Staff member serves College, furthers own education in criminal justice
(Personal staff profile) By Jack Pinsky ’14 As I walked around the back of the brick buildings on Harrisburg Avenue, I scanned the walls for a door marked “All Deliveries.”…
Women’s Center reopens to discussion of gender barriers
By Justin Kozloski ’14, Editor-in-Chief The Alice Drum Women’s Center held its first discussion of the semester on Friday, after extensive renovations were made to the space to better facilitate…
School Wide Activities Club organizes Assassins game
By Julia Cinquegrani ’16, Campus Life Editor While F&M can be a competitive place, with its high academic standards and involved students, currently a campus-wide game is taking competition to…
Leshner examines neuroscientific advancements, public reaction
By Alanna Koehler ’15, Managing Editor Robert Jinks, associate professor of biology, was endowed with the task of introducing this week’s Common Hour speaker, Alan Leshner ’65, the current CEO…
Charity fashion show raises money for Progeria research
By Abigail Quint, Copy Editor Allie Rubin ’16 organized a fashion show last week to benefit the Progeria Research Foundation, which raised over $2,000 for the foundation. Progeria is a…
Renowned physicist Greene explores theories of universe
By Julia Chirls, Staff Writer The College welcomed Brian Greene, theoretical physicist, string theorist, and this year’s Mueller Fellow to speak at Common Hour and give a talk entitled “Explaining…
College selects Hazlett as new dean, effective in July
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’13 Editor-In-ChiefThe College announced Monday that Margaret Hazlett, senior associate dean of student affairs at Bowdoin College, will be replacing Kent Trachte as dean of the College.…
Emerging Writers Festival brings new authors to campus
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’16 Editor-in-Chief From Wednesday to Friday of last week, the department of English hosted the Emerging Writers Festival. The 12th annual event brought five “emerging” authors to…
Leonard discusses environmental consequences of consumerism
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Campus Life Editor Annie Leonard, Greenpeace activist and co-director of the movie The Story of Stuff, spoke at this week’s Common Hour about environmental sustainability and…
Student research tracks changes in environment
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff WriterEvan Anway ’13 recently conducted a research project to study changes to the local environment by studying sediment from the West Branch Conestoga River. Anway…
Take Back the Night speaks out against sexual assault
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Editor-in-Chief Schnader Theater was packed to capacity, so much so that the stage and stairs were lined with students as the campus gathered at Take Back…
Tulovsky describes Russian nonconformist art movement
BY SCOTT THOMPSON ’16 Arts & Entertainment Editor Julia Tulovsky, associate curator for Russian and Soviet nonconformist art at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, gave a lecture entitled…
Tarter discusses possibility of extraterrestrial life
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer This week’s Common Hour, “Life in the Universe,” featured Dr. Jill Tarter, the Bernard M. Oliver chair for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence…
Month of themed activities celebrates Asian culture, heritage
BY SHUNQI GAO ’16 Staff Writer This year’s Asian Awareness Month is being held March 25 to April 13 and features a variety of events hosted by the Asian Cultural…
College fights back against cancer in annual Relay for Life
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Editor-in-Chief All Friday night, students could be seen walking the track at the College’s seventh annual Relay for Life. Relay for Life began in 1985 when…