Search underway for College’s Chief Officer of Diversity and Inclusion
By Mira Lerner|| Copy Editor On Tuesday night, a town hall was held in the Alice Drum Women’s Center to discuss the search for F&M’s first Chief Officer of Diversity…
Students express concerns with number of graduation tickets allocated for families
By Mira Lerner || Copy Editor To much outrage, F&M recently announced that it would be implementing a five ticket per student limit for the 2020 graduation ceremony. This means…
Writer Mira Lerner describes effective ways to use meal plans to reduce waste.
By Mira Lerner || Copy Editor Every week, students produce numerous pounds of food waste, especially at the Dining Hall. Maybe you took too much and can’t finish what’s on…
State of Arabic, Middle Eastern Studies at F&M
By Mira Lerner || Copy Editor About two weeks before Thanksgiving, administration notified certain faculty that the teaching fellow position for Arabic is being eliminated. In response, a group of…
Student expresses concern about effect of 2.3 million budget deficit
By Mira Lerner || Copy Editor If you would like a short summary of Franklin & Marshall’s financial situation, here it is: “The endowment is just too small.” Paul Mutone…
Accountability and Complicity: Interviews with Two of the Costume-wearers.
By Mira Lerner || Copy Editor Two went as José Cuervo, one went as a rice farmer, one went as a tequila bandit, and another wore a Dashiki. Racist costumes…
Thousands of arrests following civil disobedience by the Extinction Rebellion movement
Mira Lerner || Copy Editor Last week the letters XR began popping up on news feeds accompanied by pictures of masked protestors being handcuffed by police. “XR” refers to the…
Student discusses Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations
By Mira Lerner || Contributing Writer In light of Shafia Zaloom’s Common Hour talk, “Consent and Authentic Connection,” the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are feeling especially relevant. Zaloom’s…
Damage from Hurricane Dorian continues to impact the Bahamas
By Mira Lerner || Contributing Writer Over a week after Hurricane Dorian left the Bahamas and moved on to North Carolina, thousands of people are still stranded and struggling to…
Photo Story: Eddie S. Glaude Jr. discusses racial politics at Common Hour
Photos by Mira Lerner || Photographer and Contributing Writer Blurb by Isabel Paris || Campus Life Editor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. visited Franklin and Marshall’s campus to be a Common…
Writer sheds light on the destruction caused by Amazon rainforest fire
By Mira Lerner || Contributing Writer The flames of the Amazon are finally shedding mainstream light on the eurocentricity and white supremacy that pervade the wealthy 1%. In light of…