Dear Class of 2028 and Any Other Nostalgic Franklin and Marshall College Students
Photo Courtesy of Sarah Forkin I can remember back to July of 2021; sitting in my room, wondering how significantly my life would change in the years to follow, and…
Biden Did Not Just Fall Out of a Coconut Tree, So Why Did Americans Act Like It?
Joe Biden was born on November 20th, 1942. Before the first electrical computer. Before the Marshall Plan. Even before the fall of the Nazi Party. He has always been born…
Far Right Parties Take Over Europe
While the world is increasingly focused on American politics as national elections are approaching and a new event in the presidential race happens every day, the public eye has largely ignored…
Student Plays
This article is my opinion on student plays at F&M. I love watching theater and it is entertaining for many people. The audience members understand and connect with the actors…
Fact-Checking the Testimony from Paula Scanlan’s Testimonial at Franklin and Marshall College
Trigger Warning: The following article includes Paula Scanlan’s transphobic language including, but not limited to, transphobic rhetoric, deadnaming, and misgendering. On March 27, at 7:15 PM in Stager’s Stahr Auditorium,…
Bomb Threats Cancel Lancaster Drag Queen Storytime
It is ironic that last week’s Lancaster Library Drag Queen storytime was so pointlessly vilified that someone called in a bomb threat to ensure the event’s cancellation. In a so-called…
I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In…to the NFL
Let me start off this article by prefacing that I love Taylor Swift. She’s an incredibly talented singer and songwriter, and I’ve been a fan since I was five years…
Deceptive Degrees: Unmasking the Diplomat Email Scammer
As college students, we are likely the last generation of children who didn’t get an iPhone when they practically first learned to talk. Instead, we happily got toys from Disney…
My Journey Through Music
Since I was a little kid, I have loved listening to music in the car. Back then it was Disney but now it’s Beyonce, Rihanna, and Dolly Parton, sometimes Disney…
Protest Tree: Our Improved Freedom of Expression
Photo courtesy of Gab Neal How can the F&M community productively express concerns within our campus and the broader world with respect and care? The proposed interim Protest Tree guidelines…
A Fitness Fanatic Against Unsustainable ‘New Year, New Me’ Resolutions
Every year, I dread January 1st. I enjoy the lull of the slow traffic at my home gym throughout the end of November and December, when even routine gym-goers more…
My family’s Diwali
Diwali is a festival with a lot of meaning. It has a historical meaning to it. India is one of the biggest countries in the world, with many festivals and…
Dear Franklin & Marshall College: Give Dr. Christina McSherry Tenure
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…
Recent Elections Show the Limits to Dutch “Tolerance”
Last semester, I studied abroad in Amsterdam. While I was there, the country held provincial elections in which the right-wing party, Boer Burger Beweging (the farmer-citizen movement) won the most…
Reacting to a Broken Present
Students with strong connections to Israel and Gaza are wrestling with a hard question: How can you worry about submitting quizzes or revising rough drafts when your homeland is in…