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BY SARAH SCHAEFFER ’16 Contributing Writer Isaac’s Downtown and Pickle Bar sits off the street almost immediately after passing Lancaster’s main downtown square on Queen St. While finding parking along…
BY SCOTT ONIGMAN ’15 Photography Editor Location given by its name, Café One Eight sits at 18 W. Orange St. in Lancaster. Very close to Prince Street, it has a…
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Scholar E. Patrick Johnson performed a portion of Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales during Common…
By Steven Viera ’16 Assistant News Editor The College recently hired four new officers who will provide security services along with the Department of Public Safety (DPS). The hiring of…
By Shira Kipnees ’15 Staff Writer Barack Obama, the President of the United States, was inaugurated for his second term Jan. 21. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution requires that…
By Abigail Quint ’15 and Matt Girolami’13 News Editor; Managing Editor F&M, get ready for the next big concert on campus: house music DJs The White Panda will open for…
BY DYLAN JENNINGS ‘14 Contributing Writer The tragedy that struck Newtown, CT over a month ago touched many of us more than most gun deaths in the United States. Seeing…
BY SCOTT ONIGMAN ‘15 Photography Editor On Tuesday, Facebook did what it seems most enormous technology companies are doing these days: getting its leadership up on a stage in a…
BY CONNOR BURNS ‘13 Senior Staff Four years ago, I stood waiting in an endless line for access to the Capital to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration. Thanks to bungled logistical…
Between disappointing remakes, troubling children’s flick, there is something not for everyone BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Layout Assistant It’s award-show season, a time for our best entertainment to be honored,…
While some awards reaffirmed expectations, others proved surprising BY SOPHIE AFDHAL ’15 Contributing Writer The Golden Globes aired last Sunday with the usual assortment of Hollywood’s elite and an interesting…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Assistant Campus Life Editor Louis Clark, president of the Government Accountability Project (GAP), moderated a Common Hour presentation in which two whistleblowers shared their experiences. Kenneth…
BY CAROLINE PITKIN ’16 Staff Writer At the close of Winter vacation, students returned to campus for a new semester. Between new schedules to learn, new classes to attend, new…
BY SHUNQI GAO ’16 Staff Writer The Senior Class Caucus and the Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) collaborated to organize the first Senior Class Boot Camp, held on…
BY Catherine Brown ’16 Staff writer The College recently released a Sustainability Master Plan to make the campus more eco-friendly. The plan, which was approved by the Board of Trustees…