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Board of Trustees approved purchase of multiple properties By Mark Wadland News Editor
Framingham State University’s Board of Trustees voted to acquire several properties at their Tuesday, Dec. 1 meeting. FSU will buy a property at 860 Worcester Road for $1.5 million. FSU may not borrow more than $1.685 million. It will cost $1.2 million to buy the property and $300,000 to renovate it. The board also approved the purchase of a property at the Perini property 89 Mount Wayte Ave. - a property roughly seven acres in size -through the College Building Authority for $3.2 million. This deal will close Friday, Dec. 18. FSU and the Division of Capital Asset -See BOARD OF TRUSTEES page 5
By Alexandra Gomes Associate Editor
The FSU Dance Team hosted “Evacuate the Dance Floor” on Thursday, Dec. 10.
“Investing in Student Success” campaign to raise $12 million for FSU
The University has raised over $8 million in its first seven-year fundraising campaign, “Investing in Student Success,” according to Eric Gustafson, executive director of Development and Alumni Relations. As the campaign finishes its fourth year, the University has raised well over half of its $12 million goal, according to Gustafson.
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The campaign was launched July 1, 2012 with a goal of $10 million, said Gustafson, “but because of strong response and interest in supporting the University, we increased it to $12 million.” According to Gustafson, $4 million will go toward “current use need,” which includes student clubs and organizations, student services and athletics. Another $4 million will go toward
faculty and academic programs, which will include academic departments, faculty research and centers. Two million dollars will go toward University facilities. Gustafson said the money is not intended for “building anything new, but to augment what we have.” He said some gifts his office received under the facilities category during the campaign include the expansion of the Dining Hall and the
renovation of the Special Collections room in the Whittemore Library. One million dollars will go toward “permanently endowed funds,” which consist mostly of scholarships for students. The funds donated by alumni are invested permanently, and the interest from those investments is used to award scholarships, said Gustafson. He added not all endowments are -See ALUMNI CAMPAIGN page 6
A winter journey through “Almost, Maine”
By Maria Hornbaker Staff Writer
The Hilltop Players performed their fourth show of the semester, “Almost, Maine,” written by playwright John Cariani and directed by FSU professor Sarah Cole. The play consisted of eight unconnected scenes filled with heartbreak, unresolved love and a little bit of both. The small cast consisted of Connor Bowen, Tyler Demoura, Joseph Duda, Emma Fitzpatrick, Anthony Gabrielle, Bobby Murphy, Hannah Nielsen, Jessa Pereira, Tiffany Santiago and Mike Terra. Sitting on a bench on a moonlit winter’s night, Pete, played by Bowen, and Ginette,
played by Pereira, shared an awkward romantic exchange, one displaying her love more brightly and the other not knowing how to. He explained that, due to the Earth’s circular shape, to be “close” to someone is actually to get as far away from them as possible. Confused and hurt, Ginette left. In the next scene, Glory, played by Fitzpatrick, wandered into the yard of East, played by Duda. The two shared a conversation about a literal broken heart. After being left by her husband, Glory had to get an artificial heart to replace the one that had been broken. Her husband had died in an accident after being rejected by her new heart. Glory was in pain and East fixed her broken -See HILLTOP page 14
Inside Willie J. Laws serenades FSU 14
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Bobby Murphy (left) and Anthony Gabrielle (right) perform in The Hilltop Players production of “Almost, Maine” Nov. 19-21.
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