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Two lizards were killed and classes
Hundreds of students gathered outside the building as they waited for give the all clear to head to class.
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President Flanagan surveys scene outside Hemenway Hall Wednesday morning.
FSU replaces taxi vouchers with expanded Ram Tram service By Cristina Valente STAFF WRITER
Framingham State University has recently terminated the sale of taxi vouchers due to a newly expanded Ram Tram service. The taxi vouchers had been sold in the game room for four years. They be used to go to various locations in the Framingham/Natick area such as Shopper’s World, the Natick Mall, AMC Movie Theaters and the Framingham Commuter Rail Station.
For three years, FSU sold vouchers from Tommy’s Taxi in Framingham for $20 per book. For the 2011-12 academic year, the vouchers were sold through JFK Transportation for $25 per book. Despite the price increase, 1,736 books were sold last year. Associate Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) Claire Ostrander explained that a state-regulated bidding system determined which company served the campus. Each year, companies would place their bids, and
whichever company offered the most inexpensive service won. Last year, JFK outbid Tommy’s Taxi. However, the $5 increase had nothing to do with the change from Tommy’s to JFK. The price was raised to help FSU subsidize the remaining cost for service, said Ostrander. Dean of Students Melinda Stoops said, “We paid the difference from the actual cost of the ride and the $5 the students paid.” - Continued on page 3
War reporter David Finkel speaks to Freshman class By Talia Adry EDITORIAL STAFF
For millions of Americans, the surge of 2007 was a news headline on their television screens, announcing that an additional 21,000 troops were being sent into the war in Iraq. For David Finkel, the surge was time spent wearing tactical gear driving in a Humvee, while surrounded by a battalion of 800 soldiers from Fort Riley, Kan. Last Monday, the Pulitzer-prize winning Finkel began his lecture at FSU with a video taken in East Baghdad. Finkel’s narration is soft and deep, quickly listing the protective measures the young soldiers had taken as they traveled from one base
to another: bullet-resistant glasses, 70 pounds of gear and body armor, knee and elbow pads. They carried with them tourniquets, bandages, ammuniWithout warning, an IED explodes in the far right corner of the screen. Dirt and smoke billow up into the sky. Iraqi civilians in a car on the side of “If you’ve ever wondered what ‘the surge’ felt like, this is what it felt like,” Finkel said in the video. Finkel’s book, “The Good Soldiers,” chronicles the eight months Finkel spent as an embedded reporter in Iraq between January 2007 and June 2008. Finkel said that the intent of the - Continued on page 8
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ster by Hemenway’s front entrance with warped, blackened Plexiglas, damaged electrical equipment, wire mesh and charred wooden boards. sion cord ignited wood and mulch in an animal enclosure,” said Director of Facilities Warren Fairbanks. No students were harmed, and most of the animals which were being housed in the classroom were rescued, said FSU’s External Relations Coordinator Dan Magazu. “My understanding is that the vast majority of lizards that were in there did survive,” Magazu said. The rescued reptiles were reportedly relocated to a temporary holding place and were being held under constant surveillance in Hemenway 316B, but a young man who answered at a locked door in the room late Thursday night declined to comment. A piece of paper taped to the wall outside the room indicated that animals were being kept inside. smoke coming from Hemenway 313 at 7:09 a.m., and the Framingham Fire Department arrived shortly thereafter classroom had been used as a storage area for the reptiles, which he said were the subject of a behavioral study. Hemenway Hall and the Hemenway Annex are not equipped with sprinkler systems, Fairbanks said. Administrators sent out an FSUAlert to students’ cell phones at 7:54 announcing that the building would be closed until further notice, and later announced that it had been reopened just after 8:30 classes were scheduled to begin. Framingham Fire Chief Gary Daugherty told The MetroWest Daily News he estimated the total cost of damages would be $5,000 - 6,000, but Executive Vice President Dale Hamel said Thursday that cleanup will likely only cost only a few hundred dollars or less - Continued on page 5
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Police Logs Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 19:51 Suspicious Activity - Maynard Parking Lot. Vehicle occupied by two parties in the backseat. Checks OK.
Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 23:21 Narcotics Investigation - North Hall. Report of smell of marajuana. Unfounded. 23:31 Alarm (Fire/Smoke) - Horace Mann Hall. Fire alarm activated. Burned food. Alarms reset.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 21:42 Solicitation (unauthorized) - Whittemore Library. Report of two females handing out religious materials.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 07:16 Fire (Building) - Hemenway Hall. extinguished.
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Bartholomew Brinkman Assistant Professor of English By Kärin Radock NEWS EDITOR
Please provide a brief summary of your resume and educational background. I received my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and last year I was a post-doctoral scholar at Emory University, the National Endowment for the Humanities Post-Doctoral Fellows in Poetics. And so, I was there at the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry. I have published about a half-dozen or so articles on - mostly, I work on modern poetry and print culture - and I’m here teaching modern American literature and poetry. And so, that’s usually what I want to teach and what I want to write about. I’m currently work-
stars and the universe. Then I was like, “Well, actually, I’m going to be doing a lot of math and computation.” And I started getting really interested - about my sophomore year - in writing, and especially in What was your best experience in college? Probably the University of East Anglia study abroad. I was there for a full year. A very similar situation to here - I paid state tuition and was able to study there and it was relatively inexpensive. I worked my way through college like a lot of people do here. And so I was very mindful of expenses, but it was really great. It
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been abroad and a couple of things that I really loved about it were that I was learning a lot about Britain, about Europe. But I was also
up. So hopefully, that will come out in the relatively near future - but these things take time. I did my undergraduate at the University of Utah before I worked on my Ph.D. I worked on a creative writing master’s at Johns Hopkins University, where I specialized in poetry. So I still do a little bit of poetry writing, but mostly, I’m doing the critical side of things. … One thing I’m doing here, that I think people are excited about, is I co-edit the Modern American Poetry [web] site, which is a critical site about modern and contemporary American poetry.
American more generally because a lot of people from other parts of the country were studying there. … I was in the honors program there [as an undergraduate at the University of Utah], so it was a similar setup to here. I did an honors thesis and I did a collection of poems. And the professor I worked with was just one of the most amazing teachers that I’ve ever had. So, I try to learn from my favorite teachers and take as many of their tricks as possible to help in my own teaching.
Why did you decide to major in English and Creative Writing?
What is the best part of your job at FSU?
When I was in high school, up until I was about when I was a sophomore, I wanted to be an astrophysicist. So, from about the time I was maybe in third grade or so until I was a sophomore, I was really interested and I’m still really interested in science. But the math got too tough. I liked the ideas but - part of what I kind of tend to think about for students who are thinking about majors and careers is - you want to do something that you really love, right? And you want to do something that you - the best moments in doing what you’re doing make it all worthwhile. But you also want to think about what the day-today thing is that you’re doing. I was always really excited about thinking about
I think students here are just wonderful. They really care about learning and they really appreciate the opportunities that are given to them. And they want to get the most out of the experiences. They really want to learn, work with me to improve being a better writer, a better reader. So it’s really exciting for me to be able to do that. Do you have any hobbies? I am trying to pick up sort of New England hobbies. So I just got my solo license to sail on the Charles River in Boston. I went out once and I didn’t capsize, so I guess that’s good.
[Editor’s note: In the Sept. 28 article, “Immigrant artist advocates accepting diversity,” Mario Quiroz’s last name was published as “Quirot.” The Gatepost regrets the error.]
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several election-themed events cosponsored by SILD and SGA. Viewers said the issues they were watching the most closely were the number of jobs in the US waiting for them after graduation and the candidates’ stances on renewable energy. Taylor Tocci, a junior biology major, said her views on energy policy make her an Obama supporter. “I am more on clean energy, and I think it would be a really good thing to do solar power, wind power and water power, and anything that doesn’t include oil and coal,” she said. Tocci also agrees with Obama on the
News idea of providing more jobs by giving more money to the Renewable Energy Project. Conor Tynan, a junior food and nutrition major, said he thinks Romney’s idea to establish a grading system for public schools will not help the education system. He said, “I think it’s absolutely ridiculous. I don’t think there is a logical way to grade schools. It’s almost as if you were grading on how happy you are. It’s something that’s just not measurable.” Matthew Curtis, a junior math major, said he feels that the country is focused more on quantity in education than on quality. He said, “If you create more people with degrees, it’s going to create more value to the degree.” Curtis said he was unsure whether
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having more people obtaining degrees would help mend high unemployment in the country. Before and after the broadcast, SGA gave out a chart organizing each candidate’s views on abortion, Afghanistan, the US budget, economy, education,
energy, environment, guns, healthcare, immigration, gay marriage, national security and social security. SGA also handed out forms for students to register to vote in the upcoming election, which will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
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Students watched a screening of the Presidential Debate in the Forum sponsored by SILD and SGA.
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Students must now use Ram Tram shuttles instead of taxi vouchers to get to destinations along Route 9.
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The total cost to FSU in 2011-12 was $26,219. The taxi vouchers are now unavailable on campus because the Ram Tram runs to the same places as the taxi service. The Ram Tram was new to campus last year as an extension of the parking lot shuttle. It runs on loops to the Natick Mall, Shopper’s World, Target, AMC Movie Theaters and the West Natick Commuter Rail Station. This fall, the Student Transportation Center [STC] added Stop & Shop and CVS on Temple Street to the Ram Tram route. According to Vice President of Enrollment and Student Development Susanne Conley, FSU leases three Ram Tram buses from the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) for less than $10,000 per vehicle per year. This cost includes the lease and weekly maintenance routines performed by the MWRTA. These buses are “newer, bigger and they are [handicap] accessible,” said Conley. The Ram Tram runs on two routes - Route 1 and Route 2. From Monday
through Friday, Route 1 begins its loop at 4:15 p.m. and Route 2 begins transportation at 6:15 p.m. On weekends, the earliest Ram Tram leaves the FSU Bement stop at 12:00 p.m. The Natick Mall and Shopper’s World serve as popular places of employment for FSU students. If students need to be at one of these locations before the scheduled departure time, “They can take the MWRTA bus, which runs Monday through Friday until 5 p.m.,” said Ostrander. The MWRTA is a public transportation service dedicated to serving communities in the I-495/MetroWest area, according to the MWRTA website. The MWRTA runs directly through the center of campus along State Street and costs $1 for students. Currently, the FSU STC is working out the kinks in the Ram Tram schedule. Many students are not happy with the current Ram Tram system, due to late arrivals, late departures or not having a Ram Tram on route when needed. According to STC student desk representatives, the Ram Tram currently runs seven days a week. The repre-
where the shuttle provides only “limited service.” Freshman elementary education major Ali Ryan said, “I have gone to take the Ram Tram a bunch of times just to be disappointed. I have yet to see a Ram Tram arrive on time or run according to the posted schedule.” Now that taxi vouchers are no longer available, students who rely on the Ram Tram to get to work on time have a problem if the shuttle itself is not running on schedule. Junior nutrition major Luis Penzo said, “I know people being late multiple times because they relied on the Ram Tram.” Ostrander acknowledged the students’ frustration with the Ram Tram system. The Ram Tram is currently short-staffed - causing it to run on a limited service schedule, which can be found on www.framingham.edu/sild. Conley said, in an e-mail to students, “You may have noticed some level of disruption with campus shuttle and Ram Tram services. We are aware of the issues and are working toward their resolution. For the most part, problems are related to a shortage of drivers, although most routes are covered by at least one vehicle. “Our goal is to create a safe and reliable service that connects students to the local community through a partnership with the MWRTA,” said Conley. Ostrander said there are currently 21 shuttle drivers employed by the STC and she is still interviewing students training process can take up to two to three weeks,” said Ostrander, and the sudden resignation of drivers at the beginning of the semester left nearly 20 hours a week unstaffed. SILD has “received an overwhelming number of applications,” said Ostrander. “We are currently taking names on a wait list as we work through cur-
of being resolved.” Student shuttle drivers must have a valid Massachusetts State driver’s litions and no record of drug or alcohol abuse. Additionally, they must submit to random screenings and complete commercial vehicle operation training.
Ostrander said SILD is “also looking into hiring a contractor to provide a consistent schedule to Ram Tram service, but we are in the beginning stages of this. This person would need to already have their CDL [Commercial Driver’s License].” Many students are bothered by the restricted availability of Ram Tram this fall because it limits their ability to travel to their desired destination. Sophomore psychology major Kayoua Lor had to take a taxi to work because the Ram Tram did not run at a time that was practical for her. “I wish the Ram Tram would run all day because taxis are way too expensive and a full-priced taxi can cost up to $20,” said Lor. According to a dispatcher at JFK transit, it cost $2.50 to order a cab initially and $3 per every additional mile, Some students, like senior communication arts major Michelle Rhoades, have relied on the taxi vouchers for the past four years and were upset that students were not informed prior to the start of school that vouchers would no longer be available. “The way they handled it was extremely unprofessional,” said Rhoades. “I would have liked to know about this change ahead of time so that I could have made arrangements to have my car on campus.” On Tuesday, Sept. 18, Dean Stoops sent out an e-mail warning students of the dangers of walking along Route 9. However, on more than one occasion, junior nutrition major Luis Penzo was forced to walk back to campus from his job at Shopper’s World at 10:30 p.m. because he couldn’t contact the shuttle or it never came. Junior communication arts major Samantha Boland said, “It’s a safety concern. … Students should be able to rely on the provided transportation to get them home safely.” Rhodes said, “The Ram Tram is a good idea in theory. However, it should have been thought out more before being put into action.”
[Editor’s Note: Associate Editor Kerrin Murray contributed to this article.]
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advocate for arming campus police� in the May 4 edition of The Gatepost online). The MPAC will come back to FSU every three years to make sure the department is up to date with its stan-
Framingham State University Camguns after lobbying for many years duty. The Board of Trustees voted last May to allow FSUPD to carry guns. The policy was effective Friday, Sept. 7, less than two weeks after the shooting that took place near FSU at 10 Richardson Circle. Deputy Chief John Santoro said the ultimate goal is “to protect the university community and to make it a safe and secure environment for both the students and residents living close by.� cers on staff and with the exception of three - one on military leave, one on still undergoing training - campus pohandguns. underwent a minimum of 48 hours of additional training at the Framingham Police Department at no cost to FSU. Santoro stressed that this training was very important and the department was not simply putting guns in the “The training curriculum is written by the Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), which oversees all state,� Santoro said. “It was taught by
Some of the topics which were cov-
Wuorio, the department’s accreditation manager, is responsible for overseeing this process. all the time. Someone has to be on top of it because it requires constant management and attention.� He added that “some departments don’t manage it the same way we do
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care, use of force, malfunction drills and handgun retention. This is in addition to the extensive having successfully undergone training equivalent to that of a new recruit in the police academy. Santoro said the entire process of arming the campus police cost FSU approximately $28,127.50. The school spent $2,550 on pistol lockers, $11,008 on training ammunition, $2,293.50 on miscellaneous items such as holsters, magazines and magathemselves and $600 on containment safety tubes. Framingham State University now joins the majority of surrounding colleges which have already armed their campus police with guns, such as Worcester State, Fitchburg State, West-
State universities and Stonehill College. When asked if the campus police department considered Tasers, which are considered very effective and nonlethal, as an alternative, Santoro said different scenarios require different uses of force. “There is a time and a place for TasSantoro said. “In the MPTC, they talk trained to apply the appropriate use of force as necessary.� On Jan. 26, 2012, the FSUPD was sachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) found the department in compliance with its 159 standards “codifying best practices of police departments� (see “Flanagan, Medieros
on the third year to get up to date before MPAC comes back around to recertify them.� Wuorio is taking the necessary steps to attain accreditation for the department next. “Accreditation is an extension of more with the budgeting process and other areas that are not covered in cerSantoro added, “There are more administrative standards for accrediand then some, so it really sets a professional standard to meet.� In addition to arming the campus police, the department also purchased two 2013 Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles to replace “two aging cars� 100,000 miles. Santoro said together, the new cars cost FSU approximately $68,000. - Continued on page 5
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Fashion Club seeks funds from SGA to bring TLC’s Clinton Kelly to FSU By Cristina Valente STAFF WRITER
This week at SGA, the FSU Fashion Club approached the senate with a request of $53,607.60 to fund its annual fashion week events. This request would cover the costs of the Trashion Show on Nov. 6, the Drag Show on Nov. 7 and guest speaker Clinton Kelly from TLC’s “What Not to Wear” on Nov. 8. Fashion Club Treasurer Steph Labelle told SGA that Kelly’s agent had given them a price range of $34,00050,000. They asked for the maximum amount so they would be prepared to them. They also needed to account $827.60, said President Hillary Estes. Senator Kendra Sampson asked if the club had considered featuring a speaker with a lower price range. Vice President Samantha Solimini replied, “He [Kelly] is our lower range.” Charging students a fee to hear Kelly speak was an option that was considered, but Estes said she would feel bad about making students pay for an on-campus event. Labelle explained that Clinton’s speech “is not just for fashion majors” - it can be helpful to anyone seeking style advice. Due to the magnitude of the Fashion allocated at multiple points throughout
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because school personnel were able to perform much of the required work themselves. Daugherty did not return repeated phone calls for comment by press time. Fairbanks said, “There was minor damage to the room. Two windows ment and repaired yesterday [Wednesto be repaired because of the possible water damage.” A car-sized discolored patch of tile remains where the cage was housed, but surrounding wooden cabinets and the classroom’s drop ceiling were left unmarked after the incident. A smoky odor lingered yesterday on the third
was a whole lot of smoke,” Hamel said. “And that is just opening [the room] up, venting it out, getting rid of the stuff that was charred. If we still have the smell in [the room], we’ll probably have to come in there and do a more vigorous cleaning.”
the debate by Vice President Larry Liuzzo, SATF Treasurer Paul Manning and Senator Samantha Boland. Senator Deanna Collins made the the Fashion Club’s fashion week activities. Due to an error in the print-out, too much money was allocated in the made a formal amendment to decrease the amount to $53,607.60. The amendment passed with a vote of 15-14-0. Senator Nikki Curley made a formal amendment to decrease the amount to $2,445 for the Trashion and Drag shows. The motion passed with a vote of 24-3-3. Debate continued and Collins made another formal amendment to increase the amount to $53,562.60. The motion failed by vote of 1-17-8. Secretary Carly Granville moved to end debate with a motion of $2,445. FSU Fashion Club was allocated an amount not to exceed $2,445 from The motion passed, 21-0-8. Estes said she and the other e-board nal outcome. “We knew it was a long shot,” she said. Despite the setback, Fashion Club plans to return to senate next Tuesday night to request funds to bring their second choice speaker to campus, said Estes. Also at senate, SILD Outreach Coordination Intern Kendra Sampson ap-
Fairbanks said Facilities personnel worked until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening “to clean and treat ceiling and wall surfaces in Hemenway Hall and Annex” to remove the smell of smoke in the building. Payment for the cleanup comes from the University’s Operating Budget, which is funded by student fees collected at the beginning of the semester, Hamel said. administrators are focusing on preventing future accidents. “We’ll be trying to address how to meet the need of the faculty member -
proached SGA with a co-sponsorship request for $935 for SILD’s Pledge to Vote event. Tables are scheduled to be set up in the McCarthy Center lobby on Oct. 11, 16 and 22. Pledge to Vote will educate students about the importance of voting and encourage them to register for absentee ballots. The co-sponsorship request of $935 will go toward T-shirts to be handed out at the event. The T-shirts will read “I pledge to vote” on the front and “because I care about …” on the back. “The whole premise [of the event] is - if you care about something, if you care about anything, you should vote,” said Sampson. Manning moved to allocate $935 from SGA’s co-sponsorship to SILD for the Pledge to Vote campaign. The motion was followed by a second from Boland and was passed unanimously by a 30-0 vote. The Onyx also came forward with a funding request which was tabled. Monique LaPierre and Benjamin Martin were both sworn in as senatorsat-large by SGA President Hannah Bruce at the start of the meeting. Last on the meeting’s agenda was senator of the month votes. The nominees for the month of September were Pat Dempsey, Nikki Curley and Deanna Collins. Curley was elected as senator of the month. Bruce reminded senators to sign up for governance committees. Liuzzo
announced Social Event Coordinator Scott Shea was chosen as e-board member of the month. Dining Chair Nathan Stowes encouraged anyone with questions or concerns regarding the dining commons to contact him so that issues can be brought to the attention of Ralph Eddy, director of Dining Services. In other news:
using better cages and things like that so that he’s not in a situation where this can occur again,” Hamel said.
The university administration is reviewing this event and will continue to place the safety of the students, faculty and staff at the top of our priorities.” Junior history major Brendan Kelly said, “I was walking by [Hemenway Hall] when it was going on and I noticed smoke coming out of the top window.” Senior nutrition major Nadja Meireles said, “It’s not too sad that the lizards died because accidents do happen.” Freshman psychology major Cameron Omiccioli said, “I can smell a little bit of smoke still now [Thursday] and it was really smoky on Wednesday when I had class.” Sophomore communication arts major Michelle Button said, “I saw it on my way to class and I didn’t know what was happening. I waited outside for a while until it was safe to go back into the building.” Junior political science major Paul Manning said, “I am sitting in class [Thursday] and I smell the burnt smell
that has occurred on campus in several years, Hamel said, adding that the most common sources of false alarms are burnt popcorn and improper hairdryer use in dorms. Fairbanks said, “This was an unfortunate event, but the timely response of the campus police, faculty present in the building, Facilities staff and the Framingham Fire Department allowed -
place on Dudley Road in Framingham on Saturday, Oct. 13. FSU’s Advanced Graphic Design class will have a table. off will be on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Dave and Buster’s in Providence, RI. Tickets are on sale in the Game Room for $30.00 from Tuesday, Oct. 2 until Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Tickets will also be sold in SILD during normal business hours. urday Day of Service on Oct. 13 from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Volunteers will be helping at the Voices Against Violence 5K Walk. Fest at Wachusett Mountain on Saturday, Oct. 20. Tickets are $5 and include admission and a sky ride ticket. Tickets will be on sale starting Monday, Oct. 15 in the Game Room. Fest at Six Flags on Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $15 and will be sold in the Game Room next Thursday, Oct. 18.
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They are heavy-duty police vehicles that have all-wheel drive, which was particularly important to the department in wintertime, considering the hilly terrain of the campus. “Our cars run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” Santoro said. “They take a lot more wear and tear than civilian vehicles, and it got to the point where older cars.”
This brings the extra amount spent on the campus police this summer to about $96,127.50. Krista Dyan, a junior history major, said, “I think being armed with guns is a little overboard. FSU doesn’t have a big crime problem because it is such a small campus. It’s unnecessary.” Kelsey Vreeland, a freshman psychology major, said, “I don’t think they should be armed because the campus police are there to protect the students for little circumstances. They should
leave the major cases dealing with criminals to the Framingham police.” Zoe Aylward, a sophomore environmental science major, said “I think it is unnecessary and a waste of funds.” Matt Roberti, a freshman secondary education major, said, “My opinion is that they should be armed because you know how Framingham can get. Also, having a weapon, in itself, will stop people from doing bad things because of what it symbolizes.” Freshman English major Helen Fal-
zone said, “They should be armed. There was a shooting pretty close to here over the summer so it is better to be prepared if something like that actually happens on campus.” Alex Brayman, a senior business administration major, said, “I believe it’s an appropriate safety precaution as long as strict regulation and control is get armed and when they are allowed to use the weapon.”
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RA Jessica Ahern shows students how to make “Alien cakes� in Towers.
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Students make tie-dye shirts in Towers.
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Larned residents and friends decorate bras to spread Breast Cancer awareness.