WFNM sponsors second Ben’s Bands concert of semester
By Toni Abiru || Contributing Writer On Friday Oct. 23, WFNM in conjunction with the Sustainability House hosted the second Ben’s Bands concert of the Fall semester. The Ben’s Bands…
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely director sparks new ideas, fresh thinking
By Caylah Coffeen || Contributing Writer I stagger out of the dance studio closet in my socks, heaving a stack of chairs across the room. My film professor hurries…
Spend your senior year enjoying your senior year
By Lauren Muliawan || Contributing Writer “So, what are your plans after graduation?” “I’m looking at grad school, maybe heading back to Scotland. We shall see!” **Insert nervous laughter** Dear…
Dining Hall improves freshness, variety of food, student engagement
By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief Every day, F&M’s Dining Hall serves approximately 1,700 meals, based on a menu that was planned one month beforehand, and prepared by 10 cooks who…
Zeta Beta Tau fraternity visits F&M in first step of re-colonization on campus
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last week, representatives of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity (ZBT) visited F&M to discuss their organization with interested students at information sessions and at…
Nationwide, colleges implement policies in response to widespread gun violence
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Stemming from an epidemic of mass shootings, colleges and universities across the nation have been forced to establish plans and preparations for the possibility…
Washburn discusses her time as a student, lessons learned during her career
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor When Sue L. Washburn ’73 first arrived on F&M’s campus, she did so as a member of the first cohort of female students to…
OMCA leads discussion, reflections about Planned Parenthood
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMCA) hosted an Intercultural Dialogue about Planned Parenthood. The discussion was part of OMCA’s weekly…
Growth in supplement sales leads to athletic controversy
By Joe Yamulla || Sports Editor For years now, performance enhancing drugs have been tainting all that is right with sports. From the 1990s steroid era in baseball, to the…
Women’s Center hosts discussion about cultural effects of pornography
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor This Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Office of Thursday evening, the Alice Drum Women’s Center hosted a discussion about pornography and its production, consumption, and…
Preview: F&M Theatre Department to debut production of Hair
Ellie Gavin || Campus Life Editor This week, F&M’s Theatre, Dance, and Film Department will premiere their production of the 1967 Broadway musical, Hair. The production is directed by Associate…
Corr talks danger of tobacco use, “How to Save One Billion Lives”
Christa Rodriguez || Contributing Writer In this week’s Common Hour, Bill Corr, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, spoke about the importance of reducing tobacco use. Corr served as…
Hardy shown lack of appreciation for his many masterful performances
By Toni Abiru || Contributing Writer A couple days ago, I was going through a real dilemma. I was deciding between pure, absolute laziness and writing a three-page essay focused…
Back to Future day marks important date, film fails to predict future
By Preman Koshar || Arts & Entertainment Editor Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 was an important day for film buffs and science fiction fans alike. Oct. 21 was Back to the…
Kanye West deserves your respect, several heartfelt apologies: Editor’ll let you finish, but it’d be cool if we stopped making “imma let you finish” jokes
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor Think about that kid you knew way back in elementary school. That kid you’ll think of with a pang when you learn about bystander…