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Campus police officer dies at 60 ByJames M. Sheridan Jr. News Editor

Campus Police Sergeant William P. Kelley III died late last Sunday, Nov. 2 at the age of 60.

FSU Police Chief Brad Medeiros said he believes “Sarge,” as he was known to co-workers and campus community members, died at home from natural causes.

“He was a cop’s cop,” said Me-

deiros, “a true professional.”

Before starting at FSU “around ’92 or so,” Medeiros said Kelley worked for the Conrail railroad police as well as the Sherborn PD. Medeiros said Kelley “wore many hats” in the department. He was the overnight shift supervisor, the officer designated to represent the department in district court and was also certified as a sexual assault investigator.

He added Kelley always had the community’s best interest in mind and was a valuable part of the department. “The tutelage and training he was able to give to the younger officers is something that will stay with them for the rest of their careers.

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Students Karley Newton and Kaleigh Simonds enjoy the fall weather.

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Campus reacts to Baker’s election

By Sara Silvestro Editorial Staff

Republican Charlie Baker was declared the winner of the gubernatorial election Wednesday morning, defeating Attorney General Martha Coakley.

Baker received 48.46 percent of votes and Coakley received 46.58 percent.

Many Framingham State University students were unfazed by the news. However results from an unscientific Gatepost survey of 400 students taken in October showed that students favored Coakley.

Of the 60 percent of students surveyed who said they were planning to vote, 79 students, approximately 20 percent, said they would vote for Coakley while 54 students, approximately 13.5 percent, said they would vote for Baker. One hundred students, or 40 percent, said they were unsure whom they were going to vote for, while 10 students, 2.5 percent said “other.”

Kate Turner, a senior psychology major, said, “I didn’t vote. I was very uninformed and didn’t feel right voting.”

According to Christopher Latimer, chair of political science, there were several reasons for Baker winning the election, one of them being Baker’s “strong” connection with the people of Massachusetts.

“Coakley’s ground game and getting people out to vote made the election much closer than people assumed,” said Latimer in an email. “It was not like either candidate was seen negatively by voters during the campaign. The stronger connection that Baker had with people and

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FSU Football remains FSU students react to Halloween costume undefeated intheMASCAC

By Mike Ferris Mass. Maritime punter and Rams By Kaila Braley it has been circulating other sites Editorial Staff

Framingham State continued its impressive run Nov. 1, stretching the winning streak to six following a 45-0 shutout of Mass. Maritime.

The defense recorded its second perfect of the year, while the offense tacked on 42 of its 45 points in the first half.

Framingham won the toss and deferred to the second half.

The defense came out on the first possession and held strong, forcing the Bucs into a punt situation.

The ensuing snap was fumbled by

safety Tim Bryan made the tackle, resulting in a 25-yard loss and a turnover on downs.

The special teams’ error set the Rams up with extremely desirable field position at the Bucs’ 13.

The drive began with four straight runs - one from Jalen Green and three from Aaron Owens. Set up at the twoyard line, Silva dropped back and found Tevin Jones for the touchdown.

The touchdown marks Jones’ conference-leading tenth score of the season.

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Some FSU students are upset about a photo that was posted on Instagram in which a female student, wearing a fake black eye, flinched as a male student raised his fist toward her.

The photo was taken at a Halloween party off campus and posted on both students’ accounts, receiving at least 15 likes on one account and at least 25 on the other. Various comments were posted on each account. The photo was removed, but

such as Tumblr and Facebook.

Students posted on social media to discuss the photo and costume.

On Yik Yak, a student said, “To the girl who dressed up as a ‘battered housewife’ for Halloween, you clearly have never been abused but let me just tell you, it’s not a joke and you should probably learn some class #whore.” The Yak received 67 “up votes” in the first three hours it was online, and multiple comments.

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Inside Crossing the finish line 13

Op/Ed: Cevallos 6

SILA: ‘breathing’ life into climate change controversy 10

Pulitzer Prize winning author visits campus 9

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Gatepost Interview

By Alexandra Gomes Staff Writer

Can you briefly describe your resume and educational background?

I got my bachelor’s of science in mathematics at the University of Massachusetts\Amherst. I have a master’s science degree in applied mathematics from Worcester Polytech Institute. I work at Wentworth Institute of Technology. I work parttime there and full-time here.

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I would say it was when I was in grad school, and I was a teaching assistant. I really liked it. I enjoyed helping the students out, and teaching at that level, so I decided to try this out as a profession and started part-time here, and part-time at Wentworth. I then obtained this full-time position, and that’s sort of the pinnacle of where I’m at right now career-wise.

What is the best part of your job at FSU?

Every student should at least take Calculus. That way you can cross it off your bucket list, and say that you conquered Calculus 1. They might not see it now, but once having experienced my course, they won’t look at things the same way.

I don’t know if on a daily basis they’ll recall everything, but they’ll think back and remember some of the things I taught them. It’s everywhere, everything we do.

What are some of the challenges of your job at FSU?

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Are you currently working on any projects?

I always am. Right now I’m looking at function approximations using multivariate orthogonal polynomials. Basically, what I want to do with these approximations is apply them to develop a Clenshaw-Curtis type of quadrateve algorithm, a numerical scheme that can approximate the value of multiple integrals.

It’s an extension of the research I did in grad school. What I did in grad school is a one-dimensional version, and now I’m extending to the two and three dimensions.

What would students be surprised to know about you?

There was a time where Professor Barden was a disc jockey, way back Can you tell me about one of your in high school days and undergrad.

I did [some shows], nothing major. I biggest accomplishments? did a little bit on the production side Obtaining this position. Teaching too. It didn’t really take, though. It was never my goal growing up, wasn’t meant to be. and throughout school, I never envisioned myself teaching, but along the way I guess something clicked.

What advice would you give to students?

Enjoy these four years. They go by very fast, and you only experience undergraduate life once in your life. Make the most of it, but be smart about it, and make good decisions. Definitely think about things in a different way than you normally would, and try to change your mindset a little bit. Be creative - challenge yourself. Don’t stray away from a challenge. That’s directed to all the students, but predominantly my math students. A lot of them are going forward, and they might be taking higher-level math classes coming up, and you’ve got to have that mindset. You’ve got to be willing to challenge yourself and put in the work. Don’t always focus on the future. I think sometimes students get caught up in worrying about what the next thing they need to do is, but you’ve got to slow down sometimes and focus on what is going on right now and enjoy that. Otherwise, your life is going to pass you by, and you’ll miss things along the way.

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I work a lot with genealogical research. I’m into studying my family history, and I’ve found out a lot of cool things. We don’t have anybody famous in my family, but I definitely learned a lot about my past that I wouldn’t have known otherwise.

I’m big into sports, like the Bruins and the Patriots. I like ‘90s rock. I gave my students this quote the other day: “Here we are now, educate us, I feel studious and courageous.”

What class do you think every student should take before they graduate?

I like the students a lot, particularly the ones I have this semester. I’ve got a good group. They’re all good kids, and I like spending time with them inside and outside of class.

They’re all interesting people.

They share a lot of things with me that they probably wouldn’t with other professors because I’m pretty young so I get to know them more on a personal level.

Something that a lot of faculty will say, and not only math faculty, is that math is the universal language.

My challenge here is to get my students and future students to speak that language. They come in from high school, and they all have different backgrounds. They’re at different levels in math, but none of them speak that language to start, so I really have to mold them and shape their minds so that they’re equipped for that. Also, it’s tough to get them to develop an appreciation for what it is they’re learning and why they’re learning whatever topic it may be. I try to find different applications. Everybody has a different major, so I find something that we can apply to in that field, so they see why they’re taking the class. It’s not just a chore, and it’s not just a requirement that they have to fulfill.

Do you have any hobbies?

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the girl who dressed up as an abuse victim used to be an RA is rly [sic] sickening to me…” Some of the comments on the post included personal attacks directed toward the students and profane language.

The students who appeared in the photo both declined to speak with The Gatepost reporter and asked not to be contacted again. The male student said he felt “threatened and harassed on this topic” after one email sent by a Gatepost reporter and would contact the “proper authorities” if contacted again.

Kim Dexter, director of affirmative action, Title IX, and ADA Compliance and Title II coordinator, said she would not comment on specific students’ actions.

Speaking generally about Halloween costumes that depict domestic violence, she said in an email, “When we choose to mock and ridicule rather than create dialogue and devise strategies aimed at awareness and prevention of domestic and dating violence, we perpetuate an environment where victims are marginalized and violence becomes accepted as a norm.”

She added, “Victims are then less likely to seek support or report the behavior, and perpetrators are more likely to continue the violence. That is not to say that there is no room for satire or even humor at times as a way to draw attention to the problem of domestic and dating violence, if it serves to continue that dialogue, but I saw no evidence of that intent this Halloween.”

A student who asked to remain anonymous said she thought the costume and photo were “not OK” but that the community has overreacted.

“It has devolved away from the

point of discussion to a lynch mob,” she said.

She added that the female student said that she has been told by at least one student to leave campus, and has been reported to Dean of Students Melinda Stoops for “disrupting the learning process.” She said she doesn’t think the female student is comfortable being on campus anymore because of people’s reactions to the photo, adding that even some of her friends won’t speak to her anymore.

“It’s not OK what she did, but I’m just saying, people make mistakes. … There’s a difference between a bad choice and a bad person.”

Sophomore psychology major Aiofe Lee said she thought the photo was “horrifying.” She added, “I tried to comprehend how that could possibly be comical,” but she couldn’t see it as anything other than “unacceptable.”

While Lee didn’t know much about the community’s reaction to the photo, she thought it is important to see students standing up against actions which are offensive.

Nate Murray, a senior biology major, said the costumes and photo are “wicked insensitive” and “totally inappropriate.”

He added, “I consider myself to have a good sense of humor, and I didn’t even think that was funny.”

Janelle Drolet senior chemistry major said she thought the costume was “terrible,” but added she didn’t think the students should be attacked online because of it. “Then it starts to be bullying. Say, ‘That’s not cool,’ and then move on.”

Kayla Hopkins, a junior communication arts major, said she thought that some people’s anger about the costume was “perfectly acceptable,” but she doesn’t see a reason

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This photo that was posted to the two students’ Instagram pages was taken down after receiving negative feedback from many students.

A Diversity Dialogue about domestic abuse will be held in the Multicultural Center next Thursday in response to this incident. for judicial punishment through the school, since the costumes were worn off campus.

Jamie Thibeault, a senior history major, said she just heard about the photo and thought it was “vile.

I was so annoyed. Come on - it’s 2014. Things like this just set us back about awareness for domestic abuse and women’s rights.”

She said she thinks it’s understandable that there has been backlash from students against the photo, but believes it should be made into a “chance to educate people.”

Christopher Bunce, a junior business major, said, “When I saw it, I thought, ‘There are a thousand things you could be, and that was not the best choice.’ Halloween is supposed to be a fun holiday. … It was not good taste.”

He added that it might have been

an “honest mistake” and the students shouldn’t be attacked on social media because of it.

Emily Lyczynski, a senior elementary education major, said while she was “speechless” when she heard about the picture and costumes, she doesn’t think it is the school’s responsibility to react to it.

“It makes me think of high school.

When you get in trouble, it goes back to the principal. We’re adults.

If it happened off campus, it doesn’t reflect on the school.”

Rachane Doyle, a sophomore environmental science major, said he also doesn’t think it is the school’s responsibility to react. “It’s not the smartest of costumes,” he said, but added, “if it’s not during school hours,” then it is not the administration’s duty to respond.

SGA allocates over $3,000 to Christian Fellowship

By Mark Wadland Editorial Staff

The Student Government Association allocated $3,022.50 to Christian Fellowship for an event at the Ecumenical Center on Dec. 4.

The money will be spent in various ways including $50 for food, $1,400 for The Chris Allen Band, $220 for 500 pins to promote the event and $1,352.50 for 250 T-shirts.

Christian Fellowship will be hosting a concert and fundraiser for Amirah of Boston, an organization that assists people trying to escape sex trafficking around the Boston area.

SGA also reconsidered and approved a motion from Oct. 21 made by the Equestrian Club for $404 for their travel and conference trip.

SGA approved the constitution of The Loudest Minds Club.

SGA voted for Senator of the Month,

and declared all of the candidates - Riley Fallon, Carl Brian and Patrick O’Connor - Senators of the Month, following a three-way tie.

Social Events Coordinator Sarah Cowdell was chosen as eBoard member of October because of her work putting together the Week of Kindness.

In other news: • There are four candidates for Chief Diversity Inclusion Officer. All of their resumes can be found on FSU’s website.

• The President’s Council will be meeting on Monday, Nov. 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room.

• The Week of Kindness will take place throughout next week.

• Miss FSU will be held in DPAC on Monday, Nov. 17.

• FSU will open its 175-year old time capsule in the MC Forum from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

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Senators discussed Christian Fellowship’s funding request among other business.

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By Phil McMullin Staff Writer

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Visually impaired student victim of theft

A backpack containing valuable electronic equipment was stolen from a visually impaired student in the Dining Commons on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Tyler Terrasi a senior liberal arts major, uses technology specifically geared toward his needs.

The contents of the bag, said Tyler, included his “laptop (an essential piece of equipment for academics and for the storage of important personal and other records), flash drives on which files were backed up, a portable radio, and a few other smaller items.”

That day, Terrasi went to the McCarthy Center Dining Commons with his friends and placed his backpack and cane beneath his seat.

During the meal, Terrasi moved three seats to his left, leaving his belongings where they were. When he had finished eating, his backpack

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is grieving, … I worked with him for 22 years, it is like losing a family member.”

The family invited friends and family to call on Wednesday, Nov. 5, Medeiros said there was a large contingency of support for Kelley’s survivors from the Framingham Police Department that day.

“He was a kind person who went out of his way to help people out,” said Medeiros.

According to an email sent from Susanne H. Conley, vice president for enrolment and student development, “He was a dedicated police officer committed to the success of the students he met in the course of his work; he was also a wonderful colleague and friend to faculty and staff across campus.”

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy A. Kelley; his daughter Diane Halpin and her husband Michael, his daughter Sheila Luciano and her husband Christopher; his grandchildren Blake William and Joseph Anthony Luciano; his siblings Christine Kadey and her husband Neil, Katherine Kelley, Adelle Kelley and her husband Walter and Cynthia Burns and her husband David as well as his uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.

was missing.

In an email interview with LaDonna Bridges, director of Academic Success and Access/Disability Services and CASA co-director, said, “Tyler uses very sophisticated and expensive screen reading software on his laptop. This program allows him equal access to readings, writing and the Internet as a sighted person has.” Losing this equipment, she said, could impact Terrasi’s academic record this semester.

Some of Terrasi’s belongings have been replaced. ITS lent him a laptop with a current screen-reading program.

“Although I am certainly not blaming the victims of theft,” said Bridges, “these situations serve as reminders to all of us to be careful to secure our backpacks, phones, laptops or other personal items.”

Terrasi is not the only student who has been a victim of theft at Framingham State University in

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his vision for the future enticed Independents and Democrats to vote for a moderate Republican in a blue state.”

He added, “The election of a Republican as governor, which has happened before, will provide contrast to the Democratically controlled legislature.”

One of the major concerns Tim Brita, a senior graphic design major, would like Baker to address is poverty.

“I feel that since 2008, we need to focus on how we can reduce poverty,” said Brita. “As we know, 40 percent in the U.S. live in poverty and survive every day trying to make ends meet.”

Brita said he believes higher education will lead to better job opportunities, which is why he thinks it is another major concern that Baker should be focusing on.

Baker’s vision for the future entails expanding online and three-year degree options and grants to public colleges to expand internship programs, according to Latimer.

“It appears from these campaign promises that Baker wants to make higher education more affordable and to keep students in Massachusetts,” he said.

Many students were happy with the election results.

Frank Leger, a junior criminology major, said the cost of college is “simply too high” and universities have become “too much of a business.”

Leger said he is interested in how Baker’s policies will address this. He hopes these policies will encourage the growth of faster degree and online programs.

“I believe getting degrees to kids quicker and cutting costs is an idea many people can get behind,” said Leger.

He has a more personal relationship with Baker than most. Leger grew up with Baker’s son, A.J. Leger said he and A.J. attended the same high school and were on the same sports teams. Leger said he

recent years. Kevin Quin, a senior communication arts major, said, “My freshman year, when I was living in the dorms, my roommate had his laptop stolen - right from our room.” Quin added that he and his roommates frequently had people in and out of their room, and that “we kind of had it coming.”

Many students believe their belongings are safe on campus. Megan Downing, a freshman criminology major, said, “I know I leave my ID and phone on the table when I go get food.”

Senior history major Ben Hitefeld agreed. “I leave my bag everywhere all the time. I’ve never really worried about it.”

Ben McNally, a junior communication arts major, said that if intramural sports players were given individual lockers, then security of personal items would be increased.

Junior criminology major Thomas Rainsford said students would

benefit from “cameras overlooking the book-cubbies near the book store.” Rainsford recently had a sum of money stolen at that location.

Several students said they took comfort in the bag checks implemented in all of the dormitories on campus. “But then again,” said Julia Sarcinelli, a sophomore English major, “you don’t really know, when someone opens their bag and there’s a laptop in there, whether it’s their laptop or someone else’s.”

Terrasi is recuperating from the incident, replacing his belongings as quickly as possible. He still hopes, however, that his original possessions are returned.

“To those responsible for stealing my backpack,” said Tyler, “fess up and quit while you’re behind. You have gained nothing whatsoever by your actions - I am confident that karma will eventually come back to get you in the end.”

remembers Baker driving the two of them to one of their basketball games “back in the day. ” Despite the personal connection, Leger does not consider himself to be a Republican and is registered as an Independent.

“I don’t call myself a Republican by any stretch … but I do agree with most of Baker’s moderate policies and I have a strong connection to him and his family, so I am quite happy with the results,” said Leger. “I was at the Seaport Hotel for the election night party.”

Marissa Miele, a junior political science major, said, “Overall, I wasn’t too surprised with Charlie Baker’s win. From what I heard from my classmates and from my family, Martha Coakley wasn’t the most popular candidate running.”

Miele also looks forward to Baker

would have been a much better choice for our state. Baker’s plan to cut government spending will more likely affect our public schools and universities, causing students to shell out more money for a 21stcentury education.”

Latimer said, “Higher education has become much more expensive and is difficult to afford. Many students are graduating with substantial debt that keeps them down.”

Latimer senses the uncertainty in Baker’s promises about higher education yet he said it is hard to ever be certain of what the future entails.

“Overall, I wasn’t too surprised with Charlie Baker’s win. ” - Marissa Miele, junior political science major

making his ideas a reality.

“Baker’s ideas for lowering higher education costs would be great,” she said.

“It makes sense to try to limit the years a student spends on earning a degree, and ultimately less money. I just wish these policies went into affect before I started college.”

Not all students were thrilled with the results. Some are concerned about the impact Baker will have as a Republican in a blue state and how that might ultimately affect higher education.

Matt Tavares, a junior criminology major, said, “I think it was a really close race, however I believe Martha Coakley

Brandon Martinez, junior sociology major and Student Trustee of SGA, said Baker’s main focuses are on improving the economy, keeping tax rates low and creating jobs.

However, Martinez said he likes Baker’s policies but is curious to see how Baker will keep college costs more affordable.

“He [Baker] wishes to connect more employers and colleges together to get students ready for life after their undergrad,” said Martinez. “He also wants to have more paid internship programs which is an important experience for students to have.”

Shelby Phillips, a senior political science major, said she believes Baker’s win is good for the state of Massachusetts.

“He’s excited,” she said. “He’s anxious and he is going to make great strides for our state’s role in education” by increasing the number of charter schools.

Phillips believes that as governor, Baker will lower the cost for higher education in Massachusetts and help reduce college debt for graduates.

Phillips said, “In years to come, many incoming college students are going to be happy with Charlie Baker’s election to the office.”

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Creating a culture of conversation

Along the glass walls of the Multicultural Center are over a dozen printed screenshots of posts from the social media app Yik Yak in which students comment on the recent sexual assaults. The app allows students to write posts and respond to them anonymously, and there, students were voicing their honest opinions, anxieties and concerns without the fear of being seen as stupid or ignorant about the topic. These posts had all sorts of comments and up votes, showing a vibrant, passionate and varied conversation on this topic.

The two discussions hosted in the Center after the reported sexual assaults were attended by virtually no students other than Gatepost reporters.

Students clearly want to be talking about this topic, so why didn’t they show up?

In some ways, it might be more comfortable for students to discuss topics such as this in a more removed forum, like social media. It’s a free space where students can talk about these topics candidly, if perhaps not always in an informed way.

Alternatively, when in a small room in the library, surrounded by glass walls that allow anyone passing by to stare at those discussing the given topic, accompanied by just a few other students and a handful of administrators who are listening intently to what students are saying, it stands to reason that students may feel uncomfortable.

Kathy Martinez, director of the Multicultural Center, said the main reason some of these forums are poorly attended is that FSU is a campus that doesn’t have a strong “culture of conversation.” She said that many of the events hosted through the school are purely for entertainment and socialization.

Students, she said, need to take responsibility for their own participation in these campus-wide conversations in order for them to be successful.

There are clearly conversations happening among students, online and in the cafeteria, but we should be examining what form they take as a guide to organizing bigger community discussions.

The organized dialogues could offer students more comfortable ways of discussing difficult topics, such as using anonymous texting in which students can ask questions or bring up concerns they might feel uncomfortable asking out loud. This would alleviate the pressure students might feel to say something profound or politically correct when they’re speaking in front of their peers and administrators who have a lot more experience talking about these topics.

Likewise, encouraging students to lead and create dialogues that are peer mediated, and perhaps supplemented by administrators, might allow for them to feel more comfortable admitting a lack of knowledge on a topic or fumbling with the right way to word what they want to say, since most other students there may be similarly confused.

In fact, Martinez has said that some of the most wellattended dialogues have been facilitated by students themselves on topics they are passionate about.

Part of the responsibility lies with students to be a part of these dialogues in a meaningful way.

Administrators, however, could recognize some of the reasons that students aren’t involving themselves in the conversation and come up with ways to make them feel more empowered and inspired to do so. For example, there could be more presentations or informative sessions offered in which students can hear about these difficult topics without being put in the position of feeling ignorant before they have a chance to learn.

Ultimately, the solution to this breakdown in active participation by students in important public dialogues needs to involve a joint effort of students directing their enthusiasm toward more community discussions and events, and administrators encouraging students to use their power effectively.

Op/Ed A step forward

This past Tuesday, voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., voted to legalize marijuana recreationally. In D.C., residents may have up to two ounces of marijuana and grow up to three plants at home, according to a Wednesday, Nov. 5 article in The Washington Post.

I’m happy voters in these states finally reached the age of reason - 77 years too late.

The lies spread about this plant have infected the minds of voters for nearly eight decades, but this election is proof that the wool has been pulled away from voters’ eyes.

Now, Oregon and Alaska join Colorado and Washington state as two of the four states in the United States where marijuana can be smoked not only by those with various health issues, but also by those who just want to relax with some marijuana after a long day, or who just want to get high.

I’d like to congratulate voters in Oregon, Alaska and D.C. who voted to legalize marijuana in the face of adversity (the federal government and other anti-legalization groups). It takes courage to lead any movement, as Colorado and Washington state did a couple of years ago. And it takes courage to join such a movement as this, even when the consequences could be severe.

Hopefully, voters in the other 46 states get some glasses and see through this injustice, which has been so clearly inflicted upon the American people since 1937.

I’d like to address Florida’s failed medical marijuana initiative, which 57 percent of Flor-

ida’s voters approved - it needed 60 percent approval to pass. Though Florida rejected the measure, I like that more than half of the state’s voters supported legalization for medical purposes. Unfortunately, while the rest of Florida’s voters are busy declaring marijuana the most evil substance to ever grace the Earth, untold numbers of sick Floridians could succumb to various life-threatening illnesses.

Despite that, I think most people would consider this year a victory for marijuana - a small step toward the ultimate goal: national legalization.

We all live in an age where our 10,000-year relationship to a natural, beneficial plant has been corrupted by way of lies and racial prejudices.

To the other 46 states: I know you’re still stuck in the Dark Ages, and it must be pretty confusing when you’re receiving mixed information about marijuana, but I ask you to take a minute, use a bit of logic and make the right decision. Legalize marijuana in every state until the federal government has no choice but to legalize it nationwide.

Step out of the shadows, and into the Age of Logic - it’s a lot of fun. I think you’ll like it.

Mark Wadland Opinions Editor

Keep it down!

Every night, after finishing homework or my favorite TV shows, I make the slow journey to bed around 1 or 2 a.m. (10 p.m., 11 p.m. or 12 a.m. if I’m lucky). As I lay my head down on my pillow, I hear it. That sound - a mixture of talking, laughter and the occasional passing car with its music turned up just a little too loud.

Ever since I moved into Towers and started my senior year at FSU, extreme outside noise has become a daily occurrence, especially on weekends when people all over campus head to off-campus social gatherings. This year, compared to last year, my window faces toward State Street and the front entrances of North Hall and Sandella’s, which increases the noise coming through my window.

Now, you may be thinking that I should just put in some earplugs. The thing is, half the time, I am too tired to search for my earplugs, espe-

cially when I have been up late and have an 8:30 a.m. class. All I’m trying to say is that the excessive noise level outside my window late at night really bothers me. I am not the only person who has early classes or work or other commitments.

Not every day is a party. All I ask is that everyone who reads this takes the time to consider the people around them and maybe, just maybe, tone the noise down so people around them can get their well-deserved sleep. Thanks!

Amy Levin Class of 2015

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A glimpse into FSU’s shuttle system

In the last issue of The Gatepost, Phil McMullin wrote an op-ed concerning many issues he has with the shuttle service, and I’d like to address them. One issue he brings up is the issue of capacity.

Each shuttle’s capacity is 20 people (or less if a driver feels uncomfortable with that many people). This is a number given to us by the MWRTA. Even if there are 21 people at a stop, we can only take 20 because if we get in an accident, we are held liable for having over max capacity. Some may say that an easy fix would be to run more shuttles. We have started to implement this during extremely busy times (such as Friday afternoon), but we cannot do this all day due to limitations in staff, shuttles and funding.

Another issue brought up by Phil is that sometimes, there may be a shuttle bringing one person to a parking lot when 10 people are waiting to go to the mall. Unfortunately, every shuttle is assigned a job and must perform it as such. If the parking lot shuttle drives people to the mall, then we are without a

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parking lot driver for a minimum of 30 minutes, inconveniencing anyone who is going to/from a parking lot.

A final shuttle concern is lateness. Much of the time, the shuttle is a few minutes late, for reasons outside of our control. We may experience Route 9 traffic/traffic lights, we may be getting gas or we may be switching drivers.

The shuttle is not perfect, but we are constantly improving to benefit the students of this school the best we can. If you have an issue, feel free to fill out a complaint form. They are a great way for you to let us know what you want to see changed.

Stephen Brown III Shuttle Manager

Stop laughing at domestic violence

Serious situations are often made light of through humor in order to ease feelings of pain and awkwardness. However, the serious situations I speak of should not, and do not, include domestic violence.

Now of course, there are other topics that should never be made light of, but recently, two members of the FSU community chose to dress as an angry man and a battered woman for Halloween. There was a photo posted on Instagram and the following hashtags were used: #lightenup #itsfunny.

Innocent people are beaten to near death in their homes every year, and usually, it goes unreported. According to Merriam Webster, the definition of batter is “to beat with excessive blows so as to bruise, shatter or demolish.”

Is that laughable?

Domestic violence is a major issue all over the world, and it is something that is not discussed nearly as often as it should be. In the United States, one out of every four women will experience domestic violence at some point in her life, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Of

all these assaults which are occurring only one quarter of physical assaults against females by intimate partners will be reported.

When people joke about domestic violence, regardless of gender, it is not something to be laughed at. We as a society have yet to solve the problem. For all you know, there may be a victim of domestic violence sitting right next to you, and the likelihood of that is pretty high.

Lack of seriousness toward the issue is one of the factors that push victims away from reporting the violence they have experienced. As a society, we must have sensitivity toward domestic violence and take every aspect of it seriously in order to create an open environment for improvement.

Jennifer Johnson Editorial Staff

Think before you act

One in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

One. In. Four.

That is three of your closest friends and yourself. Eighty-five percent of domestic violence victims are women. It has been just over 20 years since the Violence Against Women Act was passed. Domestic Violence remains a chronically underreported crime. For some, 20 years cannot erase the pain and memories of domestic violence survivors.

Forgetting, in my opinion, is impossible. You cannot be hurt so cruelly by another human being and expect to forget it. It is not something that you can take a shower, the steam seeping into your lungs and pores, and forget. It is not something that you can forget from one day, to six months to 35 years after getting up every day and moving on with your life. Everybody’s coping mechanism is different. A person cannot forget feeling that they are about to take their last breath when their significant other, partner, loved one or anyone else hits 120 mph on the highway because they’re angry with you. No one can forget being slammed into a windshield mid-argument because you didn’t put your seatbelt on in time. No one can forget the first slap, the first cuss or the first blow to your cheekbone. Grown men and women are haunted by their past almost every day of their lives.

Some of us have recently seen a surprising Instagram photo about a couple’s Halloween “get up.” In the instaphoto, we see a female with a bruise on her eye, covering her face, and the male frozen in time with his fist in the air.

Unfortunately, for these two FSU students, though the instaphoto may have

been taken down, for some, it is imprinted in their minds. The photograph represents a joke about domestic violence.

I personally find it incredibly insensitive and disturbing. Some survivors could find this to be a trigger, sending their minds into a recent or distant memory of pure, dark fear. Most go throughout their lives without having to experience dark fear that causes your stomach to clench, your mouth to dry and your palms to sweat. At least that is my idea of what dark fear is - when you are truly scared for your life. My question is why would a photo and Halloween costume like that ever be a joke - especially in this culture we are in now, where sexual assaults, rape and domestic violence have received more media coverage and attention than ever before.

I would like to ask where these young students’ minds were. I don’t know their pasts. I don’t want to call them names and be hateful. That is not my point. I would like students, parents, faculty, anyone and everyone to think about their actions and words before they act - to think about their comments in defense of an offensive insensitive photo, and to think about their words, comments and actions around others.

Sara Silvestro Editorial Staff

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Paul Harding discusses the secrets of writing professionally

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Paul Harding signs his Pulitzer Prize win-

ning novel for FSU student Nora Chan, who finds his work “poetic and powerful.”

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Paul Harding shares the truth of standing behind powerful words in your writing.

By Scott Calzolaio Assistant Arts & Features Editor

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and musician Paul Harding came to campus on Tuesday, November 11, to read a passage from each of his two novels, “Tinkers” and “Enon,” and one passage from an unpublished short story. After the reading, Harding held a book signing.

“It was great to see Paul Harding come to FSU,” said senior English major Tom Grant. “Since he won the Pulitzer for his novel ‘Tinkers,’ it was especially fascinating to hear his thought processes when it comes to writing. It feels good to see a writer in the flesh and interact with him.”

Harding is a local writer, having grown up on the North Shore of Boston in the town of Wenham, Mass. He also received his B.A. in English at UMass Amherst, and later taught writing at Harvard. He published his debut novel “Tinkers” in 2009, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010. His second novel “Enon” was published in 2013.

“Paul Harding uses language beautifully to transport his readers,” said English professor Claudia Springer. “The emotionally resonant passages he read reminded his FSU audience of the power of well-chosen words.”

The Q-and-A session following the readings allowed students to interact directly with the author,

and address themes and symbols that arise in the novels. The meaning of the novel’s titles and the use of first person narration were discussed openly. Students found his willingness to discuss his own writing process to be helpful and inspiring.

“I found his insight into the writing process really helpful, and his humor showed that he was really down to earth and honest,” said Nora Chan, a junior English major. “His writing is incredibly poetic and powerful. I think that his presence on campus was great because he was willing to answer so many question about himself and his writing. I loved listening to his readings.”

Senior English major Colin Brooks said, “It was cool having him come talk about his book, his work and his process. It let us as students and as future writers get a chance to sit down with someone and ask questions we all want to know the answers to. He was a really down-to-earth guy, but had an immense amount of knowledge about his craft and had time to thoughtfully engage with us all.”

Senior English major James Lindsey said, “After reading ‘Tinkers’ for my English seminar, it was cool to see Paul Harding in person.

He struck me as quite a funny and thoughtful individual, and his answers to the audience’s questions were very intriguing to me.”

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Album review: Calvin Harris “Motion”

By Brad Leuchte Arts & Features Editor

Calvin Harris once again displays his electronic firepower as one of the most well known singer/producers and international DJs in the world. This does not just include electronic music but the pop genre as well, making beats for superstars such as Rihanna, Ellie Goulding and Florence Welch.

Coming off the gigantic wave of fame and success that was 2012’s album “18 Months,” last Friday’s release of Harris’s newest LP “Motion” is in some ways a continuation of the style of his last album.

At first, the most noticeable progression of this release is the difference in Harris’s voice. This time around, it tends to be a bit deeper and punches straight through the mix, instead of just blending in, as previously.

On the third track, “Blame,” featured singer John Newman’s voice tends to sound very similar to Harris’s in range and timbre, creating an interesting comparison.

The song has the same structure as many of his others: the singer comes in during the verses, but the refrains nearly always remain exclusively instrumental.

Like many well known pop and electronic producers such as Avicii, Zedd and Afrojack, Harris’s music tends to feature many of the same instruments or variations on them. He has established himself as someone who commonly uses an instrument that has been around for about two hundred years: the

Photo courtesy Calvin Harris/Sony

piano. Harris’s unique take on this timeless sound is his usage of electronic clips of it that have been downsampled.

The process of downsampling a sound essentially lowers the quality of the sound, like when you downloaded a song off Napster that sounded like you were listening to it through a string and two soup cans. Thankfully, Harris uses this effect tastefully.

Unfortunately, the song he produced for Ellie Goulding on his new album, unlike their previous collaboration, is nothing exciting.

The instrumentation of “Outside” feels overcomplicated and overproduced. All the sounds are very compressed, or pushed up to the same volume, leaving no “air” to the sound. Her voice is very processed, which is the way producers have been leaning toward while working with her recently. Traditionally, her songs are very clean and open, leaving more than enough room to hear the natural breathy and English tone of her voice.

A few songs from “Motion” stray out of the traditional pop sound

Sea, Nuliajuk, played by Theresa Nyguyen, is heart-broken and angry by how she is being treated by the humans. The life of the goddess is explained to us by Kuvageegai, played by Jamie Carillo. Kuvageegai is a tour guide for the research team, and a proud member of the Inuit community.

Leanna, played by Siobhan Brown, is a researcher who, throughout her life, was forced to unevenly split her time between watching over her family and advocating for the arctic. Leanna’s daughter Veronica was played by Sophorl Ngin. Veronica, like her mother, had a difficult time choosing between her personal life and her dedication to her work. She worked in a high school in the Inuit community where there was a high rate of teenage suicide - a problem very close to the family.

Loss and life were significant themes in this piece of work. The remaining characters include Thomas, the scientist played by Lewis Wheeler, who was forced to overcome the

disastrous loss of his career. Danny Bryck played Raphael, a young and spontaneous new member of the Canadian Coast Guard awaiting life with his very pregnant fiancé.

Lastly, there were two polar bears, a mother and a cub also played by Ngin and Nguyen. The two bears struggled to gather enough food and reliable shelter for themselves. They did their best to resist human interference. Like the title suggests, all characters in the story were encouraged to “sila,” or to breathe.

In the time set aside for discussion between the cast and audience, Wheeler beautifully captured the main message of the play, saying, “Where there’s breath, there’s hope.” Temperatures are rising, the ice is melting and the Earth, like Nuliajuk, is begging for us to have more humanity toward our neighbors.

Bryck explained that environmental problems are “too huge to universally process, and that’s where art steps in.” This play was full of factual information about the arc-

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that he has established as his own.

This includes a collaboration with Dutch big room producers Firebeatz called “It Was You.” The genre of “big room house” tends to include punchy pitched samples with airy echoing reverberations over a deep kick drum, popularized by “Animals” by Martin Garrix.

Big Sean plays hype-man in “Open Wide,” which he, through the lyrics, claims to be referring to spraying champagne. That sounds cool, let’s go with that. The duo tries to make it work with Big Sean rapping between refrains, per the usual.

The second to last song, “Burnin” gets some of R3hab’s “dirty Dutch” flavor into the album. Nothing amazing, but if you like Nicky Romero, you’ll dig this. It’s something different to keep your attention until the last song.

The closing track, “Dollar Signs,” initially sounds like Harris’s take on the style of electronic producing Cashmere Cat. It reminds me of the song “Be My Baby,” which “Cashy Cat” produced for Ariana Grande.

Unfortunately, this sound does not stay consistent throughout, bringing back the big room style once again, shoving it in your face quite loudly.

This album keeps the classic Calvin Harris feel, but at times stray from what fans have grown to love about his songs. Perhaps this is because, through and through, he is still a “pop” producer, meaning he will produce what is popular at the time.

Central Square Theater brings “SILA” to FSU

By Danielle Butler Staff Writer

The performance “SILA” masterfully addressed the contradictions of human actions against the Earth and one another. The play is centered around an Inuit community in Canada where indigenous people, scientists and researchers live alongside a polar bear, her cub and a sea goddess.

The play, written by New Yorkbased playwright Chantal Bilodeau, was performed in the Forum on Monday. Director Megan SandbergZakian, from the Central Square Theater in Cambridge, brought this cast together a year ago. Together they weaved seven seemingly separate stories of families in the arctic.

Jean, played by Nael Nacer, was a scientist whose life was moving in no particular direction after facing the tragic loss of his unborn infant, a divorce from his wife and his increasingly conflicted feelings toward his work. The Goddess of the

tic and its wildlife, about the indigenous population that inhabits it and what these changes mean to our own lives and our planet. For that exact reason, Irene Porro, the director of the McAuliffe Center, brought this play to our campus. Not only an active staff member on our campus, Porro serves on the board of MIT’s Catalyst Collaborative, who teamed with the Central Square Theater out of Cambridge to bring this show to FSU. English professor Lisa Eck said, “Everyone here was very invested.”

Communication arts professor Sarah Cole said, “It was powerful!”

Michaela Seaman, a sophomore, said, “It was really moving, very inspiring and makes me want to do more for the environment.”

Porro said of the play, “Every time, it moves me. The power of theater brings you into great questions by involving you personally.”

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By Cameron Grieves Staff Writer

his desire for the newfound freedom that comes with dorm life. “I haven’t gone back home yet because I’ve basically been a commuter student for two and a half years. [My brother] didn’t like living in a residence hall that much, but I see it as an opportunity to break out of that comfort zone and go out and experience things,” he said.

Although a sense of individual accomplishment is important to first-generation students, ultimately it is the love and respect of family that pushes them to aim higher. Many people in the room thought of the opportunity to go to college as an chance to give back to the people in their lives who have supported them. “She might not know anything about Framingham State University, but because I go here, it is the equivalent of Harvard to her,” De Leon said of his mother.

When discussing relationships with friends back home, there was a mixed response. Many people felt alienated from friends who chose not to attend college, and sometimes there was a sense of disappointment with oneself hearing about the accomplishments of other friends who went out of state for school.

Junior Brandon Martinez said, “Something I realized later is that you are getting everyone else’s highlight reel,” and said that while everyone experiences negative situations in college, nobody acknowledges them openly.

For some people, college was a chance to escape from certain preconceptions people from back home

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First generation students share families’ inclinations of college life

A small crowd gathered for a meeting for first-generation college students in the Multicultural Center on Wednesday. It is part of a series of meetings intended to be utilized as a resource for students who are adjusting to college life, either as a first-time freshmen, or an incoming transfer who is the first in their family to attend a college or university. The topics discussed ranged from the first time going back home, to relationships with friends and everything in-between.

A common thread among most students was the feeling of disconnection from their parents upon returning home. Some felt that it was easier to discuss schoolwork with their friends at school than with their parents, who may not grasp the importance of what they are doing.

“The way you have to describe it to your parents is… basic,” said senior Madennys Maria. She mentioned explaining the meaning of her dean’s list status to her mother. “She doesn’t know what that means, so I have to say it’s like Honor Roll, so she has an idea.”

Sophomore Ezequiel De Leon voiced his thoughts on how he felt his mother perceived his schoolwork.

“I didn’t feel like she knew what I was doing, … how much I loved it and what it meant to me. There was definitely some silence at first.”

One recent transfer student, Kyle Reeder, expressed

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had about them. De Leon said, “Here at college that difference is gone. I’m no longer that kid with the brownbagged lunch on the field trip. No one knew about my home situation. It was all equal. … College is the great equalizer.”

Near the end, the discussion moved toward academics. Mid-semester is a good time to evaluate what students expected college to be like compared to what it actually is. Tremain Bell, a junior, talked about his tough decision in withdrawing from a course.

“This year, there’s one class, American Sign Language, that didn’t go well at all,” he said. “I hate quitting. I’m not a quitter - but after a lot of conversations I had with my advisor, my mother, my sister and a few other people, we decided it was best for me to protect my scholarships.”

These relationships with family, friends and oneself define what separates first generation students from the rest of the student body. Many students talked about the immense pressure they felt being the first to go through this journey. Even though it may feel like the weight of the world lies on these students’ shoulders, many said, their love for their family and the drive to be the best pushes them forward.

Reeder said, “My goal is walking across that stage and showing them that diploma as a way of saying thank you. I know it’s been a long twenty years, but that is my way of giving back to them.”

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Campus Conversations I f yo u c o u l d b e a n y a n i m a l , e x t i n c t o r By Danielle Butler & not, what would it be?

Danielle Vecchionne “Probably a cat becuse they’re very relaxed and don’t have to worry about much.”

“A butterfly becuase I am leaving my cocoon.”

- Emma Quinn, freshman

- Tyler Cashin, freshman

“I would be a panda because I’m Asian and all I do is sit and eat.”

“I’d be a fox because they are cute and playful” - Heather Welsh, sophomore

- Samantha Ryan, freshman

“I’d like to be a pig with a superhero cape that stands on two legs.”

“I’d be a duck becuase they can fly, swim and walk.”

- Maru Chandra, freshman

Edited by Timothy E. Parker November 7, 2014 UNCOOL By Kenneth Holt ACROSS 1 Uncontrollable movement 6 Dark reddish- brown 11 Photo ___ (media events) 14 Cruz of salsa music 15 Not a soul 16 Geller the spoonbender 17 Features of most restrooms 20 Small songbird 21 Arm bone 22 Equestrian 23 Cause of inflation?

24 Flower fanciers 25 Antenna shelter 26 Deep-voiced one 28 Dandy dresser 29 Conk out 30 All over the place 34 “Act your ___!”

35 Generous, friendly reception 37 Central 38 Buttercup family member 39 Newspaper page div.

40 Word on either side of “-a-”

- Lushane Nembhard, sophomore

41 45 47 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 62

Not mounted, as a gem Astronaut Buzz “___ the night before Christmas ...”

Adam’s mate Chops finely, as potatoes “Sight” or “over” ender “We try harder” company Pressure-laden time Hockey great Bobby Having beams of light Jedi’s power ___ XING (road sign) Some jazz instruments Plant ___ of suspicion

DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Charles ___ (investment firm) Illinois city Changes City in central China (Var.) Word before and after “oh” “I give!”

Natural satellites Gaucho’s weapon Last word of a film?

Cover over Surpass at evading

Last issue’s solutions:

12 Early arrival in the delivery room 13 No-Bob link 18 Payable immediately 19 Abet’s partner 24 Nuclear physicist Niels 25 Florestan’s jailer in “Fidelio” 27 Large amount 28 What soap may leave 31 At full speed 32 Has possession of 33 Golf bag item 34 Sunday whisper or shout 35 Deuce, sometimes 36 Cross to bear 37 Pen name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin 39 Drive-in employee 40 Sunlight blockers 42 Bad, as weather 43 Demonstrate clearly 44 Quizzed 46 Abbr. for an old soldier 47 Giggle 48 They’re not flowers 49 Provide weapons for 52 Charon’s river 53 Andy’s radio partner of old 55 Air safety org.

56 Birds ___ feather

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Crossing the finish line: Haley Chamberlain

By Lauren Campbell Sports Editor

When freshman Haley Chamberlain was 14-years old, a freshman in high school, she decided to join her high school’s indoor track team. This was the first time Chamberlain had ever run more than a mile.

“On my first day, I was thrown into a four-mile run,” Chamberlain said. “I was thankful to say the least when it was over.”

Her first year on the track team, Chamberlain was the middle and long distance runner. She also ran the mile and 1000 meter every week at the teams’ meets.

Chamberlain spent her years at Shepherd Hill High School as a member of the field hockey team until her senior year. In the fall, she was chosen to be the captain. “I realized I enjoyed running a lot more,” Chamberlain said. “So I made the very difficult decision to give up my captainship and join the cross country team.”

Fast forward four years later, Chamberlain is in her first year at FSU and already making a statement on the cross country team.

Choosing Framingham State was an easy decision for Chamberlain, but cross country wasn’t in her plans at first. She said she almost decided not to run when she enrolled here, and it was a last-minute decision to join the team. “I made the decision about a week before preseason to join,” she said.

Her high school friend and current teammate, Valerie Thibaud, helped convince Chamberlain to join the cross country team. “I ran cross country and track with her throughout high school. … I owe her a lot for finally convincing me to run here at FSU.”

The freshman also credits her cross country coach, Nicole Fossas. Chamberlain said she might not have continued running after high school and said her coach served as a major inspiration for her. “She has been like a second mother to me and I don’t think I would be where I am today in my running career if it weren’t for her.”

She also gave credit to her track coach, Len Harmon, for helping her stick with running. “He always told me how running saved his life. And he too, like Mrs. Fossas, is a very accomplished runner.”

Despite not being able to meet any of her teammates until the preseason, she said they were all friendly and welcomed her when she joined the team.

On Oct. 4, the freshman finished first in a pool of 72 runners at the Tri-State Invitational, earning her two awards that week: MASCAC Rookie and Runner of the Week and ECAC New England

genuinely deserves it rather than for the attention from competition.”

Junior teammate Philomena Nessralla said Chamberlain has already brought so much to the team. “In the seasons that I’ve been here, we’ve never had a girl come in first place.”

Zabinski agreed with Nassralla. “The girl’s team is placing much higher overall in meets and she is definitely a big part of that.”

At the beginning of the season, the team was projected to finish last in the MASCAC standings. Before the Nov. 1 race, Chamberlain said the team would love to go into the race and show the other state schools that they are a capable team of finishing higher than last.

They did just that, finishing in third place overall, led by none other than Chamberlain. She crossed the finish line at 20:34.71.

After completing a race, Nassralla said Chamberlain is cheering on her

“I never expected to win any titles, especially being a freshman.”

-Haley Chamberlain

Co-Rookie of the Week.

“I never expected to win any titles this year, especially being a freshman,” Chamberlain said. “I think winning MASCAC and ECAC awards have proven to myself that I am capable of much more than I thought and my hardwork and training have paid off.”

Junior teammate Morgan Zabinski said Chamberlain has deserved all of the MASCAC and ECAC awards she has received. “Haley seems to run because she

teammates, just as her teammates cheer her on. “She knows she’s number one, but doesn’t let it get to her head.”

Chamberlain’s teammates said she pushes the team to do better each and every week. “Having someone at her level pushes everyone around her to try to reach that level,” Zabinski said. “She is a team player.”

Nassralla said, “She encourages the team to work harder at placing at meets.”

Aside from running in high school

and college, the freshman has run in a number of 5K’s and races, including the Color Me Rad Race in Provdience, RI and took part in a race at Old Sturbridge Village to raise money for the horses.

Chamberlain said running the Boston Marathon is on her bucket list to complete. “Even if it isn’t fast, I would love to do it for myself.”

She said she also wants to run a half marathon at some point. “Preferably the Disney Princess half marathon so I could dress up.”

The past four years, Chamberlain said she has developed a love/hate relationship with running. “There’s a lot I love. … There’s a lot I hate too,” she said. “I love the reward of getting new personal records, the feeling after a run that I did something productive and being able to clear my head [because] it releases a lot of stress. I hate the sore legs, cramps, stress of meets, the anxiety I feel before the gun goes off and being out of breath in the middle of workout or a race.”

As the team gets ready to run in the ECAC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 8, Chamberlain reflected on how accommodating her coach, Scott VanderMolen, has been this season. “I am not able to make it to normal practice three out of the five days,” she said. “He has been great and I really appreciate him being able to be there for me at such obscure times.”

Only being a freshman, Chamberlain said she will consider running during the remainder of her time at FSU. Zabinski said, “I can only imagine how fast she will be her senior year.”

This season, the freshman has been a positive and crucial addition to the team.

“She has led us to being a better overall team,” Zabinski said. “She does not let her ability to run really fast stop her from bonding with the team.”

Football still undefeated in MASCAC

- continued from page 1 After another three and out, the Rams started their second drive at their own 28. After two Silva completions and a 28-yard run down inside Bucs’ territory, Framingham went back to the ground game giving the ball to Green once and Owens three more times.

The hard-running set the offense up at the 13 and Silva capitalized finding Travis Hayes for the touchdown.

Hayes’ fourth touchdown in the last two weeks gave the Rams a 14-0 edge early and with the defense playing lights out, Framingham was well in control.

The Bucs attempted to spark some offense on the next drive as they went for it on fourth down from their own 42.

The pass attempt was defended by cornerback Jaquan Harris and the ball fell incomplete setting the high powered offense up with a short field.

Two Silva completions and a Green rush set the Rams up inside the 10. Silva handed off to Green one more time, and Green scampered in for an eight yard score.

The touchdown extended the lead to

21-0 before the conclusion of the first quarter.

The second quarter was similar to the first as it started with points for the Rams’ offense.

After mixing in multiple pass plays and several runs, Framingham got down inside the Bucs’ 10 for the third time on the afternoon.

Silva took the snap and found Owens for an eight yard touchdown, his first of the season.

Owens, however, would not stop there.

After safety Matt Mangano came up with his team-high fourth interception of the year, Owens would pick up his first rushing touchdown of the season, a four yard score.

Owens’ second touchdown of the afternoon gave the Rams a 35-0 lead.

The last Framingham touchdown came with just 15 seconds remaining in the half. After good clock management from Silva and the sideline, Green was handed the ball from just outside the one yard line and he plunged across the goal line behind his offensive line.

Green’s second of the game extended

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Sean Wlasuk has been named this week’s MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week.

the lead to 42-0 and the only other scoring the Rams would do came from the foot place kicker Sean Wlasuk.

Wlasuk, who was this week’s MAS-

CAC Special Teams Player of the Week, was faced with a 34-yard attempt in the third quarter that he was good with.

Wlasuk’s season-long field goal gave Framingham a 45-0 lead, which would prove to be the final.

An offense that has been relatively “pass happy” all year picked up a majority of its yards on the ground Saturday.

The Rams had eight rushers in double digits but were led by Green, Ricardo Calixte, Silva and Owens who combined for 179 of the teams 228 rushing yards.

Hayes led the team in receiving with 93 yards and was followed by Randall Kelleher who had 33 yards, Jones who had 23 yards and Marcus Grant who had 10 yards.

Silva completed 15 of his 26 attempts for 176 yards. He also threw for three touchdowns and now leads the MASCAC in that department with 23.

Framingham controls its own destiny as it goes for the three-peat in the MASCAC. The Rams are set to host Bridgewater State on Nov. 8 at noon as their pursuit for perfection in the conference continues.

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Women’s soccer advances to MASCAC semi-finals

By Lauren Campbell Sports Editor

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Hockey opens up season with 6-4 loss

By Mike Ferris Assistant Sports Editor

After being selected to finish forth in a preseason MASCAC poll, the Framingham State Women’s Soccer team has grabbed the third spot in the standings after a 3-2 loss to conference opponent, Westfield State.

The Lady Rams capped off the season with a 5-2 MASCAC record, behind Westfield and the number one seed, Worcester State, with a perfect 7-0 conference record.

The team ended their regular season on Saturday on the road at Westfield on Nov. 1.

The Owls swooped in quickly to gain a one-goal lead just 12 minutes into the bout when Amanda Grant blasted a shot from the top of the box and made its way past the diving junior goalkeeper, Sara Sullivan.

Ten minutes later, they capitalized again and gained some insurance after a shot hit the cross bar and Kate Matroni grabbed the rebound at the top of the goalkeeper’s box and put the ball past Sullivan.

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The senior super-duo of Marisa Parent and Isabela DeSouza got the Lady Rams on the board and clipped the Owls’ lead to one. DeSouza was able to knock a header into the net off a left side cross from Parent for the visiting teams first goal.

After Framingham failed to clear the ball, Westfield took advantage and added an insurance goal to their lead.

That’s all the Owls would need to secure the second seed in the MASCAC. On Tuesday, the Lady Rams headed into the postseason against MCLA, who finished the season with a 2-5 conference record.

It wasn’t until 20 minutes into the game that the first goal was scored.

Parent sent a corner kick towards the inside post of the net, for her 17 goal this season, and 51 all-time.

The Trailblazers looked as if they were going to knot the game when Nicole Zacchio headed the ball towards Sullivan, but was swatted away, keeping Framingham’s lead alive.

The clock ran down to zeros and the Lady Rams found themselves on their way to the MASCAC semi-finals.

“It was a hard-fought battle,” Parent said after the game. “We fought hard for 90 minutes and we ended up getting the result we wanted.”

Parent and the team will travel to familiar foe, Westfield State, to take on the Owls in the semi-final round.

The winner will advance to the MASCAC championship.

Parent said despite playing well against the Owls on Tuesday, the team didn’t get the result they were looking for. She said, “Going forward, we’re going to compete well in practice, push each other and hopefully get that next win and go onto the finals.”

Marisa Parent (10) netted the loan goal for the Rams to secure a spot in the MASCAC semi-finals.

A tough season opener has the Rams sitting at 0-1 to start their season.

A Nov. 4 trip to Southern New Hampshire ended in a 6-4 loss as Framingham was outshot 32-20 and struggled to stay out of the penalty box as it tallied 10 minors and a major penalty.

The total penalty time accumulated to 25 minutes and Southern New Hampshire took advantage, netting three power play goals.

The Penmen struck first 2:51 in when Dane Caracino, with the help of teammates Jay Sylvia and Joe Collins, beat Rams’ goaltender Alessio Muggli.

The goal came on the power play following a minor roughing call on Framingham’s Cameron Hoffman.

The Penmen lead was added to at 11:53 when Muggli was beat again, this time by Casey Goll. Jim Gabrione picked up the assist on the Goll goal while Collins picked up the double assist, his second of the night.

The score held for the remainder of the first and Framingham went into the intermission trailing 2-0.

The second period was won by the Rams who lit the lamp three times.

They got the scoring started in the period when Hoffman contributed the first Framingham goal of the year, beating Penmen net minder David Letarte.

Despite the tally, the Penmen stretched the lead back to two, when Caracino scored his second of the night from the same combination of Collins and Sylvia.

Caracino’s second was also a power play goal this time thanks to Richard O’Connor’s interference minor.

Less than a minute later, Southern New Hampshire’s Timothy Bayliss had an unassisted opportunity that he beat Muggli with, making the lead three.

The 4-1 lead appeared to be heading to the second intermission until the Rams were given a two-man advantage with which they capitalized.

Ryan McDonald scored his first of

the year at 18:36 thanks to assists from Dylan Cosford and Vaughn Guetens.

The goal cut the lead to 4-2 and with less than a minute remaining in the period, Keith Barnaby’s power play goal chipped into the Penmen lead a little more.

Barnaby was assisted by Brendan McCarron and McDonald. The goal sent the Rams into the intermission trailing 4-3.

With 20 minutes to play, the Rams needed just a goal to even things but were unable to finish. Another Hoffman penalty, this time for charging, gave Southern New Hampshire another power play and another goal.

Anthony Laperriere’s goal gave the Penmen a 5-3 lead and one that would be just too much for the Rams to come back from with a little less than 15 minutes in regulation.

The Rams didn’t quit as McDonald tallied his second of the night at 15:07 cutting the lead to 5-4. McDonald’s second was assisted by Jay Nicholls and Barnaby, but was answered by Southern New Hampshire two minutes later.

With three minutes left, Laperriere tallied his second of the period and gave his team the 6-4 lead that would eventually hold as the final.

The 6-4 loss to Southern New Hampshire is déjà vu. Last year the Penmen spoiled Framingham’s season opener defeating the Rams 6-5 in overtime. Collins, who had three points in this year’s contest, also contributed three points last year.

McDonald jumps out to an early lead in goals, two, and points, three, for the Rams. He led the Rams with 29 points last year in his junior campaign.

Framingham looks for its first win of the young season Nov. 8 when it plays host to conference opponent UMass. Dartmouth.

The opening faceoff is set for 7:40 p.m.

Volleyball earns MASCAC regular season title for second time in three years

By Jennifer Johnson

Assistant Sports Editor

The Rams took home a conference win and the title of MASCAC Regular Season Champions on Saturday Nov. 1 against Westfield State University.

This is the second regular season title that the Rams have earned in three consecutive years. In 2012 women’s volleyball won both the MASCAC Regular Season and the MASCAC Tournament Champions.

Westfield State tore through the first set, posting an early lead 8-1. The Rams inched their way back and took their only lead of the set at 23-22. The Owls would not allow another point and scored three straight to win 25-23.

Framingham answered by winning two straight sets 25-23 and 25-20. The

Rams were up 2-1 and the Owls rallied in the fourth set to defeat the Rams 25-22.

The regular season title was on the line in the final set of the day. It was a tight match with the teams going point for point. It was tied at nine before the Rams pulled away to win the set 15-10.

Reigning Rookie of the Year, sophomore, Alycia Rackliffe led the Rams with 28 kills, six blocks and 10 digs.

Strong performances from seniors Maribeth Martin and Morgan Drew provided the Rams with 29 and 23 assists, respectively.

Junior Annie Deloid tacked on 16 kills and classmate Danielle Girard added 11 kills and 20 digs. Sophomore Julia Wan led the team defensively with an impressive 23 digs.

With this victory the Rams clinched

the regular season title as well as a bye in the playoffs. The Rams’ next game will be Saturday Nov. 8 at home where they will host the semifinals and finals of the MASCAC Championship.

FSU closed out the season with a perfect record of 6-0 in the MASCAC and 21-11 overall. The sophomore duo of Rackliffe and Wan led the Rams this season earning both of them first team honors.

This is Rackliffe’s second season to earn first team honors with a total of 368 kills, 54 aces and 86 blocks. Rackliffe sits atop the MASCAC with a .307 hitting percentage and .77 blocks per set.

This week Rackliffe also earned her second MASCAC Player of the Week honor after her concrete performance against Westfield State to secure the

regular season title.

Wan surpassed Rackliffe in aces with 60 and was right behind her with 266 kills, also notching 385 digs. She averaged 2.35 kills per set and 3.44 digs per frame.

Senior Courtney Wilbur and junior Annie Deloid each earned second team honors for the first time. Wilbur was second on the MASCAC Individual Leader board for digs with 418. Deloid averaged a solid 2.35 kills per set and 3.44 digs per frame.

Head Coach, Richard Casali, has been named the Champions Choice Coach of the Year for the third time in four seasons.

Casali won his 200 game this season and is also the third straight season that he has led the Rams to 20+ wins.

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One and done: Men’s soccer eliminated from MASCAC Field hockey caps season with LEC win Lady Rams finish season 8-10, win final two games tournament

By Jennifer Johnson

By Lauren Campbell

Assistant Sports Editor

Sports Editor

The Framingham State Men’s Soccer team secured a spot in the MASCAC tournament when they beat the Westfield State Owls in overtime on Senior Day at Maple Street Field.

The visitors got on the board first nine minutes into the game to grab an early 1-0 lead when Nick Tavares was able to get the ball over the head and out of reach of senior goalie, Billy Levitsky.

Before the first half ended, junior midfielder Cory Cardeiro netted a long cross from senior midfielder Nick Cotter to get the Rams on the board and bring the 1-1 tie into the break.

In the second half, both teams had prime scoring chances, but thanks to solid goaltending at both ends of the field, the game remained knotted at one and was headed for extra time.

Nearly seven minutes into extra time, Framingham was awarded a corner kick. Taken by senior midfielder Bryan DaSilva, he sent the ball across the front of the net where Cardeiro scored the second goal of the game, the game-winner.

With the win, the Rams improved to 3-3-1 in the conference, earning them the fourth seed in the MASCAC and hosted the fifth seed, MCLA on Tuesday in the conference quarterfinals.

Early in the game, both teams had scoring opportunities but were unable to capitalize. MCLA’s Anthony Basile had the best two chances for the visitors, when he sent a rocket towards the net but it bounced off the post. Two minutes later, Basile had a breakaway but his shot sailed wide, keeping the game at a deadlock.

Freshman midfielder Suhairu Kato had a chance for the Rams in the first when he took his chances against Trailblazers’ goalie, Matt Robinson, when he snagged a loose ball in the box and fired on net, but was denied.

Framingham’s best scoring chance in the first came from freshman forward Jamie Plowman with just over 10 minutes left. His shot ricocheted off the far post but MCLA’s goalie was able to gobble up the loose ball to send the game into the break scoreless.

It didn’t take long for the Trailblazers to capture the lead to start the second when they capitalized on a corner kick that made its way past the far post.

The Rams almost scored the equalizer at the 71 minute when Cardeiro sent a long pass to freshman back Cj Alimonti but was unsuccessful at trying to beat Robinson, coming up with another huge save for MCLA. The Trailblazers gave themselves some insurance when they scored the game’s second goal, securing the 2-0 victory, eliminating Framingham from the playoffs.

Despite the loss, it was announced that the Rams had four players make the MASCAC All-Conference Teams. DaSilva, Cardeiro and Cotter were named to the first team while Kato received second team honors.

Cardeiro led the Rams this season with eight goals while DaSilva had three of his own. Cotter had one goal to wrap up his collegiate career while Kato ended his first season with three goals.

Framingham will say goodbye to eight seniors following the loss, including DaSilva, Cotter and Levitsky.

FSU field hockey closed out the season with a 3-1 victory on Salem State’s home turf Saturday Nov. 1. The win boosted the Rams’ record to 8-10 overall and 3-8 in the Little East Conference.

The Rams were coming off an exciting win versus Lasell where they managed to notch three second-half goals. The Salem State matchup went similarly with a scoreless first half.

The Vikings spent much of their time in the Rams’ defensive end and were incapable of finding the back of the net. Salem had only four shots and Framingham was able to record just two before the end of the first.

The game remained scoreless until Salem slipped one past junior goalie Rosemary Talbot four minutes into the second half. Framingham pushed the ball into the other half of the field, tallying three penalty corners and could not capitalize.

With just 11 minutes left in the game, senior Rhea Urbaniak slotted her first of three assists on the day to junior Samantha Pajer tying the game 1-1. Shortly after, Urbaniak handed one off to junior Cady Kelly who would notch her 14 goal of the season and also take the lead 2-1.

Five minutes later, freshman Mallory Fredericks knocked in an insurance goal off an assist from Urbaniak making it Frederick’s first career goal and Urbaniak’s last collegiate point.

After this season, Urbaniak is number one on the LEC individual leader board for assists picking up 11 in 18 games averaging .61 per game.

Urbaniak said, “I didn’t realize that I led the LEC in assists but I am just grateful for our forwards working hard to receive my passes and put the ball in the net.”

This year the Rams scored 34 goals in 18 games and averaged 1.9 goals per game. FSU performed well on the road with a record of 5-5. The middle of the Rams’ season was highlighted by a threegame winning streak, which included two conference victories, one against Fitchburg and one versus Bridgewater.

Senior Emma Littlefield said, “I think this season went well with a new coach and a team of only 15 girls.”

She added, “Being a senior, I take away all the great experiences I have had and all the opportunities I got on the field. I also got to meet some of my best friends by playing a sport here at FSU.” Urbaniak said, “It is sad that the season has ended but over the past four years I learned so much from my teammates and my coaches that I am grateful I had the opportunity to be apart of such a special program in the first place.”

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Senior defender Emma Littlefield notched five goals in her final collegiate year with the field hockey team.

Senior Hannah Wilkins noted that the season was difficult at first, “The only thing that held us back this season was not having a lot of players.

But we worked hard and conditioned to try to keep that disadvantage to a minimum.

“It was a great last season, a lot of work but also a lot of laughs and I don’t regret a thing,” she added.

Looking to next season, Kelly is a bright spot for the Rams making her way to the fourth leading scorer in the LEC with 14 goals and averaging 1.61 points per game. Kelly is also tied for third in game-winning goals in the LEC tallying a total of four.

“With being a leading scorer I honestly feel like everyone plays a role in that process. Defense makes a stop. Gives it to midfield and then they send it up to the forward line. It takes a team for every play.”

In regards to the season she added, “Overall we had a great season and over came a lot of tough losses. We stuck together through it and never fell apart and that’s what a team is.”

Talbot proves to be another bright spot for the Rams next fall. She is fifth in the LEC for most saves with a total of 107 and averaging 5.94 per game. Junior Emily Colcord is another strong defender for the Rams, earning her the tenth spot for Defensive Saves in the LEC notching 3 this season.

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