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BY ABIGAIL QUINT ’15 Associate News Editor The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) is in the process of changing the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to include sociology and…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The College’s mock trial team won first place at the Fourth Annual Colgate Classic Invitational during the weekend of Nov. 10, beating over 17…
[pullquote1 quotes=”true” align=”center”]Letter to the Editor[/pullquote1] To the Editor: First of all, I want to make clear that I am not trying to offend anyone, but solely trying to get…
[pullquote1 quotes=”true” align=”center”]Letter to the Editor[/pullquote1] To the Editor: The editorial “Survivor shame vs. support” that ran in the Oct. 29 edition of The College Reporter encouraged the College’s administration…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer After the most successful season in the program’s history, a Centennial Conference Championship title, and an 18-game win streak, the F&M women’s field…
BY DYLAN GORDON ’14 Contributing Writer For all of you Philadelphia Eagles fans out there, you are probably familiar with Andy Reid’s famous press conference words, “Time’s yours.” But as…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Layout Assistant David P. Schuyler, Arthur and Katherine Shadek professor of humanities and American studies, and David M. Stameshkin, prefect emeritus of Bonchek College House, led…
BY CHARLOTTE HUGHES ’16 Staff Writer Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue is back with her newest release, The Abbey Road Chronicles. If her name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps the…
BY RYAN THOMAS ’14 Staff Writer About three-quarters of the way into Skyfall I realized I was watching a great film. When the movie quoted a poem by Tennyson I…
BY SCOTT THOMPSON ’16 Layout Assistant It’s been a long and turbulent rise to fame for Boston rock legends Aerosmith since their self-titled debut in 1973. Fighting through breakups, drug…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Campus Life Editor Students who have studied abroad in the past year submitted over 70 photos to the Office of International Programs’ second annual F&M Everywhere…
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff Writer Tuesday night went badly for Karl Rove. FOX News called Ohio, and the entire election, for Barack Obama. Rove insisted FOX had made…
BY NATHAN MCCLELLAN ’16 Contributing Writer Oh to have been a fly on the wall inside Romney headquarters on the night of the election. Indeed, the prospects of Tuesday evening…
BY LILA EPSTEIN ’14 News Editor Students for Education Reform (SFER) will host American Education Week starting Nov. 12. The week is co-sponsored by SFER and the Office of Student…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The College Republicans and College Democrats took part in a pre-election mock debate sponsored by the Government Club and F&M Votes in the Steinman…