New Faculty Center to provide resources, spaces for professors
By Shira Kipnees, Staff Writer The College is opening a new faculty center, scheduled to open in early October, as a resource for professors. For the next several years the…
Harwood Leadership Seminar begins second year at F&M
By Itihaas Singh, Staff Writer The Harwood Leadership Seminar, run through the Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD), has now entered its second year. The brainchild of Brett Harwood…
College selects Hazlett as new dean, effective in July
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’13 Editor-In-ChiefThe College announced Monday that Margaret Hazlett, senior associate dean of student affairs at Bowdoin College, will be replacing Kent Trachte as dean of the College.…
Social media forums change etiquette, language
BY GRACE MEREDITH ‘16 Staff Writer From as early on as I can remember, my family was a veritable charm school. My grandfather would repeat, like a mantra, about elbows…
Light pollution presents pressing concern to humans, environment
BY SEAN SIMONEAU ‘13 Staff Writer If you’ve followed any sort of news source over the past few months, you might expect that space is trying to destroy the planet.…
Letter to the Class of 2013
Seniors, Welcome to your new community: The Franklin & Marshall Alumni Association. On behalf of our more than 25,000 alumni, it is my pleasure to congratulate you on your impending…
Emerging Writers Festival brings new authors to campus
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’16 Editor-in-Chief From Wednesday to Friday of last week, the department of English hosted the Emerging Writers Festival. The 12th annual event brought five “emerging” authors to…
Leonard discusses environmental consequences of consumerism
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Campus Life Editor Annie Leonard, Greenpeace activist and co-director of the movie The Story of Stuff, spoke at this week’s Common Hour about environmental sustainability and…
Student research tracks changes in environment
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff WriterEvan Anway ’13 recently conducted a research project to study changes to the local environment by studying sediment from the West Branch Conestoga River. Anway…
Public health major analyzes mental illness in Lancaster
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Managing Editor This semester, Eleanor Garlow ’14 became F&M’s first-ever public health major to conduct an independent study upon completion of a research project dedicated to…
Campus elections result in new class presidents
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 News Editor The Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) held campus-wide elections for sophomore, junior, and senior class presidents, Tuesday, April 16. As members of the Diplomatic Congress, the…
O’Day takes position at Lebanon Valley College
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 News Editor Steven O’Day, senior associate dean of the College, will be leaving F&M this Summer to accept a position as special assistant to the president…
WFNM conducts Q&A session with Matt & Kim
Anne Piccolo: “How did you decide to be called ‘Matt & Kim’ instead of ‘Kim & Matt?’” Kim: “This is gonna sound really nerdy, but Matt and I met at…
Pitino shows how coaching can alter games, secure wins
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer Louisville entered the NCAA tournament as the number one overall seed and left Atlanta as top dogs, cutting down the nets for the third…
Softball team beats Penn State Abington, defeats Haverford
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Staff Writer With only two weeks left in the regular season, the F&M women’s softball team looks to make one final surge to end their season…