The Ohio Train Derailment: What We Know
By Emily Hanson || Arts and Leisure Editor On February 3rd, 2023, a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern, carrying many harmful chemicals, derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Thirty-eight of…
Making the Grade: The Prevalence of Eating Disorders on College Campuses
By Lily Vining || Managing Editor Trigger Warning: This article contains information about eating disorders and other mental illnesses. If you or someone you know is struggling with any of…
Women’s Tennis Spotlight
By Mackenzie Sherman || Contributing Writer Photos courtesy of the author. My name is Mackenzie Sherman, and I am a sophomore on the women’s tennis team. Growing up, I always…
Common Hour Review: “Canaries in the Coal Mine: Global LGBTQI+ Rights in the 21st Century.”
By Munahil Sultana || Contributing Writer During last week’s Common Hour, Professor Susan Dicklitch-Nelson and Professor Kasparek of the Government Department presented their work with the F&M Global Barometers in…
Common Hour: On the Origin of Species: Historical and Biological Reflections on a Paradigm-Changing Text
By Teagan Durkin || Staff Writer Photo courtesy of the author. If you visited the Martin Library between February 10th and 24th, you would have seen a special display. On…
Caroline Polachek Remains Ethereal and Enigmatic on Latest Album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
By Lexi Weaver || Copy Editor Prolific singer, songwriter, and producer Caroline Polachek has returned with her latest project under her own name: Desire, I Want To Turn Into You,…
Crystal’s Corner: The Silent Patient Book Review
By Crystal Olague || Contributing Writer For this week’s review, I’m actually going to talk about one of the books that we read in our book club, which you should…
Chinese Surveillance Balloons
By Anaya Peguero || Contributing Writer US officials have claimed that China has had a “fleet” of surveillance balloons that have been deployed over five continents. Though China insists that…
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Crystal Olague || Contributing Writer As you all know, the Super Bowl just passed and everyone was talking about one thing. Rihanna! After a very long hiatus, Rihanna has…
Blue Line Introduces Square One Coffee
By Teagan Durkin || Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of Teagan Durkin. If you need inspiration for Epilogue’s prompt on beauty, search no further than the new coffee at Blue Line.…
Be Real?
By Anaya Peguero || Contributing Writer The point of the popular app BeReal is to showcase life without filters and live in the moment, which is oxymoronic when you think…
F&M Welcomes Gender Queer Author Maia Kobabe to Kick off Series on Banned Books
By Lily Vining || Managing Editor Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House. What does an author do when faced with national backlash, lawsuits, and threats to ban the…
Student Spotlight: Gregory Morford on New “Inside F&M” App
By Sydney Dzenutis || Contributing Writer Gregory Morford, a sophomore computer science major at Franklin & Marshall College, has taken to heart the innovative qualities that any successful entrepreneur desires.…
Appreciation: A Comic
By Teagan Durkin || Staff Writer Freshman Teagan Durkin is a staff writer for The College Reporter. Her email is tdurkin@fandm.edu.
Weird Flex But Okay
By Abigail Glickman || Onion Dip Editor Lancaster is at the heart of many American college students’ right of passage moments: soft pretzels at Central Market, awkward Mean Cup run-ins…