Pistorius, Olympic paralympic hero, charged with murder
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer Oscar Pistorius, otherwise known as the “Blade Runner,” is a transcendent figure in the disabled community. Pistorius was the first amputee to receive a…
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BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer Oscar Pistorius, otherwise known as the “Blade Runner,” is a transcendent figure in the disabled community. Pistorius was the first amputee to receive a…
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Staff Writer This past weekend the men’s basketball team experienced the highest and lowest points of the season. F&M entered the postseason conference tournament looking to…
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer On Feb. 18, the National Basketball Association (NBA) lost the most revered owner in league history, Dr. Jerry Buss, who won 10 NBA championships…
BY DYLAN GORDON ’14 Staff Writer It is time for the 2013 NFL Combine, and I could not be more excited. These are some of my favorite days of the…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer Strong performances were recorded across the board as the men’s and women’s track & field teams hosted the first-ever “Coach I” Open Saturday…
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Contributing Writer It’s no secret that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time, and possibly the fiercest competitor to ever lace up a…
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Contributing Writer The Mayser Center was ecstatic on Saturday when the F&M men’s basketball team defeated Dickinson to capture home court advantage during the Centennial Conference…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer Katherine Grant ’15 is no stranger to success in the swimming pool. Last year, in her debut season with the Diplomats, Grant reset…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor Ryan Mullaney ’14 has stepped up as a dominant force of the F&M men’s squash team, particularly this season after earning 10 individual wins…
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Contributing Writer The 47th installment of America’s most prestigious game was dealt a “curveball” early in the second half when the lights went out. Water cooler…
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-In-Chief Ever wonder how cricket is played? When I think of cricket, I think of kickball and baseball concurrently, played in backyards by cartoon characters. However,…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’13 Staff Writer Though Brad Krell ’16 has only recently arrived on campus, his moniker “the hammer” is well known amongst the members of the track and…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor F&M fell to Princeton University 31-7 and George Mason University 30-7 at home at the Alumni Sports & Fitness Center Saturday. The team now…
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Contributing Writer Tiger Woods finished playing an impressive weekend of golf at a familiar course in San Diego, California, in the 2013 Farmer’s Insurance Open on…
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Contributing writer The first half of the NBA season is already a thing of the past, and now it’s time to evaluate the season to date.…