By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Across Route 9, multiple plazas are home to restaurants, cafes, and quick-service eateries that represent a world of cuisine in the historic Framingham Centre Common. Walking across the footbridge across Route 9 connects High Street to Worcester Road West and the accompanying businesses. The footbridge also provides access to businesses on and around Edgell Road, including Trolley Square. To get to Trolley Square from campus by car, tur

By Antonio Machado Multimedia Editor The Massachusetts State College Association (MSCA) held a rally on May 1 to peacefully protest the war in Iran, the surge of arrests done by ICE, cuts to education funding, and attacks on academic freedom. Students, staff, faculty, and administrators gathered in the McCarthy Center to hear speeches from the Framingham State community. The group then marched to the pedestrian bridge on Route 9. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affair

By Julien Fernandez Staff Writer President César Matos introduced an end-of-year commitment letter in a meeting on May 5. The letter was a resolution SGA passed as a public sentiment for what the student government is doing. Matos said he was a recipient of the Kathleen Comitsky Roberts award, which provided him with extra scholarship money. When looking more into her life story, he was inspired by her dedication to her community. He said Roberts was an educator in the st

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor The Board of Trustees concluded its yearly business with a final meeting on May 6 and reflected on the tenure of Trustee Chair Anthony Hubbard, whose term expires at the end of FY2026. Trustee Claire Ramsbottom, who currently serves as Vice Chair, will take on the role next year. Hubbard, a local to Framingham, has served on the Board for two full terms, starting in 2016. He was vice chair from 2022

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor The first campus tours conducted only in Spanish were led by two students from the World Languages department on April 28. Twenty-eight students from Framingham High School participated in these tours, led by juniors Daryanys Manche and Mariela López. Each of them led a group of 14 high schoolers. Manche and López were selected by Inés Vañó García, professor of Spanish & Linguistics. Vañó García said she pick

By Julien Fernandez Staff Writer Framingham State has installed new solar-powered Papercast displays at each of the campus parking lots in an effort to make requesting a bus ride easier for students, said Director of Transportation Kim Galvani. Galvani said she is working closely with the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) on this project, which was afforded to FSU through a grant from the University’s campus sustainability initiative. Galvani said the cost of th

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor [ Editor’s Note: Sophia Oppedisano is the Editor-in-Chief, and Adrien Gobin is an Associate Editor for The Gatepost. Both will graduate later this month. ] Courtesy of Sophia Oppedisano What has your experience at Framingham State been like? Oppedisano: I transferred to Framingham State when I was a freshman in 2022 for the spring semester. I was a psychology major. After that semester, I decided to change paths and enrolled in the Co

Courtesy of Victoria Adeyemi By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor What is your academic and professional background? So I actually went to Framingham State for college. I studied sociology. After school, when I graduated in 2021, I worked for Framingham Public Schools. I worked as a COVID test coordinator during that era. I also worked for an after-school program as well. Then, using my sociology degree, I worked in Worcester for Seven Hills Foundation as a therapeutic health m

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Following the approval of the new General Education model (GenEd), faculty members involved in its creation and approval reflected on the process of reviewing the revised model. The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) unanimously approved the model, which will replace the current GenEd domain model, in effect since 2013. The new model is set to be adopted by the University in Fall 2027, UCC Chair Aline Davis, a biology professor, said.

Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff Mark my words, SARIKA is someone you will adore. Sarika Rao, a Boston-based pop star, embarked on her first tour - “The United States of SARIKA Northeast Tour” - from March 31 through April 4. The tour hit four cities, two of which I had the absolute pleasure of attending. This tour celebrated the release of her six-track EP “The United States of SARIKA,” released on Nov. 4. Throughout the tour, her setlist consisted of the full EP, a f

By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor The Framingham State University Police Department (FSUPD) announced a new Autism Awareness patch campaign for the month of April. This is a new campaign the police department has introduced, alongside their Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Patch Project” and their Childhood Cancer Awareness Month campaign. Sergeant Harry Singh said that FSUPD was inspired to begin the project after attending the Law Enforcement and Autism Co-Response Collabor

Courtesy of Maureen Dutile By Antonio Machado Multimedia Editor What is your academic and professional background? I earned a Bachelor of Arts at Assumption College, now called Assumption University. My professional background that is most relevant to my position now is in auditing. I was an auditor at U.S. Trust, which is not around anymore. … I was a teaching assistant at an elementary school - not that that really prepares me for higher education - but it did teach me to

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Following the withdrawal of Nelson Peña de Jesús, president of Nestlé USA’s Global Culinary Kitchen, as the 2026 commencement speaker, University officials have selected Sheena Collier, CEO of Boston While Black, as the new speaker. President Nancy Niemi announced Collier as the new speaker in an email to the University community on April 14. Founded by Collier, Boston While Black is a “network of professionals, creatives, community and

By Cole Johnson Copy Editor Video game movies feel a lot like compilation albums. They offer a condensed experience of something we love dearly, but ultimately, it’s stripped of the passion and care that made it valuable, and I try to avoid them whenever possible. That said, they’re not going anywhere. The success of the “Sonic” movies kickstarted a trend that’s still going strong, and with “The Legend of Zelda” and “Street Fighter” on the horizon, “The Super Mario Galaxy M

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief President Nancy Niemi notified the University community of the passing of former University President Paul Weller in an email April 3. Weller was the president of then Framingham State College from 1985 to 1996. He led the College through its 150th anniversary in 1989, oversaw the creation of the Christa McAuliffe Center in 1986 following the Challenger disaster, and implemented the first Arts & Humanities series, according to Niemi’s em

Courtesy of Logan Winsor By Avery Slavin Asst. News Editor Friends and family of Mason Albano joined the FSU community on April 2 for the Pause 4 Paws event held in honor of his life. Mason, a first-generation business management student, passed away on March 21. He was 20 years old. To honor his interest in canine rescue, a comfort dog event with K-9 Ramsey and friends was held in the McCarthy Forum. From Upton to Greenfield, police departments from across Massachusetts b

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Nelson Peña de Jesús, president of Nestlé USA’s Global Culinary Kitchen, has withdrawn as the 2026 Undergraduate Commencement keynote speaker, according to President Nancy Niemi. In an email sent to the University community, Niemi said Peña de Jesús withdrew after expressing “concern that the attention surrounding his participation could distract from what should be a joyful and celebratory moment for the Class of 2026.” She added, “Our

Izabela Gage / THE GATEPOST By Bella Grimaldi News Editor SGA held their second Administrators’ Forum of the academic year, providing club representatives, among other students, with the opportunity to voice their campus concerns on April 7. This year, the forum was structured differently, as there was time allotted for administrators to ask questions to students. This new segment was in addition to the portion of the meeting at which Luke Yubeta, SGA student trustee, pose

Courtesy of Emilce Cordeiro By Bella Grimaldi News Editor What is your academic and professional background? My master’s degree is from Argentina, and it was in Argentinian literature - specifically about the authors who disappeared in my country during the dictatorship. The dictatorship was from 1976 until 1983. So then I moved to this country in 1998 and I ended up in the Philadelphia area. And I applied to Temple University and UPenn in Philadelphia. I was accepted into b

Onyx Lovely / THE GATEPOST By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Editorial Staff The Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) hosted the discussion, “Beyond the Headlines: Making Sense of the Iran War,” on April 1. David Keil, computer science professor, said the FSU Human Rights Group pushed for this discussion to take place. The FSU Human Rights Group is a faculty, staff, and student group that studies and works on “meaningful action in the face of escalating existential gl