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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…
“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…
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…
(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 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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Lexi Weaver || Copy Editor If you’ve ever ventured up to the second floor in CC, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of the radio booth, which is home to…