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


An untitled double-feature: mewithoutYou releases two projects
By Andrew Willoughby Eighteen years since the release of their debut EP, Philadelphia post-hardcore band mewithoutYou released two...
Andrew Willoughby
Oct 4, 2018


Mayor Spicer speaks at World Teachers’ Day celebration
By Robert Johnson Jr. Yvonne Spicer, the first mayor of Framingham, spoke during World Teachers’ Day in the Forum on Oct. 3. The event,...
Robert Johnson Jr.
Oct 4, 2018


Ira Silver sheds light on mob mentality stoking social unrest
By Zach Colten This past week, the news has been abuzz with incessant coverage of the ongoing hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett...
Zach Colten
Oct 4, 2018


The launch of “The Moon Landing in Context”: Frank White explores the history Apollo
Tessa Jillson Scholar and author Frank White had always been interested in space exploration. After his mother bought him a book about...
Tessa Jillson
Oct 4, 2018
Decontextualizing the body: Ellie Krakow’s “Mirrored Back”
By Tessa Jillson Influenced by the metal support structures that hold up ancient artifacts in museums, assistant professor of art Ellie...
Tessa Jillson
Sep 27, 2018


The Couch Boys review “The Predator”
By Brennan Atkins and Noah Barnes Entertainment Correspondents “The Predator” is a sci-fi action-comedy film directed by Shane Black...
Brennan Atkins & Noah Barnes
Sep 27, 2018


Pledging allegiance: What it means to bean ally to the LGBTQ+ community
By Zach Colten Marcia Purdy is finally living her most authentic life. For decades, the Iowa State University human sciences professor...
Zach Colten
Sep 27, 2018
“Not your stereotypical French music”
By Robert Johnson Jr. Manège â Trois is a French-American band whose work combines the liveliness of New Orleans swing and the vivid...
Robert Johnson Jr.
Sep 27, 2018


“Do you want to start the game again?”: Brockhampton changes its pace with “iridescence”
By Andrew Willoughby After the success of their “Saturation” trilogy and the departure of rapper and alleged predator Ameer Vann,...
Andrew Willoughby
Sep 27, 2018


Robbie’s Comic Corner: “Angel City”
Robert Johnson Jr. Film noir is one of my favorite genres in the realm of cinema, and when it is done well, it keeps one at the edge of...
Robert Johnson Jr.
Sep 20, 2018


The Couch Boys Review “White Boy Rick”
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff “White Boy Rick” is a crime-drama biopic directed by Yann Demange featuring Matthew McConaughey and...
Brennan Atkins & Noah Barnes
Sep 20, 2018


The power of transparency in a democratic society
Tessa Jillson By the end of the Civil War, America had “radically evolved” into an industrial capitalist society where children were...
Tessa Jillson
Sep 20, 2018


The summer of Young Money
Zach Colten It’s been a Young Money summer. The leadoff batter for the label-superteam was Drizzy Drake. His fifth studio album,...
Zach Colten
Sep 20, 2018
State Street Style: Cardi vs. Nicki: Fashion Edition
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff Team Cardi or Team Nicki? This is the question music fans have been debating since the two rappers’...
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff
Sep 20, 2018


“Nearer My God”: Setting a new standard
By Andrew Willoughby St. Louis indie rock band Foxing’s third record, “Nearer My God,” is an album about religion, grieving the death of...
Andrew Willoughby
Sep 20, 2018


Musical Musings: “Respect these women, boy”
By Andrew Willoughby One of the countless positive results of the #MeToo movement has been that people – mostly men – are finally being...
Andrew Willoughby
Sep 13, 2018
Covered in Ash: Overcoming the trauma of 9/11
By Tessa Jillson Boarding a plane with her family after a trip to Disneyland, Helaina Horvitz settled into her seat, feeling panic rise...
Tessa Jillson
Sep 13, 2018
Mac’s Impact
By Zach Colten Summer 2011 – a young, upcoming rapper posts a music video. It begins with a home video clip showing an energetic,...
Zach Colten
Sep 13, 2018


The Best of Summer 2018
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff “To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before” Bailey Morrison Editor-in-Chief As an avid rom com lover, I can...
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff
Sep 13, 2018


FSU’s Phenomenal Women
Cameron Grieves/THE GATEPOST By Cameron Grieves Senior Zae Valera was announced as FSU’s 2018 Phenomenal Woman Award winner during the...
Cameron Grieves
Mar 22, 2018
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