October 26, 2018

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October 26, 2018

Corey McFeeley / THE GATEPOST U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III speaks about climate change at a sold-out talk at DPAC on Oct. 23.

“Hurry up”

Framingham State’s first Kennedy urges students to act Campus Creative event fast on climate change poorly attended

By Zach Colten Arts & Features Editor Where have we been as a people, and why is it important to remember? Where are we headed, and how can we, as individuals, make a difference?

These questions were just a few at the heart of U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III’s impassioned speech, given on Tuesday, Oct. 23, as part of the University’s Moon Landing in Context series, which drew over 200 attendees.

The grand-nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy currently serves as a Democratic Congressman in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and came to Framingham State to talk about climate change. More specifically, Kennedy hoped to instill a similar urgency into the pursuit of tackling climate change

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as his great-uncle did more than 50 years ago, leading the United States in an international race to put a now-famous first boot-print on the Moon.

Tuesday evening’s event kicked off with an introductory video, inviting audience members to reflect on where they were in the summer of ’69. While most attending the talk were not old enough to remember a time when even the prospect of the Red Sox winning a World Series was out of the question - as Kennedy jokingly reminded them - several were brought back to a summer of powerful music and rhetoric, protests, and, of course, giant technological and civilizational leaps.

Once the video ended, Irene Porro, director of the McAuliffe Center, introduced the Boston-born Kennedy to raucous applause.

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By Natalia Voloboy Staff Writer The college of arts and humanities’ Campus Creative event, held on Sunday, Oct. 21, suffered from a lack of attendance, according to multiple participants.

The inaugural event, which was meant to highlight creative output and activities in the arts and humanities, was underpromoted and had almost no foot traffic, according to participants interviewed by The Gatepost.

Student organizations, academic departments, and nonprofits were invited to staff tables at the event and provide outreach through educational and interactive activities. These included woodcut printmaking, graphic design games, Chinese calligraphy writing, and portrait photography.

Senior Gabrielle Raposo, who

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staffed the graphic design games table, said, “We created some games in one of our classes for the moon landing events that are happening. I feel like it’s very important for people to be aware that this is happening and there are so many different directions you can go with it.”

Sydney Buono, a senior communication arts major who staffed the portrait photography table, said, “[We] give people a chance to interact and see what they can do digitally, because it’s very up and coming.

“We have iPads for kids where they can do stuff to photos, draw on it, or make it look like a sketch. ... We also have flip books for old-fashioned animation.”

Kristen Abbott Bennett, an English professor, staffed a table where there was an interactive

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STEM WEEK pg. 4

TRUMP HATES TRANS PEOPLE pg. 6

SPOOKY SUGGESTIONS pg. 10

MEN’S SOCCER pg. 13

EMAIL SCAMS pg. 5

THEY’RE NOT THE SAME pg. 7

“HALLOWEEN” REVIEW pg. 12

FERR OR FOUL pg. 14

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Gatepost Interview

Editor-in-Chief Bailey Morrison

Everton Vargas da Costa Assistant Professor of World Languages

Associate Editor Jillian Poland News Editor Nadira Wicaksana Arts & Features Editors Zach Colten Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editor Tessa Jillson Interim Asst. Arts & Features Editor Robert Johnson Jr. Entertainment Correspondents Brennan Atkins Noah Barnes Opinions Editor Lizzy Stocks Columnist Thom Duda Sports Editor Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editor Liam Gambon Design Editor Cara McCarthy Photos Editor Corey McFeeley Asst. Photos Editors Donald Halsing Ashley Wall Staff Writers Jordan Bacci Mackenzie Berube Lauren Hapcook Adé Lasodé Jon Lee Lauren Paolini Patrick Peterson Gordon Rupert Kate Shane Cam Turner Julian Vazquez Natalia Voloboy Caeley Whalen Staff Copy Editors Evan Lee Noelle Mellouk Staff Photographers Ryan Feinblatt Allie Gath Amanda Martin Jenna-Nicole Richard Margaret Richardson Oscairy Tavares Michael Upton Staff Designer Kathleen Moore Staff Illustrator Shayna Yacyshyn Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks Administrative Assistant Gwenyth Swain 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605 Fax: (508) 626-4097 gatepost@framingham.edu

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By Jordan Bacci Staff Writer

the subject. It’s on Romance languages and on how they all evolved from Latin.

Right now, for example, we’re reading this book, “The Little Prince,” in these languages to get a grasp of nouns, verbs, and so on. It’s called, in Latin, “Regulus.” So, I’d say Latin’s the most interesting language to me right now, since I’m doing a lot of reading in and on it, and I’m teaching a course on it.

What is your educational and professional background?

I have a Ph.D. from a public university in Brazil from a city called Porto Alegre. It is different in Brazil. The public universities are the best ones, making me very proud I got in. I got my degree from the Universidade Federal.

I studied Portuguese - specifically how educators teach Portuguese as a second language - Portuguese literature, and some English literature, too.

What made you interested in teaching a language?

Well, that was from an experience I’ve had. I was interested in teaching, and I went to a university to teach Portuguese. And I saw how they taught it there. And the help sessions - there were very informal mentoring sessions - not like here, where the professors would help over a cup of coffee. And these professors - they didn’t have any experience in teaching languages. They were teaching it because they spoke it, being from Brazil. And I wanted to see how it was taught, how to teach it, and different methods.

Did these meetings influence the Spanish language tables you host?

You know, they did a bit. My goals [with these tables] is to integrate - to give the students a safe place, where they can firstly speak the language, and also where they can ask questions from their peers and from the faculty there.

They can find mentors, so to speak.

And you know, professors have said it’s very helpful to go to these tables and speak, to connect with their students, to speak with them - well, to speak Spanish with them, being able to keep practicing the language. I used to know a bit of Italian, but I’ve forgotten a lot of it because I couldn’t keep in practice.

And new languages are so important because you get the chance to reinvent your persona. English Everton, well, English-speaking Everton is a lot like Portuguese-speaking Everton. But Italian-speaking Everton - well, he’s a bit Sicilian, because that’s where I learned, and I learned with my Sicilian friend.

Jordan Bacci / THE GATEPOST So, when I speak Italian, I use a lot of hand gestures.

Are there any differences you’ve noticed between teaching in the U.S. and other places?

Oh, definitely. From a student’s perspective ... in Brazil, you go to a university, and everyone - all the people studying languages, pedagogy, and literature - they might be in one place, one college. But then people in journalism, mathematics, or whatever would be in another. So, you wouldn’t see them - you wouldn’t mix. And that’s what’s so great about things here, how multidisciplinary it is. It’s why I’m glad I teach a beginner’s Portuguese course.

I have students from every major, and they get to mix in … a very multidisciplinary way. You have students from every college, every major, and you get to meet and mingle.

Do you have any other languages you’d like to learn?

Well, right now, I’m teaching a course that’s the most interesting course I’ve taught. I’m so lucky to be teaching it with only twelve students - with brilliant, patient, motivated, exemplary students - who are really interested in

You seem to be very fond of Framingham. How did you end up here?

Well, I didn’t know much about the area until I was here. I knew volleyball was invented somewhere around here, because I’m a big fan of volleyball. But that’s about it. But then I was hired to teach a lecture in Portuguese at Harvard. And Brazil paid for me to come here to sort of represent them. And Harvard paid on the other end. So, I taught that, and then ... well, last semester, I taught a course or two here - some Portuguese and elementary Spanish as a visiting professor. So, every day, I commuted here. Then, for this semester, I got hired on. I packed up, and now I live here and teach here, and I’m really glad for the opportunity. It’s really great being here. I really enjoy it.

Do you have any advice for FSU students?

I think it’s very important to get out and explore. So, I went out with a group of students once, and a lot of you haven’t even been around Framingham, even though you live in this town, and it’s right here for you to go to. And that’s a shame, because it’s such a beautiful, diverse [place]. … If you had to see the cosmos, the scope of humanity and diversity in one place, Framingham would be it. And there’s so many opportunities! For business, and advertising, and, you know, if you’re learning a second language, there’s so much you can do with that, so much use for it.

So, there’s a lot of job opportunities in Framingham, and a lot to look at and see. It’s a very beautiful city, and I’d really advise all students to explore it.

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Campus Creative Continued from pg. 1 exercise where participants read from and transcribed from Katherine Bacon’s “Reciept Book” - Recipe Book in Old English - using period quills and iron gall ink.

Other events included various musical performances, student and faculty readings, and a show by the FSU Dance Team.

Although a number of preliminary promotional steps were taken - such as postings on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and a press release to The MetroWest Daily News - there were very few people in attendance.

Editor-in-Chief of The Gatepost Bailey Morrison, who staffed The Gatepost’s table at the event, said, “I think that in theory it is a great idea to have an event like Science on State Street for the humanities.

However, I wish there had been more advertisement and planning.

“I didn’t really get any heads up about this. It would have just been nice to have the opportunity to really set something up, and for other clubs, too,” said Morrison.

Director of Communications Dan Magazu said there were some areas that were neglected in terms of marketing for the event.

“Frankly, it should have been advertised in The Gatepost,” said Magazu. “Usually, what event organizers do is they will run their poster as an ad in The Gatepost,

which is something we recommend. That didn’t happen here.”

Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Marc Cote said the marketing budget for the event was $200. This amount came from his dean’s budget and was used for paying the illustrators of the poster made for the event.

“I don’t believe anything else was spent on marketing,” said Cote.

Magazu said, “I wasn’t aware of a budget for this event for marketing. We weren’t really involved in that part of it.”

Andrew Willoughby, arts and features editor of The Gatepost and a senior English major, who also staffed The Gatepost’s table at the event, said, “All of the departments that are here have really interesting things to say.

“It just kind of stinks that this was thrown together so quickly.

Even though everybody here is really interesting, I feel like it kind of is a wasted opportunity,” he added.

Cote said, “We ran the event this one time and obviously, the attendance was an issue, and so I am anxious to get recommendations moving forward.”

Cote said walk-by traffic was problematic and that “on-campus signage was lacking.

“I think internally, we didn’t get the crowds we were hoping for,” added Cote.

Magazu said, “One thing we look for organizers to do is submit to community posters and calendars, engage with The Gatepost, and promote the event via word of mouth.”

He added, “When you have a new event like this that’s never happened before, audience building is extremely important, and a lot of that happens through word of mouth.

“I think in this instance - and I’ll take some of the blame for this - there wasn’t clarity on what was expected of the organizers versus what was expected of my office,” said Magazu.

Cote said he was “not aware” of any initiative to promote the event by word of mouth in classrooms.

He added he has already set up a meeting with Magazu and Director of Marketing Averil Capers to discuss these expectations.

“Lessons learned,” said Capers.

Cote added, “We learned a lot.

We will work out as many of the kinks as we can for the next event, and I certainly do want to be proactive about that - talking with faculty, students, and with people who did come.

“I would definitely like to get more high school students,” he said.

For the future of Campus Creative, Magazu said “earlier and more direct community outreach

and more visibility on campus” would be important steps.

“It’s disappointing that this is a drawback from what was such a great event. It was a great idea and there was so much great stuff going on, so we’re bummed that the audience wasn’t there, but I don’t think it’s any reason not to try again next year,” said Magazu.

English Department Chair Desmond McCarthy said, “I commend Dean Cote for conceiving of this vibrant and much-needed event to raise the profile of arts and humanities at Framingham State, and my many colleagues from different departments for their innovative displays and compelling performances - but it’s like we threw a party and no one came.”

Junior Madison Bruno said, “If I hadn’t texted somebody, I’m not sure if I would have known, which is a little unfortunate.”

Buono said, “There weren’t that many people here. I think it’s important that it’s advertised better, because I don’t think a lot of students here knew about it.”

[Editor’s Note: Bailey Morrison and Andrew Willoughby are editorial board members of The Gatepost.

Desmond McCarthy is its advisor.]

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

STEM Week kicks off at FSU

By Adé Lasodé Staff Writer The first Massachusetts STEM Week began Monday, Oct. 22 with various educational events hosted at the University and other schools in the MetroWest area throughout the week.

STEM Week is an initiative from the Baker-Polito administration’s Massachusetts Stem Council “aimed at sparking student interest and knowledge” in STEM subjects, according to a May press release from the Massachusetts State Government’s website.

“While we know that STEM education happens all year long at schools across the Commonwealth, we look forward to the hands-on projects and lessons that will be on display during STEM week,” said Gov. Charlie Baker in the press release. “Creating opportunities for more students to pursue STEM fields after high school will continue to improve our education system, workforce, and economy.”

Over the span of the week, there were over 50 events held in participating schools and institutions in the MetroWest area, organized by the MetroWest STEM Education Network (MSEN).

MSEN was created in 2007 and is headquartered at FSU’s Christa McAuliffe Center of Integrated Science Learning.

STEM Week was designed to bring attention to the need for strong STEM programs statewide, according to Margaret Carroll, dean of STEM. “It’s really about building that pipeline - especially through K-12,” Carroll said.

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the University hosted Rep. Joe Kennedy, who came to give a talk about “how we as a community can do something about climate change and promote transformative solutions,” according to the promotional email from Dean of Students Meg Nowak Borrego. This event was part of Arts & Ideas’ “The Moon Landing in Context” series.

Senior Jace Williams said she liked how Joe Kennedy applied his great-uncle and former U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s speech on the Moon landing to the issue of climate change.

“As a sociology major, that’s super relevant to me, and it’s cool to have it recognized as a social issue as well as a science one,” Williams said.

“Plus, he was super encouraging to STEM and non-STEM majors alike, which is super uplifting.”

Carroll also found his speech uplifting and said his prepared remarks were inspiring and thoughtful. She added Kennedy

programs with the visiting students.

Pagliuca said that by the end of STEM Week, approximately 280 fifth graders and middle school students will have visited the McAuliffe Center.

The MetroWest chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters was one of the groups that visited the Center and also had the opportunity to meet with Rep. Kennedy after his talk.

FSU faculty members hosted middle and high school students in the Hemenway Labs or volunteered their services at other schools in the MetroWest area.

Carroll said an online system

“It’s good to see how science influences our day-to-day lives.”

- Vinay Mannam, chemistry and food science professor answered questions from the audience in a hopeful way.

Carroll acknowledged the hard work of representatives from the McAuliffe Center in organizing the STEM Week events. They put together a series of planetarium shows, a STEM career showcase, and space mission simulations for local schools and groups.

Evan Pagliuca, manager of education programs at the McAuliffe Center, said, “It’s great. It’s lot of work in planning it, but it’s great.”

For STEM Week, local businesses made monetary donations to the McAuliffe Center to cover the cost of transportation for students, as well as to cover the use of the Center, according to Carroll. The Center, depending on the types of educational programs, charges schools $400 to $525, according to the McAuliffe Center website.

The Center also invited STEM professionals to participate in the

was created by MSEN for scientists, professors, and other professionals in the MetroWest area who wanted to be involved in STEM Week by volunteering their time and expertise to local schools.

Carroll said jokingly, “It’s kind of like an online dating service.”

Vinay Mannam, chemistry and food science professor, was invited to talk at Keefe Regional Technical School in Framingham about the sciences and STEM opportunities at FSU and the surrounding community.

On Saturday, Oct. 27, Mannam will be teaching workshops for Milford and Marlborough middle school students as part of the Future Scientists to Framingham State program. For this event, Pagliuca said there will be approximately 50 fifth graders and middle school students in attendance.

“They are going to participate in four one-hour-long workshops

- they’ll be here all day. It’s a collaboration between the McAuliffe Center, the College Planning Center and the College of STEM,” said Pagliuca.

Mannam said, “It’s always interesting to organize workshops for middle school and high school students because we have to think differently. They come with a different level of enthusiasm and curiosity, and that kind of fresh look also helps us to design curriculums for college students as well.”

There will also be a workshop for parents of children who are interested in a future in STEM fields.

Carroll said, “So, it’s kind of an event to get kids excited and simultaneously help parents.”

Although Mannam was not able to attend the Kennedy talk because of his invitation to Keefe Tech, he liked that the talk on climate change showed how science-related issues can affect everyone.

“It’s good to see how science influences our day-to-day lives,” said Mannam.

Carroll said STEM Week’s impact will improve FSU’s and the surrounding community’s awareness of STEM. “I think it helps FSU in general, because anything we do that raises our profile in the community helps us as an institution,” Carroll said.

Senior biology major Manu Kazadi said, “I think it’s a great idea. There aren’t a lot of African Americans currently in the STEM program and I think awareness will help raise more diversity.”

Senior biology major Dada Le said, “I think it’ll be great - especially for women - because there aren’t a lot of women in STEM.” Sophomore and pre-engineering major Mike Au said, “Sounds like a good opportunity for students, but I don’t think it’ll do much because I feel most students don’t really take advantage of these little programs … but I’m sure the people that want it would pursue it.”

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Online bias training program to be implemented for spring 2019

By Nadira Wicaksana News Editor FSU has adopted a new online anti-bias training module called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” according to David Baldwin, associate dean of students. The module is set to launch this winter before the spring 2019 semester.

This is an addition to the required online education modules - Sexual Assault Prevention (formerly known as Haven) and AlcoholEdu. It was established in the wake of racial hate crimes that occurred during the 2017-18 academic year, said Baldwin.

Baldwin added he decided to instate this addition per the requests of multiple students who suggested last year that an anti-bias module should be part of the mandatory online training. One of these students was sophomore Carlos Barbosa Jr., who was one of last year’s hate crime targets.

“You guys asked for it,” Baldwin said of the training module.

After the fourth reported hate crime of the 2017-18 academic year, FSU President F. Javier Cevallos sent out an email to all students confirming the University had listened to student requests and intended to implement anti-bias training.

Cevallos said in the email, “While this has been a sad and try-

ing time on our campus, I’ve been heartened by the actions taken by so many in our community to unite in rejecting this behavior.

You have demanded action from

of a diverse community … [and] develop skills related to ally behavior, self-care, and creating inclusive spaces.”

According to Baldwin, incoming

“You have demanded action from the University and we have heard you.”

- F. Javier Cevallos, University president the University and we have heard you.”

The online training program modules were all created by EverFi, a company that specializes in digital learning. FSU purchased access to these modules at a cost of approximately $15,000, according to Baldwin.

In addition to his belief that the company provides “solid” educational materials, Baldwin said the anti-bias module was added to the program at no additional cost to the University. This ultimately solidified the decision to stick with EverFi, as opposed to other companies.

The EverFi website states through the module that students will “learn about key concepts related to identity, bias, power, privilege, and oppression … understand the benefits of being part

first-year FSU students - freshmen and transfer students alike - are required to complete the module before the start of the fall 2019 semester. This is in addition to the completion of Sexual Assault Prevention and AlcoholEdu. Current students and incoming students for the spring 2019 semester are also required to complete the new module. Baldwin said he hopes students will complete the module during winter break, and “strongly encourages” them to do so.

It will take approximately half an hour to complete, according to Baldwin. Students will at first complete part one of the anti-bias module, and the second part will be delivered in a link 45 days after the date of part one’s completion.

Baldwin said he rolled out a pilot program in which he tested the

module through resident assistants, peer mentors, and leaders of student affinity groups, such as BSU, on Oct. 15.

The module will be fully launched and available to all students on Dec. 20, Baldwin added.

Baldwin said he hopes students will be more informed as a result of completing the module.

“It’s not just for here,” he said.

“It’ll help them going forward, too, in the big, cruel world that we live in. We know the world is getting smaller every day. We have so many ways to communicate with people from around the world, and you have to be aware of what’s going on around you.

“If you’re getting a job, a lot of companies are international now.

You’re going to need to be aware, be conscious of your own biases,” Baldwin added.

Cevallos said, “I always say that the diversity statement we should have is very simple: we respect every single person in our campus community. The bias training will help us move forward in that regard.

“The more we talk, read, and educate ourselves about issues, the better the outcome for all,” he added.

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Students fall victim to email scams

By Mackenzie Berube Staff Writer Beginning in late September, emails were sent to FSU students advertising “recruitment exercise for retail survey takers” which would provide “$800-$1,000 working PT/FT weekly.”

The emails offered no fee for sign up applications and ensured flexibility and fun. The job description directed students to CareerBuilder. com to apply for the posting.

However, these emails were found to be scams and falsely appeared to be sent by students themselves, using the framingham.edu email service under aliases such as Alex Beaton, Amanda Gormley, Adriana Vaughan, Alfonzo Patino and Alicia Palladino.

Lorretta Holloway, vice president of enrollment and student development, addressed the scam in an email sent to FSU students on Oct.10.

In her email, Holloway advises students who had given sensitive information such as name, address, date of birth, social security number, and bank account numbers to contact FSUPD. Senior and Arts and Features Editor of The Gatepost Zach Colten was one of the students who fell for the scam.

Colten said, “I filled out the application and got a whole info packet in the mail with a cashier’s check for $1,800 and directions to go spend $1,500 of it at an Apple Store and keep the rest, essentially.”

Once Colten found out the email was a scam, he contacted his bank and closed his account.

Colten didn’t lose any of the money, but had a “long process of dealing with Bank of America customer service, switching debit cards, and updating monthly subscriptions.

“I lost more time than anything,” said Colten.

Sophomore Catherine Monolo also fell victim to the scam.

Monolo completed the application in early September, and did not hear back until the first week of October when a sum of $585 had been taken from her account.

“I only filled it out because in my mind, I had thought Career Services wouldn’t send out an email like this if it wasn’t a legitimate thing,” said Monolo.

“I called my bank freaking out.

They told me someone who had all my info including part of my social security number seemed to have gone to a bank teller and taken out money in cash,” Monolo added.

“I had to freeze my social security number to stop anyone from do-

ing anything with it. I’m still uneasy with the fact that they know my name, address, and other things.”

Monolo has yet to receive back the $585 she lost.

Senior Diego Rocha also received the same email. After applying for the job, Rocha received a check for $1,800 in the mail which he cashed at his bank. The check bounced and Rocha “had to pay a fee.

“I had to go to the campus police.

I realized there was a scam going on, and a lot of people had been affected. I felt extremely betrayed because in a way, anything that comes from the school, I blindly trust,” said Rocha.

Rocha believes part of the problem was that “the scam seemed like it came from the school.”

Holloway attached a document to her email, “Avoiding Employment Scams,” produced by Career Services and Employment Relations (CSER), to educate students regarding possible future scams.

The document states, “Recently, nationwide reports of job scams have become commonplace on college campuses and online job boards. This criminal activity is designed to gain access to student’s money, bank account information, social security number, or identity.”

The document notes the staff in CSER do not endorse “specific job/

internship postings or employers” and that although they make an effort to “validate the equality and legitimacy of postings on RamTrack, scammers are becoming harder to identify.”

CSER encourages all students to use a “critical eye” when looking at any job posting.

The document also lists the most common scams including Mystery Shopper scam, Phishing scam, and Payment Forward scam.

The Mystery Shopper scam is the most recent to appear, typically in “unsolicited e-mails or via a job board posting,” and should be avoided.

While it is common for students to receive email scams, Holloway and CSER urge students to stay alert at all times.

Donna Williams, desktop systems administrator for Information Technology at Framingham State, explained they do have spam filters that catch the “obvious ones,” but sometimes [scams] get through that need to be blocked individually.

Williams suggests students actively block any suspicious emails and “even block the domain.”

[Editor’s Note: Zach Colten is one of the editorial board members of The Gatepost.]

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Campus Creative failure On Oct. 21, the college of arts and humanities hosted the first “Campus Creative” event. Advertised as a “festival of the arts and humanities” at FSU, it was meant to showcase the achievements of the departments through music, art, and kid-friendly activities.

The event was, for the most part, a failure. While we at The Gatepost acknowledge the value of attempting to bring publicity to a thriving and diverse community of scholars, the event was poorly planned, located, and executed. It showed a complete disrespect to the faculty and students who put together activities and volunteered their time.

Representatives from The Gatepost staffed the event observed that attendance was strikingly low - with few students or community members to be found.

At the last minute, the event was moved to the new gym in the Athletic Center due to inclement weather.

How surprising that poor weather reared its head in late October.

This event would be better suited for a venue such as the Forum or perhaps outside during a time of the year when the weather is more temperate.

Faculty attempting to showcase their best work shouldn’t be herded into a gymnasium, like seventh graders showing off their science fair projects.

In an attempt to advertise the event to those few wandering around campus in the blustering winds and frigid temperatures, 8.5” x 11” sheets of printer paper directing attendees to the event were tacked to trees and taped to boulders in Crocker Grove.

This event could have been a wonderful opportunity to show prospective students from local schools what the arts and humanities departments have to offer, but Dean of Arts and Humanities Marc Cote said there was no outreach to local middle or high schools other than through word of mouth.

And even if they had attended the event, the lack of attention and care was put into its planning and execution would be a major deterrent to any potential students.

The saving grace of Campus Creative was the events that showcased what each department has to offer.

They all had engaging and interactive activities and the hosts were exceptionally enthusiastic, but the college failed to provide a platform where these events could truly shine. An audience of fewer than 20 people makes for an underwhelming occasion.

Clearly, the greatest failure of Campus Creative was the lack of marketing.

The whopping $200 marketing budget was used to pay two former graphic design students to illustrate and design a poster for the event - one practically no one saw.

The posters, which appeared only a few weeks before the event occurred, were lost among the onslaught of posters for events happening in October on this campus.

As far as other attempts at marketing, the first email to students regarding the event was sent on Oct. 17, a mere four days before the event. The organizers didn’t even have the foresight to have the event included on the “Toilet Times,” which are hung in every bathroom stall on the campus and detail dozens of events happening throughout the week.

With a marketing department staffed with fulltime employees and a dean organizing this event, every student on this campus should have known this event was happening.

This is not to mention the myriad of other steps that could have been taken, including connecting with local arts councils and community centers, reaching out to area high schools, coordinating with the Framingham community to market in public spaces, and establishing a few key events to structure the day.

Cote has stated he plans to host the event again.

We at The Gatepost hope the next “Campus Creative” will RAMp up the marketing.

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OP/ED

Trump hates trans people

By Andrew Wiloughby Editorial Staff On Oct. 21, the New York Times reported that, under President Donald Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is leading an effort to legally define gender “as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth.”

When you were born, a doctor likely looked up from a clipboard at you, then went back down and, in a box labeled “SEX,” wrote either an M or an F. Now, there is an important distinction to be made during discussions like these that I still see many of my peers fail to recognize - sex and gender are not synonyms.

According to the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, sex is determined by the “biological differences between males and females,” whereas gender is “the continuum of complex psychosocial self-perceptions, attitudes, and expectations people have about members of both sexes.”

It takes time for someone to discover their identity,

and for some, their identities are constantly shifting.

I’m cisgender, meaning the gender I identify with coincides with the sex I was assigned at birth.

I didn’t choose to be, but I’m one of the lucky ones who isn’t directly targeted

by Trump - similarly, those who are targeted definitely didn’t choose to be.

What Trump and the HHS are aiming to do is make sex and gender the same thing in the eyes of the law - which would more or less wipe away the validity of people who identify as transsexual, nonbinary, or genderfluid.

They’re telling a significant population of people of all ages that their identity doesn’t exist - that they’re all cis.

In America, kids are told countless times to be themselves. With this proposal, the Trump administration has made it clear that the only people who should be themselves are cis people.

I feel as though we need to make one thing abundantly clear to Trump and the HHS - the gender someone happens to identify with has absolutely no effect on anyone else and there is no

reason other than hate or fear to define “gender” so concretely.

So, to anyone who thinks this is a good idea, I’m not going to use this platform to attack you. I know this is a relatively new idea to many and it’s hard for some people to wrap their heads around. But at the end of the day, this is about basic human rights, decency, and respect.

Maybe you think systematic hate like this is somehow justified, or maybe you don’t even see the hate.

You need to understand that the hate is real, and it’s not justified.

It never is.

Every member of the trans, non-binary, and gender-fluid communities who I’ve had the pleasure to know are truly kindhearted people, and they need to know that they are valid.

You exist and we hear your voices.

Trump, the HHS, and people supporting this notion need to think about these humans as humans and if they can, think about their position - would you want your government to deny your existence?

Campus Conversations What are you doing for Halloween and what is your costume?

By Cara McCarthy and Donald Halsing

“I’m going off campus to have fun with my friends and I am going as an astronaut.”

-Napoleon Miller, senior

“I am dressing up as a football player and going trick or treating with friends.”

-Rodney Thomas, senior

“Going to classes all day. then after, who knows I will probably dress up in something gory.”

-Katherine Soto, freshman

“I’m not doing anything and that’s really boring. I’m probably working but I don’t have a costume.”

-Destiny Phaire, junior

“I am going home and handing out candy with my family. I have an LED mask I’m wearing.”

-Ryan Hickey, sophomore

“I’m going to the B2B party tomorrow, but I’m working on Halloween as a skeleton.”

-Ciarra Bulgar, junior

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

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The Little Things

By Shayna Yacyshyn Staff Illustrator

They’re not the same

By Thom Duda Gatepost Columnist As the midterm elections draw closer, there’s something that needs to be revisited recent events demand it.

We have former president Obama, along with other prominent figures and organizations, receiving pipe bombs in the mail. Meanwhile, the rhetoric of past weeks has ramped up as tensions mount.

We have had the word “nationalist” come up in an unsettling way, spoken without diligence and knowledge to the history of the term, nor the implications that come with it.

During a rally in Houston, Texas, President Donald Trump defiantly declared himself a nationalist.

I wonder if many know or simply forgot in the rush of tribal fervor that the term Nazi has its roots in the official name of that party - The Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s Party.

There is really no way to remove the connection between these words, Nazi and nationalist - not now. They are intertwined at their cores,

despite their differing methods and ideologies.

Yet, I fear the term nationalist has just become a synonym in people’s minds - one for patriots who love their country above all - when nothing could be further from the truth.

This is best shown with the words of Sydney J. Harris, a Chicago journalist from the 1930s who lived during the times when nationalism swept across Europe like some fetid disease.

He wrote, “The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”

Love for one’s country is not blind loyalty. It is not marching in step without accepting the blame when mistakes are made.

No - a love for one’s country means you want it to be better for everyone and you will work toward that end. So, when someone calls themself a nationalist on a platform, saying they don’t know the

history of it but are saying it proudly regardless, to a crowd of cheering supplicants, it is the epitome of irresponsibility.

If someone says it’s OK because they love their country and - “why split hairs over different words for it?” - that is the pinnacle of ignorance to reality, to history, and to how things have changed over the last century.

I sincerely implore everyone to not only vote and prevent a further erasure of the pillars that our democracy was built upon,

but I also ask you remember to guard against casual use of that term.

I ask you remember the associations “nationalist” has with it, and give you one last quote from someone whose fictions we are close to living a parody of: George Orwell.

“Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power.”

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A YES VOTE would create a citizens commission to advance an amendment to the United States Constitution to limit the influence of money in elections and establish that corporations do not have the same rights as human beings.

A NO VOTE would not create this commission.

Background on Question 2 Question 2 is a response to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. This ruling equated any money spent on political issues - such as independent ads and donations to PACs - to free speech, meaning any attempt to regulate money spent by corporations, unions, or other groups would be in violation of their First Amendment rights. Corporations can now fund political campaigns with few limitations.

A “Yes” on Question 2 would authorize the formation of a citizens commission of 15 people that would investigate political spending in Massachusetts and create a report suggesting a Constitutional amendment to prevent “artificial entities” from being afforded the same free speech rights as individuals. This would in essence restrict the ability of corporations, unions, and other groups to contribute to political campaigns.

Yes on Question 2

Jillian Poland Associate Editor

While the mechanics of Question 2 seem complicated and its results pretty meager, at its heart, Question 2 is asking the people of Massachusetts if they think special interest spending in politics has gone too far.

The 2010 Citizens United decision directly resulted in an influx of campaign money from corporations and organizations with a clear stake – financial or otherwise – in ensuring that certain laws were passed. Said another way, the Citizens United decision has given corporations and other groups the ability to sway our county’s political process in their favor in a way that few individuals ever could.

This isn’t just fearmongering.

Let’s make this issue concrete. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a perfect example.

Ever wondered why - no matter the outcry - new gun legislation is repeatedly blocked? According to federal election data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics and CNN, more than half of the congressional incumbents have received money or support from the NRA. According to CNN, “Among the 535 current members of Congress in both the House and the Senate, 307 have received either direct campaign contributions from the NRA and its affiliates or benefited from independent NRA spending like advertising supporting their campaigns.”

The Citizens United ruling has allowed the NRA and other organizations more leeway to flood our political playing field with money - and with money comes influence.

But corporations and organizations are not people, and they do not deserve the same Constitu-

tional rights as individual citizens.

The regular person does not have too much to gain from donating to support a political initiative, but a corporation or other special interest group - like the NRA - has loads to gain and loads to spend.

By claiming the same rights as the individual American, these groups have been able to steal political power from the individual American.

Now I fully acknowledge that a “yes” vote on ballot question 2 will not be much more than a symbolic gesture on behalf of the people of Massachusetts. But symbols have much more power than they are often given credit for.

If we as a state stand together to say - even in as weak a form as a commission and a report - that we do not want our political process to be ruled by corporate money, hopefully we can lead a wave of change across the country.

Perhaps a Constitutional amendment isn’t the exact right way to limit the power of corporations and other organizations.

Maybe we need a more robust architecture for managing bodies beyond the scope of anything our Founding Fathers experienced.

But question 2 isn’t confirming a constitutional amendment, really. It’s bringing the focus back to the discussion about the dangerous influence of corporate money in politics.

The commission and the report would only be a small first step, however. Any proposal for a Constitutional amendment needs the support of 38 states or two-thirds of the House and Senate.

Currently, Massachusetts is the only state officially working toward this goal.

No on Question 2

[Note: While this is not my personal opinion, I will share the arguments against Question 2 in order to allow our readers to make an informed decision.]

The main argument against Question 2 is that it threatens the integrity of free speech, for individuals as well as corporations.

Bradley Smith, founder of the Institute of Free Speech and former FEC chairman, has spoken out against this ballot initiative though he is not from Massachusetts. In an interview with WBUR news, he said, “We protect corporate rights, because that protects the rights of the individual.”

He claims taking away an organization’s right to free speech in politics could threaten other union or corporate rights.

“Then you’re saying a labor union has no constitutional right to speak on behalf of its members,” Smith said. “You’re saying a corporation has no constitutional right to demand a warrant before police search its premises without reason.”

Some say such an amendment could be taken even further, allowing the government to censor movies, books, and other media released by corporations or unions around the time of an election.

Additionally, they claim proposing amendments to the U.S. constitution could set a dangerous precedent for silencing

[Editor’s Note: In the three weeks preceding the election, The Gatepost will be running a “Clash of the Opinions” detailing the arguments regarding the proposed questions.]

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political voices in the future. In his interview with WBUR, Smith said the Massachusetts ballot question could have a “dangerous ripple effect.”

Paul Craney, a spokesman for the conservative group Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, said in a public debate that passing Question 2 “would empower state lawmakers and a bunch of politicians in Boston to come up with ways to restrict your freedom of speech.”

Beyond the attacks on free speech, opponents claim it is actually in politicians’ best interest to silence corporations.

They claim spending following the Citizens United ruling will make it easier for outside competitors to rise up against incumbents using corporate and union financing that they would not have had before.

With more money available, the argument goes, new political players who don’t necessarily have independent access to funds are able to compete on a larger scale.

Those opposed to Question 2 are not overly concerned with corporate spending in politics and see no need to take a stance against it. In this case, any citizen’s right to free speech - be that the individual or the company treated as the individual is not worth risking in order to keep money out of politics.

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ARTS & FEATURES Kennedy speaks at FSU

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Gatepost Arts and Features Editor Zach Colten interviews U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III.

Continued from page 1 Bright, beaming, and ginger-haired, he took the podium and began his speech, thanking the University for the opportunity to speak on such a dire issue.

Observing the number of young people and scholars in attendance, Kennedy emphasized the importance of their participation: “By studying our past, you are shaping our future. History-defining moments - from the Moon landing to public school integration - you can’t study them in isolation because, by their very nature, they shake our societal fabric to its core.

And we are not the same afterwards,” he said.

Kennedy briefly spoke about Christa McAuliffe, noting that the Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State exists as a constant reminder of the power of “ordinary people dreaming of extraordinary things, that too many were too afraid to pursue.”

The Congressman contrasted today’s issue of climate change with the 1960s space race, noting how the competition that existed among nations during that period differs from the problem of climate change, which calls out for global unification and an international coordination of efforts.

Kennedy addressed the speech made famous by JFK, particularly the line stating, “We choose to go to the moon not because it is

easy, but because it is hard.” He explained this ambitious mentality applies exactly to the challenge of fighting climate change.

“We are no longer proactively preparing for the threats that will arrive tomorrow,” he said. “Climate change has washed up on our shores, it has scorched our deserts, it has drowned our farms, and it has torched our forests - yesterday.

We have no time to lose. And you all wouldn’t be in this room, minutes from that first pitch, if you all didn’t understand and appreciate the urgency of this moment,” he said.

When it comes to the question of whether we are actually able to stop climate change, “The answer has to be yes,” Kennedy said. However, he also said this was actually the wrong question to be asking.

The right question is: “Do we have the capacity and the determination to try and solve it?”

This question proves harder to answer.

Luckily, the congressman came stocked with an arsenal of potential solutions, which were addressed during a Q&A session with the audience.

The primary question involved combating the resistance to scientific evidence of human-influenced climate change from political adversaries, and Kennedy admitted that the task can be frustrating, to put it mildly.

“You have to willfully ignore the evidence to get to that position.

Here’s no other way about it. So, from my perspective - and I don’t want to make this event political-” At this point, a woman in the audience interjected, “Oh, yes it is.”

Kennedy, chuckling with the rest of the audience, responded, “Look, if Congress isn’t gonna address it, you’ve gotta change Congress.”

“Public pressure is going to force that issue. The issue is not just going to solve itself,” he said.

“What we can do is help support, cultivate, and encourage those individuals, but that has to be our effort. And that first option, which is change Congress, I’m working on it - I promise.”

Other questions ranged from asking whether it was a worthwhile effort to rebuild coastal cities with the knowledge that they will be devastated again later by future storms or disasters, and how workers in industries that will be replaced by green energy, such as coal miners, should be expected to deal with the loss of their livelihood.

Kennedy consistently went back to the refrain of public pressure and the need for people to both adapt to changing times by educating themselves about new opportunities coming with budding industries and to take independent action by using their political voice at the polls come November.

“States gotta lean into this, companies gotta lean into this, and communities gotta lean into this,” he said. “We need to do an awful lot more on this, and you’ve got a shot in two weeks.”

Following the talk, Kennedy briefly responded to a few more questions as he exited the building.

He addressed why it is so important for young people to vote in November, saying, “Because the issues that we are confronting as a country, whether we address them or not, are going to be on the shoulders of your generation.

Your generation is the largest in American history, and you’ll decide this election. You’ll decide it if you vote, and you’ll decide it if you don’t. And I sure hope you do.”

The final question was the one that was truly on everybody’s minds: What was he going to be for Halloween? Kennedy smiled and said that his daughter, fascinated with a dinosaur TV show, wants him to wear an inflatable T-Rex costume.

Despite this light-hearted remark, the tone of Kennedy’s speech was more serious. In his closing lines, he said, “To you, who can solve this problem, who will demand that we address it, who can help in unifying a nation, and hopefully a world in doing so, I say - ‘Hurry up.’”

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Spooky

By Bailey Morrison Editor-In-Chief

By Noah Barnes Entertainment Correspondent

The Netflix original “Anon,” directed and written by Andrew Niccol, revisits a very common theme among Netflix releases the danger and implications that technology has in an increasingly modern world.

This 2018 release imagines a world where every human being’s memory is recorded in real time and therefore allows the government and police forces to know exactly when and where a crime is committed. While the premise is fairly unoriginal, the film still manages to tell a gripping story of law, justice, and the pursuit of the truth.

This sci-fi film asks the question: If you can’t trust your own eyes, what can you trust?

The camera work in this film truly makes the storytelling compelling with jump-cuts and POV shots that create suspenseful moments that will keep the viewer interested.

The film stars rom-com aficionado Amanda Seyfried and Clive Owen of “Children of Men” as the lead characters. The two veteran actors portray their characters very well and the on-screen chemistry is believable, if not at times uncomfortable due to the nature of their relationship. Seyfried’s deviation from the typical films she stars in is a breath of fresh air.

While this film isn’t incredibly scary, and is at times predictable, the pacing and world-building make this a movie that is worth tuning into this Halloseason.

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“Little Nightmares” is a puzzle-platforming horror game, developed by Tarsier Studios. It’s definitely not the longest or most challenging horror game - it’s satisfying enough to keep you going through what makes it shine, its uncanny atmosphere, settings, and visuals.

You play as Six, a little girl trying to make her way out of The Maw, a massive underwater lair, filled with creatures and captives.

The Maw is filled with a variety of locations, all of which manage to fit the game’s aesthetic.

The style of the game is akin to the animation of “The Nightmare before Christmas” and “Coraline.”

Every level is lit both creepily and beautifully, with a color palSony Computer Entertainment ette that manages to find a perfect

By Andrew Willoughby spot between overboard and minArts & Features Editor imal. “Little Nightmares” relies on visuals as opposed to dialogue to Have you ever wanted to em- tell a story, and it does an amazing body the victims in a cheesy teen job of making the experience enslasher film? Me neither. tertaining and eye-catching.

Then I played “Until Dawn.”

It’s the type of game that begs to be played multiple times.

You play as each member of a group of teens on the anniversary of the disappearance of two of their friends. The writing is often corny, but the game knows this and uses it to its advantage, as it draws its influence from classics such as “Friday the 13th” and the “The Evil Dead” series.

The game plays like a more polished version of a Telltale game. The choices you make open up different paths for the story to follow and may cause major characters to die.

Performances are solid, as the Bandai Namco Entertainment actors understand the blatant cheesiness of the script. Hayden Panettiere of “Heroes” and Rami Malek of “Mr. Robot” and “Night at the Museum,” chew their virtual scenery wonderfully.

Now that “Until Dawn” has been inducted into the “Playstation Hits” collection, it’s seen a permanent price drop to an extremely reasonable $20. And for the Halloween season, it’s currently on sale for $5, so now there are hardly any excuses not to explore Blackwood Mountain.

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AuthorHouse

By Tessa Jillson Asst. Arts & Features Editor Everyone has heard of the film “The Conjuring,” a movie based on the true story of a haunted Rhode Island farmhouse and the family of seven who are afflicted by an evil spirit that resides there.

If you are looking to further creep yourself out this Halloween, “House of Darkness House of Light: The True Story” by Andrea Perron, one of the seven family members burdened by the house, recounts the deeply traumatic experiences of living there.

The book explores the philosophical aspects of life and death and although it is beautifully and poetically written, some of the descriptions can be insanely eerie and disturbing - You may just have to put the book down and take a break.

Perron said she didn’t intend to write a terrifying book. “It is a spiritual journey. It is an odyssey,” she said in her AuthorHouse Publishing interview.

Besides the sinister portrayal of the evil spirit, Bathsheba, Perron does a good job depicting the peaceful and ideal atmosphere of the countryside farmhouse, using pictures throughout the book to draw in the reader.

This memoir is filled with life lessons and may just change your perception of life in the process. If you are willing to lose your sanity, I recommend delving into this trilogy.

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By Brennan Atkins Entertainment Correspondent “It Follows” is a 2015 horror film directed by David Robert Mitchell that takes a new spin on the classic phrase, “You can run, but you can’t hide.”

The story is about a teenage girl named Jay, and her whole life is changed when she discovers that some being (unofficially referred to as it) is following her, and it’s not going to stop.

The rules of this being are simple - it is passed on through sexual intercourse and it doesn't stop hunting until the current victim passes it on to someone else. It can look like anyone, and is invisible to everyone except past victims and the current one.

It can only walk slowly, but that makes it even more terrifying when you realize that it will never stop. No matter how far you are, how fast you get there, it will show up.

This movie is filled to the brim with beautiful shots, amazing music, and great acting as well.

Its concept, while simple, drives the movie and really drags the audience in.

I think it's because there’s some genuine primal fear in not being able to stay in one place.

Never being able to be comfortable, or to have a moment to relax is scary, and this movie plays up on that.

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By Thom Duda Editorial Staff

“The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories” is a game that follows the titular J.J. as she searches for her girlfriend on an island off the coast of Maine after a storm.

A series of bizarre events signals a change in the protagonist, including being struck by lightning and the appearance of a deer-headed doctor. J.J., reduced to a smoldering husk of burnt flesh and flames, suddenly begins to regrow her skin with a healing ability comparable to Marvel’s Wolverine.

Of course, J.J. is not a near-immortal Canadian berserker who shrugs off pain easily.

The shrieks and whimpers of extreme pain punctuate every blow struck against J.J. as the player leads her across the island to find Emily, all the while solving puzzles and avoiding a strange demon wielding a giant box cutter.

Whether lighting a dark cavern as a literal human torch or traversing a tunnel as only a head, J.J.’s journey offers a contemplative experience to those RADiUS-TWC willing to endure.

The movie “Alien” is a scifi suspense film that should be a case study in how to use the presence of nothingness to your advantage.

It is not until after the crew of the spaceship Nostromo is awakened by an unidentified signal during their journey back to Earth that we meet the title character.

“Alien” is not a horror movie.

It has few horror elements, and while there are scenes that are grotesque and gripping, it simply doesn’t have all the essential elements.

However, the movie manages to make great use of its distant, isolated space by drawing out time that leaves the viewer anticipating the next attack.

From camera angles, minimalistic usage of sound, to a very spare usage of intense, memorable scenes, the audience is either completely engulfed by the action on screen or sitting on the edges of their seats. A new kind of film was spawned by this movie, and it isn’t hard to see why.

“Alien” is best watched in a dark room with several other people, and no distractions.

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By Robert Johnson Jr. Interim Asst. Arts & Features Editor Seven years ago, back when I needed my mother to verify my M-rated game purchases, I took a sudden fascination with the “Dead Space” series by the now defunct Visceral Games.

I, unlike most people, bought the sequel not having played the first one beforehand, craving a new way to expand my newly acquired, more “adult” gaming palate.

It led to the best decision of my teenage years.

“Dead Space 2” is the continuation of Isaac Clarke’s trials and tribulations on the USS Ishimura, and his investigation into the double-helix-shaped Markers and the ghostly presence of his late wife, Nicole.

The game is a dark and intimidating survival horror adventure with the perfect blend of third-person shooting action and, as a result, “Dead Space 2” became one of my favorite games of all time, shooting its way into my heart.

Resource management plays a major role in the player’s success and staying on your toes is one of the biggest components to ensuring one’s survival.

Trust me: you do not want to be in a situation where you are only stuck with your melee attacks.

Even the kindest-looking objects Isaac encounters can scare the player, thanks to the intelligently placed jump scares in moments of calm.

“Dead Space 2” is a game that truly needs to be experienced, for it is one of the smartest games of the last console generation. I highly recommend you get this game.

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By Brennan Atkins & Noah Barnes Entertainment Correspondents “Halloween,” directed by David Gordon Green, is the long-awaited reboot of “Halloween II” and discards the rest of the franchise (Halloweens II-VII). Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strofe, Judy Greer is Karen, Framingham native Andi Matichak plays Allyson, and James Jude Courtney dons the infamous Michael Myers mask.

In the new film, Myers is 40 years older but still just as deadly.

He’s been locked up for the murders that he committed in the first film, but of course, the prison bus transporting him crashes. And of course, it's on Halloween night.

Laurie Strofe, the sole survivor of the Michael Myers massacre of ’78, is mentally unwell in this film, and we get a full scope of

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how much Myers affected the rest of her life. She’s a gun-toting grandma, and her past involving the masked menace has made her paranoid. Her traumatic past has resulted in two divorces, and the loss of custody of her daughter, Karen.

The visuals of the film are what make it stand out from the typical Halloween releases, which seem to get dumped on us every year.

It captures the aesthetic of the original, but strays far enough in certain areas to maintain its own identity.

The use of displaying information through background imagery creates suspense, and it’s something unique to the horror genre - it shows that sometimes, the basics are better than extravagance.

The movie uses John Carpenter’s original theme from the first film and it fits right in.

By Brian E. Paquin, edited by David Steinberg ACROSS 1. Meeting for world leaders 7. Feathers 14. Like some elephants 16. Share a secret with 17. Any of the 2018 cave divers in Thailand 18. Chairs' plans?

19. Longtime late-night host Hall 20. Word of consent 21. Disco ___ ("The Simpsons" character) 22. "The Good Body" playwright Eve 24. Prescribed amount 25. Operation souvenirs 29. Rolled-up turf 30. Internet picture format 31. Sea eagle 32. Babylike fair prize 36. If it looks this way, it probably is this way 38. "Black Panther" or "Venom" 39. Name that sounds like a synonym for "car" 40. Short flight 41. African despot Amin

OCTOBER 26, 2018 The humor is the weakest link in the film - not because it didn’t have room for it, as there was one scene that had the theater in shambles, but rather that most of the jokes just didn't land.

There are a couple of writing oversights in the film, such as the disappearance of characters and the coincidental yet necessary plot moments.

“Halloween” may not be as memorable as its predecessor of the same name, but don’t let that blind you from what is there.

There’s some great slasher fun to be had in the new release - maybe just don’t look at it too closely.

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Fans of Myers won’t be disappointed in this film’s approach to Grade: his hack-and-slash tendencies, B(oo!) as the action in the film is what keeps it alive. When the movie’s “Halloween” perspective is shifted to Myers it’s will have you certain to entertain. believing in the Boogeyman It feels as though the murders again. were just enough, because they weren’t too diverse to the point where it felt gimmicky, but had enough variation so they didn’t get boring.

All of that is great, but this CONNECT WITH BRENNAN ATKINS pumpkin’s got some mold in it - AND NOAH BARNES batkins@student.framingham.edu it’s all jack and no lantern.

42. "Who Is America?" host Sacha Baron 43. One of the five W's 45. Combo punch 47. ___ Lingus 48. Fix, as a contest 49. Smelter supply 54. One lives on after it croaks 56. Brake part 57. Online seller 58. Like habaneros, vis-a-vis jalapenos 59. Poets and lyricists, at times 60. Mighty horses DOWN 1. Gilbert of "The Talk" 2. ___-friendly 3. Wrong guess in Battleship 4. Knight's weapon 5. App with a music note icon 6. Cross-promotion 7. Cared only about votes 8. French cubist Fernand 9. Salt Lake City squad 10. Least amt.

11. Et cetera 12. Farm kids' nannies?

13. Follow 15. Gesture for invoking good luck 23. Good time for clamming 24. Schoolyard assertion 25. Words before "precedent" or "record" 26. Capt. Hook's toothy nemesis 27. Paul McCartney's first solo single 28. Napa, e.g., in the wine world 30. Word of surprise 32. "___-Tiki" 33. Tech company known as "Big Blue" 34. Guitar forerunner 35. Rocker Russell 37. Alley-___ 42. "Hold your horses!"

43. Aquarium need 44. Toffee bar name 45. Wayne Gretzky, once 46. Finishes filming 48. Stage gig 50. "Play ___!" ("No fighting!")

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SPORTS Football breezes past Westfield State

By Patrick Peterson Staff Writer The Rams bounced back from their Homecoming loss on Saturday, putting up their fifth win of 15 or more points with a 27-2 victory over the Westfield State Owls.

Despite Westfield State dominating the time of possession and creating two Framingham turnovers, their offense was unable to get anything going on the afternoon.

It was another dominating defensive performance for the Rams in which the Owls were shut out on offense, scoring their only points of the game on a safety in the first quarter.

From there on, the Rams took over, setting themselves up on the Owls’ 42-yard line with a 17-yard punt return by Napoleon Miller, and then scoring on a 38-yard scamper by running back Sebastien Robert.

It wasn’t long until the Rams struck again, this time on a 37-yard scoop and score by linebacker R.J. Fialli following a strip sack by linebacker Darian Belizaire. This sent the team into halftime with a 13-2 lead.

The Rams would add to their lead again early in the fourth quarter after an interception by defensive back Kenny Sullivan led to a Rufus Rushins’ 3-yard touchdown run.

Another interception by defensive back Rashaun Rivers gave the Rams the ball right back, but a fumble recovered by the Owls soon after prevented another scoring chance.

With just under three minutes left to play, the Rams put the game

away for good when quarterback Adam Wojenski connected with receiver Shaquille Joseph on a 63-yard touchdown.

The win lifts the Rams to 5-2 on the season and 4-1 in conference play.

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MASCAC standings

1. Western Conneticut

2. Framingham State

3. Bridgewater State

4. UMass Dartmouth

5-0 4-1 4-2 3-2

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Men’s Soccer stays undefeated in the MASCAC to remain atop the conference

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Rams traveled to Worcester State to take on the Lancers in a MASCAC game.

Both defenses came to play as the first 29 minutes of action were scoreless.

In the 30th minute of play, the Lancers opened the scoring. Tomas Caneira sent a pass into the box to Bryan Brasil, who collected it and ripped it into the net to make it 1-0.

Just over two minutes later, the Rams answered back with a goal of their own. A foul in the box resulted in a penalty kick for Framingham. Ken Stahovish stepped up and delivered the tying goal for the Rams to make it 1-1.

Just before the half, a Lancers’ foul led to a free kick for the Rams from around 30 yards out. Bryce Nardizzi took the kick and fired a shot past the Lancers’ goalie to give the Rams a 2-1 lead going into the break.

The Rams added two late insurance goals to earn a 4-1 victory over Worcester State.

The first came in the 89th minute off the foot of Nardizzi for his second goal of the game to make it 3-1.

Akeem Bucknor was responsible for the second in the 90th minute to seal the 4-1 win.

Corey Davidge played in goal for the Rams and made one save.

With the win, the Rams advance to 10-5-2 on the season and remain undefeated in the conference at 4-0-2.

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The Rams hosted Lasell College on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in a nonconference match.

Framingham got on the board early, scoring the game’s first goal in the 4th minute. Stahovish received a pass from Nardizzi, and snuck it past the Lasers’ goalie to make it 1-0.

Three minutes later, the Lasers responded to tie the game up at 1.

In the 39th minute, Lasell grabbed the lead as Sawyer Geelan headed the ball past the Rams’ keeper to put themselves up 2-1 going into the half.

The second half was all Rams as they outscored the Lasers 6-0 to earn a 7-2 victory.

Bucknor got the second half onslaught started in the 60th minute off an assist from Stahovish to tie the game at 2.

In the 63rd minute, Kofi Poku put the Rams up 3-2 as he ripped a shot that deflected off a Lasers’ defender and into the net.

Just 24 seconds later, the Rams struck again. Isaac De Souza converted on a penalty kick to make it 4-2.

Samuel Agyakwa scored his first goal of the season in the 75th minute to give the Rams a 5-2 lead.

Exactly one minute later, Nardizzi converted a penalty kick for his 13th goal of the season and made it 6-2.

The Rams’ final goal came in the 88th minute when Austin Botelho scored his first goal of the season.

John Davidge played in net for the Rams and made two saves.

The win improves the Rams to 11-5-2 on the season.

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Cardinals’ Peterson to fly the nest?

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor

OCTOBER 26, 2018

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Women’s Soccer drops close game to Worcester

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Coming in fresh off a tie against Becker, the Rams hosted Worcester State in a MASCAC game on Oct. 20.

Framingham had a good chance to strike first in the 25th minute, but Olivia Mihalek’s shot sailed over the crossbar to keep the game knotted at 0.

A few minutes later, Mihalek had another chance to give the Rams the lead, but a diving stop from the Lancers’ keeper kept the game scoreless.

The Lancers jumped ahead in the 36th minute, when Jenna Martin redirected a pass into the net to make it 1-0.

Jasmine Lees scored her third goal of the season in the 74th minute to tie the game at 1.

Martin scored her second goal of the game in the 83rd minute to give the Lancers the lead with under 10 minutes left to play.

The Rams responded in the 87th minute when Hannah Kane sent a corner kick into the box that Elizabeth Paolucci headed into the back of the net to send the game into overtime.

In the 94th minute, the Lancers earned a free kick. Ali Maldonado beat the Rams’ goalie from 30 yards out to clinch the 3-2 victory for Worcester.

Madison Brown started in net for the Rams and made six saves.

With the loss, the Rams fall to 4-10-1 on the season and 3-3 in the conference.

Ever since coming into the league in 2011, Arizona Cardinals’ cornerback Patrick Peterson has been one of the best at his position every season, making the Pro Bowl roster in each of his first seven seasons.

But on Oct. 22, the All-Pro cornerback requested to be traded from the Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter reported Peterson is frustrated with the current situation in Arizona with the Cardinals terrible play and wants to win.

Peterson is right to be upset with the Cardinals’ play this season. Through seven games this year, the Cardinals are 1-6 and quite frankly have been the worst team in the NFL. Their offensive has been abysmal and their defense not much better. Peterson has been one of the few bright spots for the Cardinals this season.

This is huge news around the NFL, as trading for a lockup corner could transform a lot of teams into Super Bowl contenders.

The first team that should highly consider trading for Peterson is the Kansas City Chiefs. So far in 2018, the Chiefs have been the one of the two best teams on offense, but the complete WORCESTER STATE 3 opposite on defense.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 2 Their defense ranks dead last in yards per game, giving up a whopping 435 yards on average, 316 of which are coming through the air.

After trading their star cornerback, Marcus Peters, to the CONNECT WITH MATT FERRIS Rams in the offseason, Kansas City is feeling the effects and desperately needs to bolster their secondary. mferris2@student.framingham.edu Bringing in an accomplished veteran like Peterson to the defense, paired with the most explosive offense, could very well erase the question marks surrounding the Chiefs and make them the favorite to win the AFC. Another team that needs to seriously contemplate bringing in Peterson is the New England Patriots.

This season, the Patriots’ defense has not looked quite like the New England defenses we’ve seen in the past, which is surprising with Bill Belichick at the helm.

But Peterson would fit right in with the Patriots with his no-nonsense attitude, and his versatility is something New England desperately needs.

Peterson can play any position in the secondary at a high level, and can even cover outside receivers or slot receivers, not to mention he would be a tremendous help against the Chiefs’ devastating air attack.

Bringing him in could seriously improve the Patriots’ 25thranked defense and easily make them the top dog in the AFC. The final team that needs to inquire about bringing in Peterson is the defending Super Bowl champs.

Philadelphia’s defense has been solid this season, but nothing ///////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////// like what it was last season, and the secondary is the biggest reason for that.

Besides Ronald Darby, who has been very good this season, the Eagles’ cornerback situation is very shaky.

Other than Darby, they have Sidney Jones and Jalen Mills, both of whom have the potential to be good one day, but right now, are young and inexperienced.

The Eagles lost veteran cornerback Patrick Robinson this offseason to the Saints and have not been the same on defense since.

Bringing in Peterson could help the Eagles in two ways. Not Choose from 27 online only would it make their secondary much better, but bringing in undergraduate courses. a guy like Peterson to mentor the young players in the secondary could be crucial to the Eagles’ success in the future. $1,125 per course Clearly in a rebuilding state right now, it will be interesting to see if the Cardinals move Peterson before next week’s Oct. 30 Register now at framingham.edu/winter trade deadline. or call 508-626-4755.

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Volleyball loses three straight

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor

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Shaquille Joseph caught three passes for 134 yards and a tounchdown against Westfield.

The Framingham State Rams hosted Saint Joseph’s on Thursday, Oct. 18.

The Rams dropped to 15-11 with a 3-2 loss in this matchup.

Framingham nearly won the game in the fourth set when they held a 2-1 set advantage. Saint Joseph’s was able to win the fourth set by a slim margin of 25-23.

Brandee Thomas finished the game with a career-high 22 kills. Brandey Rodriguez pitched in 14 kills of her own.

Alyssa Cafarelli totaled 31 digs, while Mackenzie Whalen contributed 50 set assists and 16 defensive digs. Deidre Fay had 15 digs, while Brenna Marquis came away with 13. Grace Caughey wrapped up the double-digit digs with 10 of her own.

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The Rams’ next games on Saturday came against Emerson, and later, Connecticut College.

In the first game of the day against Emerson, the Rams lost in four sets. The first set went to Emerson 25-11, while the second belonged to the Rams as they won 25-22. In the third set, Emerson won by double-digits again with a 25-10 win.

In the final set, the Rams nearly forced a fifth set

as they lost 25-23.

Thomas led the game in kills with 15. Caughey followed her with five.

Whalen came away with 19 set assists and eight digs, while Cafarelli contributed 12 defensive digs and three assists.

EMERSON 3 FRAMINGHAM STATE 0 Later on, against Connecticut College, the Rams lost in three straight sets.

Despite the sweep, the Rams kept it close throughout the game. In the first set, the Rams lost 25-21, then 25-12 in the second, and nearly mounted a comeback but fell short in the third set 26-24.

Thomas led the Rams in kills again with 13. Fay followed her with eight kills.

Cafarelli came away with 11 digs, while Caughey pitched in eight kills and seven digs.

The Rams drop to 16-13 on the season.

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Field Hockey beats Salem State

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Bryce Nardizzi scored two goals in Men’s Soccer’s 4-1 victory over Worcester State.

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Meaghann Ackerman scored three goals in Field Hockey’s losing effort against Nichols.

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Framingham State Rams traveled to Salem to face the Vikings.

Framingham struck first in the sixth minute with a goal from Meaghann Ackerman, assisted

by Marissa Dias.

Salem answered the Rams’ early goal 30 seconds later as Alyssa Drouin sent a shot to the back of the net to tie the game at 1.

Drouin scored once again in the 14th minute to push away from Framingham and break the tie.

The Vikings scored two more goals in the 24th and 26th minutes from Vanessa Yavorski and Jillian Danton to extend their lead to 4-1.

Bailey Donelly started the Rams’ comeback in the 33rd minute off an assist from Ackerman.

Framingham tied the game up at four with two goals in the 52nd and 59th minutes. The first goal came from Julia Tetreault, assisted by Caitlin Baril. The second goal came off the stick of Donelly, for her second goal of the game. Dias added her second assist of the game with an assist on Donelly’s score.

Tetreault added in her second goal of the game in the 63rd minute, with an assist from Sacha Bonilla-Mena to seal the 5-4 win for the Rams.

Grace Pushor led the Rams in net with four saves on eight shots to earn her third victory on the season.

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In the Rams’ next game on Monday, Oct. 22, Framingham suffered a 6-3 loss against Nichols.

Nichols took an early 2-0 lead in the first 30 minutes of the game off goals from Carlee Tolley in the 21st minute, and Lizz McKinnon in the 30th minute.

Ackerman cut the lead in half with Framingham’s opening goal of the game in the 33rd minute.

The Bisons’ Erin Jillson extended their lead with a goal in 38th minute.

In the 44th minute, Ackerman netted her second goal of the game to once again cut the lead in half.

From the 50th to the 67th minute, the Bisons added three goals to their total on the day to take a commanding 7-2 lead.

Ackerman scored her third goal of the game in the 68th minute to wrap up the scoring.

Haley Duggan took the loss in net for the Rams as she saved seven of 13 shots, allowing six goals.

The Rams are now 3-13 on the season.

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SPORTS Football breezes past Westfield State

By Patrick Peterson Staff Writer The Rams bounced back from their Homecoming loss on Saturday, putting up their fifth win of 15 or more points with a 27-2 victory over the Westfield State Owls.

Despite Westfield State dominating the time of possession and creating two Framingham turnovers, their offense was unable to get anything going on the afternoon.

It was another dominating defensive performance for the Rams in which the Owls were shut out on offense, scoring their only points of the game on a safety in the first quarter.

From there on, the Rams took over, setting themselves up on the Owls’ 42-yard line with a 17-yard punt return by Napoleon Miller, and then scoring on a 38-yard scamper by running back Sebastien Robert.

It wasn’t long until the Rams struck again, this time on a 37-yard scoop and score by linebacker R.J. Fialli following a strip sack by linebacker Darian Belizaire. This sent the team into halftime with a 13-2 lead.

The Rams would add to their lead again early in the fourth quarter after an interception by defensive back Kenny Sullivan led to a Rufus Rushins’ 3-yard touchdown run.

Another interception by defensive back Rashaun Rivers gave the Rams the ball right back, but a fumble recovered by the Owls soon after prevented another scoring chance.

With just under three minutes left to play, the Rams put the game

away for good when quarterback Adam Wojenski connected with receiver Shaquille Joseph on a 63-yard touchdown.

The win lifts the Rams to 5-2 on the season and 4-1 in conference play.

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MASCAC standings

1. Western Conneticut

2. Framingham State

3. Bridgewater State

4. UMass Dartmouth

5-0 4-1 4-2 3-2

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Men’s Soccer stays undefeated in the MASCAC to remain atop the conference

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Rams traveled to Worcester State to take on the Lancers in a MASCAC game.

Both defenses came to play as the first 29 minutes of action were scoreless.

In the 30th minute of play, the Lancers opened the scoring. Tomas Caneira sent a pass into the box to Bryan Brasil, who collected it and ripped it into the net to make it 1-0.

Just over two minutes later, the Rams answered back with a goal of their own. A foul in the box resulted in a penalty kick for Framingham. Ken Stahovish stepped up and delivered the tying goal for the Rams to make it 1-1.

Just before the half, a Lancers’ foul led to a free kick for the Rams from around 30 yards out. Bryce Nardizzi took the kick and fired a shot past the Lancers’ goalie to give the Rams a 2-1 lead going into the break.

The Rams added two late insurance goals to earn a 4-1 victory over Worcester State.

The first came in the 89th minute off the foot of Nardizzi for his second goal of the game to make it 3-1.

Akeem Bucknor was responsible for the second in the 90th minute to seal the 4-1 win.

Corey Davidge played in goal for the Rams and made one save.

With the win, the Rams advance to 10-5-2 on the season and remain undefeated in the conference at 4-0-2.

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The Rams hosted Lasell College on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in a nonconference match.

Framingham got on the board early, scoring the game’s first goal in the 4th minute. Stahovish received a pass from Nardizzi, and snuck it past the Lasers’ goalie to make it 1-0.

Three minutes later, the Lasers responded to tie the game up at 1.

In the 39th minute, Lasell grabbed the lead as Sawyer Geelan headed the ball past the Rams’ keeper to put themselves up 2-1 going into the half.

The second half was all Rams as they outscored the Lasers 6-0 to earn a 7-2 victory.

Bucknor got the second half onslaught started in the 60th minute off an assist from Stahovish to tie the game at 2.

In the 63rd minute, Kofi Poku put the Rams up 3-2 as he ripped a shot that deflected off a Lasers’ defender and into the net.

Just 24 seconds later, the Rams struck again. Isaac De Souza converted on a penalty kick to make it 4-2.

Samuel Agyakwa scored his first goal of the season in the 75th minute to give the Rams a 5-2 lead.

Exactly one minute later, Nardizzi converted a penalty kick for his 13th goal of the season and made it 6-2.

The Rams’ final goal came in the 88th minute when Austin Botelho scored his first goal of the season.

John Davidge played in net for the Rams and made two saves.

The win improves the Rams to 11-5-2 on the season.

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Cardinals’ Peterson to fly the nest?

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor

OCTOBER 26, 2018

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Women’s Soccer drops close game to Worcester

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Coming in fresh off a tie against Becker, the Rams hosted Worcester State in a MASCAC game on Oct. 20.

Framingham had a good chance to strike first in the 25th minute, but Olivia Mihalek’s shot sailed over the crossbar to keep the game knotted at 0.

A few minutes later, Mihalek had another chance to give the Rams the lead, but a diving stop from the Lancers’ keeper kept the game scoreless.

The Lancers jumped ahead in the 36th minute, when Jenna Martin redirected a pass into the net to make it 1-0.

Jasmine Lees scored her third goal of the season in the 74th minute to tie the game at 1.

Martin scored her second goal of the game in the 83rd minute to give the Lancers the lead with under 10 minutes left to play.

The Rams responded in the 87th minute when Hannah Kane sent a corner kick into the box that Elizabeth Paolucci headed into the back of the net to send the game into overtime.

In the 94th minute, the Lancers earned a free kick. Ali Maldonado beat the Rams’ goalie from 30 yards out to clinch the 3-2 victory for Worcester.

Madison Brown started in net for the Rams and made six saves.

With the loss, the Rams fall to 4-10-1 on the season and 3-3 in the conference.

Ever since coming into the league in 2011, Arizona Cardinals’ cornerback Patrick Peterson has been one of the best at his position every season, making the Pro Bowl roster in each of his first seven seasons.

But on Oct. 22, the All-Pro cornerback requested to be traded from the Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter reported Peterson is frustrated with the current situation in Arizona with the Cardinals terrible play and wants to win.

Peterson is right to be upset with the Cardinals’ play this season. Through seven games this year, the Cardinals are 1-6 and quite frankly have been the worst team in the NFL. Their offensive has been abysmal and their defense not much better. Peterson has been one of the few bright spots for the Cardinals this season.

This is huge news around the NFL, as trading for a lockup corner could transform a lot of teams into Super Bowl contenders.

The first team that should highly consider trading for Peterson is the Kansas City Chiefs. So far in 2018, the Chiefs have been the one of the two best teams on offense, but the complete WORCESTER STATE 3 opposite on defense.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 2 Their defense ranks dead last in yards per game, giving up a whopping 435 yards on average, 316 of which are coming through the air.

After trading their star cornerback, Marcus Peters, to the CONNECT WITH MATT FERRIS Rams in the offseason, Kansas City is feeling the effects and desperately needs to bolster their secondary. mferris2@student.framingham.edu Bringing in an accomplished veteran like Peterson to the defense, paired with the most explosive offense, could very well erase the question marks surrounding the Chiefs and make them the favorite to win the AFC. Another team that needs to seriously contemplate bringing in Peterson is the New England Patriots.

This season, the Patriots’ defense has not looked quite like the New England defenses we’ve seen in the past, which is surprising with Bill Belichick at the helm.

But Peterson would fit right in with the Patriots with his no-nonsense attitude, and his versatility is something New England desperately needs.

Peterson can play any position in the secondary at a high level, and can even cover outside receivers or slot receivers, not to mention he would be a tremendous help against the Chiefs’ devastating air attack.

Bringing him in could seriously improve the Patriots’ 25thranked defense and easily make them the top dog in the AFC. The final team that needs to inquire about bringing in Peterson is the defending Super Bowl champs.

Philadelphia’s defense has been solid this season, but nothing ///////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////// like what it was last season, and the secondary is the biggest reason for that.

Besides Ronald Darby, who has been very good this season, the Eagles’ cornerback situation is very shaky.

Other than Darby, they have Sidney Jones and Jalen Mills, both of whom have the potential to be good one day, but right now, are young and inexperienced.

The Eagles lost veteran cornerback Patrick Robinson this offseason to the Saints and have not been the same on defense since.

Bringing in Peterson could help the Eagles in two ways. Not Choose from 27 online only would it make their secondary much better, but bringing in undergraduate courses. a guy like Peterson to mentor the young players in the secondary could be crucial to the Eagles’ success in the future. $1,125 per course Clearly in a rebuilding state right now, it will be interesting to see if the Cardinals move Peterson before next week’s Oct. 30 Register now at framingham.edu/winter trade deadline. or call 508-626-4755.

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Volleyball loses three straight

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor

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Shaquille Joseph caught three passes for 134 yards and a tounchdown against Westfield.

The Framingham State Rams hosted Saint Joseph’s on Thursday, Oct. 18.

The Rams dropped to 15-11 with a 3-2 loss in this matchup.

Framingham nearly won the game in the fourth set when they held a 2-1 set advantage. Saint Joseph’s was able to win the fourth set by a slim margin of 25-23.

Brandee Thomas finished the game with a career-high 22 kills. Brandey Rodriguez pitched in 14 kills of her own.

Alyssa Cafarelli totaled 31 digs, while Mackenzie Whalen contributed 50 set assists and 16 defensive digs. Deidre Fay had 15 digs, while Brenna Marquis came away with 13. Grace Caughey wrapped up the double-digit digs with 10 of her own.

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The Rams’ next games on Saturday came against Emerson, and later, Connecticut College.

In the first game of the day against Emerson, the Rams lost in four sets. The first set went to Emerson 25-11, while the second belonged to the Rams as they won 25-22. In the third set, Emerson won by double-digits again with a 25-10 win.

In the final set, the Rams nearly forced a fifth set

as they lost 25-23.

Thomas led the game in kills with 15. Caughey followed her with five.

Whalen came away with 19 set assists and eight digs, while Cafarelli contributed 12 defensive digs and three assists.

EMERSON 3 FRAMINGHAM STATE 0 Later on, against Connecticut College, the Rams lost in three straight sets.

Despite the sweep, the Rams kept it close throughout the game. In the first set, the Rams lost 25-21, then 25-12 in the second, and nearly mounted a comeback but fell short in the third set 26-24.

Thomas led the Rams in kills again with 13. Fay followed her with eight kills.

Cafarelli came away with 11 digs, while Caughey pitched in eight kills and seven digs.

The Rams drop to 16-13 on the season.

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Field Hockey beats Salem State

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Bryce Nardizzi scored two goals in Men’s Soccer’s 4-1 victory over Worcester State.

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Meaghann Ackerman scored three goals in Field Hockey’s losing effort against Nichols.

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Framingham State Rams traveled to Salem to face the Vikings.

Framingham struck first in the sixth minute with a goal from Meaghann Ackerman, assisted

by Marissa Dias.

Salem answered the Rams’ early goal 30 seconds later as Alyssa Drouin sent a shot to the back of the net to tie the game at 1.

Drouin scored once again in the 14th minute to push away from Framingham and break the tie.

The Vikings scored two more goals in the 24th and 26th minutes from Vanessa Yavorski and Jillian Danton to extend their lead to 4-1.

Bailey Donelly started the Rams’ comeback in the 33rd minute off an assist from Ackerman.

Framingham tied the game up at four with two goals in the 52nd and 59th minutes. The first goal came from Julia Tetreault, assisted by Caitlin Baril. The second goal came off the stick of Donelly, for her second goal of the game. Dias added her second assist of the game with an assist on Donelly’s score.

Tetreault added in her second goal of the game in the 63rd minute, with an assist from Sacha Bonilla-Mena to seal the 5-4 win for the Rams.

Grace Pushor led the Rams in net with four saves on eight shots to earn her third victory on the season.

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In the Rams’ next game on Monday, Oct. 22, Framingham suffered a 6-3 loss against Nichols.

Nichols took an early 2-0 lead in the first 30 minutes of the game off goals from Carlee Tolley in the 21st minute, and Lizz McKinnon in the 30th minute.

Ackerman cut the lead in half with Framingham’s opening goal of the game in the 33rd minute.

The Bisons’ Erin Jillson extended their lead with a goal in 38th minute.

In the 44th minute, Ackerman netted her second goal of the game to once again cut the lead in half.

From the 50th to the 67th minute, the Bisons added three goals to their total on the day to take a commanding 7-2 lead.

Ackerman scored her third goal of the game in the 68th minute to wrap up the scoring.

Haley Duggan took the loss in net for the Rams as she saved seven of 13 shots, allowing six goals.

The Rams are now 3-13 on the season.

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The week of Oct. 21 was RAMpacked! The week began a performance from student band “Sweet Relief ” at Campus Creative. The Alan Feldman Week of Poetry kicked off Tuesday with a reading from the namesake himself. The men’s soccer team was victorious against Lasell College 7-2.

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