Game Day with F&M’s Dance Team
Over True Blue Weekend, I had the fantastic opportunity to follow along with the F&M Dance Team as they prepared for their football halftime show performance. Our time together started…
Psychology Panel Talks: Recognizing Racial and Gender Biases
From November 6th and November 13th, the Psychology department invited three candidates in the process of hiring a new psychology professor. These candidates, Candidates A, B, and C, held a…
Heated Objections and Heatstroke: Dickinson College Mock Trial Showdown
Franklin & Marshall College battled eleven elite Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland mock trial teams at the October 2023 Dickinson College Invitational from October 28-29. Representing F&M were two teams,…
“First in and last out”: Dean Jessica Haile shares her experience as a campaign treasurer in a competitive commissioners’ race
In every political campaign and committee, there is someone in control of the purse. Creating and regulating bank accounts, tracking fundraising and spending, ensuring that candidates don’t have to dip…
“Local politics matter”: Professor Susan Dicklitch-Nelson’s Race for West Hempfield Supervisor
Photo of Professor Dicklitch-Nelson posing with a yard sign advertising her campaign for West Hempfield Supervisor, Facebook, September 2021. Appalled by the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Professor of Government…
Letter to the Editor: Administrative Censorship of the Protest Tree
Franklin & Marshall College’s Protest Tree, November 3, 2023. Photo Courtesy of An Bach. Dear Editors, I am writing to share my concerns about administrative censorship of the Protest Tree.…
An Overthinker’s Guide to Optimizing Your Computer for Course Registration
I’ve heard many myths about how to register for courses faster. For example, someone told me that the stairs by the second floor of LSP has the fastest internet. I…
The Protest Tree, Nov. 2023: Photo Story
A collection of photographs of Franklin & Marshall’s Protest Tree from November 3, 2023. Postings on the tree have picked up after 2023 escalations in the Israel-Hamas War, including an…
A Letter From F&M Votes
Photo Courtesy of Brooke Proctor In 1979, the Supreme Court granted college students the right to vote in their college towns with the Symm v. U.S. decision. In response, then-professor…
An Exclusive Look into Fall Athletics
Fall is associated with the first day of school, but for some students, it’s the start of a grueling but exciting athletic season. With numerous wins already, the fall athletic…
F&M Hauntings: A Collection
All Images Courtesy of Franklin & Marshall College Library Diagnothian Hall Constructed in 1856, Diagnothian Hall was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg and…
“Don’t let fear destroy your destiny”: Enron Whistleblower Sherron Watkins shares lessons from the lecture trail
“Known internationally as the Enron whistleblower, Sherron speaks around the globe to a broad range of audiences about ethics and leadership, and the lessons to be learned from the collapse…
A Campbell Soup CEO’s Perspective on Leadership
Perhaps more than other college students, Franklin and Marshall students have a constant, looming reminder of how this school will prepare us to be effective leaders of the world. Perhaps…
Care and Kindness According to Hausman Lecturer Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Earlier this month, poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi visited F&M as the 2023 Hausman Lecturer. While on campus, they had a craft talk, reading, and one-on-one meetings with select students. In one…
Radio Lives! Spotlight on WFNM DJs
Photo courtesy of Lily Andrey. Radio not only lives, it thrives on our campus this semester. Although they all share the same title of radio DJ, each one provides a…