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By Erin Maxwell || News Editor For the first time in a year, brightly colored signs studded Hartman Green, each representing a unique student-run organization. The excitement was palpable before…
By Sarah Nicell || Contributing Writer It is an undeniable and unfortunate reality that white people are considered the standard in the United States. In a country that lacks a…
By Rohail Spear||Contributing Writer & Ellyn Fritz||News Editor Photos Courtesy of Elena Robustelli Organized by The Black Student Union and supported by the office of the VP for Diversity, Equity,…
By || Members of F&M’s Black Student Union We, the Black Student Union, assert our full support of the protests, uprisings, and warranted responses to the murder of George Floyd…
Full Staff Opinion This whole month, as you probably know, was Black History Month. But what you might not have known was that this past week was Civil Rights Week.…
By Christa Rodriguez || Layout Assistant Saturday night, as a part of Civil Right’s Week at F&M, the Black Student Union hosted Apollo Night. Apollo Night at F&M was a…
By Chan Tov || Contributing Writer Last November, in response to repeated instances of racially-inflammatory statements on the social media app Yik Yak, F&M hosted an Uncommon Hour conversation on…