Opinion Editor preaches communication, education following 2016 election
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor It happened. It’s difficult to articulate or summarize the election in any more detail than that. The fear of millions of American…
Writer addresses recent TCR publication, sexual violence following presidential election results
By Marcella Labellarte || Contributing Writer This Monday, The College Reporter released an anonymous letter written by an F&M student who had been sexually assaulted. The writer eloquently and bravely…
Presidential campaign is near its end, voters must make the responsible decision
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer Each election, as it comes up, becomes the most important election ever. Usually, elections, although it can be said that they are important, are…
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…
Editor discusses dividing line between hard work, dangerous stress levels for F&M students
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor It’s the middle of the semester, and if you walk around campus you can see it in every student’s eyes. It’s inevitable…
Increasing presence of social media decreases empathy, increases narcissistic behavior
By Alex Pinsk || Layout Assistant Competitive. Media-oriented. Variable. The world we live in today is nothing like it was a few decades ago. We are more material-based, less empathetic,…
As presidential race nears end, importance of congressional election heightens
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer The point of this article is not to discuss Trump. His pitiful, awful, and (fortunately) incompetent campaign have already been defeated, in large part…
Editor comments on last presidential debate in especially ugly election season
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion & Editorial Editor We can all breathe, America. The Presidential Debates are finally over. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton battled it out one last time…
Member of professional staff criticizes Common Hour Committee email on etiquette
By John Ehleiter || Contributing Writer To the Common Hour Committee: When I first read your recent e-mail concerning proper Common Hour etiquette, I was overcome by powerful indignation, and…
Changes to F&M counseling services’ payment system undermine confidentiality, detrimental to low income students
By Alison Renna || Contributing Writer In the last year, F&M has switched from including the cost of health services in tuition to passing the cost onto the student through…
Staff writer shares her thoughts on recent Presidential Debate
By Alex Pinsk || Staff Writer Last Monday night, September 26, we all watched as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off during the presidential debate that took place at…
Writer explores the experiences of first-year international students at F&M
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…
Editor shares views on upcoming presidential debates, third party candidates
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…
F&M’s first week from the perspective of first-year student
By Marian Pinsk || Contributing Writer Asking for directions to College Center for three days straight, forgetting to pack trash bags, running up and down the hall franticly during course…