Volume 94 • Issue 24
FSUgatepost.com
May 8, 2026
We’re here to stay
A protestor on the bridge over Route 9 holding a sign at the May Day MSCA Teacher’s Union protest on May 1.
Antonio Machado / THE GATEPOST
FSU community rallies over state of the world
Strike a By Antonio Machado Provost and Vice President of English Professor Rachel pose - there’s Multimedia Editor Academic Affairs Kristen Por- Trousdale thanked everyone ter-Utley said she was happy to present at the rally. “Short or The Massachusetts State Col- be at the rally “because this mo- tall, big or small, whoever you nothing to it lege Association (MSCA) held a rally on May 1 to peacefully protest the surge of arrests 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 the pedestrian bridge over Route 9.
ment matters and because you matter. The faculty and staff at this University are the heart of this institution, and today, on International Workers’ Day, it feels right to stand together.” Porter-Utley said the University should be a place where students, faculty, and staff alike should be able to show up fully. “We must, where others aren’t, continue to promote peace and model productive dialogue.”
are, whatever shape you are, wherever your ancestors are from, wherever you’re from, you belong here, and we’re glad you’re here,” she said. “It has been a heck of a year and three months, people, where we have been seeing abuse after abuse, outrage after outrage. We’ve seen major attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. See MAY DAY Page 7
Come on, Vogue!
Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST (Right) Aili Schiavoni presenting her True Colors collection with models (left) Black-Eyed Susan, Emily Crossin, and Sage Sampson at the Spring Fashion Show on May 1.
By Antonio Machado Multimedia Editor [ Editor’s Note: This is a first-person account of participating in the Framingham State Fashion Show. ] Dreams change, trends come and go, but friendships never go out of style. So, when one of your best friends asks you to fulfill a life-long dream of yours by modeling her collection, you refuse to “squabble” the opportunity. You do, however, begin to freak out, because this is more than a “kiki” with a close friend - this is the Framingham State Fashion Club’s annual Spring Fashion show in front of hundreds of your peers, mentors, and their families. Luckily, you aren’t alone because alongside you are dozens of those same peers. All just as naked. All just as afraid. All just as ready to serve charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. From the outside, the runway may seem like glitz and glamour. Models glide through the spotlight like a knife in butter, their heels sharpened by the flashing cameras. But from the inside? The threads designers had spent the past year weaving are slowly coming apart as they get ready to face the scorching hot lights of the runway.
See FASHION SHOW Page 19
INSIDE: OP/ED 13 • SPORTS 9 • ART & FEATURES 18
News GPI pg. 2 SPANISH TOURS pg. 5
Opinion IRELAND pg. 15 FASHION INDUSTRY pg. 16
Sports TRACK & FIELD pg. 9 SOFTBALL pg. 10
Arts & Features MAZGAL pg. 18 LEXICON pg. 20