Polls Leading Up to the 2020 Election
By Jeremy Mauser || Staff Writer In any election cycle, there’s only one poll that truly matters: the one that takes place at the voting booths on election day. But…
A Semester of Unknowns—Financial Crises, Admissions Troubles, and Skyrocketing Coronavirus Cases Puts F&M in a Bind for the Fall
By Daniel Robillard || Investigative Reporter This past Wednesday, Franklin & Marshall President Barbara K. Altmann announced the administration’s decision to return to campus for the fall semester. The College…
Centennial Conference Suspends Fall Sports, Plans to Reassess in September
By Ellyn Fritz & Jamie Belfer || News & Sports Editors After the Presidents of all Centennial Conference schools met on the morning of Tuesday, July 7, a decision was…
Instagram Account @blackatfandm Exposes Racism on Campus, TCR Talks to Creator
By|| Anna Synakh and Molly Sproul On June 22nd, following the protests addressing systematic racial injustice that had been happening throughout the United States, a Franklin and Marshall College student…
F&M Set To Return On Campus In The Fall: The Main Takeaways
By|| Ellyn Fritz, Isabel Paris, and Ruby Van Dyk: News Editor, Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief Today, F&M released its long-awaited decision regarding its plan for the upcoming fall semester. In…
Remembering Professor Matthew Hoffman
By Katherine Coble ’20 || Former News Editor On Wednesday, June 10, Provost Cam Wesson confirmed in an all-campus email that beloved History and Judaic Studies Professor Matthew Hoffman had…
As July 1st Decision Looms, F&M Students Express Conflicting Opinions Regarding Possibility of Fall On-Campus Return
By Members of TCR Editorial Staff|| Ellyn Fritz, Amani Dobson, Anna Synakh, Isabel Paris and Ruby Van Dyk As students anticipate the release of the July 1st decision regarding whether…
Student Details F&M Safety Concerns During Move-Out Amid Pandemic
By Molly Sproul||Website Manager On May 11, F&M sent out an email detailing the move-out process for college-owned properties. I hastily skimmed the email until I read the lines “select…
Senior Appreciation Week: Shoutouts for the Class of 2020
As the semester and academic year comes to a close, The College Reporter has been reflecting on how best to use our platform as an uplifting and celebratory space for…
Incoming Diplomatic Congress Executive Board on goals, challenges for student governance in 2020-2021 academic year
By Alex Pinsk || Outgoing Editor-in-Chief As the academic year comes to a close, it is important to reflect upon the experiences that we have shared and thank the individuals…
Housing Lottery: binding Leases in face of unsure Fall Semester, relationship between College & West James Houses unclear
By Daniel Robillard & Ruby Van Dyk || Investigative Reporter & Assistant Managing Editor The College housing lottery is scheduled to begin this upcoming Thursday, April 30th. The lottery will…
Phi Kappa Tau suspended from campus for four years, found responsible for hazing amongst other offenses
By Alex Pinsk || Editor-in-Chief & Ruby Van Dyk ||Assistant Managing Editor The Xi Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity has been suspended from F&M’s campus for four years after…
College braces for major financial hit due to COVID-19
By Jeremy Mauser || Staff Writer “ will absolutely lose a considerable amount of money,” President Barbara K. Altmann said in the Spring Budget Forum on Thursday, April 23. This…
F&M reopens application deadline due to coronavirus; administrators warn FPS, Diplomatic Congress about potential financial repercussions
By TCR Editing Staff || Alex Pinsk, Gabby Goodwin, Ruby Van Dyk, Katherine Coble Last week some potential college applicants received news that Franklin & Marshall had reopened its application…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the Age of Quarantine
By The Office of Student Wellness Education and Violence Prevention Director: Kathryn J. Wanner, Peer Health Educators: Sarah Laterza, Caroline Tippit, Kolby Smith, Luc Fondrie-Teitler) At F&M a few months…