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By Hannah LaChance || Contributing Writer Thanks to media portrayal, books like Eat, Pray, Love, and childhood movies like Selena Gomez’s Monte Carlo, the idealization of traveling internationally is culturally…
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor The presidential debates begin next week, and it’s a crime that third party candidates will not be included. Let’s take a moment…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium on March 22, which ISIS (or ISIL, or Daesh, or the Islamic State,…
By Erin Moyer || Senior Editor I started to write this fresh off Tuesday’s debate. You know the one. You were probably there! Are fraternities good or bad for F&M’s…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Last Tuesday was Super Tuesday. It can probably be admitted that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had good nights. The former seems to be…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Several students have hung a Donald Trump banner from the window of one of the dorms of Thomas Hall, in full view of visitors,…
By Alejandra Bautista || Contributing Writer Ever since the 88th Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14 in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, social media has blown up with criticism over…
Full Staff Opinion Since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death this Saturday, there has been an unsurprising outpouring of politically-motivated discourse from both sides of the aisle. Between President Obama’s assertion that…
By Doug Benton || Contributing Writer I am a white male of moderate economic standing. Therefore, I know I can never fully understand what it is like to be disrespected,…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer New Hampshire felt the Bern. He won by a large margin of over 20 percent. He won with almost every demographic group, including women.…
Full Staff Opinion As you know, something very cool– and moreover, very crucial– is happening on our campus right now. We’re starting to come together to talk about race and…
By Anne Dolan || Contributing Writer Franklin & Marshall student organizations are always planning events. Mass Facebook invites, dormstorming, and social media pushes are the norm. We invite all of…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer For the Democrats, Iowa was a tie. Senator Sanders, dependent on the results of an investigation, may have won the popular vote, but former…
By Edwin Bogert || Contributing Writer In the immediate aftermath of this year’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the usual stream of articles expressing regret over the loss…
By Joe Yamulla || Sports Editor When looking at F&M and its social life, it is inevitable that the topic of Greek life is going to come into question. A…