November 4, 2022

Volume 91 • Issue 8

November 4, 2022

A ‘french toast’ to Homecoming

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Lorretta Holloway, vice president of Academic nhancement, gets excited for french toast sticks while she helps serve Moonlight reakfast during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

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By Sophia Harris News Editor President Nancy Niemi announced Jeffery Coleman has been selected as vice president of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) in an Oct. 25 community-wide email.

Coleman will assume his position on Jan. 3, 2023, according to the email.

Interim Chief Diversity fficer Wardell Powell will continue in his role until then.

In the email, Niemi said, “Dr. Coleman brings deep experience to this position and will serve as an important advisor to me, the Board of Trustees, and the entire FSU community on issues and policies involving anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Coleman earned his bachelor’s degree in public policy from Trinity College, his master’s in counseling with a concentration in student development in higher education, and his doctorate in educational studies with a concentration in cultural studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

According to the email, Coleman has more than 20 years of experience in “advancing educational and institutional excellence.”

His experience includes serving as chief diversity officer at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.

In this position, Coleman had oversight of the institution’s Affirmative Action Plan. He also worked on developing frameworks in order to enhance inclusive excellence both within and

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across university departments.

He also provided “consultation, guidance, and support, as well as coordinating university initiatives, and developing grant proposals and applications,” according to the email.

Before accepting the position at Framingham State, Coleman worked at Intercultural Development Inventory, LLC as a consultant and qualified adAdrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST ministrator.

CONGRESSWOMAN VISIT pg. 3 In the email, Niemi said his “expertise and experience in providing HOMECOMING pg. 4-6 workshops and training on topics such as implicit bias, anti-racism, and cultural competency will be particularly important as we move forward in our work as levers of greater social equity.” MENTAL HEALTH pg. 9 Coleman was chosen over three candidates by a search committee led

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A portal into the past and present of teacher preparation

By Emma Lyons Arts & Features Editor Kelly Kolodny and Mary-Lou reitborde presented their book “Teacher Preparation in the United States: History, Current Conditions, and Policy” in the Heineman Ecumenial Center Oct. 27.

Their presentation, sponsored by Arts & Ideas, is the latest installment in the Linda Vaden Goad Authors and Artists series.

Reema Zeineldin, associate vice president of Academic Affairs, made a statement recognizing Framingham State University is located on land of

the indigenous Nipmuc tribe.

“We [FSU] would like to acknowledge that they [indigenous people] have suffered oppression, that they were dispossessed of their lands, they were also deprived of their self determination - which is something that we need to remember always. It has impacted their lives up to today,” she said.

Zeineldin said this must always be kept in mind when learning and teaching in order to work toward social justice and oppose oppression and racism.

She introduced Kolodny, an education professor at FSU, and Breitborde, a professor emeritus of education at Salem State University - the two speakers of the event.

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Kolodny has previously served as a department chair and is currently the coordinator of post-baccalaureate teacher licensure at Framingham State.

Breitborde also serves as the associate dean of education and as the director for the Center of Education and Community at Salem State, she said.

Kolodny explained the purpose of the book is to explore the way teachers have been prepared to work with students within the context of historical time, place, and circumstances.

Maddison Behringer / THE GATEPOST “In our book, we highlight both the SWIAKI CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL pg. 14-15 opportunities and challenges connected to teacher preparation initiatives COFFEE WITH NIEMI pg. 15

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By Naidelly Coelho Staff Writer

News Editor Sophia Harris

What is your educational and professional background?

I’m actually a first-generation college student. I received my bachelor’s degree in art at Northeastern University with a minor in Human Services. I went back to school in my late 40s and got my master’s in psychology with a specialization in military psychology so I could better serve my students. … I ended up working at Lesley College, which is now Lesley University. I worked in their marketing department. … I originally grew up in South oston. ut after having my first daughter, we moved to Florida, and I was there for years. … My youngest just left for the military stationed in Japan. … I worked at Florida Institute of Technology in admissions and financial aid, and then from there, I went to another private college and worked in financial aid. And it was there, Keiser University, where my boss at the time wanted me to be a financial aid administrator. And my boss wanted me to be the school’s certifying official from the A. And the school certifying official processes all the A education benefits for veterans who are coming in using their post 9/11 GI Bill. … Then I worked at a state school in Florida, at River State College, where I was the veterans benefits advisor. And I helped military members and veterans and their dependents from points of application through graduation - anything that they needed. I loved what I did. I was there for almost eight years. I wanted to move back home, but I wanted to continue working with veterans, doing what I was doing in Florida. … Then this job came up and I actually flew up after my Zoom interview. I had an in-person interview and I took a tour of the campus and I just fell in love with the campus and the environment. … They called me back and they offered me the position and here I am. … I’m just so happy to be back and I’m so grateful to be able to continue doing what I’m doing.

Everyone that I’ve met here - students, faculty, staff - has been amazing. I really do feel at home.

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Courtesy of Christine Denaro What do you want the FSU community to know about your role?

I’ve only been here for two and a half weeks, so I’m still learning. … My main purpose for being here is the Veterans Center. … But some of the challenges are so when a service member leaves the military to come to school, it can be very challenging for them. Some veterans come and they do well. Some others struggle. They’re coming from an environment that’s telling them what to do, when to do, and how to do it. They’re being discharged. They’re losing their brothers and sisters in arms. These people that they’ve been with for years. And they’re kind of thrown into the abyss trying to navigate admissions and financial aid. The VA paperwork is cumbersome. … There’s age differences and their life experiences are different so they can feel out of place and some struggle to find a new purpose in life because their identity is taken away when they leave the military. My purpose in our office here is to help them navigate the VA bureaucracy of paperwork, helping them apply for the benefits, explain their benefits, and networking with veteran community partners … like veteran centers and veteran service offices. There’s FW, American Legion, and other nonprofit veteran groups. They get a full range of services both on and off campus to help them succeed, to stay in school, and ultimately graduate. The Veterans Center here provides a safe space. It’s welcoming, where they can receive support, information, and that camaraderie. No one understands a veteran better than another veteran - right? … But the Vet-

erans Center here helps them get that camaraderie back, so they can support each other - to get to know each other in school. The veterans have started to find out that I’m here. I’ve met a few. I haven’t met all of them, but the ones that I have met are happy that there’s someone here - a dedicated person to address their needs and to help them navigate these different things. Make sure they apply for health care and if they have a disability, to apply for the disability benefits. …. Another thing that I’d like to do is maybe have workshops for faculty and staff to maybe try to explain some of these things.

Any advice for students?

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Actually asking for help is a sign of strength - not weakness. And people want to help you, people! Especially for my veterans - don’t be afraid to ask for help. I’m here. Stop by my office, email or call I’ll give you my cell phone number. You don’t have to do it alone there. … You don’t have to struggle. And next Monday and Tuesday, I’ll be in the McCarthy lobby. I’ll have a table from 10 to 1 with a banner for people who want to sign and write words of gratitude, thanking our veterans for their service. I’ll present it on Thursday the 10th in our Veterans Center. Hopefully, some veterans will show up. I’ll bring in some refreshments.

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By Branden LaCroix Interim News Editor ep. Katherine Clark visited FSU’s Centers for Early Childhood Education Nov. 1.

Clark, a Democrat, is the representative for Massachusetts’s fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. She is currently up for reelection on Nov. 8.

Clark said she chose to visit FSU because it “is one of the outstanding universities in my district, and really plays a key role today and throughout history in educating preschool early educators.”

The first stop on her visit was to the eanne M. Canelli Child Development Lab in Hemenway Hall, where she and her team met with Valerie Hytholt, director of the Centers for Early Childhood Education, and James Cressey, education professor and Education Department chair.

The Child Development Lab offers preschool programs to “children from Framingham State University and surrounding communities,” and is a teaching and research laboratory for FSU students studying early childhood education, according to the FSU website.

There, Clark read, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, “Chicka Chicka oom oom,” by ill Martin r., ohn

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Archambault, and Lois Ehlert, and “Boy and Bot,” by Ame Dyckman and Dan Yaccarino to the children attending the Lab’s program.

During her visit, she and her staff attended a private meeting with President Nancy Niemi.

In an email, Niemi said, “We had a thoughtful and spirited conversation about the need for high-quality child care, and also the imperative for continued funding and commitment to public education.”

She added they discussed issues about “providing accessible public higher education to our community” to help meet employers’ needs for “highly skilled employees,” as well as addressing the “gender imbalances in nursing and K- teaching.”

Clark’s last stop on her visit was the Early Childhood Education Center.

The Center provides “full day care to the children of Framingham State University employees and surrounding communities,” and offers internships to FSU students, according to the FSU website.

Hytholt said Clark was interested “to see how [Framingham State] connects with our college students and the coursework,” and how FSU’s preschool programs operate.

FSU offers two majors related to early childhood education - the early childhood education major for students interested in becoming public school teachers, and the child and

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family studies major for students interested in becoming “teachers or administrators in preschool, childcare, early intervention, or other community-based programs,” according to the FSU website.

She added Clark was also interested in the demographics of the children staying at FSU’s preschools, how the centers help working-class families, and about FSU’s partnership with Framingham public schools.

Hytholt said she hopes what Clark takes away from the visit is how FSU is “really preparing our college students and also the needs of preschools - for funding for support - and the needs of our families.”

According to Clark, there are two main issues currently facing childcare, the first being low wages for early educators and the second being a lack of access to affordable childcare for families.

“We need a solution where the federal government can help with funding so we can bring salaries up, increase training, attract more people to the profession, and not continue to have those costs borne by increasing tuition for families,” she said.

She added, “We have a crisis right now in childcare, and a lot of the answers are going to be found here at FSU.” Concerning the upcoming midterm elections, Clark said she is “proud to Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST stand on the record” about the DemCongresswoman Katherine Clark playing with the preschoolers at the Early ocrats’ and the Biden administration’s Childhood Education Center Nov. 1. accomplishments, citing the increase

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in manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and the passing of “common sense gun laws.”

Over the past year, approximately 467,000 manufacturing jobs were added to the economy, according to an Oct. 20 article by NPR. On June 25, President Joseph R. Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, which “expanded background checks for individuals under the age of 21 purchasing firearms,” funded “school-based mental health programs,” and provided state grants for “crisis intervention order programs” and “community-based violence prevention initiatives,” according to Ballotpedia.

She said, “But, we are living in an age of misinformation and division,” adding she worries about the implications if Republicans win the majority in Congress.

She advised students to “be involved,” not only at FSU, but in their communities and in politics.

“Not only is it imperative that you vote, but we’re at a crossroads in this country,” she said. “And we need students to help us choose whether we’re going to continue to be a democracy or are we not.”

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Monday night Nov. 7 Mostly clear, with a low around 44. NW wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday night Nov. 8 Mostly clear, with a low around 36. N wind around 5mph.

Wednesday night Nov. 9 Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

Monday Nov. 7 Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. W wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Nov. 8 Sunny, with a high near 56. N wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Nov. 9 Sunny, with a high near 54. N wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Nov. 10 Sunny, with a high near 63. SW wind around 5 mph.

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By Emma Lyons Editorial Staff As the sun set on the McCarthy Center on a chilly October evening, student leaders dressed head to toe in FSU merch rolled out stacks of raffle tickets and candy.

Touring a leafy State Street, parents and friends hugged their students for the first time in months and conversed over a cup of apple cider.

People returned to their alma mater to share memories with old friends over paint palettes and macaroons.

Students, alumni, and family celebrated Homecoming Oct. 28 and 29, sponsored by Student Engagement and Career Development, Development of Alumni Relations, the Dean of Students ffice, and the ffice of Family Engagement.

Events included the Ram Pride Spirit Station, Family & Guests Reception, FSU Student Org Fundraising Frenzy, Alumni of Color Network Paint Night and presentation of the Alumni Achievement Award for Inclusive xcellence, The McCarthy Takeover, Moonlight reakfast, the F AMily Network meeting, Alumni nd one, the F AMily Fall Festival, and sports games that occurred throughout the weekend.

An estimated 400 alumni returned for the weekend, according to Eric Gustafson, vice president of Development and Alumni Relations.

According to Rachel Lucking, assistant dean of engagement, the highest attended event advertised for families was the Moonlight reakfast, which was attended by 488 students who checked in using Digital ID. Gustafson said he was “pleased” with the turnout for Homecoming.

He said all the alumni events were successful, especially because Development Alumni Relations “tried new things this year.”

Lucking said the planning for Homecoming Weekend began in the Spring 2022 semester. The Athletics Department, Development and Alumni elations, the ffice of Family ngagement, and Student Engagement and Career Development collaborated in planning the events, meeting monthly to map out the marketing and the programs offered.

Lucking said there were fewer challenges with planning Homecoming because of the lack of COVID-19 restrictions.

“It seems a lot easier that we don’t have to think about that. It’s good to be back to pre-pandemic events,” she said.

She said as assistant dean of engagement, Homecoming means reconnection. “I’ve been working here for quite a while. So, I do get to see a lot of former students who come back who now have families of their own.

So, I get to meet all their little babies.”

Ben Trapanick, director of Family Engagement, said the planning was focused more on families this year because of the shift in his office’s roles. He said they were also focused on being able to get back to pre-pandemic events.

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great way “for people to come back and stay involved with the community and see what’s happening and just build on their sense of pride about being graduates of Framingham State.”

It was also President Nancy Niemi’s first time celebrating Homecoming at FSU. She said she loved the events of the weekend and she was excited to see people having fun on campus and expressing school spirit.

She added she thought the events were “well planned” and she was happy to see a variety of events.

“We have such a tight-knit community,” Niemi said. “I love the community celebration. It’s so much fun.”

McCarthy Center Lobby for the FSU Student Orgs Fundraising Frenzy.

All of the involved student organizations set up tables advertising their groups and the fundraisers they were hosting.

Meeghan resnahan, Hilltop Players president and a senior history major, said the event helped the Hilltop Players because it gave them the opportunity to hold a raffle and fundraise. “We decided to participate because we want to put on great shows for all of campus and all of the surrounding community. We want to be able to bring good theater and good merchandise.”

Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST (Left) Freshman Hilary Welbeck and Junior Gaby Rodrigues create posters at the Spirit Station during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

Rams Spirit Table and FSU Student Organizations Fundraiser Frenzy Student Engagement and Career Development held a spirit table on the McCarthy Center Patio for students to make signs showing “Ram Pride” using poster boards and craft supplies.

Leah Mudd, assistant director of orientation and student experience, said all the events for Homecoming were a lot of fun. “This is my first year actually working at Framingham State for Homecoming. I think it’s great!

The McCarthy Takeover has a lot of really fun things that are going on all at once - which I think is fantastic.

“It’s always a great time to celebrate and love on Framingham State a little bit more than maybe we normally would,” she said.

Trapanick said he hoped Homecoming Weekend helped students to feel a sense of pride in the University and that FSU is the place for them to be. ams ngagement Ambassador Kat Washburn said Homecoming is the one weekend where people celebrate FSU with no reason.

“That’s what makes it so special - we don’t have a holiday we’re celebrating or a beginning of the year celebration - we’re just celebrating us and being at Framingham.”

Aisha uarles, a first year student, said this was the first Homecoming she had experienced because it wasn’t something that happened at any of her other schools. “It’s very nice. It’s very inviting, and I enjoy it a lot.”

Starting at 5:30 p.m., various student organizations set up tables on the McCarthy Center Patio and in the

mily Monaco, Hilltop Players fundraising chair and a junior studio art major, said she had spoken with Bresnahan and they thought being a part of the event would help them gain more opportunities when putting on shows in Spring 2023.

Sam ombara, Math Club treasurer and a sophomore math major, said the event helped them promote the Math Club and bring people into the club in an interesting way. “I want to break the stigma that math is a bad subject or a hard subject because I think it can be fun.”

Junior Bridget Conceison, Education Club president, said the club was hoping to gain publicity by being involved in the fundraising event.

Laura Abreu, Education Club secretary and a junior elementary education major, said that the Education Club was closed down after COVID-19 and has just been reinstated. “This was a perfect way to get our name out there and get people to sign up.”

Ken ler oseph, lack Student Union treasurer and a junior business management major, said BSU decided to get involved with the event in order to get extra money to host events in the future and to spread awareness about their organization.

“It’s important we make sure we have all the awareness we can spread.

Get all the people on campus knowing about Black Student Union and what a great club we are. There’s a lot to offer for anybody on campus - not just students of color,” he said.

Neirmen Eldan, FSAB treasurer and a sophomore biology major, said, “It’s a nice way to give back to the community and a nice way to not only

ni have a fun activity for the students at Framingham State, but their families as well.” dilia Mende , Fashion Club president and a senior fashion and merchandising major, said the Fashion Club decided to participate in the event to have the opportunity to talk to students about Fashion Club and recruit new members.

“I think [Homecoming is] a great weekend filled with events for students and families to come along and see what FSU is about,” she said.

Family & Guests Reception Family Engagement sponsored the Family & Guests Reception, held in the Hemenway Labs Atrium Oct. 28.

Trapanick said the family reception was planned to create a space for families to connect and mingle between Homecoming events.

Lorretta Holloway, vice president of Academic Enhancement, said the family reception was a new addition to the Homecoming events. It allowed for families to sign up for the Family xperience Portal and the F AMily Network to receive newsletters providing updates about what is going on around campus.

“It’s nice to get the families on campus with their students. It’s nice to meet other parents that I didn’t get to meet at family orientation over the summer,” said Holloway.

She said students frequently call their families when they have issues at school, so it is helpful for families and support networks to have information about what on-campus resources would be helpful.

“I know that students will frequently call their families before they call us - even if it’s a question about here,” Holloway said.

Michael and Melanie endreau, parents of a first year student, said they planned to attend their daughter’s cross-country meet the following day and were planning on attending the Moonlight reakfast later in the night. “[The Homecoming events] were a great idea - we looked forward to coming to them.”

Presentation of Alumni Achievement Award in Inclusive Excellence and Alumni of Color Network Paint Night The Alumni of Color Network Paint Night and Presentation of the Alumni Achievement Award for Inclusive Excellence took place in the Center for Inclusive Excellence at 7 p.m on Friday.

The purpose of the Alumni of Color Network is to create opportunities for BIPOC alumni to connect.

The Alumni Achievement Award for Inclusive Excellence was presented to ose Moreno ’ .

The award is presented to an alum who has “championed issues of diversity, equity and inclusion and has supported the University community,” according to the Framingham State website.

Moreno graduated from Framingham State with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, and also has a master’s of arts in college student development and administration.

As a student at FSU, Moreno was

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celebrate Homecoming Continued from page 4 the president of the Latin affinity group “Amigos.” In his professional career, he served for five years as the director of diversity and inclusion for McDaniel College and is now working as a transition specialist for Frederick Community College for first-generation students.

Moreno was unable to attend the event because he lives far from the University, but thanked the Board of Alumni directors with a video message.

He recognized Pátricia Sanchez-Connally, a sociology professor, for nominating him. He said he met her during his first year in .

“For some reason, she saw something in me and she’s always been supportive of me and always been a good friend and colleague,” Moreno said.

He added David Baldwin, director of Human Resources and former assistant dean of students, whom he also met in his first year, is another incredibly supportive colleague and “best friend.”

“The work I do is greatly influenced by what he has taught me and all he has shown me as a colleague, as a friend, and as a professional.”

Gustafson said alumni achievement award nominations are open to the public, which are then sent to the alumni board of directors.

The Alumni of Color Network Paint Night followed the presentation of the award. Alumni painted a silhouette of a city.

Zae Valera ’18 said she was excited to return to FSU and see the changes made to the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE).

She said when she was a student, the space currently being used for the CIE was in a residence hall. Therefore, she is happy to see the University investing more space for students to participate in the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Steven Lamiser ’19 said it is fun coming back for Homecoming and seeing what has changed since he was a student. “I didn’t believe those robots were a real thing.”

He agreed with Valera that seeing the renovated CIE, which was updated in 2021, was exciting.

Lamiser said the paint night was a time to reconnect and have a good time. He said it was nice to see the events such as the paint night because in the past, Homecoming was typically centered around football.

McCarthy Takeover and Moonlight Breakfast The McCarthy Takeover took place on the nd and rd floors of the McCarthy Center. Activities included airbrush tattoos, personal mug making, sign making, video games on big screens provided by Next Level Gaming, and tarot card readings. There was also a magician.

Washburn said she was really excited about the inclusion of Next Level Gaming, which was a “unique idea.”

Tom Rubyck, a father visiting his first year student, said his favorite part was watching the magician. He added it was his first time meeting Framingham State community members, and “people here are so friendly.”

eyonce Santos, a first-year student, said she had a lot of fun participating in FSU Pride Week, where students wore FSU spirit-themed clothing leading up to Homecoming, and her favorite part of the McCarthy Center Takeover was getting an airbrush tattoo.

Jacob Sargent, a senior, said although the events at the McCarthy Takeover and during Homecoming overall were fun, he would have preferred if there was more to do.

He said at last year’s Homecoming, there was a carnival and a food truck which he would have preferred over the activities offered at the Takeover.

Ben Hurney, a sophomore SGA senator, helped sign students into the event. He said he was most excited about the airbrush tattoos, and thought the Takeover was a great way to generate excitement on campus and for students to take away “memories.”

The Moonlight reakfast took place at 9 p.m. on Friday.

Members of the community were invited to eat breakfast foods, including french toast sticks and sausage, served by members of the administration, faculty, and staff.

According to Lucking, it is a Homecoming tradition also held at other schools that started at FSU in 2001.

She said it is usually the most highly attended Homecoming event and she was pleased with the number of faculty, administrators, and staff who volunteered.

Lucking said Moonlight reakfast is an “anchor event” that students can always count on to be a part of the Homecoming lineup.

Shayna Eddy, associate dean of admissions, said the tradition is a wonderful way to build community because students are able to interact and bond with administrators they don’t “typically see” on campus during their day-to-day schedules.

Amy ickford, a first-year student, said the Homecoming events leading up to Moonlight reakfast were crucial to “strengthen community.”

FSU is a very “close-knit community,” in which administrators, faculty, staff, and students frequently bond, and Homecoming reinforces that, she said. m Cohen, a first-year student, said the Moonlight reakfast was nice for bonding with her friends’ families. She added she “loved how the Kiwibots were dressed up.”

Chrissie Cohen, Em Cohen’s mother, said coming to Moonlight reakfast and being able to bond with her daughter’s friends truly “solidified” why her daughter picked FSU. She said she and her husband traveled from Pennsylvania to attend the Homecoming events and this was their first time spending time on campus with her daughter’s friends.

“It’s a beautiful campus,” she said.

Mike Akitas, a father who attended Moonlight reakfast with his daughter, said, “It’s awesome! Everyone is smiling!”

FRAMily Network Meeting and Classroom Experiences The F AMily Network Meeting was led by Trapanick on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

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members of the community can sign up for during students’ admittance to the University that meets twice a month.

During the meeting, Trapanick provided updates about information on campus such as advising and registration dates and final exams and facilitated discussions about how parents can support their students.

Trapanick told attendees he wanted to have a meeting during Homecoming because it is a chance for everyone to connect in person.

He said it is especially important for families to connect after people were isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Approximately 20 people attended, who were mainly parents of first-year students.

Trapanick said a goal of the fRAMily Network is to help parents give their students independence without telling them what to do. He said the ffice of Family ngagement “does not subscribe” to the idea that students must do everything on their own when they begin college. enee Mc voy, a parent visiting her first-year student, said she enjoyed the meeting because it gave her and other parents updates about what is going on around campus.

She added it was helpful to learn how to “draw the line” between giving her student independence and where to give support.

The Classroom Experience invited community members to participate in classroom environments as if it were a normal school day.

Larry McKenna, chair of the department of Environment, Society, and Sustainability, Jon Huibregtse, history professor, and Zahra Tohidinia, marketing professor, taught classes in the McCarthy Center.

McKenna taught the class, “Not Your Grandmother’s Solar System.”

He said people from “multiple generations” attended his class, including several alumni, parents of students, and students with their siblings. He added he taught about 10 people.

McKenna said he was recruited by Trapanick.

“He called me and said, ‘Would you do this?’ and I immediately said, es,’” McKenna said.

He said events such as the classroom experience are a “great way to show the excellence of the University,” because community members are able to watch what the University does “in real time.”

McKenna added many students on campus are first-generation students, so most parents are unfamiliar with collegiate classroom settings. Therefore, events such as The Classroom xperience help parents of first-generation students learn about college life.

Stephanie Progin, a parent visiting her first-year student, said it’s important for parents to have the opportunity to see what the campus is like “not on a tour.” van Anderson, a first-year student and Progin’s son, said it was great to be able to reconnect with his parents and show them what he has been doing for the past few weeks.

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Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST Sophomore Ben Hurney and his sidewalk chalk creation during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

FRAMily Fall Festival Development and Alumni Relations held a F AMily Fall Festival on ct. at Maple Field before the p.m. men’s soccer game.

At the event, tables were set up to give alumni FSU merch, promote the Kiwibots, and provide hot chocolate, apple cider, and refreshments. There were also various lawn games set up around the field.

Jennifer DeFronzo, executive director of Development and Alumni Relations, said, “A lot of our alumni feel very strongly about Framingham State as their family and so we love having all of them here and giving them the opportunity to come back home.”

Ali Walter, a junior health and wellness major, said she had a lot of fun at the Homecoming events.

“I’ve really enjoyed having my family involved. It’s really nice to get to show them around campus and get to show them my professors and faculty that I see daily. It brings my parents into my world.”

Leah Graves ’99 said she had never attended Homecoming as a student but that it was nice to come back as an alum. “I like that there’s alumni giveaways and I got to meet the new president - which was really great.”

Amanda Egan ’09 said coming back for Homecoming made her feel as if she had never left campus because she was still familiar with the locations of buildings on campus.

“I remember when I was a student participating in [Homecoming] as a club person and having to do activities. So to me then, it seemed more like a chore, but as an alum, it seems more like a planned fun outing.”

Kaitlin ourassa ’ said she also felt as if she had never left campus as she attended events with her former roommate. “I like to come back and see how it’s changed, reminisce, things like that.”

She said Homecoming was a time to “get back together with your family.

I know we’re not related, but we’re still family.”

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Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST (Left) Sophomore Amanda Edme and sophomore Joshua Myrthil at the Moonlight Breakfast during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST (Above from the right) Junior Alexandra Walter and her mother at the Moonlight Breakfast during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST (Left from the left) Sophomore Ava Rodriguez and Ece Cetinbas at the Moonlight Breakast during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

Zachary Sorel / THE GATEPOST (Left) Freshman Emily Crossin and her mother at the Moonlight Breakfast during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

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By Johan Perez Staff Writer Framingham State has received $5 million in funding from the Massachusetts Legislature to “redesign and moderni e the aging Christa McAuliffe Center,” according to a press release from Communications Director Dan Maga u.

The total cost of the redesign project is approximately $8 million, including $2 million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and , from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Facilities Program, according to Maga u.

According to the McAuliffe Center’s website, the renovations will feature “state-of-the-art technology and opportunities to reach more learners across the Commonwealth.”

President Nancy Niemi said, “The McAuliffe Center’s value has always been to be a ST M resource for the communities we serve. As we grow into the future, the center will be focused on even greater opportunities to align the needs of Massachusetts employers with our capacity to educate a ST M workforce,” she said.

“It will be a place for younger children to have hands-on experience with life sciences, field work, and other ST M activities so they can see themselves in the many roles needed by employers in the MetroWest area,” Niemi added.

The center is host to a number of programs, including spaceship simulations for K- students, a fulldome planetarium, community events such as Science on State Street, and virtual space explorations through Zoom. ella Medeiros, a first-year early childhood education major, said it’s great that younger students can get this experience outside of their school. “They get to see what we’re seeing. I can’t wait to see the renovations,” she said.

Areas such as the Challenger Learning Center, a mission simulator for middle and high school students established in 1994, are already being dismantled to prepare for the construction project.

Irene Porro, director of the McAuliffe Center, said ideally, they are aiming for construction to be finished by fall 2023, with a formal grand reopening in early 2024. “We want to be ready as soon as the [contractors] come in,” she said. “They literally have to tear down the walls … and it takes some time.”

Ross Barros-Smith, planetarium and media technology manager, said the center will still be running several programs as effectively as possible while construction is underway.

“We’re hoping to keep the planetarium running through the rest of the calendar year.”

Barros-Smith added the center will continue to offer community stargazing and virtual missions through Zoom, in addition to programs featuring the physical Challenger Learning Center spacecraft so “participants off site can still go on a journey with us.”

Porro said the staff learned during the COVID-19 pandemic that a re-

mote presence is important. “There are people who physically could not travel here - people who are elderly who used to come to our events that can’t come in person anymore. There are schools that maybe are close by, but cannot afford to travel.”

The planetarium is a space used by many parties - from Kschool programs to professors for class presentations. Porro estimates the center hosts approximately , Kstudents a year, adding she believes the new center may be able to host as many as 15,000.

Porro said, “Even if the facility here is not available, we will keep running programs that don’t require [them] to be right here - both virtual and through activities that we can run on campus without being in this space.”

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able to tell their stories and the planetarium can contribute to the show.”

A recent event hosted by the planetarium was the play “Young Nerds of Color,” which ties together interviews with scientists from underrepresented backgrounds. This was part of a collaboration with the Central School Theatre in Cambridge. There were several screenings from Oct. 17 through Oct. 21.

“The play is about scientists from underserved and underrepresented groups who speak about their own experience,” Porro said. On Oct. 19, another event was held featuring a panel of several BIPOC professors talking about their experiences.

The panel discussed themes from the play relating to current issues for marginali ed people in ST M, including loneliness, code switching,

don’t know what I’d do there because I’ve never been told.”

Dylan O’Donovan, a sophomore business management major, said he recently transferred and is looking for more community events. “I’m new here and love checking out new stuff.”

Trevor Manyak, a senior communication, media, and performance major, said, “I’m intrigued. It’s definitely something that will attract more attention to the school.”

Porro said, “We cannot reach the vision for what we want to see in the center in 25 years if we can’t create the physical space to support an integrated, collaborative environment.”

She added, “Of course we will definitely maintain our focus on anything that is related to space science, but we will add a very strong focus

Maddison Behringer / THE GATEPOST She added, “It allows us to reach people who usually wouldn’t even be able to come here because it’s too far away. To have that as an available resource for people who otherwise cannot come in person is very important.”

Gerald Galgana, professor of astronomy, takes his classes to the planetarium “usually once or twice every semester.”

The planetarium isn’t solely focused on space. “Instead of just displaying planets and stars, you can also look at just maps of the Earth and how the surface is changing,” he said. “It’s essentially a fulldome film of anywhere.”

Barros-Smith said, “A planetarium is not just for astronomy. We’re limited by our own imagination.” While the center has already hosted a few non-science-related programs, the staff plans to offer the planetarium to faculty from every discipline.

“We could host [an] artist’s salon inside the planetarium and perhaps connect it to other work going on here,” he said.

Barros-Smith added, “The planetarium is a space that we fill with ideas, and we know we do not have all the ideas right here at this table.

That’s a lot of the value of outside engagement.”

Porro said, “This intersection of science, art, and culture at the planetarium is perfect. … It could be music and images presented on the dome.

It could be plays where the actors are

the lie of science objectivity, challenges to feeling authentic, pressure to represent, and imposter syndrome, according to the event’s flyer.

“It’s part of our effort to support our equity, inclusion, and anti-racist efforts at FSU,” Porro said.

“We are very strongly supporting FSU to really work in making sure that everyone has proper access and a full voice in this matter,” she added.

She said the program had been planned nearly a year in advance. “[This play is] coming at a very important time. This is really talking about not just people of color, but anyone who has been marginalized in the ST M environment.”

Porro said the redesigned center will make it possible to “increase services to underserved and underrepresented high school and college students and contribute to the formation of a diverse ST M workforce.”

This is part of the McAuliffe Center’s 25-year vision, which is outlined in a 50-page booklet.

According to the booklet, the center will aim to provide a more welcoming environment to first-time visitors, become a more open collaborative hub, and offer more programs in climate change education and sustainability awareness.

Jacob Sargent, a senior biology major, said he’s interested in the coming updates, but hopes the center could advertise more to students in general. “I knew it existed only because I saw it as a freshman once. I

on climate education and climate action.”

Concerning the center’s goals for climate change education, Porro said, “We want to contribute our work as an educational organization to help form the workforce that we will need in the green economy. We want to help Massachusetts reach those goals.”

She said the center will keep the subject of space as a central focus, but also develop strong climate education programming at the college level, as well as locally.

“What is our community dealing with locally - not just here in Framingham and MetroWest, but our community of students and young people who are going to inherit [the Earth?]” she asked.

“Approaching decisions from a social and cultural point of view, and [using] the science to empower us to address the social inequities associated with climate” is important, Porro said.

“Climate change is not a science problem. Science is helping us understand that the problems are at an economic level, on a social level, and on a justice level,” she added.

The McAuliffe Center will continue to host events during the renovations for the foreseeable future, according to the website schedule.

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by Catherine Dignam, a chemistry and food science professor as well as program director for FSU’s ST M acial Equity Project.

Coleman said, “I see a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sort of interwoven into the fabric of the institution.”

He said a fundamental aspect of his role as vice president of DICE will be “creating an environment where all members of the campus community are able to learn and work and be successful - but also creating that culture of care that’s really built on the pillars of academic excellence, sense of belonging, identity development, and cultural competency. It is really key to me.”

Coleman said one of his main areas of responsibility will be monitoring FSU’s policies, practices, and procedures to see if “they are creating barriers for any member of the campus community and then looking at how we can remove those barriers while also moving toward an alignment with strategic goals and the mission of the institution.”

He said his experience working in leadership positions in college such as participation in a work-study for the dean of students’ office, vice president of SGA, and peer mentor for the ffice of Multicultural Affairs allowed him “to see the importance in and how meaningful it is to create support for students from diverse populations.

“I approach this work from my intersectionality lens of being an African American male and first-generation college student,” he said.

Coleman said he plans to use this knowledge in his role at Framingham State.

He said one of the first steps in his action plan when coming to Framingham State in January is to “take the temperature of the climate on campus.

“One of the things that I’ll be doing when I first come on campus is really trying to get a sense of what the vibe is on campus,” he said.

Coleman said after assessing the “feel” on campus, he will be holding listening sessions with students, faculty, and staff.

He said he will be looking at “as many possible groups’’ at Framingham State that make up the FSU experience as well as groups that are invested in creating a cultural experience on campus.

“I want to hear from them,” he said.

Coleman said after he hears from the participating groups through meeting and talking with them as well as holding listening sessions, he will “use that information to look at how we can develop some initiatives to support our University priorities and also move toward our University’s mission.”

He said he wants students to know that his work is “student-centered.”

Coleman said one of his goals is to strengthen the community on campus.

“There’s focus on really creating a sense of belonging, creating a space in a campus community that’s supportive and affirming and welcoming - all of those descriptors - really talk about how you can create an institution - a campus environment - that will be attractive to diverse students, diverse faculty, and staff,” he said.

He added there is a lot of research on how creating a sense of belonging is a “very strong indicator” of reten-

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Coleman said, “I’m just really excited about coming to Framingham State.

I’m actually also excited to be returning back to the New England area because I’m originally from Connecticut and so I miss being able to get fresh seafood.”

He added, “I really feel blessed to have this opportunity.”

Niemi said she can tell Coleman understands equity work is incorporated into every community on campus.

“This isn’t a position where you just work with a set of students or just work with faculty. It’s his job to work with an entire culture to help us think about the ways in which diversity, inclusion, and community experience also work for the better of our organization,” she

gic plan - advancing anti-racism and DEI practices.

“He’s not only aware of them [the racist comments made at Board of Trustees subcommittee meetings], but he is not afraid to talk about them.”

In regard to racist comments made by a former member of the Board of Trustees during a subcommittee meeting Sept. 14, Coleman said in an open forum for faculty and librarians on Oct. 7 that it is crucial to develop an “institutional response” when events like this happen.

He added, “It’s also important to note that when we’re developing the response, we should not put the responsibility or onus on the victimized community to come up with that response.”

“I see a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sort of interwoven into the fabric of the institution.”

-Jeffrey Coleman Vice President of DICE said.

Niemi said there are four main pillars of Coleman’s strategic priorities in his role at Framingham State which were assigned by herself and FSU’s executive staff.

She said these goals may “change and grow.”

Coleman’s first pillar is further developing and increasing awareness, engagement, and education in diversity, equity, and inclusion training for students, faculty, and staff.

“He wants to develop and increase awareness of all the ways in which DICE works across the University,” she said.

Niemi said some of the aspects under the “umbrella” of DICE that Coleman wants to increase awareness in are the Center for Inclusive Excellence CI the MetroWest College Planning Collaborative; working with colleagues to advance DEI strategies across the university; updating the website; strengthening ties and growing the Alumni of Color Network; establishing diverse affinity groups and publishing an annual institutional equity report.

She said all of that falls under “increasing awareness and support” of DICE. Niemi said the second and third pillars of the strategic plan are advancing anti-racism and DEI practices as well as educating and recruiting, retaining, and supporting diverse students, faculty, and staff.

She said the fourth pillar is envisioning and advocating for DEI goals to support institutional strategic goals.

Based on Framingham State’s DEI policy as an institution, Niemi asked, “How does D I fit into those strategic goals as well? That’s a very important one.”

Referring to the Board of Trustees’ ongoing anti-racism training, Niemi said Coleman will address that through one of the pillars in his strate-

Niemi said, “Having permanent people in permanent positions allows the institution to really establish itself and go forward, so I’m excited to have another voice at the table who can help us - meaning the entire University - to think about DEI work.”

Dignam said she would “love” to see Coleman “unite the campus in our work to become a place where every member of our community will feel a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to thrive.”

She said what set Coleman apart from the other candidates in the search was the combination of senior leadership experience, demonstrated success, and a positive demeanor that is “required to further inclusive excellence on our campus.”

Dignam said she feels a “sense of relief” now that the search for a vice president of DICE is over.

“I am also filled with hope for the future - that we may continue to bring people into this work so that the University may advance its goals for inclusion, anti-racism, and success for all members of the campus community,” she said.

Cara Pina, a search committee member and biology professor, said what set Coleman apart from the other candidates was “his knowledge of and experience with best practices within the field, his student-centered program ideas, and the overlap between his values and those of FSU.” She said, “His experience supporting the development of cross-cultural competency, creating resources that support 2SLGBTQIA, disabled, and veteran community members, and creating campus-wide programming will certainly be beneficial to FSU.” Pina said long-term, she hopes Coleman will “include clear DICE-related goals for the institution and a robust communication structure that will keep everyone informed.”

She said she appreciates the work

that has been done to ensure that Framingham State “doesn’t lose sight of our commitment to anti-racism.

“Eric Nguyen, our Center for Inclusive Excellence director, has provided incredible support to the campus, especially to students, as the representative of the DICE division during the past year. In addition, President Niemi’s appointment of Dr. Wardell Powell as interim chief diversity officer shows her support for the division and its goals. I look forward to Dr. Coleman stepping into the position and continuing to outline DICE goals and move FSU toward them,” she added.

SGA President Dara Barros said she hopes Coleman will attract more BIPOC students, faculty, and staff as well as work with the administration to retain them.

Barros said she hopes Coleman will hold “everyone accountable for the work on being an anti-racist institution.”

She said she hopes Coleman can “alleviate some of the responsibilities that have been pushed onto BIPOC faculty and staff.”

Additionally, she said she doesn’t want to see any “performative action.”

Barros said she wants to help Coleman connect with all students at FSU, especially students of color.

Erin Gemme, SGA’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, said they are looking forward to meeting with Coleman to discuss how they can help.

They said they want students to know that Coleman is there to support the campus community.

“I want the students’ voices to be heard and listened to,” they said.

Gemme said they are “really relieved” to have a permanent vice president of DICE, “especially after all the work that has been put into [the search].”

Alexus Baah, a sophomore biology major, said she is looking forward to having a fresh perspective in this position.

“I feel like a lot of what’s happening now is based on old feedback,” she said.

Baah said she is anticipating Coleman listening to students at Framingham State and figuring out what they need from the vice president of DICE. Brandon Enway, a senior business and IT major, said he hopes Coleman will be able to connect with the student body.

He said Coleman should be able to create a link between events that happen on campus that could threaten DEI work and students in order to prevent confusion and miscommunications. nway said Coleman “would definitely give a better picture to the student body of what’s going on on campus, what problems need to be addressed.”

Lauren aker, a first-year elementary education major, said it is important for Coleman to reassess the DICE policies and practices at Framingham State.

“I don’t know exactly when they were made, but I think it would be good to go back and look at them and say, K, now it’s . Are these up to date or do they need to be refreshed?’”

Baker asked.

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Make your vote count

By McKenzie Ward Opinions Editor

Every four years, the United States has a presidential election.

While the presidential election is extremely important as it helps determine who will serve as the next U.S. president, in between presidential elections, there are midterm elections.

Midterm elections occur generally halfway through a president’s four-year term. During the midterm elections, a third of the seats in the United States Senate and all the seats in the House of Representatives are decided upon by voters. There An online, anonymous mental health are also other state elected positions up for election as well and self-assessment is also available and will often there are state ballot questions.

While the midterm elections may not determine who will screen for depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse, serve as the president, they are equally as important and imPTSD, eating disorders, and bipolar disorder. pactful on the United States as presidential elections.

If course load management is a problem, The next midterm election is Nov. 8 and in Massachusetts, CASA employs specialized tutors known as Academic Strategy Peer Tutors, whose sole not only will there be opportunities for voters to decide on who purpose is to help other students work on time will serve in state elected positions, such as governor and secmanagement skills, studying and test-taking retary of state, there are also four ballot questions.

During the 2018 midterm election, in Massachusetts, nearly strategies, and ways to improve in note-taking.

CASA also has tutors available for various 3 million ballots were cast which meant that 60.17% of eligible subjects as well as writing tutors to help stu- citizens voted, according to the Secretary of State’s website.

And while this is the highest midterm voter turnout since dents with specific assignments, projects, and 1994, there was still 39.83% of registered voters who did not papers.

SEALS Peer Health Educators often host ta- vote in the midterm election. bles in the McCarthy Center and hold outreach For 60.17% to be considered a high turnout is concerning to events aimed at informing students on mental me as I view my right to vote as one of my greatest privileges. health and self-care, while also handing out It has only been 102 years since the passing of the Ninecare packages. teenth Amendment which allowed women the right to vote As final exams approach, SEALS will be and as a woman, I make it a point to vote in every election. hosting more of these tables for students.

Only two generations separate myself and my paternal The SEALS framingham.edu page also in- great-grandmother who at the time of her birth was unable cludes a section on self-care, with a variety of to vote because of her gender. So, each time I enter a voting resources and information. booth, I remember to think of the women who fought for this Students facing food and/or housing inse- right because without their dedication and perseverance, I curity can reach out to the Dean of Students would not be able to have that opportunity.

Office.

However, I know that for many young people, they do not The resources on this campus are inten- seem to feel the same about voting. tionally planned and offered for students.

Within the last couple of weeks, I have heard multiple peoCollege can be quite overwhelming, but we ple under the age of 30 state, “I don’t vote because it doesn’t are not alone in our struggle. matter” and “I don’t really watch or read the news.”

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So, I urge each one of you who is eligible to vote to go out on Nov. 8 and rock the vote.

You owe it to yourself and future generations.

Prioritize your mental health As November begins, temperatures are declining, the sun is setting earlier, and the pressure of academics is rising.

With heavy workloads and fast-approaching deadlines, it’s not surprising students are feeling overwhelmed and stressed.

According to the Mayo Clinic, recent studies have shown that one in three college students experiences “significant” anxiety and depression, with 44% reporting one or more symptoms.

The Mayo Clinic also credits a “substantial” increase in mental health concerns to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In order to succeed in college, it is important for students to listen to their bodies and know when it is time to take a break.

Practicing self-care can make a major difference in a student’s academic performance.

Self-care can come in various forms, including physical, emotional, social, and spiritual.

From simply getting enough sleep to watching the latest episode of a favorite television show, self-care can look different for everyone.

What works for one student may not work for everyone and when discovering what selfcare strategy might be right, don’t be afraid to try something new.

Creating a personalized balance between self-care and academics is important in maintaining mental health.

According to Mental Health First Aid, the inclusion of self-care in one’s daily routine results in an increase in confidence by approximately 64%, productivity by approximately 67%, happiness by approximately 71%, and an improvement in overall health.

Another aspect to self-care is using the resources available on campus as needed.

For overall mental health care, Framingham State’s Counseling Center is available for appointments online or in person at no additional cost to students.

The center is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and can be contacted by phone at 508-6264640 or by email at counselingcenter@framingham.edu.

Walk-in appointments are available at 2:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The Counseling Center also provides resources on its framingham.edu page, including for racial trauma and emotional wellbeing during the pandemic.

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Letter to the Editor A note to the FSU community regarding gun violence On Nov. 3, at approximately 1:20 p.m., I was crossing the intersection of Maynard Road and State Street with two of my students when a black sedan sped up Maynard, nearly hitting the group of us before coming to a screeching halt. Midway across the street, we hesitated - the car was moving quickly - a man had climbed through the sunroof with his head and torso outside of the vehicle, holding what appeared at first to be a small machine gun.

It took only a few seconds to ascertain up close that the man was holding a plastic machine gun, a toy, painted in Army colors and sized smaller than an automatic rifle we might picture in combat. But we were a foot away from the car in question. Passing students seemed to know the driver and his friends, laughing and videotaping as the car swerved onto State Street and up the roundabout in front of May Hall,

all the while this man hanging out the sunroof holding a machine gun as if he intended to open fire on the campus.

Whether intentional or not, this apparently jocular behavior is interpreted as a threat to our students, our faculty, our administration, our community, and our livelihoods. Class had just let out - groups of students ventured to grab lunch or head to an afternoon class. The weather, unseasonably warm lately, was 65 degrees Fahrenheit with a cloudless sky - a time when most students would venture outdoors.

Imagine, for a moment, as I did when I first saw the sedan careening up Maynard, that someone brought a gun to campus with the intention to kill.

Guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. The U.S. ended 2021 with 693 mass shootings, per The Gun Violence

Archive, an independent data collection organization. As of May, 212 mass shootings have occurred and continue to take place. The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people were shot or killed, excluding the shooter.

Mass shootings can happen anywhere: a concert, a supermarket, in an office park. But they are perhaps more notorious for occurring on school campuses and targeting America’s youth. I never pictured my career involving life-threatening action, but in the split second I saw the speeding sedan and the man with the gun, I thought of whether I would drop to the ground, or if I would run. This dilemma is one many victims of school shootings face - do I try to take cover, hide, drop to the ground and play dead until the cops arrive (if they arrive) or

do I try and make a run for it? What do I do to protect my students, if I can do anything at all?

This is an epidemic that our society faces every day and one endemic of a culture of violence, misrepresentation, and bigotry. Gun violence is not funny, and certainly not funny on a college campus. Not only is it distasteful and dishonoring to the thousands of innocent lives lost to gun violence while they were walking to get lunch or attend another class, but it is an outward threat to our campus community and should be considered as such.

Talia Adry, M.F.A Lecturer, English Department, Framingham State University

Campus Conversations with SGA Why do you think it’s important for students to get involved on campus?

By Emma Lyons, Editorial Staff

“I think it’s important to get involved because we are paying to come to the University and I think if you are paying to come to an institution, you have the right to at least have some say in what goes on. Even if it’s at a smaller capacity, I think you should get involved just so you know that your money is going where you want it to. It’s just something to do and enjoy. Just coming to any organization - any kind of affinity group or SGA for example - it’s just good to get your toes dipped into the water and express your feelings about what’s going on in the University.”

“It’s important to get involved on campus because you’re able to make friends. You’re able to actually be a face to this University. You’re able to get involved with different opportunities that you might not have been presented with in your other schooling.”

-Evelyn Campbell, outreach and events coordinator

“I think it’s important to get involved on campus just in general - whether you’re a student, faculty, or whatever.

We’re a Framily here, we’re trying to create a community. For me, getting involved is what made my college experience. So, I want to see other students also enjoy being here at FSU and not saying ‘I don’t have anything to do’ when there’s 40 organizations you could get involved in.”

-Dara Barros, president

-Dillon Riley, senator

“For four years - or more, or less - this campus is going to be your home and it’s important to care about it and respect it and take pride in it. The best way to do that is to be involved and to do things you care about on campus and to work toward change.”

-Raffi Elkhoury, vice president

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“It’s important to be involved on campus because we’re taking a huge investment of time and money resources to come to college.

Student involvement is a great way to: 1. Take ownership of that experience; 2. Get a higher return on your investment. You’ll come out with a lot more soft skills and just a lot more friends and connections.”

-Sam Houle, SATF treasurer

“I think students should get involved on campus because it gives you real life experience for future opportunities. It lets you meet people that you probably wouldn’t normally meet.”

- Billy Hubert, senator

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By Adam Levine Asst. Sports Editor

Rams football celebrates 50th season

This 2022 season, Framingham State celebrates 50 years since the founding of the football team at the University.

Friends, family, players, alumni, and coaches were all invited to gather together for an evening commemorating the success of the team throughout the years.

There were approximately 165 alumni in attendance at the event, along with the five current team captains - Cully Curran, Isaiah Hanks, Brian Callery, Jack Canney, and Nick Ashley.

In 1972, Framingham State University started the football program under the team’s first head coach, Dennis Golden.

Three years prior, in 1969, Golden said he “was invited to be interviewed for the first dean of students position ever in the history of the college.”

After accepting the position, GoldAdam Levine / THE GATEPOST en began work on July 1, 1969, while (Left) Cully Curran, Nick Ashley, Isiah Hanks, Dennis Golden, Tom Kelley, Jack Canney, and Brian Callery posing for a photo also attending Boston College for his doctorate degree starting in 1970. at the 50th Anniversary of Football celebration.

In 1972, Steve Ryder, the athletic wanted to “learn more about the hisdirector at the time, told Golden that tory that they have with the program.” the athletic council voted to start a This seemed to be the common football program and asked him to theme of the night. Many alumni were take the head coach position. reconnecting and sharing stories, but Golden was skeptical that President the comradery could be seen when the D. Justin McCarthy would allow him alumni met with players from generato be a dean of students and a head tions after them. football coach at the same time.

Tom Kelley, the Rams’ current head Ryder informed him not only had coach, called the anniversary celebraMcCarthy already allowed it, but he tion a “joyous occasion” for him. said, “If you don’t do it, we’re not As a 17-year-old freshman, Kelley going to have football.” played on the first team of the ams’ Golden held the head football football program. coach position from 1972 to 1981, and He has been involved with the footwent undefeated for his first season. ball program since 1972. Even during He had a record of 47 wins and 36 a brief two-year hiatus, Kelley was still losses. involved with recruiting.

He was happy to see players and Kelley summed up the evening, coaches dating back to his first season saying it was filled with “overwhelmwith the program at the event. He also ing emotions.” He said he was so made time to acknowledge the team’s happy to see everyone reunite for the current captains and their importance celebration. to the program’s legacy.

Mark Vajcovec, a 1976 alumnus, Curran, one of the current captains, joined the team the first year the projoined the Rams football program in gram began.

2019 when he came to Framingham He said, “The best memory that State his freshman year. As a senior would stick with me today was how, as this season, he plays safety on the a first team member, we went - .” defensive unit.

Coming together at the celebraHe described how great it felt to tion, Rams players of all generations be a part of the historic 50th season praised the program dating back to of the program. He said he is looking its beginnings with Golden as head forward to being able to “carry on coach. the tradition that they have here and Vajcovec said Golden “was a leader build on it.” beyond leaders. We all learned how to After their victory over Mass. Marbecome a team.” itime earlier in the day, Curran met alumni and also caught up with former teammates from his early years on the team.

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“carry on the tradition that they have here and build on it.”

- Cully Curran, Senior Football Captain

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Women’s soccer falls short in MASCAC tournament to Worcester State

By Danielle Achin Sports Editor

By Gerell Boyce Staff Writer

The Framingham State football team opened Homecoming Weekend with a 34-10 victory over Mass. Maritime, securing the 2022 Kelley Cup Oct. 29.

The players weren’t the only ones commemorating the victory. The game was just as memorable for the fans in the bleachers as many were alumni of the FSU team who came to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the program at the University.

After Mass. Maritime won the coin toss, the first quarter opened with the Buccaneers’ Charlie Naylor completing a 10-yard pass from Marc Murphy for the 7-0 lead with just over seven minutes for the play.

Less than three minutes later, the Rams countered with Manny Lara completing a 50-yard pass from Noah Leonard. This set up Devaun Ford for a 15yard rush to the end zone, tying the game 7-7.

Less than a minute into the second quarter, the uccaneers took back the lead - when Mike pifano scored on a -yard field goal.

Framingham retaliated and Ford pushed through the line for the first down at the 30-yard mark.

With just over nine minutes remaining in the half, Ford broke through the middle and carried a 21-yard handoff from Leonard for the touchdown.

With a completed kick from Matthew Farley, the Rams took the 14-10 lead.

FSU took control of the field and ended the quarter with a -yard rush from Omarion Otto. With Farley’s kick attempt blocked, the score was 20-10 at the half.

At in the third quarter, Marcus Mc ean snuck through the line at the 1-yard mark and carried 5 yards for the touchdown.

With another completed kick by Farley, the Rams were leading 27-10 over the Buccaneers.

Mass. Maritime attempted to fight back, but the ams’ defense proved triumphant as safety Chase Buono stopped two major plays to keep the Buccaneers from advancing down the field, keeping the score - heading into the fourth quarter.

With just over two minutes left in the game, the final touchdown was scored with an intense play from McBean after completing a handoff from Leonard and jumping over the defensive line into the end zone.

Farley finished the game with another completed kick for the - victory for Framingham State.

With the win, Ford commented on how victories like this are never given they are earned by the work that is put in.

He said, “We were coming in with a new game plan. We had the bye week last week, so we really were trying to put everything together. We just knew we had to come in and execute what we’ve been working on all week and it worked out for us.”

Nicholas Gordon said a big motivator for them to play their hardest comes from Head Coach Tom Kelley himself.

“We do it all for TK [Tom Kelley] at this point,” he said. “We just want him to end the season happy. We knew how big this game was for him.”

The Rams are scheduled to travel next to Bridgewater State and faceoff against the Bears in more MASCAC action Nov. 5.

The Framingham State Rams were shut out 6-0 by the Worcester State Lancers in the first round of the MASCAC tournament Nov. .

The game started off with the Lancers looking to attack early - however, the Rams would show great defense.

Rams sophomore Jetta Oskirko saved Worcester State sophomore Raelyn Callahan’s shot, keeping the score at 0-0.

Callahan wouldn’t be denied again as she scored off an assist from freshman rin Condon. The Lancers would lead - at the mark in the first half.

The Rams looked to tie the score as both teams would go back and forth possessing the ball.

Condon sought an opportunity to increase the lead and she did. At 36:46, the Lancers jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

The ams continued to keep fighting, Worcester senior Hailey Skowronski intended to score, but was denied by Oskirko.

Framingham State kept fighting as they were attempting to score, but they were denied by Worcester State.

As the first half continued, Callahan struck again, scoring her second goal of the half assisted by the Lancers’ senior Haley Mignon. The Lancers led the Rams 3-0 with 23:95 left to break.

Thirty seconds later, the Lancers increased their margin with Skowronski assisting her teammate Mignon. This would push the score to 4-0.

Framingham’s freshman Grayson Tellier tried to put points on the board, but the shot was saved by Lancers freshman Mallory Dupuis The Lancers looked to keep pouring it on the Rams, but Oskirko showed great effort denying shots from multiple Lancer players.

The half would come to a close with Framingham State getting off to a slow start, trailing Worcester State 4-0.

The second opened up with Worcester wasting no time attempting shots to increase their lead, but Oskirko wasn’t letting it happen as she blocked the shots.

Soon after, however, the Lancers’ attempts would succeed. Senior Haley Samara scored off of Mignon’s pass. Worcester went up 5-0 on the Rams at 41:65 in the second half.

The ams did not give up as they showed fight, attacking the Lancers’ defense, but they wouldn’t allow the Rams to gain any momentum.

Worcester’s offense attempted to score every chance they touched the ball, taking endless shots.

Callahan again found the ball and made it her objective to score, and that she did. At 32:71 she scored her third goal giving her a hat trick for the game and making the lead 6-0.

Both teams continued their battle, with the Rams trying to put points on the board and the Lancers looking to increase their lead.

Both goalies played great defense as the score would stay at 6-0 with time running out for the Rams.

The game concluded with the Worcester State Lancers ending the Framingham State Rams’ season with a record of 4-13-1 and 3-4 in the MASCAC. The Lancers move on to the semifinals versus the Westfield State wls.

They will face off at 7 p.m. Nov. 4.

Framingham’s Senior Serina Broderick said her favorite moment of the season “was stepping back on the field Tuesday night for the MASCAC quarterfinals against Worcester.”

She added, “It was my first game back after weeks. reaking my foot was a humbling experience and there were many moments I wanted to quit the team, but I’m glad I didn’t because I was able to participate the last week of the season with all the seniors that I will miss.”

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‘Passion for Picture Books’

Cathryn Mercier discusses importance of children’s literature

By Raena Doty Interim Asst. Arts & Features Editor As part of the Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival, Cathryn Mercier visited FSU Nov. 2 to talk about different children’s books that were published in the past year.

The Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival is an annual event hosted at Framingham State. Each year, a children’s literature writer and a children’s literature illustrator are featured throughout the events.

Mercier is the chair of the communications department and the graduate program director of children’s literature at Simmons University.

“I’ve started to think about bookkeeping as ways in which books support and develop a literate society,” she said at the start of her lecture.

“Bookkeeping means keeping the faith. It means keeping our own flames burning. It means striving to do good in the world because books are about social good,” she continued.

She started off by talking about bookkeeping as a form of social good, and how bookkeeping is being continuously challenged by people opposing and banning books, even children’s books. Many people don’t realize how prevalent of a problem it is in Massachusetts, she said.

“More than a few of these books will risk being banned,” she said, referencing the books she would talk about later in the presentation.

She related this to the contents of the books, and how certain subjects are considered inappropriate for children even when they’re only intended as a reflection of the world.

“The pages of the books that I share with you today are populated with greater diversity than I’ve ever seen in children’s and young adult literature before, but they have also shown us that we have just barely begun,” Mercier said.

She started her presentation on children’s literature of the past year with two books about libraries because bookkeeping - and, by extension, libraries - are important for democracy across the world.

“Nour’s Secret Library” by Wafa’ Tarnowska and Vali Mintzi is about young Nour and her cousin going to a library as a place of refuge when their home is under attack, she said.

In a very different take on libraries, “Love in the Library” by Maggie Tokuda-Hall takes place in a Japanese internment camp in World War II, Mercier said. It tells the story of two Japanese immigrants to the U.S. who were detained, and how they managed to find solace and love in a library.

Mercier said the book conveys “the disconnectedness in this shameful

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is “Sato’s reality, or is it just fantasy, or is it just a unique understanding of reality?”

She also introduced many middle-grade novels, which are aimed toward older elementary and younger middle school-aged children.

“Isla to Island” by Alexis Castellanos is a wordless graphic novel. The story starts out in vivid color while the main character, Marisol, lives in Cuba, but turns black and white when she has to move to the United States.

“As Marisol slowly reclaims aspects of her Cuban upbringing, especially from music and food, the color slowly returns, and the book ends with resources and also recipes as they track back to the author’s own upbringing,” Mercier said.

Nancy Werlin is generally a young adult author, Mercier said. But this past year she published her first middle-grade book, “Healer and Witch,” about a young girl in 16th century France learning to control her magic.

“The Language of Seabirds” by Will Taylor is an LGBT+ story about a boy taking a trip to Oregon just after his parents’ divorce.

“The book is filled with the awkwardness of adolescence and the thrill of first love. Taylor, throughout, keeps the promise of being known to oneself before others,” Mercier said.

She ended her lecture by showing the audience many young adult books that came out in the past year, though she didn’t elaborate on any of them.

For students interested in children’s literature, she said there are Maddison Behringer / THE GATEPOST many ways to get involved.

Taking children’s literature classes Cathryn Mercier presenting during the Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival Nov. 2. or making use of the extensive children’s literature curriculum library at nore it? Do they cross it? Do they turn people, who are indigenous to Massa- the University are both great ways to start engaging, she said. chusetts. it into a game?

“Getting involved with children’s “This tribute to the Wampanoag “Powwow Day” by Traci Sorell and Madelyn Goodnight is about a young re-addresses our celebrations of the literature means being unafraid to be girl who’s sick and can’t dance for the heroic pilgrims to celebrate instead an adult reading children’s books. Ofpowwow. The girl, River, is isolated the native people who made this win- tentimes, we enter that space as if we have to apologize for it,” she said. from her community due to her ill- ter survival possible,” Mercier said.

“Picture books are new forms for Angela Joy and Janelle Washingness. “As she learns how to rehabilitate and heal slowly, she also has to ton’s “Choosing Brave: How Mamie artists to express their art - their Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked frameworks, because a 32-page picfight her patience,” Mercier said.

The book also explains the signifi- the Civil Rights Movement” is about ture book is very limited. They really cance of powwows to indigenous peo- a turning point in the Civil Rights test a writer’s use of language. And ples across the U.S. and Canada, she Movement and how one mother made for young readers, they’re an education in art literacy and visual literaa decision that changed everything. said.

“Janelle Washington’s red, black, cy as well as verbal literacy,” Mercier Several books by Raúl The Third, who has a collection of art currently pale yellow, and silver palette, the cut said, explaining why it’s important on display in the Mazmanian Gallery, paper collage, and the arresting sil- for students to care about children’s were mentioned in the lecture, in- houettes in this book capture the ten- books.

“As a culture that moves increascluding “My Party, Mi Fiesta” and “My or of the language and provide an unNap, Mi Siesta,” which are bilingual settling stability in turbulent times,” ingly toward visual culture, that beginning in the children’s book is rebooks told both through Spanish and Mercier said.

Mercier said she had a person- ally important for students to know,” English.

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael al fondness for stories about rabbits she said.

López have previously worked to- when she introduced “Sato the Rabgether, but this past year they created bit, a Sea of Tea” by Yuki Ainoya. She CONNECT WITH RAENA DOTY “The Year We Learned to Fly,” a col- said while reading the story, the readrdoty@student.framingham.edu lection of poems set to mixed media er should question whether the story chapter of American history, even as this book celebrates resilience and connection.”

Mercier praised the visual beauty of “Our Fort” by Marie Dorléans, a book about three friends creating a secret fort, completely hidden from anyone except themselves.

“Marie Dorléans’ lush illustrations capture the change in the air when the wind decreases, captures the sound of the crows when they start to call more rapidly, captures the sky darkening,” she said.

While presenting “The Line in the Sand” by Kim Jihyun, Mercier said that she was “more than a little obsessed” with the author. The story is about a monster who draws a literal line in the sand and how the other monsters respond to it. Do they ig-

illustrations.

Altogether, the poems and pictures tell the story of two young Black siblings. Mercier said the poem took its name based off of “The People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton, which is cited as inspiration for both Woodson and López.

“There are a lot of informational picture books this year,” she said as she moved on from fiction picture books. “Narrative nonfiction continues to grow as a market and it continues throughout the market because there’s a real audience out there.”

“Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story” by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis C. Bunten, and Garry Meeches Sr. tells the story of the first Thanksgiving from the perspective of Wampanoag

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Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival ends with featured creator speeches

By Ryan O’Connell Arts & Features Editor Illustrator Raúl The Third and writer Erin Entrada Kelly gave addresses about their creative journeys and inspirations at the final event of the 2022 Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival Nov. 2.

English major Stefano Hernandez introduced Raúl by sharing some of his accomplishments and the connection Hernandez felt when viewing Raúl’s work.

“His worlds have … different anthropomorphic animals and bring back memories of old rubber-hose cartoons, but with an inclusive Hispanic flair that is desperately needed in these current times,” Hernandez said.

Raúl said he was happy to be at FSU because he had spoken before at the University nine years ago, and still sometimes has social media interactions with students he met during that visit.

He first spoke about his move to Massachusetts, and said he moved to Boston in his 20s, excited to be in close proximity to a number of publishing companies - one being Highwater Books in Cambridge.

Raúl said he remembered reading a biography about Harry Houdini during the drive up from El Paso, Texas, and noticed a remark Houdini had made in a letter after completing an escape from the bottom of the Charles River. “[Houdini] wrote, ‘I have realized

now that all cultured roads lead to Boston,’ and that made my ears perk up. Boston? That’s where I’m going!”

Raúl then shared his early searches for work in the city, and his initial plan of “strategic public drawing,” in which he would draw for hours in coffee shops located near publishing companies, in hopes he would be recruited as talent.

He added he didn’t find any success with this method, and it wasn’t until he gave his portfolio to a head librarian, by chance, that he saw significant progress as an illustrator.

Raúl said he was asked to teach a workshop on writing comic books due to his impressive portfolio, and was at first hesitant about his ability to teach - but accepted the work due to good pay.

He added he had spent a lot of time in the library as a boy, and it had always been a comforting space for him. “What’s great about libraries,” he said, was “they welcomed us with open arms, and for the first time … we felt like we were a major part of the community.”

Raúl said his workshop expanded and grew in popularity, leading him to teach in museums and libraries across the Minuteman Library Network. Still, he said, he was doubting if Boston had been the right city to move to, since he didn’t see a lot of himself in the community’s museums.

He said this later inspired him to teach students to create characters which looked like them, and began

sending his artwork to places across the country - one receiver being a librarian in Portland, Oregon.

Raúl said the librarian noticed Hispanic boys in her library didn’t see themselves in books, and asked him to collaborate with her in creating a book they would enjoy - “Lowriders in Space.”

He said they reached out to multiple publishers, who all denied it for being for “too marginal of an audience.”

He said they finally found success from a Korean woman in publishing, who herself had looked for people like her in books as a child, and wanted to give other children the chance to see themselves in their libraries.

Writer Erin Entrada Kelly shared how her experiences as a child and young adult helped shape her writing.

Kelly said she was a sensitive girl, who once held a funeral service for a fruit fly and would rather bury herself in stuffed animals - and become uncomfortably warm under her covers than hurt their feelings by not sleeping with them.

She added she was a scared and cautious child, unlike her sister who was much more comfortable climbing trees or swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.

Kelly said her sister was the most popular girl in school, involved in several extracurricular activities.

However, Kelly said unlike her sister she was unremarkable - occupied with her “invisible hobbies,” like writing

and drawing.

“The only thing that seemed to stand out about me was the fact that I was racially ambiguous,” she said.

Kelly added in middle school she felt like she wanted to disappear, and even drafted a list of things she hated about herself. She said she was bullied in high school and spent a lot of time in the library, hiding from her friends because of how vulnerable she felt.

She said as she grew into her career and began writing short stories, she noticed herself writing a lot of characters aged 8 to 12, which she thought was the age range where “everything can change.”

Kelly said she began to write for the age group, and put a lot of energy into representation, since she didn’t see a lot of Asian people in books for children, or depictions of Filipino people and culture.

She added being kind can have positive impacts on children, and shared comments she received as a girl which she had never forgotten, asking attendees to be the person who recognizes those kids.

“My hope for you is that you are that person,” she said. “You’re that person that says ‘I see you.’ You’re that person who makes eye contact with the kid who maybe has not been spoken to all day long.”

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President Nancy Niemi shares path to FSU with alumni

By Ryan O’Connell Arts & Features Editor President Nancy Niemi participated as a guest speaker for the Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni (IAFSA) Coffee and Conversations series Oct. 25.

The series gives alumni and students the opportunity to engage with guest speakers relevant to the University. The program held its first event of the year with Niemi’s panel.

Niemi began by discussing the origins of the Framingham Heart Study and the University’s role in it.

“It’s really appropriate that Framingham, the city - and town before it - is the home to one of our country’s most influential heart studies,” she said. “I think it is particularly important, because I’ve found that Framingham State University and the entire region leads with their hearts. You can feel it - I can, all the time.”

Niemi said before she even stepped foot on campus, she was asked about her vision for the school, but her initial response was that it wasn’t up to her as such a new member of the University.

However, she said she thinks the connection to the community, which existed in the past has weakened, and added she wants to work toward in-

forming the University community of that past relationship so it can be reinstated.

“I think what the University now is missing is that connection they already had, that community connection,” she said. “I want to make sure that the University community understands that and actually comes back to that.”

Niemi then spoke about her transition to FSU and the uncertainty which comes with a new administrative role, and said she is very happy with the position. She added she has felt a “palpable sense of community” since moving to the area.

“You take a leap of faith when you accept a job,” she said. “You really don’t know, until you come, and the institution doesn’t know about you either. … It’s even better than I could have possibly imagined. I come home every day and say ‘I love my job.’”

Niemi shared her background and journey to the University. “I’m first, last, and always an educator,” she began, and talked about her thoughts on education and its importance for social equity. She added it also led her to become a middle school English teacher early in her career.

She said she loved working with middle-schoolers, but eventually found herself asking bigger questions about education, and later returned

to school to earn her P.h.D. in curriculum instruction.

Niemi said going back to school changed her life as she began to question every relationship between school and equity, as well as the discovery of all the structures built “to keep people apart” in education.

She said she then worked as the chair of the Education Department at the University of New Haven for close to a decade. She added she helped found the Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale, but eventually left because she felt out of place.

“I didn’t belong at … an elite institution, and I was realizing that who I was needed to be at a place that served people who didn’t have the best of everything,” she said.

“Not that everybody at Yale was born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but Yale, being the institution that it is, is going to have most everything that it needs.”

Niemi said she applied to FSU after a brief position at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and said she felt she “belonged” after learning about the University’s commitment to public education and social justice.

She spoke about some of the challenges facing Framingham State currently, mentioning the competition among public Universities in Massachusetts and asked, “How do we make

the case for Framingham State University?”

Niemi said the essence of FSU is being “committed to the community we have right in front of us,” and it’s accomplished in ways that tie into the University’s history.

She discussed the Fashion and Retailing, Food and Nutrition, and Education departments, and said they all tied back to gender, due to the University being a historically female school, and the relation to past courses taught at FSU, such as home economics.

Niemi talked more about gender norms that had affected the University, and how the attitudes of students from the Lexington Normal School FSU’s initial name - still reflect some of the University’s goals.

“Lexington Normal School,” she said, “served as a catalyst for social equity not because they believed in equality between the sexes at all, but because the teachers at train believed in equity for all students.

“I think the teachers then were inadvertent social reformers, because they really believed in public education for everybody.”

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Authors & Artists Continued from page 1 in various periods in U.S. history,” she said.

Breitborde then spoke, explaining her personal insights in writing the book.

As an educator, she said she mainly focuses on what occurs in classrooms present day, but she “jumped at the prospect” of looking into the history of teaching.

Breitborde said she had assumed that she would be able to use her past knowledge to compile information for the book, but found more information being uncovered through the internet.

“It’s really terrific how much is out there now, how much is on the internet and how much has been uncovered - particularly the stories around teacher education on the part of people who have been left out of the story,” she said.

Kolodny also offered her own insights into the process of creating the book.

She said she found that writing brought her a sense of peace. “I learned a lot through writing, but it’s something more for me.”

Kolodny also acknowledged Breitborde as a mentor when she first met her. “I remember that Mary-Lou took me under her wing and helped me understand the state-level policy work.”

Their presentation began by examining teacher preparation in the 21st century and then looking back throughout history, wrapping up the presentation when they returned to discussions about contemporary teacher preparations.

Kolodny explained currently there are several ways for teachers to pursue licensure. “The first is through university-based, state-approved and nationally-accredited licensure programs at baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, and master levels.”

There are also district-based licensure programs that are state-approved and provisional emergency certificates that can be issued by the state as alternative routes to licensure, she said.

In contemporary schools, they found that the student populations are very diverse, but that the teachers in schools usually do not match that diversity.

“When we think about the contemporary context of schooling, we know that our students and our teachers are encountering different circumstances,” she said.

“They [the students] encounter systemic racist practices, they encounter the opioid crisis - and the increasing number of children who entered the foster care system as a result of that crisis - they’ve encountered the pandemic, and they also encounter gun violence,” she said.

Kolodny displayed a photo of students at a demonstration condemning gun violence, organized by Teens for Gun Reform, a student organization in the Washington D.C. area.

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She said the photo is not only focused on the demonstration itself, but also focused on the fear the students in the photo must face every day.

“This is a contemporary circumstance that our young people and our teachers are encountering in the school systems and in teacher preparation programs,” she said.

Kolodny turned the stage over to Breitborde, who brought the discussion back to colonial times.

Breitborde said colonial times were

would have their taxes raised in order to fund a grammar school.

Breitborde also talked about schools created in order to prepare citizens to vote. “That meant men, white men, [who] contribute to economic growth and strengthen American identity.”

The only requirements for teachers during this time period was that the teacher needed to know as much as their oldest student and they needed to be a Christian who attended church

“It’s really terrific how much is out there now, how much is on the internet and how much has been uncovered - particularly the stories around teacher education on the part of people who have been left out of the story.”

- Mary-Lou Breitborde Director for the Center of Education and Community at Salem State University not the start of teaching in America, and that there had been education within the communities of indigenous peoples who lived in America before colonization.

She said there were “extreme differences” in education offered in different areas based on geography.

Education in New England was varied from education in the mid-Atlantic states and the south - where

every Sunday, she said.

Kolodny spoke again as their presentation shifted to education in the 1800s when states began to take responsibility for teacher preparation programs.

She said states began to set guidelines for teacher preparation because of a lack of uniformity across schools.

Kolodny said that Horace Mann advocated for state normal schools.

“The contents of life, work, and school have certainly changed, but common elements in the work of teachers have persevered.”

- Kelly Kolodny Coordinator of Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure at Framingham State University

Breitborde said there was “next-tonothing” in terms of education.

Education during that time period was very exclusive. Breitborde said there was no education to impoverished people, the elderly, Black people, and enslaved people.

Breitborde narrowed the discussion to Massachusetts in 1647, when the first law was passed to “ensure that children had the ability to read and understand the principles of religion and the capital laws of this country.”

She said the law stated that a community of 50 people would have to hire a teacher for approximately three grade levels of basic education in reading and writing. It also stated that a community of 100 people

“He believed that teacher preparation programs should be overseen by the state to ensure consistency and quality.”

The first state normal school now Framingham State University opened in Lexington in 1839, she said.

By 1870, there were 39 state normal schools across the United States.

The curriculum had advanced to include reviews of “the common branches of knowledge,” spelling, reading, writing, grammar, geography, and advanced language studies, Kolodny said.

She said not all normal schools were open to women, but the ones open to women allowed them to enter when they were 16 years old. Men

were allowed to enter at 17 years old.

Kolodny gave brief overviews of Shuji Isawa, Mary Swift Lamson, and Charlotte Forten. They were three of the early state normal school graduates.

As the discussion shifted to the late 19th century, Breitborde said westward migration, immigration, and the Civil War caused a teacher shortage within that time period.

She said because men were leaving teaching positions to fight in the Civil War, more women were becoming teachers. This is what caused teaching to be seen as “women’s work.”

This time period also brought the rise of industrialization, which allowed girls to stay in school longer, causing more women to finish high school compared to boys who had to pursue jobs, she said.

However, women would be paid half as much as men did in teaching positions, she said.

The Great Awakening also played a large role in teaching because teaching was used to convert children to Christianity, Breitborde said.

“It gave them a religious, spiritual, moral purpose in any of the work they did,” she said.

Breitborde said the two groups who were unable to benefit from normal schools were rural teachers who did not have enough money to move away from home and pursue a proper education, and Black prospective teachers who had no access to the normal schools.

Kolodny shifted the discussion to the late 20th century during the Civil Rights Movement, the war on poverty, and new federal mandates on education.

By this time in the ’60s, the standards for teacher education had risen, she said.

“Forty-two states and territories required a baccalaureate degree for elementary school teaching. All states required a baccalaureate degree for high school teachers. And then by the end of the 20th century, the baccalaureate degree was required for all certified licensed early childhood elementary and secondary teachers,” she said.

Kolodny returned the discussion to the original timeframe of the 21st century, appreciating that teacher preparation programs recognize the different needs, experiences, and perspectives that students and families have.

“Teacher preparation programs were introduced to new courses, such as sheltered English immersion, to help prepare them to work with children and families of diverse backgrounds,” she said.

“The contents of life, work, and school have certainly changed, but common elements in the work of teachers have persevered,” she said.

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A fungi lover’s paradise - an ode to mushrooms

By Mark Haskell Staff Writer I love fungi, the ones I want to eat in my pasta dinner or a salad. I have always loved them since day one.

What amazes me about mushrooms is the assortment of types.

This cookbook “Cooking with Mushrooms: A Fungi Lover’s Guide to the World’s Most Versatile, Flavorful, Health-boosting Ingredients” by Andrea Gentl is heaven for fungi lovers.

It is filled with varieties of mouth-watering recipes that use shiitake, maitake, porcini, chanterelle, enoki, and cremini mushrooms and include other varieties.

Mushrooms are one of the most versatile foods on the planet, which this book makes evident. They have an astonishing amount of flavor and health benefits.

While I was reading this book about fungi, it informed me that there are more than 100,000 known varieties of mushrooms and countless other unknown types.

According to “Cooking with Mushrooms,” many fungi are prized for their flavor, shape, texture, and color as well as their medicinal properties.

Now onto the main attraction, the food.

The chapters in this book are named “The Mushrooms,” “Always On Hand In The Larder,” “Mushrooms In

The Morning,” “Midday Mushrooms,” “Mushrooms for Cocktail Hour,” “Dinner from Mushrooms,” and “The Sweetest Mushrooms.”

An example of a recipe from this book that I have made before and loved was the morels on fried sourdough with smashed fava beans and peas.

The star of the show is, of course, the morels. Morels are a very prominent ingredient in spring, similar to peas and fava beans. The taste of these items were earthen and rich which appeals to me, as a chef, so much.

What made this dish one of my favorites is the morels and the flavor the flakey salt brings to such a rich and filling breakfast.

Another dish that I loved making was the shiitake kofta. This version of kofta contains a variety of spices that are seen in many cuisines - it contains shiitake mushrooms, miso paste, olive oil and ghee. This kofta is fried in olive oil and ghee, and served with salt and black pepper.

It is very different from the kofta I am used to, which is made of ground meat, bulgur wheat and herbs and spices which can be served with a variety of sauces and sides.

This version of kofta is deep-fried rather than grilled. It is unusual - but oh so delicious.

Another aspect of this book that is so fascinating are the cocktails. The

book has recipes for cocktails that are made with mushroom infused spirits such as tequila and gin.

The final aspect of the recipes from the book that fascinate me are the desserts. A dessert that I have made from this book is the mushroom chocolate bar. It is made with chocolate, of course, flakey salt, mixed nuts, seeds, and fruits.

The secret ingredient is powdered lion’s mane mushrooms and dried mushrooms such as enoki, maitake, and broken down pieces of the lion’s mane.

When I purchased this cookbook, I was not sure what I was expecting in recipes that were all made of mushrooms.

This book reminded me of my love of mushrooms and rekindled my interest in cooking again as well. The recipes that were cooked from this book are delicious and I would recommend you give them a shot as they are unusual and so flavorful.

If you are a fan of all things mushrooms, then this book is the one for you as you will find a multitude of recipes that use fungus as their spearhead.

Despite not having cooked in a while, the recipes were easy to follow and the book provides many vegetarian options.

You will be impressed by the number of mushrooms globally with their

versatility in taste, medicinal properties, color, and flavor in “Cooking with Mushrooms.”

Rating: A

All hail the mushroom!

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‘DC League of Super Pets’ is an uneven, yet positive experience

By Owen Glancy Staff Writer “DC League of Super Pets” was released July 29 and is the latest animated film from Warner Animation Group, who created the “Lego” Movies.

DC has had a negative reputation in the past decade, but this film proves their year of hits is no coincidence.

The film follows Krypto, the canine companion of Superman, who is excellently voiced by Dwayne Johnson.

He calls upon the services of a group of shelter pets with recently acquired superpowers to save the Justice League from Lex Luthor’s evil guinea pig, who has managed to capture them.

Warner Animation Group has proven that even if their catalogue can be hit or miss, their films always look beautiful. The unique character designs for the Justice League and Lex Luthor are great and the pets move very organically.

The interactions between the protagonists are easily the film’s greatest strength. Ace the Bat-Hound, voiced

by Kevin Hart, is the straight man to Krypto and plays the part well. Their interactions are hilarious and, in some cases, touching.

The film’s antagonist, Lulu, is surprisingly effective as both a gag char-

acter and an intimidating villain. Lulu’s worshiping of her captor Luthor is funny, but it doesn’t really go anywhere aside from an obvious betrayal at the end. It really downplays both Lulu and Luthor’s characters and feels like they tacked it on in post.

Most animated films tend to struggle under the weight of a star-studded voice cast, but “Super Pets” rises above and makes use of it. John Krasinski and Keanu Reeves are brilliantly cast as Superman and Batman, respectively.

Superman’s aloof nature and boyish voice make him radiate a kind charm that makes Krypto’s jealousy of his love toward Lois Lane hilarious. Batman is more of a comedic side character than one would expect, which is initially very disappointing. Thankfully, Reeves’ performance saves the shoddy writing.

The other pets, while far more one-note than Krypto and Ace, are memorable. This is especially true of Merton, a turtle with super speed who casually swears in a movie made for children. While this gag may be obvious bait for the adults watching the film, it still got a good chuckle out of me.

The fact that this is a kids movie serves as the film’s biggest weakness.

Many action scenes and jokes feel tamer than what the writers wanted.

Even the many references to classic DC comics and occasional adult vocabulary don’t make the more immature jokes any less funny.

Sadly, the plot suffers from this the most. Many of the plot points can be guessed nearly an hour in advance.

While the character writing is good, it doesn’t have any nuance. There are plenty of animated films that do this aspect far better, with one example even coming from “The Lego Batman Movie,” another DC film from the same studio!

This might be a minor complaint, but the members of the Justice League feel overly useless. They must lose to Lulu for the story to progress, but the way in which it occurs feels strange.

It would make more sense for her to use her intelligence to beat the Justice League, but she beats them with a guinea pig army, which feels unrealistic and makes the League’s inclusion seem wasted.

Despite the repetitive plot, there are two scenes that stood out as being great. One is the conversation between Krypto and Ace in the Hall of Justice. The beautiful shot of the setting sun as Ace discusses his past with his owner creates a memorable and genuine scene.

The climax is also well done. The Justice League and the newly-formed League of Super Pets fight a pow-

ered-up Lulu. While the actual events of the fight are generic and predictable, it’s still a fun scene with a giant ensemble cast.

“DC League of Super Pets” is still an entertaining and fun film, filled with great acting and animation. With the release of “The Batman” and “Peacemaker” earlier this year, “DC League of Super Pets” is another promising entry into an incredible year for DC.

Rating: B-

A surprisingly heartfelt flick

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‘Wendell & Wild’ - a devilish delight

By Jack McLaughlin Staff Writer The creative minds of Jordan Peele and Henry Selick have come together in the Netflix film “Wendell & Wild.”

The film centers around Kat, a rebellious teenager released from juvie who is given a second chance in her hometown years after the unexpected death of her parents.

Meanwhile, the demon brothers Wendell and Wild escape the underworld to follow their dreams of building a fair for deceased souls.

These two stories come together when the demonic duo trick Kat into helping them with promises of bringing her parents back to life.

On top of these two stories is the wealthy Klaxon family, who are trying to demolish Kat’s hometown to build a large prison.

If that seems like a lot to put in a film under two hours, you would be correct. But that doesn’t stop it from being one of the most creative and entertaining watches of the year.

The strongest quality of this film is the team behind it. The distinct and creepy animation style of Henry Selick combined with the sharp writing of Jordan Peele offers a visual spectacle that has a lot to offer in its story, characters, and themes.

The animation has a beautiful stop-motion style but also incor-

porates other types of animation. It doesn’t look nearly as good as some of Selick’s other animated efforts, but it manages to bring his iconic style to life while also incorporating new styles that will make certain scenes much more resonating.

The titular characters Wendell and Wild reunite the comedic duo of Peele and Keegan-Michael Key. Their continuous banter and relationship work so well because of how well the actors behind these characters work on other projects together.

After focusing primarily on writing and directing the last few years, it was pleasant to see Peele return to a role that allowed his comedic side to shine.

Not only are the trio of main characters lovable, audiences will appreciate the selection of side characters to connect with.

Raúl is one of Kat’s classmates who is transgender. Not only is the character excellently written and performed, but it’s amazing to see this kind of representation in this type of media and the creative way of revealing this information in the script is something that deserves to be commended.

Something Peele often weaves into his work are messages about issues in our society that demand to be heard.

The message at the end of the story about prison systems is not as subtly conveyed as his other films, but works

in a film that will be watched by an audience of varying ages.

This is a message that isn’t commonly seen in animated movies, so despite its unsubtle inclusion it worked well within the story.

The film’s biggest flaw is how crowded it can feel. There are a lot of characters and storylines competing for screen time and it feels like if it had less going on it would be more balanced.

There are many intimate moments toward the middle and end that feel glossed over so the story rushes to the finale.

The Klaxon family hardly gets any screen time which is a big issue considering they’re set up to be the main antagonists. They have a handful of moments throughout that establish their intentions, but it makes the climax feel a bit empty since we don’t see or hear from the main threat very often.

Fortunately, the film doesn’t fall apart from these flaws. It holds onto its frantic energy and is able to have a satisfying ending while maintaining a strong emotional weight.

“Wendell & Wild” is the most creative film you’ll find while scrolling for something to watch on Netflix this year. It has so much heart and it’s welcoming to find something bursting with so much strange and enthusiastic energy.

Rating: B+

The magic of stop-motion stays alive

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Library staff hosts Halloween party The Henry Whittemore Library held it’s annual Halloween party on Oct. 31 in the Red Barn Café. Students, faculty, and staff who attended had the opportunity to make custom buttons and play card games.

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42. Inserted music accessory 44. Headwear for a white tie event 46. Not moving 47. Every possible obstacle 50. Kooky 51. Text usually answered with a time 52. “A Sunday Kind of Love” singer James 56. “Race” actor Goree 57. Various things 61. Camper vans, for short 62. Frantic way to run 63. “Certainly, madame!”

64. Teacher’s favorite 65. Phoenix ballers 66. Plague insect

ACROSS 1. Chilled 7. Many a one-pot meal 11. Be behind on payment 14. Stick (to) 15. Farmland unit 16. Name hidden in “Thanks a lot” 17. Sleep poorly 19. Film FX used in Marvel movies 20. Love god with a bow 21. “Two silkworms were in a race. It ended in a ___” (punny joke) 22. Cafeteria platters 24. Proven to work 28. Appalled 30. They might put you to sleep 31. Had big hopes 32. “Call of ___” (video game) 33. The Red Cross, e.g., briefly 36. Type of diagram with overlapping circles 37. Demolition letters ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across 38. The “F” on a gas gauge 39. “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly ___ Jepsen 40. Cartoon explorer

DOWN 1. “Tar” actressBlanchett 2. Axe target?

3. Very, very 4. < 5. Segment of history 6. Canine specialist?

7. Having no room for dessert 8. Fort Worth sch.

9. Make an oopsie 10. Ran out of water 11. Some award season slights 12. Pricey Japanese beef 13. Beethoven’s “Fur ___” 18. Eating plan 23. GPS course: Abbr.

25. Linda and Paul McCartney album with a sheep on the cover 26. Border on 27. “This is ___ a drill!”

28. What “pi times the radius squared” measures 29. Scientist studying 32-Down 31. Device for taping shows 32. Double-helix molecule 34. Overabun- dance 35. Outdated 37. Actress Kelly Marie ___

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38. Wildly uncontrolled 40. Pair of states named after an Indigenous people 41. “Want to grab dinner ___ drink?”

42. Renewable fuel option 43. Melber of MSNBC 45. “Gross!”

Puzzle solutions are now 46. Roti flour exclusively online.

47. Pesky type 48. Split evenly 49. Classroom surfaces 53. What you used to be?

54. Greek Ts 55. Working hard 58. “My DMs are open” 59. Charged particle 60. Couple

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Wenchell Pierre / THE GATEPOST (Left) Alexandra Valdez, a 2016 alumnus, and Steven Lamisere, a 2018 alumnus, at the Alumni of Color Network Gathering during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

Zachary Sorel / THE GATEPOST Dr. Larry McKenna presenting to students and family members during his Classroom Experiences “Not Your Grandmother’s Solar System” Oct. 29.

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Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST (Left) BSU Vice President Faith Hensley, member Kamaris Desroches, and Treasurer Kenzler Joseph hosting their table at the Fundraising Frenzy during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 28.

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Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST Students assisting Joe the Magician perfom a trick at the McCarthy Center Takeover Oct. 28.