Washburn elected chair of F&M’s Board of Trustees, first alumna to hold office
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Thursday, Oct. 15, Sue L. Washburn ’73 was elected by unanimous vote to serve as the new chair of F&M’s Board of Trustees.…
West Liberty Street opens behind College Row, links F&M to downtown Lancaster
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor In a message to the F&M community, Mike Wetzel, associate vice president for facilities management and campus planning, announced the opening of West Liberty…
Waves of visitors inflame tensions between Hong Kong, mainland Chinese citizens
By Jinghzi Li || Contributing Writer With reporting by Steven Viera || Senior Editor Rather than warning of a plague of insects, “Locusts” is how many citizens of Hong Kong…
Pope Francis makes first visit to Cuba, United States, praises families’ strength
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Pope Francis concluded a nine-day tour of Cuba and the United States, his first visit to both countries, on Sunday, September 27. Throughout his…
Trigger warnings raise issues of academic freedom, sensitivity on college campuses
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor With reporting by Julia Cinquegrani || Editor-in-Chief College campuses have a long tradition of pushing boundaries and shaping the direction of American culture, both…
Sexual misconduct forum convenes panel of administrators to discuss F&M policies
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor Last Tuesday, Sep. 21st, the College hosted a Student Sexual Misconduct Forum in Stager Hall’s Stahr Auditorium to discuss changes in F&M’s sexual misconduct…
Information sessions address changes to F&M health services, insurance offerings
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor On Tuesdays and Thursdays since the beginning of the semester, representatives of the College and Lancaster General Health (LGH) have hosted open informational sessions…
Trump, Carson embroil themselves in controversy over anti-Muslim comments
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor Last Thursday, Sep. 16, Donald Trump permitted a questioner at a town hall event to make perjorative comments about Muslims and President Obama. Following…
Germany imposes border controls with Austria in response to mass migrations
By Steven Viera || Senior Editor In response to unprecedented waves of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, Germany will introduce temporary controls on its border with Austria to stem the…
Moog receives national award, grant recognizing excellence in chemistry education
By Garret Largoza || News Editor Richard W. Moog, Professor of Chemistry, will receive the prestigious 2016 George C. Pimentel Award, co-sponsored by Cengage Learning and the American Chemical Society’s…
Alumnus donates million-dollar gift to support science and pre-medical studies
By Renee Xiaoyu Wang || Contributing Writer F&M recently received a $1 million gift from Dr. Eric C. Rackow ’67 and his wife, Dr. Sari J. Kaminsky. This gift will…
Trump signs pledge to Republican Party
By Catalina Salazar || Contributing Writer Last week, Donald Trump signed a loyalty pledge to the Republican Party that will effectively rule out the possibility of him running as a…
North China suffers chain of chemical explosions, leaving dead, many wounded
By Xinyu Zong || Contributing Writer On Wednesday, August 12, two massive explosions occurred just seconds apart from each other at a container storage station in Tianjin, North China. The…
Martin Library of Sciences undergoes new renovation for upcoming anniversary
By Lin Phyu Sin || Contributing Writer The numerous renovation projects conducted at F&M over this past summer can be found all over campus. There are many new and remodeled…
Professor Brewer earns prestigious award for research, teaching in chemistry
By Renee Xiaoyu Wang || Contributing Writer Scott Brewer, Associate Professor of Chemistry, was recently named a Henry Dreyfus Scholar-Teacher for his research project, “Exploring Protein Structure and Hydration with…