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Over $25,000 will be awarded this year to support international opportunities By Arianna Miller Staff Writer
Funding for study-abroad scholarships was set aside by the office of Academic Affairs to increase student enrollment in these programs, said Jane Decatur, executive director of International Education and Academic Affairs. “One of my goals is to get more financial support for students so that students who want to study abroad can have some additional financial scholarships to help fund it,” said Decatur. This semester, 26 FSU students are spending the semester abroad, she said. The number of students studying abroad has continued to increase. “We expect this year to meet or exceed last year’s totals,” said De-
catur. She is currently working on a program with international universities to get students to come to FSU to finish their degrees. In the 2+2 program, “a student completes two years at one school and then two years at FSU and gets a degree from FSU,” said Decatur. FSU welcomed 16 international students this fall eight undergraduate, seven graduate and one exchange student. “We have further to grow,” said Decatur. FSU has partnered with 16 study-abroad programs. “Our goal here is to come up with a list of programs that more closely proximate what it costs to live on campus here for a semester,” she -See STUDY ABROAD page 3
Time capsule buried as part of 175th anniversary celebration By Alexandra Gomes Associate Editor
A time capsule containing T-shirts, a letter from FSU President F. Javier Cevallos and several documents and objects was buried in between the Whittemore Library and the Hemenway Labs on Monday, Oct. 26. The time capsule will be dug up during the 50th reunion of the class of 2014, according to Rachel Lucking, assistant dean of campus engagement. The class of 2014 paid for the “metal placeholder” which was placed on top of the time capsule. The event was sparsely attended. Lorretta Holloway, interim vice president
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A plaque placed in cement marks the spot where the time capsule was buried. of enrollment and student development, sent out an email on Wednesday, Oct. 21 to all students inviting them to the ceremony. The time capsule was
created in honor of Framingham State University’s 175th anniversary, according to Warren Fairbanks, associate vice president of capital planning and facil-
-See TIME CAPSULE BURIAL page 4
Inside
Four frightful flicks to watch this Halloween 8
Ackerman earns hat trick 13
Testimonios: students discuss stories of immigration in the U.S. 7
Women’s soccer wins on senior night 12
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Editorial Board 2015-2016 Editor-in-Chief Michael B. Murphy
Associate Editors Melina Bourdeau Alexandra Gomes Sara Silvestro
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Gatepost Interview Patricia Horvath: English Professor
News Editors Jennifer Johnson Julia Sarcinelli Mark Wadland
Arts & Features Editors Scott Calzolaio Kristen Pinto
Asst. Arts & Features Editor Cesareo Contreras
Sports Editor Mike Ferris
Asst. Sports Editors Matt Ferris Amelia Foley
Opinions Editor Phil McMullin
Photos Editor Brad Leuchte
Interim Photos Editors Allie Card Darian O’Donnell
Staff Photographers Josiah Bedrosian Erin Fitzmaurice Allie Gath Amanda Martin
Design Editor Brittany Cormier
Assistant Design Editor Shayna Yacyshyn
Copy Editor Bobby Murphy
Staff Writers Dan Flahive Jen Fortin Sarah Griffith Maria Hornbaker Tessa Jillson Colton Madore Arianna Miller Bailey Morrison Michela Weygand
Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy
[Editor’s Note: English professor Patricia Horvath hosted the Diversity Dialogue “All the Difference,” which is the title of her memoir, at the Center for Inclusive Excellence on Wednesday, Oct. 28. She talked about her diagnosis of scoliosis and osteoporosis, and read an excerpt called “The Frozen Sea” from her memoir, which will be published next year.]
for about four months, flat on my back and only able to move my arms. It wasn’t great. I learned to roll onto my side so I could eat, and I learned how to put records on the turntable lying on my side and I would drink out of a straw. … It kept the scoliosis from getting worse. … I haven’t been X-rayed in a while. The last time I was Xrayed was maybe several years ago … but it looked like it was holding, so that’s good, and it seems like it’s doing what it’s supposed to.
What inspired you to write a memoir?
What was it like going to school with scoliosis?
I write out of a sense of vexation and inquiry. Something’s bothering me and I have to figure it out. I was very upset when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in my 30s, and I could not entirely grasp why I was so upset, except that I had this base feeling that somehow my body had betrayed me again and I needed to try to understand why I was reacting as I did. That took me back to my earlier experiences with scoliosis and spinal fusion.
I had tutors who came to my house. … I had four tutors. Going to school itself, I was excused from gym and that was the one good thing about it. I got teased by boys. … Teenage boys can be difficult, so there is a section in the book when one day I got fed up and fought back verbally and that was what got the verbal abuse to stop at that point, because bullies can be cowards, too. In [college], I was no longer wearing a brace or a cast, so I had to learn to navigate how to be seen as someone who wasn’t disabled and someone who might be looked at the way other teenage girls were looked at by teenage boys. ... And part of what happened was I had learned to distrust my body, so this was really important in the book in that I learned to distrust my body, and so what I trusted was my mind. This bifurcation happened, this split, and I didn’t trust it. ... So I overcompensated by wanting to be smart. I read, and I wrote, and that was part of my becoming a writer, too, in that it was what I was good at and that was how I distinguished myself at school and at home. … I went to Emerson College, and then I went to UMass Amherst for grad school.
By Julia Sarcinelli News Editor
Can you describe that experience? Probably for about five years, I went through escalating treatments. So at first, I wore these sort of big clunky orthopedic shoes and did physical therapy a couple times a week with a very severe German woman - whom I disliked - and all the other people in there were older - much older and they would chat about their grandchildren, and I would be in there doing my exercises with my therapist. Then my curvature got worse. I wore a brace for about three years, and that still didn’t hold the curve in place, at which point my spine was fused and I was in a chin-to-hip body cast
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What else do you write in your memoir? I am really interested in the relationship between disability and self-identity - the relationship between one’s sense of self when a disability ceases to be visible. There’s so much literature about transformation. There’s the Ugly Duckling, there’s Beauty and the Beast, there’s all these transformations in the New Testament where Jesus heals people. ... In so many of these stories, the “deformed” body is looked at as being equivalent to or indicative of a deformed soul, and that I found very intriguing and disturbing. I’m also looking at family dynamics. I’m looking at the way women’s bodies are looked at and objectified, ‘70s pop culture, all kinds of different things. … It’s not going to be out for about a year. My publisher is Etruscan Press. Are you working on any other projects? I am. I am working on an essay collection that has to do with issues dealing with caretaking, and those essays are structured around the ideas of the seven deadly sins and the seven cardinal virtues. What advice would you give to students who want to write? I have a lot of advice. One thing would be read - read, read, read, read! You can be a good reader without being a good writer, but it doesn’t work the other way around. ... If you’re interested in a certain genre or narrative, then read that. ... And then take classes in what you’re interested in. ... Get good habits. Get into the habit of writing every day.
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Vaden-Goad to remain at FSU, not selected to be WSU’s next president By Michael B. Murphy Editor-In-Chief
Linda Vaden-Goad, FSU’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, was not selected by Westfield State University’s Board of Trustees for the position of president during a special meeting held on Tuesday. Dr. Ramon Torrecilha, a sociology professor and former provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills, was unanimously selected by WSU’s Board of Trustees. Torrecilha, if his appointment is approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, would become WSU’s 20th president. Vaden-Goad, who has served in her position at FSU for five years, was announced as one of three finalists on Sept. 29, 2015. On Monday, Oct. 5, Vaden-Goad attended a public forum event at WSU where she was able to “meet with the campus community and key stakeholders,” according to the University’s Facebook. In an email to The Gatepost, Vaden-Goad said, “I feel very honored and grateful to have been able to come to know the community at Westfield State. It was quite a positive process! Preparing for the days of interviews also provided a special opportunity for me to review my life in higher education more than I might have done otherwise. I have loved it all and feel very lucky to have the life I do. I am so proud of all we have accomplished together at FSU and I look forward to some exciting years to come!” A statement issued by Dan Magazu, director of communications, on behalf of the University to The
Gatepost said, “Dr. Vaden-Goad has been an outstanding leader and passionate advocate for Framingham State’s students and faculty during her more than five years at the University. While we have no doubt she would have done an excellent job as president of Westfield State University, we are excited that she will be remaining at FSU for the foreseeable future.” President F. Javier Cevallos said in an email to The Gatepost, “Although I am sure it is disappointing for Dr. Vaden-Goad, I am glad she is staying at Framingham. She is an outstanding academic leader and I look forward to continuing to work with her and her team to make this a great place for all our students.” The selection of Torrecilha
brought to an end an almost yearlong presidential search at WSU. WSU’s Public Affairs Writing Assistant Laura Phelon said in an email that the presidential search was “officially launched in January 2015 and on Feb. 5, 2015, the Board of Trustees ratified Diversified Search, a search firm based out in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to help manage the search process.” Elizabeth H. Preston was named WSU’s interim president on Nov. 25, 2013, by the University’s Board of Trustees. Preston, WSU’s vice president of student affairs at the time, replaced former president Evan S. Dobelle, who was embroiled in controversy involving questionable spending of WSU’s funds.
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Ramon Torrecilha will replace Interim President Elizabeth Preston as WSU’s next president.
Linda Vaden-Goad, provost and vice president of academic affairs, will remain in her position at FSU.
makes students much more aware of their role as global citizens,” said Otto. She said short trips are perfect for students who are considering studying abroad but cannot financially afford a full semester. Cacchiotti said, “If you can afford to study abroad for a semester, you’ll change your life.” Interim Vice President for Enrollment and Student Development Lorretta Holloway developed the English to England program, which was attached to five different courses. “I would love to go again,” she said, and added she was already planning her next trip when she was still in London. English Professor Lisa Eck brought students to India in the winter break a few years ago. “I de-
signed the program to address what I believe are common stereotypes most westerners, including myself, have held about India,” said Eck. Senior Dakota Howe spent a semester in Florence, Italy. “I am now confident that no matter how lost I may be or even feel, that I will always find my way,” said Howe. “I came to this conclusion after getting really lost for the first time on my own in Italy.” Senior Natalie Chaves spent a semester in Chile. “It taught me that it’s essential to go out and find things that you know nothing about.” She added, “Give yourself permission to look ridiculous and you’ll have an amazing experience.” Senior Brenna Hinson spent a semester in Florence and was also able to travel to many European
Sean Huddleston discusses Inclusive Excellence at SGA meeting By Mark Wadland News Editor
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sean Huddleston said his five-year plan for Inclusive Excellence took “official hold” of the University this academic year, despite its launch last May in SGA’s meeting on Oct. 27. The model, which originated from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), highlights four focus areas - access and equity, climate, diversity and intercultural learning and development. Huddleston said he designed it specifically for FSU by observing what was and was not happening at the school in relation to diversity and inclusion during his first five months at FSU. While Huddleston said the model “speaks a lot to what the University … should do for students,” he added a fifth area, which he called community and civic engagement. He said he added this because he believed the first four areas did not focus on social justice. He said access and equity means determining the progress of each group at FSU. Climate simply means the perceptions and experiences of everyone on campus. Huddleston also wants to focus -See SGA page 5
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said. According to Decatur, the goal of study abroad is to create “global citizens. “The world is a very small place today. Almost a million jobs in Massachusetts depend on international trade,” said Decatur. It is important to have a “global understanding.” For each student who returns from studying abroad, Decatur said, “I can tell that they’ve changed. … I can see it within 60 seconds of talking to someone.” Associate Professor of Geography Judith Otto has been leading spring break trips to European cities with her husband, Brian Cacchiotti, a geography professor at Salem State University and an adjunct professor at FSU, for the last seven years. “It
I will forever remember my trips, and words can’t describe the happiness it brought me. It’s just something you have to go and experience for yourself. -Senior Brenna Hinson, who spent a semester in Florence, Italy
countries. “I will forever remember my trips, and words can’t describe the happiness it brought me. It’s just something you have to go and experience for yourself.” Decatur said studying abroad is a resumé builder. Employers are looking for a graduate that is independent and willing to try new things, and also someone who is resourceful and a strong problemsolver. Those skills are demonstrated through a semester abroad, she added. Decatur holds informational sessions, makes classroom visits and attends fairs to market studying abroad. She said it is mostly “wordof-mouth marketing. “As more people come back and talk about it, and their friends hear them, there are more people that say, ‘I want to do this. I want this to be part of my undergraduate degree,’” said Decatur. Senior Laura Viggiano spent a semester in Florence. “I would tell someone going abroad to not over think and just do it,” she said. “ Once you get there you won’t even look back.”
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ities operations. The burial of the time capsule was delayed due to the construction of the Hemenway Labs. Holloway said in an email she did not “feel badly” about the sparse attendance. She added, “The timing was not perfect. The time capsule was developed as part of the 175th anniversary festivities which was really in the 2013-2014 school year. If it had been buried then, when the people who put it together were still around and people were still excited about the anniversary, I think there would have been more people.” Holloway said she was pleased with the event. Josh Kane, a senior, said he wasn’t aware of the time capsule or the ceremony. Sarah Mayer, a junior, said she felt the timing of the ceremony contributed to the lack of attendance. “Around 12 would have been better,” she said. “I feel like I and other people would have gone if it was earlier.” In addition to T-shirts, a letter from President Cevallos and documents, other items in the capsule include an FSU scarf, several brochures and maps of the school, a letter from the SGA president, scholarship applications, a Ram handbook, the 175th alumni magazine, alumni business cards, 16 “Dear future FSU student” cards, 26 “Way Back When” cards, six copies of The Gatepost, the Anime Club owl, the inauguration paperweight and a Hilltop beach ball, according to Holloway. According to Lucking, these items were on display at a reception in December held to celebrate the 175th anniversary. Lucking said she worked with “a couple different people on campus” to select the time capsule container and to choose the contents. Junior Nick Katinas said if he were to choose an item to put in the time capsule, he “would definitely put an iPhone in there to see how far we come from where we are now.” Carlos Zamora, a junior, also said he would have put a “cellphone and charger with a bunch of apps, pictures and things like that” in the time capsule. Cedric Marsh, a junior, said he would have put in “a good mixed CD of music I listen to nowadays. Music is one of those things that’s always changing, you know, so it would be cool.” He added, “I think they should have put some fun things in. … Something that relates more to
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Lorretta Holloway speaks at the time capsule burial ceremony with Linda Vaden-Goad and Dale Hamel. pop culture, not just documents. Maybe a movie that was popular during our time. Something fun.” Freshman Katie Gomez said she would have put in “some things that are ‘in,’ that are trendy right now.” Junior Carly Dow said she would have put a syllabus from one of her English classes into the time capsule. “It’s always really cool to see what sort of literature defines the period of time you’re learning in,” she said. Lucking said, “We really tried to capture as many different areas of campus [as possible].” The time capsule box itself is made of stainless steel, according to Fairbanks, and could remain in the ground for 500 years. He added the time capsule was buried so that “it can’t be dug up in the middle of the night on a Thursday. … It will be secure.” The hole the time capsule was placed in is about 3 feet deep, according to Fairbanks. A fiberglass utility box was placed in the hole, and the bottom of the fiberglass box is open, with crushed stone placed below the box to allow for drainage. After the time capsule was placed inside, facilities staff bolted the fiberglass cover and buried the box with dirt, said Fairbanks. A concrete slab was then placed on top with the dedication plaque already set in. SGA President Dan Costello said the time capsule “will be cool in 50 years when it’s dug up and you can
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The time capsule is buried in a fiberglass box and will be opened in 50 years. see what is inside.” Student Trustee Fernando Rodriguez said the ceremony was “really cool” because he has only seen time capsules on T.V. shows. “Fifty years is a long time, though. If I were to do one, I’d probably do one for 20 years. You still have those memories and can relive that youth.”
Brian Leonard, a sophomore, said the ceremony was “really cool” and he will “definitely be here” when the time capsule is dug up. Lucking said, “The goal was that 50 years from now, people will be able to have a snapshot of what life was like on campus.”
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on diversity both in and out of the classroom. Intercultural learning and development, he said, means continuously helping others learn, grow and improve. Community and civic engagement focuses on how everyone at FSU supports each other. He modified the AACU’s model to develop four goals associated with the strategic plan. First, he said, FSU needs to advance its common agenda surrounding diversity and inclusive excellence. Next, he wants to improve retention rates for faculty, staff and students, as well as graduation and recruitment rates for students. A new initiative, Brother to Brother, supports “the success of men of color at Framingham State University.” Across the country, men of color graduate at a lower rate than everybody else does, according to Huddleston. He believes FSU must strengthen its connection with the community and, finally, “collect, analyze and make decisions” based on available data. To do so, he developed a customizable scorecard to determine what FSU does to reach its goal of inclusive excellence,
and what it still needs to do to reach that goal. When Huddleston first came to FSU, he said he believed the school did not respond effectively to bias incidents on campus. Now, however, he said what most concerns him is helping students develop a dialogue to address various issues. Huddleston said, “This whole plan doesn’t work if we don’t know where we are and where we’re going to get to and how we’re going to do it.” SGA allocated $1,395.11 to fund the Dance Team’s “Evacuate the Dance Floor” event, which will take place from Thursday, Dec. 10 to Saturday, Dec. 12. The funds break down as follows: $615.11 for costumes and $780 for promotional items. SGA approved Student Leaders of Inclusion and Diversity’s (SLID) constitution. They also approved the Music Appreciation Club’s constitution after it was reviewed for the second time. In other news: • A Safety Walk has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. • Bingo will be held in the
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Sean Huddleston speaks during the SGA meeting about Inclusive Excellence. McCarthy Center Forum Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. • The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadow cast will be held in the McCarthy Center
Forum Saturday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. • The Board of Trustees will meet in the Alumni Room Tuesday, Nov. 17.
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SGA President Dan Costello leads SGA at its Tuesday, Oct. 27 meeting.
OP/ED
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The Gatepost Editorial
What event?
FSU’s publicity problem If FSU were graded on its ability to successfully promote on-campus events, it likely would not pass. Despite pitiful advertising, the student body deserves its share of the blame, as they fail to attend even the most significant events. This collective failure has contributed to the abysmal attendance at several events this semester, including, most recently, FSU’s time capsule burial and the new Hemenway Labs ribbon cutting ceremony. The buried items appeared to be poorly and randomly selected, and when a mere handful of students bear witness to the burial of a group of items that supposedly represent an entire group of college graduates and will not see the light of day for half a century, something must change. Furthermore, no one from the Class of 2014 had any say in the selection of the buried items. When their time capsule is retrieved 50 years from now, we at The Gatepost can’t imagine the 2014 graduates will be thrilled to see their class represented by a few T-shirts and a lone scarf. The Wednesday prior to the burial of the time capsule, an email was sent to FSU students, urging them to partake in this historic moment. On the morning of the event, a Campus Current was posted without a description of the event. This event took place at 4 p.m. - a time during which many students and faculty are in class. This time was not optimal, to say the least, and probably contributed to the lack of attendance. Just prior to the beginning of the event, at 3:32 p.m. - a mere 28 minutes before the event - FSU posted a tweet about the time capsule. We at The Gatepost are left wondering if FSU administration is aware of how disorganized and, quite frankly, lazy this makes them appear. Of the students who attended this time capsule event, four were Gatepost editors, three were SGA members and one was a SILD intern. We at The Gatepost were, quite frankly, embarrassed by this pathetic turnout. Administrators knew about this time capsule for at least a year. They could and should have more effectively planned out this event or, at the very least, drawn a greater crowd. In addition, the ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 another time when students are in class. The administration did not send an email notifying students of this event, and it was not posted in either Campus Currents or Campus Happenings. Although it was posted on FSU’s Facebook page the day of the event at 8:21 a.m., along with a Twitter post at the same time, this event was also poorly publicized. To be fair, we at The Gatepost are aware that student apathy is a contributing factor to these low attendance rates. This is all the more reason the administration needs to competently promote these events. Does FSU not want students to come to these events? It sure seems like it.
Op/Ed submissions reflect the opinions of their authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of The Gatepost or its staff.
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Cultures, not costumes Halloween is once again upon us - a time of massive amounts of candy, endless re-runs of horror movies and a parade of bad costumes. What makes a bad costume? There are costumes that are just generally aesthetically unpleasing, either because they are thrown together last minute or are just plain tacky. And then there costumes that are bad on a whole other level - the racist costumes. Mixed in with the monsters and axe murderers flooding the streets on Halloween night will be a parade of “Hey Amigos,” Taliban members, “sexy” Japanese geishas and “Indian” princesses. Considering it’s 2015, one would think we have moved past mocking other cultures. One quick search through some online costume stores, such as costumecraze.com and costumeexpress. com, says otherwise. These sites feature categories labeled “Japanese and Chinese costumes” and use the term “Oriental” to describe an Asian princess costume. By taking traditional outfits from cultures, such as Native American or Japanese outfits, and altering them to either show more skin or seem flashy, costume companies are disrespecting and degrading these cultures. They are profiting off these cultures while simultaneously misrepresenting them. These costumes do not show the real faces behind these cultures. They only portray the stereotypes. The Middle Eastern man as a terrorist, the Native American man as a savage warrior - by endorsing these stereotypes, companies and the people who wear these costumes contribute to unnecessary fears such as Islamophobia and xenophobia in general. Another significant problem with these racist costumes is the messages they are sending to children. By mocking these cultures, we are
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teaching children not to take other people from those cultures seriously. Furthermore, we are teaching children from those cultures that we do not take them seriously. We are contributing to the hate and distrust between cultures in the next generation. I call on FSU students to stay away from these costumes this Halloween and all the ones to come. Set an example for future generations. As college students, we are the future. If we don’t take the first step toward change, who will? Alexandra Gomes Associate Editor
Letter to the editor Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter written by Dr. Alberti and Dr. Rutter, and in my opinion, these teachers are the backbone of the college. I graduated from FSU in 2012, and if it weren’t for the help and understanding that I received from these two professors, I wouldn't have made it. These two professors and others like them are the reason students who cannot attend during the day make the effort to attend class after a hard day’s work.
FSU should open its checkbook and negotiate with this division. Make them feel important, as you would any other part of the school. Remember, with the busy schedule we all have, running classes online is as important as sitting in a classroom. Competition is fierce and students can look at other schools and get online evening classes. This will cause some financial loss to FSU. Allen Schuldman Alumnus
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“Testimonios” provides perspective on immigration in the United States
By Cesareo Contreras Asst. Arts & Features Editor
As a fourteen year old, it’s a very daunting reality to be responsible for supporting your family. Your mother works tirelessly and you and your siblings are working to help your family live in a new world. This was the life Edgar Kalinda, now 20, lived just a few years ago after his family immigrated to the United States from Uganda when he was about 10. America - the land of opportunity, or is it? Teoflio Barbalho, a junior at Framingham State University, hosted “Testimonios,” an event at which four first-generation immigrant college students told their stories of coming to the United States at the Center for Inclusive Excellence last Thursday night. The event served as an open panel discussion at which individuals could speak about the topic of immigration in the United States. Barbalho said, “The main idea behind testimonios is to use counter stories to break down racist attitudes.” Patricia Sanchez-Connally, assistant sociology professor, explained critical race methodology and how testimonios play a part in providing more perspectives in the world. “Testimonios are our way of validating each person’s experience as a representation of some sort of oppression, or marginalization that has been going on,” said Sanchez-Connally. Luigi Gonzalez, Edgar Kalinda, Van Bawi Cung and Nathalie Camargo all shared their stories of coming to the United States with their families at the event. Gonzalez, a sophomore and a native of the Dominican Republic, came to this country on July 21, 2003. In his testimonio, he illustrated how early on, he felt he wasn’t given a chance to prove himself just because he didn’t know English. Gonzalez was placed into special education classes as well as ESL classes due to his limited knowledge of the English language. Gonzalez said he felt as if he didn’t belong in that program and, although he worked hard, he remained in special education and was held back one year. “Throughout that time, I was pissed, angry,” Gonzalez said. “I endured it. I went through every single class thinking to myself, ‘Damn, you guys really perceive me that bad just because I didn’t
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Luigi Gonzalez, Edgar Kalinda, Van Bawi Cung and Nathalie Camargo shared their stories of coming to America in “Testimonios.” know the language and came from another country.’” By ninth grade, Gonzalez said he had had enough. He asked to leave the special education program in order to prove school officials wrong. He said he took on a variety of AP courses in which he received A’s and B’s. Gonzalez stated he feels detached from his Dominican culture since he hasn’t been in that country in many years. Kalinda shared his story of coming to the United States from Uganda with his mother and his three siblings. One notable moment came in his testimonio when he told a story about finding his single mother crying, exhausted from working tirelessly to support her family. “I want to share this moment with you because it is what kind of pushes me to do what I do now,” Kalinda said. He said that the next morning, his mother went to work happy. She was determined to support her family and do what she had to do to survive. Despite his mother working nonstop, he and his siblings needed to get jobs early in life to help support the family. Kalinda said that his mother’s strong work ethic is a major influence on how he lives his life. “I use the same philosophy,” he said. “Just keep grinding it out. Just keep doing what you have to do.” Today, Kalinda, a biology major, is a sophomore at Mass Bay Community College, has three jobs and hopes to become a physician’s assistant. Cung, a sophomore at FSU, detailed his long journey coming to the United States from his home country of Burma.
From an early age, Cung was subject to the military dictatorship in his country. At the age of 13, Cung was recruited by the Burmese government to join the army, but his parents wanted him to have a better life and decided to send him to Malaysia to live with his uncle instead. Cung’s journey to Malaysia required he board a small boat that carried about 30 people. He described the experience of going to Malaysia as scary since he was alone and wasn’t aware of what was going on most of the time. When he arrived in Malaysia, Cung was placed under the care of the United Nations and lived there for two years. Later, he was sent to Massachusetts. Cung believed he would come here to work to help support his family, but since he was a minor, he legally had to attend school. He said through his education here he will most likely be able to find a good job. Camargo, a sophomore at Mass Bay Community College, moved from Brazil to the United States at the age of two with her family. In the early stages of their transition to America, Camargo and her family struggled. Housing was expensive and English was still not a language they had mastered. In addition, Camargo believed that college was not in her future. As a result, she underperformed in high school and received poor grades. However, Carmargo said that changed when President Obama passed the Dream Act when she was in the eleventh grade. She said she could now attend college without the fear of being deport-
ed. After she receives her associate’s degree from Mass Bay, she plans on attending FSU. Today, to pay for her education, Carmargo is a full-time preschool teacher - a job she says she loves. Camargo believes that her faith in God, her loving family and her friends help to keep her going. “It doesn’t matter what you do just work at it with all your heart,” Camargo said. “I couldn’t do it without my parents. I couldn’t do it without my friends. They are my support system.” After the panelists spoke, Barbalho opened up the floor and the audience had a deep discussion about immigration and diversity in the United States. Juliana Marra, a Framingham state alumna, said, “We really needed that talk. We have so many students that are on the Dream Act, so many students that face these issues every day. … Sometimes their classmates don’t even know their stories. I really think that this topic should come out of the Center for Inclusive Excellence and make its way to the classrooms and be discussed.” Barbalho said the number of students who came to the event surprised him and the responses were positive. “There were more people than I expected and this was one of my first events running it by myself,” he said. “I was a little bit nervous, but people told me I did well and actually, the very next day, I asked the speakers and some of the people that came out what they thought about it and they all loved it.”
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Four Frightful Flicks
With Halloween being just a day away, it’s time to grab a bowl of candy, get under the blankets and watch some scary movies with the lights off. While you could rewatch the same old horror films like “Friday the
13th,” “Paranormal Activity,” “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Saw,” do yourself a favor and check out these four frightening flicks that you may not have heard about.
Audition (1999) While Japan is known for its frightening horror films – “Ju-On: The Grudge” and “Ring” come to mind – “Audition” takes the scares to a whole other level. Directed by one of Japan’s most notorious auteurs Takashi Miike, “Audition” follows recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama as he conducts auditions for a new lover under the false pretense that he’s casting actresses for a film. Horror fans – be patient when watching this film, as the first act of “Audition” is very much a sappy dramedy. However, as Aoyama and the viewers learn more about his mysterious new love Asami Yamazaki, Miike’s flim begins its dizzying and disturbing descent into madness. Scenes depicting extreme torture as well as vomit ingestion are not for the faint of heart. By far the most grotesque and stomach-turning film featured on this list, this psychological thriller is suggested to only the most hardcore horror fans.
Donnie Darko (2001) A cult classic, “Donnie Darko” will definitely spook viewers as the film’s young, troubled titular character grapples with an existential crisis, time travel and his unnerving relationship with a demonic man-sized rabbit named Frank. While “Donnie Darko” will never make you scream in fright, be prepared to feel deeply uncomfortable as you try to decide if Donnie (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) is actually a hero trying to save the world or if he’s a paranoid schizophrenic. Come for the scares and stay for the film’s awesome 80’s soundtrack.
Let Me In (2010)
A remake of the 2008 “Let the Right One In,” the Matthew Reeves-directed “Let Me In” is a haunting romantic horror film that everyone should see. Set in 1980’s America, “Let Me In” is the story of a lonely boy named Owen (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends a mysterious young vampire named Abby (played by Chloë Grace Moretz) who moves into his apartment complex. Featuring plenty of eye candy for gore fans - neck biting, arterial sprays, and self-immolation – “Let Me In” is an underrated horror film that deserves a cult following.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) If you’re looking to watch a scary movie that will make you laugh, you can’t go wrong checking out the New Zealand horror-comedy “What We Do in the Shadows.” A mockumentary chronicling the lives of four vampire roommates, the movie takes familiar vampire tropes and mines them for comedy gold. Warning – while “What We Do in the Shadows” is bust-a-gut funny, those with weak stomachs may want to stay clear as some of the film’s violence is extremely graphic.
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The Tuskegee Airmen “Experience” A Journey Through Racial Integration in the Military By Melina Bourdeau Associate Editor Students, faculty and staff gathered in DPAC on Tuesday to learn about the “Tuskegee Experience,” the assemblage of the first African-American members of the Army Air Corps program in Tuskegee, Alabama during World War II. Willie Shellman, president of the New England Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, introduced two World War II veterans who discussed their “Tuskegee experience” as airmen. The first speaker was George Hardy, Lt. Col. (Ret.) a 90-year-old veteran who fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Hardy flew 21 combat missions over Germany during World War II in a P-51 aircraft. There are about 50 chapters of the Tuskegee Airman Chapter Inc. in the U.S. Their primary purpose is to “preserve the history and legacy Hardy speaks about racism of the brave men and women of the and integration over the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II,” course of his military career. according to Shellman.
He said their second purpose is to “inspire the young people that through education, through desire, through doing your best, that they too when they’re faced with their Tuskegee in their life, that they will be able to achieve their goals.” After the presentation of a short documentary on the Tuskegee airmen, Hardy discussed his experience with racial integration in the new branch of the military: the Air Force. In 1947, the Army Air Corps became the Air Force, which was the first branch to be integrated only seven months into its creation. A year later, all other branches of the military followed suit. Hardy explained there were several stages in the desegregation process. Many of the white servicemen still felt animosity toward their black compatriots. Hardy wasn’t spoken to and later was pulled out of a plane by a commander during the Korean War. However, after many years, he no longer experienced racism in the military.
Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse spoke after Hardy, saying he wanted “to bring to life the transition from segregation, outward hostility, outward enmity for people of color.” Woodhouse explained that jobs in the military were separated so that there were two types of jobs labeled “W” for white or “N” for “black or Negro.” Like Hardy, Woodhouse faced adversity in the years that followed integration, but eventually was accepted by those who once had animosity toward him. Hardy ended with an anecdote about the same commander who pulled him out of the airplane during the Korean War. Years later, the two airmen worked together once again. When Hardy was having a drink after work, the commander came in and proudly announced that they fought in the Korean War together. Hardy said, “Things change and, you know, it makes you feel good that people can change also.”
Campus Conversations
What is the strangest thing you have gotten in your trick or treat bag? By Bobby Murphy and Darian O’Donnell
“An IOU for three candy bars if I came back the next day.”
“A large, melted chunk of chocolate.”
- Charlie Elledge, freshman
- Cass Doherty, freshman
“Mysterious yellow sphere that I thought was a Jawbreaker but clearly was not. I still don’t know what it was.”
“A whole bag of apples.” - Kim Mullen, junior
- Jack Nephew, freshman
“A religious pamphlet about God.” - Heather Welsh, junior
“A toothbrush.” - Christy Corliss, junior
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Edited by Timothy E. Parker October 30, 2015 WIN, PLACE, SHOW By Richard J. Johnson ACROSS 1 Blood-flow stoppage 5 Excessive elbow-benders 9 Compact ___ (audiophile’s purchases) 14 Prefix meaning “left” 15 Milky white gem 16 Make accustomed (to) 17 Hardly ___ (rarely) 18 ___-tat (snare drum sound) 19 Jeweler’s measure 20 Messenger’s opening, perhaps 23 “So that’s your secret!” 24 Strive for superiority 25 “___ be an honor” 28 Time of few users 32 Candy in a wrapper 35 Bake in a shallow dish, as eggs 37 Amount of work 38 Ball-rope missile 39 Uses for home equity 42 Employed 43 Christmas season 44 Seize, as the throne 45 Ending for “puppet”
46 Cardinal’s cap 48 Pig’s digs 49 Bowling target 50 St. kin 52 Like grandchildren 61 Foaming at the mouth 62 Word with “shot” or “division” 63 Optimists have it 64 Slur over, as a vowel 65 Entree go-with 66 Very fancy jug 67 Mormon missionary 68 Prefix for “while” 69 SouthAfrican currency DOWN 1 Sheet music sign 2 Denim label name 3 Walkie-talkie word 4 Human trunk 5 In a way 6 Colorful marine fish 7 London’s ___ Gallery 8 Bacon hunk 9 African antelope 10 Really dumb 11 Certain 12 Bird crop 13 Broadway backgrounds 21 Rosebush projection Last issue’s solutions:
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Mariner’s “Halt!” Magazine monthly This and this Chef’s cutting gadget Biggest human bone Member of the common class (Abbr.) 31 “Snowy” bird 32 Counterfeit 33 On one’s toes 34 Rough and grating 36 “Night Gallery” host Serling 38 Undergrad degs. 40 Bombing, as a comic 41 Sweet tropical fruit 46 Nodding one, sometimes 47 Wal-Mart competitor 49 Deadly sin 51 Upper region of space 52 Shade provider 53 Word with “dance” or “mess” 54 Footnote notation 55 “What ___ can I say?” 56 Film ___ (movie genre) 57 Some receivers 58 Hawkeyes university 59 Sign in a store window 60 Eggheady sort
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OCTOBER 30, 2015
Ferr or Foul?
NBA Opening Night Takeaways By Mike Ferris Sports Editor
1. The Knicks are better than everyone thinks and will make the playoffs. First round selection Kristaps Porzingis showed real potential in his opening night debut, scoring 16. Jerian Grant looked as explosive as he did at Notre Dame and New York won by 25, despite Carmelo Anthony only scoring 11. 2. Kobe Bryant is in for a long year. Kobe scored a team-high 24 points but the Lakers blew a 16-point lead down the stretch and their inexperience showed. The second overall pick, D’Angelo Russell, had a disappointing debut, only scoring four points and contributing two assists. 3. Jahlil Okafor should have been picked first. The rookie scored a team-high 26 points and contributed seven rebounds in the 76ers loss to the Celtics. Okafor shot 10-16 from the field and 6-6 from the free-throw line. He outscored the two picked ahead of him, KarlAnthony Towns and Russell, combined. 4. LeBron James’ back injury is nothing to worry about. Despite the Cavs losing their first game to the Bulls, Chicago is good, and the Cavs blew out the Grizzlies in their second game. In the team’s first two games this year, LeBron is averaging 33.5 minutes, 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists. 5. The Bulls are much better with Joakim Noah in his new role. Since Noah has decided to come off the bench, the Bulls have won their first two games, beating the defending Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers and blowing out the Brooklyn Nets. With Noah coming off the bench, Nikola Mirotic finds himself in the starting lineup and is averaging 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in the Bulls first two games. By Jen Fortin Staff Writer
FSU lost its game 3-0 against Rivier on Tuesday. Remaining under 20 points in each set, the Rams lost 25-17, 25-16 and 25-15. Rackliffe completed 10 kills with 11 errors, seven digs and two blocks. Leonard had 24 assists out of the team total 28. Girard shined with four of Framingham’s five service
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Volleyball drops two of three, fall to 22-8 By Jen Fortin Staff Writer
The ladies volleyball team split a pair on Saturday against Emerson and Bates College. The 3-0 loss against Emerson proved to be a tough game. The three sets were completed at 25-18, 25-21 and 2523. Alycia Rackliffe finished the game with 14 kills and two solo blocks against the Lions. Danielle Girard had two service aces and 18 digs. Sarah Leonard had 17 assists and Mackenzie Whalen totaled nine. Emerson College totaled 10 service aces, with four players having
two apiece. Freshman Kelley Guerra had nine kills in the game. Setter Elaine Nichols contributed 19 assists. Emerson took the lead early when Guerra gained five service points off of FSU errors, making it 7-1. Both teams went back and forth in scoring, but the Lions still had a substantial lead against the Rams. Guerra raised her team to 24 with a kill, but was matched by Rackliffe. Set two gave the Rams an early lead from Leonard’s three service points followed by Girard’s three, making it 7-2. The teams battled
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back and forth, tying the score all the way up to 18 points. Framingham was held at 19 while the Lions progressed to 24, with a kill by Brittany Schoellkopf to end the set. The Rams dominated in the third set with Julia Wan and Leonard scoring a combined seven service points to make it 16-9. The teams tied the scores at 23, but the Lions pulled ahead with a ball handling error from Framingham and won the game with yet another kill from Guerra. Framingham finished the game at 21-7.
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By Jen Fortin Staff Writer
Framingham State rebounded with a 3-1 win over Bates College, winning the first set 25-21, losing the second 25-17 and winning the next two at 25-14 and 26-24. The Rams had a total of 49 kills in the game, with Rackliffe contributing 17 of those. Leonard achieved a season-high 40 assists in the game out of the team total of 46. Leonard also had 15 digs while Girard, Rackliffe and Sara Malika all tied at 13. Girard supplied four service aces and Rackliffe and Wan both had five blocks. The Bobcats totaled 48 kills with Claire Naughton leading the team with 13. Setter Jacqueline Froney had 22 assists while Reilly Murphy had five blocks. Set one was led by the Bobcats, leading by seven points, making it 16-9. Framingham soon came back and kept its opponents at 21 while Girard got five service points off of Bates’ attack and service errors with a set-ending kill by Wan. The second set began again with a Bates lead, and the team kept ahead and won the set due to kills and FSU attack errors.
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With 22 wins and one match remaining, the Rams have a chance to equal their win total from last year, 23. Framingham led set three until being tied up 4-4. Annie DeLoid had a string of eight service points, with kills from Girard, Wan and Leonard and Bates errors, making it 15-5. Framingham kept this lead to win the set. The final set began in the Bobcats’ favor until Girard and Malika’s serving combined to take the lead 7-4. With a back and forth battle, the
Framingham State aces and eight digs. The Raiders’ Lauran Silverman had 11 kills and nine blocks while Emily O’Reilly provided 32 of the 33 assists for Rivier. Lindsey Sweeney led the team with four service aces. Bethany Trevino had 13 digs. The first set was quickly taken by Rivier, with Sweeney supplying five service points to make it 164. Framingham fought to catch up and slowly did until the set ending
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team tied it up at 19. Bates was then held at 22 points for Wan’s three service points to help the Rams lead by one. Tied up at 23, then 24, Rackliffe’s kill secured the lead. The set was won by a ball handling error from the Bobcats, finishing the fourth set at a close 26-24. The Lady Rams finished this game at 22-8 while Bates dropped to 7-13.
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3–1 attack error on the Rams. Framingham showed some promise in the second set, leading 4-1 by Girard’s three service points. The Raiders tied the game and the back-and-forth battle ensued until Rivier’s Hayley Macken completed five service points to make it 19-14. The set concluded with a kill from middle hitter Silverman. Set three consisted of multiple service aces for Rivier to contrib-
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ute to its constant point increase. Despite Wan’s three service points, the game ended with kills by three of the Raiders. Framingham finished the game at 22-8 and Rivier leads its conference at 25-5. FSU volleyball has its last regular season game at home on Friday at 6:30 p.m. against Worcester State.
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Football stays hot behind defense By Mike Ferris Sports Editor
Framingham State came off its bye and routed Plymouth State on Saturday. The Rams hosted the Panthers, defeating them 34-3 behind quarterback Matt Silva’s 350 yards and three touchdowns. It took a while to get on the board, but once they did, the Rams scored often. While the offense put up just under its season average, the defense allowed only three points, the least it has allowed this year. In their past two games, the Rams are outscoring opponents 69-10. After being held scoreless in the first quarter, Framingham struck first with just under nine minutes left in the second. After starting at their own 30, Silva led an eight-play, 70-yard drive that concluded with a five-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Grant. Grant caught seven passes for a game-high 147 yards. After finding themselves down 7-0, the Panthers answered later in the second. With 3:30 minutes left until the half, Plymouth drove the field and got its kicker Jeff Madden within field goal range. Madden stepped up and hit a 22-yard field goal to cut into the Framingham lead, 7-3. It looked like this would be the halftime score, but with just 25 seconds left in the second, Silva found Grant and Tevin Jones to set the Rams up at the Plymouth 30. After a Jalen Green run put the Rams at the 25, Sean Wlasuk came on and hit a 42-yard field goal as time expired to stretch the lead to 10-3. Framingham would pick up where it left off in the second half. On its first drive, the Rams went 72 yards in just eight plays. The drive was highlighted by a 47-yard hookup from Silva to Grant and was capped when Green bulled his way across the goal line for a one-yard touchdown. Green carried 14 times for 50 yards. His lone touchdown extended the lead to 17-3. The Rams took this 14-point lead into the fourth quarter and displayed an onslaught of
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The Rams are scoring an average of 37.0 PPG this year. They sit at the top of the MASCAC at 6-1 overall. offense, putting up 21 points in just under eight minutes. The scoring started when Grant scored his second touchdown of the afternoon. The touchdown pass was from eight yards out and Grant’s sixth touchdown of the year made it 24-3. Silva’s third and final touchdown pass of the afternoon capped a four-play, 41-yard drive. The drive consisted of a 15-yard Plymouth penalty, a rush for no gain and an incomplete pass before Silva found Jared Gauthier for 27 yards and a touchdown. Gauthier caught five passes for 110 yards. With the lead 31-3, Wlasuk capped the afternoon midway through the fourth, when he
Women’s soccer wins on Senior Night, sit at 9-6-2 By Amelia Foley Asst. Sports Editor
On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Rams celebrated Senior Night with a 4-1 win over Mass Maritime. The Buccaneers scored early in the first half, when Madison Taylor chipped the ball into the net eight minutes into the game. But that was the only shot on net the Buccaneers would get the entire game. Brini Varetimos evened up the score for Framingham when Megan White assisted her for the first goal for the Rams. Melissa Sybertz got the lead for FSU after she scored off a pass from
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Marissa Miele. Framingham dominated the second half by adding two insurance goals to its score. The first of these goals came when Michaela Hyland scored off a rebound from teammate Abby Smith. The final goal of the game came in the 89th minute when Michelle Nardi redirected a rebound from Sybertz into the Buccaneers’ net. Overall, the Rams outshot the Buccaneers 17-1. With the win, Framingham improves to 2-1-2 in the MASCAC and 8-5-2 on the season.
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drilled a 27-yard field goal. Wlasuk’s second field goal of the day made it 34-3. Jones followed Grant and Gauthier with five catches for 76 yards. On the defensive side, linebacker Greg Peschel led the team with seven total tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception. Gabriel Calmon led the defensive line with two sacks. He was followed by Quentin Jones, who added one sack to his season total, which now sits at eight. Framingham hosts Mass Maritime in its last regular season home game on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.
By Amelia Foley Asst. Sports Editor
On Oct. 28, Framingham suffered a tough loss in a non-conference game against Lasell in overtime. Lasell dominated the first half of the game when Megan Cullen scored early in the seventh minute. Another quickly followed, when Mack Kingman scored in the 16th minute, giving Lasell a 2-0 lead. The Lasers were able to hold off FSU from scoring in the first half, but the Rams’ high-pressure offense earned a comeback in the second half. In the 48th minute, Miele scored her seventh goal of the season when she lofted the ball over the Lasers’ keeper, and put it in the back of the net. In the 83rd minute, Nardi evened
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up the score for the Rams. She took a shot on net which was blocked by the Lasers’ keeper, but Nardi was there to capitalize on her rebound and sent the ball into the back of the net, making the score 2-2. With only a few minutes left, Cullen got a breakaway for the Lasers, but Rams keeper Keyonzie Gagne-Lamoureux came out of net and broke up the play, which sent the game into overtime. Only 55 seconds into overtime, Erin Smith tapped the ball past Gagne-Lamoureux and earned the victory for Lasell. Lasell outshot Framingham 179. Sara Sullivan saved five out of seven shots on goal in the first half, before she was relieved by GagneLamoureux, who made 9 saves in 45:55.
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OCTOBER 30, 2015
Field hockey snaps losing streak, beats Mount Ida By Amelia Foley Asst. Sports Editor
On Oct. 22 Framingham State suffered a loss against Lasell in a non-conference matchup. The Lasers scored early in the first half, when Julia Franzik earned the first point of the game at 6:06. The 1-0 lead lasted less than a minute. Meaghann Ackerman quickly earned a point for the Rams at 7:01, when she sent a long shot, which deflected off the Lasers’ keeper and went into the net. The score remained 1-1 until
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By Amelia Foley Asst. Sports Editor
The Rams dominated a non-conference matchup against Mount Ida on Oct. 27, giving the Rams a 6-1 win. Ackerman scored early in the game, in the seventh minute, when she took a shot from the top of the arc, which was assisted by Souza. Kelly scored a goal for the Rams only 10 minutes later off a rebound, giving the Rams an early 2-0 lead. Lexi Minicucci scored Mount Ida’s first goal of the game at 31:12, but this was the only ball Mount Ida would get past the Rams keeper. Kelly scored another goal with only 20 seconds remaining in the
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the 25th minute of the game, when Cristina Wilson took the lead for Lasell. In the second half, Lasell tacked on two insurance goals. The first was by Courtney Braman at 41:54, and Ashley Gleason scored the final goal of the game at 64:28. The Lasers outshot the Rams 23-16. Alexandra Ricco suffered the loss for the Rams, but made 12 saves for her team. The Rams held a 7-5 edge in penalty corners. With the loss, Framingham drops to 3-12 on the season.
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By Amelia Foley Asst. Sports Editor
The Rams celebrated their senior night on Oct. 24 in a LEC matchup against Western Connecticut. Seniors Emily Colcord, Samantha Pager, Cady Kelly and Rosemary Talbot celebrated their last home game at Framingham State University. The Colonials took the lead in the first half when Greta McConnell scored in the sixth minute of the game. Western Connecticut wasted no time and Kristy Matasavage added a second goal four minutes later. The Colonials scored one more goal in the first half in the 18th minute when Tatum Seaver shot the ball past the Rams keeper, giv-
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ing the Colonials a 3-0 lead. The Rams finally got on the board in the 34th minute. Pajer redirected a long shot from teammate Bailey Donelly and shot it into the back of the cage. In the second half, the Colonials answered the Rams last point with one of their own, making the score 4-1. Amie Souza got another point for the Rams in the 58th minute when she directed a pass from Kelly. Western Connecticut’s Jenny Capello scored the last point of the game at 63:04, making the final score of the game 5-2, Colonials. The Rams were outshot 11-8. Both keepers made 6 saves. With the loss, FSU drops to 2-8 in the LEC and 3-12 on the season.
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first half, off another rebound, ending the first half 3-1, Framingham. In the second half, Ackerman dominated again, scoring the first goal early. She tallied two points, the second being her 10th goal of the season, earning her a hat trick. Donelly finished the game for the Rams with a final unassisted goal at 68:33. The Rams outshot Mount Ida 28-9 and made three saves, while Mount Ida’s keeper made eight. With the win, the Rams improve to 4-13 on the season. The Rams close out their season on Saturday, Oct. 31, in a LEC game when they travel to Keene State at 2 p.m.
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Despite averaging more shots on goal per game than last year, the team has a worse record.
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Meaghann Ackerman leads the team in goals scored and points this year with 10 and 23.
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NFL undefeated contenders and pretenders By Nick Quaglia Staff Writer
As we enter Week 8 of the NFL season, we have a record-breaking five teams still undefeated. With that said, who are Super Bowl contenders and who are just pretenders? Let’s break down each of the teams and see who can actually make some noise come playoff time. First let’s break down the pretender category. The Bengals do not have the defense needed to advance to the big game. Yes, the offense has been absolutely incredible to this point. However, look at what their defense has been doing. Up until now, Cincinnati is ranked 11th, allowing 20.3 points per game. Yes, this is a solid stat, but the number of yards allowed is what is going to put the nail in the Bengals’ coffin. Their defense allows the opposing offense to unleash 370.7 total yards per game, leaving them to be the 10th worst team in the league. The worst part is, most of it seems to be through the air being that they allow 261.5 yards per game. If they are going to rely on their offense this heavily, Andy Dalton will need to put up major numbers. With all of that being said, they don’t stand a chance in a game with a top tier quarterback. Picking apart their remaining games, I see this team ending at 13 wins and 3 losses.
The Denver Broncos are also pretenders who don’t look very promising to make the Super Bowl. What are the positives of this team? Is it Peyton Manning? For the first time in his career, he has actually been the largest detriment to his team. The only reason this team is currently undefeated is their defense, which allows them to linger just long enough for Peyton to get some oil in his old joints and get a score on the board. Peyton has had some horrendous first halves. At times, it has been incredibly painful to watch. Over the years, especially in this area, all you have heard is how much we hate Peyton. Luckily for Peyton, his defense has allowed a measly 17 points per game, being the 3rd best team in the league in this category. Sadly, when your quarterback is throwing for a total QBR of 46.4, it is going to be nearly impossible to get a win in the playoffs. I see this team dropping to twelve and four by season’s end. Now let’s take a more in depth look into the three possible Super Bowl contenders. First of all, do I think this team will make the Super Bowl? I believe that if they find holes in the team they face in the NFC championship game, then they are hardcore contenders. The Carolina Panthers are led by quarterback Cam Newton.
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are one of the five remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL. Carolina has been a balanced and hungry team looking to prove itself. For the past few years now, since Newton has entered the league, the team tends to fall short of expectations. What are the strengths that make this team a contender? Their balanced attack is the answer. The offense puts up a strong amount each week with 27.0 PPG, being 6th best in the league. Honestly though, their passing offense isn’t anything to be impressed with. It’s the fierce running attack that gives this team a legit chance. Jonathan Stewart has been phenomenal, rushing for an impressive 423 yards through seven games. Followed behind their starting running back is their quarterback, Cam Newton. He brings versatility to the offense like no other. Not only do you need to watch his passing game, but also you need to set an extra linebacker as a spy to assure Newton doesn’t make a dash for it himself. The balanced attack comes from the defense too, though. The team gives up 18.3 points per game, allowing the wins to pile on. Carolina is the real deal. The Green Bay Packers seem almost unbeatable as they display a tough defense with one of the best quarterbacks to play in the modern football era, Aaron Rodgers. This team is unbelievable in every sense of the word. Rodgers is a surgeon in the pocket and is a master at quick thinking, personnel changes and finding the right receiver. Although one of Green Bay’s best receiving options, Jordy Nelson, went down during the preseason with a torn ACL, you almost wouldn’t notice with the way this offense has been rolling, but this isn’t a team who is set on its passing game. They are another team that shows immense balance. They are ranked 22nd in passing yards per game with 236.8 yards, which isn’t even impressive. The impressiveness shown is in the run game. This is without Ed-
die Lacy rushing consistently. What makes this team strong is the question mark they leave for opposing defensive coordinators. You never can be sure what is coming next and I think that is going to make the difference in the NFC Championship game. This is all said without anybody mentioning their No. 1 ranked defense in the league. This means that one of the best offenses in the league, mixed with one of the best defenses, is one of the most lethal combinations in the NFL. The New England Patriots have something to prove this season. After an entire offseason filled with controversy and legal battles in regards to deflated footballs, quarterback Tom Brady is out for vengeance. This team is absolutely the best team in the AFC. Part of this is due to their red-hot offense. Each week the Patriots put up a league best 35.5 points on average. The offensive force shows to be unstoppable throughout most games. However, the numbers show that most of the damage comes through the air as their runners only total about 88 yards per game, being the second to worst team in this category. Does this even matter, though? The offense scores on 56.5 percent of its drives according to sportingcharts. com. This, again, is a league best. The biggest criticism the team has faced is its secondary, which has proven to be weak, but they always get the job done. Yes, the Patriots put up big numbers on the board each week, but the defense is able to only allow 21 points per game. This is an outstanding statistic because it shows that if the defense can hold teams to this low of a score, its highpowered offense can win the game easily. This is why I see the New England Patriots making the Super Bowl without any true threat standing in their way. There we have it, the contenders and pretenders of the NFL.
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Men’s soccer drops to 5-12 after two straight losses By Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editor
Framingham State traveled to take on Mass Maritime in a MASCAC match on Oct. 23. Just 36 seconds into the game, the Rams struck first. Freshman Igor Pessoni scored his first career goal off an assist from sophomore Ben Britton to put the Rams up 1-0 in the first minute. This lead would hold for the next 24 minutes, until the Buccaneers picked up an equalizer in the 25th minute of the game. Connor McInnis scored the goal from about 10 yards out with an assist from Ryan Hardy to tie it up at one. This remained the score for much of the game. Both teams had
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The Rams hosted Clark University on Oct. 27 in a non-conference match. The Cougars scored the first and only goal of the game in the 35th minute of the match as TJ Zirkman sent a shot from deep towards the net. Arno was able to get his fingertips on the shot but could not make the save. The ball slipped into the net to put the Cougars up 1-0. The Rams had a couple of scoring opportunities to equalize but failed to convert on any of them. Their best chance came in the
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plenty of scoring chances but nobody was able to capitalize. In the 76th minute of the game, the Buccaneers struck again. Kevin O’Leary put a shot on goal that goalkeeper Josh Arno was able to save, but the rebound bounced right to William Taylor. Taylor corralled the rebound and fired the ball into the open net to put the Buccaneers up 2-1. This score would hold for the remainder of the game, as the Buccaneers were able to get a victory over the Rams, 2-1. Arno made four saves in the loss, while Gerardo Ramirez led the team in shots with three. Framingham was outshot 9-8 by Mass Maritime. The Rams fall to 5-11 on the season.
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76th minute of the game. Kelvin Okyere took a corner kick and put the ball into the box, where Britton was able to redirect it on net. Alistair Richardson was able to make a diving save, keeping the Rams off the scoreboard and solidifying a 1-0 victory. The Cougars outshot the Rams 26-19. In the loss, Arno made 14 saves, while Cory Cardeiro led the Rams in shots with seven. With another loss, Framingham State drops to 5-12 on the season. The Rams will take on MCLA on Oct. 31 in a home match in their last regular season game of the year.
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Josh Arno has started all 17 games for the Rams, allowing 1.90 goals against per game and posting a save percentage of .805.
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