Volume 93 • Issue 8
November 8, 2024
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History unfolds on campus
(Left) Nancy Niemi being interviewed by Mike Sullivan of WBZ TV. (Right) Students watch CNN projections of the election results.
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Donald Trump wins presidential election Students share thoughts on future of the nation
By Dylan Pichnarcik News Editor Former President Donald Trump is the winner of the 2024 presidential election. The announcement came at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, according to the Associated Press (AP). As of press time, Trump has earned 295 electoral votes. A simple majority of 270 votes is required to be declared the winner. In the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, the election results were announced Tuesday evening. Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Massachusetts by 61.3%, according to AP. Cities and towns across the state will have 14 days to submit official results to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, according to the Secretary of State’s website. Throughout the day on Tuesday and after the results were announced on Wednesday, students shared their concerns about the future of the nation under a second Trump presidency.
SGA pg. 3 VETERANS pg. 7
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Department of Political Science, Law, and Global Studies hosted “The 2024 Presidential Election Watch Party” in the McCarthy Forum. Political Science Chair Joseph Coelho said the goal of the event was to get students across campus to “come together and have a civil discussion about politics, but make it more of a social event rather than just something that’s very formal. “We intended to create an environ-
Historic moment for Framingham women’s athletics
The Framingham State women’s ice hockey team established their place in the Rams’ varsity program when they took the ice at Loring Arena for the first time in University history Oct. 31. The women’s ice hockey team is the ninth women’s varsity sport sponsored by Framingham State Athletics. The program is led by Head Coach Robert Lavin, who is returning to Rams’ ice hockey after serving as the men’s ice hockey head coach from 2001-2003.
The team joined the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) after the conference announced that women’s ice hockey would be its 19th sponsored sport. For this inaugural season, the Rams have a short bench of only 16 players, 14 of whom are freshmen. Emma O’Regan, a junior from Westford, is the eldest on the team. She came out of a three-year retirement to play for the program. “I haven’t played an actual game since I graduated high school in 2022 it’s been a little bit, but I’m excited to
Opinions PLAGIARISM pg. 8 MENTAL HEALTH pg. 9
Sports
See ELECTION Page 5
Women’s ice hockey opens inaugural season By Sophia Oppedisano Sports Editor
News
be back,” she said. O’Regan added despite the teams’ early losses, “For years to come, we’re going to be the people who set the standards and pave the way for this team.” The Rams dropped their first three contests against Nichols College and Salem State University, but they have shown promise as they begin to find their footing. In their home opener against the Nichols College Bison Oct. 31, the Bison blanked the Rams in a 6-0 shutout.
Maddison Behringer / THE GATEPOST CROSS COUNTRY pg. 10 MEN’S SOCCER pg. 13
Arts & Features
Raena Hunter Doty / THE GATEPOST CHILDREN’S LITERATURE pg. 15 See INAUGURAL SEASON Page 11 THE STITCH pg. 17
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