Campus summit to address sustainability-related issues
By Lila Epstein ’14, Senior Editor The Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) will be hosting its first Sustainability Summit Jan. 25. The event, to be held in Stahr Auditorium at 11:00 a.m.,…
Porterfield discusses low-income students, financial aid at White House
By Sloane Markley ’14, Co-Editor-in-Chief With Reporting by Abigail Quint ’15, Copy Editor Dan Porterfield, president of the College, attended a Higher Education Summit at the White House last Thursday,…
Butler named to cohort of leaders in education
By Shira Kipnees ’15, Staff Writer The Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship recently selected Donnell Butler ’95, senior associate dean for planning and analysis of student outcomes, to serve as part of…
Eigen receives selective grant to pursue research
Steven Viera ’16, News Editor With Reporting by Abigail Quint ’15 Joel P. Eigen, Charles A. Dana professor of sociology, recently received a one-year fellowship from the National Endowment of…
Student-organized panel brings students, faculty together for conversation on arming Public Safety
By Sloane Markley A student-faculty forum, organized by Nellie Garlow ’14, brought students and faculty together from across campus to engage in a discussion about the possibility of arming officers…
Senior Campaign seeks to raise funds for F&M
By Clarissa Grunwald The F&M 2014 Senior Campaign has begun. Seniors who want to support it can become donors or consider joining the campaign’s Outreach Committee. The purpose of the…
Lincoln exhibit includes research by Stevenson
By Steven Viera An exhibit celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address is currently featuring an essay by an F&M professor. The curators of the exhibit approached Louise Stevenson,…
College hosts discussion on inviting new sorority
By Shira Kipnees The College is in the process of bringing a fifth sorority to campus next year. While the search and selection process will take several months, F&M hopes…
Taylor visits campus to discuss new movie, old work
By Clarissa Grunwald ’17, Staff Writer Director Alan Taylor came to campus to talk to students about his work in both television and film Wednesday and Thursday. Taylor’s most recent…
Gray wins re-election, enters third term as Lancaster City Mayor
By Steven Viera ’16, News Editor Lancaster City recently held its mayoral elections and Rick Gray, the Democratic incumbent, won re-election over Charlie Smithgall, former mayor of Lancaster City and…
Interfraternity Council elections usher in new executive members
By Steven Viera ’16, News Editor F&M’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) held its annual elections for executive board positions last week. IFC is a self-governing body, consisting of all of F&M’s…
F&M Options aims to schedule more late-night weekend activities
By Shira Kipnees ’15, Staff Writer F&M students looking for additional, late-night weekend activities now have another choice thanks to a new organization on campus, F&M Options: The Other Night…
Graduate Fair brings various institutions to campus
By Steven Viera ’16 The Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) held its annual Graduate Fair Wednesday. The goal of the event was to connect F&M students with a…
Lancaster Chabad celebrates new center by hosting Shabbat dinner
By Clarissa Grunwald ’17 The Lancaster Chabad, a Jewish organization that works with students on campus, is in the process of finishing construction on its new Jewish Student Cultural Center.…
Arming debate leads to comparative review
By Sloane Markley, Editor-in-Chief with reporting by Justin Kozloski, Editor-in-Chief The College administration continued its discussion of arming officers of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) with meetings for the…