“Your hair is too nice to be black:” Life as a naturalista
By Khalima Botus-Foster For the past three years, I have been wearing my natural hair again after getting relaxers for almost six years....
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Allison Wharton
- May 5, 2017
Across the Ocean: The Importance of Spontaneity
By Allison Wharton I have had the great opportunity in the past few months to travel to parts of Europe I never in a million years...
Jillian Poland
- Apr 21, 2017
Framingham State students volunteer in New Orleans
By Jillian Poland Thirty of us piled onto the plane – everyone chatting and yelling in their matching sweatshirts – but other passengers...
Cesareo Contreras
- Apr 21, 2017
“Si se pudo!” Students discuss trip to El Paso
By Cesareo Contreras Whenever sociology professor Patricia Sánchez-Connally sees pictures of undocumented children being put in detention...
Tessa Jillson
- Apr 21, 2017
“Journey to the fount of knowledge” Erika Schneider’s search for Vincent van Gogh
By Tessa Jillson On a quest to understand artist Vincent van Gogh, Erika Schneider, professor of art history, embarked on a “secularized”...
Cesareo Contreras
- Apr 14, 2017
DACA students share their stories in “Testimonios”
By Cesareo Contreras Like many FSU students, senior Letycia Pereira hopes to go to graduate school one day. And while Pereira, a...
Bailey Morrison
- Apr 7, 2017
Beauty by Bailey: Milk Makeup shines with its out of this world highlight
By Bailey Morrison If you aren’t a lover of makeup, here’s the scoop – holographic highlights take the art of the dewy highlight and...
Cesareo Contreras
- Apr 7, 2017
Communication arts students display artwork in senior exhibition
By Cesareo Contreras As part of their portfolio class, a number of senior communication arts students displayed a collection of their...
Bailey Morrison
- Apr 1, 2017
Bringing a classroom to life: FSU receives Mixed Reality Simulation
By Bailey Morrison The classroom is small with brightly-painted turquoise walls. A blackboard plastered on the back wall reads, in neat...
Bailey Morrison
- Mar 31, 2017
“Beauty and the Beast” Returns
By Bailey Morrison A remake of “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, was released on March 17, grossing over $700...
Andrew Willoughby
- Mar 24, 2017
“Get Out” will stay in your head
By Andrew Willoughby When I first heard Jordan Peele of Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele” was writing, producing and directing a horror...
Allison Wharton
- Mar 3, 2017
Across the Ocean: Adventure is out there
By Allison Wharton Traveling within the United States is very expensive, so I have never really explored many states. In Ireland,...
Cesareo Contreras
- Feb 24, 2017
“The Birth of a Nation” film screening sparks conversation about racism in the U.S.
By Cesareo Contreras In honor of Black History Month, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a screening of the critically acclaimed 2016...
Andrew Willoughby
- Feb 24, 2017
“Troublemaker” John Carlos discusses activism
By Andrew Willoughby When John Carlos accepted the bronze medal for the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics, he struck a pose. Not a pose...
Bailey Morrison
- Feb 24, 2017
Beauty by Bailey: Nudestix Magnetic Matte Lip Color review
By Bailey Morrison On Feb. 10 the popular makeup brand Nudestix released a new collection of lipsticks – Magnetic Matte Lip Color. As a...
Cass Doherty
- Feb 18, 2017
Celebrating Black History Month through poetry
By Cass Doherty Students joined Boston author Tamara Leigh for a poetry slam on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in DPAC. The event was co-sponsored by...
Allison Wharton
- Feb 17, 2017
Across the Ocean: Food brings the world together
By Allison Wharton A few big obstacles I’ve had to unexpectedly overcome during my time in Ireland are the different phrases and slang,...
Cameron Grieves
- Feb 17, 2017
“Nothing feels natural” on Priests’ debut LP
By Cameron Grieves “Nothing Feels Natural” is perhaps the most aptly named debut release of any major punk band in quite some time....
Cesareo Contreras
- Feb 17, 2017
An interview with Jeanne Marie Laskas
By Cesareo Contreras What made you want to go into journalism? I wanted to pursue the one thing I felt con4dent in, which was telling...
Tessa Jillson
- Feb 9, 2017
Framingham gets Framin‘glam’
By Tessa Jillson Fierce in style, makeup unblemished and striking in personality, perfection seemed to ooze off the DPAC stage as four...