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To the Editors, Regarding The College Reporter’s Jan. 27 editorial, “Slippery Slope,” I first would like to thank the editors for inviting discussion about our safety and security procedures for…
By Scott Onigman ’15, Staff Writer I recently returned from a semester abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was an incredible experience, one which changed my perspective on many facets of…
By Chan Tov ’16, Contributing Writer I originally decided to write an article this week about how Democrats use their political party and ideology as an accessory, but frankly, it’s…
By Emilie Woods ’16, Contributing Writer It looks like composting might be a thing that is happening in the F&M dining hall, or “Dhall” as we commonly refer to it.…
By Dylan Jennings ’14, Staff Writer When I went back home to Connecticut, my family attended Christmas Eve mass at St. Margaret Mary Church as per a family tradition. This…
by ADITYA RAMACHANDRAN ’17, Staff Writer (aramacha@fandm.edu) Dubai’s extravagant New Year’s display of fireworks has been confirmed a Guinness World Record, with a staggering 479,651 shells successfully released in a…
by GRACE MEREDITH ’15, Staff Writer (gmeredit@fandm.edu) January is one of my favorite times of year. Like many others, I enjoy the New Year as a time of reflection for…
by Nicholas Riebel ’17, Contributing Writer (nriebel@fandm.edu) Let me start off by saying that I’ve personally never liked Chris Christie. Not merely for political or ideological reasons, but for personal…
by Douglas Adair ’16, Staff Writer (dadair@fandm.edu) Last semester, and even more so over Winter break, I’ve been embroiled in an internal debate over what courses to choose this semester…
by EMILIE WOODS, Contributing Writer (ewoods@fandm.edu) Something bothered me last weekend. Something that I have been accepting for quite some time, but that I don’t want to accept anymore. Something…
by Zach Adams, Contributing Writer (zadams@fandm.edu) By the end of February Franklin & Marshall will come to the decision of whether or not to arm its Public Safety officers. Either…
by Aditya Ramachandran, Staff Writer (aramacha@fandm.edu) “In one generation we’ve gone from riding camels to riding Cadillacs. The way we are wasting money, I fear the next generation will be…
By Chan Tov, Contributing Writer (cmcnamar@fandm.edu) Realize that Alpha Male is back. I, for one, find it almost hypocritical that on a campus with such distinct feminist voices crying out…
By HEATHER NONNEMACHER ’17, Contributing Writer (hnonnema@fandm.edu) It was unnerving walking into an empty room in the College Center to get a flu shot — and not just because I was seconds…
By EMILIE WOODS, Contributing Writer (ewoods@fandm.edu) There are people who jam to party music seven nights a week on my floor. No matter the day, I can always count on…