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BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer New measures taken by the College and fraternities to reduce alcohol-related incidents, including an earlier start time for fraternity parties, were enacted for the…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Teach for America (TFA) recently added F&M to its top contributors list, a list of colleges whose students work for TFA, for the first…
BY JAMES BOLAND ’15 Contributing Writer At the end of the current academic year Kent Trachte, dean of the College, will adopt a new position within the administration. He will…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Again demonstrating a commitment to the Greater Lancaster community, the College was recognized in the 2012 edition of the President’s Higher Education Community Service…
BY BRIANNA ROBINSON ’16 Contributing Writer F&M Works, a pilot program run by the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement, kicks off this year. Students chosen to participate in this program…
BY NICOLE MAURICI ’16 Contributing Writer WFNM, the student-run, college-owned radio station, which features a variety of music, is changing its website in order to make streaming and listening to…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Contributing Writer This summer, F&M’s Office of College Communications welcomed Eric Quiñones and Julia Ferrante to act as the new associate vice president for communications and…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer Jazzman’s Café, the small café located underneath the College bookstore, has been replaced by ZeBi (Zest Bistro), a restaurant which features fresh and healthy…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer This past weekend fraternity parties began at 9:00 p.m. instead of the typical 11:00 p.m. The change comes as part of an initiative by…
BY LILA EPSTEIN ’14 News Editor The campus community was notified about the College’s investigation into a lacrosse hazing incident in an email sent from Kent Trachte, dean of the…
BY LILA EPSTEIN ’14 News Editor On April 20 the College hosted the first annual Declaration Dinner. Sophomores dined with faculty and alumni of their recently declared major. The event…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Members of the classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 elected their class presidents for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year in the Steinman College Center…
BY CATHERINE BROWN ’14 Staff WriterDavid Stameshkin, associate dean and prefect of Bonchek College House, is retiring after 34 years at F&M. He has held a variety of administrative positions…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The College was recently thrown into the national spotlight when former Republican presidential candidate hopeful and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum discussed an F&M…
BY LILA EPSTEIN ’14 News Editor Students elected a new executive board for the Diplomatic Congress. Elections were held Tuesday April 13 in Steinman College Center from 9 a.m. to…