By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Black pants, black shirts, and a black baseball cap - no, they aren’t Hollywood stars trying to avoid the paparazzi. However, they might just be campus celebrities.  If you’ve been to Ram’s Den Grille - chances are you’ve met Mike Miles and Amir Minas, both campus restaurant supervisors for FSU’s Dining Services.  Mike has worked for Dining Services for 16 years. Amir joined him at The Grille eight years ago after owning a convenience stor

By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor Of all the prolific, influential, and acclaimed artists throughout history, few can claim the level of prestige that William Shakespeare has. His name is so ubiquitous that even introducing him feels redundant, and his stories are so popular that many know them despite having never read a single page of text from them. “Romeo and Juliet,” “Hamlet,” “King Lear,” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are just some examples of Shakespeare’s work

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor The Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival hosted Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome as speakers for the Mary Burns Memorial Lecture Nov. 6. President Nancy Niemi said there has been a continuous debate about what is considered appropriate material for children’s literature “more or less since print has been widely available.” She said there are two ongoing attacks on literacy efforts for children. Niemi sa

By Paul Harrington Staff Writer When “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” launched in January 2022, many fans including myself were impressed by the distinct change in the elements of gameplay. The “Legends” spinoffs revisit regions that have already gotten mainline games but focus on different time periods. “Legends: Arceus” was set in ancient Hisui, which was meant to be a prehistoric version of generation four's Sinnoh region. The fundamentals of catching Pokémon and battling oth

By Sarah Daponde Asst. Arts & Features Editor Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST The Center for Inclusive Excellence collaborated with members of the Natick Nipmuc Tribal Community to host a “Taste of Culture” event on Nov. 12 to celebrate Native American History Month. The “Taste of Culture” series, hosted in the CIE, celebrates an array of cultures through traditional cuisine and community engagement. President Nancy Niemi attended the event and said, “I love that we are expandi

By Zaynab Ahmed Staff Writer I loved “The Summer I Turned Pretty” (TSITP). Emphasis on “loved.” “TSITP’s” vibe in Season 1 was amazing. It had a very easy breezy summery feel to it that the second and third seasons lost.  Many of the characters were grieving and dealing with the loss of Susannah’s death, which is why it makes sense for some things to feel off for a few episodes or even an entire season.  The issue is that they didn’t bring back that light summer feel by Seaso

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST CASA hosted the “First-Gen Student Celebration” at the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) Nov. 3. It’s the first of three events for National First-Gen Celebration Week. At the event, bracelet and button making, “Leaf Your Mark,” and ice cream were available. Kelly Curtis, coordinator of the RAMS first-year seminar, said the event was important because it gives first-gen students a cha

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief All of us have walked into a professor's office for the first time. Whether it's for office hours, advising, or just to say hello, stepping over the threshold feels like stepping into a capsule of a faculty member’s celebrated and decorated career.  Diplomas, thank-you cards, stacks of research, calendars that may or may not be flipped to the correct month - all of these are staples in the offices of professors. However, there is one cruci

By Kate Norrish Staff Writer Marcus Falc ão / THE GATEPOST If you’re thinking, “Isn’t that the absolute chunk of a book that’s mostly how whaling ships work for dummies?” Then, yes, that is accurate, but hear me out. “Moby Dick,” published in 1851, is a surprisingly fun romp featuring an exasperated crew of sailors who didn’t realize they signed up to be stuck on the high seas taking orders from a lunatic until it was too late.  After being coaxed into signing a totally not s

By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts & Features Editor Hi everyone, my name’s Liv and I’ve been a Belieber since 2009. I started seeking help when my friends and family noticed the delusion setting in and we had an intervention. It’s been a long road of recovery, but Justin and I are at a stage where I am totally normal about him in a way my 13-year-old self could never imagine I would ever be. Listen, we might not agree on this, but hear me out. I’m not opposed to pleading and begging

Liv Dunleavy / THE GATEPOST ‘Calling All The Monsters’ By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts and Feature Editor In my attempt to find the corniest piece of spooky content, the first and only thing that came to mind was China Anne McClain’s famously catchy and never overplayed “Calling All The Monsters.” This Disney classic has been enjoyed by many for years, almost 15 to be exact, and yet I still remember every word like it was yesterday. Sitting and watching “A.N.T. Farm,” wishing scho

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor The Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) hosted Diversity Dialogues “SNAP, Medicaid, & the New War on Poverty” on Oct 22. Suzanne Curry, the director of policy initiatives at Health Care For All, and Victoria Negus, a policy advocate at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, spoke at the event. The three programs Curry focused on during the discussion were Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Mark

By Alexis Schlesinger Courtesy of Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff I’ve been telling myself for a few years that I was going to get “into the local music scene.”  I finally committed to getting myself in there this summer.  I sometimes fall into a habit of listening to the same songs over and over again, so for a long time, I’ve really wanted to start branching out. I’ve always listened to a pretty decent variety of music, but I sort of felt like I was missing out on a lot

By Antonio Machado Copy Editor Coming straight out of four GRAMMY award snubs for “thank u, next,” a record-breaking album that solidified her as a paramount musician in the mainstream, Ariana Grande went almost immediately into the studio to cook up another masterpiece, her sixth studio album, “positions.” As her third album in the span of two years, “positions” saw Grande step out of her usual rhythm in multiple ways. Grande has experienced an immense amount of trauma and h

Marcus Falc ão / THE GATEPOST By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” has the distinction of being the oldest film covered in Owen’s Oldies yet. It is the first silent film I’ve covered and it was released all the way back in 1920.  When this film was released, the world of cinema was at its most volatile. The major studios across the world hadn’t quite become as solidified as they would be in the 1930s, and the cinematic canon was still being esta

Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts & Features Editor Fashion Club slayed their first event this semester with a Halloween Party on Oct. 29. The event was held in Hemenway Hall and featured music, candy, mood lighting, and introductory sewing crafts. Oh, and a full-fledged official photoshoot with box lights and a professional camera. Emma-Claire Vanderslice, Fashion Club’s vice president, is a sophomore majoring in Fashion Merchandising. She said organisin

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST By Dylan Pichnarcik  Associate Editor  During the day Framingham State is a lively and picturesque New England college campus. Old brownstones surround Crocker Grove, as the statue of Sam the Ram stands proudly as the colors of fall surround it. It can be hard to believe something may be lurking in the night when the full moon rises in Framingham.  Framingham State is over 185 years old - through that long history, many members of the student b

By Sarah Daponde Asst. Arts & Features Editor The English Department kicked off the annual Alan Feldman Week of Poetry by hosting a conversation with poet and Professor Emeritus Miram Levine on Oct. 21 in the Heineman Ecumenical Center.  Levine read both published and unpublished poems, one of which contained language that Levine admitted might be offensive. Lisa Eck, chair of the English Department, introduced the event, which she called the “keynote” event of the Week of Po

By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts & Features Editor Liv Duneleavy / THE GATEPOST How does a high-school outcast, awkward and picked last, cultivate an interest in a founding father’s collapse? Back in 2015, this would've done numbers on Tumblr, but after a decade, I fear I may be missing the mark on what’s cool to write as an opener to this article. With the announcement of the musical’s 10th anniversary, many Hamilfans realized just how old we are. Looking at where we are compare

By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor Of the European countries known for their robust film industries, most people often think of France, Italy, and Germany. However, an oft overlooked equal among them is Spain, a country whose cinema and the masters born of it is often passed over. While filmmakers like J.A. Bayona and Luis Buñuel have both left their marks, no other Spanish filmmaker has had more success than Pedro Almodóvar. He has one of the largest filmographies in th