Op-Ed: Am I Ready to Go Back to Normal?
By Samantha Milowitz || Op-Eds Editor On March 31st I got my first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. It was something I longed to happen but never quite thought…
Op-Ed: Sunny Days Bring Normalcy Back to F&M Campus
By Ashani Williams || Layout Assistant “Sunny Days, everybody loves them but tell me baby Can You Stand the Rain?” In the hit song, “Can You Stand the Rain,” the…
Op-Ed: Dear Sophomores and First-Years, Choose the Major You Like – Yes, It’s Really That Simple
By Ali Husaini || Contributing Writer While we begin to wrap up what has been a tumultuous year, we reach the time when sophomores must undergo the rite of passage…
Op-Ed: The One-Year Anniversary of Quarantine: Some Things Have Changed But Others Have Not
By Sofia Netto || Copy Editor Approximately one year ago, the COVID-19 virus was all over the news. No one knew exactly what it was, how it spread, and the…
Op-Ed: How the Music Department Budget Cuts Will Affect Mental Health of Students and F&M’s Institutional Identity
By Nathan Miller || Contributing Writer Vivian Lin || Contributing Writer This op-ed was written solely by F&M students and was not prompted by any instructors, staff, or academic departments.…
Op-Ed: ISAB and AAA Condemn Xenophobia After a Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
By || This statement was written by ISAB (International Student Advisory Board) and the AAA (The Asian American Alliance). Thank you for coming out today, we deeply appreciate your presence…
Op-Ed: F&M Sociology Department Stands in Solidarity With People of Asian Descent Following Atlanta Shootings
By || This statement was written by the Sociology Department The Sociology Department stands in solidarity with our students of Asian descent, and with the great diversity of Asian and…
Op-Ed: Governor Cuomo, From Hero to Zero
By Samantha Milowitz || Op-Eds Editor At the beginning of the pandemic, New York was hit the hardest; for months, I did not leave my New York City apartment out…
Op-Ed: Wage discrimination Amid COVID-19
By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant In 2020, we saw some of the greatest efforts made to address the need for social justice; however, it’s 2021 and the fight…
Op-Ed: My COVID-19 Vaccine Experience
By Liz Joslin || Contributing Writer I have worked at the CVS in my hometown of Havertown, Pennsylvania since the Fall of 2018. When my school district closed due to…
Op-Ed: A Response to, “Why F&M’s Incident Reporting Form Will Cause More Harm Than Good”
By Emily Grossbauer || Contributing Writer This past week, an article titled “Why F&M’s Incident Reporting Form Will Cause More Harm Than Good” was published in The College Reporter, and…
Op-Ed: How Recent Budget Cuts to the F&M Music Program Will Perpetuate Racism in Classical Music
By Glory Jacquat || Contributing Writer In response to the protests against systemic racism on F&M’s campus in the fall of 2019, F&M promised to do better for BIPOC by…
Why F&M’s New Incident Reporting Form Will Cause More Harm Than Good
By Anna Synakh || Managing Editor I have recently realized that I do not love F&M the way I loved it my freshman year. To be honest, I am not…
Liberal Arts, Arts Sold Separately: A Call to Action on F&M’s Recent Decision to Charge Students For Music Lessons Starting in Fall of 2021
By Dylan Brandt || Contributing Writer The views stated herein are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for the music department, nor was I instructed or prompted by…
The Cheating Curve: Why All Assignments at F&M Should be Open Book in the Age of COVID-19
By Rohail Spear || Layout Assistant Cheating on in-class tests, quizzes, and essays – once difficult, risky, and in most cases impossible to achieve without being caught – has now…