
SIR to print first edition since COVID-19 lockdown
Finn Millians, Co-Editor
April 28, 2022
After a long hiatus due to COVID-19 precautions, the Snow Island Review (SIR) is finally printing the upcoming edition of their annual literary and art journal in 2022. “Now that we can print and it feels like all of our hard work is finally coming together into a tangible final product, it...
FMU Theater Showcases Student-Directed Play
Gary Holland, Staff Writer
April 28, 2022
FMU’s fine arts department hosted a free-to-attend, student-directed play titled “Love Letters” with nightly showings from April 14 through April 16 at the Hyman Fine Arts Center (HFAC) Theatre. The show, written by playwright A.R. Gurney, drew in a crowd of around 30 people during their...
Career fair hosts employers for potential hires
Melanie Dozier, Staff Writer
April 28, 2022
More than 80 employers represented their companies hoping to recruit potential hires during the FMU Career...
Finn Millians, Co-Editor
April 28, 2022
Tenured professor of business, Hubert Setzler III, did not plan to use his doctorate to teach; however, when fate intervened during his academic endeavors at UNC Charlotte,...
Lesley Willard, Assistant Editor
April 28, 2022
After first being introduced to FMU as a student in 1988, Ann Williams walked a path that led her to becoming the university’s registrar 30 years later in 2018. As...
Andrew Brain, Copy Editor
April 28, 2022
March 2020 has gone down as one of the worst months in many of our lives. It was the month that a foreign disease came to our front door; it was the month that hundreds of...
MaKayla O'Neal, Layout Editor
April 1, 2022
I believe I speak for all “broke college students” when I say my heart swells every time my gas light flickers on. I can recall just yesterday hastily pulling into Raceway...
Camryn Cassetori, Staff Writer
April 1, 2022
According to The Federal Register, on March 13, 2020, former President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the virus...
Felipe de Moraes, Staff Writer
April 1, 2022
I know what you’re thinking, “Is this really happening? How has World War III already started within our lifetime?” People across the globe have the idea that...
April 1, 2022
Recent crime reports highlight a common theme within the FMU Campus Police Department and the FMU administration—a failure to enforce criminal charges regarding illegal...
Cassidy McKnight, Staff Writer
February 21, 2022
Netflix recently worked with Legendary Pictures to bring the streaming service a revamped and modernized sequel to the gory cult classic, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.'' When...
Camryn Cassetori, Staff Writer
April 28, 2022
Fifth-year senior psychology and art education double major Ashtyn Patterson currently plays shortstop for FMU’s softball team and is leading the NCAA II in hit-by-pitches...
Camryn Cassetori, Staff Writer
April 28, 2022
The FMU men’s and women’s tennis teams emerged victorious from their matches against Lees McCrae on Friday, April 1 at the John Kassab tennis courts on campus. The...
Camryn Cassetori, Staff Writer
April 1, 2022
Paige Wise, a freshman business major, received the Conference Carolina’s Women’s Tennis Freshman of the Month Award for February. Wise is undefeated, with a 5-0...

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Cassidy McKnight, Staff Writer
February 21, 2022
Netflix recently worked with Legendary Pictures to bring the streaming service a revamped and modernized sequel to the gory cult classic, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.'' When...
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