Taking up space
During my first three years of college, I confidently strolled through campus wearing my heart on my sleeve and my hat backwards on my head – and if you looked closely enough at my cap, […]
Articles by Lizzy Stocks
A promise in a bottle
I was 19 years old when I watched my mother die. She was only 56. I had the rest of my life ahead of me and I thought she did, too. She thought she had […]
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, […]
The Love Song of E. Marie Stocks
Let us retreat into darkness – where the evening does not spread out against the sky. For I wasted away in the absence of light for the first 17 years of my life. As a […]
Young Democrats Association invites state representatives to FSU
By Lizzy Stocks Staff Writer Yvonne Spicer, the mayor of Framingham, along with Massachusetts Reps. Jack Lewis, Maria Robinson, Carmine Gentile, and Natalie Higgins, discussed their campaign and professional experiences as well as political activism […]
Lizzy’s declassified finals week survival guide
If you’ve found yourself stressing about finals week, you’re not alone – take it from a fellow college student. According to Mental Health America, finals week is the most stressful time of the semester, often […]
A Swift response to anti-LGBT+ legislation
Taylor Swift recently gained media attention after donating $113,000 to the Tennessee Equality Project, a nonprofit organization combating anti-LGBT+ legislation in Tennessee, specifically a group of bills dubbed the “slate of hate.” Most of the […]
No common ground
I’ve lived on campus for the past four years, and if there’s one thing I’ve noticed during my experience, it’s that FSU is majorly lacking school pride and a sense of community. According to the […]
Respond with diligence
Actor Jussie Smollett allegedly staged a violent hate crime in which he was the victim of a brutal assault at the hands of two masked assailants who attributed their attack to “MAGA country,” on Jan. […]
FSU community sets expectations for top positions
Framingham State held an open forum on Dec. 12 to discuss expectations for candidates for the positions of provost and chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO). Linda Vaden-Goad, the current provost and vice president of […]