The chimes are back. To an onlooker, it may seem that someone is up in Old Main ringing a bell, but in reality there is no bell in the tower, in fact, there’s nothing up there but some speakers and dust. The bells are electronic. They have been for many years.

Franklin’s new nurse, Katherine Alexander, is not really new to campus. 

Students flooded into their seats inside the Artcraft Theater, coming out to support Zeta Tau Alpha’s fight against breast cancer at this year’s Big Man on Campus event. 

At the campus chat Wednesday, “Let’s Talk about Parkhurst Dining,” students gathered to express concern about their dining experience. 

The Franklin Co-Executive Editors Tabby Fitzgerald & Alexa Shrake catch up with Franklin College President Kerry Prather about COVID updates on campus, chimes and diversity.

Kerry Prather, the newly inaugurated 17th president of Franklin College, never anticipated he’d be in this position when he began working for the college almost 40 years ago. 

Aside from the puttering of Kirk Bixler’s 1924 Ford Model T engine, it’s a quiet day. He cruises down a county road, observing the machines as they swallow this year’s corn harvest. 

A butterfly flaps its wings as it’s caught within a net, to be tagged with a sticker the size of a pinky nail.

With COVID-19 halting most sporting events at Franklin College during 2020, Franklin began to look for ways to fill the void and continue to hold athletic competition. The answer was esports.

In Franklin’s Blue Heron Park, one will mostly see dog walkers and an occasional disc golf player, but on some weekends, the crisp sound of wood colliding with cork enlivens the atmosphere. 

Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe and even Guy Fieri—all faces of artistic scarecrows posted around the streets of Johnson County. 

The Franklin Co-Executive Editor Tabby Fitzgerald catch up with Franklin College President Kerry Prather about COVID updates on campus, renovations and inauguration.

Stacks of clothing, nonperishable foods and hygiene products float high above tables, or toted off and packed into different vehicles from SUVs to buses to be driven to a dropoff point.

Former Assistant Director of Residence Life Russ Norris enjoys connecting with students under pressure.

The Franklin Co-Executive Editor Tabby Fitzgerald catch up with Franklin College President Kerry Prather about COVID updates on campus, leaves and education accreditation.

The Franklin Co-Executive Editor Alexa Shrake and Tabby Fitzgerald catch up with Franklin College President Kerry Prather about COVID updates on campus, refugees, and security.

Sophomore Amber Nelson had to explain to her dad why the word “WHORE” was spray-painted in green letters on her car this morning. 

STURGEON BAY, Wis.— Former Franklin College President Thomas Minar refuses to budge on a plea deal and continues his legal battle.

The Franklin Co-Executive Editor Alexa Shrake and Tabby Fitzgerald catch up with Franklin College President Kerry Prather about COVID updates on campus, Enrollment, and new weight room construction.

President Kerry Prather releases new guidelines for 2021-22 school year.

Students and faculty participating in international Immersive Term trips received an email Aug. 20 from Kristin Flora, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, relaying the message that all of their upcoming study away courses have been canceled.

As students begin to return for the fall semester, Franklin College’s indoor mask policy is returning with them.

Four reporters from The Franklin claimed six awards at Indiana Pro Chapter of Society of Professional Journalism Best in Indiana awards for 2020 Monday. 

Combining her various degrees in music and educational psychology, the new director of Diversity and Inclusion Maegan Pollonais, PhD, hopes to make the Center for Diversity and Inclusion the heart of campus.

Franklin College President Kerry Prather announced the college’s return-to-campus plan Friday in a video message emailed to the campus community. He said the college will need the help of all students, faculty and staff to ensure the health of community members.

The Franklin, the monthly news magazine of Franklin College, will have two executive editors taking the reins once again as the school returns to entirely in-person instruction for the 2021-22 school year.

STURGEON BAY, Wis.—Fired Franklin College President Thomas Minar will face a jury trial set for March 2022 in his ongoing legal battle against charges of child sex crimes. 

The controversial mask mandate was changed to an advisory on April 6 by Gov. Eric Holcomb when COVID vaccinations began being offered.

While the cities of Franklin and Kuji, Japan were officially affirmed as sister cities in 1961, the ties between the two municipalities goes back to one Franklin College grad who dedicated her life to service.

The small yellow house across the street from Spurlock Center isn’t just another building on campus. Soon, it will be offering opportunities for students to expand their creativity in the technological world.

Student Congress held a Zoom campus discussion with President Kerry Prather and Dean of Students Andrew Jones on April 21.

After shootings in Atlanta March 17 rocked the nation and brought attention to growing hate against Asian Americans, lifetime Franklin resident Michelle Waugh-Dahl is pushing for her majority-white hometown to answer questions about race and community that she feels have often been ignored.

Ernest Evans grew up as the only boy in his family. But in college, he went from having no brothers to thousands.

Even before she started at Franklin College, senior Alexis Cheatham has been extraordinarily involved in school and extracurriculars.

When she isn't spending time on her family's homestead, Kyra Noerr is teaching Franklin College students about exercise science and life after college.

Associate art professor Randi Frye uses a thoughtful approach inside and out of the classroom to encourage her students and those who view her art.

Part-time professor and Monroe County commissioner, Julie Thomas, juggles a full life between serving her community and mentoring students.

Kea Deppe guides her education students with knowledge from her travels and makes them part of her family.

Emily Jones denied the educators’ blood running through her veins for years before she realized living out of suitcases wasn’t the reality she wanted.

Franklin College administrators are reminding the campus community to follow the school’s policy on virtual learning after receiving complaints from some professors.