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


Spencer Harry
Oct 30, 2014
Yik Yak: anonymity in an app
By Spencer Harry Students on campus have been talking about their concerns and responsibilities associated with posting online in...


Melina Bourdeau
Oct 23, 2014
Stories of Struggle, Stories of Hope: Chris Abani’s graceful walk
By Melina Bourdeau “If the sand on the road to Egesa can be used to teach a child to walk, it can be used to teach us all to walk...
Lauren Campbell
Oct 11, 2014
FSU students share the stories behind their tattoos
By Lauren Campbell As sophomore geography major Anna Reynolds walks into the Natick Mall to start her shift at work, she notices people...


Brad Leuchte
Oct 9, 2014
Author Michael Patrick MacDonald describes Boston busing 40 years later
by Bradley Leuchte The South Boston “code of silence” is a practice that many people in the metro-Boston area and even around the country...


Corin Cook
Oct 2, 2014
Music review: alt-J ‘This Is All Yours’
By Corin Cook Eclectic genre-swapping, stylistically peculiar production and other music unconventionalities are implemented throughout...


Kristen Pinto
Sep 28, 2014
Student from The Netherlands explores the east coast, college living in U.S.
By Kristen Pinto On the first day of fall in Boston, the best way to spend the day is enjoying one of America’s oldest and favorite past...


Mark Wadland
May 6, 2014
Preschoolers share their artwork in the Forum
By Mark Wadland Art created by children from the Child Development Lab was on display in the McCarthy Center Forum on Wednesday, March 5....
Sara Silvestro
Mar 27, 2014
SGA helps fund ASB trip to Oklahoma
By Sara Silvestro A guitar reflected light out into the audience as three Framingham State students laughed in between verses of their...
Michael B. Murphy
Mar 27, 2014
Movie review: Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’ mostly soars
By Michael B. Murphy The animated film “The Wind Rises” is a monumental moment in world cinema, as it is not only legendary Japanese...


Brad Leuchte
Mar 27, 2014
Music review: A track by track guide to Skrillex’s ‘Recess’
By Bradley Leuchte After a surprisingly long and delayed wait, the most influential dance producer in America released his secret debut...


Scott Calzolaio
Mar 7, 2014
MT Nicolas wins Battle of the Comedians
By Scott Calzolaio In his comparison of pregnancy and obesity at this year’s Battle of the Comedians, winner MT Nicolas explained that...


Brad Leuchte
Mar 7, 2014
Music review: Pharrell Williams’ ‘G I R L’
By Bradley Leuchte This 40-year-old producer refuses to slow or settle down. Pharrell Williams already changed the world of hip-hop and...


Brad Leuchte
Feb 22, 2014
Music review: Benmont Tench’s ‘You Should Be So Lucky’
By Bradley Leuchte A heartbreaker on his own, keyboardist Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers breaks o8 from the driving blues of Tom...
Brad Leuchte
Feb 22, 2014
Movie review: ‘The Monuments Men’
By Bradley Leuchte That wasn’t bad ... but it sure wasn’t good. “The Monuments Men” is a World War II movie that isn’t about war. This...


Spencer Harry
Feb 8, 2014
That awkward moment
By Spencer Harry One Saturday night I found myself at the local AMC Natick theatre sitting amongst an assembly of women ages 17 to 24 and...
Mark Wadland
Feb 8, 2014
Movie review: ‘Reasonable Doubt’
By Mark Wadland “Reasonable Doubt” stars Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Clinton Davis, a mentally disturbed killer, opposite Dominic...
Scott Calzolaio
Jan 31, 2014
Reining in the Year of the Horse
By Scott Calzolaio Reverberating beats pulsated from the large “seven-star” drum and mini-gong as the Boston Chinese Freemasons brought...


Michael B. Murphy
Jan 24, 2014
Music review: Deafheaven’s ‘Sunbather’
By Michael B. Murphy Black metal, a sub-genre of Heavy metal, is many things – violent, fast-paced and often controversial due to the...
Michael B. Murphy
Jan 24, 2014
Movie review: ’12 Years a Slave’
By Michael B. Murphy Undoubtedly the most evocative and important film of 2013, the Steve McQueen directed “12 Years a Slave” deserves...
Kate Carignan
Feb 10, 2012
Project Debussy: Students Participate in BSO Fashion Event
Kate Carignan Staff Writer The symphony is, quite simply, posh. The setting is luxurious, the people exude class, and there is a calm...
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