Editor examines “Finding Freedom,” piece by artist in residence, Sonya Clark
By Sojin Shin || Op Eds Editor Have you ever seen a starry night? For those of us from urban areas (or students who have spent too long here in…
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By Sojin Shin || Op Eds Editor Have you ever seen a starry night? For those of us from urban areas (or students who have spent too long here in…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor With the Iowa caucuses (slowly and painfully) coming to a close and the New Hampshire primary on the horizon, the 2020 election season is…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor The Diplomats have battled against many tough competitors in the 2019-2020 season, their most staggering win being a complete 74-24 domination over Bryn Mawr. …
By Luke Streett || Contributing Writer This Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs squared off in Super Bowl LIV. Throughout the season, both teams were seen…
Margaret Hazlett margaret.hazlett@fandm.edu Feb 6, 2020, 4:00 PM Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, Again this week, we are writing to reassure you that we have no identified cases of novel coronavirus virus here at…
By Nina Kegelman || Contributing Writer To be honest, I have a hard time explaining the plot of the 2019 Safdie brothers film Uncut Gems, starring Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel,…
By Ryan McCarthy || Contributing Writer I was really looking forward to seeing Parasite. I rarely analyze the deeper meaning of movies, perhaps because I lack the intellect, but this…
By Ruby Van Dyk || Assistant Managing Editor Last Friday a coalition of Republican senators voted to block new evidence and testimony to enter the impeachment hearings. The move makes…
By Erin Maxwell || Staff Writer As the Jeffrey Epstein trial continues, it has been revealed that Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has refused to cooperate with American officials behind…
By Nina Kegelman || Contributing Writer This Thursday’s Common Hour speaker was science and nature author David Quammen, whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, The New York…
Written by Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor F&M’s men’s and women’s squash teams are quickly approaching the home stretch of the 2019-2020 season. Both teams are fighting to earn their…
By Ellyn Fritz || Staff Writer A new strain of the coronavirus is making waves worldwide after it appeared to originate in early December. According to The Economist, its origin…
By Luke Streett|| Contributing Writer On Sunday morning, a helicopter containing nine passengers fatally crashed into the hillsides of Calabasas, California, killing all passengers including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and…
By Olivia Capasso || Junior Editor Photo Courtesy of food navigator.com According to The Atlantic, each year Americans collectively dispose of an astonishing 60 million tons of produce, making fruits…
By Ashani Williams || Contributing Writer Photo Courtesy of Gettyimages.com Can you imagine someone who knows nothing about basketball at all, like can’t even tell the difference between traveling and…