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Above: Construction project as of Fall 2013, when the project began.

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Hemenway Hall project to be completed by 2016

By Mark Strom Assistant News Editor

By Alexandra Gomes Staff Writer

The Hemenway Hall project, which includes an addition to and renovations of the building, is set to be completed by fall of 2016, according to Executive Vice President Dale Hamel.

Construction of the new addition will be completed by fall 2015, at which point students will be able to make use of the new facilities.

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Third alleged sexual assault reported on campus

By Kaila Braley Editor-in-Chief

By Spencer Harry Staff Writer

A female resident student reported on Monday Oct. 20 that she was sexually assaulted the previous Friday after she and the alleged perpetrator, a male acquaintance who is suspended from campus, returned to FSU from an off-campus party.

A safety bulletin notifying the community was posted to the Campus Police Facebook page and the police bulletin boards around campus on Tuesday Oct. 21.

Dan Magazu, director of communications, said that while the alleged assault is still under investigation and therefore, it is unclear where the alleged incident happened exactly, it is reported that the students were walking back to campus and the alleged assault happened at FSU. Magazu said he could not comment on the wording of the bulletin, which said, “The female reported she may have been a victim of a sexual assault,” because he did not write it.

The Campus Police declined to comment on the case as it is still under investigation, but said that

the safety bulletins are written and posted by their department.

Magazu said, “We have been going beyond what is required of us,” in regards to the way the school has been reporting the information to the community. He said the Clery Disclosure Act requires the University to issue timely warnings if there is an ongoing threat, which, he said, in this case there wasn’t.

The student was identified, was an acquaintance of the female student and was removed from campus, he said, which means there was no threat to other students.

He added that there are programs and information available to students such as the SHAPE (Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education) website. “We really do have a lot of resources for students,” he said.

The day after the first police bulletin was posted about the first reported instances of assault this semester, students were invited by email to participate in a dialogue at the Multicultural Center about the issues pertaining to sexual assault.

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Stories of Struggle, Stories of Hope: Chris Abani’s graceful walk

By Melina Bourdeau Editorial Staff

“If the sand on the road to Egesa can be used to teach a child to walk, it can be used to teach us all to walk gracefully - Igbo proverb.”

Chris Abani, a Nigerian novelist, poet and essayist, opened his talk in the Forum on Tuesday with this Igbo proverb, which explained that, in his culture, it is believed that “if walking is something that must be done, it should be done well.”

The same beliefs that the Igbo have about walking are applied to all aspects of life, which Abani also connects to his writing.

Infused with jokes, proverbs and observations about what it is to be human, Abani discussed his philosophy of art with moments of lightheartedness as well as harsh realities.

“To set you off in the right tone, I’ll tell you the only joke I know,” he said.

Abani told a joke about eight people riding a plane. When the engine on the plane started to fail, two passengers were asked to volunteer to jump. The captain said he would ask the passengers to jump based on the alphabet “in spirit of the new South Africa,” calling first for Africans, then blacks, then coloreds. A black African father and son refused no matter how pointed the

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Nigerian author Chris Abani discussed proverbs, such as, ‘The man who is laying on the ground need fear no fall,’ in his dialogue in the Forum on Tuesday.

commands were from the captain that they should be the ones to volunteer to die. The father told his son, “Today we are Zulus.”

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Gatepost Interview

By Phil McMullin Staff Writer

Can you briefly describe your resume and educational background?

I graduated from Natick High School and then I went to Simmons College in Boston which is a small women’s college. I loved that. I majored in Sociology and Government with a minor in Spanish.

Then I went on to Boston University and got a Ph.D. in Sociology with a specialization in Race and Ethnic Relations. I got to study under Howard Zinn. I started here in 1987 as a part time lecturer in the sociology department. I liked the faculty and students, so I became temporary fulltime for a while and then when I got my Ph.D. I became a tenure-track faculty member. Shortly after I got tenure, I was department chair for six years. Last year I was a faculty fellow, and this year I’m an interim-dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Since I’ve been here I’ve cochaired the Diversity Committee. That’s really important to me. I direct the Center for Globalization in the summer, which is a center that runs institutes for K-12 teachers in topics related to global and multicultural education. Last summer we did Teaching About China for middle school teachers, and the summer before that we did Teaching About Brazil. I was very active in the faculty union. I was vice-president of the local chapter until I took this job.

What are some of the challenges of this new role?

Learning the role. We’re founding deans, so we know some of the roles and responsibilities that we have, but it’s going to unfold through the year. It’s a year of change. I was just at a meeting where we were talking about changes in the graduation ceremony because we now have colleges. There are all sorts of things changing, so a challenge is working with the change. Overall it’s been really enjoyable so far.

What are some of the benefits of having this new structure?

We’ve gone from a very centralized academic affairs structure to something that’s more decentralized. The people who are in contact with the chairs and the faculty in the different schools are closer to them, in a sense. There are six chairs in my college, where as before there were something like nineteen or twenty chairs that all reported to the vice-president for academic affairs. She did a great job, but it’s

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Interim Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences and and Professor of Sociology really hard to get to know all those departments well. Working in smaller groups, we can actually accomplish more. We can spend a lot of time focusing on the issues and needs of a few departments.

We’re sort of trying to find our identity as a college. I think the thing that is really good about the way Framingham State did it is that they waited for the bargaining process to end, so that the union and administration agreed on what the deans would do in terms of evaluating faculty.

Do you think the chairs are getting enough support?

Well, they would probably say they want more faculty. Some departments have too many part-time faculty members. We love our part-time faculty members, there’s some fantastic ones, but the percentages have gotten higher, as they have in many institutions. There’s a hiring plan to address that. Chairs have a lot of demand put on them. It’s a tough job, but it’s very rewarding.

Do you have any hobbies?

I like bicycling, but I don’t get to do it enough. I like to read, but I don’t get to do it enough. I like to travel. Also, everybody knows that I love the Boston Red Sox. I have a small season ticket plan. I’m not very happy with them this year, but I was happy with them last year.

Have you traveled anywhere recently?

Yes, I got to go to China this summer to teach a course through the International Education Program. Kelley Matthews in the English department and I went and taught in Shamin, China for two weeks. We had the most fantastic time.

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So the evaluations changed?

Yes. The deans are going to have a key role in personnel evaluations. The vicepresident of academic affairs still has authority over these decisions, as does the president in many cases, but the ground work is going to be done by the deans.

That’s a big change.

What qualities do you think the future deans of this college should have?

Well, you want people who have the trust of the faculty. You have to be able to work with faculty and respect what they do and support them. They have to understand that you’re there for those reasons- that you’re not here for your ego. I think deans should value interdisciplinary education, too, because we have a lot of energy around that here, and we have to keep moving forward.

What class do you think every student should take before they graduate?

I would say Race and Ethnic Relations. I think it’s very important for people to understand the various histories of people in the United States and consider the experience of being a minority. That was interesting in China, to be a visible minority.

What was your favorite course in college, and why?

I liked so many courses in college. I loved an African American poetry class. The professor was outstanding and I could relate it to sociology.

How would your students describe you?

I would hope they would say that I’m challenging. I really believe in challenging students, and I think we’re here to get them to the next level. I really do want them to think about things, and my assignments are not rote memorization in any way, they involve a lot of thought. They would also say that I have a sense of humor. We have fun in class, but I really think we’re doing students a disservice when we don’t challenge them.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2014 16:16 - FSU Police Department - Suspicious package. Suspicious mail.

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Health Care Center says Ebola is no reason for alarm

By Sara Silvestro Editorial Staff

Framingham State University students, professors and staff members have no reason to be worried about the Ebola virus, according to Ilene Hofrenning, director of the Health Care Center.

Only a handful of patients have been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States and the chances of contracting the virus are “little to none,” said Hofrenning.

Michael Charles, a senior communications arts major, said, “I would be more concerned about the flu than Ebola because more than 36,000 have died [annually] from the flu, according to the Center for Disease Control.”

The virus, named after the Ebola River, which runs through the Republic of the Congo, was discovered in the late 1970s. It first showed up in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in Africa.

“It is absolutely not an issue for students at FSU,” said Hofrenning.

“There have been only three people in the U.S. who have been diagnosed, and they all had contact with people with Ebola.”

Ebola is transmitted strictly through bodily fluids such as mucus droplets.

What that means is fluids need to get into a person’s eyes, ears, nose and mouth or through broken skin, she said.

Ebola induces flu-like symptoms, fevers, aches, sneezing and hemorrhaging, among other adverse affects.

Most people infected don’t cough and sneeze because it is not a respiratory illness, Hofrenning explained.

“It’s not a very nice virus at all,” she said.

A man in Dallas who died from the virus last week came in contact with 70 to 100 people when he was infected. None of them have been infected except for two of the nurses who cared for him. Hofrenning said for the man to have had contact with so many people and for none of them to have contracted Ebola “is a really good sign.”

According to Hofrenning, 10 percent of people infected with Ebola end up bleeding internally and externally.

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concerned about Ebola because it is blown out of proportion.”

Pierre Gerard, a junior environmental science major, believes the Ebola virus coverage only adds to the fire of the “media machine.”

While he said he believes the media is exaggerating the risks of contracting Ebola, “the U.S. is handling it [containing the virus] well and I don’t expect to see or hear about any more Ebola cases,” he said.

I would be more concerned about the flu than Ebola because more than 36,000 have died [annually] from the flu, according to the Center for Disease Control.

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senior communication arts major What is deathly is the vomiting and diarrhea, she said, which cause dehydration and can lead to organ failure.

“The chances of casual contact with someone with Ebola causing you to get the infection is really, really unlikely,” said Hofrenning.

Because there is “quite a bit of contradictory information out there,” Hofrenning has remained in contact with the Department of Public Health [DPH].

Anthony Martel, a junior communication arts major, said, “I’m not

DPH has been hosting teleconferences at which anyone in the health care community can receive updates and ask questions, Hofrenning said.

Most importantly, Ebola is fragile.

It cannot be recovered or transmitted from surfaces. Once it leaves the body, it dies immediately.

Bleach and cleaning disinfectants kill Ebola, said Hofrenning.

She contacted the office of International Education and was relieved to hear no students have traveled to West Africa.

In case there were an outbreak of any kind, Hofrenning said she was advised by DPH to “screen, isolate and transfer.”

If students, professors or staff members were to come into the Health Care Center with a fever, health care practitioners would immediately ask if that individual had traveled in the last 21 days.

If so, the person would be required to put on a surgical mask and would be isolated. The Health Care Center would contact DPH. To minimize contact, one person would be designated to continue the screening while remaining six feet away from the patient. Next, the patient would be transferred to a location designated by DPH, said Hofrenning.

If there were to be a massive outbreak of a “super” contagious disease, DPH would be contacted to advise the Health Care Center on the next steps to take. In this case, the Health Care Center has permission to administer mass medication from the Board of Health, she said.

Ashley Belair, a sophomore business major, said, hypothetically speaking, if there were a massive outbreak, “I would trap myself in my room, but I have to have all the right snacks first.”

Sheila Teixeira, a senior sociology major, believes students should be more concerned about the flu and common cold.

“I feel like we are making it [Ebola] bigger than it is,” said Teixeira.

On a lighter note, she added if there were an outbreak on campus, she “would probably write about it on Yik Yak and say, ‘Hey! Stay in your room!’”

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linda Stoops, who was the host, and seven other administrators. No students attended the discussion.

The following day the same event was offered, and again no students came.

“The question for me and for other administrators is how do we keep this conversation going?” said Director of the Multicultural Center Kathy Martinez. “Students wanted that personal response, and I don’t think we really did that.”

She said, “The institution has tried to create spaces for student to talk about it, but maybe that format isn’t working.”

On Oct. 6, a week after the first reported assaults, The Task Force for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drugs convened for its monthly meeting and discussed the sexual assault cases.

The group included President F. Javier Cevallos, Stoops, Associate Dean of Students Glenn Cochran, Associate Director of Residence

Life David Stender and Program Coordinator at the Office of Wellness Education Judy Grob-Whiting, among other FSU representatives.

Most of what was discussed about safety issues on- and off-campus was alcohol related. Grob-Whiting explained, “It is more important now than ever to get across to all students how often alcohol and sexual assaults go hand in hand.”

Cochran said off-campus parties are a major concern.

Many in the task force agreed, however, that intoxication should never deter students from reporting a crime.

Cevallos, in fact, proposed an “amnesty policy” for students who are involved in off-campus parties.

“We are in the process of redrafting a sexual assault policy,” said Cevallos. “In that, we are going to have a clause that would be amnesty for alcohol violations for any student that intervenes in any kind of sexual assault situation. Help-

ing students who are so intoxicated they have to go to the hospital, not feeling repercussions for calling [the police]. Risking one student’s life is way past anything that I can accept. If we save one student’s life, it’s absolutely worth it.”

He added that there is not a timetable for this program as of yet.

Junior elementary education major Julie Marcus thinks the new proposed policy is a good idea.

She added, “I feel like it’s not up to the school” to keep students safe.

“It’s not the school putting people at risk - it’s themselves putting themselves at risk.” Marcus added that she personally feels safe on campus.

Amie Serino, an undeclared sophomore, said she felt safe on campus. “It’s happening on nights when people are going to parties off-campus.”

She added that she isn’t really surprised about another sexual assault being reported on campus be-

cause “this is a college campus - it tends to happen.”

Antonia Pimental, a freshman biology major, said she wishes there were more options available for transportation for students, and more strategically located blue emergency boxes.

Freshman biology major Julia Woytowicz agreed, saying she doesn’t feel safe “trying to get to the commuter rail,” for example, and would like to see the Ram Tram offer more options for students.

Jenna Illingworth, a freshman environmental science major, said she felt safe on campus, but that the main situations where students are at risk are at off-campus parties.

Although she doesn’t drink herself, she said being able to drink on campus “would be safer than off-campus parties, because if you get uncomfortable, you have to get your friends or walk home alone,” rather than already being in the safety of a dorm.

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will consist of 42,000 square feet of new academic space, including eight new chemistry labs and eight new biology labs.

The vacated portions of the old building will be converted to nursing suites, math tutoring suites, and geographic information systems (GIS) laboratories.

This portion of the project will be completed by fall 2016.

The total cost of the entire project is estimated to be approximately $80 million.

The first phase of the project - the study phase - consisted of determining what needed to be done and how much it would cost.

This phase began in 2006, when it was determined that Hemenway Hall’s laboratory equipment was outdated and it became clear that simply renovating the existing facility would cause structural issues.

In 2008, the commonwealth allocated $51.4 million through general obligation bonds to fund the project.

An additional $3 million was allocated to relocate the University’s planetarium, which occurred in October 2012.

The second phase - the design phase involved planning the actual layout and location of the addition. Its current location was chosen because of its proximity to existing facilities.

During this phase, it was discovered that the project was $20 million over budget, according to Hamel. This issue was addressed by reducing the renovations to existing facilities.

In order to balance the budget, an additional $10.6 million was allocated through university-supplied funds $8.3 million in 2012 and $2.3 million in 2013.

The third phase - the construction phase - began during the fall 2013 semester. The first step was called the “shoring process,” which involved digging to make room for a foundation

and to ensure the walls are structurally sound.

The actual construction began during the 2013-14 winter intersession. A significant portion was completed during summer 2014, during what Hamel referred to as a “summer slammer.”

Another summer slammer will occur in 2015, after which the construction phase will be completed.

During the construction phase, it was discovered that the earlier budget cuts

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by the construction - particularly logistical problems.

“I would say it’s the most logistically challenging job I’ve ever worked on,” said Warren Fairbanks, associate vice president of facilities and capital planning. “It’s like renovating your kitchen a thousand times over.

“Coordination with the campus is a major component of this particular project because we’re working within an occupied building,” he said.

It’s like renovating your kitchen a thousand times over.

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needed to be addressed for the redistribution of academic space, according to Hamel.

An additional $12.4 million was allocated in September 2014. Of these funds, said Hamel, $9.3 million came from the commonwealth through supplemental obligation bonds, $3 million came from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and $80,000 came from the University.

“We’ll be sitting back down with the departments at some point, probably through the new deans, to review what’s planned and to ensure that what we’re finally completing in terms of design meets current needs,” said Hamel.

“So far, we’re very pleased with how the project is proceeding,” he said.

“Timing is still on, in terms of what was initially proposed.”

While the project has been progressing as scheduled, there have been multiple issues associated with and caused

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Fairbanks added that because Hemenway Hall is a science center, it has special waste, ventilation and compressed air systems. Working around these systems has been challenging, he said.

“But because the faculty and the faculty chairs have worked very closely with us, and understand the challenges, it’s been a lot easier than I actually expected it to be,” he said.

Another issue, according to Hamel, involves traffic. “There’s basically more traffic due to this project, and while we’ve got parking for most of them [the construction workers] off-site, it still has had an impact there as well,” said Hamel.

The physical location of the addition was criticized by students due to the resulting destruction of Larned Beach, which was a popular recreational spot prior to the construction.

Cora Udiskey, a sophomore food

science major, said, “I really enjoyed sitting out in the grass, so taking away some of that was kind of a downside.”

According to Fairbanks, Larned Beach will be partially restored after the addition has been completed.

“It won’t be any more earth-moving it will just be finishing the site,” he said.

Brian Bellan, a senior business administration major, said, “It’s not really going to affect me too much because I’m a senior, but … if you’re a freshman or sophomore, I guess that could be kind of annoying - if you’re going to be seeing construction all the time while you’re here.”

Some students, such as Ryan Fulford, a senior corporate communication arts major, are skeptical about the completion date.

“It just never seems like it’s ever going to be done. I feel like I could come back here in like 20 years and they’ll still be doing construction,” he said.

Anderson Santana, a senior computer science major, said, “I actually spoke to a few professors of mine and they told me it might take longer than that - at least two years from last semester. But … if it finishes in a year from now, then that’s fine.”

Calvin Ridley, a senior studio art major, said the outcome will justify the various inconveniences.

“I think they’ve been working really hard. I mean, obviously, it’d be better if it was done faster, but … I worked here over the summer, and they worked pretty hard day in and day out to get it done,” said Ridley.

Fairbanks said he is pleased with how the project is progressing. “The lines of communication are good, contractors have been responsive, and we’re trying the best we can to keep things normal,” he said.

He added, “We don’t want to have an adverse effect on the educational processes, so that’s always our number one goal.”

SGA appoints chairs for the Gender Inclusion Committee

By Kylie Dembek Staff Writer

Calvin Ridley, a junior studio arts major, and Cameron Zamagni, a junior communication arts major, have been appointed co-chairs of the newly created Gender Inclusion Ad-Hoc. The purpose of the Comittee is to advocate for gender-neutral facilities on campus. “The committee and I are working towards creating a gender-neutral bathroom in the McCarthy Center and hopefully in every building on campus,” said Ridley.

The two said they are excited to represent the LGBT and queer communities on campus.

“We hope that we can help facilitate changes on this campus that will make individuals who are not comfortable with the construct of binaries more comfortable on this campus,” said Zamagni.

During the same meeting the SGA also addressed funding request from clubs.

The Ski and Snowboard Club was allocated for $22,166 for seven excursions

this winter. The trips include going to Mount Wachusett, Mount Snow, Mount Loon and tubing excuirsions.

They will be kicking the season off with a trip to Mount Wachusett. Ski and Snowboard Club encourages beginners to join them on this first outing so they are able to gain some experience for future trips.

All of the mountains have many different trails with varied experience levels for everyone from beginners to experts.

According to Ski and Snowboard Club’s funding request sheet “Our goal for the year is to do 175 different trails in honor of the 175th year of Framingham State University.”

The Anime Club requested $4431.20 for a trip to the ANIMAINE convention from Nov. 21- 23 in South Portland, Maine. The allocated money will cover the tickets, hotel, transportation and meal and mile reimbursements. Students who are interested in going will be charged $40 for the trip.

The Black Student Union was allocated $2,600 for its DJ Battle Party that

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SGA allocated money to three clubs and heard requests from two others. is planned to take place on Nov. 22, 2014 in the Forum. The purpose of this event is for students to have fun and relax after midterms.

Students with FSU IDs will be able to attend the party free of charge while guests will be charged $10.

The Dance Team requested $1,775 for its annual fall semester shows. The allocated money will provide costumes for the performers, programs for the audience and a special performance by the

professional dance group Static Noyze.

The shows will take place on Dec. 11 and Dec. 13 and are free for students.

After its request was previously tabled

by SGA, the Equestrian club was allocated $404.60 for its trip to the Equine Affaire. Six members of the club will be traveling to West Springfield on Nov. 16, and they hope to return to FSU “with new knowledge and give people the opportunity to learn for the club,” according to the funding request sheet.

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Out of sight, on our minds

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This past Monday, a female resident student reported being sexually assaulted the Friday before by another FSU student, a male acquaintance, on campus after leaving an off-campus party.

It might be shocking to some that a third sexual assault has been reported on our small campus in less than a month - the other two being reported by one female student on Sept. 28. In fact, when Gatepost reporters over the past few weeks asked students This past weekend, riots broke out at Pump- former is not considered lethal, the latter are whether they feel safe on campus, almost unanimously they kin Festival, an event held annually at Keene bullets made from or coated in rubber and are answered, “Yes.” Students reported feeling safer because of the presence of State College in New Hampshire. Police tried designedto injure but not kill people.

Known for their inaccuracy and potential to Campus Police and the blue emergency posts. Some surely felt to dispel the rioters by using “tear gas, Tasers, and firing a weapon that appeared to shoot rubricochet, the effectiveness of these unreliable better able to protect themselves after participating in programs ber bullets or pepper pellets into the crowd,” bullets has been questioned. offered to students such as self-defense classes. And many didn’t according to an Oct. 19 Boston Globe article Also, logically, using tear gas and rubber give specifics, shrugged off the question and just said confidently titled “Keene State students help clean up after bullets to disperse a large group of people will that they felt that the FSU campus is a safe place. riot.” only increase their levels of anger, frustration Framingham State’s campus may be safe - but are its students?

I have never attended Pumpkin Fest at and panic. The expression “violence doesn’t National statistics suggest that for every reported incident, Keene State, but I also haven’t heard any sort solve anything” retains its validity in this scethere are many more that go unreported. In fact, 60 percent of of mayhem or violence break out at this event nario. sexual assaults are not reported to the police, according to Rape, in past years. That being said, I’m not surResponding to rioters with rubber bullets Abuse and Incest National Network’s website. This suggests that prised a bunch of college students got together and tear gas is like trying to put out a fire with there’s something being sorely overlooked here. and rioted - any time a large group of people gasoline - nothing good can come of it. I beOne of those factors being overlooked, which is relevant in get together to celebrate or party, there is al- lieve that the police overstepped their boundboth of these reported attacks, is the culture of off-campus parties. ways a risk of some type of irrational behavior aries this past weekend, and went about diffusing a tense situation the wrong way.

While the FSU campus might seem relatively quiet and tame on occurring.

With so many rowdy students, police action, Utilizing potentially dangerous tactics to any given night, especially when compared to other universities, it’s not because students aren’t partying - it’s because they’re in my view, was inevitable, but they did not stop rioters in any scenario is irresponsible and have to take such extreme measures to quell disturbing. I’m not sure it would have worked, going elsewhere to do it.

While the alcohol-free policy is meant to keep campus safe, the crowds. Some of the side effects of tear gas but before firing rubber bullets into a crowd of include stinging and burning of the eyes, nose college students, reasoning with them might respectful and ultimately a place for learning rather than a and mouth, blurred vision, runny nose, cough- have been a good first option. place for parties, students ends up drinking and partying in far ing and difficulty breathing, including a feelmore dangerous situations. These are generally at strangers’ or ing of choking.

Mark Wadland acquaintances’ houses where no one’s actions are being regulated I wonder: did police overstep their authority Opinions Editor except by other intoxicated people. using tear gas and rubber bullets? While the If there were 21-plus dorms where students of age were allowed to drink, RAs could be contacted should there be concern of danger.

Students would also already be on campus and wouldn’t need to find transportation to and from other locations while drunk.

Another aspect being overlooked is that there is simply a serious lack of safe transportation for students who have been drinking. They are either driving or being driven drunk, walking Rise and shine! It’s 8:25 a.m. and as the air and say, “Screw it!” along Route 9 or sleeping at a house full of people whom they Missing sleep not only makes people cranky probably don’t know very well. None of these options is safe - and seconds tick by, you become more anxious about being late to your 8:30.

“Just five more and cynical, but also lazy. Their productivity in fact they are often life-threatening. minutes, mom!” isn’t going to cut it anymore. and quality of work will go from about 90 perOf course, blame can’t be put on the school for not allowing Even though you stayed up all night trying to cent when wide awake to a mere five percent students to throw ragers on campus. But we do need a system that finish your precious research paper due at the whilst feeling tired. Without sleep, your body addresses the reality of this off-campus, underground scene that is beginning of that class - which seems like the and immune system become weakened and ultimately putting students in vulnerable positions. crack of dawn to you - it almost just doesn’t you’re less immune to things like the common We at The Gatepost think FSU desperately needs a system seem worth it. cold or Ebola. in which students can get help without the fear of being harshly As you throw on yesterday’s sweatshirt When running on three hours of sleep, I’m punished for being drunk. Students as of now can contact RAs and a hat to hide your disheveled bed head, agitated, angry and don’t feel like doing much or Campus Police, but doing so would get themselves and their you reminisce on the previous night’s events. of anything or being around people in general. friends potentially suspended from school - something that very “How late was I awake?” or “Is my quality of So what you’re trying to tell me is I have to go few students would ever actually do even if someone was in work actually good when I’m up that late, or to class, be around people, and do my homepotential danger. do I just think it’s a work of Shakespeare?” work on three hours of sleep? Nice try, but I Sleep deprivation is almost a rite of passage suppose by second semester, my body will President F. Javier Cevallos has discussed the possibility of an amnesty policy for students in this situation to protect them when entering a university. If you ask college be used to only sleeping 12 hours a week and from punishment and to encourage students to get help and keep students how they’ve been sleeping, they may then 36 hours on weekends. If anybody tries each other safe. We at The Gatepost think this policy is absolutely do one of the following things - one, laugh telling you to “get it together” and get more necessary and should be put in place as soon as possible. Student hysterically, two, spit in your face angrily with sleep, they are mistaken because the reasons some profane language or three, tell you that you can’t sleep are out of your control. safety depends on it.

These teachers want us to work, and I say We at The Gatepost also think FSU needs a no-questions-asked they’ve been sleeping wonderfully. If they chose answer number three, they’re lying to fine, but sleep is necessary to survival, betransportation service for students to have safe transport back to your face and these people probably shouldn’t lieve it or not. So now I lay me down to sleep school from off-campus locations. be trusted as human beings. and pray the professor my A to keep. Sweet Administration should be researching and planning for a I find myself during the day picking away dreams, or lack thereof, everybody! system that would function like a shuttle or free taxi for students, at assignments that just don’t seem to end, and but which wouldn’t require Campus Police or Residence Life to then I just magically fall into a Rip Van WinRyan Normile get involved. This might be a student-run service where students kle type slumber. Hours later, I’ll wake up in a Staff Writer call and give an address, and their peers would pick them up and sweaty panic rifling through all the work that I drive them back to campus dorms in a regulated but questions- should have been doing, throw my hands in the free system.

Students need this type of resource, because right now, they are facing potentially life-threatening dangers rather than using the The Gatepost welcomes submissions from students, faculty and staff for the Op/Ed page.

Please send submissions under 300 words to gatepost@framingham.edu. resources available. If that doesn’t prove that the school need new The Gatepost editors reserve the right accept or reject submissions, and to edit systems in place, we don’t know what does. spelling and grammar as is deemed necessary.

Mayhem at Pumpkinfest

Sleep deprivation: painful

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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October 24, 2014

ARTS & FEATURES

“Out of

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In the Mazmanian Art Gallery’s latest exhibit “Out of the Fold,” many students used the gallery itself as their canvas, designing “printstallations” around certain physical features of the room.

Others showcased the lengthy process of printmaking by displaying their experimental designs.

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Looking from the outside in, one might think the variety of works currently adorning the Mazmanian Gallery are unrelated, with their wide range of shapes, sizes and colors.

However, there is a distinct common thread connecting them. All of the diverse creations were crafted through the process of printmaking, giving the exhibit its name, “Out of the Fold: Student Prints, Artist Books and Printstallations.”

The show was spearheaded by Marc Cote, professor of art and interim dean of Arts and Humanities, with the majority of the works having been created in his printmaking classes.

So what is printmaking?

For the most part, its name is selfexplanatory. The artist creates a design matrix or cast which will hold the ink, and uses it to print the design on the canvas, similar to how a newspaper is printed. Though the process and material varies greatly based on the type of printmaking, all follow this basic procedure.

“Printmaking was established as the ‘democratic art,’” Cote said, “because multiples could be made of an image, and yet could still maintain that air of authenticity.”

As the contents of the gallery demonstrate, printmaking is not restricted to two dimensions. Nor are the threedimensional pieces restricted to a single design style. Rather, the students in Cote’s “Topics in Advanced Printmaking” undertook both a “printstallation” - a printed artwork that is physically installed in the gallery in an interesting way - and accordion books, which are exactly what they sound like. The two types had the themes of “organic architecture” and “divergent branches,” respectively.

One prime example of an accordion book-style print is “Scars Within” by Niki Orphanos, a graduate student in one of Cote’s printmaking courses, located on a pedestal in the back of the gallery. Its six inner panels feature increasingly intricate designs in white ink, streaked vertically with a blood-red accent, matching the minutely textured red crossbars, which frame the action of the piece’s central markings with an almost cinematic effect. For Orphanos, the emotions that inspired the piece are as powerful as its imagery, being based on her struggle with chronic pain from a physical disorder.

“I am a mother, wife, teacher and artist and continue to do it all while suffering in silence,” she said. She added that the support from her medical professionals is something she considers angelic, which shows itself as a pair of white wings resting atop the sixth panel, spread aloft.

Of the students trying their hands at accordion books, Cote said, “They had to envision a book that unfolds to become something more expansive both literally and illustratively. … They had to inventively employ vertical fold-outs as part of their overall design and narrative” in order to “move away from the traditional horizontal movement of an accordion book.”

Though all the pieces feature their own brands of beauty and creativ-

ity, it is the “printstallations” which likely dominate the attention of viewers upon entry into the gallery, since these pieces use the walls themselves as their canvas.

One such attention-grabber is senior Terence Tavares’s “Impact.” The impact in question is liable to initially draw a chuckle or a raised eyebrow from many viewers, as it portrays human hands stylized to look like tree branches (or perhaps vice-versa) letting loose eggs, which smash and ooze their yolks down the clean white wall. Looking past the peculiar imagery, however, there is deep meaning, with the smashed eggs representing man’s destructive side, but those still intact and cradled in the woody palms showing that he still possesses the ability to nurture and protect.

Stepping into the intriguing role of academic graffiti artists, Cote’s students perused the gallery a week before beginning their printstallation projects in order to shop around for the perfect real estate. It seems graduate student Aric Davis took this temporary ownership to heart, as his printstallation “Cracks in Nature” goes beyond merely decorating his spot - a corner on the left side of the gallery - but creates the illusion of its dismantlement.

“I wanted to give the feeling of nature returning and deconstructing the wall that existed,” said Davis, whose work shows a tree branching around the corner, transforming into cracks which force up the wooden shims from beneath the drywall. Up close, the details reveal the truth of the illusion, but viewed from a distance, the piece is quite convincing.

“This piece can serve as a simple reminder that we all come from something natural, and in time we will return there,” Davis said.

Just a few feet away from Davis’s is another striking moment of nature coming through into the artificial world of the art gallery in Adrienne Ho’s “Venus Fly Trap Duct,” featuring just that: a gang of Venus fly traps serpentining out of a small utility door near the floor, snapping after an army of flies.

Though not as spatially striking as the printstallations, the classic twodimensional prints exemplify the characteristics and procedures of the printmaking genre. For instance, grad student Brian Reddy’s “Bird” showcases a total of five different experimental prints, leading up to a single finished product, with variations in texture, line style and field throughout. Similar is grad student Laurie Leavitt’s “Still Life with Shells,” which had her using the printing press over and over in order to achieve consistency in her compositions, with a variety of different pressures used to print with different effects.

Cote described how, for himself and the students, all the forms of printmaking are rewarding for their hands-on approach, allowing manipulation of the matrices and prints in any number of ways.

“To see those physical actions manifest into the flavoring of an image is really quite remarkable,” he said.

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Stories of Struggle, Stories of Hope: Chris Abani’s graceful walk continued from pg. 1

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is the way in which we should approach difficult subjects: not taking ourselves too seriously, but having some kind of struggle with it.”

The purpose of proverbs, Abani explained, is to “play with and within language.” They use wit and puns to provide insight into the Ni-

gerian culture, he said.

Abani emphasized how similar writing is to the proverbs which he admired. They must be witty, yet provide insight and a deeper understanding.

Identifying with the proverb of walking in sand, Abani described the ritual of how children in his culture learned to walk. They were taught on the sand so that they could have something comfortable to fall back on. Yet, also because of the unstable quality of the sand, they had to develop muscles in their feet that would help with balance and grace.

Later on in life, they would have to walk that sand again. The second time around would not be as comforting as the first. Adolescents would have to go barefoot across the scorching sand with grace as a rite of passage. Abani reflected

how he dreaded the experience, but his grandfather wouldn’t let him get away from it so easily.

Abani stated that in America, people have turned language into a form of “transaction” which leaves no room for discussion of “cultural norms such as race, gender, disability and other forms of difference.”

Abani argued that “we must remember what we write, what we speak and how we use language and mere words. As powerful as these words are, as easy as they are to limit certain people, these words are also still limited to ideas.”

Although words are limited, the emphasis Abani focused on not only in the dialogue, but also in his writing, was that not “bringing attention to the language to ideas of what language can do divorces us from the fact that things are not just textual bodies - they are also

real bodies.”

The “danger,” however, is that “ideas that are limited to the conceptual limit of our own humanity.” Abani stated that although there are often no answers and many obstacles in writing, especially since language naturally alienates, he still writes. He strives to create what he deems a “compassionate imagination,” which is a powerful tool to understand the universal struggle in all its varieties and forms.

“My argument, my struggle, is how to make the limitation itself a thing of beauty. … I have always believed in the power of stories that they shape the world, that they shape things, that they bring presence into focus, that they give it form. They give us space to negotiate the space between the body and the world. ”​​

Professor Lynn Parker raises spirits in the Forum

By Brad Leuchte Arts & Features Editor

“There’s a rebellion at work trying to remind us that our world is bigger,” explained English professor Lynn Parker at the CELTSS Fall 2014 Lyceum Lecture on Oct. 17.

“We want to smugly say, ‘That was a story,’ and move on,” she said.

Parker filled the Forum on the evening of the lecture not just with eerie tales and the history behind them, but with fellow faculty members and students.

Parker’s lecture about the research she conducted over her sabbatical explored topics ranging from classic ghost stories from the Victorian era to more unexpected concepts on the connection between technology and the presence of apparitions.

One of those happened to be the newly invented art of photography, in which the photographers could fool the viewer by exposing the photo paper to two different scenes, which would superimpose the shadow of the second image onto the first. This caused not just curiosity, but in some cases, actual belief that there was a “spirit” in the photograph. Some Victorians believed that this proved it was possible to actually view and connect with ghosts.

“Technology is not just a metaphor, but a medium to communicate,” Parker explained.

In hindsight, this was obviously a hoax, and Parker said that some true spiritualists believed that it was degrading to their way of life. These included luminaries such as P.T. Barnum, Harry Houdini and even

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Professor Lynn Parker plans on teaching a Victorian ghost story literature class this Spring semester.

Arthur Conan Doyle.

Parker said the Victorian spiritualists believed that it was possible to contact the dead using science and technology to explain how rather than “parlor tricks.”

The idea of speaking with spirits is something that originally began not around the campfire or on Halloween, but around the Yule Log on Christmas Eve. Parker said the idea was to get all the fun but scary stories out of the way before the start of the New Year.

“When we tell ghost stories we kind of think we are invoking ghosts,” Parker explained.

Invoking ghosts was a practice

that is still used by many people today, ranging from the traditional campfire ritual of storytelling to professional mediums that attempt to communicate firsthand with spirits. Parker said that we need that firsthand evidence to believe that we have actually experienced an encounter. This may include sight, sound or the ever-compelling “cold embrace.”

Many traditional written stories include this “cold embrace” as a way for the reader to become frightened. By nature, this first-person account makes the story much more compelling, Parker explained, just like a firsthand account of evidence

in the court of law.

“The senses themselves are not reporting the same information,” Parker said. “The narrator is woefully ill-prepared.”

Junior Isabella Guyton said, “I think the relationship between ghost stories and technology was very eye opening.”

Junior Nora Chan said, “I loved the discussion about why people in Victorian England would want or need these ghost stories and then the connection to why we still believe in them today. It was so interesting to listen to.”

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Film review: “Fury”

By Jennifer Ostojski Staff Writer

Germany, April 1945 - the Allied forces had pushed their way well into Nazi territory, and Hitler, out of desperation or total disillusionment, had ordered his German population - men, women and children - to defend the homeland till the very end.

Allied troops, therefore, were faced with the most fanatic of warriors, who still hadn’t realized that Germany was already a lost cause and would fold within a matter of weeks.

Cue the oh-so-charming crew of the American tank “Fury.” Don (Brad Pitt, “World War Z”), Boyd (Shia LaBeouf, “Transformers”), Trini (Michael Peña, “Cesar Chavez”) and Grady (Jon Bernthal, “Wolf of Wall Street”) have fought together in this war and in this tank for years. They bicker, they fight and they’ve got each other’s backs. Battling together, they have seen too much, and it has changed them. The realization of what a man can do to another man has made them numb facing the sights of the dreadfulness of war.

After a devastating altercation with German troops where “Fury”

is the only tank which makes it back to camp, Norman (Logan Lerman, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) gets dropped into the crew’s lap. Trained to type sixty words a minute, he gets pulled off a truck and ordered to be the assistant driver in Don’s tank. That’s quite the promotion for someone who has never driven a tank, touched a tank or let alone seen a tank. But Norman becomes the pivotal player in this David Ayer-directed movie. You’d think that with Brad Pitt being plastered all over the poster, he’d be the one carrying the weight of this movie, but it is acutally Logan Lerman who does the heavy lifting in this film.

Just like us, his character Norman has never encountered anything like the other men have.

Through his eyes we are guided through the barbarity of war. Initially, he has ideas and convictions, and cannot wrap his head around what is happening to him.

As Trini points out in a scene, there just seems to be a disconnection between the eyes, which register the bombs, the deaths, the post-apocalyptic environ-

Film review: “As Above, So Below”

By Corin Cook Staff Writer

The remains of nearly 6 million people lay beneath the feet of residents and tourists alike in what is considered the most romantic city in the world.

Paris, France draws adoration from around the globe, but it is also home to one of the world’s darkest secrets.

Beneath the city is “the world’s largest grave” - miles of ossuaries (underground graves) that are dispersed among a labyrinth of tunnels. While the catacombs have been a popular tourist attraction for years, its existence is unknown by many, and much of the catacombs are considered to be unexplored and dangerous - the home of several stories of the paranormal.

This mysterious historical venue is the ideal setting for a horror movie, it is just unfortunate that director John Erick Dowdle was the first to get a hold of the concept in his recent film “As Above, So Below.”

The film was shot with what appeared to be handheld cameras attached to the heads of the handful of explorers in the catacombs. While this “shaky cam” technique could have served the purpose of creating realistic footage, it seemed over-done to the point that most of the time the picture was too shaky to even tell what was oc-

curring. This “found footage” or documentary style has been done well before in films such as “The Blair Witch Project” or the “Paranormal Activity” series, but in this particular film, the technique made it even less realistic as the distracting camera-work was so intentionally executed.

At times, I felt as though I was watching a video game being played with characters running through the maze of catacombs, dodging cement characters that were emerging from the walls.

The plot proved to be both predictable and redundant - each character witnessing a mirage of an emotional or regretful recollection of the past, approaching the mirage in attempts to correct it, and ultimately being killed, despite witnessing the same situation happen to friends.

These characters were also poorly developed. There was no connection between characters and the viewer, which created little emotional effect when they were harmed physically or emotionally.

To the film’s credit, the emotional situations the characters experienced were somewhat impactful. However, this does not provide enough support to a movie that is already unrealistic and disconnected, leaving “As Above, So Below” so below average.

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ment, but the brain just can’t seem to process the information.

It is fascinating to observe how the value system of a man can change within 24 hours.

“Fury” feels like “a day in the life of” type of movie. We follow this group as they proceed from one town to the next, taking over territory as they move

along. Desolate strands of fields and nothingness illustrate the hopelessness of that time. Ultimately, they face a challenge that brings them to the edge of their abilities, and pushes even some of them over the brink.

It is an emotional rollercoaster of ups, when their dialogues tickle a tiny laughter out of the viewer, and downs, when the imminence of a confrontation pulls the viewer right back to reality. Ayer doesn’t shy away from showing us every little detail of gore. And if he had, I don’t think it would have left the kind of impression it did. War was not and still isn’t pretty. Soldiers do what they have to do. And with the music, the set design and the dedication of the cast to their roles in this movie the audience is put in a state of permanent discomfort - which is a good thing.

“Fury” isn’t a “just kick back and relax” kind of movie. It is an analysis of the human condition, a Hollywood-ized lesson in history and proof that Brad Pitt can pull off any kind of hair cut even the Kim Jong-un.

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October 24, 2014

Campus Conversations

By Danielle Vecchione

W h a t i s yo u r d r e a m j o b ?

“Being my own boss. And I have been making that dream come true.”

- Justin Bryan, junior

“I want to own my own theater.

Whether it is a big one or a small community one, I will be happy” - Chelsea Borden, senior

“To host a late-night talk show, like Jimmy Fallon ... but I’ll probably work at Dominoes for the rest of my life.”

“Occupational therapy ... I want to help those who need it.”

- Hannah Wilkins, senior

- Geoffrey Ducharme, senior

“I want to work in addiction recovery services because addiction is a real disease that is often overlooked.”

“To run my own radio station or work for WKLB as a radio producer.”

- Brigid McCarter, senior

- Chris McCarter, sophomore

Edited by Timothy E. Parker October 24, 2014 STUNNED By Kenneth Holt ACROSS 1 Jason’s wife, in myth 6 Catamaran feature 10 Imitated a bird 14 Some kind of a nut 15 Very small 16 Hip bones 17 Away 18 Ingresses 20 Unprepared tourist’s surprise 22 Its pH is higher than 7 25 Certain snake 26 Two-finger sign 27 “Them” 28 Street-smart 31 That is, in Latin 33 Sicilian erupter 35 Second-sequel indicator 36 “___ you sure?”

37 How some knockouts occur 43 Before, of yore 44 What U sometimes means 45 Act like a sot 46 Conceded easy score 49 Walk heavily

51 One of the Bobbsey twins 52 Khan’s title 53 ___ Heels (North Carolina team) 55 Failures come to this 57 “Go ahead, make my day” movie 61 Lice and the like 62 Toys with tails 66 Author Bagnold 67 Diamond andAbner 68 Dangerous bacteria 69 Nuclear-plant measurements 70 Dundee denizen 71 Aquariums DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Sixth-day creation Prefix with “system” “i” lid “All My Children” vixen Negates “It’s OK after all” in editing Japanese aborigine Where work accumulates, for many Harps’kin, of yore Hyperbolic function Recess or small room Auntie’s daughters O-ring, e.g.

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Have an ambitious plan Make a contact Not many French novelist Pierre Daily Planet reporter Caesar’s seven LPs and 45s Balance-sheet item “Excuse me ... “ Certain grad Ridges on ranges Melted caramel, e.g.

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Men’s soccer drops third game in a row

By Mike Ferris

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Back-to-back losses extend the Rams’ losing streak to three. Framingham (4-92 overall, 2-2-1 conference) is reeling for offense as it has been outscored 10-3 in its previous five games.

The first of two losses on the week came at the hands of conference opponent, Fitchburg. The first half, mainly controlled by Framingham, ended scoreless despite the Rams leading in shots, 6-2, shots on goal, 2-1 and corner kicks, 2-0.

Tested only once in the period, sophomore goalkeeper, Jake Nichols, held strong and made the save on his lone opportunity.

It wasn’t until a little over 15 minutes went by in the second half, in the 62 minute, that the tie was broken and the Falcons grabbed the lead.

Fitchburg’s Joshua Hofer capitalized on an unassisted chance and beat Nichols. The junior’s first goal of the year gave the Falcons a lead that they would not squander.

In the 82 minute, the team that is only averaging 1.1 goals per game, scored again. The Falcons were lifted this time by an unassisted goal from senior Brett Smith to go up 2-0.

The two-goal deficit would prove to be too much for the Rams to overcome

and the 2-0 score would be the final. Despite controlling the first half, the squad was outshot 9-4 in the second.

Framingham was awarded two yellow cards, one in the 69 minute to senior Nick Cotter and the other in the 90 minute to senior Mark Bamford.

The Rams were led in shots by junior Cory Carderio and seniors Maycon Malta and Bryan DaSilva, each with two.

The conference loss sunk Framingham to 2-2-1 in the MASCAC and puts it in a three-way tie for third place.

The second game of the week came in the form of a non-conference matchup with the Engineers of MIT. Framingham struck first when Carderio went one-on-one with the MIT defender, beat him and slid his shot past Engineers’ goalkeeper Sam Cannon, to

give his team a 1-0 advantage.

The goal marks Carderio’s sixth of the season, a team-high, and puts him on pace for 7.2 goals.

Just a minute later, in the 32 minute, MIT was on the board after Sean Bingham capitalized on a penalty kick beating Nichols.

Bingham wasn’t done getting on the score sheet however, in the 37 minute he set up his teammate Joshua Wilson who gave MIT a 2-1 lead and its second goal in a five-minute span.

The rest of the half was played scoreless and so was the remainder of the game.

The second half was highlighted by a red card awarded to Framingham’s CJ Alimonti in the 88 minute.

The Engineers outshot the Rams 17-11, and despite allowing two goals, Nichols made seven saves to Cannon’s four.

Framingham hopes to bounce back in its Oct. 25 matchup with conference opponent, Mass. Maritime.

Kickoff is set for noon and with only two conference games remaining, the Rams hope to move past the Bucs, who are one of the three teams Jeff Poole/The Gatepost tied for third in the conference.

The men’s soccer team has not won a game since Oct. 4 when they defeated conference opponent Salem State 2-1.

Senior showdown: women’s soccer blanks Fitchburg

By Lauren Campbell

Goals from DeSouza, Parent lift Rams to 4-1 in MASCAC

Sports Editor

After having a three-game winning streak snapped

by Wentworth last week, the women’s soccer team answered back with a 4-0 MASCAC victory over the Fitchburg State Falcons on Saturday afternoon.

Senior forwards Isabela DeSouza and Marisa Parent once again proved to be a force for the Lady Rams as they each scored a pair of goals in the shutout.

Parent got her team on the board in just the fourth minute of action with the help of DeSouza on a perfectly-executed give and go.

DeSouza took the ball towards the goal before passing to Parent so she could net her first of the game.

It was Parent again in the 30 minute when she had a breakaway and pulled Fitchburg’s goalie off the line and shot into the corner of the net, putting the Lady Rams up 2-0.

The home team took its two-goal lead into the break.

The second half, much like the first, was heavily controlled by the Rams and it was the senior duo of Parent and DeSouza who added two more insurance goals.

Twelve minutes into the second, roles were reversed as it was DeSouza who received a pass from Parent to find the back of the net for a 3-0 lead. Her second came when the senior netted a corner kick from junior midfielder Marissa Miele.

Time expired and the Rams sealed their ninth victory on the season and their fourth MASCAC win while the Falcons failed to get their first conference win in five attempts.

Junior goalie Sara Sullivan recorded her fourth shutout for and only needed to make two saves behind the strong offense.

Shots were heavily favored to the Rams, 17-5 and they held a slight, 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.

It was the team of DeSouza and Parent who continued to help the Rams to victory. Parent scored her 12 and 13 goals on the season and brought her point total up to 31. DeSouza, who continues to lead the team and the MASCAC, netted her 16 and 17 goals, and bumped her total points up to 37.

Of the teams 51 total goals through their first 14 games, DeSouza and Parent have scored 30 (59 percent) of them.

Framingham continues its conference play on Saturday when the team travels to Mass. Maritime for a 12 p.m. kickoff. The Rams look to capture their fifth MASCAC win as the Buccaneers seek their first.

FSU has dominated Mass. Maritime since the 2008 season, winning its last six matchups, five of those victories coming by way of the shutout. In the six meetings between the two teams, the Rams have only allowed the Buc to score one goal while the Rams have put up an impressive 40.

Women’s soccer against Mass.

Maritime *****************

2008 -------- 7-0 (W) 2009 -------- 7-0 (W) 2010 -------- 5-0 (W) 2011 -------- 7-0 (W) 2012 -------- 9-0 (W) 2013 -------- 5-0 (W)

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Field hockey loses third game in a row

By Jennifer Johnson

Suffering third losing streak this season

Assistant Sports Editor

The Lady Rams fell 5-2 against Southern Maine in their last home game of the season on Saturday Oct. 18.

Southern Maine was first on the board less than one minute into the game by capitalizing off a corner from senior Rebecca Pratt. Pratt knocked the ball into the circle to senior Peyton Dotsie who quickly slotted a pass to junior Allison Ward who fired one past the Ram’s junior goalkeeper, Rosemary Talbot.

The Rams fought back and were rewarded at the 16:30 mark when sophomore Lynn Sirchia found the back of the net off a ball from junior Cady Kelly to tie the score 1-1.

The Huskies took back the lead ten minutes later when sophomore Kyrstyn Keating passed the ball to Dotsie who was able to push one by Talbot.

Southern Maine kept the pressure on FSU for the remainder of the half.

The Rams held strong defensively with Talbot making three more saves before heading to the second half down 2-1.

Southern Maine notched a security marker just 1:40 into the second half on an unassisted Dotsie goal to make it 3-1.

The Rams were able to capitalize five minutes later off a corner. Senior Emma Littlefield dropped the ball to Kelly who put it away for her second of the game, 3-2.

The Huskies fought back and pushed

Talbot held strong in the second half allowing only three more goals and notching a total of 10 saves.

The Rams are back in action this Saturday Oct. 25 for a conference matchup against Keene State at 1:30 p.m. home at Maple Field.

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The field hockey team has struggled offensively this season, only scoring 28 goals. Their opponents have scored 40. another past Talbot to increase their lead 4-2. Southern Maine would score their fifth and final goal with 14 minutes left off a cross from Dotsie that Jennifer Poulin put in the back of the net.

The Rams made it to the Huskies defensive end multiple times but were unable to take advantage of their scoring opportunities.

Framingham traveled to Holderness, New Hampshire in Tuesday Oct. 21 to

meet with fellow LEC competitor Plymouth State and was shutout 10-0.

Plymouth has been a dominant force in the LEC with a record of 8-1 and 11-2 overall this season.

The Panthers were lifted by two hat tricks, one coming from senior Nikki Garvey and the other from sophomore Kaitlyn Wilder. PSU was able to pull away 7-0 by the end of the first half out shooting FSU 15-2.

Haley Chamberlain leads cross country to sixth-place finish Freshman continues to be a force for Rams

By Mike Ferris

Assistant Sports Editor

Framingham competed in the Western New England University Golden Bear Invitational on Oct. 18 where the men finished 17 out of 18 teams and the women finished sixth in the 23-team field.

The Women’s 5K Run was highlighted by freshman phenom Haley Chamberlain, who finished second with a time of 19:51.72.

The top five finish earned Chamberlain MASCAC Rookie and Runner of the Week. It is her best finish, in terms of place, since finishing first two weeks ago in Rhode Island.

A little less than a minute and a half later, junior Hannah Daly came across the line with a time of 21:04.81. The time earned Daly 32 place.

A pack of Rams including, sophomore Courtney Torres and freshmen Megan Peterson and Emily Mulloy rounded things out for Framingham. They came in consecutively with Torres in 50, Peterson in 51 and Mulloy in 52 with times of 21:49.97, 21:50.25 and 21:51.72.

In the Men’s 8K Run, Framingham was led by sophomore Dan Stevens. He crossed the finish line in 29:49.59, good for 62 place.

He was followed by fellow sophomore, Richard Wertz, who came in 71 place with

Freshman Haley Chamberlain was chosen as MASCAC Rookie and Runner of the Week as well as the ECAC New England Co-Rookie of the Week. This is the second time she has taken home both awards. a time of 30:11.34.

The next three Rams didn’t come in until almost five minutes later.

Freshman Doug Perkins was the first of the final three Framingham runners, coming in at 35:12.75, and was followed by his fellow freshman Eric Kelley who came in 174 place after posting his time of 38:05.34.

The fifth Framingham runner, Thomas Rainsford, finished in 40:22.18, giving him 177 place.

Both the men and women are in action again Nov. 1 at the MASCAC/Alliance Championship at MCLA.

The Lady Rams will make up their game from Oct. 6 against Salem State on Nov. 1 at 12 p.m.

This game will conclude the field hockey team’s season.

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Volleyball atop MASCAC with 5-0 record

OCTOBER 24, 2014

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Rackliffe earns DIII New England Volleyball Player of the Week

By Jennifer Johnson Assistant Sports Editor

The Lady Rams had a successful trip to Worcester on Saturday Oct. 18 for a tri-match against Worcester State University and WPI and walked away with two wins.

Going into Saturday’s highly-anticipated games both the Rams and the Lancers sat atop the MASCAC with records of 4-0.

Sophomore Alycia Rackliffe lifted the Rams to a 3-1 win over Worcester State, leading all players with a total of 23 kills. She was a force all over the court and added three aces, four digs and four blocks.

Rackliffe’s stellar performance against Worcester, paired with her key role in the Ram’s win over Bridgewater earned her the title of ECAC Division III New England Volleyball Player of the Week.

Rackliffe has earned her way onto the MASCAC Individual Leaders board in kills per set, total kills, hitting percentage and blocks per set, where she sits at the number one spot.

The Rams fell 25-22 to the Lancers in the first set and turned right around to win three straight 25-21, 25-16 and

25-23.

Other standouts for the Rams included sophomore Julia Wan and senior Courtney Wilbur from the back row. Wan tacked on 20 digs and Wilbur added another 18. Junior Annie Deloid played well all-around tallying 14 kills and two blocks.

This win boosted the Rams to a 5-0 MASCAC record and 18-8 overall.

Next up was home team WPI who the Rams defeated 3-2. Rackliffe had another exceptional performance leading the team in points with 18 kills, seven aces, four assists and four blocks.

Wan also racked up the points, notching an impressive 34 digs, and 12 kills.

Wilbur was close behind her with 26 digs and junior Danielle Girard tacked on another 13. Deloid chipped in with 16 kills to close the day.

It was a lengthy match for the Rams where they lost the first set 25-23 and fought back to win the second set 25-17.

In the third set the Rams fell again 28-26, where points were scored back and forth tying at 10, 12, 22 and then again at 26.

The Rams pulled away early in the fourth set at 9-6 and were able to hold their lead and win 25-18. The fifth and

Team leaders in points Alycia Rackliffe:

410.5

Julia Wan:

297.0

Annie DeLoid:

227.0

Danielle Girard:

202.5

Alexandra Coppola: 197.0

The Rams have their final regular season home game on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.

final set was played to 15 where FSU scored four straight early on and pushed through to win 15-12.

After a three game winning streak the Rams suffered a 3-0 loss to Emmanuel College on Tuesday Oct. 21 in Boston, putting both teams’ records at 19-9.

The first set was looking good for the Rams as they took an 8-6 lead, but Emmanuel fought back and scored eight unanswered points to make it 14-8. FSU was unable to make a comeback and fell 25-18.

Emmanuel dominated the play in the second set and led for the entirety, confidently defeating the Rams 25-15.

FSU refused to let down and rallied through the third set tying it up at 15, 14 and taking the lead 18-16. Emmanuel evened the score at 18, then scoring three straight to make it 21-18. The Rams fell 25-23.

Rackliffe led the team in kills and digs with nine of each. Right behind her was junior Danielle Girard with seven kills and eight digs. Senior Maribeth Martin chipped in with 13 helpers.

Framingham is headed to Keene State this Saturday Oct. 25 for a nonconference tri-match against Keene State and UMass Dartmouth.

WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS Game 1: San Francisco: 7 Kansas City: 1

Game 2:

Kansas City: 7 San Francisco: 2

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Keys to Game 1:

Madison Bumgarner 7 IP, 3 H, 5 K Hunter Pence 2 H, 2 R, 2 RBI Pablo Sandaval 3 H, R, 2 RBI

Keys to Game 2:

Lorenzo Cain 2 H, 2 R Omar Infante 2 H, 2 R, 2 RBI Billy Butler 2 H, 2 RBI

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EDITOR’S PICKS MIKE FERRIS: ASSISTANT EDITOR Mike’s keys to victory: 1. Bullpen 2. Offense 3. Team chemitry

KANSAS CITY IN 6 GAMES

LAUREN CAMPBELL: EDITOR Lauren’s keys to victory: 1. Yusmeiro Petit 2. Offense 3. Infield defense

SAN FRANCISCO IN 5 GAMES

Let’s Craft

Craft Club meets Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. in McCarthy 419 to create a variety of different crafts, such as the beadwork shown here.