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By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer (Florian Direny, left; Dean Jelani Cobb, right) Picture taken near Columbia’s main campus, next to the best halal food truck of all New York.…
By Lily Vining || Staff Writer Ask students if it is important to promote diversity on college campuses, and the response will be overwhelmingly positive. However, ask the same students…
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant Photo Courtesy of fandm.edu. Friday night, Franklin & Marshall’s SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) and LGBTQ+ Student Life collaborated to host the LGBTQ+ Forum,…
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor In The College Ranking List from the Wall Street Journal for 2021, Franklin & Marshall jumped from number 91 in 2020 to 76 in…
By|| Anna Synakh and Molly Sproul On June 22nd, following the protests addressing systematic racial injustice that had been happening throughout the United States, a Franklin and Marshall College student…
By Elena Robustelli || Contributing Writer Like you, I’ve been thinking nonstop about the current social climate of our country. I keep coming back to the racial unrest that occurred…
By Sojin Shin || Contributing Writer We all remember the flyers on the walls of Stager last year, with those oddly pixelated, eerie eyes of Martin Luther King Jr. looming…
By Grace Lewis || Staff Writer It’s election night, and I sit in my common room, attempting to do my Italian homework. However, I cannot focus and I’m constantly pulled…
By Shira Gould || Staff Writer Deborah Bial, the Founder and President of the Posse Foundation, came to Common Hour on Thursday, April 6, to facilitate a discussion about diversity…
By Julia Ramsey || Staff Writer This semester, Interfaith Student Council is focusing on a different religion each week, with the goal of increasing religious literacy and highlighting the role…
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor Recently, it’s come to my attention that the true liberal arts foundation of Franklin & Marshall has lost some of its value.…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor The Fulbright Program—a competitive, merit-based scholarship that provides funds for scholars and teachers to live and work abroad—is seeking to expand the diversity of…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Several students have hung a Donald Trump banner from the window of one of the dorms of Thomas Hall, in full view of visitors,…
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor I just spent my morning with the Food Network. Actually, I spend a lot of my time with the Food Network. But it’s all…
By Alejandra Bautista || Contributing Writer Ever since the 88th Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14 in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, social media has blown up with criticism over…