The independent student newspaper of Franklin & Marshall College
By Alexandra D’Angelo || Contributing Writer On Friday, September 8 and Sunday, September 10 two new tennis players were crowned champions at the US Open in New York City. On…
By Ryan Kiger & Caylie Privitere || Contributing Writers College offers an array of opportunities, both athletic and otherwise, to dabble in over the course of four years. Sports teams…
By Sunya Hassan || Contributing Writer Hurricane Irma has left some of the most popular vacation destinations and tourism-dependent islands in ruin throughout the Caribbean. It is one of the…
By Boris Zyumbyulev || Staff Writer In the region of Rakhine, in mostly-Buddhist Myanmar, the Rohingyas, a Muslim ethnicity, have become the “world’s most persecuted minority.” They are also a…
By Chun Schlesinger-Fried || Contributing Writer Franklin and Marshall College prides itself in providing students with an excellent education, in which students have the opportunity to explore their passions and…
By KT Thomas || Satirical Columnist In response to the rumors circulating campus, Fraternity president, Westwood Vanderbilt III, called a press conference on Wednesday in the middle of Hartman Green…
By Josh Friedman || Contributing Editor Last year, I wrote an article for my high school newspaper expressing my most genuine concern for the dangers of Donald J. Trump winning…
By Isabel Paris || Contributing Writer Being from North Carolina, I have been a fan of country music all my life. I have always loved the traditional country music that…
By Jesika Islam || Arts and Leisure Editor Austin Richard Post, better known as Post Malone, began his musical career on SoundCloud with songs such as “Whats up,” “Tear$,” and…
By Riley Brook || Contributing Writer I remember the first time I saw Anna’s mom. She stood nervously in the corner of the gym where high school girls and their…
By Caroline Beck || Contributing Writer Starting your first year of college is an exciting yet overwhelming experience. There is a wide variety of emotions associated with the process. On…
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor This past Wednesday, September 13, F&M welcomed Emily St. John Mandel to campus. Her most recent novel, Station Eleven, is one of three…
By Ruby Van Dyk || Contributing Writer On Thursday, September 14, students gathered for Common Hour to listen Naomi Klein. Klein is a Canadian author, journalist, and social activist who…
By John Limato || Contributing Writer The Franklin and Marshall Diplomats picked up their first win of the season over the Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen two Saturdays ago. The 48-7…
By Sophie Worthy and & Caylie Privitere || Contributing Writers When the Cross Country team assembled for the first time this August, Head Coach John Stoudt had one message in…