October 6, 2017

THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s independent student newspaper

Volume 86 • Issue 4

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October 6, 2017

Combating food insecurity Food pantry to open on FSU campus

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor FSU plans to open a food pantry within the next year, said Michelle Yestrepsky, coordinator of student services.

The pantry, to be named “Rams Resource Center,” will serve as a food pantry for the entire FSU community but will not initially be open to the greater Framingham area.

Last fall, a survey was distributed to students to determine how many lacked regular access to nutritious food. In response to the survey results, the Food Insecurity Task Force began the search for a location, said Yestrepsky.

Yestrepsky has been working since 2015 as the “single point of contact” for students with food or housing insecurities. As the single point of contact, she is in charge of the Food Insecurity Task Force, which assesses the severity of need on campus.

According to the USDA, food insecurity is defined as disrupted eating patterns and a lack of regular access to nutritional food due to financial strain.

Four-hundred-ninety-three students responded to the survey and 160 students at FSU indicated they “often” or “sometimes” skipped a meal because they didn’t have enough money to buy food.

Yestrepsky said 75 survey respondents were “likely or very likely” to use a food pantry and 138 were “unsure.” One-hundredninety-one students indicated they did not have regular access to nutritious food.

With the data compiled from the survey, Yestrepsky said she felt

Rams take a knee Turning toward in solidarity acceptance Players protest racial inequality at Cortland game

Cedric Jennings' "A Hope in the Unseen"

By Bailey Morrison Associate Editor

By Tessa Jillson Asst. Arts & Features Editor

Five FSU football players took a knee or raised a fist during the national anthem at the game against Cortland State on Sept. 9, said Darian Belizaire, defensive tackle and co-captain of the Rams.

He said players chose to do so as part of a silent protest against police brutality and racism in America. “There has never been a right away for African Americans to protest about the unfair treatment we have in this country. The highest platform you can take is taking a knee during the national anthem.”

He added some players plan to take a knee during the anthem at the game at Fitchburg State on Oct. 6.

Navigating multiple worlds can be challenging, but for Cedric Jennings, balancing these worlds ultimately derives from his faith and support.

On Oct. 3, in DPAC, Jennings discussed his biography, “A Hope in the Unseen” written by Ron Suskind.

Jennings grew up in southeast Washington, in a city plagued with crime. According to Jennings, he faced many challenges while attending high school, but through faith, perseverance and motherly love, Jennings managed to escape unscathed, with a ticket to Brown University in hand.

After receiving an acceptance letter from Brown,

See RAMS TAKE A KNEE page 15

See CEDRIC JENNINGS page 11

See RAMS RESOURCE page 4

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Renowned Sufi band Chaar Yaar perfomed in DPAC Thursday night.

Opinions

Arts & Features

Sports

NEW PARKING PERMIT SYSTEM pg. 3

"DRY CAMPUS" pg. 7

WORLD TEACHERS' DAY pg. 10

FERR OR FOUL pg. 16

WI-FI UPGRADE pg. 6

PUERTO RICO pg. 8

PAWGRESS REPORT pg. 12

VOLLEYBALL WINS pg. 19

INSIDE: OP/ED 7 • ARTS & FEATURES 9 • SPORTS 14

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Gatepost Interview Jay Hurtubise

Editor-in-Chief Cesareo Contreras Associate Editors Bailey Morrison Kayllan Olicio News Editor Jillian Poland Asst. News Editor Shanleigh Reardon Arts & Features Editors Cass Doherty Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editors Tessa Jillson Allison Wharton Cameron Grieves Sports Editors Jose Carrasquillo Matt Ferris Asst. Sports Editors Liam Gambon Richard Tranfaglia Photos Editors Allie Gath Amanda Martin Design Editors Emily Robinson Shayna Yacyshyn Staff Writers Brennan Atkins Noah Barnes Stephanie Bennett Zach Colten Camille McKenzie Nick Murphy Kate Shane Sarah Sousa Lizzy Stocks Nadira Wicaksana Staff Photographers Corey McFeeley Madison Rosbach Oscairy Tavarez Staff Illustrator Raysam Donkoh-Halm Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks Administrative Assistant Gwenyth Swain 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605 Fax: (508) 626-4097 gatepost@framingham.edu fsugatepost.com

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Director of Community Standards

By Nadira Wicaksana Staff Writer What is your educational background and career history?

I went to Bryant University in Rhode Island. ... I was a communications major and ended up minoring in sociology as well. ... I thought I was going to go into mass media, thought I was going to be a film editor at one point. I loved TV and video classes. I still love doing that. It became a hobby for me. In sophomore year, I became a resident assistant, and that ... shifted my perspective a little bit on what college was like and who you could connect with at college. ... In junior year, one of my bosses pushed me in the direction to think about higher ed as a career. So, I decided my senior year, I was going to switch to a different residence area. I ended up being an RA in townhouses as opposed to first-year residence halls to get more experience.

I applied to graduate school at Springfield College, which has a renowned program in student personnel administration. In order to get in and also afford it, I needed to get this particular fellowship, which was to work in res life as an RD while I was also going to grad school. I didn’t get a call back the first time, and I was sure I was going to end up just having to jump into res life [and] try to go to grad school later. ... [But] then Springfield called back, and they said, “We have one more spot. We want to interview you for it.” They brought me in ... and said, “Yeah, we absolutely want you.” ... I had a great two years at Springfield, earning the longest degree that you can earn there, which is a master’s of education and psychology with a concentration in student personnel administration in higher education.

I worked professionally as an RD after that. ... I came to Framingham right after in 2011. I was the RD of North Hall for five years before I had the opportunity to advance and come into this position.

Why is the Student Assistance Team important? What kind of work do you do?

It’s a multi-disciplinary team where we can have ... a student referred to us, or someone’s concern about a

lot of other students that I’ve worked with in the past. They’re really hardworking. They don’t take anything for granted. I was really fortunate to work with those students and I wanted to stay. ... [I’ve] been lucky enough to stay here at Framingham and really build something.

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student. They see something that’s a little odd, or ... some disturbing behavior going on ... or “This student is definitely failing my class.” Just feelings and things where they’re saying you don’t need to punish this student in any way ... but we’re concerned the student might need an extra level of help. ... The Student Assistance Team allows us to look at a range of perspectives where we might all have different information about the student. We’re all in the same room, and we can say, “OK, what are some ways we can actually benefit this student? What accommodations might we be able to afford them? Can we recommend that they register with CASA? Or should this issue be referred to Community Standards, because there’s some underlying issues we need to address?” It really helps fill the gaps. It’s an extra net to help make sure that fewer students fall through and that ensures that more students persist and have success at the University.

What has been your greatest professional accomplishment and what has been the greatest challenge?

My greatest accomplishment has been to position myself in such a way that I got to continue my career at this university. ... I came to Framingham. I worked in res life here for five years prior to this position, [whereas] a lot of people in the field ... spread out. They go [to] one university and spend a couple years. They go to another university, spend a couple years. They get their experience that way. I felt like I was really able to commit to Framingham, and I really fell in love with the University since I’ve started working here. The students were a lot more earnest than a

I think my greatest challenge has been one of the main functions of my role here, which is to serve as the University’s primary Title IX investigator for students. There are a number of challenges that come along with that role. One is the sheer amount of documentation and attention to detail [in the] process. There’s a lot of scrutiny that can come toward the University for decisions that are made, the way in which we make our determinations, how we’re seeing through with our investigations. So, I have to be very thorough ... to make sure we’re being fair, equitable and impartial the whole way. I do a lot of training for that every year. Last year, I did a particularly in-depth training on being a trauma-informed investigator. We learn ways to be unbiased, but also to understand the effects of trauma. ... One thing that’s particularly challenging is remaining emotionally balanced because you’re talking to people who are sharing with you very serious, sensitive, vulnerable moments in their lives. ...

These are some of their lowest moments. As somebody who went to a very counseling-based master’s program ... doing a lot of guidance work, it’s tough because you feel for them in those moments.

What has been a memorable moment in your career?

We had a fire in North Hall in 2013, where someone’s laptop had caught the bedding on fire. It went up the wall ... the tapestry went up [in flames]. Fortunately ... sprinklers went off. Alarms went off. I was in the lobby, and Campus Police is running in and saying, “There’s a real fire. You need everybody out!” That one was so memorable because of the amount of logistics we had to do.

[We had to] make sure everyone had a place to sleep, that all their possessions were OK, and get the cleanup going.

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FSUPD utilizing new system for parking permits Students experiencing delays and late charges

By Jillian Poland News Editor Framingham State is now using a new service to issue parking permits and accommodate payments and appeals for parking tickets, said Framingham State Police Department Sergeant Karen Nicholas.

Complus Data Innovations (CDI) began providing the new service in July 2016, said Nicholas.

CDI is “the leading provider of parking ticket management solutions,” according to its website. The company provides businesses and institutions with the computers, handheld devices, printers, barcode scanners and data security networks needed for a parking operation.

The University previously used a company called Rydin to produce parking permits, said Nicholas. To purchase the decals through Rydin, FSUPD had to create a proof of the parking permits for the year, send the proof in to the company and receive a proof from the company for final approval. Rydin then sent boxes of decals to FSUPD to be issued.

Students would have to go to FSUPD and fill out a parking application form, which was kept in a binder at FSUPD, said Nicholas.

Students can now apply for their permits online and their information is sent to CDI to be used for parking permits and citations.

The CDI system is more “integrated. … It allows us to track a number of things,” said Nicholas.

Parking information is now stored online, allowing the parking clerk’s office and FSUPD to check if a student has more than one pass, if a resident or commuter had a pass

Commuter and resident students are experiencing difficulties receiving their parking permits.

in previous years or if a person has any citations, said Nicholas.

Tim Kiley, assistant director of the parking clerk’s office, said the CDI system is “more proficient for tracking outstanding balances and submitting appeals” for parking tickets.

There have been some instances of confusion with the new system, said Nicholas. This summer, resident parking had reached the limit and students were added to the waitlist. However, the company was still sending out approval letters to students that said a pass would arrive in seven days.

Nicholas said this was the result of a mix up and happened through

“We do the best we can with what we have to work with.”

- Sgt. Martin Laughlin, FSUPD

no fault of CDI. Many students apply for parking and multiple offices are involved in sending student data to CDI, so sometimes “things get lost,” said Nicholas. As a result, some students and faculty have experienced a delay in receiving their permits.

Gianna Zirpolo, a senior commuter student, said she still hasn’t received her parking pass. She said FSUPD told her there will be a three-week delay, but didn’t explain the reason.

“I’ve been running the risk of getting tickets parking in the Salem lots, and I received two in three days,” she said. “I need parking so I can get to work to pay my bills and support myself, not so I can pay parking tickets.”

Ashley Wight, a junior commuter student, said she has also experienced a delay in receiving her parking permit.

She said, “I was listed as a resident for some unknown reason and they told me it needs to be processed through the system that I'm a commuter in order to get my pass.” Wight has been issued a temporary pass until her permit application can be finalized.

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Kaitlyn Cullen, a sophomore resident student, said she received her parking pass without delay, but the charge was not added to her fall account until two weeks after the payment was due.

She said, “I had paid for everything else through loans and otherwise, but they put my account on hold because I hadn't paid for the parking decal. I called and no one ever got back to me, but eventually the hold was lifted.”

Josh Rumple, a junior resident student, said he had no issue applying for and receiving his parking permit this year. The whole process was “super easy,” he added.

Sergeant Martin Laughlin said FSUPD has done a “good job accommodating students” who have encountered problems getting their parking passes.

While FSUPD officers do not have full control over the permit process, they often take the brunt of students’ frustration, added Laughlin.

“It is understandable,” he said.

“But we do the best we can with what we have to work with.”

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Rams Resource Center Continued from pg. 1 “confident” there was enough need on campus to begin looking for a location for a food pantry.

She said the Food Insecurity Task Force is working closely with the Framingham health inspector to complete an application that will allow the pantry to be built in West Hall.

Tyler Carden, a senior and member of the Food and Nutrition Club, said, “I think this is a great opportunity to provide students, community members and faculty with such an excellent resource. With this new pantry, we can augment nutritional adequacy and help work toward eradicating the ever-present scourge of hunger.”

Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development, said, “What struck people on the [food insecurity] committee was the fact that students felt their access to food had impacted their ability to do well in their classes. We thought that was reason enough to look into having a food pantry on campus.”

According to Holloway the projected cost of the pantry is $12,000.

She said the costs of the project will partially be funded by the student support funds set aside for students with food insecurities. The fund totals approximately $10,000 but will not be used in its entirety.

President F. Javier Cevallos said, “We’re going to have to identify outside funding for the project.

You know, it’s hard to find donors willing to help in a small thing like a food pantry. We will do our best to find the resources and funding.”

Rita Colucci, chief of staff and general counsel, serves on the Food Insecurity Task Force. She said she will volunteer at the pantry and answer any legal questions that arise.

She said, “The important thing to tell yourself, if you are a student who needs to use the pantry, is that there will come a day when you can and will pay back the favor in one way or another. In other words, what someone is doing for you now, you will in turn do for others later. In my mind, that makes it OK

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- just think of it as a loan that you will be paying back when you are in a position to do so.”

The University will be soliciting donations from alumni to build the pantry, as well as fundraising to meet the funding requirement, Holloway added.

Ralph Eddy, director of dining services, said Sodexo donated $1,000 to the project through the new Sodexo contract. This is a yearly contribution called the Annual Campus Pantry Grant.

Eddy, who sits on the Food Insecurity Task Force, said Sodexo will be helping to train the volunteers working at the pantry. He said he has also been working closely with the task force and the Board of Health to determine what work needs to be done to the space where the pantry will open.

“I think anything we can do to make those services more accessible on campus is reason enough in

“The important thing to tell yourself, if you are a student who needs to use the pantry, is that there will come a day when you can and will pay back the favor.”

- Rita Colucci, chief of staff and general counsel

itself to do it,” he said. The committee is aware of students who have a need, but may not be able to make it to a pantry. Having a food pantry on campus would make these resources “very accessible” to them.

“It’s unfortunately one of those things that, by saying it’s successful - it’s a double-edged sword.

Because that means there’s a need out there, but at the same time, on a positive note, that need is being serviced,” Eddy added.

He said, “It’s really hard to thrive in an academic environment when you’re hungry, when you don’t know where you’re going to get your food, when you don’t know where you’re going to sleep. This program gives those individuals a much greater chance at success.”

Ben Montemurro, a senior and Sodexo worker, said Sodexo gives away food to a local pantry that helps combat food insecurity in the area. “Having [a pantry] on campus could make that easier. I mean, I don't know the overall effect on the campus but I think it's a good idea overall.”

Cevallos said, “From the moment I got to campus, I was worried about students who could be homeless or have food insecurity.”

He approached the Alumni Board and Independent Alumni Association and asked them to raise emergency funds for students with food and housing needs.

He said, “I really worry about students who cannot complete

their education due to food insecurity.”

Billy Wolfe, senior and member of the Food and Nutrition Club, said, “It’s an important thing for our campus to have. To be honest, I would never have guessed that that many students struggle to pay for meals since I take the fact that I have a meal plan for granted.”

The funds will go toward making the space safe to store and serve food. It currently functions as a bike storage room. Exposed pipes must be covered, a sink must be installed and shelves to store the food must be built before the pantry can open.

Holloway said she hopes the task force can solicit local businesses to donate shelving to the pantry.

Holloway said, “I’m an English literature person, so I always think about literature. George Bernard Shaw talked about how we look at poverty as a crime. We often look at people who have the misfortune of being unfortunate as a moral failing.” She hopes students won’t have that judgement.

“I want students to look at the pantry like they look at their own refrigerator. Maybe your mom is like, ‘Did you eat the last of the peanut butter?’ But, it’s not because she’s mad at you. It’s out of love.”

Yestrepsky said she envisions the pantry having an “open shopping concept,” where patrons can select the items they would want to eat rather than volunteers handing

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Rams Resource Center out prepackaged items. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to hand out reusable bags that people will be able to bring back with them every time.”

She said when the pantry opens, the Food Insecurity Task Force will be accepting donations of non-perishable goods and eventually partner with local organizations to offer produce on a daily basis.

Yestrepsky said she wants to create a list of suggested donations so when students want to donate to the pantry, they will know what is needed. She added items such as toiletries as well as food will be accepted.

She added, “What I always tell students, first and foremost, is to get help when you need it. The exciting part of being in college is, one day, when you’re graduated, you’ll be in a position to help others. Right now, you’re in a position

where, obviously, you have to focus on classes. There’s not enough time to focus on work and it makes sense you would need help. So, I would encourage anyone who needs help to come forward.”

She said the pantry will be a very non-judgmental place where the volunteer workers will have “very extensive training,” as well as guides available for other resources on campus.

Yestrepsky plans to for the pantry to be open for one or two days per week, with campus-wide advertisements to inform students about the hours.

Additionally, student information will not be saved. Anyone is welcome to use the pantry and the number of students using the pantry will be tallied anonymously, she added.

Junior Hailey Small serves on

"With this new pantry, we can augment nutritional adequacy and help work toward eradicating the ever-present scourge of hunger."

- Tyler Carden, member of the Food and Nutrition Club the Food Insecurity Task Force as the student liaison. Small supports the endeavor because she believes there are many students whose financial struggles “fall through the safety net” of financial aid.

Small said the task force wants to address the larger stigma about food insecurity. “There wouldn’t be

these programs if it was only one person who needed it. … You are not the first person that has gone hungry, but you can be one of the first people who can address it on campus.”

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"Hooves, Horns and Headaches" SGA rolls out online open forum

By Shanleigh Reardon Asst. News Editor Students will now be able to submit questions to SGA’s open forum online, said Kyle Rosa, SGA president. SGA members voted to name the new open forum “Hooves, Horns and Headaches” during a meeting on Oct. 3.

Rosa said he wanted open forum to be “more accessible” for FSU students and putting it online was the best way to do that.

Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development, addressed SGA members about the search for a new dean of students. She also took students’ questions during the meeting.

Holloway gave students some background on the search committee and their process of selecting the three final candidates for dean of students, who will appear individually on campus Oct. 18, 23 and 30.

Students can meet the candidates during an open forum with faculty and staff at 1:30 p.m. or during a student-only meeting held at 9:30 a.m., said Holloway.

“And I know that’s not a convenient time for many students … but, I wanted to set aside a time just for students because I know students don’t want to ask certain types of questions with other people in the room,” she said.

Holloway added the goal is to find someone who will begin full time in the fall and not serve in an interim

SGA members learn about the search for a dean of students.

capacity.

During the announcements portion of the meeting, Karl Bryan, student trustee, said he has reached out to President F. Javier Cevallos about renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day on campus.

During open forum, Senator Stephanie Bennett said she wrote an opinion piece for The Gatepost about the lack of hand soap in some dorm bathrooms and that she had found an article from 2015 raising the same concerns.

“So, this is a common thing.

There is no soap in the residence halls and people again and again are complaining about it publicly, and I wanted to see if we could do something to try to get some soap in there,” said Bennett.

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Senator Ayanna Francois supported Bennett and said, “Not having soap in the residence halls - where people are passing doors that’s a serious health issue.”

Sarah Horwitz, treasurer, said she was approached by someone who asked if SGA could encourage students to use the walking bridge, because they “have seen a lot of students running across and they were very concerned about that,” she said.

Senator Olivia Beverlie proposed SGA look into installing a filtered water station in the library, similar to the one in McCarthy.

Beverlie said, “I filled my water bottle up in the library the other day and it tasted disgusting. I dumped it out and it was cloudy.”

SGA reviewed five funding requests during Tuesday’s meeting and three the day before, said Horwitz.

At the meeting, the Food Science Club received $4,487.50 for 50 tickets to Alton Brown’s “Eat Your Science” tour. The club originally requested $2,850 for 30 tickets, but members of SGA agreed filling the 50-passenger bus would be possible considering the popularity of this event in the past. Funds for an additional 20 tickets were approved as long as the seating is still available.

The Dance Club received $2,021.75 for transportation, tickets and refreshments for 56 students to attend a Providence Bruins game where the Fusion Dance Team will perform.

Ski and Snowboard Club received $17,992 for an overnight trip to the ski resort Sunday River.

Wildlife Club received $1,831.25 for a whale watch operated by the New England Aquarium.

Golf Club, a new club on campus, appeared for a budget increase request of $3,000, $600 of which would be used for 20 polo shirts.

They received $2,400 for transportation and were advised to come back with a separate funding request for the polos.

Senator Bree Goulet gave the U-rock award to Senator Hailey Small.

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ITS expands Wi-Fi infrastructure

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor Framingham State ITS spent approximately $1 million on improving the University’s Wi-Fi infrastructure over the past three years, according to Mike Zinkus, director of systems and networking.

Zinkus said ITS worked with Gradient Networks, a third-party organization that conducted a “site survey” of Framingham State four years ago.

According to its website, Gradient Networks conducts these surveys for institutions and businesses.

It uses the data it finds to propose solutions to improve Wi-Fi connectivity.

The survey was “an assessment of all the wireless coverage on campus,” said Zinkus. At the time of the survey, the University had “300 wireless access points.”

With the addition of West and North halls, that number rose to 1,100, Zinkus added.

According to Zinkus, the addition of 800 new access points was necessary because “it used to be that everybody only had a laptop. Now they have a laptop, a smart phone and a smart TV.” Before the addition of the new access points, the old ones were at “max capacity,” he said.

This influx of internet-connected devices increased the amount of bandwidth used by each student. As a result, Wi-Fi speeds for everyone on campus began to slow down.

Amanda Timons, a senior, said, “The Wi-Fi has always been spotty, but with [the new network], I don’t feel there’s been any kind of improvement.”

Even with the new access points, Timons still experiences a “spotty” connection. She added some buildings have stronger connections than others. “I would say the worst is May Hall. The best is usually Hemenway.”

Sydney Buono, a junior, also experienced what she called “dead spots” in the library, McCarthy Center and the Athletic Center. She said the Wi-Fi has improved in the past three years, yet she’s “still not wicked impressed.”

While connection strength and speeds were driving issues to improve the Wi-Fi infrastructure, Zinkus said the biggest issue ITS needed to address was security.

Another improvement ITS made is the implementation of IEEE 802.1x.

802.1x is a WPA 2 enterprise network security protocol widely used in consumer devices since 2011, according to NetworkWorld.

With the introduction of 802.1x,

users now have to log into the network while accessing it for the first time on a device such as a laptop, smartphone or tablet. ITS also introduced “FSU_Wireless,” the network which replaced “FSU_Wifi” and implements this new technology.

802.1x includes an encryption protocol that alerts ITS when it detects suspicious activity.

Suspicious activity can include anything from someone outside the University attempting to hack into the network, to a student on campus downloading large amounts of pirated media.

If the device that set off the alarm is on campus, ITS can locate it down to the building and room number.

ITS also has the ability to block these types of activities.

Corey Hobbs, manager of networking and telecom, said, “If someone is doing something they’re not supposed to be doing that can detract from the experience of other students, we’re able to shut them off a lot easier now.”

Wi-Fi networks typically fall into one of two categories - home or enterprise. 802.1x is primarily built for enterprise use. As a result, some devices which are designed for home use, such as smart lightbulbs, Amazon Echoes and various gaming consoles and streaming boxes, don’t support 802.1x.

Hobbs said the biggest issue ITS had while transitioning to the new network was connecting these types of devices.

These devices now have to be manually added to the “FSU Guest” network. Any device a user wants connected to Wi-Fi and that does not work with the “FSU_Wireless” network will have to be manually added by ITS. In order to do this, the user must find each device’s MAC address and email it to ITS to be added to the guest network.

However, Zinkus said “close to 95 or 98 percent” of devices students use regularly should work without a problem.

He added, “If you were to break it down, at least 50 percent” of emails ITS receives regarding the change “fall into the category of a device that doesn’t support 802.1x.” These devices are then manually registered.

Hobbs said approximately 400 devices have been added to the network this way.

Zinkus added ITS views these as “requests, rather than incidents.”

Hobbs said according to ITS’ logs, of 6,561 devices, they have two reports of devices that currently don’t work at all on the new network.

Gabby Cochran, a freshman, said the process was “annoying.” While

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waiting for an email response from ITS, she had to purchase an Ethernet cable in order to connect to the internet on her device. She said ITS should have done more to inform students of the process to connect to the network.

Over the summer, Hobbs worked with an “informal” group of approximately 50 users on campus, including faculty and early arrival SDAs and RAs. Hobbs said the issue of transitioning from that initial testing group of 50 to over 5,000 active users was something to which they had to adjust.

He added one of the biggest issues many students and faculty are having with the transition to the updated infrastructure is logins.

Ethan Norton, a junior, had login issues when connecting to the new network. “I would enter the [username and password] I use for everything at school as I had been instructed, and the network would deny me access,” he said.

He added the instructions ITS emailed students were “more than sufficient, but assuming I’m not the only person unable to log in, then they probably need to update us on

the situation.”

ITS urges all students, faculty and staff to report any issues they may have with the Wi-Fi across campus.

The guest network also allows for University visitors to connect to the internet without slowing down the main “FSU_Wireless” network.

ITS also worked with eduroam to add FSU to its list of participating schools.

Eduroam is a network comprised of hundreds of schools throughout the world that allows students or professors from any of the other participating schools to access each other’s Wi-Fi networks.

Hobbs said the old “FSU_wifi” network has been removed throughout the residence halls. However, it may still be accessible with some devices in certain locations on campus.

ITS urges students not to connect to the old network as the department is still in the process of shutting it down.

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America’s gun problem An off-duty police officer, a nurse, a mother, a father, a college student - these are a few of the 58 individuals who lost their lives in Las Vegas Sunday night in what has been categorized as the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

What was supposed to be an exciting concert of a weekend-long country music festival on the Vegas Strip turned deadly when over 22,000 people found themselves running away in fear as bullets began raining out of the sky.

According to The Chicago Tribune, over 500 people were injured during the shooting.

We at The Gatepost are deeply saddened by this senseless loss of life. The event that unfolded that night can best be described as tragic, evil and horrific.

Our thoughts are of course with the victims of the attack and their families. There is no greater pain than losing someone you love to such a heartless act of violence.

This makes it all the more distressing that it seems mass shootings are becoming commonplace in the U.S. today.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 273 mass shooting in the United States since the start of the year.

According to the federal government, a mass shooting is defined as a shooting where four or more people are injured or killed at the same time and location.

The United States clearly has a gun problem.

As of press time, even the National Rifle Association announced its endorsement of tighter restrictions on devices that allow rifles to fire bullets at the same speed of a machine gun. While this is a small step in the right direction, it is not enough.

We urge that legislators in Washington consider tightening regulations regarding gun control in every state. Legislation in states such as Massachusetts has proven effective in preventing mass shootings. National gun control legislation would prevent residents from crossing state lines simply to purchase weapons in other states where regulation isn’t as lenient.

Additionally, the editors at The Gatepost believe there is no reason for citizens to be able purchase rapid-fire weapons including the AR15-style rifle - one of the more than 20 guns the shooter had in his possession on Sunday night.

The second amendment states, “a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

When the founders wrote the second amendment, they were not anticipating mass-casualty weapons like the ones available to citizens today.

Though it is a constitutional right to protect your property and family, rapid-fire guns aren’t needed.

On Dec. 14, 2012, after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, President Barack Obama said, “We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.”

Four years later, and not much has changed.

We hope Americans will take Obama’s words to heart and voice their concerns about gun legislation to their local representatives.

Those who wish to donate money for the people affected by the shooting can do so by donating to a GoFundMe organized by Steve Sisolak, Clark County commissioner of Las Vegas. The fund has raised over $9.5 million as of press time.

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[Editor’s note: Dry Campus is a bi-weekly satirical comic strip

by Staff Illustrator Raysam Donkoh-Halm. Dry Campus takes place on the most dry, depressing and draining campus in the the world. We will follow Eric, Stuart and Sabina on their subpar misadventures.]

Campus Conversations How do you feel about gun control in the United States?

By Zach Colten and Madison Rosbach

“Our laws are very vague, and some people abuse them.”

-Isaac Vu, sophomore

“I don’t think they should let anyone “It should be more restricted. You have guns.” should only be allowed to buy 3-4 -Alex Tringali, junior guns.”

-Dahir Hersi, freshman

“I think the licensing of guns should “It’s important to have a background be very closely monitored right now.” check. People with mental illness -Alyssa Costa, senior shouldn’t be able to buy guns.”

-Josh Mandaglio, sophomore

I think gun control needs to be increased. ” -Steve Oram, senior

Op/Ed submissions reflect the opinions of their authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of The Gatepost or its staff.

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Trump doesn’t care about Puerto Rico Allison Wharton Editorial Staff On Sept. 20, Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, destroying everything in its path.

People are without homes, power, water, food and many other basic human necessities.

Buildings and houses were either blown away from the 65-to-113 mph wind gusts or flooded from the six-to-15 feet of water.

Ninety-five percent of the U.S. territory is still without power and will be for at least four months.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), only half of the island’s population has access to drinking water as of Oct. 5.

As of Oct. 4, the death toll in Puerto Rico is 34.

On Sep. 30, President Trump responded to the disaster by tweeting in disgust towards the Mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz, claiming that she was told by Democrats to be “nasty” to him when he visits Puerto Rico.

Cruz said nothing political to Trump and simply asked for assistance.

Trump focuses on small issues instead of the big picture. He obsesses over his perception of how people treat him and not how he should be treating others.

When he visited Puerto Rico on Oct. 3, Trump

made a statement to government officials that Hurricane Maria is not a “real catastrophe” like Hurricane Katrina because Maria has had fewer causalities.

A catastrophe should not be defined by the number of people who died. The fact a death toll exists should be considered a tragedy.

According to Trump, Puerto Rico should be proud that Maria did not cause the same amount of damage as a hurricane that occurred over 10 years ago.

Maria and Katrina are two seperate hurricanes that happened at different times and affected different locations.

Trump should be looking at the present situation.

He also mentioned Puerto Rico’s debt crisis of $70 billion, which existed long before the hurricane. While the debt crisis is a critical situation, it should not be Trump’s main focus if he is only in the country for one day.

The lack of empathy Trump is showing to the people of Puerto Rico is disgusting.

Cruz asked for help and compassion and received hostility in return.

His response to this tragedy emphasizes his true character. Trump puts his time and energy into the wrong problems - the ones America does not need the answers to. When will President Trump show that he cares?

Michael Vadon

Letter to the editor Since retiring in 2009 as Disability Services Coordinator, my wife and I returned to Fall River to be next to our families. Despite our busy lives, we still read The Gatepost every week during the academic year. My wife receives the paper in print and, thanks to an excellent and accessible online edition, I’m able to read it using my screen reader. So, it was with great joy and happiness towards an institution I worked at for 26 years, that I read that a baccalaureate degree program in ASL Interpreting and Deaf Studies is being offered. I can think of no more appropriate place than here. In the 1980s, a number of disability organizations in this area, the Former Greater Framingham Association of Disabled Citizens (later The MetroWest Center for Independent Living) and the Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium, wrote letters to the College and to the Board of Higher Education and to legislators, calling for a baccalaureate degree program at Framingham State Uni-

versity (at the time, Framingham State College) because there are no such programs at any of our public institutions in Massachusetts. One has to go to a private institution for a four-year degree or Northern Essex Community College for an associate’s degree. We all felt that FSU made sense because of the Framingham Learning Center for Deaf Children and, at the time, a strong Deaf Community Center.

Congratulations to FSU for this very important step. There remains a shortage of ASL interpreters in Massachusetts, which affects persons who are Deaf from getting an education and even getting their medical needs met and this University should be proud and you are making a strong contribution to bettering the lives of the Deaf community in Massachusetts.

Dennis Polselli Former Disability Services Coordinator

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ARTS & FEATURES Inside the locker room with Byron Hurt

Amanda Martin / THE GATEPOST Byron Hurt explored the true meaning of masculinity in his talk at FSU on Oct. 2

By Allison Wharton Asst. Arts & Features Editor

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ocumentary filmmaker and author Byron Hurt made his fourth visit to FSU on Oct. 2 to engage with students and discuss toxic masculinity and “what it means to be a man in America.”

Interim Dean of Students David Baldwin introduced Hurt and said, “He has been using his voice to act against stereotypes of gender, race and music.”

He began his talk in the forum by discussing the recent tragedy, which occurred in Las Vegas on Oct. 1.

There was a moment of silence for those who lost their lives and their families.

He said, “We should not be normalized or sensitized to this act of domestic terrorism.

“The tragedy … was toxic white masculinity with access to military arsenal,” he said.

Hurt defines toxic masculinity as “men being unable to cope with emotion,” thus turning to the only thing they know - violence.

“Maleness and violence occur in order to overcompensate for the inability to cope with inadequateness and the rest of us suffer. … We are not talking about all men, but the culture that produces it,” he said.

To engage with the audience, Hurt drew a green box on a large pad of paper that was on the stage.

He asked the male attendees,

“When you were growing up, what characteristic did older men tell you to be?”

Answers included “tough,” “polite,” “don’t show emotion,” “honor your word,” “respect women” and “stand your ground.”

Their responses were placed in the green box to symbolize the box of masculinity into which young boys are placed.

“This isn’t working anymore,” he said.

Hurt asked the audience what words they would be called if they did not abide by the words in the box.

Answers included “soft,” “loser,” “girl,” “sensitive,” “weak” and “gay.”

Hurt pointed out the words have a feminine connotation. “Apparently, being considered feminine makes you less of a man,” he said, “Those words police our behavior.”

Freshman Cameron McCloude-Thomas said, “It made you realize that the words you say create a bigger reaction.”

Hurt referenced the time he was playing college football at Northeastern University and got injured.

Upon telling his coach about his injury, the coach said, “I thought you were tough.” This incident resulted in Hurt playing the remainder of the game with a broken rib.

“I was afraid tell my coach that I was scared to play,” he said.

This prompted a laugh from the audience.

He responded to the laughter

with seriousness. “For guys to admit vulnerability, we laugh because it is still so unusual. … It’s hard to be authentic when our society denies it.”

He continued the exercise by asking the audience ways that masculinity becomes destructive.

In light of recent events, the conversation was again directed toward the Las Vegas shooting. Hurt provided a different perspective by asking the audience - “What was torturing [the shooter]?”

Other topics of discussion included what happens when men become emotionally unavailable.

Hurt provided a personal example and referenced his father’s stone-cold demeanor while Hurt was growing up.

“I wanted him to show emotion to prove to me that he was human,” he said.

He ended the talk on a positive note, asking the audience what they think healthy masculinity looks like.

The audience responded with “confidence,” “compassion,” “physical fitness” and “self-defined.”

Hurt said, “Expressing emotion should not be considered soft. It is a healthy and freeing thing to do.

You don’t have to put on a show for anybody.”

Freshman Jamison Dunn said, “There’s a stereotype that men can’t talk about emotion. It is reassuring to talk about the issue publicly.”

Hurt added, “We don’t have to

accept what is in front of us. This way of raising men isn’t working anymore.”

He noted most mass shootings in the U.S are performed by men.

He left the audience with a task, “I challenge you to challenge the culture. We don’t have to settle.”

Baldwin praised Hurt’s use of the green box, saying, “When you are placed in that box, you get cramped.

When you resist, violence happens.”

Several student athletes attended the talk in order to comply with the new NCAA laws that requires coaches, athletes and administrators to attend one sexual violence prevention talk per year, according to a student athlete.

Junior Manny Payton said, “I felt like it strengthened my knowledge on how to become a better man.”

Sophomore Danny Lopes said while he did not relate to the box metaphor, “I know it applies to people I know. I learned how to help them.”

Freshman TJ Darton said, “I thought it was informative. Some things he was talking about, like acting tough, are second nature to me.”

Hurt said, “Universities are perfect places to talk about this issue.

Students are constantly challenging themselves to grow. They are more open to new ideas.”

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Latina-American professionals share advice on staying "true to yourself"

By Cass Doherty Arts & Features Editor When Rosalin Acosta, secretary of labor and workforce development, was working at a bank, she dressed like a man. “I felt like I wouldn’t be taken seriously if I looked like a woman,” she said.

“It was a world of men,” Acosta added.

Acosta, Marcela Merino, the associate product manager for Harvard Business School, and Millie González, interim chief officer of diversity, inclusion and community engagement, spoke about the struggles of being Hispanic women in the workforce in the Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

The event was part of the CIE’s Hispanic American Heritage month, and the host was senior Luisanna Castillo, vice president of M.I.S.S. The panelists gave students advice on how to begin networking, combat stereotypes about Latinas and not letting ethnicity or gender be boundaries.

Merino said, “I think being a woman and Hispanic adds a little bit of weight to influence others, to make sure you’re making change and driv-

From left to right: Rosalin Acosta, Marcela Merino and Millie González.

ing positive change.” She said one of the challenges is “making sure that your voice is heard,” and added that keeping to a “mission” and having a positive attitude makes anything possible.

Acosta said the financial world was predominately comprised of men when she started in the ’80s.

She said that it’s “still the case today.” She had to “learn the way the game is played” and be confident “as a woman - and as a minority woman, you have to be even more confident.”

González said women should use gender “to [their] advantage.” She said another reason she has succeeded is due to her credibility.

The panelists said they all faced challenges because they are both women and Hispanic. They all struggled to enter the workforce, although Acosta said she didn’t face as many for being Hispanic because she “didn’t look like a Cuban.”

Merino said, “Embrace your identity,” adding she always tries to be connected to something funded by Hispanics or part of the Hispanic

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community because it helps her to feel at home.

González said she “loves stereotypes, because they may have a little element of truth.” She added it’s a “common element” of being Latina.

She told the audience to embrace their ethnicity because it is part of who they are.

Merino said, “If you stay true to yourself, true to your identity, you find that is what makes you unique.”

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FSU Celebrates World Teachers’ Day

By Kayllan Olicio Associate Editor President Javier Cevallos took audience members on a journey through the history of teaching during his keynote address at World Teachers’ Day on Oct. 4.

The event was hosted by the Education Club, and held in the Forum. Approximately 30 students and faculty attended the event.

Alyssa Figueiredo, junior and president of the club, said, “World Teachers’ Day is an event promoted by UNESCO. … It represents a significant effort to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation, for the contribution educators make to education and students’ development around the world.”

President Cevallos began his keynote address titled, “From Framingham to the World,” with a quote from Aesop, a Greek storyteller - “No act of kindness however small is wasted.”

In Ancient Egypt, only priests and nobles had access to “knowledge,” Cevallos said. “They guarded the knowledge really carefully because they knew that knowledge actually opened the doors to

a different kind of world.”

A theory about the extinction of Mayans, according to Cevallos, was related to a large portion of the population not having access to education. After the people revolted and killed the nobles, who held all the knowledge about agriculture, the people had to abandon the city because they “didn’t know what to do.”

The first steps in education happened in Ancient Greece.

“Philosophers started to debate all these high notions in public. So, they were starting to talk about things and people were starting to be educated,” but that education was still limited to the people in the upper society, Cevallos said.

Much educational progress occurred during the Ancient Greek and Roman periods.

It was during the Middle Ages that universities were created, “These colleges actually depended on student fees to survive. So, the Romans invented tuition and the Middle Ages continued with the idea that someone had to pay,” Cevallos said.

He addressed how the first universities in North and South America were connected with the

church. Until the nineteenth century, universities were religious intuitions or divinity schools.

FSU was founded in 1839 by educator Horace Mann, who thought, “It’s wonderful to have superior knowledge, but that knowledge cannot really be limited to very few people. It has to be spread for all,” according to Cevallos.

He added, Mann needed someone to implement his vision and that was Cyrus Peirce, the first president of FSU who, “should be considered the father of modern pedagogy in the United States. He is one of those individuals history has bypassed and yet his thoughts and his ideas were truly amazing.”

Peirce believed in interactive learning and wanted people to be engaged in their education. He also believed in educating women. “That is why this college started as a women’s college, because he believed that was really important. He also believed in equal pay for equal work,” Cevallos said.

He added, “That amazing vision is where we are today.”

Cevallos ended his keynote address with a quote from Cesar Chavez, an American Civil Rights activist and labor leader - “The

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Amanda Martin / THE GATEPOST Cevallos discussed the importance of educators throughout history.

greatest tragedy is not to live and die, as we all must. The greatest tragedy is for a person to live and die without knowing the satisfaction of giving life to others.”

He added, “And that’s what teachers do - teachers give life to others through the life of the mind.”

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Cedric Jennings

Oscairy Tavarez / THE GATEPOST Trapanick talks with Jennings at the Common Reading forum.

Continued from page 1 Jennings met Suskind, journalist for The Wall Street Journal, who turned his story into a book. In 1998, “A Hope in the Unseen” was published, attracting positive reviews from The New York Times.

Jennings said it was hard trusting Suskind in the beginning since Jennings grew up in an apprehensive environment where locals would “side-eye anybody that came into the community who was an outsider.”

He recalled the time when Suskind joined Jennings at Ballou High School and told him to “stay a certain distance away” from him so that Jennings would not be made into a target.

Eventually, Jennings started to trust Suskind. "He told me and my mom, ‘You all are the experts of your own lives and I trust you to be the storyteller.' I think empowering us to do that was what sold me,” he said.

The process was challenging.

According to Jennings, Suskind made him “go back a lot and relive some things that were very painful.

“Looking back, I realized it was a good thing because it was a part of the healing I needed to go through,” he said.

Jennings graduated from Brown in 1999, with a bachelor's degree in education. He received his master’s degree in human development and psychology education at Harvard University in 2002, and his second master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in 2003.

While attending Brown, Jennings

said he was “at a crossroads,” hesitant to settle on a specific field or career before he graduated. He consulted alumni about their experiences in the workforce and possible career options. He advised FSU seniors to also start connecting with people to get a broader idea of life after college.

Jennings has worked in child welfare, enrichment programing for work around D.C. and most recently at Northern Virginia Community College, where he teaches student development.

"What was most critical to my success at Brown was that I had to learn how to reach out of my comfort zone,” he said. “I often tell my students that I work with now that, ‘Yes, the academic component of your college education is very important, but I think what's even more important is the social aspect of it.’”

He recommends college students should start developing healthy relationships and seek assistance because “a lot of the learning you would experience comes from the people you interact with.”

Freshman Alexis Keys said Jennings is “like a superhero.” His story is inspiring others to accept and overcome life’s many challenges, she added.

Jennings said, “A lot of times, people are looking for a quick fix to challenges, and sometimes with challenges, there is no quick fix. You just have to weather the storm. It's just helpful to be connected with the right people who can encourage you.”

He described how Zayd and

Chiniqua, two of his friends from Freshman Julia Rivard said, Brown who are mentioned in his bi- "When he was talking about how his ography, were instrumental to him faith sort of helped him go through being comfortable with his identity all the struggles in his life, I know and getting out of his shell. personally that has helped me as Ben Trapanick, director of first- well. So knowing that there are peoyear programs, said, “Not a lot of ple who have turned to their faith first-year students think about ac- like he has, it’s sort of inspiring in a ceptance. It kind of happens. It way … to see life through a different takes time, but it definitely starts by picture." having someone say that you can be Jennings said he wished he was yourself.” more open-minded in college, but Jennings also had help from there were certain things in life he Donald Korb, a doctor who became had to understand about himself Jennings’ benefactor, sending him before reaching a non-judgmental checks in the mail after hearing perspective. about his journey in the newspaper.

In the book, Jennings indicates “Wherever you find yourself in feeling ashamed of his mother life, there's always somebody that when she visited him during parent God will provide to be there, to help weekend at Brown. “I had anxieties you,” Jennings said. “When I look of people viewing her a certain way back on it, sometimes I would cry because she wasn't educated. … I because my mom used to always was ashamed of being ashamed of tell me that she would pray a prayer her,” he said. of faith that I would be able to go Jennings later initiated a converto college and that there would be sation with his mother about school people there to help me, and that's and was shocked when she underessentially what happened.” stood him, even though she didn’t Although Jennings did not have have a college degree. the same resources or educated “I didn’t have to lower the bar parents like some of his peers did to talk to her - in fact, I had to step at Brown, his mother would always up because she was a step ahead of tell him that he could be anything me,” he said. he wanted. Barbara Jennings passed "I was a runner,” he said. “When away in 2013, but the morals she hard times came, I would run. Now taught are still deeply rooted in Jen- I’m 40, so I’m too old to be running. nings to this day.

When a problem comes at you, you “What was so powerful for me have to face it head on. Face it couwas the faith that she instilled in rageously. You have to address it. me,” he said.

You can't be afraid of the outcome.”

Jennings’ faith was strengthened through life's challenges. “It’s much broader. It’s much deeper,” he said.

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MUSIC REVIEW

The Pawgress Report: Lovable Labs

A smooth ride with Injury Reserve's "Drive It Like It's Stolen "

By Nick Murphy Staff Writer Introducing Lilly and Logan, freshman Keelin Ackerley’s fun-loving labrador retrievers.

The Ackerleys found both Lilly and Logan while looking for puppies online. Before long, they drove up to New Hampshire to meet them. “My family and I fell in love with them right away. … That same day, we took them both home.”

With the puppy siblings safely snuggled in the back seat, it was time for a new journey to begin.

While introducing a puppy to a new home can be challenging, the Ackerleys would soon learn that introducing two at the same time can be a circus. “They had some difficulty getting acclimated at first,” Ackerley said.

After diligently exploring the inside of the house, the pups decided it was time to venture outdoors.

Nothing would stand in their way.

Well … almost nothing.

After mustering up enough courage, the bumbling labs sprinted toward the grass with increasing speed and clumsiness. Logan took the lead, but his victory was short-lived, as he came to a screeching halt with a sudden thud.

Despite seeing her brother wipe out, Lilly charged on, determined to reach the yard. She passed Logan for a split second only to tumble into a puppy faceplant worthy of its own Windex commercial.

Sliding glass door two, labs zero.

As the years passed, Lilly and Logan adjusted to their home without much hassle. However, their sense of curiosity and playfulness remained. “Logan loves to chase after a flashlight. It’s so funny to watch him run around the room as he paws at and tries to catch the light,” she said.

Occasionally, Ackerley will send Logan spinning by circling the light around him. “He likes it, but he ends up getting dizzy, which looks so silly,” she added.

However, acting silly is no problem for Logan and Lilly, as the two love to entertain. When the holidays come around, you better believe the pups are taking part.

When Halloween rolls around, Logan roams around in his Batman mask awaiting the arrival of trick-ortreaters. Don’t worry, he won’t steal your candy, but he may steal your heart.

If that doesn’t win you over, just wait until Christmas. Logan has his own pair of antlers. No explanation needed here.

Adogable.

While Logan is busy giving Rudolph some stiff competition, Lilly prefers to hang out under a blanket and cuddle up with whomever is willing to give her attention.

When the festivities settle down, the pair enjoy their favorite snack, two Kong toys, generously filled with frozen peanut butter.

After all, it’s impossible not to spoil these lovable labs.

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Injury Reserve

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor After gaining nationwide attention from their “Live From the Dentist Office” mixtape, Arizona alternative hip-hop trio Injury Reserve turned even more heads with their debut album, “Floss.”

On their latest EP, “Drive It Like It’s Stolen,” the group explores a more minimalistic production style from Parker Corey and less aggressive vocal delivery from rappers Stepa J. Groggs and Ritchie With a T. This sound change doesn’t detract from the project at all. Injury Reserve manages to make this transition as smoothly as possible.

The opening track “TenTenths” starts out with a slow pulsing bassline accompanied by some deep textured samples. With his first verse on the project, Ritchie makes a reference to “Floss,” suggesting listeners are in for a different style this time around.

Both Ritchie and Stepa almost whisper their entire verses on this track, a vocal delivery which also finds its way onto the next cut, “See You Sweat.”

Here, the group gets much more sensual than they have ever sounded as Ritchie whispers the song’s title on the hook. The siren sampled in the beat is ironically contrasted by the sound of a lone water droplet, again adding to the textures heard on “TenTenths.”

More than anything, “Drive It Like It’s Stolen” shows off Corey’s talent and versatility as a beat producer. From the eerie reversed beat on “91 Cadillac DeVille” to the juxtaposition of the piano flourishes sprinkled throughout “Boom(X3)” to the booming bass on the same track.

The lead single off this project, “North Pole,” sees the group at its peak of introspection. Stepa raps about his regrets and his family’s reaction to seeing him at his worst, “Not too many were there when I was dealing with my issues. … Regretting all the time that I misused.” However, he urges listeners, “this ain’t a swan song,” suggesting there’s much more to come from Injury Reserve.

This self-examination doesn’t detract from Stepa’s often-fantastic wordplay as he says, “I’m not the type to go and use a GPS / Let the liquor take the kid away like CPS / I love that Jay line talking about CBS / I been doing the same since so I can see BS.” The loudest this EP gets is on the hook of “Boom(X3)” as Ritchie’s raspy, angry voice shouts the song’s title, a nice foil to “See You Sweat.”

While some diehard fans may be turned off by the lack of the aggression that was omnipresent throughout “Floss,” the group produced an EP that will find a place in the hearts of both alternative and experimental hip-hop fans as well as traditionalists.

Grade: B Although it lacks some of what made their pervious output so special, Injury Reserve delivers a great EP.

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XXXTENTACION, Chris Brown and the celeb dilemma

By Zach Colten Staff Writer As a rap fan, I was, as many others were, intrigued by Florida rapper XXXTENTACION’s blitzkrieg to mainstream recognition in midto-late 2016 into 2017. X appeared from what seemed out of nowhere, screaming lyrics over grainy, unmixed tracks on his SoundCloud page.

I didn’t hear about him until his song “Look at Me” started gaining prominence due to a beef with Drake over a similar flow pattern the Toronto hit-maker had used on his song “KMT,” which appeared on the 2017 playlist “More Life.”

Following this bit of media attention, the breakthrough act landed the 10th slot on XXL’s 2017 “Freshman Class” cover edition after fans voted him in, solidifying his jump from niche hip-hop hero to one of the loudest new voices in the mainstream rap community.

Undoubtedly stoking the flames of X’s wildfire rise to fame is the controversy surrounding the artist.

Only released from prison in March of this year, X is now facing new

charges of aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, false imprisonment, domestic battery by strangulation and witness tampering.

The charges, while still alleged, are evidenced by a 142-page testimony from the victim - an ex-girlfriend - detailing her long entanglement with X. Besides successive instances of verbal abuse and X threatening to kill the woman and their unborn child, the rapper also allegedly punched, kicked, elbowed and head-butted the victim.

These terrifying and gruesome accusations are eerily reminiscent of another domestic abuse case between celebrities. In 2009, popular singer/dancer Chris Brown was in court for savagely beating fellow musical superstar Rihanna in a car in Feb. Brown originally plead not guilty to the charge of aggravated assault, but after receiving a plea deal, he plead guilty to one charge of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury. He received a sentence of court-ordered domestic abuse therapy, along with a period of mandated community service, but did not serve any jail time.

What is most shocking about both of these cases, perhaps, is the fact that neither artist’s criminal activity negatively affected the financial success they enjoyed from their music.

For example, Chris Brown’s most recent musical release, “Royalty,” in December 2015 got him nominated for Top R&B Album at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and was certified Gold, while X’s debut album “17,” which I reviewed in the Gatepost’s first issue this year, streamed over 100,000,000 times and was the number one album on Billboard’s R&B Charts in the first week.

At the end of the day, the music we listen to and celebrate reflects the values we hold as a society. By placing artists who commit violent crimes on a pedestal because of their talents, we subconsciously condone that violence. If we want a world where the music we love comes from artists who actually care about treating other people well, it is up to us to find and support those artists, and to denounce and boycott those committing heinous crimes.

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By Camille McKenzie Staff Writer The Framingham State Ram’s hosted the Salem State Vikings Saturday afternoon for some MASCAC action.

Throughout the first half, neither the Rams nor the Vikings could put up a goal.

In the second half, the Rams had a few chances to score off of corner kicks, but couldn’t finish.

Sixty-five minutes into play, Shelly Nardi took a corner kick that was too wide for the offense to make contact. Minutes later, Melissa Sybertz headed a corner-kick that went too high and over the net.

Seventy-two minutes into play, the Vikings scored the only goal of the game. Casey McFall carried the ball down left field, cut in, and had a shot on net. The Rams goalie, Jennifer Stevens, tried to block the shot and ending up grabbing the ball, but it had already crossed the goal line, resulting in a goal.

Although the Rams outshot the Vikings 13-9, they could not pull out the win. The Rams have been shutout in each of their last three games.

This makes the Ram’s 0-3 in the MASCAC.

SALEM STATE 1 FRAMINGHAM STATE 0 On Thursday, the Rams traveled to Milton to take on the Curry College Colonels.

Four minutes into the game, Tayla Randall scored the Colonels’ only goal of the game. Savannah Madden fed Randall the ball within the 18-yard box. Randall finished the ball in the back of the net with a one-time shot.

The Rams ended the first half down by one.

The Rams outshot the Colonels 7-3 in the second half. In the 67th minute, Kayla Almstrom scored an unassisted goal for the Rams to tie the game.

With 11 minutes to go in the second half, Curry switched their goalies from Kristen Buzzotta to Haley Rice.

Both Framingham and Curry had chances to finish a few shots before the end of the second half.

No more goals were scored, which resulted in the game going into overtime.

After going into double-overtime without either team scoring any more goals, the game ended in a tie.

The Colonels outshot the Rams 14-11. Stevens made eight saves in goal for Framingham.

This tie makes the Rams 2-7-1 for the season.

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Rams take a knee Continued from Page 1 Belizaire and Tom Kelley, head coach and director of athletics, declined to identify three of the players who knelt at the game.

On Sunday, Sept. 24, in response to comments made by President Donald Trump, over 200 NFL football players took a knee or locked arms in unity while the national anthem played.

Trump called for NFL team owners to fire “any son of a bitch” who didn’t stand and salute during the anthem.

Following the NFL kickoff at 1 p.m., Trump tweeted he was in support of players locking their arms together, writing, “Great solidarity for our national anthem and for our country.

Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable. Bad ratings!”

In 2016, Colin Kaepernick, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, started the protest in response to police shootings of African-American men.

Aynsley Rosenbaum, assistant football coach to the Rams, said he doesn’t understand why some view taking a knee as disrespectful. “I took a knee when I asked my wife to marry me.

I kneel when I go to church. Players at the end of a game take a knee when the coach talks to them,” he said. “I think, of all the ways you could stand up for a cause or protest something, it’s very respectful.”

He said he supports the players who chose to protest. “The football team is the highest minority population on campus. … I’m sure some of them, if not all of them, have experienced some form of racial inequality.”

Rosenbaum added, “The thing that separates us from other campuses is we are really mindful and respectful of everybody. Our LGBT+ community, our minority community, our white community - we’re all really respectful of each other. … I think if you’re on this campus for a while, you’ll see we’re one of the more open and understanding campuses.”

Julie Marie Donahue, a junior, said, “I think every player should take a knee - plain and sim-

ple. Racism is as American as football, so them trying to protest racism is seen as them attacking patriotism. The United States was founded in hypocrisy.

“They were fighting for freedom because they felt oppressed, yet they were denying the same right to freedom for people of color. As unfortunate as it is, there was no such thing as freedom unless racism is added to the mix,” she added.

John Ambacher, political science professor and free speech expert, said the reason players are taking a knee is being “lost in the politics.” It is not about “loyalty” to the flag or the anthem.

Players are trying to address racial inequality in the United States.

He said Trump is “playing to his base” to gain support from his followers.

“The whole purpose of the first amendment is to criticize the actions of the government.

Otherwise, the first amendment doesn’t make any sense,” Ambacher added.

Khaniel Bruce, junior and wide receiver for the Rams, said he’s been kneeling at the beginning of games since last year as a way to raise awareness about racial inequality in the United States.

He said over the summer, it became “more real” for him when he was shopping in a store with friends and the manager of the store accused him of stealing after he had made a purchase.

“Me and my friends were in an aisle - we weren’t the only ones in the aisle. There were others,” he said. “A manager came over to us and basically accused us of stealing. We had bought stuff, so why are you accusing us of stealing when no one said we had taken anything?”

Bruce said kneeling during the anthem is a peaceful way for him to address an issue that is largely ignored. He said he hopes people understand it’s not done out of disrespect.

He asked that those who are offended put themselves in the shoes of the oppressed. “How would you feel if this was continuously happening to you or someone you know?”

“Nobody that I know who has taken a knee … is taking a knee specifically to disrespect the troops. The men and women put their ass on the line every day for us, so I would hope none of us would blatantly disrespect them.”

-Darian Belizaire, co-captain of the Rams

Kelley said was unaware multiple players were going to take a knee during their Cortland game.

Last year, when Kelley first heard that Kaepernick had taken a knee during the anthem, he was “upset. I thought he was being disrespectful.”

He added, “I’ve been trying to listen to as many people as I can about their opinions of this. It all comes back to black rights and I can respect that. This all makes sense. … It’s all about police brutality on blacks. I heard veterans on different programs and the veterans don’t have a problem with that.”

“I wasn’t upset with the players who chose to kneel at the [Cortland] game. I was curious as to why. I wasn’t going to be upset - as long as they had the right answers,” he said. “They all did.

They said they had great respect for our country and for our flag and each of them had a separate story and agenda.

“I haven’t walked in their shoes and I haven’t lived in their skin, but I certainly can respect what they’re doing,” he added.

Belizaire said he chose not to take a knee in respect of a friend from high school who served in the military, but chose to raise his fist as the anthem played. He said his friend didn’t support taking a knee and Belizaire wanted to “meet him halfway” with a raised fist.

He added the issue of racism is still relevant in our society and this is one of the many ways for African Americans to protest inequality.

“Nobody that I know who has taken a knee … is taking a knee specifically to disrespect the troops. The men and women put their ass on the line every day for us, so I would hope none of us would blatantly disrespect them,” he said.

Belizaire said the NFL is one of the only platforms to protest where the message will be heard.

He added, “While we’re still in this country the land of the free and the home of the brave - there’s nothing free. Black young men are still getting shot down by bad cops. I’m not going to say all cops, because not all cops are bad. Nobody is taking notice to it. People are shoving it under the rug.”

Karl Bryan, student trustee, said, “The people who are kneeling are far more patriotic than anyone who is blindly pledging allegiance to a flag. There are problems in this country and no one can deny that, so if you are trying to bring attention to the problems to fix them, that shows more love for your country than ignoring the problems.

He added this is an issue about race, “even if people say it isn’t. The message that is sent is that black people need to shut up and sit down and wait for their rights to be granted by someone else.”

He said, “Also the idea that sports are not the place for politics is simply unfounded. Jets fly overhead. We are told to support the troops and salute the flag. All of that is political, but because it is politics the conservatives like, they have no issue with it.”

Nicole Bray, a junior, said, “I believe that those participating in it have every right to do so. Someone doesn’t have to agree with what they are doing and that is OK, and I understand

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MLB award races

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor AL MVP- Aaron Judge Judge led the New York Yankees to the playoffs in 2017 in what was thought to be a “rebuilding” year for the Yankees. Judge led the Yankees in virtually every offensive category, including home runs, runs batted in, runs scored, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, extra base hits, and yes of course, strike outs. Judge also carried his weight in the field, making only five errors all season. Judge hit .284 with 52 HRs, 114 RBIs, 128 runs and a .422 OBP in 2017. Sure Jose Altuve had a great season for Houston, hitting .346, with 24 HRs and 81 RBIs but you have to ask yourself, “Would Houston still have made the playoffs without him?” Without Judge, the Yankees would have missed the playoffs, making Judge the most valuable player in the AL to his team in 2017.

AL Cy Young- Corey Kluber This award is virtually a two-horse race between Kluber and Chris Sale, but I give a slight edge to Kluber. Kluber led the AL in wins, ERA, WHIP, and finished just behind Sale in strikeouts. Kluber finished with a career best in five categories, including wins, ERA, WHIP, complete games and shutouts. Kluber posted an 18-4 record, with 265 strikeouts, a 2.25 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP, leading his team to the number one seed in the AL. It’s no question that Sale had a terrific season for Boston, but Kluber just had a better one, which should earn him his second career Cy Young Award.

Men’s Soccer loses to Salem State and Springfield

By Liam Gambon Asst. Sports Editor On Saturday, Sept. 30, the Framingham State Rams traveled to Salem for a matchup against the Vikings.

The first goal of the game came from Salem State’s Mayele Malango in the 16th minute off an assist from Nahuel Aligbay.

The Rams scored next off a score from Ken Stahovish in the 61st minute, assisted by Ben Britton. At this point in the season, Stahovish has six goals and 10 assists.

Salem State wrapped the game up with a goal in the 105th minute of double-overtime from Nahuel Aligba off an assist from Malango, giving Salem State a 2-1 victory.

Josh Arno took the loss in net for the Rams, saving two shots and allowing two goals, making his record 3-3 on the season.

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The Rams hosted Springfield on Tuesday Oct. 3.

Springfield College started the game with a goal in the 13th minute off the foot of Dexter Tenn, assisted

by Curtis Bolduc.

The next goal came from Leland Malloy in the 61st minute, assisted

by Danny Murphy to give Springfield a 2-0 lead that would stick to the end, giving Springfield the win.

Corey Davidge took the loss in net allowing two goals, while saving 14 shots until Dennis Slaw replaced him, saving four shots and allowing no goals. Framingham was heavily outshot 31-10.

The Rams drop to 6-6 on the season.

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NL MVP- Paul Goldschmidt The NL MVP is probably the tightest race in all of baseball, considering you could make a case for about eight players to win it. But the biggest standout was the Diamondbacks’ first baseman. Goldschmidt slashed .297 with 36 HRs, 120 RBIs, with a .404 OBP and 18 stolen bases, leading his team in every category but steals. Joey Votto is a close second to Goldschmidt, but Votto’s team finished with one of the worst records in the MLB. Goldschmidt led his team, which was considered to be one the league’s worst in the preseason to a playoff berth. Without Goldschmidt, the Diamondbacks probably would have been nowhere near the playoffs, meaning Goldschmidt was the most valuable player in the NL for 2017.

NL Cy Young- Clayton Kershaw Like the AL race for this award, this too, is a twohorse race. Kershaw and Max Scherzer are the top contenders. Kershaw led the NL in wins with 18 even after missing the entire month of August with a back injury.

Kershaw also had a 2.35 ERA, second best in the MLB amongst qualifying starters, with a 0.97 WHIP and 202 strikeouts in just 175 innings. Scherzer also had a good season, but only beat Kershaw in one category - strikeouts. Of course, Scherzer finished with more strikeouts. He pitched 25 more innings than Kershaw.

Kershaw also led his team to the best record in the entire MLB, which should be good enough to earn Kershaw his fourth career Cy Young award.

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Rams take a knee Continued from page 15 why others are upset about it. They argue that they are disrespecting the military and that is one person’s opinion, but they also have to understand that they can’t force anyone to not take a knee.”

She added, “The military fought for our right

to stand or kneel. And those kneeling aren’t trying to disrespect our military - they are fighting for the social injustice in the country they call home.”

Zak Walker, senior and starting quarterback for the Rams, is a military police officer with the Army National Guard.

Walker chose not to kneel or raise a fist. He

“I think they’re exercising their right to a peaceful protest. A protest that has been clarified as not being against the military or those who have sacrificed everything for this country, but a protest against social inequality and police brutality.”

said, “I think they’re exercising their right to a peaceful protest. A protest that has been clarified as not being against the military or those who have sacrificed everything for this country, but a protest against social inequality and police brutality.”

Senior Logan Hennessey said, “I obviously cannot speak for why they personally kneeled, but I think that it’s an effective way to continue to bring awareness to the issues that Kaepernick first knelt for - racial inequality, police brutality and a flawed criminal justice system.”

He added, “It’s a shame that our president thinks otherwise, and that athletes should be fired for expressing their beliefs. The only way to make change in this country is for people to speak up for what they believe in. Athletes should use their platform to bring about change in our country.”

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Brandey Rodriguez tallied nine kills and three digs over a two game span for volleyball.

The Rams dropped their game to Salem State on Sep. 30 by a score of 2-1.

Courtney Smith scored the first goal of the game, with Casie Curtin assisting on the play.

Two minutes later, Mycala Moody tied the game at one, converting off the feed from Meaghann Ackerman.

The game remained tied until six minutes left in the game when Vanessa Yavorski gathered the loose ball in front of the Rams net and put it home for the game winner.

The Vikings outshot the Rams 9-6 in this defense-heavy game. Smith led with five shots on goal for Salem State and Moody led the Rams with three shots on net.

Haley Duggan made five saves and took the loss for Framingham. Gabriella Cerro made three stops for the Vikings.

The Rams fall to 2-7 on the season and 1-6 in the LEC.

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The Rams lost 1-0 to Regis College on Oct. 3.

In another defensive game, the Rams and Pride both fought hard to find shots in the first half.

Each team had six shots apiece before intermission.

The Rams had the best chance to score when Moody stole the ball and was on a breakaway, but Pride goalie Maresa Malcolm came up with a diving save to keep the score at 0.

Aineen Callahan had the only goal of the contest about midway through the second half.

The Pride defense kept the intensity high, but the Rams could not keep up. Framingham could only muster one shot on goal in the second half.

The Pride outshot the Rams 12-7. Callahan led with seven shots on goal. Duggan made two saves for the Rams and Malcolm stopped two shots for Regis.

The Rams move to 2-8 on the season.

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Jennifer Stevens made eight saves in the 1-1 tie vs Curry College for women’s soccer.

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Kayla Almstrom scored the game-tying goal in the 68th minute in the 1-1 tie vs Curry College for women’s soccer.

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Volleyball splits doubleheader at UMass Dartmouth

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham traveled to UMass. Dartmouth on Sept. 30 for a nonconference match against the Corsairs.

The Rams came out sluggish in the first set, dropping seven of the first nine points. Framingham rallied in the set, eventually tying things up at 15. The Corsairs closed out the first hot, with a 10-6 run to take the set 25-21.

Framingham ended the set with 14 kills compared to eight errors, while UMass. Dartmouth had 16 kills to only one error.

The second set started with both teams trading points back and forth.

With the score tied at eight, Framingham started to pull away from the Corsairs after a 7-2 run. But the Corsairs clawed their way back into the set, tying things up at 20. The Rams finished the set strong and took the second 25-22.

The Rams ended the set with 11 kills. They also committed 10 errors.

UMass. Dartmouth had 10 kills in the set with six errors.

Both teams battled in the third set. With the score tied at 19, Framingham surged late scoring six of the last eight points to take the set 25-21, and go up two sets to one in the match.

The Rams tallied nine kills in the set and committed six errors.

Looking to close out the match, Framingham jumped out to a quick 11-5 lead in the fourth set. But with their backs against the walls, the Corsairs battled their way back into the set, winning six of the next eight points.

The Rams survived the late push from the Corsairs, winning the fourth and final set 25-18 and winning the match 3-1. Framingham had 11 kills in the set to only three errors.

Framingham was led by Brandey Rodriguez and Abbie Badgett, who each had 11 kills. Victoria Anderson led the Rams with 23 digs in the match. Deirdre Fay finished just behind her with 14 digs.

The win moves the Rams to 6-10 on the season, they are 2-1 in the conference.

Framingham players celebrate after winning a point.

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FRAMINGHAM STATE 3 UMASS. DARTMOUTH 1 Framingham played game two of the doubleheader against the University of New England.

The Nor’Easters jumped out to a quick start in the first set and never looked back. They won 13 of the first 17 points and eventually won the set 25-10.

Framingham had more errors than kills in the first set, with six kills to eight errors.

The Rams held their own in the beginning of the second set, splitting the first 14 points with the Nor’Easters. The University of New England would eventually pull away, ending the set on an 18-8 run to take the second 25-15 and go up two sets to none.

Framingham had seven kills in the set and committed seven errors.

The third set started with both teams trading points. With the score tied at 10, the Nor’Easters started to separate themselves from the Rams.

Ending on a 15-8 run, the Nor’Easters closed out the Rams, taking the third 25-18 and the match 3-0.

Framingham had seven kills in the final set and committed seven errors.

Rodriguez led the Rams again in kills. She tallied a team-high six kills.

Michaela Cronin finished just behind her with five kills. Fay led the Rams in digs with 11. Anderson contributed eight digs for the Rams.

The loss drops the Rams to 6-11 on the season.

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