Op-Ed: Written in the Stars
By Katlyn Clarke | | Contributing Writer Astrological compatibility. Either you have your whole chart memorized or don’t even know your star sign. The endeavor is anything but simple, and…
Local Shiloh Keeler Happily Anticipates First Year at F&M
By Olivia Schmid | | Opinions Editor Photo Courtesy of the Subject. Shiloh Keeler, a bright and optimistic first-year student, plans to make the most of her academic year here…
First Year Spotlight: Daniel Maloof
By Lily Vining || Investigative Layout Assistant Sitting in the blue Adirondack chairs on Hartman Green on a sunny afternoon last week, one would think anyone should be in high…
First Year Spotlight: Amaya McIntyre-Taylor
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor “School shut down on my birthday,” says Amaya McIntyre-Taylor, a first-year student from the Bronx, New York. “Two weeks had turned into eighteen months.…
Students, Involved: Franklin and Marshall’s Club Fair Brings Campus to Life
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor For the first time in a year, brightly colored signs studded Hartman Green, each representing a unique student-run organization. The excitement was palpable before…
Meet First-Year Skylar Zachian
By Rohail Spear || Layout Assistant Skylar Zachian is from Villanova, Pennsylvania. She started Pre-K at a small private school in her hometown. She recently graduated from that same school.…
First-Year Spotlight: Samantha Correa!
Where are you from? S: Miami, FL (305 till I die!) What made you choose F&M? S: Last year, I received a Posse Scholarship to attend Franklin and Marshall College.…
Cool Senior Gives Totally Legit Responses to Freshmen Questions
Well, first off, it’s gross that I am a senior…not sure where the time went. What is even grosser, however, is how young these freshmen look (seriously, it’s crazy!!). Maybe…
NBA Finals recap
By Jack Gilroy || Staff Writer Well the curtains have closed on the 2021 NBA season, and wow was it a whirlwind. From managing COVID protocols and lots of unfortunate…
Antisemitism Masquerading as Activism: Reflections from Jewish Student Leaders at Franklin & Marshall College
By Sebastian Mayer, Sarina Matsil and Kyra Lisse || Contributing Writers Many of us awakened the morning of June 23, 2021, to an email from The College Reporter. In between…
An Open Letter to Respected Colleagues
who have used “language”to increase“power”and “solidarity,” believing in the powerof one’s wordsand in the powerof words, words so powerfulthat they work “against all formsof racism, colonialism,and injustice at Franklin and…
Students and Alumni Response to the Faculty Statement in Solidarity with Palestine
By || A group of students and alumni of Franklin and Marshall College We, students and alumni at Franklin & Marshall College, express our support for the Palestinian global community.…
Tour de France Reflections
By Sofia Silva De Almeida || Copy Editor For many fans of cycling, Tour de France is the main competition to watch. This year, the competition began on the 26th…
Dear Olympics: Stop Policing Black Women’s Bodies
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant Following an absolute nightmare of a year, some optimists may have been looking forward to the 2021 Olympics this July. After enduring the effects…
Response to Discourse on Israel-Palestine Statements
By Zeyu Wang || Contributing Writer In response to the recent Israeli airstrikes in Gaza against civilians and continued land theft (“Nakba”) in Israeli-occupied Palestinian Territories, twenty-four F&M professors signed…