A one-way ticket to Mars
Yari Golden-Castaño and R. Daniel Golden-Castaño, two candidates to be members of Mars One’s crew to create the first human settlement on the red planet, spoke about their potential mission on Dec. 5 in O’Connor […]
Articles by Andrew Willoughby
6ix9ine, the real “DUMMY BOY”
6ix9ine, one of the most talked about rappers of 2018, is once again in the spotlight. His debut album, “DUMMY BOY” was leaked on Nov. 17, just a week after he pleaded not guilty of […]
Number of incoming transfer students declines for fall 2018
This fall, Framingham State admitted a total of 767 first-year students, an increase of three from fall 2018, according to data provided on Nov. 7 by Shayna Eddy, associate dean of Admissions. Five-thousand-seven-hundred-six people submitted […]
Carrying on Christa’s mission: Remembering Grace Corrigan
On Jan. 28, 1986, Grace Corrigan and her husband, Edward McAuliffe, watched the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger from the grounds of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Their eldest daughter, Christa McAuliffe, was […]
Breathing new life into a classic
This week marks the 10th anniversary of La Dispute’s instant classic debut album “Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair.” To celebrate, the band – with the help of prolific engineer […]
Machine Girl proves being ugly isn’t always a bad thing
“The Ugly Art” is the fourth album by digital hardcore duo Machine Girl. It’s loud, lo-fi, aggressive, fuzzy, futuristic, disorienting, and, as the title suggests, often ugly. What I just described may sound horrible to […]
“You Won’t Get What You Want”: Daughters breaks 8-year recording hiatus
The evolution of Providence industrial/noise-rock outfit Daughters has been one of the most interesting and exciting in recent rock music. The band’s 2003 debut, “Canada Songs,” was a fast and chaotic grindcore album, which featured […]
Trump hates trans people
On Oct. 21, the New York Times reported that, under President Donald Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is leading an effort to legally define gender “as a biological, immutable condition determined […]
Spooky Suggestions
By Bailey Morrison Editor-In-Chief The Netflix original “Anon,” directed and written by Andrew Niccol, revisits a very common theme among Netflix releases – the danger and implications that technology has in an increasingly modern world. […]
Failure to move forward: Basement’s “Beside Myself”
The late 2000s and early 2010s saw a renaissance of alternative and punk rock bands. Some prominent acts spearheading this movement were Balance and Composure, Title Fight, La Dispute, and Basement. These bands defined the […]