An interview with Jeanne Marie Laskas
What made you want to go into journalism? I wanted to pursue the one thing I felt confident in, which was telling stories. I was a really shy kid so it was a big deal […]
Articles by Cesareo Contreras
Investigative journalist discusses her critically acclaimed book “Concussion”
When four-time Super Bowl champion “Iron Mike” Webster, a former center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, retired from his beloved football team in the 1990s, nobody could have guessed that his death would be the center […]
Trustees approve sale of portion of the Warren Center property
The Board of Trustees voted in agreement with the Massachusetts State College Building Authority’s decision to sell portions of the recently acquired Warren Center property to the town of Ashland. Dale Hamel, executive vice president, […]
Seeing through Trump’s distorted reality
Perhaps never in our nation’s history has the press been more under attack by the government it is entrusted to hold accountable. Last Saturday, newly appointed Press Secretary Sean Spicer spent the majority […]
Hope-In-Action aims to unite FSU campus
Born out of the results of the divisive 2016 election, the Hope-In-Action project serves to unite FSU through campus empowerment and unity, said Chon’tel Washington, director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE). During the […]
“Making it work:” Alumni discuss Project Runway experiences
With a schedule packed with challenges and tight deadlines, Project Runway contestants and FSU alumni Nathalia JMag and Cornelius Ortiz were constantly forced to think on their feet. Even with the stress that came with […]
New internship program serves underrepresented students
FSU’s new Pathways Internship Program will offer paid internship opportunities for students who don’t qualify for the CHOICE Internship Program, according to Sean Huddleston, chief diversity and inclusion officer. While the CHOICE Internship Program requires […]
History podcaster shares the value of educating through digital media
Torn between “the two worlds” of being a historian, podcaster Elizabeth Covart said she was compelled to experiment after she graduated with her P.h.D in history from the University of California, Davis in 2011. “I […]
Preview: Theater Program’s “Our Town”
FSU’s Theater Program will stage its production of Thorton Wilder’s “Our Town” on Nov. 17 – 19 in DPAC. It will be the third production put on by the group. With a fourth-wall-breaking, time-traveling narrator […]
Tingle shares his path to becoming a comedian
Upon reflection, 61-year-old award-winning political humorist Jimmy Tingle sees success as a string of unforeseen opportunities just waiting to be acted upon. “No one knows what is going to happen in our own lives,” Tingle […]