Editor urges F&M community to hold Paris in the light
By Amy Schulman || Opinion & Editorial Editor Friday night, tragedy struck Paris. A New York Times update on my phone notified me that hoards of people were being murdered…
Students can overlook benefits of a true liberal arts education: Writer challenges students to look beyond grades for meaning
By Lauren Muliawan || Contributing Writer Liberal Arts Institution. We throw this phrase around a lot– so much so that sometimes I think we have forgotten what it means. Reader,…
Racist comments plaque F&M Yik Yak in light of events at Mizzou
By Lauren Wachspress || Contributing Writer This past week Mizzou could not be avoided on social media. Many F&M students posted Facebook statuses to show support for students at the…
Myanmar’s recent election boosts belief in democracy
By Adi Ramachandran || Contributing Writer The recent democratic election in Myanmar is a much needed boost to those of us that still believe in much maligned democracy–a system, which…
Football, masculinity, and the curse of Dr. Barbie: Writer examines place, privileges amid male-dominated spheres
By Morgan Kincade || Contributing Writer When I walked into the Brickyard this past Sunday to watch the New York Giants face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, most of…
Attacks in Paris prompt writer to contemplate how to defeat terrorism
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer I was going to write an article on House Representative Joe Pitts’ announcement of his retirement and its implications. I also considered writing about…
Masthead 11-9-15: Donald Trump’s mild SNL appearance worrying sign of declining satire
Full Staff Opinion There is precious little we love in this world. We love politics. We love political satire. We love TV. And we love when political satire is on…
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely director sparks new ideas, fresh thinking
By Caylah Coffeen || Contributing Writer I stagger out of the dance studio closet in my socks, heaving a stack of chairs across the room. My film professor hurries in,…
Pennhurst offers tricks, not treats, for portrayal of mentally ill, ethics of its enterprise
By Lauren Wachspress || Contributing Writer October has arrived, and with it comes the opening of Halloween-themed haunted houses sure to make you scream in horror. Infamous for neglect and…
Sanders won Democratic Presidential Debate with his ideas, insights
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer If you listen to the pundits and the politicians, they will tell you that Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly won the Democratic presidential debate, held last…