A New Covid Wave Brings a New Covid Vaccine
Along with all of the other sicknesses that cold and flu season brings, COVID-19 cases have been on the rise. While luckily not catastrophic in comparison to the massive original…
Op-Ed: A Call to Action – F&M student employees deserve a higher wage
By David Cazares || Contributing Writer “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the…
Thank a Sport Man
By Jilly Krawczel | | Contributing Writer On this campus, there’s been an abundantly clear correlation between a man’s athletic status and his ability to wear a mask. The correlation…
Op-Ed: Professors Need to Communicate Fair Policy For Isolated Students
By Rohail Spear | | Arts and Leisure Editor Almost every friend of mine on campus has displayed flu-like symptoms at some point this semester, yet every single one of…
Op-Ed: Taking a Look at Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate
By Douglas Rosa | | Contributing Writer On June 9, 2021, President Biden announced a legally questionable vaccine mandate for American workplaces with over 100 employees. Once put into effect,…
Op-Ed: Derailed by Delta
By Emily Hanson | | Contributing Writer After 18 long months, looking out at my college campus as a first-year and seeing people in masks is, admittedly, not what I…
Second-Year Setbacks: “We Don’t Feel Like Sophomores”
By Sarah Nicell || Campus Life Editor After virtual high school graduations, virtual college orientations, virtual classes, and (you guessed it) virtual extracurriculars, Franklin & Marshall’s Class of 2024 is…
Op-Ed: Return to the New Normal?
By Rosy Turner | | Contributing Writer The fall of 2021 is in full swing and it is the beginning of a new normal. With just over a week of…
While F&M Joins Hundreds of Colleges Requiring the COVID Vaccine, Politics and Ethics Continue to Divide on Matters of Public Safety
By Lily Vining | Investigative Writer On Tuesday, May 18th, Franklin & Marshall College announced the decision to require students, faculty, and staff to provide proof of vaccination to return…
Op-Ed: Students Returning to a Vaccinated F&M
By Muna Sultana || Contributing Writer With the turmoil of the 2020-2021 academic year, we were all relieved to hear that F&M would be bringing back the entire campus community…
F&M Dating Scene: What’s Going on?
By Diana Lichtenstein || Onion Dip Columnist I don’t know if it’s the weather, Covid making people crazy, or general boredom…but something very strange has been going on recently. Pairings…
Op-Ed: The Vaccine Does Not Make You Invincible; Stop Acting Like It Does
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant Envision this: The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you wake up on a breezy Saturday morning after receiving your second and…
Op-Ed: Am I Ready to Go Back to Normal?
By Samantha Milowitz || Op-Eds Editor On March 31st I got my first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. It was something I longed to happen but never quite thought…
Predicting Summer 2021 Fashion Trends
By Maddie Shaw || Layout Assistant Summer can’t come soon enough. Sunny, Zoom-free days are soon approaching, so it’s time to trade in our oversized winter jackets for spaghetti straps…
PSA: Don’t Befriend Seniors
By Anna Synakh || Managing Editor Dear Freshman and Sophomore Classes, I am jealous. I am so deeply jealous of your current positions on campus. Yes, you are missing out…