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THE EQUINOX The student voice of Keene State College

Vol. 70, Issue #8

Thursday, October 26, 2017

New position, familiar face

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USNH Board of Trustees comes to KSC JESSICA RICARD

NEWS EDITOR

OLIVIA BELANGER

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR The University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Board of Trustees highlighted a number of items that affect Keene State College. Among the topics of the various meetings, trustees said KSC is ranked as the lowest cost residential institution for cost of attendance in the state of New Hampshire. Also, Elliot Hall and the Mason Library are scheduled for renovations to begin in 2018, and the KSC nursing program’s probation has been extended for another year.

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Title IX Coordinator Jeff Maher has been selected for an addition role at KSC. He will now also serve as the Director of Campus Safety.

Maher selected for additional role as Campus Safety Director COLBY DUDAL

EQUINOX STAFF Keene State College has selected a new Campus Safety Director, according to a press release sent out earlier this week from KSC Interim President Melinda Treadwell. Current Title IX Coordinator Jeffrey Maher will be joining the Campus Safety staff as the Director of Campus Safety and Compliance.

Maher said he first came to Keene State College in August of 2015, when he was hired as the Title IX Coordinator. As Title IX Coordinator, Maher said he deals with sexual misconduct, sexual violence and gender inequities.

He said he had seen the position posted for Campus Safety Director and was approached to see if he had any interest. Maher said after several conversations, it was determined he was the appropriate person for the position.

While Maher will be taking on the position of Campus Safety Director, he said he will still be working as Title IX Coordinator as well.

“I will retain responsibilities as Title IX Coordinator, as well as being the Campus Safety Director. I hope to post a position in the near future to help with the responsibilities.”

Maher said in the first month on the job, his main goal is to listen to what issues are occurring on campus, whether it involves parking, physical security, environmental design or

other issues.

KSC Assistant Director of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman said he is glad that someone internal within the KSC community was selected for the position. “It is a big sigh of relief knowing that Jeff will be our director. We know him already and know that he is comfortable here. He already knows the culture. He will pick up the job quickly. He is a very intelligent guy,” Crossman said.

Crossman added that Maher is coming into the position with a good staff in place.

“We are glad to finally have him as the piece to put the puzzle together. We have stability on our end and effective policies. He is coming in with a full staff who knows what they are doing,” Crossman said.

The position for Campus Safety Director first opened in February, when the Former Campus Safety Director Amanda Guthorn left for a position at Lasell College.

For the next eight months, Campus Safety had an Interim Director, Barbara O’Connor. Once O’Connor left at the end of the summer, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Kemal Atkins took over temporarily. With Jeff Maher now as director, Crossman said there is now a permanent solution.

Maher said he has a lot of experience in the law enforcement field. “I’ve spent about half of my career investigating sex crimes. Prior to becoming the Title IX Coordinator, I was

a police officer for 21 years. I was also a detective,” Maher said.

Maher completed detective work for the Nashua Police Department, according to his LinkedIn profile.

In the recent press release from Treadwell, she said his previous work is an important reason he was the appropriate person for the role.

“Jeff’s background and experience is very well-suited for this expanded role, and he brings diverse and rich knowledge in the field of law enforcement to this position,” Treadwell stated.

Students, similarly to staff, feel as though it is important to have a good Campus Safety Director.

KSC sophomore Jacob Cunningham lives on campus and said Campus Safety is important for students. “[Campus Safety] makes sure that the college is a safe place. A lot of bad stuff could happen and having them is a big plus. They impact not only the school, but also the community.”

One part of being the Campus Safety Director that Maher said he wants to put as a high priority is the service focus.

“Our offices are here to ensure safety, and therefore the first response to any call should be, ‘How can I help you?’”

Colby Dudal can be contacted at cdudal@kscequinox.com

Athletic training program takes a break JESSICA RICARD

NEWS EDITOR As accreditation standards change from year to year in various academic programs, deans and department faculty members are forced to make decisions that are sometimes quite difficult.

At the College Senate meeting on Oct. 11, Provost William Seigh announced the athletic training program has been placed on administrative hold, and according to the Keene State College website, “Effective 10/05/17 this program is under administrative review. There will be no admission to the program for newly admitted students (i.e., 2018FA on) while on administrative hold.”

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), which has recently changed the degree requirements of the program.

Dean for Professional and Graduate Studies Anne Miller said, “[CAATE] are going to require that the athletic training program be a master’s level program, and in order to be able to support that, that requires a level of resources that, right now, we just don’t have…”

Considering the minimum degree requirement for athletic training is now a master’s, Miller said costs would be higher and additional faculty members would have to be hired if they were to continue the program at that level.

KSC Professor in Human Performance and Movement Sciences and Program Coordinator for Athletic Training Dr. Wanda Swiger said the college is delaying the decision because the exact CAATE requirements for the master’s program have not been fully established. A lot of schools, she said, are just switching without knowing what the new requirements entail.

KSC’s plan is to not admit any incoming first-year students for the fall of 2018, teach out the current students in the major and then make a decision whether to add in a master’s program

at that point.

One of the major concerns, Swiger said, is that adding the master’s program is expensive.

Additionally, doing so would require athletic training students to take more coursework in chemistry and physics, which, Swiger said, might put a burden on the science department.

The new requirements, for example, will also require athletic training students to do IV hydration and administration, which the current faculty doesn’t know how to do, as it was never previously required. The nursing program teaches this skill to their students, but do their faculty have enough time to teach athletic training students how to do so as well?

“There’s all of these ramifications that have to be looked at. It’s not just as simple as, ‘Oh, let’s keep this program or that program,’” Swiger explained.

However, the hold means the program can be looked at again later. If our resources change or something else points to the master’s program being a possibility, Miller said, then a different change can be made.

In terms of enrollment, Miller said it hasn’t been “robust.”

The program typically brings in about 30 first-year students, Swiger said, but as students make their way through the program, between 12 and 15 graduate with an athletic training degree. After graduation, before the accreditation requirements were changed, about half went on to get their master’s degree at another institution.

Typically what happens is when the student gets to KSC, there are decision points they make along the way, and many don’t realize how science-based the major is or that it actually is a medical profession. Many end up switching to exercise science human performance, and other students have difficulty passing all of the sciences with the minimum grade requirement.

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At the USNH Educational Excellence Committee meeting, Chancellor Dr. Todd Leach presented data supporting that USNH leads colleges and universities in timely degree completion. Oppositely, he stated KSC is facing the largest enrollment decline out of all USNH institutions, down 10.9 percent in the year 2016.

Total enrollments across the USNH institutions as a whole are down 1.8 percent, not far off from the demographic decline in the state, which is between 2 and 2.5 percent, Leach said. When looking at firstyear enrollments specific to each institution, KSC is facing the largest decline, down 10.9 percent this year.

This number correlates with discounting done to tuition in the year prior, as did the enrollment number at PSU last year, when they were down 13.8 percent. However, that number has risen slightly, and this year, they are down 2.3 percent in their first-year enrollment numbers.

Overall, USNH institutions are down more in out-of-state students than in in-state students, and part of the reason why has to do with what other states are doing for both inand out-of-state students. For example, Rhode Island just announced they will be offering free community college for their students, which will most likely affect enrollment levels next year.

In terms of transfer enrollments, those numbers are down more for out-of-state students as well, and the number of community college students is decreasing too, Leach said.

When looking at graduation rates, USNH institutions haven’t drastically changed since 2015.

These graduation rates reflect sixyear bachelor rates for first-time full-time first-year students. University of New Hampshire (UNH) went from a 79 percent graduation rate in 2015 to a 78 percent rate in 2016.

Plymouth State University (PSU) went from 58 percent in 2015 to 54 percent in 2016, and KSC stayed the same both years at 63 percent.

These percentages are represented by students who enter between July 1/June 30 and graduate by Aug. 31, year seven.

Looking at New England as a whole, the USNH system leads in timely degree completion at 71 percent.

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KSC reflects on death of alumnus OLIVIA BELANGER

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE EDITOR Recently deceased and KSC alumnus Kenny Hadley regularly brought the idea of “treat yo self,” to any conversation. Whether you were referring to buying a new coat or switching your major, Hadley would always prompt you to put your happiness first.

Hadley graduated from KSC in 2015, where he majored in communications and minored in theatre. After graduation, he shortly found his passion working at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, in their post-anesthesia care unit.

Born six weeks premature, Hadley was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a childhood disease of the liver, and at 15-months-old, he had a liver transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital.

In late July of this year, Hadley was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS-a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, according to the ALS Association website), and on Oct. 7, he died in his parent’s home.

Hadley was described as upbeat, positive and was known for living life to the fullest. Because of these qualities, many of his friends from KSC were unaware of his diagnosis. Hadley only told a small circle of friends because he did not want anyone to “feel bad for him.”

KSC alumna of the class of 2015 Chelsea Harris was one of the friends who knew of Hadley’s ALS, and said she had known Hadley since her first year in college. She found out in early August and said she was initially shocked and confused.

“From what I knew about ALS, I knew that the outcome wasn’t good, so that led me to doing research on the disease and trying to figure out what I could do as a friend and how could I be an advocate for him in the situation,” Harris said. ”I think the initial shock led me to figure out what I could do.”

The ALS website also noted that ALS typically develops in people between the ages of 40 to 70.

During recent years, there has been more scientific understanding regarding the physiology of the disease, but there is still no cure.

Even though Harris was not able to physically be with Hadley for the few months he had ALS, she said they texted, called and Snapchatted at least once a week. A large group of Hadley’s closest friends were planning on visiting him the weekend he died, but his life partner Jason Scala

let the group know earlier that week to come sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, no one in that group was able to see him one last time before his death.

For some students, Hadley’s death was a complete surprise. KSC senior Jenna Barton said she met Hadley during her first year at KSC in the KSC Admissions Office, where Hadley was a tour guide. Barton became a tour guide as a first year, and she said Hadley was a mentor for her.

She was not aware of his ALS diagnosis, and said she found out through the flood of Facebook posts honoring his memory.

Barton hadn’t seen Hadley in person in almost two years, and when she saw the posts, she said her “jaw dropped to the floor.” While his death was sudden, Barton said she finds it helpful that Hadley made such a significant impact in his 24 years of life.

KSC alumna of the class of 2016 Bridgette Normandin said she knew Hadley through a variety of outlets. She originally met him through the KSC Admissions Office, but also knew him through working at the L.P. Young Student Center and being involved with Student Government and Alternative Break.

Normandin knew of Hadley’s diagnosis, and found out he died through a phone call from her college roommate. During the funeral service for Hadley on Sunday, Oct. 15, Normandin said there was an overwhelming number of people from KSC. “He was one of the greatest people I have ever met in my life, so it is a shame that it had to happen, but I know that he is looking out for all of us,” Normandin said.

Hadley was progressively involved during his time at KSC, and met most of his closest friends through several different outlets.

The Alternative Break program, for example, was how he met KSC alumna of the class of 2017 Jessica Baker.

Baker said her and Hadley went to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee for their Alternative Break trip, where Hadley was one of her trip leaders. She added they hung out constantly after coming back to KSC. Similar to Harris, Baker said she researched ALS as soon as she became aware of his diagnosis.

She added if there was anything positive to take from his death, it was that it brought her closer to other members of her Alternative Break group that she had lost touch with. “Kenny would have loved that,” Baker said.

After his death, Baker and her other Alternative Break friends reflected on their own lives,

and she said they have decided to figure out what they can do to improve. “The disease just hit him, and it really puts into perspective that the little things don’t matter and you shouldn’t stress about them. It’s more important to have fun and do everything and not say no to opportunities because they can change your life,” Baker said.

Hadley not only influenced Baker to change her major at KSC, but also has affected her choices beyond. Baker is currently enrolled in graduate school for child life, and she said Hadley heavily influenced her decision to pursue another degree. She said without him, she wouldn’t have believed in herself enough to attend. “[Hadley] lived life better than anyone I know, and it’s comforting to know that he lived his life so hard; he did everything and he was happy and always tried to put a smile on other people’s faces, and I think that really that’s what you can do and take from this experience,” Baker said.

Baker, as well as other KSC alumni, wanted to honor Hadley’s memory.

In Hadley’s obituary, it stated in “lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital Liver Transplant Program or to the ALS Research Foundation–Boston.” This sparked the idea for a fundraising campaign created by KSC Director of Transitions and Parent Programs Casey Justice.

Justice started the campaign with Beeze Tees for Hadley, and the profits go to ALS research.

Each t-shirt is $15 and has Hadley’s infamous saying “Treat Yo Self” on the front. It also has an ALS ribbon and reads “KH forever in our hearts.”

They set a “small goal of 50 shirts,” according to Justice, and they have currently raised over half of that. Justice said the purpose is to make sure his spirit doesn’t dwindle, and for the shirt to bring reassurance for those in mourning that he is still with them.

Normandin added that once the fundraiser is over, she knows Hadley’s memory will still carry on. She said she wants to create a yearly event in remembrance of Hadley because of the impact he had on the Keene community. Hadley would have turned 25 on Nov. 9, and a group of KSC alumni are planning a celebration in his memory in Keene.

The link for the fundraiser can be found on Hadley’s Facebook page or at https://khadley. secure-decoration.com

Thursday, October 26, 2017

BRIEF

College loses two more students in separate incidents OLIVIA BELANGER

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUITIVE EDITOR Two additional students affiliated with Keene State College died during separate occasions over the past two weeks. Former student of the class of 2017 William Boynton was found dead on Oct. 14, in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire.

According to Boynton’s obituary, he “passed on his own accord.”

On Oct. 22, KSC senior Blake ‘Ko’ Powell was found dead in his apartment at The Mills of Keene. The Keene Police Department said the official cause of death has not been released. Because Powell’s body was found in his apartment, The Mills’ management team has been reaching out to tenants.

An email to KSC faculty and staff was sent this morning from KSC Interim President Melinda Treadwell about Powell, offering her “deepest condolences” and making people aware of the Counseling Center and other services on campus. The same email was sent to students this afternoon.

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com

STUDENT ASSEMBLY ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Student Assembly met and discussed a tranfer of funds for The Equinox, as well as elections for the Class of 2021.

The Equinox requested a tranfer of $4,400 from two acounts their Professional Services account to pay one of their advisors. The request was granted.

Student Assembly also held elections for a Class of 2021 representative. Drew Coel and Aaron Keaton went before the assembly before a decision was made. The assembly selected Keaton to fill the position.

Alexandria Saurman can be contacted at asaurman@kscequinox.com

Olivia Belanger can be contacted at obelanger@kscequinox.com

‘Open College’ attracts community members

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History Professor Dr. Nick Germana gives the first “Open College” presentation titled Weimar and the Rise of Hitler: Nazi Electoral

Professors teach courses in condensed format GRACE PECCI

OPINIONS EDITOR On Wednesday, Oct.18, Keene State College held its first ever “Open College” event, where students and members of the community were allowed to sit in and listen to various KSC faculty teach a lesson from one of their classes for 90 minutes.

History Professor Dr. Nick Germana came up with the idea, suggesting it to KSC Interim President Melinda Treadwell, KSC Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs William Seigh and a couple of people in the Continuing Education Program, and from there, the idea took off.

Continuing Education Program Coordinator Lorie Rogers stated in an e-mail that when Germana shared his idea for the new program, they loved the concept. “Continuing Education’s role was to support Professor Germana and the other professors, bring awareness to the new program,

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When they don’t meet minimum grade requirements, Swiger said they end up having to switch their major.

Oppositely, if KSC chooses not to add the master’s degree option, Swiger said another option would be to “prop up” the exercise science program, which could prepare students for a pre-athletic training or pre-physical therapy degree. This would, then, allow students to go elsewhere to receive a master’s degree in either

advertise the presentations and help in any way possible,” Rogers stated.

To reach out to the community, Rogers stated that the office did much of it electronically, as they coordinate with many programs and were able to reach out to a number of audiences. She stated they e-mailed local business people, area teachers, the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) program, students and the campus community.

“Our electronic messages had a very high open rate, with more than 3,300 clicks,” Rogers stated prior to the event. “This is very encouraging, so I’m anticipating a well-attended, interesting and educational evening for students, staff and community members.”

After the event, Rogers stated she was “pleased with the turnout and pleased to see a high level of audience engagement.”

According to Rogers, they welcomed about 60 people, including about nine KSC students and many CALL members.

program.

“I think there’s going to be a dip [in enrollment], but I do think it will rebound. The question will be, how much?” Swiger said.

KSC senior athletic training major Amber Curran said a master’s program would be nice to have and the changing accreditation requirements make sense.

“Eventually, if you want to continue in the athletic training field, if you want to get a job, they’re going to require you to have a master’s degree, so just having that fiveyear program instead of going back to school, which I would have to do for two years, just makes more sense.”

When explaining what his purpose was for the Open College program, Germana said, “I thought it would be nice to do something that would bring people in from the community to see what we do and, in particular, to see what faculty here at Keene State do.”

Germana said he feels there are a lot of people outside of the campus community who really don’t know what goes on in college classrooms and that some try to create a certain image of college students and professors.

He wanted to bring people in and “invite them to participate in the conversation, rather than it being sort of this inside versus outside kind of mentality.”

Germana not only came up with the idea of the Open College program, he also gave the first presentation for this event titled, Weimar and the Rise of Hitler: Nazi Electoral Successes, 1923-1932. When it came down to what Germana wanted to teach, Germana picked his topic because he said he thought it is particularly relevant right now.

“What I’m going to talk about is kind of the rise of the Nazi’s in the 1920s [and] second half of the 20s,” Germana explained. “...They were an alternative radical group to the established Conservative political parties, and so I think at this moment in the United States and Europe as well, we see the emergence of these ultra-nationalists and so called ‘alt-right’ political movements.”

Germana also took parts of his presentation from of his classes that he teaches at KSC. This was the idea behind the event-- Germana wanted faculty to use materials they already had prepared so it would not be a lot of extra work. This way, community members would have a real experience of a class the way faculty teach it at KSC on a normal school day.

KSC sophomore and Holocaust and genocide studies major Kalia Matthews was among the audience on Wednesday night.

Matthews attended the event out of pure interest and said she wanted to hear what Germana had to say, as well as see if she could base it off of anything she had learned in class. She said his presentation took on a political viewpoint, rather focusing simply on the history of the Holocaust.

Matthews said, “He brought up a lot of different viewpoints about the Holocaust, whether it could happen again or not, which is definitely scary.”

When asked whether she would attend another Open College event, Matthews said she would be willing to go again.

“It’s cool to see students interacting with people in the community, especially older adults because they bring different opinions versus what we’re learning now,” Matthews said.

The next presentation entitled Air Quality in Keene by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Nora Traviss will be taking place in Rhodes Hall, Room S203 on Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 6:00-7:30 p.m..

However, both Curran and Swiger agree that the fact that it’s going away, at least for now, is sad, for not just currently students and faculty members, but alumni as well.

“Certainly for the alumni, the quality of our program has meant a lot to a lot of people, so I think that part of it, it’s sad for me to see that part of the ties go in that direction, but I don’t exactly know that that’s the end of athletic training at Keene State. It’s just, we’re doing a pause, we’re doing a reset,” Swiger said. “Whatever program emerges moving forward, whether that’s us saying, ‘Yes it is the right time to do a master’s in ath-

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letic training here at Keene State,’ or it’s time to pause and say, ‘You know what, we’ve got a great exercise science allied health option here and it really prepares students for that graduate school opportunity,’ then that’s going to get me excited too.”

Jessica Ricard can be contacted at jricard@kscequinox.com

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Assessing KSC’s emergency protocol ABBYGAIL VASAS

EQUINOX STAFF If tragedy were to strike on campus, as it did in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, Keene State College’s Campus Safety Department and the Keene Police Department (KPD) have protocols in place to keep administration, faculty, staff and students safe.

The Assistant Director of Campus Safety Leonard Crossman said there are three main steps to their emergency protocol, but before the protocol can be activated, Campus Safety has to be notified. This can be done by either the Blue Light phones or, he said “Everyone has a cellphone these days...we could be notified by telephone calls to either here or KPD.” Crossman also added that when the Keene Police Department (KPD) gets a phone call Campus Safety is also notified.

Contacting KPD is also the first step in Campus Safety’s protocol for emergency situations, such as an on-campus shooter. “They’re tasked with stopping the person,” said Crossman. “We do more of crowd control and making sure everyone else is safe.”

This task of crowd control involves the second step of the emergency protocol, contacting students, administration, faculty and staff. Crossman said this is done through either sirens or an alert through text or email.

The texts and calls are sent via the KSC Emergency Notification System.

This system sends emergency messages to members of the campus community, Crossman said, and they could contain information about the situation such as, “what’s going on, where it’s happening and advice on what to do, such as flee the area or hide.”

KSC senior Emma Simpson has been signed up to receive emergency notifications throughout her time here at KSC. “A few times, it’s been an alert about something suspicious that turned out to not be a big deal, but I think it’s better to be safe than sorry in those kinds of situations,” Simpson said.

Campus community members can register to receive emergency notifications by going to keene.notifypanel.com and clicking “Create New Account.”

Campus Safety can also get an emergency message out quickly by using the siren on the top of the Spaulding Gymnasium. The siren is tested twice a year to make sure it works in the event of an emergency and can both emit an alarm and provide verbal instructions and information. The siren has been used in the past to alert students of a potentially violent person offcampus and also to warn students of incoming severe weather.

After students and faculty are warned, the next step, according to Crossman, is to lock the campus down. “Everything is connected to Campus Safety,” said Crossman. “We can flip a switch and everything’s locked so we don’t have officers running around manually locking all the buildings.”

Although KSC does have an emergency system in place, Crossman added, “Preventing these incidents can be more important than responding.”

KSC has several ways of preventing violence on campus.

To begin with, the Dean of Students Gail Zimmerman is involved in assessing threats to the campus community. “First and foremost, we have what we call the CARES team,” said Zimmerman. “There is an online referral form; anyone in the community who has a concern about a student, and you’ll see on the form there’s academic concerns, physical concerns [and] emotional concerns, they can fill that form out and submit it. Those come directly to me.”

Zimmerman said she reviews the referrals, but added, “It’s not meant for emergency situations… 911 types of situations need a 911 call. The forms are reviewed when the come in, but not on a 24/7 basis.”

There are several natures of concerns, such as faculty members reporting when students suddenly stop showing up for class. Zimmerman also receives concerns that are more on an emotional level, such as if “somebody submits a referral because a student has made some kind of statement about self harm or threat to others and/or exhibited some behaviors that indicate emotional distress.” When Zimmerman receives referrals such as those, she responds to many of them herself and reaches out to the student.

“If there is a significant safety concern,” continued Zimmerman, “then we also have a policy on campus called the Mandated Safety Assessment.”

Zimmerman added when students make statements or exhibit behaviors that may suggest self-harm or harm to others “they are called in to meet with me, and then we require that they meet with a counselor for a safety assessment and with one of our nurse practitioners in the Center for Health

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Other private, four-year New Hampshire institutions came in at 66 percent, and Connecticut and Vermont public, four-year institutions directly followed, both at 66 percent. Massachusetts came in at 60 percent, Rhode Island at 58 percent and Maine at 47 percent.

On the U.S. College Scorecard for 2015-16, all four USNH institutions were ranked the lowest cost in average net price of attendance in the state.

Not to be confused with the sole price of tuition, net price of attendance includes tuition, other mandatory fees, books, supplies, room and board, financial aid, scholarships and other various living expenses.

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) came in as the most expensive New Hampshire school at $35,118, and KSC ranked lowest residential college at $20,371.

Non-residentially, Granite State College (GSC) was ranked lowest overall at $13,219.

As the microphone passed to the University Systems Student Board (USSB), the student representatives from UNH, PSU, GSC and KSC said they’ve been working on developing an internal focus on how to increase the effectiveness of the group.

Financial Affairs Committee Students within the USNH should expect a rise in their financial aid packages in the next academic year, according to the Financial Affairs Committee (FAC), with hopes to reduce student debt.

Discounted rates for institutions within the USNH has increased from 29 percent to 34 percent and, currently, the need-based financial aid is growing faster than merit-based.

In regards to other KSC funding, students can experience some extensive building renovations on campus.

Six buildings will be undergoing funded capital E&G projects, which are educational and general spaces used for academic instruction, research and support of the institution’s mission, starting as soon as the current fiscal year.

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and Wellness for a safety assessment. I’ve been here, now, since 2009, and in that time period, I can think on three incidents where we had a concern of threat to others.”

Simpson affirmed the need for safety protocols, “I think it’s important to have that system in place in regards to active shooter situations because of the issue of gun violence that plagues our country.”

According to a New York Times article from 2016, “Comparing Gun Deaths by Country: The U.S. Is in a Different World,” the United States has significantly more gun violence than many other advanced countries such as Germany, Austria, England, Poland, China, Japan and the Netherlands.

The article, written by Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz, said, “In a nation where the right to bear arms is cherished by much of the population, gun homicides are a significant public health concern. For men 15 to 29, they are the third-leading cause of death.”

The projected subtotal for these projects for fiscal year 18 to fiscal year 22 are slightly over $32 million.

Elliot Hall and a gift-funded academic project in the Mason Library are set to begin during fiscal year 2018, but others won’t begin until fiscal year 19 or fiscal year 20.

Spaulding Gymnasium is projected to cost $8.5 million and Elliot Hall is listed at $6.5 million.

The remaining four buildings -- Hale Hall, Morrison-Parker Hall, Joslin Hall and the Mason Library -are all projected to cost between $4 to $5 million.

Unfunded priority projects, which are not necessarily E&G, include the Redfern Arts Center, Media Arts Center, and the residence halls of Monadnock Hall, Randall Hall and Carle Hall. Randall and Carle are both projected to cost around $14.5 million, while Monadnock is projected at almost half of that.

The Redfern is sandwiched in between, projected at exactly $10 million. The most expensive listing is for the Media Arts Center at $25 million.

It was noted during the presentation that out of UNH, PSU and KSC, that KSC’s capital plan could experience the greatest amount of change within the plan itself.

An opportunity for collaboration among all colleges and universities within the USNH was brought to the FAC’s attention.

A motion was made by President of UNH Mark Huddleston to create a Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (BIC) located on 88 Commercial Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. The BIC is projected to cost $6 million, which includes a donation of $250,000 from the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI).

ARMI, a non-profit organization located in Manchester, is known for scientific breakthroughs in cell biology, biofabrication and materials science.

Their mission is to “make practical the large-scale manufacturing of engineered tissues and tissue-related technologies, to benefit existing industries and grow new ones.”

During the proposal, KSC Interim President Dr. Melinda Treadwell commented that an opportunity to work with ARMI is “rare.” She said this not only brings an interesting opportunity to the USNH, but also could become an asset to increasing revenue.

Although New Hampshire has an open carry law for weapons, Zimmerman pointed out that “We have a weapons policy on campus. They are not allowed on campus.” If a student is found having a weapon on campus, even in their rooms, “The weapon is confiscated and is held at Campus Safety until the student can take it off campus.”

When it comes to keeping students safe on and around campus, Zimmerman said, “We always encourage our students to be mindful of their surroundings and aware of safety issues, not walking out late alone.” Not only should self-safety be practiced, but Zimmerman added, “If you see something, say something. Report.”

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The goal for the BIC is to create a space for any student of the USNH to utilize and study at this facility, as well as build complementary programs within each institution for this new wave of medical research.

The remaining $5.4 million for the BIC would be taken from the USNH reserved debt out of the $56 million available. Members of the board were concerned the building would not be a financial benefit to the USNH, but after extensive discussion, the motion was passed.

The second and last motion of the FAC was made

by President of PSU Dr. Eric Barron to renovate PSU’s physical education center. The goal is to turn the field house into an academic space, as well as handle some contingencies.

The building itself has over $30 million in maintenance issues and PSU is aware the USNH cannot currently afford to repair everything.

The motion includes a total amount of $10 million to put towards the building and address other costs further down the road. An amount of $7.4 million will be for construction, $1 million for design fees and $500,000 in contingencies.

The demolition will start on Nov. 9 and is planned to be finished by August. The motion was passed.

Executive Council Meeting KSC’s nursing program probation has been extended again. During the Executive Council Meeting, Leach made the announcement.

The meeting began with a discussion on legislature held by Leach. Leach talked about a few bills, including one that would drop the word “community” from community colleges.

Following Leach, representatives from the USNH colleges spoke on their institution’s status.

Treadwell began her update by saying that KSC was ranked this year as number one in employee graduates in the state, and ranked 18th in the nation.

Treadwell continued her update by talking about the budget deficit that KSC is currently facing, and noted that “[KSC has] achieved the board approved budget.”

The school has also managed to increase total scholarship aid by 34 percent within the past few years, according to Treadwell.

The meeting continued, once representatives were done speaking, with discussion on KSC’s nursing program.

In 2016, the program was placed on probation “due to low passing rates of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, or the NCLEX-RN,” according to two Equinox articles.

In Feb. 2017, the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (NH BON) extended the program’s probation.

Leach said that the program’s probation has been extended for the year.

PSU’s nursing program’s is also “approved on probation,” according to PSU’s website.

The conversation on the nursing program concluded after about 15 minutes.

The selection of a new president for UNH was discussed, as the current one, Mark Huddleston is set to retire at the end of this academic year, according to boston.com, among a few other topics.

About an hour and 20 minutes into the meeting, the committee called for a closed meeting to discuss personnel matters.

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“Me Too,” has been trending on social media platforms for a little over a week now, as many women and men have come forward and shared their stories of sexual violence. While the #MeToo trends can be comforting for some and can bring survivors together by saying ‘Hey, we’ve been there too,” social media stigmatizes everything and that this whole trend has been blown up.

Some people on the Internet can be cruel, and by writing #MeToo online, it’s possible that these victims have to relive their trauma or they can be labeled as attention seekers or even be forced to compare their story with others and then feel like their story isn’t “bad enough.” Not all sexual violence survivors want to be reminded of their assault or harassment when they go on their social media accounts and, quite frankly, no sexual violence survivor owes you or the world their story.

When social media flooded with people posting #MeToo, we were taken aback. When it comes down to being a victim, victims do what feels the best for him or her- if they want to share their stories, they should, but if they don’t want to, then that’s okay too.

Our society needs to work on how we address sexual assault and harassment cases and our responses when we learn of someone’s traumatic experience. There really is no right way to

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respond when you learn that someone has become a sexual violence survivor- it’s just an awful thing to hear, which is why the best ways to respond can be to listen and ask the person, “What do you need?”

Society needs to stop blaming the survivors as well. There’s been too many cases where a victim will come forward and say that they’ve been assaulted or harassed and someone will ask them questions like, “Well what were you wearing?” or “Why did you get so drunk and allow yourself to be put into that situation?” rather than just listening and not making the victims feel as if they need to prove their case.

By making victims feel like they have to explain themselves, it’s extremely damaging because not only do they have to relive their horrific experience, they also will feel unsupported.

This, however, does not take away from the stance that when a victim wants to come forward and testify, they need to be willing to give all details of their story, because there are still cases of people who are falsely accused of rape. The Enliven Project by Sarah Beaulieu showed shocking statistics of rape cases by using a diagram of

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human figures and grouped them by on rapists, those reported, those who faced trial and those who were actually jailed. Beaulieu said the point of the diagram was to show to those who worry about false accusations of rape how small the statistic is. From the diagram and statistic she found, only 2-8 percent of people were falsely accused. The statistic came from the National District Attorney’s Association website publication titled, “False Reports: Moving Beyond the Issue to Successfully Investigate and Prosecute NonStranger Sexual Assault.”

Some people are falsely accused of rape, assault and harassment, while others may be falsely deemed innocent, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that this goes on everywhere. This has become such a common issue that schools from elementary to higher education need to see if we can make the change there. We need to educate children from a young age about sexual assault and harassment, teaching them to keep their hands to themselves and teaching them to understand that no one owes you their body or attention, period. We need to continue

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that education through high school and into college and there also needs to be a focus on what to say when you learn about someone experiencing sexual violence.

Luckily at Keene State College, we have various programs that promote speaking out against sexual violence. The production No Zebras, No Excuses, for example, is a program that focuses on bystanders who stand by during bad situations, such as assault, and it’s aimed to teach college students not to be that bystander. This is shown during first year orientation.

KSC also has a policy on campus where Residential Assistant’s (RA’s) are mandated to report sexual assault cases if their residents tell them or if they overhear it. Cases are reported to Title IX Coordinator Jeffrey Maher, who then works with the victim and asks what they want to do about it, unless it is a concern for other people’s safety.

Our institution does its best when handling cases, but the problem of sexual violence still exists and the education surrounding these issues needs to be stronger. The #MeToo campaign only brushed along the surface of the issue, and there is still much more that needs to be done.

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#MeToo dialogue needs to turn to actions ZOEANN DAY

Equinox Staff It’s no secret that sexual harassment is a hot topic in the news right now, considering recent events regarding Harvey Weinstein. However, this goes beyond Hollywood, and the movie industry, as sexual harassment is an issue that has been around for years, affecting millions. Specifically, the “Me Too” Internet sensation has grown into a full-blown social movement.

The idea was started by an activist by the name of Tarana Burke, and brings together the victims of sexual harassment and assault via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Dozens of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Reese Witherspoon, Lady Gaga, Gwyneth Paltrow and countless others have come forward with their stories, as well as millions of regular people who have experienced the same things.

The movement not only brings to light topics that are hard to talk about but necessary to act against, but also brings together the victims of these experiences in a comforting and healing way. The movement is an agent for social change and justice and has definitely started necessary conversations about sexual harassment in the workforce. It does this, but it is so much more than that.

It’s also a therapeutic platform for survivors of difficult harassment

experiences to talk about their stories and educate others about the topic.

The “Me Too” movement has inspired tons of women to speak their mind about what has happened to them in the past, but it is important to note that this is not an issue that only pertains to females. It’s a known fact that men and boys have also been the target for sexual harassment throughout the years. This was shown through Terry Crews coming forward about a story that happened to him at a hollywood function similar to the experiences others have come forward about regarding the “Me Too” movement.

Terry Crews made a brave decision and decided to tell his story, and his along with every other victim’s story is what will bring attention to this age old issue. Crews’ experience along with countless other men and boys who have endured this humiliation on several accounts shows how widespread this problem is. It is not a gender-based issue, although it may seem that way. This problem is getting lots of attention, but that is not going to fix the problem; it is extremely important that we act.

A change will not happen overnight, and the problem may never completely go away. However, the first step is taking it seriously. Victims should no longer be afraid to come forward with their stories. We as a society should try our best to create an environment in which women and men who have experienced this can feel comfortable enough to come for-

ward and get the support they need. In order for this to happen, it would be helpful for the court system to take sexual harassment and abuse more seriously. Sexual abuse is exactly the same as abuse in all its other forms, and should be taken just as seriously.

The “Me Too” movement has proven that sexual harassment is clearly an issue in Hollywood, and all around the world, but one of the most dangerous places when it comes to this issue is on college campuses.

It’s a problem that has been on campuses all around the world for years and might never go away. Luckily, colleges like Keene State are taking steps to eliminate the issue. KSC has a great program called No Zebras, No Excuses which addresses sexual harassment issues on campus as well as other harassment and violence issues. We are lucky to go to a school in which harassment, especially sexual harassment, is taken as seriously as it should be.

Sexual harassment is an issue that has existed for a long time and is finally coming fully into the light now. People are having the conversation, but that isn’t enough. Conversation is good, but it doesn’t solve the problem. The only thing that will do so is action.

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KSC provides enough healthy options for students ABBY SHEPHERD

Social mEdia dirEctor I see my new doctor furrow his brow as he types something on to my file: obesity.

“Don’t worry,” he tells me as I stare at the screen. “It’s just a random combination of numbers.” He may be right. Body Mass Index (BMI), the scale that measures weight to height ratios, is an arbitrary score based on how much space I take up in this world.

To be honest, I take up a lot of space. An obese BMI starts at 30. Mine is 33. He mentions to me that he’s referring me to a nutritionist, as well as the clinic’s laboratory to get blood work done, “just to make sure everything is fine.”

It’s not fine. The next day, I get a call. The blood work comes back, and I have high cholesterol and am borderline prediabetic. Classic symptoms of obesity, a condition with which I am now labeled.

The nurse on the other end of the line tells me that it’s nothing to worry about, and with lifestyle changes, I will be able to get my numbers under better control.

Here’s a hint: lifestyle changes means losing weight.

I haven’t always been obese, though. One could say that I’m new to the term. In 2014, I started a new medication, and gained 50 pounds in less than a year and a half. No one told me when starting this drug that a large amount of weight gain was to be expected.

However, the next thing I know, it’s all about “moderate aerobic activity,” “five servings of fruits and vegetables,” and, of course, “lifestyle changes.” I’ve personally found that the healthcare system sees me as obese before they see me as a person.

Even when the random combination of numbers classified me as just overweight, I’ve heard about my need to drop some pounds from the most random healthcare providers.

From the walk-in appointments at KSC’s Center for Health and Wellness where I’m being tested for strep throat, to Planned Parenthood, mid-IUD insertion.

Honestly, I’m not sure why I’m being lectured about portion control when there’s a speculum involved.

The weirdest thing about being obese, though, is the idea that there’s no doctor or nurse telling me why my body is this way or how to get my size under control. It’s just a prescription for weight loss without a pharmacy to fill the order.

This situation sounds dismal, and, sometimes, I feel hopeless. However, the lab results were a wakeup call. I’m 20 years old, and it’s time I make some lifestyle changes to improve my own health and quality of life, not to make some random nurse satisfied with what she sees when I step on the scale.

Thankfully, there are some solutions I’ve found lately. The nutritionist at Dartmouth Hitchcock in Keene is phenomenal.

For the first time in my life as an obese person, a professional is giving me clear ideas about how to lower my blood sugar and cholesterol. My first meeting with my personal trainer at KSC’s Recreation Center and Spaulding Gymnasium is this week. I’m starting to see my body as a resource for my life’s goals, instead of seeing it as the enemy on my quest to satisfaction.

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As someone who has recovered from an eating disorder, this is monumental. The resources available just here in Keene and at KSC make me feel like I have some sort of control over my health.

While I haven’t accessed many of the options at KSC to seek a healthier life other than personal training, there definitely are more out there. I saw on the KSC website that there’s free Nutrition Coaching, which is a great resource for students. From the time back where I had a meal plan, I remember seeing healthy options

(even though I often didn’t choose them.) Lloyd’s Marketplace recently incorporated a smoothie bar to get some servings of fruit and vegetables alongside your chicken tenders. At the Zorn Dining Commons, different food options are labeled for their nutrition benefits. I am glad KSC has these opportunities to seek a healthier life, and I wish I accessed them more.

Many students fear gaining weight at college, but here there are resources here to maintain wellness during this time in our lives.

It’s important to remember that a “random combination of numbers” such as a BMI doesn’t define you, and neither does your health. While I look forward to my journey to have a stronger relationship with my well-being, I recognize the importance of being true to myself. For the first time, life as an obese woman feels okay.

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KSC student speaks in opposition to Trump’s journalism comments IZZY MANZO

Equinox Staff I don’t think that a lot of you would be incredibly shocked to find out that Donald Trump and journalistic integrity go together like one-third of the medieval European population and a couple of rats with fleas.

Fake news is a phrase that’s become synonymous with him. Out of sheer curiosity and because I wanted to have a good laugh, I looked up “How many times has Donald Trump said ‘fake news’” and discovered that from Jan. 10, 2017 to Oct. 17, he’s furiously sent out tweets containing the phrase “fake news” 132 times, according to the Trump Twitter Archive.

What I’m trying to get at here is that Trump is in the midst of a full-out war with any news outlet that dares to accuse him of doing anything wrong, because apparently we’re now living in a totalitarian dictatorship.

During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Trump said that it’s “disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write,” and later went on to tweet, “With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!”

A station can have its license taken away if they’re deemed to be reporting fake news, according to Time, but it becomes tricky when it’s time to decide what’s actual fake news and what’s just a matter of opinion.

Going by President Trump’s Tweets, his line of thought seems to be that any station who criticizes him should have their licenses revoked. On Oct. 17, he typed, “So much Fake News being put in dying magazines and newspapers. Only place worse may be @NBCNews, @CBSNews, @ABC and @CNN. Fiction writers!”

I think it’s just a hard concept for me to grasp—the President, who swore to protect

the First Amendment, doing the exact opposite.

In his ideal fantasy world, we would never hear about all the awful things he’s done and continues to do because he thinks that being able to carry a gun into a McDonald’s is more important than one’s freedom of press and free speech.

If you go on The Equinox website, one of the first things you see is the mission statement: “The Equinox exists to promote the free flow of information, to protect the First Amendment, to stimulate high standards in the practice of journalism and to foster excellence among student journalists.” I’m reading four separate articles on this issue at the moment because I wouldn’t be here reporting this if it wasn’t true.

Last time I checked, we don’t live under a dictatorship where being censored by the government is okay, and it’s totally unacceptable for the leader of any country to make people fear journalists and the media

because what they say might not be flattering.

Trump is a grown man who should be able to accept that even if he was the best president we’ve ever had, someone out there would still find something to complain about. It’s just human nature.

Curiosity got the best of me again, so I went back to my old friend Trump Twitter Archive and did a little bit of snooping.

Searching ‘Obama’ shows 2,561 Tweets, and searching ‘Hillary’ shows 761.

As you can probably imagine, none of them seem very flattering, like saying that “Crooked Hillary Clinton blames everybody (and every thing [sic]) but herself for her election loss,” on Sept. 17, or “We have made more progress in the last nine months against ISIS than the Obama Administration has made in 8 years.”

What I’m trying to get at here is that Trump can dish it out but he can’t take it.

I honestly hold very little sympathy for

President Trump. All he’s doing (and by extension, those who still follow him) is picking and choosing what to believe right now.

He had no problem saying that the first thing he would do as president would be throwing Hillary Clinton in jail because she’s a crooked thief, but the second CNN gathers around and says something mildly criticizing and all of a sudden they’re liable to have their licenses taken away.

It’s this sort of childlike mentality he holds that makes it hard to believe he’s actually in charge of running the country right now and makes for an interesting next four years.

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Luciferian Towers in Album Review

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sure and heat of the Earth and the corruption that its depths held wrapped around me.

Just when I thought I was about to be overwhelmed by a massive wall of sound a warbling, triumphant chorus of strings rode out from the wall and hit me right in the face. I reached the center of the Earth. I reached hell and it was beautiful.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor continues to produce some of the most stunning music I’ve ever heard.

They’re a must listen for anyone who wants to have a little emotional and visual breathing room in music.

My fantasy may not be what Godspeed had in mind when they conceived “Luciferian Towers,” but hey, that’s just me, sometimes that’s just the ride Godspeed will take you on.

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If someone had traveled back in time to tell the denizens of 2012 America that in 2017, Donald Trump would be the president, that global climate change would get worse, and that a Bond supervillain reject named Sebastian Gorka would be a temporary foreign policy advisor, it would be safe to assume that the denizens of the past wouldn’t believe it. Now, we get to add on that list the numerous defenses by various people over everyone’s favorite group of people, the Nazis.

On Oct. 5, the Twitter account for the popular video game franchise Wolfenstein tweeted an advertisement for the newest installment, The New Colossus, with the title, “Make America Nazi-Free Again.” Needless to say, turning the slogan of the Trump campaign into a call to arms against fascism is going to upset some people, but the backlash has been bizarre. On Reddit’s infamous subreddit r/ KotakuinAction, for example, numerous individuals engaged in everything from defenses of the Wehrmacht (the standard army) and the Waffen SS (the military wing of the Nazi party), to saying that without Wernher von Braun and other Nazi scientists, we would never get to the moon (as satirist Tom Lehrer once sang, “Once the rockets go up, who cares where they go down? That’s not my department,” says Wernher von Braun.”). Some even argued that the bombings of Dresden, deployment of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet use of Commissars made any claim of moral superiority invalid.

In other words, they want to turn the worst conflict in history from World War II into the War of Polish Aggression.

Now, for a moment, let’s pretend that the advertising by the Wolfenstein team is somehow unethical, or that it’s contrary to a series of games that has solely been focused on killing Nazis since its first game released in 1981. Even then, we find the arguments by these far-right snowflakes to be hinged on historical inaccuracy and a lack of morals.

First, let’s start with the attacks on anti-fascism.

According to these individuals, the depiction of violence against fascists will bolden real life anti-fascist groups, thus destroying free speech and our democracy. This will usually be coupled by a reference to Orwell, without knowing that Orwell had joined an anti-fascist militia in Spain during its civil war in the late 1930s. Another thing that also occurs will be the claim that Wolfenstein is trying to appeal to the left, and although that may be true, I don’t think that’s bad. The new game features everything from an insane veteran of the war to a communist priest and the head of a black liberation front, and uses these stereotypes to humanize the actual people they may represent.

First of all, this argument is based on the assumption that fascism, where it has existed, is somehow peaceful. This is false. We know from Charlottesville that when fascists are organized, they actively pursue violence, and we know from history that when they take power, such as in Germany, Italy and Spain, they pursue genocidal policies. Secondly, fighting fascists is the way that you defend democracy; this is what philosopher Karl Popper called the “Paradox of Tolerance;” that in order to defend a tolerant and democratic society, you would have to be intolerant of those who pursue intolerant goals. Otherwise, those fascists will use the gift of tolerance to destroy democracy and seize power. This doesn’t mean shutting up anyone who says something problematic, but by confronting organized and armed demonstrations of actual fascism and defeating it by any means necessary. In Wolfenstein, the Nazis effectively control the entire world, and openly work with groups like the Ku Klux Klan in order to enforce order in America, so a peaceful solution is off the table, just like in real life.

Next, we have the historical claims. These arguments, which try to argue that many soldiers of the Third Reich were good people, and that the only people who bear responsibility for war crimes are those at the top of the Nazi hierarchy, lacks any substance in reality. For starters, the Wehrmacht actively abused and murdered Polish, Russian and Yugoslavian prisoners of war, and executed Soviet officers

and Commissars, and engaged in the brutal torture, humiliation and killings of captured partisans. The Waffen-SS is even more guilty; most of its members were former concentration camp guards, and received specific ideological training in Nazi ideals and the “fight against Judeo-Bolshevism.” Most officers in both units were also war criminals; for example, Joachim Pieper executed 120 Allied soldiers in Malmedy, Belgium. Erich von Manstein helped enforce the execution of captured Soviet Commissars, and Heinz Guderian helped suppress the attempt at overthrowing Hitler by Claus von Stauffenberg.

Worst of all, however, would have to be Oskar Dirlewanger. Before the war, he was a convicted child molestor and failure of a commander during the German Revolution. During the war, he would command the 36th Waffen Grenadiers, a battalion made up of child molestors, rapists and murderers with the job of suppressing dissent within Belarus and Poland. According to historian Timothy Snyder, when dealing with anti-Nazi partisans, “Dirlewanger’s preferred method was to herd the local population inside a barn, set the barn on fire, and then shoot with machine guns anyone who tried to escape.” On top of that, he would also extort ransoms from the ghetto in Lublin, use the skin of dead Jewish prisoners to make soap and publicly whip and rape young Jewish female prisoners, and his unit would be responsible for executing over 100,000 prisoners after the Warsaw Uprising. There is a reason why everyone hates the Nazis; because the Nazis hated everyone who wasn’t them, and they made sure everyone knew that. The villain of Wolfenstein: The New Order, Deathshead, shares the name with one of the most ruthless SS units during the war, known by its German name, Totenkopf.

Which leads to the final argument, the idea that actions taken by the Allies make them morally equal.

I hope that I have shown otherwise, but for the sake of the argument, let’s go deeper. In regards to the bombings of Dresden, the usage of the atom bomb, and the Soviets use of Commissars in the military, there is no comparison in regards to who was worse.

While the suffering of the population at these bombing locations were very real, it was not the intent of Allied bomber command to actively murder the local population; it was done to bring the war to a screeching halt, against a foe which wanted to continue to the bitter end. In regards to Commissars, despite being portrayed as bloodthirsty fanatics who would shoot their own men, most refused to shoot deserters by mid 1942, after seeing the death toll from the invading Wehrmacht, and instead acted as reserve troops. Compare that to the Germans, who were purposely waging a war of annihilation against its foes, especially on the Eastern Front.

When the Wolfenstein staff say that they want America Nazi-free again, this shouldn’t be controversial; we shouldn’t have love for the worst people humanity has ever produced. And yet, we do; we now live in a world where many people think that fighting fascism is morally equivalent to the Holocaust, and that includes everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Trump to the FBI, who designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist group. What a time to be alive.

Let’s hope that The New Colossus puts that anti-fascist sensibility back into the American people.

Colin Meehan can be contacted at cmeehan@kscequinox.com

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“The building chokes, folding inwards. There’s a pit inside where the beating heart of the sun expands. Dust traces its contours like a radiograph.”

That poem is how Canadian post-rock legend Godspeed You! Black Emperor introduces you to its sixth studio album, “Luciferian Towers.”

“Luciferian Towers” throws you down an elevator shaft to hell then vomits you back up to the surface to see the corruption that spread while you were gone.

The funny thing is, Godspeed makes hell look kind of beautiful and that’s nothing new.

The zombie-horror film, “28 Days Later,” exposed me to Godspeed. The film starts with a man who wakes up from a coma in a London hospital. The hospital is empty. London is empty. As the man crosses the Westminster Bridge a slow dark guitar riff came forth and raised the hair on my chest.

The song, “East Hastings,” off of their first LP F#A#∞ captured the gloom, loneliness, panic and beauty of total doomsday.

Godspeed has pretty pessimism in all of its records.

They are strictly anti-government and believe that music should be about things that are not okay with the world.

However, some of their albums hide that message pretty well because Godspeed’s albums are mostly without vocals. In past albums there have only been short audio clips that describe that sentiment. The songs “Blaise Bailey Finnegan III” and “The Dead Flag Blues” explain that sentiment the best.

The album’s press release puts the album into Godspeed’s trademark anti-government and anti-capital context by describing burnt out buildings stripped of wire, labor struggles and the bosses who leave the poor and hardworking to die in the filth they created while they revel in wealth created by smallfolk toil and a dead “Kanada” alongside a dying ocean.

That’s a cool idea and all, but nothing close to what I imagined the first time I listened to the new album.

Strings stroked with muttering intensity took me down a burnt out shaft to the center of the Earth.

More strings, trumpets, feedback loops, flutes and saxophones swelled into a great cacophony as the pres-

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EquinOx Staff On Saturday Oct. 21, magician and hypnotist Dylan Tenney, paid a visit to the Night Owl Cafe at Keene State College. Tenney, who originates from Claremont, New Hampshire, began to discover his passion for magic on a family trip to Las Vegas about ten years ago. It was there he saw the famous David Copperfield perform, and from that day Tenney began his practice of illusions.

“I bought a book online, and it was one of those ‘learn to hypnotise’ books. I read it and it was probably like 200 pages, and I read it back to cover probably like ten times. I tried and tried and tried and it didn’t work, but once I got the confidence in myself and I believed I could do it, that’s when it started to work. It was just having to get myself in the right mind-set, believing in myself and being open minded,” Tenney expressed.

While magicians perform tricks that seem impossible to explain, many people remain skeptical of their abilities and try to see through their illusions. First-year Kali Liu went to the show out of curiosity of just that. “I’m kind of interested to see if it really works or not,” Liu said prior to the show. “I kind of don’t believe in it. I don’t think it’s possible.”

After a series of magic tricks and illusions, it was time for the hypnosis portion. Nine audience members volunteered to be put into a hypnotic trance by Tennery, and seven successfully were. The crowd observed as participants believed they were at the zoo, the person next to them smelled amazing, Ed Sheeran was singing on their shoulder, and that Tenney magically made everyone in the audience disappear.

Two of the seven individuals who were hypnotized were firstyears Elizabeth Nix and Miranda Bonin. While Nix had never been hypnotized before, Bonin indicated that this was not her first time being under the powers of hypnosis.

“It’s like a haze almost,” Bonin said about her experience. Nix agreed and added, “Yeah, it’s like you’re there for it, but you’re not there for it.”

The students continued to explain that while they knew what was happening and what they were seeing, they could not help believe that what Tenney was telling them was true. Although they could see that a belt was indeed just a belt, the power of influence made them believe it was a poisonous snake.

After the show however, Liu reminded skeptical in the legitimacy of hypnosis.

“Honestly, I still have my doubts on the idea that you can hypnosis people, and I feel that there was probably some trick to it,” Lui did admit however that she is more of a believer than she was prior to the show. “ I’m kind of in between of believing it and not believing it.”

Nonetheless whether you are a believer or not, both Nix and Bonin claimed to be under hypnosis during the show.

It’s not a question that obtaining the ability to make people question what is right in front of them is difficult. However, Tenney claimed that it’s all a matter of having confidence. “You have to have confidence in what you do because if you don’t believe in what you do, then nobody else will. And that’s not only for magic, but for anything you do.”

As a strong supporter of believing in what you do, Tenney expressed his feelings that you can accomplish anything with some hard work. “You can do anything you put your mind to,” Tenney said many times throughout his show.

As Tenney grows as a magician and hypnotist he hopes to keep putting smiles on people’s faces because more than anything else, his audience is his biggest inspiration.

“My crowds honestly inspire me the most,” Tenney explained. “I’m really inspired by people and places I go. Everywhere you go people are different and you can always see different people, and you meet different people, and they smile all different. So me bringing smiles to people’s faces, that’s my favorite part of being a magician.”

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La Compagnie Hervé Koubi is a dance group comprised of 14 men from Algeria and Burka Faso. The group performed, “What The Day Owes The Night” on Thursday, Oct. 21 at Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center. The performance is choreographed by Hervé Koubi.

The performance is a mix of different dance and gymnastics moves, combined traditional Sufi rhythms and atmospheric lighting to create an impressive performance.

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BURR

By Chazz Rodgers Hollis-Brookline (HB or HBHS) High School doesn’t really distinguish itself well from most New Hampshire High Schools. The income is high, the ethnicity is pale, and the only time the news might mention us is for school cancellations on treacherous, icy days.

We even had the token talent show where student bands often played their one and only show each year. It may certainly be said that HB’s show stood out as being noncompetitive and exclusively for music, as it was named “Guitar Night.”

So yeah, we were pretty fun people.

Magician and hypnotist, Dylan Tenney, transformed tissues into a live dove during his performance. Tenney also featured feats of hypnosis during his performance.

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The Bandstand It’s funny, while we were waiting for our gig in Keene, Mitch Bailey, our trombonist and newest member as of this year, mentioned to me the ubiquity of white kids forming funk bands in high school. After a moment, I thought to retort, “Yeah man, that’s like EXACTLY what Burr was when we started.” We formed in 2014 with the intent to cover the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s song “Don’t Forget Me” off of their By The Way album, as well as “Hey Ya” by Outkast. At the time, we were a cliquey elitist bunch, who thought we were the best players around the school, and we decided to name our band “θ θ” and insist it be pronounces as a strange and distinct grunt that we were making at that time.

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Following guitar night, we decided we didn’t want our group to go the ephemeral way of the prototypical HBHS Guitar Night ensemble, and set out to create an EP by the end of the summer. Throughout the summer, we all wrote various riffs, lyrics, and melodies that would become The Warming of the Days. The 27-minute ditty was recorded in a Manchester mill at a pretty under whelming studio-space, that led us to take our project later that year to a studio in Milford, NH, and spend lots sessions doing something none of us had really done to that point: Record a studio album.

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Ben Cooper - Vocals/Keyboards Andrew Carr - Guitar Mitchel Bailey - Trombone Chazz Rogers - Bass Zach Nardone - Drums

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Genre: Indie, Alternative, Cool, Nice, Good, Sad sometimes

Upcoming Events / News: As of now we have one scheduled show way off in December at Union Coffee on New Years Eve, but will be gigging when we can make it happen in the November as well. We have two songs that we having been fine-tuning for a while now that are going to be out very soon, and are working on at least two more with our friends down at Umass [University of Massachusetts] Lowell’s SRT program.

Where to find us online: Bandcamp - https://burrtheband.bandcamp.com/ Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/burrmusic/?fref=mentions Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/burr.band/

It’s rough to listen back to it for all of us now, but The Warming of the Days was a formative project, wherein we demonstrated our affection for funk rock, but ultimately cut some more clean-sounding indie tunes that have more and more come to define our sound even three years later as we begin cutting new tracks, which will be released in the coming months (We promise!).

These days, we attend college or pursue such other professional music endeavors as teachers, free-lancers, and in one case, a salesperson. We are spread out across New England, but still hold what we do with Burr very near and dear to our hearts. Our creative process is slow, as these circumstances lend themselves to being, but we are always growing as musicians and people. Whenever we get the chance, we perform live, and it is always the greatest pleasure to get a crowd moving or feeling emotional, what have you. Keep your eye out for more shows to come-it’s our favorite part of the job.

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TAKE BACK THE NIGHT MERIDITH KING

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR “We have the power. We have the right. The streets are ours; take back the night!” Powerful words you might have heard last Thursday, Oct. 19, being chanted by over 50 women and men as they marched around and near campus in solidarity with sexual violence survivors.

On and off for around 30 years, Keene State College has hosted a Take Back The Night event, representative of a nationwide movement started in 1978 in San Francisco. The movement was created to protest sexual violence against women, and for women to “take back” their rights to safely walk the streets at night without fear. The event as KSC featured collaborative signmaking, slam poetry read by students, keynote speaker Patricia Pedroza and a walk of solidarity around Keene. The poetry readings connected the arts with raising awareness of sexual assault and violence against women, really allowing a creative platform for students to talk about the problem.

Dakota Umbro, member of Sexual Assault and Violence Education committee (S.A.V.E), emceed the night, as well as helped to organize it. “I think this event is really trying to spread awareness to the fact that [sexual violence] is really awful and it happened everyday and we shouldn’t have to feel this way but since we do, being able to stand up and say something about it is important.” Umbro said. “ I think it’s really important to see how common it is.”

Senior Maggie McNamara helped coordinate Take Back The Night event for the last two years. She appreciated the student poetry performances for putting a face on what the event stood for, and increasing student involvement.

“It kinda just puts context to what we are

doing here,” McNamara said.

The Live Poets Society also had five students perform spoken word pieces at the event. Junior Lisa Russo was one of the poets performing, sharing a piece called “To The Women Who Said No.” The performances used poetry and spoken word performance to really highlight the inherent problems society has with dealing with and exasperating sexual assault and violence.

The piece centered around men catcalling and objectifying women, and how their attitudes towards women can often go sour when rejected.

When asked on inspiration for her poem, Russo said it was a way to demonstrate that “women are allowed to say no.

We don’t have to say yes, we are allowed to say ‘I don’t want your advances- yes you may be attracted to me but I am not interested.’” “I think this is a way for the students voices to be heard and also just to bring in that emotional side of actual students,” Umbro said of having the slam poets perform this year.

Forrest Seymour, a counselor on campus who helps run the S.A.V.E committee, helped students to organize the event.

“I think events like these are important for raising awareness in the sense of letting people know that sexual assault, street harassment, these things really do happen,” Seymour said. “I think also for survivors, it’s really powerful for them to see other people out there trying to stop things.”

Meridith King can be contacted at mking@kscequinox.com

“Well I’ve got news for you, no is my salvation it is my freedom You will never take away my voice that I use to scream for my sisters, that’s s-i-s not c-i-s, who cannot speak up When you call them words names slurs, My choice to dance alone because you don’t own my curves that wrap around me like The Nile River flowing through the mighty Egypt And lastly, my no that shuts down your unwanted touch, unwelcoming language And your belief that I was an object that belongs to you.

So thank you for all your kind words, but from me to you, that’s a no.”

Excerpt from “To The Women Who Said No” by Lisa Russo ANGELIQUE INCHIERCA / PHOTO EDITOR

Senior Recital sails by smoothly MERIDITH KING

Arts & EntErtAinmEnt Editor Seniors Amy Buonpane, flute, and Matthew McGinnis, tenor, filled the stage of the Redfern Arts Center with music this Sunday afternoon on Oct. 22 for their senior recital. The recital included works from Handel, Bach, Mozart, Burton, Bernstein and more.

Buonpane and McGinnis collaborated with Dr. Christina WrightIvanova, piano and harpsichord, throughout the performances, as well as other talented musicians periodically.

Interestingly enough, both students had wanted to perform their senior recital together since their first year at KSC. “We are best friends, so it’s really nice that we get to share the day together,” McGinnis said.

Pre-recital, McGinnis said, “I’m feeling excited, I’m also feeling ready which is refreshing because I was nervous that I would be nervous. I’ve prepared and I’ve practiced so much that I’m really feeling ready and excited for it.”

Wright-Ivanova has been working with both students to prepare for the recital for the past seven weeks.

“They’ve prepared before over the

summer and last year they’ve also been preparing, so it’s a long process for performance at this level,” said Wright-Ivanova.“They really understand now the best way to make chamber music and the rehearsal process, so it’s been great to see then grow over the past couple months.”

Many music majors build up their repertoire over the four years within the music programs, and their senior recital is an accumulation of their work and their teachers work in training. Music Professor Dr. James Chesebrough has worked closely with both McGinnis and Buonpane over the years. “[The recital] was Wonderful. It just goes to show what hard work does when channeled in the right direction,” Chesebrough said. “They’re both really fine musicians, they did a great job in putting together a program that was diverse, and all of it was entertaining, and really wonderful.”

Flute Instructor and Flute Ensemble Director Robin Matathias also had words of praise especially for Buonpane in particular, who has been her student for four years. Matathias accompanied Buonpane in one selection of the performance and said it

was an honor to see and be a part of Buonpane’s growth as a student and only had one word for the performance: “outstanding.”

“It’s just been a complete pleasure,” Matathias said of working with Buonpane. “She’s an amazing student and person.”

After the performance, there was a sense of pride and relief from both students.

“It feels really good to be done with it. I think it went well,” Buonpane said. “We’ve been working with that music for a really long time so it feels good to finally have it done.”

One of the pieces Buonpane performed during her senior recital was also the very piece she first auditioned for the music department with.

“It was full circle,” Buonpane said.

McGinnis said he was also happy with how the performance went.

“I just feel really supported and loved by all the people that came,” McGinnis said.

Both students will move their focuses to student teaching next semester, the next step in their music education degree.

Meridith King can be contacted at mking@kscequinox.com

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This affects #MeToo ALYSSA SALERNO

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- A POEM BY ISABEL TISDALE “I had posted a #MeToo, and I think it’s important to share as many stories when it comes to something like that...

Reaching out and sharing my experience and my story may resonate with someone who had a similar experience to me. They may say, ‘Oh, this happened to someone else, I’m not alone.

I’m not afraid anymore.’” --Anonymous KSC student One in Six Over the past two weeks, victims of sexual violence have been asked to post a simple status on their social media: #MeToo. After the news that Film Producer Harvey Weinstein had been sexually assaulting and harassing women for years, Hollywood starting exploding with stories from A-listers that they too had been a victim. On Oct. 15, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted and asked survivors to change their status to “Me Too,” to show the magnitude of the problem. The post went viral.

According to ABC News, as of the morning of Oct. 19, the hashtag had been used on Twitter 1.4 million times. There were also over 13 million posts on Facebook.

“It [generally] happens to everyone,” KSC junior Isabel Tisdale said. “It happens on so many different levels, but I think that what makes the #MeToo post so relatable is that there was so many women posting it and they have all experienced sexual assault in all different degrees. It connects a lot of people because it is something that is common for everyone, whether or not they have all experienced the same thing.”

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest Network (RAINN), one in every six women in the United States have been a victim of sexual assault. One in 33 men are a victim as well. RAINN also said 54 percent of sexual assault victims are between the ages of 18-34.

“It’s okay not to report. Like yes, you want to report, but if you are not in a place where you feel comfortable or not safe enough to report, it’s okay.

There is no shame in saying, ‘This horrible thing happened to me and I don’t want to report it.’” --Anonymous KSC student

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KSC Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life and Housing Services Kent DrakeDeese said most often, people will report a sexual assault to their Resident Assistant (RA.) It is important to note, he said, “When a sexual assault is first reported, some people need to be notified to get that process started...But we keep the name out of it... [The name] only goes from the person you tell and the only other person who will know that name is the Title IX Coordinator.”

KSC Director of Campus Safety and Title IX Coordinator Jeffrey Maher said once a report is filed, he will reach out to the student within 24 hours of receiving the report.

“He forgot to listen to what I was saying to him... He forgot to listen to me and was listening only to what he wanted.”-- Anonymous KSC student

HOLD BACK THE TEARS; FEELING IS OK, TOO.

Let’s End This

PRACTICE SELF LOVE AMIDST ALL THE CHAOS. THANK YOUR LEGS FOR GETTING YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE AND ARMS FOR BEING ABLE TO HOLD YOU TIGHT. TALK ABOUT IT- ABOUT YOUR HEALING AND YOUR HURTING, ABOUT BREAKING AND BENDING AND BLOOMING AND GROWING. AND WHEN THEY ASK YOU WHY YOU, WHO HURT YOU SO DEEPLY? SMILE AND REPLY “THOSE WHO REFUSE TO CHANGE.”

Reporting on Campus

-ON SELF TREATMENT. This will be in person, Maher said, because he wants to make sure no one but the reporting party is present due to the privacy of the information.

This initial conversation will include reporting options, the college process and involving police.

Any housing accommodations that the survivor may feel they would want, any academic accommodations needed or if the victim wants to put in place a no-contact order are all discussed.

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“There has to be a conversation with the victim or survivor to talk about what his or her wishes are.

Do they want a college investigation or a college process? And we talk about what that would look like...Is that something they feel will be beneficial for them…We really offer and try to inform the victim or survivor with as much information as they need so that they can make the decision that is right for them,” said Maher. “If you think of someone who has experi-

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enced sexual violence, they have suffered a massive loss of control...

So part of this process is designed to put them back in control, for them to make the decisions that are most beneficial to them.”

A college process hearing is not like a typical conduct hearing.

Instead of meeting with an Residential Director (RD), the reporting party and the responding party will meet with a board that will weigh the evidence.

If a person never wants any-

thing to come of the report, that is fine, said Maher. Sometimes, victims do not want to pursue anything legal or have a college hearing and that is a wish the college will respect. Reporting gives the victim the option, however, to many oncampus services and accommodations.

Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct Matt Salter is the next person down the line if a student does wish to pursue a college process hearing.

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“Students who have been found responsible for sexual assault over the last year have either been suspended or expelled. Those are the likely outcomes, but every case is unique. Never not report because you don’t have evidence,” said Salter. “The number one concern is how can we help the reporting party get the services they need.”

There are many accommodations for both parties during these hearings, Salter said. If they choose to be in the same room, they have a wall put up between them [and] both parties can hear each other but not see each other.

If that is not something one or both of the parties wants, they can FaceTime or Zoomin (a video streaming software used by the university system in cases like these that allows the board to see and hear the party talking but does not allow the opposing party to see or hear that person). Lastly, a student does not have to participate in the hearing board if he or she chooses not to.

Drake-Deese said most of the time, survivors of sexual assault will tell one of their closest friends before anyone else.

KSC sophomore Justin Park said, “Listen. Really listen to them because listening is hard to do, but in those vulnerable moments, you need to and that’s probably what they need in the moment...

Ask them what they need and be there for whatever they do need.”

Junior Isabel Tisdale is a sociology major with a woman and gender studies minor. In one of her classes, she had to teach students ways to end rape culture and ways to not normalize it. She said there is no perfect way to fix this problem, but learning to speak up when you see it happening is a huge step in the right direction. Even though it could be embarrassing, always speak up and say something.

Another way is knowing when to stop, when having sex. Tisdale said people should learn what enthusiastic consent is and what it looks like.

Tisdale said it’s a problem that affects women and men, and everyone should be a part of the conversation as much as they feel comfortable, but note “[survivors] of sexual assault don’t owe you their story.”

“I take a second to remind myself that I did nothing wrong. This wasn’t something that I asked for, this wasn’t something that I wanted him to do. This was something that he took from me.” -Anonymous KSC student Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

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The Human Library comes to KSC “If people are able to talk to and hear from people with different lived experiences or different identities, then [they] can get to better know what it is to have that identity or have that lived experience.”

HUNTER KIRSCHNER PROGRAM SUPPORT ASSISTANT FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS

Students become human books to tell their life stories and experiences KALILA BROOKS

Equinox Staff In the year 2000, the people of Copenhagen, Denmark made an effort to give individuals an opportunity to talk to and understand those coming from different backgrounds and facing different kinds of prejudices through an event called The Human Library. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Mason Library, Keene State College plans do the same.

Program Support Assistant for LGBTQ Students of KSC’s Office of Diversity and Multicultural Student Support Hunter Kirschner said he first became familiar with the event a few years ago when one was held at Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he had been a student. “It seemed like a really cool event that would be easy to bring here,” Kirschner said.

“If people are able to talk to and hear from people with different lived experiences or different identities, then [they] can get to better know what it is to have that identity or have that lived experience, thereby breaking down different stereotypes or assumptions,” added Kirschner, “[It builds] empathy and compassion, as well as community, because you’re engaging

with people about their lives in conversations that you actually might not have the opportunity to in other spaces.”

Kirschner approached KSC’s Dean of the Mason Library Celia Rabinowitz, Associate Professor and Librarian Jennifer Ditkoff and senior and library science major Alexandra Hess and asked them to join him on the Human Library planning committee.

Rabinowitz said she was excited when Kirschner asked her. “This is my fourth year [here] and I’ve been thinking [The Human Library] would be something interesting to do for several years, but never had an opportunity,” said Rabinowitz. “I hope it’ll be a really good opportunity for some members of both the campus community and of the local community... I hope it’ll provide a good, comfortable space for some really honest and engaging conversations about the sorts of challenges that some students and some members of the community have to face.”

Hess also said she hopes there will be a lot of people participating from off-campus, as she thinks the community’s involvement would provide students with a way to broaden their horizons. “Living on-campus can make it easy to stay in your own little microenvironment and forget about the rest of the world,” Hess said. “I think one of Keene State’s goals is for people to connect with others and get outside their comfort zones.”

For anyone considering being involved with this event, the planning committee is currently accepting applications through Nov. 17.

“It’s a short application,” Kirschner said. “It gets you talking about what kind of experiences or stories you might want to tell and what kind of stereotypes, assumptions or acts of bias you’ve experienced. It asks about your availability as well, and what book title you might want.”

The application can be found online at http://tinyurl.com/KSCHumanLibraryApplication.

To those interested in the event, but not being in a book, Kirschner said, “they can come and be readers! They get to engage with our books and have conversations and learn more about different identities and lived experiences then their own… and you can check out as many books as you want.”

Kirschner said he thinks being able to hear about a person’s experiences directly is really valuable. “I think storytelling is a really powerful vehicle for understanding people,” he said, “because hearing it right from the source gives you that authentic perspective… There’s a person behind all the information you’re getting.”

Kalila Brooks can be contacted at Kbrooks@kscequinox.com

High school friends go to college together halfway across the world RACHEL VITELLO

Equinox Staff Keene, New Hampshire, and Okinawa, Japan, are two completely different worlds. The culture, language, people and customs differ on many levels.

For two Keene State College students, these differences could not be more well-known to them.

KSC sophomore Skylor Stevens and first-year Tanner Schooley spent their high school years in Okinawa on a military base with their parents. More than four years later, they found themselves with an entire ocean between them and their old home.

“Before Japan I lived in North Carolina, North Dakota, Alaska and California. I spent the last nine years living in Japan,” said Schooley.

Stevens’s parents are teachers for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA).

DODEA is the educational program set up by the Office of Secretary Defense for grades K-12 on military bases. They teach at different military bases around the world, which is why he was in Japan with them.

Both students’ fathers are also alumna of KSC, which is what inspired them both to come here after touring the campus their senior year of high school.

“Going to college in America is something I’ve always wanted to do,” said Skylor.

This desire did not come as a shock to his parents either.

“There was no question that when Skylor graduated, he was headed back to the U.S.,” said Jason Stevens. “I also lived overseas my entire life, graduating from high school in Okinawa, and living in the U.S. for the first time when I attended college. I know how it feels, and knew that Skylor would really enjoy it.”

After having spent most of their lives abroad, transitioning

to life in the U.S. was not the easiest thing to do.

“Being in Okinawa felt like it was its own world...I’d say the hardest part was coming back after being gone out of the country and being culture shocked by the rudeness towards each other compared to in Japan...I’m not trying to bad mouth America, it’s just we aren’t the nicest people,” said Schooley.

Despite any difficulties with their journey back to the states, both students have fond memories of their time in Japan to look back on.

“We loved going to the tropical beaches all around Okinawa, we liked to cliff and bridge jump all over, we went to restaurants and really just made the best of our time on such a beautiful island,” said Schooley.

Both students are grateful for their experiences living in Okinawa.

“I feel very blessed for the opportunities I’ve had in my life to experience other cultures.

I think it is vital for people to travel and experience what it’s like to be in other cultures, and to learn and grow from those experiences,” said Schooley.

“Living overseas has definitely given these kids a different perspective on the world...Skylor and Tanner’s environment here on Okinawa, they have to be open minded and tolerant because their school and community is extremely diverse,” said Jason.

Both students plan on returning to Japan in the summer.

“As long as my parents live there while I’m in college, I’ll be visiting every break I get,” said Schooley.

Rachel Vitello can be contacted at rvitello@kscequinox.com JAKE PAQUIN / EQIUNOX STAFF

Skylor Stevens and Tanner Schooley were high school friends who went to school in Japan, now they students at KSC.

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Orientation leaders get pen pals

STAFF COMMENTARY

A Day in the Life of a Transwoman

“So like, you’re a drag queen?”

VIVIAN VALENGAVICH

Equinox Staff “So, what’s your real name?”

“Do you mean before or after I get married?”

“No, like, your reeeal name?”

“Well then, Vivian Valengavich.”

“Are you just trying to get free stuff from guys?”

“You mean you weren’t giving me that laptop you’re carrying?”

“Are you getting the surgery?”

“I think they’re nice enough now, I have a feeling my fiance would agree.”

“But what about the hair on your face?”

“I’m at least three percent sure you have eyebrows too.”

“I thought you’d looked really handsome as a boy.”

“Aww, I was going for cute all these years. Am I doing a better job?”

“Are you one of those man hating feminazis?”

“Only if you don’t stop talking.”

“So like, you want to be a girl but, also a Chemistry researcher?”

Orientation staff started exchanging letters with a first grade class IZZY HARRIS

Equinox Staff On Oct. 18, 2017, 27 letters from Keene State College were sent to Park View Elementary School in Pueblo, Colorado.

Through the No Excuses University Network, KSC orientation leaders and faculty are becoming pen pals with first graders at Park View Elementary.

Keene State alumna Madison Ornes reached out to KSC to do this program. She is currently a first grade teacher at Park View Elementary School. “It’s awesome and built a cool culture at the school,” said Ornes.

Ornes said Park View Elementary school is a Title I school, meaning it is located in a low income area, and 97 percent of children attending Park View receive free or reduced lunch.

“It made me proud that [KSC was] willing to help my kids out and show them college is an option,” Ornes said. She also said it gives the students something to look forward to and makes them work harder.

The first graders love having a connection to a college family. “Family is important to these kids and not all of them have that, we are a family in this classroom,” said Ornes.

Inside of Ornes’ classroom, there is a dedicated college wall that has a KSC alumni shirt, cap and gown, and the owl mascot. “It’s cool for them too because I went there, it makes it more realistic,” Ornes said.

The students at Park View were given KSC t-shirts, which they get to wear every Friday. Usually, the student’s have to wear their No Excuses University shirts, yellow or blue in color, or a navy blue or black polo.

Former Orientation Coordinator and KSC senior Bailey St. Laurent helped organize the pen pal program. “It shows a sense of community here, giving back not just to the community of Keene, but spending time promoting our values on a level outside of Keene,” said St. Laurent.

St. Laurent said he has plans to do a Skype interview early November to show the students the campus, and to meet Interim President Melinda Treadwell.

Casey Lynn Sowle is an elementary education and psychology major at KSC. Sowle said, “It’s awesome to be able to make a connection to someone so far away.”

“As an elementary education major, it’ll be really cool to see where they are in their literacy,” said Sowle.

In her letter, Sowle said she “talked about what [she] want[s] to be when [she] grow[s] up, a few of [her] favorite things and [she] wrote in a green pen because it’s [her] favorite color. [She] talked about what [she’s doing here at college and asked what they were doing in their classroom.”

Maria Aiello is also an elementary education major and math major at KSC participating in the pen pal program. “I want to teach at the first to third grade level, to me it means it’s another point of contact and a connection to have across country,” said Aiello.

Aiello said if there’s one thing that her first grade pen pal takes away from this program is that she is “excited for his future and all the possibilities that he has, and the opportunities that he could take.”

Izzy Harris can be contacted at iharris@kscequinox.com

“What year is this, 1970?”

“What bathroom do you use?”

“The one in my apartment is nice, but the student center isn’t bad either.”

“You’re not just going in there to like, look at girls, are you?”

“I suppose I could say the same thing about you when you go to the bathroom, couldn’t I?” “So you’re a cross-dresser right?”

“Not right now, no. When I borrow my fiance’s clothes, technically I suppose.”

“Can I still call you [deadname]?”

“Who?” “You know, you don’t have to be a girl to have emotions right?”

“It sure does help though, doesn’t it?”

“Does your fiance know?”

“No. Please don’t tell him.”

“What does your family think about it?”

Interested in Writing?

“The general answer to that question is ‘Not much.’”

“How’s your sex life?”

“There are some doors best left unopened.”

“Nice to meet you Vivian, can I ask you your pronouns?”

“Thank you so much. She/Her/Hers.”

Contact Alyssa Salerno Student Life Editor (413) 244 - 4166

Now, being rude is not acceptable. But, whenever I’m asked these questions I think of all of these and more, because while I can understand being curious about something, it’s always better to think before you ask a transgender or nonbinary individual these questions.

Please, ensure that the person you are asking is comfortable talking about themselves, or has brought it up themselves, and is open to questions.

If they are not, you should refrain from asking them at all.

So, if you want to ask something like, “Are you like a cross-dresser?” you should rephrase it to something like, “What’s the difference between crossdressing and being transgender?” This will help to make it seem like you’re curious, not trying to be offensive. If there are questions you really want answered, but can’t ask anyone in person, there is bound to be an answer somewhere on the internet.

Finally, please ask an individual’s pronouns once you’ve met them, or introduce yourself with your own so they feel more comfortable saying theirs, there’s nothing more affirming for someone using pronouns that aren’t the same as they ones they were given at birth than being asked which ones they use.

Vivian Valengavich can be contacted at vvalengavich@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Eating with The Equinox Spooky 7-Layer Dip ALYSSA SALERNO

Student life editor Ingredients: A can of refried beans Three avocados Sour cream Salsa Cheese Diced tomatoes Spooky Halloween decorations-- I got these skeletons from Walmart for about $3.00

Directions: Make guacamole with the avocados-- you don’t need to buy extra ingredients, I added lime, salt, pepper, garlic powder and a little bit of red pepper flakes Layer the ingredients in the order that they are listed above Serve with chips Alyssa Salerno can be contacted at asalerno@kscequinox.com

ALYSSA SALERNO / STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

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KSC Study Away MIKAYLA BENNETT

equinox StAff Traveling the world is something that has always been a dream of mine. Studying abroad in Italy has given me the opportunity to get a taste of different European Countries while, simultaneously calling Florence my home.

In just the first few weeks abroad I have learned an abundance about the Italian culture and had experiences that would never be possible through classroom and textbook learning. To live among the Italian culture, is an adventure in and of itself.

Seeing the world from the other side has been a truly eye-opening experience, showing me the true beauty of diversity. I have learned so much about myself and grown immeasurably in such a short period of time.

I have been lucky enough to develop friendships that will last a life-time and made so many memories that I will carry with me forever.

Venturing out on my own to a foreign country for four months has given me a whole new level of independence and an entirely new perspective on everyday life. My time here so far in Florence has been absolutely amazing to say the least and I could not be more thankful for this awesome opportunity.

Mikayla Bennett can be contacted at mikayla.bennett@ksc.keene.edu

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MeMber of Alive Poet Society Alive Poet Society is for people who enjoy creative writing, not exclusively poetry, or for people who enjoy listening/reading poetry. It’s set up like a workshop where we discuss different prompts or style. We meet every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in Rhodes Hall, Room N118. We also have a Facebook page called, KSC Poetry. If you have any other questions, just let me know.

JEFFREY MAHER, TITLE IX COORDINATOR ELLIOT HALL, ROOM 253 603-358-2959 JEFFREY.MAHER@KEENE.EDU

To join the club, you just have to show up to the meetings. If you can’t show up to the meetings, I encourage you to join the Facebook group, where you can post your poetry or find out when writing events are happening around and off campus. Writing events are just different slam poets who come to campus.

Brianna Hankel can be contacted at brianna.hankel@ksc.keene.edu

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TWO DAYS ONLY: Monday, October 30th and Tuesday October 31st

Celebrating the Flavors of Global Chef FREE TASTING EVENT Monday, October 30th 2017 Student Center Atrium ● 11AM to 2PM

CHINA: Chef Chengliang Yuan introduced us to Chinese Bubble Tea in the spring of 2015.

COLOMBIA: Pork Loin, Plantains and Lemon Temptation are still favorites from Chef Joaquin Suarez, who brought them to the Keene State in the fall of 2007.

SPAIN: In the fall of 2011 Global Chef Paco Manzano brought us Tapas! ● Carved Jamon & Manchego Cheese with Garlic Oil on Bread ● White Anchovies with Garlic Oil on Bread

ALL DAY from 11am to 8pm Potage Parmentier

INDIA: In the spring of 2016 Chef Naveen Achanta prepared authentic Chicken Tikka Masala with Pulao Rice.

BELGIUM: Meet this semester’s Global Chef, Steve Passchyn, and a preview of his cuisine including Tartelette au Chocolate and a Chocolate Fountain with Strawberries and Belgian Iron Cookies.

Don’t forget to join us in the Zorn Dining Commons to savor the flavors of Belgium in Chef Steve’s creations!

Monday, October 30th Zorn Dining Commons…

LUNCH from 11am to 2pm Potage e Choux de Bruxelles & Lard DINNER from 4pm-8pm Carbonnades Flamandes Frites

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Cod with Buerre Noisette, Mussels and Pommes de Terre Buree

Waterzooi Gantoise with Legumes Oublier and Stoemp au Choux Bruxelles (Parsnip, Turnip, Pumpkin, Celery, Artichoke Hearts, Carrots and Onion)

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Sports / B6 STAFF COMMENTARY

Patriots Column

Thursday, October 26, 2017

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KSC men’s soccer falls to Williams College CAROLINE PERRY

sports editor The KSC men’s soccer team took a hard 3-0 loss against Tufts University in last Wednesday’s game, bumping their Little East Conference (LEC) record to 2-1-2.

The Owls worked to create an opportunity at the 18:16 mark of the first-half when the ball landed at the feet of senior Riley Steele. However, the shot went just barely too high over the goal.

With no luck scoring for either team in the first 40 minutes of the first-half, Tufts University found a break at the 40:57 mark when they were awarded a corner kick.

Dexter Eichhorst was able to control a long pass aimed at the outer goal post and scored Tufts first goal, giving them a 1-0 lead over the Owls.

Within a 30 second gap, Tufts opened up another successful scoring opportunity as Zachary Trevorrow received a short pass within the box and shot the ball into the right corner of the goal, giving Tufts a 2-0 advantage over the Owls going into halftime. The Owls came out of half-time ready to cut down their losses and achieve a goal. At the 61st minute

PAUL LUCAS equinox staff

The Patriots suck.

There I said it. I know many of us are in denial about it and I’ve heard every excuse, but no, this year we look bad.

Yes, it’s only week seven, yes, the team might improve

by November, but let’s be real, November's coming up quickly and we do not look good.

Sure, Brady’s playing well with his 1959 passing yards according to ESPN and his 153 completions, but that is Tom Brady of course he looks good.

Where we look horrible is everywhere else, especially our defense. A Defense that went from a dominate, Super Bowl winning defense, too one of the worst in the league.

Let’s go to the stats. According to NFL.com’s defensive rankings we are in dead last.

We have given an average of over 28 points per game, and on top of that are last in terms of sack.

We lack an effective pass rush, giving the opponent all the time in the world to throw the ball, and it is killing us.

The Patriots Offence can score all it wants but it if must outscore other teams that we give 30 points too, well that’s not good.

And we have been seeing the effects of this.

Not only did we barely beat the Texans who have rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson leading the team, but last week we almost lost to the Jets if it wasn’t for dubiously called game.

Every game has been too close, and has come down to close 4th quarter games.

Yes, the Patriots are riddled with injuries and yes Bill Belichick is a great coach and Tom Brady is a great quarterback.

But if the defense keeps giving up as many points as they have been, I have my doubts about even making the playoffs.

It’s been said that defenses win championships, and if the Pats don’t get theirs in shape it’s going to be a short season.

mark of the second-half Riley Steele sent a pass into the middle after receiving a through ball.

Sophomore Donovan Harris was able to touch on it as he entered the box, however Tufts defense quickly cleared it out before Harris had the opportunity to launch a shot. Tufts offense did not let up as they worked at scoring again in the 70th minute of the game.

Tufts offensive player Jared Glover broke through the Owls defense, setting himself up for a one-on-one scoring opportunity. However KSC goalie, senior Michael Sancomb made a tremendous save to keep the Tufts at 2-0. But as the clock wound down, Tufts sealed their victory at the 79:52 mark. Jarod Glover was able to head the ball over Sancomb after receiving a high cross from his fellow teammate, sealing their 3-0 lead. The Owls will face the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Saturday Oct. 28 on their home field. The game will begin at 2:00 p.m..

Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com

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First-year Isaiah Lovering cleared a ball on defense in last Wednesday’s game against Williams College. The Owls faced a tough 3-0 loss against Williams.

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Women’s field hockey takes a 3-1 loss against Williams College CAROLINE PERRY

sports editor The Owls fought early on to stay ahead of Williams College, but ultimately lost 3-1.

KSC goalie first-year Rachel Loseby made seven crucial saves that kept the Owls in the game. In the 11th minute of the first-half Loseby was challenged and saved backto-back shots that were fired from Williams offensive player Julia Cochran. Before the 20 minute mark, Williams College had another threatening opportunity when Libby Dolan fired a shot, but sophomore Ally McCall made a defensive save that kept that game at 0-0. At the 21:01, Williams offensive player Meredith Wright hit the ball in after a jumble at the front of the goal. But, the Owls didn’t back down and worked to

create offensive opportunities, succeeding at the 35 minute mark. After being awarded a penalty corner just at the end of the first-half, Keene State first year Nina Bruno fired a shot into the net after receiving a back pass from junior Julia Babbitt. As the second-half of the game began, Keene State goalie worked to keep the Owls in the game by making consecutive saves in the first three minutes. But Williams broke through with a goal at the 53:53 mark and another goal at the 59:28 mark, sealing a 3-1 lead over Keene State.

Overall, Keene goalie Rachel Loseby made 16 saves that kept the Owls in the game and Nina Bruno earned her 15th goal of the season.

Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com

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KSC sophomore Ally McCall makes a vital clear to keep the Owls in the game. Keene State women’s field hockey lost 3-1 against Williams College.

KSC Athletes of the Week

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JENSYN DANDENEAU Sophomore FIELD HOCKEY

MICHAEL SANCOMB

Dandeneau received the KSC Athlete of the Week award this past Friday, Oct. 20. She has been an outstanding player in women’s field hockey, earning 15 points with her six goals, as well as having three assists. Dandeneau has been playing for the Owls for two years now and plans to continue her career with hard work and effort.

Sancomb received Athlete of the Week this past Friday, Oct. 20. He is a strong first year goalie and was able to make ten saves during his first collegiate start for the KSC men’s soccer team.

Sancomb is excited to continue working hard at his position.

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Nutrition and athletes The importance behind nutrition

STAFF COMMENTARY

Luke’s Kickin’ Column

SIMON MAUCHLY

equinox Staff

“Bad nutrition during the season could affect athletes overall health and wellness, which is important to their performance on and off the field.”

NIAMH DODD KSC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

Athletes need a healthy, nutritional balance to help them perform at a high level. In some circumstances, athletes have a certain dietary guideline to help them with their nutrition and getting their energy up.

KSC Women’s Soccer Player Taylor Bisaillon said, “Nutrition is so important for athletes because it fuels performance and progress as well. I don’t think someone can reach their full potential if they aren’t eating properly.”

Bisaillon also said that a certain diet would be beneficial for athletes because it leads to a faster and more successful recovery after injuries.

Athletes tend to use more calories comparing towards nonathletes.

Bisaillon said, “I think athletes need more calories than non-athletes but it also depends on how active non-athletes are.”

Sugary foods can hurt an athlete's performance and is not good for the individual to eat a lot of sugary and unhealthy foods during the season. It affects their health during the season and long term performance if athletes don’t eat a nutritional balance.

Niamh Dodd, a KSC volleyball player said that sugary foods will hurt athletes performance and the more sugary foods that athletes consume, the more likely that they will crash.

Athletes also consume more calories to help with their energy. Dodd also said, “Athletes need more calories because you need enough energy to perform at your peak and enough energy to burn through a lot of calories at a high level.”

Mia Brickley, a KSC field hockey player said, “In running, you work a lot of calories off and if you don’t burn your calories off, you won’t be able to perform well.”

Eating protein is really important to keep a healthy diet, also, eating things with more nutritional value such as fruits and vegetables, so an athlete can maintain a healthy lifestyle.

“Granola bars, fruits and vegetables, meat and variety of other protein will give you a lot of energy to perform well at the highest level,” Brickley said.

Bisaillon said, “Lean protein and carbo hydrate protein helps players before games and eating a healthy balance before the season helps eating protein during the season.”

Bad nutrition during the season affects athletes more than others think. It slows up their performance and athletes don’t reach their full potential during the season if they don’t eat healthy.

Bisaillon said, “Bad nutrition during the season could affect athletes overall health and wellness, which is important to their performance on and off the field.”

Dodd said, “Bad nutrition doesn’t give you adequate energy during the season and it will decrease your performance and doesn’t give you lasting energy during the season.”

With all the nutrients athletes must follow during and before the season it’s easy to see why athletes need to follow dietary guidelines to help them stay in shape during the season. It’s important for everyone to get a healthy balance of food everyday, but athletes especially need to follow healthy dietary outlines in order to maintain high energy, and a high level of momentum.

Simon Mauchly can be contacted at smauchly@ksceqquinox.com

ANGELIQUE INCHIERCA / PHOTO EDITOR

The importance of nutrition to athletes is reviled through the voices of athletes. Without meeting healthy dietary standards an athlete can not perform effectively.

Athletics FUN FACT Did you know that Keene State College is hosting the Little East Conference (LEC) Championships for the 2017 cross country race? Keene State College also hosted the LEC Championship for cross country in 2015. The race will take place at the Owls very own home course and will commence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. Be there to support your KSC runners!

LUKE STERGIOU

Senior PhotograPher

Columbus Crew SC Threatened with Relocation On Tuesday Oct. 17, Anthony Precourt, owner of Columbus Crew Soccer Club, announced his intentions of moving the club from Columbus, Ohio to Austin, Texas.

The reasoning behind this is that if the Columbus Crew can’t finalize a deal for a new downtown stadium in 2019, he will plan to relocate the club. Needless to say, this had many Crew fans very unhappy, letting their voices be heard on social media.

Columbus Crew are one of the ten original teams that was formed with the creation of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1996. The club has played at MAPFRE Stadium since 1999 and it was the first soccer specific stadium in MLS. Currently, the Columbus Crew averages a little over 15,000 spectators a game, which is the third lowest attendance in the league. Despite this, the Columbus Crew have made 2 MLS Cup finals appearances: once in 2008, beating New York Red Bulls 3-1; and once again in 2015, losing 2-1 to the Portland Timbers.

In the statement put out by the Columbus Crew, it says: “Despite our investments and efforts, the current course is not sustainable…….

Soccer is the world’s game, and with Austin’s growing presence as an international city, combined with its strong multicultural foundation, MLS in Austin could be an ideal fit," (Columbus Crew SC). But fans are claiming that moving the club to Austin was in the contract that Precourt signed back in 2013 when he took over as investor-owner. They believe that his intention was to never build a new stadium and he wanted move the club to Austin at some point. In financial terms, this move would be a massive success as it would help Precourt avoid a $150$200 million MLS expansion fee. (the18.com) Even though the battle has just begun for Crew fans, the outpour of support for the club has been incredible, as both supporter groups and different MLS clubs have shown solidarity for Columbus.

After the hashtag #SaveTheCrew started trending on twitter, supporter groups not only in America but around the world showed their support. Supporters groups such as Die Innenstadt of Cincinnati FC, Timbers Army of Portland Timbers FC and even Atlanta United have shown support for Columbus by changing their logo colors to black and gold and tweeting out messages of support for one of the original franchises in Major League Soccer.

Despite this battle, this is what makes the beautiful game so beautiful: bringing together fans from all over America to support a cause even if it’s for a team they don’t support. Fans of Columbus Crew should not have to worry about relocation, as they have poured their hearts and souls into this club.

When soccer starts to be treated more like a business rather than a game, that’s when things get messy.

Because at the end of the day, Football/Soccer without fans is nothing.

Fans are what make this game so special, and threatening to relocate the club is a disgrace to the people of Columbus.

Luke Stergiou can be conatcted at lstergiou@kscequinox.com

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

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Honoring our seniors

JAKE PAQUIN / EQUINOX STAFF

Keene State College hosted the Hootie’s Superfan Hangout to support our women athletes in their senior games. Women‘s soccer took about a 7-2 win and women’s volleyball took away a 3-0 and 3-1 win after double games.

The community rallies for the Hootie’s Superfan Hangout and senior day CAROLINE PERRY

SportS Editor It was an excitement-filled morning as family members, students and friends gathered to create colorful posters at the L.P. Young Student Center.

Tables with shirts, poster materials, sunglasses, glitter and friendly faces lined the grass, the sun making it a warm and sunny fall day.

Last Saturday, Oct. 21, the Owl nation honored their female athletes in women’s soccer and women’s volleyball, holding a Hootie’s Superfan Hangout which allowed Keene State College students and family members to create posters to cheer on their senior players.

This event also had backyard games that families could participate in, as well as caricature drawings and face painting.

First-year Sabrina Oakes attended the Hooties Superfan Hangout and made a colorful poster for the women’s soccer team.

Oakes said, “It’s a really cool way to support our teams locally. We get to use glitter,

and markers, and really anything to make a sign and it’s cool to just do something together, but at the same time for others.”

Oakes added, “It’s also parent weekend so the families can really get involved with the students.

All the families are talking and the little kids are having fun and it really just shows what a great environment Keene is. I think this hangout is definitely centered around honoring the athletes, but it accomplishes a sense of community and unity.”

Although the Hootie’s Hangout served as great event to rally the community together, the meaning of Saturday’s event resonated deep in the athletes who would be stepping on their field and court for their last home game as an Owl. Rachel Lamica, a senior and women’s volleyball player, said she is taking it day by day and cherishing the moments as they come.

“It’s nice to know what’s coming. It for sure is bittersweet. I hate to leave because this is the last sport that I’m going to be able to play. It’s super weird though. Ever year

I’m always like this is super sad and now it’s me, so I’m like wow. It went by so fast.”

The women’s volleyball team has a total of two seniors who have been playing all four years as Owls.

The bittersweet reality of the situation was very much real for the women’s soccer team as well, as the 11 seniors looked back on their journey throughout their four years of being an Owl. Senior Morgan Kathan said she loves her team and that it’s going to be a challenge to part once the season is over, but that she is ready for what the future has to offer her.

“It’s really weird, it definitely feels super short. I’m ready to get going and get out of college but it’s been quick, a little too quick unfortunately, but it’s very exciting,” said Kathan.

Kathan added, “This season went by in the shortest amount of time, it doesn’t feel like it’s been two months. So knowing this is the last time that we’re going to play at home with all of the fans and everyone all together, it’s pretty scary. But it’s definitely really excit-

ing.”

Fellow teammates senior Marianna Porcello, Gretchen Greene and Taylor Farland shared the same thoughts about their season winding down, as well as how it felt to finally be facing their senior game.

Porcello thought about her experiences in the women’s soccer team and is finally coming to terms with the season coming to an end.

“It’s crazy. It’s overwhelming and it’s relieving at the same time. It’s scary to think that Saturday is our last regular season game on our home field, I’ve already been emotional about it. But it’s really cool to see how far we’ve come and how far we’ve progressed. People always ask me what’s coming next and I try not to think about that because I just want to cherish what’s happening right now.”

Greene shared similar thoughts and said, “It’s bittersweet, it’s scary. Honestly it flew by. Everyone always tells you that senior year goes by the quickest and you don’t really think about it until the end. It doesn’t really feel like it’s almost over, it’s weird.”

Farland said that it felt surreal to finally be at this point of the season. “It’s scary. It hits you really out of nowhere, you don’t expect it to come as quickly as everybody says it will, your four years really do fly by.

It’s weird to think about going into the real world, but it’s cool to be in this position,” said Farland.

Farland added, “It’s upsetting, there’s going to be a lot of tears for sure. There are 11 of us so it’s going to be interesting.”

Not only did the Hootie’s Superfan Hangout bring together the community, but it was also able to show the athletes that they have so much support and so much to look forward to as they take their next steps in life.

Although coming to the end of a sports career can be bittersweet and sad, that feeling is slightly dulled after knowing those four years were spent being an Owl. Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com

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