Are we really mad about politicians’ ages?
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…
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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…
By Andrew Lara | Contributing Writer If you could look into the future, are you sure you would want to? As the end of my junior year gets closer, I…
By Teagan Durkin | Staff Writer When I was a high school sophomore, my book club selected a book that I did not personally vote for. Given that I had…
By Crystal Olague || Staff Writer Mental health is a tricky thing. It affects us every day, and we never know how it will affect us. I’ve spent the last…
By Anna Chiaradonna | Staff Writer As a little girl, I had debilitating anxiety that, many times, could only be soothed through reading. As I have grown up, literature, while…
By: Anonymous We have some nice things on this campus — and for the amount you’re paying in tuition, you might feel entitled to “repossess” certain items you come across. …
By Crystal Olague || Staff Writer Let’s talk about Valentine’s Day. A day of love, joy, and happiness. It is a beautiful day to celebrate all the relationships you cherish…