Hooked on Onyx
Flipping through the pages of last year’s 52nd edition of The Onyx, Framingham State University’s premier literary magazine, I am struck by the variety of student work on display across the glossy pages. Photography, poetry, […]
Articles by Zach Colten
“A Love Letter to You 3” Review
Dear hip-hop-heads-buried-in-the-sand, Listen up. On Friday, Nov. 9, Canton, Ohio native Trippie Redd dropped his fourth full-length project, “A Love Letter to You 3.” Since May 2017, the ALLTY series has exploded the 19-year-old emo-rapper’s […]
Leading by example
For the entirety of its relatively brief history, rap has been political. The art form, spawned in an unassuming apartment high-rise in the Bronx, became a kind of “voice for the voiceless” in American culture, […]
Military to the world: Thraen speaks to student vets
On Nov. 5, a group of about 40 veterans – some students – family, faculty, and other community members gathered for a luncheon in the Forum. The event was held both to celebrate the lives […]
“Hurry up”: Kennedy urges students to act fast on climate change
Where have we been as a people, and why is it important to remember? Where are we headed, and how can we, as individuals, make a difference? These questions were just a few at the […]
Kate Caffrey puts the potato blight in the modern light
When students enrolled in Communication Arts Professor Kate Caffrey’s Theater Production course, they had no idea what they were in for. Her students are currently working on staging a production of “Mother’s Bliss, Mother’s Woe,” […]
Lil Wayne “Can’t Be Broken”
*Iconic lighter flick* What comes to your mind when you think of the modern rap game? For many people, the current image involves face tattoos, autotune, drugs, and choppy flows. Whether these progressions are good […]
Ira Silver sheds light on mob mentality stoking social unrest
This past week, the news has been abuzz with incessant coverage of the ongoing hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, centering on his alleged assault of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford more than 30 years […]
Pledging allegiance: What it means to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community
Marcia Purdy is finally living her most authentic life. For decades, the Iowa State University human sciences professor was subjected to a culturally bred prejudice that kept her from accepting the role of sexuality in […]
The summer of Young Money
It’s been a Young Money summer. The leadoff batter for the label-superteam was Drizzy Drake. His fifth studio album, “Scorpion,” dropped June 29 following the suspenseful EP, “Scary Hours.” After one week, the double-sided album […]