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BY DANIELLE D’AMICO ’15 Contributing Writer The F&M volleyball team currently leads the Centennial Conference with a 7-1 conference record, and a 15-13 overall record. Over homecoming weekend the Dips…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor The University of Georgia has produced a total of 181 NFL players. The University of Georgia at Tbilisi … well, not exactly. In a…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Campus Life Editor “Find something to burn,” instruct cryptic flyers strewn all over campus, promoting the upcoming production of Vinegar Tom, which is advertised as “a…
BY RYAN THOMAS ’14 Contributing Writer Taken 2 is perfect. It is a perfect example of why unnecessary sequels fail. Taken was a flawlessly executed thriller, with exactly the ending…
BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer As famous American designer Ralph Lauren celebrates his 73rd birthday, fashion fans reminisce and celebrate his continuing effect on and within the industry. We’ll…
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Contributing Writer How about some fresh, original content for your silver screen? How about some new jokes, new ideas, and new faces livening up the ol’…
BY SCOTT THOMPSON ’16 Contributing Writer Since the release of Life in Cartoon Motion in 2007, pop singer Mika has established himself overseas, especially in France and the U.K., as…
BY SARA BLANK ’14 Opinion & Editorial EditorIt’s really getting tiresome that using the Internet anywhere on campus is akin to praying for the miracle of Hanukkah. Can’t you see…
BY BRIONA PRICE ’16 Contributing Writer I’m almost halfway through my first-year and I feel like a complete pro. This time last year, I was applying to F&M and no…
BY SLOANE MARKLEY ’14 Managing Editor An F&M student is accused of sexually assaulting another F&M student in College Row last month. According to “Former Franklin and Marshall College student…
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’13, SLOANE MARKLEY ’14 Senior Editor, Managing EditorThis week we had every intention of attending VOX’s Safer Sex Party. Yet, at the threshold we found it impossible…
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff Writer The election is close. Gallup is calling the race ahead for Romney by a wide margin, though Romney’s surplus owes exclusively to massive…
BY RUMIT GAMBHIR ’15 Contributing Writer Gregory Adkins, William G. and Elizabeth R. Simeral professor of physics, spoke at Common Hour Thursday. Adkins came to F&M 29 years ago, after…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Staff Writer In a corner of the Nissley Permanent Collection Gallery in The Phillips Museum of Art there lies a small exhibition with a big message.…
BY CAROLINE PITKIN ’16 Staff Writer Stanley Brand ’70, member of the Board of Trustees, a successful lawyer, and vice president of Minor League Baseball, visited the College Wednesday to…