March 1, 2019

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.”

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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.

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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.

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Sports MEN’S BASKETBALL pg. 17 BASEBALL pg. 18

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Editorial Board

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Editor-in-Chief Bailey Morrison Associate Editors Corey McFeeley Jillian Poland News Editor Nadira Wicaksana Arts & Features Editor Tessa Jillson Asst. Arts & Features Editors Brennan Atkins Robert Johnson Jr. Entertainment Correspondent Noah Barnes Opinions Editor Lizzy Stocks Sports Editor Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editor Liam Gambon Design Editor Cara McCarthy Asst. Design Editor Kathleen Moore Photos Editor Ashley Wall Asst. Photos Editor Donald Halsing Interim Copy Editor Gordon Rupert Interim Asst. Copy Editor Jared Graf Staff Writers Mikael Brown Evan Lee Jon Lee Tom Maye Kayla Otten Lauren Paolini Patrick Peterson Carlos Silva Julian Vazquez Caeley Whalen Staff Copy Editors Jordan Bacci Caroline Lee Staff Photographers Ryan Feinblatt Margaret Richardson Staff Illustrator Nicholas Carlson Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks Administrative Assistant Gwenyth Swain 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605 Fax: (508) 626-4097 gatepost@framingham.edu

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Chemistry and food science professor

By Nadira Wicaksana News Editor

ly. So, I enjoyed that. In addition to that, I did some summer work with a magnet school for high school students [during] undergrad. I grew up in a coal-mining region, so we went out into the field, collected soil samples, worked with botanists, and collected plants. I worked on the chemistry team, so we came in and extracted soil, checked for the nutrients in it just to see in what conditions different mining reclamation methods had left the soil. So, that was kind of fun - the chance to do multi-disciplinary, collaborative research, to actually go out in the field, which chemists never do. We’re always in the lab, so that was one of my favorite things.

What is your educational and professional background?

I have a bachelor’s degree from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and I majored in chemistry and math. My Ph.D. is in chemistry from Purdue University. After I finished my Ph.D., I was a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation post-doctoral research fellow in environmental chemistry at The Ohio State University. And then, after that, I was a researcher in the division of neuroradiology at Mass General Hospital. And after that, I was faculty for three years at Emmanuel College. I’ve been here at Framingham State since the fall of 2007.

What brought you here to Framingham State?

There are a couple of things that really attracted me to Framingham State. The first thing is it’s a state institution - I really believe in public higher education. I’m a first-generation college student, and it’s a lot like my undergrad. I was very happy at my undergraduate institution. And I thought, “This is the place for me.” It has a similar mission, a similar setting - just a different state.

What is your favorite part about your field?

I’m an analytical chemist, so I tinker on pieces of equipment. One of the things I really like to do is just make things work - set up experiments to answer some questions that my research students and I are interested in. For example, this year, I am working with a student on a project where we’re looking at phenolic phytochemicals in kombucha. We chose that because she makes kombucha at home - she’s drunk it, she’s interested in it, and I’ve done a little research on tea in the past, so this is an obvious next step.

How do students get to do this kind of research?

We have a couple of ways students

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can do research with faculty here. We have a year-long, two-semester chemical research course equivalence, and then we also have a directed study. My philosophy toward that is that I want to do a subject students are interested in. So, I’ve had students look at green tea and black tea, and I often collaborate with the food science faculty, so we do some analytical chemistry in my lab, and they’ll do some biochemical assays with the food scientists. Last year, I also had a collaboration with Jack’s Abby in Framingham, where we looked at different flavor compounds in beer. I’ve also had a student who was interested in cosmetics, so we looked at different sunscreens. ... In sunscreens, you can have inorganic things like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, or then you could have organic molecules that are sunblocks as well.

We extracted and quantified the organic sunblocks in different kinds of sunscreens. So, we try to do things that students are interested in.

What was your favorite undergraduate experience?

I have two. One of my favorite things was I was a lab prepper for the chemistry department when I was an undergrad. We didn’t have undergraduate research, so it was a chance to get into the lab, do things independent-

What’s your favorite part about working with students?

As a teacher, I like to see them transform from a student into a scientist into a researcher - to go from all the answers are in the book to finding out there usually aren’t any definitive answers. There’s just more questions.

But to just see them transform from having textbook knowledge into this independent thinker - that’s one of my favorite things: watching their evolution of thought.

What are some of your hobbies?

I do some cross-stitching. I have an old house, and I do some gardening in the summer, and some old-house work. I also do Zumba.

What is some advice you have for FSU students?

I think number one - make the most of your education. Get involved - either do research with a faculty member or get involved in an extracurricular activity. College experience is a lot more than doing your homework - but you should absolutely do your homework as well. And don’t give up - stick it out. We have a lot of students who struggle, but stick with it.

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Police Logs Monday, February 25 12:05 Alarm (Fire/Smoke) Linsley Hall False Alarm

Tuesday, February 26 13:17 State Parking Enforcement Normal Hill Parking Lot Citations Issued

Tuesday, February 26 16:48 911 Hang Up (Unfounded) Hemenway Hall Checks OK

Tuesday, February 26 18:36 Found Property FSU Police Dept.

Report Taken

Tuesday, February 26 19:16 Civil Matter FSU Police Dept.

Advised

Wednesday, February 27 16:37 Hate Crime Towers Hall Report Taken

Thursday, February 28 08:00 Elevator Entrapment McCarthy Center Referral Filled

Thursday, February 28 11:18 Protestors/Demonstration McCarthy Center Checks OK

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Senate chair demoted for alleged “issues of conduct”

By Bailey Morrison Editor-in-Chief

By Donald Halsing Editorial Staff Senate President Ben Carrington removed Stephanie Bennett as senate chair due to “issues of conduct,” on Feb. 27.

During an interview with The Gatepost, Carrington alleged Stephanie Bennett’s actions were “out of line and hostile,” and senators felt “uncomfortable” with her in the role of senate chair.

Carrington said, “People felt attacked and people felt emotionally abused - I felt emotionally abused.”

He added, “That is when this becomes an issue of conduct which supersedes our constitution, by-laws, and Robert’s Rules.”

Carrington said, “We need to treat each other like humans, and we haven’t been.”

This demotion took place after an SGA meeting on Feb. 26 that was suspended prematurely due to tensions among senators.

During the Student Activities Treasurer’s Report, Driana Lebron said at the Financial Committee meeting on Feb. 25, members discussed reducing the amount of mon-

Former Senate Chair Stephanie Bennett (left) and Vice President Alex Backer (right).

concerns in the heat of passion, often talking over one another.

“I thought it would be best to suspend Robert’s Rules to have an informal discussion in order to have a more civilized discussion where people didn’t talk over one another.

However, people’s passions often got the best of their faculties,” he said.

“We need to treat each other like humans, and we haven’t been.”

- Ben Carrington, SGA President ey clubs receive at the beginning of each academic year.

Each active club on campus is currently allocated a base amount of $300 from the Student Activities Trust Fund (SATF). Lebron requested a motion from the senate to determine if the base fund should be reduced to $250.

Carrington said SILD recommended the change “so that more is open from Unallocated for other students to get funds from.”

Senators then debated whether the club base allocation could be used for fundraising. According to the SGA by-laws, “SGA will not fund the following with SATF money: … fundraising projects and/or fundraising materials of any kind.”

During the debate, Parliamentarian Adam Scanlon suggested the senate suspend Robert’s Rules in favor of an “informal discussion.” The senate approved this motion, and for about 10 minutes, discussion was held informally.

Scanlon later told The Gatepost, “People raised many questions and

Robert’s Rules are the guidelines under which SGA conducts business, entertains motions, and hosts debate.

After the informal discussion concluded, Stephanie Bennett entertained a motion to bring Lebron’s proposal to the floor.

According to Carrington, Stephanie Bennett initially “refused” to call on Senator Matty Bennet when he attempted to make a motion.

Stephanie Bennett said she did not target Matty Bennet when she didn’t call on him. “I was holding back waiting for another motion, and I eventually called on him. It was not personal. I wasn’t even sure if we were in Robert’s Rules or not.”

Backer said e-Board members argued quietly during the senate meeting regarding whether Stephanie Bennett was required to call on senator Matty Bennet. “She doesn’t have to hear the first motion that is brought to the floor, according to Robert’s Rules.”

Carrington said Stephanie Bennett was required to call on Matty Bennet under Robert’s Rules and

that she broke “the code of conduct.”

Matty Bennet said, “I put my hand in to make a motion. At that time, the senate chair refused to call on me.

Many other members of SGA urged her to call on me. … I think that it is crucial that everyone is heard during SGA and last night, I felt as if my opinion wasn’t valid and I was denied the chance to be heard.”

Matty Bennet said he intended to bring Lebron’s motion to the floor but was “frustrated” and “embarrassed” by Stephanie Bennett’s actions and yielded the floor to Senator Abigail Salvucci, who moved for a recess.

Carrington said after the recess, he used his “executive powers” to end the meeting early. “I think we all just needed to go home. We weren’t getting anywhere.”

Following the senate meeting,

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overall goal of SGA is to try and do right by the student body, which includes clubs and events, while simultaneously maintaining a large budget.”

The Gatepost reached out to members of SGA following the meeting to discuss the events.

Matty Bennet said after the meeting adjourned, “a few senators were leaving McCarthy when Stephanie made a snide remark, to which I did flip her off.”

He added, “I regret what I did in the heat of the moment and I have apologized to Stephanie for my behavior.”

Stephanie Bennett said her remark was: “Have a good night.”

She added she is the “only person who’s receiving repercussions, as the one who was threatened, who got flipped off, who was cursed at.”

“We as an organization deserve to crumble.”

- Alex Backer, SGA Vice President an emergency e-Board meeting was held to determine the unresolved proposal. Members decided to not reduce the amount of funding clubs receive as it “didn’t feel right because we couldn’t come to an agreement,” Carrington said.

Brendan Fraser, SGA and club coordinator for SILD, said, “The past SGA meeting was a great example of how passionate the SGA leaders are in their dedication to Framingham State and its students.”

He added, “While the meeting may have gotten out of hand, the

During an interview with The Gatepost, Stephanie Bennett said she received an email from Carrington that read, “Effective immediately, you are no longer to serve in your capacity as senate chair.”

Stephanie Bennett believes it is unfair that she has been removed from her position as a result of her actions after she was “flipped off” by Matty Bennet and he has not, to her knowledge, been reprimanded.

Carrington said Stephanie can choose to remain on SGA as a sen-

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SGA Continued from pg. 3 ate member but “her time as senate chair has come to an end. The senate chair is supposed to remain unbiased in any issues that are raised and hear from all the senators. That wasn’t being done.”

Stephanie Bennett said, “I may have not been friendly in my tone but let that show my passion for the issues.”

She later added, “If I am removed from SGA, then I know that I did the student body justice. I was elected to represent the students’ interest, not the Student Government Association.”

Stephanie Bennett said, “Student Government, they say they’re not a bank. They are a bank, because the only thing they’re doing is providing funds for other clubs. We are not creating our own initiatives.”

She added, “There’s a reason why … all these new people aren’t coming back, because it’s toxic and no one wants to be a part of it.”

During the senate meeting, Vice President Alex Backer addressed the organization’s conduct over the past few months.

Backer reminded the governing body of their mission statement,

which he believes is not being followed.

He said, “I can confidently say that we have not adhered to these guidelines set by our predecessors.

I am absolutely disappointed in the direction we as a governing body are heading. … We have focused too much on the numbers and not enough on the value of what is being asked.”

Backer added, “We have been so diligent to control our finances that we neglect the hard-working student leaders and the incredible events that they bring to this community.”

He said, “This is a call to step up as the leaders we swore to be and consider the value behind the requests that come into this room.”

Backer concluded his speech by suggesting that any member planning to run for an e-Board position next year should get to know “each and every one of these clubs and their leaders.”

He said, “If we fail to respect the possible value of their events and lose sight of our mission as an organization, then we have failed the student body, we have failed the clubs, and more importantly, we have failed ourselves. If we cannot fulfill our duties, then we deserve

the contempt that others hold for us, and we as an organization deserve to crumble.”

During an interview with The Gatepost, Backer said, “I believe we haven’t been doing our job and it’s a disservice to students. There are senators, and e-Board members, who do not do the work that is assigned to them and [SGA President] Ben [Carrington] ends up picking up the slack. It reflects poorly on him because this organization is full of people who won’t do their jobs.”

In an interview with The Gatepost, Carrington said there has been a “deficit” in the work being done by e-Board members and senators.

He added he has had to do the work typically assigned to other e-Board members and senators because they have not “stepped up.”

He said, “We’re a new e-Board, and I think it’s important for me to understand that they are all students, so sometimes SGA isn’t what comes first for them.”

Carrington added, “I want to change this culture that we have.

You do have to work with what you’ve got, but I think we can be doing better.”

He said with the turnover at SILD in the last year, it has been hard for

Ashley Wall / THE GATEPOST SGA President Ben Carrington made an executive decision to dismiss the meeting early due to lack of progress.

the organization to get the help they have needed. Carrington said he has worked with three different SILD in the past year.

Backer said SILD has kept SGA “in the dark” and “isn’t making decisions with clubs in mind. It’s as if they are not looking out for students.”

In other news: • Senator Michael Tucci was sworn in as a class of 2020 senator-at-large.

• Christian Fellowship was allocated $2,550 for its “Praise Night” event.

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Senator Matthew Bennet (center) believes he was unfairly treated during SGA.

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Feb. 27 Hate Crime Timeline Feb. 27 at 4:15 p.m. - A student in Towers Hall reported a “bias note” had been left beneath their door. At that time, FSUPD went room-toroom trying to locate witnesses.

Feb. 28 at 2:53 p.m. - Sgt. Martin Laughlin informs The Gatepost that the recent note is being investigated as a hate crime.

Feb. 27 at 8:14 p.m. - A student posted a picture of the note slipped underneath the door. It read, “Morir sp**k.”

Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. - A meeting in Towers was held for students to discuss the recent events and learn more about services on campus for reporting bias incidents.

Feb. 27 at 10:39 p.m. - Meg Nowak, dean of students, sent a campus-wide email to inform students, faculty, and staff of the recent bias incident.

Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. - A meeting was held in Towers on the floor the incident occurred to brief the campus community about the investigation thus far and offer support to students.

Feb. 27 at 11:03 p.m. - President F. Javier Cevallos sent an email condemning the actions of the perpetrator and urged students to reach out to campus police with information.

March 1 - Millie González, interim chief office of diversity, inclusion, and community engagement will be in the Center for Inclusive Excellence from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to educate students about the Bias Education Response Team (BERT).

Feb. 28 at 2:02 a.m. - Residence Hall director John Hurley sent an email to Towers residents informing students that “this incident targeted a specific person who has experienced problems with a person or persons over time and so it is not believed to be a random act.”

Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. - Faculty gathered outside of McCarthy to protest the events of the previous day holding signs that read, “No Hate Here.”

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March 4 at 4:30 p.m. - A campus-wide open forum will be held in the McCarthy Forum to address the recent racist note.

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CELTSS Continued from pg. 1 Rincón said in an email they “encouraged attendees to write their thoughts and feelings on the yellow sheets, as well as on index cards. Our goal is to share this feedback with the school’s administrators in the next few weeks.”

Mills-Henry talked about how she experienced racism as a black graduate student at MIT. “When I was accepted into MIT for graduate school, several of my black professors sat me down to have ‘the talk,’” Mills-Henry said. “They told me about how the environment was going to be different, likely not as supportive, and that I would sometimes question if I belonged in that environment.

“They told me that I would probably question my ability, but that it was not me, but the environment that I was in,” she said.

Gönen gave a presentation

After the presentation and other faculty comments, the floor was then opened to questions and comments from the general audience.

Multiple students expressed concern about the lack of diversity in school curricula, and how little has changed from their high school experiences going into college.

Sophomore Giovanni Nicholas said, “As a little black boy, growing up, I rarely got to encounter people who looked like me in what we studied in school.

The only time black people really came up was during Black History Month or when we talked about slavery.”

Marc Cote, dean of Arts and Humanities, said his departments - mainly English and History - have introduced new courses such as “African American Women Writers,” as well as an African American literature and film concentration in the

“We have to think intelligently about why this happens and how we go about it.”

- Vandana Singh, physics dept. chair on the history of the prison industrial complex in the United States and the racial disparities in incarcerated populations. Her work focuses on law, crime, and punishment from a “global perspective.”

According to Gönen, not only is the United States a “carceral state,” black and Latino people are incarcerated at much higher rates relative to their white counterparts. They are also subjected to discriminatory practices, such as “Stop and Frisk,” and targeted by “federal biases,” such as the “War on Crime” and the “War on Drugs.”

English major.

Post-baccalaureate student Caroline Lee said, “I don’t think the simple presence of courses that have do with African American literature and history will inherently engender systemic change, because it will lead to self-segregation. ... Why are students going to pick a class if they don’t already have the exposure and interest in this?”

Margaret Carroll, dean of STEM, and Sue Dargan, dean of social and behavioral sciences and interim dean of business, voiced their support for faculty and students in wanting to diver-

Jon Huibregtse asks students for their reactions to the recent hate crimes on campus.

Ashley Wall / THE GATEPOST Dean of Arts and Humanities Marc Cote discusses diversity in his deparment.

sify the University curricula.

Dargan said, “There are differences of opinion in how diversity training works. We can incentivize people, and we can continue to have a discussion about that. ... This isn’t the first time it has been brought up, but we can’t force faculty into teaching it.”

However, Dargan said she recognizes the merit of anti-bias and diversity trainings and said conversations like these must continue to happen.

Carroll said, “This is something we are all taking very seriously.”

She added, “When these things happened last year and we went to the faculty, faculty were very hesitant to talk about it, because they were uncomfortable. One of the most important things, I think, for the faculty to hear from the students, is that the students want them to talk about it.”

Huibregtse echoed this sentiment. “Raise your hand in class tomorrow and say, ‘Hey, Dr. Soand-So, let’s talk about it.’”

Students said they wondered if faculty were just posturing and if these talks were just “smoke and mirrors.”

Vandana Singh, chair of the

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Physics department, said the community must continue to work together in “small steps.”

She added, “Culture change takes a long time, so we have to have some patience. But at the same time, there has to be some recourse for students of color, for faculty of color working at this campus and not feeling safe, dayafter-day after day-after-day.

“I’m not interested in smoke and mirrors, either. But we have to think intelligently about why this happens and how we go about it,” Singh said. “What we need is some kind of collective action - maybe some kind of alliance between faculty and students and staff who are not connected to the administration.”

Other students expressed doubts about the actions of FSUPD following the hate crime on Feb.1.

Senior Bobby Brown said, “One thing that I always wonder about - and not speaking for any of the students here - is Campus Police.

We never get any updates from them about any of the investigations that are going on. And that just worries me, because it’s like, ‘Are you doing your job?’

He added, “I asked a police officer a question here, and she said, ‘I don’t know - it’s my last day here.’ She just seemed like she didn’t care about it. Just knowing that - is Campus Police really behind us? Are they really doing their jobs?”

Sophomore Mackenzie Dwyer said, “The FBI and Campus Police have given us false hope that this is going to be solved and that the person is going to be reprimanded. Is this series of events [by CELTSS] - and I don’t mean to speak badly about CELTSS - also going to give us a sense of false hope or will it bring us together?”

[Editor’s Note: Caroline Lee is a member of The Gatepost staff.

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OP/ED “Melee” players, it is time to “Evo-lve” and move on

By Robert Johnson Jr. Editorial Staff It has finally happened.

“Super Smash Bros. Melee,” the 2001 platform fighter-turned-electronic-sports darling of many Nintendo fans has finally been thrown out of the Evolution Championship Series’ (Evo) mainline rotation, complete with a farewell video during a livestream on Twitch, this past Tuesday.

For many fighting game fans, it was a cause for celebration.

For “Melee” players, it was a time for mourning and salt.

Lots and lots of salt.

I can understand why one would be mad that a game with a smaller fanbase like the French Bread-developed “Under Night InBirth: Exe Late[st]” (“UNIST”) made it in as the ninth and final entry on the event’s main stage roster, but the scene for fellow “anime” fighting game, “Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2,” didn’t bat an eye at their exclusion from the main stage.

They already had their time in the sun, after all.

The scene for “UNIST” has proven time and again they deserved a moment like this - recent tournaments and events like Ben Robinson’s Climax of Night proved that community leaders are willing to take personal financial risks. They even take ones that might send them into poverty to get their game recognized by the wider Fighting Game Community.

“Melee” players, unfortunately, do not care for that - the $94,683 donated to breast cancer towards their inclusion at Evo 2013, notwithstanding.

They keep saying “they don’t need Evo,” yet, when they finally get excluded from the main lineup of the “largest fighting game tournament in the world,” they get

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absurdly mad, almost as if that sentiment didn’t carry any meaning.

By this point in time, “Melee” players have a wide array of events across America, and the entire world, just for the game of their choice.

Events like Genesis, The Big House, Super Smash Con, and our local offering, Shine, provide enough battlegrounds for “Melee” players and “Smash” players, in general, that set themselves apart to the point where Evo shouldn’t matter to them.

There was only one tournament dedicated to “UNIST” and other French Bread-developed titles in 2018, again, Robinson’s Climax of Night. “Melee,” on the other hand, had 25.

That’s 24 tournaments, and the inclusion of Evo counting for itself.

As for this year, “Melee” was well-represented at Genesis 6 in early February, and “Melee” players get to look forward to next month’s Full Bloom 5.

“Melee” players and fanatics need to know it is time to move on.

This game is practically a dinosaur now, and I shouldn’t be talking, given my expertise in older fighting games. In general, “Smash” fans have moved on. Evo audiences have moved on. Time, itself, has moved on.

Despite this, competitive “Melee” players refuse to let go.

Instead, they should take this negative, unproductive energy and put it toward the events that will cater to them, 18 years after its initial release. Heck, even going to your local “Smash” meet is a unique way of keeping it alive.

But knowing the bad side of the competitive fanbase, they’ll just keep whining instead of doing anything about it. Typical stuff, I say.

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Don’t give abusers your money

[Trigger warning: this editorial details allegations of sexual abuse and violence.]

Music has the power to bring us together, but recently, one argument has been tearing people apart: can you separate the art from the artist?

Over the past few years, media sources have outed many well-known artists as alleged sexual abusers and predators. And yet, many of these artists continue to work, unhindered by these revelations.

R. Kelly is a prime example of a star who continues to receive accolades - and money - even after charges of sexually abusing women and underaged girls, and dropped charges of making child pornography, have come to light.

But people are still buying and streaming his music, claiming that, in order to truly appreciate art, we must separate the art from the artist. Devoted fans even attempted to crowdfund his bail money.

Cases of artists like R. Kelly abusing their power of celebrity to molest and silence young people are not unique. Michael Jackson was accused of molesting several young boys during his career. And yet, he is still acknowledged as a musical icon.

A Halloween does not pass without “Thriller” being blasted on every major radio station.

Many argue that these abusers’ music have had a great impact on the history and evolution of various genres, so they can’t just be written off.

But by acknowledging their impact without acknowledging their crimes - to separate the art from the artist - you’re perpetuating the notion that one’s talent and notoriety invalidates one’s immorality.

When we allow artists to become icons and celebrities, we give people implicit and explicit consent to emulate those figures. Artists’ songs are more than just a collection of beats - their trace is in the lyrics and the album art and the persona. The artist informs the art, whether you wish to acknowledge it or not.

These credible allegations of sexual abuse are so abhorrent that they should outweigh any value the accused’s art’ supposedly provides. And if you need someone to explain why these crimes are so horrendous, then perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate your own sense of empathy and morality.

As listeners we have the capacity - and the responsibility - to show accused artists, and their victims, where we stand when it comes to the horrific abuse that have been systematically minimized and ignored.

Listeners should hold themselves personally responsible for not supporting abusive musicians on any platform.

When you download an R. Kelly song, you are essentially handing him a dollar and telling him to go off and continue to take advantage of young girls in his mansion.

As consumers, we vote with our dollar. We can refuse to support an artist’s work on any platform where they receive royalties, and refuse to support their behaviors, both monetarily and ideologically.

As allegations surfaced about R. Kelly, Spotify temporarily removed his songs from the streaming service.

But before we let Spotify or Apple Music make the decision for us - or fail to - let’s instead tell these streaming platforms that their continued support of the artist is unwanted and will not bring them financial gains.

We should hold the streaming services, producers, and distributors of the music we listen to to a higher standard.

And we should hold ourselves as a listener to that same standard. When you buy or listen to the abusers’ music, you are complicit in a culture that chooses to ignore the reality of that abuse in favor of the facade of their musical persona.

The answer is clear - we cannot separate the art from the artists.

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Letter to the Editor For college students, the dining hall is a large part of daily life.

Being the main source of food on campus, it is important that it be well managed, full of good food, and be easily accessible to everyone.

The dining hall in the McCarthy Center of our campus is some of these things. Though it is well managed, maintained, and cleaned thoroughly, and has good meals most of the week, one thing that it is not - is accessible.

The FSU dining hall opens at 7:30 a.m., which is a fairly reasonable time to allow students with an 8:30 a.m. class to get in a good meal. On the other hand, the dining hall stops serving dinner around 7 p.m., compared to almost every other college or university in the country that has “late night hours.”

With the lack of food after 7 p.m., and the latest classes ending at almost 9:30 p.m., how are students that have been in class all day supposed to acquire their last meal?

There are some options such as Sandella’s and The Grille, which stay open until 12 a.m. on most nights, but the options in both are limited or unhealthy all together.

On many nights when my lab ends anywhere from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., I am forced to either eat snacks in my room to tide myself

over until breakfast the next day, or pay more money on top of the money I am already paying for a meal plan in order to get something decent for dinner.

Given all of this information, I would recommend keeping the dining hall open until 30 minutes after the last class gets out. This would give students a chance to quickly grab a meal before going back to their dorms for the night.

Though this would require more staff in the dining hall as well as more food and more money to go into the operation as a whole, there are many options to fix the big problem.

One option could be adding a reasonable sum of money into the price of each meal plan. This extra money could be put towards hiring more people to work in the dining hall as well as pay for the food required to keep it open later.

Another option is to add a larger variety of food to either Sandella’s or The Grille. The options as they stand right now are OK at best.

The food at The Grille is good and fast, but very unhealthy, and Sandella’s has a good thing going with R.A.M.S. on the RUN, but there aren’t many options to fill the bags you are buying.

By adding more food options to both of these places, I feel as

though students would be more content and wouldn’t be so unhappy with the dining hall hours.

Sincerely, Emma Bernier

To recycle or not to recycle Framingham State University is littered with conjoined recycle/ trash bins, we have a giant sign encouraging students to go green, and some of the residence halls are even LEED certified. So, then why does a university who so deeply cares about the Earth only put black trash bags in the recycling bins?

According to National Geographic, only 9 percent of plastic products are recycled in America.

I would like to think a university with solar panels would consider a statistic as disappointing as this one. Moreover, the Framingham State University 2017 Climate Action Plan gloats that the university purchased 51 receptacles that separate trash and recycling.

Although that sounds fantastic to a state board critiquing the efforts of the school to go green, the reality is that separate compartments do nothing if they are both lined with trash bags.

As someone who is very passionate about the environment, the lack of trash management is disturbing. No matter how many empty Dunkin’s cups you throw in those “recycling bins” they will never make it to a recycling center.

Those little plastic cups will spend the rest of their days lived in a landfill because the outside bins

were not lined with a clear bag.

Don’t get me wrong, I could be under the completely wrong impression. Maybe someone down the line busts open all those bags and hand sorts through everything to make sure that Dunkin’s cup gets recycled… but probably not.

There’re a few scenarios we can consider when deciding between a black bag and a clear bag.

Scenario one: 450 years from now, long after you’ve enjoyed your caramel swirl iced coffee, that cup is still rotting away among all of the other discarded items people have used.

Scenario two: in a few years, that plastic cup has been melted down and turned into a picnic table. Your kids sit on it every day, they enjoy a PB and J and then head to the playground, which is coincidentally made out of the coffee cup you purchased the day after you got that first caramel swirl.

This article serves as a personal request to the Facilities department to begin properly lining the outdoor recycling bins.

I believe the university is better than the effortless inclination to line every bag with the default setting.

I know this can be done because I witness the lovely cleaning crews put a pretty clear bag in my res-

idence hall recycling bins every morning.

In the meantime, I hope my fellow students will seek out the proper recycling bins to throw away their morning coffee cup.

Sincerely, Samantha Collette

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Guys - let’s cry

By Lauren Paolini Staff Writer

By Kay Ann Staff Writer

Lesbi-honest

Pornhub is a sea of lies when it comes to lesbian sex.

About 99 percent of the lesbian porn videos I’ve come across on the internet are clearly pandering to cisgender men who don’t understand how female anatomy functions.

Where is the lesbian porn made for lesbians? The porn that actually reflects the act of two women pleasuring each other? Where is the justice?

Let me just explain a few things about these videos that make them more unrealistic than Fox News.

First off, the videos almost ALWAYS feature two traditionally thin and feminine women, which is part of the straight male fantasy. This is not to say that thin, feminine women can’t be homosexual, but it would be nice if porn took into account the diversity of the lesbian community. Lesbian sex is not reserved for blonde women with long hair and huge breasts.

However, the biggest problem is with the actual sex acts performed.

Listen up - scissoring is not the “penetration” of lesbian sex. There isn’t even penetration involved.

Though it’s a solid idea, scissoring rarely works in all practicality.

The angles are all weird, you can throw your back out, and, though the whole idea of rubbing your vagina on someone else’s vagina can seem great in theory, the actuality of owning a vagina makes you realize that’s a lot of work for very little actual stimulation.

There are so many better ways to stimulate the clitoris, such as using your mouth or fingers.

Honestly, the oral sex is probably the most realistic part of mainstream lesbian porn, aside from the overzealous tongue penetration.

Ya know - when someone sticks their tongue inside your vagina in attempts to mirror traditional penetrative sex.

And this isn’t a bad idea if you think that most women orgasm from penetration, but they don’t.

So, yeah. I take it back. It is a pretty bad idea.

Oral sex is the best when you have a vagina because the clitoris finally gets some attention, but instead we have two girls putting their tongues inside each other.

Why would this happen?

Because this lesbian porn is not marketed to people with vaginas, it’s marketed to men who want their penises to feel significant, even during lesbian sex. This focus on penetration equaling pleasure is a real problem for straight men, too, because it means they watch and think oral sex is actually performed with a focus on penetration.

Or that women orgasm from penetration.

Let me tell you, the most disappointing thing on planet earth is having a man go down on you and ignore the clitoris completely.

It’s like having someone come over to plow your driveway and they actually just shovel your roof. Like yeah, you did work, but it was pointless and now I never want to look at you again.

Speaking of penetration, fingers are great for that, and the manual stimulation in lesbian porn would be great, if it wasn’t for the ridiculous 3-inch long acrylic nails.

Like yes, I get it’s part of patriarchal beauty standards that women have to have long painted nails to be attractive and feminine, but just imagine how getting fingered would feel if the fingers were actually daggers.

It only takes a little bit of common sense to realize having sharp objects shoved up your vagina would be unpleasant.

What idiot is directing this, anyways?

Let me give a more realistic script.

“Do you like that?”

“Yes baby, keep stabbing my cervix with your stiletto acrylics.”

See the problem?

So, please, if you want to know about lesbian sex, do research from reliable sources and don’t just blindly follow the male fantasy of what they want lesbian sex to be.

Now go figure out how vaginas actually work and never ask a lesbian couple if you can “join in.”

They don’t need your penis.

[Editor’s note: Due to the unfortunate stigma surrounding women discussing sex, the author of this column has requested to use the pseudonym “Kay Ann.”]

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We all know society really needs to check itself when it comes to how women are treated in this world.

I could go on for pages, but there simply isn’t enough room in this paper to cover everything that needs to be improved for us ladies.

I do, however, want to take some time to talk about the guys.

You know them, you love them, they may drive you crazy, but they’re an important part of your life and who you are.

Not only the boyfriends, but brothers, dads, and beloved guy friends could be lacking the attention they need when it comes to their emotions.

So, let’s debunk the myth that “men are trash.”

Men are humans and experience human emotions. Men are complicated, loving, and guess what they even cry.

And they should be allowed to.

There are plenty of people in this world who have had terrible experiences with a man, and that’s completely valid. But we need to look at that person as a complete individual, and not just blame the fact that they are male.

Now, don’t get me wrong, toxic masculinity is definitely a monster that is alive and well. That dragon needs to be slayed ASAP. But in doing so, we need to encourage men to express their feelings, because that’s a major part of the problem.

For society to expect men to be these strong, brick, emotionless heroes is completely unrealistic and beyond damaging to their mental health. I’m not a doctor, but I know if I was forced to suppress any of my (many) emotions, I would probably explode. And that’s what is happening to our favorite guys.

We expect men to be strong and brave, but the strongest and bravest thing a man can do in my eyes is open-up, be vulnerable, and reach out to their loved ones when something’s off. It takes a whole lot of strength to be honest about how you’re feeling.

If men are forced to push down their sadness or bottle up their fears, it only damages them and the other people in their lives in the long run. It is natural and healthy to work through emotions as they come.

According to Mental Health America, more than six million men experience depression in America, and 19 million have an anxiety disorder.

Men are far less likely to seek medical help for mental illness issues because of this stigma that emotions make them weak. We need to work to reverse this belief and let our guys know we’re here to listen.

So, to all the strong, brave guys in my life - if you need to let it out, just know you have my shoulder to cry on.

I’ll only admire you more for it.

Have an opinion?

Feel free to email it to: gatepost@framingham.edu Opinions should be about 500 words.

Anyone can submit.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Campus Conversations Are you going to the open forum on Monday? Why or why not?

By Kathleen Moore and Ryan Feinblatt

“Yes, because I believe that would be good information to know about.”

-Brian Gallagher, junior

“No, because of the timing. I have classes and I work.”

-Aline Dropsy, freshman

“Yeah. I think it’s really important to start a conversation about all the horrible racist acts going on in campus.”

-Emily Parker, freshman

“I would love to go but unfortunately, I cannot go because I have work.”

-Keighley Card, senior

“Yes, because if no one shows up, nothing’s going to change.”

-Joel Lore, sophomore

“I didn’t know about this forum until now but if it fits my schedule, I’ll definitely go.”

-Michelle Wong, freshman

Op/Ed submissions reflect the opinions of their authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of The Gatepost or its staff.

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Death penalty

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“Literally, across the street from where I stood, someone was dying.

A prisoner was being killed by the government. And I never really thought of it in those very visceral terms,” he said.

From that point on, Langley said he knew he wanted to be an anti-death penalty activist.

Langley discussed his experience working as an anti-death penalty activist at an open forum on Feb. 27.

His slideshow, “A Timeline of an Execution,” narrates what happens during the death penalty process, using non-staged photos he has taken throughout the years.

The photos are pulled from different work he has done in Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and Europe - consisting of prisoners’ family members, photos inside and outside the prison, and crowds of protestors, all of which are used to expose the truth about the death penalty.

Prior to being a human rights activist, Langley said he went to school in Dallas, Texas, where he majored in sociology, and only understood the death penalty from an academic perspective.

His perception shifted when friends recommended he take a class about human rights and America’s disregard of individual liberties.

As part of a class assignment, Langley said he was to pick a human rights issue and an art form to represent the topic.

Langley chose to take photos of execution sites, addressing the issue with the death penalty, because he had a passion for photography, and learned the former governor of Texas, George W. Bush, oversaw more executions than any other governor.

Following the project, Langley was informed of Larry Robison’s execution - a man with severe schizophrenia who murdered five of his neighbors.

“His family tried to help him, they knew he had schizophrenia, they contacted the mental health department to get help. The state of Texas refused to help him because he had no history of violence,” Langley said.

This time around, the execution gained a lot of media attention with more than 100 people in attendance. Langley said he didn’t bring his camera because he wanted to actually protest.

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“As I stood there in that crowd, I became fixated again on that clock,” he said. “When it struck six, I was a few yards away from a mother at the moment of her child’s execution. That image is forever burned into my memory.

The audio forever burned into my memory.

“To witness that took things to a whole different level in terms of my experience with the death penalty, and the exposure to what the death penalty does to people,” he added.

From that moment on, Langley said he would never leave his camera again. He became aware the media was not reporting the full story.

“I kind of took it upon myself to say, ‘I need to be that person to capture what is going on. I need to tell that story.’ … I feel like the power of photos can change people’s hearts and people’s minds. It did for me,” he said.

Langley’s presentation threads the story of a specific death row prisoner case - Troy Davis, a young black man convicted of killing an off-duty white police officer. Langley said there were no fingerprints, no weapon, and no DNA evidence, only nine eyewitnesses who testified against him.

But upon further investigation from Davis’s attorneys, Langley said seven of the nine witnesses recanted their testimony, stating that they didn’t actually know it was Davis. Some said they were even forced by the police to give the testimony.

Langley said he attended two of Davis’s three execution dates.

With efforts from Davis’s family and the news of the recanted witness testimonies, the world began paying attention.

“Over the course of a few years, one million people, including wellknown politicians, had signed a petition calling the state of Georgia to stop the execution, to save an innocent man’s life,” he said.

But the judge said the evidence wasn’t enough to stop the execution and a new date was set, Langley said.

“The news shocked the world and it shocked the family. Troy’s mother, who was in otherwise perfectly good health, died suddenly after the news. The stress and emotional rollercoaster was too much for her to handle,” he added.

Langley’s slideshow included

Scott Langley discusses the death penalty.

photos of Davis’s mother, Virginia, his sister, Martina, Davis’s spiritual advisor, the Rev. Al Sharpton, prayer circles, protestors and activists outside the death row building, prison cells, the gurney, the viewing room, and the death chamber.

“Some protestors crossed the yellow police tape and went into the street, only to be thrown into the ground and arrested immediately, a scene not unique to this particular execution. In states like Texas and North Carolina, people have been arrested for simple acts of conscience and peaceful disobedience,” he said.

From following police reports, Langley said it took 54 minutes for the execution team and a doctor to set an IV in Davis, adding to the trauma of the process. In recent cases, sometimes it has taken as many as two hours for a prisoner to be put to death.

An audience member asked if there was a more humane way than lethal injection.

Langley said most pharmaceutical companies refuse to sell execution drugs to prisons, causing a shortage. Methods of execution such as firing squad, death by gassing, and electrocution are expanding in face of the lethal injection drug shortage.

“The story I just shared currently happens one to three times a month in this country, and until recently, it was once a week. When

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I started this project, it was twice a week. Today, there have been a total of 1,492 executions since reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976,” he said.

He also said he examined the aftermath of execution, focusing on the families of crime victims.

He discussed Bud Welch, whose daughter Julie was killed in the Oklahoma City Bombing.

“Bud talks about the idea of closure and how he feels it’s a myth. … Through the death penalty it’s a false promise and families are forced to relive their pain and loss every time there is an appeal or when an execution happens. Their healing process is continually interrupted and dragged on for decades,” he said Worldwide, 70 percent of all countries have ended the death penalty, Langley said. The U.S. is ranked in the top 10 of executions in the world.

But with more and more states in the U.S. getting rid of the death penalty, Langley asked, “What does the death penalty teach us?

That killing is a response to killing? That retaliatory violence is an acceptable means of addressing conflict? It’s clear it’s an endless cycle. … So, what does this teach us as a society? And, what does it teach our children who watch what goes on?”

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Arneis String Quartet wins FSU’s heart with pizzicato techniques

By Robert Johnson Jr. Asst. Arts & Features Editor

us plucking our strings a lot,” said Braun.

The quartet began the first movement with a slow, gorgeous opening.

As the section progressed, the tone fluctuated up and down, creeating emphasis on the repetition found throughout it. With the inclusion of pizzicato, listeners were in for a unique experience, compared to Haydn’s piece.

This movement played around with pacing, switching between tempos. However, when they played slow, they brought back the tension with fast and loud fade-ins to catch the listener on their feet. As the movement faded out, light sounds of pizzicato came from each member’s respective instrument.

Movement two was more of the same, pizzicato-wise, establishing an elegant tone with the piece. A highlight of the movement was the trading of pizzicato between Braun and Drucker, which led into a pizzicato solo by Kim, with Doña joining in the pizzicato festivities, showing a sense of rising action with the section.

In Braun’s introduction of the work, she made a note that this movement appeared in the opening scene of Wes Anderson’s 2001 comedy-drama, “The Royal Tenenbaums.”

The final movement of this piece featured an intense, low-pitched viola intro by Doña, as well as call-andresponse interactions between Doña and the violin players. This leads into a slow, depressive, and reflective section.

However, not everything is dark and gloomy. Sinister-sounding transitions aside, the group fiddled their way into a loud, triumphant outro with quiet plucking to carry the composition out. Doña played a solo to end the concert.

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The next Midday Performance will be on March 25, featuring New Inca Son in the McCarthy Center Forum.

On Feb. 25, the Arneis String Quartet performed a concert at the Ecumenical Center, as part of FSU’s Midday Performances series.

Thirty-six people attended.

The quartet consisted of Boston University alumni, most of them having a background in teaching, with Heather Braun and Rose Drucker on violins, Daniel Doña on viola, and Agnes Kim on the cello.

Before each piece, a member of the quartet provided historical context behind the composition they were about to perform, with their first number a performance of Joseph Haydn’s “Opus 33, No. 5.”

“Each movement in this piece has a different tone to it,” said Doña.

Movement one drew the audience in with a powerful, regal introduction, complete with tense moments of slowness, allowing the quartet to work toward a build-up of explosive sound. At times, there were also calland-response interactions among the group.

The second movement was a slower, more mellow-sounding section, with an emphasis on the violin playing of Braun, allowing the other quartet members to provide an underlying layer to complement her virtuosic fiddling, especially during her solo. This movement would fit well in a period drama or a ballroom dance scene.

An explosive, fast-paced intro set the tone for the piece’s third movement, featuring a greater emphasis on Kim’s cello-playing abilities.

While the movement gave the audience a great show of passion from the quartet, it was also the shortest movement of the piece.

The fourth and final movement was a slow, waltz-like piece that was very solo-driven, with Kim and Doña performing their own solos, one after another, until Braun stormed in with flair. The slowness is, then, broken up by an increase of speed that nobody in the audience expected.

After the quartet concluded Haydn’s piece, Braun provided context regarding Maurice Ravel, a French composer, and his work, the “String Quartet in F minor.”

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And best dressed goes to...

By Lauren Paolini and Caeley Whalen Staff Writers While you may have been bummed that your favorite movies were snubbed at the 91st Academy Awards, the red carpet was certainly satisfactory.

We had a lot to say about the Grammys red carpet moments that missed the mark, but the Oscars were a breath of fresh air - fashion wise.

Don’t get confused, there were certainly some Oscar attendees who got dressed in the dark, but we’ll discuss that in a second.

You may remember Regina King from her iconic role as Rhonda in “A Cinderella Story,” and she looked amazing in a white Oscar de la Renta gown while accepting her Oscar for best supporting actress. It was definitely her turn to have a night at the ball.

“Crazy Rich Asians” star Gemma Chan, wore a neon pink, taffeta Valentino gown, with a high neck and pockets - every girl’s dream dress. Her co-star Constance Wu made a statement in a flowing yellow Versace gown. The actress’ outfit choice represented the relationship she’s had with the word and color yellow as an Asian woman.

Yalitza Aparicio, who was nominated for best actress for her role in “Roma,” was without a doubt the bestdressed star of the night.

Her mint-green, chiffon tulle, one-shoulder Rodarte gown was stunning. The rhinestone-studded dress perfectly flattered the nominee and complemented her fresh and simple hair and makeup. Sophie Lopez, Aparicio’s stylist, said everyone involved in making the custom gown wanted to make sure the design felt young and light - something Rodarte is known for.

Although this was our favorite gown, we have to give props to actress Selma Blair for walking the Vanity Fair after party red carpet with her monogrammed cane at her side. Blair looked poised and elegant despite her recent diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. Her Ralph and Russo gown and matching cape highlighted just how strong Blair really is.

But, just like every other red carpet, there were some looks that had us scratching our heads.

If you’re a Lady Gaga stan, skip ahead.

Her red carpet gown was just … off. Her custom, allblack Alexander McQueen gown looked like she had chair arms for hips, and her matching leather gloves had us thinking she was “A” from “Pretty Little Liars.”

Gaga did turn it around when she performed and accepted the award for best original song in a black Brandon Maxwell ballgown sans gloves - thank God. Best Actress winner Olivia Colman’s Prada dress looked like it was bought in the mother-of-the-bride section from Macy’s. While her acceptance speech did not disappoint, her dress sure did.

If Colman had anything to do with the costumes for “The Favourite”... we understand why the Oscar went to “Black Panther.”

All in all, the good outweighed the bad on thwe Oscars red carpet. We’re just glad Kevin Hart wasn’t there.

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“Apex Legends” steals the show

By Brennan Atkins Asst. Arts & Features Editor Millions spent on V-Bucks, kids flossing all over the nation, and Drake playing for thousands of people on stream.

“Fortnite” won 2018.

Battle Royale games started after the popularization of the “Hunger Games” concept, pitting contestants together and having only one winner.

The genre was introduced to the gaming scene with “Arma 2” and “Minecraft,” serving nothing more than just an unofficial gamemode created by dedicated fans.

“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” and “Fortnite” were two of the first fully developed battle royale shooters, and its reception was overwhelmingly positive.

Now, in 2019, we get another contender.

“Apex Legends” is a 2019 battle-royale shooter created by Respawn Entertainment that aims to give “Fortnite” a run for its money.

Respawn Entertainment isn’t a newcomer to the shooter genre.

Back in 2014, they released “Titanfall” and while it and its sequel was met with decent reviews, they both fell into obscurity among the sea of failed FPS games.

“Apex Legends” adds new con-

cepts that make the game more fluid and adds many quality of life changes compared to other battle royales.

The biggest difference between “Apex Legends” and its competitors is the class-based system.

The system in itself is nothing new, “Team Fortress 2” and “Overwatch” are two of the more popular examples. The idea is that players choose roles to play within their teams. You have high DPS characters, tanks and healers to name a few.

This one change adds a massive amount of variation compared to other battle royale games. If you want to focus on surviving, Lifeline can heal you and your team using a healing drone. Maybe you’re more of a flank, in which case, Mirage can go invisible and confuse the enemy with decoys. There are currently eight legends in the game, so one of them will surely satisfy your playstyle.

You land as a unit of three rather than everyone having the ability to go wherever they want. The ability to branch away from your squad is available, but having everyone land together diminishes the possibility of having one teammate landing miles away.

The gunplay is tight and responsive, ultimately reminiscent of the

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Our Bodies, Ourselves Sexual Politics/Sexual Health 50 Years Later

Judy Norsigian

Original co-author, Our Bodies, Ourselves, named as one of the 88 books that shaped America.

Current scholar on issues of reproductive rights, sexual politics, gender and race.

Aziza Ahmed

For more information, please contact Ilene Hofrenning via email at ihofrenning@framingham.edu.

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earlier “Halo” entries. A lot of this can be credited with having a great movement system that allows for interesting and versatile tactics.

You can run and climb as every character in the game, but legends such as Pathfinder have a grappling hook to mix things up.

This is also the first battle royale game where you can respawn your teammates. By looting their dead bodies you can receive their banner, and if you bring it to a respawn station, they can come back to play - just without their items, of course.

Oh, did I mention the game is free? And not “free” as other games put it. No, the whole game is free.

While there are currently two characters to unlock using currency given to level up, nothing purchasable is anything more than cosmetic.

While your wallet is going to thank you for playing, your eyes aren’t going to believe that it’s free.

They’re certainly not breathtaking graphics, but the zones are so incredibly diverse and beautiful that it’s hard not to appreciate them.

The feeling of emptiness the desolate desert of “Skull Town” provides contrasts with the terrifying suspicion of feeling surrounded in the infamously busy landing spot, “Market.”

“Apex Legends” has yet to re-

lease their battle pass, a series of challenges that come with rewards for dedicated fans. Respawn claims that it will drop sometime in March.

“Apex Legends” shows that sometimes a few small changes can go a long way.

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Grade: A“Apex Legends” shoots through the competition.

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“Disability does not define me”

FSU alumna’s journey to empowerment through fashion

By Bailey Morrison Editor-in-Chief In 2006, Keisha Greaves said she didn’t have to think about how long it would take her to walk from May Hall to the library or up the two flights of stairs to her room on the top floor of Horace Mann.

She liked dying her hair “crazy” colors, attending Black Student Union meetings, and participating in the annual events hosted by the fashion club.

The small campus and the people she met inspired her to pursue her dreams of designing comfortable clothes with bold patterns and style.

Keisha graduated in 2007 with a degree in fashion design and merchandising and had dreams of opening her own business. “I always knew I wanted to be my own boss.”

For that to happen, she knew she needed to go to graduate school.

As she pursued a master’s in business management from Cambridge College in 2009, Keisha noticed it was becoming hard to walk up the stairs, hold objects in her hands, or even hug her family members. “I would be walking, and my leg would just give out. I would be repeatedly falling, and I thought, ‘That is really weird.’”

She visited a neurologist and went through a series of tests before being given a definitive diagnosis - Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) She said, “I was completely confused and scared. I didn’t want anyone to know what was wrong with me.”

Keisha said she started walking with a cane and was too “ashamed” to tell people why and would make up an injury on the spot: car accident, old sports injury, whatever she could say to avoid having an awkward conversation about her diagnosis. “I didn’t tell my employers. I only told my family and close friends, and that was truly a very lonely time for me.”

She added, “It took me a really long time to want to be able to talk about this - I really only began talking about my condition in 2015 or 2016.”

She kept thinking that one day the doctor would tell her they had misdiagnosed her and that “really nothing was wrong with me because I just couldn’t believe it.”

Keisha found she had to adjust her life in ways she never imagined because of her diagnosis.

“Now,” she said with a laugh, “I wouldn’t be able to even walk up those stairs to my room in Horace Mann and I didn’t even think about that before.”

Keisha found a way to channel her passion for clothing and her confusion with her diagnosis into a movement that champions acceptance for those diagnosed with chronic illnesses.

And so, Girls Chronically Rock was born.

“I’m a true believer in the saying, ‘Things happen for a reason,’ and when I was so angry about my diagnosis, I might have forgotten that. But now, I have this platform and I think this is that reason.”

Keisha began by selling T-shirts on Etsy with logos such as: “Disability Does Not Define me,” “Chronically Ill Badass,” and, “Trust Your Dopeness.”

Her business name came from her determination to reimagine the words “chronic illness,” and the negative associations people have with life-long illnesses. “I wanted something with the word chronic in it and it came to me while I was lying in bed at night.”

She added, “I knew I was going to be a fashion designer, and my diagnosis turned into something I’m incredibly passionate about.”

As her business began to take off, she transitioned to her own website: GirlsChronicallyRock. com and expanded her line from just T-shirts to sweatshirts and jewelry.

The two most important aspects of the clothing she sells? Comfort and flare. “I like wearing graphic tees. You know, for people with disabilities it takes a lot longer for us to get ready in the morning. If I can just put on something fashionable, but it’s quick - well, that’s perfect.”

Keisha features models on her website who are also diagnosed with chronic illnesses.

Janelle Diaz met Keisha at a Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) event and later participated in the photoshoot with Patterson.

She said Keisha quickly became one of her closest friends because they both love fashion and are “not going to let our diagnosis stop us from fulfilling our dreams.”

Diaz said Keisha wanted models who represented the MD community to wear her clothing for any promotional pictures that ended up on the website and Keisha is “combining her passion for fashion with a message of empower-

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ment to the differently abled community. It was great working with Keisha, she is very creative and a pleasure to work with.”

Keisha now serves as the Massachusetts Ambassador for the MDA. She participates in charity events, speaks about her experiences with LGMD at conferences, and advocates for widespread accessibility for people with similar conditions.

Nyree Kibarian met Keisha at an MDA event a few years ago, where they bonded over their shared experienced with MD. Over the summer, Keisha asked Kibarian to participate in a photoshoot for Girls Chronically Rock.

She said participating in Keisha’s photoshoot helped her see her own life outside the context of her diagnosis.

She said, “I think that’s why a lot of us see Keisha as a pioneer she’s helping able-bodied people see that despite disability, we’re all very similar to one another, all the while encouraging those with a disability that you can do great things despite it.”

Kibarian said she’s always done things “by the book,” but her work with Keisha has empowered her to take steps out of her comfort zone.

She said, “Now, I’m looking into improv classes because it’s something I’ve always wanted to do maybe even modeling. These are things that have always been in the back of my mind, but working with Keisha and modeling for her line, I feel empowered to go after these goals.

“She’s a force to be reckoned

with. Her movement of empowerment is spreading like wildfire,” Kibarian added.

While most days Keisha stays positive and is inspired by others who have similar conditions, she has days where it’s hard for her to get out of bed because of the pain and discomfort. “I’m truly grateful for the people who reach out. I’m so inspired by the messages I get from people about my brand and vision.”

She plans to release an adaptive clothing line with items that make it easier for people with disabilities to get dressed. “Something fashionable, cute, comfortable, and portable. Something easy for us to wear while still looking good.”

Her brand champions fundraising efforts for LGMD. She donates 10 percent of her clothing sales to the MDA and during LGMD Awareness Month in September, all of the proceeds from her website will go toward the cause.

She hosts awareness tables around Boston and fundraises at the annual MDA Muscle Walk in the city every May. Her vision is to make Girls Chronically Rock a household name.

She said, “I’m looking to make Girls Chronically Rock a movement - for girls with chronic illnesses, for anyone with chronic illnesses. Hopefully, I’ll build an empire.”

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Wiz and Curren$y smoke listeners with “2009”

By Jared Graf Interim Asst. Copy Editor Ten years ago, Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa joined forces to bring us the classic 15-track stoner-anthem “How Fly.” Curren$y had just left fellow New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment two years prior in search of independence.

Wiz was an emerging artist from Pittsburgh who had just recently gotten out of a deal with Warner Brothers Records in search of more control over his work. So, there was no surprise when the two linked up in what seemed to be an attempt at starting fresh.

Both rappers have different styles that complement each other well. Wiz has a straightforward, hazy way of delivering his lines, with unmistakable enunciation and a recipe that has proven to work well for him. Curren$y, on the other hand, weaves together scene-setting raps so effortlessly they seem to float over each beat.

If you came here expecting lyrically complex bars and deep, intricate metaphors - look elsewhere.

Instead, the best duo in stoner rap since Snoop and Dre connect on “2009,” an album at least four years

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in the making, to deliver 14 songs full of luxurious weed raps.

With only two features, from Ty Dolla $ign and Problem, the number of guest spots is limited - leaving more time for the pair to spit their opulent bars and brag about smoking $300 joints.

The album begins with “Garage Talk,” a hard-hitting and funky production, laced with braggadocios lines from both Wiz and Curren$y. It makes for a more than perfect introduction to the sequel of an already 10-year-old body of work.

“Six car garage, I got more than one job - be a boss, go hard,” a confident Wiz says on the opening lines of the album.

The Ty Dolla $ign assisted “Benz Boys” paints a picture of the exuberant lifestyle these two truly live.

The production, handled by infamous producer Dame Grease - who is responsible for some of DMX’s grittiest cuts - allows Ty Dolla $ign to sing an infectious hook that will surely make heads nod.

Frequent Wiz collaborators, Cardo and Sledgren, also lend their signature smooth sound on a number of tracks, most notably “The Life” and “Find a Way.” “The Life” shows us that the two

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28. Alums 30. Slim swimmer 31. “___ y Plata” (Montana’s motto) 33. Amassed, as a tab 34. Hard H.S. tests 35. Floats through the air

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artists really are having the time of their lives - “I get more money today than you see for the rest of your life,” Wiz boasts with conviction.

Probably very true, Mr. Khalifa.

On “Find a Way,” Wiz and Curren$y trade bars over a wavy beat that sounds as if the duo is rapping via cloud. Wiz reminds us why he’s been at the top of his game for so long, as Curren$y reminds us how their previous collaboration influenced everyone - from the way they smoke, to the way they dress.

One record that sets itself apart from the others is “No Clout Chasin.” With a slowed-down, mellow beat, Khalifa is able to elegantly flow over the production, while Curren$y reminisces on his verse.

A captivating hook gives this track potential to become a hit.

“Watch me turn this beat into a foreign with a spoiler on it,” Curren$y raps - and successfully accomplishes - on the album’s final track “Forever Ball.” The Harry Fraud production allows him to comfortably ride the beat, leaving us all to wonder what’s next for these two larger-than-life rappers.

Although there’s not much growth on “2009,” there is a healty mixture of hype, club bangers and

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57. ___ fresca (Spanish thirstquencher) 58. *Kale, quinoa, etc.

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4. Takeoff guess letters 5. “Yada, yada, yada”: Abbr.

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wavy, laid back records. The project shows both artists’ ability to stick to a blueprint that has been, and still proves to be, successful.

All in all, “2009” is at most a better than average album and at the very least, a nostalgic trip back to middle school.

Curren$y said it best - “When the smoke clears decades later, we’ll still be here.”

Grade: B+ Wiz and Curren$y solidify themselves as “Stoned Gentlemen” without breaking any new ground.

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42. Ballet garment 43. Matriculates 48. “Naughty you!”

49. Enter a password, say 51. ___ and aahed 52. Affectedly creative 55. Honoree’s platform 59. ___ de cologne 60. “Westworld” airer 61. Protruding shark part 62. Surgery sites, for short 63. Pablo Neruda poem 64. Summer hrs.

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SPORTS Women’s Basketball falls to Worcester in MASCAC Semifinal

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor The Framingham State Rams’ season came to an end in the MASCAC Semifinals last Thursday in a match-up against the top seeded Worcester State Lancers.

The Rams held a lead very early on but quickly gave it up to the Lancers. Worcester State ran off with the game from there, never giving up the lead again.

Throughout the entirety of the game, the Lancers dominated the paint. The Rams rarely drove to the basket, instead settling for 3-pointers or midrange shots.

The proof of the Lancers’ domination can be seen when comparing their rebound total to the Rams’. Worcester State had 54 rebounds in the game, compared to Framingham’s 29.

The Lancers also dominated in points in the paint. Worcester State scored 30 more points in the paint than Framingham, most of them coming on fast breaks and offensive rebounds.

Entering the second half of the game, the Rams had a chance to close the gap on the Lancers, but turnovers cost them. Despite both teams finishing with similar turnover totals, the Rams turned the ball over when it mattered most - down the stretch.

Mary Kate O’Day was the main bright spot for the Rams in the loss.

She led the team in scoring every quarter except the last. In total, she tallied a game-high 26 points. She also led the Rams in rebounds with seven.

Emily Velozo followed her with 12 points and four assists. Velozo dominated the final quarter as she tried to will her team back into the game.

Despite Velozo’s heroic fourth-quarter performance and the Rams’ comeback effort as a whole, Worcester State went on to win 81-64.

O’Day was named to the MASCAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference First Team. She ended the year averaging 17.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Velozo was named to the MASCAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team. She was second on the Rams in scoring with 14.8 points per game to go along with 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

Liana Cunningham was named the Rookie of the Year in the MASCAC.

She averaged 28 minutes per game as a freshman. She contributed 1.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and a team-high 4.3 assists per game.

With the loss, Framingham fell short of a fourth-straight MASCAC Finals appearance and will look to get back to the final stage next season, with all but one player returning.

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Women’s Lacrosse drops season opener

By Mikael Brown Staff Writer On Wednesday, Feb. 27, Springfield College handed Framingham State their first loss of the 2019 season. The Pride defeated the Rams 15-10, after a second-half comeback fell short.

Framingham entered the contest looking to start strong after a long playoff run in the 2018 season.

Just three minutes into play, Kate Sarnacki forced a turnover and found the back of the net, giving the Pride the first goal of the contest.

The Pride continued to dominate, jumping out to a 4-0 lead, but the Rams did not roll over.

A goal from Morgan Begley on an assist from Grace Gamache, as well as a goal from Hanna McMahon cut the deficit to 6-2.

The Pride shifted the momentum back in their favor and fired off four unanswered goals to gain a quick 10-2 lead near the end the half.

The Pride came out firing on all cylinders to start the second half, notching the first two goals.

The Rams responded with scores from Gamache and McMahon early in the second to narrow the deficit.

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Nicole Pacheco, Tara Palermo, and Alissa Marino all contributed goals in the second half, but the Pride held on to earn the 15-10 victory.

McMahon led the way for the Rams on the day, scoring four goals and assisting on another.

Gamache netted two goals for the Rams and also had two assists.

Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath played in net for the Rams and made 13 saves on the day.

Framingham was heavily outshot in the loss, 36-22.

With the loss, the Rams start the season 0-1.

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Ferr or Foul What’s next for Zion Williamson?

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor For almost the entire 2018-19 college basketball season, the Duke Blue Devils have been the center of attention in the NCAA. Thanks mainly to the highly touted and very talented freshmen class Coach Mike Krzyzewski brought into the program this season, the team has spent most of the year ranked No. 1 as well as being the favorite to win the National Championship.

The impressive freshman class includes Tre Jones, Cam Reddish, RJ Barrett, and of course the most talked about player in college basketball: Zion Williamson.

The four freshmen helped lead Duke to one of the best records in the country at 23-2, heading into their highly anticipated game against archrival North Carolina on Feb. 20.

But just 30 seconds into the game, disaster struck for the Blue Devils - a nasty-looking knee injury to their star Williamson.

Williamson slipped on the court and awkwardly twisted his knee, causing him to miss the rest of the game.

Duke got blown out by the Tar Heels, losing by almost 20 points by far their worst loss of the season.

After the game, it was reported that Williamson had a grade 1 knee sprain and was listed day-to-day on the injury report.

Since the injury, Williamson has missed two more games for the team, and it is now reported that there is no timetable for the star’s return.

In the three games without Williamson, Duke is 1-2 and just hasn’t been the same. They have struggled not only on offense, but also on defense.

Their one victory during the span came against an unranked Syracuse team, and quite frankly, they struggled to win that game.

Throughout the season, Duke has averaged over 85 points and given up just around 65 points per game.

Since Williamson’s injury, The Blue Devils haven’t scored more than 75 points a single time, and have given up more than 75 points in two of the three games.

Without Williamson, the team has struggled shooting the ball as well as on the glass. Also, their assists per game are down, and their turnovers per game are up.

The Blue Devils haven’t shot better than 50 percent without Williamson and have had two games with more turnovers than assists.

In the last week, several rumors have been flying around that Williamson will sit out the rest of the season and save himself for the NBA Draft in June.

While Coach K has squashed these rumors and said Williamson does indeed want to return, one could only think Williamson should seriously consider sitting out the rest of the way.

What more does he have to prove? He has already shown that he is a dominant force in college basketball and he is already NBA ready and worthy of the first overall pick.

Playing this year could only hurt his chances if he rushes back and gets injured again.

One thing is for sure - Coach K and Duke need Williamson back and healthy this year if they want any chance at a title.

Without Williamson, Duke is still a top 15 in the country. But with Williamson, they are hands down the best team in all of college basketball.

If Williamson is lost for the rest of the year, Duke will struggle in the tournament, and their odds of winning the National Championship are very slim.

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Men’s Basketball’s comeback falls short

By Carlos Silva Staff Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the Rams traveled to Bridgewater State to take on the Bears in the MASCAC Quarterfinals.

The first half featured four ties, and there seven lead changes throughout.

A pair of free throws by Tyri Hampton with 4:25 remaining tied the score at 31-31.

The Bears then went on a strong 10-2 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes, capped off by an Admar Jaramillo steal and breakaway layup to give the hosts a 41-33 lead.

Rayshon Ward led all players with 11 first-half points, while Khaneil Bruce paced the Rams with 10.

Cameren McCloud-Thomas and Manny Payton opened the second half with back-to-back layups to cut the Rams’ deficit to just two points.

The Bears quickly answered back with a Ryan Carney free throw and a Jaramillo trifecta in transition to push the lead back to six, 45-39.

The Bears grew their lead to as many as 13 points before the Rams battled back with a run of their own to make it a four-point game, 70-66.

With under two minutes to go, the Rams went on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 74-74 with 43.7 seconds remaining on the clock.

After the Bears were able to score a quick and easy layup to go up by 2 points, McCloud-Thomas was able to hit a jumper from the top of the key with about six seconds left, sending the game to overtime.

The Bears tallied the first six points to begin overtime.

The Rams were only able to narrow their deficit to 4 points before time expired and the Bears hit a late game 3-pointer, the final nail in the coffin.

The final score was 87-80.

Manny Payton was named to MASCAC Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team.

On the year, Payton averaged a team-high 23.1 points, good enough for second in the MASCAC, to go along with 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game on 46 percent shooting.

The Rams finish the season 4-7 in the MASCAC and 5-18 overall.

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Players of the week

Baseball walks off with victory

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor

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Hanna McMahon scored four goals and had one assist in Women’s Lacrosse’s loss.

On Saturday, Feb. 23, Framingham opened their season with a double-header against New England College at the New England Baseball Complex.

In the first game of the double-header against the Pilgrims, the Rams walked off with a win in the ninth inning of play.

Framingham trailed on multiple occasions throughout the game. In the third inning, the Rams trailed 3-0 but eventually tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth thanks to a three-run inning. A run from a wild pitch and a two-run single from Kyle Lippert supplied the three runs in the inning.

By the eighth inning, New England College led 6-4. Framingham responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning off the bat of Aaron Williams to knot the game at 6-6.

Anthony Herman delivered the game-winning hit in the next inning as he knocked in Bobby Higgins for the 7-6 walk-off victory.

Lippert led the Rams at the plate, going 3-for5 and knocking in three RBIs. Kyle Hodgson started the game for the Rams, going 3.1 innings, giving up three runs and striking out five.

Kevin Scerra picked up the win for the Rams pitching an inning of relief.

With the win, the Rams start their year 1-0.

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In the second game of the double-header, New England College struck back with a 9-2 blowout victory.

The Rams trailed 8-0 in the sixth inning before Joe Ambrosino plated two runs on a shot over the outfield wall, his first homer of the season.

New England College scored once more in the top of the next inning to put the game away.

Ambrosino led the Rams at the plate, as he went 2-for-3 with a double and a two-run homer.

Kevin Connelly took the loss for the Rams, going four innings and allowing three runs on five hits. He also struck out four batters.

Framingham struggled in the loss, notching just three hits.

They also committed two errors in the game.

With the loss, Framingham begins their season 1-1 after their first double-header of the year.

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Anthony Herman supplied the walkoff hit in Baseball’s opening day victory over New England College.

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1. Westfield State

2. Salem State

3. Framingham State

5. Fitchburg State

6. Worcester State

4. Mass. Maritime

7. MCLA

Upcoming Schedule 3/11 at Newbury College 3/17 vs. Benedictine 3/17 vs. Washington 3/18 vs.Farmingdale State

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Agree to Disagree Matt Ferris

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Who will Nick Foles sign with in the offseason?

Jaguars

Yes

Will Zion Williamson sit out the rest of the season?

No

Harper

Who was the better signing: Manny Machado or Bryce Harper?

Machado

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From “Fashioning Apollo” to Designing Space Suits for Mars Photographs by Ashley Wall/The Gatepost

Students from Dr. Laura Kane’s illustration class created posters inspired by fashion and designers from the 1960’s.

Esteemed guests Cathleen Lewis, a curator in the Space History Department at the National Air and Space Museum, as well as Deva Newman, Apollo Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems at MIT presented on fashion through the years.

Fashion designed by student’s from Professor Seunghye Cho’s Fashion Portfolio and Specialized Design Classes showcased. Outfits pictured created by Rebecca Paker and Amanda Loffredo.

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