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VOL. 65, ISSUE # 20

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013

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Freezing in-state tuition talk heats up

TDS Center’s design gets $150 thousand

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NEWS EDITOR A budget proposal from Gov. Maggie Hassan to the legislature may allow Keene State College and other New Hampshire public colleges to freeze tuition for in-state students for the next two years. When asked about main concerns for college students, “Tuition cost is one the issues that worries me the most,â€? KSC freshman Kyla Jones said. “College is becoming more expensive every day,â€? junior Adam Foster said. According to the New York Times, N.H. students have the highest debt rate upon graduation. According to Karen House, vice SUHVLGHQW IRU Ă€QDQFH DQG SODQQLQJ at KSC, the price rates at the college are relatively high compared to the rest of the country because state support is low. In fact, N.H. and Vermont have the highest average tuition at four-year colleges. House said, “That [price] does put us in a disadvantageous position when people are looking at the price of tuition from one institution in one state to another institution in another state.â€? Gov. Hassan’s budget for the next biennium would support public colleges. When presenting her proposal to the Joint Finance Committee, Hassan stated, “Ever-rising tuition rates can force many families to avoid even considering New Hampshire’s public colleges and universities, hurting our competitiveness. If we hope to encourage job creation and innovative economic growth, we cannot keep losing our young people or fail to develop our workforce. That’s why our budget substantially restores the cuts made to our community college and university systems.â€? Indeed, the Department of Institutional research at KSC indicated that 50 percent of all KSC graduates stay in the state and 84 percent of the KSC graduates from New Hampshire stay in the state. However, House noted New Hampshire is at the bottom of the

list for state support for higher education, even though other economic indicators are positive in the Granite State. “When you look at New Hampshire’s income per person, we are not at the bottom. New Hampshire LV UHODWLYHO\ LQ JRRG VKDSH Ă€QDQcially as a state overall, but we don’t allocate that much of that to higher education,â€? House said. In-state tuition at Keene State College is currently $10,410 per year. According to KSC Interim President Jay Kahn, tuition “usually increases every year to cover costs like keeping service quality, improving faculty versus students ratios and funding special programs.â€? However, this year might be the exception. House said the University System Board of Trustees has not yet established increases in tuition for in-state students for the next academic year. Kahn also said there will be no increases in housing or student fees for the next academic year. “The only price increase students will face is the one regarding dining services,â€? Kahn said. If students select the new unlimited meal plan, they will pay $245 more than they pay for the 19-meal plan this year. “In the Board of Trustees meeting in January, they established an increase of 2.8 percent in tuition for out-of-state students for the next academic year,â€? Kahn expressed. Outof-state students will pay $17,795, $485 more than what they paid for this academic year. Kahn said, “The good news is that the board of trustees is anticipating a successful legislative session in which the governor’s proposal will be approved and they will act to restore state appropriations and the subsidy for New Hampshire students attending KSC.â€? The last time that public colleges in New Hampshire were able to freeze tuition was in 1989, reported USA Today. Hassan’s proposal intends to restore 90 percent of the state appropriation for public colleges in New Hampshire. In February, after meeting with the University System, Governor Hassan submit-

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According to House, USNH will receive $75 million for 2014 and $90 million for 2015. She said even though the proposal doesn’t entirely restore that cut that has made in the past biennium, “It is a lot of progress.�

If the budget is approved, Keene State College as well as UNH, Plymouth State University and Granite State College have offered to freeze tuition for in-state students for the next two academic years.

The Technology, Design, and 6DIHW\ 7'6 &HQWHU DW .HHQH State College continues to prove that there are both expected and XQH[SHFWHG EHQHĂ€WV WR HQHUJ\ HIĂ€FLHQF\ WKH ODWHVW RI ZKLFK LV D $150,000 rebate, awarded by the 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH RI 1+ 361+ According to the PSNH website, the program offers incentives for installing energy HIĂ€FLHQW HTXLSPHQW LQ DUHDV such as lighting and ventilation. By installing better heating, ventilation, lighting and air conditioning in the new TDS Center, WKH FROOHJH TXDOLĂ€HG IRU WKH PSNH rebate. On top of earning the rebate, the equipment will cut down on the building’s energy costs over the years. Diana Duffy, the coordinator of energy services at Keene 6WDWH &ROOHJH FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW this is “the largest rebate PSNH will issue in any one year. It’s the maximum amount any commercial customer can get.â€? This sizable rebate will be invested into what the college is referring to as “Phase 2â€? of the TDS Center. The KSC website states that the completion of phase 2 will see the roof of the center covered in 20,000 square feet of photovoltaic solar panels. Colin Burdick, the clerk of the works on the project, said of the intended array, “It was DOZD\V D GHVLJQ SDUW RI LW WKH TDS Center). They wanted to do this project really pushing the fact that eventually there would be a solar array on there.â€? %XUGLFN FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW FRQstruction of the photovoltaic array is set to begin over spring EUHDN ZLWK WKH Ă€UVW JRDO EHLQJ to erect 40 percent of the full intended array. As for construction of the other 60 percent, the timetable will depend on when and how funds become available.

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Minimum wage and unemployment Promotion and commotion shake up the Mason Library weigh heavy on Keene workers’ minds 8QLFFR ZRUNHU FKDUJHG IRU VWHDOLQJ FDVK /LEUDULDQ VD\V JRRGE\H .HHQH KHOOR +DZDLL KARINA BARRIGA ALBRING

NEWS EDITOR “Because of economics, I am still HQJDJHG LQVWHDG RI PDUULHG 0\ Ă€DQFp DQG I cannot afford a wedding,â€? Annie Moore, a 35-year-old worker, said. Entering the third month of 2013, the illusion of a shiny new year has been stored on the shelf and no longer provides motivation for many citizens of Keene, N.H.

“Minimum wage is quite low and it is not that you get any extra hours, so you don’t make enough money to make a living.â€? -­-­MEGAN BREEN FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE

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EQUINOX STAFF The once dark bridge behind Wal-Mart on the Keene State College campus has recently been illuminated by a newly installed solar light. This is one initiative being taken to make this dark area of campus brighter, safer and PRUH HQHUJ\ HIĂ€FLHQW The new light, installed three weeks ago, will allow campus to save money in maintenance,

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NEWS EDITOR A cleaning worker is facing charges for a misdemeanor theft after allegedly stealing around $200 from the Mason Library at Keene State College, Keene Police Department Lieutenant Steven M. Stewart said. Access records indicate that Zachary Prentice, a 28-year-old janitor employed by Unicco, was present in the Mason Library at KSC during the times when employees noticed money was missing, Lieutenant Stewart said. Over spring break, when the building was closed for students, Prentice entered the facility even though he was not part of the crew assigned to clean the library, reported the Union Leader.

According to Stewart, the library staff also had noticed money was missing a few months ago. According to the the Keene Sentinel, the money ZDV VWROHQ IURP D ÀQH MDU where students deposit cash for late book returns. According to Lieutenant Stewart, Prentice was arrested on Satuday, March 16, at his home on Pearl Street, Keene. He appeared at the Eighth District Court in Keene on Monday, March 18. Police records indicate that Prentice had never been arrested by KPD before. Court records state that Prentice pleaded guilty for DWI charge in September of +H ZDV ÀQHG DQG KLV driver’s license was revoked for one year.

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NEWS EDITOR The Dean of the Mason Library, Irene Herold, will VRRQ H[FKDQJH WKH à XII\ New England snow and clam chowder for some Hawaiian palm trees and pineapple pizza. Herald announced she was leaving KSC on March 18. She was named the head librarian at University of Hawaii-Manoa, a state university with a population of 20,426, according to UH’s website. Herald was selected over ÀQDOLVW %UDG (GHQ GHDQ RI library services at Valparaiso University in Indiana, according to Hawaii News Now. Herold has been the head of the Mason Library at Keene State College since 2002.

Herold chose not to comment on her new position at UH-Manoa. According to Hawaii 1HZV 1RZ 8+ 0DQRD RIĂ€cials have proposed a salary of $195,000 a year for Herold. 7KH RIĂ€FLDOV DUH VWLOO ZDLWLQJ to hear back from the Board of Regents about their proposal. The librarian’s salary has created a commotion in the Hawaiian Senate as well as in the university. Hawaii News Now reported that the proposed salary for Herold will exceed the interim librarian’s salary by $50,000. Hawaii News Now, report State Sen. Sam 6ORP 5 VDLG WKH SURSRVHG salary for Herold is “out of line.â€? According to a report in the Union Leader published in June 2011, Herold’s salary at KSC is $97,018.

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Week of: March 3 Monday, March 4 8:30 a.m. Zorn Dining Commons: Female passed out, fell, bumped her head near grill in the main dining hall. 10:25 a.m. Young Student Center: Possible fraudulent check that may have gone through campus mail. Tuesday, March 5 10:08 p.m. Monadnock Hall: Possible 706 (marijuana). Wednesday, March 6 12:46 a.m. Pondside II: Noise complaints. 10:58 a.m. Butler Court: Student caught using emer-­ gency exit. 11:46 a.m. Butler Court: Student caught using emer-­ gency exit. 12:55 p.m. Butler Court: Student caught using emer-­ gency exit. 1:19 p.m. Butler Court: Student caught using emer-­ gency exit. 6:37 p.m. Butler Court: Student caught using emer-­ gency exit. 7:45 p.m. Monadnock Hall: Student requesting to go to Cheshire Medical Center. Thursday, March 7 7:43 a.m. Sidewalk: Suspicious bottle was found. 8:02 a.m. Zorn Dining Commons: Male without shoes won’t leave the area. 9:29 a.m. Butler Court: Student caught using emer-­ gency exit. 9:15 p.m. Off-­campus: Student called and said they heard a loud noise near Randall. Friday, March 8 12:24 a.m. Owl’s Nest 9: Window shattered, room 100. 4:11 a.m. Appian way: Blue light activation. Officers sent out to check the area 10:16 a.m. Elliot Hall: Suspicious person in building. 4:03 p.m Trestle -­ Z1: Possible firearm. Subject had toy gun. 8:24 p.m. Owl’s Nest 7: RA says the building is getting hit with snowballs. Sunday, March 10 11:22 a.m. Elliot Lot: Blue light activation. 11:25 a.m. Hale Building: Roller blade violation.

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The TDS Center is an award-winning building due to its efficiency and environmental impact. Recently, it received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificate.

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Many Keene residents expressed concern about unemployment and said the economic future seems uncertain. According to a random survey conducted in Keene, N.H., 85 percent of the consulted citizens identiĂ€HG HFRQRP\ DV D WRS LVVXH FXUUHQWO\ facing the United States. Half of the 20 surveyed individuals referred to unemployment as a major concern. “The economy doesn’t seem to be recovering as it should. In the past few years, I have learned to be more aware that every penny you earn counts,â€? Aryana O’Connor, a food service employee from Keene, said. O’Connor mentioned that, “It is certainly harder to buy things. You have to learn to manage your money.â€? Like her, 75 percent of the people FRQVXOWHG VDLG WKH\ KDG PRGLĂ€HG their lifestyle in order to reduce costs. Gordon Davis, an entrepreneur from Swanzey, N.H. explained these ‘cuts’ have had strong effects. “If there is less money out there, it slows down the economy and affects society as a whole. If I need to spend less money, then I don’t go out to eat and the restaurant loses a client and the waitress doesn’t get the tip. It’s a cycle that doesn’t end,â€? Davis said. For O’Connor, an hour at work means at least $7.25, the federal minimum wage. New Hampshire’s minimum wage relies on the federal minimum wage and is the lowest of the six New England states. A 19-year-old cashier, Robin Drewling said minimum wage is one of his main concerns. “Minimum wage in New Hampshire hasn’t gone up since I started working, but the price of gas has gone up since I started driving, and those two happened pretty much at the same time,â€? Drewling noted. Like Drewling, almost twothirds of the surveyed population said they have detected increases in the price of gasoline. All of the 20 surveyed people

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said they couldn’t mention any living expense that has decreased in the past three to four years. They all agreed that they spend less money because they have made cuts in entertainment and leisure activities they can no longer afford. Megan Breen, an employee at a cafeteria in Keene, said, “Minimum wage is quite low and it is not that you get any extra hours in your job so you don’t make enough money to make a living.� New Hampshire House of Representatives Democrats have sponsored several bills to raise minimum wage. According to Associated Press, a bill sponsored by Democrats Charles Weed, of Keene; Kenneth Ward, of Rollinsford; Peter Sullivan, of Manchester; Paul Berch, of Westmoreland; and Larry Phillips,

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while also lighting an area of campus that was once a primary safety concern, according to KSC’s Electrical Supervisor, Bill Sevigny. The light will use the energy collected from the sunlight during the day to illuminate the bridge by night. The light pole is also equipped with motion sensors, which will strengthen the light’s brightness as movement is sensed on the bridge, according to Sevigny. Sevigny stated, “With both the photo cell

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The Physical Plant at KSC installed solar power lights by the Wal-Mart bridge.

of Keene, which proposed setting the state minimum wage at $8.25, a dollar higher than federal minimum wage, was rejected last week. However, a bill that would reinstate New Hampshire’s minimum wage passed through the House of Representatives. According to the Union Leader, Rep. Sally Kelly (D), said the bill would be “re-establishing New Hampshire’s authority to set its own minimum wage.� The bill will next be discussed in a Senate committee hearing. While President Obama tries to get the Senate and the House to pass legislation to increase federal minimum wage to $9 and the House of Representatives in N.H. analyzes bills that intend to increase minimum wage, some parties consider unemployment a tougher issue. Chelsea Pratt, a saleswoman,

“The additional lighting was a response to student concerns, particularly in the area of main pedestrian access to the Winchester St. lot from campus.â€? -­AMANDA WARMAN DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS SAFETY

[a switch on the pole controlling the light] giving off ambient light and the motion sensor picking up pedestrians, we’re able to keep that light operating all night long.� Sevigny said the idea of adding a new light to campus came about after, “A number of different walkthroughs. There were a few locations on campus that were deemed ‘poorly lit.’ One was that area right through the south side of the foot bridge. The issue in that area was not having any available power.� Sevigny added, “We decided that this would be an avenue for us to explore. In talking with our various vendors we found this product [the solar light] and got the support from the people above us to give it a shot.� “Cost was a driving factor. It was a little pricey compared to the standard light pole on campus,� Sevigny noted. Sevigny also said that the new light, costing roughly $6,200, was only a bit more than a non-solar light pole used on the KSC campus, and shared that KSC would spend less on maintenance on a solar light than they would spend on the average light pole. “Ultimately we get a better product, our maintenance costs in time go down considerably and we’re saving money every time we pay the electric bill,� Sevigny stated. According to Sevigny, the installation of the light pole only took a “few days� and a total of “nine hours.� Sevigny also explained that solar energy was one of the sustainable strategies the campus and his colleagues have been looking

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said, “Currently many people need jobs and the government is apparHQWO\ QRW GRLQJ HQRXJK WR IXOĂ€OO WKLV need.â€? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment in the U.S went from 7.8 percent in December 2012 to 7.9 percent in January 2013. But in Cheshire County the rate is much lower. By the end of 2012, the unemployment rate in Cheshire County was at 5.3 percent, stated the New Hampshire Employment Security website. ´1RW EHLQJ DEOH WR Ă€QG D MRE LQ WKH Ă€HOG , VWXGLHG IRU LV KRZ UHFHVVLRQ has affected me. It is frustrating to see how limited the job options are nowadays,â€? 25-year-old Jessica Correia said. Similarly, 23-year-old Kristen Brittain said the economy is affecting her because it is “very hard to

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into. 6HYLJQ\ H[SODLQHG ´7KH REYLRXV EHQHĂ€W LV that we are not paying for any utility power. The other is the maintenance aspect of it. It is substantially less.â€? Sevigny also added, “In terms of solar [energy] there’s a few other particular areas that we’d like to explore. One being a continuation down the footpath. We’re looking at that area between the tennis court hut and the foot bridge itself - and solar is one of the applications we’re looking at.â€? KSC’s Coordinator of Energy Services, Diana Duffy, also supported the project. Duffy explained, “There wasn’t any electricity. There was a need to illuminate that area of campus. This was a way of illuminating without polluting.â€? Duffy added, “I’m excited about it. I hope we can do more.â€? Duffy also shared similarly to Sevigny that, “Older lighting technology burns more energy and it needed more maintenance. This brought light without wires, without increasing the electric load.â€? Casey Robinson, a sophomore at KSC, supported the idea of the use of solar lighting on FDPSXV 5RELQVRQ VDLG ´7KH OLJKWLQJ LV VXIĂ€cient and better.â€? KSC junior Kenny Faria said, “It’s [solar panel technology] a great way to cut down on FRVWV ,W EHQHĂ€WV DQG KHOSV WKH VFKRRO Âľ Faria also shared that he believed lighting was needed on the bridge where the light pole was placed.

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Ă€QG MRE HYHQ ZKHQ \RX KDYH D FROlege degree,â€? Brittain said, “I am currently living with my parents because I couldn’t afford anything else. I honestly don’t see economic issues getting any better in the near future.â€? Among the surveyed population, 80 percent said they had neither an optimistic nor a pessimistic, but a ‘neutral’ view regarding their personal economic future. Also, 65 percent referred to their

personal economic future as “uncertain� or “unpredictable.� Mike Torska, a store manager in Keene, said, “You can’t predict much. You just have to sit and wait to see what happens.� Breen said, “The future seems very uncertain, but with what has happened in the past years, you can never trust things to go too well.� Karina Barriga Albring can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com

He explained that, at night, “It would be tough to see anyone coming and kind of risky,� to cross the bridge. Faria mentioned that he thought KSC was working well to create a sustainable campus. Faria added that, “The TDS building is a big improvement to the school too.� Director of Campus Safety, Amanda Warman, shared about the new lighting on campus, “We’re happy that Physical Plant was able to supplement campus lighting to improve safety for the students. The additional lighting was a response to student concerns, particularly in the area of the trestle, which is the main pedestrian access to the Winchester Street lot from campus.� Warman added, “I conduct an annual lighting ‘walk around’ with students each fall and appreciate being able to look at the campus from their perspective. These walks have resulted in a number of improvements to campus safety conditions and the students’ input has been extremely helpful.� In addition, Sevigny explained that the school has been working to expand the lighting on the bridge, while also working to provide more light along the tennis court path leading up to the bridge. Sevigny was also involved in the recent installations of LED light bulbs on the bridge leading to Owl Stadium. According to Sevigny, “The end result [of the new LED installation] was much better quality light - and we’re using roughly 25 percent of the power that we were using before.� Sevigny, who said he played a role in “Creative Problem Solving,� when looking into and installing the solar panel light, said, “I think it [the solar light installation] shows one of many ways that the campus as a whole really takes the idea of sustainability seriously. It shows initiative.�

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR It was a busy weekend for the Keene Police Department, with 49 different arrests, either DWI charges or other criminal arrests, according to the Keene Sentinel. A Keene State College student is now facing DWI charges after she crashed KHU YHKLFOH LQWR WKH FRUQÀHOG located around the Winchester St. and Route 101 rotary in the early hours of the morning on Monday, March 18. Paige Agrella, a senior, is the student facing the DWI charge in addition to an open container violation. According to the Sentinel report, Agrella and passenger senior Brittany Porter, went to McDonald’s around midnight after an employee reported the customer had nearly reversed into the side of the building before driving off without the food they ordered. The Keene police followed Agrella driving her 1LVVDQ 3DWKÀQGHU WKH ZURQJ way through the roundabout before crashing into the cornÀHOG ORFDWHG RQ WKH ULJKW VLGH RI Route 101. Neither student was injured in the crash.

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“I regret that I didn’t go to Disney “I regret being too productive World because I am a broke college and not having an actual break.� student.�

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“I regret not picking up a job and making money on my time off.�

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It seems like it was just yesterday. Students and faculty were furious over the proposed 45 percent state budget cut and felt like no matter what they were doing to stop it, it wasn’t enough. And then when it passed, the defeated feeling sunk in like the Titanic. Students were almost in a panic over how they were going to afford college tuition next year, and for good reason. With 90 percent of just the in-state stuGHQWV UHTXHVWLQJ Ă€QDQFLDO DLG LW ZDVQ¡W D PDWWHU RI Ă€QGLQJ WKH QHHG LW ZDV DERXW Ă€QGLQJ WKH KHDUW WR KHOS WKRVH VWXdents. And the heart has begun to beat again. New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan has a proposal for N.H. legislation that could possibly freeze tuition costs for the next two years. This means that with this proposal, 90 percent of the state appropriation for public colleges in New Hampshire will be restored. This could put us back on track! Not to mention make up for the rough payments students struggled to make this school year. A big congratulations to Gov. Hassan; she did her part, and now it’s our turn. See those students in the pictures over there? Those students wanted to do everything they could to stop the budget cuts. Don’t they look motivated and LQIRUPHG" 7KLV LV ZKDW ZH QHHG :H QHHG VWXGHQWV WR EH Ă€UHG up about this great opportunity we have to get our tuition back on track. The Equinox is encouraging students to call, e-mail, or in someway contact our state representatives and let them know why this proposal is a good thing for Keene State College. Tell your friends, share the article in the news section, talk to faculty, and don’t be afraid to ask questions. If you’re wondering why this is important, it’s because our legislature needs to understand that our enrollment for this new freshmen class was lower than the previous year and it could directly relate to the large cost increase in tuition. We don’t want to keep losing students who want to learn but simply can’t afford the high price of a college education. Higher education may require a cost, but not one that is always increasing and without aid. The economy is on the mend, we’re not in a depression, so paying for college shouldn’t feel like it’s slowly becoming something only the wealthier kids can afford. BETH THERRIAULT / CONTRIBUTING PHOTO KSC is a public, liberal arts, state school. Our school may KSC students protested at the State House in Concord, NH, on April 17, 2011, against the proposed state funding budget cuts. not have the same sound of an Ivy League, but our education is just as valuable, and our team of educators just as knowl- STAFF COMMENTARY edgeable. If we are more open about our tuition opinions, Parents need to play a bigger role in their child’s choice of violent video games then maybe our legislators will agree with us. To contact the Equinox, e-mail wcyr@keene-equinox.com WHITNEY CYR Managing Executive Editor RYAN GLAVEY Administrative Executive Editor

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Violence in video games and the outcries against it date all the way back to 1976. “Death Race,â€? a game which encouraged the player to UXQ RYHU VWLFN Ă€JXUH SHGHVWULDQV LQ D FDU ZDV banned among some communities leading to a dramatic increase in its sales. It was free publicity for the game. In a twisted way, the outcries against violence in video games have actually encouraged game developers to push more violent video games. Time and time again video game history has shown that violent games will outsell their family-friendly competition. After the success of the 1990s gore fest that was “Mortal Kombat,â€? big game developers Sega and Nintendo rushed to cash in and created their own versions of the game. Nintendo toned down their blood and gore, and Sega outsold them three to one. As the years have passed, video games have become more realistic with the advent of 3D graphics, better effects DQG Ă€UVW SHUVRQ SHUVSHFWLYH 1RZ SOD\HUV IURP all across the world can hunt and slaughter each other virtually with weapons ranging from as-

VDXOW ULĂ HV WR FKDLQVDZV responsibility for violent video games won’t fall While little research has been done to study on the shoulders of the government. In 2005 WKH HIIHFWV RI YLGHR JDPH YLROHQFH VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ state senator Leland Yee tried to introduce a bill plenty of studies have been conducted to deter- that would regulate the voluntary age-advisory mine adverse effects of violence in the media. system used by the video game industry. It was In 2006 the Handbook of Children, Culture overturned by the Supreme Court, which ruled and Violence compiled a handful of these studies. “Any attempt to legally restrict the sale or rental A recent review of literature on media violence to minors of entertainment containing depictions co-authored by no less than eight leading media of violence will likely be found to be unconstituviolence researchers determined that media vio- tional.â€? lence does increase long and short term violent In my eyes our course of action has been and aggressive behavior. In 2004, over 98 percent made clear. We should encourage studies into the of surveyed pediatricians agreed that violent effects of violent video games so that our country media will affect childhood aggression. is educated on the issue. But it is up to the video There’s really no debate as to whether violent game industry to properly rate their games and media negatively impacts our children. The ques- parents to properly teach their children. Limiting tion being asked is simple: What do we do about guns may be the role of the government, but limit? In the wake of such tragedies as Sandy Hook, iting what children see in movies and games is Vice President Biden has been charged with a the responsibility of the parents. gun control task force dedicated to examining our media culture. The focus has been placed on Zach Pearson can be contacted at violent video games. zpearson@keene-equinox.com It has become more and more clear that

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If you’re still not a feminist, you’re not cool I feel as though there are some misunderstandings these days about how to treat women and what it means to be a feminist. Being a feminist simply means you want women to be treated the same as men in HYHU\ ZD\ 7KLV LQFOXGHV Ă€QDQFLDO HTXDOLW\ VRFLDO HTXDOLW\ DQG WKH OLVW JRHV RQ 6R ZK\ are you guys still so scared to stick up to injustice and act like a feminist? I still think people are stuck with a certain image of what a feminist is in their minds and you know what? That image represents the type of woman who didn’t let anything stand in her way of acting and GUHVVLQJ KRZ VKH ZDQWHG WR QR PDWWHU KRZ different she was from society’s typical view of how a lady should be many years ago-back when it was really hard to be even a little unladylike in public. )ODVK IRUZDUG WR DQG ZRPHQ DUH QRW DV DIUDLG WR EX]] FXW WKHLU KDLU JHW ORWV RI WDWWRRV RU VLPSO\ EXWWRQ WKHLU EORXVH DOO the way up to the top like I do and wear a bow tie. Does this mean I like girls and therefore must be a feminist? Of course not! I’m dressing this way because this is how , ZDQW WR GUHVV DV DQ LQGLYLGXDO QRW QHFHVVDULO\ D IHPDOH DQG , GRQ¡W FDUH LI PHQ OLNH LW or not. I don’t even care if girls like it or not! , PD\ VHHP OLNH ,¡P EHLQJ GUDPDWLF EXW if people don’t think deeper into this situaWLRQ WKH\ PD\ SDVV XS RSSRUWXQLWLHV WR WDNH a stand against people who disagree that I should be allowed to dress differently from their view on what a woman should look like. A situation relating to this topic hapSHQHG WR PH UHFHQWO\ DQG HYHQ , KDG D GLIĂ€cult time dealing with it. I was talking with someone about the recent robberies and how people could protect themselves or make themselves worse RII DQG WKLV SHUVRQ RSHQO\ WROG PH WKDW there is a way women dress that makes them seem like they’re asking for whatever happens to them at night. Meaning that if I wear a short skirt and a cleavage-revealLQJ VKLUW WKHQ LW LV SDUWLDOO\ P\ IDXOW LI , JHW attacked or raped. I was so shocked to hear someone talk like this and then leave the VXEMHFW VR TXLFNO\ , GLGQ¡W UHDOO\ NQRZ ZKDW WR VD\ DW Ă€UVW How could this person honestly say that LI ,¡P GUHVVHG D FHUWDLQ ZD\ WKHQ WKDW PXVW mean I want something to happen to me? 7KH\ GRQ¡W NQRZ PH WKH\ GRQ¡W NQRZ ZKDW my thought process is for getting ready. *LUOV \RX FDQ GUHVV KRZ HYHU \RX ZDQW DQG VR FDQ \RX JX\V 6R FDQ \RX LQGLYLGXals who don’t wish to call yourself male or female. Beside this incident I am constantly being told by individuals I see on the street WR VPLOH DV , ZDON GRZQ 0DLQ 6WUHHW ZHHNO\

stop expecting me to stand there and listen to you chat me up when I’m just trying to go home and go to sleep. These are not just situations with college guys I’m referring to either here. It’s older PHQ DGXOW PHQ DQG \HV FROOHJH JX\V VRPH VREHU VRPH QRW (LWKHU ZD\ LW¡V QRW IDLU DQG \RX FDQQRW defend it. And this is where this conversation becomes important. There are still so many people out there who really think women have a responsibility to be pretty and act SROLWHO\ IRU PHQ 6LQFH WKLV LV KLODULRXVO\ IDOVH , ZRXOG OLNH WR JLYH \RX DOO WKH FRXUage to go out there and not stand for this kind of treatment. Obviously this isn’t the worst of the ZRUVW FDVHV EXW WKHUH QHHGV WR EH D YRLFH for this. Girls shouldn’t be made to feel like they can’t wear what they want because it isn’t what men think is ladylike. Individuals who may be viewed by society as “femaleâ€? but who personally feel differently should feel brave enough to dress in whatever way they like. <HV , XQGHUVWDQG WKDW WKHVH SHRSOH QHHG WR PDNH WKH FKDQJH WKHPVHOYHV EXW ,¡P VRUU\ WKDW ,¡P QRW VRUU\ EXW VRFLHW\ LW¡V \RXU fault too. You need to catch up. We’re reaching the point where even the title of genders can hurt people’s feelLQJV DQG LI \RX WKLQN KDUG HQRXJK \RX can understand why. We need to remember that we can never fully know every person’s back story and inner emotional turmoil. 6R LI \RX DQG \RXU JX\ IULHQGV WKLQN it’s funny to make fun of someone walking down the street who doesn’t look very ladyOLNH WR \RX ZHOO WKHQ PD\EH LW¡V EHFDXVH VKH GRHVQ¡W ZDQW WR ORRN WKDW ZD\ WRZDUGV \RX or anybody. And why does it concern you anyway with the way she dresses? It’s her body and you have your own body image to worry about. *X\V ZRPHQ GRQ¡W RZH \RX DQ\WKLQJ DQ\PRUH 1RW D VPLOH QRW D GDQFH DQG GHĂ€QLWHO\ QRW WKHLU WLPH ,Q IDFW , WKLQN \RX RZH it to the ladies to respect their decisions to dress and behave however they wish. ,I D JLUO LV LQWHUHVWHG LQ \RX VKH ZLOO WU\ KHU EHVW WR VKRZ LW ,I VKH¡V QRW WKHQ OHW KHU JR RQ KHU ZD\ 6KH KDV KHU RZQ OLIH WR OLYH IXOO RI LWV RZQ SUREOHPV DQG RQH RI WKHP should not be your attitude towards her PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY: EMILY FEDORKO / PHOTO EDITOR RXWĂ€W /HW¡V OHDYH WKH ODG\ VWXII WR DQ\RQH And not just in a friendly way. JX\V RQ WKH VWUHHW 1RWKLQJ WRR VHULRXV EXW stand why this reaction happens. When did ZKR IHHOV OLNH D ODG\ VKDOO ZH" I’m talking about complete strangers annoyingly rude encounters that just don’t the fact that because I’m walking home in who are almost confused as to why I’m make sense in 2013. KHHOV RU ZDONLQJ WR ZRUN TXDOLI\ PH DV Lindsey Arceci can be contacted at not happy--as if the fact I look nice means I’m talking about guys wanting to stop someone who has to listen to what you have larceci@keene-equinox.com I should be smiling all the way down the and chat and the girls obviously just want to say? street to brighten every man’s day. WR JR DERXW WKHLU EXVLQHVV VR WKH PHQ JHW , PHDQ ,¡OO EH SROLWH WR D SRLQW ,¡OO VPLOH I’m not the only one either. I’ve spoken upset. VRPHWLPHV PD\EH VD\ KHOOR KRZ DUH \RX LI with girls who say they’ve been harassed by $OFRKRO OHYHOV DVLGH , VWLOO GRQ¡W XQGHU- \RX VWDUW WDONLQJ WR PH %XW SOHDVH RK SOHDVH

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What is your connection to Earth? When that moment happens to you :KDW KXPDQV FKRRVH WR HDW LV D VWURQJ UHĂ HFWLRQ RI their relationship to the Earth. Even with modern techQRORJ\ LI LW ZHUH QRW IRU WKH IUXLWIXO ERXQWLHV RI WKLV SODQHW KRPR VDSLHQV FRXOG QRW VXVWDLQ WKHPVHOYHV 7KDW EHLQJ VDLG KRZ KXPDQV HDW KDV GUDVWLFDOO\ changed through the centuries. People no longer GHSHQG RQ KXQWLQJ WKHLU RZQ PHDW QRU GRHV WKH DYHUage person grow his or her own food. More and more ZH DUH EHFRPLQJ GLVFRQQHFWHG IURP (DUWK DQG RXU consumptions are a prime example. The food we buy in excessive packaging at the groFHU\ VWRUH ZKHUH ,¡P DVVXPLQJ WKH PDMRULW\ RI SHRSOH DFTXLUH WKHLU IRRG LV WKH UHVXOW RI PDVV SURGXFWLRQ 0DVV SURGXFWLRQ HQWDLOV JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLĂ€HG IRRG ORDGHG ZLWK SHVWLFLGHV DQG RWKHU XQQDWXUDO XQQHFHVVDU\ FKHPLFDOV $V IDU DV DQLPDO IDFWRU\ IDUPLQJ JRHV it involves cruelty and suffering. $FFRUGLQJ WR DXWKRU -RQDWKDQ 6DIUDQ )RHU $PHULcan agriculture alone makes up a 40 percent greater contribution to global warming than all transportation in the world combined. It is the number one cause of climate change. Nearly one-third of the land surface of the planet is dedicated to live stock. What does this say about our relationship to Earth? /HW¡V VKULQN WKLV VFDOH IURP PDFUR WR PLFUR IRFXVLQJ on the individual. Certainly the means in which farming and food processing in general is gone about are a brutal comment on how we regard this planet through how it is treated in order to obtain our “nutrition.â€? +RZHYHU KRZ DQG ZKDW DQ LQGLYLGXDO GHFLGHV WR SXW LQ KHU ERG\ LV H[WUHPHO\ SHUVRQDO ,Q P\ RSLQLRQ it is something that deserves a great deal more thought. What someone eats affects his entire being--physically DQG LQ D ZD\ SKLORVRSKLFDOO\ ,I \RX FKRRVH WR FRQVLVWHQWO\ FRQVXPH IDVW IRRG WKDW ZLOO LQĂ XHQFH QRW RQO\ KRZ \RX PRYH EXW LW DOVR KDV SRWHQWLDO WR FDXVH PRUH VHULRXV DLOPHQWV VXFK DV KHDUW DWWDFNV 6RPH IRRGV WKRVH ULFK LQ YLWDPLQ $ KHOS WR FOHDU VNLQ )RRGV WKH ULJKWV RQHV HYHQ KDYH PRRG VWDbilizing abilities. $ KDQGIXO RI FDVKHZV GHFUHDVHV DQ[LHW\ DV HIĂ€ciently as a Xanax. The vast viands provided by Earth are amazing in their capacities and the ones that are FKRVHQ E\ WKH LQGLYLGXDO IRU FRQVXPSWLRQ LV VLJQLĂ€FDQW QRW RQO\ LQ SK\VLFDO UHSHUFXVVLRQV EXW DGGLWLRQDOO\ metaphysical ones. )RU WKH PRVW SDUW D JRRG GHDO RI WKRXJKW LV SXW LQWR GHFLGLQJ ZKDW WR HDW QRW WR PHQWLRQ QRZDGD\V WKHUH LV a plethora of ways to prepare said decision. The internal struggle of to eat or not to eat is due to mass production. $W OHDVW LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV WKHUH DSSHDU WR EH DOPRVW WRR PDQ\ RSWLRQV 1RZ WKHUH LV WKH FKRLFH RI RUJDQLF

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IUR]HQ IDVW RU ORFDO IRRG 2XU FRXQWU\ KDV UHDFKHG WKH point where it is actually necessary to watch what we HDW IRU IHDU RI IXUWKHU LQĂ DWLQJ REHVLW\ What does this say about our relationship to Earth? 1DWXUDOO\ ZH NQRZ ZKDW IRRGV DUH JRRG DQG EDG IRU XV 7KHUHIRUH LW VD\V D ORW DERXW D SHUVRQ ZKR FKRRVHV WR constantly eat fatty foods knowing that the only good that will come from it is gluttonous satisfaction. There is also a good amount to be noted on the person who decides to go on a raw vegan diet. 8QIRUWXQDWHO\ , IHHO DV WKRXJK WKH H[WHQVLYH YDULHW\ of foods and the convenience of obtaining them that is currently present have made Americans lazy about setWOLQJ RQ ZKDW WR HDW :LWKRXW UHDOL]LQJ LW PDQ\ SHRSOH SXW IRRG LQWR WKHLU PRXWKV FKHZ DQG VZDOORZ ZLWKRXW contemplating for a second where it has come from. ,I LW ZHUH D KXQGUHG \HDUV DJR WKH RQO\ ZD\ DQ individual would be able to eat is if they planted seeds with their own hands or slaughtered their own animal. Eating then was very strongly connected to Earth. , WKLQN WKDW PRVW SHRSOH WHQG WR IRUJHW WKLV DQG ZKR could blame them when they do not have to do any of these things themselves? Mass production of food has IXUWKHU GLVFRQQHFWHG XV IURP WKLV SODQHW )XUWKHUPRUH it is of upmost importance to remember that the market SURGXFHV ZKDW WKH SHRSOH GHPDQG 7KH TXDOLW\ RI RXU IRRG LV GXH WR WKH GHVLUH WR SD\ OHVV :HOO \RX JHW ZKDW you pay for. If you are insistent on getting that chicken IRU D ORZ ORZ SULFH \RX DUH JRLQJ WR EH JHWWLQJ JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLĂ€HG IHFHV FRYHUHG PHDW WKDW ZDV GHOLYHUHG IURP DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ PDGH SRVVLEOH E\ DGGHG SUHVHUYDWLYHV The next time you are eating your chips and soft GULQN WDNH D PRPHQW WR FRQVLGHU ZKHUH DQG KRZ ZKDW you are putting in your body came from. What does it say about your relationship to Earth? Elissa Fredeen can be contacted at efredeen@keene-equinox.com

I was in the middle of the street with nowhere to go and no one to call. I had walked home with DQ HPSW\ SXUVH P\ SKRQH ZDV GHDG DQG , ZDV VXUURXQGHG E\ VWUDQJHUV LQ WKH KHDUW RI )ORUHQFH ,WDO\ I was the humiliated victim of a pickpocket. The girl who has to go back to Keene and tell the sad tale to next semester study away students of being silly enough to bring her whole wallet out to the bar. The girl the audience snickers at and whispers to their IULHQG ´:KR ZRXOG EH IRROLVK HQRXJK WR GR WKDW" 7KDW ZRQ¡W KDSSHQ WR PH Âľ :KLFK RI FRXUVH LV H[DFWO\ what I said to myself. “That won’t happen to me.â€? But it did. My sense of security had been stripped from me. Even after all the pep talks from my parents and the warnings of other students. Nothing could have prepared me for something that you barely have FRQWURO RYHU 6LQFH EHLQJ KHUH , KDYH EHHQ LQ PDQ\ situations where it seems there are no more open doors. Although these moments have taken the best RXW RI PH , FRPH RXW RI WKHP ZLWK D EHWWHU SHUVSHFtive of the situation than I had before. 1RWKLQJ FDQ SUHSDUH \RX IRU VWXG\LQJ DEURDG QR PDWWHU KRZ PXFK \RX VDYH XS VWXG\ WKH ODQJXDJH RU research on blogs. The change of culture came like a WVXQDPL FUDVKLQJ LQWR PH WXPEOLQJ DQG UROOLQJ DQG forcing me to grow the heck up. $IWHU P\ ZDOOHW ZDV VWROHQ , FDOOHG WKH EDU , KDG EHHQ DW WKDW QLJKW 7KH\ GLG QRW VSHDN (QJOLVK DQG they laughed at me before hanging up while I was trying to give them my name and number. The woman DW WKH SROLFH VWDWLRQ GLGQ¡W VSHDN (QJOLVK HLWKHU DQG she tried spelling out everything she said to me. The

only person who could help me was myself. 6WXG\LQJ DEURDG IRUFHV \RX WR ORRN DW WKH ZRUOG LQ a completely different way. Everything you thought \RX NQHZ LV TXHVWLRQHG :KHQ \RX DUH SXW LQ WKHVH types of situations you learn more about the life that JRHV RQ RXWVLGH WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV :KHQ , ZHQW WR a store the hours posted said that it would be open DW WKDW WLPH EXW , IRXQG RXW WKH QH[W GD\ ZKHQ , returned that the owner just didn’t feel like coming LQ 7KDW ZRXOG QHYHU KDSSHQ LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV It is perceived as rude to ask for a coffee to go at the cafes because Italians cherish their time to hang out and chat while they have a morning coffee. I am VWLOO QRW DFFXVWRPHG WR WKH FKDQJHV WKDW , IDFH KHUH and being homesick is more like a yearning to do what is comfortable and what I know is safe. /LYLQJ LQ DQRWKHU FRXQWU\ WDNHV \RX FRPSOHWHO\ RXW RI \RXU FRPIRUW ]RQH PRUH WKDQ JRLQJ WR FROOHJH in another state could ever do. It gives you a chance to DSSUHFLDWH ZKDW HOVH LV RXW WKHUH DQG WKH OLWWOH WKLQJV \RX¡UH OHDYLQJ EDFN DW KRPH OLNH EDJHOV RU DQ LFHG FRIIHH ZLWK D FDUDPHO VZLUO RU SHRSOH VSHDNLQJ WKH same language as you no matter where you go. But it is something that everyone in her life should do at some point as a way of encountering adulthood. &UHGLW FDUGV FDQ EH FDQFHOHG DQG UHSODFHG PRQH\ LV MXVW SDSHU EXW QR RQH FDQ WDNH DZD\ WKH DGYHQWXUHV ZH FRQTXHU Mackenzie Travers can be contacted at mtravers@keene-equinox.com

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Junior Lora Damon said she came to KSC without knowing what she wanted as a career or even what she wanted to study during her time in college. Damon said after taking Intro to Communication she realized the vast number of paths a communication degree could lead her down. “I realized that I could apply [a] communications [major] to a lot of things, because it was so broad so I GHFLGHG WKDW ZRXOG SUREDEO\ EH WKH EHVW Ă€W for me,â€? Damon said. Malcolm said he and his colleagues in the communication department try to stress the importance of how to apply the skills WDXJKW LQ WKH SURJUDP WR ZKDWHYHU Ă€HOG graduates want to explore. “It’s very hard to QDPH D Ă€HOG LQ ZKLFK FRPPXQLFDWLRQ ZRQ¡W play a role and a person can be very intelligent but if they don’t communicate well that’s probably going to be a detriment to them in the long term, maybe even the short term,â€? Malcolm said. The interim department chair said that he wants his department to encourage communication students to pick up a double major. “When I think of communication I think about communication about what? That there has to be something else that you apply it to,â€? Malcolm said. While Malcolm said the growth of the program has been a blessing, he said it has also been a curse. “Being a popular major, having such rapid growth, does present us certain concerns we want to manage,â€? Malcolm said. He said that part of that problem is making sure students get the individual attention needed to succeed and gain the “comparative advantageâ€? Malcolm said is important WR Ă€QGLQJ D MRE RXW RI VFKRRO Of course communication isn’t the only popular major at KSC. The college is also known for its education and safety programs, something that led junior Elissa Coburn to KSC. Coburn, who is a double major in early childhood education and journalism, said .6& ZDV QRW KHU Ă€UVW FKRLFH EXW WKH FRPbination of the school’s proximity to home, LWV FDPSXV DQG WKH HGXFDWLRQ SURJUDP¡V Ă€QH reputation is what ultimately drew her here. “It means a lot to go to Keene State [College] and have an education [degree]. So I was really excited about that. It’s well known I guess that Keene has a pretty good education department,â€? Coburn said. While it was the program that helped draw Coburn here, other students, such as junior Will Steeves, said it was just about everything else that led him to transfer from

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the University of Rhode Island (URI) to KSC. Steeves, a biology major, said he wanted to come to KSC after visiting a friend. He said he realized that URI was a little too big and expensive for what he was looking for. Steeves said he appreciates being at a smaller school because of the opportunity for more personal interaction between professors and students. “The people are all very helpful and teachers and staff and stuff really just want to get things done and in terms of the student they’re very helpful in that aspect,� Steeves said. Damon, a Massachusetts native, said even without knowing what she wanted to

study coming out of high school, after one visit to KSC she knew this was where she wanted to do it. “I loved the New Hampshire scenery, I loved everything, the campus; it was not too big and everything was really close,� she continued, “It was just the environment and all the people were just so welcoming it was just like; I knew once I stepped on that campus it was for me,� Damon explained. Piro said he heard about KSC through his mother, who heard about it from a coworker, who is a KSC alumnus. Piro said the size of the school was also a factor in coming to KSC.

“I wasn’t looking for a school that was way too big where I wouldn’t know my professors that well,� Piro said. Junior Katelyn Root said she had been familiar with KSC from when her older brother, earned his safety degree here. Root, an environmental studies major, said she originally came here to study education, but changed her mind during her freshman year. Root said that changing majors has not set her behind schedule for graduating on time. KSC senior Craig Gurley originally planned to major in management, but when he saw many of his friends study safety, Gurley followed. “A lot of my friends did

safety so I kind of just fell into it and then I started to like it after a while,â€? Gurley said. While many students are concerned with the job market, Gurley said he believes WKHUH DUH SOHQW\ RI RSSRUWXQLWLHV LQ KLV Ă€HOG “I think there’s a lot of safety jobs out there, so I think the job market’s pretty good,â€? Gurley said. Whether other students share Gurley’s concern or not, the variety and popularity KSC offers continues to appeal to students year after year. Steven Trinkwald can be contacted at strinkwald@keene-equinox.com

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Weekly orphanage trips a highlight for KSC student

Brittany Ballantyne, Cape Town, South Africa

Hitting and pushing are also sadly another part of their daily routine. When one has 30 plus babies, children and young adults to worry about, it’s impossible to keep your eye on each child at once. Crying and screaming happen a lot here, but I urge you to once again, look closer with me. A baby crawls to the steps and is suddenly doused in kisses. A toddler is crying for water and an older child fetches them a cup. The young adults separate WKH FKLOGUHQ ZKHQ WKH\ ÀJKW DQG one does not mess around with the teenagers. It’s a family here in this orphanage. There is chaos, there is comfort. There are tears and laughter. The way these children look out for those younger than them leaves me in awe. After being here in South Africa for a few months now, I can say I believe some children can take better care of babies than many

people and friends I know at home. Not every child goes to school, but each one has an urge to learn how to write. A number of the children have asked me to help them spell my name. I’m proud to say most of them know how to spell their own. Sometimes letters are spelt backwards, but nonetheless it’s still there for all to see on paper. English is the language learned in school here, so we do our best to teach them words and phrases. One little boy, in particular, picks up on vocabulary very fast. He is four years old, and he now knows how to say “I love you,� “silly� and can sing part of Justin Bieber’s song “Baby.� Excluding the babies, each child and young adult has learned how to take photos on my camera. They squeal and laugh when I show them the photo they’ve just taken, and if I allowed them to,

they wouldn’t let the camera ever make it back into my hands. Since they don’t normally see photos of themselves, I printed some out to give to them. They shouted in excitePHQW DQG Ă LSSHG WKURXJK WKHP yelling each other’s names as their faces appeared. We strive to teach them all that we can, which is very limited because of the language barrier. The people I volunteer with through Southern Ambition, a two-yearold company that promotes volunteering and adventures, might be as tireless as the children. Simple reminders like “don’t hit,â€? “share thatâ€? and “wipe your handsâ€? seem to go a long way here in my second South African home. It may not be the most luxurious of places, but it is undoubtedly my favorite spot to be. I miss the children when I’m not there. The school

week can’t go by fast enough for me to run, dance and play with them. It is as if they follow me around when the smallest reminders of them make me laugh in public and tell people I’m with “you had to be there.â€? Words don’t do justice to just how much these children have changed my life. It seems that just a few days DJR , YROXQWHHUHG IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH and arrived to their waves and earto-ear smiles. As clichĂŠ as it sounds, I mean it when I say they’ve opened my eyes to the world around me. No longer DP , ORRNLQJ DW OLIH WKURXJK D Ă€UVW world lens. I’ve fallen in love with each and every one of these children. They’ve taught me more than I could have ever imagined, and I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to repay them for all they’ve unknowingly given me.

They tug at your clothes, tie your hair in knots, mistake you for a jungle gym and they’ve stolen my heart. The children of an orphanage in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, are now my favorite little people to see each week. These children and teenagers have it a lot “better offâ€? than some in the township, as they have concrete (not tin VFUDS ZDOOV ZRRGHQ Ă RRUV LQVWHDG RI GLUW Ă RRUV DQG UXQQLQJ ZDWHU They’re so young and innocent that it breaks my heart to say some of them are ill. But if I told you that was their story and the story ended there, I’d be lying. One amazingly strong and patient woman and her family take care of the children. The family provides them with food, beds, toys and an after-school room. The food, however, does not provide the children an adequate diet. The four year olds look like one year olds, the ten year olds look seven. (QJOLVK LV QRW WKHLU Ă€UVW ODQJXDJH and a majority of the children can only say a few words to communicate with me. Xhosa, known as the click language, is what they speak and they’ve quickly taught me what they mean. “Jonga sissy, jonga,â€? is heard nearly all day in the orphanage, meaning “look sister, look.â€? The young boys and girls always want your attention, but the word “jongaâ€? has taken on a whole new meaning for me. “Jongaâ€? means look--look twice, look deeper and further. There is a lot more to these crazy children WKDQ PHHWV WKH H\H DW Ă€UVW JODQFH Tires make for good hide-out spots DQG DOPRVW DQ\ REMHFWV WKH\ Ă€QG FDQ be turned into a toy. Singing songs and jumping around are their favorite pastimes. Their artistic skills and sketches of me make me laugh, drawing one WRR PDQ\ Ă€QJHUV RQ P\ VWLFN Ă€JXUH self and adding my “goofy smilesâ€?, which they most likely have “to a T.â€? Toys can create problems BRITTANY BALLANTYNE / CONTRIBUTED amongst the children, as there aren’t Keene State College junior Brittany Ballantyne studies in Cape Town, South Africa, for the spring semester. Ballantyne’s new favorite enough of the same to go around.

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Long said. He gave examples such as place blogs, including one of a friend who keeps a blog on her day-to-day life and about what’s interesting it her. “She’d write stories about the trees or she’d write stories about the physical plant or she’d write stories about an event that happened. It’s neat. A place blog, a travel blog, those are important,� Long said.

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come together for this event, it means so much for people to take time out of their daily lives to help others who are in need,â€? she said. “The support that we get, the support that I’ve gotten since I’ve watched it grow LV LQVDQH 7KH Ă€UVW \HDU ZH reached $18,000. Last year, we hit $32,000,â€? she said. “Everything has gone up every year. It’s wild.â€? She said her goal for this year is to keep that momentum going. The recipient of the college’s Presidential Leadership Award last year, Lazinsk said she always looks for ways to help others through her membership in Circle K to her involvement in Relay for Life not only in Keene, but as a representative in New England as well. Ever busy juggling her many responsibilities, Lazinsk organized a kick-off party for Relay for Life on March 6 in the Night Owl Cafe, where members of the Relay committee baked cupcakes for everyone to decorate. In addition, the event served as an information session on how to get more involved in Relay and how a team can sign up. Emily Davidson-Toman, a senior, said she decided to

According to sixrevisions.com the most popular blogging website is WordPress.com, which is what Long uses in his classes, and Tumblr was number six of the most popular blogging websites. Long commented, “Tumblr is a lot of reblogging or connecting, it is a form of writing but it’s different than the kind of writing ZKHUH \RX¡UH GRLQJ PRUH UHĂ HFWLQJ Âľ 6HQLRU Max Moran said he uses Tumblr over other blogging sites because of its increasing pop-

get involved in Relay simply because it’s for a good cause. “I’ve been involved for three years, and I enjoy the event every year and it’s great for community service,â€? she said. She said community service is important because it helps others. “It’s important that money is donated for cancer patients’ care,â€? Davidson-Toman said. There are some new aspects of Relay on the horizon, including a new theme--birthday. “It’s all about celebration,â€? she said. Lazinsk said this year the organization is making an even larger publicity push, so everyone on campus can see what Relay is about and why they should become a part of it. “We’ll be on Appian Way, in the [Young] Student Center. We’ll be asking student organizations on campus. We don’t want to leave anyone untouched.â€? She said her goal this year is to have the whole campus know what Relay for Life is and what the committee does. That money that Lazinsk was able to help fund raise last year went to a spectrum of different ways of helping cancer patients, not just research. Chemotherapy takes a drastic toll on the human ERG\ DQG RQH RI WKH Ă€UVW YLFtims of chemo treatment is hair. As it falls out, it’s often-

WLPHV GLIÀFXOW IRU D ZRPDQ to cope with--it’s a symbol of her womanhood. The money raised from Relay for Life helps buy wigs for cancer patients. In addition, the ACS provides a service to help women with nail care and even make-up application. Money from the event also gives cancer patients lodging for those who need to travel far for treatments and transportation to and from the hospital in order to receive their

ularity. “I like how I can like and reblog my friends work and/or reblog what they are reblogging so other people can reblog that,� Moran said. Like most Tumblr users, Moran said, “Once in awhile I’ll write a smirk worthy thing or two to post up but not too often, I’ll mostly reblog photos from funny blogs I follow. Long pointed out how KSC alumni are using blogs to document how they’re utilizing their degrees. On the Keene State College website under the English Department

treatments. A vital and essential service, patients don’t have to worry about how they could get to the hospital and where they would stay. According to Amy Haseltine, a community executive in development for the American Cancer Society, money from Relay for Life has also gone to fund the world’s best physicians to fund their cancer research. Some of the recipients of funding from the ACS have gone on to

News, Long said, “Adam Hogue [English 2011] is teaching English in Gwangju, South Korea, and keeps a blog (a weblog) about his travels in Korea and Southeast Asia.� Other KSC alumni keeping blogs include Val Snowdon, 2005. She is in the Peace Corps in Jamaica and updates her site with entries about their work. Megan Grenier can be contacted at mgrenier@keene-equinox.com

win Nobel Prizes for their work. Haseltine has spent the past twelve years devoting her time to the American Cancer Society. She began to be involved after her brother was diagnosed with cancer. ´0\ Ă€UVW 5HOD\ P\ EURWKHU was diagnosed with cancer, it was a really healing and empowering experience to feel like instead of being helpless, even walking around a track, even though it’s so basic, it can actually make

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Christy Nguyen is a KSC senior and a cancer survivor. Nguyen has been involved with Relay since her sophomore year.

a huge difference in someone’s life,â€? she said. Haseltine said involvement in Relay is a character building experience. “Even though you might be having a bad day, there’s someone out there having a worse one, so it keeps everything in perspective.â€? Haseltine is working with Lazinsk this semester to put on KSC’s Relay event. Christy Nguyen, is a cancer survivor and a student on campus. Her sophomore year, she said, she spoke during Relay for Life about her experiences and has been involved ever since. “It was really uncomfortable talking about my FRQGLWLRQ WKH Ă€UVW WLPH LW ZDV overwhelming talking to a group of a hundred people,â€? Nguyen said. But community service such as Relay is a support system for those who have lost loved ones to campus. “It’s a good bonding experience and a lot of people need that unity.â€? “Every person who relays KDV D UROH LQ Ă€QGLQJ D FXUH When a cure is found one day, every person who does Relay can say they had a part in it, and they can own it and be proud of that. They can make a difference,â€? Lazinsk said. Whitney Cyr can be contacted at wcyr@keene-equinox.com

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protection that is equivalent to a sun protection factor [SPF] of 4 or less, which translates into a little extra time in the sun before you start to burn.â€? Some students said WKH EHQHĂ€WV GR QRW RXWZHLJK WKH risk. Senior Annie Dintino said skin cancer runs in her family. “I’m neurotic about sunblock in the summer,â€? she said. Similarly, freshman Eric Mealey said he has had a family member who was sick from cancer. “I hate it,â€? he said, “It can be okay in moderation, but going tanning just to look more brown is a no.â€? Mealey said in the summer he wears an SPF 50 sunblock to protect his skin. One student said she thinks she has established a safe tanning routine, being aware of the risks. Junior Caitlin Boyle said she goes on vacation every year and tans indoors to achieve her “base tan,â€? just as Levinsky suggested. “Once I didn’t go tanning before and I got burned,â€? she said. Boyle said she always puts on sunscreen when she tans. “I don’t want to get skin cancer,â€? she explained, “But I don’t like looking pale—I look sick.â€? Boyle said the skin cancer risks are “scary,â€? but that she relies on her use of sunscreen to keep her safe. Boyle credited the intake of vitamin D from the sun and tanning DV D EHQHĂ€W 6KH VDLG ´7DQQLQJ makes you feel better. It’s the vitamin D—it gives you more energy.â€? Boyle raises two key points in the discussion of sun tanning. First, the intake of vitamin D. According to The U.S. Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, individuals under the age of 50 years need approximately 200 international units, (IU) of Vitamin D per day. This equals 10 to 15 minutes of sun exposure. Kathleen Zelman, RD, explained Vitamin D’s role as an absorber of calcium, which in turn helps maintain bone density. Vitamin D can be absorbed through indoor tanning because UV-B rays trigger the synthesis of vitamin D. The second issue Boyle raised considers the examination of sunscreen versus sunblock. The Department of Dermatology at University of California-San Francisco states sunscreen as a “screenâ€? which protects the skin from UV-A rays. Sunblock literally blocks the VXQ UHĂ HFWLQJ 89 $ UD\V 7KH department also explained the theory behind SPF. The website states: “A user can determine how long their sunblock will be effective by multiplying the SPF factor by the length of time it takes for him or her to suffer a burn without sunscreen.â€? The UCSF recommended using sunblock with an SPF of at least 30 with frequent application. Mathews reiterated that some sun exposure is healthy and okay. She stated the issue as not being one of lack of research or knowledge, but rather a misperception and lack of thought among students. Mathews said college students tend to fall under the mindset that if everyone’s doing it, it’s okay. She argued that not all 5,000 KSC students are visiting tanning salons. “I just wonder if it’s one of those things that the perception is everyone is going, but is the reality that everyone’s going? I would highly doubt it. Students’ perception about many things are off,â€? she said. The bottom line: the sun can kill. Indoor tanning can kill. There’s no way around it. Sun exposure, indoor or out, will lead to the damaging of the skin and can ultimately lead to cancer. Research and fact are proof. Mathews stated, “I think that we have to stop thinking that we’re invincible. We need to stop thinking we’re invincible and thinking about the things we’re doing, and is that a good representation of yourself. Are you willing? Is it worth the risk?â€? Einstein said, “Beauty is skin deep.â€? But sun damaged skin goes beyond that outer layer. In a society that believes beauty is pain, 30 million Americans prove that most times, they are willing to take that risk. Julie Conlon can be contacted at jconlon@keene-equinox.com

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Relay for Life kickstarts season of hope WHITNEY CYR

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR It all started with one person walking around a track nearly 20 years ago. Over time, the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event has blossomed into a nationwide fundraiser for cancer, with millions of

KSC ‘major’ increase in popularity STEPHEN TRINKWALD

EQUINOX STAFF The little teaching school in Keene, N.H., once known as the Keene Normal School, has expanded its breadth over the last century. What was once just a school for aspiring educators now offers undergraduate programs in more than 30 disciplines. Communications is just one of many majors at Keene State College that continues to grow. According to Dr. Nigel Malcolm, who is serving as interim department chair for Communication and Philosophy, the department has seen rapid growth over the past few years. ´)RXU RXW RI WKH ODVW Ă€YH \HDUV communication has graduated the most students out of all of Arts and Humanities and our major has grown by 142 percent over the last four years,â€? Malcolm said. KSC senior William Piro said he decided to major in communication because of the wide variety of options it can lead to. While the options are nice, Piro said he doesn’t have a set plan for after graduation. “A major like education you have a set job when you graduate. With communications you can really do a lot of things and there’s not really a limit with what you can do,â€? Piro said. He said he originally planned on majoring in journalism, but it wasn’t too long before he changed his mind. “I didn’t really want anything to do with journalism [as a major] after I took a couple classes,â€? Piro said. He did add he wished he had kept journalism on as a minor, however.

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participants. The man who started it all, Dr. Gordy Klatt, began the event by walking for 24 straight hours, as a way to symbolize the struggle cancer patients go through every day. He was single-handedly able to raise $27,000 for cancer research. The next year, nearly 340 people stepped up and walked.

As of 2013, the American Cancer Society has raised over $4 billion for cancer research, according to the ACS website. The charitable event celebrates cancer survivors, the families of those affected by cancer, and the caregivers and the doctors who support and help treat cancer patients, in addition to raising money.

As senior and co-chair for Relay for Life at Keene State College, Rebecca Lazinsk says the event begins at night and continues on into the day, another way of symEROL]LQJ D FDQFHU SDWLHQW¡V VWUXJJOH WR Ă€QG KRSH /D]LQVN LV QR VWUDQJHU WR WKH GLIĂ€FXOties faced by the onset of cancer, with both RI KHU SDUHQWV DIĂ LFWHG E\ LW

Today, her father is one of those cancer survivors that Relay celebrates. Lazinsk has spent four long years building the event up at KSC, ever since she was a freshman, and she says every year, more and more people participate and come to her to help. “It’s amazing to see so many people

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Penny for your thoughts: the blogging era MEGAN GRENIER

EQUINOX STAFF Whether it’s for travel, school, personal or networking reasons, the Internet makes blogging an exciting new way to document thoughts or share adventures with loved ones. At Keene State College, some professors are making it part of their curriculum to use blogs in the classroom. “I’m using them to organize student writing,� the English Department Chair, Mark Long, said. Long continued, “My blogs seem to be more oriented towards my classes. They tend to be oriented toward fostering professional conversations.� English Professor Kirsti Sandy said that she has also used blogs in her classes before. “[Students] had to think about the theme that they wanted or the idea and then design it,� Sandy said. According to junior Mia Gauthier, it’s not only English professors using blogs in their teaching curriculum. “I have never used a blog until this year for my Principles of Marketing class. The course requires the students to keep a blog throughout the semester, by posting two blogs a week,� Gauthier said. Gauthier said that using blogs in her marketing class isn’t helpful for her. “For the class, the blogs are required to stay on topic with what we are learning, but I feel that it does not achieve this,� Gauthier continued, “A blog is not for everyone, even if it’s required [by the professor]. I feel that some people don’t like openly expressing their opinions, especially through a public website.� Another student in Gauthier’s class, junior Jade Brulotte, said, “The blogs are useful because they help you connect with the other students and share opinions and ideas outside of the classroom.� Long commented, “You have an

audience, anyone can read it, and I love that idea. Because then when you write something you’re not just writing it for a professor and turning it in. It makes the audience more real, that’s why I use it for teaching.� Aside from classroom work, blogs are a great place where people can just write, Long said. “It’s just another place to write and to get your work essentially published, so that’s what I think it’s great for,� Long said. Sandy said for students interested in being published, they must take care with what they post on blogs. “Essays and publications and journals have this notation under submission guidelines that said anything that has been published before, even in a personal blog, cannot be considered for publication. Not every journal does that, but a lot of them do,� Sandy said. Sandy added that once these blogs are deleted there is no longer an issue with the publication of your writing that you previously self-published on your blog. “I have been very cautious since that time and my blogs are out there somewhere but they’re set to private,� Sandy said. “I think that people who do this [write blogs] are opening up more possibilities for sharing writing and sharing ideas that traditional publishing has always allowed,� Sandy continued, “I really wish there could be more of a connection and not so much of a dismissing of blogs from print culture.� Long said that most blogs that people set up and don’t write in afterwards happen because they don’t have a subject to write about. “I think the best blogs, the ones that are fun to read, are the ones with somebody who has an agenda,�

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For many, tanning risks pale in comparison to bronzed beauty JULIE CONLON

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR The Merriam-Webster dicWLRQDU\ GHĂ€QHV ´EHDXW\Âľ DV “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.â€? Simply put, as Albert Einstein famously said, “Beauty is skin deep.â€? Around springtime every year, one controllable aspect of beauty is kicked into high gear: skin color. With the ability to manipulate one’s skin color through the natural sun, indoor tanning and lotions, America’s obsession with being tan takes the spotlight as winter fades into warmer months. A darker color is the sunbather’s goal, and overachieving sunbathers found a way around lying on the beach for hours on end. Their solution: indoor tanning. Indoor tanning allows for a quick, controlled concentration of UV-A and UV-B rays to reach the skin. But just as quickly as one’s skin begins to glow bronze, the risks outweigh the EHQHĂ€WV 6KDURQ 0LOOHU ZRUNV

for the Food and Drug Administration and is a scientist and “international expertâ€? on UV radiation and tanning. In an article for the FDA, Miller stated a tan is the skin’s reaction to UV rays. She said the skin’s transition to a darker color is its way of showing how the skin has been “insulted.â€? She explained, “The skin acts in self-defense by producing more melanin, a pigment that darkens the skin. Over time, this damage will lead to prematurely aged skin, and in some cases skin cancer.â€? 7KH 2IĂ€FLDO -RXUQDO RI WKH American Academy of Pediatrics stated in their March 2013, Volume 131 issue, that approximately 3.5 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancers are diagnosed in the United States annually. It also states with increased UV radiation H[SRVXUH IURP DUWLĂ€FLDO WDQning devices, the incidences of non-melanoma skin cancers has doubled among young adults in the U.S. According to the Journal of Pediatrics melanoma was the third most common cancer diagnosed among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 39

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in 2012. Women had a 69 percent higher risk of melanoma compared to men. “This greater melanoma risk among women coincided with increased tanning bed

use among female adolescents, who consistently reported more frequent indoor tanning than male adolescents,� the journal states. In 2013, the Food & Drug

Administration stated the risk of melanoma of the skin increased by 75 percent for an individual who tanned artiÀFLDOO\ LQGRRUV 7KLV PHDQV RQH YLVLW³QRW ÀYH QRW WHQ increases one’s cancer risk by 75 percent. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the indoor tanning industry reached an estimated revenue of $2.6 billion in 2010. The AAD also adds that on an average day in the United States, more than one million people tan in tanning salons; 70 percent of these tanning patrons were Caucasian girls and women, primarily aged 16 to 29 years. Annually, nearly 28 million people tan indoors in the U.S. The American Cancer Society estimated that 67,250 new melanoma cases in the U.S. would be diagnosed in the year 2012. With research proving cancer risks, and even eye damage from indoor tanning, the issue goes beyond the physical and into the emotional and mental drive behind one’s decision to put him or herself in such danger, said Tiffany Mathews, Health and Wellness coordinator for KSC. Mathews said

“We need to stop thinking we’re invincible.â€? -­TIFFANY MATHEWS KSC HEALTH AND WELLNESS COORDINATOR

tanning comes back to the LVVXH RI GHĂ€QLQJ EHDXW\ 6KH said the matter is bigger than the KSC population. “I think the issue is that our society puts a lot of emphasis on appearances, on looks and I think that being tan is one of the many attributes that are seen as attractive,â€? she said. Mathews said magazines, movies and videos contribute to this obsession. “Being tan might hide certain things—it might hide the actual attributes that people have naturally,â€? she said. Paige Agresti, a KSC freshman, said she regularly tans indoors when she is home on school breaks. “It helps my skin with acne,â€? she said, “I’ve heard the vitamin D helps, too. I just like the look of it.â€? Agresti said she is aware of the cancer risks with indoor tanning. “It worries me a lot, but I’ve never gotten badly burned from it,â€? she said. But as research states, exposure,

whether it’s a burn or not, is enough to cause potentially fatal damage. Sophomore Alexandra Levinsky said she has used indoor tanning beds and said indoor tanning is “addicting.â€? Levinsky said she tanned before a trip to Australia with the goal of getting a “base tan.â€? The idea behind a base tan is this: get a tan before hitting the real sun and you won’t burn as badly. “The sun is stronger in Australia than here [in New Hampshire],â€? she said, “So I got a base tan. I know you’ll get skin cancer no matter what,â€? she continued, “Some people are willing WR VDFULĂ€FH JRLQJ WR D WDQQLQJ salon so they don’t have to burn.â€? Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D. debunked the idea of a base tan. He said, “Tanning under the sun or a sunlamp gives

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Music video night hits off on a high note JAKE WILLIAMS

EQUINOX STAFF Famously, music videos laid waste to the radio star in the 1980s. Now, the Internet and the proliferation of video sharing sites like YouTube have ended the music video’s status as a main cog in establishing an artist’s prominence. However, for Keene State College students in Film Professor Lance Levesque’s Production I class, it remains a viable medium for showcasing their skills. Film Production I students held Music Video Night on March 5 in the Mabel Brown Room, the event’s new location. In previous years, videos debuted in KSC’s Putnam Theatre, but the rising numbers of attendants forced the move, as previously reported by The Equinox. Slow hordes of students trickled into the Mabel Brown Room up to the 10:30 p.m. showing time, eventually packing the majority of the ground floor and extending into the balcony section. As an event, Film Production I student Joe Fusco said Professor Levesque has hosted this night for about a decade. According to Film Production I student and freshman Rebecca Connolly, students had about three weeks to plan, shoot, edit and finalize the production of a music video. She said that after first assigning a smaller project to gauge where students’ strengths were, Professor Levesque, in effect, chose the four student groups randomly. Whereas some groups were able to promptly decide on a song and concept, Connolly said for her group the task proved more difficult. “Our group definitely met [to work on the project] the most,� she said. “It [the project] was a struggle, it really was,� group member Fusco said. Connolly said each member had individual ideas for songs and concepts but were unable to zero in on one during their initial meetings. That’s when she said their professor recommended they steer away from the darker, more serious themes explored by other groups and reach for something “upbeat and fun.� Connolly said this sort of teacherstudent engagement ran concurrent during the filmmaking process. “He’s probably the most encouraging professor I’ve ever had,� Connolly said. “He’ll shoot you down if he thinks it’s crap, but he will also shoot you sky high if he thinks it’s a great idea. He won’t just leave you with nothing [to work with],� Fusco said. “He’ll call you personally and work it out, he’ll fix your ideas. Nothing is over with Lance [Levesque]. We could always improve it and we could always make it that much better. That’s why he’s a really good teacher.� Following this interaction, the group found an angle

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to pursue for their video, and according to Fusco their concept and song choice hit simultaneously. “We got the idea down and it sounded really magical,� he said. “Then all of a sudden, B.o.B, the song ‘Magic’ popped in my head and I was like ‘Let’s rock ‘Magic’.’� “From an editor’s standpoint because of its beat and

its tempo [there’s] a lot of fun stuff that you can do editing wise, making things more fun to watch and aesthetically pleasing,� Connolly said. However, not all aspects of this project happened with the speed of a magic show. According to Connolly, the film’s main editor,

because of their choice to use special effects they needed 80 minutes of login time on the computer to complete the video. She said that not only were they burdened with learning new software, the editing suite Avid, but

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Dancing the night away for charity DEANNA CARUSO

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Senior at Keene State College Jaime Del Pizzo pushes through what some may call a disability. Not to be fooled, however, Del Pizzo is not in the slightest bit discouraged by her bilateral hearing loss. If anything, it is simply a different world for her—not a disabled one. “She marches to the beat of her own drum and she does it in a way that nobody else can,â€? Del Pizzo’s sister, Becki said. 7KH \HDU ROG Ă€OP SURGXFWLRQ PDMRU from Montgomeryville, Penn. took an interest in being behind the camera at a very young age. Watching her father’s habit and hobby as a videographer and photographer in the family, Del Pizzo “always wanted to play with the camera.â€? Living through the visuals of the world, 'HO 3L]]R LV DEOH WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ KHU Ă€OP [and other classes] with the help of teacher’s assistants, handy note takers and her amazing capability to lip-read. She said one of the biggest challenges in school is group work. “I rely on lip-reading so when I try to lip-read everyone at the same time it can be really hard,â€? Del Pizzo said. But, “some movies are so focused on cinematography that makes it really straight forward.â€? It’s not always that easy, though. Another challenge Del Pizzo faces is the many movies VKRZQ LQ KHU Ă€OP FODVVHV WKDW GR QRW KDYH VXEWLWOHV ´,W FDQ EH GLIĂ€FXOW DW WLPHV Âľ 'HO Pizzo said. “I have to try to make up for that [lack of subtitles] and focus on the visuals and learn from that.â€? 'HO 3L]]R VDLG WKHUH DUH PDQ\ Ă€OP SURfessors and enthusiasts who advise to watch a movie at least once without sound. She chuckled and said, “I automatically do that, so it’s a different perspective.â€? While some classmates may close their eyes and take a

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Keene State College senior Max Moran portrays Rick Grimes in a short video created as part of a video contest for “The Walking Dead.� The contest winner’s film will air just before the season finale of “The Walking Dead.�

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A&E EDITOR In fourth grade we dreamed of debuting our new toys or new pets during show and tell. It was never enough to WHOO HYHU\RQH DERXW \RXU QHZ JROGÀVK RU new reptile; you had to show them. Now two Keene State College students are no longer dreaming about showcasing their newly acquired pets or toys; it’s zombies

that are their prized possessions. Seniors Max Moran and Lamar Clark are showFDVLQJ WKHLU RQH PLQXWH Ă€OP WKH\ FUHDWHG for a “Walking Deadâ€? fan contest. 7KHLU Ă€OP ZKLFK H[SODLQV ZK\ WKH\ are one-of-a-kind fans, was created over the span of three days, with production beginning on Feb. 25. Clark and Moran said the video, which was directed and edited by student Trevor Thalin, was Ă€OPHG DW .6& Ă€OP VWXGHQW 6DP 3DFKH-

co’s farmhouse. Moran said that the conWHVW¡V JXLGHOLQHV UHTXLUHG WKH Ă€OP WR EH less than 60 seconds and had to incorporate the use of Dr. Pepper. “We decided WR XVH RXU PDMRU ZKLFK LV Ă€OP WR YLVXDOO\ show why we are a one-of-kind fan by literally copying everything they do—shot, and structure,â€? Clark said. 7KH Ă€OP ZLOO EH MXGJHG EDVHG XSRQ creativity, substance and originality, and

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The stairs leading up to the Mabel Brown Room were wrapped with red and \HOORZ ULEERQV ELJ EULJKW EDOORRQV Ă€OOHG the air and blaring Rihanna music played as the background beat. The colored lights Ă€OOHG WKH URRP ZLWK HQHUJ\ DV .HHQH 6WDWH College sororities and fraternities started WR Ă€OO LQ WKH HPSW\ VHDWV :ULWWHQ LQ KXJH letters on the projector screen were the words: Psi Upsilon. On Tuesday, March 5, Psi Upsilon held an event called, “PSI U Think You Can Dance.â€? This event helped raise money for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF). Junior and PSI U treasurer, Alyssa Nichols, said, “We started planning this event in September, but it has been in our mind since last spring.â€? When it came to advertising the event, Nichols and her fraternity spread the word with posters placed in all the dormitories, academic buildings, a banner in the L.P. Young Student Center, and they also created a Facebook group. Not only were KSC students welcomed, but anyone who wanted to donate or attend the event was more than welcomed to--a $2 fee was paid at the door with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to the Sam Schmidt Foundation. PSI U chose the Sam Schmidt Foundation to raise money for because Sam Schmidt is a PSI U alumnus at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif; he was also a former Indy Racing League Driver. Schmidt’s world changed on January 6, 2000, when he was in Orlando, Fla. practicing at the Walt Disney World Speedway. As his car exited turn two, it hit the wall with tremendous impact. Schmidt was then airlifted to a local hospital to discover he was diagnosed as a quadriplegic. Schmidt has regained neck strength and partial shoulder movement but still

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Dancing her way across the ocean REBECCA MARSH

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Flamenco dancer and choreographer Niurca Marquez performs in the Mabel Brown Room and educates the community about the art and culture of the flamenco dance. Marquez was accompanied by guitarist José Roderiguez.

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Keene State College students Max Moran and Lamar Clark create a one-minute video in hopes that it will be chosen to premiere before “The Walking Dead” season finale.

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Senior Jaime Del Pizzo finds a way to combine her two passions, snowboarding and film. Del Pizzo, along with Plymouth State University student, Kelly Wren created a company called Thumbs Up Birds that promotes up-and-coming female snowboarders with the help of film.

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Art is in the eye of the beholder SAM NORTON

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J-Bob & Lefty Friday, March 22 from 6:30 to 9:00

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Obama nominates Justice official to top Labor slot

Pope Francis lauded for interfaith dialogue

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In this Dec. 12, 2012 picture provided by the NCI-Emanue El, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, right, lights the Janukia during Hanukkah celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, At left is Rabbi Sergio Bergman, and at right is Rabbi Alejandro Avruj, of the NCI-Emanu El congregation.

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Jane Dougherty, of Colorado, the sister of Mary Sherlach, the school psychologist killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, testifies in favor of proposed gun control at the State Capitol, in Denver, Monday March 4, 2013.

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a bit and enjoy some of the things California had to offer. This included going hiking, visiting the San Diego Zoo, and even getting into an intense laser tag JDPH DW D PXOWL Ă RRU IDFLOLW\ Add that to the fact they completed what they sought ought to do, it’s safe to say the team is feeling good. Todd said, “Morale is just through the roof right now, but the thing is, is that we

RYAN GLAVEY

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR Returning from Wisconsin victorious, Keene State College welcomes back its newest national champion, and this week’s Athlete of the Week, Janel Haggerty. Haggerty claimed the top prize in the indoor pentathORQ DW WKH 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ ,,, ,QGRRU 7UDFN )LHOG &KDPSLonships. Coming into the championships as the second seed in the competition, Haggerty posted a combined score of 3,467 points LQ WKH Ă€YH HYHQWV Haggerty won the 60-meter KXUGOHV Ă€QLVKHG VHFRQG LQ WKH 800-meter run, tied for third in the high jump, and placed fourth in the long jump. Her WRS Ă€QLVKHV LQ IRXU RI WKH HYHQWV helped Haggerty overcome her Ă€IWHHQWK SODFH Ă€QLVK LQ WKH VKRW SXW WR WRS WKH Ă€HOG RI SHQWDWKletes. --A big part of the KSC Softball team’s success during their spring break trip to Florida, was Ă€UVW \HDU SLWFKHU 0DULDK &ULVS WKH Ă€UVW UXQQHU XS WKLV ZHHN &ULVS SLWFKHG Ă€YH RI WKH team’s ten games in the sunshine state. She went 3-2 in her perforPDQFHV DQG KHOSHG WKH 2ZOV WR a 4-6 record to start the season. %RWK RI &ULVS¡V ORVVHV ZHUH RQH run games. Crisp pitched a total of 37.67 innings over the course of the week, and posted an impressive 1.67 earned run average over that span. She also chalked up VWULNHRXWV LQ KHU Ă€YH VWDUWV striking out 29 percent of the batters she faced. --The second runner-up this week is junior Nick Vita. Vita OHDGV WKH .6& 0HQ¡V %DVHEDOO team in batting so far this season, with a .438 average. He also has team-highs with 13 runs scored and eight runs batted in. Vita’s solid play helped the 2ZOV WR D UHFRUG GXULQJ their time in Florida.

are humble, we’re trying not to get big heads and just keep playing one game at a time and see where it leads us.� This team is playing with a ton of passion and momentum right now which could be a sign that a dominant run might be on it’s way in a stretch of XSFRPLQJ NH\ JDPHV 7KH ÀUVW ZLOO EH played against Roger Williams University on March, 23. Jay McAree can be contacted at jmcaree@keene-equinox.com

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KSC sophomore Kevin Carey looks for a teammate during a game against Swarthmore College of Penn. in San Diego, Calif., on March 5, 2013.

Celtics fall to the Heat JIMMY GOLEN

ASSOCIATED PRESS /H%URQ -DPHV DQG WKH 0LDPL +HDW HVFDSHG %RVWRQ ZLWK WKHLU UG ZLQ LQ D row. All that’s in front of them now is the 1%$ UHFRUG IRU FRQVHFXWLYH YLFWRULHV Five years to the day after the Celtics snapped Houston’s winning streak at 22 games, James scored 37 points and made the go-ahead basket with 10.5 seconds left in Miami’s 105-103 victory on Monday night. $IWHU RYHUFRPLQJ WKH ODUJHVW GHĂ€FLW they’ve faced during their streak, the only team left for the Heat to catch is the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won 33 in a row. ´,W PHDQV D ORW Âľ -DPHV VDLG ´, NQRZ the history of the game. To be sitting in second place right now ... for us to be

Ryan Glavey can be contacted at rglavey@keene-equinox.com.

there and doing it the way we want to do it, it means a lot.â€? Jeff Green scored a career-high 43 SRLQWV IRU %RVWRQ ZKLFK ZDV ZLWKRXW Kevin Garnett for the second straight game. Paul Pierce had 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Celtics, but he missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds OHIW WKDW FRXOG KDYH JLYHQ %RVWRQ WKH ZLQ ,QVWHDG WKH GHIHQGLQJ 1%$ FKDPpions won a regular-season game in %RVWRQ IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH LQ WULHV “This was a passionate game, a lot of history between the two teams,â€? said 0LDPL IRUZDUG 6KDQH %DWWLHU ZKR SOD\HG for the Rockets when their 22-game win streak ended on March 18, 2008, and was ZLWK WKH +HDW ZKHQ WKH\ NQRFNHG %RVWRQ out of the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. “Not that it’s playoff intensity ... nothing’s like the playoffs.â€?

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ASSOCIATED PRESS The head football coach at Steubenville High School and the owners of a house where an infamous 12-minute YLGHR ZDV Ă€OPHG FRXOG EH LQYHVWLJDWHG DV 2KLR SURVHFXWRUV ORRN LQWR KRZ adults responded to allegations of rape last year. 2QH GD\ DIWHU D MXGJH FRQYLFWHG WZR high school football players of raping the 16-year-old girl in August, SteubenYLOOH¡V WRS RIĂ€FLDO VDLG VKH ZHOFRPHG D new, wide-ranging probe into possible wrongdoing connected with the rape. The announcement of the guilty verdict was barely an hour old Sunday when state Attorney General Mike DeWine said he was continuing his investigation and would consider charges against anyone who failed to speak up after the summertime attack. That group could include other teens, SDUHQWV VFKRRO RIĂ€FLDOV DQG FRDFKHV IRU the high school’s beloved football team, which has won nine state championships. According to trial testimony, one of the two football players said the coach knew about what happened and “took care of it.â€? The video, passed around widely online, depicted a student joking about the attack. “She is so raped right now,â€? the boy says. ,QYHVWLJDWRUV LQWHUYLHZHG WKH owners of a Steubenville house where WKH YLGHR ZDV Ă€OPHG ZKLFK ZDV DOVR the same place a photograph was taken of the girl being carried by her ankles DQG ZULVWV 'H:LQH¡V RIĂ€FH FRQĂ€UPHG Monday. 7KDW SLFWXUH ([KLELW 1R DW WKH trial, generated international outrage. There is no phone listing for the home. Numerous students, including defendant Trenton Mays, referred to the JLUO DV ´GHDGÂľ LQ WH[W PHVVDJHV WKH QLJKW of the attacks, apparently in reference to her unconscious state. The girl, who acknowledged drinkLQJ WHVWLĂ€HG VKH KDG QR PHPRU\ RI WKH assaults. A grand jury will meet in mid-April to consider evidence gathered by investigators from dozens of interviews, including with the football program’s 27 coaches, which include junior high, freshman and volunteer coaches.

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in the gym while they wait for the snow to clear off WKHLU KRPH Ă€HOG ORFDWHG DW WKH 2ZO $WKOHWLF &RPSOH[ 6HQLRU FDSWDLQ 1LFROH 'XSXLV VDLG LW ZDV QLFH WR Ă€QDOO\ get outside. 'XSXLV VDLG ´2XU Ă€UVW SUDFWLFH GD\ ZDV D OLWWOH VFDU\ EHFDXVH LW ZDV WKH Ă€UVW WLPH ZH JRW WR ZRUN RQ SRS Ă LHV DQG FXW RIIV %XW LW ZDV QLFH WR EH LQ WKH VXQ Âľ 'XSXLV KLW ZLWK DW EDWV NQRFNLQJ LQ Ă€YH 5%,V over ten games. Although she said she was not happy with her hitting performance, Dupuis said she found RWKHU ZD\V WR FRQWULEXWH WR WKH WHDP VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ RQ WKH defensive side of the ball. 2IIHQVLYHO\ WKH 2ZOV FHUWDLQO\ VKRZ VRPH SURPLVH .6& VHQLRU DQG Ă€UVW \HDU SOD\HU 0HU\O 5DJDLQL KLW RQ HLJKW KLWV QLQH UXQV WZR KRPH UXQV DQG VHYHQ 5%,V GXULQJ WKH WHQ JDPH VWUHWFK 7KH 2ZOV DOVR JRW D ORW of offensive production from freshman Stephanie Long. /RQJ KLW GULYLQJ LQ 5%,V Long also scored seven runs as the leadoff hitter for the squad. Samantha Nitso said, “We really needed a strong leadoff hitter after Haley [Chandler] left; she was our leadoff hitter last year. Steph is getting on base for the rest of us which is good.â€? Stephanie Long said that the Florida trip certainly KHOSHG ERRVW WKH FRQĂ€GHQFH RI WKH VL[ QHZ IUHVKPHQ ´, WKLQN JHWWLQJ WKH Ă€UVW FRXSOH JDPHV RXW RI WKH ZD\ LV VR LPSRUWDQW <RX¡UH VR QHUYRXV %XW RQFH \RX JHW RXW there you realize that this is what you’ve been doing since you were little,â€? Long added. A productive freshman class could be what the 2ZOV ZLOO QHHG LQ RUGHU WR VXFFHHG WKLV VHDVRQ 3URGXFWLYLW\ ZDV H[DFWO\ ZKDW WKH WHDP JRW IURP their freshman ace pitcher, Mariah Crisp. Crisp pitched LQ Ă€YH JDPHV QRWFKLQJ WKUHH ZLQV DQG WZR ORVVHV 6KH threw 37.2 innings, striking out 49 batters and picking up a 1.67 earned run average. &ULVS VDLG ´, IHHO D ORW PRUH FRQĂ€GHQW QRZ WKDW , SLWFKHG Ă€YH JDPHV DQG , DP JHWWLQJ WKH IHHO IRU WKH FROOHJH JDPH Âľ 6KH DGGHG ´,W PDGH PH D ORW VWURQJHU , WKLQN , MXVW JRW WKURZQ LQWR WKH ZROYHV %XW , VXUSULVHG P\VHOI , GLGQ¡W H[SHFW WR KDYH DV PXFK VXFFHVV DV , GLG Âľ Fellow freshman Stephanie Long said, “Mariah definitely held her own in Florida.â€? 2QH RI &ULVS¡V VWURQJHVW SHUIRUPDQFHV LQFOXGHG a win over Simmons College in which she threw 11 VWULNHRXWV DQG Ă€YH ZDONV RQ 0DUFK Stephanie Long and Mariah Crisp’s performances RQ WKH )ORULGD 6SULQJ %UHDN WULS HDUQHG WKHP WKHLU Ă€UVW /LWWOH (DVW &RQIHUHQFH KRQRUV RI WKH VHDVRQ &ULVS ZDV QDPHG WKH /(& ´3LWFKHU RI WKH :HHNÂľ ZKLOH /RQJ earned the “Rookie of the Weekâ€? honor. /RQJ VDLG ´, ZDV KDSS\ ZLWK P\ SHUIRUPDQFH , thought the environment was great. The seniors kept all the freshmen loose so that we were able to play as best as we could.â€? /RQJ DGGHG ´, WKLQN LW¡V JRRG WKDW IUHVKPHQ DUH able to come in and do well because then the upperclassmen don’t have to do all the work.â€? 2Q WRS RI SOD\LQJ JRRG VRIWEDOO WKH WHDP DOVR JRW to enjoy the Fla. sunshine while bonding with their teammates. Captain Nicole Dupuis said that for two days, the players were without cell phones in order to encourage them to bond with their teammates. Dupuis said, “Having so many young players, we need to bond RII WKH Ă€HOG DV ZHOO DV RQ WKH Ă€HOG Âľ There was no shortage of team bonding during their week-long trip. Crisp said, “Florida made our team come together just in those seven days. We all got to bond and get to know each other on a personal level. And that’s obviously really important when you are SOD\LQJ RQ WKH Ă€HOG WRJHWKHU Âľ 7KH /DG\ 2ZOV DUH VWLOO ZDLWLQJ IRU WKH VQRZ WR FOHDU RII WKHLU KRPH Ă€HOG %XW WKH WULS WR )ORULGD ZHQW WR VKRZ that they have certainly already started to heat up. Michelle Berthiaume can be contacted at mberthiaume@keene-equinox.com

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I don’t think many people consider Gonzaga to be a huge threat in the tournament. But with an Associated Press top 25 poll that has featured a multitude of teams atop the rankings, it’s no surprise that Gonzaga could make a deep run into the tournament. At least not to me anyway. With a VWURQJ VHYHQ IRRWHU LQ .HOO\ 2O\Q\N DYHUDJLQJ minutes, 18 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, the Zags could be the team to beat in the West bracket. But with strong competition in a good two seed in the Ohio State Buckeyes, it will be no easy road to the Final Four in Atlanta. The Buckeyes will certainly stir up the bottom half of the bracket, coming off a huge win in the Big Ten championship over a hot Wisconsin team that had just defeated a previous number one team in Indiana. Ohio State has a strong presence in the front court with Deshaun Thomas, who led the Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship with 17 points. As a junior, Thomas brings leadership to a team that will need all they can get. Also, Aaron Craft proved his versatility as a strong guard this season, averaging ten points and four rebounds per game. Craft, another junior on the Buckeyes squad, will also provide leadership. Look out for Kansas State as well, another team that could stir up this Western bracket. In the Big 12 Championship, they fell short of upsetWLQJ D VWURQJ .DQVDV WHDP %XW . 6WDWH could certainly drop some jaws in the third round when they will probably face off against Gonzaga.

I think most will be surprised at my picks for the Southern region. I stuck with the team I picked as the strongest competitor in the preseason, the Michigan Wolverines. The Wolverines started off the season red hot with 18 straight wins. Their Ă€UVW ORVV RI WKH VHDVRQ ZDV DW WKH KDQGV RI D YHU\ talented Ohio State squad. With striking comparisons to the “Fab Fiveâ€? of the 1990s, it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to me if Michigan ended up in the Final Four. But the Southern Region will not be an easy region to advance in (not that any of them are easy this year). The Kansas Jayhawks are known for their ability to make deep runs in the tournament. Last year, they fell to a stellar Kentucky WildFDWV VTXDG LQ WKH 1DWLRQDO &KDPSLRQVKLS With a bitter taste in their mouth, I expect the Jayhawks to play good March basketball. Freshman Ben McLemore has proved his worth this season, DYHUDJLQJ SRLQWV DQG UHERXQGV SHU JDPH McLemore helped the Kansas Jayhawks secure a number one spot in the tournament. But can he put the team on his back and carry them deep into the tournament? Only time will tell. Another team that has strong potential to do damage in the South Region is the Georgetown Hoyas. Coming off a disappointing loss to the Syracuse Orange in the Big East tournament, I expect to see a strong showing from the Hoyas come tournament time. Overall, I think the South is the toughest region in the tournament this year.

Last but not least, the East Region. Featuring a few former number one teams this season, advancing in the East will not be an easy task. Indiana, Syracuse and Miami can all make strong arguments for a Final Four bid this year. ,QGLDQD KDG D VSHFWDFXODU Ă€UVW KDOI RI WKHLU season. Currently sitting at number four on the $3 WRS SROO WKH +RRVLHUV ZRQ RI WKHLU Ă€UVW 25 games this season. They spent most of the top half of the season ranked number one in the country. Getting a strong spark from Junior Victor Oladipo near the end of the season, Indiana will be a tough opponent for anyone who encounters them. Also, expect sophomore Cody Zeller to have a strong showing in the tournament. Syracuse can also make a strong case for a National title this year. But with a rough second half of the season, they need to make some adjustments and they need to make them now. 'URSSLQJ HLJKW RI WKHLU ODVW JDPHV WKH 2UDQJH are certainly not at their best right now. But some teams show their true colors in March, and the color of this year’s tournament could be orange. Don’t look past the Miami Hurricanes in the East Region. They are not a team that should be RYHUORRNHG 7KH\ KDG D JUHDW Ă€UVW KDOI RI WKH \HDU and truly proved that they are one of the best WHDPV LQ WKH FRXQWU\ 7KH\ Ă€QLVKHG WKH \HDU DW DQG LQ WKH $&& DUJXDEO\ WKH 1&$$¡V toughest conference. This years tournament will be one to remember.

SPORTS EDITOR With Duke coming off an early exit from the ACC tournament with a loss to Maryland, look out for them in the NCAA tournament. A team full of strong competitors guided by their fearless leader, Coach K, this team could make a very deep run into the tournament. With three strong seniors leading the way for the Blue Devils (Mason Plumlee, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly) a deep tournament run is more than expected. But an upset prone Duke team could fall to solid Michigan State University team in the third round (granted the Spartans make it that far). Don’t ever count a Tom Izzo coached team out of making a run at the national championship. Biggest upset in the West bracket: Oregon over Oklahoma State. According to an article on SI.com, WKH QXPEHU VHHG KDV GHIHDWHG WKH QXPEHU ÀYH VHHG D WRWDO RI WLPHV VLQFH WKH ÀHOG H[SDQGHG WR WHDPV LQ 7KH RYHU ÀYH XSVHW LV SUREDEO\ WKH most common upset in the tournament. With that being said, you have to expect that at least one 12 seed will shock the country in March this season. I picked the Oregon Ducks to be that upset minded team in the Midwest bracket. At the end of the season, Oregon was ranked 25 in the Associated Press poll while Oklahoma State sits at only number 17. Although rankings mean nothing in mid-March, it’s certainly interesting to think that Oregon could make a splash in the Midwest.

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behind freshman starting pitcher (GGLH 'LRQQH .HHQH KDG D VOLP lead entering the bottom of the sixth when sophomore Ian Seawards belted a three-run homerun into the QLJKW RYHU WKH OHIW Ă€HOG IHQFH 7KH Owls improved to a 3-5 record following their game number two win over the Hawks. For the remainder of the break, the Owls had only one scheduled game per day in Florida’s citrus belt, they continued the schedule playing The College of New Jersey at the Chain of Lakes Field Complex in Winter Haven, Fla. It was scoreless WKURXJK WKH Ă€UVW IRXU LQQLQJV EXW WKH 2ZOV WDFNHG RQ D UXQ LQ WKH Ă€IWK four in sixth and two more in the eighth inning to cruise to a victoriRXV Ă€QDO RI .HHQH KDG KLWV LQ the game with three of them coming from Junior Nick Vita. 2ZOV¡ VHQLRU Ă€UVW EDVHPDQ *UHJ %DWHV ZHQW ZLWK D UXQ EDWWHG LQ and scored three times in the game. Senior right-hander Chris Crutcher threw a gem on the mound for the Owls by going eight strong innings, VFDWWHULQJ Ă€YH KLWV ZLWK Ă€YH VWULNHouts. The following day, Keene had a non-regional game against FDU-

Florham at the Chain of Lakes complex. This game went back and forth as the Owls just couldn’t catch a break when they needed it the most. .HHQH KDG D OHDG EXW DOORZHG )'8 WR FOLPE EDFN ZLWK D ÀYH UXQ sixth inning and eventually tie the game at eight heading into the ninth inning. In the top half, the Owls had two runners in scoring position but couldn’t push the leading run across home plate. In the bottom of WKH QLQWK )'8 KDG UXQQHUV RQ ÀUVW and second with two outs. Chaos VWUXFN IRU WKH 2ZOV DV D à \ EDOO ZDV KLW WR OHIW FHQWHU ÀHOG DQG UHVXOWHG LQ D FROOLVLRQ EHWZHHQ WKH RXWÀHOGers and the winning run came home. It was Keene’s last time playing at Chain of Lakes as the home site for the RussMatt tournament has been moved starting next year. Following a mid-week rainout with national powerhouse and regional rival Wheaton College, the Owls had to face the number nine power in the country next. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine battled Keene and easily got the better of the Owls E\ D ÀQDO RI 7KH 2ZOV KDG DQ early lead until the St. Joes exploded with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and the lead built from then on. Once again, Nick Vita provided most of the Owls power DW WKH SODWH E\ JRLQJ ZLWK WKUHH runs and an RBI. With the win, St. Joe’s remained undefeated on their young season.

With KSC dropping two straight games, the Owls had a full day of doubleheader action coming up late in the week at South Florida Community College in Avon Park, Fla.. First, the Owls faced the Bowdoin College Polar Bears on a day where chilly and windy conditions certainly resembled KSC’s opponents’ name. Bowdoin, who had been undefeated entering the game, tacked on three runs in the top of the third to take the lead. For Keene, the Owls scattered runs in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings to have the game tied after nine innings. Keene was threatening in the bottom of the eleventh when Ian Seawards hit a hard groundball to the left side of WKH LQÀHOG VFRULQJ 1LFN 9LWD IRU WKH win in heroic fashion. In game number two, the Owls took on Husson University, a team that the Owls haven’t had struggles with in years past. However, +XVVRQ KDG D OHDG DIWHU WKUHH innings and KSC couldn’t grab situational hits when they needed them. The Owls grounded into three double-plays and left seven runners on base in the game. With only one game left on the trip, Keene was hoping to get back on the winning JURRYH 2Q WKH ÀQDO GD\ RI WKH WULS Keene returned back to Leesburg, Fla. to face Suffolk University. In a game that lasted over four hours long, the Owls dropped a marathon

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Chris Crutcher throws to a batter from The College of New Jersey in Winter Haven, Fla., on March 10, 2013.

game 15-12. A bright spot for the Owls came when senior Greg Bates delivered a three-run home run to OHIW FHQWHU ÀHOG ZKLFK JDYH WKH 2ZOV a spark. +RZHYHU WKH ÀYH .6& SLWFKHUV couldn’t hold it all together in this one by allowing eight walks and

hitting two batters and giving up 15 hits. KSC returns from their spring trip with a 5-9 record. It has been a tough start of the season for the Owls who graduated ten seniors from last season. Keene has an everyday starting lineup that fea-

WXUHV D PDMRULW\ RI ÀUVW DQG VHFRQG year players. The Owls next face Daniel Webster at Owl Stadium on 0DUFK DW S P Brian Schnee can be contacted at bschnee@keene-equinox.com

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The KSC women’s lacrosse team lines up on the beach in Florida on March 14. The Lady Owls spent five days in Florida for their annual Spring Break preseason trip. The Owls went 0-2 in the Sunshine State.

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One Keene State College Owl shares her experience on her not-so-typical Spring Break MORGAN MARKLEY

SENIOR REPORTER Rolling our suitcases down Appian Way at 3 a.m. to catch a plane to Florida is a typical start to a not-so-typical spring break for the Keene State College women’s lacrosse WHDP 2XU GD\V DUH ÀOOHG ZLWK WZR D GD\V sleeping, eating more than we do at Thanksgiving, laughing, and hopefully some time in the sun. 'D\ RQH $IWHU ÀYH KRXUV RI WUDYHO ZH landed in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. at around QRRQ DQG ÀOOHG XS RXU YDQV ZLWK RXU OXJgage and headed to the Marriott Residence Inn in Boca Raton, Fla. We stayed there last year for spring break so it felt like familiar territory. We all had assigned rooms and the rooms made grocery lists of what they would like to eat for the week. This year the popular items on the grocery lists were popsicles, granola bars, carrots and assorted fruits.

Softball season starts MICHELLE BERTHIAUME

SPORTS EDITOR Approximately 1,320 miles from the snow covered campus of Keene State College, the KSC softball team opened their season, playing ten games in Clermont, Fla. The Owls came back with a 4-6 record. But four wins was not all the team picked up during the week-long trip. The young squad, featuring 13 underclassmen, gained some much needed experience in Florida. KSC sophomore Samantha Nitso said, “The trip showed us what our capabilities are as a team. And what we need to work on and that’s what the Florida trip is for.â€? Nitso added, “We are a very young team and we got a lot of experience in Florida.â€? 2Q WKHLU Ă€UVW GD\ LQ )ORULGD the team hit the outdoor pracWLFH Ă€HOG IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH WKLV season. The Owls have practiced

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After we stocked up on food it was time to do what we went to Florida for: play some ODFURVVH 7KH ÀUVW SUDFWLFH LV DOZD\V D OLWWOH tough; we were tired from traveling and we were not used to the 80 degree weather. Although the weather was hot we were VR H[FLWHG WR ÀQDOO\ ZHDU MXVW RXU SLQQLHV DQG VKRUWV 2QFH ZH ZUDSSHG XS RXU ÀUVW two-hour practice it was back to the hotel for taco night and a good night sleep before practice the next morning at 8 a.m. Day two: Practice at 8 a.m. came a little too early but after breakfast at the hotel, ZH ZHUH RQFH DJDLQ UHDG\ WR KLW WKH ÀHOGV after applying much needed sunscreen. This practice was hot and for me the toughest of the trip. Filled with lots of running and complex drills, we worked our hardest knowing that after we would be able to go to the beach. When the KSC women’s lacrosse team went to the beach, we take it very seriously. Every year we take a picture lined up in front of the ocean with our

pinnies on, a fun tradition that I hope will always carry on. Beach time was now over and it was time for the second practice of the day. It’s always hard to get motivated after laying out in the sun but once we put our goggles on we knew that ultimately we are here to play lacrosse and prepare for a tough game on Monday against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Day three: Up early again for another practice, we loaded into the vans and KHDGHG WR WKH ÀHOGV 3UDFWLFH WKLV GD\ ZDV a little easier for us because the day before a game we always like to take it a little easy. After practice we went to the pool in the hotel and crossed paths with our opponents RPI because we realized they were staying in the same hotel. This made for some awkward looks but also made us more excited to play the game. After the time spent by the pool, practice number two of the day was upon us and we

were a little more into this practice after just seeing RPI. Day four: Game Day. To start the day off we all had our little rituals we like to do whether it’s listening to a certain type of music or doing our hair a certain way. But before we can play we must get one practice in before. This practice was only an hour long and allowed us to go over our plays DQG À[ VRPH ODVW PLQXWH WKLQJV $IWHU SUDFWLFH ZH ZHUH FRQÀQHG WR RXU URRPV XQWLO game time because the heat would make us tired. After some rest it was time to take on RPI, a game that we had been thinking about and preparing for all week. The RPI game was the toughest game we’ve faced so far this year. They were big and aggressive and came out strong for the game. We all worked really hard but we weren’t able to hold them off and lost 2-11. Although we lost, we were happy with our performance especially in the second half. After a loss like that we always try to

remember that playing teams that are good like RPI will only help prepare us for important conference games. 'D\ ÀYH 2XU ODVW IXOO GD\ LQ )ORULGD ZDV VSHQW KDYLQJ RXU ÀUVW SUDFWLFH RI WKH GD\ cancelled so we could get a couple hours of extra sleep. After sleeping in, we went to the zoo, which is a nice way to take a break from lacrosse for a few hours. After the zoo we headed back to the ÀHOGV IRU D SUDFWLFH 7KLV ZDV RXU ODVW SUDFtice before we took on Saint Lawrence University, another hard game for us. SLU came out ready to play, scoring two goals right off the bat. We continued to battle back but in the end lost 6 to 11. After the game it was time to head back to the airport for our QLJKW à LJKW EDFN WR +DUWIRUG &RQQ 8QWLO next spring break we will continue to work hard and get some wins on our schedule.

Men’s lax remains undefeated JAY MCAREE

EQUINOX STAFF The KSC Men’s Lacrosse team took their show on the road for spring break as they traveled to California and left the East Coast for some competitive action out west. On March 11, the team took on Whittier in a tightly contested affair that took a goal with 5:23 to play to put them up by two and secure the 10-8 victory. KSC managed to out-shoot Whittier 37-35 and senior JT Galloway ULĂ HG LQ IRXU JRDOV ZKLOH D KDQGIXO of his teammates chipped in with a goal each. However, key defensive plays by Alex Sharp and Mike Curley helped solidify the victory. Senior Captain Tommy Todd said, “Whittier was pretty good, they actually impressed me. I mean there’s no one on that team from the East coast whatsoever so you see all the talent is growing out west. We only beat them 10-8 so it was a hard fought game.â€? Four days later in San Diego, Calif. the team took on Swarthmore (Pa.) College. In this match-up, a huge third quarter helped put KSC over the top by a score of 12-7. Again, Galloway played a pivotal role as he threw in another three goals, while sophomore Ryan Hart stepped up big with three goals of his own to go along with a few assists as well.

Morgan Markley can be contacted at mmarkley@keene-equinox.com

Baseball break recap BRIAN SCHNEE

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KSC freshman Tyler McKelvie looks to drive past a defender from Swarthmore College in San Diego, Calif on March 5, 2013. The Owls won their fourth straight game, 12-7.

With another high frequency of shots on goal, KSC found a way to capitalize on the 35 shots sending 12 of them through the net and pushing their record to 4-0. Todd said, “Our whole team has

bought into what we are doing, so I mean our sidelines are the biggest fans that we have.â€? He continued, “It’s 45 kids on our team, only ten are RQ WKH Ă€HOG ,Q WKH :KLWWLHU JDPH ZH had three or four starters go down

with injuries so a bunch of younger kids stepped up. Everyone’s part of the team.� In those four days between the games, the squad was able to relax

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The Keene State College Men’s Baseball team wrapped up their annual spring trip from the Sunshine State this past weekend as they participated in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Owls entered the 11 game schedule with just a 1-3 record. KSC kicked off the week at Pat Thomas Stadium in Leesburg, Fla., with a doubleheader versus WPI, a regional opponent for the Owls. It certainly ZDV GLIÀFXOW IRU .6& WR JHW things going offensively even though they out-hit the Engineers in game number one. .HHQH GURSSHG WKH ÀUVW JDPH E\ D ÀQDO RI EXW FDPH EDFN to win the night cap, 6-5. The following afternoon, Keene went to Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale, Fla. to battle with the birds as KSC welcomed a double-header with the Hawks of Roger Williams University. The Owl’s hitting woes continued as Keene only UHJLVWHUHG WZR KLWV LQ WKH ÀUVW game and lost 4-0. However, in WKH VHFRQG JDPH .HHQH ÀQDOO\ provided a little bit of offense

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Biloxi,  Miss. Homeless  night,  helpful  days:  Students  learn  to  appreciate HANNAH RASCOE,

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Sleeping outside on a tarp in 30-degree weather doesn’t sound like the ideal Spring Break, but that’s where I found myself on my second night in Biloxi, Miss. We arrived Sunday night after driving for 26 hours and staying overnight in Nashville, Tenn. We were told to take advantage of the hotel bed and warm shower because it’d be our last for a couple of days. We left Nashville around 7 a.m. the next morning and arrived at Camp Wilkes in Biloxi around 6 p.m. After we shoved our last substantial meal into our mouths, we were off to the Bethel Lutheran Church to meet with a woman named Linda Favre who runs the organization, Shepherd of the Gulf, which helps the homeless in Mississippi. All I had packed for the next two days was an extra pair of sandals, underwear and my pepper spray in a small backpack. When we arrived, Linda asked where our tents and pillows were, which we were told not to bring. As she realized we would be sleeping outside with no protection, she took off with a volunteer Frank, to bring us some sleeping bags and blankets. We then met Mr. Thomas, a local homeless man, a veteran suffering from emphysema currently living in a small camper with his cat, Tard. Mr. Thomas began telling us the closest shelters for women were miles away and you either have to have a child or a police report saying you were abused. Men have shelters but none are local. Ultimately, if you are a single woman or family trying to live together, there are no shelters for you in the area. Once Lynda and Frank arrived with the blankets, flashlights and tents, we bundled up and huddled together in pairs to brace the cold, rainy night together. I barely slept out of fear of hearing random footsteps outside and the lack of comfort my backpack was giving me as a pillow. The next morning we awoke wet and hungry. Mr. Thomas told us to wait for him so he could drive us to the closest soup kitchen, located seven miles from our site. As we waited, Frank decided he would bring us to his camp site to show us where he lives. As we began walking into the middle of the woods located behind a set of neighborhoods, I realized Frank walked this same path the night before without any light. He also stayed in his tent without a

"I can now say I’ve made twenty new friends and have a new perspective on life and the extra things I take for granted on a day-to-day basis."

-HANNAH RASCOE KSC SENIOR

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These children smile for the camera at Boys and Girls Club in Mississippi as students help rebuild a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

sleeping bag or blanket because he gave them all to us. As he gave us a tour of his site consisting of a couple of tents and a camping chair, I realized how selfless this man was. Frank, who has nothing to his name but necessities to survive, was willing to give us everything he had in order for us to sleep well that night. If that isn’t the definition of absolute altruism, then I don’t know what is. Once we arrived back at the church we awoke Mr. Thomas and piled into his van. I’m not quite sure how we fit the 20 of us inside but we managed. As we drove, Mr. Thomas introduced us to Tard, who was skeptical and scared. The smell of the van was indescribable and the amount of trash showed the conditions this man, who once served our country, was living in. The first soup kitchen served us grits, eggs and white bread but the only thing I could stomach

was the bread. As we sat, I decided to ask Frank a little more about his story. What he told me next I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget. A scar located on the top of his shoulder was left by a spider he didn’t want to kill out of the kindness of his heart. The spider ended up being extremely poisonous and bit him in his sleep. The next morning Frank realized if he didn’t do something about the bite his entire skin and bone would begin to deteriorate. Since he couldn’t go to the hospital, he cut and re-bandaged the infected area every couple of hours for three weeks straight. After eating breakfast and meeting a few people we realized Loaves and Fishes, a local soup kitchen located a couple blocks away, was serving lunch soon. As we walked I realized that all of the soup kitchens are located in the same area. They also don’t serve dinner or any

meals on the weekends. This means that if it’s Friday afternoon and you’re homeless living in the same area as Frank, then you must walk seven miles back to your site and go without food until Monday morning. Panhandling has also been made illegal by the state of Mississippi so asking for any form of money is out of the question. Loaves and Fishes served us mashed potatoes, ham, green beans, peas and some caramel ice cream. This meal to me was worth more than anything else at that moment. After eating we all decided we needed to take a nap so we decided we would find the local library and hopefully be able to lie down in a warm room. After about 30 minutes of resting our eyes, the librarian told us to get out. Mr. Thomas told us to contact him when we needed a ride back, but wasn’t answering at this time. We then followed Frank back to our site for the next three hours along the train tracks. Wearing my thin, flat Keds wasn’t the smartest idea and the rocks under my feet made my feet feel as though they were bleeding, but it was my only option. We weren’t allowed to walk on the road because of the driving conditions and lack of sidewalks, and at one point were stopped by police who let us go after explaining our challenge. That night a few girls and I decided we needed dinner, so we took off to see if any restaurants would give us food if we cleaned bathrooms or tables or if they had any extra they would be throwing away. We did this for the next hour and were turned down by at least five different restaurants, including Subway and Popeyes. After deciding our last stop would be Taco Bell and being turned down there as well, we felt discouraged, angry and somewhat ashamed. We then heard someone call after us, and it turned out that a couple had seen us walking on the tracks earlier and knew we needed food. The man tried to slip me a $20 bill to cover the rest of our group, but I explained I couldn’t take anything from him. He went on to say he worked at the local motorcycle shop, so if we needed anything to stop by at anytime. This small act of buying us a $1.50 cheese quesadilla and giving us the time of day restored my faith in humanity. Homeless people must go off of the kindness of people’s hearts, whether it’s giving them a piece of bread or volunteering at a local soup kitchen. 678'(176 $335(&,$7( &

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Someone who has old dirty clothes on comes up to you and says “do you have a dollar?� You can smell the alcohol on their breath and tell they’re intoxicated, and you assume they are homeless. This is the stereotype for homeless people. This year’s Alternative Spring Break trip to Mississippi not only took people out of their comfort zones but out of their homes completely. Twenty Keene State College students were homeless for 36 hours--no food, water, tooth brush, pillows, blankets or phones; you name it and we probably did not have it. It all started Sunday night. We drove over to a church where we were greeted by the coordinator Miss Linda. She introduced three men who are homeless: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Frank and Mr. Gary. They start off by giving us some advice for being homeless, such as going to soup kitchens for breakfast and lunch. They warned us to not be alone at night because it is dangerous. They weren’t joking around with us at all. They were serious and wanted to make it clear that being homeless is a struggle every day. We were very thankful that we got a quick lesson on Homeless 101 before our challenge really started. Cue the pouring rain and 40 degree weather! Twenty people that have known each other for two days so far got nice and cozy into only four tents tossing and turning all night, maybe getting a total of three hours of sleep. A couple hours later we all woke up around 7 a.m., looking around at each other’s baggy eyes. Only 24 more hours of being homeless. Mr. Frank was waiting for us and we walked a couple miles into the woods where he gave us a tour of where some homeless people live. There were a few areas with tents, sleeping bags, and maybe a chair or two. Then there were other areas where someone’s “home� was completely destroyed. This is because police go into the woods looking for homeless people and slash their tents along with everything else they have. None of us had seen a site like this before. By 9 a.m. you could hear stomachs growling. Mr. Thomas was kind enough to offer us a ride in his trailer to the soup kitchen. Keep in mind, we squeezed 20 people into this old, beat up contraption, and it was quite a bumpy ride, to say the least. We arrived at the soup kitchen assuming we could just walk in and eat. Little did we know, they weren’t expecting a group of 20. Apparently Linda forgot to inform them we were coming. We felt a bit awkward because they basically denied us. We explained our homeless challenge; they understood and opened their doors. The breakfast was grits, bread and scrambled eggs. Inside there were mostly men--no children and only a couple of women. We all sat down at different tables, trying to spread out. This cute little lady passed out napkins and cups to us. You could tell she was trying to make us feel comfortable, and we all appreciated it. However, some of us did not feel overly welcomed at this place. We got many stares, could feel the judgment, and essentially felt pretty invisible. But we decided

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Keene State College students look at the torn tent of a homeless person. Police in Biloxi, Miss. destroyed the makeshift homes, forcing the person to move to a different place.

"If I became homeless,, I would do anything in my power to get my feet back on the ground."

- MEREDITH TRABILSY KSC STUDENT

to step out of our comfort zone for a bit and get to know these people. KSC student Meredith Trabilsy talked to a man named Nathan. The main thing Trabilsy took out of their conversation was to appreciate what she has in life and never take anything for granted. “If I became homeless I would do anything in my power to get my feet back on the ground,� Trabilsy said. Once we started talking to the others they really opened up and made us feel very welcomed. Many of us got some great advice from the people we met and won’t forget it. What I got out of it was to get an education. The man I talked to preached that: get an education. We talked about other things, such as basketball. When talking to homeless people they appreciate any type of conversation because they don’t have too many, and they barely hear their names. Off to the next soup kitchen! We walk ed about five minutes down the road for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Some of us didn’t eat that much at the previous one. This soup kitchen served ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, peas, corn bread and peanut butter cup ice cream--a lot more variety than breakfast. There were student volunteers there who served us. We talked to a few of

them and told them about our homeless challenge--their jaws dropped. Whenever we told people what we were doing we got a lot of jaw droppers. KSC student Allison Picone and I talked to a teenage boy and his father at lunch. They weren’t as open to conversation as the last soup kitchen we were at, so we respected their privacy. One thing I do remember out of the conversation was inviting us to a bonfire. It was a thoughtful offer, but we declined. At the table next to us KSC students Annie McCaffrey and Brittany Rando spoke with a man that wasn’t actually homeless. They talked about how anyone can really come into soup kitchens for a meal. The reason this man was actually here was because his girlfriend runs this soup kitchen and it is more of a community thing. His friends go there, some homeless and some not. McCaffrey said though that he was homeless for a period of time after Hurricane Katrina. You could feel the sense of community at that soup kitchen. People were friendly and many people knew each other. Fatigue hit us all after lunch. The group split up, half going to the library and the other half walking around. We found an open room in the library, spread ourselves out and slept. About an hour later we got

woken up to the librarian, who wasn’t too pleased. “This isn’t a dorm room. You all have to leave,� she said. We didn’t have much to say so we left, but at least we got an hour’s worth of sleep! Our next adventure was more on the cardiovascular side. Since we had no money to take a bus, all 20 of us and Mr. Frank walked about seven miles from the library back to our “home� at the church. We walked on a railroad track the majority of the way. It was a bumpy walk back because of the rocks all over the tracks. We saw a few more camp sites in the woods and recognized three homeless men we met earlier in the day. About two hours into the hike back we hear a man yell to us sternly “Hey what are you all doing?� We turned our backs and it was a police officer, who told us to come down to the hill. Being interrogated by the cop, our trip leader Alyssa Tremblay explained to him what we are doing. He looked at us like we are crazy, which we were pretty much used to by then. We had some small talk with him and he told us he would warn the other cops on duty so we don’t get in trouble, then he sent us on our way. Eventually, we arrived back at the 1,*+7 21 7+( 675((76 &

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Florida  City,  Fla. Finding the key to recycling memories for a lifetime

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Keene State College students pose in Florida City, Fla. during their conservation efforts in the area, picking up trash and debris that people toss away every day.

Students have an unforgettable spring break in the sunshine state EMILY DAVIDSON-TOMAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER As a senior, I wanted my last Spring Break to be an experience that I would never forget. Spending my week at home working didn’t appeal to me, but I didn’t have the money to travel and stay in a hotel for a week. I was GHWHUPLQHG WR ÀQG VRPHWKLQJ inspirational to do, and I decided I wanted to do something that I had never done before, something that would take me out of my comfort zone--so I chose to go on Alternative Spring Break in Florida City, Fla. My trip leaders, senior Chelsea Bachand and sophomore Sean Ballard, led our trip with 13 additional members to Florida City, where we did community service in three different areas for ÀYH GD\V 2XU WULS ZDV KRXUV long, so we stopped at Myrtle Beach, S.C. for a night as our half-way point. In Myrtle Beach

we caught up on sleep since we had driven through the night. We were able to visit the boardwalk and Broadway at the Beach, a popular tourist attraction. The ÀUVW GD\ ZH YLVLWHG %,* &\SUHVV National Park in South Florida. We met with Ranger Andrew, who had us do trail maintenance on some of the area's most popular trails. We used clippers and saws to clear pathways throughout the trail and got rid of excessive plants and trees. We cleared a total of a mile of the trail and made it easier for visitors to travel through. The second day we visited the Everglades National Park. We met Ranger Kevin and worked with the maintenance staff to remove buildup of soil and debris on the side of the road by the entrance of the park. We used shovels, edgers and rakes to clean up the side of the road and make it more appealing and

presentable to the visitors. We were also mistaken for convicts RQ WKLV MRE VLWH 2Q :HGQHVGD\ our team headed back to the Everglades National Park and helped Ranger Collin work in the Hole-in-the-Donut area to get rid of the Brazilian Pepper, an invasive plant. We helped remove this plant along with other exotic plants in the area. While performing this job, we had to stay on the constant look RXW IRU ÀUH DQW KLOOV DQWV WKDW ELWH VR PDQ\ WLPHV LW IHHOV OLNH ÀUH venomous snakes and poisonous plants. 2Q 7KXUVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ ZH headed to Biscayne National Park and met Ranger Dan. He took us on exhilarating boat rides toward The Florida Keys. We were dropped off in the ocean and waded our way to land. We helped clean up trash on islands to help preserve the lives of sea turtles. We learned that many sea turtles die from

eating balloons, mistaking them IRU WKHLU IDYRULWH IRRG MHOO\ÀVK They are unable to digest balloons and end up dying from starvation. We removed a 500 lb oil tank that was pushed onto the island by Hurricane Sandy. 2XU WHDP GLG VHUYLFH IURP D P WR S P DOO ÀYH GD\V EXW ZH KDG time to partake in recreational activities. We visited Miami for a night, went on a swamp tour in the Everglades and visited a local fruit market called Robert is Here, which is famous for its fruit smoothies and milkshakes ! During our down time, our WHDP GLG QLJKWO\ UHà HFWLRQV KHOG by our leaders, and we were able to bond and became a family. At the hostel we stayed in, we were able to make family dinners, sit E\ D FDPSÀUH DQG UHOD[ QHDU WKH waterfall. We met many interesting people that were staying at the hostel as well, and some had a permanent residence there. I took so much out of this Spring

Break trip, and I know my teammates can say the same. This trip was inspirational, life changing, and unforgettable. We all took risks, faced our fears and even overcame multiple challenges on the way. Many teammates faced sickQHVVHV IURP WKH VWRPDFK Ă X VXQ poisoning and sleep deprivation, but we pulled through as a group and together gave back to the community of the Florida Everglades. I made so many friendships that I know I will hold onto even after I graduate in May. I can also say that I have learned so much about what is going on in the world outside of Keene. The amount of garbage people litter is indescribable, and I can honestly say I will never litter again. If you want to go on a trip where you make unforgettable memories and everlasting friendships, Alternative Spring Break is highly suggested.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Alternative Spring Break 2013 / C5

Denver, Colo.

Students participate in Rocky Mountain relief efforts TYLER PATRIA

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

New Orleans, La.

Alternative Spring Breaking in the Big Easy CHELSEY PUZA

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On Friday, March 8, 16 Keene State College students packed up four vehicles and piled, in pillows, blankets and all, to embark on their journey to New Orleans, La. A combined 27 hours later, multiple pit stops and an overnight stay in Knoxville, Tenn., the 16 girls made it to what they called home for the next week, a four-bedroom hostel. Monday morning’s 5:30 a.m. alarm rolled around quickly as the group got ready for orientation with the organization they would be working with for the week, The United Saints Recovery Project. Site Supervisor Matthew Beben explained that United Saints as a group that works with volunteers to provide disadvantaged homeowners that can’t afford contractors or professionals. “We provide the work free of labor costs and we either fundraise for materials or the homeRZQHUV ÀQG D ZD\ WR SURYLGH WKH material,” Beben said, “Labor costs is about 60 percent of a construction budget so we are saving them a great deal of money.” The week that KSC students were in New Orleans, La. happened to fall on one of the biggest volunteering projects of the year, which the United Saints was part of, the Eight Days of Hope Organization. Eight Days of Hope organized over 2,500 volunteers from 43 states to work on approximately 350 homes in La Place, La. The homes in La Place were hit the hardest by recent Hurricane Isaac. The KSC students split up to work on various projects for the ÀUVW WKUHH GD\V RI WKH ZHHN ZLWK different schools and Site Supervisors from the United Saints. The two main projects students worked on in La Place was demolition and mold remediation in one home and digging a trench around another home to KHOS DYRLG ÁRRGLQJ IRU IXWXUH storms. The countless hours of labor went by fast as students bonded with each other, other volunteers and homeowners. Senior Victoria Haddad was touched by the experience to work with homeowners. “Even though I was doing things for homeowners physically, painting, building, cleaning, they were reinforcing back to us all of the reasons why we do

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KSC studeents pose in New Orleans during their volunteer work as a part of ASB.

things like this,” Haddad said, “It’s so humbling to see when people care for each other, good things can happen to them, even through devastating situations like [Hurricanes] Katrina and Isaac.” While most of the KSC group was working with Eight Days of Hope, some were working RQ KRPHV VSHFLÀFDOO\ ZLWK WKH United Saints in New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. One group worked on a home of an 81-year-old man, Mr. David, whose home was covered in mold from the storm. KSC students assisted in the sheetrocking, mudding and taping of rooms in his home. Another group began painting the exterior of Miss Jessie’s home, a calm peach color she took threedays to decide on. The group that was working with Eight Days of Hope ended around day three, Wednesday, as they did the initial work and then professionals were brought in to do the more intricate details

like URRÀQJ and sheet rocking. They then either joined the painting crew at Miss Jessie’s home or gardened with “Macon Fry the Garden Guy,” a farmer who helped in the development of the Hollygrove Market and Farm garden space where they grow and sell fresh produce for the city. The volunteers did experience a lot of work, but that didn’t mean there was no time for fun. As they walked through the streets of downtown New Orleans, they embraced the culture with open minds. Co-leader of the trip senior Erin Zoellick said the culture was an eye-opener for her and members of the group. “It was amazing to see another culture built into our country's culture as a whole and to see differences between people there, and people in our hometowns,” Zoellick said.

Whether it was enjoying the food on Frenchmen Street, the shops on Magazine Street, or the masks and eccentric costumes of Bourbon Street, each area of town had something special to it for the group of New Englanders to enjoy. Another area of exploration that intrigued the group was the Lower Ninth Ward, an area of New Orleans that was hit the hardest during Hurricane Katrina due to the levees breaking and allowing water to damage and completely wipe out homes. As the group drove through the area, the sight of boarded up homes, empty lots, spray painted windows with the letters “R.I.P.” and abandoned belongings left chills and aches in each person’s heart. For sophomore Jessica French it was intense to see that after seven years the area is still suffering. “If I lived in that neighborhood I would not be able to constantly drive by the cement stairs that once was my door step and now leads to nothing,” French said. By the end of the week the stu-

dents were talking about plans to come back to New Orleans and how hard it was to leave. The area has so much devastation to it that it hurts to have to look the other way sometimes because the group couldn’t help everyone there, as much as they wanted to. While enjoying spring break in a tropical location is fun and relaxing, being a part of the bigger picture was something that left no regrets for the trip that went to New Orleans. “There is something to be said for the people who volunteer their time to help people that they don't know, just because they want to. I can't imagine the work that we as citizens could accomplish if everyone was willing to donate a week of their time,” Zoellick said. French agreed saying, “Each ASB trip is a learning experience you will never forget. It is completely worth it in every single way.” The NOLA group may have helped make changes to improve New Orleans, but New Orleans also changed the lives of each member of the group, #WhenInNOLA.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Alternative Spring Break 2013 / C7

Douthat  State  Park,  Va. Students find rewarding experience in state park clean-up OLIVIA LYNN

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for the week. +H ZHQW Ă€UVW VD\LQJ KLV ´KDSpyâ€? was seeing the results of our hard work. Throughout the week we removed fallen branches and VWLFNV UDNHG OHDYHV SUHSDUHG DUeas for mulch and more. Ranger -RVK VWDWHG LQ KLV 6RXWKHUQ DFFHQW ´6WXGHQWV OLNH \¡DOO JLYH PH hope for the next generation." He commended us for spending our Spring Break volunteering and making a difference in the park. .DWKOHHQ .DQDOH\ D VRSKRPRUH H[SUHVVHG WKDW VKH DSSUHciated how important the work we did when we hiked the Blue

6XFN )DOOV D VFHQLF WUDLO ZDV $ VWUHDP Ă RZHG LQ DQG RXW RI WKH WUDLO FDXVLQJ XV WR EDODQFH across fallen trees just to get across. The stream lead up to a JRUJHRXV WKUHH WLHUHG ZDWHUfall with crystal blue water that some drank straight from. We VDW WKHUH IRU D ORQJ WLPH DPD]HG by the beauty of the view. It gave us all a “highâ€? that is only attainable from a deep appreciation of nature. Some stated that their “happyâ€? of the trip was participating in a mock-emergency situation involving the surrounding police

departments. The park had been planning this scenario where a shooter would be in the park and they needed people to act as civilians or victims. Monique 7URLDQR DQG %ULWWDQ\ .XQNHO OHDGHUV RI WKH WULS KDG PDNH XS put on them and acted as gunshot victims. 2WKHUV OLNH (ULQ 'RQQHOO\ DQG (OL]DEHWK .RXWURXEDV ERWK VRSKRPRUHV ZHUH WROG WR ZDLW in cabins and were eventually evacuated by the S.W.A.T. team. The scenario was a success and the students involved agreed that it was important to partici-

pate so we could experience how an emergency situation would be handled. A recurring “crappy� moment for the group was that the trip was coming to an end. Sophomore Nicole Provensal expressed how happy she was that she stepped out of her comIRUW ]RQH DQG PHW VR PDQ\ QHZ friends. Many felt that the trip was a refreshing change from the everyday life at KSC and agreed that they would do another ASB trip. Talking in Southern acFHQWV JHWWLQJ WRR FRPSHWLWLYH LQ WKH JDPH &DWFK 3KUDVH EXUQLQJ dinner and getting cabin fever are memories that we will never forget. The Virginia Alternative Spring Break group set out to clean up Douthat State Park; we accomplished that while making new friends and memories along the way.

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church. We were all so happy we made it back alive. But it was dinner time and soup NLWFKHQV GRQ¡W VHUYH GLQQHU 0U 7KRPDV meet up with us and he said he had $84 for food stamps and wanted to make us all burgers and hot dogs; you can imagine how excited we got. But it never happened. 6R ZH KDG DQRWKHU SODQ WR EDVLFDOO\ EHJ for food. We split up into three groups of DERXW IRXU SHRSOH LQ HDFK 6RPH RI XV GLGQ¡W IHHO FRPIRUWDEOH GRLQJ WKDW WKRXJK EXW DW that point I would have done anything for food. We all walked downtown going into restaurants saying we were homeless and need food or that we would work for food. We got turned down many times. 6RPH SHRSOH GLGQ¡W HYHQ FDUH WKDW ZH were starving. One group went into Burger King and the cashier ended up using her own money to give them some fries. Another group went into Backyard Burger and got some burgers from the manager. My group went LQWR ILYH GLIIHUHQW SODFHV DOO UHMHFWLRQV 2XU ILIWK SODFH ZDV 7DFR %HOO ZH H[SODLQHG our situation and offered to do work. The PDQDJHU VDLG VKH FRXOGQ¡W KHOS XV :H walked out of Taco Bell feeling defeated. , ZDV WKLQNLQJ KRZ DZIXO WKLV WRZQ ZDV KRZ QRERG\ FDUHG DQG QR RQH FRXOG VSDUH a dollar to help us out. While still thinking QHJDWLYHO\ ZH KHDU D YRLFH FDOO ´'R \D¡OO need some food?â€? Stopped completely in RXU WUDFNV ZH WXUQHG DURXQG DQG WKHUH LV D lady standing outside of Taco Bell. We were DOO LQ VKRFN DQG FRXOGQ¡W VD\ DQ\WKLQJ Somehow I managed to find words and say yes. So we all walked back in and she told us to order anything we want. Praising KHU ZLWK WKDQN \RX¡V DQG KRZ PXFK ZH DSSUHFLDWHG KHU ZH FRXOGQ¡W VWRS VD\LQJ

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Keene State College students dig as a part of their work on their ASB trip.

thank you. We ordered the cheapest thing and got cheese quesadillas. The ladies' husband walks over to Keene State College student Hannah Rascoe and offered her money. In shock she declined and said she really couldn't take it but she thanked her anyway. He insisted on her taking PRQH\ EXW +DQQDK UHIXVHG :H FRXOGQ¡W WDNH PRQH\ IURP SHRSOH QRU GLG ZH ZDQW to. It was still a generous offer though. We all sat down with warm food in our hands in silent for a moment. We could all feel tears in our eyes. This was the moment when it truly hit us. These strangers decided to help us out when we had no money or food. We went into other restaurants where other customers saw us asking for food and they chose WR GR QRWKLQJ \HW ZH ZHUH EOHVVHG ZLWK WKLV

kind couple helping us out. )HHOLQJ HQOLJKWHQHG ZH ZDONHG EDFN WR the church and explain what just happened to us to the rest of our group. They were VKRFNHG DV ZHOO 8QIRUWXQDWHO\ WKHUH ZHUH VWLOO VRPH SHRSOH ZKR KDYHQ¡W HDWHQ \HW We all felt bad for them and wanted to get them food. Mr. Frank suggested dumpster GLYLQJ , FRXOGQ¡W ZUDS P\ KHDG DURXQG dumpster diving but some of us wanted to experience it. So we walked to the dumpster behind Winn Dixie where Mr. Frank does most of the work. He got some muffins in a ER[ DQG IORZHUV WKHUH ZDVQ¡W PXFK LQ WKHUH that night.

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