October 27, 2017

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THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper

Volume 86 • Issue 7

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October 27, 2017

Student fees rise 5 percent By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor

FSU student tuition and fees have increased 5 percent for the fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 to $9,920 per year. Last year, the tuition and fees amounted to $9,340 per year according to Dale Hamel, executive vice president. Last year, tuition, fees and room

and board amounted to $20,950 and this year total $21,740. The flat-rate for room and board is $11,660. According to Hamel, the fee is set by the Board of Trustees. FSU’s total budget for the 201718 year is $162 million, compared to $182 million for the 2016-17 fiscal year, said Hamel. Hamel said while the budgets of

all other Massachusetts state universities and community colleges were cut by 1 percent by the Commonwealth, Framingham State received a $200,000 increase. The increase was allocated after FSU petitioned the legislature for the money. Even with this increase, student fees rose because of inflationary costs. The inflationary costs are at

roughly 3 percent. SGA president Kyle Rosa said the University does not decide how much money the it is allocated for its budget. Rosa said the 5 percent increase means students are paying more to obtain a degree. “In order to change that, we the students must tell our

See BUDGET page 3

Confederate monuments Historian argues against racist memorials By Cass Doherty Editorial Staff

Football player Gerell Boyce raised a fist during the national anthem.

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FSU responds to hate crimes during Homecoming weekend By Aaliyah Colon Staff Writer

Hundreds of students, their families and alumni attended events in celebration of Homecoming on the weekend of Oct. 20, said Eric Gustafson, executive director of alumni relations. The weekend was filled with

News GATEPOST INTERVIEW: GREGORY ZIELINSKI pg. 2 DEAN SEARCH pg. 5

sporting events, alumni meetings and family activities open to everyone. The events started on Friday, Oct. 20 and continued throughout Saturday. A pep rally was held on Friday night and was one of the first Homecoming activities.

Opinions

Free Homecoming T-shirts and pom-poms, supplied by SGA, were distributed to attendees. The rally began with a performance from the cheerleaders. Then, each fall sports team was introduced.

See HOMECOMING page 6

Arts & Features

“UP, UP & ABROAD" COMIC pg. 7

FRESH FRIGHTS pg. 10

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR pg. 8

SAM KLOBUCHER FEATURE pg. 12

Megan Kate Nelson, a historian, author and cultural critic, discussed the relevance of Confederate monuments in society during a talk in the Ecumenical Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The talk was the fourth annual Phi Alpha Theta lecture, hosted by the history department. Nelson posed three questions to the audience: “What do these monuments honor? Do they belong in our public places? Why should you care?” She said there are many Confederate monuments in the South, but they are also in the North and West. A memorial for Confederate prisoners of war was erected in Fort Warren on George’s Island in 1963. “Racism is everywhere,” said Nelson. “These are not Southern problems. These are American problems.” She said the monuments were erected “because the South lost.” The South created its own narrative about the Civil War - they said they fought for a “just cause,” which was a fight for states’ rights and the right to secede, said Nelson. The narrative was known as “The Lost Cause,” and the war was labelled “The War of Northern Oppression.”

See MONUMENTS page 15

Sports FOOTBALL GETS BACK TO WINNING WAYS pg. 16 FERR OR FOUL pg. 19

INSIDE: OP/ED 7 • ARTS & FEATURES 10 • SPORTS 16


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