Budapest good for grades, traveling
By Kate Delenick The rumors are abundant and impossible to ignore: “Skipping classes are a rite of passage and a GPA boost is a guarantee.” But does a semester at…
May 2008
John Sherman speaks at ninth annual College Press Day
By Rachel Hooper, Features Co-Edtior Award-winning reporter, John Sherman, from Channel 11 WBAL-TV in Baltimore, gave an inspiring keynote message at the Society of Collegiate Journalists’ annual event. His message,…
The Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter
Becky Snider ’09 Blotter Reporter Editor’s Note: This weekly piece highlights some of the more inane calls and incidents to which campus safety responds. An open 30 pack of beer,…
Campus Safety Blotter
What McDaniel means
At graduation time, seniors look back on their four years on the Hill Geoff Peckham ’08 News Co-Editor “I f#%&ing hate this place.” Strong words, and a lot of us…
‘Postpone the real world’
Two graduating seniors will make their mark on the global community in Peace Corps, AmeriCorps By David Robertson, Interim Chief Photographer Post-graduation: sandals? Cubicles? Volunteering? Weekly paychecks? The opportunities presented…
Seniors feel Greek Life provides sense of leadership, close-knit bonds and lasting friendships
By Leslie Shirk Several misconceptions and stereotypes have been made about Greek Life over the years, and still remain an issue on our campus. In clearing up these misconceptions, however,…
Obama and his naivety hurt his campaign
There have been a number of watershed events in American history, which irrevocably altered the course of this nation forever. We have just seen one such event in the form…
A poorly articulated but well-intentioned rebuttal
“We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye. We have supported state…
Four campus filmmakers finish final projects, overcome difficulties
By Michelle Menner Drinking, drugs, and getting into fights are all a part of one Baltimore guitarist’s world. By day he washes windows, and by night he is a part…
New essay-based course evaluation form approved by faculty at meeting
by Juliann Guiffre Features Co-Editor Dr. Rebecca Carpenter thinks that the old faculty evaluation form caused students to rate teachers like hamburgers. “For classes, unlike some place like Applebee’s, you…
Biology major’s research published in scientific journal
By Chris Higgs Senior biology major Kendall Bieschke has achieved a notable accomplishment which many scholars may only dream of. She had the manuscript encapsulating her Senior Seminar research project…
Sleeping below the gas chamber in Dracula’s Castle, an innocent man, a decade in prison
Former Marine Kirk Bloodsworth spoke to McDaniel students of being wronguflly convicted of rape and murder By Kate Delenick A former Marine’s life changed forever on March 22, 1985. On…
Carey keeps comeback alive with new album E=MC2
By Eleanor Nagle Mariah Carey has had an interesting career, to say the least, filled with brilliance, success, failure, strange TV appearances and mental breakdowns. But the only thing that…
Student returns to college after ten years
Terri Dorsey, 35, balances a life with a husband, three kids and a twenty-credit semester By Ashleigh Smith Terri Dorsey lives her life by the words on magnets garnishing her…
Phil Boob ‘goes the distance’ for McDaniel
By Gail Beveridge You may know him as the man who puts salt on the icy sidewalk outside of your dorm or the guy who guarantees that the campus Christmas…
The friendly smile at the SASS office
By Rachel Hooper, Features Co-Editor For some students with a learning difference every school day is a challenge, but walking into the Student Academic Support Services (SASS) office, they will…
Confessions of a fairy godmother
There’s nothing innately wrong with the gay boyfriend that offers unique emotional support, writes Leah Beck We see it in pop culture, literature and our everyday lives. It’s not something…
The misconceptions and truths of sexual assault
By Julia Heck “On Sunday, August 26th , sometime shortly after midnight, the Department of Campus Safety (DOCS) was anonymously informed of an unconscious subject in the backyard of a…
McDaniel feels the boom of applicants
By Christine Boynton, News Co-editor A surge in college applicants has hit colleges across the country, and this impact has been felt at McDaniel. This surge of students, dubbed the…