News
Librarian takes on Hendry hunger
By Jazmine Santillana FSW Hendry Center is full of hungry students. One assistant librarian is using her extra time and office space to feed them. “It started off as just a candy dish, but I […]
awareness
Editorial
The Compass (tries) calculating the carbon footprint of the ACP/CMA conference
By Jose Diaz and Lianna Hubbard We didn’t think this story would be so difficult. We walked into this massive journalism conference, high on the thought of being the two student journalists, out of over […]
News
FSW recycling lacks clarity, consistency, and bins
By Jose Diaz
Recycling at FSW tends to be mixed up. Recyclables get mixed with the trash, faculty actions get mixed up with administrative responses, and students can’t make sense of the mess. […]
News
A real name on the roster
By Lianna Hubbard Nina Reich, a transgender woman and FSW freshman, wore an ankle-length cranberry skirt, gray sweater, and Pokémon scarf to Gender Sexuality Alliance’s Gays-giving on October 21, an outfit she bought just for […]
News
What to know if you vape
By Jose Diaz The FSW Compass has extensively covered vaping at FSW. Here are the statistics you should know, whether you continue to vape or not, in light of the epidemic reported by the Center […]
News
Unsafe in any stall
By Lianna Hubbard Eden, a freshman, avoids going to the bathroom in campus buildings whenever possible. Usually, she walks from the campus to her personal dorm bathroom. But sometimes, she can’t avoid the need to […]
Editorial
Budgets and bathrooms, communication conundrums plague FSW
Dear Readers, We bounced back! After a monetary hangup last issue, we were able to print our full eight page issue this time around. Part of how we are funding our pages is with ad […]
News
Blind to the writing on the wall
By Lianna Hubbard and Emily Ralph Victoria started getting text messages asking for sex in September 2017, when she was a 17-year-old dual-enrolled student. “A random number texted me and said, ‘Do I need to […]
Arts and Culture
This is Holocaust Memorial Week
By Emily Ralph March 25 to 29 marks Holocaust Memorial Week this year at FSW. FSW is hosting guest speakers, events and historical tours that align with this year’s theme: Unheeded Warnings. “I believe in […]
News
FSW takes on mental health stigma
By Lianna Hubbard Shane Chase, a second-year FSW student, was driving through Italy on his spring break last year when he received a text. His 22-year-old high school friend had killed himself. It had been […]