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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.

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Economics Lecturer

By Kayllan Olicio Assistant News Editor What is your educational background and work history?

I came out of the defense industry.

I worked there for about 20 years.

I worked for Signal Technology, I ran a number of facilities for them.

Then, back in early ’91, I started my own business and left the industry.

Actually, it wasn’t that polite. The cold war had ended and because of that the defense industry really started to shrink and opportunities disappeared. In fact, I wrote a story. I like to write and I’ve been published in small little things. I wrote about the whole experience, about how all of a sudden everything was running great and then it petered. I have a B.S in both economics and business.

I was a double major. I went on and got a master’s in business arts, which was a little different than an M.B.A. Then, from there I went to Duke University and completed an advanced certificate program and a graduate program.

What is your favorite undergraduate experience?

It was how the professors interacted with us - even bringing us into their homes. It was very social. The program that I was in was run by Clark University, and there were only eight of us in the program. It was something new they were starting. The M.B.A program actually ran the business program at Worcester State and those professors were just really great to us and took a lot of personal interest in us and I liked that.

What is it like to be on the MetroWest Economic Research Center (MERC) advisory board?

I’ve enjoyed that because I like meeting the students. Economics is my first love and I’ve always enjoyed it. Teaching is exciting for me.

People say, “Why do you teach?” …

I really like to make a difference. I like to think that students, after

they leave my class, I have somehow affected them. So, that they will be better people, better business people and I can share some of my experiences with them. A lot of time, a professor will sit there and

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brag about their personal experiences and I don’t think that is fair to the students. I think you have to tell them when you were bad, and you didn’t do so well, because that’s what you learn from. … It’s really nice to hang out with young people and hear their ideas.

How do you take your life experiences and apply them to what you are teaching in the classroom?

I try not to go off on a tangent and start talking about something for the sake of talking about it. I try to relate some of my personal experiences to what we are learning in the text. In the class, that’s more important to me. I know that it’s easy to go off on a tangent, but when I go into a classroom, I already know what I’m going to do. I’m constantly looking at my watch to see where I am at certain points in time with the material I want to get through. I also like to see the students become interactive. I try to get the class to talk more and me talk less.

don’t think that is any big deal. The thing that excites me is my grandchildren. I have three grandsons and they are a joy. … I started some companies … They are fun to do.

The bowtie company [Boston Bowtie] was kind of neat because it was international. Actually, my other company did international business, but not to the extent the bowtie company did.

What inspired you to start your own bowtie company?

Friends, actually. … I’ve worn bowties for years and one of my friends said to me, “Let’s go into business together,” and I said, “Fine, but you have to be involved and you know I’m not going to do it by myself.” So, we went ahead and got connections for making bowties. I got a market going that I could sell them to. I had someone generate a very expensive website, which would not be anywhere near the price I would pay for it today, so I could sell them over the internet. I was a dotcom business, basically, with a product. It was fun to do. I enjoyed it. It got to be too much and I tried to have someone else take it over, and I finally just sold it out to another company.

What advice would you give to FSU students?

Have fun. I’m always amazed when I turn to someone and ask, “What do you do for fun?” And they don’t have an answer. I think it’s really important to have fun in life, and if you aren’t having fun, then change something. Fun doesn’t mean you have to be without goals and objectives.

I just mean do things that are fun.

Smile. … I see people who don’t like to smile. I’ll sit there at times with a smile on my face ever so slight. It’s fun. People walk up to you and they want to know you. People like to meet with people who are positive and happy. In life, that’s what it is all about dealing with people.

What would your students be surprised to know about you?

I sit on a number of boards and I

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EPIC grant Continued from page 1

that focus on certain areas, such as English language proficiency, she said.

According to Zoino-Jeannetti, the implementation of the grant is still in the planning phase, with members of the education department and representatives from TEC being selected to participate in the steering committee. The department hopes to begin the process of placing students by June.

President F. Javier Cevallos said, “This grant provides us with valuable funding to ensure that our student teaching model is among the best in the nation.

The money will allow us to partner with local school districts to develop a comprehensive plan for evaluating teacher candidates using research, mentorship and best practices. For the education department, it is an additional resource that will allow our faculty to improve upon an already strong teacher preparation program.”

Susan Dargan, acting dean of the education department, said she oversaw and submitted the grant application. “This grant will allow us to meet regularly with teachers and administrators in TEC districts where our students are placed for their four field experiences as they progress through the education program.

We will discuss how the supervising teachers view our students’ strengths and growth areas, and

“It will give students a chance to obviously get the experience they need for their career, but also help out schools in need.”

- Amber Jimenez, Junior then make changes in our programs as appropriate,” she said.

“We will also spend a lot of time discussing the role of feedback from the supervising teachers in the development of our teacher candidates. We plan to institute

“I’m excited for the changes that they will be making, even if they are scary at first. Every change requires adjustment, but I have no doubt that FSU will uphold the standards of the 1839 Lexington Normal School.”

- Sam McGuire, senior

more structured feedback based on the data that we collect at our meetings. We plan to develop and execute the cohort model for our student teachers, which is based on best practices in the discipline,” she added.

Junior Amber Jimenez said, “It will give students a chance to obviously get the experience they need for their career, but also help out schools in need. I’m sure these students at FSU are well-educated from a well-known teaching school. It will help students at schools that are underperforming.”

Dargan said the structure of the cohort model is so student teachers can have a “shared experience” and faculty supervisors will spend less time traveling between schools where students are placed.

Zoino-Jeannetti said, “This focuses our area in particular in a cohort model that will support student teachers collaborating with one another in districts and in teacher-prep programs. …

There will be some development of teacher preparation and common assessments.”

Junior Jackie Carlson, an education coordinate and English major, who participated in a field study in Marlborough, said she wished the field study experience was more consistent. “I was mostly just observing the class, whereas some people in my field study class got to be more involved with the students and lead activities. I think the EPIC grant will help the students be on the same page as the teachers, especially if there are multiple student teachers going to a school.”

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and English major Sam McGuire said his experience student teaching was “excellent” and his SP and program supervisor were very helpful. “Some people do not always have this luxury,” he added.

“Overall, the experience is hard to judge, because every university is held to the same standards, so theoretically any teacher should be fully prepared to enter the workforce. FSU does an exceptional job with their student

teaching program,” he said.

McGuire said he hopes the EPIC grant will allow for more academic critique and construction which is something that “the state system is lacking.

“I’m excited for the changes that they will be making, even if they are scary at first. Every change requires adjustment, but I have no doubt that FSU will uphold the standards of the 1839 Lexington Normal School.”

Dargan said this grant is a way for the education department to support the success of education coordinates and teach them how to be effective teachers. “The education program is quite rigorous in terms of the number of courses that students must take to complete the program. … We want our students to be great teachers for many reasons - for their own success but also because they will be educating our children, which will have a huge impact on all of us.”

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DACA students Continued from page 1 In an email to faculty and staff, Cevallos explained how he pledged his support for these students at a recent Massachusetts Board of Education meeting, where Commissioner Carlos Santiago did the same.

Together, they asked the Board to also pledge their support for Massachusetts DACA students and to continue granting them in-state tuition.

Cevallos said, “In my mind, any student who has graduated from a high school in Massachusetts and has lived in Massachusetts for at least three years should be considered an in-state student, regardless of national origin.”

He added, “It doesn’t make sense to me to deny education

to people just because they happen to have been born in a different place.”

lived in the state for three years and graduated from a Massachusetts high school to

“It doesn’t make sense to me to deny education to people just because they happen to have been born in a different place.”

- President F. Javier Cevallos

Additionally, Cevallos asked the Board to support a new bill, “An act to ensure tuition equity for Massachusetts residents,” that would allow Massachusetts residents who have

granted in-state tuition, they are not eligible for financial aid and have to cover the school bill themselves, said Cevallos.

“That is always a very steep challenge, even for an institution like ours, where we are affordable but we are not inexpensive,” he said.

Another is the uncertainty of their current DACA status, said Cevallos.

“Just imagine that you wake up every morning not knowing what is going to happen about your status in the country – whether you’re going to be allowed to stay,” he said. “It’s a stressful and very difficult time.”

be granted in-state tuition, regardless of documentation status.

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SGA discusses handicap accessibility and gender-neutral bathrooms

By Jillian Poland Assistant News Editor Senators discussed providing sensitivity training for University professors at the SGA meeting on Jan 31.

Senator Katrina Ferguson said, “I really do believe that professors on this campus need some sort of sensitivity training. Especially because I believe that a lot of the identity phenomenon and problems with new, emerging mental illnesses are things that a lot of professors aren’t used to encountering in their daily life.”

Ferguson suggested providing professors with more exposure to these topics that could help them to understand appropriate ways to handle them in a classroom setting.

“I just feel like there needs to be some standard of how these issues are dealt with so that not every person that I visit to talk about it with has a different standard for how to deal with it,” Ferguson said.

She also encouraged students to speak to professors personally if they felt comfortable enough to do so. “But, that’s exhausting after a while, and it gets super personal,” she added.

Senator Allie Carroll expressed

during finals week.

During the governance committee reports, De Leon said the All University Committee passed a policy change down to the Student Activities Committee regarding the marijuana policy.

The change is meant to better articulate that while marijuana is now legal on the state level, it is still illegal at the federal level and not allowed on the University campus.

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concern about handicap accessibility in the McCarthy Center. “If people aren’t walking around to open the door for someone, there is no way to get in or out of this building,” she said.

Also at the meeting, SGA President Ezequiel De Leon responded to worries about the availability of gender-neutral bathrooms in the McCarthy Center. There is a gender-neutral bathroom “essentially hidden” behind the stage in the forum, he said.

The Budgeting and Planning Committee is “looking into where else we could move that” at this time, De Leon added.

Senator Fallon Soye recalled

In other news: • SGA swore in Martin Conley as a senator at large and appointed Ally Chisholm, academic success coordinator for CASA, as their new advisor.

• Current Secretary Dayna Marchant resigned from her position due to her busy schedule.

• SGA allocated $6,121 to the Community Service Club for service spring break and $4,038.74 to the Fashion Club for its fashion show.

• Senator Erin Dempsey presented the U-Rock award to Senator Bridget Green.

concerns from a previous meeting about The Red Barn Café’s 8:00 p.m. closing time. Soye said she spoke with Ralph Eddy, director of dining services, and found the change was enacted because The Red Barn Café only received an average of ten customers after 8:00 p.m.

She said, “I was wondering if we could ... have coffee in the library or something, because a lot of students are there until 11:00 p.m. and I think walking to the snack bar when it’s 10 degrees out sort of sucks.”

Carroll also informed SGA CONNECT WITH JILLIAN POLAND members that The Red Barn jpoland@student.framingham.edu Café will be open until midnight

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Cevallos signs letter to president about climate change

By Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief President F. Javier Cevallos, along with over 170 other education leaders, has signed an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump urging him to take climate change seriously, according to Cevallos.

“Quite frankly, we have to be worried about climate change. It is happening. You cannot deny it is happening,” said Cevallos.

The letter was organized by Second Nature, a non-profit organization that works with colleges and universities on sus-

“As individuals, I think that we have to do our part to try to protect the environment.”

- President F. Javier Cevallos

tainability.

It asks the Trump administration to take “aggressive climate action; to reduce our sector’s carbon pollution, to support interdisciplinary climate education, and to continue research that expands our understanding of rapidly changing earth systems.”

More specifically, the letter called for participation in the Paris Agreement, federal and academic research on climate change and investments in the low carbon economy.

Framingham State has its own Climate Action Plan, which was implemented in 2007 and has been updated every year since.

The plan calls climate change the “consummate challenge of the 21st century” and pledges to mitigate its consumption.

It outlines the University’s plans for new investments, consolidation of environmental campus concerns, changes in lifestyle, coordination of policies, purchasing and curricula and for the University to improve the use of its existing resources.

According to Carl Hakansson,

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the University’s sustainability coordinator, the University has “accomplished a lot” in terms of combating climate change.

The University’s power plant fuel has been converted from oil to natural gas, dining services is now fully compostable, solar panels have been added to the McCarthy and Athletic centers building and the amount of power received from renewable energy resources has increased from 1 percent to 17 percent, according to Hakansson.

He added this year, administrators would like to see an in-

crease in student involvement in activities such as recycling.

Additionally, North Hall, West Hall and Hemenway labs are all LEED certified, according to Cevallos.

Cevallos said, “As individuals, I think that we have to do our part to try to protect the environment.”

He added, “I think we have a responsibility to future generations as well.”

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Defend DACA During the campaign, President Donald Trump ran on the promise of fixing America’s broken immigration system. He called for a series of orders that had many Americans questioning his understanding of our nation’s core identity.

Trump promised his followers mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, proposed a temporary ban of Muslim immigrants and insisted that the United States would build a wall spanning across the Mexican border - a wall Trump proudly proclaimed Mexico would pay for.

And while these orders appeared too outlandish to amount to much during the campaign, it seems Trump is set on keeping his promises.

As a result, many undocumented immigrants who call America home are growing more and more apprehensive about their future in this country.

Many may be asking themselves, “Will I have opportunities? Will I have opportunities? Will I be targeted? Will I be deported?”

Within his first two weeks in office, Trump has already signed 19 executive orders - one of which bans non-green card carrying immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States and another that calls for the construction of the Mexican border wall.

Fortunately, if you’re a Massachusetts DACA student, you may not have as much to fear - especially if you attend Framingham State.

DACA students are undocumented immigrants who have been granted permission to stay in the country for a certain period of time because they immigrated here as children and graduated from a U.S. high school.

Recently, President F. Javier Cevallos pledged his support for these students along with Board of Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago at a Massachusetts Board of Higher Education meeting.

Currently, there are 31 DACA students enrolled at FSU, and one undocumented resident, according to Mark Powers, executive director of student records and registration services.

On Monday, a letter from Cevallos was sent out to the student body in which he promised “unwavering support” for those affected by the travel ban.

We at The Gatepost would like to commend President Cevallos for speaking out for those who are targeted, stereotyped and marginalized.

Trump’s orders need to be seen for what they are - the result of hate, fear and blind opposition toward those who are too often scapegoated.

America is, at its core, a nation of immigrants - built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and enriched by immigrants.

Trump’s administration needs to realize that.

Whether documented or not, immigrants have played vital roles in America’s past, and will continue to do so in the future. Deporting them, banning them and rejecting them not only harms them - it weakens us.

If America is truly to be made great again, we have to remember what made it great in the first place.

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OP/ED Social Media, Social Justice, and Social Obligation Remember when social media became a social obligation? We’ve reached a period in time when it has become weird to not be connected to a social network. With the booming evolution of online interaction, we have become accustomed to sharing more and more personal information, particularly on Facebook.

There are many who use this platform to express their mourning over the loss of a loved one. Others enjoy airing out their personal grievances as a form of catharsis. Many of my friends use social media as a way to articulate their political beliefs. In addition to political posts, there is often a very strong reaction to recent tragedies.

Facebook recently added an option to customize your profile picture to demonstrate support. I find it odd that the people at Facebook deem it appropriate to express your joy that gay marriage is deemed constitutional; your condolences regarding a mass shooting; or your excitement for the newest Star Wars film in the same manner. The most troublesome thing about this is that certain events are deemed important, while others fall by the wayside.

After the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, I saw someone share a post that said something along the lines of “Dear straight friends, don’t think we didn’t see you not posting about the shooting.” This seemed like a hos-

tile response to something that could be an oversight. Some people simply don’t post every time something terrible happens in the world. The person who reposted this seemed to see it as folks cherry-picking their battles, choosing to support some causes while ignoring others. It’s possible that there’s another reason behind this perceived slight. Perhaps, someone doesn’t post because they would rather quietly donate to the cause rather than post it in public. If a grievance or feeling isn’t posted on Facebook, that doesn’t necessarily make it less valid, or not present; cultural presence shouldn’t rely on social posting.

Living in an age where we can share information instantly is extremely useful for spreading awareness, and being able to make our beliefs known publicly is convenient in terms of letting people know who we are. I think it’s wonderful that people are able to share heartfelt and lengthy posts in a public forum. On the other hand, it’s okay to withhold this type of personal information, too.

Not everyone likes to interact with social media in the same way; not everyone is overtly political. Some people just like to post cool pictures and funny memes on social media, and I think that’s okay.

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Campus Conversations

How do you feel about Trump’s travel ban?

By: Lindsay Nixon and Amanda Martin

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“It’s not fair.”

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“It’s going against what America is based off of.”

-Jade Brookes, freshman

-Patty Lyna, freshman

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“It’s ridiculous, especially when compared to the temporary ban Obama placed on immigrants.”

-Zach Pierce, junior

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“We’re America, we’re supposed to bring everyone together.”

-James Chege, senior

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“It’s ignorant.”

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“It’s just not right.”

-Jamie Ekstrome, freshman

-Karen McCarthy, sophomore

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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ARTS & FEATURES Changing the stereotypical media Muslim narrative

Julia Sarcinelli/THE GATEPOST Jawaad Abdul Rahman discussed the representation of Muslims in TV and film.

By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor Every seat was filled in the McCarthy Center Forum when Jawaad Abdul Rahman gave a lecture titled “Stories over Stereotypes Changing the Narrative of Muslims through Film & TV” on Wednesday, Feb.1.

His talk was the first Presidential Series Lecture of the semester.

Abdul Rahman, producer and development director for Unity Productions Foundation (UPF), said the Muslim community is diverse, but that diversity isn’t shown on TV or in film.

He began his lecture by telling the story of the famous baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral clerosis (ALS), which was later popularly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Abdul Rahman said many people know the story of Lou Gehrig, but they don’t know about Teepu Siddique, a Muslim neurologist who immigrated to America from Pakistan, and made the breakthrough discovery by finding the cause of ALS. He said, “Where is Dr. Siddique on TV? Not Dr. Siddique himself, but where is the essence of what he represents on all the various medical dramas that are out there? Why isn’t his story known?”

He added Siddique “is exceptional, no doubt. But he’s not exceptional in many ways in that

there have been Muslims who have been contributing to this country in diverse ways, and just being human beings, just being a part of this country, and their stories are largely unknown.”

Abdul Rahman said a reason these stories aren’t told is “there is clearly an extremist tendency” when it comes to portraying Muslims.

“There are incidents around the world that we hear about, but how much of that represents the totality, the reality of who Muslims are?” he asked.

UPF, the non-profit Abdul Rahman works for, is a company that creates mostly historical documentaries, but also works with TV writers, from shows such as “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.”

Abdul Rahman showed clips from TV shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Bones,” “The Simpsons,” and more that featured Muslim characters.

He said UPF worked with writers from the scripted drama “Army Wives” to help create the dialogue for an Iraqi Muslim girl who was being sponsored by an American family so she could get the surgery she needed in America.

Abdul Rahman said one of the writers suggested the Iraqi girl could be amazed by the television set in the American family’s home.

However, UPF said since Iraq has had TV for 50 years that wouldn’t make much sense.

Instead, they created a connection between the Iraqi girl and the

American girl by having the American show which direction was East, and setting up a prayer mat for the Iraqi girl. He said instead of being silly, it becomes a touching moment between the two girls.

“The point is that the next time someone sees a Muslim woman who’s wearing a headscarf or a hijab in the mall or campus or whatever, instead of feeling a sense of pity she might feel like, ‘She could be my friend,’” he said.

He added, “It’s not about a single show. It’s about having more and more and more characters.”

Abdul Rahman also spoke about how American Muslims are made up of a diverse group of people, including African Americans and nationalities. He also spoke about the history of Islam and the Nation of Islam in America, and the presentation of Muslims in the media.

Freshman Xavier Santos asked Abdul Rahman what his thoughts were on the portrayal of Muslims in the books “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Abundant Suns.”

Abdul Rahman said those books are “both really interesting” but it becomes problematic “when that’s the only representation.”

Another audience member asked how UPF is trying to help the world understand Muslims.

He responded, “Our goal is not to help the rest of the world understand our religion, per say. Our goal is to work with and develop stories and characters that are part of the understanding of what we have of each other as human beings.

“If America is a class portrait, the faces that are missing from the class portrait are the Muslim faces. What we’re trying to do is show a diverse character, so over time people get a better understanding and kind of familiarize and humanize who Muslims are,” he said.

Sandra Rahman, marketingprofessor, said the timing of this lecture “could not have been better planned. Since September 11, 2001, Muslims of the United States have been targeted as terrorists. … This stereotype has led to, in part, the election of a candidate who ran on the theme of creating a Muslim registry and banning other Muslims from entering the United States.”

She added, “Stereotypes lead to actions, and our actions shape our national identity and values. TV and film has always influenced the way America has seen itself.”

FSU President F. Javier Cevallos applauded Abdul Rahman at the end of the lecture.

He said, “Our main goal at Framingham State University continues to be to support everyone, regardless of national origin, religious identity, faith, whatever. We respect every single person. It has always been my motto and continues to be my motto.”

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Across the Ocean The journey begins

By Allison Wharton Asst. Arts & Features Editor After flying over the Atlantic and feverishly sprinting through a foreign airport to make a connecting flight, I arrived in Dublin, Ireland.

I will be spending the next five months studying at Maynooth University in Kildare County, 30 minutes outside the country’s capital.

The first thing I noticed about the small island was the weather - a topic that many locals love to discuss.

I compare this weather to a New England fall, which is my favorite season. This is rumored to be the coldest month of the year and to me, it’s nothing compared to the snow. So far it’s been cloudy twenty-four seven, but people have told me you can experience all four seasons in one day. I always bring an umbrella with me.

Surprisingly, as in the United States, Ireland cannot stop talking about President Donald Trump.

The newspapers are plastered with Trump’s face.

The moment someone hears my accent, they ask for my opinion on his win.

I have always politely declined to comment.

Another common reaction expressed to me about my accent is how quiet I am compared to the Americans they see in the media.

According to a few Dutch people I’ve met, Americans are loud, obnoxiously patriotic and just a little too much.

I spent my first week exploring Dublin and other parts of Ireland’s coast.

Dublin has a mix of old and new architecture.

You turn left and you see a historic cathedral, and on your right, there’s a Starbucks.

A post office with century-old bullet holes neighbors a massive shopping district and a KFC. The architecture reminds me of Boston, since both cities have such historic backgrounds.

I also took a day trip to Dún Laoghaire - pronounced Don Leary - which is a picturesque seaside town. Other international students and I spent the day exploring museums and thrift shops, and eating homemade ice cream by the sea.

Once school started, I began to meet people from cities I couldn’t pronounce, but who had an equal motivation for finding the best pizza in Maynooth.

Maynooth University has over 200 international students this semester. People of different origins came together for the sole purpose of experiencing a new learning environment.

Like Dublin, Maynooth University has a mixture of old and new architecture.

The South Campus holds St. Patrick College, which is the first Catholic seminary in Ireland. The campus looks as if it could be a part of Hogwarts.

The North Campus houses the majority of academic buildings and student accommodations. It also has the most popular spot on campus - Subway - and I find it amusing that this is the most common hangout spot for the European students.

I’ve only been here for about 10 days, but the transition has been easy.

In Ireland you can feel like you’re at home - you feel a sense of belonging.

Editor’s note: This column is a bi-weekly column written by a staff member studying abroad.

Check Allison out on the Study Abroad Snapchat @ fsuabroad in the future, or follow her now @awharton15

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Rubblebucket an addicting blend of sound on new EP, “If U C My Enemies”

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By Cameron Grieves Staff Writer Following 2014’s “Survival Sounds” LP, Brooklyn indie-pop ensemble Rubblebucket finally grace us with a foursong EP, “If U C My Enemies” released on January 20th.

The band is no stranger to the indie dance scene, pumping out eclectic, upbeat and catchy tunes for nearly a decade now.

“If U C My Enemies” really brings together the creative and instrumental talents of the group. Lead singer Kalmia Traver provides crisp vocals that modulate between synth-induced dreaminess and the frantic energy reminiscent of the high school pop ballads of the ’80s.

Her longtime creative partner Alex Toth does a good job of providing background vocals and instrumental accompaniment. Traver, Toth and most of the members perform two or three different functions in the band’s sound, whether it’s vocals, keyboard, brass or bass.

A fusion of the best elements of pop, dance, jazz and soul are what make Rubblebucket stand out on this EP and in the indie scene in general. And with a revolving lineup of members with a diverse array of musical proficiencies, there is never a moment without energy in their work.

The lead single “Donna” reverberates with groovy melodies layered with plenty of horns. Even the name of the song harkens back to the pop past of the ’70s and ’80s, a love ballad to a high school sweetheart infused with psychedelic funk. The infectious brass can be attributed to the band’s incorporation of trumpet, saxophone and trombone, making the pop ensemble something of a new-age jazz group.

The funky brass layers continue the energy of the EP with the title track “If U C My Enemies,” which bursts with dance-y pop lyrics and irresistible bass.

Traver’s hauntingly distorted vocals couple nicely with thick brass beats and layers of keyboard synth.

The lyrics imply a willingness to mend broken relationships. “If you see my en-

emies / tell ’em I stand corrected / tell ’em I want to be friends again,” Traver sings, but the flippant delivery of the lines implies a casual acceptance of personal mistakes or perhaps a marked disingenuousness.

In “Not Cut Out For This,” the EP slows down, showcasing some of the band’s more ambient instrumentality, including a heavy use of synth and distorted lyrics.

“Forlornification” really applies all of these dissident musical elements and brings the EP to an explosive conclusion.

“You’re the reason, / you’re the answer, / just dance now,” sings Traver, leaving the listener with one final joyous command. “No more forlornification,” she sings, pleading with us to embody the optimistic, frenetic energy that is Rubblebucket’s latest EP. And it’s hard not to dance to this EP, whether you draw energy from the pumping brass beats or melodic pop lyrics. There is a little bit of everything dance-worthy crammed into these songs, leaving the listener a little breathless at the end and with a much needed sense of levity.

Even when tackling issues of romance with an emphasis on personal introspection, the band never takes itself too seriously in its lyricism or musical performance. This is part of Rubblebucket’s appeal, and a reason they have so successfully carved out a place for themselves in the competitive indie music scene of Brooklyn.

Due to Rubblebucket’s diverse lineup and eclectic musicianship, the band performs great live. They just recently concluded a short tour of cities in the Northeast including shows in Providence at Fete Music Hall on Jan. 19 and Paradise Rock Club in Boston on Jan. 20.

For those of you looking for something brimming with energy and optimism, with an addicting blend of musical elements from pop, jazz, soul and more, “If U C My Enemies” is a must.

Track list 1. Donna 2. If U C My Enemies 3. Not Cut Out For This 4. Forlornification

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Beautiful Brutality Code Orange’s “Forever”

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor As a genre, hardcore punk has been relatively stagnant for the past decade.

Only two or three acts have brought anything new to the table as of late. One of those bands is Code Orange, although they’d likely prefer to smash the table to tiny pieces.

Since their debut record in 2012, Code Orange has been one of the loudest, most aggressive and in-your-face acts in the punk community. With each release, they seem to get more and more intense.

This remains true with their third fulllength album, “Forever.”

With the album’s first line, “When hands are caught in my brother’s pocket, I’ll burn my gods down,” Code Orange makes their message clear.

Nonconformity and anti-fascism are major themes throughout the album’s 35-minute runtime. The track “Kill The Creator” speaks volumes of today’s political climate. Although lines such as “You’ve misused your influence / You’ve confused our congruence for cluelessness / Now it’s your turn to pay for it” and “Out with the old, in with the new means / The death of your bully mentality / The death of your mentor hypocrisy / The death of your political strategy” may not be directly referencing the current President of the United States, but they certainly fit in with the voice of his loud opposition.

Top 5 tracks 1. Hurt Goes On 2. Kill the Creator 3. Forever 4. Real 5. Mud

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Since their inception nearly 10 years ago, Code Orange has just about perfected the breakdown. In a world overpopulated by generic and cliché breakdowns from metalcore and post-hardcore bands, Code Orange manages to make theirs feel particularly fresh and hard-hitting, especially on “Real,” “Mud” and the title track.

The guitars throughout the entirety of this album are some of the heaviest, yet catchiest hardcore has to offer - even on quieter songs such as “Bleeding in the Blur.”

Next to guitars, what stands out on this album the most are the vocals. The band has three vocalists who each seem to have an equal amount of playtime.

The group’s growls and throat-shredding screams could no doubt put most modern hardcore acts to shame. The one issue is most of the time, it’s hard to tell their voices apart.

Code Orange experiments more than ever with this new album. The jarring time signatures, abrupt beginnings and endings to songs and the implementation of much more electronic instrumentation than previous efforts are what make Code Orange stand out the most amongst their contemporaries.

Some purists of the genre haven’t taken much of a liking to this album, primarily because of a few standout tracks.

“Bleeding in the Blur,” “Ugly” and the two closing tracks “Hurt Goes On” and “dream2” see a departure from Code Orange’s usual sound. However, tonally, they fit in perfectly with the rest of the record.

Expecting a band to continually pump out music that sounds the same is just unrealistic. A band’s music needs space to experiment and mature as their band members do. I applaud them for moving out of their comfort zones and making something fresh.

The most glaring issue with “Forever” is its ending. The second-to-last track “Hurt Goes On” starts out slowly with a simple booming bassline on top of vocals reminiscent to early Nine Inch Nails. At the halfway point, the vocals rise in urgency and the distorted electronic instrumentation picks up. Finally, the track explodes with the album’s catchiest and heaviest guitar riff.

This would be the perfect ending to the record, but after comes “dream2.”

It’s by no means a bad song. It would just feel more at home towards the middle of the album, especially with its abrupt ending, literally cutting off vocalist Reba Meyers mid-sentence.

Despite its few issues, Code Orange came through with a third fantastic record. Any fan of heavier music will no doubt enjoy at least a few tracks, if not the whole thing.

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The Pawgress Report One tough fluff

Photo courtesy of Kylie Zonghetti

By Nick Murphy Staff Writer Introducing Bella, sophomore Kylie Zonghetti’s spunky, hairtie-hoarding, tummy-rub-loving Pomeranian.

Sassy, stubborn and sure of herself, Bella has always had a go-getter attitude when it comes to leaping couches, avoiding baths and begging for food.

Zonghetti first met Bella in 2012 and never looked back. “When I first saw her, I knew she was the one.

She had this cute little stubby tail and she was so fluffy,” she said.

“We took her out to play for a while, and that’s when I came up with the name Bella. She reminded me of the Beast from ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ so to go along, with that I named her Bella after the Disney princess Belle,” Zonghetti said.

Bella wasn’t the only one finding a new home that day, as the Zonghettis also took home an equally energetic West Highland Terrier named Sophie. According to Zonghetti, the two love to play and chase each other around the house.

Since she arrived at the Zonghetti house, Bella has strived to wiggle and wriggle her way into everyone’s heart - except for unwanted guests. “She tends to bark at strangers, and her bark can be really loud for such a little dog,” she said.

When the pint-sized Pom isn’t scaring away the mailman with her yapping, she’s seeking attention, and she’ll do anything to get it. “If you stop petting her, she’ll whack your hand or nudge you until you start again,” said Zonghetti.

“This one time, she even slapped my phone out of my hand,” she added.

Despite looking pretty and pampered, Bella isn’t the most graceful dog in the world. “Sometimes ,she’ll trip over her own feet when she runs and ends up face planting, which looks really funny.

Other times, she’ll try to jump up on the couch, but because she’s so small, she’ll fall short and tumble down only to bounce right up again,” said Zonghetti.

After practicing her furniture acrobatics routine, Bella likes to nose around for other things to do.

“For some reason, she loves hairties. If I drop one on the ground, she’ll run over, scoop it up and start running for the crate. She likes to hoard them there and then attempt to eat them. She thinks she’s all sneaky, but she gets caught every time,” said Zonghetti.

That’s Bella, the pampered Pom with enough spunk to give the energizer bunny some stiff competition.

Editor’s note: “The Pawgress Report” is a bi-weekly column featuring FSU students and their dogs.

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Edited by Timothy Parker February 3, 2017 COME BACK YOU (OXY) MORON By Timothy E. Parker ACROSS 1 Does more than whimpers 6 Made a choice 11 Place for pigs 14 Type of committee 15 Pamphlet relative 16 Misery resulting from affliction 17 How the worst pros play?

19 Victorian, historically 20 Travolta musical 21 Superb 23 Having scruples 26 Certain bridge players 27 Definitely not as nice 28 Put a pharaoh on layaway?

30 Naval lockup 31 “Seinfeld” character Braun 32 “___ only a game” 35 Be human, according to a saying 36 Victims of many triple slaps 38 Word that frequently follows me?

39 Alittle gob 40 Soft, moist parts of fruit 41 One with top billing 42 Good for tilling 44 An authoritative command

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46 Attraction 48 Hiding places for wild game 49 Mosquito relative 50 Mask of death 52 Asian tie 53 Like one cracking knuckles before playing the piano?

58 Large coffee container 59 Covered with greenery, as some walls 60 Appraisal determination 61 Joplin piece “Maple Leaf ___” 62 Capital city on theAare (var.)

63 Brought the curtain down on DOWN 1 Part of a Breathalyzer 2 “Now, without further ___ ...”

3 “Horton Hears a ___” 4 Sleeping accommodations 5 Like rationing candidates 6 Butcher’s garbage 7 “Not only that ...”

8 Scrabble piece 9 It can be electric 10 Clothing or textiles merchandise 11 British beer with a little sugar?

12 Bat mitzvah reading source 13 Irish poet William Butler18 Don

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22 It’s in a pina colada 23 Fix firmly in concrete 24 ___ firma 25 Barber’s job?

26 Swelling on an eyelid 28 Run away to marry 29 Christmas quaffs 31 Laze on deck 33 Breakfast staple 34 Arranges into various piles 36 Meaty thing at a barbecue 37 Toothpaste container 41 Tank type 43 Area or throw, e.g.

44 Leg entangler of cattle 45 Participate in Darwin’s theory?

46 Love at the foot of Mount Etna 47 Certain astrological sign 48 Bonnie’s partner in crime 50 It beats an ace high 51 Vital port of Yemen 54 One of the first to inhabit Eden 55 Ancient 56 Serve papers on 57 Danson of TV

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SPORTS Rams suffer setback in MASCAC after tough week

Amanda Martin/ THE GATEPOST Rams guard Wesley Ogbevoen handles the ball in a game against Fitchburg State in which Framingham was edged in overtime.

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham traveled to Salem State to take on the Vikings in a MASCAC game on Jan. 28.

Much of the first half was back and forth between the teams as they traded baskets and leads throughout.

With about five minutes left in the half, the game was tied at 23 but the Vikings closed out the half on an 11-6 run to go into the break up 34-29.

Wesley Ogbevoen came off the bench for the Rams and led them in the first half with eight points on four-of-six shooting. Tony Alexandre led the Rams on the glass pulling in six first half rebounds to go along with four points.

Marcus Faison led the Vikings with 13 points in the first half. He also grabbed two rebounds.

The Vikings started the second half right where they left off. They opened the half on a 26-5 run in the first 13 minutes to grab a 62-35 lead.

The Rams closed the game strong on a 15-8 run but it was too late as the deficit was too much to overcome.

Ogbevoen ended the day with 16 points to lead the Rams. Alexandre finished with double-digit rebounds with 10, a game-high. Manny Payton finished with nine points to go along with three steals for Framingham.

The Vikings were led by Faison who ended with 17 points and Shaquan Murray who finished with 16 points.

Salem State improved to 12-8 on the season and 6-1 in the MASCAC after the win.

With the loss, Framingham fell to 6-14 overall and 3-4 in the conference.

Framingham went on the road to play Bridgewater in a MASCAC game on Feb. 1.

The Rams and the Bears traded buckets in the early going as neither team could pull away for a run.

After going down 6-4 after seven minutes of play, the Rams went on a 12-5 run over the next six minutes to go up 16-11.

The Bears countered with a run of their own to close out the half. Bridgewater outscored the Rams 21-8 in the closing seven minutes to take a 32-24 lead into the break.

Alexandre and Payton led the Rams in the first half. Alexandre went for six points and five rebounds while Payton also scored six points with two assists.

Rocky DeAndrade and Greg Romanko each scored 10 points for the Bears.

The second half started with back-and-forth action just like the first half.

Both teams traded buckets as the Bears maintained their lead.

Both teams would go on small runs in the second half, only to be countered by the opponent with a small run of their own.

Framingham could not muster up enough stops in the second half to get back into the game and eventually went on to lose by a score of 60-48 Payton led the Rams in scoring with 10 points.He also had three assists and a steal. Tim Mangano scored nine points for the Rams and grabbed five rebounds. Charles Valbrun also scored nine points for the Rams along with six rebounds off the bench.

DeAndrade and Romanko both ended with 16 points for the Bears as they earned their 12th win of the season and 5th in the MASCAC. Framingham dropped to 6-15 on the season and 3-5 in the conference.

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Dr. Alexander Hartwiger talks ultimate frisbee, gold medals and life lessons

Photo courtesy of Alexander Hartwiger

Dr. Alexander Hartwiger holds the American flag with pride after representing the United States and winning gold last summer.

By Jose Carrasquillo Asst. Sports Editor In Dr. Alexander Hartwiger’s office is filled with a vast collection of books.

The only indication he is a gold medal winner in ultimate frisbee is a picture of him holding an American flag and a medal.

Hartwiger said he clicked with ultimate frisbee is right away after playing varsity soccer for three years at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He ended up graduating from Appalachian State and stayed to get his master’s. He then received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina.

When he’s not playing ultimate, he is teaching a multitude of English courses here at Framingham State from Literature Study to Studies in World Literature after 1900: Contemporary African Literature.

After soccer became too much for him to balance with school, he found ultimate frisbee and loved it for the athleticism and how the sport is constructed on self officiating, he said.

One of the few things that Hartwiger highlighted about his love of ultimate is the team-based competition and the camaraderie When asked about his greatest accomplishment in ultimate, it was not only his gold medal achievement but being able to wear USA across his chest and representing his country.

In the summer of 2016, he was part of Team USA that won a gold medal the national master’s division. It is his greatest sports achievement, he said.

He had always dreamed, as a kid, of the moment he would be wearing USA but envisioned it would be for the World Cup. Just having the honor of being able to represent his country, however, filled him with pride, he said.

Hartwiger employs the same principles of integrity and mutual respect in his teaching and in ultimate.

Crismely Baez, who is a student in Hartwiger’s

Studies in World Literature after 1900: Contemporary African Literature, said he enforces the idea of what matters and why are you there.

“He wants to teach his students that everybody has a different way and we must respect their ways,” she said.

While explaining her favorite characteristics of Hartwiger’s teaching style, she told a story on how he taught her to truly appreciate her name. Baez said, “He made me appreciate a piece of me that I never truly appreciated. I didn’t know the importance of a name until after he presented the pieces for me that allowed me to put them together to really value my name.”

Hartwiger’s use of letting students be themselves in his classroom environment is a direct reflection of how he feels responsible for his teammates because they’re all equals striving for the

“Don’t jump before you must jump.”

-Dr. Alexander Hartwiger, English Professor same goal.

When asked about his worst game, he can remember it vividly as if it were yesterday, he said.

He described the scene as, “It was the 2003 National Championship Open division game tied 14-14 with double game point and my team was receiving the pole which is the same as to receive the kickoff in football.”

While receiving the pole, Hartwiger made a costly mistake that led to his team turning possession over and the other team scoring the winning point and effectively ending his team’s champi-

onship hopes. In a way that only Hartwiger could, he found the positive in the loss explaining that it taught him so much from that game that even if you don’t win a gold medal your season isn’t a disappointment.

In the semifinals of the World Championships this past summer, Hartwiger learned from his earlier mistakes and made an impact on the game that helped start a run for the championship.

In the game, he had three blocks which is the same as forcing three turnovers. This is rare because turnovers don’t occur often in ultimate, he said.

He also contributed three goals in the winning effort, using his past knowledge and the standard he held himself to as motivation.

He began playing in 1994 and ended up winning 10 national titles with the same team. He has won two World Championship gold medals, one in the World Ultimate Club Championships.

These championship games are a collection of the world’s best club teams in the Master’s Division with his team, Boneyard, based in North Carolina.

Hartwiger said he also won a mixed nationals title and a master’s national title in the United States, which is where the highest level of competition takes place.

Ultimate is beginning to gain traction and spread on a global level with games now streamed.

Hartwiger said he would love to see ultimate added to the Olympics as a beach sport.

He would also love to see a club team here at Framingham State and would like being involved in some capacity.

Some of his greatest advice to pass along for ultimate is “Don’t jump before you must jump.”

This coming summer keep your eye out for Hartwiger as he represents the USA in the Masters Division at the Beach World Championships in June in France.

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Framingham wins its sixth game in a row, stays a game back in MASCAC

Amanda Martin/ THE GATEPOST The Framingham State women’s basketball team is 17-3 overall this year and 7-1 in the conference. The team is led by Alycia Rackliffe who scores 13.3 PPG and grabs 10.6 RBG. She hit the career 1,000-point mark earlier this season.

By Liam Gambon Staff Writer The Framingham State Rams women’s basketball team traveled to Salem State and thoroughly dominated the court from the start, putting 24 points in the first quarter alone.

The Rams would keep same pace, scoring 23 in the second and third quarters and 25 in the fourth quarter to wrap up a 95-59 road win.

Center Alycia Rackliffe continued her great season by putting up another double double in a big way as she came away with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting and crashed the boards to come away with 16 rebounds.

Rackliffe also continued her lock-down defense as she came

away with two steals and three blocks.

Sarah Palace contributed 16 points on the night while also stealing the ball twice and hitting two 3-pointers.

Monta Connolly was next in scoring as she poured in 14 points while assisting three times and collecting five rebounds.

Raegan Mulherin came up with 12 points and stole the ball four times. Lauren Donahue scored 11 points and came away with seven assists and five rebounds.

As a team, the Rams shot a solid 51.4 percent to Salem State’s 31.5.

The Rams also shot 43.8 percent from 3-point land to Salem State’s 19.

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Framingham State traveled to Bridgewater State and outplayed the Bears in a 60-42 victory.

The Rams set the tone for the game by the end of the first half as they led 29-18 and didn’t look back.

Mulherin had a stand-out game making 7-of-13 shots from the field and 5-of-8 from 3-point range.

She ended with 19 points while also stealing the ball twice and crashing the boards for seven rebounds.

Rackliffe followed with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and came away with 13 rebounds for a double double while contributing at the defensive end with two steals and five blocks.

Connolly came away with eight points, two steals and five rebounds.

Donahue finished with seven points, a steal, three rebounds and four

assists.

Mary Kate O’Day and Tiphani Harris both came off the bench to score six points each, accounting for all of Framingham’s bench points.

Quinn O’Connell also contributed off the bench with two steals, four assists and four rebounds.

The Rams shot a proficient 45.7 percent from the field to Bridgewater’s 29.5.

The Rams also shot 35.3 percent from 3-point range to the Bears 13.3. Framingham benefited from its bench play as it scored 12 points to Bridgewater’s three.

The Rams will host Westfield State on Saturday, Feb. 4.

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Ice hockey suffers two more losses

Greg Harney a bright spot in loss with spectacular 48-save performance

By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer Framingham State dropped another game to Salem State 6-3 on Thursday, Jan 26.

The first period was slow as the only goal scored was by Salem State’s Derek Makimaa at the 15:14 mark to make it 1-0.

The Vikings added to their lead early in the second, scoring two goals in a minute span. Callum Hofford and Parker Stevens each scored their first goal of the season to make it a 3-0 game.

The Rams got on the board about midway through the period after Salem State’s Billy Young got a penalty for tripping. Mark Essery capitalized on the man advantage.

The Vikings ended the period the same way they started, scoring back-to-back goals, this time in a five-minute span. Daniel

Campbell scored on a power play goal and Brandon Platt stole the puck in the neutral zone, creating a two-on-none opportunity which resulted in a goal.

The game was 5-1 heading to the third period. Salem State added an insurance goal early in the third when Mackenzie Cook scored on a wrist shot.

Framingham’s comeback was too little too late as they scored two goals in the final two minutes of play. The Rams converted on both late power play opportunities getting goals from Jake McKinnon and Cameron Coburn reaching the final margin of score.

Salem State outshot Framingham 54-37. Greg Harney recorded 48 saves for the Rams and Jason Pucciarelli made 32 stops.

The Rams fell to 2-15 on the season and 1-10 in the MASCAC.

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The Rams fell to UMass Dartmouth 7-1 on Jan 28.

Framingham looked to gain momentum early with a power play opportunity but Mike Kelly stole it for Dartmouth with a short-handed goal.

About four minutes later, the Corsairs struck again. This time it was Matt Baldino scoring unassisted to make it a 2-0 game.

Framingham answered early in the second period when Tyler Colacchio scored off the faceoff cutting the lead to one.

It was all UMass after that as Casey Shea scored two short-handed goals at the 4:02 and the 12:50 marks. Brandon Berkley also tallied a score getting the feed from Steven Leonard.

After going down 5-1, the Rams made a change at goalie, replacing Harney with Adam Calabrese.

The Corsairs added two more goals in the third period. Baldi-

no scored on a power play about halfway through the third and Berkley reached the final margin late in the period with Brendan McDonough and Mason Nichols assisting on the play.

Five of the seven goals scored for the Corsairs were on special teams, going 2-8 on the power play and adding three shorthanders.

UMass outshot Framingham 39-35. Harney recorded 19 saves and Calabrese recorded 14 for the Rams. Corsairs’ goalie Drew Michals made 33 saves.

The Rams move to 2-16 on the season and 1-11 in the MASCAC.

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Performances of the Week

1 Alycia Rackliffe (women’s basketball) went for 24 points and 16 rebounds in the Rams’ blowout win against Salem State.

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3 Lauren Donahue (women’s basketball) went for 11 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in the Rams’ win over Salem State.

Greg Harney (ice hockey) made 48 saves in a loss to Salem State last week.

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FERR OR FOUL?

It’s time UCONN gets the respect it deserves

By Mike Ferris Sports Editor Engage in an argument with almost anybody about who the greatest dynasty of all-time in sports is.

I’m sure a number of people will say the 2000-present New England Patriots (NFL), some will certainly say the Yankees (MLB) and a handful might even suggest the 2009-present Alabama Crimson Tide (NCAAF).

I’m not going to argue that these aren’t impressive franchises or even that they’re not dynasties. Instead, I’ll argue that none of them are the greatest dynasty in the history of sports.

The greatest dynasty that sports has ever seen is among us right now, it just doesn’t get the recognition it deserves because it has two things working against it.

For one, it is a college program. Secondly, and probably more importantly, it is a program that competes in women’s athletics.

Yes, the UCONN Huskies women’s basketball team is the greatest dynasty that sports has ever witnessed and it’s about time that the program gets the recognition it has earned and deserves.

I said above that I won’t argue those aren’t impressive dynasties.

The Patriots have been nearly unstoppable since 2000.

They’ve won four Super Bowls, the most in that span, been to six (not including Super Bowl LI) and have won 13 division titles.

The Yankees are equally great in their own right. New York has dominated Major League Baseball forever. With 27 World Series Championships and 40 American League pennants, the Yankees’ dominance has gone unmatched.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are somewhat new to the spotlight, but nevertheless there. Alabama has dominated college football since Nick Saban took the reigns after a short stint in the NFL. Since 2009, the Crimson Tide have won four national championships and competed in five.

Sure, these are all impressive feats in their own right, but none of them are as great as the dynasty Geno Auriemma has built at Connecticut since 2000.

Since 2000, Auriemma has led the Huskies to 13 conference championships, 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, 17 Sweet Sixteens, 16 Elite Eights, 14 Final Fours and 10 National Championships.

That is utter dominance over a period of time, dominance that is unprecedented. The Patriots haven’t been nearly as dominant in that span, the Yankees dominance is spread over many more years and Alabama hasn’t been dominant for nearly as long.

As if the championships and trophies aren’t enough to prove my point, Connecticut has gone 598-40 from the 19992000 season through the 2015-2016 season, and if you count this year, its 618-40.

Another stat is that UCONN has broken the record for longest winning streak and broken that record that it set itself.

In the early 1970’s the UCLA men’s team won 88 games in a row. A record that seemed almost untouchable was touched when the Huskies won 90 straight games from 2008-2011.

If 90 games weren’t enough, Connecticut has opened up a new winning streak that started in 2014 and is in progress right now. Auriemma’s club has won 96 games and counting as of Feb. 2, 2017.

Sure there are a number of dynasties throughout the history of sports and sure each of them is spectacular in its own way, but not one is as great as the one Geno Auriemma has built as Connecticut. I hate to say it doesn’t get the recognition it deserves because it’s a women’s sport, but I keep searching and can’t find any other reason why anyone would think it isn’t the most dominant dynasty ever.

The championships, the record and the streaks say everything that needs to be said.

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