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Record number of students, family members and alumni attend Homecoming Weekend By Spencer Buell Editorial Staff Last weekend, students and alumni turned out in the greatest numbers in recent years to celebrate Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend with family and friends. Christopher Hendry, vice president of college advancement, estimated 2,600 attended the football game this year - up 100 from last year. The large assembly fueled up for the big game with a pre-game brunch, and to their delight, FSC’s Rams triumphed on all fronts. The football team beat Mass. Maritime 48-20 and the women’s soccer team beat Salem State 1-0 in overtime. “We’ve had a consistent growth in the amount of people coming to Homecoming,” said Hendry. “Honestly, winning teams and beautiful weather have a huge impact on that. There’s no way around that.” Paul McCarthy, who lives near Framingham State, said he appreciates the school reaching out to the neighborhood. “The breakfast was a nice gesture. We’re happy to come out and support the team,” he said. Administrators extend invitations to the games to community residents near the campus and offer them season passes to all sports games. Kevin Searl, who also enjoyed the pre-game brunch, came to support his daughter Kaitlyn Searl, a freshman
history major. “This weekend has been great,” he said. “The food’s not as bad as she told me it was!” To some students, Homecoming Weekend is an introduction to the sports programs FSC offers. “I’ve never been to any sporting events on campus, but I enjoyed watching the women’s soccer game this year,” said senior economics major Jon Murphy. “Those girls play hard.” Before the football game, some of FSC’s clubs and organizations, coordinated by Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD), lined the Maple Parking Lot with tables featuring various fundraising and publicity ventures. The Student Union Activity Board (SUAB) organized three tables at the event. The club offered several items for sale in support of campus events and organized a “What’s in a Name?” painting table and a personalized magazine cover table. Both activitees were free to participants and were the most popular attractions, which became apparent due to their long lines throughout the day. “I was really impressed with the amount of people who came out,” said SUAB President Rachel Keir. “Everybody did a great job getting family and friends there.” The Fashion Club, working in conjunction with the Nutrition Networking Group, collected over $300 in sup-
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port of breast cancer awareness. Fashion Club members said $200 of the $300 collected came from donations from patrons asking for nothing in return. One person, club members said, handed the club a $100 check on the spot. Though administrators have not yet finished tallying the total revenue from this weekend’s fundraising efforts, Assistant Director of SILD Claire Ostrander said, overall, the fundraising tables were successful. “Clubs seemed satisfied with their progress this year. Everyone was pleased,” said Ostrander. At the Alumni Tent, representatives from the alumni board reached out to FSC graduates by handing out their new alumni magazines and squishy footballs and encouraging attendees to sign up to join the alumni database. “It’s nice to show them that we like to do events that cater to younger alumni, too,” said Jonathan Lee, associate director of grants and sponsored programs for FSC’s Office of Advancement. The other clubs and organizations in attendance were SGA, Marketing Club, Dance Club, Class of 2011, Active Sociology Club, Wildlife Club, Catholic Newman Association, Alternative Spring Break, the Hilltop Players and Anime Club. -Continued on page 12
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New Academic VP hopes to build community that it is a great mission. The faculty here are an unusual Junior Buffy Cope also dislikes the general education group of very bright people. I admire them and respect course requirements. “I think we should be allowed to them. I look forward to getting to know them and working choose more courses that are tied into what to our majors Dr. Linda Vaden-Goad, who assumed the role of with them and what they hope for.” and/or our minors are rather than some random general Framingham State’s Academic Vice President on Aug. Many faculty members said they are eager to work education courses which are good for liberal arts educa1, hopes to build community at the university while also with Vaden-Goad as well. Dr. Susan Dargan, chair of the tion but not much use for a career that’s focused on what helping each individual student achieve his or her aca- sociology department, looks forward to working with our major is.” demic potential. her this year. “I met with her already, and we had a great Sophomore Gabrielle Bailley said, “I don’t think you Vaden-Goad earned her doctorate in social psychol- meeting. We’re happy to have her. She’s very outgoing, should have to do a lab unless you are a science major ogy, her master’s in social psychology and behavioral friendly and person- because they are kind of pointless for an English major or medicine and her undergraduate able.” an art major or something like that.” degree in psychology, all from the Dr. Elaine Beilin, Freshman Sinead Angus suggested improving acaUniversity of Houston. chair of the English de- demic programs. “If she wants to expand the college in Vaden-Goad chose psychology “Each student has come here with a partment, agreed with any way, she should offer more academic programs like as an area of study because “I’m Dargan. “She comes majors and minors to the school. Then more people would dream of some kind. Our job is to help very interested in these psychologwith a real wealth of probably come.” ical features that impact our health them understand that better and turn it experience at an instiSGA President Mike Long also noted that Vaden-Goad and well-being.” tution which is quite supports the students at Framingham State in sports and into something that will be a wonderful After completing her doctorlike ours. She seems other extra-curricular activities. “I saw her and her husate degree, Vaden-Goad became a future for them.” to be very interested in band at the first football game. They were both right there, faculty member at the University and admiring of some cheering on the team. It was awesome to see her already of Houston’s Downtown campus, of the strong aspects of supporting us.” where she had a “wonderful” ex- Dr. Linda Vaden-Goad Framingham State. Vaden-Goad has received a number of honors and perience because of the caliber of “She has been real- awards, including a Governor’s Award for Public Service the faculty and the diversity of the ly warm and outgoing from Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell in 2008, a Teachstudents. and friendly,” Beilin ing and Leadership Excellence Award from the National “The faculty are very, very engaged with their stu- added. “She gives every indication of being someone who Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, and dents,” said Vaden-Goad. “They really want to see them is a very good listener, but can also bring us fresh perspec- a Top Professor Award from the University of Houston. succeed and do everything they can to make that happen. tives, get us to look at issues that we may have in a new She is the author of many journal articles and book We had a lot of people coming here from other places, way, which is always good.” chapters on sexual harassment and coercion and has deand I think we really made a difference in people’s lives,” Dr. Kelly Kolodny, chair of the education department, livered dozens of conference papers on a wide range of she added. discussed some of the interactions her department has had topics in the field of psychology. Her research interests While at Houston, Vaden-Goad also served as the chair with Vaden-Goad, with whom she is looking forward to are self-silencing and intimacy-related depression in the of a multi-discipline department, and as president of the working. “I’ve enjoyed workplace, improving University Faculty Senate. meeting and talking achievement, interest Vaden-Goad served as the dean of The School of with her about the eduand attitudes in mathArts and Sciences at Western Connecticut State Univer- cation department and ematics and developsity from 2002-10. While there, she helped to create new programs.” ment of attributional study-abroad opportunities for students. “We made it so According to Kolodthinking. that the classes would get to go somewhere together and ny, Vaden-Goad attendVaden-Goad’s husbe able to study and learn in context,” she said. ed the open house for band is a mathematiVaden-Goad is very optimistic about the future of the program’s Child Decian and a professor Framingham State College, even about matters which velopment Lab, where at Southern Connecticould be seen as potential problems. “I’m not the kind of she met the education cut State University. person who sees things that are problems and decides that department members, as She has four children they can’t be changed. I always believe in opportunities well as the children who - two daughters (one and change,” she said. attend the lab and their who is a TV producer She hopes to build community at the school as well. families. living in Los Angeles, “I want people to kind of get to know each other a little Dr. Jon Huibregtse, and the other a fammore. We should be able to listen and think together, and chair of the history deily therapist living we will eventually be able to come up with a plan for the partment, also talked outside Houston) and next few years.” Drake McCabe/The Gatepost two sons (one who is about the goals and She also stressed the importance of gathering statis- initiatives, which Vaan architect living in Dr. Linda Vaden-Goad tical data. “I’m interested in using information to make den-Goad plans to help New York City, and decisions.” him and his department the other a computer Vaden-Goad also emphasized that the numbers in the achieve. scientist living in Santa Monica). “We’re all interested in statistical data refer to individuals. “They really represent “We just talked about what her goals are for the year academic themes in our family,” she said. real people and the kinds of hopes and dreams they have and just getting to know one another, since chairs report to When it comes to the education of each student at for their futures,” she explained. her and we have to deal with the academic vice president Framingham State, Vaden-Goad has a very positive outVaden-Goad said she wants to create new opportuni- quite a bit. look. “We can do everything we can as faculty and adminties for students by encouraging them to broaden their “One of the things that the department’s been working istrators, but students also have to step up and recognize horizons. “I’m interested in using what I call a ‘culture on is assessment outcomes and assessment of learning,” that this is their life. They’re learning perspectives that of opportunity’ where we really think about new things said Huibregtse. “That’s going to be an important part of they can use for the rest of their lives. If they saw every we can do, or new ways to pull together things we’ve had what she is doing. We’ve talked about the university’s di- class they take as part of that process, I think their educafor a while.” versity initiative a little bit. She seems very nice and very tion would be more meaningful. She is also concerned about retention. “I’d like to think qualified and has a lot of good ideas.” “Each student has come here with a dream of some about that and see if we can come up with a strategy to Many students also suggested academic improvements kind. Our job is to help them understand that better and help them stay,” she said, referring to students who are which they would like to see Vaden-Goad undertake. Mo- turn it into something that will be a wonderful future for thinking about leaving Framingham State. nique Thomas, a junior, said, “Shorten the twelve goals them.” Vaden-Goad praised Framingham State’s faculty. “The for general [education] requirements so students can fin[Editor’s Note: Monique Thomas is a staff writer for fact that people care about students and want to offer them ish in four years. That’s what I would really like to see The Gatepost.] the best they can, that’s very meaningful to me,” she said. change.” “Not all schools have that as their mission, and I believe By Carey Scouler Staff Writer
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suspended or had withdrawn from the college - as well as education benefits the community. new students. “Part of it is to enable the department of higher educaThere has also been an improvement in the graduation tion to be able to compile … information from assessThe Board of Trustees discussed methods for raising rate at Framingham State, which is between 50 and 51 ments of student learning that are done at each of the 29 applicant and enrollment rates at a meeting held on Thurs- percent, compared to the national average of 45.6 percent, [state] campuses, that will enable us to make the case as to day, Sept. 30. according to Flanagan. why public higher education is a good investment.” Dr. Dale Hamel, The number of The application rate was down 22 percent this year, senior vice president degrees awarded which, according to Conley, was due to the fact that “we of administration, fihas gone up, too - 7 didn’t market this institution and tell our story the way we nance and technology, percent more un- should have.” said the anticipated dergraduate degree She added that a new marketing campaign has been $21.2 million in state recipients and 9.5 underway and usually it takes three years to see the result support for the FY11 percent increase at of such campaigns. budget came out to be the graduate level, Conley said the college is using the National Survey $21.3 million. according to Flana- for Student Engagement (NSSE) as a tool for measuring He added that the gan. student satisfaction and figuring out how to better enroll conference committee Course registra- and retain students at FSC. budget had anticipated tion has gone up as Dr. Linda Vaden-Goad, vice president for academic af$584,000 in federal well - 2 percent at fairs, said one of the projects she is working on has to do stimulus support, but the undergraduate with recognizing academic excellence at FSC. is set to receive $1.794 level and 5 per“I think it’s clear that around the state, the kinds of million - a $1.2 milthings that public universities do are not as well known … Drake McCabe/The Gatepost cent at the gradulion increase. Accordate level. “That so I think it’s important to let the community know some ing to Hamel, this is Chairman Robert Richards (center) talks with new Dean of reflects both higher of the things that we know about our programs that make due, in part, to the Admissions Jeremy Spencer (left). persistence, that is, them so special,” she said. reallocation of federal retaining more stuAccording to Vaden-Goad, the Office of Academic Afstimulus funds that had been targeted to K-12. dents, and also … returning students taking slightly more fairs is planning a student research day in the spring, as Robert Richards, Esq., chair of the Board of Trustees, courses,” Flanagan said. well as an author event for faculty, “for people who have pointed out the importance of developing a budget withIn addition, he said the SAT scores and GPAs of ad- written books and published books, having a book signing out relying on the aid of federal stimulus. “It’s been a con- mitted students have remained “pretty flat.” The average and reading.” servative effort to try and hedge a bit what we’re doing on recalculated GPA is 3.10 and the She also discussed the budget as well as on the investments. … So far, it’s average SAT score is 1040. FSC’s collaboration with worked out pretty well,” he said. Conley said the admissions the town of Framingham This year, the college enrolled the second-largest first- department is now mostly lookat Farm Pond, and a pro“I think there are a lot of issues these year class of 721 students, and the number of transfer ing at students’ recalculated posal to make it a recrestudents has gone up, too, from 310 to 388, according to GPAs - GPA only includes studays about how students view college ational location, as well President Timothy Flanagan. He said the yearly goal for dents’ college prep courses from as a place for biologists to education as their primary job.” enrollment is 800 first-year students and 400 transfer stu- high school - because it is a “study the water and the dents. much better indicator of success wildlife, and all kinds of There has been a 3 percent increase in the number of than SAT scores. issues around that,” she - Dr. Linda Vaden-Goad first-year students returning to FSC, from 72 to 75 perFlanagan discussed a comsaid. cent. This number, Flanagan said, does not include trans- prehensive strategic plan called In addition, Vadenfer students. the Vision Project, which will Goad said her office will Flanagan added that transfer students are a large part of help increase “the number of be working on transfer arthe increase in enrollment and they are “an important part high school graduates that go on to college in Massachu- ticulation and making FSC courses more similar to those of our undergraduate academic mission here.” setts. It’s about increasing the number of college gradu- at other colleges to make transferring to the college easier. According to Susanne Conley, vice president for en- ates.” Vaden-Goad also expressed concern for students tryrollment and student development, the 3 percent increase He added that public higher education institutions need -Continued on page 6 includes readmitted students - students who have been to do a better job of telling the story of how public higher
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Zimmerman appointed associate vice president for academic affairs
Zimmerman will be focusing on creating an office of institutional effectiveness. “That’s very important here. It has a lot to do with putting things together so students can Dr. Ellen Zimmerman, professor of anthropology since be more successful.” 1990 and dean of academic affairs since last fall, has been Vaden-Goad said Zimmerman will also be working promoted to associate vice president for academic affairs on scheduling. “Is there anything that’s keeping a student this year. from graduating? Should we be offering more of certain Dr. Scott Greenberg, also an associate academic vice things or do students really want to take certain courses at president and dean of graduate and continuing education, certain times of day? … We want to just acknowledge the said he thinks “it’s very possibility of those things and well deserved. … The uniwe’ll work on that this year,” versity is very fortunate to she said. “I always had the impression that she had a have her in this role.” Zimmerman said she really Greenberg taught a particular fondness for the modern languages enjoys working with Vafoundations seminar with den-Goad. “She has done department and I really appreciated that. Zimmerman and said he a fabulous job of reachThen I found out she was the same with “loved it. She’s truly an ing out to all the different outstanding teacher. … constituencies on campus, every department.” I got to see why she won including faculty. … She’s the [Distinguished Faculty got some wonderful ideas Award].” about how to approach the - Dr. Michael Wong-Russell Dr. Susan Dargan, chair different challenges we of the sociology departface.” ment, said she was very Zimmerman will also happy for Zimmerman. “In be working with Jennifer Dunseath, director of instithis department, we’re sad because she’s not teaching. … tutional research, and Masi to “try to provide the data She’s done a great job and we’re all really happy for her.” we need to see how we are doing in terms of student Dargan, who serves on the diversity committee with learning [and] student experiences here at the univerZimmerman, said she thinks promoting from within is a sity,” Zimmerman said. good thing. “She knows the college and how to work with As dean of academic affairs last year, one of Zimpeople,” she added. merman’s projects was promoting diversity on camOne project Zimmerman will be leading is developing pus - both in the curriculum and in faculty hiring new programs, both in the day division and in graduate through faculty search committees. Zimmerman said and continuing education last year’s searches were at the university. “One “very successful in our efof the new programs I’m forts to diversify the faculty, particularly involved in and we’re going to continue “We’re very pleased to have these new is developing a post-bacour efforts towards that this calaureate teacher licenyear.” faculty members join the Framingham sure program in teaching According to ZimmerState University community.” American sign language man, 10 new hires accepted as a second language,” job offers at Framingham State she said. in seven different departments - Dr. Ellen Zimmerman Zimmerman has been - one in art and music, one in working with Jonathan biology, three in economics and Lee, grants officer, to business administration, one in identify funding sources English, two in history, one in for this program. “We’re writing up a proposal and work- math, and one in psychology and philosophy. ing together with the Massachusetts Commissioner for the “They bring with them an exciting variety of interests Deaf and Hard of Hearing on developing this program. and ideas. We’re very pleased to have these new faculty She said they are hoping to apply for funding this year members join the Framingham State University commuand get the program off the ground next year. The ultimate nity, and we know our students will benefit greatly from goal, according to Zimmerman, is to offer an undergradu- their expertise and enthusiasm. ate major in deaf studies, which would result in a license “The fact [is], various academic departments are alto teach sign language. ways very interested in providing diversity for the stuAnother new job responsibility for Zimmerman is dents, all kinds of diversity,” Zimmerman said. overseeing assessment of the curriculum at Framingham The new faculty members are considered diverse based State. She will be working with the new director of assess- on a number of different factors, such as where they rement, Barbara Masi, who ceived their education, where ran assessment initiatives at they are from, and their ethnic MIT for more than 10 years. and national heritage. “We really need to supShe added that she hopes “The university is very fortunate to have port our academic departto have a workshop this fall [Zimmerman] in this role.” ments in their efforts to for search committees. “[The develop assessment procecommittees] work very hard at dures, so that’s going to be it, so [the office of] academic - Dr. Scott Greenberg one of my primary focusaffairs really wants to support es,” Zimmerman said. those efforts by providing reThe new Vice President sources.” for Academic Affairs Dr. Zimmerman said she hopes Linda Vaden-Goad, said to receive funding for a diverBy Rakel Hjaltadóttir News Editor
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sity consultant who would “help us identify what we’re doing across campus already because everyone is committed to the idea of diversity. … A diversity consultant might help us learn how to better coordinate [our] efforts.” Vaden-Goad said she and Zimmerman will be assessing the annual reporting format, which is data collected from every department describing “what happened this past year, and what they’re planning for in the upcoming year.” She added that this assessment will help the academic affairs office adjust the curriculum. “If we know what the graduation rate is in a certain department, I want the faculty and the chairs to look carefully at that to see if there
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Dr. Ellen Zimmerman are things we can do to make the graduation rates better and help the students get through and figure out what their next steps are.” In addition, Zimmerman will again be a part of the College Curriculum Committee and the General Education review, which she chaired six years ago. She said the purpose of the committee is “[to look] at the general education program and any revisions we might want to make.” Dr. Michael Wong-Russell, chair of the modern languages department, has served on the curriculum committee with Zimmerman. “I always had the impression that she had a particular fondness for the modern languages department and I really appreciated that. Then I found out she was the same with every department. … It makes us appreciate her flexibility and her wide range of interests that much more.“ Wong-Russell and Zimmerman have worked on an assessment plan for the modern languages department. “The direction she gave me on that was just beyond what I expected. … She knew what was going to be important to us. She’s very intuitive,” he said. He added that he thinks the promotion was “well-deserved,” and while it is good for any institution to have “fresh blood,” there also needs to be a balance with someone who knows the system and how things work at FSC. “And on top of that, someone that is so well-respected.”
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the Gold Program was developed, which hosts events for The project entails renovation of the college’s current science facilities, as well as the addition of a laboratory ing to support themselves while in college. “I think there alumni who have graduated within the last 10 years. Additionally, according to Hendry, events are being facility. are a lot of issues these days about how students view colHamel said, “The deal is now represented by … the lege education as their primary job. … We need to educate sponsored for graduating seniors “so they understand families as well. … A lot of the families don’t realize how what the alumni association is today, how they can stay Commonwealth’s commitment of $51 million, our commitment of $10 difficult college is. … There’s a lot of pressure on [stu- engaged with the university, and how million in borrowed dents] to do many other kinds of things,” she said. funds, as well as According to Christopher Hendry, vice president of we’re going to move $1.6 million in alcollege advancement, total giving for FY10, ending June forward. … The more we keep people ready allocated 30, 2010, was $842,000, which includes grants. federal stimulus Jonathan Lee, associate director of grants and spon- engaged, the more funds.” sored programs, spoke about the grant the college re- they will, inevitably, The board idenceived through the federal Race to the Top Fund, which give back to the unitified the risks intotals $4.35 billion, of which Massachusetts received versity.” Director of Hucluded in upcoming $250 million. projects and borFrom that total, $3 million was allocated to six region- man Resources Rita rowing $10 million. al Readiness Centers. FSC is a lead partner of the Greater Colucci told the Boulanger said Boston Readiness Center, along with UMass Boston, board about two facthe risk would be MassBay Community College, and Wheelock College, ulty fellowships that have been approved. “[spending] 10 miland this center garnered $500,000 over four years. lion bucks on de“The primary goals of the Readiness Centers include “These fellowships sign and construcproviding professional development to [K-12] educators are designed to draw Drake McCabe/The Gatepost from tion and it doesn’t in the Greater Boston area, as well as improving peda- individuals gogy and teacher effectiveness through content develop- u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d President Timothy Flanagan addresses attendees of the Board go ahead.” groups who can conThe advantage, ment,” Lee said. of Trustees meeting. Richards said, is “it The Middlesex Charitable Foundation also donated tribute to our divergets us into the process much sooner and it allows us to $5,000 to the Child Development Lab, which is a compo- sity efforts,” she said. She added that the hope is for these individuals to move forward.” nent of the education program at the college. The emergency notification system was also brought Hendry said Lee’s position at the college was the only teach classes included in the college’s new diversity studies minor. up at the meeting, and Flanagan assured the board that the new professional position created last year. In addition, Colucci said one of her department’s goals system works. “We targeted fundraising as a key component for Conley said Framingham State’s emergency notificagrowth because the staff had been drawn back a little is to train the entire campus on discrimination and sexual harassment prevention. So far, she tion system has the highest subscription rate of all public bit. We also targeted said, 100 supervisors and 50 fac- higher education institutions in the state. grants and sponsored ulty members have been trained. Referring to the gas leak on Tuesday, Sept. 21, Flaprograms because we “The more we keep people engaged, the Hamel asked the board for nagan said “a good recommendation from The Gatepost knew we could effecdelegation of the finance commit- office” is to “make sure that we follow up when there’s tively challenge [Lee] more they will, inevitably, give back to tee of a review and approval of been an emergency notification and when the situation’s with a number.” the university.” the FY10 audited financial state- resolved, and get back to people and say, ‘Here’s what Hendry added that ments. “I’m not asking you to vote happened.’” the goal for Lee was on the actual financial statements to raise $300,000 in - Christopher Hendry - I’m asking you to vote delegaOther business addressed at the meeting included: his first year, but he tion to the finance committee to • A motion to make all new hires and promotions ofwas happy to report review them and approve them in ficial. that Lee actually raised time for us to submit them to the • The D. Justin McCarthy College Center will undergo $430,000. a name change to become D. Justin McCarthy Center. Hendry told the board that one of his primary goals is state comptroller,” Hamel said. Raymond Boulanger, Esq., vice chair of the board of This change is to take effect on Oct. 26. “to start getting a better understanding of what the needs • The first winter commencement in approximately 10 are so we can start building a case for the types of funding trustees, said that, as a member of the finance committee, “The audit is clean. … There shouldn’t be anything con- years will take place on Feb. 5, 2011, and the first Framwe need on campus.” ingham State University diplomas will be awarded. He added the focus now is on annual giving, getting the troversial on it.” The request was approved. Hamel described the science project included in the number of dollars coming in to rise, as well as the number of gifts from alumni. He said over the last two years, state’s five-year capital spending plan.
S G A allocates funds to Wo m e n ’s R u g by Club, Geographical Ass o c i a t i o n
By Lindsay Chase News Editor
At Tuesday night’s meeting, SGA senators allocated funds to the Women’s Rugby Club and to FSC’s Geographical Association. SGA also re-activated the constitution of the FSU Business Leadership Club. Keaira Belanger, vice president of the Women’s Rugby Club, explained the need for new jerseys and requested allocation of $1,992.19 in order to buy 25 shirts. Each jersey costs $75 and every player would get a new one. Substitute players would also get new ones which means switching jerseys mid-game would not have to happen, according to Belanger. “We haven’t had new jerseys in the past 10 years,” said Belanger. “The ones we have now are very tattered.” She added that the current jerseys are “huge” and the colors are “faded.” The team has done extensive research on the new jerseys, Belanger explained, and they are sleeker than the old jerseys. The new ones will also have their Framingham State Women’s Rugby logo on them. SGA voted to allocate the requested amount to the Women’s Rugby Club from SGA’s diversity fund. FSC’s Geographical Association was allocated $500 to be divided up as follows: $100 for food and drink, $100 for promotional items and $300 for showing films. Tom Higgins, president of FSC’s Geographical Asso-
ciation, said the club will have an extensive lecture series with a representative from Blush, a cosmetics company, which does not test on animals, along with professors who have had experience traveling, among others. The club’s budget will also go toward T-shirts, promotional items such as stickers and pens, setting up tables, going on hikes and the possible co-sponsorship of events with the Green Team and the Human Rights Action Committee. FSU’s Business Leadership Club’s constitution was unfrozen and re-activated at Tuesday’s meeting. Michelle Lucas, president of the club, explained the mission is “to give the campus an opportunity to connect with the outside world.” The club would help students build résumés and meet with a range of local companies. The club’s advisor is Dr. Michael Enz, professor of economics. Student Trustee Maxwell Morrongiello also addressed SGA about his meetings last week with President Timothy Flanagan, Dean of Students Dr. Melinda Stoops and his experience at last Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. “I expressed the need to work on communication on campus,” Morrongiello said in regards to his meeting last Friday with President Flanagan. “I think communication is an area that can improve.” At the Board of Trustees meeting, “We did get some more funding than expected,” said Morrongiello. “We did get some more stimulus funding, which was good.”
He added, “One of the things that came up was the amount of people who apply to Framingham State and one of the statistics shows that over the last five years, we’ve seen a decrease in the amount of people who apply to Framingham State by 22 percent. “I was startled by that stat and I asked ... ‘Why are we seeing this trend?’ and I was disappointed because they didn’t seem to have a clear answer for me,” said Morrongiello. “And I made it clear that in order to fix it, you need to know what the problem is. I expressed that I hope they start looking into why we’re seeing less and less people apply to Framingham State.” He added, “The Gatepost was talking about the FSC Alert System and how, I guess, it was a half hour delay between when the gas pipe burst and when they actually sent out an alert and there is going to be a committee looking into that. ... So they are working on that.” When Morrongiello met with Stoops, he said he “felt like there was a lot of negative energy on campus in general about the campus. I feel like the students don’t feel as trusted and there’s a lot of hoops to jump through. And I think that trying to streamline things would help students feel better about that” and communication would then improve. In other news, Danielle Farmer was named Senator of the Month for September and Jennifer Lynch-Kupan was named E-board Member of the Month.
October 8, 2010
The Gatepost Editorial Homecoming tradition Last Saturday, the campus was a sea of black and gold. Students sported their Framingham State gear in honor of Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend, which was one of the most successful yet. The Office of College Advancement estimated 2,600 people attended Saturday’s football game. Cheers from the crowd could be heard across the campus. The aroma of waffles and pastries filled the air as the Sodexo staff served brunch at Maple Field to students, families and friends. There was club representation from many student organizations. SGA, SUAB, Dance Club, Anime Club, Wildlife Club, Active Sociologists Club, the Hilltop Players and The Gatepost were just a few groups with tables. Clubs fundraised and accepted donations. Student leaders gave up their time to promote their clubs and support each other’s groups. Homecoming offered club members the opportunity to interact with other student leaders and learn about their groups’ goals and activities. Students, parents, alumni and members of the community visited the clubs’ tables, offering donations and support. Alumni, administrators and even Sam the Ram were in attendance to celebrate Homecoming and support the clubs and athletic teams. The Nutrition Networking Group and Fashion Club were so successful in their fundraising efforts that they collected $300 to fight breast cancer, which shows the generosity and support of the Framingham State community. We at The Gatepost commend the Office of College Advancement and Alumni Relations for drawing so many people to campus last weekend. It was an enjoyable weekend for all who attended. The alumni who came to last weekend’s events should also be praised for returning to FSC for Homecoming. It’s always nice for current students to see alumni who are both happy and successful celebrating and supporting their alma mater on such an important weekend for the school. Additionally, students and student organizations who welcomed alumni, and family and community members should be proud of making an effort to involve others in our campus activities. This year’s Homecoming and Family Weekend was the last Framingham State College will host. Next year, the first Homecoming events at Framingham State University will be held. Who knows what the first university Homecoming Weekend will bring? Many large universities’ homecomings are more commercial and less personal than Framingham’s annual event. Tickets for the games are often bought in advance and a familiar face in the crowd is hard to find. We at The Gatepost do not want the change in name to affect the familiar and comfortable atmosphere this campus has had since its establishment. Students appreciate Framingham State’s close-knit community. The quaint campus environment allows members of the community to recognize a familiar face just about anywhere. Club involvement, Ram pride and tradition are all aspects of Framingham State that students love. The friendliness of faculty and staff, intimate class sizes and the picturesque campus are what separate Framingham State from other institutions. Recently, there have been discussions among administrators about increases in enrollment because of the university name change, the completion of the new 410-bed residence hall and budgetary shortfalls. We at The Gatepost encourage the administration to keep the enrollment numbers reasonable. Although higher enrollment means more money, it can have negative effects on students and the campus. Because of the size of the school, students are able to make connections with faculty and their fellow classmates they wouldn’t be able to at a larger institution. Framingham State offers students a place to make friends, establish relationships and network. Framingham State will be celebrating the university status in two weeks and we hope that despite the change in name, the personality of the campus will remain unchanged. The students who chose to attend FSC came because they wanted a small college atmosphere, not the anonymity of a large university. We at The Gatepost hope when the students who live and learn here return for Homecoming years from now, the campus that welcomes them is as familiar, charming and intimate as it was last weekend.
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FSC blowing too much smoke
Every year in the U.S. over 392,000 people die from tobacco-caused disease, making it the leading cause of preventable death. Another 50,000 people die from exposure to secondhand smoke (American Lung Association). As the daughter of a dedicated Respiratory Therapist who has suffered from asthma her whole life, it is safe to say I absolutely hate, hate, hate smoking. I wish I could understand why so many people start smoking when there are so many health risks we are aware of. Although it is allowed on campus, I do not enjoy having to walk through three or four clouds of smoke before sitting down to eat or meet up with friends. Whatever happened to the “Please keep 30 feet away from this building” rule? I have seen that rule broken by both students and staff. Smoking is a personal choice. I have chosen not to smoke and I should have the right to choose whether or not I am subjected to secondhand smoke. That right has been taken away from me by having to constantly be surrounded by smokers. People smoke on the way to class, two inches away from the door and right outside my window, letting smoke-filled air in instead of fresh air. Sitting here now writing this, I am actually thinking about how much smoke I unwillfully breathe in every day, and it is making my lungs feel polluted. On the whole campus, there are designated smoking areas EVERYWHERE. At every residence hall, the college center, the library, parking lots, oh - and the best one? The athletic center. Really? Do people really have such a desire to smoke that someone has to outside of an athletic center? I personally think that providing so many places to smoke makes it more convenient for smokers to continue with the horrid habit. If there were maybe one or two specific places for people to smoke, then it would be more of an inconvenience to them so it could serve as a motivation to quit. At the end of the day, I do not hate smokers. I just hate that I feel that I am forced to be subjected to secondhand smoke. It is my body and I want to do what is best for me, and smoking is just not on my list.
Kerrin Murray Staff Writer
SDAs go hungry Like many other students on campus, it was important for me to get a job to help support myself through college. In a moment of insanity, I found myself accepting a position as one of the many sleep deprived Security Desk Attendants who roam the campus in those obnoxious yellow T-shirts. In the past, when SDAs have had to work through the cafeteria meal hours, they have been able to fill out a “meal slip.” This entitled the SDA to appoint another student to go to the Resident Caf and fill a “to-go” box with anything he or she wanted, take a “to-go” drink and bring it to the working SDA. This year, however, it was decided that SDAs could no longer use meal slips during the week. It is my understanding that SDAs are expected to spend their precious RAM cash, order take-out or use the To Go option. Spending my ever-waning RAM Cash is absolutely not an option, since if I bought a meal from the grill every time I worked I would have used all my money up within the first week of school. Take-out is also not a great option, since the whole point of working is to save money, not waste it on food. This leaves you with the To Go option. However, you cannot swap a meal for To Go food for dinner, and the To Go options are limited and not nearly equal to what an SDA used to be able to have as take-out from the Caf. This is absolutely outrageous! SDAs work long, ridiculous hours and often have to skip meals. To think that the school would limit their ability to eat even further is appalling. We SDAs work tirelessly (literally) for this school, and the school can’t even allow us to use the meal plan for which we are forced to pay. It would be beneficial to all SDAs if the school rethought this policy. Nenia Corcoran Editorial Staff
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The red tape diaries By Samantha R. Hamel Gatepost Columnist
At the recent All College Meeting, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Development Susanne Conley listed goals her department will be pursuing this year in order to promote student success, including establishing a “studentcentered, student-friendly transactional environment” to help cut down on the “red tape” of going to college. Despite this claim of future reductions in red tape, the regulations student leaders must follow this fall have become straightjackets of inane bureaucracy. This semester, to be a club officer - especially a club president - is to be swaddled in red tape. Gone are the days of one “officer training workshop” per semester and one designated resource person for each club, which allows for personalized interactions between student leaders and a staff person who is in tune with the particular nature of a given student group’s concerns. Like many other administrative departments on campus, Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) is being run increasingly with the distant formality of an insurance claims office. SILD’s “distance problem” begins on a physical level. When the College Center was renovated in 2006, the SILD office was supposed to be located on the fourth floor along with the major student clubrooms (SGA, SUAB, The Gatepost and WDJM). At the last minute, it was relocated to the fifth floor. This sort of separation, though it may seem minor, has a considerable effect on the way people interact. SILD’s fifth-floor placement decreases the amount of spontaneous interaction its staff can have with students. Essentially, this takes the students out of Student Involvement. SILD is further swathing on the red tape with their overbearing registration policies and procedures. This fall, just to register the two clubs of which I am president, I have jumped through more hoops than a Labrador in a dog show! Already, I have had to attend four separate meetings - and some of my club officers have attended three more. Student leaders previously were required to attend only one mandatory training session per semester to let them know what resources SILD offers, how to register and execute events and approaches for solving common problems within the student group environment. I believe this meeting had practical and helpful elements, especially for new club officers. One hour out of our semester is a reasonable requirement. But more than four hours? Totally unnecessary. Another of SILD’s detrimental changes is the elimination of the designated resource person for every student group. Unless a club’s budget tops a certain amount, its affairs will be handled in the style of a supermarket deli line: take a number and wait your turn. These meetings are with “oncall” SILD staff - whoever happens to be available when you drop by - and are only 15 minutes in length. This approach is neither good management nor good mentoring. Though SILD staff may possibly save time by ushering club officers in and out of the office like cows in a cattle drive, they will lose something important in the process: building a strong rapport with student leaders. If a resource person is already up-to-date on a particular club’s needs, he or she will save time by not having to familiarize him- or herself with every club each time a student leader comes for a meeting. If the Counseling Center were to adopt this method, each student who walked in would be assigned a different counselor every time. If making small talk while playing “catch up” is half the session, how effective can these meetings be? The most frustrating change implemented this fall is SILD’s new toy, “Collegiate Link.” This supposed “Facebook of student groups,” purchased by SILD over the summer with SGA-allocated student activity funds, is meant to help clubs and their current and potential members connect. However, the only people I can see being helped by this pointless purchase are SILD staff. At a recent President’s Council meeting, the majority of club presidents complained about the difficulty they have been experiencing trying to use and navigate the site. Some students have noted that they would boycott it if doing so would not jeopardize their clubs’ budgets. Though SILD has praised Collegiate Link for its ability to speed up the processing of paperwork, the department has moved up the deadlines for paperwork completion by nearly one business week per form - event registration went from 10 to 15 business days; petty cash requests from 48 hours to five business days. Let me get this straight: paperwork takes less time to process but is expected a week earlier than last year? I may not be a math major, but these numbers just do not add up! If the goal is to cut down on red tape, SILD is failing. It is more difficult than ever for student groups to get things done. If anything, these excessive, bureaucratic regulations discourage students from wanting to take leadership roles, from wanting to get involved. Is this the environment FSU wants to foster?
Op/Ed
October 8, 2010
Op/Ed
What the Tea Party really stands for The new administration that captured both the White House and Congress in 2008 promised that same old cliché of “change” for Washington, but that notion was short-lived. While Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama both guaranteed that the new administration would be the most transparent in history, the backroom deals and closed door discussions on new legislation continued without hesitation. Instead of the promised televised debates of the healthcare reform process, the average American was yet again left in the dark. Concerned citizens wondered what new massive legislation the Washington elitists would enforce on our liberties and our wallets. As it turned out, the elitists themselves weren’t even sure! Pelosi’s infamous news conference quote still pains me to this day: “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Enough was enough. Enter the Tea Party. The Tea Party is a national movement of conservative, Republican, Libertarian and even some Democratic and liberal citizens seeking major reform to both our state and federal governments. We are everyday men and women organizing on our own terms and seeking real results for the people. Our platform is actually very simple: fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and a desire for free markets. Both parties over the last century have allowed government to grow to an absolutely unacceptable size. Our government is spending money that it simply does not have, guaranteeing citizens a financial hell in years to come. As it stands, our national debt is $13 trillion and climbing - meaning that the debt-per-taxpayer is at a staggering $120,000+. While individuals in a tough economy have to learn to balance a budget and live within their means, our government believes that they have every right to continue to spend non-existent funds. In addition, their notion that taxing and spending to end a recession is not the solution we need. The Tea Party believes that, while basic regulatory protection is necessary, the current government stranglehold on the markets is damaging our economy beyond repair. Not only do burdensome taxes and bureaucratic red tape kill jobs, it gives the government an excuse to spend and grow even more. We believe that government should serve the people only to the extent that is defined in the constitution. Our founders would be mortified at the ridiculous agencies, bureaus and programs that the feds have created to gain more control over our everyday lives. The “Nanny State” government that has evolved over time has brought such glories as taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sodas, in addition to mandates demanding that everybody purchase health insurance even if we do not wish to. Even though you may be in great shape and feel you deserve a soda now and then, the government wants to punish everybody for the failures of a few in maintaining a good diet. Why should that be government’s decision? Washington believes that they know exactly what is best for us, how best to spend our money, and what we should and should not be able to do. To them, the notion of the Tea Party threatens their very core. However, we have already begun to elect candidates to office in many states, and November’s projected results for the midterm elections promise a Democrat exodus from Congress in droves. There stands a hope that if we can reduce the size and power of government, cut spending, lower taxes and end the elitist mentality in Washington, perhaps the average American can have their life, liberty and pursuit of happiness back again. Jared Ghioto Class of 2013
What’s right is right, or is it left? In response to last week’s “Tea Party Not So Hot,” I ask the writer and the general public to question the two-party democratic structure all together. How beneficial is it for the governing majority of a country to be so concerned about maintaining their place of power that they are afraid to act in the best interest of the people? We are living in a country that still exists, despite elections, yet our government officials are afraid to stick a pinky toe forward out of fear that they might risk a few votes. Yes, Mr. Democrat, if you act inappropriately your votes will reflect this. That doesn’t mean you don’t have to act at all! We will never see change in this country if we continue in this way. Our government is a tug of war between the two parties and the citizens are losing. What is right is right, and it’s not black and white. The issues that need to be addressed are the ones we can agree on. Why can’t we agree? The two-party government system rips the country into two pieces when we need to come together as one to address the issues that really matter. Democrats and Republicans are so caught up in their images and parties that they are blind to what our country needs: action. And fast. While I don’t entirely agree with the Tea Party, I respect them for sticking their necks out and challenging a government that has become too big. We can’t get caught up in the “Democratic” or “Republican” label because issues are issues. How does someone’s view on abortion rights affect their opinion of taxes? It doesn’t make any sense. I am an independent person. I favor what I feel to be right. Why are our officials torn and shoved into two categories? Only two? I thought we were dealing with a country that was bigger than that. But right now, I feel very small. When I reach into my pocket I usually have more than two things to sift through: gum … lint … paper … Change, anyone? Lauren McMullen Class of 2012 We at The Gatepost welcome Op/Ed submissions from all members of the FSC community. Please limit opinions to 300 words and letters to the editor to 200 words. E-mail submissions to Gatepost@framingham.edu.
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ARTS & FEATURES
October 8, 2010
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Homecoming successful for FSC clubs & organizations
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longside the homecoming football game, the weekend’s main event, students and their families participated in a series of family-friendly activities including performances by hypnotist and comedian Jim Spinnato, sponsored by SUAB, a comedy night featuring The Suit Jacket Posse improv troupe and Boston’s Improv Asylum, sponsored by SILD, a feature presentation of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and the annual “Moonlite Breakfast,” co-sponsored by both SILD and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Freshman psychology major Lindsay Clapp, one of the 300 students who attended SUAB’s hypnotist presentation, said, “The show was fantastic. It was funny watching people make fools of themselves. They should definitely bring [Spinnato] back next year.”
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ployer Relations Richard A. Davino, Internship Coordinator Dawn Ross and Director of International Education Jane Decatur. Davino said, “We want students to know that Career Services is not just for seniors. “I think it was great to get parents and alumni We want to start early in helpback to the campus. They don’t get to see the ing people learn about their campus often and Homecoming Weekend [is] major and what they are going to do with it.” a good opportunity for them to get involved in Student Trustee Max Morthe community.” rongiello said, “I think it was - Max Morrongiello, Student Trustee great to get parents and alumni back to the campus. They “I was really impressed with the amount of don’t get to see the campus often and Homecoming Weekpeople who came out. Everybody did a great end [is] a good opportunity job getting family and friends there [Home for them to get involved in the Coming Weekend].” community.” Deborah Gates, who drove - Rachel Keir, SUAB President from Marblehead in support While Homecoming Week- tation to a gathering of around of her granddaughter Caitlin 80 students and family memend was largely focused on Teague, a junior early childfamily fun and school spirit, the bers before mingling throughhood education major, said out the crowd and getting to “Donuts with the Dean,” and she was impressed with the “Enhancing your Career Pros- know new students personally. organization of this weekend’s pects through Study Abroad and The following presentation events. Internships” presentations were featured seminars from Director “What a presentation!” she an opportunity for students to of Career Services and Emsaid. Freshman Jeff Buchalter, who went to his first “Moonlite Breakfast” this year, said, “it was great! The music was ‘bumpin.’ I had a great experience.”
connect with FSC’s administration and receive valuable information about their education. Melinda Stoops, dean of students, and host of “Donuts with the Dean,” gave a brief presen-
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October 8, 2010
How do you feel about alcohol being served at Homecoming? Campus ConversationS By Tom O’Brien & Spencer Buell Photos by Drake McCabe
“I don’t have a problem with it for special events but I’d like more security because drunk people are stupid people.”
The Gatepost’s monthly update of- Ashley May Hall’s artistic happenings. Pyne, freshman “If you drink in a tent, you’re at least not walking around campus with a beer in your hand.”
- Elizabeth Gilliam, sophomore psychology major
nutrition major
By Spencer Buell Assistant Arts and Features Editor
“You’re 21 - you have the right to drink. It’s a good change.”
“I think if they’re gonna call this a dry campus, it should be dry all the time.”
- Amina Sarr, sophomore biochemistry major
- Suzanne Carroll, junior business major
Linda Clancy’s sculpture of her father features transcriptions from his journal. “It looks cool. You get to have a fire to look at.” - Victoria DeVincent sophomore, elementary education major
“They’re not just out partying, they’re around faculty and parents - it’s a more controlled environment.”
"I like pushing the limits of the material - Samantha Boland, freshman communication arts major and letting it take on a whole new meaning.” - Linda Clancy
“I think it’s OK for them to have a little leeway for events like Homecoming.” - Jacquelina Fontes, sophomore, undeclared
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“I think that it’s a good idea. It wouldn’t be crazy and out of control - better than not having alcohol at all.” - Richard Buxton, junior wildlife biology major
Lisa Valeri creates works of art from photographs.
“That’s football - watch a good game and drink a beer.”
“If you’re 21, it should be OK 21 is the drinking age.” - Jessica Trunfio, sophomore, undeclared
- Tyrone Figueroa, sophomore accounting major
“I am in favor of this beer tent because I am in favor of beer.” - Andrew Chin, sophomore psychology major
“I don’t think it should be a dry campus in the first place. People are going to do it anyway might as well make money.” - Sam Palmer, sophomore history major
Niki Orphanos makes carvings to be used in book printing.
Arts & Features
October 8, 2010
Review
round Up Cruel Hand
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Music
“They are changing the face of hardcore for the better.”
Lock and Key
into the Metallica comparison. The first thing that should grab a listener’s attention is how catchy the riffs are. So many bands in this genre are so caught up with how “hard” they sound that they lose the true meaning of making music. This is not the case with “Lock and Key.” This album has what people want to hear - good, hard, catchy rock and roll with an attitude. The opening track, “Lock and Key,” features Linkovich screaming about how he is “bound by chains” and “trapped by the steel that holds [him] back.” This lyrical theme has been a staple of Cruel Hand’s success. Personal demons and self-imprisonment are the focus of most Cruel Hand songs. This song also features a different vocal style from Linkovich,
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eleased in July 2010, the third full-length released by the Maine-based Cruel Hand has people moshing to the heavy parts and screaming along to Chris Linkovich’s Hetfieldesque vocals. Drawing comparisons from Madball, Cro-Mags and Metallica, “Lock and Key” is Cruel Hand’s best release since the band’s formation in 2006. While still playing their chipon-the-shoulder style hardcore, it seems as though the band has bought
switching from his normal raspy screaming to almost singing, mimicking Metallica’s James Hetfield, in which he exclaims “These chains are mine, for me to break”. This vocal style paves the way for the rest of the record, featuring a sort-of “I got the short end of the stick in life so everyone must pay” vibe on the self-titled track, “Cruel Hand” This song is easily one of the best songs on the record, as Linkovich uses his other vocal style, the “Metallica” voice, to sing about being dealt a “cruel hand.” Another attention grabber is the song “One Cold Face,” which features Mitts Daniels from Madball. The song begins with a slow tempo - a nice change of pace for the band - followed by a slow, chugging, crushing breakdown and then a brief guitar solo. The band really shows their progression in
this track, proving they are still the heavy hardcore group that had everybody moshing to songs like “Dead Weight” and “Life in Shambles” on their previous release. Now they bring their collective musical talents and influences to the table, as well. With their clash of style, influence and catchy hardcore riffs, Cruel Hand’s “Lock and Key” has stapled itself into the hardcore music scene. They are changing the face of hardcore for the better.
Music Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adz
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By Spencer Buell Assistant Arts & Features Editor
S
ufjan Stevens’ latest album begins with “Futile Devices,” a painfully beautiful, low-fi, minimalist track. The track stands alone, however, as the songs that succeed it take a quick turn for the weird. After this low-key intro, Stevens unleashes a digital onslaught of dicey rhythmic exultation reminiscent of Thom Yorke’s “Eraser” or Bright Eyes’ “Digital
“... the Sufjan fans first loved has not lost his mind ...” Ash in a Digital Urn.” The deep, distorted pound and snap of the digitized drum set drive the pixilated melody in his electronic symphony “Too Much.” After the initial frantic, scrambled introduction, a beat emerges, to which Stevens sets one of the catchiest choruses he’s concocted to date. The staple horn section makes a brief appearance on top of a synthesized noise resembling either accelerating cars or the rapid squeezing of a ketchup bottle. The combination of vastly different audible textures makes for a tumultuous but beautiful sound. The impressionistic salad of nearly indistinguishable instruments combine in fascinating ways - sometimes sounding like a digital fork being thrown down the stairs and sometimes sounding angelic and airy. In the title track “Age of Adz,”
Stevens continues his mad musical science project, mixing an intricate and delicate harp solo with a synth tone resembling Sonic the Hedgehog charging up his speed boost. Instruments pile maddeningly on top of one another before the brawl between competing musical sections ends abruptly and we are left with a few heartfelt verses over acoustic guitar. It’s as if Stevens offers this section to reassure fans he is not hiding behind all of this computerized hodgepodge and is still the ethereal singer-songwriter with whom they fell in love. The final track, “Impossible Love,” is a 25-minute epic. Sweeping movements and dramatic key changes give this album closer depth and complexity. From section to section it is at some moments violent and at others, uplifting. The extended length of the song seems like it may be a new trend in Ste-
vens’ music, as the artist’s August release of the EP “All Delighted People” ended with the 17-minute “Djohariah.” These latest two releases are the first in a few years for the Michigan native, and it seems that in his time off, he has become an entirely new musician. It may take a small adjustment period to get used to the new style, but aside from a noticeably more mature vocals and obvious instrumental experimentation, the new album is undeniably Sufjan. At times the pitch doesn’t quite match. At times the beat rushes impatiently ahead or lags sluggishly behind. But, the points when everything all comes together are pure bliss, reminding listeners that the Sufjan fan’s first loved has not lost his mind and is, in fact, a master of his craft.
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Nolletti film series:
“Still Walking” O
ne night, Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu claims his late father came to him in a dream and told him his mother would soon fall ill and be hospitalized. Kore-eda and his mother had grown apart in his adult life, but he resolved after his prophetic dream that he would make the effort to reconnect with her. Sure enough, his mother was, in fact, sent to the hospital and later died of breast cancer. However, before she passed, Kore-eda and his family were able to fill five notebooks full of memories. These notebooks would eventually inspire the film “Still Walking,” an examination of the interactions within a family unsettled by death and neglect. Dr. Arthur Nolletti, during his screening of the film on Sept. 30 in the forum, drew from personal experience in his presentation much as Kore-eda did in his film. “The stories we tell are who we are,” said Nolletti. Kore-eda’s “Still Walking” is the story of a family reunion on the anniversary of Ryota’s older brother Junpei’s death. The film depicts both the strength and complexity of familial love as the characters navigate layers of unresolved issues and deep-seated contempt. In a way, though, the family’s flaws are all too familiar and, according to Nolletti, “we end up liking these people. “All the loose ends, all the psychodramas going on, all the petty rivalries, all the frustrations, all the disappointments in our lives,” he said, “make us human.” The yellow butterfly, a recurring motif in the film, represented, for Nolletti, what he called the concept of “mimicry.” When the butterfly first appears, the character Ryota scoffs at his mother’s claiming that the insect’s unusual color means it was one of the few which managed to survive the cold winter. At the end of the film, however, Ryota passes this same bit of wisdom onto his young daughter. Nolletti said he remembers once being told he was starting to look like his father. He said he took this as a compliment, but refused to accept the comparison - he was nothing
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Japanese picture takes a close look at family relationships By Spencer Buell Assistant Arts & Features Editor
like his father. While passing a reflection in a storefront window, however, he said he saw, for the first time, his father in himself. He said sometimes we don’t even know the extent to which we both literally and figuratively “mimic” those who raised us. The characters in Kore-eda’s film also have an inability to truly express their feelings for one another, which, said Nolletti, “makes for the difficulty and the pain that goes into human relationships because, for whatever reason, we seem incapable of being that honest.” One area of contention in the film is the pair of pajamas Ryota’s mother Toshiko buys him. This may seem, to those unaccustomed to this family’s rampant passive aggression, to be a harmless gesture between a mother and a son. However, Toshiko does not buy a pair of pajamas for Ryota’s stepson Atsushi, which, to Ryota’s wife Yukari, seems to be a thinly veiled disdain for her son’s marrying a widow. Yukari’s reaction to the pajamas is equally passive. She complains outright to her husband, yet when Toshiko herself walks into the room, she can say nothing but “hello.” Before the movie began, Nolletti had a short discussion with a friend of his, during which he made a few embarrassing mistakes.
“Tonight,” said Nolletti, “I got Velma’s name wrong.” After calling her by the wrong name twice, said Nolletti, Velma respectfully corrected him. “The point here,” said Nolletti, “is that she did something unusual according to Koreeda. She didn’t go to the person next to her and say, ‘he never remembers my goddarn name!’ She confronted me with the issue.” In another crucial scene, Ryota looks at a picture he drew as a child of his father, his brother and himself standing together in doctor’s attire. Ryota never became a doctor - in fact, he is currently unemployed. Though it has been years since he abandoned his childhood dream of following in his father’s footsteps, the pain lingers. Nolletti followed his discussion of this scene with a story about a 56-year-old friend of his who, he said, remembered wanting a pair of patent leather shoes when she was only eight years old. When the shoes finally came home, though, she was heartbroken. “She said, as much as she loved her mother, she never forgave her for getting her a pair in her sister’s size. This confirmed to my friend that she loved the older daughter best. “We never get over childish hurt,” said Nolletti.
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“All the loose ends, all the psychodramas going on, all the petty rivalries, all the frustrations, all the disappointments in our lives make us human.” - Dr. Arthur J. Nolletti, professor emeritus of English and film
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Black and Gold Cinema
Tube Talk
What actually plays on channel 13?
Friday, Oct. 8
Noon - Princess Kauilani 3:00 PM - Corpse Bride 6:00 PM - True Blood 15 & 16 9:00 PM - The Good Heart
Ram Channels
2-PBS WGBH 4-CBS WBZ 5-ABC WCVB 6-ION 7-NBC WHDH 8-UPN 38 9-ABC WBDS 10-NBC WJAR 11-PBS NHPT 12-CBS WPRI 13-B & G Cinema 14-CNN 15-Headline News 16-Discovery 17-TLC 18-ESPN 19-ESPN2 20-No Channel 21-Cartoon Network 22-USA 23-Court TV 24-E! 25-FOX 25 26-Sci-Fi 27-Univision 28-Family 29-MTV
30-Weather 31-AMC 32-Telemundo 33-HGTV 34-WNAC/Fox 35-WB 56 36-WMFP 62 37-Campus Info 38-Roomers Info 39-Comedy Central 40-Lifetime 41-Nickelodeon 42-TBS 43-VH-1 44-BET 45-TNT 46-MTV2 47-Spike 48-CSPAN 49-ESPN News 50-ESPN Classic 51-NESN 52-Comcast SportsNet 53-G4TECH TV 54-Animal Planet 55-A&E 56-Bloomberg
57-CNBC 58-CSTV 59-C-SPAN2 60-Discovery Health 61-Discovery Science 62-Discovery Military 63-F/X 64-Food Network 65-Fox News 66-Game Show Network 67-History Channel 68-MSNBC 69-NFL Network 70-SoapNet 71-Travel 72-TV Land 73-VH-1 Classic 74-WE 75-Speed 76-National Geographic 77-Fuel TV 78-MTV U
Movie Times
AMC Framingham 16
22 Flutie Pass Framingham, MA 01701
Saturday, Oct. 9 Sunday, Oct. 10
The Social Network
Sat.: 10:30, 1:35, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:20 Sun.: 10:30, 1:35, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:20
Secretariat
Sat.:10:00, 11:15, 1:00, 2:15, 4:00, 5:15, 7:00, 8:15, 10:00 Sun.:10:00, 11:15, 1:00, 2:15, 4:00, 5:15, 7:00, 8:15, 10:00
Case 39
Sat.: 11:40, 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:25 Sun.:11:40, 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:25
Easy A
Sat.: 11:10, 1:40, 3:55, 6:40, 9:10 Sun.:11:10, 1:40, 3:55, 6:40, 9:10
It’s Kind of a Funny Story Sat.: 10:50, 1:30, 4:25, 6:55, 9:30 Sun.:10:50, 1:30, 4:25, 6:55, 9:30
Legend of the Gaurdians:The Owls of Ga’Hoole 3D Sat.: 11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Sun.:11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40
Life As We Know It
Sat.: 10:15 1:15 4:15 7:15 10:15 Sun.:10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15
My Soul to Take
Sat.: 11:30, 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Sun.:11:30, 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25
Waiting for Superman
Sat.: 10:20, 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Sun.:10:20, 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Sat.: 10:00, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Sun.: 10:00, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20
Let Me In
Sat.: 11:00, 1:45, 7:25, 10:05 Sun.:11:00, 1:45, 7:25, 10:05
You Again Sat.: 4:35 Sun.:4:35
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Saturday, Oct. 9
12:00 AM - Sweeney Todd 3:00 AM - The Soloist 6:00 AM - Survival of the Dead 9:00 AM - Letters to Juliet 12:00 PM - Robin Hood 3:00 PM - Girl, Interrupted 6:00 PM - Phantom of the Opera 9:00 PM - Iron Man 2
Sunday Oct. 10
12:00 AM - Corpse Bride 3:00 AM - True Blood 15 & 16 6:00 AM - The Good Heart 9:00 AM - MacGruber 12:00 PM - Amityville Horror 3:00 PM - A Beautiful Mind 6:00 PM - Casino Jack 9:00 PM - Killers
Gatepost Picks: The Soloist, True Blood, A Beautiful Mind, Killers, MacGruber
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Sports
Coach Barron brings new blood to Cross Country By Matt Cook Interim Assistant Sports Editor
Not everyone on campus is familiar with the Cross Country team that Framingham State has to offer. One reason for this may be credited to the fact that last year, only four individuals were fielded for the team. Players and coaches alike worked to increase that number. Some believe Cross Country has never been a mainstream sport, but Coach Andrew Barron hopes to change that perception. Baron said “We’ve come a long way in a short period of time.” The team, both men and women, indeed came prepared and ready to start the new season in the fall. Placing fifth at Mass. Maritime and placing fourth at both Elms and the CCRI Invitational in Lincoln, RI, the Cross Country team has seen a “remarkable turnaround,” in the eyes of the head coach. To anyone, it’s impressive to place in the top five when competing with approximately 100 other athletes. Cross Country requires not only physical endurance and ability, but also emotional strength to continue forward even when others pull in front. So far this season, freshman
Katherine Anderson has earned herself MASCAC runner of the week twice, finishing with an impressive fourth-place run at Mass. Maritime. Her dedication not only to the team, but to herself has carried Cross Country. The team has placed in the top five in three of the last four meets. Anderson is a young but passionate runner for the team. For future, Barron admitted, “We’re also trying to get the word out on campus that we have an XC team here.” He hopes that this year’s performance will “get more runners for 2011 and beyond.” photo courtesy of Andrew Barron
The FSC Cross Country team’s roster increased from four to twelve this season.
photo courtesy of Andrew Barron
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: Saturday, October 9
Football at Fitchburg at 1:30 pm.
Men’s Soccer at MCLA at 1:00 p.m, Women’s Soccer vs. MCLA at 1:00 p.m,
Sunday, October 10
Monday, October 11
No games are scheduled for this day.
No games are scheduled for this day.
Tuesday, October 12
Wednesday, October 13
Thursday, October 14
Women’s Soccer at Men’s Soccer vs. UMass No games are scheduled Rhode Island College at Boston at 3:30 p.m. for this day. 4:00 p.m.
Volleyball at Newbury at 11:00 a.m, Field hockey at E. Conn. at 4:00 p.m.
DID YOU KNOW...? Roy Halladay’s no-hitter this past Wednesday was the second in postseason history. The first was in 1904 by Jesse Tannehill, who played for the Boston Pilgrims, known today as the Boston Red Sox.
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Homecoming Heroes
McCarthy, Leone spark rout of Mass. Maritime
By Josh Primak Sports Editor
On a picture-perfect fall day, in front of alumni and friends on Homecoming Weekend, the FSC football team had many reasons to smile. Not only was the team playing in front of a crowd that extended past the bleachers all the way to the end zone, but they were also coming off one of their biggest wins in recent memory a 46-7 trouncing of Bridgewater State on the road. With Maple Field filled to the brim, the Rams took to the gridiron this past Saturday for another conference matchup - this time with the Mass. Maritime Buccaneers. A win by Framingham would give them a 2-0 record in the MASCAC and a 4-1 record overall, their best record through five games in the Tom Kelley era. Unfortunately for the visiting Buccaneers, the Rams would pick up where they left off in Bridgewater the week before. Though some of the names were different, the Rams received key contributions from both sides of the ball, including five touchdown catches in a recordsetting
performance from wide receiver James McCarthy en route to a 48-20 crushing of Mass. Maritime. However, things did not start off as the Rams would have liked. After losing the opening coin toss and receiving an undisciplined delay of game penalty, Mass.
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Maritime was able to create a rushing for a 64-yard touchdown, giving the touchdown victory. attack during its first drive, retaining Rams a 20-7 lead, which they would For the second week in a row, the ball possession and keeping the Rams’ take into halftime. Rams dominated a conference rival defense on the field. The second half would be used as from beginning to end on both sides of However, when the Bucs went to the an exclamation point for the Rams, as the ball as they outgained the Bucs in air, they were unable to break through Leone and his favorite target for the total yards by over 200. the Framingham pass defense, forcing day McCarthy would pad their lead. While Leone had a landmark day, a fourth down. With a chance at Leading off the third quarter, Leone completing 28 of 31 pass attempts striking for the first points and taking would quickly march his troops down and throwing for over 320 yards, the momentum away from the Rams, the the field, ending the drive with yet story of the day was McCarthy. The Bucs lined up for a field goal that was another touchdown to McCarthy, and junior receiver caught 14 passes for blocked by a tenacious FSC special teams squad. With the Rams back on offense, quarterback Kurt Leone resumed his efficient play from the Bridgewater game by quickly moving down the field, culminating with a 39-yard touchdown strike to McCarthy, who was just beginning his record-setting day. After the Rams’ defense forced a three and out by the Bucs, the Framingham offense took the field once again with a chance to go up by two scores. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when an errant Leone pass ended up in the hands of a Buccaneer defender, who took off for a 75yard touchdown return, tying the game at seven. This would be the highlight of the day for the Bucs however, as Framingham answered right back with an offensive Nenia Corcoran/The Gatepost drive that featured success in the air and on the ground, eventually putting The Rams dominated on all sides of the ball, including special teams. the Rams back up by a touchdown when running back Melikke turning the game into a rout. 212 yards and also caught all five of Van Alstyne, a hero from After a quick seven by Mass. Leone’s touchdowns. the Bridgewater game, Maritime brought them within two The five touchdown catches by scampered into the end touchdowns, the Rams would simply one receiver set a new single-game zone. go back to their star receiver, as FSC record, and McCarthy and Leone After a sack by McCarthy caught touchdown passes were recognized for their efforts by defensive lineman on two consecutive drives to put the receiving the 2010 Calder award, Corey Steele ended game completely out of reach for the given out annually at Homecoming. Mass. Maritime’s ensuing Bucs by the end of the third quarter. The Rams will look to continue drive, Leone once again Things would not get any better for what could be a memorable season found McCarthy who took Mass. Maritime in the fourth as the this Saturday afternoon in Fitchburg the short pass and blew relentless Framingham offense would against the Falcons. past the Buccaneer defense add another touchdown to their tally on a 28-yard run by Jerome Watson Nenia Corcoran/The Gatepost to give the Rams their eventual four-
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El Tiante at peace in Massachusetts By Ryan Creed Interim Assistant Sports Editor
“The best thing that happened to me in my baseball career was coming to Massachusetts to play here.” Those were the words of former Boston Red Sox ace Luis Tiant when he spoke to students at Framingham State College on Wednesday night. Tiant spoke about a number of topics including discrimination, his life in Cuba, respect, baseball and his love for the state of Massachusetts. Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Multicultural Affairs David Baldwin opened by briefing the audience about Tiant’s upbringing and background. Baldwin told the audience that Tiant came from a baseball family, as his father played for the “New York Cubans team.” Baldwin also discussed Tiant’s successful baseball career. Tiant achieved numerous accolades and was instrumental in the Red Sox pennant, which was won in 1975. During the presentation, a panel of five people asked Tiant questions. The first panelist asked Tiant about the racism both he and his father faced. “For people to look over you because of the color of your skin, I think that’s wrong,” said Tiant. Tiant also said it was a challenge for him to play baseball because of his race. He said he knew his hard work would pay off despite the discrimination he had to face. Though he achieved his dream of playing major league baseball, Tiant was unable to see his friends and family in Cuba for fourteen years. “I prayed to God everyday to please
let me go back to my country before I die,” he said. Tiant’s prayers were answered. He eventually returned to Cuba to visit his family and friends. Unfortunately, his experience was not the one he hoped for. “I think that was the worst moment of my life.” Tiant said his return was so traumatic because he saw how badly his friends and family were suffering under Fidel Castro’s communist regime. Tiant also said how grateful he is to be living here in Massachusetts. “I got a house, a car, I got clothes, I got the [World Series] ring. … People have always showed me a lot of respect and love [in Massachusetts]. When I die, I want to be buried here.” Tiant said he appreciates the people of Boston and considers Massachusetts to be his home. Toward the end of the presentation, a few members of the audience asked questions. One member of the audience asked Tiant about respect. Tiant responded by emphasizing the importance of respecting one’s elders and parents. “The biggest gift you can give your mom and dad is getting your college degree,” Tiant said. He said not only a college degree would please everyone’s respective parents, it would also show that you have respect for yourself as well. Another member of the audience jokingly asked Tiant where he could grab one of his brand “El Tiante” cigars. Tiant responded by saying one of his popular cigars can be purchased right down the street on Route Nine.
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Former Red Sox hurler, Luis Tiant, spoke to the FSC community this past Wednesday.
13th Annual Anna Billa Memorial Series
Editors’ NFL Picks of the Week
Presented by the Consumer Sciences Department
Green Bay at Washington (+4)
at Framingham State College
Josh’s Pick (2-0): 35 - 17 Washington Nenia’s Pick (2-0): 28 - 21 Green Bay Ryan’s Pick (0-2): 28-24 Green Bay Matt’s Pick (0-2): 20 -14 Green Bay
Minnesota at New York Jets (-4) Josh’s Pick: 24 - 17 Jets Nenia’s Pick: 31 - 14 Jets Ryan’s Pick: 27 - 17 Jets
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Dr. Paul Galvin How to Become a Student of Mindfulness “Embrace life in the face of both challenges and accolades!” Monday, October 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM in the D. Justin McCarthy Student Center Forum Framingham State College
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Women’s soccer wins thriller By Matt Cook Interim Assistant Sports Editor
Homecoming Weekend at any collegiate setting is both joyful and spirited. Students pack the bleachers to watch their school’s athletic teams compete. The women’s soccer team of Framingham put on a spectacle that made the weekend that much more enjoyable. Salem State entered Framingham with a record of 0-2 in MASCAC play and looked to achieve their first conference victory. The Rams hoped to gain a win that would bring them to an even 5-5 on the season overall. Sophomore Laura Gray said, “We were very focused going into the game and knew it was a must win.” In the early minutes of regulation, the Rams displayed impressive corner-kick defense, but struggled with offense, finding difficulty in setting their rhythm. Salem State, however, exhibited offensive pressure in the form of free kicks and midfield control that resulted in numerous opportunities. As the game progressed, Framingham implemented their strategy started with a crossover opportunity that appeared dangerous, but unsuccessful. However, the opportunities and scoring chances would continue later in the game. In addition to scoring chances, the Rams improved their one-on-one defense in both the neutral zone and offensive territory. Goalkeeping from all team members contributed to a
dynamic development of defense as players from all ends of the lineup found their way in between the shooting lane and the goalkeeper. Salem State continued finding ways of threatening in the second half of play. However, Framingham remained a defensive team. The Rams fought off corner-kicks and crossovers to keep the game a scoreless tie, as they did in the first half. Led by Gray, the pressure shifted, as the Rams settled down, attempting shots that were more on target. In the second half, a tie-breaking caliber shot was deflected in the box and eventually cleared out by Salem State, producing “ooh’s” and “aah’s” from the crowd watching. Emotions began getting the best of both teams which resulted in Gray receiving a yellow card in the closing minutes of the second half. Salem State was also penalized in the late portion of regulation as all players started to truly understand the magnitude of the game. The 90-minute period wasn’t enough to conclude the battle between Salem State and Framingham and the game progressed into overtime. It got off to a slow start, similar to how the game began. However within the first minute of overtime, the team’s offense, as well as Gray’s, finally paid off. A curving free kick clinched the victory as the ball bent over both the defense and the goalkeeper. In regards to the game-winning play,
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The women’s soccer team won in thrilling fashion in front of the Homecoming crowd this past Saturday.
Gray said: “I knew the free kick was a great opportunity to end the game with a win in our favor. I just tried to focus and put it on net. It was a great moment for myself and my teammates.” Thanks to a 1-0 victory, Framingham reached third in the MASCAC, passing Fitchburg and Bridgewater, and also bringing their overall record to 5-5. On the other hand, Salem State
remains winless in conference play, with a 0-3 record. They stay in seventh place ahead of Mass. Maritime. The Rams are 2-0 in overtime matches and have been victorious in five of their last six games.
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Record: 2-1
Next game: Sunday, at 11 a.m. at UMass Dartmouth The Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, MA.
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Record: 3-0
Next game: Sunday, at 1 p.m. at Nichols College. The Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, MA.