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By David Martin || Satirical Columnist LANCASTER—“I pay sixty-f—ing-grand to go here” stated local Franklin and Marshall College student Ryan Fischer, as he justified to his friends why he had…
By Kyle Huntzberry || Satirical Columnist LANCASTER—F&M student Raymond Charles was caught off guard during his 11 o’clock statistics class, when the professor unexpectedly assigned group work. Raymond, a quiet,…
By Zhifan Yang || Contributing Writer On Sunday September 18th, F&M’s Asian Culture Club held their Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at the Steinman College Center. Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon-cake…
By Katherine Coble || Contributing Writer While walking through the Steinman College Center this week, F&M students may have noticed something different: a large blue poster with dozens of orange…
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer I don’t think I have to tell you how serious it is to be the President of the United States. It is the ultimate…
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor On Wednesday, Dr. Karen Tice gave a talk titled, “Gender and Race Politics of Beauty Pageants and Student Bodies in Higher Education.” Tice…
By Alex Pinsk || Contributing Writer Idealistically, the media and news sources inform us about the happenings in politics. Ideally, they give us accurate representations of our presidential candidates, lowdowns…
By Shira Gould || Contributing Writer This past week was National Hazing Prevention week. As such, The Panhellenic Council sponsored a viewing of the movie Haze: A Greek Tragedy. The…
By Ethan Carlson || Contributing Writer I’ve got a bone to pick. As a paying student at Franklin & Marshall, I’d like to expect some things. The first, is good…
By Sarah Frazer || Contributing Writer In this week’s Common Hour, entitled “Racial Ideology and Racist Practices: Moving Beyond Critique?,” Sally Haslanger presented to the F&M community the different ways…
By Joe Giordano || Sports Editor If you have ever been to a sporting event in your life, you have most likely heard the following phrase spoken over the P.A.…
By Gabby Goodwin || Staff Writer “It’s a good day to be a Dip!” That’s what F&M Football was thinking when they showed Ursinus College the door last weekend, defeating…
By Ellie Gavin || Managing Editor This semester, the Phillips Museum of Art will be showcasing the artistic talents of the F&M community in a few distinct exhibits. Showcasing the…
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…
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…