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




Ninety years worth of thank yous
By the Gatepost Editorial Board This week, The Gatepost celebrates its 90-year anniversary. At the height of the Great Depression, a...
Editorial Board
Mar 24, 2022


Trump, there is nothing “genius” about Putin
By McKenzie Ward In the early morning of Feb. 24, Russia launched an invasion on Ukraine, an ex-Soviet nation located in eastern Europe....

McKenzie Ward
Mar 5, 2022


Gatepost Editorial: Maintain the mandate
By the Gatepost Editorial Board As we approach spring break, our community must not forget the enormous impact COVID-19 continues to have...
Editorial Board
Mar 5, 2022


Not everyone is comfortable seeking assistance
By Mark Haskell Some people are afraid to ask for help as they may feel incompetent. Are you one of those persons? What is there to fear...
Mark Haskell
Feb 25, 2022


Don’t cheat your way to the podium
By the Gatepost Editorial Team It’s not fair when an athlete takes performance-enhancing drugs. Kamila Valieva, a 15-year-old ice skater...
Editorial Board
Feb 18, 2022


Please provide paid internships
By Donald Halsing My father graduated from Framingham State College, as it was known in 1985, without any debt. He could afford to pay...
Donald Halsing
Feb 18, 2022


The Gatepost Editorial: This is a test of the active shooter alert system
By the Gatepost Editorial Board Last week, federal legislators discussed the proposed Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022. The Act’s goal...
Editorial Board
Feb 12, 2022


Addressing Holocaust trivialization
By McKenzie Ward Between 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators orchestrated a genocide that systematically murdered over 6...

McKenzie Ward
Feb 12, 2022


Stop the excuses and get vaccinated
By McKenzie Ward On Jan. 2, 2021, I got a text saying that I had been exposed to COVID-19. I waited until Jan. 5 and got tested. And...

McKenzie Ward
Feb 4, 2022


Snowed in without a shovel
By the Gatepost Editorial Board Because we live in New England, clearing away snow is a part of everyone’s life. So why is it such a...
Editorial Board
Feb 4, 2022


Diversify film criticism
By Emily Rosenberg “Licorice Pizza” sounds like a fun film to enjoy with your friends during winter break. Spoiler – you should not waste...

Emily Rosenberg
Jan 28, 2022


Put the Constitution first
By the Gatepost Editorial Board It has been one year since the domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol which occurred after former...
Editorial Board
Jan 28, 2022


Your heroes are not dead
By Sean Cabot Kamala Khan – a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, is a Muslim-Pakistani American comic book superhero created by G. Willow Wilson. She is a...
Sean Cabot
Dec 10, 2021


Revolutionize history education
By McKenzie Ward When someone asks me what my major is, I always get a little nervous to answer. And it’s not because I hate being a...

McKenzie Ward
Dec 10, 2021


Giving back to your community
By The Gatepost Editorial Board Each year, as you walk through malls or enter your local shopping center, there is usually someone asking...
Editorial Board
Dec 10, 2021


Gatepost Editorial: Education shouldn’t be deadly
By the Gatepost Editorial Board On Nov. 30, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley allegedly entered a bathroom at Oxford High School in Michigan,...
Editorial Board
Dec 3, 2021


My Letter to You
By Mark Haskell Dear reader, I am here today to present to you my story of being a gay man who is neurodivergent. My journey of...
Mark Haskell
Dec 3, 2021


Electric cars won’t solve climate change
By Donald Halsing I love my Dodge Dakota. She’s Atlantic Blue, 19-feet long, and 18 years old. I love my truck so much I named her...
Donald Halsing
Nov 19, 2021


Conversations about college seal imperative
By The Gatepost Editorial Board The land FSU is built on is the original homeland of the Nipmuc tribe. As we work toward being an...
Editorial Board
Nov 19, 2021
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