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

By Izayah Morgan Editorial Staff Courtesy of Angel De Leon What does Black history mean to you? Struggle, but not in the way we think. Like, we fought through so much adversities just to get where we're at right now. We're still trying to propel ourselves ... and put ourselves in better positions, even though we're in a system that's made to keep us down. I feel like when it comes to Black history, people mainly focus on the negatives, which we can't ignore. It's a part of ou

Izabela Gage / THE GATEPOST By Bella Grimaldi News Editor By Avery Slavin Interim Asst. News Editor SGA allocated $371,663 to student organizations for Fiscal Year 2027 at their Feb. 10 “Big Budget” meeting. The starting fund for FY27 before allocation was $419,480, and was dispersed across the 33 clubs that receive funding from the Student Activities Trust Fund (SATF). The Group 1 organizations present a yearly budget in order to receive funding at the “Big Budget” meetin

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor The Fall 2025 Food Establishment Inspection Report of Sodexo at the McCarthy Center found 10 health code violations. This report was released to The Gatepost by the Framingham Public Health Department on Oct. 30, 2025. The inspection was conducted on Oct. 16, 2025, by Inspectors Cristian Rivera, Brian Oram, Sydney Westerlind, and Sean Hobbs, from the Framingham Public Health Department. Rivera said multiple inspectors conduct the inspection.

Gatepost Archives By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief The Framingham State community was notified about the tragic passing of student Wilmani Josiah Castillo in an email from President Nancy Niemi on Feb. 9. Castillo, a 22-year-old junior business management major, was killed in a car accident in the early hours of the morning on Feb. 9. Niemi wrote that Castillo was a first-generation student who resided on campus during his time at Framingham State. She said, “He was a

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor What inspired you to join the Framingham State Activities Board? All of my friends were here. I was also not doing enough, so I really wanted to start doing more things. I was begged by Bella [Omar, Class of ’25]. When I was asked to join as an eBoard member, I started immediately. It was the day of Fall Fest in 2024, so I went down to help [FSAB], and then they were like, “Can you start actually helping wi

Courtesy of Liv Beverlie By Avery Slavin Interim Asst. News Editor What is your academic and professional background? I actually attended FSU as an undergrad student. I graduated in 2021 from the criminology program and I minored in political science. Once I graduated, I went into more of the social work field, working in a few different group homes and what not. But, I knew that I always wanted to pursue higher education. A couple years after graduating, in July of 2023, I s