Speech Competition Has Rich Roots
McDaniel’s Communication Department will host its 13th Annual Speech Contest Thursday, Dec. 3, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in Decker Auditorium Featured speakers/competitors will be from public speaking classes…
2009
A Different Kind of Mail
Jenna Little Staff Reporter You hear upbeat music coming from the Forum and upon entering, you can see the room is full of tables and chairs where students are sitting,…
Off-Campus Party Report Released
Kate Delenick Co-Editor in Chief After filing a Freedom of Information request, Free Press received the police reports from the night of September 25, when McDaniel students were cited at…
Local Bon Appetit Food Service Focuses on ‘Social Responsibility’
Juli Guiffre Co-Editor in Chief For Bon Appetit food services, social responsibility is the number one priority. Their motto is “food services for a sustainable future.” According to Normal Zwagil,…
Presidential Search Committee Reviews Candidates
Juliann Guiffre Co-Editor in Chief The Search Committee is looking at a “sizeable” pool of candidates, according to Mary Lynn Durham, chair of the committee, and they continue to receive…
Health Care Vote Stirs Debate
Laura Thompson Staff Reporter “What do you know about the health care debate?” “Not as much as I would like to,” says junior Julia Strumpell. This was a common answer…
Students, Take your Soapbox
Philosophy Club Hosts Forum for McDaniel community to air grievances, opinions Emma Barbato Staff Reporter Since the early 1900s soapboxes have been giving people a platform to voice their opinions…
Two Journalists Visit Class, Talk About Future of News
Samantha Lambert Staff Reporter In Terry Dalton’s Intro to Journalism class, two guest speakers greeted students during the first half of the semester. Pete O’Neil from ABC2News and Chris Landers…
Budapest Cafe Worker ‘like a Grandmother to us All’
J Ellis Staff Reporter For more than nineteen years, Glenda Shipley has been serving freshly brewed coffee and delicious club sandwiches to all who visit the Budapest Café/Pub. Shipley, 53,…
New Club Enjoying the Outdoor Life
Sarah Chavis Staff Reporter Mountain biking. Skiing. Tubing. These are just a few of the activities that the Outdoors Club partakes in throughout the school year. Co-presidents Kim Moran and…
First all-campus Prom a Success
Angela Baldwin Copy Desk Thanks to the idea for a prom by RA Victoria Pickett and the planning by the entire RA staff, McDaniel College successfully pulled off its first…
Active Minds Group Grows on Campus, Around Country
Megan Robinson Co-News Editor On March 24, 2000, college senior Brian Malmon ended his life. He had been silently suffering from schizoaffective disorder for three years. This disorder, gone untreated…
WMCR Radio Offers Great Listening and More
Hanna Barker Staff Reporter WMCR, McDaniel’s college radio station, is looking forward to a year of excellence. With new management, new DJs, and new ideas, it is certain that things…
Local Shop the Place for Fair Trade and Volunteering
Maire Hunter Staff Reporter “Our mission is to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide.” This is mission statement for the non-profit…
McDaniel Allies Joins Fight for LGBT Rights
Campus Club grows in number, pushes community to get involved through new advocacy projects Hanna Barker Staff Reporter McDaniel Allies has grown immensely this semester, both in numbers and ambition….
Ice Cream Diaries
For the Fear of Campo Bryan Nuckles Staff Reporter What is the deal with Campo? As far as I can tell they’re pretty nice people. Just the other week I…
New Martial Arts Club Mixes Many Styles
Caitlin Flynn Co-Sports Editor Ever been interested in wrestling? Taekwondo? Hapkido? Boxing? All of the above? Starting last semester, David Van Tassell established the Mixed Martial Arts club here on…
McDaniel Sophomore Highly Involoved on Campus
Scott Welkos Staff Reporter JROTC. President of the German Club. Campus Safety Dispatcher. Member of the Homecoming Court. Candidate for Miss Maryland USA. Though this may sound like a description…
Ready to Take the Stage…Again
‘Youn Robinhood’ Pantomime to Join Playbill for McDaniel Theatre Lisa Vasapollo Staff Reporter As if The Rocky Horror Show wasn’t good enough, the McDaniel theatre is well rested and has…
Sex on the Hill
There are people not of our generation, (we’ll call them grown-ups for now) who ask the question: how are you people so focused on sex? The question really is: how…