Alvvays Updates Shoegaze With a Retro Twist on New Album “Blue Rev”
By Lexi Weaver || Copy Editor Canadian indie pop band Alvvays has been making waves since 2014, with hit song “Archie, Marry Me” cementing the band’s hazy, dreamy style. Led…
Brazil’s Election Day-After
By Felipe Storch de Oliveira | Contributing Writer Commentators said that 2018 would be Brazil’s most tumultuous voting day ever — the country was divided, political parties made offensive statements…
Celebrating Culture and Identity in Campus Inclusion Week Fashion Show and Open Mic
By Lily Vining || Campus Life Editor On Wednesday, October 19th, the Office of DEI and the Writers House hosted a Fashion Show and Open Mic. This event was part…
A Summary of Diplomatic Discourse: A History of the Protest Tree and Intersectional Identities
By Sarah Nicell || News Editor Spearheaded by the Day of Dialogue and Inclusion Week Committee, Franklin & Marshall College held its very first Inclusion Week, celebrating “The Intersectionality of…
Taylor Swift Delves Into Some Dark, Dark Dreams on the Excellent “Midnights”
By Rohail Spear || Managing Editor After two critically acclaimed alternative albums, Taylor returns to pop with Midnights, an album about love, revenge, and her darkest, deepest insecurities. The album’s…
Upcoming Album Release: The Car by Arctic Monkeys
By Nicholas Carpenter || Contributing Writer The English rock band Arctic Monkeys will be releasing their seventh studio album onOctober 21, 2022, titled The Car. It is their follow-up album…
Book Review: Ugly Love
By Olivia Schmid || Social Media Manager I know what you’re probably thinking – how do I go from reviewing my favorite self-help books on the market to writing about…
An Introduction to the Upcoming United States General Elections on November 8th
By Nicholas Carpenter || Contributing Writer On November 8, 2022, people all over America will vote to determine the party dispersion in the Senate and the House. With many of…
Floods in Pakistan: How Have You, F&M, the US, and the World Contributed to a Growing Crisis
By Jonah Fisher || Staff Writer On Tuesday night last week, students gathered in the Stohr Auditorium in Stager to hear from three professors. Coming from wildly different perspectives (anthropology,…
An Anecdotal Essay on the Need for Diverse Role Models in the Humanities and Liberal Arts
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer (Florian Direny, left; Dean Jelani Cobb, right) Picture taken near Columbia’s main campus, next to the best halal food truck of all New York.…
“I’m Worried, Darling”: The Truth Behind Olivia Wilde’s New Blockbuster
By Emily Hanson || Arts and Leisure Editor If you’ve been on the internet in the last couple weeks, you most likely have seen or heard the drama surrounding Olivia…
Best Crepe Ever
By Rohail Spear || Managing Editor The following is the recipe for the best crepe I have ever eaten. Ingredients: Crepe batter (any online recipe will do) Mozzarella cheese Feta…
What’s New with Dining? Kiwibots, Renovations, Online Orders, and More: A Sodexo Series, Part II
By Sarah Nicell || News Editor After a long day of academics, extracurriculars, and overall exhaustion, there is only one thing more important to college students than a well-deserved nap:…
First-year Spotlight: Johansen Vargas
By Jonah Fisher || Contributing Writer To start off our first-year spotlights this year, I wanted to stay a little closer to home and introduce the F&M community to one…
Summation of a Baseball Game by the Apathetic Spectator
By Josh Dratler | Contributing Writer I fondly recall my grandfather’s splendid tales of watching the Brooklyn Dodgers—today based out of Los Angeles—at historic Ebbetts Field. But in the six-and-a-half…