Made for TV by TV personalities: how fame cannot buy quality
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Contributing Writer How about some fresh, original content for your silver screen? How about some new jokes, new ideas, and new faces livening up the ol’…
British pop star Mika offers candid thoughts about love, sex
BY SCOTT THOMPSON ’16 Contributing Writer Since the release of Life in Cartoon Motion in 2007, pop singer Mika has established himself overseas, especially in France and the U.K., as…
Faulty wireless Internet access limits academic abilities at F&M
BY SARA BLANK ’14 Opinion & Editorial EditorIt’s really getting tiresome that using the Internet anywhere on campus is akin to praying for the miracle of Hanukkah. Can’t you see…
Welcome to F&M, where mail, food are highlights of student life
BY BRIONA PRICE ’16 Contributing Writer I’m almost halfway through my first-year and I feel like a complete pro. This time last year, I was applying to F&M and no…
Former F&M student accused of sexually assaulting F&M student
BY SLOANE MARKLEY ’14 Managing Editor An F&M student is accused of sexually assaulting another F&M student in College Row last month. According to “Former Franklin and Marshall College student…
Sexual acts are not shameful, but avoiding Safer Sex Parties is
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’13, SLOANE MARKLEY ’14 Senior Editor, Managing EditorThis week we had every intention of attending VOX’s Safer Sex Party. Yet, at the threshold we found it impossible…
Reiterating some facts about the upcoming presidential election
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff Writer The election is close. Gallup is calling the race ahead for Romney by a wide margin, though Romney’s surplus owes exclusively to massive…
Adkins addresses issues in fundamental physics
BY RUMIT GAMBHIR ’15 Contributing Writer Gregory Adkins, William G. and Elizabeth R. Simeral professor of physics, spoke at Common Hour Thursday. Adkins came to F&M 29 years ago, after…
New exhibit commemorates Emancipation Proclamation
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Staff Writer In a corner of the Nissley Permanent Collection Gallery in The Phillips Museum of Art there lies a small exhibition with a big message.…
Brand finds success with English degree
BY CAROLINE PITKIN ’16 Staff Writer Stanley Brand ’70, member of the Board of Trustees, a successful lawyer, and vice president of Minor League Baseball, visited the College Wednesday to…
Information services addresses student concerns about technological updates
BY HANNAH NALLO ’15 Contributing Writer Students and faculty have approached Information and Technology Services (ITS) with concerns regarding the increased log-in time on public computers, WiFi connectivity problems, and…
Hodos receives award for book on urban societies
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16 Contributing Writer The Urban History Association (UHA) recently named F&M’s Jerome Hodos, department chair and associate professor of sociology, winner of the 2011 Kenneth Jackson Best…
C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus brings educational program to F&M campus
BY SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Staff Writer The C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus will be visiting F&M as a stop along its Road to the White House tour Wednesday, Oct. 24. According…
F&M trounces McDaniel, has near-perfect record
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor Following its 35-10 win over McDaniel College, the F&M football team huddled together, and shouted “1-0!” Those unfamiliar with the reasons behind this might…
Women’s soccer ties with Muhlenberg, F&M’s defense continues to hold ground
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor The F&M women’s soccer team is currently leading the Centennial Conference…in games tied. The Diplomats record stands at an abnormal 2-4-5, with nearly half…