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By Shira Kipnees ’15 Staff Writer Barack Obama, the President of the United States, was inaugurated for his second term Jan. 21. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution requires that…
By Abigail Quint ’15 and Matt Girolami’13 News Editor; Managing Editor F&M, get ready for the next big concert on campus: house music DJs The White Panda will open for…
BY Catherine Brown ’16 Staff writer The College recently released a Sustainability Master Plan to make the campus more eco-friendly. The plan, which was approved by the Board of Trustees…
By Steven Viera ’16 Layout Assistant The Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Association Board held a luncheon on campus to provide an opportunity for alumni and students to meet, interact,…
BY Shira Kipnees ’16 Staff writer F&M launched Inside F&M in December. Inside F&M is a web portal that replaces MyDiplomat for managing student and academic information, along with human…
BY ABIGAIL QUINT ’15 News Editor Barry Bosley, associate vice president of administration, and Kevin Dean, general manager of dining services, applied the results of student feedback to select the…
BY ABIGAIL QUINT ’15 Associate News EditorThe Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) will be sponsoring the third annual Franklin Innovation Challenge along with the Entrepreneurship Club. The goal…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Layout Assistant Mike Sturla, a member of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives, was recently re-elected to another term in office. Sturla has served in PA’s House of…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Layout Assistant In addition to the highly publicized presidential contest on Election Day, Nov. 6, 15 elections were held for a number of local offices in…
BY BRIANNA ROBINSON ’16 Contributing Writer A panel of faculty members participated in American Education Week at the College in the Brooks House Great Room Monday. Students and faculty had…
BY ABIGAIL QUINT ’15 Associate News Editor The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) is in the process of changing the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to include sociology and…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The College’s mock trial team won first place at the Fourth Annual Colgate Classic Invitational during the weekend of Nov. 10, beating over 17…
BY LILA EPSTEIN ’14 News Editor Students for Education Reform (SFER) will host American Education Week starting Nov. 12. The week is co-sponsored by SFER and the Office of Student…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The College Republicans and College Democrats took part in a pre-election mock debate sponsored by the Government Club and F&M Votes in the Steinman…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Layout Assistant Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States Tuesday. Additionally, there were a number of other important elections held for positions in the…