The independent student newspaper of Franklin & Marshall College
Full Staff Opinion Mankind can be cruel. The human condition is forever marked by conflict and contestation, by trials and tyrants. Each man must make their mark, and choose their…
Izzy Schellenger || Staff Writer In this week’s Common Hour, Suzan-Lori Parks spoke about the importance of improving both the world and yourself through creativity and art. Parks is a…
Ellie Gavin || Campus Life Editor Last Saturday, September 26, F&M’s own improv-comedy group, The Rumspringas, had their first show of the academic year. The show was held at The Other…
Christa Rodriguez || Contributing Writer This past Saturday, September 26, students and community members gathered from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm to enjoy music, free food trucks, and fun at…
By Jinghzi Li || Contributing Writer With reporting by Steven Viera || Senior Editor Rather than warning of a plague of insects, “Locusts” is how many citizens of Hong Kong…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Pope Francis concluded a nine-day tour of Cuba and the United States, his first visit to both countries, on Sunday, September 27. Throughout his…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor With reporting by Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief College campuses have a long tradition of pushing boundaries and shaping the direction of American culture, both…
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor Last Tuesday, Sep. 21st, the College hosted a Student Sexual Misconduct Forum in Stager Hall’s Stahr Auditorium to discuss changes in F&M’s sexual misconduct…
By Joe Yamulla || Sports Editor It’s the end of September, so naturally most buzz in the sports world is focused on the start of the NFL season. However, despite…
By Shaquille Galvan || Contributing Writer 2013 was the year Gravity stunned many with its amazing visuals, Twelve Years a Slave won Best Picture at the Oscars, Frozen unforgivingly brainwashed…
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor Did you watch the Emmys last Sunday? No? Well, you didn’t miss much. I mean, yes, perhaps Andy Samberg did a half-decent job as…
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor I went to the Forum on Sexual Misconduct this past Tuesday night. In fact, I actually wrote a News article about it. But there was…
By Lauren Wachspress || Contributing Writer County Clerk Kim Davis of Kentucky has been making headlines after defying federal orders and refusing to hand out marriage licenses to gay couples. Once the…
By Stefan Radevic || Contributing Writer One would think it is difficult to captivate the attention of several hundred college students sitting in an auditorium, either bored out of their minds or…
By Nicholas Riebel || Contributing Writer Wow, what happened to Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign? Do you remember? He was supposed to be the indomitable frontrunner for the GOP nomination, have more cash…