Starting out at FSU, she was excited to get involved - to give meaning to her time here, to make friends and find out what she was truly passionate about.

Now known for her dedi-cation to SGA, she admits that she joined by accident her freshman year, mistak-ing the role of senator for a class officer position.

Although she may not have known what she was

doing at first, Molly Goguen learned that sometimes, mis-takes turn out to be “worth-while in the end.”

Four years later, Goguen has remained heavily invest-ed in her involvement on campus, taking on the roles of student trustee and Alter-native Spring Break (ASB) operations and education trip leader.

Recently, sitting com-fortably in one of the large cushioned swiveling chairs

An unscientific survey of 400 FSU students, conducted by The Gatepost from Nov. 15 through Nov. 20, found that over one-fourth of students have driven drunk at least once.

A majority want a “no questions asked” transportation system on cam-pus.

When asked how often students had operated a motor vehicle under the influ-ence of alcohol, 111 of the 400 students surveyed answered at least once and 289 answered never.

Dean of Students Melinda Stoops was alarmed upon hearing that students do not always use a designated driver.

“If [students] are going off campus and they know they are going to be drinking, I would encourage them to dis-cuss it beforehand instead of at the end being stuck and saying, ‘Oh, who’s okay to drive?’”

When asked whether they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by a drunk driver at least once, 224 of the 400 stu-dents surveyed answered “yes.”

“That’s really concerning,” said Stoops. “They know the risk involved. My guess is that it’s not a lack of knowl-edge. The problem, obviously, is when people are intoxicated, they don’t make good choices. At the time, their decision-making process was probably impaired by the alcohol in their system.

“It goes back to, ‘How did they find themselves in this situation where they felt like they had no other choice than to get in a car with an impaired driver or to drive themselves?’” Stoops asked.

In 2009, according to AlcoholAlert.com, 33 percent of people killed in al-cohol-related accidents were not driving the vehicle - they were either passengers in the vehicle or non-occupants.

Students want transport system for potential drunk drivers

When asked whether having a “no questions asked” transportation system back to campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights would be beneficial to the FSU community, 379 of 400 stu-dents surveyed answered “yes.”

SGA President Hannah Bruce said she recognizes the need for school-spon-sored measures to help curb drunk driv-ing. “We need to recognize that students

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The FSU community celebrated the life of Colleen Kelly at a prayer vigil organized by the Catholic Newman Association and SGA in DPAC on Feb. 14.

The 21-year-old Melrose native was a senior English major with a minor in secondary education, who

lived in Peirce Hall, and was an ac-tive member of FSU Newman dur-ing her four years at the university. Kelly was tragically killed while attempting to cross Route 9 at the intersection of the highway and Maynard Road on Dec. 14, 2012.

Kelly’s family, friends and fel-low classmates as well as FSU professors and administrators at-tended the ceremony, at which sev-

eral community members offered words and prayer commemorating her life and time at the school.

Addressing the crowd, Vice President for Enrollment and Stu-dent Development Susanne Conley said she and President Flanagan, who could not attend the vigil, wanted to thank SGA and the Cath-olic Newman Association for orga-

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Please provide a brief summary of your resume and educational background.

I did my undergraduate at Tufts where I was a political science major and my Ph.D. work at Bos-ton University, also in political science with a concentration in in-ternational relations.

Why did you decide to major in political science?

I was always into politics - kind of a life-long thing. Political sci-ence is the study of poli-tics, closely related to his-tory, where you’re trying to not only study what h a p p e n e d , but what les-sons we can derive. [It’s] very useful for the con-t e m p o r a r y world.

What was your best experience in college?

I had the chance to work as re-searcher’s assistant for one of my professors, Tony Smith, who was in the political science de-partment. I did a seminar with [him] and helped develop a class that he was working on. This was definitely a rewarding experience because I got to do some indepen-dent research. This helped con-vince me that I wanted to go back to graduate school later on.

What courses do you teach?

Right now, I am teaching two sec-tions of Introduction to World Politics, but in the past, I have also taught American Politics.

What is the best part of your job at FSU?

Interacting with the students, es-pecially when you have a good group or class with engaging stu-dents. Different classes have their own character, but when you get a class that has a good rapport, where they are interested in the material, you’re able to provide additional insights for them which is very rewarding.

Are you currently working on any projects?

I have a couple of papers under consideration and various journals and I’m working on a book for the longer term.

What it is your favorite aspect of Framingham State?

I like the range of students that are here. I feel that you see this at state schools often. It’s a more affordable edu-cation. There are people with a lot of different back-

grounds. From a world politics perspective, you get people who bring their own experiences from where they are from to contribute to the discussions.

Do you have any hobbies?

Some say politics is a hobby as well as a profession, but in addi-tion I am a bit of a gamer.

Do you have any advice for stu-dents?

Do what you are interested in. At the end of the day, you are bet-ter off trying to find a path you find appealing. In class, students do better when they like to learn about the stuff they are learning. When they take classes because they feel like they should take a class, I feel like they don’t do as well.

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nizing what she called a “moving and appropriate service in honor of Colleen.

“Our deepest condolences go out to Colleen’s family, friends and loved ones,” she said.

At the ceremony, one of Kelly’s English professors, Dr. Lisa Eck, said her experience getting to know Colleen as “a thinker, as a person echoes the experience of all the Colleens up and down the second floor of May Hall, which was a place where Colleen thrived.”

Eck said the loss of Kelly made her think back to something that comforted her when her grand-mother died.

She read a line from a eulogy she wrote for her grandmother: “I know what my grandma’s voice sounds like in the dark.”

She said that helped her cope with her loss because “there was something about the intimacy of knowing my grandma’s voice sepa-rate from her body. That later taught me to feel her presence even in her absence,” said Eck.

She said that she doesn’t know what Kelly’s voice sounds like in the dark, but she knows her voice “on paper.”

Eck said Kelly was a quiet stu-dent in class, but when she read her writing, “a whole new world opened up. … You got a glimpse into this amazing, rich inner life that she had,” said Eck.

She remembers an essay Kelly wrote a year ago last fall about the problems of memory and mourning in Virginia Woolf’s novel, “To The Lighthouse.”

Eck said Kelly showed her some-thing in the book she had never no-ticed before, mainly that Woolf is concerned with both private and public grief and how they work to-

gether.“For all of us - more on the out-

side - our public grief takes the form of beautiful hot pink ribbons seen around campus, which are meant to say, ‘Don’t forget.’”

She said, “It’s our job to keep Colleen’s voice in our presence - to talk about her, to talk to her, to quote her.”

Eck said when she was recently teaching Virginia Woolf, “I heard her whisper to me, to tell me not to forget her favorite passages, and to celebrate the effort of remembering the whole person, even in the face of a violent loss.

“I know what Colleen’s voice sounds like,” she said. “And I will always treasure the chance I had to hear it.”

Kelly’s close friend and room-

mate Arielle Montville said Kelly was the type of person who showed unconditional love to everyone she met.

“She had a way of making you feel loved, as if she was always thinking of you,” said Montville.

She spoke about Kelly’s “special talents,” one of which was her abil-ity to name every Academy Awards Best Picture winner since 1928.

Her interests, Montville said, in-cluded old silent black-and-white films and Disney movies, along with Frank Sinatra and the British boy band One Direction.

Montville said Kelly had an “eclectic taste. At the same time, Colleen was an old soul and a little girl.

“She would never change for anyone,” said Montville, reminisc-ing about what Kelly once told her: “If I truly cared what people thought of me, I would’ve done things dif-ferently a long time ago.”

Kelly’s friend and former room-mate Meg Hahesy said Kelly was an “angel,” and that it was impos-sible not to want to be her friend.

“She always made me and every-one around her feel so important. She always would tell you what made you special. … She was such a great friend,” said Hahesy.

She recited a special message to Kelly’s parents and family mem-bers, thanking them for “bringing Colleen into this world.

“I am sorry this world was so cruel to you. There is a hole now where Colleen once was, but would

have always been there if you hadn’t shared her with us. Thank you,” said Hahesy.

She said she will live her life ev-ery day for Colleen and will try to remember all the lessons Kelly had taught her.

Rev. Mark DeAngelis from St. Bridget’s Church reflected on Kel-ly’s time at FSU and her devotion to her faith. DeAngelis also regularly celebrates Mass on campus.

Dennis addressed Kelly’s fam-ily, saying, “I pray, I hope that you will not remember Framingham as a place of sorrow. On this campus, Colleen joyfully gave herself to her studies and she generously gave herself to her friends.

“FSU is a community that Col-

leen loved. Framingham State is a community which will continue to bear that love in all the hearts of the people that Colleen touched.”

Jenna Kish and Katherine Mor-rison performed the hymns “Psalm 23” and “Gentle Woman.”

A picture slideshow of Colleen with family and friends was played to songs including The Beatles’ “In My Life” and The Lumineers’ “Ho Hey.”

Some of the photos depicted Kel-ly as a baby and toddler, at the Bos-ton Celtics and Red Sox games, at her own high school graduation, as well as her siblings’, and with col-lege friends.

SGA members handed out pink ribbon pins to attendees in memory of Kelly.

An arrangement of flowers was placed on stage in front of the po-dium, along with a black-and-white photograph of Kelly.

Before the ceremony began, at-tendees listened to some of Kelly’s favorite songs, including those of Elton John, Taylor Swift and the Backstreet Boys.

Hemp bracelets embellished with a pearl and two beads - one green, one white and imprinted with a “c” - were sold as were small white candles, to support a scholarship in Kelly’s name for Melrose High stu-dents.

The candles purchased were lit and placed in the snow in front of DPAC at the end of the ceremony, when a moment of silence was held and vigil attendees sang “Amazing Grace” in unison.

A Colleen M. Kelly 5K Run/Walk scholarship fundraiser will be held in Melrose on April 20. Those interested in participating can regis-ter online until April 18 by making a $20 donation. The run/walk will be an annual event.

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“Colleen joyfully gave herself to her studies and she generously gave

herself to her friends.”- Rev. Mark DeAngelis, St. Bridget’s Church

are going to drink, so why not promote safety rather than expecting students to refrain from drinking? It’s an unrealis-tic expectation.”

Freshman James Chege, a chemis-try major, said, “I think people drink and drive because they think it’s their only way to get home. If there was a way to get home without having to

drive, it would be a lot safer and save lives.”

Senior English major Emily Zar-noch said, “A safe ride is a great idea. Students will be much safer and I be-lieve many students would use it after Ashley Donahue’s death.”

Donahue was a junior communica-tion arts major when she was killed in an alleged drunk driving accident on Badger Road in Framingham in December of 2011. Donahue was a passenger in a car operated by fellow student Brooke Uttley, who had of-fered to drive several students back to Framingham State after an off-campus party. According to police reports, Ut-tley had been driving around 60 mph when her car veered off the road and smashed into a telephone pole, eject-ing Donahue out the vehicle’s back window. The posted speed limit on the road is 25.

Police at the scene determined Ut-tley’s blood alcohol level to be .10.

The legal limit is .08.Uttley is set to face trial at the Mid-

dlesex District Court in June, where she will reportedly plead guilty to charges of vehicular homicide, operat-ing under the influence and driving to endanger. Uttley has withdrawn from the university.

One survey respondent said, “In light of recent events, I think [a “no

questions asked” transportation sys-tem] is a good idea.”

Car crashes are the leading cause of death among teens and young adults and one-third of these deaths are alco-hol related, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-tion.

In 2011, 9,878 people were killed in drunk driving-related accidents. To better put this statistic into perspective - every 53 minutes, someone is killed as a result of drunk driving.

According to the National High-way Traffic Safety Administration, people between the ages of 21 to 25 are most likely to drink and drive. In 2010, persons in this age group were responsible for 34 percent of all fatal drunk driving accidents.

Stoops said, “Drinking and driv-ing is a critical area of safety. … I’m certainly not opposed to working with students and looking into it.”

However, a school-sponsored trans-portation system would essentially violate FSU’s alcohol policy, which states it is against the rules to be on campus while intoxicated, said Stoops. “It’s a challenge and there is no perfect solution. There isn’t something that we could put into place without creating a gray area.”

Even though such a transportation system may not be possible, Stoops said she hopes that by this time next year, “at the very least we will be able to have a RamCash system in taxis.

“We wanted to work with a couple of the local cab companies to set up a system where students could use Ram-Cash for rides back to campus after hours. The snag we ran into was the technology.”

ID scanners used around campus and at places like CVS and Papa Gi-no’s are only available at stationary lo-cations, and the RamCash system has not yet been made portable.

“The technology doesn’t exist for the company that we use,” said Stoops “But, on the positive side, they think that by next academic year, they’ll

have a system developed. “There’s no way to do it right now.

It’s something that we are definitely looking into,” she added.

Laura Stagliola, a junior history major, said, “I think it’s a good idea in theory, but I don’t think many stu-dents always have RamCash - my mom doesn’t put RamCash on my card anymore, and I really only use it to do laundry.”

Siobhan McLernon, a senior com-munication arts major, said, “If taxi rides were discounted for students, then I think it would be used a lot more. … Students are going to drink regard-less of the rules, and to give them the option to have a safe ride back to cam-pus without having to pay a lot for a taxi could save lives.”

FSU used to subsidize taxi vouchers for students, but ended the program in the fall of 2012. At the same time, ad-ministrators purchased a second shut-tle as part of the Ram Tram program, which provides rides to a few nearby hot spots such as Shoppers World and the Natick Mall.

Salem State junior Kyle Rufo said Salem Taxi offers $5 taxi rides to stu-dents with an SSU ID. “I use it every time I go to the bars downtown.”

Some local high schools provide this service as well. Julie Briggs, a physical education teacher at Malden High School, has had a longstanding agreement with the owner of the Mal-den Taxi Company.

This agreement states that if a Mal-den High student needs a ride home, “whether they were drunk and couldn’t call their parents or they were on a date gone bad and didn’t feel safe,” they can call Malden Taxi, show them their school ID and a driver will bring them home, said Briggs.

It was a “‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ pol-icy. I did it with my kids at home and

I brought it to the kids at school,” she said.

Briggs was the advisor of SADD (Students Against Destructive Deci-sions) at Malden High School for ten years. “I wanted to take care of the Malden kids.

“Kids are going to drink - 18 to 22 are the stupidest years of a person’s life, but there is no excuse for get-ting in a car with a drunk driver,” said Briggs.

Stoops said FSU administrators are doing more to promote safety and good decision-making. This year, FSU signed up for a service called Alco-holEdu - an online alcohol awareness and education module that must be completed by incoming freshmen be-fore the first day of class.

“It’s more in-depth and it’s person-alized,” said Stoops. “Even if you are a non-drinker, you can still benefit from AlcoholEdu. For example, it talks about recognizing the symptoms of al-cohol poisoning in others.”

The AlcoholEdu program is also open to parents. “They can take a par-ent version, and hopefully, people will come to FSU having already talked about [alcohol].

“We are planning to use the results for programming efforts,” said Stoops. “It will be opened up to all students in the fall and it provides good education for all students.”

In addition to AlcoholEdu, Stoops is also head of the Live Safe committee that was started last spring. The com-mittee consists of about ten members, both students and faculty.

The Live Safe committee discusses “promoting safe choices for students,” said Stoops, which could include top-ics ranging from drinking and driving to wearing a seat belt to not walking alone at night in unfamiliar places.

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“We try to encourage students to make good choices that will keep them safe and not make choices that could put them at risk.

“We want you to have a great ex-perience here at FSU, which involves inside and outside the classroom. We want you to have fun, we want you to go out and we want you to be safe.”

Students disagree with zero tolerance

alcohol policy, want 21-plus dormThe crux of the student drinking is-

sue, for many of the students surveyed, was FSU’s zero tolerance alcohol pol-icy - a policy that many surveyed be-lieve leads students to act more secre-tively and more dangerously.

The FSU alcohol policy, found in the 2012-2013 Ram student handbook,

states that any resident student found to be under the influence or in possession of alcohol will receive a one-week re-striction from all residence halls and a one-week restriction from participating in any school-sponsored events for the first offense. Some students who vio-late the policy can pay a $175 fine to avoid suspension from residence halls.

Successful completion of an alcohol education and assessment program at the FSU’s Health Center and a fine in-creasing with offenses is also part of all sanctions.

The punishment’s increase with a second offense and a third violation can result in a 16-week suspension from the university.

When asked if they agreed with FSU’s alcohol policy, 215 of the 400 students surveyed answered “no” and 100 students answered “yes.” Eighty-five students said they were “not sure.”

Many student survey respondents indicated they believe that FSU’s dry campus policy, ironically, endangers students more than would a policy that was less strict.

“I think if FSU got rid of the no al-cohol policy, the community would act more safely with regard to drinking in-stead of having to drink in secret,” said an anonymous survey taker.

Senior Samantha Clementi, a fash-ion major, said she believes the ze-ro-tolerance policy should be lifted because the harsh penalties from get-ting caught drinking have led many students to commit risky behavior to avoid being caught.

“I don’t think it helps,” Clementi said. “People go out and don’t think about getting back to campus, or think they’ll get in trouble, so they drive with a friend or get themselves in a bad situation. It’s not the only factor, but I think [incidents] like that would be re-duced” were it not for the dry campus

policy.Another survey respondent said,

“People should not be afraid to call [campus police] for fear of getting in trouble if someone needs medical help/attention.”

Psychology major Marc Amedee, a sophomore, believes the repercussions for violating the university’s alcohol policy are too punitive, as students are punished harshly after first offenses.

“It’s such a hassle if you get caught,” Amedee said, “and you have to complete online courses and go to meetings. I’d say 99.1 percent of stu-dents would want this place to be a wet campus.”

One survey respondent, who self-identified as a non-drinker, believes the FSU policy is unfair to students, many of whom are of legal drinking age.

“Anyone over 21 shouldn’t have to lose their privilege of drinking if they are mature and old enough to drink,” the student said.

Junior business administration ma-jor Nate Labreche said he got in trouble

with FSUPD for having an unopened 12-pack of beer in his car while parked in the Maple 1 lot.

“I was 22 at the time and stopped at the liquor store before class, left the beer in the car during class, and got in trouble with [campus police] after class. This should not be considered eligible for getting in trouble,” said Labreche.

Dean Stoops said she recognizes that the zero-tolerance policy has caused many students to have a “students against the administration” mindset.

“It’s like a ‘we want to drink and you won’t let us’-type of thing,” Stoops said. “The bottom line is, I’m not tell-ing students of age never to drink - that’s not what I’m about, and that’s not what my message personally is.”

When asked whether they believe FSU should provide a 21-plus resi-dence hall where alcohol would be per-mitted, 346 students responded “yes” and 54 said “no.”

Previous Gatepost surveys have found similarly strong support for a 21-plus dorm. A 2006 survey conduct-ed by The Gatepost, which found that 162 of 200 FSU seniors would support a 21-plus dorm. A 2007 survey found that 145 of 200 seniors supported such a residence.

Having spoken to many staff mem-bers who worked at FSU before it be-came a dry campus, Stoops said the wet campus environment was non-con-ducive to students’ learning and safety.

“I’ve heard that, prior to the change, we had an environment here where not only was there heavy alcohol use, but a lot of disruption to the college environ-ment at the time - student life, damage in the residence halls and things you would expect to have with drinking on campus,” Stoops said.

Years ago, of-age students were giv-en the option of living in Linsley Hall,

a “wet” dorm where they were allowed to drink. The residence, on the oppo-site side of Adams Road, is the most secluded dorm on campus. Linsley be-came a “dry” dorm in 1999.

FSU used to have an on-campus pub located where the Ram’s Den Grille is currently, where students could host events and watch sports games on TV. Administrators, under the leadership of then-President Helen Heineman, began slowly phasing out usage of the pub starting in the fall of 1999, when the pub only served alcohol Mondays and Fridays.

After the pub was renovated in the fall of 2000, McCarthy’s served al-cohol only sporadically, usually for senior class events, and was closed for good a few years ago. Even after the bar stopped carrying alcohol, Mc-Carthy’s remained a popular spot for hosting events such as open mics and poetry slams, and continued to sport a long bar counter on its right side. Mc-Carthy’s was renovated into a dining location in 2010.

Of the 10 schools in the Massachu-setts state university and UMass sys-tems, only two - UMass Amherst and UMass Dartmouth - currently have on-campus bars.

Almost half of FSU students

drink on campusAlthough the alcohol policy clearly

states that students cannot be under the influence or in possession of alco-hol while on campus, many students said they have found ways to bring the contraband onto campus and into their dorms.

Students surveyed were asked how often they drink on campus. Of the 400

students surveyed, 100 answered “one to three days a month” and 73 students answered between “one to three days a week.” Eight students answered that they drink on campus “four or more days a week.” The majority of the stu-dents surveyed, 219, said they “never” drink on campus.

When asked to rate the level of diffi-culty of bringing alcohol into residence halls, 97 out of the 400 students sur-veyed answered “very easy” and 139 students answered “somewhat easy.”

Only 49 students answered it was “difficult” to sneak alcohol past RAs and 115 students said they’ve “never attempted.”

Catie Andris, a sophomore English major and student desk attendant, said she could not speak of incidences where students were caught bringing alcohol into residence halls, but explained the search is limited to students’ book bags or purses.

“We have residents open [bags and purses], and then we have this wood-en stick sort of thing that we poke around in the bag with,” Andris said. “If there’s a sweatshirt or laptop in the bag keeping us from seeing all of the bag’s contents, we may ask the resident to remove said objects.”

Andris said RAs and student desk attendants are not allowed to touch, with their hands, any personal belong-ings of students inside their purses or book bags due to privacy rights.

When asked if bag checks are con-ducted randomly or every time a stu-dent enters a residence hall, Andris said, “Everybody [gets checked], 24 hours a day. Everyone’s bag. Seven

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30.5%1-2 drinks in one sitting

34.5%3-4 drinks in one sitting

12.75%5-6 drinks in one sitting

12.25%6+ drinks in one sitting

10.25%do not drink

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59%said it was “easy” to bring

alcohol into residence halls.

of 400 students surveyed

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Even after a three-day overtime shift shoveling, plowing and salting the Framingham State campus last week-end, it looks like

Facilities’ Nemo clean-up efforts are still not over.

In addition to dumping nearly 30 inches of snow on FSU, the historic storm’s frigid icy conditions caused some concrete tiles in front of the Mc-Carthy Center to become dislodged and dangerous to walk on, Facilities Direc-tor Warren Fairbanks said Tuesday.

The area has been roped off with caution tape and orange pylons to keep students from stepping on the wobbly tiles on their way inside the building until they can be fixed. As of Wednes-day afternoon, though, the caution tape has detached from the cones, and many students have been walking through the damaged area.

Fairbanks said the support for the tiles has been “displaced” and, because of that, they are “going to going to rock every time once you step on [them].”

Fairbanks has called in the original installer of the tiles, who will “basically reset the entire deck,” he said.

Fairbanks estimates the repairs could take one to two weeks and will cost “in the $5,000 to $10,000 range.

“What we expect might have hap-pened is the roof drain underneath the titles … probably froze during the storm and that pushed up, from underneath, the tiles,” he said. “It all seemed to hap-

pen right after the storm.”While an inconvenience, Fairbanks

said, the repairs are a project that had to be completed eventually and will allow Facilities to “clean out the roof drain and clean out the debris” as well as “see if the integrity of the roof is still good.

“We’d been thinking about doing it because every now and then we’ll get a tile that would rock like this. … We were thinking about waiting until the break, but I think that will be too long so we will have him get it done as soon

as he has the time to,” Fairbanks said.The tiled entrance to the McCarthy

Center, installed about eight years ago, covers the roof to the Dining Commons, explained Fairbanks.

“None of the tiles cracked – they’re still good,” Fairbanks added. “That kind of surprised me, but that’s a good sign.”

Sophomore Criminology major Tori Sepavich said she is unhappy with the progress of the tiles being replaced.

“I think it’s pretty ridiculous that they haven’t fixed them yet and simply high-

lighted the problem with orange cones and yellow tape. They have seemingly just left that stuff there and people are still tripping,” Sepavich said.

Senior Communications major Sa-mantha Solimini was angered as well.

“I think it’s dangerous that they haven’t been fixed yet, not only for the students but for the number of elderly faculty members and visitors who are also tripping on them and are risking being severely injured. It’s such a high volume, high traffic area of campus and people are tripping constantly. There’s no excuse for them not being fixed yet,” Solimini said.

Junior Criminology major Jasmin Hathaway-Houston said she fell and hurt her foot on one of the tiles.

“I stepped on it wrong and I sprained my ankle. It hurt like hell,” she said. Ha-thaway-Houston said a doctor had told her the ankle was sprained and that she “is fine now but it hurt for like a week.”

Wobbly tiles in front of McCarthy Center being replacedBy Michael B. MurphyAssistANt News editor

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By Wednesday, the pylons and caution tape warning students about broken tiles were strewn about in front of the building.

SGA allocated itself nearly $7,000 to bring motivational speaker Eric Thomas to campus and passed six other motions.

Thomas focuses his presentations on leadership and student athletes.

SGA Vice President Larry Liuzzo said the club is also seeking funding for the speaker from other organizations on campus such as the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Athletics De-partment, the Sociology Department and SILD.

SGA had already received $674 from SUAB for the speaker and subtracted that amount from the request presented to SGA. As they receive funding from other departments, SGA will deposit it back into the unallocated account, said Liuzzo.

Fashion Club New York trip fundedThe Fashion Club was allocated

$3,141.50 for a day trip to New York City. The trip will be on April 6, and is open to the whole campus. April 6 is also Accepted Students Day, but the new fashion students come the follow-ing weekend, so the Fashion Club mem-bers who go on the trip won’t miss the opportunity to meet new fashion ma-jors.

The trip sold out last year, so this year, the club requested two buses, which will bring the cost to $3,141.50. Students can buy tickets for $15 and can

explore the city as they wish. Fashion Club President Hillary Estes

was asked what students would do on the trip and how it pertained to the Fash-ion Club’s mission.

“I mean, New York City and fash-ion - they just coincide,” Estes said. She added that the Fashion Club members will go shopping in the city and visit the famous Mood Designer Fabrics store, featured in “Project Runway” and “The Apprentice.”

During the debate session, the pur-pose of the trip was questioned by some senators, but supported by others.

Senator Susan Siraco said, “New York City is really inspiring. … Visiting

Mood seems like a really rare experi-ence.”

The motion passed with five objec-tions.

The Fashion Club was also allocated $12,250 for their annual fashion show, this year titled “Eternal. “

HRAC and GEHAC to attend leadership conference

Both the Human Rights Action Com-mittee (HRAC) and the Gender Equal-ity and Health Awareness Committee (GEHAC) were allocated money to go to the National Young Feminist Leader-ship Conference from March 23 - 25 in Arlington, Va.

Four students from each club will be able to go to the conference where they will learn “activist skills” and human rights issues, according to Natasha St. Amand, the president of GEHAC. On the last day of the conference, the FSU students will present an issue to a mem-ber of Congress.

When asked what issue they might present, Victoria Dansereau, vice presi-dent of GEHAC said that “feminist is-sues” such as violence against women are one of the clubs’ “top priorities.”

The money was allocated to each club in two separate motions.

In other news:• The Class of 2013 was allocat-

ed $6,077 to rent buses that will be used for Senior Week activities.

• The Wildlife Club was allocat-ed $1,565 for a day trip to the Mystic Aquarium in Conn. on April 27. It will be open to all students and will cost $5 per person.

• There will be a blood drive on Feb. 25 in the McCarthy Center Forum.

• The Class of 2014 will be spon-soring two raffles, one to win a reserved parking spot for one week and one to win a reserved table in the Dining Com-mons for one week.

• The Transfer Advocacy Group will be hosting a bake sale on Feb. 26 and 27, and will include gluten-free op-tions.

[Editor’s Note: Natasha St. Amand is

a member of The Gatepost staff.]

SGA to sponsor motivational speaker Eric ThomasBy Kaila BraleyAssistANt News editor

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SGA senators deliberated on two requests for conference funds Tuesday.

$5,000 - $10,000 total estimate for repairs, according

to Warren Fairbanks, FSU

Facilities Director

days a week.”Despite these efforts, FSU students

claim to have found ways to bring al-cohol into their rooms.

Nicole Davignon, a senior English major, said, “Oh yeah, I’ve seen other students do it all the time. Students have gotten so sneaky about it though, so it’s harder to figure out how they’re doing it.”

Students say FSU’s policy more

strict than other schools’When asked if students believe

FSU’s alcohol policy is more or less strict than those at other state universi-ties, 303 of the 400 students said they believe Framingham State’s is more strict. Fifty-three students said it is equally strict, 9 students said it is less strict and 36 students are not familiar with other schools’ policies.

Alcohol policies at other schools in the state university and UMass systems vary, as do the sanctions that come with violating them.

FSU and Worcester State are the only two fully dry public campuses in the state. Salem, Bridgewater and MCLA are dry, with on-campus wet dorms or apartments.

At Fitchburg, Westfield, UMass Dartmouth and MassArt, students over 21 can drink in their dorms. UMass Amherst residence halls have desig-nated 21-plus floors where drinking is allowed.

At UMass Lowell, only two of eight dorms are dry.

UMass Boston is a commuter school, which does not have residence halls.

School administrators at all wet cam-puses set guidelines for the amounts of alcohol that can be stored in each room, as well as other measures aimed at re-ducing binge drinking, such as banning beer funnels, kegs and ice luges.

Sanctions for alcohol violations at Massachusetts’ public schools vary.

Framingham is the only school which suspends students from res halls for first alcohol-related offenses. School policy dictates that resident students who violate the alcohol policy are suspended for one week from liv-

ing in or visiting dorms and participat-ing in campus events.

A second violation gets residents a five-week suspension, 16 weeks for a third.

At Westfield State, students are re-quired to complete 10 hours of com-munity service for a first offense, are suspended from housing for one se-mester for a second, and receive an-other one-semester housing suspension for a third.

UMass Dartmouth students are also required to give 10 hours of “commu-nity restitution” for a first violation. For second offenses, students are required to complete more hours of service in addition to other sanctions. Third of-fenses lead to suspension or dismissal from their res hall or from the school.

At Salem State, first-time violators are placed under “residential review,” while second-time violators receive a one-year suspension from residence halls. A third violation results in sus-pension from the university.

A first violation at Worcester State could result either in a written warning or one semester of probation, depend-ing on the situation. A second viola-tion, however, could result in a res hall suspension of up to one year, while a third could mean expulsion either from dorms or from the university itself.

Bridgewater State students who vio-late the school’s alcohol policy might also just receive a written warning,

but a second offense leads to a res hall suspension of unspecified length, and a third offense could lead to university suspension.

After first offenses at Fitchburg State, students have to complete an ed-ucation program and pay a small fine. A second violation leads to a semester-long suspension from res halls and a third leads to university suspension for one semester.

At UMass Amherst, first-time viola-tors receive two years of housing pro-bation and two more violations lead to

permanent housing removal.UMass Lowell students receive a

written warning for their first offense, followed by a year of probation and removal from housing for second and third offenses, respectively.

Violations at MassArt, according to an online policy outline, are met with unspecified “disciplinary sanctions” handed down by a Hearing Officer. A third offense for underage drinking, though, can result in expulsion.

All schools require students to com-plete some version of an alcohol edu-cation course for most violations.

Three-fourths of students

drink off campusStudents surveyed were asked how

often they consume alcohol off cam-pus. 149 out of the 400 students sur-veyed answered between “one to three days a month,” 73 students answered between “one to three days a week,” 21 students answered “four or more days a week,” and 107 students said they never drink off campus.

When asked how often stu-dents attend off-campus parties where alcohol is served, 116 of the 400 stu-dents surveyed answered “once or twice a month,” 67 students answered “a few times a month,” 76 students answered “often,” and 141 students responded that they never attend off-campus parties.

A majority of students, 254 of the 400 students surveyed, said they drank “to socialize,” two students answered they drank due to “peer pressure,” 64 students said they drank “to get drunk.” Five students answered they drank “to avoid/escape something” and 75 students said they drink for “other” reasons

Some students who answered “oth-er” said they drink because they enjoy the taste of alcohol, and that it helps them relax.

Students surveyed were asked how much they drink on average in one sitting. 122 of the 400 students sur-

veyed answered “one to two drinks,” 138 students answered “three to four drinks,” 51 students answered “five to six drinks,” 49 students answered “more than six drinks” and 41 students answered they do not drink.

Health and Wellness Program Co-ordinator Judy Grob-Whiting said she was not surprised by the survey results overall.

According to Grob-Whiting, in 2011, Health Services conducted a “Core” survey, which is used nation-wide, about alcohol use among stu-dents. The results showed the average student believes 98 percent of the stu-dent body drinks alcohol. The actual number of students who said they do drink is 73 percent, according to Grob-Whiting.

“They are thinking ‘Oh, everybody drinks,’ when in actuality, three-fourths are drinking, and they are drinking quite responsibly,” said Grob-Whiting. From the “Core” survey, she concluded that the average student who drinks has only three drinks per week.

“The perception out there is that ev-erybody is drinking vast quantities, but that is not true. In reality, people are drinking moderately or not at all.” She said that this perception is prevalent due to the fact that binge drinkers are “more visible” than conservative and moderate drinkers.

The Gatepost’s survey found that the majority of students said they con-sumed four or fewer drinks in one sit-ting. “That does not meet the defini-tion of binge drinking, which is a good thing,” she said.

The CDC defines “binge drinking” as “when men consume 5 or more drinks, and when women consume 4 or more drinks, in about 2 hours.”

Grob-Whiting works with students who have violated FSU’s alcohol poli-cy, and said she notices a large number of students in the mandatory course are students under 21, particularly fresh-men.

“They [freshmen] may not have had a whole lot of experience [drinking] prior to college … with the perception that everyone drinks in college,” she said. “Usually, students 21-plus drink more responsibly. They go out and they drink in a very safe way.

“I see the students who do violate the alcohol policy, and some are stu-dents who rarely drink, or drink moder-ately, but one time, they did the wrong thing,” said Grob-Whiting.

of 400 students surveyed

“YES”when asked whether they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by a drunk driver at least once

56%answered

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of 400 students surveyed

Compared to other state universities,

students think FSU’s

alcohol policy is: 76%

More Strict

13%Equally Strict

10%Not Familiar with FSU’s

policies

>1%Less Strict

54%Disagree with FSU’s

alcohol policy

25%Agree with FSU’s

alcohol policy

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The Health and Wellness Center provides students with leaflets about how to deal with alcohol consumption.

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The outside of the McCarthy Center - a death trap?

The Gatepost Editorial

Framingham State’s Big Lie

For years now, school administrators have branded FSU a “dry campus.” Framingham State students, they have told state agencies, parents and college-ready high schoolers, live and study in an environment that is alcohol-free. This policy has helped to ensure that we can focus on our schoolwork and avoid the dangers associated with drinking too much, or drinking underage, they have said. Being a dry campus has made us safer, they have said.

This is Framingham State’s Big Lie - one told over and over again, even as the tragic death of student Ashley Donahue in an accident allegedly caused by a drunk driver and startling evidence to the contrary indicate the opposite. Because of the Big Lie, there is not a safe place to drink on campus. Many students feel less likely to get in trouble if they drink off of school grounds, and thus eventually have to drive back to their dorms, sometimes under the influence. According to The Gatepost survey featured in this issue, one in four of us have done just that. More than half of us have accepted a ride from someone else who has.

It is common knowledge across campus that Framingham State students drink alcohol, be it in their dorm rooms, at nearby bars or at their friends’ apartments and houses. Anyone who looks closely enough at FSU campus life knows that the school’s Big Lie does not accurately represent reality. According to Framingham State policy, of age students are not allowed to drink on campus, but they do. According to the policy, of age students are not even allowed to come back to their residence halls with alcohol in their systems, but, as long as students aren’t obviously, dangerously drunk, student desk attendants are constantly looking the other way. Framingham State students are drinking, just like their “wet campus” peers. And everyone knows it.

The Big Lie is a deliberate denial of reality - one designed to benefit the school, not its students. Administrators, presumably, perpetuate the Lie to boost the university’s reputation for offering a safer, less distracting environment than other institutions across the state. But wouldn’t a reputation for being responsible, for putting student safety above all else and for taking proactive measures to curb driving under the influence, be a better reputation to have than one based on a Big Lie? In the eyes of administrators, is being “dry” more important than being safe?

The Gatepost’s recommendations for possible programs to help promote safe alcohol use are not new. Nor are they without precedent and working models elsewhere. Framingham State needs a “no questions asked” transportation service, which would offer students a safe ride home if they have had too much to drink, or if their drivers have. It needs a 21-plus dorm, similar to those at nearly every other public university in the state, where of age students can consume alcohol responsibly without running the risk of being booted off campus. It would benefit greatly by having an on-campus pub - like the one at UMass Dartmouth, or like the now-defunct McCarthy’s, which shut its doors on the FSU campus a few years ago - where students could meet up without having to arrange for a ride to or from, and where those with little experience drinking alcohol could learn to do so responsibly in a safe environment.

But as long as administrators insist on maintaining the “dry campus” policy - as long as they insist on maintaining Framingham State’s Big Lie - we will never have any of those things. FSU students overwhelmingly do not support the “dry campus” policy, and a majority are ignoring it, anyway. FSU’s motto, the one emblazoned everywhere, is “Live to the Truth.” For the sake of students’ safety, it is time administrators start following it, and admit that the status quo is not working.

Natasha St. AmadGEHAC President

O.K., maybe I’m exaggerating. Maybe. But I really don’t think so. Following Nemo’s relentless snowfall, a significant portion of the patio outside of the McCarthy Center was cordoned off with yellow caution tape and orange pylon cones in order to keep stu-dents from walking on it. A number of the tiles were dislodged during the storm, mak-ing them wobbly and dangerous to step on.

Well it’s been two weeks since Nemo first graced us with its presence. The snow has made itself at home on our fair campus, and the dangerous tiles seemed to be settling in to stay as well.

Facilities Director Warren Fairbanks said they are bringing in the company that origi-nally placed the tiles in order to fix the prob-lem. But how long exactly do they plan on taking to do this? The cones have remained, but the yellow caution tape is down now, making it entirely possible for students to

walk on these dangerous tiles. And while or-ange safety cones are usually an indicator for “Danger! Danger!,” this isn’t always some-thing that registers with students - especially when they’re in a hurry. They have to get into the cafeteria, find a seat, get food, eat and get to class - sometimes in the span of 10 min-utes. The last thing they’re thinking about is where they’re walking. And what about vi-sually impaired students? The orange cones alone aren’t going to do much to keep them from walking into the dangerous section.

So how long are we expected to deal with this? It’s already been two weeks, and with another storm coming, it’s safe to assume that more damage is possible. How long will it be before the entire area is unsafe to walk on? Facilities needs to do something - at the very least, block off the unsafe section so no one can walk on it until the company can get here to fix it.

Letter to the editor:After name change, club more inclusiveOn behalf of the club, I would like to an-

nounce that Women’s Empowerment has changed its name to Gender Equality and Health Awareness Committee (GEHAC). Changing the name from Women’s Empow-erment to GEHAC was practically necessary for the club to thrive. Men did not feel com-fortable joining due to the exclusivity the for-mer name implied. Yet, in order for the club to produce lasting change in the Framingham State community, we need men to be a part of the discussion, too.

Many of the issues Women’s Empower-ment addressed (positive body image, re-productive health, sexual assault, violence against women by men, etc.) historically have been considered “women’s issues.” These are not just issues that hurt women but men as well. Under the new name, we will continue to raise awareness about posi-tive body image, reproductive rights, sexual health, sexual violence, domestic violence and gay-bashing, and how these issues hurt

both women and men. These are all topics FSU needs to openly address because they hurt the people we love and care about - our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, grandpar-ents, significant others, best friends … our-selves.

With a string of sexual assaults last semes-ter on campus, it is clear these issues are a pervasive (and sometimes accepted) part of our community. By bringing awareness to the community, by opening up discussion, we can empower others to stand up and let it be known: it is not O.K. Gender Equality and Health Awareness Committee is here to fight for those who cannot, to be an advocate for victims and survivors alike and to help reduce all acts of violence on campus. We welcome everyone to come get involved with GEHAC every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in MC Club Room 4.

Samantha RawsonOpinions Editor

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in the SGA office conference room, she explained how she wanted to become student trustee because she liked the idea of being able to “highlight all of the really great things that happen on this campus.

“I see how much people do and how little appreciation they get,” she said.

For Goguen, being student trustee is constantly on her mind, whether she’s sit-ting in class and hears a student complain about something, or she’s thinking of new ways to represent the student population.

“I always am thinking to myself, ‘May-be this is something I can bring up at a meeting,’” she said. “Students do so much every day that I don’t think the average person would know about - administrators included.”

She recently initiated what’s known as the “Student Trustee Report,” which she gave for the first time at last month’s Board of Trustees meeting.

“President Flanagan asked me if I would present on ASB, because it’s some-thing big on campus and something I know a lot about,” she said.

ASB, a volunteer program in which students are selected through an applica-tion process to travel to an area in need of help during their scheduled spring break, is what Goguen is truly passionate about.

She got involved as a sophomore, but said she regrets not applying her freshman year.

“It’s honestly what gets me out of bed every day,” she said. “When I don’t want to get up, I’m like, ‘Oh but, I have to do ASB work! We’re so close - I can’t wait!’”

Goguen recalled her first trip in March 2011 to New Orleans, working with Habi-tat for Humanity to rebuild a house for Hurricane Katrina victims.

It was her first experience with any kind of construction, and she remembers being nervous at first.

“I’m not the most handy girl around!” she laughed.

Goguen said she had done volunteer service before that trip, but after it, she was so inspired that she wanted to incor-porate service wherever she could.

The experience even encouraged her to switch majors from elementary education to sociology.

“When I got back from the trip … I started thinking, ‘There are so many ways to help people,’” said Goguen.

She realized that teaching was one way, but after seeing a different area of the country, she became more aware of the issues facing the nation and wanted to do more.

“I am so grateful I made the switch [to sociology] because I have learned so much

about the world,” she said. “The way I look at the world is completely different than when I entered Framingham - which is a good thing, I think.”

Goguen said she is looking forward to her final ASB trip this coming March to Biloxi, Miss., where student volunteers will take part in ecosystem restoration in an area that had been devastated by the 2010 British Petroleum Oil spill.

She said she can’t wait to see how the other participants react, and hopes it lights the same “fire” in them that she felt after her first trip.

“It’s the start of something for a lot of people,” she said. “It’s just so unique that it puts everything into perspective.”

SGA Secretary Carly Granville said that under Goguen’s leadership skills she “became a better student as well as a bet-ter person. I am so glad to have her as a close friend and am looking forward to the upcoming ASB trip with her.”

SGA President senior Hannah Bruce said that Goguen “has a truly kind heart and Framingham State is lucky to have such a passionate strong leader as the stu-dent trustee.

“I have never met a person that can balance so much and still manage to put 100 percent into everything she does,” she said.

SGA Vice President junior Larry Liuz-zo said, “Molly is much more than an un-

believable student and student leader - she is simply a tremendous person. Her desire and dedication to help people is perhaps her greatest quality. … She always puts others before herself because she truly cares about making her community and the world a better place.”

Goguen, a Boylston native, said she is thinking about pursuing a master’s degree in either higher education or public ad-ministration.

She said her dream job would be some-thing along the lines of a dean of students, but she’s still not sure if she wants a career in higher ed.

“I wish I could do ASB for the rest of my life, but I haven’t quite figured out how to do that yet,” said Goguen. “I know for sure, whatever I decide to go into, I do want to make volunteering still very much a big part of my life.”

In her final semester at FSU, Goguen said when she graduates, she will miss ASB the most. She said she has a hard time putting into words what her ASB experiences mean to her, but said the program has provided opportunities that make her grateful for everything she has.

She admits that she thinks it will be dif-ficult when the Biloxi trip is over because it’s her last one.

“I can’t wait for it to come, but at the same time, I’m like, ‘Slow down! I don’t want it to be over!’”

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In schools throughout America, classes are separated by the subject, grade, and level of the students in them. There are other forms of separation that are arguably more controversial, such as students who are often separated out due to disability.

Many are now advocating for inclu-sion for students with disabilities, allow-ing them to be in the same classes as their peers, learning the same curriculum at the same pace.

Creating a more inclusive school envi-ronment was the focus of photojournalist and documentarian Dan Habib, who visit-ed campus last Wednesday, Feb. 13 as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Habib screened and discussed two of his documentaries: “Including Samuel,” focusing on his son Samuel, who was diag-

nosed with cerebral palsy, and “Who Cares about Kelsey?” which follows a young woman with ADHD trying to graduate high school and mend relationships with her loved ones.

“It [the presentation] was perfectly con-sistent with the theme of accepting others and finding common ground,” said Presi-dent Timothy Flanagan.

“Including Samuel” has been shown at many film festivals, including the Sprout Film Festival at the Metropolitan Muse-um of Art and also won the “Excellence Award” at the Superfest International Film Festival. The film concentrates on Habib and his family’s efforts to get Samuel a more inclusive education and the best chance to live a healthy and normal life. While doing this, Habib spotlights other people with disabilities and finds out how inclusion has benefitted and harmed them.

“Personally, I have a lot of experience with inclusion, said Aubrey Glidden, an

elementary education major. “My mom works in early intervention, so a lot of it hit close to home and it was really a powerful documentary for me.”

Many parents of children with dis-abilities attended the lecture, asking Habib questions such as how much support from the teachers matter when it comes to inclu-sion and what a typical day in the life of his son Samuel was like.

“I’m really glad to have this conversa-tion here at this university where a lot of future educators are,” said Habib. “I feel so strongly, and I hope the school does as well, that it shouldn’t be ignored.”

Habib described a day in Samuel’s life as well as how his family has adapted to help out. He said he and his wife decide who takes care of Samuel each day since they both have busy work schedules. Samuel takes an assortment of medica-tions daily to live the life that he lives. He is driven to school by one of his parents,

Making a difference has changed Molly Goguen’s life

By Avarie Cook Staff Writer

Filmmaker Dan Habib screened documentaries for

students and staff in the Forum.

Documentarian discusses disabilities in the classsroom

Shanay Walker/The Gatepost

ASB trip leaders Carolyn Holland, Victoria Dost and Goguen.

From left to right: SGA Vice President Larry Liuzzo, Goguen, SGA President Hannah Bruce, and former SGA Senator Jorge Cruz.

Photo courtesy of Molly Goguen

Photo courtesy of Molly Goguen

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10 February 22, 2013Arts & Features

On the playground, children might find it easy to make friends and play together, creating stories with their imagination. John Elder Robison did not have the same childhood experience.

According to Robison, there was a right way to play with blocks, a right way with trucks and a right way to Barbie dolls. Ro-bison felt the other children were not using the toys in the best way. When he tried to show them his “right way,” they cast him out.

“Today, they would have sent a kid like me to a group home to ‘civilize’ me,” said Robison.

When he was 40-years-old, Robison was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Last Monday, Feb. 11, Robison visited FSU students and faculty to speak about his book, “Look me in the Eye.” Robison shared his experiences with becoming suc-cessful, and the struggles he faced before he was diagnosed with Asperger’s syn-drome.

Robison said the difference with today’s services and knowledge of research com-pared to 40 years ago was that then As-perger’s syndrome was unknown. People who were considered to have a disability were people who showed obvious signs such as being lazy, defiant or destructive. This resulted in a different upbringing than today, said Robison, and back then, people with disabilities were viewed as inferior because they had to work harder.

At the age of 13, Robison discovered technology and machines through a com-puter kit he was given for Christmas. He also spent time at MIT with his father, who was a professor there.

Robison recalls being a “pet” to his father’s grad students. They let him play around with unused televisions, which he would break down and reassemble, en-couraging what he called his “destructive mechanic days.”

“I was an autistic stubborn little kid who didn’t have friends but had circuits,” said Robison. “Circuits did not make fun of me and were never mean.”

It was his failure with people that lead

him to technology, said Robison. After cre-ating new devices from scraps of metal, he entered what he calls his “technician phase” as he was able to envision unique things that people wanted. He knew he was “defective” and did not fit in with other kids. Robison dropped out of high school and joined a local band fixing equipment.

After garnering a reputation for his work fixing musical equipment, musicians began to hire him to work with their equip-

ment and create special effects, including well-known bands such as KISS.

According to Robison, as long as you made beautiful music, you were welcomed. Robison was described as a freak by the band, but he felt he was “among freaks.”

Robison admits he did not tell the en-tire story of his success in “Look Me in the Eye,” as when he got a job as an electrical engineer to create sound synthesis for Mil-ton Bradley, he lied to get the job. Robison claimed he knew the professors at MIT and talked himself up. Anxiety ate at Robison for years for misleading the company. He

decided to quit before they found out and fired him.

After leaving Milton Bradley, Robison started a business fixing cars. This was about the time he was diagnosed with As-perger’s syndrome.

Asperger’s affected the way Robison behaved throughout his life, and he said he could not tell whether someone was being sarcastic or praising him.

“I was unable to judge what people

thought or felt,” said Robison. “I couldn’t tell if they were serious or not.”

Robison explained how he might of said, “That shirt makes you look fat” to a friend. However, the difference between him and the “common asshole” is that the “asshole” would turn and snicker with his friends, while Robison would scratch his head bewildered about what he did wrong.

Being diagnosed with Asperger’s syn-drome led Robison to writing his book, “Look me in the Eye.” Robison believed there must be millions of young people growing up different, and he wanted to share with them.

After the lecture, Samantha Englehart a junior psychology major said, “My brother has the same diagnosis and for me it was very eye opening. Everything my brother faced through out his life I can understand better.”

Samantha Ghika, a junior sociology major said, “For Robison to talk about his struggles was very positive for him and changed my perspective.”

Robison believes Asperger’s could be turned from a disability to a gift if har-nessed properly.

“I saw there was a need for someone to step up and help people from feeling the pain of being alone, ashamed, and defec-tive,” said Robison. “I hope to spare people from feeling those things like I had.”

‘Look me in the eye’ author comes to FSU

comes home, eats dinner and watches tele-vision with the rest of the family. His older brother Isaiah babysits him often, and they still spend a good amount of time together reading books and playing games.

One mother in the audience shared her experience fighting the school committee to get her daughter transferred into a class-room where there is no separation based on disabilities. She said she is still fighting the school committee to prevent her daughter from being separated out. The audience, along with Habib, applauded after hearing the story of her daughter’s success finally becoming more social and having friends call her name when she walks down the hallway.

Since the film release in 2009, Habib said that his son is now in an inclusion classroom middle school. Habib said Sam-uel now has such a healthy social life that he has to choose which friends he wants to hang out with during his spare time. He said that he asks Samuel every weekend

whom he wants to hang out with, and since Samuel has trouble with communication himself, Habib will call or text his son’s friend and the friend will come over.

“Kids are always hanging out at our house and they come with us on family trips!” he said.

When asked what his proudest moment was since releasing the film, Habib de-scribed how he and Isaiah were asked to go to Capitol Hill and attend a congressional briefing for No Child Left Behind.

“We were told to testify about why in-clusive education should be part of all the reauthorization and Isaiah spoke. It was great - he was so powerful and it was so honest and from the heart.”

After talking with parents, nurses and educators, Habib said that if anyone want-ed to stay in contact with him and talk about their experiences or needed support of any kind, he could be reached through email at dan.habib@unh.edu or through the website includingsamuel.com.

By Sara Silvestro Assistant Arts & Features Editor

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“I was an autistic, stubborn little kid who didn’t have friends, but had circuits. ... Circuits did not

make fun of me and were never mean.”- John Elder Robison

February 22, 2013 11Arts & Features

Step aside, Formspring. Bring in the nice guys.

Over the past few weeks, a Facebook page called FraminghamState Compli-ments has been filling students’ newsfeeds with sincere messages to their peers.

“Have a great day off tomorrow! And to everyone who has not received a com-pliment as of yet - you are all amazing in your own unique way and never let anyone bring you down!” said one post on Feb. 17.

These compliment pages are the latest Internet trend to hit campuses all across the nation and come with the refreshing goal of nothing but spreading positivity. According to an article in Time magazine, this trend began back in September when a group of students at Queens University in Ontario thought of making a Facebook page to send anonymous compliments to their classmates. These small but sincere gestures suddenly went viral.

Framingham State’s compliments page is run by an anonymous person on campus. This person chooses to remain anonymous because they say they didn’t start the site “to get a pat on the back - it was simply to put a smile on someone’s face and a good feeling in their heart.”

The page has only been up and running for about three weeks now and already is gaining an immense amount of popular-ity. The profile has almost 700 friends, and compliments are updated constantly throughout the day.

“There seemed to be a need for some-thing positive on campus, and as you can already see by the posts, we are a great community,” said the site’s anonymous admin. “This is a site that was created for the FSU community to show that we are a ‘FRAMily’ and that we genuinely care about one another.”

The idea is simple - people can send a message to the Facebook page, regardless whether they are friends with the page or not, and the message will then be posted anonymously and the person or persons be-ing mentioned will be tagged in the post.

For those who are not on Facebook, the site aims to send an anonymous note with the submission directly to the person. Stu-dents can also send an email to the page at framinghamstatecompliments@gmail.com. Any negative comments are ignored and deleted.

“If someone admires a classmate, is impressed by how a professor conducts a class, is inspired by a student leader or

would like to give a shout-out to the ad-ministration, this gives them a medium to do so,” said the admin.

So far, the site has been extremely suc-cessful. In just a few short weeks, the page has had a continuous flow of compliments being posted each day. The compliments range from residents thanking the RAs on campus, students giving shout-outs to certain faculty members, to simple compli-ments from one person to another.

“Dr. James M. Cressey, thank you for being such an amazing professor to the education majors here at FSU. You do ev-erything you can to make us succeed in our future careers at educators, and it is greatly

appreciated,” said one poster.Another wrote, “I am so grateful to

have to have Wadad Chammas as a friend. I want her to know she is a unique person - selfless, giving and exceptionally special.”

The site hopes to reach the Framingham State alumni next.

“We have already had a few alumnae like our page, and I believe that there has already been a post or two about our won-derful alumni,” says the admin. “We hope that this will not be another ‘fad’ and will continue to grow and spread the love and good vibes for years to come.”

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Kevin Long is one of the best RA’s ever! I’m an SDA and whenever I am at desk he always makes sure to ask if I need anything! He is inspiring and wonderful! I hope I get to know him better! He has such a great personality!

To anyone and everyone who helped plan Colleen’s vigil tonight: You all did such an amazing job! I am so sorry for your loss, but the vigil was very beautiful! Have a good night all.

To Tori Dost, you are the best RA ever! You are always there for your residents, and I will always appreci-ate all the time and effort you put in!

Scott Shea always has such a positive attitude. He is a great leader on this campus and we are all lucky to be in his presence.

12 February 22, 2013Arts & Features

To classify “Side Effects” as a psycho-logical thriller is a gross misrepresenta-tion of Steven Soderbergh’s latest, and possibly last, film. Any ideas, predictions, preconceived notions or feelings you may have towards this movie will be viciously flipped upside down well before the credits roll.

What begins as somewhat of a salute to Hitchcock slowly evolves into a modern day film noir as it falls deeper and deeper into its own rabbit hole. The trick with this film is not to attempt to anticipate the plot twists or you may feel betrayed by the end. However, that doesn’t mean “Side Effects” isn’t worth buying a ticket, even if the highway robbers want eleven dollars for it. With stunning performances from Rooney Mara and Jude Law, if this is Soderbergh’s last hurrah, then he’s going out with a bang.

“Side Effects” dwells in our culture’s obsession with psychiatric drugs, the secret life of psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry pumping out new drugs to solve all of our mental problems. Anti-depres-sants such as Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Pro-zac are brought up so frequently that the first half of the film resembles a fictional adaptation of the documentary “Genera-tion Rx.”

Screenwriter Scott Z Burns creates

a true sense of fear rooted in a world of over-prescribed medication that is all too real. Antidepressant ads that appear in TV commercial breaks spend most of their two minutes listing horrendous “Side Effects” to the product. In the case of this story, one of those “Side Effects” is murder.

The film opens with a slow pan through an empty, dimly lit apartment. A dining table neatly set for three, unique wall deco-rations, and simple but contemporary fur-niture indicate the owners’ sense of style. A picture perfect display of a flowering family’s living space - except for the blood

smeared across the hardwood floor and the distraught cries of a woman off screen echoing through the living room.

“Three months earlier” we’re intro-duced to Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), a young New Yorker who gives the im-pression that smiling is a rare occurrence for her. She becomes overwhelmed with anxiety and a sense of hopelessness after her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) is release from a four-year prison stint for insider trading. Her depression worsens in their reunion and she lands herself in a hos-pital bed after attempting to take her own

life. She comes under the psychiatric care of Dr. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), and he prescribes a number of antidepressants that seem to have little to no effect on Emily’s self-endangering anxiety. That is until Em-ily’s former therapist Dr. Victoria Siebert (Catherine Zeta-Jones) recommends a new miracle pill Ablixa. It works wonders on Emily, amplifying her mood, her motiva-tion and her libido. To quote her husband’s reaction to Emily’s turn around, “Whoev-er makes this drug is going to be fucking rich!” All seems well, until Emily experi-ences the “Side Effects.”

At this point exposing anymore plot de-tails would not only spoil the movie but se-verely cripple the viewing experience, and in my opinion that’s really the only strong point of the film. “Side Effects” employs a method of storytelling rarely seen in thrillers today: complete 180-degree turns. Not just twists, but full turns. You start off watching one movie, and it completely shifts into a whole different beast. It’s not the most mind-twisting film ever, nor is it the most drama enriched, but the blending of the two genres makes it a film to remem-ber. I’m not going to throw confetti in the air and praise it to the sky or anything, but if you’re looking for some unique enter-tainment, “Side Effects” is worth seeing.

By Michael B. Murphyeditorial Staff

If fans of the alternative supergroup Tomahawk have concerns about the fu-ture of the band after their 2007 misstep “Anonymous” - an album comprised of reworked Native American musical com-positions - well, they need not worry.

The band’s fourth LP, “Oddfellows,” sees Tomahawk - Mike Patton, vocalist of Faith No More, Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, former Helmet drummer John Stanier and Fantomas bassist Trevor Dunn - return to form with a collection of 13 moody tracks that hearken back to their self-titled 2001 debut.

Album opener and eponymous track “Oddfellows” sees Patton dramatically belting out the lines “They call us odd fel-lows / We’re dancing on the gallows / Who will judge you tomorrow?” over Stanier’s deliberately robotic drum beats, while Denison’s guitar riffs lunge forward at you like a pissed off hissing viper. As the song ends in a dizzying crescendo of noodling guitar lines and Patton’s rapid-fire whis-pers, Tomahawk will have listeners won-dering if the band has released its most disturbing and impenetrable album to date.

This would almost be the case if it were not for tracks “Typhoon” and “Stone Let-

ter,” the latter of which sounds like it could almost fit on a Foo Fighters or Queens of the Stone Age record. While perhaps a bit

too aggressive for most mainstream rock listeners ears, “Stone Letter” shows.

Tomahawk embracing Patton’s more pop-friendly vocals from his days in Faith No More and this allows them to just plain rock out, albeit on their own unconven-tional terms. This is the most fun the band has ever sounded.

While not as sonically diverse as their second album, 2003’s “Mit Gas,” “Oddfel-lows” is the band’s most sonically cohe-sive album to date. Every song sounds as if it belongs on the same album - a quality

that can’t be said of “Mit Gas.”“Oddfellows” slithers quietly, yet men-

acingly, like a mean dog during the tracks “I.O.U.” and “A Thousand Eyes” before lurching into a violent seizure of fren-zied barked vocals and guttural howls on “White Hats/Black Hats.”

Sometimes, the tempo changes drasti-cally within just one song like “Rise Up Dirty Waters,” which coasts along quietly with crisp finger-snaps and a bass line that could as a jazzy soundtrack to a Mickey Spillane novel until, out of nowhere, Den-nison’s propulsive guitar rises above the rhythm section and Patton begins to ma-niacally sermonize the listener like a pos-sessed pastor who is speaking in tongues.

This back and forth between quiet and loud never abates until the album’s conclu-

sion, but, thankfully, it never veers too far in either direction.

It’s perhaps Mike Patton and his tool kit of versatile vocal techniques that prevents “Oddfellows” from ever becoming canni-balized by its yin and yanging of tempos and moods. He almost sounds downright happy and playful as the music becomes loud and dangerous, as heard on stand-out track “Southpaw.” It’s when the mood gets quiet and spacious, like on “Baby Let’s Play,” that Patton’s vocals become their most sinister. In “Bone-dry,” he hauntingly singsongs over the sounds of a disturbed lullaby.

Those looking for a comfortable listen-ing experience should steer clear of “Odd-fellows,” but those who are up for a chal-lenge should look no further.

Album Review: Tomahawk’s “Oddfellows”

By David E. DewStaff Writer

Movie Review: “Side Effects”

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53 Away from one’s mouth55 Islamic fasting month58 Sweeping story60 Look at things to come?61 They can be used remotely?67 Pimple68 What a chiropractor manipulates69 Cunning70 Id’s counterpart71 Awaits action72 Enlighten73 “Smoking or ___?”DOWN 1 It’s removed by stripping 2 Senior church official 3 Group for drivers 4 Dined sumptuously 5 Reproductive cells 6 Monopoly token 7 Commotions 8 Singer Kravitz 9 Equiangular geometric figure10 Where many a joke is set11 Second-largest deer12 Self-proclaimed “greatest” of boxing13 What boys will be 19 Files litigation21 Abbreviation on tires in Greece?

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“‘Les Mis.’ I really loved the vocals. I’m a singer myself. It

was amazing to hear Anne Hathaway.”

-Trinh Duong, sophomore

“‘Django Unchained.’ It was long and really creative. I was really into it the whole time.”

-Lisa Arcovio, senior

“‘Life of Pi.’ The way the story comes together at the end is beautiful.”

- Jasmine Moore, sophomore

“‘Les Miserables,’ because it was amazing in

every possible way.”

- Heather Howard, freshman

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“‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ because it puts out the message

that everyone’s different and people shouldn’t judge others.”

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“‘Argo’ because it was so Hollywood even though it was

based on a true story.”

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The Framingham State Women’s Basketball team put together a raging comeback en route to a 71-59 victory over Fitchburg State in the MASCAC quarterfinals.

In the second half, the Rams ex-ploded as the game ended on a 25-5 Framingham State burst.

The game began sloppy with the Rams missing inside baskets and struggling in the offensive rebounds department. After the Rams took a 6-0 lead early on, the Falcons coun-tered with an 11-0 run.

The game was very fast-paced throughout with many turnovers caused because of ball pressure. Fitchburg State turned the ball over 15 times in the first half.

Senior guard Madeleine Park scored 13 first-half points on 4-10 shooting. The team as a whole strug-gled mightily, however, shooting 9-41 for a percentage of 22.

The Falcons took a 32-29 lead into the second half, as they shot 12-28 from the field, a clip of 42.9 percent.

Senior forward Kia Minor was held scoreless in the first half, but the Rams still only trailed by three points. Junior guard Kristen Hoffman was held to five points on 1-8 shooting.

“In the first half, they were div-ing on the floor more than us,” said sophomore guard Margo McCarthy. “We had to get all the loose balls, box out more. We just had to pick up our intensity. We knew what we had to do, so we just had to execute better.”

The team trailed for the majority of the beginning of the second half until the three-point shooting picked up for the Rams.

Hoffman drilled a trio of treys in the second half, including two in a row when the Rams needed it badly.

The Rams went on a 21-8 run to take a lead. With 8:17 left in the game, the FSU crowd was roaring and fully behind their team as they made their run towards the semifinal game.

Park spoke about the comeback, saying, “I think we just never gave up. Shots started falling and we started rebounding. Experienced teams and teams that are family don’t go home. We hit a couple big threes, and I think with our experience, once we got the lead, we knew how to control the ball. We started getting good shots.”

“Momentum does a lot for you, and that really helped us out in the end,” Park added.

Hoffman, who scored 16 points and grabbed 10 boards, said, “We just turned up our intensity defensively. We started hitting shots and we start-ed coming together and working as a team.”

McCarthy scored 10 points with four field goals to her credit.

“They always say it’s hard to beat a team for the third time,” McCar-thy said. “Coming off a win for them against Westfield, we knew they were in it. Playoffs, you know, win or go home. We didn’t want our season to end. Especially for our seniors, we didn’t want this to be their last game.”

Before a last-second basket by the Falcons, the Rams were on an electric 25-3 run. The final score was 71-59

Rams, after they outscored the Fal-cons 42-27 in the second half.

The win lined up a MASCAC semifinal matchup against number-one seed Bridgewater State on Thurs-day.

“I think we’re ready, and with our backs against the wall, we’re going down swinging,” Park said before the Bridgewater game. “I don’t plan on going down and the other girls don’t either.”

Hoffman said, “They’re very ath-letic. Hopefully we’ll put in a defense that’ll slow their tempo down. We have to box out and make them shoot one-and-done.”

“We got some new plans tomor-row [Wednesday] that we’re going to work on,” McCarthy said. “You just go in with a mentality that it’s win or go home. We’re ready.”

The fourth-seeded Rams took on number-one seeded Bridgewater State Bears on Thursday at the Tins-ley Center in Bridgewater. Bridgewa-ter State came into the game boasting a 21-3 overall record, and 11-1 in the MASCAC.

The teams battled and the Rams never gave up. The Bears’ offense was just a little too much for the Rams as FSU lost 77-65 in the semifinal game.

The Rams shot 50 percent from the field, which was tied for their second best field goal percentage in a single game this season. They held the Bears to 77 points, a significant improvement from the 92 and 95 the team gave up in the first two losses to Bridgewater State.

The Rams caused multiple turn-overs in the first half. Each team fin-ished the half with 12 turnovers. De-spite the Bears shooting 51.9 percent from the field, the Rams only trailed 31-25 at halftime.

The second half was a shootout. The Bears shot 61.3 percent and the Rams shot 59.3 percent from the field in the half. In the beginning of the half, the Rams surrendered too many offensive rebounds to the Bears,

which combined with great shooting, gave the Bears a 61-41 lead.

As Park noted, the Rams fought until the final whistle, nearing as close as 11 points.

The team ran out of time, however, and the Bears won by 12. Minor fin-ished her last game of her career with 20 points, five steals and no boards. She shot 9-13 from the floor.

Minor was also named to the 2012-2013 All-MASCAC First Team this week. Her statistics for the sea-son were 15.4 points per game, 8.6 rebounds per game, a 48.6 field goal percentage and 2.9 steals per game. This was her second selection to the All-MASCAC team as she made the second team in her sophomore sea-son.

Park had a quiet scoring game, with eight points on 4-7 shooting, as well as seven turnovers. She grabbed eight rebounds in her last game of her senior year along with two steals. Her final statistics for the season were 15.5 points per game, 2.6 three-point field goals made per game and 33.5 percent three-point percentage. Park broke Framingham State’s record with three-pointers in a season with 67 for the year and 188 in her career.

Hoffman finished the game with 14 points and five assists. She fin-ished her junior year with 14.5 points per game, a 38.3 three-point percent-age, 5.2 rebounds per game and a whopping 3.7 steals per game.

McCarthy’s final line from the semifinals game was 11 points on 5-10 shooting as she improved dra-matically late in her sophomore sea-son.

The FSU Lady Rams’ conference play record in the last three years stood at 4-8 twice and 3-9 last season. The team improved significantly this season, with a 6-6 conference record and reaching the MASCAC semifi-nals.

The Rams will wait to see if they receive a bid to be in the Eastern Col-legiate Athletic Conference tourney.

14 February 22, 2013

By Jess ThomasAsst. sports Editor

Ice hockey ends season

winless in MASCAC

Sports

By Matt Cooksports Editor

The ice hockey team dropped their season finale to UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday after the Rams lost 3-2. Framingham ended the 2012-13 campaign winless in the MASCAC, with a mark of 0-15-3. Overall, the Rams were 2-19-1. In that game, the Rams rallied to score two goals in the final period, but they came up just short. Their penalty kill, which has been stingy at best, was able to stop the Corsairs on seven of eight tries. UMass Dartmouth outshot Framingham, 49-35. Junior goaltender Nick Cafrelli finished the season with a 1-9-3 record overall. The Corsairs got on the board midway through the second period after a scoreless first. Mike Wilson tal-lied his first on the season at 8:19 of the second after a feed from Dan Dempsey. In the final period, sophomore forward Ryan Mc-Donald tied the game just 20 seconds in. Assists came from junior forward Dan Miressi, his 18th, and junior defenseman and captain Bo Driscoll, his seventh. The lead wouldn’t last long, as William Colclough notched his second goal on the season as UMass Dartmouth cashed in on their only power-play goal of the night. Shortly after, Nick Marquis’ individual effort gave the Corsairs the 3-1 edge, which would seal the deal. Melvin Nichols scored his first of the season for the Rams at the 7:26 mark of the third period, but Fram-ingham couldn’t get the puck in the net a third time. The Rams’ last win came on Jan. 5 in a 5-4 victory at Franklin Pierce. Since then, Framingham had three ties and 10 losses. On top of being winless in the con-ference, the ice hockey team also went 0-11 at Loring Arena, with their two wins and three ties coming on the road. The last time the Rams put up a goose egg at home was in 2009-10, when the squad was 0-12-1. The last time Framingham was winless in the MASCAC was in 2008-09, when they were 0-13-3. On Feb. 16, the Rams had three games remaining on the schedule, and were in a position to win out and clinch a spot in the conference tournament. Framingham lost a close one to Salem State, 5-4. On Feb. 18, FSU traveled to Worcester State for a make-up game. The game concluded in a 3-3 tie, and at that point, the ice hockey squad was already mathemati-cally out of playoff contention. With only three players graduating from this year’s team, the roster for the most part will remain theoreti-cally the same. Goaltenders Cafrelli, Herbert Kyles and Dale Adams are all juniors who, barring transfer-ring, will return to the lineup next season. Overall on the season, the Rams were 13.7 percent with the man advantage and 68.8 percent on the pen-alty kill. Despite losing all conference bouts, Framing-ham averaged scoring almost three goals per game in MASCAC play. The first win for FSU came on Nov. 27, when they blew out Southern N.H., 9-3. It was the same team they defeated in overtime in the last game of the sea-son the previous year. The second win was closer - a 5-4 edge over Franklin Pierce. Framingham lost five games that were decided by one goal. They surrendered 10 goals on only one occa-sion when they dropped a Jan. 31 contest to Fitchburg State. Scoring hasn’t necessarily been a problem for the team, but goaltending and defense has allowed oppo-nents to gain the upper hand. If Framingham can clean up their power play, and can strengthen their defense as well as their netmind-ers, they can contend for the playoffs next season.

Lady Rams fight until end

The women’s basketball team closed out their season in a semifinals loss to the Bridgewater State Bears on Thursday.

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FSU ousted in semifinals against Bridgewater

February 22, 2013 15Sports

The NBA trade deadline came and went as the Thursday 3 p.m. mark quietly passed. No big names were traded, such as Josh Smith, Paul Pierce and Kevin Gar-nett.

Many trades had been discussed for the past few weeks and fans were excited to see if any large blockbuster deals would go down this season.

The biggest deal that went down Thurs-day involved the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. The Bucks traded guards Beno Udrih, Doron Lamb and forward To-bias Harris to the Magic in exchange for guards J.J. Redick, Ish Smith and forward Gustavo Ayon.

Redick had been looked at by many teams including the Celtics, but eventu-ally landed with the Bucks as they try to improve their playoff position, currently sitting at eighth place in the Eastern Con-

ference. There had been much speculation

whether Danny Ainge, Celtics president of basketball operations would make a big trade after Rajon Rondo went down at the end of January.

The Celtics didn’t make a big deal in-volving cornerstones of their franchise, but they did make a small trade to bolster their shooting. The Celtics traded injured guard Leandro Barbosa and center Jason Collins to the Washington Wizards for guard Jordan Crawford.

Crawford takes a lot of shots but also generates a lot of points. He had not been playing for the Wizards for the last week, so this deal makes each side happier.

Portland and Oklahoma City made a small deal on Thursday. The Trail Blazers traded a trade exception and the rights to Giorgio Printezis, a foreign player, to the Thunder for guard Eric Maynor.

Maynor should provide a solid lift off

the bench for Portland, behind rookie of the year candidate frontrunner Damian Lillard.

The Toronto Raptors traded 7’2” center Hamed Haddadi and a second round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Sebastian Telfair.

This is Telfair’s eight NBA team in 12 seasons.

The Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks made a one-for-one deal on Thurs-day. The Mavs dealt guard Dahntay Jones to the Hawks for sharpshooter guard An-thony Morrow.

Morrow led the NBA in three-point percentage in his rookie season in 2008 with a .467 percentage (86 for 184) when he was with the Golden State Warriors.

In another deal with the Orlando Mag-ic, the Charlotte Bobcats traded forward Hakim Warrick to the Magic for forward Josh McRoberts.

The New York Knicks received a sec

ond round pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for the Knicks’ guard Ronnie Brewer. This is Brewers’ fifth team in sev-en years in the league.

In a minor deal, Memphis traded the rights to foreign player, Ricky Sanchez, to Miami for forward Dexter Pittman and a second round pick.

In a few money related deals for Gold-en State, the Warriors traded Charles Jen-kins to Philadelphia for cap relief and they also traded Jeremy Tyler for cap relief as well.

These moves were all of the deals on Thursday, with no superstars or big names traded. This is a surprise to many fans who get giddy over blockbuster trades.

These fans will have to wait for next year while NBA teams battle for position-ing, with the playoffs beginning in a short two months.

Jess Sayin’

By Jess Thomas Asst. sports Editor

Quiet day for NBA trade deadlineJ-Smoove, KG and The Truth stay put

Ekpe Udoh, Beno Udrih, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute & protected No. 1 pick

Bucks

Josh Smith

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Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks & first-round pick

Nets

Paul Pierce

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Busted trade talks

Eric Bledsoe & DeAndre Jordan

Clippers

Kevin GarnettC

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