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By Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief The national headquarters of several fraternities and sororities at F&M have discouraged their members from attending the “Debate on Fraternities” that is being hosted by…
By Steven Viera|| Senior Editor At Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland, faculty opposition to a plan to improve the school’s retention rate has led to multiple firings by Simon…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Dan Porterfield, president of the College, addressed the student body by email last week to bring awareness to safe socializing initiatives by .08, a…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor This semester, the College launched the Development and Experience, or DAX, Center in order to provide a central lab for research into morality, social…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor The world’s oldest and largest Jewish fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) is in the process of recolonizing at F&M and is working with students,…
By Bridget Johnston || Contributing Writer On February 5, Bonchek College House began hosting one of two discussion groups dealing with racism. Lead by two representatives from the local YWCA,…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor As the latest installment in the ongoing F&M Forums series, the Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) hosted an open discussion in Brooks College House last Tuesday,…
This week, The College Reporter is happy to debut a new column, the Diplomatic Debrief, written by members of the Diplomatic Congress in order to spread awareness of their work…
By Josh Hoffman || Club Council Chair In conjunction with the new Office of Student Engagement and Leadership (formerly the Office of College Programs), Club Council recently hosted its twice-annual…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor According to the most recent F&M Poll, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton remain the respective frontrunners in the race for the presidential nominations of…
By Bridget Johnston || Contributing Writer On Thursday, Jan. 28, an exhibit by John Holmgren, assistant professor of art, entitled “District of the Penguins,” premiered in the Rothman Gallery of…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City who served for an unprecedented three terms, is considering a run for President of the United…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Beginning the evening of Friday, January 22, Superstorm Jonas struck the East Coast, leaving many areas—including Lancaster County—blanketed beneath several feet of snow. In…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor On the first day of the new semester—January 12, 2016—approximately 500 F&M students, faculty, and staff gathered in Mayser Gymnasium during the Uncommon Hour…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor On Friday, Nov. 20, an African-American student at the College received two racially-motivated, threatening phone calls and later discovered his room had been ransacked.…