Reacting to a Broken Present
Students with strong connections to Israel and Gaza are wrestling with a hard question: How can you worry about submitting quizzes or revising rough drafts when your homeland is in…
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Students with strong connections to Israel and Gaza are wrestling with a hard question: How can you worry about submitting quizzes or revising rough drafts when your homeland is in…
75-years-ago, an excited journalist smashed away at their antique typewriter, anticipating the obvious news that their paper, the Chicago Daily Tribune, was eagerly awaiting. The Republican Party was finally—after three…
Right now, I’m studying abroad in Amman, Jordan. I’m living closer to the Gaza Strip than the distance from my home in New Jersey to F&M. The pictures out of…
This is the first in a two-part series of articles looking at the effects of car culture on American social life, the origins of suburban living and the options for…
In April 2023, The Heritage Foundation published a comprehensive 920-page plan for the next Republican president to “rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left,” according to Project…
It’s finally getting cooler, and that crisp fall smell is starting to fill the air, overpowering the aroma of fertilizer that reminds you you’re in Lancaster. Right about now, we’re…
You hear it all the time: politicians are too old, Joe Biden shouldn’t run again, Mitch McConnell should resign. After all, Congress is the oldest it’s ever been with the…
Bad news: the public was not notified or surveyed before the replacement. Good news: the replacements are expected to function similarly to their predecessors. Many students, including those who work…
A few weeks ago while on my ritual morning doom scroll, I quickly recognized the familiar signs of a Twitter frenzy and squinted through the glare as I tried to…
Picture this: it’s exactly one year ago, hurtling straight into Autumn at breakneck speed and I’ve just started my sophomore year at F&M. It feels so nice to not be…
On August 11th, Franklin and Marshall students and campus employers received an email from Student Employment informing students of “important policy changes effective for academic year employment only,” policy changes…
Danny Masterson, best known for his role as Steven Hyde on the hit sitcom That 70s Show, was convicted of rape earlier this year. After months in custody and trial,…
In the olden days, our professors used to wrestle with existential questions like “Why are we here?” and “What’s the meaning of life?” These days, they find themselves cogitating a…
By Catherine Welch || Contributing Writer For many, two in the morning evokes thoughts of sleepy eyes and the coziness of a warm bed. For Melissa Sheketoff, however, 2 a.m.…
By: Skylar Zachian || Staff Writer Attention incoming first-years: It’s Skylar, your friendly resident First-Year Advising Mentor, aka FAM, reporting for duty. You may have looked at the title of…