College Reporter interviews F&M’s new president, Barbara Altmann
By Ruby Van Dyk || Layout Assistant This past week Ruby Van Dyk had the chance to interview F&M’s new president, Dr. Barbara Altmann. A former French Medieval Literature Professor…
Barack Obama rebukes President Trump and urges people to vote in midterm elections
Sunya Hassan || News Editor On Friday, September 7th, Former President Barack Obama gave a speech at the University of Illinois, imploring people to vote this November, stressing that American…
Democratic candidate Jess King runs for U.S. Congress in PA’s 11th district
By Max Sano || Contributing Writer As of right now there are no women representing the Keystone State. Jess King is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District, a.k.a.…
Berwood Yost talks political polling, midterm elections during Common Hour
By Amanda Leonard || Contributing Writer Is political polling an accurate way to predict the outcomes of political elections? Were the 2016 Presidential election polls truly accurate? And as the…
Matteo Salvini’s Northern League comes up with plurality in 2018 Italian election
By Boris Zyumbyulev || Staff Writer Italians went to the polls to vote for a new government on March 4, 2018. The general election was electing the 630 members of…
President Trump announces strike on Syria in coordination with France, UK
By Joshua Cropanzano || Staff Writer On April 13th, the United States, in coordination with the UK and France, launched a targeted strike against Syria in response to a chemical…
Budget Priorities Committee holds open forum on budget for faculty, staff, students
By Nina Kegelman || Staff Writer Tuesday, April 17, the Budget Priorities Committee held a Forum on the College Budget in the Boncheck Lecture Hall during Uncommon Hour. Led primarily…
Paul Ryan announces intention to retire from Congress at the end of current term
By Nicholas Stolte || Staff Writer Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) announced April 11th that he has decided not to seek reelection. Despite this announcement, Speaker Ryan intends…
Administration holds well-attended open conversation on campus security
By Ruby Van Dyk || Layout Assistant On Tuesday, April 10th, a forum on campus security & safety was held in the Weis Great Room. The event was sponsored by…
Trump’s new tariff policy on Chinese goods sparks fear of trade war
By Nicholas Stolte || Staff Writer President Trump is determined to maintain his controversial tariff policy, despite Chinese retaliation and the market selloff that accompanied the Chinese response. Within 24…
Andrew McCabe fired by Jeff Sessions less than two days before planned retirement
By Josh Cropanzano || Staff Writer Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired on March 16th, 2018 just 26 hours before his retirement on the direction of Attorney General…
Hundreds of thousands participate in the March for Our Lives worldwide
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The streets of cities from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia to Tokyo were crammed on Saturday afternoon as students, teachers, and concerned citizens participated in…
Apple begins moving ICloud data to China, raising concerns over security
By Boris Zyumbyulev || Staff Writer Apple has now decided to move its Chinese iCloud data and iCloud encryption keys to China. The change is a result of new governmental…
Trump announces controversial new tariffs to fulfill campaign promises
By Nick Stolte || Staff Writer President Trump has announced significant tariffs on both steel and aluminum in a move meant to fulfill early campaign promises to enforce strict trade…
Teacher walkout in West Virginia continues; schools remain closed statewide
By Joshua Cropanzano || Staff Writer Beginning Thursday, February 22nd, teachers in West Virginia walked out of schools and marched en masse to the state capitol in order to protest…