The independent student newspaper of Franklin & Marshall College
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor F&M’s theatre, dance, and film department (TDF) presented Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, adapted for the stage by playwright Sarah Ruhl, this weekend.…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer From my perspective… — Elizabeth McMahon Fresh Farms Café is the newest addition to the shops at College Row. My anticipation for the opening…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Campus Life Editor Saturday night’s Spring concert at the ASFC saw the culmination of more than six months of planning, as Matt & Kim and The…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Managing Editor Virginia Morell, contributing correspondent for Science and author of four books, visited the College to deliver a lecture and to speak at the Writers…
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 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Campus Life Editor Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage spoke at Common Hour Thursday and shared writing from unpublished autobiographical pieces.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 ERIN MOYER ’16 Associate Opinion & Editorial Editor More than 60 F&M Players took to the stage of the Green Room Theatre to perform What Would We Do Without…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer The Chinese department sponsored its first ever Chinese Cooking Show, Wednesday. This event was held in the Bonchek College House kitchen and was…
BY STEELE SCHAUER ’15 Greek Life Ambassador From my perspective… Body image: two words that strike fear into the hearts of most girls — and more guys than one would expect. During…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Assistant Campus Life EditorThe work of Manuela Veloso, Herbert Simon professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and president of the Association for the Advancement…
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Acclaimed intellectual, author, and activist Cornel West delivered a talk entitled “The Struggle Continues” as part of Civil Rights Week during…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Assistant Campus Life Editor The Vagina Monologues, performed twice in the Green Room Theatre Friday, succeeded in doing what few shows can — it blended humor,…
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion and Editorial Editor This weekend, the department of theatre, dance, and film (TDF) presented Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind at the Green…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer In honor of Valentine’s Day, Common Hour featured “Taste of Lancaster: Chocolate and The Jesters.” This particular Common Hour was organized and run…