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Spooky Suggestions 2025
Liv Dunleavy / THE GATEPOST ‘Calling All The Monsters’ By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts and Feature Editor In my attempt to find the corniest piece of spooky content, the first and only thing that came to mind was China Anne McClain’s famously catchy and never overplayed “Calling All The Monsters.” This Disney classic has been enjoyed by many for years, almost 15 to be exact, and yet I still remember every word like it was yesterday. Sitting and watching “A.N.T. Farm,” wishing scho

The Gatepost
Oct 31


The Lexicon: Don’t leave until the last set is over
By Alexis Schlesinger Courtesy of Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff I’ve been telling myself for a few years that I was going to get “into the local music scene.” I finally committed to getting myself in there this summer. I sometimes fall into a habit of listening to the same songs over and over again, so for a long time, I’ve really wanted to start branching out. I’ve always listened to a pretty decent variety of music, but I sort of felt like I was missing out on a lot
Alexis Schlesinger
Oct 31


Celebrating the fifth year of Grande’s R&B classic ‘Positions’
By Antonio Machado Copy Editor Coming straight out of four GRAMMY award snubs for “thank u, next,” a record-breaking album that solidified her as a paramount musician in the mainstream, Ariana Grande went almost immediately into the studio to cook up another masterpiece, her sixth studio album, “positions.” As her third album in the span of two years, “positions” saw Grande step out of her usual rhythm in multiple ways. Grande has experienced an immense amount of trauma and h
Antonio Machado
Oct 31


Owen’s Oldies: ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’
Marcus Falc ão / THE GATEPOST By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” has the distinction of being the oldest film covered in Owen’s Oldies yet. It is the first silent film I’ve covered and it was released all the way back in 1920. When this film was released, the world of cinema was at its most volatile. The major studios across the world hadn’t quite become as solidified as they would be in the 1930s, and the cinematic canon was still being esta
Owen Glancy
Oct 31


Serving spooky at the Fashion Club Halloween Party
Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts & Features Editor Fashion Club slayed their first event this semester with a Halloween Party on Oct. 29. The event was held in Hemenway Hall and featured music, candy, mood lighting, and introductory sewing crafts. Oh, and a full-fledged official photoshoot with box lights and a professional camera. Emma-Claire Vanderslice, Fashion Club’s vice president, is a sophomore majoring in Fashion Merchandising. She said organisin
Liv Dunleavy
Oct 31


Mazmanian Gallery hosts “Shift - Space - Return”
Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST The Mazmanian Gallery held an opening reception for “Shift - Space - Return,” a multimedia group...
Antonio Machado
Oct 10


‘Splatoon 3: Side Order’ is the main course
By Paul Harrington Staff Writer When I first played “Side Order” on its midnight release, I wasn't sure of what to expect - or even what...
Paul Harrington
Apr 19, 2024


Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
By Dante Curry Staff Writer After Dr Shabazz’s speech, The Gatepost conducted a one-on-one interview with her. The title of your speech...
Dante Curry
Feb 2, 2024


Raena’s Room Report: Homies and hobbies
By Raena Doty Arts & Features Editor For many freshmen, moving into a residence hall and sharing space with a roommate can be daunting -...
Raena Doty
Dec 8, 2023


'going...going...gone!' - hemlocke spring’s rousing debut
By Dorcas Abe Staff Writer Indie-pop artist hemlocke springs’s debut album “going...going...gone!” is 21 minutes and 24 seconds of pure...
Dorcus Abe
Nov 3, 2023


Tales of transportation
By Jack McLaughlin Arts & Features Editor By Raena Doty Arts & Features Editor When class lets out at 2:20 p.m. on Friday, many students...
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff
Nov 3, 2023


Raena’s Room Report: New dorm, same decorations
By Raena Doty Arts & Features Editor Sonia Luzon, a freshman health and wellness major, was an active student during high school - for...
Raena Doty
Nov 3, 2023


Haute Halloween: Fashion Club throws costume contest
By Raena Doty Arts & Features Editor Who said Halloween can’t be glamorous? Certainly not Framingham State’s Fashion Club, which spent...
Raena Doty
Nov 3, 2023


‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ - a mixed adaptation
By Jack McLaughlin Arts & Features Editor By By Owen Glancy Asst. Arts & Features Editor After nearly a decade of growing a massively...
Owen Glancy and Jack McLaughlin
Nov 3, 2023


Barbara Amaya speaks about vulnerability, victimhood, and advocacy
By Raena Doty Asst. Arts & Features Editor Barbara Amaya, an author and survivor of sex trafficking, visited Framingham State University...
Raena Doty
Mar 24, 2023


State Street stargazing
By Ryan O’Connell Arts & Features Editor Employees of the Christa McAuliffe center hosted a stargazing event in the O’Connor parking lot...

Ryan O'Connell
Feb 3, 2023


‘Call the Midwife’ calls fans to a new season
By Kate Norrish Staff Writer “Call The Midwife” is a long running PBS drama following a group of female nurses and midwives and its most...
Kate Norrish
Oct 6, 2022


‘5SOS5’ is worth five stars
By Leighah Beausoleil Editor-in-Chief The Australian pop-rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS), released its fifth studio album Sept. 23...
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Oct 6, 2022


‘Don’t Worry Darling’ - a Wilde follow-up to ‘Booksmart’
By Jack McLaughlin Staff Writer Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” had a difficult release just a few weeks ago. Rumors spiraled out of...
Jack McLaughlin
Oct 6, 2022


‘Infinite Dream’ - a brilliant musical masterpiece
By Mark Haskell Staff Writer Andrew Bazzi, mononymously known as Bazzi, is an American singer, song-writer, and recently, a producer....
Mark Haskell
Oct 6, 2022
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