Letter to the editor
About 23 years ago, someone wrote the N-word on the door of my faculty office in Whittemore Library. That image was later copied and printed on the front page of this newspaper. Many people spoke […]
Op/Ed
Letter to the editor
Last semester, John Carlos of Olympic fame, in his speech at DPAC, inspired us with his 1968 story about standing against racism at the Olympic podium in Mexico and making a fist. For a brief […]
It’s time for white people to condemn racism
Ignorance is not bliss. Proven this past week, as not one – but two hate crimes plagued our very own campus as students in the University’s Black Student Union (BSU) were targeted twice in one […]
The Gatepost Editorial: Racists live here
Over the weekend, not one, but two hate crimes occured in Larned Hall. Both of these incidents are being investigated by campus police and local authorities. We at The Gatepost condemn the individual or individuals […]
It’s impossible not to politicize tragedy
Fifty-eight people were killed on Oct. 1 at The Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas after a gunman opened fire on concert-goers. If mass shooting trends continue, as they have for decades, the body count […]
The Gatepost Editorial: Gender wage gap still an issue
In 2017, one would hope that gender wage gap issues in the workplace would be problems of a bygone era – an era when women were expected to be happy making 59 cents for every […]
Letter to the Editor
Since retiring in 2009 as Disability Services Coordinator, my wife and I returned to Fall River to be next to our families. Despite our busy lives, we still read The Gatepost every week during the […]
Trump doesn’t care about Puerto Rico
On Sept. 20, Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, destroying everything in its path. People are without homes, power, water, food and many other basic human necessities. Buildings and houses were either blown away from […]
The Gatepost Editorial: America’s gun problem
An off-duty police officer, a nurse, a mother, a father, a college student – these are a few of the 58 individuals who lost their lives in Las Vegas Sunday night in what has been […]