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THE GATEPOST
Framingham State's award-winning independent student newspaper since 1932


On optimism
By Emily Rosenberg As an 11 year old, when I couldn’t sleep at night, I would think of how I would write my college application essay as...

Emily Rosenberg
Mar 4, 2021


A forecast for failure
By the Gatepost Editorial Board While over 7 million Texans boiled water and bundled in layers during last week’s winter storm, Texas...
Editorial Board
Feb 26, 2021


Worth more than a number on the scale
Let’s set the scene. I’m 9 years old – sitting in the cold, brightly lit doctor’s office in my hospital gown waiting for my annual...
Cara McCarthy
Feb 25, 2021


Investing in yourself
By McKenzie Ward So 2020 was my year of “What else could possibly go wrong?” and I swear God gave me another six traumatic events and...

McKenzie Ward
Feb 18, 2021


Offensive tweets and genocide
By James Barraford Gina Carano has been fired from the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” She posted a black-and-white photograph of a...
James Barraford
Feb 18, 2021


Shouting ‘Fire’ in a movie theater
By Emily Rosenberg Asst. Opinions Editor On Jan. 7, one day after the Capitol siege, Democrats and leftists alike rejoiced as former...

Emily Rosenberg
Feb 12, 2021


Foo Fighters Mix it Up with ‘Medicine at Midnight’
By Emily Rosenberg Embarrassingly enough, I fell in love with Foo Fighters because of a puppy crush who wore a ratty T-shirt with their...

Emily Rosenberg
Feb 11, 2021


Where is justice?
By McKenzie Ward Jan. 6 truly felt like a movie as I watched as the Capitol Building was stormed for the first time since 1814 when...

McKenzie Ward
Feb 4, 2021


Social Media is not news
By Emily Rosenberg Editorial Staff We can all admit to having spent more time in a day scrolling through social media than reading. No...

Emily Rosenberg
Feb 4, 2021


The Gatepost Editorial: Let the Black community breathe
The Gatepost Editorial Board Earlier last week, George Floyd, 46, of Minneapolis, was suffocated for eight minutes and 46 seconds under...
Editorial Board
Jun 5, 2020


Injustice, protest, conversation, and change
Evan Lee News Editor I believe the greatest changes to come out of times of protest are those found within the conversations we hold in...
Evan Lee
Jun 5, 2020


The Gatepost Editorial: Goodbye with gratitude
The Gatepost Editorial Board As the semester comes to a close, we at The Gatepost would like to extend our appreciation to all those who...
Editorial Board
Apr 30, 2020


Making peace with the pandemic
Evan Lee Asst. News Editor Reporting on the worst public health disaster in modern history was not what I had in mind when I applied to...
Evan Lee
Apr 30, 2020


I don’t know how unemployment works, and I’m sure you don’t, either
Abigail Saggio Staff Writer More than 16 million Americans have applied for unemployment since mid-March, according to NBC. I was one of...
Abigail Saggio
Apr 30, 2020


A battle with a mirror
McKenzie Ward Staff Writer “Quarantine 15 is the new freshmen 15.” “Due to coronavirus, my summer body will be postponed until 2021.” “If...

McKenzie Ward
Apr 30, 2020


You can’t put a price on self-care
Lauren Paolini Staff Writer It’s pretty easy for everyday life to become stressful – this is true even when we’re not in the midst of a...
Lauren Paolini
Apr 23, 2020


Reopening early will trap us longer
The Gatepost Editorial Board Throughout several states, including Massachusetts – the newly declared hotspot of the COVID-19 outbreak –...
Gatepost Editorial Board
Apr 23, 2020


A service older than the nation itself
McKenzie Ward Staff Writer As a kid, I remember standing on my tippy toes peering out the window of my great aunt’s living room in...

McKenzie Ward
Apr 23, 2020


Did Biden get preferential treatment fromThe New York Times?
By James Barraford Staff Writer Tara Reade, a former staffer of Vice President Joe Biden, accused the presumptive Democratic nominee of...
James Barraford
Apr 23, 2020


A transfer student’s journey to FSU
By Abigail Saggio Staff Writer Senior year of high school. Like many of you, I spent hours perfecting my college admissions essay. I...
Abigail Saggio
Apr 23, 2020
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