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Steven Viera || Managing Editor Recently, the College announced that it will bestow honorary degrees on two distinguished scholars: Robert Kwesi Koomson ’97 and Sherry Turkle. Dan Porterfield, president of…
Steven Viera || Managing Editor Last Friday, April 17, the College hosted A Closer Look, its annual accepted students’ day. More than 500 prospective students from the Class of 2019…
By Steven Viera || Managing Editor For the first time in over 50 years, the presidents of the United States and Cuba met face-to-face. This occurred at the Summit of…
By Shira Kipnees || Senior Staff Writer On April 2, students elected a new executive board for the Diplomatic Congress (DipCon): Donnell Bailey ’17, president; Molly Cadwell ’16, vice-president; Charley Hagist…
The College recently announced that Richard Plepler ’81, chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), will address the Class of 2015 at Commencement, scheduled for May 9. At…
On Tuesday, March 24, the Long-Range Plan for Campus Housing Working Group electronically distributed a survey to the F&M student body regarding the current campus housing offerings to gauge student…
By Steven Viera || Managing Editor Last Tuesday, March 31, in Weis College House, the Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) hosted the latest event in its F&M Forums series. The forum…
Early on the morning March 27, the U.S. Senate approved a budget resolution authored by members of the Republican Party. The Senate’s resolution follows the passage of a separate budget…
Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania, enjoys the support of a majority of the state’s voters according to the most recent F&M Poll. The poll indicated not only a strong approval…
The College has named Kevin Burke as vice president for communications, effective March 7. Burke assumes the new office following the departure of Cass Cliatt, former vice president for communications,…
By Indira Rahman || Staff Writer The Black Pyramid Society (BPS) hosted its annual induction ceremony last Friday, March 6. Members of the organization dedicate themselves to knowledge, leadership, and…
By Steven Viera || Managing Editor Last Thursday, Feb. 19, Sodexo hosted the event Chef’s Fare in the Restaurants at Ben Franklin from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Chef’s…
By Steven Viera, Managing Editor|| Karlie Hall, an 18-year old student at Millersville University, was murdered by her boyfriend last Sunday, Feb. 8, in her dorm room. Hall’s murder represents an…