Dear F&M: elections require reform
BY LISA YOSEVITZ ’12 Contributing Writer Dear F&M Student Body, This is a call to action. Over the past year we’ve become out-right disgusted by the lack of responsibility, credibility,…
Farewell to an excellent year
Blank Verse BY SARA BLANK ’14 Opinion & Editorial Editor As the school year comes to a close, we can look back over the course of the year and be…
Nickelodeon > real world: let’s improve
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff Writer Scandal happens. It happens in Columbia when Secret Service agents just can’t agree about the price of the sexual act with some prostitutes,…
On graduation: a former editor’s reflection
Jackson of All Trades BY TIM JACKSON ’12 Former Editor-in-Chief When asked to compose a farewell piece for The College Reporter, I was at first a little wary of the…
Keiper Keeps Kickin’… Unfortunately
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Senior Editor “Did you get all your classes?” “Yeah, but they’re all in Keiper.” “Oh, that’s awful. I’m sorry to hear that.” Conversations of this nature…
Class issues underlie political battles
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff Writer The Republican primaries are over. We have seven months until Nov 6. The jobs report showed about half the gains of previous months.…
When world problems become advertisements
BY JULIA SCAVICCHIO ’14 Staff Writer No Pudding Tonight Every day we find ourselves bombarded by advertisements of all kinds and we go about our lives doing our best to…
KONY 2012: think before you donate!
BY MATT GIROLAMI ’13 Arts & Entertainment Editor Disclaimer: this is not entirely topical. Yes, I’m aware that the whole “Kony 2012” campaign is on its denouement in the public…
Battling against the war on women
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Staff Writer Sex is popular. People enjoy having recreational sex responsibly, with mature and healthy partners, and most people believe there’s nothing wrong with that. Considering…
#whitepeopleproblems & The Hunger Games
Cogito Ergo Scribo BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief In all the hype surrounding last week’s Hunger Games, apparently there was more to be upset about than simply the price of…