Spring semester delayed
Hunter Oberst News Editor Keene State Owls won’t be returning to campus until mid-February. While previously expected to return to
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KSC announces 90 new retirements for faculty and staff
Keene State College will be losing a total of 90 faculty and staff by the end of the academic year.
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Journalism Department gets new TV equipment
The Keene State College Journalism Department is getting new equipment for its TV studio. Journalism, Multimedia and Public Relations Chair
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This is where we draw the line
Do the votes of New Hampshire residents count? Is the result already determined before your vote is cast? The Jonathan
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Spring semester in a COVID world
KSC President announces changes and adjustments to spring semester in virtual town hall
COVID testing, commencement, athletics and even student expenses were all topics addressed in Keene State’s latest town hall meeting. Keene
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Keene State Owls exercise their right to vote in the 2020 election
Not even a pandemic could stop the Owls from casting their vote in the 2020 election. Keene State College provided
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Field hockey sent home again
Positive COVID-19 case results in team being placed in quarantine
Joshua Lacaillade Hunter
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Student injured in TAD class
A Keene State student suffered an injury during a puppetry class. The class’s professor and Theater and Dance Department Chair
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NH employers give tips on applying during pandemic
Keene State College students got the ‘Inside Scoop’ on working during a pandemic. On October 26, students gathered on Zoom
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KSC finishes decennial report for accreditation
Keene State recently submitted its report to NECHE after receiving a virtual visiting committee
Keene State College has been an accredited school for more than 70 years and is hoping to continue that tradition.
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Eli Rivera wins re-election for Cheshire County Sheriff
Cheshire County’s Democratic incumbent Sheriff Eli Rivera has won re-election for his fifth term in a landslide. The Keene Sentinel
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Jeanne Shaheen wins re-election to U.S Senate in New Hampshire
Contributed by the Shaheen campaign Hunter Oberst News Editor U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen was re-elected for a third term
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Faculty and Students weigh in on the importance of voting
Hunter Oberst Benajil Rai
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Days before the election, Shaheen, Messner discuss politics
Hunter Oberst Connor Crawford
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United Way launches annual campaign
Local organization depends on KSC to help out families and individuals in need
Keene State College’s annual fundraiser for (MUW) Monadnock United Way is here, and it is more important now than ever
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Five new COVID cases result in 53 quarantines
53 individuals are in quarantine as a result of five positive COVID-19 cases at Keene State College. These latest five
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KSC journalism professor wins First Amendment Award
Keene State College’s Dr. Marianne Salcetti was the 2020 recipient of the Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment Award for her
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Individuals with COVID symptoms should stay home
Symptomatic students should avoid mass testing and call the Wellness Center
Keene State students who feel sick should not go to get tested at the Spaulding Gymnasium, but should instead stay
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Student’s social media post provoked uproar
KSC student was suspended for posting a video that violated school’s conduct policy
Hunter Oberst Claire Boughton
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From Sergeant to Director
Christopher Buckley is the new director of Campus Safety
Keene State College’s new Campus Safety director is using his experience as a Vermont state trooper sergeant to tackle the
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KSC’s first symptomatic case
After six on-campus testing periods KSC has their first symptomatic case
Keene State College’s latest positive COVID-19 case is the school’s first symptomatic case. As Keene State crosses the halfway point
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UNH is building COVID labs
Keene State could be sending testing samples to Manchester by the spring semester
The University of New Hampshire is building two labs for analyzing COVID-19 testing samples. One of these labs will be
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Lloyd’s adapts to COVID
Students who want to get food at Lloyd’s Marketplace this semester can still do so, but they will have to
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KSC employees are gradually punching into work
College adopts new timekeeping system for employees on campus
Keene State College hourly employees will now be able to punch in and out of their jobs on campus. The
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KSC gets seventh positive case since reopening
Another Keene State College student has tested positive for COVID-19. One of 3,242 Quest Diagnostic tests from last week showed
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Student-athlete tests positive for COVID-19
A Keene State College student-athlete has tested positive for COVID-19, placing 12 individuals in quarantine. Melinda Treadwell, president of Keene
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Keene hosts a ‘walk everywhere’ Walk to End Alzheimer’s event
Keene residents walked all over the Monadnock region on Saturday, September 26, with a determined goal to end Alzheimer’s disease.
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IT Department deals with a virtual semester
Keene State IT Department begins fall semester understaffed
The Keene State College Information Technology (IT) Department has been forced to adjust to a hybrid semester much like the
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Radically Rural goes virtual
Small business owners and entrepreneurs got their chance to pitch their ideas and plans in a virtual conference in Keene
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Vote from your dorm room
KSC announces voting opportunities for students in upcoming election
Keene State Owls will be able to vote for the U.S. president right from their dorm rooms. President Melinda Treadwell
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KSC Alumni play virtual “Bingo”
Keene State College alumni are still finding ways to connect with each other during the pandemic. One way is by
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Campus-wide testing for full semester
Keene State College announced that campus-wide COVID-19 tests will be conducted every week for the remainder of the Fall 2020
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New travel requirements for students
Keene State College released new travel requirements for members of the Keene State community who plan on travelling for personal
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KSC recognized as ninth best regional college
Keene State College was awarded multiple honors including ninth best regional college for 2021, according to the U.S. News and
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Campus Safety Faces Challenges in a COVID World
Keene State College Director of Campus Safety and Compliance Christopher Buckley said that despite unprecedented times, the force’s main priority
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Keene State launches new COVID dashboard
Keene State College has launched a new dashboard for the college’s website that displays testing results and the amount of
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Four new positive COVID cases after first week of universal testing
Keene State College reported four new positive COVID-19 cases among students after the first week of on-campus testing. Director of
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Keene State Going Green
College plans to become a “zero waste campus.”
The Keene State College campus could be 100 percent solar powered by the year 2030, said Director of Campus Sustainability
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New Cohen Center Director Coming to Keene State
Keene State College’s new Director of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies started his job remotely in the
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RA’s Resign and More Cases Arise in First Two Weeks
Hunter Oberst News Editor Puja Thapa Administrative Executive Editor Keene State College President Melinda Treadwell said she thinks the college’s
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15 faculty members scheduled to leave Keene State
These changes come with the proposed faculty line reductions
Keene State College has announced that it will be implementing faculty line reductions and realignments to adjust to declining student
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Treadwell says KSC has what it takes to stay open
Keene State College President Melinda Treadwell said she thinks the college is prepared to welcome Owls back on campus and
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Class of 2020 in person commencement ceremony gets canceled
The original ceremony, rescheduled for October will now be held virtually
The Keene State Class of 2020 will celebrate their graduation much in the same way they finished their senior year;
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Keene Equinox wins 18 first place awards at NH Press Association Awards
Keene State College journalism students all but swept the board at the New Hampshire Press Association Awards in the College
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NH Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of Keene State Journalists
After a nearly three year battle, the New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously overturned a trial court’s decision on the basis
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Keene State Journalism Class versus City of Keene
The New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously overturned a trial court’s decision on the basis of the state’s Right to Know
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Keene State Passes New Grading Policy
The Keene State College Senate passed a new grading policy on April 8 that allows students to choose whether they
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Keene State says students who gather in large groups will be disciplined
Keene State College students who gather in groups larger than 10 people will be subject to discipline, according to an
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Keene State Furloughs Adjunct Staff Amid Facing $6.5 Million deficit
As Keene State College approaches the end of its spring semester amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has begun furloughing
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New majors and minor to be offered in the fall
Keene State College has announced they will be offering several new majors and minors in the fall 2020 semester to
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