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By Benjamin Grove || Layout Assistant Che figata! This common Italian phrase, loosely translated to mean “what a cool thing!”, is precisely how some might describe learning a new language.…
By David Martin || Satirical Columnist LANCASTER—Franklin and Marshall College student Will Bradley was reportedly thrilled when College President Dan Porterfield posted on his Facebook wall last Tuesday for his…
By Zhifan Yang || Contributing Writer Last Thursday, February 2, the fifth Franklin & Marshall Spanish and Latin American Film Festival gave its first screening Stahr Auditorium. The festival, which…
By Boris Zyumbyulev || Contributing Writer Franklin and Marshall’s class of 2020 had its first town hall meeting on January 31. The presidential cabinet convened in College Center to hear…
By Joe Giordano || Sports Editor Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith, and Pat Summitt. All three of these names are synonymous with one thing: basketball greatness. Their contributions to the game,…
By Katherine Coble || Assistant News Editor It takes a village to raise a child…or to change a health policy. That’s what Alison Renna ‘18 figured out over the year and a…
By Kimberly Givant || Editor-in-Chief On Friday, November 11, the Government Department at Franklin & Marshall College held a post-election discussion featuring Professors Stephen Medvic, David Ciuk, Elspeth Wilson, and…
By Bridget Johnston || News Editor This past Wednesday, F&M’s English Department welcomed this year’s Hausman Lecturer, author Chang-rae Lee. He lead an hour-long craft talk at the Writers House,…
To the Editor of The College Reporter & the entire F&M community: I am writing in response to the anonymous letter published last week in The College Reporter. I want…
By Marcella Labellarte || Contributing Writer This Monday, The College Reporter released an anonymous letter written by an F&M student who had been sexually assaulted. The writer eloquently and bravely recalled…
By Anonymous In May of 2014, the federal government put Franklin & Marshall and many other top colleges under investigation for Title IX violations. Following the news, the school reacted…
By Halley Gradus || Contributing Writer It was a Friday afternoon and I found myself doing the same thing I did every Friday of my early sophomore year: crying on…
By Katherine Coble || Layout Assistant The hectic, unpredictable, and unprecedented election season of 2016 comes to a conclusion this Tuesday night, and F&M’s Government Department is prepared. The department…
By David Martin || Satirical Columnist LANCASTER, PA — Sources report that Franklin and Marshall College Junior Brendan Brandonburger stole the “dopest” sign in hopes of adding it to his…
By Vanessa Chen || Contributing Writer The TDF production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle doesn’t begin so much as it throws itself at the audience—bare and curtain-less—with the whole cast…