The Gatepost Editorial: Love matters more than ever By The Gatepost Editorial Board As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is at the forefront of people’s minds. The holiday symbolizes an occasion to celebrate the connections you hold close to your heart.  Even though this holiday provides many of us with joy, there are so many reasons why demonstrations of love should not stop after Feb. 14.  Fostering community, kindness, care, and love for one another is a year-round effort. 

Framingham State is just under 100 days away from celebrating the Class of 2026 at the spring Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. Days are crossed off calendars, credits are meticulously counted, and each assignment submitted brings seniors that much closer to graduation.  The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony has been held at the DCU Center in Worcester since 2018, after students voted to move commencement from the Framingham Town Green to the DCU Center. The scale of the

By Nathan Piette Staff Writer Across the world, floods, droughts, and rising food prices are reminding us that the way we grow food is tied to the health of the planet. Regenerative agriculture, the farming that rebuilds soil instead of wearing it out, offers a hopeful path forward at a moment when communities are searching for practical climate action. While many climate debates feel abstract, farmers are already testing real solutions in their fields.  Regenerative agricult

By Izayah Morgan Opnions Editor Black History Month turns 100 years old this year, the term being coined by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the second Black person to get a Ph.D. from Harvard. Often, I find the only time Black history is showcased is when it is highlighted that we were previously in chains or when it's “our” history month.  Oftentimes ignored, except for the beginning of the month or highlighting only the tragic points in Black history, our history is confined to a po

For students who have grown up in the New England area, heavy snow falls and snow days are not unfamiliar experiences.  However, 18.5 inches of snow can make life on a college campus very challenging.  On a college campus, a snowstorm comes with many issues for students to consider, including where to park, when to go eat, class and activity cancellations, safety walking around campus, and whether they remembered to pack a snow brush.  Essential personnel work incredibly hard

By Izayah Morgan Opinions Editor Throughout modern history, new technology has created a polarization between the people who support it and people who don’t. Whether it was the creation of the calculator or the invention of the internet, we feared these devices would compromise our creativity or make us lazy. But both technologies failed to replace mathematicians and engineers. However, they created new jobs to maintain and improve upon these technologies. AI is, without a

By Kate Norrish Staff Writer It is not hard to find people talking about misreadings of Sherlock Holmes as a character. He never says “elementary, my dear Watson,” in the original books, is not romantically involved with Irene Adler, and is not, contrary to many, many portrayals of the character, an inhumanly intelligent figure. I first read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” as a 13-year-old. During this time, I was a recent physical abuse survivor at

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Four years ago this week, on Dec. 18, I lost my grandfather to COVID-19. During a time of such high stress, his death only exacerbated my decaying mental health.  Four years later, I am still not fully healed - and that’s OK.  Grief is a non-linear cycle of pain and heartbreak, coupled with beautiful memories about a person held in high esteem.  When grieving, there will be good days and bad. For me, the bad days have become less frequent,

By The Gatepost Editorial Board Congratulations, Rams! We have made it to the end of another exciting and rewarding semester.  As the last week of the semester wraps up and preparation for finals begins, students are beginning to look forward to a break for the holidays.  Many of us will be headed home for the holidays, but there is a significant population, including international students and athletes, who spend part or all of their winter break on campus in the residence h

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Editorial Staff This semester was my most challenging one yet. Though I wasn’t expecting it to be. After all, two of my classes are on subjects I really enjoy - Creative Writing and Journalism. But I didn’t anticipate how much I’d struggle with the sheer workload. Deadlines, interviewing, essays, even thinking of a good poem idea - they’ve all caused me headaches and anxiety. And I’m sure I’m not the only one either. When just one difficu

By Izayah Morgan Opnions Editor On Nov. 6, 2024, Donald Trump won the presidential election over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.  Over the course of this past year, his administration has done damage to this country that will take years or even generations to repair. Steve Cohen, who represents Tennessee’s ninth congressional district, maintains a page, “Tracking the Trump Administration’s Harmful Executive Actions.” According to this page, “ in the spring of 2025, Presiden

By Izayah Morgan Opinions Editor The college experience is defined differently by everyone. Some just scrape by on C’s and D's, while other people pass with ease in all their classes. Personally, I've had classes where I struggled and others that were easier than high school.  It's a mix of experiences which all heavily rely on the professors.  Some professors are lovely - in fact, most professors are that way. Being a master of their respective subject, a good professor is a

By The Gatepost Editorial Board Framingham State is a place half our students call home during the academic year.  ​Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the control of the average student, employee, or administrator, incidents can occur on campus that are unexpected and cause the day-to-day life of students to come to a halt - incidents like the small fire in room 671 of Corinne Hall Towers, which occurred in November.  ​Due to an electrical malfunction in a student’s r

By Owen Glancy Editorial Staff Courtesy of Owen Glancy Of the many things people collect, DVDs and Blu-rays have slowly become one of the most popular. With the rise in frustration with streaming services and the abundance of companies pandering toward nostalgia, old technology has suddenly found itself in very high demand.  From the return of vinyl records and CDs to the Pokémon card boom, people are getting back into collecting the things that were popular when they were yo

By The Gatepost Editorial Board As the semester begins to wind down, the holiday season is ramping up. While this is always recognized as a time of year to give thanks and relax with friends and family, the holidays can be a stressful and worrisome time for many people.  Over the last month, food insecurity has dominated news coverage and continued to weigh on many people’s minds in the wake of the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown. The shutdown stopped the Supplemen

By Izayah Morgan Opinions Editor By Izabela Gage Editorial Staff Izayah: Hey, how are you? Like, seriously, my friend? Izabela: I am doing well. I got four hours of sleep and just had a delicious lunch, and now I’m here. How are you?  Izayah: Well, I got a full night’s rest. I’m excited to talk to you about women in journalism and women in sports. Can I ask what got you into sports journalism? Izabela: I originally got into sports about four years ago - probably my junior yea

Courtesy of Alexis Schlesinger By Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff There’s no easy way to tell if, or when, you should stop believing in someone’s ability to change, and just start believing them when they repeatedly show you they won’t. It’s not your fault if you want to see the best in people, especially those you hold close to you.  You may have a loved one who struggles with addiction, or mental health conditions. Maybe you’re thinking of a friend who’s ditching their r

By Antonio Machado Copy Editor The queen bee once asked a poignant yet concise question, “Who run the world?” and the answer? “Girls!” Her answer was indisputable, because for the last 100 years, incredibly talented women have sung their way into the hearts of society, becoming cultural pillars that shape fashion, language, and at times, the world itself. These women are known as The Pop Divas, and they are an immutable part of our history - one that needs much more recogniti

By Liv Dunleavy Editorial Staff Dear Grief,  I think of you often. You never leave my mind. You’ve moulded my life around the gap you’ve left. This year, I lost my whole world. I’d never known what a loss was like, and that was a privilege I’ve never wanted to have but one I never wanted to lose. Every year I grew more aware of my double-edged sword of griefless-ness. I thought about the possibilities, morbidly, who would I lose first? Do I have the emotional capacity to lose