For-profit companies leave healthcare system broken
BY DYLAN JENNINGS ’14 Contributing Writer So, I recently had to visit the emergency room at Lancaster Regional. Don’t worry, unlike most college students, it wasn’t because of intoxication (not…
National Rifle Association perpetuates gun violence
BY GRACE MEREDITH ’16 Contributing Writer In America, it seems there is always a new cause emerging either from social media, the social charity scene, or college campuses. Sometimes it…
Ask Dr. SHAC – Sleeping vs. napping
Dear Dr. SHAC, It’s midterm season, and you know what that means — books to read, papers to write, and countless hours in the library. The problem is no matter how hard…
Basketball tops Muhlenberg in semi’s, fall to Dickinson in CC championship
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Staff Writer This past weekend the men’s basketball team experienced the highest and lowest points of the season. F&M entered the postseason conference tournament looking to…
The Book of Why written by F&M professor Montemarano released
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Nicholas Montemarano, associate professor of English and chair of the English department, recently had his new novel, The Book of Why published by Little,…
L.A. Lakers lose leader, NBA community remembers titan
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer On Feb. 18, the National Basketball Association (NBA) lost the most revered owner in league history, Dr. Jerry Buss, who won 10 NBA championships…
NFL Combine not representative of talent, skill
BY DYLAN GORDON ’14 Staff Writer It is time for the 2013 NFL Combine, and I could not be more excited. These are some of my favorite days of the…
New hair salon opens beneath College Row, provides vogue atmosphere
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff WriterWith the opening of Salon 717 just below the College Row Apartments, students can now get their hair cut and styled affordably, in a…
New course registration system undergoes trial
BY KENDRA POIRIER ’15 Contributing Writer For most F&M students, course registration brings about undue anxiety and visions of waiting in long lines outside the College Center. The F&M administration…
Strategic Planning Meeting generates dialogue for students, administrators to discuss F&M’s growth
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Assistant News Editor Last Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8:00 p.m., the Strategic Planning Meeting was held in the Catering Suite. The meeting provided a dialogue between…
A Lie of the Mind receives award for Outstanding Ensemble
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion and Editorial Editor This weekend, the department of theatre, dance, and film (TDF) presented Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind at the Green…
Jesters perform stand-up at Valentine’s Day Common Hour
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer In honor of Valentine’s Day, Common Hour featured “Taste of Lancaster: Chocolate and The Jesters.” This particular Common Hour was organized and run…
Alumnus Lacker explains financial crisis in hindsight
BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ ’15 Contributing WriterOn the evening of Feb. 12, F&M welcomed back Jeffrey M. Lacker ’77 to speak to students regarding the 2007 financial crisis. While at F&M,…
Costa’s good times just beginning with most recent release
Pervasive optimism throughout self-titled album impossible to ignore BY Scott Thompson ’16 Arts and Entertainment Editor One decade ago, singer-songwriter Matt Costa was recording demos at home when No Doubt’s…
Stars’ Grammy fashion sings, chokes
Flubs a lá Adele, Florence Welch frighten viewers BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer Before the stars, musicians, and performers gathered on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center for the…