By Nathan Piette Staff Writer Abi Little / THE GATEPOST Last year, something happened to me I never expected. I became a Canadian citizen. I was already an American citizen, born and raised in the United States, but Canada has always existed in my family before it ever existed on my passport. My Pépère, Québécois French for grandfather, was a Canadian citizen. On Dec. 15, 2025, Canada’s Bill C-3 went into effect. This changed the rules surrounding citizenship by descent. F

By Heather Luster Staff Writer Grace Doyle / THE GATEPOST Decision paralysis seems to be something we let overtake us at some time in our lives. A single choice can feel like it is a life-changing decision that will rewrite your entire existence and way of being. This seems to be very common, but I tend to question why we organize and create categories for our decisions, minor ones and life-altering ones. We constantly make decisions every single day, from the moment we wa

By Avery Slavin News Editor By Andrea Zereski Staff Writer We went to Olive Garden this past weekend for their famous never-ending pasta, and it was… underwhelming, to say the least. The deal, including the breadsticks and the soup or salad, may be worth it for the price, but not for the experience. The soup is in a big bowl. The salad is in a bigger bowl. You’re already half-full by the time the first course of pasta comes to the table. The first bowl is served in the sam

By The Gatepost Editorial Board Framingham State sits proudly overlooking Route 9, just minutes from one of the state's most important economic and hospitality hubs. Recently, the University announced a new rewards program to provide discounts to students, faculty, and staff and promote Framingham State’s presence in the city. While this is an exciting opportunity for our community and a way to benefit local businesses, The Gatepost Editorial Board questions who these rewa

By The Gatepost Editorial Board Framingham State is much more than the historic buildings of Crocker Grove, the labs in Hemenway Hall, or the athletic fields - it’s a place made up of people who care deeply about this community. If you’re a new student, The Gatepost Editorial Board welcomes you to campus. Here, you will embark on the next steps of your educational journey. In the process, you will meet friends, future colleagues, and talented career and industry professiona

By Dylan Pichnarcik Editor-in-Chief Classroom instruction is a traditional and essential part of a robust college education. Each class session provides a new set of questions, debates, and instruction that develop a student's understanding of the subject. Universally, this is a vital part of education. However, many students - including myself - feel the need to actually practice what they learn in the classroom. While classroom instruction provides a baseline for practic

By Alexis Schlesinger Opinions Editor It hurts to see those you love suffer at the hands of those you once respected. It hurts to see those you once respected loving those who have caused suffering. For some people, it seems, loyalty is the easy choice, so of course they will continue to make it. While I can see the appeal in the easy choice, and the hurt that may come from not making it, there comes a point where we have to “grow up,” for lack of a better term. People c

By Adrien Gobin Associate Editor Courtesy of Adrien Gobin Entering my senior year, I faced a challenging question: “What am I going to do after I graduate?” After months of job applications and what feels like more than hundreds of rejections, it made me think about if I were to take a couple months off and continue this dream of traveling the world. Part of me worries about how many career opportunities I would be missing out on. The other part thinks about how many things

By The Gatepost Editorial Board On Sept. 26, The Gatepost Editorial Board published “Allow us to reintroduce ourselves,” in which we reasserted our commitment to serving the Framingham State community. We wrote: “[Our] commitment has not changed over the years. Every editorial board that has led The Gatepost has prided itself on its dedication to ethically and objectively informing our community about breaking news, as well as sharing the daily life and events that make our c

By Anita Loughlin Staff Writer Graduating from college is the day every student looks forward to with hopes and dreams of stepping into the beginning of an official career - yet for many students, these steps are feeling a bit more uncertain than expected. Eilish Heffernan, Class of ‘25, a fashion merchandising graduate, said, “I was so scared. Besides the job market, on a personal level, I had an identity crisis because I was always just a student, and now, I'm not a stud

By Paul Harrington Staff Writer When I started to write this, I was hesitant. I was scared. I told myself it was because I feared my personal information being out in public. My true fear wasn’t opening up and making myself vulnerable to others around me. My true fear was accepting that I could not go back in time, and that I had to keep moving no matter what. During my freshman and sophomore year of high school I was at an all-time low. I was finding any excuse t

Dear Campus Community, It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I introduce myself as the next Editor-in-Chief of The Gatepost. Over my time at Framingham State, The Gatepost has been a prominent part of my life, and I am thrilled to lead a dedicated staff of writers, photographers, graphic designers, and illustrators next academic year. I am also tremendously excited to lead the paper during its 95th year. What started as a class project in 1932 has now grown into o

To The Gatepost Staff and Framingham State Community, I write to you with an abundance of hope and gratitude as you read this 24th and final issue of The Gatepost’s 94th year. This year has proved difficult for our small but mighty staff as we navigated the loss of so many talented and brilliant graduating Gatepost staffers and editors last year. For myself, the position of Editor-in-Chief was one I never expected to hold, and as I found my footing in this new role, I learn

By The Gatepost Editorial Board Last April, The Gatepost Editorial Board published “Proposed GenEd model uninspiring” in response to efforts made by the General Education Advisory Board (GEAB) to update the University’s General Education model. By the end of the academic year, the proposed model had been withdrawn from the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) with the expectation that concerns would be heard by GEAB and revisions would be submitted. The Gatepost Editorial B

Courtesy of Alexis Schlesinger By Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff From the time I was in kindergarten, I knew I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher. As I started getting older, more and more kids were younger than me. Eventually, I started working at summer camps. I loved working with kids. What started as a love of learning, evolved into wanting to teach. Well, that’s what I assumed was happening. I was good at working with kids, and I loved it. That meant I should s

Gatepost Archives By Bella Grimaldi Editorial Staff By Avery Slavin Editorial Staff As college students, we know the horror of a communal bathroom. Whether you have experienced it yourself or someone has told you about using one regularly, you know how bad it is. The truth of the matter is this could be easily rectified if students did better to take care of their space, themselves, and were courteous to others. The common courtesy needed in a shared restroom begins with b

Courtesy of Sophia Oppedisano By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief I grew up in the town where it all starts. On Patriots Day, my hometown fills with thousands of runners waiting to step up to the Boston Marathon start line to begin their victory lap after months of grueling training, frigid February long runs, and to achieve what is, for some, a lifelong dream. Going to high school in Hopkinton, I spent year after year rolling my eyes as every visitor began their speech w

By The Gatepost Editorial Board President Nancy Niemi notified the Framingham State community about the new 2026 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony speaker, Sheena Collier, on April 14. The announcement came only five days after Niemi emailed the community that Nestlé USA's Global Culinary Kitchen President Nelson Peña de Jesús had withdrawn as the 2026 commencement speaker. Niemi said Peña de Jesús “expressed concern that the attention surrounding his participation could

Izayah Morgan Opinions Editor Framingham State is one of nine public state universities for any future educator in Massachusetts. I would say this is undoubtedly the best option. In my experience, the professors in my department (psychology) have not only prepared me for my graduate experience next year, but they are figures who will have my back when it comes to anything I might pursue afterward. Other departments, such as English, sociology, and education, have all provid

By Anita Loughlin Staff Writer The many trends we are exposed to on almost every social media platform are beginning to drown out the true meaning of personal style. What would you wear if you didn’t have the constant access to consuming a whole trend cycle that rises and falls daily through your phone? TikTok, specifically, has transformed into a platform that has spun out of control, categorizing niche aesthetics into rules and shopping lists. Endless videos box aestheti