Celebrating Culture and Identity in Campus Inclusion Week Fashion Show and Open Mic
By Lily Vining || Campus Life Editor On Wednesday, October 19th, the Office of DEI and the Writers House hosted a Fashion Show and Open Mic. This event was part…
First-year Spotlight: Johansen Vargas
By Jonah Fisher || Contributing Writer To start off our first-year spotlights this year, I wanted to stay a little closer to home and introduce the F&M community to one…
F&M Welcomes Hausman Lecturer: “Swimmers” Author Julie Otsuka
By Zach Long | Contributing Writer On Tuesday, September 13th, the Department of English re-welcomed Julie Otsuka to the F&M campus to host an insightful craft talk in the Writers…
Kiwibots: The Food-Delivery Robots We Didn’t Ask For
By Lily Vining | Campus Life Editor Students returning to campus this fall would likely have noticed the cute, Wall-E-esque robots stationed outside the dining facilities. These 12 bots, produced…
No More Ben and John? Reckoning with our Namesake’s Ugly History and Reshaping Our Future
By Lily Vining || Campus Life Editor Ben and John, F&M’s mascots since 2007, have taken a hiatus from the spotlight in recent years. Image courtesy of Franklin & Marshall…
You Are Not Alone: A Closeted History of Franklin & Marshall College Documentary Review, with PJ Howard
By Sarah Nicell || News Editor After one and a half years of research, interviewing, filming, editing, and digging through decades of archives, PJ Howard ‘21 finally released the largest…
Calling Dibs: A Feature on Three Students and Their Sustainable Start-Up
By Olivia Schmid || Opinions Editor F&M’s Entrepreneurship Program is a new initiative centered around a holistic, entrepreneurial approach to solving problems on campus, in Lancaster City, and beyond for…
Dear Elle: Freshly Friendzoned
Q: Dear Elle, Is friendship possible after confessing your feelings to a friend? – Freshly Friendzoned A: Dearest Friendzone-ee, Ouch. Alright; let’s work through this clusterfuck. Objectively, your relationship is…
Monuments and Public Art Symposium: F&M Students’ Political Activity
By Ahmed Abukwaik | Contributing Writer On Friday, March 25th, 2022, a symposium on Monuments and Public Art was held in Stahr Auditorium. The event hosted seven speakers: Yaroub Al-Obaidi,…
Missing from the Conversation: A Feature on Hugo Job and the WGSS Department
By Munahil Sultana | Contributing Writer For many, the notion of feminism either produces a feeling of excitement or makes them want to hide under a rock. Feminism has been…
Power, Privilege, and Parties: A Discussion with F&M Greek Life
By Lily Vining | Campus Life Editor What happens when power, privilege, and partying intersect in a frat basement? This question is a key focus for Kathryn Wanner, Director of…
Dear Elle: Going Deeper Than Sex (Pun Intended)
Q: Dear Elle, I feel like it’s impossible to find a relationship deeper than sex. What do you recommend? – Hopeless Romantic on Hartman A: Dearest Hopeless Romantic, It seems…
ISAB Celebrates Diverse World Languages at Multilingual Poetry Reading
By Lily Vining | Campus Life Editor In celebration of International Mother Language Day on February 21st, International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) hosted a multilingual poetry reading in the Steinman…
A Review of Six Degrees of Separation: Amusing Art Dealers, A Captivating Con Man, & Standing Ovations for All
By Sarah Nicell || Campus Life Editor “I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by six other people,” says Ouisa (Keats Dai), the wife of a money-hungry…
Meet First-Year Miguel Graupera
By Anna Synakh || Managing Editor Every year Franklin and Marshall College welcomes dozens of students full of passion, hope, and motivation. Each and every one of them with dreams…