Galactic merger: Disney buys Star Wars, your childhood
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Staff Writer Droid Story. Lilo & Sith. Bambi Wan Kenobi. No, these are not real movies, and yes, David, this is real life. But a recent…
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BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Staff Writer Droid Story. Lilo & Sith. Bambi Wan Kenobi. No, these are not real movies, and yes, David, this is real life. But a recent…
BY RYAN THOMAS ’14 Contributing Writer The first thing to know about Wreck-It Ralph is it is a flawlessly executed movie. Call it “high production values,” call it “pitch perfect”;…
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief Andrew Bird’s soft vocals and inspired violin techniques have teamed up to put out another album for 2012. Following hot on the tails of March’s…
BY SCOTT THOMPSON ’16 Layout Assistant At the age of 66, Canadian singer-songwriter and activist Neil Young once again joins forces with Crazy Horse, an American rock band most well-known…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer Every year when it comes time to register for courses the Registrar’s Office hosts several sessions that help students learn how to register…
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’13 Senior Editor In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the department of history hosted “The Glorious March to Liberty.” The Emancipation Proclamation, resulting…
BY NATHAN MCCLELLAN ’16 Contributing Writer Holed up in my room on Monday evening due to Sandy’s reproachful presence outside the window, I turned on the television and flicked to…
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff Writer I’ve been saying it for months: it looks like Barack Obama will be reelected this Tuesday, Nov. 6. Hurricane Sandy gave him the…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer According to an F&M poll released Wednesday, Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, is closing the lead Barack Obama, president of the United States,…
BY CATHY BROWN ’14 Staff Writer The College announced in a recent press release the implementation of a loan relief program directed at middle-income students. The College tested the program…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Layout Assistant Hurricane Sandy, a category-one hurricane, hit F&M early this past week. The storm caused heavy rain and winds, leading to a two-day closure of…
BY JAMES BOLAND ’15 Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team took the field Oct. 20 for the seventh conference game of the season against the Washington College Shoremen. The Diplomats,…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor In the conference championship meet, featuring a total of six nationally ranked teams, the F&M men’s and women’s cross country teams battled to sixth…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor The club men’s ice hockey team is up and running, already having played two games this weekend, Friday against Lehigh University and Saturday against…
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief The College’s women’s ultimate frisbee team, Code Beluga, is co-sponsoring a home tournament this weekend Nov. 3 and 4 with the men’s team, the Narwhals.…