Oct. 8, 2021

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Volume 90 • Issue 4

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October 8, 2021

Fall fun with Christian Fellowship

Leighah Beausoleil / THE GATEPOST (Left) Christian Fellowship’s Treasurer Lily Borst, President Mikaela Davies, Community Outreach Coordinator Caitlyn Mclaughlin, and Marketing Coordinator Kelsey Behrikis at their pumpkin painting event Oct. 6.

News PINK PATCH PROJECT pg. 3 LIBRARY INTRUDER pg. 5

Opinions

ANTI-RACISM COMMITMENT pg. 7 DATING APPS pg. 7

Sports

University Native American seal and logo discussions on hold By Leighah Beausoleil Associate Editor Steven Bonini News Editor The approaching Columbus Day/ Indigenous Peoples’ Day has sparked discussion at Framingham State University pertaining to its seal and logo that depicts Native American imagery. The University will await developments on the state level as well as stable project leadership before proceeding with any changes.

Gatepost Archives

WOMEN’S SOCCER pg.10

Arts & Features ASTRONIGHTS pg. 12 MALIGNANT pg. 15

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Stories in ink By Emily Rosenberg Arts & Features Editor

VOLLEYBALL pg. 9

FSU’s seal and logo is dramatically similar to the Massachusetts state seal and flag, both with imagery of a Native American holding a bow and arrow pointed downward to signify peace. However, the state flag also includes a sword above the Native American’s head. According to President F. Javier Cevallos, this depiction is no longer in line with the University’s current values of diversity, equity, and inclusion - with this imagery said to reflect white supremacy, genocide, and violence.

The initial conversation concerning these images at the University was sparked by the discussions happening on the state level, according to Cevallos. Daniel Magazu, communications director, said former Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement Constanza Cabello formed a committee last year with representatives from the different Native American organizations in the surrounding area - most prominently the Nipmuc Indian Council.

You can write your lover’s name on your hand with a pen and it will wash away tomorrow, but if you went to a tattoo shop and had an artist write your lover’s name with a needle, it could be there until the day you die. Whether it be a small flower, a quote, or the whole U.S. Constitution, tattooing is another art form that many use to express themselves, commemorate loved ones, or just decorate their bodies. Christina Chinetti, a sophomore child and family studies major, has

12 tattoos and “a whole list” on her phone of ones she’d like to get in the future. She said she has both “really meaningful” and “just fun ones,” including Harry Styles quotes, a mushroom, some dinosaurs, and a quote from one of her favorite TV shows, “The Fosters,” that says “don’t play small my love.” She got her first one when she was 18, and it is a lyric from her favorite Broadway show, “The Phantom of the Opera.” It says “The Music of the Night.” She said Phantom is “definitely a huge part of the reason why I fell in

love with theater.” Chinetti added having the tattoo is meaningful because, “It represents the show that introduced me to this entire world that is now something that I love.” She said when she went to get that first tattoo, she was so nervous she squeezed her friend’s hand so tight that it turned purple. Chinetti also has three arrows on her wrist to represent the three chromosomes on the 21st pair - the genetic mutation that creates

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INSIDE: OP/ED 7 • SPORTS 9 • ARTS & FEATURES 12


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