The Gatepost

Statistics compiled by outside reviewer Ibis Consulting Group for FSU’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, or CDI, show that a startling number of minority students don’t think FSU is a welcoming place for them. In a survey, an astounding 82 percent of students who self-identified as African American/ black disagreed with the statement, “FSU is [...]

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By Samantha Rawson Opinions Editor So I’ll be the first, second and third to admit – we’ve had some crazy weather this year. In the span of one week we’ve seen temperatures in the 90s, fall-like weather and even hail. It’s strange, for sure, and if you really want to blame it on global warming, [...]

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By Matt Cook Editorial Staff Last week, my friends and I decided to go down to the track that surrounds Maple Street Field and rollerblade for a few hours. It was late at night, but we wanted a flat surface, so we thought the track would be a nice place to start out. Conscious of [...]

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By Kailey Micelotta Class of 2012 On behalf of Jennifer Cleary’s Intro to Speech Communications class, I am pleased to inform the Framingham State community that there are plans to commemorate Ashley Donahue’s memory on campus. As part of a group assignment, Elizabeth Cameron, Jordan Bain, Chris Hudson, Erin Mulcahy and I developed an idea [...]

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The results are in from this year’s SGA elections, and after an especially rocky campaign season, the FSU community now knows the names of the students who will lead the organization’s efforts to fulfill the mission outlined in the SGA constitution – “to continually increase the value of student life, to strengthen the unity of [...]

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By Alexis Huston Editorial Staff Mono, norovirus, cold, flu, “stomach bug” – every sickness anyone could think of has gone around campus. I, unfortunately, have caught every single virus known to FSU since the beginning of this year. Why, you ask? Well, in all honesty, I don’t know how I have been so unfortunate. I [...]

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By Crystal Hederson Staff Writer As many of you may have seen in the flyers around campus, the Sociology Club is hosting a book drive to collect books for the Prison Book Program. The Prison Book Program is a non-profit organization that works to supply inmates with books that can help them to further their [...]

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By Zack Comeau Editorial Staff Tragedy struck our campus last December when student Ashley Donahue became another victim of drunk driving. Immediately, the FSU community experienced an outpouring of grief. The prayer vigil held for her in DPAC truly reflected the impact the accident had on our small campus, drawing hundreds of mourning students. I [...]

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By Matt Cook Editorial Staff Just last week, Sodexo blessed its customers with Fettuccini Alfredo and chicken. The line was backed up, the students were desperate to indulge in wonderful food and Edith was ready for the challenge. Once the cards were swiped, everyone entered the caf as if they were scrambling at a rock [...]

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By Samantha Rawson Opinions Editor Tu hablas español? Because I certainly don’t. Like most other English majors, I have undergone the daunting task of taking four semesters of a language. I started in Elementary Spanish I many eons ago as a wide-eyed, second-semester freshman, convinced that nothing could hurt me and that I could take [...]

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