New English Courses
For his first year teaching at F&M, Professor Jacob Myers is offering two new English courses that are currently open for registration. He is a researcher in 18th- and 19th-century…
Reimagining F&M: Change, Uncertainty, and the Liberal Arts
Franklin & Marshall College is facing a period of significant change, mirroring broader shifts in liberal arts institutions nationwide. On April 2, President Altman announced that “fewer than 20” staff…
Race and Gender at the Ballot Box: Insights for the 2024 Election
“I voted” stickers in English and Spanish, Virginia, USA, November 2014. Courtesy of OSCE In a recent analysis of the 2024 election dynamics, Sarah Niebler, Associate Professor of Political Science…
HONK Against Abortion: Pro-Life Protestors Litter Harrisburg Avenue
Open discourse and disagreement are pillars of a liberal arts education; fostering critical thinking that shall hopefully lead students to comfortably challenge their own assumptions, arriving at a state of…
The History and Future of the Benjamin Franklin and John Marshall Statues
(Benjamin Franklin Statue, Covered in Chocolate Syrup and Rainbow Feathers, credit to Martin College Library Archives) They’re easy to miss. If one was dashing to class, or frantically attempting to…
The Fall and Resurgence of Chi Phi Fraternity
The nine newly initiated members of Chi Phi Fraternity, October 2023. Photo courtesy of Chi Phi Fraternity. This October, nine Frankin and Marshall students were initiated into the Chi Phi…
Second Annual Asian American Alliance (AAA) Night Market
By Teagan Durkin || Staff Writer On Saturday, April 8th, from 5:00 to 7:00, the Asian American Alliance hosted its second annual Night Market. Mixing community and food, marketplace and…
What’s New with Dining? Kiwibots, Renovations, Online Orders, and More: A Sodexo Series, Part II
By Sarah Nicell || News Editor After a long day of academics, extracurriculars, and overall exhaustion, there is only one thing more important to college students than a well-deserved nap:…
Celebrating Lunar New Year with F&M’s Asian Cultural Society
By Tira Mercadante || Op-Ed Layout Assistant February 1st was this year’s Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year. F&M’s Asian Cultural Society (ACS) celebrated this traditional…
Dear Elle: Valentine’s Day Isn’t All That, Babe
Q: Dear Elle, Any advice on getting through Valentine’s Day without a significant other? I’m feeling particularly lonely this year… Sincerely, a Forlorn Friend A: Dearest Forlorn Friend, Well, this…
Professor and Student Exhibitions: An Interview with Professor Sandra Eula Lee
By Ahmed Abukwaik || Contributing Writer Too often, the Arts are an inaccessible discipline. In an interview with Professor Sandra Eula Lee, she addresses projects and exhibitions at F&M that…
An Interview with Dear Elle
By Lily Vining || Campus Life Editor LV: Hi Elle, it is so lovely to finally meet you. Elle: Likewise! LV: Let me start with the obvious: where have you…
Come Support F&M’s K-Pop Dance Group: CHOOMIES
By Anna Synakh || Managing Editor With more than a hundred clubs and organizations on campus, we as students often lose ourselves in the options present. Many of us stick…
Club Highlights: Go Diplomats Men’s Rugby!
By Benjamin Zief || Contributing Writer Without knowing why a group of twenty to thirty college kids is gathered at a field half a mile from campus, one would be…
“Congressman Smucker is a Republican. I’m an undocumented immigrant… At the end of the day, we’re both humans.”: An Interview with David Cazares
By Sarah Nicell || Campus Life Editor In an increasingly politicized world, the first thing many of us do when we are inconvenienced is email our representatives. Whether we are…