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By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief Approximately eight years ago, F&M changed its salary policy and began paying professors in select departments higher starting salaries than other newly-hired faculty. Before this change,…
By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief On March 29, Frances Wolf ’96, the First Lady of Pennsylvania and a Trustee of F&M, visited campus for an intimate discussion with students, and…
By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief The national headquarters of several fraternities and sororities at F&M have discouraged their members from attending the “Debate on Fraternities” that is being hosted by…
Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief When Dana Amendola ’82 was a student at F&M, he indulged in the most enjoyable aspects of the College, working as a cartoonist for The College…
By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief The holiday season started early for scores of Stars Hollow fans, when on October 19 news leaked that Gilmore Girls will be revived on Netflix…
By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief Every day, F&M’s Dining Hall serves approximately 1,700 meals, based on a menu that was planned one month beforehand, and prepared by 10 cooks who…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor With reporting by Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief College campuses have a long tradition of pushing boundaries and shaping the direction of American culture, both…
By Julia Cinquegrani II Managing Editor Nick Kafaf ’16 can always tell what course he is in based on the gender of most students in the class. The business, organizations,…
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT JOE MACKIN ’88 AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF 2PARAGRAPHS.COM By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Managing Editor || Since graduating from F&M with a degree in English, writer Joe Mackin ’88 found…
By Julia Cinquegrani, Managing Editor || Gerald Seib P’17, Washington bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal, came to F&M on Tuesday to give a talk entitled “Why Journalism Matters,” which…
By Julia Cinquegrani, Managing Editor || Five recent F&M alumni returned to the College to share their experiences and give career advice to students, in the Department of government’s annual career…
By Julia Cinquegrani, Managing Editor || While many college students cherish Saturday mornings as one of the few days they can sleep in, brothers of Chi Phi Fraternity have been spending…
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor Next weekend, the theatre, dance and film department’s (TDF) production of Sincerity Forever will premiere in the Green Room Theatre. The play addresses issues…
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor Doctors often feel overworked, overburdened by paperwork and a crazy schedule, which interferes with family life. These are just a few explanations a doctor might attribute to…