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By Zack Comeau Arts & Features Editor On Nov. 9, on a beautiful autumn afternoon, distinguished authors met in the Ecumenical Center to speak about their published works. English Professor Sam Witt read poetry from his book “Sunflower Brother.” The first poem in the book and the first he read, “A Brief History of the [...]

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By Alex Shuman Staff Writer This year marks the celebration of the Framingham State Athletic and Recreation Center’s tenth anniversary. According to Mark Greenfield, Athletic and Recreation Center manager, said FSU did not have a suitable gym for varsity teams to play in or for students to exercise prior to the opening of the center [...]

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By Samantha Rawson Editorial Staff On Oct. 21, 2011, Paranormal Activity 3, the third installment of the series was released. The film revisits sisters Katie and Kristi (from Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2, respectively), and starts in the year 2005 – a year before the previous two movies. About ten minutes in, the movie [...]

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By Keir Cullen Janey Arts & Features Editor Deputy Chief John Santoro joined the FSUPD this fall, making him the first-ever deputy chief on campus. The newly created Deputy Chief position was originally a Lieutenant position, which had been vacant for three years. Santoro is second-in-command under Chief of Police Brad Medeiros. As a manager [...]

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By Keir Cullen Janey Asst. Arts & Features Editor   Elise Richman came to FSU on Tuesday, Nov. 15 to shed light on her thought-provoking “Place no Place” exhibit, on display from Nov. 14 – Dec. 16, in the Mazmanian Art Gallery. Richman began working on her nature-inspired paintings in the summer of 2009. She [...]

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By Zack Comeau Arts & Features Editor   Beetles are invading Massachusetts. Unfortunately, these beetles are not from England and do not play any instruments or sing the lyrics, “All you need is love.” The feeling they induce is quite the opposite of love. The Asian long-horned beetle does not want to hold your hand, [...]

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By Brian Dagley Editorial Staff A small plane lands in San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1960, and out steps Paul Kemp, a fictional, semiautobiographical American journalist character created by the immortal Hunter S. Thompson. Kemp was modeled in many ways after Thompson’s own experiences working there in the 60s. In the film, Kemp begins working [...]

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By Joe Kourieh Arts & Features Editor Professor Kaan Agartan, who was recently added to the sociology department’s roster as an Academic Diversity Fellow, led a discussion on Nov. 2 on the topic of diversity in higher education. Agartan focused primarily on the implications of globalization, or preparing students to interact and work with countries [...]

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By Dan Jalonski Asst. Arts & Features Editor On Thursday, Nov. 3, FSU welcomed children’s author Jeanne Birdsall to the Forum for a presentation on her career. Birdsall, a Philadelphia native, currently resides in Northampton, Mass; and has received countless awards for her Penderwick series. At the beginning of her discussion, Birdsall said, “Our society [...]

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By Keir Cullen Janey Asst. Arts & Features Editor FSU’s Fashion Club sponsored several events for Fashion Week from Monday, Nov. 7 through Thursday, Nov. 10. “This is the second annual Framingham Fashion Week sponsored by the Fashion Club. It started last year with a week full of exciting events, and we want to continue [...]

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