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


The Gatepost Editorial: Providing security for the food insecure
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

The Gatepost
Nov 21


The Gatepost Editorial: Go beyond the land acknowledgment
By The Gatepost Editorial Board At the first All University Meeting of the academic year on Oct. 24, President Nancy Niemi announced the University is launching an initiative to reestablish an official FSU Land Acknowledgement as a part of the strategic plan. The rewriting and development of the land acknowledgement is led by the University’s Institutional Inclusive Excellence Committee and the Native American Land Acknowledgement Working Group, steered by Jeffrey Coleman, v

The Gatepost
Nov 14


The Gatepost Editorial: Unpublished and unacceptable
By The Gatepost Editorial Board The English department welcomed Professor Emerita Miriam Levine during the Alan Feldman Week of Poetry on Oct. 21. The event consisted of a conversation between Levine, a published poet, and English Professor Patricia Horvath, as well as recitations of several poems from Levine’s poetry catalog. The audience included emeriti faculty, current faculty members, and students - some of whom were required to attend for their classes. Unbeknownst to

The Gatepost
Nov 7


The Gatepost Editorial: The Gatepost stands in solidarity with The Indiana Daily Student
By The Gatepost Editorial Board Indiana University’s independent, student-run newspaper, The Indiana Daily Student (IDS), was forced to leave their newsstands empty on Oct. 16 after a censorship incident that has rocked the world of student journalism. Administrators fired the IU Media School’s Director of Student Media, Jim Rodenbush, who advised IDS, after he refused to censor news coverage, according to a letter from the editor published by IDS’ co-editors-in-chief Mia Hil

The Gatepost
Oct 31


The Gatepost Editorial: Commuter students deserve better
By The Gatepost Editorial Board Commuter students have always been an important and active part of Framingham State’s community. Student...

The Gatepost
Oct 3


The Gatepost Editorial: Allow us to reintroduce ourselves
Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST By The Gatepost Editorial Board In the fall of 1931, Miriam Jagodnik Feldman noticed something was missing on...

The Gatepost
Sep 26


The Gatepost Editorial: The light of Djeila Barbosa
By The Gatepost Editorial Board This past weekend, we lost a member of our Framingham State family - Djeila Barbosa, known to her friends...
Editorial Board
Sep 22, 2023


The Gatepost Editorial: Focus on Native American culture needed
By The Gatepost Editorial Board Monday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and we cannot forget that Framingham State is on Indigenous land. This...
Editorial Board
Oct 7, 2022


The Gatepost Editorial: A message to the Class of 2020
The Gatepost Editorial Board As the number of weeks left in the spring semester dwindle, it is time to acknowledge the Class of 2020....
Gatepost Editorial Board
Apr 9, 2020


The Gatepost Editorial: Advice to next year’s SGA
The Gatepost Editorial Board The position of SGA president is, inarguably, one of the most essential roles on campus. An SGA president...
Editorial Board
Apr 12, 2017


Gatepost Editorial: Creating a culture of conversation
The Gatepost Editorial Board Along the glass walls of the Multicultural Center are over a dozen printed screenshots of posts from the...
Editorial Board
Nov 9, 2014


Gatepost Editorial: Yak attack
The Gatepost Editorial Board Most students on campus are familiar with Yik Yak. We’ve all either scrolled through the anonymous posts...
Editorial Board
Oct 30, 2014


Gatepost Editorial: CDIO is worth the money
The Gatepost Editorial Board The search to hire a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) has begun after being first recommended in...
Editorial Board
Sep 27, 2014


Gatepost Editorial: Bring back the meal exchanges
By Gatepost Editorial Board It is hard to find an FSU resident who isn’t upset about the elimination of the Meal Exchange program. The...
Editorial Board
Oct 3, 2013


Gatepost Editorial: A focus on kindness
By Gatepost Editorial Board In today’s society of high-tech gadgets and means of communication, it is unfortunate that in our own...
Editorial Board
Sep 26, 2013


Gatepost Editorial: Conversation, not confrontation
By The Gatepost Editorial Board When the news came out about the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion’s plans to hold a meeting to...

The Gatepost
Apr 5, 2012
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