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Welcome to New England

By Samantha Rawson Opinions Editor So I’ll be the first, second and third to admit – we’ve had some crazy weather this year. In the span of one week we’ve seen temperatures in the 90s, fall-like weather and even hail. It’s strange, for sure, and if you really want to blame it on global warming, [...]

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Police neutrality

By Matt Cook Editorial Staff Last week, my friends and I decided to go down to the track that surrounds Maple Street Field and rollerblade for a few hours. It was late at night, but we wanted a flat surface, so we thought the track would be a nice place to start out. Conscious of [...]

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Remembering Ashley Donahue

By Kailey Micelotta Class of 2012 On behalf of Jennifer Cleary’s Intro to Speech Communications class, I am pleased to inform the Framingham State community that there are plans to commemorate Ashley Donahue’s memory on campus. As part of a group assignment, Elizabeth Cameron, Jordan Bain, Chris Hudson, Erin Mulcahy and I developed an idea [...]

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FSU sick bug

By Alexis Huston Editorial Staff Mono, norovirus, cold, flu, “stomach bug” – every sickness anyone could think of has gone around campus. I, unfortunately, have caught every single virus known to FSU since the beginning of this year. Why, you ask? Well, in all honesty, I don’t know how I have been so unfortunate. I [...]

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Donate to further the education of prisoners

By Crystal Hederson Staff Writer As many of you may have seen in the flyers around campus, the Sociology Club is hosting a book drive to collect books for the Prison Book Program. The Prison Book Program is a non-profit organization that works to supply inmates with books that can help them to further their [...]

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Remembering Matt Denice

By Zack Comeau Editorial Staff Tragedy struck our campus last December when student Ashley Donahue became another victim of drunk driving. Immediately, the FSU community experienced an outpouring of grief. The prayer vigil held for her in DPAC truly reflected the impact the accident had on our small campus, drawing hundreds of mourning students. I [...]

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Food fight

By Matt Cook Editorial Staff Just last week, Sodexo blessed its customers with Fettuccini Alfredo and chicken. The line was backed up, the students were desperate to indulge in wonderful food and Edith was ready for the challenge. Once the cards were swiped, everyone entered the caf as if they were scrambling at a rock [...]

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Language Overload

By Samantha Rawson Opinions Editor Tu hablas español? Because I certainly don’t. Like most other English majors, I have undergone the daunting task of taking four semesters of a language. I started in Elementary Spanish I many eons ago as a wide-eyed, second-semester freshman, convinced that nothing could hurt me and that I could take [...]

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Fair questions for a civil debate

By Emily Cormack SGA Treasurer Elections are next week. It can be an uncomfortable time of year when difficult questions are asked, facts about the past revealed and candidates are forced into a defensive mode as they fight to claim why they are the best for the respected positions. As FSU students prepare to vote [...]

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SGA: election time or war?

By Crystal Hederson Staff Writer It’s that time of year again – SGA elections. Not many students from the campus clubs were present at SGA Candidates’ Night. Because of this fact, I believe it is necessary to let the student body know what happened. Instead of being a night of positive candidate speeches endorsing their [...]

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