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By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer (Florian Direny, left; Dean Jelani Cobb, right) Picture taken near Columbia’s main campus, next to the best halal food truck of all New York.…
By Lily Vining || Staff Writer Ask students if it is important to promote diversity on college campuses, and the response will be overwhelmingly positive. However, ask the same students…
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant Photo Courtesy of fandm.edu. Friday night, Franklin & Marshall’s SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) and LGBTQ+ Student Life collaborated to host the LGBTQ+ Forum,…
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor In The College Ranking List from the Wall Street Journal for 2021, Franklin & Marshall jumped from number 91 in 2020 to 76 in…
By|| Anna Synakh and Molly Sproul On June 22nd, following the protests addressing systematic racial injustice that had been happening throughout the United States, a Franklin and Marshall College student started…
By Elena Robustelli || Contributing Writer Like you, I’ve been thinking nonstop about the current social climate of our country. I keep coming back to the racial unrest that occurred…
By Sojin Shin || Contributing Writer We all remember the flyers on the walls of Stager last year, with those oddly pixelated, eerie eyes of Martin Luther King Jr. looming upon us. Controversy…
By Grace Lewis || Staff Writer It’s election night, and I sit in my common room, attempting to do my Italian homework. However, I cannot focus and I’m constantly pulled…
By Shira Gould || Staff Writer Deborah Bial, the Founder and President of the Posse Foundation, came to Common Hour on Thursday, April 6, to facilitate a discussion about diversity…
By Julia Ramsey || Staff Writer This semester, Interfaith Student Council is focusing on a different religion each week, with the goal of increasing religious literacy and highlighting the role…
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor Recently, it’s come to my attention that the true liberal arts foundation of Franklin & Marshall has lost some of its value.…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor The Fulbright Program—a competitive, merit-based scholarship that provides funds for scholars and teachers to live and work abroad—is seeking to expand the diversity of its…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Several students have hung a Donald Trump banner from the window of one of the dorms of Thomas Hall, in full view of visitors, students,…
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor I just spent my morning with the Food Network. Actually, I spend a lot of my time with the Food Network. But it’s all becoming…
By Alejandra Bautista || Contributing Writer Ever since the 88th Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14 in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, social media has blown up with criticism over the…