The independent student newspaper of Franklin & Marshall College
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…
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…
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.…
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…
By Shira Kipnees, Staff Writer Beginning this Fall, the College’s Office of International Programs launched a pilot program to offer English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to students on…
By Steven Viera, News Editor The College launched Degree Works, a new system for students and faculty advisers to perform degree audits, Friday. The new system, which is a part…
By Clarissa Grunwald, Contributing Writer The College recently completed its Safety, Fire, and Security Report, in compliance with the Department of Education’s Jeanne Clery Act, and in order to fulfill…
by Steven Viera, News Editor Rick Gray, mayor of Lancaster City, came to the College to discuss sustainability in Lancaster as well as his upcoming re-election Tuesday. Currently running for…
By Mia Konstantakos, Contributing Writer Last week fraternities and sororities on campus held their annual Fall Rush Week. Focusing more on fraternities, Fall Rush Week plays an important role in…
By Cathy Brown, Contributing Writer Unlike past semesters, this year F&M does not have a Dean of student affairs. Following the departure of Dean Steven O’Day in the Spring of…
By Steven Viera, News Editor Between the first week of August and the second week of September of this year, 14 F&M students were transported to local hospitals for issues…
By Shira Kipnees, Staff Writer The College is opening a new faculty center, scheduled to open in early October, as a resource for professors. For the next several years the…
By Itihaas Singh, Staff Writer The Harwood Leadership Seminar, run through the Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD), has now entered its second year. The brainchild of Brett Harwood…
BY ALANNA KOEHLER ’15 Managing Editor This semester, Eleanor Garlow ’14 became F&M’s first-ever public health major to conduct an independent study upon completion of a research project dedicated to…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 News Editor The Diplomatic Congress (DipCon) held campus-wide elections for sophomore, junior, and senior class presidents, Tuesday, April 16. As members of the Diplomatic Congress, the…