Masthead: Right to peaceful protest, journalistic dissent
By The Editors at The College Reporter The recent election of President Donald Trump has undoubtedly been a polarizing and controversial issue over the past few weeks. There are obviously…
Full Staff Opinion: Respecting the outcome of 2016 presidential election
This presidential election has been polarizing to say the least. It is very rare to hear someone say that they really are fine with either candidate winning. Whether you’re a…
Masthead 10/3: The importance of respectful dialogue
Full Staff Opinion This week’s College Reporter edition features an exclusive interview by our Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Givant with Jeffrey Lord, a CNN political commentator and F&M alumnus. One small comment…
Masthead: An open letter to the editors of The Odyssey
Dear editors at The Odyssey: we at The College Reporter are big proponents of open, honest dialogue pertaining to relevant social issues. We are also big proponents of welcoming voices…
Masthead: Spring Arts a Success Despite Weather: Event serves as a model for how students should support all F&M events
Saturday marked one of F&M’s favorite annual traditions: Spring Arts. Despite waking up to a fresh blanket of snow that spanned across campus and unprecedented cool weather, The…
Masthead: It’s the final countdown: Editorial board takes stock of spring events in the autumn of our time
Full Staff Opinion You know what we realized today? We, as a staff, really hate April. We really do. It always seems that this month is the most stressful, heavily-programmed…
Masthead: NFL Common Hour presented a chance for learning, not lamenting
Full Staff Opinion If you weren’t actually at Common Hour on Thursday, chances are you heard about it. This past week, the lecture series featured Steve Almond,…
L.I.F.T. offers an uplifting performance
Full Staff Opinion We went to Saturday’s L.I.F.T. performance (well, okay, some of us did), and it was absolutely electrifying. We decided to highlight in a full staff opinion because…
Civil Rights Week should have included you
Full Staff Opinion This whole month, as you probably know, was Black History Month. But what you might not have known was that this past week was Civil Rights…
Masthead: We are who we are: Fans of Kesha and opponents of rape
Full Staff Opinion There’s a soundtrack that comes with a college education, as a quick look at just about any first-year’s iPod will prove. For many of us at The…
Masthead: Politics reign in wake of Scalia’s death
Full Staff Opinion Since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death this Saturday, there has been an unsurprising outpouring of politically-motivated discourse from both sides of the aisle. Between President Obama’s assertion that…
Reporter needs your voice: College’s newspaper does not represent diversity of College
Full Staff Opinion As you know, something very cool– and moreover, very crucial– is happening on our campus right now. We’re starting to come together to talk about race and…
Masthead: Social media helps sell election, Media makes spectacle of politics
Full Staff Opinion Social media is, needless to say, important to everyone. However, this topic is very important in regard to our upcoming Common Hour speaker on February 4th, Lonnie…
Masthead: The College Reporter needs you: Newspaper serves vital yet dwindling function
Full Staff Opinion We, the editing staff of The College Reporter, are all dedicated F&M students. That’s why we know the caliber of our fellow classmates. Here at F&M, we…
Masthead 11-9-15: Donald Trump’s mild SNL appearance worrying sign of declining satire
Full Staff Opinion There is precious little we love in this world. We love politics. We love political satire. We love TV. And we love when political satire is on…