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By Georgianna Pisano-Goetz ’15, Contributing Writer Older fans of the classic catalogue of Nintendo games have long awaited the games’ availability on the increasingly popular smartphone operating system, be it…
By Jon Pressman ’14, Staff Writer In their first home meet of the 2014 season, the Franklin & Marshall men’s and women’s track & field teams registered some impressive finishes,…
By Scott Onigman ’15, Staff Writer I recently returned from a semester abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was an incredible experience, one which changed my perspective on many facets of…
By Chan Tov ’16, Contributing Writer I originally decided to write an article this week about how Democrats use their political party and ideology as an accessory, but frankly, it’s…
By Sophie Afdhal ’15, Assistant Sports Editor With the release of Oscar nominations this week and the Golden Globes occurring last Sunday, the glamorous season of movie awards is well…
By Justin Kozloski ’14, Editor-in-Chief The Women’s Center held its first group discussion of the Spring semester, “The Rise and Fall of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media,” in which Miley…
photos by Scott Onigman ’15 Both F&M men’s and women’s basketball teams played Dickinson College Wednesday in conference play at the Mayser Center. The men defeated Dickinson 67-58, now 8-2…
By Sophie Afdhal ’15, Assistant Sports Editor Last Saturday, the F&M Baseball team participated in Warwick Little League’s evaluation day, where they spent the day assisting and evaluating the league…
By Lila Epstein ’14, Senior Editor While Diplomat fans gathered Saturday to watch men’s basketball take on Haverford College and win 62-56, what many of these fans might not have…
By Daniel Foley ’17, Contributing Writer The Denver Broncos will take on the Seattle Seahawks for Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday. Much speculation has been provided about this potentially explosive…
By Georgianna Pisano-Goetz ’15, Contributing Writer The box office success of Disney’s Snow White and the Huntsman seems to have led into an age of grim and gritty, live-action fairytale…
By Kimberly Givant ’17, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor In 2010, James Vincent McMorrow broke into Ireland’s music scene with his debut album Early in the Morning. Upon the album’s…
By Arielle Lipset ’15, Layout Assistant On a frigid Thursday night, F&M students filled the rows of Adam’s Auditorium to warm up to Steven Greenberg ’81, hosting a workshop on a matter…
By Jack Pinsky ’14, Contributing Writer Although many students may see the Department of Public Safety (DPS) as a place to try to avoid, earlier this week I willingly ventured…
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor Doctors often feel overworked, overburdened by paperwork and a crazy schedule, which interferes with family life. These are just a few explanations a doctor might attribute to…