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BY HANNAH NALLO ’15 Contributing Writer Students and faculty have approached Information and Technology Services (ITS) with concerns regarding the increased log-in time on public computers, WiFi connectivity problems, and…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer The Urban History Association (UHA) recently named F&M’s Jerome Hodos, department chair and associate professor of sociology, winner of the 2011 Kenneth Jackson Best…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus will be visiting F&M as a stop along its Road to the White House tour Wednesday, Oct. 24. According…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor Following its 35-10 win over McDaniel College, the F&M football team huddled together, and shouted “1-0!” Those unfamiliar with the reasons behind this might…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor The F&M women’s soccer team is currently leading the Centennial Conference…in games tied. The Diplomats record stands at an abnormal 2-4-5, with nearly half…
BY RUMIT GAMBHIR ’15 Contributing Writer Dating back to the 16th century, cricket is one of the oldest contemporary sports. Through the years, several new forms of the game have…
BY CHARLOTTE HUGHES ’16 Contributing Writer Passenger was once a full band, but after the release of their 2007 debut album, Wicked Man’s Rest, the band broke up. Michael Rosenberg…
BY RYAN THOMAS ’14 Contributing Writer Babel, Mumford & Sons’ second album, was released on September 25. You can find it on iTunes and Spotify, to name a few sources.…
BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer With October nearly halfway finished, it’s that time of year again to start brainstorming Halloween costume ideas. Remember: creative costumes are always crowd pleasers.…
BY RYAN THOMAS ’14 Contributing Writer In 1999, Stephen Chbosky wrote The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It’s now thirteen years later, and Chbosky has written and directed a movie…
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief Another case of advertising-gone-deceitful, Seven Psychopaths shows its true identity as mostly commentary, leftover part non-linear dog-napping gory-action comedy a short time after the introduction.…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Campus Life Editor Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America (TFA) and co-founder and CEO of Teach for All, visited the College to lead…
BY CATHERINE BROWN ’14 Staff Writer Last semester, a group of students founded the Workers Advocacy Group to show their appreciation and concern for a crucial group of the F&M…
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief For wayward campus foodies looking for an inexpensive-yet-adventurous lunch option, I have discovered salvation. Although inaccessible for first-years without reliable transportation, Hot Diggity Dog, at…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Staff Writer Ware College House hosted a Poggio Colla information session Thursday. F&M began participating in Poggio Colla, a Classics department study abroad program, in 2003.…