No More Ben and John? Reckoning with our Namesake’s Ugly History and Reshaping Our Future
By Lily Vining || Campus Life Editor Ben and John, F&M’s mascots since 2007, have taken a hiatus from the…
You Are Not Alone: A Closeted History of Franklin & Marshall College Documentary Review, with PJ Howard
By Sarah Nicell || News Editor After one and a half years of research, interviewing, filming, editing, and digging through…
Op-Ed: How to Be More Socially Adept- What I’ve Learned
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer In an increasingly virtual world and with the rapid rise of online communication, people…
Op-Ed: Learning to Say Goodbye
By Samantha Griffith || Contributing Writer Goodbye. It’s one word, two syllables, yet carries so much weight. One word that…
Is Tik-Tok Ruining Our Attention Spans?
By Emily Hanson || Layout Assistant In the beginning of March I decided I’d had enough of my addiction to…
Op-Ed: F&M is Making Changes
By Tira Mercadante || Layout Assistant Some of you may have heard rumors about F&M cutting certain language programs and…
The Best Way to Judge a Person, Based On Me
By Darij Kulchyckyj | | Contributing Writer Many people like to choose a judgment of character and personality via spending…
Franklin the Turtle: A True Diplomat
By Carolyn South || Contributing Writer We all are acutely, painfully aware of the fact that Franklin & Marshall College…
What Came First, the Bag or the Egg?
By Akil Smart | | Contributing Writer Eggs. They come in all shapes and sizes. And occasionally bags. If you…
Give My Money to My Professors
I went to Franklin & Marshall on a promise from the Financial Aid office. They dangled in front of me…
The War Between Censorship and Free Press: Russia’s Final Independent Newspaper Shut Down
By Sarah Nicell || News Editor As Vladimir Putin’s invasion on Ukraine continues, a simultaneous war on free press intensifies.…
Bullying is Good
By Rohail Spear | Managing Editor You may be wondering about this title. Surely, I can’t be advocating for bullying…
Album Review: Omar Apollo’s ‘Ivory’
By Kate McBride || Arts & Leisure Editor On his electric debut album, 24 year-old Omar Apollo wears his heart…
Spring Music Recommendations: 5 Great EPs to Expand Your Music Taste
By Lexi Weaver || Copy Editor It’s finally spring, which means there is no better time to start listening to…
Balling on a Budget: The F&M Story
By Akil Smart | Contributing Writer Now, as many of us have seen, the F&M administration has made a small…