Amanda Kemp tackles racial bias, envisions inclusion during Common Hour
By Amanda Leonard || Staff Writer “I want to let you know from the get-go: this is not going to be a normal talk,” this week’s Common Hour speaker Amanda…
Fall Fest preview: What to expect at the campus event of the semester
By Maya Workowski || Contributing Writer If you’re an upperclassman, you know what Fall Fest is. If you’re an underclassman, you… also know what Fall Fest is. It’s hard to…
Common Hour: Nilanjana Dasgupta speaks about Women in STEM
By Maya Workowski || Contributing Writer Nilanjana Dasgupta spoke to Franklin & Marshall College on Thursday, September 20th about the vital role mentors have on students entering a field, specifically…
Day of Dialogue Preview
By Abby Dotterer || Contributing Writer The “Day of Dialogue” on Wednesday is an-all day event which will strive to “continue to create and elicit community members to engage, not…
Women Writers on the Meaning of Home
By Caroline Martin || Contributing Writer Last Thursday, September 20th, three award-winning female authors, Kelly McMasters, Hasanthika Sirisena, and Sonya Chung visited the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House here at Franklin…
Writers House hosts open mic, student poets share stories, build community
By Amanda Leonard || Contributing Writer Poetry can often be a very vulnerable art form. A poem can be a cry for justice, a provocative uncovering of the truth, or…
Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood Foundation, inspires at Common Hour
By Jeremy Mauser || Contributing Writer “The only way that I was going to succeed was if other people helped me, and the only way they would succeed was if…
Summer to Fummer events receive highest turnout from first-year students
By Jeremy Mauser || Contributing Writer After a hectic week of orientation, the beginning of classes, and pre-orientation for some, many First Years wanted nothing more than to rest during…
F&M 16th president Barbara Altmann gives first Common Hour of the semester
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor Franklin & Marshall’s first female president, Dr. Barbara Altmann, was the center of the first Common Hour of the Fall 2018 semester, taking…
Layout Assistant interviews President Porterfield on leaving F&M
By Ruby Van Dyk || Layout Assistant This past week, I had the opportunity to sit down with President Dan Porterfield to conduct his final interview for The College Reporter…
Medea Benjamin, activist, founder of CODEPINK, argues against militarism
By Sarah Frazer || Staff Writer This week’s Common Hour, entitled “Preventing the Next War: Creating an Effective Inside/Outside Strategy,” featured Medea Benjamin, an activist, author, and founder of CODEPINK…
Students organize protest in front of Old Main in response to safety concerns
By Sarah Frazer || Staff Writer This past Tuesday, April 10th, students held a protest outside of Old Main that was in response to what they viewed as insufficient concern…
Common Hour speaker Lisa Wade talks hookup culture on college campuses
By Vanessa Chen || Staff Writer This past week’s Common Hour talk, titled “The New Culture of Sex on Campus,” was brought to us by Lisa Wade, the Associate Professor…
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity hosts seder open to community in honor of Passover
By Josh Cropanzano || Staff Writer On the eight holy days of Passover, Jews all across the world come together to celebrate the holiday in remembrance of their time in…
English department and Writers House host annual Emerging Writers Festival
By Vanessa Chen and Christa Rodriguez || Staff Writer and Campus Life Editor The annual Emerging Writers Festival (EWF), hosted by the English Department and the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House,…