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The rise of “Let’s go Brandon” The meme comes from a NASCAR race in 2021. Spectators chanted “F-ck Joe Biden!” throughout the race, which was misheard as “Let’s go Brandon”…
As reported in Quanta Magazine, Franklin & Marshall College’s own Dr. Thomas Hull proved that –astonishingly – origami can be a computer. Dr. Hull, an Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics,…
Photo courtesy of Adam Whitlock via Unsplash. The Onion Dip Column is the satire section. All articles are not to be taken seriously. Welcome back Diplomats to the Spring 2024…
College application season rears its ugly head again this fall, as millions of Americans and international students eagerly apply for a limited number of spots. Yearly, the number of applicants…
The core of the liberal arts education is to forge a diverse, well-balanced, and driven student body primed to dominate the vocational and academic world. But this education is only…
The eccentric economist-turned-politician Javier Milei is Argentina’s President-elect after crushing mainstream politician Sergio Massa in the 2023 presidential election. No doubt, Javier Milei’s unusual approach to Argentine politics separates him…
On November 23, 2023, the streets of Dublin, Ireland, were set ablaze by a riotous mob — the largest incident of violence on the Emerald Isle in over twenty years.…
In a surprise twist of political fortunes for the outcast politician, former British prime minister David Cameron was suddenly appointed as British foreign secretary after 7 years in the political…
Franklin & Marshall College battled eleven elite Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland mock trial teams at the October 2023 Dickinson College Invitational from October 28-29. Representing F&M were two teams,…
75-years-ago, an excited journalist smashed away at their antique typewriter, anticipating the obvious news that their paper, the Chicago Daily Tribune, was eagerly awaiting. The Republican Party was finally—after three…
The Onion Dip Column is the satire section. All articles are not to be taken seriously. My fellow Americans, it’s high time we manifest our destiny by returning to the…
Elections are coming to Lancaster County on November 7, 2023! Voters are preparing to elect the Lancaster school board of directors, municipal boards, commissioner, and clerk. On the state-level, Lancaster…
The Onion Dip Column is the satire section. All articles are not to be taken seriously. Hey F&M! Is that seasonal depression kicking in? Dang, that’s too bad. Here’s a…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been abruptly and shockingly ousted from the position by far-right Republicans. Elected in a tumultuous multi-ballot election across multiple days,…
After an ‘explosive’ indictment in New York, embattled Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is under siege from Senate colleagues and prosecutors. Accused of a ‘brazen bribery plot,’ the senator has faced…