THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper
Volume 87 • Issue 17
March 1, 2019
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Students and Faculty participate in a vigil outside the McCarthy Center to condemn the most recent hate crime on Feb. 28.
CELTSS forum attendees discuss impact of Feb. 1 hate crime By Nadira Wicaksana News Editor The Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship, and Service (CELTSS) held a “community conversation” to kick off its “Anti-Racist Curriculum Series” on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Three faculty members gave presentations relating to their respective fields for the audience. Presenters included Ishara Mills-Henry of the chemistry department, Stefan Papaioannou of the history depart-
ment, and Zeynep Gönen of the sociology department. Led by CELTSS directors Jon Huibregtse, history professor, and Lina Rincón, sociology professor, the talk was well-attended. The audience comprised of faculty, students, and staff alike - filled up the entire Alumni Room. Extra chairs brought in and many had to stand in the corners and the aisles. The opening slide of the presentation read, “As faculty, we want to be proactive in our efforts to combat racism at FSU.”
News SGA pg. 3
The goals of CELTSS, Huibregtse and Rincón said, are to “lay the foundation of a conversation that ties the hate crimes to systemic racism in our country,” and “work together as a community to recognize and address racism through anti-racist actions in the classroom and in the University.” Huibregtse and Rincón also pointed to the yellow pieces of poster paper that were pasted around the room and directed anyone who had questions or concerns to write them down.
HATE CRIME TIMELINE pg. 4
Opinions GUYS - LET’S CRY pg. 8 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR pg. 9
Arts & Features MIDDAY pg. 11
See CELTSS page 5 APEX REVIEW pg. 12
“A Timeline of an Execution”
Photojournalist Scott Langley shares ugly truth about death penalty By Tessa Jillson Arts & Features Editor Twenty years ago, Scott Langley, freelance photojournalist and human rights activist, got in his car, camera in trunk, and drove three hours to Huntsville, Texas on the night of an execution. “I had never been to a prison before in my life. … I didn’t really know what to expect, but I knew I
just wanted to go stand outside the prison, see what was happening, and take photos,” he said. When Langley got there, he said there was no media, photographers, or film crew. “There were six people outside the prison during execution. That’s how much of a common, normal routine this was in Texas,” he said. Langley decided to take photos of the cross on top of the prison, the
brick building where the executions happen, the buildings double doors, and the big clock over them. “I put my camera down at one point and just kind of fixated on that clock and I just watched that minute hand tick closer and closer to six [time of execution in Texas] and when it finally struck six, my whole perception of the death penalty changed.
Courtesy of Keisha Greaves
Sports MEN’S BASKETBALL pg. 17 BASEBALL pg. 18
See DEATH PENALTY page 10
INSIDE: OP/ED 6 • ARTS & FEATURES 10 • SPORTS 16