THE GATEPOST VOLUME 85 • ISSUE 23
FSUGATEPOST.COM
APRIL 21, 2017
Voter turnout at 6.3 percent for SGA election By Kayllan Olicio Assistant News Editor FSU students cast their votes for SGA e-Board, senators, class officers and recipients of the Faculty,
Staff and Administrator of the Year awards on Tuesday, April 18. Four-hunded-and-one students voted and the results were counted the next day. This year, SGA changed its constitution to allow
graduate student to vote in its election. Current SGA President Ezequiel De Leon said the constitutional change was made “to better repre-
See ELECTION RESULTS page 5
Students question alcohol policies at Administrative Forum By Kayllan Olicio Assistant News Editor
Alexandra Gomes/THE GATEPOST Two students vote at the McCarthy Center voting tables in this year’s SGA elections.
Students expressed concerns regarding FSU’s alcohol policy during the Administrative Forum on Thursday, April 13. The forum allowed students to voice opinions and concerns to a panel of administrators. The panel consisted of President F. Javier Cevallos, Executive Vice President Dale Hamel, Dean of Students Melinda Stoops, Director of Residence Life Glenn Cochran, Chief of Staff and General Counsel Rita Colucci, Provost and Vice President Linda Vaden-Goad, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Development Lorretta Holloway, Director of Dining Services Ralph Eddy and Director of Community Standards Jay Hurtubise. Jack Capello, SGA senate chair, said he understands the reasons
See ADMINSTRATIVE FORUM page 3
CDIO candidate speaks on campus By Bailey Morrison News Editor Taj Smith, a candidate for the position of chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO) spoke to the FSU community about his desire to come to FSU and his qualifications for the job on Wednesday, April 19. As part of the search for a new CDIO, FSU is hosting three open forums, at which students, faculty and staff can meet the candidates
and ask them questions. Smith currently works as the director for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Xavier University. Smith was asked how he first became involved in inclusive excellence, and he said his journey began during his undergraduate studies at Rutgers. He added during high school, he “coasted” and when he got to college he had to adapt to a different culture. He began as an accounting ma-
jor, before he switched and received a degree in journalism and mass media. Smith served as the Editor-in-Chief of the black and Latino magazine at Rutgers. Smith received his master’s at Cornell in Africana Studies. He completed his doctorate in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specifically focusing on working with college men of color. He co-created a theater program
called Phallacies, in which the group’s focus is to talk “critically about what it means to be a man. Value what is good, but be critical of our male privilege we might carry and to think about the ways we might contribute to homophobia or making homophobic remarks in our culture.” Smith’s resume, which has been made available to all students, said Phallacies is “a non-profit perform-
See CDIO page 7
INSIDE FSU commencement speakers selected p. 6
The Gatepost Editorial: FSU community should think green p.8
A Framingham State DACA student shares her story p.15
FSU lacrosse defeats Fitchburg State p. 21
New s 2
Opi ni on 8
Ar t s & Fea t ur es 10
Spor ts 20
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