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By Douglas Rosa | | Contributing Writer On June 9, 2021, President Biden announced a legally questionable vaccine mandate for American workplaces with over 100 employees. Once put into effect,…
By Emily Hanson | | Contributing Writer After 18 long months, looking out at my college campus as a first-year and seeing people in masks is, admittedly, not what I…
By Muna Sultana || Contributing Writer With the turmoil of the 2020-2021 academic year, we were all relieved to hear that F&M would be bringing back the entire campus community…
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor On Saturday, February 27th, the Federal Food, and Drug Administration officially approved Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for immediate emergency use, with promises to…
By Jeremy Mauser || Contributing Writer It’s January 4, and the nasal swab is shoved up my nose. This was far from my first time being tested for COVID-19, considering…
By Erin Maxwell || Layout Assistant As an RNA virus, mutations leading to new variants of the coronavirus tend to appear once or twice a month, usually without a major…
By Samantha Milowitz || Op-Eds Editor Do you know that feeling when you’re sick? When you’re lying in bed, coughing, sneezing, whatever it is, and you feel absolutely useless? And…
By Lily Vining || Staff Writer Hi there. I spoke with your future self, and you let me in on a secret: You know that New Year’s Resolution to exercise…
By Lily Vining || Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of One News Page. Donald J. Trump on Twitter: “… “ In the final weeks before the election of 2020, a year…
By Lily Vining || Contributing Writer Last week, the United States reached a tragic landmark: 200,000 lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic since February. And that number is far from…
By Ellyn Fritz|| News Editor Throughout the summer, Franklin & Marshall students were periodically updated on the college’s plan for reopening. In an effort to de-densify campus, students were informed…
By Trinity Nguyen || Contributing Writer Photo Courtesy of fandm.edu On June 22nd, two months before the start of the Fall 2020 semester, F&M announced the implementation of the 2020…
By Sarah Nicell || Contributing Writer Because the United States is a representative democracy, the people we elect to serve as officials embody American ideals. Who we choose to run…
By Evan Madden|| Contributing Writer On Thursday, a maskless crowd stood on the South Lawn of the White House chanting “four more years,” as incumbent President Donald Trump stepped up…
By Samantha Milowitz ||Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Lancasteronline.com I want to start this off by saying that I love college. When I was looking at colleges, Franklin & Marshall…