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BY SLOANE MARKLEY ’14 Managing Editor Melani McAlister, associate professor of American studies, international affairs, and media & public affairs at George Washington University, discussed some of the findings in…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer Every year when it comes time to register for courses the Registrar’s Office hosts several sessions that help students learn how to register…
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’13 Senior Editor In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the department of history hosted “The Glorious March to Liberty.” The Emancipation Proclamation, resulting…
BY ABIGAIL QUINT ’15 Associate News Editor Diane Ackerman, the 2012 Hausman Lecture speaker, spoke about her writing style and read from her nonfiction work, The Zookeeper’s Wife, at The…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Staff Writer When Lindsey Pollak, spokesperson for LinkedIn, expert on career and workplace trends, and bestselling author of Getting from College to Career, began her workshop…
BY MOLLY SULDS ’14 Contributing Writer Students for Autism, a newly-formed organization, hosted its first event of the semester, a screening of the film A Mother’s Courage, Thursday. The film,…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13, LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Senior Staff Writer, Editor-in-Chief Richard Gray, mayor of Lancaster, spoke at this week’s Common Hour lecture, entitled “Lancaster: Its Past, Present, and Future.”…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Campus Life Editor “Find something to burn,” instruct cryptic flyers strewn all over campus, promoting the upcoming production of Vinegar Tom, which is advertised as “a…
BY RUMIT GAMBHIR ’15 Contributing Writer Gregory Adkins, William G. and Elizabeth R. Simeral professor of physics, spoke at Common Hour Thursday. Adkins came to F&M 29 years ago, after…
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Staff Writer In a corner of the Nissley Permanent Collection Gallery in The Phillips Museum of Art there lies a small exhibition with a big message.…
BY CAROLINE PITKIN ’16 Staff Writer Stanley Brand ’70, member of the Board of Trustees, a successful lawyer, and vice president of Minor League Baseball, visited the College Wednesday to…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Campus Life Editor Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America (TFA) and co-founder and CEO of Teach for All, visited the College to lead…
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief For wayward campus foodies looking for an inexpensive-yet-adventurous lunch option, I have discovered salvation. Although inaccessible for first-years without reliable transportation, Hot Diggity Dog, at…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Staff Writer Ware College House hosted a Poggio Colla information session Thursday. F&M began participating in Poggio Colla, a Classics department study abroad program, in 2003.…
BY CAROLINE PITKIN ’16 Staff Writer Are you afraid of public speaking — even just a little? If you are, you are not alone; 75 percent of people have some extent of…