Dominant Westernization spurns global resentment
By Grace Meredith ‘16 At some point in our education, we come to the realization that many parts of the world are not happy places to be. There is genocide…
Gotham brings comics to small screen
FOX anticipates positive reception of new show By Georgianna Pisano-Goetz FOX has won the bidding war to bring James Gordon to television. You may know him better as Commissioner James…
Dion continues growth throughout multi-decade career with new album
Loved Me Back to Life allows for experimental duets with contrasting artistic approaches By Julia Chirls The wait is over for the Céline Dion fans out there, including me. An…
Film adaptation of popular science-fiction novel stays true to story
Ender’s Game sees remarkable performances from young, old cast alike By Jeffrey Robinowitz Someone from the production of Ender’s Game should send Christiane Kubrick some flowers as a way of…
Arcade Fire infuses Haitian influences into fourth studio album
Award-winning indie band uses guerilla marketing to promote Reflektor By Kimberly Givant, Staff Writer For months, fans have anxiously awaited the release of Arcade Fire’s fourth studio album. Since the beginning…
Women’s Center reopens to discussion of gender barriers
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 the…
School Wide Activities Club organizes Assassins game
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 a…
Leshner examines neuroscientific advancements, public reaction
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 of…
Arming Public Safety deserves more campus-wide discussion
By Erin Moyer, Associate Opinion & Editorial Editor Hey, here’s something we should talk about: do you think the school should arm Public Safety? Huh, wow, that seems like kind…
Arming debate leads to comparative review
By Sloane Markley, Editor-in-Chief with reporting by Justin Kozloski, Editor-in-Chief The College administration continued its discussion of arming officers of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) with meetings for the…
Wildcard season predicted for NBA, Miami Heat likely to get taken down
By Mark Dourmashkin, Staff Writer As another season starts, the Miami Heat are the favorites once again to win the NBA championship. The Heat did not make any big moves…
Charity fashion show raises money for Progeria research
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 genetic disease…
Renowned physicist Greene explores theories of universe
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 the…
With fourth release, Perry’s promiscuity overshadows musicality
Prism sees an absence of vivacity, still filled with plenty of potential hit tracks By Hannah Younkins In the land of the rich and famous, where former Disney Channel stars…
F&M expands programs to teach students English
By Shira Kipnees, Staff Writer Beginning this Fall, the College’s Office of International Programs launched a pilot program to offer English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to students on…