Day of Dialogue returns to F&M’s campus to explore racial diversity
By Bridget Johnston || News Editor On October 5th, F&M intends to cancel all classes and institute a Day of Dialogue between all members of the F&M student, faculty, and…
Matthew Pisarcik, F&M graduate, joins F&M office of collge advancement
By Zhifan Yang || Contributing Writer “Don’t try to rush through college, cause you will miss it”. This is Matthew Pisarcik advice, a student graduated with honors in May who…
Writing Center wins Martinson Award of Excellence for Administration
By Jadiete Javier || Contributing Writer In January of 2017, the writing center will officially receive the Martinson Award of Excellence for Writing Program Administration Initiative in Liberal Arts which…
Lancaster native, Christina Hartman, runs for House of Representatives
By Katherine Coble || Contributing Writer Lancaster native and Congressional candidate Christina Hartman has an important message for F&M students: your voice matters. The 38-year-old Democrat is currently running for…
Fall Theatre Preview: The Caucasian Chalk Circle
By Ellie Gavin || Managing Editor This fall, the F&M Players will be doing a production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Written by Bertolt Brecht in 1944 and originally premiered…
Snowden takes a definitive political stand, tells powerful story
By Preman Koshar || Arts & Entertainment Editor Snowden, as you might imagine, is a film that, above all, makes a statement. It is definitively political in a way that…
Frank Warren presents PostSecret Project, raises mental health awareness
By Shira Gould || Contributing Writer This week’s Common Hour speaker was “the world’s most trusted stranger,” Frank Warren, creator of the Postsecret project. In 2004, Warren printed 3,000 self-addressed…
Director of Health Professions Advising Kirsten Kirby talks Pre-Health
By Chase Kovalcheck || Contributing Writer This week, I spoke with Kirsten Kirby, the Director of Health Professions Advising here at F&M. I asked her to answer a few general…
F&M Women’s Soccer team battles hard in York’s Soccer Classic
By Gabby Goodwin || Contributing Writer Two games. One weekend. Zero letdowns. This was the F&M Women’s Soccer team’s mentality going into the tournament at York College this past weekend.…
Diplomat swimmer Rebecca Meyers dominates in Paralympic Games
By Camille Estrin || Contributing Writer Franklin & Marshall’s Rebecca Meyers has been swimming in the Rio 2016 Paralympics, which began on September 7, and concluded on September 18. Meyers…
NFL season begins with instant classic between Broncos, Panthers
By Joe Giordano || Sports Editor This past Thursday, the NFL opened the season with a Super Bowl rematch between the defending champions, the Denver Broncos, and the Carolina Panthers.…
F&M could promote a healthy ecosystem by changing the irrigation process
By E Marcovitz || Contributing Writer Have you ever looked out of your dorm room window, overlooking a sports’ field or other large grassy area, and noticed the sprinklers generously…
F&M’s first week from the perspective of first-year student
By Marian Pinsk || Contributing Writer Asking for directions to College Center for three days straight, forgetting to pack trash bags, running up and down the hall franticly during course selection,…
The 2016 Presidential Race defies everything we know about politics with Trump
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Donald Trump isn’t a very nice guy. You may or may not like him, you may or may not like his policies, or his…
Africana Studies Department introduces “Africa Worldwide 2016-2017” to campus
By Bridget Johnston || News Editor On September 1, the Africana Studies Program debuted their “Africana Worldwide 2016-2017” series. This program brings a wide variety of speakers to Franklin and Marshall’s…