“It’s Life and Death”: Texans Freeze as Power Outages Continue
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor Freezing temperatures hitting below 0℉ hit Texas this week as winter storm system Uri coated over 71% of the United States in snow. As…
Why I Love Britney Spears: A Commentary on the New York Times Documentary “Framing Britney Spears”
By Samantha Milowitz || Op-Eds Editor I’ve always loved Britney Spears. Some people will say this simply after watching the latest documentary Framing Britney Spears, but I swear – I’ve…
Dear Elle: Honey, you can quit the race
Q: How to deal with pressure to keep being a high-achiever? I am a freshman (haven’t been on campus yet) and was a straight A student in high school, involved…
Dear Elle: To transfer or not to transfer? That’s the damn question…
Q: I’m a freshman considering transferring schools. Why do you think (or not think) F&M is the best place to go to college? If there’s one thing I’ve learned from…
Did Everyone Else Know About These Couples?
By Diana Lichtenstein || Onion Dip Columnist I have definitely spoken about being single far too many times on this medium, but I shall proceed regardless. Because of my typical…
Why F&M’s New Incident Reporting Form Will Cause More Harm Than Good
By Anna Synakh || Managing Editor I have recently realized that I do not love F&M the way I loved it my freshman year. To be honest, I am not…
Student Employment Shortage on Campus
By Evan Madden || Contributing Writer Usually F&M has no trouble finding enough eager students to fill all essential student positions, but there is currently a shortage of student employees…
Liberal Arts, Arts Sold Separately: A Call to Action on F&M’s Recent Decision to Charge Students For Music Lessons Starting in Fall of 2021
By Dylan Brandt || Contributing Writer The views stated herein are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for the music department, nor was I instructed or prompted by…
Biden Calls School Closures a “National Emergency”: Health Experts Balance the Needs of Students and Public Safety
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor In a primetime interview preceding last week’s Super Bowl, President Biden restated his campaign promise of re-opening the majority of public schools by his…
Get baking this winter with ooey, gooey, delicious banana chocolate chip bars
By Audrey Berling || Contributing Writer With inches of snow all around us and the groundhog’s shadow forecasting six more weeks of winter, it seems like we’re going to be…
The Bucs take down the Chiefs in dominant fashion
By Jack Gilroy || Contributing Writer Well, well, well…If you didn’t watch the Super Bowl or aren’t on social media consider this your one stop shop for all the crazy…
Freshmen Living Off-Campus for the Spring Semester
By Evan Madden || Contributing Writer While the start of the fall semester is often a blend of nerve-wracking and exciting for incoming freshmen, the spring is when freshmen traditionally…
Author Elizabeth Mitchell Discusses Fake News, Political Scandal, Advice for Aspiring Writers
By Lily Vining | | Staff Writer It is often said that history repeats itself, but readers of Elizabeth Mitchell’s latest book, Lincoln’s Lie: A Civil War Caper Through Fake…
The Cheating Curve: Why All Assignments at F&M Should be Open Book in the Age of COVID-19
By Rohail Spear || Layout Assistant Cheating on in-class tests, quizzes, and essays – once difficult, risky, and in most cases impossible to achieve without being caught – has now…
Open Letter to First-Years from the First-Year Class President
The College Reporter received the following letter addressed to the class of 2024 to be published from the First-Year Class President. Dear Class of 2024, You’ve heard it from your…