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FSU rallies for immigrants

FSU students, staff and administrators walk from the McCarthy Center to the Center for Inclusive Excellence chanting, “No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!”

Alexandra Gomes Editor-in-Chief Students, faculty and administrators gathered in front of the McCarthy Center Friday afternoon to show their support for immigrants the day after national immigrant strike day.

The rally was organized by junior Estefany Gonzalez, sophomore Rackeley Guzman and sociology professor Patricia Sànchez-Connally.

Gonzalez said the main goal of the rally was to show support and solidarity for all immigrants.

She added, “We’re a very diverse

community. … We’d just like to create a space where everyone can feel comfortable.”

Many students and faculty spoke during the rally and shared their stories.

Business professor Sandra Rahman shared her family’s story.

She said her great grandparents

immigrated to the United States from Europe in 1908. Her grandmother married an immigrant from Greece. Her mother married an immigrant from Canada, her father. Rahman herself married an

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Lieutenant Governor tours FSU

By Jillian Poland Assistant News Editor Lt. Governor Karyn Polito visited Framingham State to tour Hemenway Laboratories and the Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Polito was escorted by President F. Javier Cevallos and FSU faculty and staff members. During the tour, faculty members explained the attributes of each building and the different student programs that benefit from the facilities.

Polito began her tour in Hemenway Laboratories, a state-of-the-

art facility that opened in the fall of 2015.

On the sixth floor, Polito spoke with three students studying in a lab room. She asked each student about their major and their career goals. Polito was particularly interested in whether the students planned to stay in Massachusetts for work.

“Do you think the opportunities lie here for you in the Commonwealth?” she asked one research student.

On the fifth floor, Polito visited an invertebrate zoology class. She looked on as students completed a

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Alexandra Gomes/THE GATEPOST Lt. Governor Karyn Polito examines junior a student’s dissection assignment.

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Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Gomes Associate Editors Brittany Cormier Julia Sarcinelli Interim Associate Editor Cesareo Contreras News Editors Bailey Morrison Asst. News Editors Kayllan Olicio Jillian Poland Arts & Features Editors Andrew Willoughby Asst. Arts & Features Editors Tessa Jillson Allison Wharton Sports Editors Matt Ferris Mike Ferris Asst. Sports Editors Jose Carrasquillo Opinions Editor Phil McMullin Photos Editors Allie Gath Amanda Martin Darian O’Donnell Asst. Photos Editors Erin Fitzmaurice Design Editor Shayna Yacyshyn Asst. Design Editor Emily Robinson Copy Editor William Mills-Curran Staff Writers Cass Doherty Amelia Foley Jen Fortin Liam Gambon Nick Murphy Linday Nixon Jesse Sannicandro Sarah Sousa Richard Tranfaglia Staff Photographer Nick Cunningham Joe Rydzefski Athena Venetsanakos Advisor Dr. Desmond McCarthy Assistant Advisor Elizabeth Banks Administrative Assistant Debra Fowler Clare 100 State Street McCarthy Center Room 410 Framingham, MA 01701-9101 Phone: (508) 626-4605 Fax: (508) 626-4097 gatepost@framingham.edu fsugatepost.com @TheGatepost

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Joy LaGrutta Coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Education

By Jesse Sannicandro Staff Writer

the intervention actually helped them. … The insurance doesn’t cover a lot and it’s just a lot more money, usually, to provide someone with thorough care.

What is your educational background and work history?

I received my bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College in Vermont and my M.Ed. in adolescent risk and prevention from Harvard University. …

Before coming to FSU, I spent a few years as the alcohol and drug prevention specialist at Wentworth Institute in Boston.

What drew you to the field of substance abuse prevention?

After I finished my undergrad, I did a year of AmeriCorps service … I was stationed at a youth service shelter for teens, and I worked with a lot of kids who were in foster care and in the custody of the state. A lot of them had substance abuse issues. It was my first job, and I had a lot of idealism and energy at the time - I was right out of college, and it really shaped the jobs that I wanted to get after that.

What, in particular, is your area of expertise?

In terms of substance abuse, I think that my expertise is really in marijuana. I’ve spent a lot of time learning about a lot of the new marijuana products, the laws changing in Massachusetts and how marijuana affects teenagers, in particular.

What effects do you think the new Massachusetts law could have?

I’ve looked a lot at the other states that have passed recreational marijuana laws - Colorado, Washington and Oregon, in particular. If you look at what has happened in those states, I think it’s a fairly good measure to predict what it might look like here in Massachusetts. I think the biggest thing to be concerned about is that marijuana does have a different impact on young people, yet young people are the ones who seek it out the most. So, as it becomes recreationally legal in our state, I think what we’ll find is the people who want to use it are younger people.

Do you think there could be any positive effects?

I am interested in the research. Up until recently, marijuana has been unable to really be researched because the federal government has had a pretty tight hold on allowing doctors and re-

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searchers to have access to the actual product to do research to find out if, perhaps, there are any medical benefits. There’s some preliminary data right now to show that there could be some benefits for some debilitating diseases, like M.S. and epilepsy in children. … I’m certainly open to learning about whether or not there are any other benefits.

Can you tell me about the clinical research studies to which you have contributed?

One study I worked on we looked at people in treatment for alcohol, and whether or not the treatment that you get through your insurance, which is typically a very short amount of treatment, like four days, what would happen if we offered people longer treatment. So, for example, if you have a drug or alcohol problem and you come through your insurance … if you were to provide them with say, 20 days of treatment, would they have a higher chance of sobriety? Another study I worked on, which is more relevant to what I’m doing right now, was a project at the University of Rhode Island where we were looking at college students who were brought in through the judicial system for alcohol incidents - typically that involved binge-drinking, hazing, some sort of violation of the code of conduct around alcohol, and looking at whether it was more beneficial for the student, with better outcome data, if instead of just doing a quick intervention and then sending them on their way, if it made more sense to stick with that student for two years. So, you would meet with them periodically and then also, check in with them on the phone. What we found was the students who you did stick with longer had a lot of signs that

What do you look forward to accomplishing at FSU? I look forward to genuinely helping students the most. Part of my role here is to work individually with students who get sanctions for violating campus alcohol and drug policies. I hope to have open and honest conversations with students about alcohol and drugs. I hope students see me as someone they can talk to, and someone who wants to help them succeed and graduate. I recognize that experimentation can be a normal part of growing up. But I also know that alcohol and drugs can really impact your academic success and your motivation when you’re in college. … No matter what you might have gotten a sanction for - you can always turn it around if you want to. Another part of my role here is education and prevention across the campus. I look forward to participating in a variety of wellness programming that promotes health and resilience to the entire student body. The best way to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is to teach and promote grit and resilience - traits like perseverance, optimism, confidence, endurance and leadership.

If you can get students exposed to programs that encourage these traits, the hope is that they will have the skills necessary to make good choices far beyond their four years of college. It seems like there is a lot of that type of programing already happening at FSU. I am excited to be a part of it and contribute.

What advice would you give to students?

I was reading an article the other day that made mention to the fact that the average college student spends over five hours a day looking at their phone. five hours a day. I thought, “Wow - that is a lot of time to be looking at a tiny screen.” My advice to college students is to spend more time face-to-face and less time on a screen. Everything in life is about relationships and feeling connected to other people. These connections can be with friends, family, classmates, professors - there is such a large vibrant community here on this campus.

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Alexandra Gomes/THE GATEPOST Top left: Polito discusses the Challenger Learning experience with Evan Pagliuca, manager of education programs at the McAuliffe Center.

Bottom Left: Polito talks with an FSU student about his research.

Right: Polito talks with Margaret Carroll, dean of STEM, as they walk from Hemenway Labs to the McAuliffe Center

Continued from page 1 dissection assignment. Junior and wildlife biology major Julia Barrone explained the lab assignment to Polito and let her examine the sample through the microscope.

Polito remarked upon the small class sizes and the marketable skills students were gaining from their laboratory work.

As the faculty members and Polito made their way downstairs, Cevallos explained the many environmentally sound design features in the building.

Polito said she found Hemenway Labs “exciting in that they are so fresh and state-of-the-art and exactly what you would see in a work environment.

“I can see from the faculty that they are excited to have such incredible assets to work with. These labs and these classrooms will attract quality students to gain the skills and knowledge they need to plug in to the growing economy here,” she added.

Cevallos led Polito across campus to the McAuliffe Center, located behind O’Connor Hall. The McAuliffe Center hosts students of all ages from across Massachusetts to provide science education and team-building opportunities. The Center is home to a digital plane-

tarium, an exhibition space and an updated Challenger Learning Center, according to its website.

The Challenger Learning Center is an interactive simulation of multiple space missions. It consists of a briefing room, an airlock, a mock spacecraft and a mission control center.

Evan Pagliuca, manager of education programs at the Center, walked Polito through the Challenger Learning experience and the planetarium.

Polito said, “My children are 13 and 11 - middle-schoolers in Shrewsbury - and I remember when they visited [the Center] and their excitement.”

Pagliuca brought Polito to the Challenger briefing room and explained how students prepare for their missions before arriving.

In the spacecraft, Polito experimented with the glove box, which students use to identify different substances during their missions, while Pagliuca answered her questions about the missions and the students who visit the Center.

Pagliuca explained how students generate and analyze data during their missions.

Polito said, “That’s really important - that real time data that is being collected and transitioned to a laboratory for analysis. … This

data and this exploration should help inform good policies on the state and federal level in the future.”

Polito then visited the mission control room. Pagliuca described how students needed to work together during each mission to solve an emergency of some kind.

Polito said, “I love the idea that there’s a team needed to solve the problems. Those are skills that are marketable in the workforce.”

After seeing all that the Challenger mission spaces had to offer, Pagliuca brought Polito to see the digital planetarium. The planetarium seats 48 and features full-dome films as well as interactive learning components, according the Center’s website.

“It’s quite an asset for Framingham and beyond to be able to use this,” Polito said of the planetarium.

Polito said Christa McAuliffe, whom the center was named after, would be “very proud” of the work being done there.

During her tour, Polito said she enjoyed the campus. “The buildings are fresh and interesting to look at, and functional at the same time. I can see how a student, when touring this campus and deciding where to start their education, they’d feel very excited to be on

this campus.

“I’m obviously familiar with it, being a native of this area, and I’m impressed with what I’m seeing today, particularly because of the connection the programs that are growing here have to our growing economy. … These are high-paying, highly skilled jobs that FSU is preparing these kids for, and you’re attracting students from all over the world to come here for their education.”

Margaret Carroll, dean of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, accompanied Polito on the tour and provided information about various University programs.

Carroll said, “I think that it’s always good to have somebody of the level of the lieutenant governor come to campus.”

Carroll also hopes “helping the administration understand what we do will help them when they think about funding for the campus in general.”

Polito said, “As I often say in my travels, when you find things that are working, do more of it, and here at Framingham State, you’re seeing programs that are working and fueling our economy. … We need CONNECT WITH JILLIAN POLAND jpoland@student.framingham.edu

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Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST Junior Jackson Stevens showed his support during the immigration rally.

Continued from page 1 immigrant from Bangladesh, and her daughter will marry an immigrant from Germany.

“We all have a story of how we arrived in this country. Some of us were born here, and some of us traveled from afar. Some came willingly, and some were forced without consent. Some came as innocent children under the love and care of their parents’ unwavering search for a job and stability.

Some were seeking the opportunity to achieve a personal and professional triumph and some were escaping the tyranny, brutality and scourge of man’s inhumanity to man,” she said.

“The base of the Statue of Liberty reads, ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ Yes, that is my America. The America that lends a hand to help others in need,” she said.

She added America benefits from the contributions of immigrants.

She said, according to the Obama administration’s website, immigrants are more likely to create their own jobs. They start businesses and create jobs for many other American workers.

Senior Teofilo Barbalho spoke of his parents’ immigration from

Brazil 23 years ago.

“Within those 23 years I’ve seen two uncles and one cousin get deported just because they wanted to build a better life here. They were just minding their business, and yeah, they may not have come in the right way, but they were contributing to the community, and they just wanted to have a better life,” he said.

Students gathered in front of the McCarthy Center where President Cevallos addressed concerns regarding new immigration policies.

an immigrant from Ecuador, also addressed the crowd, and said of America, “Everyone here is an immigrant, at some point. And yet, we have always been a nation that opposes immigration.”

He recalled the anti-Chinese immigration laws, the Know-Nothing party of the 1840s and the 1863 anti-Irish riots in New York.

“This is a paradox - a nation that depends on immigrants and

“Everyone here is an immigrant, at some point. And yet, we have always been a nation that opposes immigration.”

- F. Javier Cevallos, president

Junior Dana Lobad told the crowd about her parents’ immigration from Kuwait.

“I’ve just been thinking lately, what if they didn’t come and they wanted to come 25 years later, but they lived in Syria? Would I even be here in the future?” she asked.

“It just makes me think.”

President F. Javier Cevallos,

yet opposes immigration. We’re just going through one more of those cycles. We have to stay united and keep fighting for the rights of all people to have a decent life - a better life and a better future,” he said.

“Lets keep supporting everybody, and, in particular, let’s support our DACA students,” he add-

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After the rally, the crowd made their way to the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) for a debriefing. On their way, the crowd chanted, “No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here!”

In the CIE, more students, faculty and administrators shared their stories and fears about their immigrant families.

Gonzalez, who immigrated here from Venezuela six years ago, said she is always worried if she is going to be the “next one.

“There are so many things that go through your mind when you are an immigrant yourself,” she said. “I know people who are scared of what’s going to happen to them because they’re under DACA. They’ve lived their whole life here and now they might be deported.”

A graduate student, who is a DACA immigrant from Brazil, shared her fears.

“My husband and I were both brought here as children. He actually didn’t qualify for DACA because of a year difference,” she said.

“I think this is a very uncertain time for both of us. We have a four-year-old daughter,” she said, tearing up. “I’m just glad you guys are here.”

Sociology professor Xavier Gua-

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Immigration rally dalupe-Diaz talked about his status as an immigrant from Puerto Rico.

He said while Puerto Ricans are born as U.S. citizens, that citizenship comes at a “high cost.”

The U.S. was an “occupying force” in Puerto Rico, according to Guadalupe-Diaz, and many Puerto Ricans who wanted the island to be an independent country were “murdered” by the U.S. “So, it’s kind of Catch-22,” he said. “It’s great to have citizenship, and yet, I wanted to acknowledge the fact that the U.S. has been a terrorizing, violent colonial presence on that island for a very long time.”

He said his father, like many other immigrants, was recruited to come to the states.

Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST “Immigrants make this work.

We don’t have enough of our own Students marched from the McCarthy Center to the Center for Inclusive skills as native-born citizens,” he Excellence. said.

Lina Rincón, a sociology profes“We need immigrants for indus- should be “the open door.”

“We should be the open door sor and immigrant from Columbia, try. We need their creativity. We primarily because we are responsaid she came here not only for need their input. We need their ideas. It’s what makes this country sible for destabilizing many re- opportunities, but also because of gions all over the world,” he said. the Columbian civil war. great,” he said.

“I love this country, and when I Guadalupe-Diaz said there are “If you’re going to be the world’s many Americans who wonder police, then at the very least, you talk about ‘us,’ I talk about us as what the country “owes” to refu- can pick up after your own mess, Americans, because I’m Columbian and American,” she said. gees and why the United States right?”

Luisanna Castillo, a junior, spoke about her family’s immigration from the Dominican Republic to Whitinsville, Massachusetts.

“My family was one of probably five families of color in the whole town,” she said.

Those families all lived together in a five-bedroom house, with each family living together in one room, she said.

“I just saw how hard my family worked and everything they did, and it hurts to hear when people say immigrants don’t work hard,” she said.

She said events such as the rally give her hope.

Gonzalez said, “Immigrants get called minorities, but are we really, though? Look at this. Everyone here at least knows someone or is related to someone who is not from here. That’s huge.”

She added, “Just being here right now - I feel part of a change.”

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M.I.S.S. allocated $2,926.40

By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor SGA approved funding requests for the Christian Fellowship, Dance Team, Fashion Club, SUAB, Math Club, M.I.S.S. and The Onyx at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Additionally, senators brought friends to the meeting so they could experience what SGA is like and to create interest in joining, according to President Ezequiel De Leon. Approximately 15 students attended.

Before entertaining funding requests, Parliamentarian Kyle Rosa presented a review of Robert’s Rules of Order. SGA abides by these rules when hearing requests.

Rosa said one amendment can be on the floor at a time. If a senator proposes to amend the funding request for a different amount, and if the amendment is seconded, it will go to debate before voting. If the amendment does not pass by a majority, it will then go back to open debate for the original request. If it does pass, it will be accepted.

M.I.S.S. requested $3,901.40 for a carnival event with activities such as an obstacle course and mechanical bull.

However, Senator Adam Scan-

lon opposed allocating any money for the request “due to it not falling into their mission statement,” which was passed by a majority of 8-7.

This amendment was then debated. Senator Molly Fennessey said the event does follow the club’s mission statement “because it brings the girls and the campus together.”

When the amendment was voted upon, eight senators opposed it. It went back to debate and Secretary Bridget Green said the event “is a good idea” but she didn’t think they needed as much money due to the small space for the event, which will be held in the old gym.

Green initially proposed an amendment to allocate $2,500 but had calculated wrong and changed the amount to $2,825.

Treasurer Sarah Horwitz then recalculated the amount and said the cost without the sumo wrestling costumes and mats was $2,926.40.

Senator Steven DeMeo said SGA should ask M.I.S.S. club members what they would prefer taken out instead of selecting an item.

The M.I.S.S. club members did not have any questions or comments before SGA voted.

This motion was passed, so

M.I.S.S. received $2,926.40 instead of its original request of $3,901.40.

The Onyx originally requested $7,346 but changed the amount to $7,192.38 due to a change in the quote from the publication company for its annual publication.

Editor-in-Chief Emily Robinson said they increased the number of issues of The Onyx because they are having a release event and they had no issues left from their previous publication.

The Onyx was allocated $7,192.38.

SUAB was allocated $3,600 for their annual large performance.

They requested $2,000 for the backline and $1,600 for the opener for the concert, which will be Tuesday, March 21.

Christian Fellowship was allocated $1,495.81 for their Praise Night event.

The event will feature a performance by the Chris Allen Band and will be “a night to be together” for members, alumni and the campus community.

The date of the event was changed to March 20 to meet the SGA requirement of hosting the event at least 20 business days after receiving funding.

The Dance Team was allocated

$1,971 for a photo contest and promotional T-shirts for Week of the Arts.

President Sam Florino said the photo contest will be held on Monday, March 27, and the winner will have the photo enlarged and framed to be hung up in the Game Room.

Fashion Club was allocated $1,700 for its Make It Work event.

Secretary Rebecca Parker said the event is similar to Project Runway during which candidates are given a material and they have to create something out of it.

She added the event is open to anyone, and will be judged by a panel of professors on functionality, wearability and creativity.

The Math Club was allocated $1,353.30 for a trip to 5 Wits, a virtual reality room where students will have to use problem solving skills to find a way out, at Patriot Place.

[Editor’s Note: Emily Robinson is a member of The Gatepost.]

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Dean of education finalist visits campus

By Jillian Poland Assistant News Editor FSU hosted an open forum question and answer session with David Harycki, a finalist for the position of dean of education, on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in O’Connor Hall.

Susan Dargan is currently the interim dean of education at FSU while the University finds a candidate for the position, according to the department web page.

The FSU community was invited to attend the forum, which was initially to be held in DPAC. The forum organizers forgot to inform students of the venue change to O’Connor, and so the crowd was small, consisting of approximately 14 faculty and staff members.

Harycki, currently dean of the School of Education and Counseling at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, opened the forum with a brief statement about his experience and his vision for FSU. In his opening statement, Harycki explained some of his “core beliefs” as a dean and educator, which include the importance of public education and student involvement in faculty decisions.

He said, “One of the things I’ve done as dean is to bring students to open faculty forums like this. So, if

we have a general faculty meeting in the college of education, I will ask representatives of the different student groups to come in and first of all, monitor what we are doing and second of all, participate.”

Harycki also emphasized focusing on university issues beyond just accreditation, the process by which schools are evaluated and validated.

“Accreditation is really the tail on the dog, right? It’s just part of what we do. It shouldn’t be the only thing we do. We have to really build where we want to go.

“And that includes things like diversity issues, poverty issues, how do we connect with our community, how do we become a vital source in the public schools and out in the community as well. I think we can be that instrument,” he added.

The audience asked Harycki about fostering diversity, inteAllie Gath/THE GATEPOST grating technology into education, staff dynamics, alumni relations David Harycki, finalist for the dean of education postion, addresses and undergraduate enrollment. faculty and staff.

In relation to diversity, Harycki described an initiative he instituted with people who are different than cording to his 53-page curriculum while working at Wayne University you,” he said. vitae. that required education students Before Wayne State, Harycki Harycki said, “I think you have to teach at “majority-minority” was associate dean of New Mexi- a really wonderful thing going on schools and have it documented. co Highlands University School of here, and I want to be part of this.”

“To me, in education, it’s one Education and co-director of the thing to be a good teacher - it’s an- Professional Development School CONNECT WITH JILLIAN POLAND other thing to be a good teacher at Iowa, among other positions, ac- jpoland@student.framingham.edu

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We stand with immigrants Last week, immigrants across the country stayed home from work, closed their businesses and kept their children home from school to show the world what an America without immigrants would really look like.

Many businesses throughout Framingham and surrounding towns were closed for the day, and photos of empty classrooms went viral.

Here at FSU, a large number of students and faculty showed their support for the strike by wearing all black and participating in a rally sponsored by a number of clubs and departments on campus.

We at The Gatepost would also like to pledge our support for and solidarity with all the immigrants of this country.

From the very beginning, immigrants have been the backbone of America. The British, who founded this country, came to this land in search of the same dream that many immigrants who come here today are after - the promise of a better life.

This is what the United States was built upon - the desire to create and contribute to a country where all people are free and equal.

This America, that so many have dreamed about and worked for, is still a work in progress.

The fact of the matter is, we cannot continue this progress without immigrants.

And while our nation’s immigration process is far from ideal, we must recognize that immigrants are among this nation’s biggest assets.

Over 42 million immigrants live and work in the United States, according to migrationpolicy.org. They start major tech companies such as Google, eBay and Yahoo. They own small businesses and participate in our economy. They are our professors, landlords, leaders and neighbors.

And yet, they have always been blamed for our nation’s issues. Many argue they steal jobs from citzens and are major proponents of drug dealing and crime.

No one perpetuates these stereotypes more than President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News, he said Mexican immigrants are “in many cases, criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc.”

It is time to do away with these false narratives, and stop scapegoating those so easily condemned, especially those who contribute so much to this country.

In these tumultuous times, as the Trump administration is heading toward implementing stronger and perhaps more questionable immigration orders, we can’t lose sight of our nation’s unique cultural and economic identity.

We are confident that you will find some of your most trusted friends and colleagues are either immigrants themselves or are first- or second-generation Americans.

So, get to know your neighbors, co-workers, professors and employers. Get to know our very own University President, F. Javier Cevallos, a shining example of what immigrants have to offer our country.

We should never forget the millions of immigrants who make this country the world power it is.

We need to stand by our fellow Americans, whether they were born here or not.

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OP/ED “Day without immigrants” a success When Donald Trump was elected president, it became clear he would be a catalyst for a new era of liberal activism.

The demonstrations of defiance against our new leader continued this week with the “day without immigrants” protest across the country.

The goal of the protest was to show the United States and President Trump the important contributions immigrants make to our society. To accomplish this, immigrants skipped school, called out of work, closed their businesses and avoided shopping.

Following the election, social media sites have been cluttered with negative posts and memes that often complain about Trump, but rarely affect real change. This protest, organized on social media, has proven that the internet will not simply be a stagnant pool of anger, but a powerful tool to educate, motivate and organize the disenfranchised into a commendable political force.

The New York Times reported that food concessions within the Pentagon were insufficiently staffed due to the protest, forcing government workers to wait longer for a meal. It is unusual but empowering for a protest to have a tangible impact on the daily routines of the government’s elite.

It is too early to determine the full impact of the shopping boycott. However, liberals have been avoiding products produced by members of Trump’s family, causing retailers to discontinue such products despite

complaints from the Trumps. The shopping boycott planned by the “day without immigrants” protest indicates this defiant movement will continue to use the power of the dollar as a weapon against injustice.

Lately, there have been several instances of violence and rioting at anti-Trump demonstrations. There have also been instances of passive acceptance of violence against farright leaders. Notably, there was wide-spread applauding of the assault on Richard Spencer as well as approval expressed by many liberals following the slaughter of a KKK member. This trend toward violence and its acceptance is disturbing, as it not only corrupts the morality of the liberal movement but gives free propaganda to our political opponents to use against us.

The “day without immigrants” has given hope that the anti-Trump demonstrations can organize peacefully and calmly while still being a force to be reckoned with. As the emotional turbulence of the election cycle fades and the liberals prepare for a four-year struggle, I believe these demonstrations will become even more organized and effective.

This week’s protest was emboldening and historical. Anyone interested in fighting against President Trump’s ignorant and arrogant policies should use it as an example for future demonstrations.

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Which U.S. president is your favorite and why?

By: Thom Duda and Julia Sarcinelli

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“Obama was a chill president. He actually moved us in the right direction.”

-Kylie Simmons, sophomore

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“Teddy Roosevelt. He made all our national parks.”

-Julia Gianneto, sophomore

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“Lincoln. He was a very important president who led the nation in an important time.”

-Peter Choi, sophomore

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“FDR. He was a man of the people who put them above personal interests and that of businesses.”

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“Washington because he did not want to be president.”

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-Rob Quist, junior

-Sarah Morgan, junior

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“Obama. He was very professional.

We’ve definitely downgraded.”

-Ross Burkis-Oelerich, junior

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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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“Critic in Chief?” McCain’s words fall flat While scrounging around Twitter, I came across a post by The New York Times that cited John McCain as becoming the “Critic in Chief” of Trump’s administration so far, specifically in regards to the foreign policy and repeated attacks on the press perpetrated by Trump. Frankly, I did enjoy seeing that a mainstream Republican had finally called out Trump’s attacks for what they were and that there was a very real parallel to how dictatorships operate.

It was also heartening to see how he was critical of the Muslim ban, and isn’t willing to tolerate Russia and Putin, unlike some Republicans who are seemingly willing to let Russian interference be disregarded. Had it been anyone else, I’m pretty confident that any whiff of Russian meddling would have led to the President’s impeachment and culling of the moles, so it’s been a bit maddening to see someone like Flynn not being investigated thoroughly yet. Anyway, that’s another topic of insanity.

So, I was actually happy to see McCain say-

ing these things and holding the preverbal fire to the Trump administration’s feet. Actually, it made me respect the man a bit - until I remembered how he basically went in lock step with his party during the cabinet nominations; until I remembered that despite the public outcry and concern about Betsy DeVos, who failed her nomination interviews spectacularly and even screwed up a tweet, for Pete’s sake, was voted in and McCain was on the red line that gave the OK. Oh, and let’s not forget that, per the Huffington Post’s report, $50,600 in contributions from DeVos’ family to McCain alone before her nomation.

Nice to know it just takes a sack of gold to get his blessing, though admittedly, that is a really big sack of gold.

I nearly forgot about his original skepticism of Tillerson, the guy who put business dealings before our country’s interest and has the bloody badge of friendship from Putin himself.

I don’t have nearly as much scathing com-

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mentary about Chief of EPA Scott Pruitt and Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin since their appointments just added to the general misery and anger at how anyone could vote for them. Maybe more sacks of money?

So, I’m miffed about all this and find it a bit difficult to think McCain is suddenly going to go completely against his party’s wishes and start dismantling the nonsense Trump has established. He wasn’t there before to stop Trump’s nominations, who have proven in the past that they have massive conflicts of interest toward the agencies they now head. McCain can say all the words and save face, but until I see him voting against and actively stopping Trump’s agenda, I can’t help but think it all as a hollow gesture.

Thom Duda Staff Writer

Last week, The Gatepost published a caption stating Boston poet Tamara Leigh was in the feature photo. She was, in fact, not in the photo.

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ARTS & FEATURES “Troublemaker” John Carlos discusses activism

Allie Gath/THE GATEPOST When accepting his bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, John Carlos took a stand for black rights.

By Andrew Willoughby Arts & Features Editor When John Carlos accepted the bronze medal for the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics, he struck a pose.

Not a pose for victory, but one for civil rights. The African-American athlete wore black gloves and socks and raised a single fist.

John Carlos spoke about his life leading up to that event and the fallout it caused to a crowd of students and faculty on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in DPAC. As he walked on and took a seat center stage, Carlos told the audience he wasn’t “here for applause” - he was there to “reach even just one person in the audience.”

He said, “I am you and you are me. I’m no different, no better than anyone else.”

Since before he was born, Carlos’ family knew that nothing would slow him down. His mother had issues with him during her pregnancy. “I wouldn’t stay still,” he said. “The doctor told my mother, ‘This baby has a mind of his own.’”

He was born feet first into Harlem, New York, which indicated to everyone that “those big feet were going to play a big role in [his] life.”

And that they did.

Carlos said his first foray into running came from running away from the police as he and his friends hopped onto freight trains in an attempt to feed the poor. As they ran away, his friends would always get caught, but he was fast enough to get away every time.

In high school, Carlos joined the athletic department. “By then, I didn’t know anything about ac-

er wanted to leave Trinidad, to which his coach responded, “Europeans need to see you.”

Carlos said he knew his coach meant that they needed to see him run, but he realized Europeans and Americans alike needed to see him as an equal.

He said this was further reinforced on a high school track and field trip to Texas. As soon as he

“White people had fear of us black people, and black people had fear of themselves” - John Carlos, Olympian

tivism, but I knew about track and field,” he said. “I knew it was a way for me to get out of the city. … Show me Germany. Show me France. Show me Asia.”

Carlos’ first trip out of the country was to Trinidad. “I was amazed because it was a black country,” he said. Up until that point in his life, he had never truly “seen anything black.” It was his first exposure to black culture.

He told his track coach he nev-

think about what caused it.

His conclusion? “Fear. … White people had fear of us black people, and black people had fear of themselves,” he said.

From then on, he said he made it his goal to use his skill to promote civil rights. Taking advantage of his newly gained fame, Carlos decided to send a message at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games.

The people he trained with told him to go to the Olympics to “beat Russia.” He told them, “No I’m going there to beat America.”

Within a span of two weeks, John Carlos went from being the most celebrated to “the most vilified man in the world” and “a troublemaker” after his now-infamous black power salute, he said, simply because he chose to stand up for black rights.

People weren’t ready to see something like that, he said, although, civil rights have come a long way since then.

“My time is almost over,” he said. “I’ve got maybe 20 years left in life. I’ll be there until the last drop, trying to wake as many people up as I can. But the question is, ‘Who’s going to step into my shoes?’”

set foot in the airports he noticed bathrooms labeled “whites only” and “coloreds.” This was his first exposure to de jure segregation.

Also upon their arrival in Texas, Carlos’ coach stopped referring to him as John and began calling him “boy.”

It was his time in Texas that made him realize how detremental “this thing called racism, bias and prejudice is,” said Carlos.

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FSU professors “break down” the myths about immigration and refugees

By Julia Sarcinelli Associate Editor A panel of four professors from different disciplines spoke about five generalizations and “myths” people have about refugees and migrants to a full house in the North Hall Common Room on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Assistant sociology professor Kaan Agartan said they are trying to figure out the myths “that guide, unfortunately, some of the uninformed discussions that we have about immigration and refugees in this country.”

The panel consisted of history professor Stefan Papaioannou, political science professor Joseph Coelho, sociology professor Lina Rincón and economics professor Luis Rosero. Agartan moderated the event.

The talk, “Breaking Down Myths About Refugees and Migrants” is the inaugural event for the Global Issues Lecture Series.

The first myth addressed was immigrants and refugees only want to make money and remain in their receiving countries permanently.

Papaioannou said immigrants who came to the United States from Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries didn’t really come for the American dream, but intended to go back home after making money, which 4 million people did.

Rincón said her research is focused more on the past 40 years, and she has noticed differing narratives about refugees.

She said one of these narratives is about how refugees fear going back to their countries and believe things are better wherever they have moved.

Rincón said there is another narrative that nations don’t matter as much to migrants.

“In my own research I found that, especially for highly educated migrants, sometimes they stop caring about these loyalties. … Sometimes they feel disenchanted about countries in general,” she said.

Rincón said another narrative is postnationalism, which is the idea that migrants don’t think about countries being bounded by borders, and instead view both sending and receiving countries as mattering equally.

The second myth discussed was a functional country must have defined borders and enforce how people can cross them.

Coelho said there are states on paper, such as Pakistan and

Amanda Martin/THE GATEPOST Professors Stefan Papaioanno, Joseph Coelho, Lina Rincón and Luis Rosero discussed myths surrounding the discourse on immigration and refugees on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

Afghanistan, where the borders aren’t really there, making them “failing and weak states” that the U.S. and western-European countries consider to be “problematic.”

However, he added the creation of the European Union (EU) is “sort of antithetical to this oldwest failing model. … The flow of people, goods, capital, culture and ideas should be fluid and should flow through borders and transcend them in order to create a form of economic cooperation, security and peace.”

He said society is just now seeing the “cracks” in the EU system with the United Kingdom voting last year to leave the EU and the recent increase of “hyper-nationalism.”

The third myth discussed was how immigrants and refugees negatively impact the economy.

Rosero said this myth “is really troublesome.”

He said undocumented immigrants make up 3.7 percent of the population but account for 5.2 percent of the entire U.S. labor force.

“We see an oversized contribution,” Rosero said.

Rosero also gave more statistics on how immigrants can be helpful to the economy. He said as a country, “we’re getting old.”

The U.S. needs to increase the rate of migration in order to fill jobs.

Rosero also addressed President Trump’s plan to enforce existing laws to deport more undocumented immigrants. He said research shows the loss in gross domestic product (GDP) would be 1.4 percent in 2017 alone, and in the next 10 years there would be

a 2 percent loss in GDP. He said it would cost about $114 billion to deport the undocumented population.

The fourth myth was how an increase in crime is directly connected to immigrants and refugees.

Rincón said Trump’s new policy to target undocumented immigrants for minor violations “is not new and has been going on for a while.”

She added the problem is not that they are supposedly violating the law, but that the system is targeting immigrants and refugees.

Coelho also addressed this “new Trump-era idea of a gated country.”

He said of all the refugees who have come to the United States since 9/11, not one has been arrested on domestic terrorism charges.

“Sometimes you need truth and fact to overcome perception,” Coelho said.

The fifth myth suggests that recent immigrants fail to go through the proper channels that previous generations went through.

Papaioannou said when looking at previous generations, such as those who arrived at the turn of the 20th century, immigrants had no legal procedures and “could just come in.”

He said for those who came through Ellis Island, 98 to 99 percent were let in.

Papaioannou said the comparison of immigrants today to immigrants from previous generations “doesn’t make sense. People 100 years ago did not have to go, by any stretch of the imagination,

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through the kind of processes we are describing.”

Rincón said, “Opponents of illegal immigration are fond of telling foreigners to ‘get in the line’ if you want to work in the U.S.” Rincón said she has recently written a paper on the transition from a work visa to a green card and she has heard stories of people who waited anywhere from six to 15 years.

Rosero said his family emigrated from Columbia, and it took them 12 years to go through the process.

“If you’re making an economic decision, and the plan is 12 years from now, I don’t know how many people are going to be waiting,” he said.

After the discussion, Dean of Graduate Studies Yaser Najjar said, “You need to distinguish the difference between refugee and immigrants … These people are forced to leave their home country, and the main reason is war and occupation.”

Senior Wacuga Nganga said she is a nurse for Syrian and Iraqi immigrants.

She said she just had two patients who were planning to fly out to Australia to see their son, whom they haven’t seen in 10 years, but couldn’t go after Trump’s travel ban.

Nganga added, “There’s a lot of anxiety going on. One of my patients told me that if he had to be kicked out of the country, he’d rather go die in Syria. It has come to that point. They’re also feeling pressure, if I must say, and it’s just so sad to see.”

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Jacquelyn Gleisner’s Cycles of Art

Allie Gath/THE GATEPOST Gleisner’s sketchbooks from 2014-2017 are on display in the Mazmanian Gallery.

By Tessa Jillson Asst. Arts & Features Editor Artist, writer and educator Jacquelyn Gleisner put a new spin on pattern-based abstractions in her Mazmanian Gallery exhibition which opened Feb. 21.

Gleisner studied fine art and art history at Boston University and graduated in 2006. She received an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Fulbright grant to Finland in 2010.

She continues to teach painting workshops, write about other contemporary art and give public talks about her work all around the world.

Her show, “Ouroboros,” displays an infinite number of ways artists can reuse materials to recreate different forms of art.

The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol which portrays a serpent eating its own tail. The symbol is initially a representation of infinite self-destruction and regeneration.

Gleisner’s art work, particularly her scrolls, illustrate the end of one form and the beginning of another.

The scrolls, according to Gleisner, are 30 feet long, each with their own unique woven pattern.

The patterns depict the history of female- and male-dominated art, both the underrepresented and the emphasized.

She said a scroll’s pattern is based on female-dominated craft traditions such as macramé, embroidery and weaving. But each pattern has parts of male-dominated hard-edge abstractions woven in.

“Craft-based things do not have an elevated position in the art

world versus hard-edge abstraction,” said Gleisner.

She often takes her scrolls and photographs them out in nature.

Director of the Mazmanian Gallery Tim McDonald said, “there’s an interesting thing that goes on with her work … She places scrolls out in places where you wouldn’t Allie Gath/THE GATEPOST expect them. Out in nature, near Gleisner uses recycled material from her scrolls to make new works. the water, under a bridge.”

She continues to work with scrolls but has purposely reformed a few for her recent project. The scrolls were cut up and reformed into triangular installations as a way of representing regeneration.

“I have future plans to take the paper and pulp it back into another form of paper, or use it again in some kind of other instillation.

Use the same materials as much as I possibly can and keep it going that way,” she said.

Gleisner said she mostly works with paper- and water-based materials such as acrylic paint, ink, and gouache.

She said her process is very “fluid.” Gleisner usually starts out with a few sketches before her ideas take on a larger form.

“I start by making small paintings in my sketchbook. These paintings evolve into larger works on paper and painting on canvas,” Allie Gath/THE GATEPOST said Gleisner.

Her artwork, besides the scrolls, Paintings created by Gleisner on unconventionally shaped canvases. show a continuation of infinite patterns, spaces and lines. Her still there. … It’s unique and I like person to become more aware of one’s thoughts or feelings by enwork exposes conscious feelings that.”

Gleisner said, “I want to make gaging more meaningfully with and introspection, which is also another representation of the Ou- art that makes people more aware one’s surroundings.” of their surroundings. I like to roboros.

Sophomore Steven Furtney think about installations in parsaid, “The colors and patterns she ticular as a space for viewers to chooses per piece capture a differ- slow down and focus on looking ent emotion. There’s no specific and observing. Repetition, colors, CONNECT WITH TESSA JILLSON tjillson@student.framingham.edu image created, but the emotion is and patterns are all vehicles for a

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Beauty by Bailey Nudestix Magnetic Matte Lip Color review

By Bailey Morrison Editorial Staff On Feb. 10 the popular makeup brand Nudestix released a new collection of lipsticks - Magnetic Matte Lip Color. As a lipstick lover myself, I immediately knew I needed to try this collection.

The brand released this collection claiming the lipstick will last like a tattoo, thus earning the nickname lip tattoo.

I am already a fan of the brand Nudestix. They have adopted the pencil format for all of their products - lipstick, eyeshadow and concealer.

I picked up this new product in the shade Greystone. This is a light, chocolate-brown shade with pinkish undertones. This shade perfectly complements skin tones with olive undertones and brings a dramatic appearance to an otherwise simple makeup look.

For those with fairer skin still looking for a rich, brown color to add to your makeup collection, consider purchasing the shade Boho.

I love coffee as much as I love makeup and I’m known to leave coffee cups with rings of color around the lip. Many lipsticks leave me disappointed because while the color may be pigmented and the formula is smooth, the kiss of death for any lipstick is the transfer.

As with all of my lipsticks, I put it to the test food and drink. The first day I wore this lipstick I was faced with the ultimate test - tacos. Typically, I’ll try to eat carefully so as not to disturb the carefully applied lipstick I’m wearing, but I wanted to push the limits as the advertisements suggested it was a long-wear lipstick that wouldn’t fade.

After three tacos and a brownie, I checked my lipstick. I was pleasantly surprised. While there was slight transfer from the inner ridges of my lip that showed slight fading, for the most part, the lipstick was intact.

Later, after drinking a cup of coffee, the white lid of the cup remained its original color. It seems Nudestix has formulated a successful taco-proof lipstick.

If you are unfamiliar with Nudestix, the lipstick comes in a tin box with a rectangular mirror glued to the inside of it. Because the lipstick is in a pencil form, a sharpener is included with each makeup product released by Nudestix. Because of this, the lipstick works both as a lip liner and lipstick because it can be sharpened to a fine point if desired.

The small, compact tin is versatile and an easy addition to a small purse, too.

The one downfall of the lipstick is the tendency for the matte shade to feel dry. I have purchased other Nudestix lipsticks that have a creamier finish and this one just feels drier as the day goes on.

This is to be expected with matte lipsticks, because the finish is dulled out.

Overall, at $24 each, this new collection of lip color is worth the price and the unique shades make for a great addition to my makeup stash.

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“The Birth of a Nation” film screening sparks conversation about racism in the U.S.

By Cesareo Contreras Interim Associate Editor In honor of Black History Month, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a screening of the critically acclaimed 2016 film “The Birth of a Nation” on Feb. 21 to a small audience in DPAC. Winner of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival U.S. drama grand jury prize, “The Birth of a Nation” is based on the true story of Nat Turner, a field slave turned preacher, and the historic revolt he led against a number of white slave owners in Virginia in 1831. The revolt resulted in the death of over 60 “white slave owning family members” which in turn, as a form of retribution, resulted in the killing of hundreds of black slaves, according to the film’s closing credits.

Following the screening, BSU president and senior Cassandra Teneus led an open forum in which students and faculty shared their first impressions and overall thoughts on the film. Following general impressions, the discussion became centered on America’s slave owning past and its current racial climate.

Senior Yaw Boateng noted, although he had heard of Turner’s story growing up, the film helped him understand the rebellion was not a long drawn-out ordeal, but rather a spur of the moment occurrence.

Junior Deron Hines said he was “fighting back tears” throughout the film. He said he was struggling to find the words to describe the pain he felt seeing African American men subjected to physical abuse and mistreatment, solely for being people who “look like me.”

He added, “There’s really nothing we could have done at that time. Now, all we can do is reflect.”

One audience member noted the film did a good job in not glamorizing slavery, something she believes happens too often in popular culture and textbooks.

Teneus noted how she had read a 2016 news article that reported on Texas’ distribution of a number of public school textbooks which depicted slaves as workers who weren’t treated that badly.

In response, history professor Jon Huibregtse noted there is a major controversy in the history academic field in regards to what information gets published in history textbooks. He said history textbooks don’t always show all sides of history, as states such as Texas have a major pull in the decision making process as they are among publishers’ most lucrative customers.

“When you see those kinds of things in the news or read about them on social media, those are the kind of things everybody can try and effect in a positive way,” he said. “It’s not just slavery. It’s all kinds of other issues in American history that are being whitewashed.”

Junior Jackson Stevens said he took note of the similarities between the mistreatment of African Americans in the film and the continued delegitimization of black people today.

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“There was a study done where they ask a young black girl to point to the smart girl and she points to a white girl, and then to point to the pretty girl and she points to a white girl again,” Stevens said. “That was the most striking thing to me, seeing how the system changed but that the ideology is still the same.”

Teneus said it’s unfortunate that we can “still identify the similarities from 400 years ago to now” in regards to how minorities are treated in this country.

She said, “Although it’s not that bad,” she still finds it alarming that even to this day people are protesting for fair treatment.

Boateng said the movie was really “moving” and shined “a bright light on one of America’s biggest skeletons.”

He added he thought the discussion was beneficial.

“Everyone understood how important it was to know that this land was built on the blood of people who never saw freedom a day in their life,” he said.

Hines noted he believes not enough people come to events on campus where real discussions about race take place.

“Every time we talk about race, every time the discussion comes up, I always tell people, ‘It’s not “your fault that you’re white. It’s not my fault that I’m black, but we have to acknowledge that this is happening.’ We’ve acknowledged the Civil War. We’ve acknowledged every other war ... but when it comes to race, nobody has anything beneficial to say, and it’s the most annoying thing.”

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Toner delivers dream-drenched atmosphere on “Killing Pace” picks up the prolific pace of release with yet another LP, they are staying true to the wistful, dream-inducing cacophony of sound that has characterized their previous work - indeed it seems the band hasn’t evolved their sound much at all.

This is not an inherently bad thing, however. In this day and age, it’s easy for the reviewer, the consumer and seemingly the entire collective consciousness Toner of music listeners to jump down the throats of any new band that

By Cameron Grieves refuses to stray far from estabArts & Features Editor lished norms of genre.

To do so with “Killing Pace” What started out as a solo projwould be to ignore the interplay ect for vocalist and guitarist Sambetween Cruz’s moody lyricism uelito Cruz (Never Young, Happy and the crushing weight of TonDiving), Toner has now produced er’s dream-pop-style punk intwo EPs and two LPs, the latest strumentation that constructs having been released on Feb. 19 the right sort of atmosphere under the name “Killing Pace.” this album needs to emotionalWith four releases cranked ly deliver. Toner has found their out in under three years and a sound and they aren’t giving up now-established four-piece lineon it just yet. up with jangly guitars, boomThat sound relies heavily on ing bass and sharp drums, Cruz the use of jangly guitar riffs on has fleshed out what was once the part of Cruz and fellow guia minor side project into a fully tarist Maxwell Carver that infledged and wonderfully melantermix with Kennan Sommer’s cholic punk outfit. heavy, booming basslines to creBut just as the Oakland group

ate a veritable wall of underwater melody like the tube of a gnarly California-punk wave.

Toner rides that wave of sound pretty well, with Cruz’s sad and droning voice humming up every once in a while from the depths of hazy guitar riffs and slow, sharp and precise drum beats.

The band really showcases this formula well on the two opening tracks, “BC Hope” and “Sobe Bongwater.”

“Killing Pace” also features a collaborative effort with Tony Molina, a well-known DIY artist from the Bay Area who contributes lyrics to “Nothing I Can Say.” “New Normal” and “Fader” really slow the album down and lay on thick basslines with catchy and repetitive surf riffs from Cruz and Carver.

“Head in the dirt, sun coming down on my face / and shade sets in on my sin, I can feel the bugs on my skin,” sings Cruz, lending a feeling of utter immobility and quiet anxiety to the dreamy soundscape.

Despite the melancholic and laid-back nature of Toner’s sound, lyrically, Cruz has constructed bitter, wistful and ulti-

mately rather sad poetic soundbites in each of the album’s short songs.

In “Shoot It Up,” the title seeming to allude to narcotics use, Cruz’s narration is read as more angry and violent than his droning singing voice would suggest.

“Hours deep in an empty garage, so shoot it up, sink low and sink deep / in memory of me because when I wake I know I’m fucked for life. / Living, suffering from mistakes of your time, / I am angry, I am sick in my bones. / Does it eat away inside of yours?”

Cruz sings in one of the most powerful narrative passages of the album.

This bitterness and regret is at the heart of the layers of dreamy and melancholic sound that characterize all of Toner’s releases.

This is a group that started out as one man’s solo project and became a space to deliver a single atmospheric purpose - to vent and to escape, and perhaps build something better from the ashes.

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this event is sponsored by the department of world languages.

Yi-Li Chang (violin, viola da gamba, piano), Heidi Freimanis-Cordts (soprano, percussion), and Zarina Irkaeva (cello, viola da gamba) will perform folk songs in world languages such as Spanish, French and Chinese, along with a selection of musical pieces composed by D. Castello, G. Handel, E. Bloch, and Wen-Pin Hope Lee.

For more information, please contact Professor Dr. Cheng-Fu Chen via email at cchen1@framingham.edu.

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36 Cooktop substitute 37 Confusion, to Jimi Hendrix 38 Mitochondrial stuff 41 Liquid-leaving-a-bottle sound 42 Fanning or Johnson 43 Place to become a part of humanity 44 Skin layer 46 “___ in Black” (Smith/Jones movie) 48 Things posted in inns, sometimes 50 ___ and terminer 51 Clinging flora 52 Raised, as cattle 53 Collection of money on a poker table 54 “We’re No. 1!” relative 55 Actress Wray 56 Singleton

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FERR OR FOUL?

Grades from the deadline MBB

By Mike Ferris Sports Editor Boston - D - The Celtics are contenders in the East right now, but not really. Standing-wise you can’t argue that they’re in second place but talent-wise and personnel-wise its Cleveland’s conference and no one is knocking them off. That all could’ve changed if Boston would’ve just made a move to secure a piece that would have made them legitimate contenders like Jimmy Butler or Paul George. It isn’t like the Celtics don’t have the assets to do it. My question is, why is Danny Ainge so scared to trade that Nets pick? His organization is in a position to be a win-now team but he’s still treating the Celtics like a rebuild team.

Indiana - C - Another team that made no moves at the deadline, the Pacers have to get an average grade. They aren’t true threats in the East and won’t be as they made no additions at the deadline. The question for Indiana became whether or not trading its superstar, Paul George, was worth it. Indiana has a legitimate shot to resign George in the offseason; however, reports are indicating it’s more and more likely that PG13 will wind up in Los Angeles next year. Larry Bird and the Pacers’ organization had to delicately balance the risky fact that they needed to get a huge return for George as he’s their future but also could wind up getting nothing for him if he walks.

Los Angeles - B - Magic Johnson endured his first trade deadline as the new Lakers’ president of basketball operations. Johnson understands the position the Lakers are in, they aren’t winning right now and that’s that. He sent Louis Williams on his way in exchange for a first-round pick and Magic and the Lakers are just sitting on assets now.

If he wants to make a move come the offseason he has a pick and young assets to try and bring in a superstar. He also made a brilliant move in not trading for Paul George. George would have begged a price of the first-round pick and one of their young guys who has potential to be a star. With the growing buzz that George will sign in L.A. anyways this summer, Magic could end making out with Paul George and all of his assets to try and bring someone in with George.

New Orleans - A - The Pelicans made out like bandits. The organization brought in the eventual biggest prize of the trade deadline in DeMarcus Cousins. They flat out ripped the Kings off giving up Buddy Hield, a couple of picks and a few other minor names. Cousins allows the Pelicans to play Anthony Davis, arguably the best power forward in the league at power forward full-time, instead of switching back and forth between center and power forward. Not only that but it gives them the best front-line in the league and not only allows them to make a run at the eighth spot in the West, but gives them a chance to avoid Golden State in the first round and climb even higher.

Rams’ season comes crashing down in MASCAC quarterfinals

Amanda Martin/ THE GATEPOST Framingham’s Ben Roache handles the ball on the perimeter in Framingham’s earlier meeting with Fitchburg. The Falcons knocked the Rams off in the season finale.

By Matt Ferris Sports Editor Framingham traveled to Fitchburg State to take on the Falcons in the final game of the regular season on Feb. 18.

The Rams got off to a hot start, starting the game on a 9-4 run on the backs of Manny Payton and Tyri Hampton, who combined for seven of the first nine points.

Framingham held the led for almost the entire half until around the six minute mark when a Fitchburg layup gave the Falcons the lead by a point.

The Rams countered and took the lead right back.

Framingham looked poised to take a lead into halftime, but Fitchburg ended the half on an 8-4 run to grab a one point lead at the end of the half.

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FRAMINGHAM STATE FITCHBURG STATE The Rams traveled to Bridgewater State to take on the third seeded Bears in the MASCAC tournament on Feb. 21.

The Bears got out to hot start, with a 15-2 run in the first five minutes of the game. The Rams countered with 8-2 run of their own to cut the deficit to seven.

Bridgewater came right back with a 12-0 run of its own to take a 29-10 lead with around seven minutes remaining.

The Bears would eventually take a 20-point lead into halftime.

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The Falcons came out in the second half, and never gave up the lead.

Every time the Rams made a basket, Fitchburg would counter with a basket of its own to keep the Rams down on the scoreboard.

The Falcons closed out the game on an 8-4 run to earn a 72-64 victory over the Rams.

Fitchburg clinched the one seed in the MASCAC tournament with the victory, closing out their season with a 10-2 record in the conference.

Payton and Tim Mangano led the Rams in scoring with 16 points each. Mangano also grabbed four rebounds. Hampton finished with nine points and grabbed four rebounds.

Framingham finished the regular season with a 7-18 record and a 4-8 record in the conference to lock up the sixth seed in the conference tournament.

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Framingham could not muster up a big enough run in the second half to get back into the game.

The Bears went on to win the game 65-41. The 24-point loss ends the Rams season as they got eliminated from the MASCAC tournament.

Mangano led the Rams in scoring with 14 points. Tony Alexandre finished with a double double for Framingham. He scored 11 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.

The Rams finish the season with a 7-19 record on the season.

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Mulherin and Rackliffe eclipse 1,000 career points

Jose Carrasquillo/ THE GATEPOST Alycia Rackliffe (left) and Raegan Mulherin (right) take a picture together in celebration after Framingham’s last-second win in the semifinals against MCLA.

By Jose Carrasquillo Asst. Sports Editor At 4:30 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon, Head Coach Walter Paschal and Assistant Coach Kathy Lynch are the first to arrive for practice.

The two coaches wait for their players to enter the gym for pratice in anticipation of the MASCAC tournament - a tourney that FSU claimed second seed in.

Among the first group of players to show up are Raegan Mulherin and Alycia Racklife, and one cannot help but notice the energy, buzz and hard work they exhibit during practice.

The two are not only in large part to thank for the two seed, but both achieved incredible feats this year, eclipsing 1,000 career points each.

The team advanced to the finals after the MASCAC semi-final tournament 60-59 win.

They will play Westfield State in the finals this Saturday.

Racklifee and Mulherin set the team apart from others in the tourney as the two 1,000-point career scorers. The two come from different backgrounds, but both have found their niches in Framingham.

According to Rackliffe, she had no real basketball skill until her last two years of high school.

As a child, she was always the tall one, she said, and was labeled as the big tall goober on her basketball team.

However, in college, she took off, scoring her 1,000 point against Bridgewater State at home on Jan. 8.

The Bridgewater game was “frustrating,” ac-

cording to Rackliffe.

The game before she was just three points shy of scoring her 1,000th point, so during this game the opponent focused trying to stop her from scoring.

Mulherin recalls when Rackliffe shot her only 3-pointer of the season on Senior Night.

“She got the ball at the top of the key and popped it. All of our faces on the bench were like, ‘What?’” she said.

Rackliffe’s 1,000th point was more expected

“They’re both such great players,” -Monta Connolly, guard/forward than Mulherin’s.

Monta Connolly, a fellow teammate, said, “I do remember when they scored. [Rackliffe] was at home and we had printed out a big 1 and then three cut outs of her head as the zeros and held it up as she scored her 1,000th point.”

At the time, she was the 10th player in the program’s history to achieve 1,000 career points.

Rackliffe said her favorite game is when she broke the single game blocks record with nine points earlier this season.

In high school, Mulherin scored 1,400 career points. She has always played point guard, until college, where she now plays shooting guard.

Mulherin achieved her 1,000th point against Bridgewater too, but in a different game.

Going into the game, Mulherin said she had no idea that she was even approaching 1,000 points. She didn’t even know she reached the plateau until after the game.

Connolly said, “Raegan scored her’s during an away game at Bridgewater. Lauren, our point guard, passed the ball to Raegan who shot and made a three pointer to score her 1000th point, and of course, all of us went crazy on the bench.”

Mulherin said her personal favorite game is when they beat Westfield earlier this season, because the team hasn’t beaten them in three years.

When asking Connolly what it’s like to play with two 1,000-point scorers, she said, “They’re both such great players and I know that when I’m having trouble scoring I can kick the ball to either of them and they’ll get the job done.”

Rackliffe said if she could play any other position on the team, she would want to be a point guard, but only if everyone is the same height so she can keep her post skills with guard skills.

Mulherin said she would become a small forward so she can dunk.

Going into the season, neither Mulherin or Rackliffe knew that they would achieve 1,000 points for their careers this season. No one knew of Mulherin’s 1,000 point until it happened because she was a transfer from Oklahoma and was unsure if her points would transfer along with her.

When asked what their goal of the season is, both answered, “Get a ring.”

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Rams finish regular season in blowout fashion, advance to MASCAC seminfinals

By Liam Gambon Staff Writer The Framingham State Rams traveled to Fitchburg to face off against the Falcons in a 77-52 victory.

The Rams came out big early, finishing the first quarter on top 2110 and then adding to their lead, ending the half up 43-26. The Rams finished strong in the fourth quarter with a 20-10 run to win the game.

Framingham got huge production off the bench from Quinn O’Connell who dumped in 25 points making a very efficient 10-of-14 shots, three of which coming from beyond the arc where she shot 50 percent.

O’Connell also pulled down seven rebounds and stole the ball three times.

Tiphani Harris also contributed off the bench with 13 points and 12 rebounds to come away with a double double. Mary Kate O’Day added to

the bench production with seven points and six rebounds.

Starting guard Monta Connolly finished with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals. Forward Raegan Mulherin dropped in six points, seven rebounds and four steals.

Center Alycia Rackliffe backboned the defense with four blocks on the night.

Neither team shot efficiently but what separated the two were bench points. Framingham finished with 45 bench points to Fitchburg’s 12.

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NO. 1 WESTFIELD NO. 4 BRIDGEWATER NO. 4 BRIDGEWATER NO. 5 SALEM MASCAC CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 NO. 3 WORCESTER NO. 6 MCLA NO. 6 MCLA

NO. 2 FRAMINGHAM NO. 2 FRAMINGHAM

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Framingham ends disappointing season, misses MASCAC tournament

Erin Fitzmaurice/ THE GATEPOST Three Rams gather around their goalie, Adam Calbrese, after play was stopped in their defensive end. Calabrese ended the season making 297 saves and posting a save percentage of .851.

By Richard Tranfaglia Staff Writer Framingham State lost to Westfield State 7-2 dropping to 2-21 on the season and 1-15 in the MASCAC. The Rams got on the board first just 1:47 into the game. Chris Andre scored with Tyler Colacchio assisting on the play.

After that, there were a lot of missed opportunities for both sides and the score remained 1-0 heading into the second.

The Owls tied the game in the fourth minute when Aaron Clancy scored a short-handed goal just 20 seconds after FSU took to the power play.

Later in the period, the Owls scored three goals in three minutes to pull ahead. Nik Passero scored on a power play after Mark Essery got called for slashing. Lenny Caglianone and F.X. Girard each contributed a score to make it a 4-1 game.

Westfield State’s Pearce Vance scored on a wrist shot at the 5:31 mark to extend the lead to four.

Gregory Stoya cut the lead back to three after he scored unassisted for FSU. The Owls added two more goals to put the game away. Clancy scored his second of the day off the

feed from Jordan Mardirossian and Jackson Leef scored on WSU’s last power play of the night to reach the final margin.

Westfield outshot Framingham 45-19. Adam Calabrese made 38 saves for the Rams and Jonathan Loparco made 17 stops for the Owls. Colacchio led FSU with seven shots on net while Clancy led WSU with eight shots on goal.

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The Rams fell to Salem State 3-2 in their second to last game of the season.

Salem State scored quickly as Derek Makimaa got the feed from a diving Dan Holland to go up 1-0.

Framingham State’s Jake McKinnon answered later in the first, tipping in a shot from Derek Ridgeway to tie the game.

The Rams took the lead just four minutes later when Andre received a pass from Colacchio and beat Vikings’ goaltender Jason Pucciarelli glove side.

The Vikings managed to tie up the game again after McKinnon got called for interference and put SSU

on the power play. John Needham got the pass from Michael Casale who was behind the net and put it home.

The second period was a backand-forth defensive struggle between the teams. The score was still 2-2 heading to the third period.

The Vikings took the lead when Michael Chan went top shelf on Calabrese in the third minute. The Rams only had eight shots on goal after that point and could not manage to tie the game.

The Vikings outshot the Rams 40-24. Calabrese made 37 saves and Pucciarelli stopped 22 shots.

Colacchio again led the Rams with seven shots on goal. Casey Miller led SSU with nine shots on net.

The Rams move to 2-22 on the season and 1-16 in the league.

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FSU honored seniors Chris Andre, Mark Essery and Captain Vaughn Guetens in its final game of the season.

The Rams dropped the game 3-1 to UMass Dartmouth.

Brendan McDonough put UMD

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up about halfway through the first, off the pass from Hunter Wilhoite.

John Sheehan responded for FSU in the final minute of the first period off the one-time pass from Essery tying the game at one.

During the second period, Calabrese and Drew Michals each made a great save to keep the score tied.

UMD gained the lead in the third period, when Mike Stones converted on a power play opportunity.

Jerry Laakso put the nail in the coffin, scoring late in the third after the puck went off of Calabrese’s glove and landed in the net.

The Rams end their season at 2-23 and 1-17 in the MASCAC. Guetens finishes with four goals and 12 assists on the season. Essery had three goals and nine assists on the season and Andre finishes with four goals and two assists on the season.

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