The Gatepost

By Spencer Buell Editor-in-Chief The FSU community gathered yesterday to take part in an open forum about the February shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and the recent national outcry about the incident. Organizers for the event, The Ground We All Stand On, hosted by FSU’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, originally invited the community, [...]

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Kathleen McDonough Interim News Editor An e-mail sent out to students on Monday from Dean of Students Melinda Stoops warned of a recent outbreak of the gastrointestinal disease norovirus. Hofrenning said the Health Center has seen “between 15 and 18” cases of GI viruses this month that could potentially be norovirus. This is about 10 [...]

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By Kärin Radock Assistant News Editor   Beginning this semester, students will be able to take advantage of a free shuttle service to several key locations around Framingham. In an e-mail from Dean of Students Melinda Stoops last week, students were informed about the new service, dubbed RAM TRAM, which is overseen by Student Involvement and [...]

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By Kerrin Murray News Editor   The Hilltop Players’ rendition of “The Dead Guy” was cancelled Friday, Nov. 18, after the lead performer, Charles Webber, was arrested Friday afternoon by FSUPD. Friday night’s show was the second of three scheduled performances. The finalé, which was scheduled for the following evening, was also cancelled. “Unfortunately for [...]

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By Julie Ann Giebler News Editor Thousands of Massachusetts residents lost power last weekend in what turned out to be an extraordinary and unusual October nor’easter. According to Warren Fairbanks, director of facilities, the school was fortunate to lose power only two or three times late Saturday night – for very short periods. He said [...]

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By Spencer Buell Editor-in-Chief Police closed the intersection of High and State streets near North Hall and Corrinne Hall Towers for nearly an hour Monday night after a three-car accident blocked traffic there. Police arrested Johnathan LeBlanc, 27, of Ashland and charged him with operating under the influence and driving to endanger. LeBlanc had a [...]

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Since last fall, Framingham State administrators have been discussing the implementation of a “Ram Tram” system, which would act as a shuttle for students to get to various locations in Framingham. A Zipcar program is also being discussed. If put into operation, FSU students who are at least 21 years old and have a valid [...]

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By Josh Primak Editorial Staff The first phase of the FSU science project will be undertaken this summer. A new chiller unit will be installed for Hemenway Hall and a new O’Connor Hall entrance will connect with the McAuliffe Center. According to Senior Vice President of Administration, Finance and Information Technology Dr. Dale Hamel, the science [...]

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By Kerrin Murray Assistant News Editor The Counseling Center staff discontinued production of their newsletter and shortened student appointments due to a 15 percent increase in the number of students seeking counseling, said Director of the Counseling Center Paul Welch. The Counseling Center’s newsletter began publication in 1999 and was produced once per semester until [...]

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Last Friday, Miriam Jagodnik Feldman, the founder of The Hilltop News, the precursor to Framingham State University’s independent student newspaper, The Gatepost, passed away at the age of 99. Feldman started the newspaper as a class project while a student at Framingham State 80 years ago. After a discussion with classmates, it was agreed that [...]

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