By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor What is your academic and professional background? I have a BA in English literature from Suffolk University. I also have a JD from Suffolk University Law School. I served as a patrol officer at Suffolk University from 1994-2000. In 2000, I was promoted to sergeant at Suffolk University, and I served in that capacity until 2004. In 2004, I was hired as a lieutenant at Wellesley College. I served as a lieutenant from 2004-2020. In 2020, I was

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor The New England News & Press Association (NENPA) awarded The Gatepost six awards, including third place in the “Newspaper of the Year” category, at the 2025 New England Better Newspaper Competition on March 14. NENPA is “the professional trade organization for newspapers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island,” according to the association’s website. The organization seeks to “help newspaper professional

By Sophia Oppedisano  Editor-in-Chief  By Dylan Pichnarcik  Associate Editor  'Nelson Peña de Jesús, president of Nestlé USA’s Global Culinary Kitchen division, has been selected as the 2026 undergraduate commencement speaker.  Nestlé oversees the Toll House cookie brand, made famous by Alumna Ruth Graves Wakefield, Class of 1924, who is credited as the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie.  To make this decision, Dan Magazu, executive director of Marketing & Communications,

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor SGA held their annual Meet the Candidates Night and a Senate Meeting on March 24. At this meeting, students announced their candidacy for all eBoard and senate positions.  The sitting SGA President, César Matos, said elections will be held from March 30 to April 2. Voting will occur online through RamLink. Matos said candidates will be notified on April 3 of the results by the Election Committee. He added candidates are allowed to campaign as lon

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor What is your academic and professional background? So I have come to Framingham State as an adjunct professor. I have a PhD in physiology. I have a physical therapy license - a physical therapy degree. I teach human biology, human physiology here at Framingham State, and I teach at other universities. And so my background fits in very well with the curriculum I teach, because I’m teaching human biology to students and I can approach it from a ph

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor The Framingham State community is mourning the loss of sophomore Mason Albano, who tragically passed away on March 21. He was 20 years old. Mason, a Milford native, was a first-generation student, a business management major, and a campus resident. He was known to be a quiet, kind presence on campus and his impact will be felt among his friends and across the campus community long after his passing. In an email to the campus community,

By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor Sarah J. Hooke was announced as the new dean of the Henry Whittemore Library on Feb. 20. Provost Kristen Porter-Utley sent the announcement to faculty, stating Hooke’s role of dean would be effective March 2 and she is “truly thrilled about the expertise and excitement Ms. Hooke will bring to the role.” Hooke said being selected “means a lot to me, professionally and personally. I love the students and faculty, and I love the approach to e

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor There’s a quiet confidence that comes from restaurants that have been around for decades - the weathered signs and deep cracks in their parking lots serve as a reminder that they’ve proved their excellence through passion, service, and years of feeding the community. If you’re looking for incredible Chinese food at an unbeatable price, skip P.F. Chang’s at the Natick Mall and take a trip down Waverly Street to Star House Chinese Restaura

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Editorial Staff The Information Technology Services department is well known for helping those with device problems, but they also work on Wi-fi connection and cybersecurity. IT is preparing to upgrade the access points around campus this summer, according to Information Security Officer Corey Hobbs. An access point expands a wireless network’s connection, allowing a large number of users to connect to an organization’s Wi-fi at once. Som

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor The new Chief of the Framingham State University Police Department, Philip Di Blasi, was officially sworn in on March 2 at a ceremony held at 10 a.m. in the McCarthy Center Forum. Students were notified of Di Blasi’s appointment in an email sent by Meg Nowak Borrego, vice president of Student Affairs, on Feb. 26.  In an email to The Gatepost, Nowak Borrego said the vacancy was due to former Police Chief Joseph Cecchi accepting another opportunity

By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor SGA held their first Club Representative Meeting of the semester, followed by a senate meeting, on March 10. Vice President Shubham Valand presented the updated organization allocations for FY27, explaining some clubs have moved either up or down in their allocation groups due to factors such as the number of members, event participation, attendance at required Club Representative Meetings and organization officer training sessions, proper re

By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor Courtesy of Justine Bohl What is your academic and professional background? I have a master’s of biochemistry and molecular biology from Clark University in Worcester. I lived in Worcester for a few years, thought I was going to be a big scientist curing cancer - and I really hated it. So, I completely pivoted and just found this entry-level job doing finances for clubs at Amherst College. It was the perfect thing that led me into this positi

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor By Dylan Sibley Staff Writer What is your academic and professional background? I went to Wheaton College as an undergraduate, and after I graduated from Wheaton with my English degree, I worked for a company called Arts Marketing Services, which is based in Toronto, and they raise money for arts organizations and nonprofits. And so that was my first job out of college - setting up and managing telemarke

By Izabela Gage Editorial Staff The Framingham State women’s ice hockey team began using a newly installed storage and meeting space adjacent to Loring Arena in early February, according to Robert Totino, vice president of Administration, Finance, and Technology. The trailer unit, located outside the city-owned rink, provides the team with a designated area to store equipment, change, and hold team meetings before practices and games. According to Ryan Hacker, associate vi

By Izabela Gage Editorial Staff Framingham State has partnered with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass, located in Worcester, to offer a pathway program designed to prepare undergraduate, low-income, and first-generation students for entry into medical school. Dean of STEM Lauren Nolfo-Clements said the Baccalaureate MD Pathway Program was developed by UMass Chan several years ago and initially included only one partner institution, Worcester State University. She c

Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST By Izabela Gage Sports Editor In the MASCAC Quarterfinals, the fifth-seeded Rams made program history with their first-ever playoff win after scoring five goals in the third period to upset the fourth-seeded Anna Maria Amcats 6-2 Feb. 25. The Rams entered the playoffs with a conference record of 1-11 and an overall record of 5-20-1. Sophomore goaltender Lila Chamoun said winning in the playoffs is “an incredible feeling. After struggling last ye

Gatepost Archives By Sophia Oppedisano  Editor-in-Chief As the sun set over Framingham State on Feb. 16, friends, family, faculty, and staff gathered on the basketball court behind Miles Bibb Hall, armed with blue balloons and candles to celebrate the life and legacy of Wilmani Josiah Castillo. Wilmani, a junior business management major, tragically died in a car accident on Feb. 9. He was 22. The Framingham State community has been mourning the loss of his kind, caring, appr

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor Framingham State University was named a top institution in the United States for Women by Newsweek magazine. According to a press release from the University, FSU was ranked as 5th statewide, tying with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). FSU is the only state university in the top five Massachusetts institutions. Provost Kristen Porter-Utley said in an email to The Gatepost, “It is nice to be ranked 5th out of [the

Courtesy of Framingham State By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Lorretta Holloway, vice president of Student Success, was one of nine honorees at the City of Framingham’s 2nd annual Black History Month Honors on Feb. 17. The event celebrates “contemporary leaders and historical figures with strong ties to Framingham” as well as those “whose contributions have shaped, and continue to shape, the Framingham community,” according to frami

Courtesy of FSU Archives By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor Six years ago, Framingham State formally recognized the first Black woman to graduate from the University, Mary Miles Bibb, by renaming what was then known as North Hall in her honor.  Miles Bibb Hall now serves as a reminder of the robust history of Black culture and community on campus. Long before Mary Miles Bibb stepped foot on campus, Framingham State was established as the Lexington Normal School in 1839. In the