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THE GATEPOST
Framingham State's award-winning independent student newspaper since 1932
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Phil McMullin
Jan 27, 2017
It’s wrong to punch Nazis
By Phil McMullin Richard Spencer is a leader of the alt-right. He is a white-supremacist. He is a disturbed man preaching a dangerous and...
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Bailey Morrison
Jan 27, 2017
Beauty by Bailey: The delights of de-potting
By Bailey Morrison In the past year, the makeup industry has grown exponentially. Makeup artists and brands have collaborated and...
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Mike Ferris
Jan 26, 2017
Ferr or Foul? And the mvp should be..
By Mike Ferris 1. Matt Ryan – the Falcons quarterback had a career year. Ryan was second in the NFL throwing for 4,944 yards, trailing...
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Mike Ferris
Nov 13, 2015
Ferr or Foul?: NFL takeaways at the midway point
By Mike Ferris 1. New England is the best team the league has to o6er right now. The Patriots are 8-0 and winning by an average of almost...
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Bobby Murphy
Nov 10, 2015
Up all night to get unlucky
By Bobby Murphy For college students, sometimes seeing the sunrise is less of a beautiful moment and more an indicator that you’ve...
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Nick Quaglia
Nov 6, 2015
NFL getting tough with clothing regulations
By Nick Quaglia Each year, the NFL riddles players with fines for an assortment of reasons. Occasionally, the fans of the NFL do not see...
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Mike Ferris
Nov 6, 2015
Ferr or Foul?: Does anyone in the AFC South want to win?
By Mike Ferris The AFC South is in shambles and is easily the National Football League’s worst division. So far this year, the division,...
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Mike Ferris
Oct 22, 2015
Ferr or Foul?: Pitino the latest legend in trouble
By Mike Ferris Another college basketball legend is now surrounded by controversy and skepticism. Rick Pitino is the latest coach to join...
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Mike Ferris
Oct 15, 2015
Ferr or Foul?: Utley was right
By Mike Ferris Baseball is on the verge of becoming an endangered sport because it lacks the excitement and contact that a lot of other...
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Mark Wadland
Dec 12, 2014
Opinion: 1st Amendment in jeopardy
By Mark Wadland In the Dec. 1 edition of The Chicago Tribune, an article stated that the Supreme Court would consider whether to uphold a...
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Mark Wadland
Nov 14, 2014
Opinion: College – the last safe haven
By Mark Wadland If you were to ask a professor, administrator or English purist to define college, you would likely receive several...
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Jennifer Johnson
Nov 9, 2014
Opinion: Stop laughing at domestic violence
By Jennifer Johnson Serious situations are often made light of through humor in order to ease feelings of pain and awkwardness. However,...
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Phil McMullin
Oct 30, 2014
Opinion: Risking death and unemployment on the Ram Tram
By Phil McMullin According to www.CDC.gov, 33,783 people died in car accidents in the United States during the year 2011. This fact...
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Mark Wadland
Oct 18, 2014
Opinion: Don’t ban electronic cigarettes
By Mark Wadland Electronic cigarettes, a tobacco-free product used as an alternative to traditional cigarettes, was included in the...
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Mark Wadland
Feb 15, 2014
Opinion: Love is not in the air
By Mark Wadland Of all the “special” days celebrated in America – most notably Thanksgiving, Christmas and the 4th of July – Valentine’s...
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Kerrin Murray
Jan 31, 2014
Opinion: An optimistic oversight
By Kerrin Murray Delivering his fifth State of the Union address to members of Congress Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama stated...
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