Welcome to Water World
By Tess Fiumefreddo || Satirical Columnist Picture this: a hot, sunny day at Franklin & Marshall College. Birds are chirping, kids are laughing, and parents are sobbing over their children…
Extreme Risks and Gun Responsibility
By Grace Lewis || Contributing Writer It’s hard to talk about guns, and I bet that when people read the first phrase of this article, they will immediately go to…
F&M Men’s Soccer team takes down Elizabethtown 5-1, reclaims boot
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor This past Wednesday evening, the Franklin & Marshall Men’s Soccer team hosted their annual Smith-Herr Boot game against Elizabethtown on Tylus field, clenching a…
Barack Obama rebukes President Trump and urges people to vote in midterm elections
Sunya Hassan || News Editor On Friday, September 7th, Former President Barack Obama gave a speech at the University of Illinois, imploring people to vote this November, stressing that American…
Democratic candidate Jess King runs for U.S. Congress in PA’s 11th district
By Max Sano || Contributing Writer As of right now there are no women representing the Keystone State. Jess King is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District, a.k.a.…
F&M Field Hockey off to a great start in the 2018 Season, Defeating FDU-Florham to earn a 3-0 record
By Jamie Belfer || Contributing Writer Coming off a stellar 18-4 record last year as Centennial Conference Champions while reaching the NCAA Final Four, the Franklin & Marshall field hockey…
Berwood Yost talks political polling, midterm elections during Common Hour
By Amanda Leonard || Contributing Writer Is political polling an accurate way to predict the outcomes of political elections? Were the 2016 Presidential election polls truly accurate? And as the…
The sugar epidemic: do you know how to properly read a nutrition label?
By Ashley Little || Contributing Writer Locking eyes with a candy wrapper after a long day, mouth beginning to water, and then suddenly— an impulsive force commands you to snatch…
Summer to Fummer events receive highest turnout from first-year students
By Jeremy Mauser || Contributing Writer After a hectic week of orientation, the beginning of classes, and pre-orientation for some, many First Years wanted nothing more than to rest during…
Is historical fiction an effective tool or a genre fraught with bias and exaggeration?
By Abigail Dotterer || Contributing Writer I’m a history buff. I am at the point that I can tell you random facts about different events off the top of my…
F&M 16th president Barbara Altmann gives first Common Hour of the semester
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor Franklin & Marshall’s first female president, Dr. Barbara Altmann, was the center of the first Common Hour of the Fall 2018 semester, taking…
The McCain standard: writer’s reflections on Obama’s Eulogy to Senator John McCain
By Isabel Paris || Contributing Writer Senator John McCain recently passed on August 25 after declining any further treatment for his cancer. At his funeral, McCain had requested for both…
Sophomore writer stresses importance of remaining informed
By Samantha Milowitz || Layout Assistant On June 23, 2018. 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing in Thailand. What was, supposed to be, an “initiation process for young…
French tennis player Alize Cornet receives violation for changing shirt
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor As the U.S. Open has kicked into full swing, and rising temperatures have kicked into full swing with it, the tournament thus far has…