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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
College implements changes to degree audit system as part of Project BOOST
By Steven Viera, News Editor The College launched Degree Works, a new system for students and faculty advisers to perform degree audits, Friday. The new system, which is a part…
College releases report pertaining to security concerns, makes information more accessible
By Clarissa Grunwald, Contributing Writer The College recently completed its Safety, Fire, and Security Report, in compliance with the Department of Education’s Jeanne Clery Act, and in order to fulfill…
Frisbee team works on team unity, continues success of past few years
By Mark Rossman, Sports Editor The men’s ultimate frisbee team is well into its Fall season, already with two tournaments under its belt. The team competed in the Second Annual…
Vegetarianism proves near impossible ideal
By Grace Meredith, Staff Writer As anyone who knows me will surely tell you, I love animals. From over-enthusiasm when running into dogs on the street to pipe dreams of…
Recent shutdown forces politicians to prove system validity
By Aditya Ramachandran, Contributing Writer The fact that we have been talking democratic free market values for decades and yet we can’t seem to govern ourselves has an impact. We…
Myths about freshman romance should be debunked
By Max Pearlman, Staff Writer From the moment I got to campus — scratch that — from the moment I got into college, there has been a stigma associated with having a girlfriend. Before…