April 11, 2025
Volume 93 • Issue 20
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Letter from the Editor: Welcome to the new Gatepost era! By Sophia Harris Editor-in-Chief Welcome, Gatepost readers! You may have noticed something a little different about our paper this week. We changed formats, and if you are reading this in print, then, well, we did it successfully. This has been an all-consuming process for many people at this University and beyond. Thank you to all who helped see this feat come to fruition. It is my absolute pleasure to introduce The Gatepost’s new look to you all! This process started over winter break when I received an email from our previous printAdrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST ing press, Gannett Publishing
(Back) Sam the Ram competes in a race against Stormy the Shark from Simmons University April 4.
See LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Page 5
From the hockey boards to the boardroom Baseball crushes MCLA Jeremy McDonald’s path to graduation Originally from Buffalo, in high school, I saw it as a way in striking By Sophia Harris New York, McDonald arrived to create real change. That’s Editor-in-Chief at Framingham State in Fall been a driving force for me.” 23-4 win By Izabela Gage Sports Editor The Rams triumphed over the MCLA Trailblazers 23-4 with a nine-run surge in the fifth inning April 9. This win evens their conference record to 3-3 and brings their overall record to 5-15. Freshman Massimo Mondi said their decisive victory is attributed to how “we never got comfortable. We always kept our foot on the gas.” Both teams had a slow start with two quick, scoreless innings. MCLA failed to capitalize on their early base runners, stranding two in scoring position in the second inning. Framingham mirrored MCLA’s slow start, with the Trailblazers’ pitcher keeping Framingham’s hitters off the bases, striking out five in the first three innings. Christian Cox, a freshman, tried to get the Rams going in the bottom of the second on a single to center field, but he was called out at second base on his attempt to get in scoring position. The Rams cracked the game open in the bottom of the third. With the bases loaded and no outs, Mondi stepped up to knock an infield RBI single - a hit that decisively opened the floodgates for the Rams. A sacrifice fly from Cox brought home another run, bringing the score to 2-0. Senior Dane Frellick capped off the inning with a single to center field, advancing freshman Rosco Palmer home for another run. See BASEBALL Page 9
Framingham State senior and Student Trustee Jeremy McDonald has made the most of his two years on campus, balancing a full academic course load, collegiate hockey, internships in public service, and successful law school applications.
2023 after playing two years of junior hockey. His path to the University was driven by a long-standing dream to play college hockey - but once on campus, his goals quickly expanded. “I’ve always known I wanted to be a lawyer,” he said. “Even
That early passion shaped not only his academic pursuits but also his professional aspirations. “I want to help people - especially those facing systemic barriers - navigate a legal system that can work against them,” he said. See MCDONALD Page 11
Sunshine on Salem End
Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST Attendees at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the solar canopy in the Salem End Lot April 4.
This week’s issue News ADMIN FORUM pg. 3 AWARDS pg. 4
OP/ED BOOKSTORES pg. 7 SISYPHUS pg. 7
Sports TRACK AND FIELD pg. 9 BASEBALL pg. 9
Arts & Features TASTE OF CULTURE pg. 12 MINECRAFT pg. 14
INSIDE: OP/ED 6 • SPORTS 9 • ARTS & FEATURES 10