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Character notes for "The Basic Source of Peace"
These are the character notes for "The Basic Source of Peace."
Nafih Khalaf -- He has tinted skin, brown eyes, and curly black hair. He is tall and slim with wiry muscles. His heritage is Syrian and Pakistani. His father was a Syrian architect and his mother a Hindu refugee from Pakistan. Nafih speaks Arabic, some English, and a little Dhatki. He is 22 years old in 2014.
Nafih grew up in Damascus as the son of an architect, but because of the war he was only able to learn construction skills himself. As conditions declined, they had to move outside the city, into the Jobar neighborhood of Eastern Gouta. Nafih is the older brother of Shakila. They had four siblings between them (brothers 20 and 18, sisters 16 and 14) who died along with their parents in the bombing that destroyed their apartment building. Because of Shakila's injuries, she and Nafih were rescued by aid workers and sent to America. There they settled in Rutledge, Vermont. Currently Nafih and Shakila share a 2-bedroom suite at Family Business Rest.
Nafih struggles with sleep disturbances. He has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and getting back to sleep after waking up. He has nightmares most nights, sometimes more than once a night. Several times a week, he has nightmares bad enough that he gives up on sleeping and just gets out of bed.
Nafih is protective of his sister and he works hard to help her recover. He hopes to get a job as a construction worker again, or perhaps a handyman. He wears men's work clothes in black, gray, and blue.
Qualities: Good (+2) Brother, Good (+2) Construction Worker, Good (+2) Kinesthetic Intelligence, Good (+2) Protective, Good (+2) Strength
Poor (-2) Sleep Disturbances
Shakila Khalaf -- She has tinted skin, brown eyes, and wavy brown hair past her shoulders. Her heritage is Syrian and Pakistani. Her father was a Syrian architect and her mother a Hindu refugee from Pakistan. She speaks Arabic and is struggling to learn English. She is 12 years old in 2014.
Shakila grew up in Damascus as the daughter of an architect, but because of the war, she often missed school herself. As conditions declined, they had to move outside the city, into the Jobar neighborhood of Eastern Gouta. Shakila is the younger sister of Nafih. They had four siblings between them (brothers 20 and 18, sisters 16 and 14) who died along with their parents in the bombing that destroyed their apartment building. Because of Shakila's injuries, she and Nafih were rescued by aid workers and sent to America. There they settled in Rutledge, Vermont. Currently Nafih and Shakila share a 2-bedroom suite at Family Business Rest.
Shakila has both mental and physical trauma from the war. Her parents hid her and her siblings whenever the soldiers came around. Her experiences have left her afraid of men and shy even around women or other children. Shakila likes Pakistani or Indian styles of girl clothes, taking after her mother. Her favorite colors are pink and blue.
Qualities: Good (+2) Loyal, Good (+2) Playful, Good (+2) Pretty
Poor (-2) Traumatic Brain Injury
Her symptoms from TBI have been more physical than mental. Blurry vision, tinnitus, and disorientation present shortly after the injury have already healed. Current symptoms include headaches, tiredness, shakiness causing difficulty with manual dexterity such as writing, and balance issues that make walking a challenge. Shakila sleeps much more heavily after the injury, which sometiems worries her brother. The headaches are particularly prone to appear if she reads or concentrates hard for more than half an hour or so, which slows her progress learning English or anything else at present. Her emotional issues may come for the head injury and/or war trauma; no one is sure about that. Shakila has a variety of therapy sessions to help with these issues, and is healing slowly but steadily. Her doctors are hopeful that after a year or two, she will make a full or near-full recovery.
Kshanti (Kevin Stiller) -- He has fair skin, hazel eyes, and wavy brown hair that falls over his face. A tiny nostril stud sparkles on the right side of his nose. Tattoos cover most of his arms, with some color on the right, mostly black on the left. He is slim, graceful, and flexible from yoga. He describes himself as soul sexual. His heritage is American. He speaks English and is studying Sanskrit. He is 26 years old in 2014.
Kevin grew up in Burlington, Vermont. His parents are entrepreneurs with a strong work ethic that overshadows family life. His older sister Karen is a businesswoman, marketing scientific tools and supplies to women in STEMZ programs. Their older brother Keith is a business lawyer.
Kevin's parents sent him to Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, where they dictated that his major had to be Business Administration and his minor had to support that. He chose Ethics as a minor. He also joined the Environmental Club, Generation Equality LGBTQ+ advocacy group and social club, International Business Association, Moonlit Society stress-relief storytelling club, Multicultural Student Union, and Outing Club. His parents further insisted on a grueling schedule of 18 hours per semester to maximize their investment in his education.
Kevin found the workload unbearable and the content of the business major largely incompatible with his personality and beliefs. He tried taking yoga at Rec Sports, which helped somewhat. It wasn't enough, though, so he turned to stimulants -- first caffeine in coffee and soda, then diet pills, and finally street drugs. Unable to see a way out, he became increasingly restless and desperate. He didn't want the kind of life that everyone was forcing him toward.
The summer after his sophomore year of college, Kevin took a Peace Trail trip that included backpacking and two weeks each spent at New Hampshire Peace Action in Concord; Dancing Bones in Wentworth, New Hampshire; Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center in Vermont, and Emerald Mountain Glen just outside of Rutledge, Vermont. Once away from the overwhelming environment of college and his parents' crushing expectations, he began to recover. Keven decided to stay at Emerald Mountain Glen rather than return to a situation that was wrecking his physical and mental health. He abandoned his college degree half-finished, although his record does show completion of the Ethics minor. His parents promptly disowned him and have barely spoken to him since. His family considers him a failure.
After joining Emerald Mountain Glen, he changed his name to Kshanti, the Sanskrit word for patience. He views challenging situations and people as valuable opportunities to practice patience as a pathway to peace. It took him a couple of years to get off the stimulants completely and find other coping skills. His passage through that very dark time has made him a more gentle and compassionate person, able to help other people through their own challenges. He is settling into a hippie lifestyle that suits him much better than the yuppie one his parents wanted for him.
Currently Kshanti works at the Peace Store in Rutledge, where he excels at forming rapport with people who come to the shop in search of peace. He has continued learning through the Peace Store's classes and workshops on peace skills. Sometimes he teaches them, particularly the basic yoga and meditation ones. Kshanti prefers comfortable bohemian menswear in shades of gray, green, and blue accented with hippie-themed T-shirts and colorful sweaters. He has loose linen outfits for yoga, along with striped hippie jacket and pants.
Qualities: Good (+2) Existential Intelligence, Good (+2) Hippie, Good (+2) Patience, Good (+2) Rapport, Good (+2) Yogi
Poor (-2) Parental Expectations
kshanti [k^shunti]: forebearance
Kshanti is the practice of patience on the path to peace.
soul sexual
A sexual-preference designation. Rather than identifying as "gay" or "lesbian" or "bi", a soul sexual is attracted to the soul inside the object of their affection. Race or gender does not factor into the attraction.
Woman #1: I heard you were with a woman now...so, what are you, a dyke?
Woman #2: No, I'm soul sexual - the soul I fell in love with happens to be in a woman's body.
Vermont is an entrepreneurial hub. That doesn't make business a good career for everyone, though.
(incomplete)
Business Administration (BS)
at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester
Freshman Fall
ECO 101 Economics of Social Issues (3) FF
ENG120 - College Composition I (3)
FMM 101 Basic Design and Color Theory (3)
FYS101 - First Year Seminar (3)
HUM110E - Foundations in Humanities (Philosophical Reasoning) (3)
OL 110 Introduction to Business (3)
Freshman Spring
ECO201 - Microeconomics (3)
FIN 250 Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) FS
JUS141 - Introduction to Social Justice (3) FS
PCC201 - Professional Communication and Career Planning (3)
PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics (3) FS
SOC213 - Sociology of Social Problems (3) FS
Sophomore Fall
ECO202 - Macroeconomics (3) SF
ENG200 - Sophomore Seminar (3) SF
HIS249 - The Common Good (3) SF
INT220 - Global Dimensions in Business (3) SF
LIT229 - World Mythology (3) SF
SCI219 - Environmental Issues (3) SF
Sophomore Spring
COM220 - Intercultural Communication (3) SS
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3) SS
OL215 - Principles of Management (3)
PHL222 - Happiness and the Good Life (3) SS
QSO321 - People, Planet, and Profit (3) SS
HOS 220 Geography of Global Cultures (3 credits) SS
Kshanti escaped during summer after his sophomore year.
(Most of these were completed, except the Culmination.)
Requirements
General Education Courses
42Total Credits
• 42 credit(s) from: General Education
Requirements
Foundation Courses
18Total Credits
• Complete all of the following
English (FENG)
Complete:
ENG120 - College Composition I (3) FF
ENG200 - Sophomore Seminar (3) SF
Mathematics (FMAT)
Complete all of the following
1 of the following:
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3) SS
First Year Experience
• Complete all of the following
Humanities Foundation (FHUM)
• 1 of the following:
• HUM110E - Foundations in Humanities (Philosophical Reasoning) (3) FF
• Complete:
FYS101 - First Year Seminar (3) FF
PCC201 - Professional Communication and Career Planning (3) FS
Humanities (EFAH)
• Complete 2 of the following
• LIT229 - World Mythology (3) SF
• PHL222 - Happiness and the Good Life (3) SS
Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)
• Complete 2 of the following
• JUS141 - Introduction to Social Justice (3) FS
Must include:
ECO201 - Microeconomics (3) FS
ECO202 - Macroeconomics (3) SF
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3) SS
General Education Electives (EGED)
• Complete all of the following
• 1 of the following:
• COM220 - Intercultural Communication (3) SS
Culmination (incomplete)
3 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
A student must choose a Culmination Course that resides outside of the student’s chosen major. A student must have completed at least 45 credits, including ENG 120, ENG 200, First Year Seminar, the Humanities Foundation course, and PCC 201 in order to be eligible for registering for a Culmination Course.
3 credit(s) from the following:
Grand Total Credits: 42
(Only 2 of these were completed.)
Business Core
30 Total Credits
• 30 credit(s) from: Business Core
• Complete:
ACC201 - Financial Accounting (3)
ACC202 - Managerial Accounting (3)
BUS206 - Business Law I (3)
BUS210 - Managing and Leading in Business (3)
BUS225 - Critical Business Skills for Success (3)
BUS400 - Driving Business Opportunities (3)
FIN320 - Principles of Finance (3)
INT220 - Global Dimensions in Business (3) SF
MKT205 - Applied Marketing Strategies (3)
QSO321 - People, Planet, and Profit (3) SS
Grand Total Credits: 30
(Some of these were completed, but not the advanced courses.)
Major Electives or choose a Concentration
15 Total Credits
• Complete all of the following
Complete:
OL215 - Principles of Management (3) SS
12 credit(s) from ACC ADV, BUS, CIS, ECO, ESPT, FIN, FMM, FMK, HOS, INT, MGT, MIS, MKT, OL, PAD, QSO, SB, SPT, or TAX within the 100 - 499 range or from the following courses:
FIN 250 Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) FS
FMM 101 Basic Design and Color Theory (3 credits) FS
HOS 220 Geography of Global Cultures (3 credits) SS
OL 110 Introduction to Business (3 credits) FF
Minimum of 6 credits from courses numbered 300 to 499
Online offered courses include: HCM 325, HCM 400, HCM 415, HCM 440, IHP 315, IHP 355, IHP 435, IHP 450
Maximum of 6 credits in any one prefix.
Free Electives
33 Total Credits
• 33 credit(s).
Grand Total Credits: 120
Ethics Minor (complete)
at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester
Requirements
Minor Courses
15 Total Credits
• Complete all of the following
PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics (3) FS
4 of the following:
ECO101 - Economics of Social Issues (3) FF
HIS249 - The Common Good (3) SF
SCI219 - Environmental Issues (3) SF
SOC213 - Sociology of Social Problems (3) FS
Grand Total Credits: 15
Course Descriptions
The Rec Sports department offers a variety of Fitness Classes including: Zumba, Cardio Dance, Cardio Kickboxing, Yoga, YoPi Pump, and Water Fitness Classes. The Athletic Department also offers wall-climbing, swimming, crosscountry skiing and biking.
Clubs
* Environmental Club
* Generation Equality LGBTQ+ advocacy group and social club
* International Business Association
* Moonlit Society stress-relief storytelling club
* Multicultural Student Union
* Outing Club
Southern New Hampshire University Environmental Club
Generation Equality is SNHU’s on-campus LGBTQ+ advocacy group and social club. We’re made up of a mixture of students, faculty, and staff who view equality as a priority regardless of whether or not they identify within the LGBTQ+ community or as an ally. If that sounds like you, join Generation Equality today!
International Business Association- SNHU
Moonlit Society
College can be a difficult time for some students. The transition causes anxiety and stress, leaving students with an unbearable feeling of discomfort. Oftentimes, it can be difficult for a student to share what’s on their mind, as there may not always be someone around to share it with.
Tyrron Pierce (‘21) had a friend in a similar situation who just wanted to share her story. Pierce listened to her, which enabled her to release built up emotions. He thought he could turn his experience with her into something important, but wasn’t sure how.
One day, Pierce was talking with his friends about how they wanted to get more involved. They decided they wanted to try to create a club on campus, but they didn’t know how to do so or what the theme would be. In that moment, he had an epiphany. He decided to start an organization where students can share stories, he named it the Moonlit Society.
Moonlit Society is named after an old TV show called The Midnight Society, where kids would gather around campfires and tell stories to one another. Moonlit Society’s e-board consists of Tyrron Pierce as president, Julia Brau (’21) as vice president , D.J. Maxim (’21) as secretary, Lily O’ Connor (’21) as treasurer and Thomas Ordway (’19) as visionary. Their mission is to provide students with a setting to share their stories, whether it be ghost stories, life stories or anything of their choosing. The club wants to encourage a safe environment and give confidence to students who may need an outlet.
When asked about what’s expected of the club, Pierce said he wants “to build a community of people to let stress out because, like I said about my friend, we did that every week, and it helped so much…”
Pierce hopes to collaborate with other organizations on campus. He’s wants to try things such as making stories for role-playing game campaigns in Gaming Club and sharing stories on Radio SNHU so other students can listen in. Their largest event of all this year will be called the Story Fire. This is when the entire club will get together and create their own story. Once the story is completed they will present it to the Drama Club. Hopefully, together, they can bring their masterpiece to life. The club also plans on going on a small trip to Salem, Massachusetts for a ghost tour or to see some haunted locations.
Pierce knows that a lot of pressure is placed on students when they are on campus and hopes this club can help many students overcome their insecurities. He has worked very hard to get his club where it is now, and he believes it has been worth the effort.
“If it helps people and makes them feel comfortable on campus, if it makes them feel loved, then that’s what I want,” he said. Pierce is giving all he has to this club to make it a special place for all students who want to come and join.
Moonlit Society will meet in room 106 in the ACC every Thursday at 6 p.m.
The Multicultural Student Union serves to create awareness and celebration of cultural differences of all Southern New Hampshire University students, staff.
Outing Club
Looking to get away for a while? Tame that sense of adventure by joining the Southern New Hampshire University Outing Club! Each month, we plan many on and off campus trips for your enjoyment!
Peace Trail is a Terramagne-American program with opportunities both domestic and abroad. It connects nonprofit groups, intentional communities, schools, and other organizations that work in conflict resolution, holistic wellness, mediation and negotiation, mindfulness, multiculturalism, nonviolent action, pacifism, participatory decision-making, personal growth and enlightenment, spiritual awareness, sustainability, tolerance, and other related fields. It grew out of the random traveling of hippies in the 1960s-70s and gradually became a more organized way for people to move through peaceworking groups. Because room and board are typically provided through hostels, common houses, or spare rooms, most of the trips are cheap or free. Work-trade is available for most trips if people wish to exchange volunteer hours for tuition and travel fees. Peace Trail is most popular with high school and college students, but has some options for younger and older people.
New Hampshire Peace Action
Dancing Bones
Wentworth, New Hampshire, United States
Mission Statement
Simply Living, Interdependently.
Community Description
Dancing Bones is located in the Baker River Valley and the entrance to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The Connecticut River is a 20 minute drive and the Appalachian Trail is 1.4 miles from the end of our driveway. There are many other ponds, streams, lakes, hiking trails, rock climbing and camping opportunities close at hand, to say nothing of the wintertime activities. The nearest gas station is ten minutes away and the nearest major shopping destinations are 30+ minutes away.
The community is situated hillside, amongst 40 acres of deciduous forest. A 16x32 cabin functions as our community building with shared kitchen, shower and laundry. For overnight visitors, we have indoor, four season accommodations available. Peppered throughout are a handful of residential cabins. Each cabin is given a name that reflects the character of the person/people who originally built it or the function it serves. All residences and public privies use a humanure composting toilet system.
The land is held in a community trust. The trust is made of nine members, three from Dancing Bones and six from the greater community. The trust leases the land to Dancing Bones residents. All residential decisions are made using consensus.
We are ever striving to increase the interdependence of community relationships. Participants are emotionally, economically, ecologically and/or morally reliant on and responsible to each other.
While the residents of Dancing Bones are diverse, there are common values and interests we share. These values include deliberate decision making and action, personal responsibility and social inclusion and involvement. As a result, our interests tend towards unschooling, attachment parenting, alternative technologies and construction, non-mainstream diet and hygiene, temperament theory, voluntary simplicity and an appreciation for the undomesticated aspects of life.
Once a week, we have a shared meal following our business meeting, both open to all visitors.
We are always seeking new community members. We're looking for adaptable, committed, hearty folks who respect the consensus process and seek interdependence.
Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center
The Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center is committed to working cooperatively with its members and other partners to advance peacemaking both locally and globally, build understanding and solidarity among people and support peacebuilding economies. Peacemaking is to bridge the gaps that divide people, gain understanding through education, encourage non-violent forms of problem solving and promote justice and peace. Solidarity is supporting people's efforts around the world to achieve their basic human needs, human rights, justice and a peaceful society. Peacebuilding economies are those that support conversion from war-making production and international trading in nuclear, chemical and traditional weaponry into peaceful, healthy, socially-useful and environmentally protective forms of economic productivity.
Emerald Mountain Glen is an intentional community just outside of Rutledge. It started as a hippie commune in 1961. The founders bought the core site which included a 3-acre lot with an old farmhouse and a large farm garage that was soon converted to function space for the commune and its Community Supported Agriculture. In 1962, they build a solar farmhouse on the far site of the lot. They developed most of the yard as a permaculture homestead. Later they built a cottage adjacent to the old farmhouse. Over time, they acquired more land around the original core, adding more homes and agriculture. Currently people from Emerald Mountain Glen own several businesses in Rutledge as well as the ones run out of the community itsself.
Nafih Khalaf -- He has tinted skin, brown eyes, and curly black hair. He is tall and slim with wiry muscles. His heritage is Syrian and Pakistani. His father was a Syrian architect and his mother a Hindu refugee from Pakistan. Nafih speaks Arabic, some English, and a little Dhatki. He is 22 years old in 2014.
Nafih grew up in Damascus as the son of an architect, but because of the war he was only able to learn construction skills himself. As conditions declined, they had to move outside the city, into the Jobar neighborhood of Eastern Gouta. Nafih is the older brother of Shakila. They had four siblings between them (brothers 20 and 18, sisters 16 and 14) who died along with their parents in the bombing that destroyed their apartment building. Because of Shakila's injuries, she and Nafih were rescued by aid workers and sent to America. There they settled in Rutledge, Vermont. Currently Nafih and Shakila share a 2-bedroom suite at Family Business Rest.
Nafih struggles with sleep disturbances. He has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and getting back to sleep after waking up. He has nightmares most nights, sometimes more than once a night. Several times a week, he has nightmares bad enough that he gives up on sleeping and just gets out of bed.
Nafih is protective of his sister and he works hard to help her recover. He hopes to get a job as a construction worker again, or perhaps a handyman. He wears men's work clothes in black, gray, and blue.
Qualities: Good (+2) Brother, Good (+2) Construction Worker, Good (+2) Kinesthetic Intelligence, Good (+2) Protective, Good (+2) Strength
Poor (-2) Sleep Disturbances
Shakila Khalaf -- She has tinted skin, brown eyes, and wavy brown hair past her shoulders. Her heritage is Syrian and Pakistani. Her father was a Syrian architect and her mother a Hindu refugee from Pakistan. She speaks Arabic and is struggling to learn English. She is 12 years old in 2014.
Shakila grew up in Damascus as the daughter of an architect, but because of the war, she often missed school herself. As conditions declined, they had to move outside the city, into the Jobar neighborhood of Eastern Gouta. Shakila is the younger sister of Nafih. They had four siblings between them (brothers 20 and 18, sisters 16 and 14) who died along with their parents in the bombing that destroyed their apartment building. Because of Shakila's injuries, she and Nafih were rescued by aid workers and sent to America. There they settled in Rutledge, Vermont. Currently Nafih and Shakila share a 2-bedroom suite at Family Business Rest.
Shakila has both mental and physical trauma from the war. Her parents hid her and her siblings whenever the soldiers came around. Her experiences have left her afraid of men and shy even around women or other children. Shakila likes Pakistani or Indian styles of girl clothes, taking after her mother. Her favorite colors are pink and blue.
Qualities: Good (+2) Loyal, Good (+2) Playful, Good (+2) Pretty
Poor (-2) Traumatic Brain Injury
Her symptoms from TBI have been more physical than mental. Blurry vision, tinnitus, and disorientation present shortly after the injury have already healed. Current symptoms include headaches, tiredness, shakiness causing difficulty with manual dexterity such as writing, and balance issues that make walking a challenge. Shakila sleeps much more heavily after the injury, which sometiems worries her brother. The headaches are particularly prone to appear if she reads or concentrates hard for more than half an hour or so, which slows her progress learning English or anything else at present. Her emotional issues may come for the head injury and/or war trauma; no one is sure about that. Shakila has a variety of therapy sessions to help with these issues, and is healing slowly but steadily. Her doctors are hopeful that after a year or two, she will make a full or near-full recovery.
Kshanti (Kevin Stiller) -- He has fair skin, hazel eyes, and wavy brown hair that falls over his face. A tiny nostril stud sparkles on the right side of his nose. Tattoos cover most of his arms, with some color on the right, mostly black on the left. He is slim, graceful, and flexible from yoga. He describes himself as soul sexual. His heritage is American. He speaks English and is studying Sanskrit. He is 26 years old in 2014.
Kevin grew up in Burlington, Vermont. His parents are entrepreneurs with a strong work ethic that overshadows family life. His older sister Karen is a businesswoman, marketing scientific tools and supplies to women in STEMZ programs. Their older brother Keith is a business lawyer.
Kevin's parents sent him to Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, where they dictated that his major had to be Business Administration and his minor had to support that. He chose Ethics as a minor. He also joined the Environmental Club, Generation Equality LGBTQ+ advocacy group and social club, International Business Association, Moonlit Society stress-relief storytelling club, Multicultural Student Union, and Outing Club. His parents further insisted on a grueling schedule of 18 hours per semester to maximize their investment in his education.
Kevin found the workload unbearable and the content of the business major largely incompatible with his personality and beliefs. He tried taking yoga at Rec Sports, which helped somewhat. It wasn't enough, though, so he turned to stimulants -- first caffeine in coffee and soda, then diet pills, and finally street drugs. Unable to see a way out, he became increasingly restless and desperate. He didn't want the kind of life that everyone was forcing him toward.
The summer after his sophomore year of college, Kevin took a Peace Trail trip that included backpacking and two weeks each spent at New Hampshire Peace Action in Concord; Dancing Bones in Wentworth, New Hampshire; Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center in Vermont, and Emerald Mountain Glen just outside of Rutledge, Vermont. Once away from the overwhelming environment of college and his parents' crushing expectations, he began to recover. Keven decided to stay at Emerald Mountain Glen rather than return to a situation that was wrecking his physical and mental health. He abandoned his college degree half-finished, although his record does show completion of the Ethics minor. His parents promptly disowned him and have barely spoken to him since. His family considers him a failure.
After joining Emerald Mountain Glen, he changed his name to Kshanti, the Sanskrit word for patience. He views challenging situations and people as valuable opportunities to practice patience as a pathway to peace. It took him a couple of years to get off the stimulants completely and find other coping skills. His passage through that very dark time has made him a more gentle and compassionate person, able to help other people through their own challenges. He is settling into a hippie lifestyle that suits him much better than the yuppie one his parents wanted for him.
Currently Kshanti works at the Peace Store in Rutledge, where he excels at forming rapport with people who come to the shop in search of peace. He has continued learning through the Peace Store's classes and workshops on peace skills. Sometimes he teaches them, particularly the basic yoga and meditation ones. Kshanti prefers comfortable bohemian menswear in shades of gray, green, and blue accented with hippie-themed T-shirts and colorful sweaters. He has loose linen outfits for yoga, along with striped hippie jacket and pants.
Qualities: Good (+2) Existential Intelligence, Good (+2) Hippie, Good (+2) Patience, Good (+2) Rapport, Good (+2) Yogi
Poor (-2) Parental Expectations
kshanti [k^shunti]: forebearance
Kshanti is the practice of patience on the path to peace.
soul sexual
A sexual-preference designation. Rather than identifying as "gay" or "lesbian" or "bi", a soul sexual is attracted to the soul inside the object of their affection. Race or gender does not factor into the attraction.
Woman #1: I heard you were with a woman now...so, what are you, a dyke?
Woman #2: No, I'm soul sexual - the soul I fell in love with happens to be in a woman's body.
Vermont is an entrepreneurial hub. That doesn't make business a good career for everyone, though.
(incomplete)
Business Administration (BS)
at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester
Freshman Fall
ECO 101 Economics of Social Issues (3) FF
ENG120 - College Composition I (3)
FMM 101 Basic Design and Color Theory (3)
FYS101 - First Year Seminar (3)
HUM110E - Foundations in Humanities (Philosophical Reasoning) (3)
OL 110 Introduction to Business (3)
Freshman Spring
ECO201 - Microeconomics (3)
FIN 250 Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) FS
JUS141 - Introduction to Social Justice (3) FS
PCC201 - Professional Communication and Career Planning (3)
PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics (3) FS
SOC213 - Sociology of Social Problems (3) FS
Sophomore Fall
ECO202 - Macroeconomics (3) SF
ENG200 - Sophomore Seminar (3) SF
HIS249 - The Common Good (3) SF
INT220 - Global Dimensions in Business (3) SF
LIT229 - World Mythology (3) SF
SCI219 - Environmental Issues (3) SF
Sophomore Spring
COM220 - Intercultural Communication (3) SS
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3) SS
OL215 - Principles of Management (3)
PHL222 - Happiness and the Good Life (3) SS
QSO321 - People, Planet, and Profit (3) SS
HOS 220 Geography of Global Cultures (3 credits) SS
Kshanti escaped during summer after his sophomore year.
(Most of these were completed, except the Culmination.)
Requirements
General Education Courses
42Total Credits
• 42 credit(s) from: General Education
Requirements
Foundation Courses
18Total Credits
• Complete all of the following
English (FENG)
Complete:
ENG120 - College Composition I (3) FF
ENG200 - Sophomore Seminar (3) SF
Mathematics (FMAT)
Complete all of the following
1 of the following:
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3) SS
First Year Experience
• Complete all of the following
Humanities Foundation (FHUM)
• 1 of the following:
• HUM110E - Foundations in Humanities (Philosophical Reasoning) (3) FF
• Complete:
FYS101 - First Year Seminar (3) FF
PCC201 - Professional Communication and Career Planning (3) FS
Humanities (EFAH)
• Complete 2 of the following
• LIT229 - World Mythology (3) SF
• PHL222 - Happiness and the Good Life (3) SS
Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)
• Complete 2 of the following
• JUS141 - Introduction to Social Justice (3) FS
Must include:
ECO201 - Microeconomics (3) FS
ECO202 - Macroeconomics (3) SF
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3) SS
General Education Electives (EGED)
• Complete all of the following
• 1 of the following:
• COM220 - Intercultural Communication (3) SS
Culmination (incomplete)
3 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
A student must choose a Culmination Course that resides outside of the student’s chosen major. A student must have completed at least 45 credits, including ENG 120, ENG 200, First Year Seminar, the Humanities Foundation course, and PCC 201 in order to be eligible for registering for a Culmination Course.
3 credit(s) from the following:
Grand Total Credits: 42
(Only 2 of these were completed.)
Business Core
30 Total Credits
• 30 credit(s) from: Business Core
• Complete:
ACC201 - Financial Accounting (3)
ACC202 - Managerial Accounting (3)
BUS206 - Business Law I (3)
BUS210 - Managing and Leading in Business (3)
BUS225 - Critical Business Skills for Success (3)
BUS400 - Driving Business Opportunities (3)
FIN320 - Principles of Finance (3)
INT220 - Global Dimensions in Business (3) SF
MKT205 - Applied Marketing Strategies (3)
QSO321 - People, Planet, and Profit (3) SS
Grand Total Credits: 30
(Some of these were completed, but not the advanced courses.)
Major Electives or choose a Concentration
15 Total Credits
• Complete all of the following
Complete:
OL215 - Principles of Management (3) SS
12 credit(s) from ACC ADV, BUS, CIS, ECO, ESPT, FIN, FMM, FMK, HOS, INT, MGT, MIS, MKT, OL, PAD, QSO, SB, SPT, or TAX within the 100 - 499 range or from the following courses:
FIN 250 Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) FS
FMM 101 Basic Design and Color Theory (3 credits) FS
HOS 220 Geography of Global Cultures (3 credits) SS
OL 110 Introduction to Business (3 credits) FF
Minimum of 6 credits from courses numbered 300 to 499
Online offered courses include: HCM 325, HCM 400, HCM 415, HCM 440, IHP 315, IHP 355, IHP 435, IHP 450
Maximum of 6 credits in any one prefix.
Free Electives
33 Total Credits
• 33 credit(s).
Grand Total Credits: 120
Ethics Minor (complete)
at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester
Requirements
Minor Courses
15 Total Credits
• Complete all of the following
PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics (3) FS
4 of the following:
ECO101 - Economics of Social Issues (3) FF
HIS249 - The Common Good (3) SF
SCI219 - Environmental Issues (3) SF
SOC213 - Sociology of Social Problems (3) FS
Grand Total Credits: 15
Course Descriptions
The Rec Sports department offers a variety of Fitness Classes including: Zumba, Cardio Dance, Cardio Kickboxing, Yoga, YoPi Pump, and Water Fitness Classes. The Athletic Department also offers wall-climbing, swimming, crosscountry skiing and biking.
Clubs
* Environmental Club
* Generation Equality LGBTQ+ advocacy group and social club
* International Business Association
* Moonlit Society stress-relief storytelling club
* Multicultural Student Union
* Outing Club
Southern New Hampshire University Environmental Club
Generation Equality is SNHU’s on-campus LGBTQ+ advocacy group and social club. We’re made up of a mixture of students, faculty, and staff who view equality as a priority regardless of whether or not they identify within the LGBTQ+ community or as an ally. If that sounds like you, join Generation Equality today!
International Business Association- SNHU
Moonlit Society
College can be a difficult time for some students. The transition causes anxiety and stress, leaving students with an unbearable feeling of discomfort. Oftentimes, it can be difficult for a student to share what’s on their mind, as there may not always be someone around to share it with.
Tyrron Pierce (‘21) had a friend in a similar situation who just wanted to share her story. Pierce listened to her, which enabled her to release built up emotions. He thought he could turn his experience with her into something important, but wasn’t sure how.
One day, Pierce was talking with his friends about how they wanted to get more involved. They decided they wanted to try to create a club on campus, but they didn’t know how to do so or what the theme would be. In that moment, he had an epiphany. He decided to start an organization where students can share stories, he named it the Moonlit Society.
Moonlit Society is named after an old TV show called The Midnight Society, where kids would gather around campfires and tell stories to one another. Moonlit Society’s e-board consists of Tyrron Pierce as president, Julia Brau (’21) as vice president , D.J. Maxim (’21) as secretary, Lily O’ Connor (’21) as treasurer and Thomas Ordway (’19) as visionary. Their mission is to provide students with a setting to share their stories, whether it be ghost stories, life stories or anything of their choosing. The club wants to encourage a safe environment and give confidence to students who may need an outlet.
When asked about what’s expected of the club, Pierce said he wants “to build a community of people to let stress out because, like I said about my friend, we did that every week, and it helped so much…”
Pierce hopes to collaborate with other organizations on campus. He’s wants to try things such as making stories for role-playing game campaigns in Gaming Club and sharing stories on Radio SNHU so other students can listen in. Their largest event of all this year will be called the Story Fire. This is when the entire club will get together and create their own story. Once the story is completed they will present it to the Drama Club. Hopefully, together, they can bring their masterpiece to life. The club also plans on going on a small trip to Salem, Massachusetts for a ghost tour or to see some haunted locations.
Pierce knows that a lot of pressure is placed on students when they are on campus and hopes this club can help many students overcome their insecurities. He has worked very hard to get his club where it is now, and he believes it has been worth the effort.
“If it helps people and makes them feel comfortable on campus, if it makes them feel loved, then that’s what I want,” he said. Pierce is giving all he has to this club to make it a special place for all students who want to come and join.
Moonlit Society will meet in room 106 in the ACC every Thursday at 6 p.m.
The Multicultural Student Union serves to create awareness and celebration of cultural differences of all Southern New Hampshire University students, staff.
Outing Club
Looking to get away for a while? Tame that sense of adventure by joining the Southern New Hampshire University Outing Club! Each month, we plan many on and off campus trips for your enjoyment!
Peace Trail is a Terramagne-American program with opportunities both domestic and abroad. It connects nonprofit groups, intentional communities, schools, and other organizations that work in conflict resolution, holistic wellness, mediation and negotiation, mindfulness, multiculturalism, nonviolent action, pacifism, participatory decision-making, personal growth and enlightenment, spiritual awareness, sustainability, tolerance, and other related fields. It grew out of the random traveling of hippies in the 1960s-70s and gradually became a more organized way for people to move through peaceworking groups. Because room and board are typically provided through hostels, common houses, or spare rooms, most of the trips are cheap or free. Work-trade is available for most trips if people wish to exchange volunteer hours for tuition and travel fees. Peace Trail is most popular with high school and college students, but has some options for younger and older people.
New Hampshire Peace Action
Dancing Bones
Wentworth, New Hampshire, United States
Mission Statement
Simply Living, Interdependently.
Community Description
Dancing Bones is located in the Baker River Valley and the entrance to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The Connecticut River is a 20 minute drive and the Appalachian Trail is 1.4 miles from the end of our driveway. There are many other ponds, streams, lakes, hiking trails, rock climbing and camping opportunities close at hand, to say nothing of the wintertime activities. The nearest gas station is ten minutes away and the nearest major shopping destinations are 30+ minutes away.
The community is situated hillside, amongst 40 acres of deciduous forest. A 16x32 cabin functions as our community building with shared kitchen, shower and laundry. For overnight visitors, we have indoor, four season accommodations available. Peppered throughout are a handful of residential cabins. Each cabin is given a name that reflects the character of the person/people who originally built it or the function it serves. All residences and public privies use a humanure composting toilet system.
The land is held in a community trust. The trust is made of nine members, three from Dancing Bones and six from the greater community. The trust leases the land to Dancing Bones residents. All residential decisions are made using consensus.
We are ever striving to increase the interdependence of community relationships. Participants are emotionally, economically, ecologically and/or morally reliant on and responsible to each other.
While the residents of Dancing Bones are diverse, there are common values and interests we share. These values include deliberate decision making and action, personal responsibility and social inclusion and involvement. As a result, our interests tend towards unschooling, attachment parenting, alternative technologies and construction, non-mainstream diet and hygiene, temperament theory, voluntary simplicity and an appreciation for the undomesticated aspects of life.
Once a week, we have a shared meal following our business meeting, both open to all visitors.
We are always seeking new community members. We're looking for adaptable, committed, hearty folks who respect the consensus process and seek interdependence.
Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center
The Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center is committed to working cooperatively with its members and other partners to advance peacemaking both locally and globally, build understanding and solidarity among people and support peacebuilding economies. Peacemaking is to bridge the gaps that divide people, gain understanding through education, encourage non-violent forms of problem solving and promote justice and peace. Solidarity is supporting people's efforts around the world to achieve their basic human needs, human rights, justice and a peaceful society. Peacebuilding economies are those that support conversion from war-making production and international trading in nuclear, chemical and traditional weaponry into peaceful, healthy, socially-useful and environmentally protective forms of economic productivity.
Emerald Mountain Glen is an intentional community just outside of Rutledge. It started as a hippie commune in 1961. The founders bought the core site which included a 3-acre lot with an old farmhouse and a large farm garage that was soon converted to function space for the commune and its Community Supported Agriculture. In 1962, they build a solar farmhouse on the far site of the lot. They developed most of the yard as a permaculture homestead. Later they built a cottage adjacent to the old farmhouse. Over time, they acquired more land around the original core, adding more homes and agriculture. Currently people from Emerald Mountain Glen own several businesses in Rutledge as well as the ones run out of the community itsself.