Archive for February, 2012
Life of Keene BearCat examined further
Keene Police Chief responds to criticism involving armored vehicle Carly Thurlow Contributing Writer Keene Police Chief Kenneth Meola addressed Keene State Journalism students and faculty on Monday regarding the controversial topic of a little town buying a big armored vehicle. In regard to the proposed LENCO BearCat, “We see a need in the vehicle [...]
Shamefully, New Hampshire continues to lead in student debt
New Hampshire continues to be the state whose graduates hold the highest amount of debt upon graduation from college. According to the 2011 survey, New Hampshire college graduates have, on average, $31, 048 in student debt. This is an increase of 20 percent from just two years ago when the average was $25,785. New Hampshire’s [...]
Alter dining commons hours to serve all students
This semester, one thing that was a new experience for me was a class that started at 6 p.m. at night. I wasn’t thrilled about the idea, but I figured that it wasn’t that big of a deal. The first day I had the class, we finished up and I started to head towards the [...]
Music as a political barometer
After dominating last weekend’s Grammy’s, Adele’s time in the spotlight has never been brighter. Her honesty and willingness to accept the realities of life make her an artist who clearly separates herself from the pack. In a way she represents the shift that young people’s mentalities have had thanks in part to the economic climate. [...]
Students and guns are a recipe for disaster on campus
The National Rifle Association (NRA) Institute of Legislative Action says House Bill 334 “would strengthen current statewide preemption by further prohibiting local governments or state agencies from enacting ordinances or regulations for the use of firearms,” in other words, open carry on places like a college campus. Allowing the carry of firearms on college campuses [...]
The BearCat continues to claw its way into Keene
It’s doubtful that the BearCat needs any introduction at this point, but those few uninitiated might best be brought up to speed by Keene’s own Mayor Kendall Lane (councilman at the time of the quote), who was overheard expressing excitement to a colleague that “we’re going to have our own tank.” One should note that [...]
Letter to the editor
Praise for the Carroll House Art Gallery To the Equinox, The late writer Alex Haley advised us to “find the good, and praise it.” With his sentiments in mind, I visited the new Carroll House Art Gallery on Main and was impressed. Situated next to the county historical society, it gave me a twofer. I [...]
Multiple House Bills linger in NH State Legislature
Cam King Equinox Staff The State of New Hampshire is home to many things unique, yet the state’s governing branch insists on adding a complexity of proposed bills pushing the envelope on the motto, “Live Free or Die.” Hundreds of proposed legislative bills have run through the doors of the state house in Concord, [...]
RHO wins bid naming KSC ‘School of the Year’
Kaitlyn Coogan Equinox Staff The Keene State College Residence Hall Organization (RHO), on Thursday, Feb. 23, held a presentation to celebrate winning the “School of the Year” award from the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) at a conference at Western Illinois University. According to junior Kate Chimienti, who headed the [...]
Ending piracy is more than enforcement
A few days ago I found myself overcome with the desire to watch Courage the Cowardly Dog. Not just any episode, but specifically an episode from the fourth season entitled “Housecalls.” I figured I’d go to Amazon and order the DVD set, solving my current problem and preventing a repeat of the situation from ever [...]
Ending piracy is more than enforcement
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