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BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Again demonstrating a commitment to the Greater Lancaster community, the College was recognized in the 2012 edition of the President’s Higher Education Community Service…
BY BRIANNA ROBINSON ’16 Contributing Writer F&M Works, a pilot program run by the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement, kicks off this year. Students chosen to participate in this program…
BY JAWHAR KIMBROUGH ’16 Contributing Writer Nothing says funny like teddy bears. This past June, Seth McFarlane released the film Ted, which is—as you guessed—a comedy full of his obnoxious…
BY BRIANNA ROBINSON ’16 Contributing Writer A trip to Central Market, an exciting field day at Buchanan Park, and a class-wide community service project were just three of the changes…
BY MEGHAN HERSHEY ’16 Contributing Writer It has been said a picture is worth a thousand words, and so it would seem. This summer, the new Office of Student and…
BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Contributing Writer In addition to the general concerns about beginning college—roommates, classes, missing home—there is the pressing issue of what to wear. Making a positive first…
BY CAROLINE PITKIN ’16 Contributing Writer With the 2012 London Olympics coming to a close many newly decorated athletes walk away with endorsement deals, some leave to go on tour,…
BY BRIONA PRICE ’16 Contributing Writer In high school, I was an uber nerd. I lacked a social life, I had a feud with a teacher about whether India was…
BY CHARLOTTE WYNN ’16 Contributing Writer As we get this new school year started, here are some of the study habit traps we all fall into from time to time.…
BY KATHERINE TORSIELLO ’16 Contributing Writer This fall, the College will be welcoming a new all-female a cappella group to campus, the Kite & Keys. Hannah Mead ’14, founder and…
BY SARAH SCHAEFFER ’16 Contributing Writer Spending precious summer time on campus may not sound like the ideal vacation, but each year the College hosts roughly 20,000 individuals involved with…
BY NICOLE MAURICI ’16 Contributing Writer WFNM, the student-run, college-owned radio station, which features a variety of music, is changing its website in order to make streaming and listening to…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Contributing Writer This summer, F&M’s Office of College Communications welcomed Eric Quiñones and Julia Ferrante to act as the new associate vice president for communications and…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer Jazzman’s Café, the small café located underneath the College bookstore, has been replaced by ZeBi (Zest Bistro), a restaurant which features fresh and healthy…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer This past weekend fraternity parties began at 9:00 p.m. instead of the typical 11:00 p.m. The change comes as part of an initiative by…