September 21, 2018

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THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper

Volume 87 • Issue 2

FSUgatepost.com

September 21, 2018

Jenna-Nicole Richard / THE GATEPOST

Members of the Rams’ women’s soccer team hold hands during the national anthem before the game.

FSU proposes renaming dorm after first African American grad By Jillian Poland Associate Editor President F. Javier Cevallos submitted a request on June 15, 2018 to the Department of Higher Education (DHE) to rename North Hall after Mary Miles Bibb, the first African American student to graduate from FSU. The DHE must approve any request to name or rename buildings on a state university campus as it is granted full responsibility for all state university property under Massachusetts state law. The request to rename North Hall is the result of a petition submitted by alum and former Student Trustee Karl Bryan during the 2018 spring semester. Bryan said he collected the over 100 required signatures by hosting an informational table outside of the McCarthy Center and talking to people one-on-one. He also had support from fellow SGA members. Bryan said, “I felt that FSU was lacking when it came to memorializing the achievements and contributions of its students of color. Then, after the racist incidents last year, I felt that there was no better time to make a statement of support for the POC community of FSU.” Bryan suggested renaming North Hall in particular because it is “unnamed,” in that it is not named after an important figure like other buildings on campus. Once Bryan’s petition was submitted to the school, Framingham State’s Board of Trustees reviewed and approved the idea at its May 16 meeting. Bryan said, “The admin was overwhelmingly supportive. They thought it was a great idea from the get-go

See NORTH HALL page 4

News

Opinions

FSU implements test-optional pilot By Bailey Morrison Editor-in-Chief As part of a pilot program in conjunction with the Department of Higher Education (DHE), the University will not require incoming students to provide SAT/ACT scores. The admissions department will now focus more heavily on cumulative high school GPA. The minimum GPA requirement at FSU is 2.0, according to Shayna Eddy, associate dean of admissions. In 2017, the DHE offered select Massachusetts state institutions the opportunity to test the policy for admissions that fall. The pilot aimed to determine if the test scores traditionally submitted to universities should be made optional. FSU has decided to participate in the pilot program beginning spring of 2019. Jeremy Spencer, dean of enrollment management, spearheaded this effort and submitted a proposal to the voting members of the academic policies and all university committees in February of 2018. These governance panels vote on any policy change or addition. The proposal contained a study which supported the omission of SAT/ACT scores for incoming students. According to the study, the switch to a test-optional model benefits “underrepresented applicants with a weighted high school GPA below a 3.0.” The study further indicated that the minimum combined SAT score of 990 disproportionately impacted students in black and Hispanic communities. Vincent Ferraro, sociology professor, conducted the study in fall 2017, using enrollment data from fall

See SAT/ACT OPTIONAL page 3

Arts & Features

Sports

GATEPOST INTERVIEW pg. 2

TRUMP WILL NEVER GET IT pg. 6

STATE STREET STYLE pg. 9

FERR OR FOUL pg. 13

INSIDE OUT pg. 5

WEEKLY COMIC pg. 7

THE SUMMER OF YOUNG MONEY pg. 11

MEN’S SOCCER pg. 14

INSIDE: OP/ED 7 ARTS & FEATURES 9 SPORTS 13


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