Common Hour speaker Alexander shared research on trauma
By Samantha Greenfield || Senior Staff Writer This week’s Common Hour speaker, Jeffrey Alexander, titled his speech “Cultural Trauma, Social Solidarity, and Moral Responsibility: Reactions to the Holocaust…
Numbers installed on buildings for use by first-responders in case of emergency
By Wyatt Behringer || Contributing Writer Over the past month, F&M’s Facilities and Operations (F&O) and a local contractor took on the task of labeling the buildings on campus with…
Diplomatic Congress reviews forums on mental health, plans upcoming events
By Jack Kupsky || Contributing Writer The Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) began its last meeting by debriefing on the recent forum on mental health, wellness, and stress, and using member and…
College, alumni aim to help Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity recolonize F&M chapter
By Shira Kipnees || Senior Staff Writer Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) Fraternity, a historically Jewish fraternity, is working towards recolonizing its Alpha Tau Chapter at F&M. According to Stuart Umberger,…
Gibraltar converted for student use, future home of College’s health services
By Noah Sunshine || Senior Staff Writer Early last week, the student body received an email from Margaret Hazlett, dean of the College, about a change in health services coming…
Alex Rodriguez returns from 162 game suspension
By Joseph Giordano || Staff Writer If you’ve turned on ESPN in the last week or so you’ve undoubtedly heard the same name repeated through your TV a minimum of…
Men, Women’s swim programs compete in Conference Champs
By Joseph Yamulla || Assistant Sports Editor This past weekend at the Centennial Conference Championships, the F&M swim team jumped into the water for the final time this season. Overall,…
Imagine Dragons’ album makes great use of vocals
By Julia Chirls || Staff Writer Imagine Dragons has yet again graced the music industry with a new album, Smoke + Mirrors. Recorded in 2014 and released on February 17,…
Democrat Chuy Garcia step in right direction for Chicago
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer The current Mayor of Chicago is Rahm Emanuel, who is a former Democratic Congressman and Chief of Staff to President Obama. In the recent primary to…
Red’s new album lacks memorability, pleases audiences
By Brianne Simone || Contributing Writer Regardless of whether or not Red’s fifth album is worth listening to, the effectiveness of their marketing is undeniable. The cover artwork features the…
Administration on right track in combatting assault
By Mark T. Harmon-Vaught || Contributing Writer If you go to the doctor complaining of a sore throat, they might prescribe medication to deal with the pain and swelling you feel. If…
Birdman wins big at Oscars, takes home Best Picture, Best Directing
By Noah Sunshine || Senior Staff Writer The Oscars came and went this year, just like every year prior, and people around the world have added films like Birdman and…
Closing of Gibraltar no tragedy
By Noah Sunshine || Senior Staff Writer It never made sense to me why the college rented space out of College Square for a restaurant like Gibraltar; until they included it…
Drake’s new album reminds fans of his troubled past, childhood
By Livia Meneghin || Senior Staff Writer If you thought Beyoncé was the only one to drop un-promoted music overnight, think again. Canadian artist Aubrey Graham, a.k.a. Drake, released his…