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Bachelor of Arts in Forensic and Investigative Science to be phased out due to program unsustainability
Bachelor of Arts in Forensic and Investigative Science to be phased out due to program unsustainability
Aiden Lewald, Maya Chinnappa, and Isaac Roy May 8, 2025
The proposal was to sunset the Bachelor of Arts Forensics and Investigative Science (FIS), the minor in Forensic and Investigative Science and the post-bacc Forensic Science (FS) certificate. Declared Forensic and Investigative Science (BA) students will be able to finish their degrees, as the department has proposed a teach-out plan with pending additional resources. The Bachelor of Science Forensic Science programs, both the biology and chemistry routes, are not being sunset. The Faculty Council voted unanimously to continue forward with the phasing out of the program.
Junior Maria Garcia (left) and senior Emily Larson (right) rehearsing for "Returning Home".
Dance Ensemble sets the stage for “Returning Home”
Hiroko Zeleke, Life Reporter • May 7, 2025

The Hamline Dance Ensemble is a part of the Performance, Production & Community (PPC) department...

Junior Aliyah Robran (#1) and senior Gabrielle Hannah (#2) running in the Women's 100 meter hurdles event. Robran finished with a time of 16.28 seconds and Hannah finished with a time of 16.56 seconds.
Recapping the action: Hamline University spring sports
Ella Sime, Sports Reporter • May 7, 2025

As Hamline’s spring semester comes to an end, we take time to reflect on everything that...

Tatsuya Nakadai (center) and Toshirō Mifune (right) in "High and Low." Image courtesy of Janus Films and TOHO, all rights reserved.
“High and Low” (1963): the greatest crime film of all time
Erik Larson, Life Reporter • May 6, 2025

“I know how much this money means to you, but a human life means more.” When...

Graduation Comic
Graduation Comic
Montana Miller, Illustrator • May 5, 2025

Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, all rights reserved.
Sinners (2025): A bloody good time
Erik Larson, Life Reporter • April 30, 2025

“There are legends of people with the gift of making music so true, it can conjure...

Letter from the Editor: This year to the next
Letter from the Editor: This year to the next
Aiden Lewald and Isaac Roy April 28, 2025

To our dearest Hamline Community, Thank you. It is safe to say that these last...

RETRACTED ARTICLE
Oracle Staff April 28, 2025

An article published on the evening of Monday, April 28, contained information about...

ASL Club continues to be advocacy in action
ASL Club continues to be advocacy in action
Darby Comiskey, Life Reporter • April 28, 2025

Hamline’s American Sign Language (ASL) Club, an organization focusing on recognizing...

Senior Bailey Winden posing with the Fulcrum's "Primal Adomania." Winden helped design the layout of the journal and did the art for the cover.
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Bailey Winden’s Creative Legacy at Hamline
May 8, 2025

If you have picked up a copy of the Fulcrum Journal, admired a poster for a campus event or even spotted a sticker declaring “A Trans Person...

Junior Abby Tapajna running in the Women's 5000 meter event at the Hamline Invitational. Tapajna completed the event with a time of 19 minutes and 29.18 seconds.
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Abby Tapajna goes the distance at Gustie Twilight
April 24, 2025

Unlike all other track and field events that happen at every meet, there is only one 10k race every season. On Friday, April 18, junior long-distance...

First-year Jacob Hanson (left) and Oracle Staff Member sophomore Cinnia Chan (right) play accordion and violin to distract from the protestors' speeches.
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Crowd of students confronts anti-abortion protesters at Old Main
April 22, 2025

Three Evangelical Christian demonstrators stood on the sidewalk by Old Main on Tuesday, April 22, with large signs and microphones denouncing...

The creative writing house is seen as a beacon for Minnesota's creative writing community. The cutting of funding and support for Hamline's creative writing program would create a void in the community.
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Hamline community voices concern for the unclear future of Creative Writing MFA cornerstone
April 22, 2025

Despite Hamline faculty unanimously voting to save the Creative Writing Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) program, the community is still concerned...

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