Archive for December, 2011
A jazzy way to end the semester
Recording Artist Don Baldini conducts KSC Jazz Ensemble performance Dylan Morrill Equinox Staff Don Baldini has led an interesting life. He has been a professional musician in L.A., toured with Frank Sinatra, appeared for 13 years with The Tonight Show orchestra, and recorded music for major motion pictures such as “The Little Mermaid,” “St. [...]
Messiah rises at Keene State College
Hannah Walker Copy Editor Starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 the sound of applause broke the hushed murmurs of the audience at the KSC Concert Choir’s rendition of Handel’s “Messiah.” According to the program notes, “Messiah” was composed in Britain during the waning interest in opera in 1741. The first London [...]
Keene State College music students perform final in concert form
Ryan Loredo A&E Editor Seniors have many things to do before they earn their degree. Even though we all have finals, seniors become more stressed because some finals can be the defining moment in starting their careers. For music majors this one cumulative moment is their senior recitals and, for seniors Bailey Emerson and [...]
Print artist comes to campus
Dorothy England Equinox Staff “This is fun; I’m starting to feel like one of these chefs on TV,” a charcoal-handed, tousle-haired John Rasimus said. On Dec. 5, Keene State College welcomed Rasimus to display his skills of woodblock printmaking. Over 20 participants showed up to the studio. As a ritual of Art Collective, which [...]
Groovin the night away
GrooveBoston takes center stage for a wild dance party in the Mabel Brown Room Kateland Dittig Equinox Staff Pounding music vibrated the student center and students witnessed a technological light show as GrooveBoston unleashed a wild dance party. On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 hundreds of students filled up the Mabel Brown room from 10 [...]
One junior helps KSC get national recognition for residential life on college campuses
Matthew Schwartz Contributing Writer A Keene State College student returned to campus after the 2011 spring break with her laundry, books, and a gold trophy with the words engraved: Keene State College- School of the Year. Junior Kate Chimienti wrote a 30-page bid for the School of the Year award that she presented [...]
Doing double duty: living life as a student and a soldier
Brittany Ballantyne Equinox Staff While there are a number of Keene State College students who can say they studied journalism, not many can say they studied while serving their country. KSC student Karin Leach is not only enrolled in the college and the military, but has been through a deployment overseas as well. Leach [...]
Honors program provides students with unparalleled opportunities
Julie Conlon Equinox Staff “I have been given an incredible feeling of accomplishment,” Keene State college senior Alicia Morrison said after finishing her honors seminar course within the KSC Honors Program. “After everything that I went through and experienced I cannot believe that it is coming to an end,” she said. Morrison is just [...]
LLC’s bring students with similar interests together
Jason Abisch Equinox Staff Living together with a new group of people in a college residence hall can be challenging not knowing anything about each other. These things include activities they’re passionate about, living habits, or what motivates them in life. In the fall of 2007, Nate Gordon, Keene State College’s current coordinator of [...]
Don’t believe the hype: Energy drinks cause more harm than good
90 miles down the road at the University of New Hampshire, school administrators threatened to ban the selling of energy drinks on their campuses. This fall, the school stated health concerns as the reason for the proposed ban. The university sold approximately 60,000 drinks in an 11-month span of time. In the year 2011, energy [...]
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