Powell is an assistant professor for the Education Department. His research focuses on making science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curricu lums more accessible to marginalized communities.
This past summer, he helped lead the ac al ty nst t te a five week intensive program for Framing ham State as well as Mass Bay Commu nity College STEM faculty on crafting an anti-racistPowellcurriculum.saidheaccepted the po sition after Ellen Zimmerman, former academic vice president and provost, asked him during the summer. He said, considering the “important work that needed to be done” and how the Uni versity had already gone a year with the position vacant, he agreed.
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oration for holistic student support and advocacy, and through the inten tional use of data analytics and mea sure of student progress,” Niemi said in the Thisemail.newdivision will be under the direction of Lorretta Holloway - no longer the vice president of enroll ment and student development, Hol loway will now serve as vice president of academic enhancement.
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An interim chief strategic enroll ment management officer will be ap pointed while the University under takes a search to permanently fill the position, according to Niemi.
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In this position, Holloway will now oversee CASA, Academic Advising, International Programs and Study Abroad, Retention and Graduation Success, and Family Engagement, ac cording to the email.
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Framingham State President Nan cy Niemi announced organizational changes to the University’s execu tive staff in an Aug. 30 campus-wide email.Niemi said the adjustment will “bring fresh perspectives” as well as allow staff the opportunity to “re align services and operations.”
now report directly to the president, Niemi stated in the email.
The position has been vacant since former VP of DICE Constanza Cabello resigned in August 2021. During ac ademic year 2021-22, staff in the de partment reported directly to Lorretta Holloway, vice president of academic enhancement, formerly vice president of enrollment and student develop ment (see pg. 6 “President Nancy Niemi restructures FSU administration”)
Included in Niemi’s reorganiza tion is the creation of a new division, which will be known as Academic En hancement, according to the email.
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President Nancy Niemi announced Wardell Powell’s appointment as In ter h e vers ty ncl s on ficer (CDIO) in a campus-wide email Aug. 26.Powell started on Sept. 1 and will remain in the position until the Vice President of the Division of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engage ment (DICE) search committee has completed its work, according to the email.Niemi wrote that the committee ntends to r n final sts to ca p s during the fall semester and to have the
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Therefore, Dean of Students Meg Nowak Borrego will now report di rectly to Niemi and hold the addi tional title of chief student affairs officer.Sara Gallegos, who served as di rector of student involvement and leadership development, will now serve as executive director of student experience and careers, and will be “overseeing Student Involvement, First-Year and Transfer Orientation, and Career Services.”
Holloway’s former division of En rollment and Student Development will no longer exist as enrollment management and student life will
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It was public and it was in New En gland, so those two things made me read the ad right away. But then the school was founded by Horace Mann and company and being the teacher ed ucator that I am, I thought, “Wow, that co ld e a ood fit. nd then the ore I learned and the more I interacted once ot called or a first nterv ew on oo - just the warmth and the opportunity, the camaraderie just comes through ev erybody’s interaction, and you can’t fake that. And so that really attracted me and then then it kept getting better.
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problem with accessibility on campus that she has noticed since sustaining an injury that caused the use of crutch es is that the handicap accessibility door opening mechanism in Miles Bibb is notSheworking.said,“We’re not making this a friendly, open campus for people who haveBarrosdisabilities.”advocated for the continued efforts to create a gender-inclusive athroo on the second floor o the McCarthy Center as well as changing tables in Gemmebathrooms.saidthey are working on creating an Accessibility Committee to work through these concerns. They invited any students who want to join to reach out to them.
Barros said if students want to mo bile order for pickup or delivery, they will “have to use [their] own money even though [they] already paid for [dining dollars].”
She said the issues that were raised at the last campus safety walk such as the curb that is not handicap accessi ble, located in front of West Hall, the parking space that is located in front of the curb cut and the lack of direction in Maynard Lot, have not been addressed. She added it is “ridiculous that after six months, nothing has been changed.”
Sara Gallegos, executive director of student experience and careers and SGA advisor, added there is “a new incentive” to place posters in the en trance of McCarthy highlighting the home games for the upcoming week.
Barros said Sodexo does not have the correct priorities in what students at FSU need. She referenced the lack of enough “gluten-free and allergy-free options” that have been brought to Dining Service’s attention in the past, and said she has not seen improve ments.She added, “It’s honestly just disap pointing for me - for them to get robots to deliver food, but not improve our quality of McKenziefood.”Ward, student trustee, added, “Seventeen out of over 3,000 students have subscribed” to the Ki wibot service and Framingham state is the leading school in the number of
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She said it is not only a problem of accessibility, but also of inclusivity.
Barros said Sandella’s recently an nounced that it’s going to be closed on the weekends, which means “students who work on the weekends and don’t have the time to go to the dining hall during normal dining hall hours, which usually closes at 7 p.m. on the week ends” will have limited options. She said it is unfair to students who pay for a meal plan.
subscriptions.ErinGemme, diversity and inclusion o ficer sa d a enefit o the w ots s for students with disabilities or health concerns to be able to get their meal delivered to their building.
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Barros also invited students to at tend the Black Student Union’s Kick back, which is on Sept. 17.
Dara Barros, president, began the open forum addressing the quality of Dining Services’ operations. “It’s been a disappointment in my opinion.” She referenced the recent change to the hours of Sandella’s, Rams’ Den Grille, and Red Barn Coffee Roasters.
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She expressed her concern for these reduced operating hours and believes students are not getting their money’s worth from their meal plans. “If we’re spending all this money that’s going into dining, I feel as if we should be getting” better quality service.
Senator Dillon Riley said he is con cerned a o t the tra fic sa ety v ola tions the Kiwibots could potentially cause and what that liability means for Framingham State.
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She said that although Framingham tate has prov ded financ al rel e on tuition and fees, Sodexo has not pro vided any meal discounts. “Year after year, the University has frozen our tui tion and fees. But Sodexo has not done that, and their quality hasn’t really im proved.”Sheadded, “With the amount of money that I spent on dining, I could buy my own groceries and make my own food and it would be nutritious and ore enefic al or e.
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She said the reduced hours are an inconvenience for students with lim ited availability due to work or other commitments in order to get a meal.
She noted that Red Barn closes “six -and-a-half hours earlier” than oth er dining options on campus and the Grille is not open until “11” a.m.
Ward said Framingham State “con stantly talks about how we are an in clusive campus, but we are not being inclusive.” She said she is “concerned” with the “lack of follow through” from administrators not addressing these is sues.She added, “The number-one prior ity of FSU should be the students, and I don’t feel like sometimes that is the number-one priority of every single person on this campus.”
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“It’s honestly just disappointing for me - for them to get robots to deliver food, but not im prove our quality of food.”
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(Left) Austin Van Lingen and (Right) Erin Gemme being sworn into their new positions, SGA Sept. 13.
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The “U-Rock” was presented to Bar ros from Campbell for helping her step into her role as outreach and events coordinator.
Riley, Austin Van Lingen, Evelyn Campbell, and Gemme were sworn in to their positions as senator, senator, outreach and events coordinator, and d vers ty and ncl s on o ficer respec tively, for Academic Year 2022-23.
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They added if this is the case, stu dents who need the service “shouldn’t be charged as much” as they are using it for a valid reason, including injury, an existing condition, or a disability.
of hills to have robots on our campus to be delivering food.”
Concerning the Kiwibots, Barros said there is no option through the Ev eryday app, which is the platform for students to order meal delivery, to add dining dollars to use them.
Lee said Tyrese always knew “how to just mess with somebody in the slight est way just to make them laugh.
of Framingham State.”
Hehim.”added Tyrese was someone who loved to live in the moment.
“I can only imagine all those pic tures sitting around in his room,” she said.Brown recalled how “perfectly braid ed” Tyrese’s hair always was and the time she had just got hers done. “He was across campus and he was yelling, ‘I like your hair! I really like your hair!’”
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“The way he talked so very softly, but with pull - power,” Brown said.
She said Tyrese was always a “gen tleman” who would respectfully ad dress her as “miss.” “I reminisce over his emails now that he sent me,” Brown added.She said through her time working with him, they had built a relationship and yrese wo ld co e to her o fice to talk about everything, including his dedication to his education and his love for Brownsports.added at the funeral there were multiple large framed photos of Tyrese playing basketball. She de scribed it as walking through the Bas
Lee highlighted how fast Tyrese would make friends with people. “My first t e even r n n h aro nd the football team - I play football - brought him along one time, the next day, I see he’s chatting with them, too. I was like, ‘You just met them.’”
Curran said Tyrese had an “infec tious personality” that would bring out positive energy in the people around him.“I just want to keep his memory alive,” Curran added.
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When Tyrese transferred to FSU, he and Daniels were roommates.
Lee recalls playing basketball with Tyrese and all of their siblings. He said Tyrese was “the most ener getic person ever. Anytime he’s around, everybody’s happy or in a good mood.”
FSU junior Rese Treyvon “Tyrese” Lee, 21, died of injuries sustained in a car accident June 11.
Ashley added, “Rese was the mayor
Courtesy of Nick Ashley (Left) Nick Ashley, Tyrese Lee, Cully Curran, and George Zabalou at a sports game.
“He was a shining star and being aro nd h ave yo yo r own confi dence to be a shining star,” he said.
Tyrese had a love for sports and was an athlete himself both in high school and at Missouri Valley College, where he received his associate’s degree be fore transferring to Framingham State for the Fall 2021 Semester, according to his obituary on the Sampson Family ChapelsCurranwebsite.saidhe, Tyrese, and their friends would all play non-competitive sports together such as pick-up basket ball, and watch sports games, including the times they would go to Boston Red Sox“He’sgames.the kind of person - he walks into the room and his smile lights up the whole room,” he said. “He would make everyone feel included, like kids that people don’t normally talk toanyone like that. He would make sure he went out of his way to make them feelHecomfortable.”added,“Itwas pretty cool to see someone do stuff like that.”
“Tyrese will never be forgotten and was loved by many people,” Medina added.Nick
“It was like living with my brother, to be honest,” Daniels said. “He’s one of my closest friends.
“We were on the same team and all I can remember is him having so much energy and us just having so much fun and laughing nonstop,” he said. “I re member the day like it was yesterday and it’s one memory I’ll never forget.
“The energy that he had, he was able to have crowds of people just following him,” he said. “He made friends super quick, so it was a good vibe on campus with
She had assigned the students in her class the task of rewriting Martin Lu ther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech for the 21st century and read aloud the end of Tyrese’s essay, which she de scribed as “phenomenal.”
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She said in the course, they dis cussed different types of leaders and described him as a “charismatic leader.
ketball Hall of Fame.
“Everybody just loved being around him,” he Joedionadded.Medina, a sophomore busi ness management major, said, “Since the day I met him, it’s always been good vibes. He was one of those guys who had his friends’ backs no matter what.”Medina recalls the time he, Tyrese, and their friends had a splatterball war.
“I was really going through it when I first et h ope sa d. was o n through a dark phase, and he took me out of that phase. He gave me my mojo back.“He helped me without even helping me - just by him being him,” he added.
He sa d yrese s confidence s what really made him, him. He did not care what people thought and only cared for the people around him.
He was a business management ma jor with a minor in sports management.
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“That’sservice.acore course that they have to take that he really excelled in,” Brown said.
Along with Lee, Adryen Daniels, a junior communication arts major, also attended middle school and high school with Tyrese.
Ashley, a senior communica tion arts major, said, “My relationship with Rese was real. We met through mutual friends, but he showed me love like we knew each other our whole lives.”Ashley said the memory that stands out to him were the times they would see each other in the Dining Commons and Tyresse would raise his hands up and with a “big smile” on his face and would say, “Woo!”
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Joshua Lopez, a sophomore psy cholo y a or sa d he first et yrese when he came to FSU.
Lorretta Holloway, vice president of academic enhancement, sent an email June 15 informing the FSU community of Tyrese’s passing.
yrese was orn n pr n field on March 11, 2001.
“He would always joke around about becoming an athletic director with the athletic director here, who is also the head football coach,” said Cully Curran, a senior management major.
Cam Lee, a sophomore business management major, said he and Tyrese grew up together as they were both from the same town and went to the same middle school and high school.
In 2020, Daniels, Tyrese, and their friends from high school all went to Los Angeles, California together and were able to cross items off of their “bucket lists,” including visiting a place celebri ty Pop Smoke was staying at and eating at Rascals, a restaurant.
Business Professor Denise Brown said she had Tyrese in her Organiza tional Behavior course and presented h s cert ficate o co plet on d r n h s funeral
“I’m going to try and do better and help change my community around and keep them from the disease of rac ism. Is the racism problem too big to solve? No. I do think the change must start with us, and it must now. It must start with Accordingus.”to his Sampson Funeral Chapel obituary, “Tyrese was prede ceased by paternal grandparents Wil lie Lee and Elma Lee. He leaves his parents Omar Lee and Janet Correa of pr n field two rothers avon ee o pr n field and ay an ee o an sas City, MO. His beloved niece, Chloe ‘Coco’ Chanel, grandparents, William and Janet Correa, Uncle and Aunt Elton H. Davis and Betty S. Davis of Hartford Ct, Uncle Gregory Earl Lee (Desireé), Uncle, James Earl Horton (Angie), Un cle Christopher Lee, aunt, Elizabeth ‘Tata’ Correa, aunt Jacqueline ‘Jack ie’ Correa and niece, Ellani Best, Titi Clara, Godmothers Saida ‘Nina’ David and Maricruz Richardson, sisters, Ash ley and Aaliyah David, adoring cousins, Tatiana, Adriana, La-nyia, Jaiden, Tra jahn, Tianna, Tierney, Gregory Jr., Mo n e ashon ordan ondon an da ahron nton a ara v en Moe, Godbrother and sister, Amanda and Bryan, and many, many other fam ily members and great friends.”
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She said she is not concerned with
Center by email or phone and the Of fice o the ean o t dents who w ll notify the student’s professors.
Emily Hanson, a junior early child hood education major, said she is “OK” with lifting the mask mandate, but still worries about spreading COVID-19. “I work with kids and I have grandparents who I worry about.”
She said, “I think people just need to keep their hygiene up - keep washing your hands - stuff like that.”
Because contact tracing is no longer performed, students who test positive are required to notify anyone they have been in close contact with.
The University follows the CDC’s guidelines on isolation for people who test positive for COVID-19. The CDC reco ends solat n or five days n stead of the previous 10 days.
During previous semesters, Linsley Hall was a designated quarantine area for students infected with COVID-19. Hofrenning said Linsley Hall was planned to be a designated isolation space for students, but the building currently has “facilities issues” and is not in use.
She added, “I think we should pos sibly be testing the same just to keep a record of it and track it.”
Hofrenning said anyone with ques tions about the University’s new guide lines should email or call the Health Center at 508-626-4900.
She said, “If anybody has any kind of cold or any kind of simple scratchy throat, or they think it’s allergies, any thing, they should test to see if they have
“If anybody has any kind of cold or any kind of simple scratchy throat, or they think it’s allergies, anything, they should test to see if they have COVID.”
Ilene Hofrenning, director of the Health Center, said the University’s COVID-19 guidelines were changed based on the CDC’s data and its recom mendations and because of the effec tiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines and booster
ed in the event a student cannot iso late off campus, “We will accommodate whoever needs to be isolated to make sure that they have a safe and appro priate place to isolate.”
concerns over the new mask guide lines, but added most “people are hap py with this.
“Becauseshots.of the vaccines, fewer peo ple are getting really sick,” she said. “There’s fewer people with serious ill ness, hospitalizations, and death.”
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According to the new guidelines, while masking is no longer required in most spaces, students who wish to continue masking can do so, and fac ulty who want masking to continue in their classes can require their students to wear Certainone.facilities on campus, such as the Counseling Center, Health and Wellness Center, and Athletic Train ing Services also require guests to wear masks.The University’s vaccine mandate is still in place for students, staff, and faculty unless they have a medical or religiousHofrenningexemption.saidshe has heard some
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and test as soon as possible. If the test is negative, students are to continue masking and test again after 48 hours.
According to the CDC, students may end solat on a ter five days they have not had a high fever for 24 hours, but suggests wearing a mask through dayThe10. full CDC isolation guidelines can be accessed at tion.html.navirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolawww.cdc.gov/coro
Although the University has a vac cine and booster mandate in place, there is no requirement to get the new est booster, but Hofrenning said she is encouraging people to get it as it will protect against BA.5, the newest strain of the COVID-19 virus.
He said he is only concerned “once in a while” about catching or spread ing COVID-19. “Like, if someone’s sick around me, I’ll take consideration of it and keep my distance, but for the most part, I think the vaccinations are doing good.”However, he added, “You have to remind yourself that it exists. You still have to be aware of what you touch and who you’re in contact with.”
Hoffrening said testing and masking even with mild symptoms is important because, even if someone initially tests negative, “there’s still a good chance you have COVID - you just don’t have enough of the virus to show up on the test.”Ifa student’s test returns positive, the student must inform the Health
“We’reCOVID.having to live with COVID and it’s still very transmissible,” she said.
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In an email sent Aug. 24, President Nancy Niemi laid out the changes made to the University’s COVID-19 protocols, which includes the removal of the campus-wide mask mandate and asymptomatic surveillance testing of students, staff, and faculty.
FSU’s COVID-19 Guidelines for Aca demic Year 2022-23 relax the masking mandate and surveillance testing for students, faculty, and staff.
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Judea Blake, a junior psychology major, said, “It’s easier to live on cam pus because we don’t have to get tested every week or every two weeks.”
She added the “other half” of the guideline changes is “trying to get life back to normal - trying to get back to normal university life.”
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catching or spreading COVID-19, but added, “It’s still a thing and I think people should just be careful and cau tious, especially with older people who can get sick easily.”
“For instance, a professor can de cide, ‘I want people in my class to wear a mask.’ And they of course will be re quired to wear a mask as well. Or other professors can say, ‘You know, it’s not required in my class - you can wear one if you’d like,’ and students seem to be OK with that. And it seems like most professors are OK with that as well,” sheFreesaid.rapid-antigen tests are avail able at the Health and Wellness Center to all students. Self-administered PCR tests are also available, but are limited in supply.According to the guidelines, stu dents displaying any symptoms of COVID-19 are advised to wear a mask
She said, “What we did, what we’ve always done, and will continue to do is encourage people to go home if they can’t or isolate off campus.” She add
Billy Ginepra, a sophomore sociol ogy major, said he feels “comfortable getting back to how we were beforeI’ve seen everybody’s faces again.”
Hofrenning said there will be an on-campus booster clinic sometime n cto er t a spec fic date has not been set Marysayet.Kenney, a freshman, said she had to mask while she was in high school and said, “It’s good to see that we’re kind of moving forward.”
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“I don’t know who it is yet,” she said. “We tentatively are looking at the beginning of October, but as soon as we can get someone here, we will.”
Benjamin Trapanick, who was di rector of new student and family programs, will now be the executive director of family engagement.
if it continues as a program, he said. He will also no longer be overseeing the Tau Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies.
With Patricia Whitney, associate vice president of facilities and cap ital planning, retiring in November, Danny Giard will take over as exec utive director of facilities Nov. 7, and a search is currently in progress for a director of capital projects manage ment, according to the email.
Niemi explained there were mul tiple departments that reported to Holloway that were important to the University, such as University Police, but were unable to receive enough at tention due to other areas frequently requiring immediate attention.
Hamel added, in the short term, he will need to re-work and adjust bud gets for areas in the University that were affected by the changes. “We’ll be making those changes and in the interim, we’ll just be bypassing the structure that had been set up until those can occur.”
“The Office of Grants and Spon sored Programs will now report to Eric Gustafson, vice president of de velopment and alumni relations,” Niemi explained in the email. “The AVP [assistant vice president] of Hu man Resources & Equal Opportunity and Director of Communications will report directly to the president.”
Niemi said the University will be using The Registry, an organization that provides higher education ex perts for interim positions, to fill the chief strategic enrollment manage ment officer position.
He said the original program is now “essentially dissolved.” He will have less involvement with students and will focus primarily on families.
“A lot of that has to do with the fact that Rams [101] has been gear ing up to include more courses and therefore, there’s less of a need for Foundations courses,” Trapanick added. “With that being the case, some signs are pointing that it might be done after this semester.”
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In an interview, Niemi said the changes were “all student focused.”
Restructuring
Other structural modifications include more changes in division reporting. University Police will re port to Executive Vice President Dale Hamel as they did prior to reporting to LeahHolloway.Mudd, assistant director of orientation, now reports to Gallegos.
She said her former position “was just too big and I used to joke that I had become the junk drawer of the University where people didn’t know where to put stuff so they put stuff in there.”Holloway added because of this, she was only able to focus on areas that needed immediate attention rather than areas that involved longterm planning such as orientation.
be working with some staff she has been working with for years - or at least not on a regular basis.
job is to focus on student affairs and student life - that is their focus fullyreports to the president and is at the executive staff table when decisions are being made and the student ex perience will be impacted.”
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“I love that we’re putting students’ success front and center with the new Division of Academic Enhancement.”
She added Georgia State Universi ty was one of the models that demon strated “using data to help measure and putting these students’ success measures together in one location to really work with each other.
While the University awaits a new chief strategic enrollment manage ment officer, he said, “We’ve got a couple of large projects going on, such as the strategic enrollment planning process, and all of us will have to step in to assume some of the responsibilities related to those projects.”Headded he believes the inclusion of Nowak Borrego in the executive staff will be beneficial when consid ering decisions that will affect stu dents.Nowak Borrego said, “I think it’s a good thing that the person whose
Having been a vice president of student affairs for 10 years at her previous institution, Nowak Borrego said she sees it as an easy adjustment to be back on an executive staff.
Eric Gustafson Executive Vice President
“I respect the president for taking such a bold approach, and an early approach, to reorganizing in a way that she and the Board [of Trustees] believe will best impact our student experience and the University and recognizing some of the areas that we’ve struggled with, and then mak ing change to address them,” she added.Vice President Gustafson said, “I think it’s very positive for Framing ham State. I think it makes a lot of sense on every level. I love that we’re putting students’ success front and center with the new Division of Aca demicGustafsonEnhancement.”added a lot of the changes made put parts of the Uni versity “where they belong.”
universities have a division of Aca demic Enhancement, she has seen it implemented successfully.
The formation of this new division will allow the various departments to “work even better together to help students have a wildly successful ac ademic experience and really be able to improve our graduation rates or retention rates and just have better mentoring, better tutoring - all the things that we know help students have successful college lives,” Niemi said.This decision to restructure the University’s administration came
He said including the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs un der his division makes sense given that his focus is on fundraising.
Her new call to action is to strate gize ways to implement an academ ic-support network for students not only as they enroll, but throughout their education until graduation. The second piece is to assist faculty and staff in developing “improved sys tems for family outreach and support in their divisions,” she said.
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Niemi said although not many
About the restructuring decision, Niemi said, “We didn’t do it lightly. I hope that we never do.
She said, “We had a very big divi sion of enrollment management and student experience and the vice pres ident, Dr. Holloway, in charge of that, had so many responsibilities that it was very difficult to do all of them justice - not because it was her - but because there’s just so many pieces to student life and enrollment.”
“They affect people’s lives, and even though my team felt like it was the very right thing for us to do,” she added, “it affects people, and we want to make sure that we have the University’s best interests at heart, even as we act boldly and go move in a direction that we hadn’t before.”
“We were able to give different parts of it more energy and more light and more impact,” she added.
“They’ve had wild success with that,” she said.
She added she is sad she will not
Holloway said, “I think people were expecting change,” but not “as much change or as quickly.”
Executive Vice President Hamel said, “Restructurings are typical ly undertaken to address specific needs,” and the University needed to address enrollment management.
Lorretta Holloway, formely vice president of enrollment and student development, now takes on role of vice president of academic enhancement.
two months into Niemi’s presidency and all of the executive staff were involved in the discussion. She said some FSU employees believed the action was taken too quickly, while others praised it as efficient. Howev er, she believes there were more peo ple who appreciated the quickness of the“Ichange.feltitwas time to take some se rious action,” she said, emphasizing the importance of enrollment man agement given the University’s drop in enrollment in recent years.
Because of this, Trapanick said it was a “good time” for new focus and newTrapanickresponsibilities.willno longer be over seeing orientation and Foundations
“I’ve been doing the same things for many years, and it was time for me to do something different just for my own professional needs,” he add ed. “I’m excited about the opportu nity to build on family engagement - just the next step of my career.”
“It’s a little different than the fundraising work we do in devel opment, working with government agencies and private foundations, but it really is part of our overall fundraising picture,” Gustafson said.
Gerald Fernandez, a sophomore accounting major said, “I didn’t even know we had one [a VP of DICE] and apparently, now we’re getting one.”
Sahir Russell, freshman biology ma jor, said one thing he’d like to see DICE achieve is to help “diversify the staff.
Susanna Krantz, a sophomore nutri tion major said she hopes the interim leader is open to talking to students di rectly because inclusivity is an import ant issue on campus.
Eric Nguyen, director of the Cen ter for Inclusive Excellence, said in an email he hopes having a CDIO will help to “build trust between various constit uents and the institution in that DEI [diversity equity and Inclusion] and anti-racism will continue to be high priorities for the University.”
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students, faculty, and staff need from DICE and to provide the oppor tunity for the campus community to share their feedback through a campus climate survey.
Interim CDIO
Powell said a challenge going for ward will be helping students, faculty, and sta eel ore confident n the administration’s commitment to DEI
He added, “That trust will be essen tial as we appoint a new VP of DICE so that that person can begin to engage the community and learn about how they can best serve the community.”
Interim Chief Diversity Inclusion
“It is also important to me to have an additional thought partner in this work. DEI work can be very lonely, but I have been fortunate in that I can lean on numerous colleagues over the past year - both external to FSU and at FSU - including Dr. May Hara, Dr. Lorretta Holloway, and Dr. Cara Pina. But these incredible individuals also have their own responsibilities at FSU, so having another person now within our divi sion is great,” he said.
- Wardell Powell, Officer
The campus climate survey is uni versity-wide and aimed at collecting data about campus safety as it pertains to inclusivity and cultural differences, Powell said.
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion work is really important,” he said. “We went an entire year without someone in the position. There might be students, there might be faculty, there might be staff who might think the University isn’t really committed to this work.”
work.“Diversity, equity, and inclusion work is really important,” he said. “We went an entire year without someone in the position. There might be students, there might be faculty, there might be staff who might think the University isn’t really committed to this work.”
a antha tafins a sen or n l sh major, said last year, there was no VP of and st dents defin tely s ered because they didn’t have someone to look to as guidance for diversity and inclusion.”Nassiem Cleophas, a freshman busi ness and IT major, said he hopes DICE leadership is transparent. “It’s 2022you need to have to be able to not see colors. You have to see a person for who they are - equal. … It doesn’t matter what color you are - you have to know at least a little bit about each culture.”
“I think having that data for the next person coming in would be very help ful,” he said.
President Nancy Niemi said in an email she believes Powell will succeed in the position “because he is part of the FSU community and is committed to working with all of us to do the long, hard work of making structural chang es that we need to create a more equi table FSU.”
major said, “We should have done this [appointing an interim leader] to begin with. But I get it - it may take time or there may have been no one willing to step up. So I think now that we have at least for now, a designated point of contact, it’s going to make things go a lot more smoothly.”
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He said as he knows one of Powell’s priorities is to collect data and get a better understanding of campus cli mate, having this information will help the next VP of DICE identify priorities.
vers ty and ncl s on fi cer Erin Gemme said they hope while Powell is transitioning into the inter im position, he is open to ideas from st dents. find ta n a lot o n or mation from students would be very helpful because students are going to be the ones who know best in these sit uations.”Matthew Maury, a senior psychology
He added with the new interim lead ership, he hopes the division is able to advertise their work and make it more available to students.
“I see mostly white teachers in my classes,” he said. “So seeing more Black faces would be cool.”
The last campus climate survey was conducted in 2018, according to the minutes from a March 27, 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting.
Nguyen said it is a relief to have another point person for DEI-related matters.“It has been humbling to serve as a resource for so many different peo ple at FSU, but it has also limited my ability to dive more deeply into various programs and projects.
Bella Nederios, a freshman Early Childhood Education major said she hopes with an interim CDIO, FSU is able to attain a welcoming climate.“Anyone of any race or gender - anything - that they’re accepted for who they are,” she said. “No one wants to feel ashamed of who they are.”
Rather, we need to ask the British government to grapple with its devastating and painstaking history.
Ireland was essential to Britain’s colonial expansion and this colonization of Ireland allowed the British to perfect their techniques in terms of expanding their empire, according to University of Manitoba scholars, Aziz Rahman, Mary Anne Clarke, and Sean Byrne.
Career Services and Employer Relations helps students construct resumés and cover letters, find internships, and prepare for the jobFostermarket.Hall is home to both the Health and Counseling centers. Both of these wellness re sources support students’ efforts to maintain physical and mental health.
That is nearly 90% of the members of the UN.
The queen’s death brought upon conversations across so cial media platforms about the devastation that a multitude of countries have faced as a result of British colonization. How ever, those who did attempt to address these tragedies, were attacked and accused of being disrespectful.
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Lorretta Holloway, vice president of aca demic enhancement, maintains a laptop loan er program for students who do not have one or are having difficulties with their own.
If a student is having problems in a resi dence hall, resident assistants, administra tive resident assistants, and area directors are there to provide support and conflict manage ment to ensure all residents feel comfortable in their on-campus homes.
Students who feel unsafe on campus or see any suspicious activity can contact University Police either through a phone call or by using an emergency blue light. These lights are sta tioned all around campus and have a button that will automatically connect the student with a police officer.
Have an opinion? Feel free to email it gatepost@framingham.eduto: Opinions should be about 500 words. Anyone can submit. We look forward to hearing from you!
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We at The Gatepost are here for you as well. Your 90-year-old, award-winning college newspaper publishes every week. We inform and entertain the campus community and serve as a forum for free expression and cre ativity.Becoming engaged on campus is not weird or embarrassing. You should not be intimidat ed. The FSU community is incredibly warm and inviting.Nomatter who you are, you will be em braced!Nomatter where you’re from, you are home! Welcome to FSU!
a result of British colonization, there has been a steep decline of fluent Irish Gaelic speakers in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. According to historian Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, in 1541 legislation was passed in Ireland that banned the use of Irish in all areas under British rule.
Here at Framingham State University, every one understands the challenges of asking for help and taking those first steps to become en gaged, and therefore, everyone - from building maintainers to our new University president, Nancy Niemi - is more than willing to assist.
Though some high school teachers like to scare their students into believing they’ll be on their own in college and professors will not care, that is simply not the case at FSU.
While the Republic of Ireland, formerly known as the Irish Free State, became fully independent and severed all political ties with Great Britain in April 1949, according to The New York Times, Northern Ireland has yet to gain independence from Great Britain, even 843 years since the Norman Invasion of Ireland, which marked the start of Irish colonization.
Engagement is about discovering how you want to be a member of the FSU community and actively seeking to reach that goal.
In Rahman’s, Clarke’s, and Byrne’s article on the British co lonial model in both Ireland and Canada, they state that Ire land is Great Britain’s first colony. They invaded in 1179 and have been under Britain’s rule for nearly 1,000 years.
Grappling with Britain’s past
One of the lasting effects of British colonization in Ireland has been its impact on language.
Coming to college means students are granted much more independence than they ever had in their academic careers as well as their personal lives.
Currently in Ireland, the most prominent language is En glish. However, the indigenous language of Ireland is Irish Gaelic.Butas
As I scrolled through my social media timelines, I saw a countless number of posts honoring the memory of the queen and her legacy as the longest reigning English monarch.
The Dean of Students Office supplies relief in situations of crisis, food and housing inse
This office also operates the Rams Resource Center (RRC), which supplies toiletries and non-perishable food items to those in need.
As the British monarch moves into a new era with King Charles III, it is necessary for them to address their empire’s past with colonization, even if these atrocities were committed by their ancestors.
But it can also be engaging in self care, such as eating well, getting enough sleep, and using campus resources, including the Health and Wellness
And while Laycock does define invasion very broadly, which has caused some debate among historians, it is still jaw drop ping the sheer number of countries that Britain has had control over at some point in history even if one does not use a broad definition of invasion.
In 1910, after King George V’s visit to Ireland, James Con nolly, who opposed British rule and led the Irish Citizen Army during the 1916 Easter Rising, wrote, “We will not blame him for the crimes of his ancestors if he relinquishes the royal rights of his ancestors; but as long as he claims their rights, by virtue of descent, then, by virtue of descent, he must shoulder the responsibility for their crimes.”
curity, as well as financial emergency.
Becomingsystem.engaged on campus and with the FSU community is the best way to combat the isolation that initially comes with being a new student.Engagement can look different for every student.Itcan be short term, such as attending an Arts & Ideas presentation, or long term, such as joining a student organization or sports team.Itcan be academic, such as participating in classes and going to office hours, or social, such as attending a residence hall event.
Unfortunately, Ireland’s story of their colonization is just one of dozens.
On campus, there is an array of student or ganizations, including student government, affinity groups, major-based groups, faithbased groups, and special-interest groups. These organizations are managed by Student Involvement and Leadership Development and can be found on Ramlink.
According to British historian Stuart Laycock, who wrote “All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To,” out of 193 countries who are members of the United Nations (UN), Britain has either invaded or fought con flicts in 171 of them.
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When Queen Elizabeth II’s death was announced on Sept. 8, 2022, the world went into a frenzy.
However, while Queen Elizabeth II did greatly impact the history of the entire world and was seen as a fixture of stability, the British monarchy should not be romanticized.
The transition to college is overwhelming. No matter what school a student comes from or to, it will always still be that - a transition.
Professors hold weekly office hours de signed to provide support in a one-on-one for mat for their specific courses. Students should feel free to attend these to ask questions, share concerns, or simply to chat.
However, this independence can also come with loneliness as students may be living away from home for the first time in their lives. Or if they are commuting, they may be taking on a whole new routine that is separate from their support
However,Center.the only way for students to be come engaged in college is by being proactive.
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The Center for Academic Success and Achievement (CASA) provides tutoring for all as well as accommodations for those who may have received an IEP or 504 in high school.
And although dozens of countries that were colonized by the British Empire have since declared independence from Great Britain following Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1952, according to Time Magazine, that does not mean that these countries are free from the effects of colonization.
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An example of a country still negatively impacted by coloni zation is the Green Isle - Ireland.
“Probably CASA. They were the first people I went to. I thought they were advising, actually, but they actually helped me with my schedule. I don’t remember the woman’s name, but she was really nice.”
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“I’m actually a math tutor. Honestly, everyone in the Math Department is super great at helping each other. I personally think you can’t get through a math class unless you have a group of people to help you through it - so me and all the other math tutors are always available. I use it myself.”
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Christian Fellowship hosted a Just Dance night on Miles Bibb Lawn on Wednesday Sept. 14 as a way to wel come students to the organization.
Borst said more events that are in store for the club are Yard Game Olympics, Pumpkin Painting, a yoga night, as well as the beginning of a discussion series about what it means to “live to the truth” - the school’s motto.
Two students competing in Just Dance on Miles Bibb Lawn Sept. 14.
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opho ore ofia W lson s s sions editor for The Onyx, read a poem titled “Awake,” expressing a feeling of embrace with the night.
Several staff members of The Onyx - Framingham State’s literary and art magazine - welcomed students to the event alongside English faculty.
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“I saw the ’70s version of Nosfer at and tho ht t was fine. hen saw the ’20s version. Saw a bit of my soul become a living thing. Looking a o t and eel n w th lon fin ers touching, stepping, learning, and - am I supposed to be scared of this?”
Not all students opted to read their own work, however, like freshman Faith Wangui who read “Brown Eyes,” a poem by Nadia McGhee about some one jealous of a woman’s blue eyes.
Michael Capello, senior computer science major, said it was nice to be able to attend the event because it can sometimes be “impossible” to be involved on campus as a commuter.
“If you don’t go to events like this, you never really feel included in the student population, especially as a commuter,” he said.
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“When I was in third or fourth grade my babysitter came over and had nev er played before. We showed him the game and he got so into it and we just played Just Dance for like three hours a night every night,” he said.
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Rebecca Gerfen, junior manage ment major and social media man ager of Christian Fellowship, said the club organized the event because it was popular last year. Gerfen her self joined the club at last year’s Just Dance night after having a lot of fun.
Just Dance is a game where a man ne n l e fi re dances to a pop song on a screen, while players dance along and match their movements. The player who gets the most dance moves correct scores the most points.
“‘Dim Cats’ is actually an acronym, which … stands for ‘divergence, in candescent yst cs and sfits who are creative, assertive, and transfor mative troublemakers in society,’” he said.Cousland’s poem expressed his gratitude toward nature and com munity. “And thank you my friend for helping me live, and thanks once again for the kindness you give.” He added he had never read at an open mic night before, but was interested in sharing again.
he refuses to see his living, breathing son sitting beside him.”
Freshman Scott Cousland was the first reader o the n ht shar n he Inaugural Poem for The Dim Cats Club.” Cousland said he had been writing creative pieces all his life, but only recently began to record them in greater detail.
Sophomore Emily Monaco, art ed itor for The Onyx, read an untitled
poem she said was very personal, and had written years prior. She later read a more recent poem, “The True Vic tim,” a poem about being wronged by a loved one and the consequences theySeniorface.Alphonse Smith read a piece titled “My Father Can See Ghosts,” which had also been published in the Spring 2022 edition of The Onyx, in volving his gender identity and the response of his father.
“It gives us more exposure.”
Ben Diehl, senior computer sci ence major and treasurer of Christian Fellowship, said although he never played Just Dance before, he was ex cited for the outcome of the event.
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game and try to make friends.
Wangui also gave a live rendition of “Tyrone” by Erykah Badu, and said she sings as a hobby in her spare time.
Emma Jackson, junior criminology major, said her favorite editions of Just Dance were the older ones she played when she was younger. She said although she wasn’t really re ligious, she was excited to play the
Christian Fellowship dances away the stress of a new semester
Lily Borst, senior business manage ment major and president of Chris tian Fellowship, said their goal for the semester was to build on the commu nity they have and host more faithbasedHanssonevents.said she hopes the club reaches a wider base on campus this academic year. “I want everyone to feel welcome.”
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The FSU English department host ed its annual poetry open mic night as a part of this year’s Black & Gold Beginnings events in Sandella’s Flat bread Café Sept. 8.
Wilson’s poem was also included in the Spring 2022 edition of The Onyx. “Oh, to be loved by this night, to sleep in its domain, is to be awake. Wholly, peace lly finally awa e.
Freshman Kate Norrish read next, sharing a poem that shares her expe riences with autism, and acts as “a bit of an ode” to the 1922 movie “Nosfer atu.”Norrish read, “The only thing I like about summer is swimming, except what I like best about it is apparently not called swimming, but it perfectly describes the word … bouncing and flapp n star n ntensely at people and plants and movements and - I am behaving like a monster.
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“My father continues to sob against the steering wheel, reciting my obit uary as I take mental notes. I try to speak, I tell him ‘I’m still here! I didn’t go anywhere.’ His child hasn’t passed. He doesn’t need to mourn,” he said. Smith read, “My father can see phantoms, wraiths, spooks, souls, apparitions. He can see them all, but
Freshman Raena Doty then read a short original poem titled “From Shame, Progress” before Scott Cous land read another piece of his recent work, ending the open mic portion of theLisaevent.Eck, chair of the English De partment, thanked all the attendants, as well as The Onyx members as the event was ending. She encouraged writers and artists to submit their work to the magazine and to become published.
“I went out on Labor Day, … I was walking down that trail, thinking about the reception of the English Department, and thinking about one of my favorite movies, which is the ‘Dead Poets Society,’
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Katie Hansson, junior elementary education major and community out reach coordinator for Christian Fel lowship, said her favorite Just Dance was Just Dance 2013 because she re members having a lot of fun playing with her brothers.
Tyler Westfall, sophomore health and wellness major, said he was excit ed to play Just Dance with his friends who were involved in the club because he had a lot of fond memories.
Both of the sides provide an in trospective listening experience that challenges not only Kendrick to dis
erly transitions into an energetic beat switch.
“Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is a phenomenal effort by Kendrick who has once again proven himself to be one of the all-time greats of this gen eration.
The song brings interesting social commentary, featuring a line where a e erates endr c n a fit o ra e saying, “You the reason we over looked, underpaid, underbooked, un derThisshame.”unconventional structure ex presses the song’s serious themes with a force that demands to be heard.
“Count Me Out” kicks off the sec ond half. Sharing a similar intro structure as “United in Grief,” it takes its time building up with a choir re peating, “And I’m trippin and fallin” before an evocative and devastating scream gets let out as the song truly begins and serves as a fantastic intro to the new section.
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“Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is the ambitious answer, a double album released in May which depicts the personal journey that Kendrick took over the last few years.
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This aspect has steered people away, claiming that it “has no replay value,” but I disagree and think this is h s est pro ect s nce 1 s o p a tterfly.
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members who are transgender and the d fic lty they have e n accept ed by their family and community. The latter track focuses on Kendrick coming to terms with traumatic abuse he suffered as a child.
“United in Grief” is the power ful intro to the project. The opening l ne hope yo find so e peace o mind in this lifetime,” grabs the lis tener immediately and doesn’t let go as the song continuously grows more intense until a blaring car horn clev
Fellow artist Baby Keem, who is Kendrick’s cousin, is featured in this half of the album in the track “Savior” and its interlude. His inclusion here further strengthens the musical bond they started in Keem’s 2021 project “The Melodic Blue.”
“Auntie Diaries” and “Mother I So ber” are the emotional backbone of the al . he first o these trac s tells the story of Kendrick’s family
“Mother I Sober” feels like the breakthrough point in the thera py-session setting that is persistent throughout the entire project. The song contains the most raw emotion of his discography - it acknowledges d fic lt events that have happened n Kendrick’s life.
As Kendrick eloquently puts in the first trac t had een 1 8 days since the release of 2017’s “DAMN.” During that time, fans have been anx iously waiting for the follow up to the Pulitzer Prize winning project.
cuss complicated topics, but the lis tener as well.
This project has an emphasis on less catchy, more emotional tracks. It is a departure from previous albums o p a tterfly and ood d m.A.A.d city.”
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Kendrick hiatus ends with a bang
he final l nes del vered y h s fi ancé Whitney Alford make the ending feel like you just got off an emotion al rollercoaster - a breath of fresh air with an overwhelming feeling of re lief.“Mirror” rounds out the project n a reflect on o the o rney ta en y endr c n the last five years. choose me, I’m sorry” being repeated throughout the chorus vocally rep resents his discovery of how bettering himself was a crucial choice he made to be able to navigate the struggles he faced.The “Mr. Morale” side to the record has the best tracks overall, though it does not take away from how enjoy a le the first hal s.
The album is split in two halves the first n ne trac s are nown as “The Big Steppers” while the last nine are referred to as “Mr. Morale.”
he dra at c core o the first hal s “We Cry Together,” in which Kendrick and Taylour Paige play out a temper amental argument between a couple accompanied by harsh instrumentals.
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This album will be a fan favorite for summers to come, as fans are able to find a top a w th n the elod es of the tracks.
These differences are put aside, however, when the siblings discover an otherworldly, territorial, uniden t fied fly n o ect near the r ranch threatening their horses and present ing a golden opportunity to Emerald.
Full of twists, psychological terror, and fresh romance, “Stranger Things 4” will not only have you running away from grandfather clocks but also running up that hill (away from Vecna).
After three years of living through something quite strange ourselves, the Duffer Brothers swung at us with the long awaited fourth season of ev eryone s avor te etfl r nal se ries - “Stranger Things.”
The whole gang is back, except this time they’re not just in Hawkins. Mike and Dustin are chilling with super se nior, super silly, (sexy?) DM of DnD cl Hellfire dd e wh le W ll and Eleven become the fresh meat for the bullies at their new school in Califor nia.In
The album includes 14 tracks with a slightly techno and stronger rock feel than that of Laus’ previous al bums. Tracks like “Talk” and “Don’t get the deal” utilize electric guitars and heavy drumming to lean toward the pop rock aspects of the alterna tiveLausgenre.still shows her original sound that long-time fans have become familiar with through songs like “Ripples” and “broken cd” - which highlight Laus’ soft vocal quality, supported by simple string and piano instrumentals backing her through out the “Beatopia”songs. has a song for every mood and each song has the ability to stand alone as a hit.
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Wh le each ro p fi hts the r own battles this season, we get a close up of each character as we dive into Elev en’s background, Will and Robin’s sexualities, Lucas’s identity, and see Steve beginning to forgive himself while Nancy is crafting her future.
“Nope” is a shockingly tense, ac t on or ented fl c w th a hand l of disturbing and visceral scenes, which have the viewer feel exposed and vulnerable - followed by a hectic, extreme collapse in the plan that cli a es n tes e ore the fil ends.
While the extreme stakes - and even the more graphic scenes - con tribute to the quality of Peele’s mod ern adaptation of the American West ern, the characters, naturalistic - and funny - dialogue, and bizarre premise make “Nope” a great watch.
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Alternative music artist Beatrice Laus - better known as “beabadoo bee” - released her second studio al bum “Beatopia” in July 2022, letting her ans a alon or the first t e since“Beatopia”2020. opens with “Beatopia Cultsong” which introduces listeners to the album with the question: “Is it me, or recently time is moving slow ly?” - which is repeated continuously with instrumentals that bring the lis teners into the setting of the record.
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Amazon Prime’s “The Boys” re leased its third season throughout June and it continues to be the ob scene masterpiece it’s been since seasonWithone.popular media being domi nated by the Marvel Cinematic Uni verse s fil s and shows he oys s focused on what would happen if the heroes people looked up to were cor rupt, power-hungry villains.
After growing more tired of su perhero fil s and that have co e out in the last year, this show was a breath of fresh air in a genre that des perately needs it.
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h s dea s person fied n the an tagonist Homelander, played by Ant ony Starr. His presence dominates each scene he’s in, being the intimi dating “all powerful” force whose un predictability keeps everyone in fear of him.This season focuses on Butcher and Hughie, played by Karl Urban and Jack Quaid, looking for a missing supe from the ’80s who would be powerful enough to eliminate Homelander.
he th rd fil d rected y ordan Peele to hit the big screen, “Nope,” s a sc ence fict on horror w th the western enre help n nfl ence ts setting and themes.
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the midst of this, Joyce goes on a “work convention” to Russia with Maury after getting a cryptic doll in the mail, and Lucas is getting a taste of popularity as a player on the bas ketball team.
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The master plan to catch the alien on phys cal fil and capt re so e thing never before seen involves meticulous planning, a network of cameras, and a daring performance as bait, which OJ has only one shot at.
Released July 22, the movie follows OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) at a crossroads - while OJ tries to hold up the family busi ness after their father’s death, Emer ald is ready to leave it all behind and carve her own path in Hollywood.
White Death, played by Michael Shannon, is well acted but feels very underwhelming and tame compared to the all-out insanity of the rest of the fil .
Some potentially interesting minor villains also reek of wasted potential, Hornet (Zazie Beetz) and Wolf (Bad nny fit th s envelope. n ort nately, the main villain is perhaps the most disappointing of all.
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“Orphan: First Kill” came out Aug. 19 being uploaded exclusively on Paramount+. This movie is such a ood pre el to an already reat fil . This is the second installment in the rphan ranch se. he first ov ie was released in 2009. It stars Isa belle Fuhrman, who plays Leena, a deranged psychopath from Estonia who suffers from hypopituitarism, a disorder that impedes growth.
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he and an a etfl or nal TV series based off a Neil Gaiman comic by the same name, is an abso lutely magical tale.
Another thing I loved about this movie was the twists. A family learns that this little girl is not so little and then tries to plot her demise.
Despite the subpar villains and oc casional pacing issues, Bullet Train’s bombastic action and likable main cast a e the fil well worth a watch.
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Essentially, Leena is a 30-year-old woman trapped in a little girl’s body. n the first ov e eena personates a l ttle rl na ed sther who we find o t n the second fil s a ss n child.One major reason why I love this movie is because of the kills. Within the first 1 n tes we watch two people get bludgeoned to death and a man who gets his head repeated ly bashed against a wall. The deaths were creative and bloody, which are two boxes that were immediately checked off for me.
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The tone of the story is intermit tently humorous, dark, heartfelt, and optimistic - all in the right places. While this show may not be for the a nt o heart the el o the fire that keeps “The Sandman’’ burning is hope. This is exactly what the viewer is left with at the end, and in the state of this world, everyone could use a bit of hope.Whether a thinker or a feeler, a watcher or a listener, an angel or a demon, this show has something for everyone. If you’re looking for a highbrow story to pick apart symbol by symbol and metaphor by metaphor, or if you just want a way to occupy a Thursday night, you cannot go wrong with “The Sandman.”
r has to fi ht to e ta en ser o s ly as he attempts to join the “Vicious 6” - a famous team of supervillains. He is criminally underestimated by the group and takes it upon himself to steal a precious jewel from them to prove“Minions:himself.Rise of Gru” is an ac tion-packed comedy that has some thing for everyone. It allows for new “Despicable Me” fans to become ac quainted with the well-known char acters without being lost, while also throwing in cameos of past charac ters and callbacks to previous jokes.
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The acting and characterization are just as well done as Brad Pitt’s Ladybug, with Tangerine (Aaron Tay lor-Johnson) and Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry) being standouts with their twin dynamic.
ans floc ed to ov e theaters on July 1 to see the highly anticipated fi th nstall ent to the esp ca le Me” franchise - “Minions: Rise of Gru.”With the groovy backdrop of 1970’s San Francisco, this movie acts as a sequel to “Minions,” released in 1 and doc ents 1 year old Gru’s path to becoming a supervillain after acquiring the following of the Minions.
Lots of this variety comes from the colorful and quirky cast of characters. Brad Pitt shines as Ladybug, an aloof and chill protagonist in a very violent and chaot c fil . H s anter w th the rest of the crazy killers and yakuza are w tho t a do t the fil s h hl hts.
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“Orphan: First Kill” wastes no time in becoming one of my favorite mov ies.
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It follows the titular Sandmanusually called Dream or Morpheus - through the events that lead to his imprisonment and what hap pens after. The epic fantasy is un like anything else, but it has familiar characters taken from the Bible and mythology, which adds depth to the structure of the world.
The action scenes offer a breath of fresh air in their creativity, despite the largely limited setting of one train and its stops.
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“Bullet Train” is a thrilling and re freshing break from the action movie norm of modern Hollywood.
o e parts o the fil do all short of the fun action and interest ing characters. The villains are built p so ch thro ho t the fil as a massive unstoppable threat, only for their eventual reveals and actions to be somewhat underwhelming.
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Despite the grandiose adventure that the story tells, the characters are the lifeblood of everything - they’re loveable, they’re frustrating, they’re utterly and completely human (even the ones who are otherworldly).
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S T U D E N T Organization Fair
On Friday, Sept. 9, Black and Gold Beginnings and SILD hosted this year’s Student Organization Fair on Larned Beach. Thirty- ve student organizations set up tables for new and returning students to visit. An ice cream truck was provided free ice cream to everyone a ending the fair!
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