Diplomatic Congress Review: Mascots, Volunteering, and School Spirit
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, Franklin & Marshall’s 18th Diplomatic Congress held its weekly meeting. A New Era for F&M One of the most pressing topics of conversation was the…
Marc Robin’s Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical Showing at the Fulton Now
The nineteenth century provided many of literature’s great classics. Gothic novels became incredibly popular in the nineteenth century and continue to be so in the modern day.. On Thursday, October…
“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Review: Jeremy Allen White Delivers
Recently released, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is one of the first Oscar-bait movies released during award season. About Bruce Springsteen and the making of his album Nebraska, Jeremy Allen…
Colleen Hoover’s newest adaptation hits theaters
While author Colleen Hoover’s last book-to-movie adaptation – “It Ends With Us” – received mixed reviews and resulted in a lawsuit still ongoing about a year and a half after…
Madi Diaz Brings Her Fatal Optimist Tour to Lancaster’s Famous West Art
All photos courtesy of Francesca Rayo Number one: Go to a cheap unknown artist’s concert. That was my one and only non-negotiable on my freshman-year bucket list—and luckily, the opportunity…
No Kings Day Photo Essay
On October 18, 2025, the second No Kings Day Protest was held in Downtown Lancaster. The following images are courtesy of Lyla Loria ’26. Senior Lyla Loria is a Staff…
The Red Zone is Rusted, so Why Hasn’t F&M Caught Up?
Every day, I walk into the College Center to get my sandwich from Handcrafted. On my way there, I pass maybe three or more signs that remind me, “We are…
“Black Phone 2” Review: Enjoyed It, Preferred The First
Last weekend, Black Phone 2 was released in theaters. This is a follow-up to the successful The Black Phone written and directed by Scott Derrickson. His crew, as well as…
“Good Fortune” wraps a shockingly heartwarming message in a 90-minute comedy format
Premiering last Friday, October 17, “Good Fortune” is the newest comedy movie with a star-studded cast. The film was written, produced, and directed by Aziz Ansari, who also starred as…
What’s Fizzin’
In the Orwellian world of 1984, if one were to do anything, they would know that Big Brother is watching. At Franklin and Marshall College, when a nonchalant Diplomat trips…
F&M Marks Truth and Reconciliation Day
On Tuesday, September 30th, Hartman Green became a site of remembrance, as Franklin & Marshall College marked its inaugural Truth and Reconciliation Day, a community event centered on honoring and…
The Album Release of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” was released last Friday October 3 and predictably took the world by storm. With no singles released before the album,…
Album Review: Breach by Twenty One Pilots
Famous alternative music duo Twenty One Pilots, composed of lead singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, released their eighth studio album, Breach, on September 12, 2025. The album was…
“One Battle After Another” Review: Movie of the Year?
To many people, One Battle After Another is the movie of the year so far. This movie took director Paul Thomas Anderson 20 years to write the screenplay. Leonardo DiCaprio,…
The infamous masked trio’s brutality continues in “The Strangers: Chapter 2”
The story of “The Strangers” began in 2008 with a horror film starring Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler, and the masked trio and home invasion premise was then used in…