THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper
Volume 86 • Issue 2
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September 22, 2017
Long-term construction project completed FSU welcomes new facilities director By Shanleigh Reardon Assistant News Editor New walkways and retaining walls were built over the summer as the final elements of FSU’s $80 million construction project to update the science facilities. Dale Hamel, executive vice president, said, “We were fortunate to be able to bring that project in within budget and do the scope of the project as originally designed.” Students returning from summer break found a brick walkway connecting a common route to and from the library.
See CAMPUS RENOVATIONS page 6
News CAMPUS RENOVATIONS pg.6
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Opinions LINSLEY HALL REVOLUTION pg. 9
Arts & Features MIDDAY PERFORMANCE pg. 10 PAWGRESS REPORT pg. 10 "BOJACK HORSEMAN" REVIEW pg. 13
Sports FOOTBALL REMAINS UNDEFEATED pg. 14 WOMEN'S SOCCER BEATS NEWBURY COLLEGE pg. 19
Students receive pocket-sized Constitutions at an educational table in the McCarthy Center.
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Executive Director of ACLU visits FSU Massachusetts representative discusses Constitution By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor As the closing event of FSU’s Constitution Day, Carol Rose, executive director of the Massachusetts branch
of the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke about what the organization does and discussed some of the issues brought up and caused by the Trump administration. Rose met an audience of approximately 20 students, faculty and staff in the Forum on Monday, Sept. 18. Rose, a former reporter for United Press International and a Harvard Law School graduate, joked about her
“concerns” regarding Constitution Day. “It’s mandated by Congress, which strikes me as forced speech,” she said. Rose also noted FSU was holding the event the day after the holiday, commending the University’s “rebellious spirit.” Rose said this past election saw a boom in ACLU membership. Before the election, on Nov. 8, there were 15,000 ACLU members in Massa-
chusetts. “Today there are 77,000.” Rose said the 2016 election season also concerned her, as it “released forces of xenophobia, racism and authoritarianism” across America, as well as a “lack of stability.” She attributed these “forces” to Trump’s campaign rhetoric and said they’re still prevalent now through the president’s “Twitter feed and, frankly, his actions.”
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Faculty union concerned about proposed contract changes Union reps worry changes will affect FSU students By Jillian Poland News Editor Proposed changes to the collective bargaining agreement between the BHE and the MSCA could impact Framingham State faculty,
librarians and students, said Robert Donohue, MSCA vice president and president of the Framingham State MSCA chapter. These proposed changes include hiring deans with faculty tenure, alterations to faculty evaluation procedures, the elimination of the 15-percent cap on part-time faculty and the end of formulary salary increases. The MSCA is a union com-
prised of faculty and librarians from the nine state colleges and universities who are employed by the Board of Higher Education. Every three years, representatives and attorneys from both the MSCA and the BHE meet for a series of negotiations that ultimately result in a collective bargaining agreement, said Virginia Rutter, member of the MSCA bargaining team and interim chair of
the sociology department. The BHE bargaining team is joined by representatives from the State University Council of Presidents, which is comprised of presidents from the nine state colleges and universities. The collective bargaining agreement is a set of conditions under which the members of the MSCA will agree to work. The CBA is an over200-page document that
See MSCA page 5 INSIDE: OP/ED 8 • ARTS & FEATURES 10 • SPORTS 14