First-year student Erin Bennett came to Keene State College from Minneapolis, Minnesota, for one reason – its Holocaust & genocide studies (HGS) major. . Upperclass student Marcos Silveira chose the state’s public liberal arts college at the urging of two high school English teachers, who said Keene State would “challenge and nurture his love for learning,” which it has, he said. . Marcos came to study psychology, but he has since added HGS as a second degree. . Erin and Marcos’ passion for this field of academic inquiry recently drew them to a unique community storytelling and bread-making event at Brewbakers, a popular.