October 2, 2020

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THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s award-winning independent student newspaper since 1932

Volume 89 • Issue 3

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October 2, 2020

Chillin’ at the Grille

Donald Halsing / THE GATEPOST

The Ram’s Den Grille team (from left) J.B., Manny, Mike, and Roberto, prepared burgers, fries, and many more delicious menu items for the FSU community Oct. 1.

Framingham State proposes change to seal and logo By Leighah Beausoleil News Editor President F. Javier Cevallos presented potential designs for an interim seal and logo for the University at the Board of Trustees’ meeting Sept. 23. The new interim seal designs depict May Hall rather than the current imagery of a Native American. Cevallos informed the University of a potential change in an Aug. 10 email. According to the email, the decision to change the seal came after the Massachusetts Senate unanimously

voted to form a panel to redesign the state flag and seal. The Framingham State seal is based on the state seal. The current seal depicts an “Algonquian Native American holding a bow and arrow pointing down, which signifies peace,” Cevallos wrote. According to the email, the administration decided the seal “no longer lives up to our core values” in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Cevallos added, “We also recognize that many First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, and Native Americans view these types of depictions as symbols of white supremacy and reminders of genocide and violence.”

‘I am fertile ground’

According to Cevallos, the plan is to base the University seal on the new design for the state seal to maintain the historical connection to the state as the first public normal school in the country. While the state Senate has voted to set up the panel, the House has not. A staff person from the office of Rep. Maria Robinson, a Democrat representing the City of Framingham, said discussing the state seal is not currently on the House agenda. She said the focus right now will be on budgeting.

The Mazmanian Art Gallery continued their Tuesday Talks series earlier this week with artist Janine Antoni. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person presentations for the fall semester have been postponed. Instead, the Mazmanian Art Gallery will be holding virtual presentations through Zoom every few weeks with their featured presenter. Antoni, who was born in the Bahamas, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College and her Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design.

Her work has been featured in many exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Antoni started by showing the virtual audience one of the first pieces she created out of graduate school, a work titled “Wean.” This piece, according to Antoni, represents a child weaning off of their mother’s breast and instead moving on to bottles. “I was thinking of stages of separation we go through with our own bodies as we are weaned into the culture,” Antoni said. “I was trying to figure out how to make a piece about absence with an object present in the room.” The piece incorporates several imprints starting with a negative imprint of her breast. The next imprint

LIBRARY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT pg. 3 COVID-19 BY THE NUMBERS pg. 4-5

Opinions

See UNIVERSITY SEAL page 6 STOP DRUG STIGMA pg. 7 THANK YOU WOMEN pg. 7

Janine Antoni shares art with Framinham State

By Cara McCarthy Associate Editor

News

is her nipple, followed by three imprints of baby bottle nipples and the packaging they came in. This is not the only piece of artwork Antoni has done that incorporates her own body into the work. According to the Mazmanian Art Gallery website, “Janine Antoni is a visual artist who is known for her unusual processes. Her body is both her tool for making and the source from which her meaning arises.” Another piece Antoni talked about in her presentation was her work that was made out of 500 pounds of chocolate. “I chewed on it [the chocolate] for a month and half,” she said.

See MAZ GAL page 14

Sports CROSS COUNTRY pg. 9

Arts & Features

GLOBE THEATER ZOOM LECTURE pg. 11 VRAM pg. 13

INSIDE: OP/ED 7 • SPORTS 9 • ARTS & FEATURES 10


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