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By Sloane Markley, co- Editor-in-Chief The Franklin Innovation Challenge (FIC), an annual entrepreneurial competition at F&M that began in 2010, is entering its fourth-year of competition with a revamped format.…
By Shira, Kipnees, Staff Writer [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2saj4gJ4Lvw] F&M hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary, War/Dance, featuring Dominic Akena ’16, last Thursday night. Both War/Dance and Innocente, another documentary, are the…
by Jeffrey Robinowitz [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I] I don’t care how old you are, where you’re from, or if you even like LEGOs, go see The Lego Movie. It is the best animated movie…
By Arielle Lipset, Assistant Campus Life Editor The Vagina Monologues, a play by Tony-award-winner Eve Ensler, offers conversation about vaginas that is hard to find elsewhere. Since the show’s premiere…
By Justin Kozloski, Co-Editor-in-Chief So we have all been there before. You know what I am talking about, that dark part of the Internet where the weirdest things, the most…
By Mark Rossman, Sports Editor The F&M co-ed equestrian team has faced trying times over the past few weeks. Earlier this week, the team officially became inactive for the semester.…
By Joseph Kimmel, contributing writer Looking to secure a playoff berth in front of a sizable home crowd, the Diplomats took care of business, defeating the Gettysburg Bullets, 63-51. The…
By Jonathan Pressman, Staff Writer With just one week before the Centennial Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, the F&M track teams had one of their strongest showings of the…
By Thomas Ross, Staff Writer Sports fans that enjoy manipulating rosters and envisioning themselves as their hometown team’s general manager for a day went to bed Thursday night disappointed in…
Sports Commentary -— Mark Dourmashkin ’14 Goodbye polar vortex, hello Spring training. Finally, we can start to think about putting this snowy and unpredictable Winter behind us and instead begin…
Margaret Hazlett, dean of the College, informed the campus of a case of active tuberculosis (TB) on F&M’s campus through an email sent Friday, Feb. 21. The ill person is…
By Eric Acre, contributing writer Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, a married couple and Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers, imparted some of the many lessons they have learned through their…
By Clarissa Grunwald, Staff Writer Jay M. Anderson, Richard S. and Ann B. Barshinger professor of computer science, emeritus, has spent the past few years developing math-related apps for computers…
“Sing” celebrates Queen’s reign with singers around world Barlow creates musical masterpiece in honor of Diamond Jubilee by Scott Thompson Throughout 2012, the world celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen…
Fallon hosts Tonight Show British talk shows still dominant by Scott Thompson With the launch of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, people across the country were given the opportunity…