‘Hey, it’s the bookstore guy’
By Ryan Barre, Contributor Throughout the past 15 years, the McDaniel Bookstore has been what every college wants from a bookstore. McDaniel doesn’t have the biggest bookstore with the most…
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Bio and business top prices for college textbooks
Biology and business majors spend an estimated $550-700, while English majors spend around $300 By Christine Boynton, News Co-Editor As an English major with a business major roommate, I’ve always…
Shedding light on the deaf culture
One deaf student discusses her life experiences and dispells some common misconceptions When I was four years old, my grandmother sat in the middle of our church flipping birdies—she was…
Hand art and visual poetry, a multicultural experience
Deaf conference explores the creativity that flows in various deaf cultures By Rachel Hooper, Features Co-Editor A conference that stretched the mind and the imagination was held from February 29…
Staff travels to Nashville for media conference
Here at the McDaniel Free Press, we are always attempting to increase our knowledge and learn new relevant skills to produce the best newspaper possible. So when we learned of…
Exciting plot twists are sure to keep audiences ‘Awake’
By Jeff Davis For all you Star Wars enthusiasts out there, Awake stars Hayden Christensen, the actor who played Anakin Skywalker and ultimately Darth Vador. Also playing critical roles in…
Sex on the Hill: X-Rated Education
As a woman, I’ve always thought of porn as a more masculine pastime—post-pubescent boys cleaning out the Internet history before mom and dad get home, college males making use of…
Web, sports spice up Spring Break
By Heather Gorsuch For spring break, some McDaniel students are fleeing to warmer destinations while others are forced to stay home to earn a little extra cash. With the invention…
Forget the exotic Spring Break, home time is fine
By David Nasongkhla, Commentary Co-Editor Ok, ok. I know you’re going to read this and think, “What a loser,” but I don’t care. What’s the deal with spring break? Am…
Online dating actually a fun way to meet
I’m writing in response to the article, “Online dating – scam or salvation?” in the February 14, 2008 issue of the McDaniel Free Press. The writer of the article seemed…
Moral compass leads McCain
By Eleanor Nagle In today’s political world, morality and character are not really running platforms. Except of course for John McCain. Despite his conservative views and voting record, McCain has…
Coaches’ enthusiasm runs high on Hill
While spring here on the Hill comes loaded with a sort of reliability we can certainly depend on—including the weather and midterm grades—one thing we can depend on is the…
Editor V. Guru
Was this the right time for Brett Favre to walk away? Editor: This was something that should have happened a few years ago. Yes, we got to see the best…
Playoffs bring men’s dream season to an end
By Ryan Chell, Sports Co-Editor It has been a few emotional weeks since the McDaniel men’s basketball team were trying to make and break history on February 27 as they…
What McDaniel has been waiting for
By Garrett Eagan, McDaniel Guru The team has been shrouded in question, inconsistency and skepticism ever since their last great seasons in 2003 and 1995. The team has released some…
Apology for error in judgment
An explanation of the redacted paragraphs in the February 28 issue of the McDaniel Free Press By Ryan Chell, Sports Co-Editor To all of our devoted readers, the casual ones…
Poor behavior leads to Rouzer ‘lockdown’
Residents of Rouzer are living under 24 hour quiet and guest restrictions By David Robertson, Interim Chief Photographer Valentine’s Day brought love and lovers to the McDaniel campus. Freshman Chris…
Text message-based security alert system implemented
By Becky Snider McDaniel College has implemented a new security alert system that enables college officials to contact the college community in less than a minute if an emergency arises….
Campus Life commission created
By Roxanne Fleischer The administration at McDaniel College has created a Commis?sion on Campus Life to assess the strengths and weaknesses in three areas: campus activities and greek life, diversity…
The Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter
By Becky Snider, Blotter Reporter The campus seems well?dead. Just take a walk through the quad and down by Rouzer past midnight any night of the week and you can…