Performing Arts Spotlight: An Interview with the F&M Dance Team
By Skylar Zachian || Contributing Writer When I arrived at Franklin and Marshall just over a month ago, my mind was swirling with excitement as I envisioned all of the…
The Gist: Buy Yourself the Fucking Lilies
By Olivia Schmid | | Opinions Editor One of my best friends from home bought me Tara Schuster’s Buy Yourself the Fucking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life…
Reflection Collection: Student Perspectives on October 2021 Campus Tensions
By || TCR Editorial Board What is the future of F&M? Hayden L. The campus is currently in a dilemma where they have to face the realities of prejudice on…
International Students: Perceptions of America
By Sarah Nicell || Campus Life Editor After an academic year without international students on campus, Franklin & Marshall College has once again welcomed hundreds of people from around the…
The Good Ole Days
By Abigail Glickman || Contributing Writer Captain Hook, Joe Exotic, and whipped coffee all hold a special place in everyone’s hearts that will never be forgotten. Quarantine was a time…
Op-Ed: Your Health is Everything
By Mckenzie Golden | | Contributing Writer I have no doubt that you have been hearing your fair share of sniffling and hacking in class and around campus these past…
Op-Ed: The Empowerment Behind Pole Dancing
By Tira Mercadante | | Contributing Writer What immediately comes to mind when you hear “pole dancing?” Scantily clad women in a dark-lit club? Ben’s face in the air and…
Voices, Amplified. Faces, Seen.
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor and Contributing Photographer These photos were taken before, during, and after the student-organized silent sit-in on September 29th, 2021. Their presence speaks for itself,…
HAs Demand Better Treatment and Training: The Problem with Public Safety
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor Author’s note: All names have been kept anonymous to preserve the privacy of student employees and the security of their jobs. “We are expected…
What the NFL Season Has Told Us So Far
By Nimai Shukla || Sports Editor & Jack Gilroy || Developmental Editor Jacoby Brisset is better than Tua Everyone expected the hot Las Vegas Raiders to run through the injured…
Duck Hunting with Carson Wentz? Cut from the Field Hockey team? Learn more in this Athlete Spotlight with Darby Klopp, F&M Field Hockey
By Nimai Shukla || Sports Editor & Jack Gilroy || Developmental Editor Darby Klopp is a Junior at F&M, she is from Rehoboth Beach Delaware, a leader in Diplomat Christian…
Ryder Cup: Do We Have the Next U.S. Dream Team on Our Hands?
By Jack Gilroy || Developmental Editor This year’s Ryder Cup was a marginal win for the United States, it also being the most dominant win for the U.S. in recent…
Lawsuits Against San Antonio Doctor Could Undermine Texas’s New Anti-Abortion Law
By Lily Vining | Investigative Layout Assistant On September 18th, The Washington Post published an op-ed by San Antonio Doctor Alan Braid who wrote that he violated the law— and…
Taliban Rule: Past and Present
By Sylvain Falquet | Contributing Writer After the whirlwind 10 day offensive and the subsequent collapse of the U.S backed Afghanistan government during this summer, the Taliban have taken control…
Op-Ed: Taking a Look at Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate
By Douglas Rosa | | Contributing Writer On June 9, 2021, President Biden announced a legally questionable vaccine mandate for American workplaces with over 100 employees. Once put into effect,…