The Atlantic
The way some white professionals raise their children is exacerbating an alcohol problem on U.S. college campuses.
Kristian Hammerstad
I was a teenager in the 1970s. It was a different time. We did not drink or do drugs or have sex in captivity. We did those things in the wild, away from our parents, in the danger and thrill of the dark, sacred night. Our parents understood that it was the beginning of the end: We were leaving them. Some of us had curfews, others did not but either way, you could get a lot done by midnight. Beyond us, on the other side of high school, was some sort of future, probably more or less in line with our parents’ larger plans for us, but maybe not. The average middle-class kid (as we were called back then, meaning: a white kid whose parents owned a house and whose father was steadily employed) was not burnishing dreams of Princeton. Go to class, show up for the SAT, fill out the applications, and then enroll in the best, or the most intere
Keene State College celebrated the Class of 2021 with Commencement on May 29 on Fiske Quad. This year’s class of 715 undergraduate students and 35 graduate students represent 17 states and two countries. . During the Commencement ceremony, Class of 2021 President, Adriana Daniel, reflected on her memories of Orientation as a new student, and what it was like to begin the adventure as a student at Keene State. She spoke about a lifetime of memories that she will take with her from Keene State, and that college is a fleeting experience for all. . Commencement 2021 Commencement 2021 Enable Javascript to.
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Keene State student athletes are graduating this year and moving on to exciting new careers and adventures. Congratulations to Emma, Brandon, Jordyn and Isaac - just a few of our incredible graduating seniors.
Emma Pede is an architecture major, who played softball for Keene State. She will work full time as an Architectural Designer at Unity Homes, and intends to move to Florida.
Brandon Castor, is a physical education major, who competed in track and field for Keene State. He will be Fitness Director for Fitness First Health Club and pursue his master’s degree in Physical Education and licensing in Massachusetts as well as in New Hampshire.