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By Steven Viera || Senior Editor As Commencement inches closer, a number of F&M students— a mix of seniors, underclassmen, and alumni— are the winners of several prestigious fellowships. Morgan Kincade…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor This semester, the College’s faculty voted in favor of adding a statement on free expression to the Faculty Handbook to protect the rights of not…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Students turned out by the hundreds last Tuesday, Apr. 5, to vote in officer elections for the Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) where representatives of the Elections…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Speaking from the Patricia E. Harris Center of Business, Government & Public Policy, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf called for a series of ethics reforms in…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania, will deliver F&M’s Commencement Address on Saturday, May 7. In addition to his speech, Wolf will receive an honorary…
By Steven VIera || Senior Editor On Tuesday, Mar. 22, the Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) hosted its first-ever Student Leadership Fair to encourage students to run for positions on DipCon as well…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor The Fulbright Program—a competitive, merit-based scholarship that provides funds for scholars and teachers to live and work abroad—is seeking to expand the diversity of its…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Tuesday, F&M’s Debate Team hosted the Debate on Fraternities in Mayser Gymnasium during the Uncommon Hour. The event—which drew a crowd of hundreds…
By Bridget Johnston || Staff Writer On Thursday, March 3, F&M’s Black Pyramid Senior Honor Society (BPS) sponsored a TEDx Talk on campus for the third consecutive year. Four speakers addressed…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Beginning this summer, the College will initiate a program aimed at local high school and college students entitled “Egypt: Mother of the World.” The…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor While Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton remain at the head of the pack for the Republican and Democratic nominations for president, respectively, the most…
By Steven Viera|| Senior Editor At Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland, faculty opposition to a plan to improve the school’s retention rate has led to multiple firings by Simon…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Dan Porterfield, president of the College, addressed the student body by email last week to bring awareness to safe socializing initiatives by .08, a…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor This semester, the College launched the Development and Experience, or DAX, Center in order to provide a central lab for research into morality, social…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor The world’s oldest and largest Jewish fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) is in the process of recolonizing at F&M and is working with students,…