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By Tess Fiumefreddo || Satirical Columnist Picture this: a hot, sunny day at Franklin & Marshall College. Birds are chirping, kids are laughing, and parents are sobbing over their children…
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By Tess Fiumefreddo || Satirical Columnist Picture this: a hot, sunny day at Franklin & Marshall College. Birds are chirping, kids are laughing, and parents are sobbing over their children…
By Grace Lewis || Contributing Writer It’s hard to talk about guns, and I bet that when people read the first phrase of this article, they will immediately go to…
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor This past Wednesday evening, the Franklin & Marshall Men’s Soccer team hosted their annual Smith-Herr Boot game against Elizabethtown on Tylus field, clenching a…
Sunya Hassan || News Editor On Friday, September 7th, Former President Barack Obama gave a speech at the University of Illinois, imploring people to vote this November, stressing that American…
By Max Sano || Contributing Writer As of right now there are no women representing the Keystone State. Jess King is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District, a.k.a.…
By Jamie Belfer || Contributing Writer Coming off a stellar 18-4 record last year as Centennial Conference Champions while reaching the NCAA Final Four, the Franklin & Marshall field hockey…
By Amanda Leonard || Contributing Writer Is political polling an accurate way to predict the outcomes of political elections? Were the 2016 Presidential election polls truly accurate? And as the…
By Ashley Little || Contributing Writer Locking eyes with a candy wrapper after a long day, mouth beginning to water, and then suddenly— an impulsive force commands you to snatch…
By Jeremy Mauser || Contributing Writer After a hectic week of orientation, the beginning of classes, and pre-orientation for some, many First Years wanted nothing more than to rest during…
By Abigail Dotterer || Contributing Writer I’m a history buff. I am at the point that I can tell you random facts about different events off the top of my…
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor Franklin & Marshall’s first female president, Dr. Barbara Altmann, was the center of the first Common Hour of the Fall 2018 semester, taking…
By Isabel Paris || Contributing Writer Senator John McCain recently passed on August 25 after declining any further treatment for his cancer. At his funeral, McCain had requested for both…
By Samantha Milowitz || Layout Assistant On June 23, 2018. 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing in Thailand. What was, supposed to be, an “initiation process for young…
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor As the U.S. Open has kicked into full swing, and rising temperatures have kicked into full swing with it, the tournament thus far has…