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Volume 86 • Issue 8

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FSU community unites in solidarity

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Junior Iyla Driggs led a march across campus protesting the recent hate crimes that occurred at FSU.

Students organize a protest in response to ongoing hate crimes

By Kayllan Olicio Associate Editor

By Shanleigh Reardon News Editor

By Nadira Wicaksana Interim Asst. News Editor

On Tuesday, Oct. 31, over 250 members of the FSU community participated in a campus-wide walk-

out protesting the hate crimes that occurred in Larned Hall.

During the walkout, marchers held signs with written statements such as “Listen to black women,” “Respect women of color” and “White silence = Violence.”

The primary organizer of the protests, junior Iyla Driggs, led the crowd throughout campus along with several other students.

While they marched, the protesters chanted phrases such as “What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now,” “No racist police,” “No justice, no peace,” “Whose school? Our school. Whose streets?

Our streets” and “Not in my house.”

Approximately 50 protesters met outside of the McCarthy Center at 12:05 p.m.

As they made their way

down State Street to the Residence Life office, located in Corinne Hall Towers, more students, faculty and staff joined.

After they marched past Towers, the protesters briefly stopped outside of Larned Hall, the dorm where all three hate crimes occurred.

Senior Tasia Clemons said, “We’re making our voices heard. We’re right

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Third hate crime investigated

Power outage impacts campus

By Shanleigh Reardon News Editor

By Nadira Wicaksana Interim Asst. News Editor

A hate crime targeting a member of Black Student Union (BSU) occurred in Larned Hall on Sunday, Oct. 29. This is the third hate crime in one month targeting BSU members in Larned.

Senior and BSU president Destinee Morris was the target of the latest crime.

Morris found a flier she had hung outside of her door, advertising for BSU’s weekly meeting, ripped nearly in half and a note under her door

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on Sunday evening. The note stated, “Open for surprise pt 2! Who is next?” Inside, it read, “Hows [sic] the n-words club! [sic] – Fuck yall [sic].”

Earlier in Oct., a similar message was written on another BSU flier, which was hung outside of two other BSU members’ door. Days later, the same individuals’ door was graffitied with a racial slur.

Morris said, “I think the incidents are only making BSU stronger. We can tell some people don’t

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Opinions

One week after the initial power outage, electricity will be restored to Hemenway Annex and Hemenway Labs on Friday, Nov. 3, according to Daniel Magazu, director of communications.

Restoration of power was delayed because, due to a storm over the weekend, there were widespread outages across 320,000 Massachusetts homes and business. As a result of overwhelming demand, Eversource, the Univer-

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sity’s electricity provider, was not able to commit to a date and time for repairs until midweek.

According to Magazu, in order to perform the repairs, the east side of campus - all buildings on the same side of State Street as May Hall - as well as O’Connor Hall, will be shut down around 12:30 p.m. and will remain without power for approximately four to five hours. Due to the shutdown, all classes starting after 12:20 p.m. on Friday have been canceled, regardless of loca-

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Sports

INTERVIEWS: STEFANINI & SPICER pg. 2-3

“DRY CAMPUS” COMIC pg. 9

SSP TRAINING pg. 11

VOLLEYBALL MSCAC SEMIFINALS pg. 17

DEAN SEARCH pg. 6

SPACEY’S CARDS COLLAPSE pg. 10

PRIVACY RECORDS PROFILE pg. 16

FERR OR FOUL pg. 19

INSIDE: OP/ED 9 • ARTS & FEATURES 11 • SPORTS 17

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Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Cesareo Contreras Associate Editors Bailey Morrison Kayllan Olicio News Editors Jillian Poland Shanleigh Reardon Interim Asst. News Editor Nadira Wicaksana Arts & Features Editor Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editors Tessa Jillson Allison Wharton Cameron Grieves Interim Asst. Arts & Features Editor Zach Colten Sports Editors Jose Carrasquillo Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editors Liam Gambon Richard Tranfaglia Photos Editors Allie Gath Amanda Martin Interim Asst. Photos Editors Corey McFeeley Madison Rosbach Design Editors Shayna Yacyshyn Staff Designer Cass Doherty Staff Writers Brennan Atkins Noah Barnes Stephanie Bennett Aaliyah Colon Christina Fazio Thomas Maye Camille McKenzie Nick Murphy Lizzy Stocks Staff Photographers Oscairy Tavarez Staff Illustrator Raysam Donkoh-Halm Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks Administrative Assistant Gwenyth Swain 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605

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Gatepost Interview John Stefanini

By Shanleigh Reardon News Editor

Mayoral Candidate

What is your educational and professional background?

I am an educator and lawyer by profession. I went through the Framingham Public Schools (FPS). I graduated from Framingham South High School in 1982, went to UMass Amherst and graduated in ’86. [I] then went to law school at New England School of Law and Loyola International School of Law in Rome, finished up in 1990 and taught in the FPS for a very short period of time - social studies. And then, I was elected. I ran against a 24-year incumbent when I was 25, for selectman. And spent 10 years in local government - six as a selectman and five terms as a state representative. They overlapped with each other. But that was basically from 1991-2001. I’ve taught a lot of lectures at different universities. I’ve been an adjunct faculty member, until this last year, at Suffolk Law. When you were an undergraduate student, did you see yourself getting into politics?

Interestingly enough, I’ve always been a supporting actor and not the lead actor. So in high school, I was always the person who volunteered to help raise the funds, organize the events - but I never ran for class officer. I was active in our Student Government.

And when I was at UMass, I was active in the Student Government world, but I never ran for office. In 1996, when I came back to Framingham, I helped organize and run campaigns for candidates to change the status quo. We challenged and got candidates to run for school committee and planning board and moderator. The next step was to run a progressive candidate for selectman. A dear friend of mine, a woman in the community, was going to run against the 24-year incumbent. … You have to put in perspective - it’s a challenge to run against the status quo. The woman, the month before the filing deadline - she was 43 - and she became pregnant. She and her husband had been trying to have a kid for a long time, and she said, ‘I’m going to stay in bed for the next eight months.’ … So, I went around and tried to find someone else to run and in the process of trying to find someone else to run, I got drafted, and that’s how I got into running for office.

How do you see the Framingham State community playing a role in the city?

I’ve been in and around this campus my entire life. We’re lucky to have Framingham State as part of the fabric of Framingham. I’m excited about the partnership between Framingham State and Danforth. I think that will inure to the benefit of the commu-

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nity, the students in our community, to Framingham State, the Framingham State faculty. … The relationship between Framingham State and the community is a good one. Your president, Javier, has been spectacular, accessible. Dale Hamel is a legend in the community in terms of his ability to help solve problems and be part of community activity. There are always issues with any large institution and the community. It does not matter.

The question is not whether or not you have challenges, the question is how do you partner to solve those problems. There’s a good healthy dialogue.

I would look to foster and grow that dialogue, but I think it’s a good dialogue. It was like that in the ’90s when I was here. We used to meet with leaders here once a month. I think that’s a good thing.

We’ve recently experienced hate crimes on campus. How would you address hate in the city?

There’s no place for hate in Framingham. Period. We need to challenge acts of hate whenever and wherever they occur. … We need to stand up. I will tell you, I have spent my entire adult life - as I was taught by my mother and grandmother - standing up for economic, social and environmental injustice whenever it occurs. When marriage equality was challenged a decade before it was an issue in our Commonwealth, and divided two of our churches, I stood with the deacons of those churches to provide open and affirming churches. When environmental injustice hit three properties in South Framingham, I stood with the neighbors to make sure the properties got cleaned up and got addressed.

When Euri Stamps was shot unarmed in his home, I called for the police to disband the SWAT team and to create a police advisory committee, which is in our charter because I wrote it. When the immigrant community in the ’90s - long before DACA or Trump - were threatened by bullies in our community, I stood up to them and drafted a policy which has endured to this day of making sure Framingham ensures the safety of its residence in places of

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worship, of work, in its homes and in its schools. So, I’m not a stranger to fighting issues.

Even after a student was killed in 2012 while crossing Route 9, students still opt to cross at the railroad tracks. How would you improve pedestrian safety throughout the city?

I’m aware of the incident, and the loss of life is always heartfelt. The charter establishes a citizen driven traffic commission to address issues of traffic and safety to bring greater attention to it at a consumer level. And so, issues like this need to be addressed in a thoughtful way where we’re looking at it from a consumer perspective. …

The solution is found by bringing the interested parties together, having a conversation, and figuring out how we provide greater safety and access. The pedestrian bridge across Route 9 was closed for a long time, which created a problem. We need to include in that conversation the on-campus shuttle buses and the off-campus MWRTA buses. We need to include on-campus and off-campus police and public safety, and figure out the best solution.

I am prepared to do the solution that works for the community - that provides the greatest amount of safety.

Do you have any advice for students?

You are a leader. You and your colleagues will be the leaders of our society - be it government, industry, business, religion or philanthropy. Worry not about being productive and think more about how you want to be productive because the things you choose to do in life, you will succeed at. … You need to figure out what job you want because you are going to get it. Now that doesn’t mean that you’re going succeed at 100 percent of the things you do, but if you travel in a direction and … you start moving down a path, your talent, energy and skill will be obvious to the people around you and you will succeed in that path because of it.

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Gatepost Interview Yvonne Spicer

Mayoral Candidate

By Shanleigh Reardon News Editor What is your educational and professional background?

I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree in technology education.

I finished my doctorate in educational leadership and my dissertation is on African-American women principals in Massachusetts. I went to college back to back. I finished my master’s degree at 23 years old … and then I took a little time and took courses here and there on leadership and eventually enrolled myself in a doctoral program. …

I’m in the very first cohort of that program, and it’s been going strong ever since. Professionally, I’m the vice president of the Museum of Science National Center for Technological Literacy. My official title is vice president of advocacy and educational partnerships. … What we do is primarily working with school districts and communities to, not only develop a strategic plan to implement across the board, but also offer professional development for teachers and administrators, also people in the community, in order to build the capacity for STEM education across the board. … I personally have worked with about 100 school districts here in Massachusetts, and it’s been wonderful.

When you were an undergraduate student, did you see yourself getting into politics?

No! When I was in college, I started off wanting to pursue architecture. I wound up transitioning into teaching and the first subject I ever ended up teaching in high school was architecture. … I wasn’t a professional architect, but I taught it.

When I think about politics, I really had no political aspirations whatsoever. It didn’t occur to me, but I also look at how valuable all of the skill sets I have learned over the last 30-plus years, how valuable it will be to this role as mayor of Framingham. How to negotiate with people, how to build a strategic plan, how to manage budgets, how to manage people, how to collaborate with people across the aisles, and also my life experiences - so it’s kind of all of that coming together that prepared me for this job. As far as

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being a politician, I liken myself to a leader that tends to be innovative and visionary and looking at ways we can grow something together with all groups of people.

How do you see the Framingham State community playing a role in the city?

One thing for sure, I sit on Town Meeting and I sit on the Ways and Means Committee. I am very focused in on the partnership between Framingham State and The Danforth Museum, and this was an agreement that, a few months ago, I didn’t vote for. I voted against it because I felt the agreement wasn’t as detailed as it needed to be for the parameters for having the museum. … I can honestly say, I was very pleased with the partnership between a municipality and a university to look at ways that it’s a winwin. … I would like to see more of those types of partnerships, more of those ways that we can collaborate together, where students at Framingham State can feel a welcomed part of the community. … I see different opportunities for us to continue to grow and partner together.

I know this year, Framingham State is having to move their graduation to Worcester. I am looking forward to finding some ways to make sure that you come back home and have your graduation here at home. …

Students being able to participate in things in the community, also see themselves as welcomed in the

community, frequenting some of the restaurants. I know a number of the businesses are looking for ways to attract more of our student business and so thinking about that as more of a partnership.

Recently on campus we have been dealing with a few hate crimes. How would you address hate in the city?

When I think about hate crimes, I think about the lack of information, the lack of awareness, the lack of empathy - and I think it’s very important that it is those who are outside of the victimized group be the advocates for those who are inside of that group, and be consistent about it and stand up, and call it out. Whether it’s a joke, whether it’s a drawing or a photograph, to really say ‘Does that seem right to you? Is that a wise thing to do? Is that hurtful? Is that necessary?’ … I think the president of the University did an excellent job handling it. I think he called it out and I think he also had an opportunity for people to come together and look at it very critically. So, the thing that I hope is that it doesn’t go away. … Often times I think, for the most part, most people do things out of ignorance - not out of malice. I think there’s more the lack of knowledge that is causing more of the challenges. … Here on this campus, I know years ago I worked closely with one of the professors on social justice issues, Professor Sue Dargan. She would have

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a number of seminars around issues of social justice. So, I just think “everybody gotta stay woke.”

Even after a student was killed in 2012 while crossing Route 9, students still opt to cross at the railroad tracks. How would you improve pedestrian safety throughout the city?

We have to really look closely and it’s not just this one intersection - and we’ve tried to mitigate it with the bridge. But really thinking critically about how do we encourage safety? Does it mean traffic slows down a little bit, and then you say: ‘What is there in that space to slow the traffic down?’ I think it’s also about being smart and thinking, ‘How do we work on this together?’ Implore students to be thinking smart - you’re crossing a major highway. That’s unsafe. … Do we need other strategic bridges at different locations along the way?

Does that make sense, and what’s the cause? … It is very tragic having lost someone crossing the road and so traffic is a big concern, especially in this little stretch. ... The good news is, as a part of the charter, there is a traffic commission that will study some of the patterns and I’m sure this will be one of them on the list.

Do you have any advice for students?

Whatever you choose to do in life, whatever path you choose to take, don’t be afraid to veer off of it and try something different. Stretch yourself in many facets of life. If you have meals with the same people all the time, find somebody that doesn’t look like you, doesn’t act like you or talk like you - learn something different and experience something different. … Take advantage of experiences, travel, explore, learn something in another language. All of those things have allowed me to be a more well-rounded person in many arenas - whether I’m talking with dignitaries or I’m talking with people in a homeless shelter - I have the capacity to be able to reach across all avenues and it’s been because of experiences like that.

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Protest Continued from page 1 outside of Larned, so they’re going to hear us if that’s where they’re living.”

The group, which had grown to approximately 250 to 300 participants, marched by the Henry Whittemore Library and continued chanting phrases such as, “End racism,” “Black lives matter,” “White silence is violence” and “Money can’t equal justice” as they proceeded into Dwight Hall.

Dwight Hall holds many of the administrative offices on campus, including those of the president, vice presidents and provost.

After marching through Dwight Hall, the protesters exited through the front entrance and returned to the McCarthy Center. From there, they entered the building and chanted while passing FSUPD. FSUPD declined to comment on the protest.

Jackson Stevens, a senior and BSU member who assisted Driggs with the march, said, “I think the thing that is going to be really successful about this protest is that last year when we did it, we listened to Campo - their suggestions. This year, we went through the residence halls, we went through the academic buildings - showing that we are not going to be silenced. We are going to do this until it’s fixed.”

The demonstrators headed back up Maynard Road and blocked traffic as they walked down State Street and Salem End Road, eventually looping back to West Hall.

The protest concluded behind West Hall in Maynard Parking Lot at approximately 1:15 p.m.

Driggs said, “I didn’t expect this turnout. I did this all by myself in the morning yesterday and told everyone to spread it by word of mouth - not on social media. It shows that we’re all standing with BSU. We know this is not who we are at this school. We are fighting to end racism and the fight does not stop here.”

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Students marched outside the libary on their way to Dwight Hall.

Millie González, interim chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, said she thought the protest was “wonderful.”

She said, “When I saw them marching, I went out there and marched with them. I think it’s extremely healthy that they wanted to voice that this is their campus and they’re not going to stand for racism on campus. … We can’t do anything without the students’ help.”

She added, “I honestly thought people were going to be protesting more earlier because I think this is an important sign that this is not acceptable.”

Stevens said whoever wrote the racist remarks is a “coward” and the protest was meant to teach “the racist folks” that FSU will keep them accountable.

He added, “Keep your neighbors accountable. Keep your administrators and your faculty and your teach-

“When I saw them marching, I went out there and marched with them. I think it’s extremely healthy that they wanted to voice that this is their campus and they’re not going to stand for racism on campus.”

- Millie González,

interim chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community development

ers accountable. Keep each other accountable, and that’s what will solve this problem.”

President F. Javier Cevallos was out of state during the protest, but remained informed about the events on campus via texts from Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development.

Cevallos said, “It’s excellent to have students caring enough to organize this kind of event. … I think that the important issue really is that we can continue the conversation and continue talking about the issues that are happening.”

Holloway also marched during the protest.

She said, “I think this is a time for students to come together in the campus community.”

She added, “We heard from the open forum that people want action.

They are tired of talking. A protest like this really gets people together and galvanized.”

The perpetrators of the hate crimes need to see the campus community is in support of the students who have been targets of the recent hate crimes, she said.

“All this stuff that is going on in society right now is happening on our campuses. We can’t pretend that we are in this little bubble and we’re in a school where everything is wonderful. … It’s not 1957, 1967, it’s the kind of thing you wish wasn’t happening anymore, but it still does,” Holloway said.

Senior Ade Lasode said, “I think it’s amazing that so many people are out to support the cause because people don’t realize how it affects us - growing up and being black. I’m not even American! I hope now they do something.”

Senior Khalima Botus-Foster said,

“I’m just glad that something of this magnitude is happening because usually we stay quiet about this sort of stuff, but now we’re not. Now, we’re about making people feel uncomfortable. We felt uncomfortable for 400 years, so it’s about time.”

Virginia Rutter, interim chair of the sociology department, said the recent events interfered with the well-being of students and they need all the support they can get.

“I think every single person should be here right now,” she added.

Senior Foreign Exchange Student Hee Jeong Chon said she’d heard of Black Lives Matter in Korea, but didn’t realize how significant the movement was until she came to FSU. “The first times the incident happened, I went to the forum because I’ve experienced racism, but no one was talking about Asians. I talked to my professor, Rachel Trousdale, and she made me realize minorities have different histories, so we have different problems. I will support them,” she added.

Linda Vaden-Goad, provost and vice president for academic affairs said, “We don’t want racism on our campus and we want to do everything we can to stop it.”

Vaden-Goad said she thinks “it’s wonderful” that the students organized the protest themselves. “I’m a child of the ’60s,” she added.

Junior Geena Witt said, “The campus is not doing its job, and they are not responding as they should be. This is violence toward our students.”

Senior Genesis Guerrero said, “We want to send a message to the administration that hate crimes are

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SGA updates senate on hate crimes

By Christina Fazio Staff Writer SGA President Kyle Rosa discussed the recent hate crimes in Larned Hall during his President’s Report at the meeting on Oct. 31.

He specifically spoke about what SGA has done to contribute to ending these bias incidents.

Rosa said he brought all of SGA’s ideas to Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development, who then passed them onto the whole administration.

“The administration is taking them very seriously,” said Rosa.

He said SGA discussed with the administration the impact the crimes were going to have on campus culture and safety. SGA also discussed FSUPD training and what actions are being taken.

“There is an expert coming to campus,” said Rosa. “They are going to help train the administration.”

Rosa said, “There are two outside companies coming in to do more training with FSUPD specifically on how to handle these bias incidents.”

Additional ideas about what to do in the wake of the hate crimes were mentioned in Rosa’s report. These included grants for courses on di-

versity, faculty discussion on how to talk about racism in the classroom, revised faculty hiring practices, a grant submitted for more diversity in the STEM program and professional development training for next year.

“You guys are being heard and are making a difference on campus, and I couldn’t be more proud of all of you,” said Rosa.

Student Trustee Karl Bryan discussed a mental health forum to be held on Nov. 20.

The open forum will give students a chance to talk and ask questions of President F. Javier Cevallos, Chief Brad Medeiros, Executive Vice President Dale Hamel and other faculty members about the topic, said Bryan.

Secretary Bridget Green spoke on behalf of Vice President Jack Capello.

Green said Capello wants to put together a volunteer night at the MetroWest YMCA. She said it is a “great opportunity to work with kids and do activities with them.”

The Math Club requested $1,043.75 for its trip to the Breakout Boston event held on Dec. 8. The event is a problem-solving escape room.

Sarah Horwitz, vice president of

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the Math Club and SGA student activity treasurer, said it is very similar to 5 Wits at Patriot Place, which the club visited in the past. She said they did not feel challenged enough during the past trip.

“You can’t do math without problem solving,” said Horwitz.

SGA approved the funding request.

The Equestrian Club requested $969.90 for stickers and T-shirts for the upcoming “National Horse Day @ FSU.” Treasurer Matthew Banks said the club wanted to have T-shirts made because it is the best way to get the club’s name out to the campus.

SGA approved the funding request.

SGA members attended the meeting in costumes and concluded their Tuesday night meeting with a Halloween party.

Molly Fennessey, SGA class and club treasurer, making a joke about her seven dwarves costume, said, “I’m feeling bashful. I yield.”

Senator Jamal Kirk was awarded Senator of the Month.

Ben Carrington, SGA parliamentarian, presented the U-Rock to Senator Aurora Sullivan.

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FSU seniors experience technical issues during registration

By Christina Fazio Staff Writer FSU seniors were unable to register for classes at 5 p.m. due to technical difficulties on the myFramingham site on Sunday, Oct. 29.

Patrick Laughran, chief information officer of Information Technology Services, said there were problems with the self-service component of the myFramingham portal prior to the registration period.

Laughran said from a technology perspective, everything appeared to be fine, but some students were still having trouble.

Mark Powers, executive director of student records and registration services, said, “Prior to Sunday afternoon, I had not received any emails from students indicating that these issues were occurring either on Saturday or Sunday morning.”

Juliana Naso, a senior, said, “Registration is usually stressful for me. I always have a solid plan of my new schedule and get nervous all of the seats will run out.”

Naso said many FSU webpages were not working that day more specifically, myFramingham, which is the registration portal, was not working.

Powers said, “I became aware of the connectivity issues occurring within myFramingham for the links to registration and to DegreeWorks just after 4 p.m. on Sunday.”

According to Powers, students in the Honors Program were registering on Friday, Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. until Saturday around noon and experienced no issues.

Naso said, “I think every senior was freaking out at 4:58 p.m.”

John Michael Ferrera, a senior, said he wasn’t surprised about the technical difficulties since there had been some during past registrations. He said he didn’t panic.

“I realized if there were technical difficulties for me, then there

“I think every senior was freaking out at 4:58 p.m.”

- Juliana Naso, senior

must be technical difficulties for dents just after 5 p.m. others as well,” said Ferrera.

He said an error message was Erika Viens, a senior, said she prompted on the students’ screens was working during the time of advising them to email or call the registration. She said her room- help desk. mate’s cousin registered for her.

“Each email was responded to Viens said she “would have been individually, letting the student freaking out” if she was register- know that ITS is working on reing for herself at that time. storing connectivity. The large Molly Driscoll, a senior, said she majority of students who had was also at work during registra- emailed were polite and undertion time. She said she only need- standing when they received my ed to pick one class for her last se- response,” said Powers. mester, but she was still nervous.

Laughan said there is no clear Driscoll said the website did not answer whether or not this inciwork for her until 5:35 p.m. dent has any relation to the power “I was mad that the registration outage on campus Friday, Oct. 27. was not working on time because Laughran said there is always I was at work and had to spend 35 room for improvement when it minutes not doing my job trying to comes to Blackboard, myFramingrefresh and wait for the website to ham and DegreeWorks. load,” she said.

“ITS and the library are also Colton Madore, a senior, said planning to issue a student survey he received panicked phone calls next spring in an effort to gauge and text messages from his friends the satisfaction, use and perceived during registration time. importance of the different infor“I kept refreshing the page and mation resources and services that thinking it was just the internet,” are offered,” he said.

Madore said.

Powers said most seniors sucDale Hamel, executive vice cessfully registered by 6 p.m. president, said while reviewing Madore said, “It wouldn’t be the Online Registration Metrics Framingham if there wasn’t a reports, the majority of registra- problem – let’s be honest.” tions last year occurred during 5 to 5:15 p.m., and this year it was during 5:16 to 5:30 p.m.

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Hate crime Continued from pg. 1 want us on campus.”

She added the number of professors and students who participated in Tuesday’s protest shows there are people on campus who do support the students of BSU. Bri St. Pierre, a sophomore and member of BSU, said, “Even though it happened on one person’s door, it’s like it happened to all of us.”

Junior Cawin Dixon said, “If you feel bold enough to do that, say it to our faces.”

Early Monday morning, President F. Javier Cevallos sent out a campus-wide email condemning the racist incident.

“We must remain vigilant and unified in the face of the hatred that has occurred within our community. We are determined to find person(s) responsible for these actions and hold them accountable,” said Cevallos.

He added, “I know that you are not interested in words, you are interested in action.”

At a forum on Oct. 13, which was held to address the prior two incidents, many students expressed their frustration about the lack of action being taken by administrators to prevent hate crimes

on campus. To acknowledge this, Cevallos said instead of holding another forum, a “University-wide unity workshop” will be held Monday, Nov. 6.

Millie González, interim chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community development, said this interactive event will allow attendees to participate in “working groups.”

On Monday, Oct. 30, González sent another campus-wide email which included a document detailing the response of multiple administrative offices to the recent instances of hate on campus.

“Given the racial incident that occurred last night, we thought it was important to provide you with an immediate update on everything the University has been working on over the past two weeks in response to these incidents,” said González in her email.

According to the “Response” document in the email, “When our core values are violated by those with hate in their hearts, we must reinforce our commitment to our core values.” The University’s core values are “the belief that individuals of differing cultures, perspectives and experiences are welcomed, respected, valued and supported.”

González’s email also announced “a $1,000 reward for any student or non-employee with information that could lead investigators to any student or non-employee who has information that leads to the successful identification of the individual(s) responsible for the following acts who or whom committed these crimes.”

Regarding the reward, González said administrators “strongly suspect that people know who it is and if they’re on the fence for whatever reason … to me that means that they’re complicit.”

She added, “If their conscience doesn’t work in our favor, maybe a monetary incentive will work.”

Cevallos sent an additional email on Wednesday summarizing updates from FSUPD Chief Brad Medeiros. The email, titled “Updates,” informed students that FSUPD has sought assistance from the FBI, will be installing additional cameras around campus and will continue increased foot patrols.

Sergeant Martin Laughlin of FSUPD said, “Our office contacted the FBI a few days ago. … We just want to work with every agency we can to resolve this matter.”

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where they’re going to go.

“This is an unfortunate event that happened and we’re going to do our best to find out what person or persons did the said act,” he said.

He added it is unknown at this time whether or not the three incidents were committed by the same individual.

González said students will be involved in the decision-making process about installing security cameras within the residence halls.

She said unless students share information when incidents happen, there is nothing the administration or FSUPD can do.

“One thing I’ve found out as a result of this incident is that this has happened to other students and they’ve just wiped their white boards and not told anybody. …

Now we have to dig deeper to make sure that if someone experiences something like that, they have someone to turn to,” said Gonzalez.

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Dean of Students candidate visits campus Meg Nowak

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor

By Jillian Poland News Editor A candidate for the Dean of Students position answered questions from the FSU community in two open forums held on Oct. 27 in the Alumni Room.

The candidate, Meg Nowak, has been the vice president for student affairs at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York since 2008.

Prior to working at Hartwick College, Nowak was the assistant dean for student services at Ithaca College School of Business from 2006 to 2008, the assistant dean of students at Cornell University from 2000 to 2002 and director of orientation and first year programs here at Framingham State from 1997 to 2000.

Nowak said growing up, she knew her family couldn’t afford

to send her to a four-year college and her mother told her to choose a two-year institution.

“Little did she know, I would be in college for 12 years and receive a Ph.D. But that was what I could aspire to at the time, so that’s what I did.”

Nowak said she had an aunt who wanted her to go to college, “not work and go to college.” Her aunt helped fund her education and Nowak received degrees in psychology and business.

In 2004, she received a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Boston College.

A meeting geared toward students was held at 9:30 a.m. Six students attended and sat in a circle to ask questions and discuss Nowak’s qualifications.

One student asked Nowak what experience she has had dealing with hate crimes and how she addressed it at the previous institutions she worked at. She said the first and most important thing to do is to doc-

ument the incident.

Nowak said, “Nowadays, it’s very easy to take a picture. If there is a clearly identified victim, work with the victim to understand how they are feeling, what they’re doing.”

She added, “I think there are times when we can make it public, but there are times we need to respect their wishes” to keep the incident private.

Nowak said it is important to address the issue with the community, adding the administration must do a lot of work to make students feel safe.

A meeting open to the entire FSU community was held at 1:30 p.m. Approximately 25 people attended.

Catherine Dignam, chair of the chemistry and food science department, asked Nowak what she thought is the ideal relationship between student and academic affairs.

Nowak said in an ideal relationship, the departments respect each other.

She said, “I will respect that when you’re in the classroom teaching … you do that better than I ever will. But, I also hope that if in your classroom you feel - and you’re not trained to do this - like you want to talk about diversity issues or you want to talk about transition issues, or homesickness or rape and sexual assault - if that comes into your classroom, you’ll reach out to us because there are people on this campus, like the people in student affairs, who do that.”

Nowak said it is time for her to move on from a vice presidential position because she has enjoyed it, but she has other interests now.

She added, “I’m ready to reframe my thoughts.”

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Protest Continued from page 4 not OK.” Rita P. Colucci, chief of staff and general counsel, said in an email that she chose to join the protest and walk because she wanted to show students the administration supports them.

She added, “What I hope our students know and understand is that we are all on the same side - but there is no quick fix to the ugliness of racism. I hope everyone that attended the protest - and observed it - will be motivated to roll up their sleeves to do the work that it will take to eradicate racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia - and all of the other social ills that plague our society - from our campus. Only by coming together and working together, can we solve these issues.”

Cevallos said protesting and “reclaiming the campus” is a good thing. He said he appreciates that both students and members of the administration felt strongly enough about this issue that they chose to march.

He added there is always a downside to protests. “The issue is that there were students taking exams and classes - that’s a disturbance.”

Cevallos said he encourages students to keep everyone in mind when planning an activity like a protest.

He added, “Really be conscientious of where to go so that won’t interfere with students that are taking classes and exams. But other than that, I think everyone feels very strongly about this issue and certainly we want to make sure we find the culprits.”

Robert Krim, business professor, said in an email professors were not informed about the rally in advance.

He said he heard marchers outside of his classrooms, stopped his lesson

FSU community members marched together in solidarity against racism.

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and started a discussion about the protest.

“I opened our classroom door so that students could join if they wanted to, and hear it, and photograph it if they wanted to do that, or just sit,” he added.

Krim referenced his Jewish heritage, saying, “In the 1930s, Jewish people in Germany had racial slurs written on their homes and on their rooms at colleges there, later they were driven out and killed.”

He said he believes it is important for all people to be “respected as a citizen and person.”

John Sherry, business professor, said in an email he did not have class during the time the protest was occurring, but would have canceled his class given the “spate of incidents.”

He added, “You just have to won- the power and beauty of respectful der as an FSU community how this dialogue. person or persons can be shamed Driggs called upon protestors to into stopping the racial antics.” join her in “peaceful action, so that Sophomore Robert Johnson said, we can model what peace looks like “I feel like this is more useful than for those who need to see it,” said the forums. It provides us a chance Driggs. to amplify our voices more and mayAfter a few other students spoke, be with all of the noise and disrup- Driggs concluded the walkout by tion around campus, something will saying, “Please go respectfully. Refinally happen. … It’s better to speak member, you cannot fight hate with in unity than to have separate voic- hate.” es.”

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Students and faculty across campus were stunned when electricity was suddenly cut off to the majority of buildings, interrupting academic activities and impacting residential life on Oct. 27.

The electrical outage was due to three blown fuses on a main service panel. The outage impacted 15 buildings, “including more than 1,100 residence hall beds and the central heating plant,” according to a report from the facilities department.

According to a statement from Residence Life released 1:20 a.m. on Oct. 29, “Larned Hall, Corinne Hall Towers, Horace Mann and Peirce Halls remain without power. Emergency power generators are operational and providing emergency lighting, but no power or lighting is provided to resident rooms through generator power.”

An alert sent on the FSUgo app at 11:28 p.m. on Friday said, “Power may not be restored until morning.”

Immediately following the outage, University facilities personnel called Eversource.

According to the facilities report, Eversource testing determined the problem was not with their services, but located somewhere on campus.

Facilities personnel then contacted Electrical Engineering and Service Company (EESCO), a high-voltage contractor, that identified the location of the outage source around 10:00 p.m.

It was a failed switch serving two buildings: Hemenway Annex and Labs. EESCO then isolated the switch, restoring power to all affected buildings, except Hemenway Annex and Labs, at approximately 3:00 a.m.

According to Dale Hamel, executive vice president, the cost estimate for contractors and equipment is $25,000. This figure does

Cable and Wi-Fi were down as a result of the power outage on campus.

not include additional staff overtime and other costs relating to staff, but “whatever is needed to move the repair along will be supported,” said Hamel.

After the outage, the University sent out preliminary alerts on the FSUgo app notifying students of the current state of the problem.

Students were also told not to use elevators until the power was fully restored.

Classes were canceled that Friday, Oct. 27 due to a lack of lighting and computer and internet access.

Some students said they had been taking exams when the power went out, leading professors to halt exams and cancel the rest of classes.

Senior Lauren Beaudoin was in her Advanced Apparel Construction class in Hemenway Hall Friday afternoon when the power went out.

Midway through a stitch, Beau-

“It sounded like something crashed, like somebody hit something.”

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doin’s fabric got stuck inside one of FSUgo app and email throughout the classroom’s sewing machines the week to check with their inthe second the power went out. structors for updated class inforUnable to continue her work, Beau- mation. Updates were also posted doin said she had to yank out the on the University website, Facefabric and the professor canceled book page and Twitter feed. the rest of class.

During the week following the Exiting her class in May Hall, outage, Hemenway Annex and freshman Morgan Tumminelli said Labs continued to run on emershe ended up accidentally hitting gency generator power, restricting herself in the face as she opened academic activities. However, Hethe door when the lights went out. menway Hall had power, through She also said she heard a loud which American Disability Act acboom, which she described as cess to Hemenway Annex and Labs sounding like a car accident. was provided.

“It sounded like something Inadequate and nonexistent crashed, like somebody hit some- hallway, bathroom and classroom thing,” she said. lighting in the two buildings has Walking the pathway from North led to difficulty in conducting Hall to Corinne Hall Towers Fri- classes. In an email to faculty adday afternoon, senior Marquise vising them about the status of the Bartlee-Brown also took note of buildings, Margaret Carroll, dean the loud noise and said he saw of science, technology, engineering black smoke coming from a light and math, said, “Hallway emergenpost situated between O’Connor cy lighting is good. Bathrooms in and North halls.

Hemenway Hall have power.”

“It was for a couple of seconds,” Carroll joked, “Maybe students he said. “It wasn’t on fire. It just could use the lighter app on their fizzed out.” cell phones and hold them in the Junior Garrett Fillion said his air during particularly inspiring professor, Demetrios Brellas, was parts of class.” stuck in the elevator for 30 minutes The lack of electricity in the Hebefore being freed. menway Annex and Labs, which “He ended up having to cancel house many science classes and [class] because without power, he labs, has been a concern especially couldn’t use the lecture slides,” for STEM majors. “Most labs can’t Fillion said. be done without electricity,” said Sophomore Robert Johnson Carroll. briefly left campus on Friday before Carroll added even though labs the outage happened, but came have been canceled, the college has back, hands full with heavy bags of “been able to accommodate many groceries, to a non-functional ele- class relocation requests.” vator in his residence hall. “I had to walk up four flights of stairs in Larned,” he said.

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Racists have no place at FSU Tuesday morning began like any other, but at 12:05 p.m., hundreds of students walked out of their classes in protest of the hate crimes that occurred in Larned Hall. Students could be heard chanting “No racist police,” “No justice. No peace” and “Black lives matter” from the halls in the Hemenway labs to the Maynard Parking Lot. An unequivocal success, Tuesday’s student-led walkout showed that we as a campus are protesting against racism and uniting as a community.

It’s proof that we won’t stand idly by as racists work to instill fear and hatred on this campus.

Proof we will take a stand against bigotry.

Proof we will not let the voices of the targeted be silenced.

Over 250 people participated in the walkout.

Junior Iyla Driggs, the main organizer of the event, intentionally provided little information on social media. Her intent, she said, was to catch administrators off guard - most students were informed about the walkout via word-of-mouth.

And yet, the crowd size rivaled that of last year’s Hope-in Action’s Unity Walk and Rally, an event that was made known to students both on social media and in many of their classes.

The week’s protest was also entirely student-led and organized in fewer than 24 hours.

Given the spontaneity of the event and the lack of promotion on social media, we at The Gatepost find it reassuring that so many students so quickly and so steadfastly decided to stand in unity with the targets of the hate crime, condemning racism campus-wide.

Students at the rally modeled the behavior we should be seeing from our administrators. In order to foster a campus where students feel safe and believe their worries and fears are addressed, the administration should be tackling this issue with the same passion students displayed during Tuesday’s protest.

We at The Gatepost are glad to see the administration take these crimes seriously. The increased security in Larned Hall and thorough investigation into the crimes, as well as frequent updates on measures being taken, ease some of students’ fears.

While we understand students are frustrated the perpetrator or perpetrators haven’t been caught, it needs to be understood that a criminal investigation takes time, money and resources.

That being said, understandably, many students fear that in a week or two, when discussions surrounding the hate crime fade, discussions about our University’s racism problem will fade with it.

This can not happen.

We urge the FSU community to continue to address racism on our campus. Open forums, such as the one hosted on Oct. 16, and teach-ins and events celebrating diversity are essential for educating our campus about cultural inclusion and acceptance.

Driggs called for this type of inclusion herself during Tuesday’s protest. She said “We are here in peace to say no to violence and racism and to show the power of beatuy of respectful dialogue.”

It’d be wise if we took her words to heart.

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[Editor’s note: Dry Campus is a bi-weekly satirical comic strip by Staff Illustrator Raysam Donkoh-Halm. Dry Campus takes place on the most dry, depressing and draining campus in the the world. We will follow Eric, Stuart and Sabina on their subpar misadventures.]

Campus Conversations What do you think of Tuesday’s protest?

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“I think it’s good students are standing up for themselves.”

-Lillian Fresard, freshman

“ When people said they were ‘walking out, I didn’t imagine it being that huge and serious.

-Quinton Lang, junior

“If you were not there it comes across as if you don’t care.”

-Micaela Devonish, junior

“It’s outrageous that it has to get to this level for people to feel like they are heard.”

-Cassandra Tedeschi, senior

“It brought unity to the campus and “I know the school is working really hard, but it is really important kept the conversation going, which because it shows that students care.” is what we need.”

-Olivia Rothwell, sophomore

-Jessica Pollard, sophomore

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

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Spacey’s cards collapse

By Lizzy Stocks Staff Writer Timing is everything - and Kevin Spacey was late to the game.

On Oct. 30, Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” star and Hollywood A-lister, rightfully received widespread criticism for the timing of his coming-out statement.

Following actor Anthony Rapp’s accusations of sexual assault by Spacey - when Rapp was only 14 years old - he released a half-hearted apology statement in which he “coincidentally” came out as a gay man, via Twitter early Monday morning.

Coming out is a courageous step in the process of self-acceptance. I should know. I conquered my closet years ago at a high school pep rally.

However, there are countless things wrong with Spacey’s untimely decision to come out in an attempted apology for sexually assaulting a child.

But perhaps the most notable disturbing factor is his justification of his grotesque behav-

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ior, deeming it as “inappropriate drunken behavior” - immediately followed by his choice to “now live as a gay man.”

First of all, Kevin, intoxication is never an excuse for sexually as-

saulting another individual.

Especially a child.

And second, the LGBT+ community continues to combat prejudice and discrimination every single day - if you were really on

our side, you wouldn’t perpetuate the harmful notion that all gay men are pedophiles.

Sexual assault and rape victims are continuously silenced by their fear of coming forward and naming their attackers, especially in the entertainment business. Spacey’s choice to tweet his “apology” paired with his coming out is a slap in the face to Rapp bravely speaking out as a victim.

It’s particularly troubling that Spacey seems to believe a Twitter apology in which sexually assaulting a child is chalked up to drunken misconduct automatically excuses his repulsive actions. More troubling than his attempts to justify this behavior is his decision to undermine the gay community by equating homosexuality to pedophilia.

Coming out is a courageous step in the process of self-acceptance. Kevin Spacey does not get to conquer his closet at the expense of a child’s innocence and the perception of an entire community.

FSU green initiative hinders students

By Stephanie Bennett Staff Writer College is an adjustment to incoming freshmen at Framingham State University. The transition from high school to college is supposed to open your eyes to a world of possibilities - not to make one feel stuck with a lack of resources.

On the Framingham State campus, Rams take pride in FSU taking precautions to help conserve and protect the environment through our green efforts. On the walls of the dining hall and even the napkin dispensers, the efforts to be a greener school are on display. Students have a mutual understanding this initiative is good for the environment, but is it actually good for the student body?

Living on campus and needing to print a paper for your next class has turned into a quarter-mile walk to the Whittemore Library.

The library is one of the only known places to print for students.

On the majority of college campuses, a printer is located in almost every dorm.

When I was at Carnegie Mellon University, I lived in Mudge Hall.

Beside the Security Desk Atten-

dant, there was a functioning computer and printer that was available to all the students who lived in the dorm. In order to print, you would swipe your student ID and 10 cents would be charged to your account. This made the basic necessity of printing easier and more accessible.

As an SGA Senator, I felt the need to address this issue of accessibility in SGA’s open forum.

The response I received seemed illogical and press-driven. I learned that the school used to have printers in every dorm but according to the SGA Executive Board, the reason Rams don’t have access to printers in the dorms is due to the FSU Climate Action Plan (CAP).

According to the CAP, one of the campus-wide goals was to reduce paper and toner use by 30 percent, but FSU students still need the same amount of printing supplies.

If FSU really wanted to encourage a reduction in supply use, they would require professors to shift to a paperless curriculum.

To put it, brutally the school is more concerned with its green title than the productivity of students.

What does this mean for us Rams? It means when the wind

chill is below zero and snow is falling, the journey up Larned Hill to print your final is mandatory!

It is understandable that the University wants to help save the environment - we all know that the U.S. president does not care to - but there comes a point when compromise is needed. The compromise of student resources should not be questioned.

Printers have a sleep function to conserve energy. Without students, this university would not exist, thus the priority needs to be the students.

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There are other ways to be greener school. The campus can install solar panels to power our buildings, ensure that all buildings run on HVAC-air-conditioning systems in order to use less energy, or even put recycling bins in every dorm room. These are ways to conserve energy that won’t put student’s accessibility to educational tools in jeopardy. It’s a no brainer Framingham State - it is time to get those printers back in our dorms.

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ARTS & FEATURES Students learn through the lens of the Deafblind

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Students used vision simulation goggles and communicated using ASL.

By Shanleigh Reardon Editorial Staff Have you ever felt isolated in a room full of people?

For individuals who are Deafblind, that feeling of isolation can occur every day, according to Christine Dwyer, sign language interpreter at Perkins School for the Blind. Dwyer visited FSU on Oct. 15 to train students of the American Sign Language program to be Support Service Providers (SSPs).

Dwyer was accompanied by two Deafblind spokespeople from Perkins, Jaimi Lard and Tracey Reynolds, who presented with Dwyer and provided their real-life experiences to help students understand the important role an SSP plays in their lives.

SSPs assist Deafblind people in their day-to-day lives. They are typically volunteers and play a different role than an interpreter. Dwyer explained the role as helping Deafblind people “do what they want” and “have experiences.”

SSPs focus on filling in the context for the individual while an interpreter relays messages to an individual who cannot hear or see.

To help the Deafblind person maneuver the world around them, an SSP will tell them about the layout of a room, the other people who are present or the visual cues that they may be missing.

Dwyer said, “If there is a baby in the waiting room of the doctor’s of-

fice, I will let Tracey know so that if it starts screaming, which may startle Tracey, she can be prepared and she knows what it is.”

Although one may be hearing impaired, they still may be able to hear some high-pitched sounds and be alarmed by jarring noises.

Although Lard and Reynolds are both Deafblind, they use different methods of communication. Lard uses tactile sign language to communicate with others, which means ASL users sign slowly and deliberatly to Lard, while she follows their hand movements with hers to receive the message.

“It’s very important to have that mutual respect with that Deafblind person. Slowing down how you sign, being clear and giving good, deep explanations is very helpful,” said Lard.

Reynolds on the other hand, does not use any sign language. Reynolds uses an audio-enhancement device that consists of a microphone and hearing aid.

“I’m Deafblind and I am hard of hearing and I can speak for myself.

I can hear what the other person is

saying if they speak into my microphone. Or if I don’t have my microphone, I can just use my hearing aids and they just have to speak up and come close to me,” said Reynolds.

According to Sense.org, an international charity for Deafblind people, Deafblindness is a combination of sight and hearing loss that affects a person’s ability to communicate, to access all kinds of information and to get around.

Dwyer said, “With Deafblindness, you’re impacted by the dual-sensory loss. Both of those senses being lost impacts you very differently than just being blind or just being deaf.”

During the presentation, Reynolds and Lard shared their personal stories about how they came to be Deafblind.

Lard told the students that while her mother was pregnant with her, she contracted Rubella. Today, there is a vaccination for Rubella.

However, in the 1960s when Lard was born, Rubella was a problem across the country, she said.

Reynolds is a twin and was born

“With Deafblindness, you’re impacted by the dual-sensory loss. Both of those senses being lost impacts you very differently than just being blind or just being deaf.”

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prematurely. She said, “I was born in November of 1966 instead of January of 1967. So the doctor put me in an incubator that helped me grow, but they gave me too much oxygen - that’s what made me Deafblind.”

Another cause of Deafblindness is Usher’s Syndrome, which is a progressive disease that leads to Deafblindness and can be very emotional, said Dwyer.

Freshman Emily Pacheco said her mother’s best friend had Usher’s and had to move in with her family.

“My mom is kind of her volunteer SSP. We have to sign really close to her face and lights are a problem,” said Pacheco.

Another student, senior Kristin Morrissey, also had personal experience working with someone with Usher’s.

“My internship was with someone with Usher’s. We would have to sign within a small box or else we might leave their frame of vision,” she said.

Following the informational session, students were given simulation goggles that allowed them to experience different intensities and experiences of blindness. The students were told to get up and use ASL to introduce themselves to others without speaking or removing their goggles.

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Alumni of Color Network members give professional advice during Homecoming

By Cesareo Contreras Editor-in-Chief Shortly after graduating FSU in the spring of 2016, Fernando Rodriguez felt lost.

Venturing out into the working world, Rodriguez found himself missing the support networks he had at FSU - the student clubs and the financial aid office, he said.

Once he graduated, he was looking for a similar network to turn to to help him traverse life post-graduation, he said.

A member of FSU’s recently-formed Alumni of Color Network - a group aimed at connecting FSU graduates with established alums of color - Rodriguez was able to form a list of contacts that could be of professional value.

But Rodriguez knew the network could do more.

While he appreciated connecting with those alumni during the group’s inaugural event during Homecoming Weekend last fall, he couldn’t help but wonder, how did they achieve that level of success? What are their stories?

For this year’s Alumni of Color Homecoming event, Rodriguez invited four alums to share their stories prior to the group’s reception. In doing this, Rodriguez said he hoped the panelists would provide insight on working in the professional world and share what they accomplished during their time at Framingham State.

Comprised of Tyrone Foster, ‘13, Barbara Pierre, ‘11 and Priscilla Bartley, ‘09, the panel for the most part reflected the audience it was speaking to - they are all recent college graduates.

Coming in as a freshman transfer student from New Jersey, Foster said his first semester at FSU was tough since he didn’t know anyone.

As the semesters rolled by, Foster started becoming more involved and in addition to becoming a resident assistant, started writing regularly for The Gatepost and began cohosting on WDJM, Framingham State’s radio station.

Graduating from FSU with a bachelor of arts in sociology, Foster said he was interested in understanding the intersection between sociology and sports. Coming from a primarily white preparatory high school, Foster said he noticed sports served as a racial unifier.

A year after graduating from FSU, Foster went on to get his master’s degree at Northeastern University in Sports Leadership, according to his LinkedIn page.

Rodriguez said Foster now works part time as a program assistant at Good Sports, a Quincy-based national nonprofit organization that “donates brand new athletic equipment to youth sports organizations.”

Foster said in every new venture, he always makes sure to ask questions and establish lasting relationships.

While at Northeastern University, Foster sat down with the school’s athletic director, who happens to also be a man of color, and asked him for advice.

“It’s actually through him that I got this long list - that I actually still have - of all these nonprofits that were aligned” with sports and sociology, he said.

Foster said it’s important students tell their story and tell people what they want to do professionally.

“You never know what that’s going to do for you,” he said.

In high school, Pierre said she was “high-achieving.”

“I did a lot of clubs,” she said.

“I was never home because I always wanted to be in school doing clubs. I get home at like 6 p.m.”

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even served as the designated person to sing the national anthem “at the basketball games and other keynoted events,” she said.

Graduating from FSU with a bachelor of arts in communication arts and a minor in music, Pierre went on to get her master’s degree in higher education and student affairs at Salem State University.

Today, she works as a Field Education Specialist at Wheelock Col-

“When we say use your network ... it's really trying to stay in contact with those individuals who you shared experiences with at Framingham State ” - Barbara Pierre, Class of 2011 While Pierre initially wanted to go to Berklee College of Music, once she was accepted and saw the price, she realized she couldn’t afford it.

Pierre’s mother suggested she apply to FSU, so she did.

Pierre had a “hard time” during her first semester, but second semester, she attended a SUAB meeting where she found out about Black Student Union (BSU).

Soon after, Pierre became involved with the Hilltop Players, landing a leading role in one of its productions in her freshman year.

“I had wanted Berklee so much and I was really looking for a connection to music and performance.

I understand the enormity of the financial responsibility I was putting on my mother and myself, so being here, I got involved.”

Pierre went on to become a resident assistant, a tour guide, and

lege. Pierre also works as a theater adjudicator and regularly performs in musical productions in the MetroWest area, Rodriguez said.

In terms of utilizing her network, Pierre said it’s all about staying connected with important contacts.

“We are in the day of Facebook,” she said. “When we say to use your network, it may not be that formal email we are talking about, but it’s staying connected with that one friend that you know works at a financial complex ... It’s really trying to stay in contact with those individuals who you shared experiences with at Framingham State,” she said.

Bartley’s decision to come to FSU was mainly predicated on the fact that the University provided her with the most scholarship money.

Coming from a primarily white high school, Bartley said she was

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looking to connect to her culture, so she decided to join BSU. Eventually, Bartley served as BSU’s president. Her main mission as president, she said, was to emphasize the point that BSU “wasn’t about being black. It was about celebrating black culture.”

As an education major, Bartley thought it was her mission to educate the FSU community about other cultures, she said.

Bartley graduated FSU with a bachelor of science in elementary education and went on to pursue her master’s in special education at UMass Boston. Today, she works as a teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in Newton Massachusetts.

The group also took the opportunity to discuss the recent hate crime investigations going on at FSU. Pierre said while she certainly experienced racism while on campus, it was never so blatant.

She said it’s all about calling people out for their racist behavior, because if people don’t, it is just going to “fester.”

Bartley recommended the audience read the book “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race.”

Rodiguez said as an alum, he is still part of the FSU community and still needs to be an active member in it.

He said, “Though we left maybe five, six or seven years ago, we’re accountable for what is going on on this campus.”

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Mass shootings

An American security crisis

By Cameron Grieves Asst. Arts & Features Editor The Arts and Ideas Committee hosted a special discussion on mass shootings as part of its “Duty and Disobedience” series on Oct. 26.

The talk, “Treating Mass Shootings for What They Really Are: Threats to American Security,” was presented by professor Joseph Coelho of the political science department and featured Louis Klarevas.

Klarevas, author of “Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings,” sought to defend his view that mass shootings constitute the deadliest security threat in America today.

A mass shooting may fall into one of three categories - nonfatal (meaning four or more people Corey McFeeley / The Gatepost Guest speaker Louis Klarevas broke down gun death statistics. shot with no deaths), fatal (meanthe 2012 movie theater shooting in sacre that didn’t involve large caing at least one person died from shootings, according to Klarevas.

In his book, Klarevas references Aurora, Colorado is an example of pacity magazines killed 7.1 people. a gunshot wound) and high fatality (meaning more than five peo- a psychological study known as the one such person that Klarevas sees Those that involved large capacity ple died from gunshot wounds), “Noise Punishment Experiment.” as being primed by the presence of magazines killed 11 people - that’s In it, subjects who were surveyed firearms. an increase in death rate of 55 perKlarevas said.

Holmes bought a gun for self-de- cent,” Klarevas said.

“This is not a new phenomenon to have both high and unstable Between 1994 and 1998, there in American society. I can think of self-esteem were the only ones who fense, but the weapon primed him cases from the early 1900s where a were eager to punish their fellow for a more sinister purpose. Holmes was a significant lack of gun massoldier returning from World War I test subjects when a threat to their claimed he began to see the gun as sacres. Klarevas attributes this to or the Spanish American War, who ego had been perceivably made - in an opportunity to get rid of “those the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of might have been suffering from this case, being told the other per- despicable humans,” in an inter- 1994, which went into effect for 10 what we now call PTSD, went on son had graded them poorly on an view with police after the shooting, years but failed to be renewed under the Bush administration. a rampage and killed nine people essay they were required to write Klarevas said.

When legislation is passed that with a shotgun,” Klarevas said. controls dangerous aspects of a However, the frequency and weapon, deaths caused by the use deadliness of mass shootings have of that weapon decrease signifiincreased over the past few decades cantly like in the aftermath of the - the past decade alone accounting Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11. for a third of all mass shootings in These events caused significant the past 50 years, Klarevas said. legislative change surrounding the The past decade has also seen 40 use of materials in the making of percent of deaths from mass shootweapons-grade explosives and airings, meaning the likelihood of beport security, but when it comes to ing killed in a mass shooting has guns, Americans have yet to pass increased exponentially in recent any such meaningful restrictions, years. Which begs the question, acKlarevas said. cording to Klarevas - who goes on “There have been zero mass-famass killing sprees and why?

The high availability of guns in tality bombings in the United States There are three steps in the pro- ahead of time.

Mass murder is largely premed- the United States, coupled with since Oklahoma City because the cess of mass murder that an individual must attain, according to itated. People rarely just snap and the other factors present in the 3P United States implemented regulaKlarevas - predisposition, provoca- go on killing sprees - first they ac- Framework, makes the potential for tions to stop them. You could bring tion and priming, which he refers to quire weapons, practice their use mass killings by firearm the most box cutters onto planes before of force, survey targets and leave significant security threat to the 9/11, nowadays, forget it. … But as the “3P Framework.” we still have mass-fatality killings Those who are predisposed to go some sort of communiqué on their country, Klarevas said.

Not only are guns plentiful in in America, and they’re all done on mass shooting sprees tend to be motives, according to Klarevas.

This access to and use of guns the United States, but they are also using the same thing - a firearm,” men of working age with mental mentally primes the perpetrator more dangerous due to being large- Klarevas said. health issues, Klarevas said.

“If you want to know what the In fact, all gun massacre perpe- to commit mass murder - in other ly unregulated. The increase in trators have been of working age words, “The gun helps pull the trig- the deadliness of firearms directly most significant national security correlates with a lack of regulato- threat to the United States is right (between 16 and 64), and over- ger,” Klarevas said.

There is also a biological com- ry government responses to mass now - it comes out of the barrel of whelmingly male. Out of 128 cases a gun.” he studied, 122 perpetrators were ponent, known as the “weapons shootings, according to Klarevas.

One way in which guns have bemen and only six were women, with effect.” Testosterone spikes in the just one of those women acting presence of weapons, and increased come deadlier is in the use of LCMs testosterone leads to increased acts or “large capacity magazines,” alone, Klarevas said.

Now that our perps have been of aggression. As long as an object Klarevas said.

“About half of mass shootings inprepped, they must also be pro- can be perceived as a weapon, this CONNECT WITH CAMERON GRIEVES voked. Ego threats against those sort of mental priming can take volve large capacity magazines and cgrieves@student.framingham.edu you can see the difference in the with unstable yet high self-es- place, Klarevas said.

James Holmes, the perpetrator of death toll. The average gun masteem are most attributable to mass

“But we still have mass-fatality killings in America, and they're done using the same thing- a firearm ”

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Deafblind Continued from page 11 by the time of the training session.

Freshman Julia Cohen said, “Because I’m a beginner in ASL, I can’t communicate very well. So, if someone was signing to me and I didn’t understand them, I told them, ‘I don’t understand.’”

She added, “I was straining my eyes to try to see, so immediately my head started to hurt.”

Luce Aubrey, ASL professor, said students didn’t need to worry about their ASL skill level for two reasons as an SSP. “You have people like Tracey who don’t use ASL. And then, like Jaimi said, if you are using ASL you need to go slowly.

“You will always be matched with someone whose level is comfortable for you,” said Aubrey.

Morrissey had 10-degree tunnel vision simulation googles, which had only a “small hole” to see through in each eye, she said.

“Once we shifted, I felt lost in the room because I had to readjust my reference points,” said Morrissey.

Freshman Kelsey Carvalho said the goggles she had made her entire frame of vision extremely

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blurry. Because of this, whenever she greeted someone, she tried to let them know her vision was blurred.

“So, the first thing that I said to everyone, I signed, ‘blurry,’ and then, I taught almost everyone in

the room how to sign ‘blurry.’”

Carvalho was one of three students in attendance who identified themselves as “CoDAs” or children of deaf adults.

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she said. She added, the ASL program at Framingham State has been “very accommodating,” considering her background with the language.

“I don’t think there are enough interpreters that are willing to work with Deafblind people. If the door was open, I would go through,” Pacheco added.

Mark Foley, another CoDA and sophomore ASL interpreting student, said his mother, who is Deaf, was encouraged to speak growing up. Now that he’s learning sign language, she’s starting to use it more.

“I feel like now I’m learning about something that’s always been there,” he said.

Foley added, “This opportunity is great. … It makes you realize that the need is there and it’s great to see people like Christine who are so passionate about what they do.”

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NETFLIX ORIGINAL REVIEW

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor

Sampling and Fair Use

If you know me, you know I love Death Grips.

I’ve said it countless times, I even wrote about it in a review of the band’s latest LP “Bottomless Pit.” I firmly believe Death Grips to be one of the most creative, revolutionary and influential musical projects since the Beatles.

However, they’re definitely not for everyone.

The Sacramento trio burst into the underground and alternative hip-hop scene in 2011 with their debut album, “Exmilitary,” a record that raked in a profit of approximately $0 for the band - thanks to a plethora of uncleared samples.

These samples also barred the album from being released on streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify. The only way it can be obtained is through the band’s official website thirdworlds.net.

Eleven of the album’s 13 tracks contain at least one sample which was used without the permission of the original creator - some even have three or four.

The album contains samples ranging from other artists’ work such as Black Flag’s “Rise Above,” David Bowie’s “The Supermen” and Link Wray’s “Rumble” to obscure sources such as vocal clips from the video game “Half-Life 2,” a clip from the viral video “Mental Health Hotline” and even an early computer-animated short from 1986.

Death Grips aren’t afraid to make music out of nearly anything.

The band put tremendous efforts into composing, recording and mastering these songs, and I firmly believe they deserve monetary compensation for their work.

What’s holding them back from doing so is copyright law.

I’m no lawyer, but the way I see it, Death Grips isn’t breaking any laws on this record. This is because I believe the way the band uses samples falls under fair use.

One of the biggest deciding factors in fair use is whether the implementation of someone else’s property is transformative.

According to copyright.gov, a work is transformative if it adds “something new, with a further purpose or different character, and does not substitute for the original use of the work,” - something that Death Grips definitely does.

Admittedly, there is the exception of the clip from a Charles Manson interview which serves as an introduction to the themes of the album. I can argue that the use of this clip is non-transformative. However, Death Grips could easily cut this and re-release the record. Myself as well as countless other fans will gladly pay to support the band.

The "transformative" law is a relatively new subject, so specifics are still being worked out in court cases.

It doesn’t seem that this is having an adverse effect on Death Grips, though. Their output has been both constant and consistent since their 2011 debut.

The band still works with samples. Every single sound on their 2014 album “N***as On the Moon” is a manipulated vocal sample from Björk and they only recently entered the studio with experimental harsh noise musician Lucas Abela to produce samples for their upcoming seventh record.

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Stranger Things 2 review

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Michael Au Staff Writer

ters never felt hamfisted and each was appreciated.

In an age when sequels and prequels are mass-produced to snatch money from consumers, it is rational to fear that the sequel to “Stranger Things” would repeat this phenomenon.

Fear - this could have been the emotion many felt on campus on Friday, Oct. 27. The campus experienced a “catastrophic” power outage, thus many students were unable to watch the new season of “Stranger Things” on the release date. However, the crisis on Friday has passed, and it is time to process the much-anticipated second season of “Stranger Things.”

The nine-episode season could have been rushed and botched, but still be released to make a quick dollar from its colossal fan base.

But this is not the case.

Season two reuses the formula in which the audience follows the children, the teenagers and the adults as they attempt to resolve the mystery of the Upside Down. Just like the first season, these three story arcs converge for quality entertainment.

Joyce Byers resumes her role as the loving protector of her children. Chief Hopper continues to be the town’s guardian. Each character’s motive is consistent with their motives in season one. The significant difference between the first and the second seasons is the new episodes are more ambitious and cinematic. The characters have all suffered from the events of the first season, and they have all grown older and wiser - the same can be said about the tone of the show.

Fear is the theme of this season, and every character faces a trial of their own.

Season 2 contains a piece of every genre. hrilling mystery of the Upside Down, to the bildungsroman that most of the characters undergo, season two is bold, and most important of all, it makes the audience care.

Every character has their own story arc, thus every audience member has a character they can emotionally connect with. New charac-

The witty humor is back. The synthetic soundtrack is back. And the lovable cast is back.

Which leads to the conclusion - Strangers Things 2 carries the same momentum of season 1, if not more. It immerses the viewer with bright characters, and the mysterious-yet-captivating nature of its story. It is one of the more recent TV shows that entraps the viewer into the defining pastime of the 21st century - binge watching.

Season 2 is enchanting - there is very little to criticize - and triumphs as one of Netflix’s finest series.

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Grade: A+ If not more ambitious than season one, Stranger Things 2 proves why the series remains one of Netflix's best originals.

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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH

RECORDS

By Zach Colten Interim Asst. Arts & Features Editor Walking through the narrow hallways of Graybeard Studios, on Tripp Street in Framingham, the appearance is barebones: whitewashed walls and a pale green carpeted floor. However, as I get closer to the door of studio 4, the sound of a pulsing bass grows louder and louder.

FSU senior Brandon Johnson opens the door with a wide smile, already bumping his head to the music. He is in a recording session with other members of the rap collective he co-founded, Privacy Records.

Fellow rapper Spacey stands in the soundproofed booth, and can be seen recording a take over a self-produced beat, while the group’s other founder and admin, Ronaldo DeSouza Jr. sits to the side, overseeing the whole scene.

One half of the modest, yet fully-equipped studio is taken up by various mixing equipment, synthesizers and a pair of massive monitors. The aesthetic is mission control in a dark, cozy spaceship.

I have come to record with Privacy, but also to interview Ronaldo and Brandon about the origins of the group, and to see what they have cooking for the coming months.

And based on the tunes I heard the group working on over the course of the night, the future sounds good.

Brandon, Ronaldo and I moved out of the studio to an adjacent hallway to get the interview underway. My first question was aimed at the group’s origins, and why they decided to become a record label.

Brandon was first to respond, saying with a laugh, Privacy had an “interesting start.”

Ronaldo then dived into his story of how Privacy went from just an idea he had when he was 15, to a working collective of artists, musicians, photographers and other creators.

“I didn’t have a guide in my life.

I didn’t have a direction. ... I wanted to be involved in music - so I started making music.”

He added, “In 2012, I dropped my first mixtape, ‘Pharaoh,’” to which

Photo Courtesy of Brandon Johnson Brandon Johnson is a co-founder of the Framingham-based label Privacy Records

Brandon replied, “It was funny because in 2012, we were working at Market Basket together, and Ronaldo would always say, ‘Privacy the label is pushing ‘Pharaoh’ back, Privacy’s pushing it back.’”

Clearly, even in the preliminary steps of his musical pursuit, Ronaldo had a clear vision of the label he wanted to establish, and knew what he had to do to make it happen.

Then, in 2015, Ronaldo and Brandon decided if they were going to spend their time making music, they should at least try and get paid doing it. They planned to begin releasing their music on Spotify and Privacy Records was officially born.

Today the label consists of more than its two founders. Brandon, who raps as Brandon J, is one of four main artists associated with the budding label. Artists Spacey, Wags and JG are all Framingham natives rapping and developing their sounds with Privacy.

Next, I asked the two founders what kinds of responsibilities different members of the group took on, and what kinds of content the group puts out.

Brandon explained that Ronal-

do and himself, as admins, usually handle “marketing, studio session booking, getting in contact with other engineers, reaching out to other artists for features, photography” and more.

He said, “Other artists can reach out themselves, but it’s just easier that way.”

As far as content, Privacy is in no short supply.

One strategy they have adopted to ensure people hear their music is diversifying their releases. They don’t just upload every track to Soundcloud - they utilize various streaming and radio services such as Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal.

They also use artist-specific searches to give their catalogue more depth. So, if you are trying to find their music, it is more effective to type in the artist’s name instead of “Privacy Records.”

Next, we moved on to some of the group’s inspirations. I asked if they tried to model the label after any other successful group.

Ronaldo’s face lit up as he talked about his favorite rap collective - A$AP Mob. The Harlem New York rap group formed under the guid-

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ance of front man A$AP Rocky, who has propelled the now 12-year-old squad to rap stardom, by pursuing a similar strategy of attacking multiple mediums.

“When they came out as a group,” Ronaldo said, “I felt like, ‘Oh no, it’s just another group.’ But then, I saw that these guys were making music while also dealing with the fashion side. I want to create something like that.”

I asked them what makes Privacy Records unique.

Their formula?

Collaboration.

Brandon told me Privacy tries to work with as many artists as they can, building an ever-growing network of possible connections and artistic opportunities.

“If I’m not the biggest [rapper] in the world,” Brandon said, “I’m OK with that. But if my label is working with that person, that’s all I ever want.”

Looking to the future, Privacy Records has big plans.

“We want to build a community. Not just music-wise, all kinds of projects,” Ronaldo said.

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Players of the week

SPORTS

Volleyball vaults into MASCAC semifinals

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor

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Isaac De Souza scored the game-winning goal for men’s soccer against Bridgewater State, putting the Rams in the MASCAC semifinals.

Framingham State traveled to Emmanuel College to take on the Saints in a nonconference match on Oct. 26.

The first set was a seesaw battle with both teams going back and forth for the entire set.

With 10 different ties throughout the set, Framingham finally broke away in the last part of the set, winning two consecutive points for a 27-25 set win. The Rams had 19 kills in the set and committed six errors.

The second was more of the same with another back-and-forth set that saw nine different ties throughout. Again, Framingham pieced together a run at the end to take the set. The Rams closed with a 4-0 run to win the set 25-19 and take a 2-0 lead in the match. Framingham converted on 10 kills and had three errors.

Framingham won the first two points in the third set and never looked back. The Rams held the lead for the entire set and went on to win 2515 to take a 3-0 win. Framingham had 12 kills in the final set and committed four errors.

Kelly Brinkman and Brandey Rodriguez led the offensive attack for the Rams. Brinkman led the Rams with 12 kills and Rodriguez had 10.

Deirdre Fay and Victoria Anderson led the defense for Framingham. Both players had 14 digs each, and Fay also contributed seven kills.

The win helped the Rams advance to 13-16 on the season.

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On Oct. 28, Framingham hosted Wellesley College in the second half of a doubleheader and the regular season finale.

The first set started with both teams going back and forth. With the score tied at 7-7, Wellesley went on a 7-0 run to take control of the set.

The Blue went on to win the set 25-15. Framingham had four kills in the set and committed seven errors.

The second set started the exact same way as the first. After back-and-forth play, the teams found themselves tied at nine. The Blue again went on a big run to seize control of the set. This time, it was a 9-2 run that put Wellesley in the driver’s seat. The Blue went on to take the set 25-15, taking a 2-0 lead. Framingham had seven kills to six errors in the second.

The Blue started the third set with a 10-3 run and never looked back. Wellesley cruised to a 2511 win in the third to take the match 3-0. Framingham again had more errors than kills in the final set. The Rams had only three kills and committed 13 errors.

Grace Caughey led the Rams with eight kills and Anderson had a team-high 12 digs.

With the loss, the Rams finished the season with a record of 14-17.

With a 5-2 record in the MASCAC, Framingham earned the second seed in the conference tournament, giving them a bye into the semi-finals.

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Adam Wojenski threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns in football’s 34-14 win over UMass.

Dartmouth.

Framingham hosted Westfield State in a MASCAC game on Oct. 28.

The Owls jumped out to a quick 3-1 lead in the first set, but Framingham countered with a 6-2 run. The Rams gained a 7-5 lead. From this point, Framingham kept the lead for the rest of the set and went on to win 25-18.

The Rams opened the second set, winning the first two points, but Westfield came back to win the next two, tying it up. Framingham surged offensively for the rest of the set, cruising to a 2512 victory to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Rams had 12 kills in the set to only two errors.

The third set was all Framingham. The Rams opened the set, winning the first five points.

Framingham followed with a 6-1 run to get up 11-1, before eventually going up 20-4. The Rams went on to win the set 25-11, winning the match 3-0.

Brinkman and Rodriguez again led the Rams offensively. They each had nine kills to lead the way for Framingham.

Mackenzie Whalen had a team-high 31 assists and also pitched in 11 digs. Fay contributed five kills and had 13 digs for the Rams.

With a win, Framingham moved to 14-16 on the season and improved to 5-2 in the confeence.

WELLESLEY 3 FRAMINGHAM STATE 0

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Men’s Soccer outlasts Bridgewater in MASCAC quarterfinals

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor The Framingham State Rams traveled to Fitchburg for a Saturday matchup.

The scoring started in the 25th minute when Isaac De Souza potted a goal off an assist by Lucas Medeiros. This goal marked De Souza’s 12th of the season.

Seventeen seconds later, Ken Stahovish scored his 10th goal of the season and put the Rams up 2-0.

Christian Lucchesi scored for Fitchburg next in the 76th minute.

In the 81st minute, Pedro Santos stretched the Rams’ lead with a goal assisted by Vinicius Rosa.

Two minutes later, Ibrahima Male made the match a one-goal affair with an unassisted goal.

The Framingham lead held up, and the Rams won 3-2.

Josh Arno picked up the win, saving eight shots while allowing two goals to make his record 4-4-1 on the season.

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In the first round of the playoffs, the Framingham State Rams took on the Bridgewater State Bears.

The leading scorer for the Rams through the regular season came in clutch in this match-up when in the 21st minute, De Souza scored the only goal of the game, off an assist from Santos.

In a 20-minute span, there were four yellow

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cards and one red card given to Rams’ players.

Daniel Hennessey received the red card and was ejected from the game.

Arno picked up this playoff victory in net saving all nine shots taken at him.

The Rams will now head to the MASCAC semi-final to take on Salem State.

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Football remains a game back in MASCAC

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Box Score Framingham - 245 total yards - 74 rush yards - 171 pass yards

UMass. Dartmouth - 368 total yards - 175 rush yards - 171 pass yards

Adam Wojenski 14/24 162 yds 4 TD 1 INT

Jace Pena 12/20 113 yds 0 TD 1 INT

Sebastian Robert 5 rushes 16 yds 0 TD

Mike Slaughter 30 rushes 123 yds 1 TD

Napoleon Miller 5 catches 79 yds 2 TD

Stephen Gacioch 10 rushes 47 yds 1 TD

Nasir Thomas 2 catches 22 yds 1 TD

Abbi Bamgbose 9 catches 88 yds 0 TD

Will Cowdrey 2 catches 29 yds 1 TD

Leroy Brown 3 catches 36 yds 0 TD

Josh Onujiogu 14 tackles 3.5 TFL 1 sack

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Ferr or Foul:

World Series Fallout

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Women’s Soccer knocked out of MASCAC tournament

By Camille McKenzie

Staff Writer

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor The 2017 World Series lived up to all of the hype. It was one of, if not the best, World Series in MLB history.

The series went seven games, and all but one of those games was a hotly contested, back-and-forth affair. In the end, however, the Houston Astros scrapped their way to a 4-3 series win to become the 2017 World Series Champions.

The World Series crown was very attainable for the Dodgers, but they fell just short, and there are a couple of reasons and people to blame for this.

The blame for the Dodgers begins with their starting pitching. The Dodgers’ starting pitching was, quite frankly, awful. Los Angeles saw a starter finish the sixth inning only one time in the series. Clayton Kershaw pitched seven innings, allowing only one run and striking out 11 in Game 1, but aside from that performance, the Dodgers did not get quality starts.

The Dodgers’ starters combined for an ERA of 5.52 during the seven game series. Compare this number with the 3.38 ERA that the Dodgers’ pitching staff put up in the regular season, and it is almost unbelievable.

Yu Darvish, who was acquired in the middle of the season to help the Dodgers make a World Series run, threw just 3.1 innings in his two World Series starts and gave up eight earned runs. Kershaw, the likely NL Cy Young winner and quite possibly the best pitcher in the MLB, pitched just 4.2 innings and gave up six earned runs in his second start in the Fall Classic.

Another blame for the Dodgers was the meat of their order. The 2-3-4 hitters in the Dodgers’ lineup, Corey Seager, Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger, struggled mightily. The sluggers combined for a .175 average, hitting only three home runs and driving in only 11 runs in the seven games.

Seager, who hit .295, with 22 HRs and 77 RBIs in the regular season, hit just .222 with one HRs and four RBIs. Consider that this stat line was the best of the three and it becomes glaring just how bad they were.

Turner, probably the Dodgers’ best offensive player, hit just .160 with one home run and two RBIs in the series. In the regular season, Turner slashed .322 with 21 HR and 71 RBIs, while still missing 32 games.

Bellinger, the clear favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year, smashed 39 dingers and drove in 97 RBIs, while hitting .267 in 2017. He set a record in the World Series - and not a good one. Bellinger set the World Series record for most strikeouts. Bellinger struck out 17 times over seven games, while hitting a meager .142. The disappointing slugger was in no way productive, as he hit only one HR and drove in just five.

But the most blame lies solely on the shoulders of manager Dave Roberts. Roberts decided to start Darvish in game 7. Darvish started three games in the postseason prior to Game 7, averaging just 4.1 innings per start and posting an awful 4.15 ERA. The obvious choice would have been Kershaw, who many agree, is the best pitcher in the MLB. Yes, Kershaw would have been on short rest, but in a must-win game, who better to trust then the soon-to-be four-time Cy Young winner.

Just one win away from their first World Series title in 29 years, Dodgers fans have to ask themselves, “What if?”

“What if our sluggers actually played well?” “What if our starters lasted longer than four innings?” “What if Kershaw had started Game 7?”

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The Framingham State Rams hosted the Fitchburg Falcons for a MASCAC matchup on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Saturday was Framingham’s Senior Day when they honored their six seniors: Kayla Almstrom, Kirsten Hansen, Kaelen Larocque, Haley McKay, Shelly Nardi and Abby Smith.

Five minutes into the game, a Rams’ player crossed the ball, which was misplayed by a Falcons’ defender, allowing Erin Angelillo to gather the ball and score the Rams’ first goal of the match.

Kaleigh Pallotta would score the Rams’ next goal at 18:49. Pallotta took a free kick from 29 yards out, placing it in the top left of the goal.

The Falcons scored their only goal of the game 23 minutes in, when Brittny Peralta assisted Nicole Kopacz.

A minute into the second half, Almstrom took a corner that Melissa Sybertz headed into the back of the net.

Pallotta scored her second goal of the game in the 54th minute, when she rebounded a shot that deflected off the goal post.

Seventy-one minutes into the match, Smith scored off an assist from Pallotta.

With eight minutes left in the game, the Rams wrapped up their scoring. Hansen scored the Rams’ sixth goal of the game after a pass from Ana Barretto.

This win made the Rams 2-5 in the MASCAC and advanced them into the MASCACtournament.

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The sixth-seeded Rams traveled to Bridgewater to take on the third-seeded Bears in the first round of the MASCAC Women’s Soccer Tournament.

The Bears came out hot, scoring twice in the first seven minutes of play. Six minutes in, Kassidy Campbell took a corner kick that Nicole Simas drove past Framingham’s goalie.

Only 48 seconds later, Campbell fed Courtney Pepin who beat the Rams’ goalie one-on-one.

Sixteen minutes into play, Angelillo lofted a ball into the top left corner from outside the 18.

The Bears led the match 2-1 going into the second half.

Six minutes into the second half, Simas scored her second goal of the game and 10th of the season off an assist from Molly Shield.

Pepin earned her second goal of the match with a header off a pass from Campbell.

The Bears won the game 4-1, eliminating the Rams from the tournament.

The Rams finish their season 6-11-1 overall.

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ference tournament ending their season, with an overall record of 3-15.

Caitlin Baril led the Rams on the season with six goals. Bailey Donelly led with five assists and 12 points for the Rams. Duggan finished the season with 131 saves with a save percentage of 66 percent while allowing 3.77 goals per game.

The Rams dropped their final game of the season against Lasell by a score of 4-0.

Samantha Taylor and Cailin Flannery accounted for all four goals in the game.

Taylor scored both of her goals in the first half. She scored the first unassisted and the second was assisted by Flannery.

In the second half, Flannery scored LASELL 4 both of her goals. She scored her first off FRAMINGHAM STATE 0 the feed from Taylor and her second was unassisted.

Lasell outshot the Rams 14-4. Flannery and Taylor each had five shots in the win.

Denise Landry had one save for the Lasers. CONNECT WITH RICHARD TRANFAGLIA Haley Duggan stopped four shots for the rtranfaglia@student.framingham.edu Rams.

With a conference record of 1-10, the Rams failed to make the Little East Con-

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Members of the FSU community participated in a walkout at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to demonstrate unity and protest the recent racist incidents that occurred on campus.

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