Newly declared majors meet alumni, professors
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 News Editor The Sophomore Class Caucus and the Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) held the second annual Major Declaration Dinner, in which members of…
A Closer Look exhibits F&M to admitted class
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 News Editor F&M held admitted student day, A Closer Look, in Mayser Gymnasium April 12. The day provided high school students who have been accepted as…
Chi Omega, Kappa Sigma host DipSync, proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Foundation
BY STEELE SCHAUER ’15 Greek Life Ambassador Students, faculty, and staff came out to DipSync, hosted by Chi Omega and Kappa Sigma in Mayser Gymnasium, Thursday. David Stameshkin, former associate…
Student researcher trains bees to avoid herbicide-infected plants
BY SHIRA KIPNESS ’15 Staff Writer Eric Mellis ’13 conducted research which focused on combating Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) among honeybees at F&M’s Baker Campus Apiary. The research was done…
Election results in new Executive Board for Diplomatic Congress
BY BERV OPONG ’16 Contributing Writer The Diplomatic Congress, or DipCon, held its annual Executive Board elections April 2 in Steinman College Center. A booth staffed by members of DipCon’s…
New restaurant opens, focuses on sustainability, freshness
BY CATHY BROWN ’14 Staff Writer F&M has a new neighbor: Fresh Farms Café. The café, which has been under construction throughout the beginning of the semester, is located in…
New gay marriage rhetoric may sway conservatives
BY CONNOR BURNS ‘13 Senior Staff The tides of history favor progress — some kinds more slowly than others. When considering the gay rights movement, which began only about 40 years ago,…
Alumnus comes to campus, gives lecture on American life during McCarthy years
BY STEVE VIERA ’16 News Editor Sidney Dickstein ’47 visited campus March 20 and shared his experiences practicing law in the McCarthy era with Van Gosse’s, associate professor of history,…
Seminar addresses concerns for local economies, brings speakers
BY KYLE GRACZYK ’16 Contributing Writer An economics seminar was held in Bonchek Lecture Hall inside the Ann & Richard Barshinger Life Science and Philosophy building Tuesday. The seminar, entitled…
Public Safety holds simulation to prepare for potential emergency
BY BERV OPONG ’16 Contributing Writer F&M’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducted an Armed Intruder Simulation on campus along with municipal law enforcement agencies and other emergency responders Thursday,…
Students lead trip to Staten Island to help recovery effort
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer During Spring break, the Catastrophic Relief Alliance (CRA) led a team of students to Staten Island, NY to help rebuild in the aftermath of…
Chi Phi, Alpha Phi raise money for cancer research by selling baked goods, lemonade
BY STEELE SCHAUER ’15 Greek Life Ambassador Last week, Chi Phi and Alpha Phi held a community service event to benefit the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a pediatric cancer charity.…
New survey shows fall in student interest in primary care medicine
BY STEVE VIERA ’16 News Editor A recent study conducted by Kaplan Test Prep revealed less than a third of current pre-med students plan on becoming primary care physicians, whereas…
F&M approves major in film and media studies, expands offerings
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer F&M approved film and media studies as a new major offered by the College Feb. 11. The major, which is being run through the…
Women’s ambassador, Verveer, to speak at commencement
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Editor-in-Chief Shortly before Spring break, the College announced Melanne Verveer, the first U.S. ambassador at-large for women’s rights, will be the speaker at the this year’s…