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By Ellyn Fritz || Editor-in-Chief Amidst the 25th season of The Bachelor, one of the contestants, Racheal Kirkconnel, was embroiled in controversy regarding leaked photos of her at an antebellum-themed…
By Isabel Paris||Managing Editor & Ellyn Fritz||News Editor Recruitment for sororities, including Franklin & Marshall, is the time when new members are welcomed into the different organizations and allows sororities…
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor & Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant The Department of Public Safety, commonly referred to as P-Safe or DPS at Franklin & Marshall College, often…
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor Franklin & Marshall College has slowly climbed up the Wall Street Journal College Rankings, from 92nd in 2015 to 91st in 2020, ultimately landing…
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor Upon her arrival at Franklin & Marshall from Bowdoin College, one of the first programs that Dean Hazlett implemented at F&M was the network…
By Ellyn Fritz||News Editor The role of Franklin & Marshall’s House Advisors (HAs) has drastically changed due to the implications of the pandemic; however, F&M’s HAs in first-year college houses…
By Ellyn Fritz|| News Editor Throughout the summer, Franklin & Marshall students were periodically updated on the college’s plan for reopening. In an effort to de-densify campus, students were informed…
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor Did anybody else feel socially awkward when arriving back to school? After close to six months of (almost) house arrest, transitioning to life around…
By Ellyn Fritz & Jamie Belfer || News & Sports Editors After the Presidents of all Centennial Conference schools met on the morning of Tuesday, July 7, a decision was…
By Ellyn Fritz || Staff Writer In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Bernie Sanders dropped out of his second run for President last week. After a series of losses…
By Ellyn Fritz || Staff Writer When most people think of a cruise, tropical weather, palm trees, and unlimited amenities come to mind – not necessarily a fourteen-day quarantine. For…
By Ellyn Fritz || Contributing Writer This past Thursday, novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and activist, Sandra Cisneros spoke during Common Hour. Sandra Cisneros is the 2019 Mueller Fellow…
By Ellyn Fritz || Contributing Writer On Sunday, November 3rd, McDonald’s announced the abrupt firing of their chief executive officer, Steve Easterbrook. During his time at McDonald’s, Easterbrook changed the…
By Ellyn Fritz || Contributing Writer Abū Bakr Al-Baghdadi was the world’s most wanted terrorist chieftain, with a target of a twenty-five million dollar bounty offered by the American government.…
By Ellyn Fritz || Contributing Writer Last week, President Trump ordered American troops to step aside from the northern border in Syria, against the advice of his national security team.…