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About cthomas

Caroline Thomas is a junior with a news/ed and visual communications major from Indianapolis, Ind. As a writer for the Franklin, Thomas has written about several key issues such as diversity of campus community, personality compatibility and staff pay changes.

Aside from The Franklin, Thomas is active in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana.

Thomas has also been published in Howey Politics Indiana.



Stories by Caroline
Former U.S. Sen. Dan Coats congratulates supporters after his primary win against four opponents for the Republican Senate nomination at the Marriott hotel in Downtown Indianapolis.
The results for the primary ellection are in, Dan Coats and Dan Burton survive for the next election.
04/30/2010, By Caroline Thomas
Regina Miller graduated from Franklin College. She discovered she had a passion for working with computers and opened up a computer repair service.
Sophomore Trent Rowlett worked with many animals, including dolphins, while working at the Indianapolis Zoo. Rowlett said academics didn’t draw him to Franklin College but instead, a campus snow ball fight. He is pursuing his own major in animal studies. Photo provided by Renee Kean.
04/23/2010, By Caroline Thomas
Sophomore Trent Rowlett is attempting to achieve an individualized major focusing on animals.
03/05/2010, By Caroline Thomas
Theater production, "Three Sisters," had preparation, growth, and a sense of newness according to the cast.
02/19/2010, By Caroline Thomas
Michael Uslan, executive producer of the Batman series, spoke at franklin college on Tuesday about his experiences in Hollywood.
11/20/2009, By Caroline Thomas
With the coming semester break and the change-of-room option, Director of the Counseling Center said compatible personalities are crucial in making a rooming situation work.
David Weatherspoon, campus minister, speaks at one of Franklin's weekly chapel services.
11/13/2009, By Bryan Ault, Caroline Thomas
The town of Franklin along with the Franklin College campus offer many ways for students to get involved with religion.
10/16/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Learn more about tennis standout, Morgan Bright.
09/18/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Read about one woman's journey form the basketball court to the green.
09/11/2009, By Caroline Thomas
The IT department switched from the Clean Access Agent to Bradford Networks Campus Manager this year for Internet access.
09/11/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Meet half of Franklin's new quarterback duo, Kyle Ray.
04/19/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Students dunk faculty and other students as they sign letters to Sen. Evan Bayh to support foreign assistance.
03/13/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Franklin's campus technology stacks up with other small campuses, IT Services says.
03/13/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Serbian artist, Miodrag Guberinic, visited Franklin to talk about his work with photoshop and clothing design.
02/27/2009, By Caroline Thomas
One student's story on what it takes to carry three jobs, be a student and still be involved on campus.
01/29/2009, By Caroline Thomas
The House Veteran’s Affairs and Public considered a proposal that establishes an Amber alert system for endangered adults.
01/27/2009, By Caroline Thomas
The Indiana House of Representatives voted to give Hoosiers tax incentives to use solar technology.
01/26/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Senate environment committee discusses manure storage and cleaning up methanphetamine labs.
The Senate introduced legislation to make the sugar cream pie the official state pie of Indiana.
01/21/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Bill gives tuition breaks to Purple Heart recipients
01/21/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Two House bills aim to help state employees.
01/16/2009, By Caroline Thomas
Daniels sheds shoes to provide footwear for for poor children.
With two major speeching approaching, Gov. Daniels resists calls to use state emergency money
01/07/2009, By Caroline Thomas
State lawmakers met Wednesday to hear testimony on mortgage foreclosures in Indiana with hopes of crafting a bill to combat foreclosures this year.
11/21/2008, By Caroline Thomas
In an effort to tighten the budget, all hourly staff workers will be paid every two weeks instead of weekly.
11/13/2008, By Caroline Thomas
Mike Farrell, famous for his role on "M*A*S*H" talks about his activism career during his campus visit on Wednesday.
10/24/2008, By Caroline Thomas
As a long-time incumbent state senator looks toward crunching numbers in a budget year, his challenger says Indiana’s economy needs a new direction.
10/23/2008, By Caroline Thomas
U.S. Rep. Mark Souder, a Republican, holds a seat that's long been considered a safe bet for his party to hold. But a young lawyer, Democratic challenger Mike Montagano, has proven an able fundraiser who's mounting a serious challenge in a district that election results show has recently become more Democratic.
10/09/2008, By Caroline Thomas
Flu season arrived when the calendar flipped to October. Since the flu has the potential to spread across campus, some decide to defend themselves with a flu shot. For those who choose so, there will be an on-campus flu shot clinic after fall break.
10/03/2008, By Caroline Thomas
Student Congress is rethinking the budget for student organizations based on how much was used in years past.
09/18/2008, By Caroline Thomas
The latest freshman class, the class of 2012, is the second-largest group of students to be admitted to Franklin College.
03/28/2008, By Caroline Thomas
College sets a standard to increase diversity on campus.
Freshman Aaron Hommell prepares a load of laundry containing basketball jerseys. Hommell said he disliked washing the team's jerseys, but it was worth it to see them succeed.
Senior Luke Haworth and freshman Aarom Hommell provide their assistance to the basketball team by being managers.