February, 3 2017

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THE GATEPOST VOLUME 85 • ISSUE 14

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Julia Sarcinelli/THE GATEPOST Senior Ross Pare enjoys the day slack lining between two trees outside of May Hall.

FSU awarded EPIC grant By Bailey Morrison News Editor The education department has been awarded the Elevate Preparation Impact Children (EPIC) grant in collaboration with The Education Cooperative (TEC), said Julia Zoino-Jeannetti, chair of the education department. The EPIC grant, a $47,520 award, is allotted to universities that partner with school districts to enhance the student teaching experience for both students and educators. The grant is awarded to schools after an application is submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, said Zoi-

no-Jeannetti. This grant assists with placing student teachers in diverse school districts that have a “high level of need,” said Zoino-Jeannetti. She added this model will differ from the way student teaching has been conducted before because student teachers will be placed in groups in a school rather than being sent out independently. She said the education department has partnered with TEC, which will facilitate a partnership with many school districts including Framingham, Holliston and Hopkinton. These schools will collaborate with FSU to design experiences

See EPIC GRANT page 3

Cevallos backs DACA students By Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief Recently, University President F. Javier Cevallos publicly declared his support for DACA students. DACA students are undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and have graduated from an American high school, and are thereby granted permission to stay in the country for a certain period of time, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “I support students,” said Cevallos. “It is both the right

thing to do for those students, because they are obviously trying to improve their futures, but its also the right thing to do for this country. We are a nation of immigrants and we have always had this dichotomy between being a nation of immigrants and being extremely anti-immigrant,” he said. As of this semester, there are 31 DACA students and one undocumented resident enrolled at FSU, according to Mark Powers, executive director of student record and registration services.

See DACA STUDENTS page 4

INSIDE: OP/ED 8 • ARTS & FEATURES 10 • SPORTS 16


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