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FSU student contracts the mumps

By Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief An FSU student has been diagnosed with mumps, according to Ilene Hofrenning, director of the health center.

Hofrenning said the student had been placed in an isolation room on Friday, where he remained for five days. The student was released from quarantine on Tuesday evening.

According to Dean of Students Melinda Stoops, the isolation room was located in Towers Hall.

Residence Life staff delivered meals to the student prepared by dining services, and the health center kept in contact with him.

Hofrenning said anyone with the mumps is contagious from

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Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST Kaelen Larocque and Angela Pallotta battle a Lasell Laser for the ball on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Hate crime investigation underway at FSU

By Bailey Morrison News Editor Graffiti was discovered on the third floor of May Hall depicting a swastika along with the words “white pride” and “America 4 whites,” on Oct. 20. FSUPD is investigating this graffiti as a hate crime.

Sgt. Martin Laughlin of FSUPD responded to a call from someone in May Hall. FSUPD was dispatched at 2:48 p.m. to the third floor men’s bathroom in May Hall to investigate the incident.

FSUPD called the facilities department to remove the graffiti and Huddleston sent out a community notice regarding the incident that day.

The Bias Incident Education and Response Team (BERT) and FSUPD will “work in conjunction” to investigate the vandalism in May Hall, Laughlin said.

FSUPD is looking at this vandalism “seriously” and will not write it off as “some kid messing around,” said Laughlin.

There are no cameras in the area, but given the time the incident occurred, Laughlin said he

Wi-Fi routers to be replaced in November

By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor

Bailey Morrison/THE GATEPOST Grafitti was found on the third floor of May Hall in the men’s bathroom.

“doesn’t know” if cameras would have been helpful to catch the perpetrator.

The investigation into the incident is still active, said Laughlin.

According to Sean Huddleston, chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement (DICE), this incident was not re-

ported to the BERT but they plan to discuss the hate crime during their November meeting.

Huddleston was informed by FSUPD and Human Resources of the incident on Thursday afternoon. Because this event was not reported to the BERT, it is being

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A $30,000 project to upgrade the two routers for FSU from 1 GB to 10 GB will begin next month, according to Mike Zinkas, director of systems and networking.

Zinkas said the routers are for the adminstrative buildings and the residence halls.

“If you think about it like a piece of pie, if you have x number of people trying to get a piece of the pie, well, if there’s more people you’re going to have a smaller piece of the pie. What we need is to get a bigger pie,” said Zinkas.

Dale Hamel, executive vice president, said within the past three years, $614,000 has been spent from University funds and residence hall rental fees to update Wi-Fi and bandwidth.

According to Zinkas, three years ago, the University hired Radiant Networks do an assessment of the campus. Radiant Networks then made recommendations about

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Food and nutrition professor

By Jillian Poland Staff Writer What is you academic and employment background?

I have my bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science from Springfield College. When I finished that, I went into personal training and did that for about a decade. I had the opportunity to be a personal training manager and even open and run my own personal training studio, which was a great experience. But I realized there were some things I needed help with, and also that I enjoy the field of physical activity so much that I’d really like to teach about it. So, I went back to Springfield College and got my master’s degree in exercise science and sports studies with a concentration in sports and exercise psychology. I used that experience as a gauge to see if I made the right choice and wanted to continue on. … I decided continuing on was maybe the wrong decision, but continuing on was where my real passion was. So, I went to Oregon State University to get my Ph.D. and again sports and exercise psychology was my concentration.

Then I landed here, luckily enough, at Framingham State.

What brought you to FSU? I am a native of Massachusetts.

When I went out to Oregon State for four years to complete my Ph.D., my wife told me that after four years, she was coming back with or without me, so that made my decision to come back pretty easy, and I love it in New England.

I’ve lived in some different places and it certainly has a lot to offer.

What was your favorite undergraduate experience?

I started off at Colby College in Maine and went to Florida State for a year, so there were some unique experiences to take from both of those experiences. But I’d probably have to say, I didn’t get into my exercise science degree until I got to Springfield, so the second time transferring. I got into these exercise science courses, like ex-

ercise physiology and kinesiology, and just really loved them. It’s true when you find a passion something just sparks inside you. I can still remember - and this was late ’90s - that feeling of finally like, “Wow, this is the right choice. I really love this.”

Why did you love the field of exercise science so much? What sparked the interest for you?

I was always active, and that seems to be common among people in the field. I enjoyed sports. I had the opportunity to play a couple sports before I transferred the first time, and I would casually read

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magazines and things like that and I found it really interesting. It just felt like I would be good at it.

I think finding something you feel competent at is pretty important.

Then it grew from there, realizing that physical activity is such a key to so many aspects of living a long life and living it well. I had a desire to really be able to impact individuals, but also people on a public health level. To try to inspire active communities and active individuals is a unique opportunity that more people should have.

What has been your favorite experience at FSU? I’d say it’s still ongoing because every moment has been great. I’ve really enjoyed working here - we could start all the way from my interview process, which was even

really fun. It’s been a great experience so far. Our department is going through some changes where we’re trying to develop some specific courses for students who may be interested in fitness careers or going onto other avenues in wellness and/or health. I’ve been able to already design a few new courses that I’m teaching now that students would not have had the opportunity to take otherwise. So that’s been really fun and is still ongoing now, so I’m sure it will continue to be.

Why did you decide to leave personal training and enter the teaching field?

When I was an undergrad, I really loved my courses, but part of it was always thinking it wasn’t that I was good at it - I just wanted to work really hard at it. So I figured that would help me learn and I could probably teach that to other people. In personal training, a lot of times, you’re working with one person or a small group of people, and that is great and important people need help. But at the same time, I think I was the type of person that felt if I could help a class of 30 go out and help people, then by proxy, I’m helping more people that way.

What is one book you think every student, regardless of major, should read?

One I think that really affected me and some students would find really interesting would be “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” [by Robert Pirsig]. I think you can learn a lot about yourself reading it.

What advice would you give FSU students?

I would tell them to - in whatever they do - judge their success based on their effort. If they do their best, then they’ve been successful and can be proud of an accomplishment.

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two days before the symptoms appear to five days after.

“We made sure he was isolated for the full five days,” said

contracted the mumps.

Hofrenning said there are approximately seven students on campus who aren’t vaccinated due to religious reasons. The health

“If someone was exposed to the student during the four days when he was not isolated, it would take 12 days before they would show symptoms and be infectious. So we have a little time to play with here to figure that out”

- Ilene Hofrenning, director of the health center Hofrenning. The student had “mild” symptoms on Thursday, and was diagnosed on Friday during a visit to the health center.

The student had been immunized with two doses of MMR, which helps fight measles, mumps and rubella, according to Hofrenning. However, there is only an 88 percent chance that someone who was immunized will develop the anti-bodies needed.

She added, “There is no real way to know” how the student

center has obtained a roster of the infected student’s classes, and is ensuring none of the seven were in a class with him.

She added the incubation period for mumps is long, lasting 1225 days.

“If someone was exposed to the student during the four days when he was not isolated, it would take 12 days before they would show symptoms and be infectious. So we have a little time to play with here to figure that out,” she said.

Hofrenning said the trend of not vaccinating will “definitely increase” the number of infectious disease cases. “We depend on herd immunity. … Most people in the herd are not going to get infected.”

She said those who have not been vaccinated, or haven’t been able to develop anti-bodies, are protected by those who have been successfully vaccinated. However, if a number of people start to opt out of vaccinations, it is more likely someone will become infected and pass it to someone else.

Sophomore Keith Barce said, “I don’t have mumps, so I think everything was done very well.”

Lorenzo Giovanella, a junior, said “The fact that they were in quarantine … I wasn’t really too worried about it. I also get shots regularly anyway.”

Jace Williams, a junior, said “I think its weird because you don’t really hear about [the mumps] that often. I’m kind of curious how it happened.”

Stoops said in the event of a pandemic, FSU has a pandemic plan developed in response to the bird flu outbreak a few years ago.

Students infected would be encouraged to go home. “We do have a very limited space to isolate students and maintain our regular routine,” she said.

“Odds are, with mumps, because most of us have been vaccinated, I would think the idea of a pandemic would be less likely,” she added.

“I think its weird because you don’t really hear about [the mumps] that often. I’m kind of curious how it happened”

- Jace Williams, junior

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investigated as a hate crime by FSUPD. The BERT does not do any investigating of the incidents reported to them but they use the occurrence to “educate the campus” about the history that might be behind the incident, as well as any current events, Huddleston said.

Bailey Morrison/THE GATEPOST The grafitti depicted cartoon characters with swastikas drawn on them.

On Oct. 25, a different incident was reported to BERT. Someone reported graffiti in a bathroom in the library which read, “black lies matter.” This has not been labeled a hate crime, but is being investigated as another bias incident, said Huddleston.

Joseph Adelman, assistant professor of history, said, “I’m disappointed that someone would deface property with a swastika, which among other things indicates that we still have work to do to educate the community about the history of the symbol and its association with a virulent strain of hatred and racism. Universities should foster free and open dialogue from a range of viewpoints, but widely recognized symbols of hate run counter to that mission.”

President F. Javier Cevallos said, “We try to build a community where everybody respects everybody, and putting swastikas and other things is not a way to show respect. … They carry with them a lot of meaning. A lot of hatred.”

He said the administration hopes students will “think twice about how symbols are perceived by other people and how they affect you as a student and your sense of safety on campus.”

As a member of the BERT team, Huddleston ensures the “investigative process” is occurring relating to the incident. He often meets with the parties affected. The BERT team uses these instances to determine ways to engage the community in a discussion about the event, he said.

SGA discusses hate crime

He added the graffiti in May Hall is “particularly troubling” because of the swastika being a “universal symbol of hate” and representative of many white supremacy groups in the United States.

“I’m not sure everyone understands the impact of the swastika. It’s not just about race and religion - it was used to discriminate against people with disabilities before it was used against Jews. It’s also widely known to be used to discriminate against the LGBT community,” Huddleston said.

“When people think they are drawing it freely, it’s really directed at a lot of groups.

Doing that also shows an alliance to a dangerous movement. We need to do education around that,” he said.

He added he is glad the University has a program such as BERT to report hate crimes because they often go unreported. “We need our campus to be vigilant.”

Senior Charity Hicks said, “We definitely shouldn’t ignore such acts, but we also need to realize that it’s our reaction and fear that gives them power. … We simply need a better way to deal with such behavior, because posting about it is what they wanted. They’re on the map now, the talk of campus. They have their moment of fame although left unnamed.”

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“Body waste” found in Larned and Horace Mann

By Jessica Duff News Editor

By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer During open forum, SGA president Ezequiel De Leon addressed the hate crime that occurred in the men’s bathroom of May Hall.

The vandalism depicted a drawing of two cartoon characters with swastikas drawn over both of them. The words, “White Power,” were written above the characters. The act is under investigation right now to see how this can be prevented in the future.

“This is not FSU pride,” said, De Leon.

Lisa Eck, English professor and faculty chair of Arts and Ideas, expressed her concerns about the actions and asked for ideas that the faculty could use as a response to the hate crime.

De Leon said faculty members could put up flyers that say “FSU Pride” on the bathroom doors.

De Leon also addressed how the MetroWest bus stop on campus does not have any weather protection from the rain and upcoming winter. He said he will reach out to Dale Hamel, executive vice president, to try and add an addition to the bus stop.

After open forum, Eck asked SGA for help with ideas for the spring events for Arts and Ideas, because there are only three planned at the moment.

The Fashion Club received $738 for its

Trashion show and fashion week prizes.

De Leon then addressed the Wi-Fi problems on campus. He said there will be tablets that students can use to submit tickets to IT that states where and when the Wi-Fi went down so they can resolve the problems.

Another table will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The parking lot security problems raised at last week’s meeting was also addressed.

De Leon said he spoke with Police Chief Brad Medeiros, who said the department will be installing blue lights soon. The blue lights are the blue call boxes in the parking lots.

Also, the lights for Franklin Lot have come in, but are not installed yet. De Leon also requested more lighting in the parking lots.

Senior Katrina Ferguson rejoined SGA and was appointed as a senator.

Vice President Pat O’Connor discussed the planning of the White Ribbon Campaign, which raises the awareness of domestic violence against women. The event will take place in November.

Senator Christine Macharia presented the U-ROCK award to Secretary Dayna Marchant.

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“Body waste” was discovered in the Larned 5th floor men’s bathroom showers and the wall of the 5th floor stairwell on Friday, Oct. 14, according to a community alert posted by Residence Life.

Additionally, a shower in Horace Mann was smeared with “body waste” as well on Sunday, Sept. 18.

Glenn Cochran, associate dean of students and director of residence life, said, “One of the things I get concerned about is I don’t want someone not to report it and have something be like, ‘There were feces someplace,’ but you also don’t want to make something sound more dramatic than it is, either.

“It’s a tough balancing act. That’s why I’m trying to get the RDs to photograph and get more information because it’s hard to get at after the fact.”

Austin Gaudreau, a Larned resident, said, “I woke up for my 11:30 one day, went to go take a shower, and there was s--t in four out of the five showers. But supposedly it wasn’t there at 10:30.

So someone must have just did it. It was pretty disgusting to be honest.

“I went in, saw it, went back in my room, then went to class. When I got back from class my RA had already seen it and I was telling all my friends about it so they were going to see it. I think I was one of the first to see it.”

Tyler Taccini, a junior and resident of Larned, said, “I got back from class and my roommate told

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Wi-Fi Continued from page 1 how to improve coverage, and the updates from the past three years have been undertaken based on that analysis.

“We have more than tripled the coverage of the number of access points that we had, and that’s kind of hand-in-hand with the types of devices students have now. In the past, they would typically have one device, which would be a laptop, but now they have a smart laptop, smartphone, smart T.V. and smart everything else,” said Zinkas.

He added for the residence halls, access points have been put in every student’s room. The bandwidth from the past three years has also been upgraded from 300 MB to 2 GB for an “almost seven times growth in bandwidth” by negotiating with the University’s internet service provider, keeping increases in cost “to a bare minimum.”

The University still needs funding from college operations to complete the remaining recommendations to update coverage in administrative buildings such as Dwight and Crocker.

Zinkas said the aim of the assessment was “to identify any density or coverage limitations in

have to sign in and will have access straight to the Internet, while registered users will have access to other resources, such as printing or file sharing.

Kristen Farrington, a sophomore who lives in Towers, said even with the Ethernet port it is difficult to connect during peak times, and the only places she gets good wireless connection are the McCarthy Center and the library. “It’s so frustrating. … It just seems to be worse.”

Sophomore Heather Hachey said the Wi-Fi “sucks” and it is frustrating when she is doing homework online and the Internet won’t load. “It won’t work when it actually matters.”

Some students complained about not having Ethernet ports in their rooms in West and North halls, while other residence halls on campus such as Towers and Peirce do.

Lauren Gambon, a junior, said, the Wi-Fi is “better than it was in Towers, but it still sucks.”

Zinkas said, “There’s typically a burning period with electronics, and if it’s going to fail, it’s going to fail generally in the first 30 days. So, we actually did have some failures on devices that were replaced and that type of stuff. It’s pretty standard as far as

“It’s a general thing that has been brought up not only at open forum, but just in the general campus atmosphere. The frustration is palpable.”

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preparation for deploying a newand-state of the art wireless system.”

He added another assessment “would be several years off at this point. The infrastructure we have supports all the latest wireless technologies inclusive of 802.11an.”

Zinkas said the IT department is currently working on switching to an authentication and encryption system that would require students and faculty to sign into the network.

“Ultimately, it’s the same network. It’s logically divided. At first, it will probably just be registered users,” said Zinkas.

This will be tested as a pilot project in the spring semester before launching in Fall 2017.

“It probably won’t have a huge effect on performance. It is a lot more security-related,” he said, adding the guest Wi-Fi will not

new deployment.”

He added since the beginning of the semester, only 39 tickets had been logged for all resident students, all commuter students and all faculty and staff.

Hamel said the choice not to put Ethernet ports in student rooms in West Hall due to the price and because he believes students are using the wireless Internet more.

“It’s the issue of, ‘Do you raise rent and provide both forms of access, or do you do wireless and hopefully provide complete coverage of the building?’ and we’re getting to that latter point. Because when we did open it, there were dead spots,” Hamel said.

SGA responds to student concerns Hamel said he followed up with

Nick Cunningham/THE GATEPOST SGA hosted a table for students to submit Wi-Fi related tickets to IT. Another table will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SGA President Ezequiel De Leon about Wi-Fi updates after several students raised their concerns at an SGA meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

“I certainly recognize what some the issues were, and, in fact, some of the updates we are planning on doing will hopefully address some of the issues, as well,” said Hamel.

On Thursday, Oct. 27 SGA held a table in the McCarthy Center Lobby for students to submit tickets with IT about where they are having problems connecting with the Wi-Fi. The table will be held again on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

De Leon said setting up the table was an opportunity for students to submit tickets for problems they may have had with the Wi-Fi to best help IT. According to De Leon, they handed out 213 flyers on how to submit IT requests.

“It’s a general thing that has been brought up not only at open forum, but just in the general campus atmosphere. The frustration is palpable. One of the difficulties of addressing student concerns such as Wi-Fi is it’s an expected one.” said De Leon.

He said, “Dale Hamel and the administrator’s response has been good. … I feel like Dale in particular was really helpful and really responsive to what student concerns were. I know he’s a strong supporter of this table and getting this information to IT.” Sophomore Jillian Morin said the Wi-Fi is “awful. I cannot load a video. As of right now, I can’t FaceTime my family at all. I can see them but all they see is a blurry, frozen image.”

Junior Danny Spencer said he thinks the Wi-Fi is “not normally horrible, but it is during peak times, like 9 p.m. to midnight you can’t really do anything.”

Hamel said he thinks students

may be having trouble accessing the Internet wirelessly because of the number of devices they have now.

“While there is more capacity … with more devices, there’s more demand and we’re always trying to chase demand,” said Hamel.

Hamel said he encourages students to submit tickets.

“A lot of times, there’s things we can’t address unless we know about it. ITS has a phrase, ‘weed and feed.’ They’re always adding, they’re taking away, when you put new ones in, they might be conflicting. So essentially people are out there being the testers of what has been done and what hasn’t been done, so the best way to see these holes filled or other issues addressed is by, in fact, submitting tickets,” he said.

Zinkas said, “We have a lot of monitoring tools and we can see a lot of things, but we can’t see everything. It’s not really an ‘us against them’ mentality. If students report issues, we’re more than happy to come out and look at what the issue is. Sometimes it’s on our end, and sometimes it’s on their end. As long as we know what the issues are - the specific issues, not just the wireless doesn’t work - we can address them.”

Hamel added, “When we hear ‘The Wi-Fi doesn’t work,’ we want to know more so we can figure out what exactly is the root cause.”

Hamel added there have been issues over the semester, citing how a speaker had to wait for a YouTube video to buffer during a program.

“We have to start thinking about ways to maybe consider how to change our behavior to make the system work better,” he said.

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me to go look at the showers.”

Taccini added he hasn’t seen anything similar in the three years he has been at FSU. According to Cochran, similar incidents are not “common” but not “unprecedented,” either.

“It’s not unusual for there to be a couple incidents reported in the course of an academic year when you have a couple thousand people living nearby with thousands more guests that come and go,” said Cochran.

Warren Fairbanks, associate vice president of facilities and capital planning, said incidents that require extra cleanup “happen more often than you think.”

Cochran said staff have no way to determine what an unidentified substance is.

“For sanitation purposes, staff don’t want to rule out what it might be that they’re finding,” said Cochran.

“You don’t know if it’s a dropped McDonald’s cup or something more serious.”

Gaudreau said, “The sh--t was in the showers for about two or three hours and then the cleaning ladies came in.”

According to Fairbanks, maintenance waits for a determination that the damage is not a hate crime, tagging or another actionable offense before cleaning the scene.

Custodians are trained and follow protocols to prevent infection

of themselves or others in a situation that could involve human waste, added Fairbanks.

Taccini said he has used the showers on his floor since the incident but “even after being bleached it was and still is there for me.”

“There can be different reasons why something like this happens,” said Cochran, adding incidents involving body waste typically happen in the bathrooms.

Residence Life assesses the situation for counseling concerns, illness, if something was done in a black-out state or as an act of vandalism, said Cochran.

“Something found six feet off the ground might not be accident or illness. Something on the floor of a shower or next to a toilet might be a different story,” he added.

The maintainer who cleaned the stairwell said she did not think it was fecal matter in that instance, said Cochran.

He said Residence Life is “keeping our eyes open” for any pattern of large messes.

“We have a reporting system that people enter incident reports electronically that get reviewed by the director of the building,” said Cochran.

During off hours the resident director on duty is notified and will investigate, he added.

“Since we’ve had a couple now, I’ve directed them to respond to the

area, photograph the area and take a little more record just in case other things come up,” said Cochran.

A few days after the incidents, notices went out to the community and were placed in residence halls so Residence Life can “work with the community,” said Cochran. No one has come forward claiming responsibility yet “but sometimes it takes a while.”

The charges for cleaning are covered by community billing and are typically $50-$100 in total for that sort of incident, said Cochran. There is no final cost estimate from facilities yet for either the Horace Mann or Larned incidents.

“I talked to my RA and he said it would be a couple dollars. Nothing big,” said Taccini. “Which is idiotic that I get fined for immaturity.”

Freshman Orlando Osorio said, “I think it’s fair. It spreads the word that people should clean up after themselves.”

Freshman Bilan Osman said, “I think it’s irresponsible to fine everyone - not everyone has the same financial situation or stability. The university should have funds set aside for this.”

The cost is covered by normal maintenance expense accounts, said Fairbanks.

Cochran said the person responsible would take on the full fee if they came forward or were found.

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“That would be a fair and reasonable thing for the person who came forward to take responsibility for their actions so the community is not paying for it,” he added.

Residence Life handles small costitem incidents within the residence halls although, all acts of vandalism are reported, said Cochran. FSUPD is typically not involved, and Residence Life would file a student conduct complaint.

Cochran said residents “are actually pretty good” at taking care of their living space. Most cleaning costs are from “careless things” such as a spill in a stove, messy counters or people putting their feet or hot coffee on tables.

“I think one of the reasons we have a good community culture is that we don’t let things build up until they’re really bad,” said Cochran.

“It’s typically not RAs or RDs who help create that culture - it’s our average residents that talk to one another and say ,‘This is stupid - why did they ruin our whatever’ and that’s what makes the impact,” he added.

“We really appreciate the way the community really does look out for issues and potential vandalism or signs of problems that someone might be having,” said Cochran.

“There is no ‘feces vandal’ running around campus,” he added.

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Student debt crisis demands attention Students are drowning in debt.

Since 1980, tuition in the United States has risen 757 percent, according to debt. org. Gone are the days when students could work for an entire summer and pay their way through school - now, either you have the money or you borrow it.

The gross amount of student debt now totals $1.2 trillion, according to debt.org.

The typical college graduate owed $33,000 in 2014.

Graduating with such a high amount of debt impedes young Americans from purchasing homes and cars or starting businesses.

Not attending college, and avoiding student loans, means competing in a job market in which almost every entry-level position requires some form of a degree, and three-plus years of experience.

In other words, student debt has young Americans in a chokehold.

And while Millennials are struggling to pay their loans and make ends meet, the federal government is profiting from their debt.

According to studentdebtrelief.us, the Federal Student Loan programs made a profit of $41.3 billion in 2013.

We at The Gatepost believe it is crucial that the next United States president address the student debt crisis.

In an election fraught with discord and slander, even Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree that the federal government should not be profiting from crushing debt of the next generation.

Clinton has a plan for student loan forgiveness which centers on refinancing federal student loans and cutting interest rates in half.

Donald Trump said he aims to alleviate the student debt crisis by creating jobs in the private sector.

Instead of simply lowering the interest rates, we at The Gatepost believe interest rates for federal student loans should be completely eliminated. There is no reason the federal government should be profiting from students.

Furthermore, more government jobs should offer student loan forgiveness programs, similar to the those offered to doctors, lawyers and public servants.

However, in order to truly free America’s young adults from this massive financial burden, the cost of college itself must be addressed.

States should contribute more money to state universities so that tuition, as well as room and board costs, can be lowered. Additionally, states should take care of all the little fees that add up, such as parking and campus maintenance.

The student debt crisis doesn’t just affect Millennials - it’s detrimental to our nation as a whole. When Millennials eventually inherit the workforce, the government and American culture, they will be burdened with that massive debt. This will greatly impede their ability to run our country.

Investing more money into public education will only improve our future economy, culture and nation as a whole.

The student debt crisis is just that - a crisis. Millennials are America’s future. If the next United States president has a vested interest in that future, they will address the student debt crisis with the urgency it deserves.

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Campus Conversations

How do you feel about more parlors in Massachusetts?

By: Phil McMullin and Athena Vanetsanakos

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“I think it would be sweet.”

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“It would probably be good for our state.”

-Meghan Bell, freshman

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-Chino Hills, sophomore

“Don’t waste your money.” -Lizzy

Stocks, senior

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“I think casinos are a trap to take people’s money.”

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“I don’t think that’s something we need.”

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-Inessa Burnell, sophomore

-Katie Otrando, senior

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“Gambling is an addiction.”

-Khylie Simmons, sophomore

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Clash

A YES VOTE supports this proposal to grant the Massachusetts Gaming Commission the ability to issue an additional slots license.

of the Opinions

A NO VOTE opposes this proposal, retaining the current law that allows three resort casinos and one slots parlor.

No on Question 1 Question 1 seems harmless enough. Massachusetts already approved three casino licenses and one slot license in 2011 what’s the harm of one more slot license?

First, only one of the three casinos previously approved will be open on election day this year.

The other two are still being constructed. It is incredibly rash to approve another slot license when there is no information on what the long-term effects of the 2011 vote will be.

Second, this question was proposed by one man - Eugene Augustus McCain Jr. - who will directly benefit from up to 1,250 slot machines if the measure is passed.

According to a Boston Globe editorial, the 2011 vote allowed for competition. The state took bids from a range of businesses and tried to pick the best ones for the job.

This ballot question is different. Because McCain Jr. wrote the measure, he made sure to stipulate ridiculously specific regulations for the ballot. By doing so, he ensured that Suffolk Downs will be the only place the new slot parlor will be able to go - and it just so happens he owns the trailer park where the parlor will be located.

Clearly, this is not a people’s issue worthy of the ballot, but simply a money-grab from someone attempting to ride on the coattails of the 2011 vote before any real information about casinos and slot parlors in Massachusetts can be assessed.

McCain Jr. is trying to

Editor’s note: In last week’s editorial, “Petty Parking Protocols,” we stated there is no overnight guest parking in Maynard and Salem End lots on the weekends. There is, in fact, overnight guest parking available in those lots on the weekend.

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circumvent the state’s authority at the ballot box, and he’s hoping you won’t notice. Suffolk Downs, by the way, is a horse-racing track.

According to onegreenplanet. org, horses are frequently drugged in order to stop them from feeling the excruciatingly abusive physical toll on their bodies from the unnatural and inhumane sport. While that should be disturbing enough, onegreenplanet.org also reported that horses are bred to be as fast as possible, the result being their legs are so small and thin they can barely stabilize themselves and are frequently injured on the tracks.

According to ballotpedia.org, Question 1 will bring $12 million to the Massachusetts horseracing industry, fueling both the tracks and the breeding farms.

So please, if you care about the treatment of animals, vote no on Question 1 to avoid dumping more money into a cruel and outdated racing industry.

If you care about democracy, vote no on Question 1 to stop McCain Jr. from hijacking the ballot for his own nefarious, unreliable business purposes.

Phil McMullin Opinions Editor

Yes on Question 1 The Plainridge Park Casino opened a slots parlor in the summer of 2015 and has since paid out over $82 million in Massachusetts state taxes, according to last month’s Massachusetts Gaming Commission Revenue Report.

The Plainridge slots parlor opened after casino legislation passed in 2011, allowing three resort-style casinos and one slotsonly facility in Massachusetts. The November ballot will give voters the opportunity to allow one more slots parlor to operate in Massachusetts.

In other words, voters will be given the opportunity to funnel millions more dollars into the state budget.

The opening of a new slots parlor in Massachusetts would provide millions in additional revenue for the state, as already proven by the success of the Plainridge Park Casino. Additionally, a new parlor would offer hundreds of new jobs for Massachusetts residents.

The specifics of the new law would require the slots parlor be built within at least 1,500 feet of a horse-racing track. This placement is in an attempt to garner renewed interest in what was once a vital and vibrant industry in Massachusetts.

An increase interest in and funding for horse racing could lead to state-wide races that provide hundreds of jobs and help support the preservation of agricultural land, according to spokespeople from the New England Horseman’s Benevolent and Protective Association.

Nine percent of the 49 percent tax on casinos even goes into a government-backed fund aimed at reviving the industry in

Massachusetts, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission website.

Currently, the only year-round track in the state for horse racing is located at the Plainridge Park Casino. The average racing day handle, or amount bet by customers, is up 28 percent since the slots parlor opened, according to Plainridge Park Casino. This provides hope that more slots parlors positioned near racing tracks could offer similar benefits.

The new law appeared to many to be targeting a plot of land in Revere near Suffolk Downs, a onceprominent racing track. Since the town of Revere recently rejected plans for the proposed slots parlor, though, some opponents argue the law would be a moot point.

However, the law simply gives the Massachusetts Gaming Commission the right to issue the license to any parlor approved within the specifications. There are multiple places within the state outside of Revere that would fit the bill, according to members of the Yes on One campaign.

And there may still be hope for a slots parlor in Revere, despite the recent rejection. Revere voters have supported two different casino proposals for Suffolk Downs that did not get licensed. Another proposal or another local referendum could lead to a slots parlor in Revere.

Once all is considered, a “yes” vote on Question 1 is simply a vote in favor of more jobs and more revenue for the state of Massachusetts.

Jillian Poland Staff Writer

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ARTS & FEATURES “Arts and Authors” showcases professors’ works

By Shayna Yacyshyn Editoral Staff Communication Arts Professor Kate Caffrey and Art Professor Paul Yalowitz shared their newly published books with faculty and students in the Ecumenical Center on Wednesday afternoon.

This event series, titled “Art and Authors,” is meant to open the window into this field of work while also promoting the books written by FSU faculty members. Both professors discussed their process, motives of creation and shared a brief reading from their respective books.

Caffrey originally wrote an acting book and only came to write “Celebrating Live Theatre” after being prompted by her publisher. This introductory theater book needed to cover a wide variety of material, therefore enabling Caffrey to research unfamiliar topics and further her development as a professor.

Caffrey used her lack of experience in performance art as an opportunity to connect with people in her community who had studied and seen many of the traditions firsthand. However, the main ideas and principles of Caffrey’s book come primarily from her extensive education in theatre as well as her knowledge from having worked as an actor, director and producer.

An important aspect Caffrey focused on in her book was accessibility. “I was trying to create something that had theory but was also practical for them to use as well,” said Caffrey. Her alternative textbook was intended to be easily understood and include only the necessary information for an introductory class.

Caffrey took the readers into consideration during her process.

“These students may not become theatre professionals but they will probably always be audience members. So the focus was to have them be able to go to a production and be able to understand it better.”

Caffrey hoped that through understanding theater production students would gain a better appreciation of theatre.

Caffrey said, “I really wanted to write something that was unique and different. … I saw that people covered a lot of different things, but there was no book that really covered design in the way that I had experienced it.”

She worked directly with three

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Boston designers to explain the connection between character and costume and the role design has on a production.

Caffrey read a design-related excerpt from her book, referencing the production “A Streetcar Named Desire.” She displayed photos of ac-

2015 as an art and music professor.

Yalowitz started drawing as a young child and never stopped. “Almost everybody draws when they’re kids, but you get to a certain age where your taste exceeds your talent. I have no taste so I don’t have that problem,” joked Yalowitz.

“I really wanted to write something that was unique and different. … I saw that people covered a lot of different things, but there was no book that really covered design in the way that I had experienced it.”

-Kate Caffrey, communication arts professor tors in the play and described how their clothing affected their character as well as the setting and mood.

“Costume design and implementation demonstrate how an actor and designer working in collaboration can create a more powerful impact than either could by working in isolation,” Caffrey read.

Professor Paul Yalowitz followed Caffrey, sharing his children’s book “The Admiral and the Penguin.”

Yalowitz received his MFA in illustration from University of Hartford and joined FSU’s faculty in

Whether it be watching the Marx Brothers or pretending his blue living room carpet was an ocean floor, Yalowitz’s childhood experiences directly influence his work.

Before reading his newly published book, Yalowitz shared a list of storylines currently under development. One story titled, “When Push comes to Shove,” is about a man named Push who comes to a town called Shove.

Although Yalowitz loves creating humor through wordplay, he strives to build stories around more seri-

ous subject matter. In his working story, “One of the Boys,” Yalowitz discusses concerns with prejudice and subtly references suicide. His deep subject matter is meant to be relatable to all readers, regardless of age, and to deliver a powerful message of morality.

Yalowitz’s most recent book teaches themes of friendship, greed and righting a wrong. “The Admiral and the Penguin” is about a retired admiral who sets sail to Antarctica to capture an elusive penguin and sell it to the local zoo. The admiral is met with fame and fortune upon return and only realizes the harm he has caused after seeing the penguin sick and depressed inside the zoo a year later.

The admiral knows he has to fix what he has done so he breaks the penguin out of the zoo, setting it free at the cost of his own imprisonment.

What started out as a thumbnail sketch turned into a cohesive storyline. Yalowitz said, “A big thing that I try to teach my students is that good enough isn’t good enough. You can’t just stop when things are comfortable, you have to keep pushing.”

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Matthews discusses playwright Friel’s formative years in Lyceum Lecture

By William Mills-Curran Staff Writer While inspecting documents, FSU professor Kelley Matthews happened upon a collection of previously unpublished correspondence between celebrated Irish playwright Brian Friel and his first editor at the British Broadcasting Company, Ronald Mason.

Matthews spoke about this discovery as part of the FSU’s Lyceum Lecture series on Oct. 24 in the McCarthy Forum. The lecture is named after a method of instruction championed by Aristotle that emphasized education for the public at large, and sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship and Service (CELTSS).

She described how her original research topic - Irish radio playwrights - became more focused after an unexpected find in BBC’s archives.

Matthews was given a brief introduction by Dr. Elaine Beilin, director of CELTSS. Beilin praised Matthews’ insight at recognizing the importance of what

she’d found. “This is at the heart of what we do as academics,” she said.

The letters revealed a professional mentorship between Friel and Mason during Friel’s formative years, and later grew to be more personal, casting insight on the playwright’s early years. Friel won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1992 for his drama “Dancing at

unusual to discover hundreds of letters that haven’t been looked at since they were written.”

Due to the strict manner in which BBC archives are controlled, Matthews worked three days a week under direct observation of an appointed archivist.

BBC archives keeps a record of who had accessed which files.

She described these records as

“This is at the heart of what we do as academics” -Elaine Beilin, director CELTSS

Lughnasa” and later was appointed a member of Seanad Éireann, Ireland’s Senate. A discovery this large was unusual, given Friel’s reputation, she said.

Beilin remarked on how Matthews’ research “crossed disciplines,” and said it was “very, very

“meticulous” and used them to confirm her suspicion that she was the first to see these letters in decades.

Matthews is in the process of organizing the letters and navigating BBC’s policies on publication, which she expects to take at

least a year.

The lecture concluded with a brief Q&A session, in which Matthews fielded questions from the audience. Both faculty and students alike engaged with Matthews over comparisons with other authors and the rarity of such a find in the archives of an institution with as large a profile as BBC. Senior Andrew Morin found the presentation engaging compared to other Lyceum events and found the material relevant to his coursework.

Some found the story of Matthews’ trip abroad exciting. “I liked particularly the story of the journey that she took,” said senior Jesse Sannicandro. “She made it very personal.”

Matthews described the find as a “once in a lifetime discovery. …

That’s how I felt when I found it. I thought, ‘I’ll never find anything this new and undiscovered, and this significant again.’”

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Pianist Jihye Chang kicks off “The Bucket List” series at FSU

By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor Internationally recognized pianist Jihye Chang performed preludes Monday in the Ecumenical Center for a Midday Performance.

Chang, who is also a music professor at Florida State University, prefaced her performance by saying her recital at FSU begins the first part of a five-year solo piano recital series called, “The Bucket List.”

“This started as a bucket list check off for the pieces that I always wanted to play, and there were too many that one concert wouldn’t be enough,” she said.

This project focuses on one genre of piano music for each year. According to her website, jihyechang.com, in 2017 she will be performing fantasies, 2018 will be sonatas and 2019 will feature miniatures and suites.

For her first year of the project, she will be performing preludes.

“Preludes is a genre of something that would precede something, so I think it fits that way,” she said.

Chang said Frederic Chopin is the person who “made the pre-

lude genre as a substantial concert work,” and performed six pieces by him, one being a ballad.

Chang performed five preludes and one ballade by Chopin and two by Nikolai Kapustin along with pieces by Olivier Messiaen, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Johann Sebastian Bach. She also played Prelude No. 8 by Korean composer Uzong Choi for the first time in America, and also a world premiere of Prelude No. 18 by Choi.

As Chang performed each prelude, her fingers moved meticulously through slower ballads and with intense precision for faster pieces.

While performing Prelude Op. 23 No. 5, G minor by Rachmanioff, Chang stood up slightly from her stool at points as she performed the emotional piece she said reminded her of Russian church bells. The piece featured soft melodic notes along with fast runs - a set of notes played in quick succession - as her fingers flew up and down the keyboard.

Chang performed Prelude Op. 53 No. 4, e minor and No. 5, D Major by Kapustin. The first was a bouncy jazz piece and the second

“Sister Location” fails to frighten

By Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editor “Sister Location” is the fifth entry in the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” series, the first of which was released in August of 2014.

The series is part of what I call the second wave of survival horror games. A trend that was set off in 2010 with “Amnesia: The Dark Descent,” a legitimately atmospheric and scary first-person experience. “Amnesia” blew up in popularity thanks to YouTube’s gaming community.

In the wake of “Amnesia,” some game developers started to piggyback on the popularity of these games, leading to the release of titles such as “Slender: The Eight Pages,” “Layers of Fear” and the now infamous “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”

The “Five Nights” series revolves around a haunted pizza restaurant - I’m not kidding filled with possessed animatronic mascots in the vein of Chuck E. Cheese’s. It’s an idea that, at first, seems like it could work given the amount of children who were terrified of these contraptions back in Chuck’s hayday. But, after playing “Sister Location,” I can

assure you it’s not scary.

Over the lifetime of the series, its fanbase has grown to primarily consist of young children. In a sense, it’s become the new “Minecraft.” It’s hard to walk through a public place without seeing at

Allie Gath/THE GATEPOST Chang played a prelude by Rachmanioff, which she said reminded her of Russian church bells.

was a slower, more melancholic piece with longer notes throughout.

The last piece Chang performed was Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 by Chopin, which she said was the piece that started her “bucket list.”

Flexing her fingers before beginning, it was the longest piece she played and she showcased her ability to perform complex and fast notes along with softer and slower high notes, all of which she performed from memory.

Chang said, “Preludes are super short. Ballades are much more substantial. It’s one movement of work with many different emotional keys and sections through-

out.”

She added for the next part of her project, she will be premiering a piece from music Professor Christian Gentry, and she also plans on commissioning pieces by other new composers from America, Australia and South Korea.

Senior Matt Dabenigno said, “She is very passionate about what she does.”

Junior Cobus Saegaert said watching Chang perform “was something that I never experienced before. It was interesting and unique.”

not. It constantly bombards the player with the same type of dry humor found in the “Portal” series, except in this case, it’s not funny in the slightest.

The interjection also conflicts with the tone the game tries to set. The sarcastic narrator clashes with the over-acted voice work of the mascots.

You play as a new employee at

forward and your field of view is extremely limited.

This is a side effect of Cawthon’s reluctance to use anything other than Clickstream Fusion, an embarrassingly out-of-date engine built for developers just learning to code.

The game relies on jump scares far too heavily. In other horror games such as the “Resident Evil” and “Silent Hill” series, jump scares are used effectively to startle the player while they feel at ease. It’s supposed to be a subversion of expectations. All of “Sister Location’s” scares - I use that term loosely - come from one of the mascots jumping into frame.

It may be a bit scary the first one or two times, but after that, you’ll know when it’s coming and it just becomes funny to watch a purple cartoon bunny jump towards your computer screen.

The game is boring, which is just about the worst thing a game can be. Everything new Cawthon tries here falls far short of innovation, and the faux-deep story is laughable at best.

There are far better horror games to play this spooky season - don’t waste your time with “Sister Location.”

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least a couple “Five Nights at Freddy’s” T-shirts.

Creator Scott Cawthon has jumped on this phenomenon. In what is admittedly a clever marketing attempt, he claimed he was reluctant to release the game because it was “too dark” and he was “unsure how it will affect people.”

“Sister Location” tries way too hard to be something that it’s

Circus Baby’s Rentals and Entertainment, a company that rents out animatronic mascots to private parties and functions. Your job is to maintain them in this storage facility.

Previous installments had the player sitting in a stationary position for the entirety of the game. In “Sister Location,” you are given the illusion of freedom.

You can walk around, but only

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Bernhardsson addresses ISIS as a global issue

By Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editor Magnus Bernhardsson, professor of Middle Eastern history at Williams College, spoke about the rise of the so-called Islamic State in the Middle East and the impact it has had on the world in recent history on Oct. 26.

Bernhardsson presented his talk, “What is ISIS? And What Does it Want? A Historical Perspective.”

The event was sponsored by FSU’s Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta in the North Hall Commons.

According to Bernhardsson, there are three common names for the group - Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State in Islamic Lands (ISIL) and Daesh, the Arabic abbreviation for the group’s name.

Bernhardsson is “hesitant” to refer to the group as ISIS. “Just because somebody calls themself a

state doesn’t mean that they are a state,” he said. “Why would we call them ‘islamic’ when they are doing things that are very un-islamic?”

Throughout his talk, Bernhardsson referred to the group as Daesh because “it doesn’t identify them as a state or with religion. … It’s a term that really, really annoys the leaders and the people of ISIS.” One of the main reasons for the birth of Daesh, according to Bernhardsson, was the U.S.’s invasion and occupation of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The Iraqi military was disbanded, and many of them “felt the system was against them,” said Bernhardsson.

This group of “trained military men … not intellectuals” who served under Hussein created a rebel group against the U.S. forces and, as a result, formed the infancy of Daesh, said Bernhardsson.

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to consider when trying to understand Daesh, according to Bernhardsson, is the Arab Spring.

Starting in December of 2010 and booming in early 2011, it was an uprising against many dictators in the Middle East. One specifically addressed by Bernhardsson was Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator.

During the Arab Spring, Daesh members provided guns to protesters, greatly raising their numbers, said Bernhardsson. Social media was a great boon to the Arab Spring.

Daesh continues to use social media aggressively. “They are very image-conscious,” said Bernhardsson. “That makes them more dangerous.”

The group posts recruitment videos to their Twitter which, according to Bernhardsson, puts out over 10,000 tweets per week. Their tweets include “calls to arms” and “inspirational messages.”

Bernhardsson considers Daesh to be neo-fascist. They envision a strong government that tells people what to do, how to act and what to believe. It has a “particular idea” of who should and shouldn’t be in their country. They strive to be an “Arab-Sunni” state.

On top of its land being rich in natural gas deposits, according to Bernhardsson, Daesh has control of large portions of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. If they get desperate enough, they have the ability to “starve people downstream,” said Bernhardsson.

He compared Daesh to similar Muslim extremist groups such as the ‘30’s Muslim Brotherhood in

Egypt and the ‘90’s Al-Qaeda. Ultimately, Bernhardsson came to the conclusion that Daesh is more dangerous since its Arab-Sunni standards are “more particular” in the group’s “attempt to cleanse and clear out undesirable elements of society.”

After pillaging ancient archaeological sites such as Nimrud, Daesh sells ancient artifacts on the black market. “It’s an easy way to raise cash,” said Bernhardsson. This is how the group launders its money.

He spoke about the way Daesh treats members of minority groups.

Women are often sex slaves and “rape is often used as a weapon,” said Bernhardsson. For Daesh, the age of consent for females has been lowered to puberty. That way, the group’s influence will reach as many people as possible.

According to Bernhardsson, many “copycat” groups have formed in the wake of Daesh.

“They’re not quite Daesh, but they’re similar,” he said.

To be on the same level as Daesh is no simple task, he said. “They’re worse than Genghis Khan, worse than the Black Death, worse than Saddam Hussein.”

Bernhardsson stressed his concerns in regards to defeating Daesh. “We haven’t tried the diplomatic approach. … It’s worrisome that the superpowers aren’t talking to each other,” he said.

The best way to defeat Daesh is by “allowing them to fail.”

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Reps from RIA House discuss sex trafficking

By Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor The issue of sex trafficking, which is prevalent on college campuses, was addressed by two representatives from Ready. Inspire. Act. (RIA House) during a talk on Monday afternoon in the Center for Inclusive Excellence.

Heather Wightman, the founder and executive director of RIA House, said the organization is a “team of women that stand with and support other women that have experiences in the commercial sex market.”

The discussion was centered on sex trafficking and the lack of consent. Danielle, a clinical social worker who did not give her last name, spoke about what makes women vulnerable to sex trafficking, including addiction, isolation and violence.

Kim Dexter, director of Equal Opportunity, Title IX coordinator and ADA Compliance, said sex trafficking also occurs on college campuses. She added it isn’t necessarily that insti-

tutions ignore what is going on, but that they aren’t aware.

“We may not talk a lot about sexual exploitation, sexual trafficking, we may hear things like ‘this happens on college campuses.’ This happens on our college campus,” said Dexter.

“This has happened on our college campus.”

She explained there is usually a promise of something better, such as not having to pay bills. According to Danielle, the person making the promises doesn’t necessarily need to be the pimp. It could be someone who Danielle labeled as “the bottom bitch,” who is someone already in the sex trafficking industry.

The “bottom bitch” is the youngest girl in a pimp’s group, according to Wightman. She is the one that takes care of the household needs.

As part of the grooming process, in which an offender draws their victim into a sexual relationship and maintains it in secrecy, the “bottom bitch” is the one who invites other girls into

the world of sex trafficking.

“This is a very powerful promise - the promise of love,” said Danielle.

“The reason people become stuck in situations of exploitation like this is because of the real belief that the person exploiting them loves them.”

There is a lot of silence about the issue, said Danielle, which leaves it to the community to speak up about it.

She added the community tends to promote the kind of culture in which sex trafficking thrives.

Danielle said the media and Internet really play a part in it as well, and added that “the Internet kind of complexifies things. We all know how easy it is to put up the perfect Instagram photo.”

There is a failed system when it comes to helping women who have been in the sex trafficking industry, according to Danielle.

“People in power don’t want to see this issue. They want to pretend it’s not happening,” said Danielle.

“There are a lot of problems with the

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justice system.”

Danielle said victim blaming makes it easier for the police to write it off as the victim’s fault if the victim is 18 or 19 years old. Just because the victim willingly entered the situation doesn’t mean she understood the consequences.

“She’s on that conceivable ‘edge of consent,’” said Wightman.

Wightman added no one ever wakes up one day saying they want to be prostituted or they want to find a sugar daddy. “That’s just not how it works.”

One student attributed the lack of knowledge about trafficking to victim blaming. “There’s always the question of, ‘How much were you drinking? What were you wearing?’

It’s always looking at her and never at whoever did it,” she said.

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“The Conjuring 2” will go down as another instant classic in director James Wan’s masterfully crafted horror film portfolio.

The film expertly recreates the real and eerie scenes that spotlighted the “Enfield Poltergeist” story into national headlines back in the late 1970s, but does so with unique flair.

Following the formula of its predecessor, “The Conjuring 2” intertwines its own narrative in a plot largely based on a real-life haunting.

The film’s ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren journey off to Enfield, England, and its gloomy, foggy backdrop provides the perfect setting for the eerie and gripping tale.

While Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga do a fine job reprising their roles as the ghost hunting duo, the real star is upcoming actress Madison Wolfe, who plays the young and possessed Janet Hodgson in the film.

Expressing a gamut of emotions in the film, the young actress, through her smart and nuanced portrayal, will have viewers legitimately feeling for her.

The film may run a lengthy two hours and 14 minutes, but viewers shouldn’t worry. Its enticing story, acting and set design will have watchers glad they took the time to see one of the summer’s most interesting films.

“Lights Out” plays on the classic fear of what’s lurking in the shadows.

The story is centered on an entity, named Diana, who only comes out when the lights are out.

The main characters are the mother, Sophie, her estranged daughter Rebecca and her young son Martin.

The plot is somewhat refreshing, as there are no ghost hunters or mediums - only a broken family that comes together to fight this entity who has been terrorizing them for years.

Most of the scenes were filmed in the dark, but still came out beautifully and maintained the necessary eeriness of the film. The location of the scenes were in places that didn’t allow the audience to brace themselves, which only made them all the more scary.

The film touches upon some sensitive topics - mental illness being one of them - and viewers could be triggered by some of the scenes in the film.

As far as the “fear factor” goes, it wasn’t terrible.

There were jump scares in all the right places, but they lost their effect soon after they occurred.

That being said, the plot is interesting enough to make you want to keep watching, so while you may not be on the edge of your seat for the entire movie, you won’t be disappointed.

The Girl on the Train is a psychological thrill that transpires into modern Silence of the Lambs. Emily Blunt plays an alcoholic divorcee who is obsessed with a couple she has never met.

This couple lives near the train tracks, perfect for people watching - more like stalking. They also live on the same street her ex-husband and his new wife live.

Blunt’s character often falls into drunken stupors and one night, things go black and the woman from that perfect couple is murdered.

As Blunt tries to piece the night together, the movie highlights alcoholism from the first-person perspective.

This new way of viewing the disease and the lack of control the person has, is not only devastating but eye-opening.

Alcoholism is a judgmental disease and Blunt’s character proves that people of this disease just want help.

The movie also highlights emotional domestic abuse.

Without giving away many spoilers, it is evident that the three women of the movie all experience a form of emotional abuse.

Again, it is an issue society glosses over but the movie proves otherwise.

The Girl on the Train is unique because of the ability of inter-changing perspectives, thus keeping true to the critically acclaimed novel. While reading the book prior to the film is unnecessary, it is helpful when understanding the change in first person.

Like many adaptations, the book is superior, but it should not derail the opportunity to experience the emotional train ride come to life.

With a 27 percent rating from Rotten Tomatoes, “The Boy” is an awkward effort by William Brent Bell at another Chucky or Annabelle-type thriller.

“The Boy” has a promising story centered on Greta, an American nanny, hired to care for an English family’s 8-yearold boy who happens to be a life-sized doll.

When she violates a list of strict rules, Greta - played by “The Walking Dead’s” Lauren Cohan experiences a series of disturbing events which leads her to wonder if the doll is actually alive.

While the story has potential, “The Boy” falls into the usual horror movie trope of jump scares. The story takes a while to pick up initially - a spooky noise here and a jump scare there - but only really begins once Greta breaks some of the rules.

Despite the movie devolving into jump scares left and right, Cohan gives a skillful performance.

She manages to surpass most would-be scream queens, coming across as more of a human being than a pretty face with a pair of lungs.

Cohan masters her composure despite Greta losing hers, and keeps us holding our breath along with her during the lessthan-scary jump scares.

Ultimately, “The Boy” spends so much time trying to make a place for itself among “Chucky” and its brethren that it forgets to actually scare us.

Hush begins with the story of a young woman who lives alone in a cabin in the woods, a fairly predictable horror movie trope.

The film takes a turn when you discover the main character is a Deaf mute.

We meet the villain of the film and chaos ensues.

He quickly finds out his intended victim is Deaf, and the murderer taunts her by sending voyeuristic photos to her laptop from her stolen cell phone.

This film surprised me because although it all took place in the same small house, the director was able to maintain an interesting and evocative experience for the viewer.

You can’t help but be caught by the twists and turns created by the loss of this one sense that takes a fairly typical horror movie and turns up the dial.

One of the most unnerving aspects of this film is the scarcity of dialogue. We get an occasional gasp for air, the antagonist cries out, but this movie lacks the traditional frantic dialogue of a victim trapped.

Kate Siegel took this role on well, creating a well-rounded character who uses her disability to her advantage.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed this film, I would like to have known the motivation behind the killer.

We’re never given a reason why this man chose this house or this woman in particular, we’re left guessing what motivated this man to attack the main character in her home.

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Takeaways from opening night in the NBA

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1. Cleveland is unmatched in the East. LeBron James may not be getting any younger but he’s still King James – note I didn’t say best player.

James went for a triple-double in the Cavs season-opening win against New York, contributing 19 points, 14 assists and 11 boards. LeBron is clearly the best player in a depleted Eastern Conference and his sidekick, Kyrie Irving, would quite possibly be the best player on most other teams in the East. No one can and no one will contend with Cleveland for the No.1 seed. Toronto and Boston finished second and third in the conference last year but neither one of their rosters is good enough to compete with Cleveland’s. Unless their first game was deceitful, expect to see the Cavs in the Finals once again.

2. New York is a playoff team. Fanfare aside, the Knicks are good enough to make the playoffs and should seed anywhere as high as No. 5 come playoff time. Phil Jackson’s team may have lost by 29 to Cleveland, but as was mentioned above the Cavs are on a different level in the East. New York just got Derrick Rose back full-time and is still learning the triangle offense together and learning to mesh. Carmelo Anthony is still an elite player. Rose showed some explosiveness that looked like his pre-injury self and Kristaps Porzingis is one of the most talented up-andcoming players in the league. The loss was ugly but it isn’t the end of the world.

3. San Antonio got considerably better. The Spurs held the defending Western Conference Champion Warriors to just 100 points. Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge picked up right where they left off last year. Leonard had a game-high 35 points and was an immaculate 15-of-15 from the free-throw line, while Aldridge chipped in 26 points and 14 rebounds. Their new acquisition, Pau Gasol, has accepted and understands his new role. He isn’t forcing the issue or trying to be a star, he’s simply settling in as a role player.

Gasol is still good and his new role will make the Spurs even better than they were last year which is scary considering San Antonio went 67-15 last year.

4. The Warriors aren’t in any trouble. A 29-point loss is not a good loss for the team that went to the NBA Finals last year. Coupled with the fact that the Warriors added the NBA’s best player Kevin Durant, it’s especially ugly. But the Warriors have to find out who they are and the season is still very young. Green needs to accept his new role like Gasol has in San Antonio, a role player, and the other three need to share shots better. By sharing shots better that means taking less. Those three are all good enough to still average over 25 PPG and take fewer shots than they did last year. Curry needs to understand that he may not be the biggest superstar on the team anymore and play accordingly as weird and as difficult as that may be. While he is a two-time MVP, Durant’s been better for longer, has his own MVP award and is just a better basketball player.

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By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham State took on the Mass. Maritime Buccaneers on Oct. 23 in a conference match.

The Buccaneers got on the scoreboard first.

In the 19th minute of play, William Taylor dribbled in behind the Rams defense. Taylor then passed the ball to a wide open Justin Le in front of the net. Le ripped a shot into the goal to make it 1-0.

Ten minutes later, the Rams had a chance to get even. Mitch Osgood received a pass and fired a shot towards the net. The shot sailed over the cross bar ending the threat and keeping it 1-0.

In the 41st minute, Mass. Maritime appeared to have expanded the lead to 2-0, but the goal was taken off the scoreboard due to an offside call. The call kept the game at 1-0.

In the 58th minute, the Buccaneers added to the lead. This time it was Taylor with the goal.

He received a pass at the top of the box and fired the shot into the goal to make it 2-0.

The Rams would go onto lose the game by the score of 2-0 and drop to 3-3 in the conference.

Mass. Maritime moved to 4-1-1 in the conference and took over first place in the MASCAC. Josh Arno started in net for the Rams and made five saves. He was replaced in goal in the second half by Dennis Siaw who also made five saves.

Mass. Maritime outshot Framingham 19-13 while Ken Stahovish lead the Rams in shots with three.

The loss drops the Rams to 6-9 on the season.

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Framingham State traveled to Clark University to take on the Cougars in a nonconference battle.

The teams each had a scoring chance in the first 10 minutes of the game but neither team was able to convert.

The Rams scoring chance came in the first minute when Daniel Campos blasted a shot on goal that was stopped by the Cougar goalkeeper.

Clark got its chance off of a corner kick in the 3rd minute of the game, but Arno was able to get a hand on it and made the save.

The Cougars drew first blood with a goal in the 16th minute of the game. Ethan Ziemba fired a shot past Arno and into the net to make it 1-0.

Framingham evened the score just before half in the 40th minute of action. Freshman Charlie Huffman ripped a shot into the back of the net to make it 1-1. The goal marked Huffman’s first goal of the season and the first of his collegiate career.

After a quiet start to the second half for both teams, Clark jumped ahead of the Rams in the 73rd minute. Zack Blais received a pass from Mana Chavali and ripped a shot into the goal to make it 2-1.

Just five minutes later, in the 78th minute, Clark added another goal to its lead. This time it was Sean Munroe who received a pass from Trevor Sheridan and fired a shot past Arno to stretch the lead to 3-1. Clark would go on to win by this same score for its 14th win of the season.

In the loss, Arno made four stops in net for the Rams. Campos lead the Rams in shots with three.

The Rams outshot the Cougars 15-14, and won the corner kick battle 4-3.

The loss drops the Rams to 7-10 on the season.

Framingham still remains 3-3 in the MASCAC.

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Volleyball wins two of three, remains unbeaten in MASCAC

By Jen Fortin Staff Writer Game one against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Saturday ended the four-game win streak for the Rams volleyball team. The 3-0 loss to the then 19-7 team was a close matchup for the Rams, losing the sets at 25-22, 30-28 and 25-19.

Alycia Rackliffe completed 18 kills, 10 digs and two service aces.

Mackenzie Whalen contributed to 29 of the 31 total assist and also had two service aces.

Vicki Anderson led the team with 11 digs. Rackliffe additionally had four blocks while Casie Thurber had two.

For WPI, outside hitters Casey Hunt and Maddy Werth combined for 22 kills against the Rams. Senior setter Shay Feeley had 22 as-

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sists and four service aces.

Libero Victoria Nassar totaled 16 digs. Samantha Bircsak and Sandra Duarte had three block assists each.

In the first set, Whalen captures the first five points with two service aces and kills by Rackliffe and Thurber. The WPI Engineers tied the game, and eventually took the lead and set win.

In set two, the two teams tied at 23 points. A kill by Werth gave the Engineers the lead. The game was then again tied at 24 from a WPI service error. The two teams tied at 25, 26, 27 and 28 points. WPI gains the lead and wins the set with a kill

by Duarte.

The third set proved to be a close match for the first few points. WPI got ahead and despite Framingham’s efforts to close the gap, WPI won with another kill from Duarte.

The second game on Saturday was an easy win for FSU, beating Keene State 3-0 with set scores of 25-11, 2515 and 25-22.

Rackliffe had 14 kills and Julia Wan had eight. Whalen provided 27 of the 29 assists.

The Rams totaled seven service aces, with Whalen and Rackliffe producing two each. Sarah Leonard had 10 digs in the game.

Thurber had a season-high seven blocks and Rackliffe totaled six.

The Keene Owls’ Courtney Collins led the team with eight kills in the game. Setter Katie Cunningham completed 15 assists. x Freshman Hannah Syzmanski had two service aces against the Rams.

The team totaled 12 block assists with three of those coming from Collins and two from Cunningham.

FSU dominated in kills for the first two sets, totaling 23 while the Owls

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only had nine. In the third set, Keene State surpassed the Rams with 12 kills compared to the Rams’ nine.

In set one, Framingham established and kept the lead. Keene was held at 11 set points while the Rams got the remaining points by two kills from Rackliffe and one from Deirdre Fay. The second set began as more of an even matchup between the two teams, but FSU did take the lead.

Keene remained at 15 points while the Rams scored the last six points in kills by Thurber, Leonard and Rackliffe and were assisted by Keene attack errors.

The third set showed slight promise for the Owls after pulling ahead 17-14. With a set score of 24-21, Keene trailed by only one after completing two service aces. The Rams got the 25th point on a kill from Wan.

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The Rams had another 3-0 win against Regis on Monday. Both teams placed first in their respective conferences.

Rackliffe totaled 12 kills, 14 digs and four blocks. Wan also contributed 10 kills.

Whalen again led with 26 assists on the night. Leonard and Rackliffe had two service aces each. Thurber also had two blocks.

For Regis, Katryna Vaesey dominated with 15 kills while Shay Faber had 33 assists. Caroline Fuentes and Stephanie Carter combined to have 24 digs.

Six-foot Kayla Nystedt completed three blocks against the Rams while Faber also had two.

Regis led in kills for the first two sets, despite not winning any of the three sets played.

The Rams won the first set 26-24 in a back and forth battle that ended on Regis’ attack errors.

The second set allowed for FSU to gain a lead by double, 14-7. Regis was then kept at 20 points for the set while Framingham got the remaining two points in a kill by Thurber and a ball handling error from the Pride.

In the third set, Framingham scored the first three initial points, two of those gained from Rackliffe kills. The Rams kept the lead and held Regis at 15 points in the set. A kill from Wan and a Pride attack error sealed the win for Framingham State.

The Rams currently sit at 18-10.

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By Liam Gambon Staff Writer The Framingham State Rams competed against Mass. Maritime in a MASCAC matchup on Sunday, Oct. 23.

Framingham opened the scoring when Erin Angelillo gave the visiting Rams the only tally they would need 12:52 into the match when she tapped in a deflected pass off the crossbar from senior Angela Pallotta for her first collegiate goal. Less than eight minutes later on another Pallotta feed, Kayla Almstrom, who leads the team in goals, provided an insurance goal, which was also her

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fourth on the season.

Rams keeper Keyonzia Gagne -Lamoureux recorded one save to mark her sixth win of the season and fourth shutout of the season. Opposing keeper Sara Coffey recorded eight saves for Mass. Maritime.

The Rams outshot Mass. Maritime by a whopping 21-3 margin and 10-1 difference in shots on goal.

Pallotta led the game in assists with two and shots with seven.

With the win the Framingham State Rams clinched a spot in the upcoming conference tournament.

The Rams improved to 6-9 and 3-3 in the conference after this victory.

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The Framingham State Rams hosted Lasell College at Maple Street Field on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

The Lasers had a great scoring chance in the opening minutes when Devon Day chipped the ball past the crashing Rams keeper towards the net, but was cleared away by a Rams defender right in front of the goal line.

The Lasers came out of the break with two quick goals in the 48th and 50th minute. Megan Cullen scored her first of the day when she put in a rebounded shot from Erin Smith.

Then Carly Zdanek added to the lead off an assist from Erika Badger.

The Lasers extended their lead 10

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minutes later when Caitlin Rotonnelli scored off a pass from Casey Meissner. The visitors extended their lead to 4-0 when Cullen and Rotonnelli teamed up for the fourth goal of the game.

The Rams finally scored in the 69th minute when Pallotta scored off a dish from Tess Gorman.

Sarah LeClair made six saves before being taken out for Caitlin Greco who made two saves in the win for the Lasers. Gagne-Lamoureux made nine stops in net for the Rams.

The Rams were outshot 21-16 and 13-9 on shots on goal.

The Rams now drop to 6-10 after this non-conference loss.

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By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer Framingham State lost its 10th straight game Oct. 20 against Lasell 3-0.

The first half of the game was a defensive struggle between both teams. Lasell had 10 shots on goal but were unable to come up with a score. Framingham’s only shot on net in the first half was turned away by goalkeeper Denise Landry.

In the second half, Lasell finally broke the scoreless game in the 52nd minute when Caitlin Flannery got a pass from Brooke

Landry and sent a long strike into the net.

About four minutes later, Brittany Frotier tipped in a shot from Flannery to make it a two goal lead.

Just a minute later, Samantha Taylor got the ball past Rams goalkeeper Haley Duggan to make it a 3-0 game and ended the scoring for the day.

Lasell outshot Framingham 20-8 with a 13-4 advantage in shots on goal. Duggan recorded 10 saves on the day and Landry made four saves.

The Rams drop to 2-15 on the season.

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In the final game of the season, Framingham honored its two seniors in the loss to Keene State.

Team captain and midfielder Kristen Terrien and defender Devan Peterson played their final game for Framingham State on Oct. 22.

The night did not go well for Framingham State as they lost 8-0 to end the season.

Keene State scored the first goal of the game at the 5:06 mark when Kayla Renaud sent a strike passed Duggan.

A minute later, Keene State scored again. This time it was Brittany Cardente scoring to extend the lead to two.

The assault continued as Erica Stauffer scored her first of two goals on the day at the 16:57 mark.

Jensyn Dandeneau got in on the scoring making it a four goal game. Stauffer ended the first

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Performances of the Week

1 Quron Wright (Football) rushed 22 times for 175 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-7 victory over Plymouth State.

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2 Alicia Rackliffe (Volleyball) had 12 kills and 14 digs in the Rams’ 3-0 win over Regis.

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3 Angela Pallotta (women’s soccer) assisted both goals in Framingham’s 2-0 victory over Mass. Maritime.

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The second half was more of the same for Keene State as they continued to score with ease.

Hannah Cook and Nicole Tobin each chipped in a goal adding to the lead.

Dandeneau scored her second goal of the game at the 54:59 mark.

Keene State outshot Framingham State 25-3 with an 18-1 advantage in shots on goal. Duggan made eight saves in the loss and Owls goalkeeper Kendra Lonergan did not have to make a save.

Terrien ends her college career with one shot on goal this season and no goals scored. Peterson contributed one defensive save on the season.

The Rams close out the season at 2-16 and 1-10 in the Little East Conference.

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Football gets blowout win against Plymouth State

By Jose Carrasquillo Asst. Sports Editor Framingham continued the momentum at Plymouth State with a 41-7 win for back-to-back wins.

After Plymouth State deferred on the coin toss, Framingham began their drive from their own 34yard line. Adam Wojenski began the drive with a 12-yard completion to Napoleon Miller.

After a two-yard rush from Wright on second down, Wojenski completed a five-yard pass to Stephen Beahn. On third down Wojenski connected with Michael Calicchio for 11 yards and the first down.

Following the completion, Wojenski found Beahn for a gain of 20 yards. After the gain Wright gained another six yards to bring them into the red zone. Wojenski found Deron Hines for five yards and the first down. It took one play to find the end zone for the Rams’ Wright from five yards out.

Plymouth State tried to respond but lost 20 yards on the opening play of their drive. From there it was two stops from the Rams before a punt.

Framingham began their drive with a 23-yard rush from Wright to push the ball into the red zone. Wright followed the big gain up with another gain of 18 yards, bringing the ball to the one-yard line. Wright capped off the drive with a touchdown on the next play, stretching the lead to 14-0.

Zack Edwards tried to respond for Plymouth State but ended up going three-and-out with three incompletions.

On the punt for Framingham, Miller fumbled giving the ball back to the Panthers.

With good field position, the Panthers’ David Hamilton began the drive with a four-yard gain.

Hamilton gained another seven yards for the first down, and a penalty against Framingham tacked on another 13 yards. After two rushes from Hamilton for eight yards, Naquan Hall couldn’t convert on third down. Panthers decided to go for it on fourth down, but Mitch Banuskevich was stopped for a loss of three and a turnover on downs.

Framingham couldn’t move the ball out of their own end zone going three -and-out and punting the ball away.

Following a one-yard loss from Banuskevich, Edwards found Matt Ordway for a gain of six yards. Edwards connected with Banuskevich for a gain of 16 and a first down. The team lost five yards and fumbled, but recovered. After Edwards found Jacob Szulc for two yards, Edwards’ pass fell incomplete to Brandonn Drumgole forcing fourth down.

Deciding to go for it once again on fourth down, Edwards’ pass fell incomplete to Szulc, but off-setting penalties from both sides gave them another chance. On fourth-and-18 Edwards found Drumgole for a 31-yard touchdown, cutting the deficit to 14-7.

Framingham couldn’t get much going again, going three-and-out and punting the ball away to the Panthers.

Plymouth State began their drive with a 10yard rush from Hamilton. After the gain of 10, Hamilton followed up with a gain of five on the ground. Following an Edwards’ incompletion on third down, Banuskevich gained only two yards forcing fourth down. Going for it on fourth, Hall was unable to convert with only a gain of one and a turnover on downs.

Framingham failed to get anything going once

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again forcing a three-and-out and punted the ball away.

The Panthers started their drive from their own 41-yard line with an incompletion from Edwards.

On the next play Hamilton rushed for a gain of five. On third down, Edwards was able to find Szulc for a gain of eight yards and the first down.

With the new set of downs, Hall rushed for two yards but was brought back because of a holding penalty.

After an Edwards’ incompletion on first down, the Panthers were called for a false start for a loss of five yards. Edwards’ next two passes fell incomplete forcing a punt on fourth down.

The Rams began their drive from their own 33-yard line with a rush from Beahn for no gain.

Wright moved the chains with an 11-yard gain on the ground. After an incompletion from Wojenski on first down, Wright rushed for no gain but the play was a wash, because there was offsetting penalties on both sides.

Following the penalty, Wojenski connected with Calicchio for a gain of 13 yards. Wojenski continued spreading the wealth with a seven-yard completion and a 12-yard completion to Calicchio to move the chains again. On the very next play, Wojenski connected with Hines for a 24-yard touchdown, stretching the lead to 20-7.

Plymouth State failed to get anything going once again going three-and-out and punted the ball back to the Rams.

Framingham began their drive with a one-yard rush from Wojenski. After the rush, Beahn followed up with a four-yard gain, but lost 15 yards from a facemask penalty.

On second down, Wright gained only two yards before the Plymouth State timeout. On thirdand-18, Miller rushed for 28 yards and a first down in Panthers territory. Wright rushed for a gain of three yards before a Framingham timeout. Nasir Thomas lost one yard setting up a big third-andeight for Framingham.

On third down, the Rams were able to convert when Wojenski found Miller for a 30-yard completion. The Rams called a timeout after a one-yard loss on the rush from Wright. Wojenski’s pass fell incomplete on second down, but on third down, Wojenski found Beahn for an 11-yard touchdown to stretch the lead to 27-7 at the half.

Framingham began the third quarter with an eight-yard rush from Wright. Following the rush

Wright gained another 13 yards. Framingham faltered three times in the red zone losing a total of 13 yards and two fumbles one of which was recovered by the Panthers.

Plymouth was held in check for a quick threeand-out before punting the ball away back to Framingham. The Rams failed to get much going as well after going six plays for 11 yards and a punt.

The Panthers struggles continued on offense after going just six plays for 24 yards before giving the ball back to Framingham.

The Rams began their drive with an 11-yard rush from Wright. It took him one play after the gain to score from 56 yards out stretching the lead to 34-7.

On the ensuing kickoff, Framingham was penalized for illegal procedure for four yards. The Panthers began their drive with a two-yard rush from Banuskevich. Following the rush Edwards’ pass to Drumgole fell incomplete. Plymouth State was called for a false start penalty on first down and docked five yards. After the penalty, Edwards threw an interception to Jaleel Wingard returning it 28 yards to the Panthers 19-yard line.

Framingham continued the rushing attack with three consecutive rushes from Miller and Wright for 10 yards collectively. After a Beahn gain of two on the ground, Wright rushed for no gain forcing a third-and-goal. On third-and-goal, Wright found the end zone for his fourth touchdown on the day.

The next four drives combined for both sides ended in punts with Framingham resting the starters for the rest of the game.

Wojenski went 15-of-22 for 168 yards and three touchdowns earning MASCAC Offensive Rookie of the Week. Wright led the way for Framingham on the ground with 22 attempts for 175 yards and four touchdowns.

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