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State of the University Meeting DCU Center announced as spring commencement location

By Cesareo Contreras Editor-in-Chief

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During the first State of the University Meeting Sept. 5, President F. Javier Cevallos announced the DCU Center in Worcester will be the new location for spring commencement.

Commencement has typically been held at the Framingham Town Green. The move was brought about by the results of a 2016 student commencement preference survey.

In the survey, students were given three commencement locations See STATE OF UNIVERSITY page 3

News • DACA UPDATE P. 4

Opinions • THE UGLY TRUTH P. 10

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Arts & Features

• DUELING PIANOS P. 15

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Sports • ROOKIE COACH EARNS FIRST WIN P. 16

BHE makes first Interim chief diversity financial offer to faculty officer appointed and librarian union FSU faculty and librarians come out to support MSCA

By Jillian Poland News Editor The Board of Higher Education bargaining team made its first financial proposal to the Massachusetts State College Association at a bargaining session on Sept. 14, said C.J. O’Donnell, MSCA president.

Nearly 20 Framingham State faculty and librarians greeted the BHE team outside the bargaining room wearing MSCA T-shirt and holding signs reading “Protect Public Higher Education” to show solidarity for the MSCA team.

MSCA members are upset by the ongoing delay in reaching a collective bargaining agreement with their employer, the Board of Higher Education, and by proposed changes to the existing agreement, said Robert Donohue, MSCA vice president and president of the Framingham State MSCA chapter.

The MSCA is a union comprised of faculty and librarians from the nine state colleges and universities. 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 so-

See MSCA/BHE page 8

FSU executive staff selects internal candidate for DICE

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor After a nationwide search for a new chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, Millie González has been appointed in an interim capacity.

After Sean Huddleston, former chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, left his position, González co-chaired the search committee for Huddleston’s replacement.

According to University President F. Javier Cevallos, interviews were conducted

and two prospective candidates were brought to campus for open forums. The position was offered to Joan Iva C. Fawcett, who declined and accepted a position at another school.

González said, “We ran the search. We had some wonderful candidates on campus. We offered the position to one candidate, which we were very excited about, and unfortunately, she decided to take another position.

“It’s a challenging position. It’s a very competitive position. So, we were like, ‘OK, we just have to wait and do the search again,’” González said.

She added, “We decided we would re-run the search in December. … We wanted See DICE page 5

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Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Cesareo Contreras Associate Editors Bailey Morrison Kayllan Olicio News Editor Jillian Poland Asst. News Editor Shanleigh Reardon Arts & Features Editors Cass Doherty Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editors Tessa Jillson Allison Wharton Cameron Grieves Sports Editors Jose Carrasquillo Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editors Liam Gambon Richard Tranfaglia Photos Editors Allie Gath Amanda Martin Design Editors Emily Robinson Shayna Yacyshyn Staff Writers Zach Colten Nick Murphy Staff Photographers Corey McFeeley Madison Rosbach Oscairy Tavarez Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605 Fax: (508) 626-4097 gatepost@framingham.edu fsugatepost.com @TheGatepost

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Millie González

Chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor What is your academic background and job history?

I have a B.A. in … comparative literature. I went to Hamilton College. I have an M.B.A. from Simmons College and also an M.L.S. from Simmons as well. … When I was studying for my M.L.S., I had the privilege of working at a whole bunch of different libraries, so I worked at Harvard. … I’ve worked in every type of library. I worked in Framingham Public Library. … I’ve been here for more than 10 years. ...

Way before I worked in retail. I worked actually in cosmetics. That’s where I learned all my customer service skills.

When I was studying at Simmons, I worked at different places - for example, doing competitive intelligence for a software company. Doing a lot of different research for a pharmaceutical company. Finally, when I received my M.L.S, I worked as a reference librarian at the [Simmons] library.

Why did you establish the Whittemore Library’s Diversity Advisory Committee (LDAC)?

From the very beginning, since I started, I always have been involved in diversity and inclusion. … One of the things I thought was interesting is that everything we do with diversity and inclusion has to be intentional. So, you can’t assume things that we’re doing, though we have the best intentions overall, are serving all populations. So initially how LDAC started, I formed a small group and said, “OK, let’s do some research. How does diversity and inclusion play out within the library?

Are we serving all of our students? Do we have policies in place that look at all the resources we offer?” We did a bunch of research and put it in a report and gave it to the director - Bonnie [Mitchell]. Subsequently, we found we had a bunch of research on different populations, how to reach out and how to help and support students on campus, so we decided to focus on one population at a time. At that time, we focused on students with disabilities.

We looked around and we found that we didn’t have enough equipment, so at that point, we wrote a grant in conjunction with CASA. We wanted to come up with a solution. So, for example: the idea of giving students who have disabilities and empowering them to, at any time, get the support they needed. So, if CASA was closed … they can empower themselves and have those same resources available at the library. I investigated grant op-

Bailey Morrison / THE GATEPOST tions. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners had a grant, and we were able to get a really good set of equipment, and we had a table set up with assistive technology and software. What was nice about the grant is it had a portion to bring in a consultant to train the librarians and then also had money left over so we could do a couple different types of trainings for librarians. … We had a very basic cultural competence [seminar] on how to help students with disabilities, which most of the library staff took.

We had another grant where we had studied how to communicate better with the deaf population, so that was wonderful.

Can you talk about your two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association?

I never think about money per se. I think about need. The American Library Association is wonderful because in its DNA social justice is one of their core values. They had different grants I was able to take advantage of. They worked and partnered with the NEH. …

For example, the “Latinos Americans” event was a grant. What was great about that is we used the resources they were providing, so we were able to show films or series. We were able to get Jennifer De Leon here on campus. … She’s an adjunct professor here now. … We had a session in the library. … She was talking about what it meant for her to come to college - she’s first gen. We were all crying - she’s wonderful. … The “Muslims in America” grant - there are a couple of things I’m extremely proud of in my career … this grant is one of them. It gave us the opportunities to have conversations on campus. The grant itself paid for $5,000 of different books. It also paid for us to go to a mosque and for us to bring members of the mosque to campus. I’d love to do that again.

What was your reaction to the rollback of DACA?

are demonized - categorized as rapists and just horrible people and criminals.

I think that conversation has to stop.

It’s unacceptable. Specifically related to those with DACA status - I think that is a program that works. It is a wonderful program. The stories that I have been privy to hearing - the students on campus that self-disclosed and shared - they’re heartwarming. They’re heartbreaking. They wonder about their parents, their relatives, they wonder about their status. Anything I can do, relating to helping those students, making resources available to them - I am there.

What is a moment in your undergraduate career that you remember vividly?

I’m from New York City. I’m a first-generation student and didn’t really have the support to pick out different colleges. If anything, I was discouraged by those at school, even though I was a great student, about different colleges. I decided to do my own research and somehow, I landed at Hamilton College. It’s a great college, but it is so different from what I was exposed to in New York City. At that time, I’m a young kid. Heavy eyeliner. Dark red lipstick. I remember my friend - head to toe L.L. Bean - she’s looking at me and we were talking about the Talking Heads. I didn’t know who they were and she went on and on about how she couldn’t believe I didn’t know who they were. At one point, I realized I was, quote unquote, the other. I realized, I’m looking at her and she had the weird boots on and so I felt, “Why am I the other?” That was the very first time I felt I was the other. I rejected that feeling, of course. She still, to this day, is one of my good friends. It was nothing about her. … My favorite academic memory was in a comparative literature seminar. … I turned to my best friend and said, “Oh my god, I’m one big question.” Everything that was happening just blew our minds.

What advice would you give to FSU students?

Be empathetic. That is a very important trait to have and in this case, to have with our DACA students. The next piece is to be curious. Sometimes, being curious will lead you to do different things, to learn different things. ... The other thing is to seek help and give help. ... The most important life lesson I’ve learned was to really find out what really matters to you.

I’m personally saddened and offended by the national conversation about how certain populations of immigrants

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State of University Continued from page 1 to choose from: The Framingham Town Green, Bowditch Field and the DCU Center.

“The students overwhelmingly wanted the DCU Center,” Cevallos said, citing the arena’s ample seating as the main reason for the large number of the votes.

In past years, when commencement was held on the Town Green, students were only given four family tickets. At the DCU Center, they can bring as many family members as they choose, according to Cevallos.

Cevallos said he recognizes that a major disadvantage of the new location is that it is not in close proximity to campus, while the Town Green is.

Despite the inconvenience, Cevallos said he’s hopeful students will have a positive attitude about the change.

“I think that opening it up to families so they can all have seating is certainly something that students will appreciate,” he said.

On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Cevallos sent out a campus-wide email informing the FSU community about the change in venue.

Also at the meeting, Dale Hamel, executive vice president, said because of last year’s state deficit, this year, the University received less state funding than expected.

Last January, Gov. Charlie Baker and the legislature recommended a slight increase in public higher education spending. The governor and the House of Representatives recommended a 1 percent increase, while the Senate recommended a 3.5 percent increase, according to Hamel.

In its planning, the University accounted for a 1 percent increase in state funding, but that 1 percent was “ultimately” denied by the governor’s office as part of his $350 million budget increase veto.

In an interview with The Gatepost, Hamel said the University received approximately $200,000 less than what was planned.

“Another way to look at that figure is that represents $70 per day student,” he said.

Hamel said the House has requested an override on the governor’s public higher education funding veto. Action still needs to be taken by the Senate, however, which could take a month.

Hamel said the deficit won’t affect student fees and the University will manage the deficit through “selective expenditure reductions.”

During the summer, the University updated the Sodexo and eFollet contracts. As part of its new contract, the bookstore now offers “a price match guarantee” for stu-

dents, according to Hamel.

“So, if the kids go on Amazon and they see a [book] for a certain amount, they could always get it here as well,” he said.

Additionally, Hamel said under FSU’s ownership, the Warren Center had its most profitable year.

In admissions, Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development, said there are 787 first-year students and 470 transfer students enrolled at FSU this fall.

Last year, The Gatepost reported 749 freshmen enrolled in the 2016 fall semester.

The incoming first-year class has an average 3.03 GPA and an average SAT score of 1040, she said.

To combat food insecurity issues, Holloway said the University recently decided to convert the bike room in West Hall into a food pantry and a resource center.

Currently, the University is raising funds to refurbish the space.

Looking forward, Linda VadenGoad, provost and vice president of academic affairs, outline projects in the University’s next strategic plan.

The current strategic plan will end this September.

The University has developed a list of ideas and considerations for the new plan, which was created during a May faculty retreat, Vaden-Goad said.

Vaden-Goad said many of the ideas brought up during the retreat focused on connecting to students “locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.”

Additionally, during the retreat, faculty brought up concerns about transportation, workforce preparation, staff development and field work opportunities for students.

In the new plan, instead of offering a non-credit remedial math course, the University will now have “math co-requisite remediation,” a program that supplements in-class instruction with an online math lab. The University now has a math emporium in O’Connor Hall.

She said this new program was “tested carefully” with faculty in the University’s STEM college and will allow students to get the help they need on a more timely basis.

Some of the initiatives and programs created during the current strategic plan, including FSU’s Diverse Scholars Program, will expand and be continued in the new plan, she said.

The Reimagining the First-Year program will continue to be a big focus in the new plan, Vaden-Goad said.

Millie Gonzalez, newly appointed interim chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, outlined the University’s diversity efforts for this academic year.

The next State of the University meeting will be held in fall of 2018.

This year, the Center for Inclusive Excellence will continue mentoring and training students.

Additionally, the University will “continue to nurture diversity inclusion in the curriculum” by offering its “Widening the Circle” faculty workshops.

According to the Framingham State website, these workshop will help faculty understand how to promote “themes of diversity and inclusion into all areas of teaching and assessment including curriculum design, pedagogical techniques, facilitating class discussions, assignment design and assessment methods.”

Typically, FSU’s executive board updates faculty and staff during All University meetings, which are held throughout the semester.

Cevallos said with the change in meeting structure, FSU hopes to utilize All University meeting time to have focused, “in-depth” conversations on specific initiatives, rather than on executive board outlines. These All University meetings will be similar to the ones held last year, which focused on strategic planning and the Reimagining First Year project.

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President Cevallos supports DACA students

By Jillian Poland News Editor President F. Javier Cevallos called for immediate legislative action following the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program within the next six months, in an email to students on Sept. 5.

DACA is a program that allows young people who are in the United States illegally to apply for a two-year reprieve from deportation. DACA recipients are also eligible for work permits, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The program was instituted by the Obama administration in 2012.

There are approximately 800,000 DACA recipients, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. By March of this year, the USCIS had accepted over 9,000 DACA applications just

within Massachusetts.

There are DACA students on campus, said Lorretta Holloway, vice president of enrollment and student development. However, Holloway would not release the number of DACA students currenty attending FSU on the grounds of protecting their privacy and safety.

Last year, the Gatepost reported there were 31 DACA students enrolled at Framingham State.

Millie González, interim chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, said in an email, “The repeal of the program is unfair and shocking. Our DACA students know no other home.

They thrive at Framingham State and graduate to become productive citizens of the commonwealth.”

In his email, Cevallos said, “I join with other Massachusetts leaders in calling on Congress to take quick and decisive action to find a permanent legislative solution that will maintain protections for the nation’s DACA residents.”

Some faculty said they hope FSU Cevallos also united with other Massachusetts public state college students will have empathy for and university presidents in push- those affected by this decision. ing for state legislation that would Lina Rincón, a sociology proensure DACA students living in fessor specializing in immigraMassachusetts could continue to tion, said, “I have students that are qualify for in-state tuition regard- DACA recipients. That’s where my heart goes. … Some are worried less of federal actions.

“Our role is to advocate for our ‘What’s going to happen with my students with our legislators,” he status? Am I going to be able to graduate?’ They are really on the said.

Framingham State also plans to edge of their seats.”

Cevallos and González hope FSU support DACA students on campus.

“We have an alum who is an im- students will learn more about migration lawyer, and he has of- DACA and advocate for their fellow fered to provide pro-bono services students by writing to their senafor our DACA students. … He is will- tors and members of congress. ing to come to campus and meet Cevallos said, “These are peowith students who need help with ple that are intelligent, that are their immigration status,” Cevallos hardworking, that want to be prosaid. This service will be organized ductive members of society. They through the Dean of Students’ of- work. They pay taxes. They want to contribute. So why not help them?” fice.

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Ally Chisholm awarded Dr. Robert A. Martin Outstanding First-Year Advocate Award at Convocation

By Shanleigh Reardon Asst. News Editor Faculty and staff members welcomed incoming first-year and transfer students during the New Student Convocation Ceremony on Sept. 5 in DPAC. New Student Convocation is “an annual ceremony recognizing new first-year and transfer students who are beginning their studies this fall,” said Jeremy Spencer, dean of enrollment management, in his opening remarks.

Spencer shared unofficial fall enrollment figures - 760 first-year and 380 transfer students - before introducing President F. Javier Cevallos.

Cevallos thanked the students for choosing FSU and congratulated them on the accomplishments leading to their acceptance. He advised them to get involved and to ask questions in order to build their new support systems.

“If you do not know who to ask, ask me. Send me an email! I don’t know the answers, but I know who knows the answers,” said Cevallos.

Following Cevallos’ speech, Ben Trapanick, director of firstyear programs, was introduced to present the Dr. Robert A. Martin Outstanding First-Year Advocate Award to Ally Chisholm.

Chisholm graduated from FSU in 2011 and returned as CASA’s aca-

demic success coordinator after completing her master’s degree. In CASA, she works compassionately with students of varying skill sets through tutoring and mentoring programs, said Trapanick.

“Ally loves working at FSU and with our students. … I think the students will have an outstanding advocate to help them through the challenges and to feel that they belong here,” said Trapanick.

After sharing her freshman memories, including crying on move-in day and believing she was “too cool” to attend her own convocation, Chisholm advised students to believe in themselves and to be kind.

“FSU truly is a special place full of people who want you to succeed and reach your goals,” said Chisholm.

Chisholm was nominated by Brittany Cormier of the class of 2017.

“After observing the transformative work that Ally does to help students while working with her in my position as an ASPT [Academic Success Peer Tutor] at CASA, I knew that she needed to be recognized,” said Cormier.

Kyle Rosa, SGA president, spoke after Chisholm.

“This is the place to be,” said Rosa, referring to Framingham State’s location in the MetroWest area. The campus, located between Boston and Worcester, is accessible

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to corporations, other academic institutions and vibrant communities for students to expand their classroom learning, he added.

Following Rosa’s address, Spencer officially concluded the ceremony by inviting those in attendance to a campus-wide cookout hosted by Dining Services in Crocker Grove.

During the cookout, many freshman students said they felt welcome at the University.

“I like that everything’s close together,” said first-year student Jess Vinscus.

First-year student Kimani Bryan-Millwood, “I like the school so far. The diversity here is really good, there’s a lot of opportunities, and I feel like I made a good choice.”

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Millie González appointed to DICE Continued from page 1 to make sure we had student input and faculty input, so that was the plan. Then, one morning, the president calls me in and he offers me the position.”

González said in two years, she will chair a committee to fill the position permanently.

Dale Hamel, executive vice president, said re-running the search wasn’t necessary because there was already someone on campus qualified for the position “because of her experience with specifically this community and the ability to do her job. I think, in many ways, her familiarity with the initiatives we have ongoing was certainly a benefit. To be frank, she was the best candidate.”

Cevallos said, “Sometimes, you realize you have the people on campus with the talent, and I asked her if she would take on the position for the next two years. I think she has all the experience, qualifications and connections to be an excellent addition to the executive staff.”

He added the chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement position was created when he came to FSU and decided the position would be one that reports directly to him.

González said although her work has always involved diversity and inclusion, she was not expecting to be offered this position. “I was not prepared for that. … I was quite humbled by that.”

González has worked at FSU since 2007 in the Whittemore Library. Until her appointment, she was the emerging technologies and digital services librarian.

During her time working in the library, she established the Whittemore Library’s Diversity Advisory Committee (LDAC), which aimed to help support students on campus who are underrepresented. This included writing a grant that brought assistive technology to campus for students with disabilities, said González.

In her new role, González said she hopes she can be a resource

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to her team as well as faculty, students and staff.

She said her plans are to continue to integrate the work of the University’s strategic plan into her department. “The other thing is that I have a wonderful foundation to work off of. We have a strategic plan. My goal is to tweak certain things and build in programs and policies in place to go to the next level.”

She added an important aspect of the strategic plan is to work “intentionally” to further diversity and inclusion efforts at FSU. She said one priority of the department is to conduct a campus climate survey. “We haven’t had a climate survey for faculty and staff. … So right now, it’s really important to find out how everyone is doing. One initiative on the immediate horizon is a climate change survey.”

She added, “The other thing I am concerned about is data overall.

So, I want to make sure we all have the data we need to make decisions and to make everything as transparent as possible so [a student]

will be able to access that data.

“This fall semester, I have a list of things I want to do. One of the most important things I need to do is go around on a listening tour, talk to many people, to address what challenges we have as an institution and then prioritize them. … I want to be as open as possible,” she said.

González said one of her priorities is to make cultural competence training available for all faculty and staff. There is already a training in place for faculty, but her focus will be “effectively” holding the training for staff members and new hires.

She added, “How do you ingrain that in the culture so that when someone gets hired, they have training available? It’s sort of an operational thing.”

González said an issue she wants to “tackle” is diversity, inclusion and social justice in the curriculum at FSU, specifically pertaining to the diversity minor. “Hopefully within two years, it will be updated.

“I would like to work with faculty to start the conversation on what can we do to assess the existing

diversity minor and determine if it is helping students get the knowledge they need to work in a diverse workforce,” she said.

González added, “My focal point is to help students in whatever way that I can, so if we need to get more scholarships for students, I’ll partner with whoever I can to pitch that we have a need here and hopefully, we’ll get some scholarships.”

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“Sometimes you realize you have the people on campus with the talent and I asked her if she would take on the position for the next two years. I think she has all the experience, qualifications and connections to be an excellent addition to the executive staff.”

- F. Javier Cevallos, president

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In memory of Dayala Vilvalex

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor FSU alumna Dayala Vilvalex died Monday, June 19.

Vilvalex graduated from Framingham State University in 2014 with a degree in criminology and a minor in sociology.

Dayala is remembered by her sister, Stacy Vilvalex, as an inspirational person who would “light up the room” when she walked in.

She added, “Everyone has their moments, but Dayala always came from the best place … and I think life just got to her. … I can’t think of one specific memory of her, we had so many great ones together.”

FSU alum Kevin Long said, “When I graduated I took a job in CASA at Framingham State. Dayala came in one day and sat with me and was talking with me about how she wasn't sure what she wanted to do when she graduated college. …

We never reached a resolution, but what Dayala said struck me - she said she didn't care what she did, but she wanted to help others. She wanted to feel a sense of purpose and help others feel that way, too.”

He added, “I never told her this, but I think Dayala would have been

an amazing social worker or in another position in the human services field. She wanted to touch other's lives like how many people touched hers. The world is much darker without a kind soul like Dayala in it. I think about her often.”

Jenna Langhill, a friend of Vilvalex’s started a GoFundMe campaign after Vilvalex’s death which raised over $2,000. Langhill said she created the GoFundMe because funeral costs are high.

Langhill said, “Dayala was the friend that always knew how to put me in a better mood. She always had the best advice and knew exactly what to say to make everything better in that moment. It was never a dull or boring moment when I was with her. She was always making me laugh.”

She added, “Dayala had a heart of gold. She truly cared about everyone that she considered a friend. She was always so cheerful and willing to help everyone even through her own struggles.”

After graduation, she worked at Key Program Inc., in Framingham with at risk youths.

President Bill Lyttle said, “Dayala had a tremendous commitment for helping young people experi-

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ence success in their lives. Many youth are far better off for having Dayala in their lives. She will be very much missed.”

Vilvalex is survived by her mother, Rolande Marcellus and father Dayala Vilvalex as well as siblings Kevin and Stacy.

In memory of Daniel Cabral

By Jillian Poland News Editor Daniel Cabral, a Framingham State University graduate, died May 4, 2017. He was 23.

Cabral was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 24, 1993. He graduated from Plymouth North High School in 2011 and Framingham State in 2016, where he majored in communication arts.

Cabral worked as a server in several restaurants in Framingham and Plymouth.

Cabral is remembered by both friends and family as a genuine and animated young man. Eric Foley, who has known Cabral since middle school, recalled a show Cabral put on in sixth grade with his band “Work in Progress.”

“He wanted me to make a documentary video of the night. I came over to see the entire sixth grade at his parents’ house. … He had his big afro and was going to town on the drums. At one point, he ripped his shirt off and threw it into the crowd of sixth graders,” Foley said.

Dan and Karen Cabral, Daniel’s

parents, said that kind of humor was characteristic of Cabral. “He was fun-loving. … When he saw you, he hugged you and that was his way of greeting you. He loved everyone,” said Karen Cabral.

Cabral was also a caring friend.

Alaina Chin, who knew Cabral for six years, said, “There have been countless times that he’s let me cry in his arms and just talk and give me advice. ... He was an amazing friend, truly one of a kind.”

Margaret McCauley, Daniel’s aunt and godmother, said, “Daniel had a rhythm all his own. ... He always proved to be the life of the party at home with his family, with the dear friends he made at his beloved Framingham University, and beyond.”

When choosing a college, the family visited a number of schools, but Cabral knew he wanted to go to FSU from his first visit. “He just went there for the day. And he just fell in love with the Framingham community. … He loved Framingham,” said Karen Cabral.

Many people felt his love for the community. Dr. Derrick Te Paske,

chair of the communication arts department, said, “Within the communication arts department, Dan was well known for his enthusiastic spirit, and he clearly loved FSU and the department.”

Cabral is survived by his parents, Dan and Karen Cabral; his brothers, Justin Warren and Brett Cabral; his aunt and godmother, Margaret McCauley; and other friends and family members.

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Reach Higher Massachusetts comes to FSU

By Kayllan Olicio Associate Editor Framingham State hosted the 2017 Reach Higher Massachusetts on Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Massachusetts and out-of-state faculty, staff and administrators from secondary and post-secondary education attended a series of sessions geared toward helping students succeed in their chosen paths after completing secondary education.

Bob Bardwell, Reach Higher team leader, said the organization was founded in 2014 by former First Lady Michelle Obama.

According to Bardwell, “Michelle Obama said ‘We need to do more. More for our students who aren’t graduating high school, our students who are not going on to higher ed and even those who do but don’t persist. Those rates are not acceptable and what can we do as individuals, as organizations, as schools, as communities to do more?’”

Julie Heinz of Reach Higher said the organization is based on Obama’s own personal experiences. She added Obama saw herself in students who were and are struggling to complete post-secondary education.

She said Obama “wanted to do everything in her power to inspire those students to reach higher. …

We refer to her as the school counselor in-chief.”

Bardwell added, “If you believe … that we have more to do. … If you believe in that philosophy then you’re going to say, ‘I don’t have any more time. My plate is full but I’m going to do one more thing to try and help.’”

Heinz stressed that the work the organization is doing will continue beyond the administration that created it. “We are happy and healthy living in Washington, D.C.,” she added.

Lorretta Holloway, vice president of enrollment and student development, expressed the importance the work both universities and K-12 educators do.

She added, “I love having events like this on campus - partly because people can get together and see Framingham State, because that’s part of my job, but I really appreciate when we get to talk to teachers and talk to guidance counselors because you are essential to the work we do here.”

James Peyser, secretary of education and keynote speaker said, “We do have a lot to be proud of here in Massachusetts when it comes to college education. … In part, we have gotten used to patting ourselves on the back with some good reason.”

Kayllan Olicio / THE GATEPOST Participants of the Reach Higher event posed for a picture.

According to Peyser, Massachusetts’ dropout rate over the last several years has dropped by almost 50 percent and the state’s graduation rates are high and well above national averages.

He added, “We have the highest percentage of adults who have a post-secondary credential, which is about 55 percent. We have the highest percentage of adults who have a bachelor’s degree or higher, which is almost 40 percent. We are the most highly educated state in one of the most highly educated countries in the world.”

In one session, presenters from MassBay and FSU discussed their current collaborations and partnership.

Shayna Eddy, associate dean and dean of undergraduate admission at FSU, said partnerships with community colleges led to high numbers of transfer students. “We have about 400 transfer students that come in every year.”

Lisa Slavin, assistant vice president of enrollment at MassBay, added the institution sends many students to FSU through the MassTransfer program.

Eddy said an important factor in partnerships is having staff who believe “that starting at a community college or partnering with a community college is the best for some students.”

According to Eddy, part of the FSU and MassBay partnership and collaboration is offering a campus life experience to MassBay students. MassBay students can live on the FSU campus while attending classes at MassBay. Slavin said due to FSU and MassBay attending college fairs at local

high schools together, they are able to demonstrate the seamless transition between a two- and fouryear institution.

In another session, LaDonna Bridges, associate dean of academic success, spoke about how social class can shape a first-generation student’s academic and social experiences in college, leading to a higher graduation rate.

She said social and academic integration presents a “distinct difficulty for first-generation students.”

Bridges shared her story of being a first-generation student. “I fast realized that I didn’t have a clue about the world I had entered academically, socially, economically.”

She recalled how during her college career, she felt as if she was never good enough. Bridges said she felt as though “it would be just a matter of time before someone found out that I didn’t actually belong at that school.”

Bridges discussed how she would “fake it” socially, and she became adept at not talking about her family and home life. She said she was living in two separate worlds.

“When I went home to the Ozarks, my language changed, my dress changed, what I talked about changed. I never talked about anything at school because I didn’t think anyone would get it, and they never asked those questions. When I went back to school, I adapted back into that, and I didn’t know what I was doing at that time,” she said.

Bridges added most first-generation students share her experiences and feelings of living in two worlds, and those feelings are more prevalent if they attend an elite school.

There are some best practices to help first-generation students transition and navigate the road to graduation, Bridges said.

There needs to be acknowledgement that first-generation students “may have a different road map to success than continuing and second-generation students.”

She added one of FSU’s practices is to try and involve faculty and staff by encouraging them to identifying as first-generation. “We give them posters to put up outside their doors. … We want our faculty to put stickers on their door that say, ‘I’m first. Ask me about it.’”

Bridges said there needs to be communication with students “that they are always going to live in two worlds and that is OK.” Bridges added first-generation students deserve recognition for “the tremendous strength that they bring to us. They are perpetual border crossers. They navigate situations better than so many people because they had to. … They have resistance capital. They are not going to go lightly or easily. They are not going to be beaten down easily, and we need to acknowledge that.”

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MSCA/BHE collective bargaining Continued from page 1 ciology department.

The collective bargaining agreement is a set of conditions under which the members of the MSCA will agree to work. The CBA is an over-200-page document that encompasses topics such as faculty and librarian pay, benefits and workload in addition to minute details, such as how many times a week a cabin on a Massachusetts Maritime Academy training ship gets swabbed out, said Donohue.

Benjamin Alberti, a professor of anthropology, said, “The [CBA] does not stand in isolation. It is part of an entire system - a system that is designed to make sure students succeed at finding out what they want to do, learning from the best and moving into a career that is suitable for them.”

The current round of collective bargaining began Jan. 31, 2017 and has yet to result in an agreement, although the previous CBA expired on June 20, 2017. The expired CBA will remain in full effect until a new one can be created, according to the MSCA website.

Donohue said the delay in coming to an agreement is in part because the BHE had not been given approval from the executive branches of the Massachusetts government to put a financial offer on the table until recently.

O’Donnell said on Thursday, “The MSCA did receive a financial offer today - after filing an unfair labor charge against the BHE for not having the authority to offer one.”

The MSCA filed a charge of prohibited practice against the BHE with the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations on July 18, 2017, according to a news update on the MSCA website by O’Donnell.

“Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 150E (the public sector collective bargaining law) requires that the parties at the table bargain in good faith, including having the authority to make proposals intended to settle negotiations. The BHE has stated to us repeatedly that they have no authority to make a financial offer,” O’Donnell said in the update.

In addition to the financial delay, during the bargaining, there have been proposed language changes to the CBA that O’Donnell characterized as “take-backs” in a July 9 news update on the MSCA website.

These “take-backs” have been attributed not to the BHE, but to the Council of Presidents.

The Council of Presidents, which is comprised of the presidents from the nine state universities and colleges, also have representatives and attorneys present at each bar-

Allie Gath / THE GATEPOST Professors and librarians gathered in O'Connor Hall with signs that read "Protect Public Higher Education."

gaining session.

Donohue said, “The Council of Presidents is there because ultimately, they have to live with most of the language in the CBA and they justifiably want their opinions heard.”

According to a work action posting linked on the MSCA website, “The BHE has no take-back language on the table; every language take-back comes directly from the presidents and vice presidents.”

Some of the proposed changes include eliminating the 15 percent cap on class sections taught by part-time faculty, the end of formulary salary increases and changes to the evaluation process, according to the MSCA. O’Donnell said, “The MSCA continues to battle against take-back language that we believe does not improve the educational environment for students, and to fight the presidents’ desire to replace fulltime benefited positions with parttime non-benefited positions - a migrantization of the profession.”

Bridgette Sheridan, history professor, said, “It is concerning to feel like we’re uncertain about what is at stake for the future - both in terms of our own work lives, but also in terms of what it’s going to mean for the life of the University and the students and our teaching.”

Alberti said the changes to the CBA could have detrimental effects not only for professors, but for students as well.

“My biggest concern is that we will end up with a contract that undermines the ability of the system to work towards student success,” he added.

Jim Cox, an attorney for the BHE, said the schools appreciate the hard work the faculty does and are “doing their best to support faculty and students.”

Judy Otto, a geography professor, said she was there to meet the bargaining team on Thursday because she is a student of solidarity. “And by that, I mean Polish solidarity when the Poles overthrew the communist government back in 1989. I try to connect my research to my life, and we’re all standing together for this cause that we believe in for our jobs and for the work that we do for students on this campus.”

Many MSCA members agreed with Otto’s sentiment.

Sandra Rothenberg, coordinator of library instruction and reference librarian, said she was present because “there are things that might be instigated that might hurt the students and the learning environment at Framingham State.”

She added, “I really want to keep this academic community strong for the students.”

Kelly Matthews, an English professor, said, “This is a great University, and we want it keep it that way.”

David Keil, a computer science professor, said, “We are concerned about this, and we believe students have reason to be as well.”

As the collective bargaining sessions continue to stretch beyond the June 20 CBA expiration date, the MSCA has encouraged its members to “work to rule.”

“Work to rule” is a form of protest in which workers do no more than is required by their contract.

According to the MSCA posting, for

professors, this means teaching no more than 12 credits and not attending weekend events without compensation, among other actions. For librarians, it can mean working no more than 37.5 hours each week.

Sheridan thinks the “work to rule” posting is “important.”

“I think it goes along with long established practices to ensure that we bargain in good faith. I support them,” she added.

In a statement following the BHE's first financial proposal, Donohue said, “MSCA worked hard to create conditions that would lead the BHE to bargain in good faith. We are far from an acceptable offer, but at least we are now making some progress.”

In an earlier interview, Donohue said, “The MSCA feels really strongly that the things we are trying to achieve at the bargaining table benefit students and the University. Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions.”

[Editor’s Note: See next week’s issue of The Gatepost for more on proposed changes to the CBA and the effects on students and professors.]

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Defending Title IX Last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a rollback of an Obama-era Title IX policy that focuses on providing support to college students who are subject to sexual assault.

According to DeVos, the current policy unfairly penalizes those accused of assault and does not provide “due process” for all parties involved.

We at The Gatepost are in support of due process, but we cannot support DeVos’ rollback of Obama’s important Title IX policy, as her decision may work to weaken established guidelines that provide vital sexual assault support on campuses nationwide, FSU’s included. According to the Department of Education website, approximately 7,000 post-secondary institutions must be Title IX compliant.

Enacted in 1972, Title IX prohibits any federally funded educational institution to practice any form of sex discrimination. Under this law, schools have a legal obligation to address sexual assault cases that get reported. Additionally, this means schools can’t exclude students from participating in educational activities, as well as extracurriculars, solely on the basis of their sex.

If schools don’t follow Title IX’s rules, they risk losing funding.

In 2011, the Department of Education issued an official letter to public institutions providing specific guidance on the law. This Title IX document serves as a comprehensive roadmap schools are required to use for addressing sexual harassment and sexual assault cases. Detailed in the document is the importance of faculty sexual assault training and proper sexual assault investigation methods.

With DeVos’ rollback announcement, major portions of that document are likely to be rewritten or scrapped altogether.

What DeVos fails to see is that “due process” is already at the forefront of current Title IX guidance for everyone involved, including those accused of sexual assault.

The Obama administration guidance is the first comprehensive document that successfully addresses sexual assault and harassment on college campuses.

At FSU, if a student is accused of sexual assault or harassment, they are able to have an academic advisor or lawyer present for any meetings regarding the alleged incident of assault, according to Kim Dexter, FSU’s Title IX director.

They are also given access to a campus process advocate, a designated person who helps explain the investigation process.

Like survivors, those accused have a legal right to tell their side of their story. They are allowed to read any documentation that will be used to investigate the case, and they are allowed to invite witnesses to speak on their behalf and vouch for them.

Rather than eradicate the Obama-era guidance, we at The Gatepost urge the Department of Education to build on the previous administration’s guidelines.

There is still much work to be done to provide adequate support for those subjected to sexual assault, especially college students. According to a 2015 National Sexual Violence Resource Center study, one out of every five women and one in 16 men are sexually assualted while at college and 90 percent of sexual assault victims on college campuses don’t file a report.

Even with the current Title IX guidelines, sexual assault is rampant on college campuses. To dismantle this legislation would turn back the clock.

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[Editor’s note: Up Up & Aboard is a bi-weekly travel comic series in which Design Editor Shayna Yacyshyn shares her adventures while studying abroad in Italy. Check back in two weeks for her next installment.]

Campus Conversations How do you feel about the commencment ceremony being moved to the DCU Center?

By: Thomas Maye, Madison Rosbach & Allison Wharton

“Honestly, it doesn’t make a big difference to me. I commute here, and I live pretty close to Worcester.”

“I think it’s better for a graduation “Traditionally it’s always been on the ceremony to be on a college common. That’s what I prefer.” campus.”

-Lorenzo Giovanella, junior -Ajay Sharma, senior -Fraz Ikram, senior

“Logically, it makes more sense, but I “Mixed feelings. Pushing it back “Good idea. I like the DCU Center. feel like I’m not going to get the full makes it an even longer day, but it I’d rather graduate there, at least experience.” could be OK. I’m not sure.” then you can bring more family -Jack Capello, senior -Molly Fennessey, senior members.”

-Kenneth Stahovish, junior

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The ugly truth Emily Robinson Editorial Staff A research study by JAMA Internal Medicine released this July revealed sperm count is down fifty percent in Western men since 1973. So, men in Western countries, such as the U.S., have half the reproductive potency they used to have.

Ninety percent of those diagnosed with breast cancer don’t carry the BRACA gene, meaning their diagnoses are not related to family history or any kind of genetic predisposition.

According to the American Cancer Society, one in every two men and one in every three women will be diagnosed with some type of cancer in their lifetimes.

So basically, reproductive health has been rapidly declining since the ’70s, and cancer diagnoses are being given out to just under half of the population with little hereditary or genetic causation.

People are getting sick and reproductive health is down, and there really isn’t any easy explanation for it.

It’s time we start asking: “What is causing these trends in health?”

There are 85,000 synthetic, meaning manmade, chemicals lurking in American products.

It may shock you to know that the FDA has little-to-no regulatory power over these chemi-

cals.

The consumer cosmetics and self-care industry in the United States is entirely self-regulated. The government has no responsibility over ensuring the safety of our products. Following health-and-science related media will reveal that it is only when many people get very sick, and are subsequently very loud about it, that any regulation or change occurs.

Take a good look at the back of a cosmetic product you use every day. The ingredients list is lengthy, complicated, printed in tiny font and full of chemicals that an average consumer can’t even pronounce.

Even worse? Those ingredients that no one bothers to give a second thought to could be what’s making us sick.

With no regulation, products are riddled with carcinogenic chemicals and endocrine disruptors - substances that are scientifically proven to cause cancer and attack the reproductive system.

Yes, you read that right. There are chemicals that have been scientifically documented as cancer-causing and are banned in several other countries that are still in our products.

So, the weight of the problem falls to us, the consumers. It is our job to make sure the shampoo, perfume, toothpaste, deodorant, makeup and soap we buy is actually safe, because the

government does not.

You would think that in 2017 we, as a society, would be able go to Target, buy shampoo and not have to worry about it slowly killing us or leading to infertility - but we do. Today, it is up to the consumer to make smart and informed buying choices and to actively make the choice to support companies that value us and our health.

[Editor’s Note: This is a bi-weekly column that aspires to contribute to a generation of informed consumers and will make choosing healthy products easier for students at FSU.]

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ARTS & FEATURES "Capsules of information"

Excavating the many layers of Erika Ranee's abstract paintings

Allie Gath / THE GATEPOST Ranee's mixed media piece, "Big People," is on display in the Mazmanian Gallery.

By Tessa Jillson Asst. Arts & Features Editor

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s an artist and a professor at New York University, Erika Ranee is constantly on the move. Her abstract paintings reflect her high energy while displaying topical issues around black stereotypes.

“I’ve always loved abstract expressionism. … I like messy painters. Explosive work,” she said.

Ranee said she feels “each painting is like a journal entry,” surfacing a variety of emotions and creating a multitude of narratives.

“I like the idea of [narratives] being pushed back and buried. You have to kind of go on a little excavation to get some information. …

I think I’m more interested in the visual experience at the end and to see what you come away with,” she said.

Before experimenting with abstract art, Ranee worked on figurative paintings, addressing issues around race and taking a great deal of time researching multiple medias. However, she realized her research slowed her process and “got in the way” of her paintings.

After the death of her brother, Ranee started producing abstract works. She found insight observing the world around her and began by building conversations using text from rap music and black vernacular slang. Her messages are all hidden under layers of inks, gouache,

acrylic and vinyl paints.

One day, while shopping at the flea market in Brimfield, Massachusetts, she found postcards depicting stereotypical images.

“There would be these simple sweet messages to home, like, ‘Hi papa, see you soon for supper.’ And then on the flip side is a black man being flogged in the center of town and you're like, ‘What’s happening here? There’s such a disconnect.’

That was fascinating to me,” Ranee said.

She decided to take the text from the postcards and rewrite them on canvas. Ranee turned the text into form, concealing the words with rich, colorful paints, graffiti art and household materials, such as duct tape and plant life.

“I like knowing it's there but it's not being thrown at you,” Ranee said. “I’ve explained specifics here but, you know, I don't necessarily need you to know that, but I like how the information is stored in there. So, these are all like little capsules of information.”

She worked these texts into her earlier paintings, specifically “The Queen” and “Oh Hell No,” inspired by the industrial structure of Brooklyn. Her paintings are more geometric and flat, but coated in layers of meaning and context.

Senior Jonah Feintuck said, “The composition and the media, like the tape and the leaf, works well with the mediums.”

Some of Ranee’s past themes

Allie Gath / THE GATEPOST Ranee's abstract works on paper (left to right): "The People," "Untitled #10" and "My Blue Gourami"

inform her current works, despite their more ambiguous, free-form nature. Her painting, “Zip-ADee-A,” named after the song from a racist ’50s Disney movie called “Song of the South,” censors history in art. The piece reawakens present day issues while creating an earthy feel.

“Zip-A-Dee-A” was the result of an accidental water spillage while testing new colors. The shellac crusted over to create a gritty natural texture.

Ranee said, “I like the idea of mixing something beautiful with something gritty. I like nature, entering it. I feel like some of these paintings have a space that feels internal, inside the body. I think my new work is entering that even more, exploring that even more.

“It’s experimental, I don’t have rules. … I just use what is attractive to me and see how it works. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t.

But, I feel like half the time my mistakes turn out really good,” she said.

Her other mixed media paintings reflect a systemless pattern, fierce and prominent in energy.

Her painting “Big People” was made using thick black lines, and unconventional materials like duct tape and newspaper. The work is constructed to express stability in a looser form. Black lines cut the painting into sections while figures resembling faces are stuck inside blocked structures. Securing

the image are small pieces of duct tape, as if to keep the painting from crumbling in on itself.

Senior Kelsey Goossens said, “I like how she uses household materials, different textures, shiny red paints, and how some sections are transparent.”

Tim McDonald, art professor and director of the Mazmanian Gallery, met Ranee at a Vermont studio center in 2009 and for years wanted to display her artwork at FSU. He commented on one of Ranee’s darker works, “Smile 1.”

The painting contains mostly yellow and black paints with a crisscrossed line mirroring a crooked smile. Ranee said the painting was inspired by French painter Jean Dubuffet. McDonald recalled how “the tension between the title and what you see is really kind of interesting” and disconnected.

Ranee said after years of exploring she has finally found her voice through abstract art and advised studio art majors not to get distracted by what others want, but to “be driven by what your vision is.”

“It’s tough” finding your voice, she said. “I had everything planned to the nth degree with [older, representational] paintings, and now I’m just free-falling.”

Ranee’s artwork is on display in the Mazmanian art gallery until Sept. 29.

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Best and worst of SUMMER 2017 ALBUM SATURATION I & II Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor

Question Everything Inc.

ALBUM hopeless fountain kingdom Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor In the summer of 2015, Ashley Frangipane - stage name Halsey - released her debut album “Badlands.” This past summer, she released “hopeless fountain kingdom.”

CONCERT Warped Tour Cameron Grieves Asst. Arts & Features Editor The Vans Warped Tour sells itself mainly as a bargain opportunity for you and your friends to pool together some gas money, lather on some sunscreen and indulge in double-digit hours of concert-going shenanigans.

In 2015, high school friends Kevin Abstract, Ameer Vann and Dom McLennon moved into a rented house in L.A. with a handful of friends they met on the internet.

Each song on the album features its own story. They each connects back to the others, such as “Heaven in Hiding” and “Alone” being two characters’ perspectives of the same party. Halsey adds a unique feel to each song, despite the fact they’re all interconnected and contribute to a larger story.

The album is unique in its storytelling, and Halsey fans should be pleased. "hopeless fountain kingdom" was definitely worth the wait.

However, this year the 22-yearold summer concert series was inundated with scheduling problems and inclement weather during its Massachusetts date at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield.

“A lot of the bands that played outside lacked energy due to the rain and some sets were cut short. I missed seeing Microwave’s last two songs. It was really disappointing,” said sophomore Molly Roach.

One of the major problems I see in the way the Warped Tour operates is in its scheduling. Oftentimes there are little to no rest days

between tour stops, unless for travel purposes, and each venue is only played for a single day.

To avoid the wrath of drenched and disgruntled attendees, organizers should think critically about how to improve the tour’s travel schedule.

I suggest a revamped Warped Tour with fewer cities and concert dates that are actually stretched over several days - like a real summer festival! To provide the necessary insurance against an unforgiving Mother Nature.

Vans

BOOK

ebn When You’re an Aliebn Too.” The book follows the story of a little bean-shaped alien who is sent on a mission to Earth to examine humanity. The nameless alien ends up finding animals and objects which teach it meaningful lessons about life.

The kinds of questions the alien asks include, “What is love?” “Why do we have emotions?” and other philosophical questions about life.

The alien also tries to find its place on Earth and whether it be-

longs with the other aliens. Sun writes with a unique spin on the English language. He adds random letters within the words or exchanges them such as in “aliebn” and “friemds.” This addition does not make reading the novel confusing, but it does enhance the meaning of language.

The mix of simplistic questions and minimalistic drawings allows the reader to focus on his or her opinion on these philosophical points.

Allison Wharton Asst. Arts & Features Editor

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Ocean-esque “WASTE.” Each listener is sure to find at least a few songs they’ll love.

Each of the seven prominent members has his own distinct personality and style - Merlyn Wood’s wacky delivery, Kevin Abstract’s commentary as a gay man in the rap industry and JOBA’s falsetto singing voice, just to name a few.

With the third and final installment in the “SATURATION” trilogy due out later this year, all rap fans should have more than enough to listen to.

A modern Romeo and Juliet tale, the album opens with Halsey’s reading of Shakespeare’s famous prologue. The story is a gender-swapped interpretation of the play, starring the “star-crossed lovers” Luna and Solis. The album contains hints of her first album, with lyrical allusions to “Castles” and her relationships.

The songs on the album have a electropop feel to them, particularly “Eyes Closed” and “Hopeless,” which features Cashmere Cat. “Sorry” contrasts the electropop vibes for more of a ballad feel.

Everyone's an Aliebn

Harper Collins

Shortly after, they released their first mixtape “All-American Trash” under the group name BROCKHAMPTON. This summer, the self-proclaimed “boy band” released two full-length albums, “SATURATION” and “SATURATION II.” While neither differs much from the other, they both stand out as some of the best hiphop music of the summer, if not the year as a whole.

The styles on these two records run the gamut of what’s popular in rap today - from the aggressive and loud-as-hell opener to “SATURATION I,” “HEAT,” to the Frank

This summer, Harvard graduate student Jomny Sun released his graphic novel, “Everyone’s an Ali-

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Best and worst of SUMMER 2017 MOVIE Wonder Woman Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor DC continued its release of superhero origin stories this summer with “Wonder Woman” this June.

The story begins before the heroine became Wonder Woman, when she was Diana, princess of the Amazons.

While there was backlash toward

a female superhero movie directed by a woman, “Wonder Woman” did phenomenally in the box office.

The film brought light to one of DC’s most famous female superheroes, and kept the focus on the heroine and not the male supporting characters.

While I think the film could’ve done without the romantic storyline, it added a depth to Diana that we didn’t necessarily have a feel for - and in all honesty, it was funny to see her struggle with emotions as basic as attraction.

It was an exploration story for her as much as it was for the audi-

ence, and the film allowed for viewers to watch her grow and discover her powers and destiny.

The film was a brilliant start to bringing female superheroes to the forefront, and in turn finally provides one on the big screen for young girls across the world to look up to. Diana Prince is inspiring as both a woman and a superhero, and the success of “Wonder Woman” lends its excitement forward to “Justice League.”

And hopefully it will inspire more female superheroes as the title characters.

MOVIE

Unlike many films that feature a cast of characters that are in high school but look like they’re pushing 35, these teenagers actually look like teenagers. The actor who plays Peter Parker, Tom Holland, fills the role of the awkward teenager-turned-superhero perfectly.

The plot of the film is dynamic.

The viewer gets to experience the fantastic universe in which superheroes exist while still witness the daily life of a teenage boy growing up in New York City juggling

schoolwork, a crush, an arms dealer and the most daunting - the homecoming dance.

This movie features a lively cast and their characters mesh well together. Michael Keaton’s portrayal of Vulture perfectly complements Parker - he is a foreboding antagonist without being an unrealistic enemy for a high-schooler to face.

Marvel created a solid first film in what I am sure will be a franchise that expands over the years.

written and directed by David Lynch after an 11-year drought since his last film seemed too good to be true at first, but I can assure you it’s not.

While not necessarily on par with the masterpiece that was the show’s first season “The Return” is a fitting followup.

Most of the original cast has returned and the chemistry among the entire ensemble is as strong as ever. Kyle MacLachlan, Carel Struycken and Kimmy Robertson fall back into their roles as if they never left.

The new additions to the cast specifically Michael Cera and Jim Belushi - at first seem as if they would clash tonally with the series, fit in perfectly thanks to Lynch’s direction.

“The Return” finds a perfect balance between the every day and the surreal, one of the aspects that lives up to the original. The sequences in The Red Room are wonderfully strange and “Part 8” is quite possibly the best in the entire series.

As a whole, “The Return” is definitely worth the watch for any “Twin Peaks” fan.

Spider-Man: Homecoming Bailey Morrison Associate Editor

Columbia Pictures

This summer, Marvel released another blockbuster hit in theaters on July 7 - “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” The film grossed $823 million.

SHOW Twin Peaks: The Return Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor

Showtime Networks

BEAUTY NARS Velvet Matte Foundation Stick Bailey Morrison Associate Editor This summer, NARS took to social media to hype their newest product in their Velvet Matte col-

A quarter century after the finale of the original series, “Twin Peaks: The Return” made its debut on May 25.

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lection - a foundation stick.

Typically, I am not a huge fan of foundation sticks as I find they aren’t as blendable as liquid foundation, but this one truly lived up to its hype.

The formula is creamy but not cakey, as many stick foundations often are. The foundation is light-to-medium coverage and very buildable.

To avoid creasing, I apply this product with a Beauty Blender sprayed with rose water.

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Overall, I think this product is a success. Additionally, it comes with its own sponge on the other end of the stick. Though the shade I picked matches my skin perfectly, the shade range is disappointing.

The darkest shade will only work for medium-to-deep skin tones and the lightest shade would not work for someone with fair skin and pink undertones. This product retails for $45 and is available at Sephora and on the NARS website.

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Musical Musings What is "real" music?

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the term “real music.” This was sparked by George Miller releasing music under the name Joji. Miller has been making music for years as his crude characters Filthy Frank and Pink Guy. After two mixtapes from his “Pink Guy” persona, it became clear that, even outside of his irreverent and satirical music, Miller truly had talent for writing and performing serious music.

Or “real” music, as his fans called it.

The way I see it, if we have “real” music, then the inverse must be “fake.” How can music - or any form of art - be fake? Well, clearly in the world of fine art, certain devious people may forge copies of legitimate art in order to sell for profit. However, painstakingly forging a fine work of art still takes some amount of talent.

Miller has talent - there’s no argument there. So, why don’t people consider Frank’s and Pink Guy’s music to be “real?” They aren’t forgeries. Countless hours are put into producing them, yet people still think of them as inferior to Joji’s serious music.

Could it be because its content is meant to be humorous and often obscene? If that’s your argument, then I’d point you in the direction of Frank Zappa or Captain Beefheart. Obviously, I’m not putting Miller on the same level as these two hugely influential musicians, but they do both often incorporate humor into their music.

Then there’s Spinal Tap - the parody heavy metal band which was the focus of the 1984 film, “This is Spinal Tap.” Long after the movie was released, the actors continued to put out music. Personally, I’d consider this music to be just as real as the acts it is meant to satirize. Pink Guy’s music is often critical of modern hip-hop and rap, much like how Spinal Tap was of metal.

“Weird Al” Yankovic is arguably the most popular parody artist of all time. I was exposed to “Weird Al’s” music at a very young age. I had songs like “Phony Calls” and “All About the Pentiums” memorized long before I ever even heard the names TLC or P Diddy. I definitely consider his music to be “real,” and I’m not the only one. “Weird Al’s” music is widely accepted as legitimate, despite its satirical nature.

So, if acts like Spinal Tap, Zappa, Beefheart and “Weird Al” can be accepted as “real” music, I think it’s fair to group Miller in with them.

All right, here’s the real question: if Filthy Frank and Pink Guy are “real” music, then what is “fake” music? I don’t necessarily think “fake” is an appropriate word in this context - I’d suggest “illegitimate.” When it comes to music, I’d say something like “Kidz Bop” should be considered as less-than-legitimate. “Kidz Bop” takes popular songs, cleans up their lyrics a bit and releases cover versions sung “for kids, by kids.” Not to say covers are inherently bad, but they must at least try to add some sort of artistic merit that wasn’t present in the original - take Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.” “Kidz Bop” adds nothing to the equation, if anything, they take something away.

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Brook Peters provides a "voice for the voiceless"

Cass Doherty / The Gatepost Peters said making his documentary was a cathartic experience that helped him heal.

By Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor Brook Peters grew up around a fire station. “I took my first steps there,” said Peters. He added that the firefighters were his role models. His mother volunteered there, and the firemen were like family.

Sept. 11, 2001 was Peters’ second day of kindergarten. Peters said out of the 343 firefighters that were lost in the events of 9/11, he “knew over 100 of them.”

His documentary about the effects of

he wasn’t alone, and he said it gave him relief. He added, "seeing how it affected others helped. I wasn’t alone, and neither were they.”

Peters said his intention for creating the film was to create a dialogue. He said he likes to talk about issues that aren’t typically discussed and start a conversation. This film helped him do that, and he said that he has made others with similar intentions.

Peters also discussed his own segments in the documentary, something that he

“No one talked about them after the event. There was one newspaper article, and it was small.”

- Brook Peters, director of "The Second Day" 9/11 on the students and faculty from schools around Ground Zero, called “The Second Day,” was shown in the Forum on Monday, Sept. 11.

Peters said he worked on the film between fifth and eighth grade. “The film was very cathartic to make,” he said. “Because I didn’t know that there were other people who felt that way,” he added, referring to how he felt “isolated” and “alone.”

Peters went through seven years of therapy - a process he is very grateful his mother put him through, because after 9/11 he had difficulties comprehending death. “It still affects the way I look at [death] today.”

He said that creating and working on the documentary helped him resolve some of the issues that came from his experience with 9/11. “I wanted to give a voice to the voiceless,” he said about the teachers and students who he interviewed. “No one talked about them after the event. There was one newspaper article, and it was small,” he added.

Making the film helped him see that

was hesitant to include. “I didn’t want the story to be about me.” He said the reason he eventually decided to include his own story was due to supportive friends and family, specifically his mother. “Everyone pushed me to include my story. And eventually, it helped that I started talking about it. It made me stronger,” he said.

Going to events, showing his documentary and talking with audiences is always making him “rethink,” he said.

“People will bring up questions I’ve never been asked … and it’s invigorating.”

He said the topic is interesting, because “we’re getting older. For my generation, we are the crossover between pre- and post-9/11 U.S. These topics are really only starting to rise up now. There has been a lot of change, and there have been a lot of questions that have enticed me, or stumped me or even made me think I was wrong,” he said.

Peters added, “Everyone has a 9/11 story.”

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Dueling pianists bring music and comedy to FSU

By Allison Wharton Asst. Arts & Features Editor A black piano and keyboard sit adjacent to one another on the stage in DPAC on Sept. 8.

Alissa Musto and Michael Scherr duel with pianos. The concept is two people performing on separate pianos. The catch is the audience suggests the songs, making the duel completely improvised.

“The entire concept is meant to marry comedy and musicality,” said Musto.

The show began with Musto and Scherr going on stage wearing graduation caps, claiming they are finally “graduating college,” said Scherr.

Musto said, “this is an intimate show that is about you singing and clapping along.”

The audience was invited to come to the lip of the stage and write a song request on a Post-It note - quickly a small line formed.

The song choices ranged from The Temptations’ “My Girl” to Kanye West’s “Gold Digger.”

The duo took turns singing and exchanging piano and keyboard.

They would also insert anecdotes within the songs in order to get a chuckle out of the audience.

While Musto was performing Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with

Corey McFeeley / THE GATEPOST Musto and Scherr perform Kanye West's "Gold Digger" - an audience member request.

Me,” she paused and admitted she did not know the next line, which the audience then provided.

During Scherr’s rendition of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ “Oh, What a Night,” Musto commented, “This is my second favorite song to lose your virginity to.

“If you are having a noticeably good time, the audience will notice and do the same,” he said.

Scherr brought up senior Kayllan Olicio to hold a harmonica to his mouth while he played “Piano Man” by Billy Joel.

Boys’ “I Want it that Way,” the Spice Girls' “Wannabe,” Jesse McCartney’s “Beautiful Soul” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”

Scherr ended with “Stand by Me”

by Ben E. King, a song that he performs at every venue. at the end of the show, Musto said, “we have a good vibe together and we do what we do with our own special flare.”

SUAB president Kayleigh MacMaster said, “We found out about them through a company called Party People that we do a lot of our events with and we thought it would be cool to try out something new.

“The two pianists were very crowd-engaging and made the event interactive, so it was more entertaining than just sitting there listening to people play piano,” she added.

Sophomore Yaya Rothman said, “I had heard of this concept before but have never seen it. I was not disappointed.”

Sophomore Isaac Vu said, “I screamed a lot. Singing along was fun.”

Sophomore Lucas Quintero called it “a hoot and a half.”

[Editor’s Note: Kayllan Olicio is an associate editor at The Gatepost]

The audience laughed as Olicio repeatedly missed Scherr’s cue to bring up the harmonica.

Scherr addressed the audience’s choice of older songs, claiming college students have better musical taste than he initially thought.

Musto shocked the audience by seamlessly rapping Eminem’s “Forgot about Dre” while Scherr beatboxed along.

“My mom would be so proud,” she added when the song ended.

Other classic songs students CONNECT WITH ALLISON WHARTON took a liking to were Backstreet

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X makes his mark with "17"

By Zach Colten Staff Writer Jahseh Onfroy, the artist better known as XXXTENTACION, begins his debut studio album, “17,” with “The Explanation,” a spoken word introduction in which the rapper lays bare his intentions for his listeners, warning that they are “literally, and I cannot stress this enough, literally, entering my mind… if you are not willing to accept my emotions and hear my words fully, do not listen.” This curious start to the album gives way to a heart-tugging sample of Potsu’s “Closing My Eyes (feat. Shiloh),” which immediately sets a gloomy, rainy-day mood for the song, titled “Jocelyn Flores.”

X describes his outlook as “pessimistic” as he attempts to deal with turmoil in his private relationships and in his own mind. This introspective picking apart of his own psyche continues on the following tracks, “Depression & Obsession” and “Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares.” In the latter, X’s repetition of the same lines emphasizes his feelings of entrapment and

an urge to break free.

These feelings seem to culminate into an explosion on the song “Save Me,” a slow, pulsing rock ballad in which the rapper pleads with his audience, “save me, before I fall.

Save me, I don’t wanna be alone.”

This song ends the first half of the 10-track album - not including the spoken “Explanation” - and X transitions into the “Dead Inside (Interlude),” a rough recording of the artist singing over a piano. X shows off an impressive vocal range, compensating a lack of power with authentic emotional expression.

He concludes the project with the “Ayala (Outro),” an acoustic-guitar ballad with X blending harmonies over lyrics pining for a lost love.

On “17”, XXXTENTACION demonstrates his clear talent for songwriting and singing, placing rap in the backseat. He succeeds in putting together sonically what I think is a completely cohesive project. The samples used from the beginning to the end all achieve a grainy, lo-fi aesthetic that pairs nicely with X’s soft and raspy flow, and the subject of X unpacking his depression in his own mind was

apparent throughout.

The album also fared well on the business end. In the first two weeks since its release, “17” has sold 51,275 copies with over 69 million streams online, and has maintained at least a number 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, currently sitting at number 1 on their R&B Charts.

To analyze this undeniable early success, XXXTENTACION received the final spot on “XXL’s” coveted “Freshman Class” cover issue after his fans overwhelmingly voted him into the 10th slot, a place reserved for fan selection. This shows that the expectations for a strong debut album from the rapper were high.

That being said, X is extremely communicative with his fans, who are notoriously loyal and supportive of the 19-year old Florida rapper, so the album was bound to experience a fair amount of traction right out of the gate.

The album is not one you will find on most party playlists, aside from the upbeat track “F*ck Love” featuring Trippie Redd. But - if you find yourself in a sad mood and need some music to help you

cope, XXXTENTACION hopes he can help. To conclude with X’s final words on “The Explanation,” “I love you. Thank you for listening."

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Bad Vibes Forever

Grade: B The controversial rapper succeeds in bringing authenticity, but falls short on delivering an album loud enough for his diehard fans.

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SPORTS Rookie head coach earns first career win for field hockey

By Richard Tranfaglia Asst. Sports Editor The Framingham State women’s field hockey team won its season opener against Bay Path University 6-1. Rams new head coach Allie Lucenta earned the first win of her career.

The Rams got on the board first when Caitlin Baril tipped in a wide shot from Bailey Donelly.

A little over midway through the half, the Wildcats tied the game at one when Josephine Clark gathered a loose ball in front of the net and put it home.

The Rams responded just three minutes later on a long strike from Meaghann Ackerman.

Baril scored her second goal of the day about two minutes before the half ended. Framingham took a 3-1 lead going into half.

It was all Framingham the second half as they scored three more goals and shut out Bay Path and held them to only one shot on net.

Donelly scored her first goal of the season just nine minutes into the second half.

On a penalty corner play, Ackerman got the feed from Amie Souza and scored her second of the day.

Souza scored the last goal of the day reaching the final margin.

The Rams outshot the Wildcats 31-2. Baril led with seven shots on goal. Haley Duggan made one save for Framingham, while Bethany Rodgers made 16 stops for Bay Path.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 6 BAY PATH 1 The Rams were shut out by Mount Ida on Sept. 13, by a score of 4-0.

Lexi Minicucci scored the first goal for the Mustangs at the 22:26 mark. The game remained 1-0 going into the half.

Sarah Hemstock put the Mustangs up 2-0 about halfway through the second half on a corner pass from Minicucci.

Just 90 seconds later, the Mustangs scored again on the same play. This time Minicucci and Hemstock switched roles - Minicucci got the goal and Hemstock the assist.

Taylor Young scored the final goal with just over 30 seconds left in the game.

The Mustangs outshot the Rams 12-4. Grace Ryan stopped all four shots she faced for the Mustangs, while Duggan made five saves for the Rams.

The Rams fall to 1-3 on the season.

MOUNT IDA 13 FRAMINGHAM STATE 0

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Ferr or Foul: FSU Football seeks redemption

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Coming off an 8-3 season, Framingham State football is back and looks ready to have another good season.

The Rams came up one game short of winning the MASCAC title last season and advancing to the NCAA Division 3 tournament. But redemption in 2017 is looking very possible for Framingham, which is already off to a quick 2-0 start.

Framingham only lost a handful of key players from the 2016 team, including linebacker Aaron Owens, cornerback Jaleel Wingard and running backs Jalen Green and Trevon Offley.

They are returning much of the offense, including quarterback Adam Wojenski, their top three receivers from a season ago - Napoleon Miller, Michael Calicchio and Stephen Beahn, and their top rusher, Quron Wright. The Rams are also returning much of their defense, including linebacker Svenn Jacobson and defensive backs Jaquan Harris and Kenny Bartolo.

In the preseason poll, the Rams were picked to finish second in the conference behind last year’s champion, the Bridgewater State Bears.

That makes the week 3 game even more important. It could potentially be a game which decides the MASCAC champion.

After a blowout against Endicott in week 1, Framingham is looking very good. The Rams totaled over 500 yards of offense, gaining 233 through the air and 269 on the ground. The Rams’ defense also forced three turnovers, forcing two fumbles and one interception.

In week 2, the Rams beat Cortland State in an impressive victory.

Framingham tallied 435 yards of offense, including over 250 yards on the

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ground. They also forced three turnovers for the second straight week.

Framingham has historically struggled against Cortland in the past, so this win shows the Rams are ready to make some noise this year in the MASCAC and beyond.

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Football starts off hot with 2-0 win

By Jose Carrasquillo Sports Editor In Framingham State’s home opener against Cortland State the Rams used their strong defensive effort to shutout Cortland after the first quarter with a final score of 29-14.

Isreal Etienne’s sack on Steven Ferreira set the tone for the rest of the game early, as Cortland went a quick three-and-out.

Following a rush from Zakery Walker for two yards, Adam Wojenski connected to Stephen Beahn for 19 yards to get the offense going.

Following an incompletion from Wojenski, he found Beahn again for a gain of 10 before being forced out of bounds. Rufus Rushins finished the drive with a four-yard touchdown rush.

The Rams created a lead of 6-0 after the missed kick attempt.

Cortland would begin their drive from their own 11-yard line, following four quick plays for 72 yards in the air from Ferreira moved them into the red zone. On the next play following the completion to Angelo Foster for 48 yards, he was intercepted by Rashaun Rivers in the end zone giving the Rams the ball back.

Framingham failed to produce any points after the forced turnover from the defense.

Cortland responded quickly using their aerial attack from Ferreira to move the ball down the field quickly. Following two rushes from Zach Tripodi, Ferreira connected with Jason Carlock for 14 yards and he also completed a 15-yard pass to Nick Anderson on the next play. Svenn Jacobson sacked Ferreira on the next play but after the sack Ferreira rushed for 26 yards to move the ball into the red zone. Ferreira capped off the strong drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Tripodi.

With the touchdown, Cortland captured the lead with the kick attempt being good for a score of 7-6.

Framingham tried responding but they couldn’t gain much traction after running just seven plays for 18 yards.

Cortland began their next drive with the same formula that worked last time through Ferreira.

Following Tripodi’s rush for three yards, Ferreira found Nick Anderson for a 12-yard gain. Ferreira finished the drive with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Angelo Foster. With the touchdown, the Red Dragons extended their lead to 14-6.

Framingham responded quickly using their two-minute offense to move the ball down the field. Wojenski began the drive with a comple-

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Framingham State celebrates an Adam Wojenski rushing touchdown, en route to a 29-14 victory over Cortland State.

tion to Beahn for 11 yards. Wright would gain no yards on the next play but on the play after he scored a 65-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 14-13.

Using a mix of Wojenski’s arm and Wright on the ground the Rams began moving the ball on the Red Dragons’ defense. After a holding penalty was called against the Rams on the Wojenski pass for 31 yards he connected with Beahn for a gain of 29 for a first down. Using the ground attack. Framingham bled the clock out with a rushing barrage from Wojenski, Wright and Rushins for a collective 10 yards. After an incompletion and a penalty against the Rams they were forced to kick the field goal which was good from Ryan Clifford to gain the lead at 1614 before the half was over.

To open the second half both teams were held scoreless in the third quarter until Framingham broke the seal in the fourth quarter. Wright rushed for 44 yards on four straight plays to move the ball to the Cortland side of the field.

Following a 12-yard catch from Miller, Robert rushed three times for 22 yards collectively to move the ball into the red zone. Wojenski finished the drive with a 16-yard rush of his own to extend the lead to 23-14.

Cortland failed to score again going a quick three-and-out due to a sack from Derek Welcome and Joshua Onujiogu.

The Rams began their drive in great field position from the Cortland 49-yard line. Wojenski connected with Miller for 15 yards. Wright broke

free for 33 yards but was forced out of bounds, the play was brought back due to a holding penalty. Wojenski continued the rushing attack for three yards, on the next play Miller rushed for 12 yards to move the chains. Wojenski, Wright and Robert combined for 15 yards rushing for the next six plays. Miller capped the drive off with an 8-yard touchdown rush. With the touchdown, Framingham extended the lead to 29-14 giving them an insurance score.

Framingham’s defensive effort with three interceptions and eight sacks gave the offense plenty of chances. Framingham was led by Wright with 167 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown.

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Women’s soccer struggles out of gates, fall to 0-3 early

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham State opened up its soccer season with the women traveling to Clark University, to take on the Cougars in a nonconference game.

The Cougars jumped out of the gates early, scoring their first goal in the 13th minute. Sara Conroy picked up her first goal of the season, beating Framingham’s goalkeeper Kirsten Hansen. Taylor Barbieri and Megan Marocco picked up assists on the play.

Clark University picked up another goal in the first half, this one coming in the 32nd minute. This time, it was Bailey Glenn scoring her first goal of the season. The goal was unassisted and gave the Cougars a 2-0 advantage.

Most of the second half was quiet for both teams, Clark eventually broke through to pick up one more insurance goal. The third and final goal was scored in the 86th minute by Emily Sigillo. Alex Pariseau assisted the goal, as Sigillo ripped a shot into the back of the net to make it 3-0.

The Rams were outshot 17-5 by the Cougars, and lost the corner kick battle 4-1.

Hansen made five stops for the Rams, while Abby Smith and Kayla Almstrom led the offense for Framingham, leading the team with two shots.

Clark picked up the win to advance to 1-0, while Framingham dropped its opener, falling to 0-1 to start the season.

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Klose would add the seventh and final goal to make it 7-0.

The Rams were led by Cassidy Drosopoulos, Shelly Nardi and Smith, who all had two shots.

Framingham goalkeeper Hansen made 14 saves in the loss.

The Rams were outshot 39-12 by the Owls, and lost the corner kick battle 5-0.

The loss drops the Rams to 0-3 on the year.

Following their loss to Worcester Polytechnical Institute to move to 0-2, the Rams traveled to Keene State to take on the Owls in their third game of the season.

Keene State came out quickly, scoring a goal in the 6th minute of the game. Katie Silegy netKEENE STATE 7 ted a goal to make it 1-0.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 0 Just seven minutes later, in the 13th minute, Silegy scored her second goal of the game to make it 2-0.

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Keene State would add one more goal before halftime. Urie scored her second goal of the Other scores from the week game in the 31st minute to make the score 4-0 going into the break.

The Owls came out of halftime and scored in the first two minutes. Their fifth goal of the WPI 4 game came in the 47th minute. Quinn Dorogi FRAMINGHAM STATE 0 put her name on the stat sheet, putting the ball past the Framingham goalkeeper.

Just three minutes later, Keene State would add one more to the lead. This time, it was Patricia Norton scoring the goal to put Keene State up by 6 goals.

The Owls would score one more goal on the day. The last came in the 71st minute. Caitlin

Volleyball looks convincing with back-to-back wins

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham State opened up its season traveling to Roger Williams University to take on the Hawks.

The Rams got off to a shaky start losing the first set by a score of 25-17. Framingham had five kills to seven errors in the set.

Kelly Brinkman led the Rams with two kills, while Victoria Anderson, Breanna Marquis and Bianca DeSousa also all registered one kill for Framingham.

Framingham picked up its play in the second set, but it wasn’t enough, as they dropped the second set by a score of 26-24. Roger Williams closed out the set on a 7-0 run. The second set was much better for the Rams, as they picked up 11 kills to only six errors.

Deirdre Fay led the Rams with four kills in the set. Just behind her was Casie Thurber, who had three kills. Michaela Cronin and DeSousa each had two kills.

Roger Williams was able to close out the Rams in the third set, winning 25-22, to take the 3-0 sweep. The Rams again had more errors in the last set than they had kills. They tallied 11 errors to only six kills.

Framingham led in the third set, 22-13, before a 13-0 run gave the Hawks the 25-22 victory. The Rams were led by Brinkman and Fay, who each had two kills in the set. Anderson and Cronin each added one more kill for Framingham.

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six kills on the day. She also contributed 11 digs, good for second best on the team. Brinkman trailed her by just two, as she registered four kills. Anderson led the team in digs with 13. The loss drops the Rams to 0-1 on the season.

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After losing five of its first six games, Framingham turned it around, beating MCLA 3-2 to pick up its second win. The Rams looked to carry this momentum over as they hosted Elms College in a nonconference match.

Framingham opened the match, winning the first set 25-20. The Rams won the last seven points of the set.

Five different players for the Rams picked up kills in the set. Cronin led with three kills, while Brinkman, Thurber and Abbie Badgett each had two kills. Grace Caughey also had a kill.

The Rams dominated the second set 25-14, winning by 11 points. Framingham had 13 kills in the set to only five errors.

Framingham jumped out to an early 5-0 start in the set. Brinkman and Thurber each had four kills in the set to lead the Rams. Cronin contributed two kills and Badgett, Caughey and Mackenzie Whalen all had one kill.

The Rams closed out the match winning the last set 25-17, to win the match 3-0.

Framingham had 10 kills in the set, and only had two errors. The Rams again jumped out of

the gates early, starting the set on a 5-0 run.

Brinkman, Cronin and Badgett all had three kills in the final set, while Thurber added the other.

Brinkman led the Rams on the day with nine kills, Cronin was right behind her with eight kills and Thurber with seven. Whalen and Anderson led the team in digs. Whalen had 12, while Anderson had nine. The win moves the Rams to 3-5 on the season.

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Men’s soccer skids with three-game losing streak

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor The Framingham State Rams took on UMass-Dartmouth on Sept. 1 to open the new season.

The Rams’ first goal of the season came from Justin Hansen off an assist from Isaac De Souza as he beat out a defender up the middle.

The next goal came from De Souza, assisted

by Ken Stahovish to put the Rams up 2-0. Under two minutes later, Dartmouth got on the board with an unassisted goal from Elvis Mendes.

Approximately nine minutes later, De Souza scored his second goal of the match off an assist from Stahovish again, to extend the Rams lead to 3-1. Dartmouth got on the board one last time, with a goal from Fabio Araujo assisted by Mendes.

Vinicius Rosa wrapped up the game with an unassisted goal to finish at 4-2 and give the Rams the victory.

Josh Arno finished the game with four saves, two goals allowed for the Rams in his first win of the season.

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The Framingham State Rams hosted Curry College in a Wednesday night double-overtime thriller.

Stahovish started the game with a goal in approximately the 13 minute off an assist from Pedro Santos. Stahovish scored again 20 minutes later off an assist from Hansen to make the lead 2-0 in the first half.

Ben Silvia scored the first goal for Curry in the second half, assisted by Brandon Rinaldi.

Silvia scored one minute later off an assist from Christian Mancini to tie up the game. Five minutes later, Giancarlo Orsini gave Curry their first lead of the game off an assist from Ari Mench.

De Souza tied the game up with an unassisted goal in the 78 minute to send the game to overtime.

Silvia completed the hat trick in double overtime off an assist from Mancini to seal the victory for Curry College 4-3.

Arno started the game for the Rams allowing three goals and saving six, before being replaced

by Davidge who took the loss allowing one goal and saving two.

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Above: Framingham forward Ken Stahovish battles for a loose ball in between two Curry defenders

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20 | PHOTOS

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

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This is a collection of photos from Black and Gold Beginnings and Welcome Week. Events featured were sponsored by organizations such as SUAB, the Dining Commons, the English department and First-Year Programs.

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