September 26, 2025
Volume 94 • Issue 2
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Sundown on State Street
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A long-exposure photo capturing a fall night in front of May Hall.
Danforth Art Museum receives $4,660,000 donation By Sarah Daponde Editorial Staff In June, the Danforth Art Museum and Art School received a donation of $4,660,000 from the estate of a dedicated supporter and trustee, Susan Litowitz, just in time for its 50th anniversary. Museum Director and Curator Jessica Roscio said this is the largest gift ever given to the Danforth since its opening in 1975. Art School Director Noelle Fournier said she is most excited about “being able to execute the things we’ve been dreaming about.” The endowment is divided into four sections, said Roscio. The largest amount goes toward the Litowitz Family Gallery to support the installation and programming of the museum’s exhibitions. “We’re finding we’re able to do things and support artists in a way that we weren’t before,” said Roscio. She said the museum’s exhibitions are planned three years in advance and all artists featured in the Danforth are based in New England. Many artists are found through the Danforth’s juried summer shows, as well as through portfolio reviews and recommendations from other artists, said Roscio. “It tends to be a pretty organic process - developing a relationship with an artist and finding a body of work that we would like to show and then [finding] how it fits into the other exhibitions,” she added. The gift cannot be used to purchase artwork directly because this is done through a separate acquisitions fund. Roscio said she hopes the Danforth will See DANFORTH Page 4
English students explore the literary legacy of Concord By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief On a moody New England September day, newly fallen leaves crunched underfoot as clouds hung low over the picturesque Massachusetts town of Concord. The cozy charm of warmly lit colonial homes and coffee-scented air wafting from shops adorned in fairy lights signaled the arrival of fall, along with the ominous weather. It was precisely the type of day that almost demanded a cup of tea, a cozy armchair, and a good book.
Even so, one group of Framingham State students chose to put down their books for a field trip through literary Concord that included stops at The Old Manse, Orchard House, and Walden Pond Sept. 24. The English Department has been sponsoring the annual Concord field trip since 2014, when English Professors Carolyn Maibor and then-department chair Desmond McCarthy decided to create an opportunity for English students to enjoy a bonding experience early in the academic year, according to McCarthy. “This was the perfect location because there’s so much history near Framingham
State, and students are so busy they don’t have an opportunity to get out to Concord and look at all of these historic sites. … We thought we could match up some of our courses, like American Romanticism and Literary Study taught by Dr. Maibor, and get them out here during the beautiful fall weather,” McCarthy said. Chair of the English Department Lisa Eck has attended the field trip for the last five years since becoming department chair. She said since then, she’s become “addicted.
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Score for September!
Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST The women’s soccer team celebrating a goal from freshman Leiyani Buckner against Fitchburg State Sept. 20.
This week’s issue News GPI pg. 2 SGA pg. 3
OP/ED REINTRODUCTION pg. 6 PET CARE pg. 7
INSIDE: OP/ED 6 • SPORTS 9 • ARTS & FEATURES 12
Sports WOMEN’S SOCCER pg. 9 EJ pg. 11
Arts & Features DIVERSITY pg. 12 SABRINA pg. 14