Annual United Nations General Assembly meeting begins in New York City
By Ruby Van Dyk || Contributing Writer This week, the 193 Members of The United Nations General Assembly met in order to begin their annual session. The UN General Assembly…
North Korea’s aggressive nuclear testing program continues to agitate world leaders
By Sunya Hassan || Contributing Writer On Sunday, September 3rd, North Korea launched its sixth underground nuclear test and claimed it was a successful trial of their latest hydrogen bomb,…
Trump ends Obama-era DACA program while Franklin & Marshall community reacts
By Audrey Lee || Contributing Writer The Justice Department, alongside President Donald Trump, announced Tuesday, September 5th that the administration would be ending the Obama-era immigration policy, DACA (Deferred Action…
Suicide bombing in St. Petersburg metro station kills 14 people, injures at least 40
By Boris Zyumbyulev || Staff Writer On Monday, April 3, a suicide bomber attacked the Russian subway at St. Petersburg, where 14 people died and at least 40 were injured.…
Op-Ed: Republicans go nuclear to disrupt Democrats’ attempt at filibuster
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer In what should be a surprise to no one, Senate Republicans have done the unprecedented and used the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster…
American-led coalition of military forces fighting ISIS confirm airstrike investigation
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The American-led coalition of military forces fighting ISIS has confirmed that they are investigating an airstrike in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq.…
Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Neil Gorsuch, faces the Senate in three-day hearing
By Katherine Coble || News Editor This week has been an eventful one for Neil Gorsuch. The 49-year-old Colorado native and current appellate judge on the United States Court of…
Op-Ed: Republicans display lack of internal cohesion after healthcare defeat
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer It’s pretty clear that, in addition to being corrupt, the Republican majority in Congress, under Trump’s and Paul Ryan’s leadership, is also quite incompetent.…
Op-Ed: Assistant editor shares concerns about Washington’s most recent budget cuts
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Education is essential, now more than ever. With the new and changing political climate, the state of international affairs, and current…
Steve Kornacki of MSNBC talks presidential election, future of politics in Trump era
By Katherine Coble || News Editor On Thursday, March 2, MSNBC political correspondent Steve Kornacki came to Franklin & Marshall College to speak about the current political climate in America.…
Op-Ed: Trump’s decision not to attend Correspondents’ Dinner sends dangerous message
By Alex Pinsk || Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Recently, Donald Trump announced his decision not to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner which will be held on April 29.…
Op-Ed: Writer on Jeff Sessions’ links with Russia, American parties, tribalism
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Please keep in mind, that throughout my editorial-writing career at The College Reporter overall, and during the Trump era in particular, it seems that…
Op-Ed: Writer tackles President Trump’s attitude towards media as enemy of the public
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Whether we are cursed by fate or not, the American people certainly live in interesting times. It is a time when the incumbent president…
Grammy Awards cheat Beyoncé of Album of the Year award, inciting public conversation about race
By Vanessa Chen || Staff Writer Since its live airing on Monday, February 13, the 59th Annual Grammy Awards has been under fire for potential racism. This was incited by…
The Onion Dip: Trump press conference gives shy student confidence to participate in class
By Kyle Huntzberry || Satirical Columnist Rick Whittaker, a junior at Franklin & Marshall College, is a ”shy, timid” kid who has been repeatedly approached by his professors about participating…