Mental illness has no timeline
[Warning: This article discusses sensitive topics such as self-harm and mental illness.] I was in the sixth grade when I noticed my brain was not wired the same as everyone else’s. Coincidentally, this was the […]
November 2019
Letter to the Editor: The gym equipment needs repairs
The quality and safety of the equipment in the Framingham State University Athletic Center is substandard. The equipment is outdated and unsafe. For example, based on my observations, the strength equipment that allows one to […]
CELTSS hosts annual Distinguished Faculty Awards event: Recipients speak about strengthening the community
The Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship and Service (CELTSS) honored four distinguished members of the faculty Nov. 19 in the McCarthy Center Forum. Each received a Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence for their […]
Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star “shook” the internet
By Cara McCarthyAssociate Editor The launch makeup fans – including myself – have been waiting almost an entire year for what has finally happened. Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson recorded the biggest launch in Jeffree […]
Hospitality and tourism program growing
In 1957, Edith Smith Warren, wife of Henry Ellis Warren, donated 40 acres of their family farm in Ashland to Northeastern University. FSU purchased the property from Northeastern University for $8 million dollars in April […]
UCC holds general education review
The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) held a public meeting Nov. 15 to review the current general education model. The meeting was structured as an informational forum with the sole purpose of receiving feedback from community […]
FSU takes further steps to help the environment
FSU was named among the most environmentally friendly colleges for the 8th time by the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges, according to an FSU press release. The guide surveys nearly 700 schools, and 413 […]
FSU is on track to becoming an Hispanic-Serving Institution
The University has been classified as an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) according to University data that indicates Hispanic students currently make up 16% of the FSU population. As defined by the U.S. Department of Education, […]
Board of Trustees pass motion to support proposal of $20 million in library renovations: Members discuss retention, enrollment, and changes on campus
Brennan Atkins & Jared Graf Editorial Staff Framingham State’s Board of Trustees passed a motion Nov. 20 to endorse the finance committee’s “submission of an application” for $20 million in renovations for the Whittemore Library. […]
SGA tables Art Club funding request
SGA heard two funding requests at their Nov. 19 meeting. Vice President of Latinos Unidos ‘N Acción (LUNA) Sebastian Merida requested funding for club T-shirts. He said the shirts were not event-specific, but they would […]