Stop Searching for Love, You Already Found It
By Crystal Olague || Staff Writer Let’s talk about Valentine’s Day. A day of love, joy, and happiness. It is a beautiful day to celebrate all the relationships you cherish…
Black History Month VS Predominantly White Institutions – The Battle for Inclusion on a Foundation of Exclusion
By Mia Aaronson || Staff Writer A “predominantly white institution” (often referred to using the acronym “PWI”) is a term used to describe institutions of higher education where 50% or…
Is Artificial Intelligence Taking Over the World?
By Emily Hanson || Arts and Leisure Editor Just when you think you’ve seen the weirdest feature the internet has to offer, it rolls out Artificial Intelligence robots that answer…
Working on Campus: Is it worth the $8?
By Crystal Olague || Staff Writer If you’re a college student, you may understand the importance of having a job, especially a job that pays well. Unfortunately, many students don’t…
A Sociologically Informed Critique of the Meritocratic Argument for Inequality
Photo courtesy of Florian Direny. By Florian Direny || Staff Writer A common objection presented by inequality apologists in the face of social and economic disparities pertains to the argument…
Transitioning to College with Dyslexia
By Anna Chiaradonna I used to believe that I would never make it to college. In elementary school, I was diagnosed with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and Visual-Spatial Processing Disorder. By…
Floods in Pakistan: How Have You, F&M, the US, and the World Contributed to a Growing Crisis
By Jonah Fisher || Staff Writer On Tuesday night last week, students gathered in the Stohr Auditorium in Stager to hear from three professors. Coming from wildly different perspectives (anthropology,…
An Anecdotal Essay on the Need for Diverse Role Models in the Humanities and Liberal Arts
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer (Florian Direny, left; Dean Jelani Cobb, right) Picture taken near Columbia’s main campus, next to the best halal food truck of all New York.…
Healthcare Affordability and Access are Crucial to Mitigating the Health Impacts of Environmental Degradation
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer Anyone even remotely familiar with American political discourse likely knows that healthcare access continues to be at the center of mainstream debates, and for…
Op-Ed: How to Be More Socially Adept- What I’ve Learned
By Florian Direny || Contributing Writer In an increasingly virtual world and with the rapid rise of online communication, people are becoming less and less engaged in in-person interactions. A…
Op-Ed: Learning to Say Goodbye
By Samantha Griffith || Contributing Writer Goodbye. It’s one word, two syllables, yet carries so much weight. One word that serves as a full sentence and can change everything. There…
Op-Ed: F&M is Making Changes
By Tira Mercadante || Layout Assistant Some of you may have heard rumors about F&M cutting certain language programs and professors being laid off or not having their contracts renewed.…
Give My Money to My Professors
I went to Franklin & Marshall on a promise from the Financial Aid office. They dangled in front of me the possibility of attending a private liberal arts college at…
Op-Ed: In Response to the Increased Tuition Announcement
By Sofia Netto || Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 29th, Franklin & Marshall declared the increase in major fees for the 2022-2023 academic year. With an increase of 3.5%, the…
Op-Ed: First Three Days, From a Ukrainian-(American)
By Anna Synakh || Staff Writer I wrote one of my best essays ever in the first semester of freshman year. A sad thing to admit as a second-semester senior,…