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By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last week, the College released its annual report on sexual misconduct which describes the incidents of sexual assault reported to the administration as well…
By Steven Viera II Senior Editor Last Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Diplomatic Congress (Dip Con) hosted a forum entitled “Beyond the Season: Serving and Giving Back to the Community.” The…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Wednesday, F&M’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) conducted elections for its eight executive board positions. The IFC functions as a judicial and advocacy group that…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Dan Porterfield, president of the College, hosted a forum for students, faculty, and professional staff last Tuesday, Nov. 17. The forum was originally set…
By Steven Viera || News Editor Timothy Bechtel, visiting professor of geosciences, is part of an international team that is tasked with developing an effective, inexpensive, and easy to use…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Dan Porterfield, president of the College, announced in an email in late October that work would begin on a series of major construction projects.…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last week, after searching for new home communities, the Kappa Sigma fraternity, Delta Rho chapter purchased a new house located at 441 College Ave.…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Tuesday, Nov. 3, F&M’s Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) hosted a forum in the Great Room of Bonchek College House entitled “Well Being of the…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Monday, Nov. 2, the College hosted a panel discussion to address the recent assaults on campus against students by non-students. The panel, which…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor According to this article on F&M’s website, the College is retiring its 11-year old web-based software server by the end of the year. The…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Thursday, Paul Ryan (R-WI) was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ryan secured 236 votes to win the speakership, winning the…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania, is beginning to lose support from his constituents as a result of the state’s inability to pass a budget…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last week, representatives of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity (ZBT) visited F&M to discuss their organization with interested students at information sessions and at…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Stemming from an epidemic of mass shootings, colleges and universities across the nation have been forced to establish plans and preparations for the possibility…
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor When Sue L. Washburn ’73 first arrived on F&M’s campus, she did so as a member of the first cohort of female students to…