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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.…
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…
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…
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…
BY ELIZABTEH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer The Office of Student & Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) held an in-person résumé and cover letter workshop in Booth Ferris, Thursday. A wide variety…
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Lynn Matluck Brooks, the Arthur and Katherine Shadek professor of Humanities and Dance, served as moderator for The Rite of Spring — Choreography…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16, SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Assistant News Editor, Staff Writer Ann R. Steiner, provost and dean of the faculty, will be going on an extended research trip to…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Nicholas Montemarano, associate professor of English and chair of the English department, recently had his new novel, The Book of Why published by Little,…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff WriterWith the opening of Salon 717 just below the College Row Apartments, students can now get their hair cut and styled affordably, in a…
BY KENDRA POIRIER ’15 Contributing Writer For most F&M students, course registration brings about undue anxiety and visions of waiting in long lines outside the College Center. The F&M administration…
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Assistant News Editor Last Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8:00 p.m., the Strategic Planning Meeting was held in the Catering Suite. The meeting provided a dialogue between…
BY BERV OPONG ’16 Contributing Writer BY SCOTT ONIGMAN ’15 Photography Editor The Black Pyramid Senior Honor Society (BPS) held an induction ceremony for its 11 new members in the…
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Twelve F&M student dancers will be performing at the Joyce Theatre in New York City (NYC) Feb. 23. The dancers will be a part…
BY CATHY BROWN ’14 Staff Writer The results of the most recent F&M Poll were released Feb. 7. The poll surveyed 622 Pennsylvania voters, chosen randomly. Phone interviews were conducted…
BY DYLAN JENNINGS ‘14 Contributing Writer This past Tuesday, Obama appeared before a joint session of Congress to deliver his State of the Union address. Normally such fanfare is a…