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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.

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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

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LaDonna Bridges

Associate Dean of Academic Success and Director of CASA

By Nadira Wicaksana Staff Writer What is your background?

I grew up in a pretty small town in the Ozarks, and I had a very basic high school education. I went to Northwestern University in Evanston, near Chicago, where I was an undergrad at the Medill School of Journalism. I picked that by going through my counselor’s guidance book that had the top schools for journalism because I had gone to a journalism camp in Missouri my junior and senior years of high school. I applied to all of those without having any sense of what I was applying to. No one could understand why I chose to go so far away at the time. I did an interview with Northwestern and my parents took me to visit the campus. It was so gorgeous. I was so impressed - I called my mom at lunch every day to see if a fat envelope arrived, because a fat envelope at that point meant that you’d been accepted.

After undergrad, I went into public relations and spent 15 years doing public relations writing for health care marketing and advertising. I did a medical call-in radio program with a physician co-host, which was so much fun.

Then I moved to Massachusetts, where I started to re-career. I was able to do really well in my last role in the last big hospital chain I worked for, but this was a very daunting market for me. I had two children. I had no idea in the world how I could duplicate my former job, so I took a little time, re-careered, and got a master’s degree in student personnel administration in higher education from Springfield College. I also got a master’s from Kansas State in advising administration, and then a certificate of advanced graduate studies. I started my doctorate shortly thereafter at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. I finished my Ph.D. in higher education leadership in May. What I like about my background is that it’s not linear and I try to say that to students - your first career inclination might not be your last

career inclination, and when I think about all the changes I’ve done in just 12 years of higher education, I’ve really found a home here.

There are also a lot of similarities between higher ed and healthcare.

Physicians are like faculty, administrators are administrators, patients are like students. It’s all service-related.

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Why did you decide to go into academic student assistance?

I find that academics are really at the core of the student experience.

You want to make sure that someone is taking care of their student affairs and academics. All of these things are working in tandem, but if a student doesn’t do well academically, they don’t get to be on campus to enjoy all the other things that we have to offer. The opportunity to work at that level of academic success is very exciting for me. I love working with our faculty. They want students to succeed and they are willing to go above and beyond all the time for students. When I work with a faculty member to accommodate a student, it’s a rare day that they’re not going 100 percent. I feel like I have this really wonderful opportunity to work with great faculty and really help students realize their academic potential.

There are a lot of things that students face. It’s never simple. It’s never straightforward. It really is about taking the time to understand where there are barriers to their success and trying to the best of our ability to uncover those and work through them. That’s what I love about this job and about working in CASA - the opportunity to help students and work with the faculty I do.

What has been your greatest accomplishment and what has been your greatest challenge?

I look at how we’ve grown. I started the academic success peer tutoring program years ago with two academic success peer tutors, and now we have 15 or more employed in that capacity. We did not have supplemental instruction when I started. We’ve gone from five classes to now supporting 35 different classes and hiring over 40 students as supplemental instruction leaders.

Those are huge growth opportunities. We have the Diverse Scholars program here, a great opportunity that started just a year and a half ago. We partner with local school districts and bring in students with developmental learning disabilities to audit a class. These are students who would never otherwise enroll in college and now they’re attending a college campus and feeling like a part of it. It is a wonderful effort.

The disability services have to keep up with its demands. When I started, there were about 350 students registered with our office for services. We have doubled that in 10 years, though we haven’t doubled the staff. The needs are greater with each student population. But to be able to manage that with a small, but incredibly competent staff, I feel a great deal of pride in that.

Do you have any advice for students?

You don’t have to have everything figured out always. Life is not a straight line. It’s more like a slinky.

It expands, it contracts, it goes up and down stairs in a weird way and if students could just remember to be flexible and to not think they have to have everything figured out, I think that would be really beneficial for them.

And take advantage - don’t be afraid to come and ask, don’t be afraid to seek the assistance that may be available to you. We can be creative - there are so many offices that help in finding creative solutions for students.

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FSU community celebrates Constitution Day

By Sarah Sousa Staff Writer FSU held workshops designed to start conversations and promote education about the Constitution on Sept. 18 to celebrate Constitution Day. Linda Vaden-Goad, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said though the University is mandated to provide Constitutional education because of federal funding, it is still important to have conversations about the Constitution.

“It is how we are governed and it is our history,” said Vaden-Goad.

She added sometimes, people are influenced by what they hear and the opinions of others, so it is important for them to understand the issues for themselves.

“Being educated more and more on the Constitution keeps you from being more easily persuaded to believe something when it may not be true,” Vaden-Goad said.

She noted with the presence of technology, information is in the palms of our hands. However, the quality of the information may be skewed, so it is important to learn and gain valid knowledge.

This year, she said she wanted people “to dig in” to the Constitution.

This is the first year the University has provided workshops conducted by faculty for students to have discussions about the particulars of the Constitution and how it’s evolving, said Vaden-Goad.

John Ambacher, political science professor, came up with the idea to conduct workshops in which students could have focused discussions about aspects of the Constitution, according to Vaden-Goad.

She added, “The goal was to take a deeper view of things and get everyone talking.”

She said she wanted everyone to be able to come together to hear the presentation by Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.

Vaden-Goad said, “We wanted to provide for our community a more interesting, deeper look at the Constitution. … We want to build an educated community.”

The University is at the start of a new five-year strategic plan focused on community engagement. The Constitution Day events helped provide a place for those outside of the University’s community to become engaged, said Vaden-Goad.

“I think disagreement and challenging each other is a normal part of growing and learning, but if it is not done respectfully, you can’t really hear the other person,” said

Vaden-Goad.

She said she hopes the institution continues to grow as a “learning community. I’m hoping that every year, we could do more.”

Ambacher’s workshop concerned equality. He said, “The goal of the exercise I ran with the students was to point out that as much as we are committed to the goal of equality, it has remained more of an illusion than a reality.”

He added upward mobility is not as attainable as it may seem.

“Hopefully, the exercise indicated that inequality in America is not a question of the success or failure based on individual behavior, but rather the implementation of political programs that have favored the wealthy at the expense of middle- and lower-class Americans,” said Ambacher.

Joseph Adelman, history professor, held a workshop regarding the first amendment and freedom of the press.

He said his workshop was intended to show attendees how the way the Constitution is interpreted changes and how there is no perfect way to understand the First Amendment.

“We are all engaged in civil society and we should do that from a place of more knowledge,” Adelman added. “The politics of 2017 have highlighted the political urgency of the state of the Constitution.”

Senior Jackie Salvas, who attend-

“It is how we are governed and it is our history.”

- Linda Vaden-Goad, provost and vice president for academic affairs ed the First Amendment workshop, instance, discussions concerning said it is good to have these types how best to respond when uniof conversations because “America versity groups invite controversial is getting so political, so it’s good speakers to speak on campus.” to go back to the beginning.”

She added, “Dr. Sheridan and I She added it is important to wanted to provide the members of know what the words of the Con- the FSU community with a place to stitution actually mean because it’s share ideas concerning this fundaa big part of freedom in the United mental constitutional right, how States. debates over its limits have played Junior Valerie Higgins said con- out in history and how they are versations about the Constitution playing out today.” are important because “in order to “Education makes you no lonhave a public debate, you need to ger able to say, ‘OK, I think I unknow what you’re talking about. derstand all of that,’” said Vaden“It is a really unique time in his- Goad. She wants students to have tory where public debate is big,” learned something from the Conshe said. stitution Day events, but she also History professors Maria Bollet- wants them to understand there is tino and Bridgette Sheridan con- so much more to learn and know. ducted a workshop about the free speech clause of the First Amendment.

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History professor Mary Bolletino listens to a student during a workshop on the First Amendment.

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SGA holds its first meeting of the year

By Kayllan Olicio Associate Editor SGA members discussed changes they would like to see on campus, during its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

SGA President Kyle Rosa said he would like to see “better communication with offices on campus and the student body.”

Senator Adam Scanlon said he would like to see a centralized mailing location on campus.

Vice President Jack Capello discussed the possibility of having more conversations on campus.

He added, “I think SGA gives you the perfect platform to change the campus. … I find if you talk to people with an open mind they will talk to you here with an open mind. … I think having difficult conversations are great to have here on campus. I would love to see that change even more and have more public forums with that and be able to have these difficult conversa-

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tions.”

Senator Jamal Kirk said he would like to see “better marketing and on campus promotions. There is definitely something lacking there.”

During his president’s report, Rosa explained some of the changes he is beginning to implement on

campus.

He said he is trying to improve the library “to benefit more students. So, one thing I’m really trying to get are extended hours for midterms and finales. … We are also going to try and get more plugs and charging stations for students’

phones and computers.”

Rosa said he is also working on getting lockers with phones chargers in them for commuter students.

“We are trying to help out the commuters because… we feel like they are forgotten a lot,” he added.

Karl Bryan, student trustee, discussed during his report that he is trying to “work with the health center to extend their hours, so people can go in there at a reasonable time.”

Sarah Horwitz, student activity treasurer, announced the approval of a funding request for The Onyx for $1,695 to purchase more copies of its publication. Fashion club was approved $525 for transportation to a breast cancer walk and Psychology club was approved $950 for yoga mats.

SGA did not hold an open forum.

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In memory of Gregory Donahue

By Kayllan Olicio Associate Editor FSU alumnus Gregory T. Donahue, 23, died on Saturday, May 27.

According to his sister, Courtney McCarthy, Donahue majored in business administration in hopes of taking over their father’s welding business once he retired.

She said in email, “He loved welding and would send me photos … every day of him sitting on some beam of a building, high in the sky.”

Donahue’s sister Katie Donahue added, “Greg knew growing up that he would have the opportunity to take that over and that is what got him interested in pursuing business at Framingham State.”

She said Donahue was a caring person and would always put “everyone before himself. … He always had a smile on his face and knew exactly what to do to put one on your face if you didn't already have one, which was rare when you were around him.”

Kevin Donahue, Donahue’s cousin who lived with Gregory and attended FSU, said he was always concerned with the well-being of others. “It was never about him or what he wanted. He always was concerned about the … happiness of others whether - they were friends or strangers.”

He added, “I’ve never seen someone be so consistently positive and genuinely caring. … Greg

was the type of person that everyone needs.”

Donahue was a good friend, trustworthy and loyal. He would always go above and beyond to help the people around him in any way he could, Kevin Donahue said.

Donahue’s friend Matt Mangano, who also attended FSU and lived with him, said, “Greg would go out of his way to make sure you felt comfortable in whatever situation you were in. … He cared more about another person than himself. … Family and friends were the most important to Greg.”

McCarthy said Donahue would always find a way to make the people around him laugh even as a child. He would often make jokes and do impressions.

She added, “Even though he was my younger brother, I looked up to him for his confidence, and his ability to live his life to the fullest.”

Donahue grew up playing football and loved playing it with his family and his friends at FSU, according to McCarthy.

Katie Donahue said their father was one of Gregory’s biggest role models.

According to Kevin Donahue, Donahue had a close relationship with his father. They often worked together, watched football and skied.

Mangano said, “You could see where his passion and love came from with how his parents, Greg

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and Ellen, sisters, Courtney and Katie, acted. Their bonds were so tight and the family cared more about how everyone else was and what they needed rather than themselves. His cousin Kevin was his closest friend.”

He is survived by his parents

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Gregory and Ellen Donahue, his sisters Courtney McCarthy and Katie Donahue, his long-term girlfriend Jillian Flaherty, and aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

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MSCA Continued Continued from page 1 encompasses topics such as faculty and librarian pay, benefits and workload.

MSCA President C.J. O’Donnell has characterized these proposed changes as “take-backs.”

In a news update on the MSCA website, he said, “The MSCA bargaining team will be fighting these proposals as they diminish the profession and impede the education of state university students.”

Representatives of the BHE and COP bargaining team would not comment on the specifics of the bargaining or proposed changes from either side.

Vincent Pedone, executive officer for the State University Council of Presidents, said, “Management has always taken the position that one of the tenets of the bargaining process is to keep the negotiations private.”

The BHE and COP bargaining team has proposed the administrations be allowed to hire deans with faculty tenure, according to a news update on the MSCA website.

Donohue said in the long run, this could negatively affect students’ classroom experience.

“Whenever you hire somebody, no matter how rigorous you try to be with the search and interview process, you’re taking a chance,” he said. If an administrator does not end up fitting the position, they will become members of the faculty and will teach courses at the University.

This is a concern because during their hiring process, administrators are not evaluated on their ability to teach students, said Donohue.

It would not be good to “throw these people in front of our students when they’ve gone through no meaningful evaluation of their ability to be professors. … [Students would] be the ones bearing the brunt of this,” he added.

Adam Offenstine, a senior, doesn’t think giving administrators tenure is a good idea. “You have to earn tenure,” he said.

Rachel Burgess, a junior, said, “An interview might get you hired, but you never know how someone will do in a specific position.”

Another proposed change would allow students to submit anonymous comments with professor evaluations, according to the MSCA website.

The MSCA team is concerned these comments could be more damaging than helpful, as students could not be held accountable for their words. Additionally, because of the anonymity faculty would not be able to evaluate these comments in context, said Donohue. These comments could become part of a

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Massachusetts State College Association

A union made up of faculty and librarians from the nine state colleges and universities.

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Board of Higher Education

Employs all the faculty and librarians from the nine state colleges and universities.

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Council of Presidents

Comprised of the presidents of the nine state colleges and universities. Works with the BHE representatives during collective bargaining.

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Collective Bargaining Agreement

A set of conditions under which members of the MSCA will agree to work. This document is created through a process of collective bargaining between representatives of the MSCA and the BHE/COP. Design by Emily Robinson

professor’s personnel file.

Jamie Weaver, a senior, said, “I like the idea, but people wouldn’t take it seriously. They could be more harsh than necessary.”

Lawrence Lamisere, a senior, said, “If they do it mid-semester, you won’t know if you’re failing.

You can have an opinion without having a grudge.”

As a stipulation of a previous CBA, tenured faculty undergo a process called post-tenure review every six years. During this process, faculty are evaluated on four categories: teaching, advising, service and scholarship. An evaluation of "exemplary" or "meritorious" comes with a percentage raise based on the faculty member’s position.

Donohue said the BHE and COP bargaining team has proposed keeping the same lengthy review process, but “with less money associated with it.”

Another area of concern for the MSCA is the proposal to eliminate the 15-percent cap on part-time faculty.

Currently, no more than 15 percent of instructors in an academic department at a state college or university can be part time, according to a clause in the previous CBA. The cap does not apply to parttime faculty members substituting for full-time faculty members on sabbatical, to departments with six or fewer members or to laboratory courses.

The BHE has proposed eliminating this cap, meaning state colleges and universities could offer unlimited sections taught by part-time faculty, according to the MSCA website.

Bridgette Sheridan, history professor, said this change could be detrimental to students and faculty. The potential concern is not the quality of part-time professors, but the quality of their working conditions.

Part-time professors do not receive benefits and are often underpaid in relation to the work they perform, Sheridan said.

Donohue said as a result, parttime faculty are less expensive for the University to hire. But while the University saves money, parttime workers and students could suffer.

“Part-time faculty are teaching classes but are on food stamps or living out of their cars or teaching an extraordinary number of courses each semester just to be financially viable,” he said.

Additionally, part-time faculty have a more limited role than fulltime faculty, according to Donohue. Part-time faculty are hired and paid to teach a class. Full-time faculty teach classes in addition to academic advising and service work that is necessary for the University to function.

Benjamin Alberti, professor of anthropology, said, “By increasing the number of part-time faculty, you get fewer professors who are in their offices, who can do directed studies, who are invested quite specifically in what FSU’s students achieve.”

The BHE bargaining team has also proposed ending formulary increases to faculty and librarian salaries, according the MSCA website.

Rutter said formulary increases are a method state colleges and

universities have used to bring faculty and librarian salaries up to par with those at similar institutions.

Donohue said year to year, faculty and librarians at the state colleges and universities are paid less than those at similar institutions.

In response, each year, the BHE performs a salary study that compares salaries at Massachusetts state institutions to those of peer institutions.

Based on these numbers, the MSCA and the BHE determine what faculty and librarians in various positions should be getting paid so their salaries are comparable to those at other institutions. Funds are then used to increase salaries by a percentage in order to move faculty and librarians’ actual pay closer to the amount it was determined they should be paid, said Donohue.

“We never get close … because there isn’t enough money. What we get is some fraction of that difference,” he said.

Rutter said while this policy was instituted to address state college and university faculty underpayment, it appears it can help offset initial salary differences that may have been connected to gender or race inequality.

Donohue said, “Everyone is getting compared to the same figure, so it tends to flatten any differences. … This does a huge social good.”

Additionally, these increases make universities more competitive when recruiting new professors, said Donohue. The Framingham and Boston areas in particular have a high cost of living that can

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Campus renovations Continued from page 1 Student Jovan Jjuuko said, “It’s convenient. Before, your shoes would get muddy if it was raining out.”

Olivia Pettengill, a sophomore, said, “I like the path. It's much better than that mud pit that was here before.”

Theresa Jean-Francois, a junior, said, “I used to walk through here anyway so this makes a lot more sense.”

New slatted benches line the path. Similarly styled benches were also installed behind May Hall to replace the non-functioning spotlights that had become “cigarette butt depositories,” according to Hamel.

He added the benches’ “funky” design came from the project’s architect, Ellenzweig.

The 8-year project is highly visible on the Boston-based architecture firm Ellenzweig’s website. The company received an award from the Boston Society of Architects/ Massachusetts Architectural Access Board for “the significant improvements to the existing buildings and surrounding landscape that have resulted in full, universal access.”

Kate Downing, a sophomore, said, “It looks great! The benches make it look really modern.”

Another new fixture outside the library is the University seal inlaid in granite on the brick walkway.

Emily Petra, senior, said, “It was one of the first things I noticed when I came back to campus. I guess they're putting our money to good use.”

Hamel said the aim was to keep

to the style of the rest of campus.

“We’re after that new England look and feel, with the brick walkways and seals.”

Kelly Taylor, sophomore, said, “The new stuff is more modern, but it ties everything together.”

Patricia Whitney, new facilities director, said “I think those things are really important, because as people are walking around this campus, they want to feel good every day. They want to feel at home.

One of the things that attracted me to the University was the appearance of the campus when you first arrive.”

She added, “Everything is done with students in mind.”

Whitney, a civil engineer, has worked in facilities since 1993 and started at FSU this August. She will be working alongside her predecessor, Warren Fairbanks, who remains with the University parttime to support ongoing and upcoming projects.

“There are a number of projects on the docket for next year,” she said. Fairbanks will assist with small installations of boilers and chillers, as well as with the next large construction project that will be visible on campus - filling the conduit tunnel connecting May Hall and the campus power plant.

The tunnel protects wires and pipes that connect to buildings in the center of the campus.

“Tunnels are the old way of doing things and they’re a lot of maintenance and a lot of work,” she said.

According to Hamel, students should expect to see digging next summer leading from behind May to the power plant. “[The other tunnels] will stay

New benches were installed outside Whittemore Library.

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Amanda Martin / THE GATEPOST The granite Framignahm State seal was completed this summer.

until they, too, probably get to a condition where we’ll have to do something,” he added.

A 2015 Gatepost article reported the tunnel between the powerplant and May Hall, built in 1961, is the newest in a network connecting Dwight, May, Horace Mann, Peirce, Crocker and Hemenway halls.

These tunnels were built around the early 1900s.

Another project students may see soon is the painting of the exterior of the Welcome Center, said Whitney.

“I love working at the higher-education level. I love the collaboration that comes with it,” said Whitney, who add that at previous universities, she has worked with students from different departments on facilities projects.

Lorretta Holloway, vice president of enrollment and student development, said, "The Memorial Grove, which opened in 2015, finally received a sign this fall."

She added that this will be the last foreseeable addition to the Memorial Grove area, aside from ongoing efforts to commemorate members of the FSU community who have passed with bricks of remembrance. The Alumni Association is managing this project.

“We want it to remain an open place for the campus community to utilize when they want to gather in remembrance and reflection,” said Holloway.

Whitney said she will work to create more inviting spaces like this around campus in the future that “recognize places that are important.”

Laura Brathwaite, a senior, said, “It creates a serene place outside

for students.”

Commemorative plaques previously attached to benches that have been replaced are currently being accounted for by Whitney and Maureen Bagge Fowler, environmental health and safety coordinator.

Whitney said, “Other places where I have worked, we’ve maintained a list of plaques that are recognizing donors or recognizing somebody. … Going forward, we’re going to make sure that we know where all of those are and that when we do work, that we’re respectful of where those are. We are sensitive to that going forward.”

Hamel said, “We always keep plaques and essentially move them to the new benches.”

Student Alex Walker said, “I think it would be cool to have [all of the plaques] in one spot instead of scattered around campus.”

Another student, Teresa Stewart, said, “I think we were a little boring before so [The Memorial Grove] and the other stuff in front of the library helps. It actually looks like a fancy campus.”

Looking forward, Whitney plans to focus more on customer service than physical changes to the campus.

“From a physical standpoint, I haven’t walked the campus and said ‘Wow, that’s what I want to do in my first month.’ A lot of what I’m trying to do is get to know people, take things in, see where people’s priorities are.”

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MSCA Continued Continued from page 1 make it difficult for faculty and librarians to live in the region based on their given salaries.

“I know in our department, we’ve lost some great people who were here, liked it, and they really wanted to stay, but they just couldn’t justify staying here when they could be getting paid comparably or more and live in a much less expensive location,” Donohue said.

The proposed end of the 15-percent cap and formulary increases could be rooted in financial concerns, said Donohue.

Massachusetts public higher education funding per student has dropped approximately 31 percent since 2001, according to the Massachusetts Budgeting and Policy Center.

“Years ago, the first year the Red Sox and the Patriots won their championships in the same year, we had T-shirts printed up that said, ‘Massachusetts: number one in football, number one is baseball, forty-seventh in funding public higher education,’” said Donohue.

Money available for state colleges and universities is “legitimately tight,” he said.

“But it’s tight because the com-

Allie Gath / THE GATEPOST Members of the MSCA team deliberate before a bargaining session in O'Connor Hall.

monwealth has not maintained a level of support that they used to provide. That’s the crunch right there.”

Donohue said the money that is available has been “disproportionately” spent on hiring additional administrators.

From the perspective of the MSCA, two things are true: the universities have limited budgets and “the university presidents are choosing to spend the money on something other than providing reasonable contracts to their union employees,” he said.

BHE and COP bargaining team

representative Pedone said, “The difficulty for the management side is that we have to balance the cost of the campuses with access to a quality education for our students.”

COP representatives maintain they are doing their best to reach a reasonable CBA. Pedone said, “Our proposal recognizes the hard work and high quality of our faculty and our staff … but it also allows our state universities to continue to offer students the best pathway to a high quality and affordable four-year education.”

There are three more bargaining

sessions scheduled, the latest occurring on Oct. 16, according to the MSCA website.

Pedone said, “The bargaining process seems to illustrate lines of division, but that is a natural process of collective bargaining. When it’s all said and done, the entire state university family works together to ensure that we offer the best and highest quality product for our students.”

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From Framingham to the World: World Teachers’ Day with FSU President Javier Cevallos Dr. Cevallos was born in Cuenca, Ecuador and his family moved to Puerto Rico when he was 14.

Dr. Cevallos earned his bachelor’s degree in 1976 at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

From Puerto Rico, he moved to Illinois where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in 1978 and 1981, respectively, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His area of research is Latin American literature, with particular emphasis in the Colonial era.

He began his career in education in 1981 as an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Maine at Orono. In 1984, he moved to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he taught for many years, before being promoted to Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs. In 2002, he became President of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania where he worked for many years, until beginning his tenure as President of Framingham State University in 2014.

World Teachers’ Day promotes awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the vital contributions that teachers make to education and development. Celebrated since 1994, World Teachers’ Day is supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

This event is sponsored by the Education Club.

For more information, please contact Dr. Kelly Kolodny via email at kkolodny@framingham.edu

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Sodexo does right by students Seldom has a year gone by without The Gatepost editorializing about the Dining Commons.

Just last year, we called for Sodexo to establish a to-go box system students could use to bring food out of the cafeteria. In that same editorial, we suggested the corporation let students use meal swipes in place of cash at a number of eateries around campus, including Toasted, The Ram’s Den Grille and Sandella’s.

This year, we at The Gatepost are happy to see Sodexo implement one of our suggestions and hear out student concerns.

With its new R.A.M.S. on the RUN service, Sodexo is finally addressing one of the biggest issues students have when they can’t make it to the cafeteria in time for breakfast, lunch or dinner - not being able to use their meal swipes in place of cash at eateries on campus.

Now, they can walk down the hill to Sandella’s and grab a quick bite to eat using one of their swipes, not needing to worry about whether they have Ram Cash or dollar bills at the ready. However, the service can only be used to buy select, prepackaged food at Sandella’s. This service has not been extended to Toasted or the Ram’s Den Grille. We are hoping that changes in the future. The swipes should be used like meal exceptions in the past, allowing students to purchase hot food as well.

A significant complaint students had in past years concerned the hours of operation at the dining hall - it closed at 7:30 p.m. on the weekdays and 7 p.m. on the weekends. Now, the cafeteria is open until 9 p.m. every day, with a limited menu for the last two hours. Additionally, the Ram’s Den Grille has extended hours.

Keeping students with allergies and food sensitivities in mind, Sodexo has also created “Simple Servings,” a station in the Dining Commons where the food is prepared gluten and allergy-free.

Even with these improvements, we at The Gatepost still believe Sodexo can make some more adjustments campus-wide. We still believe there are ways Sodexo could offer more food accommodations for residents and commuters. For example, there are still limited options for vegans and people with allergies outside of the dining hall. Additionally, venues such as Red Barn and Starbucks aren’t open on the weekends.

The only way these changes will made, however, is if students continue to speak up and let Sodexo know it could improve.

Fortunately, Sodexo hosts a bi-monthly meeting named Culinary Council. In these meetings, students are welcome to present concerns and make menu item suggestions.

We urge students to participate.

Sodexo is offering students a platform to voice their opinions on their dining experience - we suggest they use it.

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Campus Conversations What is one item you would add to the Dining Commons’ menu?

By: Lizzy Stocks and Amanda Martin

“I want smoothies all day. It’s never not time for a smoothie.”

-Kayla Otten, junior

“Cooked meat. They are not actually cooking the food all the way through.”

-Zakeba Harper, freshman

“Thats a toughie. Something with “Dumplings, I guess. I’m going for guacamole or avocados.”

Asian food.”

-Mike Tucci, sophomore -Isaac Vu, sophomore

“I don’t know. I feel like they have everything already.”

-Jensen Allie, freshman

“I’d probably bring back the roasted chick peas because they’re a healthy grab-and-go option for vegans and people with allergies.”

-Katherine Esielionis, junior

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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Communal bathrooms’ crisis and the call for revolution Stephanie Bennett Staff Writer Framingham State offers Grade-A facilities from the Hemenway labs to the quality sandwiches from Toasted located in the McCarthy Center.

The college has invested millions of dollars into the modern and superior dorms of North and West halls. But the University has seemed to have forgotten about the other guys living in dorms such as Corinne Hall, Linsley, Larned, etc.

Being a Linsley Hall resident, I cannot help but think I got the shaft.

Residents of the hall are outraged by the fact that the dorm’s shared bathrooms do not have proper hand soap or paper towels.

Ironically, there is a sign on the bathroom door that mocks the residents and their need for cleanliness, “For your health, Framingham State recommends you wash your hands for a least 20 seconds.” WITH WHAT SOAP? In defense of the University, a hand-sanitizer dispenser is placed on the wall, but despite this fact, the ladies of the second floor were collectively outraged that such a common good like real hand soap was not supplied.

In the words of any Linsley Hall resident who favors the health benefits of soap, “WYD Framingham?”

Flabbergasted by my reality, I decided to take

a stance.

I placed quality soap and paper towels in the bathroom.

The ladies who share the bathroom loved it.

We felt liberated and hygienically sterile.

The Linsley Hall Floor Revolution had begun.

I didn’t stop at soap and paper towels. I went on to tackle a big issue that hit home for a lot of ladies on the floor - toilet paper.

As writer Mokokoma Mokhonoana puts it, “Nothing reminds one of how shitty inequality is more often than the fact that there are companies who make, and people who use, one-ply toilet papers.”

Nothing makes a person more homesick than being forced to wipe their backside with sandpaper.

Improvements had to be made. I am talking about three silky layers of softness improvements.

Quality toilet paper kicked out that abhorrent one-ply pulp that had been supplied by the University.

Small improvements resulted in an enhanced bathroom experience that restored the joy of the ladies on the floor.

With things going so great in the movement, ladies began to bring in other bathroom essentials to boost the communal bathroom experience.

Some items that were brought in were a cup

to hold a toothbrush and toothpaste, a stylish toilet-paper case and lastly, a shower shelf/caddy to lay soaps and items on.

All items improved sanitation and health of the individuals that lived on the floor.

It is great that the women on the floor united and advanced the well-being of others. BUT we, as a student body can’t ignore this housing crisis.

We aren’t asking for fancy toilet paper or the nice shower shelf that was brought in.

All we want are the basic essentials.

Despite promoting handwashing, there is no real soap.

This is a problem.

How is the common student supposed to ensure their attendance and academic success if they cannot make it to class because they are sick with the flu that could have been prevented by soap and water?

It is time to step it up Framingham State and fork up some cash to supply the communal bathrooms on campus with real hand soap.

When you walk into any bathroom on campus, there is soap and paper towels. Why isn’t this the reality for the communal bathrooms in Linsley Hall and others alike?

To be frank, it’s time to honestly care about the essentials a student requires.

It’s time for change, Framingham State.

Spicing up the Emmys Lizzy Stocks Staff Writer Redemption - probably the last thing on the minds of many attending and watching the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17.

In his opening monologue, Stephen Colbert spent several minutes poking fun at President Trump and his failure to win an Emmy, despite three nominations in previous years. Colbert goes on to ask, “Is there anyone here who can say how big the audience is - Sean, do you know?” cueing Spicer’s entrance.

Celebrities and fans alike watched with their mouths agape as Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary to President Trump, took center stage with his iconic presidential podium.

Spicer rolled onto stage with a podium, repeating almost word-for-word a statement he made during his first press conference after Trump’s inauguration.

It’s unclear what Colbert’s true intentions were by inviting Spicer to the Emmys, but regardless of true intentions, the surprise appearance is problematic. In his seven months as Press Secretary, he perpetuated many of the president’s lies and false reality.

Continuously berating journalists for reporting “fake news” about the Trump administra-

tion, Spicer created his platform as an angry individual, complacent with spreading lies.

Journalists have an obligation to verify facts before releasing information. Spicer, on the other hand, did not have that obligation. Rather, it was just the opposite from that. Spicer’s obligation was to convey the feelings and thoughts of President Trump to the American people regardless of the verification of facts.

Spicer went as far to lie about the size of Trump’s inauguration, claiming it was the largest inaugural crowd in history. He even attempted to downplay the executive order on immigration, stating it was not a travel ban, although many of President Trump’s tweets stated otherwise.

It’s problematic for a talk show host such as Colbert, who has made his opposing views on the Trump administration very clear, to perpetuate this idea that Spicer can earn redemption and make light of his actions and behaviors while serving the White House.

The Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are a prestigious event, “TV’s highest honors. Us celebrating us,” says Colbert in his opening monologue. So why invite Sean Spicer?

If I’m not mistaken, Spicer willingly lied to the American people in order to please President Trump - and he is not apologizing for it.

Including a liar in TV’s “highest honors” is one way to show Americans that lying for the presi-

dent is not only OK, but that it’s a laughing matter.

It is not a laughing matter.

Spicer should be condemned for his willingness to lie, not praised on a stage surrounded by Hollywood elites. Rather than laughing with Spicer, Hollywood and Americans should be laughing at Spicer for believing he can so easily get away with pushing President Trump’s fake news agenda.

As Khaled Hosseini once wrote, “There is a way to be good again,” but one should feel remorse before earning such redemption.”

Have an opinion about something happening on campus? Send it in 500 words or less to gatepost@framingham.edu. Anyone can submit. We look forward to hearing from you!

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ARTS & FEATURES The "Lang Theater" comes to FSU

The Pawgress Report: Picking the Perfect Pumpkin

By Nick Murphy Staff Writer

Cesareo Contreras / THE GATEPOST William Lang dispelled myths that the trombone is not a solo instrument during his performance on Monday.

By Cameron Grieves Asst. Arts & Features Editor

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rombonist William Lang opened the first installment of this semester’s Midday Performances at the Ecumenical Center on Monday.

Originally from Long Island, Lang is an active performer, comfortable playing cramped art spaces in Greenwich Village, packed concert halls on Broadway and even small college campuses in Massachusetts.

He said he is most interested in “pushing forward pieces by living performers,” all but one of which he performed having been composed in the last five or six years.

The trombone is an instrument usually performed only as part of a larger orchestra, but Lang seeks to dispel this myth that it cannot be taken seriously in a solo performance, he said.

“The instrument doesn’t determine my value as a musician,” Lang said.

“Keren” demonstrated the versatility of the trombone’s sound, a piece composed in 1986 by Iannis Xernakis, a musician Lang referred to as one of his favorite human beings ever - a freedom fighter in Nazi-occupied Greece who was later marked for death by the anti-communist Greek government.

“Keren” is a piece that rises and falls dramatically, “giving you these moments of extraordinary beauty and then taking them away,” Lang said.

Another piece, “Can You Hear Me Now,” was composed by Lang’s friend Jeremy Howard Beck - a fellow New York

artist whose work has been described as “sparse and haunting” by NPR’s Weekend Edition.

The piece incorporated a marching rhythm driven by lively foot stomping aided by a tassel of bells looped around Lang’s shoe - a tassel which fell off midway through the performance but failed to stifle Lang’s musical virtuosity.

In “sound:wonder tuba:mirum,” a piece Lang asked his German mentor Reiko Fueting to compose for him over seven years ago, there are very oblique references to Mozart’s “Requiem” - a part of which Lang describes as “the moment we live for in orchestral trombone.”

This piece showcased a rather intrinsic aspect of trombone playing - the act of breathing as a part of performative play, the silent spaces inbetween becoming a part of the musical performance itself.

However, these empty spaces and long, drawn-out sounds rising and falling in an alien crescendo do not necessarily play well to an audience which expects clear consistent notes that a guitar or keyboard can provide in a solo act.

Elizabeth Maloney, a junior said,“It was a strange performance. It lacked beauty and it wasn’t very captivating - just noises from a science fiction soundtrack."

Where the trombone “lack[s] beauty," it makes up for with a diversity of sound.

Lang truly showed off the full scope of the instrument’s performative power on Monday.

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Introducing Pumpkin, junior Catherine Mace’s show-stealing Chihuahua-Yorkie mix.

The Maces stumbled upon Pumpkin while browsing for dogs online. While they planned to visit a group of puppies, Pumpkin stood out of the patch.

“Once my mom held Pumpkin, she couldn’t say no.

She didn’t even tell my dad we were getting her, she just brought her home,” Mace said.

After seeing her burnt orange coat and dark amber eyes, it’s no surprise that the Maces settled on the name Pumpkin. However, the name Bambi was also considered, because whenever Pumpkin walks, “She prances around like a little deer,” she said.

According to Mace, when Pumpkin was first brought home she was quiet. However, it didn’t take much time for Pumpkin to find her voice, and before long she was bellowing and barking to her heart's content. Looks like the Spice Girls may have a new member before long.

As fitting as Pumpkin Spice would be, the up and coming pup-star would much rather have the spotlight all to herself. “She loves to be the center of attention, and when she doesn’t have our attention, she’ll let out this low-pitched woof until she’s noticed,” Mace said.

“If you start petting her in the wrong spot, she’ll gradually push your hand down with her paws until you give her a belly rub,” Mace added.

When she isn’t crooning for affection, Pumpkin loves playing outside, specifically with her favorite soccer ball toy. Despite being nearly the same size as her go-to toy, Pumpkin strolls around with it in her mouth with ease.

Of course, every star has their fans and Pumpkin is no exception. According to Mace, Pumpkin’s biggest fan is their neighbor's dog, a five-pound fluff ball named Tess. “Tess loves to chase after Pumpkin while she’s chasing her ball. They both get along so well.”

When Pumpkin is done entertaining her personal puparazzi, it’s time to eat. However, there is no eating in solitude for Pumpkin, she needs her spectators. “She doesn’t like to eat alone. … She’ll grab a couple pieces of kibble, hold them in her mouth, trot up to you and then eat her food once she’s got your attention,” Mace said.

After a long day, Pumpkin enjoys catching up on her beauty sleep in a nest of blankets on the end of Mace’s bed. Occasionally, she’ll even try to nudge her way under the covers before dozing off.

It’s plain to see, the Maces picked the perfect Pumpkin.

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ACLU continued Continued from page 1.

This behavior is encouraged by Trump’s cabinet, especially Attorney General Jeff Sessions, she said.

The Trump administration “have made clear their intent to roll back the fundamental civil rights and civil liberties in in our country,” Rose said.

In order to fight these rollbacks, Rose and the ACLU proposed what they call the “Freedom Agenda,” a plan that will be enacted by “not only lawyers, but everybody.”

This plan is applied to three areas - both federal and state courts, legislative reforms in the state houses and Congress and what Rose called “people power.”

The ACLU will work with people to “come out” and stand up against the acts of the current presidential administration.

Rose applauded Massachusetts’ openness when it comes to respecting its citizens and their march toward political change. She said many other state ACLU branches don’t post signs on their buildings and have unlisted phone numbers.

“In Massachusetts, we have a lot more freedom than many other people do in the country or in the world.”

She attributed this freedom to town-based government, which “encourages people to participate in democracy.”

“Congress is so gridlocked,” said Rose. Because of this, she urged the importance of “getting things done” at the state level. Massachusetts was one of the first states in the country to legalize interracial and gay marriage. Rose said because of this, it’s up to Massachusetts to kick-start reforms to the rights of speech, religion, privacy, voting, abortion, contraception and the LGBTQ+ community.

Trump’s Muslim travel ban is unconstitutional, according to Rose.

The ban barred people from seven predominantly-Muslim countries from entering the U.S. Since the ban was planned “without any forethought,” many innocent Muslim people were “detained without due process,” she said.

“Motive matters,” Rose said.

This ban was enacted as a result of “racial and religious animus,” with “no pretense” of other motives.

Trump’s recent announcement to “throw into doubt … about 800,000 people” protected by DACA is also an issue the ACLU is working toward fixing, said Rose. The announcement was made “over twitter, which should have been a sign.”

Former President Obama enacted DACA in 2012 in order to give child immigrants a two-year period of deffered action. Rose said this

encouraged many immigrants to “come out of the shadows … especially those who go to college or are in the military.”

These people “relied on the government to be honest and truthful,” she said.

She pointed out the difference between “not having the right in the first place and having that right taken away.” This is what made Trump’s announcement truly horrific. She compared this to Trump’s decision - once again, via Twitter - that the U.S. military would no longer allow transgender people to serve.

These issues may make it to the Supreme Court to determine their statuses as constitutional. “Does it matter [to the Supreme Court] if a previous administration constitutes something and this administration tries to take it away?”

David Rabinowitz, a freshman, said he came to the talk because he voted for Trump. He wanted to hear “some opposing views.” He said he gained more knowledge of DACA, and now sees the program’s “positive sides.”

Rose said the ACLU is in support of the Safe Communities Act, a new Massachusetts bill which states “local police don’t have to comply” with “ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) roundups” of immigrants. Under this act, town law enforcement may assist ICE, but they would no longer be required to. The local police’s “job is to keep us safe. Their job is to protect us from getting mugged or

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that statistic.

“We think we’re free,” she said, “but we lock up too many people.”

In order to combat these startling rates, Rose proposed eradicating mandatory minimum sentences. She said, especially in the case of drug users, incarceration

“Our client is the First Ammendment. ” - Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU's Massachusetts branch

raped or robbed.”

When those meant to protect citizens are “seen as agents of ICE … people won’t report crimes,” she said. ICE and local law enforcement “shouldn’t be one and the same.

We’re trying to make that distinction quantified by state law.”

Now is the time to “stop the demonization” of law enforcement which would surely stem from collaborations with ICE. Rose said this, in part, has led to the United States’ inflated incarceration rate. “In 1972, we locked up about 93 people for every 100,000. Today, it’s 536.” She added black and Hispanic men are “vastly, vastly overrepresented” in

won’t help anyone rehabilitate.

Drug use is a “public safety crisis … it’s about health,” she said. “We failed the war on drugs.”

Dealers are treated as felons, Rose said. The ACLU proposes that drug dealing be treated as a misdemeanor.

“This is a time for citizen action,” Rose said. She encouraged everyone to get involved in social and political change, no matter what side of the political spectrum they belong to. She told the audience not to be afraid to speak out, to write letters to the editor and to find new ways of interpreting the Constitution.

“The Constitution itself doesn’t

change, society does,” she said. The document’s “power is not in who wrote it; it’s in those who interpret it.”

Jackie Salvas, a junior, said she wanted to expand her knowledge of current political hot topics. She said the Trump administration is “chaotic” and that she wanted to learn how to become more involved in the democratic process.

Rose made it clear the ACLU is a non-partisan organization. They will represent groups from any party as long as their goals are just.

“Our client is the First Amendment,” she said.

A member of the audience asked if there was any legal standing to impeach President Trump.

Rose said Trump may be in violation of a law which states that the President is not allowed to give gifts to foreign leaders. Trump has been known to put up foreign leaders in his own hotels. Rose considers this to be bribery and “a huge constitutional crisis.”

She said she has many issues with President Trump, but these hotel “bribes” are America’s best bet for an “impeachment campaign.” The issues with Trump may just keep piling up.

She added, “I think he’s dangerous.”

[Editor’s note: Staff writer Zachary Colten contributed to this article.]

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Beauty by Bailey: Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor Stepping into a Sephora and coming out without purchasing anything is a rarity for me - I step into the store, the black and white carousels suck me in and in a fugue-like state, I’ve purchased something.

Over the weekend, I stepped in fully expecting the worst and came out without a dent in my wallet, but also with something new - a sample of the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r soft matte long-wear foundation.

So let’s just get into it.

Fenty Beauty is a new brand created and owned by Rihanna.

I’ll be honest - I was skeptical.

When I see famous people branching out and starting their own clothing lines, makeup brands, etc., I often expect the products to be low-quality, mass-produced items. I was pleasantly surprised.

Rihanna has released an entire line of beauty products which includes

foundation, highlighter, lip gloss and concealer.

My focus is the foundation. She released 40 shades, unheard of for a first launch. Her effort was put towards making a foundation for all skin colors - from those with albinism to people with dark complexions.

That’s where many makeup brands fail - they produce maybe two shades of foundation that work for people of color, using the excuse that the product in a darker shade wouldn’t sell. Within two days of Rihanna’s launch, all six of the darkest shades were sold out on her website.

I have never had an issue finding my shade in foundation and that’s because the beauty community caters to people with lighter skin tones. Rihanna and the Fenty brand have done something that is long overdue and I applaud them.

Other brands should take note.

Now on to the formula. Right off the bat, I’ll say this product is

not for those with dry skin. While some matte foundations may work for dry skin, this will not. I’ve never worn a foundation that dries down so quickly. However, for those with combination or oily skin, this may be your new favorite product. The formula is light-to-medium coverage, but feels very lightweight and natural on the skin.

With many foundations, it seems apparent that you’re wearing makeup. This foundation would be a great pick for those of you who are fans of the “no makeup” makeup trend.

Typically, with any foundation, I’ll apply a powder over it to set it down so it doesn’t move or slip during the day, but I wanted to truly test the claims that it was a 12-hour, long-wear foundation so I didn’t. After ten hours in 80-degree weather, 20 minutes sitting on the sauna they call the RamTram and two meals, my foundation looked as good as it had when I first put it on.

BONUS: the brand is completely cruelty-free. The Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r soft matte long-wear foundation retails for $34. I know that next time I’m in Sephora, I will submit to the greater power and purchase this foundation.

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"Bojack Horseman" season 4 isn't horsing around

By Brennan Atkins & Noah Barnes Staff Writers In recent years, it seems as if cartoons have become more clever and complex when it comes to characters, stories and themes.

“Bojack Horseman” is a perfect example of this recent trend.

The Netflix Original Series came up on its fourth season on Sept. 8.

If you thought a show about an anthropomorphic horse couldn’t delve deep into societal problems and psychological troubles in a surprisingly satirical and appealing fashion, then you’d be mistaken.

Will Arnett returns as the title character, Bojack Horseman - a washed up ’90s sitcom actor who’s in a constant battle with his depression and alcoholism. Along with Bojack, we have Todd (Aaron Paul), Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins), Diane (Alison Brie) and Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedar-

is), all returning from the previous seasons.

Although the series has always had an underlying theme of family, this season capitalizes on that idea in a much more literal sense.

While the previous seasons focus more on familial relationships, this season is more about parenting - specifically motherhood.

From clever cameos, to overthe-top antics, to intentionally bad puns and comedic spins on modern-day controversies and issues, season four shares the humor that every previous season has given.

The show has moments that the viewer might find offensive, but if that kind of dark comedy is what you enjoy, then you’ll have a great time. The writing is so ridiculous yet confident that it’s oddly charming.

Despite the over-exaggerated style of the show, it’s actually quite relatable. Bojack has gone through a lot on and off screen,

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and the situations he’s put in all feel realistic in some way. Bojack is thrown into a lot of zany adventures, so when something serious happens on screen, it makes it feel much more real.

Overall, the fourth season of “Bojack Horseman” delivers the same quality as the first three seasons. Although it is listed as a comedy, “Bojack Horseman” de-

livers a good amount of drama that sucks the viewer in and manage to make them care about an alcoholic humanoid horse.

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SPORTS Football remains undefeated

The Framingham offense lines up for a snap. Framingham is averaging 29.7 points per game and 426.7 yards per game so far in 2017.

By Jose Carrasquillo Sports Editor In an intensely contested MASCAC matchup between Framingham State and Bridgewater State, the Rams squeezed out a 19-13 win.

In a defensive slugfest, neither side moved the ball until the second quarter when the Rams struck first.

Following an Adam Wojenski incompletion to Khaneil Bruce, the Bears were called for an offside penalty giving up five free yards. On third-and-three, Quron Wright gained 25 yards to move the ball to the opponent’s side of the field. Following a Wojenski completion to Bruce, Framingham was called for a false start forcing them to a second and long situation. After an incompletion on second down and a Wright gain of seven on third, forced a fourth-and-short situation. Wojenski completed a 9-yard completion to Napoleon Miller to keep the drive alive.

The Rams finished the drive with five consecutive rushes to score a touchdown. Rufus Rushins finished the drive off on third-and goal for a three-yard touchdown.

Framingham’s defense kept the momentum going by forcing a fumble from Jonathan Marrero to give the ball back to the offense.

The Rams failed to move the ball effectively with the great field position due to a thrown interception on second down by Zakery Walker.

Bridgewater tried moving the ball using the

rushing attack again, but failed to as the drive ended with another Marrero fumble.

After a Walker rush for eight yards, he found Bruce for a new set of downs. Using Wright’s rushing attack, he forced a third-and-short.

The Bears were called for a roughing the passer penalty on third down moving the ball to the red zone. Framingham was unable to convert the field position to a touchdown due to three straight rushes, forcing a field goal. Framingham extended the lead over the Bears to 10-0.

Bridgewater tried moving the ball quickly before the end of the half, but made a mistake when Jaquan Harris put a stop to that on the fourth play of the drive. Unfortunately, Harris’ 35-yard return was called back 10 yards due to an illegal block.

Framingham and Bridgewater continuously traded field positioning with neither side able

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to move the ball.

The Rams, halfway through the third quarter, began using their strength in their rushing onslaught. Sebastian Robert rushed for four consecutive plays for 30 yards moved the ball efficiently. Wright and Robert took turns dealing damage to the defense throughout the drive rushing for five consecutive plays for 35 yards moving the ball into the red zone. Walker capped the drive off with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Napoleon Miller. With the touchdown pass the lead extended to 16-0.

Bridgewater continued to struggle offensively as they went four quick plays before another turnover due to another Marrero interception to Kenneth Bartolo.

Framingham used the momentum from the interception and converted to points on a lengthy drive using their rushing attack. Robert

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continued his rushing attack with back-to-back carries for 12 total yards. The Rams continued the rushing attack with Wright, Walker and Robert, rushing for 20 collective yards between them. With the ball in the red zone, the Rams failed to score ending the drive with another field goal from Ryan Clifford. The field goal extended the lead to 19-0 with 10:56 remaining in the fourth quarter.

After a quick three-and-out from the Bears, the Rams drive ended quickly after a Walker interception.

Bridgewater came back using their passing attack and forcing the Rams into some costly penalties. The Rams began the drive with a personal foul for 15 yards then allowed a 21-yard completion to Brandon Giles moving the ball to the Rams side of the field. Stefano D’Emilia connected with Jack Lavanchy for nine yards before an incompletion leading to Nick Santavicca rush for four yards. Another pass interference call would be costly as it eventually led to a Malik Garrett touchdown catch from D’Emilia. The Bears failed the two-point conversation mad the score 19-6.

The Rams went three-and-out again being forced to punt the ball away to Bridgewater.

The Bears continued spreading the ball around with a completion to Giles and Alex McLaughlin for 13 yards, before a 20-yard touchdown strike to Garrett.

Framingham failed to score once again and punted the ball away after four plays.

The Bears made one last push in the final two minutes for a comeback win. D’Emilia connected with Lavanchy with back-to-back com-

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The Framingham offensive line looks ready to protect the quarterback. Framingham has only given up one sack through three games so far in 2017.

pletions for 14 yards total. D’Emilia connected with Garrett for 20 yards before a spike to stop the clock. The Bears were called for a holding penalty forcing them out of field goal range with a second-and-20. Harris sealed the game for Framingham with an interception and return for 27 yards.

Wright led the way with 144 yards on 35 carries, and Harris contributed defensively two interceptions, three pass breakups and two tackles, one for loss.

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Ferr or Foul: CFP Expansion?

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor The NCAA has definitely taken some steps in the right direction and improved its College Football Playoff. And yet somehow, it still just isn’t quite right.

The current format allows four teams, picked by a committee, to battle it out in a single elimination format. But is four teams really enough to decide who is truly the country’s best.

The problem with just a four team playoff is too many teams get snubbed from playing in it. With five major conferences in the NCAA, one champion from a power five conference is automatically on the outside looking in.

And on top of that, many teams are written off by people early in the season because of one loss.

For example, Ohio State, ranked second in the preseason poll, lost to Oklahoma, ranked fifth in same poll, in Week 2. Many people and “experts” are already writing Ohio State off for the season because of one loss.

A fix to this problem is simple - expand the playoff to eight teams. This way all five conference winners can get an automatic bid, plus three at-large teams could also be given a shot.

The NCAA is against expansion for a couple of reasons.

Player safety is one of the biggest. Adding 4 more playoff teams, would force teams to play an extra game in their season. This could cause more injuries to players because they would have to put their body through another week of football activities.

Another concern for the NCAA, is the possibility of making college football a two-semester sport, just like basketball and hockey.

The fix for this is easy. Cut out one week in the regular season. Do we really need to see Alabama play teams like Mercer, like they will later this season? Or Clemson play Kent State, whom they beat 563. The answer is no. It’s simple - cut out the “cupcakes.” This kills two birds with one stone. It cuts out the extra game that players would have to play and keeps the season all within the parameters of the fall semester.

Don’t get me wrong, the NCAA has definitely made progress, now it’s time to take it a few more steps forward.

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Field Hockey crushed by fifth consecutive loss

By Richard Tranfaglia Asst. Sports Editor The Rams dropped its game to Plymouth State by a score of 7-1 on Sept. 16.

The Panthers outshot the Rams 22-0 in the first half. Haley Wakefield scored two out of the first three goals of the game. Patty Newhard scored the in-between goal.

Keeley Bartolini scored at the 14:37 mark to put the Panthers up by four.

Late in the first half, Kaihley Rafferty and Katie Martin each scored a goal to make the score 6-0 going into intermission.

The Rams defense improved in the second half allowing one goal and six shots.

Lily Davis scored the Panthers seventh goal of the day.

Gina Bellevue got the Rams on the board with just under 10 minutes to play in the game.

The Panthers outshot the Rams 28-4.

Wakefield led the Panthers with seven shots on net. Haley Duggan made 13 saves on the day for the Rams and Panther’s goalie Alivia Bates did not make any saves.

The Rams fall to 1-4 and 0-3 in the MASCAC.

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Worcester State defeated Framingham 8-0 on Sept. 19.

The first half was a defensive battle. The Lancers had nine shots on net and the Rams had two. Alexa Bobbin scored the only goal of the half at the 26:52 mark.

The Lancers offense exploded in the second half, scoring seven goals and taking 16 shots on net.

Michalia Parent scored three consecutive goals to put the Lancers up 4-0.

Hayley D’Auteuil and Sammi Souke each scored four minutes apart midway through the half.

Hayley Sutherland scored unassisted with just under 10 minutes to play in the game.

Lindsay Ryan put the final nail in the coffin at the 66:48 mark on a redirected shot.

The Lancers outshot the Rams 25-5. Parent led with the hat trick and six shots on goal. Kathryn Salemme made two stops for Worcester. Duggan made eight saves in the loss.

The Rams move to 1-5 and 0-4 in the league.

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Men’s Soccer begins MASCAC play with win

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor Framingham State hosted Westfield State on Saturday at Maple Street Field.

The scoring started in the 21 minute with a goal from Isaac De Souza off an assist from Ken Stahovish to put the Rams up 1-0. De Souza has seven goals in as many games. Stahovish recorded his sixth assist.

In the 58 minute, Westfield State got on the board with a goal from Legend Mu’Min assisted by Kyle Mutti to tie the game at one apiece.

The game would go into overtime in which Stahovish scored the game-winning goal off an assist from De Souza to win the game for the Rams. Stahovish recorded his fourth goal of the season. De Souza would put up his second assist as well.

Josh Arno recorded five saves, allowing one goal, while picking up his third win of the season making his record 3-1.

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Framingham traveled to WPI to take on the Engineers in a road matchup.

Anthony Vigliotta scored the opening goal for WPI in the 56 minute, off an assist from Reese Petersen.

WPI wrapped the game up with a goal from Jivan Purutyan, which made the game 2-0, the eventual final score.

Arno took the loss in net for Framingham, allowing two goals, while making seven saves.

WPI outshot Framingham State by a number of 21-3.

The loss drops the record to 3-4 on the season.

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Players of the week

Volleyball drops two in a row

Corey McFeeley / THE GATEPOST Framingham State huddles up in between points, en route to a 3-0 loss to Western New England.

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By Matt Ferris Sports Editor The Rams hosted Western New England University in a nonconference match on September 16.

Framingham State looked to carry its momentum over into this, coming in on a twomatch win streak.

The Golden Bears came out in the first set winning 12 of the first 15 points, jumping out to a 12-3 lead. They continued their dominance, closing out the set 13-7, to take the first set 2510.

The Rams struggled in the first set, only collecting four kills. They also committed four unforced errors in the set. Kelly Brinkman contributed two kills for the Rams, while Michaela Cronin and Brandey Rodriguez each had one.

The second set was more of the same for the Rams. Framingham held its own in the beginning of the second set, but Western New England closed out the set on a 15-7 run to take the second 25-15.

Framingham had seven kills in the second, while committing seven errors. The Rams had five different players contribute a kill. Brinkman and Rodriguez each had two kills to lead the way, while Casie Thurber, Deirdre Fay and Cronin all had one.

The Rams jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead in the third set. The Golden Bears closed the lead in a hurry, winning 11 of the next 17 points to get a 13-11 lead midway through the set.

After much back-and-forth play, Western New England closed out the set on a 7-0 run to take the match three sets to zero.

The Rams tallied 11 kills to only four errors in the final set. Brinkman and Cronin each had three kills in the final set, while Grace Caughey had two, Abbie Badgett, Alexandra Fish and Rodriguez all contributed one kill.

Brinkman led the way for the Rams on the day with seven kills, while Cronin chipped in five. Victoria Anderson contributed 10 digs for the Rams.

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Framingham State hosted Colby-Sawyer College in the second half of a doubleheader on September 16.

The Rams jumped out to a good start in the first set winning 13 of the first 19 points. The Chargers surged back, eventually tying the score at 22-22. Framingham would close out the set, winning 26-24.

Framingham totaled 12 kills in the first set, while also contributing nine errors. Brinkman, Caughey, Cronin and Rodriguez all had three kills apiece.

The next three sets would go 25-15, 25-18, and 25-21 all in favor of Colby-Sawyer to earn a 3-1 victory over Framingham.

After 13 kills in the first set, the Rams were only able to muster up 13 kills in the next three sets combined. Framingham committed more errors, 28, then they had kills, 25.

Cronin led the team in kills for the Rams with five. Caughey and Rodriguez were just behind her with four kills apiece. Anderson led the team with 19 digs, while Fay was second with seven.

With back-to-back losses, the Rams drop to 3-7 on the season and are 1-0 in the MASCAC.

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Women’s Soccer wins two of last three games

By Camille McKenzie Staff Writer Last Thursday, the Framingham State women’s soccer team traveled to Brookeline to take on the Newbury College Nighthawks.

Just over 11 minutes into the game, Ana Barretto scored the team’s first goal of the season off a cross from Kaelen Larocque.

Thirty seven minutes in, Barretto got her second goal of the game, finishing an air ball pass from Kayla Alstrom with a header that the Nighthawks could not defend.

Within the next four minutes, Shelly Nardi finished a cross from Larocque.

Barretto’s third goal to complete her hat trick was scored with four minutes left in the half.

The Rams finished the first half controlling the Nighthawks 4-0.

Almost half way through the second half, Larocque scored off of Alstrom’s assist. With just about five minutes left to go in the game, Alstrom got a goal for herself with the help of Nardi.

The Rams finished their first win 6-0. This improved their record to 1-3.

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Framingham put pressure on the Newbury goalie finishing with 38 shots on goal.

Noelle Sass had high intensity the entire game making 32 saves for the Nighthawks.

Newbury only managed one shot on net.

Kirsten Hansen had an easy game in goal.

Saturday the Rams traveled to Westfield State to take on their first competitor in the MASCAC. In Framingham’s first league game, they were

shut out by goals and by shots on goal. twelve minutes into the game, Marissa McGue volleyed a long ball sent to her by Lydia Kinsman, scoring the first goal of the game.

Less than a minute later, Michaela St. Cyr followed McGue’s lead by finishing Bella Eduardo’s cross with a volley.

Almost 23 minutes in, St. Cyr scored her second goal of the day. Rene Hamel fed a long ball to the left side of the penalty area. St. Cyr beat Framingham’s defender for the ball and finished it for the third goal of the first half.

The Rams trailed the Owls 3-0 going into the second half.

Fifty eight minutes into play, Eduardo added another goal for the Owls off of a free kick from 20 yards out.

Framingham State lost their first league game 4-0. Hansen received more action in goal and ended the game with 11 saves.

This moved the Ram’s record to 1-4 and 0-1 in the MASCAC.

At the end of the first half, the Rams led the Anchormen 2-1.

The Ram’s protected the net throughout the second half.

With two minutes left in the game, the Anchormen challenged the Rams. Brittany Degrooth made a tough shot that luckily Hansen deflected.

The Ram’s led shooting 25-8 over the Anchormen. This game bumped up Framingham’s record to 2-4.

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Just about 30 minutes into the first half, Framingham State’s Larocque intercepted a clear. This led to an unassisted goal for Larocque to start off the Ram’s scoring.

Ten minutes later, the Anchormen answered with a goal. Stephanie Ricci beat the Ram’s defense for a ball and finished it in the back of the net to tie to the game.

With four minutes left in the half, Larocque put the Rams ahead with her second goal of the game. Caitlyn Our fed the ball to Larocque, who put it past the goalie with a one-time shot.

Erin Angelillo gathers a pass for the Rams in their 2-1 victory over Rhode Island College.

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Women’s sports get off to a slow start this week. Volleyball’s two losses bring their overall record to 3-7. Soccer’s two losses and one win bring their overall record 2-4.

Field Hockey’s loss brings them to an overall record of 1-5.

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