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Volleyball captain Ashley Trudeau supports “finding a cure” for breast cancer in the college center.

Breast Cancer Facts: - Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women in the U.S. - According to nationalbreastcancer.org, it is estimated that 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and 40,000 will die.

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By Pam Barberio Editorial Staff This semester, all commuter students are required to pay a $25 parking fee per semester.

Senior Vice President of Administration, Finance and Technology Dale Hamel said the school “was facing some financial constraints with the state appropriation reductions” and needed to come up with some new ways to bring in funds.

This fee, which is being implemented for the first time in Framingham State College history, will bring in approximately $45,000 annually. Hamel said the money will be used to assist in funding green projects on campus related to “the college’s commitment to the Climate Action Plan.”

By 2012, the college will be required to meet new mandates in reducing its

greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption as part of Executive Order No. 484 issued by Gov. Deval Patrick.

The college’s Climate Action Plan “calls for creating and effectively coordinating policies that will reduce the campus carbon footprint.” The plan, designed for Framingham State College and available on myFramingham, is composed of 15 major categories. Each point includes an identification of the issue, a proposed solution and anticipated benefits.

Hamel said the reason the parking fee would go toward “green” initiatives is because commuters are the largest contributors to the school’s carbon footprint.

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Expert on Middle East youth speaks at FSC

By Roya Bahrami Assistant News Editor Jared Cohen, the author of “Children of Jihad: A Young American’s Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East,” spoke at FSC on Oct. 8, regarding his book.

Cohen used a backdrop of contrasting photos he took during the time he spent in the Middle East to emphasize that the media paints a distorted picture of this part of the world. “This is what you know of the Middle East. This is what you see on TV, what you read in the papers, what the media propagates, and it’s a very alluring, captivating, flashy, albeit very small slice of the overall story of what’s going on there.

For all the troubles in the Middle East, conflict, sectarian violence, conflicts between communities and between countries. … There’s a lot of opportunities and a lot of exciting trends in the region, but most importantly, the most

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exciting window of opportunity is that tics professor changed his mind.

“By the end of college, I was sneak60 percent of the Muslim world is uning into countries and crossing through der the age of 30.”

While showing a picture of an Al land mine fields. … A professor of Qaeda training camp on the projec- mine sat me down and asked me if I’d tor behind him, Cohen discussed how ever done probability and statistics, and hard he worked to witness such scenes -Continued on page 4 to photograph. “This was really difficult to find. I had to spend months and months and months finding this and building trust with people and sneaking into places.”

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Enz: I attended the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington for my undergraduate. After that, I attended the University of Oregon, where I received my masters and Ph.D. in economics.

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Enz: So many students get caught up in the idea of going to school to get a job. I would advise students to learn about something they never would have before.

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Commuter fee to fund “green” initiatives would generate,” Hamel said.

He said the school hopes to reach a point where it is campus. Salem State does, however, charge a fee to its funding these Green Projects at about $100,000 a year. evening and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff.

Additionally, he said, as the budget process develops Mass College of Art currently charges the highest fee over this school year, the administration will determine among Mass. public colleges at $200 a semester, while whether to re-evaluate the commuter fee amount. “So it’s Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is only $30 each a good initial step, I guess. Whether we go beyond that semester. [$25 per semester] will be determined as we develop the upcoming year’s budget.”

The revenue being brought in by commuter students will be used mainly for energy reduction. “A large initia“I feel like there are a lot more tive we have going on this year is simply the replacement of incandescent bulbs,” Hamel said. commuters this semester than usual, The college will be studying the procedures necessary and with that, not enough parking. to convert the power plant from No. six fuel oil to natural Hopefully, something will be done gas and using the money to pay for studies related to the to fix it soon.” installation of solar projects in the athletic center and the college center.

- Erin LeBlanc These studies have assisted the school in applying for stimulus funding that will actually pay for these projects to be completed. The college will be notified of its accepWorcester State commuter students pay $60 a semester tance for this stimulus package in November. to park on campus, according to Hamel, but its students Erin LeBlanc, a senior who commutes from Waltham, have access to a parking garage that is open 24 hours a day. missed one of her classes because she was unable to lo“Our fifty [dollars anually] is really at the low end of cate a spot in either Maynard or Maple lots. She said, “I the range of what we were finding at the other colleges, so feel like there are a lot more commuters this semester than we coupled the fee increase with this desired fund for some usual, and with that, not enough parking. Hopefully someclean, green energy projects on campus,” said Hamel. thing will be done to fix it soon.”

The administration reached a decision to charge its stuThis academic year, the shuttle hours were cut and serdents $25 per semester based on the findings of a survey vice to the Maple One Lot was limited to 6 - 9:30 a.m. of what its sister colleges were charging, to be able to stay during the weekdays. “on the low end of that and the amount of revenue that it Jason Miller, a junior, said, “I noticed after the fee it’s a lot harder to park, and this is over a semester. We’re paying more money and we’re getting stuff taken away.”

Hamel said, “I think what we came down to is trying to come to a nice middle ground where we’re trying to address some of the issues in the Climate Action Plan and still provide service as necessary, maybe not to the point as desired in making a good middle ground decision.”

Zeina Sader, a sophomore, said, “Personally, I get a ride, but I mean, I think it’s too much for a parking spot.”

Dan Ceddia, senior said, “It [the parking fee] doesn’t bother Erin Reilly/The Gatepost me, monetarily speaking, but if it’s going towards relatively politiThe new parking lot behind Larned Hall.

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SGA enforces “90 percent rule” for late budget requests

By Sara Mulkeen Assistant News Editor At Tuesday’s meeting, SGA members allocated funds to SILD and debated overriding their “90 percent rule” for the Nutrition Networking Club’s late funding request.

Angel Seto, a representative from SILD, asked SGA to cosponsor a “coffee give-away event” with her office. The event will take place in both Maynard and Maple Commuter lots, where students will be given free travel mugs and coffee. SGA members voted to allocate the request of $313.70 to SILD. Members from the Nutrition Networking Club also requested funding for events such as a “Where’s the Fruit?” display, an apple tree planting and a trip to a local homeless shelter.

The group’s original request was $5,050, but because they missed budget season, the greatest amount they could receive would be $405 - 90 percent of the club’s budget for FY 2009.

While SGA’s financial committee suggested allocating the full 90 percent, the e-board recommended they take a vote to go above the 90 percent rule and allocate $1,500, which would require a 2/3 vote from the senate to pass.

A number of SGA members expressed their views on overriding the 90 percent rule.

President Steve Whittemore said, “Keep in mind that we passed these stipulations for a reason. … We set a precedent in writing and we try to follow them, but if there’s an exception that needs to be made, we can definitely do that.”

SGA Class and Club Treasurer Melissa Bairos said, “We work really hard to put [the rules of the SGA constitution] into place, and it’s really important that we follow them.”

Members of the Nutrition Networking Club e-board argued that the club is going to require much more funding than last year because it will be holding more events.

Club President Sam Brackett said “We have increased the club attendance five-fold.

“We want to expand nutrition information outside of nutrition majors to the whole campus,” Brackett added.

After hearing from the Nutrition Networking representatives, SGA members voted to allocate $405 in accordance with the 90 percent rule.

A motion was passed to table the funding request of the Wildlife Club until next week, when members of the club can be present.

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Carpool parking in Church Street lot.

cal projects, then I have a problem. Especially if there’s a chance in the future that it’ll be bumped up to $50.” Ceddia initially thought the fee was instituted because of state budget cuts, “but since that is really not the case, it does bother me a little bit.”

Hamel said, “We’re trying to weigh a lot of competing interests. Every decision that’s really made on a budget side is a trade-off, you know, trade-off between costs and services or those costs [and] what benefits you’re receiv-

“I noticed after the fee it’s a lot harder to park, and this is over a semester.

We’re paying more money and

we’re getting stuff taken away.”

- Jason Miller ing from them.

“And that’s the nice thing about being in an academic environment is everybody can have their own opinions and deliberate where they feel what should have been weighed greater, I suppose,” Hamel said.

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Internet, Facebook connects Middle Eastern youths

October 16, 2009

going on between students like yourselves and students students were divided up into small discussion groups led I said that I’m not really much of a math person. … He from the Middle East, but I can tell you that from talking by professors. said, ‘Why don’t we go through everything you’re planto them, they’re dying to meet Americans. For too long, “This year at Black and Gold Beginnings, we had eight ning on for the next six months?’ and I think my chances they’ve been shielded from the world outside of their own groups of about 25 to 30 kids in each group, so we had of survival came out to about 13 percent,” joked Cohen. societies, and they finally have the tool to break down bor- over 200 students participating, and we are looking to Cohen became “obsessed” with the idea of visiting Iran ders.” expand it next year,” said Trapanick. “That’s when they and managed to obtain a visa to enter the country by claimCohen discussed the use of Facebook to organize the really got a glimpse of different perspectives on how the ing he was an archaeology student with a desire to study first petition by women in Saudi Arabian history protest- book is used and how you look at books in college [and] ancient Persian culture. After the Iranian secret police ing the law that prevents them from driving. At first, most what the level of expectations are for classes in college, raided his hotel room and found an outdated list of govwomen were nervous about putting their names on the too, so it really helped out a lot. ernment officials he wanted to interview, they took Cohen petition, and instead used initials. After gathering around “I think it’s also a great opportunity for [students] to see in for questioning, released him and followed him around 6,000 initials, Cohen said the women ended up having what life is like in the Middle East for people their age or for the first few weeks of his stay in Iran. enough signatures for their petition to be seen. maybe five or six years older,” Trapanick added.

Cohen was forced to change his focus of study from “In Saudi Arabia, you need three or four thousand sig“Children of Jihad” is also being used in other first-year the elite group of religious leaders who run the country natures in order for the king to legally have to receive your courses across several different departments. According to to those closest to him in age and similarity - the college petition. … When they asked the women [who had signed Trapanick, professors from the English, history and poliand college-age kids. “I got really bummed-out and batheir initials] to reveal their real names, I think they had, tics department have adopted the book into their curricusically just started wandering around universities looking like, almost 5,000, because women felt comfortable being lum. for friends. I figured, ‘I’m going to be in this country for a protected by the anonymity [of the large number].”

Lisa Eck of the English department has included “Chilwhile anyway, so I might as well meet a few people while Cohen shared a humorous story about a young girl in dren of Jihad” in the curriculum of her Expository WritI’m here.’”

Saudi Arabia who decided to videotape herself driving a ing class this semester. “My writing class has a history of Cohen was surprised that the young people of Iran and car as a statement against this law. However, in the video, being taught as a ‘cluster’ course with Intro to Cultural all over the Middle East welcomed him into their social the girl was traditionally covered in a veil and burkah, so Anthropology. As a world literature professor, I have alcircles and invited him to wild parties. “I had a completeher identity would not be discovered. “In Saudi Arabia, ways been interested in trying to understand diverse world ly warped perception of what Iran would be like. I cultures, so it’s an ongoing intellectual project for me thought everybody was going to hate Americans, to think about foreignness. … I also think it’s sort of [and] I thought it was going to be a hostile place that ‘Welcome to college, the world is big!’ moment to … but what I found was a group of young people talk about cultural difference.” who were expressing themselves through social and Eck has incorporated “Children of Jihad” into her recreational indulgences, who were making their class by having her students research and investigate statements behind closed doors and finding a way to names, places, traditions and other important parts of coexist with a regime that wasn’t giving them the opMiddle Eastern culture discussed in Cohen’s book with portunities that they wanted in their country.” which they are unfamiliar. “What I’m using it for is a Cohen also talked about how and why he had not sort of mini-research model. There’s so many proper been confronted with any hostility for being Jewish names [and] so much history to sort of model active throughout his stay in the Middle East. He humorreading that you can’t just skim things. You have to ously added that while at Shabbat services there, he stop and say, ‘Do I understand the geography of the rehad been embarrassed because their Hebrew was betgion? Do I understand the history? Am I writing down ter than his own. Cohen explained he would find oththese dates?’” er ways to relate to the people he met in the Middle Many freshmen were required to attend this event East before introducing his religious background.

Drake McCabe/The Gatepost for one of their courses. Freshman Alex Herbert had “Every now and then, we would get into arguto attend the discussion for his freshman writing course. ments about Israel or political differences [but] I would Jared Cohen speaks in the Dwight Performing Arts Center.

“We had to go see him speak, and we had to write a engage based on my youth identity with them before women have to be completely covered except for a slit reflection on his overall message for class.”

I entered into engaging as a particular religious identity.” right where their eyes are. So she said, ‘You’re going to Freshman Arielle Montville, an Early Childhood EduCohen also discussed why he chose to focus his book make me wear this thing? Good luck finding out who I cation major, was asked to attend the discussion for her on the youth of the Middle East and how they are using am!’ and she posted it to YouTube.”

Freshman Foundations course. “My foundations class was technology to fight oppression. “I’ve always thought it was Cohen also discussed experiences he had during his all supposed to go if they wanted to, but I was the only one fascinating that, despite the fact that the largest segment of travels in the Middle East which were not included in the that showed up in my class.” the population in the Middle East is under 30, [it] seems to book. One particular scene he discussed in detail was of a Montville’s Introduction to College Writing course is be the demographic that we know the least about.” picture he took of two young women walking by a group also studying “Children of Jihad.” “We are writing an esAccording to Cohen, the majority of young people in of militant extremists with looks of disgust on their faces. say about Iraq, and on the first day of college, we had to Iran and the rest of the Middle East have the potential to “I’ll never forget this moment because I remember those write a summary about a section of the book,” Montville change what they don’t like about their countries through girls’ expressions and then what they said, which was basi- added. the technology that the older generation does not use or cally the equivalent of two very educated girls looking at a Anthony Pires, Jr., an education major, was also reunderstand. As examples of this, Cohen discussed satellite bunch of high school drop-outs saying, ‘You guys are just quired to go to Cohen’s discussion. “I liked it a lot. He television, which has exposed even the most rural areas of really a complete waste of space.’” actually talked about his real life and his real experiences the Middle East to Western and Western-inspired televiCohen elaborated on topics not mentioned in his book that he didn’t talk about in the book.” sion programs such as “The OC,” “Baywatch” and “Star such as dating, sex and sexuality in the Middle East, which Many other students attended the discussion voluntariAcademy,” and the use of Bluetooth devices by Iranian he found to be common topics among the youth there. ly or for extra credit. Education major Brittany Lefebvre youth to discreetly organize parties and social gatherings “Where there’s repression, there’s cravings to talk about was not required to go to Cohen’s discussion, but attended of all sorts. things,” Cohen said regarding the topic of sex in the Mid- it for extra credit toward one of her courses. “We haven’t “It’s important to remember the symbolic nature of dle East. talked about the book at all in any of my classes, but I read technology in repressive societies. Technology is the new Cohen also discussed the dating scene in Iran, noting the it and it was very interesting,” said Lefebvre. “The speech tool that’s allowing societies to express themselves and appearance of girls at parties changing out of their tradi- was good, [and] I like how he talked about his adventures, empower themselves in ways they never thought possible tional chadors, or fully-covering garments, into nightclub and that the Internet is their way of protesting.” before,” said Cohen. wear and the use of paper and pencil to exchange phone Some students disliked the book. According to Fresh“Star Academy,” the most popular television show in numbers in bumper-to-bumper traffic in downtown Shiraz man Amanda Cain-Mailly, “It was just awful. [Cohen] kept the Middle East, is a headscarf-optional satellite television and Tehran. “In a lot of these countries, either by [social] switching from one place to another and it was annoying show featuring both men and women from all over the renorms or by law, members of the opposite sex can’t court from a note-taker’s perspective. He only includes the posigion participating in an “American Idol” style competieach other and can’t date,” said Cohen. tives, the college-age students who are pro-American. It’s tion. According to Cohen, this particular show and other He emphasized his message that a connection can and not like you can take the book and apply it to everywhere. television shows like it allow for children in the Middle should be made between both the youth of America and … There are some people who don’t like Americans.”

East to have positive role models, rather than finding a role the Middle East. “There’s certain commonalities among However, Cain-Mailly added she did find some asmodel in a group like Hezbollah, Al Qaeda or Hamas. young people. The largest party in the world transcends all pects of the book appealing, and was really struck by the Cohen reminded audience members of the significance borders. I call it the youth party, or the ‘under 30’ crowd. prevalence of satellites and other technology Cohen found of their technological and cellular devices, and compared … Just remember that the easiest way to engage with among the nomadic tribes and rural communities of the his experience of watching Iranians use cellular devices to someone who comes from a different background than you Middle East. organize underground parties in 2004 to their use of these is to relate to them based on your age. It’s the easiest way Freshman Kristi Mandel enjoyed both the book and Cosame devices this past summer to organize protests against to break down differences and find commonalities.” hen’s discussion. “It was interesting to read and [it] puts a the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

“Children of Jihad” was the common reading book different perspective on the Middle East than the media “The Iranians, going all the way back to when I was required for all first-year students, and is being used in does, and I thought that was really cool,” said Mandel. “I there, had perfected and mastered the use of [this technolfreshman seminar classes as well as other courses such as really thought it [the speech] was really well done. I liked ogy], and they were ready to use it for something signifiExpository Writing and Introduction to College Writing. that he had a few more pictures because they were interestcant,” said Cohen. “The trends that I saw for social and Ben Trapanick, the director of first year programs, was ing and they told a story.” recreational purposes, like organizing a party, became the a part of the committee that chose “Children of Jihad” as Mandel was among a group of students who had a go-to tool this past June in what was the largest protest in this year’s common reading book. “We really enjoyed the chance to meet Cohen prior to his discussion. “He was Iran against the revolution.” book. …We felt like they could relate to it. It was a good really interested in us [students], and I thought that was Cohen also discussed how Facebook and the Internet read, and it was something we hadn’t covered yet regard- really nice,” commented Mandel. “You could tell how he have revolutionized the interactions between the youth of ing common reading.” could write such a book, because he was so personable the Middle East and the rest of the world. He reminded Trapanick noted that this was the first time a common with the younger crowd. You could tell how he got to the students of their ability to connect with young people in reading book has been used for a live discussion during youth in the book.” the Middle East through Web services like Facebook and “Black and Gold Beginnings.” Instead of participating in AOL Instant Messenger. “There’s very little engagement online discussion boards through Blackboard, first-year

October 16, 2009

The Gatepost Editorial A costly commute

Given that there are 983 more commuter students than there are commuter parking spots, we at The Gatepost were shocked to hear that commuters would be charged a “parking fee” of $25 per semester.

There are currently 1,890 undergraduate full-time degree-seeking commuter students at FSC, making up almost 50 percent of our total student population.

Commuters are generally on the outskirts of campus life in comparison to the resident student population at FSC. Commuting makes it more difficult to become involved with the campus community.

And what motive would they have to become involved when they are constantly being brushed under the proverbial rug?

Commuter students are lucky to find a parking spot at all, even if they arrive at campus the suggested 3045 minutes early.

Trying to find a parking spot for 8:30 classes is like fighting for the last turkey on the day before Thanksgiving in the grocery store. Student drivers brawl for the rare, empty parking spots and occasionally give up and go back home, missing their classes for the day.

Given such an inconvenient situation, one would assume the school would be making efforts to increase the convenience of coming to campus for the substantial commuter population.

No such luck.

Given that the shuttle only runs to and from the Maple commuter lot in the early morning and late afternoon, the many commuters who can’t find a spot in Maynard or Adams are forced to trudge up State Street from the Maple commuter lot with all of their belongings.

And though this walk up State Street is a pleasant stroll from late spring to early fall, that street seems to get longer and longer as the weather gets colder and colder. Snowy, frozen commuters, some bandaged up and disheveled from the multiple spills they will inevitably suffer, will be lucky to make it to class 15 minutes late after trekking up the hill to the main campus.

Rather than rectifying these wrongs, the administration decided they should further inconvenience the commuter students by imposing a $25 per semester parking fee - a parking fee for a spot they aren’t even guaranteed.

The school’s three main commuter parking lots - Maynard, Adams, and Maple - altogether offer a mere 782 parking spots, plus an additional 125 spots at Bowditch Field, a parking lot not so conveniently located one-quarter mile away from the school’s residence lot on Union Ave. We don’t have many - OK, any - math majors here at The Gatepost, but even we realize that these numbers just aren’t adding up for the almost 1,900 commuter students at FSC. This $25 fee, according to Dr. Dale Hamel, senior vice president of administration, finance and technology, will bring in $45,000 annually, and the administration’s hope is to increase these fees to reach upwards of $100,000.

This money, according to Hamel, will go toward funding what is ambiguously described as various “green” projects on campus.

And though some other state colleges also impose a parking fee on commuter students, the revenue from the fee goes toward maintaining and improving the commuter parking areas. For example, Worcester State College has a student parking garage, and the commuter parking fee goes toward paying off and maintaining the garage and other parking grounds.

We at The Gatepost realize the importance of being an environmentally friendly campus, and support the college’s focus on “going green.” We don’t, however, agree that a $25 fee imposed on the least attended-to students at FSC is the answer.

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Op/Ed

Wake up and smell the coffee, professors!

Let’s face it - college is hard. We’re not in high school anymore, Toto. But just because we’re a step up on the education ladder doesn’t mean we should be pulling hair out of our heads trying to get everything done.

With all of your classes, homework for those classes, a job on the side and extracurricular activities, you’d like to have some version of a life at some point, right? Good luck with that if you have classes with certain professors at this institution.

Some professors are absolutely ignorant. They somehow come to the conclusion that the class you have with them is your one class that semester, which generally is not the case, but they seem to think it is. Where do they get this idea?

They must see their students struggling to carry around a multitude of books and think, ‘I didn’t assign those books, but they must be for my class.’ I mean, get real! I’d really enjoy not having to turn in several different assignments on the same day for one class, thank you very much.

There are a few professors who are completely understanding with their students and can sympathize when they have bags the size of countries under their eyes in the morning. Now, I’m not saying students deserve special treatment or should get away with not doing what’s required, but in some situations, it’s a bit ridiculous to expect so much from students, no matter what year they’re in or what level class it is. Spreading out assignments wouldn’t be such a bad thing. The apocalypse won’t begin if you actually do something nice for your students every once and a while.

Bottom line: having high expectations for your students is one thing, but having nearly impossible expectations is another. Please start realizing that your students have a lot of other assignments - your class may not be top priority when others are actually beneficial to their majors.

Lindsay Chase Editorial Staff

It’s that time of year again

It’s that time of year again.

For the weather to change. The leaves turned into those nice colors of orange, red, and yellow, which are some of my favorite colors. On days that are dark and damp, they help brighten up the outside. On cold days when I’m “brr”ing, seeing the leaves makes me feel warm on the inside. Speaking of it getting colder, not only is it time to break out the jackets, the boots (UGGS for the ladies) and even the scarves, but time to wear hats and gloves, and pretty soon, multiple socks - on each foot!

It’s that time of year again.

For midterms. Yes, we students are not necessarily looking forward to those, but that is a part of the collegiate life.

Those late nights along with some snacks, coffee/tea, and browsing the Internet in between (be careful, though!), studying for these tests (some of which are back-to-back, literally). This is also the time to really be serious about grades, knowing areas that we need to improve upon, whether to withdraw or not, etc.

It’s that time of year again.

For sneezing, coughing, having a stuffy head. No one looks forward to this, but so many have already experienced this and then some. As I’m typing this, I, too, have gotten the sniffles, the runny nose, the time when I sound like I’m holding my nose without trying. Oh yes, I’m almost out of my box of tissues.

It’s that time of year again.

To do our favorite (and maybe not-so-favorite) activities, such raking the leaves, going apple-picking, watching the Pats play, and looking forward to Thanksgiving break, to spend time with family to be thankful, to eat (and cook - yes - I want to do that, too), and to take a break from school for a little bit.

So … thinking about these things, I want to wish everyone a happy fall season. Enjoy the foliage. Study for the midterms and DON’T wait until the night, or even two nights, before (I learned the hard, hard way), take care of yourselves, stay healthy, enjoy doing your fall activities, and remember - there’s about a month left until Thanksgiving Break, and about a month after that until the end of the semester!

Monique Thomas

Staff Writer

Let’s reconnect

It seems as though we’re all avoiding “face-to-face” conversations these days. When did we decide to disconnect ourselves from everything real and “graspable” and depend on the safety of our cell phones and laptops to do all of our dirty work?

Everyone’s texting, IMing and Facebooking friends, families and love interests, with abbreviated words and virtual smiley faces. I wonder if we’ve all forgotten how to connect one-on-one with someone - if we’ve been so far removed from reality that a genuine conversation would seem almost awkward.

When you’re out at dinner, put your phone down. Better yet, throw it in your pocket. It doesn’t need to sit beside you, next to your entrée, acting as the third wheel. Eating a scrumptious meal with the person across from you is far more important. The text can wait.

If you’ve been chatting with someone on campus for a month and have yet to hang out in person, close the AIM window and grab a coffee with them in the caf. After all, that’s what you wanted to come out of it anyway, right?

If we continue to stumble with words in person, we’re doomed - during an interview, a public speech or even a date. We can’t depend on objects. We’ve gotta’ depend on ourselves. What’s with all the easy ways out?

Is it fair to say there’s no hope for our individual selves - that we have been led by our peers into a fast-forward world of technology and fear? Put the phone down and take the time to speak aloud to someone in clear terms, expressing yourself in the light of day, rather than the luminance of your cellular backlight.

Ariana Shuris Editorial Staff

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FEATURES

Simply Profound Sand T’s new “Semi-Simple” exhibition at Mazmanian Gallery aptly utilizes basic elements

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By Chelsea Wilczynski Staff Writer

any artists want to convey a mood in their work. In Sand T’s recent gallery show at FSC’s Mazmanian Art Gallery, the viewers are invited to create their own conclusions to her work. She uses unique mediums, such as acrylic glass sheets, epoxy resin and graphite on clayboard in her show, “Semi-Simple.”

The mediums converge in outstanding pieces of artwork that are open to interpretation and discussion. Since there are no recognizable images, the viewers are free to let their minds wander and draw their own conclusions. Sand T wants the collection to be “straightforward.”

To better understand the mediums she works with, Sand T draws viewers in to touch one of her pieces. The work is black with the “drips” she often puts on her other works. Allowing the viewers the rare opportunity to touch a piece of art enables them to better understand the process and how the final pieces come to pass. As with any other craft, practice makes perfect.

The artist said, “The more I worked with epoxy resin, graphite and paint on clayboard or acrylic glass panels, the better I master the mediums.”

The first half of the collection and a large installation of pieces down the middle showcase Sand T’s mastery of her unique mediums. They are all lit in a manner she believes will work best with the composition to give the illusion of depth.

“Lighting plays a very important role in the presentation of my work, for it maximizes the viewing experience.

When the viewer moves from one side

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Nolletti spotlights Kiyoshi’s “Sonata” for Int’l Film Series

By Amanda Lefebvre Assistant Arts & Features Editor

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How wonderful it would be if my life so far was all a dream, and when I awaken, I’m someone else completely.” Megumi lies with her eyes open in a shack on the beach with a total stranger who tried to rob her, but emotionally, she is lost. Introducing this deeply moving, heavy-hearted, yet marvelously crafted story as one that deals with “self-anxiety” and “carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders,” recently retired film studies professor Arthur Nolletti began this semester’s International Film Series with a Japanese masterpiece, titled “Tokyo Sonata,” directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi.

Comparable to Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” “Tokyo Sonata” also depicts the pressures facing fathers to find success in the harsh business world. The pessimistic patriarch, Ryuhei, has just lost his job, but this failure is not only affecting him, but everyone else in his family. Kiyoshi has instilled a sense of fear in each member of the household - a fear of failure and of disappointment - they all need to conquer in order to improve their lives. The political backdrop of greed and the 21st century ideal of power in a capitalistic society also play a huge role in how the characters perceive their circumstances, and in how they eventually discover their self-worth.

At the beginning of the film, we see Ryuhei being let go from his administrative job. Even from his solitary walk home, the tired and disgusted look in his eyes and what little conversation passes between him and his wife, the audience can grasp the sense his family is not acting or communicating in the usual way of a typical loving unit.

This sense of alienation, and of hopelessness, becomes far too real with Kiyoshi’s next series of scenes of the family eating dinner, each person so quiet and contemplative. Once the father realizes he no longer has control over his job, he starts to doubt his power in the house, his self-worth, his success as a father and as a man. From this point, everything falls apart for Ryuhei and his family.

Megumi begins battling with her identity, and is upset with her husband for keeping his lay-off a secret, and his crumbling relationship with their two children is killing her emotionally. Her anguish is expressed in one particular scene in which Ryuhei returns home from a long day and she is on the bed, half-asleep. She calls to him to join her in bed, but she’s too late - he has shut the door on her. She calls out again, this time to nobody. “Someone please pull me up,” she whispers, as her hands, heavy from all the work she does every day as a stay-at-home mom, reach to the ceiling, lit by a small light overhead.

Kenji, the younger son, is also affected by his father’s downsizing. He uses his interest in piano lessons to escape from the pressures of his rigorous academic studies and from his father, who reminds him about upcoming tests and how important they are for getting a good career and becoming successful.

Takashi, the eldest son, is away at school and work throughout most of the beginning of the movie, but in the middle scenes, he signs up to join the army and leaves for America as an escape to find the secret to true happiness in the world.

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At the Movies

Zombieland

By Chris Kopacko Staff Writer

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Zombieland” is the latest release of a zombie-comedy movie genre which has summoned fans of the cult-classic genre ever since movies like “Return of the Living Dead” in the mid-1980s. Despite being inevitably compared to the last successful zom-com “Shaun of the Dead,” “Zombieland” is still able to pull it off with witty humor and cutting-edge cinematography. Although most zombie films share unmistakably identical settings (a handful of humans surviving in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled world), “Zombieland” diverges from its predecessors with its transparent comical spin, as well as over-the-top, unadulterated violence. As “Shaun of the Dead” is seen as more a zombie satire, “Zombieland” should be viewed as a bona fide comedy about how to survive a world seething with the flesh-eating undead.

The film stars Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus, the nerdy protagonist and narrator of the story who looks and acts as if he’s a carbon copy of Michael Cera. These actors literally parallel one another, not only in appearance, but also with their onscreen awkwardness and overly intellectual character personalities (after the movie, I had to examine the final credits just to make sure Mi-

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chael Cera was not part of the cast).

Columbus explains to the audience how he now lives in the United States of Zombieland, and how the spreading of a zombie infection quickly led to a world void of humanity. Apparently the zombie infection resembled something akin to mad cow disease, only in Zombieland it is aptly called “mad zombie disease.” Columbus also clarifies that the only reason he has survived this long in Zombieland is because of his stringent following of his survival list of rules, which appear as cleverly placed text throughout the film whenever any such rule is carried out.

It’s not long before Columbus meets the roughridin’ wrangler Tallahassee (played by Woody Harrelson) who is never short on new and unorthodox methods of wasting the zombie bad guys.

Harrelson does an outstanding job depicting his role of a confident cowboy with a lack of brains but a super-zombie vengeance. We soon learn that Tallahassee’s son has become zombie fodder, and with nothing left to live for except a peculiar quest for Twinkies, he travels the country slaying every zombie he encounters in the most radical fashion.

Together, the two search for food (namely Twinkies) and ammunition, only to be conned by a pair of sisters in a supermarket named Wichita and Little Rock (played by Emma Stone and Abi-

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gail Breslin). Eventually, they team up with the sister duo and head to Beverley Hills, where they find Bill Murray’s mansion with him still inside.

Not surprisingly, the segment with Bill Murray (he plays himself) proves to be the highlight of the movie, filled with silly one-liners and laughout-loud scenes. The love-struck Columbus shares a moment with the sultry Wichita, only for her to abandon him yet again.

Afterward, the team finds themselves at an amusement park in Los Angeles, because, to be quite honest, where else are you going to find zombie clowns than in an amusement park? The movie ends with a staggering zombie melee, Columbus and Wichita finally getting together and our heroes driving away into the sunset in a Hummer full of Twinkies.

This film contained lots of laughs and innovative cinematography, but lacked depth. Although the movie was under 90 minutes, it seemed to last much longer. For fans of the genre, however, “Zombieland” is an instant cult classic. For everyone else, it simply gets the job done. In an age where monsters of folklore seem to be all the rage in cinema (how many more vampire movies are we going to see?), “Zombieland” puts its own comical spin on the concept, and proves effective.

What precautions are you taking for swine flu?

“I got both flu shots and I’ve been using Purell, not to mention washing my hands constantly.”

“I’m trying to avoid sick people in my class, but everyone in the lecture is coughing all the time!”

- Ryan McKeon, freshman

- Erin McLaughlin, freshman

“I’m not doing anything. I’m just going to let it come.”

“I kiss every girl who has the flu.”

- Katie Devoe, freshman

- Josh Graveline, sophomore

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to another of the artwork, they will see sequences of moving lights in my work.”

The first piece gave the illusion of quickly turning a head and the rush of things that run by. She uses horizontal line, the “drop” effect and a flashy lime-green background.

Pieces 2, 3 and 4 are hung on the wall adjacent to each other with a more muted green background and heavy vertical lines. Again, the “drops” or “drips” are present. The effect they give are almost parallel to rain streaking a window pane. It is very easy to get lost in what you are experiencing when you are viewing these pieces.

Although in a conventional sense, line is stiff and rigid, the drops give a contrasting sense of fluidity and motion.

One of the most striking pieces in the show is the large installation in the center of the room of identically-sized, lined up panels. The first one starts with one vertical line, but as you progress through each panel, more appear, and by the end the final panel is covered with vertical line.

Progression is very effective in this work, due to its direct correlation with everyday reality, such as life, learning or mastering a craft of some kind. People tend to find comfort in progression, or growth, which is why this piece undoubtedly speaks to many.

One piece on the right wall uses starkly contrasing black and white colors. Though different in color, each piece displays the same movement of a thick graphite line through it which could be interpreted in various ways. The possibilities seem endless for interpretation of the work - a crucial aspect to what Sand T wants from her viewers.

“Since my work contains no recognizable figures or objects, they are open to the viewer’s own interpretation,” said Sand T. “In the past, many have related the work to rain drops, Braille or some mysterious coding. I see dancing lights, a starry night or a scientific investigation into some microscopic organism. I hope the viewers enjoy the simplicity in my work and let their imaginations run wild.”

“Semi-Simple” will be displayed in the Mazmanian Art Gallery until Oct. 30.

music, family

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plicated. While further alienating himself from his family, Ryuhei forms a friendship with an old high school friend, whom he happens to run into. Both men found it easy to confide in each other, as they had a lot to bond over in their daily treks to find jobs.

Later in the film, Ryuhei settles for a job as a mall cleaner. However, his fear of failure continues to haunt him until the last segments of the film. Instead of surrendering to his greedy conscience, he drops a bag full of cash that was left unclaimed in a bathroom stall in a public “lost and found” box. This act of selflessness represents he has found his place.

In addition to addressing themes of 21st-century capitalism, the weight of the world on our shoulders and our universal desire to escape the world we know and start anew, the director grapples with more domestically demanding matters.

The notion of home is pivotal in this film. Kiyoshi repeats shots of the characters entering and exiting the home, almost a consistent re-evaluation of themselves.

The jumping-off point for the mother, father and younger son all came at the same time. The climax of the film occurs when the three main figures have started to fear home so much they feel the need to escape, so they each venture off in their personal evasion from everything normal in their daily routines.

The younger son jumps onto a bus but is thrown in jail for getting caught, while the dad jumps in front of a truck and the mom nearly jumps off of a dock and into the ocean. When the mother drove to the shore with the man who attempts to rob her, not only did she understand his recent struggles which drove him to want to steal from her, but her own struggles with settling with what life had given her. She sees wave upon wave crashing onto the sand at night, and she cries, realizing that the world has a constant rhythm, and the possibility for a new life in almost impossible - yet, the possibility for a redefining herself is still possible.

The ending of this film, as Nolletti suggested, is one of the most sensational scenes, one with extraordinary use of light, an awakening. The director created an outstanding finale. It illustrates, as Nolletti said, “the ordinary is ever fragile and can be quickly and shockingly upended.” The camera is set on one side of the large room, a window is on the far wall, with its sheer curtain playful in the calm breeze. Kenji manages to single-handedly use his gift as a neophyte pianist to pull everyone who had gathered for his music school audition out of a universal chaos.

Kenji’s audience stares, wide-eyed, in complete appreciation, as they embrace this escape, like a breath of fresh air through the hole in the wall.

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October 16, 2009

Bears Squash Rams’ Comeback

By Josh Primak Sports Editor

Despite coming into the contest with a potent rushing attack, the Rams were beaten at their own game by the Bridgewater State Bears this past Saturday 26-20, in a game that could have given the Rams sole possession atop the Bogan Division standings.

Framingham came into the game armed with a strong running game led by running back Dave Leach, who has received recognition this season as NEFC Tri-Offensive Player of the Week, and who has earned a Boston Globe Gold Helmet Award. However, the Bears had

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Bear’s running back Justin Fuller accounted for three of the four Bridgewater touchdowns in their victory.

their own rushing weapon in running back Justin Fuller, who at one point this season led the entire nation (NCAA Divisions I, II, III) in rushing yards per game. He showed why he has been such a force when he scored the game’s first points on a nine-yard touchdown run in the beginning of the second quarter.

The Rams, who have been plagued by turnover problems all season, had a disastrous start offensively, turning the ball over on two of their first three possessions - an interception in the first drive of the game followed by a fumble in the third drive. The fumble gave the Bears excellent field position, taking over at Framingham’s own 31, which led to the score.

After the ensuing Framingham possession yielded a punt, the Bears made quick work for their second touchdown of the day, as Fuller again found the endzone, this time breaking through the Rams’ defense for a 54-yard touchdown run that gave Bridgewater a 14-0 lead less than halfway through the second quarter.

The Ram offense finally gelled on the following drive. Now faced with a daunting deficit, Framingham went back to their running attack, as the trio of quarterback Patrick Franey, running back Josh Harris and Leach combined for all 60 yards of offense on the drive, capped

by Leach’s 16-yard endzone scamper that brought the Rams back into the game trailing by just one score, 14-6.

The momentum that Framingham gained at the end of the first half quickly turned into a stalemate, since neither team scored in the third quarter. They combined for three punts and a turnover on downs. Momentum shifted back in Bridgewater’s corner, as the final drive of the quarter led to another long rushing touchdown, this one for 47 yards by Steven Clark to put the Bears back ahead by double-digits, 20-13.

Despite spending most of the first three-and-a-half-quarters playing in second gear, the Rams, sensing time

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James McCarthy makes one of his eight receptions against Bridgewater State. slipping away, finally shifted into fifth gear with about nine minutes left to play.

The Framingham air assault, which was silent up to this point, quickly racked up the yards. Franey threw for 50 yards on the drive, including a 29-yard strike to James McCarthy, which set the scene for Leach to push his way into the endzone two plays later on a five-yard run.

The Bears denied the Rams’ comeback attempt once again, though, when during Bridgewater’s following drive, they went to their book of tricks - this time using the arm of Fuller, as from the backfield he threw a 20-yard pass to wide receiver Jesse Teixeira, who rumbled into the endzone, to put the Rams away for good.

A 30-yard touchdown strike to McCarthy, who finished the day with eight catches and 112, yards would prove to be too little, too late as Bridgewater

would hold on for the victory.

The win for the Bears gives them a 4-2 record overall, including a 2-1 record in the division, which puts them in a fiveway tie atop the Bogan division, along with Framingham.

Franey, who finished the day with 157 yards passing and a touchdown, was dissatisfied with the team’s performance in Bridgewater. “It’s a tough loss to swallow because it is a game we let slip away. We battled both offensively and defensively, but unfortunately, they made a few more plays than we did. …

The league is still up for grabs, so we are going to continue to get better as a team and battle until the end.”

The Rams take on Westfield State back home at Maple Field this Saturday in another matchup of divisional rivals.

On The Sideline

By Shaeleen Perreault Staff Writer GP: What got you involved in soccer?

Nichols: My three older siblings played soccer, and I picked it up as a young child from them.

GP: Did you play soccer growing up and in college?

Nichols: I played all the way through college at Fitchburg State.

GP: What is your favorite part of being head coach?

Nichols: The best part of coaching is seeing the players develop and become a team.

GP: How long have you been a coach here at FSC? Nichols: This is my seventh season as the coach here at FSC.

Men’s Soccer Coach Dean Nichols

GP: Have you coached at any other schools?

Nichols: My first year out of college, I was the assistant boy’s varsity coach at Framingham High School. I held that position for four years. I then took over as the boy’s varsity coach for four years at Wellesley High School.

GP: How well do you think the team has performed so far this year?

Nichols: The team has underperformed to this point, with a record of 5-7-1. I do, however, think we have turned things in the right direction over the past handful of games.

GP: What are your expectations for the team this year?

Nichols: The expectations for this team are to win the MASCAC and be successful in the NCAA Tournament.

GP: What is your most memorable moment as a coach here?

Nichols: My most memorable moment is without question our journey to earn a birth in the NCAA Tournament a season ago.

GP: Do you have any pre-game rituals?

Nichols: No pre-game rituals.

GP: What are your plans for the program?

Nichols: The plans for the program are to improve every season and compete for a national championship.

Courtesy of Richard Orr

Dean Nichols is in his seventh season as the coach of the FSC men’s soccer team.

October 16, 2009

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Field hockey wins third straight

By Nenia Corcoran Assistant Sports Editor Last Saturday, the FSC Rams took on the Eastern Connecticut State Warriors at home. The Rams have been a powerful force thus far in the season, holding an impressive overall record of 10-2. The Rams were confident as they took on the Warriors, coming off a 4-1 win over Western Connecticut a few days before.

The Rams dominated play immediately, controlling the field for most of the game.

The Rams had the advantage in both shots on goal, in which they outshot the Warriors 20-5, as well as penalty corners. The Rams were able to convert three of their nine corners into goals.

The first goal of the game came in the 30th minute of the half, when Andrea DiTerlizzi received a pass from Jade Franzen on a penalty corner. The goal was DiTerlizzi’s first of the season. Hardly a minute later, during another corner, Kali Barrett scored on a hard pass from Kayleigh Force to give the Rams a 2-0 lead. The two goal lead wasn’t enough for the Rams, who added a third goal to their cushion three minutes later when Kristin Gentili scored her first goal of the season on an unassisted blast into the back of the net, ending the half with a 3-0 lead.

The second half continued in the same manner, as the Rams consistently dominated the field. In the 41st minute of play, Force scored an unassisted goal of her own, which was followed shortly after by Katie Barry’s unassisted blast in the 54th.

Ten minutes later, Franzen found Barrett during another penalty corner for the six and final goal of the game, Barrett’s second

of the afternoon.

In the 69th minute of the play, the Warriors made a desperate attempt to get back in the game, when Ali Chapman scored the only Warrior goal of the day, shortly after her teammate Lyndsey Zavisza was given a yellow card. Their efforts were futile, however, and the game ended in a final score of 6-1.

Allesha Kenyon started the game in net for the Rams, and thanks to the excellent defense provided by her teammates, she needed to make only four saves on the day.

Steph Bourgeois took over for the last 13 minutes of play, and didn’t have to make a single save.

On Monday, the Rams traveled to Maine, where they picked up yet another win, their third straight, against Husson University. It was Husson which scored first, when Lindsay Barnes scored on an unassisted goal in the 42nd minute.

FSC quickly answered back on a corner in the 50th minute of play when Kristen Sacco tied the score at one. It was Force who scored the game winner six minutes later on a pass from Katie Wotherspoon during a corner. During the 70 minutes of play, Kenyon had to make only one save.

On Tuesday, the Rams midfielder Kayleigh Force was chosen as the Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week after her outstanding week of play, in which she recorded five points - three assists and one goal. Force has managed at least one point in the past six games.

The Rams will play at home on Friday, Oct. 16, taking on Westfield State at 4 pm.

Ram Round-Up Men’s Soccer (5-7-1) 10/14 Win 1-0 at UMass Boston Volleyball (10-11) 10/10 Win 3-0 vs. Anna Maria 10/10 Win 3-0 vs. UMaine Ft. Kent 10/13 Loss 3-0 at UMass Boston Field Hockey (10-2) 10/10 Win 6-1 vs. E. Connecticut St. 10/12 Win 2-1 at Husson Women’s Soccer (4-7) 10/10 Loss 1-0 vs. Salem State Football (4-2) 10/10 Loss 26-20 at Bridgewater St.

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Kayleigh Force’s performance on the field this past week made her an obvious choice for the Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

MAJOR/MINOR FAIR Tuesday, October 27th 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (drop in any time) College Center Forum Come and learn about the many majors and minors offered at Framingham State College. What should you major in and why?

What’s a minor?

• Professors and advisors will be available to answer your questions.

• What are you going to do with a major in….Business? In Communication Arts?

In History? Career Services and Employer Relations will share ideas • Study abroad information will also be available