American tennis champion Roddick retires after decade-long, well decorated career
BY RUMIT GAMBHIR ’15 Contributing Writer The 2012 U.S. Open marked the end of the road for America’s number one tennis star, Andy Roddick. Having cruised through the first three…
Midfielder Epstein juggles soccer, pre-medical studies
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor There are not many schools in the country where you find successful pre-med student athletes. If you’re looking for some, F&M can probably supply…
McKibben incites environmental change, action
BY MÉLANIE TERRASSE ’13 Staff Writer Bill McKibben, an environmentalist, scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, and the founder of 350.org, a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis, was the…
Several shades of anachronistic mood music
BY HANNAH NALLO ’15 Contributing Writer Congratulations, guys. Men now have all the guidelines for attracting women, except maybe the billionaire status and model-worthy good looks (sorry, there is just…
Johnson not finished with fashion
BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Contributing WriterAfter a 38-year run designing women’s clothing, it seemed obvious Betsey Johnson had retired her sewing machine. The past few months have left Johnson fans…
James and Na’vi plus three? Cameron not through with Avatar
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Contributing Writer A new strain of what has been termed the “Cameron Crazies” went viral in recent days, but unlike a number of things involving viruses…
The xx return sans keyboardist with ambient twist
BY SCOTT THOMPSON ’16 Contributing Writer After making a big splash in the indie-music scene with their self-titled debut, London-based musicians Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim return as The…
“Sexy Pizza” disproves common Bible sex myths
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Senior Writer Sex, the Bible, and pizza were all present, or at least talked about, at the discussion entitled “Sexy Pizza” held in the basement of…
Just in case you needed another reason to quit smoking immediately…
BY LAUREN MULIAWAN ’16 Contributing WriterI don’t know about all of you fellow Fummers, but I love this mild weather. It’s that lovely in-between time. Full-fledged fall has yet to…
Common courtesy should be a human right, not a select privilege
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief The plastic credit card clattered on the mussed counter. Without saying a word I pointed at the reader and waited for the owner to get…
Take this as a lesson to avoid taking it all personally
BY NATHAN MCCLELLAN ’16 Contributing Writer A couple of weeks ago I sat in a room with some friends as we waited to head to a party. We were an…
Providing predictions for your fall semester
BY SARA BLANK ’14 Opinion & Editorial EditorCancerians (those born between June 22 and July 22) are known for being particularly predisposed to believe in the paranormal. I guess it…
Changes to student EMS program address leadership, AED access
BY BRIANNA ROBINSON ’16 Contributing Writer The College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a Quick Response Service licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, is undergoing two major changes. One major…
Fraternities will continue with early party start times due to successful first weekends
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer New measures taken by the College and fraternities to reduce alcohol-related incidents, including an earlier start time for fraternity parties, were enacted for the…
Teach for America recognizes College for high level of participation
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer Teach for America (TFA) recently added F&M to its top contributors list, a list of colleges whose students work for TFA, for the first…