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BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Associate Opinion & Editorial Editor Kerry Whiteside, Clair R. McCollough professor of government and winner of the 2009 Dewey Prize, presented a talk entitled “Inklings, Serendipity,…
BY STEVE VIERA ’16 News Editor Sidney Dickstein ’47 visited campus March 20 and shared his experiences practicing law in the McCarthy era with Van Gosse’s, associate professor of history,…
BY KYLE GRACZYK ’16 Contributing Writer An economics seminar was held in Bonchek Lecture Hall inside the Ann & Richard Barshinger Life Science and Philosophy building Tuesday. The seminar, entitled…
BY BERV OPONG ’16 Contributing Writer F&M’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducted an Armed Intruder Simulation on campus along with municipal law enforcement agencies and other emergency responders Thursday,…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer During Spring break, the Catastrophic Relief Alliance (CRA) led a team of students to Staten Island, NY to help rebuild in the aftermath of…
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Layout Assistant The F&M men’s tennis team traveled to Orlando, FL for spring break to play five matches in five days. The Diplomats entered Spring break…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’13 Senior Staff Writer On March 9, Sheena Crawley ’13 proved once again why she is the talk of the school, racing to a second-place finish in…
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer If you’re a true sports fan, March has to be your favorite month of the year. It’s the only time of the year you…
After extended hiatus, ‘NSYNC’s most prominent talent says: “hi, hi, hi” BY CHARLOTTE HUGHES ’16 Contributing Writer Sexy is back. Justin Timberlake has returned after a six-year hiatus with his…
BY Connor Burns’13 Staff Writer Few HBO shows have ever received the sheer level of critical fixation as Lena Dunham’s Girls. Dunham, the 26 year-old auteur of the show, which…
Return of Mars likely after Kickstarter project puts forth out-of-this-world effort BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ’15 Staff Writer Fan favorite and girl detective Veronica Mars will regale viewers with tinted flashbacks and…
Husband-wife duo blends music, painting in avant-garde show at Arts House BY ITIHAAS SINGH ’15 Contributing Writer I went down the steps to the basement of the Arts House in…
BY KYLE GRACZYK ’16 Contributing Writer Brooks College House hosted a candid roundtable discussion entitled “Punk, Protest, and Putin’s Russia: The Case of Pussy Riot” Thursday. A panel of four…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Campus Life Editor Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage spoke at Common Hour Thursday and shared writing from unpublished autobiographical pieces. Until now, Nottage has written fictitious plays,…
BY GRACE MEREDITH’16Contributing Writer I was recently scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed when I noticed an unusual news headline my friend shared. The headline, from “SmartPlanet,” a news site sponsored…