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Hope for the Horn

Apr 20 - Students at Franklin College become world humanitarians with their Hope for the Horn efforts. After the disastrous devastation in West and Central Africa coming from failed harvest, regional instability, and soaring food prices families in the horn of Africa are fighting to survive. According to CARE.org, a leading humanitarian organization that fights against global poverty, some... Read more

V-Day at Franklin College

Mar 22 - The Student Association for the Support of Multiculturalism at Franklin College plans to bring awareness of the unequal treatment of women with their event The Vagina Monologues. SASOM treasure Zalika Thompson put a call out for women, or those who identify as women, to come perform scripted monologues that may include powerful words and subject matters that address various issues... Read more

Help your Gay Best Friend, Promise to Try Modern

Mar 14 - In October and November of 2011, at least five Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Trans people were set on fire around the world -- not a very modern thing to do. In the first five weeks of 2012, at least five LGBT youth committed suicide as a result of anti-gay bullying. My friends and I have created a new business called Try Modern. We don’t believe people decide to torture or... Read more

Grizzly Champions

Mar 7 - With a winning record of 25-3, the Franklin College Lady Griz Basketball team was very successful and through hard work and determination they made it to the NCAA Division III tournament. This was their 7thappearance in the tournament and the 6thtime they have been the Heartland Conference Champions. This year Franklin was the host and champion of the conference tournament, which made... Read more

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Online Support

I recently received a message from a distant cousin of mine, one I’ve never met before. I’d never even heard of her. But now I can’t wait to meet her, because we share something in common: we both have boyfriends that are on missions for our church. We started our conversation by... Read more...

Message From Your Gay Best Friend No. 06: Pop, the Rule of Three

Hello, ladies. I have a rule about female pop recording artists returning to work after a long absence. That rule is: if an artist doesn’t release an album within three years after her most recent album, the artist should not be allowed to return to music. Does that seem a... Read more...

The Deal About Promise Rings

My boyfriend gave me a promise ring over a year ago. It has always been important to me, but especially so since he left for his mission. However, a few problems have come up regarding my ring. When I first got it, my friends told me you always wear rings from a significant other on your left hand... Read more...