Voting
Clash of the opinions: Question 1 – “Right to Repair”
The “Yes” positionBy Brennan AtkinsEditorial Staff The Massachusetts “Right to Repair” initiative in 2012 gave independent auto-repair shops access to diagnostic data and safety information previously only accessible to the car manufacturers themselves. This meant […]
No time for “I don’t care”
One of the most exciting days of my elementary school career was during early November in 2008 in my 1st grade teacher’s classroom. I understand how that may be considered oddly specific, but I remember […]
The importance of voting in the presidential primaries
Next Tuesday, Mar. 3 is the Massachusetts Primary for the 2020 presidential election. Massachusetts will be one of the 14 states participating in super Tuesday – the day when the most states in the country […]
Be the wave
While the midterm elections may not have turned the tides in your favor, bringing about the blue or red wave the Democrats and Republicans were promising, they represented something just as important – American citizens […]
The Gatepost Editorial: weak voter turnout
We at The Gatepost are taken aback by the dismal voter turnout in this year’s Student Government Association election. A whopping 3.1 percent of students voted. To put that in context, there are over 5,000 […]
3.1 percent of students vote in SGA election
One-hundred-seventy-seven students voted in SGA’s spring election on April 17, according to David Baldwin, associate dean of students. This accounts for 3.1 percent of FSU’s student body. Last year, 6.3 percent of students voted. The […]
Who will represent the Rams? Interviews with the SGA presidential candidates
Ben Carrington In your own words, what is the role of the SGA president? Firstly, you act as the primary advocate of the student body. Secondly, you are here to look over the Student Activities […]
The Gatepost Editorial: Advice for SGA
Next week, students across campus will be voting in the Student Government Association election. In years past, student turnout for elections has been dismal – only 6.3 percent of the student body voted last year, […]