King Cole kills demons
“This album is in no way intended to glorify addiction.” These are the select words that adorn the cover of Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole’s fifth studio album, “KOD,” which dropped Friday, April 20. […]
Articles by Zach Colten
Comics come to life: Comm arts student produces TV show
At 6 p.m. in North Hall on Thursday, senior Raysam Donkoh-Halm got up in front an audience of about 50, made up of students, faculty and community members, to present his senior independent study project. […]
“A Breath of Fresh Air”: FSU honors student writers during Student Writing Awards
The world is full of great literature, and Framingham State is no exception. On Thursday, April 19, about 70 students, parents and faculty crowded into the Ecumenical Center to hear the recipients of this year’s […]
Cardi brings the party
Whether you are a fan of her music, it is hard not to love Cardi B. That being said, it is also extremely difficult not to be a fan of her music. On “Invasion of […]
Cheer Up, Abel! The morose music maestro making moves
The Weeknd has quietly been taking over pop music. Since his first U.S. tour in 2012, which included a performance at Coachella, the 28 year-old artist from Toronto has been crafting dark, rapturous R&B projects […]
FSU senior directs his own show with the Hilltop Players
At about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, all is quiet in DPAC. One by one, cast and crew members make their way into the cavernous auditorium. Before the work gets underway, laughing voices sharing […]
Only Getting Meaner: 2011’s “Take Care” stands the test of time
When Drake released his sophomore album, “Take Care,” in November 2011, I was a sophomore in high school, and admittedly, I wasn’t a Drake fan. I hadn’t listened to much of his music, and all […]
The word is good!: “Black Panther” album brings out the big shots
With the strike of a match and an intense crescendo of strings, leading to a cut to silence and a light piano melody tinged with sadness, Kendrick Lamar sets the tone immediately on his curated […]
Discussing DACA: Recipient, activist and lawyer call for immigration reform
On the large white projection screen behind the stage in the Forum, quotes from local college students from Framingham State, MassBay and other schools were displayed while approximately 75 audience members entered the room on […]
“Mania”: an experiment of adrenaline
The dictionary definition of the word “mania” is an “excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze.” On their album of the same name, punk rock tour-de-force Fall Out Boy uses that definition as a diving board, doing […]