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FSU begins academic year with smallest freshman class since 2010 By Bailey Morrison News Editor The University began the fall semester with 104 fewer students in the freshman class, according to Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development. According to Holloway, 6,204 students applied to FSU and 4,021 were accepted. Of that total, 749 freshmen chose to attend FSU. In 2015, 4,803 students applied, 3,401 were accepted and 855 chose Amanda Marti/THE GATEPOST to attend the University.
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FSU’s production of “Our Town” is being shown until Nov. 19 in DPAC.
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FSU looks to expand uses for Warren Conference Center By Nick Murphy Staff Writer
Since acquiring the Warren Conference Center and Inn in April, FSU administrators have begun discussing potential future uses for the 67-acre property, said Dale Hamel, executive vice president. FSU officially acquired the cenBy Emily Robinson ter from Northeastern University Assitant Design Editor for $8 million. The property, located at 529 Chestnut St, Ashland, is open to The Director of the Henry Whitthe public and hosts a variety of temore Library, Bonnie Mitchell, events, including weddings and spent the summer teaming up with work outings. Dawn Ross, director of career serAccording to Hamel, the Univices, to draft and propose a grant versity doesn’t have any immedito the Institute of Museum and Li- ate changes in mind for the center. brary Services. “In the short term, we are going to The school has been awarded continue to run it as a conference $6,288. center and inn.” Hamel said prior to the purchase Mitchell said the funding has of the Warren Center, the Univergone toward developing students’ sity would have to rent conference soft skills, which are mainly skills venues. that allow students and applicants There is a “10 percent discount to have acceptable business etifrom the standard fee schedule quette. provided for any personal events “Soft skills are skills that train booked by Framingham State Unistudents to have better commu- versity faculty, staff, students, or nication skills, better knowledge alumni,” according to the Warren of business practices, and deci- Center event booking page. Hamel said, “Going forward, we sion-making and problem-solving would also like to use it for student See LIBRARY AWARD page 5 programs. There are a lot of oppor-
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tunities that will arise as different people on campus find ways to utilize this new asset.” He added that as a University service, the Warren Center falls under the jurisdiction of Jeffrey Hershberger, the director of university services. Hershberger oversees the day-to-day operations at the center. While currently the Warren Center is being used for meetings, there are plenty of long term projects waiting to be implemented.
“In the long term, we will be considering the possibility of adding some sports, specifically adding new women’s teams,” said Hamel. He added, “The center could potentially be a location for a new sports venue.” Besides sports, Hamel said the University is looking to use the conference center to bolster academic programs. Currently, when the biology department wants water access, “We
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Samantha Westall Curriculum Librarian
By Jessica Duff News Editor What is your resume and background? For the last five years, I was a school library media specialist. I worked at a high school in South Central Massachusetts. It’s in Dudley, Massachusetts. School library media specialist is a title with a certain teaching certification, specializing in Library Science, which teaches students to do research properly, use library material, databases etcetera.
Indiana at a private university. So that was a big change - going from a liberal state to a pretty conservative state. School was never a problem. I always did well in classes. In the archaeology classes, we actually had our own lab. We worked with human remains. We did our own digs in Indiana and Ohio. That was really awesome getting to do that from freshman year on. There was also a master’s program that was part of the university that did fo-
Did you ever consider going into forensic anthropology? Not really. I thought of it after I got out of grad school. … I’ve always liked history, and forensic anthropologists only work on stuff from 1930 to present. Actually, it might have gone up to the 1940’s now. It varies depending on how many years it’s been since they’ve been interred. ... And that was just too young for me, and I didn’t think that was something that I was totally interested in.
Why did you decide to become a librarian? My undergraduate degree in in archaeology anthropology, but while I was in college I did my student work in the library for three years. My first round into graduate school, when I applied the original time [for museum studies], I was bumped. I was on the waiting list and I got dropped, so I applied again the following year and I got into Simmons and URI for library science. Did you ever go into archaeology and anthropology as a career? When I originally applied to graduate school I wanted to do museum studies, so I would have been basically doing the two together - working in the archival areas during processing and that sort of thing. For me, it was an easy transition. I haven’t done a dig in a while. However, I do like to go to different UNESCO sites across the world. What is your favorite place that you have traveled to? I’ve been to 32 countries. Two of my favorites are Greece and London. Russia is really cool - St. Petersburg is beautiful. So it depends. Each of the places I’ve been to has something special. I lived in Belize for six months. I worked with the director of archaeology for the country. That was amazing. What was being an undergraduate like for you? It was different. I grew up in Massachusetts, but I went to school in
the bodies were, it was a rather strong smell. When you’re dealing with human decomposition, it’s not as though you get used to it, it’s pretty hard. … They only brought us in when there was a lot and we usually didn’t work directly with the bodies. We would be mostly helping move debris out of the way. The forensic anthropologists would be doing 90 percent of the work, but we got to be on site and it was pretty cool.
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rensic anthropology with the only forensic anthropologists in the entire state of Indiana. The undergraduates got to help with cases for the FBI and everything like that. That was really awesome and hands-on, and then my last semester I spent abroad. What experience was memorable when you worked with the FBI? A boy had killed his grandmother, grandfather, mother and taken his sister hostage. He buried them in a tarp in the basement and then carpeted it in cement. … Body ooze and bones were all that was left. … Because of the tarp, there was no way for the water to get out. Finally, he was arrested. He was pulled over by a police officer and the cop separated the brother and the sister. The sister told the cop everything that he’d done. … So when they had to uncap and see where
What are your hobbies? I read a lot. I also write. I’ve written a young adult book. It’s never been published and I’m working on the second one. … It’s a trilogy. I may pitch it once I finish the second. … I bake a lot and cook. I travel - that’s one of my favorite things to do. I love experiencing other cultures and history. I actually embroider. … And Game of Thrones, I’m obsessed with Game of Thrones. What do you think students would find surprising about you? Probably that I’ve written a book or how many books I’ve read. In the last three years, I’ve read over a thousand books. What advice would you give to students? Have a dream. That dream job that you always want - but be flexible. Sometimes, life is going to throw you curve balls. … Try your hardest and just try to be fluid, and hang on as best you can. CONNECT WITH JESSICA DUFF jduff@student.framingham.edu
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Admissions Continued from page 1 Jeremy Spencer, dean of enrollment management, said FSU saw an increase of 29 percent in applications due to the University using the Common Application for the first time. Spencer said he supports the use of the Common Application because it “aligns with our desire to foster Inclusive Excellence at FSU. We decided to join the Common Application when membership requirements shifted to include a commitment to the pursuit of access, equity and integrity in the college admissions process.” Holloway addressed the enrollment numbers at the All University meeting discussing fiscal realities on Nov. 2. The low enrollment numbers are partially attributed to the decrease in high school graduates. She said the number of high school graduates “just keeps going down.” In the next five years, there will be a decline of 9 to 16 percent of high school graduates from public schools and a 15 percent decline from private schools, said Holloway. Because states like New Hampshire and Vermont are seeing a “similar decline” in graduates, it makes it harder for the University to “poach” students from other areas in New England, she said. These factors, paired with the
cially and academically, than most students currently attending FSU. Holloway said the low enrollment this year “is going to be the new normal.” FSU, along with other state universities in New England, will not see a hike in attendance. Other universities, such as the University of Maine, have combated low enrollment numbers by offering in-state tuition to out-ofstate students. FSU has considered this option but “we would have to do more cost analysis before going further,” said Holloway. She added the University loses “basically $10,000,” for “every student who we don’t have.” According to Holloway, that additional money could be put toward other projects such as the renovations of Crocker Hall and hiring more Supplemental Instructors (SI) leaders for classes that currently do not have them. Holloway said due to the low enrollment, the hours SI leaders work had to be reduced from 10 to eight and the University had to “prioritize” which classes received supplemental instruction. According to Ann Caso, associate director of institutional research, there are currently 5,977 students attending FSU with 4,337 undergraduate and 1,640 graduate students. The office of Institutional Research reported 6,398 students enrolled in the fall of 2015. While the University has seen a
“We need to capitalize on what makes us attractive as a school...I think that if FSU wants to up its enrollment, its got to create a consistent and apparent identity for itself that is marketable to high school students, and is enough to motivate them toward reaching for this goal of college acceptance.” - Hailey Small, Sophomore competitive nature of college recruitment, caused the decline, said Holloway. The University is working to expand its presence in other countries such as China and Bermuda to recruit international students. FSU will have a presence at the Bermuda College Fair, she said. She added because of the declining rates of graduation and college attendance the newer students coming to the University will have a “higher level of need,” both finan-
decline in student enrollment, the population of minority students has risen from 26 to 30 percent. The male student population has risen from 36 to 39 percent of the population and female students have decreased to 61 percent of the population from 64 percent. Sophomore Hailey Small said, “We need to capitalize on what makes us attractive as a school. Advertising focused on affordability would definitely help to access those who are paying their way through college. … I think that if
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FSU wants to up its enrollment, University’s Re-Imagining the First its got to create a consistent and Year program, students who are apparent identity for itself that unable to complete a course due is marketable to high school stu- to an emergency will have a “very dents, and is enough to motivate clear pathway to successfully comthem toward reaching for this goal pleting the work that remains.” of college acceptance.” She urged students to “help grow According to Linda Vaden-Goad, your group. Help the new students provost, vice president for academ- you meet have a good experience ic affairs, the low enrollment has - help them meet new people, innot affected the number of profes- vite them to join clubs you enjoy, sors hired for the 2016-17 academ- attend events with you, or even eat ic year. a meal with you.” She said, “This fall, we hired five Freshman Pat McCarter said the new tenure-track faculty. … We University has done a great job prehave a hiring plan and we work to paring him for the academic preskeep our ratio of students-to-fac- sures at FSU. “Many of my profesulty steady so we can offer the kind sors are supportive and stress the of support that is needed.” fact that they have office hours and Vaden-Goad added the Universi- stress the fact that there are peer ty has made a “series of changes” mentors available to students.” to determine which courses to run He also said he enjoys programs each semester and how many seats “almost every night” held by Resiwill be needed in each class. dent Assistants and clubs on camShe said department heads can pus. determine which classes students Freshman Sam Ross said her need to take based on their past transition to the University has course schedule and classes are run been “easy” so she hasn’t had to based on those numbers. utilize the academic resources on Vaden-Goad said, “The size of campus, but “knowing that they’re the schedule is less important there is certainly comforting.” than how well the schedule fits the Ross said she attended FSU beneeds of the students. Our goal is cause of the affordable tuition as to steadily increase our ability to many of the other schools she was construct the schedule that is best interested in were “very expenfor making academic progress.” sive.” The decrease in freshman stuVaden-Goad said FSU has aldents has not negatively impacted ready begun recruiting students for First Year Programs, Vaden-Goad next year, as well as making sure said. the students attending the UniverShe added, “I actually believe sity now are “successful and able to that we increase the number of stay.” extracurricular programs offered She added, “If the students we each year to all students. The fac- recruit find themselves having a ulty and staff are very engaged at great experience, they remain.” this University, and they are very interested in creating a lively and invigorating campus community CONNECT WITH BAILEY MORRISON and climate.” Vaden-Goad said as part of the bmorrison1@student.framingham.edu
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FSU student contacted by fraudulent employer By Jillian Poland Assistant News Editor An FSU student was asked to transfer funds to a different country by someone posing as a potential employer, according to Dawn Ross, director of career services and employer relations. The false employer claimed to have gotten the student’s information through the University’s RamTrack system, which allows students to post resumes for potential employers to view, Ross said. The student received an email from the false employer “seeking a ‘Personal Assistant For Busy Executive.’ “The student was offered a job and then was asked to accept a check for a large amount of money and then asked to transfer funds to someone in a different country,” according to a campus-wide email from Career Services sent Nov. 7. The student reported the incident to University Police on Nov. 4, according to Sgt. Martin Laughlin. There have been “three or four reports” of fraudulent or suspicious emails since the incident. Ross said Career Services could not find a post on RamTrack by the fraudulent employer or under the names listed in the email correspondence with the student. However, Career Services is looking into the possibility that someone could
have accessed the RamTrack system without being a registered employer. There are 4,000 jobs and internships posted on RamTrack each year, according to Ross. Additionally, there are 7,300 employer contacts representing 6,000 different organizations. Ross said, “It takes a lot of work and a lot of time” to vet employers before granting them access to the
“We call. We look at websites. What I do is I put in the name of the company and put ‘scam’ in a Google search and see if there is anybody else that has reported it,” Ross said. She added once an employer has been approved, they are given a link to set up their job posting. Their posting will only be made live once someone in Career Services approves it a final time.
“Everyday someone is coming up with some new type of scam, so realistically we can only prepare students as we have in the past.” - Sgt. Laughlin, FSUPD RamTrack system. Ross and two other staff members are in charge of screening the job postings, along with the regular demands of their positions. Potential employers call, email, or stop by the Career Services office to apply for approval to be posted on the RamTrack system, said Ross. Once an employer expresses interest, one of the three staff members will research the company and the job.
Ross said the only other report Career Services has received about a similar incident was a few years ago when an employer asked a student to send them a money order. After this incident, a warning was posted on the home page of RamTrack cautioning students about fraudulent job postings and instructing them not to give or wire employers money. Ross said she considered changing the system to make it so em-
ployers had no access to student information, but she abandoned the idea when she realized it would hinder students’ ability to apply for jobs. “So many students do get positions and internships through RamTrack, that I’d hate to just say, liability-wise, we’re just not going to do it,” said Ross. Laughlin said, “There’s nothing to prevent something like this. … Everyday someone is coming up with some new type of scam, so realistically we can only prepare students as we have in the past.” Ross warned students to be vigilant not only on RamTrack, but on sites such as Indeed and Simply Hired. She suggested never to put your address on a resume unless you are familiar with the company you are applying to and to make a separate email just for applying to jobs online. Ross encourages any students with concerns about a job offer to speak to Career Services and have the office help them research the position, even if it does not come from RamTrack. “I just want to make sure that students don’t fall for these scams. … There’s a lot of bad people out there. They’re evil,” she said. CONNECT WITH JILLIAN POLAND jpoland@student.framingham.edu
FSUPD officer almost hit by drunk driver By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor A Framingham State University police officer was almost struck by a truck while working detail at Blandin Avenue and Beaver Street on Saturday, Nov. 12. The officer did not suffer any injuries and he arrested the driver, 27-year-old Brandon Cotter of Framingham, with aid from Framingham Police. Cotter was arraigned without bail on Monday in Framingham District Courts and charged with resisting arrest, operating under the influence, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and fail-
ure to stop for a police officer. According to a report filed by the Framingham Police, the FSUPD officer attempted to guide the truck towards the detour, but the truck continued to speed towards him and he had to move out of the way or he would have been hit. The officer ran after the truck until it stopped. He opened the driver’s door and smelled alcohol. Cotter attempted to put the truck in reverse and “grabbed onto the steering wheel firmly and planting his feet down,” according to the report. The officers observed that Cotter smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech, glassy eyes
“There were construction guys there, and there were the officers there and he was just intoxicated and didn’t stop at all.” - Sergeant Barrette, FSUPD
and a wobbly stance before the officer pulled him out of the vehicle. Cotter said repeatedly, “I’m not drunk.” Once he was placed under arrest and the breathalyzer test he opted to take resulted in a 0.21 BAC, over the state legal limit of 0.08. FSUPD Sgt. Robert Barrette said Cotter “was a pretty intoxicated driver that went by the detail officer and almost struck him.” He added if anyone is out drinking, it’s best to have a designated driver. “It’s very hard to operate a vehicle if you’re impaired - it’s extremely dangerous. … [Cotter] was extremely intoxicated and it could have been a disaster. There were construction guys there, and there were the officers there, and he was just intoxicated and didn’t stop at all.” Cotter will return to court for a pretrial conference on Dec. 16.
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Library award Continued from page 1 abilities. … It’s things like writing a resume and a cover letter, knowing how to conduct an interview, knowing how to dress properly when going in for an interview,” said Mitchell. Although the grant was awarded to the library rather than career services, Mitchell said it was the collaboration between the two offices that gave FSU the competitive edge to gain the funding. Mitchell said the school was given an advantage after identifying a clear need and then showing both the initiative and the ability to collaborate with another department. She added, “We identified a gap and a need, and we worked with another department on campus to combine our resources and offer, to all students - undergraduate and graduate - library resources that we wouldn’t have otherwise had.” According to Mitchell, the funding will be allocated to several different projects, but she believes the most impactful will be the online resources that the school will purchase. The funding will also go toward facilitating several different events
that will explain the new programs, and teach students how to access them and best utilize them. The funding will be used to purchase a subscription to Career Spots, an online program that provides videos produced specifically for college students, and aims to
guidance. According to Ross, their office has been trying to find the funding for Career Spots for as long as she’s been at FSU - over 11 years. She said, “It’s more career exploration, and I think our students really need that type of assistance, and
“The grant is for one year and these are ongoing subscriptions. The library plans to continue to subscribe to these videos longterm, as long as they are useful to students. So, we’re not going to abandon this project after the grant money runs out.” - Bonnie Mitchell, library director prepare them for entering the job market. According to CareerSpots.com, the biggest appeal is the convenience this would offer to students unable to come to campus and meet with an advisor to get career
because it’s a video they have access to it 24/7. We love the face-toface in our office, but sometimes students just need a quick video to help them ... It’s just so much easier, but of course we’re always here too.”
Mitchell made it clear that while the awarded funds would purchase a subscription to Career Spot, the grant is finite - the funds run out at the end of the year and to continually fund the subscription the library will have to pull from its own budget. “The grant is for one year and these are ongoing subscriptions. The library plans to continue to subscribe to these videos longterm, as long as they are useful to students. So, we’re not going to abandon this project after the grant money runs out,” she said. The funding will also pay the library intern’s salary, who will focus on promoting the newly available services paired with related events through various social media platforms as well as other forms of marketing. Ross stressed that “everybody who can’t come into our office will have this. … We want to provide these resources to all students, and having it online and accessible 24/7 makes our students better applicants and candidates for positions.” CONNECT WITH EMILY ROBINSON erobinson1@student.framingham.edu
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Warren Center Continued from page 1 ship the canoes over in a trailer to Lake Cochituate. And once they are done, we haul them back. However, we can now store them at the center, which also has close water access,” said Hamel. Hakansson also believes the center opens the door for academic possibilities. “Some of my colleagues have done outside lab work and they love it,” he said. “I enjoy bringing my students out for case studies at Warren Woods.” Hakansson said the property is particularly useful for his resource management and municipal land use classes. In the future, “It would be nice to have a class offered at the center itself,” said Hakansson. Susan Dargan, dean of social and behavioral sciences, also has plans to utilize the center. “We plan to launch a new hospitality management major, and this major will be THE GATEPOST ARCHIVES closely affiliated with the Warren Center,” she said. The Warren center will be used for academics, sports and the arts. Dargan said because the Warren Center is a fully functional hotel, it Stewardship Committee at Warren he added. is ideal for providing students with Freshman Charlie Arrand said, “I Woods, has a vested interest in the According to Hamel, the acqui“hands-on experience” in the field didn’t even know we had access to campus’ acquisition of the center. sition of the Warren Center signifiof hospitality management. such a place.” “I grew up right down the street cantly expanded FSU’s available Furthermore, the inn includes 49 Sophomore Ben Whitney said, from it, and at the time it was the acreage. To put it in perspective, guest rooms, and a separate build- “I know Becker has two campuses, Warren farm,” said Hakansson. FSU’s main campus is 78 acres, ing on the site contains four suites. one in Worcester and one in Leices“When the Warrens passed away, meaning the purchase nearly douThe property also has five cabins, ter. To the same idea, it would be they donated the land to North- bled the campus’ land. which hold up to 12 guests each. “The center adds something to Ashland is also happy with the Framingham State that we don’t outcome of the purchase. “From a have here, because we have such a community relations perspective, small main campus,” said Hakansthe town is very pleased the censon. The center “expands the scope ter has been preserved, both as a of possibilities for the University in conference center, an inn and as an getting their students outside.” open space,” Hamel said. Senior Emily Hendrickson said, The alternative was to sell to a “It’s really pretty there. I hope they developer. However, “The town did don’t build on the land but instead not desire to see that as the outuse it for events. I could see art come,” Hamel said. students taking advantage of the He added while the town would beautiful landscape as well,” she have done better monetarily by added. selling to developers, “the land was Hakansson said the Warren originally gifted for both preservaCenter is surrounded by an abuntion and education. With our purdance of conservation land, such chase, we were able to maintain its as Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary and original purpose,” he said. the Ashland State Park. “Northeastern had a lot of presThere are “about 1,600 acres of sure on them to work with us,” contiguous conservation land,” Hamel added. said Hakansson. According to Hamel, “Ashland is Hamel said the opportuniinterested in acquiring the barn, so ty-to-cost ratio was heavily in the we are looking into selling it back University’s favor. “To be frank, the to the town so they can renovate center came at a very little cost to it.” us. Acquiring land is always diffiFurthermore, Hakansson said, cult, so with the acquisition of the “Ashland is very anxious to form cool to see FSU extend programs eastern University, who started the Warren Center we will have a lot of coalitions with the University.” from the main campus to the space Warren Center back in the 1960s,” continued long-term growth, both The Warren center’s rich land- available at the center.” he added. athletic and administrative,” he scape also provides the art departHakansson said, “They need a Hakanson said the Warrens had said. ment with a new area for observa- way to bridge the Warren center initially offered the land to MIT, Hakansson remains invested in tion and inspiration, according to to FSU. A shuttle running between which was Warren’s alma mater, the center and is still taken aback Hakansson, the two may be beneficial in ac- but they declined the offer. by it. “I used to work at the War“You feel like you’re part of complishing this.” “In the early ’90s the center be- ren Center bailing hay when I was something out there. Here, we’re Freshman Chris Mayor said, “I came the Warren Conference Cen- younger. I even remember when I right next to Route 9 and in recent want to go see it, but I really don’t ter, which was a step up for the was younger and it was still a farm, years it’s been all construction. have much access to it unless they center,” said Hakansson. and you had to let the cows cross I said to the administration, ‘it’s provide a shuttle.” More recently, the property was the street. Even after all this time hard to feel green when you’re in Hamel said the school plans to divided up by Northeastern, ac- I’m still in awe of how beautiful it the middle of a construction site,’” host an open house in the near cording to Hakansson. A section of is,” he said. said Hakansson. “When construc- future, specifically directed at stu- the property, known as the Warren “It’s like walking into Fenway tion is constantly taking place, it’s dents. “We need to get students Woods, was sold back to Ashland. park for the first time,” he said. hard to feel like part of an ecosys- out there. We need to show them “Initially the woods were to be tem.” what the center offers.” sold for housing developments, Some FSU students are not Carl Hakansson, geography but the town of Ashland stepped in CONNECT WITH NICK MURPHY aware of the property. professor and chair of the Land to preserve the conservation land,” nmurphy5@student.framingham.edu
“It’s really pretty there. I hope they don’t build on the land but instead use it for events. I could see art students taking advantage of the beautiful landscape as well.” - Emily Hendrickson, senior
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SGA hosts administrative open forum By Nick Murphy Staff Writer An SGA-hosted forum, which allowed FSU students to address their comments, concerns and opinions directly to a panel of administrators at FSU, focused mainly on fears stemming from the election results. The forum was held in North Hall’s Commons Room on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The panel consisted of President F. Javier Cevallos, Campus Police Chief Brad Medeiros, Executive Vice President, Dale Hamel, Director of Residence Life Glenn Cochran, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sean Huddleston, Chief of Staff and General Counsel Rita Colucci, Provost and Vice President Linda Vaden-Goad, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Development Lorretta Holloway, Director of Dining Services Ralph Eddy and Residence Director Jay Hurtubise. One student said when she first heard about the Unity Walk, she thought it was “a really great idea.” However, she said, “what was said at the unity walk is where the discretion comes from. If you are promoting a Unity Walk you should not say bad things about Trump or his supporters.” She said, “Because of this, I didn’t feel comfortable being at the Unity Walk and I ended up walking right away from it. I was uncomfortable due to the things I heard, and things I saw on social media. Again, I thought the idea behind the walk was great, however, it was conducted poorly.” She added, “It felt like if the election turned out differently, the Unity Walk would not have happened and that was a huge factor for a lot of people.” Another student said, “I was unsure what to think of the unity walk at first, but then I heard it was about coming together to support and love one other, so I thought that’s cool. I’m glad my University is playing part in bringing people together.” They added, “As someone in a minority group I was happy to attend but when I got there, there was a lot of political rhetoric being thrown around and I also belong to a political minority, so I was somewhat offended by what I was hearing. I think when educators openly compare the president elect to a Hitler-like figure, it turns people off and turns them away from a walk that was supposed to unify.” Junior Jackson Stevens said because the “rhetoric” of Trump’s
campaign “marginalized people of color, women, Muslims and all these other groups, students genuinely felt unsafe on campus and unsafe in public. That’s why we took the initiative so fast. We don’t want these students to walk around like that.” He added, “I don’t know if I’m just speaking for myself but it felt eerie on campus. Everyone felt uncomfortable on campus and because of this, we needed that walk.” Cevallos said it’s time for the
she added. Huddleston said FSU members must have a “holistic view on campus diversity” and suggested that diversity “can’t be owned.” Instead it is an ideal that the FSU community must “feel everywhere.” Huddleston said it was an “incredible feat” that the Unity Walk and Hope In Action rally were organized in under 24 hours. Cevallos referred to the event as a “very good moment,” but reminded the audience that while “we are
“I think when educators openly compare the president-elect to a Hitler-like figure, it turns people off and turns them away from a walk that was supposed to unify.” - an anonymous FSU student
campus to come together and continue to promote a welcoming environment for all. “We have to respect all points of view - we must respect each other and learn to live with other people’s opinions,” he added. “My concern is with the fringe cases of hate that have been popping up around the country. We must not forget that 99.9 percent of Republicans are hard-working people who are not racists or hateful members of society. Likewise, 99.9 percent of Democrats are that way too. We must continue to encourage positive discourse,” he said. Colucci said, “This election has made me change my approach to how I talk about politics. In the past, I wouldn’t say much, but recently, I forced myself to have a conversation with my neighbor and look at things from another angle. We can never go wrong by a having a conversation.” Holloway said, “My daughter had asked me after the election, ‘Where is the America you told me to believe in?’ “‘You’re that America,’ I said. “It’s a about creating the house you’re living in, and we must promote diversity. “If you want to be the only black student in the country music club, then go for it. Put yourself out there and take a stand. Be the change,”
least resistance.” One student asked if FSU plans to institute identity sensitivity training for teachers and faculty members. Huddleston said, “The number one requested training by our faculty is that of gender sensitivity. However, one training isn’t going to change a mindset. It may bring awareness, but it will take a lot more work to change a mindset. Instead, we must encourage teachers to operate an inclusive classroom.” Huddleston added he will make sure the preferred name policy is enforced. Senior Rylan O’Day said, “I think the training should also focus on helping those students who have been mis-gendered or picked on by other students in class. I’ve been mis-gendered by my classmates time and time again, some who have been in class with me since my freshman year. I want faculty members to be able to take action or at least offer up room for conversation. “I would love to see this training get started,” he added. Another student expressed frustration with the lack of privacy at the student services center. “I do not feel comfortable talking about my financial situation there. There is a real lack of privacy in that office,” the student said. Holloway said, “Many students have come to complain about the center, and we recognize there needs to be a change. We want to redesign the space to provide not only a more welcoming environment, but a private space to discuss personal information.” Junior Kyle Rosa said, “I want to see professor evaluations applied to the following semester’s classes, so I was wondering if we could speed up the process to make the evaluations accessible to teachers during the breaks in-between semesters. That way, they can apply that information to the following semester.” Vaden-Goad said, “We would like to see the system move to being an online resource. … That way teachers would have immediate access to the results. We just need student confirmation that they would take the time to fill them out online.” SGA President Ezequiel De Leon said, “I encourage all of you to take it upon yourself to be that change. … If you brought up an issue here today, you have a mission now. You are to follow up with that, to share your voice.”
all passionate about our political opinions and beliefs, the challenge before us is making sure we respect one another’s point of view and provide everyone with the opportunity to be heard.” Vaden-Goad said, “That’s what’s great about this campus. You have plenty of voice here. And if you want to see change, you can be an active part in accomplishing that change.” Students also asked general questions about FSU. SGA Senator Molly Fennessey asked if there were plans to add an additional crosswalk by the Salem End Parking Lot that is closer to Linsley Hall. This crosswalk would be an addition to the one that is located closer to West Hall. Hamel said the engineers and planners who mapped out the original lot plan said adding a crosswalk on the curved road was dangerous, which is why it wasn’t included initially. However, adding a crossing or pedestrian warning sign may be a viable option. Cevallos encouraged students to “gather signatures” to make the town understand the problem at hand. He recognized it is unsafe to cross without proper signs or lighting, especially at night. However, he said, “pedestrians are like flu- CONNECT WITH NICK MURPHY nmurphy5@student.framingham.edu ids - they tend to follow the path of
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FSU needs a single calender Lately, it seems, finding a comprehensive list of events on campus is near impossible. From Campus Happenings, to Campus Currents, to FSUgo, to FSU’s own website - nearly every calendar of events is incomplete, and some events go completely unannounced and unadvertised. We at The Gatepost believe the University needs to create a single calendar system that would include all of the events happening on campus. It is unacceptable that for a student to have a complete list of the events in a given week, they have to cross check at least four different calendars - and will still probably not have a complete idea of everything happening on campus. FSU’s own website calendar features only two events between Thanksgiving and the end of the semester, while Campus Happenings features over a dozen. Why create the calendar system if you’re not going to use it? For students, the most relied upon source of information about events is Campus Happenings, otherwise known as the Toilet Times. You shouldn’t have to sit on a toilet to learn about the events happening on campus. This leaves commuter students, who usually just attend class and then head home, at a disadvantage. Having a calendar they can access easily on their phone, either via their email or an online venue, could help commuters get more involved. Additionally, many of the current calendars provide zero context for the events they publicize. They simply state the name of the event and the time and the place, which is all well and good until no one shows up because they didn’t know what the event is about. And for the record, attendance at events is scarce. The Gatepost has editorialized about low attendance and insufficient advertising before, but this year, editors have noticed a startling drop in turnout. A single calendar that provides a complete list and description of events should be sent to all students, faculty, staff and administrators weekly via email. Clubs are already required to register all of their events on Collegiate-link. They should also be required to submit a brief summary of their events, and this should automatically be sent to the preferred calendar. This way, students could easily access the list, read the descriptions and decide which events they would like to attend. Additionally, there would be less of a need for extra advertisements for events. While some may believe a complete list would be a bit overwhelming, this can easily be fixed with a color-coded system, in which the user could select a color to view one type of event, such as orange for sports games and purple for Arts & Ideas. There are too many proverbial chefs in the calendar kitchen. A single, complete calendar will put an end to the confusion surrounding campus events.
Push against the pipeline The Dakota Access Pipeline has finally been getting the attention it deserves. The media is reporting from the protests, information has been flooding online forums and high-profile actors have been voicing their support for protesters. But with the current political and societal state of the country, this attention is even more important to talk about. President-elect Donald Trump has said he want to dismatle the Environmental Protection Agency - something extremely concerning when the proposed pipeline could very well pollute the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and ruin the drinking water of many, including that of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The Tribe’s sacred land is also in danger of being destroyed, and some sites have already been bulldozed. What is most concerning about the protests is the recent report by the United Nations, stating the police and private forces have been “inhumane and degrading” to those arrested at the protest. The protesters, who are made up of the largest gathering of Native American
tribes in recent history, have been subjected to rubber bullets, attack dogs, mace, tear gas, compression grenades and beanbag rounds, according to the report, and hundreds more have been arrested despite peacefully protesting. The U.N. official’s report found, once arrested, the protesters were humiliated as they were marked with numbers and detained “in overcrowded cages, on the bare concrete floor, without being provided with medical care.” The treatment of Native Americans in U.S. is horrific and deplorable, and the actions security forces have taken - private or public don’t invoke much hope that a lot has changed. Actors like Shailene Woodley and Marc Ruffalo have spoken about and attended the protest, and Woodley livestreamed herself being arrested along with other indigenous people. It is vital to not stop talking about this orotest. If it is impossible for you to go to the protest, take advantage of social media to spread awareness. With social media campaigns pushing for people to tweet
or type out their support with #StandWithStandingRock or #NoDAPL, it is easy to find a platform on which to speak. Additionally, on Tuesday, over 200 protests are planned across the country, including in front of the Army Corps of Engineers offices’, federal buildings and banks that financed the Energy Transfer Partners’ push for the pipeline, according to the Associated Press. This is a pivotal time for the future of both our nation and our planet. There is so much pain and anger in the hearts of people across the U.S., and it’s important to stand together to demand change. The rights of indigenous people are in jeopardy. The creation of this pipeline would be extremely detrimental to the environment. The continuing issue of police brutality is startling and concerning. This is not a time to sit back and forget about how far the protesters have come since the spring - it’s a time to make your voice heard. What will you say? Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor
Campus Conversations What are your thoughts on the Unity Rally?
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“I think it’s gone a little too far. People in other places are getting hurt.” -Chris Mayor, freshman “I’m glad it was really positive.” -Meg Callahan, junior “We’re all for inclusive excellence, since we’re biracial roommates.” -Tresja Belton, junior “I really enjoyed getting to hear different opinions about the election.”
-Julie Wright, freshman “A lot of people say millenials don’t care, and this shows that millenials do care.” -Lenny Chroek, junior “It’s for a good cause.” -Kelvin Okyere, senior
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ARTS & FEATURES “How little is enough?” Harlow’s art showcased at Mazmanian Gallery By Shayna Yacyshyn Editorial Staff Artist and alumna Lynne Harlow brightened the Mazmanian Gallery with a fluorescent installation and inspirational discussion on Nov. 15. Harlow graduated from FSU in 1992 and went on to receive her M.F.A from Hunter College, New York. While at Framingham State, Harlow studied both art history and studio art with a focus in printmaking. Harlow is a former student of current FSU Professor John Anderson and reflected on a trip their sculpture class took to the Museum of Fine Arts when she was undergraduate. “We ended up in front of a large Donald Judd box sculpture. I knew nothing about minimalism. I knew nothing about Judd, but the work was so confounding that I stood there and I thought, ‘This is something.’ I couldn’t articulate why, but it was a moment with this piece,” recalled Harlow. She emphasized the importance this experience, along with FSU art trips to New York, had on her development as an artist. Harlow wasn’t able to find a job as a lithographer immediately after school, but instead landed a job at the Boston Ballet. Previously unfamiliar with contemporary dance, Harlow discovered she had a strong interest in it. She said, “That, in fact, has become a really important part of my work because when it comes to arrangements like this where I’m thinking about not only what I’m putting in the space, but how you’re going to move through the space, I think about it to some degree in terms of choreography. … I don’t think I could have done that the same way if dance hadn’t come into my life when it did.” Harlow also found inspiration from 1960s minimalist sculptor Eva Hesse. After seeing a latex-covered fabric piece by Hesse, Harlow became interested in the idea of printing on fabric. This encounter re-sparked Harlow’s desire to create and persuaded her to pursue a graduate degree.
Nick Cunnungham/THE GATEPOST Harlow created “Sources,” an interactive exhibit, by using binder clips to hang strips of vinyl curtains.
She said, “I went in a pretty straight printmaker and I came out of that program an installation artist … with a much more reductive language than when I started.” Harlow primarily used sheer fabrics while she was at Hunter College, which enabled her to deal directly with the light passing through them, as well as material, space and color. These elements and experiences set the baseline for her current-day work. She created her installation, “Sources,” specifically for the MazGal exhibit. Highly saturated vinyl curtain and adhesive vinyl were used to create her interactive piece. The vinyl curtain is a vibrant shade of pink reflecting its glow onto the white walls of the gallery. Harlow spoke about her color choice, saying, “The way I think about color a lot is not just what we do optically with color, but what kind of body-read we get from color as well.” The bright yellow adhesive vinyl cohesively fuses with the pink curtain, and runs across the floor and up the far wall in a direct line. The vinyl is placed slightly off center, ironically generating a feeling of balance due to the dimensions of the gallery. Harlow also incorporated a shelf of books, a list of songs and a video display as part of the exhibit. Her purpose for including these specific “sources” is to provide insight into her daily thinking process.
Nick Cunnungham/THE GATEPOST Harlow displayed a series of books to emphasize the fact that inspiration can be found everywhere.
Harlow’s exhibit aims to ac- er one? No, I want another one … knowledge the subconscious and and it’s the same with art. oftentimes neglected influences “I would encourage all of you that are crucial to her work. to just keep in mind when you Harlow spoke about art’s gen- feel like, ‘Oh, it’s already been eral importance, saying, “The done.’ It hasn’t been done in your idea is that we do want to move moment, and so you need to do it things forward. This is the whole in your moment,” said Harlow. reason that we don’t just say, ‘Oh, well, art has already been made! Done!’ You know in my mind the CONNECT WITH SHAYNA YACYSHYN perfect rock n’ roll song has been syacyshyn@student.framingham.edu written. So do we not need anoth-
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LGBTQ+ activist Jon Gilroy urges FSU students to write their own stories By Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor For most of his life, people have tried to force activist Jon Gilroy to live in a box. In his talk, “Unlocking Our Truths,” held in the Forum on Wednesday night, Gilroy told an “intimate” group of students about growing up with cerebral palsy, and jokingly addressed the “big blue elephant in the room,” referring to his 400-pound wheelchair. Gilroy graduated from SUNY Albany with a degree in social welfare. He focused on counseling for substance abuse, depression and anxiety disorders. “I want to take every single one of you on a journey within yourselves - on a journey to unlock that area of yourself that you might not want to travel to,” said Gilroy. He told the group about a time he went grocery shopping with his mother when he was five years old. A man approached his mother and asked if Gilroy was her son. When she said yes, he was her son, the man apologized to her, saying, “I am so sorry.” Gilroy’s mother asked the man why he was sorry. “He proceeded to pull my mom away. I guess he thought he was out of earshot, but he wasn’t,” said Gilroy. “He said, ‘Well you know, he’s never going to go anywhere since he’s in that chair.’” He said that at five years old, he didn’t really understand what the man was saying about him. But he did understand there was something about him that made this man “uncomfortable, or he genuinely did not like.” He explained he didn’t fit in this man’s box of “what it meant to have a disability.” Because of his disability, people have tried to “shrink” their vision of him, of who he could be. Gilroy said people tried to make him fit into the box of what it meant to be in a wheelchair. “What I’ve learned throughout my life is ... we’re all the authors of our own stories. We determine how it’s written,” said Gilroy. For Gilroy, that analogy has had a lot of weight in his life. To be the authors of our own stories, said Gilroy, doesn’t mean running from the people who try to “shrink” you. “It means confronting them - proving to them who you are, and why you don’t fit their mold.” Gilroy told a second anecdote about shopping at the supermarket with his mother, this time when he was 12 years old. A young boy came up to Gilroy and asked
Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST Gilroy touched upon the importance of not conforming to society during his talk on Wednesday evening.
what was wrong with him. The boy’s mother snatched him away, and Gilroy went on a “CSI chase” around the supermarket before finally catching up to them. He said he asked the mother to let her son ask his question again. The woman told him that what her son had said was rude, and Gilroy’s response was, “You see, by yanking him away, you’re teaching him to fear me. … You’re teaching him to not approach and ask people questions who are different than him.” Gilroy said these stories are a way to get people thinking, especially with the current political climate. “We have a lot of people that are going to be very confrontational with us,” he said. He reminded the group that instead of “clocking somebody,” give them respect and act “cordial to them … because maybe if I’m cordial to them, they’ll realize they can be cordial back to me.” Three years ago, Gilroy wrote and produced a song that he then uploaded to YouTube, in which he came out as gay. He said the same people who tried to put him in a box because of his disability were now confused, because they didn’t expect him to even have a sexuality at all. According to Gilroy, people with disabilities have their sexualities erased - “We become the cute little pet puppy in the corner that you can go pet,” he said. He said after uploading the video, his phone did not stop going off for the next 48 hours. “It reminded me I am the author of my own story,” said Gilroy. He added in that moment, he had so many people from all different parts of his life coming to try to tear the
“journal” out of his hands. “Try- ple I didn’t feel safe around, and I ing to take my story and write saw my grandparents. I saw pretty their version of me in it,” he said. much all of my extended family,” He said it felt as if they were said Gilroy. “crossing out what they thought He explained the best way to wasn’t acceptable and writing go into interactions with these what they thought was acceptable people is with the mindset of “I in it.” He said he took a step back love you, and because I love you and took inventory of his life. I don’t want to have this conver“Because now more than ever, sation with you.” His recommenit is so important to remember dation was to let those people say that part of unlocking your pow- whatever they want to say, and er is who you surround yourself then leave taking inventory. “We with,” he said. need to come to a place to accept Gilroy said ultimately, every- that.” one has the power to determine Another student shared how how much weight people’s opin- he doesn’t “feel safe anywhere.” ions have in their lives. He said the places he doesn’t feel After he ended his talk, Gilroy safe are “the places I’m supposed asked the group if they would be to feel safe.” He shared he doesn’t OK with having what he called really have a familial support sys“breakthroughs,” in which he tem, and instead his support syswould ask them questions that tem is more “found family.” would make them vulnerable. Gilroy said he felt as though “I will never ask you a ques- the student hadn’t really ever tion that I myself can’t answer. I had a space to be himself. “What will never ask you questions that I want you to know is you’re in I have not experienced as well,” a space right now of people who Gilroy explained. love you,” Gilroy said. He asked the group about suiHe asked the student to let his cide, safe spaces and if they had wall down, and to let the people ever experienced a time in which in the safe space know the “real they thought no one would ever him.” He then asked the group to love them. stand up if they loved or supportOne student shared her con- ed the student, and then asked cerns about the aftermath of the the group to hug the student to election, saying, “I feel like there show they accept him for who he are some people that I have to is, an exercise in which everyone walk a very thin line with, espe- participated. cially with the upcoming holiday Gilroy concluded his talk by reseason. A lot of anxiety is build- minding the group that the jouring.” ney to self-awareness is ongoing, Gilroy said he had anticipated and they shouldn’t be looking for the topic coming up. He said he sat it to end. down with his journal and wrote “Realize that to grow, you need down names of people whom he to stop and be,” said Gilroy. felt safe around, as well as people whom he didn’t feel safe around. CONNECT WITH CASS DOHERTY “I looked down at that list of peo- cdoherty1@student.framingham.edu
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By Nick Murphy Staff Writer Introducing Ollie and Maya, junior sociology major Marissa Rousseau’s mischievous, expressive and totally goofy doggy duo. The Rousseaus adopted both dogs from Pawfect Life Rescue in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Ollie and Maya came to the shelter from Alabama. According to Rousseau, while Maya was simply dropped off at the shelter, Ollie had a particularly rough start to life. “He was abandoned by his previous owner, thrown into a trash can and left to fend for himself.” Despite his early neglect, Ollie soon found and adapted easily to a loving home with the Rousseaus. Soon after they adopted Ollie, the shelter called the Rousseaus about a pup that had just arrived. “They encouraged us to adopt Maya, and told us she looked just like a girl version of Ollie. It didn’t take much to convince us, and soon after, we adopted Maya.” Rousseau said the mixed-breed pair love to play, and when they’re together, all sorts of shenanigans ensue. “This one time, they locked my grandpa out of our house in Maine. My grandpa went outside to check on something, and before he could make it back into the house, one of the dogs shut the door and ended up locking him out of it. “Another time, my dad and my sister took Ollie on a drive to the store with them. Somehow, Ollie managed to fit through the back window of my dad’s truck and he stood on the bed as they were driving down the highway. My dad finally noticed Ollie when he saw him in the rear-view mirror. When my dad told my sister, she freaked out and pulled on his leash, causing Ollie to spring forward and mush his face against the back window. Luckily, he climbed right back in after that and was still wagging away,” said Rousseau. When Ollie isn’t truck-surfing down the interstate, he’s quite lazy. “Maya always wants to play, but for the most part, Ollie is super laid back,” said Rousseau. When Ollie won’t play, Maya uses him as a personal punching bag, pawing at his head until he finally gets up to run around with her. Both Ollie and Maya have extremely expressive faces, but Ollie takes things to new heights with his affectionately named “raptor eyes.” “Ollie has yellowish eyes, and when he gets excited, they widen even more and he perks up and ends up looking like a raptor who’s spotted prey.” However, when Maya’s excited, she slides and sprints around all the furniture in the house. “If you say the word ‘walk,’ they will both start running around, but Maya goes really crazy. She’ll get random bursts of energy and run around the coffee table in our living room,” said Rousseau. The duo also share a love of food, but they are especially fond of almonds. While Maya waits patiently for her treat, Ollie opens and closes his mouth repeatedly as though he is catching an invisible morsel of food. “We have no idea why he does it, but it’s pretty adorable to watch,” Rousseau added. When the two are all tuckered out from a day of play, they enjoy cuddling on the couch. “They are great cuddlers, and they lay on top of you when they don’t want you to leave,” Rousseau said. “They can sure be crazy at times, but they’re hilarious, full of personality and we love them both.” Editor’s note: “The Pawgress Report” is a bi-weekly column featuring FSU students and their dogs. CONNECT WITH NICK MURPHY nmurphy5@student.framingham.edu
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By Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was the site of the riot that sparked the LGBTQ+ movement. The Center of Inclusive Excellence held a discussion on the historic riot in observation of Transgender Awarness Week on Thursday in the CIE. The discussion was led by junior Jace Williams, who uses they and them pronouns. Williams informed the audience that the Stonewall Inn was a gay bar started by three mobsters in Greenwich Village, New York. The inn was protected by the mafia, and was able to have a liquor license because they bribed police. Williams said at the time of the riots, homosexuality was illegal due to sodomy laws in every state except for Illinois. There were also clothing laws, designed specifically to keep people from cross-dressing. “On June 28, 1969 at 1:02 a.m., police did their typical raid,” said Williams. According to them, this was typical of police to do - they would go in, arrest some people and take away the alcohol. “This time, they said no. This time, they didn’t want to be walked on by police.” Williams explained that a crowd began to grow outside the inn as people were pushed out of the bar. The riot was incited by a woman, believed to be Stormé DeLarverie, who yelled, “Why doesn’t anyone do anything?” This resulted in people
throwing beer cans, bot- in the Shell,” based off a tles and bricks at police, popular Japanese anime they said. that cast Scarlett JohansThe raid was led by son as the main character, Deputy Police Inspector and Bennet added that Seymour Pine, who later another movie called “The apologized for his part. Great Wall” was starring According to Williams, Matt Damon. Both are Pine said if what he did movies in which a person helped gay people, he’s of color is replaced by a happy. more popular white actor. After showing the “Here’s a white man, trailer for the 2015 film coming to save the day,” “Stonewall,” Williams said Bennet. opened the floor to disThe group discussed cussion. the fact that this was also The group discussed almost done with the the critical reviews of the 2018 “Mulan” remake unmovie, as well as the fact til there was massive outthat it was “aggressively rage about it due to the whitewashed” and “down- fact that the studio had right offensive.” cast a white actor to play Kim Dexter, director Mulan’s love interest, a of Equal Opportunity, Ti- character who then saves tle IX and ADA Compli- the day. ance, said “Stonewall” Junior Zach Pierce addwas widely boycotted by ed he’d like to see a horror the LGBTQ+ communi- movie in which the person ty. “That’s something we of color doesn’t die firs, or wouldn’t have even ac- a romance movie in which knowledged just a few “the drama doesn’t come years ago,” she said. from the fact that it’s an The discussion turned interracial relationship.” to the lack of diversity Dexter said if a popuin movies and television lar white male actor had shows, especially con- played the main character cerning LGBTQ+ individ- in “Stonewall,” “that $114 uals and people of color. becomes $114 million.” Freshman Matty Ben- She added most people net brought up Laverne aren’t going to see movies Cox, who he said was like “Stonewall” for their probably the only “wide- historical value, but to see ly known transgender ac- their favorite white actor. tress out there.” He menBennet said he’d like tioned an interview he’d to get to a place where a watched, in which Cox person could go and see was asked how excited a movie, and their demoshe was to receive her role graphic would not be a on the Netflix show, “Or- distraction. “It should just ange is the New Black.” be ‘Oh, they happen to be He said she responded by black,’ or ‘Oh, they hapsaying, “I didn’t quit my pen to be gay.’” waitress job. I knew that these roles for transgender characters on T.V. are CONNECT WITH CASS DOHERTY few, if any.” Williams brought up the cdoherty1@student.framingham.edu upcoming movie, “Ghost
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Fostering humanity Abolitionist letters come to life
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By Allison Wharton Asst. Arts & Features Editor Actress Lynne McKenney Lydick performed the one-woman show “Yours for Humanity,” a play based on the letters of 1800s anti-slavery abolitionist Abby Kelly Foster, on Monday in the Forum. McKenney Lydick, who played Foster, spoke to the audience as if they were from the 1800s, immersing them in Foster’s world. She shuffled between addressing the audience and acting out scenes in which she wrote letters to Foster’s husband, Steven, and daughter Pauline. Foster left her family in Worcester, Massachusetts in order to lecture around the country about the anti-slavery movement. In her letters to Pauline, Foster
reminded herself that her separation from her family is not as devastating as one of a slave mother’s. “I owe [leaving my family] to the broken-hearted slave mother,” said Foster. Throughout the performance, McKenney Lydick would sniffle and wipe her nose with a tissue. Foster said her time away from her family is a sacrifice but necessary to the development of the abolitionist movement. According to Foster, changing people’s minds is like “planting a garden.” She believes she must weed the town she is lecturing in of ignorance in regards to slavery. As she recites Foster’s words, “I’m here to plant trouble,” McKenney Lydick stomped her foot and clenched her fist, emphasizing Foster’s determination to cause change.
Joe Rydzefski/THE GATEPOST Lydick interpreted the letters of Abby Kelly Foster.
Foster recalls in a letter the She mentioned that Foster was names she was called, such as “nig- born exactly 118 years before Marger lover” and the time rocks were tin Luther King Jr. hurled at her. This fact gives her “chills” every “I rise because I am not a slave,” time she thinks of their historical she cried, believing she must fight connection, she said. for those who cannot fight for McKenney Lydick believes Foster themselves. was “lost in history,” as not many She wrote that once a rifle was people are aware of how courageous pointed at her head because she be- she was as a female anti-slavery ablieved “all human beings were cre- olitionist. ated equal.” “She knew it was her calling to To her astonishment, a group of make a difference in the world,” said people blocked the rifle’s path. McKenney Lydick. “I saw people change. … They She passed around Foster’s medal peacefully disobeyed the law,” she from the National Women’s Hall of happily reported in her letter. Fame, in which Foster was inducted This time, McKenney Lydick cried in 2011. McKenney Lydick accepted tears of joy. the medal in honor of Foster, who She concluded the performance she dressed up as for the ceremony. by telling the audience, “If things That same year, Foster was inare going to change, it’s up to you.” ducted in the National Abolition McKenney Lydick signed off with Hall of Fame. how Foster ended all her letters Senior Benilde Cardoso said, “I’m “Yours for Humanity, Abby.” glad I came. I never heard of [Foster] As the audience applauded, McK- before. I respect her for fighting for enney Lydick wiped her nose and the anti-slavery movement.” said she would accept the applause, Senior Jaeda Mann-Lambert said, “For Abby,” gesturing to the six- “Everyone should know about” Fosfoot tall banner displaying the only ter. viable photo of Foster. History professor Jon Huibregtse McKenney Lydick opened the organized the event. floor for any questions. He said the play has “The mesAudience members asked ques- sage of fighting for injustice. tions about Foster’s family, her reli- … Abby was unsure [about her gion and how her life was before she evolvement as an abolitionist] and joined the anti-slavery movement. she still continued her work. It is a One audience member asked if message we can all take away.” Foster ever returned home to her daughter and if Pauline ever became an abolitionist like her mother. McKenney Lydick said Foster not only returned home, but stayed CONNECT WITH ALLISON WHARTON there for over year as she cared for awharton@student.framingham.edu her daughter who had scoliosis.
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Edited by Timothy Parker November 18, 2016 CONCEITED BOB By Timothy E. Parker ACROSS 1 Vessel detector 6 Hard shot in tennis 11 Clothing protector 14 Liqueur flavor 15 Very virile 16 Written tribute, of sorts 17 What conceited Bob took his sled on? 19 Simple storage container 20 Gourmet dinner division 21 “Come on down!” announcer Johnny 23 Originally 26 Like a hard-hitting crime drama 27 AWOL student 28 Nice thing on a hot day 30 Like any NBAcenter 31 Check casher 32 Sports official, briefly 35 Every single bit 36 Wallflower’s quality 38 Cross-shaped Greek character 39 Squealer, in slang 40 Whimpers 41 Declines in the center 42 Mirror reflections 44 Lampoon cousin
46 Crushed pulp 48 Sermon on the Mount locale 49 Common daisy 50 Lacking a musical key 52 “Ad” add-on 53 What conceited Bob’s street is made of? 58 Ruckus 59 “He’s ___ nowhere man ...” 60 “HomeAlone” boy 61 1860s soldier, informally 62 Hear again 63 Adjust to circumstances DOWN 1 Used a chair 2 Yoko of music 3 Pen point 4 Far from gregarious 5 Given new life, spiritually 6 Brainy 7 Supplies with personnel 8 Farmer’s field unit 9 Moo ___ pork 10 Feted ones 11 What conceited Bob orders at a seafood place? 12 Green Day’s “American ___” 13 Legendary comedian Jack 18 Heavy blow
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22 Taylor of old Hollywood 23 Perfume obtained from petals 24 Bit of a merry refrain 25 What conceited Bob is gainfully employed with? 26 Turns right on horseback 28 Afflictions 29 Some breads 31 TV’s comical Gomer 33 Tsunami relative 34 Colored warning flare 36 Big part of a computer keyboard 37 Bigger than big 41 Like a circus performer who gets high? 43 Polite word before “I” 44 Balanced mentally 45 It stays lit all summer 46 Bear type 47 Nitrous ___ (laughing gas) 48 Old-school “Will you look at that!” 50 Support in criminality 51 It helps one drift over a white blanket 54 Rich rock? 55 Seeds in a lab 56 Tiny bite 57 Differ ending
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NCAA basketball power rankings Rams’ season comes to an end with a 3-0 loss to MIT in NCAA Tourney By Mike Ferris Sports Editor 1. Kentucky. John Calipari has done it again, recruiting the best team in the nation a year after losing almost everyone to the NBA. Isaiah Briscoe is back and leading the Wildcats in scoring through just three games, averaging 19.7 PPG, while shooting 54.8 percent from the field. Freshman Malik Monk is averaging 16.3 points while shooting 43.5 percent from three, while fellow freshman De’Aaron Fox is averaging 15 points and seven assists. 2. Villanova. The reigning NCAA Tournament champions are 3-0. Despite playing two cupcakes, the Wildcats beat No. 15 ranked Purdue 79-76. Nova returns Jalen Brunson, Kris Jenkins and Josh Hart, all key pieces to its championship run last year. This team has a winning pedigree and looks poised to win the Big East again. 3. North Carolina. The Tar Heels are experienced and deep and are my favorite to win the ACC this year. They lost Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson last year but returned Nate Britt, Joel Barry II, Kennedy Meeks, Isaiah Hicks and Justin Jackson. They also got some good young talent in Seventh Woods and Tony Bradley. The Tar Heels haven’t been played a good team yet but they also haven’t won by less than 20 yet either. 4. Duke. The Blue Devils started in the top spot but suffered a tough loss on Tuesday night to a good Kansas team (stay tuned on the Jayhawks). Coach K’s team returns Grayson Allen, Matt Jones, Amile Jefferson and Luke Kennard. This group saw what it took to get to the Elite Eight last year and is hungry to go even further this year. Don’t forget, the best recruit in the nation Harry Giles is still yet to suit up. 5. Kansas. Kansas is lower than Indiana in the rankings and even lost to the Hoosiers, but the Jayhawks played tight and undermanned Friday night in that game, watching four starters foul out and for that reason I place them ahead of IU. This team will go as far as Frank Mason III will take them and that could be all the way to Phoenix for the Final Four. The Jayhawks showed how good they are on Tuesday night when they knocked off No. 1 ranked Duke behind who else but Mason’s game-winning jump shot.
Allie Gath/ THE GATEPOST The Rams huddle in up in a match played earlier this season. The team finished the season with a record of 22-12 and a third consecutive MASCAC championship.
By Jen Fortin Staff Writer The Framingham State Women’s Volleyball team had a hard 3-0 loss against MIT on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. With set scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-19, the Rams finish their season at an overall record of 22-12. Senior Alycia Rackliffe totaled 14 kills, two service aces and the only block for the Rams. Setter Mackenzie Whalen provided 19 assists. The Rams completed 57 total digs, with Deirdre Fay contributing 13 and Julia Wan totaling nine. For MIT, outside hitter Megan Gebhard led the team with 11 kills. However, the MIT Beavers totaled 43 kills in the game while FSU had only 22. Setter Christina Liao had 36 assists and two service aces. Libero Tori Wuthrich totaled 17 digs while the team secured 56 in total. Gebhard and Alli Davanzo had two blocks each. In the first set, the Rams scored a quick two points with kills from Rackliffe. Errors on the Rams enabled MIT to pull ahead 6-2. Four kills from right side Abby Bertics pushed the Beavers ahead even more at 13-3. MIT quickly scored more points while the Rams slowly fought back. A service error from Davanzo gave FSU the ball back and enabled the Rams to score three more points until an attack error on FSU gave MIT a set point. Again in the second set, FSU scored two initial points from their opponent’s errors. The Rams then tied the game at 10 in three consecutive kills from Rackliffe and two from Alexandra Fish. The Beavers pulled ahead 18-11 and eventually kept the Rams at 17 while scoring the remaining points to win the set off of an FSU attack error. Set three began with MIT taking the early lead. Framingham errors increased the lead at 8-2. Two kills from Gebhard made the score 18-8. The Rams held MIT at 23 points while scoring six points
on Rackliffe serves, mainly in MIT attack errors. With two finalizing kills by Carly Staub and Veronica Ripper, MIT sealed the win over Framingham and moved on to lose against Springfield College the following day. The Rams finished off at 22-12 and 6-0 in the conference, winning the 2016 MASCAC title.
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Ice hockey drops third straight, falls to 1-3
Darian O’Donnell/ THE GATEPOST Connor Rubin takes a faceoff in his defensive end in a game against Plymouth State.
By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer Framingham State lost a conference matchup against Worcester State by a score of 4-1 on Thursday, Nov. 10. The first period was a defensive battle between both teams. The Lancers outshot the Rams 12-9, but could not capitalize on any of them. In the second period, the Lancers broke the tie with a power play goal. Kyle Griffin scored from the slot off a feed from Alex DeWitz. Later in the period, John Sheehan got called for interference and sent Worcester State on another power play. Just 30 seconds into the power play, Andrew Etheridge scored with a wrist shot from the left circle to put the Lancers up 2-0. The score remained the same heading into the third period. Framingham State got on the
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board in the third minute on a power play. Tyler Colacchio’s shot on goal was redirected into the net by Jake McKinnon making it a one-goal game. A few minutes later, Worcester State regained momentum when Etheridge passed to Alex Taddeo at the top of the point and his slap shot went top shelf making it a 3-1 game. Three minutes before the period ended, DeWitz scored on a breakaway, out-maneuvering Rams goalie Adam Calabrese. Worcester State outshot Framingham State 34-23. Calabrese made 30 saves for the Rams and Cory Lignelli recorded 22 saves for the Lancers. Framingham drops to 1-2 on the season and 0-2 in the MASCAC.
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Framingham State got blown out 7-1 by Stonehill on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Skyhawks scored their first goal of the game at the 3:00 mark when Cameron Wright scored with a wrist shot off the pass from Ryan Smith. Just 50 seconds later, Stonehill scored again. This time it was Jake Scannell with Christopher Page and Zachary Frament assisting on the play. The onslaught continued in the first period with goals by Frament and Evan Jacques in a span of two minutes. After the fourth goal, the Rams pulled goalie Raymond Feeley for Calabrese. In the second period Jacques scored his second goal of the game with Connor Collier assisting on the play. Later in the second, Framingham got on the power play when Jake Hall got called for slashing.
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The Rams capitalized on the opportunity when Keith Barnaby scored with Jake Sartorelli assisting on the goal. At the end of the second period the score was 5-1. In the third period it was all Stonehill. While Framingham was on the power play a shot that went wide ended up on the stick on Page who took it the other way for a short-handed goal. On the Skyhawks sixth and final power play of the day, Hall converted off a pass from Tommy Newton to reach the final margin. Stonehill outshot Framingham 33-21. Calabrese recorded 17 saves and Skyhawk’s goalie Billy Palmer made 20 saves in the win. The Rams fall to 1-3 on the season.
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Women’s basketball uses tight defense to blowout Curry By Liam Gambon Staff Writer
from 3-point range and forward Mallory DeFeo who also had 13 points coming off the bench in 17 minutes and shot 3-for-7 and 2-for-2 from 3-point range but mainly contributed from the charity stripe where she made 5-for-6 freethrows. The two would go on to lead the game in scoring despite coming off the bench. But they weren’t the only ones contributing off the bench as center Alycia Rackliffe contributed with 8 rebounds which tied for the game lead with DeFeo. Starting guard Raegan Mulherin picked Curry’s pockets all game long and finished with a game lead in steals with four. The Framingham starters finished with 21 points, two assists, 15 rebounds, and nine steals, with the bench finishing strong with 39 points, three assists, 25 rebounds, four steals, and a block. The Rams in total shot 37.5 percent (18-for-48) from the field to Curry’s 20.5 percent (8-for-39)
The Framingham State Rams opened the 2016-17 season with a 75-30 victory against Curry College on the road. The only moment of the game in which it looked close was at the end of the first quarter when Framingham left the court leading just 12-9. Then the Rams went on a 23-4 run in the second quarter to extend their lead to 35-13. The Rams would outscore Curry by sizeable margins in the remaining quarters with a 16-8 margin in the third and 24-9 difference in the fourth. Framingham benefited from some great bench play specifically from guard Quinn O’Connell who had 13 points in just 11 minutes off the bench and shot 4-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4
and owned the three-point line shooting 53.3 percent (8-for-15) to Curry’s 15.4% (2-for-13). The Rams in total outrebounded Curry 42-22 and led in assists 5-4. Besides the bench scoring and the deep range touch a top factor to the Rams win was their second chance points and points off turnovers. They led the game with an 18-8 advantage in points off turnovers and 11-2 advantage in second chance points. The Rams will head to Wheaton College for the Tip-Off tournament against Newbury College on Friday, Nov. 18.
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GAME LEADERS: POINTS FSU- MALLORY DEFEO: 3-7, 13 PTS FSU- QUINN O’CONNELL: 4-5, 13 PTS
REBOUNDS FSU- MALLORY DEFEO: 8 REBS, 3 OFF, 5 DEF FSU- ALYCIA RACKLIFFE: 8 REBS, 5 OFF, 3 DEF
STEALS FSU- RAEGAN MULHERIN: 4 STLS FSU- MONTA CONNOLLY: 3 STLS
Payton’s 17 helps men’s basketball edge Newbury 75-72 By Matt Ferris Sports Editor
10 points. The teams went back and forth in the second half with eight lead changes and two ties throughout. With just over two minutes remaining in the game, Devin Johnson was able to convert a layup plus the foul shot for a three point play to put Newbury up 72-65. Framingham went on a run of its own in the last two minutes to cut the deficit. Steve Vayda made consecutives triples for the Rams to cut the lead to 72-71 with just a minute remaining. Following a missed jump shot by the Nighthawks, Framingham took the lead with just 27 seconds remaining. Tim Mangano was able to convert a lay-up for Rams to put them up 7372. After a timeout, Newbury missed a three point jump shot with seven seconds left. Manny Payton grabbed the rebound for the Rams and was fouled. Payton went to the free throw line and knocked down both of his shots to push the
Framingham State opened up its season on Nov. 15 with a nonconference road game against Newbury College. The first half started very close with both teams trading buckets. About midway through the first half, the Nighthawks went on a 12-4 run to put themselves up 10 over the Rams. The run consisted of three made 3-point field goals. The Rams would eventually heat up, as they ended the half on a 14-4 run to give themselves the lead going into halftime, 34-33. During its run, Framingham went 4-for-4 from the free throw line, 2-for-3 from behind the three point arc and shot 50 percent from the field. Framingham was led by Wesley Ogbevoen and Tony Alexandre in the first half. Ogbevoen had 11 points and three rebounds, while Alexandre went for seven rebounds to go along with
lead to 75-72 with three seconds left. The Nighthawks pushed the ball and got a good look to tie the game but the shot came up short giving the Rams a 75-72 victory to open the season. Payton led the Rams with 17 points and six assists. Ogbevoen finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Alexandre led the Rams with 14 rebounds. He also chipped in 12 points to get his double-double. Vayda contributed 13 points for Framingham and had eight rebounds to go along with four assists. Newbury’s Daivon Johnson led all scorers in the game with 19 points. Framingham shot 38 percent from the field and had 44 rebounds, 17 assists and 13 turnovers. The win moves the Rams to 1-0 on the season. CONNECT WITH MATT FERRIS on Twitter using the handle @GatepostSports
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GAME LEADERS: POINTS FSU- MANNY PAYTON: 4-12, 17 PTS NEW- DAIVON EDWARDS: 6-11, 19 PTS
REBOUNDS FSU- TONY ALEXANDRE: 14 REBS, 2 OFF, 12 DEF NEW- JEDUAN LANGSTON: 8 REBS, 2 OFF, 6 DEF
ASSISTS FSU- MANNY PAYTON: 6 ASTS NEW- JEDUAN LANGSTON: 5 ASTS
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Framingham hangs on against Westfield, headed to New England Bowl By Jose Carrasquillo Asst. Sports Editor Framingham bounced back from a rough overtime loss last week with a 42-34 offensive outburst win over Worcester State. Framingham began its drive with four consecutive rushes from Quron Wright for 16 total yards before an Adam Wojenski incompletion on third down to force a punt. The Rams defense was able to force a threeand-out, allowing only five yards to the opposition. Following the punt Framingham was unable to get anything going, going three-and-out after an eight-yard rush from Jalen Green and back-to-back incompletions from Wojenski. Worcester State began their next drive with a 69-yard completion from Mike Kadlick to Anthony Brooks. After the big gain, Matt Lezama made quick work with the good field position scoring from 12 yards out. With the score Worcester gained the lead at 7-0. Framingham went back to what was working for them with the rushing attack. The Rams rushed three consecutive plays for a first down with five yards coming from Trevon Offley and seven from Wojenski. With a new set of downs, Offley gained 31 yards on the next play, pushing Framingham into the red zone. Offley rushed on back-to-back plays for six yards forcing a thirdand-goal from four yards out. Offley was able to score from four yards tying the game once again at 7-7. The Lancers began their drive with three consecutive rushes from Dexter Andrews for 15 yards, moving the chains. Following backto-back incompletions from Kadlick, Andrews gained three yards on the ground forcing a fourth down. Kadlick was able to find Brooks for an eight-yard completion and a first down. After Kadlick connected with Brooks for an additional six yards, he found Eddy Boamah for nine yards giving them a first down in the red zone. Following a Kadlick completion to Matthew Stewart for three yards, Kadlick rushed for six yards on back-to-back plays forcing a fourth down. After a one-yard rush from Andrews, Kadlick extended the lead to 14-7 with a two-yard rush on first-and-goal. Following a two-yard rush from Green, Wojenski connected with Michael Calicchio for 19 yards. With a new set of downs, Green rushed for four yards. After a Green rush for no gain, Wojenski connected with Green for 10 yards and a first down. Wojenski’s pass on first down fell incomplete but after the incompletion he gained five yards on the scramble. Following a two-yard loss on third down from Green, Wojenski’s pass fell incomplete forcing a turnover on downs. The Rams forced a three-and-out allowing only three yards before a punt. Wojenski began the drive with a 17-yard completion to Colby Frodel, moving the ball to
the Lancers side of the field. After a rush for no gain from Wojenski, Green gained 10 yards on the ground for another first down. Offley kept the momentum going with a 10-yard rush. After back-to-back rushes from Offley for three yards, Wojenski connected with Calicchio for seven yards giving them a first down. Following a four-yard rush from Offley, Wojenski connected with Calicchio for a seven-yard touchdown tying the game at 14. The Lancers couldn’t get much going with penalties derailing their drive and forcing a punt after six plays for 15 yards. Green gained 16 yards on back-to-back rushes before a Wojenski interception gave the ball back to the Lancers. Penalties would be costly once again for Worcester State forcing it to punt the ball away after three plays. Following a Wojenski incompletion to Calicchio, he connected with Nasir Thomas for 25 yards moving the ball to Worcester’s side of the field. After an eight-yard rush from Offley, he gained an additional 10 yards on the next rush. With first-and-goal from the 10, Offley scored giving Framingham a 21-14 lead. Kadlick began the drive for the Lancers with a 14-yard completion to Tyler Barrie. After an incompletion from Kadlick, he connected with Brooks for 11 yards and a first down. Following back-to-back incompletions, Lezama rushed for one yard forcing a fourth down. Kadlick’s pass fell incomplete forcing a turnover on downs. Framingham ended the half with a seven-yard rush from Green. Lezama began the drive for Worcester State with back-to-back rushes for 11 yards, moving the chains. After a gain of three from Lezama, Andrews gained another three yards forcing third down. After an incompletion, the Lancers were forced to punt. On the punt, the Lancers were called for a kick-catching interference penalty for 15 yards. Following the punt, Green and Wojenski rushed for a combined 10 yards and a new set of downs. After a two-yard completion to Miller, Wojenski connected with Miller again for two yards, but a facemask penalty was called against the Lancers for an additional 14 yards. Following a gain of four on the ground from Green, Wojenski’s pass fell incomplete forcing a third-and-six. Green gained one yard before fumbling the ball to the Lancers’ Rafel Guzman, returning the ball for a 78-yard touchdown. After the turnover, Framingham began their drive with a 31-yard completion to Miller, but was reduced to 26 yards because of an ineligible man down field penalty. Wojenski’s next pass was completed but for a six-yard loss to Miller. Offley rushed for 19 yards, giving the Rams a third-and-short to work with. Following a Wojenski scramble for three yards, Offley gained another six yards on the ground to keep the momentum going. Wojenski connected with Thomas for a 32-yard gain moving the ball into
the red zone. Offley capped off the drive with a two-yard touchdown giving the lead back to the Rams with a score of 28-21. The Lancers began the drive with an eightyard rush from Andrews. After a Kadlick incompletion on second down, Andrews was stopped for a loss of one forcing fourth down. On fourthand-three, Lezama gained 10 yards giving them a first down in Framingham territory. After a two-yard rush from Lezama, Kadlick’s pass fell incomplete but it was a dead play. It was a dead play because of off-setting penalties on both sides. Lezama finished the drive off with a rushing touchdown, tying the game at 28-28. Following a rush from Offley for no gain and a Wojenski incompletion, Wojenski gained 19 yards on the ground for a first down. Framingham would stick to the run game with back-toback rushes for three yards. Wojenski connected with Calicchio for 12 yards keeping the chains moving. Framingham was called for a false start penalty pushing them back five yards. Following Wojenski’s incompletion on first down, Offley erased the loss of yards with a 14-yard gain. Offley gained another 10 yards on third down moving the ball into the red zone. Framingham rushed all four plays in the red zone being stuffed for a loss of eight yards total, turning the ball over to the Lancers. Worcester was stopped completely going three plays and out punting the ball away. Wojenski began the drive with an incompletion to Green. Green followed the play with a three-yard rush. Wojenski rushed for 22 yards on third down, but was brought back 10 yards because of a holding penalty. On the very next play Miller rushed for 24 yards moving the ball into the red zone. Wojenski finished the drive off with a four-yard touchdown, giving the lead back to Framingham at 35-28. The Rams tried putting the game away with an onside kick but the Lancers recovered the ball with good field position. Worcester was stopped again for a short drive going three-andout punting the ball away. Framingham continued its rushing attack with 15 consecutive rushing plays for 93 yards and a Green touchdown which extended the lead to 42-28. Kadlick ran the hurry up offense, spreading the ball in four short plays to the end zone cutting the lead to 34-42. After a failed kick attempt Framingham knelt the clock away to end the game. The Rams win was due to their great rushing attack for 405 yards, averaging 5.9 yards a carry. Offley led the way with 161 yards and three touchdowns in the game. Offensive Rookie of the Year Wojenski had 209 all-purpose yards and two total touchdowns on the day.
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GAME LEADERS: PASSING FSU- ADAM WOJENSKI: 12-22, 127 YDS, TD WSU- MIKE KADLICK: 16-29, 227 YDS, TD
RUSHING FSU- TREVON OFFLEY: 27 ATT, 161 YDS, 3 TD WSU- MATT LEZAMA: 13 ATT, 76 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVING FSU- NASIR THOMAS: 2 REC, 57 YDS WSU- ANTHONY BROOKS: 4 REC, 94 YDS
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Trevon Offley (football) carried the ball 27 time for 161 yards and three touchdowns in his team’s 4236 win over Worcester State.
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Mallory DeFeo (women’s basketball) shot 3-7 for 13 points and added eight rebounds in the Rams’ blowout win over Curry.
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The Communication Arts Department’s production of Our Town, a fouthwall breaking narrative, debuted Thursday evening.
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