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By Jeremy Mauser || Staff Writer Ransacked shops. A battered monument. Four casualties. Protests have been taking place in France for the past few weeks, and the government fears that…
By Ruby Van Dyk || Layout Assistant This past week, a lawsuit filed by several national fraternity and sorority organizations against Harvard University. The lawsuit is over a 2016 rule…
By Danielle Rice || Layout Assistant In the debut novel and New York Times bestseller, Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng creates a heart-wrenching, yet beautiful depiction of a…
By Abigail Dotterer || Staff Writer Romantic comedies are cute and cringey. Disney movies are the same way. So are Christmas movies. So why not combine everything people love in…
By Sarah Frazer || Staff Writer During this week’s Common Hour, Dr. Emily Wilson, who is a professor of Classical Studies and the Graduate Chair of Comparative Literature and Literary…
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor On Sunday, December 2nd at MetLife Stadium, the New York Giants (4-8) managed to hold on for a 30-27 overtime victory over the Chicago…
By Jamie Belfer || Layout Assistant Franklin & Marshall Men’s Squash finished up their first semester season on December 1. The Diplomats went 5-1 in the months of November and…
By Amanda Leonard || Copy Writer It’s customary for the entire country to engage in a National Day of Mourning following the death of a former United States president. Naturally,…
By Jeremy Mauser || Staff Writer On Sunday, November 25, Russian border guards opened fire on three Ukrainian ships off the Crimean Peninsula. They then seized their crews and further…
BY Tori Shaw || Contributing Writer Zeke Zelker is a critically acclaimed and award-winning filmmaker known for his distinct approach to storytelling, which he calls “cine-experiences.” This approach encourages the…
By Danielle Rice || Layout Assistant For years, F&M students have debated which of the two local pizza restaurants, Rosa Rosa Pizzeria and Steel Peel Pizza, is superior. As a…
By Abigail Sokolsky || Art & Leisure Editor This year’s Fall Dance Concert 2018 featured a number of talented dancers in an array of different pieces. Beginning with Progress, dancers…
By Samantha Milowitz || Staff Writer Thanksgiving. A magical time of the year when all of your family members are gathered together to eat mashed potatoes and discuss your relationship…
By Sarah Ye || Contributing Writer From a general perspective, the California wildfires are a tragedy. When analyzing the disaster closely, the wildfires are indicative of climate change’s dangers and…
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor In the College Football Playoffs right now, the only team that has a little bit of time to relax right now is undefeated and…