November 8, 2019

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THE GATEPOST Framingham State’s award-winning independent student newspaper since 1932

Volume 88 • Issue 9

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November 8, 2019

Deirdre Fay and Brenna Marquis celebrate straight-set win on their Senior Day game By Sara Senesac Asst. Sports Editor

The Rams’ volleyball team finished off their regular season with a straight-set victory over the Worcester State Lancers during their Senior Day game Nov. 2. The team’s two seniors, Deirdre Fay and Brenna Marquis, both performed remarkably during the match. Marquis held the back row with nine digs, while Fay put up eight kills and added eight digs. “Winning in straight sets on Senior Day, especially against Worcester, was such a great feeling,” Marquis said. “At this point in the season, our team is on the same page, and it was awesome to see that come together on a day that celebrated me and Deirdre.” Framingham took off early, going up 5-1 at the beginning of the first set. Caroline Gordon / THE GATEPOST An FSU student models her dress made from recycled Gatepost issues at Fashion Club’s Trashion Show Friday, Nov. 1.

News SGA pg. 3 STUDENT ARREST PRETRIAL pg. 5

Opinions MINIMALISM pg. 6 LETTER TO THE EDITOR pg. 7

Arts & Features

FSU ranks in top 10 Massachusetts online higher education institutions By Nadira Wicaksana Editor-in-Chief Framingham State University ranked sixth out of 20 on a list for “2020 Best Online Colleges in Massachusetts” by SR Education Group. SR Education Group is an organization “responsible for creating and maintaining websites aimed at connecting students with the resources necessary to complete their educations,” according to its website. FSU is the highest-ranking state university on the list, and the only

Caroline Gordon / THE GATEPOST “LIGHTHOUSE” REVIEW pg. 9 PUZZLES pg. 10

Sports HOCKEY pg. 12 FOOTBALL pg. 14

Kathleen Moore / THE GATEPOST

See VOLLEYBALLpage 13

one in the top 10. In the top five are Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, UMass Lowell, Wentworth Institute of Technology, UMass Amherst, and Assumption College. This list is an initiative called “Guide to Online Schools,” which is described as “helping prospective students find the right online college since 2004,” as stated on guidetoonlineschools.com. The organization boasts “free, easy-to-use tools [that] allow prospective students to find schools based on degree, tuition, student

recommendation rate, and military benefits, among other important attributes,” according to the guide’s website. The website’s description of FSU states, “A picturesque New England school, Framingham State University benefits from the growing innovation of Boston and its surrounding areas. Its campus hosts a planetarium, an art gallery, and impressive science laboratories. “Students pursuing an online certificate or degree have options in

See RANKING page 5

Four Corners meet in the Forum for a Midday Performance By Robert Johnson Jr. Arts & Features Editor Vocalist Zoë Krohne, bassist Doug Rich, and alto saxophonist Willie Sordillo did not have to go far from their native Framingham to visit the University for a Midday Performance to an audience of 27 people. Pianist/vocalist Marlene del Rosario - a native of the Philippines - was an exception to this. The quartet is influenced by many different musical stylings - including jazz, R&B, gospel, and Filipino folk

traditions, making themselves a rather versatile group. Four Corners invited the audience to “wade in the water,” as they opened the show with a soulful and jazzy rendition of the 1901 Negro spiritual of the same name. Their interpretation of it, while disjointed in some places due to everyone doing their own thing, featured many call-and-response interactions between members of the band - mainly between Sordillo and Krohne. By the end, what started out as calm and smooth became some-

thing loud and moving, indicated by the increase in intensity in Krohne’s singing. What followed the opening was a composition by Rich, one that will be used for an upcoming animated series about weather preparedness - “Ready for the Storm.” The piece was a mellow, yet funky take on a harsh and threatening issue, with Krohne’s crooning providing reassuring messages and themes of hope in her vocal delivery.

See MIDDAY page 10

INSIDE: OP/ED 6 • ARTS & FEATURES 8 • SPORTS 12


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