to go back to the chalkboard and develop another scheme to stop the Saints from bringing another week of disappointment to New England fans.

This week will be a difficult match, but ultimately, the Patriots will come out on top.

Year after year, article after article, football minds alike have been trying to predict the end to an empire.

Some worries the Pats have are the loss to another pass receiver.

After already losing one of their best guys, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola went down with a concussion, leaving Gronk and Brandin Cooks to take the load of the passes for TB12 (Tom Brady).

Tom Brady's total Quarterback Passer Rating (QBR) was below average at 70.

Brady is likely to have bad games here and there, but it is not something to worry about, unless his performance stays the same.

In his 40th year of life, it is often found that quarterbacks deteriorate at this point. This does not seem to apply

to Brady, for he still put up above average numbers.

In the last matchup between the Patriots and Saints, it was considered a classic.

The Patriots scored a game-winning touchdown with just four seconds remaining on the clock.

The game this Sunday is going to be fun, no matter the outcome. Will the Patriots overcome the rough start, or is it time to get nervous about the team as a whole?

Paul Bean can be contacted at pbean@kscequinox.com

Why You Should Care About Qarabağ FK On Sept. 12, Chelsea FC played their first Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champion’s League group match of the 2017-18 season against Qarabağ FK. Many Chelsea fans like myself had never heard of this team before, but as fans, we were excited to see our club back in the Champion’s League.

Chelsea defeated the Azerbaijani team 6-0, with new boys Davide Zappacosta and Tiemoue Bakayoko both scoring.

After missing out on Champion’s League football last season, Chelsea is looking to make a comeback this year.

Even though Chelsea won comfortably, that was not the biggest story coming out of Stamford Bridge that night.

Qarabağ FK are the first team from Azerbaijan to ever qualify for the Champion’s League.

They were founded in 1956, and were founding members of the Premyer Liqa, or the Azerbaijan Premier League when it was founded in 1992.

The club is originally from the city of Agdam, however the area was heavily bombarded during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, forcing the residents of Agdam to evacuate.

Unfortunately, the city of Agdam became a ghost town shortly after.

Armenia occupied the city of Agdam and seized their stadium, forcing Qarabağ FK to move east to the capital of Azerbaijan: Baku.

Even before they moved to Baku, Qarabağ FK still played in their home stadium despite the war going on.

Qualifying for the Champion’s League group stages is a huge deal for not only the club, but the fans as well.

Despite the loss on Tuesday, Qarabag fans consider this a win, as these games allow them to tell the story of their club from a war-torn country.

Even their manager Gurban Gurbanov, a legend of the Azerbaijan National team and a three time winner of the Azerbaijani league, was quoted saying in the post match conference, “Unfortunately Qarabağ’s land is occupied by Armenian forces. This makes us stronger and inspires me to lead for Azerbaijan.”

Compared to the other clubs in Group C (Chelsea FC, Atlético Madrid and AS Roma), Qarabağ FK are a significantly smaller club than the rest.

So it’s very unlikely that they will progress past the group stage.

But with that being said, progressing past the group stage does not seem to be their primary goal.

It seems that the goal of Qarabağ FK fans is to tell the incredible and positive story of a small club from Azerbaijan.

Qualifying for the Champion’s League group stages for the first time in the club’s history is the crowning achievement.

Despite the tough loss against Chelsea, this team is a good example of how smaller clubs use tournaments like these to share their story.

Luke Stergiou can be contacted at lstergiou@kscequinox.com

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Volleyball team stays undefeated IZZY HARRIS

Equinox Staff The Keene State volleyball team is off to their best start of the season in the history of the program. As of Saturday, Sept.

16, the girls are 11-0.

While the girls are thrilled with their record thus far, they aren’t afraid of losing either. Both Coach Bob Weiner and middle blocker Kali Sequeira agreed that if the team lost a game, that it is okay.

“If you lose a match, that doesn’t mean you’re not a good team,” said Weiner.

Sequeira is a first-year player on the team and said she is not scared of any other teams.

“We have this really good record and it would be a shame to let it go, but if we were 8-1, I wouldn’t be mad about it,” said Sequeira.

Weiner has been coaching the volleyball team at Keene State College for 13 years and said he has high hopes that the girls will make it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament, which has not happened since 2008.

“This is a good team; I believe this team can do anything they set their minds to do. We’ve got kids with skill and everyone’s got each other’s back,” said Weiner.

In order to get to the NCAA Tournament, the team has to win the majority of their conference games, where they would then move to the semifinals. Following the semifinals, the team would then advance to the LEC Championship, where, if they won, they would earn a spot to play in the NCAA Tournament.

“The idea of a non-conference season is to gain experience working together so when we are playing conference games, we’ve already done the work together and know what it feels like,” said Weiner.

Rachel Lamica is one of the senior and captains for the team, and recently got her 1,000th kill at the game on Sept. 14.

Lamica said she hopes to lead her team to the NCAA Tournament by staying as positive as possible.

“It’s all about working hard and playing hard this year,” Lamica said.

She also stressed the importance of “playing for every single point.”

Attitude is important to any team sport. Sequeira said the team’s positive attitude is a big factor to their winning streak.

“Of course, everyone gets down when we are down a few points, but the team is really able to get goofy or really revved up and get that momentum back,” said Sequeira.

As captain of the team, Lamica said that, “Even if we don’t end up being undefeated, I want to be able to pick everyone back up.”

Sequeira said practice is another important aspect to winning games.

“We do drills that are helpful and if we are having trouble with something in a game, it will translate into something we do in practice.”

For example, Sequeira said if the defensive players accidently bump the ball into the net, they will work on getting net balls up in practice. Weiner said the girls this year are a self-motivated group. The captains and Weiner will meet and discuss helpful methods.

“The captains say this is what we want and I’m not threatened by that,” said Weiner.

The captains also let the coach know which drills work and which one’s don’t.

“They’re really good at being that sort of mediator,” said Sequeira.

The last time the volleyball team maintained this high of a winning streak was in 2008, where they won 12 consecutive games.

Weiner said, “Maybe we’ll do that and if we don’t, that’s fine; if we lose somewhere along the way, we can’t let that affect us. We’re still a good team.”

Izzy Harris can be contacted at iharris@kscequinox.com JAKE PAQUIN / PHOTO EDITOR

Junior Jenny Nohara serves a ball for the Owls in Saturday’s game against New England College.

Keene State College Athletic Department faces budget cuts SIMON BURCH

Equinox Staff This fall, the Keene State College Athletic Department is learning to do more with less, just as many other departments across campus are doing the same.

Recent budget cuts have eliminated things like paid ball runners for soccer games and reduced the travel budgets for the teams.

These budget cuts are the result of the department trying to maintain “the student athlete experience,” as Director of Athletics Kristene Kelly puts it, while at the same time having to face the realities of budgetary constraints.

Kelly said the recent changes are examples of the department trying to use the resources available as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Julia Pearson, a senior on the women’s soccer team, said the team is getting accustomed to the changes. Pearson also said sometimes during games, the effect of ball runners who are unsure of their responsibilities can be felt.

She says it is especially noticeable if they are down a goal or have limited time left in the game. Pearson said these little things aren’t usually a major issue, but at certain times, everyone from coaches to the audience can notice play slowing down due to the inexperienced ball runners.

Head Coach of the men’s soccer team Rick Scott said this is often just a misunderstanding of the responsibilities of a ball runner. He said that most ball runners are players from spring teams just trying to help.

Scott said, “They just assumed they would stand in down in the corner.”

He also said he thinks this is a temporary issue, as the runners will soon learn what is expected of them.

Players this fall have also noticed some changes in the way they travel to games.

This year, KSC has begun using vans for short trips and non-conference games, rather than charter buses.

Kelly said this shift is saving the department money significantly. She said, “Two vans, gas, all of that, it may cost us $250. Where if you take a charter bus, it’s over $1,000. So that’s four trips that you could have possibly taken if you had taken a van.”

Kelly said that in a perfect world, she would have all our athletes riding charter buses to all their events, but with the current budget, it is a matter of choosing between the lesser of two evils.

She also said she would rather have to use vans for a few games then cut those games entirely.

Pearson said the women’s team is learning to embrace the vans.

She said that although it “definitely cramps up your legs a little,” she understands the need to cut back on expenses.

Coach Scott said that every team has been cutting back on travel expenses, and it’s worth it to save the department a lot of money overall.

He also said that he is lucky because of the substantial soccer alumni program.

Scott said because of the funds raised through the alumni, his program has been less affected than many others by recent budget cuts.

Scott said despite all the success, KSC athletics is “not a monster department,” and that the players are all a closely-knit group that are eager to help each other out.

This can be seen in the Owls for Owls program that encourages players to attend other teams’ games and is now extended to such things as ball running. Overall, Kelly said the department is doing the best it can with the money available.

She says the point of these changes is to “keep the ship moving,” and that the department is still just as committed as ever to maintaining an excellent student-athlete experience.

Simon Burch can be contacted at sburch@kscequinox.com

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