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The doors are open

FSU praised for collaboration with MSCBA on building West Hall

By Bailey Morrison News Editor FSU held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially “open” the new residence hall, West, on Sept. 28.

West Hall has been occupied by students since the middle of August.

The ceremony was attended by alumni and members of the community who contributed to the project.

President F. Javier Cevallos kicked off the ceremony by thanking everyone in attendance. He said it was “hard to believe that it was only 18 months ago when

Winning streak in diversity

FSU receives national diversity award for third year

By Kayllan Olicio Asst. News Editor FSU received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for a third consecutive year.

The HEED Award is given to colleges and universities that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion. The award is given by “INSIGHT into Diversity,” the largest and oldest magazine and website in higher education.

The HEED Award is the only national award that honors colleges and universities that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion. FSU is among 81 recipients and one of four institutions of higher education in Massachusetts that will be featured in the magazine’s November 2016 issue.

Sean Huddleston, chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, said the award “is seen as one of the most

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we gathered in front of little more than a pile of dirt to break ground on this project.”

He added West Hall provides a new living experience that is popular among students. Cevallos said, “Our entire community can be proud of this facility,” and projects like these don’t happen

without the dedication, support and the hard work of the people involved.

He said FSU was “honored” to be joined by State Senator Karen Spilka and state representatives Chris Walsh and Tom Sannicandro. He thanked them for their

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Marchant’s forced fumble seals Homecoming win

By Jose Carrasquillo Asst. Sports Editor Framingham State won back-toback games for the first time this year in a close one, 23-17, against Western Connecticut State.

Facing their first third down from their own 21-yard line, the Colonels converted after a six-yard rush from Khalil Patterson. Western Connecticut State continued to move the ball after two rushes for a combined seven yards from Quinn Fleeting and Patterson. Fleeting

connected with Austin Calamita for 12 yards on a big third down to keep their drive alive. But after that first down, Framingham stopped the Colonels momentum and forced a punt.

The Rams looked poised to score early after Zakery Walker connected with Stephen Beahn for 25 yards following a three-yard rush from Jalen Green. Following an incompletion on first down Green rushed for a gain of 11

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Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Gomes Associate Editors Brittany Cormier Julia Sarcinelli News Editors Jessica Duff Bailey Morrison Asst. News Editors Kayllan Olicio Emily Robinson Arts & Features Editors Cesareo Contreras Cass Doherty Asst. Arts & Features Editors Andrew Willoughby Marissa Rousseau

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Gatepost Interview Aynsley Rosenbaum Club Sports Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Football Coach - Offensive Coordinator

By Jessica Duff News Editor What is your background?

I was an undergrad at Framingham State from 1995 to 1997. Like many young people, I had a really good job that I had been working in high school and in the summer - working construction. It was paying me a good salary, and so I stopped going to school full-time my senior year and started going part-time - one class at a time and working forty, fifty hours a week for this construction company.

What made you go into football coaching and sports coordination?

I played three years of football at Framingham State. We weren’t very good. We probably won maybe four games in the three years I was here. … I was a running back, who basically has the football in their hands a lot. I got pretty beat up because our offensive line wasn’t very good, so it was a struggle. Soon as I left, I was doing the construction job. I also went back to my high school, Arlington Catholic, and I started coaching the freshman team. … I worked my way up a couple years - three years on the freshman team, and then two years on the J.V. team and then a couple years as the offensive coordinator for the varsity team. We won a couple of championships and scored a ton of points and things were going really well.

When did you decide to come back to Framingham State?

I think in ’03 is when I finally finished it in sociology. … Sue Dargan, who was the head of the department, was my advisor and she was the best I could have had. When I first came back, Dr. Gregory was someone who really advised me on how to do it sort of the slow and steady way, so I was in his office quite a bit and he was the best. … Then right around ’07 -

’08, construction wasn’t going very well - the recession hit, the hours started to slow down and I got a job as a teacher. I passed the MTELs. … I started teaching history, science and English as a second language in Lawrence Public Schools. … Right around that same time, I was looking for a master’s in education. So, I decided to come back to Framingham and instead of the master’s, I ended up getting into the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure program. … It’s after you have your bachelor’s de-

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gree, if it’s not in education, you can come back and essentially get a degree in education and specialization in a subject. … Right around the same time I entered that program, I was here in the bookstore getting books for my first class for this program. I ran into Tom Kelley right in the front hallway of the Athletic Center. We recognized each other and we started chatting and he mentioned that he knew I was coaching at Arlington Catholic. He mentioned that he was recruiting a player at Arlington Catholic. … Then he said, “Have you ever thought of coaching college? …

We have some positions open would you consider interviewing?” … I interviewed at a couple of colleges - I

interviewed at Curry College. I interviewed at Merrimack College. I interviewed at Framingham. I got all the jobs, but the opportunity to coach at the school I went to was really nice so I went ahead and did that. … A couple years ago, the school decided to take club sports and bring it over to the Athletics’ Department and so I applied for that full-time job and got it. Then I basically stopped teaching and started working here full-time as a club sports coordinator and offensive coordinator for the football team. … Right now, I am the club sports coordinator, recruiting coordinator - which is the liaison to undergraduate admissions - and the offensive coordinator for football. …

I’ve since gone on and got a master’s degree last year in public administration, also at Framingham. So I have three degrees now from this school.

What was one of your favorite undergraduate experiences?

Research Methods with Dr. Dargan. It was fun. I did my research methods project on the effects of hazing on athletic programs. I was in a group of four people. We were able to use the football team I was coaching at Arlington Catholic as a sample group.

What are some of your hobbies?

I have two little girls and any time I’m not spending on recruiting or a club sport or football or anything Framingham, I spend with my girls, for sure.

What advice would you give to students?

Remember that everything you do now matters in your future. I think that gets lost. Everybody wants everything now. Everybody wants to be the boss now, wants to be in control now and they don’t value what they’re actually doing now which are the steps to get there.

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HEED Award Continued from page 1 prestigious awards one could get in diversity and inclusion. … It is the only one for higher education.”

The HEED Award application process is rigorous. INSIGHT into Diversity looks at the composition of the institution in terms of underrepresented and underserved communities, according Huddleston.

He said, “It’s not just race. It also looks at sexual orientation, gender, income and socio-economic status” in terms of the progression of the institution overtime.

It also considers the university’s retention and graduation rates, along with the cultural climate of the institution from the perspectives of student, faculty, administration and staff.

Both academic and social programs are evaluated in the application process. Some of FSU programs that qualified the University for the award were Brother 2 Brother, a support group whose mission has been to address low retention rates among men of color in college; M.I.S.S, whose goals are to support and inspire the educational, professional and social advancement of female students of color; Widening the Circle,

which focuses on establishing diversity in the curriculum; and the Center for Inclusive Excellence, which is a Brave Space created to support, promote and advocate diversity and excellence in inclusiveness.

Chon’tel Washington, director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence, said, “It’s nice to be honored and recognized in this way.

There is a lot that you have to do

“I think [the award] is awesome because we are really working on making sure our campus is inclusive and diverse, and to have it recognized is really exciting.”

According to Huddleston, FSU plans to continue the winning streak by proceeding with its strategic plan for inclusive excellence, which launched in 2015.

“We have a strategic plan that we have goals and objective and

“Any institution wants to be academically excellent and to do that - to really serve the population of the campus - you have to be inclusive. It goes hand-in-hand.”

-Chon’tel Washington, director for the Center for Inclusive Excellence to get this award.”

She added, “Any institution wants to be academically excellent and to do that - to really serve the population of the campus - you have to be inclusive. It goes hand-in-hand.”

Jace Williams, a junior, said,

strategies each year that we look to accomplish. … It’s really a living document - we wanted it to be very flexible to the needs and growth of the institution.”

He added, “Having a very intentional effort in advancing inclusive excellence on our campus …

helped us to achieve the award.”

Junior Zachariah Pierce said, “I think it’s really cool that FSU got this award. It’s really representative of some of the work that’s been done on campus in order to be inclusive of other marginalized groups. … The organizations and resources we have are incredible compared to other campuses. So, there’s still some improvement that we can make, but we definitely deserve to have this award again.”

To receive the award, the University must show ongoing advancements in diversity and inclusion across campus. The application process also allows the University to identify areas that still need work, according to Huddleston.

“It’s a very nice recognition, but not a signal that we need to rest,” said Huddleston, “We are not stopping - it’s actually more to the contrary. It just fuels our desire and need to continue on the path of growth and advancement in diversity.”

[Editor’s note: Cass Doherty is a member of The Gatepost.]

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Cesareo Contreras/THE GATEPOST Contributors to the West Hall project smile as they cut the ribbon at the grand opening for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Continued from page 1 advocacy for public higher education and continued support of projects at FSU. Cevallos recognized and thanked Kenneth Wissman, treasurer of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority (MSCBA) and Edward Adelman, executive director of MSCBA. He thanked members of the FSU Board of Trustees in attendance Richard Logan, Kevin Foley, Doug Richards, Richard Gregory and student trustee and junior Karl Bryan III. Cevallos praised the hard work of FSU community members Dale Hamel, executive vice president, Warren Fairbanks, associate vice president of facilities and capital planning, and Glenn Cochran, associate dean student conduct and director of residence life.

Senator Spilka presented FSU with a citation from the senate “in recognition of the joyous occasion of the West Hall ribbon-cutting ceremony.”

Spilka congratulated Cevallos and the “whole team” involved in the planning and construction of West.

She said FSU is not just a “jewel for the MetroWest region, but a jewel for the whole state university system. I know I’m a little biased, but I really do believe that. I’m really proud to see a new building serving over 300 students to help with their academic and personal development.”

Spilka added, “it’s wonderful to see the facilities match the engagement and the inspiration that the college curriculum provides for our students.”

She said this provides an in-

credible opportunity for students who attend FSU and for those being recruited to attend the University in the coming years.

Spilka stressed the important role this University plays in the economy of the MetroWest area as well as the state of Massachusetts.

She added, “We’re building the future for our students. We’re building our future for all of us, so I really applaud all of you. This will make it a little bit easier for all of us, and hopefully enhance the academic and personal experience here for our students.”

Representative Walsh said this residence hall is a departure from what he remembers in college, where his room was “a cell for sleeping.”

He said West was “designed to have this great interaction of spaces that is non-linear and has an ability to allow you to meet lifelong friends. … This is a center of college life, and it really envelops so much more than a dormitory.”

Richard Logan, chair of the Board of Trustees and alumnus of the class of ’70, applauded everyone involved in the West Hall project. Logan recalled when he attended FSU, there were no residence halls for male students at the time.

He said West Hall was built with the “student experience” in mind.

He called West Hall a “crucial tool” to help draw students to FSU as it competes with private colleges and universities.

Amanda Forde, director of capital renewal for MSCBA, said West Hall is an “exciting addition to Framingham … that helps with

the accessibility of the campus,” citing the elevator that goes to and from the parking lot and the pathway that leads up to McCarthy Center.

She added it was great to turn the giant parking lot into something for the students.

Kenneth Wissman, representing MSCBA board at the opening ceremony, said this project was a great effort of cooperation between FSU and MSCBA. Wissman said due to the economy, when borrowing money for projects like West Hall, FSU will have to pay “less not more” when paying the money back.

Wissman conveyed the property to Cevallos and said he knows “you are going to use it to its intended purpose.”

He added, it will be a wonderful addition to FSU for years to come.

Edward Adelman, executive director of MSCBA, thanked the town of Framingham, the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) and the “many” divisions at FSU including residence life and facilities and capital planning, that made this project possible.

He said, “There is a lot of data that suggests that student success is directly related to the ability to live on campus.”

He added, MSCBA is thrilled to take part in providing high-quality, affordable higher education program for FSU students.

Adelman said, “Everything we do is funded by student rents and fees. The more favorable interest rates, the more favorable construction costs, the more favorable the cost of our program to the students.

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“We try to take a lot of care in developing sites that are sustainable - building buildings … that are sustainable and as affordable as possible. … We take a lot of pride in that this is the first building in the commonwealth of Massachusetts that has been funded by the proceeds of green bonds.”

He said MSCBA is looking for an investment group that is interested in underwriting this debt specifically because the proceeds of these bonds are being used for sustainable building projects in the commonwealth.

This building is designed to meet green standards and surpass LEED gold certification criteria.

He said, “While this is the right thing to do because we are training the future leaders of Massachusetts, a lot of these things save money, too. They’re just practical.”

He thanked students involved in the early planning stages of the project and their enthusiasm about the construction of West Hall.

Adelman thanked Amanda Forde, director of capital renewal for MSCBA, for “getting the job done” and being “calm under pressure.”

He said she facilitated the project, organized the community and “everything you see in this building and everything you can’t see works because of Amanda.”

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was followed by tours of West Hall guided by resident assistants who work in the building.

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FSU Special Olympics wins poll, $500

By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor Framingham State will be receiving $500 toward this year’s Special Olympics for winning the September 2016 Special Olympics Spotlight Poll by the NCAA and Division III Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Will Reddy, program coordinator for Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD), said each month the NCAA selects three programs which submitted materials about their Special Olympics events to be featured in a poll for that month’s Special Olympics Spotlight. Whichever program has the most votes is awarded $500 for their event.

“It’s really beneficial to the kids.

In that situation, who loses?” Reddy said.

The NCAA partnership with SAAC was launched in 2011 to “provide a platform for recognition of Special Olympics athletes and Division III student-athletes within their communities and raise awareness of Special Olympics, its programs and services,” according to ncaa.org.

Out of the 3,635 votes, Framingham State had 1,789 votes, Albion

College in Michigan had 1,740 votes and Stevenson University in Maryland had 106 votes.

“All three are amazing colleges,” said Reddy. He added the September poll had triple the votes than previous polls, and a large part of the turn-out - on Framingham State’s part - was the use of social media to spread the poll.

Reddy said SILD shared the poll on its Facebook page and the initial post was seen over 10,000 times.

Hailey Small, a sophomore and a coordinator for the Special Olympics, said it was “amazing” to see how involved everyone was in sharing the poll and voting.

According to Small, last year they were able to get all the decorations and signs from SILD, so now that they will received $500 in funds, the “goal for this year is growth, in whatever ways possible.”

Reddy said the Town of Framingham gives FSU the space for the Special Olympics for free, and they pay for a police detail and small expenses, such as snacks.

Fallon Soye, a junior and a coordinator for the Special Olympics, said the extra money “will definitely make the event better for the kids.”

She added they could buy more medals for events and hand out other

prizes, such as water bottles or lanyards.

Kayleigh MacMaster, a sophomore and a coordinator for the Special Olympics, said, “I got the email from Will [Reddy] and I put it online, and then two weeks went by and nothing happened. Then someone else put it back online so everyone was like, ‘Oh, my God, this is happening.’”

During the Special Olympics, events include a wheelchair race, 50-meter walk, 50-meter run, 100-meter run, shot put and longjump. Each kid can participate in at least two events.

“It’s legitimate events,” said Soye.

“I think people sometimes think it’s dumbed down, but it’s not. These kids are running and … doing their absolute best. It’s amazing.”

MacMaster said the Special Olympics is an event, “where they can actually do something and win, it’s awesome.”

Small said the Special Olympics is “something that everyone can get behind, as was apparent in the poll.

A lot of people were involved with that. … It’s kind of cool how everyone can reach out in a different way, whether it’s athletics or just working with kids.”

For anyone interested in volunteering, Soye said, “Trust me, if you

go, you’ll want to come back. It’s not just the people you volunteer with.

It’s just the event itself that was so rewarding - the kids’ smiles, everything.”

Matt Banks, a junior, said his friend shared the post for the poll on Facebook. “I went and voted, and I’m happy that we got it. I think it will be amazing.”

Trinity Infantino, a senior, said she has not been to the event but “I think that’s awesome that we won.”

Cass Doherty, a sophomore, volunteered at FSU’s Special Olympics last year because she “thought it would be a good way to get involved with something on campus that would help other people. It’s very exciting we won because it gives us the opportunity to do it even better.”

She added she “voted twice a day” and got her family and friends involved.

Small, Soye and MacMaster all said that for anyone interested in volunteering for this year’s Special Olympics, send an email to specialolympics@framingham.edu.

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SGA allocates $2,509 to Pride Alliance Club for popular speaker

By Emily Robinson Asst. News Editor SGA swore in 13 new senators and allocated funds to the Pride Alliance Club, Brother 2 Brother (B2B) and Gaming Club at its meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The Pride Alliance Club was allocated $2,509 to bring Jon Gilroy to campus this November and speak on topics such as cerebral palsy and sexual orientation.

Rylan O’Day, president of Pride Alliance said of Gilroy, “He’s the first speaker we are hoping to have this semester and he’s actually a personal friend that we met through our NELGBT conference that SGA has sponsored us going to before. … He talks a lot about loving yourself and taking what you

have and making the best of it.”

B2B was allocated $1,450 for their first annual Hallows Eve event. The cost will cover decorations, a photo booth and a DJ. When asked by a senator why funds were needed for an external DJ rather than the inexpensive and student-run club WDJM, Kevin Pena, finance chair of B2B, said, “He’s an upcoming entrepreneur, so we’d like to support him and he’s local in Framingham.”

Gaming Club was allotted $1,380 for their annual Last Man Standing event, which typically draws 100 students, according to Heather Welsh, president of Gaming Club.

“This event is our biggest event of the year,” said Welsh.

During this week’s open forum, several issues were touched

Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST SGA discussed issues facing students, such as flies in the Dining Commons and the inconvenient Ram Tram schedule, during their weekly open forum.

upon, such as flies in the Dining Commons, broken and misplaced equipment in the Athletic Center, inconvenient Ram Tram operation Julie Banda schedules and sprinklers functionclass of 2019 ing in the rain.

Steven DeMeo Ezequiel De Leon, SGA president, class of 2019 plans to meet with Dale Hamel, exErin Dempsey ecutive vice president of the Ofclass of 2018 fice of Administration, Finance and Information Technology, later Ayanna Ferguson this week to address the concerns class 2020 brought up in the open forum.

Diamond Gonzalez SGA swore in 13 new senators class of 2020 and when asked to repeat the oath, Lydie Jones students were encouraged to omit grad student phrases that may make them uncomfortable, such as, “So help me Driana LeBron God.” class of 2020 Dayna Marchant, SGA secretary, Christine Macharia reported spending the last week class of 2020 working to improve pep rally proWilliam Obeng Jr. cedures. She said, “After I MC’d class of 2020 the homecoming pep rally on Friday, the men’s and women’s rugby Michael O’Brien teams asked how they could get class 2018 in on that event and I did notice Mikayla Quinlan that only varsity sports were being class of 2018 represented. So, I’ve been in contact with athletics and now men’s Joshua Regaillard and women’s rugby and any other class of 2020 sports clubs that are looking to join Fallon Soye will be represented in the next pep class of 2018 rally.”

Additionally, Senator Beck GovCONNECT WITH EMILY ROBINSON oni, a sophomore, gave De Leon the erobinson1@student.framingham.edu U-ROCK for the week.

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WiFi woes For as long as many current FSU students can remember, using the campus WiFi has been a struggle.

Whether they are attempting to complete their homework in the commuter caf or research for a paper in their dorm rooms, the unstable WiFi access usually renders students incapable of accomplishing the task at hand.

We at The Gatepost believe the University should not only invest in more bandwidth and routers for the WiFi, but also a new network.

FSU should create a second WiFi which would be password-protected and only available to students, faculty, staff and administrators.

What may have pushed students within recent years to be even more vocal about the WiFi than ever before is the opening of North and West Halls. These latest two residence buildings have no Ethernet ports installed - meaning students are not able to connect straight to the Internet and are forced to rely on the already weak WiFi signal.

Additionally, in West Hall, there are many rooms which are outside of the WiFi’s range.

How is it that in today’s age residence halls are being constructed on campus without stable access to the WiFi? Students are here to learn. In 2016, learning often takes place online, by using Blackboard, databases for researching, my.framingham.edu, mymathlab, Google Docs and connecting to online texts.

Down time is also an important part of a student’s college experience, and students usually rely on the WiFi in order to relax. Getting friends together to watch a movie or T.V. show on Netflix or Hulu can be almost impossible in some dorms, with students even going to academic buildings like the McCarthy Center to watch shows on the projectors in the classrooms.

With nearly 5,000 people on campus every week day, separating the WiFi by FSU community and the public would make connecting much easier and therefore increase productivity.

Many universities - Boston University, Harvard University and the University of Maine - already have this system in place. Preventing random people from accessing, and thereby slowing down the WiFi will allow for more bandwidth for the FSU community to share.

For a close-to-home comparison, Fitchburg State University has 6,807 faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, according to its website - not too far off from Framingham State’s approximation - and there are different networks for employees, adjunct faculty and employees, students and the public, with the former three all requiring log in credentials.

The need for better WiFi has been among students’ and professors’ top requests for years, and the lack of action to fix this problem needs to be addressed.

After all, students pay to attend this University. They should not have to leave their residence halls or have to connect directly to the Internet through an Ethernet port to submit a discussion board post.

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OP/ED Letter to the Editor I am writing to correct the information reported by the Gatepost in the Sept. 23rd issue in regard to sponsorship of the Health Day events.

The FSU Suicide Prevention Task Force would like to thank everyone who participated in last week’s “How The Health R U?” health day and fair. The goal of the event was to ensure that FSU students are aware of the array of offices, people and student groups on and off campus designed to provide support, encourage connectedness and a sense of belonging, and decrease isolation. To this end, many offices and student clubs participated and sponsored the event including: Aspiring Health Professionals, Athletic Department, Center for Inclusive Excellence, Counseling Center, Dining Services, Food Science Club, Framingham State Meditation Group, Health Center, Live Safe, Marketing Club, #powerofpositivity, Pride Alliance, Residence Life, SEALS, SGA, SHAPE, Student Leaders of Inclusion and Diversity, Task Force for Supporting Students with Food and Housing Needs and

University Police, as well as off campus resources including Voices Against Violence and RIA House.

Thank you to all of the offices and clubs who infused the event with their creativity, energy and financial resources. We hope the Health Day was successful and helpful to students. If your office or club would like to participate in next year’s Health Day, please contact Andrew Lipsky at the FSU Counseling Center or Nikki Curley at SGA for more information.

Andrew J. Lipsky, Assistant Director of the Counseling Center

Campus Conversations How did you feel about the debate?

By: Jillian Poland & Nick Cunningham

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“We’re all doomed.”

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“I don’t really favor Trump or Clinton. .”

-Paige Hebert, sophomore

-Lorenzo Giovanella, junior

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“It was interesting to watch with all the people in the forum and hearing everyone’s reaction.”

-Kim Mullen, senior

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“I didn’t watch it, but I heard it was ridiculous.’”

-Christina Lambropoulos, junior

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“It kind of felt childish the way they were picking on each other.”

-Samantha Woodard, senior

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“A lot of people go into it very critical of Trump. People were just scoffing at everything he said.”

-Scott Calahan, freshman

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

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ARTS & FEATURES Cottom decries for-profit colleges

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By Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief A school is a school is a school.

Between 1999 and 2010, a majority of Americans believed all colleges, whether non-profit or for-profit, were the same, according to Tressie McMillan Cottom, author and sociology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Unfortunately, those Americans were wrong. A for-profit college is an institution which does not invest its revenue back into the school, said Cottom. Instead, the investors and shareholders take the money home.

Cottom spoke about the inequalities surrounding these for-profit colleges during her talk, “Social Mobility and Higher Education: Whose opportunity and for what?” on Wednesday evening in the McCarthy Center Forum.

Cottom called for-profit colleges, such as the University of Phoenix, Strayer University and the now defunct I.T.T. Technical Institute a “negative social insurance program,” and said their expansion was a response to the economic conditions of that time period.

“Perhaps 40 years ago, in response to the massive job insecurity and changes in how we work, we probably would have increased public higher education. That’s what we once did,” she said. “What we did instead was increase federal financial aid options that allowed people to go into the private market of for-profit colleges to earn a credential.”

In 1999, over half the students enrolled in a for-profit college had no idea they were attending a for-profit college, she said.

“The vast majority of Americans have no sense of distinction. They watch the commercials, get the mailers, and it’s all the same thing to them - college,” she said.

Additionally, the student bodies of these universities were disproportionally made up of minorities, according to Cottom. African Amer-

For-profit colleges were “financialized” during this time period, said Cottom, and the largest for-profit colleges were shareholder colleges. People could buy and trade shares of these schools.

A “significant amount” of private and public money was poured into for-profit schools which enrolled

“To talk about the for-profit college phenomenon in the first half of the 21st century is to talk about a gendered-phenomenon. This was about women.”

-Tressie McMillan Cottom, author & sociology professor at VCU

icans accounted for 22 percent of students in the for-profit college sector, Hispanics made up 15 percent and women made up 65 percent.

“To talk about the for-profit college phenomenon in the first half of the 21st century is to talk about a gendered-phenomenon. This was about women,” said Cottom, “especially minority women.”

Between 1999 and 2010, for-profit college enrollment in the U.S. grew by 227 percent, according to Cottom. In 2008, enrollment in these institutions was at a high point, with 1.5 million to 2 million students.

“It represented a historical seachange for a lot of minority students about where they were being educated. It was a historical moment in time,” she said.

“It was as invisible to him as it had once been to me, as it was for a majority of Americans,” she said. “Because of that, he had never thought about how this place producing the majority of African American graduates signaled a historic change in the patterns of how African Americans were being educated in the United States.”

Cottom explained as a black woman and a former employee of I.T.T. Tech, she could see the difference between the University of Phoenix and the historically black colleges she and her family attended.

“I knew how to ask that question in a fundamentally different way than almost everybody else in my professional field,” she said. “That’s one of the first and most important things that I think you bring to social science research.”

Cottom said she found students are “trapped” in the idea that education can fix everything.

If someone is scared of losing their job, feeling insecure or burdened with many financial responsibilities, their only recourse is to attend school, she said. Those students are more likely to attend a for-profit college.

Cottom said to counteract this, the U.S. should provide “actual social insurance,” which would include lowering the student loan debt, increasing the minimum wage and investing in public higher education.

“If you want education to mean something, you have got to make it so people don’t choose it out of desperation,” she said.

the most minority students the fastest, and were being publicly traded.

Cottom said she first noticed a problem with for-profit colleges in 2009, when The Chronicle of Higher Education named the University of Phoenix as the number one producer of African American bachelor degree holders in 2008.

Because Cottom, as well as most of her friends and family, had attended historically black colleges or universities, she knew how “central” those colleges were to the production of black bachelor degree holders.

“I knew the University of Phoenix shouldn’t be on the list, much less number one,” she said.

Cottom spoke with a professor from Duke University about the University of Phoenix, and said he CONNECT WITH ALEXANDRA GOMES agomes5@student.framingham.edu had no idea what it was.

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“Wide Awake”

Boris Cherniak motivates through hypnotism

By Nick Murphy Staff Writer Motivational Hypnotist Boris Cherniak took his talents to FSU on Sept. 23 in DPAC. Cherniak is an internationally recognized entertainer, who performs under the stage name Hypnotist Incredible BORIS. According to Cherniak’s website, he is an avid believer in the power of positive thinking and has made appearances to promote this ideal. One of his most notable performances was his contribution to the TED talk “I Can Do Anything.” In the talk, Cherniak collaborated with fellow motivational speakers to emphasize the importance of positive thinking.

Cherniak fills a niche in entertainment by weaving strands of comical commentary into his hypnotist hijinks. Joking aside, Cherniak is a motivational speaker who constantly reminds his audience that they “can do anything.”

Cherniak embodied the same philosophy during his performance FSU. From the get go, he assured the audience of the power of the mind, stating, “The mind is incredible. In fact, anything you put your mind to ,you can accomplish.”

With his unique style and quirky yet collected stage presence, Cherniak had no problem holding the audience’s attention.

After selecting volunteers from the crowd, Cherniak began his performance.

The show started tamely as Cherniak exchanged formalities with his new set of volunteers. After the introductions, he began to interact with those on stage.

Cherniak riddled off a few of the names of his volunteers before abruptly stopping at one FSU student in the center of the bunch. He insisted he had forgotten her name, and asked to hear it one more time.

The volunteer replied without hesitation, only to be dismissed by Cherniak who had other ideas.

With the simple words “deep sleep” his volunteers drooped like a group of bashful bobble heads, and without delay the audience let out a collective gasp of “ohhhs” and “ahhhs.”

Cherniak then addressed the audience as he convinced the center volunteer that her name was Barbie, and when she was addressed by any other name, she was to become increasingly irritable.

And with Cherniak’s words, “wide awake,” the newly named Barbie sprung up completely convinced that her name had never been anything but.

Cherniak proved his point by addressing Barbie as Betty, only to have her snap at him, saying “My name is Barbie!” And as promised, as the show progressed, so did Bar-

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bie’s agitation about being wrongly addressed.

Cherniak’s performance was filled with shenanigans, each targeting a specific volunteer and occasionally addressing the lot of them.

He had one student convinced she had 11 fingers, another utterly incapable of pronouncing the last two letters in “six,” effectively making the volunteer hiss like a snake with a stutter.

Not forgetting the rest of his volunteers, Cherniak had them form a conga line that meandered through the audience like a lethargic caterpillar. As the line approached the front of the stage, Cherniak stopped them and introduced his next segment, which he deemed, “The evolution of dance instructors.”

Before long, he had all his volunteers bobbing and weaving to the beat of various tracks - some modern, some throwbacks. The audience applauded and laughed at the sight of their friends and fellow students dipping and dabbing carelessly around stage.

Cherniak closed his performance with a heartfelt 10-step motivational speech directed at his volunteers. This speech ranged from encouraging healthy eating habits to providing positive reinforcement for breaking unhealthy habits. With the final words, “wide awake,” Cherniak’s volunteers woke to a roaring applause from the crowd.

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Beauty by Bailey Makeup bag essentials

By Bailey Morrison Editorial Staff Within the past year, the beauty community has gone through quite a change. Makeup brands have been trying to outdo each other with the next best product and become a household brand. For me, MAC used to be the be-all and endall of makeup brands. My opinion changed after experimenting with different makeup brands and products. I don’t tend to choose just one brand anymore for the essential items found in my makeup bag.

While some of these items are on the pricier side, if you are invested in doing your makeup daily or want the best results possible, here are a few items I’ve found that work the best for me.

1. Porefessional Primer Benefit Cosmetics ($31) - There are many primers that claim to have certain properties to create a different makeup look and this primer focuses on the shrinking of pores. This

can be used on the t-zone on your face to reduce the appearance of pores and to enhance the smoothness of foundation and concealer.

This primer is definitely a dryer one that may cause issues for people with extremely dry skin, but it works well when used in tandem with another primer for the rest of your face. This primer is on the more expensive side and a popular dupe for this product is the NYX Pore Filler ($11).

2. Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation ($39) - For me, this foundation is a new favorite. I spent awhile trying to find a foundation that went on smoothly and didn’t make me break me out. I used to solely use MAC foundations but found that this one is much better. The consistency of the Amazonian clay foundation is almost like a mousse. It’s light but offers great coverage. What I love the most about this foundation is the Amazonian clay component works to even out your skin and clear it

of impurities as you’re wearing it.

It’s not just covering your skin, but sinking into it to work from the inside out. Tarte Cosmetics also do not test on animals and have vegan makeup products.

3. Tarte Shape Tape Contouring Concealer ($24) - Tarte released a new contouring concealer that has become a cult favorite among makeup artists. This concealer can be used to cover blemishes and it is also infused with Amazonian clay, so when used to cover blemishes, it treats them in the process. The light shades of this concealer can be used to brighten the bags under your eyes and points on your face you want to highlight.

4. Benefit Hoola Bronzer ($29) - This bronzer is a recent addition to my makeup bag and has become one of my favorites. It comes with a small brush to apply the bronzer, but I typically pair that brush with a larger one to buff out the color.

Applied below the cheekbones,

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it can be used to give your face a natural contour. This product is a matte powder that alleviates the shininess that sometimes comes with bronzers, and I’ve yet to find a product that matches the exact formula or color of it.

5. Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Face Palette ($53) - This palette has become my holy grail of makeup products. It comes with two full-sized highlighters and three smaller blushes in various shades that compliment many skin colors. This palette was limited edition, and is currently sold out on many websites. The highlights are metallic shades that can either highlight your cheek bones with a subtle sparkle and glow, or can be applied more heavily for a more obvious highlight. The two highlight shades are Champagne Pop and Prosecco ($38) - both of which are for sale individually by the Becca brand.

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“Funny or Die” comedian performs at FSU

By Emily Robinson Editorial Staff

By Tess Jillson Staff Writer Standup comic Eliza Skinner performed her usual routine in DPAC on Saturday, Sept. 24, as part of Homecoming Weekend.

Skinner is best known for her comedic “Funny or Die” videos, one even catching the attention of President Barack Obama. She wrote for the show “Totally Biased,” produced by Chris Rock, which is about politics, pop culture, race and media. Skinner has also written jokes for “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” and appeared on “Chelsea Lately,” BBC, MTV, and other popular TV shows and networks.

Skinner said she started her career with college improv, adding that after college, she performed sketches and toured.

During the performance, she joked about dating, college and animals. Skinner entertained the audience with tales about her dating life, saying how awkward some encounters were - her dates always seemed to bring up the question, “What superpower would you want to have?”

She joked about having the ability to understand animals, saying it

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would be cool, but also explained that animals would only say negative things about people.

For example, said Skinner, if one were to walk by a dog, the dog may say to them, “I can smell your

pussy. You’ve been jogging.”

Skinner went on to make fun of “cat and dog people” and how they treat their pets like royalty, some feeding their animals off the same spoons they use.

According to Will Reddy, project

coordinator for SILD, Skinner was asked to keep the performance PG13.

Skinner ended her set abruptly after joking about her cat’s sexual attraction to a stuffed animal.

Her comedic style was dependent on exaggerated gestures to emphasize her anecdotal jokes.

Sophomore Dale Chace said, “It was awkward at some points. I’m lost at the ending.”

According to Reddy, Skinner has extensive experience performing at universities and typically gets great reviews.

Reddy said, “I don’t think we saw her best … but she really is talented.”

Claire Ostrander, director of SILD, said Skinner’s performance was “hard to listen to,” and described the performance as “disappointing.”

Sophomore Morgan Moquin said, “She looked like she was kind of preoccupied with things. She kept looking at her phone, but she wasn’t terrible.”

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Suit Jacket Posse gets loopy in the Forum

By Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editor The Suit Jacket Posse put on their first show of the academic year, titled “Lamar’s Day Off” on Sept. 28 in the McCarthy Center Forum.

The show also marked the debut of the new host Jace Williams, a junior. They began the show by introducing the “mostly new cast” of Olivia Milliken, Zac Lambert, James Buonopane, Anthony Gabrielle, Mike Terra and Tim McDonnell.

The show started with an excited reaction from the audience as Lambert fired Milliken, both seniors, from her day job at a dungeon for consistently showing up to work late and drunk, and improperly torturing the inmates.

The entire cast played a round of “World’s Worst,” in which they acted out scenarios from audience suggestions. Among the audience’s favorites were the World’s Worst Drug - crushed up Froot Loops and World’s Worst Infomercial for Sodexo, which struck a chord with many.

Lambert and Gabrielle, a senior, became the two-headed oracle, answering questions from the audience while alternating turns

The setting of the “Two-Line Vocabulary” scene was up for debate. The Cincinnati Zoo was an audience suggestion; Williams was against the idea until Lambert proposed the scene take place in a Starbucks within the zoo. The compromise was made and the audience roared as the troupe bickered about shoe size and missing whipped cream.

The biggest laugh of the night came during “The Dating Game,” as Gabrielle played a character obsessed with collecting and eating ashes. He roamed the audience and brought someone on stage who had Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST been “smoking a lot” claiming that Buonopane and Milliken took the form of a pick-up truck in their skit they’d be in the crematorium soon.

“Human Props” on Tuesday In the audience was former captain of The Suit Jacket Posse and Before intermission, the full saying one word at a time. The duo recent FSU alumnus, Tyler DeMouanswered questions such as “What cast played “Script Tease.” They is love?” and “What happens after asked for audience member’s ini- ra. “It was amazing” said DeMoura, I die?” The shortest answer was to tials and came up with movie titles “I helped cast the group.”

In the casting process, the SJP the question, “Who will win the out of them, acting out the ones presidential election?” The re- that seemed the most interesting. looks for a group of people with Some of the highlights were “Jun- chemistry, which is no easy task, sponse was a resounding “No.” McDonnell and Terra, sopho- gle Crabs,” a Christmas story with said DeMoura. “They definitely mores, used Buonopane, a junior crabs instead of reindeer, Almost have great chemistry. … My baby’s in good hands.” and Milliken as their human props. Lesbians and Atheist Lions.

At the beginning of act two, McThey acted out a scene of cowboys riding their trusty steeds and hunt- Donnell, Terra and Milliken had an CONNECT WITH ANDREW WILLOUGHBY in-depth argument about which ing coyotes. awilloughby@student.framingham.edu type of pasta is the best.

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20 Three silly things 23 Borders upon 24 Earthy pigment 25 Standard operating procedure 28 Increase the workforce 30 Multivitamin ingredient 31 Deceptive maneuver 33 Neighbor of Mexico 36 Three silly things 40 “Will that be ___?”

41 Andean animal 42 Blemish on a chrome fender 43 Be ill-humored 44 Type of heavy hammer 46 Carry away, in a way

49 Luster 51 Three silly things 57 Dublin’s land 58 Bouquet 59 Surefooted mountain goat 60 Shorten, as a photo 61 “Beat it!”

62 Finished 63 Addition column 64 1,000 kilograms 65 Parts of tennis matches DOWN 1 Mail org.

2 Money, in slang 3 Nasty look 4 Calligrapher’s purchase 5 Villain in an old movie 6 Behind, at sea 7 Chihuahua fare 8 Lingering sound effect 9 Old radio feature 10 Present as evidence 11 Brooks of country music 12 Related maternally 13 Mythical debaucher 21 Where “Frasier” was found 22 ___-cochere (carriage entrance) Last issue’s solutions

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SPORTS Three-set wins the trend for FSU volleyball

By Jen Fortin Staff Writer The Rams had four easy wins this week. Game one against Lesley was completed in three sets, with the first set at 25-21 and the last two at 25-14.

Alycia Rackliffe had 17 kills and four service aces against Lesley.

Sarah Leonard had eight kills and Alexandra Fish had seven, with no errors. Fish also led the team with five service aces.

Mackenzie Whalen played in the first set, totaling 13 assists, while Molly Meehan played in the last two, having 18 assists, both were responsible for the team total of 31.

Libero Vicki Anderson had 11 digs and Casie Thurber had two blocks on the night.

For Lesley, junior Kylee Deluga led the team with nine kills and four blocks against the Rams.

Senior setter Vera Bednar had 17 assists and two service aces to score the first two points in the first set.

Jess Reynolds and Wing Li combined for 22 digs.

The Rams move to 7-5, while Lesley struggled to 2-8.

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The Rams advanced to 2-0 in the MASCAC after beating Westfield in the first of two games on Saturday. Again the Rams won 3-0 with set scores of 25-18, 30-28 and 25-6.

Rackliffe notched 16 kills, 12 digs, and three blocks. Julia Wan had nine kills and matched Rackliffe with three blocks.

Whalen led on the stat sheet with 30 assists. She also contributed 13 digs, three service aces and two blocks.

Thurber and Deirdre Fay had two blocks each while Fay also had 12 digs.

Westfield State struggled against the Rams with a team total 31 kills but 30 errors.

Senior middle hitter Jen Green totaled 10 kills.

Setter Brigid Murray had 22 assists. Freshman Micaela Murray had three service aces with two service errors.

Paige Donahue and Brianna Starkey combined for three block assists each.

The Owls came off this loss at 5-8 and 1-1 in the MASCAC.

Framingham had an easy win in game two on Saturday against Elms College. With set scores of 25-3, 25-16 and 25-10, the Rams cruised to a 3-0 victory.

Leonard and Wan led in the kill category with nine each. Meehan totaled 17 assists while Lauren Salisbury contributed eight.

The team dominated with 16 total service aces and only two service errors. Whalen had five, while Leonard and Salisbury totaled four apiece.

Rackliffe and Thurber had one block assist each.

The Rams began set one scoring 11 points before the Blazers got on the board.

Elms totaled 12 kills in the game with 18 errors. Outside hitter Danielle Redding only had eight kills with six errors, but also had three blocks against FSU. Setter Carolyn Campbell had nine assists and Kate Moriarty had seven digs.

Framingham advanced to 9-5 while Elms College went to 1-11.

FSU went 3-0 against Mass. Maritime on Wednesday, preventing the Buccaneers from scoring more than 10 points per set. The three sets ended at 25-10, 25-5 and 25-8.

Wan had nine kills while Thurber had eight, combining for only three errors. Whalen and Meehan together had 22 assists.

The Rams totaled 20 service aces with Wan scoring six, Anderson at five and Brenna Marquis at four.

The Rams played a perfect receiving game, but also had no blocks against Mass. Maritime.

Fish led the team with 10 digs.

The Buccaneers struggled against FSU with only seven kills with Charleen Klangos totaling four.

Setter Emma Ethier had only six assists.

The team totaled 19 errors, 20 receiving errors and no service aces. The Buccaneers scored no more than three kills per set.

In the first set, FSU quickly led 9-1, then advanced to 18-5. The set was won with two consec-

utive service aces delivered by Wan. The second set began just like the first, with the Rams leading 9-1. The set eventually got to 19-3 and ended with Mass. Maritime scoring only five set points.

The third set proved to be another easy win, with the Rams up 19-5 and the game ended with a kill from Leonard.

Mass. Maritime moved to 1-15 and 0-2 in the conference.

The Rams finish the week at 10-5 and lead the MASCAC at 3-0.

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MASCAC Leaders Kills Alycia Rackliffe (Framingham State) 214 Hannah Maymon (Bridgewater State) 134 Allison Clark (MCLA) 130 Charleen Klangos (Mass. Maritime) 128 Jen Green (Westfield State) 122

Aces Per Set Micaela Murray (Westfield State) 0.89 Samantha Chaisson (Salem State) 0.79 Sarah Leonard (Framingham State) 0.63 Taylor Wiese (MCLA) 0.61 Mackenzie Whalen (Framingham State) 0.59

Assists Per Set Charleyne Panner (Bridgewater State) 7.90 Mackenzie Whalen (Framingham State) 7.72 Brigid Murray (Westfield State) 6.84 Alexandra Nolan (Worcester State) 6.67 Beatrice Lechler (MCLA) 5.89

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Remembering Jose Fernandez...

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By Mike Ferris Sports Editor Words really can’t describe the young man that was Jose Fernandez. I could write pages and pages about the Marlins’ star and it still wouldn’t do his character the justice that it deserves.

The best I can do his describe Fernandez in three short bullet points: -Family -Electric/ Emotional -Survivor The baseball world lost a talent that doesn’t come around very often, but the rest of the world lost a kid who had a bright future ahead of him, had an overjoy for life and lived life without regrets.

We should all strive to be the type of man that Jose Fernandez became at just 24 years old, before passing away early Sunday morning in a tragic boating accident.

With Cy Young Awards lined up for this kid, we can only think “what if,” but Fernandez will never be forgotten, his impact will never be lost and Dee Gordon’s leadoff homerun the other night showed us that he will always be with us.

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Highlights: -Defected from Cuba at the age of 15 after several unsuccessful attempts -Spent time in a Cuban jail after he was caught defecting -Saved a woman who had fallen off the boat from Cuba to later find out it was his mother

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-38-17 career record -Career 2.58 ERA in 471.1 innings pitched -Two-time All-Star (2013, 2016) -2013 National League Rookie of the Year -Will have his No. 16 retired by the Miami Marlins FACEBOOK/ MIAMI MARLINS

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Field hockey picks up first two wins of season

By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer Framingham State won its first game of the season Sept. 22 against Regis 4-0.

Sophomore Meghann Ackerman led the charge for the Rams by scoring three of the four goals.

Her first two goals were unassisted coming around the 10 and 19 minute marks. Ackerman scored her third goal with under a minute to go before half.

Bailey Donelly also scored in the first half of the game assisted by

Ackerman. Framingham State outshot Regis 12-1 in the first half.

In the second half the defense took over for the Rams allowing only two shots on net. Goalkeeper Haley Duggan saved all three shots she faced in the win.

Framingham State finished with 21 shots and 15 on them on net.

Regis had five shots and three of them on net in the loss.

Regis goalkeeper Maresa Malcolm made 10 saves on the day.

Framingham State is now 1-5 on the season.

Framingham State lost to No. 18 Mary Washington by a score of 130.

Mary Washington struck fast at the 55-second mark with a goal by Kim Morrison. Mary Washington scored two more goals within the next two minutes to push their lead to 3-0.

Goals by Cori Rydgren, Christine Loehr and Allerga Massey-Elim pushed the lead to 6-0 for Mary Washington. The scored remained the same going into half.

Mary Washington continued its

assault in the second half scoring another seven goals. Erin Kaila led with two goals and got some help from Mackenzie Burnett, Lauren Hopkins, Morgan LaRowe, Shelby Press and Loehr again.

Mary Washington outshot Framingham State 42-3 in the contest.

Only one of FSU’s shots were on net. Duggan made 11 saves for the Rams.

Framingham State drops to 2-6 on the season.

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The Rams won its second consecutive game on homecoming weekend against the Salem State Vikings by a score of 5-1.

The Rams struck first at the 18:00 minute mark with a goal from Caitlin Baril. The Vikings Courtney Kilgore tied the game at one after picking up a loose ball in front of the net and sending it home.

In the second half it was all Framingham State scoring four goals. Meghann Ackerman started the scoring, followed by Baril’s second goal of the game. Four minutes later Bailey Donelly scored

putting the Rams up by three, and Baril capped the game off with her third goal of the day in the final two minutes.

The Rams ended with 28 shots, 23 of them on goal, while the Vikings only had four. Duggan recorded three saves in the win and Salem State’s Carolyn Woodin recorded 17 saves. Baril and Ackerman are tied for most goals on the season at four.

The Rams move to 2-5 on the season and 1-4 in the Little East Conference.

Framingham State was defeated

by UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 4-0.

The Corsairs Ciara Anderson drew first blood with a long goal coming at the 10:48 mark putting them up 1-0.

Mary Brown had two goals on the day which led the team.

Her first goal came in the first half giving UMD a 2-0 lead. She then scored again at the 36:50 mark to make the game 3-0.

Katelin Morrissey capped the game with UMD’s fourth goal of the game and was Anderson’s

second assist in the victory.

UMass outshot Framingham State 17-13 in the win. Haley Duggan made eight saves for the Rams and Allison Burke recorded seven saves for the Corsairs.

The Rams fall to 2-7 and 1-5 in the conference. They return to action Oct. 1 against Fitchburg State.

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Jeff Braverman (men’s soccer) lifted the Rams past Worcester State with his ovetime header off a corner from Ken Stahovish.

Campbell Marchant (football) won Homecoming MVP with his two sacks, two-point conversion and forced fumble against Western Connecticut.

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Caitlin Baril (field hockey) had three goals on only five shots in the Rams 5-1 Homecoming win against Salem State.

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Homecoming win Continued from page 1 for a new set of downs. After a loss of four on second down Walker connected with Beahn again for a gain of 13 just short of another first down. On a surprising call instead of kicking the field goal from the Colonels 18, the Rams rushed with Beahn for a touchdown, but that touchdown was brought back after a holding penalty. After being pushed back to a fourth-and-11, Framingham went for it again with Walker targeting Michael Calicchio and forcing a pass interference call against Western Connecticut State. With a fresh set of downs, Green rushed on first down and fumbled giving away all of the Rams’ momentum.

Starting the Colonels drive from their own 11, Michael Nicol rushed for 20 yards on first down.

Continuing the ground attack Nicol rushed again for five yards on first down and a one-yard loss from Patterson. Fleeting then connected to Patterson for a six yard gain and a first down conversion. After a seven-yard completion to Calmita on first down, Fleeting threw an interception to Facundo Isas.

Framingham couldn’t get much against the Colonels defense after the turnover just moving the ball six yards on three plays.

Western Connecticut State couldn’t make much progress either after forcing a three-and-out moving the ball only 17 yards on five plays.

After forcing a punt, Walker tried getting the offense going but threw three incompletions. On third down, the play was a called dead with penalties off-setting on both sides. After being awarded a new set of downs, Walker connected with Napoleon Miller for seven yards. Following an incompletion to Beahn, Walker was able to draw a pass interference pass on the defense after targeting Calicchio. After a two-yard gain on the ground from Trevon Offley, Adam Wojenski connected with Beahn for a 65-yard touchdown that was brought back after a costly illegal motion penalty against the Rams. Wojenski threw an interception on third-and-13 after an incomplete pass to Calicchio, ending the Rams drive.

The Colonels started their drive from their own 38 and tried continuing what was working for them on the ground with a 19-yard rush from Nicol, but was brought back after an illegal formation penalty. Following the penalty Western Connecticut State continued rushing the ball with Patterson and Nicol for seven yards, but on third down Fleeting couldn’t convert and was forced to punt.

The Rams started their drive from their own 26, Framingham gained little yardage after a one-yard rush on first down and an incomplete pass after that. On third down, Wojenski connected with Miller for a 67-yard completion and bringing the Rams into the red zone. On first and goal, Beahn rushed for six yards and the touchdown to give Framingham a 6-0 lead.

After the Rams touchdown, the Colonels came out aggressive with a four-yard rush from Patter-

son to start their drive. Fleeting attempted connecting with David James but drew a holding call to gain a first down. Fleeting and Nicol rushed on back-to-back plays for six and five yards to keep moving the ball. Framingham couldn’t stop Fleeting as he gained 23 yards on a completion to Jawad Chisholm. After a rush from Nicol for no gain, the Colonels were called for a holding penalty. After an incomplete pass on first-and-20, Fleeting found Chisholm for three yards. On third-and-long Fleeting connected with Nicol for 18 to convert the first down. After a four-yard rush from Patterson on first down, Fleeting rushed the ball in for a touchdown from nine yards out. With the touchdown Western Connecticut State took a 7-6 lead.

On the ensuing kickoff Quron Wright returned the ball 89 yards for a touchdown and a 13-7 lead along with it.

The Colonels stayed with the ground attack on the following drive starting with a seven yard gain from Nicol. Fleeting then rushed for six yards and the first down. After an 11-yard gain from Patterson, Fleeting had a gain of zero on first down. On second down, Clayton Minnich sacked Fleeting for a loss of five and forced a third-and-long. On thirdand-long, Fleeting fumbled after a hit from Minnich again on his rush.

Framingham started its first drive of the second half with a gain of 11 on the ground from Offley.

After a two-yard loss from Offley on the following first down, Wojenski couldn’t connect with Calicchio on second-and-long. On third down, Wojenski was picked off for a touchdown by the Colonels Ryan Jarzavek. The Colonels took a 14-13 lead following the touchdown.

The Rams couldn’t get anything going on the following drive going three-and-out and punting the ball away to Western Connecticut State.

The next three drives for both sides was a battle of the punters with both sides just trading field position.

Framingham tried moving the ball with three minutes left in the third quarter to regain the lead.

After a completion to Nasir Thomas for one-yard, Wojenski rushed for one yard and fumbled but recovered it. Wojenski found Thomas for a gain of 26 yards to move the chains on third-and-12. After no gain from Green on first down, Wojenski threw an interception on second down to Jarzavek again.

To start the fourth quarter after a three-yard loss from Patterson Fleeting fumbled but was recovered by Western Connecticut State and Framingham forced a safety. Framingham regained the lead at 15-14 On the following kickoff, Jordan D’Onofrio kicked the ball out of bounds costing Western Connecticut State 20 yards and another personal foul cost the Colonels another 15. The Rams, trying to carry their momentum over from defense to offense, came out aggressively. Framingham started its drive with a three-yard rush from Beahn. After Walker took a loss of six yards on the rush, he connected with Miller for a gain of 10. Taking another

gamble on fourth down, Framingham rushed for seven yards and the first down. On the new set of downs, Walker connected with Miller again for five more yards. After back-to-back rushes for no gain, Walker threw an incomplete pass to Malcom Bryant but was saved by a 15-yard pass interference call. Following the penalty, Offley scored on firstand-goal on a two-yard rush. Framingham tried its luck and went for a two-point conversion and converted to increase their lead to 23-14.

On the next drive Framingham’s defense held strong once again allowing only 18 yards on five plays.

Framingham starting its drive from its own 16 would try to drain the clock with eight minutes remaining. It continued its rushing onslaught with a combination of Offley and Green for five consecutive plays for 37 yards and bled the clock at the same time for four minutes before punting the ball away.

With their backs against the wall the Colonels came out firing to try to make a comeback. After back-to-back targets to Chisholm, Fleeting finally connected with him for 12 yards and the first down. From there it was Chisholm or nothing for Western Connecticut State.

Following the first down gain Fleeting found Chisholm for 16 and 12 yards on back-to-back plays. Shortly after that Fleeting found Patterson for 14 yards. Following a Chisholm rush for a gain of five, he then found his favorite target on the day Chisholm for a gain of six and another first down.

Fleeting then found Chisholm once again for 10 yards, then Nicol for 10 yards on the next play.

After a rush for no gain on first-and-goal, the Colonels were called for a costly holding penalty.

Following two consecutive incompletions, Fleeting found Calamita for a gain of six yards forcing the field goal attempt. D’Onofrio connected on a 28-yard field goal bringing the score 23-17.

The Colonels went for one of the biggest gambles in an on-side kick attempt and converted it regaining possession. On first down, Fleeting found Chisholm for 19 yards. After an incomplete pass to Calamita, Fleeting was sacked by Campbell Marchant forcing a fumble recovered by Framingham to seal the game for the Rams.

After the recovery on first down, Offley broke out for a 57-yard rush on first down bringing the Rams to the red zone. Following the big gain the Rams kneeled the ball to close the game out.

Offley led the way for the Rams with 114 yards on 13 attempts on the ground. Miller chipped in six catches for 95 yards as well.

Svenn Jacobson led the way with 11 tackles two of them for losses for the Rams. Marchant also added nine tackles and two of them being sacks and was named Homecoming MVP.

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GAME LEADERS: PASSING FSU- ADAM WOJENSKI: 7-17, 114 YARDS WCSU- QUINN FLEETING: 17-30, 186 YARDS

RUSHING FSU- TREVON OFFLEY: 13 ATT, 114 YARDS, 1 TD WCSU- KHALIL PATTERSON: 19 ATT, 175 YARDS

RECEIVING FSU- NAPOLEON MILLER: 6 REC, 95 YARDS WCSU- JAWAD CHISHOLM: 9 REC, 106 YARDS

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By Liam Gambon Staff Writer On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Framingham State Rams hosted Worcester State and was shut out for only the second time this season as Worcester scored two goals to Framingham’s none.

Framingham State goalkeeper Keyonzia Gagne-Lamoureux faced eight shots all game long and saved six of them allowing two of them to reach the back of the net.

Framingham’s production continued to run through freshman Jana Paecht as she led the team in shots with four to keep the opposing defense busy.

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Larocque led the team with two shots on goal, which were both of the shots Larocque took in the game though none made it past Worcester State keeper Vanessa Odonnell.

Framingham State was outshot 21-13 in the game but only landed four shots on goal compared to Worcester State’s eight.

The late goals allowed in games was apparent again as both Worcester State goals were scored within the final thirty minutes of the game.

Framingham State moved to 3-4-0 on the season following the loss and has now dropped two straight close games both decided by two goals or less.

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The Framingham State Rams took on the Roger Williams Hawks in a tough road matchup that resulted in a crushing 5-1 loss.

The Hawks had complete control over the game early as they scored three goals within the first 40 minutes of the game to take a quick 3-0 lead.

The Rams were outshot 10-1 during this 3-0 run by the Hawks and were just blown out on the shot chart as they were outshot 25-4 in the game including being outshot 12-1 in the first and 13-3 in the second.

The Rams swapped goalies at halftime switching out starter Gagne-Lamoureux for sophomore backup Jennifer Stevens. Both goalies faced seven shots on goal with

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Gange-Lamoureux saving four and allowing three and Stevens saving five and allowing two.

Framingham State’s lone goal came on the foot of senior midfielder Ashley Lees and was the last goal scored by either team for the rest of the game, which would keep the Rams from suffering their second straight shutout.

Only three Rams got a shot on goal all game long compared to the Hawks’ 14. The Rams will look to get back to their winning ways when they travel to Bridgewater State to take on the 2-2-3 Bears on the first day of October.

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By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham State traveled to Worcester State on Sept. 24 to take on the Lancers in a conference match.

The game started slow as neither team even registered a shot until the 20th minute of play. Matthew Dent of Worcester State received a pass off a free kick and sent a header just wide of the net.

The Rams countered with a scoring chance of their own. Andy Segura and Daniel Campos both sent shots on goal, but they were saved

by Lancer goalkeeper, Jason Barrett.

The game went to halftime knotted up at 0-0, as Rams goalkeeper Josh Arno made a diving save just before the half to keep things level.

The scoring started just three minutes after half. In the 48th minute, the Lancers grabbed a 1-0 lead, as the Lancers converted a corner kick. Matthew Stabell put his head on the ball and placed it into the back left corner of the net.

The Rams responded just seven minutes later in the 55th minute.

Ken Stahovish sent a corner kick into the box where Johance Liverpool was able to send it into the goal to tie the game 1-1.

In the 63rd minute of play, it was Worcester State striking back. Andre Ipojuca gathered a cross from his teammate and sent the ball into the back of the net to regain the lead 2-1.

Framingham evened the match again in the 88th minute of play.

This time it was Stahovish with the goal. Stahovish was able to put his

head on a cross sent into the box from Gerardo Ramirez. The header was sent into the back of the net to tie things up at 2-2 and sent the game to overtime.

In the 99th minute of the match, the Rams struck one more time.

Stahovish sent a long cross into the box where teammate Jeffrey Braverman was waiting. Braverman was able to get his head on it and send it into the back of the net to make it 3-2.

The Rams would hold this lead and win the game 3-2.

Stahovish shined in the win as he scored one goal and assisted the other two. Arno made two saves as he picked up his third win of the season.

Framingham outshot the Lancers 17-7 and held the advantage in corner kicks 7-2.

The win moves the Rams to 4-4 on the season and keeps them unbeaten in the MASCAC at 2-0.

The Rams went on the road to take on Anna Maria College in a non-conference match on Sept. 27.

Framingham started the scoring early getting on the scoreboard in the 15th minute. Lucas Medeiros scored his first goal of the season off of a corner kick to make it 1-0.

Just two minutes later, in the 17th, it was the Rams again. This time it was Braverman who gathered a rebound and fired it into the back of the net to make it 2-0.

Braverman struck again just 10 minutes later to make it 3-0. Braverman was able to redirect a free kick sent it by teammate Jonathan Parker.

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Just minutes before the half, it was the Rams again, adding one more goal to the lead. Stahovish gathered a pass from Ramirez and ripped a shot past the Anna Maria goalkeeper.

Framingham took a 4-0 lead into the half.

Anna Maria was finally able to break through on the score sheet in the 61st minute when Gift Kalombo got in behind the defense and finished the play off to make it 4-1.

The Rams hung onto this lead and won the game 4-1.

Corey Davidge picked up the win for the Rams, making two saves be-

fore coming out at halftime. He was replaced by Jesse Guillette in the second half, who then was replaced

by Dennis Shaw half way through the second half. Shaw also made two saves for the Rams.

The Rams outshot Anna Maria 23-9 and won the corner kick battle 5-2.

The win puts the Rams at 5-4 on the season.

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