Staff writer shares her thoughts on recent Presidential Debate
By Alex Pinsk || Staff Writer Last Monday night, September 26, we all watched as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off during the presidential debate that took place at…
Writer explores the experiences of first-year international students at F&M
By Hannah LaChance || Contributing Writer Thanks to media portrayal, books like Eat, Pray, Love, and childhood movies like Selena Gomez’s Monte Carlo, the idealization of traveling internationally is culturally…
Editor shares views on upcoming presidential debates, third party candidates
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor The presidential debates begin next week, and it’s a crime that third party candidates will not be included. Let’s take a moment…
F&M’s first week from the perspective of first-year student
By Marian Pinsk || Contributing Writer Asking for directions to College Center for three days straight, forgetting to pack trash bags, running up and down the hall franticly during course…
L.I.F.T. offers an uplifting performance
Full Staff Opinion We went to Saturday’s L.I.F.T. performance (well, okay, some of us did), and it was absolutely electrifying. We decided to highlight in a full staff opinion because…
Civil Rights Week should have included you
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.…
Masthead: Politics reign in wake of Scalia’s death
Full Staff Opinion Since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death this Saturday, there has been an unsurprising outpouring of politically-motivated discourse from both sides of the aisle. Between President Obama’s assertion that…
How F&M’s Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Failed Black Students
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…
Masthead: The College Reporter needs you: Newspaper serves vital yet dwindling function
Full Staff Opinion We, the editing staff of The College Reporter, are all dedicated F&M students. That’s why we know the caliber of our fellow classmates. Here at F&M, we…
Editor urges F&M community to hold Paris in the light
By Amy Schulman || Opinion & Editorial Editor Friday night, tragedy struck Paris. A New York Times update on my phone notified me that hoards of people were being murdered…
Students can overlook benefits of a true liberal arts education: Writer challenges students to look beyond grades for meaning
By Lauren Muliawan || Contributing Writer Liberal Arts Institution. We throw this phrase around a lot– so much so that sometimes I think we have forgotten what it means. Reader,…
Racist comments plaque F&M Yik Yak in light of events at Mizzou
By Lauren Wachspress || Contributing Writer This past week Mizzou could not be avoided on social media. Many F&M students posted Facebook statuses to show support for students at the…
Myanmar’s recent election boosts belief in democracy
By Adi Ramachandran || Contributing Writer The recent democratic election in Myanmar is a much needed boost to those of us that still believe in much maligned democracy–a system, which…
Football, masculinity, and the curse of Dr. Barbie: Writer examines place, privileges amid male-dominated spheres
By Morgan Kincade || Contributing Writer When I walked into the Brickyard this past Sunday to watch the New York Giants face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, most of…
Attacks in Paris prompt writer to contemplate how to defeat terrorism
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer I was going to write an article on House Representative Joe Pitts’ announcement of his retirement and its implications. I also considered writing about…