Fall Activity Spotlight: Cherry Crest Adventure Farm
Photos courtesy of Skylar Zachian. Fall officially began last week, and I’ve spent the past seven days gaslighting myself into believing it’s still summer. I am simply not ready to…
The TCR Staff’s Favorite Candy
By TCR Staff Surprisingly, no one has same the same favorite candy. Akil Smart, Copy Editor; Kit Kats “They are good for sharing and they have a ton of different…
From Beth Harmon to MGK and Megan Fox: The Best Costumes to Wear This Halloween
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor So, it’s Halloween already—and if the months of September and October disappearing didn’t scare you, I don’t know what will. But, whether or not…
BSU’s Vice President Highlights Events of Saturday’s Halloween Festival
By Ashani Williams || Layout Assistant On Saturday, October 17th, the Black Student Union hosted A Nightmare on College Ave. A student-run carnival, BSU’s event balanced its many spooky attractions…
So You’re a Scaredy Cat During Halloween? Me Too!
By Emily Briggs || Staff Writer ‘Tis the season of Halloween, and with the season comes all of its spookiness. Pumpkin carving, setting up decorations, and of course, watching Halloween-themed…
OP-ED: I DON’T LIKE HALLOWEEN AND HERE’S WHY
By Diana Lichtenstein || Onion Dip Columnist To those who enjoy Halloween, read no further. Covid-19 has sadly taken many things away, but one thing that is not upsetting me…
F&M’s Halloween 2019 in Retrospect
By Rohail Spear || Staff Writer What exactly is cultural appropriation, and what steps is F&M’s administration taking to ensure another incident like last year’s Halloween does not occur again?…
Student questions why F&M athletic department remains silent
By Sojin Shin || Op-Eds Editor Last Friday morning, the temperature dropped just below 32, and flurries of snow began falling. Wind blew hard, and leaves shook. It felt like…
OP-ED: F&M alumnus responds to Halloween costume incident, reaction from outside perspective
Trexler Hirn || Contributing Writer I have been overseas studying sustainability science in Finland for the past fifteen months. I was video chatting with my mom, and she brought up…
Anger, controversy sparked over racist Halloween costumes worn by students
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The Franklin & Marshall College campus has been awash with tension, anger, and frustration this week as images surfaced of several male students, all…
Accountability and Complicity: Interviews with Two of the Costume-wearers.
By Mira Lerner || Copy Editor Two went as José Cuervo, one went as a rice farmer, one went as a tequila bandit, and another wore a Dashiki. Racist costumes…
News Editor suggests three true crime podcasts to put you in Halloween spirit
By Katherine Coble || News Editor It’s almost Spooky Season, which means you may be pulling out the Halloween decor and scanning horror movies on Netflix. But if all those…
Kappa Sigma and Chi Omega host 29th annual “Haunted House” for F&M and Lancaster community
By David Burton || Contributing Writer On Saturday, October 28th Kappa Sigma and Chi Omega partnered to host a Halloween Haunted House for the Franklin & Marshall and Lancaster community…
Individual ignorance reflects poorly on entire Franklin & Marshall Greek life community
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor Around college campuses everywhere, Halloween is a pretty popular holiday. Halloween costumes are the perfect way for students to exercise their originality,…
Ignorance is not bliss, Halloween costumes scratch surface of deep cultural insensitivity
By Juliana Piacentini || Contributing Writer With the approach of Halloween weekend, fondly known as “Halloweekend” to the average college student, comes the excitement of making plans with friends, gorging…