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By Izabela Gage Sports Editor At the MASCAC Championship April 25, women’s track and field placed fifth out of six teams with 72 points before nine athletes competed at NCAA Division III Regionals May 1. Head Coach Mark Johnson said, “Team expectations going in were just to leave everything on the track and leave everything on the field. Across the board, I think the team did that.” Junior Kate…
By Adrien Gobin Associate Editor Courtesy of Adrien Gobin Entering my senior year, I faced a challenging question: “What am I going to do after I graduate?” After months of job applications and what feels like more than hundreds of rejections, it made me think about if I were to take a couple months off and continue this dream of traveling the world. Part of me worries about how many career…
By Izayah Morgan Opinions Editor Love is often defined as an emotion, and I personally think that’s a bit misguided. Looking at it from a psychological perspective, it is a state of being in which we feel the need to serve someone other than ourselves. It sees us take on every single emotion - happiness, sadness, and even fear - but also psychological and physical symptoms such as anxiety, pain,…
By Izabela Gage Sports Editor Despite having a two-run lead in the third inning, the fourth-seeded Framingham State Rams were defeated by the fifth-seeded Bridgewater State Bears in an upset quarterfinal win at home May 5. This loss concludes their season with a conference record of 10-6 and an overall record of 17-22. Bridgewater struck first in the top of the first inning. Angelina Lynch set the…
By Taylor Kimmell Asst. Sports Editor The Framingham State Rams competed in three conference matches against the Fitchburg State Falcons, dropping game one 10-7 May 1 and splitting a doubleheader May 3, winning the first 6-4 and losing the second 4-3. Framingham hosted Fitchburg for the Rams’ Senior Day match for the first of the three-game series. The Rams honored three seniors before the opening…
By The Gatepost Editorial Board On Sept. 26, The Gatepost Editorial Board published “Allow us to reintroduce ourselves,” in which we reasserted our commitment to serving the Framingham State community. We wrote: “[Our] commitment has not changed over the years. Every editorial board that has led The Gatepost has prided itself on its dedication to ethically and objectively informing our community…
By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Across Route 9, multiple plazas are home to restaurants, cafes, and quick-service eateries that represent a world of cuisine in the historic Framingham Centre Common. Walking across the footbridge across Route 9 connects High Street to Worcester Road West and the accompanying businesses. The footbridge also provides access to businesses on and around Edgell…
By Anita Loughlin Staff Writer Graduating from college is the day every student looks forward to with hopes and dreams of stepping into the beginning of an official career - yet for many students, these steps are feeling a bit more uncertain than expected. Eilish Heffernan, Class of ‘25, a fashion merchandising graduate, said, “I was so scared. Besides the job market, on a personal level, I had an…
By Paul Harrington Staff Writer When I started to write this, I was hesitant. I was scared. I told myself it was because I feared my personal information being out in public. My true fear wasn’t opening up and making myself vulnerable to others around me. My true fear was accepting that I could not go back in time, and that I had to keep moving no matter what. During my freshman and sophomore year…
By Antonio Machado Multimedia Editor The Massachusetts State College Association (MSCA) held a rally on May 1 to peacefully protest the war in Iran, the surge of arrests done by ICE, cuts to education funding, and attacks on academic freedom. Students, staff, faculty, and administrators gathered in the McCarthy Center to hear speeches from the Framingham State community. The group then marched to…
