Archive for January, 2012
Athlete of the Week
Ryan Glavey Sports Editor This week’s athlete of the week is women’s basketball forward, Courtney Cirillo. Cirillo continues to lead the Owls in both scoring and rebounding. The forward put up 29 points and 13 rebounds in KSC’s 77-65 win over UMass-Dartmouth. In addition she went 17 for 17 from the free throw line. [...]
Students visit 12 countries in four months through Semester at Sea
Sam Norton Student Life Editor As Mia Hulslander entered a Ghanaian hospital, she could not believe the scene that lay before her eyes. Women who had just suffered a difficult pregnancy shared beds with one another in beds that were adorned with bloody sheets. A torn-down operating room from six years ago stayed untouched [...]
Campus makes effort to expand cultural perspective
Sam Norton Student Life Editor Over the past four years, Keene State College as a whole has been making efforts to diversify the college campus, not only by incorporating various aspects of different cultures into the Integrative Studies Program (ISP), but also diversifying the student body. “This started when I first got here about [...]
Office of Disability Services used as tool for success
Julie Conlon Equinox Staff “I never wanted to be the stereotypical blind person,” Keene State College junior David Crook laughed. “What I mean is that I don’t want to be the one everybody feels bad for.” Crook was born with a rare degenerative retinal disease called Leber congenital amaurosis. Since infancy, Crook said, he [...]
From books to bills: Students living on a budget
Brittany Ballantyne Equinox Staff With the price of schooling and other expenses rising, bank accounts and wallets seem to be shrinking. That’s what many Keene State College students are dealing with while enrolled in classes. A great number of students need financial help. Some even pay for their schooling on their own, sending [...]
KSC junior conquers disability and aims for his goal
Sam norton Student Life Editor Frustrated, he has to wait for his left hand to get a strong grasp on any sweatshirt or coat’s zipper. For him, this wait feels like an eternity. Zipping up a sweatshirt or coat is a task that takes two seconds for most, but for Tyler Penn, zipping up [...]
2012 International Service Trip to Jamaica gives students an experience of a lifetime
Cam King Contributing Writer Waking on the extremely chilly morning of Jan. 3 at the Chase Wyndham Hotel in Chelsea, Mass. was just the first exciting glimpse into the adventure that awaited our group of 18 Keene State College students. Nonetheless the 2012 International Service Trip to Jamaica was full of exciting moments and [...]
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