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Stuffed bears bring bliss to FSU students

Maddison Behringer / THE GATEPOST (Left) Freshman Jackson Cudmore, sophomores Carsten Harinxma-Toelg, Hunter Dansereau, and Aidan Murray, freshmen Ainsley Cacciapouti and Adrianna Puccio, and sophomore Cat McHale making teddy bears at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

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Opinions

SGA allocates $369,642 for FY23

Organizations asked to make budget cuts for second year in a row

By Steven Bonini News Editor

By Haley Hadge News Editor

By Sophia Harris Asst. News Editor

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SGA allocated a total of $369,642 in funding for organizations Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budgets during its annual “Big Budget” meeting Feb. 11.

This allocated amount is down approximately 5.5% from the FY22 allocation of $391,275.15.

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Group Three consists of eight organizations, including Anime Club, ASL Club, Comic Book Club, Fashion Club, History Club, The Onyx, Outing Club, and Pride Alliance.

Group Four consists of 18 groups, including Active Minds, Aspiring Health Pros, Best Buddies, Christian Fellowship, Communications Club, English Club, Gaming Club, Glee Club, Green Initiative, iGNITE, Justice. Unity. Inclusion. Community.

Equity. (J.U.I.C.E), Math Club, Nutrition Club, the Psychology Club, Students Against Destructive Deci-

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Students express trauma, humor, and childish memories at Juried Students Art Exhibition

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A total of $26,418 was left in unallocated funds.

Each organization is separated into a group, making for a total of five groups.

Group One consists of four organizations, including The Gatepost, SGA, Framingham State Activities Board (FSAB), and WDJM Radio 91.3.

Group Two consists of seven organizations, including Afro-Caribbean Dance Group (ACDG), Black Student Union, Brother 2 Brother, Dance Club, The Hilltop Players, Motivation. Intersectionality. Solidarity. Sisterhood.

(M.I.S.S.), and Ski & Snowboard Club.

Students and members of the Framingham community mingled at the Mazmanian Art Gallery’s reception for the annual Juried Students Art Exhibition Feb. 5.

Twenty FSU students including parttime, full-time, and graduate students displayed artwork of all mediums.

This year the show was juried by

Lynne Cooney, director of exhibitions and galleries at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly. Cooney selected the artwork as well as the four prize winners, said Ellie Krakow, director of the Mazmanian Art Gallery.

Third Place went to Danielle Ray for her sculpture “Untitled.” In a description read by Krakow, Cooney said it was picked because she was “impressed by the sense of motion and grace in the sculptures as well as the playful interactions between the pieces.”

Second place went to Dillon Handy for his felt sculpture of a pencil “Macro Golf Pencil.” It was picked for its “light-

hearted sense of humor” and attention to detail, Krakow said.

First place was given to Diana Azen, who did not attend the event, for “Melt Man.” It was picked because Cooney enjoyed the “intimacy of the scale” and “delicately textured mark” which she thought “expressed a very powerful and relatable sentiment,” said Krakow.

A final award was given to Indigo Tree-McGrath, an art Education graduate student, for her work “Ignominious Collection of the Overwhelmed.” The award was given to the artist for embodying this year’s Arts & Ideas

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Editorial Board

Gatepost Interview

Editor-in-Chief Donald Halsing

Niall Stephens

Associate Editors Leighah Beausoleil Kathleen Moore

Communication, Media, Performance Department Chair

By Ashlyn Kelly News Editor

News Editors Steven Bonini Haley Hadge Ashlyn Kelly

What is your educational and professional background?

I have a Ph.D. in communication from UMass Amherst. I also got a master’s degree from Harvard Extension School in government. I got a B.A. in economics from the National University of Ireland. Before I got my Ph.D., I worked as a teacher as well, in various places - South America. I taught English in South America - Chile. I taught English as a second language here in the United States as well. I worked for a labor union for a while in Boston as a teacher.

Asst. News Editor Sophia Harris Opinions Editor McKenzie Ward Sports Editors Danielle Achin Tyler Wahl Arts & Features Editors Caroline Gordon Emily Rosenberg Asst. Arts & Features Editor Ryan O’Connell Design Editors Maddison Behringer Emma Lyons Copy Editor Patrick Brady Staff Writers James Barraford Jackson Clyde Dan Fuentes Dallas Gagnon Mark Haskell Stefano Hernandez Branden LaCroix Sage Lorenzo Johan Perez Nathan Rogers Multimedia Critics Sean Cabot Jack McLaughlin Ryan Schreiber Advisor Desmond McCarthy

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What is your role at FSU? I’m the chair of the Communication, Media, and Performance Department. I just took on this role this year for the first time. So I don’t really know what the job entails yet. I’m still learning. But I know some things about what it entails - sort of managing the department and how it works. Sometimes, that’s fun and interesting - meeting different people, different faculty. Talking to different faculty about their classes and about their philosophies - that’s kind of fun and interesting. Talking to students about their aspirations and their classes and their majors - that’s always interesting as well. But I also get complaints from faculty and students - that’s not pleasant. I got to give a speech at an awards ceremony or an induction ceremony for our Honors Society - the National Communication Association Honor Society last semester. It was nice and very cool to celebrate students. So that’s a really good thing. The administrative stuff is, you know, it’s administrative stuff. So I’m learning as I go.

What would you say are your goals as the department chair in the Communication, Media, and Performance Department?

That’s a tricky question. Our department is changing very fast and one goal for me is to hold this department together and make sure it survives. I want to, you could say, bring it into the 21st century. We need a more robust social media presence. We’re hiring somebody who’s going to be a specialist in social media, and @ we hope toShave T that person HEGvery O next fall.TI’m excited about that.

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Courtesy of Framingham State And I also am hoping to engage students in publicizing our work, which means their work - the work that we do together. So I’d like to have sort of greater public visibility, and get students involved with faculty and also faculty involved with other faculty and producing kinds of performances, different kinds of media content, different kinds of communication.

What do you enjoy most about Framingham State?

The students. One of the things I’ve learned as department chair is that I like teaching, because - it’s not that it’s all bad being chair, but I found that it gives me perspective on what administrators do. That can be really interesting for sure, and I do enjoy some of the administrative stuff, but I really like getting to know students and working with students and when I feel like I’ve really helped a student, that’s really awesome. … I can see students progress and learn and become more sophisticated thinkers and communicators. That’s really cool.

What are some of your hobbies?

I play music. I’m not very good. … I have a family - young kids - that doesn’t give me much time. I have a piano in the house and I - like between the time when I get all the kids home and the dinner is going to be ready after I put some spaghetti on to boil, I’ll go and sit

at the piano and play like one tune for five minutes and then I go back and take the spaghetti off.

What might students be surprised to learn about you?

I have a daughter who’s older than they are. That might be surprising. I think some students know that, but it’s surprising to me when I think about it.

My daughter is 24.

Do you have any advice for students?

Follow your interests while you’re here. Take the classes that you want to take. A very concrete piece of advice is that employers don’t really care that much about what you majored in whether chemistry or communication.

They value flexibility and communication skills and those are things that you develop at least at an intellectual level by studying anything. So you can study - doesn’t matter what you study.

At some level, the fact is that studying and thinking is preparing you to be a successful professional in the workplace. So if you want to be an engineer, you need to know engineering, but what I’m saying is still good advice.

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Rams Renew Space

Library launches new health and wellness room

By Dallas Gagnon Staff Writer A multi-purpose room providing a private space for mental health support, reflection, and relaxation is now offered to the campus community in room 08 of the Upper Mezzanine (UM) in Henry Whittemore Library.

The room is officially named the “Rams Renew Space” and opened Nov. 17.

It is furnished with a massage chair, yoga mat, fidget toys, coloring books, therapy lamp, bluetooth speakers, blankets, and other health and wellness materials.

Framingham State alumna Joan Murtaugh donated $2,770 to repurpose the room - supporting the entire cost of the project.

The room is also handicap accessible.

Interim Library Dean Millie González said, “I’m interested in creating a library space that sort of breaks stereotypes and really addresses our patrons’ needs. … I’ve been following the wellness space for a while, so immediately, when I found out the space was going to be open, it was like a Hail Mary.”

She added, “The room is to support mental and spiritual wellness for our campus community. We tried to put in a number of different things to suit many different needs. That’s the primary goal.”

González credited Kathleen Burt for doing “all the heavy lifting” and “turning an idea into reality.” She also recognized Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations Eric Gustafson for securing the donation.

One person is allowed in the Rams Renew Space at a time and must book a reservation at https://framingham.libcal.com/reserve/WhittemoreLibrary/ RamsRenew.

Reservation times are in increments of 15 minutes. The room may be reserved anywhere between 15 to 45 minutes.

“Certainly, if someone wanted to put some time aside to pray, we didn’t want to limit that to 15 minutes,” said González.

The room is set up in stations.

Provided is a massage chair, as well as a chair for meditation or relaxation, and a table for writing or puzzles.

There is also open space in the center of the room where “you can put down the yoga mat and even do some stretches, or you can sit and meditate

on the cushion,” said González.

Murtaugh, class of ’61, said, “I wanted to make a donation to the school that the students would benefit from.”

González said she initially applied for an internal mini-grant, but her request was not approved.

Murtaugh is on the FSU Foundation and asked Gustafson, “If there was something that didn’t quite make the cut.” She said, “Eric mentioned medi-

list breathing techniques and app suggestions for relaxation and sleep.

President F. Javier Cevallos said he believes adding the room was “a great idea.”

He said, “We had a very generous donor that contributed to that room. … She is so generous to the University and she wanted to help students. Anybody can use that room - you just book it and take your time.

are commuters or residents, students can go to have some privacy and relaxation, maybe even a power nap, a massage, or to grab a bunch of great resources.”

González thanked Student Success and Assessment Librarian Hedda Monaghan for setting up the reservation software, Part-Time Reference Librarian Yoshio Shartin for creating a guide for the room, and Periodicals Su-

“This is a place for people to find their peace.”

-Phillippe Raphael,

Senior Sociology Major tation and that is something I’m interested in.”

Gonz lez said, “She is definitely someone committed to the student” highlighting how Murtaugh also funded the library’s iPad program.

She added, “A lot of the things we do in the library don’t take that much money but they have a high impact.”

Burt said she and González surveyed staff members to determine what items should be added to the room. Once a list was created, Burt ordered the materials and started decorating. She also chose the room’s “soft” color.

González said those involved wanted the space to be “soothing” and “like a warm hug.”

Pamela Lehmberg, coordinator of the Office of Wellness Education, recommended the massage chair and a sound machine.

She said the Health Center has a massage chair and students offered “great feedback about it.”

She added it would be “a great opportunity to have another place people can go get that massage.”

Lehmberg also brought resources from the Health Center to the Rams Renew Space.

Some resources include ear plugs, sleep masks, and “calm cards,” which

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“It is really important to find spaces to relax and the quiet time we all need and we sometimes forget,” Cevallos added.

Phillippe Raphael, a senior sociology major, said, “As a commuter, it adds a lot to my experience - after driving, stressing to come to this school, fighting for parking - that is a good place you can come to feel grounded before class.

“This is a place for people to find their peace,” he said.

Hannah Polansky, a senior English major, said, “It’s more inclusive for people who want to pray adequately. It is a good resource.”

Polansky said she hopes “there is a way to monitor who is in there at what time because people just trash nice things,” and that it can be “kept a nice place for people who would actually benefit from it.”

Kaily Russell, a senior education major, said she would use it if she had time in between classes and said it gives students an option for decompressing.

“You’re at school, you’re on campus, you’re stressed … rather than having to go find a way to grieve, the resources are right there,” said Russell.

Lehmberg said, “I think it adds a little respite on campus - whether they

pervisor Debbie Hogan for decorating.

She also expressed gratitude to Facilities for painting the room, hanging wall art, and assembling the massage chair.

“It certainly takes a village,” said González.

Murtaugh said, “I think it’s important that at some point in time, we learn how to turn things off and just sit quietly because we’re all hooked up to everything.”

She said she meditates daily for nearly a half an hour at a time.

“When I was a student here in art class, Mr. [Stephen] Durkee said to us, ‘Don’t feel obligated to cover every blank space in the classroom. … They need a blank space to focus on and to look at, because even kids become over-stimulated,’” said Murtaugh.

One piece of advice she has to offer students is, “One step at a time. Sometimes, we project too much, but one step at a time. … Don’t project too far in advance.”

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sions (SADD), Students of Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA), Student Vets, and Wildlife.

There are no organizations currently in the Group Five category, according to SGA President McKenzie Ward.

She said the organizations who will make up Group Five are created after the Big Budget meeting, but “any Group Five organizations that are created from now until next year’s Big Budget have the ability to move to Group Four.”

Organizations in Group One met with SGA to present their requests and discuss changes to funding.

Ward said Group One organizations were asked to cut their budgets because the overall Student Activities Trust Fund (SATF) “was cut by around $52,000 this year due to low enrollment.”

This is the second year Group One organizations have been asked to cut from their budgets.

Groups Two to Four did not meet with SGA to discuss budget requests at the meeting, but instead “met with SGA’s Finance Committee during the fall semester to talk about how they spent their money and present a budget for the remainder of the year,” said Ward.

Each organization in Group Two received an allocated flat rate of $13,500, making for a total of $94,500.

Each organization in Group Three received an allocated flat rate of $4,500, making for a total of $36,000.

These groups can request money anytime after the start of the spring semester, according to Ward.

Finally, each organization in Group Four received an allocated flat rate of $700, making for a total of $12,600.

Ward said Group Four and Group Five can request money at any time during the academic year.

WDJM Radio 91.3 FM WDJM’s request was presented by Treasurer Jack Mclaughlin.

In its revised budget, WDJM cut its “station events” category from $2,100 to $1,800, which was due to the removal of $100 for line item “food” and a $200 decrease in funding for line item “activities.”

Another revision in the WDJM budget was for its “promotional items” category. This category was decreased from $800 to $700 due to the cut of $100 from its funding for the line item “T-shirts.”

Mclaughlin said the station recently did an event on the station’s Instagram account for students to submit designs for new T-shirts to commemorate the birthday of WDJM. A revision was also made of WDJM’s budget in the category “licensing and memberships.” The budget increased from $1,665 to $1,705.

There was a $30 increase in the line item “ASCAP” and a $10 increase in the line item “SESAC.” Mclaughlin said the licensing and memberships to the streaming services are imperative to the operation of the station.

WDJM increased their budget

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He explained that payroll taxes decreased, but the station is due for an inspection that happens every few years.

He added WDJM needs engineering payroll “so we can have someone come in and make sure the station is running properly.”

A motion was made to allocate WDJM its full amount of funding for its revised FY23 budget of $13,842, including the expense of station events, promotional items, licensing and membership, and station administration. This is a 0.4% reduction from FY22.

The motion passed 7-0 with no abstentions.

The Gatepost The Gatepost’s budget request was presented by Associate Editor Leighah Beausoleil and Editor-in-Chief Donald Halsing.

In its revised budget, The Gatepost cut from its “newspaper administration” category, going from a requested $20,754 to an allocated $20,250.

This is a decrease from The Gatepost’s FY22 allocation, for which it received $25,140.

There are three line items in this category including, “printing,” “administrative assistant,” and “postage.”

The Gatepost requested $18,000 for “printing,” which was the same as its FY22 request, and $2,754 for an “administrative assistant.”

In FY22, The Gatepost requested $7,140 for an “administrative assistant,” $4,386 less than the year prior.

The Gatepost has not received funding for “postage” since FY21 and did not request it this fiscal year.

Senator Raffi Elkhoury asked Beausoleil and Halsing what the administrative assistant position is.

Beausoleil replied, “It could be a student, it could be a non-student, it could be grad student, it could be whomever. And they basically come in - they help us with admin tasks, which includes advertising, making the cold calls with different businesses to get ad revenue, and also setting up our conference.”

Halsing said the administrative assistant mainly deals with “advertising because we don’t have a lot of time to make phone calls and reach out to people in the community.

“It’s really important for us to have advertisements, especially with people outside of the University. That helps us build a stronger connection as a University, with the community in Framingham and beyond,” he added.

Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dara Barros recommended having a student take the position of an administrative assistant who may want to advance their knowledge in marketing, cold calling, and advertising, as opposed to hiring a professional.

“I just think it would be more beneficial in reaching out to students and recruiting students who would want to do that,” she said.

Elkhoury said he agreed with Barros, adding he wasn’t comfortable voting yes on the funding request as

it stood.

Beausoleil said “ideally,” The Gatepost would like to have a student do it, but with low engagement and enrollment, “that hasn’t been the case.”

Sara Gallegos, advisor for SGA, recommended making the position a student assistant job, similar to Sam the Ram. Beausoleil and Halsing agreed to make it a student assistant position, but Barros recommended making it a work study position.

Gallegos said, “You would put a certain amount towards a student assistant job, and then you would require work study to be in place. Most people’s work study will cover the first semester, and then you can cover the second semester with the line item that you provide.”

With the new revision to make the administrative assistant a work study and $504 subtracted from the initial request, SGA passed a motion in favor of the line item.

In its “promotional items & recruitment events” line item, The Gatepost requested a total of $700 $500 for promotional items and $200 for recruitment events.

This is a $100 increase from the FY22 budget.

The request went unchallenged and the full $700 was passed by SGA. In its “licensing, memberships & awards” line-item, The Gatepost requested $1,657. This is a $57 increase from their FY22 allocation of $1,600.

Beausoleil said The Gatepost is developing a new website and that is the reason for the increase.

The full $1,657 was passed by SGA. The Gatepost requested $3,640 for its “office supplies & equipment” line item, which is a $160 decrease from the allocated $3,800 for FY22.

The only change to this line item was in the “printing and photocopying charges to The Gatepost account” category.

The Gatepost previously received $700 in this category for FY22, but cut it in the FY23 request asking for $540.

The total request of $3,640 went unchallenged and was passed by SGA. The Gatepost’s final line item was the “College Media Association Conference” line and it requested $8,428.

Beausoleil said this line “pays for our trip to New York that happens in March around spring break,” adding, “We haven’t had this in a couple years because of COVID. But it allows four students and two advisors to take us to New York for a trip where we attend different workshops to learn more journalism skills.”

The request was passed by SGA. A motion was taken to allocate a total of $34,675 to The Gatepost’s FY23 budget.

This is a 11% reduction from FY22.

The motion passed 5-0 with two abstentions.

Framingham State Activities Board (FSAB) FSAB’s funding request was presented by President Annaliza Marzeotti, Off-Campus Coordinator Andrew Thompson, and Publicity Coordinator Tanisha Jean. They were

accompanied by their Advisor Jorge Gonzalez.

FSAB requested and was approved 5-0 with two abstentions $73,500 in funding in the “on-campus events” category.

Within this category were four BINGO events which Marzeotti said are “highly attended [and] anticipated.”

They average 105 participants per each BINGO. These include the “Black and Gold BINGO” held for incoming students at the beginning of the fall semester, “BLINGO” as an end-of-the-year celebration, and two others that are held “sporadically” throughout the year, according to Marzeotti.

She added these events have provided opportunities for general board members to “get their feet in the water” and learn event planning skills.

FSAB reduced their request for “movie nights” by $1,000 due to the reduction in cost of their vendor and movie rights.

“We’re sticking to more classic movies, which are cheaper,” said Marzeotti. She referenced this year’s homecoming - “‘Hocus Pocus’ was significantly cheaper” than “Avengers: Endgame.”

Their request for their “Earth Day event” was reduced by $200 because they are able to obtain the materials needed at a lower cost, Marzeotti said.

They are working to make them even more “home-grown,” she added.

FSAB increased its funding request for their “awareness event” by $4,200.

Marzeotti said they “want to make it more impactful.” With the added funds, they will invite more guest speakers to campus such as Monti Washington, who recently visited the University.

“He was fantastic,” she said, “and we’d love to have more people like that come.”

They exceeded the budget for their “Sandbox” event last year due to money being shifted to compensate for COVID-19 safety restrictions, said Marzeotti.

Additionally, she said they want to add food trucks to the event, which would cost approximately $3,000.

This would cover 200 meals for students “free of change.”

Thompson explained the club’s hope to shift their unallocated funds to specific events such as “Sandbox” and their “awareness event.”

He said their goal is to avoid “pulling money from events that are already allocated funds and shorting them.”

Thompson discussed their “off-campus events.” They include trips to sports games, Canobie Lake Park, apple picking, and Spring Fling.

“Spring Fling needs to be revamped,” he said.

He added hotel and ticket prices are “on the uptick” and the organization will need to be covered for that inflation.

Barros voiced concern regarding COVID-19 and student safety during overnight trips, when they would stay at hotels. She asked, “Have you con-

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Thompson said they did consider this, but decided to keep the overnight trips for students who have never had the experience.

SGA motioned to approve an amount of $37,700 for off-campus events.

Barros debated this motion. She said, “To stay in a hotel overnight - I just think that’s dangerous.”

Senator Emily Rosenberg suggested the funds could be used elsewhere if the pandemic prohibits them from staying at a hotel.

Senator Elkhoury added this logic “extends” to the entirety of their funding, given the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He asked, “Is it safe to have students going to a Red Sox game or Bruin’s game or anything like that?”

President Ward said SGA can always reallocate this money. “It’s not set in stone.

“We’ve seen other orgs do so if they have to, and if next year’s e-Board for FSAB decides to reallocate, it’s still money that’s being spent on students and it’s not going unused.”

The motion passed 4-1 with two abstentions.

Within line item “publicity and marketing,” Jean said the decrease in funding needed for “Info Tables” from $1,000 to $0 is because the funds have been reallocated to a “commuter info table.”

Since the organization has already purchased their rebranding material, they no longer need the $2,000 allocated in FY22.

SGA motioned to approve an amount of $1,000 for “publicity and marketing” and it was approved 7-0.

Within the line item “membership and development,” Thompson

requested funding for “Engagement Day” and “promo items.”

Barros asked what the difference between these events are, and why they aren’t under one line item.

Marzeotti said the funding for “promo items” would be used yearround, whereas funding for “Engagement Day” materials are exclusive to the day itself.

SGA motioned to approve an amount of $2,500 for “membership and development.”

This motion was debated.

Rosenberg said, as someone who has worked at Engagement Day in the past, she sees no need for $1,000.

She added, “You just use the stuff that you have. … It doesn’t really take that much money to spend to promote yourself at the fair.”

Barros said she agreed with Rosenberg’s statements.

Barros added she has seen other campus organizations successfully promote themselves after receiving less money than FSAB. The initial motion was not passed and Vice President Emma Sullivan entertained a new motion.

Senator Emma Laurie had motioned for the initial request to be voted on. However, following the debate, she said Rosenberg and Barros were “making some good points” that led her to abstain.

Barros raised this as an issue because part of SGA bylaws state that the individual who motions for a vote to take place must vote in the affirmative.

According to Sullivan, “Abstentions can only happen if you’re a part of the organization, or if you don’t have enough information.”

The original request of an amount of $2,500 was put into motion for a second time and passed 5-2.

FSAB’s final request was for an

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amount of $5,300 for an annual conference their members attend called National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) .

At the conference there are speakers, magicians, illusionists, slam poetry, and political activists.

Additionally, by attending the conference they are “allowed access to [NACA’s] database,” according to Marzeotti.

She added, “Everybody at the school is able to use this, not just us.”

SGA motioned to pass an amount of $5,300, which was approved 5-2.

A motion was made to allocate FSAB’s full amount of funding for its revised FY23 budget of $120,000.

This is a 4% reduction from FY22.

The motion passed 5-2 with no abstentions.

SGA The SGA budget request was presented by President Ward and SATF Treasurer John Finkle.

SGA’s total budget is broken down into five sub-budgets, including general, operations, training, benevolence, and banquet.

In its revised “general budget,” SGA made cuts to the line item “week of kindness” from $1,200 for FY22 to $1,000 for FY23.

Ward said they decreased the allocation for the “week of kindness.”

She said this was because “SGA decided to cut back on the amount we do for it.”

In total, the “general budget” received a $200 decrease in funds, from $17,200 in FY22 to $17,000 in FY23.

SGA’s budget category “operations,” previously “diversity,” was cut from $31,335 in FY22 down to $28,875 for FY23 making for a decrease of $2,480.

There was one main cut in the “operations” budget. The cut was made

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to the line item “RamLink.”

SGA was able to cut the “RamLink” budget because when Framingham State first obtained Presence to host RamLink, it was $10,000, but because this is the second year using the website, the price dropped to $7,800, Ward said.

In its revised “training budget,” SGA made cuts to line items “SGA retreat” and “SGA on-campus orientation.”

The line item “SGA retreat” decreased to $2,000 for FY23 from the FY22 allocation of $5,000.

Ward said, “We felt like it was better just to have it [training] on campus and not have to spend money, because it really is an equity thing with how other organizations have to do their training on campus.”

She added, “So we felt making it more equal and fair for other organizations that SGA shouldn’t be somewhat favored when it comes to their training. So we decided to cut the budget for that as well.”

The line item “SGA on campus orientation” was decreased to $1,400 for FY23 from $1,700 in FY22.

In total, SGA’s “training budget” had a $3,300 decrease from its FY22 budget of $6,700.

SGA’s “benevolence budget” did not change from its FY22 allocation of $1,750.

The SGA’s “banquet budget” received a $2,000 cut from its FY22 budget of $9,000.

This cut was made to the line item “SGA banquets.”

Senator Laurie asked why Ward and Finkle decided to decrease the budget.

Ward said, “We decreased it to $7,000 just so that we can gradually decrease it to the exact money that we need for an on-campus banquet, like catering and everything. So we’re still trying to figure out banquet prices for this year.”

Finkle added this cut was made with the hope of holding “the banquet on campus.”

A motion was made to allocate SGA its full funding request for its revised FY23 total budget with a $7,980 decrease from FY22 for a total allocation of $58,025.

This is a 12% reduction from FY22.

The final motion passed 6-0 with one abstention.

[Editor’s Note: Leighah Beausoleil is Associate Editor of The Gatepost.

Donald Halsing is Editor-in-Chief of The Gatepost. McKenzie Ward is Opinions Editor for The Gatepost.

Emily Rosenberg is an Arts and Features Editor for The Gatepost. Jack Mclaughlin is a staff writer for The Gatepost.]

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Students report laundry machines broken

Associate dean of students offers solutions to keep machines running

By Donald Halsing Editor-in-Chief

By Kathleen Moore Associate Editor According to students, there have been persistent problems with the laundry machines in residence halls this year.

They complained of leaky, foul-smelling washers that don’t drain, dryers that don’t fully dry clothes, and out-of-order card swipe machines. On top of that, students said many of the washers and dryers are out of order at the same time.

SGA Senator Mark Haskell discussed issues with the laundry machines during Open Forum Feb. 8.

In an interview, Haskell said there have been problems with the residence hall laundry machines during the three years he’s lived on campus.

“It’s not just in Larned or Miles Bibb - it’s basically a campus-wide issue.”

Haskell said many washers “randomly shut down.” One time, he removed “a puddle of clothes” mid-cycle because the washer displayed a “out of H2O” message.

He added the washers make his clothes “smell like death” and that three dryer sheets did nothing to remove the odor.

Haskell said he tried contacting Facilities to address issues with the washers, but they were unable to help him because the machines are maintained by a third-party contractor. He said the third party has never responded to his requests for maintenance.

Although he wishes he could do more to address the problem himself, Haskell said, “There’s not much to do until that third party responds at a faster pace.

“I hope it can be addressed,” he added. “If not now, then when?”

Glenn Cochran, associate dean of students and student life, said CSC Service Works supplies and maintains all the washers and dryers at Massachusetts state universities.

The company holds a system-wide contract through the Massachusetts State College Building Authority.

He said the laundry machines are replaced according to a life-cycle schedule. Although he couldn’t provide an exact figure, Cochran said the machines are probably replaced every eight to 10 years.

Cochran added preventative maintenance is performed when appropriate, including cleaning out the dryer vent ducts.

He said the commercial-grade high-efficiency machines are “incredibly durable.”

When one of the dryers was being replaced, a representative opened the machine to show Cochran how little damage the machine suffered during its life cycle. Besides finding $18 in change and a few broken pen caps, Cochran said he was impressed that the machine kept working.

He said the electronic components and airflow issues are the “biggest

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factors” where problems arise.

Senior Destiny O’Connell, a psychology major and SDA in Corinne Hall Towers, said residents complained to her about the lack of water in some of the washers. She added, “Someone actually did come up to me a few weeks ago complaining that the machine ate their money!”

O’Connell said one of her classmates told her that only two washers and three dryers are working in West Hall.

Cochran said the biggest issues with laundry machines in recent months have been at West Hall. He said “repeated calls” were made about some of the washers in that building.

He said when students put homemade “out-of-order” signs on machines, it can create a false perception that they are still broken.

“People sometimes are doing good deeds by putting the note on there when they call it in,” Cochran said.

“It only works if the repair person pulls it off if they see it.”

Senior Eric Guccione, a business & IT major, said, “I feel as though every time I go to the laundry rooms, there will be multiple machines not working - mostly washers.”

Senior Jillian Carbone, an elementary education major, said at least one washer always seems to be out of order in Miles Bibb Hall, which is one of the newer residence halls on campus.

Junior Brooke Fenton, a finance major, said it’s hard to find a working machine because so many are out of order, “especially when a lot of people are doing laundry” at the same time.

“A couple days ago, one of the washers was broken, so I had to pay to use a new one,” she said. “My Tide Pod didn’t dissolve.”

Fenton said broken machines have been fixed in the past. However, “I feel like a lot of them are still broken every time I do laundry.”

Cochran said last semester, the CSC Service Works representative who works with FSU reported “more service issues and repairs than normal.”

The representative attributed the higher number of problems to a dramatic increase in residence hall occupancy coming out of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cochran said multiple new classes of students who are less experienced with the equipment moved onto campus this year.

Students said when washers do work, clothes often come out waterlogged.

Fenton said she had to dry her clothes twice because they were still wet when she removed them from the washer. “Even after the second time, they were still damp.”

Freshman Allan Montes, a health and wellness major, said he squeezed out water from his clothes into the trash because the washer had an “overload” of water. Montes said he dried his clothes “three to four

times” to remove excess water.

He added the washers leak water from underneath when running.

Senior Bhumi Patel, a food and nutrition major, said while she was washing her jeans, the machine’s screen said “Out of H2O.” The door was locked, so she couldn’t open it to take out her jeans.

“I was told to put in a maintenance request to get it sorted out and check on it in an hour,” she said. Patel didn’t submit a maintenance request because the machine unlocked after an hour.

“I ended up wasting money.”

Patel said some of the laundry machines collect “leftover residue” from previous washes.

Cochran said students adding too much soap to the machines “gums up and messes up the sensors because they’re high-efficiency machines.”

“Over soaping” causes the machines to shut down and prevents water from draining.

Students can avoid clogging the sensors by putting in less detergent than they would in their home washers, which might seem “counterintuitive” at first, he said.

Cochran said the foul odors students reported in the washers are caused primarily by two factors.

One cause is students closing the doors immediately after taking their clothes out.

“You’re trapping the moisture in there, it doesn’t dry, and it can create a smell,” he said. Cochran added the same problem occurs in his high-efficiency washer at home if he leaves the door closed.

Cochran advised students to leave the doors open for a while after they take out their washed clothes. “Letting some airflow go in makes a difference.”

The other factor leading to foul odors is students leaving their laundry in the washers for a long time after the cycle ends if they forget to move it to a dryer. “If you let them stay there overnight, you go the next day and it has that kind of musty moldy smell to them,” Cochran said.

He advised students to keep track of their laundry and move it out of a washer into a dryer as soon as the cycle ends.

Students also said the dryers do not dry their clothes effectively.

Patel said she has to run multiple cycles in the dryer to dry her clothes.

Freshman Jeff Occius, an undeclared major, said the dryers are “incapable of actually drying a certain amount of clothes.”

Occius said one time, he ran the dryer for four cycles and his clothes still weren’t dry. He decided to wash his laundry at home over the weekend.

“Ever since that incident, I haven’t tried doing my laundry on campus again.”

Cochran said the dryer ducts in each building are all connected, so problems with one machine could potentially impact the efficiency of all dryers.

He said tissues and other easily-shreddable materials left in clothing pockets can slip through lint traps and get caught in the ductwork.

Cochran suggested students check their clothing pockets for materials that might clog the ducts before washing and drying their laundry.

He also said different materials dry faster than others.

Cochran advised students to “balance” their laundry by loading a few dense items - jeans, sweatpants, and sweatshirts - with less-dense clothes.

He also said students should shake out their clothes when moving them to a dryer “instead of taking the clothes like a brick when they’re all wet and putting them in.”

Students said paying for their laundry is also an issue because card swipe machines are sometimes broken.

Freshman Jenna Butch, a fashion design major, said the laundry machines in Corinne Hall Towers only take quarters. “You can’t do card swipes, which has proven to be a little difficult.”

She said last weekend, she only had enough quarters to run one load in the washer and not enough money for a dryer. “Not many people carry change on them,” she added. “It’s kind of an interesting situation.”

Senior Carly Eiten, a fashion merchandising major, said the card swipe machine that processes Ram Cash in Miles Bibb Hall is not working.

“Yesterday, my friend and I washed our sheets together and we did not have quarters, so we had to ask people for spare quarters,” Eiten said.

Cochran said he heard about this week’s issues with the Miles Bibb Hall card reader. He said FSU’s IT Department is responsible for fixing problems with the card readers.

He added all laundry rooms at FSU are equipped with card readers.

Cochran said if students notice recurring problems with individual machines, they should inform him, Stephanie Crane, associate director of residence life, or their area directors.

“We can then escalate it, ask more questions about it, and contact the building authorities if we need to as well,” he said. “We can request replacement of certain machines before their life cycle [ends] if we find [them] to be continually problematic.”

Cochran said area directors don’t use the same laundry machines as students, so the only way they will learn about recurring issues is hearing about them from RAs, Hall Council, and residents.

He said if students notice a concerning issue, they should inform CSC Service Works, “but also let us know.”

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Don’t cheat your way to the podium It’s not fair when an athlete takes performance-enhancing drugs.

Kamila Valieva, a 15-year-old ice skater for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), tested positive for the heart medications hypoxen, L-carnitine, and trimetazidine.

It’s unlikely that a gifted 15-year-old ice skater would willingly take banned, dangerous heart stimulants. An adult is ultimately responsible for her positive tests simply because she is a child and they are obligated to protect her safety.

The coaches, doctors, and other adults who supervise child athletes need to be held responsible for damage done to young athletes’ bodies, minds, and reputations.

Valieva’s story is not an isolated case of adults exploiting young athletes’ bodies.

Valieva and other young athletes have been doped up. That’s not OK. Team USA ice skating coach Adam Rippon Tweeted Feb. 14 that when he competed in the Olympics, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency discouraged athletes “from even taking a multivitamin.”

American athletes were told not to take cold medicines and pain creams that “might have ‘something’ in them.”

As a coach, Rippon gives his athletes the knowledge to stand up for themselves and avoid substances that might impair or improve their performances.

However, other countries’ coaches are not as responsible or ethical as Rippon, including those of the ROC. Rippon Tweeted about the International Olympic Committee’s decision allowing Valieva to compete in the women’s free skate final, “Her team didn’t want to play by the rules,” and, “They’ve exploited a child for results and continue to cheat and suffer no consequences.”

Coaches need to be banned from coaching if doping and abuse offenses take place under their watch.

Valieva’s reputation is already impacted by her doping test results. She is a victim in a vulnerable position far from home. She’s not in a safe space.

Unlike Valieva, Team USA sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was denied the chance to compete in last year’s summer Olympics after THC - from smoking marijuana - was detected in a drug test.

Richardson openly admitted that she chose to smoke marijuana in a safe, controlled, and legal manner - to cope with her mental health after her mother’s death, which explained the presence of THC in her body.

She Tweeted Feb. 14, “Can we get a solid answer on the difference of [Valieva’s] situation and mine? My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3. The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady.”

Marjuana is not nearly as harmful to the body as the heart medications found in Valieva’s body. The drugs found in her system will have lasting effects on her physical health.

Richardson, a 21-year-old woman, had control over her situation and what she legally chose to put in her body. Because she’s only 15, Valieva is not in a position to control her situation.

On Feb. 17, Valieva fell repeatedly during the women’s free skate final and placed fourth. She did not earn a spot on the podium.

This was her first major loss as an athlete. She was screaming and crying on live TV after she finished her routine.

Valieva was on track to earn a gold medal before her doping test results were released. The controversy surrounding her results directly impacted her confidence during her performance.

After she got off the ice, Valieva’s coach Etieri Tutberidze told her, “Why did you stop fighting? Explain it to me, why?”

Her coach wasn’t supportive. Valieva should have been comforted, not yelled at or ignored by her entourage.

Tutberidze left Valieva behind and went to the podium to support the gold and silver medalists - both from team ROC. During what is likely to become the most traumatic moment in her life, Valieva’s coach abandoned her.

There have been other instances of Tutberidze being abusive to her athletes. According to The Washington Post, she has defended the banned drug meldonium, claiming it is “harmless.”

Tutberidze is not fit to coach any athlete, let alone minors.

So much pressure is put on young Olympic athletes, but blame for doping and abuse situations should be put on the coaches and officials who push them beyond their limits. These young athletes are being taken advantage of.

The impact of negligent coaches and officials extends beyond competing in the Olympics.

These coaches and sports officials ruin the lives and reputations of happy, healthy, amazing child athletes who deserve supportive coaches who uplift and motivate them, rather than bring them down and crush their spirits.

Young, protected athletes, should not be drugged by their abusive coaches.

Tutberidze and the other Russian coaches need to be banned.

There’s supposed to be a system overseen by Olympic officials to prevent coaches from taking advantage of young athletes - and clearly that’s not working.

Olympic officials and national athletic organizations need to enforce sanctions against abusive coaches when they jeopardize the lives and futures of young athletes.

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Please provide paid internships

By Donald Halsing Editor-in-Chief My father graduated from Framingham State College, as it was known in 1985, without any debt.

He could afford to pay the $700 tuition and fees per semester - plus books - by working all summer along with Saturdays during the school year.

I wish my college experience were the same.

As an underclassman, I lived on campus. I took out loans to pay for my studies and living expenses.

As an upperclassman, I still rely on federal loans to cover my education.

Most of the money I earn from my job gets eaten by the card reader at the gas pump and the cash register at AutoZone.

Because I’m working so much, my life is marked by an unhealthy imbalance among school, work, and social activities. I’m not alone, either - many of my peers are living paycheck to paycheck covering their out-of-pocket college costs.

FSU’s leadership must evaluate how much time and money students can spare for an education. The educational world is changing, and it’s time for FSU to change with it.

Students would benefit from more paid, credit-bearing internship opportunities. Such opportunities would alleviate a lot of the stress students feel about the cost of college.

A full-time college program for a bachelor’s degree - four years, major classes, general education, electives, and minors - doesn’t work for all students. The next generation of college students might find themselves in a different program.

Imagine the University offering this plan for incoming students: A freshman student takes two gen eds, four major classes, and two electives in their first year - just as they do already. These classes are introductory and easy, so students can balance their studies with a minimum-wage job.

As a sophomore, they take two gen eds and four major classes again, but with a paid internship throughout the year filling two credits. They earn credit for their work and some money to cover out-of-pocket costs.

As a junior, students continue that paid internship alongside four other courses. Now the internship fills four of their credits as they apply more advanced skills, and they can apply the knowledge gained in their classes.

And as a senior, students follow the same schedule: continuing to earn credit and money from their internships, and ready to earn their degree without as much debt as today’s college students.

Of course, this plan is not an end-all be-all solution. It’s just one idea that might work for some students.

The plan I propose is a compromise.

It’s a compromise between classroom time and hands-on learning. It would require coordination between professors and employers to create course materials that prepare students for active work experience.

While the program I propose would require fewer general education requirements, the courses students would take could be structured around a few simple learning requirements, including diversity, ethics, and civics.

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts demonstrated just how important it is for the University to be flexible and adapt to today’s students’ needs. A fouryear schedule won’t work for all students.

FSU should offer undergraduate programs with fewer classroom courses replaced by paid, credit-bearing internships.

Other colleges, such as Northeastern University offer “cooperative education” or “co-op” programs. Students alternate between semesters of classroom experience and full-time work.

The close connections Northeastern shares with local employers is exactly what FSU needs to forge in order to provide students with as many learning options and opportunities as possible.

FSU’s Mancuso Humanities Workforce Preparation Center already offers a handful of $1,200 stipends each year to assist humanities students enrolled in semester-long internships.

English professor Halcyon Mancuso has recognized that students are struggling to make money and that paid internship opportunities offer financial relief.

While her generous donations can’t support every student, the stipends offered by the Center are a perfect example of what this University needs more of.

A much larger, more encompassing system needs to be created by FSU’s leadership to connect students with internship opportunities that offer compensation through stipends or directly through employers.

There must be more partnerships between FSU and local employers.

If FSU’s leaders want their students to succeed, they need to consider methods to help their students pay at least part of their way through college.

Offering credit and payment internships is a simple solution that helps FSU attract students, employers attract employees, and students worry a little bit less about their finances and future.

If FSU’s leaders don’t offer more paid, credit-bearing internships, the University will surely see a decline in student satisfaction.

Students who worry less about paying for college can dedicate more time to their academic studies, internship opportunities, and future careers.

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Campus Conversations

What are your thoughts on athletes using performance-enhancing drugs? Should they be able to compete?

By Kathleen Moore, Associate Editor, and Maddison Behringer, Editorial Staff

“I don’t think that’s fair or equal if they’re competing with enhancing drugs and everyone else isn’t.”

-Ainslee Caton, freshman

“I don’t think it should be allowed. I think they’re right in [testing] them to see if they’re using illegal substances.”

“I don’t, but it’s because of the whole situation with Sha’Carri Richardson, where she was exited out of the whole situation and she was 21 at the time it happened. … But as for [Valieva], … I don’t know if I feel the same because she was 15 and she’s tested positive for drugs. … I was reading an article and they said it was proven to enhance abilities. ”

“I mean, it really depends on the situation. Because in my classes, I learned some people are doing it because of health and fitness, not just because to help them win. It’s more to help them [with] their health reasons to be at the same level as everybody - because there are some people out there that have low iron, stuff like that, that need help.”

-Kira Nizinski, senior

-Gerald Fernandez, freshman

-Adario Luiz Gomes Jr., junior

“In regards to performance-enhancing drugs, I don’t think they should be allowed to compete.”

-Jacob Camara, sophomore

“I’m not really familiar with the whole thing. I would assume no, probably not.”

-Tyler Hammes, junior

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Men’s Basketball defeated Women’s Basketball stays

by Salem State on senior unbeaten in MASCAC night 78-67 play against Salem State

By Tyler Wahl Sports Editor

By Danielle Achin Sports Editor

The Rams Men’s Basketball team faced off against Salem State in front of a full crowd in the Athletic Center Feb 16.

The gym was buzzing with excitement for the team’s senior night. The thrilling atmosphere helped push the Rams into a hot start in the first half.

Framingham State did well pushing the ball down low, as they converted on five layups within the first five minutes of the half.

Sophomore forward JD Okafor converted half of the team’s 12 points with just a little over 14 minutes left in the half.

Okafor’s aggressive rebounding helped the Rams score multiple second-chance opportunities to keep the team’s energy flowing.

A three-point jumper from junior guard Jahden Erold sent the gym into a frenzy as they tied Salem State 15-15.

The first half was played defensively by both teams as reflected in the 21-20 score and with a little over seven minutes to play, Salem State went on a scoring run for the biggest lead of the game.

The ikings scored seven straight to make it a 30-22 game, forcing the Rams to take a much needed timeout to regroup.

Following the timeout, the Rams rattled off a few layups to close the gap.

Despite valiant defensive effort, the Rams were unable to stop Salem State’s aggressive offensive playstyle.

The Rams also gave up a total of 11 turnovers in the first half, continuing a struggle that the Rams have had all season.

Framingham State also lacked efficiency in their free throw shooting, going 3- from the line during the first half.

The second half was even less favorable for the Rams as the Vikings went on a 13-4 run to start off and took a quick 0-32 lead.

The Rams did show some life around halfway through the frame, rattling off an 11-0 run to bring the lead to a less comfortable eight points for the ikings.

Although Framingham State showed fight in the second half, the lack of scoring from the Rams and efficient shooting from Salem State destroyed hopes for a comeback.

Salem State took home the victory 8-6 over the Rams after an 8-0 run from the Vikings to close the game.

Although the Rams couldn’t pull out a win on a special senior night, the team still seems focused on their final game of the season and the MASCAC tournament to follow.

Junior small forward Jaylen Swan said, “Despite our record, I really think we can compete with any team in our conference.”

That confidence is something the Rams look to ride into the remaining games of the season regardless of their lackluster 3-20 regular season record.

Senior guard Trevor Maniak also spoke after the game adding, “My teammates’ work ethic is unmatchable.

They gave their 110 effort even when things weren’t going our way. That is something special to have in a new system.”

Maniak gave a lot of credit to his teammates and also reflected on his time as an FSU basketball player on senior night.

“This game has been my life for as Tyler Wahl /THE GATEPOST long as I can remember, so tonight’s Sophomore forward JD Okafor going for a layup. game really meant the world to me. It was my last chance to go out and just play ball on a court I struggled and grew up on. It’s truly a blessing,” he added.

The Rams look to close out their season with a win against Worcester State on Saturday Feb. 19.

Ram’s Women’s Basketball continues with their 11-game winning streak in a Wednesday night win Feb. 16 against Salem State.

Starting the first period, FSU came off confident as ever when they jumped to an early 6-0 lead within the first minute of the game.

With a few free throws and a pair of layups, the ikings were finally able to put points on the board making the score 23-10 with just over a minute remaining in the quarter.

In the final moments of the period, sophomore Flannery O’Connor made some last minute free throws adding to the Rams’ score for a 2 -10 lead.

Within the first few minutes of the second period, the Rams answered with a pair of layups made by senior Krysta Padellaro and assists from senior Camille Desrochers and sophomore Gwendolyn Carpenter for the 33-14 lead.

The Vikings managed to advance their lead when Gabby Torres chipped in with a pair of three-pointers and Liz Zaitor helped by putting up six points of her own, ending the half with the Rams 17 points ahead for the 46-29 score.

The second half came and the ikings immediately scored the first six points of the period advancing their lead 46-35.

The Viking’s luck didn’t last long and Desrochers charged in with a pair of three-pointers for the Rams.

Teammates O’Connor, Padellaro, and Carpenter also added five points to the score in free throws in the period for the Rams.

Padellaro also added six points of her own with a handful of layups scored throughout, ending the third with the Rams gaining 26 points for a 72-47 advantage.

In the final period, Salem State gave it their all - outscoring the Rams - putting 26 points on the board compared to 19 points from FSU. Despite this comeback, it wasn’t enough to break through the Rams’ defense and the buzzer sounded with the final score of 91- 0 for yet another victory for the Rams.

With the team now 11-0 in the MASCAC Conference, freshman Krystalee Fernandez commented on the team’s chemistry on and off the court.

Fernandez said the team has a form of silent communication that allows each player to know where the others are “on the court without actually looking.”

She added, “We’re all such different players, we all bring something different to the court and we feed off of each other.”

Fernandez said it’s not just about the energy on the court, but her teammates cheering them on during the game that manifests their energy.

Carpenter also spoke about the team’s dynamic during practice and how it pays off when it comes time to play.

“Our coach definitely does a good job of keeping that balance of having fun and making sure that we’re doing what we’re supposed to,” Carpenter said. “I think we have very purposeful practices. We get in there, we know what we want to accomplish, and we get it done.”

Fernandez said, “The adrenaline is insane when we play. We’re just all out there to have fun.”

The Rams are now 19-3 on the season and look to continue the streak when they travel to Worcester State for more MASCAC action against the Lancers.

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Rams Ice Hockey battles in OT for the 1-1 tie against UMass Dartmouth

By Danielle Achin Sports Editor The Rams Ice Hockey team faced off against UMass Dartmouth on home ice and battled to a 1-1 tie Feb. 15.

Both teams immediately opened the game rallying shots against one another. Despite the aggressive defense, neither team was able to reach the back of the net, resulting in a scoreless first period.

Rams goalie Blake Carlson had 13 saves total for the first period while the Corsairs goalie blocked 17.

The Rams extended their lead halfway through the second period when Andrew Miller buried the shot past the Corsairs goalie for the 1-0 lead for FSU. Dartmouth answered with another flurry of shots at the net, but Carlson deflected against them with 11 saves in just over ten minutes and held the Rams 1-0 for the remainder of the period.

At the start of the third, Dartmouth was determined to knot the score. After peppering FSU’s goalie with more shots, the Corsairs finally tipped the twine with a goal from Jimmy Pelton just six minutes into the frame for the 1-1 tie.

In the final minutes of the period, the Rams and Corsairs still held the 1-1 score and both teams struggled to find an opening in the net to advance their lead.

With the 1-1 standstill, this sent the game into overtime.

The Corsairs gained an opportunity to take the lead after a straight shot to the net, but Carlson came in for the save once again.

Just under two minutes later, the Rams gained a chance on a powerplay opportunity after the Corsairs were penalized for tripping.

Rams Patrick Colgan came in from the right wing and shot at the net, and Matthew Paiotti came in with a slapshot but both were unsuccessful against the Corsairs.

In the final minutes, players attempted shots, but were unable to sneak by the teams’ goalkeepers.

The buzzer rang leaving the score at a 1-1 tie against UMass Dartmouth.

Despite not receiving the win for his team, freshman Trevor Stenburg praised his team for their intense aggression on the ice.

“I knew showing up to the rink that we would be in a dog fight all night,” Stenburg said. “Dartmouth is a really chippy team who loves to wear teams down and make them quit. But I think having it be our seniors’ last home game, it gave us something more to play for.”

Stenburg said whether it’s winning games or filling in roles the team has been missing, consistency is something they are always work-

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ing towards to help keep their confidence.

He said, “Only taking two penalties the whole game against a team with a dominant power play really helped keep the ice in our control.

“If we stay out of the box and play with the passion we had against Dartmouth, we can surprise a lot of people and come out on top,” he added.

The Rams return to the ice Thursday evening when they head to Plymouth State for a 6:00 p.m.

MASCAC clash with the Panthers.

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Kathleen Barnard discusses new library job The first student engagement coordinator of Whittemore Library shares her journey to FSU

By Ryan O’Connell Asst. Arts & Features Editor

“I have always worked with books, and that

Kathleen Barnard, the first student engagement coordinator of the Henry Whittemore Library, discussed her new position, how she’s fitting in with campus life, and how she’s adapting to life in a new state.

Barnard graduated from the University of Memphis in Tennessee with a degree in English, and said that she always had passion for working with books, sharing some of the work experiences she had before arriving at FSU. “I have always worked with books, and that has always been my driving passion … books and literacy, and getting books into people’s hands, and getting people involved in literacy activities, whether that’s through a library or a bookstore,” she said.

Barnard said in the past she worked in multiple book stores, a public library for five years, and then 10 years as an audio book editor for the “Books for the Blind” program, which is operated by the National Library Service.

“We were narrating the books, and keeping in mind that we weren’t trying to create a character for our readers, but more to just let the readers create the characters on their own, because [the audiobooks are] for a population who maybe didn’t have access to print materials,” she said.

When asked about her goals as the engagement coordinator of the library, Barnard said she was excited to work with students and committed to

has always been my driving passion.”

- Kathleen Barnard Library Student Engagement Coordinator making sure students felt at home in the library, and that any relevant issues they had would be acknowledged.

“I want to work with the students who are here, and I want to make sure that we are creating not just programming that’s fun and engaging, but just making sure that all of our students here at Framingham State feel welcome in the library,” she said.

Barnard then spoke about the position she was filling, and how she was adapting to the new role. She added that she was “kind of creating it” as she gained more experience.

“One of my primary goals is to work with students and student groups across campus to make sure that the library is first and foremost a welcome and inviting place,” she said.

She added that she wants everyone to feel comfortable entering the library’s doors, “no matter if you’re a grad student, an undergrad, commuter students, continuing education - we want everyone to feel comfortable.”

Barnard said that she was also excited to work with these groups of

students and find more ways to get them “involved in the library,” saying she wants to host events and book discussions.

She also emphasized that she wanted to find ways for students to have “a lot of buy-in,” and to “feel like the library is their space.”

Barnard said the position and her career at Framingham were relatively new, both starting in January. She added that she has only facilitated one event so far, the first of three discussions on “The 1619 Project,” which took place Feb.14.

She said that while it was the first event she’s hosted at FSU, it wasn’t her first ever, and she hosted numerous events at a previous job - a public library in western Tennessee. Barnard added she has experience hosting book discussions, author talks, and other events of that nature from her time at the library and multiple bookstores.

Barnard said “The 1619 Project” will have two more meetings over Zoom Feb. 23 and Feb. 28 which can

be accessed through the latest Campus Currents email. Her plans are to discuss the content of the 1619 project not yet touched upon, and the media backlash the project has received.

She explained her role as a facilitator of book discussions and how she tries to incorporate questions that can engage a wide range of readers.

She said that it’s important to take into account the people that “only read the essays they’re interested in, or [those who] might not have time to get through everything.”

“I try to create questions and discussions that are a little more open, so that even if you didn’t read the whole thing, you can still feel like you can participate. So, instead of saying, ‘we’re going to discuss chapters five and six today,’ … I more want to discuss overarching themes,” she said.

Barnard said she is excited to explore and collaborate with more student groups as time goes on, and she is enjoying getting to know people around campus, as well as settling with her recent move to Massachusetts.

“It’s a beautiful campus … Everyone has been so nice! It’s a very welcoming environment. I think that the school is incredibly welcoming - I feel very comfortable here, and that is just a testament to the great students and staff and faculty of this University,” she said.

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English Club, The Onyx, and Gaming Club throw successful Valentine’s Day Extravaganza Students joined The Onyx, the English Club, and Gaming Club to make valentines for their loved ones, play card games such as “Red Flags,” and video games such as Smash Bros. Refresments were provided, and the event was DJ’ed by WDJM.

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theme “Good Trouble” in their work. Mazmanian Art Gallery had collaborated closely with the committee for the past several years now, said Krakow.

Cooney picked Tree-McGrath’s work for the “Good Trouble” award because of its “honesty, ambition, and political strength,” said Krakow.

Jenna Billian, a senior sculpture major, began by describing her piece as constructed by “working with a collection,” how it was composed of things she already gathered alongside new parts she chose - and that the whole collection consisted of over 100 items.

“I really have this compulsion to almost, like, hoard things - to hoard things that kind of remind me of my childhood and my youth and my adolescence,” she said.

Billian said she struggled with figuring out what she wanted to submit, and that she “had no idea what [she] wanted to do” until she slept on it.

“And then I went to bed, and somehow I kind of just came up with this vision of this pink wall with these tiny little pink shelves.”

She added when she came to school and built the piece, it came out almost exactly how she had it pictured in her head, which she described as being “really cool.” She mentioned it was one of the only times she has ever seen it work out so well.

Ryan O’Connell / THE GATEPOST Sam Coombs, a junior studio art major, standing behind her submission “Pieces” in the Mazmanian Gallery. thing.” Handy added he had a “very courses, she didn’t have many oppor- did not want her mom to get rid of. tunities to explore creative projects Tree-McGrath had two pieces in broad range in that sense.” the gallery ‘Ignominious Collection He said he “thought it had the most like this.

“With all my science classes, I nev- of the Overwhelmed’ ‘ and a portrait wow factor,” out of all of his pieces.

He added the piece was “something er had time to do an art class and then of Alicia Keys. [when] there was finally an opening The collection was part of an asyou don’t see every day.”

Handy spoke about what the as- in a ceramics class, I was like ‘I have signment for her sculpture class in signment he made the sculpture for to do it.’ So, it’s super exciting to get the Fall 2021 semester. It is built from her mother’s Barbie dolls which were required, and pointed out another back in this,” she said.

The art is collected through an open ruined in a fire when Tree-McGrath entry in the competition, which was call, said Krakow. They promoted the was 16 years old, she said. made by a peer in his class.

The Barbie dolls had been sitting in “There’s actually another piece in exhibition through faculty, art classes the show by another student in the and email invitations. Students were her basement along with a lot of boxpermitted to submit up to three piec- es of other burned things, she said. es to the gallery, said Krakow.

The piece is meant to emulate She added an outside juror judg- trauma,Tree-Mcgrath said. She thinks es the artwork impartially, as the art people can relate to having to carteachers know the students’ work and ry that stuff that causes them pain. lives.

“The piece is very unstable and I feel “We end up with selections that ar- like I’m very unstable.” en’t based on any knowledge of stuShe wanted people to feel stressed dents’ lives, biographies, practices, when they saw it, and decided to make [or] the process they’ve made,” Kra- the sculpture look like it was falling kow said. down - “kind of like how somebody Sam Coombs, junior studio art ma- might look on the inside when they’re jor, submitted three pieces to the gal- traumatized,” she said.

The point of the piece is to disclass that did a drill, a power drill, lery. One of her pieces “Pieces” was admitted after professors initially adplay “the things that we keep and the and he scaled it down - his piece was things that stay with us. Even when a a little bit more comical and very fan- vised her not to submit, she said.

“I went with my gut and submitted traumatic experience is over, it is still tastical with the colors that he chose, which worked well for the piece that the piece even though I was advised happening to you and you have to live he did. I wanted to be as true to real- not to, and I’m really glad that I did,” with it every day,” Tree-McGrath said, Coombs said.

“And I live with those Barbies in my ism as I could,” he said.

The piece was a mixed media col- basement every day taking up space Emily Flaherty, junior biology major, submitted a hand sculpted maple lage filled with colorful shredded pa- that could be used for something else.” jug, titled, “Let me take you to my per clippings, and a sculpted hand.

Coombs sculpted the hand in seShe added she created the Alicia hometown,” which she made using “slabs and coils” and “graffito tech- nior year of high school from direct Keys portrait because she is her idol niques to get the colors and the let- observations. She sat for around eight and her powerful lyrics have “saved” ters and the design in there.” She dis- hours observing her hand and recreat- her from succumbing to her traumatcussed the role trial and error played ing what she saw, she said. After that, ic experiences, especially as a multiracial woman. She posted the photo in this piece, and how the work was it became one of her favorite pieces.

She joined the collage and the hand on Instagram, and Keys’ mother liked inspired by her childhood.

“It was inspired by where I grew up. sculpture after taking a collage and the post, Tree-McGrath said.

The Juried Student Exhibition will I grew up in New Hampshire, and kind mixed media class in the Fall 2021 of the middle of nowhere. I grew up in semester. The collage is made of pho- be on display in the Mazmanian Art a small town, and we would have so tos and photo negatives that were put Gallery until Feb. 23. many farms that would sell maple syr- through a paper shredder, she said.

The process of lining up the shredup, things like that,” she said.

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“Even when a traumatic experience is over, it is still happening to you and you have to live with it every day.”

- Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath Graduate Art Education Student Billian said that the piece was made for her sculpture methods and materials class, and that it was made up of stuff that she just had, and how it contributed to the feel of the piece - “just kind of a whole array of stuff.

“Some of it is Chanel, like empty containers I found on the side of the road. … Some are pom-poms that I made, some are things of tinsel that I sewed together - a little painting that I made, a lot of plastic stuff,” she said.

Handy, second-place winner and a part-time student, submitted a sculpture of a golf pencil scaled up to 2-feet long, made almost entirely of felt. He said that while he had never worked with felt before, he found it “very fun,” and said that “it was something enjoyable and calming.”

Handy shared that he had worked with wood sculptures in the past and grafted felt onto them for the enjoyment of using it.

He said while he enjoyed working with felt, it wasn’t his favorite medium to work in, and that he “did every-

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Juried Student Exhibition

Junior Emily Flaherty and visitors looking at Danielle Ray’s “Entanglement” in the Mazmanian Gallery Feb 15.

Junior Sam Coombs looking at student work in the Mazmanian Gallery Feb 15.

Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath posed next to her piece “Ignoinious Collection of the Overwhelmed” Feb 15.

Studio art students looking at Dania Dillon’s untitled piece in the Mazmanian Gallery Feb 15.

Senior Jenna Billian speaking to visitors in front of her submission Feb 15.

Two visitors at the gallery admiring Danielle Ray’s untitled sculpture Feb 15.

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‘Smiling Friends’: insanity, glorious insanity

By Jackson Clyde Staff Writer

Ever since Adult Swim’s debut 20 years ago, Cartoon Network’s adult programming block has been home to some of the most esoteric, fascinating, and occasionally baffling animated content on television.

Shows such as “Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law,” “Metalocalypse,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and, of course, “Rick and Morty” have accumulated massive cult followings - but following the latter, it was exceptionally difficult for new series on the block to achieve a similar level of success.

That is, until “Smiling Friends” premiered this January.

“Smiling Friends” is an animated acid trip created by Australian animator Michael Cusack and YouTuber Zach Hadel, better known by his username psychicpebbles.

The series follows Pim and Charlie, a pair of employees working for Smiling Friends Inc. - a charity seeking to spread happiness all over the world.

It starts off normal enough, with Pim and Charlie trying to cheer up a suicidal man. However, the plot quickly escalates as the duo comes face-to-

face with demons, a medieval fantasy world, murderous fast-food mascots, and even Satan himself.

Much of the humor comes from its main characters - who are ostensibly normal guys, navigating their way through these adventures. Cusack and Hadel provide their voices, managing to perfectly capture both Pim’s relentless optimism and Charlie’s stubborn cynicism, respectively.

Of course, that’s nothing to say of the supporting cast.

Smiling Friends Inc. also employs Alan, a controlling man obsessed with cheese, Glep, a green creature who exclusively talks in gibberish, and The Boss, a relatively friendly character who nevertheless makes me uncomfortable whenever he appears on screen.

All three are profoundly entertaining, though I feel they weren’t used as much as they could have been.

The show’s various one-off characters also tend to leave strong impressions. Desmond - the suicidal man we meet in the first episode - stuck with me largely due to an unforgettable performance by movie critic Mike Stoklasa.

I also have to give props to Erica Lindbeck, an experienced voice ac-

tress who plays almost every single woman in the show. However, she manages to make each role feel distinct and engaging.

Outside of the stellar cast, “Smiling Friends’” true strength is its eccentricity.

This visual variety becomes apparent in the very first episode, when the 2D animated characters are shown watching a 3D CGI cartoon of a dancing alien. CGI characters show up regularly throughout the series, in addition to live-action segments that can be rather disorienting.

The entire show seems designed to surprise you as much as possible, leaving you completely uncertain what will happen next.

For example, the third episode asks the audience to vote on whether they want a new character to join the main cast. It’s revealed that said character won the poll later in the episode, only to immediately die in the ending credits.

Another instance comes in episode eight, where a character brutally died almost out of nowhere.

While this kind of presentation may be off-putting to some, I couldn’t help but love it. It felt completely different from any cartoons I watched

prior - ensuring that I was on the edge of my seat during each and every episode.

I cannot stress enough how much I ended up loving this series. It gave me hope that we could soon have another Adult Swim renaissance. With talented creators making strange, off-beat shows that befuddle and entertain new audiences.

Thankfully, it just got renewed for a second season, which means I have more of it to look forward to.

This is definitely a show to watch with your friends, by the way. Seeing them react to the constant insanity will never get tiring.

Grade: A Refreshingly weird

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Puzzles

ACROSS 1. Covered the tab 5. One way to become a parent 10. Loops in, briefly 13. Prefix with “directional” 14. Got the standard score in golf 15. With it 16. Turns off 18. “___ got a bad feeling about this” 19. Letter before upsilon 20. Basis for the Apple Watch’s platform 21. Running shoe brand 22. Turns on 26. Less populated 27. Crystal balls, e.g.

28. ___ Stix (sour candy) 29. Turns up 33. Black History Month in the U.S. 34. Org. for athletes who hit a puck 35. Friendly beginning?

37. Turns down 42. “Zounds!”

43. Close to 44. Sullied reputation 46. Turns out 50. Break in relations 51. Madre’s sister 52. Tire gauge letters 53. “Ramy” actor Mahershala 54. Turns in 59. Butterfly catcher 60. “Just watch me!”

61. Cuisine with pad see ew 62. OB-GYNs, e.g.

63. He goes “Ho ho ho!”

64. Pepper’s partner

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DOWN 1. Group quarantining together 2. Coy reply to “You must be joking” 3. Helpful connections 4. Relating to food plans 5. “That feels heavenly!”

6. Sink outlet Puzzle solutions are now 7. “But you seem to think exclusively online. otherwise ...”

8. Where to buy mice ... or squeaky mice 9. QB’s successes 10. Official whisky of Manchester United 11. ___ duty (voting, etc.)

12. Say something 14. Windows fan, often 17. Catches 21. “Dancing Queen” band 22. Worked as a secret agent 23. Monetary deductions and credits 24. Name that anagrams to “Arnie” 25. Before, before 26. Abbr. on a beachgoer’s bottle 30. Sounds of under- standing 31. First-year West Pointer 32. Cons are pros at running them 36. 41-Down’s “___ to Aphrodite” 38. “___ la vie!”

39. Rodent in some Banksy art 40. Sexy writing 41. Famed poet of Lesbos 42. Starts private work?

45. One tablet, maybe 46. Word before “opening” or “entrance” 47. Fuel ship 48. Towering figure 49. Lacks 54. He/him/___ 55. Org. with a 3.4 oz limit for liquids 56. “So THAT’S the answer!”

57. ___ Poly Pomona 58. Baby fox

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Bear-y Good Times

(Left) Freshmen Avry Guilbert, Ainslee Caton, and Leticia Rita Santos stuffing bears at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

Student stuffing bear at FSAB’s Stuff-ABear event Feb. 13.

Students posing for photo at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

Students posing with bears at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

Students stuffing bears at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

Freshman Tara Shea with a bear at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

Students posing for a photo with their bears at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

Students posing for a photo with their stuffed animals at FSAB’s Stuff-A-Bear event Feb. 13.

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