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By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor Doctors often feel overworked, overburdened by paperwork and a crazy schedule, which interferes with family life. These are just a few explanations a…
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor At the first Common Hour lecture of the Spring semester, Neil Gross, professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, discussed why…
By Jack Pinsky ’14, Contributing Writer Walking into Old Main without an appointment and simply asking an employee for an interview is not the norm at F&M, but it was…
photos by Samantha Khan By Alanna Koehler ’15, Managing Editor The F&M Players, directed by Charlie Wynn ’16, brought a little bit of magic — and a couple of farm animals — to Schnader…
By Erin Moyer, Associate Opinion & Editorial Editor The College’s professional staff hosted its annual Holiday Craft Show last Wednesday. The show, which ran from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.…
By Jack Pinsky It was 3:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall. It looked the same as usual, except the people lounging at tables eating their lunches were employees, not students.…
By Julia Cinquegrani, Campus Life Editor Even after graduating from F&M, Stephen Keat ’78, retired eonomic service officer for the U.S. Deprtment of State and current Mt. Vernon District Representative,…
By Justin Kozloski ’14, Editor-in-Chief The College will once again be host to stress-relief dogs due to the efforts of a student who was dissatisfied with the removal of Bungy,…
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor Stuart Pimsler ’71, founder of Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, and members of his dance company visited the College to perform, meet with…
(Personal staff profile) By Jack Pinsky ’14 As I walked around the back of the brick buildings on Harrisburg Avenue, I scanned the walls for a door marked “All Deliveries.”…
By Justin Kozloski ’14, Editor-in-Chief The Alice Drum Women’s Center held its first discussion of the semester on Friday, after extensive renovations were made to the space to better facilitate…
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor While F&M can be a competitive place, with its high academic standards and involved students, currently a campus-wide game is taking competition to…
By Alanna Koehler ’15, Managing Editor Robert Jinks, associate professor of biology, was endowed with the task of introducing this week’s Common Hour speaker, Alan Leshner ’65, the current CEO…
By Abigail Quint, Copy Editor Allie Rubin ’16 organized a fashion show last week to benefit the Progeria Research Foundation, which raised over $2,000 for the foundation. Progeria is a…
By Julia Chirls, Staff Writer The College welcomed Brian Greene, theoretical physicist, string theorist, and this year’s Mueller Fellow to speak at Common Hour and give a talk entitled “Explaining…