Karina barriga albring

News Editor

– Former Student Body President and current member of the Presidential Search Committee  Katelyn Williams announced the presidential candidates will be on campus before spring break.

– Williams said the candidates will have meetings with certain groups of students, “an athlete, some from student government, a freshman, a sophomore,” however, she said there will not be open forums for the student body to attend.

– Williams stated that “the candidates’ cover letters and resumes will be available in the library,” and will be accessible for all students.

– Assembly members approved the amount of $ 9,069.00 for alternative spring break trips.

– Almost 100 students will travel to seven different locations to do social work over spring break.

– The students will be working with homeless people, in hospitals, doing environmental clean up or working with animals.

-A week long trip will cost participants $450 and a weekend trip will cost $75.

– Jessica Gagne Cloutier, director of Community Services at KSC said that, “each student will be doing 30-40 hours of community service during the trip.”

– Melinda Treadwell from the register’s office announced a new registration system will be effective in March.

– The system will intend to help students sequence better the courses they need to take and will make more seats available for students that imminently need to take certain courses.

– Treadwell said, “We have to do a better job to help students decide what courses to take and  when to take them. It is an institutional concern.”

– The Ski and Snowboard club received $ 750 for a trip to Stratton Mountain. The organization originally requested $1,500.

– Most of the Ski and Snowboard members are freshmen. Around 40 will be going on the trip.

-The club will be traveling to Stratton Mountain on March 22.

Karina Barriga Albring 

can be contacted at 

kbarriga@keene-equinox.com.