Not the time to get comfortable
By the Gatepost Editorial Board Last week, Framingham State saw 11 positive COVID-19 tests out of the 711 conducted – more positives than...
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Emily Rosenberg
Apr 1, 2021
‘Ms. Rosenberg’
By Emily Rosenberg Rosenberg is a surname of German descent. It means “Mountain of Roses.” When read on paper, some people see “Jew.” Or...
Editorial Board
Mar 25, 2021
The Gatepost Editorial: In solidarity with the APIDA community
The Gatepost Editorial Staff Last week, President F. Javier Cevallos sent a campus-wide email addressing the recent increase in bias...
James Barraford
Mar 24, 2021
Grace in the age of cancel culture
By James Barraford After using an anti-Semitic term while livestreaming a video game, Meyers Leonard will no longer play for the Miami...
Brennan Atkins
Mar 24, 2021
Education reform starts with our teachers
By Brennan Atkins In December 2020, President Joseph R. Biden said at a public education forum, “Teaching to a test underestimates and...
McKenzie Ward
Mar 24, 2021
One of the 97%
By McKenzie Ward Phone? Check. Wallet? Check. My pink pepper spray canister that I have carried with me since I was 15? Check. On March...
McKenzie Ward
Mar 12, 2021
Ending the cycle of toxicity
By McKenzie Ward In February 2020, I made one of the most difficult life choices and decided to end my three-year relationship with...
Editorial Board
Mar 12, 2021
The Gatepost Editorial: Oh, the places“cancel culture” won’t go!
The Gatepost Editorial Staff On the 117th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pseudonym Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss...
Emily Rosenberg
Mar 4, 2021
On optimism
By Emily Rosenberg As an 11 year old, when I couldn’t sleep at night, I would think of how I would write my college application essay as...
Editorial Board
Feb 26, 2021
A forecast for failure
By the Gatepost Editorial Board While over 7 million Texans boiled water and bundled in layers during last week’s winter storm, Texas...
Cara McCarthy
Feb 25, 2021
Worth more than a number on the scale
Let’s set the scene. I’m 9 years old – sitting in the cold, brightly lit doctor’s office in my hospital gown waiting for my annual...
McKenzie Ward
Feb 18, 2021
Investing in yourself
By McKenzie Ward So 2020 was my year of “What else could possibly go wrong?” and I swear God gave me another six traumatic events and...
Editorial Board
Feb 18, 2021
The Gatepost Editorial: Protect your country, not your seat
The Gatepost Editorial Staff Last weekend, America watched as former President Donald J. Trump was acquitted on the charge of inciting...
James Barraford
Feb 18, 2021
Offensive tweets and genocide
By James Barraford Gina Carano has been fired from the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” She posted a black-and-white photograph of a...
Editorial Board
Feb 12, 2021
The Gatepost Editorial: Students deserve a break, too
The Gatepost Editorial Staff This past Tuesday, University faculty and staff took part in the semester’s first of three “Quiet Days.” Two...
McKenzie Ward
Feb 4, 2021
Where is justice?
By McKenzie Ward Jan. 6 truly felt like a movie as I watched as the Capitol Building was stormed for the first time since 1814 when...
Evan Lee
Apr 30, 2020
Making peace with the pandemic
Evan Lee Asst. News Editor Reporting on the worst public health disaster in modern history was not what I had in mind when I applied to...
Abigail Saggio
Apr 30, 2020
I don’t know how unemployment works, and I’m sure you don’t, either
Abigail Saggio Staff Writer More than 16 million Americans have applied for unemployment since mid-March, according to NBC. I was one of...
McKenzie Ward
Apr 30, 2020
A battle with a mirror
McKenzie Ward Staff Writer “Quarantine 15 is the new freshmen 15.” “Due to coronavirus, my summer body will be postponed until 2021.” “If...
Gatepost Editorial Board
Apr 23, 2020
Reopening early will trap us longer
The Gatepost Editorial Board Throughout several states, including Massachusetts – the newly declared hotspot of the COVID-19 outbreak –...
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