THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper
Volume 86 • Issue 21
FSUgatepost.com
April 6, 2018
SGA funds hand dryers and soap in select dorms By Jillian Poland News Editor SGA allocated $44,809.73 to eight clubs and organizations, including itself, during its meeting on April 3. It was the last meeting during which SGA could entertain funding requests for Fiscal Year 2018 and SGA received a historic number of requests. Student Activity Treasurer Sarah Horwitz said, “We are currently in an unusual situation that has never happened before in SGA history. There have never been 30 funding requests submitted within a one-week time span to be reviewed by SGA.” In order to fund the volume of requests in time, SGA voted to move See CANDIDATES NIGHT page 7
Amanda Martin / THE GATEPOST Actors run a scene from “Pandora’s Mirror,” which will be shown in DPAC Friday night at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Sisterhood Season
Making the political personal
M.I.S.S. helps girls prepare for prom
“The Hate U Give” author discusses art as activism
By Shanleigh Reardon News Editor
By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor In 444 pages, Angie Thomas’ debut novel, “The Hate U Give,” addresses issues of race, family dynamics and class. She said the novel began as a short story she wrote in college exploring the aftermath of a shooting of a young, unarmed black teenage boy by a police officer. From there, Thomas decided to use the art of writing as her form of activism, turning the short story into a novel. Thomas addressed FSU students and Framingham community members during the first author talk in the “Olivia A. Davidson Speaker Series” in DPAC on April 2. In her speech, “Making the Political Personal,” Thomas discussed the inspiration for her novel, the importance of connecting and empathizing with others and how she used her own life experiences to create the world in which the main character Starr Carter lives. Thomas addressed stereotypes about her home state of Mississippi. “I’ve never seen a KKK member in my life. … I’ve never been called the n-word.
See The Hate You Give page 12
News
Members of M.I.S.S. donated prom dresses and heels to seniors from Framingham High School (FHS) during their “Sisters’ Day Out” event in the College Planning Center (CPC) on Saturday, March 31. M.I.S.S. started accepting dress donations for the event a couple of months in advance in the Center for Inclusive Excellence and ended up with approximately 50 dresses for the high schoolers to choose from, said Amari Veale, M.I.S.S. president. M.I.S.S. Treasurer Tanaja Jordan said, “I was a little nervous at first because we didn’t have that many dresses, but then in the last few days we got a lot of dresses.” M.I.S.S., which stands for “Motivation. Intersectionality. Solidarity. Sisterhood.”, is a group of women who work to empower and celebrate women, particularly women of color, and their individuality. They focus on self-confidence and empowerment through events like Sisters’ Day Out. “Our mission is basically to empower women of color and educate them on what they’re capable of and help them figure that out - and networking as well,” said Veale.
Opinions
Ten girls and some of their parents attended the event and were welcomed by five members of M.I.S.S. who helped them pick out prom dresses and talked with them about their post-graduation plans. Iracely Sanchez, an FSU senior and member of M.I.S.S., works at the CPC and spoke briefly during the event about the services the CPC
See Sisters’ Day Out page 6
Allie Gath / THE GATEPOST M.I.S.S. collected about 50 dresses for the event.
Arts & Features
Sports
ANN MCDONALD pg. 2
DRY CAMPUS pg. 8
HILLTOP’S FIRST ORIGINAL PLAY pg. 13
SOFTBALL FIRST AT MASCAC pg. 18
WOMEN MAKING HISTORY pg. 5
SGA “REPRESENTS” STUDENTS pg. 9
ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK pg. 14
WOMEN’S LACROSSE pg. 20
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