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

‘Problemista’ - more than a toy story
By Kristel Erguiza Staff Writer What do immigration, Cabbage Patch Kids™, and eggs have in common? “Problemista” answers that question....
Kristel Erguiza
May 3, 2024


Is this the new Jim Crow?
By Izayah Morgan Staff Writer White representatives in the Mississippi state house approved a bill to create a new district that would...
Izayah Morgan
Mar 31, 2023


SGA hosts Administrators’ Forum:Concerns raised about racism, COVID-19, life on campus
By Dan Fuentes, Asst. News Editor By Haley Hadge, Staff Writer A board of 14 FSU administrators met with students over Zoom to address...
The gatepost news staff
Mar 26, 2021


Smithsonian historians whip up enticing lecture
Caroline Gordon Asst. Photos Editor Paula Johnson and Ashley Young, historians at the National Museum of American History, gave a...
Caroline Gordon
Mar 12, 2021


Dr. Eddie Moore talks how to be Anti-Racist in a changing world
By Caroline Gordon, Emily Rosenberg Eddie Moore, an educator, discussed supremacy, anti-racism, and diversity as part of The Olivia A....
The Gatepost Arts and Features Staff
Feb 18, 2021


Community brainstorms ways to combat pandemic-related racism
Donald Halsing Staff Writer Students and faculty gathered to discuss ways to address racism sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic in a Zoom...
Donald Halsing
Apr 10, 2020


Clint Smith presents poetry on facing historical racism
Leighah Beausoleil Staff Writer To kick o: the Olivia A. Davidson Voices of Color Lecture Series, FSU welcomed Clint Smith, writer,...
Leighah Beausoleil
Feb 28, 2020


FSU needs mandatory African-American history education
Mackenzie Berube Staff Writer Framingham State University requires three specific courses usually completed freshman year – Expository...
Mackenzie Berube
Feb 28, 2020

Michael Dixon: “The more things change, the more they stay the same”
By Tessa Jillson When artist Michael Dixon was around 5 years old, he found himself already equating race and color. He recalled the day...
Tessa Jillson
Oct 5, 2018
Hate crimes continue: Additional security cameras installed in residence halls
By Shanleigh Reardon A hate crime was reported to FSUPD by a resident assistant from Corinne Hall Towers at approximately 12:20 a.m. on...
Shanleigh Reardon
Dec 15, 2017

The Gatepost Editorial: Racists have no place at FSU
The Gatepost Editorial Board Tuesday morning began like any other, but at 12:05 p.m., hundreds of students walked out of their classes in...
Editorial Board
Nov 3, 2017

Third hate crime investigated
By Shanleigh Reardon A hate crime targeting a member of Black Student Union (BSU) occurred in Larned Hall on Sunday, Oct. 29. This is the...
Shanleigh Reardon
Nov 3, 2017

The Gatepost Editorial: Racists live here
The Gatepost Editorial Board Over the weekend, not one, but two hate crimes occurred in Larned Hall. Both of these incidents are being...
Editorial Board
Oct 20, 2017


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...
Letter to the editor
Oct 20, 2017
It’s time for white people to condemn racism
By Lizzy Stocks Ignorance is not bliss. Proven this past week, as not one – but two hate crimes plagued our very own campus as students...
Lizzy Stocks
Oct 20, 2017


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...
Letter to the editor
Oct 20, 2017


Rams take a knee in solidarity: Players protest racial inequality at Cortland game
By Bailey Morrison Five FSU football players took a knee or raised a 6st during the national anthem at the game against Cortland State on...
Bailey Morrison
Oct 6, 2017


KneeGate
By Lizzy Stocks Football – the last event at which Americans expect to be confronted by racism. Yet in 2016, Beyoncé paid tribute to the...
Lizzy Stocks
Sep 29, 2017


“The Birth of a Nation” film screening sparks conversation about racism in the U.S.
By Cesareo Contreras In honor of Black History Month, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a screening of the critically acclaimed 2016...
Cesareo Contreras
Feb 24, 2017


Racially offensive vandalism found in Towers
By Bradley Leuchte A Hispanic Heritage Month board in Corinne Hall Towers was vandalized with racially offensive graffiti in late...
Brad Leuchte
Nov 21, 2014
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