Left, Right, and Center Live at F&M
F&M Students! Don’t miss out on the chance to sit left, right, and center of award-winning journalist David Greene for a live podcast recording on October 9th, from 6:00 to…
Goldfinch Pottery
Photo courtesy of Teagan Durkin. Several weeks ago, at the annual Long’s Park Art Festival, nestled between a booth showcasing bubbling glass sculptures in a myriad of pastel smears, and…
Behind the Cover: The Collective Narrative In College Yearbooks
Yearbooks are vivid tapestries of shared experiences, a lasting illustration of a collective narrative that reveals the nature of human connection and experience. Each photograph and inscription weave together the…
Should You Spend on the Vend?
Photo courtesy of Nora Williams. The Onion Dip Column is the satire section. All articles are not to be taken seriously. That deep blue neon lighting casts its light out…
More than Franklin and Marshall: My Mount Rushmore of Lancaster City
If you told me at the beginning of summer that my schedule would be packed with sweet treat runs to Wawa, I would have believed you, but if you had…
Eleanor Metz’s Archaeological Expedition to Ireland
This summer I participated in Galway Archaeological Field Schools’ two-week architecture program: Castles, Cloisters, and Churches. I appreciated this opportunity to experience hands-on learning in the field, as we traveled…
On Air: Behind the Scenes of Working in Radio
Photo Courtesy of Catherine Welch The countdown begins to flash on the monitor. The sponsorships and commercials come to a close, and your producer starts the countdown from 5. It’s…
Lineage and Legacy: The Invisible Strings Tying Abraham Lincoln to Lancaster
Abraham Lincoln: The Nation’s Martyr. American Civil War 1861-1865. Courtesy of Picryl. “A more glorious morning never dawned” than that of February 22, 1861, recounted a writer from the Daily…
Making the Uncertain More Certain: Freshman-Year Advice From a Rising Sophomore
Freshman year is an uncertain but exciting time which, unfortunately, can bring some stress and anxiety. While a little scary, the new chapter of life you are about to enter…
The History and Future of the Benjamin Franklin and John Marshall Statues
(Benjamin Franklin Statue, Covered in Chocolate Syrup and Rainbow Feathers, credit to Martin College Library Archives) They’re easy to miss. If one was dashing to class, or frantically attempting to…
GRTC’s Little Women Review
Photo courtesy of Michelle Johnsen. In all transparency, it’s impossible for me to be unbiased in this review of the Green Room Theatre Club’s production of Little Women, as I…
How Can We Engage and Connect? Former NPR Reporter David Greene Discusses the Future of Journalism with F&M Students
Photo Courtesy of Franklin & Marshall College Office of Communications “Journalism is a cornerstone of our Democracy,” remarked one Franklin & Marshall student while discussing the need to keep news…
Pranks of the Past
(Photo credits to Martin College Library Archives) “We would rather that the blackboards be greased every morning and the bell clapper stolen every night, rather than that the janitor’s livestock…
Student New Works Festival
The Student News Works Festival is an event in which F&M’s dance and theatre departments partner up with the Writers House to display student’s creative work. celebrating and showcasing student…
This Week: Emerging Writers Festival Celebrates Writers, Readers, and Community
Franklin & Marshall College’s creatives will gather to honor and educate for a three-day literary celebration this week: the Writers House’s 22nd Annual Emerging Writers Festival (EWF). Beginning with a…