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Ram Revealed By Jessica Duff News Editor FSU administrators, donors and alumni held a ceremony in Crocker Grove to formally reveal the new bronze ram statue, as a representation of the university’s spirit, on Sept. 8. The statue cost $55,000 and was paid for entirely through private and alumni donations, according to Eric Gustafson, Executive Director of the office of development and alumni relations. “You go to Penn State and they have the lion. … At UCONN, everyone pets the head of the Husky on the way into graduation. It’s just part of the campus tradition,” said Gustafson, “I think a lot of our alumni saw that and said, ‘I wish we had that when I was there.’” President F. Javier Cevallos said he is “delighted” to have the statue on campus. He attributed the idea for the statue to two alumni, Janina and Nancy Swiacki, who are part of
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Erin Fitzmaurice/THE GATEPOST From the left: Richard Logan ‘70 Chair of the Board of Trustees, Nancy Swiacki ‘68, Janina Swiacki ‘67, the artist’s son, Chris Williams the artist, President F. Javier Cevallos, Robert Richards, Jr. ‘83
West Hall opens its doors to students
Campus police officer arrested for exposing self to student worker
By Bailey Morrison News Editor
ByAlexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief
FSU’s new residence hall, West, opened for the fall 2016 semester. The overall cost was $44 million with construction costs of $37 million, according to Dale Hamel, executive vice president. The project was financed through a revenue bond which will be repaid to the Massachusetts State College Building Authority. The scheduled payment for the 2017 fiscal year is $2.88 million, he said. He added the project came in “under budget” which allowed for landscaping and reconstruction of Maynard Lot. A grand opening event open to students, faculty and staff will be held on Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m., said Hamel. Construction took approximately 18 months and progressed on time, Glenn Cochran associate dean of students and director of Residence Life and Student Conduct said in an email. The building was designed by Architectural Resources Cam-
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Athena Venetsanakos/THE GATEPOST West Hall was built in 18 months and cost $44 million.
bridge (ARC) and constructed by Consigli Construction Co, Inc. The residence hall was designed to meet green standards. The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) program, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), guided building design and construction to ensure that LEED standards were met, Cochran said. Though West has not completed the LEED Gold Certification, it is expected to be completed in
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FSUPD Officer Wilter Dormevil was arrested Saturday afternoon, Sept. 3, after allegedly masturbating behind a student desk worker’s chair in the University’s police station. He is charged with open and gross lewdness, lewd and lascivious conduct and intimidation of a witness. Dormevil also allegedly ejaculated on the backside of the desk chair, a clipboard he was holding and papers on top of a desk, according to Framingham police. He has since been banned from FSU’s campus and placed on administrative leave, according to FSU President F. Javier Cevallos. He said in an email, “The alleged actions of one individual should not cast a shadow on what I consider to be an outstanding department, led by Chief Medeiros. The members of the FSU Police Department are dedicated to the safety and security of our community and they continue to have my
full support.” The victim was working writing parking permits when she felt “continuous” movement behind her, according to police. When she turned around, she saw Dormevil masturbating his erect and exposed penis. Dormevil acted as if the incident had not occurred, according to police, and asked the victim what was wrong with her. He also asked her, “Do you even understand English?” When she returned to her desk, Dormevil “whispered” to her that he was sorry and that, “This didn’t happen.” She then asked another student desk worker, who was working in the adjacent I.D. office, to switch with her. After the victim told her fellow desk worker what had happened and he observed semen on the chair she had been sitting in, he brought the victim outside with him where they called Framingham police. Cevallos said, “We regard the safety of our students, faculty and staff as paramount, and we will continue to hold our officers’ conduct to the
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By Kayllan Olicio Asst. News Editor Where did you grow up? I grew up in Malden Massachusetts. I lived there my whole life. … I’ve lived in the same house since I was a year-and-half old until now. So I consider that my real roots - my real hometown. Why did you choose to attend FSU? My sister went here before me. She was a senior when I was a freshman. So, the distance from Malden is 40 to 45 minutes. So I can go home whenever I want. They have a good program - I’m a political science major. With the familiarity of my sister being here and the distance and the major, I was a pretty good fit. Also, the size of the campus - it’s small and I don’t l really like the big city campuses. What are the responsibilities of the Student Trustee? All I really do is I’m the bridge between the students and the administration. Any student concerns I voice to the administration and I bring information from the administrative board back to the students. And also pushing initiatives on behalf of the students - whatever that may be. How did you become involved with SGA? My freshman year, I become a senator because I thought that student government was a good way to get involved - it was a good resume builder. As I got into it, I realized that my goal was to affect policy on campus and student government as a senator - that’s a difficult way to do it. So I ran for student trustee last year - my sophomore year - but I didn’t get it and then this year, I ran again and I got it.
What do you find is the hardest part about being an RA? I think the hardest part is policy enforcement and having residents know you’re there to be a friendly person but also to enforce the rules and having them understand that. Do you have any career aspirations for when you graduate? I’m thinking about going to law school once I graduate. Then after that becoming a lawyer for a while, my main high-up there goal in life is to become a senator. We’ll see if that happens. Who are your role models? My dad is the most generous person I have ever encountered. He grew up in Jamaica. He didn’t really have much growing up and now coming here into the United States he’s been able to do very well for himself. Having his experiences of not having much as a child really gives him an understanding of the hardships people go through and he uses that to help people. … I try to take that in my own life. Try to be as generous as possible, try to give as much as I can. Which is also why I feel that I became Student Trustee because I wanted to give back to the campus. I feel that the campus has shown me a lot about myself. And if there is anything I can do to help others have the experiences I have, then that’s just my goal. What is your most memorable experience at FSU so far? I think moving in the first day of freshman year because you’re kind of just thrown in from your hometown and never really been around people other than your hometown. When I first moved in the first person to greet me was my RA. He was just very friendly and welcoming,
Allie Gath/THE GATEPOST and immediately, I felt that I could have a home here. So that really clicked in me that college is a positive experience and it can be fun. That set a tone for my career here. What advice would you give to FSU students? Don’t think that you know everything because it’s very easy to think that since you graduated high school. … You’re off on your own, you feel like an adult, but you’re not. So be open to everything - keep an open mind and be willing to experience different things. … Don’t feel like there is anything to prove because everyone’s here to build themselves and find themselves. Kind of go with the flow and find yourself here. CONNECT WITH KAYLLAN OLICIO kolicio@student.framingham.edu
Police Logs Tuesday, September 6
Thursday, September 8
Sunday, September 11
Harassment FSU police department 23:28 Summary: Report taken
Motor vehicle accident O’Connor parking lot 20:42 Summary: Motor vehicle hit and run on campus.
Elevator entrapment West Hall 10:35 Summary: Services rendered
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West Hall
Athena Venetsanakos/THE GATEPOST West Hall opened for the fall semester and is currently home to over 300 FSU students.
Continued from page 1 the coming months, he added. Hamel said West Hall will exceed MassLEED plus requirements. West Hall was built using “low-emitting materials” such as flooring, paint and window shades. Ninety-five percent of the resulting construction waste will be diverted from a landfill. There are nine standards that must be met in order to qualify as a “green building,” - the integrative process, location and transportation, sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality and innovation, he said. According to Hamel, the building receives points in each category that determine the LEED certification given to the building. West Hall will use the same green housekeeping standards with cleaning products as used on the rest of the FSU campus, he said. Suites in West Hall have occupancy and “vacancy sensors” for residents who forget to turn out the lights, Hamel said. These sensors also conserve energy by setting the temperature to a lower point when the rooms are vacant. West Hall is a unique residence hall equipped with radiant heat panels instead of radiators. The heat automatically shuts off when the windows are unlatched,
Cochran said. The suites in West Hall have been made accessible to residents with “mobility limitations or hearing impairments,” said Hamel. There is an elevator that goes down to the parking lots as well as doorbells outside the suites. There is also a lighted path and ramp for an accessible route to both the McCarthy and Ecumen-
design provided “the types of housing experiences that students had indicated as their preferences.” This format of residence living meets the needs of freshman and upperclassman interested in living on campus, Hamel said. West Hall is 95,000 square feet with 90 suites and 316 beds, which were all occupied when school began. Each floor con-
“Being a freshman , it’s really nice knowing that I get a chance to live in the new building on campus ” -Jazmine Numan, Freshman
services as a development of the “Circle of Campus,” an initiative to construct FSU as a “pedestrian-focused campus.” This is a part of the Capital Plan established in 2008 that physically promotes an academic “core.” Residence halls are designed as the “ring” of campus around academic buildings. Supporting facilities such as the athletic and health centers are within “close proximity” to the center of campus, he said. The repurposing of O’Connor Hall as academic offices provided the “much needed office space” within the academic core, he added. Junior Rhiana Parham-Ferrel, a resident of West Hall, transferred from a school where she always wanted to leave and now feels “absolutely comfortable” in West walking around or even relaxing in her room. CONNECT WITH BAILEY MORRISON bmorrison1@student.framingham.edu
ical Centers, he said. Freshman Jazmine Numan said, “Being a freshman, it’s really nice knowing that I get a chance to live in the new building on campus.” West Hall is unique with its mix of doubles and semi-suite styled rooms conjoined by a shared bathroom, Hamel added. This change in residence hall
tains a kitchenette, lounges and “smaller private studies” for study groups, Hamel said. He said the building was designed with a living room, gas a fireplace, full kitchen and bike storage room. Each floor has dry-erase paint on the walls for “ease of use,” he added. According to Hamel, West Hall
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FSUPD officer arrested Continued from page 1 highest standards. Please note that this situation was isolated and there is no ongoing threat to the University.” According to Chief of FSUPD Brad Mederios, the University police have a 25-step hiring process, which includes a background test and a psychological evaluation. Dormevil had been employed since May. Mederios said Dormevil was armed with his authorized firearm during the incident. Mederios said he “couldn’t believe FRAMINGHAM POLICE it” when he found out about the allegations against Dormevil. Dormevil pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Sept. 6. “He just did not possess any traits that would lead me to believe that he ing with student workers “one on could ever pull something like this,” this. “This was heart-wrenching for all one” to discuss the incident “as our he said. “He was pleasant and he of us that it was a member of this schedule permits.” seemed to want to do the right thing department that was involved with Kim Dexter, Director of Equal Opall the time.” When asked if University police something like this,” he said. “I don’t portunity, Title IX, and ADA Comwill be taking any extra measures to want the community to think that pliance, said her office will be invesavoid a similar incident from occur- because of this guy’s actions, that tigating the incident and could not ring, Mederios said, “We have every- we’re all that way because we’re not.” comment further. The FSUPD department has not According to Framingham police, thing in place that we need to have addressed the incident with all of the incident was not caught on camin place.” He added, “You cannot predict or their student desk workers because era. The only security camera in the tell when an individual is all of a sud- of conflicting schedules, according to Mederios. Instead, he has been meetstation views the lobby, according to den going to become defective like
Mederios, and there are none in the actual police station. When asked if University police will now consider installing cameras, he said, “I haven’t gotten to that point yet.” On Sept. 3 Dormevil was released on a bail of $500 Saturday evening. A Framingham police officer withdrew Dormevil’s funds for bail for him from the ATM located in front of the police station. He was arraigned in court Tuesday morning, Sept. 6. The judge ordered Dormevil to stay away from the victim and from the FSU campus. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, and is due back in court Oct. 17. Sophomore Emily Thomas said, “It’s scary that you’re in a ‘safe community’ but you’re blind to things. You hear it on the news, but you wouldn’t think it would happen here.” Mike Brule, a sophomore said “He’s disgusting and I hope nothing but the worst for him.” CONNECT WITH ALEXANDRA GOMES agomes5@student.framingham.edu CONNECT WITH BAILEY MORRISON bmorrison1@student.framingham.edu
Ram Statue Continued from page 1 the Class of 1967 and ’68. Nancy Swiacki said after taking a walk around campus three years ago, they asked administrators, “Do we have something on campus for the students to use as a symbol of the university?” They brought their idea for a statue to FSU staff and other alumni, including donor Robert Richards Jr., of the Class of 1983. “So many people jumped on the bandwagon and wanted to support it,” said Janina Swiacki. The Swiacki sisters and Richards helped the University commission artist Chris Williams to create the statue. Williams, a sculptor from Essex, has also created statues for Bridgewater State University and Salem State University. “We talked about the strength of the piece and what would be the message behind it,” said Williams. Robin Welch, program manager for 100 Males to College and member of the class of 1977, said, “I think that the statue is an excellent example of the fortitude, the strength and the dedication it takes to move a mountain. “That’s what a lot of the students are doing - they’re recognizing that to obtain a quality education is not easy. … Rams are like that too. … They live in extraordinary condi-
tions, but they always adapt.” Several alumni at the ceremony recalled when the ram was first selected as FSU’s mascot in 1967 after a school-wide vote. The University was in the process of adding its first male sports teams after becoming coed only a few years earlier in 1964. Amy Rotger, a senior, said, “I think it’s pretty awesome, especially being on a sports team. I think it helps show ‘We’re the Rams!’ and gives us awareness and team spirit.” Jackie McCann, a senior, said, “I like where it’s located, since it kind of brings the campus together. It just kind of shows us who we are.” A plaque was created and displayed at the ceremony to show the names of those who worked on the project, and the donors who gave over $1,000. The plaque will be added near the ram statue later, after an appropriate sized boulder is found for it. According to Gustafson, the Ram Statue Fund remains a gift option on the alumni website for future “repairs” and “upkeep.” Erin Fitzmaurice/THE GATEPOST
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Alumni proudly revealed the new bronze ram statue on Sept. 8.
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Victims honored at 15th anniversary of 9/11 By Cesareo Contreras Editorial Staff Members of the FSU community honored the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a commemoration ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Memorial Grove. The 15th anniversary ceremony, which was sparsely attended, was sponsored by Vice President for Enrollment and Student Development Lorretta Holloway and the Veterans club. Holloway discussed how 9/11 has shaped FSU students’ upbringing. She said, “We live in a post 9/11 world, but our students only know that post 9/11 world,” Holloway said. As a result, FSU students only know an America where Homeland Security exists and where airport security is tightly regulated, she explained. Holloway recalled the day of the attacks saying, “I remember that day here on campus and when we were all sent home and having to discuss that at the dinner table with my children,” She remembered “Having my 4-year-old asking me why it happened and all I could say to her was, ‘because they hate us’ and then bursting into tears.” She said, “Through the grief, we all pulled together. “There was so much love that spewed out of that hate - so many stories of random acts of kindness and bravery.” She said students and faculty
should honor the victims of 9/11 by loving and helping each other, the same way people did during and directly following the attacks. “What we owe them is to love each other,” Holloway said. “When they took down the plane before it could hit another target. When they were going back into the smoke to help others. We owe it to them to build on that love and loyalty.” Following Holloway’s remarks, members of the Veterans club named off 62 countries represented by the 2,977 people who lost their lives that Erin Fitzmaourice/THE GATEPOST day. On the walkway from Crocker Hall A variety of national flags were placed throughout campus in memory of to Memorial Grove flags were placed the victims of 9/11. to recognize those countries. dents and faculty were invited to the occurred throughout campus. Holloway said she wanted stuCenter for Inclusive Excellence to On Sunday, Heineman Ecumeincal dents to understand that more than watch the documentary “102 Min- Center rang its bells at approximatejust American lives were lost in the utes That Changed America,” which ly 8:46 a.m., 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m. and attacks. details the events that occurred the 10:03 a.m., marking the times the “There was sort of this idea that morning of Sept. 11, 2001. planes crashed. Each bell ring served all of these Americans died, which Junior Kathleen Schipelliti said, as a salute to the individuals who lost is true ... but there are a lot of people “Though I do not remember much of their lives in each of the flights. who carried other passports,” Hollothe attack because I was younger, I Holloway said since the construcway said. felt it was important to go and honor tion of the Memorial Grove, she will Senior Gabriela Escamilla said, “I those who lost their lives. It was also not let a Sept. 11 pass without some thought it was really cool how they a nice way to thank the veterans that form of commemoration. do represent everyone that we lost were present.” “Unless I’m out of the country, I’m in 9/11. It’s a good visual representaSchipelliti was disappointed more not going to let another September tion because there were so many. ... people didn’t attend the event. 11 pass where I don’t do something. It means a lot and it’s a good way to Veterans club president and soph- Where we at least ... read the names remember it.” omore Brandon Bledsoe said, “I of the countries [or] have a moment The flags in cost $1,500 Holloway thought it went pretty well for what of silence. ... That should just be a said. it was. It wasn’t too big, and it wasn’t regular thing,” she said. The cost was paid for through dowhat we would describe as a mess. It CONNECT WITH CESAREO CONTRERAS nations from Enrollment and Stuwent off well.” ccontreras@student.framingham.edu dent Development, Dean of Students In addition to the ceremony, a and SGA. number of other memorial tributes After the commemoration, stu-
First-year students celebrated during annual New-Student Convocation By Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief Administrators, faculty and staff celebrated this year’s first-year students during the annual New Student Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 1. President F. Javier Cevallos welcomed students to FSU and told them they will face “new and exciting challenges,” during their time at the University. “Some will be academic, and some will be related to your new level of independence. I promise you that if you work hard, you will have every opportunity to thrive here,” he said. He reminded students of the resources available on campus, such as CASA and career services. “We offer a strong support structure at Framingham State,” he said, “but it will be up to you to seek it out and take advantage of it.” He also advised students to take up internships and get involved
with student clubs and athletics on campus, and encouraged them to ask for help from faculty, staff and administrators. He said if students couldn’t find someone with an answer to their questions, they could personally email him for help. “Don’t be afraid to ask questions or seek out assistance,” he said. “If you don’t know who to ask, ask me.” Also during the ceremony, four professors received distinguished faculty awards – Bridgette Sheridan for teaching, Virginia Rutter for scholarships, Cynthia Betchel for service and Rebecca Taylor for advising and mentoring. Professor Sarah Mulhall was awarded the Dr. Robert A. Martin Outstanding First-Year Advocate Award. Muhall urged students to think of their time at FSU as an opportunity. “This is your shot,” she said. “So now that you’re here, what are you going to do with it? What do you want to get out of college?”
SGA President Ezequiel DeLeon cited FSU’s original mission to set the standard and norms for teaching practices, and said, “Today, that mission for setting the standard or norm is as true as it was in 1839, but that mission has evolved to encompass more than just best teaching practices.” He asked students to “internalize” and “fulfill” that mission by “truly committing yourself to your studies and to your community. Raise the standards by doing something different.” He told students that while they were now fully responsible for themselves, that did not mean they were alone. “It is my hope that as you progress here at Framingham State University, you can count on the Student Government Association as one of your allies,” he said. “So please do not hesitate to reach out.” Freshman Kevin Follis said the ceremony was “informational” and that it “makes you feel a little less
nervous about looking for help.” Lauren Paolini, a freshman, said, “There are a lot of opportunities, and they’re willing to help.” Briana Saint Pierre, a freshman, said, “I loved the speech by our president. He’s just so loving and warm, and it makes me want to hug him.” Freshman Sam Ross said, “Everyone just seems really approachable. … I feel like I could talk to anybody here … and be treated with same respect I give them.” Robert Johnson, a freshman, said the ceremony was “informative” and “inspiring.” He added, “It feels really surreal to be here, and it feels really nice to actually be welcomed by a warm community.” Cevallos said, “There is nothing I’d like more than to be handing everyone in this room a diploma four years from now.” CONNECT WITH ALEXANDRA GOMES agomes5@student.framingham.edu
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Meet the SGA Candidates Fallon Soye
Fallon Soye
Mikayla Quinlan
Mikayla Quinlan
Running for: Class senator Major: Psychology Class: 2018 Personal statement: I am running for a Class of 2018 Senator position so I can get more involved on campus this year. I believe I possess the right qualities to be a senator because I am reliable, understanding, and approachable.
Running for: Social events coordinator Major: Elementary education Class: 2018 Personal statement: If elected, I plan to host a variety of team building events which will allow for a cohesive senate that can truly represent the campus community.
Erin Dempsey
Driana LeBron
Erin Dempsey
Running for: Senator-at-large Major: English Class: 2018 Campus Involvement: I am running for Senator at Large because I have a knack for solving problems and I have a passion for helping others.
Julie Banda
Julie Banda
Running for: Class senator Major: Biology Class: 2019 Personal statement: Information not provided.
Diamond Gonzalez
Driana LeBron
Running for: Senator-at-large Major: Accounting Class: 2020 Campus Involvement: I am running in hopes of bringing everyone in the community together and having the opportunity to get to know each other through activities around campus.
Diamond Gonzalez
Running for: Vice president, class senator and senator-at-large Major: Marketing Class: 2020 Personal Statement: Step by step I will knock down the obstacles in our way of success; it won’t be easy but it’s the attitude I have towards it.
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Cinthia Marques Pineda
Cori Farrow
Cori Farrow
Running for: Senator-at-large Major: Sociology Class: 2020 Personal statement: I am running because I want to get involved with various clubs on campus. I also believe it is incredibly important to take part in and learn about your government at any and all levels.
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Ayanna Ferguson
Cinthia Marques Pineda
Running for: Senator-at-large Major: Sociology Class: 2020 Personal statement: If I get elected I will make sure that your voice is heard throughout FSU. I will find ways to facilitate the opening of new clubs and events that will make us a stronger and more united community.
Ayanna Ferguson
Running for: Class senator and senator-at-large Major: Accounting Class: 2020 Personal statement: as your senator I promise to make your voice is heard and your concerns are taken seriously. I look forward to building a close relationship with everyone in SGA.
First SGA meeting of the year addreses sensitive issues and summer funding By Kayllan Olicio Asst. News Editor First SGA meeting of the year addresses sensitive issues and summer funding. SGA brought attention to allegations against campus police officer Wilter Dormevil and his alleged inappropriate actions toward a student worker at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6. SGA President Ezequiel De Leon stated SGA’s mission on campus is to serve and represent the student body as well as address student issues and advocate for them. De Leon said the incident had to be addressed at SGA senate. He added, “It’s not something we are going to shy away from because it’s a sensitive issue.” A student worker employed at the campus police station was in attendance, and said, “It was
nothing that even crossed my mind until the issue happened. So it’s pretty scary. … Those are my coworkers.”
and appointed five new ones, including Hailey Small ‘17, Jacob Nowlan ‘18, Logan Hennessy ‘18, Marquis Sims ‘18 and Seth Signa
“It was nothing that ever crossed my mind until the issue happened.” -FSUPD student worker
The student worker added, “It involved a student, it involved one of my coworkers. Nobody in the office has said anything to the student workers.” SGA also swore in 13 senators
‘18. SGA received five emergency business funding requests over the summer. Symphonic Band received $910 for a conductor, Her Campus received $400 for Craft,
Chat and Chill on Sept. 7, Aspiring Health Professionals received $1175 for bamboo plants for FSU Health Day on Sept. 21, Marketing Club received $2500 for personalized water bottles also for FSU Health Day and approved an increase to the dance team’s budget for a Celtic’s game in February. SGA also discussed upcoming elections. With multiple positions currently available, SGA hopes to gain new members and encourage them to run for leadership roles within the group. The meeting was followed by an ice cream social. CONNECT WITH KAYLLAN OLICIO kolicio@student.framingham.edu
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By Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief By Cesareo Contreras Editorial Staff FSU hosts annual Challenger Center Conference FSU’s Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center hosted this year’s Challenger Center Conference from Aug. 7-11, during which educators, administrators and representatives from 44 McAuliffe Centers across the country discussed how to integrate space exploration into STEM education. The fourth and final day of the conference, an event called “STEM Education Through the Lens of Space Exploration,” took place on campus in the McCarthy Center forum on Thursday, Aug. 11 and was open to the local community. Irene Porro, the center’s director, said the event was an “opportunity to remember and celebrate” Christa McAuliffe’s legacy. “This is really a legacy that compels us to look at the future not as something that will happen to us, but as something that we are responsible for and something we can shape,” she said. Thursday’s event featured three panel discussions and a tour of FSU’s McAuliffe center. Over 100 people from the local community signed up for the event, along with approximately 20 FSU students. A multidisciplinary & interdisciplinary approach to space exploration Frank White, author of “The Overview Effect,” moderated a pan-
el discussion concerning the ways STEM subjects and non-STEM subjects intersect and shape human understanding in space exploration and interplanetary living. “We’re entering a second space age where nations and individuals with the power, the vision and the interest are saying, ‘We’re going to go out there and we’re not only going to explore the solar system, but we are going to develop it,’” White said. “I think we’ve reached a tipping point, beyond which the discussion of whether we should [live in space] or not is beginning to fade. The question is ... is it going to be done in the right way?” White said to fully grasp the idea behind life on other planets, deeper “ethical, environmental, political, economic and artistic” discussions are needed. White said he worked with Porro and launched the “Academy in Space Initiative” on April 6 with the purpose of bringing “the best minds on planet Earth to think about, in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary way, the questions that arise when we talk about settling a new frontier.” The panel was made up of FSU education professor Kelly Kolodny, Senior Food Technologist at Natick Soldier Research Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) Michelle Richardson and Erica Jarwin, a graduate student at Brown University’s Planetary Geosciences group. Kolodny shared her students’ reactions to the documentary “Overview,” which expanded on the impact of seeing the Earth from outer space in 1968 from the Apollo 8 mission. The documentary explained that
the sight caused a shift in how the astronauts aboard the spacecraft saw the Earth in relation to the rest of the cosmos and the need for global sustainability. White named that change in perspective “The Overview Effect.” One of Kolodny’s student’s reflection read, “I believe that global citizenship is important because it takes children out of their small world and helps bring them into a larger perspective where they can then develop the realization that we are all one.” Kolodny said, “I think that reflecting on space exploration and the ‘Overview’ is useful preparation for teachers - for all teachers - not just STEM teachers. I think that the key outcome is ... that it causes people to think broadly and deeply and then that shift takes place.” Richardson detailed three projects NSRDEC is developing to curtail the difficulties in producing food for astronauts heading to Mars. Richardson said the project’s main concerns are making sure food is irradiated, as it allows for food to have a longer shelf life, improving meal replacement bars to reduce the weight of food during travel and the continued stabilization of vitamins entering space. Jarwin said she is researching volcanic glass bead deposits formed on the Moon, which she said could “potentially” be “harvested” into water, metal and silicon on the Moon. She said she is also studying climate change, glaciation and deglaciation on Mars. When asked by White what humanity’s “proper response” should be if life were to be found on Mars, Jarwin related part of her answer to
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colonial times on Earth. “If you look at our history of exploration, it was horrible,” she said. “It was good for us white Europeans. ... We might not find humans elsewhere, but we need to think about the ethical, political and economical ramifications of exploration and what we do with that.” Sports on the moon Arthur Eisenkraft, director of the Center of Science and Math in Context at UMass Boston, detailed the aspects of “project-based learning” and how space could be integrated into the curriculum by demonstrating a lesson plan he uses in the classroom. Eisenkraft said he has worked to create lesson plans centered on student-led projects to help them understand scientific concepts, ideas and realities. The idea behind the lesson plan “Sports on the moon,” he said, is to challenge students to create their own sport on the moon after learning about its physical laws. “When they come up there and [present their] sport, students in the class learn about the sport and learn the physics of the sport being reviewed again,” Eisenkraft said. “It’s reviewed many times in multiple contexts and then some students finally get it.” He taught a summarized version of his class and broke down some of the moon’s physical laws and how they differ from the Earth’s. Some of this teaching included explaining that objects weigh six times less on the moon, while its mass is the same as it is on Earth.
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Panelists discuss STEM education during the conference’s final panel.
The course is beneficial because it demands students become experts in the moon’s physics if they want their sport to be successful, he said. “The learning takes place when they transfer their knowledge from the activity to the challenge,” Eisenkraft said. “When they are putting their sport together, they say, ‘Boy what was that about friction? Let’s go back and look at friction again.’ They are expected to know this.” Participating in projects they can design themselves also motivates the students, according to Eisenkraft. He said studies have found students enjoy defining “the content and the task” during lessons. “See, with ‘Sports on the moon’, I’m teaching the physics I have to teach, but I’m not saying, ‘We are doing this with football because I like football.’ It’s pick any sport you’d like,” he said.
it is,” he said, adding exposing children to STEM education early on will make the fields “second nature” to them. He added, “The things that seem incredibly difficult for all of us are
The Future of space exploration and its impact on STEM The final panel explored how the demand for STEM workers and the need for STEM technology are affected by space exploration. The panel included Gregory H. Johnson, president and executive director for the Center for The Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and a former NASA astronaut, Steve Vinter, engineering director for Google, Inc. in Cambridge and co-founder of MassCAN, and Ryan Mudawar, manager of Academic and Workforce Programs at the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
Johnson said there are many different STEM careers within the realm of space exploration, such as aerospace, controllers and scientists. “All the science that we do up on the space station, and technology, has a STEM component,” he said. Programs that utilize STEM-related activities, such as robotics, can be very “impactful,” said Johnson, and could motivate children to pursue a career in a STEM field. He said MIT’s Zero Robotics Program, for example, allows children to work with the International Space Station (ISS) to code satellites during a competition, which “generated” a lot of excitement from the kids. “It’s not just reach … but also the depth of reach, the impact. What we do on the ISS is all about the impact we want to have,” he said. Mudawar said the life sciences industry can’t survive without “a strong, educated workforce - a pipeline of workers - that really stems from an early age.” The STEM education program for middle schools, high schools and colleges is important to “generate” the talent needed for the life science industry in Massachusetts, said Mudawar, and ensure that “the skills that they’re gaining in the classroom are relevant and responsive to the needs of industry.” Vinter said Massachusetts needs to build “our own collection of talent that’s capable of economically keeping the fires going” in STEM-related fields. “The hard part is actually getting kids to understand how important
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IN MEMORY OF... Matt O’Leary
By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor FSU sophomore Matt O’Leary, 20, died Monday, July 4 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. His mother, Nancy O’Leary, described her son as “an ambitious kid” who loved hockey, his friends and his dog Zoey. “He was just a very warm and charismatic kind of person,” she said. O’Leary was a business marketing major at FSU, had attended Mass Bay Community College and was a graduate of Framingham High School class of 2014. He also got his real estate license and worked at Charlesgate Realty in Boston, taking classes while he worked on and off full-time. Dylan Bradley, a close friend of O’Leary since they were kids, a Framingham resident and UMass Amherst 2015 graduate, was planning with O’Leary on starting different business opportunities of buying into property or opening an Amazon business. Bradley said his earliest memory is when O’Leary was born, and he remembered growing up down the street from each other. They would drive to school together with friends and constantly be at each other’s house. “Everybody in Framingham knew we were family,” Bradley said, adding
O’Leary was like his brother. He described O’Leary as being “larger than life” and “was somebody special” who could make friends with everyone. “He could put a smile on anybody’s face and would get along with everybody,” he said. FSU senior Jack Braverman became close friends with O’Leary when Braverman was around 17. He remembered playing NHL on the PlayStation together and O’Leary playing hockey “almost every night.” Braverman said O’Leary was someone who “just loved life, you know. I miss him every day.” O’Leary’s mother said because of his love for hockey, in lieu of flowers, they raised about $9,000 for the Framingham Youth Hockey Program. She said O’Leary played in the men’s league after high school and it was a huge passion for him. She remembered O’Leary taking a penalty shot when he was playing for the Framingham High School hockey team. “There was just him and the goalie, and he made it. I’ll never forget his excitement,” she said. O’Leary is survived by his parents, Nancy O’Leary and Kevin O’Leary, his sister, Mollie O’Leary of Framingham and paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and his longtime girlfriend, Samantha Ward.
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Katlyne Dalton Shepard By Bailey Morrison News Editor FSU senior nutrition major Katlyne Dalton Shepard, died at the age of 23, on July 9, 2016. The cause of death was not disclosed. According to her mother, Carol Dalton Gay, Dalton Shepard dreamed of becoming a sports nutritionist and personal trainer. Dalton Gay said Dalton Shepard helped a close friend improve her health by designing a special diet and exercise plan just for her. Dalton Gay remembers her daughter as a “bright and talented girl” who liked to paint and swim. Dalton Gay said Dalton Shepard had an eclectic taste in music, ranging from Doris Day to Dean Martin, to country music. Desiree LeFebvre, one of Dalton Shepard’s best friends, said, “Katlyne’s vivacious personality was unparalleled and her smile was infectious. … Katlyne had a profound impact on all who knew her and Carol Dalton Gay
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will be sincerely missed.” Food and nutrition professor Susan Massad had Dalton Shepard in four classes. Massad said, “She had strong opinions and a passion for what she was learning.” According to her stepfather, Mark Gay, Dalton Shepard and her family enjoyed many summers at Race Point beach in Provincetown. While attending Middleboro High School, Dalton Shepard played volleyball, swam and “threw one heck of a javelin in track and field,” her parents said. Dalton Shepard will be missed by her parents, family and friends. She is survived by her parents, Carol Dalton Gay and Mark Gay, her siblings Mickayla, Tucker and Jessica, and aunts, cousins and grandparents.
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Weekend Wasteland One of the first things new FSU students notice about Framingham State is the lack of activity on campus during the weekends. While there may be the occasional comedian here, or student-produced play there, FSU has largely ignored the needs of students on the weekends. We at The Gatepost believe FSU administrators should start thinking about how to entertain and engage students on the weekends. A more active social scene on the weekends may improve enrollment and retention rates. One of the simpler solutions to this problem would be keeping campus restaurants and cafes such as Toasted, Starbucks and the snack bar open during the weekends, especially at night. Many food stops on campus are either closed or have reduced hours on the weekend, so buying a cup of coffee or a sandwich can be a challenge. Even the dining commons have reduced hours on the weekend. How can administrators expect students to stick around if there is no way for them to feed themselves on campus? FSU could also invest in a completely new restaurant/lounge for students on campus – one that would stay open every weekend night. In addition to serving food to students, which could be paid for with RAMcash and dining dollars, the lounge could include pool tables, T.V.s to watch sports games and a stage for open mic nights, musicians and other performers. Many students head home on the weekends to work as well, and a new campus restaurant would create more jobs for students on campus. Currently, there are only a few spots where students can congregate on campus - the commuter dining area, Sandellas, the Game Room and their residence halls. One could argue there is plenty for students to do off-campus between the AMC Movie Theater and the Natick Mall. However, these activities costs students money and there are only so many nights students can spend in the shopping district. A new lounge would not only provide a new spot to hang out and socialize for FSU students, but also a new place for FSU clubs, organizations and departments to hold more events. Administrators could also move some of the events held during the week to Saturday and Sunday nights, such as outdoor movie nights, Bingo nights and casino nights. It is not simply all on the administrators to create this social environment on the weekends, though. Students need to stay and show they would be interested in these events. They need to demand longer hours for campus restaurants and coffee shops, more student space and more weekend events. Student-run clubs and organizations could also lend a huge hand in engaging students on the weekends. By holding more events on the weekends, or moving some of their regularly scheduled ones to a Saturday or Sunday, they would be providing FSU students with more activities on the weekends, and more reasons to stay. It is contingent on FSU students to show they will take advantage of events and extended services on the weekends, and we at The Gatepost hope administrators will take notice and take action.
Letter from the President Dear Students, With an increasingly contentious presidential election right around the corner, and with a number of troubling social issues taking place across the country, I thought it was appropriate to begin the semester by reminding everyone about Framingham State’s principles when it comes to free expression. Framingham State University is, and has always been, committed to free and open inquiry in all matters. We have a responsibility to promote freedom of debate. It’s very likely that over the course of the year there will be times when you will hear ideas and opinions from members of our community that you personally find offensive, immoral or ignorant. The University’s commitment to free speech means that we may not restrict - or allow others to restrict - people from expressing these ideas, even though they may not live up to our core values as an institution. The response to speech or expression you find offensive should not be an attempt to restrict or obstruct it. Instead, you should use your freedom of expression to debate, criticize
and contest those ideas. Our responsibility as a University is to facilitate this freedom of debate, not restrict it. There are, of course, exceptions to this principle. Speech that is threatening, harassing or defamatory will not be tolerated. This exception also applies to hate speech toward particular individuals or groups based on their race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or other traits. I hope this message helps clarify the University’s position on freedom of expression. I anticipate many passionate debates will take place across campus this semester. Facilitating challenging and thought-provoking discussions is one of the primary functions of a University. It is my expectation that these discussions will be carried out free of interference and with respect for one another.
President F. Javier Cevallos
Campus Conversations What do you think of the new ram statue? By: Phil McMullin, Ally Wharton, & Athena Venetsanakos
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ARTS & FEATURES “The Admiral and the Penguin:” Yalowitz shares work from latest children’s book By Shayna Yacyshyn Editorial Staff The Mazmanian Art Gallery held its first opening of the academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Professor Paul Yalowitz took the stage showcasing artwork from his recently published children’s book, of which he is both author and illustrator. In brief, “The Admiral and the Penguin” is about an admiral who decides to steal a penguin and sell it to the zoo. On the boat ride back from capturing the penguin, the ship sinks and the admiral finds himself close to death. However, the penguin saves the admiral by gathering fish and caring for him until their rescue. The admiral neglects all the penguin has done and is met by fame and fortune when he sells the penguin. He only realizes his faults after he returns to the zoo a year later and discovers how sick and depressed the penguin is. Eager to fix what he has done, the admiral steals the penguin back and grants it freedom at the cost of his own imprisonment. What is now a cohesive and published children’s book, started out as a thumbnail sketch Yalowitz drew on a plane over four years ago. His tiny doodle of a man and a penguin on an iceberg grew into a storyline comprised of empathy and unconditional love. Yalowitz addresses deeper issues of morality and the idea of righting a wrong through the relationship created between the admiral and the penguin. Yalowitz’s illustrations work with his text to add humor and express what the limited amount of words cannot. The pictures are created using graphite as the primary medium with color pencil as an additional variation seen in few of the
drawings. Yalowitz’s illustrations are rich in tonality and pay strong attention to gradient. Yalowitz said, “It’s a bunch of little circles building up layers sometimes there’s two or three layers of graphite to get the right value … It’s like mowing a football field with a pair of scissors.” Tedious layering and constant revision lay the groundwork for what Yalowitz hopes students can take away from his show: hard work. Yalowitz stresses the importance of perseverance and fighting off selfdoubt. “I was always asking myself ‘is this good enough? Are people telling me it’s good because they’re my friends?’… You have to trust the people who give you advice and give you compliments,” said Yalowitz. Roughly five years after graduating with an Illustration Degree from The School of Visual Arts, Yalowitz began creating children’s books. He started out working for different publishers before deciding to write his own stories. As an author Yalowitz permits the use of deeper and darker material to morally educate readers. He tries to encapsulate stories enjoyable to both adults and children by using wit and hidden references. Yalowitz stresses the importance of taking initiative and creating projects. “If you’ve got an idea make it happen,” he said. Yalowitz finds inspiration from the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and Bugs Bunny. “The Admiral and the Penguin” is Yalowitz’s 13th children’s book to date. However, the professor is already onto his next storyline. The book is available for $12 through his office. CONNECT WITH SHAYNA YACYSHYN syacyshyn@student.framingham.edu
Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST Yalowitz illustrates the penguin running in fear from the admiral through the use of rich gradients.
Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST The above picture shows the penguin leaving a fish on the admiral’s jail cell everyday to express his unconditional love.
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“The Sing-Off” stars fill DPAC with a cappella hits By Cesareo Contreras Arts & Features Editor “The Sing-Off” semifinalist The Filharmonic enamored a lively audience with it’s a cappella renditions of some top 40 hits in DPAC on Friday, Sept. 2. In addition to being contestants on 2013’s fourth season of NBC’s a cappella voice competition “The Sing-Off,” the six-man crew is featured in 2015’s “Pitch Perfect 2.” Now on it’s first college tour, “The Get Up And Go Tour,” the young Filipino-American group is showcasing their vocal abilities all over the country. From Blackstreet’s “No Diggity’ to Nick Jonas’ “Chains” to Bruno Mars’ “Treasure,” to Earth, Wind & Fire’s, “September,” the songs performed were a varied number of recent and classic pop hits. Each member played their part in achieving the group’s desired harmonious tone and performance. Joe Caigoy accompanied his beatboxing and harmonizing teammates by belting out some of the group’s highest and most powerfully charged notes, most of which were met with roaring applause and hollers. Niko Del Rey, the group’s resident beatboxer, showed off his vocal skills by emulating both
Cesareo Contreras/THE GATEPOST The Filharmonics get down with Framingham State students on their “Get Up and Go” tour.
instrumental sounds and machine-generated EDM beats. VJ Rosales, a former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” served as one of the team’s most prominent dancers, often leading the group in performing one of their signature dance moves, the body roll. Trace Gaynor, Jules Cruz and Barry Fortgang not only harmonized, but they each showcased their vocal prowess through a number of the group’s solo performances. The young group did more than
Freshman Darisa Pilon was invited to be the group’s “sexy volunteer.” Sitting in a chair in the middle of the stage, Pilon watched as the six men began dancing and singing around her. Their song of choice was Mario Winans’ “I Don’t Wanna Know.” “It was really cool to be up close to them because I saw Pitch Perfect, Pilon said. “I had no idea how to react. All I could do was laugh and smile. It was just a great experience over all.” Toward the end of their performance, the group played their yetto-be-released original track, “Get Up and Go” “exclusively,” according to Gaynor, for the FSU audience. There was only one stipulation - they had to sing along. Sophomore Alex Davis said, “I thought it was great. I hadn’t heard about them much before, but now I love them. Sophomore Kayla Chen said, “I really liked their performance. I’ll definitely check them out.” Freshman Nicholas Vilamor said, “I absolutely loved it. I’m Filipino so it hit home for me. I was in my chair just dancing. These guys just hit the stage tonight and lit it up.”
just perform for the enthusiastic audience, they actively encouraged their participation. At one point in the show, Gaynor invited audience members to follow along as he taught them a series of beatboxing mouth movements and sounds. The exercise de-escalated fairly quickly, however, since the audience couldn’t keep up with Gaynor’s advanced beat work. They CONNECT WITH CESAREO CONTRERAS ccontreras@student.framingham.edu ended up just clapping at his performance instead.
Cat and the Moon fuses Celtic and bluegrass rhythms By Marissa Rousseau Asst. Arts & Features Editor Cat and the Moon filled the Heineman Ecumenical Center with traditional bluegrass and Celtic rhythms on Monday, Sep 12. FSU students listened intently to the country-folk-like sound and banjo beats. The group was high in energy, dancing as they played and stomping their feet to the beat. It had the audience joining along and tapping in time. Through the roar of applause and cheering to their pieces, it was clear that the Cat and the Moon held FSU audience’s attention. The band consists of four members, each playing something different. Charles Berthoud played the bass guitar. Ethan Hawkins played the acoustic guitar. JD Williams played the mandolin. And lastly, band leader and award-winning banjo virtuoso Ricky Mier was on the banjo. Mier took on lead vocals, but each member joined in to harmonize. Mier and Berthoud, the two founding members from the original Cat and the Moon, have joined
with Hawkins and Williams and continue to play under the name. Looking to the future, the four are aiming toward making this the official group and changing the band’s name to Rick Fire and the Ricktones. The set consisted of a various different sounding tunes. There were some that held lyrics, some with harmonizing, some with just instrumentals and many banjo solos. There were moments where they took on a sort of “jam band” feel, where there were only instrumentals. Mier performed many banjo solos within their songs, which impressed the FSU audience. Darian O’Donnell/THE GATEPOST They clapped and cheered after every solo. They also performed “face offs”, Cat and the Moon’s Celtic and bluegrass harmonies filled the Heineman in which two of the members Ecumenical Center during a midday preformance. would face each other and battle Senior Scott Carucci said,” I re- lead singer was. I also liked the sobetween their musical skills. The ally enjoyed it. It was different mu- los and how they played against banjo dueled the bass guitar, while sic than what I normally listen to. each other. Overall, I had a wonthe acoustic battled the mandolin. They were very entertaining.” derful time.” Each “face off” consisted of mulSophomore Matt Rixon said, “I tiple solos going back and forth thought it was cool. They jammed CONNECT WITH MARISSA ROUSSEAU amongst the players, allowing out a lot. They had good chemistry mrousseau1@student.framingham.edu them to show off their musical taltogether. I think I have a new apents. preciation for the banjo.” FSU students enjoyed the perSophomore Danielle Lewis said, formance and agreed that Cat and “I thought the performance was the Moon is a skillful group. great. I loved how enthusiastic the
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Indie Dev, Playdead strike gold again with “INSIDE” By Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editor “INSIDE” opens with the silent protagonist, a nameless young boy, running through the woods pursued by a group of mysterious men. The chase leads the playercharacter to a small barn and eventually an enormous factory/research lab. Similarly to many other aspects of the game’s story, the function of this facility is ambiguous. This is the second game from Playdead. In many ways, it is a spiritual successor to the studio’s first effort, 2010’s universally acclaimed, “LIMBO.” With “LIMBO,” the Playdead team proved that they’re masters of ambient storytelling. Much like its predecessor, “INSIDE” manages to tell an extremely deep, rewarding and socially conscious story with absolutely no dialogue that reaches a climax that’s part “Portal,” and part “Akira.” Boiled down to its most basic elements, “INSIDE” is an atmospheric puzzle platformer. Its gameplay is strikingly similar to that of “LIMBO.” Yes, the argument could be made that Playdead is a one-trick pony. But, the puzzles in this game are some of the most satisfying to work out in the entire genre. Playdead could keep mak-
PLAYDEAD ApS Playdead’s “INSIDE” seemlesly blends atmosphere with gameplay.
ing the same type of game over and over again with a different story and tweaked puzzle mechanics and players would still be happy. As the story progresses and the boy delves deeper into the facility, the game’s mechanics evolve as well, letting it stand out from “LIMBO.” Although the game was short, “LIMBO’s” puzzle and platforming mechanics got stale fairly quickly. With “INSIDE,” the player will face under-water challenges, encounter other characters and discover one or two vehicles along the way that drastically alter the gameplay. At its best, “INSIDE” plays like a combination of “LIMBO” and the original “Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee.” By far the most drastic and interesting shift in both gameplay and story occurs in the game’s final act, but going into any more detail would ruin the
game’s utterly fantastic narrative. The game’s art style is where is stands out the most from “LIMBO.” While both games restrict movement to a 2D plane, “LIMBO” presented itself with 2D graphics, whereas “INSIDE” is beautifully rendered in 3D. All characters the player will run into along their journey are faceless, including the protagonist. This adds another layer of mystique to the story. The game’s color palette contains muted and subdued tones, an aesthetic choice that perfectly reflects the dreariness of the locations and situations into which the player is forced. For the most part, the only source of color in the entire game is the boy’s red shirt, the one source of hope in “INSIDE’s” narrative. The game runs on the Unity engine, which allows for some breathtaking lighting effects in both in-
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door and outdoor locales. Thanks to the versatility of Unity, “INSIDE” contains some of the smoothest animations in modern video games. The way the turning, running and jumping animations blend into one another is strikingly natural and the game’s climax displays some of the most dynamic, technically impressive character animation in contemporary gaming. The sound design and ambient soundtrack does a fantastic job at making the game’s most beautiful and most disturbing moments truly memorable. The entirety of the game runs at a smooth 60 frames per second on both the PS4 and Xbox One. The biggest thing that the average consumer may have an issue with is the game’s price. “INSIDE” is currently available on PS4, Xbox One and PC for $19.99. However, this price doesn’t seem high until it’s taken into account that the game takes 3 to 4 hours to complete. For those looking for a thought provoking story and creatively designed puzzles, “INSIDE” is well worth the money. But anyone looking for more of a time sink may want to look elsewhere.
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From Framingham to Fashion Week: FSU alumni compete on Project Runway
By Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor Nathalia JMag, FSU alumna of 2016, has adored fashion since the age of 3. “I always loved dressing myself as a child,” she said. For her, fashion is about standing out. She aspires to be a trendsetter, and hopes to be viewed as new and creative. “I always try to innovate my design. I don’t want to make something that already exists. I like to be different with my style and my design aesthetic,” JMag said. After signing a lease for her new design studio, she was heading home when she got the phone call she had been waiting for. “When we got off Skype, I just started screaming and jumping around,” JMag said. She was officially a contestant for the new season of the hit fashion competition show, “Project Runway.” She could only tell her immediate family when she first found out. “They were all really happy. They were always asking me, ‘When can we tell people?’” she said. “My dad’s throwing a party for the first episode and they’re telling all their friends.” JMag said her husband is “even more excited than I am about the show coming up. He talks about it all the time.” She wasn’t alone in the fierce competition, though. Cornelius Ortiz, another 2015 FSU alumnus, joined her as a fellow contestant for the show. JMag and Ortiz have been best friends since they competed in fashion design at Framingham State. “Even though when we were in school - when it wasn’t a competition - it was a competition for him,” JMag said of her rivalry with Ortiz. Ortiz said the opportunity to compete with JMag again “was an amazing experience.” He was always in “a secret competition” with JMag, so for them, being on a competitive stage together felt like they were back in school. Professor Pamela Sabor-Cable, interim chair of FSU’s fashion department, said Ortiz had always had his mind set on joining “Project Runway” post-graduation. “For Cory, I don’t remember a time when he wasn’t planning on going into “Project Runway,”” Sabor-Cable said. “That was his goal from the get-go.” Ortiz studied abroad in Italy, and used his time there to hone his tailoring skills. “I think that had a really good influence on him,” she said. While she has designed lots of clothing since joining FSU’s fash-
ion program, JMag’s favorite piece is a zero-waste jacket, which means a style in which you produce little to no waste from the garment. “I’ve made a lot of different jackets from that same pattern, and it looks different in every single fabric.” JMag said she had never openly expressed an interest in being a part of “Project Runway” - she was urged to join by Ortiz. “I don’t want to say he’s the reason why I’m on the show, because obviously I’m on it because I’m a talented designer, but he really helped me to get there,” she added. Ortiz and JMag went through the audition process together, with
were going to get on it - we were more just taking a shot in the air,” said JMag. After the open casting, Ortiz and JMag learned that they had made the cut and would be on the show. “It was surreal,” said JMag. “I had just graduated from college. … I feel like I’ve just started, so the fact that I’ve been chosen to be on the show is a great feeling and I’m really grateful for the opportunity.” JMag always had friends and family attending her shows and sharing her posts on social media. “But now, it’s even more. People from my town that I’ve never even met are sharing my articles, talking
“There was no guarantee we were going to get on it - we were more just taking a shot in the air” -Nathalia JMag, FSU alum and Project Runway contestant Ortiz pushing JMag to go to the open casting. “I didn’t really want to go to the open casting, because there was going to be so many people there and we had to go to New York. … There was no guarantee we
people, I compete with myself. … It was about learning new things, meeting new people and showing the world what I can do.” While on the show, JMag paid little attention to her competitors. “I was doing my own thing. I think the fact that I’m a genuine person, and honest and kind, is what really makes me stand out.” She added, “I’m not stuck in my aesthetic. … I’m more about trying new things and showing the judges I can do more than one thing.” On her goals for after the show, JMag said she “definitely plans on riding this wave and taking my brand to the next level.” She has a blog, stylebynathalia.com, and an online store, nataliajmag.com, that she and her husband want to use to “elevate” her brand. “I just want to keep on working really, really hard,” said JMag. Ortiz, whose website is cortiz17. wixsite.com, said he learned from being on this season of “Project Runway” that “as a designer, stay true to yourself.” CONNECT WITH CASS DOHERTY cdoherty1@student.framingham.edu
about how this girl from Framingham is on the show,” she added. As for the competition part of the hit reality T.V. show, JMag said, “I want to be better than I used to be. I don’t compete with other
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“Florida’s Funniest” floors Framingham By Marissa Rousseau Asst. Arts & Features Editor Comedian Preacher Lawson kicked off the fall semester at SUAB’s first back to school event Thursday, Sept. in DPAC. Students were booming with laughter as Lawson joked about his real life experiences. Lawson’s humor focused around four key subjects that are easily relatable to college students: alcohol, drugs, money struggles and dating. Money and dating had a big response from the crowd. He kept the students’ amused with self-degrading humor. His jokes on living with his mother, his crazy family, going on bad blind dates and being broke like a college student had the audience going wild. He surprised students with his jokes about drugs and alcohol. “I don’t drink,” said Lawson, “I think it’s gross.” He also mentioned that he did not use drugs of any kind. Despite not drinking or doing drugs, he was still able to be relatable while joking about the topics. Lawson humored the crowd with these topics by mentioning anecdotes of his encounters with other individuals under the influence. And by the sound of the crowd’s
Marissa Rousseau/THE GATEPOST Lawson’s high energy and relatable jokes lightened students’ moods the day before classes began.
laughter, he was successful. He held the audience’s attention by actively keeping them involved in his performance. He continuously asked audience members questions and singled people out, which kept the humor rolling. Lawson had a great time performing for FSU students. “I’m never coming back,” he joked, “I’m just playing. It was amazing. It was great. The crowd was really responsive, it was fun … They were fun.”
Lawson traveled all the way from Portland, Oregon to spice up the start of the FSU academic year. He started by performing at the University of Memphis when he was 17. “I was in a bet between my mom. She was like, ‘bet you won’t go on stage’ and I was like ‘I did’ and I ruined my life,” he joked. “No, it was great.” He recently won the “Funniest Comedian in Florida” competition just last year. SUAB aimed to start out the year
Edited by Timothy Parker September 16, 2016 GUIDING PRINCIPLES By Timothy E. Parker ACROSS 1 Volcanic anagram for “ante” 5 Where something can be flat or sharp 10 Military lockup 14 Asian cuisine choice 15 Chocolate source 16 An apple on a computer, for one 17 One taking others to great heights 20 Color attribute 21 Brought into the world, as eggs 22 Dough or bread 23 Deeply engrossed 24 Give in to pressure 25 Chant 28 Certain beach bird 29 Monopolist’s portion 32 “... ___ lender be” 33 Painful pang 34 Deception 35 Good feature for cars stuck in the snow 39 TallAustralian bird 40 Raise, as a flag 41 Bibliographical abbr. 42 Fink
43 First-class 44 Not-quite-round shapes 46 Jekyll’s alter ego 47 Kind of individual pricing 48 Certainly not alert 51 Mixed assortment 52 Schuss, e.g. 55 Some supports for motorists? 58 Koi’s place, often 59 Legendary actress Sophia 60 “... not always what they ___” 61 Places of rejuvenation 62 Decorative jugs 63 Amazes DOWN 1 Carve in stone 2 Holier than who? 3 Soon-to-be parents’concern 4 Order between “ready” and “fire” 5 Knee abrasion 6 Implied but not verbalized 7 Battery contents 8 Air-traffic control org. 9 Poppycock 10 Place for a hunter 11 Casting director’s handout 12 Fictional hunchback 13 “___ Jail” (Monopoly bummer) Last issue’s solutions:
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on a good foot, and were successful. “We like to start off the year with a lot of laughs,” says SUAB President Allie Carroll. “I think it lifts the mood … It’s a good way to get people excited and I’m looking forward to the rest of our events.” Carroll and the rest of the SUAB members were happy with the event overall. “I think it went really well. We had a good turnout, especially after move-in day, people are tired, but people who came seemed to have a good time,” Carroll said. “I was in the back and I heard tons of laughter, that’s always fun to hear. We saw lots of smiling faces when they left, so I’m pleased.” FSU students had positive responses to Lawson’s performance. Sophomore Emily Thomas said, “I thought it was really good, really funny. I’m very picky with the comedy I like and I liked his. … He didn’t jump too fast, a lot of people will jump from one topic to another. He had good transitions.” Sophomore Kristen Farrington said, “It was funny … especially about his grandma. I would love to know that grandma.” CONNECT WITH MARISSA ROUSSEAU mrousseau@student.framingham.edu
18 Brio or panache 19 Immobilized (with “down’) 23 Bookbinding leather 24 Certain chapeau 25 Derive by reasoning 26 ___ Jean (Marilyn Monroe) 27 “Rainbow” fish 28 All the ones before us? 29 Accused’s need 30 Enraged 31 City on theAire 33 Biblical possessive 36 “Casey at the Bat” poet 37 Stack of fireplace logs 38 Reason for tear gas 44 Veggies sometimes served in rings 45 Cello’s little relative 46 Complies with, as advice 47 Gastric woe 48 Some dangerous snakes 49 Cease 50 Legendary entertainer Horne 51 Shrek, for one 52 Type of duck 53 “Trick” joint 54 “Capital” and “alcohol” endings 56 “___ what?” 57 “Made in the ___”
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I stand (or kneel) with Colin By Mike Ferris Sports Editor Colin Kaepernick has been in the headlines for what seems like every day for the last couple weeks, but for a different reason than was the case in 2012. In 2012, the second-year man out of Nevada replaced Alex Smith in Week 10, when Smith went down with a concussion, from there, he took the NFL by storm. Last week, it was announced that the quarterback, who was making headlines just two years ago, would play backup to career second-string quarterback Blaine Gabbert. But Kaepernick hasn’t failed to stay out of the spotlight, in fact, ESPN continues to cover him more than Gabbert and arguably more than any other quarterback for that matter, but this time not for his play. In the preseason, Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem, remaining seated and eventually kneeling to protest what he called a protest against oppression and police brutality toward “people of color.” Kaepernick has gotten a lot of flak for his actions, but has been embraced by strong support from others. First, I will start by saying I personally would not sit or kneel for our country’s anthem, however, I do not condemn Kaepernick for his actions, in fact, I support him. For one, people are saying that it is disrespectful to the military. Military men and women fight everyday for our country, they fight so we, as Americans, can be free and have our liberties. They fight so that Colin Kaepernick can do exactly what he is doing, exercising his First Amendment right to free speech. That’s what makes our country so special, we have rights, we have freedoms, and our military fights for us so that we can exercise them and use them, and not be told how to live like some of the countries they fight against. The military people don’t fight so that we have to stand for our anthem or have to do anything for that matter, they fight so that we can be the free country that we are and have our constitutional rights to act how we want. The next point of criticism I’ve been hearing a lot is that if he doesn’t like our country to leave. Again, Kaepernick’s point is not that he hates or dislikes America, his point is that he doesn’t agree with one aspect of it, and he’s trying to raise awareness of that one aspect. It’s like going to Framingham State. We all have complaints. The Wi-Fi is bad, class signups are difficult, it’s a dry campus, just because we disagree with something that happens on this campus doesn’t mean we all have to leave or that we should all leave. And finally, and most importantly, no one knows what is going on in Colin Kaepernick’s head or what he is thinking. I stated earlier, this is not the way I would protest, however, I am not in Kaepernick’s shoes and I cannot and you cannot tell him what is right and what is wrong for him to do, that’s a personal decision. If he feels this protest is what’s right, then that’s what is right.
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Rams win season opener, struggle in Week 2 By Jose Carrasquillo Asst. Sports Editor On Saturday Sept. 3, the Rams won their home opener against Endicott 32-21. The Rams were set on pace by a record setting performance from junior Stephen Beahn. Beahn had 248 yards on six catches for three touchdowns. The first half was battle of the punters with both sides playing good defense to keep the game 0-0 until Framingham started its last drive of the first quarter with three minutes left. The Rams started their drive from their own 20. The first play of the drive was a fumble and almost a costly one for Framingham. One play later on third and 17, Zakery Walker connected with Beahn for 87 yards for the first touchdown for either side. Endicott tried responding on the next drive by marching the ball down to the Framingham 49 at the start of the second quarter. After a 6-yard rush from the Gulls’ Greg Ruff, the next play Michael Scherer threw the first turnover for both sides. Rams couldn’t capitalize on the miscue from the Gulls. The following drive only moved the ball 14 yards on six plays. After another punt from Endicott the Rams started a key drive for them. Walker connected with Beahn for back to back completions of 18 and 17 yards respectively to march the ball to the Endicott 41. The Gulls would make a costly mistake on the end of the play by roughing the passer for an additional 15 yards. Following two plays for relatively no gain, Walker rushed for eight yards to the 11 on a big third down. Coming out of the timeout Walker connected with Michael Calicchio for a touchdown with four minutes remaining on fourth down. The eight play 76-yard drive was exactly what Framingham needed - the score pushed Framingham’s lead 13-0. The next drive for Endicott ended the same way as the others with a punt. Framingham tried to push the ball up field with their two-minute offense to tack on some points before the end of the half. The Rams pushed the ball to the Gulls 35 on a big fourth and seven where they went for it but couldn’t convert and ended up turning the ball over with an interception from Walker. Endicott would start their drive from their own 19. On second down Sam Ouellette threw an interception to the Rams Jaquan Harris to end the first half. The second half was more of a defensive slug fest like the first half. Midway through the third quarter Endicott marched down to the Framingham 2-yard line after a big 65-yard connection from Scherer to Thomas Connors. Two plays later Scherer punched it in for the Gulls on a quarterback sneak to cut the lead to 13-7. Framingham responded immediately on the very first play of the drive with a familiar connection with Walker hooking up with Beahn for
an 81-yard touchdown. The following drive for Endicott would end with them finding the end zone after converting two third downs including a third and long. At the start of the fourth quarter Scherer threw a touchdown pass to Ricardo Matos. The Rams responded again with a touchdown drive of their own with one last touchdown connection between Walker and Beahn for 36 yards. Afterwards Endicott got a huge help from their special team’s unit on a 66-yard kick return to start from Framingham’s 21. The Gulls scored on the very first play with a touchdown pass from Scherer to Connor Crotty for 21 yards. Framingham would score once more on a 36yard rush from Jalen Green to push the lead to 32-21. Framingham’s explosive offense racked up 479 yards averaging 7.6 yards per play. Walker led the way for the Rams with 325 yards, 4 touchdowns and 75 percent completion percentage. The only hiccup was the one thrown interception. Green also a had a big day on the ground for the Rams with 19 rushes for 111 yards and a touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball Framingham was led by Aaron Owens and Kenneth Bartolo with eight tackles each. In Week 2, the Rams traveled to upstate New York where they took on the No. 16 Cortland Red Dragons. Both teams matched each other with a pair of touchdowns early in the first quarter. Cortland scored just two minutes in, and the Rams answered with a 14-play, seven-minute drive. That was as close as the game would get, as the Red Dragons’ Alex Wassermann returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. From there, the floodgates opened. The Red Dragons rattled off three more touchdowns to extend their lead to 35-7, and eventually 42-14 at the half. The second half was much quieter than the first as both teams only scored once, exchanging touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Framingham got outgained 408 to 327 in total yards in the 49-21 defeat. Walker threw 24 times, completing 13 passes for 146. He threw for one touchdown and three interceptions. Green led the game in rushing attempts, carrying 17 times for 62 yards. Quron Wright led the team in rushing yards, needing only seven carries to end the day with 74 yards. Miller led all receivers with seven catches and 84 yards. He was followed by Callicchio, who caught two passes for 31 yards, including Walker’s lone touchdown pass. The Rams are slated to open conference play on Friday night in Fitchburg, where they’ll take on the Falcons, who are 2-0 to this point.
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Rams, while they fell to 0-1 to start the season.
Framingham State opened up its season on Sept.1. The Rams took on UMass-Dartmouth in a nonconference home match. The Corsairs opened up the scoring in the 23rd minute of action. John Correia was set up off of a UMass-Dartmouth corner kick. Correia blasted a volley into the goal, giving them a lead 1-0. In the 40th minute of the match, it was the Corsairs again, adding to the lead and making it 2-0. Austin Diaz found the back of the net, after he gathered a rebound and fired it on net beating Rams goalkeeper Josh Arno. Framingham got one back just after halftime. Razak Boateng cut the deficit to one in the 47th minute of play. His first goal of the season put the Rams right back into the game. Quickly after, in the 52nd minute, the Corsairs added an insurance goal to the lead, making it two. This time it was Matt Vidal who put a shot past Arno making it 3-1. The Rams responded just seven minutes later again to bring the deficit back to one. Bryan Reis fired a shot and sent it into the net to make it 3-2. Framingham’s comeback fell just short as they dropped their season opener 3-2 to UMass-Dartmouth. In the loss, Framingham was outshot 16-8 by the Corsairs. However, the Rams were only able to put two of their eight shots on goal, both resulting in goals. Arno made two saves for the
The Rams traveled to Eastern Nazarene on Sept. 3 to take on the Lions in a nonconference match. Both teams got off to a very slow start, not capitalizing on any scoring chances. Framingham opened up the scoring in the 40th minute of the game. Jeffrey Braverman was the goal scorer for the Rams to put them up 1-0. Braverman received a pass off of a free kick and headed the ball into the back of the net to score what turned out to be the game winning goal. Framingham never looked back from this point and went on to get a 1-0 victory over the Lions. The Rams dominated the shot battle, outshooting Eastern Nazarene 17-9. Arno made three saves in the win earning his first shutout of the season. Eastern Nazarene’s keeper Jameson MacFarland made five saves for the Lions. With the win, the Rams move to 1-1 on the year. Framingham hosted WPI in a nonconference match on Sept.7. After a scoreless first half, the Rams got on the scoreboard first. Ken Stahovish ripped a shot from the box and into the back of the net putting the Rams up 1-0 in the 63rd minute The goal marked the first of the season for Stahovish. Just seven minutes later, the Engineers knotted things up at 1-1. Anthony Vigliotta blasted a shot into
the net in the 70th minute to even the match. The two teams went the remainder of the 90 minutes without any more goals, sending the game to overtime. After the first overtime period, things were still tied up at 1-1, sending the game to a double overtime period. In the 105th minute of play, the Engineers were awarded a corner kick. WPI sent a cross in to the box, Matt Farrell corralled the pass, and fired a shot into the back of the goal for the game winner. Framingham was outshot in the loss, 14-12, while goalkeeper Corey Davidge made 7 saves in his first start of the season. The double overtime loss drops the Rams to 1-2 on the season.
11 saves on the 12 shots he faced. The Rams were shut out for the first time on the season. Stahovish led the Rams in shots with three. The loss drops the Rams to 1-3 to start the season. The Rams traveled to Curry College on Sept.13, to take on the Colonels in a nonconference match. Framingham came out of the gates quickly, scoring a goal in the 9th minute of play. Simon Appiah received a feed from a teammate and blasted a one timer from about 20 yards out. The shot ripped past the opposing keeper giving the Rams a 1-0 advantage. The one timer marked Appiah’s first goal of the season. Neither team was able to capitalize on any scoring chances for the remaining 80 minutes of action. The Rams were able to hold on for a narrow 1-0 victory over Curry. The match was very evenly played. Both teams had a total of 16 shots, and both teams were only able to muster up six shots on net. Arno earned his second shutout on the season making six saves in the game. Appiah led the way in shots for the Rams, firing the ball eight times. Curry goalkeeper Dan Johnson made five saves, while Hunter Duval led the team in shots with four. The win over Curry put the Rams to 2-3 on the season.
The Rams took on the MIT Engineers in a nonconference home match on Sept.10. After going much of the first half scoreless, the Engineers struck first just before halftime. Gregory Hui got onto the score sheet in the 42nd minute of action. Hui fired a shot off of a Framingham defender that deflected into the back of the net, giving MIT a 1-0 lead. The Engineers would never give up this lead, as both teams were held scoreless for the rest of regulation. The Rams were dominated in the shot battle, getting outshot 25-6 and only putting two shots on goal the whole game. MIT also had the advantage in CONNECT WITH MATT FERRIS corner kicks on Twitter using the handle Arno shined in the loss, making @GatepostSports
Field hockey’s offensive struggles continue, move to 0-3 By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer The Framingham State field hockey team lost its season opener to Farmington by a score of 9-0. The Farmington Beavers opened the game with a quick score by Emma Spahr 34 seconds in. Spahr scored her second goal of the day at the 27:18 mark and scored again about a minute later completing the hat trick. At the half the Rams were down 3-0. Jenessa Talarico started the scoring for the Beavers in the second half and they did not look back. The Beavers scored six goals in the second half by six different girls. The Rams finished the game with only two shots on goal. Goalie Haley Duggan had seven saves for the Rams in the lost. The Beavers ended the game with 21 shots and 17 of them on net. Emma Spahr led the way with four goals. Beaver’s goalie Patty Smith made both saves she faced and was
replaced by Alyssa Arsenault at 45:07. The Rams return to the field on Wednesday, Sept. 7 against Westfield State for a Little East matchup in an attempt to get their first win of the season. Framingham State Rams dropped its first conference game against Westfield State 6-1. The Westfield State Owls took a 2-0 lead with goals by Alanah Melanson and Holly Brouillette. The first goal was a redirect from Delaney Gembis. About two minutes before half, a scrum in front of Westfield State’s net resulted in Caitlin Baril’s first goal of the season for the Rams, at the 32:38 mark. The Rams went into the half down 2-1. In the second half it was all Westfield State scoring four goals. Brouillette scored two of her three goals in the game. The Owls outshot The Rams 38-9 with a 17-7 advantage with shots on
net. All six of the Owls goals were assisted in the win. Rams goalie Duggan made 11 saves on the day. Baril holds the only goal for the Rams on the season to date. Heather Burdett recorded the assist on the lone goal. Framingham State falls to 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in the conference. The Rams look to get their first win of the season against Plymouth State, Saturday Sept. 10.
time. In the second half the Panthers didn’t let up scoring another five goals earning their first conference win of the season. Goalkeeper Dom Tarr recorded her first shut out of the season for the Panthers. Framingham State continues to struggle offensively, finishing the game with only three shots and two of them on net. Goalie Duggan recorded 13 saves on 22 shots by the Panthers. The Rams have been outscored 24-1 on the season giving up at least six goals in each of their games. The Rams now drop to 0-3 on the season and 0-2 in the conference. Framingham State’s next game will be Saturday, Sept. 17 against Eastern Connecticut State, where they look to earn their first win.
The Framingham State Rams lost their third straight game Saturday, Sept. 10 against the Plymouth State Panthers 9-0. Four girls for the Panthers finished with multiple goals. Nicole Burgess scored the first two goals of the game and finished with three for the day. Kendal Lariviere, Kaitlyn Wilder and CONNECT WITH RICHARD TRANFAGLIA Maddie Kabasakalian each scored on Twitter using the handle two goals. Jordan Ray and Kaihley @GatepostSports Rafferty both had two assists in the win. The Panthers were up 4-0 at half-
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After dropping first four, volleyball wins three straight By Jen Fortin Staff Writer The Lady Rams volleyball team had a tough start to their season, losing four straight games before picking up a win. Their first game against Gordon ended in a 3-2 loss with the teams having to play a fifth set after the Rams pulled ahead in the previous two sets. Set five ended at 15-10 with the Gordon Scots taking the win. Senior right side hitter, Alycia Rackliffe totaled 29 of the 51 kills in the game for the Rams, while junior outside hitter Sarah Leonard had nine. Setter Mackenzie Whalen contributed 41 of the team total 48 assists. The Rams had only two service aces compared to Gordon’s 12. Junior Vicki Anderson led the team with 11 digs. The Scots surpassed the Rams with 59 kills while setter Renee Cooprider totaled 52 assists. The Rams lost in three sets against Springfield in their second game of the season. The match scores ended at 20-25, 17-25 and 12-25. Rackliffe secured 11 of the 27 kills in the game and the team collectively totaled 21 errors. Junior setter Molly Meehan had 14 assists. The team only scored two points off service aces and had seven blocks compared to Springfield’s 19. Anderson had seven blocks while senior Julia Wan had four. The Springfield ladies secured 42 kills total while setters Marnae Mawdsley and Daniela Detore together had 34 assists. Libero Anagabrielle Sanchez had 14 digs in the game.
Framingham State lost in four sets against Rochester Institute of Technology with match scores of 19-25, 25-21, 17-25 and 16-25. The team struggled in kills totaling 28 with Wan having eight and Rackliffe seven, compared to the Tiger’s 44 kills against the Rams. Meehan again led the team with 20 assists. Anderson scored four service aces, one in each set matchup. Leonard led the team with 12 digs while Rackliffe also secured four blocks. Rochester’s Sarah Szybist secured 19 kills in the game while setter Erin Parkinson totaled 37 assists. Freshman Shelby Doheny contributed six blocks for the Tigers. Two of the Rochester players each had five service aces. The Rams lost the fourth game of the season at Plymouth State, ending 3-1. After Plymouth won the first two sets, the Rams gained some spirit and won the third 25-17 but then lost the fourth. Rackliffe lead again in the kill category, with 23 of the 42 team total. Meehan totaled 37 of the 40 assists for the Rams. Leonard scored two service aces. The FSU ladies racked up 79 total digs with five players totaling 10 or above, those being Wan at 18, Anderson 16, Leonard 13, Meehan 11 and Rackliffe at 10. Rackliffe also had two solo blocks on the night. For the Panthers, senior Kayla Wyland led the team with 16 kills and setter Megan Bailey had 46 assists and seven service aces in the game. Plymouth State had a team total of 68 digs. The Panthers continue on at 1-3.
Framingham easily racked up points against Newbury College on Saturday. They went 3-0 in a win against the Nighthawks with set scores of 12-25, 18-25 and 19-25. Rackliffe led with 13 kills while Wan had nine. Leonard set in the game and completed 24 assists. The Rams totaled 10 service aces against Newbury, with Wan making four, Meehan with three, Leonard with two and Anderson with one. Wan and Anderson led the team with eight digs each to contribute to the team total of 46. Rackliffe also added to her numbers with three blocks and sophomore Casie Thurber had two blocks in the game. Newbury struggled in all three sets with middle hitter Courtney Banks totaling only 10 kills against the Rams. Setter Marlene Reynoso had 17 assists and the Nighthawks totaled 38 digs. Newbury moves on with a record of 0-2. The Rams came off with another win on Saturday when they played Southern Maine following the Newbury game. FSU went 3-0 with set scores of 1725, 21-25 and 18-25. Rackliffe again led the team with 10 kills, while Wan had six. Thurber and newcomer Deirdre Fay each had five kills. Leonard contributed to 23 of the 28 assists in the game. The team had a season high of 12 service aces with three of those coming from Anderson. Freshmen Fay and Alexandra Fish each had two service aces. The Rams tied with the Huskies with 47 digs with Fay responsible for 10 of those.
The 10 blocks in the game were secured by Rackliffe (5), Thurber (3) and Wan (2). Southern Maine totaled 28 kills and two service aces. Senior Megan Nilson led the team with 17 assists and 11 digs. The Huskies also had six blocks against the Rams. Southern Maine came off of this loss with a 5-2 record. Framingham State completed its third win of the season against Bridgewater State on Tuesday. The Rams went 3-0 in their first conference matchup, leaving set scores of 17-25, 23-25 and 16-25. Rackliffe produced almost half of the 25 kills totaled by the Rams, while Wan also contributed six. Whalen set in the game and had 17 assists. Anderson led again with five service aces with Leonard and Rackliffe having two apiece. Whalen, Rackliffe and Leonard led in the digs category together totaling 38 of the team total 59. Middle hitter Thurber had two blocks on the night against the Bears. For Bridgewater, outside hitter Hannah Maymon led the team with seven kills. Setter Charleyne Panner totaled 23 of the team’s 24 assists. Middle block Erin Clifford completed three blocks against the Rams. The team also totaled 68 digs with no service aces. CONNECT WITH JEN FORTIN on Twitter using the handle @GatepostSports
Women’s soccer knocks off Keene, improves to 2-2 By Liam Gambon Staff Writer The Rams came into a tough matchup against the 3-1 Keene State Owls with a record of 1-2 and came out victorious to even their record out to .500 at 2-2. The Rams won this game by a score of 1-0. The lone goal was scored by Freshman Jana Paecht who showed off her skills by outrunning and outstepping her opponents all game long. Sophomore goalkeeper Keyonzia Gagne-Lamoureux shutout the Owls and made 14 saves behind a rock wall defense that proved nearly impenetrable. Junior back Haley McKay was arguably the player of the game as she showed off some great defense not only by keeping players from
getting past her but by keeping nice footwork and not overcommitting to a play. McKay forced the Owls to turn over the ball 13 times and also not only kept one player from scoring on a clear breakaway shot but kept her from even being able to shoot the ball. McKay also blocked a corner pass intended for a Keene State forward with a scoring chance and also blocked a straight shot on goal from even reaching Gagne-Lamoureux. McKay showed confidence, comfortability and poise as she bulwarked the Rams defense into not allowing a single goal let alone a single legitimate scoring chance. CONNECT WITH LIAM GAMBON on Twitter using the handle @GatepostSports
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SILD’s Black and Gold Beginnings and SUAB’s Welcome Week brought many activities for new and returning Framingham State students. From Conovocation, to a cultural dance, to the annual Lip Sync Battle, students had many options for getting involved and getting ready for the new school year.
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