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The Wrong Stuff: Unbridled Consumerism Hurts People, Planet, Activist Says

Annie Leonard says three problems in this country are critically harming the environment and our own mental and physical well being as people. "We're trashing the planet, we're trashing each other…

The Religion Machine: Professor Studies Intersection of Prayer and Technology

John Lardas Modern, associate professor of religious studies at Franklin & Marshall, studies the relationship between prayer and technology. He is conducting research for a book, tentatively titled "The Religion Machine," about the "profound role" he says technology plays in the practice and study of prayer.


Hazlett named dean of the college at Franklin & Marshall

Margaret Hazlett, senior associate dean of student affairs at Bowdoin College, has been named Franklin & Marshall College's new Dean of the College. She will join F&M's senior leadership team in early July 2013.


F&M Sophomores Celebrate Major Decision

As the first half of their Franklin & Marshall experience comes to a close, more than 200 members of the Class of 2015 gathered in Mayser Gymnasium April 11 to mark a significant academic milestone: the declaration of their majors.


Peeling Away Layers of Knowledge

Evan Anway '13 and Professor of Geosciences Dorothy Merritts collaborate on a project that could inform future efforts to restore the valley bottom landscape of Lancaster County's Little Conestoga Creek.


For 10th Year, F&M Athletes Spend Sunday Beautifying Lancaster

Equipped with rakes, shovels, paint brushes and garbage bags, almost 700 Franklin & Marshall College students rolled through Lancaster April 7 and left a cleaner, spiffier city in their wake.


Olympic Champion Kayla Harrison to Deliver Keynote Address at F&M's Take Back the Night

Olympic champion Kayla Harrison, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who went on to become the first American to win the gold medal in judo in 2012, will deliver the keynote address at a student-organized "Take Back the Night" event, Wednesday, April 10, at Franklin & Marshall College. Members of the public and the media are invited to Harrison's talk, but the testimonial portion of the event is not public. 


Bridgett Award Honors Creator of F&M's First Civil Rights Week

F&M's Black Student Union honored Chyann Starks with the Bridgett Award, named for one of F&M's first African-American graduates, at the BSU's Black Carpet Formal March 23. Starks was selected for her work in organizing the College's first Civil Rights Week in February.


Catastrophic Relief Alliance Lends a Helping Hand on Staten Island

A group of 20 students and staff spent their vacation sorting and distributing furniture, dismantling flooring, installing drywall and spackling walls in houses throughout Staten Island in areas that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.


F&M Students Travel to Honduras for Medical Mission

For 10 Franklin & Marshall students, a medical mission to La Cascada, Honduras, was the perfect way to spend the mid-semester break.