April 9, 2021

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Volume 89 • Issue 21

Lounging on the lawn

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April 9, 2021

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Left: Timothy Allen, senior, and Savanna Hernandez, junior, on the Miles Bibb lawn April 8.

News GENERAL EDUCATION pg. 4 RECORDING POLICIES pg. 8

Opinions

NOT TIME TO GET COMFORTABLE pg. 9 FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT pg. 9

Sports

FSU receives $62K grant

Multi-day institute to focus on anti-racist policy initiatives By Ashley Wall Editor-in-Chief FSU received a $62,250 grant from the Massachusetts Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF). The grant will be used this summer to run a multi-day virtual racial equity policy review institute for campus leaders. According to a University press release, “Participants in the institute will gain a better understanding of systemic racism in higher education and how it manifests on campus.” Additionally, according to the

RUGBY pg. 11

Arts & Features GRACE TALUSAN pg. 12 MAZGAL pg. 14-15

According to Cabello, the call for grant applications was “specifically focused on initiatives that centered racial equity work.” Cabello said the multi-day equity policy institute will build on the work the University is “already doing with the continual departmental conversations on anti-racism.” She added, “The really exciting part is that department heads will be able to leave the institute with an initial plan for how they’re going to execute this policy review process in

See RACIAL POLICY REVIEW page 5

Career Services provides opportunity in uncertain times ‘We’ll do whatever we can to help’ By Jared Graf Arts & Features Editor

Gatepost Archives

press release, the institute will allow participants to “be able to define what a racist policy is and how it shows up in student outcomes and create an initial yearlong plan to undertake policy review.” Constanza Cabello, vice president for diversity, inclusion, and community engagement, said because of the institute’s virtual format, the University “will be able to open parts of it up to campus and potentially community members as well,” rather than just the 150 campus leaders initially expected.

When Jacob Mixon graduated FSU as a biology major last semester, he never would have imagined landing a job as a research associate at a biology lab a month later. “With everything going on, I just wasn’t very hopeful I’d find a job immediately after graduating,” Mixon said. “But I knew what I wanted to do, so I started applying to places.” Within weeks of sending out his resume, Mixon was already receiving calls from local labs requesting Zoom interviews. Luckily, the Career Ser-

vices and Employer Relations (CSER) office at FSU prepared him for the increasingly popular virtual job interview. “I had a bunch of Zoom interviews, and I was going around closing my closet door, making sure the lighting was right, and checking my internet connection,” he said. “That’s all stuff I never would have thought of if it wasn’t for Career Services.” During his last semester at FSU, Mixon reviewed his resume with Career Services twice and also learned how to effectively market himself to possible employers. “I would for sure credit Career

Services with helping me get the job I have now,” he said. “They were super helpful, super nice, and really got into the nitty-gritty detail of how to apply for jobs, how to format your resume to get hits, and how to best communicate your skills.” Prior to the pandemic, Mixon participated twice in CSER’s Suitable Solutions program - which brought employers to campus to hold mock interviews and network with students. The program also rewards students with a $100 gift card to spend on professional attire.

See CAREER SERVICES page 16

INSIDE: OP/ED 9 • SPORTS 11 • ARTS & FEATURES 12


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