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Volume 86 • Issue 19

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Students carry a project created in their 3-D design course commenting on gun violence.

A legend among us: Hamel wins DFI award

Admins talk alcohol policy, school shooting procedures

By Jillian Poland News Editor

By Nadira Wicaksana Asst. News Editor

Executive Vice President Dale Hamel accepted the 2018 Legend Award from Downtown Framingham, Inc. during the organization’s annual board meeting on March 15.

Downtown Framingham, Inc. (DFI) is an independent nonprofit “dedicated to serving both people and local businesses by creating the most vibrant, socially engaged and innovative area outside Boston,” according to its website. DFI was previously known as The Framingham Downtown Renaissance (FDR).

The organization follows the Main Street America model to establish initiatives focused on the economic vitality, design, promotion and organization of Framingham’s downtown area. These initiatives include hosting business-based events - such as the recent Shamrock Stroll through downtown bars and breweries - and providing support for local artists and businesses.

Hamel said in an email the organization is working on “a number of initiatives focused on making the downtown more attractive, safe and convenient, as well as encouraging more interesting destination establishments.”

He added, “Downtown Framingham now has ten eclectic restaurants providing live entertainment that are actually destination points as opposed to the downtown being seen as a place to cut through while trying to avoid train backups!”

The Legend Award was created this year by Courtney Thraen, executive director of DFI, in order to “celebrate and acknowledge” the volunteer board of directors who have worked “tirelessly” to

Members of FSU’s administration and SGA, as well as other staff and students, met in the Alumni Room to discuss campus concerns during the semi-annual Administrators’ Forum on March 1.

Among the concerns discussed were the current policy regarding the consumption of alcohol on campus and procedures for active-shooter situations.

Students in attendance at the meeting - including Student Trustee Karl Bryan, who posed the initial question - asked administrators whether the alcohol policy was due for any changes.

Bryan said he understands FSU’s alcohol policy does not designate FSU as a “dry campus,” but rather as a campus with “dry residence halls.”

He said taking advantage of this section of the policy by serving alcohol at events in non-residence hall buildings, such as the McCarthy Center, would improve the quality of and turnout for campus events.

He added, “It would allow for more engagement for the campus community. I think it would be a good boost for recruitment for incoming students.”

President F. Javier Cevallos said he and other administrators, including Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development, as well as Glenn Cochran, associate dean of students and director of Residence Life, formed a group to look at the specifics of the alcohol policy.

Cevallos said the group was formed in response to previous student concerns brought to his attention. He and Holloway agreed the issue was relevant and necessary to review.

See LEGEND AWARD page 3

News

Opinions

See ADMIN FORUM page 4

Arts & Features

Sports

ELIZABETH WHALLEY pg. 2

CHANGE THE NARRATIVE pg. 7

MUSICAL MUSINGS pg. 8

BASEBALL MOVES TO 7-6 pg. 13

4+1 AND 3+3 PROGRAMS pg. 5

#MENTOO pg. 7

DRAKE RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW pg. 10

SOFTBALL BLOWS BY UNE pg. 14

INSIDE: OP/ED 6 ARTS & FEATURES 8 SPORTS 12

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Gatepost Interview

Editor-in-Chief Cesareo Contreras Associate Editors Bailey Morrison Kayllan Olicio News Editors Jillian Poland Shanleigh Reardon Asst. News Editor Nadira Wicaksana Arts & Features Editor Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editors Zach Colten Cameron Grieves Tessa Jillson Opinions Editor Lizzy Stocks Sports Editors Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editors Jose Carrasquillo Liam Gambon Richard Tranfaglia Camille McKenzie Photos Editors Allie Gath Amanda Martin Asst. Photos Editors Corey McFeeley Staff Designer Cara McCarthy Staff Writers Brennan Atkins Noah Barnes Stephanie Bennett Mackenzie Berube Aaliyah Colon Colton Madore Thomas Maye Nick Murphy Cordelia Stark Allison Wharton Staff Photographers Oscairy Tavarez Michael Upton Staff Illustrator Raysam Donkoh-Halm Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks Administrative Assistant Gwenyth Swain 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605 Fax: (508) 626-4097 gatepost@framingham.edu

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Elizabeth Whalley Sociology professor

By Mackenzie Berube Staff Writer What is your professional and educational background?

I went to undergrad at Ithaca College in upstate New York and studied sociology there. And then, I went to graduate school and got my Ph.D. at the University of Colorado in Boulder - that took a long time, seven years of grad school. I just graduated last summer, so this is my first year at Framingham. I’m an assistant professor, so I teach criminology courses and sociology courses, but right now, criminology. My expertise is in my studies of incarcerated women, sexual assault and rape culture. Sexual assault and rape culture are pretty hot topics right now.

What are your thoughts on the #MeToo movement?

My favorite topic. I really support the #MeToo movement, and I think it’s exciting. I think a lot of researchers, criminologists and feminists have known for a long time that sexual assault and sexual harassment are way more common than most people know, so I’m glad that’s coming out. I really support that and I like seeing community support for people who are coming forward because that’s not usually the way it is - it’s usually a lot of victim blaming and shaming. I think we are starting to move away from that, but I feel pretty nervous about it because there is usually a political swing back. Sometimes, a lot of people come forward and then it’ll be a lot of resistance from the powers of masculinity.

So, I’m definitely nervous for them when that happens, but I’m trying to be cautiously optimistic. I think it’s important that people, if they want to come out, talk about their experiences. I think it’s really important for people to see that it’s really common, because I think usually we like to think that somebody who is sexually harassed is somebody who is like this stranger lurking in the dark. Once we start realizing that this is everyone around us and we all can participate in certain ways, then that’s when change can happen - when it becomes more understood

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What do you like best about working at FSU? I think the people here - both the students and the faculty. I think the students are so wonderful that it makes going to work feel really fun.

I feel like students are trying really hard but also relaxed in a nice way where we can get a relaxed learning Framingham State University environment going. I like to have a lot of humor in the classroom because a as something that anyone could do. lot of the topics we study are hard So, let’s not think about it in terms and so, I feel like the students have of these “evil guys,” because what if really met me and are able to create it was your dad? What would you do? productive environments. Also, the I think that’s a really important way faculty here are so fun, too. It’s really to have a conversation. I think it’s nice to be on campus - there’s a good been cool to see certain celebrities energy here and great people. I come where their dads have been accused in feeling like my friends are here. and then their kids say they believe it. That’s really cool, hearing of be- What do you think is your greatlieving victims, even when the per- est accomplishment so far? petrator is someone you know.

I feel like the easy answer is my Why did you choose this career path?

When I was an undergrad, there were different concentrations within the sociology department. There was a criminology concentration and then there was a gender concentration. I was really struggling to pick which concentration I wanted to do. Then, I realized I could study both and so I look at places where crime and gender are both at play - so that’s sexual assault and incarcerated women. Both are really common sites that we look at. I realized I didn’t have to choose my interest. I could do something in both. I think when I was really young, I was confused about what some things were, but I knew I wanted to help people, I just wasn’t sure how. I was always interested in crime. I think a lot of people - especially our criminology majors here - are sort of pulled toward thinking about serial killers and murder and true crime and those shows that are like that. I had other ideas about what I might do, but this definitely found me and once I found sociology and criminology, I never went back. I knew that I wanted to do this, and I love teaching. I love being a teacher here and I could not love my job more. And I’m originally from here - I lived in Carlisle - so it’s nice to be back home.

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Ph.D., but I feel like that’s a little obvious. So, I worked for four years as a rape crisis counselor. I think that was some of my best work and my most satisfying work. Really directly helping people by answering hotlines, going to the hospital and going to court and really helping people in the middle of the night who are suicidal - that was one of the first things that came to my mind. I think that role is one that I am most proud of.

Do you have any advice for students at FSU? Take classes that you care about.

While you can’t do that for all your classes, I think you’ll do best and you’ll be most invested in classes that you care about and the things that you care about. Even if that means getting involved in clubs or creating a club or getting an internship. Don’t just take classes because you feel like you should. I think what part of college is for is, of course, to help you get a better job, but I think it’s also to help you figure out who you are and what you are interested in. And I think there’s such a huge opportunity here for you to explore that in different ways.

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Legend Award Continued from pg. 1 support DFI throughout the years, Thraen said.

Hamel is the first recipient of the Legend Award.

Hamel said, “I joined an organization called ‘Framingham Downtown Solutions’ over a decade ago as I was interested in getting involved with the (then) Town of Framingham and to help revitalize the downtown as that would ultimately be an asset to the University.”

He worked to help the volunteer-based organization make connections with the town and with business owners. He also helped it register as a nonprofit so that it could raise funds to support new initiatives.

Hamel added, “I served as FDR board president for the first eight years of FDR’s existence and for the past year as a board member as we have transitioned the organization (now Downtown Framingham, Inc.) to more of a business association with local business/property owners and other local constituent representatives making up the board.”

Hamel said at his last official board meeting with DFI last week, he was also appointed an ex-officio member of the DFI board.

Thraen said Hamel received the Legend Award in honor of “over one decade of sustained, superior performance while overseeing the stand-up and full, successful operation of this community non-profit

organization.”

FSU President F. Javier Cevallos said Hamel “exemplifies what a public university means to our community. His work with Framingham has made a difference, and we are proud of his being recognized with the Legend Award.”

Cevallos added, “He certainly deserves it!”

Mike Gatlin, president of the executive board that oversees DFI, and Hamel’s successor, said Hamel was crucial to the development of FDR and the transition to DFI. “We’re doing fairly well downtown now,” Gatlin said. “Businesses downtown recognize us and work with us and we’re able to accomplish things. There’s a lot going on, and it’s going on because when Dale was president of Framingham Downtown, Inc., he worked to get people involved. … What he did is he laid the foundation for all that’s happening now.”

Hamel helped the organization by connecting it with interns and offering his financial expertise, Gatlin said. “You’d think he was a municipal employee given the level of his involvement, but it’s all on a volunteer basis.”

Gatlin added, “I often say to my wife, ‘When I grow up, I want to be Dale Hamel.’”

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Admin Forum Continued from pg. 1 Holloway said a professional writing class this semester, in which students worked on a project regarding the “dry campus” policy, asked the group of administrators for their opinions.

Holloway, Cevallos and Cochran said they closely reviewed the Ram Handbook to familiarize themselves with the specifics of all campus policies regarding alcohol. Holloway said Cochran, who completed his Ph.D. dissertation on college student drinking, would have beneficial input on the possible formation of a new policy.

Cevallos said, “Alcohol for events is a little more complicated because we don’t have an alcohol license.

The city has to approve it.”

He added, “It’s not an easy thing.”

Holloway said ultimately, the policy and all its facets - including off-campus consumption of alcohol - is under “close review.”

She added, however, “I don’t want people to think you’re going to come back in the fall and it’s going to be completely different, and it’s going to be like Bourbon Street or something. But everything is on the table.”

Another issue brought up by many students at the meeting was if the University was whether the school has any procedure in place to respond to school shootings.

The students said their concerns were sparked by recent national events such as the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

SGA Senator Kirsten Hoey said in her four years at FSU, she has not yet heard of any specific policy or procedure in the event of a school shooting. “It would be important that we have something in place even though it’s something that’s, you know, probably not going to happen, but still could,” she said.

FSUPD Chief of Police Brad Medeiros expressed surprise at Hoey not having heard of any procedures.

“We’ve had a lot of programs in the last four years,” Medeiros said of active-shooter trainings.

“Last year, we had six to eight programs that we offered out,” he added. “I will say that the audience participation was very low. On the student side, we had four students show up. On the faculty and staff side, we had 14 show up.”

Medeiros said the FSUPD section of the University website has a page on safety training in the case of an active-shooter incident.

Hoey said the lack of attendance could be attributed to a “publicity issue.

“It’s great if it is happening, but if people aren’t actually attending it or hearing about it, then I think that’s where the problem lies,” she said.

Medeiros said, “If the student body hasn’t had the opportunity to attend, I think we should work around that. It’s really important that they know what’s going on, that they know what the police response will be.”

Holloway said she was one of the attendees at a training and asked Hoey how she would suggest the University and FSUPD increase student turnout for such trainings, noting their importance. “It’s rare, but it’s a major traumatic event,” she said of an active-shooter situation.

Holloway noted possible problems that could arise from methods of notifying students, such as not reading the emails sent out by administrators. She also said if the Amanda Martin / THE GATEPOST University holds trainings during Administrators listen to student concerns. orientation, they would not benefit Executive Vice President Dale Millie González, interim chief the students who do not go to oriHamel and other administrators officer of diversity, inclusion and entation.

Another problem Holloway said this was the first time they community engagement, spoke briefly about the racial hate crimes brought up was what the “appro- were hearing about this problem.

Hamel said, “Those are $18,000 last semester and echoed other adpriate time” is to train students on how to escape from an active shoot- pieces of equipment. They were ministrators’ sentiments that stuer situation. “It’s, well, ‘Welcome to all bought at the same time, and dents continue to reach to them.

“It’s so important to keep the Framingham State! Now we’re go- unfortunately, all age at the same ing to teach you how to escape from time.” He added he would get a re- conversation going,” González said. port back from the Athletic Center a shooter.’”

Hoey said the training could on the specific number of broken be incorporated into the required equipment.

Patricia Whitney, assistant vice Foundations course “because all freshmen have to take Founda- president of facilities, asked if people were reporting damaged and tions.”

SGA Secretary Bridget Green non-functional equipment to Fasaid, “I think this is also something cilities. “We don’t know if people CONNECT WITH NADIRA WICAKSANA that should be implemented into don’t tell us,” she said. nwicaksana@student.framingham.edu campus-wide SDA training and RA training. I know RAs are here three weeks before the [fall] semester begins, and we do go over a lot of information. I think most of what it is is policy and procedure. We do

By Shanleigh Reardon a lot of Title IX. But I think that is News Editor something that should 110 percent be necessary for SDAs and RAs.” Based on minutes provided by SGA Secretary Bridget Green

SGA March 6 Meeting Update

[Editor’s note: Multiple members of The Gatepost’s editorial board have completed Framingham State Resident Assistant training and were instructed about how to respond to an active-shooter situation.]

Green added, “One of my biggest fears working desk and being an RA is if someone comes through that door and I’m the first person they see - what do I do? And how do I react to that situation?”

She said having a full day of training with campus police would be “incredibly beneficial.”

Other concerns included aging gym equipment. Several students, including SGA President Kyle Rosa and Senate Chair Mike O’Brien, said many pieces of cardio equipment are non-functional but still take up “very valuable space in the gym.”

O’Brien added the non-functional units should be cleared out to make room for “other activities.”

Highlights: •Jules Gueno was appointed as a senator of the Class of 2019.

•Former SGA Administrative Assistant Nikki Curley now serves in a position at Becker College. In her absence, Social Events Coordinator Hailey Small will be the primary point of contact for this year’s All University Banquet.

Funding Requests: •Pride Alliance received $2,620.60 for Day of Silence T-shirts.

•Dance Team received $3,600.00 for their Stomp Trip.

•Education Club received $1,051.49 for Sandbox tote bags.

•Wildlife Club received $1,873.25 for travel expenses to the Wildlife Society Northeast Student Conclave.

•SGA received $2,875.50 for hospitality tables, $1,851.50 for stress relief bags and $1,500.00 for Marathon Monday bags.

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4+1 programs offer alternative paths to master’s degrees

By Aaliyah Colon Staff Writer FSU has introduced “4+1” and “3+3” programs, which allow students to obtain their master’s or law degrees at an accelerated rate.

The 3+3 program, which began in the fall, was created in partnership with Suffolk Law School. It allows students to receive their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.

Additionally, the two 4+1 programs that have been approved are the bachelor of science/biotechnology master’s and the bachelor of arts/master of arts with a concentration in English.

4+1 programs in English and biotechnology allow students to earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years. These programs will begin in the fall 2018 semester.

Yaser Najjar, dean of graduate studies, said, “A Framingham State undergraduate student who is accepted in the program can walk out with two degrees in five years - a bachelor’s degree after the fourth year and a master’s degree after the fifth year.”

Desmond McCarthy, English department chair, said, “We’re hoping that the opportunity to earn both

a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from an English department as strong as ours will be an attractive option to students across Massachusetts.”

Najjar said in order to be eligible for the 4+1 program, students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and then apply to the program in their junior years.

Students receive their acceptance letters by the end of their junior years and are able to begin graduate courses their senior years, according to Najjar.

These students are able to take up to three graduate courses during their senior years, said Najjar.

The English graduate program requires students to complete nine courses, while the biotechnology graduate program requires 13 courses.

Depending on which program students are in, they will either be paying for seven or nine graduate courses.

Emely Gay, a junior, said, “I think this is a very good start to the 4+1 program, but I definitely think other majors, like psychology or sociology, could really benefit from this program, too.”

The political science depart-

ment is in the process of adding UMass Dartmouth Law School to the 3+3 law program. according to Christopher McCarthy-Latimer, political science department chair and pre-law program advisor.

Students interested in the 3+3 program must maintain at least a 3.30 GPA. They must also take the Law School Admissions Test and score higher than or equivalent to Suffolk Law School’s average score from the year before.

If the interested students meet the requirements, then they have to apply to Suffolk Law School during their junior year, said Latimer.

Susan Dargan, dean of social and behavioral sciences, said, “Those students’ schedules have to be carefully planned and they have to know coming in that they want to go to law school.”

Vanessa Cefalo, a senior, said, “I think the best part of these programs is the amount of money students can save.”

Desmond McCarthy said, “It allows [students] to earn a master’s degree in less time than it would otherwise. Therefore, they would save money.”

Najjar said these programs are also convenient for students because they do not have to worry about applying to other schools and risk not being accepted.

They are already enrolled at FSU - therefore these students are definitely accepted and just have to meet the requirements for the program, said Najjar.

Dargan said another benefit of these programs is that they give students an extra edge when they get out there in the job market.”

Najjar added, “Most of our programs are labor-market oriented. … We have advisors from different companies or schools related to the major who really help us to design the curriculum based on what they expect from someone they just hired.”

He added, “The University is winning. The students are winning.

Everybody is really winning.”

[Editor’s note: Desmond McCarthy is the advisor for The Gatepost.]

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#NeverAgain On Wednesday March 14, nearly one million students nationwide walked out of their classrooms not to only honor the 17 people who were killed last month in Parkland, Florida, but also to send a message directly to the folks on Capitol Hill - stricter guns laws are needed, and needed now.

Students throughout the nation could be seen carrying signs detailing their frustration with the high number of mass shootings in recent years, especially in classrooms. “I should be writing my college essay, not my will” read one sign. “I want to read books not eulogies,” read another.

Wednesday’s walkout was just the first of several protests students and activists are planning in an attempt to pressure the government to enact meaningful gun-control legislation.

On Saturday, March 24, people across the country will take part in the March for Our Lives. Over 18,000 people on the Boston March for Our Lives’ Facebook page said they plan on protesting that morning. And on April 20, another protest is planned to take place on the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine shooting.

At the helm of many of these protests are the the high school students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - the students who witnessed firsthand the massacre that left 17 of their classmates and teachers dead.

We are at a pivotal moment in our nation’s discourse on gun control. We at The Gatepost applaud everyone involved in Wednesday’s protest but would like to specifically show our support for the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the #NeverAgain movement.

After the walkouts and marches, many people are responding with #WalkUp - a hashtag promoting the idea that students should walk up to fellow students if they notice they are isolated from the school community. This movement has been created in opposition to the activism school students have been engaging in since the shooting occured.

Some adults are suggesting that if everyone were simply nice to each other, school shootings would stop happening.

What a burden to put on students.

We at The Gatepost see the #WalkUp movement as an attempt to tell students what type of activism is acceptable. We believe the #WalkUp movement undermines the hard work and incredible perseverance of the students who organized the rallies and marches around the country.

To those who wish to say high school students are “too young” to understand the political climate or too young to engage in a discussion about gun control, we suggest they look back on every monumental protest that has occurred in our nation’s history.

Activism is championed by those who wish to see change for their future and often are high school and college students. Students like the Freedom Riders who fought oppression with protests that captured the attention of the nation. Students such as those who vigilantly opposed the United State’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Political activism and protest has always been the cornerstone of change in America. Changes brought about by the courageous acts of young adults fighting for governmental and social reform.

This is one of those moments of change. The students organizing rallies, marching on Washington and demanding to discuss gun control - like generations past - at the forefront of a movement that surely will make its way into the history books.

Faced with tragedy and great loss, these students are refusing to stand idly by and live in a country they feel is corrupt and broken.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez said, “We are grieving, we are furious, and we are using our words fiercely and desperately because that’s the only thing standing between us and

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Republicans... we need to talk

By Thom Duda Staff Writer Permit me to be blunt.

The Republican Party is no longer fit to be associated with figures such as Lincoln or Reagan, but is instead a disgusting parody of itself.

A rotten, meandering zombie stuffing dollar bills into its pockets while Americans burn with frustration, and all with that idiotic grin Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has permanently affixed to his face.

And yet, there are still people who associate themselves with this undead party and indeed, keep harping about the sins of Hillary, the Clintons in general, the Democrats and everything under the moon aside from their own.

I have to ask you - will you please take a moment to reconsider?

Let us first look at the state of our country’s debt, which is still skyrocketing as I write and will not be fixed within any of our lifetimes. Meanwhile, Republican senators allowed a tax bill that would not only boost that debt sig-

nificantly, but also affect all of our tax rates in the long term for the sake of CEOs and companies who are already über-wealthy.

Does that sound like a wonderful plan to anyone who isn’t already rich?

How about the gross oversight of nepotism? Trump’s children are in positions they should not even be remotely near, all the while still participating in their businesses and exchanging political clout for cash. Doesn’t the idea of Kushner’s involvement in the Middle East based on profits rather than the betterment of our nation and its standing in the world draw concern?

What of the abuses of our legal system? Look at Pennsylvania with its grossly gerrymandered districts. The court justices determined this practice unfair, unconstitutional toward citizens within the state and so, in the name of justice, struck down those plans to make the process fair for everyone.

GOP members in Pennsylvania have filed for the impeachment of those justices, simply because they disagree

with the court’s ruling.

Let’s look at the man who blatantly disregards our interests abroad - President Donald Trump - who not only failed to openly condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for poisoning two former Russian spies on English soil and his country’s meddling in our 2016 election, but instead called to congratulate him on winning a rigged election.

Of course, what can be made of the president’s attacks on Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller who is investigating him? If America is to be a land of laws and not an oligarchy, why is the man in power able to shout and bluster about his innocence and attempt to shut down the investigation?

Republicans, those of you who are willing to see there is more at stake than simply “us vs them” or any other tribal mentality that has been imprinted onto our country from talking heads in the media, is this truly OK in your eyes?

If not, please consider another course and cease this madness.

Campus Conversations Do you think it’s more important to walk up or walk out?

By Mackenzie Berube and Amanda Martin

“Walk out - it’s more productive.”

-Nicole Matloff, sophomore

“Walking up. It’s good to include everyone, it’s better than to walk out against everything.”

-Joseph Bettinelli, sophomore

“Walking out - it’s inclusive, it shows that everyone is in this together.”

-Matthew Nettnay, junior

Op/Ed submissions reflect the opinions of their authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of The Gatepost or its staff.

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Change the narrative

By Bailey Morrison Editorial Staff

Growing up, my face was always buried in a book. I carried a tote bag to and from the library once a week, filled it until I couldn’t pick it up and read for hours.

And in every book I read, I found characters who looked just like me. Little girls with white skin overcoming the obstacles in their way. Literature taught me that I could be anything I wanted to be and transported me to different worlds, but I was still a part of those worlds.

I could fly, slay dragons, rule the world. For years those messages that uplifted me and fueled my love of writing were echoed in the writing I did myself.

But where is the representation for other underrepresented groups? For years, modern and classic literature has ignored people of color.

One of the biggest offenders?

Children’s literature.

Representation matters because there isn’t just one story to be told. If we show young children there is only one type of hero or heroine in a book - often a white one - where does that leave the children who never see their voices and faces represented?

Children of color are invisible in traditional storytelling.

The website We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) collected data concerning representation in children’s literature. According to WNDB, in 2013, 1,509 children’s books were published - 78.3 percent of children’s books, or 1,183, featured human characters and of those books only 124 featured people of color.

That’s a total of 10.37 percent.

Now, you might be thinking: “That must be an improvement from earlier in literature!”

Not so much.

According to WNDB, a study was conducted in 1965 that

found, “Of 5,206 children’s trade books published by 63 publishers during a three-year period, only 349 books, about 6.7 percent, had one or more African American characters in them.”

With such a huge focus on literacy and reading from a young age, why is there such minimal representation of entire populations?

Diverse books are important for children because without them, children are reduced to reading a single narrative, a single story. A story that may not ever motivate or inspire them because they simply do not see themselves represented.

For a novel that perfectly exemplifies the importance of a robust and diverse narrative, look to Angie Thomas’ “The Hate U Give,” a book that chronicles the Black Lives Matter movement from the perspective of a 15-yearold African-American girl named Starr.

That novel entered The New York Times young adult best seller list at number one. A clear sign that people everywhere wanted to read a novel that tells a different story.

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said, “The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different rather than how we are similar.”

[Editor’s Note: Angie Thomas will be at FSU on April 2.]

#MeToo movement is not limited or restricted to women.

Men are sexually assaulted too.

Even if they think they can’t be because they should feel “lucky.”

In an Instagram post after the show’s premiere, Glaze wrote that although he felt “uncomfortable,” he did “not think [he] was sexually assaulted by Katy Perry.”

If time is truly up in Hollywood,

then it’s time for fans and celebrities alike to stand up and speak out against all forms of sexual assault and this type of behavior.

Just because Perry is famous does not mean she should get let off the hook because of some cliché that it’s every guy’s fantasy to be kissed by a pop star.

#mentoo

By Lizzy Stocks Opinions Editor The ABC Network and producers of “American Idol” should not be exploiting their male contestants as Katy Perry’s objects of affection and flirtation.

Perry blatantly displayed her power as a judge when she inappropriately kissed Benjamin Glaze, a 19-year-old contestant who moments before said he had never kissed a girl because “[he] can’t kiss a girl without being in a relationship.”

Though Glaze willingly approached Perry’s beckoning call and gave her a peck on the cheek, she convinced him to give her cheek another kiss because the first one “didn’t even make the smush sound.”

When Glaze leaned back in with puckered lips, Perry swiftly turned her head and planted a kiss directly on his lips.

Glaze hit the floor as Perry raised her hands in victory while her male counterparts, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, celebrated her trickery.

Once again, another member of the Hollywood elite has been exposed for abusing their fame

and power, but because she’s a woman it’s been chalked up to playful flattery as the show’s focus during the two-part premiere was directed toward Perry’s fawning over many of the male contestants.

Now let’s get one thing straight, Perry is not starring in a reality TV dating game show she’s a judge for a singing competition and should start behaving as such.

Not only that, but she should be held to the same standards as a man would be in this situation.

I find it hard to believe things would just blow over if either Richie or Bryan kissed a female contestant saving her first kiss for her first relationship.

I’m willing to bet if one of them pulled a stunt like this, they’d be booted from the show immediately.

But, because she’s a woman, it can be cut and edited to seem PG and playful, even though it’s rather creepy and disturbing to watch.

Since Harvey Weinstein, our culture has grown more aware of sexual assault and Hollywood’s power dynamics, but it’s extremely important to understand the

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FSU's Phenomenal Women

This Year's Nominees • • • • •

Zae Valera was honored with the 2018 Phenimenal Woman Award.

By Cameron Grieves Asst. Arts & Features Editor Senior Zae Valera was announced as FSU’s 2018 Phenomenal Woman Award winner during the annual Phenomenal Woman Ceremony held in the McCarthy Center Forum on Tuesday, March 20.

The event was hosted by Associate Dean of Students David Baldwin. A record 77 women in the FSU community were nominated for the award.

“Phenomenal women are often thought to be famous or widely celebrated, like Ellen DeGeneres for her philanthropic work, Salma Hayek for being such a strong voice for the #MeToo movement and the #TimesUp movement, Michelle Obama for her work on health and fitness for kids and of course Oprah, because, well, she’s Oprah,” Baldwin said.

But we often get so wrapped up in celebrity that we forget to celebrate the phenomenal women in our everyday lives, according to Baldwin.

“The mother that works two jobs for her family, the teacher that goes the extra mile when you don’t understand the material, the grandmother that gave you a shoulder to cry on and gave you sage advice, or the friend that is always there to help. … When you put good in the world, you will get good back,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin encouraged the women in the audience to find their own truth and to project that truth out into the world.

A video reading of the poem “Phenomenal Woman,” read by its author Dr. Maya Angelou was

projected at the front of the stage, which has become a ceremony tradition. No other voice can do the poem justice like Angelou’s, according to Baldwin.

“She has that voice that has such gravitas, it just makes you want to say, ‘Please, just speak for the rest of my life,’” Baldwin said to ripples of laughter.

The ceremony’s keynote speaker was Barbara G. Holland, the president, founder and CEO (Culturally Empowering Officer) of BreakThrough Partners, a consulting firm focusing on inclusion and diversity, organizational change, cultural competence, workforce effectiveness and workplace equity. She was also the first director of Campus Diversity at FSU back when it was still Framingham State College.

Holland stressed the importance of doing justice to the tradition of hard work and achievement that many women in the FSU community have inherited, referencing the work she had done as director of Affirmative Action at Framingham State College.

“I came to work here in 1986.

A big thing to remember is you don’t work alone - you have working relationships, collaborations, partnerships. I was working with a great group of people here. We increased the enrollment of students of color, we got women on faculty-track positions, and before I left Framingham State, we hired our very first black tenuretrack faculty member, Dr. Robert Johnson, which was very exciting,” Holland said.

According to Corinne Hall Towers Area Director Johnny Hurley, Valera embodies the values of hard work and achievement ex-

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pressed in the poem, and has done much to confront the spree of hate crimes targeting students of color that have plagued several residence buildings at FSU this year, including Towers.

“I first met Zae when she was a first year student in my Foundations Class back in 2014. As I predicted, she connected excellently with her residents, providing a voice to those in the community who often feel unheard. When the incidents of hate occurred in Towers and targeted one of her residents, Zae was there to console her residents and stayed at the forefront of being involved with educating the community about available resources. Zae exemplifies the phenomenal FSU woman,” Baldwin said, reading from Hurley’s nomination.

Assistant Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development, and one of this year’s nominees, Jordan Peterson said, “It’s motivational to see my name on that list. It’s reassuring to feel welcomed when you’re new and that what you’re doing is having a positive impact.”

[Editor's note: Elizabeth Banks is the Assistant Advisor of The Gatepost.]

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"Sugar Town " Diversity, inclusion and Brockhampton

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor “Anybody wanna make a band?”

That was a post made by then-14-year-old aspiring rapper Kevin Abstract on a Kanye West fan forum in 2010.

Now dubbed as “America’s favorite boyband,” Brockhampton has released an immense amount of music since they officially formed in 2015 and stared in their own Viceland television show.

With more than 15 current credited members, it would be unfair to simply categorize Brockhampton as a band. They’re really a multi-media art outlet, as Abstract has stated in numerous interviews that the group’s photographers, designers and management are just as important to their work as any vocalist or producer.

Their ambition and prolificacy alone are worthy of praise. In 2017, they released three full-length studio albums - the “Saturation” trilogy - 14 music videos, one short film and launched their own record label, Question Everything Inc. With such a large body of work released in one year, you would think there would be a few duds. But amazingly, everything they put out in 2017 was met with critical acclaim and they have since garnered one of the most diverse fanbases of any modern music group.

But the reason for the diversity of their fans lies in that of the members themselves. While a handful went to high school together with Abstract, most were recruited through the internet from all over the country.

Each member brings their own vocal and lyrical style to the table. Abstract discusses his experience being a black gay man in America, Joba sings and raps about his struggle with depression and substance abuse, Merlyn Wood addresses dropping out of college to follow his dream of making it big with Brockhampton and Bearface writes and sings ballads about failed love.

While I didn’t even cover half of the group’s members, that sample alone demonstrates the variety of topics covered by Brockhampton, sometimes all within a single track.

Since so many types of people are involved in the band, it’s no wonder that their work has touched so many fans of varying ages, genders, orientations and races.

Brockhampton grants a voice to those who otherwise would never have theirs heard. Anyone who listens to them is bound to find a member with whom they personally identify. Since they’re all so active online and are social before and after shows, many fans have the opportunity to talk to them personally - something that’s overlooked by most musicians.

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By Robert Johnson Jr. Staff Writer

With Pride season just around the corner, there is no better time to check out “Sugar Town” by Hazel Newlevant (known for “Chainmail Bikini” and “If This Be Sin”), a heartwarming, self-published graphic novella about love, acceptance and relationships of many types. In Newlevant’s words, it is, by and large, a “queer poly rom-comic.”

In it, the reader follows the adventures of a self-inserted version of Newlevant, a bisexual woman who is already in an open relationship. She encounters a woman at a local gay bar during her vacation in Portland, Oregon to visit her parents and instantly falls in love in the process.

This woman, Argent - or “Hazel Hawthorne” under her dominatrix persona - is the perfect package. She’s tall, into BDSM, has nice hair and she’s full of love with a devotion to caring for others. Readers will quickly see why Hazel is so smitten by her in the span of a few pages.

It helps that there are not many characters the reader needs to keep track of Nor does the story bombard you with text walls of information regarding those characters' existences. Within the first six pages, a reader can simply find out that George, Hazel’s boyfriend, writes comics for a living and that he has a thing for this woman named Rebecca and that, between major scenes with Hazel and Argent, he talks to Hazel over Skype. Nothing more complex than that.

However, what makes this graphic novella special is not just the romantic plotlines among Hazel, Argent and George, but topics that are not only prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community, but in all walks of life.

One example can be seen in the beginning of the penultimate section - in which Argent gets on Hazel’s case for openly discussing her job as a sex worker while in a convenience store, and briefly talking about the negative connotations such a job has in the public eye. It’s a can of worms that nobody wants to open, but Newlevant does so in a way that makes one think about it and its context in a modern world where those “dirty jobs” are more common.

Beyond that, the novella tackles polyamorous relationships, feelings of not providing enough in a relationship, feelings of inadequacy and the feeling there is not really a home for one to call “home” through brief, touching scenes that go deeper into Hazel’s and Argent’s fears.

These segments are ones that people in their 20s can relate to, and I appreciated them greatly.

“Sugar Town” is a story that many people can relate to whether they're part of the LGBTQ+ community or not, and New-

Alternative Comics

levant’s quirky dialogue and soft, vibrant, cartoon-like art style gives the Portland, Oregon of “Sugar Town” a unique vibe that not many comics can replicate. Not only is it a quick read, but it also leaves one with a warm, loving feeling inside afterwards.

If you’re interested in “Sugar Town,” there is a 10-page sample up on Newlevant’s website, free of charge. Those who need it in a more physical form, they can snag it for $10 at a local comic book store, Amazon, or from Newlevant’s online storefront.

• Author: Hazel Newlevant • Illiustrator:Hazel Newlevant • Publisher: Alternative Comics • Released: October 2017 • Also by Hazel Newlevant: "Comics for Choice" and "Chainmail Bikini" • For Fans of: "Wet Moon"

by Sophie Campbell and "Skim" by Mariko and Jilian Tamaki

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Overcoming obstacles Deej’s journey toward inclusion

By Tessa Jillson Asst. Arts & Features Editor On March 21, FSU hosted a talk and screening of “Deej,” a documentary about DJ Savarese, a high-spectrum autistic student struggling to make his way through college and live on his own.

English professor Lisa Eck said the event was one of the “most anticipated events this year.”

Sociology professor Holly Pearson met DJ and his family last June at a disabilities studies and education conference in Minneapolis. Inspired by his determination, Pearson invited DJ to present his life story at FSU. DJ also visited and spoke to Pearson’s Sociology of Disabilities class.

“I am absolutely thrilled that not only we are able to have Deej here, but also his family, which is very meaningful,” Pearson said.

At a young age, DJ was abandoned by his birth parents, unable to communicate and placed in foster care, where he was subjected to abuse from another foster care child because of his disability.

DJ said he now talks using multiple means of communication in-

cluding a text-to-voice synthesizer, pen and paper and ASL. Currently, he is “testing his vocal chords.”

People assume autistic individuals don't have emotions or “they can’t hear or think because they can’t speak,” he said, when in reality, this assumption is untrue and is the root cause of exclusion that many people suffering from disabilities experience on a daily basis.

Emily and Ralph Savarese adopted DJ when he was 6 and gradually strengthened DJ’s courage, teaching him to prosper.

In the film, before DJ heads off to college, his parents allow him to explore Washington, D.C. and Boston with his cousin Seth in an attempt to boost his confidence.

During a visit to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., DJ held his head high, wishing for the courage to speak and “free his people.”

DJ graduated from Oberlin College in May 2017 with a double major in anthropology and creative writing. Fighting all odds to get there, DJ constantly encountered self-doubt and adversity amongst peers who assumed he was incapable of the work ahead of him because of his lack of speech.

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To “gain control” over his emotions, DJ turned to poetry.

“Poetry is my native language and I love the melody of words,” he said.

Rania Kelly, who works for a non-profit organization in Massachusetts that promotes inclusion and provides services for people who need support, said, “It's impressive how beautiful his poetry is and how easy poetry is for him, but for me, it’s beyond my cognitive comprehension. So, it's kind of mind boggling.”

When DJ asked the forum what FSU will do moving forward to help non-speaking individuals, Disability Access Services Coordinator Vikky Angelico said, right now, FSU only has one student who is non-speak-

ing, so the University started out by introducing them to faculty and provided classwork ahead of time.

However, this accommodation turned out to be unnecessary since “the student could do it himself” and in the same amount of time as anyone else.

She added, “What we do is probably consider the individual, that's probably the most important thing.

But we are always advocating and supporting the faculty to get more creative … and I think it's worked out pretty well.”

“Being included is every kid’s right, it shouldn’t be a lottery,” he added. “It’s hard to know your people are segregated and no one seems to mind.”

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RETROSPECTIVE ALBUM REVIEW

Only Getting Meaner 2011’s "Take Care" stands the test of time

By Zach Colten Asst. Arts & Features Editor When Drake released his sophomore album, “Take Care,” in November 2011, I was a sophomore in high school, and admittedly, I wasn’t a Drake fan. I hadn’t listened to much of his music, and all I had heard about him was that he was too emotional for the rap game and really shouldn’t be taken seriously as an artist.

I wasn’t formally introduced to his music until my freshman year of college in 2014, when my friend Kevin told me I had to listen to his third album, “Nothing Was the Same,” which had been released in 2013. I did, and, well, nothing was the same.

I then understood that all the naysayers were wrong. Not only was Drake an artist to be reckoned with, but he was perhaps one of the most important voices pushing contemporary rap, R&B and pop music.

After listening to the project multiple times and thanking Kevin for putting me on to it, he discovered I hadn’t heard the previous

album, “Take Care,” yet, his personal favorite, and he promptly smacked me upside my head.

Now I know why.

Although I was late to hop on the 6 God bandwagon, each time I have listened to “Take Care” over the last four years - and trust me, it’s a lot - I have discovered something new. As with any great LP, the songs’ meanings change over time as you grow and experience new things.

From the classic single, “Headlines,” which, needless to say, is a great song, because, well, “they know, they know, they know,” to the artful and generationally poignant “Marvin’s Room,” which finds Drizzy telling his ex, “I’m just saying, you could do better … tell me have you heard that lately?”

Drake spared no expense crafting this luxurious, 18-track album.

Of course, seven years after “Take Care,” Drake’s theme of longevity stands firm, as he remains a rap game powerhouse to this day, steering the sound into new territory, making good on promises he made on songs such as “The Ride,” where he raps, “My sophomore

they was all for it, they all saw it / My junior and senior will only get meaner.”

Speaking of “The Ride,” the song is a good example of Drake’s unique ability to select features from artists he also sees having incredible longevity in the music industry. Sure enough, pretty much every feature is still putting out hits today, including The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

One of my personal favorites on the album is the sentimental song, “Look What You’ve Done.”

The track finds Drake rapping two verses, each dedicated to one of his parents. He reminisces on the struggles they went through but also their devotion to supporting their son in all of his endeavors, and thanks them, cherishing his newfound success and ability to give back. “I get to make good on my promise, it all worked out girl, we should’ve known, cuz you deserve it.”

Some other standout tracks bringing absolutely fire verses are “Underground Kings,” where Drizzy raps about the spoils of his

long grind to success, and “Make Me Proud,” a song featuring fellow Young Money affiliate Nicki Minaj, in which both rappers vent about the comparative lifestyles of male and female artists.

Overall, this project is full of hidden gems, lyrics to be deciphered and a magnificent, sweeping production style carefully constructed by Drake’s longtime collaborator, Noah “40” Shebib.

Re-immerse yourself in Drake’s sonic masterpiece, or listen for the first time, and see why those who hate are misguided and why Drake deserves to demand respect as both a musician and an artist.

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SPORTS Women’s lacrosse rips off a 4-game win streak to improve to 5-1 on the season

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor After a 2-1 start to the season, the Rams traveled to Hilton Head, South Carolina for a two-game stretch.

The first came against Lycoming on Thursday, March 15.

Framingham got off to a good start in the opening half, scoring two goals in the first three minutes.

Hanna McMahon scored the first goal off a feed from Grace Gamache to put the Rams up 1-0. Kimmy Foley scored the other goal off an assist from Nicole Pacheco to make it 2-0.

The Warriors would cut into the deficit when Jordan Lazarich scored unassisted to make it 2-1.

Gamache put the lead back to two, scoring a minute later to make it 3-1.

After another Lycoming goal, Framingham would add two more goals to make it 5-2. Pacheco scored the first off a feed from Gamache and Kristen Keenan scored the other - again off a feed from Gamache.

Lycoming would then score four unanswered goals to take the lead 6-5.

The Rams would answer with a run of their own, scoring five straight goals to take a 10-6 lead.

Alissa Marino started the run with a goal off a feed from Britney Herskowitz. Gamache assisted the next two goals - the first from McMahon and the second from Morgan Begley. Foley added another goal to her tally and Pacheco added the 10th goal, both unassisted.

After two more Framingham goals, one from Foley and one from Tess Destino, and four more Lycoming goals, the Rams took a 12-10 lead into the half.

The Rams came out of halftime and put the game out of reach, scoring six of the first seven goals in the half.

Foley, Gamache and Marino each had two goals to push the lead to 18-11.

Lycoming would outscore Framingham 6-5 for the remainder of the game but came up short of a comeback.

Herskowitz, Foley, Gamache, McMahon and Jacey Salvie scored the five goals to close the game for Framingham, taking a 23-19 victory.

In the win, Foley lead the team with six goals, while Gamache was just behind with four goals and added six assists.

Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath made five saves in goal for the Rams.

The win improves the Rams to 3-1 on the season.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 23 LYCOMING 19

In the final match of the two-game stretch in South Carolina, the Rams took on Hope Univerisity on Saturday, March 17.

Framingham dominated the first half of the game, going into the halftime break up 11-5.

The Rams had five different goal scorers in the half. Gamache led the way with five goals in the half. Pacheco and Marino each added two goals while Herskowitz and Audrey Duhaime both had one.

Gamache, Foley, Marino and Destino all had two assists each in the half.

The Rams continued their dominance in the second, outscoring Hope 9-4.

Begley and Foley both had two goals to lead the way for Framingham while Gamache, Marino, Salvie, McMahon and Jennifer Buckley all recorded one goal.

Gamache led the way for the Rams on the day, scoring six goals.

Framingham earned a 20-9 victory over Hope.

Fox Tree-McGrath made two saves in net for the Rams.

The win improves the Rams to 4-1 on the season.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 20 HOPE 9

On Wednesday, March 21, the Rams traveled to Wellesley for a nonconference match.

Just 45 seconds into the game, Foley got the scoring started to give the Rams a 1-0 lead.

Wellesley responded with two unanswered goals to take a 2-1 lead with 20 minutes left in the half.

Framingham scored the next five goals to take 6-2 lead. Duhaime and Foley each had two goals, and Gamache scored one.

Wellesley would get one back to cut the deficit to 6-3, but the Rams came back less than a minute later to put the lead back to four. Keenan scored off a feed from Gamache to make it 7-3.

Wellesley scored two minutes later, again only to see Framingham get one right back. McMahon scored off a feed from Gamache to make it 8-4.

Wellesley ended the half with three unanswered goals to make it 8-7 heading into the break.

Just a minute into the second half, the Rams extended their lead when Gamache scored off a feed from Pacheco.

Thirty seconds later, Framingham scored again. This time, it was Duhaime scoring her third goal of the game to make it 10-7.

Wellesley would score the next three goals to tie things up at 10.

Framingham countered with four straight goals of their own to take a commanding 14-10 lead.

The Rams got goals from Destino and Begley and two from Gamache during the run.

Framingham got two more goals on the day - one from Pacheco and one from Gamache - and earned a 16-12 victory.

Framingham was led by Gamache, who had five goals on the day.

Duhaime and Foley added three goals each.

Fox Tree-McGrath made 10 saves in net for the Rams.

With the win, Framingham moves to 5-1 on the season

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UMBC makes history against UVA

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Going into the 2018 NCAA Tournament, no men’s No. 16 seed had ever advanced to the second round in the history of the tournament.

That changed on Friday, March 16, when The Univiersity of Maryland, Baltimore County defeated the overall No. 1 seed, the Virginia Cavaliers.

Not only did UMBC make history with the victory, but they did it in a very impressive fashion - a 20-point blowout against a team that lost two games all season.

UMBC, nicknamed the Retrievers, went from a team that barely made the field to the biggest Cinderella team in history in the matter of a week.

UMBC just barely squeaked out a win against Vermont in the America East Conference Championship, needing a last-second three, to even earn their spot in the field of 68.

This too was a massive upset. Vermont went into its conference final as a double digit favorite over UMBC. On Friday, UMBC went into their first round game against Virginia as 20-point underdogs. Not only did the Retrievers get tasked with playing the highest-ranked team in the country, but they also had to play the Cavaliers in what seemed like a home game, just over 4 hours from the Virginia campus.

Even facing all this adversity, UMBC went into Charlotte not only looking to compete, but looking to win. Joe Sherburne, a junior on the Retrievers said, “I mean, we’re not saying we don’t have a chance. We’re going there playing to win.”

Sherburne also said that the Retrievers had nothing to loose.

They could go out and play loose with no pressure.

This attitude played a key role in the Retrievers massive upset.

UMBC came out playing hard and with no fear, and eventually beat the Cavaliers by 20.

This win for the Retrievers was huge for the program. It gave the school as well as head coach, Ryan Odom, a ton of exposure.

With all this publicity UMBC are much more prone to get bigger name recruits from now on.

Getting bigger-name recruits will help the program grow and become a well-known school that is a threat to make the tournament every year and become an America East powerhouse.

This massive upset was also very good for the NCAA. Now that everyone knows that a 16 seed can beat a 1 seed, these games will be taken more seriously.

It is no longer a forgone conclusion that the one seeds will automatically advance to the second round.

Over the next few years, you will see many more close games in this matchup, possibly even another upset and much more viewers tuned into the games.

The Retrievers have given hope to every program in the country that they can go into the tournament and beat any team on any given night.

UMBC went on to face Kansas State in the second round of the tournament on Sunday, March 18, and came up just short of yet another upset, losing 50-43.

Sure, the Cinderella run of the Retrievers is over, but UMBC will go down in history as the first No. 16 seed to ever beat a No. 1 seed in the tournament. It will also be remembered for a very long time for pulling the biggest upset the NCAA tournament has ever seen and opening the door to what many, including Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, are calling a “revolution” in college basketball.

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Baseball splits a doubleheader with Carleton

By Richard Tranfaglia Asst. Sports Editor The Rams finished out the Tucson Invitational with a doubleheader against Carleton on Saturday, March 17, splitting the games.

In the first game, the Rams won 8-3. They came out swinging in the first inning, scoring six runs on six hits.

Anthony Venuti started the inning with a single down the infield line.

Aaron Williams walked in the next at bat.

Cam Borrelli singled to left center, scoring Venuti. Jeff Besozzi followed with a single to right to score Williams.

Borreli and Besozzi both scored on hits from Anthony Herman and Matt Brockett. He scored the last run of the inning on a single by Venuti.

The Knights cut into the deficit in the top of the next inning. Wilson Battle started with a lead-off single and later scored on a single by Brendan Fischel. Chris Riga retired the next three batters to end the top of the second.

In the bottom of the second, Borrelli doubled, and Jordan Pallazola followed with a homer to left to extend the lead to 8-1.

Carleton got two more runs by Blake Anderson and Josh Small in the fourth and fifth innings, but it was not enough.

Riga got the win for Framingham, pitching five innings while allowing four hits and three runs.

Austin Heuer went six innings, allowing 12 hits and eight runs for the Knights.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 8 CARLETON 3 The Knights defeated Framingham in the second game, 15-3.

This time, Carleton took control in the first inning. Small started with a double to left. Fischel followed with a single, advancing Small. Griffin Bolte reached first on the next at bat to score Small.

Fischel and Bolte scored on singles by Battle and Patrick Jorling. Three more consecutive singles by Nick Onomiya, Zane Johann and Keenan Moore scored Battle, Jorling and Onomiya.

At the beginning of the batting order again, Small bunted and reached first while managing to score Johann, but Moore was out on the play. Small scored his second run of the inning on a single by Battle.

Kyle Coolidge couldn’t finish the inning for the Rams. Kevin Scerra came in to get them out of the first.

In the bottom of the third, the Knights got two more runs. Fischel singled up the middle and later scored on a single by Battle. Bolte score the second on a single by Jorling.

Small scored his third run in the fourth inning on a single by Fischel.

The Knights added three more runs in the fifth inning to reach their final margin.

Jorling walked to start. Logan Crowl came in to pinch run for him. Onomiya was up next and got hit by a pitch to get on first and advance Crowl.

Moore grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, but Crowl managed to score on it.

Matt Rubin scored Onimiya on a single to center. Rubin scored the final run on a single to center by Fischel.

The Rams got on the board in the sixth inning. Williams, Pallazola and Matt Fogarty all scored unearned.

Coolidge took the loss, giving up eight runs on eight hits. Scerra pitched the next two innings followed by Anthony Morrissey and Blake Waters.

Tyler Rolland pitched a complete game for the Knights, allowing five hits and three runs.

The Rams are 7-6 after the Tucson Invitational.

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Softball wins two straight games to move to 4-6 on the season

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor

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Grace Caughey went 2-for-3 with four RBIs in softball’s win over the University of New England.

On Thursday March 15, the Framingham State Rams faced off against Bowdoin in Clermont, Florida as part of the PFX Spring Games.

Bowdoin took an early lead in the top of the first inning as they scored four runs off three straight two-out RBI hits.

The Rams would get on the board in the third inning with RBIs from Mycala Moody and Anna Dziok, to make it a two-run game.

In the fourth inning, the Rams would take the lead off a Kyla Johnson RBI single that scored Camille Desrochers, and a two RBI single by Moody that scored Johnson and Dayna Marchant.

But the Rams lead was not for long as they gave up eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings, making the game 12-5 Bowdoin.

In the sixth inning, Grace Caughey would score Johnson off a RBI triple, and Moody would take on another RBI as she knocked in Caughey with a single.

The Rams were unable to put any more points on the board, resulting in a 12-7 loss.

Moody led the way for the Rams in this game, batting 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Caughey took the loss on the mound as she pitched four innings, allowing four hits and six earned runs. Kayla Finacchiaro and Marissa Vellucci took the mound in relief of Caughey and allowed nine hits and three earned runs.

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Grace Gamache scored four goals and had six assists in lacrosse’s win against Lycoming.

The Rams’ next game came against Fredonia as the PFX Spring Games continued.

Fredonia got on the board in the first inning to take the early lead. But it would be the last time they got on the board.

Framingham tied the game in the second inning off a solo homer by Caughey.

In the third, Bridget McGrail would score Megan Downing off an RBI single to center field.

Marchant would score Kristen Dick in the fourth with an RBI double, extending the lead to 3-1.

The Rams would wrap up the scoring with two scores in the sixth inning - one by Moody as she stole home plate.

Marchant went 3-for-5 at the dish and had one

RBI and a run scored. Dick also had a strong day as she went 2-for-3 at the plate with a stolen base and a run scored.

Kelsi Gunarathne pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits and one earned run while fanning four batters.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 5 FREDONIA 1 The final game of the PFX Spring Games for the Rams came against the University of New England.

The Rams jumped to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning. Three of their four scores came as a result of an error by UNE’s first baseman Meg Harvey.

UNE would waste no time tying the game back up as they evened the score at 4-4 in the top of the second inning.

The Rams held nothing back as they scored ten runs in the next two innings to make their lead 14-4. Caughey, Johnson, Marchant and Dick all had two RBIs in the two innings.

UNE would fight back as they put up three runs in the fourth inning, but it wasn’t enough as the Rams would go on to win 14-7.

Caughey allowed four hits, four earned runs and walked four. Claire DeLuca picked up the win in relief of Caughey as she allowed three hits and three earned runs in two innings of pitching.

Although Caughey struggled on the mound, she made up for it at the plate as she went 2-for3 with four RBIs and a run scored.

With the win, Framingham moves to 4-6 on the season.

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Upcoming Schedule 3/27 vs. New England College

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Chris Riga picked up a win, pitching five innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out nine in a win over Carleton.

3/28 vs. Johnson & Wales 3/31 at MCLA

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Tommy Herr, Mr. FSU 2018!

Contestants had to have a costume, showcase a talent, as well as participate in a question and answer round.

Tommy gained his title because the judges believed he “had the most ram pride.”

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