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


Climate change isn’t a hoax
The Gatepost Editorial Board Two fires raged through California in November, causing massive structural damage and resulting in 85 deaths...
Editorial Board
Dec 7, 2018


The facts need fangs
Thom Duda The media needs to become ruthless in how it challenges President Trump and members of his administration when they push false...
Thom Duda
Nov 30, 2018


Asylum seekers should be welcome here
The Gatepost Editorial Board On Nov. 25, a peaceful march of migrants at the U.S./Mexico border devolved into violence. American border...
Editorial Board
Nov 30, 2018


Insulin should not cost diabetics their lives
By Lizzy Stocks November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so I’d like to call attention to the life-threatening cost of insulin for Type 1...
Lizzy Stocks
Nov 16, 2018


Change our voting laws
The Gatepost Editorial Board The midterm elections were fraught with division, rampant misinformation, and blatant lies. Perhaps even...
Editorial Board
Nov 16, 2018


There’s still work to be done
Nadira Wicaksana There’s a popular bumper sticker that states, “A woman’s place is in the House and Senate.” Whenever I see it on the...
Nadira Wicaksana
Nov 16, 2018


In response to McConnell
By Thom Duda In an op/ed titled “Sen. Mitch McConnell: ‘Will Dems work with us, or simply put partisan politics ahead of the country?’”...
Thom Duda
Nov 16, 2018


Be the wave
By The Gatepost Editorial Board While the midterm elections may not have turned the tides in your favor, bringing about the blue or red...
Editorial Board
Nov 9, 2018


They chose unwisely
Thom Duda This past weekend in California, Activision-Blizzard held its 12th annual BlizzCon and managed to kick the hornet’s nest that...
Thom Duda
Nov 9, 2018


Clash of the opinions: Yes on Question 3
The Gatepost Editorial Board On Nov. 6, the Massachusetts transgender anti-discrimination law is up for repeal. And for the most part,...
Editorial Board
Nov 5, 2018


Take anti-Semitism seriously
The Gatepost Editorial Board Eleven people were murdered at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. This tragedy marks...
Editorial Board
Nov 5, 2018


They’re not the same
Thom Duda As the midterm elections draw closer, there’s something that needs to be revisited – recent events demand it. We have former...
Thom Duda
Oct 25, 2018


Trump hates trans people
Andrew Willoughby On Oct. 21, the New York Times reported that, under President Donald Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services...
Andrew Willoughby
Oct 25, 2018


No on Question 2
By Jillian Poland Background on Question 2: [Question 2 is a response to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. This ruling...
Jillian Poland
Oct 25, 2018


Counterpoint Columbus
By Evan Lee On Oct. 8, we celebrated Columbus Day in honor of the man who discovered America, proved Earth is round, and ushered in a new...
Evan Lee
Oct 12, 2018


Lifetime of disappointment
By Lizzy Stocks The United States is the only democracy that grants lifetime appointments to the highest court of the land, and it’s a...
Lizzy Stocks
Oct 11, 2018


Out of sight, out of mind
The Gatepost Editorial Board Since the 2016 election, and long before then, the news spotlight has been swinging wildly from one issue to...
Editorial Board
Oct 4, 2018


China is cracking down on good communists
By Thom Duda Over the weekend, the New York Times published a story about student protests going on in China and the subsequent...
Thom Duda
Oct 4, 2018


More resources for Rams
The Gatepost Editorial Board This week, the Rams Resource Center (RRC) opened. Do you know what that is? If not, you aren’t alone. FSU...
Editorial Board
Sep 27, 2018


Into the wild, starry yonder
By Gordon Rupert There has been a lot of talk about the newly proposed Space Force in the last few months. Most of it is against the idea...
Gordon Rupert
Sep 27, 2018
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