October 27, 2023

Volume 92 • Issue 7

October 27, 2023

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Sam the Ram gets in the Halloween spirit.

University Budget balanced despite fiscal challenges

By Emily Rosenberg Editor-in-Chief The University is running a balanced budget of $175,574,460 for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) with the use of $2,447,000 in reserve funds, according to Executive Vice President Dale Hamel.

This budget supports all operations of the University and includes a financial aid budget of $38,500,000 and a capital budget of $8,070,000.

The University’s operating budget, which includes nearly everything from student services, campus safety, and salaries to the college center operations, is $108,556,406.

The budget is supported by several revenue streams, including student

tuition and fees, state appropriations, and federal grants.

The Board of Trustees approved the FY 24 budget during the May 2023 Board of Trustees meeting while anticipating the allocation of funding from the Fair Share Amendment and recognizing that all remaining COVID-19 relief funding had been expended.

The Fair Share Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution requires all Massachusetts residents with an income of $1 million or higher to pay an additional 4% income tax. The revenues from this tax, according to the amendment, must go to transportation and education.

This was the first year revenues from the Fair Share Amendment were available to be appropriated. According to

the Massachusetts Legislature’s website, in the FY 24 General Appropriations Act, approximately half of the revenue from the Fair Share Amendment - $500 million - was allocated to transportation, while half was allocated to K-12 and higher education, with a large portion of the funding for higher education spending going toward a new initiative, MassRecconnect, providing free community college for residents 25 and older.

Hamel said the most significant funding the University received from Fair Share was additional financial aid. “That’s great, and that helps students, which is important. Eventually, you think it will help both enrollment and retention because it’s reducing the

Walking around campus, it would be easy to miss a small purple ribbon pin clipped to someone’s hoodie or backpack, and easier yet to glaze over it after all, it’s just a small token, and it could mean anything.

But to victims of domestic abuse, these pins can represent a lot more than that, Kianna Bauer, communications dispatcher for the University Police, said.

On Oct. 18, Bauer handed out many of these pins at a table she hosted in the

McCarthy Lobby for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognized in October.

“Somebody’s gonna see that and think, ‘I’m not alone in all this,’” she said when describing why it’s important for as many people as possible to wear the pins.

Bauer works to spread awareness on campus about Sexual Harassment & Assault Prevention & Education (SHAPE) program, a centralized point of information and resources for those experiencing sexual violence or intimate partner violence.

Kimberly Dexter, the assistant vice president of human resources & equal opportunity and Title IX coordinator,

SGA pg. 3 LINSLEY HALL pg. 5

Opinions VALUE YOUR EDUCATION pg. 6 EM’S GEMS pg. 7

Sports

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SHAPE provides education for Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

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said SHAPE is a collaborative project VOLLEYBALL pg. 8 shared by many different organizations FIELD HOCKEY pg. 9 across campus who provide resources for helping students going through sexual or domestic violence.

She added, before 2013, different offices like the Dean of Students Office, the Office of Residence Life and Housing, the University Police, and the Office of Human Resources all had different methods of providing information to students who needed it.

“For as long as I can remember, there was always work being done to prevent gender-based violence, to respond to it Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST … to educate around it,” Dexter said.

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Gatepost Interview

Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Emily Rosenberg

Daniel Magazu

Associate Editors Ryan O’Connell Sophia Harris News Editor Naidelly Coelho Interim Asst. News Editors Kaitilin Carman Adam Harrison Opinions Editor Izayah Morgan Sports Editor Adam Levine Asst. Sports Editor Riley Crowell Arts & Features Editors Raena Doty Jack McLaughlin Asst. Arts & Features Editors Bella Omar Owen Glancy Design & Photo Editors Maddison Behringer Adrien Gobin Interim Asst.

Design & Photos Editors Dylan Pichnarcik Alexis Schlesinger Illustrations Editor Ben Hurney Staff Writers Jesse Burchill Carly Paul Liv Dunleavy Jackson Clyde Emily Monaco David Abe

Communications Director

By Dylan Pichnarcik Editorial Staff What is your personal and professional background?

I went to UMass Amherst for college, and I studied journalism. Then, I began my career as a journalist. First, I worked in Manchester, New Hampshire for a little daily newspaper called the Manchester Daily Express, which sadly no longer exists. But it was an amazing experience because I got a chance to cover first-in-the-nation primaries and a lot of political coverage up there.

From there, I went to The Sentinel and Enterprise in the Fitchburg/Leominster Area and I worked a couple years there.

Then, I decided I wanted to transition to PR and saw this opportunity at Framingham State for the external relations coordinator. I always thought that journalism and PR were interconnected and I always thought that I would be good at it. … So I started here and I’ve loved it ever since. I’ve been here 13 years now.

What goals do you have for yourself at FSU? I just want to keep evolving in the position. I’ve been here for a while. I started as an external relations coordinator and then became the associate director of communications. Now, I’m the director of communications. So I want to continue to evolve in the position and make sure that I’m a valuable asset for the University in terms of generating interesting content, helping with our enrollment, and assisting the President. …

I’m just looking forward to continuing working with the students, the faculty, and staff. I really love it here.

How do students and faculty interact with your office daily?

I interview a lot of students for stoFrancisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez ries that appear in our alumni magazine Dante Curry and appear on our website and promoRichard Gill tional materials. So I’m always looking Andrea O’Brien for good student stories, and we have a Paul Harrington ton of them. I also have a student intern this semester who works for The GateAdvisor post, my wonderful publications intern Desmond McCarthy Sophia [Harris]. She does a lot of writAsst. Advisor ing for me for Campus Currents, which Elizabeth Banks is very helpful. I interact with students a lot and really enjoy it. It is definitely one of the benefits of the job because we have great students on campus.

What do you like to do in your free time?

I’m a big sports fan. … Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, you name it. I really enjoy following all the teams. I also

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST have a young daughter who’s in kindergarten. I enjoy being with her as much as possible. … But sports is my biggest hobby. I play a little golf, but I’m not too good at it.

What advice would you give to a student looking into a career in communications?

For students in the communications/ journalism world, I would say, read a lot of newspapers, especially if you can get your hands on some of the bigger ones like The New York Times and The Boston Globe. The more you can read the newspaper, the better. Not only the better informed you’ll be, but you’ll learn how good journalists do their writing, and how they are successful. Then I would say diversify your skill set. Make sure you know how to take photos and do video because journalism is becoming digital very quickly, and you’ll be asked to multitask.

How has your career evolved since starting your work at FSU? When I first started here, we were just trying to build a Facebook page for the University. Now, Facebook isn’t really where we reach students any more.

We still have a nice active page for the parents and alumni. So social media has grown by leaps and bounds since I started here. Our advertising has shifted a lot from billboards and newspapers now to mostly digital because that’s where everybody is, and that’s the best way to reach audiences. Media relations have also changed because sadly, a lot of the local newspapers have shrunk, which means I get fewer inquiries.

Who is a personal role model of yours?

I would say my mom! She has been a personal role model. She worked and raised three kids. … She paid completely for my undergraduate degree. I’m extremely fortunate for that. I know that’s not the case for a lot of students we have here at Framingham State and the older I get, the more I appreciate that when I see all the issues with students struggling to finance their education.

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SGA approves Martial Arts Club budget and inducts new senator initial startup of the Martial Arts Club.

Cote said the items on the budget included mats, gloves, shoes, disinfecting spray for the mats, and a new punching bag.

He said most of the items are safetyand sanitation-oriented.

Cote added the equipment is to ensure the club is “safe - that we can do the proper training without anybody getting hurt.”

He added as a new club, “We have to start somewhere.”

Senators raised questions regarding the club’s proposed budget.

Sargent questioned the amount of equipment requested in the budget, specifically eight pairs of gloves.

Cote said nine people, not including himself, attended the club’s first two meetings and he estimates 12 people will participate this semester.

Senator Sean Keaveney asked about the request for sparring equipment.

Keaveney noted Cote’s request for shin and hand protection. “If you’re sparring, is there any need for headgear or some kind of protective mask or mouth guards?”

Cote said, “Initially, I don’t think that starting out sparring is something that we should do at this point, considering the fact that we just got started.

“Definitely, sparring is an aspect of martial arts training. It’s very important,” he added.

Cote said more than half of the

By Adam Levine Editorial Staff SGA approved a budget for the Martial Arts Club and inducted a new senator at its Oct. 24 meeting.

The meeting opened with Senators Jeremy McDonald and Tony Sims expressing concerns during Open Forum regarding broken laundry machines in Larned and Horace Mann halls.

McDonald said only two of the six laundry machines in Larned work properly.

Sims said the machines in Horace Mann are experiencing similar problems and he is forced to do his laundry in other dorms.

Senator Jacob Sargent spoke on behalf of the Gaming Club and inquired about the use of the eSports Room in Larned.

Sims brought up concerns regarding the lack of space to advertise events on the second and third floors of the McCarthy Center.

He said, “There is just about no way besides the posters on the pillar to advertise events.

“I believe that is making it difficult for smaller events to get the publicity that they deserve,” Sims added.

Student Activities Trust Fund Treasurer Aimme Takoud introduced Mark Cote, president of the club, who requested a budget of $1,299.98 for an

Adam Levine / THE GATEPOST (Left) Mark Cote, president of Martial Arts Club, presenting budget request at the SGA meeting Oct. 24.

club’s members are beginners and he plans to focus on practicing strikes and drills before beginning sparring.

He added, “I feel like in general, we won’t be ready for actual sparring until at least next semester.”

In regards to headgear, Cote said there are studies showing different opinions on the safety of headgear in combat sports.

He said analyses of concussions in combat sports found headgear “increases concussions in some cases because people are more likely to get hit harder because they see headgear - it’s a psychological thing.”

Cote said the purchase of headgear is “something to explore in the future once we are in a place for sparring.”

He added headgear is only used during sparring, but the pads in the budget request can be used during drills and training.

The motion to approve the budget passed.

During new business, President Evelyn Campbell swore in a new senator, freshman Megan Rokicki.

Rokicki said, “I like advocating for the students here.”

She added she cares about what stuAdam Levine / THE GATEPOST dents “need or want to see happen on campus.”

Megan Rokicki standing as she is sworn in as an SGA senator Oct. 24.

Rokicki said she wants to listen to

“any issues that they have that they can’t necessarily talk to anyone about” and she wants to “try to get those resources.”

During officers’ reports, Student Trustee Ryan Mikelis said the Administrators’ Forum will now be called Town Hall.

Mikelis said, “We’re shifting the name to Town Hall to try to make it a little more understanding for students who might not know all that much about the ins and outs of administration.”

Mikelis said the Town Hall will be on Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the McCarthy Forum.

He said this is an opportunity for SGA members and all students to express any concerns they have with the University’s administrators. “It is a chance for you to respectfully, professionally address concerns to administrators in an open setting.”

Secretary Anna Risotti presented the “U-Rock” to McDonald because he has “stepped up in their position and has taken the initiative to join things and go out to different events.”

CONNECT WITH ADAM LEVINE alevine5@student.framingham.edu

Clarification In the article, “Recent grant funds internships at RRC,” published in the October 20 Issue of The Gatepost, there was a misunderstanding in regard to the grant received from American Rescue Plan Act for the Rams Resource Center. The article stated that the grant funding is being used to fund Internship opportunities for students and to refurnish the center. This is only partially correct. The grant funding is being used to fund internships but not to refurnish the space. The new furniture was donated by the local MetroWest community and families in the area.

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Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. NW wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Nov. 2 Sunny, with a high near 50. W wind around 10 mph.

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Budget Continued from page 1 cost to students,” he said.

During the May 2023 meeting, the Board also approved a 2.5% increase in student fees and tuition after three years of the board voting to keep costs stable.

According to Hamel, the University was able to make up for the lack of student revenue during the years when tuition and fees did not rise through the use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF). He said state appropriations also kept pace with the tuition and fees freeze.

Hamel said student revenues have been significantly impacted by lower enrollment. In FY 19, student revenues were $36 million, whereas in FY22, they were approximately $26 million a $10 million difference.

Furthermore, student revenues have decreased 22.4% - $7.5 million from FY 13 to FY 23, he said.

Expected gross funds from undergraduate student tuition and fees in FY 24 is approximately $22,400,00. However, the University expects to remit about $135,000 of tuition back to the state in the budget, he added.

Hamel said the Budget Planning Committee goes through several exercises to minimize how much student tuition will have to be returned to the state, including budgeting for faculty going on sabbatical so they are not generating extra revenue because their salaries are what the state appropriations are directed toward.

As a comparison, Hamel said last year, the University sent only $125,000 of $17.5 million in student tuition back to the state.

“That is a pretty good percent,” he said. That is only approximately 0.75% of the University’s student revenues that were returned to the state.

Another piece of the University’s budget is financial aid, which is $38,500,000. According to President Nancy Niemi’s State of the University Address, 89% of students receive financial aid.

The financial aid budget is supported from state and federal loans and grants, including $15,000,000 in federal loans, $5,000,000 in non-federal loans, $450,000 in state no-interest loans, $5,500,000 in federal grants, $6,800,000 in state grants, including anticipated Mass Grant Plus funds, $940,000 in Framingham State Foundation grants, $388,000 in housing grants, $50,000 from the Independent Alumni Association, and $4,372,000 in University grants.

Hamel said when students receive financial aid, it does not impact gross student revenues. However, the disbursement of financial aid does cause a discount to be noted to total net student revenue for college-funded aid, such as FSU grants.

Hamel said the average annual cost for an education at Framingham State University is $37,000 per student, including room and board; the actual average cost for the student with state appropriation and financial aid is less than $4,000 per year.

This year, the net amount of state appropriations, including fringe benefits, was $57,318,000. In FY 23, net state appropriations was $55,000,000.

The entire state appropriation is

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directed toward University employee compensations. Hamel said personnel accounts for 65% of the University’s expenditures.

The University operating budget functions under 15 trust funds that are associated with specific student fees - for example, the College Operations Trust Fund houses 36 sub-accounts and is the largest with a student fee rate of $9,729.

Examples of departments funded under the College Operations Trust Fund are the Admissions Office, utilities, Registrar Office, and the Student Transportation Center, among others.

The College Operations Trust Fund is 24% of the University’s total operating budget. Hamel said, “This struc-

reviewing the previous fiscal year and writing a proposal for the new year that ultimately becomes the condensed approved expenditure by the end of the budget planning process in May. If a division is looking to fund a new initiative, this would be built into their sub-account or “budget,” Hamel said.

He said although the University is running a balanced budget, there are future accrued expenses, such as “pension liabilities,” that are not considered.

He said while they are included in the University’s financial statements, they are ultimately the responsibility of the Commonwealth.

Hamel said another factor that impacts the University’s net budget is

Gatepost Archives Dale Hamel in his office. ture ensures that income for a specific purpose is actually being spent on that specific purpose.”

The 13 other trust funds include Continuing Education, College Center, Residence Life, Career Services, Student Activities, Library, Danforth Art Center, Academic Support, Athletics, Warren Center, Health Services, Cam-

its endowments - donations made to the University. But those investments aren’t budgeted because the Budget Planning Committee cannot predict what the amount will turn out to be.

Another reason endowments are not budgeted is because these are restricted funds - money that must be allocated toward specific projects.

“We now have to wean ourselves off of that federal support by developing a budget that may use some reserves in the short term, but in the long term, get to the point where we have a balanced budget.”

- Dale Hamel Executive Vice President pus Safety, and General Purposes.

To better estimate the budget, Hamel said all revenues and expenditures are budgeted on a three-year rolling average at a 5% increase. The rolling average is the sum of money divided by the number of years.

Generally, budget planning begins in March when the prior year is then reviewed. The process is managed by a Budget Planning Committee led

by Hamel. Each trust fund has a trust fund manager who is responsible for

In FY 24, the Legislature allocated $20 million toward the endowment incentive program for the purpose of matching funds state institutions receive as donations, directing $5 million toward state universities.

“It’s not going to help the immediate operating budget. It’s going to help us in the future. When we have a larger endowment, we can budget a portion of those returns to support operations,” Hamel said.

Last fiscal year, the University en-

dowment, not including the FSU Foundation Endowment, was $44.3 Million. Over the past ten years, the University’s endowment has increased $25.7 million - 138%. Except for last year, the University has experienced an increase in donations every year since FY 13.

Hamel said this increase in the endowment fund has resulted in the University significantly improving its financial position in the past five years, leading the University to “essentially break even.

Hamel said, “Going into the pandemic, if somebody said, ‘Could you break even over this period?’ I think we would have all been happy at that point. There’s been various times where we’ve budgeted deficits, and then not ended up having deficits.”

This is because the University was able to adjust expenditures, restructure bonds, and receive HEERF funding.

“Obviously, during the pandemic, there are some areas where expenditures went down significantly because activity stopped or largely stopped,” he added.

The University is budgeting the use of $2,447,000 in reserves across four accounts this fiscal year.

Reserves are essentially “rainy-day” funds the University may elect to use during challenging budget situations.

Reserves are funds that accrue when the University has leftover sources of revenue at the end of a fiscal year that can be put away for unanticipated crises.

Hamel said the University has planned to use reserves for the previous three fiscal years, but each year, the funds have not had to be used.

Hamel said budgeting the use of reserves is “the worst-case scenario,” as once the fiscal year is in full swing, the University may be able to restructure some of the actual expenditures for collective bargaining to reduce a possible deficit. This normally happens sometime around February.

“You build up reserves and hopefully, you see investments from those reserves to support operations, but they’re also for unusual circumstances,” Hamel said.

He added one of the reasons the University has not had to use reserve funds in the last few years is because of HEERF funding. The University received $20 million in HEERF funding, which was dispersed throughout the three years, mainly to assist with student financial aid.

HEERF was a one-time grant payment released from the Federal Department of Education to assist institutions of higher education struggling financially due to the effects of COVID-19.

Hamel said while the majority of these funds went toward student financial aid, the funds “backfilled” $3 million toward operations in both FY 22 and 23.

“We now have to wean ourselves off of that federal support by developing a budget that may use some reserves in the short term, but in the long term, get to the point where we have a balanced budget” without the use of reserves, Hamel said.

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Linsley Hall to reopen for Summer of 2024

By Bella Omar Editorial Staff While Linsley Hall is closed for 2023-24 academic year, it will be reopened for students who need housing next summer.

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Glenn Cochran said, “The likely plan is that right now, we’re considering it [Linsley Hall] as an option to be available for the summer. … That’s our tentative plan.”

When a multi-million dollar renovation of Linsley Hall occurred in 2002, air conditioning was added. Linsley Hall became the University’s summer on-campus housing option, according to Framingham State’s website.

Angelina Amoo, a senior who lived in Linsley Hall last summer, said, “I’m really relieved that Linsley will be an option again next summer. It’s air conditioned and just a great option for those of us who need break housing.”

Linsley Hall.

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In the FY 24 budget, the use of reserve funds has been designated where departments are running a deficit.

For example, the budgeted expenditure for Continuing Education is $7,299,000 and the anticipated revenue is $7,655,000, leaving a deficit of $366,000.

Other trust funds that are running deficits and for which the University has budgeted for the support of reserves are Academic Support, College Operations, and Arts & Ideas. A deficit exists when the total budgeted revenue is lower than the total budgeted expenditure.

The largest deficit exists in “College Operations,” an account which funds over 36 different offices at the University. The total deficit is $1.9 million.

Hamel said there are ways throughout the fiscal year to lower deficits and avoid using reserve funding. “We’re hopeful that collective bargaining work will come in greater than what we had budgeted for so I don’t think we’ll close that deficit, but we’ll reduce that deficit,” Hamel added.

Another account that is running a deficit is Residence Life. The deficit is $1,234,000. However, different from budgeting the use of reserves, this deficit is managed by debt service reserves - funds the University sets aside from previous years as a guarantee to the Massachusetts State College Building Authority that the University has at least one year of payment in the budget.

Hamel said a debt service reserve

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to the MCBA (Massachusetts College Building Association).

Linsley Hall has the capacity to house 157 students year round. Students in need of break housing during the academic year have the option of residing in Larned Hall, which houses “approximately 260 [students]” this year, said Cochran.

Break housing offers residence for students when other residence halls are closed for holidays and between semesters.

Larned Hall was originally designed to house “well over 300,” but due to the addition of premium singles this year, that number has been reduced, he said.

With premium singles being added and on-campus residency on the rise, FSU residence halls are at “about 94%, 95% of our capacity configured” with Larned being completely full, Cochran added.

Many students were relieved to know that an air conditioned building will be available next summer.

According to a Gatepost article published in November 2022, the University was considering selling Linsley Hall due to declining enrollment and financial challenges.

The resident student population has declined since the pandemic, leading to less demand for housing. Therefore, the University was looking to cut unneeded operations costs, according to the Gatepost article.

Eilish Heffernan, a junior, said, “I spent a lot of time in that building last year and my friends and I all thought

can be thought of as a “last-month deposit” that provides assurance that the annual debt service will be paid.

“When we restructured debt, we no longer needed those reserve funds to meet the new bond covenants, so that freed up those funds for use to support operations,” he said.

There is also a component to the budget that responds to the University’s five-year strategic enrollment plan.

Hamel said by the time the budget was constructed, there were several investments toward marketing and communications that the administra-

Cochran said FSU students lived in Linsley last summer along with international students, interns, and Massachusetts Bay Community College students.

Interns were from local businesses around the area, including Bose and Staples, he said.

Cochran added the interns were “finishing doing like full-time internships for their college programs.”

The internship program has been “a really successful program so far. …

They have been really good community members.”

Adebayo Adeleke, a junior who lived in Linsley last summer, said, “I was actually surprised with how close I got to a lot of the non-FSU kids. I made a lot of friends and I hope they bring them back next summer.”

Linsley Hall is not available this year as a housing option because the University is cutting costs on staffing, including maintainers and RAs, Cochran said.

FSU still pays fees for Linsley Hall

“Obviously, during the pandemic, there are some areas where expenditures went down significantly because activity stopped or largely stopped.”

- Dale Hamel Executive Vice President Last year, the University was considering selling Linsley Hall due to excess residential capacity. However, as Linsley Hall is the only residential building on campus with air conditioning, the administration has abandoned this option, deciding to keep it offline during the school year and utilize it during summer breaks to save on operation costs.

tion had already decided to make. For example, a new position for a communications coordinator that works closely with Admissions was created.

Some of these initiatives were completed in FY 23 but will continue to be funded throughout FY 24.

[Editor’s Note: See “Plan in works to increase undergraduate enrollment” published in the October 20,

that it was being torn down or sold over the summer. … I’m glad more students will get to enjoy it, though. I have a lot of happy memories there.”

Beverly Leino, who graduated last May and lived on campus during her undergraduate years, said, “It gets really hot during the summer and I cannot imagine staying here without that air conditioning in Linsley, and there are a lot more students who live here over the summer than you would think.”

Larned Hall does not have air conditioning. “We would like to have air conditioning in whatever our summer building is,” said Cochran. “We would have to do it [install air conditioning] in the summer because we can’t do it when it’s occupied.”

Emma Brosnan, a junior who resided in Larned Hall her sophomore year, said, “I don’t live here during the summer but even my room in Larned during the end of the school year, it was unbearably hot. … I always had my fan on,” she added, “so I don’t think it would be fair to have people living in there when it gets even hotter in July.”

Linsley Hall, a three-story residence hall at the end of Adams Road, was built in 1971.

It was named after James D. Linsley (1936-1970), a professor who taught pre-Civil War American history and the history of people from under-represented groups in America.

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2023 issue] The FY 24 state budget also allocated an additional $50 million for all state universities, colleges, and the State University System for capital projects. Hamel said what projects might be funded through some of this money is decided by the Department of Capital Asset Management (DCAM).

Hamel said an example of an ongoing capital project is a sewer project at the Warren Conference Center. He said $500,000 was allocated for this project and will be available until December 2024.

He added another example of an ongoing project is renovations made to the McAuliffe Center, which cost approximately $7.7 million, and were partially funded from a $5 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. Hamel said the University is “at the mercy” of DCAM, which determines the projects that may be funded during FY 24, so they have to hope that the state moves swiftly before the fiscal year ends.

“We’re hoping to see future rounds of capital funding from Fair Share as well because it’s not a base cost. It’s a one-time [allocation] and then it’s available - again the following year if the state chooses to allocate it the same way,” Hamel said.

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Making the most of your education As we finish the eighth week of the semester, the half-way point of the term has come and gone, and many students are feeling exhausted.

The stress of midterms, paired with the responsibility of preparing for academic advising and balancing extracurriculars and jobs, affects all of us.

And that stress can make it difficult to remember why we’re still in college at all.

But it’s important not to lose sight of why we are here - to learn.

And learning is about more than filling 32 credits, completing your major courses, and nothing further.

A full year at Framingham State University costs approximately $37,000 for a resident student without financial aid. That’s equivalent to a little over 2,466 hours of working a minimum-wage job. That’s a lot of money and a lot of time.

If it is going to be that expensive, why not make the most of your time here?

It is safe to say you only have one chance at the undergraduate experience and after you have graduated, you can’t turn back the clock.

Being an undergraduate student provides an abundance of opportunities to broaden your intellectual and interpersonal horizons.

After graduation, you will have to go out of your way to seek out those opportunities on your own.

College is not just about getting the piece of paper when you walk across the stage after four or five years.

This is a time to develop critical thinking skills, develop relationships, challenge yourself, and explore studies in areas you may never have the chance to learn about outside of a college environment.

This is critical to remember as academic advising begins this week.

When you have your meeting with your academic advisor, remember to advocate for yourself.

Your advisor is there to help you, but their word isn’t the bottom line. If there’s something you want to study, you should deeply consider pursuing it - even if it means changing majors.

There are reasons not to take a specific course - conflicts with a required course in your major, or the potential damage it could do to your four-year plan. But most majors leave room for a few free elective courses, and those courses are your chance to branch out.

Take this opportunity to have another class with your favorite professor.

Take this opportunity to expand your horizons beyond your major.

Take this opportunity to learn something you otherwise would not be able to during college.

Open electives and gen-eds contribute to your education just as much as your major department courses do.

Gen-eds are named that for a reason.

They’re general knowledge - something important to a student of any kind.

So take that class in photography, creative writing, or apparel construction you’ve always been interested in next time you have room for a fourth course.

Earn a minor alongside your major degree if it fits into your schedule. It only takes five courses, and who knows? You might already have general education credits that can count toward it.

Take advantage of all of Framingham State’s academic offerings.

After all, the decision of what courses to take is up to you.

Your advisor can guide you but if you want to try something new, advocate for yourself.

Have an opinion?

Feel free to email it to: gatepost@framingham.edu Opinions should be about 500 words.

Anyone can submit.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Choosing love

By Sophia Harris Associate Editor It’s a hard part of the semester, and I get it.

Midterms back-to-back, sometimes multiple in each class, loads of homework and reading - it is easy to get lost in the work and forget why we are all here.

As college students, we all came to Framingham State with big dreams and goals, but as I am sitting here almost halfway done with my junior year, I feel a little lost. I feel like I strayed away from my dreams and passions and the reason why I came here in the first place.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the friends I’ve made here, and all of my professors have been an absolute blessing. But somewhere during the all-nighters and multiple office hours appointments, I lost the reason I came here in the first place.

This point of reflection on my career here at Framingham State has pushed me to seek out ways I can bring back the passion and drive back into my life.

And what I have done and continue to choose to do is something I think we all can do as a community.

I have chosen to seek out love in every aspect of my life.

Every day.

Hear me out, I know how it sounds - believe me.

What I mean by “choosing to seek out love” is to share small moments with strangers that create a very human interaction. They strive to bridge the gap between two people, breaking the cycle of doing the same thing every day and thinking the same thoughts.

These small interactions can shift your perspective of who you are as a person and push you to stop dragging your feet by brightening your mood.

This can manifest in many different ways - love doesn’t just have to come from relationships.

This practice can be as small as holding the door open for a stranger to as big as inviting your whole family over for a big Sunday night dinner. I’m not sure why these small acts of kindness have helped me improve my outlook on school and personal relationships, but they really have.

I think a factor is the act of “choosing” - it may take some practice, but then it will turn habitual.

Choosing to stay back in order to hold the door for a mother and daughter walking into a movie theater, or choosing to have a short conversation with someone in the Dunkin’ Donuts line, maybe giving them a compliment on their shoes has helped me bring positivity into my life.

It shifted my thinking to look at how I can spread kindness and positivity.

This change in my thinking has helped me break out of doing the same thing, thinking the same thoughts, and being in the rut I was in before I adopted this thinking.

Recently, after thinking this way for a couple of months, I got the biggest compliment I could receive. “Sophia you find love in everything.” This meant a lot to me because I have always been a very pragmatic black-and-white thinker.

This only proved that the change in my thinking has impacted not only my outlook on life but how people observe and see me as well.

I wanted to share this with the Framingham State community because I know things are hard right now, believe me, I do, but if you can try to find the love in something every day, I promise you will feel fulfilled.

You can find love in all corners of your life, you just have to look for it.

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Campus Conversations What are you wearing for Halloween?

By Izayah Morgan, Opinions Editor, and Alexis Schlesinger, Editorial Staff

“Good question. I might be Batman.”

“I’m going to dress up as Spider-Man.”

- Sharb Orange, freshman

-Gio Estilet, freshman

“I don’t know yet if I want to be a vampire.”

“Think I’m going to be a vampire with Ava.”

“My boyfriend and I are going to be WALL-E and EVE.”

- Ava McKeon, freshman

-Sammy Bercume, freshman

“I was thinking about how I wanted to be a Power Ranger. The blue one.”

- Judemrye Dejean, freshman

- Jadeline Hernandez, freshman

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Men’s soccer beats UMass Boston

By Adam Levine Sports Editor The Framingham State Rams beat the UMass Boston Beacons 1-0 during their final regular season home matchup Oct. 24.

The Rams improve to an overall record of 9-7-1 and maintain a MASCAC record of 3-3.

Framingham’s goalkeeper, Joey Sturzo, played the full game for the first time since the Rams’ tied with Eastern Connecticut State Oct. 3. Sturzo’s last time in the net was during the Rams’ 4-1 loss to Emerson Oct. 10.

Sturzo, who said he was recovering from a bone bruise on his hip, recorded 10 saves during his third shutout of the season. His last shutout was during the Rams’ 2-0 win over MCLA Sept. 16.

Sturzo said, “I think it was a great team effort.

“Without that back line in front of me, it wouldn’t have been possible. It’s all them, not me,” he added.

In the opening half of the game, Framingham only took four shots compared to 11 taken by UMass Boston.

The Beacons’ offense pressured the Rams, but halted with offside calls five times in the first half.

During the 29th minute of the

match, Framingham substituted forward Brian Penney and midfielder Kauan Gomes for forwards Jeffson Malachie and Karl Hemmingsen.

Less than three minutes after being substituted into the game, Gomes found an opening and scored for the Rams.

Gomes, a freshman, scored his first goal of the season and first as a Ram. “It was amazing,” he said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time to be honest - it was really good.

The Rams led 1-0 entering the second half.

After recording four saves in the first half, Sturzo recorded another six saves in the second half.

Gomes’ goal won the game for the Rams.

He said, “I feel good right now.

“We battled out a four[-game] win streak the past four games, so we’re looking good,” Gomes added.

Framingham travels to Fitchburg State for their final game of the regular

OCTOBER 20 FRAMINGHAM STATE 3 MASS. MARITIME 1

OCTOBER 22 FRAMINGHAM STATE 3 HARTFORD 0

OCTOBER 24 FRAMINGHAM STATE 1 UMASS BOSTON 0

season in a MASCAC matchup Oct. 28.

With just one game left to the season, the Rams hope to enter the MASCAC Tournament on a five-game win streak.

The Rams, who began their season with a record of 4-1, lost momentum during the mid-point of their season.

During the eight games from Sept.

19 - Oct. 14., the Rams held a record of 1-6-1.

Framingham’s defender, Lachlan Forgan, said, “I think we got a bit ahead of ourselves - a bit too confident.

“We just stopped playing to our potential and now we’re really locked in, realizing how hard we have to fight,” he added.

Lachlan said the team has momentum and is “feeling good” going into the MASCAC Tournament.

He said, “We’ve got to take care of business.

“We’ve lost some close games, so we’ve just got to stay focused,” added Lachlan.

Stats sourced from fsurams.com and MASCAC.com

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Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST Framingham goalkeeper Joey Sturzo making a save during 1-0 shutout victory over UMass Boston Oct. 24.

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST Framingham’s Brian Penney preparing to dribble through three UMass Boston defenders during 1-0 victory Oct. 24.

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST (Left) Framingham’s Cameron Lau, Diogo Malmonge, and Kauan Gomes fighting UMass Boston player for the ball during 1-0 victory Oct. 24.

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST (Back left) Framingham’s Brain Penney and Landon Medeiros battling for possession against two UMass Boston players during 1-0 victory Oct. 24.

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Field hockey falls short against the Lancers

By Dante Curry Staff Writer Field hockey lost 3-2 in a matchup against the Worcester State Lancers Oct. 25.

The first quarter was fast-paced.

Framingham set things off when Ashley Malmquist sent a strike toward the post, leading to a tipped pass to Emma Bailey and a Rams goal.

However, the Lancers tied it up quickly when Grace Adams scored, tying the game 1-1 and continuing the battle.

Adams scored two more goals in the Lancers’ victory. She scored all three of the goals, adding a hat trick to her resume.

The second quarter started strong

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST Field hockey lined up during 3-2 loss to Worcester Oct. 25.

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST Framingham’s Brandi Core on the offensive during 3-2 loss to Worcester Oct. 25. with both teams exchanging strikes.

That ended at 28:46 when Adams put it in the goal for the Lancers and the momentum shifted in Worcester’s favor.

The Rams trailed 2-1 entering the second half.

The third quarter got underway with both teams leading in combativeness.

Adams scored the Lancers’ third and final goal in the 44th minute.

The fourth quarter started and it was arguably the best quarter for the Rams.

The Rams put the pressure on and put one between the posts. Brandi Core finished off Malmquist’s setup and cut the lead to one point.

The Rams almost nearly managed a last-second goal that would have sent this game into overtime.

Framingham’s Kaylee Beck, one of the team captains, said after the close game, “FSU plays as a team. Every sin-

gle time no matter what, win or lose.

We always come together at the end.

No matter what, if we are having a hard day, we come through and we really just - we finish it.”

Beck was right - the Rams played as a team and the Rams found themselves in the fourth quarter. The quarter was action-packed and mainly one-sided with the Rams scoring and leaving the Lancers scoreless.

You could see the fire in the Rams’ offense after the late fourth quarter goal as they tried to scramble together, put one in, and send the game into overtime.

Malmquist said, “I think that we came back in the second half and worked together as a team better - to come back and score again. If we were to play them again, we would do very well.”

Malmquist earned MASCAC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 9 and earned

both Rookie of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16 and Oct. 23.

She said, “I think having such an awesome team has been helping with that and for allowing me to become a better player and grow confident.”

Unfortunately, Core’s last goal was as close as the Rams came.

The Lancers won 3-2.

The Rams still forced 11 penalty corners to the Lancers three.

Framingham’s conference record fell to 5-4, and their overall record to 9-8.

The Rams travel to Westfield for the final game of the MASCAC Oct. 28.

Beck said, “Honestly, I don’t think there’s much more we need to prepare for. I think we’re fully there. I think it’s a very winnable game and we’ve just got to play our game.”

OCTOBER 20 FRAMINGHAM STATE BRIDGEWATER STATE

5 0

OCTOBER 25 WORCESTER STATE FRAMINGHAM STATE

3 2

Stats sourced from fsurams.com and MASCAC.com

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Volleyball drops close matchup against Worcester

By Adam Levine Sports Editor The Rams lost to the Worcester State University Lancers 3-2 Oct. 25.

Framingham now holds an overall record of 15-9 and a MASCAC record of 3-3. The Rams rank fourth among the eight teams in the MASCAC. After winning the first two sets, the Rams lost the final three.

Framingham’s Hailey Sanders said, “We definitely learned that we have to keep our energy up.

“We’re still trying to figure out our lineup, but all the girls are coming in and doing a great job as best they can,”

she added.

Framingham’s Anna Szymanski said, “I think we definitely learned that at the end, we have to keep strong and we have to come together as a team.

“We’re a young team, so we’re still trying to work out those little errors and come together,” she added.

The Rams dominated the first set 25-19, only trailing to the Lancers after giving up the opening point.

The Lancers began the second set strong.

They took an abrupt 7-0 lead until a service error gave the Rams a point.

Worcester maintained their lead until they led 20-13.

Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST Rams volleyball celebrating a point during 3-2 loss aginst Worcester Oct. 25.

The momentum shifted and the Rams closed out the set, outscoring the Lancers 12-3. The Rams won the second set 25-23.

The third set was closer than the opening two.

Framingham’s largest lead of the set was four points, with a score of 19-15.

The Lancers continued to inch back into the set and eventually tied it 2525. They scored two final points to win the set 27-25.

The fourth set was just as close as the third.

The Rams nearly secured the win, leading the Lancers 24-22.

Worcester scored four consecutive points and closed out the fourth set 26-24.

After coming from behind down two sets, the Lancers commanded the final set.

Framingham scored the first two points, but Worcester answered quickly with five of their own.

The Rams trailed just 7-5 before the Lancers closed out the final set.

Worcester outscored Framingham 8-3 and won the final set 15-8.

Framingham’s Stella Bailey said, “We learned that we need to dig in. We need to find a way to win these games.

“We keep losing these games where we need to just dig in and win. The big games really matter. For some reason, we haven’t been able to figure it out quite yet,” she added.

Framingham travels to Regis College for two nonconference matchups against Norwich University and Regis

Oct. 28.

Bailey said, “I believe that by the time playoffs come around, we will have it done.

“I feel incredibly confident in my team. I always have. I felt confident coming in today. I feel confident for our next games in the future.

“I believe that we’ll be able to win MASCAC no matter what,” she added.

OCTOBER 21 FRAMINGHAM STATE FITCHBURG STATE

3 0

U. OF NEW ENGLAND FRAMINGHAM STATE

3 0

OCTOBER 25 WORCESTER STATE FRAMINGHAM STATE

3 2

Stats sourced from fsurams.com and MASCAC.com

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Faculty recognized at CELTSS ceremony

By Jack McLaughlin Arts & Features Editor

By Owen Glancy Asst. Arts & Features Editor The Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship, and Service (CELTSS) hosted an award ceremony in the McCarthy Alumni Room Oct. 19 to recognize distinguished faculty.

For the 2022-23 academic school year, seven faculty were recognized.

Psychology and Philosophy Professor Jen Lin, History Professor Lori Bihler, English Professor Alexander Hartwiger, English Professor Lorianne DiSabato, Marketing Professor Ella Karat, Sociology and Criminology Professor Demetrios Brellas, and Chemistry and Food Science Professor Lisa Savini.

Of the seven recipients, five were present and were given the chance to talk about their journey in education.

Lori Bihler: Lori Bihler, history professor, is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Service.

She told the audience the story of how she received the medal awarded to her at this year’s commencement.

She said she joked to her youngest daughter that she received the award because she attends so many meetings.

“I told her the reason I go to so many meetings when I’m part of different committees is I like to see how systems work and how change can [be made],” she said.

Bihler talked about her experience as part of an advocacy group for secondary education history educators in Massachusetts - and her involvement in getting a civics bill passed in 2018.

“We ended up going to Beacon Hill and giving testimony in front of the subcommittee on the civic education bill, and in 2018 … it was signed by former Gov. Baker,” she said.

Bihler talked about a graduate student whom she had previously taught. She said the student’s progress between the time she originally taught them and now has had an impact on her.

For an in-class assignment, this student had to teach the class and the experience moved her, she said.

“He was like a professional teacher,” she said. “I even wrote him a note - I’m like ‘I have tears in my eyes.’”

She recounted that she’s had many experiences like this as a teacher, and it always leaves a positive impression for her when thinking about her job.

“It’s such a rewarding job,” she said.

Alexander (Sandy) Hartwiger: Sandy Hartwiger, professor of En-

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glish, was presented the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mei Hara, professor of education and director of CELTSS, introduced Hartwiger as an associate professor who teaches postcolonial global and world literature, as well as routinely teaching the RAMS 101 program, and supervising students.”

After introducing Hartwiger, he stepped in front of the audience to give thanks, deliver a speech, and tell

DiSabato began by talking to the audience about her teaching philosophy.

“Writing is a skill and skills can’t be taught - they have to be practiced,” she said.

She continued this by explaining how this took her some time to figure out, and said she came to this realization around a decade ago when she became a senior Dharma meditation teacher.

“Despite all of the horrible things that happen in the world, we still have the capacity to love. Maybe cry, but maybe never die of heartbreak.”

- Sandy Hartwiger, Professor of English a personal story.

“I want to start by thanking CELTSS for sponsoring this event and all the work you do to support faculty,” Hartwiger said.

“I also want to acknowledge that I am indebted to all the amazing teachers I’ve had along the way. There are too many. I am grateful and a little intimidated to be surrounded by so many wonderful teachers who will not presume that I can offer something that you do not already possess,” he added.

Hartwiger then told a story about when his conviction to be a teacher began. He talked about how he felt stuck in life and at a crossroads after quitting his job as a contracts writer for a pharmaceutical company. He credits his decision to teach to his experience teaching Frisbee™ at a summer program in Otisfield, Maine.

“You can show [people] how to meditate but you can’t tell them … you can’t speak wisdom into their brain,” DiSabato said.

DiSabato recalled a time recently when a student came to her struggling to think of what to write, and she encouraged the student to write about their feelings that are holding them back from writing.

“So when I saw her like an hour and a half later … she sits down and she opens up her laptop and she’s like, ‘Look what I just did!’ and it was all these words on the page,” she said.

She elaborated on her experience as a senior meditation instructor, sharing more insight to what she’s learned in that position.

One of the concepts she learned in this position was being able to share an experience through her teaching, which she applies to teaching writing.

“I’m here to kind of root you on, but I don’t have any answers for you because you have to do the thing to learn the thing.”

- Lorianne DiSabato, Professor of English He concluded by saying, “The reward for that risk is the deep human connections that provide daily affirmations - that, despite all of the horrible things that happen in the world, we still have the capacity to love.

Maybe cry, but maybe never die of heartbreak.”

Lorianne DiSabato: Lorianne DiSabato, English professor, is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award for the College of Arts & Humanities.

“Trust the process. I’m here to kind of root you on, but I don’t have any answers for you because you have to do the thing to learn the thing,” she said.

Jen Lin: Jen Lin, professor of psychology, received the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and like her peers, gave a speech.

Lin began by telling the audience about when she switched her major from engineering to psychology in her

first year of college.

Lin next spoke on what led her to teach about subjects like anti-racism.

She didn’t credit a particular moment like many of the other speakers, but rather said, “There was this voice in me that kept saying, ‘I can do more.’

And what I thought I could do was take our invisible struggles and try to publicize them.”

Later, during the Q&A portion of the event, Lin answered a question regarding her decision to change her major, and why specifically she chose to do it. She answered, “I did not have the visual spatial skills to make a career out of [engineering].”

Her speech concluded by thanking all of the people who supported her - “those of you who are here, and my friends, my allies who have always been there for me and consistently supported the work that I do.”

Demetrios Brellas: Demetrios Brellas, visiting lecturer in the Sociology and Criminology Department, was the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award for the College of Education and Social/ Behavioral Sciences.

Brellas told the audience how he originally became interested in teaching, and cited his grandparents and upbringing as a first-generation student as his primary source of inspiration.

“I tutored every cousin, both of my brothers, and almost everybody … not to mention, you know, helped teach my parents even when I was 9 or 8 years old,” he said.

He said teaching was never his original plan, but found an interest in it after acquiring a preliminary license to teach in New York City amid a teacher shortage following 9/11.

“I found out that it was natural when I stood in front of a classroom,” Brellas said.

He said this motivated him to pursue higher education, and received a doctorate in archaeology from Boston University.

During his time learning at BU, he continued to tutor. This continued his interest in teaching, which culminated in being hired as a visiting lecturer at Framingham State in 2013 while he was still working toward his doctorate.

Brellas spoke about his time teaching at Framingham State, and how he feels welcomed and supported by the members of the community.

“I’ve had so much support and I’ve felt so heard and so part of the community in sociology, and I really feel like this place is my home,” he said.

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SHAPE Continued from page 1 She added this created confusion for students and faculty alike who needed resources, but by moving all resources for students who needed help into a single spot on the website that had a more fully curated list of options, everyone benefitted.

The SHAPE logo may be familiar around the campus from cards and posters with information posted to keep students informed about the event, and the branding is also used at related events to remind people of resources available.

For example, Bauer had a small display set up during the bystander intervention training that took place Oct. 23.

Dexter added in the past, SHAPE’s branding has been posted at presentations about domestic abuse and self-defense classes hosted by the University Police, for example.

Orientation events also generally include informational sessions about consent and sexual abuse and harassment, Dexter said, and this can help students remember that there are resources on campus to help with situations of sexual harassment and assault.

She added the new orientation pilot, started in the 2023 academic year, may make it easier for students to remember they have SHAPE as a resource on campus.

Bauer said she hopes to start organizing informational tables in the McCarthy Center Lobby at least once a month to raise awareness.

She said the best thing students can do to support victims of domestic violence is to spread awareness.

Dexter added it’s important to listen to students and take their concerns seriously if they admit they’ve been a victim of sexual assault or harassment, and take it seriously if they have fears about speaking up.

“It’s easy to make a lot of assumptions about things that might have happened. It can be difficult when folks have mutual friends, where you know multiple people who may be involved - but just listening, and listening without passing judgment, can be the most important thing for somebody who is sharing that they’ve experienced violence,” Dexter said.

She added students can help by knowing intervention techniques, and though these can be learned through training, students can also learn about these through the internet.

She said students should know “that some of the reasons folks decide not to seek help is because they think that they will either not be believed, or that they’re experiencing some sense of shame, or because they just don’t think what they’ve experienced is serious.

“If somebody is confiding in you about that, just kind of be aware that they are probably going through a lot of different emotions,” she said.

Dexter added students who want to help support the efforts of SHAPE can help with the cause in many different

Kianna Bauer at a table promoting SHAPE resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct. 17. ways.

She said students looking to get involved in an official capacity can intern with the Office of Human Resources or the Dean of Students Office and focus their efforts on SHAPE. Dexter added Bauer’s involvement with SHAPE started when she was an undergraduate student doing an internship with Dexter.

If a student doesn’t want to commit to long-term work with SHAPE, they can also present an idea for a program, and relevant offices will do their best to make it happen.

She added the session about consent during orientation has led to students presenting ideas for programs to support SHAPE. “After one of those orientations, somebody came up and said, ‘I know this great speaker who I think the students would love to hear,’ … and we said, ‘Great, get us in touch,’” Dexter said, and added the speaker did present at the school.

Aside from resources available on campus, both Dexter and Bauer said Voices Against Violence is a resource anyone can utilize.

The Framingham-based organization is part of the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) and provides free support to anyone who needs it, Dexter said.

According to SMOC’s website, Voices Against Violence offers a “24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, confidential short term emergency shelter, counseling and support groups, information and referrals, and medical, legal and criminal justice advocacy” for free.

Dexter said FSU has access to many confidential resources for students, and said she always emphasizes when resources are confidential because

people are more likely to make a non-confidential report if they’re first able to talk about the problem with confidentiality.

She added some of these confidential resources are the Health Center, the University Police, the Dean of Students Office, and the Office of Human Resources.

Lidia Puma, a senior environmental science major, said she thinks it’s important for students to know about SHAPE in case they ever need the resources.

“I’m international, so it’s definitely different back in my home country, so I was very vulnerable,” she said.

Angela Mentor-Vilgrain, a senior health and wellness major and Support. Education. Action. Leadership.

Strength. (S.E.A.L.S.) peer health educator, said SHAPE is often present at events put on for the S.E.A.L.S. program and helps provide information and training to the peer health educators.

She said students experiencing sexual harassment or assault should be aware of the Counselling Center because they can provide emotional support that goes beyond legal support.

“They can go beyond just providing you the resources. There’s somebody you can talk to and confide in,” she said.

Mentor-Vilgrain added Domestic Abuse Awareness Month is important because it gives people a chance to inform themselves about warning signs and resources they’re able to provide.

For students who may be struggling with domestic abuse, she said, “There are so many ways to ask for help. In most situations, like I said, it could probably feel very isolating. But there’s always ways to reach out for

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help.”

Avry Guilbert, a junior psychology major and S.E.A.L.S. peer health educator, said Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a good opportunity to demonstrate support for victims of domestic violence.

“Something … you intend to be helpful can come across as maybe threatening to the other person or just maybe doesn’t come across helpful to them. So really, I think the prevention month should really be focused around helping these people in situations, and how you can be a good friend,” she said.

She added students often don’t speak up because they want their information to be kept confidential, and might be scared to act on it officially, and students should make connections with people they feel safe to confide in.

“Find people who you’re comfortable talking with, because even if they’re not going to get you out of that situation, they can help you through it,” she said.

“It’s a good kind of transition to have someone who’s ready, who knows your situation, who can help you kind of look at the bright side of things or change your habits,” she added.

Bauer said working with SHAPE is incredibly difficult, but at the same time, very rewarding.

“It is very hard to learn about the subject and learn about these things.

But that’s also one of the greatest things - is that I can share this with people, and they don’t feel so alone,” she said.

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Danandphilgames spookyweek

Spooky ‘Us’

‘Masquerade’

by Sleeping At Last

‘Suspiria’ (1977)

By Emily Rosenberg Editor-in-Chief

By Jack McLaughlin Arts & Features Editor

By Raena Doty Arts & Features Editor

By Owen Glancy Asst. Arts & Features Editor

YouTube’s favorite gay icons Daniel Howell and Phil Lester are back from a seven-year hiatus of their gaming channel DanAndPhilGAMES, except now they are out about their relationship instead of pretending to be straight men who are roommates.

So what’s a better way to celebrate while also indulging in Halloween festivities than to binge all of their Spooky Week videos?

DanAndPhilGAMES is a hilarious, loveable gaming YouTube channel for anyone, not just gamers. The charm of the channel is that it is two best friends just having a lot of fun playing games together. They have dumb arguments, make fun of each other, create oddities, and there is a lot of Dan falling out of his seat when he gets scared.

They do not promote or sponsor products, or come off as disingenuous or egotistical as they try to play up jokes or trends. It is just Dan and Phil.

In the Spooky Week series, you’ll go on a journey through the first four “Five Nights at Freddy’s” games, “Slender,” and you’ll even get to watch their “Sims 4” son “Dil Howlter” throw his very own Halloween Party.

But if that doesn’t draw you in yet, there are over 30 Spooky Week videos waiting to be watched, and with the new revamping of their channel, they are in the midst of uploading scary videos every day this week, starting with “Poppy Playtime.”

If you are someone like me, who is sometimes too tired to learn new games or watch a comprehensive TV show after a long day, DanAndPhilGAMES Spooky Week is an easy way to experience the camp and horror of Halloween.

After the cultural sensation that was “Get Out” in 2017, it only made sense for visionary director Jordan Peele to follow it up with something much stranger.

“Us” follows a family taking a vacation together and being encountered by “tethered” versions of themselves who are looking to kill them.

In this context, “tethered” means that there is a clone of yourself that’s a result of a failed experiment where they’ve been banished underground for years - until now.

Not only does “Us” have some good moments of horror, but incorporates into that a plot that, like all of Peele’s movies, will constantly keep you trying to figure out what’s going on.

Across the board, the performances here are stellar, but none are quite as strong as Lupita Nyong’o. She steals the show whether she’s playing her character or her tethered counterpart.

“Us” excels at horror that is built all around tension. The first interaction the family has with their tethered selves is a slow build up that gets progressively more eerie until they are fighting for their lives trying to escape from them.

The mystery of the plot is also a standout here. You don’t really know what’s going on and when everything begins to click, small details from earlier in the film become much more significant.

While only his second movie, Jordan Peele was able to create something truly unique and creepy that demands a viewing.

Unfortunately, I’m afraid everyone knows “Monster Mash” and “Spooky Scary Skeletons.” Halloween songs are stagnant, even stale, with less variety than holiday season music, and at least the winter holidays have “Carol of the Bells,” which will never get old.

So I’m here with at least one more song to add to your Halloween playlist - “Masquerade” by Sleeping At Last.

I know there’s a whole holiday of love in February, but as a romantic at heart, I can’t help but swoon at Sleeping At Last’s innovation in Halloween music. Who said the spooky holiday can’t be romantic too?

Like all of Sleeping At Last’s music, it’s hard not to sing along after you learn the words. The instrumentals are simple but catchy, sure to worm their way into your ear, so get it stuck in your head early lest you end up humming it on Nov. 3.

While far from Sleeping At Last’s best work, the song celebrates the oft ignored sillier and sweeter parts of the holiday.

Dressing up and pretending to be someone you’re not isn’t just sinister, but a way to relate to the people around you. Wearing a mask can be as protective as it is dishonest. And sometimes, the most intimate thing you can know is what lies beneath someone’s costume.

In this song, monsters aren’t real, and fear is unnecessary - at least when you can be with someone willing to take on any role or look like any monster just for your sake.

“Suspiria” is an Italian horror classic from legendary director Dario Argento, and it is absolutely insane.

Every scene of this film is extremely colorful, filling the movie with vibrant greens, reds, and yellows. This might make the film seem like it would not be scary, but that’s where Argento’s direction comes in.

By contrasting these bright colors with the dark shadows that fill the dance school in which the film takes place, it makes the space feel unnerving and unnatural. You begin to wonder if the light is truly safe as increasingly disturbing things come from these bright areas, to the point where by the film’s end, you trust the shadows at the corner of the frame more than the light at its center.

The score is a huge part of why this film is so scary. The music was done by the Italian rock band Goblin and their influence is clearly felt.

Some tracks are ethereal and sound similar to what you might hear in “The Exorcist,” while others are filled with electric guitar and snare drums.

Despite how disorganized this may initially sound, it works surprisingly well and is effective at creeping you out and increasing the tension.

“Suspiria” is a gory, creepy, and unique film that still has not been replicated since its release in 1977.

Anyone who’s a fan of horror films, witches, or Halloween absolutely needs to see this masterpiece.

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suggestions ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’

‘Hocus Pocus’

‘scary godmother: Halloween Spooktacular’

‘poltergeist’

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By Paul Harrington Staff Writer

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By Emily Monaco Staff Writer

“Hocus Pocus” was released July 1993 and tells the story of a fictional coven, the Sanderson Sisters, played

by Bette Midler as Winnefred, Kathy Najimy as Mary, and the ever-dashing Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah.

The coven places a curse on the people of Salem which is carried out exactly 300 years after their execution, when the main protagonist Max Denison (Omri Katz) ignites a black flame candle summoning the witches from the netherworld. It is now up to Max, his sister, and his love interest, Allison, to free the souls of those the witches have damned and vanquish the coven.

Hocus Pocus stands the test of time as a Halloween classic that will surely be enjoyed by all ages.

This lighthearted Disney drama is enjoyed for its comprehensive storyline, paired with excellent visual and special effects and an exemplary amount of singing by none other than the very talented Bette Midler.

Hocus Pocus has also gained popularity in recent years as the long anticipated sequel was released in October 2022.

This Halloween, grab your favorite candy and enjoy a cinematic masterpiece widely appreciated for its excellent story put on by a ghoulishly grand cast.

Not all Halloween media was created to scare people with horrifying imagery and jump scares.

Some are created to make people feel nostalgic about their childhood.

One Halloween special in particular that does an amazing job of that task is “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.”

The film is a 1966 animated Halloween special that revolves around Charlie Brown and his friends in their journey through trick or treating and awaiting the fabled Great Pumpkin who only comes once a year every Halloween.

This short embodies the emotion of nostalgia that comes with Halloween. Activities such as collecting candy with your friends and comparing what you got - even if it was a rock - bring joy to every child.

The simplicity of the movie is what makes it an amazing watch.

You do not need to watch a trilogy of movies beforehand or need a degree in film studies to understand the plot of a Charlie Brown special.

It is something I believe should be watched every Halloween regardless of how old you are. My fondest memories of this movie are watching it on Halloween night before I go trick or treating through the streets of Boston. The short has aged very well, as I found my most recent watch just as great as kid Paul thought it was.

Overall, “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” is a special that anyone of any age can enjoy and be reminded of the nostalgic memories associated with Halloween.

“Poltergeist” is a 1982 horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg. It focuses on the Freeling family as their suburban home becomes haunted by malevolent spirits that kidnap their youngest member.

The film’s writing still holds up after 41 years. The pacing and the time it takes for the paranormal havoc to start works in the movie’s favor, as it allows us to care more about the characters. Furthermore, the opening moments where Carol Ann speaks with someone in the TV is followed by the television remote scene and the bird’s funeral. Despite the tonal shifts, the way these scenes are written makes it work perfectly.

JoBeth Williams as mother Diane Freeling is a tour de force, Williams disappears into the character, a mother who truly loves her children and is willing to fight the forces of the afterlife herself to save them.

Zelda Rubenstein as the psychic Tangina produces a stellar supporting performance. Tangina does not appear until the second half of this two-hour film, but remains one of the most memorable characters due to Rubenstein’s performance, voice, and the character’s knowledge of the paranormal.

The ghosts in the film range wildly in appearance, from the TV hand and the spectral forms moving down the staircase to the giant blue skull and the skeleton-goat-monster thing.

None is on screen for very long, but their designs make them some of the most memorable “monsters” in horror history.

The highlight of every child’s fall afternoon is coming home from school to watch TV. To be more specific, all of the Halloween specials aired on different channels.

From “Halloweentown” to “Monster House” the options were endless, but if you were a Cartoon Network kid like myself you probably saw “Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular.”

This film was revolutionary, considering the technology for computer animation circa 2003. “Scary Godmother,” as a film and book series

by Jill Thompson, left an imprint on the kids of the early-to-mid-2000s.

The story centers around a little girl named Hanna Marie who is taken trick-or-treating by her older cousin and his friends.

Naturally, her mean older cousin convinced his friends to trap her inside an old abandoned house to scare her, but what they don’t realize is that they’re leading her into the “Fright Side.”

Scary Godmother appears and takes Hanna to her annual Halloween party to meet all of her friends who are various traditional monsters. Hanna goes from being shy and scared to enjoying time with her new friends.

This movie is so fun and weird in the best way - the animation style utilizes both 2D and 3D elements to create a unique viewing experience.

The overly-emphasized expressions are also a silly element of this film.

The soundtrack is straight fire, the jokes are corny, and it is truly the cartoon of cartoons.

If you haven’t seen it, or want to revisit it, this is truly a nostalgic must-watch.

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David Zamarin shares his story with aspiring entrepreneurs

By Jack McLaughlin Arts & Features Editor David Zamarin was welcomed into the McCarthy Center Forum Oct. 17 for a discussion about his journey as a young entrepreneur.

Patricia Thomas, dean of the College of Business, introduced Zamarin by offering an overview of his many accomplishments.

Zamarin is the founder and CEO of DetraPel, and serves as an advisor for FedEx and also appeared on the show “Shark Tank.”

He is also a member of the Forbes “30 Under 30” list, and the recipient of the 2022 US SBAS Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Zamarin was invited on stage and went into further detail on what DetraPel is and its many accomplishments.

He explained how the largest part of DetraPel’s business is “impermeable materials,” which are coatings for paper and food packaging as well as textiles.

Zamarin told the audience that he started DetraPel at the age of 15, and explained his interest in starting DetralPel began in a high school entrepreneurship program. He also gave insight to his upbringing and how that affected his opportunities as a youth.

“My parents are both immigrants, and so I didn’t have a lot of opportunity, and I just really wanted to be self independent and have my own freedoms,” he said.

His first business venture was a shoe cleaning company for local university sports teams, he said, and added eventually, this company was being

used by a number of major university sports teams and turned a large profit.

“I started the business with like literally $100. I just bought cleaning supplies and within the first four months or so, we hit $25,000 a month in revenue,” Zamarin said.

To learn the chemistry for creating the products that would eventually be used at DetraPel, Zamarin took classes part-time at the University of Pennsylvania while still in high school, he said.

After their initial product launch in 2014, one of the co-manufacturers who developed an important part of the product went bankrupt, Zamarin said, which caused Zamarin and his team to enter a hiatus.

“We ended up going on a four-year hiatus of just [research & development] constantly, which ultimately did not work until we hired chemical engineers to come work in-house,” Zamarin said.

The discussion was then opened up for questions by the audience. One attendee asked Zamarin what the process was for finding the name for his company. Zamarin responded to this by telling the audience how he searched online for words that meant “repel” in different languages until he came upon the Greek prefix Detra, and combined it with the end of the word repel.

“It doesn’t take rocket science. It was a really silly way, but it worked out really well,” he said.

Another attendee asked if DetraPel is entirely based in Framingham, to which Zamarin said “100%.

“That may change. We are looking to move right now but somewhere

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST David Zamarin speaking in the McCarthy Center Forum Oct. 17. likely in the area.”

Another audience member asked Zamarin how he found his target market considering his products are relatively expensive.

Zamarin explained how this was a struggle for DetraPel, but once they found that market and were in a comfortable position financially, they modified their business model to focus less on the price and more on the quality of the product.

“We’ll tell them ‘Hey, we’re happy to give you a quote,’ but realistically

we don’t know what to quote for because our technology is so unique depending on the application,” Zamarin said.

Zamarin closed the discussion by sharing his skills and knowledge with the attendees, whether they were interested in entrepreneurship or not.

“My world is open to you guys, even if you aren’t interested in being an entrepreneur,” he said.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ - a grand undertaking

By Jack McLaughlin Arts & Features Editor One of the most influential directors of our time is Martin Scorsese.

His vast catalog of films that spans over five decades has cemented him as a legend whose influence cannot be stated enough.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is his latest offering. It’s based on the book by the same name, and follows an investigation of the mysterious killings of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s.

The story focuses on Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his uncle William Hale (Robert DeNiro) and their involvement in these killings. Ernest’s wife Mollie (Lily Gladstone) plays an important role in this dynamic as she is a member of the Osage tribe.

The presentation and pacing is where this film excels the most technically. The film boasts a staggering 3 hour and 26 minute runtime, which seems daunting until you realize each scene holds so much importance that you’re rarely checking your watch.

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and characters are so captivating that you become less concerned with the runtime and more excited with how the plot is going to unfold.

“Flower Moon” was mostly shot on 35mm film, and you can immediately tell as small visual details like film grain and a warmer aesthetic are present throughout. This gives the film a style that matches the time that it takes place in, and helps further engross you in the world of this massive story.

Shots look incredible in here as well. There are particular moments in the very beginning and end that look phenomenal and demand to be seen on a huge screen.

The sound design here was also excellent. So many scenes have fantastic ambient noise throughout and I found myself looking around the theater trying to figure out where it was coming from - and only one of those times it was another patron’s phone alarm that went off for 10 minutes.

The biggest pro and con of this movie are the performances. Lily Gladstone is the standout here, being able to convey such a wide range of emotions while maintaining such an

amazing presence on-screen. DeNiro is also incredible here, being a friendly reminder of him and Scorsese’s powerful working relationship over the span of their careers.

The worst performance here, unfortunately, is Leonardo DiCapiro. This is especially troubling considering he is the main character of the story. Viewers know how strong he can act when paired with a director like Scorsese, which makes it all the more shocking that his performance is so weak.

Had another actor taken this role, this probably would have been a perfect movie.

He’s either under-acting or over-acting, and it becomes a game with how many times he’s going to make that same frowning face at the start of every scene he’s in. His performance simply feels so much weaker when he’s surrounded by every other actor giving it their all in this story.

There were too many moments to count where I kept thinking to myself how grossly miscast he felt in this but it was almost impossible for me to think of someone else who could have done this role.

Even the supporting cast has some

remarkable standouts. Jesse Plemons and Brendan Frasier are among the most memorable. Frasier especially captures a few great moments despite his inclusion in the film being so limited.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is not afraid to open the curtain and show audiences America’s dark history. It paints a realistic and grim depiction of the murders that occurred against the Osage tribe with the time and respect it deserves.

This is one of the best releases this year, and it deserves to be seen not only for being a remarkable achievement in cinema, but to also have knowledge of this important story in American history.

Rating: AA near perfect masterpiece

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Gp Mix

Terrifying Tunes

Puzzles

ACROSS 1. In dribs and ___ 6. Slugger’s stat 9. Read digitally 13. Stand on three legs?

14. Connery portrayed in “Celebrity Jeopardy!” on “SNL” 15. ___ de gallo 16. Chip that may top chili 17. Rosemary, for one 18. From the top 19. *Saying under a senior’s headshot 22. “Shoot!”

23. Enjoy a bit of a sea breeze?

24. No amateur

27. Differ 30. DVR button 33. Singer Nick of 98 Degrees 35. Second person?

36. *End a relationship 38. Majestic 40. Rowdy crowd 41. Like faces around a campfire 42. *Hotel amenity for a wedding party 45. Bard’s “before” 46. Capital of Eritrea 47. Org. concerned with baggage 48. Manual reader 49. Jeans brand 50. Friendly introduction?

52. Flash in the ___ 54. Amiss, or a hint to the ends of the starred clues’ answers 61. Voice above tenor 63. State where the Jazz play 64. TWA competitor 65. Save, as items that spark joy 66. Envelope-pushing 67. Ball girl?

68. Tacks on 69. Hundred Acre Wood marsupial 70. Leaps on the ice

28. Strongly opposed (to) 29. Highly systematic 31. Street-lining trees 32. Social influence 34. Ice cream holder 36. Red Bordeaux wine 37. Wetlands wader 39. Name hidden in “salsa dancer” 43. Wood finish Puzzle solutions are now 44. Scotch product exclusively online.

48. Like clothing that’s for everyone 51. Perform better than 53. Dutch Caribbean island 55. “My bad!”

56. “Aladdin” or “Othello” character 57. “Your” of yore 58. 8 on the Beaufort scale 59. Sledding spot 60. ___ leches cake 61 Letters between two names 62. Chaired

DOWN 1. Go against, as expectations 2. Steak specification 3. Home of Petra and Angkor Wat 4. Stab in the back 5. Untidy people 6. Stink to high heaven 7. Big name in root beer 8. There from the start 9. Small quarrel 10. Film buffs 11. Card worth one point in gin rummy 12. As we speak 14. “Dexter” channel, for short 20. Cajun vegetable 21. Opposite of transparent 25. Stop working 26. Shellfish in a po’boy, perhaps 27. Related to words

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Frightful Festivities Spread by Photos & Design Editor Adrien Gobin

Dylan Pichnarick / THE GATEPOST (Left) Raffi ElkHoury, Izzy Sheilds, Katherine Soto, and Ella Strange at the “Horror Night” event Oct. 20.

Dylan Pichnarick / THE GATEPOST Christina Chinetti coloring at the “Horror Night” event Oct. 20.

Emily Monaco / THE GATEPOST Pumpkins at the “Pumpkin Carving” event hosted

by R.A. Thomas O’Leary in Horace Mann Oct. 23.

Emily Monaco / THE GATEPOST Lauren Martinek showing off her meal at the “Halloween Dinner” in the Dining Commons Oct. 26.

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST (Left) Molly Ryan, Leah Forristall, and Heather Santoro at the “Halloween Dinner” in the Dining Commons Oct. 26.

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