
David Schuyler, the Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor of Humanities and American Studies, and fellow historian David Stameshkin, retired F&M associate dean and prefect emeritus of Bonchek College House, recounted highlights of the College's 225-year history during a talk titled "Picture This: Images and Stories of F&M's History," during a Nov. 8 Common Hour.

Two Franklin & Marshall College government professors offered their views for "2012 Election Reactions," two videos reflecting on the outcome of the heated contest between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- and what's next for the United States.

From a little-known tale of the French resistance during World War II to a story of religion and love in the 16th century, members of the Franklin & Marshall and Lancaster communities are experiencing a series of adventures in French film this semester.

F&M students donate unused portions of their dining plans to help feed residents of local homeless shelters.

When the results of a Franklin & Marshall College Poll are released in a presidential election year, news reporters, bloggers, political pundits, national party leaders, think tanks and the F&M campus community begin talking about how Pennsylvania will figure in statewide and national politics.

On the eve of Election Day, the student-faculty-staff coalition F&M Votes was in overdrive, peppering the College Houses with reminders, setting up a voter education table in Steinman College Center, and posting signs at the Alumni Sports & Fitness Center (ASFC), where Franklin & Marshall College students living on and around campus may cast their ballots between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

During a lecture titled "What Would Jesus Do? Evangelicals, The Iraq War and the Torture Debate," Melani McAlister, a specialist on the role that religion and culture has in shaping U.S. interests, discussed how the role of evangelicals and perceptions of the Iraq war changed over time.

During a talk titled "The City of Lancaster: Its Past, Present and Future," Mayor Rick Gray talked about the city's transformation into a regional arts and cultural center that celebrates historic preservation and sustainability.
Franklin & Marshall College sustained minimal adverse effects from Hurricane Sandy and will resume all normal operations Wednesday, Oct. 31.