The 2016 Presidential Race defies everything we know about politics with Trump
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Donald Trump isn’t a very nice guy. You may or may not like him, you may or may not like his policies, or his…
Masthead: An open letter to the editors of The Odyssey
Dear editors at The Odyssey: we at The College Reporter are big proponents of open, honest dialogue pertaining to relevant social issues. We are also big proponents of welcoming voices…
Writer discusses upcoming Pennsylvania presidential, senate primaries
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer As you may know, the Pennsylvania primary is coming up very soon. On the 26th of this month, PA voters will be able to…
‘Unaffiliated’ is wrong term to use for non-Greek students
By Emily Hawk || Contributing Writer Throughout this semester’s discussions about the role of Greek life at F&M, I’ve listened and absorbed the debate as an “unaffiliated” student. But, I…
Masthead: Spring Arts a Success Despite Weather: Event serves as a model for how students should support all F&M events
Saturday marked one of F&M’s favorite annual traditions: Spring Arts. Despite waking up to a fresh blanket of snow that spanned across campus and unprecedented cool weather, The College Reporter…
As Panama Papers spark outrage, we must to pay attention to documents’ effects
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Despite the great importance of the Panama Papers, it seems that many have not heard, or know very little about, these documents. And, for…
Masthead: It’s the final countdown: Editorial board takes stock of spring events in the autumn of our time
Full Staff Opinion You know what we realized today? We, as a staff, really hate April. We really do. It always seems that this month is the most stressful, heavily-programmed…
Citizens have a duty to vote, no matter the election
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Please forgive the platitude, but I believe that voting is your right and duty. This presidential election, the pundits say every four years, is…
Masthead: NFL Common Hour presented a chance for learning, not lamenting
Full Staff Opinion If you weren’t actually at Common Hour on Thursday, chances are you heard about it. This past week, the lecture series featured Steve Almond, author, essayist, and…
After Brussels attack, writer pushes back against xenophobia, racism
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium on March 22, which ISIS (or ISIL, or Daesh, or the Islamic State,…
L.I.F.T. offers an uplifting performance
Full Staff Opinion We went to Saturday’s L.I.F.T. performance (well, okay, some of us did), and it was absolutely electrifying. We decided to highlight in a full staff opinion because…
When discussing Greek life, we must examine its systems: Editor talks fraternities, understanding, smashing patriarchy
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor I started to write this fresh off Tuesday’s debate. You know the one. You were probably there! Are fraternities good or bad for F&M’s…
Clinton, Trump take home big wins in Super Tuesday Primaries
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Last Tuesday was Super Tuesday. It can probably be admitted that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had good nights. The former seems to be…
Debate on Fraternities raises important issues in an inappropriate format
By Noah Siedman || Contributing Writer I am a senior, a fraternity member, and a student at Franklin and Marshall College. Whatever subsets of that community you or I belong…
Civil Rights Week should have included you
Full Staff Opinion This whole month, as you probably know, was Black History Month. But what you might not have known was that this past week was Civil Rights Week.…