THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper
Volume 86 • Issue 3
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September 29, 2017
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Melissa Sybertz, junior, defends against a player from Roger Williams during the September 27th game.
News SECURITY CAMERAS pg.5 ASL AT FSU pg. 4
Opinions KNEEGATE pg. 7
Arts & Features MUSICAL MUSINGS pg. 9 COUCH BOYS REVIEW pg. 9 "LIVING WATER" REVIEW pg. 11
Sports
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WOMENS SOCCER pg. 15
And then there were two ...
Reforming North Attleboro
Stefanini and Spicer win mayoral primary election
FSU student serves on local school board
By Shanleigh Reardon Assistant News Editor
By Tessa Jillson Assistant Arts & Features Editor
Framingham voters selected the candidates for Framingham’s first city government positions during a primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The main election will occur on Nov. 7. Of the seven mayoral candidates on the ballot, Yvonne Spicer and John Stefanini received the most votes and will move forward in the race. President F. Javier Cevallos called Tuesday’s election “a historic moment for Framingham. “All of the candidates demonstrated their commitment to our community. We are looking forward to the November election and to working with the new city and its elected officials in the future,” he added. Voters in April elected to switch from a town form of government to a city. Residents voted this week in primary elections to narrow the number of candidates running in each race. In November, voters will elect one of the two
Junior Adam Scanlon has always had a passion for politics. At age 10, Scanlon sat down and began to journal a checklist of future goals. The list included accomplishments such as graduating from high school, running for city council and running for president of the United States. Ten years later, Scanlon is a political science major at Framingham State University and still on track to pursue his life dreams. Scanlon’s mother, Darlene Martell, said he joined Cub Scouts at age 6 and could recite all the U.S. presidents’ names in order, including how long they served. At 14, Martell said Scanlon was chosen by the governor of Massachusetts to participate in Project 351 as an ambassador for his town of North Attleboro. The project chooses one eighth-grade student who has shown initiative in their community from each of the 351 towns and cities in Massachusetts.
See PRIMARY ELECTION page 3
See SCANLON page 10
INSIDE: OP/ED 6 • ARTS & FEATURES 8 • SPORTS 12